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For The Record Question and photos by Terry Lane
What is your favorite time of the day to enjoy Wrightsville Beach?
Gabe Schoen, 8
Mason Schoen, 8
“When its about to be night time because there’s really big waves to body surf.”
“I like the middle of the day because its the best for surfing.”
Wrightsville Beach
Todd Schoen
Zain Sadqi, 8
“The morning because it’s the quiet time of the day.”
“I like the evening because we can ride bikes and go get ice cream.”
Wrigthsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach
Chevy Chase, Md.
Jed Sadqi, 12
Chevy Chase, Md.
“I like low tide because there’s more space on the beach.”
BEACH BRIEFS Six County Programs Receive National Recognition
New Hanover County has been recognized with six Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards program recognizes innovative county government programs that enhance services for residents. One of the initiatives, the Planning & Land Use Department’s Development Activity webpage, was also recognized by NACo as a “100 Brilliant Ideas at Work” winner. “The county is making advances through strategic, innovative programs to ensure our citizens are safe, healthy and secure,” said County Manager Chris Coudriet. “We are a leader in the nation
thanks to the guidance of our Commissioners and the dedication and initiative from our employees.” Below are the six New Hanover County programs that were acknowledged at the NACo Awards Luncheon on Sunday, July 23. Planning & Land Use Department’s Development Activity Page Environmental Management’s HazWagon Program N e w H a n o v e r C o u n t y ’s partnership with LINC, Inc. to create the Jail Diversion Program Parks & Gardens’ Ogden Skatepark Soil & Water Conservation District’s Outdoor Environmental Learning Centers N e w H a n o v e r C o u n t y ’s S.E.R.V.E. Training Program
for employees
Lower Cape Fear Hospice offers no cost six-week grief program
Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a no cost six-week grief program, Living with Grief: Growth and Education for Adults Coping with Grief. It will be Wednesdays, Sept. 6-Oct. 11 from 3:00-5:00 pm, at Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Drive in Wilmington. Pre-registration is required, call 796-7991. Most of us have loved and lost special people in our lives and we understand that coping with grief is a challenging process. If you and/or your friends and family are having difficulty dealing with the loss of a loved one, we are here to help.
Throughout the year, we offer compassionate care, educational and enrichment opportunities that support many types of loss in safe and familiar environments. Because of our generous donors, these caring, no cost group sessions, camps and programs are available to all. Your donation is always appreciated. Lower Cape Fear Hospice is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the highest level of care and comfort to patients with life-limiting illness; support and counseling to families; and education to the community. For more information, visit www.lcfh.org.
Staff Changes at Cape Fear Museum
N e w H a n o v e r C o u n t y ’s Cape Fear Museum is excited
Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, JULY 28
breaking and entering, larceny and injury to personal property.
Arrests
Citations
• Dylan Charles Hennessey was charged with communicating threats and disorderly conduct.
• Justin Daneil Mills, William Elderkin Leffingwell, Jr., Angela Karen Lewis and Carrie Mariah Champion were cited with speeding.
Citations
• Kelsi M. Johnston and Hannah Pattinson Burlingame were cited with stoplight violation.
• Patrick M. Rooney, Patrick McNamara and Joshua Robert Peterson were cited with stoplight violation.
• Michael Cahill was cited with driving while license revoked for DWI.
• Waller Michael Miller was cited with window tint violation. • Joseph Michael Pope was cited with revoked license. • James Barney Hightower III was cited with seatbelt violation. • Meredith Anna Morgan was cited with possession of marijuana paraphernalia and one-way street violation. • Dwight Thomas Kidder was cited with open container in the passenger area. • Emanuel Bustillo was cited with no operator’s license and headlamp violation. • Aaron W. Batchelor was cited with speeding and driving while license revoked.
• Brian Robert Kempf was cited with no operators license. • Janessa Lee Oyler was cited with a parking violation. • Bryan D. Snow, Jeffrey M. Pyles, Carson M. Talbert and Dylan C. Roberts were cited with human waste.
IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, August 8 Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall conference room Thursday, August 10 Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen Special Meeting Recycling, 4:30 p.m., Town Hall Chambers Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen Regular Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Chambers
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SUNDAY, JULY 30 Arrests • Thomas Badgett was charged with shoplifting and larceny.
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Citations • Reese Wesley Coley and Mark Jared Shaffer were cited with speeding.
• Shamia Terry, Stephen Palecek, Dustin Grant, Simon Mestdagh, Kimberly Ryan, Joanna Palkovitz, Ryan Easley and Matthew Driscoll were cited with open container.
• Kalie Helena McErlean was cited with expired registration.
• Kevin J Kearney was cited with human waste.
• Hannah Craig Kiger was cited with glass on the beach.
Arrests
a Museum educator for eight years, returned as a full-time educator after teaching in the New Hanover County public schools system for five years.
• Aaron W. Ford was cited with inspection and registration violation.
• Dalton C. Camp was cited with impeding traffic.
SATURDAY, JULY 29
to announce the promotion of one team member and return of another. Heather Yenco, the Museum’s registrar, was promoted to curator in April 2017 after Barbara Rowe’s retirement in March. Jeff Zuege, who was
• Paul Tien Thien Ton was cited with speeding and driving while license revoked. • Travis Howard Brown was cited with alcohol on the beach. • Alex G. McDonald and Thomas A. Benton were cited with open container.
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