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Hurricane Florence takes aim at Pender County From Staff Reports With the landfall of Hurricane Florence forecast for late Thursday as a possible Category 3 or 4 storm, Pender County authorities declared a state of emergency effective Sept. 10, at 3 p.m in advance of the storm’s strike. “We are tracking Hurricane Florence,� said Tom Collins, Pender County Emergency Manager. “The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be fully activated starting this week.�

The Pender EOC is expected to be fully staffed by Wednesday.

Four County shelters open

County schools closed

personnel to answer telephones, work in shelters, report damage assessments, answer emergency telephones, and a number of

other tasks. “We are working with Pender County Emergency crews, Pender County Health Department, and the American Red Cross to open the shelters during Hurricane Florence,� said Collins. “Burgaw Middle School is a pet-friendly shelter.�

Residents who bring their pets will need to stay in the BMS shelter. Pet owners are required to present rabies vaccination records. A limited supply of vaccinations will be available at a cost of $5 per pet. Residents need to bring pet food and water.

“Residents along the beach, the Intracoastal Waterway, and residents who live in manufactured or substandard housing, should consider going to a nearby shelter,� said Collins.

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Planning to meet the storm

From Staff Reports The impending landfall of Hurricane Florence has closed Pender County Schools. School officials issued this statement Monday. “Following review of staged evacuation plans for the southeastern North Carolina coast with Pender County Emergency Management, Pender County Schools will be closed for students and non-essential staff through Friday, Sept.

14, 2018.

All after school activities, including the Pender County Board of Education Meeting, have been canceled. “PCS is in close communication with Emergency Management officials and will continue to monitor this storm and keep you informed should the closing schedule need to be extended. “We anticipate opening several schools as Red Cross shelters in the coming days and will share that information with our community as soon as it is available. Please take this opportunity to prepare for the storm and the safety of your families.�

Starting Sept. 11, Pender County, in cooperation with the American Red Cross and Pender County Health Department, Pender County Schools, and the Pender County Sheriff ’s Department will open four shelters, all housed in school buildings – Burgaw Middle School, Topsail Elementary School, Cape Fear Middle School, and Malpass Corner Elementary.

Burgaw Middle, the pet-friendly shelter, opened Sept. 11, at 4 p.m.

The remaining shelters opened Sept. 12 at 8 a.m.

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Opinion Thursday, September 13, 2018, Page 3A

Lessons learned from Matthew By now, we in Southeastern North Carolina should know about hurricanes and their dangers.

We haven’t seen a real tropical storm or weather event since Hurricane Matthew changed the landscape 23 months ago. While there are plenty of scars, there are still Now is the time, if you wounds as well: empty, molding homes and live in a town or city, to stores, enfeebled inframake sure your drains are structure, and the loss clear of leaves, yard debris of jobs. and trash. Most of the Work is still going municipalities are working on as we recover, and around the clock to ensure not just in terms of that stormwater drains repaired buildings and are clear, but much of the public works projects.

Our county hasn’t fully responsibility still rests on recovered, although the resident. things are brighter now than they were.

If Florence doesn’t turn, we could see some of those wounds reopened. While there is very little any of us can do on the macro level, we can make preparations for our homes and families.

The reminders seem to drone on and on, but they are worth repeating: three to five gallons of water per person per day. A three-to five-day supply of food, batteries, medicines, and other essentials. Know where your shelter is located, and the best way to get there.

Make provisions for your pets and farm animals.

They don’t have the questionable benefits of being able to watch a telephone or television and get up-to-thesecond information. If you have to leave your animals, make sure they will have shelter, food and water for the duration of the storm.

Florence is different from Matthew in that she will bring a respite to a dry spell (whether that respite is a few heavy rains or a deluge remains to be seen). However, there are places in our county that flood when there’s a heavy dew. A good rule is to avoid driving through floodwaters that are deeper than the bottom edge of your wheels. It takes only six inches of water to wash a normal car out of control. Three deaths in our area were attributed to driving through Matthew’s floodwaters, and the rescues and ruined vehicles were almost without number. In many cases, first responders had to risk their own lives because someone used poor judgment when they came to a flooded roadway. You can’t see what’s under – or not under – a foot of water on a dark street in daytime, never mind at night.

Now is the time, if you live in a town or city, to make sure your drains are clear of leaves, yard debris and trash. Most of the municipalities are working around the clock to ensure that stormwater drains are clear, but much of the responsibility still rests on the resident.

It’s interesting that some of the worst threats to safety are not in the stormy skies or rising waters, but in the palms of our own hands. It’s very easy to click and share outdated, erroneous or sometimes just plain fabricated information about storms like this one via social media. Get your news from legitimate, responsible sources, and you’ll help everyone else maintain a cool head, too.

Florence isn’t a Matthew in all ways, but the lessons we learned the hard way during those dark days of October 2016 should hold us in good stead right now. Be ready, be vigilant, be prepared, and be wise.

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Bill Messer Hooray! When I catch sight of the first yellow school bus of autumn, it conjures a certain nostalgia for the early days.

I can’t imagine kids of today are that much different than kids were back in my day, during those last few days of summer vacation. Yes, I certainly hated to see my days of summer freedom coming to a close, but the truth is, there’s just so much to do during that time, in central Georgia and Alabama, and after a few weeks, those were done, and the dog days of summer drug on.

Summers were often spent at my father’s folks’ farm in a very small town in Alabama, and I had my choice of Vacation Bible Schools, Baptist because

Optimism at an early age, ready for the new school year. my grandmother was one, or Methodist, which my father was. I was Catholic, and chose to go with the Methodists because I found some kids who were building and flying model airplanes, expanding an interest in aviation I had taken at a much earlier age.

I still have some early school papers, and apparently I spent almost all of my early academic career sketching out my ideas for the aircraft of the future, or drawing squadrons of fighter jets in the air shooting at tanks along the margins of the page,

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Guns, flagpoles, and a piece of plastic Our neighbor and I stood shocked in the parking lot, watching the sky.

It was an airliner, larger than those that usually passed over our town. But nothing was usual that day.

The plane was one of hundreds, maybe thousands, rerouted to the nearest airport on Sept. 11, 2001. In this case, the airliner was following the path normally flown by C-130s, C-17s and other planes headed to and from Fort Bragg and Pope Air Force Base.

We knew in our minds it wasn’t likely the jet was going to be crashed into anything, but on that morning, our hearts weren’t sure of anything.

I watched the planes hit New York, as did many of you. We waited as the news came from Washington and Pennsylvania. Miss Rhonda was on the air – a little AM local station that plays country music, obituaries and the swap shop has a greater responsibility on days like that. Although she didn’t feel it, she had to provide a voice of calm and normalcy in the few breaks between the national feeds, hastily patched together on antique equipment.

After getting my wife to work, I went to my mother’s house, right around the corner; we had an office there where my folks and I fed stories to the Fayetteville paper several times a day. I was expecting a call that afternoon for a new job, but most importantly, I wanted to be there for my mom. Sept. 11 was my father’s birthday, and she wanted to go to his grave that afternoon.

Somewhere along the line, I had to go back to our apartment; it was a practical errand, but I cannot tell you what it was for. I do know that as I unlocked the door and went inside, my head still fogged from watching hundreds of Americans die on national television, I went straight to the corner and snatched up the house gun.

I admit, I felt silly. The likelihood of Muslim terrorists hitting a small town in southeastern North Carolina – especially one with a huge pork processing plant – was miniscule at best. But I felt better, knowing that if something bizarre did happen, my family would be protected as best as I could.

As I thought of that (now-amusing) moment the other day, I remembered my outdoors mentor, Mr. Woody, telling

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Happy habits Jefferson Weaver how his father (a World War I veteran) sat on the front porch of his old mill house with a double-barrel rabbit-eared 10 gauge after news of Pearl Harbor came over their radio.

Woody’s dad was long gone, but the shotgun was still around when I was a kid learning about rabbits and quail and life in front of Mr. Woody’s woodstove. It was longer than I was at the time. Had a Japanese or German aircraft appeared over Erwin that day, the senior Mr. Eason would have given it two loads of paper-wrapped Double XX, I am sure.

I think that’s something many Americans did, or at least wanted to, on Sept. 11, 2001. There is a reassurance in holding a firearm, a comfort leading back to the nation’s earliest days.

When my brother got home from work that evening, we did something else many Americans did. My Old Man always made sure there was a flag for the front porch of our home. It was my job, as a little fellow, to make sure it came in at dusk, or if it was raining.

Papa came from a generation that understood the importance of patriotism and what that flag stands for, and he made sure his children did, too.

Our flag was mounted on a column by the front door, but Brother Mike and I had other plans. A pulley, a heavy Continued on page 4A

How to hire a helper Dear Savvy Senior, I would like to hire a personal assistant/home helper for my mom to assist with some simple household chores like house keeping, errand running, driving her to the doctor, and keeping her company. But mom doesn’t require personal/ physical caregiving nor does she require any home medical care. Any tips to help us find someone?

Looking for Mom Dear Looking, Getting your mom some help at home to handle some of her household chores can make a big difference keeping her independent longer. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips to help you find someone reliable for your mom.

Home helpers For seniors who could use some help at home – but don’t need a caregiving aide for personal care – there are a bevy of personal assistance/ home helpers out there that can help make life a little easier.

Most home helpers can assist with any number of things like shopping, running errands, transportation, light house keeping, laundry, meal preparation, arranging services (home maintenance, lawn care, etc.) and other household chores, along with providing companionship and support. And, if your mom gets to the point she needs personal/physical care like bathing or dressing, they can usually help with this too.

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Most home helpers are part time workers who work a few hours a day or a few days per week.

You also need to know that while Medicare does cover home health care services if a doctor orders it, they do not cover home helper/personal assistant services.

There are two ways in which you can go about hiring someone for your mom; either through a home care agency, or you can hire someone directly on your own.

Home care agency Hiring a home helper through a non-medical home care, or non-medical companion care agency is the easiest, but most expensive option of the two. Costs run anywhere from $12 up to $30 an hour depending on where you live and the qualification of the assistant/aide.

How it works is you pay the company, and they handle everything including assigning appropriately trained and pre-screened staff to care for your mom, and finding a fill-in on days her helper cannot come.

Some of the drawbacks, however, are that you may not have much input into the selection of the aide, and the helpers may change or alternate, which can cause a disruption.

To find a home care agency in your area, Google

“non-medical home care” followed by the city and state your mom lives in, or you can use Medicare’s home health agencies search tool Medicare.gov/ hhcompare. Most home health agencies offer some form of non-medical home care services too. You can also check your local yellow pages under “home healthcare services.”

Hiring directly Hiring a personal assistant/home helper on your own is the other option, and it’s less expensive.

Costs typically range between $10 and $20 per hour.

Hiring directly also gives you more control over who you hire so you can choose someone who you feel is right for your mom.

But, be aware that if you do hire someone on your own, you become the employer so there’s no agency support to fall back on if a problem occurs or if the assistant doesn’t show up. Y ou’re also responsible for paying payroll taxes and any worker-related injuries that may happen.

