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Habitat for Humanity is coming to downtown Burgaw with the opening of a new ReStore location on Fremont Street.

Read more in Living on page 1B.

It was a close brush with another trip to the big show for the Topsail Pirates. But the third game of the regional series sent the Pirates home. Read more in Sports on page 8A.

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Forecasters predict above normal hurricane season

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By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher It’s not good news for Pender County – forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year.

Last year produced five land-falling storms, including Matthew that caused $10 billion in damage and killed 34 people in the U.S. and 551 in the Caribbean. It was one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record.

Hurricane Matthew hit Pender County in October 2016, causing extensive flooding in the western part of the county along Black River, displacing many families and

damaging a number of homes.

Recovery work from Matthew is ongoing.

Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins says the county is prepared for the possibility of a busy hurricane season.

“Hurricane season started

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Rabies alert in Pender County

Rabid raccoon found in Rocky Point Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Just ahead of the busy Memorial Day weekend along Pender County beaches, the sun sets quietly over the Intracoastal Waterway.

Surf City June 1 and Hampstead June 15

County to hold planning meetings in Hampstead area From Staff Reports Pender County will hold two community meetings on the county’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update, Pender 2.0, June 1 at 6 p.m. at the Alston W. Burke Center at Cape Fear Community College’s Surf City Campus (Room 124) and June 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hampstead Annex Auditorium.

Updating the County’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan will provide a framework for managing growth, land use, and economic development. County staff has designated six (6) planning areas in the County and will hold community meetings in each planning area throughout the process.

The meetings are struc-

tured to be engaging, interactive and informative. Residents from across the county are welcome to attend, but residents of the Topsail Planning Area are encouraged to attend.

“This will be a great opportunity to hear from the citizens of the Topsail Planning Area. We’re looking forward to an interactive meeting us-

By Elisabeth Almekinder, RN Pender County Health Department A raccoon in Rocky Point is the first positive rabies case of the season. The Pender County Health Department urges citizens to call 911 for animal control if they notice raccoons, foxes, and bats out during daytime hours with unusual or strange behavior such as confusion or staggering.

Other safety precautions include supervising your animals while outdoors. Avoid contact with rabid animals, and do not pick up or play with bats, raccoons, or foxes.

Obey containment laws for your pets, and avoid feeding

your pets outside. Secure garbage cans with wildlife-proof lids. Vaccinate all pets against rabies and keep the vaccinations current. Pets that are bitten by rabid animals who are vaccinated require a rabies booster.

Be sure that your pet is current with their rabies vaccinations. See their veterinarian or come to the Pender County Animal Shelter, located at 3280 New Savannah Rd, Burgaw, NC 28425. The Pender County Animal Shelter offers rabies vaccination daily for a small fee of $5. You may contact the PCAS by calling (910) 2591484.

For more information, call the Pender County Health Department at (910)259-1230.

ing community-based values to set the framework for the Plan’s development. With the current growth the County is experiencing, we welcome citizen participation that will be incorporated into the plan.” said Kyle M. Breuer Pender County Planning and Community Development Director.

Between 2010 and 2015 Pender County experienced nearly an 11 percent growth rate. By 2045, it’s estimated the Pender County population will be 95,000 people – 1,000 new residents expected each year.

Pender County has doubled in size since 1990, with much of that growth occurring in the Topsail area. Currently, Pender County is the second fastest growing coastal County in North Carolina, and the fifth fastest in the•state Push Mowers Lawn Tractors • Zero Turn Mowers overall.

Trimmers & Chainsaws The Alston W. Burke Center at Cape Fear Community College’s Surf City Campus is located at 621 N.C. Hwy. 210 in Surf City. The Hampstead Annex is located at 15060 U.S. Hwy. 17, Hampstead.

Additional infor mation can be found at http://www.

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N.C. Wildlife seeks public input on management plan

Gator meeting in Hampstead June 5

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer North Carolina’s largest predator—and what to do about them—will be the hot topic as the Wildlife Resources Commission Alligator Task Force holds a series of public hearings in June. The first meeting will be held in Hampstead June 5.

The meetings will give the public a chance to speak out on the state’s draft alligator management plan, which is available online at www. ncwildlife.org. The state also recently began accepting comments on the plan via the WRC website.

The draft Alligator Management Plan, developed by the N.C. Alligator Task Force, provides biological information on alligators in North Carolina, identifies knowledge gaps and additional research needed on alligators, identifies areas where alligators may be overpopulated, and recommends biological and social strategies to address alligator management issues.

The draft of the plan is designed to make comments easier, since each sentence of the plan is numbered. Reviewers can refer to the line number when providing comments.

Comments on the plan will be accepted until June 25.

Comments to may also be mailed or emailed to Allen Boynton, Wildlife Diversity Program Coordinator, at allen.boynton@ncwildlife.org or 1722 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1700.

Forums will begin at 7 p.m.

Dates and locations are:

The six meetings will detail the state’s draft gator management plan as well as giving the public a chance to provide input on proposed changes in regulation.

All the meetings will be held at 7 p.m., on the following dates: s *UNE (AMPSTEAD !NNEX Auditorium, 15060 U.S. 17; s *UNE "LADEN #OMMUnity College, 7418 N.C. 41 W., Dublin; s *UNE "RUNSWICK COUNTY Complex, Cooperative Extension Service, 25 Referendum Dr. NE, Bolivia; s *UNE 3TURGEON CITY Environmental Education Center, 50 Court St., Jacksonville; s *UNE #RAVEN #OMmunity College, Orringer Auditorium, 800 College St., New Bern; s *UNE 'OOSE #REEK 3TATE Park Visitor’s Center, 2190 Camp Leach Rd., Washington. “Alligators are opportunistic feeders, which means they’ll eat just about anything they can fit into their large

Pender EMS & Fire Report May 21-27 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 223 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 34 Sloop Point Station 14 30 Hampstead Station 16 46 Surf City Station 23 38 Top. Beach Station 4 4 Union Station 5 16 Rocky Point Station 7 37 Atkinson Station 9 14 Maple Hill Station 13 3 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 1 Type of Calls Cancelled: 33 Refusals: 70 Stand By: 2 Transported: 110 Treated/released: 8 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 54 Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 13 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 1 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 16 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 9 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 6 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 4 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 5 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 11 Vehicle Crash 13 Search/Rescue 0 First Response 21 Cancelled 9 Ocean Rescue 0

mouths— from turtles and fish to birds and mammals,� said Jessie Birckhead, an extension biologist with the Commission. “We advise people to not feed ducks, geese or other waterfowl in waters where alligators are known to live.

Likewise, anglers should take their fish scraps with them or throw them in the trash instead of throwing them on the ground or back in the water.�

“Seeing an alligator is no cause for alarm, but rather a reminder that you should leave it alone, enjoy watching it from a safe distance and follow some common-sense safety tips,� Birckhead said. “An alligator seen in an unusual place will most often move away on its own within a few hours to a couple of weeks.�

Birckhead said human visitors to gator territory should keep pets leashed, and not allow them to swim, drink or exercise nearby, and to watch young children closely and never leave them unattended near any body of water “Be especially cautious in and around waters where alligators have been seen between dusk and dawn,� Birckhead said. “Those are the times when alligators are most active. Above all, never approach an alligator — no matter what its size.�

The meetings are open to the public. For more information call Office: 919-707-0069.

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Continued from page 1A early this year with a named storm,� Collins said. “We are ready for the season. We have already held training sessions and have updated our programs to help track and manage resources.�

Collins says in addition to the usual preparations for a storm – food, water, batteries and such – it is a good idea to check your home insurance policy to make sure your home is properly covered for a storm. “We learned from Hurricane Matthew that the recovery is more difficult than the actual storm sometimes. The biggest problem people often have is not enough insurance on their home,� Collins said. “If you live in a flood-prone area, heed the warnings. If we say evacuate, then go, especially along a river or on the coast.

If the storm surge hits and you need to leave, we can’t rescue you during the storm.�

For the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through NovemBER FORECASTERS PREDICT a 45 percent chance of an ABOVE NORMAL SEASON A PERcent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 20 percent chance of a below-nor mal season. “As a Florida resident, I am particularly proud of the important work NOAA does in weather forecasting and hurricane prediction,� said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “These forecasts

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Forecasters predict a 70 percent likelihood of 11 to 17 NAMED STORMS WINDS OF mph or higher), of which five to nine could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including two to four major hurricanes (Category

OR WINDS OF MPH OR higher). An average season produces 12 named storms of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.

These numbers include Tropical Storm Arlene, a rare pre-season storm that formed over the eastern Atlantic in April. “The outlook reflects our expectation of a weak or nonexistent El Nino, near- or above-average sea-surface temperatures across the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and average or weakerthan-average vertical wind shear in that same region,�

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Strong El Ninos and wind shear typically suppress development of Atlantic hurricanes, so the prediction for weak conditions points to more hurricane activity this year. Also, warmer sea surface temperatures tend to fuel hurricanes as they move across the ocean.

However, the climate models are showing considerable uncertainty, which is reflected in the comparable probabilities for an above-normal and nearnormal season.

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At 92, Bourgault stays busy at Carol Sue Farms

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Louis Bourgault recently celebrated his ninty-second birthday with his friends at Carol Sue Farms in Hampstead, owned and operated by Jeff and Nonie Morris. Nonie calls Bourgault her groundskeeper. He comes out to the farm and spends most of the day helping out with jobs such as turning on pumps, hanging signs, putting up flags and even picking strawberries for the customers.

“We’ve known him for years and years. He’s as sharp as a tack and in better shape than most men in their 50s,” said Morris. “He is such a pleasure to have around. People just love talking to him and vice versa.”

Bourgault said that he first started helping out last year.

While visiting the farm, he noticed that the girls were struggling to scoop the hard ice cream. He happened to have an electrically heated ice cream scoop at home, so he brought it to the farm the next day.

“That was the beginning of a real relationship,” began Bourgault. “It’s something to

do, and I like to feel useful. Last year, I got to come over here in the afternoons. I would sit here, have a dish of ice cream and enjoy the ambiance. When I first got to hanging around here more and more, I apologized. That’s when she (Nonie) said, ‘We love having you here,’ so I started doing more and more things. Now she has started working up a list of things for me to accomplish each day. At the end of the day, I like to think I accomplished something.”

When Mor ris said that she needed a new flag, her “groundskeeper” went out to Lowe’s and picked one up. As closing time comes around each day, he helps her bring in the flags. Once the regular pickers left to pick blueberries at the big farm, Bourgault began going out into the field in the mornings to pick a couple of buckets so they will have something to sell.

“A lot of people didn’t want to walk out there and pick them, so that’s what I do. I don’t do much. I work for ice cream and berries,” said Bourgault.

Two weeks ago, Carol Sue Farms threw a party for Bourgault to celebrate hisbirthday,

complete with strawberry cupcakes, of course. They socialized and took some photos at the gathering.

Bourgault was born and raised in Massachusetts. The first day of June in 1942, he was 17 years and three weeks old when he was sworn into the U.S. Marine Corps. He was stationed at what is now Camp Lejeune, formerly known as U.S. Marine Corps Base New River. The 21st Marine Regiment was formed, and sent to the south Pacific where they served in campaigns in the Solomon Islands, Guam and Iwo Jima serving in World War II. After returning home, he got married and went to school on a GI bill. He spent 30 years in food service management after graduating from The Culinary Institute as a trained chef. Bourgault worked as a hospital food service director, last serving at Wake Medical Center.

He later worked in food service sales to various hospitals, schools and industrial catering companies. He finally bought a home on Topsail Island and sold real estate on the north end of the island and in Sneads Ferry for several years. He also served as

Roots of Love Yoga Festival in Surf City

By Bill Messer Post & Voice Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This story ran in the May 25 edition of the Post & Voice. Part of the story was inadvertantly omitted.

This is the entire story.

The day started early for the yoga participants with a sunrise session on the beach.

Experienced practitioners and the newly introduced, as well as the curious, gathered at the Surf City Park for a day of festivities, with speakers and activities to enrich the experience Vendors lined the fence, offering a wide variety of materials for the spiritually adventurous: herbs, aromatics, minerals, soothing lotions, all the things that help relax the mind and body and soul.

The festival was in support of the Roots of Recovery program, in the development stages, that hopes to offer a safe place for a mother in recovery from addictions, and thier children, to live in, and participate in, a healthy lifestyle with lots of support from all aspects of the recovery community. The goal is to keep the mother and children together throughout the program’s process, and preserve the family’s unity.

Asked about the success of the day’s activities, Catherine McDowell, one of the directors, said, “It was a tremendous success! We had several

hundred people who signed up for the events, and the level of enthusiasm was unbelievable.

We had several passersby who saw the activities and listened to the presenters and asked how they could join in.”

Inspirational speakers included a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Sivananda Yoga Teacher from Nicaragua, Grace Van Berkum, and Swami Laxman Das (John Shinavier) a former psychotherapist and healer involved in a large scale program in Las Angeles, Under The Bridges and On The Streets, bringing support to those needing it most. Jase Cannon came in from New York to present Hatha Yoga and a personal story of life-changing events.

More instructional sessions included music and rhythmic movements, even standup paddleboard meditation, and a sunset session to wrap up the day’s experience.

McDowell expressed her deep appreciation for the many who gave so much of their time, energy and resources to make this a real financial milestone in the project.

Roots of Recovery is a nonprofit (501(c)3), public charitable organization, whose primary activity is providing emergency shelter and a peer support program for women suffering from substance use disorder, serving the women of North Carolina who are

Solar farms-farmland meeting June 13 As demand for and interest in renewable energy continues, landowner seek ways to create income from their property and developers look to create solar arrays that meet the demand for renewable energy.

The NC Cooperative Extension in Pender County invites anyone interested in learning more about solar energy development to attend an information meeting, Tuesday, June 13, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Pender County Extension Center, 801 S. Walker Street, Burgaw.

“Steve Kalland, executive director of the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University will dis-

cuss solar energy development opportunities and challenges in North Carolina,” said Mark Seitz, Pender County Extension Director. “Andrew Branan of the Branan Law Firm will discuss contract issues, land use planning, and farm land preservation concerns as they relate to solar energy development.”

Finding a balance between making sure our energy needs are being met while preserving our ability to produce food will continue to be a challenge.

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a hospice volunteer after his wife passed away nine years ago. For three years, he volunteered at the senior center doing Meals on Wheels routes, and was named Volunteer of the Year two years ago. Up until last year, he also served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

“Things change. Life is not static. It’s always changing, and people come and go.

