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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Commissioners will meet in special session Friday to continue the search for a new county manager.

Officials indicate the search has narrowed to three candidates.

“We are conducting follow up interviews and will be in-

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Surf City expands Soundside stage

October 31 brings many fun activities across Pender County. Check page 11A for a listing of special events happening this Friday night.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Polls open 6:30 a.m.

Tuesday Nov. 4 Election officials in Pender County say early voting has been busy across the county.

Elections Board director Dennis Boyles says more than 4,000 voters had cast ballots in the county by about 1 p.m.

Tuesday. Early voting will continue through Saturday at 1 p.m.

Polls will open Nov. 4 at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m.

“Voting has been about what we anticipated. It’s comparable to 2010, which was the last midterm election,” Boyles said. “We are putting the same amount of voters in 10 days that was in 17 days during the last election, so the volume has been up. If we stay at the same pace, we will vote the same or more than in 2010.”

About 9,600 voters cast early ballots in Pender County in the 2010 election.

Boyles reminds voters that ballots will have to be cast in the proper precinct during the Nov. 4 election. No provision ballots will be given to voters who show up at the wrong precinct. County residents who are unsure of their polling location can contact the county Board of Elections office at 259-1220.

Boyles also says voters can visit the state elections website, input their name, and find out in which precinct they are registered.

October 31 events

terviewing one candidate on Friday,” said Pender County Commission Chairman David Williams. We are doing our due diligence we need to get together and make sure we are all on the same page as far as salary.”

Williams says he hopes to make a decision on a candidate in November and have a new manager in place by Jan. 1.

County 2013-14 audit late

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher On the heels of a late 2012-13 audit, Pender County interim manager Bob Murphy says the latest audit will be late as well.

But not as late as the previous year’s audit.

Murphy expects the latest audit to be complete by midNovember, several weeks past

the Oct. 31 due date.

“The 2013-13 audit that was late delayed the latest audit.

We couldn’t start work on 201314 until the previous year’s audit was done,” Murphy said.

The work on 13-14 was late getting started. We are not going to get it filed by Oct. 31. Having to do back work on the

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Burgaw Planning Board approves Eco Village

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Finn Still and sister Maple won the pet costume contest at Poplar Grove Oct. 25.

Finn and dog Rudy dressed as Elliot and ET while Maple and dog Piper were a beekeeper and a fuzzy bee. See more photos of the Poplar Grove event on page 4C and on Facebook. ues on the stage expansion at Soundside Park in Surf City.

The poplar park, which has become a centerpiece for town activities, will see a larger stage that is completely covered.

“The park is used by a lot of people and the town has a lot of activities there all year long and unfortunately it can’t be sunny all the time,” said Surf City Mayor Zander Guy. “We have been looking at expanding the roof and the stage for some time. We wanted to have

a roof over the entire stage.”

Guy says this time of the year is good to work on the park as tourism drops off somewhat during the fall along with use of the park.

“We waited until the summer season ended to do the expansion on the stage. Our hope is to have the stage ready

by the Christmas tree lighting,” said Guy. “People use the stage even when we are not having an event. I’ve seen a lot of children on the stage pretending they are performing.”

Surf City will hold it’s annual Christmas tree lighting event Nov. 22.

T h e B u r g aw P l a n n i n g Board approved the rezoning for the proposed Mayberry Eco Village project, a 114-acre mixed-use development to be located on East Wilmington Street.

The project will now be reviewed for approval by the town board of commissioners with a public hearing scheduled for the board’s next meeting Nov. 10 The project is a development consisting of 483 residential units, a walkable town center, and more than 17 acres of natural open space.

The residential units in-

clude 107 luxury residences, 12 semi-detached townhomes and an active senior adult community with 271 garden apartments. Plans also include a village center with more than 40,000 square feet of commercial retail space, and a spa and wellness center.

“Their idea is to have an aging in place community that will have single family homes, town homes, apartments, medical office space, and either retail or educational space,” said Burgaw Planning Director Rebekah Roth. “Aging in place is for older residents regardless of their level of care needs, whether they are living independently or need more care.”

Bojangles eyes Burgaw

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Bojangles is reportedly looking at property adjacent to the new Walmart location in Burgaw.

According to Burgaw officials, a traffic analysis has been completed for the restaurant.

“I have been contacted by an engineer about a traffic impact analysis. We have told them because of the traf-

fic issues on N.C. 53 and the Walmart we would require a traffic analysis,” said Burgaw Planning Director Rebekah Roth. “I have not received any applications as of yet. I don’t know if it is a firm plan or if they are just exploring the possibilities to find out what would have to be done.”

The property under considStaff photo by Andy Pettigrew eration is the Trawick property, the single-family home Renovation on the stage at Surf City’s Soundside Park is across from the Walmart con- expected to be complete in time for the Nov. 22 annual struction site on N.C. 53.

Christmas tree lighting event.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Pender County Commission chairman David Williams cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Hampstead government annex Oct. 24. The annex is housed in the renovated old Topsail Consolidated School on U.S. 17.

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Arrest report Michael T.S. Canady, Jr., 24, 225 Stagpark Road, Burgaw.

Driving while impaired, intoxicated and disruptive, misdemeanor probation violation out of county. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $7,000 secured bond.

Emory Rashad Carr, 27, 555 Fennell Town Road, Burgaw.

Felony probation violation. Released under $30,000 secured bond.

Charles Thomas Carter, 49, 105 Summit Ridge Rd., Rocky Point. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed.

Tyron Davis, 39, 214 Boyce Road, Burgaw. Obtain property false pretense. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $4,000 secured bond.

Tyron Davis, 39, 214 Boyce Road, Burgaw. Child support.

Released under $300 cash.

James Daniel Foster, 63, 358 Holly Ridge Road, Holly Ridge.

Carrying concealed weapon after consuming, unsealed wine/ liquor in passenger area, driving while impaired, fail to comply lic. restrictions. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $1,600 secured bond.

Toccara Manor Frymier, 26, 131 Old Farm Rd., Hampstead.

OFA; FTA CS/ CTN; drive while license revoked (2 counts), expired registration card/tag, OFA; FTA RO; Simple possession of schedule 3 controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $400 secured bond.

Gabriel Juan Galabiz, 38, 944 New Road, Burgaw. Resisting, obstruct, and delay of officer. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $500 secured bond.

Sabrina Kozar Heras, 36, 128 Woodcroft Lane, Rocky Point.

Driving while impaired. Released with no bond listed.

Clifton Chad Jones, 37, 495 Gideons Pond Road, Willard.

Communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed.

David Davon Kearse, 28, 121 Hiawatha Drive, Burgaw.

Misdemeanor probation violation out of county (2). Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $20,000 secured bond.

Antonio Caron Murray, 26, 4985 Hwy 53 E, Burgaw. Parole violation, possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor probation violation out of county, possession of marijuana greater than ½ oz. to 1½ oz. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $5,500 secured bond.

John Christopher Nance, 49, 1029 Arvida Spur Road, Rocky Point. Driving while license revoked violation limited driving priv, use foreign license while driving. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,600 secured

Audit

Continued from page 1A 12-13 audit moved the starting date on the 13-14 audit back. But even after we got started on the latest audit, there were bank statements that needed to be reconciled and transactions that needed to be posted. That took additional time. But we are almost there. We think the audit will be up to the LGC (Local Government Commission) by Nov. 17.�

Murphy says in addition to the problems with the previous year’s audit that put Pender County behind, there are other factors affecting the audit – factors that other counties are experiencing

as well. “The reason for the statewide delay is the Department of Health and Human Services has had difficulty in getting the Medicaid confor mations out and those are numbers that need to be incorporated into every county’s audit. There won’t be 99 county audits received by the state on time and Pender is the only one late this year. I think all audits are going to be somewhat tardy this year due to that issue.�

Other than the time lost dealing with the 12-13 audit and the Medicaid issues, Murphy says no other problems with the 13-14 audit have been noted. “We are confident the audit will be complete the week of

Pender EMS & Fire Report Oct. 20-26 Total number of Patient Contacts: 184 Contacts per station Burgaw Station 1 45 Sloop Point Station 14 21 Hampstead Station 16 23 Surf City Station 23 18 Topsail Beach Station 4 5 Union Station 5 17 Rocky Point Station 7 25 Maple Hill Station 8 11 Atkinson Station 9 18 Type of Calls Cancelled 14 Cancelled En-route 3 No patient Found 1 No treatment required 2 Refusals 57 Stand By 0 Transported 97 Treated and Released 10

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Liston George Norris, 37, 306 Cross Street, Hampstead. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,550 cash.

Danny Ray Parker, 53, 165 Bellhammon Forest Dr., Rocky Point. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $870 cash.

Justus William Simmons, 31, 120 N. Alderman St., Atkinson.

Felony Larceny of motor vehicle, possession of stolen automobile. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,200 unsecured bond.

Tia Norella Smith, 47, 900 W. Satchell St. 22, Burgaw. Simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Joseph Troy Veach, 25, 1120 River Street, Sneads Ferry.

Driving while license revoked viol limited driving piv., resisting, obstruct, and delay of officer, obtain property under false pretense (2 counts), felony larceny of motor vehicle. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $16,500 secured bond.

Joseph Matthew Wallace, 26, 161 Shady Pines Drive, Hampstead. Injury to real property, possession of firearm by felon, injury to real property, misdemeanor breaking and/ or entering, injury to personal property (2 counts) misdemeanor conspiracy, resisting, obstruct, and delay of officer, inhale toxic vapors, misdemeanor conspiracy. Incarcerated under $31,200 secured bond.

Cory Wayne Wells, 208 Hwy. 117 N., Burgaw. WFA; T-Drive while license revoked not impaired. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $800 secured bond.

Samantha Anne Louis Wells, 912 West Antoniette Drive, Burgaw. Allow unlicensed to drive. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $600 secured bond.

Matthew Neil Williams, 49, 4239 Highsmith Road, Burgaw.

Reckless driving to endanger, misdemeanor probation violation. Incarcerated.

David Zinna, 34, 329 Electric Lane, Hampstead. Assault on a female, failure to yield at yield light or siren, drive while impaired, open container after consuming alcohol. Arrest

by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated under $6,200 secured bond.

Information taken from reports from county municipal police departments, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Arrest reports are public record. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Burgaw man faces more sex charges A Burgaw man is facing additional charges for child sex abuse.

Roy Lee Stubbs, 45, was arrested in September 2013 on multiple charges of first degree sex offense with a child and secret peeping, according to the Pender County Jail. He was placed under a $1,001,000 bond. His current address is Walker Street, Burgaw.

The first set of offenses occurred in September and January 2014, according to court records. Additional charges of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor were brought Oct. 23, and his bond raised to $2,001,000. He was served with the additional charges while

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Friends of Bruce Hemmingway gather on Topsail Island for the second annual Paradise Pier Reunion and Fundraiser Oct. 12.

Prayers for Bruce brings friends together

By Ashley Jacobs Post & Voice Staff Writer Life can change in an instant. The world one knows can be turned upside down in the blink of an eye. It’s an old saying that rings true for Bruce and Vicki Hemmingway – their world will never be the same thanks to a distracted driver.

To understand where Bruce Hemmingway is today, one must go back to April 12, 2013.

That’s the day he and a friend were riding on their Harleys and an underinsured, distracted driver with her phone in her hand made a turn on the road. Her actions caused Hemmingway and his friend, Tim Croom, to crash into her van. Hemmingway’s wife remembers that day vividly, “When I got the call from the hospital, I knew in my heart it wasn’t good. Bruce broke his C3-C7. He was rushed to surgery to repair what they could.

Due to the extent of his injury, we learned he was paralyzed,” Vicki Hemingway said. “Our world was changing in front of our eyes so fast. Bruce kept me strong, and he was the one who needed me to keep him strong.”

The accident had a domino effect on their lives. Medical bills began piling up as their routine bills continued to pour in. The couple had owned their own graphic design and printing business, but with Bruce set to stay in the hospital months on end, Vicki couldn’t run the business alone. That’s when their friends stepped in.

“Our friends started a Facebook page called Prayers for Bruce. His story was being shared by so many. In one month we had over 500 followers. It soon grew to 900.

Our friends knew we needed help and without asking they just jumped in with fundraisers to help raise money to pay our bills.”

The Knightdale couple was beyond grateful for the support, including two motorcycle

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Bruce and Vicki Hemmingway rides called Prayers for Bruce and Gimme Three Steps. Not only were their friends joining them in a mission to help Bruce heal, they were joining them in their effort to educate others to put down the phone and drive. Stop texting and driving. Bruce shared his advice with everyone who crossed his path: his friends, family and those he met while in the hospital.

“Look at what happened to me. If I have to be like this for the rest of my life, then my mission will be to stop people from using their phones when driving. Please help me at least to do this,” Bruce said.

He was a man with two passions in life: riding his motorcycle and surfing. He knew he’d never be able to do either one again, but still felt strong about visiting the area in which he grew up surfing; Topsail Beach’s Paradise Pier.

A close friend organized the inaugural Paradise Pier Reunion and Fundraiser for Bruce seven months after his accident.

“It was a tearful reunion seeing so many of his friends from the past,” Vicki said.

Bruce had grown up in the area, surfing all along the coast from Topsail to Wilmington.

“People wanted to help him.

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‘Stop Texting and Driving,’ More than 150 people came to the event. There was a surfing contest, raffle and memorial paddle out to commemorate those friends they lost since the 90s. This event meant so much to us,” Vicki said.

That was last October and the group came together again Oct. 12 for the second annual Paradise Pier Reunion and Fundraiser.

“This time Bruce was on the beach to watch the memorial paddle out. The day was celebrated with a local band, great friends and enough donations to help toward his physical therapy,” Vicki said.

The couple is so grateful for their friends and the strangers who have stepped up to them, serving as prayer warriors and sending donations. In addition to needing physical therapy for the rest of his life, the Hemmingways had to make their home handicap accessible.

“Besides our limited saving, we have no other income because we had to close our business. The support from so many friends has been so generous. Bruce and I have worked so hard and never imagined our lives like this,” Vicki said. “I stay home to take care of my husband 24/7.”

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PMH recognized for homecare heart program Pender Memorial Hospital and NHRMC Home Care have received national recognition for a telehealth program designed to help reduce hospital readmissions for congestive heart failure patients.

Pender Memorial Hospital was one of only five critical access hospitals in the country recognized by The National Rural Health Resource Center for innovation in delivering health care in rural communities.

The Critical Access Hospital Recognition was established by the National Rural Health Resource Center and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to recognize the excellent work in critical access hospitals throughout the country. Pender Memorial Hospital and NHRMC Home Care are affiliated with New Hanover Regional Medi-

Rev. Dr. Dereef, Pastor of Macedonia A.M.E. Church Will Deliver the 11:00 am Spiritual Message Rev. James Shears, II, Pastor of New St. John A.M.E. Church, Goldsboro Will be the 3:00pm Speaker.