If you choose this option make sure you check the person’s references thoroughly, and do a criminal background check.

To find someone, ask for referrals through friends or check online job boards like CraigsList.org, or try Care.com, CareLinx.com, CareFamily.com or CareSpotter.com.

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Happy lives are created daily through happy habits. We have a choice every day regarding the habits we embrace. What is your morning routine?

And how do you end your day? How predictable are the events that occur over the course of a typical week? Month? Year? Disciplined behavior leads to disciplined behavior. That is good news. I was also glad to learn that practice makes permanent, (not perfect), according to my musical mentor and guitar guru. We become what we repeatedly do; therefore, excellence is not an event but an evolution.

I am not much for a morning routine, and really don’t have one except for the days I go to work or to work out. Unfortunately, those have been fewer and further between as our summer (and our home) has been filled with family, friends and fun for months.

Though I accept the fact that it is already September, summer is still not over in my mind.

Never before my birthday, and now not until after my Dolphin Discovery Adventure in Key West October 6-8.

Sometimes it seems like summer all the way through Autumn with Topsail, our annual street fair scheduled for October 20-21. You don’t want to miss this. It’s the grand finale of an endless island summer infused with the feel of fall.

Certainly by Halloween, I accept that it is finally fall, realizing that all too soon two more holidays will be behind us, and we will kick off another new year.

I am starting the celebration early this year, with all my decades of decor so I can enjoy it and prepare to part with much of it as I continue to purge. Yep, I’m getting a jumpstart and look forward to what comes next.

I do enjoy the change of seasons, though we don’t see a lot of evidence of it here on the island. The colors and crinkle of fall leaves, and the mums and pumpkins popping up on every corner remind me it is time to transition. I still retain the right of refusing to own either until after my mid-September birthday. But by Halloween, game on.

Where does the time go, I often wonder? And I realize that it doesn’t really matter where it went, but you can’t get it back, so invest in happy habits.

We get all the time there is and it consistently passes at the same rate regardless of how we use it.

But it seems like the older I get the faster it flies; like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it gets to the end the faster it goes.

I am not always sure what the future holds but I plan to practice happy habits all the way there.

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

Messer Continued from page 3A dashes from the plane’s guns to the enemy tanks in flames a testament to the accuracy of my pilots.

While we’re in the early academic part of my education journey, let me mention that I attended a Catholic parochial school, run by nuns, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Jesuit priests – the Catholic equivalent to the Marine Corps. If you saw the movie, “The Blues Brothers” the scenes with the “Penguin”, the head of the school, were 100% as accurate as my memory recalls, and the walk up the dark wood staircase to her office, with the Jesus statue staring down, perfect!

In school, a nun with a ruler, sometimes a yardstick, is a force not to be trifled with. Justice is swift.

Back to school time always meant a couple of pairs of new dungarees, denim jeans at least one size too long, so that they stiff newness stood out even more because they hadn’t shrunk or faded, and there were a couple of cuff turns rolled up at the bottom.

There were times when I wore the school uniform, blue pants, white shirt in parochial school, and in middle and high school

Weaver Continued from page 3A pipe, a length of rope and some determined digging gave us a new, taller flagpole in the front yard. It wasn’t the best flagpole, but it was taller and prouder than the one from the porch. Again, it was a matter of principle; if the Palestinian storeowner down the street could proudly fly a larger American flag – possibly out of patriotism, probably out of self-defense – then by cracky, so would the Weavers. Mother lived on a classic street of homes from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, and every porch, every yard, and many windows had a flag. When the comfort of a September breeze blew down the street, it was a picture of patriotism and pride.

I doubt anyone could break down the feelings of every American over the next few days. Fear and pride and outrage, with very little joy, even when survivors were found.

A few weeks later, my brother brought home

the plan, asking them to outline their charges in their 13 hospitals, various clinics and medical practices. He told us the state plan spends almost $270 million each year with UNC and his intent was to make sure participants were paying what they were supposed to be charged.

Folwell got back about 100 pages outlining the contract UNC has with Blue Cross, the thirdparty payer the state plan

employs. The document was so heavily redacted as to be completely unusable in ascertaining healthcare costs. UNC explained this is proprietary information between insurance companies and care providers and is confidential. Folwell’s press office immediately responded by composing a fake news release to UNC that itself was so heavily redacted as to be virtually unintelligible. Who says accountants have no sense of humor?

But Treasurer Folwell is correct both in requesting and expecting to know what UNC and all other providers charge the State Health Plan.

Transparency in pricing is important in making informed choices. But as anyone who has ever studied our complicated public-private healthcare system has learned, finding healthcare solutions is like peeling an onion. One layer reveals another that needs unwrapping.

In 2014, the latest year for which we found figures, North Carolina spent $72 billion or 15 percent of our state’s GDP on healthcare. The $7,300 per person is a lot, but the really bad news is that the personal finance website, WalletHub, ranks North Carolina the 5th worst state in the nation for healthcare.

We certainly don’t want to start price wars

out in the ‘civilian’ public schools, jeans and sport shirt.

There wasn’t a lot of latitude in dress code, so much as the choices were limited. The thought of ironing jeans gave way to special wireframe drying forms that imparted a crease along front and back, but I do remember my mother touching up my shirts.

In my earlier years, the seasons gave way and ‘back to school’ sales popped up everywhere, with the sights and smells of new notebooks, pencils, ballpoint pens, new shoes and clothes.

Ballpoints? Not allowed in parochial school, inkfilled fountain pens only.

And what an advance took place in my young lifetime, when lever-fill ink pens gave way to fountain pens with dropin ink cartridges. Younger readers might look in wonder at a bottle of ink, and try to understand the little upper reservoir that was filled by tipping the ink bottle over on its side then upright again before unscrewing the bottle cap.

And it was easy to spot a student with a leaking fountain pen, front shirt pocket all blue with ink.

The nuns had been sticklers for making sure their pupils performed the way they had been instructed in penmanship class, with those infernal half desks made specifi-

cally for right handed people. The books showed the paper turned to the left for writing right-handed so your fingers didn’t drag through the wet ink. Fine if you’re right-handed.

I wasn’t, and the nuns insisted I leave the paper oriented the way the book showed, and contort my hand and fingers around the top to manage writing.

“Nuts to this,” I thought and defiantly, rebelliously turned the paper the other way, top to the right. Of course, you had to scrunch your body over to the edge of the seat to get your arm over to where it needed to be.

I was beginning to assert my own personality, to not conform. I was a rebel. It would be a few years yet before I would become a teen-age rebel.

Disaster struck in my junior year of high school when we moved – my father had taken a promotion and a new job – from a school a little behind schedule, to one a little ahead. I missed some critical learning having to do with balancing chemistry equations, and in math, balancing quadratic equations.

It was a rough year, making a school change in the middle of junior year, but I made new friends and found my way through, recovering just fine for my senior year.

It wasn’t catastrophic because the family had

moved a few other times as my father worked his way up in his career. I was used to changes, and finding the new groups of friends, for me mostly hunting and fishing buddies, scouts, and neighborhood kids.

I mentioned a nostalgia for the yellow school bus. When I was in the parochial grade school, I rode a city bus – a nickel there, and a nickel back.

The only time I got to ride in a real school bus was in high school, when I covered the football games for our town’s weekly newspaper. My job was to get one picture for the week’s issue, and I got to ride along in the back of the bus, on top of the band instruments. Once in a while the editor and his buddy would go to certain games and I got to ride along in the back seat. I used the paper’s Rolleicord camera, but the electronic flash belonged to my dentist, and I would shoot the film, then develop the film and make the print in my bedroom darkroom, all for $5, my

first steps along the path of photojournalism.

Eventually I finished high school, and moved on the college.

The journey along the way, changing schools as often as military families do as my father followed his career, had been different but the challenge of making new friends got easier with time. I discovered early there were different groups of kids; the established ‘clique’, which accepted new members only by birthright, the middle groups of social friends with shared interests, and the rest.

It worked like this: you pal around with whatever group that accepts new members, and then as you get to know your way around, you find the groups with shared interests, which for me was pretty easy; flying model planes, photography, hunting and fishing, and cars.

I had made special friends wherever we moved, and the schools and school kids all shared the same feelings for the start of the new school

year, a new pencil box, crayons and notebooks for the younger students, the uncertainty of the middle school years as things change and early childhood slides past, and high school, where the social life becomes as significant as academic life.

Alas, my high school reunion class no longer has enough members for its own event, and just like most personal information forms have a final box to check, ‘65 and older’ there are no more steps along the ladder of class reunion listings, just one mega-all-the-rest group.

Some of my school days memories stand out as fresh as if they were yesterday, as it is likely for everyone else, too. For the last reunion I attended, the ID tags featured the yearbook picture. The fun part of the last reunion was watching the reaction at the comparison of the school yearbook picture to its badge bearer.

So long ago, so young, such is the stuff of school days.

a strange little piece of plastic from work.

Back then, he worked for a company that built escalators and elevators; Mike described how the whole staff was gathered together one evening for a meeting. Everyone from the janitors to the engineers and millwrights and office people were there, except for one who was with her family. They’d lost someone in New York.

One of the company’s national bosses was there, and he held up a blackened piece of plastic, with chunks of metal and glass suspended in the material.

It came, he said, from the Pentagon.

The workers at the plant were being asked to do something that couldn’t be done – they were being asked (not ordered) to build an escalator to replace the one destroyed at the Pentagon.

The impossible part was the schedule; it would be hard enough to do their part with easy sources of supply, but in the days after 9/11, nothing was easy.

Mike and his fellow workers did the impossible, because that’s what

Americans do. They beat their deadline, and even improved on the original specifications. The piece of plastic Michael brought home was one of the scraps given to all the workers for their hard work, a reminder of the part they played in showing the new enemy what they were up against.

We’ve come along way since 9/11, but I can’t say what for. The war has been long, confusing, and misdirected more times than anyone can count.

What started as a clarity of purpose has instead become a crutch for politicians. Meanwhile, a whole new breed of bad guys are making it likely that another crop of American sons and daughters will have to go overseas and show folks what happens when you, as the saying goes, mess with America.

I just hope that, as we head for another September morning, this one stays golden and full of hope, as ours did when it started 13 years ago, and that we don’t need to again desperately seek comfort in a piece of plastic, a flagpole, and a gun.

Peeling the healthcare onion State Treasurer Dale Folwell administers the State Health Plan, the largest in our state.

Folwell believes his office should know what various procedures cost his 700,000 present and retired state employees, so he sent a request to UNC Health Care, the largest healthcare provider to

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Pirates rout White Oak, go into conference play at 4-0

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The theme of the 1994 romantic comedy Forest Gump, starring Tom Hanks was about the historical events in the life of the movie’s namesake, and centered around his many accomplishments with the theme of, “Run, Forrest, Run. Friday night that theme came into fruition in the nonconference football game between visiting Topsail and host White Oak, but the words in the theme song changed a bit to, “Run, Noah, Run,” and run he did.

