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School board to talk bond at Feb. 2 BOC meeting

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School officials have eye on property for new Surf City school

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The School Board plans to be on the agenda for the Feb. 2 Board of Commissioners meeting to present the latest infor mation on the school bond. School officials will present three architects and bids for the bond projects to commissioners. School officials will also update commissioners on a tract of land selected for the location of the new Surf City school project.

“Our goal for the meeting with the commissioners is to find out about the funding situation and their ability to fund

projects and what their schedule is,” said School Board member Tom Roper. “Our goal is to reach out to them and have a Priority One meeting to update them on what is happening and do a formal presentation to them Feb. 2 to ask for the funding for what we have going so far.”

Tom Roper says they are not ready to release the location of the land as of yet.

“All I can say is it is in the Surf City area. We have a lot of due diligence to perform before we can say much about it,” Roper said. “We think it’s a good location and the owner is willing to sell it.”

Surf City meeting focuses on finance

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

District Court Judge James H. Faison III shakes hands with Special Superior Court Judge Gary Trawick after Trawick swore Faison in for another term. The ceremony took place Jan. 9 at Pender High School with the student body in attendance. Faison is a graduate of Pender High. Holding the Bible for the ceremony was Faison’s wife Angela. See more photos of the event on page 4C.

Savings for residents of the district

Shiloh-Columbia VFD improves fire rating

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announced Friday the ShilohColumbia Fire District completed its routine inspection and received a 7/9E rating.

The improved rating will result in an increased fire insurance savings.

Pender County Commissioner Jimmy Tate, who represents the district, said the ratings improvement was good news for residents of the area.

“I think it’s wonderful that our fire department is doing such a good job the residents will see a savings on their insurance bills. I commend Chief William Rossell and the Shiloh-Columbia firefighters for their hard work,” said Tate. “I know they are very

dedicated to making sure we get the best rating and response time possible.”

The inspection, conducted by officials with the Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM), is required on a regular basis as part of the North Carolina Response Rating System (NCRRS). Among other things,

Commissioners discuss health assessment

By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer Pender County Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Moser presented the 2014 Community Health Assessment during the Jan. 5 meeting of the Pender County Commissioners.

Moser said the assessment, which is required every four years, provided good

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the routine inspections look for proper staffing levels, sufficient equipment, proper maintenance of equipment, communications capabilities and availability of a water source.

“Their rating will go to a seven, from the 9S they currently have. This will help reduce insurance cost to the

statistical information which is used when planning programs and identifying the county’s top needs.

She said the assessment identified mental health issues, diabetes, and recreation and exercise as issues to be addressed in the future.

The needs will be turned into “action plans,” said Moser.

“I am amazed at the amount of information in the assessment,” said Commissioner George Brown.

Commissioner David Piepmeyer noted Pender County’s suicide rate was higher than the state average. Moser said the data indicates, based on 2013 numbers, that Pender had seven suicides, most of which were ages 45 and older. She said the

citizens that are within five road miles from their station. Chief Rossell and The Shiloh- Columbia Fire department worked hard to get ready and did a very good job during the inspection. They should be very proud of this accomplishment,” said Pender County Commission Chairman David Williams.

The NCRRS rating system ranges from one (highest) to 10 (not recognized as a certified fire department by the state), with most rural departments falling into the 9S category.

While lower ratings do not necessarily indicate poor service, a higher rating does suggest that a department is overall better equipped to respond to fires in its district. Higher ratings can also significantly lower homeowners insurance rates in that fire district.

The first of two Surf City town council work sessions held Jan. 9 focused on town finances. The council met at the Surf City Welcome Center to discuss issues and begin work on the new budget. Financial issues were the center of the board’s discussion.

“We talked about developing a fund balance policy.

The Local Government Commission requires we keep eight percent of our budget in reserve in the fund balance.

We are well above that, and

we think we need to keep 30 to 35 percent in reserve,” said Mayor Zander Guy. “We want to develop a policy and put it on record as to what our fund balance should be.”

Other issues discussed by the board included renovation and repair to the town hall.

“We have some major structural and water issues with the town hall and we have to determine how to address those,” Guy said.

Town officials are working to develop updated job classifications for town employees so each employee will know exactly what their job entails.

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county health and human services will most likely look at mental and substance abuse issues and provide better access to hotlines and information.

She also noted the number of trafficrelated deaths were not our teens, but also residents over the age of 45.

Piepmeyer expressed concern over the water quality data.

“It’s alarming and disconcerting,” he said.

Moser said Pender County’s water is Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew effected by several issues, including runoff, rivers, and coastal waters. She said Topsail Beach firefighter Ben Meyers trains on fire hydrant the county oversees well installation and operations at the fire college at CFCC Jan. 10. More than very few wells pass on the first test until 500 firefighters from across the state attended the event,

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Arrest report Sherod Desean Carr, 25, 2666 Shiloh Road, Watha. Felony probation violation. Incarcerated under $100,000 cash bond.

Julio Cesar Chavez, 23, 391 Interstate Loop, Rocky Point.

Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $596 cash.

Tammy Channell Cromartie, 44, 19128 U.S. Hwy. 421, Watha.

Assault with deadly weapon, misdemeanor larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Lori Murray Daddona, 54, 760 Indian Hill Rd., Ivanhoe.

Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Thomas William Durham, 32, 145 Old Farm Road, Hampstead. Driving while license revoked, simple worthless check.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,100 secured bond.

Anthony Allen Edwards, 43, 290-A Twin Oaks Drive, Hampstead. Felony larceny of motor vehicle, felony possession of motor vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $25,000 secured bond.

Tryvon Elders, 20, 7801 Slocum Trail, Atkinson. Simple assault, injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,600 secured bond.

Bryant Anthony Gymtruk, 27, 121 Lea Drive, Hampstead.

Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $932. Cash Gustive Warren Hansley, 18, 526 Groves Point Road, Hampstead. Assault with a deadly weapon. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Brian John Hartman, 38, 601 Park Drive, Hampstead. Felony breaking and or entering, felony possession of stolen goods,

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Septic tanks by creeks can also contribute to poor water quality.

Moser said she will talk to state environmental agencies to learn what data is being used to determine the state averages in regard to water quality. If the state is using

swimming alerts, the data would affect or skew Pender’s averages.

Commissioner Jimmy Tate urged Moser to share the health assessment with the Council of Community Affairs committee, a group he is instrumental in reviving within Pender.

Other business In other business, Brown introduced Rocky Point Fire Chief Chris Tucker.

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larceny after breaking and or entering, larceny of a firearm.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $15,000 secured bond.

Natasha Leigh Lee, 35, 212 N. Smith Street, Burgaw. DWI. Released.

Luis Lopez, 21, 706 Pine Street, Hampstead. No operators license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Terry Lynn Martinez, 56, 101 Machine Gun Road, Hampstead. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Sylvester Murray, III, 35, 650 U.S. 117 Hwy. S., Burgaw. Communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $800 secured bond.

Kevin Myers, Sr. 44, 125 Windward Drive 30, Rocky Point.

Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Terrall Avery Shiver, 21, 2174 Little Kelly Road, Rocky Point.

Driving while impaired, simple possession of schedule 2 controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $1,600 secured bond.

Dayl Lynn Staggs, 50, 2045 Watts Landing Rd., Hampstead.

Unauthorized use of motor vehicle. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $600 secured bond.

Andreas Gernot Sullivan, 49, 1808 Wallace Airport Road, Wallace. Indecent liberties with child (2 counts) sexual activity by custodian (parental) (2 counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $2,000,000 secured bond.

Daniel Lewis Willoughby, Jr. 35, 24 Millbranch Drive, Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Released under $2,000

Tucker said the residents in the region served by the Rocky Point Fire District will have lower insurance costs, thanks to the lower ISO rating. The opening of the new substation has made this possible. The average homeowner may realize a $400 to $1,000 savings on their homeowners insurance.

Tucker said the department responded to a structure fire already. The response times were good, he said.

His next task is to make the substation “fully functional,” he said. Tucker said it will cost an estimated $60,000 to $70,000 to make the substation fully functional for the staff. The building will be complete, but he said there will be no frills, “just function.”

Commissioners approved a request to spend $6,300 for a new tourism website. The annual hosting cost will be $599 and a $49.99 per month maintenance fee. The request also included a purchase order for $3,000 to Luna Ads to facilitate the design of the new website. “$10,000 seems costly,” said Tate.

Erik Harvey, the county’s IT director, said the website could be brought back under the umbrella of county management if the county had personnel to administrate all websites. He said his department did not have the time to maintain, manage or support the tourism website. The funds for the new website would be moved from the IT department to the Tourism department to cover the cost.

The commissioners approved the request.

Irene Edwards, the director of El Puente NC, asked the commissioners for use of the county annex parking lot and $300 for funding of the El Puente Multicultural Festival, slated for Oct. 17. She asked the commissioners to sponsor a tent.

Chairman David Williams said he was hesitant to sponsor a tent because the commissioners would set a precedent for requests from other organizations.

“I support the use of the grounds,” said Brown. “I have a hesitation regarding sponsoring a tent.”

The commissioners agreed they wanted to know what the county would be advocating by sponsoring the tent.

Edwards said county agencies could set up displays and exhibits in the county tent.

The board instructed her to invite the various county agencies to gauge the level of involvement.

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Commissioners approved a budget ordinance to increase state aid to the public library fund revenue by $6,806.

The commissioners authorized $3,298.124 for construction at the Pender Commerce Park. The project was approved at the December meeting. The fund balance will be reimbursed by a portion of funding for upcoming financing.

The commissioners donated $1,500 to the Pender Youth Football and Cheer Association. The money will go toward the students’ upcoming national and international competition. This team placed first in the Universal Cheerleaders Association Recreation Division at the Carolina Classic Championship.

The board of commissioners recently donated $1,500 to the Burgaw Dixie Youth softball team in their advancement to the World Series. They also donated $1,500 to the Topsail High School Cheerleaders for their national competition recently.

Carla Burbick, the director of the Pender Youth Football and Cheer Association, thanked the commissioners for their donation. She reported the program has grown from 75 participants to more than 250 over the last seven years.

William Mashbur n and John Fullerton were appointed to the county planning board.

Mashburn has served 9 years on the county planning board.

He is eligible to serve one more year. Fullerton, from the Scotts Hill area is a retired zoning administrator and has experience dealing with FEMA. Commissioners introduced Melissa Pedersen, the new administrative assistant who will take minutes at the meetings. She replaces Glenda Pridgeon who retired.

The next meeting of the Pender County Board of Commissioners is set for Tuesday, Jan. 20. The meeting will be delayed one day in observance of Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 19. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m.

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Burgaw town hall under repair after October car crash

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Repairs are underway at the Burgaw Town Hall. After a car crashed into the side of the building in October, the mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office was closed and town officials have discussed what to do about the damage.

Last week the commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting room was converted into temporary offices and the business office for the town moved to the temporary quarters.

Residents transacting business with the town can now enter the building through the door that formerly opened

into the commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crews are repairing the interior structure of the building that was damaged by the car,â&#x20AC;? said town manager Chad McEwen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commissioners will determine at this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting if the building will just be repaired or if they want to expand it with additional office space that has been discussed.â&#x20AC;?

McEwen says meetings that normally would take place in the commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting room will now move to the Depot until the repairs are finished. He expects repairs to be complete by March.

Atkinson Fire Department to hold information meeting on fire insurance rating test The Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department will host a community meeting for the residents of the Atkinson Six Mile Fire District and the residents of the town of Atkinson Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. at the old Atkinson School cafeteria.

The purpose of this meeting is to inform residents concerning preparations for a North

Carolina Department of Insurance fire insurance grade reduction test to potentially be able to improve fire insurance ratings which in turn could lower the homeowners and businesses fire insurance premiums.

For more information contact Chief Rivenbark at 910-2311947 or email avfd@att.net.

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Burgaw town manager Chad McEwen stands behind safety fencing in front of the town hall. The town ofďŹ ces have been moved to the commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting room entrance while repair work is underway.

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From Staff Reports The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice will sponsor a concert by the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band Feb. 5 at the Pender County Hampstead Government Annex. The 7 p.m. concert is free to the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are happy to be able to bring the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band to Pender County,â&#x20AC;? said Post & Voice Publisher Andy PetSchool and West Montgomery tigrew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a very close High School. Hodges was also connection with the military in a counselor and an English Pender County with many reteacher. tirees and veterans living here.

He is graduate of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, with masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees from East Carolina University.

Simmons resigned his position at Topsail High to return home to South Carolina.

School officials say family From Staff Reports obligations were behind SimIcy conditions in northern mons resignation, and he and western areas of Pender worked hard and performed County caused problems last well during his tenure at THS. Friday, including a fatal traffic Officials hope to have Hodges accident on I-40. on the job at THS within 60 A passenger vehicle driven days.

by Mindy Burnett, 19, from Greenville N.C., crashed into a Pepsi truck westbound on I-40 near the Pender-Duplin line.

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The Pepsi truck had stopped Court facilities fees are to avoid another truck which collected in all Superior and had jack-knifed on the ice and District Court cases, both blocked the lane. criminal and civil. Sheriff Traffic was backed up along service fees and fail fees are I-40 for several hours followalso collected. ing the accident. A child in A total of $14,737.58 was Burnettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car was taken to disbursed to the Pender Coun- New Hanover Regional Medity Treasurer for fees collected cal Center following the acin December 2014. cident.

New principal at Topsail High

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Topsail High School has a new principal following the resignation of Berry Simmons.

Michael Hodges will become the top administrator at the school. Hodges comes to Topsail High School from Nash County/Rocky Mount Schools, where he is the assistant superintendent of student services. He has served as principal and assistant principal at Northern Nash High School, and an assistant principal at Scotland County High

Unexpected ice causes problems in Pender

Clerk of Court disburses funds The Pender County Clerk of Court Robert W. Kilroy reports the following funds were collected and disbursed to Pender County and the Pender County Board of Education.

For December 2014, $15,723.90 in collected fines and forfeitures were paid to the Pender County Board of

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Several Pender County schools were delayed by the icy conditions. Penderlea School, Malpass Corner Elementary, West Pender Middle School and Pender High School were on a two-hour delay. The icy conditions caught school officials off guard, resulting in a latter than usual decision to delay schools. The delay was called at about 7:40 a.m., just minutes before the start of school.

As of press time Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory from midnight Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon this week. All of inland Pender County is under the advisory.

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Opinion Thursday, January 15, 2015, Page 4A

Welcome to my world

Nothing is really free Community colleges have a vital role in our state, and have been extremely important since leaders realized the reign of King Cotton was coming to an end, and too many young people were using the farm-to-market roads to leave home.

Community colleges give students who might not need a four-year degree an option, as well as giving students pursuing bachelor degrees a less expensive start. The days are long gone of being able to start a career without some kind Nothing, regardless of degree; we live in a highly of what any politician technical world where the promises, is free...As has public schools are striving to always been the case with keep up with just providing the basic skills needed by their the community college system – and as it should charges. be—the person who takes No one in the right mind would dispute the necessity up the slack is the taxor the benefits of the commupayer. nity college system, especially here in North Carolina but across the nation as well. The system has been supported by both sides of the political aisle, albeit sometimes to a less extent than during some terms of the legislature.

