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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The resignation of School Board member Tom Roper has prompted the Pender County Board of Education to receive applications to fill Roper’s unexpired term.

The Board is receiving applications from individuals living in Pender County Board of Education District 1. The School Board is a non-partisan board, so no political party will decide Roper’s replacement – the Board of Education will.

“We are meeting this week and will discuss more on the process of filling the vacancy,” said board member Kenneth Lanier. “I think we will inter-

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view all the applicants before making a decision, unless there is a large number of applicants. In that case, there may be some sort of screening process before the interviews.

We have to decide as a board how this will go.”

Lanier says the board will choose Roper’s replacement by the end of June, in time to swear the replacement in along with new board member Don Hall and returning member Brad George.

Roper resigned his longheld seat on the Board of Education several weeks ago, citing personal reasons.

For more information on how to apply for the vacancy, see the ad on page 3A of The Post & Voice.

Surf City looks at land parcel annexation

By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer The Surf City Town Council directed Town Clerk Stephanie to investigate a petition for 9.79 acres on Shepard’s Road that has applied to become satellite annexed into the town. Mayor Zander Guy explained that

the land was not contiguous to other land already annexed by the town, and once annexed the owner will benefit by the town’s infrastructure. The action took place at the board’s meeting last week.

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By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer Author Cindy Horrell Ramsey from western Pender County had met the Boys of the Battleship at a crew reunion and wrote a compelling nonfiction account of the ship itself and many of the men onboard plus other observations about the ship itself.

Published in 2007, this distinctive, well received and accurate representation of the 2339 crewmen and officers that were at Pearl Harbor on the USS North Carolina that had earned the title of the “Showboat”, was published to rave reviews. Today the men and their spouses of the Greatest Generation live on in a more personal book of historical fiction called Six Hundred Letters Home.

“It started with Paul Wieser, who I met at

a Battleship North Carolina reunion,” said Ramsey. “He told me that he and his wife had donated all of his letters to her to the battleship archives and that I could use them. I went and found them and made copies, then started to transcribe all the pages, but my computer crashed and I had to start from scratch. We also met many times in person so I could hear the stories from him, along with being able to pinpoint the cultural references in his letters, like songs and jokes from that time.”

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Mayor Zander Guy recognized Town Clerk Stephanie Edwards Hobbs and explained that a town clerkship is one of the oldest public offices ever created and that while it may appear effortless, juggling the needs of the government and the citizens is difficult job.

The Mayor declared May 1-7 Municipal Town Clear Week.

May 1-7 is also Tourism and Travel Week and Surf City recognized Allen Libby, Tourism Director and Barry Newsome for their fine work at the Surf City Welcome and Visitor Center.

“These are the welcoming smiling faces to our town and we appreciate the patience and professionalism they show every day,” said Guy. May 15-21 is National Po-

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Arrest report

Elizebeth Almaraz, 19, 2525 Blueberry Road, Currie. Breaking and entering a motor vehicle, larceny, possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Bobby Banks, 51, 4244 US Highway 117 S, Burgaw. Communicating threats, harassing phone call. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Buxton James Benton, 26, 310 Royal Palm Avenue, Surf City. Driving while license revoked, operating a vehicle with no financial responsiblility. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond.

Jesse Eldridge Blake, 33, 926 Macmillan Avenue, Wilmington.

Probation violation, larceny. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $10,410 secured bond.

Manuel Heronic Bordeaux, 56, 301 S. Wright Street, Burgaw.

Trespassing, larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $25,000 secured bond.

Rakeem Dequante Brown, 21, 3045 Whitestocking Road, Burgaw. Larceny, possession of a controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $200 secured bond.

Tyler Robert Burke, 18, 1025 South Shore Drive, Surf City.

Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $5,000 secured bond.

William Zachary Burton, 20, 2030 Highway 53 W, Burgaw.

Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $200,000 secured bond.

Eugene Addison Collins, Jr., 55, 208 Gold Coast Drive, Hampstead. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Breia Marie Cooper, 42, 1151 South Parkway, Sneads Ferry.

Driving while license revoked while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Courtney Anne Davis, 27, 726 Bay Harbor Drive, Hampstead.

Giving fictitious information to an officer, reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked, following too closely.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Travis Clayton Dennis, 27, 310 James Porter Road, Kelly.

Cyberstalking, stalking, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Robert Earl Farmer, 59, 301 E. Beasley Street, Princeville.

Driving while impaired, speeding, driving while license revoked, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Incarcerated under $2,000 secured bond.

Franchesca Dominique Fennell, 18, 3435 Willard Road, Willard. Probation violation, obtaining property under false pretense, possession of counterfeit currency. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $27,500 secured bond.

Christopher Flood, 16, 1027 Ballybunion Lane, Burgaw. Resisting an officer, communicating threats, injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $2,000 secured bond.

Teron William Flowers, 21, 213 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington. Breaking and entering a motor vehicle, larceny, possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Randy Lee Gardner, 49, 128 Woodhaven Drive, Rocky Point.

Larceny, injury to personal property, driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Maurice Greene, 28, 2307 B Oakley Road, Castle Hayne.

Worthless check. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released, no bond.

Pender EMS & Fire Report May 1-7 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 Sloop Point Station 14 Hampstead Station 16 Surf City Station 23 Topsail Beach Station 4 Union Station 5 Rocky Point Station 7 Maple Hill Station 8 Atkinson Station 9 Scott Hill Station 18 Hwy 421 South Station 29 Type of Calls Cancelled: 26 Cancelled en-route: 2 No patient found: 6 No treatment required: 1 Refusals: 63 Stand by: 3 Transported: 111 Treated/released: 6 Fire Department Reports Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw Fire Station 14 Sloop Point Fire Station 16 Hampstead Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill Fire Station 21 Long Creek Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South Fire Call Type Summary Fire 30 Motor Vehicle Crash 10 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 16 Cancelled 5

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Christopher Jason Holland, 36, 288 Morgan Cove Drive, Burgaw. Identity theft, unlawfully obtaining a credit card, financial card fraud. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $50,000 secured bond.

Chase Thomas Hunter, 24, 128 Woodhaven Drive, Rocky Point.

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

Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Ronald Robert Keene II, 29, 108 Remmington Road, Rocky Point. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,200 secured bond.

Diego Roblereo Lopez, 36, 3734 New Savannah Road, Burgaw.

Driving while impaired, no operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Randi Nicole Malpass, 28, 1107 Stanford Avenue 202, Burgaw.

Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Rolando Evequiel Martinez, 33, 5726 Market Street, Wilmington. Violation of domestic protection order. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Michael David Meredith, 51, 12228 Pebble Point Drive W, Jacksonville, FL. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $800 secured bond.

Jason Motta-Jimenez, 19, 1122 Blueberry Lane, Ivanhoe.

Speeding, no operator’s license. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $100 secured bond.

Joseph Andrew Nobles, 27, 86 Lenas Lane, Hampstead. Probation violation. Arrest by Department of Adult Corrections.

Released, no bond.

Brian Pearce, 22, 895 Fetus Road, Coats. Assault by pointing a gun, communicating threats, injury to personal property. Arrest

by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated, no bond.

Wilson Leon Porter, 58, 7801 Slocum Trail, Atkinson. Sexual battery. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $5,000 secured bond.

Christopher James Pough, 29, 412 N. Topsail Drive, Surf City.

Driving while license revoked while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond.

Sam Clark Sanchez, 21, 263 Messer Loop Road, Burgaw. Statutory rape of a child, indecent liberties with a child. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $300,000 secured bond.

Rebecca Jane Shockey, 24, 14564 Ashton Road, Rocky Point.

Larceny, driving while license revoked, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,475 secured bond.

Tyron Shawn Smith, 23, 112 W. Drane Street, Burgaw. Driving while impaired, possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Christopher Reese Southerland, 27, 9934 Penderlea Highway, Willard. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released.

Tony Mitchell Stepps, 31, 694 Lanier Avenue, Rocky Point.

Extradition of fugitives from other states. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Clarence Antonio Walker, Jr., 25, 9283 Southern Boulevard, Winnabow. Conspiring to traffic heroin. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Jennifer Lee Watts, 37, 791 Arvida Spur Road, Rocky Point.

Driving while impaired, possession of a controlled substance, giving fictitious information to an officer, driving while license revoked while impaired, possession of prescription medication outside of original container. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Information taken from reports from county municipal police department, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff’s OfďŹ ce.

Arrest reports are public record.

Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Multiple sex charges filed From Staff Reports Detectives with the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office and Burgaw Police Department assisted detectives from the Pitt County Sheriff ’s Office with the May 5 arrest of Ervin Dale Johnson, 51, of Burgaw.

The warrant for arrest originated from an investigation conducted by the Pitt County Sheriff ’s Office concerning Johnson’s alleged solicitation of a child by computer for the purpose of committing an illegal sex act.

Johnson was charged with one count of soliciting a child by computer. He is currently in the Pender County Jail under a $50,000 secured bond.

Given the nature of the charge, more potential victims may exist. Anyone with information related to this arrest is asked to contact the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office at 910259-1212.

Paula Lee Pearson was arrested May 3 by the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office for one count each of statutory rape, offender being more than six years older than the victim and indecent liberties with a child. She is being held under a $300,000 secured bond.

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Pender history: ‘Train Rocker’ sentenced to prison in 1904

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer A local assault case drew national attention to Burgaw in 1904.

Sam Faison, whose age was not listed, was found guilty in Superior Court for the July 29, 1904 “rocking” of a train between Hampstead and Avandale.

The charge refer red to throwing rocks at trains, wagons, carriages, and people on horseback with the intention of causing damage or harm.

Like many crimes, “rocking” was later rewritten to include automobiles before being absorbed into other General Statutes in the 1950s.

Rocking had become a serious problem on passenger trains in the area after the Wilmington race riots of 1898.

Newspaper accounts report numerous incidents of trains being hit and damaged by thrown stones, and reported arrests were usually young black men. In some cases, the

incidents were considered to be the actions of those sympathetic to blacks affected by the Wilmington riots, although in most cases, the stones were more prank than political.

The racial imbalance typical of the times, however, is evidenced by a rare account of a white youth arrested for stoning a train. A newspaper account humorously described the dangerous act as “mischief,” and noted that the charges were quickly dropped.

The full force of the law descended on Faison, however, when he was apprehended near the tracks, by witnesses who saw him throw the projectile. Railroad detectives and local law enforcement were called in, as much to apprehend the suspect as to prevent a lynching.

The train Faison’s rock hit was an excursion train bearing beach visitors and vacationers. Mrs. D.U. Koonce “of Newbern” (sic) and her son were aboard the train, appar-

State says leave critter babies alone

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer The spring crop of critters appears to be a booming one in Pender County and southeastern North Carolina.

Baby birds, opossums, squirrels and other creatures have been turning up across the area in recent days, and wildlife professionals say that an abandoned baby animal often isn’t abandoned at all.

State law prohibits the possession of any type of nongame or game species without a proper permit.

“There’s just a lot that can go wrong,” said Cathy Burns of Possumwood Acres wildlife sanctuary. Although the facility is located in Onslow County, volunteers and good Samaritans bring dozens of allegedly orphaned creatures to the non-profit from across the region.

So far this year, Possumwood has taken in virtually everything from hawks to newbor n squirrels (called “pinks”) at the facility.

Possumwood is located in Hubert, between Jacksonville and Swansboro, and Burns said she often meets local rescuers in Wallace or elsewhere.

Good intentions often bring bad results, Burns said.

“You really need proper training to rehabilitate any wildlife,” she said. “They aren’t puppies or kittens.”

Baby songbirds, for instance require feeding every 15 to 30 minutes, and monitoring for dehydration. What is health food for some species, however, can be toxic to others.

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Continued from page 1A the current 89-acre parcel already approved for annexation in April bringing the site that will be used by the Pender County Board of Education to build an elementary and middle school campus to nearly 100 acres.

A public hearing regarding the proposed annexation will take place at the regularly scheduled June 7 Surf City Town Council meeting.

In other action the town held a public hearing regarding parking requirements within the approved Planned Unit Development area off of Belt and Old Landing Road tentatively named Waterside at Surf City. The former 249acre Sullivan tract had been designated as a Planned Unit Development by the Surf City Town Council in December 2015. Plans for the neighborhood include town homes, single and multi-family residences along with commercial and open spaces.

A request submitted by

Baby birds have a naturally high mortality rate, Burns said, and what works for one species doesn’t always work for another. Baby birds can usually be replaced in their nests.

According to the Wildlife Resources Commission, foxes, bobcats, raccoons, and opossum babies are the most commonly found mammals in the spring, along with rabbits and squirrels. All animals have different child-rearing techniques, according to the WRC. Possums carry their young in a pouch for several weeks, but as the young are weaned, they are abandoned if they cannot keep up with the mother. The young are usually able to fend for themselves by that time.

Coons can stay together as a family unit for several months, although sometimes youngsters who leave their family early will join other “orphans” in a communal den. Beaver and otter tend to stay in large family groups, with the young staying with their family for up to two years, while foxes, coyotes, and bobcats drive adolescents away in mid-summer.

Deer stay with their maternal does for up to six months, while black bears may stay with Mom for over a year.

Burns said that most people she is in contact with “want to do the right thing,” but even the best intentions often have a bad ending for wild babies, she said.

“They’re wild animals – not pets. Our goal is to release the animal back to the wild where it belongs.” ing deaths, most of which were from drowning.

Members of the Cape Fear Sail and Power Squadron were on hand to encourage everyone to wear life vests at all times while boating, not to drink and then drive a boat and to observe safe boating practices and rules.

Dan Weeks from Paramount Engineering of behalf of Coterra Group asked to reduce the amount of parking to a flat ratio of 1.3 parking spaces per unit for all multifamily structures regardless of the number of bedrooms per unit.

Surf City Planning Director Todd Rademacher explained that the current ratio used by the town is 1.5 spaces for units with one bedroom, two spaces for units with two bedrooms and 2.25 spaces for units with three bedrooms or more.

“The planning board and staff does not recommend going with that request, however they do approve going with a slight reduction of parking in the PUD to be more in line with other communities and to reduce storm water and imperious surfaces at the development.”

The Planning Board recommended a ratio of 1.3 spaces for studios or one bedroom units, 2 spaces for two to three bedroom units and 2.25 spaces for units over three bedrooms.

The request revised by the Planning Board was passed unanimously by the Town Council.

ently having enjoyed a trip to the shore. The boy was struck in the head by the rock as it broke a window and flew into the passenger compartment.

“The boy’s skull had to be tre panned (surgically opened),” a newspaper account reads, “and he came very near dying.”

The article said that the boy had to be “constantly under surgical treatment but will recover,” although the long-term effects of the injury were still to be determined. “… he may be injured for life,” the article reads.

More than 40 cases were on the Superior Court docket during that session, but Faison’s trial was moved to the top of the list. The unnamed judge found Faison guilty, and sentenced him to the maximum for the crime – two years hard labor.

The judge told the court that his only regret was that the sentence was the only punishment available. Rodolph (sic) Duffy, the prosecutor for

the case, told newspapers that he hoped public outcry would force the General Assembly to strengthen penalties for stoning trains.

The newspaper agreed.

In a move not unusual for the time, the reporter allowed some editorialization to slide into his report on the court case.

“It is a pity that the punishment was out of all proportion to what the scoundrel did,” the reporter wrote. “It is hoped the Legislature will amend the law so as to provide greater punishment in case of this kind involving serious bodily injury and probably life.”

The incident, coming on the heels of a number of episodes that raised racial tensions in the area, threatened to cause problems if not as large, then at least more widespread than the Wilmington riots.

Local officials, however, made every effort to quash even rumors of lynch parties and escape conspiracies. While the Wilmington riots had been

planned and financed by white supremacists, and taken advantage of by black radicals, the local case never gained steam. Without the organized support of elected officials and businessmen, tempers cooled as the Faison case headed for trial.

The Atlantic Coast Line railroad company was absorbed by its chief rival, Seaboard Coast Line, in 1967. The tracks leading through Pender – especially the eastern spurs—are now nothing but a memory.

Passenger trains no longer thunder through Pender; the community of Avandale no longer has a rail station, or a place on most maps.

The entire community was

in an uproar, however, when Sam Faison, either out of malicious intent or boredom, threw a rock at a train passing through the piney woods, and nearly caused a firestorm in 1904.

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Diamonds in the rough Another one of those Internet studies recently placed Watha as one of the worst places to live in eastern North Carolina.

