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A very special train is coming to the Burgaw Depot Dec. 16. It’s the Polar Express. Read more about this special event on page 1B. Pender County high school basketball teams are hitting the hardwood and wrestlers are on the mat. Read more in Sports on page 8A.

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16th District Seat formerly held by Republican Rep. Chris Millis

Pender Sheriff Smith to run for state house

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Since 2002, Carson Smith has been sheriff of Pender County. Next year will be his last. Instead of running for reelection to a fifth term, Smith will retire and seek a new elected office – state representative.

Smith will run for the District 16 seat, formerly held by Rep. Chris Millis and now by Rep. Bob Muller, who was appointed by the Pender County Republican Party to fill the seat after Millis resigned in September.

Smith told employees of the Sheriff ’s Office Tuesday in an email of his intention not to seek a fifth term as sheriff and his plan to run for the N.C. House of Representatives. “I had planned when I was first elected to serve four or five terms so I could retire as sheriff,� Smith said. “Sheriff is not like serving as a representative –

this is a full-time job, a career. I’ve been president of the state Sheriff ’s Association this past year and I’ve done a lot of work in Raleigh. I’d like to be involved in not only enforcing the laws, but making them as well.�

Smith hopes to be able to bring a law enforcement perspective to the state house. “There are a couple of former law enforcement officers in the legislature, but not many. I think bringing a expertise in public safety could be helpful,� Smith said.

The new District 16 includes all of Pender County and part of Columbus County.

Filing for the 2018 election begins in February. Smith says his term as sheriff will run through Dec. 3, 2018 and the term for state representative begins in January, 2019. “I’m not stepping down from sheriff now. I will finish my term as sheriff.

During that time I will file and run for the N.C. House seat,� Smith said. “There would be no problem with an overlap of the two positions.�

Smith says he wants to work to keep the state moving ahead. “I agree with a lot of what is happening in Raleigh. I think Millis did a great job as a state representative. The state economy is going well. The things that I tend to look at are the health and public safety issues,� said Smith. “I think there are a lot of things regarding mental health reform that need to be addressed. I can bring a boots on the ground perspective on substance abuse.

I believe I would be good at representing the people in this district in Raleigh.�

In the email to Sheriff ’s Office employees, Smith thanked them for their service to the people of Pender County Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew for the past 15 years, saying “your comRepublican Carson Smith has served Pender County as mitment to the people of this county sheriff since ďŹ rst elected in 2002. has not gone unnoticed.â€?

Lighting the tree in Burgaw

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

David Farrior leads a group of young musicians from Burgaw Presbyterian Church in a program of Christmas music at the tree lighting Nov. 24 on the Courthouse Square. See more photos on Facebook and on page 4B.

Pender property revaluation is a big job

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The property revaluation across Pender County continues. Contractors are working in the county gathering data for the revaluation, which is required by state law and performed every eight years.

County contractors are driving white vans that are clearly marked.

County Tax Assessor Justin Pound reported progress in the revaluation to County Commissioners at the Nov. 20 board meeting. “The purpose of a reappraisal is to readjust the property values to current market conditions. In doing so, you level the playing field as far as market and as far as taxation,�

Pound said. “So properties in the last revaluation, which happened in 2011, may have increased in market value, and are not accurately reflected in the current assessed values.

Those values in the 2019 appraisal will change to reflect that number.�

Commissioners can decide

how long to go between revaluations, but by state law they can go no more than eight years.

Pound said the county has about 50,000 parcels that will be revalued. The cost for the county will be less than $25 per parcel. Commercial appraisers charge between $250 and $350 for an appraisal. This appraisal process does not involve going inside a home.

The appraisal is based on square footage, location, etc.

A lot is done using data, maps, and information that has been collected over time.

Appraisal begins with data collection and it all leads to

building statistical models by which you value the county properties. “We are trying to capture the current market conditions.

If there is a piece of property that has gone down in value, theoretically the sales in that area would reflect that,� said Pound Pender County is primarily residential, but business properties have been trending upward during the past 24 months.

Commissioner David Williams said it was the county’s objective during the last re-

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County to hire opioid educator, employees receive training

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County Commissioners heard a report on the opioid epidemic from Mr. Pierre Lauffer, Industrial Hygienist, with the NC Division of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Section at the Board’s Nov. 20 meeting. Lauffer was in Pender County for an opioid training program involving

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county employees. “We take an occupational health view of the opioid situation with employees who work with the public,� Lauffer said, “who may find themselves exposed to opioids and methamphetamine. We find there is a need for employees who work with the public to be able to recognize the symptoms of opioid addiction.�

Employees trained across the state in Lauffer’s program

range from emergency medical personnel, law enforcement, and public health workers, to hospitals, schools, and social service workers An Opioid Education Forum was held Aug. 29 in Pender County in an effort to increase awareness among elected officials and county leaders regarding the crisis. A core group meeting was held Oct. 25 to begin identifying action steps. The members of the

group include Carolyn Moser, Shirley Steele, Carson Smith, David Duding, Wes Stewart, and Chad McEwen.

The group determined a primary need is to hire a public health educator to address the county’s opioid response.

Health officials say no additional county funds are needed Young Brodi Straub of Burgaw goes over his Christmas as the health department can list with Santa. The Jolly Old Elf was at the Burgaw Community House Nov. 24 following the town’s Christmas tree utilize lapsed nurse salaries

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lighting and the line of children waiting to talk with Santa stretched down the street.

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Strange Carolinas’ Facebook page best taco in the state

Hampstead’s Burrito Shak receives recognition

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Burrito Shak, a locally-owned restaurant in Hampstead, was recently voted as having the best taco in North Carolina via Strange Carolinas. Self-proclaimed as the Travelogue of The Offbeat, Strange Carolinas originally began by looking at unique roadside attractions and the people behind them across North and South Carolina. They researched the places, visited them, took photographs and wrote about their experiences. Finally, they let readers know if they think the attraction is worth the visit.

Editor Chris Hocker said that until March of this year, Strange Carolinas only covered offbeat attractions. They did a lot of traveling across the states to visit these attractions and would often stop and grab something to eat along the way. They decided it would be fun and possibly helpful to their readers if they started writing about the restaurants they visited. To launch the new feature, they held a March Madness style contest to find the best burger in NC. The first contest asked readers to send them their favorite hamburger joints in NC. “We compiled the list and ranked them based on an algorithm using their Facebook likes and reviews. We took the top 64 and put them in a bracket like the NCAA basketball tournament.

Each round would last 36 hours and our readers would vote for their favorite restaurant in each match-up. If you won, you advanced to the next round. After seventeen days and six rounds, Carolina Burger of Lenoir was crowned the Best Burger in NC,” said Hocker.

After having so much fun with the contest, Strange Carolinas decided to make this a regular feature and do it every six months. Throughout August and September, they asked readers for their favorite taco joints in North Carolina. Strange Carolinas ranked them with participants voting through six rounds like before. Hampstead’s Burrito Shak won the title of Best Taco in N.C. “Burrito Shak’s owner David Longo appeared on WBTV Morning Break studios in Charlotte where we announced them as the winner. Nearly 77,000 votes were cast in the three-week taco tournament. We finally made it down to Burrito Shak on Nov. 3 to try the tacos and present them with their plaque,” said Hocker.

David Longo and his wife Kara opened Burrito Shak together.

Longo had grown up in the Hampstead and Holly Ridge area, later going off to Johnson and Wales for a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts. After traveling for a while, he decided to return back to Hampstead and open the business with his wife.

What is so special about Burrito Shak’s tacos? Longo said they use the freshest ingredients they can get. It also helps that he worked as an executive chef for ten years and has been in restaurants his whole life.

“I carry a lot of culinary experience, and I decided to bring my fine dining techniques to my love of tacos and burritos. I

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Burrito Shak owners David and Kara Longo appeared with WBTV’s Jamie Boll on Morning Break in Charlotte where they were announced as the winner of Strange Carolinas’ Taco Tournament. was born in Wilmington, and then I went off to college and traveled a little bit. I lived in Hawaii and worked with a lot of flavors there that I use a little bit here. When I came back, I felt like the time was right for me to open something like this in Hampstead. I thought we needed something fresh and flavorful and fast. I just focused on using a good product and keeping it fresh. I think our customers can really taste the difference,” said Longo.

Burrito Shak is located at 15489 US Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. For more information, find them on Facebook, visit their website at www. burritoshak.com, or call them at (910) 319-0243.

Burgaw Presbyterian Living Nativity Dec. 9 B u r g aw P r e s b y t e r i a n Church will hold its annual Outdoor Living Nativity Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. prior to the Burgaw Christmas parade.

It lasts about 30 minutes so everyone will have plenty

of time to enjoy the nativity and enjoy the Christmas parade. There will be shepherds, angels and wise men visiting Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.

Also, a donkey and several sheep.

Nov. 19-25 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 192 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 36 Sloop Point Station 14 17 Hampstead Station 16 23 Surf City Station 23 21 Top. Beach Station 4 15 Union Station 5 23 Rocky Point Station 7 35 Atkinson Station 9 1 Maple Hill Station 13 4 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 2 Type of Calls Cancelled: 22 Refusals: 56 Stand By: 1 Transported: 105 Treated/released: 8 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 52 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 10 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 5 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 8 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 11 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 1 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 9 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 8 EMS St. 4 Topsail Beach 0 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 3 Motor Vehicle Crash 10 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 30 Cancelled 9 Ocean Rescue 0

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Burgaw Christmas Parade coming Dec. 9 Riverview Memorial Park

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Local residents will enjoy the annual Burgaw Christmas Parade Dec. 9 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in downtown Burgaw.

With the quaint town already beautifully decorated for the season, the lighted parade will bring the town to life as it does every year on the second Saturday evening of December.

The event, one of the very few nighttime parades in the area, is sure to be an exciting occasion for both young and old. The parade is sponsored by the Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC).

After the sun sets, the procession will wind through the downtown streets surrounding the small town’s charming Courthouse Square with floats, cars, fire trucks and other emergency vehicles strung with colorful lights.

Participants will also include local celebrities, bands, dancers and beauty queens. Santa Claus is scheduled to make an appearance, as well.

Those interested in either

participating in the parade or in volunteering should contact the Chamber office. Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Emily Baker said that she is looking forward to another great parade this year.

Along with the festivities, Burgaw will continue with its Hometown Christmas, BACC’s Shop Local program. The program began Nov. 25 and will run through Dec. 9.

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event is a great opportunity for our local Chamber member businesses to drive holiday shoppers to their location, and to encourage area residents to shop small and local. It is also a great way for area store owners to give back to the community that supports them,” Baker said.

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the parade. The participating businesses listed on the BACC website include: Bandana’s, Burgaw Antiqueplace, Fremont Antiques, Pender Memorial Hospital, The Old Farm Shed, Harts Florist, Lanier Hardware, Brown Dog Coffee Company, Carolina Sisters Monogram, Harrell’s Department Store, The Parlor, This Little Pig, Curves and Utopia Day Spa. Business owners who are interested in becoming a participating business now or in the future can get involved in a variety of ways. There is always a need for people to help plan the event. Getting involved could also be as simple as decorating your store for the occasion.

The BACC is located at 115 S. Dickerson St. in Burgaw at the historic train depot. For more information about the Burgaw Christmas Parade or the Hometown Christmas program, please contact Emily Baker at (910) 259-2817 or by email at info@burgawchamber.com.

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James Sprunt CC to begin evening BLET class From Staff Reports James Sprunt Community College will offer an evening class of Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) in January 2018. The BLET course starts Jan. 29, and students applying must complete an application form as well as be sponsored by a law enforcement agency.

The class will meet Monday through Thursday from 6-11 p.m. and every other Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Students will complete 640

hours of training and will be prepared to take the state exam in August 2018. The BLET course is a pre-requisite for entry into a career in law enforcement and is designed to equip the student with basic skills, knowledge and ability to function as an entry level law enforcement officer in North Carolina with state, county, and municipal governments or with private businesses.

Students applying to the BLET program must be a U.S. Citizen, be at least 20 years old

or obtain a waiver from the director of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Division, have a valid North Carolina Driver’s license, pass a medical physical exam, and must have a clean criminal record (minor violations only).

Seating is limited for the BLET class. Students should request a BLET packet as soon as possible to have time to fill out their application, complete background checks, obtain a medical physical exam, complete sponsorship, other

required forms and schedule an interview with the school director to secure a slot in the course.

James Sprunt students may earn up to 12 Criminal Justice Technology Curriculum credit hours for successful completion of this training program.

Pell and VA financial aid is available for students who qualify. For more information or to secure a BLET packet, contact Eric Southerland at 910-296-2533 or esoutherland@ jamessprunt.edu.

Opioid

their jobs. Also, the chemicals involved in the production of methamphetamine are hazardous as well as the drug itself. The waste products of methamphetamine production can contaminate a house.