You can’t stop and look back, you’ve got to keep going. I get up every morning, straighten the cricks out of my back, and I get up and try to do something.

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Be ready, but don’t worry yourself sick With a string of beautiful beach days in recent weeks, and Memorial Day’s “official” start of summer bringing folks back to our area, no one wanted to hear the news from the National Weather Service last week regarding this year’s potentially more active hurricane season.

Of course, it only takes a single category one storm, or even a very wet tropical depression, to wreak havoc. As the meteorologists like to say, every storm is a major storm when it’s knocking on your door.

If we have a bad storm Despite the forecast of an inin the near future – and creasingly active season, there that’s a possibility we is no guarantee that we will be visited by a hurricane this year. hope is many years off, It’s safe to say that after last if ever again – most of us year’s visit by Matthew, which now have a pretty fair idea culminated a season of near of what we need to do to misses and scares, we would all protect our homes and be happy to refuse the dance property. card of any tropical system that made its way to our neck of the woods.

The recovery is still going on, of course, as volunteers and professionals continue working on homes hit by flooding in the western areas of the county. That came as an unfortunate surprise to some residents, but for those of us who have been around a few years, we all know the Black and the Northeast are prone to leaving their banks when there’s just too much water coming downstream and nowhere for it to go.

It remains to be seen whether the new governor keeps the promises of his predecessor, and whether the state takes up the slack left by the federal government when it comes to storm recovery. There are, as we have noted before, some repair and recovery tasks that are legitimately the responsibility of Washington.

We hope no one gets in too much of a tizzy about the predictions for a busy tropical season. There’s a difference between panic and denial; the best course is to take the middle ground and keep a weather eye (no pun intended) on the tropics.

If we have a bad storm in the near future – and that’s a possibility we hope is many years off, if ever again – most of us now have a pretty fair idea of what we need to do to protect our homes and property. In some cases, just clearing a few drains is sufficient, while in others, having an evacuation plan in place when the winds begin to blow will be the best bet.

We don’t need to cower in a corner because we have a big tropical season on the way, but we don’t need to whistle past the graveyard, either. Make sure your home and family are ready, and hope and pray that your preparations were for nothing.

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What’s up there? Way up there?

Bill Messer Like with most young high school kids, as I got older my range of interests expanded, beyond school, beyond girls, even. Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison were the new focus of the music scene, and the Russians had just launched the first successful satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit.

I remember the event well, the night I became aware of real stuff ‘up there’, and not the imaginary rockets and interstellar objects from the Sci-Fi thrillers my generation was attracted to. A bunch of us kids were swimming on a summer evening, using a pontoon boat as our floating platform. We were horsing around in the water and I looked up to see a shiny silvery object streak-

ing through the darkness, illuminated by the sun that was well over the horizon.

It moved through the sky so quickly, and in just a matter of a minute or so it had gone by.

It was the first tangible evidence that rocketry and space travel might be a lot closer, and that the stuff in the popular Sci-Fi books and comics might not be so farfetched, after all.

The heroes of the day were, besides Davy Crockett, the aviators and rocket pioneers, and I had access to stacks of Popular Science, Popular Mechanics and National Geographic magazines, as well as Boy’s Life, my scouting magazine, all serving to keep my interest in the future of the ‘man in space’ projects filled with excitement.

And then there was this Russian thing, Sputnik, ‘travelling companion’, literally.

There had always been fanciful portrayals of extraterrestrial worlds, with brightly colored pictures of alien worlds and spacesuit clad explorers, and Sci-Fi

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Jefferson Weaver Puppies, unpainted tractors, and proud gardens It was not a particularly good morning, but a little girl with a puppy changed that.

Actually it was two little girls, obviously sisters.

My own canines had made life a bit more complex than necessary, making me wonder if Monday had somehow spawned a newer, more malevolent version of itself called Wednesday. I was running a little ahead of schedule for a change, thus proving that the day wasn’t starting out entirely bad, although it was pretty darn close.

Telephone call number three which I didn’t anticipate being returned had already been made, and I was growling at virtually everything. I know we should be thankful, especially in the trying times, but I think we all also know how hard that can be at times.

The little girls were standing in their yard along my alternate country commute; I’ve watched them grow up, really, and for years I’ve exchanged waves with their dad as I pass by the comfortable farmhouse on the hill. I’ve shooed the puppy’s siblings out of the road, and moved one beyond the white line when he was slower than oncoming traffic. I am ashamed to admit I have never stopped by and introduced myself, although I am usually in a rush as I pass by, and it might strike some folks as a little strange.

The little girls were wear-

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Jefferson Weaver ing pretty little matching sundresses, and the smallest one was holding a ganglylegged puppy of indeterminate breed who was patiently enduring the humiliation of being hauled around by a hug that caused his front legs to stick out at right angles. He was panting, and the girls were laughing. All in all, the scene was perfect, and one to make a statue smile.

I made my turn and had gone only a mile or so before I had to slow down again; a gentleman in a timeworn tricycle tractor, some kind of attachment hanging disconsolately from the hitch, was chugging along. I know the fellow fairly well, enough to know how proud he was of his first greatgrandchild, and to know he bought the tractor new upon returning from World War II, shortly after marrying his wife. He grew up looking

at the ugly end of a mule, he said, as we took shelter in a store from a storm one day, and after driving tractors in the military, never wanted to be on that end of an equine every again. He had progressed to larger, nicer, more efficient tractors before effectively retiring from farming and selling out, but he held onto the old tricycle (and his wife) because newer ain’t always better.

If his tractor had ever been painted, it had faded as the classic overalls he was wearing this particular morning.

Whether he was joyriding or heading for a garden plot I cannot say, but his wave belied his years as I slipped out and passed, giving him a quick greeting with the horn.

A few miles down the road, I spotted a lady of a certain age methodically

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What to consider As you may already know, you can claim Social Security any time between the ages of 62 and 70, but each year you wait increases your benefit by five to eight percent. But there are other factors you need to take into account to help you make a good decision, like your health and family longevity, whether you plan to work in retirement, along with spousal and survivor benefits.

To help you weigh your claiming strategies, you need to know that Social Security Administration claims specialists are not trained or authorized to give you personal advice on when you should start drawing your benefits. They can only provide you information on

how the system works under different circumstances. To get advice you’ll need to turn to other sources.

Web-based help Your first step in getting Social Security claiming strategy advice is to go to SSA.gov/myaccount to get your personalized statement that estimates what your retirement benefits will be at age 62, full retirement age or when you turn 70. These estimates are based on your yearly earnings that are also listed on your report.

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Some free sites that offer basic calculations include AARP’s Social Security Benefits Calculator (AARP.org/ socialsecuritybenefits), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Planning for Retirement tool (ConsumerFinance.gov/retirement) and SSAnalyze that’s offered by United Capital (BedrockCapital.com/ssanalyze).

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Let the games begin What was I thinking? I knew that Memorial Day was the official rally cry for the masses, announcing the arrival of summer. Normally, the throngs of tourists increases with summer temperatures, but this year seemed to be an exception.

The ability to exit my driveway on the corner of Atkinson Loop and Hwy 210 on Saturday afternoons has been an accurate barometer to determine the intensity of beach crowding. By 11:00 on Saturday afternoons, congestion begins with cars lined up as far as the eye can see, anticipating access to Surf City’s beautiful beaches.

I’m very possessive of my beach, so relying on the kindness of strangers or a streak of aggressiveness simply to make a left turn from my house is frustrating. Fortunately, I’m usually able to breach the flow of traffic, only to sit and wait. While I equate this to a beach kidnapping, I am grateful and proud that Surf City delivers a beautiful summer experience for families who do not enjoy consistent access to her all year.

After all, the positive feedback and enthusiasm of our guests make Surf City a destination of choice for the landlocked.

So, in my infinite wisdom, I decided to exit stage right, heading further south in search of a vacant patch of sand. Memorial weekend is historically enjoyed with my family and friends camping at Myrtle Beach Travel Park.

My people, however, do not pitch tents in bear infested forests, hunt firewood or rely on the luck of our fishermen for dinner.

Rather, we laze around in huge metal monstrosities, fully equipped with queen beds, air conditioning, cable and well-equipped kitchens.

We eat, drink and make merry well into the evening, rolling into fits of laughter at the smallest and most random of things.

We are, after all, a highly entertaining crowd. Unfortunately, there’s elbow room only in beautiful Myrtle Beach and I don’t have my sweet little home in which to escape should I need a smidgen of quiet time.

My approach to the pool involves rubbing oiled bodies with strangers covered with nicotine patches and confederate flag beachwear. The hygiene for some is questionable as I place my eye on the prize-a vacant lounge chair.

I’m not trying to be judgy, but when I sense gold-chained embedded chest fur rubbing against me, I pause to wonder, “Was that an intentional press or a purposeful one?” I pray for the former as I push past mothers screaming at children, children screaming at siblings and toddlers screaming at nothing in particular.

All the while, the middleaged fathers perch under umbrellas downing beers while throwing subversive leers as I quickly pass.

Suddenly, it feels as if these strangers are pushing in closer and closer as I lay

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No state bounty on Ditch Eels and Snot Otters either

Don’t expect any money for a Conger Eel

By Jefferson Weaver Contributing Writer An eel that isn’t an eel also isn’t going to earn you a bounty.

Amphiuma (Amphiuma pholeter), also known as the Conger Eel, Ditch Eel, Congo Eel, and sometimes even called a Snot Otter, is a large salamander found in ditches, swamps, marshes and other areas of slow-moving water in Pender County. Amphiumas and their distant kinfolk, hellbenders (also called mudpuppies) are shy animals that live out most of their lives in water and mud.

They are often found during excavation work using heavy equipment in wet areas, as a backhoe tends to outrun a two-foot salamander attempting to flee by swimming or digging with its nose.

To add to the confusion is the presence of a true Conger eel, which is also sometimes referred to as a Congo eel. Properly called a Congrid eel, true Conger eels are actually fish. Like other eels, they breed and spawn in the Sargasso Sea, but return to live in estuaries rather than freshwater, like the common American eel. True Congrids are also aggressive, and can grow to 10 feet in length, weigh well over 100 pounds, and are known for attacking prey much larger than themselves. Some historians speculate that Congrid eels are the inspiration for some stories of sea serpents.

The Conger myriaster is well

Weaver Continued from page 4A chopping weeds in a garden that deserves a place in a slick magazine.

I admire anyone who can grow things; it’s never been a skill of mine. Someone who can garden like this lady, however, deserves an award. Even her pole beans were neat and organized.

Every tomato plant was caged and uniform, and she needs to trademark if not patent her secret for growing such pretty corn. Her okra is downright proud. It’s like the plants fall into line with what she wants them to do, either out of respect or fear of losing the privilege of being grown under her nurturing hand.

Now, I know this particular lady, at least in passing, having shared a faith moment or two together in a store a few miles down the road. Her skin was like ivory parchment, and rather than the old-fashioned sunbonnet that is seemingly standard issue with so many lady gardeners, she wore a more practical wide-brimmed straw. Her sensible skirt might have been handmade, and the apron covering it was well-worn and likely dried on the clothesline behind her home.

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An Amphiuma, also known as a Conger Eel and sometimes called a Snot Otter, are generally harmless, but can inflict Continued from page 4A a nasty bite when provoked. known to diners by its more common name – sushi.

What most folks refer to as a Conger eel, however, has likely never been more than a mile from its birthplace in a Carolina swamp or creek.

Mudpuppies have been in the limelight recently as state biologists have worked to refute rumors that the Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) is paying a bounty on the big salamanders. “I can assure you, that isn’t true,� said Lori Williams, a Wildlife Diversity Biologist with the WRC. “I can say with certainty that there are no bounties on any The gardener waved at my double-tapped horn, and went back to the morning’s work, taking advantage of the lower heat and slightly less oppressive humidity that would slowly turn a lovely summer day into a marathon of sweating swelter. I have no doubt she arose with the sun, made a quick and possibly lonely repast (her husband died years ago), and did the morning’s harvest before I was through my second cup of coffee. The work she was doing as we greeted each other was more on the lines of finishing up a few loose ends before retreating from the heat and humidity of the coming day. She’s the type of person who makes one want to wipe your feet and accept her invitation for a glass of tea and a piece of pound cake, even when you drop by unknown and unannounced.

Farther up the road, I turned onto the hysteria of the rapidly-heating highway, just ahead of the pack of my fellow worker bees and determined vacationers. I habitually drive a little lower than the allowed 70 miles per hour, since I save gasoline that way and want to be easily distinguished from those who have some mental disconnect that makes 70 equal 80. It gave me a few moments to at least get a glimpse of the other faces—the sleepy children exhausted and sun-

of these amphibians.�

While mudpuppies have a somewhat exotic appearance, due to their vestigial limbs and pronounced “feathers� on their gills, amphiuma and their other cousins, sirens, bear more of a resemblance to true eels. They can grow to four feet in length, but their three-quarter inch legs are so discreet that amphiuma can, on first glance, look exactly like eels.

It doesn’t help that they have similar habits: amphiuma are often caught by fishermen pursuing catfish, and are known for getting

panic-stricken in a plastic chair surrounded by what feels like a thousand other plastic chairs. I can’t breathe and my heart races as the urge to escape overwhelms. Is this what I’ve become? When the breathing exercises fail to quell my anxiety, I quickly gather my things, meandering through the maze of chairs, towels, mucus-infused goggles, abandoned pacifiers, red solo cups and orphaned Band-Aids.

Stealthily, I sneak past the disc jockeys as the lyrics, “Errybody in da’ club betta’ shake dat rump,� blast menacingly from the massive speakers.

Thankfully, I’m not called out Continued on page 7A to register for the MiddleAged Mom Bikini Contest (which I must admit would burned from a week at the beach, the neutral fellow in a be the perfect opportunity to shame my children into comwhite shirt and tie driving a sensible sedan, the positively pliance yet again).

I’ve had my quota of frightening 30-something karaoke versions of YMCA woman—and wonder about and observed some disturbing them as well. Many, but not images at the multiple limbo all, seemed as frustrated contests happening around as I had been when the day me. Briefly, I consider making began. the two-hour drive home, but I could have skipped the three turns that took me past remember that it’s ribs and S’mores night at the camper. the proud garden and its Maybe I can stand one more humble keeper, or the little evening. girls and their puppy, or the The next morning, I feel stalwart gentleman on a traca deep longing for my beach, tor older than his children my tourists, my traffic and my who are themselves grandparents. The highway is actu- pillow-laden king sized bed. I may have to sit in traffic for ally a mile or two longer, but an hour to stand in line at the the extra speed supposedly grocery store for an hour. But, makes up for the time lost that’s okay. I take a moment taking my shortcut.