Before anyone gets up in arms, it should be noted that the folks who created the study admit to never having been to any of the “bottom ten” towns they mentioned, nor did they make any contacts in those communities to put their numbers in context. The studies are created entirely by numbers – usually census, unemployment and court data – which are then calculated to produce a result. The studies are commonly called “click-bait” on the Internet, and are designed to drive readers to particular websites for advertising purposes.

Let’s get two things straight: one, we’re all in favor of advertising, and two, every No community is community has some major perfect, but we find it problems. Illegal drugs, a hard to believe a bunch schizophrenic economy, the of data-crunching nerds decline in farming, and develwho might be living in opment that still hasn’t quite their parents’ basements reached all the farflung areas can give a truly accurate of our county are just a few of the challenges that seem picture of any part of our insurmountable. When the community. trains left, then the tobacco, . then manufacturing, it left many of our communities that lack salt water hanging on by a thread.

No community is perfect, but we find it hard to believe a bunch of data-crunching nerds who might be living in their parents’ basements can give a truly accurate picture of any part of our community.

After all, Watha was the first county seat for Pender; it has turned out more than its fair share of leaders, teachers, preachers and humanitarians. It’s still a lovely place, and a tiny place, at that – in a world where bigger always seems to be better, Watha truly still has a village atmosphere. Is it idyllic? Perhaps, if not at least ideal. The community has attracted several movie and television producers who were looking for just the right scene for their programs.

The good folks in Watha, and the rest of the county, shouldn’t be that concerned with the slight from the “clickbait” company. One drive through Watha – or any of our communities, from the Black River to the beaches – shows that Pender has far more to offer than random numbers.

Had the folks with the aforementioned firm gone to the effort to contact folks in Watha, they likely would have a different attitude toward the community, and small towns in general. Here’s hoping that someone will look through the charade, and see the diamonds in the rough that exist across all our county.

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Bill Messer Ordinary people are often thrust into extraordinary circumstances, and find themselves face to face with the responsibility for the lives of other people. Few things exemplify this as well as the demands placed on rescue aircrews who go out in adverse conditions, conditions that threaten their lives as much as the lives of those they’re called on to rescue.

Coast Guard rescue helicopters fly in the very same conditions that cause vessels to swamp, capsize or fill with water, catch fire, or wash people overboard, or someone on board needs urgent medical attention.

I met John Garr at a fundraiser breakfast for the Boy Scouts of America. I learned that he was a helicopter pilot in the Coast Guard and asked if he had done any interesting rescues.

“A few,” he said, and told me a little about a couple of them, and I told him I’d like to hear more.

We met recently at a local coffee house and I listened, in amazement, as his story unfurled. “Let’s start at the beginning,” I said, “Tell me about growing up and how you got into the Coast Guard.”

“I was born in Kokomo, Indiana, in 1975,” he began.

“Did you grow up there?”

I asked.

“No, I went to Connecticut, Rhode Island, back through Kokomo, then Denver, Colorado, Portland, Oregon, Dallas, Texas, then up to Detroit, Michigan where I graduated high school. My father worked for General Motors. He started off in sales, then went to Motors Holdings, financing different dealerships.

“I went to the United States Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Connecticut.

“My first assignment was the Coast Guard cutter Valiant, which is a 210 ft medium endurance cutter.

It’s exactly like Diligence, they’re the same class of ship. It’s called the Reliance class. We’d go out for six to

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Jefferson Weaver

A Special kind of Man I had to say ‘no’ to a fellow the other day, and I heard my father.

The details of the refusal aren’t important; what matters is that we parted on good terms. My friend’s firm has some ties that I find not just questionable, but downright wrong, and it would have been wrong for me to be part of it.

Although it’s a lesson I have often failed to remember, Tom Weaver did his best to teach me that a feather is often more effective than a club. He could disagree with almost anyone and still remain on good terms. It’s a skill far too rare these days, in a time where disagreement is viewed as personal condemnation, when gently stepping on toes is considered hatred.

His gentility, among other things, was even more evident after I ran across yet another box of the Old Man’s correspondence the other day (the moving process may be finished, but the sorting and purging is never ending).

I was surprised, although I shouldn’t have been, to find letters from men whose names loomed large on the opposite side of the political fence from my Old Man. Folks whose platforms Papa had eviscerated in editorials, and who eviscerated Papa in return, wrote paragraphs asking

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Brotherhood Tom Weaver about Mother, we children, and even the tobacco market. The sincere small talk was at odds with the vehemence of the positions held on both sides, whether it was abortion, gun control, states rights or unions.

The fact that Mr. Tom stood solid but politely on his beliefs was revealed with my discovery that letters from Hubert Humphrey were in the same file folder as Jesse Helms. That was back in the day when elected officials understood the difference between hatred of an issue and hatred of each other.

I well recall a lovely spring day when I found Papa on the porch, deep in earnest conversation with a fellow about my own

age with shoulder-length blonde hair and a union logo on his shirt. Papa had a cup of coffee, the visitor a glass of tea. Papa said later that the visitor was one of the men working to organize the workers at a local plant, a move that my father found repugnant. At the Old Man’s funeral, that selfsame fellow came up to me with tears in his eyes, and talked about how “Mr. Tom was a special kind of man.”

A lot of people thought Tom Weaver was a special kind of man, and I’m not just saying that as an unapologetic devotee of my father.

The Old Man was at

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Picking a Medicare Advantage plan Dear Savvy Senior, I’m approaching 65 and am interested in a Medicare Advantage plan to cover my health care and medications.

What tips can you provide to help me pick a plan?

Medicare Shopper Dear Shopper, Medicare Advantage plans have become increasingly popular among retirees over the past 10 years, as more than 30 percent of Medicare participants are now enrolled in an Advantage plan. Here are some tips and tools to help you pick a plan that fits your needs.

First, let’s start with a quick review. Medicare Advantage plans (also known as Medicare Part C) are government approved health plans sold by private insurance companies that you can choose in place of original Medicare. The vast majority of Advantage plans are managed-care policies such as HMOs or PPOs that require you to get your care within a network of doctors.

If you join an Advantage plan, the plan will provide all of your Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance) coverage. Some plans even offer extra benefits like vision, dental and hearing, and most plans include Part D prescription drug coverage too.

You also need to know that the monthly premiums for many Advantage plans are cheaper than if you got original Medicare, plus a separate Part D drug plan and a Medigap policy, but their deductibles and co-pays are

usually higher. That makes these plans better suited for healthier retirees.

How to Pick To help you pick a plan, a good first step is to call the office managers of the doctors you use and find out which Advantage plans they accept, and which ones they recommend. Then go to the Medicare Plan Finder tool at Medicare.gov/find-a-plan and type in your ZIP code or your personal information to compare health plans with drug coverage in your area.

This tool also provides a five-star rating system that evaluates each plan based on past customer satisfaction and quality of care the plan delivers. When comparing, here are some key points to consider: s4OTAL COSTS Look at the plan’s entire pricing package, not just the premiums and deductibles. Compare the maximum out-of-pocket costs plus the copays and coinsurance charged for doctor office visits, hospital stays, visits to specialists, prescription drugs and other medical services.

This is important because if you choose an Advantage plan, you’re not allowed to purchase a Medigap policy, which means you’ll be responsible for paying these expenses out of your own pocket. s$RUG COVERAGE Check the plan’s formulary – the list

of prescription drugs covered – to be sure all the medications you take are covered without excessive co-pays or requirements that you try less expensive drugs first. s$ENTAL VISION AND HEARING Some Advantage plans come with dental, vision and hearing benefits, but are often limited. Get the details on what exactly is covered. s#OVERAGE WHILE TRAVELING Most Advantage plans limit you to using in-network doctors only within a service area or geographic region, so find out what’s covered if you need medical care when you’re away from home. s/UT OF NETWORK COVERAGE Check to see what’s covered if you want to see a specialist in a hospital that is not in a plan’s network. You can get a list of doctors and hospitals that take part in a plan on the plan’s website. s2ETIREE BENElTS If you have employer-based retiree health coverage, be sure you speak with the benefits manager, because signing up for Medicare Advantage may void your coverage.

(OW TO %NROLL Once you’ve selected a plan you can enroll either on the Medicare.gov website, over the phone at 1-800MEDICARE, directly with your chosen plan or through an insurance broker.

If you need some help choosing a plan contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) at Shiptacenter.org.

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I still have fond memories of exploring the Fire and Rescue Expo at the Raleigh Convention center years ago.

The excitement of the event was evident for many blocks downtown; from the banners and flags flying high, to the huge fireman statue and bucket trucks lining the streets. Almost everyone I saw wore something that indicated their affiliation.

It was like a celebration combining everything important: a family reunion, a class reunion, education, appreciation and graduation for all these unsung heroes do for their communities.

Fire and rescue are not simply what people in this profession do, it is who they are. They are fueled by passion and purpose that is palpable.

I saw several families enjoying the expo together.

Many had small children who wore evidence of their pride for the profession, and were obviously excited to experience the fire trucks first hand! Their curiosity was contagious and it prompted me to ponder what it must be like having a hero in the household.

There is much mystique that comes with roles related to first responding, fighting fire, safety awareness and protection; most share a special admiration for those who choose to put their lives at risk to help others. But being a hero comes with a cost; one that is often bared far beyond the individual in action.

Anyone who is involved with, or even exposed to members of the ‘Brotherhood’ knows the depth of their devotion to service and their pride in their profession.

I understand now that their headquarters are firehouses, not fire stations.

They are safe places where they share simple pleasures, stories, meals and responsibility for creating a positive collaborative culture.

Most have also been designated as ‘Safe Places’ for others who are in immediate need of safety related services. Living and working together in such close quarters blurs the boundaries, compounding the complexity of these caring communities.

I could almost feel the testosterone upon entering the expo floor; It was like Tim the tool man Taylor’s dream garage on super steroids!!

Any kind of truck or tool you could imagine for fire and rescue was on display.

Lots of flashing lights and fun things for firefighters and their families to communicate their connection to this powerful profession. There was even a dalmation fire dog, well trained and eager for affection, surrounded by adoring fans.

Of course the highlight of my adventure was a ride to the sky in the bucket truck!

The belt and the carabiner designed to connect me and keep me safe looked like they might fit the jolly green giant.

After growing up with two older brothers, this experience gave new meaning to the concept of brotherhood.

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Newsings & Musings For the Love of Pender County We were invited by Sally and Randy Spainhour to share with you an article about Pender County by their daughter, Lindsay Spainhour Baker. Lindsay was a 1995 graduate of Pender High School, has a BS in nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill and a Masters degree from Humbolt University in Berlin, Germany. This degree was in International Tropical Public Health. She worked in south Sudan and northern Uganda with Doctors Without Borders. She also worked in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.

For six years they lived and worked in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lindsay and her husband, Leith Baker, who is from Auburn, Maine, had their three sons Kaiden, Boone and Ash. They are presently making their home in Amman, Jordan while working with the Syrian refugee crisis. Here is a letter from Lindsay: I have spent the last thirteen years traveling to some of the most beautiful and yet most horrible countries in the world. Each country where I have lived and worked has such amazing beauty, but it was often hard to see past the horrors that we, as mankind, have done to each other and the environment. I now have three boisterous and adventurous boys aged six, four, and one and in raising them, I am trying to figure out how to teach them to take care of each other as well as our environment.

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Continued from page 4A home almost anywhere he went, be it a fancy hotel in Washington City or a country store, a country club or a junkyard. He was no radical desegregationist, by any means, but he looked at a man or woman and saw them first as a man or woman, not black or white or Latino or oriental. He was a product of a generation that often still added an adjective that referred to the color of a person’s skin, but the few times that a smartmouthed boy named Jefferson used a common, albeit rude, word describing African Americans, the Old Man showed his capacity for Old Testament wrath.

He was often called the last Southern Gentleman, but Tom Weaver was a gentle man, too. He hated the annual problem of unwanted deer dogs dumped beside the highways; it upset him that most places spent far more tax dollars euthanizing unwanted pets than they did spaying, neutering or solving the problem, period. At the same time, we couldn’t bring home every stray that we found, although we were expected to find the critter a home somewhere.

Tom Weaver was best known as a newspaperman, but long before that, he was a jazz musician, a vagabond of sorts, a hardware dealer, and the coach and manager of a semi-pro baseball team.

Community newspapers, however, became his first love after Mother. He rarely wanted a nice gift or souvenir if someone travelled out

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer My strategy at the moment is to make sure that each and every day we observe and talk about the beauty of our world, whether we see kindness between two human beings or observe a bird building its nest for its family.

So it was such a nice surprise to return to my home base of Pender County last September and find such beauty where I grew up.

Pender County has given us many magical moments this past year. From the eastern part of the county, we have observed dolphins surfing the waves off of Topsail Beach, monarch butterflies in the hundreds making their annual migration south, pelicans all in a line gliding just inches above the crest of a wave just before it crashes and a whale spouting a few hundred feet from the beach.

From Holly Shelter Game Reserve in the middle of the county, we spotted the Red Cockaded Woodpecker nests and their sticky strategy for keeping out predators. We colof town – he wanted newspapers to read and study and compare to the ones he knew and loved.

The Old Man never considered a woman as anything but a lady until she proved herself otherwise, and even then there had to be no doubt. I cannot count how many times he reminded me that there is beauty in every single woman, regardless of how she looks or dresses. Some considered him a harmless but incorrigible flirt – and he was – but even the slightest suspicion of anything untoward would be erased as soon as Miss Lois walked into the room.

He and mother never quit courting; sure, they fought sometimes, like all couples do, but they were each other’s best friend, above all else. The Old Man taught me that a husband’s first job is to honor, protect, lead, and love his wife. He never lacked a compliment for Mother, and made sure we knew to appreciate her. Disrespect toward him was one thing – but he proved to my oldest sister that even a late teenager ain’t too old for a spanking if she “sassed” her mother.

The closest Tom Weaver ever came to violence, at least in my lifetime, was when a child (especially his own) was hurt or threatened. If a discreet word didn’t work, or a sharper, more pointed explanation of the problem, or (if necessary) the intervention of an authority – Papa was ready, willing and able to take things to the next level.

He never had to, as far as I know, but it came awfully close once or twice. While he might not have won, his

lected a tadpole from a pond and watched it metamorphose into a tiny tree frog.

From the extreme western part of the county my sixyear-old son and I paddle boarded down the Black River and gazed up at the old cypress trees and gazed down towards their “knees”. We saw river otters quickly diving under as we approached and then a zigzag movement across the middle of river.

On closer inspection, but not too close, we saw the beautiful diamond pattern of the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake making its way to cover under the vivid green palmettos lining the river. I will miss the beauty of the land and the people as we make our next move to Amman, Jordan this month, but I know that we will be back to enjoy the bounty of this county.

Birthday party Stephen and I arrived about 4 p.m. at a wonderful place for a party. It belongs to Tiffany’s sister’s family although they were in Alabama celebrating a family reunion.

We missed them. Katelyn Batson was celebrating her tenth birthday with family members. Tommy cooked hamburgers on the grill with onions, tomatoes and other vegetables. They were very good.

Tiffany had made, instead of a cake, crumbled cake and fresh strawberries and cream in a mason jar for each person. Of course Katelyn’s brother, Jacob, had to help

Continued on page 7A presence would have been remembered.

He was the kind of father who, if he didn’t know the answers, he knew someone who did. He could find anything in his library of books that was so eclectic as to make a used book store owner swoon, or a librarian mourn. He was the same way about skills – when I wanted to hunt (an activity he didn’t have the heart for) he made sure I had mentors who would teach me the right way.

With other things, he was the teacher. When I was little, I’d watch a children’s ministry show called “Uncle Hank.” It came on Sunday mornings, and one morning, as the Old Man was shaving, I wanted to know more about what Uncle Hank meant. Papa finished shaving, took down his Bible and we read, then prayed. Later that morning, he sat beside me when Rev. Tom Freeman gave the invitation, and I accepted Christ as my savior.

The Old Man taught me that fishing takes patience, baseball takes practice, and sleep doesn’t come to a guilty conscience. He taught me that in our family, a gentleman dresses well out of respect for those he works and serves. He taught me about old architecture and solid American automobiles; books and faith; good dogs and bad men; diplomacy and politics; laws and morality; sharpening a knife; history and heritage; true compliments and flattery; the honesty of dirty fingernails; how to hang a door, craft a letter, or trim a tree; how to deal with an angry bull, a belligerent drunk or a furious grandmother; the

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By Mike Taylor Pender County Public Library Director Two very special meet-theauthor events are quickly drawing near for Pender County Public Libraries in Burgaw and Hampstead in the next few days.

