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Sunshine Studio Stained Glass cut the ribbon on its new location above Burgaw Antiqueplace, the first of many artists and craftsmen there. Read more in Living on page 1B.
The school year ends this week, but sports continue this summer. A number of summer leagues are ready to begin. Read
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Ministry money stolen from PCCS
Delicious barbecue
By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher
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Festival goers try some delicious barbecue at the Port City Smokers tent during the Cape Fear BBQ Festival Saturday at Poplar Grove. The wonderful smell of barbecue filled the air, along with music, crafts and more. See photos of the event on page 16A and on Facebook.
Possible drug deal gone bad
Brothers charged with murder of Willard man
at PCCS on W. Fremont Street. PCCS operates a second-hand store, food pantry, and other relief ministries to those in need across Pender County. Despite the loss, Harris stays focused on the ministry to help others. “You can also help by coming in to shop with us. We have some really great sales going in both our Thrift Shop and Boutique. This will help us make up our deficit and continue our mission. PCCS is here for the community and its citizens and we are being very proactive in finding the individual or individuals that participated in this heinous act,” Harris wrote. “We will overcome this obstacle and continue to meet the needs of the people of Pender County.”
Late Easter, good weather combine for strong start to beach season
By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher Pender County deputies responded to what was reported as a motor vehicle accident June 1, and discovered a shooting incident that resulted in murder charges. At approximately 9:20 p.m. the Pender County Sheriff ’s Deputies responded to the area of Church Street and U.S. Hwy 117 north in the Willard community regarding a vehicle accident. Ar riving at the accident scene, officers found 23-year-old Deonte Jamal Pearsall of Willard suffering from a gunshot wound. Efforts to save Pearsall’s life were unsuccessful and he died at the scene. Pearsall was not involved in the motor vehicle accident. Brothers Austin Luke Young,
A break-in at Pender County Christian Services in Burgaw resulted in the theft of a safe containing about $800 – money earmarked for use in the organization’s ministry to those in need in Pender County. Burgaw Police Chief Ed Hock says it was reported May 25 that thieves broke into the building at 210 West Fremont Street and stole a safe containing the money. No arrests have been made as of Monday, but Hock says Burgaw Police are working hard on the case. “Someone forced entry into the rear of the building and took the safe,” Hock said. “It’s about a 16-inch square metal safe. Any information would be appreciated. They used the safe to hold money until it was deposited in the bank.” In a letter released by PCCS, Director Sandy Harris said “precautionary measures have been taken so this will not happen again, but it is hurtful to know that anyone would take from families in need.” Chief Hock says anyone with information regarding the break-in can contact the Burgaw Police Department at 259-4924. To help PCCS recover from the theft, visit their Facebook page to donate online. Donations may also be mailed to PCCS, P.O. Box 84, Burgaw NC 28425, or dropped off
By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The 2017 beach season in Pender County is off to a good start, according to Surf City Mayor Doug Medlin. “We had a great Memorial Day on the island. The only thing we had were some folks compaining about the traffic,” Med-
Brent Adam Young
Austin Luke Young
20, and Brett Adam Young, 23 both of Teachey were arrested at the scene without incident. Both are currently being held without bond at the Pender County Jail and are each charged with first degree murder. Pearsall allegedly went to buy
drugs from the brothers the night of June 1, and when Pearsall arrived, he allegedly took the drugs and fled. The Young brothers pursued Pearsall in their car, crashing into a ditch near Hwy.
lin said. “The businesses I’ve talked to all say they have been up this spring.” Medlin says a late Easter helped tourism on the island. “Easter was late, so we caught most of the school’s spring breaks. With the weather being good, it has made for a good
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Burgaw Police nearly back to full strength, chief says Push Mowers • Lawn Tractors • Zero Turn Mowers By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher
After losing several officers and supervisors to other departments, Burgaw Police Chief Jim Hock says his department is almost back to full strength. “I have two new officers that started last week. One is going to be a new rookie officer, and the other is going to serve as our investigator,” Hock said. “We are just waiting for their paperwork
to come back from the state before swearing them in.” Hock says the last opening in the department is for a patrol sergeant and the job was posted Monday. “Once we will that position we will be fully staffed,” Hock said. “We are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.” Smaller police departments like Burgaw often experience difficult in keeping officers for the long term.
“Smaller agencies have been known to train young officers in the basics of law enforcement. In Burgaw, we have a lot of good young officers that are looking for the small town, more personal aspect of law enforcement,” said Hock. “Here you can stop and talk with the people as opposed to a large agency where an officer may just be one cog in a very big wheel. Some officers are looking for a place for experience, others it fits their personality.”
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Friendliest beaches for pets found in Pender County By Tammy Proctor Pender County Tourism Director Fido is every bit a member of the family as Junior or Grandma. So why leave Fido in a kennel while the family romps on the beach? “Dogs are family members,” said Lisa Sparrow, owner of Starfish Realty Inc. in Surf City. “We find that Fido is so important families do not wish to leave their dog behind.”
While many beaches along the Carolina coast prohibit pets on the beach, Surf City and Topsail Beach are pet friendly. “’Furry Family Members’ are welcome on Topsail Island,” said Cathy Medlin, owner of Island Real Estate. “When we say Topsail is a family friendly beach we mean the whole family.” “We do offer pet friendly rentals,” said Sparrow. “More than 60 percent of our vacation
Hampstead man pleads guilty to sex charges From Staff Reports Brandon Stewart Hall, age 40 of Hampstead, pled guilty last week in Pender County Superior Court to one count of first degree statutory sex offense and five counts of second degree sex exploitation of a minor before the Honorable Judge Phyllis Gorham. Hall was sentenced to 365747 (30-62 years) in the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Once he is released from the Department of Adult Corrections he will be placed on post-release supervision for 60 months and must register as a sex offender for 30 years. Hall molested the female victim over the course of an eightyear period starting when she was eight years old and ending when she reported the abuse at the age of 16 years old. A search warrant of Hall’s home computer and other electronic storage devices revealed a cache of child pornography videos. While the case was under
rental homes allow pets.” “A big percentage of the private homes and cottages are pet friendly with a fee,” said Medlin, adding that most – not all, but most – condominium complexes do not allow pets. “Please remember service animals are not considered pets and they are allowed at all times,” Medlin stated. For vacationers traveling with the family pet, Sparrow urges pet owners to keep the dog clean and if they romp on the beach, let the dog dry outside on the deck so the rental doesn’t get a “wet dog smell.” “Most dogs love playing in the surf,” said Sparrow. “However, dogs should not drink
investigation, Hall fled North Carolina to Arkansas, where he was ultimately apprehended. At the time of his arrest he had copies of some of the same videos found on his North Carolina devices. The work of the Detective Stephen Clinard of the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office was instrumental in obtaining the guilty plea from this defendant. Assistant District Attorney Jason Smith handled the case for the State.
Pender EMS & Fire Report May 28-June 3 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts: 201 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 37 Sloop Point Station 14 26 Hampstead Station 16 29 Surf City Station 23 24 Top. Beach Station 4 4 Union Station 5 22 Rocky Point Station 7 34 Atkinson Station 9 21 Maple Hill Station 13 3 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 1 Type of Calls Cancelled: 34 Refusals: 57 Stand by: 2 Transported: 102 Treated/released: 6 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 66 Calls per Station Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 9 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 6 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 11 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 15 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 9 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 8 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 8 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 11 Motor Vehicle Crash 13 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 36 Cancelled 6 Ocean Rescue 0
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Trask grad, athlete killed in car wreck By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher
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salt water. Always remember to have fresh water for your dog.” Both Surf City and Topsail Beach have leash laws. The laws are designed to keep the pet and the public safe. “From May 15 through Sept. 30, we have a leash law,” said Topsail Beach Police Chief Sam Gervase. “During that period of time a dog must be kept on the leash at all times, even while in the water.” “Leash laws are in effect at all summer long to protect your pet,” said Medlin. “Dogs get excited too.” “It is important for vaca-
A Burgaw man was killed in a wreck in Pender County late Sunday night. Michael Kulani Stroman, 19, died after his vehicle overturned off of Whitestocking Road near Copperhead Lane. According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, Stroman was traveling south on Whitestocking Road when he crossed the center line, ran off the road
and struck a ditch. The vehicle overturned and hit a tree before coming to rest on its top. Stroman was a 2016 graduate of Trask High School and an outstanding student-athlete. He was named the Post & Voice Trask Baseball Player of the Year in 2016 and also played on the Titan football team. Stroman was currently a student at UNCW. Read more about Michael in Bobby Norris’ Opinion column in sports on page 8A.
