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Substance abuse cited as major factor

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Child abuse up in Pender during summer months

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Child abuse cases reported in Pender County are on the rise, according to social service officials.

Although Pender County Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Moser didn’t have exact figures, she says the number of abuse cases in the county are up over the past eight weeks.

“We will go through these periods of spikes of the number of cases,” Moser said.

“From what I have been hearing from other counties, we are not the only ones.”

Moser says it is difficult to pinpoint the cause of the increase.

“Some of it could be related to kids being out of school for the summer. Tempers tend to

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Burgaw attorney Kent Harrell to run for judge Seat on Superior CourtCb`m bench open Aug. 21 as Cobb resigns

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Burgaw attorney Kent Harrell will seek a seat on the Superior Court bench in the fall election. Harrell will run for the Fifth Judicial District seat which will open with the retirement of Judge W. Allen Cobb Jr. Cobb has held the seat for 25 years and will retire Aug. 21 Harrell will face Melinda Crouch and Connie Jordan in the November election.

Crouch is currently a District Court Judge and Jordan is a prosecutor in the District Attorney’s office.

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Harrell says his wide range of experience qualifies him for the seat on the bench.

“I believe being a judge is something I’m really called

to. I have a breadth of legal experience,” Harrell said.

“Being in a small town has some advantages, because you have the opportunity to handle a wide variety of cases. In larger cities attorneys tend to specialize. Being in Burgaw you have the opportunity to try criminal cases. You handle land disputes, foreclosure appeals, contract issue, personal injury cases – all the things Superior Court handles. I’ve done a lot of jury trials over the 20 years I’ve been practicing law. I think I have a set of gifts and talents that suit me for that position.”

Most cases tried in Superior Court are jury trials. In District Court, the judge is the finder of fact.

The Pender County Board of Commissioners approved a contract and issued purchase order to ICompass for new agenda software to be used by the Pender County Clerk Melissa Long.

“This software will allow the commissioners to see the

agenda in real time, as items are added, revised or deleted.

This eliminates the need for the commissioners to wait for the full agenda, or the full binder. It provides a way for the commissioners and the staff to make notes, and it allows the public greater transparency especially with our video recordings,” said Long.

Currently the county follows a manual process for the agenda pack creation, for the two meetings a month.

“I am all for transparency,” said Commissioner David Williams. “The more information and real time activity that is out there, the more the public will know what goes on in

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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher No cases of the Zika virus have been reported in Pender County, according to county Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Moser.

Moser says the Health Department is monitoring the situation, but it is unlikely any Pender resident will contract the virus, unless they contract the virus while traveling to a part of the world where the

virus is spreading.

The Centers for Disease Control says the two types of mosquitoes that carry the virus are concentrated in tropical areas of the world, but can be potentially found in this area. The Aedes species of mosquito that carries the virus is not common here.

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“The Superior Court judge is there to rule on issues of law and to enter judgement at the end of the case consistent with what the jury finds,” Harrell said. “In District Court,

flair when it is hot. I think a lot of it is related to substance abuse, particularly heroin and opioids. We respond to every one of the reports and many of them involve a substance abuse – more than 75 percent.”

It is the goal of Social Services to keep the family together, but with substance abuse issues that lead to child abuse, Moser says it’s difficult to fix the problem.

“You get into issues involving access to mental health care and our limited resources in Pender County,” said Moser.

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Arrest report

Jill Lynn Bacon, 58, 206 Crooked Creek Road #82, Hampstead. Driving while impaired, unsafe movement. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Zachary Lee Barnes, 24, 430 Bell Williams Road, Burgaw.

Operating a vehicle with no financial responsibility, expired registration, driving an unregistered or untitled vehicle, fictitious or altered title, registration or tag. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond.

Robin Raley Blake, 37, 104 Robert E. Lee Drive, Willard.

Breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen goods.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Nyasha Michalle Brunson, 28, 214 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington. Cyberstalking. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond.

Kenneth Peter Buffkin, 20, 306 Howards Landing, Holly Ridge. Probation violation. Arrest by US Marshall. Incarcerated under $100,000 secured bond.

Ralph Edwin Church, 52, 2423 Sunnyside Avenue, Winston Salem. Possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,300 secured bond.

Mary Beth Cole, 33, 745 Lea Drive Extension, Hampstead.

Probation violation, breaking and entering, larceny, possession of stolen goods, breaking and entering a motor vehicle.

Arrest by US Marshall. Incarcerated under $150,000 secured bond.

Rashaun O’Brien Conner, 23, 20521 US Highway 17, Hampstead. Possession of marijuana, maintaining a place for a controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $20,000 secured bond.

Joseph Edward Davis, 45, 332 Park Avenue, Rocky Mount.

Trespassing. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated under $500 secured bond.

Tavis Ramond Devane, 19, 2635 Rooks Road, Atkinson.

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

Austin Michael Evans, 21, 321 Princess Morgan Drive, Watha. Assault with a deadly weapon. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Allison Brooke Gorden, 39, 350 Long Bluff Road, Currie.

Identity theft, financial card fraud. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Tony Allen Hardison, 36, 14565 Ashton Road, Burgaw.

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

Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Joseph Adam Henderson, 36, 400 Kirk Circle, Hampstead.

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

Incarcerated under $20,000 secured bond.

Dean Ray Ingram, Jr., 30, 218 Hoover Road, Hampstead.

Probation violation, larceny, concealment of merchandise.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $7,000 secured bond.

Blair Don Johnson, 23, 71 Blue Birdspur, Burgaw. Attempted burglary. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $20,000 secured bond.

Benjamin Keith Kearney, 24, 625 Bay Harbor Drive, Hampstead. Driving while impaired. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Gregory Lamont King, Jr., 24, 2238 New Road, Burgaw. Driving while license revoked, speeding. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $800 secured bond.

Fabian Cruz Lopez, 35, 4121 Blueberry Road, Currie. Driving while impaired, failure to stop at stop sign or flashing red

Pender EMS & Fire Report July 31-Aug. 6 EMS Report Calls Per Station Burgaw Station 1 45 Sloop Point Station 14 42 Hampstead Station 16 30 Surf City Station 23 29 Topsail Beach Station 4 11 Union Station 5 24 Rocky Point Station 7 39 Maple Hill Station 8 9 Atkinson Station 9 22 Scott Hill Station 18 2 Hwy 421 South Station 29 2 Type of Calls Cancelled: 30 Cancelled en route: 2 No patient found: 4 No treatment required: 1 Refusals: 80 Stand by: 2 Transported: 127 Treated/released: 9 Fire Department Reports Calls Per Station 1. Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 11 2. Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 15 3. Fire Station 16 Hampstead 10 4. Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 6 5. Fire Station 21 Long Creek 13 6. Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South 4 7. Ocean Rescue 4 Topsail Beach 2 Fire Call Summary 1. Fire 11 2. Motor Vehicle Crash 15 3. Search and Rescue 0 4. EMS First Response 22 5. Cancelled 11 6. Ocean Rescue 2

light. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

Christopher Dale Malpass, 38, 243 Melody Lane, Burgaw.

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

Incarcerated, no bond.

Brittany Renee Misenis, 31, 14564 Ashton Road, Rocky Point.

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

Kolawole Olalekan Omotosho, 18, 3697 Piney Woods Road, Willard. Injury to real property. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Christopher Allen Padgett, 34, 410 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha. Larceny, possession of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $4,000 secured bond.

Michael Don Raynor, 40, 616 Tar Landing, Holly Ridge.

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

Julian Tin Oco Sanchez, 48, 10 Wildflower Lane, Clinton.

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

Paul Simmons, Jr., 23, Holden Beach. Larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated, no bond.

James Leonard Stewart, 32, 515 N. Shore Drive, Surf City.

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

Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Roger Dale Strickland, 25, 2755 Eric Sparrow Road, Deep Run. Service of writ. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

David John Swain II, 48, 279 Woodside Drive, Hampstead.

Assault on a female, violation of domestic protection order.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $7,500 secured bond.

Brandon Lewis Tester, 24, 1024 Ocean Boulevard, Holly Ridge. Driving while impaired, driving while license revoked while impaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released under $1,200 secured bond.

Andrew Laureano Weaver, 20, Cherry Point. Hit and run, unsafe movement, driving after consuming under 21 years.

Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $2,500 secured bond.

Samantha Anne Louis Wells, 28, 515 Morin Road, Burgaw.

Trespassing, simple assault, communicating threats. Arrest

by New Hanover County. Incarcerated under $2,000 secured bond.

Rachel Aileen Williams, 33, 273 Lucille’s Place, Burgaw.

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

Wakeem George Williams, 19, 1260 New Road, Burgaw.

Statutory rape, contributing to delinquency of a minor, statutory rape of 13, 14 or 15 year old. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $125,000 secured bond.

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

Arrest reports are public record.

Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Abuse

Continued from page 1A to have to provide families with intervention and connect families with resources they need. The goal is to keep the family intact. People don’t

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The Zika virus is very dangerous to pregnant women and women who may become pregnant, causing the severe birth defect microcephaly in newborns. Other than those two groups, the virus poses little if any danger.

“Even if you have Zika, most people don’t even know

Harrell

Continued from page 1A you almost never have a jury trial.”

While a District Court judge only hears cases in Pender and New Hanover counties, if elected, Harrell will handle cases all over southeastern North Carolina.

“This is done to keep some of the political issues that come up in Superior Court from being impacted by local politics,” said Harrell.

Pender County has 40 percent of the voters in the Superior Court district, with 60 percent in the district residing in New Hanover

want to lose their children,” said Moser. “Addiction is very serious – something you have to live with for life.”

Moser said abuse can include physical, mental, and sexual abuse, as well as neglect.

Children can be removed from the home and placed in foster care if they are in danger. it. It runs a course of about seven days and it’s gone,” Moser said. “Pregnant mothers may not show symptoms as well.”

Health officials say more than 80 percent of people infected with Zika can have very mild to no symptoms at all. Syptoms may include fever, rash, joint pain, red eyes, muscle pain and headache.

The only way to diagnose Zika is through testing. If you suspect you have been infected, see a doctor.

County. The district includes Burgaw, Rocky Point, and eastern Pender, along with Wrightsville Beach, Landfall, the Wilmington airport area, and other areas of northeastern New Hanover County. The District Court seat, in which Harrell lost by five votes, had less than 19 percent of the registered voters in Pender County.

“This is as good a shot as a Pender County attorney will ever have to get on the bench,” Harrell said. “It’s important to have a judge in this county, who will have an office in this courthouse, who will be available to local law enforcement for search warrants and things like that – those things are important.”

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Two beach properties bought out by FEMA

By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA has continually partnered with Pender County to offer buyouts for homeowners in situations where the physical location predicts flooding that will potentially demolish a structure or impact the continued stability, damage or destroy the personally held property.

This program includes immediate flooding or secondary situations where the waters eventually recede but the structure may become a stage for mold or continued repairs.

For all of those reasons, the state of North Carolina and the federal government have acted by intervening in this cycle of decline, by offering voluntary buyout programs to homeowners in neighbor-

hoods that have been subject to repeated flooding.

Recently, two homes in Surf City, North Carolina have been appraised by a third party in accordance with the FEMA guidelines for federal buyouts. Both locations have been approved for buyout by the county commissioners at a fixed value number that falls short of the appraised value.

C. Nathan King and Associates appraised 1422 North Shore Drive, Surf City at $463,000. The amount of compensation through Pender County’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program would be $214,063.00. At 1310 North Shore Drive, Surf City the appraised value would be $493,000, but is reduced to a Pender County Food Mitigation Assistance Program buyout at $212,165.00 “The lower numbers are tax appraisals,” said Kyle Breuer,

“What the Pender County tax value is to date.”

Homeowners that have opted in to the pro g ram are compensated as per the Pender County and FEMA guidelines at the lower appraisals. There is a long process for the county to identify, contact, appraise and offer relief to homeowners hit with ongoing flood situations whether on the coast or at nearby flood zones such as rivers and creeks within the Pender mid-county parameters.

There are only one third of homeowners that take a buyout historically. The reasons include traditions, lack of belief of future storms and support of local and federal initiatives.

“While the FEMA value versus the third party appraised value differ, we hope that the bigger picture supersedes and

we can move forward with FEMA funds,” said Breuer, Planning Director for Pender County.

Once coastal property is bought by the county it is no longer eligible for development.

“We hope to partner with the town or area the property is in, sell the property we have acquired and provide new beach access or green space.

If anyone tries to sell the location it with all the restrictions and guidelines, it would mean absolutely no new building.

There is no way any of this property will be sold at a profit. If a homeowner holds on to it, and does not take a buyout and the structure is demolished in a storm there is no rebuilding, it is no longer a buildable plot, we want anyone in a FEMA buyout to understand this,” said Commissioner George Brown.

Teddy and Marie Croom celebrated their 80th birthdays on Aug. 6 and 13. They have been married 61 years with three children, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Hampstead twins are ‘two peas in a pod’

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Eric and Maggie Rambeaut, of Hampstead, had been trying to have children for several years. After receiving bad news from the fertility doctor once again, they kept praying and trying to decide what to do next.

Adoption had been on Maggie’s heart since her last surgery, but the couple still wanted to see if they could try to have their own. They put the adoption idea to the side, but after about a year, they revisited it again.

However after going to the local agency, they found that the cost of adoption was so high that they would have to start saving money or doing fundraisers. They would also be required to have a home study completed before they could apply for grants that might help with the cost.

The couple set up a GoFundMe page to try to offfset the cost. They decided that whatever they could not raise might be supplemented with grants after the home study was done. They would need a $9,000 deposit for the adoption agency, as well as an additional $2,000 for the home study.

The GoFundMe page on Facebook prompted family and friends to pitch in, but still the amount of the necessary funds seemed mountainous.

During all the time they had dealt with infertility issues, the couple had a standing joke about the possibility of having multiples. One night, they were discussing the possibilities of their future adoption when they got a phone call from an acquaintance who had shared the GoFundMe page.

She told Maggie that she had a friend who wanted to talk to them right away. The two were a little skeptical at first, but after hearing that the woman was pregnant and looking for a family to adopt her baby, they agreed to give her their number. The last thing Maggie remembers hearing during the phone conversation was, “By the way, she’s pregnant with twins.”

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All the commissioners were in favor of the new contract, and the upgrade.

“Thank you for bringing more information to the table before we approve,” said Chairman George Brown. “We needed more information not only about the bid process but the contract itself.”

Commissioner David Piepmeyer wanted to insure that this was a multi-year contract, not just a 12-month commitment. Josh Fruecht, account executive with iCompass was on hand via speaker phone to confirm that the contract was a three year agreement, with a five percent capped increase after the term of the contract.

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“I fell apart,” began Maggie. “I just couldn’t believe it. For about two weeks, we were talking to the birth mother, and then on my birthday she asked us if we would adopt the girls. So we’ve been collaborating with her to figure out how we’re going to do this. In the meantime, we have to have a lawyer here in North Carolina and then we have to have a lawyer there in Texas. We also had to do our home study, and we have to do post home studies on top of it.

There will be travel expenses because there is a very large chance that the girls will be in the NICU and I will have to work remotely part-time while I’m in Texas. I’ll have to stay in Texas for five weeks.”

With this new situation presented to them, the couple would have a cost of about half of the $30,000 they were originally planning for, but they would only have a few months to come up with it. In addition to the help from the GoFundMe page, the couple held a silent auction dinner at Hampstead Baptist Church.

Everything was helping, but it wasn’t enough to pick up the extra travel costs.

In the meantime, Maggie had made a “pea pod” necklace as a gift for the birth mother,

symbolic of the twins and her son. She made a few others as gifts, and they became easier and easier to make.

After multiple compliments, friends began requesting that she make necklaces, bracelets, earrings and bangles. She had never planned to sell the jewelry, but she soon found herself making five or six a day. Within a very short time, she had made enough money to cover the plane tickets she would soon need.

“What started as this little gift has just blown up completely to people wanting things. Now I’m starting to do hand stamp pieces. I’m hoping with all of it taking off, it will help; because once the girls are here, I won’t be working full-time. It’ll be nice to have this kind of as a business going forward,” said Maggie.

The twins, Coral Jolie and Memphis Rose, were born July 19, and Maggie is currently with them in Texas awaiting their release from NICU. The arrangement made with the birth mother is a fully open adoption.

After the healing process, Maggie is hopeful that she will reach out and want to be a part of the girls’ lives. Maggie said that their ultimate want is that she’ll want to be a part of all

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the milestones in their lives.

“I always say that God has a plan for your life and sometimes you don’t necessarily understand that plan. Three years ago, we did foster parenting after my first miscarriage.

After the classes were done, I couldn’t do it. The idea of getting a baby and then have it taken back was still too hard for me. So we didn’t do the fostering at the time; but from the classes that we took, it has set me up more knowledgeable on how to do an open adoption, having that shared parenting skill. Now I realize how important it is for a child, growing up and understanding where they come from and who they are. Adoption doesn’t necessarily mean that you lose somebody; it just means that you are gaining a bigger family. You don’t have to have it as a loss. It can be a really big gain,” said Maggie.

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Pender-Topsail Post & Voice

Opinion Thursday, August 11, 2016, Page 4A

A knee-jerk can’t kill a mosquito There is no question the Zika virus is a frightening new addition to nature, but mosquito-borne illnesses are nothing new.

Thankfully, there have been no confirmed “homegrown” Zika cases in North Carolina yet – so far, only Florida has such – but it’s likely just a matter of time. Hysteria won’t do any more to stop Zika than it has to control any of the other bugborne ailments that come with the territory when you live in a bug-friendly environment.

Zika is nothing to Congress has been accused of sneeze at – any insectdoing nothing since they did not borne ailment that can return from recess to write a big check with vague requirements cause birth defects to “find a cure” for the virus. from a single bite is Those who would smash every to be taken seriously. mosquito with a tax-dollar are But the problem can be misled, to say the least. Some managed through calm might say the critics’ motivaresponse... tions are crassly political, but there again, it’s an election year, so mosquitoes aren’t the only pests sucking blood from the citizenry.

Intense spraying works in confined areas, like “Ground Zero” in the Florida neighborhood suspected of harboring the flying fugitives. Those of us who enjoy the hum of the “bug trucks” in our neighborhoods also will sing the praises of public bug-killing. The effects are short-lived, but welcome.

But before we blanket the entire country in bug spray, remember the politically-expedient but only partially effective insecticide air raids after Hurricane Fran. There is no nuclear option to eliminating mosquitoes, at least not without inserting still more chemicals into the water supply, our children’s bodies and the rest of the environment.

The responsibility for our own homes is our own problem, and bug reduction, if not prevention, is actually fairly easy.

By removing as many skeeter-breeding grounds as possible, we reduce the likelihood of annoyance, as well as disease.