“In Washington state, no social services worker makes a house call alone. One worker stays in the car with a dose of Narcan in case the other worker is exposed to an opiate inside the home,” Lauffer said.

“We are dealing with opioids that are so powerful, it takes humans to the maximum point the body’s ability to tolerate the drug. Because of that, it is very easy to overdose. We are dealing with a situation in North Carolina where we are

on the front edge of the wave of an epidemic.”

Narcan is a drug that is used to counter the effect of an opioid overdose, which causes the victim to stop breathing.

Narcan is carried by law enforcement officers and EMS workers in Pender County to be quickly administered to an overdose victim in an effort to save their life.

“I didn’t realize until our forum back in August how dangerous it is for our first responders because of just touching the chemicals,” said Pender County Commission Chairman George Brown.

Lauffer says methamphetamine is still a big problem.

“We often think it’s an old

issue, but it’s just done in a new way,” Lauffer. “We have an occupational need for public workers to receive training and recognize the signs of these chemicals and substances, and the signs of processing them. We need people to become active observers as they enter a home and be able to protect themselves.”

Commissioner Jackie Newton asked Pender County Health and Human Services Director Carolyn Moser about what the county is doing about this drug situation.

“We take it one step at a time to figure out what is out there that may be able to help us,” Moser said.

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Commissioners approved the request.

Lauffer says the drugs encountered range from the natural forms of opioids – opium, morphine, and codeine – to the semi-synthetic heroin and the prescription forms of the drugs like oxycodone, and fentanyl. According to Lauffer, fentanyl, a very powerful pain drug, has become a drug of choice. Drugs pose a hazard for public employees who may come in contact with the drugs in the course of

Revaluation

Continued from page 1A uation to remain revenue neutral. Revenue neutral involves adjusting the county tax rate to generate the same amount of income for the county before and after the revaluation.

If property values rise as a

whole in a revaluation, the tax rate in adjusted downward to reflect the rise in values “It doesn’t mean everybody is going to pay the same as they did. Some people will pay more, some will pay about the same, and some will pay less,” Williams said.

The revaluation process will continue through 2018 and finish early in 2019.

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Make December the Small Business season While Small Business Saturday was this past weekend, there is no reason not to make December the “Small Business Season.”

Surveys show more people are planning to spend more this Christmas season, so why not spend some of that money here at home, with your neighbors? We are not suggesting that the convenience and selection of the big box stores be ignored, since in today’s world one simply cannot buy everything on Main Street. At the same time, it’s often tempting to spend more than we should in the name of onestop shopping.

It’s the local business that steps up in times of need, not necessarily the concrete, plastic and neon cookie cutter establishment. There was a time not so very long ago that local business names adorned youth ball team uniforms and the fences at parks, showing their dedication to the community. It’s the local business that helps shape and support our retail centers, whether they are inland or on the beaches.

Local businesses are the ones where we can find the skilled help that understands very well how best to supply the needs of the family and home; it’s the small business owner who is connected to his or her neighbors and neighborhoods, oftentimes for generations. While savings can be had on giant TVs in any big box store, memories and traditions are made in stores where two and three generations have supplied their families with Christ-

mas cheer.

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It’s the local business that steps up in times of need, not necessarily the concrete, plastic and neon cookie cutter establishment. judge communities by the strength and appearance of their small businesses.

Supporting locally owned retailers and service providers helps local business, which in turn makes a better impression on those coming to visit – whether they are looking for a new home, taking a vacation, or scouting for a new industry that will provide jobs and revenue for the entire community.

Our small business community is strong here, stronger in some communities than others, and we need to work together to support them and make them still stronger. Please take the time to visit our local retailers before you go out of town, or go online. More unique and thoughtful gifts can often be had for the same prices or less in your neighborhood stores than something generic that will just be “regifted” or exchanged after the holidays.

Small businesses have had to adapt to survive in the modern economy; do your part to help them continue to grow and be the backbone of local retail.

Notes from the Field

Freight wagon to Avanti

Bill Messer Driving home from a trip to the beach one morning, I recognized an old car, a Studebaker, and I thought I might have met its driver, Larry Pack, a couple of years earlier when I had seen him driving an Avanti. I had gotten his name and phone number because I wanted to come over and get some pictures.

I lost the scrap of paper, and was determined not to lose track this time, so I followed him home, and introduced myself in his driveway.

The old car is a 1965 Studebaker Cruiser, a dark blue four-door sedan looking like it had just rolled out of the showroom.

I’ve always had a ‘thing’ for Studebakers. My grandmother’s friend Flo had a ‘51, the one with a bullet nose and split air grills wrapping

under and around, evoking the image of a high-performance aircraft, and streamlined to a degree that it was hard to tell if it was coming or going. I learned to drive in my father’s ‘55 Studebaker President.

I went over for a visit a couple of days later to ask Larry about his enthusiasm for Studebakers, and asked him to start at the beginning.

“I was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, 1935,” he said.

“My first car was a 1935 Ford Fordor my father gave me. I sold it for 100 bucks a year later. I went through a series of cars. Right after high school, I bought a Pontiac, a ‘48, a work car. I worked in a gas station. In ‘55 I was down in Greenwich, went by a Ford used car lot and there was this ‘53 Studebaker Commander hardtop.

I bought that for $975. It had 19,000 miles on it.

“The ‘53 was a (Raymond) Loewy design, really streamlined. They called it the ‘Loewy Coupe’. It had a three-on-the-column, with overdrive, a V-8, and that was the best car I ever owned, and I’ve owned a lot of cars.

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Jefferson Weaver

A heart in the hunt

We were enjoying one of the noisiest days of the year – the Youth Coon Hunt Challenge at Hallsboro – when a businesslike black and tan hound reminded me of a friend I never met.

Unlike many still hunters, I have no problem with folks who run dogs to drive deer, as long as it’s done responsibly. Miss Rhonda and I returned many a hound who turned up confused at our old home or meandered his way into one of my coyote traps, and there was rarely any hard feelings on the part of either the hunter, the hound or the hound-helpers. Now, in a few cases, the hunter might have gotten a little disgusted when he found his dog irrevocably spoiled after a night or two in our house, but these things happen.

The black and tan I watched the other Saturday was a professional; while some of the younger dogs and the regular competitors were barking their heads off, this old fellow was focusing on the tree and the training dummy. There was a little gray around his muzzle, but his years were not so much that his eyes had clouded with age. There were a few scars here and there, thus showing that he had, indeed, tangled with a coon or ten in his career.

I don’t know if he and his handler were joined just for the day or if they were a seasoned team. When the time came for his trip into

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What’s the deal?

Jefferson Weaver the circle, his voice rang like a fat opera singer in a tailcoat.

He marked the “coon” in the tree, lunged upward, then settled to a steady pace beneath the tree, a measured series of barks letting his handler know that he had, indeed, treed the fake coon, now would somebody bring the thing down so they could go get some work done?

Like a lot of men my age, one of my most significantly traumatic events as a child was seeing the movie Where the Red Fern Grows for the first time, followed by multiple readings of the book. For a buddy’s seventh birthday party, his mom took a gang of us to see that classic movie. She ran out of Kleenex on the ride home and had to resort to fast food napkins, since she had a stationwagon full of unashamedly bawling little boys.

Between the Red Fern, Old Yeller and the Voice of Bugle Ann, a lot of Southern men my age grew up loving hounds. Yes, I know Yeller wasn’t technically a hound, but he might have been a Texas Cur, which is classified as a hound in some circles.

All my adult life, hounds have turned up on my doorstep; some were just lost, some were thrown out when they no longer performed, and some had no explanation at all.

Cleopatra, our old mama Plott, was barely weaned when I found her beside the highway tangled in a blackberry bramble one hot July day. Dan’l Grunt, Miss Rhonda’s beloved black and tan, never met a rattlesnake that couldn’t bite. He vanished one night whilst on an unauthorized coon hunt.

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How to find a good handyman Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to find a good handyman or tradesman to do some work around the house? I’ve have had some bad luck lately with unprofessional workers who do shoddy work and charge too much.

Frustrated Senior Dear Frustrated, Hiring a good home repair handyman can be a bit of a crapshoot. How do you find someone who will retur n your calls, show up on time, do the job right and finish it, all at a fair price? Here are some tips that can help.

Who to call While it may seem obvious, whom you call on for help will depend on what you need done. If, for example, you have a small home repair or improvement project that doesn’t require a lot of technical expertise, a handyman may be all you need. But if you have a job that involves electricity, plumbing, or heating or cooling systems, you’re better off going with a licensed tradesman. Bigger jobs like home renovations or remodeling may require a general contractor.

Whatever type of work you need, the best way to find it is through referrals from people you trust. If your friends or family don’t have any recommendations turn to professionals in the field like local hardware or home improvement stores, or even real estate agents.

The Internet can also help.

Websites like HomeAdvisor.

com can put you in touch with prescreened, customerrated service professionals in your area for free. Or try AngiesList.com, a membership service that will connect you with contractors and service companies with various types of expertise for free.

They provide ratings and reviews of local professionals who’ve done work for other members in your area, plus details about the type of work they’ve done, prices, professionalism and timeliness.

They also offer an upgraded silver or gold membership for $25 or $100 per year, which offers discounts, a magazine, complaint resolutions and more.

Another option for finding handyman services is through a local or national service company like MrHandyman. com, HouseDoctors.com or HandymanConnection.com.

You’ll probably pay more going through a company than you would with an independent handyman, but service companies typically promise professional workers who are screened, licensed, bonded and insured.

To find local handyman services in your community check your yellow pages or go to any Internet search engine and type in “handyman” plus your city and state.

Things to know Once you’ve located a few

candidates, your next step is to get written estimates that list the materials, costs and details of the project.

It’s a good idea to get at least three estimates from different sources to be sure you’re getting a fair deal.

Before hiring someone, check out his or her work history with your state consumer protection agency (go to usa.gov/state-consumer for a list) and the Better Business Bureau (bbb.org/ council). You can also search the Web using the company or individual’s name and such words as “reviews” and “complaints.”

You also need to find out if your candidates have an approved contractor or tradesman license. Using an unlicensed worker in a state that requires a license is dangerous – you’ll have little legal recourse if the job goes bad.

(To see which states license contractors, visit contractorslicense.org.) Contractorcheck. com is another good resource for researching local contractors.

Also, ask to see their proof of insurance, which covers any damages they may cause while working on your home, and ask for several references from past jobs and check them.

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

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My attractiveness window is closing quickly and there are few vestiges of youth that provide outlets of fleeting joy. My outward appearance might suggest otherwise, but shopping for new clothes and cars makes me feel young again. It seems shallow, but I refuse to give old age any wiggle room until the age of 60 which, by the way, is the new 40.

I still saunter comfortably along the beach in a bikini although, for the more populated stretches, I sport a coverup. A miracle suit or pricy one piece stitched with cleverly placed elastic will need to wait for me patiently in the wings. I won’t ever don a Mumu or sensible shoes, quilted housecoats or floral polyesters. My jeans may sit high on the waist, but they’re ripped at the knees to keep me edgy. I roll out of bed on achy feet, but my boots look amazing.

Knee length shorts will only be considered when the age spots on my thighs overwhelm and, under no circumstances, will I ever wear socks with sandals or pair hose with open-toed shoes.

I may not be the picture of modern fashion but, hopefully, my wardrobe choices shave off a few years.

Age doesn’t matter when I’m driving a sporty car with windows down and sunroof engaged as Journey promises: Only the young can say They’re free to fly away. Sharing the same desires Burnin’ like wildfire.

The flirty stares may be few and far between these days, but I don’t care. Driving the right car makes me feel like I’ve entered a time machine and the same feeling that washed over me while I sported my cute 1989 Nissan Pulsar returns once again. I know that I’m accelerating towards a large sedan as the observed, unstated rule seems to be the older the driver, the longer the car.

Twenty years from now, you might see me pulling up to a stoplight, barely visible above the steering wheel, enjoying the music of Yanni with heavy bass. But, not today.

Those who know me will be quick to share that I am impulsive, especially when shopping online or purchasing vehicles. As soon as that familiar new car scent fades, boredom sets in and I begin my search for a new car.

Unfortunately, the term “negative equity” was never introduced to me and, in my eager naivete, I nod my head and grab the keys to my new ride before the 12 percent finance rate and payoff figure register. Car salesman can sense my enthusiasm and lack of financial judgment before I walk through the doors and come at me with reassurances that I can afford this purchase and even pledge that it’s well deserved.

While the thrill of negotiating is titillating, I’ve come to dread the back and forth haggling game which defines this process. My gift for

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

Is bigger really better?

For the first 20 of my career I was a radio broadcaster in Greenville, Wilson, Elizabeth City, Fuquay-Varina, and later Raleigh and Durham. At these stations employees often performed multiple tasks and, while we

Weaver Continued from page 4A My buddy Gimpy Jack was tossed out to starve, and turned up in a coyote trap a month after deer season, on a morning when the mercury touched 15. He spent the day on heated leather seats, eating fast food biscuits.