Rocky Point makes guilty plea From Staff Reports Walter Eric Taylor, 39, of Rocky Point, pled guilty this week in Pender County Superior Court to two counts of Indecent Liberties with a Child before the Honorable Judge Phyllis Gorham. Taylor was sentenced to two consecutive suspended sentences of 16-20 months each, with a special condition that he serve an active portion of the sentence of 11 months, which he has served since being arrested in June of 2016. He will be placed on supervised probation for 60 months and must register as a sex offender for 30 years. Taylor touched two young girls in 2005 and 2008 in a sexual manner. Both girls were 10 years old at the time of the touching. The work of the Detec-
Beach Season
Continued from page 1A spring,” said Medlin. “I would say this Easter and spring has been 40 to 50 percent better than any one we have had lately. We are expecting a big summer. No tax increase for Surf City Medlin says Surf City residents can expect no increase in taxes in the upcoming fiscal year. “The tax rate will remain the same, and we have a 10-cent property tax that was put in especially for beach renour-
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Poplar Grove summer camps provide fun, learning for kids By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Poplar Grove Plantation will offer half-day summer nature camps throughout the month of July. The camps will be held July 6 – 27 Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until noon. Designed for rising first through fifth graders, the cost will be $15 per child per half-day. Parents are encouraged to pre-register. However, dropin options are available with day-to-day or week-to-week registration, and parents can pick and choose days based on the child’s interests. You can also register the day before, if spaces are available. Camps File photo Retired Pender County science teacher Charlie Baker will lead summer camp activities are limited to 15 students. July 6 will kick off the at Poplar Grove. series of classes with Fourth of July activities. Students are invited to dress for messy fun as they create some explosive science experiments and By Lori Kirkpatrick make decorative firecrackers Post & Voice Staff Writer to take home. July 11’s Turtlerrific acA fundraiser will be held tivities will include learning July 15 for Hampstead native about turtle habitats, life and resident Collin McClearn. cycles and cool fun facts about The 23-year-old father was both aquatic and land-based paralyzed in an auto accident turtles. Students will observe, while working in Columbus County last February. At the time of the accident, the other driver ran a stop sign and struck his truck, As demand for and interest causing McClear n to lose in renewable energy contincontrol of the vehicle. After ues, landowner seek ways being trapped in the overto create income from their turned truck for more than property and developers look an hour, he was airlifted to to create solar arrays that Grand Strand Medical Center meet the demand for renewin nearby Myrtle Beach. able energy. After spending eight weeks The NC Cooperative Extenin Atlanta at the Shepherd sion in Pender County invites Center for spinal cord injury anyone interested in learnrehabilitation, the young faing more about solar energy ther continues to adapt to a development to attend an innew way of life. The benefit will help raise money for future medical expenses and continued life adjustments as a result of the paralysis. “Volley for Collin” will include Photo contributed a volleyball and cor nhole Collin McClearn and daughter Abigail. tournament, and will take place at Captain Bill’s in Wilmington. he is 16 again. determination knowing they The family-friendly event McClearn became a first are doing all they can for his will have a bouncy house and time father to his daughter recovery. other activities for this kids, Abigail in October, and got “Just because a lot has not as well as raffles and live mu- engaged to her mother, Briana changed now does not mean it sic. The live music lineup is Moyer, in December. Just won’t soon, and I am not going being finalized and will soon when the young family had allow that day and moment to be released. McClearn’s fi- begun to set their sights on a pass us by because some theraancé, Briana Moyer, said that bright future, their lives were pist ran out of ideas on new the benefit has received some turned upside down. things to do. After doing this, I generous offers for raffles, but As McClearn learns to live sat back and realized that tragthey are still in need of more with the reality of having edy really does change you. donations to help raise money lost the use of his legs, they It wipes all the selfish dust for the event. don’t know how long it may from your eyes and changes The benefit will feature be before he is able to get back your whole outlook on life. It a 4’s coed volleyball tourna- to work. Briana, having just knocks you down to only build ment with A, B, and C divi- started a new job, has no ac- you up so much stronger than sions. Participants will check crued time to draw from and before,” said Moyer. in at 11 a.m. The cost of reg- is caring for her family. She added, “Three months istration is $100 per team in “This benefit will help with ago, we couldn’t tell you the advance and $120 the day of future medical expenses and slightest thing about this lifethe event, and each player will things like that. I just try to style; but you learn as life receive a tournament t-shirt. take it one day at a time. I have changes that you’re never too The cor nhole tour nament my daughter to live for. When old to learn something new. will be held at 3 p.m. The cost something like this happens, My promise to my family is to is $50 for each team of two. you can’t really have a bad keep learning how to better As a result of his injuries, attitude because it will just us as a whole. With that being McClear n had portions of make everything around you said, I’m going to spend my his fragmented T12 verte- worse, and everyone’s lives night learning the best pool brae removed from his spinal around you worse. I’ll just exercises out there. I would cord. His back was surgically keep taking it one day at a recommend thinking about repaired with pins, needles time. I’m lucky to be alive,” what you can do to help better and a rod from his T10-L2 said McClearn. a love one’s future. You might vertebrae, which was added The day after McClearn’s surprise yourself at what you for support. last day of physical therapy, can do.” He suffered from two bro- his fiance took it upon herself Captain Bill’s is located at ken ribs, and is dealing with to build him an above ground 4240 Market St. in Wilmington. per manent paraple gia as pool to encourage healing and Those interested in becomresult of the accident. Known recovery. 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feed and even try catching some turtles in the pond. Sights, Sounds and Discoveries Along the Nature Trail will be highlighted July 13. Students will spend the morning exploring the plant life, animals and insects that inhabit the various layers of our local forest. Retired Pender County science teacher Charlie Baker will lead the guided walk, which will take participants into the Nature Preserve for a morning of discovery and fun with nature. The adventures with Baker will continue the following week as campers explore Nature’s Mysteries, the featured topic July 18. Children will learn about the creatures that inhabit our woods, which level of the forest they live in, what they eat and then look for evidence of local wildlife. Students will uncover hidden treasures as they head into the trails for hands-on environmental exploration. Baker and participating Pond Explorers will discover wildlife that inhabits the water July 20. From top to bottom and everything in between, students will find
out what swims, crawls, hops, slithers and more. Nets and buckets are sure to provide lots of excitement for this adventure. Since peanuts were once Poplar Grove’s cash crop, it’s only appropriate that peanut planting will be on the agenda July 25. Participants will have an opportunity to paint their own clay pots with their very own goober pea to take home. They will also have a chance to plant peanuts in the Poplar Grove garden while learning a few nutty facts. July 27 will be a work say filled with Farm Animal Fun. Campers will help feed and brush the bar nyard crew while learning about their life cycles and individual personalities. Students will also have an opportunity to help straighten the barnyard rooms by cleaning the stalls. Poplar Grove Plantation is located at 10200 Hwy. 17 N. To register for summer camps, contact Felicia Greene at 910-686-9518 x 103 or email felicia@poplargrove.org. Closedtoe shoes, insect repellent, sun screen and clothing that can get dirty and stained are all suggested.
Solar farm meeting June 19 formation 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 discuss solar energy development opportunities and challenges in North Carolina,” said Mark Seitz, Pender
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Continued from page 2A tioners to understand that dogs running-at-large is prohibited in Surf City,” said Surf City Police Chief Ron Shanahan. “An animal is under restraint with a chain, leash, or another device that does not exceed 10-feet.” Gervase agrees. “We enforce our ordinance very, very strictly. I cannot stress enough, if your dog is off the leash, you will be ticketed. No exceptions.” Pet owners are also urged to clean up after their pet, both inside the rental property and
outside. “ Pe t s t a i n s s h o u l d b e mopped up, soaked up and cleaned with disinfectant,” urged Sparrow. “By doing this, you assist us and sharing with the owners that pets are a huge part of the vacation rental market.” “We also have an ordinance that deals with cleaning up dog waste,” said Gervase. “The fine for violating our ordinance is $100 and we have a zero tolerance policy.” Surf City also provides dog waste bags at beach accesses. “We urge pet owners to remember, never leave a dog in a hot vehicle,” said Shanahan. “We have received numerous calls in the past about this.”
It only takes 10 minutes for a car on an 85-degree day to reach 102 degrees, even with the windows cracked. A car’s interior can reach 120 degrees when it is a pleasant 70 degrees. Leaving a pet unattended is a form of animal cruelty. Surf City and Topsail Beach are pet friendly beach communities with the pet’s safety always in mind. “So bring your furry family member and watch them chase sand crabs in the surf,” said Medlin. Fido is family. Bring him on vacation and let him enjoy the surf as much as the rest of the family.
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Science, not celebrity, needs Jefferson Weaver Some things thankfully never change to decide gator issue We sincerely hope that when the comment period ends on North Carolina’s new alligator management plan, science wins over celebrity. Alligators have been here since well before the first men and women made our area their home, and despite man’s best efforts to wipe them out, they’re still hanging on. Management practices of the last five decades have led to an increase in the species, which is an accomplishment worthy of note, but at the same time, man has There is no question intruded more and more on gathat we do have a rising tor territory. population of alligators, We are not, by any means, but what, if anything, suggesting that people should give the complete right o way to should be done needs to animals; that’s a ridiculous nobe a decision based on tion embraced by only the most true science, rather than radical of the bunnyhuggers. Hollywood hype. At the same time, we don’t need eviction proceedings to begin against any species simply because the animals happen to have the same taste in property as their human neighbors. The possibility of an alligator hunting season shouldn’t be determined by the popularity of television shows, or formerly urban residents being frightened when a dinosaur swims past their dock in the sound or river. The rising number of (reported) gator-human conflicts is, we suspect, more a matter of noticing the creatures than any conspiracy on the part of alligators to take over the world. The state held its first gator information meeting in Hampstead this week, and based on interest expressed in the remaining meetings scheduled for this month, there should be some good ideas brought forth. The state has been rather lax in monitoring the gator populations in the past two or three decades, and basing management practices on data older than some of the analysts interpreting said data is never a good idea. At the same time, simply shining a powerful flashlight along the shoreline and counting eyes at night is not the best way to accurately determine how many alligators we have in North Carolina, and where they are. Any time politics get involved in wildlife management, both the animals and the people of the state lose. There is no question that we do have a rising population of alligators, but what, if anything, should be done needs to be a decision based on true science, rather than Hollywood hype. There’s a good chance North Carolina could, like our neighbor to the south, benefit from a limited lottery hunting season, where hunters pay for the privilege to win a chance to harvest a gator, and the resultant funds go into gator management and study programs. We’ll never have a commercial alligator industry here, as is so glamorized in other states with documentary-friendly state film agencies. Indeed, it might be determined that even though it seems like every tourist on the beach and every fisherman on the river is spotting a dozen gators at a time, we really have barely reached sustainability levels, and a harvest isn’t a good idea right now. If the state does base a decision on a gator season on the best science available, and the hopes and dreams of alligator trophies have to wait for a few more years, there is a plus side to the presence of those hungry saurian: beavers are one of their favorite foods. Perhaps, like many of our new residents, more gators are calling our area home for the same reasons: the climate, the real estate, and the local cuisine. In all sincerity, we encourage you to attend one of the gator information meetings, or read the plan online and leave a comment. For a scientific decision that does the best job balancing the needs of man and the needs of an incredible species, officials need data before it can be honestly determined if “Choot’em” baseball caps and “Gator Boys” Tee-shirts will soon have a home in North Carolina gift shops.
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Bill Messer “How did you wind up here?” I asked Grace Van Berkum. We were seated at a picnic table at Soundside Park in Surf City follow-
ing her participation in the Roots of Love Yoga Festival, a fundraiser for the Roots of Recovery substance abuse treatment program. “Catherine invited me,” she answered, “She invited me to come and speak here, and I was really honored to be a part of it. I met Catherine in the Bahamas, when we did our yoga teacher training together.” Catherine McDowell is the Executive Director of the Roots of Recovery Program, the pro-
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There are those who would argue that it was the coolest car I ever owned; I put it in second place, behind my 1955 Chevrolet, but the BMW was, without a doubt, a sweet little ride. Mine had the “big” engine, a four-cylinder with twin carburetors, high-compression engine, and fourspeed manual transmission. It was painted that unique blue that the Germans loved so much in the early 70s, a blue that actually wasn’t far from that on my beloved ’55. As long as I stayed off the accelerator – which I admit was difficult to resist – I could expect 32 or so miles to the gallon. Sure, there was no air conditioner, and the sunroof required Visegrips to close. After discovering that the oil filter book at the auto parts store was decidedly German-phobic, I never again had a problem with that little pocket rocket. It sounded like a radiocontrolled airplane, true, but it rode like the Concorde and drove like an angel. I had a constant companion with me in those days, a cute woman with a bright smile and an infectious laugh. She had a little diamond on her left ring finger,
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Jefferson Weaver then a few months later, a gold band to accompany it. I never felt like either was as big as she deserved. It’s funny how things change; when Miss Rhonda and I were engaged, our whole focus was on what would become our house in downtown Wilmington. That little BMW seemed to fit in our transitional neighborhood (“Transitional” being a polite term used to describe the nebulous border between the Historic District and the combat zone). It fit us at the time as well – the little car that now commands prices similar to a brand-new sedan was just
another nice used car back then. Of course, 25 years makes a difference in everything, I reckon. It was strange, but for a while, we didn’t have a truck in our family; indeed, I traded my Jeep Cherokee (with a blown motor) as a down payment on the little BMW. Later, it was with a heavy heart and a lot of consideration that my beloved 1955 drove away to a new home, thus providing the down payment for the house Rhonda and I called our first. Since Aunt Eleanor willed me the car, and
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How to hire a home helper Dear Savvy Senior, I would like to hire a personal assistant/home helper for my mom to assist with some simple household chores like house keeping, errand running, driving her to the doctor, and keeping her company. But mom doesn’t require personal/physical caregiving nor does she require any home medical care. Any tips to help us find someone? Looking for Mom Dear Looking, Getting your mom some help at home to handle some of her household chores can make a big difference keeping her independent longer. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips to help you find someone reliable for your mom. Home helpers For seniors who could use some help at home – but don’t need a caregiving aide for personal care – there are a bevy of personal assistance/ home helpers out there that can help make life a little easier. Most home helpers can assist with any number of things like shopping, running errands, transportation, light house keeping, laundry, meal preparation, arranging services (home maintenance, lawn care, etc.) and other household chores, along with providing companionship and support. And, if your mom gets to the point she needs personal/physical care like bathing or dressing, they can usually help with this too.