Unused flower pots, buckets, old tires – anything that can hold a tablespoon of water can make a female mosquito feel right at home at breeding time. A study several years ago estimated that the average home in an average neighborhood can have breeding grounds for 5,000 mosquitoes if stagnant water is allowed to stand. Dumping water sources is a fairly simple, but tremendously effective, solution.

Obviously, we can do nothing about the swamps, ponds, creeks, canals, ditches, and marshes that are the bugs’ natural homestead, but limiting the use of broadcast pesticides to those areas where there is a true crisis will kill more bugs in the long run, since they won’t have the chance to build up immunity as quickly. Also, the things that eat mosquitoes – frogs, birds and other insects – will have fewer effects than if they are wading around in a quarter-inch of pesticide while breathing a lethal fog.

Zika is nothing to sneeze at – any insect-borne ailment that can cause birth defects from a single bite is to be taken seriously. But the problem can be managed through calm response, rather than the knee-jerk reaction of writing another big government check.

Research into environmentally-sound and human-safe vaccines and pesticides is vital, but you have a role, too. Defending your home ground against mosquitoes is the individual’s responsibility, while defending the nation’s public health is the job of government.

Empty the stagnant water and throw away the old tires— and let the government take a measured approach to finding a way to stop or at least manage the bigger picture.

The Point

Pender Stories

Life through the camera’s eye

Bill Messer Back in the ‘50s my mother got me a 35mm camera with 1 3/4 books of S&H Green Stamps, and I was on my way. She opened the door to a lifetime of seeing the world in ways just not possible without a camera.

What’s different about seeing something with a camera? You save an instant in your life, captured and frozen into a still image on paper, or digits nowadays, that you can re-live over and over again.

Once you learn how to

take pictures, you learn how to look at pictures, and that affects how you look at things from then on. I am a camera, in a sense, and everything I see is as if it is a video or series of still pictures as life unwraps in front of me.

Looking at the world through the lens of a camera is different from looking at the world through the eyes because the field of view is restricted. It’s selective.

How does this happen?

The basic starter camera used to be fixed focus, like many of the early Kodak Brownie cameras, an easy to use ‘box’ camera. The photographer had no choices for things like shutter, aperture or selective focus. The roll of film generally limited the photographer to a dozen shots and the film had to be dropped off somewhere to be

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Photo by Bill Messer

A camera can save a moment of time into a lasting memory.

It’s up to you to make it look like a good one.

Jefferson Weaver

Goats that cross life’s highway I am not sure why, but goats have always seemed to cross my path on this highway of life.

There was Junior the Goat, who I met during a children’s theatre production of Heidi. I am fairly sure I was part of the troupe purely to keep me out of mischief (that didn’t work). Acting skill wasn’t as important as social standing, but I was tapped as “youth stage manager,” a job I took seriously. The script called for a goat. I happened to know (well, I knew that my parents knew) someone with a flock of goats, so “goat wrangler” was added to my title. I think the playbill actually said Jefferson Weaver, Goat Wrangler, but that was four

Jefferson Weaver decades and many goats ago.

Problem was, we were supposed to have a nanny

goat, and all the nannies got stage fright and dropped their kids the week of the play. We ended up with a young, friendly billy on the day of the first production.

It required some improvisation on the part of Heidi and her uncle (who forgot that he could no longer even pretend to milk the goat) but it worked.

It was years before I could actually have my own goats, and even then, it didn’t work out quite well.

The first herd included three pregnant nannies and one billy; one of the nannies, bless her heart, died in childbirth, foaling a kid better suited to Ripley’s Believe It or Not. Poor thing

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Medicare for non-working spouses Dear Savvy Senior, Does Medicare cover spouses who have not worked? I have worked all my life, but my spouse worked only for a few years when we first got married but then quit to take care of our children fulltime.

Will she be eligible for Medicare?

Inquiring Husband Dear Inquiring, There are plenty of couples in your situation when it comes to applying for Medicare. The answer generally is yes, your spouse can qualify for Medicare on your work record. Here’s how it works. s%LIGIBILITY RULES Medicare, the government health insurance program for older adults, covers more than 55 million Americans age 65 and older, as well as those younger that have a qualifying disability or have EndStage Renal Disease.

To be eligible, you must have worked and paid Medicare taxes for at least 10 years to qualify for premium-free Medicare Part A hospital coverage when you turn 65.

If you qualify, then your nonworking spouse will qualify too, based on your work record when she turns 65.

Divorced spouses are also eligible if they were married at least 10 years and are single, as are surviving spouses who are single and who were married for at least nine months before their spouse died.

In addition to Part A, both you and your spouse would also qualify for Medicare Part B, which covers doctor’s visits and other outpa-

tient services, but requires a monthly premium, not a work history. The premium for most Part B beneficiaries in 2016 is $104.90 per month, while new beneficiaries pay $121.80/month and higher earning couples – those with incomes more than $170,000 per year – pay even more.

There are also a number of other caveats you should know about depending on your wife’s age. s/LDER SPOUSE If your wife is older than you, she can qualify for Medicare on your work record at age 65, even if you’re not getting Medicare yourself, but you must be at least 62 years old. You also must have been married for at least one year for your wife to apply for Medicare on your work record.

If you are still working and your wife is covered by your employer’s health insurance, she may want to enroll only in the premiumfree Medicare Part A until you retire or your employer coverage ends. Part B – along with its premium – can be added later without penalty as long as your employer’s group health plan is your “primary coverage.” Check with your employers’ human resources department to find out about this.

If your wife is more than three years older than you and has no health coverage, you can buy her Medicare Part A until you turn 62 and

the premium-free benefit kicks in. The Part A monthly premium is $411 in 2016. s9OUNGER SPOUSE If your wife is younger than you, she will need health insurance until she turns 65 and becomes eligible for Medicare.

This may be through your employer if you are still working, through COBRA (see dol.gov/ebsa/publications/cobraemployee.html), or through the Health Insurance Marketplace (see healthcare.gov) or outside the marketplace through a private insurance company. s/THER -EDICARE OPTIONS In addition to Medicare Part A and B, when you and your wife become Medicare eligible, each of you will also need to enroll in a Part D prescription drug plan if you don’t have credible drug coverage from your employer or union. And, you may want to purchase a Medicare supplemental (Medigap) policy too, to help pay for things that aren’t covered by Medicare like copayments, coinsurance and deductibles. Or, you may want to consider an all-in-one Medicare Advantage plan.

For more information on Medicare choices and enrollment rules visit Medicare.gov or call 800-633-4227. You can also get help through your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (see shiptacenter.org), which provides free Medicare counseling.

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

Public Opinion 6OTER )$ LAW The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice editorial “Ruling Reeks of Politics” also reek (sic) of misinformation, bias and prejudice. The U.S. Court of Appeals struck down several key provisions of the recently enacted election law as they clearly intended to discriminate against African Americans.

Your editorial even admits that “the state’s Voter ID law specifically targeted African Americans, many of whom usually vote Democrat…”

Isn’t this evidence enough for the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to strike the law?

Restrictive Voter ID laws, and gerrymandering of congressional districts, began surfacing in many state legislatures after the Republican Party failed to win the national popular vote in 5 of the last 6 presidential elections. Unable to expand their base, the party moved

to restrict the voting rights of those most likely to vote Democratic.

The provisions clearly violated U. S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act which protect the rights of minorities. Although students are not a protected “class”, they were also discriminated against by the election law.

The Pew Research Center found that the Democratic Party holds an advantage among college students as well as minorities. The North Carolina Voter ID Law also targeted students by excluding North Carolina student photo ID’s from the list.

Your editorial also cites voting irregularities that are unsubstantiated. Micky Mouse and thousands of illegal immigrants will not be able to vote in the next election. Justin Levitt, a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, is an expert on election administration.

He determined that among over (sic) one billion ballots cast across the nation over a 14-year period, there were 31 reports of possible fraud. Of these, many were dismissed due to data entry or polling place confusion. Of the substantiated cases, ID requirements were irrelevant.

The editorial confuses voting rights with things like gun or automobile ownership. Apples and oranges!

The issue is not about cars or guns. It is about voting, about the basic right to cast a ballot.

The North Carolina Voter ID law was a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise minorities and young voters….and to keep them from the polls.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, mindful of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act, wisely struck it down. $AN +INNEY Hampstead

My Spin

Tom Campbell

Low performing schools When Representative Rob Bryan first proposed the idea of Achievement School Districts it seemed, at first, a pretty radical concept, but after a year of discussion we’ve not heard many alternatives put forward.

While we have some excellent schools, no one disputes there are far too many schools in which students fail to perform at acceptable levels.

In most all instances these students come from lower socioeconomic families.

The guidance, encouragement and support of the parents is essential to the performance of the student but many of these low-performers come from single-parent homes where that parent doesn’t possess a high level of education, good parenting skills and works at low-income jobs to pay the bills.

For years we have tried reassigning students from low-performing schools into higher performing schools, hoping an environment among higher achieving students might positively impact students. These efforts have proved only moderately successful.

This is all old news. We’ve hashed and rehashed these narratives for years. It is disappointing that the education establishment (administrators, principals, teachers and boards of education) hasn’t come forward with bold, innovative and replicable solutions that yield significant improvements.

The Achievement District proposal now being considered would identify lowperforming schools and offer them three options. First, and most drastic, would be closure of the school, begging the question where you would house the displaced students and teachers and how would that closure automatically improve results?

The second option would require firing the current principal, replacing him or her with someone who has a proven track record turning around low-performing schools. While we believe that effective principals are vital to well run, high-achievement schools this is also problematic. Where is this database of those principals with established turnaround track records?

The third option would assign low-performing schools to an Achievement District, turning over administration and instruction to charter schools that allow more regulatory flexibility. Tennessee has undertaken the Achievement District concept with mixed results to date, and our own track record with charter schools demonstrate some inconsistencies in education outcomes.

Achievement Districts might not be the panacea. We would hope other alternatives could also be put forward.

On thing is sure: something has to change or else we will sentence too many students to futures where their lack of education will force them into low-paying jobs and the cycle will just continue.

Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues.

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Newsings & Musings We were sorry to learn of the death of our friend, Juan Sotomayor, who died at age 91.

He had moved here many years ago and was a friend of Billy Dawson and his late wife, Faye.

They are my neighbors.

Since Juan had no family here, Billy was always doing something for Juan-having him over for family birthday celebrations, taking him to the doctor, being his advocate at hospitals and anything else he needed.

Billy was actually like a son to him. Sometimes I was included in the family celebrations, and I got to know Juan then. He was a fine gentleman and we enjoyed chatting.

Actually I want to talk more about Billy and how good he was to Juan.

I usually don’t always call my friends by name, but sometimes I have to. Billy was not only Juan’s friend, but he was Arthur’s friend too. They spent much time in his workshop, where Arthur made wind chimes and nativity sets.

When Arthur got sicker and could no longer carry the trash to the dump Billy came by every Saturday to take the trash off and picked mine up.

And he has continued to do it every Saturday for ten more years! I call that real love and compassion. “If you have done unto the least of my brethren, you have done it unto me.”

I call him the “best trash man in the United States” or the whole world. Thank you, Billy for all the love you have shone to Arthur and me for all these years. But you know I have learned the hard way like Paul, to try to be content in whatever state I find myself-

Weaver

Continued from page 4A had six legs and a vestigial head along with its regular head.

One of the remaining nannies ran away; the other was, to say the least, antisocial. Perhaps I should have taken the hint, but I didn’t.

Along came an opportunity to bring home Faulkner and Shakespeare, so with the young male (naturally, his name was Billy the Kid), so my goat herd rose. I had too many billies to my one remaining nanny, of course, but I endeavored to find more affordable nannies, preferably without genetic defect. I also wanted goats that would stay in their pen.

Instead, I had yard goats.

And porch goats. And house goats, once they figured out how to open the back door. Billy was terrified of thunderstorms, and would run inside whenever a storm blew up. His favorite places were the bathtub and the couch.

Imagine his surprise when a somewhat inebriated friend slept on the couch one night. I wouldn’t let him drive, lest he get killed, and indeed, I may even have lectured him a little on overindulgence. As a kid, though, he needed no advice.

I was awakened at around

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer but it is not easy for me to ask someone every time I need to go somewhere.

I’ve always been pretty independent, and I’d rather be driving someone else who needs a ride than be asking for one for myself. Next week I’ll tell you about one of my other Guardian Angels. I do try to thank God every morning for the many blessings Hehas given me. At my age, I’m glad I can still walk. What a blessing that is.

Don’t forget Kirkwood Camp at Watha will be having Vesper Services and a fellowship hour Sunday, Aug. 14 from 5-7 p.m.. Come and join us and enjoy the beauty of God’s nature.

Class Reunion Krista Rivenbark Strickland was telling me that her class had a reunion last week. She was disappointed that more local people did not go. People usually come from states far away and miss the locals who don’t attend.

I should think people would want to see everyone in their class and have an opportunity to get reacquainted with them.

3 a.m. not by a thunderstorm, but by the shrill screams of a formerly manly blowhard, promising God that if Satan would get off of him, he’d straighten up. Billy, on the other hand, was panicking because he couldn’t understand why there was a person on his couch, so he was kicking and braying. It was a special moment.

Sadly, a herd of dogs killed most of my herd (and nearly murdered my dogs) so by the time before my wedding rolled around, Faulkner had been the only goat in the house for a while.

The first time I cooked a meal for my bride, he decided to jump on the counter with all four hooves and eat the salad. Miss Rhonda still married me, despite having seen a 100-pound goat on the kitchen counter.

Faulkner and the Fiancé became fast friends; he regularly would jump up, gently place his hooves over her shoulders, and enjoy bits of apple she fed him by hand.

He loved hanging out with the dogs, watching television. He even came to our rehearsal dinner.

Then came the so-called bachelor party.

In the first case, things were different back then, but this bachelor didn’t get to enjoy a single drink that night, what with preventing fights, foolishness and frivol-

So plan to go to your next reunion, whether you live in Burgaw or California. It was a little different in Wilmington for me. There were 260 people in my graduating class. I didn’t even know half of them.

Museum Celebration Aug. 14 The Pender Museum will have a ticketed celebration on Sunday from 2-5. This is a fundraiser to raise money for repairs needed at the museum.

There have been some changes in the exhibits, which will be of interest to you.

Also docents will be stationed in every room to answer any questions you might have.

The barn has many farm implements and tools to be seen.

Men usually love the barn.

A blacksmith will be on hand to demonstrate how different items can be made.

Come and enjoy the exhibits, chatting with volunteers who know the answers and visiting with old and new friends. See you Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children.

Olympics Have you been looking at the races? Those bicycles went zooming on the TV screen and I heard Monday that someone had had a wreck and had broken just two or three boneslucky girl.

Last night I watched men’s volleyball. The ball moved so fast I could not keep up with it. New Zealand beat the U.S. by one point I think (I thought they had to win by two points, but maybe that was girl’s volleyball.)

Do they have gymnastics in the Summer Olympics? I hope

Special Event Aug. 11

@ Your Library

By Mike Taylor Pender County Libraries Director Special to the Post & Voice

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Come “Meet the Animals” Aug. 11, at the Pender Public Libraries in Burgaw and Hampstead. The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh will bring a live interactive experience that all ages can enjoy.

The program will be held in Hampstead at 11 a.m. and in Burgaw at 2 p.m. The programs are made possible with funding raised by the Friends of the Libraries.

Museum educators will present a variety of live reptiles, amphibians, and insects as well as natural objects to teach us about our natural world. Exactly which animals come will be a surprise for the entire family to experience.

For the past eight weeks the libraries have celebrated summer, reading, the joy of books, and the fun of independent learning. These summer programs now come to an end, but weekly programs for preschool age children continue on a weekly basis for babies, toddlers and older pre-K ages.

The libraries also continue to provide story times and activities for day care group who visit by appointment.

If your schedule prevents you from getting your child to a library program, that does not have to be a barrier to getting your child ready to read.

Getting ‘Every Child Ready to Read’ before entering school is a major focus here in Pender County. Getting ready should begin at birth, but it’s never too late to start. Don’t put it off because the earlier you

ity that could have resulted in new cousins a few months earlier than a wedding.

Around one in the morning, the party wound down, and I was able to get to bed, leaving a variety of snoring festivites in the dining room, front porch and the aforementioned couch.

I’d been asleep for an hour or so when I was suddenly awakened by a young man with frightened eyes.

“Sheff,” he slurred.

“Sheff.

“There’s demons in the back yard. DEMONS.” Seems the fellow had walked right past the restroom, down the hall, through the passage closet into the back hall, then out to the back porch of my spooky old house. He heard something in the backyard, and shone his flashlight across the lawn to see red eyes surrounded by white fur, long horns, and little else. The disembodied, generously horned face then spoke something to the somnambulist in an unintelligible voice, and came toward him.

I staggered down the hall, and checked the backyard.

There stood Faulkner the Goat on the back porch, awaiting the treat he assumed someone was bringing to him at such an unholy hour. You see, Faulkner was black, save for his white markings, and tended to

blend into the night. I snarled something more intelligible at my drunken friend and sent him back to bed.

There have been other goats along the way since then; poor Mutton, who was killed by an animal that officially doesn’t exist. Prince the Goat, who wandered up, lived with us a while, then moved on. And Baa-Baa Jack, the only goat I have ever known who actually personified evil.

I relate all this because Teddy and Rainbow came to live with us Saturday past.

Teddy has a generous set of horns, but Rainbow’s own appendages are still so small she requires a “fence bar” to keep her from getting caught in things. They are friendly, and show no inclination to such things as sleeping on the couch or frightening young men into going to church on Sunday.

Listening to them quietly munch on the weeds in the old goat pen, earning a living as environmentallyfriendly, land-cleaning specialists, I can’t help but wonder how wide Rainbow’s horns will grow. The fence bar trains them outward, and her black hide is shiny.

Someday, she will be a very intimidating goat, even if she does love peppermints and head scratches.

Even if we don’t drink, it might be fun someday to

start, the better head start a child will have.

Children do best to prepare to read in a literacy rich home environment. This can mean many things, but having age appropriate books on hand in the home really helps. While borrowing free books from the library is great help, we now have ways for families to earn free books to keep for their own.

Any family, grandparent or regular caregiver can enroll a pre-K child in our ‘1000 Books Before Kindergarten program and earn free books to build your home library. In a partnership with our Library Friends and Smart Start of Pender County, new books of your own to keep in your home are earned simply by reading to your child and keeping a log that we provide.

Pender County Public Libraries, Friends of the Libraries, Smart Start of Pender County, the Pender County Health Department, and St. Mary’s Episcopal and Lutheran Community are all contributing in various ways to help families build home libraries of their very own.

We welcome more community partners to join us!

Libraries closed Aug. 12 Both libraries in Burgaw and Hampstead will be closed to the public Aug. 12, for major construction in our lobbies.

