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Major changes in Penderlea School plan

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School officials bring bond project problems to BOC

By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer Bids and cost overruns were the topic of discussion brought from Dr. Terri Cobb and the Pender County Board of Education to the Pender County Board of Commissioners on Monday’s meeting.

Initially both Dr. Cobb and Mr. Allen Vann the new Director of Auxiliary Services for the schools talked about the positive direction the budget was taking and how aggressively the architects, contractors and staff had worked to get to more favorable numbers.

What became apparent through the presentation the county would have to foot the bill for some new items, such as the water tank required at the Penderlea School, return sales tax revenue to the Board of Education, and drastic changes to the Penderlea School plan.

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During the week of July 4 someone stopped me in the grocery store and said, “I think if we get one more person on the island, it might sink!�

This observation was on target. Visitors to Pender County were abundant.

Restaurants reported that sales were up. Retailers said shoppers, trying to escape the summer’s mid-day high heat, turned to air conditioned shops for relief.

Vacationers are looking for experiences, not commercialism. They love our locally-owned boutiques over a big box store. Our visitors love to chat with the locals. We find they are eager to tell us how far they have traveled and what

By Tammy Proctor Pender County Tourism Director Special to the Post & Voice

they love about their vacation.

Pender offers adventure and experiences without commercialism. Our tourists are so excited to see dolphin in the Intracoastal Waterway or endangered sea turtles in the hospital. They ride on a jet ski or in a kayak. They fish together on a family charter. They play bingo together at the Assembly Build-

Residents of Penderlea were also on hand to express their dissatisfaction with the new revised plan to retrofit the cafeteria, gym, athletic fields and auditorium at Penderlea rather than build any new facilities. The first question asked by Commissioner David Piepmeyer was how the BOE had communicated the new changes to the residents of Penderlea. “We have had board members talk with individual community leaders and they have been positive with these revisions,� said Dr. Cobb.

Commissioner Piepmeyer expressed his skepticism. “I heard on a news broadcast that no one in the community knew about this, and I suggest that the BOE hold a public meeting as soon as possible to inform the public. Now we have taxpayers footing the bill and giving them far less

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From Staff Reports The Post & Voice Pender County Candidates Forum is scheduled for Oct. 13 at the Pender County Government Annex in Hampstead.

The forum will be held from 7-9 p.m. All candidates on the November ballot are welcome to attend the forum. “As in the past, we will focus on local elections,� said Post & Voice Editor and Publisher Andy Pettigrew. “We have county commissioners on the

ballot this fall and that will be the focus of the forum.

But anyone on the ballot is welcome to come and speak.

This is your invitation to participate.�

For mer Pender County Commissioner Jack Swann will serve as moderator for the forum. Written questions from the audience will be submitted for local candidates. Other candidates on the ballot will be given time to introduce themselves and speak.

Rocky Point man sentenced in home invasion

From Staff Reports Brent Thomas James Hyatt, 27, of Rocky Point, entered pleas Sept. 13 of guilty to second de g ree murder, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, first degree burglary, two counts of cruelty to animals, and two counts of first degree kidnapping.

T h e H o n o r a b l e Ju d g e Ebern T. Watson sentenced Hyatt to 244-305 months imprisonment.

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Department responded to 412 Point View Court May 4, 2015 in reference to a home invasion and shooting. When they arrived they found Joshua Roydes, who was shot in the elbow, Yancey Edwards, who was shot multiple times and pronounced dead on scene, and two dogs that were also shot and subsequently died.

Witnesses told deputies that two black males entered their home, shot the two dogs, busted into the bedroom and demanded money from them. One of the suspects was armed with a .22 caliber rifle. A struggle over the

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rifle ensued, which lead to the shooting of Roydes and Edwards.

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Hyatt was ar rested on May 6, 2015. Co-defendants Michael Malloy and Theio Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew Manley were ar rested on Pender County Commissioner Fred McCoy was busy last May 7, 2015 and May 12, 2015, week putting up campaign signs for the November elecrespectively. Their charges tion. The Post & Voice will hold it’s Candidate’s Forum are still pending.

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Arrest report

William Justin Akins, 26, 230 Moore’s Landing Road, Hampstead. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated.

Julius Bell, 51, 130 Porters Lane Road, Rocky Point. Larceny.

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

Samantha Kay Bolton, 32, 40 Futch Avenue, Rocky Point.

Larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $600 secured bond.

Jonathon Charlot Born, 48, 5125 Locie Lane, Fuquay Varina.

DWI, failure to maintain lane control, reckless driving to endanger, carrying a concealed weapon. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Nathan Alexander Casteen, 35, 910 Lake Road, Willard.

Habitual felon, probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $115,000 secured bond.

Anthony David Chandler, 26, 7801 Slocum Trail Drive, Atkinson. Resisting an officer, assault on a government official or employee. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $500 secured bond.

Brian Richard Fink, Jr., 22, 875 John Henry Store Road, Atkinson. Breaking and entering. Arrest by Judge. Incarcerated, no bond.

Hillary Jane Gross, 28, 105-1E Leeward Lane, Hampstead.

DWI. Arrest by Surf City Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Loretta Lynn Hare, 46, 1000 Stag Drive, Hampstead. Disseminating obscene material to minor under 16, 3rd degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $280,000 secured bond.

Roger Edwin Hare, Jr., 54, 1000 Stag Drive, Hampstead. Disseminating obscenity to minor under 13, 2nd degree exploitation of a minor. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $780,000 secured bond.

Barkym James, 25, 2363 Webbtown Road, Maple Hill. Assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Released, no bond.

Sandra Lee Kakiou, 51, 2416 Woodbine Road, Aliquippa, PA. Reckless driving to endanger, unsealed wine/liquor in passenger area, DWI, speeding. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Jonte Lassiter, 22, 601 N. Timberly Lane 50, Burgaw. Possession with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, possession of marijuana. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $8,000 unsecured bond.

Jonathan Wayne Law, 30, 800 Highway 133 10 A, Rocky Point.

Possession of a controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $250 secured bond.

Joseph Matthew Lee, 20, 15681 US Highway 17, Hampstead.

Probation violation, larceny, possession of stolen goods, injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $18,000 secured bond.

Oskar Andrew Leupold, 50, 811 Olympia Street, Lexington.

Assault on a female. Arrest by Surf City Police Department.

Incarcerated under $5,000 secured bond.

Anthony Gordon Major, 44, 200 S. Johnson Street 16, Burgaw.

Speeding unsafe passing with oncoming traffic. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $800 secured bond.

Michael D. Marschall, 45, 670 Wellington Avenue, Wilmington. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $7,000 secured bond.

Clifford Brent Newkirk, Jr., 26, 7091 Piney Woods Road, Watha. Breaking and entering, simple assault, injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Pender EMS & Fire Report Sept. 11-17 EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 216 Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 43 Sloop Point Station 14 23 Hampstead Station 16 32 Surf City Station 23 28 Topsail Beach Station 4 08 Union Station 5 29 Rocky Point Station 7 26 Maple Hill Station 8 6 Atkinson Station 9 15 Scott Hill Station 18 6 Hwy 421 South Station 29 0 Type of Calls Cancelled: 21 Cancelled en-route: 3 No patient found: 8 No treatment: 1 Refusals: 48 Stand by: 4 Transported: 122 Treated/released: 9 Fire Department Reports Calls per station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 3 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 12 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 12 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 2 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 4 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 South 7 Ocean Rescue St 4 - Topsail Beach 1 Fire call summary Fire 11 Motor Vehicle Crash 6 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 16 Cancelled 7 Ocean Rescue 1

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Released under $1,500 secured bond.

Michael Dale Pope, 30, 2513 Briarcliff Circle 204, Wilmington.

Driving while license revoked, possession or display of altered, fictitious or revoked driver’s license, fictitious/altered registration, expired registration. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $700 secured bond.

Jessica Lynn Ramler, 50, 211 Pond Road, Rocky Point. Violation of domestic protection order. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Stanley Leroy Rios, 26, 128 Zack Circle, Jacksonville. Driving while impaired. Arrest by NC Highway Patrol. Released under $800 secured bond.

Quintera Dontay Robinson, 22, 365 Hayes Street, Atkinson.

Larceny, possession of marijuana, speeding, no operator’s license. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,700 secured bond.

William Christopher Rowell, 33, 3415 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington. DWI. Arrest by Judge. Released, no bond.

Dustin Tyler Rudisill, 31, 191 Morgan Cove Drive, Burgaw.

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

Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Jason Albert Sevorwell, 24, 101 Stag Drive, Hampstead.

Driving while license revoked, fictitious/altered registration.

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

Christopher Reese Southerland, 28, 10138 Penderlea Highway, Willard. Child support, reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked, fictitious/altered registration, operating a vehicle with no financial responsibility, forgery of instrument, uttering of forged instrument. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $300,100 secured bond.

William Todd Throckmorton, 32, 796 Traders Neck Road, Hampstead. Probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer.

Released under $2,000 secured bond.

Sandy Lee Tolbert, 53, 188 Sycamore Drive, Burgaw. Resisting an officer, improper vehicle inspection, expired registration, no liability insurance, fictitious/altered registration, rear lamps violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,200 secured bond.

Bernard Tomango Tyler, 51, 306 W. Bridgers Street, Burgaw.

Child support, larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office.

Incarcerated under $2,000 secured bond.

Danielle Marie Watkins, 29, 35 Lenas Lane, Hampstead.

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

Released under $5,000 secured bond.

Jim Davis Williams, 29, 280 Tate Road, Willard. Probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released, no bond.

Brandon Gwan Williamson, 26, 462 Racine Drive, Wilmington. DWI. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond.

Raymond Baxter Yancey, 43, 817 Nightshade Way, Raleigh.

Possession of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, driving while license revoked, failure to stop at stop sign.

Arrest by Wake County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $25,000 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.

Topsail Beach to ask BOC for Hampstead magistrate office

By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer The Topsail Beach Board of Commissioners discussed requesting the county and District Attorney Ben David establish a District 5 Magistrates Court at the Hampstead Annex.

In criminal cases, a magistrate issues warrants and sets bail. In most cases a magistrate is the first contact with the state judicial process by a defendant.

The Topsail board will include the Surf City Town Council and law enforcement’s support for the request.

Pender County Commissioners, along with the Sheriff ’s Department, have discussed the possibility of a magistrate’s office at the Hampstead Annex.

Schools

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The residents attending the meeting confirmed they had not had any communication from the Board of Education.

The Surf City school project also remains over budget, and will open at capacity for 1,092 students. The BOE team shared projections on the overall budget cost if the county wants to build the school to 1213 students.

“We have a lot of growth in that area, and I do not ever know how many students we will actually have, that school was designated at 1,092 during the bond referendum.” Cobb said.

Piepmeyer again discussed the lack of contingencies or due diligence after the final site for the Surf City school was purchased since the wetland mitigation was the largest reason for the overruns.

“I remember sitting in a room after the election and someone saying $75 million was not going to be enough, and here we are,” he said.

Several bids for Penderlea

“We would really like this to be a year round position in eastern Pender County,” said Commissioner Steve Smith.

“Right now if there is an arrest for DWI the officer has to drive the offender to Burgaw which is an hour each way.”

“What having a magistrate on this side will accomplish is putting officers back into service much quicker,” Police Chief Sam Gervase said.

Smith said an available court closer than Burgaw would be much better for the public.

The board intends to ask the Pender County Board of Commissioners for a meeting in the next 90 days to discuss this issue and others regarding future water supply and treatment plans and beach nourishment. are going into a new bid process, a situation that could also hold up the bond sales which have been pushed back already.

“The timing isn’t good,” said county attor ney Trey Thurman. “If they don’t get three bids to start then they have to advertise and go back out again, it all overlaps by a couple of days, and it could go into next year.”

Commission Chair man George Brown acknowledged the School Board has new and there are cost overruns and competition in the marketplace to get bids.

“I would have looked at Penderlea and Surf City as the priorities and then worried about the four small renovation projects that are coming in under budget. It would have been practical and smarter, because now we are butchering up the plans and asking the county to fund items that should be covered. This has been a rushed process,” Brown said.

“There was only 30 days of planning before the bond issue,” said Commissioner Fred McCoy. “I believe in long range planning – this has been a big rush to judgement.”

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Surf City to pave road at the Turtle Hospital

By Barbara Hazle Post & Voice Staff Writer The Surf City Town Council voted at their Sept. 6 meeting to move forward on two items – the paving of Tortuga Lane, the main road to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehab Center, and the formal application for no wake zone near the swing bridge The condition of the road to the turtle hospital has been a topic of discussion in the past. At the April 2015 Surf City Town Council meeting Ms. Jean Beasley, backed by a large group of volunteers in their “dress blues,” spoke to the council at length on the positive impact the hospital has as a tourism destination and the negative feedback they had been receiving over the sand road conditions year round.

At the time the Mayor and Town Council requested Bergman to continue to scrape the road but they were not ready to finalize a paving schedule, preferring to wait until more of Charlie Medlin Drive the road leading to Tortuga Lane would be developed with water and sewer.

At Tuesday’s council meeting, Bergman said after exploring an option for a back entrance from the Surf City Community Center that proved not to be feasible, he now recommended that the town do basic paving on Tortuga Lane, and eventually use that as the substrata for permanent street level paving in the future.

Bergman explained that using a USDA funding request, the road would be replaced at the same level it was prior to the utilities being installed.

“I think we should intentionally move forward with paving, while it may cost $60,000-70,000 now it would remain as a base for the finished product in the future,” said Bergman.

The mayor explained that while there is money in the budget for the improvement there is also money available from the town’s Powell Bill Fund, which is funded by gaso-

Tourism

Continued from page 1A ing. They skate in a skating rink that is reminiscent of the early 1960s. They choose activities they can’t do anywhere else, together.

Many visitors tell us, they vacation at Topsail because it is a throwback to the way beaches used to be. We’re not crowded like Myrtle Beach.

In 2014, the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce commissioned a population study with Carolina Center of Population and Demographics Center at UNC Chapel Hill. This type of study had never been accomplished by any coastal entity. Working with the center, the Chamber provided the number of hotel rooms and campsites, and rental information.

The Population Center estimated 67,000 people per week visit or reside in the Greater Topsail Area in the summer months.

That’s more than the entire

line tax and are expended by municipalities to construct or maintain streets, bike ways or sidewalks.

The vote to proceed with the paving passed unanimously.

“I can speak for all of our staff when I say that we are so pleased that the town has a short term and a long term plan.,” Beasley said. “I called Mr. Bergman to voice my thanks and also to say how grateful we are. We will work with the town and are looking forward to the possibilities.”

No wake zone The no wake zone consideration was the result of several citizen requests including Hunter Tayloe of Topsail Island Yacht Club.

“When you have several boats going in and out of there it does create a hazardous condition to folks who might be docking their boat or waiting there,” said Mayor Zander Guy. The area of the Intercoastal just north of the Swing Bridge was reviewed by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and was determined to have enough traffic to designate the no wake zone.

“This is a congested area especially since the marina and gas station opened in that area,” said Town Manager Larry Bergman. “If the council agrees we will proceed with the application, hold a public hearing and move forward with the state.”

Councilman Michael Hurley asked how the no wake zone would be designated for the public that is not familiar with the local waterways, Bergman said that it will be a combination of signage and buoy markers that will be the responsibility of the town.