But then I might have had to remember the real reason behind Memorial Day. Althe same look my face as I though fighting the maddenslipped into traffic amongst the madly-making-up-for-lost- ing crowds and jockeying for a time crowd. The ride itself is spot in traffic might irritate, I am thankful to live in a couna bit boring, indeed hypnotically so, but in theory a more try where I can do so without fear. I don’t worry about the efficient way to be funneled safety of my family or the dison my way to work. solution of the freedoms that All in all, as the truck I’ve been gifted. I take them trundled along, I was hapfor granted every single day. pier with the shortcut. I’ll My grandfather, Edward take puppies, gardening Lee Ramsey, was a soldier in grandmothers, and antique Germany when the first round tractors over four lanes of of Holocaust prisoners were frustration any day of the freed. I remember him cursweek. ing Hitler as the veil of sleep Jefferson Weaver is a welcomed nightmares I dare columnist and contributing not imagine. God bless my writer with the Post & Voice.

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Sea Turtle Hospital News

By Karen Sota Sea Turtle Hospital Special to the Post & Voice We’re into our “high season� here on Topsail and it’s not only the weather that’s heating up!

Welcome mamas May 1 began the official nesting season here on Topsail’s 26 miles of turtle-friendly beaches. At this writing we’ve had nine confir med loggerhead nests plus a slew of false crawls. A false crawl is an attempt by mom to find the perfect place for her eggs, but for some reason (“bad� sand, being disturbed, etc.) she ultimately rejects the spot and heads back to the ocean without laying.

This is tough work for these three and four-hundred pound ladies who are not built for land travel, so hopefully her next trip will be successful. It’s too early in the season to even guess what this year might bring in the way of nests. Last year we had not only loggerheads but a few greens and our very first Kemp’s Ridley!

Our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers are patrolling every morning. They are easily identified by their special beach walker shirts and are always willing to talk turtle with you. Even with all the coverage by our Topsail Turtle Project volunteers it’s possible to miss nesting signs for a variety of reasons.

That’s why we ask you to be our extra eyes and to report any tracks to our Director of Beach Operations Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880, Hospital Director Jean Beasley at 910-470-2800 or the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367.

The state number picks up 24/7.

Summer interns arrive Every year we welcome a select group of college (and sometimes post grad) students for a 12-week hospital internship. Coming from all parts of the country they’re with us through mid-August, working alongside our regular hospital volunteers five and a half days a week.

Our staff spends the first few weeks instructing them in the fine art of patient care and generally showing them the ropes (and the tanks and the education stations and the squid and the mops and the buckets.) After that we kind of step back and guide from a distance while they handle the nuts and bolts of the daily operation.

The interns will also be patrolling the beach and assisting the area coordinators during nesting season. And if we get a 911 call for a turtle emergency they’re out the door as the quick response team.

It’s a lot to absorb, and even our Director Jean will tell you that every turtle coming through the door is a chance to learn something new. You’ll

This year’s recipient of the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution JROTC Bronze Medal Award is Hector Romero. He was chosen as Battalion Commander at his high school based on his previous performance. During the summer between his junior and senior year of high school he joined the National Guard attaining basic training. Upon graduation he will go back and complete his individual training. He was also a key member of the Raider Athletic team and volunteered for most extracurricular activities within the JROTC program. Every year the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution give the Bronze Medal Award to a deserving cadet in each of the JROTC programs in the Pender County high schools. This medal is presented under the sponsorship of the National Defense Committee and is authorized by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

This project was established in 1967 as a means of recognizing outstanding ability and achievement in JROTC. Pictured above are DAR chapter scholarship chair Dayna Corcoran and Cadet Hector Romero.

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The ďŹ rst sea turtle nest of the season was sighted recen ely on the north end of Topsail Island. get to meet each intern as I interview them over the summer and/or if you come for a visit.

Looking for a free lunch We’ve been overrun with Kemp’s who have found whatever bait is being used at our local piers simply irresistible.

They’re coming in hooked, mainly in the mouth and jaw but sometimes in the flipper.

In fact, we currently have a repeat customer in Sick Bay, Cinco.

He ar rived designated Seaview III but once he was scanned with our magic wand his barcoded tag identified him as our patient released just last year. Originally admitted as a cold-stun he was kept a little longer than his turtle friends so we could resolve the large granuloma (icky, granular tissue that usually develops due to rubbing against something) on his neck.

He went out last summer looking good, and apparently has done well for himself as he’s about double the size he was when he left us. He’s got a nasty gash from a hook in his rear flipper that’s being successfully treated so hopefully he won’t have to spend too much of his summer indoors.

If you do happen to hook a turtle please do not yank the line out, especially if you cannot see the hook. Leave the hook in place and cut the line, leaving at least two feet of it

to secure to the turtle’s shell with some tape (duct tape works well.) The pier managers can assist you with the process, and have the contact information to ensure that the turtle gets the proper followup care.

It can be startling when you’ve thrown your line out hoping for a nice big fish and end up hooking a turtle. And truly it’s not what you or the turtle were hoping for. When we admit a turtle that’s been hooked from a pier, boat or beach our main interest is in getting it treated and back home ASAP. It might surprise you that seeing these turtles at our hospital has an upside – it contributes to a data base of information on sea turtle g rowth, development and populations. We really appreciate the fact that so many of you have been on board with this effort. Thanks!

Hospital open five days a week Our summer tour schedule began June 1 and we’re now open every day except Wednesdays and Sundays from noon until 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for active military and seniors 65 and older and $3 for children under 13.

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Our gift shop is open during tours and we have exclusive hospital clothing and plush animal merchandise, and lots of new and rotating sea turtle things. Come in and meet our turtles, our staff and our summer interns.

We tur n of f the lights and close our hospital doors promptly at 4:30 p.m. so please plan your arrival/departure time accordingly. And check out our newly paved road courtesy of the Town of Surf City.

Turtle sightings and strandings Please be on the lookout for any turtle you see stranded (for any reason) on the beaches, in marshy areas or floating listlessly in water. It’s important that stranded turtles be exposed for hours, subject to weather and predators.

Call Terry Meyer at 910-4702880 or Jean at 910-470-2800.

You may also call the state hotline for stranded, sick and injured turtles at 252-241-7367 or our hospital during operating hours at 910-329-0222. If you are local we will quickly send one of our volunteers to retrieve the turtle for followup care at the hospital.

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Continued from page 4A books and magazines brought the imagined world to life for youth with hyperactive imaginations.

America’s space program had suffered some serious setbacks, if you can consider a catastrophic explosion and fireball a ‘setback’. I remember the feeling of helplessness as I watched the TV news programs showing our best hope, the Navy’s Vanguard rocket, ignite on the launch pad, rise majestically a few feet into the air and then slip backwards, exploding in a fireball, and the slender nose cone separating from the top of the rocket body, wobbling, then toppling off to the side before the whole thing disappeared in the engulfing conflagration.

President John Kennedy grasped the significance of space leadership and realized America had to shape up, and shape up quickly: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.”

As a young artist, I had drawn airplanes instead of taking class notes, airplanes diving and shooting up imaginary tanks on the ground and imaginary other airplanes with the Red Star of the enemy’s MIGs. Rockets were far easier to draw, but there just wasn’t much room to add fanciful configurations of engines, wings, bombs. A rocket flying through the air looked like a pencil, or a cigar. Alien spacecraft were described as ‘saucer shaped’ and puzzlingly ‘cigar shaped’ by people who claimed to have actually seen one.

About this time, Mars was making one of its regular closer to the earth arcs along its orbit, and I remember actually finding it in the night sky, looking pretty much like everything else in the sky, a smudgy looking body but with a slightly reddish tint.

And then I went into the US Navy, and had an experience very few of us can experience easily on land, a view of the dark night sky, from the deck of an aircraft carrier, in the southern Pacific Ocean, well away from any land lights, and being able to see the broad avenue of the Milky Way as

it stretched across the sky. I began to be able to pick out the major stars and constellations, and found delight in finding the Southern Cross in this part of the overhead on the other side of the equator.

Life intruded, and on my return to civilian life, I remembered the experience, and it happened that my boss, in my first job, had been a USAF navigator aboard B-36s, and this was well before things like GPS and computers. He had used a sextant, peering up through the bomber’s fuselage in a tiny Plexiglas dome, catching sight of a couple of stars or planets, and then calculating their position, doing this even on long flights across the oceans, Atlantic and Pacific, even through cloudy and stormy weather, catching only fleeting glimpses of the stars and other heavenly objects, and quickly aligning his sextant.

The fact that I was talking to him at all was proof enough that he was good at his craft, and that knowing about the stellar guideposts was worth additional interest. Augusta, Georgia., where I was born and raised until I moved to Raleigh in 1984, was fortunate to have a large reservoir on the Savannah River, and the Clarks Hill Dam. I spent much of my free time there, boating, fishing, water skiing, hanging around with boating friends, and experiencing the joy, after a hot summer day, of floating around in the middle of the lake, and swimming in the cooler waters at night.

I often had a good opportunity to lay on my back and explore the stars, and learned the names and locations of some of the major constellations: Orion and Cassiopeia, and the dippers, Large and Small, and the North Star.

Fast forward a whole lotta’ years and in the early nineties I read somewhere that under good ‘seeing’ conditions, and a decent set of binoculars, you can see not only the planet Jupiter, but also its moons.

It was amazing to make such a discovery, that it was relatively simple to do some planetary exploration from my own front porch!

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and following the lack of end of times millennial catastrophes, I thought about going a little further and consider a telescope, and after reading up on the availability of something adequate at my price level, I chose something called a ‘Classic Dobsonian’ telescope, a six-inch reflector.

It features very good optics on a very inexpensive but functional mount, and through it I was able to find Jupiter and its moons, as well as Saturn and its rings, and to my amazement, the M42 Orion Nebula, the giant interstellar gas cloud. Dobson mounts are elegant in their simplicity.

The hollow tube of the optics assembly is held in a mount very much like the trunnion mount of an old cannon, mounted for elevation, while the whole base is mounted on a turntable to swing around the compass.

It works and works very well; however, it works a lot better if you put the whole thing on a table because, to use it, you first look through a small spotter ‘scope mounted on the optics tube to find the objet, then sight through the telescope eyepiece to see the much larger image.

There is no fine movement to the tracking mechanism; it is a series of small pushes and pulls and bumps to get the object centered in the view, and then there’s the fact that everything in the overhead is in motion and the object in view is always moving toward the edge, necessitating constant adjustment.

The only thing in the sky that stays put is the North Star, the single guidepost that is always in its rightful spot regardless of the rotation of the earth/sky.

The ‘Dob’ is a terrific telescope, but for an old(er) guy, it’s a backbreaker because of the extreme ‘bend-over’ necessary to use the spotter ‘scope. So I upgraded, and now I have a telescope mounted on an equatorial mount tripod, raising the whole thing up to a more comfortable level.

Stay tuned, and I’ll share my heavenly explorations as I get better at finding things I can take pictures of.

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Pirate Garrett Myrka hits the dirt safe at third in Friday’s second game of the regional series in Hampstead.

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Pirates’ season ends in game three of East Regional "Y ,EE 7AGNER Post & Voice Sports Writer When you out hit your opponent on the road in the third game of the best-ofthree regional championship series, you put yourself in a good position to advance to the state championships for the third time in the last three years.

But giving up five walks (two scored) and hitting two batters (one scored) around an error (scored) often tends to negate the good things, and Saturday it also ended the season for the Topsail baseball team.

Northern Guilford put up a five-run third inning, utilizing two walks, a hit batsman, and the Pirates’ only error of the game, resulting in a 6-5 victory that sent the Nighthawks into the 3A state championship series.

The loss ended the season for the Pirates (22-9), and highschool careers for 10 seniors,

as they lost the series 2-1. “It was 100 percent a game where we didn’t execute when we had the chances,� Topsail Coach Aaron Rimer said. “(William) St. ledger came in and did a good job, but we didn’t take advantage of the opportunities we created for ourselves. They (Nighthawks) were a team that scraps and claws to win games in many ways, and we didn’t handle it well.�

Northern Guilford took a 1-0 lead in the first on a walk, a fielder’s choice, a single, and a hit batsman. It was a short-lived advantage as Topsail scored three times in the top of the second with Shayne Nolan (2-for-4) knocking in one run and scoring on a wild pitch, and Aaron Beach knocking in a run.

But the Nighthawks rallied for five runs in the third off Pirate starter Alex Holland and St. Ledger for a lead they

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Senior hurler Payton Phelps on the mound for the Pirates.

2017 Post & Voice All County Soccer Team

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer All three of the Pender County High school girls’ soccer teams played a full schedule. Two of the three coaches worked with the sports staff all year long in giving us statistics and updates. We would like to recognize some of the best of the best. %MILY /YLER 4RASK The junior captain defensive midfielder is a relentless competitor. She never backs down as her yellow cards will attest. Is the best at throwing in the ball in the Four County Conference. She is a three year starter and the heart and soul of the Titan soccer team.

9ARITZA 6ILLALOBOS 4RASK) Predominantly an outside mid or striker but played wherever she was needed due to injuries to other players.

She played all positions with the exception of keeper. The standout junior was the tiniest player on the team and fearless. Like Oyler she doesn’t back down. She started every game. #ALEIGH "ELL 4RASK) This sophomore outside midfielder and striker was the fastest player on the Trask team. She understands the game well. Has good skills and great technique. She started every game this year. She is the future of the Titan soccer program. #IARA 'RIZZLE 4RASK Grizzle covered the net against some of the best teams in the 1A and 2A. She more than held her own and was instrumental in some big wins this year including a big win over Midway in which she all but shut down the Raiders in a shoot-out.

,EXI 'ILLEY 4OPSAIL This senior Mid-Fielder has been money for the Pirates the last couple of years.

She had six goals and three assists in the tough Mid-Eastern Conference.

(AYLEY #HILDRESS 4OPSAIL The junior goal keeper had 67 saves while giving up just 21 goals against some very tough competition. The Pirates should be set in goal next year with this talented young lady. #ARSYN -ALPASS 4OPSAIL The junior forward had five goals and one assist for the Pirates. She more than held her own against the tough teams.

She should be a force next year for the Lady Pirates.

0LAYER OF THE 9EAR #ARMEN 0YRTLE 4OPSAIL) The junior forward had nine goals, five assists, and 23 points for the Lady Pirates.

