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Storm debris pickup in final phase

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Debris trucks, a frequent sight in Pender County during the past few weeks, are now disappearing as pickup will end soon across the county, according to Emergency Management Director Tom Collins.

Many debris piles that have been on roadsides since a few weeks after the storm have now been removed.

Collins says roadside debris pickup should be finished by early February, within three weeks at the most.

The regional debris dump locations, such as the dump at N.C. 210 and Montague Road, will take longer to remove, as debris is prepared for disposal. “We have almost all of the districts in the county clean. They are going around now picking up hotspots. I hoping to have everything finished in a couple of weeks, depending on the weather,� Collins said.

Very wet conditions during the past sev-

eral months has hampered debris pickup.

The county had an influx of more debris trucks after the first of the year which helped move the cleanup along.

Collins says there is still a problem with illegal dumping. “We will pick up a pile of debris, and then someone will come along and illegally dump again. The Sheriff ’s Office is working to stop the illegal dumping, issuing citations to individuals,� said Collins.

After the county debris pickup ends, it will become the responsibility of the N.C. Department of Transportation to keep the roadsides free of debris. Collins says the N.C. Department of Environmental Resources (NCDNR) gives final approval on debris sites – saying whether a site is clean or not. “The large site along N.C. 53 at River Bend is an example. After the debris truck have picked up what they can, the site has to be cleaned of the remaining small debris

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Trucks removing storm debris will soon become a rare sight in Pender County on the ground,� Collins said. “Bulldozers run over the ground, crushing what is left, and then it is scooped up for disposal.“ At the regional dumps, vegetative debris is ground up and shipped to a com-

pany that uses the wood to manufacture pellets for fuel. The construction and demolition debris is crushed to reduce its size, and them shipped to a landfill for disposal.

Board mulls Courthouse repair plan

Fishing is always fun

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

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2018 Community Health Survey released

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

No matter what time of the year, it’s always fun to drop a hook into the water and see what bites. Here two ďŹ shermen try their luck at Surf City’s Soundside Park.

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The Pender County Department released the 2018 Community Health Survey last week. The survey, completed every four years, serves as a guideline for public health work in Pender County until the next report.

The complete report is available online at the Pender County Health Department website. “It’s been a nine-month process with meetings, surveys and interviews,� said Pender County Health

Department Director Carolyn Moser.

The survey takes an in-depth look at Pender County residents from the health perspective and lists the top three priorities for public health work during the next four years. The top priority listed is mental health/ substance abuse. “In 2014, we had it listed as a priority, never thinking we would stumble into this opioid crisis,� Moser said. It has taken a lot of our time and attention over these past few years. I don’t see that changing.�

Hur ricane F lorence heavily damaged the historic Pender County Courthouse, closing much of the facility and sending court sessions over to the Basden Courthouse Annex.

The Pender County Clerk of Court office is moving across the square to the Biberstein House.

Charles Boney of LS3P Associates in Wilmington presented a report to Commissioners Jan. 22 on proposed Courthouse repairs and renovation.

Boney said the Courthouse was damaged by

wind-driven rain on the east side of the building, as rain blew through the brick wall and some windows. The courtroom also sustained damage.

The heaviest damage was in the basement, which flooded, causing the building’s electrical system to be out for an extended period of time. With the power out and the sump pump inoperative, five to six feet of water flooded the basement. “I was amazed we were able to dry that area out with the electrical panels there and get power back

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Unified Development Ordinance update continues

have worked on crafting From Staff Reports Pender County Commis- and reviewing a UDO Assioners heard an update sessment Report. on theTractors county’s Unified De-Turn Breuer says reports on the Push Mowers • Lawn • Zero Mowers Moser said even though it appears velopment proj- progress of the UDO will Trimmers &Ordinance Chainsaws opioid use is declining, the results of ect from county planner be available online at www. the situation continue to be around – Kyle Breuer at the Jan. 22 pendercountyudoupdate. child abuse and neglect, along with board meeting. The Pender com. babies born addicted to opioids.

County Planning Board is “This will serve as the priDespite the serious problems of also serving as the proj- mary location for updated opioid abuse, Moser says there are ect’s Steering Committee. materials. There will be some positive effects.

Stewart Inc., the chosen a weekly blog post as to “I feel the opioid crisis has pulled consultant for the project, the status of the progress together a core group of people who met with members of the of the project,� Breuer have never really worked closely Planning Board in Decem- said. We want to keep the together – schools, sheriff ’s depart- ber to discuss the project’s citizens and stakeholders ment, Coastal Horizons, and others,� overall scope and schedule. updated.�

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Pender County Arrest Report

Information in this report is provided by the Pender County Sheriff’s Department, which is responsible for the content.

An arrest does not always result in a conviction in court.

s!NTHONY 2ASHEEN !LLEN 4EAL "RIAR 3TREET Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. s!HMAD +EON "AKER #OMPASS 0OINT (AMPstead. Felony probation violation. Arrest by Pender #OUNTY 3HERIFF S /FlCE 2ELEASED UNDER SECURED bond. s!LAN 4YLER "REWINGTON 2OBINSON *OHNSON Road Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, unsealed wine/liquor in passenger area. Arrest by N.C. Highway Patrol Released under $1,000 secured bond. s4IMOTHY $ANIEL #ARTER 3LOOP 0OINT ,OOP Road Hampstead. Driving while license revoked violation of limited driving privileges. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond. s&ELIX 0ABLO #RUZ "AUTISTA 7 3ATCHWELL 3T Burgaw. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $500 secured bond. s2OGER 7AYNE $AIGLE .ORTH 3HORE $RIVE 3URF #ITY %XTRADITION OF FUGITIVES FROM OTHER STATES !Rrest by Surf City Police Department. Incarcerated with no bond listed. s#ORY ,EE $AUGHTREY 2OOKS 2OAD !TKINSON Driving while license revoked (two counts), possession of marijuana paraphernalia, resisting/obstructing/delaying officer, larceny. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s /FlCE )NCARCERATED UNDER SECURED BOND s+RISTOPHER %RIK %NRIQUEZ *AMAICA $RIVE Hampstead. Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’ Office. Released under $500 secured bond. s*ULIE &AULK +NULLWOOD $RIVE (AMPSTEAD Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $10,000 secured bond. s*ESSE "RYAN &EARINGTON 7ILDWOOD #IRCLE Hampstead. Driving while license revoked violation of limited driving privileges, operate vehicle with no financial responsibility. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s /FlCE 2ELEASED UNDER SECURED BOND s3AMANTHA -ICHELLE 'IANOULIS 3TAG $RIVE Hampstead. Misdemeanor probation violation (two counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Re-

leased with no bond listed. s-ELISSA 2AE (ANSLEY .EW 2OAD "URGAW Misdemeanor probation volation. Arrest by Probation Officer. Incarcerated with no bond listed s:ANE ,EE (ARRELL #URRIE $RIVING WHILE IMpaired. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated with no bond listed. s#OURTNEY (EATH 3PORTSMAN $RIVE "URGAW Misdemeanor larceny. Arrest by Burgaw Police. Released under $500 secured bond. s2ICHARD %UGENE (UBBARD 7HISPERING 0INES Court Hampstead. Driving while license revoked, possession of marijuana, possession open container/consuming alcohol in passenger area, simple possession of Schedule #ONTROLLED 3UBSTANCE POSSESSION DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. s2ICKEY "ERNARD *AMES 7ALTER (OLMES 2OAD Maple Hill. Driving left of center, driving while license revoked (two counts), possession of drug paraphernalia.

Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated UNDER SECURED BOND s*OHNATHON 4ROY ,EWIS "ELLHAMMON &OREST

Rocky Point. Domestic assault on a female, resisting/ obstructing/delaying officer. Arrest by Pender County 3HERRIFF S /FlCE 2ELEASED UNDER SECURED BOND s%MANUEL 2USHUN -ARSHALL -C$UFlE 2D Currie. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $100 secured bond. s*OHN $ANIEL -C'INNIS *R 3HEPARDS 2OAD Hampstead. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerate with no bond listed. s$ANIEL $AREY /ATES 'UM "RANCH $RIVE Burgaw. Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. s!NDREA $ 0ICKETT *R .# (WY -APLE Hill. Disorderly conduct at school, simple assault. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. s!NDREW 0REVATTE "LACKWATER $RIVE 7ATHA Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Probation Officer. Incarcerated under $50,000 secured bond. s-ARY !NN .UEST 2OBERTSON -ALLARD "AY Drive Hampstead. Failure to heed light/siren, carrying concealed weapon, resist/delay/obstruct officer. Arrest

by Pender County Sheriff ’s officer. Incarcerated under

SECURED BOND s$EANDRE *AYQUAN 3CARBROUGH .# (WY Willard. Domestic assault on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released with no bond listed. s*ANELL !NTONETTE 3UMPTER (IWATHA $R "UR-

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possession of drug paraphernalia. Arrest by Burgaw 0OLICE )NCARCERATED UNDER SECURED BOND s3HANNON ,YN 7ILLIAMS "RINLEY 0LACE -APLE Hill. Driving while impaired. Arrest by N.C. Highway Patrol. Released under $1,000 secured bond.

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Pender EMS & Fire Report

Week of Jan. 20-26 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 196 Calls per station Burgaw Station 1 44 Sloop Point Station 14 27 Hampstead Station 16 20 Surf City Station 23 17 Top. Beach Station 4 8 Union Station 5 14 Rocky Point Station 7 30 Atkinson Station 9 25 Maple Hill Station 13 4 Scott Hill Station 18 3 Hwy 421 Station 29 4 Type of Calls Cancelled: 32 Refusals: 43 Stand by: 2 Transported: 104 Treated/released: 15 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 30 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 8 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 0 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 8 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 3 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 5 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 1 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 5 EMS St. 4 Top. Beach 0 Fire Call Type Summary FIRE 6 Motor Vehicle Crash 5 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 14 Cancelled 5 Ocean Rescue 0

While quite a few people have been able to recoup from Hurricane Florence, multiple families in Pender County continue on their long, slow journey towards recovery.

As the process continues, organizations such as Friendly Food Project have been dedicated to bringing relief to Pender County residents. In order to provide those meals three to five days a week, the program relies of donations from good citizens, charity organizations and businesses.

One business that has been actively donating to the meals for the Riverbend area since October is Spoonfed Kitchen and Bakeshop, located in Lumina Commons near Wrightsville Beach. Owners Kim and Matt Lennert first got involved in helping Pender residents just after the storm. “We’re kind of new to the area,� began Kim Lennert. “We’ve been here about two and a half years. We moved here from Detroit/Chicago, a combination of both. We got involved because my husband was working with World Central Kitchen after the hurricane. He met some people and we saw that there was a need. I think just after the storm they were feeding something like 10,000 people a day, and then they felt that number kind of whittle down. So he made connections with different people that were involved in Pender County, and that’s how we met Natalie Johnston (Friendly Food Project).�

The Lennerts reached out to Johnston and asked what they could do to help the people in Pender County. Partnering with a foundation for part of the funding, the couple began to provide meals once a week to help with the project.

On one day, for instance, they provided 100 sausage biscuits. They also bought meat from farmers that

were going to lose everything because there was no power. “We just tried to do what we could in that way. We try to do something different every week, and Natalie has done some great stuff too. It’s shocking when you talk to people here (in Wilmington) and tell them that people are living in tents. People have this feeling that it’s over and we’re all kind of coming out of this fog. We were relatively unscathed here, when you think of people who are displaced and living in tents.

It feels like life has moved on here and people are able to function in their homes, but in Pender County – how much can people take,� said Lennert.

Spoonfed Kitchen and Bakeshop is open for breakfast and lunch, and offers weekend brunches. They also specialize in making salads and soups that people can pick up to go. They provide take-out catering, meaning people can order birthday cakes, pounds of potato salad or whatever it may be to pick up.

Their primary business is catering, providing for events that include corporate catering, birthday parties and weddings. “We’re happy to help.

That’s really part of our business plan and our business model - incorporating ways we can be a part of our community. We certainly did that when we were in Chicago. We are all better when we do that for

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Opinion Thursday, January 31, 2019, Page 3A

Welcome to my world

Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

Get it together The recent government shutdown reads like a scene from a preschool brouhaha. Imagine two three- year-olds jockeying for position on the Little Tikes slide. Before one gets halfway up, the other grabs him by the pullup and flings him to the ground.

Not to be outdone, toddler number two shakes off the woodchips and grabs his nemesis by the overalls. A brawl ensues, with sweet little Mary getting pushed down-a small casualty of the slide war.

As the two wayward children vie to be the first down the slide, their classmates stand idly as they realize that now no one can enjoy the slide.

Before either toddler can claim victory, their poor teacher runs interference, pulling the two children apart (there’s no teacher assistant due to government cutbacks).

In the meantime, the rest of the class (the innocents) are told to drop their sippy cups and wait in the sandbox until further notice. There they sit, all the while unaware that their poor underpaid teacher has been pushed over the edge, choosing to exit stage right for the nearest tavern (who can blame her).

Meanwhile, the playground erupts in a kiddie version of Lord of the Flies-a free for all game of might over right until the first parent arrives at pickup time. The carnage is shocking-faces covered in dirt, sand filling every orifice and a trail of graham cracker crumbs leading to the initiators of the mayhem.

There they sit, fat and sassy, their pudgy hands stuffing the last of the snacks into their greedy little mouths as fast as they can (and because they can). The little ones who lack the power to stop the chaos are forgotten, still in the sandbox, waiting for common sense to prevail.

The main difference between this scenario and the recent standoff between the leaders of our nation is that the preschoolers would’ve figured it out by now.

Although this is an oversimplification, several truths are glaringly apparent. Everyone seems to have an opinion about which side is right, although most of the opinionated lack the objective information to intelligently plead their cases.

Also obvious is the fact that the individuals at the crux of the government shutdown are far removed from the consequences of their actions. The casualties of this war are not the hard-nosed individuals who continue to sit in lush offices with personal assistants at the ready.

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Jefferson Weaver

Innocence gone The first full day of college for many of us was the last day of a generation’s innocence.