Bergman also noted that all the canals within Surf City are already no wake zones as well as the area around Soundside Park.

“Any conscientious boat operator is going to go through there without a wake, but this will make sure everyone does,” said Councilman Doug Medlin. population of Pender County year round.

“The season” as the locals call it, starts the first of June and ramps up as soon as schools dismiss for the summer. It slows a little in mid-August and picks up again Labor Day. The months of May and September are referred to as the “shoulder season” as we welcome tourists before and after the peak season. Our shoulder seasons are strong.

Anglers for generations have flocked to Pender’s beaches and rivers to fish, especially in September.

Tourism is strong in Pender year round. After Christmas, we see retirees from snow covered states from Michigan to New Jersey. They are seeking milder weather and sunshine.

It’s always a good time to visit Pender, it appears.

This summer, we met with a couple of families who are considering relocating to Pender County. They love the area so much, they are ready to become residents instead of tourists.

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Child safety seat check Saturday in Surf City The Surf City Police department will hold a child car seat check-up event Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Harris Teeter parking lot.

Technicians will be on hand to make sure car seats are installed correctly and provide parents and care givers with Tourists are discovering our beaches. Once they arrive, it is our goal to usher them to the attractions throughout the county. A young dad stopped by the Topsail Beach Town Hall one Tuesday and asked us about “stuff to do away from the beach.” We handed him a brochure on Moores Creek National Battlefield. His eyes lit up. “This is Revolutionary War history!”

First in Freedom, we reminded him.

Tourism is important to your local economy. There are boutiques, restaurants, and attractions that thrive because of our tourism industry. According to the latest figures released by the U.S. Travel Association, more than 890 jobs are created as a direct result of tourism.

Visitors spent $92.34 million in 2015 in Pender County.

When the 2016 figures are released, we anticipate an increase in spending by our visitors.

As we enter our shoulder season, it is not cliché to say, “It’s been a very good year.”

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Shooting range could be a good asset Although the Holly Shelter shooting range project is already generating some very legitimate questions, the range could be a real asset to the area.

As our county has grown and become more densely populated, it’s becoming harder and harder to find a safe place to Establishing the shootsight in a hunting rifle, practice ing range at the Shelter with your family’s self-defense will encourage shootweapons, or just target shoot. ing sports, give a lowerThe same is true for our neighcost alternative for many bors in larger municipalities. shooters and hunters, One can’t just step out the back door and test fire a new shotgun and help preserve the game lands. in many communities as was once the case.

Establishing the shooting range at the Shelter will encourage shooting sports, give a lower-cost alternative for many shooters and hunters, and help preserve the game lands.

Impromptu shooting ranges have existed at the Shelter for decades, and often result in litter as well as safety issues for other folks enjoying the vast public lands.

With the growth in firearm ownership, the public needs a place where they can safely enjoy improving their skills and exercising our Second Amendment right. It’s highly unlikely the range at the shelter will ever be a money-making proposition, despite rosy estimates to the contrary, but it could easily have a broader effect, as people come from other communities come here to spend an afternoon on the range.

Properly managed, the range could have an even broader appeal – North Carolina’s nationally-recognized Youth Hunter Safety Education program draws hundreds of families to regional competitions every year. Those families buy food, fuel, and other products. There’s no reason that we’ve yet seen for the county not to make a pitch to the Wildlife Commission to bring the district competition here in future years.

The range does have potential to be a cash boondoggle; even the best-intentions tend to get more expensive when government bureaucracies get involved.

With proper oversight and management, however, the shooting range at the Shelter could be an asset our county could be proud of, and one which will boost both the tourismbased economy and shooting safety.

The Point

Pender Stories

Leadership in action

Bill Messer I met my neighbor Catherine McDowell one morning when she and another neighbor were engaged in a direct action project, dealing with poor drainage during torrential downpours that filled the drainage ditch to overflowing, backing up the water flooding through the low area where their homes are located.

She and Sam were working in mid-summer heat, were muddy and wet, raking, pruning limbs and clearing out vegetation, trash, roots and vines clogging the ditch.

“Yeah, I’m the head ditch witch*,” she laughed as I complimented their labor and acknowledged her position on the Homeowner’s Association’s ‘ditch committee’. * not her actual word, but sounds like. The work that she and Sam were doing

would normally be done by a crew and equipment, but with no real funding for the project, back-breaking labor with shovels, hoes, ax and saw would have to do.

“Say,” she continued, “You write for the paper, how about helping me with another project?”

I asked her to tell me about it and she e-mailed me some information and we followed up with a conversation about the project, why it’s an essential service, how it came about, who the initiators were and why it needs to be done. It’s a story that needs to be told.

When we sat for the interview, I asked her to start at the beginning, for a little background.

“I was born in Omaha, Nebraska. My father was an IBM-er,” she began and I interrupted.

“So was I! What did he do?” I asked, and there was a long pause, which I understood.

“He was . . . uh, I have no idea. He was a programmer, became a think-tank person, and retired twenty years ago, to Florida.

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Wilmington leads the nation in opioid abuse. Treatment and recovery programs are in short supply. Down this path, the ‘Roots of Recovery’ offers a solution to mothers and children.

Jefferson Weaver

Free speech and free markets As I have noted many times before, I’m not a big sports fan. With a few notable exceptions, I don’t care which team wins what when. In some respects, I find it truly offensive that people are willing to pay a couple hundred bucks to watch a ball game, yet scream when a police chief wants a 10 percent pay increase for his officers. At the same time – it’s a free market for sports fans, and a free country for taxpayers.

In the case of the former, of the market didn’t support paying athletes six- and seven-figure salaries, the owners of the teams would have to adjust. In the case of the latter, if taxpayers want to spend more or less money on services like public safety, they have the power to do so, by influencing their elected officials, or voting in new ones.

In each case, the power is in the individual, and the individual’s right to choose.

Yet with each choice comes a different effect. The voter refuses to increase pay to keep quality officers on staff, and the safety of a town – along with its economy and quality of life – go down. The owner of a ball team refuses to adjust prices even if attendance drops off, and he loses money.

And if an athlete feels the need to make a statement like he throws a football, he had better be ready to deal with the defense, if you’ll pardon the athletic analogy. He might make a touchdown, or he might be sacked.

Colin Kaepernick has the right to protest against the National Anthem; it’s a free speech thing, and we are guaranteed the right to express ourselves, not be free from other people’s expression of opinion.

At the same time, Mr. K needs to realize that with his actions come consequences.

Depending on which media

Jefferson Weaver outlet you believe, NFL teams are either seeing a widespread backlash from Mr. K’s American Shame, or they are receiving kudos bordering on tickertape parades.

Personally? I think he should be ashamed of himself. I get tired of seeing people who earn millions by being a good ballplayer demanding that somebody do something. As of the writing of this column, I haven’t found a foundation, business, school or scholarship that Mr. K has founded.

I am sure my critics will find some such before they finish reading these words, and I congratulate them for doing so.

Now, look – I don’t expect anyone to impoverish themselves for an often ungrateful world at large just because they have been successful. Nor do I think that someone who has done well owes anybody a dang thing. Showing that one cares for one’s community is a personal decision, whether it be motivated by a role model, the Apostle Paul or Uncle Sam’s IRS. I do, however, reserve the right to sneer at those who scream the loudest for social change yet do nothing to effect that change, outside of whining and earning some

media time. For Pete’s sake, support a terrorist group if nothing else – at least that way I can respect your sincerity, if not your common sense. But hollering about power to the people via your IPhone behind the walls of a gated community, guarded by the folks who you say oppress you—that’s just silly.

But it’s your right.

The NCAA, if its governing board so chooses, has every right to protest North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill, however the board so chooses. So does the National Basketball Association.

I was threatened – with an hint of physical violence, no less – over House Bill 2 a while back. I’ve received two cussin-outs so far, and via the joys of social media, any number of dissenting opinions that ranged from well-thought-out to just plain nasty.

Again—regardless of the cause—such comments are, for the most part, protected by the same First Amendment that protects Mr. K. I haven’t yet responded with insults, much less the vile accusations that several made. Nor do I plan to.

Suffice to say, while I don’t think the General Assembly should have gotten involved, I have no particular problem with protecting children in restrooms and showers.

So, what do I do to express that opinion? I write a column, which some of my subscribers won’t run, since they disagree with my positon. That’s their right, too. I try to be informed, and strive to be able to make a reasoned argument, based in my faith and judicial statistics, if someone wants to open the ball.

Businesses whose owners condemn my home state for the General Assembly’s decision may or may not get any of my business. By the same token, I will try to support

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Meal delivery for seniors who don’t cook Dear Savvy Senior What types of healthy meal delivery options can you recommend for seniors who live at home, but don’t cook and don’t get out much. Since mom passed away, my dad’s diet is terrible and I worry about his health.

Long-Distance Daughter Dear Long-Distance, There are various healthy meal service delivery options available to non-cooking seniors who live at home, but what’s available to your dad will depend on his location and budget. Here are several to check into.

Senior meal programs A good place to start is to find out if there’s a senior home delivery meal program in your dad’s area. Meals on Wheels is the largest program that most people are familiar with, but many communities offer senior meal delivery programs sponsored by other organizations that go by different names.

To find services available in your dad’s area, visit MealsOnWheelsAmerica.org, which offers a comprehensive directory on their website, or call the area aging agency near your dad. Contact the Eldercare Locator at 800-6771116 to get the number.

Most home delivered meal programs across the U.S. deliver hot meals daily or several times a week, usually around the lunch hour, to seniors over age 60 who have problems preparing meals for themselves, as well as those with disabilities. Weekend meals,

usually frozen, may also be available, along with special diets (diabetic, low-sodium, kosher, etc.). Most of these programs typically charge a small fee (usually between $2 and $6) or request a donation, while some may be free to lowincome seniors.

Online meal delivery Another option that’s a bit more expensive is to purchase your dad’s meals online and have them delivered to his home. There are a number of companies that offer this type of service like Magic Kitchen (magickitchen.com), Home Bistro (homebistro.com), Personal Chef To Go (personalcheftogo.com), Good Measure Meals (goodmeasuremeals. com), and many others.

These companies offer a wide variety of tasty meal choices, and will usually post the nutrition information for their meals right on their website. Most companies will also cater to a host of dietary and medical needs, such as lowsodium and low-carb meals, diabetic meals, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegetarian options.

Most of the food arrives frozen, but a few companies ship food fresh. Prices generally start at around $10 to $13 per meal, plus shipping, however most companies provide discounts or free shipping when you order meals in bulk.

Grocery stores and restaurants Depending on where your dad lives, he may also be able to get home delivered meals from local grocery stores or restaurants. Some grocery stores offer a selection of pre-cooked meals and foods, including roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, and fresh soups and salads. Contact the grocery stores in your dad’s area to inquire about this option. Or check with some of his favorite restaurants to see if they offer home delivery.

Personal chefs Another option for noncooking seniors with a bigger budget is to hire a personal chef from time to time. A personal chef can provide your dad with a do-it-all service that will help plan his meals, do the grocery shopping and prepare him several weeks worth (or more) of tasty meals in his home, which he can freeze and eat whenever he wants. Or, they can prepare it in their own kitchen and deliver it. Chef ’s fees range between $200 and $300 plus groceries. He may be able to save money by sharing meals with you or another family member, or a friend or neighbor.

To find a personal chef in your dad’s area, check the listings at the American Personal & Private Chef Association (personalchef.com) or the United States Personal Chef Association (hireachef.com).

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org.

Welcome to my world

Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Computer history 101 I have been having a lot of trouble with my computer lately. It can get quite slippery when tucked in the crook of my arm as I simultaneously carry three bags of groceries, a plant and a binder full of papers to grade.

The sickening smack of aluminum against concrete seemed to happen in slow motion while I stood by helplessly.

I can’t have anything nice.

Amputate my left arm, borrow one of my kidneys or force me to eat a vegetable; but preventing access to my computer for even a day is a kick below the belt from karma. I can barely go an hour without my computer, which begs the question, What in the world did I do without one? And, yes, there was a time when computers were only commonplace in underground government laboratories.

In fact, I never touched a computer until my senior year of high school 15 or 30 years ago. The boxy contraption of my youth was a far cry from even the fanciest of word processors and using it made me feel as if I were starring in a sci-fi movie. Sure, the gray background provided a less than flashy contrast to the green letters that populated the screen, but I knew that I was part of history in the making.

What next-phones that could be transported from place to place?

Even as a high school junior, I raced to typing class each day to increase my odds of using an electric typewriter as opposed to one of the manuals. Yet, I managed to apply to college, submit essays and complete my calculus homework.

Computers are embedded in every aspect of daily life and have advanced communication and access to information. In less than five seconds, a curious second grader might discover that an owl’s eyeball is viewable from its ear. Access to this knowledge a mere twenty years ago would require an intense interaction with a volatile bird of prey and the probable loss of life or limb.

The likelihood of this factoid making the latest edition of Encyclopedia Britannica was slim. The dusty, voluminous encyclopedias seated neatly in alphabetical order on bookshelves of yesterday presented basic information about topics of interest; but the accuracy and relevance of the information were bound by the confines of printing dates.

Unless the local encyclopedia salesman made rounds in the neighborhood, a young researcher’s access to the life cycle of the long-eared jerboa would be reliant on a trip to the local library. The mysterious Microfiche machine provided a brief respite for those in need of archived information; yet a giant chasm still existed between information seekers and easy access to knowledge.

The card catalogue, with its neatly alphabetized code of letters and numbers, attempted to intervene. Unfortunately, a busy Friday morning with looming due dates resulted in long lines of panicky college students flipping through cards in a desperate search for

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Messer

Continued from page 4A “I retired 20 years ago, and I never could explain to my mother just what it was I did in IBM,” I explained. Like her father, it was technical and varied, and when she mentioned he had been involved in chip development, I got up and went to my ‘office’ and retrieved an old IBM souvenir handout, a collection of small microchips imbedded in block of acrylic, and brought it out.

“Yes,” Catherine laughed, “That’s the chip! I recognize this, he had one on his desk!”

“My sister and I came down to Topsail Island for vacation, then she came down to live, and I followed her down. We lived in Surf City,” “Tell me about your project. What do you do?”

“I’m the Executive Director of “Roots of Recovery”. I am an Occupational Therapist, over twenty years, worked primarily in pediatrics and geriatrics, in New York. And I’m also a licensed (NC) Massage and Bodywork Therapist, and a 500 Hour Yogi’” I had read the handouts she provided and one that mentioned a 1000 Hour Swami.

“Within the Yoga world, there are different types of credentialing. It starts out as a 200 Hour, which means you’re proficient to teach.”

Yoga is the field of discipline, a practitioner of Yoga is a Yogi.

“My first 200 hours of training was at Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas. I went and lived in a tent with a bunch of twenty-year-olds.

Weaver

Continued from page 4A those whose owners have expressed opinions similar to mine – or better still, have maintained neutrality as a corporate body.

Some groups really hurt themselves more than anyone else when they take a stand on a political or social issue, unless they’re willing to put their money where their corporate mouths are. For that reason, they really should stay out of the fray—unless they are willing to accept, without whining, the societal and economic effects of their actions.

Governmental agencies, however, are subject to the same standard as anyone

Hill

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When the boxy computer prototype made access to technology mainstream, work became more streamlined.