Again the Pirates played in the very tough Mid-Eastern Conference. She could have started on most teams in the MEC. She is a very talented and athletic young lady who plays with a lot of heart and intensity. A coach’s daughter, Pyrtle is very competitive and is fundamentally sound. #OACH OF THE YEAR #ATHY #LARIS 4RASK Coach Claris took the Lady Titan team and molded them into a winner. Although the team battled a rash of injuries including losing two senior mid-fielders early on, they finished as the top 1A team out of the Four County Conference.

The team won their first round playoff game before falling 2-0 to a very good Woods Charter team that made it to the final four of the 1A state championship.

Move to Coastal 8 this fall

Pender and Trask say goodbye to Four County Conference

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Four years ago the Heide Trask Titan and Pender Patriot athletic teams were assigned to the split 1A-2A Four County Conference in a realignment that had multiple schools unhappy with their placement. Both Pender and Trask were among the 1A schools that would have to compete in a conference with 2A football powers Clinton, and East Bladen along with one of the best 1A football programs in the state in Wallace-Rose Hill. In essence both

of the Pender County football teams would be going into the year with a 0-3 conference record on the gridiron.

In the four years that the two schools were in the conference they went a collectively 0-12 against those three teams. In essence the Pats

and Titans were battling for fourth place in the overall standings and second place in the 1A side of things.

Both schools were competitive in most of the other sports. The Trask men’s basketball team was 35-21 in four seasons including a 12-2 cam-

paign that saw them win the conference. The Titan softball team won the conference three out of four years and lost only two games in their first three years in the FCC. The Titan track and field teams were either near or at the top of the conference every year thanks to the hard work of Bill Mercier.

The Trask girl’s basketball team struggled much like the football team did. They could not compete with the likes of East Bladen and Clinton.

The Pender men’s basket-

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There are many talented young athletes in Pender County. some have the physical ability to make things happen on the court or field while some use their intellect to become successful.

Then there are those that have the rare combination of both.

However, there is one aspect of becoming a standout athlete that cannot be measured by statistics or grade point average. What I am referring to is heart.

I have coached and covered many outstanding athletes in my many years in the sports field. I have coached physically gifted players that have underachieved as well as gifted players that also had the heart of the lion. While I remember most if not all of those players some of them stick out in mind.

I was on the Trask softball staff for a couple of years in the infancy of the program. Those first two years the team had just a few experienced players and a bunch of girls that just wanted to play.

My oldest daughter Jackie was not the most gifted athlete to ever don a uniform. She was pretty slow by her own accounts.

However, she was as tough

as they came and really wanted to play. She was a third baseman but ended up behind the plate where she earned all-conference honors in her junior year. She had the heart of a lion.

Another young lady on that team that had a huge heart was former Titan Ashley Frazier. Miss Frazier was as strong as a bull but had very limited experience on the softball field. However, she played hard with a reckless abandonment that was a pleasure to watch.

As a youth coach I had the pleasure of coaching many players like this. The one that comes to mind the most was a young lady that was battling weight issues.

Lea Davenport wanted to play. Her weight problems were evident but she always gave 100 percent. I can tell you now that she was not a bad ball player. I can remember like it was yesterday. She never ever quit.

Throughout the hot days of summer practices, she always showed up and put the work in. I am proud to say that she has overcome her weight issues and is a beautiful young lady inside and out. Of course, I always knew she would succeed.

As a former coach I will tell you that I would rather have a team full of kids with heart than a roster filled with kids that think that they are entitled.

It has been said that you can’t teach heart. Maybe not, but I do believe that those kids with heart can set an example for those that don’t have that trait. If I was a high school coach I believe that I would have to have a couple of those kids on my roster no matter what their skill set was.

Top Performers review

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Every week throughout the school year the Post & Voice recognizes the best performances of the week. In keeping with what we have done in the past we would like to review each week’s top performers from a year ago. Each week throughout the summer we will review one month in an attempt to recognize each of these great student-athletes.

The first month included the last two weeks of August s7EEK ONE. In the first week of action there were some very intriguing matchups. The Trask football team won a close 16-15 contest over Topsail behind the play of several young Titans. &ERNANDO !LDAMA made both of his extra points during the game. The latter was the game winner. +ANSAS "ANNERMAN had two sacks

including a 16 yard loss in the closing minutes that proved to be the difference in the game.

The Pirates were led by super sophomore $ * -ONTANO. He had 111 yards for the Pirates while 4REY "ROWN had a 54 yard punt return for a touchdown.

The Topsail volleyball team swept both Pender and Trask and also won the 5th-Annual Swansboro Tournament. !NGELICA "IELE had six kills, six assists, and a block while twin sister 3ELENE added seven kills and a block against Trask. +AYLEE +YLE put on a strong display of her skills with 13 points, seven aces, and 10 assists against Pender.

The Pender girls beat East Columbus behind the play of #AROLINE 0ETERSON who led the Pats with 22 assists and one ace. ,AKIRAH &ORNEY had eight kills and seven aces.

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Pender Patriot Basketball Camp June 12-16

Pender High School 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Cost: $60 for each camper, includes drink and snack daily and camp T-shirt.

Prizes awarded daily For more information, contact Coach Battle or Coach Bannerman at 259-0162

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ettin’ a Line with The Post & Voice

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

Anglers have the blues over Spanish

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic

Photo contributed

The Topsail Middle School volleyball team defeated Cape Fear and Penderlea to win the county tourney and finished the regular season undefeated 8-0.

Topsail spring season a success, promises solid future for Pirate sports programs

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Going into every sports season, coaches, players, and fans harbor illusions of grandeur but the reality of all sports – at all levels – in this win-win world is unless you are carrying a championship trophy the season fell a little short of your ultimate goals.

At the high-school level, while winning is important, it should be as much about development as winning, and most of the Pirate teams have shown they are on the right track for the future. So let’s breakdown what was – and what might be.

Women’s soccer A 5-10-5 record that includes a 1-10-1 conference record does not necessarily say “Good year” but Coach Jimmy Pyrtle said the record is deceiving.

“We had a good team this year but we had the sixthtoughest schedule in 3A in the state and we just had a very tough conference,” Pyrtle said. “I really believe, were we in a straight 3A conference or if we had qualified for the playoffs, we could have done well.”

Five seniors are leaving the program – Lexi Gilley, Jamie Keisman, Aggie Reilly, Ariana Colon, and Maddie Nazelrod – but leading scorer Carmen Pyrtle (9 goals, 5 assists) returns along with Carsyn Malpass, Elizabeth Canfield, solid defenders Natalie Galeas and Amanda Allen, and goalkeeper Hayley Childress (67 saves) return.

Women’s lacrosse A 10-7 (6-6 in conference) is definitely a solid year for the young program, and returning 20 of the 24 players on the roster is definitely a good thing.

Hancock makes most of senior season at Trask

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Kyle Hancock came into his senior year as a 225-pound wrestler. He needed to drop just five pounds to compete at 220 pounds on the mat. However, Coach Chris Johnson needed a heavyweight and thought that Hancock had the strength to compete against the bigger grapplers. The Titan strong man agreed and went into the year as the Titan heavyweight.

As the year progressed so did Kyle. He ended the year with an amazing 40-8 record.

He won a conference title, finished third in the regionals and earned a trip to the state meet. All of these feats were accomplished wrestling against bigger opponents. Hancock also made his presence felt on the football field. He played on both sides of the ball at times.

Many years from now Kyle Hancock will look back on his senior year with pride. He made the most of his senior year.

“We have a good nucleus coming back,” Coach Courtney Burghardt said, “But there’s going to be a different look in leadership. Over the summer we’ll just work with the younger kids on basic skills, eventually getting more into the team-play concept.”

Gone via graduation are Maddie Devries, Erin McFadden, Rachel Hyatt, and Samantha Robbins. But there is a strong nucleus back, including Delaney Popella (38 goals, 5 assists, Hannah Jones (29 goals, 7 assists, and Lilly Rudell.

“In conference there’s not a whole lot of wiggle room moving forward,” Burghardt said. “When you play teams like Hoggard and Ashley, it will still be a couple of years before we reach that level, but we should still be pretty decent.”

Women’s lacrosse The Pirates achieved several firsts in a strong 8-7 (6-6 in conference) year, including having two players – senior Kade Ramsey and sophomore Jake Volpe – named to the All-Area team.

Only 3 players are moving from via graduation – Ramsey, Garrett Hedge, and goalkeeper Bradley Brosovich (100 saves). Returning are leading scorer Volpe (46 goals, 13 assists), Tanner Beaudoin, Nick Haddock, and Elijah Copeland, standout defensemen Nick Turco and Leightion Randall, and junior goalkeeper Alexander Hall.

Men’s golf The Pirates finished second in the conference behind powerful New Hanover and qualified as a team for the 3A regionals for the first time anyone can remember.

“I thought we had a very

successful season,” Coach Jamie Rochelle said. “We knew New Hanover would be strong because they had 5 seniors back who could shoot in the 70s, but I felt we could be second in the conference, which we did.

“New Hanover loses everybody and with no seniors on the team I think we will improve next year, possibly enough to challenge for the top spot.”

The first five from this year – sophomores Max Johnson, Evan Higgins, and Harrison Wierse, and juniors Barrett Holmes and Anthony Tartaglione – will return, and Rochelle thinks one of 3 other returning juniors - Johnny Salzarano, Nick Hefler, and George Boyle, who recently moved to the area from Wisconsin – could break into the top five.

Track and field When you talk about youth being served, you might quickly think about the Pirate women’s and men’s track teams. It starts with two underclassmen – junior Adam Hart for the men and sophomore Payton Little for the women – advancing to the NCHSAA 3A state track championships, and both doing well.

But the past is the past and the future shines. Only two men – Noah Dansby and Justin Burgess graduate, with Hart (shot put, discus) leading an impressive array of returnees including sophomore sprinters CamBarras and Jonathan Ward, junior 400-meter standout Bryce Dillion, solid distance runners in junior Blake Schieffer an freshman Johnny Paliotti, junior jumper Eddie Stadsvold, and three hurdlers in juniors Jacob Viebrock and Ryan Spillane and sophomore Pay-

ton Grizzle.

The women are just as loaded, led by Little (shot put, discus), freshman super-sprinter Madison Lofton, two strong hurdlers in sophomore Elizabeth Cooper and freshman Hannah Spillane, sophomore Molly Farrell joining Little for a solid 1-2 punch in the shot put and discus, sophomore Emma Filer and junior Madison Snyder in the distance races, and freshman Abigail Hunt.

Pirate track has a bright future on the horizon.

Men’s tennis A 10-7 overall record and a 6-6 mark in the conference, considering the caliber of play in the conference, is indicative of a good season for the tennis team.

“Considering the teams we played it certainly was a good season,” Coach Troy McGee said. “If we were in a straight 3A conference with teams like Jacksonville and Swansboro we would have gone 15-1. Next year we have to simply beat the teams we should beat and hope for that program-changing type of win over one of the established 4A (Ashley, Hoggard, Laney, New Hanover) teams.”

McGee loses his top two players – No. 1 Hudson Smith and No. 2 Sam Garland – to graduation. Those two combined in doubles to place in both the NCHSAA regional and state meets, a first for the program.

Back are three through six players in junior Jason Loher, freshman David Novak, sophomore Will Hornethal, and freshman Joey Scotty, and all project to improve and move up. Also back is freshman Alex Hornethal, who teamed with Will to form a formidable doubles team.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Some athletes limit their game to just one sport while some want to play multiple sports. While some of these athletes play multiple sports they are usually very good in just one sport.

For senior Topsail Pirate Josh Madole that is not the case.

Mr. Madole has showed his worth on the baseball field this spring. He has batted an incredible .457 this year with 32 hits and 22 runs scored. He has driven in 20 teammates as well. One might think with those type of stats that Josh would be a one sport athlete.

Not Josh.

Madole was also a captain on the Pirate men’s soccer team. He wore a C on his jersey for a reason. He is a born leader.

As the school year ends Josh Madole will move on to the next level. There is no doubt that he leaves Topsail High school a success.

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Josh Madole

Topsail High School

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The anglers throwing gotcha plugs off of the end of the area piers as well as those trolling just off of the beach are singing the same tune. The Spanish are coming!

The Spanish and bluefish have finally showed up and the Gotcha plugs are being cast from the end of the piers while the Clark’s spoons are being trolled off of the sides and backs of boats.

I have found that a Clark’s spoon trolled just off the beach will do the trick when the Spanish are in the area. The pier anglers are casting those Gotcha plugs as well.

The surf fishing is picking up. The anglers are hooking some sea mullet and pompano. Shrimp and sand fleas are the baits of choice here. Pier fishermen are also catching both with the same bait.

Those looking for the tasty flatfish are in luck as they are showing up around the marshes and inlets.

Find a structure and cast a gulp bait or a live offering and wait for the fun.

The red drum are also biting in the area. Soft plastics along with gulp baits and your favorite top water offerings will work here.

On the freshwater side of things they say that the

Top Performers Continued from page 8A Kam Thompson added 15 kills.

The Topsail tennis team won twice in week one behind the strong play of Caroline Harris. The blonde bomber did not give up a game as she won 6-0 and 6-0 against both Coastal Christian and Swansboro. s7EEK TWO. The Topsail tennis team beat Swansboro for the second time in two weeks. Again number one singles player Caroline Harris did not lose a game. She beat the Swansboro number one singles player 6-0,6-0 while the Pirates number two singles player Sierra Dougherty won as well, earning a 6-2, 6-1 win.

The Topsail football team defeated Pender to earn their first win of the year. Junior signal caller Jacob Floyd led the Pirates rushing efforts with 85 yards including a 78 yard touchdown run. Freshman Noah LaValle had a 48yard punt return for a score while Hayden Walsh added a 15-yard return of a blocked punt. Trey Brown added a

Hansley has successful career at Pender High

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Rodney Hansley enrolled at Pender High school as a freshman he was considered a project. He was small in stature but had a lot of raw talent. Among his talents was the ability to shoot the basketball from beyond the three point line.

As the years past he became an important part of the Patriot basketball program.

He found himself among the better players on the team and in the conference. By the time he was a senior he was considered an all-conference basketball player and was among the best in the three county area.

Rodney (Tigga) Hansley finished his senior year as the team’s leading scorer and was voted all-conference. He was the Post & Voice county player of the year and led the county in scoring.

Rodney Hansley leaves Pender High as one of the most improved players that has ever donned a Patriot uniform.

bream are biting in the early morning hours along with the late evening hours.

Red worms and crickets will work along with night crawlers.

The cats are hiding and lying in wait for your favorite stink bait or the cut up eel offerings that they like so well.