Jack, while happy, outgoing and often lazy, was a professional. Even with a displaced and badly healed hip, when he caught a scent he was al business. When the neighboring club drove a buck through our yard one Saturday while I was skinning a coyote, Jack dove headlong off the porch, abandoning his sunspot in a discarded saddle blanket.

Unfortunately, his old bones didn’t share his heart’s desire, and he tumbled endover-end, yelping in pain – but he landed on three of his four feet and kept going.

Jack dragged home that night, smiling, tick-infested and happy. I don’t think he stirred from in front of the heater for the next three or four days.

Hill Continued from page 4A gab and resolute stubbornness have served me well, but I don’t have as much energy for the fight.

Still, my itch needs an occasional scratch and,

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never made a lot of money, the work was rewarding because we believed we performed a valuable public service to our community.

The media landscape was simple. We received four TV stations (the three networks and PBS), generally two or more AM radio stations and the local newspaper, most owned and managed by local people. Everyone had a place at the table and we each knew and accepted our roles.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulated broadcasters, especially through ownership rules that ensured no group dominated the options the public could choose in media voices. While some considered the rules restrictive, I agreed with not giving too much control to too few.

Things began changing in 1980, when Ted Turner started CNN and cable TV

became a viable option for subscribers. UHF stations (those above channel 13) popped up everywhere.

President Reagan deregulated broadcasting, among other industries, and suddenly ownership groups could buy large numbers of radio stations. President Bush later did the same for TV, even though there were restrictions as to how large a percentage of the national audience an ownership group could reach.

We witnessed a spending spree of large corporations merging or purchasing radio and TV stations and newspapers. Advocates claimed that changing economic factors dictated the need to achieve economies of scale through owning multiple properties in the area.

While most agree that competition and the free market is good, many began questioning whether bigger

was really better. Suddenly programming, news content and public service decisions, previously determined by local owners and managers based on what was best for their community, were now being made by corporate executives in far away cities.

Just recently the FCC ruled that these groups didn’t even have to have their main studios in the communities to which they were licensed.

Many radio stations have become little more than automated jukeboxes or satellite delivered talk programming and you are hard pressed to find local news on some group-owned TV stations, unless they rebroadcast newscasts from other stations in the market.

Now the FCC is considering eliminating essentially all ownership rules for TV and radio broadcasting, including the cross-ownership of newspapers. It is

We thought he was a hospice dog, but he was with us for three years before he broke out and disappeared one day, following the siren’s call of a pack of hounds deep in the bay.

Jack was a tri-color Walker, kind of tall for his breed (which likely led to his hip problems.) Cleo is a tortoiseshell brindle, a golden riot of browns and tans and yellows.

Sweet, sad Sadie was a dark brindle Plott who was only with us for a little while.

Dan’l was black with a few brown markings.

But they all had – or have – the long ears, long nose, dark soft eyes, and ringing voices shared by hounds of all flavors.

The dog I saw beside the highway the other Saturday was more black and tan than tri-color, but there was just enough white to argue the “tri” designation. He was solid and healthy, a mature dog, but not old. I was on my way home from a frustrating deer hunt when he saw me coming and stepped to the shoulder of the road to await my passage. His bright orange collar had reflector

strips and a brass tag, so I knew he wasn’t abandoned.

I wasn’t about to take him home if his life wasn’t in jeopardy. Still, I thought to check his tag, and call his owner, since the day’s deer or bear hunting was over, and it was too early for a good coonhunt.

The professional, however, was having none of it.

He sat and watched patiently as I stopped the truck and got out, even wagging his tail. He wasn’t threatening, by any means, but he wasn’t getting in a truck with some stranger.

He just backed off a little, then moved to the edge of the woods, dismissing me.

His nose went down and he went back to work, making his way home or following a fleet-footed quarry, I know not which.

I called a farewell to the dedicated hunter, and made my way home. The professional wasn’t on the road when we went to church the next day, so I figured he made it safely to his destination.

I hope he did, since I considered him a friend, albeit one I’ve never formally met.

He looked like the type of hound I saw at the coon hunt, and in the back of trucks, and in kennels, on my front porch, or sadly, in animal shelters. His home was in the hunting woods, his job the pursuit of game, and he would allow nothing to get in the way of those things.

While I worried about him being stuck out in the cold that returned that night, I knew he was a professional, and his heart was in the hunt.

Jefferson Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffersonweaver@ nrcolumbus.com.

fortunately, I have found a dealership that honestly looks after me. Stevenson Honda/Acura in Wilmington has made car buying less of a chore. Craig Hales is my go to in sales and helped me ease behind the wheel of a cute Acura SUV over the

weekend. I didn’t need to toss in a donated organ or farm out one of my children to seal the deal.

So, for now, I’ll drive my new car into the land of illusion where I am forever young.

not far-fetched to envision a time when a handful of large corporations control what we are able to see, hear or read. Not only will we have the loss of local input but will get the political or philosophical slant from large corporations.

You may think this is free enterprise at work and we should not interfere with the flow of commerce. Maybe so, but I challenge you to tune in your local TV or radio station or pick up your local paper and make the case that each is doing as good a job of serving their community as the previous local

ownership was doing.

Count me as one who believes that our country benefits when the press and media offer many opinions and we can select the ones we prefer rather than be forced to choose between only a few.

We need more media voices, not fewer.

Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of NC issues. NC Spin airs Saturday at 8 a.m. on WILM-TV Wilmington.

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Annie Grace Dennis Pridgen Annie Grace Dennis Pridgen, 71, beloved mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister, friend, and God’s faithful servant was called to her heavenly home by the Lord Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.

She was born Nov. 23, 1945 in Pender County, the daughter of the late Robert T. Dennis and Annie Jewel Wells Dennis. Annie was preceded in death by her son, Edward Ray Pridgen; and brothers, Lester Lee, Thomas Edward, and John Telmore Dennis.

Annie Grace is survived by her daughter, Tammie Gurganious and her husband, John; brother, Robert Murle Dennis and his wife, Wanda; and many extended family and friends.

Annie Grace’s journey on this earth was a life well lived.

Her years were filled with an abiding faith, time spent caring for her family that she dearly loved, and giving freely to those she came in contact with. Annie Grace was a third generation beekeeper, hard worker, and compassionate lady. She has left to all of us gifts of courage and faith which is and always will be Annie Grace’s legacy.

Graveside service was 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 at Wells Cemetery, 2601 N.C. Hwy 133, Rocky Point with visitation at the cemetery one hour prior to the service.

The Rev. Butler Anderson conducted the service.

Condolences and shared memories may be sent to www.quinnmcgowen.com.

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

Obituaries Phillip Hand Hall WATHA -- Phillip Hand Hall, 67, of Watha passed from his earthly life Friday, Nov. 3, 2017 at his home.

He was born Jan. 2, 1950 in Pender County, the youngest son of the late Colon Wendell and Lois Gray Saunders Hall.

Phillip served his country honorable in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Era aboard the USS Claude V. Ricketts with tours of duty in the Mediterranean and was a disabled veteran.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a daughter, Libby and granddaughter, Kelly.

Survivors include a son, Mikel Hall (Robin Hosford, his mother) of San Marcos, Texas and by his three brothers, James H. Hall (Carole) of

New Bern, Thomas W. Hall (Linda) of Henderson, and William C. Hall (Mary Beth) of DeBary, Fla. Phillip is also survived by a grandson, many nieces, nephews, cousins and his close friends, especially in the Watha area.

Family will have visitation Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 from 2-4 p.m. at Quinn McGowen Funeral Home in Burgaw, North Carolina.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the charity of your choice.

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Patricia Eubanks Rivenbark BURGAW -- Patricia Eub a n k s R ive n b a rk , 6 4 , o f Burgaw passed unexpect-

edly, but very peacefully from her earthly life Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 at Pender Memorial Hospital.

She was born June 17, 1953 in Xenia, Ohio, the daughter of Anna Mae Eubanks and the late Willie Franklin Eubanks. Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Rivenbark, Sr.; and her son-in-law, Shane Lunesford.

In addition to her mother, Patricia is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Lunesford; sons, Clay Jasper (Tiffany) and Joseph Jasper (Deneen); grandchildren, Willie Lunesford, Caleb Lunesford, Alysa Jasper, Wyatt Jasper, Kyle Jasper, Nathan Jasper, and Benjamin Jasper; sister, Pam Bacon (Bill); sister-inlaw, Myra Toler (Lee); aunt, Laura Wilson (Allan); uncle, Jerry Bowling (Dee); as well as many extended family and friends.

Patricia was employed with Pender County Sheriff Department as a telecommunicator in the 911 Center for the past 18 years. She was a faithful member of Jordans

Chapel United Methodist Church.

The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home, Burgaw.

Funeral service will be 11: a.m.

Thursday at Jordans Chapel United Methodist Church with The Rev. Bill Applewhite and The Rev. William Hill Pearsall officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Patricia’s last gift in this world was the gift of sight to another person by the donation of her corneas through “Miracles of Sight”.

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

Cape Fear Chapter 3 United Daughters of the Confederacy held its monthly meeting on Nov. 13 in Winnabow. Member Barbara Murphy received a supplemental certificate for her great-great grandfather, Private Henry Willis who served honorable during the War Between the States in Captain Sneed’s Co. – Light Artillery (Virginia). Pictured left are UDC Registrar Dale Spencer , First VP Yvonne Brown, and Barbara Murphy.

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Continued from page 4A “I had the car for about 2 ½ years. I really ran the wheels off it. When I sold it I think I had 78,000 miles on it.

I sold it to two young fellas, younger than me, and they took it up on the Massachusetts Turnpike and blew the motor up, and brought it back to Westport and put it out on the mudflats. What a shame, I’d see the tides coming in and out of that car.

“It was a beautiful car, but that was it. I didn’t have another one until I retired, 22 years ago. “Then,” he said, “I’ve gotta’ find me one of those Studebakers. They were good cars, underappreciated, and different. I located one in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and called the guy. By that time I had joined the Studebaker Driver’s Club. I had bought a ‘63 GT Hawk from a friend of mine, but it was a six-cylinder, had been exported to Germany and brought back again. I wanted something with a little more zip in it.

“I found one in Turning Wheels magazine, called him up and asked what he wanted for it, $6,000, and what he’d take for it, $4,500. I asked myself why he would come down so much, and thought I’d better go out there and have a look. There wasn’t a straight

line on it. I mean, it wasn’t rusted, just banged up so much. It would drive, though, and I offered him $2,500 and he said he’d just keep it so I flew back.

“Then I drove up to Lake George to see some friends, and on my way stopped in Poughkeepsie, NY, to see a guy, a Studebaker guy, and he said he knew where there was a ‘53, but he tried and couldn’t get up with the guy. On my way back, I called the guy in Poughkeepsie and he said he’d caught up with the guy and he wanted to sell it.”

Larry went up the next week to look at it, “It was in a bushel basket, basically. I brought that home and restored it, and it took about nine years. I had other cars to drive, other Studebakers, but this was my baby. I really liked that car. Then I went and sold it about three years later.”

“When you restored it, did you take it down to bare metal?” I asked.

“Well, I didn’t take the body off the chassis. The chassis was pretty flimsy,” he continued.

I was surprised. “You’d think they would be as sturdy as their freight wagons,” I said, remembering the history of car company began with the Studebaker brothers; Peter, Jacob, Clem, Henry, and John, making freight wagons for the Army.

Larry remembered just

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how flexible. “We went to adjust something on the transmission and had the motor running, and put it on a body lift, and when we lifted it the accelerator speeded up. They used a lot of shims because the chassis just weren’t that strong.

Anyway, it turned out to be a pretty nice car, except it had an automatic transmission in it. You won’t believe the thousands of dollars I spent rebuilding that thing. It was a forerunner to Borg-Warner, Detroit Gear, the same transmission they used in the Jaguars in those days.

“It was a good car, but I had a whole bunch of others during this time. I had a ‘62 Champ one time, from Turning Wheels, the guy was in Tucson. I called him up and said I’d come down, but couldn’t decide whether to bring the truck and tow it home or have it shipped, and he said ‘why don’t ch’a drive it home’ and he’d send me some pictures that I never got. So I called him and said I was gonna’ take the car and I me flew out to Sky Harbor to get it, me and my best pal from Mesa.”

“Wow,” I said, “You really took a chance for the drive back!”

“I’ve found most Studebaker people are pretty straight up. I drove it back home, four and a half days later I was back home.”

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Titan cagers open season with win; Lady Titans fall

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan men’s basketball program has made major strides under the tutelage of veteran coach Rodney Orr. The team has been competitive every year despite losses to graduation and other foreseen obstacles.

This year appears to be no different as the Titans traveled to Wilmington Ashley last week and beat the 4A Screaming Eagles 76-74 on a last second bucket by senior standout Jakel Newton.