Please come and fellowship with us, as we celebrate another year of God’s Blessing

cal Center. NHRMC Home Care serves an eight-county region.

NHRMC Home Care’s telehealth program provides monitoring equipment in the patient’s home to monitor vital signs and weights daily. Any changes in the patient’s condition prompts an appropriate intervention by the cardiac nurse to help prevent serious problems from developing.

“The telehealth program assists patients in self-managing their cardiac disease and reducing their frequency of hospitalizations,” said Tina Davis, RN, director of NHRMC Home Care. “This helps allow cardiac patients to live independently at home, something very important to them.”

The program is already having success in reducing complications that often lead

to patients being readmitted to the hospital. Since January 1, NHRMC Home Care has enrolled 223 patients, 159 of which had prior hospitalizations. Of those 159, 19 were readmitted for congestive heart failure within 30 days, one-third the rate for similar patients who were readmitted in 2013.

“Receiving national recognition for our telehealth program is a great honor and achievement, and I am thankful for our team members who made this possible,” said Pender Memorial Hospital President Ruth Glaser. “Our organizational goal is to provide patients with quality care in the most efficient manner and to provide the essential resources to our community members who often lack the resources and live far from medical care.”

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Structural steel is up as construction proceeds on the new Pender EMS and Fire Station 29 located on U.S. 421 south. Pender EMS and Fire Chief Woody Sullivan says the station should be operational by the end of November.

Paid for by Carson Smith for Sheriff.

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Opinion Thursday, October 30, 2014, Page 4A

Considering the school bond

Let’s face it. Virtually no one wants to have their taxes increased. As freedom-loving people, most of us view taxes as a necessary evil – the price of living in a civilized society.

We know taxes are necessary to fund public services such as police and fire protection, the military, and schools. Some would go as far as adding taking care of the sick, elderly, and needy to that list.

How much tax money But without starting a tax will we waste over the debate here, most would agree next several years on that we need to fund schools, since education is a necessity mobile classrooms that and public education for all will spring up behind our has been part of what makes schools – trailers that our country great. have little or no value We are voting on a school after we don’t need them bond for Pender County – one anymore. that will surely result in a tax increase. But can we afford to go without a bond? If we wait two years or more, how much more will it cost us then? And how much more will our schools be overcrowded in two or more years. How much tax money will we waste over the next several years on mobile classrooms that will spring up behind our schools – trailers that have little or no value after we don’t need them anymore. How will the education of our children be impacted by overcrowding?

The number of students in our school systems grows each week. This is not an issue we can expect it to fix itself or just go away. And we can’t put a fence around the county and not let anyone else in. No one can say exactly how much it will increase taxes. There are too many variables involved. We can have an idea, a range of figures, but nothing exact.

The same arguments against the bond will be here two years from now. Let’s vote for it now.

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

Can marry or must marry?

At least two North Carolina magistrates have resigned rather than perform same-sex marriages, citing conflicts with their religious beliefs. It raises a very intriguing question: Must these officers of the District Court be required to marry anyone

with a valid marriage license or do they have authority to do so, but also some discretion as to whom they marry?

North Carolina statutes say that to be legal marriage can be officiated by either a magistrate or a duly licensed pastor. Each county has at least one magistrate, chosen from a list of persons nominated by the clerk of superior court and appointed by the senior resident Superior Court Judge for an initial two-year term, then eligible for reappointment for four years. Statutes speak to a magistrate’s qualifications, salaries, work schedules and duties, including performing civil marriages.

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) believes this a duty of magistrates.

Last week the AOC sent letters to all the state’s magistrates informing them they were required to perform same-sex marriages. Pamela Weaver Best, general counsel

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Gail Ostrishko Post & Voice Columnist www.gailo.com

State Fair fun What a treat it was to embark on my annual adventure as a judge of cakes, cookies and breads at the NC State Fair. I can hardly believe I have enjoyed this “We are conducting follow up interviews and will be interviewing pleasure and privilege for one candidate on Friday. We are doing our due diligence we need to get over a decade, and still look forward to taste testing the together and make sure we are all on the same page...” cacophony of culinary crePender County Commissioner Chairman David Williams on the narrowing search ativity. And something about for a new county manager. awarding ribbons at the state “We are putting the same amount of voters in 10 days that was in 17 fair gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. days during the last election, so the volume has been up. If we stay at It was my partner’s first the same pace, we will vote the same or more than in 2010.” experience and fun to watch Pender County Elections Board Director Dennis Boyles on early voting in Pender her embrace the variety of County. biscotti, pound cake, cookies, and her obvious favorite, the fudge. She said she had died and gone to heaven, spontaneously snapping photos to post on Facebook. She loved The hound’s aria rolled favorite hunting spot. the fudge as much as I love through the bay like a prima The hunt was unplanned; the cheese straws, and we donna’s crescendo at the my Saturdays are usually both ate plenty of each. climax of the grand opera’s a tangled mess of making Of course the sneak last act. up what can’t be done durpeek of the fair in preparaTo the east, a coyote ing the week, things which tion without the parades of provided color commentary, would make a good excuse people is the highlight for heckling the hound and its to skip church on Sunday, me. There is just something attendant chorus, but the were I inclined. For some about being there as it all trail was hot, the afternoon reason, one or two things begins; hearing the clanging warm, and they didn’t care had gone unusually well, and clacking of creation, about the criticism. and other tasks could be put seeing prizes piled high and I sat beneath my old off for a day when the sun smelling all the food and fun friend, an ancient longleaf wasn’t even shining, much in progress that feels excitpine that has somehow surless a comfort. So I kissed ing. vived hurricanes, loggers, the missus, apologized to the It poured down rain sevever-hungry tractors and dogs, grabbed the rifle and eral times while we judged hungrier insects. The sun headed out. and was still raining steady was at my back, the wind There are purists who when we finished. I headed Jefferson Weaver across my face, a bay behind refuse to hunt if they cannot for my car, sad to miss out on me and the corn field in be in the stand hours before my annual preview. Just as I tent on gathering corn and front. A tangled network of they hope to make a shot. decided it was worth getting beans to sell, or any numtrails intersected the road I am not one of them. I try wet, the sun peeked out from ber of species who call the through the sleepy woods, my best to avoid crashing behind the dark clouds so I woods home seeking their with everything leading through the woods like a headed back in to the fair own sustenance, everything toward the field and my tree. goes there to eat, which is Continued on page 5A Continued on page 5A Whether it was farmer inwhy I so zealously guard my

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A place without people

Public Opinion For the school bond We all dread to see gas prices go up at the pump but most of us still feel it necessary to continue driving cars. No one I know is wishing for taxes to increase – however there come times when difficult decisions must be accepted in order to achieve essential goals.

That time is now and we need to vote for the school bond issue. We have procrastinated as long as possible and the time for action is here…. moving decisions further down the road only brings us bigger problems that cost more money.

Providing adequate space and educational facilities for all of our children is not an option – certainly not a luxury. We, as citizens have the responsibility to fund schools, like it or not.

What could be more important to any community than educating its young people to become informed and responsible adults? Thomas Jefferson knew at the founding of our great nation that “the cornerstone of democracy rests on an educated electorate.”

Please vote yes on the school bond for a better future for Pender County and all of its citizens. This could be the most important vote you cast for the children of

our county.

Jennings Trawick Burgaw Understand the issues We are just days away from voting for or against the school bond and no one in our local government is in agreement on how much it will raise our taxes.

On top of that, Pender County school board member, Tom Roper, is telling us the county commissioners are using the school bond as an excuse to raise taxes.

Mr. Roper goes on to say they are re-purposing all the money from the previous school bond to pay out their mismanagement of the last couple years of debt, and to pay for a new jail and to pay for their mismanagement on the sewer project and whatever else.

County Commissioner David Williams fires back saying these accusations are ludicrous.

I didn’t plan on writing another letter to the editor but I can’t remain silent. With these new allegations from Mr. Roper, the taxpayers of Pender County need answers before a new bond is passed.

I do feel like this issue is being pushed through all of a sudden. I feel like I am living in Mayberry and Barney Fife

is doing the math. Where are the elected officials who show leadership and have the best interest of the citizens they represent?

Re m e m b e r, yo u s e r ve us and not the other way around. Where is accountability and truthfulness?

Voting is a privilege. You owe it to yourself and America to understand the issues you vote for because elections do have consequences.

Rose Kelley Hampstead People before politics The comments last week to the Pender-Topsail Post & Voice by school board member Tom Roper that the county commissioners are going to pay for a new jail on the backs of school children was completely false and uncalled for.

What is he talking about when he said to pay for their mismanagement on the sewer project or whatever else?

As a County Commissioner I am more than willing to look at the construction needs of the county schools and how we can finance them in the future, with out overburdening the hard working tax payers.

Hopefully we can work together as county commissioners and the school board for the future needs of Pender County Schools.

We need to put the business of the county above petty politics and drama.

Fred McCoy Pender County Commissioner District 4 Street closure in Topsail Beach On Nov. 12, the Board of Commissioners of Topsail Beach will vote on a proposal to abandon a section of public road (one block of Carolina Blvd.) so that it may be used

by Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel (EAMC), which owns land on either side of the road.

No matter how laudable this non-profit organization, the proposal to transfer public property to private ownership raises two significant issues.

The first is procedural: In North Carolina, members of town boards of commission are required to vote on matters before the board. This requirement is designed to avoid government deadlock in communities where commissioners might have some personal or material interest at stake.

On public interest issues, such as tax rates, public safety and infrastructure policies, commissioners may stand to benefit or incur costs as a result of their votes. How-

ever, these kinds of issues affect everyone and anyone in the community and not particular organizations, groups or factions within the community.

For proposals that are not public interest matters – a road closure to benefit a particular organization – the ethical implications of conflicts of interest must be addressed when a commissioner has a personal or material interest in the matter.

Specifically, when one has membership in or affiliation with EAMC, at a minimum the commissioner has a responsibility to state, publicly and for the record, that he or she is a member or affiliate.

This statement should be made at the meeting where the vote is taken and recorded in the published minutes of the meeting.

That is, it does not suffice to state one’s affiliation outside the public meeting in casual conversation or in response to a news reporter’s query.

If a commissioner wishes to avoid any taint of conflict of interest or any appearance of taking action to benefit one particular group at the expense of the community, one who is a member or affiliate of EAMC should vote to maintain the status quo.

Second, substantive, or po-

tential public costs of private benefits: The portion of Carolina Blvd. that is proposed for closure has been created, improved and maintained at public expense. The closure entails the public’s use of blocks of two other streets as alternative routes.

These blocks are below the standards of existing streets.

They will require widening and repaving. This cost should not be borne by the taxpayer or the public since use of these is the result of a decision to close part of Carolina Blvd. for the benefit a particular group.

If the Board of Commissioners decide to approve this proposal, they should do so with the stipulation that the necessary improvements to the blocks that will be used by the public, should be paid

by EAMC. Robert C. Grady II Topsail Beach

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Pennsylvania, here we come An excited group of 33 people boarded a bus on Oct. 13 headed for Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Our new minister, Rev. Will Davis, was on hand at the Burgaw Presbyterian Church to say goodbye to the group and offer prayer for God’s blessing on their trip.

Jo Ann ­­­Newman organized the trip. Someone said “If you want to go somewhere on a trip, just mention it to Jo Ann and she will plan it in a heartbeat. She and Barbara Murphy work closely together on these trips.

Jo Ann gave me the following information about the trip. Each morning their day began with prayer before starting out on their activities.

“We had dinner in Cantonville, MD., before arriving at our hotel at 7 p.m.

On Tuesday we went to the Mennonite Information Center and enjoyed a short film ‘Postcards from a Heritage of Faith.’ We had a guided tour and saw a reproduction of the Biblical Tabernacle which was made to scale. Also a reproduction of the Ark of the Covenant was on display.

“On Tuesday afternoon a trip was scheduled to Landis

Valley Museum and Village.

This was a guided tour as we stepped back in time walking through a ‘living history’ village dedicated to early Pennsylvania German life. Everyone found it very interesting.

“Wednesday we went on a guided tour of Lancaster, visiting a Mennonite Church (to which our guide belonged) which was interesting. We shopped at a few of the local shops and had lunch at the ‘Kitchen Kettle Village.’ After shopping in the rain, we boarded the bus and went to the Sight and Sound Millennium Theater for MOSES. This was the highlight of our trip. The burning bush and the opening of the Red Sea were awesome. Much emotion was felt by the whole group. Live animals were a big part of the show.

“Thursday after breakfast we boarded our bus and headed home. We arrived back in Burgaw at approximately 7:30 p.m.

“A good time and the fellowship with each other was a warming experience” Thanks to Jo Ann for the interesting news and sights of the Lancaster trip.

Surprise party Saturday afternoon, Oct. 25 a large group of family and friends gathered at Riley’s Creek Baptist Church

fellowship hall.

Jan Dawson, daughter of Georgia Lippard Bell, had planned a surprise birthday party for her mother’s 80th birthday. Her husband is Chris. Her sister Fran Lippard Feltman and husband, Ed, live in Wilson. Their brother, Eric and his wife, Sheri, live in Wilson. Eric is a partner in Parker’s Restaurant on Hwy. 301 in Wilson, so the food was catered by Parker’s. The wonderful meal featured pork barbecue, barbecued chicken, Brunswick stew, slaw, potatoes, string beans, and cornbread sticks.

Jan and her family attend Riley’s Creek Baptist Church, and it was a great place to have the surprise dinner party.

It was a well-kept secret.

Georgia’s friend, Carol Tutherow, also attends Riley’s Creek Church. She told Georgia that her Sunday School Class was having a little get-together Saturday afternoon and members were told to invite a guest. She wanted Georgia to be her guest. She said they would be having snacks and a drink and to dress casually.

On the way to the church, Carol said, “I’m not in a hurry, so let’s drive by a house I have looked at, and see if it’s still for sale. They were stall-

ing for time so they would not get to the church before all the guests arrived. Somebody whistled for silence when they arrived. Georgia was completely surprised when she opened the door and the large crowd began singing Happy Birthday.

Georgia is third out of 12 children born to Lou Ella Beggs Richardson and Norwood Richardson. Eleven of the children are still living and probably eight or nine and their families attended the party. What a wonderful family gathering it was, along with some church friends, bridge club friends, and others.

A large two-layer cake (carrot cake on the bottom layer and pound cake on the top layer) was enjoyed by all who attended after Georgia blew out the candles.

Congratulations Georgia, on your 80th birthday. May you have many more to celebrate. May God’s blessing be on you each day of your life.

Funeral in Baltimore Many of you remember Roscoe Herring, son of the late Acic and Sarah Herring, who was born on Mar. 16, 1930 in Atkinson. He attended Halfway Branch School and graduated from C.F. Pope. After serving in the US. Army, he moved to Baltimore and attended Morgan

State College. He had several positions in Baltimore but was best known as founder and chairman of NAG, the Druid Lake Neighborhood Action Group.