by the city and state your mom lives in, or you can use Medicare’s home health agencies search tool Medicare.gov/hhcompare. Most home health agencies offer some form of non-medical home care services too. You can also check your local yellow pages under “home healthcare services.” Hiring directly Hiring a personal assistant/home helper on your own is the other option, and it’s less expensive. Costs typically range between $10 and $20 per hour. Hiring directly also gives you more control over who you hire so you can choose someone who you feel is right for your mom. But, be aware that if you do hire someone on your own, you become the employer so there’s no agency support to fall back on if a problem occurs or if the assistant doesn’t show up. You’re also responsible for paying payroll taxes and any worker-related injuries that may happen. If you choose this option make sure you check the person’s references thoroughly, and do a criminal background check. To find someone, ask for referrals through friends or check online job boards like CraigsList.org, or try Care. com, CareLinx.com, CareFamily.com or CareSpotter.com. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
Most home helpers are part time workers who work a few hours a day or a few days per week. You also need to know that while Medicare does cover home health care services if a doctor orders it, they do not cover home helper/personal assistant services. There are two ways in which you can go about hiring someone for your mom; either through a home care agency, or you can hire someone directly on your own. Home care agency Hiring a home helper through a non-medical home care, or non-medical companion care agency is the easiest, but most expensive option of the two. Costs run anywhere from $12 up to $30 an hour depending on where you live and the qualification of the assistant/aide. How it works is you pay the company, and they handle everything including assigning appropriately trained and pre-screened staff to care for your mom, and finding a fillin on days her helper cannot come. Some of the drawbacks, however, are that you may not have much input into the selection of the aide, and the helpers may change or alternate, which can cause a disruption. To find a home care agency in your area, Google “nonmedical home care” followed
Public Opinion Thanks for the help We had a family contact us to let us know their child passed away and wanted our help bringing him to Oklahoma for service and burial. I called Chris Debnam with Quinn McGowen Funeral Home. He helped
us with completing the families request. Little known to the public is sometimes a funeral director needs a funeral director. I am so proud to know Chris Debnam and the fine staff at QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home
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The gift of education I always enjoy attending the annual Gift of Education luncheon, hosted by Cape Fear Community College; an excellent opportunity for our community to come together and support one of our core values, education. Education benefits everyone. An education is not easily earned and it can be even more challenging to fund. This event is a creative, collaborative celebration for establishing scholarships for those who could not otherwise afford to go to school. Students shared their stories, bearing their hearts and touching ours with their trials and tribulations, grounded in genuine gratitude for their entire educational experience. Learning goes beyond the classroom, with some of the most valuable life lessons coming only from the school of hard knocks. My experience suggests a direct correlation between pain and gain; the more painful and challenging an experience is, the greater wisdom there is to be gleaned from it. No one can give you an education, and no one can ever rob you of one you have earned. I used to believe that with age comes wisdom, but I realize now that is not the case. With age comes experience. From experience comes information and knowledge. Experience is our most valuable teacher, yet without application it is fruitless. Wisdom is the application of knowledge and experience; putting what we know into action. Unfortunately, the gap between knowing and not knowing is much smaller than the gap between knowing and doing. I recall sometimes struggling through college, thinking life was so difficult, being eager to graduate until I did, then trying to land a job in my field. I had a work-study job, Pell grants and financial aid. My mother worked the weekend graveyard shift caring for an invalid woman to put me through school. The irony is that she wound up marrying the woman’s widow years after her patient died, and he offered to send me to graduate school. Of course, I obliged, and I still believe it was the wisest decision I ever made in my life. The same amazing man established a trust fund for the education of my mother’s grandchildren. Though there were only three, I was amazed that not one of them embraced the opportunity of a free college education. Who does that? Whether a single class, a certificate, an associate’s degree, bachelors, masters or beyond, pursuit of higher education instills specific core values that endure and empower us to excel and succeed in all aspects of life. An Investment in education offers infinite ROI. Let’s all be conscious lifelong learners, investing in ourselves by embracing every experience for all it has to teach us. Here’s to the gift of education and all who invest in it and benefit from it.
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Out and About with Pender Tourism
Visitors want to live like a local
Tammy Proctor Pender County Tourism Director It’s official. We are now “in the season� in which vacationers are making their way to our beaches. Our goal, as they become tired of the sand and sunburn, is to drive them inland to Pender County attractions. We know the arrival of tourists agitate a minority of Pender County residents. We recently saw a nasty bumper sticker that pretty much said, “I’m a local. Don’t ask me.� That’s a paraphrase, but the
Weaver Continued from page 4A the house was built around the same year she was born, we think she would have approved. It’s funny, ain’t it, how things change; our two dogs spent most of their time outside, whereas now the pack runs in and out. We became immune to the shouts, sirens, car noises and loud music of downtown, whereas now we count the owl calls, and listen for the nighthawk’s raucous laughter or the fish splashing in the pond. We loved the excitement of downtown, and could handle the city. Now, there has to be a really, really good reason to go more than a few miles from home. We saw no problem – at least at first – with having neighbors literally 10 feet across the alley on one side, and three feet away on the other. As much as we love Meadowsweet Farms, the fact that we can see our neighbors’ homes makes both of us feel a bit crowded sometimes. The most exotic thing to ever enter our first home was an orphaned bluejay, whereas now we have the “bird� and “mammal� bathrooms during baby rehabilitation season. It’s funny how things change, and so many others stay the same. A quarter-century ago, at 4 p.m. on June 6, the sanctuary doors of a little country church swung open, and my very nervous father-in-law escorted a beautiful young woman with a big smile down the aisle. He reluctantly gave me her hand, while a pew filled with extended family I sure didn’t expect to see waved at me. It’s funny how things change; my hair was short and all dark, nearly black, as was my beard. Now both are long and gray. As far as I am concerned, hers is still the golden-brown I knew then, even though she fusses with various products from time to time. Her laugh still rings, and her tears are still heartbreaking. She still has the same reassuring touch when I have just about had it with the world in general. She still has the instinctive ability to find a hole and fill it, whether that hole is a crying child at a car wreck, a hungry baby critter, or a lonely grandmother. She is still far and away a cook on par with my mother, whom she loved as her own, even when Miss Lois was deeply enmeshed in the “mean� part of dementia. I know she still has my back, as she did when we guarded our home during a street party that turned into a riot in our “transitional� neighborhood – but the difference is that now she has her own weapons, and if it ever comes down to it, she is a much better shot. She’s still the same woman who will cross four lanes of traffic to check on a stray dog, and will stop four lanes to move a turtle. She’ll stay awake for hours, even
message was loud and clear. A majority of Pender County residents understand and appreciate the value of visitors. They know that tourism brought an estimated $93 million into our local economy. That’s how much visitors spent in one year. Tourism is responsible for nearly 1,000 jobs in Pender County. These are jobs that would not exist had it not been for tourism. This represents $16.31 million in payroll. Tourism generated $6.38 million in local tax receipts from visitors. This is money that brings county services to county residents. If you’re a local, remember, these visitors want to live like a local for a week. They want to experience the fishing holes, the sunny beaches, the rich history, and restaurants that we enjoy year round. Be friendly. Show Southern Hospitality. Now, that’s easier said than done. I know. Especially
when they are driving 40 mph on N.C. Hwy 210, or they brake at every shop along U.S. Hwy 17. I hold my breath every time I see a tourist on N.C. Hwy 210 and they start to turn right onto NC Hwy 50 when they realize they are in the turn lane for the CVS and they change their minds suddenly. We in Pender County tourism have seen it all! Those of us with frontline jobs – front desk, counter service at the gas station, cashier at the grocery store, wait staff – meet these visitors day in and day out. They are happy to be here, living like a local. Please share with them your favorite local dining spot. Tell them about a fun activity to try or the boat ride you like. Tell them about your favorite golf course or your favorite beach access. They want to live like you for a week. When you roll out the red carpet of hospitality, you make Pender County a desirable place to live, work, and play. And that’s local living!
days, dripping formula into the mouth of a hairless baby critter, only taking breaks on the hour when it’s time to hand-feed baby birds. She’s still the same woman who loves old horror and sci-fi movies, laughing at black and white comedies, discovering new movies or books or recipes, dressing up just because she’s getting out of the country and into town for a little while, country stores, and fishing. She is still the same woman who is reluctant to get out of bed in the morning, although she is much better than when we were younger. She’ll never enjoy mornings like I do, but that’s okay, because without her, my mornings wouldn’t be nearly as bright. Our pastor the other day
preached a sermon wherein he noted that God designed Eve to be Adam’s helper. Even though Adam had dominion over all the other creations, there wasn’t a one of them that could assuage Adam’s loneliness. Man and woman were made for each other, to love and be loved, to help and be helped, to comfort and be comforted. They were made to complement each other, and make each other whole. I absolutely concur with Brother’s Kincy’s words; I know, when I am without my bride, that there is a piece of me missing. A lot of things have changed since that scorching June afternoon when I had dark hair and drove a cool car, but thankfully, the
Newsings & Musings
Edith Batson Memorial Day For those who attended the Memorial Service on Monday at the Pender County Courthouse Square, we were delighted to find chairs, a bright sun and no rain. A slight breeze would follow now and then to remind us of the good weather God had sent. Colors were presented by JROTC cadets at Trask High School. Wreathes were laid by representatives of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, and Daughters of the American Revolution, Moore’s Creek Chapter. Speaker for the service was LTC (R) Thomas Jones commander of the JROTC program at Heide Trask High School. The speeches emphasized that freedom is not free. woman I married is still the same in so many ways, and even better in the few that could be improved. Happy anniversary, my beloved Miss Rhonda. I love you, and let’s try for another 25. Jefferson Weaver is a columnist and contributing writer with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffersonweaver@nrcolumbus.com.
Their are consequences to war which sometimes follows peace. Many people paid the ultimate price for our freedom, giving their lives so that we could be free. The veterans who were attending the memorial service showed their gratitude to the veterans who did not make it back home. Following the service, Billy Murphy and Evander Mac Lenden received awards for having the longest continued service in the American Legion Post 165. Refreshments were hosted by DAR Chapter - cupcakes, lemonade and water. People stayed around after the service to mingle with new and old friends. It was touching to see how many people came to the courthouse to pay tribute to our own fallen service men and women, who gave their lives for us so that we could live in freedom. Batson Homecoming I hosted the Batson homecoming, which Arthur and I started hosting in 1975. Of course, with every year the numbers have dwindled. The weather was warm and sunny again so there were tables and chairs out on the deck and on the long benches on the porch with little tables in front of the benches.
For years I checked yard sales so I could find enough to have round cloths on every table. I noticed that the people at a long rectangular table sat the longs – probably talking about hunting, fishing and other sports. We might have had a small group but we had a lot of good food. We had chicken, barbecue, friend chicken, string bean casserole, fruit salad, fresh vegetables, salad, beans and potatoes. I did not find it, but someone said there as a bowl of shrimp there, cookies, and cakes, chocolate and strawberry, tea and water were there to quench one’s thirst. Norman York came down from Raleigh He is one of my “other� children because his family lived next door to us for years. Since my eyesight is poor and I cant’s see the numbers in the book, I thought people might call me – but only two people did. So next year don’t wait for me to call you. You call me. Since we have gathered together since 1975, I thought everyone knew I would have it. But we missed those who were not there and hope they will come next year. I’ll have it unless you hear otherwise. We had a good time! Happy Flag Day! Shalom!