It is callous in the very least for the President of the United States to use the community college system to buy votes for his heirs apparent.

Barack Obama, in next week’s State of the Union address, has promised to push for free community college tuition across the country. He uses Tennessee’s free tuition program as an example. While that system is a good idea, the Volunteer State also has a different tax structure than North Carolina, and alternative methods of paying for that “free” tuition.

Nothing, regardless of what any politician promises, is free.

Someone has to pay the teachers, the staff, the electric bill, the plumber, and the groundskeeper. Someone has to supply the materials for science classes. Someone has to pay for the Internet service that enables students to take classes online, and someone has to pay for the computers that enable professors to teach classes remotely.

As has always been the case with the community college system – and as it should be—the person who takes up the slack is the taxpayer.

We all benefit from having a better-educated, better skilled community. A more skilled workforce brings development, which in turns brings benefits for the entire community through improvements to schools, a broader tax base, more retail revenues and a thousand other ways. No logical person has a problem with the community college system, and no one with an eye to the future of their family and community should have a problem with bearing some of the burden.

At the same time, community colleges shouldn’t be “free for the asking.” This marginalizes the effort required to successfully obtain a two-year degree, or even just some extended certification. There are sufficient loans, grants and other resource programs available for those who truly need assistance. The military still provides excellent education benefits for serving one’s country. Literally dozens of work-for-school programs exist nationwide. Today’s trend toward people expecting a management position simply because they exist has had a major bearing on the move by politicians to make something else “free” for the asking.

It’s shameful to use the promise of free higher education as a way to ensure the loyalty of a voting bloc; we sincerely hope the Congress is able to see through this political smokescreen, and reduce it to just another fiscally irresponsible pipedream.

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Tom Campbell

Are there any true Democrats still in North Carolina?

Jim Graham, our late Commissioner of Agriculture, used to entertain audiences by braying like a mule, explaining that the mule was not only the symbol of the Democratic Party but also a reminder of our roots as an agricultural state. Democrats have been braying a lot recently, and for all the good it’s done them they might as well have been braying at the moon.

After a century of being in charge of North Carolina government Democrats despair at being relegated to the backbenches when decisions are made. But enough of the whining already; their crybaby act is making them look like sore-tail losers. It’s time Democrats owned their shortcomings, remembered their roots and

Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Parental involvement

The Post & Voice’s quotes of the week “We have a lot of due diligence to perform before we can say much about it. We think it’s a good location and the owner is willing to sell it.”

Pender County School Board member Tom Roper on the possible location of the new school in Surf City.

“I know they are very dedicated to making sure we get the best rating and response time possible.”

Pender County Commissioiner Jimmy Tate on the improved fire insurance rating in the Shiloh-Columbia fire district.

Je suis Charlie

I regularly deal with Sadly, not everyone feels folks who disagree with my that way. opinions.

The three men and one Whether it’s via social woman who took hostages, media, this column, or the shot up a magazine, and table at the store in Kelly, I killed a policeman (who welcome civilized discourse, happened to be Muslim) in even when it’s not always cold blood were terrorists, civilized. I’m not a fan of inregardless of their place of serting personal insults into worship. They took enough even heated debates, but umbrage at Charlie’s biting it does happen more often satire that they decided than I’d like to admit. to express their dissentKafka, that tortured ing opinion at the end classic writer, suggested of illegally-obtained and that dissent keeps us honowned military firearms, est. In fact he suggested much the same way another we shouldn’t read things nutcase who called himself we agree with, but rather, a warrior for Allah used a things that “the kind of stolen shotgun to kill diners Jefferson Weaver books that wound or stab at an Australian café a few us.” weeks back. whilst reading.

While I don’t agree 100 The fact that a single The magazine has a hispercent with the depressed legally-armed civilian in eitory of attacking (in print) German’s line of thought, ther of these two voluntarithe growing radical, funhe does have a point. There ly-disarmed countries could damentalist Muslim movewas a time when folks relhave radically changed the ment in France. Lest you ished a good debate, since it course of events is also take me to task for being started speaking out forcemade them think. column for another day. I insensitive: if police are fully and proudly for what Of course, the study of don’t care about the ridicuscared to go into your town they believe. rhetoric was already deep lously stringent gun laws in because of your religion, Both political parties in the sealed vault where France and the Land Down politics or any other ideolhave strayed from their forgotten classes are stored Under, since folks voted for ogy – I’m going to call you raisin’s, to use a euphemism long before the advent of the politicians who made radical and dangerous. A we all understand. Over the political correctness. The French police commissioner those laws, it’s their bed, past half century they’ve latter, in my opinion, only and they can lie in it. described that very probbeen hi-jacked and no longer further serves to divide The idea that someone lem the other day. He was advocate for everyone, inpeople without the opportucould or would shoot up a more careful than I might stead becoming mouthpieces nity for a bridge, but that’s magazine (or newspaper) ofhave been in describing the for certain ones. The GOP a column for another day. fice over a dissenting opinreligion of Islam, but hey, has traditionally been more Hardly anyone in Ameriion is frightening to many there’s that dissenting opinclosely aligned with busica had heard of Charlie Heb- ion again. folks. I’ve had folks threaten ness, but they shifted far do before last week. I’d be my life over my opinions, as I don’t agree with the right to champion big corwilling to bet out of those well as my news coverage. It whole Mohammedan docporations, the wealthy and who were familiar with the doesn’t happen very often, trine; I’ve debated Christielite. Democrats were most French satire magazine but it does make you think anity with one or two Mosoften associated with the could correctly pronounce (and be grateful to live in lems, and haven’t yet been underdog and the middleits name. I don’t pretend to a state that still recognizes beheaded, so I’m fairly sure class, but they veered far be able to do so. the Second Amendment). the terrorists who attacked left to cheerlead the causes From what I’ve read The idea of killing us on Sept. 11, 2001, nor of minorities, women and about Charlie, as it is comsomeone over an idea I the vermin who attacked unions. monly called, I should have Charlie Hebdo last week, are don’t agree with is beyond Let’s be clear. We wouldn’t a subscription, if I were a my ability to reason. I can’t typical of those who follow for one moment suggest that faithful follower of Kafka. conceive of it. Yet these Islam.

Democrats turn their backs The words “irreverent”, folks – and many like them Do I agree with their on these groups but they do “disrespectful of everyreligion? No. Do I think they – think it’s perfectly okay to need to decide if they are one” and “extreme left kill folks who threaten their are correct in their ideolmore than just evangelists wing” frequently appear in own opinions and deeply ogy? No. for them. descriptions of the journal. held beliefs. It’s astonishNor do I want to blow If the Democrats’ goal is That which makes us think ing, and to some extent, them up or use their innoto win elections and regain should sharpen the tools we frightening, to think that cent civilians as targets. I power they have work to do. use to defend our own stand sincerely doubt the majority there are people in this They must stop fighting each on issues large and small, of the followers of Mohamother and quit killing the even if we do fuss and fume med want to do that, either.

Continued on page 5A messengers who proclaim their liberal left shift and insist they return to their more moderate and centrist roots. To win, they must recapture white males and unaffiliated voters. They won’t attract them so long as they are so far left of center.

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One afternoon before the beginning of the school year, I received a call from Vikki Childress, my son’s principal at Dixon High School. She asked if I would be interested in serving as a parent representative on the School Leadership Team. Of course, I hopped at the opportunity to be involved in my 15-yearold’s academic life. For the past two years, I’ve had an active role in Jacob’s athletic experiences at Dixon on both the football field and basketball court. It’s one thing to yell, “Run, Jacob. Mommy loves you,” while he’s aggressively protecting his quarterback. But, to be a part of the critical decision-making that drives school operations is another matter entirely. I asked Mrs. Childress if she would like for me to wear my Miss Dixon High School of 1988 crown, but she respectfully declined. After all, I wouldn’t want to intimidate the other parent representatives. As soon as I hung up with Mrs. Childress, I ran to Jacob’s room and shared the good news.

Jacob’s reaction was a bit surprising. He just rolled his eyes at me and moaned, “Mom what’s wrong with you? Just shoot me now.”

I think Jacob might find my zestful involvement in his life embarrassing. I can’t be sure but, when he’s running onto the field, he doesn’t respond to my screams and chants. I don’t even get a sideways glance. Granted, he’s a 6-2 hairy football player, but does that mean he has to completely ignore me when he’s hanging out with friends after practice? I even purchased a football tee with Jacob’s Mom embroidered on the back, although I haven’t seen it lately. Perhaps Jacob’s not receiving the subtle hints that I’m so very proud of him.

Surely, being on the School Leadership Team would be a great way to reaffirm the concern and love I feel for him and his high school experience.

The day of the meeting arrived but, alas, I was involved in staff development at my own school and was unable to attend. Fortunately, I had prepared a list of new initiatives that would really enhance parental involvement and sent them to Mrs. Childress in advance of the meeting. Here’s a snapshot of a few of my suggested programs: s0EP 0ARENTS -OMS AND dads if applicable) dress up in cheer outfits and lead pep rallies on the afternoons of home games. For homecoming, we would do a special routine on the 50-yard line (something with flags and batons) before escorting our kids around the field. s-UFlNS WITH -OM /N the third Monday of every other month, moms join their students on the front lawn for a special treat during lunch. s&AMILY &IELD $AY 0ARENTS pair up with their children for some fantastic fun on the field. Activities would

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer January is half gone Perhaps that is why we are supposed to just take one day at a time. There is a little saying in one of my collecTIONS THAT SAYS h/NE OF THE best things about the future is that it comes one day at a TIME v 0ROBABLY WE COULD NOT handle much more.

Cooold.

Last Wednesday was cold and windy. When the weatherman said it would be 16 degrees, it seemed like a good time to stay home from choir practice and look after the house and dog. I left the water running slightly, covered the dog warmly, put extra cover on my bed, and went to sleep, after calling the choir director to tell him I would not be going to choir practice that night.

Was surprised to hear the weatherman say that by Sunday the temperature would BE IN THE S /UR WEATHER seems very unpredictable THESE DAYS DOESN T IT Burgaw Book Club Brenda Beverage hosted the book club Jan. 8. President June Robbins led the business meeting. Program CHAIRMAN FOR THE MONTH $OT -ILLS INTRODUCED THE SPEAKER -ONIQUE "AKER 0ENDER #OUNTY 4OURISM $IRECTOR Her office is between the "URGAW #OMMUNITY (OUSE AND THE .EW 0ENDER !RTS #OUNCIL HEADQUARTERS ON Wilmington Street, 3HE GRADUATED FROM . #

State University in Animal Science and worked with farmers in the area. She went into the Hospitality Industry, knew lots of people in this area, and has been TourISM $IRECTOR FOR SIX YEARS She presented each member with a Pender #OUNTY 4OURISM TOTE BAG containing a very attractive folder which contained a 20 page brochure about Pender #OUNTY ATTRACTIONS 4HERE were many places in it that I did not know about or have not visited. Probably there are many of you who have not either. /THER BROCHURES ABOUT specific areas such as h$ISCOVER 4OPSAILv h3URF #ITYv AND h0OPLAR 'ROVEv AT Scotts Hill, Historic Burgaw $EPOT OLDEST DEPOT IN .ORTH #AROLINA CIRCA WERE inside.

The renovated depot is now used for weddings, receptions of all kinds, large group meetings, high school class reunions, business expos and many other functions.

The director works with businesses, motels, restaurants, and other establishments to make people aware of the treasures Pender #OUNTY HOLDS -OORES #REEK .ATIONAL "ATTLElELD IS A VERY important tourist attraction IN 7ESTERN 0ENDER #OUNTY NEAR #URRIE The Pender Historical SoCIETY -USEUM IN "URGAW HAS

much history to offer visitors and is open Thursdays and Fridays from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., with volunteers on duty.

The Russian or Eastern /RTHODOX #HURCH AT 3T (ELEna is the only one of its kind in the area, the next closest being in Raleigh, I think. /UR 0ENDER #OUNTY #OURTHOUSE 3QUARE AND #OURThouse building are a special treasure in Burgaw. The square is used for Pender 3PRING &EST IN -AY AND OTHER activities throughout the YEAR INCLUDING . # "LUEBERRY &ESTIVAL IN *UNE -ANY people use the block for walking or running.

7E ALSO HAVE THE /SGOOD #ANAL 'REENWAY AND 4RAIL that runs through downtown Burgaw from the cemetery to THE 2OTARY 0ARK NEXT TO #APE &EAR #OMMUNITY #OLLEGE #AMPUS -Y DAUGHTER S FAMily was here last week and my granddaughter, Rachel, wanted to run four miles, in preparation for a marathon later in January. She ran the whole trail, which was 2.6 miles long, so Rachel backtracked to make up the rest. /N &RIDAY %DDIE 2IVENbark and I volunteered at THE "URGAW -USEUM FROM 1-4 p.m. We volunteer every second Friday each month.

Unfortunately we had no visitors. Please remember that it is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday each week

and we would love to have you visit.

What Itty Bitty is this? %ACH YEAR 3ANDRA $AVIS

WIFE OF PASTOR 2ONIE $AVIS OF +ING S #HAPEL #HURCH

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WRITES A #HRISTMAS PLAY

which is performed during THE #HRISTMAS SEASON 4HIS yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play was presented Jan. 9-10 at the church.

The play was about the importance of a child to 'OD Suffer the little children to come unto Me. And forbid them not: for of such is the Kingdom of God. Mark 10:14 The play was written by Sandra to remember her sister, Ella King and her love for little children. Her favorite word for these small ones WAS hITTY BITTYv %LLA DIED OF cancer at 69 and was like a mother to Sandra.

The stage area was decorated beautifully in pink and blue, with balloons, fabric, many tiny lights and many beautiful dolls.

Sandra was the author, director, narrator, and prop changer. She was responsible for the lovely decorations, which included a large star that guided the wise men.

She is a very talented lady.

The play had lots of children in it, family members, church members, and others.

I rode out with my friend, *OSIE -ILNER WHO SINGS WITH the Lamplighters from Adult Services.

Tommy Prescott was the

pianist, and his and Kayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandson was baby Jesus.

There were several, eight or 10, angels and singers, from little ones to teenagers, all dressed in white dresses and one precious little boy, whose role was to say, several times in the play, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to SIT WITH %LLA v The young girls brought beautiful little dolls to several people in the audience. I thought we were to give them back after the play but was told I should take it home.

-Y GREAT GRANDCHILDREN WILL love playing with it. I shall NAME HER h!NGELv IN HONOR of all the precious children in the play- and I know how much Jesus loves the little children â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cause the Bible tells me so.

I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t name all the characters, but my friend, Eddie 2IVENBARK PLAYED $R -ASON

Joseph, Jesus, and King Herod.

Besides all the players, there were many helpers to complete the people who helped to make it all possible- with lighting, props, costumes, and even refreshments at the completion of the play.