Roscoe worked as administrative asst. to Mayor William Donald Schaefer of Baltimore and executive administrator when the mayor became Governor.

He had many relatives in Pender County and came down every year to visit with family and friends.

He will be greatly missed by a large number of family and friends in Pender County as well as Baltimore.

Stay in the car Carolina Country magazine of Four County Electric Membership Corp., has some tips this month for safety tips if a power line happens to break and fall on or near your car- and you are in it.

Many accidents have happened when people stepped out of their cars.

It’s not always like the movies. Downed power lines don’t always spark, smoke, make noise or flop around.

Don’t assume that because the line lies lifeless on the car that it is not dangerous.

Don’t get out of your car.

Don’t let others approach your car. You’re safe inside but the ground may be energized and dangerous.

Use your cell phone and call 911 from inside your car.

Report your location and that a power line has fallen.

Wait for emergency officials to arrive and for the local utility company to tell you that it is safe to get out of your car.

What if you have to get out of the car? Don’t unless there is a fire or if there is imminent danger. If you must get out, follow these steps.

Stand on the edge of your car with your feet close together and arms close to your side. Jump as far as you can, keeping your feet close together.

Do not step off the car to the ground. Never touch the car and the ground at the same time because it will create a path for the electricity.

Continue jumping away from your car with your feet together at least 30 feet.

Slowly slide your feet apart. If you feel a tingle, slide them back together and continue hopping away.

Parting thought Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.

Because He lives, all fear is gone.

Because I know He holds the future And life is worth living, Just because He lives.

Shalom!

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about our state.

I went straight for my favorite, the flower and garden show where I basked in the colorful beauty for over an hour. By then I had worked up an appetite and searched out my fried indulgence; ribbon fries. My niece’s favor-

ite is the elephant ear, not to be confused with its inferior imposter, the funnel cake.

Though I did not see it, I heard the new craze this year was a deep fried Twinkie wrapped in bacon, stuffed with a Twix. Really?

I’m not sure who comes up

with this stuff, much less who eats it, but apparently lots of people did I still remember my mom’s relief when my brother was old enough to take me to the fair so she didn’t have to. He let me climb the rope ladder

she had always deemed an impossible waste of money.

Well, she was right. Go figure. Funny how the older we get the wiser our parents become.

I asked one of the vendors how our fair compares to others. ‘Yours is great,

probably the best’ he said.

Why, I inquired? ‘Because it is one of the biggest, and the people are always friendly.

Yep, that is the state of our state, and one of the many reasons I like calling North Carolina home.

this particular afternoon, as an otter chased the crawdads congregating in the canal a few yards away.

Mosquitoes, desperate to make a last stand for immortality through reproduction, mocked me with their monotone as I tried to stay still, or at least swat them slowly. I hoped the deer, if any came to my field, would be as distracted as I was by the maddening little vampires. I had a craving for meat.

I needed the little bit of time by my tree. I was worried as I drove to a convenient spot to leave the truck. Between the tenor of the political campaigns, the troubles of close friends, the people in the world who hate our country and the people who refuse to see the former as a threat, and the generally sad, unnecessary, meaningless meanness we have come to accept as the everyday, I was a bit down as well as disgusted. As I was once told by my old friend and much-beloved boss, the late Mike Simmons, some folks need to spend some time in the woods sometimes to keep the rest of the world in perspective.

I’m blessed with being one of those folks, I reckon.

There is a majestic peace in a forest of mature longleaf pines, an almost-hypnotic peace that I am pretty sure influenced some of the earliest settlers here, almost as much as the promise of free, fertile ground under statuesque timber that could make a man a fortune. Some of those men and women wandered across the very ground I was hunting, or so I’m told, following the trails created by the original natives of the area.

I wondered, as I always do when I visit my big tree, if some earlier hunter through here needed a break from society and politics and problems of the everyday, and spent some time seeking supper and solace amongst the ancestors of my friends the pines, and their cousins, the oaks.

There are those who like to think our forebears were little more than hardworking brutes, too tired to think by the end of the day, but even if we lack their written thoughts, I’m fairly sure that more of them thought about the world they lived in than we can begin to realize.

I watched a blue jay and a mockingbird argue over the same persimmon tree they fought over last fall, and both fell silent when everything froze at the cry of a hawk – I hope one of the young ones I saw fledging this past spring. I had to grin, since a good political cartoon would feature one candidate’s face on the mocker, and another on the jay, and the hawk bearing the face of a disgusted voting populace, screaming with beak and talons in to settle the issue once and for all.

But I wasn’t there to ponder politics. I was there to breathe the redolence of the pines, the thousand-year-old musk of the peat, the hope of the oaks, and the peace of the world without people.

The hounds howled again, turning to the southwest, apparently obeying the posted signs and avoiding my hunting ground.

The coyote was joined by several family and friends, their eerie chorus ringing through the dusk. The wind shifted, and I knew nothing around my field could avoid smelling a strange human, so I threw caution

to that selfsame wind and gave a couple social barks to the coyote choral. They went silent, then one gave a tentative yip in reply.

I howled back, and they began cursing my temerity, lack of manners, and possibly the legitimacy of my birth, for having interrupted a conversation that did not concern me. I smiled and stretched. It was time to go home.

The day was closing to a reluctant end, Old Sol painting the western horizon in pinks and purples in that special way that proclaims the splendor of autumn. I made my way back out of the woods, and headed for home and supper. A barred

owl kept pace with the truck for a few seconds, assuring me that even if the human hunters had gone home, nature’s finest were still on the job.

The stridence of the political commercials seemed a little less irritating, after I turned on the lights and sped up a little. Their hysteria and name-calling were still just as rude and worthless, of course, but I find all such troubling things easier to handle when I’ve had a little while alone in my own place without people.

–Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice.

Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com.

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I love the exhibits, from livestock to lifestyles, showcasing all that is special

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Continued from page 4A herd of drunken hogs hunting a fraternity party, but if I break a twig or brush a branch, I don’t give up on the day. There are too many times where I have a half-hour to hunt, and too few where I can spend a day on the stand. Therefore, if I can go, I go, without stressing over every tiny noise.

The woods, you see, are alive and moving all the time. Even at the times when there is no wind, something’s moving – a squirrel cusses his neighbor over a hickory nut, a crow gossips with her kin, a rabbit squeals like a teenager in a gory movie. The trees themselves creak and groan in the slightest breeze. Corn stalks crackle to the point one doesn’t hear them, much like a city-dweller tunes out the terrible tumult of traffic. Foxes cough, cats scream, and coyotes challenge. The little bit of noise made by a carefully moving human won’t make that much difference.

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Sea Turtle Hospital News

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice We couldn’t let the month slip by without a salute to one of our most amazing lady loggerheads ever, October.

Given our penchant for naming patients after the particular place or situation of their rescue (except when we get in 30 at a time and desperately resort to Seuss characters, crayon colors or models of cars) you would be correct if you guessed this gal arrived last October.

Found floating in Stump Sound she was in pretty rough shape with an inexpressible injury to her right front flipper and a badly mangled left front flipper, half of it missing.

Even with these horrific injuries she had somehow managed to find enough food to survive, but she had to be in some kind of ridiculous pain from the effort.

October was admitted to our ICU where she was put on our standard protocol of fluids, pain meds and antibiotics to deal with existing or future infection. Thankfully October was always ready for a hearty breakfast, which is half the battle, especially in the early stages of recovery.

It was clear from the beginning that our biggest challenge was going to be to do whatever it took to save that right front flipper. This gal would be a nesting mama in the not-toodistant future so having at least one complete and fully functioning front flipper was critical.

Enter our vet, Dr. Craig Harms from the School of Veterinary Medicine at N.C. State, who arrived with his assistants and a battle plan to save October’s flipper. Our new surgical suite was set up and ready to receive its first patient, who was carefully wheeled in on a gurney and transferred to the operating table.

Once October drifted off to sleep Dr. Harms began the tedious work of cleaning, debriding, and repairing the lacerations, carefully covering exposed bone and tacking down a flap of loose skin.

October awoke from her long nap back in our ICU with a flipper full of stitches, snugly wrapped.

We’ve never had a patient like October. She was always acutely aware of who was in the room. And it wasn’t

only humans that were on her radar. The other patients also attracted her attention, especially when a new one was admitted to Sick Bay. When she was covered with water she would rest quietly in her tank.

But as her tank was drained for her daily treatment she became increasingly agitated if there was any activity in the room. She clearly had trust issues, but who could blame her since her prior interaction with humans was far from kind.

Our volunteers moved very slowly and worked in complete silence to keep her calm during the long process. She had a lot of healing to do and any sudden or frantic movements on her part while she was drydocked would risk tearing out the stitches and opening the wounds.

If she lost that remaining flipper her future was in jeopardy. As the months wore on and her wounds closed she began to accept more attention from other volunteers. She was feeling much better; the fight was over and the flipper was saved.

A few months ago our 200plus pound lady graduated to a large tank in Sea Turtle Bay. We keep her tank partially covered with a tarp, trying to create an environment similar to what she would naturally seek out if she were at home.

She prefers to nap under cover, safe from the world of predators, but is quick to demonstrate how well her totally rehabilitated flipper functions for visitors during our tours.

Her people will also be happy to show you pictures of her surgery – just don’t expect commentary from October.

End of the beach season, maybe Just when we think all of the remaining nests on our coast have probably hatched and the little critters have all headed out to sea we get people calling us and showing up at our door, hatchlings in hand.

Thankfully it’s not like last year when we had almost 200 babes in residence for a few months.

That’s a lot of mouths to feed, baths to give and tiny tanks to clean every day. As of this writing we had fewer than a dozen in our ICU and hopefully they will get passage on a Coast Guard or research vessel headed to the Gulf Stream very shortly.

We can’t stress often enough

that our locals and visitors are key to reporting sightings of late hatching nests, lost/ wandering hatchlings and any turtles in distress. Please report all local sea turtle activity to our director of beach operations Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880. If unable to reach her you may also contact our director Jean Beasley at 910470-2800.

The state also has a hotline for strandings (injured or sick turtles) at 252-241-7367 and the call will be picked up 24/7.

Hospital tour information The crowds have slowed down a bit but we’re still welcoming hundreds of visitors during the two days we are open. Our current schedule is in effect through the end of the year. We will be open on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1-3 p.m.

We will not be open on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, but we will be open on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

General admission is $5. Seniors and military admission is $4, and children’s is $3.

We are located at 302 Tortuga Lane, (mainland) Surf City. Take the turn from Rts. 50/210 onto Charlie Medlin Drive (Shipwreck Point Mini Golf is your landmark for this road.) Follow the road onto the gravel section and through the round-about. We are the only building on Tortuga.

Google Maps are now showing the correct address but any sort of GPS system will not.

Just remember that we are on the mainland now, not on the island. And a word of advice: if you park on the side of the road beware of the drop-off into the ditches, and that sand is softer than it looks.

More of our winter duds are arriving every week – long-sleeved T’s, hoodies and regular sweatshirts, holiday items and of course those W. Carl Ealy cards. Gather those sizes for your next visit to the hospital and get in some early shopping in our gift shop.

Don’t forget that adoptions make excellent and unique gifts, too! Visit our Adoption Central desk and take home your certificate, picture and other goodies.

Questions, comments, suggestions Please direct any questions, comments or suggestions regarding this column to me at flippers@att.net. To be added to the newsletter list e-mail me at the same address.

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The Cape Fear Chapter 3 United Daughters of the Confederacy and guest, Larry Brown spoke to Pender homeschoolers at the Pender County Library Oct. 22 about the Civil War. Topics included Confederate spy, Rose O’Neal Greenhowe, the blockade of the coastal ports, mourning customs and children of this time period. Brown dressed as a blockade runner captain. The UDC offers a writing contest for fourth and fifth graders in Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties. For further information, contact Mary Lackey 520-0391.

Changes in the classroom If you have school- age children, you likely have heard about the new Common Core State Standards. Already adopted by forty-three states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Common Core focuses on developing the criticalthinking, problem-solving and analytical skills students will need to be successful in college and the workforce.

What does this mean for your children and their education?

With these new standards in place, parents may need to offer their students extra support. How can you help your young scholars be better prepared to meet the new challenges of the classroom?

English Language Arts Vocabulary development is a major component of the new standards for English Language Arts. Encourage your children to build their vocabulary organically by supplementing their required reading with a wide range of elected choices, such as classical myths, historical documents and seminal literature.

If you don’t already frequent the library, consider making that part of your family’s routine. Analysis and comprehension of reading is also important.

Mathematics Supplement classroom learning with free online resources. For example, Casio Education offers in-depth information about standardized tests, including sample questions from various state exams. They also offer webinars and reference guides to help both students and teachers make better use of technology in math class, including topical calculator instruction.

Free education resources and information can be found at www.CasioEducation.com.

Math is all around us -- from sports statistics to creating a

family budget to investing for college. Parents can leverage real-life events and circumstances to both illustrate the importance of math comprehension, as well as help students further understand the Common Core curriculum.

“Mathematics education is most meaningful when it promotes abstract and quantitative reasoning skills and appeals to innate human curiosity,” says Yuji Sasajima, vice

president of Casio’s education division. “We’ve developed programs and technologies that allow teachers and students to take on the Common Core curriculum from multiple fronts.”

Students will need to adjust the way they learn to keep up with changes in the classroom. By learning more about the Common Core standards, parents can help ease the transition(StatePoint).

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Barbara Anne Deter Boulis BURGAW -- Barbara Anne Deter Boulis, 78, of Burgaw passed gently from her earthly life on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

She was born Nov. 16, 1935 in Hancock County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold J. and Lillian Gieger Deter.

Barbara was also preceded in death by her sister, Phyllis Desgrange and brother, Wayne Deter.

Barbara is survived by her husband of 59 years, Robert Lee Boulis, Sr.; daughters, Patricia “Patty� B. Struck (Keith) and Barbara Anne B. Roth (David); son, Robert

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But what if a couple, regardless of sexual persuasion, asked a magistrate to perform a ceremony at 6 a.m.,

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Lee Boulis, Jr. (Beverly); five grandchildren; five great g r a n d ch i l d re n ; b ro t h e r, James “Jim� Deter (Sue); sister-in-law, Linda Sue Rayle (Danny) and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at St. Mary’s Episcopal-Lutheran Church with The Rev. Ron Abrams officiating. Inurnment followed in Riverview Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family received friends Saturday in the church parish hall at 1 p.m. until hour of the service.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgo-

wen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.

Leona Horrell Brown IVANHOE -- Leona Horrell Brown, 92, of Ivanhoe passed peacefully from her earthly life to her eternal rest on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 at Pender Memorial Hospital.