First in Hampstead on Saturday, May 14, award winning Ohio author Lynne Hugo speaks at a Friends of the Library fundraiser luncheon. Tickets are $25 and if you call 270-4603 by Thursday, they might have some left. Although the deadline to buy tickets may have passed, you can learn more about this author at the conclusion of this article.

Next in Burgaw on Monday, May 16, former Pender Post publisher and local resident Cindy Ramsey speaks about her newest work 600 Letters Home. This event is free to the public and starts at 7 p.m. in the library meeting hall at 103 S. Cowan St. No reservations are required. Book copies will be available for sale at the book signing afterwards.

Ramsey will be introducing her newest book, which tells the story of one World War II sailor, his family, and girlfriend through letters he writes home. His experiences aboard the battleship USS North Carolina are emotionally rendered through diary entries interspersed with the letters.

art and honor of agreeing to disagree, and a thousand other lessons and skills I use and often fail at every day.

One thing he didn’t teach me was how not to miss him, even 15 years after we said goodbye for the last time – after, of course, I had to promise to look after Mother.

He was hours from death, but his first concern was his wife and family.

My father, Tom Weaver, was like that – he was a special kind of man.

–Weaver is a columnist for the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@whiteville.com.

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Ramsey is also the author of the nonfiction book Boys of the Battleship North Carolina. That book tells the story of the ship through the eyes of the sailors who served aboard her during World War II. One of those sailors was Paul Wieser, who told Ramsey about the letters he had donated to the battleship archives.

Using her extensive research for the first book and inspired by Wieser’s letters in the archives, Ramsey has created a riveting and heartwrenching love story that reminds readers of the sacrifices made by our military and their families. Ramsey explains that while the Wieser letters were invaluable to the book, this is not that love story.

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While the characters are fictional, the events that happened to the battleship and her crew are historically correct. Ramsey says that since the USS North Carolina celebrates her 75th birthday this year, she hopes this book will introduce the ship’s story to an additional audience of readers.

Those ticket holders attending the May 14 Hampstead luncheon will hear about Lynne Hugo’s memoir, Where The Trail Grows Faint, which won the Riverteeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize and her novel, A Matter of Mercy, that received the 2015 Independent Publishers Silver Medal for Best North-East Fiction. She has published seven novels, one of which became a Lifetime Original Movie of the Month.

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Education

Burgaw Elementary summer reading program Burgaw Elementary School is participating in a statewide campaign to provide students with reading material for the summer months.

The Give Five - Read Five campaign, launched by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in 2013, encourages parents, business leaders and community mem-

bers to donate five or more new or gently used books to their local elementary school.

These books are then distributed to students to take home at the end of the school year.

“Statistics say that if students read five books over the summer, then it helps them exponentially,” said Ashley Johns, first grade teacher at

Burgaw Elementary. “They don’t lose the skills that they have learned throughout the year.”

Look for Burgaw Elementary’s Give Five - Read Five donation boxes at businesses throughout Pender County.

For more information, contact Ashley Umphress at ashley_ umphress@pender.k12.nc.us.

South Topsail Elementary Honor Roll South Topsail Elementary School has released its A Honor Roll for the latest grading period.

Third Grade Ryder Adams, Sam Baer, Gracie Butler, Jersie Lawrence, Tylon O’Neil, Malakai Porter, Kayla Roggeman, Kaylee Riffe, Connor Scarbroug.

Fourth Grade Rylan Austin, Chloe Berard, Colton Beatty, Caleb Brite, Hunter Bullard, Emily Bullard, Laney Bullard, Ava Carlton, Jaiden Chapman, Alina Cobb, Kalyn Dinkins, Kenneth Blake Fisher, Mary Scott Forehand, Quentin Hamilton, Connor Hinson, Colin Jaworowski, Hannah Johnson,

Jae Lyn Jones, Kinley Jordan, Tanner Kereszturi, Benjamin Krieger, Mikhail Lemishev, Daniel Li, David Li, Addison MacDougall, Briana McConnell, Diego Mendoza, Andrew Myers, Zali Natale, Zara Natale, Jaylyn Noble, Madison O’Brien, Emma Paterson, Peyton Phifer, Karmin Robinson, Trey Sample, Alexander Schwery, Seth Simmons, Alex Schmidt, Andrew Schmidt, Aidan Spoonhour, John Wolfernbarger, Sienna Young Fifth Grade John Ameri , Gavin Steiner, Andrea Arce, Grace Baer, Helena Swain, Emma Bagwell , Grady Swinson, Jessie Barnett, Gabe Thumm, Allison

Bell, Jenna Trifaro, Wyatt Bethea, Mallory Ulishney, Grace Breeden, Mason Watson, Cassidy Brunson, Cameron White, Lilly Burnett, Cooper Cavanaugh, Karly Colby, Carlos Cruz, Hannah Ellington, Mya Engle, Dylan French, Jakob Gruntfest, Summer Guderian, Juliana Harrison, Lilah Johnson, Maggie Lane, Jadyn Lawrence, Sean Mattingly, Sophia Nasco, Virginia Nordeen, Layla Oehman, Ben Peloquin, Nolan Pfaff, Nick Proukou, Zack Proukou, Samantha Reed, Bentley RePhoto contributed ese, Wade Rothmyer, Donna Burgaw Elementary Teacher Ashley Johns wraps boxes to be distributed across Pender Schmid, Caroline Sheehan, County as part of the school’s Give Five - Read Five campaign.

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ArtBeat of Burgaw now registering for summer art camps ArtBeat of Burgaw is now accepting registrations for our Summer Arts Camps.

They begin June 13 and end July 22. We are offering halfday camps for ages 8-15 years old that focus on visual arts, theater, creative writing, stiltwalking, horses and more. At the end of each week, there will be a Show-and-Share with a Friday show.

All camps are $80, with a one-time supply fee for specific individual visual arts camps.

Our morning camps start at 9 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m., and our afternoon camps run from 1-4:30 p.m.

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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT A project for the education of disabled children in Pender County is being developed for the 20162017 school year and is available for review and comment in the Office of the Director of Exceptional Children Services, Pender County Schools Board of Education, 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, North Carolina, Dates for review are May 20th, 2016. For more information, you may contact Dr. Shannon White, Director of Exceptional Children’s Department at 910-259-2187.

PENDER COUNTY SCHOOLS CHILD FIND The Pender County School System is seeking to locate children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 who are not receiving special education and related services or whose current services are not meeting their needs. Children with disabilities in public school, private schools, or home schools may be eligible for services. For more information, you may contact Dr. Shannon White, Director of Exceptional Children’s Department at 910-259-2187.

PENDER COUNTY PRIVATE SCHOOL ADMINSTRATORS AND PARENTS OF HOME SCHOOL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED AS A STUDENT WITH DISABILITES There will be a consultation at 2 p.m. on May 20th, 2016 at the Pender County Schools Board of Education Office, 925 Penderlea Highway, Burgaw, North Carolina, for administrators of private schools located in Pender County and parents of home schooled students identified as a child with disabilities. The purpose of the consolation is to provide information on services available for students with disabilities who attend private schools within Pender County or who are home schooled.

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Continued from page 5A her with opening her giftsmostly tearing off the beautiful paper, as well as Josh and Ashley’s little two year old who loved carrying balloons around for everyone to see and carrying presents to Katelyn.

It was a fun party. Happy Birthday to you, Katelyn.

Spring Fest Saturday was a warm sunny day to have the festival.

Stephen took me. It was good to see a large crowd there and to see people I had not seen in a year or two. Debbie Ruddell, who lives on Cowan Street, said she was upset that someone from Texas had bought the Dee’s tourist home and planned to have some sort of events there.

Debbie had to contend with several motorcycles one day last week and they thought there was too much noise for their quiet neighborhood. I had not heard anything about it. If you want to learn more about it contact Debbie Ruddell.

Getting back to the Spring Fest, there were lots of interesting crafts such as paint-

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Continued from page 4A eight weeks and come in for six to eight weeks. I was the Deck Watch Officer, primarily I had the deck and the conn of the ship, day and night.”

The DWO is the Captain’s direct representative, and is responsible for, among other things, the safe operation of the vessel, the security, the navigation, and the operations. To have the ‘conn’ is to control the movement of the vessel, issuing orders for the engine, wheel and ground tackle.

“Right after I came on board, I went to Federal Law Enforcement School, so I was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. I would go down in a small boat, as part of a team, and do boardings, look for drugs, operating under US Code 14 § 89 which gives the Coast Guard law enforcement capability.

“You have to learn all the Coast Guard ‘use of force’ rules, all the policies regarding interdiction. Most of the migrants we would intercept were ‘feet wet’ (meaning that had not yet come ashore on U.S. soil) and had to be repatriated.

“There were a lot of migrants from Haiti and Dominican Republic, Cuba, who would risk their lives, and they would overload a boat and wash up on the shore, Florida or wherever they landed. It becomes a ‘Safety of Life at Sea’, a SOLAS issue.

“Our primary responsibility was their safety, and to repatriate them, but it was tough, because a lot of them were looking for freedom.

There were a lot of separated families, old people, kids with t-shirts about fighting for freedom . . .”

“That’s gotta’ be hard,” I said, “You know what they want, and why they want it.”

“Yes,” he nodded, “For some it wasn’t so hard, it was purely economic based. And

ings, jewelry, wooden handicrafts and bowls from several types of wood. Lion’s Club sold barbeque plates. I bought some delicious Amish bread from Doris Carlton who said that Lib Pearsall had made it.

It is really good with a cup of fresh coffee.

Although I did not get to hear it someone said the Celebration Choir from Wilmington sang and it was wonderful. I am so sorry I had to miss that. Someone was sitting in a dunking booth, which always attracts a crowd. It was a nice day and a good crowd was in attendance.

Thanks to all who worked hard to put it together. Thelma Brown Wells was on the second floor at Pender Memorial last week and I was able to go by and see her for a brief visit on Wednesday. She and I are about the same age and go back for many years. She died Friday and her funeral will be Tuesday at Quinn-McGowen.

Final thought Soon and very soon we are going to see the King, soon and very soon we are going to see the King, soon and very soon we are going to see the King, hallelujah, hallelujah we’re going to see the King.

Shalom! their attitude and demeanor was meaner, but for others, they were genuine, and wanted freedom, and their family was separated, that ripped my heart out.”

“What exactly is it that a DWO does?” I asked.

“Basically,” John answered, “drive the ship.”

“Did you ever drive the ship yourself ?” I asked.

“Usually, the helmsman steers the ship, but yeah, I drove the ship,” he laughed, knowing that deep inside, everybody wants to be able to say he had the wheel.

“At the academy, we had summer programs all four years. The second summer I got to steer the Eagle, (USCG Eagle, the tall ship sailing barque used by the academy as its future officer training vessel). And it pulled into the port of Savannah the weekend my wife and I got married, and we have pictures of us aboard.

I flew to Plymouth, England.

We sailed it across the English Channel to Rouen, France, for the Tall Ship Parade with all the other European tall ships, and then sailed it across the Atlantic from Rouen to Bermuda, about a month at sea, mostly celestial navigation.”

“Did you have a Bowditch?”

I asked, having learned basic celestial navigation myself, and lear ning that if New England sailing masters had only two books, it would be The Bible and the Bowditch.

Nathaniel Bowditch published “The New American Practical Navigator” in 1802 and it is still carried aboard every US

Obituaries Wednesday 5-7 p.m. at Harrell’s Funeral Home.

Online condolences can be made at www.harrellsfh. com.

Memorial contributions can be made to Pender High Car pentry Pro g ram, 925 Penderlea Hwy. Burgaw, NC 28425 The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

Alexander Joseph Harrell BURGAW -- Alexander Joseph Harrell, age 17 of Burgaw, passed away May 1, 2016.

He was born August 28, 1998 in New Hanover County, son of Herbert and Julie Turner Harrell.

He is survived by his parents and a sister Jenna Leighann Harrell; grandparents Ronald and Sarah Turner of Zebulon; many loving aunts and uncles, Ronnie and Nancy, Scott and Inga, Ronda and Mike, Ross and Rochelle, Vernon and Michelle, and Meacham and Cathy; and dozens and dozens of loving cousins. Alex was predeceased by his grandparents, Charles and Jan Harrell Sr. Alex was a beloved son and brother who had a heart full of compassion. He loved his family, friends and Jesus Christ. He was smart, very curious, funny, had a great sense of humor, was always loyal to his friends and had a great personality. Alex was a student at Pender High School and loved everything outdoors. Alex’s last message to his friends was to “do great things.”

Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Thursday May 5 2016 at Pender High School Gymnasium. Reverend Will Davis and Reverend David Knowles conducted the service. Burial followed in the Burgaw Cemetery.

The family received friends Navy commissioned vessel.

“Oh, yes, we learned a lot from it.” “ D i d yo u g o a l o f t ? ” I asked.

“We had to go aloft,” he explained, “to furl the sails.

There were storms, and we had to furl and unfurl the sails, go out on the yardarm.

If you were really brave, you could kiss the pennant, but they don’t really allow that anymore. You try to kiss the pennant on the main mast, you can be hooked in up there, and you have to pull yourself up.”

He went on to point out that he was hooked in to a climbing harness for most of the trip aloft, but the pennant was on

Kayla Gray; numerous other grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters, Ann Yountz (Jerry) and Kay Adams (Bill); brothers, Vance Vanhoy, Kenneth Vanhoy (Helen), and Rufus Vanhoy; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

The family received friends at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with service beginning at 2 p.m.

Rev. Will Davis conducted the service. Burial followed in Burgaw Cemetery.

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

Thelma Brown Wells BURGAW -- Thelma Brown Wells, 88, of Burgaw passed gently from her earthly life on Friday, May 6, 2016 at Pender Memorial Hospital with her beloved family by her bedside.

She was bor n April 11, 1928 in Forsyth County, the daughter of the late John Gideon Vanhoy and Dora Sapp Payne. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, Henry A. Brown who died in 1988. She later married James “Buck” Wells who died in 2000. Also remembered are her step-sons, Edwin L. Brown and Henry A. Brown, Jr., and brothers, John Vanhoy, Gene Payne and Ray Payne, all who preceded Thelma in death.

Thelma is survived by her daughters, Ann B. Land (Jim) and Della B. Dewar (David); son, Thomas “Tommy” S. Brown (Kathy); grandchildren, Nathan Murray (Lauren), Matthew Dewar (Ariana), Magan Gray and

Kelly Renee Harrell Satterly CLAYTON -- Kelly Harrell Satterly, 42, of Clayton and formerly of Burgaw passed from her earthly life on Monday, May 2, 2016 at her home.

She was born Sept. 28, 1973 in Wilmington and was the daughter of Bobbi Harrell Kamen and the late Larry Franklin Harrell.

Kelly is survived by her husband of 21 years, Donald “Don” Satterly; daughter, Megan Elizabeth Satterly; step-daughter, Winter Cox; granddaughter, Bailey Winner; mother, Bobbi Kamen and her husband, Brian; her dearest friends of many years,

top of a pole with no ladder, you went up hand over hand with nothing but your grip for

the last few feet. Sometimes, cadets have fallen onto the deck or into the sea and died,

Patricia Flake Thornton and Barbara Casey Medlin; and many extended family and friends, all who dearly loved Kelly.

She was a graduate of Harrells Christian Academy and Cape Fear Community College in Medical Transcription. She also attended Elon College and UNC-W. For several years Kelly worked in medical records department at Pender Memorial Hospital.

Kelly was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Clayton Ward-Smithfield Branch.

A devoted and remarkable mother, wife, daughter, and friend, Kelly loved with all of heart and readily shared her radiant smile. She enjoyed the simple things in life, but most important was her beloved family with her daughter, Megan, being the light of her life.

Reading, crocheting, knitting and caring for her dogs and cats – Harley, Sadie, Cody, Sophie and Sassy were things Kelly loved. Kelly’s sweet, sweet spirit, compassion for others, and her always giving and forgiving way in life will be remembered.

The family received friends at noon Friday, May 6, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with service at 1 p.m. Bishop John Edmund along with speakers from the LDS church conducted the service. Dedication of the grave at Riverview Memorial Park followed the service.

Kelly loved flowers and they are welcomed to honor her. Also welcomed and much appreciated are donations to a charity of your choice or you may show a kindness to someone in need while remembering Kelly.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw. and the practice is ‘discour-

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Lady Pirates capture Mid-Eastern tourney crown

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Finding ways to win has been the signature of the Topsail softball team all year long, and they took a couple of those varying paths last week to back up their regularseason Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference title with the conference tournament championship.