Unfortunately, later after being home a couple hours, I realized that my dime store reading glasses were missING .OW MY PRESCRIPTIONS and the others were missing too. I felt sure they had fallen off my hat at the play. It was too late to call anybody that

night, so I called Eddie to get Sandraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone number early Sunday morning. Left a message on her phone.

When I got to church, all I had was my glasses with one lens. Robby had an extra pair of dime store glasses I could borrow. I could see the music with his glasses and my flashlight. (I never have found the lost lens.)

After church I decided Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d DRIVE OUT TO +ING S #HAPEL TO see if anyone found my glasses. Yes, Sandra had found them on the floor. So the Lord blessed me once again.

That afternoon I took some fruit cake cookies to #LETA -C,ENDON WHO HAD given me the recipe several years ago. The recipe makes a large batch, and I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even stir the dough any more. Edith had made some in Louisiana and brought some with her. They last a long time and are delicious.

So I wanted her to have a few.

She says she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make them anymore either. Anyway we appreciate Edith and family sharing them with us.

They surely were good.

Here are a couple of parting thoughts from the same little collection: Many things are opened by mistake but none more than the mouth.

Your parents brought you up; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let them down.

Shalom!

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tank in my bikini. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure Vanessa Taylor, my special friend and another parent representative, would be willing to do the same. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re welcome, Jacob. s$ANCE /FF .OW THIS would be an incentive only. Students who pass their weekly tests would be

eligible to participate in a dance-off with their moms or dads. After all, I can do a mean Robot and Vanessa told me that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d teach me The Electric Slide. For students who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to dance, we would do karaoke performances. s-OMMY -ONITORS -OMS

serve as hallway monitors on Friday mornings when things might be especially hectic. /F COURSE WE D have special neon vests with badges to enhance our credibility. s4 SHIRT 4UESDAYS %VERY Tuesday, the kids wear a special tie-dyed t-shirt with a

picture of themselves on the front and their parents on the back. This would help to lend an air of family involvement within the school.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still waiting to hear about the success of the meeting, particularly when the group would like to SCHEDULE &AMILY &IELD $AY )

think I can get my hands on a bunch of large flour sacks and some blue ribbons to pin to the shirts of the firstplace winners. When Jacob gets home tonight, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ask if he wants to sign up for the (ULA (OOP -ARATHON OR THE Balloon Squeeze. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll let him pick.

COMMON GOOD $EMOCRATS advocated growth, opportunity and a way up for all, espousing working middle class values, because these were the folks who made up the backbone, the majority in our state and nation. $EMOCRATS WERE ALSO progressives in recognizing that government had a role in improving our lives. They

advocated better public schools, wholesome work environments, public safety and the infrastructure that would benefit all. These $EMOCRATS DEMANDED THEIR government functioned effectively and be accountable.

They were skeptical of big government, big business and big anything, neither supporting high taxes nor

unnecessary government interference in their affairs. They believed in giving people a hand up but never intended that help to become unending handouts for anyone.

So what happened to THESE $EMOCRATS 7HERE ARE THEY TODAY )NSTEAD OF WHINing about what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost WHY SHOULDN T THE $EMOCRAT-

ic Party return to its roots and loudly and proudly proclaim what they do stand FOR 7HERE ARE THE LEADERS

the spokespersons who can articulate this message and rally the party faithful and others wanting something POSITIVE TO STAND FOR Are there any traditional $EMOCRATS REMAINING IN .ORTH #AROLINA

Campbell is former assistant state treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of state issues airing Saturdays at 5 a.m. on WILM-TV and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 20, Channel 25, and Channel 52. Contact him at www.ncspin.com.

taking another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life because they have a different belief system than mine. I may know in my heart they are wrong, and if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the case, since I am A FOLLOWER OF *ESUS #HRIST

I have a responsibility to share my faith with them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but not to kill them because we disagree.

I doubt sincerely that I would approve of much of anything published in Charlie Hebdo, but as long as it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pornographic or gratuitously violent, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to keep it from being printed by any means but exhortation. Yet I fully support their right to

free speech (one of the few rights the French have managed to hold on to in recent years).

Everyone who values the ability to speak their mind, read what they want, and worship freely was wounded the other day when those vermin opened fire in the office on the street known as 2UE .ICOLAS !PPERT #HRIStian, American, FrenchMAN "UDDHIST #HINESE

*EW PAGAN -INORCAN

atheist, Slavic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; everyone, regardless of faith or home, was attacked when those folks were killed for their opinions.

The magazine will pub-

lish again this week, and likely will print things I disagree with or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like. But as long as the freely-written or freely-spoken thought survives, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hope for the world.

Like everyone else who appreciates the power of the freely spoken opinion, regardless of whether or not we agree with each other, I want to join those folks in Paris by saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Je SUIS #HARLIE v ) AM #HARLIE â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice.

Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com.

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Continued from page 4A world who so vehemently disagree with others that they might shoot up a school, college, church, newspaper or magazine office because they feel their god has told them itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be clear â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I do not defend, condone, endorse or believe in Islam. I am the same way about Shinto, Buddhism, pantheism, -ITHRAISM AND WORSHIPPING THE #OSMIC -UFlN Yet I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t conceive of

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The students in Ms. Thomas's third grade class at South Topsail Elementary School published their own book. Each student wrote and illustrated a short story for the book. They held an author’s reading event and invited parents and administration to enjoy the stories.

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Pender County Schools Superintendent Dr. Terri Cobb recognizes student Breyanna Williams as a top ten winner in the District II regional job seeking skills event.

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Nia Coury (right) was recognized at the Pender County Board of Education meeting Monday for earning an honorable mention in the statewide poster contest What is Great About Public Education. Pender County Schools Superintendent Dr. Terri Cobb presented the award. Pender County teachers, (above left to right) Amy Blessing, Bridget Wortman, and Laura Payne were recognized at the Board of Education meeting Monday for successful completion of the renewal process for continued designation as a National Board Certified Teacher. Teachers hold the national certification for 10 years.

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Claiming the retirement saver’s tax credit Dear Savvy Senior, A coworker was recently telling me about a tax credit she got last year for simply contributing to our company’s 401(k) plan. What can you tell me about this, and who’s eligible?

Over 55 Dear Over, It’s called the “retirement saver’s tax credit,” and it’s a frequently overlooked credit that’s available to low and moderateincome individuals and families who make saving for retirement a priority.

Here’s how it works.

If your contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA, or an employer sponsored plan like a 401(k), 457, 403(b), SEP plan, SIMPLE IRA or other retirementsavings plan, the retirement saver’s tax credit will allow you to claim 10, 20 or 50 percent of your contribution, depending on your income, up to a maximum of $1,000 per person or $2,000 per couple.

To qualify, you must also be at least 18 years old and not a full-time student, and were not claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return. And your adjusted gross income in 2015 must be $61,000 or less as a married couple filing jointly, $45,750 or less if filing as head of household, or $30,500 or less if you’re a single filer. These income limits are adjusted annually to keep pace with inflation.

To get the 50 percent credit, you’ll need to have

an income below $18,250 if you’re single, $27,375 if you’re filing as head of household, and $36,500 for couples in 2015.

The 20 percent credit rate applies to individuals earning between $18,251 and $19,750; for head of household filers it’s $27,376 to $29,625; and for couples it’s $36,501 to $39,500.

And the 10 percent rate is for individuals with an adjusted gross income between $19,751 and $30,500; for head of household filers 29,626 to $45,750; and couples it’s between $39,501 and $60,100.

Double tax break You also need to know that the retirement saver’s tax credit can be claimed in addition to the tax deduction you get for contributing to your employer’s retirement plan or a traditional IRA. Here’s an example of how this works.

Let’s say you’re married and have an income of $37,000, and your spouse is not working. If you contribute $1,000 to your company’s 401(k) plan, your adjusted gross income would be reduced to $36,000 on your tax return. You would also be able to claim a 50 percent retirement saver’s credit, which is worth $500, for your $1,000 401(k) contribution.

Keep in mind though that this is a tax credit, not a deduction, so it lowers your income tax dollar for dollar. It is, however, a nonrefundable tax credit, which means it cannot reduce the amount of tax owed to less than zero.

How to claim To claim the credit, you will need to fill out Form 8880 (see irs.gov/pub/irspdf/f8880.pdf) and attach it to your 1040, 1040A or 1040NR when you file your tax return. Don’t use the 1040EZ Form.

If you think that you would have qualified for the credit in previous years but didn’t claim it, you can file an amended return as far back as 2011 and still get the credits.

A 2011 amended return is due by April 15, 2015. See IRS Form 1040X (irs.gov/ pub/irs-pdf/i1040x.pdf) for instructions on how to file an amended return.

And for more information on the retirement saver’s tax credit, see IRS Publication 590 “Individual Retirement Arrangements” (irs.gov/pub/irspdf/p590.pdf).

If you don’t have Internet access to see or download these forms, call the IRS at 800-829-3676 and ask them to mail them to you.

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Pender County High School Students competed within their classrooms in the District Poetry Out Loud Contest. Students memorized and gave voice to the poems they chose from a selected anthology. Classroom winners then competed in a poetry showcase performance in the new Arts Building, in Burgaw. Winners are on the first row, Left to right, second place David Mahon, first place Hannah Brewer, third place Noah Blanton.

Row Two: Grace Morton,Hugo Rojas, Brandy Britt, Miguel Santiago, Caitlin Brown, Lillian Marschal, Griffin James. Row Three: Ny’Asia Henry, Kyshanna Newkirk, Julian Scober, Caylyn Blango, Michael Daniels, Takera Mitchel, Leo Mendez. Hannah Brewer will represent Pender County in the State Poetry Out Loud Contest in February.

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Bennie Frank Williams Jr. CURRIE -- Bennie Frank Williams, Jr., 57, of Currie passed from his earthly life on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 at his home.

He was born Aug. 30, 1957 in Wilmington, the son of the late Bennie Frank Williams, Sr. and Mary Lanier Williams.

Frank is survived by his

wife, Angela; sister, Jennings Trawick and her husband, Gary; nephew, Evans Trawick (Nikki); nieces, Sarah McConnell (Jason) and Helen Morisey (Frank); six grand ne phews and two g rand nieces.

Frank was a graduate of Pender High School and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He was a humble and loving man who lived simply.

Following F rankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expressed request a family graveside service and inurnment will be held at a later date.

The family would like for you to consider a memorial gift in Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor and memory to Pender County Master Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, 801 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC 28425.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was

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Richard Allison â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickâ&#x20AC;?

Ehrhart BURGAW -- Richard Allison â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickâ&#x20AC;? Ehrhart age 82 of Burgaw died Wednesday Jan. 7, 2015 at New Hanover Reg. Med. Center.

He was born June 15, 1932 in Portsmouth Va., son of the late George and Dorothy Garris Ehrhart.

He is survived by a son,

Richard D. Ehrhart and wife Melanie of Charlotte; three daughters, Angela Locke and husband George of Dunn, Pamela Hurley and husband Michael of Washington DC, and Michelle Knirium and husband Alfie of Md.; eight grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and special friend Louise Uzzell.

Dick was married to the late Norma Jean Cushman.

He attended Churchland High School in Portsmouth, and g raduated from William and Mary University and received a masters degree in business from UNC. He served honorably in the United States Air Force.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday Jan. 10, 2015 at Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Will Davis officiated. Burial will be in Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville at a later Date.

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friends at 1 p.m. Saturday prior to the service.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www. harrellsfh.com . The family was served by Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Ruby Brown Tatum BURGAW -- Ruby Brown Tatum, 88, of Burgaw, died Wednesday Jan. 7, 2015 at Day Springs of Wallace.

She was born Oct. 12, 1926 in Onslow County daughter of the late Clyde and Mattie Williams Brown.

She is survived by two daughters, Linda Batts and husband Marty of Willard, and Hazel Scott of Goldsboro; six g randchildren, Andy Murray, Gail Batson, Courtney Murray, Major Wallace, Jodie Hill, and Robbie Wells; fifteen great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and a sister Edith Brown Rich and husband

John of Hampstead.

She was predeceased by a daughter Kathy Padgett Wells; husbands Ber nice Padgett, and Acy Taylor â&#x20AC;&#x153;Papaâ&#x20AC;? Tatum; two brothers, Garland Cavenaugh, and Edward Cavenaugh; and a sister Ruthie Mae Brown.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday Jan. 9, 2015 at Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Howard Harrell officiated. Burial followed in the Mount Holly Baptist Church cemetery.

T h e f a m i ly re c e ive d friends at 1 p.m. Friday prior to the service. Flowers are accepted or memorial contributions can be made to the charity of ones choice.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www. harrellsfh.com. The family was served by Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw

Pender Memorial Hospital seeks volunteers Pender Memorial Hospital is looking for adult volunteers, 18 years of age and above, in the following areas: The Gift Shop, Emergency Room, Skilled Nursing Facility and

Patient Registration. There are openings on all shifts 7 days a week, including 9 a.m. until noon, and 1- 4 p.m. Shift times will vary for the Gift Shop.

Volunteers generally serve one shift per week for 3-4 hours.

To learn more about this and other volunteer opportunities at Pender Memorial

Hospital, visit www.nhrmc. org/volunteer. To speak to the coordinator, please call 910.259.5451, extension 295 or email pender.volunteer@ nhrmc.org.

Grant applications for groups helping the elderly available The Catherine Kennedy Home Foundation is now accepting applications for grants to be awarded in May, 2015. The Foundation accepts requests from community non-profit organizations and groups whose programs include serving the needs of the elderly in Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties. Individuals are not eligible.

The Foundation was es-

tablished after The Catherine Kennedy Home, which was located at the corner of third and Orange Streets in Wilmington, and was the oldest retirement home for the elderly in the United States, was closed in July, 2000.

Since its inception, The Catherine Kennedy Home Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million in grant funding. The intent of the Founda-

tion, as a granting agency, is to support through charitable grants, those qualified nonprofit charitable organizations or groups engaged in activities meeting the needs and enriching the lives of the elderly in southeastern North Carolina by providing physical, social, and spiritual services.

To request a grant application, mail request to: The Catherine Kennedy Home

Foundation, P.O. Box 4782, Wilmington, N.C. 28406 or email Chris Johnson at chrisjohnson@ec.rr.com or Linda Hundley at lbhundley@ec.rr. com. Completed application and accompanying documents must be postmarked by February 28, 2015.

Brochure available at: http://www.cfmfdn.org/catherine-kennedy-home-foundation.asp.

Burgaw Planning Board to hold special meetings The Town of Burgaw will be holding two events in January to gather feedback from the public. The Planning Board is holding a special meeting at the Depot at 6 p.m.

Jan. 22 to explore proposed design standards that would affect the way new commercial structures would look.

The Burgaw planning department will hold an open

house at the Burgaw library from 8 a.m. until noon Jan. 24 to present information gathered during the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan process and to gather feedback from the public on recommendations for improvements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These meetings are an effort to ensure that town ordinances and plans are reflective of the desires and

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For more information on these events, design standards,

or the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, interested parties can contact the Town of Burgaw Planning Department by calling 910-663-3450 or emailing planning@townofburg aw. com. More information on the Bicycle and Pedestrian plan is also available on the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at http://www. townofburgaw.com/bicycleand-pedestrian-plan.