She was born Aug. 5, 1922 in Bladen County, the daughter of the late David and Lessie Brown Horrell. Also remembered is her beloved husband, Oscar B. Brown; son-in-law, Lacy Applewhite; sisters, Irene Barnhill, Macie Pierce, Doris Jones and Eula Lee Dyson; and brothers,

Reuben Horrell, Rudolph Horrell, Elree Horrell and Robert Horrell, all who preceded Leona in death.

Leona is survived by her children, Crandell B. Brown (Louise), Diane Applewhite McDuffie (Walter) and Rondell Brown (Gail); grandchildren, Keith Brown, Crystal Perry (Doug), Michelle Kline, Benjie Applewhite (Jill), Robin Applewhite Hufham (Chris), Ryan Brown (Heather) and Jeremy Brown (Miranda); 18 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; brother, David Earl “Buck�

Horrell; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

The funeral service was at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct.

on a day when the magistrate wasn’t working, or made other unusual requests? Would the magistrate be allowed to refuse? If so, would this acknowledge marriage is not a duty but a discretionary power?

Many religious denominations are currently asking similar questions. For instance, the United Methodist Church has in its Book of Discipline specific language that forbids their pastors permission to conduct same-sex marriages.

Not to single out the Methodists, but perhaps you remem-

ber the United Methodist pastor who married his son to another man and was defrocked.

He was later reinstated, but understand this debate is reverberating throughout the faith community.

Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger says he is going to introduce legislation to give magistrates marriage discretion on religious grounds. But if magistrates have this discretion over marriages could they have selective enforcement of other duties because of religious convictions? Where does discretion begin and end?

Perhaps Berger’s legislation to remove the requirement, if indeed the courts agree there is one, could also add judges, who are currently not allowed to perform civil unions.

Here’s our conundrum.

We believe magistrates, as officers of the court, have the responsibility to abide by and uphold the law. The Supreme Court says same-sex marriage is legal. But, and this is a big but, we also fervently defend a person’s right to hold and exercise his or her religious convictions.

The courts will no doubt

Cape Fear Equine Rescue offers help

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer A new local organization is seeking volunteers and sponsors to help with horses rescued from abuse and neglect.

Cape Fear Equine Rescue (CFER) is a 501C non-profit serving southeastern North Carolina. The group is headquartered in Rocky Point, but has volunteers in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender,

Columbus, Onslow and other counties.

The g roup was for med from the Southeast coast Chapter of U.S. Equine Rescue League (USERL). Director Debbie Bartholomew emphasized that there were no hard feelings between USERL and CFER. “The circumstances we face in the southeast are sometimes outside of the USERL guidelines,� Bartho-

lomew said, “and we found it easier to form a new organization. We are on good terms with USERL, and expect to work together when either side needs a helping hand.

The horse rescue community is like that.�

CFER will continue to provide both logistical and forensic  assistance to government agencies investigating abuse and neglect of horses, donkeys, ponies and other

equines. The group will also be available to assist with other large animals in certain circumstances.

Volunteers, both individuals and groups, are needed at the CFER rescue facility near Rocky Point. The group also has a number of foster horses available for adoption.

For more information, or to volunteer, email capefearequinerescue@hotmail.com or call 910.632.4965.

25, 2014 at Haw Bluff Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Gasque and The Rev. Keith Brown officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Following the funeral service the family received friends in the church fellowship hall and at other times at the home of Crandell and Louise Brown in Ivanhoe.

The family suggests that you consider a memorial gift to Haw Bluff Baptist Church, C/O Diane Norris, 24276 N.C. Hwy. 210 E, Kelly NC 28448 or to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Dr., Wilmington NC 28401.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the decide this matter but there might be some appropriate case law. In 1977, two Forsyth County magistrates refused to marry a mixed-race couple on religious grounds. The couple took them to court and won.

A new reality settled in after that decision and the same will happen with same-sex marriages. But few believe settling into this new reality will

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Paul Henry Brown BURGAW -- Paul Henry Brown, 74, of Northwood Apts. Burgaw, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. The funeral service was held Sunday, Oct. 26 at Pike Creek Baptist Church, Hwy. 117 in Burgaw. Visitation was Saturday, Oct. 25 at Nixon Lewis Funeral Home in Burgaw. The family was served by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw. be smooth and easy.

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Knights of Columbus fish fry helps local flood victims The Knights of Columbus of Saint Jude the Apostle, Council 12281 served 265 people at their second fish fry dinner Oct. 17 at All Saints Catholic Church in Hampstead.

The net proceeds of $1,247.15 which included donations of $165 were sent to the

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Currie group sponsors Walk-a-thon Nov. 1 Medicare outpatient mental health services

By Ashley Jacobs Post & Voice Staff Writer Many parents and children will walk door to door Halloween night, but people in Currie are hoping they’ll lace up those walking shoes again Saturday morning. It is the inaugural Greater Currie Community Action Group Walk-a-thon.

“It’s the start of something great. This will be the first, but not the last journey the community will take together,” organizer Michael McIntyre said. McIntyre is part of the Greater Currie Community Action Group (GCCAG) and leads fundraising efforts.

“People should participate for one reason – themselves.

This is just not a walk; this

is a life wellness walk for the individuals to start a bond and get into unity with others,” he said.

The walk kicks off at 1418 Borough Road, Nov. 1 at 9 a.m.

But participants must show up at 8:30 a.m. to sign waivers before participating in the 5.2mile walk. The event is free, but participants are encouraged to buy t-shirts.

“Life is a jewel so put your sneakers on and shine for the world to see,” McIntyre said.

The GCCAG began in an effort to enhance the quality of life, personal growth and economic well-being of citizens within the Currie community. Their goals are big and reaching them isn’t always easy.

“The biggest challenge in

organizing a walk is getting participants and sponsors, so we are looking for all of you,” he said. And the greatest reward won’t be measured when organizers tally up the funds they’ve raised, instead the biggest reward will be something intangible.

“The greatest reward that comes out of this event is individuals feeling good about themselves after a great accomplishment, but along the way they are motivation for someone and they are getting motivated from someone. It’s a trickling effect, so come out to the first walk for the GCCAG,” McIntyre said. “We want you to come out and be a part of something new, but most of all start living a healthy life.”

Scotts Hill Market opens Saturday

By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer The Scotts Hill community is acquiring a new place to shop for unique gifts. The Scotts Hill Market, located beside Fred’s Beds on Highway 17, is set to open on Nov. 1.

The vendor market will offer a variety of items ranging from jewelry to antiques and furniture.

Joel Humphrey, Manager of the market, said there are 50 vendor spaces in the newly painted and decorated building. The décor is a blend of coastal and southern with an inviting atmosphere.

Humphrey said that he has noticed that in a lot of vendor markets, the aisles are narrow and it is hard to get around.

It is important to him to be mindful of handicapped individuals and safety issues, keeping the aisles open and making the market easily accessible for everyone.

Humphrey has also been the Manager of the Fred’s Beds stores for the past three years. He said the idea for the vendor market came partially from the story of how Fred’s Beds came about. The business originally started

30 years ago as a vendor booth on the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Since then, it has obviously grown to a much larger capacity.

“We’ re hoping to be a market where people can get a start for their businesses, much like the way Fred’s Beds started,” said Humphrey.

He said that when the last tenant moved out of the building where the market is now, a lot of people inquired a b o u t t h e s p a c e. A f t e r considering dividing it into two or three spaces, it was decided that they would open the market instead.

Shoppers will be able to browse an assor tment of distinctive and handmade treasures in the market. Some items to be found are jewelry, accessories, handbags and h o m e d é c o r. H u m p h re y emphasized that the market is carefully selecting vendors that will appeal to the local community.

Beth Fussell, a market vendor at Scotts Hill, is the for mer owner of The Veranda in Wallace. She will be offering a mixture of hand-painted and handmade home decorating items, including painted chairs,

wreaths, handmade pillows, chandeliers and mirrors.

Fussell described the items she will be offering.

“It’s going to be an eclectic mix of ‘fancy meets casual.’

We want people riding by to want to stop by and see what’s new. We are very excited about the market opening. I think the timing is good, and the location is great,” said Fussell.

Another vendor, Kathy Cook, will have a variety of jewelry and accessories from the Carolinas as well as from New York City. She said she has been selling items out of her home for the past year, and decided it was time to go down a new avenue.

She sells a lot of fashion jewelry, and has tried to keep up with the latest fashion trends and dif ferent a g e groups.

“I think this side of town could really use some nice gift shops, and I think this is a great way to do it on a small scale. It’s just something I love,” said Cook. “I love seeing women happy and feeling good about themselves.”

Humphrey said they are working on the kitchen area, and he hopes to serve hot dogs

Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare cover outpatient counseling or therapy sessions for seniors? Since retiring, my husband has really struggled with depression and needs to get some help. What can you tell us?

Inquiring Senior Dear Inquiring, Yes, Medicare recently upgraded its coverage of outpatient mental health services to help beneficiaries with depression and other needs.

Here’s how it works.

If you have original Medicare, your Part B coverage will pay 80 percent (after you’ve met your $147 Part B deductible) for a variety of counseling and therapy services that are provided outside a hospital, like individual and group therapy, family counseling and more.

They also cover services for treatment of beneficiaries who struggle with inappropriate alcohol and drug use.

You or your supplemental insurance is responsible for the remaining 20 percent coinsurance.

Medicare also gives your husband the option of getting treatment through a variety of mental health professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers and clinical nurse specialists.

It’s also important to understand that if your husband decides to see a non-medical doctor (such as psychologists or a clinical social worker),

and scoop ice cream before long. He also plans to have some outdoor vendors by next spring.

The Scotts Hill Market opens Nov. 1, but they will have a grand opening at a later date. The market will be open seven days a week: Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

Interested vendors may contact Humphrey at (919) 801-6321.

you’ll need to make sure that he or she is Medicare-certified and takes assignment, which means they accept Medicare’s approved amount as full payment. If they don’t, Medicare will not pay for the services.

Medicare will, however, pay for the services of Medicare-certified medical doctors (such as psychiatrists) who do not take assignment, but these doctors can charge you up to 15 percent above Medicare’s approved amount in addition to the 20 percent coinsurance, which you will be responsible for.

To locate a mental health care professional in your area that accepts Medicare assignment, use Medicare’s online Physician Compare tool. Just go to medicare.gov/ physiciancompare and type in your zip code, or city and state, then type in the type of profession you want locate, like “psychiatry” or “clinical psychologist” in the “What are you searching for?” box.

You can also get this information by calling Medicare at 800-633-4227.

Medicare Advantage If you and your husband get your Medicare benefits through a private Medicare Advantage plan, they too must cover the same services as original Medicare but they

will likely require him to see an in-network provider.

You’ll need to contact your plan directly for the details.

Additional coverage In addition to the outpatient mental health services, you should also know that Medicare covers yearly depression screenings that must be done in a primary care doctor’s office or primary care clinic that can assure appropriate diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Annual depression screenings are covered 100 percent.

Medicare will also cover almost all medications used to treat mental health conditions under the Part D prescription drug benefit. If your husband is prescribed an antidepressant or some other medication for his condition, and he has a Part D plan, you should call his plan to confir m coverage or you can search the plans formulary (the list of medications they cover) on their website.

For more detailed information, call Medicare at 800-633-4227 and request a copy of publication #10184 “Medicare & Your Mental Health Benefits,” or you can read it online at medicare. g ov / p u bl i c at i o n s / p u b s / pdf/10184.pdf.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

Celebrate the labyrinth Pender County has an all natural outdoor labyrinth.

The labyrinth is located on the south side of Hampstead United Methodist Church at 15395 Hwy 17N. HUMC Spirit Center is a small house behind the labyrinth, settled among old azalea and camellia bushes. The labyrinth is shaded by a large oak tree. The classic seven-circuit labyrinth was designed and

built as an Eagle Scout project five years ago this month.

Scouts laid the weed fabric, planted about 1,000 mondo grass plugs and small shrubs to mark the circuits. Then they spread mulch in the walkways. The labyrinth offers two benches for seating and quiet time. .

The public labyrinth in Hampstead is open all daylight hours.

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By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Maybe it was just the timing was right. A slow start to the deer season with littleto-no movement prompted a change in hunting locales.

The oak trees were shedding acorns like raindrops falling from a storm cloud. Where the acorns landed, hundreds of cuts and craters existed.

They were not from the acorns though – they were from the deer getting their munchies on.

After hunting the stand just one evening, I saw more action than the entire month prior at the other field. It was enticing, exhilarating, and promising.

During the middle of the week, while driving to work, I noticed something. The 30mile stretch of highway was littered with a tell-tale sign of an exciting time of year.

Six deer, all spikes and cowhorns, names hunters’ give young bucks according to the size of the antlers, lay dead on the road.

Their death is not what makes it exciting. The fact they were on the move though indicates the rut is beginning. In the early part of the rut, these male yearlings act much like a freshman at a frat party. This often gets them into trouble as well. You may occasionally catch a couple getting into a skirmish on either a trail camera or out in the field while hunting.

You will also see them chasing the girls.

If you know of a location where the does are, you will start seeing the younger bucks. As the next few weeks pass, you will start seeing the big fellas as well.

So back to this hunting spot I relocated to. The first evening hunt several does popped up in the woods behind my stand. If one would have opened up in the field in front of me, I would have taken her.

I hunt for the food as much as I hunt for the trophy. They never did come into the opening of the field. Instead they crunched on acorns adorning the ground between briars, leaves, and small brush.

Then, maybe 20 minutes after sunset, I heard some noise in the ever darkening

Surf City youth flag football league begins Nov. 1 Youth flag football is returning to Surf City this fall with an 8 week season and games to be played at the Surf City Athletic Fields adjacent to the Surf City Community Center.

Two divisions are being offered: U-8 and U-12 with the minimum age being four years old. Surf City Youth Football is open to both boys and girls.

The first regular practice will be Saturday, November 1 and games will start Saturday November 8.

The season will conclude Saturday, December 13 and will also include a special skills competition on Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday, November 29. While practice and games will be Saturday after noons, Sunday afternoons will be makeup days if necessary.

“We are initiating this program because all sorts of people have asked for it, says Surf City Parks and Recreation Athletics Supervisor Steve Unger. “Our goal is to introduce game skills and have fun in a non-pressurized setting. We already have a core group of coaches but are looking for plenty of parental

participation.”

The U-8 group will practice and play approximately one hour at each session while U-12 will go about 90 minutes.

Registration for players and coaches is only $35 and is through the link at www. townofsurfcity.com. All players will receive a jersey for game play.

For more information, call 328-4887 or e-mail athletics@ townofsurfcity.com.

woods. Something caught my eye but I could not make it out initially. Again, a flash of movement grabbed my attention. It was the wagging, flutter of a whitetail. The brown and gray blended well with the no-longer sunlit woods. I watched as it moved over the path of the does I had seen earlier. There was no crunching of acorns this time. My mind wondered if the deer was trying to catch my scent.

As the deer continued and exited the woods to my right I knew immediately it was sniffing around behind me.

However, it was not in search of my scent. A small eightpointer had caught wind of the does and was tracking them. Even in the field to my right, only 30 feet away, he was not interested in the acorns.