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Pender County school awards announced By Miranda Ferguson Special to the Post & Voice
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Pender County Teachers of the Year
Alice Cuthbertson (Burgaw Elementary School) Maggie McKinley (Burgaw Middle School) Holly Greenoe (Cape Fear Elementary School) Joshua Bailey (Cape Fear Middle School) Jessica Croson (Heide Trask High School) Kaitlyn Conger (Malpass Corner Elementary School) Brandy Edwards (North Topsail Elementary School) Karen McGowen (Pender High School) Ashley Wall (Pender Early College High School) Melissa Miller (Penderlea School) Amy Schaeffer (Pre-Kindergarten) Clara “Di� Moore (Rocky Point Elementary School) Emily Law (South Topsail Elementary School) Laura Beth Payne (Topsail Elementary School) Miranda Wells (Topsail High School) Melissa Gallagher (Topsail Middle School) Mary Myslow (West Pender Middle School)
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Obituaries
William “Duke” Joseph Bell CURRIE -- William “Duke” Joseph Bell, 70, of Currie passed peacefully on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at home in the care of his loving family. He was born April 11, 1947 in Onslow County, the son of Retha Belle Smallwood and the late Ebin Joseph Bell. In addition to his mother, Photo contributed Duke is survived by his wife Teachers and staff wave goodbye to Penderlea School students as they leave June 2. of 49 years, Kathy Miller Bell; Penderlea, a year-round school, will be on summer break until July 17. daughter, Iris B. Rosenberger; son, William Patrick Bell; ing to be so boring.” Level one is more intro into grandchildren, Katie Rosen“Yes,” I agreed, based on veggie eating, and level five berger, Joey Rosenberger, what little I actually know is more specific, like you have Darby Bell, Woody Council Continued from page 4A about yoga. “When you sit cancer, fibromyalgia, Chron’s, and Ryan Bell; great grandcross-legged meditating on Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s.” children, Steven, April, Skylar, gram’s sponsor. your inner spirituality, just I voiced an observation Adam, and Adyan; sisters, I couldn’t help but sym- how far can you go if you’re about my own concern with Gloria Yarborough (Charlie) pathize with Grace. “It must basically a yoga non-believ- Alzheimer’s as the years fly and Teresa Brown (Buddy); have been pretty rough out er?” by. brother, Butch Bell (June); there in an island paradise!” “Exactly. I wasn’t a be“ I t ’ s a l l a b o u t b r a i n and many extended family We both laughed, and I con- liever, and I tell this to my health,” she answered. and friends. tinued, “How were you drawn students all the time. I was Time was running out and A Celebration of Duke’s to yoga?” one of those Type A people I wanted to find out more Life will be a private family Grace explained, “I’ve who’d rather be working out, about her home before she gathering at a later date. been on a healing journey I’d rather be doing a head- had to go. Shared memories and conmy whole life. I was actually stand, and I don’t want to sit “Your home, is it conven- dolences may be sent to the sick most of my life. I grew cross-legged and learn how tional construction?” family at www.quinnmcgoup in foster homes as a child. to breathe, I don’t want to do “Nicaraguan. We used Cov- wen.com. The family was That led to a lot of addictions, savasna (one of the ‘poses’ entec (Styrofoam panels en- served by Quinn-McGowen actually even before the foster of yoga, and some think the cased in a wire grid) because Funeral Home and Cremation homes, childhood addictions most difficult, the ‘corpse’ I live in an earthquake zone, Center of Burgaw. at a young age were my coping pose requires you to lay flat they put up Coventec panels mechanisms, sugar and food, on your back and release all with concrete in between, and then drugs and alcohol. tension from your body while it takes half the time to build. “I hit rock bottom at an remaining alert). I thought, It took five months to build it, early age and knew I had to “Oh, this will be a breeze . and another six to build the change my life. I wasn’t sleep- . . how hard can it be?” she guest house.” ing any more, I was doing so laughed. “Do you have running many drugs, coke and ecstasy, But, Grace persisted. water?” but I did everything. My body “What are you doing with “I do, and I have rain water was starting to shut down. I your background now?” I catchment. I built that myself, Ella Frances “Pam” started with NutriSimple. I asked. I did all the digging. I’m just Ezzell Dail went to school, and now I’m a “I live in Nicaragua. I below the mountains, and live BURGAW -- Ella F ranRegistered Holistic Nutrition- built my new house last year, near three beaches, but not on ces (Pam) Ezzell Dail, 75 of ist, from the Canadian School northern Nicaragua, in a vil- the water.” Burgaw died Thursday, June 1, of Natural Nutrition.” lage, and off the grid . . .” Wrapping up, I asked what 2017, at New Hanover Regional Later, I found additional I interrupted. “Off the she had done during her part Medical Center. information about CSNN and grid? Really? Do you have of the recent Yoga Festival in She was born Feb. 11, 1942 Grace on the CSNN Alumni solar?” Surf City. in Magnolia, the daughter of Profile page: “We, the community, just “I focus on yoga from a the late Louvie James Ezzell “Grace Van Berkum gradu- got power, but I’m going to therapeutic exercise stand- and Evelyn Ferrell Ezzell. In ated at the top of her class get solar. We’re off the grid, point, using yoga to heal the addition to her parents, Pam from CSNN in 2005. She creat- there’s no stores, no offices.” body as opposed to using yoga ed “Gracious Living Wellness “Do you have chickens?” I as a workout.” Retreats”, healthy vacations asked, probably reflecting my “Do you approach yoga around the world in the trop- ‘70s interest in self-sufficient from a spiritual perspecics embracing yoga, raw food living, having a Whole Earth tive, inward? Meditative?” I nutrition, meditation, and Catalog and subscribing to asked. healing oneself in nature. The Mother Earth News mag“Yes, I teach how to medi“She currently lives in azine. tate. I teach people how to be Nicaragua half the year run“No, I’m a vegan,” she said, well, because I think that’s ning Gracious Living Yoga and laughed, “But it’s OK. I how the world has become Surf Vegan Retreats on the have two puppies, and there’s sick, with all the go, go, go beaches and on volcanoes. horses, pigs and chickens mentality. I have people come The rest of the year she is everywhere.” to me for wellness retreats teaching in the Bahamas “How do you support your- because they want to learn running 10 Day Juice Fasts, 3 self ?” I continued, at this how to be well. Day Vegan and Raw Food Re- point not yet having read “I live in nature. When peotreats, 4 Day Liquid Cleanses, her bio. ple come to me, I take all the and teaching yoga, as well as “I do healthy vacations. I do chemicals out of their diet, teaching Anti-Cancer Plant- retreats for people, cleansing we explore the superfoods, based Nutrition Workshops at retreats. People come when and I make it delicious.” MD Anderson Cancer Centre they need to change their “You are what you eat. You in Orlando, Florida. Any time health, coming out of addic- are what you think,” is the that is left over in her year tions, or they’re sober, and I admonition repeated on the is spent in Toronto, Canada have a lot of people interested bottom of many pages of her where she is from (but only in ‘How can I be healthy? How “Gracious Living with Grace when it is warm).” can I eat healthy food?’ For Van Berkum” website, words Grace continued, “I’ve my menus I do a level one cell- for the wise. Words for the been a natural nutritionist health program to level five. healthy. for 11 years, and yoga teacher for 6. I didn’t rush into it. I knew I would be living in Central America, in Nicaragua where I live now, and thought I’d add it to my professional career repertoire. I went for yoga training and thought it was the most boring thing in the world, which is real 1414 Physicians Dr. interesting because most Wilmington, NC 28401 people think, “Oh boy, yoga, 910.796.7900 it’s going to be great!” and I www.lcfhfoundation.org thought, “Oh, God, this is go-
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was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Dail; her sister, Bobbie E. Golec; and brothers, Joe and Frank Ezzell. She is survived by her daughter, Robin D. Flynn and her husband Tom of Willow Spring, N.C.; her two sons, Bobby and Allen Dail of Burgaw; grandchildren, Hannah and Jake Flynn of Willow Spring, Bobby Dail Jr. of Jacksonville, and Brooke Downy of Maple Hill; sister, Faye Ezzell and brother, L.J. Ezzell, Jr. and his wife Sandra, all of Burgaw; brother-in-law, Richard Golec of Burlington; and eleven nieces and nephews. The family received friends at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home Burgaw with service beginning at 3 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Ray Kennedy conducted the service. At other times the family received friends at the home of Faye Ezzell in Burgaw. Burial followed in Riverview Memorial Park. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw.
Philip Austin Stone ROCKY POINT -- Philip Austin Stone, 64 of Rocky Point, passed peacefully from his earthly life Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center in Wilmington with family by his side. He was born Sept. 3, 1952 in Robeson County, the son of
the late William E. and Louise Bolster Stone. Philip is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sarah Whitley Stone; son, Lee Stone (Carrie); grandson, Jackson Stone; sister, Diane Worley (James); and brother, Stuart Stone (Sandy). A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Burgaw Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Canady conducting the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be given to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physician’s Drive, and Wilmington, NC 28401 or to The Nature Conservancy in NC, 334 Blackwell Street, Suite 300, Durham, NC 27701. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com. The family was served by Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.
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The Post & Voice 2017 All-County Baseball Team By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Another high school baseball season has come and gone and the area hard ballers have left their mark on their respective conferences. The Post & Voice would like to recognize the best of the best in Pender County. Robbie Patterson (Trask) This junior backstop was third on the Titans squad with A BATTING AVERAGE (E WAS among the leaders in runs batted in and runs scored. Did a great job handling the young Titan pitchers. He has become a leader in the dugout. Nathan Harrell (Trask) Big Nate was second on the 4ITAN ROSTER WITH A BATTING average. He had two homeruns, tied for the team lead with nine runs batted in and led the
team with six doubles. The big lefty showed signs of becoming a dominant pitcher with 39 strikeouts in just over 29 innings pitched. Miles Jordan (Trask) Jordan led the Titans with A BATTING AVERAGE (E LED the team in hits (30) and runs SCORED (E ALSO LOGGED THE most innings on the mound and led the team in strikeouts 4HE JUNIOR ALSO LED THE team in stolen bases. He was voted all conference in the Four County. Riley Murray (Pender) The senior backstop was the backbone of the patriots offense. He led the team in hits 2") AND DOUBLES -URRAY WAS ON THE HUMP WITH STRIKEOUTS IN INNINGS OF WORK (E WAS voted all-conference in the Four County.
Chase Norris (Pender) This junior right hander LED THE 0ATS WITH A EARNED run average. He gave up only EARNED RUNS IN INNINGS ON THE MOUND (E HAD strikeouts. Tyler Norris (Pender) The sophomore righthander led the Patriots on the mound in wins. He was 2-0 WITH A TEAM HIGH EARNED run average. Tyler had 30 strikeouts in 33.2 innings pitched. Sam Hall (Topsail) Hall had a great year for a very good Pirate team. He batTED AT A CLIP WITH 2")S He had six doubles and four HOMERUNS AND CHIPPED IN STOLEN BASES (E HAD A fielding percentage. Colby Emmertz (Topsail) The junior backstop led the Pirates with a .359 batting av-
erage and also led the team WITH 2")S (E HAD NINE doubles and five homeruns while striking out only five times. He had a sparkling lELDING PERCENTAGE Jake Luchansky (Topsail) 4HE JUNIOR HURLER WAS on the mound with a remarkABLE %2! (E PITCHED 59 innings with only nine earned runs allowed. He had STRIKEOUTS WHILE ALLOWING only one homerun all year. The opposing hitters batted ONLY AGAINST HIM Aaron Beach (Topsail) The senior center fielder BATTED WITH RUNS BATTED IN AND RUNS SCORED (E had four doubles, two triples and two homeruns. He logged 20 stolen bases during the YEAR AND HAD A lELDING percentage in center field.
Pyrtle chosen as Topsail top female athlete By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Like so many other highschool athletes, Topsail junior Carmen Pyrtle didn’t get into sports for individual recognition. Pyrtle started playing sports well before high-school. But a plethora of natural ability, a year-to-year determination to improve, and a naturally competitive spirit, Pyrtle has excelled on both the basketball court and the soccer pitch, and attained recognition in several forms over her 3 years in high school, and those same attributes have now paid off as THE 4OPSAIL &EMALE Athlete-of-the-Year. “I’ve been playing sports since I was very young, and I love playing with my friends,�
Pyrtle said. “It’s not about an audience, or honors, or anything like that. It’s about playing and the competition. I get into the games, and I really like winning. But this is really an honor, and it feels good being recognized for your efforts and hard work. It’s a good feeling to be appreciated.� Pyrtle led the Lady Pirates’ soccer team in goals (9) and assists (5) this past year, and in her 3-year career she had SCORED GOALS SHY OF THE 2A/3A era school record of AND DISHED OUT ASSISTS This past season Carmen was a first-team All-Mid-Eastern Conference selection, an AllArea selection per the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association, and has been a varsity starter since her freshman year.