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By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Recently a 7 year old girl and her family were involved in a plane crash in Kentucky.

He parents, sister and cousin were all killed in the accident. Little Sailor Gutzler survived.

The crash occurred at night and Sailor was basically alone in the dark in the middle of the woods. She initially tried to light a glow stick from the fire of the plane so that she may have light to find her way to help, but it would not ignite.

In the cold with only a short sleeve shirt, shorts,

and one sock, she traveled approximately a mile towards a house which had lights on.

Forty minutes after air traffic control lost contact with the plane, the homeowners contacted emergency services due to Sailor explaining what had just happened.

Survival skills are a valuable resource, as you may not know when you have to use them. These skills may be needed to stay alive for a week or just long enough to keep a clear head in order to find help.

A clear head is the very first thing you must have. The late comedian George Carlin once stated we need to teach people to panic, because that is what they will do every time. How true that comment is. With practice at different survival skills, we learn how to control our panic so we can make clear decisions.

One word can set into motion a bad day instead of a last day; stop. Actually it is an acronym, S.T.O.P. Actually (s)top when faced in an emergency situation.

Stopping will allow you to

gather your emotions and your mind. Deep breaths will calm you down and prevent hyperventilation which decreases the amount of oxygen getting to the brain, resulting in irrational decisions.

Next you need to (t)hink.

Think about where you are and what is going on around you. Are you hurt? Are there others hurt and in need of immediate medical help?

(O)bserve your surroundings to find what can be used.

What landmarks are nearby?

Do you recognize anything to know your location?

(P)lan on what to do next.

If darkness is coming soon, you need to find necessities quickly such as shelter and warmth. If it is cold, like the spell we are having now, you want to get a fire started and shelter up before you start losing manual dexterity due to frigid temperatures. You need to figure out what you can use for shelter and where you can place it.

A fire is an excellent signal if someone knows you are in danger. The lost communication from the plane would have

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caused authorities to send help to look for the plane. Without noticing the light from the house, Sailor may have been better off to stay near the crash site. However, one getting lost in the woods while hunting with no one knowing where you were hunting may require you to seek open areas in which you could signal and get noticed.

Three of anything is a signal of help. Three blasts from a firearm, three flashing signals from a flashlight, and three blows from a whistle are all common emergency signals.

But nothing beats a clear mind.

–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.

Nominations sought for state wildlife conservation award The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking nominations for the Thomas L. Quay Wildlife Diversity Award, which reco gnizes individuals who provide leadership in the conservation of wildlife diversity in North Carolina.

The Wildlife Commission w i l l a c c e p t n o m i n at i o n s through Feb. 10. Nominators must submit a completed nomination form and a detailed essay of the nominee’s contributions to nongame wildlife conservation. The essay is limited to two pages (8 ½ x 11-inch paper, with 1-inch margins, single spaced and 12point font). Submissions that exceed the 2-page limit will be disqualified and returned to the nominator.

Submit nominations by: E-mail to cassandra.marrero@ncwildlife.org Mail to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, Division of Wildlife Management, c/o Cassandra Marrero, 1722 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1722 Fax to 919-707-0067 In addition to this year’s

nominations, nominations submitted in 2013 and 2014 will be considered. Nominations submitted before 2013 will be considered upon request.

T he Nong ame Wildlife Advisory Committee will recommend nominees for consideration by the Wildlife

Commissioners at their May meeting. The winner will be announced at the Commissioners’ meeting in July.

The award is named for the late Thomas Quay, who was a retired professor of zoology at N.C. State University and selfdescribed “full-time volunteer and unpaid environmental ac-

tivist.” The 2015 Quay Award will mark the 10th time the Wildlife Commission has recognized a leader in conservation of wildlife diversity with this award.

For more information on the nomination process, contact Cassandra Marrero at 919-707-0220.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 – 4:00 p.m.

PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM, 805 S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC INFORMATION 1.

Senior Resident Superior Court Judge W. Allen Cobb, Chief District Court Judge J. H. Corpening, II & District Attorney Ben David: Discussion of the Planning of Additional Courtroom Facilities.

2.

Matt Livingston, Town of Wallace Manager: Update on Henderson Field Airport.

3.

Discussion of a Possible Eagle Scout Project for the Pender County Hampstead Annex Property.

PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA 4.

Approval of Minutes: Regular & Closed Session January 5, 2015.

5.

Resolution to Approve a Purchase Order to Paris Mitchell, Community Health Educator, Fiscal Year 2014-2015: $16,000.

6.

Resolution to Approve a Purchase Order to Taylor Anderson, Dental Assistant, Fiscal Year 2014-2015: $17,920.

RESOLUTIONS 7.

Resolution to Approve a Bond Counsel Agreement for 2015 Limited Obligation Bonds and Budget Amendment.

8.

Resolution Authorizing Appointment of Acting Tax Assessor MOORES CREEK WATER & SEWER DISTRICT 9.

Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Moores Creek Water & Sewer District Accepting the Deed of Dedication/Bill of Sale from Pender EMS and Fire, Inc. for the Conveyance of Title to the Water Distribution System Properly Installed to Serve Pender EMS and Fire, Inc. Station No. 29 on U.S. Highway 421 for the Provision of Water to the property.

10.

Resolution Authorizing a Budget Amendment for the Moore’s Creek Water Distribution Phase I Project.

CENTRAL PENDER WATER & SEWER DISTRICT 11.

Resolution Authorizing a Budget Amendment for the Central Pender Water Distribution Phase I Project.

DISCUSSION 12.

Discussion of Tax Releases and Refunds APPOINTMENTS 13.

Resolution Authorizing Approval of Appointment to the Pender County Library Board.

14.

Resolution Authorizing Approval of Appointment to the Council on Community Affairs ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CLOSED SESSION (if applicable).

PUBLIC HEARINGS: SPECIAL USE PERMITS/ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS/RESOLUTIONS 14.

Resolution to Approve a Zoning Map Amendment for a Conditional Rezoning of one (1) Tract Located at 248 Transfer Station Road (SR 1695) in Hampstead from PD, Planned Development Zoning District, to OI-CD1, Office & Institutional Conditional Zoning District.

15.

Resolution to Amend the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance, Sections 7.10.1 Off Street Parking and Loading/Parking Requirements, Specifically Day Care Minimum Parking Requirements; and 7.10.5 Surfacing Standards for Parking Areas, for Alternative Surfacing Requirements to Five (5) or Fewer Parking Spaces. Also Requested is Amendment to Section 5.3.12.G Portable Storage Containers, to Further Specify the Use Standards Required for Permitting of these Structures.

16.

Resolution Requesting Approval of Major Revisions to an Existing Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Operation of a Sand Borrow Pit Mine. The Revisions are to Expand the Previously Approved Minable Area.

17.

Public Hearing and Resolution Authorizing the Adoption of the Pender County Comprehensive Transportation Plan.

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

NOTICE OF HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSURE Pender County Government Offices will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2015 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday.

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 Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Council on Community Affairs Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author.

Library Board Lower Cape Fear W/S Authority District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 2 1 2 7 1 1

Positions/Categories Optometrist***, Veterinarian*** Veterinarian District 1, At-Large Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking District 1, District 3 Public Citizen

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 (click on “How Do I” on the home page); or write or call Ms. Melissa Pedersen, Deputy Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

Country Court Apartments The Pender County Housing Department (PCHD) is currently accepting applications for the Waiting List for Country Court Apartments at 10260 Highway 421, Currie, North Carolina. Amenities include H/A, W/D. Tenant rent is based on income for qualified households. A handicapped accessible unit may be made available.

Applications are available in the Housing Department office located at 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw. Call (910) 259.1208 or TDD 1(800)735-2962 for more information.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Town of Burgaw Government News January 15, 2015

CHANGE OF MEETING LOCATION FOR TOWN MEETINGS Due to construction at the Burgaw Municipal Building, beginning in January, 2015 the Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners and Planning Board will meet in the banquet room of the Historic Burgaw Depot located at 115 S Dickerson Street. Meetings will be held at this location until further notice.

DESIGN STANDARDS WORKSHOP SCHEDULED The Town of Burgaw Planning and Zoning Board will hold a Design Standards Workshop on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 6 PM in the banquet room of the Historic Burgaw Depot located at 115 S Dickerson Street in Burgaw. All interested parties are invited to attend.

MEETINGS INFORMATION The Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners regular monthly meeting is held on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:00 PM in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building (unless location is otherwise posted). The agenda deadline for the regular board meeting is 9:00 AM the first Tuesday of each month. If you have an item you wish to bring before the Board you must make contact with the Town Clerk prior to the above deadline in order to receive instruction on submitting items for the agenda.

The Town of Burgaw Planning Board meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building (unless location is otherwise posted). All applications, fees and other required items must be submitted to the Town of Burgaw Planning Administrator on the last Friday of the month prior to the meeting month in order to appear on the Planning Board agenda.

CALENDAR January 15 January 19 January 19 January 22

Planning Board meeting (at depot) 6PM Town offices closed in observance of M L King Birthday Promotions & Special Events Committee meeting 7PM Design Standards Workshop at Depot 6PM TOWN OF BURGAW Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

Town of Surf City Government News January 15, 2015 MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council Planning Board

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1 Tuesday of every month 2 Thursday of every month nd

NOTICE OF MEETING FY 2015-2016 PROPOSED COUNCIL RETREAT The Town of Surf City Council will meet to hold a Council Retreat to discuss the proposed budget for rd fiscal year 2015-2016 on Friday, January 23 , 2015 at 9:00am. At the Surf City Town Hall, located at 214 N. New River Drive. All interested citizens are invited to attend the meeting.

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 7:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on the February 3, 2015 at Surf City Town Hall on: • Telecommunication Towers Ordinance, Zoning Text Amendment TOWN OF SURF CITY 214 N. NEW RIVER DRIVE PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, NC 28445 Phone 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-4132/1746 www.townofsurfcity.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: January 20, 2015 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 TOPICS OF HEARING: Zoning Map Amendment Pender County, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for a conditional rezoning of one (1) tract totaling ± 19.21 acres from PD, Planned Development zoning district, to OI-CD1, Office & Institutional conditional zoning district. The proposed use of the property— the existing Pender Solid Waste Transfer Station and proposed Hampstead Convenience Center— shall be classified as NAICS, North American Industry Classification System Number 562111- Solid Waste Collection Public. The subject property is located at 248 Transfer Station Road (SR 1695) in Hampstead, and may be further identified by Pender County PIN 4203-17-8616-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment Pender County, applicant, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance. The request is to amend Section 5.3.12.G Portable Storage Containers, to further specify the use standards required for permitting of these structures.

Also requested is amendment to Sections 7.10.1 Off Street Parking and Loading/Parking Requirements, specifically Day Care minimum parking requirements; and 7.10.5 Surfacing standards for parking areas, for alternative surfacing requirements to five (5) or fewer parking spaces. Also requested is amendment to Section 5.3.12.G Portable Storage Containers, to further specify the use standards required for permitting of these structures.

Special Use Permit Revision Dean Lanier, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a of a major revision to an existing Special Use Permit issued for a (Sand) Borrow Pit Mine originally issued on November 21, 2005 and modified on July 23, 2012 (SUP 05-11-21-15/ 10198). The revision would allow the mineable area to be expanded. The property is currently zoned RA, Rural Agricultural District and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses Sand and Gravel Mining (NAICS Industry Code 212312) is permitted in the RA, rural agricultural zoning district via Special Use Permit. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling ± 133.83 acres. The subject property is located at 9265 Old River Road (SR 1411), Burgaw and may be further identified by Pender County PIN 3246-58-4158-0000.

Comprehensive Transportation Plan Pender County and NCDOT will hold a public hearing for recommendation on adoption of the draft Pender County Comprehensive Transportation Plan. The draft Plan is available for review at 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw and may be found online at: https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/planning/Pages/CTP-Details.aspx?study_id=Pender%20County

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

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Trask Titans earn two conference wins

Lady Pirates win 37-35

Pirates edge South Brunswick 30-29

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When playing in a split conference, there are teams that you must beat to be able to participate in the playoffs.

For the 3A Topsail Pirates those teams are South and West Brunswick.

The Pirates hosted South Brunswick last week.

Both teams were in a defensive state of mind and those traits lent itself to a low scoring affair with the Pirates coming out on the winning side of a 30-29 score.

Topsail Coach Jeff Gainey has said from the beginning of the year that his team would hang its hat on good defense.

That was the case as the Coug ars were held to eight points in falling behind 10-8 after one period. South Brunswick came back in the second frame and outscored the Pirates by four to take an 18-16 lead going Topsail’s into the break.

T h e P i r a t e jumper. turned a 10-3 advantage in the third frame into a 26-21 advantage going into the final quarter of play.

South went on a 7-2 run in the final period to tie the contest. Both teams struggled to get a handle on the basketball down the stretch. A Jake Sullivan bucket with just under two minutes to play gave the Pirates a 30-28 lead. South had an opportunity to tie the game with five seconds left but a 1-2 effort at the line gave the Pirates the win.

Xander Hunt and Kodiak Dowling each contributed 10 points for the Pirates while Jake Sullivan added eight.

The Pirates (6-7/1-3) will play at New Hanover on Friday night.

Lady Pirates down Cougars 37-35 Jim Clanahan’s Lady Pirates are learning how to win the close games as of late. That was evident last week as they used an efficient performance

by their dynamic duo of Dominique Bryant and Keri White to take a 37-35 win over South Brunswick.

Both teams struggled to score in the first eight minutes, putting up only 11 points combined. The Cougars were up 6-5 after the first frame.

Titans beat Midway, West Bladen

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Amberly Wolf shoots the Topsail found the range in the second period and ran off a 17-10 run to take a six point advantage into the halftime break.

The invisible lid that covered the basket in the first period magically reappeared in the third frame. The Pirates lost the period 7-6 and entered the final eight minutes with a five point advantage.

The Pirate lead shrank to one late but free throws by White and Bryant sealed the close win.

Bryant led the Pirates with 12 points while White chipped in nine. The Lady Pirates are 6-7 overall and 2-2 in Mideastern Conference play. Both of their conference wins are over 3A participants which gives them the top spot out of the conference in the 3A ranks with one more game against both West and South Brunswick still on the schedule. They will play at New Hanover on Friday.

Pirate Xander Hunt sets the screen on a South Brunswick defender as Jake Sullivan drives the basket.

Patriot cagers split games with Bladen teams

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

The Pender Patriot men’s basketball team held serve last week as they beat West Bladen 65-61 at home two days after dropping a close contest at East Bladen.

The Pats jumped out to a 15-9 lead after one quarter. The Eagles heated up in the second period to outscore Pender by 11 points to take a 33-28 lead into the break.

The third frame was tight as both teams pinned their ears back and got after it. East Bladen took a five point lead into the final quarter of play.

Pender fought back in the opening minutes of the fourth period and took a four point lead. However, poor free throw shooting was the downfall of the Patriots.

Jalen Murphy led the Pats with 16 points while Rodney Hansley and Shaquan Best each had 10.