He was only interested in the other deer.

By time he entered the field,

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shooting time had passed by.

The low light conditions would have erased any temptations I may have had anyway, as I could barely make out my bow hanging in the tree in front of me. The buck’s silhouette was highlighted nicely against the backdrop of the white sand path in the field though.

The slow start to the season has definitely given way to a great promise for the coming weeks.

–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.

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NOTICE OF CHANGE OF MEETING DATE The Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners November regular meeting will be held on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 4:00PM in the meeting room at 109 N. Walker Street. The meeting date has been changed due to the Veteran’s Day holiday on Tuesday.

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED The Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners will hold the following public hearing on Monday, November 10, 2014 at 5:00 PM (or thereabout) in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N Walker Street in Burgaw, NC. All interested parties are invited to attend.

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PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA 4.

Approval of Minutes: Regular & Closed Session October 20, 2014.

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Resolution Authorizing Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds to the Individuals Listed Herein.

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Resolution Authorizing Budget Amendment to Approve Increase in Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2014-2015: Health Promotion: $13,757.

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Resolution Authorizing Approval of Purchase Order for Wellness Contract with HealthStat, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2014-2015: $45,696.79.

RESOLUTIONS 8.

Resolution Authorizing Adoption of a Capital Project Budget Ordinance for the Engineering, Design, Permitting, Bidding, Inspections, Testing, and Construction of the Pender Commerce Park.

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Resolution Authorizing Adoption of a Capital Project Budget Ordinance for the Engineering Design, Permitting, and Construction of Three (3) Pender County Fuel Depot Tanks and Fueling Sites.

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Eagle Scout

Project to landscape Topsail High

By Ashley Jacobs Post & Voice Staff Writer Topsail High School sophomore Kade Ramsey gives the term “full plate” a new meaning. The teen not only excels in his academic work, but he is also active within his church, an Eagles Scout and plays the viola with the Wilmington Young Orchestra and still manages to make room for quality time with family and friends – he plays varsity lacrosse as well.

“Our family is very proud of Kade and his accomplishments at this stage of his life. Kade is very driven and disciplined when it comes to his goals and objectives he puts his mind to,” his father, Chad Ramsey said.

Saturday Kade will complete his Eagle Scout Project by landscaping the front of Topsail High School. Materials have been donated by Pender Pines Nursery and Barewood Services, but Kade will put in the elbow grease.

“I believe that this project will not only make my school look better to all those who attend it and those who will attend it, but it will also show my community that people like me are still willing to help and serve others on every scale,” Kade explained.

“We are very humbled and appreciative that Pender Pines Nursery, Barewood services and Surf City Lowe’s have all agreed to sponsor Kade’s Eagle Scout Project,” his father said.

“This project in front of the high school is a good opportunity for Topsail High Alumni and the supportive Hampstead community to come together and make a statement. This project is a community collaboration.”

Eagle Scouts are the highest rank within the Boy Scouts of America community and reaching the top takes huge commitments from the individual and his family. Many people also know reaching a varsity level in a sport is an amazing accomplishment as well. Kade has done both.

“Being involved in a physically demanding sport and another activity as equally as time consuming, like Boy Scouts, is tough. I have to make sure that I perform my best in both things, while still worrying about schoolwork and family duties. What my family and Boy Scouts have taught me is to manage my time wisely and prioritize everything I do,” Kade said.

With an attitude like that, the world may be watching him on center stage someday, but for now he’s comfortable rolling up his sleeves and getting dirty. Because organizing Saturday’s landscaping session was a tough job.

“The biggest challenge that I have had was going around Hampstead and Surf City searching for sponsors for my project,” he admitted. “Another challenge was once I got the sponsors, I had to manage what

they were going to donate – the last aspect that had been challenging was coordinating the pickup of the donated items and figuring out a staging plan and timeline.”

Kade is certainly excited and rightfully proud of his hard work, but by no means is he bragging. The teenage is eager to get to work and hopes others will be inspired and take away some of the lessons he’s learned as an Eagle Scout.

“I hope that teens all around me will see that there is more to life than just what you are going to tweet next or what you want,” he said. “People all around us need to prioritize our time and use it wisely and become the best person you can be. Things don’t always come with the cliché of a button or the tap of a screen, we have to apply ourselves and think about what really matters.”

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Oct. 31 events in Pender County

If you are looking for a safe and fun place to take the little ones to trick-or-treat, there are several options around Pender County Halloween night.

Currie Trunk-O-Treat Currie Events, Inc will hold a Trunk-O-Treat Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. Bring the children by for some treats. The location is 186 Battleground Dr., Currie, which is the first house on the right when you turn off Rt. 210 onto Battleground Dr. Kiwanis Park Trick or Treat The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will hold its annual Trick or Treat in the Park at Hampstead Kiwanis Park Oct. 31. The event will be from 5-8 p.m. There will be activities for children including a costume contest with registration from 5-6:30 p.m. next to stage.

The contest begins at 6:30 p.m. There will be a hay ride, inflatables, a visit from Elvis

and much more. There will be plenty of candy as well.

Jordans Chapel Fall Festival Jordans Chapel United Methodist Church will hold its annual community Fall Festival Oct. 31 from 6:30-9 p.m. There will be fun for all ages with food, cotton candy, pop corn, caramel apples, candy, prizes, a bounce house, cake walk and more.

The church is located at 4670 Stag Park Road in Burgaw.

Watha UMC Fall Festival The Watha United Methodist Church, 160 Camp Kirkwood Rd. will hold its Fall Festival Oct. 31 from 6:30-8 p.m. Hot dogs will be provided.

There will also be games, prizes, hay ride, Trunk-OTreat and a magic show. All for free and

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Burgaw Fire Department Trick or Treat at the Burgaw Fire Department Oct. 31 beginning at 6 p.m at the fire station. Firefighters will be set up in front of the town hall with treats for all. There will be music and a fire truck will be available for viewing.

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Patriots battle at Union, fall to Spartans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriot football team is definitely getting better as the season winds down. However, the team has not learned how to finish as they played the Union Spartans close for a

half before dropping a 42-20 decision in Sampson County.

The Spartans jumped on the Patriots early in the contest. A 10-yard run and the point after gave the Spartans a 7-0 lead that held for the first 12 minutes. Union opened the scoring in the second period to take a 14-0 lead. That

is when the Patriot offense awoke from its slumber.

The Pats scored 20 straight points to take a 20-14 lead and it appeared that all of the momentum that they had gathered would send them into the halftime break with a six-point cushion. Not so fast.

The Spartans Shyquan Brunson received the ensuing kickoff at the 15-yard line with just 13 seconds left on the clock and weaved his way through the Patriot return team for a touchdown. The PAT was good and the scoreboard read 21-20 at the half.

The Patriot offense sputtered in

the second half. A pick six victimized the Pats and the Spartans new found confidence coincided with the lead. Pender was held scoreless in the second half and fell 42-20.

The Patriots have a home date with Wallace-Rose Hill on Friday and then end the season at Trask.

Midway Raiders prove too much for Trask Titans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

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Trask’s Johnathan Jordan leaps for a pass

The Heide Trask Titan football team has hung its hat on a stout defense this year. However, in the game of football you have to score points to win.

The Titans failed to do that against a very good Midway defense and as a result dropped a 33-0 Four County Conference affair.

The Titans opened the game with an onside kick. Midway recovered the kick and had good field position to start the contest. The Titan defense tightened down and the Raiders went three and out.

A bad snap on the punt gave the Titans the football in Midway territory and the Titans looked to be in good shape.

On the first play from scrimmage the Titans lost the handle on the football and Midway

recovered.

The Titan defense held their ground and gave up only one touchdown in the opening 12 minutes. The raiders scored again in the second period and took a 13-0 lead into the break.

The Titan defense spent a lot of time on the field in the first half. That would come back to haunt them in the final 24 minutes.

The Raiders scored early in the third quarter following a blocked punt. The score read 20-0 with 10:09 remaining in the third quarter. Midway scored twice while the Titan offense seemed overmatched.

The Titans woes on the offensive side of the ball continued.

They managed only 58 yards of offense in the contest.

Jarquelle James and Dalen Faison led the defense with nine tackles apiece while Jona-

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Titan running back Steven Jordan is hauled down by a Midway defender after a good gain. than Jordan had six tackles and a sack.

The Titans are 0-5 in confer-

ence play and 2-7 overall. They will be at Clinton on Friday night.

Lady Patriots make it to fourth round of playoffs

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

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The Topsail men’s cross country team took second place in the regional meet Oct. 25 to qualify for the state competition Nov. 1.

Topsail men’s cross country qualifies for state meet The Topsail Cross Country teams competed in the 3A East Regionals, near Rocky Mount Oct. 25. There were 22 teams competing in the regional meet for the opportunity to run in the state finals Nov. 1 in Kernersville. The top four teams from each race qualified for the state meet.

The Topsail men’s team placed second overall qualifying the team to compete at the

state finals. The team beat a strong White Oak team by one point for second place. Trent Pyrtle was the top Pirate runner at 13th place with a 17:03, followed by Chad Campbell (18, 17:20), Domenick Dibiase with a personal best (21,17:23 ), Christian Dickens (28, 17:44), Jackson Moore (38, 18:03), Noah Dansby (67, 18:453 ), and Hayden Shugarts (89, 19:18 ).

The Topsail women’s team

placed eighth overall. Leading the way for the girls team were Alyssa Randall (26, 21:37 ), Mckenzie Wierse (41, 22:24), and Rachel Medlin (42, 22:25).

Aggie Reilly ran a personal best time for the season with a 22:30 for 45th place, Madison Smithe also ran a personal best time of 23:25 for 66th place and Sarah Dremann placed 80th with a time of 24:25.

Topsail’s Jordan headed to tennis state tourney Topsail needed to sweep the doubles to post a win against Rocky Mount and came very close.

However it is the Gryphons who move one step closer to the state championship with a 5-4 win over the Lady Pirates.

With all the singles matches finished, Lady Pirate Xueyang Li and Rocky Mount’s Grace War ner, still traded shots on the court. Li prevailed with a 10-8 tiebreaker to keep Topsail’s hopes alive as the Pirates entered doubles down

4-2 as Caroline Harris was the other Lady Pirate to post a singles win.

Topsail took two of the three doubles matches to finish the day with the 5-4 loss.

Topsail’s individual state championship hopes are now pinned on Carmen Jordan as she placed fourth in the regionals held at Barton College last weekend.

Singles Chandler Brice (RM) def.

Carmen Jordan 6-4, 6-1 Eliza Fike (RM) def. Franca Buffalino 6-4, 6-4

Caroline Harris (T) def. Allison Binkley 6-0, 6-0 Katie Mizelle (RM) def.

Kendal Allen 6-2, 6-1 Mary Blair Thompson(RM) def. Stephanie Athanas 6-1, 6-2 Xueyang Li (T) def. Grace Warner 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 Doubles Brice/Fike (RM) def. Jordan/Buffalino 10-5 Harris/Allen (T) def. Binkley/Mizelle 10-4 Courtney Weaver/Jessica Prall (T) def. Thompson/ Warner 10-3

The Pender Patriot volleyball team looked as if it would advance to the regionals on Saturday afternoon. They held a two game advantage and needed to win just one more game to get out of the gym with a sweep.

But the Princeton Bulldogs put together a three game run that upended the Pats and ended their season.

Early in the week the Pats hosted a very good Raleigh Charter team. Patriot Coach Matt Davis had pointed to the Phoenix as the team that would give his Patriots the most trouble. The Patriots dropped just the second set of the match in taking a 3-1 win.

The scores were 25-22, 18-25, 25-18 and 25-17.

“They’re a good team,” said Davis. “They’ve played the same type of schedule as we have and they are battle tested. They were the team that scared me the most.”

The first game of the match was give and take as the team battled to several ties before the Patriots used a 4-1 run to pull away from a 21-21 tie.

Game two was a tight affair that worked its way to an 18-18 score. The Lady Phoenix used a 7-0 run to take the second game and tie the score at 1-1.

Pender jumped out to an 11-5 lead behind the play of senior standout Brianna Pittman. Pender maintained the lead and finished the game off with a slam by Pittman and an ace by Katy Stewart.

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Pender’s Hannah Teachey sets up a shot.

The Phoenix seemed to panic after dropping game three and the Pats sensed it was time to go for the kill. The fourth game was all Pender as they advanced to the third round of the 1A playoffs.

Brianna Pittman had 11 kills and 13 blocks. She

moved into sixth place on the NFHS career blocks list.

Katy Stewart had 25 assists and three aces while Meghan Cleary had nine kills.

Next up was a trip to Louisburg. The Pats again dropped the second set but took a 3-1 win to advance to the fourth round of the playoffs. The scores were 25-21, 25-27, 25-15 and 25-17.

The Patriots relied on their power game again with Brianna Pittman raining bombs down on the Lady Warriors.

When Louisburg tried to mount any offense Pittman was there to reject the bid. She ended the night with 19 kills and 10 blocks.

Katy Stewart had 36 assists on the night as the dynamic duo of Pittman and Stewart proved their worth yet again.

Gelleana Mendez added eight kills for the Pats.

Pender hosted a very good Princeton team on Saturday.

The Lady Patriots looked as if they would advance to the next round. They were up 2-0 and needed to take game three.

The Bulldogs went on a run and took the last three sets to end the Patriots run. The scores were 25-20, 25-15, 17-25, 16-25 and 12-15.

Pittman finished her last game as a Patriot in style. She recorded a triple double. She ended the match with 18 kills, 16 digs and 13 blocks. She had 60 kills in four matches while Katy Stewart had 117 assists in the same four matches.

The Patriots ended the season at 18-8. They were 14-0 in the Four County Conference.

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Second half rally falls short for Topsail

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer It is obvious that the South Brunswick Cougar football team is much improved.

But their coaching staff did not leave anything to chance in the first half of their game against the home standing Topsail Pirates as they scored on two trick plays on their way to a 41-0 first half lead.

The Pirates came storming back in the second half only to end the night on the short end of a 47-27 score.

The Cougars were coming off of a bye week after dropping two straight conference games. They jumped on the Pirates right out of the gate. Cougar quarterback Cole Blackburn accounted for the first two scores of the game, running for one and throwing for the other.

The Pirates moved the football into Cougar territory twice in the first half behind freshman quarterback Jacob Floyd but came up empty.

In My Opinion

with a different attitude. Josh Jessup ran over and around the Cougars in the third period. He scored the first touchdown on a 13-yard scamper with just over three minutes to go in the third quarter and added another in the opening minutes of the fourth period.

South answered with a Blackburn touchdown toss before the Pirates fired back.

Floyd found Xander Hunt for 31 yards and a score and then followed that up with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Andrews.

Topsail outscored the Cougars 27-7 in the second half but could not erase the Staff photo by Bobby Norris enormous first half deficit.