Victoria Elder pitched seven strong innings and started the winning rally with a double in the sixth inning to lead Topsail (21-3) to a 2-0 win over Hoggard (20-7) Friday, awarding the Lady Pirates the conference tournament championship to go along with their regular-season title and ending Hoggard’s 10-gasmewinning streak.

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The Topsail Lady Pirates won the Mid-Eastern Conference tournament with a 2-0 win over Hoggard

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

The Lady Titan seniors have a 40-2 conference record, pictured with coaches Corrina Reece and Ray Wilson. tans played a double header at Clinton that was necessitated by impending thunderstorms.

The Titans faced Richlands early in the afternoon before playing the host Clinton Dark Horses. The Rocky Point la-

dies beat Richlands 14-0 in five innings setting the stage for the conference game.

The Lady Titan bats were on display against the Onslow County Wildcats.

Trask pounded out 14 hits and had 14

runs batted in as every starter on the team had at least one hit. The Titans scored eight runs in the first inning and never looked back.

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Trask nine beats Pender, awaits playoff bid

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Early last week the Heide Trask baseball struggled in their Four County Conference matchup with Clinton. In fact the Titans were beaten 10-0 by a Dark Horse team that they had played well early in the year. That loss set the stage for the final game of the year, a contest with county rival Pender. The Titans rode the arm of senior Jordan Flora and a bevy of bats to a 4-2 win over the rival Patriots.

“I was glad we came back,” said Trask Coach Daniel Ward. “We kind of laid down earlier in the week and just

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Lady Titans make it four conference titles The Heide Trask Lady Titan softball team had won three straight conference championships coming into the 2016 season. There had never been another conference champion in the short life of the Four County Conference. With a bullseye on their backs the Lady Titans cruised through another season sitting atop the standings.

However, this year they had to win their last game of the year to be declared the best in the league. Standing in their way was a vastly improved Pender Patriot squad.

Sophomore Brittany Foy made sure the Lady Titans would not fail as she threw a three hitter in stifling a very good hitting Patriot team in route to a 7-1 win clinching the FCC title.

Early in the week the Ti-

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didn’t play well.”

The Titans traveled to Clinton with hopes of beating a team that they had lost to 5-4 early in the season. This time around the upstart Titans could find no rhythm at the plate and fell 10-0.

The story of this contest was the Titans inability to hit the baseball. The Dark Horse pitching held the visiting Rocky Point crew to just two hits and one walk. The Titans had only three base runners on the night. Robbie Patterson and Michael Stroman had the only Titan hits.

Next up was the home affair with Pender. The Titans were celebrating the seniors

on the team while the Patriots came into the contest looking to finish the year with a win.

Trask went with senior Jordan Flora on the mound while Pender countered with senior right hander Braxton Treto.

The two senior righthanders have the same hard-nosed approach and challenged each batter. When the dust cleared and the field emptied the Titans were 4-2 winners.

The game was close with the Titans taking a 4-1 lead into the final frame. Pender had two on with one out in the seventh before Flora closed the deal.

“I went out and asked him if he was trying to make me let someone else finish this thing,” quipped Ward. “He settled down and got out of it.”

Flora earned the win on the mound while Tanner Benton led the Titans with a double and two runs batted in.

Treto was the hard luck loser, giving up four runs on the night. Only two of the Titan runs were earned.

The Titans are 6-8 in Four County play and 8-12 overall.

They finished second among the 1A schools in the split conference and await word on a state playoff bid.

Sports News and Notes

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Staff photo by Bobby Norris

Trask’s Blake Joyce won the tiple jump at the Four County Conference track meet.

The last week of the regular conference soccer season for the women’s Trask soccer team was one to forget and one to remember. The Lady Titans had to quickly forget the very ugly loss at three time defending champion and undefeated conference leader 2A Clinton on Monday and focus all of their attention on the season finale against rival 1A Pender on the Titan’s senior night on Friday. The 3-1 win over the Patriots gave the Titans the championship in the 1A part of the split conference.

Freshman Vicky Botello scored first for the Titans in the seventh minute, followed by two goals by senior Maria Valentin in minutes 31 and 50. The Patriots got their lone score in the first half. Sophomore Sierra Lopez had six saves for the home team.

Next up will be the state

playoffs with the soccer team earning a first round home game on Wednesday at 6pm against a team to be determined.

Friday saw the Topsail Lady Pirates (8-11-3, 2-10) lose a hard-fought 2-0 loss at home against Laney.

Wednesday the Topsail girls lost 5-0 on the road at Hoggard.

Monday the Lady Pirates traveled to Leland and returned home with a 4-1 nonconference win over North Brunswick. Sophomore Carmen Pyrtle put the ball in the back of the net twice and assisted on another goal.

Jamie Keisman and Elizabeth Canfield each added a goal and Lexi Gilley had a pair of assists and Emma Deininger had an assist. Victoria Daniel had two saves in goal for the Lady Pirates.

The Lady Pirates were waiting for playoff seeding

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Well another school year is just about over and the area seniors are finishing their high school careers and looking toward what is a very unpredictable adult life. These young folk have been mentored by both teachers and coaches alike as well as their parents and loved ones at home.

It took me a long time to realize that the people that have the most influence in a young person’s life is most likely not at home. I am not downplaying the importance of a young person’s home life. In fact I have been told many times that the way a person acts at school is many times a reflection of their home life. What I am saying is that a teacher and or coach spends just as much or more time with your child as the parents.

Your child gets up early in the morning and is

at school around eight o’clock. They leave the school around 3:30 p.m. or so. If they do any extracurricular activities then they may stay until five or six.

They come home go out with friends or study and if we’re lucky go to bed around ten o’clock. Let’s see, one hour in the morning and a couple of hours in the evening. See what I mean?

As parents we take for granted the responsibilities that we place on our educators. It is easy to take the credit for our kids accomplishments and even easier to place the blame when they mess up. You have heard the saying that it takes a village to raise a child. I believe that to be true in many ways. I give a lot of the credit to our educators.

If you have a senior that is ready to graduate or if you have a kid in school, take the time to thank your teachers, coaches and administrators. They have had a profound effect on your child’s life.

Finally, Pender high school lost a family member and our community as a whole lost someone that was very dear to all. I would like to take the time to offer my condolences and prayers to the Harrell family as well as the Pender High family.

Topsail Sports Roundup

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Friday the season ended for the Topsail girls lacrosse team with a 15-4 road loss at unbeaten New Bern (14-0). Maddie Devries and Madeline Matthews each scored twice for the Lady Pirates, who finished the year with a 10-8 record.

“I’m happy with the season,” Topsail Coach Courtney Burghardt said. “We graduate four seniors (Amberly Wolf, Matthews, Jenna Wiidward, and Chloe Ruddell) so we should be okay for next year.

All the classes will be pretty even so Photo contributed that could be a good Topsail goalie Bri Allman keeps an thing.”

The Lady Pirates eye on the field. opened the playoffs at home last Wednesday, welcoming Heritage to Hampstead but they were not gracious hostesses, sending the Lady Huskies (8-9) back to Wake Forest on the short end of a 13-4 defeat.

It was Topsail’s first-ever playoff win. From 2008 – the first year of the program – through 2012 the Lady Pirates did not make the playoffs. They lost 16-5 to Laney in 2013, 12-4 to New Hanover in 2014, and 10-8 to Sanderson last year.

Hannah Jones and Delaney Popella led the attack with three

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Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week was the final week of the regular season and most of our high school athletes are preparing for the state playoffs.

The Trask soccer team finished as the top 1A team out of the Four County Conference. Freshman Vicky Botello scored the first of three goals in Trask’s win over Pender followed by two goals by senior Maria Valentin.

The team should play their first round playoff game at home on Wednesday night.

The Topsail soccer team should make the playoffs after a decent season. The

lady Pirates earned a 4-1 nonconference win over North Brunswick last week. Sophomore Carmen Pyrtle put the ball in the back of the net twice and assisted on another goal.

The Trask baseball team earned a 4-2 win over Pender.

Jordan Flora pitched a complete game to earn the win while Tanner Benton had a big hit.

The Topsail baseball team beat Laney last week.

Sophomore catcher Colby Emmertz led the 10-hit attack with a 3-for-4 effort that included a double, a triple, and three runs scored. Se-

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Pirates upend Bucs, Trojans: await playoffs

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Sometimes a loss that leaves a sour taste in one’s mouth can serve as a motivator, and the topsail baseball team, rather than sulk, used a lethargic loss to Hoggard on Tuesday as the catalyst to bigger and better things, including a NCHSAA 3A state playoff slot.

The Pirates (15-9, 8-4) ended the regular season on a positive note with a convincing 11 5 win on the road at Laney.

Sophomore catcher Colby Emmertz led the 10-hit attack with a 3-for-4 effort that included a double, a triple, and three runs scored. Emmertz was also hit by a pitch.

Chase Riker (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) and Cameron Kimrey (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) each chipped in with two hits. Payton Phelps started in the hill for Topsail, going three

Baseball innings and giving up one unearned run to earn the victory. William St. Ledger, Alex Holland, Aidan Smith, and Johnny Tartaglione followed in a pitch-by-committee effort to get all the pitchers ready for the playoffs.

Friday the Pirates rode two early runs and the arm of senior staff ace Payton Rice to a 2-0 win over visiting West Bruns-

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wick, avenging an earlier 6-1 loss to the Trojans (21-3, 10-2) and securing themselves a spot in this week state playoffs.

Sams Hall and Garrett Myrka returned to the lineup and both contributed, Hall with a solid game at third base and Myrka with a first-inning, two-out single to center in the bottom of the first inning that scored Cota (reached on an error) and Riker (single) for all the runs Rice would need.

“It felt awesome, I got back on the horse, finally got back on the field, and was able to contribute,” said Myrka, who was out about three weeks with an injury.

“This was a very big win for us. We went out in practice and worked really hard after Tuesday so we’re very happy about this win.”

Rice went seven strong innings, al-

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Lady Patriots beat WRH, fall to Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Lady Patriots have had little trouble beating the bulk of the Four County Conference opponents this year.

However, the front running Trask Titans have had their number. Last week was no exception as the Titans hosted the Lady Patriots on Friday night and shut down the potent Patriot offense in taking a 7-1 win. Early in the week the Lady Pats disposed of the Wallace-Rose Hill Lady Bulldogs 10-0 behind a two hit performance from junior right hander junior Gracie Vincent.

The Pender ladies were looking forward to their return match with Trask.

However, there was the matter of playing the Wallace – Rose Hill Lady Bulldogs early in the week. The standout righty Gracie Vincent made quick work of the Duplin County team holding them to two hits while striking out one.

Coach Gary Battle’s charge scored four runs in each of the first two frames and played like they had the Bulldogs number from the opening pitch. With the score 8-0 Vincent bared down and never

gave the Bulldogs a chance. Pender led 9-0 after three innings and coasted to the win.

Imani Newkirk led the Patriots with a 3-4 performance that included two runs scored. Freshman Alana Buie had two runs batted in while Vincent had a homerun.

The Patriots had 16 hits against Trask and junior Brittany Foy in their first game of the year. This time around the Patriots struggled to find the holes against the right hander. Pender had only three hits in the contest despite striking out only once.

The Titans were up 3-0 after three frames before the Pats got on the board with a Kamaya Nixon double in the fourth frame. Brianna Goff plated her in Staff photo by Bobby Norris what would be the only Pender run.

“We made a couple of mistakes,” said Kamaya Nixon had a double and Gary Battle. “Trask has a good defense scored the only run against Trask and you can’t make mistakes against a good team like that.”

The Patriots ended the regular season with a 14-9 record that included a 10-4 mark in Four County Conference play.

By Bobby Norris They should make the playoffs as the secPost & Voice Sports Writer ond 1A team out of the conference.

Pender Patrots baseball season ends at Trask

Topsail’s Ford signs to play volleyball at Limestone

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Entering her final year in middle school, Topsail High School senior Madi Ford had never played the game of volleyball – but she decided to give it a try.

That single decision wound up filling a large part of her young life through her high school years.

But now it has led to even bigger and better things as the tall-and-talented Ms. Ford signed a Letter of Intent Friday in the school’s Media Center to play volleyball at Division II Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. Ford had a multitude of offers, among them Division I University of AlabamaBirmingham, Pfeiffer University, Francis Marion, and Belmont Abbey, but the visit to Limestone sealed the deal.

“It’s really small and really historic (built in 1845) and the class size is a 12to-1, student-to-teacher ratio, and that’s really important to me,” said Ford, who plan to major in the Pre- Veterinarian program at Limestone.

“Coach (Brandon) Skweres told me all about the program and told me I would have to work hard for a starting position, and that’s okay with me. He made me no promises.”

Ford’s introduction into volleyball came under the tutelage of Coach Hill Pearsall, who is both the Topsail middle-

Benton a Trask Titan for life

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When senior Heide Trask Titan baseball player Tanner Benton arrived on the campus of Trask four years ago he was a young man of slight build yet full of confidence.

His love for baseball was evident as he had played for years growing up. He started on the Titan junior varsity and made his way up to the varsity. He has improved each year and has become a very good varsity baseball player.

Tanner has worked with the basketball team behind the scenes and has a great relationship with all of the coaches.

Benton has decided to continue his education at UNC-W where he is slated to work under the tutelage of Coach Keats in a managerial capacity.

The Titans should make the playoffs and Benton will play his heart out. When this stage of his life is over Tanner Benton will always be a Titan for life.

school and high-school coach.

“Any volleyball coach that sees Madi come into a gym is automatically planning on how to use her in their system, and I was no different,” Pearsall said.

When she got to the high school we brought her up early as a sophomore and as a junior we didn’t really see her as a dominant player, but she turned out to be just that.

“She has played every position and became more of a complete player this past year, and has grown so much. She is a quiet and shy person, except when she is around her friends, but she changes when she walks on the court. She has the body type to play any front-line position and is a good passer from the back line, and she has desire to succeed. The competition will be good for her at the next level, and I have no doubts she will continue to get better and be a success at Limestone.”

Madi certainly improved and blossomed with each new season at Topsail.

In her sophomore year she had 31 kills and 17 blocks, in her junior year it was 85 kills and 70 blocks, and this past senior season it was a phenomenal 213 kills and 100 blocks, telling just how important she was the Lady Pirates.

“One thing I will never forget was trying to get her to open her hand and

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The Pender Patriot baseball team showed great improvement through most of the 2016 season. However, the final half of the season was not what Coach Robbie Futch would have liked.

The Patriots finished the last half of the season with a 1-8 record including losing the final two games of the season last week.

The Patriots hosted the Wallace – Rose Hill Bulldogs early last week. Coach Futch’s troops had beaten the Bulldogs early in the year. However, the late season version of the Patriots have struggled to field the ball as of late and that showed as the Bulldogs took an 11-2 win.

This was a 2-1 ballgame entering the top of the sixth frame before the proverbial wheels came off. The Bulldogs scored seven runs in the top of the sixth and sent the Patriots to the showers with a nine run loss.

The final game of the week and of the season was at Trask. The rival Titans were fighting for a playoff spot and threw senior right hander Jordan Flora while Coach Futch countered with senior Braxton Treto. The Titans jumped out to an early lead and held off the Patriots 4-2.

Treto was effective early but his defense struggled to field the ball. Several miscues gave the Titans chances that Treto could not make up for.

The Titans were up 4-2 going into the seventh inning. Pender had two base runners before flaming out. Treto took the loss.

The Patriots ended the year 3-17 overall and 3-11 in conference play.

Breland is the future of Topsail track

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When sophomore Cassidy Breland looks for inspiration she does not have to look far.

With both of her parents in the United Sates Marine Corp she does not lack motivation.

Miss Breland has taken to the track for the Lady Pirates in a big way. She has competed well with the 4A combatants in the Mid-Eastern Conference and has rose to the top in the 3A ranks.

Last week Cassidy won the 100-hurdles along with the 300-meter hurdles at the MidEastern 3A/4A Conference championships. She was also the anchor on the 4x400-meter relay team that placed third.

With the regular season over with and the conference championships in hand in two events Miss Breland will turn her attention toward the regional meet. Whatever happens in the post season there is no doubt that Cassidy Breland is the future of Women’s track at Topsail High.

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Area anglers feeling the fever

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Angling Expert The weather has finally broken and the area anglers are getting excited about the fishing in the area.

The local salt water anglers are finding some flounder in the area. The best bait is live minnows while some have had luck with gulp baits. The mouth of creeks has been a sweet spot for some anglers as has been the area flats.