By Bobby Norris better job of being ready to Next up was the West Bladen Post & Voice Sports Writer play.”

Knights. West was coming off The Lady Titans came out of their first loss of the year at Trask Lady Titan basket- sluggish. They were no match Trask and were primed to get ball coach Matt Bagwell is for the intensity of the Lady back on the winning side. Howthe first to admit that he is Knights and that showed on ever, the fast paced Patriots had learning on the job. However, other things in mind.

Continued on page 2B with each passing week the The two combatants were young man seems after the same result. However, to be more comfortthey were set to use different able both with his tactics to get there. The Knights self and his young used a motion offense to score band of female while the Patriots wanted to Staff photo by Bobby Norris roundballers. Last run the court.

Pender fell to East Bladen on the road and beat West week was a perfect West used their half-court Bladen at home later in the week. example of this as offense to jump out to a 6-0 lead. his team lost two Pender fired back with a three conference contests pointer by Ramel Hansley. The while beating MidKnights stretched their lead to way at home. six at 11-5 and ended the quar“ We ’ r e s t i l l ter with a 15-11 advantage. working hard, said Pender began to heat up Bagwell. “As long in the second period. The fast as we do that we’ll break was their choice of weapbe fine,” Bagwell on and they ran at every opsaid. portunity. Tigger Hansley also The Lady Tibegan to find the range from tans hosted West beyond the arc and the Pats ran Bladen on Monday. off to a 29-25 halftime lead.

The Lady Knights Pender had found the recipe proved to be a forfor success in the first half midable opponent and kept the pace up in the although the Lady third frame. The Pats held the Titans themselves Knights off and took a 61-57 were their worst win. enemy.

Pender is 6-6 overall and 2-2 “We came out Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew in Four County play. They will flat,” said Bagwell. The Lady Titans will travel to Pender host Trask on Friday and East “We have to do a and host Clinton this week.

Bladen on Thursday.

As the first round of Four County Conference games rapidly comes to a close the Trask Titan men’s varsity basketball team continues to prove that last year was not a fluke. The Rocky Point round ballers went 2-1 last week including wins over a previously undefeated West Bladen team along with a hard earned win over first place Midway. The Titans only stumble during the week was a 72-60 loss to East Bladen.

The first game of the week was a home affair with the 10-0 West Bladen Knights. West came in with size and a motion offense ran by outstanding guard Rahu Purdie. Their goal was to slow down a Titan offense that had been on fire as of late. Although Purdie dropped 30 points on the usually stingy Trask defense, that was not enough as Trask took a 77-66 win.

The story of the first half of the contest was efficiency both teams were extremely accurate from the free throw line and played with great poise. Tyquan Davis took the lead from the outside for the Titans as he led the onslaught from behind the arc. The score was Trask 19 West 13 after eight minutes.

The Knights fired back in the second quarter with Purdie doing the damage.

The lightning quick guard scored 11 points in leading the Knights to a 19-16 advantage in the second frame but the Titans still held a three-point cushion going into the break.

Continued on page 2B

Lady Titans drop two conference games

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Trask is 3-1 in Four Count y Conference play and one half game out of first place.

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On The Mat

In My Opinion

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The Topsail Pirates participated in the prestigious Boneyard Bash at Fayetteville Jack Britt last weekend.

The Pirates were short a few grapplers but still fared well. Danny McDonald finished second at 170 while Joe Sculthorpe won the heavyweight division.

Earlier in the week the Pirates wrestled Laney and Southwest Onslow. McDonald, Russell and Sculthorpe were 2-0 in those duals.

The Trask Titans participated in the Scorpion Invitational on Saturday. Juan Santiago finished second while Bradley Johnson finished third at 132 pounds Jason Hatchell finished second at 285.

The Pender Patriots also participated in the event. Alpha Barrow finished first at 106 pounds while Jackson James finished fourth at 195.

This week’s top five 1. Joe Sculthorpe (Topsail)

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Danny McDonald (Topsail) Alec Russell (Topsail) Bradley Johnson (Trask) Alpha Barrow (Pender)

Lady Patriots come up short; drop two conference games

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Lady Patriots have worked hard to secure their first win of the year.

However, they have come up short on every occasion. Last week was no different as they dropped two conference tilts to East and West Bladen.

The Eagles were the first adversary for the Lady Pats.

East jumped all over the Pats from the beginning. The score was 22-5 after one quarter.

East outscored the Patriots 13-0 in the second quarter and took a 35-5 lead into the break.

The game was out of hand entering the second half but the Pender girls did not quit.

Their defense picked up the pace and held the potent Eagle offense to nine points. However, the anemic Patriot offense continued to struggle.

The Pats began to find the bottom of the net in the fourth frame. They outscored the East Bladen reserves 11-8.

Quasheda Brown scored seven points to lead the pats while Daje Lewis added five.

Next up was the West Bladen Knights. Again the Patriots were under fire from the beginning. This time the Lady Pats were better prepared and were down by just four points after the first eight minutes.

The second period was all West as the Pats offense could not find the mark. A 13-3 deficit sent the Knights to the locker room with a 21-7 lead.

Pender is ill suited for big comebacks. West continued their strong play from the second period and increased their lead to 34-12 entering the fourth stanza.

An 11-9 fourth frame entered the Pats into the double digit loss column once again.

Kourtney Messick led the Pats with eight points while India Daniels chipped in five.

The Pats are 0-10 on the year. They will host Trask on Tuesday.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer This week saw the area high schools knee deep in conference contests. The Pender ladies have yet to break into the winner’s column despite great effort.

Quasheda Brown scored seven points to lead the pats while Daje Lewis added five in the loss to east Bladen.

The Pender men split conference tilts. Jalen Murphy

Trask

Continued from page 1B The Titans were 10-11 from the charity stripe including four free throws in a row by Davis at the end of the half.

Trask went on a 5-0 run to open the second half and the Knights seemed to be on the ropes. West continued to run its offense and stayed close with the Titans taking a 52-47 lead into the final eight minutes of competition.

The game be gan to get physical in the second half and the officials decided to call it tight. The West Bladen coach disagreed with the ploy and was nailed with back-toback technicals in the fourth

Lady Titans

Continued from page 1B the scoreboard. The score was 23-10 at the half and things looked bleak for the home team Titans.

A different team emerged in the third quarter. The Lady Titans won the third frame and continued its comeback into the fourth period. With West nursing a three point lead with just over nine sec-

Ballard making strides in second season at Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When a young studentathlete makes the step up from middle school to high school, there are many things that confront them. There is the increased pressure of academics along with the added pressures of competing at a higher level.

Markayla Ballard came into Trask with good bloodlines and high expectations.

Ballard averaged about two points a game as a freshman while getting herself acclimated to the high school level.

This year she has stepped it up to five points a contest and has become a very good defensive player. She is averaging about 14 minutes a game.

Markayla’s biggest asset is her ability to run the floor. She is both quick off her feet and fast down the floor.

With two more years on the Titan basketball team, Markalya Ballard is sure to become one of the team’s best in all categories of the game.

led the Pats with 16 points while Rodney Hansley and Shaquan Best each had 10 in the loss to East Bladen.

Topsail earned an important win over South Brunswick. Xander Hunt and Kodiak Dowling each contributed 10 points for the Pirates while Jake Sullivan added eight.

The Lady Pirates also defeated the Cougars. Dominique Bryant led the Pirates with 12 points while Keri

White chipped in nine.

The Trask Lady Titans lost two tough ones last week.

Qua Schaffer led the Titans with 14 points against East Bladen. Markayla Ballard and Saniyya McAllister each had 10 points against West Bladen.

The Trask men are a half a game out of first place. They beat a previously undefeated West Bladen. Tyquan Davis led three Titans in double figures with 25 points while

Jaquan London had 12.

Johnathan Jordan scored 10 points for the Titans.

In the win over Midway Tynaffit Davis led the Titans with 22 points while Tyrease Armstrong chipped in 12.

Tyquan Davis had 11 points for the Titans.

This week’s top performer is senior Tyquan Davis he hit four critical free throws for the Titans in their win over West Bladen.

frame. Tyquan Davis drilled all four freebies to give the Titans a 13-point lead.

Purdie put the Knights on his shoulders with five in a row in the fourth frame but the Titans withstood the challenge and took the win.

Tyquan Davis led three Titans in double figures with 25 points while Jaquan London had 12. Johnathan Jordan scored 10 points for the Titans.

Next up for Trask was a trip to East Bladen. The Eagles trip proved to be a trap game for the Titans as they fell 72-60 to the sub .500 team.

The Titans were up by six points in the second quarter but the Eagles used a 13-0 run to take a 37-30 lead into the

break.

Trask pulled within a point in the third frame but the Eagles answered yet again and took a nine- point advantage into the final eight minutes.

East earned the win with a 15-12 fourth quarter.

The Titans were not about to be derailed by the unexpected loss on Wednesday. They hosted first place Midway on Friday night. The Raiders brought a 12-1 record including an unblemished conference mark into Trask and left with a 78-73 loss.

The Titans were on fire early and took a 25-17 lead into the second period. Midway responded with a big second quarter outscoring the Titans by 13 points. The score was 40-

35 Midway at the break.

The Titans came out of the locker room ready for the next 16 minutes of play. They quickly erased the five point deficit and took a 57-55 lead into the final quarter.

Trask played well enough in the final frame to take the five point win.

Tynaffit Davis led the Titans with 22 points while Tyrease Armstrong chipped in 12. Tyquan Davis had 11 points for the Titans.

With the win the Titans are now 9-5 overall and 3-1 in Four County Conference play. They are one half game out of first place. They play at Pender on Tuesday and host Clinton on Friday.

onds to play the Titans were in dire straits. West missed the front end of a one and one situation and the Lady Titans rebounded the ball. An out of bounds play gave Trask the ball with about six seconds left. Jaleah Lee received the in-bounds pass, moved down the line and threw up three pointer at the buzzer. The ball drew net and the game was set for overtime.

The Lady Knights spent the majority of overtime at

the charity stripe. The Titans fell behind by five points and were unable to get over the hump.

Markayla Ballard and Saniyya McAllister each had 10 points to pace the Lady Titans who were 18-39 from the free throw line.

Next up was a powerful East Bladen team. The Titans played at their place. The Lady Eagles are led by Lacey Suggs. The Eagle standout scored 17 first half points in

leading East to a 41-13 lead at the half.

The Titans found the going easier in the final frame against the Eagle reserve.

Qua Schaffer led the Titans with 14 points.

The final game of the week was a home affair with Midway. The Titans took a 42-31 win to end the week.

The Lady Titans (5-8/1-2) will play at Pender on Tuesday before hosting Clinton on Friday.

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2014 was a tough year for sophomore Hayley Grizzle as she lost her mother. However, as her mother would surely tell her, things never stay the same.

Grizzle has been a constant in the world of softball in this area for several years. She has the competitive edge and drive that one needs to become a great softball player.

This may be a tough year for the blonde bomber as she adjusts to life without the pillar of strength that always stood with her. However, there is no doubt that she will find great strength from above as her mother looks down with love and pride. Hayley Grizzle will have an angel from above with her every time she steps on the softball field.

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Pender County has had a great run in athletics in recent years. Both the recreation leagues and high schools have had some good finishes.

One of the big success stories has been in wrestling and track. Although both are known as non-revenue sports, they are viable sports in the area.

The Trask track and field team has won two state titles under the tutelage of Bill Mercier. He has found a way to motivate these types of athletes and it has paid dividends. I think that he should be mentioned among the best in the state.

Trask has had some very good wrestlers over the years. Heavyweight Edward E.J. Jordan was a very good grappler that placed in the state tournament. Around that same time there were a couple of guys that moved from the lighter weights to the 152 pound weight limit that made some noise in the

state tournament as well.

Bud Lanier and Tray Dvorak were two of the toughest grapplers to ever come out of the county.

Last year the Titans had their first state champion when Jervon Faison won the heavyweight division.

Then there is Topsail’s Joe Schulthorpe. He went to the finals as a freshman and won the 3A heavyweight title as a sophomore. He will be in the running again this year. I would not be surprised if he won the state title again this year. He may end up the best of the best in Pender County before it is over with.

Will Thomas was a state title holder at Topsail in the track and field world. He goes down as one of the best athletes in the modern era at Topsail.

Trask has a female athlete in Desire Brown that may be one of the fastest girls to ever attend the school.

Brown is a junior and may well get that state title this year.

Pender has made its mark with state titles in volleyball and softball. For quite a few years they had one of the best female athletic programs in the state.

I sometimes get tired of hearing about our neighbors great accomplishments. It’s about time our kids get some love too. Of course, this is just my opinion.

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ettin’ a Line with The Post & Voice

Pender County’s Most Comprehensive Fishing Report

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The local anglers have been fishing for speckled trout through the winter months.

Those who dare to face the weather have been successful fishing in the surf. Others have been working the back creeks. Remember to work your baits slow as the fish are lethargic in cold weather.

There have been some nice size reds being caught off and on. A buddy of mine said he spent a recent day on calm waters just watching the fish.

He said the reds were breaking and he said he is looking forward to an outstanding spring and summer.

This week’s fishing tip Trout roam in search of food. However, schools will often station themselves near hard structure or inlet mouths in search of their next meal.

Specks feed heavily on shrimp and small fish. The larger fish will eat small fish and even small specks.

They are most active in

Guertin awaits baseball season at Pender High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Cameron Guertin takes to the court for the Pender men’s basketball team he knows that his role is more as a reserve than as a starter.

Although he may not be the main focus on the team he gives it 110 percent every time he gets on the floor.

When spring arrives it is a different story. Guertin is one of the top pitchers in the area. He has an extremely live arm and can throw the ball by a batter or trick them with a nasty breaking ball.

He definitely has a bright future on the baseball diamond for the Pender Patriot nine.

As the spring sports season draws near, Cameron Guertin will work to prepare himself for what should be a very good season for the Pats.

Until then he will work diligently for Coach Gary battle in any capacity that the veteran coach asks of him.

water over 56 degrees, but can sometimes be caught in water as low as 48 degrees. In winter they school inshore or just off the beach. During this time they favor deep holes, especially around places near shallow water where bait gathers.

Specks can be caught in many ways. Live bait fished under a float (usually live shrimp) is the top method, although live bait can also be fished on the bottom for them. The sliding depth of float rigs allows you to experiment and find out where they are feeding. You can also use live finger mullet or even mud minnows or small pinfish.

Some artificial baits such as gulp baits will also work.

Remember the colder the water the slower the retrieve. In the coldest of weather some anglers use what is called dead sticking. This is when they cast and just let the bait sit there.