New overhead roll-down security grills are being installed to replace the old ones that are worn-out. Closing the libraries that one day is a necessary safety measure for the public during installation.

The meeting rooms of the libraries are a valuable public service we provide. These

public spaces are heavily used by community groups for nonprofit activities and programs.

The Pender County Commissioners are making it possible to continue this commitment to our county by providing this needed maintenance. The other option was to severely restrict this access.

Nearly every evening and on weekend hours when the libraries are closed, various organizations throughout the county hold events in these rooms. The security gates allow public access to the meeting halls when other library services are closed.

Any organization wanting to use the public meeting rooms should call the library a month or more in advance for better chance of finding the room available for a date desirable. The rooms are booked on a first-come basis and no more than three dates may be on our calendars at any one time for a group in order to leave dates for other groups.

No standing reservations are allowed.

While the rooms are free to qualified groups, no admittance fee or charge can be required for attendance and all events must be free and open to the general public. Private parties, weddings, showers or other such events closed to the general public are not allowed.

The meeting room in Burgaw can seat up to 100 auditorium style and the room in Hampstead can seat 40.

Both rooms are equipped with overhead projectors for presentations, but arrangements must be made well in advance. Call the libraries for more details.

throw a party, and invite some of the now grown-up kids who were in our wedding. The party would be especially fun if it involved beer and goats.

Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer at the Post & Voice.

Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com

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Education

Sea Turtle Hospital News

Summer series

What a nice day

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice It’s not only visitors who come back to our hospital year after year. We’re starting to get more of our summer interns returning, but this time stepping into a leadership role. Anthony Galavotti, a Garner native, was in last summer’s group of college interns. So when he wrote to Jean saying that the experience was so rewarding and that he hoped to come back again she signed him on as the intern team leader.

As with any new job there’s a period of getting the lay of the land.

“It was a feeling out process at first. I couldn’t focus on last year. I had to establish what my identity as a team leader would be,” Anthony said.

Although getting eight totally different personalities to blend successfully is quite a challenge Anthony managed to do it.

“I had to figure out every personality, their strengths, and how to set things up so the work flowed smoothly. And the one constant is that the turtles get the best care possible while they are here.”

Anthony wanted everyone to be successful during their time here.

“I like the pressure of making sure that they do the best they can each day not only for the turtles but by being there for each other. It’s not easy being their leader and their friend, so I try to meet somewhere in the middle. It’s tough to be the big guy at work and then a friend when we’re living together at the intern house.”

From what we’ve seen he’s figured it out just fine.

One of the reasons Anthony came back was to see our turtles go home after their (sometimes very long periods of) rehabilitation.

He’s been to our three releases this summer, usually carrying the big loggerheads who beat the heck out of you with those massive flippers, trying to get to the water faster. This summer he’s been working closely with little Kemp’s Pumba, a cold stun victim who lost much of his carapace to frostbite last winter.

He’s in for a lengthy recovery and amazes Anthony at how readily he accepts his long daily treatments.

“He’s got a real attitude, crazy, feisty, and always has his flippers out in front and his mouth open trying to look fierce. And he’s the most aggressive eater I’ve ever seen here at the hospital.”

Anthony is the one you might glimpse behind the scenes during tours, rotating our little guys in and out of the therapy pool and making sure things are running smoothly.

Anthony has a few things to say about our internship “Coming back a second year as team leader was great. I know what the interns go through and enjoy being a source for their questions and guiding them through the work. It’s really helped that this year we have such a cooperative group that’s willing to listen and readily accept guidance. If you are lucky enough to be selected it’s something you will always remember. The turtles give you a new perspective and appreciation for amount of dedication it takes to work in rehabilitation. If you feel passionate about this type of work just apply – you won’t forget it.”

By the time you read this Anthony will have returned to Western Carolina University to complete his senior year as an Environmental Science Major. He says he will miss many things after leaving here – the turtles, the everyday interaction and routine and participating in the releases. But he’ll reflect back on the role he played and says he’ll feel really good about it.

Hospital tours still high on visitor’s list We are open for tours through Labor Day week, and we’re celebrating our 20th year in operation. Hours are noon until 4 p.m. daily, except Wednesdays and Sundays. We will not

By Dr. Chris Wirszyla Cape Fear Elementary School Special to the Post & Voice We took the fourth grade outside to play Frisbee golf during one of the most beautiful days we have had in months.

It was perfect weather, brilliant blue skies, sun shining with the temperature at 78 degrees, after weeks of 90 degree weather.

And, as usual, we had several kids complaining.

It’s too hot, it’s too cold, I don’t like this game were just some of the comments.

So, I sat them down, and tried once again to explain to them how I felt.

Blessed to be alive and outside playing a game with a bunch of kids, the majority of whom were just as happy and excited as I was. It was absolutely gorgeous outside.

I gave them a nice and easy lecture, but inside my head I was screaming, “Are you kidding me? Outside on such an awesome day, playing? Are you kidding me??? Are you kidding me?”

And then one of the girls raised her hand and said, “You know what, we ought to

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be glad we are alive and have this chance to enjoy life right now, there are people who have cancer and die.”

Then another boy said, “Ever since my grandmother had a heart attack, I realize how lucky we are that she is still alive, and I find myself not complaining about things so much.”

And I said, “see, that’s what I am talking about, enjoy life, surround yourself with happy, confident and positive people, enjoy this because we are so fortunate to be here, today, playing a game, on a beautiful day”.

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Turtle Hospital intern Anthony Galavotti with a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle named Pumba. be open for tours Sept. 3 or 5. Our tour schedule will change in early September, so watch for details on our Facebook page.

Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for active military and seniors 65 and older and $3 for children 13 and younger. Our weather remains extremely hot, with heat indices more than 100 degrees. It’s a good idea to bring extra water and an umbrella to make your own shade while you’re in line. We’ll try to get you inside as quickly as possible but we also want to allow enough time for everybody to enjoy their visit. The hospital is located at 302 Tortuga Lane in Surf City. From NC 50/210 turn onto Charlie Medlin Dr. (your landmark is Shipwreck Point Mini Golf) and follow it through the roundabout onto Tortuga. Our gift shop is open during tours and we have a lot of exclusive hospital clothing and plush animal merchandise, as well as other sea turtle stuff.

Come in and meet our turtles, our staff and our interns. We all speak fluent sea turtle.

Mamas and babies keep our beach walkers busy We still have a few more weeks in our official nesting season, which continues through the end of August. Although the moms appear to have slowed a bit on their nesting efforts that doesn’t mean things are quiet on our beaches.

Nests are hatching and literally keeping our Turtle Project volunteers up at night.

But they’re still out bright and early on the beaches, easily identified by their white or tan volunteer shirts and happy to answer any questions.

If you are lucky enough to be present at a hatch just remember that they are the boss when it comes to hatching protocol. These are endangered species, federally regulated.

Interfering or harassing sea turtles in any way makes you subject to steep fines and possible imprisonment.

You can keep track of nesting activity on our website: www.seaturtlehospital.org. Even with all the coverage by our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers it’s possible to miss nesting signs for a variety of reasons. That’s why we ask you to be our extra eyes and to report any tracks to our Director of Beach Operations Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880.

And we are still admitting victims of last winter’s cold weather who are only now becoming too debilitated from that trauma to survive without intervention. Please be on the lookout for any turtle in distress, injured (or dead) and call Meyer, Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910-470-2800 or the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-2417367. The state number picks up 24/7.

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Pearl Johnson Barnhill BURGAW -- Pearl Johnson Barnhill of Burgaw peacefully passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. She had served long and after 97 years departed her earthly life for her reward on Heaven’s shore.

She was born Oct. 29, 1918 in Pender County, the daughter of Egbert and Mattie Woodcock Johnson. In addition to her parents Pearl was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Lawrence Edison Barnhill; sister, Flora Anderson and brothers, Alton, Hubert, Johnnie and David Johnson.

Pearl is survived by her son, Roy and his wife, Jackie; sister, Wilma Day; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

The family received friends at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with service at 11 a.m. The Rev. Richard Phillips and The Rev. Gerald Morton conducted the service. Burial followed in Riverview Memorial Park.

Memorial gifts may be given to Burgaw Baptist Church, PO Box 385, Burgaw, NC 28425 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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Many young and aspiring photographers wanted a camera with controls, and way back then, in my early days, 35mm cameras were seen as quite a step up from the box camera. Even though a camera might use 35mm film, the focus on an inexpensive camera was likely to be ‘zone’ focusing, with markings for a face, a group of people and maybe some mountains or an infinity symbol. Without a light meter, the symbols for exposure might be stars and moon for dark, clouds, or sun for bright.

The next big improvements were a coupled light meter, and through the lens focusing, the modern single lens reflex camera. Why ‘single lens reflex’? One of my first adjustable cameras was a ‘twin lens reflex’, like a tall box with two lenses stacked on top of one another, one with a mirror behind to reflect the image upward onto a ground glass to the viewer’s eye, the other straight back to the film, with the shutter in between.

The single lens reflex was, and remains, the essential milestone of ‘seeing through

Obituaries

nephews in North Carolina, other states and countries.

It was her preference that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the cemetery organization at Topsail Presbyterian Church, 16249 Hwy 17, Hampstead, NC 28443.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. andrewsmortuary.com

Pauline Dahlquist Curtis HAMPSTEAD -- A memorial service will be held for Pauline Dahlquist Curtis at 11am, Saturday, August 13, 2016, at Topsail Presbyterian Church in Hampstead.

She was born in Worchester, Mass., the daughter of the late Ragnar A. and Florence A. Swenson Dahlquist. After graduating from North High School in Worchester, she entered the WWII Cadet Nursing program and trained at Newton Hospital in Newton, Mass. She received her registered professional nurse certificate and later worked in hospitals in Port Chester, N.Y., Raleigh, and Prince George’s Co., Md. She married John M. Curtis of Franklinville, N.C. in 1948, and continued to work as a nurse during his graduate study period. When the first of their three sons was born, she left her nursing career and devoted full time to her family. During this period, she designed many original knitting patterns. Over many years she created scores of

beautiful original sweaters, coats, scarves, hand bags and other items as presents for family members and friends.

In 1985, she and her husband retired to Olde Point in Hampstead. She enjoyed working with her flowers, golf and travel, and visited many areas of the world.

She was a loyal member of the Topsail Presbyterian Church in Hampstead.

She was an optimist who enjoyed life and lived it fully.

Her first priority was always, her family. Even so, when others needed her help she always responded. Her many friends are located nearby, across our nation and in many foreign countries.

She was a very special person. She will be missed by all who knew her. Her family has lost a guiding force which cannot be replaced, and never will be forgotten.

She is preceded in death by her husband, John M. Curtis, Sr.; her parents; her stepmother, Greta V. Dahlquist of Worchester, Mass.; sister, Ruth D. Larson and husband Knute, of Falmouth, Mass.; nephew, Kris Larson of Falmouth, Mass.; and many other relatives in Massachusetts, North Carolina, and other states.

She is survived by her sons: John M. Curtis, Jr. and wife, Carol; grandson, John M. Curtis III; great-grandsons, John T. Curtis and Sean K. Curtis; Jefferson R. Curtis and his girlfriend, Sydna Ross, his former wife, Suzanne; grandson, Charles W. Curtis and granddaughter, Jacqueline F. Curtis; Gary C. Curtis, his former wife, Leslie, and granddaughter, Caitlin; nieces: Karen Larson and Tina Larson; and many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and

the camera’ because one touch of the shutter button releases the mirror, exposes the film and drops the mirror back down, all in one seamless motion and the view through the lens is relatively uninterrupted. You do not have to remove your eye from the viewfinder, and life through the lens seems continuous.

That was great! But now, the digital cameras, have a‘through the lens’ viewing and/or a flip out viewing screen.

Now, the technology has become a no-brainer, and image capture can be largely automatic.

In an earlier life, I taught basic photography classes at Augusta (Ga.) College, an ongoing class, more like a workshop, in which incoming new students got some instructions in the basics, and when ready, they moved into the darkroom and worked with each other to produce prints.

Incoming students had the hardest time taking pictures, and the first assignments were to go out and shoot a whole 36 exposure roll of film before the next class. You’d think I was asking them to flap their arms and fly to the moon.

Once developed (the first rolls were ‘drugstore’ processed) the prints were laid out on a table. It doesn’t take a high degree of training to look

through the 36 exposures and pick out the 10 best, then sort them down again to 3 or 4. And this became the exercise, look at the pictures you like and put the others in a shoebox.

Beginners’ photo albums often have ALL the pictures pasted in, even the blurry ones, even the ones with a finger in front of the lens.

Once you have access to hundreds and thousands of pictures, if you’re so inclined, and your ‘eye’ develops, a pattern emerges: the kind of pictures you take, the subjects you like, the events you like.

And then, all of a sudden, you start taking pictures like you know you like.

And one day, quite by accident, you take a really special picture - maybe a backlight silhouette of a grandparent or child looking particularly angelic, a slightly out of focus background isolated and separated the subject from an uninspiring background and brought a picture to ‘life’. And now you have a desire to learn how and why it happened, and take more pictures like those.

Here’s what emerges from the exercise. All photography is not the same, and the broad categories of picture taking includes the usual: nature photography; the trees and flowers and mountains that make stunning images, people photography with the

subcategories of formal and informal portraits and people going about their everyday lives, event photography in which the event itself is the thing, and composition is less important (for instance, if you are standing by and a train jumps the tracks and crashes, the important thing is to get the picture, and never mind the fine points of artistic considerations), and of course commercial and industrial photography which serves to present an image of a product or place or thing in the most pleasing possible way (or ugliest if the business is remediation of a need, like, say, insect infestation: mice and roaches are difficult to make cute and cuddly anyway).

And now comes the hard part, and this is the essential aspect of the art of photography. A ‘good’ photograph should capture the emotion of the moment, that is, by looking at a picture, the viewer can get some feeling of the experience of being there, or empathy for the subject.

I once took a picture of an industrial site, a study in gray and black, on a humid day with storm clouds, and the plant belching clouds of steam with the sun shining dimly through the aerial environment. It its own way, I

This Week’s CROSSWORD

Nolen Dale Hurt Jr. WILLARD -- Nolen Dale Hurt Jr. age 65 of Willard died Saturday Aug. 6, 2016 at Pender Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

He was born June 23, 1951 in Onslow County son of the late Nolen and Virginia Gurganious Hurt Sr. He is survived by a brother Glen Hurt and wife Judy of Burgaw; sister Linda Eakins and husband Phil of Willard; nephews Jeffrey Hurt and wife Bobbie Sue and Gardner Eakins and wife Laura; nieces Eva Leitch and husband Scott and Phillis Galloway; two great nephews and four great nieces.

Nolen was in the N.C. National Guard and attended UNCW when he became disabled. He enjoyed going to church. He liked to paint and enjoyed painting for other people.

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday Aug. 9, 2016 at the Gurganious Family Cemetery. Reverend Gardner Eakins will officiate. The family will receive friends at Shiloh Baptist Church after the service.

Memorial contributions can be sent to Shiloh Baptist Church 19685 US hwy. 421 Willard, NC 28478. Shared memories and condolences can be sent to the family at www. harrellsfh.com. The family

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Catherine Pickett Jordan MAPLE HILL -- Catherine Pickett Jordan age 80 formerly of Maple Hill, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2016 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh.

Island W. Phillips MAPLE HILL -- Island W. Phillips, 80, of Maple Hill died Aug. 3, 2016.

He was born Jan. 28, 1936 to John Thomas and Blanchie Phillips of Maple Hill who preceded him in death.

Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Phillips of Maple Hill, Three daughters, Curlie Gibson (Robert) of Maple Hill, Jessie Pickett of Fayetteville, and Lola Watkins, Jacksonville. One son George W. Phillips (Judy) of Maple Hill. A host of grand children, great grand children, nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral was held at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 at Maple Hill A.M.E. Church.

Burial followed in the Williams Cemetery in Maple Hill.

Visitation was at Nixon Lewis Funeral Home Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

Online condolences may be left at nixonlewisfuneralhome.com.

Juan Jose Sotomayor BURGAW -- Juan Jose Sotomayor Jr. age 92 of Burgaw died July 31, 2016 at The Village on Campbell rest home.

He was born June 28, 1924 in Brooklyn N.Y. son of the late Juan J. Sotomayor Sr. and Johanna Ulrich Sotomayor.

He is survived by daughters Sherry, Melanie and Deborah; many grandchildren; special friends Billy Dawson, Sam

Anders, Cynthia Bur nett, Harlan and Georgia.

Juan was an avid reader and kept a large library in meticulous order at his house.

He loved sailing and carpentry.

No funeral services are planned at this time.

Shared memories and condolences can be sent to the family at www.harrellsfh. com. The family was served

by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service.

Alpha Yvonne Strickland CURRIE -- Alpha Yvonne Strickland, 73, of Currie passed peacefully from her earthly life Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center.

She was born Dec. 22, 1942 in Baltimore, Md., the daughter of the late Alpha Chaney and Daisy Ruth Johnson Morrison.

Yvonne is survived by her beloved husband of 57 years, Casper Devon Strickland; daughters, Sheila Simpson (Robert) and Tina Auten (Harold); sons, Micheal Strickland (Brooke) and Robert Leroy Strickland (Tara); fifteen g randchildren; ten g reat grandchildren; and many extended family and friends.

A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at Broken Bread Fellowship, 908 E. Fremont St., Burgaw, with Pastor Curtiss Vann officiating.

At other times the family received friends at the home of Sheila and Robert Simpson in Currie.

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

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County football teams hit the field in Touchstone Jamboree

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Are you ready for some football?

Hopefully the answer is yes if you are a fan of one of the three Pender County high-school teams as the 10th Annual Touchstone Energy/ Four County Electric Pender County Football Jamboree kicks off the 2016 season Thursday (Aug.11) at Pender High School.

Each local team will participate in two scrimmages, starting at 4 p.m. when the Pirates of Topsail face off against the Pirates of Swansboro on one-half of the field and Dixon battles North Duplin down at the other end.

Topsail will be back in action at 6:00 p.m. against Harrell’s Christian Academy.

Trask will play North Duplin at 5 p.m. and Dixon at 7 p.m., while host Pender will go up against Richlands at 6 p.m. and East Columbus at 8 p.m.

See the schedule of the Jamboree in the ad on this page Wayne Inman (Topsail) and Jonathan Taylor (Trask) indicated they will be looking for improvement on their early practices while also seeking players to fill holes created by graduation.

Several calls to Coach Bob Via (Pender) for comments were not returned.

Coach Taylor feels good about his quarterback situation at Trask with rising junior Tyrease Armstrong

under center and with a plethora of returning seniors back. His primary goal: overall improvement.