I suppose that, technically, it wasn’t the first full day for most of us. A surprising number of us had transferred to Wilmington from community colleges or technical schools.

We were the first generation to grow up in a world where traveling to the moon was no longer confined to the realm of science fiction. Some of our more forward-looking teachers actually brought televisions into the classrooms so we could watch rockets hurtle off a paved-over marsh in Florida.

With the introduction of the space shuttle, we knew we would be the first generation to live on the moon, or travel to the distant stars.

Of course we knew it was dangerous – there was Apollo 13, and the rocket that burned on the launchpad. But even if we couldn’t understand all the concepts, those of us who were learning to walk when Johnson was president knew early on that we were Americans.

We’d heard some of what our parents and grandparents went

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Bill Messer Jefferson Weaver through in World War II. Even if we didn’t know the specifics, we knew our ancestors faced incredible danger when they first crossed the ocean and landed in America.

We were a generation with faith in technology and innovation, and full of the American spirit.

Space? With what we would have available – with the inventions we would make available – visiting the next galaxy over would be far easier than anything our forefathers experienced.

And safer.

One day, that changed.

It was a cold morning, with some snow and ice on the ground at Wilmington. There was even

ice in Florida.

I was perched on a windowsill in one of the student lounges at UNCW. The big screen television in the corner – the first I’d ever seen – was showing the space shuttle launch.

One couple was the center of attention. He was a political science student who had proposed to his long-time girlfriend, the future elementary school teacher. Her engagement ring could have been the size of an apple and not drawn more attention.

The countdown continued, and I have a vague recollection of the disembodied voice of a newscaster actually sayContinued on page 8A

Handy golf helps for seniors Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any products that can help older golfers? I love to play golf, but at age 74, I have hip and back problems that make bending over to tee up or pick up the ball difficult. And I have arthritis in my thumbs that makes griping the club a problem.

Ailing Eddy Dear Eddy, There are actually a wide variety of nifty golf accessories and adaptive equipment that can help older golfers who struggle with injuries, arthritis or loss of mobility. Here are several products for different needs.

Bending substitutes The game of golf requires a lot of repetitive bending and stooping that comes with teeing up the ball, repairing divots, marking the ball on the green, retrieving a ball or tee on the ground, along with picking up a club, sand rake or flag stick off the ground.

For teeing up the ball without bending over, consider one of the Northcroft Golf Tee-Up devices. These are long-handled tools (1.5 to 3 feet long) that have trigger-style handgrips and a jaw that holds the ball and tee for easy placement.

They cost between $69 and $72 and are available at NorthcroftGolf.com. For other tee-up solutions, see the Tee Pal ($55, TeePalPro. com) and Joe’s Original Backtee ($15, UprightGolf. com).

NorthcroftGolf.com and UprightGolf.com also offer a variety of stoop-proof ball pickup accessories,

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divot repair and magnetic ball marker products ranging between $5 and $12.

Or, if you just want a great all-around golf picker-upper, consider the Graball GrabAll Jaw – sold through Amazon.com for $10 for a package of two. It attaches to the handle end of your putter and chipper and is designed to pick up golf balls, flagsticks, putters and green side chippers.

Gripping aids To help alleviate your golf club gripping problem, there are specially designed golf gloves and grips that can make a big difference.

The best gloves are the Bionic Golf Gloves (BionicGloves.com) that have extra padding in the palm and finger joints to improve grip. And the Power Glove (PowerGlove.com) that has a small strap attached to the glove that loops around the club grip to secure it in your hand.

These run between $20 and $30.

Another option is to get oversized grips installed on your clubs. This can make gripping the club easier and more comfortable, and are also very good at absorbing shock.

Oversized grips are usually either one-sixteenthinch or one-eighth-inch larger in diameter than a standard grip, and cost around $10 per grip. You can find these grips and have them installed at your local golf store or

pro shop.

Or, for a grip-and-glove combination fix, consider the Quantum Grip (QuantumGrip.com) that incorporates Velcro material recessed in the golf club grip and a companion golf glove that has mating Velcro material in the palm.

Cost: $20 per grip, plus $35 per glove.

Vision helper If vision problems make finding the ball difficult, Chromax golf balls (ChromaxGolf.com) can make a big difference.

These are reflective colored golf balls that make them appear larger and brighter. Cost: $10.50 for a three-pack.

Ergonomic carts There are also ergonomically designed golf carts that can help you transport your golf clubs around the course. If you like to walk, the Sun Mountain Sports MicroCart, V1 Sport Cart or Reflex Cart are great options. These are three and four-wheeled, lightweight push carts that that fold into a compact size for easy transport. Available at SunMountain.com for $200, $210 and $230.

Or, for severe mobility loss, the SoloRider specialized electric golf cart (SoloRider.com) provides the ability to play from a seated or standing-butsupported position.

Retailing for $9,450, plus a $550 shipping fee, this cart is lightweight and precisely balanced so it can be driven on tee boxes and greens without causing any damage. Federal ADA laws require that all publically owned golf courses allow them.

Mike Watters built his own surfboards and I had wanted to learn more. I tried to talk about surfing and surfboards, but I had been in the Navy on an aircraft carrier in the Tonkin Gulf and he had been in the Army and flew helicopters in Viet Nam. So, we told ‘sea stories’ for a while . . .

“So I got a Lancer,” he continued, “and started surfing with his friends off Figue Eight Island. I’d get Norman and Joe and we’d go over. Usually I was the only one there.”

“How were your rides?

How were the waves?” I asked.

“The waves were exquisite at Figure Eight. They were some of the finest you could ride. In this case you have a number of sandbars offshore, and the waves would break over the sandbar, the first sandbar and then go down a little and then break over the second and you could get a nice ride to the shore.

“My father was interested in where the slues were, for fishing,” he said.

“I would be interested in where the breaks were, for surfing.”

Slues, or sloughs, are the breaks in the beach shore bottom between sandbars. When a wave comes ashore and washes up and across the beach, the wave returns as a sheet of water, but there are channels cut in the sandbars just offshore that form a funnel-like outlet for the water remaining in the low areas of the beach.

“A deep section right along the shore, a cut in the sandbar where the water would go back to the ocean.”

“And that’s what makes the undertow,” I added.

Mike nodded, and agreed, “And you get caught in it, you just ride it out, it’ll take you wherever it wants to go, and then you just swim out of it.

“Figure Eight Island, at the time, arced out of Rich Inlet. It curved NE and provided a good break with an offshore wind and you could get a very

long ride south, toward Wrightsville Beach.

Consistently, you could get a 60-70 yard ride. The problem was when the wave got to deep water in the slue, or it would break in two. The best ride I ever had was in Hilo, Hawaii, and o long I actually got tired during the ride.

“And down in Houston, when the oil tankers come in, you can ride the wake,” he added.

I wanted to turn our attention back to his surfboards.

“My friend Joe Northrop was in the Coast Guard, stationed at Sand Island. When I was in Viet Nam, I took an R&R (Rest and Recreation, a short leave from a war zone) and we met to spend a few days body surfing and to find a board. I surfed Waikiki, didn’t go to North Shore or anything like that.

“My 17 years of being on the island stems from flying with hospitals. I have 40 years with the Guard and active duty. I left active duty in the ‘80s during the RIF (Reduction In Force, as the military Viet Nam buildup reverted to non-wartime levels) and continued in the reserves. I linked up with the Oklahoma National Guard to fly with them, Special Ops training, then Michigan National Guard then Michigan reserves, and finally Hawaii National Guard.”

During this time, Mike also flew MedEvac helicopters and I asked about that.

“Primarily I flew the French Aérospatiale, my first one was an Allouette.

A very nice powerful helicopter. Then an Airbus Astar, then Dauphine, and finally back in the US, a Sikorsky S-76.”

I asked if there were any memorable flights.

“My most memorable event occurred in 1981 in Iowa, an ice breakthrough on Saylorville Lake where two snowmobilers, when the previous day had been 52° - go figure – broke through and four of them were exposed. By the time we were thought of we got the call, and this was when there were only six (helicopter medevac) programs in the country, and we didn’t have a hoist and couldn’t land on the lake, so we tied a line to the wheel and towed it out to the one person still on the surface. We towed him back to shore, then we towed a canoe out to Continued on page 4A

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

What to expect from the 2019 General Assembly Lawmakers return to Raleigh next week for the 2019 session of the North Carolina General Assembly. Pledges of harmony and bipartisan cooperation were frequently heard on opening day but are more likely now that Republicans no longer hold veto-proof majorities in both houses.

Will we get cooperation and compromise, or the further “Washingtonization” of Raleigh, where polarization, partisan posturing and the unwillingness to compromise result in inaction?

Don’t expect the confrontive and expansive agenda that resulted in the constant lawsuits of recent years. Lawmakers and the governor understand the need to work together if the budget or anything else is to get accomplished.

One big test will be the biennial budget. We begin with almost a $500 million

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Continued from page 3A get the woman. She didn’t make it. It was pretty dramatic.”

Mike’s second ‘Scout’ book is dedicated the his support mechanics “. . . who kept me straight all these years. I had some hydraulic failures, put it on the ground, uneventful.

Practiced autorotation, but that’s not done so much in this time of two engines.”

One consideration Mike mentioned, “Of the 8,500 hours I’ve flown, all but about 600 hours are single-pilot operations.

I had crew in the Hueys, but most of the time it was single pilot.”

Another memorable mission, Mike remembered, “In Viet Nam, one day, we flew for 12 hours without shutting down.

A Command and Control mission. They did their C&C in the back on the radios. We did hot refueling, landing but kept the en-

surplus with which to work, owing to not spending all that was appropriated the first six months of the budget year and almost $200 in revenues that exceeded projections.

Governor Cooper wants Medicaid expansion, big teacher pay hikes, more hurricane relief money and increased prison spending. Lawmakers will be reluctant to go on a major spending spree, opting instead for their tradition of conservative growth from this year’s $23.9 billion budget. This promises to test the resolve of all to work together. Cooper holds the veto stamp and has shown he will use it; lawmakers hold the purse strings. It’s gonna be interesting!

While there is some softening by Republicans on Medicaid expansion, this issue is far from certain. After more than eight court cases there is growing consensus for an independent redistricting process, but exactly who are the independent parties we can all agree upon and what guidelines will ensure districts that are fair and result in competitive elections?

If 2018 trends continue, Republicans know they could lose their majority in one or both houses.

Democrats are tired of gerrymandered districts virtually impossible to win.

Whichever party controls the legislature in 2021will draw new congressional and legislative maps.

Sure to surface will be revisions to the Read to Achieve program, to try to halt the decline in 3rd

grade reading test scores.

The big push will be to raise teacher pay to the national average, along with increased per pupil expenditures. Lawmakers have been taking steps in those directions but will need a big stride to achieve these goals.

Following clear evidence of absentee voter fraud, expect more election reforms and possibly further changes to the State Board of Elections.

This issue takes on more urgency with Executive Director Kim Strach’s term ending soon and a still unresolved 9th Congressional District election.

House Speaker Tim Moore wants to submit a $1.9 billion school construction bond proposal to voters. Others will want to hang infrastructure ornaments on this package, so we don’t expect a statewide referendum until November 2020.

There will be efforts to fund expansion of broadband Internet to rural areas. Look for a big push to privatize liquor sales.

Lawmakers might refine laws regarding historical monuments, another black eye for a state that doesn’t need one. Prison reform is badly needed, as is the need to pass regulatory reform, most especially professional licensing.

Expect a move to legalize marijuana, although it won’t likely pass this year.

And even though our legislature has passed laws that allow speeding up transportation funding there will be an effort to find new funding mechanisms

gines running. The crew could get out and stretch their legs, get fluids, relieve themselves. We had canteens and rations, and stayed in the cockpit but got out one at a time for relief. Twelve hours is a long mission.”

“Did you go out and search for hostile enemy forces?” I asked.

“Yes,” he explained, “We would have an FO (Forward Observer) in the back who would call out if he saw something. They were always at altitude.

The scout missions were low level. One of the generals had a death wish. He was always prompting the pilot to go low level, that he wanted to rappel from the helicopter. He did, and caught a bullet right through his chest. He was looking for his Silver Star.”

Mike is proud of his service. “I have 1,769 flights hours in combat.

The way that translates to Air Medals is, I have three Air Medals with ‘V’s (for Valor), and I have 52 Air

Medals in total.”

“Holy Cow!” I exclaimed, “If you put ‘em all on at once you wouldn’t be able to get to your feet.”

Mike laughed, and pointed out, “That’s why one of them has a 5 and a 2 on it.”

In spite of my efforts to steer the conversation back to building surfboards, it kept slipping off into Mike’s other exploits.

During my last visit to his home, Mike pointed out a framed photo of a stunning waterfall, and at the bottom of the picture was a helicopter.

“That’s where we were married,” he told me, “A friend of mine flew the whole wedding party down to the otherwise inaccessible bottom of the 2,000 ft tall waterfall in Hawaii.”

Well, I had to find out all about that, so I asked wife Susan to tell me about that event.

Next: The wedding, and finally, surfboards

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for road construction.

Lawmakers might not adjourn by July 4th but are likely continue recent practices of special sessions that last two or three days throughout the year.

With March 2020 primary elections ahead, lawmakers won’t want to spend much time past Halloween in Raleigh.

We look for an interesting 2019 legislative session.

Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues that airs on UNC-TV main channel Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays 12:30 p.m. and UNC North Carolina Channel Fridays at 10 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Contact him at www.ncspin.com.

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Rev. Ken Smith Atkinson Baptist Church Special to the Post & Voice And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Mark 12:29-31 Do you have an obsession? Is there something that your friends and family would say you are passionate about? If you grew up watching Sesame Street you know what the obsession is that Cookie

Cookie Monster Christian Monster had.

He was deeply, emotionally and some would say spiritually attached to cookies.

I can recall on one episode that Cookie Monster was confronted with the horror of an empty cookie jar and he immediately burst into tears. With that kind of reaction, I think we would all agree he had a true obsession.

I’m not saying that it is wrong to enjoy eating cookies, going hunting or cheering on your beloved sports team. However, I do believe that if we are obsessed with the things of this world more than with God we have a problem.