Topsail soccer Coach Jimmy Pyrtle is also Carmen’s Dad. Jimmy said he is admittedly, “a bit prejudice.� He said he does not treat her any easier, or harder, than any other player. h3OCCER lTS HER BUILD she’s a good athlete, she’s quick, and she’s versatile,� Jimmy said. “She’s a good practice player, and she does whatever we asked of her, she fills whatever role is needed. Plus, she’s a good kid. She doesn’t get into any trouble, SHE GETS GOOD GRADES A GPA), and she treats people well. From a parent’s standpoint, you can’t asked for anything more. “On the field, I’m not necESSARILY HARDER ON HER 7E talk things over in the car
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In My Opinion
By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer
As a parent you never want to lose a child. There is nothing that hurts worse than losing someone as close to you as your own child. I have experienced that and can tell you first hand that it never goes away. I have been doing sports in Pender County for many years. As a matter of fact THIS COMING FALL WILL BE years of covering our student-athletes. It has been a privilege. On Monday morning I received a text from someone telling me some terrible news. One of Heide Trask’s finest former student-athletes lost his life in an automobile accident. Many of you knew him. His name was Michael Stroman. This is a tragedy. I could go on and on about the hurt and pain that his parents and friends are feeling right now. I am hurting as I write this column. You see, I knew Michael away from the ball fields. Instead of talking
about the loss and devastation that we all are feeling, let’s talk about Mike. Michael Stroman always had a smile. Although he was a young man of few words his smile told you everything that you needed to know about him. As an athlete Mike was as fast as lightning. He ran the bases with an abandonment that was contagious. He played football and gave it everything he had on every play. He never quit smiling. Mike was the Post-Voice baseball player of the year. I looked through my pictures and every one of them showed me the same thing. That smile. Although Mr. Stroman was a very good athlete the only thing that I can recall right now is his smile. I could go back through my archives and write a bunch of statistics to prove that Mike Stroman was an outstanding athlete, but I won’t. The best way to describe Michael Stroman is that he always had that smile. The Post & Voice would like to offer our condolences to Art and Sara Stroman along with his younger brother Dylan. As I wipe away a stray tear that seems to be wondering down my cheek I have to think that Mike is still with us up above, smiling.
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Oyler Post & Voice Trask Female Athlete of the Year By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer
Emily Oyler
Some athletes have their game FACE ON HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A week. They enter onto and off of the field with a fierceness and competitiveness that is hard to hide. Then there are those athletes that can turn the proverbial switch on when they enter the athletic arena. Heide Trask Titan Emily Oyler is one of those athletes. For her talent and competitiveness on the court as well as her temperament in the class-
room she has been named the Post & Voice Heide Trask female athlete of the year. Varsity girls soccer coach Cathy Claris knows Emily well. She met her as an elementary school student and then as a middle school student. According to Claris there are two Emily Oylers. “I knew Emily off the court before on the court. She is a very kind and sweet person off the court but brings her game personality to practice and
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Summer volleyball league underway at Topsail By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer As the spring season came to a close with last weekend’s NCHSAA state baseball and softball championships, coaches are already putting the wheels in motion for summer workouts in just about all of the high-school sports played during the school year. Getting the jump on some of the other sports is volleyball as Topsail Coach Hill Pearsall and his Lady Pirates will play host to a summer LEAGUE n FEATURING VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY TEAMS – that started this past Tuesday and will play continue THROUGH 4HURSDAY *ULY nOFF FOR *ULY WEEK All three Pender County schools will put varsity squads on the court, along with Dixon, ,ANEY 3WANSBORO 7HITE /AK AND 7ILMINGTON #HRISTIAN Academy. Pender, Topsail (2 teams), and Trask will send teams out at the junior-varsity level, along with Swansboro, 7HITE /AK AND 7ILMINGTON Christian Academy. 7HILE CHAMPIONS WILL BE decided in a knock-down seRIES OF GAMES ON *ULY WINning is not the primary concern of any of the coaches. It is all about replacing graduated seniors and discovering
– and developing – young talent from the returning varsity members, rising juniorvarsity players, and incoming freshmen. $IXON LAST YEAR AND 7ILMINGTON #HRISTIAN !CADEMY WILL ATTEMPT TO CONtinue their past-year’s successes, while schools like Laney 3WANSBORO AND 7HITE /AK n ALONG WITH all three Pender County teams – will be looking to improve on this past year. Pender lost five seniors (Imani Newkirk, Kity Zheng, Amy Harts, Lakirah Forney, and Kiara Thompson)m but #OACH -ATT $AVIS HAS PLAYers returning from last year’s IN &OUR #OUNTY #ONference) team. h7E LOST lVE SENIORS AND the biggest thing is replacing the leadership they provided,� Davis said. “Imani and Kiara played all the way around, and Kity played the back line, so that’s three starters. The thing we’ll miss most is their quickness, so trying to replace that quickness is the biggest thing. “The players we have coming back have different strengths so we’ll work on PLAYING TO THEIR STRENGTHS 7E have quite a few sophomores (rising juniors) moving up from the junior varsity and
vying for from two to four spots.� Matt Davis just finished coaching the Penderlea Middle School team, and his wife – and assistant coach - BrittaNY COACHED AT 7EST 0ENDER SO they will have the advantage of knowing and working with the incoming freshmen, also. “There are some pretty good athletes coming in,� Davis said. “I just don’t know how they’ll fit in yet, and that’s part of what the summer league is all about.� Based on previous year’s standards, last season was a DOWN YEAR FOR 4OPSAIL OVERALL IN THE -ID %ASTERN Conference). Eight players return from that team but Pearsall faces the challenge of replacing some very-talented graduates like Azia Anderson, Makenna Preville, Kaylee Kyle, Victoria Elder, and Lilli Herring. h2EPLACING 6IC AS A BIG body in the middle is going to be the biggest area we’ll have to focus on, and Kaylee has been a great utility player the last two years,� Pearsall said. 7E LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME junior-varsity players getting playing time with the varsity in the summer and see how they play out. h7E LOST !ZIA AND -AKENNA but our back line looks to be
very solid, and there will be a lot of competition for playing time back there with Jade (ENDERSON 2ACHEL +APIKO AND 2ENA -ARROTTA /FFENsively we’re really looking to lLL EVERYTHING 7E LOST A LOT of close matches last year, and that’s mental toughness and a making the right decisions. 7E LL WORK A LOT ON THAT IN THE summer league, and we will be mixing up the combinations and seeing who can play where.� The volleyball Gods have not been kind to the Trask program. The Lady Titans WERE OVERALL AND IN the Four-County Conference, and have amassed an overall MARK OF CONFERENCE SINCE n THE RECORD actually looking better thanks TO AN MARK IN Part of that may be attributed to a lack of participation in summer activities, a problem first-year Coach Cathy Claris intends to rectify. “Sumer volleyball probably makes or breaks your year since almost everybody is now doing it,� said Claris, who has been an assistant in the program in recent years. “If you don’t do it you are way behind when the regular season starts. I felt like some
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Top Performers review By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer This week we will review the month of September. All three high school fall sports teams were in action. s7EEK . The Pender volleyball team opened their Four County slate with a win over the 2A Clinton Dark Horses. Caroline Peterson led the Lady Patriots with 32 assists, two aces and two digs while Lakirah Forney ADDED KILLS AND NINE DIGS
Kam Thompson HAD KILLS and two blocks in the contest. The Trask soccer team won last week behind the play of Sebastian Bautista and Bryen Woody. The Topsail tennis team continued their torrid pace WITH A WIN OVER ,ANEY Caroline Harris remained unbeaten in both singles and doubles. The Trask football team made history with their third
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Forney named Post & Voice Patriot Female Athlete of Year By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender High School has had many great female athletes over the years. Every year the next female star seems to be born to wear the red white and blue uniforms that have so much tradition. In keeping with tradition the Post & Voice has chosen a true two sort star in Lakirah Forney as the 2016-17 Pender Patriot female athlete of the year. This year the Lady Patriot volleyball team had several young ladies that were difference makers. Among those was senior outside hitter Lakirah Forney. The tenacious student-athlete could be found raining down spikes from the outside or diving onto the floor to return shots hit at her teammates. She finished the year with 121 Kills, 12 blocks, 35 aces
and 89 digs. She earned all-conference and all county honors for her play in the Four County Conference. For all of her accolades on the volleyball court Lakirah may be even better on the track. She ran and jumped her way into all conference, regional and state accolades in the Patriots final year in the Four County Conference. Miss Forney was a regional qualifier and earned all-conference honors in the triple and long jumps as well as in the 300-meter hurdles. Throughout her time at Pender High School Lakirah has made a difference on the track and in the gym. She has played summer volleyball each year and has worked diligently to become the best that she can be. Her talents go far beyond the realm of the sports arena. She has become one of those athletes that will
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Lakirah Forney remain synonymous with Pender High School for life. The Post-Voice would like to congratulate Lakirah Forney for being successful in her tenure at Pender. She is this year’s Post & Voice female athlete of the year.
Topsail’s Madole Post & Voice baseball Player of the Year, Pirate Coach Rimer Baseball Coach of the Year By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Pirate baseball team seems to reload every year. The Hampstead ball club has been to the regional finals three years in a row under three different coaches. While all three of those teams were loaded with talent it seems that a different group of players make their presence known. This year the Pirates were led by a strong core of players that included several seniors. Among those seniors is the 2017 Post-Voice Pender County player of the year Josh Madole. Madole played first base almost flawlessly. He com-
mitted just one error in 116 chances for a sparkling .991 fielding percentage. Madole was lights out at the plate this year. The senior hit for both power and average in the very tough Mid-Eastern Conference. He batted .457 with 20 runs batted in. He had eight doubles and two homeruns while striking out only two times all season. He also walked 18 times. Mr. Madole also stole 10 bases. One of Madole’s strong suits is his mental toughness. He brings a winning attitude to the baseball field each and every time he puts on the Pirate uniform. He is the 2017 Post & Voice AllCounty Baseball Player of
the Year. Aaron Rimer named Post & Voice Baseball coach of year The Topsail baseball program battled through some unfortunate matters in the 2016 baseball season concerning their head coach. Assistant coach Chris Blake took over and the team prospered despite those problems and made a run deep into the state playoffs. For the 2017 season the administration at Topsail High school hired Aaron Rimer. That turned out to be a great move as the Pirates never skipped a beat. Coach Rimer came in and took a talented team and made it his own. The Hampstead crew started the year
8-2 and made their presence known in the tough MidEastern Conference. The Pirates finished second overall in the conference standings and first among the 3A schools. Topsail marched through the 3A playoff brackets and made it to the eastern regional finals where they lost to Northern Guilford in a tough three game series. Coach Rimer was a steady influence to the players and the program. He stressed teamwork and accountability and the team thrived under his leadership. For his contributions to the team and the program Coach Rimer has been named the Post & Voice Baseball Coach of the Year.