This week’s fishing tip There is nothing worse than getting out on the water and finding out you have left your fresh water tackle box at home or vice versa.

What? Did you say you only have one tackle box and that you fish out of it for both types of fishing?

Many anglers make the mistake of fishing out of one box for both types of fishing. While there is nothing wrong with this I would suggest that you make up two tackle boxes. Make one for the salt water arena. Put your best saltwater stuff in it as well as enough hooks and sinkers to make sure you don’t get caught off guard.

Your fresh water box should include plenty of bobbers if you are a panfish enthusiast along with hooks and such. Make sure that both boxes have an assortment of lures.

Finally, if you use a boat I would suggest having a box that stays on the boat.

This box should include things like scissors, knives and pliers.

90-yard kickoff return.

The Trask football Titans earned their second win in as many weeks with a 42-12 drubbing of South Robeson.

Sophomore B.J. Jordan led the Titans with 81 yards and three touchdowns while Steven Jordan led the team with 107 yards rushing. Foster Williamson had 11 tackles to lead the Titan defense.

The Topsail volleyball team lost their first match of the year but earned two wins as well. Kaylee Kyle led Topsail with 17 points, eight aces, and 10 assists in the Pirates loss to WCA. Victoria Elder had 13 kills and two blocks in the win over Pender. Kyle had 20 points, 10 aces, 15 assists, five digs, and a kill with Elder chipping in five aces and four kills in the win over Trask.

The Topsail soccer team took a hard earned 3-2 win over county rival Trask last week. Junior Richie Tarter, Josh Madole, and Sam Hackett scored goals against the Titans.

The top performer for the month of August was Topsail tennis player Caroline Harris. She did not lose a game during the first two weeks of play.

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Athlete Spotlight

Rodney Hansley

Pender High School

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Sometimes, us older folks look back at things we wish we could have done when we were younger. For me, I would love to have been able to scale some of the mountainsides in the United States and possibly the world. I enjoyed climbing, hence the nickname my dad gave me as a child which was Monkey.

I could and would climb anything. The heights didn’t matter either. I could climb a square steel building support or a 100-foot magnolia tree. And yes, I even climbed mountains.

Not anything such as 8,000er (a name used for the mountains that are over 8,000 meters tall), but up the mountainsides as a 10-year-old none-the-less.

This year possibly 10 people have died trying to summit the premiere 8,000er, Mount Everest. One of deaths was a gentlemen that I followed the story of a few months ago when he announced he would try to regain the title of the oldest person to reach the summit.

Last week, a recovery party began the climb not to reach the summit, but to retrieve a climber’s body that died during an expedition. Along the way, they reported finding four more bodies in a tent however that story is under dispute currently.

2015 proved to be the most dangerous and unsuccessful year for Everest, with no one reaching the summit and 24 deaths. This was due to a massive earthquake in Nepal and it was recently discovered that one of the famous climbing landmarks of Mount Everest, the Hillary Step named after

the first to reach the summit Sir Edmund Hillary, collapsed as well. This is somewhat speculative, as one set of mountaineers claim the portion of the climb to the summit is still there.

You see, mountain climbing is a dangerous game, especially when tackling the tall mountains that rise above the death zone. And although Mount Everest is the most famous in the non-climbing world since it is the tallest mountain in the world, there are more dangerous.

I recently watched a documentary on the 2008 climb of K2. The name of the mountain sounds strange, and it fits with a shroud of mystery of the second tallest mountain and potentially the most dangerous to climb.

Interestingly enough, the majority of the deaths on K2 are not necessarily unsuccessful climbs. Most deaths occur on the descent rather than the climb up.

Knowing how I set certain goals, I would have wanted to not just reach the summit of Everest or K2 though. I would have wanted to reach

Agenda Board of County Commissioners Meeting Monday, June 5, 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.

PUBLIC HEARING 5.1.

6.

May 25, June 1, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACH BUDGET HEARING The Public will take notice that the proposed budget for the Town of Topsail Beach for fiscal year 2017-2018 has been filed with the Town Board. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk, 820 South Anderson Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A public hearing on the proposed 2017-2018 fiscal year budget is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in Town Board Room, 820 South Anderson Boulevard, Topsail Beach, North Carolina. At the hearing on June 14, oral and written comments will be received from any interested citizens.

Anyone planning to attend this meeting who will need services to accommodate speech, hearing or visual impairments, should call the Town Clerk at 910-328-5841 so appropriate arrangements can be made.

June 1, 2017

6.1.

A Thank You from the Blueberry Festival.

6.2.

Introduction of NC Extension 4-H Youth Development Agent

6.3.

Public Information to Solicit Input for Local Transportation Projects.

8.

CONSENT AGENDA 8.1.

Approval of Minutes: Budget Meetings: May 8 and May 11; Regular Meeting: May 15.

8.2.

Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment to appropriate fund balance in Fund 52: Worker's Compensation - to offset claims paid during FY 2017.

8.3.

Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment to appropriate additional funds received from NC DOT for the Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) for Handicap Transportation.

8.4.

Approval of a Budget Ordinance Amendment to re-appropriate a transfer of funds from the General Fund to the CIP project for Miller's Pond Park.

8.5.

Approval of Tax Releases and Refunds

8.6.

Resolution Accepting Petition to add Roberts Road in Sloop Point South Subdivision, Hampstead, to the State Maintained System.

Public Hearing 1 – Consideration of Adoption of the FY 2017-2018 Budget for the Town of Burgaw. The Town Manager, as Budget Officer of the Town of Burgaw has submitted the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Annual Budget to the Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comment regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Municipal Budget. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection in the office of the Town Clerk.

NOTICE TO ALL RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF BURGAW REGARDING CURBSIDE VEGETATIVE DEBRIS COLLECTION Please be advised of these requirements prior to placing vegetative debris at the street for pickup.

1) The Town does not pick up vegetative debris generated by contractors for non-residential and multi-family development customers.

2) Do not mix vegetative debris with other materials.

3) Do not place vegetative debris in the street. All debris must be a minimum of two feet from the edge of pavement.

4) Do not place vegetative debris in front of a fire hydrant.

5) Do not place vegetative debris within twenty feet of an intersection or in a manner that will impair the ability of the traveling public to see oncoming traffic.

6) Residents should place all debris on their property. Please do not place vegetative debris on town parks, the railroad right of way, or undeveloped/unoccupied property.

Failure to adhere to these rules may result in the debris not being collected and/or fines assessed by the Town of Burgaw.

Board of Commissioners meeting

4:00PM

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 May 25, 2017 MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month at 7pm 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 Special Use Permit

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Town Council of the Town of Surf City at Town Hall, 214 N. New River Drive on Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 at 6:00p.m., for the purpose of considering a Special Use Permit for Aquaholics Boat Rentals LLC for the use of boat rentals.

APPROVALS AND RESOLUTIONS 9.1.

Resolution to Adopt the FY 17-18 Budget Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2017.

9.2.

Resolution Approving Pender County's Capital Improvement Plan for 2017-2022.

9.3.

Approval of a Purchase Order to Elections Systems & Software (ES&S) for voting equipment licensing and support in the amount of $42,873.24 including NC taxes.

9.4.

Resolution Authorizing Approval of Surf City Pyrotechnic Display on July 3, 2017, in Accordance with North Carolina General Statute 14-413.

9.5.

Resolution Authorizing Approval of Union Rescue Pyrotechnic Display on July 1, 2017, in Accordance with North Carolina General Statute 14-413.

9.6.

Resolution to Approve Amendment Three to Performance Incentive Agreement Between RC Creation Holdings LLC and Pender County.

APPOINTMENTS 10.1. Approval of Appointment to the Pender County ABC Board.

10.2. Approval of Appointments to the Pender County Advisory Board of Health.

10.3. Approval of Appointment to the Parks and Recreation Board.

11.

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED The following public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30PM (or thereabout) in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building located at 109 N Walker Street in Burgaw, NC. All interested parties are invited to attend.

PUBLIC INFORMATION

PUBLIC COMMENT

10.

June 1, 2017

June 13, 2017

Public Hearing on Economic Development and Economic Incentive Appropriations for FY 2017-18.

7.

9.

Town of Burgaw Government News

CALENDAR

Pender County

TOWN OF WATHA BUDGET HEARING The Town of Watha will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 5, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. at the Watha Town Hall located at 425 Watha Road, Watha, N.C. for the purpose of taking public coment on the 2017-2018 proposed budget. A copy of the proposed budget is on display on the “Media Board” located at the Watha Town Hall front porch.

Retha Garriss Town Clerk

the summit of all fourteen of the 8,000ers. That, would have been a lofty goal.

Only 37 mountaineers have reached the summit of all the mountains in the 8,000meter club. There are several setbacks to even reaching the summit of one.

Add in the costs for permits to scale these mountains, and the costs of guides (very few people attempt solo climbs, and those that do usually do not survive to tell about it) and it becomes even harder.

Then you need to have the right circumstances as well, such as favorable weather – or no earthquakes.

While I think about how magnificent it could have been to attempt to tackle challenges such as this, in the long run, it is probably beneficial that I did not have those opportunities to try them at a younger age.

Otherwise, I may not have been here to type this column.

But I bet the scenery would have been something that would have filled the heart and mind as the frigid alpine winds continued an assault of frostbite on the body’s extremities.

The public is urged to be present for this important meeting. A copy of the application is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office for inspection by all interested citizens.

Stephanie E. Hobbs, Town Clerk

The Carousels Band

Come out and join the Town Council for a Summer Kick off Concert.

Saturday, May 27th at 6:30pm Soundside Park at 517 Roland Ave.

ROCKY POINT WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT 11.1. Resolution by the Board of Directors of the Rocky Point/Topsail Water and Sewer District Accepting the Deed of Dedication for the Conveyance of Title to the Water Distribution System(s) Properly Installed.

12.

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

13.

CLOSED SESSION (IF APPLICABLE).

14.

ADJOURNMENT

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

7 Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Jury Commission 1 Commissioner Representative Tourism Development Authority 1 Collector District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

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

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

DATE OF HEARINGS: TIME OF HEARINGS:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: June 6, 2017 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

Zoning Map Amendment

T. Farnell Shingleton, applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for approximately 30,000 square feet of one (1) tract totaling approximately ±1.05 acres from GB, General Business zoning district to RP, Residential Performance zoning district. The subject property is located in the Topsail Township, along the west side of US HWY 17, approximately 2,700 feet south of the intersection of Washington Acres Road (SR 1582) and US HWY 17 and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 3282-32-9022-0000.

Cape Fear Regional Bicycle Plan Adoption

The Pender County Planning Board will hold a public hearing regarding the recommendation and adoption of the draft Cape Fear Regional Bicycle Plan. The goals of the Cape Fear Regional Bicycle Plan are to increase transportation choices and destinations throughout the community, improve biker safety, improve the health and well-being of the community, and to promote bicycle-related tourism and economic development in the Cape Fear region. The plan also serves as a tool for local policy and decision-making for future development in Pender County, while incorporating elements from previously adopted plans. The Cape Fear Regional Bicycle Plan covers Pender, Brunswick, Columbus, and New Hanover Counties as well as southern Bladen, western Onslow, and southern Sampson Counties. A draft of the entire plan can be found at: www.CapeFearBicyclePlan.weebly.com For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910-259-1202

THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2017 AT 4:00 P.M. IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENT ON APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPEDITURES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS. THE PURPOSES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC INCENTIVE AGREEMENTS ARE TO INCREASE THE POPULATION, TAXABLE PROPERTY, AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES, EMPLOYMENT, INDUSTIRAL OUTPUT OR BUSINESS PROSPECTS FOR PENDER COUNTY. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017, PENDER COUNTY HAS APPROPRIATED THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/INCENTIVE EXPENDITURES AS PART OF THE FY 17-18 BUDGET: The Southeastern Partnership, $20,000, 1 payment, regional and targeted industry specific marketing; Wilmington Business Development, $110,000, 1 payment, recruitment/assistance for business expansion and/or relocation efforts; Cape Fear Council of Governments, $32,727, 1 payment, membership fee(s), local government services and transportation planning, workforce investment; and Southeastern Economic Development Commission, $4,700, 1 payment, assist project development necessary for the solicitation of grant funding from the Economic Development Administration (EDA). The source of funding for these appropriations and expenditures will be from the Pender County General Fund.

The following incentive payments that were board approved as outlined in incentive agreement contracts to be paid upon the company meeting specified investment/job requirements: RC Creations/Acme Smoked Fish, up to $100,000, 1 payment. The source of funding for this incentive payment appropriation and expenditure will be the Pender County General Fund.

THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE AGREEMENTS AT THE ABOVE STATED TIME AND PLACE. Melissa Long, Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners Pender County, North Carolina Pender County Seeking Input on Local Transportation Prioritization Policy Pender County will be holding an open house to solicit input for the Local Transportation Prioritization program on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM in the Public Meeting Room Located at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, NC, 28425. Staff will accept submissions for potential transportation improvement projects, which will be forwarded to the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization or Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization to be included in the NC Department of Transportation’s bi-annual prioritization process.

If you wish to submit a potential project but are unable to attend the open house, available at www.pendercountync.gov and return to Pender County Planning and Community Development by mail or in person at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425. For questions please contact the Planning Department at 910-259-1202.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ruth Katherine Caldwell, deceased, late of Pender County, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 15th day of August, 2017 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

This the 3rd day of May, 2017.

Steven C. Caldwell Executor of the Estate of Ruth Katherine Caldwell 422 Dogwood Lane Wilmington, NC 28409 #7718 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17 E 180 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Mary Elizabeth Williams Malloy of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said Mary Elizabeth Williams Malloy to present them to Lee Andrew Malloy, 503 Pecan Creek Way, Loganville, GA 30052, Executor by August 15, 2017 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 May, 2017.

R. V. Biberstein, Jr. Attorney for Lee Andrew Malloy, Executor P. O. Box 428 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7719 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER TRUSTEE’S NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Estate of BOBBY MAXWELL ANDREWS, Deceased Having qualified as Successor Trustee of the Estate of BOBBY MAXWELL ANDREWS, Deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, and THE BOBBY MAXWELL ANDREWS REVOCABLE TRUST AGREEMENT dated 03/14/2007, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/or other legal entities having claims against the Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before August 9, 2017, or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment.

On this Day: May 11, 2017 David Wayne Andrews Successor Trustee

by Patricia M. Homa Attorney for the Estate c/o Patricia M. Homa, P.C. P. O. Box 1310 Hampstead, NC 28443 #7720 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF DEVANE ROBERT SMART All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Devane Robert Smart, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Rhett K. Pollock, as Executor of the decedent’s estate on or before September 10, 2017, at The Office of Rhett K. Pollock, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 999, Burgaw, N.C. 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executor.