Some reds have shown up as well in the surf with cut bait as the main attraction for these tasty gents.

Mullet, spot and black drum are also being caught in the surf as well as off the piers.

Shrimp and cut baits are working here.

The Spanish have been slow to show their faces but that will happen soon enough. There have been a few of the Spaniards hooked as well as a few blues caught.

The fresh water bite is not bad right now as the water levels slowly drop. There have been some nice bream and a few crappy mixed in on the Cape fear. Red worms and minnows will work here. There has been some good size cats caught on cut up eels and chicken livers as well.

This week’s fishing tip With the summer months fast approaching the area

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Continued from page 8A nior Payton Rice went seven strong innings, allowing a single second-inning run, five hits and no walks while striking out eight in the Pirates big win over West Brunswick.

Desire Brown won the 100,200 and 400 meter events in the FCC track and field championship while Blake Joyce won the triple jump on the men’s side.

Lakirah Forney won two of the three jumping events to lead the Lady Patriots to the FCC title.

The Topsail Lady Pirates won the Mid-Eastern Conference title for the second year in a row. Victoria Elder went the distance in the Pirates 2-0

anglers will all be battling one familiar foe.

The sun is our best friend and we love to wake up early and see it peeking out. However, it can also be our worst enemy.

Most all of us have had a bad sun burn that makes life miserable. Let’s touch on a few tips on how to prevent sun burn.

Try to find a big brimmed hat to wear to keep the sun off of your face as much as possible. An umbrella will also work for you guys fishing on the banks of your favorite fishing hole or river.

Use sun block. An SPF of 45 should be plenty for even the fair skinned angler. Apply Vaseline or chap stick on your lips as well. Note to the guys that are hair challenged, if you don’t wear a hat, please put sun screen on your noggin!

Follow the instructions on the sun screen you are using and re apply when it instructs you to do so.

Make sure to get those hard to reach places such as the backs of the legs and don’t forget your feet if you are bare footed or are wearing flip-flops.

If you do get sun burn, try using cool cloths on the burn and take frequent cool showers or baths.

Apply lotions that contain aloe Vera to the sun burned area. If you begin to peel, lotions may help with the itching.

win over Hoggard in the MEC conference tournament championship and also started the winning rally with a double in the sixth inning. Topsail won the championship to go along with their regular-season.

The Trask Lady Titans won the FCC championship for the third time in a row. Kyra Holmes and Haley Smith each had two hits and two RBI. Desire Brown had two hits and scored three times.

The Lady Titans beat Clinton and ended the regular season with a win over Pender.

The Titans are 40-2 in the last three years.

This week’s top performer is sophomore Brittany Foy. The right hander won three games in the circle including a three hitter over Pender and drove in nine teammates in three games.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When one talks to senior student-athlete Griffin James they find a thoughtful young man that is brutally honest.

For instance, when asked what he liked about running track he quickly answered that “It is something that doesn’t take a lot of hand – eye coordination,” something he says he lacks.

Mr. James has been called upon to participate in many events for the Pender Patriot track team. He always answers the call and gives 110 percent in everything he does.

Griffin James is the consummate teammate. He will gladly work behind the scenes without fanfare in order to give his teammates the chance to succeed.

When the season is over and the Pender track season ends there will be no doubt as to how hard Griffin James has competed. He is definitely a jack of all trades for the Pender Track team.

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weather so I could try and put a few days back to back into the quest before leaving on an extended work trip. Mother Nature did not cooperate. I was able to fish for one day, and anticipate going back once again.

I identified the species that has a great potential to not just set a record, but an IGFA world record. The weakfish, or grey trout as the species is also called, is plentiful during this time of year. North Carolina is not known for having the largest of the species feed along our shores, but they are big enough to set an existing record.

I became fond of the grey trout a little over a year ago and have sought the bottom dwellers many times since then. They prefer the deeper water unlike their other coastal cousins, the speckled trout.

Fishing from a kayak, the speckled trout gets a lot more interest, as they can be sight fished in the same areas where red drum are found feeding on schools of bait fish. The grey trout hides along the bottom and near structure.

The first test in my search for a big grey would be to isolate where they are schooled.

Other fish feed on the same things the grey trout do, and I would have to find something that the greys would be more

Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist In case you missed the last column, I wrote about an attempt to go after potential record fish during the last weekend. While many of the stories I share involve me getting something that most would not even mention catching or hunting, I am searching for something bigger.

I have experience going after potential records. Sometimes they obscure, sometimes not so much. At some point and time I have held as many as five different bowhunting or bowfishing records for North Carolina. I now have a goal to bring in a record on rod and reel and put the same efforts into the endeavor.

I was hoping for good

Town of Surf City Government News May 12, 2016

Town of Burgaw Government News May 12, 2016

FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Reminder to Town of Burgaw residents – Open burning of trash and yard debris is prohibited. Trash collection and yard debris pickup is available to all town residents.

If you have any questions regarding open burning please contact the Burgaw Fire Department (910) 259-7494

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council

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1 Tuesday of every month nd

Planning Board

2 Thursday of every month

Burgaw Fire Department is seeking community members to become volunteer firefighters. We offer excellent training and benefits. Please come by the fire station for more information. (910) 259-7494

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has called a public hearing at 7:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, on th the 7 of June 2016, at Surf City Town Hall on: • Satellite Annexation request off Shepard’s Road.

Being all of 9.796 +/- Acres. Pender County Pin # 4236-02-8850-0000 / 4226-94-3098-0000

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CITIZEN COMMITTEE The Town of Burgaw is accepting applications for the “Parks and Recreation Committee”. Applicants must be residents of the corporate limits of Burgaw.

Application may be downloaded from our website at www.townofburgaw.com >Government>Advisory Boards>Applications for Boards, Commissions and Committees. Completed applications must be submitted to the Town Clerk at 109 N Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. For further information, you may contact Sylvia Raynor, Town Clerk at 910-663-3441 between the hours of 8AM and 5PM Monday – Friday or via email at town.clerk@townofburgaw.com.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Patrol Officer - Burgaw Police Department - Visit www.townofburgaw.com for more information regarding employment opportunities.

PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN Visit www.townofburgaw.com/parks-and-recreation-plans to see the draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan and to submit your comments. If you would like to sign up for emails about this and other town planning new, please contact Rebekah Roth at planning@townofburgaw.com.

HISTORIC BURGAW DEPOT The Depot has been nominated for NC’s Great Historic Rehabilitation! You can vote th once a day until May 13 at 5 pm at https://offerpop.com/campaign/801015.

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BOC Budget Workshop Planning Board meeting Town offices closed in observance of Memorial Day

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

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

5/12/2016

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER!

The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 2 Dentist***, Engineer*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Adjustment 2 District 3, District 5 Board of Equalization & Review 1 Public Member Council on Community Affairs 2 District 1, District 5 Housing Initiative Board 2 Low-Income Representative Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Author.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Library Board 1 District 3 Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board 2 Public Members Southeastern Economic Development Commission 1 Citizen Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program 1 Public Citizen Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization 1 Citizen Committee Member District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

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

*** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed.

Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov (click on “How Do I” on the home page); or write or call Ms. Melissa Pedersen, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

PENDER COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017, SUBMITTED BUDGET The Pender County Board of Commissioners will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, June 6, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. in the Board’s Meeting Room of the Pender County Administration Building, 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, North Carolina, in accordance with N.C.G.S. 159-12(b) for the purpose of taking comments from the public with regard to the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget, as proposed and submitted by the County Manager on Monday, May 2, 2016. The proposed date for adoption of the FY 16/17 budget is Monday, June 6, 2016.

Copies of the budget and budget summaries are available in the County’s Main Public Library, located at 103 S. Cowan St., Burgaw, NC; the County’s Branch Library, located at 17135 US Hwy 17, Hampstead, NC; the County Manager’s Office, located, at 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC, and on the County website at www.pendercountync.gov.

- Submitted by Randell Woodruff, Pender County Manager

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: May 16, 2016 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m.

LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425

TOPICS OF HEARING:

Conditional Rezoning Charlotte P. Kelly, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for a conditional rezoning of one (1) tract totaling approximately 0.47 acres from RP, Residential Performance zoning district to RA CD2, Rural Agricultural conditional zoning district. The subject property is located near the intersection of Point Caswell Road (SR 1128) and Rooks Road (SR 1126) in the Caswell Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 2257-66-1048-000. The request is to allow the following NAICS uses: 453 Miscellaneous Store Retailers, 7222 Limited Service Eating Places and 445 Food and Beverage Stores.

Zoning Map Amendment Charles M. Elam II, applicant, on behalf of Southeast Custom Homes Inc., owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment of one (1) tract totaling approximately 39.48 acres from the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district to the RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located on NC HWY 210 approximately 850 feet to the west of the intersection of NC HWY 133 and NC HWY 210 in the Long Creek Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3214-163938-0000.

Zoning Map Amendment Adam Batchler, applicant, on behalf of Batchlers LLC, owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment of one (1) tract totaling approximately 6.023 acres from IT, Industrial Transitional zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located at 314 Shaw HWY (SR 1520), north of the intersection of NC HWY 210 in the Holly Township. The subject property may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3255-57-2159-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment James H. Fentress of Stroud Engineering, applicant, is requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance, Section 4.14 Zoning District Dimensional Requirements. The amendment proposed is to eliminate a 50-foot separation requirement between structures in the GB, General Business zoning district & replace it with a 20-foot structure separation requirement that is consistent with current setback requirements. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning Department offices.

Zoning Text Amendment Pender County, applicant will hold a Public Hearing and Consider the Approval of a Zoning Text Amendments to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance: Article 1 General Provisions, Article 6 Development Requirements and Content, Article 7 Design Standards, Article 11 Enforcement and Penalties, Appendix A, and add Articles 12 and 13. Specifically, the request is to amend: the Traffic Impact Analysis requirements (Section 6.1.2.A.15, Section 6.1.3.A.7, Section 6.1.4.A.16, Section 6.3.C.7 and Section 6.4.A.20); replace references to the Coastal Pender Collector Street Plan with the Pender County Collector Street Plan (Sections 1.5, Section 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.5.1); and to incorporate the Addressing and Road Naming Ordinances into the Unified Development Ordinance (Articles 11, 12, and 13 and Appendix A).

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

NOTICE OF SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA A special primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 in Pender County to vote in the following contests: NC Supreme Court Associate Justice.

Voting places will be located at: NB01 – Burgaw Town Hall: 109 N Walker St., Burgaw SB02 – Cooperative Extension Auditorium: 801 S Walker St., Burgaw CT03 – Canetuck Community Building: 6098 Canetuck Rd., Currie CS04 – Atkinson School Cafeteria: 200 N Town Hall Ave., Atkinson

CF11 – Cape Fear Elementary School: 1886 NC Hwy 133, Rocky Point SH12 – Wesleyan Chapel Fellowship Hall: 10255 US Hwy 17, Wilmington SC13 – Surf City Fire Dept.: 230 Wilmington St., Surf City UT14 – North Topsail Elementary School: 1310 Sloop Point Loop Rd., Hampstead CL05 – Shiloh Volunteer Fire Dept.: 19170 US Hwy 421, Watha SP15 –Topsail Senior Center: 20959 US Hwy 17, Hampstead LU16 – Watha Town Hall: 425 Watha Rd., Watha GR06 – Moore’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church: 60 Minuteman Rd., Currie MH07 – Duplin-Pender Forestry Service Building: 4815 NC Hwy 53 E, Burgaw UH08 – Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Dept.: 115 N Old Maple Hill Rd., Maple Hill LC09 – Long Creek Volunteer Fire Dept.: 227 Scott Rd., Rocky Point RP20 – Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Dept.: 1425 Porter Rd, Rocky Point PL10 – Penderlea Volunteer Fire Dept.: 4005 NC Hwy 11, Willard LT18 – County Annex: Building 15060 US Hwy 17, Hampstead MT19 – Topsail Elementary School: 17385 US Hwy 17, Hampstead UU17 – Union Rescue Squad Building: 8590 NC Hwy 11, Willard

The polls will be open for voting on Election Day, Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.

All residents of Pender County who are registered to vote with the Pender County Board of Elections may vote in this election. Voters who are previously registered need not re-register. Those residents of the county who are not registered to vote must register by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2016 in order to be eligible to vote in this election. Registration forms may be obtained from the Pender County Board of Elections office at 807 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, any branch of the Pender County Library, any Town Hall, or online at http://www.pendercountync.gov/Government/Departments/BoardofElections.aspx. The Voter Registration form link is on the left.

Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made using a state approved request form. http://www.pendercountync.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=XoVlTmqTZtM%3d&tabid=225&mid=767. All requests must be received in the Pender County Board of Elections office by 5:00 pm on May 31, 2016.

The Board of Elections will meet on May 24th and 31st, at 10:00 am and again on June 6, 2016 at 5:00 pm for the purpose of approving absentee ballot applications.

One-stop early voting will be held in the Board of Elections Office located at 807 S Walker St., Burgaw beginning May 26, 2016 and end on June 4, 2016. Hours will be: Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm. In addition, One-Stop early voting will be open on Saturday, June 4th from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. Canvass will be held at 11:00 am in the Pender County Board of Elections office in Burgaw on June 14, 2016. Voters will be asked to present acceptable photo identification when presenting to vote in person. Voters who are unable to obtain photo identification may still vote if the inability to obtain such identification is due to a reasonable impediment.

Bettie C. Fennell; Chair, Pender County Board of Elections

NOTICE OF MEETINGS OF THE 2016 PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW Pursuant to NC G.S. 105-322, the Pender County Board of Equalization and Review will meet as required by law.

DATE/TIME OF MEETINGS The Board will convene for its first meeting on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 9am The Board will adjourn for the purposes of accepting new requests for hearing at its meeting on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 5pm All meetings will be held the second Monday of each month as necessary at the Tax Assessor Conference Room, 300 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. All hearings will be by appointment only arranged through the Tax Assessor’s Office. Times will be communicated to appellants or to any other interested party as they are scheduled.

PURPOSE OF MEETINGS To hear, upon request any and all taxpayers who own or control taxable property assessed for taxation in Pender County with respect to the valuation of such property, or the property of others, and to fulfill other duties and responsibilities required by law.

Notice is further given that in the event of earlier or later adjournment, notification to that effect will be published in this newspaper.

ALL REQUESTS FOR HEARING SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING ON PENDER COUNTY APPROVED APPLICATION FORM TO: JUSTIAN POUND, CLERK PENDER COUNTY BOER TAX ASSESSOR’S OFFICE PO BOX 67 BURGAW, NC 28425 Inquiries can be directed to (910) 259-1221 New requests for hearing must be received no later than the final adjournment, which is scheduled for Friday, May 13, 2016. No exceptions.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS Judy P. Newton having qualified in Pender County, North Carolina, as Executor of the Ancillary Estate of FRANCES LANIER POWELL, deceased, does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to her in care of Elizabeth P. Worthington, Attorney, at P.O. Drawer 1475, Kinston, NC 28503-1475 on or before the 21st day of July, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against said estate.

All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 21st day of April, 2016.

Judy P. Newton, Executrix Estate of Frances Lanier Powell c/o Elizabeth P. Worthington, Attorney P.O. Drawer 1475 Kinston, NC 28503-1475 #7295 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12/2016 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE DISTRICT COURT JUVENILE SESSION FILE NOs. 14 JT 4, 5 IN THE MATTER OF: K. N. H.d/o/b: 03/31/2014 L. N. H. d/o/b: 10/31/2012 TO: RESPONDENT, DARNISHA LAVERNE JAMES, MOTHER OF THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED JUVENILES, K.N.H. AND L.N.H., FEMALE CHILDREN BORN IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA RESPONDENT, NIEGEL JEROME HOOD, FATHER OF THE ABOVECAPTIONED JUVENILES, K.N.H. AND L.N.H., FEMALE CHILDREN BORN IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA RESPONDENT, AN UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF THE ABOVE-CAPTIONED JUVENILES, K.N.H. AND L.N.H., FEMALE CHILDREN BORN IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Termination of all parental rights you have to the above-captioned minor children.

You are required to make defense to such pleading within forty (40) days following April 28, 2016, which date is the date of first publication of this Notice. Upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

You are entitled to attend any hearing affecting your rights. You have the right to be represented by counsel and can apply for court-appointed counsel.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A HEARING ON THE PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS is set for Monday, June 13, 2016, AT 9:30 A.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER, AT THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, 138 N 4TH STREET, WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, 28401 This the 22nd day of April 2016.