Junior Noah LaValle racked up 267 yards on 26 carries and scored three times, sparking a Pirate run game that accounted for 358 yard of their offensive total of 392 yards, and Topsail entered its bye week with a convincing 35-10 win over White Oak in Jacksonville.

While the Pirate offense was controlling the line by getting Lavalle and teammates Hayden Walsh (four carries, 33 yards) Hersey “munchie”

“I think we have a better total package and I just hope our kids play with confidence. We never had this kind of talent, and been healthy, at this point so if they go out there and truly believe they can win these games against these two we have a legitimate shot.”

Coach Wayne Inman Fennell (four carries, 33 yards), and Cameron “Bambam” Barras (18 yards on one carry) into the Vikings’

secondary, the Topsail defense did it best imitation of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles defense in its 18-12 NFL win over Atlanta by limiting White Oak to 127 rushing yards, 45 passing yards (172 total), and just nine first downs and a single touchdown.

“I like to think we have halfway decent coaches and if somebody’s going to give us something we’re going to take advantage of it,” Topsail Coach Wayne Inman said. “We ran the ball well. Their philosophy was they were going to stop the run.

They were sending linebackers from every direction and sending the corners, and reaching back to find any way they could to stop the run.

‘But our offensive line did a good job of getting our backs into the secondary. I didn’t feel we were doing a very good job of throwing the ball.

We threw it a couple of times. We had a fourth-and-goal at the three and I called a slant pass to Johna-

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Trask earns first win

Titan defense stops Union

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

Trask downed Union 25-6

The Heide Trask Titan football team had high hopes coming into the 2018 season. They were coming off of an 8-3 campaign in which they were omitted from the playoffs.

This season has not started as planned but according to head Coach Jonathan Taylor, there is a lot of football left to play. The Titan running game was on display Friday night at Union High School but the story was an unforgiving defense as Foster Williamson and company held the Spartans scoreless with the exception of a kickoff return in earning the first win of the season 25-6 at Union.

“We’re not where we want to be but I believe our guys are beginning

to trust the process, “said Taylor. “They’re starting to believe in what we’re trying to do. I could sense a difference in the guys tonight. Our defense flew to the ball and we were very aggressive.”

The Titan defense held the Spartans to three and out on the first series of the game. Senior signal caller Jake Johnson took over and led the Rocky Point crew to their first touchdown of the night.

Senior fullback Zion Cruse shouldered the bulk of the load, carrying the ball six times as the Titans went 73 yards on eight plays with Johnson scoring from 13-yards out.

The extra point was good, and the Titans were up 7-0.

They would not trail for the rest of the game.

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Lady Pirates sweep Laney, fall on the road at Hoggard

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Talent is – more often than not – the deciding factor in any team sporting event, but when the talent on two opposing teams is relatively equal, the difference usually comes down to which team makes the fewest mistakes.

But when it comes to the Topsail volleyball team’s games against MidEastern 3A/4A perennial power Hoggard there appears to be a hidden mystic that enters into the equation and, so far in the schools’ illustrious history, the Lady Pirates have not been able to solve the mystery.

Jessica Lee (8) and Kaitlyn Hamilton (7) combined for 15 kills, Olivia Britt (6) and Paige Corrigan (6) added a combined 12 more slams, and sisters Tara Samtmann (22) and Brooke Samtmann (8) combined for 30 assists as Hoggard defeated Topsail 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-21 Thursday at Hoggard.

All three games were close, and very winnable for the Lady Pirates (8-2, 2-2), but Hoggard (6-7, 3-1) found ways to prevail in all three – including overcoming an 11-4 deficit in the second game.

“I think it was a good

rebound effort from the loss to Ashley,” Topsail Coach Hill Pearsall said. “I thought they were thinking Ashley and Hoggard were about the same style, and I felt we could have won any of those three games.

“The second game, when they went on their run, our middles got really quiet, they disappeared from our offense, so they didn’t have to worry about that. We had some defensive issues, also, but it was definitely a winnable match.”

Topsail fell behind early in the first game but came back to tie the game at 1414. A 3-0 Lady Viking run created just enough space between the teams as they exchanged serves (and points) to the end.

Game two looked like the equalizer for Topsail as a service run by Julia Sullivan (seven points, three aces, three kills, 13 assists, four digs) resulted in an 11-4 advantage. But Hoggard, down 14-8, used a nine-point surge to take a 17-15 lead. A four-point run after that sealed the deal.

The third game was tied six times, the last at 20-20, before a two-point effort – followed by a three-pointer – ended the evening.

Gia Marinelli had four kills, two blocks, and an ace, Madison Lofton recorded five kills and four digs, and Mallory George added three kills, a block, and four digs for Topsail.

The week opened with what was easily the Lady Pirates easiest win over Laney since the two squads began playing regularly as conference foes in 2013.

Since then Topsail and Laney have played 10 times with the Lady Buccaneers leading the series 6-4.

The two have played 38 games and only three times – 25-11 win by Laney last year, 25-10 by Laney in 2013, and 25-15 by Topsail in 2016 – has the margin of victory exceeded 10 points, until this past Tuesday.

Sullivan had a statistical line of 12 assists, 12 digs, four kills, eight points, and an ace, Marinelli had seven kills, seven points, four digs, a block, and an ace, Lofton added seven kills and 1 digs, and Rena Marrotta dug up an incredible 30 digs to go along with 11 service points and four aces as Topsail won 3-0 (25-11, 2520, 25-15) in Hampstead.

The Lady Pirates grabbed a quick 5-1 lead in

the opening game before running up seven-straight points – a Marinelli ace and kill and a Sullivan kill highlighting the run – on their way to leads of 12-4,15-6, and 22-8 before a Hardee (two aces, nine points, 11 assists, six digs) and a Marinelli block ended the contest.

Laney played better – aided by 13 unforced Topsail errors – in the second game that consisted of 12 ties, the last at 19-19.

An ace by Marrotta in a four-point mini-surge gave Topsail a 22-19 lead and, after a Topsail error, kills by Sullivan and Abby Miner (five points, three aces, six, kills, seven digs) secured the win.

“I think we did really good and played to our potential,” Lofton said.

“We wanted to show Coach Pearsall we were way better than (a 3-0 loss) the Ashley game last Thursday. I think playing them in the summer (league) helped tonight because we saw how hit and how they serve, and where we needed to be on defense, and I think it really helped us.”

The Topsail back-liners made sure the third game would go the way of the Lady Pirates with some outstanding digs and

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In My Opinion As a fan of the game of football, I believe that I know quite a bit about the game. I played the game as a youth and coached the game a few times as well. While I enjoyed coaching the game, I have found that playing it is a lot less stressful. I mean, as a player either you do it or you don’t. as a coach, everything you do is second guessed by many.

At the high school level, the group of people that seems to be the most knowledgeable is what I call the fence hangers.

You know the ones. They stand at the fence behind the bench and second guess everything the coach does.

Now don’t get me wrong. I am the worlds worst for second guessing coaches. I bet I second guess a coach at least five times a game. However, I try and keep my vast knowledge of the game to myself because if the truth be known, I am not as smart as I think I am.

I know many of these fence hangers by first name and like many of them. However, I can tell you first hand that the louder you get the less the coach listens, not that he will listen to you anyway.

Screaming at a coach

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

to run the football, pass the football or hide the football will not work.

Likewise, it will not help your sons cause by screaming that the current quarterback is lazy, slow, or stupid. In fact, I believe that the more you talk the less it helps anything. I once saw a man get escorted off the field following a game because he was obnoxious. He started at the fence and after the game came onto the field and confronted the coach. After the man left, the coach turned to me and said, “His son may have played if he showed up to practice.”

Everybody is allowed an opinion and the constitution guarantees the right of free speech. However, there is nothing in the constitution that says anybody has to listen to you. Think about that the next time you feel the need to holler at the coach.

Kickers Corner

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender Counties soccer teams were in the midst of their nonconference schedule last week. The Heide Trask Titans and the Topsail Pirates met for the second time this season while Pender was idle.

Topsail had one game this past week and it was a 3-0 home victory over Pender County rival Trask –both of Topsail’s wins coming at the expense of the Titans (1-6-1 entering this week’s action).

The Pirates (2-2) opened the scoring in the 18th minute on a goal from sophomore Jason Colvin off a volley from 22-yards out.

Junior Kosmas FertittaBoutis scored less than a minute later, his first goal in his first varsity game, and junior Alex Sims made it 3-0 in the 42nd minute.

Junior Alex Hornthal and senior Christian Spring combined for the shutout for the Pirates.

Conference play began

this week when 3A SoutBrunswick (0-8) came to Hampstead, and continues Thursday with a home game against 4A Ashley (3-4-1 entering the week).

The Titans began the week at North Brunswick.

The Scorpions owned a 2-1 win over Trask early in the season and once again proved to be too much for the Rocky Point kickers, taking a 2-1 win. Ricardo Botello scored the Titans only goal while Dakota Sheppard had 18 saves in the net.

In the loss to Topsail, the Titan offense again had trouble finding shots on goal. The Pirate keeper pitched a shutout and the visiting Titans fell 3-0. Senior keeper Zack Brown had 12 saves in the loss.

The Titans are now 1-6-1 on the year. They began Coastal 8 Conference play on Monday at East Carteret. The Pender Patriots were idle last week. The 5-3 Pats also open conference play this week. They were at Dixon on Monday.

Lady Patriot spikers split conference tilts

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Although the Pender Lady Patriot volleyball team saw the Dixon Lady Bulldogs during the summer volleyball league, Coach Matt Davis knew that the team he would see during the regular season this fall would be much different.

The Lady Patriots faced the Bulldogs last week and came away with a hard to swallow 3-2 defeat. The scores were 14-25, 25-18, 2325, 25-17 and 17-15.

Pender won games two and four and was ahead in game five before the Bulldogs finished the overtime win. Ashley Dupalevich

led Pender with 20 assists and eight digs with Mayce Wood chipping in 10 kills and 13 digs. Haley Schaeffer had seven kills, three blocks and 10 digs.

Two days later the Lady Pats hosted East Carteret.

The Lady Patriots last saw the Mariners in the state playoffs. Pender swept them last week.The scores were 25-19, 25-21 and 25-17.

Dupalevich again passed the ball well, tallying 22 assists. She also had one block three aces and three digs. Jenna Harrell had five kills and also chipped in five service aces. Alex Colvin and Faith Lana each had five kills while Lana also had three blocks.

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Pigskin Preview Week 5

All Friday football games postponed this week From Staff Reports.

No school means no football games – with Pender County schools closed for the week, all after school activities, incliuding sport-

ing events, are postponed due to the approach of Hurricane Florence.

It is not known at this time when the football games missed this week

will be made up.

The status of games scheduled for Sept. 21 is also uncertain, depending on the conditions caused by the hurricane.

An-

nouncements concerning the games will be made next week. As long as schools remain closed, the sports programs will usually remain suspended.