The Lady Titans also opened their season under the direction of first year coach Beth Batchelor. The team is much improved but found the going tough in falling to the Lady Screaming Eagles 46-29.

The Screaming Eagles used their size to take an early lead but the athletic Titans stayed close. The Titans held a two-point lead in the fastpaced contest after one quarter of play.

The Titans continued to run at every opportunity.

Trask led 41-38 going into the break.

The third frame was touch and go with both teams showing their strengths. Ashley took the led late in the third frame but the Titans answered. The third period was even with the Titans taking a three-point lead into the final

quarter.

The home team Eagles were not going down without a fight. The game came down to the wire.

With the score tied at 72 apiece Ashley made a free throw. That set the stage for what would be the game winning shot by Newton, who made the game winner with less than a second to play.

Trask had four players reach double figures in the game. Junior B.J. Jordan led the way with 16 points while Tiyuan Ballard chipped in 15.

Watson Orr contributed 11 with Jujuan Carr scoring 10.

The Titans schedule picks up this week. They opened the week at home on Monday verse Wilmington Christian Academy. They were at Union on Wednesday before hosting Topsail on Friday.

The Lady Titans turned in a promising performance despite being beaten by the Lady Screaming Eagles.

Coach Batchelors squad stayed within reach of the 4A Eagles in the first half trailing 23-15 at the break. However, the Wilmington based team pulled away in the final two quarters of the game.

Anisa Lewis led the Titans with 12 points.

The Lady Titans (0-1) schedule mirrors the men’s schedule. They hosted W.C.A. on Monday and was at Union on Wednesday. They host Topsail on Friday.

The Topsail Basketball Association, which welcomes girls’ and boys’ players from the eastern portion of Pender County (Topsail Beach, Surf City, Hampstead), as well as Scotts Hill, Burgaw, and the Wilmington area, and is open to all who register, is getting ready to begin its 12th season Saturday Dec. 9 with all the games being played in the main and auxiliary gymnasiums at the Topsail Middle School.

Under the current leadership of President Jay Manning, Vice-President and Director of Operations Bob Willard, Treasurer Cheryl Jefferson, and Secretary Ron Satteffield, and a 14-member (including officers) all volunteer Board of Directors – as well as eight-year former president Jill Sullivan, the league has grown from approximately 80 participants to the 440 already-registered players in the 2017-18 programs.

Each registered player on the 44 teams receives a full uniform (reversible jersey and pants) which they get to keep at the end of the year. There are four boys’ groups – broken down by grade – and three girls’ groups, as well as a co-ed group with youngsters from grades one and two.

They include third-andfourth grade boys (eight teams), fifth-and sixth-grade boys (eight teams), seventhand eighth-grade boys (eight teams), high-school age boys (six teams), third-throughfifth girls (four teams), and sixth-through-eighth grade girls (four teams), as well as the younger co-ed grouping (six teams).

There was not enough interest for a girls’ high school age group. Each of the 44 teams are scheduled to have 10 players on each team. Each age group is a very competitive league.

All of the 44 teams will have a company sponsor ($250.00) and their names will be on the jerseys. The Pender Post & Voice is a proud sponsor of one of those teams. Each

team is coached by a volunteer coach, with several teams having assistant coaches.

As previously mentioned, the season starts Dec. 9. There will be games on Dec. 16 before the league takes a break for the Christmas holiday, with games resuming on Jan 3 and continuing through Feb. 17. Beginning Feb. 19 through Feb. 25, there will be elimination tournaments in each age group culminating in championship games on Sunday (Feb. 25).

The teams will have a onehour practice on a specified night at the middle school.

Practices are conducted on every week night.

Most of the officials utilized by the league are high-school certified officials with teenagers and high-school volunteers acting as scorekeepers and clock operators.

There will be an open concession stand at all of the games – led by Julie Rochford with assistants Josh Gwinn and David Willcox.

“The league is made up entirely of volunteers who start with the registration (9/18 through 10/15) and work through player evaluations, the draft, and the entire season,” Willard said.

Registrations for this year are closed but Willard indicated if someone new recently moved into the area, every opportunity would be explored to find them a spot in the league.

Come out and enjoy the fun.

See you all Saturday Dec. 9.

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Trask senior Jakell Newton heads for the hoop in Monday’s win over Wilmington Christian Academy.

I don’t mean to dwell over spilled milk. I harbor no ill will toward the NCHSAA officials that disregarded the Heide Trask football teams great season by omitting them from the state 2A playoffs.

Well folks, that is not true. In fact, I will tell you that it is an outright lie. I do hold a grudge against these people. In fact, as the playoffs have progressed my animosity towards them has grown.

With each win that Southwest Onslow notches during the playoffs my blood pressure inches higher. I am afraid that if Southwest beats Wallace that the top of my head will blow off exposing what some have thought for years; there is nothing up there.

What makes me feel this way? Well, look at the numbers. The Stallions have averaged 42.6 points a game throughout the playoffs while giving up 27 points a game. Does that sound familiar? The Stallions beat Trask 43-14. Let’s go a little further. The Stallions hung 63 points on their second-

Patriots edge Pirates 55-51

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Pender High School Patriot boys basketball team knew going into this season that there would be some tough times.

The team lost their top three scorers from a year ago along with veteran coach Gary Battle. New coach Craig Wilson understands the progress and has not wavered in his approach to the season.

“I think we were a little nervous in our first game.

The kids are not used to playing in a structured system.

We’ll get there. It is going to take a little time but we’re already showing some improvement.”

The Patriots ran into the Cape Fear Academy Hurricanes early last week. The private school came into the game with four games under their belt and had lost just once. The young Patriots found the going tough, falling 58-35.

Pender stayed close in the first quarter and went into the second stanza trailing by four points. However, the Hurricanes applied the pressure and the Patriots went cold. A 24-4 advantage by Cape Fear sent both teams to the locker room with the

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Pender made a 5-1 final minutes run to end the game with the win score 39-15 Hurricanes.

The Patriots outscored the Hurricanes 20-19 in the second half but could not undo the damage inflicted in the first 24 minutes of play.

One day later the Patri-

ots hosted cross county rival Topsail. The Pirates are in the same boat as the Patriots having lost the bulk of their scoring to graduation.

Pender used the play of silky smooth play of guards Khalil

Post & Voice Top Performers

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The area high school sports teams played an abbreviated schedule last week due to the holiday. However, there was some action.

The Topsail wrestling team had a great showing at the Trask Tri-Meet that included the Pender Patriot grapplers. Sophomore sensation Noah Lavalle extended his win streak to seven this

round opponent Southwest Edgecombe, the team that everyone thought the Titans might draw in the first round of the playoffs.

Now I know that numbers sometimes lie. However, what does not lie is the fact that despite the loss to Southwest, the Titans took care of business. They won eight games without their starting quarterback who was lost to injury on the first play from scrimmage in the season. They played the Stallions tougher than any of their three playoff opponents have played them.

I am just going to put it as plain as I can. I believe that the Titans would have beaten Goldsboro and Southwest Edgecombe if they would have played them. I also believe that they would have given East Bladen a game. I do not think that they are as good as Southwest. The fact is that they never had the chance to prove themselves.

Some folks may think that this is just sour grapes. I am not a part of the Trask coaching staff.

Yes, I am a fan of the Trask Titans just as I am a fan of both Pender and Topsail.

I speak for myself only, not anybody affiliated with the school. However, I can’t help but think that Coach Taylor, Coach Pugh and the rest of the staff have the same views that I do. Stay tuned, if Southwest Onslow beats Wallace there may be a mess at my house in Rocky Point.. Or maybe not!

year with two pins while 106-pounder David Diaz also racked up two wins by fall. Dylan Barras also won twice by pin with Nathan Bray, Ethan Rivenbark and Tyler Dempsey also earning two wins. Caleb Marshburn and Nathan Martinez also picked up two wins.

The Pender boy’s basketball team beat Topsail in a close game. Khalil Marshall led Pender with 19 points while Latrell Brown

pitched in 18 points and four steals.

Senior Jacob Floyd led Topsail with 10 points while Brandon Lofton had eight points and six boards.

The Pender girls dropped two games last week. Taylor Marshall had 10 points while Ratavia Merritt pitched in eight points in the loss to Hoggard. The Trask girls lost to Ashley despite 12 points from freshman Anisia Lewis.

The Trask men’s basketball team earned a tough last second win over Wilmington Ashley. Junior B.J. Jordan led the way with 16 points while Tiyuan Ballard chipped in 15. Watson Orr contributed 11 with Jujuan Carr scoring 10.

This weeks top performer is Trask senior Jakel Newton. The standout guard made a three-point bucket with less than a second left to give the Titans the win.

Marshall and Latrell Brown to ease past the Pirates 55-51.

The Pender defense seemed to be a step ahead of Topsail in the early going.

Senior Latrell Brown opened the scoring with a steal and a bucket. The Pats turned a 4-2 deficit into a 13-9 lead after the first period of play.

Pender stretched their lead to 25-19 and went into the halftime break with a 29-24 lead. Brown had three steals to go along with 11 points in the first half while Kahlil Marshall added eight points.

The Patriots shot the ball well in the first half and that spilled over into the second half. Marshall nailed two three-point baskets in the third frame propelling the Pats to an eight point advantage going into the final quarter of play.

The Pirates made a run midway through the fourth quarter and took a 49-48 lead.

The Pirates last lead was 5150 before the Patriots used a 5-1 run to end the game with the win.

Marshall led the Patriots with 19 points while Brown chipped 18 points and four steals.

The Patriots (1-1) are scheduled to host Laney on Friday night.

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On the Mat

By Bobby Norris and Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writers

The mythical Pender County Championship took place last Tuesday (Nov. 21) at Trask High School in a tri-meet between Pender, Topsail, and the host Titans with the Pirates dominating their two neighboring schools.

Topsail (2-2) defeated the Patriots 66-18, with Pender giving up 24 points due to forfeits, and the Pirates brushed aside a rebuilding Trask squad 61-18 in a match were 13 of the 14 weight classes were contested.

Sophomore Noah LaValle (7-0 at 182 pounds) continued his hot start to the season with his sixth and seventh pins of

the year – six of the coming in the first period and the seventh coming at the 3:00 mark of the second period. LaValle pinned Pender’s Jason Koonce in 15 seconds, and decked Trask’s Bladir Santigo in 1:00.

106-pounder David Diaz also racked up two wins by fall, disposing of Pender’s Logan Havetison in 0:55, and taking out Trask’s Eric Sanchez in 0:49. Dylan Barras (126) also won twice by pin. Nathan Bray (113) recorded a pin over Pender’s Andy Ocampo (1:51) and won a major decision over Trask’s Rogan Heath (13-4), Ethan Rivenbark received a forfeit against Pender and pinned Trask’s Jacob Johnson (1:10), and Tyler Dempsey (220) pinned Pender’s DeRjon Smith (0:38) and won a 3-1 de-

cision over Trask’s Girardo Garcia.

Caleb Marshburn (195) had a pin against Pender’s Robert Davis (7:25) and won by forfeit against Trask, and Nathan Martinez (145/152) was awarded a pin against Pender before decking Trask’s Kolby Lanier (3:09).

The Titans lost to Topsail 61-18 and beat Pender 54-30.

Carlos Ruiz Lopez and Zion Cruse both went 2-0 for the night. “From a technique standpoint we are getting better each day, stated Trask Head Coach Chris Johnson.

“The one thing I wasn’t happy about on Tuesday was our intensity. We let both teams walk in and push us around a little bit, but that won’t happen again. We may get beat by

Lady Patriots drop two non-conference games

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

The Post &Voice Top 8

1. Noah Lavalle (Topsail) 2. Ethan Rivenbark (Topsail) 3. Girardo Santiago-Garcia (Trask) 4. Nathan Martiniez (Topsail) 5. Kolby Lanier (Trask) 6. Nathan Bray (Topsail) 7. Carlos Ruiz-Lopez (Trask) 8. Andrew Ocampo (Pender)

a better wrestling team but we won’t be pushed around in our own gym.”

Three-pointers sink Topsail at Pender

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail boys’ basketball team certainly played better than they did in their opening-day (11/16) 47-37 loss at Dixon when they traveled to Burgaw last Tuesday (11/21) for a game with county rival Pender but, in the end, a barrage of Patriot three-point baskets – combined with 18 turnovers and a miserable 10-for-23 performance at the free-throw line – provided the impetus that send the Pirates to their second-straight defeat.

Pender’s Khalil Marshall (19) and Latrelle Brown (18) combined for 37 points, and together knocked down seven three-pointers, as Pender survived a late comeback by the Pirates on their way to a 55-51 non-conference victory.

Pender (1-0) scored 27 of their 55 points via the three-pointer but even that wouldn’t have matter if the Patriots (0-2) had taken better care of the ball and done a far better job from the charity stripe. Both teams made 12

free throws but Topsail a miserable 52.2 percent while the Patriots were 12-for-17 (70.9 percent).