“Mainly I am looking to see if we have improved,” Taylor said. “We have had a good start in our practices so far so we’re really looking for continued improvement. We have a good senior class (16) but we’ve been doing thing a little bit differently than last year on offense and defense so playing and knowing your position is the key, not only on the field but as leaders.

“One area of concentration is on the offensive line, knowing where to be on specific plays. We’re also looking for depth on the offensive line and at quarterback.”

Randy Pugh, who was the defensive coordinator at Pender under Tom Eanes, is now on the Titan’s coaching staff. He will be switching to the offensive side of the ball.

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Pender volleyball looks to return to form

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer After a summer of much improved play in the Topsail summer volleyball league, the Pender Patriot volleyball team seems confident in its quest to come back from last year’s disappointing season.

The Pats played well during the summer league. They were buoyed by a much improved outside power game led by a fearsome foursome that should wreak havoc in the Four County Conference.

Coach Matt Davis has five returning starters and seven of his top players from last year’s rotation. Seniors Lakirah Forney and Imani Newkirk will lead the team

at the net. They have power and can jump with the best of them. Add in juniors Kam Thompson and Alex Gorsky and the team has a solid base at the net.

“Those four had a good summer,” said Davis. “Kam and Alex played significant time last year and should be more comfortable this season. I think they are ready to contribute.”

Junior Hannah Lewis is up from the junior varsity and will set for the big guns on the outside. Davis cited his outside hitters as his strength and thinks they will be hard to handle this year.

“Our outside hitters are definitely our strength.”

The Patriots had an un-

characteristic down year in 2015. They were in year one of post-Briana Pittman and struggled to find their rhythm and identity. This year Coach Davis thinks his team is ready to return to form and if his expectations ring true the team should be in the thick of things come conference time.

“These girls have worked hard. Where that puts us in the conference remains to be seen. I think we’ll be at or near the top with what I think everyone has coming back. I know we will be the best we can be.”

The Lady Patriots will scrimmage twice this week and open play Aug. 15 at Laney.

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Lady Titan volleyball hopes to improve in 2016

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer It is no secret that the Heide Trask volleyball team has fallen on hard times in recent years. The team finished at or near the bottom of the Fur County Conference standings the last two years.

The record over that span was 6-32 overall and 6-22 in conference play.

Third year coach Jessica Ball has struggled to institute her style of play. However, the young coach feels like her team may have finally began to understand the way she

wants and expects them to play.

“I think we will play more as a team this year. We have a tighter knit group; they have a tighter relationship with one another. I believe we have worked out the kinks from a year ago. I think that will go a long way this year.”

The Titans return three senior starters in Tiara Mitchell (middle hitter), Samantha Long (setter/outside hitter), and Brooke Herring (right side hitter). All three have had time in Ball’s system and should know what the coach expects.

Danielle Sage is up from the junior varsity and will give Ball another player in her system while newcomer Brenna Duncan has also showed promise.

Juniors Brittany Foy and Emily Oyler return and are expected to be difference makers for the Lady Titans. Both are intense competitors and will give Ball 110 percent.

The Lady Titans do not have that big player in the middle and have only average size in a league that usually boasts a bevy of power hit-

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

With just under two weeks to go before the regular season and nonconference schedules start for the area high school fall sports teams, the three high schools are bustling with activity.

The athletes are working hard and the coaches are trying their best to prepare their teams for what they hope will be a successful season. There are scrimmages scheduled and the practices are becoming more intense. All of this will lead up to the first game of the year.

While I was visiting the local Walmart over the weekend I saw a group of young ladies at the front door asking for donations for school supplies. Another trip across Burgaw found yet another group of Pender volleyball players collecting canned goods.

This made me think about just what high school athletics was all about.

High school athletics is not just about the game being played. It is about building character in young people. It is about building a strong work ethic in our youth. Pender volleyball coach Matt Davis and his young ladies could have found something to do on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

However, they were working to make thigs better and easier for families that are struggling to make ends meet.

High school athletics has to mean more than just the game. It should teach these young people the value of team work as well as the fact that hard work and dedication can and will lead to success, not only in athletics but in the world that they will soon enter.

As a coach you hope that the new season brings success on the court or field.

However, a good coach hopes that this season teaches the young people involved much more than just the sport that they are involved in.

I applaud Matt Davis and his coaching staff for teaching his kids the value of hard work and giving back. I hope the Pender volleyball team has a successful season. However, I think that Coach Davis is already teaching his young ladies how to win in the game of life.

Titan softball coach resigns The Heide Trask Lady Titan softball program has always been successful. The team never had a losing record under the tutelage of veteran coach Ron Watson. However, when Corrina Reece took over the program it ascended to another level. Under her tutelage the team went to one eastern regional final and never failed to go at least three rounds deep in the state 1A playoffs. After four years of unprecedented success the Lady Titans will be looking for another coach as Reece resigned her position as the head coach effective immediately.

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Lady Patriots back to the playoffs.

Despite losing just four players to graduation the Topsail High School volleyball team is going to have a bit of a different look as the 2016 fall season comes into focus.

Gone are setter Payton Schoenleber (442 assists), who also had her share of big hits (163 kills), kills and blocks leader Madi Ford (213 kills, 101 blocks), big hitter Haley Woods (91 kills), and All-Area Libero Marlee Marrotta.

That would leave a lot of teams wondering, “What’s next.” But under veteran coach Hill Pearsall’s, who also coaches the middle-school program in the spring, the Lady Pirates seem to replace graduated talent with more talent – albeit this year with a little bit of a different approach.

“I think our defensive tenacity will be our strength, that and our serving,” Pearsall said.

“We lost some very good players, and leaders, so this year we are looking for leadership on this team, which has a lot of new faces. Also we are working on syncing our hitters and setters.”

Pearsall said his team should still be in the mix for both the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference title – if they can solve the mastery of perennial champion Hoggard – and for the No. 1 3A seed out of the conference.

“The conference has been strong since we got in (2013), there are no easy games,” Pears-

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask fall sports schedule is poised to begin in the next week or so.

The school fields four teams in the fall. Of those teams men’s soccer and cross country are expected to be very competitive.

-EN S SOCCER The Trask men’s soccer team showed great improvement last year under first year coach Jason Hall. The team went 9-11 overall and 6-8 in conference play and earned a bid to the state 1A playoffs. The Titans lost six seniors from last year’s team including all conference keeper Blake Joyce. However Coach Hall says that the cupboard is hardly bare. “We have five or six juniors and sophomores that can play. I expect to be better this year.�

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Leading the way for the Titans is junior midfielder Sebastian Bautista. The speedy young striker is very good on both sides of the field and will give Hall some experience. He led the team in goals scored (18) a year ago.

Sophomores Fernando Aldama (8) and Ricardo Botello (4) are also scorers that came on late last year. This team does not lack in scoring power.

Senior Richard Rivenburgh is back as well. He is somewhat of an enforcer for the Titans. He is a very physical player with a ton of potential.

The biggest loss for Hall and the Titans kickers is in goal where Joyce graduated and is set to play at the next level. Coach Hall has not settled on a keeper yet. “It is going to be one of the spots we have to fill. We just don’t have that 6-5 man

in the net right now.�

Hall says his offense will be pretty good. He says one of the things he has to figure out is his defensive lineup and where to play his defenders. This year’s team will have no problems scoring.

Finding a keeper will be of the upmost importance for Hall.

Hall thinks this year’s squad will be very competitive. He expects to win more than a year ago and will be disappointed if they don’t. “Anything less than 12 wins will be disappointing to me.�

The Titans will open the season at home verse Jacksonville Northside.

Cross country In the beginning the Trask Titan cross country team was one of the better teams in the 1A ranks. The team always had a full squad and they made their mark in the

conference on an annual basis. The school has had trouble fielding a full squad in the last two years. However, head coach Bill Mercier says this year’s team is full and should be competitive from the beginning. “We have seven boys and seven girls. That’s a full squad. I am excited about where we are. I think we can be successful.�

Edith Mendoza will lead the team this year. The senior has had success in the cross country arena as well as in the distance events in the spring track season.

Mercier has won two state titles in track and field and knows what it takes to win.

This is his fourth year at the helm of the cross country team. “We have had some very good teams in years past. I am really excited about this year’s team.�

%DITH -ENDOZA Trask (senior) Mendoza is a multisport athlete. She is a very good soccer player and also runs track and cross country. She should have a great season in all three sports.

3) Imani Newkirk Pender (senior) Newkirk is the consummate team player. She was all-conference in softball and volleyball a year ago and was also on the Patriot basketball team. Expect a big year from this talented senior. She may be the best of the best in the county.

2) Carmen Pyrtle Topsail (junior) Pyrtle is a very good basketball player as well as a great soccer player. She should have an all-conference year in both sports.

1) Lakirah Forney Pender (senior) Forney is primed to have an outstanding senior year on the volleyball court. She is also an accomplished basketball player. However, her real talent lies in track and field.

She will make a run for a state title in the jumping events this spring.

Top six male athletes 6) Steven Jordan Trask (senior) Jordan is a great football player. He also holds his own on the basketball court as well as the track. He should make a run at all conference honors in two of the three. $ * -ONTANO Topsail (sophomore) Montano is a great talent on the football field. He more than held his own in the tough Mid-Eastern Conference. He also played well on the hardwood. He has only scratched the surface as to how good he can become. One note: It has been said that his best sport is baseball – he didn’t play last year.

4) Tyrease Armstrong Trask (junior) Armstrong is the starting quarterback for the Titan football team and the starting point guard for the basketball team. He is very good at both and will benefit from the Titans new offense. He seems to

have bulked up, a benefit of the improved weight program.

3) Kansas Bannerman Trask (senior) Bannerman is another three sport star. He is a very good basketball player as well as a star on the gridiron. He ended last year as a stud in the track arena. Bannerman will also benefit from the new offense.

2) Sam Hall Topsail (senior) Although Hall is basically a one sport star he warrants this spot due to his outstanding athletic ability and great effort. He led the Pirates to the state championship. He batted .370 and should be improved as a senior.

1) Justin Hooper Pender (senior) Hooper is the real deal. He was one of the best football players in the county a year ago and should be even better as a senior. He was the best sixth man in the county on the hardwood and was also a standout in track. He has the chance to make his mark as one of the best at Pender.

Post & Voice Top Performers top 12

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Post & Voice sports department offers our readers the opportunity to see each week’s best performers in our weekly Top Performer’s story.

This week we would like to preview what we think are the top six male and female athletes going into the 2016-17 school year.

Top six female athletes 6) Brittany Foy Trask (junior) Foy came on strong last year. She was an all-county and all-conference selection in softball and played volleyball and basketball as well. She is one year older and stronger.

Look for her to have an outstanding year.

5) Victoria Elder Topsail (senior) Elder was the best pitcher in the Eastern part of the state last year. she earned many honors including allcounty, all conference and all state. She will only get better.

The 6-1 Elder also played volleyball a year ago.

Where are they now?

Former county athletes enjoying successful careers

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Several weeks ago we decided to pursue a “Where are they now� type of story, focusing on the adult lives – and successes – of former Pender County athletes.

The stories were well-received so before the start of the 2016-17 sports season we opted to take a look into the lives of a couple of young people who got their roots here. s-EGAN 3OSNE Megan, who graduated from Topsail High School in 2000, is the daughter of former Pender County Superintendent of Schools Mark Sosne, which is primary reason she wound up as a Lady Pirate after be-

Long hustles to be successfull at Trask High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Heide Trask Lady Titan volleyball coach Jessica Ball talks about senior student-athlete Samantha Long the words hard work and tenacity comes up frequently.

The third year coach talked about her senior setter as if she was the player that makes the team tick. “Sam gives me 110 percent every minute that she is on the floor. She is very even keeled and never gets excited.

She is a very hard worker.�

Miss Long played on the Titan softball team last year and will be counted on to lead the Lady Titan spikers both on the court and off.

Off the court she is one of the top students in her class.

She leads by example and is always upbeat and positive in everything she does.

2016 should be a good year for the senior standout. Samantha Long is a success story in Titan Town.

ginning her education in Wilmington. “We lived in Wilmington but moved to Hampstead when my Dad became the Pender Superintendent of Schools right after eighth grade,� said Megan, who played volleyball and basketball at Topsail.

Megan moved on to UNCChapel Hill but wound up graduating from Meredith University with a degree in Economics. It was while at UNC her career goals took a different path.

While at UNC I wound up getting a part-time job as a disc jockey at a Raleigh radio station (86-Rock),� Megan said. “I then moved over to G-105 and worked there from 2003-2005. To better manage

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my time I transferred to Meredith. “My original plan was to move on to Law School but I really enjoyed what I was doing and decided to pursue a career in radio. “When I first got the radio job I never considered it a career but as I started to learn the ins-and-outs of the business I was intrigued. I think I got a little love-drunk with being a disc jockey.�

Upon graduation from Meredith, Megan was offered as job in Modesto (Calif.). She moved west and stayed in Modesto, for 3-1/2 years before moving on to Sacramento where she stayed another three years.

It was there she took another look at her life. “After six years in Califor-

Preville looks for big senior year at Topsail

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Pirate volleyball program is one of the strongest in the eastern part of the state. They play a tough schedule year in and year out.

They have graduated many great players. However, Like most great programs they always seem to have another great player to fill the spot.

Rising senior libero Makenna Preville is just that.

Miss Preville made her mark a year ago for the mighty Pirates. However, this year Coach Hill Pearsall will count on her even more as the team lost several high profile players.

Makenna’s strength lies in her toughness and tenacity.

She will go to the floor and make the tough dig and has the ability to play any position on the floor.

The Lady Pirates have a tough schedule yet again. With players like Makenna Preville on board they are sure to be successful once again.

nia I started to wonder if I should re-chart my plans so I moved back with my parents in Lake Wylie (S.C.) to decide if I wanted to go to graduate school,� Megan said. “There is a lot of turnover in radio, and a lot of moving around, and I wondered if that was the right path. “After two weeks I started to panic. I worked six years of my life working at something I really enjoyed so I took a radio job in Charleston (S.C.).

I was there 18 months when I got a call from a station in Seattle and they offered me a job. It was like going from the minors to the majors in baseball.�

Continued on page 14A The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice presents this week’s

Athlete Spotlight

Makenna Preville Topsail High School

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ettin’ a Line with The Post & Voice

Pender County’s weekly look at what’s biting and where

Flounder bite on fire

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The area anglers are beginning to see the light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. The fall months are just a few weeks away and there are those that are waiting out the heat and humidity. For those that have braved the miserable weather there have been rewards.

The flounder bite has been pretty good as of late with some fish being caught in the inland areas with live finger mullet being the bait of choice. Some anglers have been having some luck with gulp baits as well.

There have been some reds caught in the inland waters as well with anglers concentrating on docks and grassy marsh areas. The predominant bait seems to be cut baits.

There have been some mullet and croaker caught in the surf with a few black drum mixed in. a bottom rig with shrimp or cut mullet will work here.

The piers are reporting some Spanish and blues early in the morning on gotcha plugs with a few croakers and black drum being caught on bottom rigs.

There have been very little spots showing up as of yet.

On the freshwater side of things the hot weather is

Sports news

Continued from page 8A is not leaving the program. “I would love to be someone’s assistant. I just want to be able to watch my kids play. As an assistant I would not have to be at every minute of every practice. I could be a little late or leave a little early.

It’s all about my kids.�

Reece compiled an impressive 80-18 record in four seasons at the Rocky Point school including a 52-3 conference mark that included four conference championships. The team won 10 playoff games in four years.

Sellers leaves Trask for

Lady Titans

Continued from page 8A ting squads. Coach Ball says her team needs to work on receiving and returning serves.

However, her strength lies in the cohesiveness of the team.

If the Lady Titans are to be successful they will need to find themselves on the floor. They will have to improve their returning and serving skills. This team is

Lewis set to give the Patriots a charge in 2016

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a sophomore on the Pender Lady Patriot junior varsity volleyball team Hannah Lewis turned some heads.

She garnered attention from varsity head coach Matt Davis with her hard play.

Over the summer the rising junior worked her way into the Patriot rotation with her improved play in the Topsail summer league.

Now with the opening of the regular season less than a week away the setter will be preparing for her first week of varsity volleyball.

Lewis will be charged with getting the ball to the Patriots power hitters. She will have to set the big guns up for what the Pats hope will be an exciting brand of volleyball.

Coach Davis is confident that is junior setter will make the jump effortlessly.

Hannah Lewis will definitely give the Patriots a charge in 2016.

making things tough. The panfish bite is decent in the wee hours of the morning and late in the evening while the cats are hitting at night. Red worms will work for the bream while cut up eel and chicken livers will work for the cats.

This week’s fishing tip Catfish are known for their attraction to smelly baits. Many anglers swear by stink bait for catching the big cats.

Stink bait is generally a mixture of meat, oil or other smelly substances mixed in a base and left outside to basically go bad. Catfish are known for their ability to smell, so it makes sense to use stink bait when fishing for them. Experiment with your mixture to come up with your own signature stink bait. The most common ingredients are chicken liver, beef liver, garlic, cornmeal, worms, fish and cheese. Set it outside where it can get as much air as possible and let it go. The good thing about stink baits is that once you find your ingredients and mix them Mother Nature does the rest.

One bit of advice, if you want to stay in the good graces of your significant other or even your neighbors, find a place that does not let the smell linger too close to the front door.

Southwest Veteran coach Glenn Sellers has cut his tenure short in Pender County with the announcement that he has left Trask. The former Pender and Trask football coach moved to Southwest Onslow where he will be an assistant on veteran coach Phil Padgett’s staff.

Sellers coached the Titan football team for three years and was currently the golf coach.

County football teams set for jamboree The Pender County football teams will compete in the Pender County jamboree on Thursday. This year’s event will be held at Pender

Continued on page 14A more athletic than last year’s squad and should be much improved.

Although the Lady Titans did not participate in any summer leagues or tournaments, the team did spend a couple of weeks working in the gym with veteran coach Cathy Claris. This will give the Lady Titans a step up early in the season.

The Lady Titans will open regular season play Aug. 17 as they host 3A powerhouse Topsail.

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Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, August 11, 2016, Page 10A

Town of Surf City Government News August 11, 2016

Town of Burgaw Government News August 11, 2016

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council Planning Board

1st Tuesday of every month 2nd Thursday of every month

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Council of the Town of Surf City has received an offer to purchase the following property for the sum of $120,000.00: Part of Lot 2 L.W. Everett Division Plat Book 3 Page 36 Pender County Pin# 4234-67-2654-0000, 712 S. Topsail Drive.

Persons wishing to upset the offer must submit a written bid to the Town Clerk at 214 N. New River Drive by 5:00pm on Monday, August 15, 2016. The person making the bid must deposit with the Town Clerk a sum equal to five percent (5%) of his or her offer. Once the qualifying upset bid has been received, that bid will become the new offer.