Pender’s woes continue

Rosewood blanks Patriots

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Youth and inexperience go hand in hand when it comes to the game of football. In the Pender Patriot football teams’ case it goes hand in hand with losing. The Patriots youth showed yet again Friday night when they traveled to Goldsboro to engage the Rosewood Eagles.

Coach Tim Smith’s young squad was facing a defense that had not given up a rushing touchdown in 12 quarters. Make that 16 quarters as the Patriot offense was held scoreless while the defense

struggled to slow down the Rosewood rushing attack in falling 51-0.

The Pats stayed close early and trailed by just a touchdown after one quarter of play. However, Rosewood used a trio of backs to score 28 points in the second stanza and take a 35-0 lead at the half.

Rosewood scored 16 points in the third frame and the officials employed a running clock for the duration of the game.

The Patriots are 0-4 on the year. They are off this week and will host county rival Trask next Friday night in both teams Coastal 8 Conference opener.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Pender’s Lavell Henry looks for room to run.

Topsail Roundup

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Solid starts are metamorphosing into potentially solid fall seasons for the Topsail girls’ golf and tennis teams, along with cross country and junior-varsity volleyball as all enjoyed relatively good weeks last week.

Girls’ golf: Lady Pirate Jessica Townsend (88) was one of just four girls to shoot under 90 – and just one of five under 100 – to lead Topsail to a second-place (301) finish behind powerful Laney (249), which had Medalist Reagan Creasy (81), and teammates Grace Holcomb (82), and Jayla Rogers (86) as the only other players under 90.

Angela Linehan (101), Ashley Garrett (112), Liz Sharpe (116), and Emily Green (121) were the other Lady Pirate scorers.

The girls were at West Brunswick Monday.

Girls’ tennis: Senior Kasey Pfaff, Topsail’s No. 2 player, fought back from a 4-6 loss in her opening match to win 4-6, 6-2 (10-4), highlighting Topsail’s 6-2

Thomas eludes the sophomore slump

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer In high school sports there is something called the sophomore slump. This is when a talented freshmen has a great first year and comes back for their second year only to struggle a bit.

For one super sophomore, it appears that the sophomore slump is only a fallacy.

Heide Trask sophomore volleyball player Emily Thomas made her mark a year ago. Coach Cathy Claris pulled Miss Thomas up to the varsity and she played well while learning from a very good crop of seniors.

This year Emily is one of the older players on a team full of youngsters. She has responded well, playing up to her potential.

It appears that super soph Emily Thomas has eluded the sophomore slump and is on her way to a good season.

(one doubles match not finished due to darkness) Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference home win over Laney Tuesday.

Sophomore Kylee Edwards was dominant at No. 1 with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Laney’s Olivia Swivel, and Chely Pritt (6-4, 6-4 at No. 5) and Anna Duckworth (6-3, 6-3 at No. 3) added singles’ match wins.

Edwards and Pfaff won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Pritt and Duckworth won 8-4 at No. 2 doubles.

Thursday brought a trip to perennially – powerful Hoggard for the Lady Pirates, and the Lady Vikings (5-0, 4-0) remained unbeaten with an 8-1 win over Topsail – the Lady Pirates (3-1, 3-1) first defeat of the season.

Edwards recorded Topsail’s only win by defeating Hoggard’s Elizabeth Vollman 7-6, 6-3 in the No. 2 singles’ match. Edwards and Marci LaRowe lost a close 8-4 decision at No. 1 doubles, and Brooke Guderian and Amanda O’Brien fell 9-7 at No. 3 doubles.

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Florence may slow fishing

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic With Hurricane Florence slowly moving toward the east coast, many anglers were battening down the hatches and preparing for the worst. When I wrote this column the cone of uncertainty was aiming right at us.

The redfish are still hanging around Topsail Island. They can be caught off of the beach as well as inland in the creeks and flats.

Most anglers are using cut baits off of the surf while the anglers fishing inland are using gulp baits as well as finger mullet.

The Flat fish are biting in a lot of the same spots as the redfish are inland. Gulp baits and finger mullets will work here as well.

The pier anglers are catching a few pompano as well as a bluefish or two. However, with the water temperatures in the low to mid-eighties the fishing is just not very good right now.

There has been a mixed bag of fish being caught off of the beach as well as the pier. Black Drum as well as some nice mullet and pompano have been hooked on shrimp and cut baits.

The fresh water scene is slow right now with the high water temps. There have been a few cats caught on cut up eel as well as your favorite stink baits. The panfish will bite red worms and crickets.

This week’s fishing tip.

Fishing after a major storm can be very stressful and quite dicey to say the least. A gentleman at Surf City pier warned his peeps to be careful after the storm. Floating debris in the surf and in the inland waters such as the sound and even more so the rivers can mess your day up in a hurry.

The best tip we can give our friends and neighbors is to be careful. Make sure you know your surroundings and the waters you fish in.

Also remember that a strong hurricane can change the waters and the sand bars and such to the point that it will be unfamiliar territory for you. To you fresh water guys, tree limbs and even whole trees can be floating just under the surface. Remember, it is better to be safe than sorry.

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Topsail tennis players Kylee Edwards (above) and Kasey Pfaff.

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Stirrat a strong midfielder for Topsail Pirates

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer In soccer, the midfielder does not get the attention that a striker gets. He rarely shows up in the statistics at the end pf the game and very rarely gets a shot at the goal. However, if you ask most soccer coaches, they will tell you that a midfielder is the backbone of the team. Over at Topsail, one of the midfielders that keeps the team together is senior Greg Stirrat.

Mr. Stirrat plays the midfield with a vim and vigor that makes people aware of how much he loves the game of soccer.

He gives the team 110 percent in each and every minute that he touches the pitch.

The Pirates are young this year. Greg is charged with being one of the older players on the team and has to provide leadership.

He has done just that. Greg Stirrat is a strong midfielder for the Pirates.

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Heide Trask Lady Titan volleyball coach Cathy Claris knew going into the 2018 season that her team would go through some growing pains. The team lost the bulk of their starters to graduation and returned only two juniors for the year. The team has shown spurts of being a solid team, but inconsistent play has been the norm. “Winning starts in practice and in each practice, we need to be focused and show improvement in all skills, “said Claris.

“Serve receive is weak still as is hitting. Again, every skill needs work, but we will get there. We have time. I believe we are young but talented. We just need a complete match.”

The Lady Titans opened the week at Richlands. Although the Wildcats swept the Titans, Claris thought her young spikers should

Blanton hopes to go out a Pender winner

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriot men’s soccer team is off to a good start. The team stands at 5-3 with the Coastal 8 Conference slate about to start. That gives the senior players at the Burgaw school reason for hope that they end their careers on a winning team.

One of those seniors is Elijah Blanton. Mr. Blanton has found the back of the net three times in the early going and has become a viable option when the soccer ball reaches the opposing teams end of the pitch.

Elijah is one of those big bodies that can push and shove throughout the match. He can give as well as receive and never backs down from an opposing player.

With the conference schedule about to start, expect Elijah Blanton to step up his game. The senior hopes to go out a winner at Pender High.

have fared better. “We lost 3-0, but I think we should have won or at least made it more competitive.” The scores were 18-25, 24-26 and 16-25.

In game one, the Titans were down 0-10, before using a 11-5 run to pull to within four at 11-15. Richlands went on a 10-7 run to end the set.

In game two the Titans were up 16-6 behind Lanie Barnhill’s 10 straight serving points. However, the team’s youth reared its head and the result was a two-point loss. Trask was up 24-22 but let the game slip away.

In game three the Rocky Point Titans were up yet again at 12-5. A served ball into the net started 12 straight points by Richlands and the Lady Titans found themselves down 12-17. An 8-4 Wildcat run sealed the game.

The Titans are 2-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

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Pender High School

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Post & Voice Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week was a very exciting time in the county.

Every fall sport was in action.

The Trask volleyball team lost two tough conference matches. Lanie Barnhill had a great day serving the volleyball against Richlands.

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Continued from page 7A Brunswick (1-2, 1-2) Tuesday and returns home Thursday against New Hanover (8-0, 4-0).

Cross-country: It was a tough sledding for both the boys’ and girls’ teams last Friday at the Friday Night Lights Festival in Kernersville with the boys finishing 15th (438) out of 38 teams in the invitational race won by Marvin Ridge (89), and the girls coming in coming in

Trask

Continued from page 6A Trask scored on the next possession, driving 58yards with Johnson scoring from four yards out.

The Titan defense was lights out in the first quarter, giving up just two

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Continued from page 6A than Ward that resulted in a touchdown. We threw it when we felt needed to, but we didn’t need to very often.”

The Pirates (4-1) scored on six of its seven possessions, converting sevenof-nine third down plays and twice on fourth down into first downs. LaValle opened the scoring with a three-yard jaunt into the end zone, followed by Jose Orellano’s first (of five) conversion kick.

“LaValle made it 14-3 with a two-yard run early (11:20 to go) in the second quarter before junior quarterback Cody Wallis (4-for-10, 34 yards, two TDs) found Johnathan Ward for a three-yard score on a nicely executed slant pass to make it 21-3 entering the intermission.

A 70-yard scoring jaunt by the irrepressible LaValle made it 28-7 before White Oak (2-2) put together its only sustained drive of the game on a three-yard run by sophomore Dereka Boone.

“Defensively I think we let them put together one drive there in the second half,” Inman said. “They ran an unusual offense, a lot like the old Wing-T, but we were able to come up with the right answers most of the time.”

Topsail put the icing on the cake when Wallis hit Barras for a nine-yard touchdown with 5:15 left in the game.

The Pirates now have two weeks (Sept. 14 is their bye week) to prepare a game plan for Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference foes Hoggard (2-1) on Sept. 21 on the road and defending 3A state champion New Hanover (2-2) at home on Sept. 28.

“I feel like we’re in unchartered waters,” Inman said. “We’re in a place right now we’ve never been in before, and the reason why is because, in the past did we have a realistic chance of going out there and beating these guys, probably not.

“But I think we have a better football team than they do right now. We have a legit chance of going out there and taking these guys, and how our kids respond to the preparation the next two weeks will show our character, either we have it or we don’t.

“I think we have a better total package and I just hope our kids play with

team split conference tilts last week. Ashley Dupalevich had 42 assists in two matches while Mayce Wood had 10 kills and 13 digs against Dixon. Alex Colvin and Faith Lana each had five kills while Lana also had three blocks in the win over East Carteret.

Julia Sullivan had 12 assists, 12 digs, four kills, eight points, and an ace,

Gia Marinelli had seven kills, seven points and four digs and Rena Marrotta dug up an incredible 30 digs to go along with 11 service points and four aces as Topsail beat Laney.

The Trask soccer team lost twice last week Ricardo Botello scored the only goal of the week. Topsail beat Trask 3-0. sophomore Jason Colvin, Junior Kosmas Fertitta-Boutis and

junior Alex Sims scored for the Pirates.