The Carolina coast is known for big specks. Have a go at it and remember, take a kid fishing.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices North carolina PENDER COUNTY in the general court of justice Superior Court DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 14 SP 158 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM MILBAR PARTNERS, LLC AND MICHAEL A. MILAM, DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2005, RECORDED IN BOOK 2775, PAGE 125, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK 3904, PAGE 49, PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered December 2, 2014, in the Superior Court for Pender County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN BURGAW, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON JANUARY 22, 2015, AT 11:00 A.M. the real estate and the improvements thereon secured by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT 1 Located in Rocky Point Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and East of the centerline of US Highway No. 117 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing spike in the centerline of US Highway No. 117, said spike being located along said centerline at a point that is North 15 degrees 31 minutes 25 seconds West 1,311.00 feet from an existing spike located in the intersection of the centerline of US Highway No. 117 with the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1411; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) with the centerline of said road North 15 degrees 42 minutes 40 seconds West 204.97 feet to a point in line; thence, (2) North 74 degrees 24 minutes 00 seconds East 385.38 feet to a point in line; thence, (3) South 15 degrees 35 minutes 50 seconds East 298.14 feet to an existing iron stake in line; thence, (4) South 88 degrees 00 minutes 19 seconds West 396.08 feet (passing over an existing iron pipe inline at 319.65 feet) to the Beginning, containing 1.869 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of US Highway No. 117 (150 foot wide Right-of way) contained within the above described boundaries.

TRACT 2 BEGINNING at an iron stake, the dividing corner of Lot No. l of S.L. Highsmith Heirs sub-division and Burgaw Milling Company as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 10 at page 52 of the Pender County Registry; said Beginning point being the Northeastern most corner of Lot No. 1 of said subdivision and being the Southernmost corner of Burgaw Milling Company property and said Beginning point being an iron stake located in the Western right of way of U.S. 117 ByPass in the Eastern line of a 10 foot utility easement. Said iron stake being located along said right of way of U.S. 117 By-Pass North 12 degrees 14 minutes East 761.26 feet from the Northern right of way of East Hayes Street as shown on said map recorded in Book 10 at page 52 of the Pender County Registry. Running thence South 87 degrees 39 minutes West 253.77 feet to a point, being the Northwestern most corner of said Lot No. 1 as shown on said map and running thence South 12 degrees 14 minutes East 120 feet to a point in the Western most right of way line of U.S. 117 By-Pass and being the dividing corner between Lots No. 1 and No. 2 in said such division, and running thence North 12 degrees 14 minutes West 120 feet to a point of Beginning. The same being a portion of Lot No. 1 as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 10 at page 52 of the Pender County Registry, being 120 feet by 253.77 feet in size and being taken from the Northern most portion of said Lot No. 1.

In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes.

The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Milbar Partners, LLC and Michael A. Milam.

A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed.

This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid ad valorem taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run.

The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00),

required by Section 7A308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price.

To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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.

This 2nd day of December, 2014.

By:James S. Livermon, Jr., Esq. Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 217 Enfield, NC 27823 Telephone: (252) 445-5188 #6707 1/8, 1/15/15

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 53 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Scott Kinder & Kamila Kinder to Peter F. Makowiecki, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of September, 2008, and recorded in Book 3526, Page 102, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on January 20, 2015 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: Lot 30 of Hampstead Pines, Phase 1 as depicted on plat entitled “Hampstead Pines access to Easement and Lot 30”, recorded in Map Book 36 at Page 1, to which reference is made for complete description, being the property conveyed to Suburban Homes of NC, LLC by deed recorded in Book 2114 at Page 139, Pender County.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 200 Heartwood Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 Parcel# 3293.31.9550.0000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

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

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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.

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EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ruby Grey Henderson Leimone, 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 8th day of April, 2015, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 8th day of January, 2015.

Michael Angelo Leimone, Executor 5031 Trumpet Vine Way Wilmington, NC 28412 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6721 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/15

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS – File 14 E 391 The undersigned, having been duly qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Dixie Gause Lara, Deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned at A-3 Pleasure Island Plaza, Carolina Beach, North Carolina 28428, on or before the 8th day of April, 2015, or this Notice shall be pleaded in bar of any recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of December, 2014.

William C. Savoca, Administrator NED M. BARNES ATTORNEY AT LAW A-3 PLEASURE ISLAND PLAZA CAROLINA BEACH, N. C. 28428 (910) 458-4466 #6722 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/15

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 Lucy Elizabeth Rivenbark, deceased, of Pender County.

This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Lucy Elizabeth Rivenbark, to present them to the undersigned on or before April 23, 2015 at 819 Carrolls Road, Warsaw, NC, 28398 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 15th day of January, 2015.

Jada Rivenbark Padgett 819 Carrolls Road Warsaw, NC 28398 #6736 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/15

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP236 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MELISSA SUGGS MCCOY DATED AUGUST 17, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3029 AT PAGE 331 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on January 27, 2015 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 of Lot 423-BR in Section V-D of Belvedere Plantation as shown on map for Leeward Lanes recorded in Map Book 41 at Page 43 of the Pender County Registry. (The said map revised the lot originally shown on map recorded in Map Book 20 at

Page 60 of the Pender County Registry.)

Subject to restrictions recorded in Book 615 at Page 287 and Book 2586 at Page 217 of the Pender County Registry.

And Being more commonly known as: 132 Leeward Ln, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Melissa McCoy. 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 10 days written notice to the landlord.

You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is January 7, 2015.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-061305 #6733 1/15, 1/22/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MEREDITH LEE TATUM All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Meredith Lee Tatum, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Patricia Everett Tatum, as Executor of the decedent’s estate on or before 1 May 2015, at the Law Office of Pollock & Pollock, Attorneys at Law, PA., PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executor.

Harold Lee Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #6731 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LOUIS CHARLES WEBB All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Louis Charles Webb, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Harold Lee Pollock, as Executor of the decedent’s estate on or before 1 May, 2015, at the Law Office of Pollock& Pollock, Attorneys at Law, P.A., PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above name Executor.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 414 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Charles E. Grigley and Kathleen S. Grigley (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Charles E. Grigley and Kathleen Grigley) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 7th day of January, 2004, and recorded in Book 2299, Page 155, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of

Pender County, North Carolina and IN THE GENERAL the holder of the note evidencing COURT OF JUSTICE said indebtedness having directed OF NORTH CAROLINA that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION the undersigned Substitute Trustee PENDER COUNTY will offer for sale at the courthouse 14SP235 door in the City of Burgaw, Pender IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECounty, North Carolina, or the cus- CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST tomary location designated for fore- EXECUTED BY JAMES K. STARK closure sales, at 2:00 PM on January AND TERESA G. STARK DATED 27, 2015 and will sell to the highest APRIL 10, 2007 AND RECORDED bidder for cash the following real es- IN BOOK 3204 AT PAGE 228-248 tate situated in the Township of Cas- IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC well, in the County of Pender, North REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA Carolina, and being more particularly NOTICE OF SALE described as follows: Under and by virtue of the power Lying in the Town of Atkinson, Cas- and authority contained in the abovewell Township, Pender County, North referenced deed of trust and because Carolina adjacent to and West of the of default in the payment of the seWestern right of way line of College cured indebtedness and failure to perSt. and being more fully described as form the stipulation and agreements follows: therein contained and, pursuant to Beginning at an old sub-surface demand of the owner and holder of I.P. in said Western right of way line the secured debt, the undersigned in College Street which is located substitute trustee will expose for sale along said right of way line South 31 at public auction to the highest bidder deg. 53’ 09” East 59.89 feet from an- for cash at the usual place of sale at other old sub-surface I.P. located at the county courthouse of said county the intersection of said Western right at 10:00AM on January 27, 2015 the of way line of College Street and following described real estate and the Southern right-of-line of Henry any other improvements which may Street; be situated thereon, in Pender CounRunning thence from said Begin- ty, North Carolina, and being more ning I.P. so located South 31 deg. particularly described as follows: 50’ 38” East 203.87 feet with said BEING all of Lot 3 with Boat Dock Western right of way line of College 3A, of Cedar Point as shown on a Street to another old sub-surface map entitled, “Final Plat showing I.P.; thence South 57 deg. 30’ West Cedar Point prepared by Stephen300.00 feet running over a new in- son & Ward Realty and Development line iron stake at 295.45 feet to a (Owner)”, prepared by John L. Pierce point in the Eastern right of way line & Associates, P.A., dated November of Sunset Ave.; 15, 2004, recorded in Map Book 38, Thence with said Eastern right of Page 137 (1 of 3), Slide 520, Pender way line of Sunset Ave. North 31 deg. County Registry; and as revised by 50’ 38” West 203.87 feet to a point; map entitled, “Final Plat showing Cethence North 57 deg. 30’ East 300.00 dar Point Lots 1,2,3 & 4, revised, prefeet (passing over an old in-line I.P. at pared by Jimmy A. Pierce & HomeCo 4.55 feet) to the Beginning, contain- Builders, Inc.”, prepared by John L. ing 1.40 acres, more ore less, and is Pierce & Associates, P.A., dated May as surveyed, plotted and described 4, 2005 and recorded in Map Book

by William H. Blake, N.C. PLS#L- 39, Page 57, Slide 526, Pender 2179 of Burgaw, NC on December 1, County Registry, North Carolina.

1999. Together with improvements This conveyance is subject to Relocated thereon; said property being strictive Covenants recorded in Book located at 113 North College Street, 2585, Page 77, Pender County RegAtkinson, North Carolina. istry.

Magnetic Meridian to said Deed And Being more commonly known in Deed Book 66 at Page 57 of the as: 101 Katelyn Drive, Surf City, NC Pender County Registry.

28445 Being the same property as conThe record owner(s) of the properveyed by Todd A. Bartlett and wife, ty, as reflected on the records of the Debra Ann Bartlett to Patti S. Man- Register of Deeds, is/are Keith Stark ning, by instrument dated November and Teresa Stark.

26, 1996 and recorded December 6, The property to be offered pur1996 in Book 1183 at Page 336 of suant to this notice of sale is being the Pender County Registry. offered for sale, transfer and conveyTrustee may, in the Trustee’s sole ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither discretion, delay the sale for up to the Trustee nor the holder of the note one hour as provided in NCGS §45- secured by the deed of trust, being 21.23. foreclosed, nor the officers, direcShould the property be purchased tors, attorneys, employees, agents by a third party, that party must pay or authorized representative of eithe excise tax, as well as the court ther Trustee or the holder of the note costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per make any representation or warranty One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) re- relating to the title or any physical, quired by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). environmental, health or safety conThe property to be offered pursu- ditions existing in, on, at or relating ant to this notice of sale is being of- to the property being offered for sale. fered for sale, transfer and convey- Any and all responsibilities or liabiliance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither ties arising out of or in any way relatthe Trustee nor the holder of the note ing to any such condition expressly secured by the deed of trust/security are disclaimed. This sale is made agreement, or both, being foreclosed, subject to all prior liens and encumnor the officers, directors, attorneys, brances, and unpaid taxes and asemployees, agents or authorized sessments including but not limited representative of either the Trustee to any transfer tax associated with or the holder of the note make any the foreclosure. A deposit of five perrepresentation or warranty relating cent (5%) of the amount of the bid or to the title or any physical, environ- seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), mental, health or safety conditions whichever is greater, is required and existing in, on, at or relating to the must be tendered in the form of certiproperty being offered for sale, and fied funds at the time of the sale. This any and all responsibilities or liabili- sale will be held open ten days for upties arising out of or in any way relat- set bids as required by law. Following ing to any such condition expressly the expiration of the statutory upset are disclaimed. Also, this property is period, all remaining amounts are IMbeing sold subject to all taxes, spe- MEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failcial assessments, and prior liens or ure to remit funds in a timely manner encumbrances of record and any will result in a Declaration of Default recorded releases. Said property is and any deposit will be frozen pendalso being sold subject to applicable ing the outcome of any re-sale. If the Federal and State laws. sale is set aside for any reason, the A cash deposit or cashier’s check Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled (no personal checks) of five percent only to a return of the deposit paid.

(5%) of the purchase price, or sev- The Purchaser shall have no further en hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), recourse against the Mortgagor, the whichever is greater, will be required Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or at the time of the sale. the attorney of any of the foregoing.

An order for possession of the SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEproperty may be issued pursuant to HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the pur- residing in the property, be advised chaser and against the party or par- that an Order for Possession of the ties in possession by the clerk of su- property may be issued in favor of the perior court of the county in which the purchaser. Also, if your lease began property is sold. or was renewed on or after October Any person who occupies the 1, 2007, be advised that you may property pursuant to a rental agree- terminate the rental agreement upon ment entered into or renewed on or 10 days written notice to the landlord. after October 1, 2007, may after re- You may be liable for rent due under ceiving the notice of sale, terminate the agreement prorated to the effecthe rental agreement upon 10 days’ tive date of the termination. written notice to the landlord. Upon The date of this Notice is January termination of a rental agreement, 7, 2015. the tenant is liable for rent due under Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells the rental agreement prorated to the Substitute Trustee effective date of the termination.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP203 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DEBORAH E. CREECH AND WILLIS R. CREECH DATED OCTOBER 18, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3078 AT PAGE 85 AND MODIFIED

BY AGREEMENT RECORDED AUGUST 16, 2012 IN BOOK 4118, PAGE 60 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 12:00PM on January 30, 2015 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 PARCEL OF LAND IN PENDER COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 3493, PAGE 134, ID# 3341-09-9966-0000, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST BANK OF THE NE CAPE FEAR RIVER, THAT IS N 69 DEGS. 06’ 43” E 112.52’ FROM AN OLD IRON STAKE THAT IS THE DIVISION CORNER BETWEEN LOTS 1 AND 2 AND IS DESIGNATED AS CORNER NO. 38 ON A MAP Of THE JOHN DOUGLAS ROWE DIVISION THAT IS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 15, AT PAGE 50 IN THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY AND RUNS THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING CORNER SO LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: 1. WITH THE EAST BANK OF THE NE CAPE FEAR RIVER, N 69 DEGS 06’ 40” E 38.96’ TO A STAKE, THENCE 2. WITH THE EAST BANK OF THE RIVER, N 56 DEGS 33’ 00” E, 72.30’, TO A STAKE, THENCE 3. S 63 DEGS 54’ 00” E 525.65’ TO AN IRON STAKE IN THE CENTER OF A 30’ ROAD, THENCE 4. WITH THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, S 46 DEGS 01’ 00” W 90.00’, THENCE 5. WITH THE CENTER OF THE ROADWAY, S 10 DEGS 06’ 00” E 138.16’ TO A IRON STAKE, THENCE 6. N 62 DEGS 03’ 37” W 339.27’, THENCE 7. N 27 DEGS 56’ 23” E 92.6’, THENCE 8. N 63 DEGS 33’ 31” W 303.69’, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.81 ACRES +/1.

TOGETHER WITH A ROADWAY EASEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF INGRESS, EGRESS AND REGRESS TO AND FROM SAID PROPERTY AS SHOW ON MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 21, PAGE 111 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. And Being more commonly known as: 1547 Pinkney Rd, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Willis R. Creech and wife, Deborah E. Creech.

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 10 days written notice to the landlord.

You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is November 26, 2014.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-063014 #6697 1/15, 1/22/15

230 .008075 13-SP-55 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by David Snow and Sandra Snow, dated 10/18/2006 and recorded on 10/18/2006, in Book 3074 at Page 248, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Pender County Courthouse, in Rocky Point, North Carolina, on Thursday, January 20, 2015 at 2:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Rocky Point, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particular described as follows: Being all of Lot 116 as more particularly described on a plat for Willow Bay, Section Three dated March 2002, prepared by Michael Lawrence, RLS, the plat which is duly recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 147 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Pender County, North Carolina.