Careers in computer programming, while not wildly lucrative, became blips on the radars of college students.

Advances in computer applications grew exponentially in due time and, as a result, so did the conceptual framework of how they could be used.

Suddenly, the card catalogue and microfilm were deemed in-

(giggles) I was forty-four.

My older son had gone, and done his training. Joseph is a Yoga instructor and massage therapist in Arizona.

(I have already written about the other son, Richard, who runs the Surf City Crab fish market on Topsail.)

“My husband and I have a private practice, Back In Touch, an office in Surf City with a Yoga studio on the side, 418 N New River Drive.

We have regular clients and we work by appointment.

We specialize in therapeutic healing work, we do Thai Yoga massage, Hawaiian Lomilomi, we use the hot rocks, hot bamboo, suction cups,” she laughs, “Everybody loves those suction cups since the Olympics.!”

We talked for a while about her new project, a shelter for women and their families.

The problem is this: opioid use and abuse is very high in Wilmington and Jacksonville, leaving Hampstead in between, with few essential services to cope with the needs of families affected by this relatively new threat to health and safety.

“How did the idea for the treatment facility come about?” I asked.

“Over the years, I have some very dear friends, other women in my life, and we’ve always been involved, through our profession, social workers, nurse practitioners, myself an occupational therapist, in working with women, and women with children, across the care system, healing arts, meditation, yoga - all of it comes together as a healing art.

“We have watched as our friends, one of our very dear friends, Tanya Strickland,

who in essence lost her life due to substance abuse. It was devastating for us. My friend, a nurse practitioner at Penslow Medical, Tricia Odum, tells us on a regular basis how many women she sees, in their 40s, in their 50s, who are in end-stage liver failure due to alcoholism.

And they never sought help, never known there was help.

“We’ve always worked together, and wanted to be part of the solution. We started about six years ago, doing women’s’ retreats, Tricia Odum, myself, and Patti Cain. She works for Drug and Alcohol Assessments in Wilmington. We would invite a group of women together and do yoga and meditation, and go for beach walks, and do different things, with a theme of help, like not using alcohol to solve problems.

“My soapbox right now is, we always hear about how bad the drug situation is, we hear about the problems.

What we don’t hear about is the recovery, essentially recovery is boring. What we don’t hear is ‘woman spends five years in recovery, graduates from medical school, gets married and has a beautiful life’.

“Substance Abuse Disorder is classified as a disease.

There were alcohol and drug rehab facilities since the 1800s.

“There is a huge stigma attached to substance abuse, not like cancer. Someone with cancer is not making the headlines like someone who has driven drunk and plowed through fifteen cars on the side of the road. Someone with cancer is not being arrested for armed robbery.

Next: The Roots of Recovery Project

else who is elected to represent the entire population.

If I disagree with them, and I have reason to do so, I’ll make it known. Again, without vulgarity or grandstanding.

I am not going to shove my opinion down someone’s throat, call names, or physically threaten them for disagreeing with me. They have the right to disagree with me, just as I do with them. Passion is no excuse for imprudence, because as my mother always said, shake a finger in the wrong face, you might draw back a nub. There again – cause and effect, or as one of my favorite philosophers put it, Comprehension de Destreza.

Although he was writing about swordfighting back in 1681, de la Vega’s writings

could easily apply to modern society. Those who ain’t afraid of blood, literal or metaphorical, are the ones who can win.

So for the record – while I don’t support his opinion.

Mr. K has every right to protest the National Anthem, and descry the country that allows him to make millions for playing football.

The NCAA and NBA, if they so choose, have every right to choose to support the LGBT community over thousands of faithful fans in North Carolina. Perhaps their actions will cause Tar Heels and Wolfpackers alike to rise up and overthrow the General Assembly in favor of the LGBT community.

Those are rights guaranteed us by the Constitution of a country whose official

effectual and joined the graveyard ranks of cassette tapes and VHS players.

The advent of the internet leveled the playing field for information seekers worldwide.

Educational opportunities via online learning modules have allowed us to have equal access to opportunities and experiences, regardless of physical location or economic status.

I can take a peek into the life of just about anyone, which make me feel a little tingly inside. This accessibility, however, has served as more than a source for facts and data. Most importantly, economic and gender boundaries have been leveled and the exponential

advances that continue will, hopefully, provide continued access to the gifts of curiosity and understanding-the foundations of any successful society.

I gathered the remnants of my computer and piecemealed it as best I could with masking tape. A few screws were missing, but I’m absolutely accustomed to that.

Despite the exposed wires and random shards of plastic jutting from the side, she lit up again with the loyalty of an aged Labrador retriever.

Maybe my computer isn’t as pretty as she used to be, but she has survived me and that says a lot.

Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post & Voice Staff Writer Birthdays Usually I like to write about different things, but this time I am going to write about me. My 89th birthday was on Sunday, September 18. I am very grateful to God for letting me live this long.

Everybody thought I was dying last summer when I was in the hospital for five weeks.

But evidently God’s timing was not my timing and He was not ready to take me yet. So here I am. My birthday really started on Wednesday when I received some birthday cards. It kept getting better every day.

Several cards came in the mail and I appreciated all of them.

My son, Stephen, told me to be ready to go out on Friday night because he was taking me for a steak supper for my birthday. Tommy, my grandson, and his wife, Sunny and his two children Katelyn and Jacob met us at Texas Roadhouse. It was great to be with some of my family members that night.

Flowers and a balloon made it feel more festive.

The steak was delicious (and of course I had to have a box for what I was not able to eat.) I had some visitors, Johnny Reade, Josie Milner (who brought food), and national song addresses the courage, resilience and freedoms that make it a place where everyone has the right to express an opinion, and the opportunity to make a difference.

As for me? I could care less which sports team you support – and thankfully, that’s my right.

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

Contact him at jeffweaver@ whiteville.com

Stephen.

Later my friend Kathy D’Ambrosia came to help me out and brought me some strawberries and whipped cream to put on pound cake that Patricia Slomanski made. Patricia came down and shared her cake with us too. Kathy said for my birthday she would take me to our church Sunday morning. We picked up Jean Ferguson to go with us.

We had a special speaker, missionary Jeff Boyd, one of the PCUSA international missionaries that our church helps support. He told of ongoing missionary work in central Africa (Democratic Congo). I had an opportunity to speak to him after church to tell him that my father, Rev. J. Stephen Crowley, went to Belgian Congo in 1896 as a Business Manager Missionary at Luebo Station.

He had heard of the station and said it was the second group to go there. This was in 1891, I think.

He and his wife have been there for 25 years and he is going back on Thursday. His wife is in the Netherlands right now and they will both resume their missionary work. We also were introduced to David Hoover, our new music director. He and his wife, Victoria, have relocated to this area from Michigan where David was music director for Davison United Methodist Church.

After dropping Jean off, Kathy and I warmed over some casserole I had in the freezer. Later in the afternoon on Sunday a wonderful birthday surprise came in my door. A favorite niece, Jane Batson Price, had come to see me on my birthday.

What a wonderful surprise.

We had a long visit. She was married to Jim Price on the

U.S.S. North Carolina near Christmas, but of course I was in the hospital again and could not get there.

Tommy called and said he was coming over, so Jane waited for him and wife, Sunny, to get there. Jane is visiting her son, Jonathan, in Wilmington, so she will come back next week. So you can see that I had a busy and delightful birthday.

Also, I received a special card from another niece, Lisa Raymond Melcher, who is Betsy Dees’ daughter. She had some of her mother’s note stationary and thought I would enjoy having her use it to write to me.

Another niece, Peggy Incerto Zachry, called and I received some more cards.

I am ashamed to say that since I have been sick for the last year, I have not written notes. At first I could not read my own writing. But I am going to do better and I am very grateful to friends and church members for the encouraging cards and notes.

God has blessed me greatly by allowing me to continue to be able to write my column since 1978 with a few exceptions. Although I can’t drive anymore because of Macular Degeneration, I am trying to live with it and be thankful for all the blessings I still have. I am very grateful to have such good bosses as Andy and Katie Pettigrew. I love writing even though I am at a loss for words or topics.

But the Holy Spirit always comes to my rescue. I am very blessed. Next week I’ll try to find something else to write about beside myself. I just wanted everyone to know how blessed I am so that you could share my blessings with me.

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Sea Turtle Hospital News

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice We’re 20 - in sea turtle years!

Hard to believe that it’s been two decades since that first sick turtle “Lucky� was delivered into Jean’s hands for care. And that same turtle was also the start of our continuing collaboration with the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Who could have imagined that together we’d grow to a state-of-the-art facility along with the only vet school in the country that offers a two-week class specializing in sea turtle care and rehabilitation. If you could contact the more than 650 turtles who got a second chance at life we’re sure that you’d get an ocean load of flippers up for their stay with us.

We hosted six of Dr. Harms’ fourth-year vet students (along with his resident and vet tech) during the first two weeks in September. They spent their days working with our staff, learning the fine art of sea turtle husbandry (the care, feeding and cleaning of sea turtles) and getting up close and personal with each of the turtles assigned to them as case studies.

Every turtle was carefully examined – blood was drawn, flippers checked for injuries and range of motion, treatment plans for wounds and illnesses reviewed and radiographs taken as necessary. Our

turtles even had a visit from a specialist, Dr. Westermeyer, the veterinary ophthalmologist who removed Kayak’s and Sewee’s cataracts.

He and his colleagues are studying eye pressure in sea turtles, hoping to determine if the level correlates in some way with the health of the critter. It was a new experience for our patients as they got that puff of air we all get in our eyes during our visits to the eye doctor. After a few days of physicals Dr. Harms determined that five of our turtles were ready to go home.

We celebrated our twentyyear collaboration with the vet school Sept. 8 with a small ceremony where Jean presented Dr. Harms and our other turtle vet Dr. Greg Lewbart with a commemorative plaque. We also had a chance to meet some of the behind-the-scenes staff from vet school, many of whom had come to our facility for the first time.

Afterward we loaded three small greens (Petunia, Red Bud and Piglet) and two loggerheads (Dandelion and Sweet Pea) into our big hospital van and headed to the beach in Surf City. The crowd began gathering an hour before our arrival, intent on getting a place up front for the best view, the veterans of our releases bringing along beach chairs to catch some rays during the wait.

Our hospital and Turtle Project volunteers worked

the lines answering questions while TV crews and photographers set up to record the action. Around 2:30 p.m. Jean crested the walk-over and the crowd cheered, knowing that the turtles were not far behind.

Dr. Har ms, Dr. Lewbart and the sea turtle rotation class were given the honor of releasing their patients. Jean warned them that their mission, should they choose to accept it, was to get all turtles safely from the van to the surf.

That included being prepared to “get wet up to your shoulders� if necessary, and it was necessary as the little greens had to be carried out past the breakers.

Once the greens were gone Dandelion, a smallish loggerhead was carried slowly down to the surf and placed on the sand. She only had eyes for home and took off at what was lightning speed, at least for a sea turtle.

Finally our big girl, Sweet Pea was hauled over the walkway in her large carrier. It took eight determined turtle wranglers to get this zaftig (about 280 pounds) lady out and down the beach near the surf.

She moved as quickly as those flippers could carry her, looking around at the crowd and her caretakers before taking a deep breath and shooting far out into the ocean. She was last seen breaking the waves a few hundred feet offshore headed who knows where.

Dr. Harms will be visiting our remaining patients again in the near future for another round of physicals. A few of them were very close to getting their swimming papers on this visit so they’re working hard (eating lots of fish, squid and greens) and exercising (in the therapy pool and their tanks) hoping to catch the last bus to the shore while the water is still warm.

Check our Facebook page as the summer winds down to see if they get their wish.

Hospital now on fall tour schedule Our heartfelt thanks to all of you again for a busy season.

We’re still meeting a lot of our turtle fans from all over the world. As we direct our efforts into getting the building (and ourselves) ready for what will undoubtedly be another busy fall we’ve moved to our offseason tour schedule.

We are open only on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. We will not be open on Thanksgiving but will open on Black Friday and also Saturday from 1-4 p.m. Our last day for tours in 2016 is Thursday Dec. 22.

Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for active military and seniors 65 and older and $3 for children 13 and younger. It’s still hot here through September so an umbrella to make your own shade and lots of water to stay hydrated would be a good idea. We do our best 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 and other stuff. Come in to meet our patients and talk some sea turtle with our staff.

Hatching continues through the next few months It would be very unusual for any more turtle moms to still be nesting but one did – a geen - one species that we don’t have nest here frequently. Now the activity focuses on hatching and we have about half of our nests still in the incubation phase. Even with all the coverage by our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers it’s possible to miss nesting or hatching 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.

We continue to admit many turtles with various injuries or illnesses. Please be on the lookout for any turtle in distress, injured or dead and call Terry.

You can also call our Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910470-2800 or the state hotline

for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367. The state number picks up 24/7.

Remember that interfering or harassing federally protected sea turtles in any way makes you subject to steep fines and possible imprisonment.

If you happen to see a hatchling on the beach (sometimes they wash back in if the surf is rough) carefully pick it up and put it in a small container with only a small amount of water – barely cover the flippers. With this extreme heat it’s important that the little critter not bake in the sun for hours.

Call Meyer at 910-470-2880.

If she is not available you may call the hospital during operating hours at 910-329-0222. We will take the information and one of our area coordinators will meet you to retrieve the hatchling and refer it to us for follow-up.

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The N.C. Spot Festival Scholarship Pageant said their farewells Sept. 11 to the 2015 Queens: Baby Miss Paislee Graham, Mini Miss Parker Wells, Tiny Miss Maddie Miller, Little Miss Dana Solomon, Young Miss Sydney McCoy, Teen Miss Taylor Horrell, Mermaid Miss Amanda Barnette and Miss Jaime Verteramo.

Spot Festival queens raise money for charity The 2015 N.C. Spot Festival Queens were busy during their reign working hard to raise money for the local charities of their choice.

Baby Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Paislee Graham worked with Wayne Pregnancy Center raising $500 to help support unborn babies and their mothers.

After loosing her older sister Victoria to suicide in 2015, Tiny Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Maddie Miller chose The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, raising $787.

Little Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Dana Solomon’s father serves in the U.S. Coast Guard. She knew she wanted to work with an organization supporting the military. She was awarded the 2015 Community Volunteer of the year for her work with Canines for Service raising $1,139.

Young Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Sydney McCoy worked with Hampstead Kiwainas park to raise funds to build tennis court. She raised $1,240 Teen Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Taylor Horrell

wanted to help feed the hungry and homeless. She teamed with the Good Shepard Center to raise $678 Mermaid Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Amanda Barnette. The daughter and sister to firefighters, Amanda chose The Fallen Firefighters Association, she was able to raise $1001.50 Miss N.C. Spot Festival Queen Jaime Verteramo knew she wanted to help our local horses in need, so she worked with Cape Fear Equine raising $1025.53

September is Suicide Prevention Month

Surf City to host Out of the Darkness Campus Walk in March, 2017 Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people aged 10-24. Local realtor Stephanie Jones hopes to change that statistic by working with the North Carolina Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to bring an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk to Surf City next spring.

Why this passion for suicide prevention? In a word – Tanner.

“We lost my husband’s brother and very best friend, Tanner Earl Jones, March 29, 2016,” said Jones. “Tanner suffered from depression and he died by suicide just eight days after his twenty-third birthday.”

