Gazette, Apri l 2nd, 2014
Park Day 2014 Cape Fear Chapter 3Volunteers Needed to UDC, sponsored a Help Beautify Ft. Fisher Confederate Grave Marker Dedication
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Fort Fisher #2325 Honors Confederate Veteran
Mrs. Patricia Gray W. Bolander, President and Mrs. Mary Cobb Woodard, Recorder of Military Service Awards of the Fort Fisher #2325 Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy attended the ceremony honor-
ing the marking of a grave of a Confederate Veteran, Sgt. Andrew Jackson Potter, in the Potter Family Cemetery in Town Creek, NO on Sunday March 29th, 2014. Mrs. Dale Coleman Spencer See HONORS, page 16B
(Pictured Above): (L-R): Brenda Shadrack (Carolina Beach resident), Cape Fear 3 President Frances Nichols, Mary "Kitsy" Lackey, and Martha Eason Watson. (Pictured Above): As part of Park Day volunteers repaint the anchor of a blockade runner on the grounds of Fort Fisher State Historic Site. Volunteers are need on April 5, 2014. KURE BEACH –As part of Park Day 2014, individual and group volunteers are needed Saturday, April 5, from 8:30 to 1 pm to help beautify and preserve Fort Fisher State Historic Site, the largest earthen fortification in the Confederacy, which once protected the port of Wilmington and the vital blockade running trade on the
Cape Fear River. Now in its 18th year, Park Day is an annual hands-on preservation event created by the Civil War Trust to assist with the maintenance of America’s Civil War sites. Volunteers aged 10 and up, of all ability levels, are encouraged to participate. Many activSee Ft. Fisher, page 13B
Cape Fear Chapter 3-United Daughters of the Confederacy, sponsored a Confederate Grave Marker Dedication on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at 4:00 PM at the Andrew Jackson Potter Cemetery on Rock Creek Road in Town Creek, North Carolina. Chapter President Frances Nichols, welcomed everyone in attendance, and she also led the ceremony, and performed the UDC Ritual for Grave Marker Dedications. UDC-Cape Fear 3 Third
CRUISERS BRAVE RAINY WEATHER TO COME “BACK TO THE BEACH” Despite less than desirable weather, the Sun Coastal Cruisers held their “Back to the Beach Car Show” at Fort Fisher’s Air Force Recreation Area this past Saturday. Over fifty classic and custom car owners from all over the state See Car Show, page 13B
Kure Beach’s Maureen Bernstein Wins Award Maureen Bernstein, a Kure Beach resident, won “Honorable Mention” award at the Southport Spring Show at Franklin Square Gallery. The Spring Show exhibited art from
3/1-3/23, 2014. The show featured members and guest artist. Maureen’s art instructor in Kure Beach, Ken Withrow, expressed pleasure for Maureen’s achievement in winning the award.
Ken said, “I am always pleased that any of my student exhibit their art and thrilled to see them honored. Fellow students, the Town and I are very proud of Maureen. She deserved it.”
Southern Belle Tea Party Luncheon & Fashion Show Jeanne McBane and Regina Scruggs wanted to give back to their island in some way. So they put their heads together and decided to host a unique fundraising event. It was cru-
cial to focus on our Island's non-profit organizations. As you know, they are among the first to suffer in this sluggish economy. Federal Point Help Center was organized on May
19th, 1986. The director of the help center, Laurie Taylor and the Federal Point Help Center have assisted over five thousand residents of Fort Fisher, See Tea Party page 13B
Island of Lights Fashion Show coming this Saturday If you plan on attending the upcoming Fashion Show, please purchase your tickets early. The number will be limited to around 100 and we don’t want anyone to miss out on this
spring event. The annual show presents fashions for the new spring and summer seasons and is the major fundraiser for the Island of Lights organization. This Pleasure Island group is
responsible for these Holiday Events on the Island: Light up the Lake Celebration, Christmas Parade, Holiday Flotilla, Holiday Tour of Homes and the See FASHION page 17B
18th Annual Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off Chowder Tastes Better than Azaleas Carolina Beach, NC – The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce will be holding the 18th Annual Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off on Saturday, April 12th, 2014 at
the Carolina Beach Lake. The Chowder Cook Off is all about delicious food, good music and family fun, so bring the kids along to this familyoriented event. Chefs from
southeast North Carolina’s finest restaurants will prepare the region’s best seafood chowder recipes. Folks can sample a taste of Cape Fear during this See Chowder, page 9B
Donations sought for April 12 Island Women’s Annual Yard Sale last donations accepted April 5th The annual Island Women Yard Sale will be held Saturday, April 12, from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Bowman’s, 911 N. Lake Park Blvd. Donations for the sale may be taken to the Riparian storage facility, 202
Dow Road, from 9 a.m.-noon on April 5. Volunteers will accept clean linens, household appliances, furniture, rugs, curtains, pillows, books, dishes, glassware, pots & pans, VCR tapes, DVDs, CDs, tools, gar-
den equipment, etc. Clothing and electronics (e.g., TVs, phones, computers, speakers, monitors, etc.) will not be accepted. Proceeds from the Island Women Yard Sale are used for community projects.
Vice President, Martha Eason Watson, gave the invocation. Dale Coleman Spencer, the great-great-great granddaughter of Andrew, and a Cape Fear 3 member, had the honor of unveiling the marker. Descendants of Mr. Potter had an opportunity to lay a fresh flower at the Confederate marker, followed by two mourning ladies from Cape Fear 3, Brenda Shadrack (of Carolina Beach), and Martha See UDC, page 16B
BABY-OF-THE-WEEK This week’s Baby of the Week is 11-month-old Vivian. She is the daughter of Jessica and Granddaughter of everyone’s favorite barista, Janeen Bean of Majik Beanz Espresso. Vivian and her buddy Brutus the dog love hanging at the Coffee shop and welcoming guests!