Regina Floyd-Davis, Staff Attorney NEW HANOVER CO. DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES 1650 Greenfield Street Wilmington, NC 28401 Post Office Drawer 1559 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1555 (910) 798-3615 tel / (910)798-3772 fax #7312 4/28, 5/5, 5/12/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Patsy Lee Kendall Vickery, deceased, of Pender County.

This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Patsy Lee Kendall Vickery, to present them to the undersigned on or before July 29, 2016 at 85 Renee Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of April 15, 2016.

Bobby Joe Vickery 85 Renee Drive Hampstead, NC 28443 #7307 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12/2016

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 William Nathan Pate, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, William Nathan Pate, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 4, 2016 at 865 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC 28478 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of April 28, 2016.

Sharon Cottle Pate 865 Camp Kirkwood Road Watha, NC 28478 #7310 4/28, 5/5, 5/12,5/19/2016

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 15SP61 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KERENSA M. FITZ AND STEPHEN E. FITZ DATED AUGUST 13, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3808 AT PAGE 0112 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 11:30AM on May 17, 2016 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: Lot 1 as depicted on plat titled “Out Island, LLC”, recorded in Map Book 49 at page 58, to which reference is made for complete description, being the property conveyed to CMH Homes, Inc. by deed recorded in Book 3771 at page 321, Pender County And Being more commonly known as: 27 Crystal Ct, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kerensa M. Fitz.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is April 5, 2016.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 15-067487 #7287 5/5, 5/12/16 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP291 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KIMBERLY R. LAIN DATED JUNE 11, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 4092 AT PAGE 199 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 11:30AM on May 17, 2016 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Hampstead, Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows Being all of Lot 94, the Forest at Belvedere Plantation, as shown on that certain map or plat entitled “The Forest at Belvedere Plantation Phases 5”, said map being recorded in Map Book 33 at Page 122 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description The property hereinabove described was acquired by Grantor by instrument recorded in Book 3354 page 065 And Being more commonly known as: 425 North Belvedere Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Kimberly R. Lain.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is April 14, 2016.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-066402 #7306 5/5, 5/12/2016 16 SP 52 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 Woodus D. Dubose and Shannon S. Dubose to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 8, 2003 and recorded on April 28, 2003 in Book 2104 at Page 285, 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 May 17, 2016 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: The Media of Record for the People of Pender County.

Being all of Lot 20, Section 2, Creek Walk at Bellhammon Plantation, 201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 as shown on a map recorded in Map 910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com Book 31 at Page 140 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more accurate and complete description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 194 Bellhammon Forest Drive,

Rocky Point, NC 28457.

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

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Woodus D. DuBose a/k/a Woody D. DuBose.

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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 4521.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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.: 16-03148-FC01 #7311 5/5, 5/12/2016 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 Anna Lee Crockett, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Anna Lee Crockett, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2016 at 4933 Willow Ridge Terrace, Valrico, FL, 33596 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of May 5, 2016.

Elizabeth Kimbrell 4933 Willow Ridge Terrace Valrico, FL 33596 #7315 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JOHN ROUSE JAMES, JR. Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of John Rouse James, Jr., deceased, of Pender, 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 August 5, 2016, 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.

Dated May 5, 2016.

John Rouse James, Jr.,Administrator ℅ Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #7316 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 15-CVS-811 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

JACQUELINE K. WEST, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RUTH DELORIS WEST MARTIN Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1.4 acres, Lot 24, Saddle Ridge, Parcel ID Number 2274-575844-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than June 20, 2016.

This date: May 5, 2016.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7318 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 15-CVS-811 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

JACQUELINE K. WEST, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1.4 acres, Lot 24, Saddle Ridge, Parcel ID Number 2274-575844-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than June 20, 2016.

This date: May 5, 2016.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7317 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/2016 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP30 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WAYNE STEVENS DATED APRIL 27, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3219 AT PAGE 19 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 11:30AM on May 17, 2016 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: BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the eastern right-of-way line of SR 1569, Hoover Road, 30 feet from the centerline thereof, said point being the southeastern corner of Tract #2 as shown on a map entitled “Map of Landis of Trevis V. Strong et ux” as recorded in Map Book 11 at Page 59 of the Pender County Registry; running thence from said beginning point North 10 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds East 180.55 feet, with the above mentioned eastern right-of-way of SR 1569, to an iron pipe; running thence with the southern line of an easement to Batson, North 69 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds East 180.52 to an iron pipe; running thence South 18 degrees 31 minutes 30 seconds East 180.52 feet to an iron pipe; running thence South 18 degrees 41 minutes East 90.88 feet to an iron pipe in the southern line of Tract #1 as shown on the above-mentioned as shown on the above-mentioned map; running thence South 69 degrees 10 minutes West 39.16 feet to an iron pipe at the northeastern corner of the abovementioned Tract #2; running thence South 10 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds East 36.00 feet to an iron pipe at the southeastern corner of said Tract #2; running thence South 76 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds West 152.40 feet to the beginning and containing 0.482 acres and being all of Tract #2 and a portion of Tract #1 as shown on the above-mentioned map.

And Being more commonly known as: 344 Hoover Rd, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Wayne Stevens.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note

secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is April 26, 2016.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-078843 #7319 5/5, 5/12/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of John Carpenter, III, deceased, are notified to present the same to the personal representative listed below on or before August 10, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 12th day of May, 2016.

Lisa Salines-Mondello, Attorney Salines-Mondello Law Firm 6781 Parker Farm Drive, Suite 210 Wilmington, NC 28405 #7325 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/2016 PREQUALIFICATION TO BID Metcon, Inc., Construction Manager, is soliciting first-tier contractors to submit prequalifications for the new Penderlea K-8 School in Willard, NC (Pender County). Second-tier subcontractors are urged to submit information about their firm and their interest in participating in the project and paperwork with 1st-tier subs.

Minority and HUB participationstrongly encouraged.

Completed prequalification forms are due June 3, 2016, and a final prequalified list will be available on or before July 1, 2016.

Bidders must be prequalified in order to bid. Prequalification forms, information and bid package descriptions are available by contacting Rhonda Deese, (910)521-8013, via email – rdeese@metconus.com.

Prequalification & Informational Meetings scheduled: SESSION 1—Friday, May 13, 2016 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m., PENDER CO. RESOURCE CENTER, 798 HWY. 117 S., Burgaw NC 28425 SESSION 2—Friday, May 20, 2016 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m., METCON, INC., 763 Comtech Dr., Pembroke, NC 28372 #7332 5/12, 5/19/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Linwood Charles Cochran, late of 1365 NC Hwy 53 East, Burgaw, N.C., 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 at Post Office Box 625, 107 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 on or before the 11th day of August, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th day of May, 2016.

R. Kent Harrell, Administrator of the Estate of Linwood Charles Cochran R. Kent Harrell, Attorney at Law PO Box 625, Burgaw, N.C. 28425 #7333 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/2016

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Lady Pirates Hyatt: Helen L. Gore, Franklin Monroe Hyatt and Unknown Heirs of Gregory Monroe Hyatt) to W.J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of December, 2009, and recorded in Book 3720, Page 0232, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on May 17, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Tract 2 as shown on map entitled “Map of Recombination for Clint J. Traveler, Shayna N. Traveler and Franklin Monroe Hyatt, Bessie C. Hyatt and Gregory Monroe Hyatt” recorded in Map Book 46 at Page 60 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 21644 US Highway 421, Ivanhoe, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1176237 (FC.FAY) #7321 5/5, 5/12/2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 54 Under and by virtue of the power NOTICE OF of sale contained in a certain Deed FORECLOSURE SALE of Trust made by Kelly J. Ray (PRES16 SP 50 Under and by virtue of the power ENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kelly Ray) of sale contained in a certain Deed to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated of Trust made by Gregory Monroe the 15th day of March, 2011, and Hyatt, (Gregory Monroe Hyatt, de- recorded in Book 3902, Page 0274, ceased) (Heirs of Gregory Monroe in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 296 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Krista R. Strickland and Kevin J. Strickland, wife and husband to W.J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of November, 2008, and recorded in Book 3547, Page 190, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on May 17, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: In Pender County: Being all of Tract 1 containing 10 acres, more or less, as shown on map entitled, “Kevin and Krista Strickland Home Place” duly recorded in Map Book 48 at Page 62 of the Pender County Register of Deeds. Parcel ID Number: 3330-49-3188-0000 Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 215 Murraytown Road, NC 28425 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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113081-04556/ 13-SP-208 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Mary Kay Williams and Jeffrey L. Williams, dated December 7, 2006 and recorded on December 8, 2006 in Book No. 3112 at Page 038 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina on May 24, 2016 at 1:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Hampstead, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust..

Address of property: 117 N Brig Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 Tax Parcel ID: 4225-76-94770000 Present Record Owners: M a r y Kay Williams and Jeffrey L. Williams The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. 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. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments.

Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental

agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 Charlotte, NC 28217 (704)442-9500 #7313 5/12, 5/19/2016 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Helen Sylvia Willetts, 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 13th day of August, 2016, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment.

This 12th day of May, 2016.

Jasper Lee Willetts, Jr. 241 By The Brook Lane Rocky Point, NC 28457 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7324 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS EXECUTRIX NOTICE TO CREDITORS Pender County Estate File No.: 16E178 All persons, firms or corporations having claims against Courtney Jones Aman, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before August 11, 2016 or this notice will be plead in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 11the day of May 2016.

Julianne J. Woodcock, Executrix of the Estate of Courtney Jones Aman C/O of her attorney, Renee Williamson Bloodworth, Attorney at Law PO BOX 129 Atkinson, NC 28421 #7328 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/2016 LEGAL NOTICE The Cape Fear Workforce Development Board invites all interested persons to review and comment on the Cape Fear Local Area Local and Regional Workforce Development Area Plan under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act – Title I. The Plan will be available for public review and comment Monday – Friday, May 9, 2016 – June 10, 2016; 10:00a.m.4:00 p.m. at the Cape Fear Council of Governments; 1480 Harbour Drive; Wilmington, North Carolina. The Plan is also available on-line on the Cape Fear Council of Governments website www.capefearcog.org. Click Workforce Development Board to find a complete copy of the Cape Fear Local Area Local and Regional Workforce Development Area Plan.

All comments must be written, signed and dated. All written comments will be published in an appendix to the final Cape Fear Local Area Local and Regional Workforce Development Area Plan. #7330 5/12/2016 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 Robert Rawdon Vann, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Rawdon Vann to present them to the undersigned on or before August 18, 2016 at 820 Grandview Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of May 12, 2016.

Traci Johnson 820 Grandview Drive Hampstead, NC 28443 #7326 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER BEFORE THE CLERK NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Angela Fisher, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before August 12, 2016 or this Notice shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address shown below.

This the 12th day of May, 2016.

Randy Lee Fisher, Administrator of the Estate of Angela Fisher c/o BRITT LAW FIRM 720 North 3rd St. Ste. 401 Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 #7327 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2/2016

Continued from page 8A Elder was locked in a scoreless pitcher’s duel with Hoggard’s Morgan Mathis when she led off the sixth with a double over the centerfielder’s head.

“I was nervous coming to bat in the sixth,” Elder said.

“She struck me out the previous at-bat on a change-up, so I was really focused on hitting the ball up the middle. I was really confident that the players behind me were going to get the job done.”

Elder was replaced by courtesy-runner Hannah Millis.

Hayley Grizzle then rapped a single into right to score Millis. Grizzle went to second on an error and to third on a perfect sacrifice bunt by Maddy Laster. Christine McLean then laid down another bunt.

McLean was tagged out by Hoggard first-baseman Aleah Thompson, who tossed the ball home in an attempt to cut down Laster. But the throw was high and glanced off the glove of the Hoggard catcher, allowing Laster to score.

That was all Elder would need as she struck out eight while walking none and giving up two hits. Mathis went six innings, giving up six hits and no walks while fanning four.

“I didn’t know they were on a streak like that,” Elder said. “If I had known that I would have been a little more nervous, I mean I was nervous anyhow, but we weren’t focused on their past record or how they’ve been doing, we were focused on keeping our infield tight and me hitting my marks.

“Our defense is amazing. We practice a lot on our defense, mostly second and shortstop, and everyone on the team works on it and I’m pretty confident no groundballs are going to get through.”

Elder scattered three hits over a nine-strikeout complete game and Hunter Bizzle and Grizzle continued to weld hot bats as the Lady Pirates beat of

Topsail roundup Continued from page 8A goals each. Chloe Ruddell and Erin McFadden each scored twice, and Emily Doane, Samantha Robbins, and Sam Greco also found the back of the net.

Brianna Allman returned from an earlier injury to record 16 saves in goal and Popella helped keep Heritage off the attack by winning 16 draws. sTrack & Field: The Pirate teams competed in the MidEaster n 3A/4A Championships on Thursday with the girls finishing fifth (71 points), and the boys also fifth (91).

Cassidy Breland was the event winner for the Lady Pirates, and she won twice – in the 100 hurdles (17.18) and the 300 hurdles (49.95). Other top-five finishes came from freshman Payton Little (third in discus and fifth in shot put), Elizabeth Cooper (fifth in 200), Lucy Marcum (800), and the 4x400 relay team of Maria Ickles, Marcum, Cooper, and Marcum (third).

No Topsail boys’ runner won an event but Jackson Moore was second in the 800 and third in the 1,600, Chad Campbell was second in the 3,200 and fourth in the 1,600, Jack Dremann was second in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the long jump, Adam Hart was fourth in the shot put, Chris Nixon was third in the shot, Domenik Dibiase was third in the 400, and Darius Miller was fourth in the shot.

West Brunswick 6-1 on Senior Night Tuesday in a semi-final game Tuesday.

The Lady Trojans committed four errors that led to two unearned runs in the opening inning and three unearned insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to aid in the Lady Pirate victory.

“Our thing is to put the ball in play,” Abston said. “Their pitcher (sophomore Morgan Beeler) was really good, she throws the ball well. We hit some balls hard but right at people so the key is to continue to put it into play and she where things go from there.”

Keri White coaxed a oneout walk off Beeler in the first before Elder reached base on an error. Grizzle triple to plate two runs.

Topsail added a run in the fourth when the table-setting Bizzell singled, went to second on a ground out, and scored on a White single. In the sixth Laster was hit by a pitch to start the frame. After two were out, Parks reached base on a throwing error and the floodgates opened.

Bizzell doubled to score two runs and the speedy “Mighty Mite” used her speed in going to third on a wild pitch, scoring standing up on another.

“I think she (Beeler) pitched me continuously on the outside,” Bizzell said. “I know she switched up some on the righthanded batters, but I realized I had to get up on the plate and get on it and use quick hands.

“But we realized as we went along we had to get going. The key is to make them work and give them a chance to make mistakes like they did. Putting the ball is crucial.”

Honored before the game were Topsail seniors Keri White, Danielle Parks, and Sid Collins, the “Voice” of Topsail softball for the last four years.

Playoffs opened Wednesday at home. A second-round game, if Topsail wins the first, is scheduled for Saturday but that is Prom Night so thy will attempt to move the game to Friday.

The 3A regional championship is next Saturday and the Pirate athletes will know for sure who qualified. Campbell has already qualified for the boys in the 1,600 and the 3,200, and teammates Moore and Trent Pyrtle have qualified in the 1,600. Dremann is in (long jump) and has a chance to qualify in the 110 hurdles, Hart has qualified in the shot put and discus, and the 4x400 and 4x800 teams are in.

For the girls, Breland is hoping for spots in both hurdles events, Marcum has a shot at qualifying in the 800, and the 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams are hoping for spots. s"OYS 'OLF Three Pirates participated in the NCHSAA 3A East Regional Championships at the Reedy Creek Golf Course and all three shot well but not quite well enough to advance to the 3A State Championship.

Steven Crowell finished 23rd overall with an 83, Max Johnson was 29th with an 85, and Harrison Wierse was 38th with an 88. There were 75 golfers in the competition won by South Johnson’s Patrick Stephenson, the only golfer with a score (68) under 70.

C. B. Aycock, Corinth Holders, and West Craven shot 332 to sit atop them team leaderboard. The season officially came to an end for the Topsail boys’ golf team.

"OYS 4ENNIS Hudson Smith and Jason Lohrer participated in the 3A regional competition last Saturday

Continued on page 14A

Burgaw Fire Department Community Yard Sale 109 North Walker Street, Burgaw, NC Saturday May 14, 2016 7:00AM—2:00PM

All proceeds benefit the volunteers of the Burgaw Fire Department.