“Turnovers and free throws, that was the first thing I talked about in the locker room after the game,” Topsail Coach Jamie Rochelle said. “We played a lot better than we did against Dixon, played with a little bit more urgency, but we did not rebound well and there were several 50/50 balls we should have gotten.

“That’s something that will hopefully come with experienced. Caleb (Bloodworth), who did not play for secondstraight game with a foot injury) is the only returning player who started most of the games last year. (Jacob) Floyd and (Brandon) Lofton started a couple of games so, against Dixon, we had three guys who had never started a varsity game, and tonight we had just two guys (junior Jonathan Ward started his first game) with one game of starting experience.

“Also, typically, Pender isn’t known for their outside

shooters so I think that was probably as good as they could play. We still have a long way to go when it comes to improvement. 0-2 is not how you want to start but we’ll continue working to get better and see what happens down the road.”

Topsail led 4-2 just 1:45 into the game on a basket by senior Greg Unger (five points), and led 16-15 with 5:42 remaining in the first half on a basket by junior Brandon Warwick (four points), but that was the only two times in the game the Pirates had the lead until late in the game.

It was 10-9 with Pender on top after the opening eight minutes, and the Patriots took a 29-24 advantage into the intermission, thanks primarily to seven second-period points from Brown. A Marshall-fueled (two treys) 15-point third period helped Pender open up an eight-point (44-36) lead heading into the fourth quarter.

It was 47-38 in Pender’s favor with 5:44 to go in the game before the Pirates put together an 11-1 run that saw them

pulled ahead 49-48 on two free throws by sophomore Jamieson Long (seven points).

Pender regained the lead at 50-49 on two Marshall charity tosses, but Topsail went back up at 51-50 on a bucket by junior Christopf Wolfe (six points, five rebounds) with 2:11 left in regulation.

Those would be the last points the Pirates would score. Brown tied the game at 51-51 with a free throw with 1:49 to go, McDuffie knocked down a deuce with 33.6 seconds to go, and Brown hit two more free throws with 06.9 ticks left to seal the deal.

Senior Jacob Floyd led Topsail with 10 points, and Lofton has eight points and six boards. Nine Pirates for Topsail, which shot 18-for-48 (37.4 percent) from the field.

The Topsail boys and girls – who were off last week after a 2-0 start, traveled to Swansboro (boys are 1-2 and girls are 2-2) Wednesday, and stay on the road Friday at countyrival Trask. The Pirate teams return t Hampstead Dec. 5 when they will play host to Jacksonville.

The Pender Lady Patriots are going to be a team to be reckoned with in the newly formed Coastal 8 Conference.

The team has a solid starting five but lacks depth coming off of the bench. Last week the Lady Patriots began their season in the customary manner, playing some very tough competition. Although the Patriots lost both games, second year coach Andrienne Bannerman saw a silver lining in her teams play. “We were a little lackadaisical in the first game but I think we played with a lot more intensity tonight (Hoggard). I think we took it to another level.

That’s what we need to do every night.”

In the Patriots opener against Cape Fear Academy, the Pats found themselves playing against a team that had played four games this season. The Lady Hurricanes are led by super sophomore Chloe Kernan. The Pats had no answer for her or her teammates in falling 53-12.

The Lady Hurricanes jumped out to an early lead and coasted into the second period with an 18-3 lead. They continued their torrid pace and went into the break with a commanding 40-8 advantage.

The Patriots continued to struggle in the second half and scored just two points in each of the final two quarters of play.

Taylor Marshall led the Pats with four points.

Coming off the Hurricane loss the Lady Patriots schedule did not get any easier. They hosted Wilmington Hoggard the next night. The Lady Vikings found a different team in the Patriots. Although the result was the same as the night before the Pender County Patriots played much better in the 68-34 loss.

Hoggard jumped out to a 15-2 lead in the first period before the Lady Pats came storming back. A 6-0 Pender run to end the quarter gave the home team hope. The scoreboard read 15-8 Hoggard.

Hoggard again went on a run to open the second period.

The Lady Patriots were down 30-12 before a 4-2 ending set the score at 32-16 going into the halftime break.

Pender kept pace in the third period. Each team scored 12 points with the Pats leaning on the play of Veronica Lewis and Kam Thompson. The score was 44-29 going into the fourth quarter.

The Vikings depth began to pay dividends in the final period. The Pats shallow bench prevented Coach Bannerman from bringing any quality minutes off the pine. The Vikings eased past the Patriots 68-34.

Taylor Marshall led the Lady Patriots with 10 points while point guard Ratavia Merritt chipped in eight points.

The Lady Patriots (0-2) will host South Brunswick on Wednesday Night.

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Lady Titan basketball coach Beth Batchleor talks with her team during a timeout in Monday’s WCA game.

Ballard set for hardwood season at Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Tiyuan Ballard has been a staple on the Hide Trask Titan men’s basketball team since his sophomore year. He earned playing time when the team had a roster full of upper classmen and has improved each and every year that he has been a part of the program.

However, there is one thing that has changed for the standout student-athlete.

Mr. Ballard had a very good season for the Titan football team. He led the team in interceptions and had one pick returned for a touchdown. He was also among the leaders in tackles and was a standout receiver as well. He was voted to the Post & Voice All-County football team.

Tiyuan has had a great senior season thus far. With his skills on the basketball court it looks to get even better. With football behind him he is setting his sites on a spectacular hoops season.

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Lofton a point producer for the Topsail Pirates

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a junior Brandon Lofton played several minutes a game for the senior laden Topsail Pirate varsity basketball team. He averaged four points and just under four rebounds a game. The Pirates graduated six seniors from last years team.

Brandon Lofton has the size and strength to fill in for those graduated players. He has the ability to rebound the basketball with anyone in the area and works hard inside the paint.

Lofton showed his worth against Pender last week. He pounded the smaller Patriots inside the paint and had some big rebounds.

The Pirates play in the very competitive Mid-Eastern Conference. The conference is stocked with some very big players. The Pirates will count on Lofton to hang tough inside and get the tough rebounds.

Brandon Lofton is set to produce for the Pirates.

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Pender looks to Devane to lead young team

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Last year the Pender Patriot men’s basketball team had a solid group of seniors.

In fact. the top three scorers were seniors. As a junior Andre Devane played an integral part of the Patriots rotation.

This year the Patriots are looking for someone to pick up the scoring and rebounding under new coach Craig Wilson.

The tall and slender Devane will have to pick up some of the slack that left due to graduation last year.

Mr. Devane is a very good defender who also rebounds the ball well. He can score inside the paint and can also step outside and drain the 15foot jump shot.

Perhaps his best attribute is that he runs the floor well.

With a bevy of young basketball players on the roster Coach Wilson will rely on Andre Devane to become a leader on the court as well as off.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist During the last few weeks, the arguments against trophy hunting have once again come to the forefront. After a presidential remark on allowing the import of foreign hunting trophies that were previously banned, the public outcry has been loud and at times vicious, resulting in a hold on the change in policy.

Not since Cecil the lion’s demise, has the public been in such an uproar. Likely a combination of distrust and distaste for the current holder of the keys to the White House, as well as a lack of understanding of conservation efforts, many articles and opinion pieces have come out regarding the practice. And yes, this is yet another opinion piece as well.

Trophy hunting gets a bad name. For one, anti-hunters have a loud voice. Then there are those that do not care to hunt themselves, but regard themselves as understanding of how conservation efforts work with the hunting community and like to throw shade at just the trophy hunting side of the sport and industry.

Both subsets of non-hunters are wrong.

Yes, that is a bold statement, but what do you expect from a lifelong hunter and family member of a former trophy hunter? And yes, this is my disclosure into my why I have the beliefs I do.

Most arguments for trophy hunting go along with two main points. The first point is regards money. Money makes the world go-round, as the saying goes. Trophy hunters pay a lot of money to be able to chase the biggest and baddest of the creatures that roam the planet. Usually this influx of income is very rewarding to the areas that are otherwise money deprived. Not only is the money paid to the outfitter, but the outfitter hires locals to help guide, transport hunting necessities, and prepare the fresh kill.

In Africa particularly, trophy hunters tend to stay in what would be regarded as five-star resorts here in the US. Again, the money pays

recognize the legal taking of the polar bear, thus she had to leave it on the other side of the border. As for the kill, the thousand pounds of meat supplied the village with food for several months, the transport to get her to the village brought extra supplies to the village, and the money she paid for both the hunt and transport was used for those supplies that were taken.

No, the polar bear is not an endangered species as many Americans believe. Neither is the elephant species that was at the forefront of this whole debate.

for the dwelling and all the support personnel such as the innkeeper, cooks and maid services.

As far as the meat, regardless of whether we in the US consider the game as a true dish or not, the villages and local tribes often depend on whatever game is taken.

This is not only an African continent scenario either.

The first female to take a polar bear with a bow currently has her trophy sitting in a sports department store in Canada. The US would not

But even with those two arguments, the real reason trophy hunting is not a bad thing, is it is one of the most effective conservation tools that wildlife management has been able to come up with.

Again, money is the key.

The costs of the permits go towards protecting the vary species that is being hunted, as well as associated species.

And that protection comes in two variances.

Number one, it provides the land in which the creatures, both large and small, can

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Pender County

Agenda Board of County Commissioners Meeting Monday, December 4, 2017 @ 4:00 PM Pender County Public Assembly Room 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC

1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

INVOCATION

3.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

5.

REORGANIZATION

6.

5.1.

Assign County Attorney Trey Thurman as Moderator.

5.2.

Nomination and Selection of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

5.3.

Appointment of County Attorney.

5.4.

Appointment of County Clerk.

7.

PUBLIC COMMENT CONSENT AGENDA

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

Town of Surf City Government News November 30th, 2017

9.1.

Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting: November 20, 2017.

9.2.

Approval and Adoption of the 2018 Board of Commissioners Meeting Schedule.

9.3.

Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds

9.4.

Approval of a Purchase Order to SHI for Replacement Network Switches in the amount of $16,264.54.

9.5.

Approval of a Purchase Order to One Source Document Solutions for 100 Laserfiche Document Management System licenses in the amount of $77,625.00.

9.6.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. for Barracuda Backup Server Annual Support & Maintenance Renewal in the amount of $32,229.87.

APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS 10.1.

Approval to Commit Local Cost Match for the Inclusion of Sidewalks as a Part of the U-5732 Project.

10.2.

Resolution to Approve a Contract Amendment for the Sale of Property at the Pender County Commerce Park.

DISCUSSION 11.1.

13.

Dec. 5 Special Closed Session BOC meeting 1:00PM Dec. 12 Board of Commissioners meeting 4:00PM Dec. 25, 26 &27 Town offices closed in observance of Christmas

School Bond Projects 4th Quarter Update for 2017.

9.

12.

ANNUAL BURGAW CHRISTMAS PARADE The Annual Burgaw Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 6:30 PM. The parade will be held downtown around the courthouse. Come out and enjoy the fun!

CALENDAR

Resolution Requesting Approval of Special Use Permit (SUP) for the construction and operation of a Telecommunications tower and facility.

8.

11.

SPECIAL BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING There will be a special closed session meeting of the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 1:00PM pursuant to GS 143-318.11 (a) (3) Attorney/Client Privilege.

The meeting will be held at the Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N Walker Street.

PUBLIC INFORMATION 7.1.

10.

November 30, 2017

THE POLAR EXPRESS IS COMING TO BURGAW! The Burgaw Parks and Recreation Department would like to invite you to a free showing of The Polar Express at the Burgaw Train Depot on December 16th. Come in your pajamas and bring your blankets for an afternoon of fun.

There will be cookies and hot chocolate available during the event. Doors will open at 2PM and the movie will begin at 3PM. Tickets are required and may be picked up at the Town Hall.

PUBLIC HEARING 6.1.

Town of Burgaw Government News

Discussion of Municode Proof Manuscript for Pender County Code of Ordinances.

APPOINTMENTS 12.1.

Boards/Committees/Commissions on which Commissioners Currently Serve: Annual Review/Modify.

12.2.

Approval of an Appointment to the Tourism Development Authority.

PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH 13.1.

GenX Update.

13.2.

Discussion and Approval of the Job Description for the Health and Human Services Director.

13.3.

Approval to add a Part-time Shelter Attendant at the Animal Shelter.

14.

ITEMS FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, COUNTY MANAGER, & COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

15.

CLOSED SESSION (IF APPLICABLE).

16.

ADJOURNMENT

For full access to this agenda, please visit our new mobile friendly site at: https://pendercountync.civicweb.net/Portal/.