Surf fishing can be both a rewarding experience as well as an aggravating affair. If the current is strong or the surf is rough the average surf angler will struggle. However, when the conditions are right it can be great fun. As of late the surf fishing at Topsail has been pretty doggone good. There has been some good size black drum being caught on bottom rigs baited with shrimp. There are reports of some sea mullet being caught as well as a few croakers. The pompano bite is getting better with anglers catching sand fleas right on the beach and hooking them. There have been a few reds being caught in the surf as well. However, they are few and far between. The Spanish and blue bite is pretty good for those that want to troll just off of the beach. I enjoy trolling with hand lines. I run a planer with a clark spoon on the end of it. It is always a good idea to fish one side a little deeper than the other. Find a school of bait fish and troll around the outside of it. A recent walk on the Surf City pier showed that the blues and Spanish were biting. The water was pretty clear and the pluggers were
working overtime. The red bite is pretty pleasing for those that are fishing the backwaters. Find a dock or a grass line and cast toward it with your favorite lure or even a gulp bait. Live baits are working as well. The flounder are biting well in the inlets and waterways around any type of structure. Live mud minnows and menhaden are working here. Remember the size limits. There have been some reports of good sheepshead fishing off of bridges and around docks. A live sand fiddler will work here. This week’s fishing tip Catching a sheepshead is a tricky deal. They like to nibble and if you aren’t careful you will pull the bait right out of their mouth. If you are pier fishing or fishing by a dock, drop your line straight down until it hits the bottom. Bounce it off of the bottom about a foot or so. Remember a sheepshead is a wary fish. They will be spooked quickly. Some anglers use a jighead in addition to a sand fiddler. Remember, it is all about the presentation with these fish. Sheepshead fishing requires a lot of patience. Drop your bait and just hang out, bouncing your bait off of the bottom. When you feel a nibble be patient. It is worth the wait.
Topsail softball, baseball finish great seasons with bright future ahead By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer One might wonder how long success can stay with programs that have had the tremendous years both the Topsail High School softball and baseball teams have enjoyed the last several seasons but, despite some heavy-duty losses on both teams after this spring season, the future still look extremely bright for both teams. Softball It is always tough to predict the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference year-by-year but the word that comes to mind when it comes to the future
Oyler Continued from page 8A games which is not sweet but determined, dedicated and focused, all attributes needed to be a leader. She is a very good ball player. She tries harder than most of her teammate’s day in and day off. She definitely leads by example.” Miss Oyler was a hand full on the volleyball court for the Lady Titans. Oyler could
Bannerman says so long to Titantown By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When Kansas Bannerman showed up at the Heide Trask high school campus he looked the part of a high school football player. He looked to have the strength to become a dominant player from the time he arrived. Kansas had a good career on both the football field as well as the basketball court until he decided to pass on playing on the hardwood during his senior year. However, his absence does not relinquish the input he had on a very successful program. Bannerman played on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Titans in what turned out to be the best team that the school has ever fielded. He was among the team leaders in sacks and made a difference when he lined up on the offensive side of the ball. Kansas will leave Trask this week with high hopes of beginning a new chapter in his life.
of the Lady Pirates is loaded. There is the loss this year of some tremendous talent with the graduation of three of the better players to have donned a Topsail uniform in recent memory – Hunter “Mighty Mite” Bizzell (headed to UNCW), hard-hitting Hayley Grizzle (Barton), and pitching ace Victoria Elder (Furman), as well as Maddy Laster, Kyla Boyles, and Shelby Lisk. But through a season fraught with injury and illness, Coach Eric Phillips put four freshmen (Darbie Lisk, Lauran Strnad, Maggie Smith, Nee Nee Jordan) on
the field every day, and supplemented that with freshmen pitchers Shayne Collins and Addie Howard. Along with juniors Tanesha Williams and Christine Mclean and sophomore MacKenzie Williams – who took over behind the plate when Mclean was injured, there was a tremendous amount of experience and learning that can only bode well for the future. Phillips lost Alyssa Randall for the season with a hip injury but she is expected back for her senior season. Randall led the team in hitting (.464) as a sophomore with 3 doubles, 3 triples, 17
RBIs, and 13 stolen bases. She had 123 chances in the field and finished with a 1.000 (no errors) fielding percentage, and was 2-1 on the mound with a 1.40 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 20 innings. Also back will be Julia Sullivan, who was just heating up after finishing basketball before an injury ended her season, Natalie Potter (.286 BA) Samantha Parks, Morgan Weiler, and Lauren Labelle, plus some up-andcoming junior varsity and middle-school talent. Baseball Entering the 3A regionals this week, the Pirates were hitting .302 as a team and
pitching at a 2.10 ERA clip. It marks the third time in the last 4 years they have made the regionals. But – and there is a big but – they lose 10 seniors from this team, including everyday starters Sam Hall (.329, 4 HR), Josh Madole (.457, 2 HR, 20 RBIs), and Aaron Beach (.326, 2 HR, 16 RBIs. 20 SB), and pitchers Payton Phelps (4-3, 2.23 ERA, 58 K’s), William St. Ledger (3-1, 2.30 ERA, 23 K’s), and Johnny Tartaglione (101, 1.71 ERA, 14 KJ’s). That’s a lot of firepower and mound time (85.2 innings). But the cupboard is not bare as Colby Emmertz (.359, 5 HR, 35 RBIs), Elliott and
Evan Blanton, Hayden Walsh, and Shane Nolan (.304) will carry the Pirate flag at the plate, and pitchers Jake Luchansky (8-0, 1.07ERA, 63 K’s), Alex Holland (3-0, 0.81, 19 K’s), Aidan Smith, and Miles Cota return to pick up the mound chores. Conference champion New Hanover (now 3A) loses just two players but everyone else – including 3A newcomer North Brunswick (8) – lose at least seven seniors, so early development of the returnees and upcoming (JV) players will go a long way to deciding the rest of the conference positions.
often be found doing what many considered too much for one player. She led the Titans in aces and was second in kills and digs. She was a leader in every sense of the word. As a soccer player Miss Oyler brought the same tenacity to the field that she did to the volleyball court. Emily is all about soccer. She was then and is relentless, fearless and driven to get to the ball first, to be the best soccer player she can be. Every
team The Titans play their opponent is aware of Emily within the first five minutes of the game. She plays at 110 percent in every second she is on the pitch. One of her biggest attributes is her ability to throw the ball in. This makes her teammates better by getting them in position to make plays. She plays predominately defensive midfield. “Once Emily has battled a ball away from an opponent or made contact with the
opponent in the game, they don’t forget it, “said Claris. “They end up often times backing off and letting Emily win the battle for the ball. She doesn’t quit. Emily Oyler is a very good student and athlete. She is nice and polite off of the court or field. However, when she dons that Titan blue she becomes a driven athlete with an eye towards success. She is this year’s Post & Voice Heide Trask female athlete of the year.
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Just three girls (Samantha Long, Tiara Mitchell, & Brooke Herring) graduated, and Claris has 8 returnees coming back. Trask will also field a junior-varsity team. “Some of the young girls who played last year made some big contributions, and we’re hoping to build on that,” Claris said. “We’re going to concentrate on gaining camaraderie and improving our overall fundamentals, and overall talent in the program.”
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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer As a young sophomore basketball player Alec Baker joined the Topsail Pirate men’s varsity basketball team. Although he was small in stature he had a big heart along with a basketball game that was beyond his year. He matured both mentally and physically over the next three years and came into his senior year as a strong and experienced hoops player. Mr. Baker finished his career in style. He led the 2017 version of the Pirates in scoring, averaging just over 14 points a contest. He also was the team leader in assists, averaging 2.3 dishes a game. Baker did much more than score the basketball for the Pirates. He was a team leader on the court and off. He played hard on both ends of the floor and never quit. Alec Baker grew in many ways as a Topsail Pirate athlete.
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Continued from page 8A teams that were just a little better than us were ahead of us in many ways. “By getting back in this summer league we’re just keeping up with the Jones’. If we do everything we should do all summer and still lose it’s okay because at least we know we did everything we could to be competitive.”
Ezzell graduates Pender High with a kick By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer During the last three or four years when the Pender High School football team needed a field goal or a good long kickoff they called on one young man. When they needed a block on the offensive line or needed someone to spell a defensive lineman they always looked at one young man. After this week they will have to look elsewhere. Matthew Ezzell will walk the floor and collect his diploma this week. In turn the new football coach at the Pender County school will be looking for another kicker. Matthew Ezzell made more than his share of kicks over his four year career at the Burgaw school. He made some big kicks and was always very dependable. He even played his share of time on the offensive and defensive line. Matthew Ezzell was the perfect example of a good teammate. He always did what was best for the team.
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Bill Howard Outdoors
By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Truth is I have been in some pain here lately. Well, actually, I have been experiencing this pain since late 2016. I worked through it, sometimes begrudgingly, and just attributed it to a saying I have used a lot over the years; ‘it is what it is.’ Finally, last week I had a procedure done that was to find out more about what the instigator to my pains consisted of, and this was on top of several other tests and procedures. Only this time they FOUND IT !ND WHEN THEY FOUND it, they fixed it to an extent. ! GROWTH APPROXIMATELY the size of the end joint of your pinky finger, had grown in a place it shouldn’t have which was blocking some, what is a good word, ductwork,
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within my body. The ductwork is only half that size, which shows why it was a problem. ! FEW WEEKS FROM NOW ) REturn for a follow up to remove a little piece of plastic that was inserted to help me along the way in the healing side of things. !ND ) HAVE HURT WORSE FOR IT Not all the time, but at times none-the-less. What has this got to do with AN OUTDOORS COLUMN %VERYthing. I am not new to having to endure pain in everyday LIFE NOR ARE MOST PEOPLE %Veryone has some type of issue at times. Personally, I have battled back from neck surgery to correct a pinched nerve bundle leaving my left arm and hand too weak to pick up a 2-liter soda bottle to draw a 70-pound bowstring just a few months later to bring down a 1,000-pound bison. I have also paddled nearly 20 miles on a paddle board DOWN THE .EUSE 2IVER ALL THE while breaking a rib in the process. It is part of this game of LIFE !ND TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS game of life, well, we must actually participate, rather than look on and using other outside influences as a crutch to not participate. ! FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE OF
mine who lives in southern Florida certainly has never used his health as a deterrent. Mike Coneen, a fellow pro-staffer with one of the largest outdoors companies in the world, has suffered from paralysis. Yet, he would venture off-shore, paddling his kayak through wind and wave, and hooking onto some GREAT WATERY BEASTS THAT (EMmingway would be proud to write about. 2ECENTLY A MAN WHO HAS no feeling and function of his lower limbs, even did the imPOSSIBLE (E NOW HAS A PEDDLE craft, and is using it. It began with some specially designed shoes that would attach to the peddles of his uniquely driven kayak. But he decided to try something a little different, because after-all, he was in the ocean on the bulk of his paddling, I mean peddling, adventures. The worry came from if the kayak would capsize, how would he be able to get out of the special shoes without use of his lower limbs. So instead, he retrofitted a pair of Crocs that would slide over the bar for the peddles were on. Now his feet would stay in the Crocs, but could quickly come OUT IF HE WERE TO TURTLE ANother word for turning upside
DOWN IN A KAYAK OR CANOE Now he is able to fish offshore and do so while gaining therapy as he tries to reinvigorate his legs further and further down to his feet. While it is amazing in what he endures and has endured, the really phenomenal thing of it all is not his constant work to regain use of his legs, or the fact that he chooses to participate in life rather than watch. The really inspiring thing is through the last half decade of knowing Mike, I have never seen him down on the path life has chosen for HIM TO TAKE (E REVERES IN TAKing the hard path. In doing so, he also inspires others of us with much less problems and ailments than his own to participate rather than watch. –Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor. Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@gmail. com.