Reserve a table to sell your own stuff  10’ X 10’ space with table inside the fire dept. bay $15.00  20’ X 20’ space with table outside in rear parking lot $15.00 

Vendors of homemade goods are allowed

Donate your stuff for the fire department to sell, at the fire station Monday through Friday 9AM 9AM— —4PM

Items Accepted

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, May 12, 2016, Page 14A

Lady Titans

The Pender Patriot softball team came into Titan town looking to spoil the Titans season with an improbable win. Foy took care of that with an outstanding display in the circle. She gave up just three hits and did not give up a walk.

Her defense played well behind her while the bats sounded off loudly.

The Titans were up 3-0 after three frames before the Pats got on the board with a Kamaya Nixon double in the fourth frame. Brianna Goff plated her in what would be the only Pender run.

Foy went the distance, giving up one run and three hits. The senior trio of Taylor Rivenburgh, Desire Brown and Carlie Savage each had two hits while Foy had one hit and two runs batted in.

With the win the Lady Titans clinched the Four County Conference title for the third year in a row and have won four conference titles in four years. Their conference record in their three years in the Four County Conference is 40-2.

Next up for the Lady Titans will be the state 1A playoffs.

The Titans should get at least two home playoff games depending on their seeding.

“I’m not sure where we’ll be seeded,” said Coach Corrina Reece. “There are some good teams in the east. I’m thinking somewhere between four and maybe six.”

The 1A playoffs are scheduled to begin on Wednesday.

Continued from page 8A Brittany Foy led the offensive onslaught with three hits and five runs batted in while Kyra Holmes and Haley Smith each had two hits and two RBI. Desire Brown had two hits and scored three times.

Foy earned the win in the circle going five innings and giving up five hits and no runs.

She struck out five and issued just one free pass.

Next up was the Clinton Dark Horses. The skies were threatening to open up as the two teams took the field. The game lasted just long enough to give the Titans an 8-2 win in four innings.

Kristina Collier took the softball to the circle in this one and went one inning. The Dark Horses scored two unearned runs in the first frame but the lethal Titan offense took care of the deficit in short order, scoring seven runs in the top of the second frame. The two teams managed to get three and a half innings in before the game was called.

Foy earned the win with two innings of relief work that included no hits and three strikeouts.

Desire Brown led the Titan offense with two doubles and two runs scored along with a run batted in while Foy had a double and two runs Batted in.

Sports news

Tanazsa Simpson won the shot put while Abigail Lewis won the 800-meter run as well as the 1,600-meter event. The Lady Pats won the 4x100-meter and 4x800-meter relay events as well.

The Lady Titans were led

by Desire Browns dominance in the sprinting events. She won the 100,200 and 400-meter events. Trask also won the 4x400-meter relay.

The Trask men finished right behind the Midway Raiders. Blake Joyce won the triple jump while the Titan 4x200meter relay team finished first.

The regional meet will take place this weekend at Trask.

Continued from page 8A and positioning as of press time Sunday.

Track and field Both Pender and Trask participated in the Four County Conference meet last week at Trask. The Lady Patriots won the conference title with Trask finishing second while Midway edged the Titan men  116 to 108.

The Lady Patriots were led

by Lakirah Forney’s dominance in the high jump and the triple jump while finishing second in the long jump.

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3A individual state championships Friday and Saturday at the Burlington (NC) tennis center.

Lohrer lost 6-2, 6-3 in his opening-round match.

The Panthers of Ledford (Thomasville) took the trip to Hampstead for the opening round of the NCHSAA playoffs, ending the season for

Roundup

Continued from page 13A Smith defeated Tim Jones 6-0, 6-0 in the first round, Jay Walthman 6-0, 6-1 in the second round, then lost 6-1, 6-1 to Dylan Betancourt in the finals. Smith advanced to the

the Pirates with a 7-2 victory.

Lohrer won 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 3 singles’ match and Thomas Rogers won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles for the Pirates’ two victories.

Smith (6-4, 2-6, 6-10 at No. 1) and Austin LaPiana (6-2, 2-6, 6-10) lost close matches for Topsail.

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PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 – 4:00 p.m.

PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM, 805 S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. ADOPTION OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT

CONSENT AGENDA Approval of Minutes: Budget Work Session: April 14 and Regular Meeting: May 2.

Approval of the Housing Department’s 2016-17 Annual Plan.

Resolution Authorizing Approval of Surf City Pyrotechnic Display on July 3, 2016, in Accordance with North Carolina General Statute 14-413.

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Resolution Authorizing Approval of Union Rescue Pyrotechnic Display on July 3, 2015, in Accordance with North Carolina General Statute 14-413.

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Approval of a Budget Amendment to Approve an Increase in Health Department Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015-2016: Migrant Farm Workers’ Grant Program $9,500. ***END OF CONSENT AGENDA*** APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS 6.

Resolution to Approve the Sale of School Bonds and Refunding Bonds in the Amount of $18 Million in School Bonds and up to $15 Million in Refunding Bonds.

7.

Proclamation of May as Foster Care Month.

8.

Proclamation of Elder Abuse Awareness.

9.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) for Voting Equipment Licensing and Support in the amount of $40,831.32 Including NC Taxes.

10.

Resolution Authorizing Appropriation of $23,900 to make septic system repairs at Country Court Apartments.

11.

Approval of the Cape Fear Workforce Development Consortium Agreement and to Appoint Commissioner Brown to the Workforce Development Consortium Board.

12.

Approval of a Data Transfer Agreement By and Between Pender County and the Rocky Point/Topsail Water and Sewer District and Pluris Hampstead, LLC for the Provision of Monthly Water Usage Data from the District to Pluris for Billing of their Commercial Sewer Customers.

13.

Resolution Approving Execution of a Twelve-Month Contract with the Most Responsive and Responsible Low Bidder, Phillip’s Lawn Care, for Mowing the Pender Commerce Park Roadsides and Expanded Shoulder Area for an Amount of $12,000.00.

APPOINTMENTS 14.

Approval of Appointment to the Pender County Board of Adjustment.

ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 30 Min. CLOSED SESSION (if applicable). *** 7:00 P.M. *** PUBLIC HEARINGS: SPECIAL USE PERMITS/ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS/RESOLUTIONS 15.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment from RP, Residential Performance zoning district to RA-CD 2, Rural Agricultural conditional zoning district.

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Resolution Requesting Approval of a General Use Rezoning from IT, Industrial Transitional zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district.

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Resolution Requesting Approval of a General Use Rezoning from RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district.

18.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance to amend Section 4.14 Zoning District Dimensional Requirements, in order to align the minimum structure separation requirements with the setback requirements.

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Resolution Requesting Approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance: Article 1 General Provisions, Article 6 Development Requirements and Content, Article 7 Design Standards, Article 11 Enforcement and Penalties, Appendix A, and add Articles 12 and 13.

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Bill Howard

Continued from page 10A apt to attack than the other fish in the area.

The weakfish will eat many things, including cut shrimp.

Competing with pinfish, hogfish, croaker, spot, puffers, black sea bass and even sharks makes finding them the hardest part.

In my pursuit, I had three rods extended from the Old Town Predator 13 kayak. One

Ramsey Continued from page 1A wife donated to the Battleship North Carolina archives.

“I am using as his letters as a framework for the full fictional story of Roy ‘Chunky’ Harrison and his girlfriend Evelyn. They both come from Georgia but experience all the happiness, sadness and anxiety that the war bestowed on the country. They are named after my parents but that is to honor them, it is still fiction based on

rod had a double drop bottom rig with cut shrimp. With it I was looking for the pan fish along the bottom. The second rod was what you would commonly fish for largemouth bass with, dressed with a weighted silver plug.

The Stingsilver is a favorite for targeting grey trout. I had three with me, one silver, one silver with a bucktail around the hook, and one with the top part painted red and bottom painted white. They come with a treble hook attached to the bottom. I removed the treble

and installed a single hook to meet IGFA rules just in case I hooked one big enough.

You see, a lot more goes into a record than just catching it.

You have to play by the rules also. And just like with any sport, to play by the rules, you have to know the rules. It is much more than just weighing the fish or measuring the fish.

You have catch it the proper way. You have to have the proper equipment to measure the fish. You have to get the appropriate paperwork and photographs.

If any of those not done the correct way, then it will not matter how big the fish is as far as official records are concerned.

As for my pursuit, it will continue. The one day I was able to brave the salt water before the storm rolling in I caught as many grey trout as I ever have in one trip. All were released to grow bigger. And the largest one, well, if it was just another one and a half inches, North Carolina would have had a world record on its shores.

Paul Wieser’s letters.”

Ramsey, a former administrator with Cape Fear Community College, had the journalism bug early. She was the publisher of The Pender Post from 2002 through 2006.

“I loved the paper, but I was trying to publish my first nonfiction book and was working so many hours that doing both was not feasible,” said Ramsey.

“Once I told the story of the Boy’s,” Ramsey said, “I wanted to use Paul Wieser’s account for a broader fiction

novel. It is not his exact story, nor is it my parent’s story although the main characters are named for them. Every year I attend the reunion and this year is the 75th birthday of the Battleship North Carolina.

I want this story to remain in the hearts and minds of those who served, so I self-published to get the book out. This is a love story, a bit of a mystery, and an accurate representation of what happened aboard the ship.”

Ramsey went back to school at UNCW many years ago,

when her last child started college, ear ning a BA and a MFA. She comes from a creative family, her husband is a woodcrafter, her son and daughters have dabbled in the graphic arts.

“Next I have a non-fiction project in my brain, a novel set in Burgaw and a children’s chapter book,” said Ramsey.

Ramsey will have a book reading May 16 at 7 p.m. at the Pender County Library and at the USS North Carolina for the crew reunion May 29, 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Topsail

I had to start off a lot earlier Blake said the win was a with my breaking ball and crucial one, and Rice and the work that a lot earlier in the defense was on top of their Continued from page 9A count, start them off with games. it and keeping them off bal“It’s definitely big, we needlowing a single second-inning ance,” Rice said. “It’s always ed this win,” Blake said. “I was run, five hits and no walks great to get an early cushion very pleased with everything while striking out eight Tro- but I have to give a lot of tonight, Shane Nolan at shortjans. credit to my defense tonight, stop did a great job as a fresh“Just from last time when they showed how good they man, coming in and filling that TOWN OFbe.” SURF CITY ADVERTISEMENTS OF TAX LIENS I pitched against them I knew can hole and allowing us to move

Ford

Continued from page 9A I threatened to use nailpolish separator to get her to do that,” Pearsall said. She grew into a team leader and our go-to hitter. You can’t replace players like her, you can only hope to replicate their success.”

Ford, who played basketball in her younger years but gave it up after not making the middle-school team as an eighth-grader, said her high school experience at Topsail has been amazing, academically and athletically, and she credits Pearsall with her vol-

Messer Continued from page 7A aged’.

Eagle had been a summer program, and “After I graduated, I went on to Valiant.

“I was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. The DWO

leyball development that has allowed her to reach this point in her career.

“Topsail is one of the best academic high schools in the area, and it shows when you see the kind of students it puts out,’ Ford said. “All the people here are a testament to the kind of people to the kind of teachers, coaches, and administrators they have here.

“And Coach Pearsall, he just believed in all of us and he’s a big reason I am the person I am today. I have been with him the last five years and he told me in the 10th grade he wanted me to be his middle hitter and he gave me the ability to become that. He definitely has made me the player I am today.” did the navigating. You had the quartermaster up there (on the bridge), the helmsman (the person actually at the wheel, steering), you’d do the radar, look out for other ships and call the Captain if the ships got too close.”

Next: Flight training and call to duty

Sam to third, and Payton was the third, and put two earned strike outs. He was undone awesome." runs on the board in the sixth by a shaky defense and a basiThe week opened with a inning that send Pirate start- cally non-productive offense. lackluster 5-0 defeat at home ing pitcher Aidan Smith to “The same narrative, differagainst Hoggard (18-4, 9-3) in the bench. Hoggard added ent night,” Blake said. “They a game where Topsail batters another unearned run to the had a perfect game until Elmanaged just two hits while scoreboard in the top of the liott got a base hit and there striking out nine times. seventh. it is, a freshman out here stepThe Vikings scored an unSmith deserved a better ping up and proving he should earned run in the first, added fate. The talented freshman be here while we have guys in OF SURF CITY ADVERTISEMENTS TAX LIENS another unear ned tally TOWN in right-hander recorded five OFthe field not doing it.

TOWN OF SURF CITY ADVERTISEMENTS OF TAX LIENS

North Carolina General Statues require local tax collectors to advertise annually all current year unpaid taxes levied on real estate.

North Carolina General Statues require local tax collectors to advertise annually all current year unpaid taxes levied on real estate.

While we do not wish to embarrass property owners by publishing their names in the newspaper, the advertisement of propertyWhile tax we do not wish to embarrass property owners by publishing their names in the newspaper, the advertisement of property tax liens is a mandatory step in the tax foreclosure process. liens is a mandatory step in the tax foreclosure process.

Under the authority vested in me by Section 105-369 of the North Carolina General Statutes and pursuant to an order of the Town Under Council the authority of Surfvested in me by Section 105-369 of the North Carolina General Statutes and pursuant to an order of the Town City dated, April 18, 2016, I am hereby advertising tax liens for the year 2015 upon the real property describe below.

City dated, April 18, 2016, I am hereby advertising tax liens for the year 2015 upon the real property describe below.

The realNorth property parcel subject to theStatues lien, the require name of the parcel’s owner as ofto January 6, 2016 (and/or the of subsequent The owners), realtaxes property and the parcelon subject the lien, the name parcel’s owner as of January 6, 2016owners (and/or the of subsequent o Carolina General local tax collectors advertise annually all names current year unpaid levied real to estate.

While we of dothe not wish to embarrass property by names publishing amount of names taxes dueinare setnewspaper, out below. The advertised represents onlytax the liens principal for the year 2015 amountasofoftaxes May due 6, are set out below. The amount advertised represents only the principal taxes for the year 2015 that were unpa their the theamount advertisement of property is ataxes mandatory step inthat thewere tax unpaid foreclosure process.

2016. The actualthe amount owed by the taxpayer be increased by all taxes owed for prior tax years and by all applicable interest, 2016. costs, The actual andan fees. amount the taxpayer willofbeSurf increased all taxes owed prior tax years and byadvertising all applicable interes Under authority vested in me will

by Section 105-369 of the North Carolina General Statutes and pursuant to order owed of thebyTown Council City by dated, April 18,for 2016, I am hereby The omission of prior year’s taxes and interest, costs, and fees from the amount advertised will not constitute a waiver of the taxing The omission unit’s claim of prior for year’s taxes and interest, costs, and fees from the amount advertised will not constitute a waiver of the taxing tax liens for the year 2015 upon the real property describe below. these items. these items.

The real property parcel subject to the lien, the name of the parcel’s owner as of January 6, 2016 (and/or the names of subsequent owners), and the amount of taxes due are set out below. The amount advertised only the principal taxes for the year 2015 thattowere unpaid as of May 6,including 2016. The actual amount owed taxpayer willallbeavailable increased by allremedies taxes owed for the prior tax years and by If the taxes remainrepresents unpaid, the tax collector will use all available collection remedies collect the delinquent taxes, Ifthe thelevy taxes onremain personal unpaid, theby taxthe collector will use collection to collect delinquent taxes, including the l all applicable interest, costs, fees. The omission priordebts, year’s taxes and interest, costs, and from amount willattachment not constitute waiver of thedebts, taxing claim for items. and sale of property, the garnishment of wages, theand attachment of bank accounts,ofrents, or other property and the foreclosure andfees sale property, of the the real the garnishment property. advertised of wages, the of bankaaccounts, rents, or unit’s other property andthese the foreclosure These collections procedures not apply to tax taxpayers subject pending federal bankruptcy petitions.

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Nicole Spencer and her family moved to Willard a few months ago, and brought with them something new to Pender County. Known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iguana Ladyâ&#x20AC;? across eastern North Carolina, Spencer operates an iguana rescue program as part of the Southern Reptile Saviors Rescue, Inc. While most of the reptiles are housed in cages in an outside building, four currently reside inside the house because of limited space. There are presently 14 iguanas and two tortoises sheltered at the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm in Willard.