Harold L. Pollock Attorney at Law P.O. Box 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7716 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017

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 Ursula Anna Maria Strickland, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ursula Anna Maria, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 17, 2017 at 1161 Arvida Spur Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457, or be barred from recovery.

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

This the 11th day of May 2017.

Ursula B. Hodges 1161 Arvida Spur Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7717 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017 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 Ethel Bernice Colvin, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ethel Bernice Colvin, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 24, 2017 at 10735 Hwy. 53 West, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 18th day of May 2017.

Mendell W. Smith 10735 Hwy. 53 West Burgaw, NC 28425 #7727 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8/2017

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 Charles Darrell Matthews, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charles Darrell Matthews, to present them to the undersigned on or before August 24, 2017 at 5081 U.S. Hwy. 117 South, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 18th day of May 2017.

Melisa Matthews Giacoman 5081 U.S. Hwy. 117 South Burgaw, NC 28425 #7728 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8/2017 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 James J. Marsh, Jr., deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, James J. Marsh, Jr., to present them to the undersigned on or before August 24, 2017 at 302 Dory Court, Hampstead, NC 28443, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 18th day of May 2017.

Irma B. Marsh 302 Dory Court Hampstead, NC 28443 #7729 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 41 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Connie C. Raysin, (Connie C. Raysin, deceased) (Heirs of Connie C. Raysin: Ann Corbett and Lawrence S. Boehling) to Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of June, 2011, and recorded in Book 3936, Page 0001, in Pender County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on May 30, 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 Lots 37, 38 and 39 in Block 3 in the Town of Atkinson, on plat of property formerly owned

by F.L. Henry, and recorded in Book 165, page 143, of the Pender County Registry, adjoining the lands of J.D. Brown and Mary E. White; on the North by Henry Street, on the East

by Linden Avenue, on the South by Mary E. White and on the West by J.D. Brown. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 416 East Henry Street, Atkinson, North Carolina.

The lots hereby conveyed being a portion of that property described in a deed from Mary Eakins White and husband D.L.White to J.F. Woodcock and wife, Thelma M. Woodcock dated 11/29/43 and recorded in Book 193, page 408, Pender County Registry.

Reference is further made to deed from Walter B. Moore and wife Gladys M. Moore to William C. Barnhill and wife, Pearl C. Barnhill dated 1/10/73 and recorded in Book 456, page 11, Pender Registry.

Being the same land described in a deed dated 3/11/77 from Wiilliam C. Barnhill and wife to Rudolph Horrell and wife, Mattie W. Horrell in Book 519, page 36, Pender County Registry.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

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

by NCGS §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. 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: 1203827 (FC.FAY) SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE #7735 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-434 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 0.49 acres Long Creek Township, Parcel ID Number 229582-1529-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 5, 2017.

This date: May 18, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7733 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-489 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

VICTORIA LEE SHARPLESS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/ OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO EDDIE SHARPLESS Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-titled action.

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Tracts 3 and 4 Map Book 12 Page 6, Parcel ID Number 3392-84-6566-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 11, 2017.

This date: May 25, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7739 5/25, 6/1, 6/8/2017

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FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 0.49 acres Long Creek Township, Parcel ID Number 229582-1529-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 5, 2017.

This date: May 18, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7734 5/18, 5/25, 6/1/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-489 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

VICTORIA LEE SHARPLESS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Tracts 3 and 4 Map Book 12 Page 6, Parcel ID Number 3392-84-6566-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 11, 2017.

This date: May 25, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7741 5/25, 6/1, 6/8/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-489 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

VICTORIA LEE SHARPLESS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Tracts 3 and 4 Map Book 12 Page 6, Parcel ID Number 3392-84-6566-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claim or interest that you may have in the property.

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 11, 2017.

This date: May 25, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com #7740 5/25, 6/1, 6/8/2017

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17-SP-8 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by MATTHEW SHANE ELAM AND EVELYN SEMONES ELAM to JAMES C. BLAINE Trustee(s), dated the 20TH day of DECEMBER, 2013 and recorded in BOOK 4361, PAGE 9, 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, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., 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 at 11:00 A.M. ON JUNE 6TH, 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 10, Block J in Section 2 of Hideaway Shores Subdivision, according to a map prepared by John A. Benson, Jr., and recorded in Map Book 16 at page 5, of the Pender County Registry.

Said property being located at: 207 SAND DOLLAR LANE, HAMPSTEAD, NC 28443 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: MATTHEW SHANE ELAM AND EVELYN SEMONES ELAM Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e).

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 of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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. That 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 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 the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

N.C.G.S. 45-21.16(b)(2).

This the 9TH day of May, 2017.

Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 #7730 5/25, 6/1/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 16SP157 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RYAN T. COOK AND ERIN L. COOK DATED FEBRUARY 26, 2009 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3583 AT PAGE 257 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 11:30AM on June 6, 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 42 of Green Acres, as shown on that map of said subdivision recorded in the Pender County Registry in Map Book 23 at Page 84.

Said map being incorporated herein by reference for a more accurate description.

Subject, however, to those restrictions recorded in said Registry in Book 678 at Page 247, Book 694 at Page 231 , and Book: 769 at Page 35.

And Being more commonly known as: 517 Green Acres Dr, Hampstead, NC 28443 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Ryan Thomas Cook and Erin Lynn Cook.

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 au-

thorized 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 May 16, 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/ 16-083457 #7736 5/25, 6/1/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Kendall S. Lewis, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before September 1, 2017 or this Notice shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address shown below.

This the 1st day of June, 2017.

Lynne Smith, Executrix of the Estate of Kendall S. Lewis c/o BRITT LAW FIRM 720 North 3rd St. Ste. 401 Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 #7752 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-515 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

VALERIE RENEE GREEN, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 1.53 acres, Parcel ID Number 3247-77-7943-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 18, 2017.

This date: June 1, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and Through its Attorney Scott G. Sherman State Bar #: 17596 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel) scott@shermanandrodgers.com #7749 6/1, 6/8, 6/15/2017

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Topsail

Continued from page 8A would not relinquish. The Pirates scored twice in the fifth on RBIs by Beach (2-for-4) and Sam Hall.

Topsail had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth but could not score, two on with two out in the first, and two runners in scoring position in the two-run fifth, all to no avail. The Pirates stranded nine runners on base.

To stay alive Friday the Pirates needed a stellar effort on the mound from a senior, timely hitting, solid defense – and a little bit of luck – and they got all four in a 3-2 walkoff win over the Nighthawks.

That’s what I expected from him, that’s Payton Phelps,” said Rimer about his senior starting pitcher. “He’s going to work hard and he battles his tail off every time out. I don’t think they squared off many balls.”

Phelps survived some early trouble in the first two innings but allowed just four hits total.

Phelps struck out four while throwing 94 pitches in a seveninning complete game. With a 105-count pitch limit Phelps was close to coming out of the game, but he had no doubts who would pitch the eighth.

“I started a little rough but I really tried to settle down once the third inning hit,” Phelps said “They scored the run and we were down one and I knew I had to get to work, keep the ball down and keep everything simple. I knew my pitch count was up a little but I was going out there in the eighth, that was the plan.”

The Nighthawks took a 1-0 lead in the second on a pair of hits, a hit batsmen, and a throwing error. Topsail tied the game in the third on a clutch, two-out single by Josh Madole and a RBI double by Colby Emmertz, and the Pirates took the lead in the fourth on a one-out triple by Garrett Myrka and a RBI sacrifice fly by Hayden Walsh.

Northern Guilford tied the game in the fifth on a single and two fielders’ choice outs, and it stayed tied until the bottom of the seventh. Beach

Conference

Continued from page 8A ball team was very competitive in the Four County for the duration although their record may not indicate such while the women’s team struggled mightily. Former Patriot standout Andrienne Bannerman took mover the women’s team last year and the program showed great improvement.

The Patriot volleyball team was very successful throughout the four years. The Lady Patriot spikers were 40-22 in four years and won the conference twice in that span. They lost just one match in 201314 combined while the once mighty Trask program struggled. The Titans will be under the tutelage of veteran Coach Cathy Claris this year and should be much improved.

Both Pender and Trask baseball ended the four years with middle of the pack records. Both schools have new coaches and will be better nest year.

It is safe to say that both schools tenure in the Four County Conference was tough at best.

Next up for the two schools is four years in the Coastal 8 Conference. The Coastal 8 is a 1A-2A split conference that includes Croatan, Dixon, East Carteret, Lejuene, Richlands and Southwest Onslow along with Trask and Pender.

Trask will be a 2A this year while Pender will remain a

worked a one-out walk and Hall lifted a deep fly to left that appeared to be the second out but the outfielders collided and he ball dropped with Beach reaching third. That prompted an intentional walk to Madole, who had two hits. After an out, Elliott Blanton stepped to the plate and, on a 2-2 pitch, Ouzts unleashed a wild pitch with Beach scoring the gamewinner.

In the series opener Thursday, the Prates ran into one of the best pitchers in the state in Northern Guilford senior Cameron Cotter, a North Carolina State commit, who stymied the Pirates 3-1 in a complete-game, four-hitter.

Hall, Myrka, and Walsh had singles off Cotter, while Elliott Blanton accounted for the Pirates’ single run with a leadoff home run in the seventh inning.

“Cotter was good – I take nothing away from him, but we were idiots at the plate,” Rimer said. “I honestly thought we’d do better against him but we did not have a good approach.

Watching him he struggled with his curve ball and relied mostly on his fastball, and we’re generally fast-ball hitters.”

On the other side, Pirate starter Jake Luchansky struggled with is control, and a couple of Topsail miscues did not help.

Luchansky walked two and hit three batters.

“Jake just didn’t have it today,” Rimer said. “He couldn’t throw his curve ball for strikes. Still, they only had four hits.”

The Nighthawks scored twice more in the bottom of the third inning.

Alex Holland relieved Luchansky to start the bottom of the fourth, and Nighthawk John Ouzts welcomed him with a home run for a 3-1 lead.

Blanton’s homer was Topsail’s only answer.

“It was a good season, but sometimes the ball bounces the other way,” Rimer said.

I had a great bunch of guys who worked their tails off. We lose some very good ballplayers but we should be fine next year. I was very confident in the backups at every position this year, and next year will be their turn to shine.”

1A according to enrollment numbers.

Both Pender and Trask will be far more competitive in this conference. For instance, the other six schools in the new conference were a combined 28-42 in football with only East Carteret having a winning record. The Mariners were 12-2 while Lejuene (0-12), Dixon (2-8), and Richlands (2-9) were a combined 4-29. Croatan (5-6) and Southwest Onslow (7-6) were the other teams.

Trask and Pender’s football teams showed great improvement last year and should be competitive in the new conference on the gridiron while the Pender volleyball team is always competitive. The baseball and softball programs will be pushed although all are young.

One of the things that will be new is the fact that most of the schools in the Coastal 8 have wrestling programs.

The Four County had only three schools counting Trask and Pender with programs.

The Coastal 8 will boast powerhouse programs in Dixon and Croatan along with a very strong East Carteret team.

It has been said that with the closing of one door is the opening of another. The 201718 school year will be interesting on the athletic front for both Pender and Trask. The Pender-Topsail Post & Voice will continue to provide you with top notch coverage on all three of our high schools.

Legal Notices STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-505 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

SHARON ANN DAVIS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy

unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 12.34 acres, Parcel ID Number 3248-40-0671-0000 more fully described in the complaint.

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than July 18, 2017.

This date: June 1, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY, By and through its Attorney Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar #: 28777 ProTax, A Division of Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-2615 (tel); chip@shermanandrodgers.com

Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 15 SP 73 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 Jose Vazquez a/k/a Jose A. Vazquez to The Law Offices of Daniel A. Fulco, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated February 3, 2006 and recorded on February 3, 2006 in Book 2880 at Page 085, 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 June 13, 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 185 as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 21, at Page 47 in the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more complete description.

Subject to the restrictions recorded in Book 747 at Page 768 and Articles of Association recorded in Book 747 at Page 778, both of the Pender County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 203 Elsie Drive, Hampstead, NC 28443.

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 Jose A. Vazquez.

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.: 14-23789-FC01 #7738 6/1, 6/8/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17-SP-26 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY In the Matter of the Foreclosure of the Deed of Trust and Security Agreement executed by Faison Properties, LLC Grantor, to Graham Phillips Original Trustee, As recorded in Book 3006, Page 261 and modified in Book 3961, Page 313 of the Pender County Public Registry.

See Substitution of Trustee which Substitutes Robbie B. Parker as Substitute Trustee in the place and stead of Original Trustee, as recorded in Book 4637, Page 1163 of the Pender County Public Registry.

Pursuant to the power and authority contained in the certain Deed of Trust and Security Agreement from Faison Properties, LLC to Graham Phillips (the “Original Trustee”) for the benefit of First Bank recorded in Book 3006, Page 261, as modified in Book 3961, Page 313 of the Pender County Public Registry (the “Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, the real property more particularly described as follows, together with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereto (the “Real Property”), and the personal property described in the Deed of Trust (the “Goods,” and together with the Real Property, the “Property”): See Attached Exhibit “A” The record owner of the Property as reflected by the records of the Register of Deeds of Pender County not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice was Faison Properties, LLC. The Property will be sold subject to any and all matters superior to the lien of the Deed of Trust, including without limitation: (a) superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens and assessments, if any; (b) the lien of unpaid ad valorem taxes; (c) valid and enforceable easements and restrictions of record; and (d) matters which would be revealed by a current and accurate survey of the property.

The Property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the debt secured by the Deed of Trust, nor their respective officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives, 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, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed.

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.10, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit in an amount not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the Property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in North Carolina General Statutes Sections 45-21.30(d) and (e).

In addition to the purchase price so bid any successful bidder will also be responsible for payment of revenue stamps and other costs of closing the sale, including fees and costs of the Substitute Trustee incurred after the date of sale.

NOTICE TO TENANTS – 15 units or less If you are a tenant of the Real Property, please read the following carefully. Your legal rights may be affected.

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute Section 45-21.16A, you are hereby given notice that an order for possession of the Real Property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court in the county in which the Real Property is sold. If an order for possession is issued, you may be required to vacate the Real Property.