If a qualifying upset bid is received, the new offer will be advertised and the process will continue, until a (10) day period has passed without receipt of a qualifying upset bid.

To qualify as an upset bid, the offer must be at least $126,000 and must be accompanied by a bid deposit equal to five percent (5%) of the increased bid.

Inquiries regarding the sale may be directed to the Town Clerk at the information listed below.

Published in accordance G.S. 160A-269.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CALL TO ORDER

CALL TO II. ORDER INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION IV. OFADOPTION OF AGENDA PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE ADOPTION OF AGENDA PUBLIC INFORMATION

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and Expenditures for FiscalofYear 2016-2017: Migrant Farm Workers’ 340BCounty Program Tax Colle Resolution Authorizing Approval Annual Settlement of the Pender

$11,750.

The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Burgaw has authorized 6. theResolution Empowering and Commanding the Tax Collector of Pender 9. Authorizing, Approval of Purchase Orders for Office Supplies: $20,000.

10. Taxes.

Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment Bringing Forward Special Adoption Funds sale by sealed bid of the following property: to Collect awarded from the State: $81,600.

7.

Approval11.to Provide a Temporary Easement to the NCDOT for the Construction of a 1997 Ford F150 XLT, long bed, 2-wheel drive, automatic, Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment Bringing Forward Spay & Neuter Donation Funds: $18,571. with the Approved Safe Routes to School Project Along Sloo regular cab truck. White in color with 146,946 miles. MinimumUse Path in Conjunction ***END OF CONSENT AGENDA*** Loop Road (SR 1563). bid$1,000 8.

ApprovalAPPROVALS of a Budget Amendment to Approve an Increase in Health Department Re 1999 Ford F150 Triton V8, long bed, 2-wheel drive, automatic, AND RESOLUTIONS Fiscal Year for2016-2017: MigrantKiwanis Farm 12.

Approval offor a Budget Amendment $85,000 for the Hampstead Park.Workers’ 340B P regular cab truck. White in color with 135,954 miles. Minimumand Expenditures $11,750.13. Approval of Contract to Install Sports Lighting for Smith Field at Hampstead Kiwanis Park to bid $1,000 Walter Holmes Electric in the amount of $181,805.00.

9.

Approval of Purchase Orders for Office Supplies: $20,000.

The Town will accept sealed bids for the property until 3:00 PM, Thursday, 10.

ApprovalAPPOINTMENTS of a Budget Ordinance Amendment Bringing Forward Special Adoption August 18, 2016, at Town Hall, 109 N. Walker St., Burgaw, NC. At said of Appointment to the Pender Memorial Hospital Board. awarded14.fromApproval the State: $81,600. time, all bids received shall be opened in public and the amount of 11. each bidApproval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment Bringing Forward Spay & Neuter D DISCUSSION announced and recorded. The Town Manager will determine the highestFunds: $18,571.

15.

Discussion of Proposed Delegation of County and Municipal Issues. responsible bidder for the property and will award the bid accordingly. ***END OF CONSENT AGENDA*** PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH The Town of Burgaw reserves the right to withdraw the property from sale 16.

Adoption of a Rule for Rabies Post Exposure Management for Dogs and Cats. at any time and the right to reject all bids. Inspection of the property can be APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, & made at the Town garage, Monday through Friday, 9am-3pm, located 12. atApprovalCOUNTY of a Budget Amendment COMMISSIONERS: 30 Min.for $85,000 for the Hampstead Kiwanis Park.

213 S. McRae St., Burgaw, NC. 13.

Approval of Contract to Install Sports Lighting for Smith Field at Hampstead Kiwanis

CALENDAR August 18, 2016

Planning Board meeting

CLOSED SESSION applicable).

Walter Holmes Electric(if in the amount of $181,805.00.

*** 7:00 P.M. ***

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

Approval17.of Appointment to the Pender Hospitalfrom Board.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a Memorial General Use Rezoning RA, Rural Agricultural 5:30PM 18.

zoning district to the RP, Residential Performance zoning district.

Resolution Requesting Approval of an amendment to the 2010 Pender County

DISCUSSION TOWN OF BURGAW Comprehensive Land Use Plan Future Land Use Map from Rural Growth future land use 15.

Discussion ofdesignation Proposed Delegation of County and Municipal Issues. to Mixed Use future land use designation.

Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 19.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a General Use Rezoning from RP, Residential Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com Performance zoning district to the GB, General Business zoning district.

PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH 20.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a General Use Rezoning from PD, Planned 16.

Adoption of aDevelopment Rule for zoning Rabies Post Management fordistrict.

Dogs and Cats. district to theExposure RP, Residential Performance zoning

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Call 910.259.9111 for more information.

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

8/11/2016

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 3 Dentist***, Engineer***, Public Member Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Adjustment 1 District 5 Board of Equalization & Review 1 Public Member Housing Initiative Board 1 Low-Income Representative Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Library Board 1 District 3 Nursing/Adult Care Homes Adv. Board 1 Public Members Pender Memorial Hospital Board 1 District 5 Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

I.

I. II. III. IV.

1.

Presentation of “Visit Pender County: Find Your Treasure.”

Maintenance Worker I – The Town of Burgaw is seeking a Public Works Maintenance Worker I. Must have valid NC Driver’s License and bePUBLIC able to INFORMATION PUBLIC COMMENT operate various field equipment such as lawnmowers, etc. Must be1.able toPresentation of “Visit Pender County: Find Your Treasure.”

CONSENT AGENDA perform tasks in the maintenance and repair of town streets, buildings, 2.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting: August 1.

PUBLIC COMMENT 3.

Approval of Five (5) Budget Amendments to Clean up and/or Close Out Various Projects in landscaping and water/wastewater system. Salary range is $20,800Funds 30 (CDBG – Scattered Sites); 300 (HPRP Grant); 33 (CDBG – 1998 Housing); 34 $29,120, depending on experience. Excellent benefit package. Qualified (Seven Oaks); 35 (CDBG – 2002 Scattered Sites); and 37 (2005 CHAF #071-0-04).

CONSENT AGENDA applicants may pick up applications at the Town of Burgaw Municipal 4.

Approval of a Budget Amendment to appropriate General Fund Fund Balance resulting from 2.

Approval of Minutes: Meeting: 1.Insurance for the total loss of one of the the receipt ofRegular Insurance proceeds fromAugust Sedgewick Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from the vehicles in the Sheriff’s Amendments Department Fleet in to MayClean 2016. up and/or Close Out Various Pro 3.

Approval of Five (5) Budget town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completedFunds 30 5.

Resolution Authorizing Approval of Annual Settlement of the Pender County Tax Collector.

(CDBG – Scattered Sites); 300 (HPRP Grant); 33 (CDBG – 1998 Housi 6.

Resolution Authorizing, Empowering and Commanding the Tax Collector of Pender County applications to Kristin Wells at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC or(Seven Oaks); 35 (CDBG to Collect Taxes. – 2002 Scattered Sites); and 37 (2005 CHAF #071-0-04). kwells@townofburgaw.com by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, August 17, to Provide a Temporary to the NCDOT for the Construction a Multi4. 2016. Approval7. of aApproval Budget Amendment toEasement appropriate General Fund FundofBalance resultin Use Path in Conjunction with the Approved Safe Routes to School Project Along Sloop Point EOE the receipt ofLoop Insurance proceeds from Sedgewick Insurance for the total loss of one Road (SR 1563).

SURPLUS VEHICLES FOR SALE vehicles8.in the Sheriff’s Department in May 2016.in Health Department Revenues Approval of a Budget AmendmentFleet to Approve an Increase

Stephanie Edwards Hobbs, Town Clerk TOWN OF SURF CITY 214 N. NEW RIVER DRIVE PO BOX 2475, SURF CITY, NC 28445 Phone 910-328-4131 Fax 910-328-4132/1746

PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PENDER COUNTY BOARD15, OF COMMISSIONERS MONDAY, AUGUST 2016 – 4:00 p.m.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 – 4:00 p.m.

PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ROOM 805 S. ST., BURGAW, NC 805WALKER S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, NC

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 or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

POLL WORKERS NEEDED

The Pender County Board of Elections is looking for people willing to work at voting precincts on Election Day, November 8, 2016. Any interested person must understand this will be a very long day and they will be required to be at the precinct by 6:00 am and cannot leave until after the polls close at 7:30 pm. All poll workers are required to attend a three hour training class.

All interested people should contact the Board of Elections @ 910-259-1220 for details.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: August 15, 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: Zoning Map Amendment Coleman Parks, applicant, on behalf of Beach Front Properties, owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment of one (1) tract totaling approximately 219.5 acres from RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located to the northwest of Island Creek Road (SR 1002) approximately seven tenths of a mile (± 0.7 miles) to the southwest of the intersection of NC HWY 210 and Island Creek Road (SR 1002) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3263-73-0614-0000.

Pender County Housing Authority Will Open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List for a Limited Time Only Pender County Housing Authority Will Open the Section The Pender County Housing Authority will open its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Waiting ListVoucher for a limited period of time.

The program provides 8 Housing Choice Program Waiting List for a rental assistance to eligible families in accordance with program guidelines.

Limited Time Only

The Waiting List will open to pre-applications received between September 12th The Pender County will open itsPre-applications Section 8 Housing Choicebefore Voucher through the close of Housing businessAuthority on September 23rd. received (HCV) Program Waiting List for a limited period time. The program provides September 12th or after September 23rd will not beof accepted. rental assistance to eligible families in accordance with program guidelines.

Pre-application will be available August 29th - September 11th at: The Waiting List will open to pre-applications received between September 12th http://www.pendercountync.gov/Government/Departments/HousingAuthority.aspx. through the close ofwill business September Pre-applications received before The pre-application not be on available after 23rd.

September 11th.

September 12th or after September 23rd will not be accepted.

Pre-applications must be complete & signed by all adults (18 th yrs or older) who will be Pre-application will be available Requested August 29thdocumentation - September 11 at:be attached. living in the assisted household. must http://www.pendercountync.gov/Government/Departments/HousingAuthority.aspx.

Incomplete pre-applications will not be accepted.

The pre-application will not be available after September 11th.

Pre-applications may be sent by U S Mail or dropped off to the drop box provided at Pre-applications must be complete signed adultsOnly (18 yrs or pre-application older) who will be the County Administration Building. & No faxes by or all e-mails. one living in theThe assisted household.

Requested be attached. per family.

Waiting List will be closed at documentation 5 pm on Friday,must September 23rd.

Incomplete pre-applications will not be accepted.

Pre-applications will be selected by lottery. No more than 300 applications will Pre-applications may bepre-applications sent by U S Mailwill or be dropped off to the drop provided at be selected. Completed assigned a ticket withbox a number. the County Building.Families No faxes orbe e-mails. one pre-application Numbers willAdministration be drawn at random. will placed Only on the list in the order the per family.

Waiting will bewill closed at 5in pm onBoard Friday, 23rd. numbers areThe drawn.

TheList drawing be held the of September County

Commissioner’s chambers at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, on Wednesday, Pre-applications will beat selected by lottery.

No morewill than applications September 28th beginning 9 am. Successful applicants be300 notified by mail. will be selected. Completed pre-applications will be assigned a ticket with a number.

Numbers will benot drawn at random.

Families will will be be kept placed the after orderthe the Pre-applications selected in the drawing onon filethe forlist 90 in days numbersdate, are drawn.

The drawing will be held in the Board of County drawing then destroyed.

Commissioner’s chambers at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, on Wednesday, September 28th beginning at 9 am. Successful applicants will be notified by mail.

Pre-applications not selected in the drawing will be kept on file for 90 days after the drawing date, then destroyed.

www.pendercountync.gov

21.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to amend Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses, in order to

ITEMS FROM THEallow COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, borrow pit sand mining (considered to be harvesting of mineralFINANCE resources for DIRECT wholesale distribution under NAICS Use #212321) to be considered an allowable use in the COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 30 Min. PD, Planned Development zoning district, when in conjunction with an approved Master Development Plan.

CLOSED SESSION (if applicable).

22.

Resolution Requesting Approval of a Special Use Permit Revision (SUP) for the Operation 23.

of a Sand Barrow Pit Mine and Land Debris Site.

Resolution Requesting Revocation of an Existing Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Operation of a Vegetative Recycling Facility.

ADJOURNMENT

Comprehensive Plan Amendment Live Oak Development, applicant, on behalf of Kevin Mills et al, owner, is requesting the approval of an amendment to the 2010 Pender County Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Future Land Use Map, for one (1) tract totaling approximately 5.53 acres from Rural Growth future land use designation to Mixed Use future land use designation. The subject property is located along the east side of Old Whitfield Road (SR 1726) and Machine Gun Road (private) approximately 1,200 feet west of US HWY 17 in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 4215-23-1857-0000.

Zoning Map Amendment Live Oak Development, applicant, on behalf of Kevin Mills et al, owner, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Map Amendment of one (1) tract totaling approximately 5.53 acres from RP, Residential Performance zoning district to GB, General Business zoning district. The subject property is located along the east side of Old Whitfield Road (SR 1726) and Machine Gun Road (private) approximately 1,200 feet west of US HWY 17 in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 4215-23-1857-0000.

Zoning Map Amendment Stroud Engineering, applicant, on behalf of Jack Stocks, owner, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for approximately 11.18 acres of one (1) tract totaling approximately 162.72 acres from the PD, Planned Development zoning district to the RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The portion of the subject property is located on the south and east of Carver Road (SR 1437) approximately 2,880 feet west of the intersection with NC 133 and Carver Road (SR 1437) in the Rocky Point Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3223-53-8360-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment Stroud Engineering, applicant, is requesting a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance, Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses. Specifically, the amendment proposed is to allow borrow pit sand mining (NAICS 212321) as an allowable use in the PD, Planned Development zoning district in conjunction with an approved Master Development Plan. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning Department offices.

Special Use Permit RSC Engineering, applicant, of behalf of Dallas L. Harris et al, owner, is requesting approval of a major revision to an existing Special Use Permit (SUP 10368R & SUP 04-12-20-20) for the construction and operation of a sand borrow pit mine conditioned with an additional minable area of ± 11.3 acres and vegetative recycling. The subject property is zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.2.3, Nonmetallic Mineral Mining & Quarrying (NAICS 2123) and Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (NAICS 562219) are permitted via Special Use Permit. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling ± 78.16 acres. The subject property is located along the west side of Shaw Highway (SR 1520) in the Holly Township and may be identified by Pender County PIN: 3258-41-9186-0000.

Special Use Permit Revocation Four Points Recycling, LLC., applicant, on behalf of Stacy Hollis Family LTD. Partnership, owner, is hereby notified of a public hearing regarding the revocation of a Special Use Permit for the operation of a vegetative recycling center (NAICS 562219; Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal) according to Section 3.12.4.B of the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance. A Special Use Permit was issued for this property on November 23, 2015 by the Pender County Board of County Commissioners. The property is zoned GB, General Business zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; NAICS 562219, Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal is permitted via Special Use Permit in the GB, General Business zoning district. The subject property is located at 25558 US HWY 17 and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 4226-974215-0000.

For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 THE PENDER COUNTY OF ADJUSTMENT Phone BOARD 910 259-1202

WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: August 17, 2016 TIME OF HEARINGS: 9:00 A.M. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTED WILL BE HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM, AT THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OFTHE ADJUSTMENT THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING RM. 145,AS 805FOLLOWS: S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, WILLOFFICE HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS NC 28425 DATE OF HEARINGS: August 17, 2016 TOPICS OF HEARING: TIME OF HEARINGS: 9:00 A.M. Variance LOCATION OF HEARINGS: Frederick W. Mahnken et al,NOTED applicant and are requesting a variance for relief THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BEowners, HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, AT from the Pender County Unified Ordinance outlined in Section THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEDevelopment BUILDING RM. 145, 805standards S. WALKER ST., BURGAW, 5.3.3.A setback for accessory structure,NC specifically requesting a variance from the rear 28425 yard setback requirement of ten (10) feet for TOPICS an accessory structure. The subject property OF HEARING: is located at 15 Preswick Drive Rocky Point, NC 28457. There is one (1) tract associated Variance with this request totaling ±et0.31 acres andand the owners, property are mayrequesting be further identified by for Pender Frederick W. Mahnken al, applicant a variance relief County PIN: 3273-15-5438-0000. from the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance standards outlined in Section

5.3.3.A setback for accessory structure, specifically requesting a variance from the rear Variance yard setback requirement of ten (10) feet for an accessory structure. The subject property Harrison applicant, on behalf owner, is is locatedCove, at 15 LLC., Preswick Drive Rocky Point, of NCParks 28457.Family There Forestry is one (1)LLC., tract associated requesting a variance for relief from the Pender County Unified Development with this request totaling ± 0.31 acres and the property may be further identifiedOrdinance

by Pender standards outlined in Section 7.5.1.A.1; specifically the request is to seek relief from the County PIN: 3273-15-5438-0000. provision of street design as for layout of streets as to arrangement, width, grade, character, and location which shall conform to the Pender County Collector Street Plan.

Variance There are Cove, two tracts in this that total approximately ± 112.7 Harrison LLC.,included applicant, on variance behalf ofrequest Parks Family Forestry LLC., owner, is acres and are located tofor the south of NC and County to the east of Harrison Creek Road (SR requesting a variance relief from the 210 Pender Unified Development Ordinance 1573) in theoutlined Topsail in Township.

The properties may be further identified

by Pender County standards Section 7.5.1.A.1; specifically the request is to seek relief from the PINs: 3273-10-0849-0000 and provision of street design as3273-33-1459-0000. for layout of streets as to arrangement, width, grade,

character, and location which shall conform to the Pender County Collector Street Plan.

Variancerequest that total approximately ± 112.7 There are two tracts included in this variance Lynnlee Properties, LLC, applicant owner, is requesting variance reliefRoad from the acres and are located to the south and of NC 210 and to the eastaof Harrisonfor Creek (SR Pender Unified Development Ordinance standards in by Section 1573) inCounty the Topsail Township.

The properties may be furtheroutlined identified Pender5.3.2.B, County Structures to Have Access, specifically the request is to seek relief from the minimum PINs: 3273-10-0849-0000 and 3273-33-1459-0000. access easement width requirement of twenty feet (20’) for a residential principal structure. The subject properties are located approximately 1,900 feet south of the Variance intersection of North LLC, Chubb Road (SR US HWY 117, and approximately Lynnlee Properties, applicant and1646) owner,and is requesting a variance for relief from800 the feet to the west of US HWY 117 in the Union Township, NC. There in areSection two (2)5.3.2.B, tracts Pender County Unified Development Ordinance standards outlined associated with this request totaling ± 2.8 acres and the properties may be further Structures to Have Access, specifically the request is to seek relief from the minimum identified

by Pender County PINs: 3314-08-6454-0000 and(20’) 3314-08-7516-0000. access easement width requirement of twenty feet for a residential principal structure. The subject properties are located approximately 1,900 feet south of the For Additional Information: Contact Dept.