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: # of Name of Board Vacancies Positions/Categories Advisory Board of Health 3 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** Animal Shelter Advisory Committee 1 Veterinarian Board of Adjustment 2 District 4, Alternate Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Pender Memorial Hospital Board 1 District 1 (Unexpired Term) Tourism Development Authority 2 District 1, Collector District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 4 = Union; Penderlea; Grady; District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail Columbia; Caswell; Canetuck District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek District 5 = Burgaw; Holly *** These positions can be temporarily filled by someone associated with this field who may not be currently licensed. Applications can be completed on-line at www.pendercountync.gov or write or call Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board, PO Box 5, Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-1200, and complete an application.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: December 4, 2017 TIME OF HEARINGS: 4:00 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 Special Use Permit (Tabled from 11/20/2017) Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, applicant, on behalf of Ronald Zeunen, owner, is requesting the approval of a Special Use Permit for the construction and operation of a telecommunication facility. The property is in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district, and per the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; Telecommunication facilities are permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling ± 15.32 acres. The subject property is located approximately ± 4,500 feet south of the intersection of Equine Landing Drive (private) and NC HWY 210 in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3263-98-5820-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment - TABLED Trask Land Company, applicant, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance. Specifically, the request is to amend Section 8.3.2 ‘Interior Parking Islands’ to revise the current requirements for parking terminals and landscape strips. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department Offices. This case has been tabled until 01/16/2018.

Zoning Map Amendment - TABLED Michael Nadeau, applicant, on behalf of Pratishtha Garg, owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for one (1) tract totaling approximately ±3.52 acres from PD, Planned Development zoning district to OI, Office & Institutional zoning district. The subject property is located at 18676 US HWY 17, in the Topsail Township, along the east side of US HWY 17, approximately 200 feet north of the intersection of US HWY 17 and Long Leaf Drive (SR 1675) and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 4204-41-26760000. This case has been tabled until 01/16/2018.

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

MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm Planning Board 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30pm Parks & Rec. Advisory Committee 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3pm ________________________________________________________

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 2nd of January 2018, at Surf City Town Hall on: • Contiguous Annexation request for 1775 Hwy 210.

Being all of .66 +/- Acres. Pender County Pin # 422577-5749-0000 __________________________________________

2018 Town Council Meetings will be at 6:30pm Tow n of Surf City PO Box 2475 – 214 N. New River Drive Surf City, NC 28445 (910) 328-4131

11/30/2017

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: December 5, 2017 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m.

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

Preliminary Plat Signature Top Sail NC, LTD, applicant and owner, is requesting the approval for Phase VI Preliminary Plat for the mixed-use development known as Wyndwater. Specifically, the request is to obtain approval for forty-six (46) single-family conventional lots. The subject property is zoned PD, Planned Development zoning district and is located to the north of Doral Drive (SR 1693), northwest of Sloop Point Loop Road (SR 1563), south of the existing Cardinal Acres Manufactured Home Park, and east of US HWY 17 in Hampstead. The properties may be further identified by Pender County PIN 4214-04-4540-0000.

Major Site Development Plan Trask Land Company, applicant, on behalf of Pender Farm Commercial, LLC; BFMF JV LLC; Blakes of Scotts Hill LLC; and OPV Development owners, is requesting the approval of a Major Site Development Plan for a portion of the mixed-use development known as Blake Farm. Specifically, the request is to construct two portions of the project with 1) being a non-residential section including retail Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores (NAICS 451), Full Service Restaurants (NAICS 7221), Drinking Places (NAICS 7224), Aquarium (NAICS 712) and other miscellaneous retail, and 2) being a multifamily development consisting of two hundred forty (240) units. The subject properties are zoned PD, Planned Development zoning district and are located to the west of US HWY 17 across from Scotts Hill Loop Road (SR 1571), and north of Sidbury Road (SR 1572) in the Topsail Township. The properties may be further identified by Pender County Pender County PINs: 3271-31-5757-0000, 3261-94-4447-0000, and 3271-32-4553-0000.

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

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ACCEPT OFFER FOR SALE OF PENDER COUNTY PROPERTY TAKE NOTICE that Pender County has received and proposes to accept an offer to purchase 20845 US Highway 17 North, Hampstead and further identified as Parcel ID 4215-11-1082-0000 for the sales price of Ten Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars ($10,500.00). Within Ten (10) days of the date of this notice any person may submit an upset bid which exceeds the proposed purchase price by at least ten percent (10%) of the first One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and at least five percent (5%) of the remainder of the purchase price. The bid must be submitted to the Clerk to the Board with a deposit in the amount of five (5%) percent of the total increased price.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF PENDER SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17 E 302 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Dorothy Hickey Scott of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Dorothy Hickey Scott to present them to Lenny Basile233-08 Seward Avenue, Queen Village, New York 11427, Executor by February 9, 2018 or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 3rd day of November, 2017.

R. V. Biberstein, Jr. Attorney for Lenny Basile, Executor P. O. Box 428 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7995 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30/17 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 John Joseph Tokoly deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, John Joseph Tokoly, to present them to the undersigned on or before February 22, 2018 at 251 Carmen Avenue, Apt. 1011, Jacksonville, NC 28540 or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 16th day of November 2017.

Ashley Tokoly Duvall 251 Carmen Avenue, Apt. 1011 Jacksonville, NC 28540 #8003 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7/17 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 Carl Jeffrey Lewis deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Carl Jeffrey Lewis, to present them to the undersigned on or before February 15, 2018 at 221 Oak Haven Road, Atkinson, NC 28421 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 9th day of November 2017.

Sherry B. Lewis 221 Oak Haven Road Atkinson, NC 28421 #8001 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LORETTA MAY LINDSEY 17 E 397 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Loretta May Lindsey, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before February 10 2018 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent.

Estate of Loretta May Lindsey c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7999 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30/17

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JASPER PERCELL REED 17 E 63 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of JASPER PERCELL REED, deceased, of 1600 NC HWY 53 W, Burgaw, 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 February 23, 2018, 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 November 13, 2017.

Marian Reed, Personal Representative Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #8009 11/23, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Sylvia Nixon Hyman deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Sylvia Nixon Hyman, to present them to the undersigned on or before February 22, 2018 at 112 Montview Way, Knightdale, NC 27545 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 16th day of November 2017.

Armand Hyman 112 Montview Way Knightdale, NC 27545 #8004 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7/17

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF EUGENE PRIDGEN 17 E 405 Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Eugene Pridgen, deceased, of 292 Long Bluff Road, Currie, NC 28435, 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 February 8, 2018, 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 November 1, 2017.

Brion Scott Pridgen, Personal Representative Corbett & Fisler P. O. Drawer 727 Burgaw, NC 28425-0727 #7998 11/9, 11/16, 11/23, 11/30/17 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 17SP131 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIAM KIRK WILSON, III DATED JANUARY 27, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3151 AT PAGE 76 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 12:00PM on December 1, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot No 54 of SANDY RUN, Section III, Revised, as shown on a map of same title, prepared by Cowen & Jones, P.A. of Burgaw, N.C. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 29, at Page 51 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

And Being more commonly known as: 91 Beaver Dam Trl, Rocky Point, NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are William Kirk Wilson, III. 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 August 15, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 17-088297 #7892 11/23, 11/30/2017 17 SP 200 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Darline B. Newton to Lawrence S . Boehling, Trustee(s), which was dated July 17, 2002 and recorded on July 18, 2002 in Book 1914 at Page 181, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC,

having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 5, 2017 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot No. 16 of Sandy Run Subdivision, Section II, as shown on a map of same title, prepared by Cowan & Jones, P.A., of Burgaw, North Carolina. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 25 at Page 72 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

Also included herewith is that certain 1992 Sterling manufactured home bearing serial number SHNC0157A/B, which is permanently affixed to the real property described above.

ALSO BEING all of Lot No. 17-A of Sandy Run Subdivision, Section 2, revised as shown on map of same title, prepared by Cowan & Jones, P.A., of Burgaw, North Carolina. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 29 at Page 103 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 351 Woodpecker Parkway and Lot 17A adjacent to 351 Woodpecker Parkway, Rocky Point, NC 28457.

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

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-11672-FC01 #8005 11/23, 11/30/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 206 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Annie L. Eakins, (Annie L. Eakins, deceased) (Heirs of Annie L. Eakins: Unknown Heirs of Annie L. Eakins) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of March, 2009, and recorded in Book 3599, Page 224, 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 December 5, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 4, of Village on Eighteen as shown on that certain map recorded in Map Book 35 at

Page 21 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1006 Bally Bunion Lane, Burgaw, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1218491 (FC.FAY) #8007 11/23, 11/30/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP98 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY KAREN CLARK AND ROBERT CLARK DATED OCTOBER 11, 2007 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3347 AT PAGE 93 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 December 12, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT 7, IN SECTION 6, REVISED, OLDE POINT AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON A MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 24 AT PAGE 63 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. SUBJECT TO THE DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN BOOK 722 AT PAGE 100 OF THE PENDER COUNTY REGISTRY; SUBJECT ALSO, TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF SECTION 6 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION RECORDED IN BOOK 722 AT PAGE 101 OF SAID REGISTRY .

And Being more commonly known as: 1015 Cordgrass Rd, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of

the Register of Deeds, is/are Karen L. DiMeglio and Robert O. Clark.

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 November 7, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 16-080054 #8006 11/30, 12/7/17 17 SP 47 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Danny R. Harrell and Melanie M. Harrell to Webb & Graves PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated March 17, 2003 and recorded on April 3, 2003 in Book 2084 at Page 046, Pender County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on December 14, 2017 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 3 as shown on a Map entitled “ Revised Map of South Washington recorded in Map Book 33 at Page 113 of the Pender County Registry reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 132 South Washington Drive, Watha, NC 28478.

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

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the

undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Danny Ray Harrell and wife, Melanie Miller Harrell.

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-02668-FC01 #8008 11/30, 12/7/17 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Anthony Caputo, late of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 5th day of March, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of November, 2017.

Robert Anthony Caputo and Kathryn Caputo Kirk, Co-Executors of the Estate of Anthony Caputo Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 #8012 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Robert Harris London, Sr., deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Robert Harris London, Sr., to present them to the undersigned on or before March 8, 2018 at 959 Hwy. 50 South, Magnolia, NC 28453 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 30th day of November 2017.

Samuel O. London, Sr. 959 Hwy. 50 South Magnolia, NC 28453 #8014 11/16, 11/23, 11/30, 12/7/17 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 Joyce Marie Wall, deceased, of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Joyce Marie Wall, to present them to the undersigned on or before March 8, 2018 at 506 Robertson Road, Roxboro, NC 27574 or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 30th day of November 2017.

Patricia Ann Davis 506 Robertson Road Roxboro, NC 27574 #8013 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21/17

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Continued from page 10A dwell. If human encroachment shrinks the areas of habitat, the trophies dwindle, and the size of the big game gets smaller. You can look at North Carolina’s whitetail population as an example.

Knowing people will pay big

money to hunt big animals, the governments make sure to keep large natural areas in which the creatures can survive and thrive.

Second, the monies also provide security for those preserves and hunting habitats.

Poaching remains the number one illegal threat to endangered and threatened species.

The wildlife enforcement in foreign areas resemble more of

a small army rather than what we are accustomed to here in the states. And it is needed.

While historically, trophy hunting is a rather new take on the pursuit of animals, we have gone from a time in which wild game was the top source of food to a time when conservation of wild species is more important. And trophy hunting is one of the keys to that conservation.

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Polar Express making Christmas stop at the Burgaw Depot

By Lori Kirkpatrick, Post & Voice Staff Writer

The Town of Burgaw will sponsor a free Polar Express Movie Day at the historic Burgaw Train Depot Dec. 16. Doors will open at 2 p.m. and the movie will begin at 3 p.m. A canned food donation is requested, and tickets are free and required. Tickets are now available at Town Hall.

Burgaw Parks and recreation Department Head Zachary White said, “The idea behind The Polar Express event is that we have the oldest depot in the state – so we might as well capitalize on that.

It’s really the perfect location since the movie is train-themed. We are requesting that people donate a canned food item as their admission. However, it is free, and we are not going to turn people away if they don’t have the canned food,” Burgaw Parks and recreation Department Head Zachary White.

“All the canned food is going to go to Pender County Christian Services. During this time of the year, especially, they need a lot more donations to sustain what they do.”

To keep the Polar Express theme alive, cookies and hot chocolate will be served at the event. Children and their parents are encouraged, if they choose, to come in their pajamas and bring sleeping bags, pillows and blankets. When the doors open at 2 p.m., Pender County Tourism Director Tammy Proctor will have aprons for the kids to decorate and take home. White said that they are still working on some ideas for games and activities to be available from 2 p.m. until the movie begins at 3 p.m.

“We are still trying to work on those details. It depends on how many people pick up tickets as to what we can do. We also hope to have a conductor there as something different; so that kids can have their pictures made with him, not just Santa Claus. Hopefully pictures will be taken out by the caboose and they will have a good backdrop. We are planning for Pender High School’s Drama Department to help us with that,” said White.

In keeping with the movie’s theme, bells will be given out to the children at the end of the movie.