Sophomore Kylee Edwards earned a 6-0, 6-0 win and Chely Pritt and Anna Duckworth added singles’ match wins as Topsail beat Laney in tennis. Edwards and Kasey Pfaff won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Pritt and Duckworth won 8-4 at No. 2 doubles.

The Trask football found their way into the win

column last week. Jeff Stroesseneruther had five tackles, two sacks and a blocked punt while Foster Williamson had 14 tackles in the win over Union.

Jake Johnson rushed for 163 yards and scored four times while Zion Cruse ran for 103 yards.

The Topsail football team is off to a 4-0 start after beating White Oak last week. Junior signal caller

Cody Wallis threw two short touchdown passes in the win. Johnathan Ward and Cameron Bam-Bam Barros caught TD passes.

Topsail junior Noah Lavalle had a great game. He carried the ball 26 times for 267 yards and three touchdowns. He is this week’s top performer.

22nd (598) out of 35 teams in the championship race.

M a k ay l a O b r e m s k i (20:34.00) finished 44th in the scoring ledger in the race won by Pinecrest’s Carmen Alder (18:22.91). Following Obremski were Bailey Wells (87th; 21:37.32), Skylar Libretto (105th; 22:00.49), Sadie Boyle (169th; 23:28.41), Madison Snyder (193rd; 24:06.78), Stephanie Simmons (213th; 24:50.70), Alexus Rollins (214th; 24:53.45), Alexis Walsh (253rd; 25:000.260, and Leah Ward (281st; 26:126.71).

There were 299 girls in the

race.

The boys’ race was won

by Alexander Central’s Cooper Castellaw (16:40.65) Travis Souza (66th; 19:03.45) the first Pirate to cross the finish line. Behind Souza were Brenda Parrella (68th; 19:04.66), Brandon Hayes (93rd; 19:29.44), Cooper Case (95th; 19:31.39), James Campbell (106th; 19:45.83), Connor Starrett (107th; 19:46.65), Jack Wieland (134th; 20:08.18), Brad Kimmel (149th; 20:11.12), Cameron Starrett (172nd; 20:36.31), and Eddie Rooke

(185th; 20:49.22). There were 317 boys in the race.

Wednesday many of the Topsail girls and boys who did not run Saturday ran at Northeast Creek Park in Jacksonville. Topsail Lady Pirates were Ellen Edgy (27:30), Kaylee Adkins (28:27), Amanda Sessoms (28:32), Amanda Parrish (30:54), and Lexi Carnelley (32:10). Tops for the guys were Brandon Hayes (19:32), Zack Holt (22:23), Bailey Macvaugh (22:24), Jakob Pearsall (22:31), and Mark Smith (22:46).

The Topsail teams are at Olsen Park (Laney) for conference meet Thursday.

J. V. Volleyball: Thursday the Lady Pirates (9-1, 4-1) lost their first games, and their first match, 2-0 (25-19, 25-11) at Hoggard.

Statistics were not available at press time. Tuesday the young Lady Pirates of Coach Tracey Shugarts welcomed Laney to Hampstead and sent them home on the short end of a 2-0 (25-17, 25-20) loss for their seventh-straight match win, and 13th- and 14th-

straight game victories.

Clark led the way with six kills and four digs, McGuire added three kills, six aces, and 13 digs, Parker (seven assists) and Catherine Sugden (12 digs) each had two kills, and Elizabeth Fonville added three aces and four digs.

Topsail was at West Brunswick Tuesday and home against New Hanover – which handed the Lady Pirates two of their three losses last year – at home Thursday.

yards of offense. However, the special team’s unit allowed a kickoff return for a score. Trask led 13-6 going into the halftime break.

The Titan offense showed signs of wearing down in the third frame.

However, the defense was strong throughout the contest. Johnson scored late

in the third frame. The senior standout ended the scoring with 3:33 to go in the contest.

Union showed signs of coming alive early in the fourth quarter. They had a first and goal to go on the two-yard line after a 24-yard run. However, the Titan defense capped off a solid night with a goal

line stand. The Spartans lost six yards on four plays inside the five-yard line and turned the ball over on downs.

Foster Williams led the Titan defense with 14 tackles while fellow senior Mac Richardson tallied 10 stops.

Jeffery Stroessoneruther had five tackles, two sacks and a blocked punt. Trask

held Union to 147 yards of total offense. The Spartans rushed for 390 yards at Pender and was averaging just under 300 yards per game. “Our defense set the tone for us tonight, “said Taylor. “Our defensive coaches do a good job of scouting and making sure our guys are in a position to make plays. We flew to

the ball tonight. We played well. Unions a tough football team.”

Johnson led the Titan offense with 163 yards and four touchdowns while Cruse finished with 103 yards. The Titan ground game racked up 365 yards in the non-conference contest.

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followed by a four-pointer gave the Lady Pirates some early breathing room in the third game that ended in a Topsail win behind late slams by Lofton and Bella Sorace (three kills, three

digs).

“We served better and hit better, and we were more consistent,” Pearsall said. “In the second game we had a lot of hitting errors but everything else

went well for us. We put them in a lot of three-ball situations. The defense played extremely well and Rena had a bounce-back game for sure.”

confidence. We never had this kind of talent, and been healthy, at this point so if they go out there and truly believe they can win these games against these two we have a legitimate shot.”

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Obituaries

Safe Haven opens new facility

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Safe Haven of Pender County will hold an Opening Ceremony for its new Empowerment Center, located in Burgaw. The event will be held Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. The new building is planned to be a community “one stop” that will offer a variety of services to those needing assistance.

Some of the services that will be offered include court advocacy and legal consultation. Empowerment groups, parenting classes and pastoral counseling will be available, as well. The center will provide emotional support, English as a Second Language classes and resources and referrals.

“It’s going to be brandnew to the community,” said Safe Haven Director Tracey Ray. “The concept of the Empowerment Center is similar to that of a one stop shop. We want to provide a space at our office on Hwy 117, so that individuals can come in and receive multiple services.

Our goal is to partner with community agencies and churches alike. Those who come to the center can participate in empowerment groups and receive pastoral counseling. We also want to have attorneys on hand at least once a week for free consultation and legal advice. There is just an array of services.”

Ray said that Catholic Charities will be providing parenting classes at the center. A calendar will be created and published on

Campbell

Continued from page 4A that might result in shortcuts to quality care, but there are some steps we can take to improve our health and reduce healthcare costs. North Carolina should significantly reduce or eliminate our certificate of need (CON) laws that restrict competition.

As we said, each peeling can reveal another layer.

Higher cost providers are generally hospitals, required by law to treat anyone who comes to their door regardless of whether they can afford treatment.

While reforming CON we need to take care to prevent hospitals, especially in smaller communities, from going broke.

We can make health insurance premiums more competitive by removing barriers to out of state competition, reducing mandates to insurers and introducing reasonable tort refor ms that could reduce unnecessary testing and lower malpractice insurance rates. We could also insist on generic prescription drugs and shop for lowest prices.

their website, as well as on social media and on community calendars; making the services and times readily available to those seeking assistance. During the Open House, Safe Haven will offer resources from various agencies. Local residents can tour the facility and familiarize themselves with the center.

Since October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, it’s the perfect time for the grand opening and for the community to get involved. Recently, a Presbyterian church group has been working to remodel two of Safe Haven’s shelter rooms, as well as their upstairs bathrooms. Safe Haven will offer training for those who would like to take advantage of volunteer opportunities at the center. The training will be held Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Burgaw Library.

Safe Haven of Pender, Inc. currently provides safety, food, clothing, shelter and services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and/or rape in Pender County. The nonprofit works to meet the needs of crime victims by providing services such as emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis hotline services and crisis intervention services. They provide case management services, accompaniment to court and client advocacy.

The nonprofit offers safety plan options and referrals, as well as group and individual empowerment services for adults, chil-

Tom Canady will conduct the service.

The family will receive friends after the service at Harrell’s Funeral Home.

Wendell Lloyd Thomas BURGAW -- Wendell Lloyd Thomas age 68 of Burgaw, passed away Friday Aug. 24, 2018 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, surrounded by his loving family.

He was bor n Dec. 28, 1949 in Rose Hill, son of the late Willie and Janet Mallet Thomas. He was also predeceased by a son Derrell Thomas.

He is survived by his w i f e, M a r t h a H a r r e l l Thomas; three children, Julia Thomas and future son in law Shaun Callihan, Edward Lippard and Jacob Lippard and wife Melinda; Julia’s Mother, Kathleen Gilbert; five grandchildren, Keegan, Lexie, Madeline, Mary Catherine and Caroline; sister, Vivaane Rees and husband Brian of England.

A memorial service will be at 11:00 AM Saturday Sept. 15, 2018 at Burgaw Baptist Church. Reverend

Virginia “Ginger” Bergeron Thurlow BURGAW -- Virginia “Ginger” Bergeron Thurlow, 76, of Burgaw, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.

She was born July 13, 1942 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Ernest Bergeron, Sr., and Dorothy LaBonte Bergeron. In addition to her parents she was proceeded in death by her son, Peter Denault; her stepson, Norman Thurlow; sister,

Ju n e A n n H a n e y ; a n d brother, Paul Bergeron.

Vi r g i n i a “ G i n g e r ” worked hard her whole life, a positive example for her children, through selfless strength and independence. Virginia, along with her husband, Harry were previous owners of Economy Tire in Burgaw.

She was dearly loved by her customers.

Virginia cared for everyone she met. She had a joy for life and always brought happiness, laughter and smiles to her surroundings. Most of all she cherished her beloved family was a doting wife to Harry.

Virginia leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Harry C. Thurlow; son, Richard Denault and his wife Sharon; daughter, Melissa Denault and her wife Meg Harlin; stepdaughter, Cheryl Jarmon and her husband Jerry; stepson, Michael Thurlow and his wife Joy; three brothers, Ernest Bergeron, Steve Bergeron, and Keith Bergeron; seven grandchildren, Brandon Denault, Mikayla Denault, Daniel Brown and wife Amanda, Aaron Brown and wife Hayley, Joanna Thurlow, Hannah Thurlow, and Elijah Thurlow; six great grandchildren, Megan Brown, Braeden Brown, Brantley Brown,

Serenity Brown, Ashton Jarmon, and Emmitt Jarmon; many extended family and friends, all who loved Ginger.

A celebration of her life was 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2018. at Penderlea Pentecostal Holiness Church with The Rev. Tony Fontana conducting the service.

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

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Continued on page 13A But the biggest step is for each of us to consciously work on getting healthier.

Obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes rates are extraordinarily high in our state and one in five still smoke. Better eating choices and more exercise not only save money but also results in healthier, happier and longer lives.

Back to Treasurer Folwell, he makes a valid point. Each of us should become more proactive by always asking the costs of procedures and tests, additionally inquiring as to whether each test is necessary. Healthcare is the one sector of our lives where we never know what something costs until we get the bill.

We’ve got to be willing to peel a few onions.

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Pender County

Town of Burgaw Government News

Agenda Board of County Commissioners Meeting Monday, September 17, 2018 @ 4:00 PM Pender County Public Assembly Room 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC

1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

INVOCATION

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

5.