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AMERICAN LEGION POST 167 16660 Highway 17 N. Hampstead, NC. 28443 Annual Flea Market on the 1st Saturdays of the month Starting dates as follows: June 3 / July 1st / Aug 5th / Sept 2nd / Last day Oct 7th 7am to Noon Vendors welcome: 6am outdoor setup $15.00 for each 10ft space Indoor setup $20.00 for each 10ft space Reservations excepted with full payment. Or Pay at site (space limited) if room is available No rain dates Payment can be dropped off at our entrance door mailbox with attention Flea Market or Mail to: American Legion Post 167 Attn: Flea Market Box 337 Hampstead, NC. 28443
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PENDER COUNTY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018 SUBMITTED PROPOSED BUDGET The Pender County ABC budget proposal for ďŹ scal year 2017-2018 has been submitted to the ABC Board. A copy is available for inspection in the ofďŹ ce of the General Manager during business hours. A public hearing will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in the ABC ofďŹ ce (located in the rear of the ABC store) at 207 US Hwy. 117 S. in Burgaw. Comments from the public on this proposed budget are welcome at that time.
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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.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: June 19, 2017 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425
Cape Fear Regional Bicycle Plan The Pender County Board of County Commissioners 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 Special Use Permit Revision Oak Island Partners, LLC., applicants, on behalf of Oak Island Land & Timber LLC., and Oak Island Partners, LLC., owners, are requesting the approval of a revision to a previously approved Special Use Permit (SUP 4872017) to amend the hours of operation for an existing sand mine (NAICS 212321) ‘Construction Sand and Gravel Mining’. The subject properties are zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; Nonmetallic Mineral & Quarrying (NAICS 2123) is permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. There are five (5) tracts associated with this request totaling Âą 1,801 acres. The subject properties are located 1.5 miles to the south of the intersection of US HWY 17 and NC HWY 50 in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 4227-18-2935-0000, 4227-43-0996-0000, 4227-33-2015-0000, 4227-42-3351-0000, and 4227-51-3640-0000.
June 8, 2017 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 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. CALENDAR June 13, 2017
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Town of Surf City Government News June 8, 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 ________________________________________________________
July 3rd Independence Day Celebration Monday, July 3rd Soundside Park, 517 Roland Ave. Johnny White & the Elite Band at 6p.m. Fireworks at Dusk Food Vendors
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Town of Burgaw Government News
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Special Use Permit Quarter Horse Farms, LLC., applicant, on behalf of David L. Griggs, owner, is requesting the approval of a Special Use Permit for the construction and operation of ‘Other Electric Power Generation’ (NAICS 221119); specifically, a solar farm. The subject property is zoned RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district and according to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance §5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses; Other Electric Power Generation (NAICS 221119) are permitted via Special Use Permit in the RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district. There is one (1) tract associated with this request totaling Âą 103.8 acres. The subject property is located at the terminus of Hilltop Farm Road (private) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PIN: 420592-5634-0000. Conditional Zoning Map Amendment Hampstead Investment Holdings, LLC., applicant and owner, is requesting approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for two (2) tracts totaling approximately Âą2.22 acres from RP, Residential Performance zoning district to GB-CD 1, General Business conditional zoning district 1. The request is to allow the storage of boats and watercraft outdoors on dry stack structures, an existing fishing supply store (NAICS 451110), an existing food and beverage store (NAICS 445), and associated parking and landscaping. The subject properties are located at the terminus of Lewis Road (SR 1564) approximately 3,000 feet east of the intersection Sloop Point Loop Road (SR 1563) and Lewis Road (SR 1564) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 4224-02-5093-0000 and 4224-01-5894-0000. Conditional Zoning Map Amendment Monkey Junction Mini Storage, applicant, on behalf of Pinnacle Property of Hampstead and Michael D. Hoover, owners, is requesting the approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for four (4) tracts totaling approximately 9.41 acres from PD, Planned Development zoning district to GB-CD2, General Business conditional zoning district 2. This request is to allow for multi-unit self-storage units (NAICS 531130). The subject properties are located along the west side of US HWY 17 approximately Âą 2,500 feet to the north of the intersection of US HWY 17 and Sloop Point Loop Road (SR 1563) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 4204-76-8504-0000, 4204-86-1659-0000, 4204-77-7047-0000, and 4204-773088-0000. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910 259-1202
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 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 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 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
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
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 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 #7748 6/1, 6/8, 6/15/2017
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 EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Alene Joyce Hall Kelly, deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify that all persons having claims against the said estate to present such claims to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of September, 2017, or this notice will be placed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment. 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
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 after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198562 (FC.FAY) #7743 6/1, 6/8/2017
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 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 Elsie R. Wolfe, deceased, of Brunswick County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Elsie R. Wolfe, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 14, 2017 at 676 Island Creek Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 8th day of June 2017. Linda W. Teachey 676 Island Creek Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7766 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2017 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 Phyllis Edwards Kegel, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Phyllis Edwards Kegel, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 14, 2017 at 204 Settlecroft Lane, Holly Springs, NC 27540, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 8th day of June 2017. Martin E. Kegal, III 204 Settlecroft Lane Holly Springs, NC 27540 #7767 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2017 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 Girlee Murray Crumble, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Girlee Murray Crumble, to present them to the undersigned on or before September 14, 2017 at 3104 Ellis Court, Wilmington, NC 28405, or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 8th day of June 2017. James Raymond Malloy 3104 Ellis Court Wilmington, NC 28405 #7768 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2017
16 SP 221 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 Elise Decanio to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated August 3, 2011 and recorded on August 8, 2011 in Book 3954 at Page 0131, 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 20, 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 19, Phase 2, TURNSTONE PLANTATION, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 46, Page 33, Pender County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 115 Dreyton Hall Court, Rocky Point, NC 28457. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of Elise DeCanio. 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.: 16-19078-FC01 #7750 6/8, 6/15/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MAURICE GLENN ANDERSON 17 E 40 Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Maurice Glenn Anderson deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of September, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 8th day of June, 2017. Glenn Anderson Executor of the Estate of Maurice Glenn Anderson c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #7769 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2017
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TOWN OF SURF CITY TOWN OF SURF CITY ADVERTISEMENTS LIENS ADVERTISEMENT OFOF TAX TAX LIENS North Carolina General Statues require local tax collectors to advertise annually all current year unpaid taxes levied on real estate. While we do not wish to embarrass property owners by publishing their names in the newspaper, the advertisement of property tax liens is a mandatory step in the tax foreclosure process. Under the authority vested in me by Section 105-369 of the North Carolina General Statutes and pursuant to an order of the Town Council of Surf City dated, April 4, 2017, I am hereby advertising tax liens for the year 2016 upon the real property describe below. The real property parcel subject to the lien, the name of th 6, 2017 (and/or the names of subsequent owners), and the amount of taxes due are set out below. The amount advertised represents only the principal taxes for the year 2016 that were unpaid as of June 1, 2017. The actual amount owed by the taxpayer will be increased by all taxes owed for prior tax years and by all applicable interest, If the taxes remain unpaid, the tax collector will use all available collection remedies to collect the delinquent taxes, including the levy on personal property, the garnishment of wages, the attachment of bank accounts, rents, debts, or other property and the foreclosure and sale of the real property. These collections procedures do not apply to taxpayers subject to pending federal bankruptcy petitions. When a parcel was subdivided after January 1, 2016, and the ownership of one or more of the resulting parcels were transferred, the amount of the tax lien on each parcel, as shown in this advertisement is the amount of the lien on the original parcel as it existed on January 1, 2016, and is subject to adjustment when taxes are paid or the lien is foreclosed. This the 31st day of May, 2017. Windy Davis, Tax Collector Donna Reece, Deputy Tax Collector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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LEONA MARGARET TOOLEY 17 E 220 All persons, ďŹ rms and corporations having claims against Leona Margaret Tooley, deceased, are notiďŹ ed to exhibit them to John Albert Tooley, Co-Executor of the decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate, on or before September 9, 2017 at 204 Cedarwood Drive, Jamestown NC 27282, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Co-Executor. John Albert Tooley, Co-Executor Estate of Leona Margaret Tooley c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #7771 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MARILYN LEE BOEHLING 17 E 224 Having qualiďŹ ed as Executor of the Estate of Marilyn Lee Boehling deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, ďŹ rms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of September, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, ďŹ rms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 8th day of June, 2017. Lawrence S. Boehling Executor of the Estate of Marilyn Lee Boehling P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #7770 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29/2017
17 SP 68 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 David N. Beck II and Melanie Beck a/k/a Melanie L. Beck to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated September 17, 2013 and recorded on September 18, 2013 in Book 4322 at Page 155, 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 20, 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: BEGINNING at a point where the Eastern line of College Street intersects the Northern line of Red Cross Street, and runs thence with the Eastern line of College Street N 31-27 W 50.0 feet to a steel Rod in the line, thence N 58-33 East 150.0 feet to a 1-1/4 inch water pipe strainer; thence S 31-27 E 50.0 feet to a steel rod in the Northern line of Red Cross Street; thence with the Northern line of Red Cross Street S 58-33 W 150.0 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 7,500 square feet. The above described lot is onehalf of the same Lot conveyed by F. C. Poschell, Attorney, acting as commissioner for the Real Estate of Ruth Jones, deceased, et al, to Luther D Long and Wife, Eva C Long. The deed for same, dated this 14th day of March, 1957, being duly recorded in the Pander County Register of Deeds OfďŹ ce in Book 333, Page 580. Being all that property conveyed by deed recorded in Deed Book 750, at Page 229 of the Ponder County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 215 South College Street, Atkinson, NC 28421. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of ďŹ ve 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS WHERE IS.â&#x20AC;? 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 David Beck and wife, Melanie Beck. 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 Ă&#x201A;§ 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 ďŹ ling of a bankruptcy petition prior to the conďŹ rmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-05086-FC01 #7751 6/8, 6/15/2017
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NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT OF TAX LIENS ON REAL PROPERTY TOWN OF TOPSAIL BEACH North Carolina General Statutes require local tax collectors to advertise annually all current year unpaid taxes levied on real estate. We do not wish to embarrass property owners by publishing their names in the newspaper. The advertisement of property liens is a mandatory step in the tax foreclosure process. If you have any questions about the names and properties appearing in this advertisement, or want to contact us about paying your taxes, please call the tax office at (910) 328-5841. Our office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Under the authority vested in me by Section 105-369 of the North Carolina General Statutes and pursuant to an order of theTown of Topsail Beach Board of Commissioners Beach dated, February 8, 2017, I am hereby advertising tax liens for the year 2016 upon the real property described below. The real property parcel subject to the lien, the name of the parcelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner as of January 6, 2017 (and/or the names of subsequent owners), and the amount of taxes due are set out below. The amount advertised represents only the principal taxes for tax year 2016 that were unpaid as of May 31, 2017. The actual amount owed by the taxpayer will be increased by all taxes owed for the prior tax years and by all applicable interest, costs, and fees. The omission of prior yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; taxes and interest, costs, and fees from the amount advertised will not constitute a waiver of the taxing unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim for these items. If the taxes remain unpaid, the tax collector will use all available collection remedies to collect the delinquent taxes, including the levy on personal property, the garnishment of wages, the attachment of bank accounts, rents, debts, or other property and the foreclosure and sale of the real property. These collections procedures do not apply to taxpayers subject to pending federal bankruptcy petitions. When a parcel was subdivided after January 1, 2016, and the ownership of one or more of the resulting parcels were transferred, the amount of the tax lien on each parcel, as shown in this advertisement, is the amount of the lien on the original parcel as it existed on January 1, 2016, and is subject to adjustment when the taxes are paid or the lien is foreclosed. This the 2nd day of June, 2017. Connie B. Forand, Tax Collector Town of Topsail Beach
The listings indicate the owner of record of the real estate as of January 6, 2017, the parcel identiďŹ cation number and the principal amount tax due: NAME Avram,Randall David Chesson, Joseph Dickson, John W. Dixon, Michael B. Jr. Gordon, Harvey B. Herring, David G. Jones, Donnie H. III Parker, Charles Todd Rushton, Steven Samuel Taggart, James V. Taggart, James V. Taggart, James V. Thomas, Davey Lynwood JUNE 8, 2017
ROLL NUMBER 4202-81-0150-0000 4212-15-5320-0000 4223-36-3012-0000 4212-14-8863-0000 4212-03-1869-0000 4212-48-7579-0000 4212-26-3158-0000 4212-26-2014-0000 4202-92-3115-2020 4223-36-4730-0000 4223-36-5791-0000 4223-36-4883-0000 4212-03-3706-0000
TAX DUE $1,377.94 $668.02 $543.69 $1,016.54 $1,132.73 $1,105.10 $1,338.37 $1,267.30 $233.21 $1,726.75 $546.88 $4,176.12 $175.21
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Continued from page 8A and in private. She is treated like any other player.â&#x20AC;? On the hardwood, Carmen led the 2016-17 Lady Pirates in assists (73), was second on the team in steals (45) and points (162-6.0 PPG), and was fourth (81) in rebounds as a team captain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her abilities in soccer obvi-
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Continued from page 8A win in as many tries. Steven Jordan led the Titans with 93 yards on just eight carries while Tyrease Armsrong (66yards) and B.J. Jordan (61 yards) all had good games. The Topsail Pirate football team won their second in a row. Freshman Noah Lavalle toted the rock to the tune of an amazing 210 yards and three touchdowns to pace the Pirates. The Pender Patriots slammed South Brunswick. Latrell Brown had 108 yards and two touchdowns while Linzie McAllister had 11 tackles and a sack to lead the defense. Justin Hooper had 190 yards rushing with three touchdowns. He added two interceptions and an 82 yard punt return. sWeek 2. The Topsail Pirate volleyball team bounced back from a subpar week with two wins. Azia Anderson had 19 digs, 10 points, five aces, and three kills and Makenna Preville adding 16 digs to lead Topsail in their win over West Brunswick. Kaylee Kyle had 19 assists, 10 aces and nine digs while Angelica Biele had 14 kills, 13 assists, six digs and three aces. Makenna Preville had 20 digs wile Selena Biele added 12 and Angelica Biele 14 in the Pirates win over New Hanover. The Pender volleyball team split conference tilts last week. Caroline Peterson had 21 assists in the win over East Bladen while Kam Thompson added 14 kills. The Lady Pirates tennis team improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference with an
ously transfer over to basketball, especially when it comes to conditioning,â&#x20AC;? girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball coach Andrew Ellington said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were several games where she played all 32 minutes, and she never seems to get tired. She is a great teammate who never seems to get flustered. I wish I had 10 more of her from that standpoint. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a great student, she is diligent, and she stays on top of things. You never have to about her work, and she is a
great kid all the way around.â&#x20AC;? Having been All-County, AllConference, and All-Area in her three previous years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and now being chosen the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top female athlete â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what lies ahead for Carmen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just want to get better next year in both sports, and just try and help my teams and teammates be successful, Carmen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winning a couple of championships wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be bad, either.â&#x20AC;?