We laugh at the Cookie Monster’s obsession, but it’s no joking matter when it comes to ourselves.

If you love anything more than God I would proclaim that we actually

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hate God. Okay, you just read that sentence and probably are now saying, “Pastor, how is that true?�

To love God is to desire to be in His presence, to yearn for His righteousness, to search out His perfect Word and crave His loving grace.

To love God with this type of heart some might even accuse you with being obsessed with the Creator of the universe, but if they do, is that a bad thing?

Take this simple test to see if you are more obsessed with the world or with Jesus. First, take a look at your calendar. Do you have more dates circled for travel, taking the

children to ball practice or extracurricular activities than you do for your involvement in the work of the Kingdom of God? Consider that God gives each of us 24 hours in the day to invest or waste any way we desire.

Out of those precious expiring hours, how many do you spend focused on God? When Sunday rolls around do we just roll over in our comfortable beds or do we eagerly get up to spend time with other followers of Jesus?

We should desire to have a life as described in Psalm 42:1, “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.�

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profoundly committed to Jesus that we would be called obsessed with our Master. I encourage you this week to examine how you spend your time, talents and treasures. It might be okay to be a Cookie Monster on Sesame Street, but to walk on the streets of gold we should be totally committed to the one we will spend eternity with.

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Westview UMC will celebrate Homecoming Sunday, Feb. 3, at 11 a.m. Guest speaker is Judy Jeremias with a covered dish luncheon following the service. Westview is located at 5610 NC Hwy. 53 W. Burgaw across from Pender High School.

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Now that you have taken the first part of the test, here is the final section. Go and get your checkbook, or pull up your bank account information online. Take a few moments just looking over how your resources were spent this past month.

Now that the shock of how much we spend at the grocery store has passed, did you use the money God allowed you to make to advance the message of Jesus? Did you spend more money on having temporary fun than on what will bring eternal joy?

You and I should be so

BAPTIST CHURCH

1730 US Hwy.Cemetery 117 N. • Burgaw, NC 28425 Rockfish Memorial Wallace, NC School 910-285-3395 Sunday 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11

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ST. MARY’S CHURCH

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Children’s Church begins at 11:15 Community Bible Study, Wednesdays from 6-7:00 P.M.

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH Choir Practice & Bible Study, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Youth Group Every Other Wed. 6-7:30 p.m.

19845 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457 910-675-2127 Jim Herchenhahn / Pastor ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship Services: 8:30 a.m. & 10:50 a.m. Youth each Sunday at 6:00 p.m. located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210 Pastor Mark Murphy Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6:00 p.m. / Study for all ages 7:00 p.m.

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m. www.RPUMC.org WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH 5610 Hwy. 53 W • Burgaw, NC 28425 (Across from Pender High) 54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. • Watha, NC 28478 • 910-448-0919 Pastor Fred Roberts Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH Bible Study: Wednesday 7 p.m. Youth Group: Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH

“The Church on the Hill� (910) 329-3761 22340 US Hwy 17 N Hampstead, NC 28443

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

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m. www.barlowvistabaptistchurch.com

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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.

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

100 E. Bridgers Street • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-4310 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.

Wednesday evenings: Meal at 6 p.m. Prayer and Bible study for children, youth and adults 6:45 p.m. www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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.

BLAKE’S CHAPEL ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH 88 Blakes Chapel Road • Hampstead, NC 28443 910-270-2576 Rev. Steve Spearing, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. www.blakeschapel.org Find Us on Facebook E-mail Prayer Requests to: shareinprayer@gmail.com

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Jimmy Allen Rivenbark W I L L A R D - - J i m my Allen Rivenbark, 76, of Willard passed from his earthly life Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 at his home.

He was born April 10, 1942 in Wilmington, the son of the late Johnnie Fitzhugh and Dancy Woodcock Rivenbark.

Jimmy is survived by his children, Johnnie A. Rivenbark and his wife Nancy, Pamela Rivenbark

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A fellow in creased blue jeans and an Army field jacket stared intently at the screen. Gino, or The Bull, would become one of my closest friends – he was an ROTC cadet with a lower Cape Fear accent that made words a mile long and deep.

The Bull was one of two people in that room who wanted to fly on the space shuttle. Bull’s motivations were somewhat strange – his grandfather had died fighting Communists in Korea, and his hero was Captain Kirk from Star Trek. The Bull wanted to fly on the space shuttle as a soldier, to show the com-

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Continued from page 2A each other because it will come around someday, and we’ll need the help,” said Lennert.

Natalie Johnston (Friendly Food Project) said, “Kim Lennert is an incredible force. She owns a restaurant that has provided meals every Wednes-

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According to the survey, one-in-five Pender County residents are diagnosed with anxiety or depression.

That may seem high, but Moser says that statistic is typical across the United States.

“Individuals tend to selfmedicate with alcohol and drugs to deal with it and function,” Moser said. “We have worked on teaching people how to cope, how to handle dissappointments,

Baucom and husband Tad, and David Brian Rivenbark and wife, Shelly; grandchildren, Josh Rivenbark, Brooke Baucom Hunter and husband Daren, Taylor Baucom McAuliffe and husband John, Shelby Baucom, Brittany Rivenbark and fiancé Ethan Credle, and Blake Rivenbark; brother, Jerry Rivenbark (Jean); sisters, Joyce Eakins (Larry), Jackie Rivenbark (Donald), and Janice Whitaker (Ed); and many nieces, nephews and extended family, all who loved Jimmy.

Jimmy had a heart of gold and would give you the shirt off of his back.

He never met a stranger and would talk your ears off if you would let him.

God blessed Jimmy with an amazing ability to work with his hands and he used this God given talent in his career of building homes and other structures. But most of all, Jimmy loved his munists that our country could trounce theirs anytime, anywhere – especially in space.

The other devotee of the shuttle was one of the aptly-named people I’ve ever met, Byrd. Like his namesake, all he wanted to do was fly.

The Army was sending him through college, and Byrd had the next six or eight years planned out. Officer’s school, flight school, take all the right courses – and in twenty years, he would fly the space shuttle.

Those were the only two in the room that day with specific hopes for the space shuttle. The rest of us were satisfied, for the moment, with the thought that someday we’d be able to fly into outer space with less concern than a commute to

Obituaries family and was so proud of them. Jimmy was loved and will be greatly missed.

Following Jimmy’s request there will be no service held. Keep special and wonderful memories of Jimmy in your heart.

In memory of Jimmy Allen Rivenbark do an unexpected kindness for someone that has a need, because that’s what Jimmy would do.

Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel.

Aaron Leon Bray BURGAW -- Aaron Leon our parents’ homes.

Then we heard another disembodied voice, this one from Mission Control, say the words, “Challenger, go to throttle up.”

And our generation’s symbol of America exploded. We watched our future shatter, sparkling and smoking into the Atlantic Ocean.

The newly-engaged couple cried and held each other; The Bull roared a simple “No!” that brought people running from other parts of the building.

Byrd, for the one and only time in our friendship, said a single disbelieving curse word, and be gan crying.

A girl from Florida – a poli-sci major who wanted to be a lawyer, became a model, and was always the most composed young

day since October. Amazing support! She is not a Pender County business owner but an incredible sponsor. She and her husband have given and given and given to our mission.

They have donated thousands of dollars of food and supplies to us and even connected us with volunteers from out of state to do manual labor.

They are absolutely incredible humans. I hope

we can help everyone understand how valuable she, her family and team at Spoonfed Kitchen and Bakeshop are in this journey to get food into our friends’ bellies.”

Spoonfed Kitchen and Bakeshop is located at 1930 Eastwood Road Suite 105 in Wilmington. For more information, visit www. spoonfedkitchen.com or find them on Facebook.

to better take care of themselves.”

The suicide rate remains high in Pender County, especially among 40-65year-old white males who are self-employed and have experienced a negative life experience such as a business failure or divorce.

Moser says there is no specific geographic area in the county with a higher rate.

“It affects everyone – every demographic and economic level,” Moser said.

The second priority identified in the survey is nutrition and physical activity. Moser said the Health Department is work-

ing with Parks and Recreation departments across the county to help increase exercise opportunities for county residents.

The third priority listed is cancer. Moser said past survey priorities have taken a broad look at chronic diseases. This time the report focuses on one – cancer, which is the leading cause of death in Pender County.

Re s i d e n t s c a n v i ew the compete re por t at w w w. p e n d e r c o u n t y n c. gov/2019/01/health-department-publishes-2018community-health-assessment/.

This Week’s CROSSWORD

Bray, 76, of Burgaw passed peacefully from this life Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019 at home.

Bor n Oct. 26, 1942 in Central Texas, Aaron is survived by his wife, Diane, whom he married 50 years ago; his two daughters, Delores D’Amico along with her husband Vincent of California and Amanda Underwood with her husband Fred of Hawaii; three grandchildren, Sarah Boggs and her husband Michael of Texas, Accrina Grandin and her husband Kyle of Wilmington; as well as grandson, Atticus Mills of Kentucky.

He is also survived by his two siblings, Marjorie Lurline Flanagan and Alvin Leroy Graham, both of Texas and their children, Aaron’s four nieces and four nephews. Special memories and lots of love go out to his niece, Tracie Love along with her two sons, Preston

and AJ, for all of their support and prayers during the past few weeks.

Graveside service was noon Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Montford Point Road, Jacksonville. The Rev. William Smith conducted the service.

In lieu of flowers, Aaron has requested that donations be sent to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Dr., Wilmington, NC 28401, website – https:// www.lcfh.org/.

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

The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw Chapel.

Mrs. Shirley Ray Flynn Radford VIRGINIA BEACH -Mrs. Shirley Ray Flynn Radford,age 82 of Virginia Beach, formerly of Currie,

died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 at Chesapeake Regional Hospital.

Shirley was the daughter of the late BS and Lois Flynn.

Shirley is survived by three sons, Randy Richard Miller of Virginia Beach, Jeffrey Scott Radford of Richmond, and Christopher Ray Radford of Virginia Beach.

Shirley was a loving mother. She spent a big part of her life as a devoted daughter, taking care of her father, Benjamin S. Flynn in her childhood home in Currie.

No services are planned at this time. The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home.

woman I’ve ever met – began screaming in hysterics.

A few minutes before she had laughed and said the shuttle launches were “all so, like, boring.”

Just as things changed on Sept. 11, 2001, things changed that day in January more than two decades ago.

Far fewer people died,

of course – seven dead versus several thousand dead doesn’t really compare – but for those of us of that age, it was a cold hard slap in the face.

We could fail. We were not invincible. What Vietnam had taught our parents and older siblings, we were learning from television.

Years later, I happened to

be in Beaufort, the hometown of one of those killed on the Challenger. It was in the local newspaper that a memorial would be dedicated to the astronaut. I made it by the park the next day, a Saturday. The monument was a simple, tasteful little granite obelisk, much Continued on page 9A

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connecting the area to Wilmington, he explained I’m sorry. I know what that the western portion I will be writing about for of Pender County has a lot a good part of the coming in common with get Columbus year, and it may old.

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We discussed it further, well before his mother found out of course, as she was not going to talk him, or us, out of it.

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Town of Surf City Government News January 24, 31, 2019 January 2019

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The public will take notice that the Town Council of the Town of Surf City, North Carolina, has called a public hearing at 6:30 pm, or as soon thereafter as possible, on the 5th of February 2019, at Surf City Town Hall on: • Zoning Text Amendment: Sec. 5.18 Unbuildable Oceanfront Lots: .18

Unbuildable Oceanfront Lots

5.18.1 Compliance. Decks and crossovers shall be permitted provided that they meet all state, federal and the following local requirements: 5.18.2 Permit required. A deck or crossover shall not be permitted until a zoning permit and building permit have been approved.

5.18.3 Size. All decks and crossovers are limited to a single level.

Uncovered decks are limited to 500 square feet, with a maximum of 200 sq. foot being covered.

5.18.4 Parking. A 24 foot wide access driveway may be constructed for the owner's access to the deck or crosswalk.

5.18.5 Uses. Property may not be used for construction of pools, overnight stays, RV hook-ups, or any commercial uses.

5.18.6 Addressing. Addresses shall be posted on the street side and the Oceanside of any deck structure.

5.18.7 Lighting. All lighting shall be located on the interior rails of the decking or under a roof structure. No lighting shall shine directly onto the beachfront.

Unbuildable Oceanfront Lot: Any lot that does not allow for the construction of a single family home under the CAMA regulations.

Monday, February 4, 2019 @ 4:00 PM Pender County Public Assembly Room 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC

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CALL TO ORDER

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INVOCATION

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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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ADOPTION OF AGENDA

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The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following PUBLIC INFORMATION 5.1.

January 31, 2019

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! Boards/Commissions/Committees:

Resolution of Appreciation to the Golden Leaf Foundation for their Support During Hurricane Florence Recovery.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Customer Service Representative - The Town of Burgaw is seeking a Positions/Categories qualified candidate for the position of Customer Service Representative.

District 1 (Unexpired Term) Under general supervision of the Finance Officer, this position collects Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** municipal revenues, serves as receptionist, greets and assists all visitors, District 3, District 4and performs other administrative clerical duties as assigned. Salary range Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking is $27,040 - $37,856; excellent benefit package. Qualified applicants may pick up a detailed job description and an employment application at District 3 the Town of Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N. Walker St, District 2 7.2.

Approval of an Amendment to the 2019 Board of Commissioners Meeting Schedule.

Burgaw NC or download from our website. Please return completed applications and resumes to Kimberly Rivenbark at 109 N. Walker Street, District 1 = Upper SurfRefunds City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; 7.3.

Approval of TaxTopsail; Releases and District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Burgaw,Canetuck NC 28425 or krivenbark@townofburgaw.com. Position open until Approval of a Purchase Order to Utility Specialist Co., Inc. for the Emergency Repair of a 12” 7.4.

Districtwatermain 3 = Rocky Point; 117 Long Creek District 5 of = Burgaw; Hollyfilled. Posted January 22, 2019. EOE on Highway S. in Rocky Point completed on January 10th in the amount

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Continued from page 8A like a tombstone and likely made by the local cemetery marker company.