PUBLIC HEARING 5.1.

6.

September 13, 2018 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Maintenance Worker I – The Town of Burgaw is seeking a Public Works Maintenance Worker I. Must have valid NC Driver’s License and be able to operate various field equipment such as lawnmowers, etc. Must be able to perform tasks in the maintenance and repair of town streets, buildings, landscaping and water/wastewater system. Salary starting at $26,550 depending on experience. Excellent benefit package. Qualified applicants may pick up applications and a detailed job description at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications and resumes to Kim Rivenbark at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or krivenbark@townofburgaw.com. Position open until filled. Previous applicants need not to apply. EOE

Public Hearing # 2 CDBG NR

PUBLIC INFORMATION 6.1.

Celebration of Monty’s Home Ten Year Anniversary

7.

PUBLIC COMMENT

8.

CONSENT AGENDA 8.1.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting: September 4, 2018.

8.2.

Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment to cover the contract with Pender Plumbing Company for the Sanitary Sewer Repairs at the DSS Building which was approved by the BOCC at their meeting on 8/20/2018

8.3.

Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment to allocate the 2% Cost of Living Adjustment and the 2% 401(k) approved in the FY 2019 budget to the departmental budgets.

Be Prepared for 9.

10.

APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS

Sept. 20

9.1.

Resolution to add Onslow County to the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan

9.2.

Resolution Approving Submittal of an Application for Funding to North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Infrastructure for Construction Expansion of the Pender County Water Treatment Plant from 2 MGD to 6 MGD and signing of the funding application.

9.3.

Resolution Requesting the North Carolina Department of Transportation to Abandon Veach Street (SR 1310) in Willard

9.4.

Approval of Contract to Stewart, Inc., to update the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance

9.5.

Approval of the NC DRA Work Authorization

9.6.

Resolution to Approve and Submit the Legislative Goals of Pender County to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

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

MOORES CREEK WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has called a public hearing at 6:30 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 2nd of October 2018, at Surf City Town Hall on:

CENTRAL PENDER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

• Satellite Annexation request for Union Tree LLC at 107 Colbert Lane. Being all of .82+/- Acres. Pender County Pin # 4225-27-4535-0000 • Satellite Annexation request for Harry Cordts at 99 Seahorse Lane. Being all of 4.17 +/- Acres. Pender County Pin #423579-5909-0000

DISCUSSION 12.1. Meeting and Discussion with Senator Bill Rabon regarding issues related to Pender County.

13.

ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

14.

CLOSED SESSION (IF APPLICABLE).

15.

7PM PUBLIC HEARINGS: SPECIAL USE PERMITS/ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS/ RESOLUTIONS

• Zoning Text Amendment: Sec. 5.18 Unbuildable Oceanfront Lots: 5.18.1 Compliance. Decks and crossovers shall be permitted provided that they meet all state, federal and the following local requirements: 5.18.2 Permit required. A deck or crossover shall not be permitted until a zoning permit and building permit have been approved.

5.18.3 Size. All decks and crossovers are limited to a single level. Uncovered decks are limited to 500 square feet and covered decks are limited to 200 square feet 5.18.4 Parking. A 24 foot wide access driveway may be constructed for the owner’s access to the deck or crosswalk.

5.18.5 Uses. Property may not be used for construction of pools, overnight stays, RV hookups, or any commercial uses.

5.18.6 Addressing. Addresses shall be posted on the street side and the Oceanside of any deck structure.

5.18.6 Lighting. All lighting shall be located on the interior rails of the decking or under a roof structure. No lighting shall shine directly onto the beachfront.

15.1. Resolution Requesting Approval of a Special Use Permit for the construction and operation of a telecommunication facility.

16.

ADJOURNMENT

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

9/13/2018 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO APPLICATION

BY PENDER COUNTY FOR FUNDING UNDER THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following Boards/Commissions/Committees: Name of Board Advisory Board of Health Board of Adjustment Pender Housing Initiative Board Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

Pender Memorial Hospital Board Tourism Development Authority District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 3 2 2 7 2 2

Positions/Categories Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** District 3, District 4 Low Income Rep., Private Sector Rep. Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking District 2 District 2, District 5

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

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: September 17, 2018 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425 Special Use Permit Optima Towers IV, LLC., applicant, on behalf of H. Allen Wooten et al., owner, is requesting the approval of a Special Use Permit for the construction and operation of a telecommunication facility. The subject property is zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; telecommunication facilities are permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling approximately ±85.29 acres. The subject property is located at 4559 NC Highway 53 W, approximately ±2,165 feet (0.41 miles) west of the intersection of NC HWY 53 W and New Savannah Road (SR 1340), in the Burgaw Township. The subject property may be further identified by Pender County PIN 3208-18-5058-0000.

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

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Town of Surf City Government News September 13, 2018

11.1. Resolution Approving a Purchase Order for the Final Payment in the amount of $840,165.22 to Ralph Hodge Construction Company for the Central Pender Water Distribution System 12.

CALENDAR Planning Board Meeting

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

10.1. Resolution Approving a Purchase Order for the Final Payment in the amount of $247,119 to T.A. Loving Company for the Moore's Creek Water Distribution System 11.

NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF BURGAW REGARDING CURBSIDE VEGETATIVE DEBRIS AND BULKY ITEMS COLLECTION Please be advised of these requirements prior to placing vegetative debris or bulky items at the street for pickup.

1) The Town does not pick up vegetative debris generated by contractors for non-residential and multi-family development customers.

2) Do not mix vegetative debris with other materials.

3) Do not place vegetative debris in the street. All debris must be a minimum of two feet from the edge of pavement.

4) Do not place vegetative debris in front of a fire hydrant.

5) Do not place vegetative debris within twenty feet of an intersection or in a manner that will impair the ability of the traveling public to see oncoming traffic.

6) Residents should place all debris on their property. Please do not place vegetative debris on town parks, the railroad right of way, or undeveloped/unoccupied property.

In regards to bulky items the Town will collect large items (residential only) such as furniture, mattresses and appliances on the same day as yard waste.

Bulky item collection is intended for the occasional disposal of large items that will not fit into a roll cart but is not intended for a whole house clean out.

Failure to adhere to these rules may result in the debris/bulky items not being collected and/or fines assessed by the Town of Burgaw.

Notice is hereby given that the Pender County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on September 17, 2018, at 4:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the agenda will allow, at the Public Assembly Room located at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425, to solicit public input on local community development needs in relation to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for a project in the community.

In September 2018, Pender County will submit a CDBG-NR application to the NC Department of Commerce for funds to assist low- and-moderate income households who reside in the County. Citizens will also be given the opportunity to provide oral and written comment on Pender County’s use of CDBG funds. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

All project activities will serve households with incomes at or below 80% of the Pender County median income for appropriate household size. The proposed budget includes the following housing-related CDBG activities: Rehabilitation Program Administration

$675,000 $ 75,000

Total Project Budget

$750,000

The County will make every effort to minimize displacement; however, all applicable requirements of 49CFR24 and 24CFR570 related to the proposed rehabilitation and reconstruction activities will be implemented, and temporary relocation assistance will be available to owners who are displaced from their residences during construction activity.

For additional information or to submit written comments, contact Ms. Judy Herring, Pender County Housing Director, PO Box 1149, Burgaw, NC 28425. Comments should be postmarked by September 12, 2018.

Persons with disabilities or who otherwise need assistance should contact Randell Woodruff, County Manager, at 910-259-1200 (TDD # 919/807-4420 or Relay North Carolina TTY# 1-800-735-2962) by Friday, September 14, 2018. Accommodations will be made for all who request assistance with participating in the public hearing.

This information is available in Spanish or any other language upon request. Please contact Judy Herring, Pender County Housing Director, at 910/259-1208, or at the Housing Authority, 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, for accommodations for this request.

Esta información está disponible en español o en cualquier otro idioma bajo petición. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Judy Herring, Pender County Housing Director, al 910/259-1208 o en Housing Authority, 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, de alojamiento para esta solicitud. solicitud.

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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 Steven James Whisnant, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Steven James Whisnant, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 29, 2018 at 540 Dan Hales Drive, Atkinson, NC 28421 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 23rd day of August, 2018.

Codie Tillisch 540 Dan Hales Drive Atkinson, NC 28421 #8355 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-843 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO WAGUS MOORE, JR., owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1.19 acre, Parcel ID Number 4214-28-3069-0000 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 October 15, 2018.

This day, August 24, 2018.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8358 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-455 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

DEBORAH MORIN BUENTELLO, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 0.92 acres, Parcel ID Number 3248-70-4884-0000 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 October 15, 2018.

This day, August 22, 2018.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8359 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE UNDERSIGNED, Amelia Anne Perry, having qualified on the 14th day of August, 2018, as Administrator of the Estate of Georgia Gibson White (18-E-342), deceased, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against said Estate that they must present them to the undersigned at DAVID E. ANDERSON, PLLC, 9111 Market Street, Suite A, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28411, on or before the 7th day of December, 2018, or the claims will be forever barred thereafter, and this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make prompt payment to the undersigned at the above address.

This 30th day of August, 2018.

Amelia Anne Perry Administrator ESTATE OF GEORGIA GIBSON WHITE David Anderson Attorney at Law 9111 Market St, Ste A Wilmington, NC 28411 #8360 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 18 E 357 In the Matter of the Estate of Robert R. Howell, Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Robert R. Howell, deceased, this is to notify all creditors of said Estate to file their claims against the same on or before November 23, 2018, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of same. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment

of such indebtedness at once. All claims against said Estate are to be filed with, and all debts owed to said Estate are to be paid to, the undersigned in care of Marshall, Williams & Gorham, L.L.P., 14 South Fifth Avenue, Post Office Drawer 2088, Wilmington, North Carolina 28402.

This the 23rd day of August, 2018.

TONI H. MEYER Executrix of the Estate of Robert R. Howell, Deceased ATTORNEYS FOR THE ESTATE: Lonnie B. Williams, Jr. MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Avenue P.O. Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone (910) 763-9891 #8350 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Mary Cathryn Guyton, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Mary Cathryn Guyton, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 29, 2018 at 14821 Thompson Road, Charlotte, NC 28227 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 23rd day of August, 2018.

Cathy Cook 14821 Thompson Road Charlotte, NC 28227 #8356 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ROBERT ADRIAN KING 18 E 379 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Robert Adrian King, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Ann J. King, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before November 24, 2018 at 610 Holly Hill Road, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix.

Ann J. King, Executrix Estate of Robert Adrian King c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #8351 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER In Re the Estate of James William Haines, III, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of James William Haines, III, 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 11/23/2018—or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

On this day, August 23, 2018.

Stacey Mackley Haines, Personal Representative c/o Sherman Law, P.C.

by Scott G. Sherman, Attorney for the Personal Representative 3965-B Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403 #8347 8/23, 8/30, 9/6, 9/13/2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Norma Padgett Gurganus, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Norma Padgett Gurganus, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 6, 2018 at 8775 NC Hwy. 11, Willard, NC 28478 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 30th day of August, 2018.