S Walker St800 intersection of North Chubb Road (SRPender 1646) County and USPlanning HWY 117, and805 approximately NC in 28425 PhoneTownship, 910 259 1202 feet to the west of US Burgaw HWY 117 the Union NC. There are two (2) tracts associated with this request totaling ± 2.8 acres and the properties may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 3314-08-6454-0000 and 3314-08-7516-0000.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Jeffrey Vail Broadbridge, 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 29th day of October, 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 28th day of July, 2016.

Adaliz C. Broadbridge 103 W. High Bluff Drive Hampstead, NC 28443 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7411 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016

ten days after the last date of the This the 4th day of publication of this notice, the ComAugust, 2016. mission will schedule a public hearing LAWRENCE S. BOEHLING to determine whether a certificate Administrator of the Esshould be awarded, will give reasontate of Rachel Smith Pearsall able notice of the time and place of P.O. Box the hearing to the Applicant and to 1416 each complaining party, and will reBurgaw, NC quire the Applicant to publish notice 28425 of the hearing in this newspaper. If no #7426 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 complaint is received within the time IN THE MATTER OF THE specified above and if the CommisFORECLOSURE sion does not order a hearing upon OF THE DEED OF TRUST its own initiative, the Commission will EXECUTED BY enter an order awarding the certificate HULAN ASHLEY ANDERSON, JR. sought by the Applicant. and Persons desiring to lodge comDONNA WATKINS ANDERSON, plaints may file statements to that Recorded in Book 3677, effect with the Commission. Such Page 70 and recorded again in statements should reference Docket Book 3761, Page 136, No. SP-8149, Sub 0 and be adPender County Registry dressed as follows: Chief Clerk, North IN THE GENERAL COURT Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 OF JUSTICE Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Carolina 27699-4300.

BEFORE THE CLERK NOTICE TO CREDITORS Statements may also be directed FILE NO. 16-SP-124 AND DEBTORS to Christopher J. Ayers, Executive NOTICE OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, Director, Public Staff - North Carolina FORECLOSURE SALE PENDER COUNTY Utilities Commission, 4326 Mail SerDEED OF TRUST BEING IN THE GENERAL COURT vice Center, Raleigh, North Carolina FORECLOSED: OF JUSTICE 27699-4300 or to The Honorable Roy The Deed of Trust being foreSUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Cooper, Attorney General of North Having qualified as Executor Carolina, 9001 Mail Service Center, closed is that Deed of Trust executed of the estate of Amos King James, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. by HULAN ASHLEY ANDERSON, JR. and DONNA WATKINS ANDERSON to deceased, of Pender County. This #7421 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 Jay B. Green, Trustee, dated August is to notify all persons having claims STATE OF 28, 2009 and recorded in Book 3677, against the estate of said decedent, NORTH CAROLINA Page 70 and recorded again in Book Amos King James, to present them to COUNTY OF PENDER 3761, Page 136 in the Pender County the undersigned on or before October IN THE Registry of North Carolina.

21, 2016 at PO Box 104 Smithfield, GENERAL COURT RECORD OWNERS OF THE NC 27577 or be barred from recovery.

OF JUSTICE REAL PROPERTY: All persons indebted to said estate, SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION The record owners of the subject please make immediate payment.

COURT FILE #:15-CVS-877 real property as reflected on the reThis the day of July, 21, 2016.

PENDER COUNTY et. al., cords of the Pender County Register Craig James Plaintiff(s), of Deeds not more than 10 days prior PO Box 104 v. to the posting of this Notice are The Smithfield, NC 27577 GREATER 17 OPPORTUNITY, Heirs of Donna Watkins Anderson who #7409 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/2016 LLC, owner, et. al., include Christopher Hulan Anderson NOTICE TO CREDITORS Defendant(s). and Noah Alexander Anderson, a AND DEBTORS NOTICE OF SALE possible minor.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, In accordance with an Order enDATE, TIME AND PENDER COUNTY tered in Pender County v. GREATER PLACE OF SALE: IN THE GENERAL COURT 17 OPPORTUNITY, LLC, owner, et. al., The sale will be held on August 16, OF JUSTICE 15-CVS-877, (Pender County, North 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the door of the SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Carolina), the undersigned shall offer Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, Having qualified as Executor of the for sale to the highest bidder at the North Carolina. estate of Wilson Wayne Barnhill, Sr., western door of the Pender County PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: deceased, of Pender County. This Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina The following real property to be is to notify all persons having claims at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that prop- sold “sight unseen” together with any against the estate of said decedent, erty located in Pender County, North improvements is located in Pender Wilson Wayne Barnhill, Sr., to present Carolina, described as: County, North Carolina and is believed them to the undersigned on or before Commencing at the centerline to have the address of 2896 Rooks October 26, 2016 at 4806 Parkside intersection of NCSR 1533 (Shepards Road, Atkinson, NC 28421 and is Drive N. Charleston, SC 29405 or be Road) with US 17, at a found PK Nail, otherwise more particularly described barred from recovery. All persons and following the centerline of US 17 as follows: indebted to said estate, please make N 43d35’50” E a distance of 532.45’; BEING ALL of Lot No. 4 of “OVER immediate payment. This the day of thence leaving said centerline S THE CREEK SUBDIVISION”, as shown July 15th, 2016 44d50’51” E a distance of 50.01’ to a on a map recorded in Map Book 36, found iron stake on the southern right Page 57, Pender County Registry, Wilson Wayne Barnhill, Jr. of way of US 17, THE TRUE POINT reference to which is hereby made for 4806 Parkside Drive OF BEGINNING. Thence from said a more particular description.

N. Charleston, SC 29405 beginning and along the southern Included as part of the real prop#7410 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/2016 right of way of US 17 N 43d35’50” E a erty is a 2010 Clayton Keystone distance of 89.78’ to a found concrete manufactured home bearing serial no.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS monument; thence S 12d47’33” E a OHC019771NCAB as otherwise more AND DEBTORS distance of 1098.42’ to a found iron particularly described in a DeclaraSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, pipe; thence S 25d53’29” W a dis- tion recorded in Book 3677, Page 78 PENDER COUNTY tance of 342.16’ to a found iron pipe; and again in Book 3761, Page 145, IN THE GENERAL COURT OF thence N 10d01’22” W a distance of Pender Registry.

JUSTICE SUPERIOR 43.08’ to a found iron pipe; thence S TERMS OF SALE: COURT DIVISION Pursuant to the provisions of Having qualified as Executrix of 60d34’27” W a distance of 102.60’ to the estate of Avery Ashley Wiles , a found iron pipe; thence N 45d00’00” N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms deceased, of Pender County. This W a distance of 685.25’ to a found iron of the Deed of Trust, any successful is to notify all persons having claims pipe; thence N 48d12’08” E a distance bidder may be required to deposit against the estate of said decedent, of 310.42’ to a found iron pipe; thence with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Avery Ashley Wiles, to present them to N 52d52’00” W a distance of 87.50’ to Court immediately upon the concluthe undersigned on or before Novem- a found iron pipe; thence N 46d17’06” sion of the sale a cash deposit to be ber 3, 2016 at 643 Moore’s Landing W a distance of 207.14’ to the point of determined by the greater of 5% of the Road Hampstead, NC 28443, or be beginning. Containing 12.94 acres by bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute barred from recovery. All persons coordinates and is a portion of Deed Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tenindebted to said estate, please make Book 1224, Page 215.

(PID: 4226-96-0268-0000) der the “full purchase price” so bid in immediate payment. This the day of This sale shall be for cash and a cash or certified check at the time the July 28th 2016.

Karen D. Wiles deposit of five percent (5%) of the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the 643 Moore’s Landing Road amount of the bid shall be required of property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidHampstead, NC 28443 the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any der fail to pay the full amount, then the #7412 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 encumbrances which have priority successful bidder shall remain liable NOTICE TO over the tax liens of Pender County, as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30.

CREDITORS AND DEBTORS all deferred taxes, and all outstanding By submitting your bid, you agree STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, city and county taxes and improve- that the “full purchase price” shall PENDER COUNTY ment assessments not delinquent as be defined as the amount of bid plus IN THE of the filing of the confirmation of sale, the Trustee’s commission as defined GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE and all outstanding city and county in the subject Deed of Trust plus the SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION taxes and improvement assessments costs of the action, unless the Trustee Having qualified as Executrix of not included in the above order. agrees otherwise. For example, if the the estate of Henry Watson ThompPosted: August 4, 2016. amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the son, deceased, of Pender County.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., trustee’s commission is defined in This is to notify all persons having Commissioner the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of claims against the estate of said de#7434 8/4, 8/11/2016 the gross proceeds of the sale, then cedent, Henry Watson Thompson, to the “full purchase price” shall equal present them to the undersigned on NOTICE OF SERVICE OF $21,000.00 plus the costs of the acor before November 3, 2016 at PO PROCESS BY PUBLICATION tion. A tender of Deed shall be deBox 332 Atkinson, NC, 28421or be STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA fined as a letter from the Trustee to the barred from recovery. All persons PENDER COUNTY successful bidder offering to record indebted to said estate, please make IN THE SUPERIOR the Deed upon receipt of full purchase immediate payment. This the day of COURT DIVISION price as described herein and listed July 28, 2016.

BEFORE THE CLERK in said letter. If the trustee is unable Frances Thompson Herring 14 SP 275 to convey title to this property for any PO Box 332 LAWRENCE S. BOEHLING, reason such as a bankruptcy filing, Atkinson, NC 28421 Public Administrator the sole remedy of the successful bid#7416 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 of the Estate of der is the return of the deposit. As to Rachel S. Pearsall any manufactured home, the following PUBLIC NOTICE vs. shall apply: Any not considered real DOCKET NO. SP-8149 SUB 0 JOYCE E. PEARSALL MILES, property is being foreclosed pursuant APPLICATION OF ET ALS to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; QUARTER HORSE FARM, LLC TO:DENITA KING, REGINALD there is no warranty that any is actually FOR A CERTIFICATE PEARSALL, SHONNA PEARSALL, located on the subject tract; and there OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE VAUGHN PEARSALL, DONNA LOF- is no warranty given by the Substitute AND NECESSITY TON, SHELIA LEWIS, SYLVIA PEARS- Trustee as to whether said home is NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ALL, TAMARA PEARSALL, MICHAEL real property or personal property. on July 18, 2016, Quarter Horse Farm, LEWIS, TONY PEARSALL, and UN- The sale will be made subject to all LLC (Applicant), filed an application KNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCES- prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessseeking a certificate of public conSORS IN INTEREST TO RACHEL S. ments, restrictions and easements of venience and necessity pursuant to PEARSALL record, if any.

G.S. 62-110.1(a) for construction of Take Notice that a pleading ADDITIONAL NOTICE: a 5-MW solar generating facility to seeking relief against you has been Take notice that an order for be located at the end of Hilltop Farm filed in the above-entitled special possession of the property may be Road, northwest of the intersection proceeding. The nature of the relief issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in with U.S. Route 17, in the Township being sought is as follows: favor of the purchaser and against of Topsail, Pender County, North Petition to sell real property owned the party or parties in possession Carolina. The Applicant plans to sell

by Rachel S. Pearsall described byThethe clerk offorsuperior courtCounty. of the Media of Record the People of Pender the electricity to Duke Energy Progin Deed Book 2033, Page 323 of county in which the property is sold. ress, LLC. West Fremont Street •that Burgaw,any NC 28425 the Pender County Registry said Take201-A further notice person Details of the application may be 910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com proceeding being brought to pay who occupies the property pursuant obtained from the Office of the Chief debts and administrative costs of to a rental agreement entered into or Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities said estate. renewed on or after October 1, 2007, Commission, 430 N. Salisbury Street, You are required to make defense may, after receiving the notice of sale, 5th Floor, Dobbs Building, Raleigh, to such pleading not later than Sep- terminate the rental agreement by North Carolina 27603 or 4325 Mail tember 14, 2016 and upon your fail- providing written notice of terminaService Center, Raleigh, North Caroure to do so the party seeking service tion to the landlord, to be effective on lina 27699-4300 or on the Commisagainst you will apply to the Court for a date stated in the notice that is at sion’s website at www.ncuc.net. the relief sought. least 10 days, but no more than 90 If a complaint is received within

days, after the sale dates 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. This notice further states that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This the 13 day of June, 2016.

THE GREEN LAW FIRM, P.C. Jay B. Green Attorneys for Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797 Facsimile: 919-829-0799 #7418 8/4, 8/11/2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 68 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Natasha R. Jarman and Danilla Jarman (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Natasha R. Jarman) to W.J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of May, 2008, and recorded in Book 3468, Page 189, 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 August 16, 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: BEGINNING at an iron axle at the intersection of the South line of the 60 foot right of way of County Road No. 1001, the old Black River Road, and the old line between E. L. English, see Book 339, Page 358, and I. C. Orr Estate, see Book 132, Page 86, (said Beginning corner being the Northwest corner of a lot conveyed to Upper Union Community Building by E. L. English) and runs thence, 1. With the old English (Book 339, Page 358) and Orr (Book 132, Page 86) line and with the West line of the Upper Union Community Building lot South 04 degrees 10 minutes West 210.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence, 2. With a new line North 73 degrees 12 minutes West 105.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence, 3. With a new line North 04 degrees 10 minutes East 210.00 feet to an iron pipe in the South line of the 60 foot right of way of County Road No. 1001 (old Black River Road); thence, 4. With the South line of the 60 foot right of way line of County Road No. 1001 as it curves in a counterclockwise direction to the Point of Beginning, chord of said curve being South 73 degrees 12 minutes East 105.00 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.5 acres, more or less as surveyed during August 1965,

by Charles V. Brooks, III, Registered Surveyor, with all lines correct in their angular relations and relative to the 1965 magnetic meridian, and being a part of the land in a deed to I. C. Orr and Mary E. Orr as recorded in Book 132, Page 86 of the Pender County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2181 Willard Road, Willard, North Carolina.

Being the same land described in a deed dated December 14, 1965 recorded in Book 401, Page 452 of the Pender County Registry.

See Will of Margaret Orr Davis, File 94 E 130 of the Pender County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office.

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: 1177759 (FC.FAY) #7427 8/4, 8/11/2016 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 Roy Edwards Jr., deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, William Roy Edwards Jr. to present them to the undersigned on or before November 10, 2016 at 124 Shannon Court Rocky Mount, NC 27804 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of August 4, 2016.

Deborah E. Haggerty 124 Shannon Court Rocky Mount, NC 27804 #7423 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-428 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

CHRISTINA MARIA ALLEN, owner, et. al., Defendant(s). N NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. CHRISTINA MARIA ALLEN, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-428, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: BEGINNING at a stake in N.C. Highway #5, at Northwest corner of Robert Cowan (old Charlie Raynor line) and runs East with Cowan line to a stake at the ditch; thence Southeast 48 yards to a stake in another ditch; thence West with a ditch 92 yards to a stake in road (N.C. #50); thence with right of way line of said road to BEGINNING, containing 1 acre, more or less, and being same described in Book 215, page 4 of the Pender County Registry.

This property is also the same as described as the first tract in deed recorded in Book 367, page 183 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 3384-40-7538-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7431 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 16-CVS-376 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

CAROLYN BROWNING, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CAROLYN LOUISE BROWNING 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 0.76 acres Grady Township, Parcel ID Number 226783-6597-0000 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 September 30, 2016.

This date: August 11, 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 #7442 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO: 16E297 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Louis Edward Cuervo, Jr., deceased of Pender, North Carolina, are hereby notified to present them to Diana Cuervo, as Administrator of the Estate of Louis Edward Cuervo, Jr., on or before November 14, 2016, in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to Louis Edward Cuervo, Jr., please make immediate payment to the Estate of Louis Edward Cuervo, Jr. This the 5th day of August, 2016.

Diana Cuervo, Administrator c/o James L. Seay, III Seay Law Firm, PLLC 519 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 763-2525 #7448 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016

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 Franklin Raymond Rogers III, deceased, of Pender County.

This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Franklin Raymond Rogers III to present them to the undersigned on or before November 17, 2016 at 360 Washington Creek Drive, Willard NC, 28478 or be barred from recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the day of August 11, 2016.

Melanie Rogers 360 Washington Creek Drive Willard, NC 28478 #7443 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP93 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RYAN SCOTT WENZEL AND MEGAN DAWN JONES DATED OCTOBER 8, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2239 AT PAGE 276 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 11:00AM on August 16, 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: BEING all of Lot 110-A in Section VI-E, Belvedere Plantation according to the map of Section VI-E, Belvedere Plantation, recorded in Map Book 20, at Page 41, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description.

And Being more commonly known as: 116 Bay Tree Cir, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ryan Scott Wenzel and Megan Dawn Jones.

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 July 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/ 13-041476 #7429 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:14-CVS-689 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

SHIRLEY B. HUBBARD C/O JOEY HUBBARD, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. SHIRLEY B. HUBBARD C/O JOEY HUBBARD, owner, et. al., 14-CVS-689, (Pender County,

North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Being all of that real property described in a deed recorded in Book 502 Page 98 of the Pender County Registry and further being all that real property described in a deed recorded in Book 474 Page 106 of the Pender County Registry less and excepting therefrom all that real property conveyed by deed and recorded in Book 1347 Page 206 of the Pender County Registry and further less and excepting therefrom all that real property conveyed by deed and recorded in Book 1347 Page 209 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 2293-21-1499-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7430 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-794 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

EZRA C. MURPHY, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. EZRA C. MURPHY, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-794, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: LYING in Columbia Township, Pender County, North Carolina, adjacent to and Northeast of the paved centerline of S.R. #1207 (Halfway Branch School Road), and being more fully described as follows: BEGINNING at an old subsurface P.K. spike ins aid centerline of S.R. #1207, said beginning spike is located along said road centerline South 55 degrees 14 minutes 20 seconds East 516.76 feet from a new P.K. spike at the intersection of centerlines of S.R. #1207 and a marled Paper Co. Road, (running to the Southwest); said Paper Co. Road is located Northwestwardly along S.R. #1207 approximately 1 mile from S.R. @1206 (Tuckahoe Road).

RUNNING thence from said BEGINNING P.K. spike, so located, North 55 degrees 14 minutes 20 seconds West 336.29 feet with said road centerline to a new P.K. spike in said road centerline; thence, a new line North 32 degrees 09 minutes East 155.35 feet to a new iron stake; thence a new line South 71 degrees 14 minutes 40 seconds East 213.84 feet to a new iron stake in the old marked line; thence with said old marked line South 2 degrees 00 minutes West 254.67 feet (passing over an old flush iron pipe at 218.95 feet) to the BEGINNING, containing 0.97 acres, more or less (net) and is as surveyed and described by William H. Blake, NC RLS #L-2179 of Burgaw, NC on 25 April, 1997.