As often happens with survivors of suicide loss, Jones was left feeling the need to “do something” to help the cause.

“My heart literally aches for my precious husband as I have watched his world explode,” said Jones. “It hurts me so bad to love him so much and not be able to make things all better for him.”

And so this summer, Jones reached out to the NC Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – or AFSP – to see if she could start an Out of the Darkness walk in Surf City.

Jones will lead the first Surf City Out of the Darkness Campus Walk Mar. 26 to be

Walk organizer Stephanie Jones held at Soundside Park, 517 Roland Ave., with registration beginning at 1 p.m., and the Walk program starting at 2 p.m.

Jones, a real estate agent in Surf City and the mother of two, will chair the walk.

Her family – including her husband of six years, Casey Jones, will be at Stephanie’s side that day, offering support and assistance.

Alongside Stephanie and Casey and their children, will be Teresa Batts, mother to Casey and Tanner, and also Tanner’s girlfriend, Kelsey Best. Kelsey, in fact, has joined the leadership team with Jones and is assisting organizing the walk.

Jones says she is leading the walk not only for her

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family, but also for others in the area, especially its youth.

Though open to the public and community at large, the target audience for the walk is teens and young adults. Jones is determined to register walk teams from every middle school, high school and community college in both Pender and Onslow counties.

Jones is confident Surf City will shine with this walk Mar. 26.

“Tanner loved the salt water and had a passion for surfing and fishing. It is special to our family that this walk will be held in Surf City,” Jones said. “We live in an amazing area, and know this campus walk will have a spectacular impact on our community. If just one life can be saved, it is all worth it.”

The Surf City Out of the Darkness Campus Walk’s Diamond Presenting Sponsor is Teresa Batts Real Estate, www.teresabatts.com. A bronze level sponsor - TI Rentals LLC of Surf City – has also been confirmed.

Local businesses can contact Stephanie Jones for further sponsorship opportunities via 910/284-5085 or ste phaniejonesnc@gmail. com. Schools, businesses and citizens may also contact her for further information about forming a team for the walk, or visit www.afsp.donordrive. com/event/SurfCity/

James Fletcher Meders ROCKY POINT -- James Fletcher Meders, 76, of Rocky Point passed gently from his earthly life on Saturday, Sept.

17, 2016 with beloved family at his bedside at The Village on Campbell in Burgaw.

He was born March 22, 1940 in Omega, Georgia, the son of the late Henry C. and Addie Lee Fletcher Meders.

Also remembered are four sisters who preceded James in death.

James is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Faye Newbern Meders; children, Jimmy F. Meders of Jackson, Ga., Stacey L. Meders (Alison) of Atkinson, Laurie M. Roder (Chuck) of High Springs, Fla., and Leigh M. Pittman (Tony) of Rocky Point; eight grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; brothers, Clifton “Hank” Meders (Linda) and Walter Meders (Susan); sisters, Helen Revels (Steve) and Carol Jean Meders; many nieces, nephews and friends.

T h e f a m i l y r e c e iv e d friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

20, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw.

A visitation will be noon to 1:30 p.m.at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals in Tifton, Ga. Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in Omega Cemetery, Omega, Ga. 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.

Michael West Miller Michael West Miller, 61, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at UNCHospitals-Chapel Hill.

He was bor n in Lenoir County, N.C., the fifth of 10 children born to Earl and Ruby Kornegay Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mike is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sandra; brothers, Allen Miller, Harold Miller, Milton Miller, Tommy Miller, and Faison Miller; sisters, Faye Baysden, Connie Buffkin, Rose Martin, and Sharon Grunden and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family received friends at noon Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 at Castle Hayne Baptist Church, 4535 Parmele Rd, Castle Hayne. Memorial service followed in the church sanctuary at p.m. with The Rev. Billy Fowler, The Rev. Edward McClure and The Rev. Harold Baysden officiating.

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.

Ida Mae Pylant Wall Barnhill ATKINSON -- Ida Mae Pylant Wall Barnhill, 78, of Atkinson passed peacefully from her earthly life to be

with the Lord on Saturday, Sept.17, 2016 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

She was born Feb. 27, 1938 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Edith Head Pylant. Ida was preceded in death by the father of her children, Aaron Wall, Jr. and their two babies, Michael and Peggy; her husband, Paul Barnhill and their baby girl; grandson, Michael Wall; sisters, Nor ma Marshall and Jeanette Pylant Henry; and son-in-law, John Wayne Jones.

Ida is survived by her children, Aaron Wall III (Cindy), Linda Wall, Gale Alredge (Terry), Thelma Jones, Brenda Revels (Dennis), and Lawrence Wall (Davene); 20 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Necessary, Muriel Hubbard, and Joyce Barrentine (Ray), brother, Robert Lee Pylant; and many nieces, nephews and extended family.

The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel with service beginning at 2 p.m. The Rev. Wesley Hairr will conduct the service. Burial will follow in Atkinson Cemetery.

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.

Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist A little over a decade ago I had just had surgery for collapsed vertebrae on a nerve bundle. Before the surgery, it was to the point where I was getting less than a couple of hours of sleep, and the hours never were all at once.

Painkillers did nothing even though I react well dosages.

My left arm could not hold a two-liter soda bottle.

There was a period where depression started to set in.

I was used to shooting a bow with a draw of 70-pounds yet I could not even hold it up. I was cranky due to pain and lack of sleep, and frankly I was scared.

After the surgery I was out of work for over a month. My father and I had scheduled our first guided big game hunt together for that November.

Not only was it a big game hunt, it was after an American icon. Though I was worried I would not be able to either hunt like I wanted, or maybe even not hunt at all, I became determined.

We were going after bison.

I had planned to use the bow.

Even though it was hard to walk and the summer heat reached the high 90’s every day during my weeks in limbo, my wife pushed me to continue moving more and more each day.

After a couple of weeks I pulled the bow out and lowered the draw weight as far as I could. It was just over 30 pounds. The first time I tried I barely moved the string much less reaching full draw.

But the promise of that bowhunting trip and the anticipation of shooting again kept me going harder and harder each day. By November I was shooting 50 arrows a day at 75 pounds draw weight. I was ready for the hunt.

Over the last couple of years I have continued to have back trouble. Somedays it would behave, but other days I could merely twist wrong and it would leave me in pain for a week. The last ball of a bowling outing with the family left me in bed for three days and a

wheel chair for a couple more.

For this reason, bowling and golf became past sports that I was fearful to play again.

Another recent episode occurred while covering a baseball game as a photographer.

A simple twist to see what was behind me left me in pain for over a month. With opening day of bow season coming up, I knew I needed to practice as I haven’t picked up the bow in several months, but fear of further damage and pain in my back kept me from it.

Then just as the season started, I convinced myself I needed to at least make sure the bow sight was still tuned in. “No more than six arrows”, I told myself.

Something amazing happened when I shot those six arrows. Not only was I on target, but the muscle memory in drawing 70 pounds was still there. And even though it hurts to walk long distances, and sometimes even short ones, my back was not affected

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Patriots demolish Lejuene, improve to 2-2

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender Patriot coaching staff thought that they had let one go after falling to North Duplin in week three of the 2016 high school football season.

The Pats were coming off of an impressive win over 3A South Brunswick and appeared to have found their niche. The 10-point loss to the Rebels left a bad taste in the teams mouth and they could hardly wait to get back on the field and prove themselves.

Unfortunately for the Lejuene Devil pups they were the next team on the schedule.

It took only one quarter of Friday night’s game for the real Patriots to show up as they took a 22-0 lead after one quarter and cruised to a 63-0 win.

“We were real disappointed in the way we played at North Duplin,” said head Coach Bob Via. “We were anxious to play again. This is just a stepping stone for us. We want to get better every week. We’re still developing. We’ll take this and learn from it and move on.”

Senior standout Justin Hooper got things going for the Patriots. The speedy halfback capped off a six- play drive with a 17-yard run around the right end. A mishandled point after turned into a two point conversion as Matthew

Ezzell scooped the ball up and threw a strike with his off hand. That was the beginning of six touchdowns by the offense in the first half. The defense also scored on a 35yard interception and return

by Makhel Henry.

Junior Latrelle Brown scored the next two touchdowns on runs of 45 and 25 yards in the first quarter with Ezzell making the ensuing point after kicks.

Brown scored his third touchdown of the night to end the half. Hooper scored on a 23-yard reverse along with hauling in a 19-yard TD pass from freshman quarterback Jahiem McDuffie. McDuffie also had a 50-yard run in limited playing time.

According to the 42-point slaughter rule the scoreboard remained running for the bulk of the second half. The Patriot first team offense played one series and it took one play for Brown to victimize the Devil Pup defense to the tune of a 94-yard touchdown run to open the second half.

The Patriots dressed their whole junior varsity football team and played the whole squad for most of the second half.

Brown ended the evening with 201 yards rushing on only six carries with four touchdowns while Hooper had 54-yards on three carries

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Pender’s Andre Devane (8) battles a Devil Pup defender and leaps for a pass.

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail High School football team has seen its share of weather-induced lightning this season but last Friday they came face-toface with a different form of lightning – this in the form of the players wearing the red uniforms of Jacksonville High School.

Cardinal quarterback Jaicari Boone led the way with 51 rushing yards and 85 yards through the air, scoring twice and having an 80-yard score nullified by a penalty, to lead Jacksonville to a 3615 win over Topsail Friday in the final non-conference game of the season for the

Pirates.

The Topsail defense actually played fairly well and the offense moved the ball to the tune of 273 yards on the ground and 59 more in the air, but the Pirates inability to contain the Cardinals outside speed – especially on special teams – led to their third (2-3) defeat, one that pretty much followed the script of their previous two defeats.

Jacksonville (4-1) actually helped the game stay as close as it was by committing penalties on what would have been four other touchdowns, including a 96-yard kickoff return (block-in the back) in the second quarter, a 93-yard

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Lady Pirate Angelica Biele blocks a Hoggard spike at the net

Topsail Lady Pirates outlast Ashley, fall to Hoggard

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer When you looked at the Ashley High School volleyball team’s record it was easy to be deceived. Four of their five at wins were against teams with a combined record of 6-12 and another was over 1A Dixon, and one of their five losses came at the hands of 2-9 West Brunswick. So thinking the Lady Screaming Eagles were in the “easy win” category was conceivable.

Topsail found out the Ashley girls were anything but that!

Victoria Elder had 13 kills, 10 digs, five points, and an ace, Kaylee Kyle had 19 assists, 16 digs, five kills, four aces, and 18 points, twin-sisters Angelica and Selena Biele and combined for 20 kills and 45 digs, and Makenna Preville (27) and Azia Anderson (19) teamed up to record 46, digs as Topsail outlasted Ashley 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 25-17, 5-9) last Tuesday in a MidEastern 3A/4A Conference game at Ashley.

After a relatively easy sixpoint win in the opening game

– Topsail opened up an early 15-9 lead and simply traded points the rest of the way – Ashley turned to Katherine Boudreau (18 kills, 20 digs) and Dana Craig (6 blocks, 3 kills), and the talented duo combined for 11 kills and two blocks to lead the home team to a 25-22 win in game two.

The hangover from that game endured in the third game with Ashley’s Samantha Luscher (8 kills, 18 assists) and Olivia Berry (4 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks) joining Boudreau (3 kills) and Craig (2 blocks) in leading the Lady Eagles to a second-straight 2522 victory.

A determined Topsail squad broke a 9-9 tie with a four-point burst, then added a six-point surge to open a 19-12 advantage in the third game.

A Kyle kill tied the contest at two games each, setting up the always-tense, 15-point fifth game.

But the Lady Pirates took a lot of the tension out of the game early when a sevenpoint run with Kyle on serve opened a 7-2 lead. Ashley got

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Pender’s Latrelle Brown ran for 201 yards and four touchdowns against Lejeune last week.

The Heide Trask Titan football team is 4-0. Let me repeat that just in case you misread it. The Heide Trask Titan football team is 4-0. To some this may not be a big deal. For the Titan faithful this is a very big deal.

I have covered Trask since the day it opened.

Actually, I covered it before it opened. I was there when they had no field to practice on. That summer before the school opened then coach Darren Willis and his staff practiced beside the gym in a patch of grass that is now the auxiliary gym. It was not the best place to go. It was kind of muddy and it was not nearly big enough.

However, that was all they had and that was that.

The Titans have never had a winning season. They have had two 6-6 seasons and a few years ago Glenn Sellers led a team into the third round of the playoffs.

However, that team was only 4-8.

This year’s team already finds itself in the school’s history books. The 4-0 start is the best ever and matches the total wins of the last two years combined. They are just a couple of days away from playing another 4-0 team in Wallace – Rose Hill in what I think is the

biggest football game to ever be played at the school which brings me to this.

Where are you going to be on Friday night at 7pm?

The Titan football team from the head coach on down to the last member of the junior varsity football squad has worked hard to get to this point. They have endured many hours of blood, sweat and tears on the practice field. I think they deserve to have the football stadium full of the Titan faithful.

My dream is to come around the big curve on 210 and see cars lined up trying to get onto the campus. I dream of having to find a parking place way down by the baseball and softball parking lots. The stands should be full and people should be lined up at the fence. This should be the biggest crowd to ever watch a Trask football game.

I know there is another game across the county and I know that the folks at Pender will follow their much improved squad into battle when they take on Clinton. They should.

I wish that the Patriots were on the road for this one so that every football fan on this side of the county would show up for what I consider to be the biggest game to ever be played at Trask. Did I mention that this is the biggest game to ever be played on the campus of Trask?

Anything less than a full house on Friday night will be a disappointment. I have faith in the Titan fans.

Let’s show the Bulldog fans that this is not the Titans of old either on the field or in the stands. See you at the game.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The area high school fall sports teams are ramping up and preparing for the Four County Conference season.

Here’s a look at last week’s action.

Men’s soccer The Titan kickers played two conference matches last week including a tough match with the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs. The Duplin County kickers took an 8-0 win over the Titans in Titan Town.

Two days later the Titans traveled to Union to engage the Spartan kickers. The visiting Titans spoiled the Sparts home stand with a hard fought 4-3 win. Junior standout Sebastian Bautista led the Titans with Two goals while Bryen Woody and David Romero each contributed a goal apiece.

The Titans (3-5-1/1-1) hosted West Bladen on Monday and were at East Bladen on Wednesday.

The Topsail kickers lost to the Screaming Eagles of Ashley last week. Jacob Reeves and Josh Chapman scored first-half goals and Cris Bautista added a second-half score as Ashley blanked the Pirates 3-0. Topsail split goal-

keeping duties with Jorge Lopez recording six saves and Alex Hornthal stopping three shots.

Next up for the Pirates is a non-conference home game against Northside-Jacksonville Thursday.

The Pender Patriot men’s soccer team split conference tilts last week. They lost to Clinton 6-2 early in the week before beating Midway 6-1.

Cross Country The Trask and Pender cross country teams participated in the second Four County meet of the season last week at Trask.

The Pender men won the meet while the Titans finished fourth. Leading the way for Pender was Barry Parton.

He finished in third place with Bradley Parton finishing fourth. The Patriots had five runners finish in the top eight.

Hunter Cooper was the top Titan, finishing 11th.