Topsail’s Trey Ayers stops South Jessup ended the night with 157 yards Brunswick wide receiver Tyler Chavis rushing including two touchdowns while after a reception.

Floyd was 7-11 for 101 yards and two touchThe second quarter was all South as downs. The freshman signal caller did not they scored 27 points including three touch- throw an interception. downs in the final 4:31 of the first half.

The Pirates are 3-7 overall and 1-4 in The Pirates came out in the second half Mideastern Conference play.

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

I have sat and watched literally thousands of sporting events over the last 14 or 15 years. I don’t claim to know a lot about every sport as there are some that I have not followed as closely as others.

From time to time I am fortunate enough to watch a contest with a coach of the same sport. I enjoy this as I get the inside view of what is going on from what is considered an expert. Last week I was at a Pender Patriot volleyball game when I spotted Ray Horton across the gym.

Now I do not use the word expert loosely but when it comes to Ray Horton I would classify him as an expert in the world of high school volleyball.

I walked across the gym and sat down close to Horton. We began to embark into some idle chatter and before I knew it he was talking about the match at hand.

Now I wouldn’t say he was analyzing the game but he was giving me just enough of his opinion as to what was going on that I felt extremely lucky to be sitting there.

One thing that Coach Horton talked about was

Football preview

Two weeks remain in regular season

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Pirates have the week off while the Trask Titans travel to Clinton and the Pender Patriots host the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs.

Trask at Clinton The Titans have some good news to take with them to Clinton to face a 7-1 Dark Horse team whose only loss was to East Bladen.

The Titans get their suspended players back just in time to play one of the most physically gifted teams in the Four County Conference.

If you look at the teams that they have both played one would think that the Titans have no chance. For instance, the Titans lost to West Bladen while Clinton beat them 42-6. Trask lost a close one to Union while the Dark Horses pounded them 57-0.

How should the T rask

coaching staf f go at this thing? There are some that think you go into this game trying to come out of it healthy for the final game of the year against Pender.

Remember the Titans are ineligible for the playoffs so the Pender game is their playoff and super bowl.

Clinton is averaging more than 43 points a game while giving up 11 points a contest. 53 of those points were against Laney (32) and East Bladen (21). The Dark Horses are that good.

The Titans are due to get five starters back but in this contest that will make little difference.

The Titan coaches have to make a choice. How long do you throw your starting quarterback at the Dark Horses?

How long before you go into survival mode. The Titans played Wallace well and still got beat handily. This is not the same Titan football team.

If it were me I would save my best to fight another day.

Remember, Pender looms next week.

Pender hosts WRH Oh boy. The Patriots have shown some improvement in recent weeks and then the grim reaper shows up on your doorstep dressed as Joey Price and the WallaceRose Hill Bulldogs. There is nothing like a visit from the Bulldogs on Halloween night.

I suspect Price will be in his usual festive mood.

Price has the number one football team in the 1A ranks and there is a reason for this.

His teams play a disciplined game of football. He teaches a physical type of play to which most 1A teams cannot adapt.

Love him or hate him, he may be the best football coach on this side of the state.

This year the Bulldogs have it all. They can run around you or over you. They have a solid defense, yet what

the team has above everything else is Joey Price at the helm. He teaches no fear and shows no weakness.

Pender is young and small.

They will go into this game at a disadvantage at every position.

The Pats may need to go into survival mode much like the Titans. Sophomore quarter back Jake Rawls may need to wear an extra set of pads and a flak jacket. Maybe he needs to call in sick. I would just cry and refuse to get dressed. Rawls is tougher than that and will not back down. I don’t know if that is a good thing this week.

Remember, a few years ago when the Patriots beat Wallace? Let’s hope Price doesn’t hold grudges.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The fall season is coming to a close and the area football teams are positioning themselves for the post season.

The Trask football team lost to Midway Friday night.

Jarquelle James and Dalen Faison both had nine tackles to pace the defense while Jonathan Jordan had six stops and a sack.

The Topsail football team lost to South Brunswick. Josh

Jessup had 157 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns while Tyler Andrews and Xander Hunt each caught touchdown passes. Freshman quarterback Jacob Floyd has stepped in for the Pirates and performed admirably. He threw two touchdowns in the Pirates loss to South Brunswick.

The Pender volleyball team lost in the fourth round of the playoffs. Katy Stewart ended the final game of the year with 36 assists on the night. She had 117 assists

in the four playoff matches.

Brianna Pittman had a triple double in the match with 18 kills, 16 digs and 13 blocks. She had 60 kills in four matches while Katy Stewart had 117 assists in the same four matches.

This week’s top performer is Brianna Pittman. She set what is believed to be a new North Carolina high school volleyball record for blocks in a single season with 165 in the second round and controlled the court for the Patriots.

County sports roundup From Staff Reports Trask soccer dropped two conference matches last week including a 2-0 loss to cross county rival Pender. Early in the week the Titans dropped a 2-1 decision to Clinton. Coach David Glenn’s crew is 3-16-1 overall and 3-11 in conference play.

The Pender soccer team

Jordan fills two roles at Trask High

took the 2-0 win over Trask and fell 7-1 to number one Wallace-Rose Hill. The Patriots are 5-15 overall and 4-10 in conference play.

The Topsail Pirate kickers dropped three Mideastern Conference matches last week. They lost a hard fought 3-2 decision to Hoggard early in the week and then lost 5-1

to Ashley. They ended the week with a 5-1 loss to Laney.

Trask golfer Hunter Phillips shot an 87 in the state 1A Mideast regionals while Austin Grabovac and Michael Pickett shot 97. Pender’s top scorer was Quinton Barnes with a 111.

Topsails Steven Crowell shot a 95 in the 3A regionals.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic For those freshwater anglers that want to brave the cool temperatures, the panfish are still biting.

The freshwater fishermen that I have talked to have told me you have to take a slightly different approach to catch fish as the water temps start to fall. They all agree that the red worm is the best bait while a few talk up the cricket.

The catfish anglers are still fishing hard.

Cut baits and chicken livers are the bait of choice for these tasty guys.

The saltwater anglers are raving about the drum bite. They say you can literally see them rolling in the surf. I don’t know about that but I do know that I have seen several over slot fish. They say that fresh cut bait is working for them as well as gulp baits.

There are still some flat fish biting as well.

Mud minnows will do the trick here. The piers are reporting a mixed bag of fish being caught with some spots still popping up.

This week’s fishing tip It’s time to get the gear prepped for the winter months. Remember to clean your reels up and oil them up. Some anglers pack their reels in some type of lube for the winter.

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Make sure you store your rods in a place where they will not get damaged. Nothing is worse than getting your equipment out in early spring or late winter and find the tip of your rod damaged.

I like to go through my tackle box and get rid of anything that is questionable. Everyone likes to have room for the newest and best tackle for next year.

Messick to lead lady cagers at Pender High

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

When sophomore Jonathan Jordan started his freshman season on the Trask Titan basketball team he was asked to play in the post. As the season progressed he became the Titans only viable post player.

This year he has gotten stronger. He played tight end on the football team as well as defense and has earned the respect of his peers with his hustle and tenacious play on both sides of the football.

The Titan varsity basketball team lost their leading scorer and rebounder from a year ago. As the season approaches Jordan must refine his game in hopes of improving his scoring and rebounding. He will have to play both in the post and on the perimeter.

Jordan will have to make the jump from football to basketball in a hurry. He will be counted on to be the man this year. He will have to fill duo roles.

When you look at Dominique Bryant off of the basketball court you would think that she is a model. She has that pure beauty that people adore.

According to Facebook she fancies herself as Breakin’ Yo Ankles Bryant.

Bryant started the year as one of the top subs on the Topsail Lady Pirate varsity basketball team. As a freshman she showed unbelievable skills.

She could handle the basketball and shoot with the best of them. Defensively, she was a very good on ball defender.

This year the super sophomore will be more acclimated to the high school game. She will also be more familiar with her teammates. All of that combined should mean a better season for the unselfish point guard.

Don’t be surprised if Dominique does indeed break some ankles with her mean cross over.

The Pender Patriot basketball team showed marked improvement last year under first year Coach Gardner Eakins. He will soon begin his second season at the helm of the Patriots. While he loses some talent, the cupboard is partially stocked with standout senior Kourtney Messick still on the squad.

Messick is an all-around basketball player. She plays good defense and can play within the team’s offense. She can also take over a game when she has to.

The thing that makes the standout hoops star tick is her competitive spirit. She will go to the floor for a loose ball and battle much taller players for rebounds under the backboard.

She never gives up on the game or her teammates.

As the Pender Lady Patriots enter the second season under Eakins, they will be able to lean on Messick once again. She is the face of the Lady Patriots.

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discipline. He talked about the importance of working hard and doing things right.

Every one of our conversations turned to discipline and working hard.

Coach Horton was especially impressed with Grace Irvin of Raleigh Charter. The young lady was all over the court and took charge at every opportunity. Right along there is when the veteran coach said the one thing that made my day. He said that he would rather have a whole team of girls like that than a bunch of superstars.

I have known Horton for years but have not known him well. I have never spent a lot of time with him and have never talked to him about the sport other than a few short interviews. Those 10 minutes last week told me all that I needed to know.

Ray Horton is the same type of coach that Joey Price is at Wallace and Joe Miller was at New Hanover and even Bobby Knight was at Indiana. He believes that hard work and dedication along with discipline is the recipe for winning. He would rather have a team full of  over achievers than a team full of themselves.   Coach Horton has been   at Wallace the couple of  last  years and has made a huge   difference in their program.  I don’t know how long he  will be there but if he stays a couple of more years the  Four County Conference had  better watch out.  I feel like  I just met Ray Horton last week so I guess I should say, Mr. Horton I am glad to meet you.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING Voluntary annexation of Sylvia C. Hall property (64.502 acres) The town of Watha will hold a public hearing on Monday 11/03/14 in conjunction with the town’s regular town meeting at 7:30 P.M. Purpose of public hearing is to take input regarding whether an ordinance should be adopted to satellite annex 64.502 acres owned by Sylvia C. Hall into the corporate limits of the town of Watha.

Town Clerk Retha C. Garriss #6660 10/23,10/30/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ARCHIE L. MONROE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Archie L. Monroe, deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of January 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 2nd day of October 2014 Esther Jones Administrator 10185 U.S. Hwy 117 Willard, N.C. 28478 #6642 10/9, 10/16, 10/23,10/30/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF RONALD WILLIAM ESSIG 14 E 316 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Ronald William Essig, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before January 10, 2015 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent. This the 2nd day of October 2014 Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #6644 10/9, 10/16, 10/23,10/30/14

PUBLIC HEARING On, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a public hearing to consider text amendments to the Town of Topsail Beach Zoning and Land Development Code as follows: Section 16-241(2) regarding obstructions within easements. Section16-295 further clarifies conditions relating to public safety and health and Section 16-296(d) to correct typographical and reference errors.

The Public Hearing will be in the Board Chambers at 820 South Anderson, Town of Topsail Beach Town Hall. This Public Hearings is to receive any input or comments on the proposed zoning amendment text changes. A complete detail of the current text and the proposed changes are available at Town Hall between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm and you may request a copy by sending an email request to townclerk@topsailbeach.org. #6659 10/23,10/30, 11/6/14

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Zander Koop, 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 24th day of January 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 23rd day of October, 2014.

Susan Jean Bakan 326 Knollwood Drive Hampstead, NC 28443

Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6657 10/23,10/30, 11/6, 11/13/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP2 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL J. FILIGHERA DATED MAY 9, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3460 AT PAGE 298 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-

referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:00PM on November 3, 2014 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 32 of Reedy Ranch, revised as shown on a map of same title, prepared by Thompson Surveying Co. of Burgaw, North Carolina. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 31, Page 64 of the Pender County Registry, Reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

And Being more commonly known as: 188 Rooster Tail Trail, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael J. Filighera.

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 September 8, 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/ #6614 10/23, 10/30/14

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Merrill Narcissus Mills Tiderman, 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 24th day of January 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 23rd day of October, 2014.

Julie T. Kennedy 736 Sand Ridge Road Pink Hill, NC 28572

Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #6658 10/23,10/30, 11/6, 11/13/14

14 SP 194 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 Vicki Firth to Dan Rizzo, Trustee(s), which was dated October 16, 2008 and recorded on October 16, 2008 in Book 3537 at Page 29, 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 November 4, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Tract #1 Being all of Lot 3 of the M & L Subdivision as shown on a map duly recorded in Map Book 24 at Page 71 of the Pender County Registry.

Tract #2 An undivided one-seventeenth (1/17) interest in that certain tract or parcel of real property described on Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

A 10.0 foot strip situated on the ocean side of N.C. Highway #50 and adjacent to the westernmost line of Lot 37 and the easternmost line of Lot 38 of the Elizabeth W. Parsley Property Subdivision hereinafter referred to, a more particular description of which 10.0 foot strip as follows: Beginning at an old iron pipe (buried) in the ocean side or southernmost margin of N.C. Highway #50, which old iron pipe (buried) is also located in the westernmost line of Lot 37 and the easternmost line of Lot 38 of the subdivision of the lands of Mrs. Elizabeth W. Parsley et al. in Topsail Banks, as per a map or plat recorded in Map Book 5, Page 68, Pender County Registry, and from the aforesaid beginning point running thence North 51 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 10.00 feet along and with the ocean side of southernmost margin of N.C. Highway #50 to an iron stake; thence South 38 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East approximately 270.00 feet to a point in the mean high water mark or line of the Atlantic Ocean; thence South 51 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 10.00 feet along and with the mean high water mark or line of the Atlantic Ocean to a point in the westernmost line of the aforesaid Lot 37 and the easternmost line of the aforesaid Lot 38; thence North 38 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West approximately 270.00 feet along and with the westernmost line of the aforesaid Lot 37 and the easternmost line of the aforesaid Lot 38 to the point and place of beginning.

The undivided one-seventeenth (1/17) interest conveyed hereby in the 10.0 foot strip described above is conveyed together with the nonexclusive right and privilege to use; in common with others, the aforesaid 10.0 foot strip as a private access way from the southernmost margin of N.C. Highway #50 to and from the Atlantic Ocean, which aforesaid 10.0 foot private access way is shown on a plat of the M & L Subdivision recorded in Plat Book 24, Page 71, Pender County Registry and is for the benefit of the owners of lots in the M & L Subdivision and their respective family members, guests, invitees and successors in interest.

The undivided one-seventeenth (1/17) interest conveyed hereby in the 10.0 foot strip described above is conveyed subject to all restrictive covenants and easements and rights-of-way of record, to all rights and privileges of others to use the aforesaid 10.0 foot strip for private access way purposes, and to the possible future movement in a northerly direction from time to time of the edge or mean high water mark or line of the Atlantic Ocean, and it is also conveyed subject to the additional specific restriction and limitation that said 10.0 foot strip henceforth be used and maintained solely as a private way of access to and from the Atlantic Ocean for the benefit of the owners from time to time of Lots 1-17 inclusive of the M & L Subdivision (as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 24, Page 71, Pender County Registry) and their respective family members, guests, invitees, and successors in interest, the aforesaid 10.0 foot strip being expressly not dedicated or provided as an access way to and from the Atlantic Ocean for use by public generally.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1163 Monroe Lane, Topsail Beach, NC 28445.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). 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.