Manufactured Home: DOI filed in Book 2074 Page 258, Model/ Year 2006; Series #2323; VIN # ROC721067NCAB No title filed on the property Address of Property: 150 Jakes`s Drive, Rocky Point, NC 28457 Present Record Owner: David Snow and Sandra Snow and Spouse, if any of David Snow and Spouse, if any of Sandra Snow.

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1).

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale ‘’AS IS, WHERE IS’’ and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If the Substitute 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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination.

The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC, Attorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD as Substitute Trustee By: Cameron D. Scott 501 Minuet Lane, Suite 104-A Charlotte, NC 28217 230.008075/SNOW FEI # 1082.00807 #6720 1/8, 1/15/15 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 13SP117 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY SCOTT A. JOHNSON DATED AUGUST 30, 2011 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3963 AT PAGE 103 IN THE PENDER COUN-

TY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on January 27, 2015 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: Being all of Lot 18, Washington Acres Subdivision, as depicted in Map Book 36, at Page 93 and further shown on Map recorded in Map Book 42, at Page 47 of the Pender County Registry. Reference to which maps is hereby made for a more particular description And Being more commonly known as: 293 Turner Way, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Scott A. Johnson.

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 10 days written notice to the landlord.

You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is December 19, 2014.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-040435 #6719 1/15/, 1/22/15 14 SP 260 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 Howard F. Loughlin, Monica V. Loughlin, Howard M. Loughlin and Carolyn A. Loughlin to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated October 21, 2004 and recorded on October 22, 2004 in Book 2504 at Page 50, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 27, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Tract No. 2 the same being an iron stakes at the M.H. Costin heirs old property line and runs thence as follows; with the M.H. Costin heirs old line North 15 degrees 23 minutes West 446.57 feet to a stake located South 15 degrees 23 minutes East 23.76 feet from the Costin heirs corner in the center of the pavement

of S.R. No. 1209; thence along the South side of S.R. 1209 South 84 degrees 49 minutes East 808.09 feet to an old iron stake in the Northwest corner of a lot owned (now or formerly) by Norma Newton Jones; thence with her line South 01 degree 47 minutes East 309.45 feet to an iron stake; thence South 85 degrees 27 minutes West 99.35 feet to a concrete monument at Howard L. Barrett’s Southwest corner; thence with his line South 84 degrees 57 minutes East 210.00 feet to an iron stake; thence North 00 degrees 59 minutes West 210.00 feet to an iron stake on the South side of S.R. 1209; thence with the South side of S.R. 1209 South 84 degrees 57 minutes East 329.50 feet to a new corner (the Northwest corner of the lot herein conveyed to Cleo Newton); thence a new line South 07 degrees 01 minutes East 427.93 feet to a new corner; thence North 84 degrees 57 minutes West 1427.3 feet to the point and place of Beginning, being all of Tract 1 as shown on a map entitled “Property of the Ernest Newton Heirs”, save and except that portion of Lot 1 awarded to Cleo Newton Herein.

As a further reference to this property, see report of commissioners filed in Book 2053 at page 72 Pender County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4479 Shiloh Road, Watha, NC 28478.

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

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

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.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-24330-FC01 #6723 1/15, 1/22/15 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 14-SP-277 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF HUBERT BOYD GORE and JENNIFER LEE FAIRCLOTH, Grantors, To MARK T. ADERHOLD, ESQUIRE Substitute Trustee, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 1422 AT PAGE 10 OF THE PENDER PUBLIC REGISTRY. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by HUBERT BOYD GORE and JENNIFER LEE FAIRCLOTH, dated January 4, 1999, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds in Book 1422 at Page 10, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements

therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 26th day of January, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, the real property described as follows (including permanent structures, if any, and any other improvements attached to the real property including any mobile home or manufactured home, whether single wide or double wide, located thereon): BEING ALL of Lot 13, Section 2, Hines Acres as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 22 at Page 126 of the Pender County Registry.

The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any.

The record owner of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is JODIE LEE DUNCAN and JACEY LEE DUNCAN. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance 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 Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e). In the event the property owner(s) file a bankruptcy petition prior to the expiration of the 10-day upset bid period, an automatic stay of the foreclosure sale will be imposed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 362) and the bidder must pursue relief through the bankruptcy court.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-308(a)(1).

Please be advised that the Clerk of Superior Court may issue an order for possession of the property pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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 Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the promissory note secured by the deed of trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the promissory note make any representation 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

This the 30th day of December, 2014.

MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee 2596 Reynolda Road, Suite C Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106 (336) 723-3530 #6724 1/15, 1/22/15 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeffrey T. Williams and Christina M. Williams (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jeffrey Williams and Christina Williams) to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of June, 2004, and recorded in Book 2417, Page 102, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on January 27, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Caro-

lina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 12, Valley Properties, Inc., as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 21, Page 43 of the Registry of Pender County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 411 West Ashe Street, Burgaw, North Carolina.

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

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

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

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1143854 (FC.FAY) #6727 1/15, 1/22/15 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Dewey Simmons, Jr., 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 15th day of April, 2015, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 15th day of January, 2015.

Teresa Jean Simmons, Administratrix 312 N.C. Highway No. 210 Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6725 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/15 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF SANDRA KAY COLE (FORMERLY SANDRA KAY FRANZEN) 14 E 370 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Sandra Kay Cole (formerly Sandra Kay Franzen), deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Henderson Cole III, Executor of the decedent’s estate, on or before April 16, 2015 at 401 Atkinson Point Road, Surf City, NC 28445, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executor.

Henderson Cole III, Executor Estate of Sandra Kay Cole c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #6726 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5/15

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SHARE: Support, Hope, Assist, Reflect, Empower

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer SHARE is a nonprofit organization devoted to serving children and their families who are facing difficult circumstances.

Based in eastern North Carolina, SHARE stands for Support, Hope, Assist, Reflect, Empower. It assists families in Pender, Duplin, New Hanover, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties with a variety of needs.

Founder and Executive Director Briana Kelly believes that by focusing on a “Pay it Forward” philosophy, the organization can hopefully make a difference in the community.

A Hampstead resident, Kelly started the nonprofit in honor of a little girl named Mia Morley, who suffers from intractable epilepsy. She also owns a developmental therapy company, Coastal Developmental Consulting, which serves the special needs population and their families.

“Over the years I saw an overwhelming need for support,” said Kelly.

“I didn’t want to just give a handout though – I wanted to truly impact these families and figure out ways to make that happen through this nonprofit. That is why SHARE is always changing; we do what the com-

Briana Kelly on an outing with SHARE recipients

munity needs at the time.

“SHARE is small and only made possibly by the support of our community. It is for our community and made possible by our community. My time is always stretched.

My family comes first, but the amazing thing is that SHARE has provided me the opportunity to teach my own children about giving and paying it forward, about com-

munity. Those are the qualities I want my kids to be passionate about.”

SHARE offers several programs. Pay It Forward assists families and children who find themselves unable to pay for something that would improve their circumstance. Residents of the five counties are eligible to apply online. SHARE reviews each case and applications are approved by the

board based on availability of funds and merit.

In exchange, SHARE asks the applicants who receive aid to pay it forward in some way. Activities are chosen to match the applicant’s individual situation. SHARE strives to make each activity meaningful to the family and the community.

The Share It Forward feature of the program encourages families in

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need to apply for gently used goods. Some items provided include: clothing, dishes, silverware, bl a n ke t s, f u r n i t u re, baby items, car seats, sheets toys and books.

Other household items may be available, as well. All donations are tax deductible and can be dropped off once a week on designated days.

SHARE will be holding a fundraiser April 3 at

the Brooklyn Arts Center. The Hot Wax Fashion Show Fundraiser, Submerged, is already a success. It has sold out of eight-top tables for $400 a table. They still have six tables that seat six for $300 and eight tables that seat four for $200 available. SHARE is also in need of silent auction items for the event.

The MidAtlantic band will be playing, and attendees will get a look at the latest swim trends in the area while enjoying the tasty creations of MOI catering. SHARE will also be holding a king mackerel tournament in 2015.

Ja n i c e S a n d e r s, a SHARE volunteer for the last two years, is also a Family Preservation Specialist at the Methodist Home for Children. She explained that SHARE helps families remain intact as a family by assisting them with whatever needs they may have.

“It’s a vital service to families and children in need,” said Sanders.

“It’s very user-friendly, and the people are very open-minded and nonjudgmental. SHARE doesn’t degrade those seeking help. We look at t h e m a s p e o p l e. ” To learn more about the SHARE program or to volunteer, visit the website at www.sharenc. org or email Briana Kelly at Briana@sharenc.org.

One word focus better than resolutions for new year

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer

Crossing into the new year, many of us make resolutions to change or better ourselves in some way. Unfortunately the resolution soon fades, and along with it drifts the hope for change.

A Wilmington pastor, along with a local author, have proposed that there is a better way to experience lasting change. Port City Community Church (PC3) Pastor Mike Ashcraft and writer/speaker Rachel Olsen felt so strongly about the idea that they wrote a book about it, entitled My One Word. According to them, change is possible, but focus is required.

Olsen pointed out that although most people say that resolutions don’t work, we keep making them in hope of change.

She said she made resolutions for years, broke them for years, and finally stopped making them because she didn’t want to start the year off feeling like a failure.

Olsen is a Proverbs 31 speaker, author and teacher on faculty at UNCW. She and her

husband, Rick, have a long-standing working relationship and friendship with Pastor Mike Ashcraft and have helped him craft sermon series at PC3 for years.

In 2006, Mike told them about his practice of focusing on just one word for an extended period of time. In January 2007 they challenged the entire church to try the concept, and Ashcraft preached his first ser mon series on My One Word. People at church told others and the movement g rew.

“From year to year, I discovered the more you stay with your one word, the more it winds up paying dividends in areas of your life you never imagined when you chose it,” said Olsen. “And Mike was always a source of inspiration to me to stay with the process.”

The Olsens and others began urging Ashcraft to write a book about the process. Since Rachel had two books under her belt and there were offers from multiple publishers, the two ventured to co-author the book.

Olsen said it took roughly a year to write

and is an amalgamation of the two of them, with each of them on the words of every page.

The course of writing the book, releasing it, and hearing from people who have read and practiced it solidified for Olsen that change is possible, but focus is required.

Once your one word is chosen, she suggests planning ways to keep from forgetting it when life gets busy.

She recommends making it your computer screen saver, posting it on the fridge, engraving it on a keychain or bracelet, and finding ways to keep your word in front of you daily.

“The goal is for your one word to become a lens through which you see your life, filter options and make decisions. I find it helpful to record my questions and insights, and process my progress regarding my one word. I record my thoughts and experiences with my word, inspiring quotes about my one word, and snippets of things I read related to it.

That notebook becomes a source of motivation for me and a record of how

I’ve changed throughout the year,” said Olsen.

Olsen explained that your one word serves as a focused vision, not a promise to start doing this or stop doing that forevermore. Resolutions tend to be behavioral, regret-based, and self-focused. My One Word is intended to be character-driven, visionbased and God-focused.

A growing movement, My One Word was published in German this year and a Chinese translation is in the works.

Companies in China are teaching the concept and using it with employees.

Olsen has just launched a year-long My One Word online coaching program to help people stay focused on their one words throughout the year, and there are already people from Europe signing up.

Churches around the United States are bringing the My One Word message and approach to their congregations this January, as well.

“The thing about New Year’s resolutions is they are easily broken.

Once they are first broken, we tend to give up.

If I resolve I’m going to

lose 20 pounds in 2015, and weeks go by without me losing a pound, I feel I’ve already failed. The thing about a word is it can’t be broken – it’s just a word. Your one word holds the space for you to become a different person in the year to come,” said Olsen.

Rachel Olsen authored the women’s book, It’s

No Secret, written for the Huffington Post Religion blog, edited Encouragement for Today, and contributed to the NIV Real Life Devotional Bible. She speaks at conferences and women’s events across the country.

For more information, visit http:// myoneword.org/.

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Happy Everyone Who is not tempted to listen to bad advisers or stand with sinners or sit around with the scoffers.

Happy Everyone Who delights in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holy way, Who embraces the joy of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s law, Who ponders it around the clock.

They are the Happy Ones, standing like the mighty tree, tall and green beside good waters. Its fruit flourishes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buds ripen and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaf neither trembles nor fades.

The wicked blow about like dust in every the wind, They never settle so they can never root or grow.

God guards the way of the righteous, reserves their place beside the streams of life.

God guards the way of the righteous, but lets the wicked flap in the breeze.

God guards the way of the righteous and paves it with grace.

Psalm 1 (paraphrase) I really cannot think about Psalm one with it clear cut choices without thinking about One of my favorite poems is The Road Not Taken

by Robert Frost. In the poem, Frost talks about two roads he encounters in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;yellow wood.â&#x20AC;? The poem concludes with these lines: I shall be telling this with a sigh, somewhere ages and ages hence, Two roads diverged in a wood and I, I took the one less traveled by And that made all the difference.

The choices we make have consequences. That is what Robert Frost is saying. That is what the writer of Psalm 1 is saying. What we choose to follow. What we choose to pay attention to. What we allow to grasp our mind makes all the difference not only in the way we go but in where we end up.

Listening to those who have bad ideas, hanging about with people who do wrong and are wrong, sitting idly about with naysayers and scoffers and mockers, all these things paves a certain path for us and eventually leads us down that path.

But attending to the positive, the hopeful, the wholesome and the holy carries us into rich places and inspired life.

The question is do you want to be a mighty tree fed by the streams of life or a lifeless speck blow by every breeze.

In the psalm, the key fruitful life is this: study the word of Godâ&#x20AC;Ś. and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just study in little letters, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s study in big letters, bold type, underlined. Study the Word of God everyday in every way until it fills you, stirs your mind and come to be at home in your heart. In other words, make Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word your own.

There are many ways to do this, but let me suggest just a few.

One is to approach scripture like a fine meal. That is, take it in in small bits. Read a little a reflect on it, then read a little more and reflect on it, keep reading and reflecting on it in small bits and little by little it will feed you and nourish you.

I think that one of the problems with most peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach to scripture is that they think that they have to read it through, read long passages. The problem is that it may confuse you. Small pieces and small insights, a little at a time will feed your soul in wonderful ways.

Another way is to use scripture as a springboard to prayer. Read a passage, think about it and ask yourself this question â&#x20AC;&#x153;what is this passage, story or word calling me to pray about.â&#x20AC;?

As you begin to see where it is pointing you then pray about, pray around that, let the word pray on your mind and pray in your mind.

If you seek a more guided and ordered way to ponder scripture, then get yourself a simple devotional book, a daily devotional book, like These days or Upper Room. A favorite devotional book going around is Jesus is Calling.

Here you will find a daily regiment to follow as you drink in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word little by little.

A good devotional book will also provide a little reflection on the passage to prompt your thinking and usually a prayer.