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Spencer adopted her first iguana, Shamus, during an adoption day at Petco. Shamus had special needs, and Spencer knew nothing about iguanas at the time. She received instructions and a cage, and adopted him. She began to research how to care for iguanas, and she said it snowballed from there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been involved in the rescue for five or six years,â&#x20AC;&#x153; began Spencer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just somehow became their iguana person, and they come from everywhere. People get them and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get this big or live this long. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to find homes for them because nobody really has the space or the knowledge to take care of them. In some states, you get them as fair prizes just like you do goldfish. Instead of giving away a little anole that will stay that size, they give away an iguana thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be six feet long. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that here, but you can walk into any pet store and buy them for about $30. They give you a little tank starter kit, and a little UVB light, and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Here you

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color has been bred a lot more and has become less expensive, she has seen more of them than in the past. According to Spencer, iguanas live about 25 years and need a cage three times their size. They require fresh food because they only eat vegetables, and they need humidity as well. Lack of sufficient humidity will damage their liver and kidneys. With several iguanas living in the house, Spencer said that she does her best to contain them to one area of the house and to keep it humid enough for them.

The reptiles come from all over. One Iguana, Izzy, came from Fayetteville. Julio, who had half of his jaw amputated, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat like the others and requires hand feeding. Stumpy, who was once a classroom pet, was accidentally shut in a door and had his arm amputated. He was re-homed, but later had liver failure from being fed dog food. The protein shut down his kidneys and liver. Two others, Calypso and Ghost, were turned in because they were so mean. Bella, a sulcata tortoise, came from a reptile show, and later another smaller one named Frankie was turned in. These tortoises can live 100 years, are the third largest in world, and the largest that you can own without a permit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do your research on pets, and talk to somebody thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually had them.

The startup is more than the upkeep, but there is upkeep. You have to replace their lights, and they are not cheap.

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The Kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

Mark 4: 26-28 Planting and sowing are major activities in the Bible.

Agriculture was important to the people of Jesusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; day.

They did not have all the advantages of knowledge, tools and resources to grow a good crop every time.

They had to trust their instincts and the elements.

They had to trust the seed and to work with nature to come out with a harvest.

The image of gardening is often used to talk about the Christian life. Like a garden it needs planting and tend-

ing and constant care. Like a garden it requires focus and effort and the right amount of coaxing.

As the parable above suggest there is a great deal of mystery in this growing process. Thus, it seems, we can find in the art of gardening many things we could apply to Christian nurture and growth.

There is an extended vision of this in the book, The Shack by William P. Young. )N THE BOOK THE MAIN CHARacter and the Holy Spirit go OUT TO WORK IN THE GARDEN )T is oddly arranged with stuff spread all over everywhere.

The man says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a messâ&#x20AC;? and the Holy Spirit AGREES GLEEFULLY h)T S A WONderful mess.â&#x20AC;?

As they work a while in the garden pulling up some plants and putting down others, it is revealed that the garden is in effect the main characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soul, and of COURSE HE IS ASTOUNDED )T IS disorganized, strangely laid

4 Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sFood pantry open in Hampstead T he Ch ristian Community Caring Center distributed food locally to those in need.

The food pantry is generously supported by local churches, businesses and individuals.

The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. until

noon. Additionally, the 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry will be open the last Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. until noon.

The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

Bread giveaway at Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel UMC Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1697 Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Rd. Burgaw, has a free bread giveaway every Saturday from 10 a.m

until noon.

Most all types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger and hotdog buns are available.

out with flowers of one kind and another planted here there and everywhere, rathER THAN TOGETHER )T IS BRIGHT and colorful and growing, but one might wonder if it is growing towards any purpose. %VERYDAY THE (OLY 3PIRIT goes out and works in the garden rearranging things and helping it to grow and bloom in a more faithful and fruitful way. )T IS ) SUPPOSE AN INVITAtion for thinking about our own souls. Some of the stuff planted there, we planted; and some things were planted by God. )TS DISARRAY REPRESENTS our own struggle to â&#x20AC;&#x153;make senseâ&#x20AC;? of our faith and its direction. We do the best we can along the way, often taking control of it ourselves.

We are growing all kinds of great stuff, but it needs a different hand to tend it. )T NEEDS THE 3PIRIT S GUIDING touch to line it up with Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision.

God is working everyday in the gardens of our souls,

Sunday May 15 s3T 0AUL !-% #HURCH LOCATED AT -C)Ntyre Road in Rocky Point will have their annual Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Service at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 15. Rev. Dr. Karen S. Johnson Moore, a native of Pender County will be the guest speaker. Dr. Moore presently serves as Pastor of New Life Ministries where she works diligently to reBUILD AND PASTOR )N ADDITION SHE IS EMPLOYED AS 0ROGRAM 3UPERVISOR FOR 2ES#ARE (OME CARE ) $$ PROGRAM )T IS HER desire to continue to help serve individuals with intellectual disabilities as well as the hopeless to find whatever they need in Jesus Christ. s(ILLS #HAPEL -ISSIONARY "APTIST #HURCH ,ITTLE KELLY Rd. in Rocky Point, will celebrate Usherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anniversary May 15 at 3 p.m. Rev. Michael H. Maddox of the Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace will be the speaker and the Mt. Sinai choir will provide music.

Send your church events to: posteditor@post-voice.com

Traditional Funeral Services and Cremations Preneed Arrangement Program for Advanced Funeral Planning

Donations Needed

Riverview Memorial Park Watha, NC 910-285-3395 Riverview Crematory 910-259-2364 or 910-285-4005 Duplin Memorial Park Wallace, NC 910-285-3395 Rockfish Memorial Cemetery Wallace, NC 910-285-3395

Pender County Christian Services is open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Donations of canned food, clothing, household items, etc. can be left at 210 West Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425

THE FISHING EXPERTS Located in The Fishing Village 409 Roland Avenue Surf City, NC 910.328.1887 www.eastcoastsports.com

Intrepid Hardware 910.675.1157, Rocky Point

Office of Rocky Point Mini Storage Climate Control â&#x20AC;˘ First Month Half Price â&#x20AC;˘

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. â&#x20AC;˘ 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

planting new things and getting rid of some things we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really need. God wants it to resemble His image for us, His good for us, His life for us.

As it grows sometimes helter skelter, God comes again and again to mold it so it will grow and produce something that can and does honor Him. Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spirit works in our garden of our souls to direct the fruits that it will yield. )T S A WORK IN PROGRESS

like a garden, where many things come to grow and God works to arrange the garden in His own mindâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye, so that it will become a showcase for the Kingdom.

None of us are done yet when it comes to soul work and it is nice to know that one of the jobs of the Holy Spirit is to tend the gardens of our soul and grow the right fruits for our faith.

May you be blessed with the fruitfulness that is carefully tended by the Fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care.

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

Church Directory BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

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

ST. M ARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHURCH

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

910.532.4470 Hometown Convenience 45 Wilmington Hwy. Harrells, NC

6YkZgi^hZ IdYVn 8Vaa .&%#'*.#.&&& 140 Industrial Drive Burgaw, NC 28425 Producers of the finest select pork rinds and pork cracklin products in the USA

Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

FUNERAL HOME & Cremation Service

S. Dickerson St. Penderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s212 Original Funeral Service Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 Affordable Prices www.harrellsfh.com Dignified Funeral Services

Our Family Serving Your Family Since 1913 212 S. Dickerson St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 www.harrellsfh.com

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH 910.259.2136

100 E. Bridgers Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310 www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2)

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m.

Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

Wednesday Night, 6 p.m. Pastor: Dr. Ernie Sanchez

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

5610 Hwy. 53 W â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Services: 8 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. http://faithharborumc.org

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

Rev. Roger Malonda Nyimi, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. Mass Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. Mass Thursday 8:30 a.m. Mass

Services: Sunday at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org

14201 Hwy. 50/210 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-328-4422

Financing Available Locally Owned & Operated

28396 Hwy. 210 W. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield)

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Serving New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, and Onslow County

Real Estate Inspections â&#x20AC;˘ All Work Guaranteed Wood Destroying Insect Reports Moisture Control â&#x20AC;˘ Termite & Pest Control

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and classes at 6:45 p.m.

Ants â&#x20AC;˘ Fleas â&#x20AC;˘ Ticks â&#x20AC;˘ Spiders â&#x20AC;˘ Flies Rodents â&#x20AC;˘ Termites

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425

TRI-COUNTY PEST CONTROL, INC.

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

Sunday Evening Discipleship Training: 6:00 p.m. Pastor Lamont Hemminger

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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.

311 S. Campbell St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.6007

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

Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service with Holy Eucharist: 11 a.m. www.stmaryschurchburgawnc.org

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

Located inside SOUTHERN PRINTING 203 S. Dudley St. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 910.259.4807

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541

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

Burgaw Vape

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

1303 Hwy. 117 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2601

10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-232-7759

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead â&#x20AC;˘ 910-270-1477 Rev. John Durbin, Pastor

Weekend Mass Schedule: Hampstead - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 a.m.

Surf City - SAT 5 p.m., SUN 9 & 11 a.m. (through Labor Day) Daily Mass - Hampstead: TUES & WED 4p.m., THURS & FRI 9 a.m.

Confessions SAT 4-4:30 p.m. or by appt. www.allsaintsccnc.org

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Service 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Bible Study 5:45 p.m.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Low Country Cooking

Hopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer Here are some southern recipes that you can add to your summer table. %NJOY Low Country Shrimp with Tomatoes Serves 4.

1 pound fresh large shrimp, peeled and deveined 3 tablespoons olive oil LARGE 6IDALIA OR SWEET ONION

chopped 2 stalks celery sliced 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1 14.5 ounce can, stewed tomatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces ½ cup water TEASPOON /LD "AY 3EASONING

more if desired for taste 4 cups cooked rice or grits In a large skillet heat olive

oil over medium high heat.

Add onion, celery and garlic, and sautĂŠ for about 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in stewed tomatoes and ½ cup water, simmer, covered for about five minutes.

Add shrimp and one teaSPOON /LD "AY 3EASONING

stir and cook for about three minutes until shrimp are pink.

Serve with cooked grits or rice.

Swiss Chard with Penne and Mozzarella Cheese Serves 6.

1 pound penne pasta, cooked 1½ pounds Swiss chard, trimmed and sliced Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Ÿ cup Parmesan cheese, grated 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cloves garlic, chopped Cook penne pasta according to package directions. Drain and reserve 1-cup cooking water. Set aside.

In a skillet heat two tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat, add garlic and sautĂŠ for one minute. Stir in sliced Swiss chard and salt and pep-

per, to taste, cook for about 7-8 minutes, until tender.

Toss cooked penne pasta with Swiss chard; stir. Stir in Parmesan cheese and two tablespoons olive oil and some salt to taste. Add enough cooking pasta water to make a sauce. Fold in mozzarella cheese, and serve hot.

Balsamic Vidalia Onion Relish Makes about two cups. Refrigerate.

2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil CUPS 6IDALIA OR SWEET ONION

finely chopped 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce In a large skillet melt butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized about 15-20 minutes. Stir in balsamic vinegar and Worcestershire sauce; cook stirring often, until absorbed, about two minutes.

Pour into air-tight containers, let cool, and refrigerate.

Zucchini Pickles Makes about 2 cups.

2 cups thinly sliced zucchini Salt

2 cups water 2 cups vinegar 4 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 1 teaspoon dried dill 4 cloves garlic, minced then smashed In a large bowl stir together thinly sliced zucchini and a pinch of salt.

In a saucepan bring water, vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, dill, and garlic to a boil.

Strain brine over zucchini and let cool for about an hour.

Pour zucchini into airtight containers and refrigerate after cooling.

Roasted Tomatoes Makes about 4 cups.

8 plum tomatoes, cut into Âźinch slices Olive oil Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Garlic powder Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Slice plum tomatoes and arrange in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper and garlic powder, to taste.

Roast until browned in spots about 25 to 35 minutes.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Topsail Kiwanis Golf Tourney May 14 The Kiwanis Club of Topsail Island Area is now accepting team registrations for its 2016 golf tournament, scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at North Shore Country Club in Sneads Ferry. North Shore Country Club is acknowledged as one of the premiere golf venues in the coastal Carolinas.

Registration for ms may be obtained from any Topsail Kiwanis Club member, at the North Shore Country Club Pro Shop, or by contacting tournament chair Rich Pollock at 910-398-5004 or via e-mail at

rpollock49@yahoo.com.

Tee time Saturday, May 14 is 9 a.m., and the format will be Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice. The entry fee is $300 for each team of four. Mulligans may be purchased on the day of the tournament. Announcement of the starting hole assignments for all teams will be made between 7:30 and 8:30 the morning of the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking forward to another great golf outing at North Shore. We appreciate our business sponsors for their support and all participants for playing in our tournament,â&#x20AC;? said Kiwanis president Neal McHenry.

For further information,

contact Rich Pollock at 910398-5004.

Modern Woodmen raise funds for scholarships Modern Woodmen of America members in Hampstead recently helped raise money for the Chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scholarship Program with a special fundraising event April 15.

The event, which included a golf tournament at Olde Point., raised $4,242. This includes $2,121 matched by Modern Woodmen through the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matching Fund Program. The funds will be used to provide scholarships for Topsail and Dixon high schools and Cape Fear Community College.

The Matching Fund Program offers Modern Woodmen members nationwide the chance to show their support for a community cause, organization or individual in need through fundraisers. These fundraising projects contribute more than $10 million to community needs across the country each year.

Coordinated by local Modern Woodmen members, the fraternal financial services organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summit chapters, chapters and youth service clubs provide opportunities for members to take part in social and educational activities and volunteer projects to meet local needs.

Thursday, May 12 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s3T (ELENA 0LANNING "OARD -EETS AT P M AT THE TOWN hall Friday May 13 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Saturday May 14 s4HE 0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM BLACKSMITH SHOP IS OPEN every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Museum IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF . "RIDGERS AND % $ICKERSON 3TREETS IN "URGAW s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the American ,EGION "UILDING 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD s3T (ELENA #OMMUNITY !SSOCIATION MEETS AT P M AT the Community Center.

Tuesday May 17 s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE lRST AND THIRD 4UESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT "URGAW 0RESBYTERIAN Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in "URGAW TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS SERVICE ORGANIZATION &OR more information, call Alan King at 910-789-1074.

Wednesday, May 18 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT P M AT THE "ELVEDERE #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, May 19 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group tours are available at other times by contacting the Museum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s4HE 6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA #OUNCIL MEETS AT P M AT the town hall.

Friday May 20 s!TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH (WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE bread giveaway Fridays from 4-5 p.m. All types of bread from white to multigrain to hamburger buns. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR breakfast at the Sawmill Grill in Hampstead at 8 a.m. each Friday.

Saturday May 21 s4HE 0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM BLACKSMITH SHOP IS OPEN every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Museum IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF . "RIDGERS AND % $ICKERSON 3TREETS IN "URGAW

Send community news and information to posteditor@post-voice.com The Surf City 5K Heart Walk beneďŹ ting the American Heart Association took place April 9. More than 100 people came out to support this event made possible by the Town of Surf City, Pender County Health Department and the Hampstead HAMS. For more information on future events, please visit www.surfcityparksandrec.com or email wellness@townofsurfcity.com.

TOPSAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL GOLF TOURNAMENT

PURPOSE: NEW HELMETS WHEN: Saturday June 18, 2016

WHERE: Olde Point Golf and Country Club

TIME: 9:00 AM Shotgun Start Registration starts at 8:00 AM COST: $65.00 Per Player DOOR PRIZES

FORMAT: (4) Person CAPTAINS CHOICE

HOLE IN ONE PRIZE OPPORTUNITY

Free Lunches Gift Certificates Hair Cuts Long Drive

RAFFLE PRIZES Baskets Golf rounds Closest To Pin Snacks and Soft Drinks

HOLE SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR $200.00 Please Make Checks Payable to: Topsail Middle School

MEMO: TMS Football Golf tournament Mail checks to:

Larry and Esther Steffee are celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary May 7. They were married in 1966 at St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Church of Christ in Massillon, Ohio. Larry and Esther have two children, Lynnette C. and Robert J. (Misty), and two grand-children, Matthew J. and Abigail E. In 1995 Larry retired from the Massillon Fire Department and the couple achieved their lifelong dream of moving to the beach. They currently reside near Topsail Island. Esther found a second career working in quaint gift shops on the island and Larry joined the local volunteer ďŹ re department. They will celebrate their anniversary with several trips throughout the year and a small family dinner.

Topsail Middle School 17445 U.S 17, Hampstead, NC 28443

RESERVE YOUR FOURSOME AND SPONSORSHIP TODAY CALL Head Coach June London: 910-547-1090 Coach David Williams: 910-489-1103 Coach Justin Ellis 980-429-1553 1.________________________________

2. _______________________________

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