Out of those 19 acres, see Deed Book 361, Page 155 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 2350-15-2730-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7432 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-813 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

LAURA F. MANNING, o owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. LAURA F. MANNING, owner, et. al., 15-CVS813, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Located a short distance East of U.S. Highway #421 and being more fully described as follows, to-wit:

BEGINNING at an iron pipe that marks the Southern dividing corner between Lot #20 and Lot #21, of the Sinai Valley Subdivision as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map book 20, Page 49 of the Pender County Registry; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, with the dividing line between said lot #20 and Lot #21 North 11 deg. 22’ 46” West 178.7 feet to an iron pipe in the Southern edge of a 30 foot wide roadway; thence with a curved line as it curves to the left with a radius of 35 feet a cord course and distance of North 70 deg. 13’ 11” East 65.95 feet to an in pipe that marks the dividing corner between Lot #11 and Lot #21 of said subdivision; thence North 51 deg. 06’ 29” East 182.31 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, South 28 deg. 28’ 05” West 354.19 feet to the Beginning, containing 0.39 acres, more or less and being a portion of Lot #21 of the Sinai Valley Subdivision as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 20, Page 49 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 2293-40-3441-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7433 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-877 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

GREATER 17 OPPORTUNITY, LLC, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. GREATER 17 OPPORTUNITY, LLC, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-877, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Commencing at the centerline intersection of NCSR 1533 (Shepards Road) with US 17, at a found PK Nail, and following the centerline of US 17 N 43d35’50” E a distance of 532.45’; thence leaving said centerline S 44d50’51” E a distance of 50.01’ to a found iron stake on the southern right of way of US 17, THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Thence from said beginning and along the southern right of way of US 17 N 43d35’50” E a distance of 89.78’ to a found concrete monument; thence S 12d47’33” E a distance of 1098.42’ to a found iron pipe; thence S 25d53’29” W a distance of 342.16’ to a found iron pipe; thence N 10d01’22” W a distance of 43.08’ to a found iron pipe; thence S 60d34’27” W a distance of 102.60’ to a found iron pipe; thence N 45d00’00” W a distance of 685.25’ to a found iron pipe; thence N 48d12’08” E a distance of 310.42’ to a found iron pipe; thence N 52d52’00” W a distance of 87.50’ to a found iron pipe; thence N 46d17’06” W a distance of 207.14’ to the point of beginning. Containing 12.94 acres by coordinates and is a portion of Deed Book 1224, Page 215.

(PID: 4226-96-0268-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7434 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:15-CVS-1183 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

CRAWFORD L. INGRAHAM, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. CRAWFORD L. INGRAHAM, owner, et. al., 15-CVS-1183, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Being all of Lot 6 Sandy Run Subdivision, Section 1, as shown on map of same, prepared by Cowan and Jones, P.A. of Burgaw, North Carolina. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 25 a Page 1 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

(PID: 2295-12-0220-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7436 8/4, 8/11/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:16-CVS-182 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

ROBERT SPROUSE, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. ROBERT SPROUSE, owner, et. al., 16-CVS182, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Being that 2.642 acres, more or less, located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina and being more fully described as: Located in Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to the South of the Northern line of Tract No. 2 of White Stocking Estates as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 22, at Page 82 of the Pender County Registry and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing concrete monument that marks the Northern dividing corner between Tracts No. 1 and 2 of White Stocking Estates as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 22 at Page 82 of the Pender County Registry; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) With the Northern line of said Tract No. 2 South 85 degrees 39 minute 30 seconds East 695.48 feet to an existing concrete monument that marks the Northeastern corner of said Tract No. 2; thence, (2) With the Eastern line of said Tract No. 2 South 7 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds West 331.37 feet to an iron stake in line; thence, (3) North 59 degrees 41 minutes 09 seconds West 755.77 feet to the Beginning, containing 2.642 acres more or less and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, N.C. during October 2003.

The above described tract is “Together with” all easements shown on the White Stocking Estates Map and the Dave Hornbeck Division Map recorded in Ma Book 22, at Page 82 and Map Book 30, at Page 21 of the Pender County Registry.

The above described tract is “Together with” an easement for purposes of ingress, egress and regress with said easement being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing iron take that marks the Northwestern corner of Tract “A” of the Dave Hornbeck Division as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 30, at Page 21 of the Pender County Registry; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) With the dividing line between Tracts 1 and 2 of White Stocking Estates North 16 degrees 49 minutes 05 seconds East 712.25 feet to an existing concrete monument in line; thence, (2) South 59 degrees 41 minutes 09 seconds East 100.00 feet to a point in line; thence, (3) North 88 degrees 30 minutes 55 seconds West 79.72 feet to a point, inline, thence, (4) South 16 degrees 49 minutes 05 seconds West 668.07 feet to a point in line; thence, (5) North 77 degrees 45 minutes 47 seconds West 30.10 feet to the Beginning.

As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 991, at Page 135 of the Pender County Registry.

(PID: 3249-89-1944-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7438 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #:16-CVS-78 PENDER COUNTY et. al., Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS

IN INTEREST TO HENRY GRAY MOTT, owner, et. al., Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with an Order entered in Pender County v. UNKNOWN SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO HENRY GRAY MOTT, owner, et. al., 16-CVS-78, (Pender County, North Carolina), the undersigned shall offer for sale to the highest bidder at the western door of the Pender County Courthouse in Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 Noon, 08/19/2016, that property located in Pender County, North Carolina, described as: Tract 2 as depicted on a map of a court ordered survey Mary C. Dobson, Petitioner vs. The Unknown Successors in Interest to Henry Gray Mott and the Unknown Heirs of Annie Mott and Mary Frances Hawes containing 1.828 acres, more or less.

(PID: 2248-17-4530-0000) This sale shall be for cash and a deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid shall be required of the highest bidder at the sale.

This sale shall be subject to any encumbrances which have priority over the tax liens of Pender County, all deferred taxes, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not delinquent as of the filing of the confirmation of sale, and all outstanding city and county taxes and improvement assessments not included in the above order.

Posted: August 4, 2016.

Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., Commissioner #7437 8/4, 8/11/2016 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY STEPHEN DANIEL GROVES and wife, JOANNA B. GROVES, Recorded in Book 2445, Page 131, Pender County Registry IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 16-SP-97 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED: The Deed of Trust being foreclosed is that Deed of Trust executed

by STEPHEN DANIEL GROVES and wife, JOANNA B. GROVES to Joe Belcher, Trustee, dated July 27, 2004 and recorded in Book 2445, Page 131 in the Pender County Registry of North Carolina.

RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY: The record owners of the subject real property as reflected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to the posting of this Notice are Stephen Daniel Groves and Joanna D. Groves.

DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF SALE: The sale will be held on August 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the door of the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina.

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD: The following real property to be sold “sight unseen” together with any improvements is located in Pender County, North Carolina and is believed to have the address of 120 BW Groves Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 and is otherwise more particularly described as follows: Situated in LONG CREEK TOWNSHIP, PENDER County, NC BEING ALL OF TRACT 1 AS SHOWN ON A MAP ENTITLED “SURVEY FOR WALTER C. GROVES, JR.” PREPARED BY COWAN AND JONES, PA IN JUNE 1995 AND RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 30, PAGE 43 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. Tax Map Reference: 3216-60-5280-0000 Being the same property conveyed from GLENDA GROVES, WIDOW to WALTER CORNELIUS GROVES AND STEPHEN DANIEL GROVES by deed dated 07/06/1995 and recorded 01/26/1996 in book 1106, page 346 of the public records of PENDER county, NC. Included is a 2004 Clayton Oxford manufactured home bearing serial no.

OHC014188NC. TERMS OF SALE: Pursuant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee or Clerk of Superior Court immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit to be determined by the greater of 5% of the bid or $750.00. Unless the Substitute Trustee agrees otherwise, the successful bidder will be required to tender the “full purchase price” so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a Deed to the property or attempts to tender such Deed, and should the successful bidder fail to pay the full amount, then the successful bidder shall remain liable as provided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30. By submitting your bid, you agree that the “full purchase price” shall be defined as the amount of bid plus the Trustee’s commission as defined in the subject Deed of Trust plus the costs of the action, unless the Trustee agrees otherwise.

For example, if the amount of bid is $20,000.00 and the trustee’s commission is defined in the subject Deed of Trust as 5% of the gross proceeds of the sale, then the “full purchase price” shall equal $21,000.00 plus the costs of the action. A tender of Deed shall be defined as a letter from the Trustee

to the successful bidder offering to record the Deed upon receipt of full purchase price as described herein and listed in said letter. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason such as a bankruptcy filing, the sole remedy of the successful bidder is the return of the deposit.

As to any manufactured home, the following shall apply: Any not considered real property is being foreclosed pursuant to N.C.G.S. §25-9-604, if necessary; there is no warranty that any is actually located on the subject tract; and there is no warranty given by the Substitute Trustee as to whether said home is real property or personal property. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, assessments, restrictions and easements of record, if any.

ADDITIONAL NOTICE: Take notice that 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.

Take further notice that 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 dates 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. This notice further states that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

This the 13th day of June, 2016.

Deidre D. DeFlorentis, Substitute Trustee 908 E. Edenton Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 Telephone: 919-829-0797 Facsimile: 919-829-0799 #7424 8/11, 8/18/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER CIVIL ACTION 16-CVS-280 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Plaintiff, v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ARLENE R. YOW, ET AL, Defendants.

TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ARLENE R. YOW NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION Take notice that pleadings seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled civil action.

The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: The condemnation and appropriation, for highway purposes, of a certain interests or estates in that certain parcel of land lying and being in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: Being that tract of land described in a Quitclaim Deed dated August 11, 2000 from Lionel L. Yow and wife, Connie S. Yow, and Elizabeth C. Lewis (grantors) to Arlene R. Yow (grantee), and recorded September 12, 2000 in Book 1620, Page 42, Pender County Registry. The property description contained in said deed is hereby incorporated by reference. LESS AND EXCEPTING that out conveyance by deed dated May 14, 2001 from Arlene R. Yow, Widow (grantor) to Town of Surf City (grantee), and recorded May 15, 2001 in Book 1708, Page 033, Pender County Registry. Also being that land identified as Tax Parcel ID No. 4234-79-6459-0000 (Tract 6; 7 acres) as is shown in the Pender County Tax Office.

You are hereby required to make defense to such pleadings not later than the 20th day of September, 2017, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This the 26th day of July, 2016.

ROY COOPER Attorney General Lisa B. Finkelstein Assistant Attorney General Attorney General’s Office 1505 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N. C. 27699-1505 Telephone: (919) 707-4480 #7425 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 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 Leslie Delano Preece, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Leslie Delano Preece, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 17, 2015 at PO Box 2749 Surf City, NC 28445 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of August 11, 2016.

Sharon Hale PO Box 2749 Surf City, NC 28445 #7440 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016

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Continued from page 8A Trask will also travel to Jacksonville on Saturday for the Jacksonville Jamboree.

Last year it was held at Camp Lejeune but security concerns have moved it to Northside High School. The Titans will face Richlands at 6:45 p.m. and White Oak at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Topsail lost some very talented players to graduation, among them two-way tackle Joe Sculthorpe, wide receiver Hunter Potts, and running back Drew Gaither, but Coach Inman is pretty solid at the two primary skill positions – quarterback (rising junior Jacob Floyd) and running

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Continued from page 9A So, in 2012, Megan packed up her belongings and her two dogs (Parker and Moxie) and moved across the country in June of 2012. She has a daily show from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday throughSaturday on 106.1 KISS-FM, and she is also the talent buyer and booking agent for Hard Rock-Seattle. “There are times when I become homesick but after four years it’s starting to feel more like home,� said Megan, who is 34 and still single. “I grew up in a small town and had only seen Seattle on TV or in the movies, so living here is like a dream come true.�

But even after moving 3,057 miles away, Megan hasn’t forsaken her roots. “I was on the first volleyball team that (Coach Hill) Pearsall had for their entire four years and his leadership and advice not only allowed us to succeed as student/athletes but it helped forge the foundation for us as adults and prepare us

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Continued from page 7A thought it was a dramatic as anything Ansel Adams had ever done of the majestic mountain clouds out west. My morning glories were every bit as good as Georgia O’Keeffe’s.

Of course people who ‘know’ photography as art would look at my stuff and

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Continued from page 8A all said. “Hoggard is always the team to watch in 4A but we need to focus on winning our 3A games for the playoffs.

Realistically, with a split conference, you have two finishes with the 3A games to secure your playoff spot, and fighting the 4A to get experience and earn wins to help in playoff standings.�

Defensively it will be a task replacing Marrotta (563 digs, 56 aces). But rising senior Makenna Preville will be moving into the Libero position and she was no slouch last year with 179 digs. Rising junior Angelica Biele had 295 digs, and rising senior Kaylee Kyle, who will move into the setters spot, had 168 digs.

Those three girls, combined with the addition of Lilli Herring and rising junior defensive specialist Rachel Kapiko up from the juniorvarsity squad, will combine for a formidable back line. “Kaylee will be moving to setter for us this year,�

Pearsall said. “She did a great job for us on the backline last year and we are working with her and the hitters to get their timing down. Makenna will anchor the back line as Libero. “Lilli will return as a defensive specialist on the back line to provide passing, and Rachel will help with the de-

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Continued from page 5A so-that is one of my favorites to watch. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.�

I heard a song-a country music song-that was about a raggedy old American flag

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day to be held at Jacksonville Northside.

Two of the three county teams will open regular season non-conference play Aug. 19 with Trask visiting Topsail.

Pender will host Topsail the following week. &ALL SEASON OPENS !UG The fall spots season opens

play in earnest Aug. 15 with the Pender volleyball team playing at Laney while the Topsail tennis team will play at Coastal Christian.

The Trask soccer team will host Northside. That will kick off a full week of regular season non-conference events.

back (rising sophomore D. J. Montano), and at three spots on the offensive line. Inman will be paying specific attention to tackle and guard and to the defense. “We are pretty solid at center and at two spots (returnees Jarrett Radley and Hank Jacobs) on the offensive line so we will be looking for a guard and tackle to step up on the right side,� Inman said. “We will also be looking for depth at running back. “I feel good about our defense although we will be looking at the secondary, for guys to step up and take control back there. We’re going to put a lot of kids on the field and evaluate and see if they can do the things we want, and need, them to do.�

Pender retur ns several players who contributed last year but second-year Coach Bob Via will still be looking at just about every position as the Patriots attempt to break free from a four-year drought that has seen the go 11-34 overall and 7-21 in conference since the 2011 season. The last winning campaign came in Tom Eanes’ final season when the Patriots went 12-3 and 5-2 in conference.

Numbers have been a problem for Pender dating all the way back to the Eanes’ era and the current 2016 roster lists just 26 potential players so Via will not only be looking for starters but for players to serve as relief so many of his players do not have to go both ways (offense and defense).

for the ups-and-downs of life,�

Megan said. “It was a special thing to be a part of.� s!DDISON 3PRUILL Addison played basketball and football (one year) at Pender but it was on the hardwood where he excelled. After his graduation in 2011, Spruill went to Brevard Community College (Fla.) where he again proved his mettle on the court while enhancing his academic scorecard. “When I got to college I realized you had to take academics very seriously if you want to keep your scholarship,� Addison said. �I don’t think I did a good job of that in high school.�

Addison was recruited by UNCW Coach Buzz Peterson and played one year under Peterson and one under Kevin Keatts. “In both systems I changed positions and it helped,�

Spruill said. “I guess I flourished more in Coach Keatts’ system. He opened a professional career in Japan the following year but was suddenly released after two months. “I was playing good bas-

ketball and was helping make the team better so the release came as a complete surprise,�

Addison said. “The irony is they were the number one team in the league when I left and they wound up not even making the playoffs.�

Spruill came home for eight months and is a free agent. He went to Dallas to work with a trainer and he is working with an agent as he ponders his next step. “Right now I am looking to get a spot on a NBA roster or in the D-League (Developmental) if I don’t go directly to a NBA team. It’s been a tough journey but at some point, with continued hard work, I expect it will pay off.�

Spruill is working on completing his degree in communications but, for now, continuing his professional playing career is his top priority. “The only thing I have on my plate making a run at playing professional basketball,� Addison said. “If that doesn’t happen then I’d like to stay in the game as a trainer or coach.�

think how artless, but that’s the whole point. You train your eye to see what you want to see and your brain will go along.

I had a story for the class: Once upon a time, this kid got a camera and took some pictures. Family and friends thought they were pretty good and everyone liked them and encouraged him to go on, so he took some classes, read

the magazines, followed the latest trends, and if you knew anything at all about photography you knew he was there.

And now he went in for the really advanced techniques, the avant-garde, and only the effete understood, and pretty much nobody else liked his pictures anymore.

There’s a lesson for life in there somewhere.

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Up front, Kyle will be one of the setters along with Angelica Biele. The Lady Pirates will look to rising seniors Azia Anderson and Victoria Elder and rising juniors Selena Biele and Kensley Hagan to man the middle and outside hitter slots. “Angelica will play dual roles at setter and outside hitter, she is our most powerful hitter,� Pearsall said. “Victoria will continue to work in the middle and on the right side, and she will be a presence on the front line. “Azia will return as senior outside hitter and we will be looking to her for consistent hitting. Selena will be fighting for one of the remaining outside hitter positions and Kensley is moving up from the junior varsity to the varsity to fill the middle.�

Pearsall also indicated other players may be moved up from the junior varsity to fill the roster and compete for positions.

The Lady Pirates open the regular season next Wednesday (Aug. 16) at home against county rival Pender before heading to Rocky Point on Thursday (Aug. 17) to face the Lady Titans of Trask. Saturday (Aug. 20) Pearsall and the Topsail girls will go to Swansboro for six-team, roundrobin tournament along with Croatan, Dixon, East Duplin, Lejeune, and Swansboro. hanging in their small town and how it had gotten shot in a war, torn in another, cut in another and on and on.

Yes it was a raggedy old flag, but they were proud of its history and they flew it every day.

If anybody knows where I can find a copy of that song please let me know.

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CAROLYN BROWNING, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: CAROLYN LOUISE BROWNING Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been ďŹ led 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 briey described as 0.76 acres Grady Township, Parcel ID Number 226783-6597-0000 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 September 30, 2016.