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 dated 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. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

DATE OF SALE: June 5, 2017 HOUR OF SALE: 12:00 p.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Pender County Courthouse This the 11th day of April, 2017. /s/ Robbie B. Parker Robbie B. Parker, Substitute Trustee Lee Law Firm, PLLC Post Office Box 4548 (28406) 3414 Wrightsville Avenue Wilmington, North Carolina 28403 Telephone: (910) 399-3447 Exhibit “A” Land situated in Columbia Township, Pender County, North Carolina and particularly described as follows: Adjacent to and south of the center of the old Piney Woods Road, now North Carolina Secondary Road #1216 and being a portion of Mamie Sturdivant’s Tract known as the old D.L. Gore land; and bounded on the north by Piney Woods Road, on the east by Bella Herring’s Tract, on the south by the C.O. Russ land, on the west by the Mamie Sturdivant lands; and now fully described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of the improved Piney Woods Road, said Beginning point is located

South 86 degrees 30 minutes East 1012.4 feet to the centerline of the Piney Woods Road from the point where the centerline of said road intersects the centerline of U.S. Highway #421; and running thence from said Beginning point with the centerline of the Piney Woods Road South 86 degrees 30 minutes East 70.00 feet to a point line; thence South 10 degrees 00 minutes East 30.0 feet to an iron pipe; thence the same course continued (South 10 degrees 00 minutes East) 320.00 feet to an iron stake; thence with the line of C.O. Russ North 86 degrees 30 minutes West 70.0 feet to an iron stake in the line; thence North 10 degrees 00 minutes West 320.00 feet to an old notched iron pipe: thence the same course continued (North 10 degrees 00 minutes West) 30.00 feet to the Beginning, containing 23,835 square feet. See deed of 12/14/64 to Virginia C. Williams, Book 412, Page 476. #7737 5/25, 6/1/2017 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 31 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William M. Smitley and Laura L. Smitley, (William Michael Smitley aka William M. Smitley, deceased) (Heirs of William Michael Smitley aka William M. Smitley: William Michael Smitley, II, Marilyn Jean Smitley, Melissa Micheal Smitley aka Melissa Michelle Smitley and Unknown Heirs of William Michael Smitley aka William M. Smitley) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): William Michael Smitley) to J. C. Hearne, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of November, 2003, and recorded in Book 2266, Page 001, 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 June 13, 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 11, Section 3, Bellhammon Plantation as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 31 at Page 50 of the Pender County Registry reference to which is hereby made for a more accurate and complete description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 104 Bellhammon Forest Drive, Rocky Point, 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

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This 1st day of June, 2017.

Michael David Simpson 575 Jesse Moore Road Ivanhoe, North Carolina 28447 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7742 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22/2017 PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with NCGS 158-12 the budget officer for the Village of St. Helena has submitted the annual 2017-2018 fiscal year budget to the governing board. The budget is available for public inspection by contacting the clerk of the Board of Commissioners 336-302-5890.

A public hearing concerning the budget shall be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 15, 2017 at the Village of St. Helena Town Hall, St. Helena, NC at which time any persons who wish to be heard on the budget may appear.

Mary Bakan, Village Clerk #7744 6/1, 6/8/2017 PUBLIC NOTICE The Village of St. Helena Council will hold a public hearing June the 15th 2017 at 6:30 PM at the Village Hall located at 305 East Main Street.

The purpose is to hear public comment regarding the consideration of a text amendment request to add Solar Farm to the permitted use in I-1 Zones. For more information, contact the Village Building Inspector at 910604-0912. #7745 6/1, 6/8/2017 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 Maria Lynn Beauchemin, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Maria Lynn Beauchemin, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 7, 2017 at 2085 Henry Brown Road, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 1st day of June 2017.

Bradley Joseph Beauchemin 2085 Henry Brown Road Burgaw, NC 28425 #7746 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Dorothy May Morris Brand, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Dorothy May Morris Brand, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 7, 2017 at P.O. Box 398, Columbus, NC 28722, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 1st day of June 2017.

Thomas W. Brand III P.O. Box 398 Columbus, NC 28722 #7747 6/1, 6/8, 6/15, 6/22/2017

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2360 is finishing its involvement with Pender County Schools for this school year.

Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year 2360 VOLUNTEERS served as Reading Buddies in most of the Elementary Schools in Pender County.

Strong bonds have for med between volunteers and students.

6OLUNTEERS ENTER CLASSro o m s a n d re c e ive h u g e smiles, joyful little bounces as students move to their reading spot with the volunteer. Students show pride in their accomplishments and growth in comprehension and vocabulary. 2360 ASSISTED IN book fairs and are proctoring EOG exams May 31, June 1 and June 2.

)N -AY 2360 held a book drive for Burgaw Elementary School and 198 books were donated to the school’s summer reading program. Each child at Burgaw Elementary receives a gift of two books on the last day of school. Some children never received a book of their own to keep, so they are very excited.

2360 VOLUNTEERS ARE DEpendable adults that have a positive influence in the LIFE OF A CHILD )T IS THE 2360 privilege to serve the younger generation so in future years they will be strong adults and hopefully will understand the importance of volunteering with the next generation.

If you are interested in joining this volunteer organization, please contact Barbara Mullins at 910-259-9119, extension 329.

Seniors enjoyed the Harmony Belles at a Older Americans Celebration at Heritage Place in May.

World Elder Abuse Day is June 15

Join us Thursday, June 15 by wearing purple in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. We will walk around Heritage Place at 11:45 a.m and have a brief program during lunch.

Every year, approximately five million, or one in ten older Americans are victims The RSVP program collects books to give to elementary of elder abuse, neglect, or school children in Pender County for summer reading. exploitation. Additionally, experts believe that for every reported case of elder abuse or neglect, as many as 23 cases go unreported.

Elder abuse is a huge naBy Jennifer Mathews everything. We appreciate all tional problem and will only Pender Adult Services her efforts.� become more prevalent as Later in the month we had the population of older adults It’s been a busy month at a group of about 40 people to continues to grow – unless we Heritage Place. We began the attend a 50s dance. DJ Jody do something to stop it.

MONTH WITH OUR 2360 6OLUN- Patram played tunes from the Stopping elder abuse is teer recognition dinner. It was 40s and 50s and took requests. only possible after you first a wonderful night with many The group enjoyed light regreat volunteers. If you have freshments and a great night some extra time we can find of dancing. placement for you 2-4 hours a “I’ve never had a root beer week serving the community float before, and that topped Prevent Blindness North in a variety of ways. the night off,� one guest said. Carolina will be offering free The next week we had seA lunchtime celebration adult retinal camera vision nior center certification. A was planned featuring the Har- screening June 20 from 9 a.m. team from the state came and mony Belles of Wilmington, a until noon at Topsail Center reviewed our programs and group of 12 ladies that sing in Hampstead and from 1-4 activities, as well as our plan- four-part harmony. Everyone p.m. at Heritage Place in ning, surveys and staff train- sang along to their program Burgaw. ing and found that Heritage of 50s music and played a little Retinal image screening Place will remain certified as Name that Tune. assists in the detection of eye a senior center of excellence We also want to thank diseases such as cataracts, difor the next five years.

Andrew Olsen for providing abetic retinopathy, glaucoma, “This can be an overwhelm- an elder law presentation at ing task when you begin pull- Topsail and Heritage Place. ing documentation together If you’re interested in other over a five-year period,� Wes topics please contact Jennifer Did you know you can Davis said. “Jennifer has done Mathews at 910-259-9119 exten- ride PAS-TRAN to downtown an excellent job compiling sion 303 with your suggestions. Wilmington?b Try it Monday June 12 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The cost is $6, not including lunch) .

PAS-TRAN will transport riders to a Wave Transit bus stop in Wilmington where the group will meet with a Wave Transit Travel Trainer and catch a Wave bus to downtown Wilmington.

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learn to recognize the signs.

Discover how you can help prevent abuse to the elderly.

Elder abuse can include physical or sexual abuse, financial exploitation, emotional or psychological abuse (including verbal abuse and threats) or abandonment.

Significantly, it can also include the idea of neglect. According to most data, simple neglect and the powerful negative effect of that neglect is the most common type of abuse to the elderly. It’s a sobering thought, the idea that the absence of any action can be so harmful to someone.

Try a few of these ideas to prevent abuse to the elderly. s Call or visit an elderly loved one or family friend who lives alone and ask how he or

she is doing. s 4HINK ABOUT WAYS AN OLDER acquaintance, family member or neighbor can share their talents by teaching you or your children a new skill, such as knitting, gardening, cooking and so on. s 7HETHER IT S FOR A FAMILY member serving as a caregiver or for a professional, make sure the individual caring for someone gets a break. s #ONTACT YOUR LOCAL !DULT Protective Services or LongTerm Care Ombudsman to learn how to support their work helping at-risk elders and adults with disabilities. s !SK COMMUNITY OR RELIgious leaders to give a talk about elder exploitation at an event or to put a message about elder abuse on their

website, in a bulletin on in a newsletter. s 6OLUNTEER TO BE A VISITOR to a nursing home resident or to a homebound senior in your neighborhood. Many animal shelters will loan dogs or cats for pet therapy excursions since studies show that interacting with pets can improve physical and emotional health. You could also volunteer at a local chapter of Meals on Wheels, which is also a good way for volunteers to observe if a senior is managing well at home, or if he or she may need other assistance.

For more information on elder abuse prevention, please visit the National Center on Elder Abuse, Ageless Alliance or Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect.

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Information of the vascular system, such as diabetes, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis is also obtained from the imaging.

The screening is free, uses non-contact photography, and takes only 10 minutes. Walkins will be welcomed.

Adults interested should contact Topsail 270-0708 or

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Riverwalk visit and lunch June 12 Once downtown, riders can enjoy free time on their own, or join the group for a Riverwalk stroll and lunch. We’ll meet to catch the Wave bus back to the PAS-TRAN van, then travel home.

Reservations should be made 48 hours in advance and space is limited. If interested please call PAS-TRAN at 910259-9119, press 1 for more information.

Seniors greeted Kay Warner (left) at a retirement party at Heritage Place. Kay worked coordinated the Seniors Herritage Place sponsored a 1950s dance with D.J. Jody Health Insurance Program and served in other capacities Dorothy and Frances enjoy working together on a crochet Patram. The group enjoyed a great night of dancing and for 15 years. project at Heritage Place. fun.

Monday Morning Art Class Heritage Place Burgaw Oil, acrylic and water color paints Beginners to Advanced Mondays, 9am -11:30am 6 sessions - $50.00 Reserve a spot in the class, and a get a supply list by calling Instructor: Maureen McKenna at 631-312-6102 email: tmmlmck@gmail.com

Memorial and Honorary Giving Program

Topsail seniors enjoyed creating outdoor signs at a recent class at Topsail Senior Center

In Honor of Kay Warner

By Dorothy Mills Other contributions Wardell & Ruby McDuffie Wesleyan Chapel Thank you for your contributions

INFORMATION PLEASE – WE ARE HERE TO HELP Please call the center 259-9119 extension 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 Aide Services Social Security Benefits Adult Day Care/Day Health Disaster Services Hospice Care Rehabilitation Services Respite Telephone Reassurance Energy Assistance

Have you considered a gift to Pender Adult Services, Inc.? We appreciate your support for services that we offer!! Your donations to PAS are tax deductible.

Consider an end of year donation to our agency. An acknowledge will be sent whether donation is an Honor or in Memory of individual or group.

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Living

Habitat for Humanity opens ReStore in Burgaw

By Lori Kirkpatrick, Post & Voice Staff Writer

Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity’s new ReStore in Burgaw will hold a grand opening June 3. A ribbon cutting will take place at 9 a.m. with Chamber of Commerce members in attendance.

The store will be Cape Fear Habitat’s third location in the area and first in Pender County. Free hot homemade donuts will be served by MeMa’s Chick’n’ & Ribs from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m., and $1 barbeque sliders will be available from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Giveaways will be provided throughout the day. ReStore Director Brent Byers said that a grassroots campaign was conducted on Facebook to decide on the location of the third store. Burgaw received a lot of hits, along with the Monkey Junction area. It just so happened that the program found the perfect spot in downtown Burgaw. Although New Hanover County has been the primary focus of the program in the past, the organization also covers Pender County and has been seeking to expand in the area. “Just about everything we do is volunteer-based, and the easiest way to build a volunteer base is through the store. People see it, they get the word out and people know we’re here. It helps to build a volunteer base, not only for us, but for construction too. We’re actually looking at a couple of lots right down the street from here. We are hoping to purchase those so we can build our first couple of houses here in Pender County,� said Byers. ReStore Volunteer Coordinator Zachary Lee said that getting the store up and running involves a lot of volunteer commitments, and his job is to help facilitate these groups. “There are three main goals that we have. The first is to provide affordable access to home goods and home items. We sell everything from windows, doors, appliances and tools; to antiques, to furniture to dishes. You name it, we have a little bit of everything except for clothing and mattresses. The second goal is to generate proceeds, and the third goal is to divert as much material from the solid waste stream as possible,� said Lee. Lee said that when accepting donations, they often work with local businesses that give sometimes new items that were ordered for a job site. They may have been items that were cut the wrong size, such as brandnew granite countertops. The business donates the items to the store instead of just tossing them. Families who are moving often give furniture away, as well. By the store offering free donation pickup service, they are able to capture those materials and prevent what is typically gently used upscale furniture from being thrown away. “We also do home deconstructions. We have volunteers that will go out to a home site to a family that is remodeling or maybe upsizing their house. We’ll come in and uninstall the cabinets, doors, screen doors, lighting fixtures, appliances, refrigerators, stoves, things like that, and we’ll get that out of there so it’s not tossed. We are able to resell that here to a family,� said Byers.

Byers added that once they get situated, they can start visiting churches and civic groups to raise awareness and let people know that they are there. ReStore is a pivotal part of their fundraising efforts for their mission of building affordable housing. “There is a misnomer out there. A lot of people think that we actually give our homes away, but we don’t. All of our homeowners purchase their homes at low interest rates, and we serve as the bank. A typical three-bedroom family house will run $450 a month or so, and there are principals and interest. It makes it affordable. One of the biggest problems in Pender that we have is to find land that perks.

We are looking for land, so if anybody has land that they are interested in selling, we’d be glad to buy it if the price is right,� said Byers.

Byers said that in order to meet the criteria for a Habitat home, there are some pretty stringent qualifications for applicants to meet. The program is designed to help those who can’t get a conventional mortgage, and debt to net income is a consideration. It usually takes about 12 months for a family to go through the program, including the time spent in homeowner classes, credit counseling and sweat equity. A single person is required to put in 250 hours of volunteer time, and a family requires 400 hours.

The new ReStore is located at 115 W. Fremont St. in Burgaw.