The same day, Bob Townsend is planning to have the Christmas on the Square Holiday Craft Fair at the Courthouse Square. For that reason, White said that they have partnered up on the two events to allow local residents to attend the craft event and then come down the street to see the movie.

Since there is a fire code to consider inside the train depot, it is requested that people who wish to attend pick up their tickets in advance. The tickets are available at Town Hall now, and those who are unable to get to Town Hall can call or email Zach White. He can be reached at (910) 300-6401 or at recreation@ townofburgaw.com. White said that they are hoping for between 200 and 250 people in attendance at the event.

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By Rev. Ken Smith Atkinson Baptist Church Special to the Post & Voice Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.

Ephesians 1:3-5 On a recent trip to Wilmington, I took the time to stop by The Donut Inn. Many of my friends know of my joy in trying different donut shops. Nothing seemed very special about this donut shop, but I wanted to mark this donut adventure off my list.

Gazing at the different selections that they had to offer, the manager asked, “Is this your first visit to the Donut Inn?� After answering this friendly gentleman’s ques-

4 C’sFood pantry in Hampstead The Christian Community Caring Center distributed food locally to those in need.

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

The 4C’s Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon. Additionally, the 4C’s pantry will be open the last Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. until noon. The 4C’s Food Pantry is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.

ourselves that we are Christians and that Christ is at the core of our life. Unless we are careful, we can go from this moment all the way to the cemetery without ever adopting as a preeminent theme the presence of Christ in our lives. Have you taken the time to ask yourself, “Do I exemplify the essence of Christianity? Am I pervaded with kindness, service, humility, forgiveness and love?�

We are blessed when we have Christ within us, regardless of our income or the weather or if someone

gave us a free donut. As a child of God, we have Christ living within us, we have the potential to have a blessing every day.

This week I encourage you to arrange your priorities so the Holy Spirit will take control of your life every moment. The presence of Jesus Christ can transform you from within, so that you might make a difference in the world outside.

Also, if you were pondering about stopping by the Donut Inn, I would recommend doing so.

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FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

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

RILEY’S CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

Pastor Fred Roberts Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.

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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

28396 Hwy. 210 W. • Currie (1/2 mile from Moores Creek Battlefield) Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Children’s Church begins at 11:15 Community Bible Study, Wednesdays from 6-7:00 P.M.

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

Adult Bible Study: 9:30-10:15 a.m. Children’s Biblical Studies (ages 3-12) from 10:45-11:30 a.m.

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

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

Ladies’ Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

Pastor Mark Murphy

Bible Study: Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

4670 Stag Park Rd. • Burgaw, NC 28425 • 910-259-5735

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

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

Bible Based Community Fellowship NEW Pender County Location 16660 Hwy 17 N. • Hampstead, NC 28443 (American Legion Building) 910-526-7890 Pastor: Monte Suggs

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BURGAW 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.

Youth & Young Adults Recharge Group - Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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Herring’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1697 Herring’s Chapel Rd. Burgaw, has a free bread giveaway every Saturday from 10 a.m until noon.

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

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tion he then said, “Well let’s make this the perfect day and get you a free donut.� I thought to myself, “Wow, no shop has offered me one of their delicious donuts for free.� Perhaps the store manager was right and this was going to be the perfect day.

However, have you ever really thought what makes for a perfect day? Maybe it’s a promotion at work, making the final payment on your automobile, a chance meeting with some longtime friend or a complimentary donut.

While there’s nothing wrong with those things, something really is missing for any of them to rank as a true perfect day.

The key to an authentic perfect day for a believer in Jesus Christ is being led by His Spirit that day. The apostle Paul gives us a clue when he distinguishes between things of the flesh and things of the Spirit. Things of the flesh merely gratify natural tastes and desires, like holding a new born baby, something I’m sure Paul would approve.

The problem arises when these self-gratifying things, no matter how innocent, become an obsession for us. In that case, they keep us from demonstrating our faith by doing the things that Christ did.

Often, we must remind

Services Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH 1303 Hwy. 117 • Burgaw, NC • 910-259-2601

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

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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Fruitcakes and holiday bread recipes

Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer &RUITCAKES UNFORTUNATELY

receive a bad rap every year, but in truth they are quite tasty and are delightful house gifts when going to a dinner occasion for any holiday.

Guests really want to try a PIECE OF FRUITCAKE THEY JUST MIGHT NOT WANT A WHOLE CAKE or a whole piece.

-OST PEOPLE HESITATE TO ENJOY A PIECE OF FRUITCAKE BEcause of the citron in it. In the FRUITCAKES BELOW THERE IS NO citron, so try it and enjoy the melt in your mouth taste. ,IGHT OR DARK BAKED IN A tube pan or loaf pan, fruitCAKES ARE A TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY FOOD GIFT ! FRUITCAKE CAN BE preserved for months with splashes of rum or bourbon EVERY WEEK OR TWO )T HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR SOME BAKERS TO MAKE FRUITCAKES A year in advance of Christmas. &RUITCAKES REQUIRE A LONG BAKING PERIOD IN A SLOW OVEN AROUND DEGREES -AKE sure to cover the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.

Cut out the lining, grease the bottom of the pan with butter or margarine, and insert the paper in the pan then use a NON STICK BAKING SPRAY WITH mOUR ) LIKE TO USE "AKER S *OY The best tube pan to use FOR A FRUITCAKE IS ONE WITH A removable center. The paper KEEPS THE CAKE FROM BECOMING too brown and also holds in the moistness.

7HEN BAKING QUICK BREADS

LIKE THE TWO BELOW HERE ARE some helpful suggestions: #HECK THE BREAD MINUTES BEFORE FINISHED BAKING time and cover with foil if it’s browning too fast. !FTER BAKING LET LOAVES COOL COMPLETELY ON A WIRE RACK

about 4-5 hours, then wrap in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate.

Store the bread at least overnight before slicing or eating. The flavors will mel-

LOW AND IT MAKES THE LOAVES easier to cut. ! CRACK DOWN THE CENTER OF the top of the loaf is a typical PART OF QUICK BREADS -OST QUICK BREADS CAN BE frozen either whole or sliced, great for easy toasting or warming.

Enjoy!

Brandied apricot nut bread 1 cup dried apricots ½ cup water ½ cup peach brandy, brandy or rum ž cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons butter, melted 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour TABLESPOON BAKING POWDER — TEASPOON BAKING SODA Ÿ teaspoon salt ½ cup orange juice Ÿ cup water (use reserved brandy mixture) 1 cup pecans 3OAK DRIED APRICOTS IN ž cup water mixed with ½ cup brandy or rum for one hour.

Drain and reserve liquid, cut apricots into small pieces ABOUT ž INCH CHUNKS 3ET aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

5SE NO STICK BAKING SPRAY WITH mOUR ) USE "AKER S *OY TO COAT a 9x5 -inch loaf pan. In a large bowl beat egg until foamy, add sugar and blend well. Add melted butter. In another bowl SIFT mOUR WITH BAKING POWDER BAKING SODA AND SALT !DD ALternately to egg mixture along with orange juice and Âź cup reserved brandy and water mixture. Add drained apricot pieces and nuts. Blend well.

"AKE — TO ž HOURS AT DEGREES UNTIL TOOTHPICK COMES OUT CLEAN -AKES ONE LOAF Cranberry-nut bread with Grand Marnier and brandy (ELPFUL (INT )F YOU LIKE A CITron taste to the bread leave the rind on the orange pieces.

2 cups sifted unbleached allpurpose flour TEASPOON BAKING POWDER ½ teaspoon salt ž TEASPOON BAKING SODA Ÿ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 small orange, peeled, seeded and cut into small pieces boiling water Ÿ orange juice — CUP 'RAND -ARNIER 1½ cups sliced cranberries 1 cup granulated sugar ½ cup chopped nuts ( walnuts, hazel nuts, or pecans) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with

NON STICK BAKING SPRAY WITH FLOUR ) USE "AKER S *OY TO coat bottom and sides.

In a large bowl, sift together mOUR BAKING POWDER SALT AND BAKING SODA 5SING A PASTRY blender cut in the butter until coarse crumbs form.

In a blender process the orange pieces until almost SMOOTH BUT NOT CHUNKY 0OUR into a glass measuring cup, ADD CUP 'RAND -ARNIER — cup orange juice, then add ENOUGH BOILING WATER TO MAKE one cup of liquid. Stir until well blended. Pour into a medium-sized bowl and mix with the sliced cranberries, egg and sugar.

Add this fruit mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until blended. Gently fold in nuts and pour into loaf pan.

"AKE FOR ONE HOUR OR UNTIL TOOTHPICK COMES OUT CLEAN Cool bread in pan for 10-15 minutes then remove to wire RACK ,ET COOL COMPLETELY hours then wrap with foil and refrigerate for at least one day or overnight before serving.

The bread may be warmed or toasted or served at room temperature with cream cheese.

Dark fruitcake with rum 1 cup dried apricots, chopped 1 cup dried dates, chopped CUP DARK RAISINS 1 cup halved candied cherries 1 cup candied pineapple (try red and green for color) 1 cup currants 1 cup pecan halves 1 cup walnut halves 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice Powder ½ pound butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs TEASPOON BAKING SODA ž CUPS DARK RUM I n a l a r g e b ow l p l a c e chopped apricots, chopped dates, raisins, halved cherries, candied pineapple, currants, walnut, and pecan halves.

3PRINKLE A HALF CUP OF mOUR over mixture, tossing to lightly coat the fruit.

In a large bowl sift together remaining flour, salt, and Five 3PICE 0OWDER !DD BAKING soda and stir completely with A WHISK Using a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add

dry ingredients alternately WITH DARK RUM TO CREAMED mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Add batter to fruit and nut mixture and mix well preferably with a wooden spoon.

Pour into a 10-inch tube pan or two 9x5-inch loaf pans or even 36 - 1½ (one and one half) inch muffin pans.

"AKE AT DEGREES FOR two hours and 30 minutes for a tube pan, two hours for nine-inch loaf pan and about 40-50 minutes for muffin pans OR UNTIL TOOTHPICK COMES OUT CLEAN #OOL PANS ON RACKS FOR MINUTES 2EMOVE CAKE FROM pan, and continue cooling on RACKS 7RAP IN FOIL AND STORE covered in a cool place. If DESIRED BRUSH TOP OF FRUITCAKE with hot corn syrup and trim with nuts and candied fruit.

Bourbon loaf fruitcake CUPS DARK RAISINS 1 cup, cut in half, candied cherries, red and green 2 cups candied pineapple ( try golden, red and green) 1 cup dried pears, cut into CHUNKS 1 cup dried apricots, cut into pieces 1 cup bourbon 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour ž TEASPOONS BAKING POWDER ½ teaspoon salt 5 eggs ž POUND OF BUTTER TWO STICKS

softened 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups pecan halves In a large bowl, place raisins, cher ries, pineapple, pears, and apricots, pour bourbon over fruit, stir, cover and marinate overnight. #OMBINE mOUR BAKING POWder and salt.

In a mixing bowl, with a MIXER BEAT EGGS UNTIL THICK and creamy. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar, add beaten eggs. Add flour mixture and then bourbon/fruit mixture along with the bourbon, add pecans. Stir with a wooden spoon until well blended.

Pour batter into two prepared 9x5-inch loaf pans.

"AKE IN A DEGREE OVEN FOR ž HOURS OR UNTIL TOOTHPICK COMES OUT CLEAN 2EMOVE FROM OVEN AND COOL ON A RACK FOR minutes. Turn out and place ON WIRE RACKS TO COOL 7RAP with plastic wrap or foil and store. After several days, if deSIRED THE CAKES MAY BE BASTED WITH MORE BOURBON TO KEEP THE CAKES MOIST

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS Library Christmas Sale The Burgaw Friends of the Library will have an ongoing Gently Used Holiday Decoration Sale beginning Saturday morning Nov. 25 at 10 a.m. inside the library at 103 S Cowan Street, Burgaw.

This is an ongoing sale and will continue until all items are sold. We will be selling

gently used donated holiday decorations. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Friend’s library projects.

The public can support the library in two ways. First, they may donate gently used decorations prior to the sale.

Second, they may shop for new to you treasures beginning Nov. 25.

Hampstead Lion’s Club If you always wanted to see what the Hampstead Lion’s Club is all about but could not attend, here is your chance.

The Lion’s Club will meet three times monthly to accommodate the members busy schedules.

The first and third Thursday of the month will be held at

2017 Annual Christmas Tea spo ns or ed by

Pres byterian Wo men of Topsail Presbyterian Church

Topsail Presbyterian Church on Highway 17 at noon. Please bring your brown bag lunch.

There will also be a night meeting on the second Wednesday of each month held at the

Thursday, November 30 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD MEETS EVERY 4HURSDAY AT 7:30 a.m. at the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER TIMES BY CONTACTING THE -Useum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM 10:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club. s4HE "URGAW 2OTARY #LUB MEETS AT A M EVERY 4HURSDAY at Heritage Place in Burgaw.