A young couple happened on the monument during a walk down the waterfront.

They had two children, one in a stroller and the other of the age to ask many, many questions.

I remember her Daddy explaining, patiently, that the man whose picture was on the marker was an astronaut, and he had been killed in an accident.

“I wanna be an asternaut,” the little girl said, “but I won’t get killed.” She stamped her foot, proud and defiant.

Once upon a time, her parents and I likely felt the same way.

1/24/2019

Town of Burgaw Government News

# of Vacancies ABC 1 5.3. Board Presentation of 2018 Annual Report for Trillium Health Resources.

Advisory Board of Health 3 PUBLIC COMMENT Board of Adjustment 2 CONSENT AGENDA Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Library Board of Minutes: Regular Meeting: January 22, 2019.

1 7.1.

Approval Tourism Development Authority 1 5.2.

Weaver

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

Presentation and Acceptance Name of Board of the FY 2018 County Audit.

$17,190.

*** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently BURGAW FIRE DEPARTMENT Approval of a Budgetcan Amendment Increasingon-line Health Department Revenues and Expenditures 7.5. licensed.

Applications be completed at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk NEEDS VOLUNTEERS for Fiscal Year 2018-2019: $23,971.94. to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

Burgaw Fire Department is seeking community members to become 7.6.

Approval of a Purchase Order for Laserfiche Annual Support renewal in the amount of $31,420. volunteer firefighters. We offer excellent training and benefits. Please APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS come by the fire department for more information, 109 N. Walker Street, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Consideration of a Proposed Contract Amendment with Holland Consulting Planners and 8.1.

Burgaw.

THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD Approval of a Purchase Order for $95,000.

WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR THE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD 8.2.

Request for the Approval of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board By-Laws.

DATE OF HEARINGS: February 5, 2019 Consideration of a Purchase Order for the Replacement of the HVAC system circulating pumps 8.3.

The Town of Burgaw is accepting applications for the Planning & Zoning TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m. at the Pender County Courthouse: $31,784.81.

Board. There is currently one vacancy which requires an applicant that LOCATION OF HEARINGS: resides within the town limits or a qualified non-resident business or Approval for remediation and repair work to be performed at the Pender County Courthouse 8.4.

PUBLIC HEARING as a resultTHE of Hurricane Florence damages. NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING property owner. Applications may be downloaded from our website at ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH www.townofburgaw.com.

For more information please contact the Town 8.5.

Approval of Budget Amendment for the Sheriff's Office for Contract Detention: $300,000.

WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425 Clerk at 910-663-3441 or via email at townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com.

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ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER, Conditional Zoning Text Amendment & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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Pender EMS and Fire, Inc., applicant and owner, is requesting the approval of a TOWN CALENDAR Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for a portion of (1) tract totaling Board of Commissioners Meeting 4:00 PM 11.

ADJOURNMENT approximately ±2.15 acres from PD, Planned Development zoning districtFebruary to OI-12 CD2, Office and Institutional conditional zoning district 2, as part of a Major Site For full access Development to tonight’s agenda, please visit is ourtonew mobile friendly site of a fire and EMS Plan. This request allow for the construction TOWN OF BURGAW station with a firefighter training facility (NAICS 922160). The subject property is Phone 910.259.2151 at: https://pendercountync.civicweb.net/Portal/.

Fax 910.259.6644 located on the south side of Island Creek Road (SR 1002), roughly 0.9 miles west Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com of the intersection of Island Creek Road and NC HWY 210 in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3262-69-41500000.

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CLOSED SESSION (IF APPLICABLE).

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

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS

WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER!

1/31/2019

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Pender County Facilities and Fleet Services, 210 S. Bennett Street, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425 will receive sealed bids from North Carolina Licensed General Contractors, for the Commercial Renovation and Repair of the Pender County Hampstead Annex Auditorium, Hampstead, North Carolina.

www.pendercountync.gov

The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following Boards/Commissions/Committees: Name of Board

ABC Board Advisory Board of Health Board of Adjustment Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

Library Board Tourism Development Authority District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 1 3 2 7 1 1

Positions/Categories District 1 (Unexpired Term) Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** District 3, District 4 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking District 3 District 2

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

*** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

Bids will be due on Friday, February 15, 2019, no later than 3:00 p.m. Deliver bids to Mr. Allen Vann, Director – Pender County Facilities and Fleet Services, 210 S. Bennett Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. Single Prime Lump Sum Bids for General Construction Work will be considered.

Complete plans, specifications, and contract documents can be obtained electronically through the office of Allen Vann by calling 910-259-1228; email: avann@pendercountync.gov; or on the Pender County Website under “Open RFPs and Bids – Commercial Renovation and Repair, Hampstead Annex Auditorium.”

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the Pender County Government Hampstead Annex building at 15060 Highway 17, Hampstead, NC on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 10:00 am. The meeting will address project scope, description, issues, bidding procedures and forms, and answer specific questions. A walkthrough of the existing building will take place following the pre-bid meeting. Prime bidders are required to attend.

Pender County encourages all businesses, including minority, and/or women owned businesses to respond to all Invitation for Bid requests. In addition, if subcontracts are let, the awarded contractor must ensure that the necessary affirmative steps are taken: 1. Place qualified small, minority, and woman-owned businesses on solicitations lists;

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: TIME OF HEARINGS:

February 5, 2019 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 Conditional Zoning Text Amendment Pender EMS and Fire, Inc., applicant and owner, is requesting the approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for a portion of (1) tract totaling approximately ±2.15 acres from PD, Planned Development zoning district to OICD2, Office and Institutional conditional zoning district 2, as part of a Major Site Development Plan. This request is to allow for the construction of a fire and EMS station with a firefighter training facility (NAICS 922160). The subject property is located on the south side of Island Creek Road (SR 1002), roughly 0.9 miles west of the intersection of Island Creek Road and NC HWY 210 in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3262-69-41500000.

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

2. Assure that such businesses are solicited when they are potential sources; 3. Divide total requirement, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by such businesses; 4. Establish delivery schedules, where requirements permits, which encourage such businesses to respond; 5. Use service and assistance from such organization as SBA, minority business development agency of the Dept. of Commerce; Bids may not be withdrawn for (60) days after bid due date.

The Owner reserves the right to reject each and every bid and to waive informalities in bidding.

Allen Vann, Director – Pender County Facilities and Fleet Services Burgaw, North Carolina 28425

www.pendercountync.gov

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, January 31, 2019, Page 10A

Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY FILE NUMBERS 18SP 000196 18SP 000197 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION Brian Morgan Hutto, Theresa Shepard Hutto Plaintiff, Vs. Unknown Father, Defendant.

TO: Unknown Father Take Notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Adoption of Theresa Nicole Parker born January 25 2013 and Zachary Morgan Parker born December 30 2016 You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than (40 days after date of first publication) February 21, 2019, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 10th day of January, 2019 Brian and Theresa Hutto 200 Hearthside Dr Rocky Point NC 28457 910-685-2904 #8460 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF STANLEY HENRY VAN VLACK 18 E 564 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Stanley Henry Van Vlack, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of April, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of January, 2019.

Stanley Phillip Van Vlack Executor c/o Lawrence S. Boehling P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #8465 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JASPER C. PRIDGEN, JR. 18 E 403 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jasper C. Pridgen, Jr., deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of April, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of January, 2019.

Jeffrey W. Pridgen Executor c/o Lawrence S. Boehling P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #8466 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of EDITH L. WHATLEY, Deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before April 17, 2019, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This 17th day of January, 2019.

EDITH W. PEGRAM EXECUTOR c/o JOHN R. SLOAN Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law Post Office Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406-7068 #8467 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Robert Lewis West, Sr., deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Lewis West, Sr., to present them to the undersigned on or before May 2, 2019 at 6658 Cable Car Lane, Wilmington, NC 28403 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 17th day of January, 2019.

Robin Durham 6658 Cable Car Lane Wilmington, NC 28403 #8468 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF KARLA ANN PALMER Pender County Estate File No. 19-E-008 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against KARLA ANN PALMER, deceased, of Pender County, North Carolina, are notified to present their claims to JUDITH H. BUCHER, Executor, at 103 Thrasher Ct, Unit A, Hampstead, NC 28443, on or before the 24th day of April, 2019 (which date is three months after the day of the first publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Debtors of the Decedent are requested to make immediate payment to the Executor named above.

This the 24th day of January, 2019.

JUDITH H. BUCHER Executor of the Estate of Karla Ann Palmer Susan K. Hill Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for the Estate 1121 Military Cutoff Rd., Suite P Wilmington, NC 28405 #8473 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/2019

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 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 Ricky Scott Clay, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ricky Scott Clay, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 2, 2019 at 1870 Neese Circle NE, Leland, NC 28451 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 17th day of January, 2019.

Thomas Michael Powers 1870 Neese Circle NE, Leland, NC 28451 #8469 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 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 Tedford Elisha Coston, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Tedford Elisha Coston, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 9, 2019 at James Donald Pierce, Executor, c/o Price & Williams, P.A., 5725 Oleander Drive, Suite C-3, Wilmington, NC 28403 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 24th day of January, 2019.

James Donald Pierce, Executor James S. Price, Attorney for Executor Price & Williams, P.A., 5725 Oleander Drive, Suite C-3, Wilmington, NC 28403 #8484 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14/2019 NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 18-SP-177 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF PHILLIP ALEXANDER BUSCH, Grantor, To MARK T. ADERHOLD, ESQUIRE Substitute Trustee, AS RECORDED IN BOOK 1769 AT PAGE 288 OF THE PENDER PUBLIC REGISTRY. NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by PHILLIP ALEXANDER BUSCH, dated September 21, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds in Book 1769 at Page 288, and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on the 8th day of February, 2019 at 11:30 AM at the door or usual place for conducting sales at the Pender County Courthouse, Burgaw, North Carolina, the real property described as follows (including permanent structures, if any, and any other improvements attached to the real property including any mobile home or manufactured home, whether single wide or double wide, located thereon): BEING all of Lots 7 & 8, DOGWOOD BRANCH ESTATES, as the same shown on a map recorded in Map Book 25, Page 61 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

The record owner of the above described real property as reflected on the records of the Pender County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is PHILLIP A. BUSCH. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e). In the event the property owner(s) file a bankruptcy petition prior to the expiration of the 10-day upset bid period, an automatic stay of the foreclosure sale will be imposed in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 362) and the bidder’s relief will be limited to the return of his/her bid deposit. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-308(a)(1). SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SALE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY WITH LESS THAN 15 RENTAL UNITS: 1. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 and § 45-21.33A 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 bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.33A. 2. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice of termination that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement.

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

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

This the 5th day of December, 2018.

MARK T. ADERHOLD, Substitute Trustee 2596 Reynolda Road, Suite C Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27106 (336) 723-3530 #8453 1/24, 1/31/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-178 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

DEVIN L. MILLS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 3.11 acres, Parcel ID Number 2353-91-3917-000L more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8480 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-35 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

RATFORD DALE KEARNS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: RATFORD DALE KEARNS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 41 Pinewood Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 229300-7482-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8477 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-642 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

ROBERT B. CROOKER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 9, Section A, Buccaneer’s Retreat, Parcel ID Number 4215-35-4837-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 17, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@ shermanandrodgers.com Wilmington, NC 28405 #8475 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 19-CVS-35 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

RATFORD DALE KEARNS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 41 Pinewood Subdivision, Parcel ID Number 229300-7482-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8478 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-642 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

ROBERT B. CROOKER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: ROBERT B. CROOKER Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 9, Section A, Buccaneer’s Retreat, Parcel ID Number 4215-35-4837-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 17, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8476 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-770 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

WILLIAM BERNARD FARRIOR, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: JAMES ALFRED FARRIOR Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 5 acres, Parcel ID Number 4303-16-9376-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8481 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-178 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

DEVIN L. MILLS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 3.11 acres, Parcel ID

Number 2353-91-3917-000L more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8480 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-178 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

DEVIN L. MILLS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 3.11 acres, Parcel ID Number 2353-91-3917-000L more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers.com #8479 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 18-CVS-770 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

WILLIAM BERNARD FARRIOR, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 5 acres, Parcel ID Number 4303-16-9376-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than March 11, 2019.

This day, January 16, 2019.

Scott G. Sherman, State Bar # 17596 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar # 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel/fax); tammy@shermanandrodgers. com #8482 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2019 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 18 SP 94 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas R. Danford (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Thomas Reece Danford) to Angela M. Burton, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of March, 2015, and recorded in Book 4554, Page 156, 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 February 5, 2019 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the dividing line between “Tract 105” and “Tract 106” as shown on a map entitled “Map of Survey for Richard J Meeks, Sr, Estate” as recorded in Map Book 18 at Page 30 of the Pender County Registry, said beginning point being located along said dividing line North 84 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds East 1399.1 feet from an iron pipe at point “BB” in the Eastern line of Shaw Highway, S.R. #1520 as shown on the above mentioned map; running thence from said beginning point with the above mentioned dividing line between “Tract 105” and “Tract 106”, North 84 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds East 366.00 feet to an iron pipe point “JJ” as shown on said map, running thence a new line, South 5 degrees 22 minutes 45 seconds 595.08 feet to an iron pipe; running thence another new line, South 84 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds West 366.00 feet to an iron pipe; running thence another new line, North 05 degrees 22 minutes 45 seconds West 595.08 feet to the BEGINNING and containing 5.00 acres and being a portion of the above mentioned “Tract 105”.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4726 Shaw Highway, Rocky Point,

North Carolina.

Subject to an easement for egress, ingress and utilities 50 feet in width lying within the above described parcel and adjacent to the dividing line between “Tract 105” and “Tract 106”. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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 §7A308(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 prior 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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This the 31st day of January, 2019.