Wanda G. Parker 8775 NC Hwy. 11 Willard, NC 28478 #8365 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Larry Leon Gurganus, Jr., deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Larry Leon Gurganus, Jr., to present them to the undersigned on or before December 6, 2018 at 8775 NC Hwy. 11, Willard, NC 28478 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 30th day of August, 2018.

Wanda G. Parker 8775 NC Hwy. 11 Willard, NC 28478 #8364 8/30, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20/2018

NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY Special Proceedings No. 18 SP 32 Substitute Trustee: Philip A. Glass RE-NOTICE OF F ORECLOSURE SALE Date of Sale: September 18, 2018 Time of Sale: 10:30 a.m.

Place of Sale: Pender County Courthouse Description of Property: See Attached Description Record Owners: Steven C. Horne aka Steven Craig Horne and Betty Lou Horne Address of Property: 41 Turkey Creek Road

Legal Notices Legal Notices Rocky Point, NC 28457 Deed of Trust: Book : 4623 Page: 1694 as modified by that Agreement recorded at Book 4624, Page 2730 Dated: June 20, 2016 Grantors: Steven C. Horne aka Steven Craig Horne and Betty Lou Horne, Husband and Wife Original Beneficiary: Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. CONDITIONS OF SALE: Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

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

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family residential real property: 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 notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P. EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION BEING ALL of Lot 160, Section IV, Phase 1, of WILLOWS BAY, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 47, Page 105 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also being a part of that property described in that deed to Penland, Inc. recorded December 30, 1997 in Book 1295, Page 319 of the aforementioned Registry.

Property Address: 41 Turkey Creek Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 TAX PARCEL ID #: 3223-28-4001-0000 #8309 9/6, 9/13/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Gerald Henry Camp, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Gerald Henry Camp, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 5, 2018 at 5103 Creekside Court, Parker, Texas 75094 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of September, 2018.

Jerry Michael Camp 5103 Creekside Court Parker, Texas 75094 #8353 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Randy Clark Woods, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Randy Clark Woods, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 13, 2018 at 813 Parkwood Road, Shelby, NC 28150 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of September, 2018.

Pamela Woods Farr 813 Parkwood Road Shelby, NC 28150 #8368 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27/2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Annie Lou King, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Annie Lou King, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 13, 2018 at 178 Loften Road, Newton Grove, NC 28366 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of September, 2018.

Roy D. King 178 Loften Road Newton Grove, NC 28366 #8369 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOHNNY FRANKLIN GRIMMER 18 E 362 Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Johnny Franklin Grimmer, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of December, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 6th day of September, 2018.

Virginia Hammond Executrix of the Estate of Johnny Franklin Grimmer c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #8361 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Frank Gable Rivenbark, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Frank Gable Rivenbark to present them to the undersigned on or before December 13, 2018 at 4274 Bell Williams Road, Currie, NC 28435 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of September, 2018.

Patricia Ann Flake Thornton 4274 Bell Williams Road Currie, NC 28435 #8370 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27/2018 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-872 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO LILLIE B. BELL, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO LILLIE B. BELL 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 10 acres, Parcel ID Number 2360-86-7801-0000 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 October 22, 2018.

This day, August 30, 2018.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8367 9/6, 9/13, 9/20/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Peachie Obell Rivenbark, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Peachie Obell Rivenbark to present them to the undersigned on or before December 13, 2018 at P.O. Box 176, Willard, NC 28478 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of September, 2018.

Jason Wade Johnson P.O. Box 176 Willard, NC 28478 #8371 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27/2018 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 79 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Stephen R. McNally and Cynthia S. McNally to Scott R. Valby, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of November, 2007, and recorded in Book 3357, Page 069, and Modification in Book 4446, Page 0334, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of

Legal Notices Legal Notices Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on September 25, 2018 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: For a Tie Line commence at an Iron Pipe (found) marking the southeastern most corner of that certain parcel formerly standing in the name of Jessie T. Mitchell and wife, Mattie A. Mitchell (Deed Book 611 at Page 89, of the Pender County Registry), such parcel being shown on that map of record duly recorded in Map Book 19 at Page 44 of the Pender County Registry; said iron pipe being situated in the northerly right of way line of N.C. Highway 210 (allowing 60 feet in width) and is further located North 40 degrees 05 minutes East Thirty and 0/10 (30.0) feet and South 49 degrees 55 minutes East Six Hundred Ninety and 87/100 (690.87) feet from a nail and bottlecap in the center of N.C. Highway 210, such nail and bottlecap marks the P.C. of a curve to the left; said P.C. of curve being 0.9 miles northwest of the intersection of N.C. 210 and N.C. 133. Runs thence from the Point of Commencement as above described with and along the northerly right of way line of said N.C. 210 North 49 degrees 55 minutes West Fifty-Seven and 28/100 (57.28) feet to an Iron Pipe (found) in said northerly line, such pipe marks the southwesterly corner of an Access Easement (variable width); runs thence with and along the westerly line of said easement North 08 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds East three Hundred Fifty-Seven and 57/100 (357.57) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) marking the “Point of Beginning” and the northwesterly most corner of the aforesaid easement. Runs thence from the “Point of Beginning”, as described, with and along the eastern edge of a gravel road (neighborhood road) (width not determined) North 23 degrees 05 minutes 39 seconds West Sixty-Three and 13/100 (63.13) feet to an Iron Pipe (set); runs thence North 21 degrees 27 minutes 34 seconds West One Hundred FiftyOne and 08/100 (151.08) feet to an Iron Pipe (set); runs thence North 13 degrees 26 minutes 23 seconds West Three Hundred Forty-Nine and 59/100 (349.59) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) at or near the eastern edge of the aforesaid gravel road, runs thence and leaving said road’s edge with and along a new line South 75 degrees 16 minutes 41 seconds East Ninety-Two and 05/100 (92.05) feet to an Iron Pipe (set), runs thence North 64 degrees 00 minutes 58 seconds East Sixty-Five and 58/100 (65.58) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) on the southern bank of a ditch, runs thence with said southern bank South 77 degrees 26 minutes 59 seconds East One Hundred Thirty-Eight and 84/100 (138.84) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) situated at or near the western edge of an old farm road; runs thence with the western edge of said road South 08 degrees 24 minutes 39 seconds West One Hundred Ninety-Three and 29/100 (193.29) feet to an Iron Pipe (set), runs thence, across said road with and along a new line South 71 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds East One Hundred Forty-Three and 63/100 (143.63) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) situated in the common line of Points and Blossom (Map Book 19 at Page 44 of the aforesaid registry); runs thence with their line South 19 degrees 34 minutes 50 seconds West One Hundred Seventy-Four and 84/100 (174.84) feet, passing over an in-line Iron Pipe (found) marking the northeastern corner of the aforementioned Mitchell Parcel at a distance of Thirty-One 37/100 (31.37) feet, to an Iron Pipe (set) on the southerly bank of a small drainage ditch, runs thence with said ditch (its southern bank) South 74 degrees 17 minutes 49 seconds West One Hundred Thirty-Seven and 89/100 (137.89) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) marking the beginning of a curve to the left in said ditch; runs thence with said ditch as the same curves to the left (in a southwesterly direction) to an Iron Pipe (set) allocated on the now eastern bank of said ditch, such pipe being located South 39 degrees 22 minutes 15 seconds West a Chord Distance of Twelve and 72/100 (12.72) feet from the preceding point called; runs thence with the eastern bank of said ditch South 07 degrees 07 minutes 45 seconds West: Seventy and 04/100 (70.04) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) marking the northeastern most corner of the hereinbefore mentioned Access Easement (variable width), runs thence with and across the northerly end of said easement North 81 degrees 45 minutes 25 seconds West Twenty-Two and 66/100 (22.66) feet to the “Point of Beginning”, containing Two and 67/100 (2.67) acres, more or less. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 19428 NC Highway 210, Rocky Point, North Carolina 28457.

Together with an Access Easement of variable width for ingress and egress to and from the above described tract, such easement described as follows, to wit: Beginning at an Iron Pipe (found) situated in the northerly right of way line of said N.C. 210, such pipe is located North 49 degrees 55 minutes West FiftySeven and 28/100 (57.28) feet from the aforementioned Tie Line commencement point; runs thence North 08 degrees 14 minutes 35 seconds East (with and along the western side of a gravel road) Three Hundred Fifty-Seven and 57/100 (357.57) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) the same marking the “Point of Beginning” of the above described parcel; runs thence South 81 degrees 45 minutes 25 seconds East Twenty-Two and 66/100 (22.66) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) in the easterly bank of a small drainage ditch (ditch lies along the eastern edge of the aforesaid gravel road); runs thence South 07 degrees 07 minutes 45 seconds West Three Hundred Seventy-Six and 26/100 (376.26) feet to an Iron Pipe (set) situated in

the northern line of N.C. 210; runs thence with and along said northern line North 49 degrees 55 minutes West Thirty-Five and 28/100 (35.28) feet to the beginning.

Subject to the right of way to Pender Telephone Company recorded in Book 326 at Page 113 of the Pender County Registry for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining of Telephone Lines.

The foregoing description written in the office of Jerold W. Lewis, Register Land Survey N.C. Registration Number L-2589 from data obtained during an actual survey made on or about November 4, 1993 for Gerald Lee Points, II and wife, Alice M. Points.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1241016 (FC.FAY) #8330 9/13, 9/20/2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of William Taylor Fisher, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, William Taylor Fisher, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 12, 2018 at 17308 73rd Ave. West, Edmonds, WA 98026 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 13th day of September, 2018.

Elizabeth F. Schuh 17308 73rd Ave. West Edmonds, WA 98026 Attorney: Andrew Olsen 319 N 3rd St, Suite 300 Wilmington, NC 28401 910-777-6032 #8373 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/2018 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph Felton McDowell, 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 14th day of December 2018, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 13th day of September, 2018.

Vicki Hitt 1140 Luther Drive Rockledge, FL 32955 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #8374 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4/2018

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist

Being an outdoorsman (or person as we are persuaded to say now) is often based on simple survival skills. Hunting? It is what was needed for food and defense. Fishing? Yet again, it was what was needed in order to provide sustenance. Hiking?

A way to follow a path or trailblaze one in either the pursuit of game or to provide transportation for a nomadic lifestyle. Camping? The means of providing shelter for oneself and others.

Depending on when you read this, there is a good possibility you have or are having to put certain survival skills to use.

Hurricane Florence is aiming towards the Carolinas at the time of me typing this column. There are three distinct possibilities at this stage of the game as well. Of course, when you read this, the game will be a little further along.

Whether the storm hits

the Cape Fear region and stalls, hits the Cape Fear region and pushes towards Charlotte and the mountains, or hits the Cape Lookout area and heads towards the Triad, we will all face similar fates.