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 Vicki Firth.

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.: 14-14985-FC01 #6649 10/23,10/30/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 14 E 000322 EXECUTRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Sara Seigler Grimstead late of Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and Corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before January 14, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

THIS the 16th day of October 2014.

Ellen G. Everette 470 Sills Creek Road Willard, NC 28478

William O. J. Lynch Hogue Hill, LLP Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 2178 Wilmington, NC 28402 #6648 10/16, 10/23,10/30, 11/614

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP221 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CAMERON V. MATTHEWS DATED AUGUST 8, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4114 AT PAGE 302 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 November 4, 2014 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: Located in Pender County North Carolina and being all of Lot 7R as depicted on a plat entitled “Phase II”, The Cottages at Avendale recorded in Map Book 52 at Page 50 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

And Being more commonly known as: 17 Biscayne Dr, Rocky Point, NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Cameron V. Matthews.

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 October 15, 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/ 14-063169 #6656 10/23, 10/30/14

14 SP 167 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 Iola N. Jenkins and David H. Jenkins to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 23, 2005 and recorded on March 15, 2005 in Book 2608 at Page 041 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on March 13, 2013 in Book 4222, Page 185, 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 November 12, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Located in Topsail Township, Pender County, N.C., adjacent to the South right of way line of the assumed 60 foot wide right of way of Pender County’s paved S.R. #1592 that was formerly the old public road leading from Wilmington to Jacksonville, N.C., 0.5 miles westward from where said road intersects Pender County S.R. #1593, and being more fully described as follows, to-wit: beginning at an iron pipe located in the South right of way line of Pender County S.R. #1592 at a point S 72° 01’ W 272.22 feet and S 15° 18’ E 30.00 feet from a railroad spike located in the center-line of said roadway at a point directly above the center of the 36 inch culvert that accomodated the waters of a ditch beneath the roadway; said beginning pipe is further located at a point S 74° 42’ W 105.60 feet from an old iron pipe that marks the Northeastern corner of Robert H. Nixon, et al, lands; and running thence from said beginning iron pipe, so located S 15° 18’ E 150.0 feet to an iron pipe with James H. Nixon line to his Southeast corner as described in Book 424 at Page 69 of the Pender County Registry, thence continuing the same course S 15° 18’ E 50.0 feet to an iron pipe, thence N 74° 42’ E 105.60 feet to an iron pipe, thence N 15° 18’ W 200.00 feet to the Northeastern corner of the Robert H. Nixon, et al lands, which is located on the Southern right of way line of Pender County, S.R. #1592, thence with said right of way line S 74° 42’ W 105.60 feet to the point of beginning, containing 20,000 sq. feet and as surveyed by G.B. Williams in Sept. of 1973.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1109 Saint Johns Church Road, Hampstead, NC 28443.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). 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.

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 All Lawful Heirs of Iola N. Jenkins.

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.: 14-02294-FC02 #6661 10/30, 11/6/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of James David Martin, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, James David Martin, to present them to the undersigned on or before February 5, 2015 at 108 W. Johnson Hwy, Norristown, PA 19401, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 30th day of October, 2014.

Phyllis Martin Madison 108 W. Johnson Hwy Norristown, PA 19401 #6663 10/30,11/6, 11/13, 11/20/14

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 13 E 143 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as ADMINISTRATRIX of the Estate of JOHN J. SHADE, JR. deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of January, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This, the 30th day of October, 2014.

BARBARA GARNER, Administratrix of the Estate of JOHN J. SHADE c/o PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Telephone: 910-769-2896 #6672 10/30,11/6, 11/13, 11/20/14

News and Advertising Deadline is Friday at Noon.

910.259.9111

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION GUILFORD COUNTY 14 CVS 4901 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., as subrogee of Patrick Gerard Tighe and Genna Susan Sherwood, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT PAUL ALLEN, III and EMERSON GLENN MANUEL, JR., Defendants TO: Robert Paul Allen, III 9976 Sidburry Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28411 TAKE NOTICE that a Complaint seeking relief against you was filed in the above-entitled action on April 17, 2014. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Defendant Robert Paul Allen, III is liable to Plaintiff as a result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on or about July 7, 2012 in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. As a result of Defendant Robert Paul Allen, III’s negligence, Defendant Robert Paul Allen, III, is liable to Plaintiff for an amount in excess of $25,000.00.

You are required to make defense to such pleading within forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this Notice, October 30, 2014, being the first date of publication, and upon your failure to do so, the parties seeking service against you will reply to the Court for the relief sought.

This 24th day of October, 2014.

Paul D. Coates Lenneka H. Feliciano PINTO COATES KYRE & BOWERS, PLLC 3203 Brassfield Road Greensboro, NC 27410 Telephone: (336) 282-8848 Facsimile: (336) 282-8409 Attorneys for Plaintiffs #6662 10/30,11/6, 11/13/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP226 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ROBERT L. STEPHENSON AKA ROBERT STEPHENSON, SR. AKA ROBERT STEPHENSON AND SHARON STEPHENSON DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3332 AT PAGE 261 RERECORDED ON JULY 25, 2014 IN BOOK 4448, PAGE 16 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 November 12, 2014 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: Located in Topsail Township, Surf City, Pender County, North Carolina and being an interest in certain condominium premises known as Topsail Landing Condominiums as established in the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Surf City Gateway Condominium as recorded in Book 3296 at Page 133 and formerly known as Surf City Gateway Condominium (the “Condominium) duly established under Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes (North Carolina Condominium Act) with the Declaration of Surf City Gateway Condominium recorded in Book 2787 at Page 3 and as Amended and Restated in Book 3087 at Page 134 and re-recorded in Book 3089 at Page 128, of the Pender County Public Registry (hereinafter the “Declaration”) as supplemented by the First Supplement to the Amendment and Restated Declaration of Surf City Gateway Condominium Amendment recorded in Book 3199 at Page 084 of the Pender County Registry (the “Supplement”), said premises being more particularly described as: All of Unit 211, Building 2, Phase 2, Surf City Gateway Condominium (the “Unit”) as described in the Declaration and the Supplement and as shown on the Plan of Condominium, which is recorded in Map Book 43 at Page 87, Slide 583, Pender County Registry.

TOGETHER with an allocated interest in all Common Elements (as such term is defined in the Declaration) of the Condominium as presently set forth in the Supplement.

SUBJECT to the Declaration of Easements, Restrictions and Covenants of Surf City Gateway Community recorded in Book 3075 at Page 88, Pender County Registry.

And Being more commonly known as: 200 Gateway Condos Dr Unit 211, Surf City, NC 28445 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Robert

L. Stephenson and Sharon Stephenson.

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 October 22, 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/ 14-062171 #6666 10/30,11/6/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP230 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAVID R. SUTTON AND DEBRA Y. SUTTON DATED OCTOBER 11, 2006 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3069 AT PAGE 344 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 November 12, 2014 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: Located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to the Northern right-of-way line of N.C. Highway #53, and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the Northern right-of-way line of N.C. Highway #53, (said road having a 60-foot wide right-of-way), said point is located at a point that is North 12 degrees 15 minutes West 30.00 feet from a point in the centerline of said highway, said point is located along said centerline at a point that is South 77 degrees 45 minutes West 496.95 feet from a railroad spike in said centerline midway between two large culverts that accommodates the waters of a canal beneath said highway, and running thence from said Beginning point so located with the Northern right of way line of said highway South 77 degrees 45 minutes West 107.00 feet to an iron pipe in said right of way line; thence North 12 degrees 15 minutes West 352.80 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 77 degrees 45 minutes East 187.00 feet to a point; thence South 12 degrees 15 minutes East 352.80 feet to the Beginning containing 1.51 acres, more or less.

And Being more commonly known as: 2254 NC Hwy 53 West, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are David R. Sutton and Debra Y. Sutton.

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 County Registry, reference to which for upset bids as required by law. FolIN THE GENERAL COURT the deed of trust, being foreclosed, is hereby made for a more particular lowing the expiration of the statutory OF JUSTICE nor the officers, directors, attorneys, upset period, all remaining amounts description.

OF NORTH CAROLINA employees, agents or authorized And Being more commonly known are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWSUPERIOR COURT DIVISION representative of either Trustee or as: 256 North Dr, Rocky Point, NC ING. Failure to remit funds in a timely PENDER COUNTY the holder of the note make any repmanner will result in a Declaration of 28457 14SP232 resentation or warranty relating to the The record owner(s) of the proper- Default and any deposit will be frozen IN THE MATTER OF THE FOREtitle or any physical, environmental, CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST ty, as reflected on the records of the pending the outcome of any re-sale. health or safety conditions existing EXECUTED BY GABRIELLA HIEB Register of Deeds, is/are Gabriella If the sale is set aside for any reason, in, on, at or relating to the property the Purchaser at the sale shall be enAND ROBERT HIEB AKA ROBERT Hieb and Robert Hieb. being offered for sale. Any and all reThe property to be offered pursu- titled only to a return of the deposit N. HIEB DATED MAY 28, 2008 AND sponsibilities or liabilities arising out RECORDED IN BOOK 3481 AT ant to this notice of sale is being of- paid. The Purchaser shall have no of or in any way relating to any such PAGE 245 IN THE PENDER COUN- fered for sale, transfer and convey- further recourse against the Mortcondition expressly are disclaimed.

TY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither gagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute This sale is made subject to all prior the Trustee nor the holder of the note Trustee or the attorney of any of the CAROLINA liens and encumbrances, and unpaid secured by the deed of trust, being foregoing.

NOTICE OF SALE taxes and assessments including but SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEUnder and by virtue of the power foreclosed, nor the officers, direcnot limited to any transfer tax associand authority contained in the above- tors, attorneys, employees, agents HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant ated with the foreclosure. A deposit referenced deed of trust and because or authorized representative of ei- residing in the property, be advised of five percent (5%) of the amount of of default in the payment of the se- ther Trustee or the holder of the note that an Order for Possession of the the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars cured indebtedness and failure to per- make any representation or warranty property may be issued in favor of ($750.00), whichever is greater, is form the stipulation and agreements relating to the title or any physical, the purchaser. Also, if your lease berequired and must be tendered in the therein contained and, pursuant to environmental, health or safety con- gan or was renewed on or after Octoform of certified funds at the time of demand of the owner and holder of ditions existing in, on, at or relating ber 1, 2007, be advised that you may the sale. This sale will be held open the secured debt, the undersigned to the property being offered for sale. terminate the rental agreement upon ten days for upset bids as required substitute trustee will expose for sale Any and all responsibilities or liabili- 10 days written notice to the landlord. by law. Following the expiration of at public auction to the highest bidder ties arising out of or in any way relat- You may be liable for rent due under the statutory upset period, all refor cash at the usual place of sale at ing to any such condition expressly the agreement prorated to the effecmaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY the county courthouse of said county are disclaimed. This sale is made tive date of the termination.

DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit The date of this Notice is October at 12:00PM on November 12, 2014 subject to all prior liens and encumfunds in a timely manner will result the following described real estate brances, and unpaid taxes and as- 22, 2014. in a Declaration of Default and any Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells and any other improvements which sessments including but not limited deposit will be frozen pending the Substitute Trustee may be situated thereon, in Pender to any transfer tax associated with outcome of any re-sale. If the sale 10130 Perimeter Parkway, County, North Carolina, and being the foreclosure. A deposit of five peris set aside for any reason, the PurSuite 400 more particularly described as fol- cent (5%) of the amount of the bid or chaser at the sale shall be entitled Charlotte, NC 28216 seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), lows: only to a return of the deposit paid.

(704) 333-8107 Being all of Lot 34 in Section 1 of whichever is greater, is required and The Purchaser shall have no further http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ Rambling Branch Acres, according must be tendered in the form of cerrecourse against the Mortgagor, the 14-064204 to Map thereof duly recorded in Map tified funds at the time of the sale.

Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or #6668 10/30,11/6/14 Book 12 at Page 33 of the Pender This sale will be held open ten days 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 October 22, 2014.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee The Media of Record for the People of Pender County.

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By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer

What do cool cars, bonfires, food trucks and live music have in common? They will all be present at Old River Farms on Nov. 8.

The farm, located in Burgaw, will be hosting its second annual Fenders on the Farm Car Show on that date. The open country setting provides a unique venue for the all-day event, which is sure to be a welcome diversion from the everyday routine. All years, makes and models are invited to participate in the show, and motorcycles are welcome to enter as well.

Old River Farms, a fully functional working farm, is owned and operated by the Lanier family. The Laniers take pride in their focus on providing the community with the highest quality vegetable and bedding plants, while educating visitors on the benefits of growing their own food. The garden center is open five days a week, and the farm offers educational field trips as well. Old River Farms also held its second annual Spring Festival in April and its Cape Fear BBQ Festival in June, among other activities hosted at the family farm.

Michael Lanier, General Manager of Old River Farms, is coordinating Fenders on the Farm.

“We are very excited about hosting our Fenders on the Farm Car Show, presented by Safeway Chevrolet. Come join us for a day of cool cars and great food,” Lanier said. “Local restaurant Catch will have its food truck on site, and the Flaming Amy’s Sacred Burrito Bus will be on site as well. Burgaw Bakery will be providing desserts, and we will have delicious craft beer offered by Fermental. There will be free marshmallows for roasting over our big bonfire and all the fixins for s’mores, too.”

The event will feature live music from The

Phantom Playboys. The band is described as rockabilly and 50’s rock-n-roll, with a splash of surf and a fun kick of raw energy. In addition, Michael Frusha and Friends will be performing their Americana rock-n-roll style of music.

Plenty of spots will be available to show off your rides and there will be some great photo

entering a car or bike in the show is $10 per spot. Lanier said not to worry if you’re late because they have plenty of room for everyone.

Prizes will be awarded for fan favorites. The fun and festivities will go on until the stars come out, and until everyone is ready to call it a day.

Entrants can preregister, and applications

opportunities to capture memories of the day.

Registration will start at noon, and the gates will open at 1 p.m. for the public. The cost for

will be available on the day of the event. There is a $5 entry fee for parking. If you’d like your group to be parked together, Old River Farms

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asks that you drive in as a group. Lanier suggests that you fill up the minivan, SUV or dump truck and join them for a super fun day at the farm. There will also be Fenders on the Farm tshirts available for purchase at the car show.

According to Lanier, their objective with any event is always to support small businesses, while also providing a fun place for the community. One of his goals is to eventually have some kind of family event every single month, but on a smaller scale. Proceeds from the car show will help support the educational program at Old River Farms. The event will help pay for the recently added barn, which is used primarily for educational purposes. In case of inclement weather, it provides an outdoor classroom and a shelter for field trips. The Laniers also plan to purchase microscopes to be used with visiting students.