John C. Lowder, Jr. 4513 Surgarloaf Place Fayetteville, NC 28311 #8504 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Barbara Patricia DuBree, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Barbara Patricia DuBree, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 131 Oyster Point Lane, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

Kimberly Lynn Burd 131 Oyster Point Lane Hampstead, NC 28443 #8505 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 18SP199 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CHARLES O. DESJARLAIS AND DOROTHY H. DESJARLAIS DATED AUGUST 29, 2003 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 2207 AT PAGE 134 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 February 15, 2019 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located in the Village of St. Helena, Burgaw Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and North of the old Northern Right-of-Way line of Main Street and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Northern edge of the paved portion of Secondary Road No. 1414 (East Main Street), said point being located at a point that is North 12 Degrees 30 Minutes 00 Seconds West 12.01 feet from a nail and cap located in the old centerline (24 foot wide Right-of-Way) of Main Street (3’+/- south of pavement centerline) and this nail and cap being located along said old centerline at a point that is North 75 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East 100.10 feet from an existing nail and cap that marks the Southern Dividing corner (lines extended to centerline) between Farm No. 22 and Farm No. 19 of St. Helena Colony as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 27 of the Pender County Registry; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) parallel to the dividing lines between farms No. 22 and No. 19 North 12 Degrees 30 Minutes 00

Seconds West 235.92 feet (passing over an in line iron stake at 18.01 feet) to an iron stake in line; thence, (2) North 75 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds East 199.90 feet to an iron stake in line; thence, (3) South 12 Degrees 30 Minutes 00 Seconds East 235.92 feet (passing over an in line iron stake at 217.91 feet) to a point in the old Northern Right-of-Way line (24 foot wide Rightof-Way) of Main Street; thence, (4) with said Right-of-Way line South 75 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West 199.90 feet to the Beginning, containing 1.00 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary Road No. 1414 (assumed 60 foot wide Rightof-Way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, N.C. during June 2003.

As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 1040 at Page 111 and farm No. 22 of St. Helena Colony as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 27 of the Pender County Registry.

And Being more commonly known as: 585 East Main St, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Charles O. Desjarlais and Dorothy H. Desjarlais.

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 January 15, 2019.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 18-102766 #8483 1/31, 2/7//2019 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 Robert Lee Kass, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Lee Kass, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 115 E. High Bluff Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

Charles W. Kass 115 E. High Bluff Drive Hampstead, NC 28443 #8506 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK 19 E 41 ESTATE OF: TERRY KEITH STEWART NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Terry Keith Stewart, Deceased, in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Pender County, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said Decedent to present the same to the undersigned on or before May 20, 2018, said date being at least three months from the date of the first publication or posting of this Notice as indicated below, or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

This Notice is given pursuant to the provisions of G.S. §28A-14-1.

This 25 day of January, 2019.

Name & Address of Administrator: Linda S. Parker 1532 Tarheel Road Benson, NC 27504 Name and Address of Attorney: O. Hampton Whittington, Jr. Narron Wenzel, P.A. P. O. Box 457 Benson, NC 27504 #8511 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019 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 Debra Sue Hugg Cooks, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Debra Sue Hugg Cooks, to present them to the undersigned on or before May 16, 2019 at 327 Silva Terra Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 31st day of January, 2019.

Catherine Medlin 327 Silva Terra Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412 #8507 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

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The job offered is for an experienced farmworker and requires minimum 1 month verifiable work experience pruning field-grown blueberry plants. The minimum offered wage rate that workers will be paid is $12.25 per hour and piece rates may be offered depending on crop activity. Workers must commit to work the entire contract period. Workers are guaranteed work for 3/4 of the contract period, beginning with the first day the worker arrives at the place of employment. All work tools, supplies and equipment are provided at no cost to the worker. Housing will be provided to those workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each working day. Transportation and subsistence will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, to workers who are recruited outside the area of intended employment. Applicants must provide documentation that they are eligible legally to work in the United States. Applicants should report or send resumes to NCWorks Career Center - Pender County, 904-A S. Walker St. Burgaw, NC 28425, (910) 259-0240, or the nearest local office of their State Workforce Agency and reference job order #NC11006664. EOE. H-300-19007-188223.

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Workers are guaranteed work for 3/4 of the contract period, beginning with the first day the worker arrives at the place of employment. All work tools, supplies and equipment are provided at no cost to the worker. Housing will be provided to those workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of each working day. Transportation and subsistence will be provided by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract, or earlier, to workers who are recruited outside the area of intended employment.

Applicants must provide documentation that they are eligible legally to work in the United States. Applicants should report or send resumes to NCWorks Career Center – Duplin County, 192 Magnolia Ext. PO Box 459, Kenansville, NC 28349, (910) 296-1478 or the nearest local office of their State Workforce Agency, and reference job order #NC11006693. EOE. H-300 -19007-597236.

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into the building,” Boney said.

“The mold and mildew has pretty much been abated, with the exception of what is between the plaster walls and the brick,” said Boney.

The damaged plaster cannot be repaired. Boney said plaster walls at the Hampstead Annex were removed and replaced with insulation and sheetrock.

Boney recommends the replacement of the plaster with sheetrock walls.

“You really won’t be able to tell the difference,” said Boney.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A This report establishes the current condition of the UDO, outlines important changes that have occurred since its adoption in 2010 and provides a broad overview of the content and format of the updated UDO as it will be adopted.

County staff have provided their comments to the consultant; those comments will be addressed, and this updated version of the Report will be provided to the members of the Steering Committee for further review. Once those comments have been addressed, the finalized Assessment Report will be made available on the project website.

Topics that will be included in a “Parallel Adoption” process as part of the UDO Update Project include zoning map amendments, new zoning districts, and

mendations include lead paint abatement, exterior sealer on the brick walls, paint, caulk and glaze exterior windows, acoustic tile replacement in the ceilings, and site improvements including improving drainage on the Courthouse Square.

Some long-ter m recommendations include a generator for the basement sump pump, moving all electrical and plumbing service out of the basement, and consideration of a generator or hook up for a generator for the entire building.

“Buildings that did not have power for days after the storm, the mold and mildew just blossomed,” said Boney.

Commissioner David

Williams said the county would have been ahead if generators had been located at the schools after the storm.

“We learned that with the schools. That is most of what we had to fix,” said Williams. “There have been conversations about generators for the schools to keep the climate right.”

Boney presented the board with low, medium and high range costs for work on the Courthouse.

“I’ve given you range you can know what we are dealing with,” Boney told Commissioners.

The work is arranged in four phases, which gives Commissioners flexibility in repairing and upgrading the building.

“We need the figures between the cost and the insurance and FEMA reimbursements. We need to know where we are,” said Commissioner David Piepmeyer. Pender County Director of Buildings and Grounds Allen Vann said it would be helpful to have a decision by the Board at the next meeting to move the work along.

Wi l l i a m s s a i d t h e amount the county would pay out of pocket was the most important figure. Assistant County Manager Chad McEwen said the deductible on the building damage on the storm event is $35,000 for all of the county buildings. McEwen said the damage is far in excess of that. The State Historic Preservation Of-

development regulations that are supported by the Pender 2.0 Comprehensive Land Use Plan and that staff feel can make a significant difference as soon as they are approved and enforceable.

Recommended in the Pender 2.0 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Planning staff will begin the process of downzoning multiple areas in Pender County to zoning districts that are more in line with the Future Land Use Map within that Plan. For example, in the vicinity of NC 53 east of Burgaw and west of the Northeast Cape Fear River, as well as in the vicinity of Exit 390 south of Wallace, there are many parcels included in the General Business zoning district, even though they are primarily residential and rural areas.

As recommended in the Pender 2.0 Comprehensive Plan, it is the desire of Planning staff to return these areas to the Rural

Agriculture zoning district in an effort to better reflect existing and future land uses in these areas.

Also recommended in the Pender 2.0 Comprehensive Plan is a rezoning of vacant tracts within the Planned Development zoning district to zoning districts that are reflective of their future land use classifications and include some form of by-right development.

With the introduction of the Hampstead Bypass, including three interchanges (NC 210, Hoover Road, and US 17 at Topsail High School), mobility in the Hampstead area is expected to improve drastically.

These interchanges present significant opportunities for commercial development, aided by Regional Mixed-Use future land use classifications around each interchange.

The future land use map within the Pender 2.0 Comprehensive Land Use

Plan includes a Coastal Residential future land use classification, generally located within ½ mile of the Intracoastal Waterway and nearby tidal creeks, located entirely within the Topsail Township.

It is envisioned that this particular future land use classification will be directly translated into a new zoning district that shall be applied to these areas, as recommended by the Pender 2.0 Comprehensive Land Use Plan.

Hampstead Commercial Overlay District A commercial overlay district within Hampstead and along the US HWY 17 corridor was recommended largely as an extension of the Regional and Neighborhood Mixed Use future land use classifications that are primarily found in this area.

fice also has a hand in the renovation, since the Courthouse is a historic building.

“We spend a significant amount of money on that building every year. I’m all for historic preservation, but we need to apply modern technology when we can,” said Williams Piepmeyer pointed out the repairs and upgrades to the Courthouse would make the facility better to withstand another strong storm. The timetable on the repairs are expected to be about 14 months from the time the project is approved.

Commissioners are expected to give the go ahead for the project at the next board meeting Feb. 4.

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Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of WILLIAM GEORGE PEPE, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of WILLIAM GEORGE PEPE, Deceased, late of PENDER County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/ or other legal entities having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before May 12, 2019, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: January 31, 2019 Denise Margo Pepe Personal Representative

By Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #8512 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF SHIRLEY THOMPSON SIDBURY 19 E 21 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Shirley Thompson Sidbury, deceased, of 6232 US HWY 117 S, Rocky Point, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before April 30, 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

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

Dated January 23, 2019.

Forest F. Sidbury, Personal Representative c/o Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #8508 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21/2019

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That phone call may be a scam We have had recent discussions with clients at Heritage Place about reports of fraudulent phone calls from people claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. We recommend that you avoid providing personal information like your Social Security number or bank account numbers to unknown persons over the phone or internet.

According to the Office of the Inspector General reports have indicated that unknown callers are using increasingly threatening language in these fraudulent calls. The callers state, due to improper or illegal activity with a citizen’s Social Security number (SSN) or account, a citizen will be arrested or face other legal action if they fail to call a provided phone number to ad-

dress the issue. This is a scam – citizens should not engage with these calls or provide any personal information.

Social Security Administration employees do contact citizens, generally those who have ongoing business with SSA, by telephone for customer-service purposes. However, SSA employees will never threaten you for information; they will not state that you face potential arrest or other legal action if you fail to provide information. In those cases, the call is fraudulent, and you should just hang up.

If you receive a suspicious call from someone alleging to be from SSA, you should report that information to the OIG at 1-800-269-0271 or online at https://oig.ssa.gov/report.

Crochet and Knitting is good for your hands and mind. Our groups enjoy special projects and visiting with each other. Check the schedule for times

AARP tax assistance for 2019 Appointments are being required this tax season for those who would like their taxes done for free by trained Tax-Aide volunteers at the Topsail Senior Center.

This service will be available beginning Feb. 4 Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-5 p.m. by appointment. This service is available to low and moderate income taxpayers of all ages, including seniors.

The center is located at 20959 Hwy. 17, Hampstead. For appointments and directions call 910-270-0708.

Two tax days are being planned by appointment for Heritage Place, Burgaw for Thursday, Feb. 28 and Thurs-

day, Mar. 7. Heritage Place is located at 901 S. Walker Street, Burgaw. Call 259-9119, extension 301 or see a receptionist to schedule your appointment.

AARP Tax-Aide is a free nationwide service that provides high quality income tax assistance and free federal and state income tax preparation and includes electronic filing. Tax-Aide is a charitable non-profit program administered by the AARP Foundation.

Taxpayers should bring picture ID, social security cards for themselves and dependents, all information and forms relating to their

Topsail Center News

By Donna Murphrey Topsail Senior Center Winter has arrived in the Topsail area but it is warm and cozy in the Senior Center! We have plenty of exercise classes to warm you up and help you stick to those New Year Resolutions.

Geri-fit, Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold and Line Dancing are all available.

Tax season is here and the AARP Tax-Aide Program begins Monday, Feb. 4. AARP

volunteers will be here every Monday and Wednesday from 1-5 p.m. until April 15 to assist with filing Call (910) 270-0708 for an appointment.

Also on Valentine’s Day from 10-11:30 a.m., join us for a proper British tea. We are requesting a $2 donation to offset cost. Please call or come by to make a reservation. Every day at the center we have hot coffee, an ongoing puzzle, newspapers, and books so stop in for a visit.

income and the filing of their income tax returns, including W-2, 1099, SSA 1099, broker statements and a copy of last year’s tax return, if available.

Also information concerning health insurance coverage, including Forms 1095-A, B or C if applicable as well as details of itemized deductions if applicable.

RSVP helps make Christmas brighter

By Barbara Mulllins RSVP Director Retired Senior Volunteer Program thanks everyone in the community for making our Christmas season so special to many homebound seniors i n P e n d e r County. Many agencies brought cookies, plants, placemats decorated by preschoolers, candies, mugs with special treats.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Hampstead donated warm slipper socks to all RSVP homebound seniors and to all Meals-on-Wheels recipients. These were soft and warm, with skid proof bottoms, surely being used now on these cold, cold evenings.

RSVP had an angel tree and volunteers chose a name on the tree and purchased and wrapped special gifts to be delivered by Christmas. Santa and his elves joyfully delivered

these gifts to each home.

Our seniors were delighted by these gifts, homemade cookies, and beautiful hand cards created by our Creative Card class volunteers. These outstanding cards also served as an ornament to hang on the mantle or Christmas tree. It is so rewarding to see someone’s face light up with joy when you hand them a small gift. It is like a child on Christmas Eve, so exciting to hold a package and anxiously open it.

Pender County has more than 200 RSVP volunteers and they serve our local communities with tireless enthusiasm.

If you are 55 or older and you are looking for a rewarding volunteer experience, and want to make an impact locally, call us at 910-259-9119 ext.

329 and see what best fits your schedule and interest. The more volunteers we have, the more people we can help.

Pender Adult Services hosts interns during the fall We have hosted CFCC (OTA) students for the past five years. This year we also had an intern from University of Maryland that interned at Topsail Senior Center.

Our CFCC Occupational Therapy students were with us on Tuesdays beginning in late August and completed their hours early December.

The prog ram requires 45 hours of field work so the students have done their placement hours at Fitness Fusion, Heritage Place and Topsail Senior Center.