On the girl’s side, the Titans finished second behind Clinton while Pender finished fourth. Vanessa Velasco Sanchez, Yaritza Villalobos and Edith Lechuga Mendoza finished fifth, six and seventh to lead the Titans while Sadie Parrish finished eighth to lead Pender.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The area high schools are deep into the season with some sports approaching the half way point in their conference slate.

The Topsail Pirate volleyball team is very competitive as usual. The Pirates beat Ashley behind the play of Victoria Elder (13

kills, 10 digs, five points, and an ace) and Kaylee Kyle (19 assist, 16 digs, five kills, four aces, and 18 points) Twinsisters Angelica and Selena Biele combined for 20 kills and 45 digs while Makenna Preville had 27 digs.

The Lady Pirates were swept by Hoggard later in the week. Selena Biele had six kills, one block and 10 digs with Elder chipping in six 6

kills. Angelica Biele had six kills, 10 assists and 10 digs.

The Pender ladies won two of three conference matches last week behind the play of Kam Thomspon, Lakirah Forney and Caroline Peterson.

Peterson led the team in assists in each match.

Trask earned a conference win last week behind the play of Tiara Mitchell (9 kills

in two matches) and Emily Oyler (13 digs). Libby Smith had five assists and four kills in the win over Union.

The Trask soccer team beat Union behind the play of Sebastian Bautista’s two goals while Bryen Woody and David Romero each scored as well.

The Topsail football team

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Regular season football week six preview

Trask, Wallace-Rose Hill face off in Rocky Point

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer All three county teams are at home this week. The big game is in Rocky Point as two unbeaten teams faceoff – and one is the defending state champion.

Trask (4-0) hosts Wallace (4-0) This headline should read Bulldogs invade Titan Town. Nobody could have predicted that this would be a battle of the unbeaten.

The Bulldogs are right where they usually are, on top of the 1A ranks and cruising through the regular season.

When you have had the success that this program has had, you use the regular season to prepare for a championship run. the Bulldogs have marched through the Four County Conference the last three years with their only losses being to Clinton two years ago and East Bladen three seasons ago. They have never lost to a 1A combatant out of the FCC. They were undefeated in conference play last year on their way to the 1A state title.

This year’s Bulldog team is defense heavy. It may the best defensive team that Head Coach Joey Price has ever had at the school. They have beaten their opponents to the tune of 120-20 and have wins over 4A Laney, East Duplin and James Kenan.

Their last two games were 34-0 (James Kenan) and 41-0 (South Columbus). They are confident and aggressive.

This squad will hit you in the mouth.

This is a deep Bulldog offensive team with three players with over 28 carries.

Senior quarterback Aliza Carter leads the team with 276 yards rushing while also throwing for 329 yards and three TDs. He is the main character on this offense.

The Titans have an explosive offense that is led by a trio of very good backs in senior Steven Jordan and juniors B.J. Jordan and Tony Holmes. The senior Jordan has 458 yards on the year and is averaging 13 yards a pop. The Titans run the triple option and do it well.

Trask is averaging 318 yards a game on the ground.

The Titan defense has improved greatly and boasts two shutouts this year. The combined score of their last two games is 98-0. The overall numbers

read 156-27.

This year’s defensive squad has not given up a touchdown from the line of scrimmage since the first game of the year. That score was a result of a fumble inside the three yard line.

Wallace will try and break the Titans spirits early. They will pound the ball with its bevy of backs and Carter will try and beat them over the top. the key to success for the Titan D will be to be successful early. Kansas Bannerman and his fellow defensive linemen will have to beat the Bulldogs up front and make Price throw the football. The key is containing Carter. They must have a bend and don’t break mentality.

Titan quarterback Tyresae Armstrong must make the right reads and get both Jordan’s out into space. Steven Jordan can make the Bulldogs pay if he can get into the secondary. Again, Armstrong makes the right reads and the Titans will be successful.

Joey Price is a motivator. He will harp on the fact that the Titans are 4-0 and looking to take over the conference.

Assistant Coach Randy Pugh is familiar with the Bulldogs from his days at Kenan. That may be an ace in the hole for the Titans.

When your 4-0 there are no consolation wins. In years past the Titans tried to stay close and not get blown out. this is a different team. the Titans are playing to win.

Topsail (2-3) hosts Laney (3-2) The Topsail Pirates come into their conference opener nursing a two game losing streak. The Pirates dropped a non-conference tilt at Jacksonville on Friday night. From here on out the games count in the Mid-Eastern Conference standings.

The Pirates have one of the best freshmen in the area in Noah Lavalle. He has emerged on the scene and has rushed for at least 100 yards in every game since he cracked the starting lineup. For all of the Pirates woes this year the offensive line has made huge strides. They will need to come up big this week.

Quarterback Jacob Floyd seems to be getting more comfortable in his role as the team leader. He has the ability to throw the football. This may be the week to open things up as teams may begin to scheme to slow Lavalle down.

Defensively, the Pirates struggle to stop the outside run. That has been the case from the first game against Trask and nothing has changed.

Look for Lavalle and company to try and break the Buccaneer offense early.

The wildcard for Topsail may be the inside running prowess of Josh Smith.

The key to this game is if the Pirates can limit the big plays on the outside as well as on special teams. The Pirates have yet to play a complete game. This would be a good time to do this. The score: 34-24.

Pender (2-2) hosts Clinton (4-0) The Pender Patriot football team has shown great improvement through the first four weeks of the season. They own a very good win over South Brunswick and is coming off of a 63-0 win over the hapless Lejeune Devil Pups. Their Four County Conference slate starts now and this is where it gets real.

The Dark Horses are ranked at or near the top of the 2A ranks. They are there for good reason. Clinton has outscored their opponents to the tune of 182-23. They have played a tough nonconference schedule and have ran the table. Among those four victories are wins over Northside (35-16), Southwest Onslow (52-0) and Hoggard (33-7).

The Patriots need to load the box with eight defenders and expect to see the ground game of the Dark Horses all night long. Senior Ryheem Skinner rushed for 187-yards against Hoggard and is averaging over 100 yards a game. He is fast and strong and will run through any attempt to arm tackle him. Clinton had over 400 yards rushing against Hoggard.

Pender’s rushing attack is two pronged and has evolved into a force early in the season. Senior Justin Hooper and junior Latrelle Brown give the Pats a duo of fast backs. They will look to get to the corner against the Dark Horses. The key to the Patriots offense is to limit the mistakes Defensively, the Pats need to bring a bend but don’t break philosophy. Skinner will get his. However, Pender will need to contain him. If he gets to the outside it will be a long night.

The Patriots are much improved.

However, the Dark Horses will prove to be too much. The score: 49-21.

Lady Patriots pick up two conference wins

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer After the Pender Patriot volleyball team earned two conference wins last week Head Coach Matt Davis Lamented that his team was getting better each week and was on a trek toward the upper echelon of the Four County Conference standings.

“It seems that each game we play we seem to be playing better and better. Against West Bladen we played a solid senior laden team that made very few mistakes. We had to work for most of the points that were earned and

the girls were up to the challenge. Even in defeat against Ashley we played two very competitive games only losing to the 4A school by 3 in both the first and third games.”

The Patriots opened the week at home verse West Bladen. The girls were on their game in earning a sweep over the Lady Knights.

The scores were 25-23, 25-18 and 27-25. Caroline Peterson had 12 assists and three aces while Lakirah Forney had five 5 kills two blocks and five digs. Imani Newkirk chipped in five kills with Kam Thompson adding six kills.

The following day the Pa-

triots played Ashley. The 4A school took a 3-0 win over the Patriots. The scores were 2522, 25-15 and 25-22. Peterson had nine assists with Forney adding five kills. Alex Gorsky had four kills and five digs.

The final match of the week was against Union. Again the Patriots came up big in conference play, beating the Lady Spartans 3-1. The scores were 21-25, 25-22, 25-14 and 25-12.

Gorsky led the Patriots with five kills while Newkirk, Forney and Thompson each tallied four kills.

Pender dropped the first set at Union in what Davis eluded to as his team being physically tired.

“The Ashley game took a toll on us physically and we were a bit lethargic against Union to start out with, being the second of back-to-back road games. We were a bit out of sync, but when you get like that you can’t panic, you just have to stay the course and play through it. The girls settled into the match after dropping the first set and by the end of the match we were back playing the way we want to play.”

The Patriots are 5-6 overall and 4-1 in Four County Conference play. They are tied with Wallace for second place behind Midway (5-0). They hosted Wallace on Tuesday.

have gone 2-2 after starting the season 1-4. Last week the Trask Ladies split conference matches, beating East Bladen 3-2 before falling to the number one team in the Four County Conference in Midway.

In the first match of the week the Titans traveled to East Bladen to engage the Lady Eagles. The visitors from Rocky Point came away with a hard earned 3-2 win.

The Titans lost the first two sets 25-15 and 25-21 and were

in danger of being swept before charging back to take three sets in a row including the pivotal fifth set to win the match. The scores were 15-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-12 and 15-11.

Titan volleyball splits conference matches

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan varsity volleyball team has shown improvement in the last two weeks. Over the last two weeks the Lady Titans

Rivenburg does the tough work for the Titans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The game of soccer can be deceptively physical. There are times when the players on the team take a beating similar to those who dress in armor and play the American version of football. There are those who try and avoid contact. Then there are those like Richard Rivenburgh that seems to enjoy rattling others cages.

Mr. Rivenburgh does what some say is the dirty work for the Titans. He plays primarily on the defensive end and can be found hounding the opposing teams players with his no nonsense physical type of play.

Rivenburgh plays every play at 110 percent and does not apologize for his reckless style of play.

When the time comes for someone to get physical the Titans can always count on Richard Rivenburgh to step up. He doesn’t mind doing to dirty work for this year’s version of the Titan soccer team.

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Lavalle makes it look easy for the Pirates

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Pirate football team seemed to be shorthanded when it lost last year’s leading rusher. The Pirate offense depends on its running game to be successful. Then like a lightning bolt clear out of nowhere in stepped freshman Noah Lavalle.

This time last year Lavalle was on a middle school team and running with a bunch of players that were at least a year away from entering high school.

Now he is the leading rusher in the county and is among the leading rushers in the entire area.

Lavalle’s strong point is his ability to cut on a dime and reverse field when it seems like the play is going nowhere. He seems to have the natural instinct to find a spot and run to it.

Although Noah Lavalle is just a freshman he is becoming a star. He makes it easy for the Pirates.

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Athlete Spotlight

Noah Lavalle

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

Dirty water slows red fishing

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The dirty waters that followed the latest storm have slowed the red fishing. However, it seems to be picking up slowly.

Those that are looking for the reds can try using cut baits or even a jighead or gotcha plug.

The spots are beginning to show up in small numbers.

There have also been some black drum and sea mullet being caught in the surf. Cut baits are working here along with a sand flea.

The flounder bite is improving as the schools of bait fish show up. Live finger mullet and gulp baits are working here.

Fish on the bottom and be patient.

The area piers are reporting a mixed bag that includes a few shrimp, mullet and black drum. There have been a few pompano and drum being caught off of the piers as well. A few blues have been hooked on gotcha plugs as have been a few Spanish.

The freshwater bite is on and off as the recent storm has raised the water levels. Those that have been fishing have caught a few bream on red worms while the cats are biting cut-up eel, chicken livers and your favorite stink baits.

This week’s fishing tip In North Carolina, and especially near the coast, the fall months are the best time to fish. The weather is still warm but it is cooling off a little bit more at night.

The area pan fish anglers use a little different technique when fishing cooler weather. Let’s go over a couple of tips I found to be helpful.

The first thing to remember is that during the late fall and early winter months the pan fish tend to migrate from the deeper depths to at least mid-level depths. Just like in the summer months, they tend to like any underwater structure.

They also like any fallen trees or brush.

As the days get shorter, the bluegills will head to the shallow waters to feed. Bluegill will frequently be found hanging around spring spawning beds at this time, especially if deeper waters are nearby.

As late fall enters, the pan fish will start heading back to deeper waters as the cover of weeds and such will start to die off. This also makes the fish a little more eager to take your bait offerings.

As far as equipment goes, the same outfit will work, just switch up your baits and such to find what will work. One note, the bluegills tend to hit bright lures this time of year.

Topsail Sports Roundup

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Weather forced the postponement of the Topsail girls’ tennis team’s match against powerful New Hanover – which would have easily been their biggest test of the season – but a road win over Ashley brought some sunshine to the week.

Elsewhere, the boys’ soccer team dropped a pair of Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference contests, the girls’ golf team had a seventh-place finish, and the cross-country team ran in the Knights’ Invitational a week ago Saturday and in a home conference meet on last Thursday in another busy week for the Pirate teams.

Cross-country Chad Campbell had another strong performance fifth-place finish (17:04.00) in the championship race at the Knight’s Invitational in Rocky Mount, leading the Pirate boys to a seventh-place finish (192 points) out of 6 teams.

Following Campbell were Noah Dansby (43rd, 19:04), Connor Starrett (50th;

McAllister is one tough Pender Patriot

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As the Pender Patriot varsity football team navigates its way through the rigors of the 2016 football season there are those who find themselves involved in almost every facet of the game. One of those players is senior Linzie McAllister.

McAllister plays both sides of the ball. He has become a very good offensive lineman with his strength and intensity. However, the defensive line is where he really stands out.

Linzie is one of those defensive players that the opposing quarterback has to locate before the snap of the ball. He is very active and explodes off of the ball with a purpose. On most plays he can be found either making the tackle or taking up two blockers.

Linzie has become one of the better defensive players in the Four County Conference. there is no doubt that he will be in the running for the FCC all-conference team.

19:23.48), Eddie Wofford (51st, 19:24), Nathan Martinez (56th, 19:28.71), Blake Schieffer (65th, 19:48), and Bryce Dillon (68th, 19:54). There were 110 runners in the race.

The Pirates also had a group entered in the boys’ developmental race where they finished fourth (82 points).

Leading the way were Jacob Viebrock (11th, 19:42), A. J. Edwardo (17th, 20:10), Jacob Wieland (18th, 20:11), Conner Murphy (19th, 20:17), Oscar Sessoms (26th, 20:33), and Eddie Rooke (30th, 20:40). There were 75 runners in this race.

The Lady Pirates finished 11th (293 points) in the girls’ championship race with a 45th-place (22:48.93) by Kersten Parrella the top finish.

Following Parrella were Emma Filer (64th, 23:58), Aggie Reilly (69th, 24:23.36), Alexis Walsh (24:31), Amanda Parrish (76th, 25:06), Madison Snyder (81st, 26:36), and Sarah Dremann (83rd, 27:02). There were 91 girls in the race.

Topsail was fourth (123 points) in the girls’ developmental race with Alexis Rash

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Town of Burgaw Government News

Town of Surf City Government News September 22, 2016

September 22, 2016

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month ________________________________________________________

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pictured above are Kiwanis International trustee Ken Alovera (left), Les King (center) and Connie King (right).

Topsail Kiwanis member named district governor Greater Topsail Area resident Les King has been named 2016-2017 district governor for Carolinas Kiwanis. King was recently elected at the district meeting in Charlotte. He was installed as governor by Kiwanis International trustee Ken Alovera.

A Pennsylvania native, King earned a bachelors’ and masters’ degrees from Penn State University, and a doctorate from Lehigh University.

King retired to his current home on Topsail Island in 1996 with his wife Connie, after completing a career in public education in Pennsylvania.