Friday, December 1 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL IN (AMPSTEAD AT A M EACH Friday.

Tuesday, December 5 s!L!NON MEETS AT (AMPSTEAD 5NITED -ETHODIST #HURCH EVERY 4UESDAY AT P M IN 2OOM 4HE MEETING IS FOR FAMily and friends of alcoholics. Everyone is welcome. s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE lRST AND third Tuesday of each month at Burgaw Presbyterian #HURCH &ELLOWSHIP (ALL -EMBERS DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN Burgaw to be a member of this service organization. For MORE INFORMATION CALL !LAN +ING AT Wednesday, December 6 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE Surf City Community Center, 201 Community Center Dr. Call 328.4887 for more information s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY at 12:30 p.m. at the Belvedere Country Club, 2368 Country Club Drive in Hampstead. s4HE (AMPSTEAD ,IONS #LUB MEETS ON THE lRST 7EDNESDAY of the month at Topsail Presbyterian Church, Hwy. 217, at 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 7 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT the Sawmill Grill on Hwy. 17 in Hampstead. s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT the Surf City Community Center. Call 328.4887 for more information. s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE (donations are welcome) every Thursday and Friday from 1-4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Group TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER TIMES BY CONTACTING THE -Useum at 259-8543 by email at penderhist@hotmail.com. s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM 10:30 a.m. at Olde Point Country Club.

Friday December 8 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL IN (AMPSTEAD AT A M EACH Friday.

Send community news to posteditor@post-voice.com

Send your Christmas Cookie recipes to Hope for a special Cooking Corner coming soon! hopeque@aol.com Topsail Presbyterian Church on Highway 17 at 7 p.m.

Hopefully the new time will allow the members and any new members interested in belonging to the Lions a

chance to participate. We are a growing organization which our motto is: “we serve�

For more information contact Val at 910-231-6003 or Elaine at 201-704-5604.

Pender County Register of Deeds

Help those in need this holiday season by donating food for needy families in our community. Now through December 20th, please bring your nonperishable items to the Register of Deeds office.

Monday – Friday 8am to 5pm

Friday, December 1, 2017 12:00 – 2:00 Fellowship Hall Topsa il Pr esbyt eria n C hurch Admission: Moneta ry dona tion to benefit the 4 C’s Food Pantry All ladies are welcome! To make a res erva tion, pleas e call the church

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at 270-2312.

Drop off location: Pender County Register of Deeds Office Located in the Howard Holly Administration Building 300 E Fremont St. Burgaw, NC For more info call: 910-259-1225

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Retired Senior Volunteer Program fills 200 stockings for children

By Barbara Mullins RSVP Director Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) has overwhelming excitement when it comes to Christmas. Our volunteers did an awesome job filling 200 stockings for the Salvation Army to distribute to children in Pender County.

It was an absolutely wonderful feeling to see my office filling with stockings every day this month and the joy the volunteers showed and expressed was beyond measure.

RSVP volunteers are the most amazing group of people to work alongside of throughout Pender County. They never look for rewards but always look to see where they can help. We are truly blessed to have such dedicated volunteers in our community.

RSVP volunteers also enjoy good times together and will

be caravanning to Lu Mil Vineyards for dinner and a holiday light show Dec. 1. This was organized by one of our volunteers and everyone is looking forward to time together before the busy Christmas season.

Volunteers will also be distributing small gifts and hand created cards to seniors in our Companion/Respite Care program. We have two Creative Card classes a month (Heritage Place in Burgaw and Topsail Senior Center in Hampstead) and these volunteers have fun together creating beautiful cards which we distribute for birthdays, thinking of you, get well and Christmas.

It is known fact that socialization and showing someone you care about them promotes healthy living. These cards are a bright spot to anyone’s day.

Governors’ Volunteer Awards applications now being accepted

The Retired Seniors Volunteer Program is co-ordinating the Pender County Governors Award this year and is encouraging all agencies using volunteers to submit their application for one special volunteer to receive the Governor’s Award.

Applications must be sub-

mitted to Barbara Mullins before January 15, 2017. Any questions or concerns please email: bmullins@penderpas. com .

Applications are available on line at https://www.nc.gov/ agencies/volunteer/volunteer-awards.

RSVP volunteers work on cards with participants in the Companion/Respite Care program

Holiday health tips for seniors

There are many things to look forward to as we approach another holiday season: time with loved ones, exchanging gifts, magical decorations and lights and of course, food and lots of it! Rarely is the food

we eat during the holidays considered healthy.

In fact, some studies suggest the average person gains 5-8 pounds during the holiday season. As we get older, the potential health hazards go beyond the added weight. Many of the holiday dishes contain a lot of salt, fat and sugar which can increase blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation.

Also, alcohol can interfere with many prescription medications. At the risk of being the Grinch who stole Christmas, it is possible to enjoy the holidays and minimize the health risks. The secret is balance and mindfulness. Follow these tips and give yourself the gift of health and vitality

this year: s'ET YOUR mU SHOT AND WASH your hands a lot. More time around people means more exposure to germs. s$ON T FORGET TO DRINK PLENTY of water. You are more tempted to indulge in unhealthy food when you are dehydrated. s#HOOSE YOUR TREATS WISELY and take just a few bites. s,IMIT ALCOHOL "E MINDFUL of sugary drinks. Egg Nog can be high in fat and sugar! s0LAN TO TAKE A WALK AFTER large meals. It’s another way to enjoy your family and it’s also good for the children and the dog! s0LAN TO AVOID HEAVY MEALS late at night. This will help with the walk and decreases

the chances of falling asleep after eating. s-AKE YOUR REGULAR SLEEP schedule a priority. s!VOID MINDLESS EATING It’s easy to get distracted and eat because it’s there. Slow down and pay attention. Don’t deprive yourself but don’t overeat. Control your portions and enjoy each bite. s$ON T NEGLECT YOUR REGULAR exercise schedule. Holidays can be stressful!

Most importantly, relax and enjoy the holidays! The above tips will help you feel good throughout the season. Don’t let the Grinch of overindulging steal your Christmas this year!

Silent Auction and Gala 2017 a big success What a wonderful night.

Our 2017 Heritage Place Silent Auction is complete. We say it often but can’t say it often enough: we couldn’t do it without community support.

Our staff and volunteers work together to solicit and bring in wonderful items for our auction. Businesses who have been sponsors for years con-

tinue to support our agency.

We really appreciate your sponsorships. You continue to enjoy our menu that we work so hard to put together. “Wesley Davis our executive director does a wonderful job coordinating our efforts and creating wonderful food,� said Bird Bost, PAS Board Chair Person.

About 200 people enjoyed t h e e ve n i n g s o c i a l i z i n g around the tables and in some cases carrying it out to the dance floor. Our staff worked along with student volunteers to create an enjoyable atmosphere. Thank you for helping us create another successful event.

Medicare open enrollment is coming to a close Dec. 7. Call 1-855-408-1212 to get assistance from the Raleigh shop office. We currently are full in Pender County.

Thanks to John Lutz, Can-

dy Schaeffer and Kay Warner for assisting clients during this open enrollment period.

In 2018, we will continue to be available for appointments if you are new to Medicare, need assistance researching a

Medicare supplement or need assistance with low income subsidy. You may reach us at 910 -259-9119 Ext 307. Please leave a message and someone will call you to set up an appointment. Happy Holidays.

Medicare open enrollment ends Dec. 7

G roup Painting Classes

Merry Christmas from Pender Adult Services

Heritage P lace 901 S o u th Walker Street, B urgaw Mo n days 9 – 11:30 a. m .

6 week class: $50 fee Begin ner to advanced painters are welco me! Th i s i s a stress-free class w here fu n an d s ocializatio n i s enco uraged! We teach Watercolor, acrylic or o il paints. S u ppl y li st available. S u pplies n o t i ncl u ded.

To reserve a spo t please call: Maureen McKen na at: 631-312-6102

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Pender Adult Services Pender Adult Services December 2017

Please call the center 259-9119 X 309 if you need information, referral or assistance with any of the following services: Health Screenings Insurance Counseling Legal Services Caregivers Classes Housing Home Repair/Modification In-home The Aide Services Pender-Topsail Social Security Benefits Adult Day Care/Day Health Disaster Services Hospice Care Rehabilitation Services Respite Telephone Reassurance Energy Assistance

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Fitness & Health Promotion Tax Preparation/Counseling Transportation Medical/General Family Support Groups Reverse Mortgage Counseling Home Health Services Medicaid Benefits/Medicare Benefits Job Training/Placement Community Mental Health Durable Medical Equipment/Assistive Devices Long-term Care Facilities Report Suspected Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance) Congregate Meals/Home Delivered Meals Food Distribution

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Dec 5 – RSVP Perks - 9 a.m. (HP) Dec 6 – RSVP Perks - 9 a.m. (TSC) Dec 11 – Bowling at Ten Pin Alley –sign up at front desk Dec 13 – Blind Group Meeting 1p.m. (HP) Dec 14 – Heritage Place Christmas Party- 10:30 a.m. (HP) Dec 14 - Topsail Christmas Party – 11:30 a.m. (TSC) Dec 14 – Caregivers Support Meeting & Party 11:30 a.m. (HP) Dec 18 – 22 No Meals Dec 25-27 – Closed for Christmas January 1, 2018 – Closed for New Years January 2, 2018 – Meals resume/Senior Center Activities resume January 9 & 10 – RSVP Perks For more information – call 910-259-9119 www.penderpas.com

Collection concludes December 13th

Do you have arthritis?

Would you like to move more?

PLATINUM SPONSORS

No matter if you need relief from arthritis pain or just want to be active, the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk with Ease program can teach you how to safely make physical activity part of your everyday life. The program was developed to help people with or without arthritis form walking groups. The program’s three major objective are to provide participants with:

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* Education about successful physical activity for people with arthritis. * Education about arthritis management

* Opportunity to begin and develop an ongoing aerobic fitness program.

GOLD SPONSORS

* Get support in a group setting as you follow the Walk with Ease program.

Classes will begin at Heritage Place in February and meet on Tuesday & Thursday at 10am. Call if you are interested in having this class at Topsail!

SILVER SPONSORS Coastal Custom Electric, Inc

Walk with Ease Program9 Week program begins in

BRONZE SPONSORS

Please Call 259-9119, press 0 to register Thank you!

First Bank Pender County Farm Bureau

February, Tuesday & Thursday at 10 am

Coastal Instruments, Connie & Stacy Wooten, H Allen & Joyce Wooten, Jimbo & Heide Robbins, Jan Luquire & Emily Brazik, DVM, Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Rochelle, Peggy Casey, Roger¶s Computer Consulting, UHC Services, Inc. William & Cheryl Wooddell, William & Roxanne Marshburn

Licensed CNA Positions Available

IN-KIND DONORS

Ashley & Darren Becker, Brown Dog Coffee, Harts Florist, Performance Foods, Trader¶s Joes

Pender Adult Services is hiring CNA¶s.

All areas including Burgaw, Rocky Point, Currie, Maple Hill and Hampstead.

Must have reliable transportation.

Contact Anna or Roz at 259-9119 ext. 2

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Tuesday

Wednesday

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8:00—5:00

9:00 Art Class 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Canasta 3:00 Lamplighters Chorus (offsite at times) 6:00 Line Dance

9:00 Crocheting 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 10:00 WALK WITH EASE 11:00 Geri-fit 12:00 Meals 12:30 Pinochle 1:00 Rummikub 1:00 Quilting/KNITTING

9:00 Basket Class 11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals 1:00 Bid Whist 1:00 Bridge 1:00 Blind Support (2nd )

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11:00 Bingo 12:00 Meals

12:00 Meals

Saturday—closed Facility Available For Rentals

1:00 Rummikub/ MEX TRAIN

3:00 Craft Club

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

Wednesday 8:30 am—5:00 pm 9:00 Quilting Bee 9:00 RSVP Perks (1st) 9:30 Knitting Group 12:00 Meals 1:00 Canasta

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Friday 8:30 am—2:30 pm 11:00 Line Dance 12:00 Meals 12:00 Line dance 2 Caregivers Support ** **Call for info

1:00 Quilting Class 1:00 Mahjong/BRIDGE

Saturday –Facility Available for rentals

12:00 Meals (BP Checks-3rd)

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Monday Open 5:00—9:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 BODYPUMP 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50 4:00 RPM Cycling

5:30 BODYPUMP

Tuesday Open 5:00—9:00 5:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 CARDIO BLAST 9:40 YOGA 10:45 FIT OVER 50 5:30 BODY ATTACK 5:30 RPM Cycling

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

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

5:30 BODY PUMP Massage by Appointment

5:30 RPM Cycling 5:30 BODY ATTACK

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Saturday

Open 8:00—2:30 8:30 RPM Cycling 8:30 Body Attack