Sam Atkins worked at Topsail Senior Center in Hampstead. Sam lives in Hampstead and has close family ties to the center. Her dad is a handyman volunteer at the center and her grandfather is a participant. She finds her family to be her biggest supporters.

The thing she likes best about Occupational Therapy is the treatments are client centered. Being a people person; she loves that she can take time to get to know her

clients and develop meaningful occupations for them.

For her service project; she gave the gazebo at the center a facelift. She added personalized bird houses; bird feeders, flower boxes as well as pressure washed the concrete floor and wood to make it more inviting.

She hopes this will draw seniors out for a walk because being outside can improve their quality of life and overall well-being. “Topsail Senior Center was very familiar to me so I am blessed to have had my internship here. The facility is beautiful and filled with amazing people,” said Atkins.

Raime Cooper was at Fitness Fusion in Burgaw.

Raime is from Wilmington and is the youngest of four siblings. She has always had a love for exploring the outdoors, being around animals, and playing sports, especially soccer. Once learning about the OTA program at Cape Fear and gaining a better understanding of the profes-

sion, she immediately fell in love.

She had longed for a career that incorporated all of her talents and passions into one big package, OT allows her to use her creativity and problem-solving abilities, but it provides the opportunity to interact with and help others achieve their goals for maximizing their quality of life.

“I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to serve this community, and I am grateful for all those who have contributed to my wonderful learning experience here at Fitness Fusion,” said Cooper.

As her last semester of OTA schooling becomes a reality, she is reminded of how far she has come and how much more she has to learn and discover within this field.

When she graduates in May of 2019, she hopes to gain a position working at a rehabilitation hospital, where she can continue to contribute her skills and talents for improving the lives of others.

Christine High worked at Topsail Senior Center in Hampstead. Christine is originally from Central Florida, and moved to eastern North Carolina 10 years ago.

She lives in Clinton with her husband, two dogs and three cats. What she likes most about Occupation Therapy is it can be implemented in any environment and at any age from birth through end of life care.

“We can provide sensory processing support for a child with birth defects and an older adult’s daily routine following a stroke, treatment is focused on the individual client,” said High.

Her inter nship project was a Memory Dance. She planned music from the 1920s through the 1960s. Food lion of Hampstead generously supplied beautiful flowers and Lowes of Hampstead provided healthy snacks.

There were several memory games such as photo match-

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Charles and Shirley Sidbury

Remembering Shirley Sidbury

By Jennifer Mathews Pender Adult Services We lost a friend of our agency Dec. 30. Shirley Sidbury passed away surrounded by friends and family. She was one of the first two employees of Pender Adult Services, Inc. when it was established in 1982. Shirley served as assistant to the director until she retired in 2001.

“Shirley was the anchor for PAS when I arrived here in 1989. She took me and my family under her wings and became a special part of my family,” said Executive Director Wesley Davis, who worked side by side with Shirley for more than 20 years.

Shirley was born July 8, 1936. She was born and raised in Alabama and had a great fondness for the state even after living in North Carolina all of her adult life. She married and lived in Rocky Point with her husband of 62 years, Charles Franklin Sidbury.

They raised a family of three and along with their spouses, have seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Shirley loved flowers, gardening and anything that

allowed her to be outside in her yard. There is a shrub that blooms here at Heritage Place that was just outside of her office. She loved it and we think of her when it blooms.

It is outside of her office. The staff still refers to that office as Shirley’s Office.

Jessica Corbett Smith was trained in Accounts Payable

by Shirley and still has notes and files with her handwriting.

“Shirley was someone you could not have anything bad to say about. She had a gentle, graceful way about her with a beautiful smile. She was honest with you no matter what and had a lot of patience,” said Smith “Of course we know she was very strong in her faith and that was something everyone knew. She did not hide her love for the Lord no matter where she was.”

She loved her family and her church. Shirley was a charter member of ROCK church in Wilmington where she faithfully attended for more than 28 years.

Thank you Shirley for your hard work, dedication and all that you taught us. We will truly miss you!

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Geri-Fit

Memorial and Honorary Giving Program In Memory of Shirley Thompson Sidbury By Ebe W Godwin, Sr Ruth & Randy Richartz William M Tankard

A Strength Training Workout For Older Adults Helps Improve •Muscular Strength •Balance and coordination •Motor skills and reaction time •Flexibility and gait •Arthritic conditions •Bone density

Card groups help keep your mind active! Bridge groups meet at both centers and enjoy having new members.

Call 259-9119 extension 303 for our Burgaw group and 270-0708 for Topsail group.

Topsail Senior Center

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Heritage Place

February 12, 2019

Tues/Thurs 11 a.m.

5 a.m. until 9 p.m.

Consumer contributions are appreciated

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Join us and challenge each other to a healthier you!

Continued from front ing game where the participants brought in old photos of themselves, name that tune and shake a memory which provided prompts such as; “favorite gift”, “what was you first job?” The people at Topsail Senior Center are what she liked most about her intern placement. She found the staff and clients to be warm and welcoming.

Caroline Strickland did her internship at Heritage Place, Burgaw. Caroline lived in Burgaw for her first few years before her parents relocated her family to Roxboro, which is where she considers home still today. After graduating high school, she attended Wingate University for three years where she obtained a B.S. in Psychology.

She then decided to pursue her master’s in psychology at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). While a student at NCCU, she began working as a rehabilitation technician at a skilled nursing facility, in her hometown

Have you considered a gift to Pender Adult Services, Inc.?

We appreciate your support for services that we offer!

Your donations to PAS are tax deductible.

An acknowledgement will be sent whether donation is in Honor or in Memory of individual or group.

For more information on Pender Adult Services Memorial and Honorary Giving Program please contact Wesley Davis at 910-259-9119.

Heritage Walking Group at 10:30 am

Annual Weight Loss Challenge

Interns

Contributions have been received recently from All Saints Catholic Church Blueberry Festival Committee Milton & Gale Lewis Wardell & Ruby McDuffie Arlene Olson Wesleyan Chapel United Methodist Church Westview United Methodist Church Willarlea Ruritan Thank you for your contributions

2019 Topsail Tai Chi Class Tuesdays 3:15 p.m. – Advance Tai Chi NEW Wednesday NEW 9:30 a.m. – Beginning Tai Chi 3 times a month (No class – on RSVP PERKS Day) Starts Feb. 13 Thursday 11:15 a.m. – Tai Chi Topsail Senior Center 20959 Hwy 17 – Hampstead – 910.270.0708 $8 per month

of Roxboro.

This sparked her interest in occupational therapy and during this time she knew that her dream was to eventually become an OT practitioner.

“Occupational therapy is of interest to me because not only does it allow me to exercise my passion of helping others, it challenges my creativity and problem-solving skills in order to assist individuals achieve their therapeutic goals and successful fulfillment of their everyday tasks, roles, and routines to the best of their abilities,” said Strickland.

She be gan Cape Fear’s Occupational Therapy Assistant program in the fall of 2017 and will graduate this coming spring. Upon graduation she plans to settle in the Wilmington area with her husband and middle school sweetheart, Kenneth, and seek a job as a COTA in a skilled nursing facility.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Pender Adult Services Heritage Place and will cherish every conversation, laugh, hug, activity, and memory that I have had

PAS-TRAN is now hiring Part-Time Drivers Applications available at 901 S Walker Street Weekdays only Call 910-259-9119 press 1 for more information

PAS-TRAN is accepting New Senior (60 & up) Nutrition riders for both Heritage Place in Burgaw and Topsail Senior Center in Hampstead. Rural General Public rides for Grocery Shopping, College Educational, Employment, and Medical visits and needs, in county and Out of County are also available. New service available to Jacksonville and Wallace/Rose Hill.

Call for more information and reservations.

Kathy Yakimovich, certified instructor the privilege to engage in over the past four months,” Strickland said.

Pam Accord served at Topsail Senior Center Our UMUC Intern, Pam is from Trento but has lived in Hampstead since 2005. She has been married to her husband Jason for 15 years. He is a Marine which is how we came to this area. They have two children; Reagan 12, Lizzie 9 and a chihuahua named Pumpkin.

Her major is Gerontology and Aging Services at

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UMUC. “I love the elderly population; their spirit and their wisdom. My goal is to be of service to them as well as their families,” said Accord.

She has loved coming to Topsail Senior Center and being part of the activities.

It is wonderful to witness the liveliness of the center, the socializing and the sense of community.

For her projects she has updated the participant and non-participant surveys for the center, created an in-

Please Call 910-259-9119 Press 1 TDD/TTY 1-800-735-2962 Monday thru Friday Certain restrictions apply for trips and Medical appointments.Services may be interrupted if funding is not available. for mational letter for local churches in the area to infor m them of available programs and activities, and updated the Infor mation and Resource Book at the center to make it more user friendly.

Donna Murphrey, Judy

Heritage Place Opportunities Monday 8:00—7:00

Tuesday

Wednesday

8:00—5:00

8:00—5:00

9:00 Crocheting 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 10:30 Group Walk 11:00 Geri-fit 12:00 Meals 12:30 Pinochle/ 1:00 Rummikub 1:00 Quilting Group 1:00 Knitting Group

9:30 Art Class 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Canasta 6:00 Line Dance

Phone: 910-259-9119

Thursday

Friday

8:00—5:00

8:00—3:00

9:30 RSVP Card Class (2nd) 10:00 Jewelry 10:30 Group Walk 11:00 Geri-fit

9:00 Basket Class 11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Bridge

11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals

11:30 Caregivers Group(4th) 11:30 Health Checks (4th)

1:00 Blind Support (2nd )

Saturday—closed Facility Available For Rentals

12:00 Meals

1:00 Rummikub/ MEX TRAIN

3:00 Craft Club

Phone: 910-270-0708

Topsail Senior Center Opportunities Monday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Art Group 10:00 Modified PILATES 12:00 Meals 2:00 Zumba Gold 1:00 Tree Top Quilters(2nd) 3:00 Hospice Trg (2nd)

Tuesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Baskets & Cribbage 9:00 Geri-Fit 10:00 Senior Crafts & fun 12:00 Meals 2:00 Gentle YOGA 3:15 Advanced Tai Chi 6:00 Line Dancing

Wednesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Quilting Bee 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 9:30 Beginning Tai Chi 9:30 Knitting Group 12:00 Meals 1:00 Canasta & Bridge 2:00 Rummikub

Thursday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Geri-fit & Cribbage 10:00 YOGA 10:00 Bingo 11:15 Beg. Tai Chi

Friday 8:30 am—2:30 pm 11:00 Line Dance 12:00 Meals

1:00 Quilting/Mahjong/ BRIDGE/Dominos

Saturday –Facility Available for rentals

12:00 Meals (BP Checks-3rd)

Caregivers Support ** **Call for info

Fitness Fusion Group Fitness Classes Pender Adult Services is committed to providing our community a safe, stable, environment in which individuals can maintain their independence, good health practices, and a healthy sense of self-esteem.

Monday Open 5:00—8:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50

5:30 BODYPUMP

Pelly and Jennifer Mathews all enjoyed hosting these interns. They have each left clients with positive memories and with resources to enhance their life.

Each made a positive contribution to seniors in Pender County.

Tuesday Open 5:00—8:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 Cardio Fit* NEW 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50 5:30 BODY ATTACK 6:30 RPM Cycling

Wednesday Open 5:00—8:00 7:00 RPM Cycling 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:50 PILATES Massage by Appointment

Thursday Open 5:00—8:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 Gentle Yoga 10:45 FIT OVER 50 5:30 RPM Cycling

Phone: 910-259-0422 Friday Open 5:00—9:00

8:30 BODYPUMP 9:50 PILATES 5:30 BODY PUMP

Saturday Closed CALL FOR UPDATES

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Pender Sports On The Mat

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The Heide Trask Titans had one grappler finish in the runner

Last weekend the three county high schools participated in their respective conference tournaments. The Topsail Pirate grapplers had the most success, with three grapplers finishing as conference champions.

Topsail had three wrestlers – junior 113-pounder Ben Baker, 120-pound junior Nathan Bray, and freshman 160-pounder Devon Bell – place first, three grapplers – freshman Jakob Mackleer (106), and junior Ethan Rivenbark (126) – place second, and three additional wrestlers – sophomore Gavin Shipley (138), senior Zaryeon McRae (145), junior Ethan Parker (170), and junior Tyler Allison – come home with bronze medals as the team heads into the NCHSAA 3A East Regionals at Cleveland High School.

The Pender High Patriots had one conference champion. Andrew Ocampo started the day with a bye and won the 113-pound title with a pin in the third period.

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Pender takes Croatan to school 82-41

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week was one in which the first place Pender Patriot men’s basketball team had to endure yet another hardship in the loss of one of their top players due to the flu in the game verse Croatan.

The Pats have had a tumultuous season by most standards yet have stood tall. Last week was no exception as the front running Pender County Patriots took care of business, beating two Coastal 8 Conference opponents handily. Coach Rayford Hankins does not see his young team letting up, no matter what is thrown at them.

“These guys are focused on winning the conference championship and the conference tournament.

They like playing with each other and have each other’s back. They are

Lady Pirates beat NHHS, fall again to Hoggard

a special group.”

Pender opened the week with a home contest verse perhaps the most athletic team in the Coastal 8 Conference in the Southwest Onslow Stallions. Pender used a 25-6 second quarter to take a 46-20 lead at the break and ran away in the second half, taking a 74-49 win.

Jujuan Carr led the Patriots with 22 points while sophomore sensation Khalil Marshall chipped in 18.

Newcomer Jakwon Moore scored 15 points for the first place Patriots.

Next up was the Croatan Cougars.

The Cougars were coming off of a loss to Pender Counties Rocky Point entry, Heide Trask and hoped to slow the Patriots down. That did not happen, with Pender running away with an 81-42 win.

The Patriots were shorthanded in this Friday night contest with Khalil Marshall out with the flu. The Patri-

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer For the better part of three quarters, it looked like the Topsail girls’ basketball team was on the verge of doing something no other Lady Pirates’ team had ever done – beat

ots never skipped a beat with freshman Jakwon Moore filling in admirably.