In 1996 he became a member of the Topsail Island Area Kiwanis Club, where he became a Distinguished Member, Club President, Lt. Governor for

Division 18, District Trustee for Region 6, an MNT MultiDivisional Coordinator, District Chair for Education and Leadership Development and ultimately 2015-16 GovernorElect.

King says creative planning is far superior to creative problem solving. He believes strongly in the potential of Kiwanis to make a significant positive difference in the lives of all children within the Carolinas District.

“Together, we can accomplish some pretty amazing things. It requires our careful planning, the application of ‘best practices’ and the pooling of our efforts, talents and resources. It is great to be a part of it all,” King said.

The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has called a public hearing at 7:00 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 4th of October, 2016, at Surf City Town Hall on: • Continuous Annexation request for the intersection of Hwy 50 and Hwy 210. Being all of 11.45 +/- Acres.

Pender County Pin # 4235-27-7912-0000; 4235-287684-0000; 4235-28-8512-0000; 4235-28-8366-0000 • Zoning Text Amendment: Section 4.0 MFC MultiFamily Cluster •

Howard

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS 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 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 Trillium Health Board 1 Commissioner Representative District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek 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.

Pender County Housing Authority Will Open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List for a Limited Time Only The Pender County Housing Authority will open its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Waiting List for a limited period of time. The program provides rental assistance to eligible families in accordance with program guidelines.

The Waiting List will open to pre-applications received between September 12th through the close of business on September 23rd. Pre-applications received before September 12th or after September 23rd will not be accepted.

Pre-application will be available August 29th - September 11th at: http://www.pendercountync.gov/Government/Departments/HousingAuthority.aspx. The pre-application will not be available after September 11th.

Pre-applications must be complete & signed by all adults (18 yrs or older) who will be living in the assisted household. Requested documentation must be attached. Incomplete pre-applications will not be accepted.

Pre-applications may be sent by U S Mail or dropped off to the drop box provided at the County Administration Building. No faxes or e-mails. Only one pre-application per family. The Waiting List will be closed at 5 pm on Friday, September 23rd.

Pre-applications will be selected by lottery. No more than 300 applications will be selected. Completed pre-applications will be assigned a ticket with a number. Numbers will be drawn at random. Families will be placed on the list in the order the numbers are drawn. The drawing will be held in the Board of County 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.

confidence in my shooting accuracy, I gained confidence in what I could do. Yes, I have even raked pinestraw and fallen limbs in portions of my –Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter.

Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@gmail.com.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Customer Service Representative - The Town of Burgaw is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Customer Service Representative.

Under general supervision of the Finance Officer: performs moderate to difficult tasks in operating and maintaining a computerized utility billing system and utility meter reading system; collects municipal revenues; serve as receptionist, greet and assist all visitors; and performs similar duties.

Experience in bookkeeping or accounting and government office work preferred. Ability to multitask, analyze situations and critical thinking are a must. Salary range: $23,961-$33,545 DOQ. Qualified applicants may pick up applications and a detailed job description for this position at the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, Burgaw NC or download from the town website at www.townofburgaw.com. Please return completed applications and resumes to Kristin Wells at 109 N. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 or kwells@townofburgaw.com by 5:00 PM on September 28, 2016. EOE UPDATE ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON FREMONT STREET The water line replacement on Fremont Street is progressing well and should be complete within 2 weeks. We anticipate milling and paving of Fremont Street to start by mid-October.

MEETINGS INFORMATION The Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners regular monthly meeting is held on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:00 PM in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building. The agenda deadline for the regular board meeting is 1:00 PM two Wednesdays prior to the second Tuesday of each month. If you have an item you wish to bring before the Board you must make contact with Sylvia Raynor, Town Clerk at 910-663-3441 between the hours of 8AM and 5PM Monday – Friday or via email at town.clerk@townofburgaw.com prior to the above deadline in order to receive instruction on submitting items for the agenda.

Oct. 11, 2016 Oct. 20, 2016

CALENDAR Board of Commissioners meeting Planning Board meeting

4:00PM 5:30PM

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

9/22/2016 Notice of General Election Pender County, North Carolina A General Election will be held on November 8, 2016 in Pender County, North Carolina to vote to elect representatives for the following offices: President & Vice President; US Senate; US House of Representatives District 7; Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Auditor; Commissioners of Agriculture, Insurance, and Labor; Secretary of State; Superintendent of Public Instructions; State Treasurer; NC Senate District 8; NC House District 16; County Commissioners Districts 4 & 5; Register of Deeds; NC Supreme Court Associate Justice; NC Court of Appeals Judges; NC Superior Court Judges District 5A and 5B; NC District Court Judges District 5; and Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor.

Voting places will be located at:

NB01 – Burgaw Town Hall: 109 N Walker St. Burgaw CF11 – Cape Fear Elementary School: 1886 NC Hwy 133 Rocky Point SB02 – Cooperative Extension Auditorium: 801 S Walker St. Burgaw SH12 – Wesleyan Chapel Fellowship Hall: 10255 US Hwy 17 Wilmington CT03 – Canetuck Community Building: 6098 Canetuck Rd. Currie SC13 – Surf City Fire Dept.: 230 Wilmington St. Surf City CS04 – Atkinson School Cafeteria: 200 N Town Hall Ave. Atkinson UT14 – North Topsail Elementary School: 1310 Sloop Point Loop Rd., Hampstead CL05 – Shiloh Volunteer Fire Dept.: 19170 US Hwy 421 Watha SP15 – Cape Fear Community College 621 NC Hwy 210 E, Hampstead LU16 – Watha Town Hall: 425 Watha Rd. Watha GR06 – Moore’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church: 60 Minuteman Rd. Currie MH07 – Duplin-Pender Forestry Service Building: 4815 NC Hwy 53 E Burgaw UH08 – Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Dept.: 115 N Old Maple Hill Rd. Maple Hill LC09 – Long Creek Volunteer Fire Dept.: 227 Scott Rd., Rocky Point RP20 – Rocky Point Volunteer Fire Dept.: 1425 Porter Rd. Rocky Point PL10 – Penderlea Volunteer Fire Dept.: 4005 NC Hwy 11 Willard LT18 – Hampstead Annex Building: 15060 US Hwy 17 Hampstead MT19 – Topsail Elementary School: 17385 US Hwy 17 Hampstead UU17 – Union Rescue Squad Building: 8590 NC Hwy 11 Willard

Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for absentee ballots must be made using a state approved request form and received in th the Pender County Board of Elections office by 5:00 pm. on November 1, 2016. The Board of Elections will meet on October 18 , rd st th 25 , & November 1 at 10:00 am and again at 5:00 pm on November 7 , for the purpose of approving absentee ballot applications.

One-stop voting will be held at the Board of Elections office located at 807 S Walker St. Burgaw, the Cape Fear Community College located at 621 NC Hwy 210 E. Hampstead, the County Annex Building located at 15060 US Hwy 17 Hampstead, the Shiloh Volunteer Fire Dept. located at 19170 US Hwy 421 Watha, the Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. located 115 N Old Maple Hill Rd. Maple Hill and the Long Creek Volunteer Fire Dept. located at 227 Scott Road Rocky Point starting on October th 20, 2016 and ending on Saturday November 5 . The three main locations: The Board of Elections Office, Cape Fear Community College and the County Annex Building will be open Monday thru Friday from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm each day with the following hour variation One-Stop West, better known as the Board of Elections office, will open at 8:00 am each day and close at 6:00 pm each day. The three rural locations: the Shiloh Volunteer Fire Dept., the Maple Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. and the Long Creek Volunteer Fire Dept. will be open Monday thru Friday from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm each day. On Friday th th October 28 and again on Friday November 4 , all locations will be open until 8:00 pm. In addition, all locations will be th th available for voting on Saturday, October 29 from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm and again on November 5 from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm. Canvass will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of Elections office in Burgaw on November 18, 2016.

All voting precincts will be open on Election Day from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. All residents of Pender County who are registered to vote with the Pender County Board of Elections may vote in this election. Voters who are previously registered need not reregister for this election. Residents of the county who are not registered to vote, must register by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016 or appear in person with proper ID during the One-Stop voting period in order to be eligible to vote in this election.

Registration forms may be obtained from the Pender County Board of Elections office at 807 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, any branch of the Pender County library, Atkinson Town Hall, Burgaw Town Hall, Surf City Town Hall, or Topsail Beach Town Hall.

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

NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE CHANGE Sloop Point Voting Precinct On July 19, 2015, the Pender County Board of Elections met at the board office located at 807 S Walker St. Burgaw, NC and adopted the following resolution: WHEREAS, G.S.§ 163-128 allows the Pender County Board of Elections the authority from time to time, by resolution, to establish, alter, discontinue, or create such new election precincts or voting places as it may deem expedient; WHEREAS, the Pender County Board of Elections Members have determined access to the Sloop Point voting precinct (SP15) currently located at the Topsail Senior Center 20959 US Highway 17 Hampstead, NC 28443 has become a traffic hazard to the general public when entering and/or exiting the voting precinct. This is being caused by limited access due to a new highway medium added to US Highway 17 causing voters to drive a mile or more before making a U-turn in a heavily congested area to gain access to the voting precinct; WHEREAS, Members of the Pender County Board of Elections have decided it would be a safer alternative to relocate the Sloop Point voting precinct (SP15) into the Cape Fear Community College located at 621 NC Highway 210 E. Hampstead, NC 28443.

BE IT RESOLVED, we the members of the Pender County Board of Elections, by unanimous vote, hereby move the Sloop Point voting precinct (SP15) to the Cape Fear Community College located at 621 NC Highway 210 E. Hampstead, NC 28443, starting with the November 8, 2016 General Election and for all future elections.

I, Bettie C. Fennell, Chairperson of the Pender County Board of Elections, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and th correct copy of a resolution adopted by unanimous vote of the Pender County Board of Elections on the 19 day of July 2016.

Bettie C. Fennell, Chairperson Pender County Board of Elections

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: October 4, 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

TOPIC OF HEARING:

Conditional Zoning Map Amendment DRC Hampstead, LLC., applicant, on behalf of Jesse F. Lea SR et al, owner, is requesting approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for three (3) tracts totaling approximately 78.39 acres from RP, Residential Performance zoning district to RM- CD 2, Residential Mixed Conditional zoning district 2.

The request is to allow only the following NAICS uses: Single Family Detached Homes (NAICS 236117) and Multi-Family Housing (NAICS 236116) in a proposed residential mixed subdivision project to be called Sparrows Bend. The project proposal consists of 264 apartment units and 135 single family homes with associated neighborhood amenities. The subject property is located on the north side of US HWY 17 and may also be accessed off of the east side of Hoover Road (SR 1569). The subject property is in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 3293-015693-0000, 3293-11-0659-0000 and 3293-01-9640-0000.

Master Development Plan and Preliminary Plat Stroud Engineering, P.A., applicant, on behalf of Pender Land Holdings, Inc., owner, is requesting approval of a Master Development Plan and Preliminary Plat of Phase I for a mixed-use development proposal on four (4) tracts totaling approximately 163.5 acres. Phase I includes; one hundred twenty-one (121) single family residential lots. Future development includes; sixteen (16) townhouse units, one hundred sixty (160) multifamily units, ± thirty- two (32) acres of future residential development, ± nineteen (19) acres future commercial development, and ± (forty-two) 42.2 acres park land for dedication to the County. The subject properties are located along the west side of Country Club Drive (SR 1565), along the south east side of US HWY 17, south of Hampstead Kiwanis Park and north of the residential subdivision known as Belvedere Plantation. The subject properties are in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs; 4204-61-5445-0000, 420451-3743-0000, 4204-41-7997-0000 and 4204-52-2665-0000.

Zoning Map Amendment Bill Clark Homes, applicant, on behalf of LaBrenda Hurst Haynes et al, owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for 4.03 acres of a portion of one (1) tract totaling approximately 7.36 acres from GB, General Business zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject properties are located to the west of US HWY 17 and approximately 920 feet to the north of the intersection of US HWY 17 and Williams Store Road (SR 1568) The subject property is located in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3293-43-3901-0000.

Conditional Zoning Map Amendment Rocky Point Holdings, LLC., applicant, on behalf of Jack Stocks and Rocky Point Holdings, LLC, owners, is requesting approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for a portion of one (1) tract and the entirety of an additional tract totaling approximately 18.11 acres from PD, Planned Development zoning district to IT-CD1, Industrial Transitional conditional zoning district one.

The request is to allow the following use only: Warehousing (NAICS 493110).

The subject properties are located along Carver Road (SR 1437) approximately 3,000 feet to the west of the intersection with NC 133 and Carver Road. The subject properties are located in the Rocky Point Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs; 3223-53-8360-0000 and 3223-55-9108-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment Laura Rivenbark, applicant, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance.

Specifically, the request is to amend Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses to allow Artisan Manufacturing as a permitted use in the RA, Rural Agricultural, GB, General Business, PD, Planned Development, IT, Industrial Transitional, GI General Industrial zoning districts and via Special Use Permit in the RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The requested amendment also includes adding a definition of Artisan Manufacturing to Appendix A, Definitions. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning Department offices.

Zoning Text Amendment Zoning Text Amendment Request: Zoning Text Amendment Request: Coastal Horizons Center, Inc., applicant, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance.

Specifically, the request is to amend Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses, in order to allow Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (NAICS 621420) in the GB, General Business zoning district as a permitted use. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning Department offices.

Zoning Text Amendment Pender County, applicant, is requesting the approval of Zoning Text Amendments to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance: Article 2 Decision Making and Administrative Bodies, Article 3 Review Procedures, Article 4 Zoning Districts, Article 5 Permitted Uses, Article 6 Development Requirements and Content, Article 7 Design Standards, Article 11 Road Naming and Addressing and Appendix A Definitions. Specifically the request is to amend: the Summary of Review Authority (Section 2.11), Review Procedures for Minor Site Plans (Section 3.6), Notification Policies (Sections 3.3.3, 3.3.4, 3.4.3, 3.7.3, 3.9.3, 3.10.3, 3.12.2, 3.14.5, and 4.13.4), Review Procedures for General Use Rezonings (Section 3.3.5), Uses Not Specifically Listed (Section 5.2.1A), Easement Requirements (Article 6), Preliminary Plat Requirements (Section 6.4), Final Plat Requirements (Section 6.5), Easement Standards (Section 7.5.4), Road Naming (Section 11.1.2), Addressing (Section 11.6) and various definitions (Appendix A). A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning Department offices.

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

www.pendercountync.gov

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 16 E 336 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR of the Estate of BRENDA CAROL HARDWICK, deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of the same to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of December, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 1st day of September, 2016.

ROBBI E. WELLS Executor of the Estate of BRENDA CAROL HARDWICK PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite CWilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-769-2896 #7467 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTRIX’ NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of June Louise Savage, deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 5th day of December, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 24th day of August, 2016.

Linda Savage Hansen Executrix of the Estate of June Louise Savage c/o Charles T. Busby Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #7468 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Dorothy Louis Jacobs, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Dorothy Louise Jacobs, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 8, 2016 at 7 Southridge Court, Elgin, SC 29045 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of September 1, 2016.

Joe Jacobs 7 Southridge Court Elgin, SC 29045 #7472 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executors of the estate of Ann Lemrise Jones, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ann Lemrise Jones, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 8, 2016 at 93 Hidden Bluff Trail, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the day of September 1, 2016.