In the last 22 years much of North Carolina and South Carolina has at least seen a part of three different 500-year floods. Yes, a millennium and a half worth, and yet, here we are, about to experience what is promising to be worse than those three.

Potentially, we have the following to look forward to: The strongest winds North Carolina has ever seen lasting for as long as four days. Fran, Floyd and Matthew came and went.

Florence may decide to wear on our hospitality.

Rain totaling as much as two feet in select areas, with rivers and water sheds tripling flood stages over the period. Dams that survived or were rebuild following the storms of the last two decades may not make it through this final onslaught. It doesn’t matter how far from the coast you are, as we have already seen this year what happens when lots of water finds places like the Triad and Triangle. We have also seen how the coast is changed

in just a few hours of tidal swells, rough currents, and epic winds.

In all likelihood, we will have what seems to be our normal ‘come in the dead of night’ type hurricane, such as Fran and Floyd.

However, upon daybreak on Friday, the storm will not just have left remnants with occasional gusts.

Instead, we will still be experience peak winds and rain. Power will likely be out. There will be no cell phone coverage to check on loved ones and no driving around to see the aftermath.

Do not go to the store and purchase milk, meats and other perishables. In fact, it may be best to eat and drink these perishables prior. Go back to the days of your childhood and become friends with Chef Boyardee once again. Not only will the canned foods such as ravioli, spaghetti and meatballs, and such last, you can get by without added water that needs to be conserved and without heating.

Go ahead and have all washcloths and towels washed and dried. The washer and dryer will not run without power and this way you won’t have to constantly reuse them for several days.

Make sure you have enough pet food for at least a week. You don’t want

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your furry loved ones to go hungry and you don’t need to share people food in times of conservation.

Fill containers with water and even fill the bathtub with water. This provides water for drinking and cooking (containers) and for cleaning (bathtub).

Charge any rechargeable batteries now. Batteries such as for the laptop and tablets can provide at least some reprieve for entertainment, and batteries for drills, blowers, and even saws can be used for you

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The program will include a delightful informative drama titled 1788 G r a n d Fe d e r a l Parade and will be depicted by chapter members Jane Teachey, BMCB chapter Regent; Priscilla Tyree, BMCB chapter Treasurer and Jackie Perseghin Da-

vis, BMCB chapter ViceRegent.

The drama has a central focus of the Sept. 17, 1787 Adoption of the Constitution of the United States of America.

Safe Haven

the community is going to respond very favorably. We are just going to let it grow and let the community lead based on what the needs are,” said Ray. Safe Haven of Pender’s new Empowerment Center is located at 1411 Hwy 117 in Burgaw. Their 24-hour Crisis Line can be reached at (910) 259-8989. The office number is (910) 259-2449.

For more infor mation, visit the website at www. safehavenofpender.com or email tray@safehavenofpender.com.

18 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 Larry T. Morris and Evelyn F. Morris to National Title Network, Trustee, for the benefit of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Mortgage Investors Corporation, which was dated June 27, 2011 and recorded on July 6, 2011 in Book 3943 at Page 1, Pender County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, 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 September 25, 2018 at 2:30 PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF PENDER, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LYING AND BEING IN TOPSAIL TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE IN THE NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MOORE’S LANDING ROAD, S. R. 1578, 30 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE THEREOF, SAID BEGINNING POINT BEING THE COMMON CORNER OF LOT Q AND LOT R AS SHOWN ON A MAP ENTITLED “MAP OF SURVEY OF MOORE’S LANDING, SECTION 2 AS CORRECTED” AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 25 AT PAGE 116 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY; RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED NORTHEASTERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MOORE’S LANDING ROAD, SOUTH 38 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 36 SECONDS EAST 100.00 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE WITH THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN LOT P AND LOT Q, NORTH 51 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST 233.34 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE WITH THE NORTHEASTERN LINE OF LOT Q, NORTH 34 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST 100.235 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE A NEW LINE, SOUTH 51 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 07 SECONDS WEST 112.59 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; RUNNING THENCE A NEW LINE, SOUTH 51 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST 27.69 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE IN THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN LOT Q AND LOT R, RUNNING THENCE WITH SAID DIVIDING LINE, SOUTH 51 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST 99.90 FEET TO THE BEGINNING POINT AND CONTAINING 23,691.4 SQUARE FEET OR 0.5439 ACRE AND BEING ALL OF LOT Q AND A PORTION OF LOT R AS SHOWN ON THE ABOVE MENTIONTED MAP. THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION WAS PREPARED BY JOHNIE C. GARRISON R.L.S. NO. I-1347 FROM A SURVEY DATED FEBRUARY 18, 1993.

MOBILE HOME INFO- YEAR: 1993 MAKE: STERLING HOMES MODEL: N/A DIMENSIONS: 40X28 VIN: SHNC93-0797A/SHNC93-0797B PARCEL ID: 4214-94-8333-0000 Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 167 Moores Landing Road, Hampstead, NC 28443. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax and THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Evelyn F. Morris, surviving spouse of Larry T. Morris. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.29, in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties 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. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination [N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21.16(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.

Cape Fear Trustee Services, LLC, Substitute Trustee Attorney J. Martin Page, NCSB No. 43852 Aaron Seagroves, NCSB No. 50979 PHONE: 803.509.5078 FAX: 803.753.9841 #8366 9/13, 9/20/2018

dren and youth. T hey provide housing and employment referrals, housing transition assistance, community education and awareness presentations and limited transportation assistance. Safe Haven ensures that its staff is trained in Trauma Informed Care.

“This is just the beginning. I see us doing a lot of things there, and I believe

and eye out for you and your neighbors.

–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.

CASTLE BAY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

The Battle of Moore’s C re e k B r i d g e C h ap t e r Daughters of the American Revolution will hold there meeting Thursday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Burgaw Baptist Church, located at 113 N Wright Street. The meeting is in the church fellowship hall.

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and neighbors that may need help.

Fill the fuel tanks for your vehicles and the propane tank for your outdoors gas grill. The vehicles can provide momentary air conditioning if power goes out, and of course transportation if possible as well as radio alerts. The gas grill can be used to cook obviously.

And lastly, stay alert.

The winds will mask a variety of sounds and noises, even the breaking and tumbling of large trees. Keep

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Please complete the entry form and submit by September 7th, 2018 Make checks payable to: The Burgaw Rotary Club Send to: The Burgaw Rotary Club, P.O.Box 323, Burgaw, NC, 28425 Phone: 910 300-4004, Fax: 910 259-6182, Email: ruth.glaser@nhrmc.org

Legal Notices

Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 18sp128 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY FRANCES WALLACE CONNELL DATED AUGUST 2, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3298 AT PAGE 082 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 1:00PM on September 28, 2018 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 OF PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN TOPSAIL TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOTS 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, AND 3A IN BLOCK 2 OF SECTION 1 OF SNUG HARBOR SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO A MAP THEREOF DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 8 AT PAGE 47 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. And Being more commonly known as: 161 Bahama Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Estate of Frances Wallace Connell.

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 31, 2018.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-100153 #8331 9/13, 9/20/2018

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Following Jesus

By Dr. Ray W. Mendenhall Contributing Writer

The view from the mountain was breathtaking. We climbed until we came to a flat space just below the peak. There we stood in the bright daylight waiting for whatever came next.

Jesus looked at us. He didn’t say a word, and as we looked back we saw that he began to grow brighter. He shimmered even there in the sun. He became radiant with a mysterious light As we watched Jesus began to rise slowly from the ground and ascent, growing brighter as he rose, until he was suspended 20 feet above us, like an angel in the air. We noticed that there with him were two other figures, one on either side. Somehow we knew them.

One was Moses and the other was Elijah and they were conversing there in the air together though we heard no words. We fell to the ground and covered our faces. We knew that we were on holy ground.

We bowed down to the vision.

We bowed down before the Lord. How long we laid there, we couldn’t say. We seemed frozen in

Ignatius of Loyola the founder of the Jesuit order of the Catholic Church developed a method for meditating on scripture.

He invited the monks toimagine themselves in the story of a scriptural text.

Following this practice, I want to invite you on a journey today up the mountain of transfiguration with Jesus and down to the valley below again (Mark 9: 2-27), a story about following Jesus.

The disciple speaks – It was a honor to be chosen, Jesus called the three of us out and invited us to go with him. We didn’t know where we were going or why. We thought of a private audience with Jesus.

We thought of a private word with the master.

He led us along a path at the foot of the mountain and then up a trail towards the top. It was a beautiful day. The sun was climbing in the sky as we climbed. It illumined everything all around and shined down on the valley below.

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us a glimpse of his glory, but only a glimpse.

It was brief and inspiring, but that wasn’t what discipleship was all about.

Following Jesus ultimately meant to go with him again and again into the valleys of human struggle, of deep despair and urgent need.

Following Jesus was about service, service in God’s name.

Following Jesus was about serving others not ourselves. That day I saw Jesus at his best, but it wasn’t on the mountain. It was when he lifted up that boy and gave him new life.

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spirit shrieked, convulsed the boy and suddenly was gone. The boy lay still on the ground like a corpse dead.

The crowd was breathless. Jesus lifted the boy up and he stood firm on his feet. The boy began to speak in even tones and was as gentle as a lamb.

That’s when it struck me. That’s when I knew what it all meant, the mountain trip, the journey back, the crisis and healing at the foot of hill.

Jesus was teaching us a lesson, a lesson about following him. He had shown

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and in the midst was a man with a young boy at his side. When everyone saw Jesus they gathered around, all of them speaking as if at once; Jesus quieted them down and the man told his story. He had brought his son to Jesus for healing.

The boy had an evil spirit that rendered him speechless. At times the spirit would seize him, the boy would fall to the ground and roll around, sometimes to his own peril.

The man had sought doctors and healers no end but no one could cure the boys’ affliction. The disciples had tried to cure the boy by the laying on of hands , but to no avail. The man was desperate.

He cried out to Jesus “help me master, help us if you are able�. “Able?� Jesus said, “If I am able? All things are possible to those who have faith�

The man cried out “I believe, Lord, I believe, help me in my unbelief.�

The crowd gathered around. Jesus spoke commanding the spirit to come out of the boy. The

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time until Jesus touched us and called our names.

There he was looking himself again, ordinary and earthly. The brightness was gone.

The vision had disappeared. Peter with great excitement wanted to build three shelters. He wanted to linger. We were in a holy place and he wanted to stay, to drink it all end. But Jesus simply said. We must go down back to our life in the valley.

Reluctantly, we went back down. The trip down seemed longer than the trip going up. Leaving behind that vision, that glorious experience was hard.

We exchanged glances and wondered what it meant.

We kept looking at Jesus, quite ordinary now, and remembered he looked suspended in glory. Jesus cautioned us not to speak of it, what we saw, what we experienced. For our part we couldn’t wait to get back down and tell the others what we saw.

We never got the chance. There was a hubbub going on at the bottom of the mountain. There was a great crowd. People were talking in loud tones

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Fall Hope’s Cooking Corner Early Recipes

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