The Patriot defense was on display early in the contest. Pender jumped out to a 5-0 lead and cruised to a 24-15 lead behind six points from Moore. Pender’s attacking style of play rendered the Cougars zone defense useless.

Jujuan Carr opened the second period up with a three-point bucket.

A Malcolm McLean slam gave the Pats a 12-point advantage. The Pender lead reached 18 points on a Moore basket. The Patriots doubled up the Cougars, taking a 44-22 lead at the break.

Down one of their best players, one could say that the Pats looked more focused. That focus did not disappear in the second half.

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a team from Hoggard.

But a scant 24-20 deficit at the end of the third quarter slowly, and methodically, disappeared under a barrage of successful Lady Viking free throws, and disappointment once again reared its ugly head when the final

buzzer sounded.

Hoggard senior Blair Barefoot, a Lenoir-Rhyne signee, scored 18 points, adding 5-of-7 fourth quarter free throws to her total over the last eight minutes, and sophomore Icess Tresvik added nine points and pulled down 17 rebounds to

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Patriot Jay Hansley works the ball inside against Croatan. go along with seven steals as Hoggard converted on 11-of-15 free throws in the final period on their way to a 38-28 Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference win over last Friday in Hampstead.

Hoggard (14-5) improved to 8-1 in the conference and put some ad-

ditional distance between itself and Topsail (14-5), which dropped to 6-3 in the standings – one game ahead of New Hanover (8-7, 5-4) as of the close of competition Friday. If past results enter into the equa-

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Titans edge Croatan for conference win

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan men’s basketball season has not been the best that the school has had.

However, Coach Rodney Orr and his team have not given up. Last week they traveled to Croatan intent on avenging a 15-point loss to the Cougars in Rocky Point. The Titans were without their leading scorer and rebounder Ivey Batts (coaches decision) when they boarded the bus.

When they left Croatan the team had a very satisfying 56-52 win. Later in the week the Titans traveled to Southwest Onslow where they fell to the very physical Stallions 76-53.

The Cougars hosted a Titan team on paper that they should have beaten. What

they got on the hardwood was a team determined to earn a must needed win.

Trask played Rodney Orr’s type of basketball.

The used a very tenacious defense and an opportunistic offense to try and keep up with the Cougars. Croatan took a five-point lead into the second period. That is where Henri Lamble took over. The senior guard scored 13 points in the second period, leading the Titans to a 17-5 second stanza.

The scoreboard read 36-24 Trask at the half.

The Titan lead reached 17 points by the end of the third frame. The Titans were eight minutes away from a sorely needed win.

Croatan came charging back in the final period.

The Cougars pulled within two points but clutch free throw shooting by Will Berry gave the Titans the win.

Lambe finished the game with 20 points and 23 rebounds. Watson Orr scored all 15 of his points on a 5 for 7 night beyond the arc. Berry chipped in 13 points.

Next up was the Southwest Onslow Stallions.

This is the type of team that gives this year’s version of the Titans trouble, big and athletic. Those two attributes coupled with multiple turnovers spelled defeat for the Titans.

Trask played the Stallions tough in the early going. Southwest led 19-15 after one quarter of play.

Southwest extended its lead to 10 points at the break.

The Titans were still in the game.

The Onslow County Stallions went on a run in the third quarter. They outscored the Titans 23-8. The fourth frame was close but the Titans had no answer for the athletic horses.

Lambe led the Titans with 14 points and seven rebounds. Orr chipped in 12 points on four treys.

Lambe averaged 17 points and 15 rebounds for the week while Orr was 9 of 13 from beyond the arc.

The Titans are now 6-12 overall and 2-7 in conference play. They hosted Pender on Tuesday and Richlands on Friday.

Lady Titans continue breakout season

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Lady Titans have improved immensely under the guidance of second year coach Beth Batchelor. Last week the Lady Titans overwhelmed the Southwest Onslow Lady Stallions 67-19 before falling to first place Croatan 44-31.

The Lady Titans were not expected to have much trouble with the winless Stallions. That was indeed the case as the Rocky Point crew pounded the hapless Lady Horses into submission 67-19.

Anisa Lewis continued her torrid pace with 23 points while Chykira Pickett had 11 points. Angel Boykin contributed 11 points.

Next up was the Croatan Lady Cougars. The Cougars sit stop the Coastal 8 Conference standings with an unblemished record.

The Lady Titans played the Carteret County team tough before falling 44-31.

The Lady Titans are now 10-7 overall and 5-3 in Coastal 8 play. They are in fourth place in the conference, one game behind East Carteret and two games behind Richlands.

The Titans will host Richlands on Friday and have yet to play East Carteret and are scheduled to play the Lady Mariners twice in the final week and a half of the regular season.. They hosted a Pender team on Tuesday that they beat at their place early in the year.

The Pender Lady Patriots found themselves on both ends of the spectrum last week. They hosted the last place and winless Southwest Onslow Lady Stallions early in the week before hosting the first place and once beaten Croatan Lady Cougars on Friday.

The early game went as expected with the Patriots slamming the Stallions 69-13 before falling to the Cougars late in the week.

Pender had their way with the Stallions from the opening tipoff. A 16-6 lead after one quarter of play turned into a 33-12 lead at the break.

Pender’s run and gun approach seemed to work perfectly in the second half. The Patriots outscored the Onslow County Stallions 36-11 in the final two quarters of play to earn the win.

Senor guard Ratavia Merritt led the Patriots with 19 points with sophomore Tyanna Holmes chipping in 10.

Next up was the 17-1 Croatan Cougars. The Carteret County squad is one of the better 2A schools in eastern North Carolina and they showed why.

Croatan jumped on Pender early. They raced out to a 10-0 lead before a three-point bucket temporarily stopped the bleeding. That basket was all that Pender could manage in the first eight minutes of play. Croatan took a 13-3 lead into the second period.

Sophomore Tyanna Holmes played her best basketball in the second quarter. She scored five

of the Pats six points in the second stanza in an attempt to keep pace with the powerful Cougars. Croatan answered each and every time the Pats scored and took a 23-9 lead into the halftime break.

Pender came out in the second half with a much more aggressive defensive posture. They held the Cougars to 10 third quarter points but could only score five.

The fourth frame was all Croatan as they outscored the Patriots 17-10.

The Lady Patriots were led by Merritt and Holmes.

Pender is now 6-13 overall and 3-6 in Coastal 8 Conference play. They were at Trask on Tuesday.

They were scheduled to play Lejeune Friday but the school does not have a ladies team.

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High school sports are not known for its announcers. In fact, very rarely do you hear a basketball game being announced in Pender County. There are a few schools in the area that use an announcer for their football games and a couple that use one for their baseball games.

However, it is very rare that a school has an announcer at all.

Pender High’s basketball games are called by the current Burgaw Middle School athletic Director Demetrius Brown.

He does this out of the goodness of his heart.

I am sure he isn’t being paid. Well, He should be.

Mr. Brown knows how to call a high school game. He is not real chatty. He calls the fouls and the big plays along with free throws and such.

He does not override the game. He just reports the important things.

Brown has a smooth voice and an effortless delivery. He knows when to talk and when to be quiet. The most impressive thing is the way he highlights different words in each sentence.

Trask basketball coach Rodney Orr does the Titan football games.

He has his own style of

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doing things. Coach Orr injects a little humor in his announcing. He also touches on games and dates of games to come in other sports. Like I said, Rodney has his own style and it works.

I did some announcing at the Dixie Youth State tournament years ago. It was hot and the games were long. I got a little carried away with calling the names of the Burgaw batters and was told to back off a little bit. I thought I was on a roll.

I enjoy listening to a good announcer at the high school level. Demetrius Brown is a very good announcer. He brings a lot to the table for the Patriot men’s basketball games. If you get the chance, drop by and watch a game and listen to Brown work. I think you’ll be impressed.

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Yolanda Scarborough brings the ball down court for the Lady Titans

Last week was full of conference adventures.

The Trask Lady Titans split conference tilts, beating Southwest behind 23 points from Anisa Lewis and 12 from Chykira Pickett.

The Pender Lady Patriots beat Souhtwest badly behind 19 points from Ratavia Merrit. Tyanna Holmes had 10 points in the win.

The Lady Pirates split conference games last week. Junior Julia Sullivan had nine points and five rebounds in the loss to Hoggard. Senior Pirate Dashaniq Sidbury scored 12 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, dished out eight assists, and racked up four steals to lead Topsail to a

win over the Lady Wildcats.

Junior 113-pounder Ben Baker, 120-pound junior Nathan Bray, and freshman 160-pounder Devon Bell won conference titles on the mat last weekend. Freshman Jakob Mackleer and junior Ethan Rivenbark came in second in their respective weight classes.

The Topsail swimmers participated in the Mideastern Conference championship last week. The boys finished third behind a second place finish in the 200-yard free style by Chase Davis. He finished third in the 100-yard free style.

The girls were without Delaney Popella. Madisn Hoover won the 100-yard

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Topsail cagers upended by Wildcats, Vikings

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Watching the Topsail boys’ basketball team is a little bit like watching your favorite movie over-andover again, except in the case of the Pirates it’s not always accompanied by a happy ending.

In many cases, a slow start puts the Pirates in a hole that’s hard to escape from, much like this past week’s games at New H a n ove r a n d at h o m e against Hoggard.

In other instances, the Topsail boys hang onto a lead only to see it vanish under barrage of tur novers, or poor shot selection, or the inability to clear the defensive the boards – the end result being easy underneath baskets for the

opposing team.

The same problems came back twice this past week as the Pirates dropped a pair of Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference games to 4A foes Hoggard and New Hanover – their second and third losses in a row, and fourth and fifth in the last six games.

Sebastian Haiders (14 points), Cameron Blanks (13), and Brady Rankins (11) led a balanced Viking attack as Hoggard raced to a 62-45 win over Topsail Friday in Hampstead.

The win kept the Vikings (13-6, 8-1) tied atop the conference standings with Laney (15-3, 8-1), while the Pirates fell to 8-10 and 2-7 in conference play.

“The first quarter was pretty g ross,” Topsail Coach Jamie Rochelle said.

“It starts on the defensive end, that’s something we stressed a lot this past week.

Loose balls, rebounds, the inability to take a charge, it’s a combination of things that just puts us in a position where we’re fighting to come from behind, even in some of the gams we won.

It’s not a case of no working hard, it’s just a case of not doing the fundamental things you need to do to win basketball games.”

Rankins and Blanks nailed three-point baskets to stake Hoggard to an early 6-0 lead, and the Vikings never looked back. Pirate senor Jamison Long (nine points) hit a pair of free throws to make it 6-2 with 4:10 remaining in the first quarter, but that wound up being Topsail’s only points as they went 0-for-5 from the

field while turning the ball over six times (14 overall).

A 7-0 Hoggard run made it 15-2 after one period.

The lid came off the Pirate basket in the second period as junior Fernando Vasquez scoffed six of his team-high 13 points, senior Johnathan Ward scored all four of his points, and junior Jackson Sullivan (six points) fueled a 19-12 second-quarter rally that brought Topsail to within 27-21 at the halftime break.

Hoggard bounced back in the third period, outscoring Topsail 14-10, to widen its advantage to 41-31 entering the fourth period, Haiders (seven) and Blanks (five) then lit the proverbial match under a Viking fire that increased the visitor’s lead to 54-34 with 3:50

remaining in regulation.

The Pirates had an 11-8 advantage from that point but it amounted to too little, too late.

Same dance, different music and venue Tuesday as Topsail fell behind 27-12 to New Hanover (10-7, 6-3) at Brogden Hall, pretty much putting an end to the competitive value of the outcome early. Topsail was 4-for-15 (18-for-55; 34.4 percent in the game) in the opening period with junior James Stuart (16 points, six re bounds) hitting all four shots. Stuart had 10 of Topsail’s 12 first-period points.

Wildcat freshman James Jones, Jr. scored all five of his points, and senior Jalen Anderson (22 points) added four more as New Hanover continued to widen the lead

by outgunning Topsail 14-8 on their way to a 49-29 lead after three periods. Anderson simply dominated the fourth period with 10 points (two treys) as New Hanover tacked on 20 more points to complete the rout.

Sullivan finished the game with nine points, Vasquez had 10 points, and senior Amir Andrews connected for nine points for Topsail. New Hanover was 28-for-62 (45.1 percent) from the field, and 8-for-11 from the free-throw stripe.

Topsail made up a previously-postponed nonconference game at Jacksonville Monday, comes home for a conference tilt Wednesday against South Brunswick, and heads to Shallotte for a second goaround with West Brunswick Friday.

Topsail Basketball Association Report

By Bob Willard Special to the Post & Voice With just three weeks of regular season play remaining, TBA teams put on some exciting performances this past weekend.

Beginning the day with the junior division Co-Ed first and second graders, Renovation Church and Hampstead Fence took it to the wire with Renovation Church squeaking out a victory 25-23. Brodie Dawson led the church squad tipping in 11 points, matched by Evan Stiles for Hampstead Fence, only in a losing cause.

Pierpan Family Denistry remained undefeated toppling Coury Science and Engineering behind a strong effort by David Johnson who posted a game high 21 points, while TARC Logistics outlasted Discovery Place Child Care 22-10. Discovery Place was forced to finish most of the game with only four players due to sickness and the flu bug.

In the junior division girls grades third through

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The winter season is winding down for both the Topsail swim teams and the athletes who participate in track and field as there are no more meets in either sport except for their respective regional and state competition. Last week, both teams concluded their regular-season schedules s3WIMMING The MidEaster n 3A/4A Conference championships took place last Tuesday at the UNCW-Natatorium with

Lambe steps up for Trask men’s basketball

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week the Heide Trask Titan men’s basketball team was shorthanded.

As seniors are supposed to do, Henri Lambe stepped up big for the Titans, scoring a career high 20 points and more impressively ripping down an astounding 23 rebounds, leading them to a much needed win over the Cougars.

Mr. Lambe is somewhat of a silent assassin. He goes about his business with little fanfare. He does the dirty work, hitting the boards and playing tough defense. However, when the team needed him the most, he came through with flying colors.