The blessed one, the happy one, the godly one delights in Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word and meditates on it day and night. If you have not already found a way to embrace Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word for your life, choose one of these ways.

As the poems says, it will make all the difference.

MLK Day celebration at Mount Pisgah MBC Burgaw

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer The Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church of Burgaw will celebrate the legacy and dream of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The program is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 7 p.m.

Reverend James Eason, Pastor of Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, is looking forward to the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We consider ourselves to be a church that reaches beyond the walls, creating an atmosphere in which others will see mission in action and will desire to become a part of what God is doing within their community,â&#x20AC;? Eason said.

Reverend James Faison

III of Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Baptist Church, Rose Hill will be the guest speaker for the evening.

This celebration will carry the theme â&#x20AC;&#x153;We Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Turn Back.â&#x20AC;?

The program will address the idea that many have labored tremendously to make life possible for us all. Members of the community will gather to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream collectively as they seek to continue to break down barriers.

The churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main objective in featuring the program is to show its appreciation and give much-deserved praise to those who paved the way in the past. In doing so, the church continues to strive to

keep the dream alive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we must submit our hearts and minds to humbly and gratefully reflecting upon his legacy of peace, equality, and justice for all oppressed and disenfranchised people,â&#x20AC;? explained Faison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along with that mindset comes the fundamental principles to motivate our recommitment to devoting our time, talents, and abilities toward achieving those ends for the betterment of our fellowman and to the glory of God.â&#x20AC;?

The Sandhill AME Church Community Male Choir will be performing at the event. John Batts, a Deacon of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist, will

also be presenting a speech as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. County Commissioner Jimmy Tate will be a guest at the commemorative occasion, as well.

All are invited to come join in the celebration with Mount Pisgah. It is described as a joint celebration, nondenominational and a commemoration for all by all. The church hopes for visitors to always feel free to worship with their family at any time.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church is located at 312 North Wright Street in Burgaw. For more information about the church, visit www.mountpisgahmbc.org or call (910) 259-4609.

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Pastor Judy Jeremias Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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200 E. Fremont St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

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RILEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

212 S. Dickerson St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com

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MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 7:00 p.m.

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

14201 Hwy. 50/210 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-328-4422 Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2295

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Watha, NC 28478 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-448-0919

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

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 4670 Stag Park Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-5735 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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3107 Union Chapel Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie, NC 28435

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

Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-669-2488

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

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Here are some easy and nice winter root vegetable recipes that are tasty for the cooler months.

Enjoy!

Braised white turnips Makes 4 servings.

12-15 small white tur nips, trimmed and cut in half lengthwise 2 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar Water Kosher salt 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar 1 tablespoon butter In a large skillet over medium high heat, preheat skillet for five minutes. Melt two tablespoons butter in skillet.

Place turnips, cut side down, in a single layer in skillet.

Cook without turning, four minutes or until a golden brown. Pour vinegar over turnips, add enough water for

a depth of Âź-inch. Sprinkle with some kosher salt. Bring to a boil, cover, and lower heat to medium low. Simmer for five minutes or until crisp-tender. Increase heat to medium high; uncover and return to a boil. Boil for 4-5 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated. Cook, turning occasionally, 6-8 more minutes or until liquid is evaporated. Stir in honey or brown sugar and one tablespoon butter. Serve hot.

Scalloped potatoes with ham This recipe may be made without the ham pieces.

3 pounds white baking potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 9 tablespoons all-pur pose flour 6 tablespoons cold butter, diced, divided into three parts 4½ cups whole milk or halfand-half 1/3 pound sliced cooked ham, cut into 1- 2-inch pieces, divide into three parts Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Butter a 9 x 13- inch baking dish.

Arrange one third of potatoes in bottom of baking dish.

Sprinkle potatoes generously with a layer of ham pieces, salt and pepper, sprinkling with three tablespoons flour evenly over the layer, then dot with two tablespoons diced butter.

Repeat layering two more times, until all potatoes have

been used. Slowly pour milk over potatoes. Press the top layer down gently with the back of a spoon to submerge all the flour and ham pieces.

Bake, uncovered until milk comes to a boil, about 20-25 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees and bake until potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes more. Let potatoes rest 10 minutes before serving.

Sweet potatoes with green onion - fried cakes This recipe may be made with white baking potatoes also. Serves 6 to 8.

4 medium size sweet potatoes 2 large eggs, room temperature, slightly beaten ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon kosher salt 4 green onions or scallions, thinly sliced, divided Ÿ cup canola oil Pierce one sweet potato several times with a fork. Place on a microwave safe plate; cover with a damp paper towel. Microwave on high for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Let it stand on side for 8-10 minutes.

Peel potato, place in a bowl and mash with a fork.

Peel and grate remaining three sweet potatoes, using the large holes of a box grater. Stir grated potatoes into mashed potato. Gently stir in eggs, salt, and green onions, just until combined.

Pour oil into a 12-inch heavy skillet, and heat over medium heat to 350 degrees.

Carefully drop mixture by tablespoonfuls, in batches, into oil, pressing with the back of a spoon lightly to flatten.

Cook 5-6 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

Place fried cakes on a wire rack over an aluminum foil lined baking sheet. Keep warm in a 200-degree oven up to 20-30 minutes. Sprinkle with some chopped green onions, if desired. Serve hot with sour cream and/or lime wedges.

Pecan-coconut snowballs 1 cup shredded coconut 2 cups toasted pecans ž cup white chocolate chips Âź cup coconut oil, warmed until liquid ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Âź teaspoon almond extract (optional) Pinch of salt Confectionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sugar for dusting In a bowl stir together shredded coconut and nuts for 30 seconds, mixing well.

Add white chocolate chips, coconut oil, vanilla, almond extract, and salt In a blender or food processor, blend or pulse until fully incorporated. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer safe bowl. Freeze dough for 20-30 minutes. Remove from freezer and roll into one-inch balls. Chill until ready to serve. Dust and roll in confectionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sugar.

Free tax preparation for Pender County residents AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will soon begin preparing and electronically filing Federal and North Carolina state income tax returns for 2014 for residents of Hampstead and Pender County. All services are free of charge. Trained and IRS certified volunteers will answer your questions and prepare your personal tax returns then electronically file them.

AARP Tax-Aide is a free nationwide service that provides high quality income tax assistance and free federal and state tax preparation, including electronic filing. The service is free.

6OLUNTEERS ARE CERTIFIED to pre pare most common personal income taxes. They are not permitted to prepare returns for businesses with more than $10,000 in expenses or with losses, complicated investment reporting, rental property with depreciation, and certain other complicated tax matters.

The service will be offered in a new location this year, in the Fellowship Hall at Topsail Presbyterian Church, 16249 S. Hwy. 17 each Monday and Wednesday afternoon from 1-5 p.m., beginning Feb. 2.

Taxpayers need to bring the following items: s 0ICTURE )$ ADDRESS AND local phone number. s 3OCIAL 3ECURITY CARDS AND date of birth for self, spouse and all dependents. s 7AGE STATEMENTS 7 S and 1099â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) from all employers for the year. s 2ETIREMENT 3OCIAL 3ECUrity, and/or Railroad Retirement statements. s )NTEREST DIVIDEND AND final brokerage statements. s #HARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

medical expenses and real estate property taxes you paid in 2014. (For those who itemize) Bring your 2013 tax return and any other tax documents related to 2014.

To have the Af fordable Care Act portion of your return completed, you may need to have some specific documentation on 2014 health care coverage for you, your spouse and dependents.

If you, your spouse and dependents were covered all of 2014 by Medicare, Medicaid, employer provided health insurance or health insurance you purchased from an insurance provider, you will not need any additional documentation.

If you or your spouse or

any dependent were not covered by health insurance all year, or purchased health insurance on the Marketplace/ Exchange run by the state or federal government, then you will need additional documentation. At a minimum, Form 1095-A issued by the Marketplace/Exchange and the specific months you, your spouse and dependents were not covered by health insurance. If you purchased insurance on the Marketplace/ Exchange you should receive &ORM ! BY *AN If you were not covered by health insurance for some or all of 2014 you may be required to make a Shared Responsibility Payment with your tax return.

Topsail Beach Christmas tree collections The Town of Topsail Beach will be collecting used Christmas trees after the holidays and placing at the toe of the dune.

These trees will be staked down in a liner fashion as recommended by various agencies and other areas that have done this in the past. The purpose is to collect sand through aeolian action of the wind moving the sand particles that are captured by sand fencing and or other

vegetative materials.

This will help build the dunes that experience harsh wave action and escarpment during the winter ocean movements and Norâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;easters.

All Christmas trees, except artificial trees, may be placed at town property at the corner of Davis and Anderson in the marked area at the end of the parking lot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not on the gravel. You may deposit your tree here immediately after Christmas and for the first FEW WEEKS OF *ANUARY Help us protect and build the dune by bringing your discarded Christmas trees. Contact Town Hall at 910-328-5841 and ask for Kurt Polzer for more details.

Seed starting beginners workshop Feb. 3 The Pender County Extension Master Gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speaker Bureau will offer a seed germination workshop Feb. 3 from 1-3 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church, 10255 U.S. Hwy. 17 N., Wilmington.

The focus will be on techniques and materials needed to germinate plants indoors plus how to prepare seedlings for transplantation to the garden at the appropriate time.

Presenter, Steve Bundy,

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Thursday, January 15 The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s4HE #APE &EAR 7OODCARVERS #LUB WILL MEET AT A M AT 0OPLAR Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONAtions are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA #OUNCIL MEETS *AN P M AT THE town hall.

Friday January 16 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Wednesday January 21 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s0ENDER #OUNTY &ARMER S -ARKET AT 0OPLAR 'ROVE 0LANTATION opens at 8 a.m. s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT 12:30 p.m. at Christopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Point Country Club 513 Country Club Drive Hampstead.

Thursday, January 22 The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s4HE #APE &EAR 7OODCARVERS #LUB WILL MEET AT A M AT 0OPLAR Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONAtions are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com.

Friday January 23 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Tuesday February 9 s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE (AMPSTEAD $ETACHMENT

meets at the Topsail Senior Center, 20959 U.S. Highway 17N, Hampstead the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. The Detachment is always looking for new members to help in continuing the mission.

Send all community calendar information to posteditor@post-voice.com

0#% -ASTER 'ARDENER 6OLUNteer, will cover the importance of lighting, water and fertilization, along with the collecting and saving of seeds.

Attendees will have the opportunity to harvest and plant seeds in addition to transplanting seedlings to germination containers and pots. Garden gloves are greatly encouraged.

The class is limited to 25 enrollees due to the abundance of hands-on activity and a prepaid $5 registration fee to cover provided materials. Cash or check payments only, no credit cards accepted; checks are preferred.

Call Pender County Exten-

sion Agent, Tim Mathews, at 910-604-4286 to enroll and for registration fee payment information.

PCCS note burning Jan. 23 Pender County Christian Services will hold a note buring ceremony and open house TO CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR *AN 23 at 11 a.m. It will also be customer appreciation day and there will be sales in the Second Blessing Boutique and Thrift Store.

The doors will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and refreshments will be served.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Topsail Basketball Association report

By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice All 42 teams of the Topsail Basketball Association resumed play last Saturday and local basketball fans packed both middle school g yms throughout the day and witnessed some highly contested games in all grade groups.

In the co-ed first and second grade sector, AllKindsOfStuff.biz remained unbeaten with a impressive display of offense by beating Discovery Place 32-14. Ronel Austin Remax topped Pender Pines Garden Center 16-8, and U.S.Cellular upended Ocean Blue Pools and Spas 19-14.

The girls third through fifthgrade division saw Honeycutt Construction top Ship On Site to remain undefeated in the girls sector with Savannah Lambert pouring in 17 points for Honeycutt followed by teammate Alexis Dawson with 11. Pierpan Denistry outlasted Carolina Outboad 30-26 with Sophia Manning tossing in 16 points for the Pierpan squad.

In the boys third through fourth-grade division, The Paint Store outlasted the R * -ILLER #ONSTRUCTION ENTRY 26-17 to remain with an unblemished record thus far in league play. Halley White

Pediatric Dentistry outscored Blown-Right Insulation 16-12, and in the nightcap, Prism Custom Painting won over Cape Fear Seafood, 36-23 with THE HELP OF *ACKSON $AMONteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 16-point contribution.

As play started in the senior group of TBA at 8 a.m., Say It Loud Designs in the high school group, remained in the undefeated ranks by powering over the Lisa Mathews Remax Essential entry 37-21. William St. Leger hit the twines for 11 points to lead the Design guys. Dickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sporting Goods upended Courtyard by Marriott 42-26 with Austin Cross and Drew Gaither leading the way with 14 and12 points respectively. Hilton Garden Inn Mayfaire upped their record to 2-1 by outlasting Spot Shots 36-26 with the help of *AQWAN 4HOMAS POINTS The girls grades six through nine saw a down-to-the-wire old-fashioned barn burner when the undefeated Thomas Construction Group held off a pesky The Cleaner Concept AGGREGATION *ULIA 3ULlivanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s six points topped the scoring for the Construction Group. The Cleaner Concept dropped the heartbreaker and now sport a 2-1 league record.

The Darden Insurance Agency broke into the win

column in team standings with an impressive win over -* S #AFĂ? $ASHANIQ 3IDberry led the Darden scoring attack popping in 11 points.

Three teams remain in the undefeated ranks in the fifth and sixth-grade boys division. Ogden Tap Room popped Otero Family and Cosmetic Dentistry 23-19 with a very even scoring attack, The Bagel Bakery beat 84 Lumber 27-24, led by 13 counters by Aiden Dillion, and Surf City Tire and Auto defeated Right Coast Construction Inc. Brett Blackley leading the way with a game high 11 points. Cherubini Orthodontics came out victors over Davis Fence 23-16.

The seventh and eighthgrade boys took over the spotlight for the final four games of the day. Holding on to an unblemished record was the Chris Meadows Farm Bureau Insurance squad with an impressive win over previously unbeaten Cape Fear Kitchen and Bath entry, 45-27. Hayden Walsh led all scoring with 19 buckets for the Farm Bureau team. SPI also remained undefeated with 64-34 win over Carolina Coast Contracting with Derrick Montano hitting the rim for 28 markers, while Second Wind Fitness Center collected itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first win of the

young season by outscoring the House of Raeford team 43 -ACKENZIE *ONES LED THE Fitness guys with 11 points.

In the final game of a long DAY OF PLAY *4 S "RICK /VEN Pizza broke into the win column by pulling out a nail-biter 38-35 over Empire DistribuTORS OF .# *4 S USED A BIG second quarter to tighten the game by pouring in 15 points to only six for the Dis-

tributors. Kyle Smith led all scoring by tossing up 17 points for the Pizza makers.

4"! WILL RESUME PLAY *AN 17 at 8 a.m. in the Topsail Middle School gym and 9 a.m. in itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auxiliary gym. The Board of Directors of TBA invite all local residents and surrounding neighbors to come out and see all of the 398 participating youth in action. Admission is free.

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Oath Ceremony for James H. Faison, III District Court Judge held at Pender High School on January 9, 2015

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