Ed and Doug Jones 93 Hidden Bluff Trail Hampstead, NC 28443 #7473 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTRIX’ NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Joseph Yurish, deceased, late of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of December, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 29th day of August, 2016.

Leona Prednis Executrix of the Estate of Joseph Yurish c/o Charles T. Busby Attorney at Law P.O. Box 818 Hampstead, NC 28443-818 #7474 9/1, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Lucy Brovich, deceased, of Pender County. This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Lucy Brovich, to present them to the undersigned on or before December 22, 2016 at 111 Lands End Court Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the day of September 15, 2016.

Robert Brovich 111 Lands End Court Hampstead, NC 28443 #7476 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6/2016

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP156 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL A. BARBER AND DEBORAH PELL BARBER DATED MARCH 7, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3180 AT PAGE 26 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 1:00PM on September 27, 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 26 of Cross Creek as shown on map recorded in Map Book 31 at Page 118 of the Pender County Register, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

And Being more commonly known as: 318 Knollwood Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael A. Barber and Deborah Pell Barber.

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 September 6, 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/ 14-064806 #7477 9/15, 9/22/2016 16 SP 148 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tyrone Tobias and Lillie Tobias to Robert Bennett, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated April 14, 1999 and recorded on April 20, 1999 in Book 1462 at Page 102, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for

conducting the sale on September 27, 2016 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Holly Township, Pender County, North Carolina and being a part of that tract as described in deed book 641 page 219 in the records of the Pender County Registry and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning on the southeastern corner of that tract as described in deed book 641 page 219 said point being located in the eastern line of a 20 ft. roadway easement and being further located the following bearings and distances from a nail and cap located at the centerline intersection of N.C. Hwy. 210 and the eastern end of the bridge over the Northeast Cape Fear River N 66-34-587 E 1512.64 ft. to an existing iron pipe thence N 00-38-07 W 160.69 ft. to the point of beginning: Proceed thence from said point of beginning S 74-33-49 W 128.20 ft. to an existing iron pipe thence N 6039-06 W 110.81 ft. to an existing iron pipe being the southeastern corner of the Harrell tract as described in deed book 1289 page 333 thence with the eastern line of said Harrell tract N 04-24-36 E 156.85 ft to an existing iron pipe, said pipe can also be located S 84-51-30 E 14.52 from the northwestern corner of that tract described in deed book 641 page 219 thence S 84-51-30 E 207.56 ft. to an existing iron pipe thence S 00-30-25 E 157.78 ft. to the point of beginning and containing 0.886 acre according to a survey by Hanover Design Services, P.A. in April of 1999. All bearings are relative to deed book 641 page 219 Together with and subject to a 20’ roadway easement as described in deed book 641 page 219 said easement being more particularly described as follows: Beginning on a nail and cap at the centerline intersection on N.C. Hwy. 210 and the eastern end of the bridge over the Northeast Cape Fear River N 66-34-57 E 1512.64 ft. to the beginning point said easement lying on the western side and parallel to these described lines N 00-38-07 E 160.69 ft. to the beginning point of the above described tract and thence N 00-30-25 W 157.78 ft. to the northern line of the above described tract.

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

Said property is commonly known as 10550 Highway 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457.

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

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 4521.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the The Media of Record for the People of Pender County. deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

201-A West Fremont Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 910.259.9111 • posteditor@post-voice.com • www.post-voice.com Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 16-07160-FC01 #7475 9/15, 9/22/2016

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 132 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Leann M. Todd (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Leann M. Mathis) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of October, 2011, and recorded in Book 3984, Page 305, 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 September 27, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Rocky Point, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: Located in Rocky Point Township, Pender County, State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 8 in as shown on map entitled “Stroud-Will Subdivision” recorded in Map Book 29 Page 88 in the Pender County Registry, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 129 Stroud Will Court, Rocky Point, North Carolina. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 3263-81-5169-0000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Notice of Public Meeting IN THE GENERAL COURT for the Town of Atkinson on OctoOF JUSTICE ber 7th at 7PM at the Town Hall. To OF NORTH CAROLINA notify the public of the intention of the SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Atkinson Fire Department to purchase PENDER COUNTY an Ford F550 truck chassis for the Fire 16SP162 Department and to answer any quesIN THE MATTER OF THE FOREtions pertaining to the purchase.

CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST #7481 9/22/2016 EXECUTED BY RENEE B. GEARY AND R. DOUGLAS GEARY DATED NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOVEMBER 1, 2005 AND RECORDAND DEBTORS ED IN BOOK 2815 AT PAGE 146 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF NOTICE OF SALE JUSTICE SUPERIOR Under and by virtue of the powCOURT DIVISION er and authority contained in the Having qualified as Executrix of above-referenced deed of trust and the estate of Kathryn Dianne Walters, because of default in the payment deceased, of Pender County. This of the secured indebtedness and is to notify all persons having claims failure to perform the stipulation and against the estate of said decedent, agreements therein contained and, Kathryn Dianne Walters, to present pursuant to demand of the owner them to the undersigned on or before and holder of the secured debt, the December 29, 2016 at 1216 Briarcliff undersigned substitute trustee will exRoad Greensboro, NC 27408 or be pose for sale at public auction to the barred from recovery. All persons highest bidder for cash at the usual indebted to said estate, please make place of sale at the county courthouse immediate payment. This the day of of said county at 10:00AM on October September 22, 2016.

4, 2016 the following described real Ann Wilson Sapp estate and any other improvements 1216 Briarcliff Road which may be situated thereon, in Greensboro, NC 27408 Pender County, North Carolina, and #7482 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13/2016 being more particularly described as follows: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Being all of Lots 47 and 48 of SecIN THE GENERAL COURT tion 1 of Pelican Reef, according to a OF JUSTICE map thereof recorded in Map Book SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 29 at Page 129 of the Pender County COUNTY OF PENDER Registry.

BEFORE THE CLERK Subject to those cert ain restrictive FILE # 16 SP 166 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE- covenants recorded in Book 1046 CLOSURE UNDER THE POWER at Page 134 of the Pender County OF SALE OF PROPERTY OWNED Registry.

Together with a perpetual easeBY MICHAEL ANDREW COLLINS, MORTGAGOR, BY R.V. BIBERSTEIN, ment of right of way for ingress, JR., TRUSTEE, DEED OF TRUST egress and regress over and across BOOK 2005, PAGE 048, PENDER Royal Tern Drive as shown on said map recorded in Map Book 29, Page COUNTY REGISTRY 129.

NOTICE OF Excepting and reserving to GrantFORECLOSURE SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the or any rights of property owners of the power of sale contained in a certain R.J. Andrews Di vision to the use of Deed of Trust executed by Michael any roads shown on the map of the Andrew Collins to R.V. Biberstein, R.J. Andrews Division recorded in Jr., Trustee for Pender Development Map Book 1 at Page 89 of the Pender Company, Inc., dated December county Registry.

It is hereby acknowledged that 10, 2002, and recorded in Book 2005, Page 048 in the Office of the a Subdivision Streets Disclosure Register of Deeds of Pender County; Statement has been executed in acdefault having been made in the cordance with G.S. 136-102.6.

And Being more commonly known payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust as: 122 Canvasback Pt, Hampstead, being by the terms thereof subject NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the propto foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having erty, as reflected on the records of demanded the foreclosure thereof the Register of Deeds, is/are Renee for the purpose of satisfying said in- B. Geary.

The property to be offered purdebtedness and the Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, after due suant to this notice of sale is being notice and the proper hearing, having offered for sale, transfer and conveyentered an Order, dated September ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the 13, 2016 and empowering the under- Trustee nor the holder of the note signed to proceed with foreclosure, secured by the deed of trust, being the undersigned Trustee will offer for foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, sale at public auction to the highest attorneys, employees, agents or aubidder for cash at the front door of thorized representative of either Trustthe Pender County Courthouse in ee or the holder of the note make any Burgaw, North Carolina at 12:00 noon, representation or warranty relating to on Friday, October 7, 2016, the land the title or any physical, environmenconveyed in said Deed of Trust, the tal, health or safety conditions existing same lying and being in Rocky Point in, on, at or relating to the property Township, Pender County, North being offered for sale. Any and all Carolina and more particularly de- responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such scribed as follows: Being all of Lot 5, Section A of condition expressly are disclaimed.

Arvida Lands as shown on a map en- This sale is made subject to all prior titled “Map of Survey of Arvida Lands liens and encumbrances, and unpaid Section A” recorded in Map Book taxes and assessments including but 22 at Page 81 of the Pender County not limited to any transfer tax associRegistry, reference to which is given ated with the foreclosure. A deposit for a more complete and accurate of five percent (5%) of the amount of description. See also Map Book 25, the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars Page 125; Map Book 32, Page 72 and ($750.00), whichever is greater, is Map Book 34, Page 42 of the Pender required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of County Registry.

This sale is made subject to all the sale. This sale will be held open prior liens and outstanding and un- ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the paid taxes, if any.

A deposit of 10% of the first statutory upset period, all remaining $1,000.00 of the purchase price and amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND 5% of the balance of the purchase OWING. Failure to remit funds in a price may be required of the suc- timely manner will result in a Deccessful bidder at the time of sale, in laration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome the discretion of the trustee.

This transaction does not include of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside that 1986 single wide mobile home for any reason, the Purchaser at the which is currently located on the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser subject property.

This the 13th day of September, shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the 2016.

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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEAttorneys at Law P.O. Box 428, Burgaw, NC 28425 HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant (910) 259-2175 residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the #7485 9/22, 9/29/2016 property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA began or was renewed on or after IN THE GENERAL COURT October 1, 2007, be advised that you OF JUSTICE may terminate the rental agreement COUNTY OF PENDER upon written notice to the landlord, SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION to be effective on a date stated in the 2016 E 000321 Having qualified as Executrix of notice that is at least 10 days, but the Estate of Norman Richard Waters no more than 90 days, after the sale of Pender County, North Carolina, this date contained in the notice of sale, is to notify all persons having claims provided that the mortgagor has not against the Estate of said Norman cured the default at the time notice of Richard Waters to present them to termination is provided. You may be Sheila S. Waters, 146 Roberts Road, liable for rent due under the agreeHampstead, NC 28443 as Executrix ment prorated to the effective date of

by December 21, 2016 or same will the termination.

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September 13, 2016.

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Lady Pirates Continued from page 8A to within two at 11-9 but three Ashley unforced errors and a kill by Abby Miner made the bus ride back to Hampstead a happy one.

Pender football Continued from page 8A for two scores. He also added the touchdown reception.

McDuffie had 56-yards rushing to go along with the touchdown

Topsail football Continued from page 8A run from scrimmage (holding) run in the third quarter, and a 99-yard punt return. The Cardinals also fumbled the ball five times, losing two.

“Their team speed hurt us, but we knew they had it,” Topsail Coach Wayne Inman said. “Watching their game films we knew offensively they were going to spread us out and get wide splits and penetrate before we could get there, and they did that.

We had our guys trying to

Roundup Continued from page 9A (27th, 26:02) the top Lady Pirate runner. Behind her were Stephanie Simmons (29th, 26:19), Sarah Tulloch (36th, 28:40), Kaylee Adkins (38th, 28:56), Kristan Dillon (41st, 29:13), and Summer Gales (30:22 all contributing. There were 54 female runners in the race.

The Pirate teams ran at Poplar Grove on Thursday but results were not forthcoming.

Topsail ran at Boyd Lee Park on Saturday andwil run at Olsen park on Thursday.

Mens’ soccer Screaming Eagles Jacob Reeves and Josh Chapman scored first-half goals and Cris Bautista added a second-

Pearsall probably would have been happy if the Lady Pirates had gone five with powerful Hoggard on Thursday but that was not meant to be as the Lady Vikings (9-4, 5-0) beat Topsail 3-0 (25-15, 2522, 27-25) in Hampstead.

“I think defensively we were out of position a lot on

their hits and I don’t think we set the blocks well enough but in with those two games, if we had done the little things we would not have been in that position,” Topsail Coach Hill Pearsall said.

The Lady Pirates got a rare Tuesday off this week due to the uneven (7) number of

teams in the conference.

They will play host to Laney – a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 2515) winner over Topsail the first time around – on Thursday before welcoming South Brunswick – a 3-1 (11-25, 25-23, 13-25) winner earlier – next Tuesday.

pass.

“Rahiem is the future of our program,” said offensive coordinator Desmond Jordan. “He has great poise for a freshman and has good command of the offense. We’re going to bring him along slowly.”

Linzie McAllister led the

Patriot defense with nine tackles while Corey Winfield added eight stops. The Devil Pups had only 115 yards of total offense on the night.

While Coach Via was happy for his team he seemed almost apologetic about the score.

“I feel for them. I’ve been

there and it’s no fun. They couldn’t handle our speed and I felt like we were just physically stronger than they were.”

The Pats are now 2-2 on the year and host the undefeated Clinton Dark Horses on Friday in their Four County Conference opener.

squeeze in but if you missed it they were going to run by you.

Topsail came out strong, going from their own 19 to the Cardinals’ seven-yard line on seven running plays. But they then self-destructed with four consecutive (two false starts, delay of game, holding) penalties, moving the ball back to the run by quarterback Jacob Floyd on third down got kicker Jorge Lopez close and he responded with a 24-yard field goal.

Jacksonville then returned the ensuing kickoff 83 yards, setting up a 15-yard Cardinal scoring run and subsequent

extra-point kick for a 7-3 lead.

A 54-yard punt retur n led to the second Jacksonville touchdown, this one a one yard run and a 14-3 advantage.

Topsail then drove 56 yards (after a nice 29-yard kickoff return by Trey Brown) on nine plays with freshman Noah LaValle (28 carries, 102 yards rushing, 1 pass reception for 17 yards) scoring on a two-yard run., The extrapoint kick failed, drawing Topsail to within five at 14-9.

A Jacksonville fumble gave the Pirates the ball on the Cardinal’s one yard line and sophomore Hayden Walsh (19

carries, 112 yards) powered it in. A two-point conversion run failed, leaving the Pirates up 15-14 heading into the intermission.

That was their last hurrah.

Boone’s 29-yard run capped an eight-play, 73-yard drive that gave the Cardinals the lead for good just 2:58 into the second half. Kijier Finister went 64 yard from the line of scrimmage to make it 29-15 with 6:35 left in the game, and Rashaud Washington accounted for the final tally with a five-yard run with 2:27 remaining.

Topsail will play host to Laney Friday at 7 p.m.

half score as Ashley blanked the Pirates 3-0. Topsail split goalkeeping duties with Jorge Lopez recording six saves and Alex Hornthal stopping three shots.

Next up for the Pirates is a non-conference home game against Northside-Jacksonville Thursday.

Womens’ golf The Lady Pirates finished seventh (170) in a conference match at Carolina National behind powerful Laney (121), Hoggard (150), Ashley (151), West Brunswick (153), South Brunswick (163), and ahead of New Hanover (180) in a ninehole match.

Angela Linehan led Topsail with a 52, followed by Lauren Mintz and Liz Sharpe (59), and Gracie Ocock (60). Laney’s Caroline Cahill (33) – a UNCWilmington signee – was once

again the medalist, followed by teammate Jayla Rogers (36) and Hoggard’s Anna Moore (41).