For more information about Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, visit www.capefearhabitat.org.

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There is a funny thing about strength when we come to it. The question is not whether we can love the Lord with all our strength but rather do we have enough.

There is a curious little story in the gospel of Mark, it follows on the story of the mount of transfiguration. It has to do with an epileptic boy and his father and a healing.

As Jesus comes down from the mountain he finds the man, the boy and the disciples talking at the bottom of the mount. The disciples tried to heal the boy but can-

not. The man tells his story.

He has taken the boy to doctors, to healers, to every kind of place and no one can heal the boy. So he says to Jesus “Heal him if you are able.�

Jesus replies, “All things are possible for one who believe.�

To which the man cries, “I believe! Help my unbelief,� and Jesus heals the boy.

What the man is saying is that he has faith but not enough. He is not without some belief but his belief falls short.

What is true for the man and his faith is I think true for us and our strength to serve God. We have strength, we have some physical ability.

We have something to offer but what we have falls short.

Our strength alone is not enough – we need strength from God. The Bible is full of entreaties about strength. We find them profusely in the psalms: God is our refuge and strength, a very real help in

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times of trouble‌I am weak, Lord, my enemies surround me, so rise and give strength‌ Give strength, O Lord, give strength for I have had enough of weakness and defeat.

We are constantly being encouraged to call out for strength from God. We are constantly turning to God for the strength we need to face the world and its challenges.

To love the Lord with all your strength is to give God all the strength you have but also to rely on God for sufficient strength.

To love the Lord with all our strength is to open ourselves to the strength God gives us. To love the Lord with all our strength is to rely on God for the strength we need.

We do not have enough.

We do not have sufficient strength to serve God as He is to be served. There is no exercise program, no gym membership, no personal training plan for gaining strength, strength enough to serve God. God and God alone can give us the strength we need to serve His kingdom and purpose.

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about it: I am weak, but He is strong, Jesus keep me from all wrong‌. Sweet hour of prayer that calls me from a world of care and bids me at my Father’s throne make all my wants and wishes known‌ Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care?

Precious Savior still our refuge, take it to the Lord in prayer.

Again and again we find in this life a need for strength, strength beyond our strength and we find it in the gracious love and blessing of the Lord.

God blesses us with strength to face the day, to face all of life. And how does the strength come to us? It comes to us by grace. All we need do is wait, wait on the Lord to grow our strength.

For as Isaiah reminds us, “those who wait on the Lord (no matter what condition they are in), those who wait on the Lord will rise us with wings as eagles‌.they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.â€?

They will receive the strength they need to serve the Lord – and so shall we.

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Holistic and Natural Health Introducing

LeeAnn Eagle, Naturopathic Doctor 910-300-7642 • 910-270-9029 363 Sloop Point Loop Rd, Hampstead, NC 28443

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

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

910.392.3275 910.270.1190 www.tri-countypestcontrol.net

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

Harrell’s

FUNERAL HOME & Cremation Service

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

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

612 S. Norwood Street Wallace, NC 910-285-4005

910.259.2136 Affordable Prices www.harrellsfh.com Dignified Funeral Services Our Family Serving Your Family Since 1913

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

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910.675.1157, 212 S. Dickerson St. • Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.2136 www.harrellsfh.com Rocky Point

Riverview Memorial Park Watha, NC 910-285-3395 Riverview Crematory 910-259-2364 or 910-285-4005

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Church Directory BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH

NEW BEGINNING CHURCH

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

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

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

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.

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. www.fcbcb.org

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

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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.

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

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

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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

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

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

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

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

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

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

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

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

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

18737 Hwy 17 North, Hampstead • 910-270-1477 Rev. John Durbin, Pastor

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

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

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

CHAPEL BY THE BAY IN LANIER’S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue • Holly Ridge, N.C. 28445 910-328-6252 Pastor: Don Myers Associate Pastor: Nathan Swartz Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

Pender-Topsail Post & Voice, Thursday, June 1, 2017, Page 3B

Cucumber Recipes

Hope’s Cooking Corner

By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer #UCUMBERS ARE A FRESH

CRISP AND TASTY VE GETABLE WHICH IS SO PLENTIFUL IN THE SUMMER MONTHS 4HEY TASTE BEST WHEN EATEN FRESH BUT THEY MAY BE SAUTÏED COOKED OR GRILLED FOR VARIETY 4HEY ARE EASY TO COMBINE WITH TOMATO WEDGES AND A LITTLE )TALIAN DRESSING AND SOME FETA CHEESE

CRUMBLED #UCUMBER SALADS MAY BE MADE WITH VINEGAR

SOUR CREAM 2ANCH DRESSING

)TALIAN SALAD DRESSING OR ANY FAVORITE VINAIGRETTE DRESSING 4O MAKE QUICK AND EASY CU CUMBER PICKLES n WHEN YOUR FA VORITE JAR OF PICKLES IS lNISHED SAVE THE JUICE 3LICE A FRESH CUCUMBER INTO INCH SLICES

REMOVING SEEDS AND MIX WITH RESERVED JUICE #OVER AND RE FRIGERATE OVERNIGHT %NJOY Chilled cucumber soup %NGLISH CUCUMBER PEELED

SEEDED AND SLICED

SCALLIONS CHOPPED CLOVES GARLIC MINCED THEN SMASHED CUPS CHICKEN OR VEGETABLE BROTH TABLESPOON FRESH LEMON JUICE CUP MILK PLUS ONE TABLE SPOON VINEGAR STIRRED 3ALT AND FRESH GROUND PEPPER

TO TASTE CUP FRESH PARSLEY CHOPPED CUP DRY WHITE WINE /P TIONAL )N A BLENDER COMBINE SCAL LIONS GARLIC CUCUMBER CHICK EN BROTH LEMON JUICE AND MILK BLEND UNTIL SMOOTH !DD WINE AND BLEND OPTIONAL !DD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE #HILL FOR ONE HOUR 'AR NISH WITH CHOPPED PARSLEY WHEN SERVING Cucumber sandwiches 7ITH THIS RECIPE YOU CAN MAKE AS MANY OR AS FEW SAND WICHES AS YOU LIKE 4HE CREAM CHEESE MIXTURE KEEPS FOR A WEEK IN THE REFRIGERATOR SO YOU CAN MAKE THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN %NGLISH CUCUMBER THINLY SLICED OUNCES CREAM CHEESE SOFT ENED TABLESPOONS GOOD MAYON NAISE TABLESPOON 2ANCH DRESSING MIX &RESH DILL CHOPPED 4HIN SLICES OF &RENCH BREAD

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CUT BREAD IN HALF 4OP A SLICE OF BREAD WITH TWO CUCUMBER SLICES IN ONE LAYER AND SPRINKLE WITH DILL COVER WITH A SECOND PIECE OF BREAD Cucumber salad Asian style %NGLISH #UCUMBER PEELED AND THINLY SLICED SCALLIONS THINLY SLICED TABLESPOON RICE WINE VIN EGAR TEASPOONS SOY SAUCE TEASPOON SESAME OIL TEASPOON GRANULATED SUGAR )N A SERVING BOWL TOSS TO GETHER UNTIL WELL COMBINED CUCUMBER SCALLIONS VINEGAR

SOY SAUCE SESAME OIL AND SUGAR 3ERVE IMMEDIATELY Crab and avocado salad with cucumbers 3ERVES &RESH OR CANNED CRABMEAT MAY BE USED IN THIS RECIPE POUND LUMP CRABMEAT

COOKED MEDIUM (AAS AVOCADO

PEELED PITTED AND CUBED HEAD GREEN SALAD LETTUCE STALK CELERY %NGLISH CUCUMBER SEEDED AND COARSELY CHOPPED TABLESPOONS GOOD MAYON NAISE

TABLESPOONS LIME JUICE TEASPOON CUMIN 0INCH OF PAPRIKA 3ALT AND FRESH GROUND BLACK PEPPER TO TASTE )N A LARGE BOWL MIX MAYON NAISE LIME JUICE CUMIN AND PAPRIKA !DD CRABMEAT AND CELERY -IX WELL ADD SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE &OLD IN CU CUMBER AND AVOCADO CUBES $IVIDE LETTUCE LEAVES ON FOUR SALAD PLATES TOP WITH CRAB SALAD Easy refrigerator cucumber pickles POUNDS +IRBY OR %NGLISH CU CUMBERS SLICED INCH THICK ON A DIAGONAL ABOUT CUPS MEDIUM 6IDALIA OR SWEET ONION SLICED INCH THICK CELERY STALK SLICED INCH THICK ON A DIAGONAL #OARSE SALT CUPS GRANULATED SUGAR CUP CIDER VINEGAR TEASPOON CELERY SEED TEASPOON MUSTARD SEED )N A COLANDER SET OVER A BOWL TOSS CUCUMBER ONION

AND CELERY WITH TEASPOONS SALT 3ET ASIDE TO DRAIN FOR ABOUT MINUTES TOSSING OC CASIONALLY )N A SMALL BOWL COMBINE SUGAR VINEGAR CELERY SEED

AND MUSTARD SEED STIR UNTIL SUGAR IS DISSOLVED $IVIDE CUCUMBER MIXTURE AMONG CLEAN JARS OR AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS AND POUR VINEGAR MIXTURE OVER IT 2EFRIGERATE

COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS

Fundraiser June 3 for Willard project ! 7HITE %LEPHANT FUND RAISER SALE WILL BE HELD *UNE

A M UNTIL NOON AT (AMPSTEAD $$4 /UTLET 4HE $EMOCRATIC 7OMEN OF 0ENDER #OUNTY $70# ARE WRITING A GRANT TO FUND THE CON STRUCTION OF NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT IN THE UNDERSERVED

COMMUNITY OF 7ILLARD 0ROCEEDS FROM THIS 7HITE %LEPHANT 3ALE WILL GO TOWARDS THE NEW PLAYGROUND 4O DONATE ITEMS WORK AT THE SALE OR LEND TABLES PLEASE CONTACT *ANET 4UCKER 3ECRETARY OF $70#

AT DEMOCRATICWOMENOFPEND ERCOUNTY GMAIL COM $ROP OFF ITEMS n A M THE DAY OF THE EVENT OR CONTACT

*ANET TO ARRANGE AN EARLY DROP OFF Topsail Lions Club adds breakfast meetings. )F YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE WHAT 4HE (AMPSTEAD ,ION S #LUB IS ALL ABOUT BUT COULD NOT ATTEND A NOON MEETING NOW IS YOUR CHANCE #OME HAVE BREAKFAST AT 4HE 6ILLAGE #AFÏ IN (AMPSTEAD -ONDAY *UNE

*ULY AND !UG AT A M 4HE SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH WILL STILL BE HELD ON THE THIRD 4HURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT 4OPSAIL 0RESBYTE RIAN #HURCH ON (IGHWAY AT NOON "RING YOUR BROWN BAG LUNCH &OR MORE INFORMATION CALL 6AL AT OR %LAINE AT

Thursday, June 1 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL ON (WY IN (AMPSTEAD s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONATIONS ARE WELCOME EVERY 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY FROM P M AND ON 3ATURDAYS FROM A M UNTIL P M 'ROUP TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER TIMES BY CONTACTING THE -U SEUM AT BY EMAIL AT PENDERHIST HOTMAIL COM s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM A M AT /LDE 0OINT #OUNTRY #LUB s4HE (AMPSTEAD ,IONS #LUB MEETS ON THE lRST AND THIRD 4HURSDAY OF THE MONTH AT NOON AT 4OPSAIL 0RESBYTERIAN #HURCH (IGHWAY &OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ,IONS #LUB PLEASE CALL 6AL AT s4HE 6ILLAGE OF 3T (ELENA 0LANNING "OARD WILL MEET *UNE AT P M AT THE 3T (ELENA 4OWN (ALL Friday, June 2 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL IN (AMPSTEAD AT A M EACH &RIDAY Tuesday, June 6 s!L!NON MEETS AT (AMPSTEAD 5NITED -ETHODIST #HURCH EVERY 4UESDAY AT P M IN 2OOM 4HE MEETING IS FOR FAM ILY AND FRIENDS OF ALCOHOLICS %VERYONE IS WELCOME s4HE "URGAW ,IONS #LUB MEETS AT P M THE lRST AND THIRD 4UESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT "URGAW 0RESBYTERIAN #HURCH &ELLOWSHIP (ALL -EMBERS DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN "URGAW TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS SERVICE ORGANIZATION &OR MORE INFORMATION CALL !LAN +ING AT Wednesday, June 7 s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #OMMUNITY #ENTER $R #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION s4HE #OASTAL 0ENDER 2OTARY #LUB MEETS EACH 7EDNESDAY AT P M AT THE "ELVEDERE #OUNTRY #LUB #OUNTRY #LUB $RIVE IN (AMPSTEAD Thursday, June 8 s4HE +IWANIS #LUB OF (AMPSTEAD WILL MEET AT A M AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL ON (WY IN (AMPSTEAD s!LCOHOLICS !NONYMOUS WILL MEET FROM NOON P M AT THE 3URF #ITY #OMMUNITY #ENTER #ALL FOR MORE INFORMATION s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE DONATIONS ARE WELCOME EVERY 4HURSDAY AND &RIDAY FROM P M AND ON 3ATURDAYS FROM A M UNTIL P M 'ROUP TOURS ARE AVAILABLE AT OTHER TIMES BY CONTACTING THE -U SEUM AT BY EMAIL AT PENDERHIST HOTMAIL COM s7OMEN IN .ETWORKING MEETING EVERY 4HURSDAY FROM A M AT /LDE 0OINT #OUNTRY #LUB Friday, June 9 s0ENDER #OUNTY -USEUM OPEN P M s4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS FOR BREAKFAST AT THE 3AWMILL 'RILL IN (AMPSTEAD AT A M EACH &RIDAY

Send community news to posteditor@post-voice.com Cape Fear Chapter 3 United Daughters of the Confederacy held a grave marking ceremony May 21 at the Wilson Cemetery in Long Creek. Many descendants of Private Joseph Powell, North Carolina Co. C 1st Regiment, CSA Infantry, were in attendance.

Private Powell was born and raised in the Long Creek area of Pender County. Pictured above are members of Cape Fear Chapter 3 who participated. Left to right are Brenda Shadrick, Linda Lashley, Cindy Sellers, Ann Tinder, Sally Spainhour, Kitsy Lackey, Jean Rawls , (great-great granddaughter of Private Powell), Jane Teachey, Dale Spencer, Carol Waldkirch, Kathy Tilghman, and Yvonne Brown.

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