This date: August 11, 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 #7441 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COUNTY OF PENDER 15 CVS 115 VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

JANNETTE E. MURRAY a/k/a JANNETTE MYERS and FRANK MYERS JR. Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE Notice is given that pursuant to a ďŹ nal judgment entered by the presiding Judge on July 18, 2016, in

the above-entitled cause, I, Craig S. Haskell, in and by such judgment appointed to be Commissioner referred to in the judgment, will sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder or bidders, on the steps of the Pender County Courthouse, or usual place of sale, at 10:00 a.m., on August 23, 2016. The property directed by such judgment to be sold is located at 25880 NC Highway 210, Currie, NC, 28435, Pender County, and more particularly described as follows: LOCATED IN GRADY TOWNSHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, A SHORT DISTANCE NORTHEAST OF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY NO. 210 AND BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIPE THAT MARKS THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THE PHYLLIS M. MOORE LANDS, SAID IRON PIPE BEING LOCATED AT A POINT THAT IS THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES FROM AN OLD U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC NAIL AND CAP LOCATED IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE PAVED CENTERLINE OF N.C. HIGHWAY NO. 210 WITH THE OLD GRADED CENTERLINE OF SECONDARY ROAD #1118; NORTH 46 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 15 SECONDS W EST 795.58 FEET NORTH 48 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST 150.00 FEET NORTH 53 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 150.00 FEET NORTH 57 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 44.57 FEET NORTH 24 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST 261.72 FEET NORTH 63 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 150.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING; AND RUNNING THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING, SO LOCATED, (1) WITH AND BEYOND THE PHYLLIS M. MOORE LINE NORTH 24 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST 368.00 FEET (PASSING OVER AN IRON PIPE IN A CANAL DITCH AT 265.25 FEET) TO A CORNER MARKED 12 INCH MAPLE TREE; THENCE, (2) NORTH 63 DEGREES 51

MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST 127.97 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE, (3) SOUTH 21 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST 368.10 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE, (4) SOUTH 63 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST 109.32 FEET TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 1.00 ACRE MORE OR LESS AND IS AS SURVEYED BY THOMPSON SURVEYING CO., P.A. OF BURGAW, NORTH CAROLINA IN AUGUST 1995.

THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT IS TOGETHER WITH A 24 FOOT WIDE ROADWAY EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INGRESS, EGRESS AND REGRESS TO AND FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT WITH SAID EASEMENT LYING ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THE CALL NO. 1 AND ADJACENT TO AND SOUTH OF THE CALL NO. 2 OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINES: BEGINNING AT AN OLD NAIL IN THE PAVED CENTERLINE OF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY #210, SAID NAIL BEING LOCATED AT A POINT THAT IS THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES FROM AN OLD U.S. COAST AND GEODETIC NAIL AND CAP LOCATED IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE PAVED CENTERLINE OF NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY #210 WITH THE OLD GRADED CENTERLINE OF SECONDARY ROAD #1118: NORTH 46 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 795.58 FEET NORTH 48 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST 150.00 FEET NORTH 53 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 150.00 FEET NORTH 57 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 15 SECONDS WEST 44.57 FEET TO THE BEGINNING; AND RUNNING THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING, SO LOCATED, (1) NORTH 24 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 45 SECONDS WEST 261.72 FEET; THENCE, (2) NORTH 63 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST 259.32 FEET (PASSING OVER AN IRON STAKE INLINE AT 150.00 FEET) TO AN IRON STAKE THAT MARKS THE TERMINUS OF THIS

24 FOOT WIDE ROADWAY EASEMENT. Tax Map Reference: F101 055 002 Being that parcel of land conveyed to JANNETTE E. MURRAY from CHANCY MURRAY AND WIFE DORIS MURRAY by that deed dated 10/09/1995 and recorded 01/25/1996 in deed book 1106, at page 174 of the PENDER County, NC Public Registry.

This sale is made subject to all unpaid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and assessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases.

This sale is also subject to any applicable county land transfer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land transfer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the purchase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certiďŹ ed check at the time the Commissioner tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 1-339.30 (e).

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

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Hampstead Women’s Club is always looking for volunteers and for quality donations to be sold in its Thrift Shop. With this help from the community, the nonprofit is able to give to numerous local charities each year. All charities that receive support from the Women’s Club are voted on by the Board of Directors. Although they cannot help everyone who asks, the organization tries to assist as many local charities as possible. All small local charities that support members of our community, and that may need a little financial assistance, are encouraged to write to the Women’s Club. “We get unique items all the time,� said President Patricia T r uscello. “We have had diamond rings and antique jewelry. Some of what we get looks like it’s from estates. Sometimes people just clean out without knowing what they’re cleaning out. We always have a lot of dishes and other household items. People will come in and see something and say, ’I’ve always wanted one of these and couldn‘t afford it.’ They’ll come here and find brand new household items that is much more expensive in a retail store. Furniture sells fast because people can always use affordable furniture. We can always make room for more. It comes in and it’s going out just as fast as he’s unloading the truck.�

The money from items sold in the Thrift Shop help the group give to a variety of local nonprofits. So far this year, the donations made by the Women’s Club include a $500 donation to Topsail Senior Center and its Meals on Wheels program, $75 to Surf City Baptist’s Stomp the Park and $100 to the Topsail Girls Softball Team. They gave $500 to both the Yahweh Center and to Safe Haven of Pender County.

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This year’s Board includes: Patricia Truscello, President; Anne Livengood, Vice President; Glenda Nadeau, Second Vi c e P re s i d e n t ; Ro b i n S t o c k e l , Treasurer; and Diane Mangus, Secretary. The group meets the second Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m., and meetings will resume in September. Both men and women who are interested in helping our community are encouraged to join. One of the group’s most anticipated annual events is the Annual Christmas Bazaar, which is scheduled for the first weekend in December.

During the event, the Women’s Club sells all the Christmas items they have been collecting for the year. The proceeds from the Christmas Bazaar help fund their activities for the volunteers and for scholarships. Their 3rd Annual Breakfast with Santa is scheduled to take place Dec. 10 this year. “We have some really good new members. If we didn’t have the crew that we have that comes in every Monday and Thursday, we could never process all that we have. We always need members. We need the hands,� said Truscello.

Hampstead Women’s Club is located at 14435 Hwy 17 N in Hampstead.

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I have come that they might have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10 Erecting barriers seems to be a persistent human past time. From the moment that Adam and Eve realized that they were naked (a condition that was a direct result of disobeying God), we humans have created distance between us and others, invisible walls if you will to close us in and others out.

As we contemplate in this day the need for walls, the plans to build walls both visible and invisible in our world, perhaps it would be good to recall the oft quoted poem by Robert Frost entitled Mending Walls. In the poem Frost recounts the annual task un-

dertaken at the beginning of spring, when he and his neighbor go about shoring up the walls between their properties, mending the bits that have fallen in disrepair through the fall and winter.

As they work the neighbor intones advice proffered by his Father, “good fences make good neighbors,� but Frost is not so sure.

Before I build a wall, “he muses,� I’d ask what I was walling in or walling out.�

Then in a moment of mischief as he says or in clarity perhaps, Frost observes, “Something there is that doesn’t love a wall. That wants it down.

Jesus built many things through his words and life on earth. He built a new view of God, a God of love and not anger or impassion. He built bridges to people from all walks of life with a special place in his heart for the dispossessed, the downtrodden, the forgotten, those for the most part left out and cast aside. He built up lives and

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new ways of seeing. He built up structures and new ways of relating one to another.

He built up such things as hope and love and peace and compassion. He shared a new vision of a life of servanthood rather than self-preservation.

What is interesting in all this is that Jesus never built a wall, visible or invisible. If anything, Jesus broke down walls, self- imposed barriers, and He crossed boundaries as a matter of principle. The woman at the well and the woman caught in adultery; the blind beggar by the road, the cripple man at the pool of Bethesda, the demoniac in the graveyard, the 10 lepers, Zacchaeus the tax collector up a tree; all of them people that society walled out, pushed away, and excluded.

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Something there is in the mysterious cosmos of existence that doesn’t like a wall, that wants it down. Something there that encounters every wall and challenges it.

Something there is that meets all the boundaries and barriers we build and walks through them and beyond. It is Jesus. It is in the end the spirit and power of Jesus that comes to break down the dividing walls of human distance and distain to build a better people, a better life for all, a vastly more compassionate world.

It is Jesus that faces the walls of our world and our time, visible and invisible, and wants them down for the love of God.

Donations Needed 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

363 Sloop Point Loop Rd, Hampstead, NC 28443

www.hampsteadwellnessclinic.com

Burgaw Vape

Located inside SOUTHERN PRINTING 203 S. Dudley St. • Burgaw, NC 910.259.4807

311 S. Campbell St. Burgaw, NC 910.259.6007

TRI-COUNTY PEST CONTROL, INC. Ants • Fleas • Ticks • Spiders • Flies Rodents • Termites Serving New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick, and Onslow County

Real Estate Inspections • All Work Guaranteed Wood Destroying Insect Reports Moisture Control • Termite & Pest Control Financing Available Locally Owned & Operated

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

910.532.4470 Hometown Convenience 45 Wilmington Hwy. Harrells, NC

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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

140 Industrial Drive Burgaw, NC 28425

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

Please send us your church news and announcements to posteditor@post-voice.com

Intrepid Hardware 910.675.1157, Rocky Point

Office of Rocky Point Mini Storage Climate Control • First Month Half Price •

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. • 910-619-8063

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

LeeAnn Eagle, Naturopathic Doctor 910-300-7642 • 910-270-9029

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

Church Directory BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy. 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3046

110 E. Bridgers Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-2295

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 ARY’S CHURCH

18577 NC 53 E, Kelly, NC • 910-669-2488

100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310 www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. • 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. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

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

Men’s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m.

Ladies’ 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 • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High)

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 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

212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 www.harrellsfh.com

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH 910.259.2136

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 10 a.m.

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

14201 Hwy. 50/210 • Surf City, NC 28445 • 910-328-4422

Our Family Serving Your Family Since 1913

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

910.259.2136 Affordable Prices www.harrellsfh.com Dignified Funeral Services

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

S. Dickerson St. Pender’s212 Original Funeral Service Burgaw, NC 28425

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

& Cremation Service

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.

FUNERAL HOME

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

Wednesday Prayer Service & Children’s Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

Harrell’s

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

Producers of the finest select pork rinds and pork cracklin products in the USA

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. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 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 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 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 LANIER’S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue • 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.

Children’s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Summer produce recipes

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Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer With the bountiful array of summer vegetables it’s hard to choose which vegetable recipe to make first. Here are a few recipes that use zucchini, yellow squash and / or eggplant, onions, peaches, and fresh cherries. Pick firm and brightly colored fruits vegetables.

Enjoy!

Refrigerator cherry jam This jam makes a wonderful gift.

2½bpounds fresh cherries, pitted 1ž ounces powdered fruit pectin 2 teaspoons butter 4ž cups sugar 2 teaspoons orange liqueur (optional) ½ teaspoon Chinese FiveSpice or ground cinnamon In a blender or food processor, cover and process cherries until finely chopped. Pour into a Dutch oven; stir in pectin and butter. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat stirring constantly. Stir in sugar, Chinese Five-Spice, and orange liqueur (Optional); return to a

full rolling boil. Boil and stir for one minute.

Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot jam into six half pint jars; leaving ½-inch headspace. With a dinner knife stir and remove air bubbles. Wipe rims. Place lids on jars and screw on tightly.

Let jars set for about eight hours then place in refrigerator. Keeps up to two months.

Onion jam Serve with burgers or hotdogs 2-3 Vidalia or large sweet onions, about four cups, thinly sliced 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil Âź cup brown sugar Âź cup balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sweet basil In a skillet sautĂŠ onions in olive oil over medium heat for 8-10 minutes. Lower heat and stir in vinegar, basil, and sugar. Cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes until onions are tender. Serve warm or cold.

Refrigerate leftovers. I like to double the recipe.

Peaches with pork chops 4 pork chops Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons butter 2 medium peaches, washed and cut into Ÿ-inch slices 1 tablespoon dried rosemary crushed ½ teaspoon dried thyme crushed 4 tablespoons brown sugar Season pork chops with salt and pepper, to taste, set aside.

In a skillet over medium heat melt butter. Add peach slices and cook until lightly browned on both sides about three minutes, stir in brown sugar until dissolved. Remove from pan and place on a plate.

In the same skillet cook pork chops on both sides until a golden brown, about five minutes.

Stir rosemary and thyme into sautĂŠed peaches, pour over pork chops. Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Baked eggplant and zucchini casserole Guests enjoy this recipe.

3 tablespoons olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 egg 1 cup heavy cream or half and half 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 1 large Vidalia or sweet onion, thinly sliced 1 medium eggplant, unpeeled and cut into cubes 3 medium zucchini, sliced into ½ -inch thick coins Optional – one yellow squash, sliced into ½-inch coins Salt and Pepper to taste 3-4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese for toppint In a medium skillet add two tablespoons olive oil and sautÊ onion over medium-low heat until tender about 8-10 minutes. Add cubed eggplant and cook for 4-6 minutes; add zucchini and garlic and sautÊ until tender.

In a medium-sized ovenproof casserole bowl whisk

eggs and one tablespoon olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cream, salt, pepper, and Parmesan cheese. Add sautĂŠed vegetable mixture and stir gently. Cover with foil and bake in 325-degree oven for 30-35 minutes until casserole is set. Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese over top and broil until lightly browned on top.

Zucchini raisin nut bread I won a Blue Ribbon for this tasty bread. The recipe makes two loaves.

4 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon Chinese FiveSpice or ground cinnamon ½ cup canola oil 2 cups grated zucchini (leave skin on) 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3½ cups flour 1 cup raisins 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans) ½ teaspoon salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer cream eggs, oil, and sugar together until fluffy. Add dry ingredients alternating along with the grated zucchini. Stir in vanilla, nuts, and raisins.

Use two 5 x 9-inch, greased with non-fat cooking spray, loaf pans. Pour batter evenly into the pans.

Bake in a 350-degree oven for 55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let the loaves stand for 15 minutes on a rack. Remove from pans and cool. Best flavor is the next day. Serve with whipped cream cheese.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Pender Museum celebration Aug. 14 The Pender County Museum invites the community to the Preservation Celebration Aug. 14 from 2-5 p.m. This is a ticketed event to encourage the community to come and enjoy the recently opened blacksmith shop and a petting zoo provided by McNally’s Farm, while earning funds for the Museums renovations.

Tickets will be available

the day of the event, $5 for children and students, and $7 for adults.

Horticultural grant awards The Pender County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association will award grants to Pender County organizations for the purpose of promoting good gardening practices, landscaping, land conservation, and community education. Grant related

projects must take place in Pender County.

Applicants must be charitable, non-profit organizations, libraries, or school programs.

Grant requests must be submitted by Sept. 30, 2016 for projects starting January 2017.

The total grant amount is up to $1,000.

Pick up a copy of the guidelines at the main desk at the Pender County

Public Library in Burgaw or Hampstead or at the Pender County Cooperative Extension Office, 801 South Walker St. in Burgaw.

For more information call Tim Mathews, Pender Co. Horticultural Agent, at 910259-1235.

Boating course at CFCC An introductory boating course will be held beginning at 8 a.m. Sept. 17, in Room U3387 at Cape Fear Community College. This course is taught by certified volunteer instructors of the Squadron.

Instruction covers boating safety, navigation, communications afloat, state and local regulations, anchoring, piloting, docking and much more.

The course is USCG recognized and satisfies North Carolina safe boating requirements for anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1988.

For new boaters, or boaters new to the Cape Fear coastal area, our Education Department has expanded the course to include an “On the Water� segment at no additional charge.

Students move on to a halfday of on-the-water work and local knowledge presentations aboard the Wilmington Water Tours’ boat the Wilmington Sept. 25. The fully enclosed boat, which includes critical features like a bathroom and snack bar, offers the layout and unobstructed views that have proven helpful for demonstrating the quirks of local tides and currents, shoal areas, weather and complicated patterns of navigational aids while giving students the look and feel of the downtown waterfront, Sunny Point, Snow’s Cut and the Intracoastal Waterway. Visit http://capefearboatingcourse.org for more information.

Soil, Water Conservation District meeting The Duplin, Pender and

Thursday, August 11 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 August 12 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.

Monday August 15 s4HE *OINT #OMMUNITY $EVELOPMENT #ENTER OF 2OCKY 0OINT located at 17808 Hwy 210 will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 15. Call 675-2609 for more information.

Tuesday August 16 s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE lRST AND third Tuesday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Members do not have to live in Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. For more information, call Alan King at 910-789-1074.

Wednesday, August 17 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 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead.

Thursday, August 18 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. s"INGO NIGHT AT THE 4OPSAIL "EACH !SSEMBLY "UILDING

Channel Blvd. Doors open at 6 p.m with early bird bingo at 6:40 p.m. and regular bingo at 7 p.m. Fun for the whole family.

Send community news to posteditor@post-voice.com Sampson Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service is inviting public participation in their local work group meeting. This meeting will identify the environmental/ conservation concer ns in our area.

The information gathered from this meeting will be used in the prioritization and planning processes for federal conservation cost-share programs, such as, the Environmental Quality Incentive

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Program (EQIP). The meeting will be held 31 at 9 a. m., The Aug. Pender-Topsail at the Duplin County Agricultural Center, 165 Agriculture Drive in Kenansville.

For more information contact your local office Pender NRCS and SWCD at (910) 2599123, ext. 3.

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A Preservation Celebration Pender County Museum Sunday August 14, 2-5 p.m. ! McNally’s Farm Petting Zoo ! Tours of the Museum ! Blacksmith Shop !

Tickets will be available day of the event $5 for children and students, $7 for adults

Photos contributed

The Surf City BeautiďŹ cation Committee Home of the Month (above top) is the home of Leon and Debbie Warren at 1215 N. Topsail Drive. Pictured is Mayor Zander Guy, Mayor Pro-Tem Doug Medlin. Councilmen Mike Curley and Buddy Fowler and Michael Ott. The Business of the Month (above bottom) is Surf City Dental at 301 Aloha.

Pictured is Guy, Medlin.

Curley, Fowler, Ott and Dr. Matthew Parr.

The Burgaw Police Department is sponsoring a CRAM THE CRUISER event to collect school supplies for needy children around the Burgaw area.

We are asking you to help us cram a Police Car full of school supplies!

We will gladly accept any type of school supplies, such as pencils, crayons, scissors, glue, rulers paper, book bags, etc. We are also accepting hand sanitizers and tissues!

Monetary donations are being accepted at the Burgaw Police Department and Town Hall to help purchase supplies.

The CRUISER will be available to cram with supplies between 8 AM and 5 PM Monday through Friday at the Burgaw Police Department parking lot, located at 109 North Walker Street, Burgaw.

Accepting Donations through August 19th!

For more information, contact Burgaw Police Department, 910-259-4924.

“CRAM THE CRUISER WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES�

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