The Topsail girls were at Pine Valley on Monday and will be hosting a match Monday at Belvedere).

Girls’ Tennis: After having two matches (vs. New Hanover and Ashley) postponed by weather,, the lady Pirates finally got to open conference play and he result was an 8-1 loss to4A Hoggard- Topsail’s first defeat of the season.

Hall chosen for national baseball team trials Topsail High School baseball rising senior Sam Hall was selected to travel to Houston (Texas) last weekend as a tryout for the 18-and-under national team.

Hall participated in the 2016 Tournament of Stars in

Cary and was chosen as one of 40 candidates to travel to Houston with an opportunity to make the USA National Team roster that will compete in the COPABE Pan American championships in Monterrey, Mexico from, September23 through October 2.

The Tournament of Stars, presented by Major League Baseball, had 108 players from across the United States playing 12 games. Hall was one of just four players from, North Carolina to make the 40-man roster.

Hall, who is headed to Clemson after his senior season, batted .370 with 20 RBIs, 37 hits, four doubles, one triple, 11 walks, three HBP, and 10 stolen bases while leading the pirates to the NCHSAA 3A state championship series against Marvin Ridge last June.

Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP152 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY ANNIE LEE BRYANT BANNERMAN DATED MARCH 14, 2005 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2611 AT PAGE 237 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 10:00AM on October 4, 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 31, SECTION II, WELSH LANDING AS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 33, PAGE 041 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 608 WHIPPING LAKE LN, WATHA, NC 28478 TAK ID: 3313-79-7765-0000 PARCEL #39457 And Being more commonly known as: 608 East Whipping Lake Ln, Watha, NC 28478 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Annie Lee Bryant Bannerman.

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 con-

ditions 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.

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Lady Titans

Continued from page 9A Senior Tiara Mitchell led the Titans with five kills while Libby Smith added four kills.

Emily Oyler had three aces to go along with five digs while Smith led the team with five assists.

Next up was a home affair with the very tough Midway squad. The Lady Raiders sit atop the Four County Conference standings and are 11-2 overall. The Sampson County squad swept the upstart Titans 3-0. The scores were 25-6, 25-14, and 25-16. Mitchell again led the Titans with four kills and two blocks while Oyler registered eight digs.

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The Pender football team slammed the Lejuene Bulldogs to the tune of 63-0. Justin Hooper had two rushing touchdowns along with a receiving touchdown while freshman Jahiem McDuffie had 56 yards rushing. Linzie McAllister had nine tackles to lead the Patriot defense.

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The Hampstead United Methodist’s annual fall festival is set for Saturday, Oct. 1 from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m rain or shine. There is free parking and free admission. It’s a great way to spend the day.

Delicious food Start with breakfast under the huge oak trees from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Pastor Skip will be whipping up biscuits – just about any combination of sausage, egg, and cheese, plain with butter and jelly. Later, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., feast on barbecue pork or chicken and dumplings, hot dogs, smoked sausages and drinks – all will be available. Be sure to take home some fresh goodies from the bake sale which runs from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. The homemade cakes, pies, cookies, brownies and cupcakes always sell quickly, so be there early. The kids will love the carnival treats like cotton candy and popcorn.

Yard sale Arrive early for a gigantic yard sale beginning at 6:30 a.m. Nearby will be the pumpkin patch spread out under the oaks where you can pick out the perfect pumpkin and get an early start on your fall decorations. Proceeds from the pumpkin patch benefit the HUMC Youth Group and the Appalachian Service Project.

Check out the T-shirts for sale and be sure to visit the authentic crafters. On display will be paintings, artisan clay flowers, fabric gift bags for wine bottles, custom full and half aprons with potholders to match, all kinds of jewelry and woodworking, painted sea shells and painted turtle shells, wooden bowls, wreaths, fused glass art pieces and glass garden stones, homemade soaps, re-purposed old wooden framed artwork using sand, shells and sea glass found on local beaches, copper wind chimes, copper jewelry, wallets and pouches made from recycled plastic and many more items. What a great opportunity to purchase seasonal gifts.

Stay for the fun Young and old will enjoy the free hayrides around the church campus. Kids always love the free bouncy rides, the hair chalk, the glitter tattoos and maze.

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612 S. Norwood Street Wallace, NC 910-285-4005 Traditional Funeral Services and Cremations Preneed Arrangement Program for Advanced Funeral Planning Riverview Memorial Park Watha, NC 910-285-3395 Riverview Crematory 910-259-2364 or 910-285-4005

Saturday, October 1st

Duplin Memorial Park Wallace, NC 910-285-3395

Introducing

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

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

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

Sunday, September 25th

308 W. Fremont Street Burgaw, NC 910-259-2364

MAXIMIZE YOUR HEALTH

Holistic and Natural Health

Financing Available Locally Owned & Operated

4 C’sFood pantry in Hampstead

Atkinson Baptist has bread giveaway !TKINSON "APTIST #HURCH

(WY IN !TKINSON HAS A FREE BREAD GIVEAWAY EVERY &RIDAY FROM P M

COMFY CHAIR 9OU ARE A SPIRITUALLY SLEEPING BELIEVER 7HEN YOU HEAR YOUR PASTOR TALK TO YOU ABOUT MULTITUDES IN DARKNESS AND PERISHING IS IT JUST AN OLD STORY THAT YOU VE HEARD BEFORE $OES IT EVEN CONCERN YOU ANYMORE THAT PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO SPEND ETERNITY IN HELL IF THEY DON T KNOW *ESUS AS THEIR ,ORD $EAR #HRISTIAN FRIEND

PLEASE STOP HITTING THE SPIRITUALLY SNOOZE BUTTON AND WAKE UP 0RAY AND ASK 'OD TO REKINDLE THE lRE YOU ONCE HAD FOR THE 'OSPEL 3TART READING YOUR "IBLE MORE AND LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE -ASTER THROUGH THE PAGES YOU ARE READING 9ES IT IS VERY EASY FOR A #HRISTIAN TO FALL ASLEEP BUT IT IS ALSO VERY HAZARDOUS TO OUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH

Hampstead Wellness Clinic

910.532.4470 Hometown Convenience 45 Wilmington Hwy. Harrells, NC

140 Industrial Drive Burgaw, NC 28425 Producers of the finest select pork rinds and pork cracklin products in the USA

Harrell’s

FUNERAL HOME & Cremation Service

212 S. Dickerson St. OriginalNCFuneral Service s4HE 5SHERS AND -ISSIONARY -INISTRIES OF -T 0ISGAH -IS- Pender’sBurgaw, 28425 SIONARY "APTIST #HURCH WILL HOLD A #OME AND "E "LESSED 910.259.2136 Affordable Prices www.harrellsfh.com &REE -ARKET 3ATURDAY /CT AT A M IN THE *ORDAN *AMES Dignified Funeral Services &ELLOWSHIP (ALL NO EARLY BIRDS PLEASE #LOTHING ACCESOur Family Serving Your Family SORIES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO COST Since 1913 4HE CHURCH IS LOCATED AT . 7RIGHT 3TREET ACROSS FROM St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 "URGAW %LEMENTARY &OR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT $IANE 212 S. Dickerson 910.675.1157, 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com -URPHY Rocky Point

Rockfish Memorial Cemetery Wallace, NC 910-285-3395

Intrepid Hardware

THE FISHING EXPERTS Located in The Fishing Village

Send church news to posteditor@post-voice.com

409 Roland Avenue Surf City, NC 910.328.1887 www.eastcoastsports.com

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

Church Directory BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

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

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

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

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

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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.

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

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

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST 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.

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

3107 Union Chapel Rd. • Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes

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

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

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

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

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

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

Bible Based Community Fellowship NEW Pender County Location 16660 Hwy 17 N. • Hampstead, NC 28443 (American Legion Building) 910-526-7890 Pastor: Monte Suggs Services Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2) 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC • 910-232-7759 www.CF2.us Worship Hours: Sunday Morning, 11 a.m.

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

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.

2016 Rice Festival recipes

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, September 22, 2016, Page 3B

Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer Here are some winning recipes from the N.C. 2016 Rice Festival held in Belville.

The dishes are easy to make and are quite tasty. The Rice and Zucchini Dish, which is mine, won First Place, then won “Best in Show�, so this is definitely a dish to try. The last recipe is a Mexican favorite of mine.

Enjoy!

Rice and zucchini casserole First place winner Best in Show – Hope Cusick 1 cup uncooked rice 2 cups chicken broth 1 tablespoon butter 3 large eggs 1/3 cup olive oil 1Ÿ cups ricotta cheese or cottage cheese 8 ounces Monterey Jack and Colby cheese mix, shredded 1 pound zucchini, cubed 2 garlic cloves, minced Salt and pepper, to taste 4 slices smoked bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled Cook rice according to package directions in chicken broth instead of water plus 1-tablespoon butter.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 2 ½ quart casserole

dish with cooking spray. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl lightly beat the eggs with olive oil. Stir in ricotta cheese and Monterey Jack cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Add cubed zucchini, rice, and garlic. Stir until just combined.

Spoon the mixture into prepared casserole dish. At this point the dish may be covered and refrigerated until dinner time then baked or bake immediately.

Place the casserole in a 350 degree oven and bake uncovered for 50-55 minutes or until casserole is puffed and the top is a golden brown. Remove from oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Sprinkle crumbled bacon on top before serving.

Creamy rice and shrimp First place winner Serves 4.

1 cup long grain uncooked rice ½ cup sour cream 3 tablespoons lime juice 2 scallions, thinly sliced Ÿ cup cilantro, roughly chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium poblano pepper, quartered lengthwise, then sliced crosswise Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 1 pound peeled and deveined fresh shrimp 2 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 cup frozen or canned yellow corn, thawed Cook the rice according to package directions. In a cup combine sour cream and two tablespoons lime juice, then fold into rice along with scallions and cilantro.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add poblanos, season with salt and pepper, to taste and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften, about 5-6 minutes.

Season shrimp with some salt and pepper, add to the skillet along with garlic and cook for two minutes. Add the corn and cook, tossing twice, until the shrimp are opaque throughout, about two minutes more; toss with one tablespoon lime juice.

Serve over rice.

Rice and peaches dessert First place winner 1 cup uncooked rice 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1½ cups milk Ÿ cup granulated sugar Pinch of salt 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 15-ounce can peach slices, drained Ÿ cup Peach Schnapps Ÿ cup brown sugar 1/3 to ½ cup apricot jam In a saucepan, combine rice, milk, vanilla, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil. Lower heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a bowl stir a small amount of rice mixture into eggs; return all to the saucepan.

Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes.

Remove from the heat; stir in Peach Schnapps. Pour into a greased two quart baking dish.

Top with peaches, lining slices in rows. Sprinkle peaches with brown sugar. Place apricot jam in microwaveable cup and microwave for 15-20 seconds until syrupy. Drizzle hot jam over peach slices.

Easy Mexican cheesy-rice and beef casserole 2 tablespoons olive oil

1 pound ground chuck 1 large sweet onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced then smashed 1 1.25-ounce package taco seasoning 1 cup uncooked rice 1 cup chicken or beef broth 1 15- ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 10-ounce can diced tomatoes 1 small poblano or banana pepper, diced 1 cup yellow corn kernels, frozen or canned 1 teaspoon chili powder Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Juice of one lime 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped 1½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 1 small tomato, seeded and sliced (optional) In a large skillet heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add ground chuck, onion, and garlic. Cook until meat has browned, about 4-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; stir in taco seasoning. Drain excess fat.

Stir in rice, broth, black beans, canned tomatoes, poblano pepper, corn, and chili powder; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; cover, lower heat and simmer until rice is cooked through, about 15-18 minutes. Stir in lime juice and cilantro.

Remove from heat and top with cheeses. Cover until cheese has melted, about 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately, gar nished with tomato, if desired.

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Breast Cancer Forum Oct. 8 To p s a i l P r e s b y t e r i a n Church will hold a Breast Cancer Awareness Forum Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. The guest speaker will be Dr. Gregory Bebb MD, FAC. Dr. Bebb is board certified and specializes in general surgery. He treats breast cancer as well as many other conditions.

All are invited to the forum.

Topsail Presbyterian Church

is located on U.S. Hwy. 17, Hampstead.

Topsail Historical Society meets Oct. 20 Nazi POWs in North Carolina is the topic of the October historical society meeting The Historical Society of Topsail Island (HSTI) will feature special guest speaker, Dr. Robert Billinger, Jr. His topic is Nazi POWs in the Tar Heel State, 1942-1946.

Billinger, who authored

a book by the same title, is a Professor Emeritus of History at Wingate University.

The program is set for Oct. 20, 11:30 a.m. at the historic Assembly Building, 720 Channel Blvd. in Topsail Beach. Please note, the HSTI will NOT meet on Oct. 13, as normally scheduled due to preparations for Autumn with Topsail. “This special presentation is made possible through funding from the North Carolina

Humanities Council,� said Gaylene Branton, president of the Historical Society of Topsail Island. “We’re very pleased to host Dr. Billinger.�

Learn about the intriguing link between Camp Davis and German POWs. Register today for the free program.

The HSTI meeting is a lunch gathering. Lunch is catered by The Beach Shop and Grill.

The menu will include meatloaf, mashed potatoes, collard

Thursday, September 22 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.

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

Tuesday, September 27 s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND and fourth Tuesday each month at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Building, 16660 U.S. Hwy. 17 in Hampstead.

Wednesday, September 28 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, September 29 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.

Friday, September 30 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.

Send community news to posteditor@post-voice.com greens, salad, rolls, dessert, and iced tea. The lunch is $13 and is payable at the door. Attendees ages 70 and older pay only $11 per lunch. There is no charge for attending the program only.

RSVP to hstiluncheons@ gmail.com or call 910-389-8776

by Oct. 7.

Surf City Pill Drop now open Surf City has installed a permanent pill drop box at the Police Department, 305 N. New River Drive. City residents will no longer have to wait for an pill drop event to properly dispose of medications.

The box, which cost about $800, was made possible by the donations of two Surf City residents. The box is available

Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., weekends from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. No appointment is necessary – just bring the medications and place them in the box.

All expired, unused prescription medications and over-the-counter medications in pill or capsule form will be accepted. Please transport all medications in their properly marked original pharmacy or retail containers.

Needles, liquids, creams, aerosols, batteries, or combustible or radioactive materials are prohibited.

For more information, contact Captain Jeff Johnson at 328.7711 or by email at JJohnson@surfcitypolice.com.

Photos contributed

The Surf City BeautiďŹ cation Committee Home of the Month (above right) is the home of Ernie Cousans at 416 N Shore Drive. The Business of the Month (above) is Beach Furniture OutďŹ tters at 204 F N. New River Dr.

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Operation Medicine Drop Pender County Sheriff’s Department

Let Operation Medicine Drop protect your family.

Take your unused, expired and unwanted medicines where law enforcement can dispose of them properly.

No Questions Asked

Wednesday October 5 1-5 p.m.

Burgaw Train Depot 115 S Dickerson St. If you need any additional information, contact Lt. L. Ramos (910)-259-1434

No Biohazard materials

Prescription Poisoning is on the rise in North Carolina.

Let Operation Medicine Drop protect you.

Bring prescription and over-the-counter medicines to the take-back event and keep them out of the wrong hands.

For more information, visit www.ncsafekids.org.

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