Henri followed his career game with 14 points and seven rebounds in the loss to Southwest Onslow.

He averaged 15 points and 15 rebounds for the week.

Henri Lambe stepped up big for the Titans.

fifth, Window World continued their winning ways knocking off RJ Miller Construction, while The Kitchen Man found victory over Dwyer Electric 16-11, led by eight points from Sydney Manning.

Boys from the thirdfourth-grade division of TBA featured a big win from Isla Spa over AllKindsOfStuff.biz 43-33. Isla Spa was led by the 19-point output from Fisher Taylor. A down to the wire nail-biter saw the Darden Agency eke out a 23-22 victory over Finessee Pro Services. Even scoring was displayed by both teams throughout their rosters.

Coury Science and Engineering posted a 39-26 victory over the Bagle Bakery.

Tye Coury topped the game scorers by serving up 17 points for the Engineers.

In the senior division of TBA, the high school boys started early morning play, beginning with a 54-39 victory by Island Family Medicine over Hwy. 55.

Samuel Stowe led the Medicine men with a game high 20-point burst, while Mat-

thew Dolan hit for 17 in a losing cause for Hwy. 55. In an exciting, closely fought battle, VRBO #967800 eked out a 41-39 victory over Sport Shots. Losing at the halfway mark 26-22, VRBO #967800 had a strong fourth quarter posting 19 points to scratch out the win.

the Pirate boys finishing third (243 points) behind Hoggard (364) and Ashley (253), and ahead of Laney (221), South Brunswick (208), New Hanover (153), and West Brunswick, while the Lady Pirates, sans the multi-talented Delaney Popella, finished sixth (155) behind Hoggard (325), New Hanover (226), Laney (21i9), South Brunswick (205), and Ashley (200), and ahead of West Brunswick (154).

Sophomore Chase Davis continued his fine season with a second (1:53.30) in the 200-yard freestyle and a third (53.07) in the 100-yard

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First place Reliant Roofing won big over Ogden Tap Room, 61-54, led by Caleb Hodges and Peyton St. Ledger with 25 and 17 points respectively.

The sixth through eighth-grade girls took center stage with Coastal Fitness Center showing

their talents by upending Nunzio’s Pizza 25-17. Lilan Johnson hit the cords for 13 points for the winners.

Ronel Austin Coastal Realty, for the second time this year, squeaked out a 2 point victory, this time over Cherubini Orthodontics, 34-32. Lillian Austin led the attack by tickling the twins for 10 points for Coastal Realty, while Ryan Lamber t and Emerson Clark led the Dentistry squad with 12 and 11 points respectively.

Boys fifth-sixth graders began play at 1 p.m. Hampstead Dental accomplished the win 26-14 behind Jacob Edwards 10-point contribution. Tyler and Roth Executive Search maintained their winning ways by thumping White & Johnson Pediatric Dentistry 31-10. Again, the Willcox twins led the Executive Search scoring with 10 and eight points.

Another close encounter for ShipOnSite, but prevailing 22-19 over an improving Breakaway Fitness and Performance squad, and Dick’s Sporting Goods had

not much trouble with North State Acceptance, posting a 30-15 score in the win column.

In the final TBA sector of the day, the seventheighth-grade boys took to the court and in an old fashioned bar n-bur ner, Prism Custom Painting posted a 30-28 win over JT’S Brick Oven Pizza led

by Josh Bowen’s 10 points.

Grady Swinson matched Josh’s 10-point contribution, but in a losing cause.

The Paint Store stayed undefeated in league play serving up a loss to RJ Miller Construction. Carlos Vazquez led the painters’ attack with 31 counters.

Brewer Smith tickled the threads for the construction guys tossing in 17 points. And, in the finale for the long day and excellent play by the youth of the Hampstead and surrounding communities, Intercoastal Coolers served up a 37-27 victory over Cape Fear Seafood Company.

Trey Pierce was the big gun for the cooler aggregation by tipping the nets for 12 points.

freestyle, along with swimming legs on the secondplace (3:47.22) 4x400-yard relay with senior Devin Schmitz and juniors Nick Gallek and Devon Taylor, and on he fifth-place 200yard medley relay with Gallek, Schmitz, and sophomore Trent Butler.

Taylor was sixth (2:26.34) in the 200-yard individual medley, and fifth (6:01.17) in the 500-yard freestyle, Gallek was sixth (1:14.11) in the 100-yard breaststroke, and Butler was ninth (25.13) in the 50-yard freestyle. Other top-10 individual finishes came from junior Travis

Souza with a ninth (2:20.34) in the 200-yard freestyle, Schmitz with a ninth (57.76) in the 100-yard freestyle, freshman Liam McBride with a seventh (6:34.11) in the 500-yard freestyle, junior Jonathan Gallagher with a fifth (1:08.4) in the 100-yard backstroke and a seventh (2:31.41) in the 200-yard IM, and junior Bradley Kimmel with a seventh (1:14.51) in the 100yard breaststroke.

For the Lady Pirates, junior Madison Hoover was first (1:02.47) in the 100yard backstroke and second (2:05.61) in the 200-yard

freestyle, and swam a leg on the seventh-place (2:10.41) 200-yard medley relay with juniors Tihani Contreras, Hannah Spillane, and senior Lizzie Cooper and on the seventh-place (1:58.84) 200-yard freestyle relay with Contreras, Spillane, and senior Anna Miller.

Contreras was seventh (2:35.41) in the 200-yard freestyle and fourth (59.65) in the 100-yard freestyle.

The NCHSAA 3A East Regional is this Saturday at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. The 3A state meet is at he same venue the following Friday

(Feb. 8). s4RACK AND &IELD The runners, jumpers, and throwers competed in a meet last Wednesday at White Oak. No team scores were provided but several individuals had strong showings.

For the Pirates, junior Ian Webster was first (17-1) in the long jump and sophomore Kevin Guthrie was first (35-3) in the shot put, senor Tristian Williams was fourth (30-7) and sophomore Carson Price was fifth (29-6) in the shot put, fresh-

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Bryceon Squires (9) of the Darden Agency, attempts shot in boys third-fourth-grade TBA action.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The game of basketball can be described as a game for the young man or woman that prides themselves in being in top physical shape.

Much like soccer, the game is based on running the court. Over at Topsail High school, junior Fernando Vasquez has found his niche in a sport that requires all of the above.

Fernando runs the floor well. He is a very good defender and is getting better each and every time he steps on the floor. He can get hot and score points in a hurry.

Last week the Pirates got 10 points from the slender junior in the team’s win over New Hanover.

With the end of the regular season rapidly approaching, the Pirates will look toward the conference tournament and perhaps a bid to the state 3A playoffs.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last week Pender High School freshman Daisy Hearn set her sights on finishing a mile. Miss Hearn is confined to a wheel chair but that did not stop her from doing something that most will not even attempt.

Daisy worked on the feat for a couple of weeks and last week completed what she set out to do. That is not surprising to the track and field coaches at Pender. “Daisy embodies what every coach wants, “said Bevin Stokes.

“She has heart, determination and commitment.

That’s all you can ask for.”

Daisy is a member of the winter track team at Pender.

She recently qualified for the state meet in the shot put. Her goals are simple.

“I just want to reach my full potential.”

Daisy will participate in the conference meet this week and will prepare for the state meet. Miss Hearn is definitely a coach’s dream.

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Lady Pirates

Continued from page 1B tion, those three positions should stand pat as each team has five conference games remaining. Topsail must travel to West Brunswick (4-15, 3-6), and North Brunswick (6-11, 1-7), and will play host to South Brunswick (3-12, 0-8), Laney (17-1, 8-0), and Ashley (9-10, 4-5).

Hoggard is at Ashley and New Hanover and h o m e a g a i n s t L a n e y, South Br unswick, and West Brunswick, while the Lady Wildcats have away games at Laney and North Brunswick while entertaining Ashley, West Brunswick, and Hoggard in Brogden Hall. All things

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free style and finished second in the 200-yard free style.

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Continued from page 3B man Owen Sandlin was seventh (44.94) in the 300meter dash, senior Eddie Rooke was seventh (1:19-10) in the 500-meter dash, and sophomore Henry Skeen was seventh (7.14) in the 55meter dash.

The boys’ 4x800-meter relay was first (9:36.00), the 4x400-meter relay team was

being equal, Topsail and Hoggard could meet once more in the semifinal round of the conference tournament Feb. 18-22).

“Too many turnovers and a lack of execution on the offensive end did us in,” Topsail Coach Jay Kapko said. “The effort was there, much better than the last time. Their point guard (Barefoot) did what she was suppose to and made her free throws down the stretch. There’s a reason she’s signed to play at the next level.

“We can take some positives out of this. The last time we played them the effort wasn’t there from beginning to end, and it was this time. We’re still in a good position if we take care of the 3A side and get a win in the conference

tournament, and get another shot at Hoggard and see what we can do from there.”

Thanks primarily to the efforts of junior Julia Sullivan (nine points, five rebounds), who scored Topsail’s first six points of the game, the Lady Pirates trailed by just 14-11 after the opening eight minutes.

Senior Payton Little (eight points, 12 boards) became more involved in the scoring with four of her points in the second quarter, and senior Madison Kita (seven points) came off the bench to add four points – accounting for all eight of Topsail’s points – and the defense held Hoggard to 3-of-8 shooting and a pair of charity tosses as the four-point deficit (19-15) took the teams into the

halftime break.

With both teams playing solid in-your-face defense, both offenses were held to five points in the third period and the Hoggard lead stayed at four at 2420. That’s when Barefoot and Tresvik basically took over. Trevik’s three free throws made it 27-20, Barefoot scored Hoggard’s next eight points, Tresvik hit a of charity tosses, and Julie Wilkerson finished the scoring with a free throw as Hoggard outscored Topsail 14-8 over the course of the final eight minutes for the win.

Tuesday’s g ame a Brogden Hall promised to be a tough one based on Topsail’s 46-41 win over New Hanover on Dec. 18, but it was anything but.

It was more the Dasha-

niq Sidbury show as the diminutive senior scored 12 points, grabbed 20 rebounds, dished out eight assists, and racked up four steals to lead Topsail to surprisingly easy 62-37 win over the Lady Wildcats.

After holding a small 13-12 lead after one period, the Lady Pirates used a balanced attack to outscore their hosts 18-11 in period No. 2 on their way to a 31-23 halftime advantage. Topsail turned up the defensive heat in the second half, holding the Lady Wildcats to nine points in the third period and just five in the fourth quarter, and the offense kept going with 31 combined secondhalf points to complete the rout.

It was a balanced offensive effort as sopho-

more Bella Kross added 12 points, sophomore Sydney Hartgrove had nine, Sullivan, senior Lauren Caveness, and Little (19 rebounds) each had eight, and Kita added five. But it was Sidbury’s time to shine.

“I guess I was just min the right place at the right time, and my teammates did a great job of putting me in a position to be effective,” Sidbury said.

“That’s one of the really good things about this team, on any night any one of the girls are able to pick it up. That means the other team can’t key on one player, and tonight was just my turn.”

Topsail is home against South Brunswick Wednesday and on the road at West Brunswick Friday.

participated in a meet at White Oak last week. Junior Ian Webster was first in the long jump and sophomore Kevin Guthrie was first in the shot put. For the Lady Pirates, freshman Naila Schoelberbger was first in the long jump and second in

the 55-meter dash, junior Grace Hunter was first in the triple jump.

The Topsail basketball team lost twice last week. junior Fernando Vasquez scored a team-high 13 points, and junior Jackson Sullivan scored six in the loss to Hoggard. Ju-

nior James Stuart had 16 points and six rebounds in the loss to New Hanover.

The Pender boys won twice last week. Jujuan Carr led the Patriots with 22 points while sophomore sensation Khalil Marshall chipped in 18 in a win over Southwest Onslow. New-

comer Jakwon Moore scored 15 points for the first place Patriots.

Carr and Moore each had 15 points in the Pats win over Croatan.

Trask split conference matchups last week. In the Titans win over Croatan, Henri Lambe scored 20 points while ripping down

23 rebounds. Watson Orr had three treys in the game.

Lambe had 14 points and seven boards in the loss to Southwest. Orr had 12 points.

This week’s top performer is Titan Henri Lambe.

He averaged 17 points and 15 rebounds last week.

second (4:04.30), and the 4x200-meter rela1y team was third (1:45.30).

For the Lady Pirates, freshman Naila Schoelberbger was first (14-0) in the long jump and second (7.64) in the 55-meter dash, junior Grace Hunter was first (2810) in the triple jump, third (12-9) in the long jump, and fifth (46.84) in the 300-meter dash, junior Abigail Hunt was second (4-6) in the long jump and ninth (8.14) in the 55-meter dash, sophomore

Ariana Blevins was sixth (8.04) in the 55-meter dash, second (25-9) in the triple jump, fifth (12-6) in the long jump, and eighth (50.48) in the 300-meter dash, and sophomore Skylar Libretto was third (1:32.20) in the 500meter dash and ninth (51.44) in the 300-meter dash, Other top-10 performances were turned in by sophomore Emma Martin with a 10th (54.14) in the 300-meter dash and a third (11.04) in the 55-meter hurdles.

Sophomore Emma Huff with a fourth (12.14) in the 55-meter hurdles, junior Alexus Rollins was fourth (7:12.20) in the 1,600-meter run, junior Hannah Clontz was fourth (12-7) in the long jump, and freshman Alycia Artman was second (30-0) and senior Kylee Adams was fourth (25-8) in the shot put.

The NCHSAA 3A state championship meet is Friday (Feb. 8) at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.

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Jujuan Carr and Jakwon Moore each scored 15 points to lead the Patriots.

Pender sits atop the Coastal 8 standings with an 8-1 mark. They have five conference games remaining with two being against the second place Dixon Bulldogs. Pender was at Trask on Tuesday night and at home against Lejeune Friday.

Continued from page 2B An 11-0 run to open the second half gave Pender a 55-22 lead. Coach Hankins substituted freely, but it appeared that the Patriot bench was better than the Cougar starters. The lead reached 40 points late and a running clock was insti-

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