Fenders on the Farm got its start last year.

“We were sitting here one day, after our very first Spring Festival, when we noticed a guy with an old Corvette that was parked in the field,” said Michael. “My dad said, ‘This would be a perfect place for a car show.’ That’s how it all started. We thought it would be a great event for the whole family. There’s not a lot to do around Burgaw. We want to be a community-centered farm where people can come and have fun.”

Aaron Jolly, a long-time family friend, said he is looking forward to the event.

“The Laniers are a great family, and you couldn’t ask for a better family-friendly event – a great family, a great farm, and great fun.”

Old River Farms is located at 8711 Old River Road in Burgaw. Volunteers are needed to help with parking on the day of the event. For more

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As God’s Chosen Ones, Holy, beloved; Compassion be your dress; Kindness, humility, meekness and patience, and bear everyone’s weakness. Put away your grievances, distress, Forgive as the Lord forgives.

Bind all in perfect harmony be clothed in holy love.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts in the body to which you’re called. Let the word of Christ dwell richly in you; Be thankful with all your heart. Teach and preach wisely to all with thanks rising in your hearts. Sing songs and hymns, and spiritual verse To the God who gives us life.

And whatever you do in deed or word do all in the name of Christ, Giving thanks to God the Holy One, The Lord whom we adore.

Colossian 3: 12-17 (my translation) Certain themes play in this passage, the first is to put on the clothes of compassion. Compassion is a rare

commodity in our day. It is in some ways a relic of the past.

It means to do things or treat others with a depth of feeling instead of pure practicality, to “feel for another.� It goes hand in hand with such things as forbearance, fair- mindedness, gentleness and accommodation.

Another is the theme of cultivating har mony. Harmony is getting things to fit together smoothly and easily. To get a more harmonious result one should clothe themselves in God’s kind of love. Love plays large in the Bible. It is at the heart of the whole Biblical story and plays a major role in the Gospel and the life of Christ. Love as holy “dress� radiates the love of God in Jesus Christ to all.

To let the word of Christ dwell in you is another way of saying let the word of Christ live in you and live through you. Your life and actions become an expression of Christ’s word and way, a reflection of the Christ life offered and given to all. Indwelling word of Christ begins to speak through everything you say and shine through everything you do.

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Friday Oct. 31 •Jordans Chapel United Methodist Church will hold its annual Fall Festival Oct. 31, 2014. From 6-8:30 p.m. Fun for all ages and everyone is welcome to this community event. Food, cotton candy, pop corn, caramel apples, candy, prizes, bounce house, cake walk, and more. We are located at 4670 Stag Park

Rd. Burgaw. •Friendly Community Baptist Church presents Awesome Autumn Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m. Awsome Autumn is a community event with fun and for the entire family. Hot dogs, drinks, cotton candy, popcorn, games, candy, prizes, inflatable slides, obstacle course, face painting, cake walk and much more. Friendly Community Baptist Church is located at 1730 US Hwy 117 N, Burgaw, For more information, call 910-259-3046 Saturday Nov. 1 •Macedonia A.M.E. Church in Burgaw is having a yard sale starting at 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., on Nov. 1. There will be new and used clothing and houseware for sale.

Monday Nov. 3 •Fall Revival at Moores Creek Baptist Church 3107 Union Chapel Rd. Currie Nov. 3-6 at 7 p.m. nightly. Guest speaker will be Dr. J.D. Herchenhahn, pastor at Riley’s Creek Baptist Church.

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spective. It cast a brighter light on everything.

To fill your heart with thankfulness is to leave little room for anything else, especially the negative thoughts and feelings that life can give rise to. Living a life which has thanks constantly rising in heart give ultimate voice to praise and joy in God’s goodness and presence.

The great St. Augustine once wrote “the one who sings, prays twice.� To lift up songs and hymns doubles ones thankfulness and praise.

It deepen our sense of God’s providence and purpose. It expands the vocabulary of our prayers. It expresses with great depth and power our joyous celebration of God in our life.

The closing words of the passage enjoin us to do everything in the name of Christ, which is another way of saying that we do everything to the service and glory of Christ. We do things and say things in ways that lift up Christ and His ministry.

We treat others in a Christlike way. We love others with a Christ-like love. We serve others with a Christ-like grace.

We become an expression of Christ to the world and the people we encounter in it.

So let these words and thoughts dwell richly in you so that you can live a life that reflects the best of God’s love and the fullness of Christ’s grace.

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Principles.�

Faith Harbor United Methodist Church invites the community to worship and celebrate every Sunday. Please come meet our Minister Duke Lackey.

The church is located on the mainland side of the swing bridge in Surf City. For more infor mation call 328-4422, www.faithharborumc.org or facebook.

Church Directory New Beginning Church

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Donations needed Pender County Christian Services is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Donations of canned food, clothing, household items, ect. can be left at 210 W., Fremont St. in Burgaw.

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Friendly Community Baptist Church

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

St. M ary’s Church

An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541 Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

Burgaw Presbyterian Church

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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

Riley’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.

Westview United Methodist Church

5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

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

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

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Burgaw United Methodist Church

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

Centerville Baptist Church

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

Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Rev. Ryan Carter

Currie Community Baptist Church

28396 Hwy. 210 W. • Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)

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

Calvary Chapel Community Church

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 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.

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Moores Creek Baptist Church

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

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Pre-Thanksgiving holiday recipes

Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer The holidays are fast upon us believe it or not and here are some recipes that you can start with for your holiday collection. Making them for occasions before will master the recipe for the special occasions. Make sure to try out the pumpkin sauce with pasta recipe, it’s a nice change of pace and can be made all year long.

It makes a great pumpkin and sausage lasagna also.

Enjoy.

Corn cakes country style These cakes may be frozen, if desired. Place cooled cakes in a re-sealable freezer plastic bag; freeze for up to 6-weeks.

To reheat cakes, place frozen cakes on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes until thoroughly heated.

2 cans yellow kernel corn, drained, or 12- ounces frozen kernel corn, thawed 1 small Vidalia or sweet onion, finely chopped 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 1½ cups buttermilk or 1 1/2 cups milk with 1-tablespoon vinegar, stirred to mix well 1 large egg, room temperature, slightly beaten 2 tablespoons butter melted Pinch of salt 2 teaspoons granulated sugar 1¾ cups self-rising cornmeal mix ¼ cup canola oil Finely chop ½ cup of kernel corn in a blender.

In a bowl stir together chopped corn, remaining corn, chopped onion, chopped celery, buttermilk, egg, melted butter, sugar, and salt. Gradually add cornmeal and mix, stirring until just moistened.

On a griddle or skillet, heat two tablespoons oil over medium high heat. For each corn cake pour ¼ cup batter onto hot griddle. Cook 8-10 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining batter, adding remaining two tablespoons of oil as needed.

Serve hot.

Green beans with bacon dressing 1 pound green beans or yellow wax beans, trimmed and halved 4 slices smoked bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled ½ cup Vidalia or sweet onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 2 teaspoons granulated sugar Fresh parsley finely chopped Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Boil green beans in a pot of water until tender, about 4 minutes, drain. Set aside.

Cook bacon in a skillet until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.

To the skillet and drippings add onion and cook for 3-4 minutes, stir in vinegar, salt and pepper, to taste, and chopped parsley. Mix well.

Stir in green beans and toss to coat well.

Penne with pumpkin sauce and sausage If you desire a stronger pumpkin taste to the sauce add another ½ cup of pumpkin.

1 pound penne or farfalle pasta 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound Italian sweet sausage links, cut into half-inch coins and sautéed 1 medium sweet onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped then

smashed 2 bay leaves 1 teaspoon dried sweet basil, crumbled 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth 1 cup dry white wine or pasta water or chicken broth 1 cup canned pumpkin, solid pack ½ cup cream Pinch of ground cinnamon Parmesan cheese, grated Cook pasta according to package directions, making it al dente, drain and set aside, reserving 1- cup pasta water.

Freeze sausage links for about 30 minutes, then slice into half-inch coins. In a large skillet add one tablespoon olive oil and sausage pieces, sauté until browned. Drain fat from skillet and return to stove, add one tablespoon olive oil then add garlic and onion and sauté for about five minutes.

Add bay leaves, basil, and wine to skillet. Reduce wine mixture by half, cooking and stirring about 2-3 minutes.

Add chicken broth and pumpkin and stir to combine, stirring until it comes to a low boil. Return sausage to skillet, lower heat and stir in cream.

Add cinnamon, and salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer mixture for about 7-10 minutes until sauce thickens. Remove bay leaves.

Pour drained pasta into a large baking bowl. Pour the sausage pumpkin sauce over pasta, toss to combine well. Heat over low heat for about two minutes, tossing to mix well. If a creamier or thinner sauce is desired add more cream or some of the reserved pasta water. Heat pasta through. When ready to serve sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese.

If desired, sprinkle top of pasta with shredded mozzarella cheese and bake in a 350 degree oven until cheese

is just melted and is a light golden color.

Pear cobbler 1/3 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice Pinch of salt Pinch of ground cinnamon 6 cups fresh, peeled and sliced, pears, about 4 large pears 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 tablespoons orange liqueur, brandy or rum (Optional) Cobbler topping 1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup brown sugar, packed 1½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon Pinch of salt ½ cup cold butter, cubed ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract Vanilla ice cream, optional Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl stir together sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, salt, and cinnamon. Add sliced pears and toss to combine.

Add lemon juice and orange liqueur (optional), mix well with your fingers. Pour into a greased two quart baking dish. Drizzle melted butter over pear mixture. Bake in 375- degree oven for 30-40 minutes until crust is golden and pears are tender.

In another bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt, until well blended. Cut in butter cubes until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In a bowl mix together water, and extracts; add to flour mixture, stirring until just moistened.

Drop dough by heaping teaspoonful over pear mixture.

Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes longer or until filling is bubbly and topping is a golden brown. Serve warm and with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Thursday, October 30 •The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

•The Cape Fear Woodcarvers Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Poplar Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org.

•Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from noon-1 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information.

•Pender County Museum 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 October 31 •Atkinson Baptist Church, Hwy. 53 in Atkinson, has a free bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns.

•Pender County Museum open 1-4 p.m.

•The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1321 meets for breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Wednesday October 29 •Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information •Pender County Farmer’s Market at Poplar Grove Plantation opens at 8 a.m.

•The Coastal Pender Rotary Club meets each Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Christopher’s Old Point Country Club 513 Country Club Drive Hampstead.

Thursday, October 23 •The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead will meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

•The Cape Fear Woodcarvers Club will meet at 9 a.m. at Poplar Grove Plantation in Scotts Hill. For more information, go to www.capefearcarvers.org.

•Alcoholics Anonymous will meet from noon-1 p.m. at the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information.

•Pender County Museum 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 October 31 •Atkinson Baptist Church, Hwy. 53 in Atkinson, has a free bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns.

•Pender County Museum open 1-4 p.m.

•The Marine Corps League, Detachment 1321 meets for breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

•Fall Festival for Watha United Methodist Church 160 Camp Kirkwood Rd. Watha Oct. 31 from 6:30-8 p.m.. Hot dogs will be provided. There will also be games, prizes, hay rides, Trunkor-Treat and featuring a Magic Show. All for free.

Thursday Nov. 6 •The Pender County Arts Council will begin movement classes for children Nov. 6 from 2-6 p.m. Drumming classes are underway each Wednesday from 2-6 p.m. Classes in stained glass, acting, drawing and mixed media art will also be offered. Contact the Arts Council at penderartscouncil. ems@gmail.com.

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The C.F. Pope High School Class of 1964 held its 50th class reunion celebration Oct. 3-5 at the Vista Resort in Myrtle Beach. A wonderful time was had by all, with storytelling, memorials, dancing, good food, games, and walks along the beach.

Community News & Events

Holiday House Bazaar Nov. 7 The 44 th annual Holiday House Bazaar will be held Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Pender County Extension Service office, 801 South Walker St. in Burgaw.

The Holiday House will feature crafts, hand-made baskets, homegrown plants and flowers, homemade cakes, cookies, and pies, along with ham biscuits and chicken salad sandwiches. The annual Holiday House Bazaar is sponsored by the Pender County Extension and Community Association.

Topsail Library Author’s Dinner Nov. 6 The Topsail Friends of the Library - Hampstead Branch will hold their annual Author’s Dinner Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Hampstead Women’s Community Building, 14435 Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. The price is $25.

You will enjoy a wonderful Italian Buffet put on by the Hampstead Italian Store. We will also have our desserts prepared by the Topsail High School Culinary Department which is always a sweet delight. You will be able to bring

your own adult drinks – water, tea and coffee will be provided.

Come out and hear Karen White, the voice of 1,000 audio books, Jim Dodson, the editor of SALT Magazine, gardening and golf books and Jason Frye, the voice of local food and travel books. This is the annual fall fundraiser so come and enjoy the evening and help support our local Hampstead Library.

For reservations, contact the library at 270-4603 or Maggie at 270-2115.

Surf City youth basketball Registration for Surf City Youth Basketball is now underway for both players and coaches through the link at www.townofsurfcity.com.

“We don’t pretend to be the biggest league in the area but people really seem to like what we do,” said Surf City Parks & Recreation Athletics Supervisor Steve Unger. “We offer good instruction and great sportsmanship at a reasonable price.”

Surf City Youth Basketball starts at age four with a U-6 Division that practices and plays on Friday nights, the only

area basketball league to offer a developmental program for boys and girls at that age.

Other divisions are U-6, U-8 & U-12, all which play Saturday mornings at Surf City Community Center gym. Divisional practices start in December followed by team formation, practices and games in January and February. A separate Teen League operates in the spring for participants 12 through 18.

For Surf City Youth Basketball, the cost is $30 for U-6 and $40 for the other divisions.

Each player receives a high quality basketball jersey and teams practice once per week during the eight game season.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

For more information call 910-328-4887.

Veterans’ grief groups Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter honors the heroes of the nation’s armed forces and is offering free veterans grief groups. The veterans group discusses grief and loss from personal and military perspectives. This workshop is 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at Topsail Senior Center, 20959 Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Registration is required.

To register, contact Melinda McKeon at 910-796-7991 or email Melinda.Mckeon@lcfh. org. When leaving a message, please leave your name, phone number and indicate the specific program you wish to attend. Sessions are free.

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Wade and Kim Pridgen, the Proud Parents of Casey Alexander Pridgen, are pleased to announce Casey has graduated from Miller Mott in July 2014. She graduated with a Medical Assistant degree. Casey has one sister Kayla Pridgen she also has a niece Carleigh Henry. She is engaged to Wesley Lewis. Her grandparents are Patsy Malpass and the late David Curtis Malpass, Jeannette Pridgen and the late Jerry Pridgen.

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