8-1win West Brunswick. Caroline Harris continued her domination at No. 1 singles with another 6-0, 6-0 win. The Topsail Pirates lost a heart breaker to Croatan. Noah Lavalle had 242 yards rushing to go along with three scores to pace the Pirates. The Trask Titan football team won impressively on Friday night beating East Columbus 50-0. Derrick Benton had eight tackles to lead a Titan defense that has allowed only one touchdown from scrimmage this season. Kansas Bannerman had a sack and four stops. Steven Jordan led a potent Trask rushing attack. He logged 190 yards rushing with three scores. He also had a 36yard touchdown pass to Chris Holmes. s7EEK The Topsail Pirate volleyball team is very competitive as usual. The Pirates beat Ashley behind the play of Victoria Elder (13 kills, 10 digs, five points, and an ace) and Kaylee Kyle (19 assist, 16 digs, five kills, four aces, and 18 points) Twinsisters Angelica and Selena Biele combined for 20 kills and 45 digs while Makenna Preville had 27 digs.. The Pender ladies won two of three conference matches last week behind the play of Kam Thomspon, Lakirah Forney and Caroline Peterson. Peterson led the team in assists in each match. Trask earned a conference win last week behind the play of Tiara Mitchell (9 kills in two matches) and Emily Oyler (13 digs). Libby Smith had five assists and four kills in the win over Union. The Trask soccer team beat Union behind the play of Sebastian Bautistaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two goals while Bryen Woody and David Romero each scored as well.
The Pender football team slammed the Lejuene Bulldogs to the tune of 63-0. Justin Hooper had two rushing touchdowns along with a receiving touchdown while freshman Jahiem McDuffie had 56 yards rushing. Linzie McAllister had nine tackles to lead the Patriot defense. Latrelle Brown rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Patriots to their second win of the year. s7EEK . The Pender volleyball team defeated Trask behind the play of Imani Newkirk. The senior standout had had seven kills, three aces and two digs in leading the Patriots to a 3-1 win. Kam Thompson had seven kills while Lakirah Forney added six kills, two aces and nine digs. Caroline Peterson was her steady self with 13 assists and three aces while Ashley Dupalevich chipped in 10 assists. The Pender soccer team split conference matches. Osvaldo Perez had four goals in a win. Topsail earned a win behind the play of Robert Vasquez and Jacob Turner. The Topsail football team dropped a tough one to Laney. Noah Lavalle had over 100 yards for the Pirates. The Pender Patriot football team also took a loss. Clinton ran by them despite two field goals from Matthew Ezzell. Latrell Brown also had an 88-yard kick return. The Trask Titans fell to defending state champion Wallace at home snapping their four game winning streak. Steven Jordan and Tyrease Armstrong hooked up for a 68 yard screen that turned into a touchdown. Jordan also had 15 tackles while Foster Williamson added nine stops. Brian Sarvis had a great day punting the ball for the Titans.
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Section B
Living
Stained glass studio opens in downtown Burgaw By Lani Shapley, Special to the Post & Voice
With the strains of guitar blues from Josh Knapp in the background, surrounded by friends, ArtBeat members and Burgaw town representatives, Jim and Lani Shapley proudly cut the ribbon and officially opened Sunshine Studio Stained Glass. Chamber of Commerce director Emily Baker enthusiastically helped host the ceremony and Rev. Dr. Anthony Hicks Sr. gave a stirring benediction. “We pray Lord that you would bless this establishment, and shine upon them so that every piece of stained glass, every piece of work they create would be a beacon. Touch their hands, their fingers and their hearts so that they would continue to work with love and that each work would illuminate, touch somebody’s heart and lift somebody’s spirit.” Located on the second floor of Burgaw AntiquePlace, Sunshine Studio is the first artist in the creation of an Arts Emporium which has been a dream of John Westbrook, owner of the building. Although Jim has been working in stained glass for 25 years, Jim did not have a studio until 2013. Why did he open one then? “My wife got tired of trying to carefully walk around my larger projects in the spare bedroom,” Jim said laughing; recalling how the chapel door he was commissioned to create for Burgaw’s NHRMC took up the entire floor space. The door is one of Jim’s most accomplished pieces but he is also partial to The Sunshine Kids, a piece he designed for his wife’s office when she worked with children. It currently hangs in the window of his new studio. Currently Jim is working on two submissions for the North Carolina Senior Games, SilverArts competition in Wilmington. One entitled Kimberly Juanita portrays a woman from the 1920’s and features a wooden oval frame. The other entry is called Forever More and celebrates a newly married couple. Last year’s entry, Taylor Lee, brought Jim a blue ribbon and inspired him to use the image for his studio’s logo. Besides commission pieces, Jim has an inventory of items for sale in his studio and also does repairs, restorations and teaches lessons to both beginners and experienced artisans. Lessons are usually held at the ArtBeat building on Wilmington Street, the site of the new Burgaw mural. Jim is very active with the PenderArts Council and credits them for support as he began teaching. Jim explained why he liked being in Burgaw AntiquePlace. “It’s an older building with a lot of character. To me stained glass is almost timeless – it has been around for centuries.” Jim discussed the restoration of a mausoleum window in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington. Jim restored two windows which were approximately 85 years old. “My wife, who is my apprentice, and I spent several hours choosing glass which matched the original and we were proud to be there when the panels were reinstalled.” When asked about a project he dreams about doing, Jim immediately responded “a piece in Jackson Pollock’s style.” Jim is looking forward to meeting people at the upcoming Blueberry Festival and shares that he will remember the ribbon cutting as “a wonderful day with so many people here to support us!”
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Cleaning up, sorting out By Dr. Ray W. Mendenhall Contributing Writer
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I [John the Baptist] baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful that I is coming after meâ&#x20AC;ŚHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in His hand, and he will clear His threshing-floor and will gather His wheat into the granary, but the chaff He will burn. Matthew 3: 11-12 There is one who is coming, Jesus Christ, who will clean out the barns, clear out the chaff and store up the good. There have been in my life times of cleaning up, and sorting out. I worked with my parents some years ago as they cleaned up and sorted out a house of nearly
fifty years. We had to decide what they would keep, what they would give away, what they would take, what they would let go. It is sometimes hard to decide what to keep and what to leave, what you will sort out for the yard sale or the trash. So many things out there seem like treasures, so many things seem like necessities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to clear out. Helping our children move over the years has been the same- deciding what to keep, what to store, what to throw away. Sorting through old treasuresâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;keepsakes from another times. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to know what to keep, what to put away. Then it was our turn a few years ago as we sorted through our worldly goods to move to a new house and a new life in Kentucky. In the days just before Je-
Bread giveaway at Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel UMC Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel United Methodist Church, 1697 Herringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Rd. Burgaw, has a free bread giveaway every Saturday from 10 a.m
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4 Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sFood pantry in Hampstead The Christian Community Caring Center distributed food locally to those in need. The food pantry is generously supported by local churches, businesses and individuals. The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and
Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon. Additionally, the 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry will be open the last Saturday of each month from 9 a.m. until noon. The 4Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food Pantry is located in the Jones Plaza, 15200 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead.
sus appeared, John the Baptist showed up to prepare the way, to make a path for the coming Messiah. In classic prophetic dress and manner, John takes the people to task â&#x20AC;&#x201C; calls them to decide what of their life and way is important to keep, what they need to lose â&#x20AC;&#x201C; behaviors, ideas, philosophies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ideas about God that are inadequate or just plain wrong. And as in other kinds of sorting, it is not easy to know what to keep, what to discard, our lives can become quite content with clutter, with things that at the time seem like treasures. But there is one coming, John tells us. One who know about cleaning up and sorting out. There is one coming who can tell the wheat from the chaff of life, who has an eye for the difference between treasure and trash. There is one coming whose heart is pure, whose eyes are clear, whose mind is tuned to the way of God. He will come into our lives cleaning
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up and sorting out. He will come to lead us, to teach us, to show us what to keep and what to lose. He will show us what is worthy and what is, in fact, excess baggage. Jesus comes, not to make things more complicated, but to make them easier. Jesus comes to show what is of God and what is not. He gives us sight into our very own lives, so we can see, we can know, we can choose what to keep and what to lose in the service of God. He will come, this Jesus, not to crush us but to show us how to know and do Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will. He will show us the truth about treasures and trash and he will help us store good things to feed our very lives. There is one coming, John says, who sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will clean up and sort out the lives of his people so that they can know the chaff from the wheat, so that they can make straight their lives for the coming of the Lord.
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Church Directory BARLOW VISTA BAPTIST CHURCH
NEW BEGINNING CHURCH
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Church on the Hillâ&#x20AC;? (910) 329-3761 22340 US Hwy 17 N Hampstead, NC 28443
corner of Fremont & Wright Street (Courthouse Square) Burgaw, N.C. â&#x20AC;˘ 910-619-8063
Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m . â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-669-2488
ST. M ARYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CHURCH
An Episcopal - Lutheran Community 506 S. McNeil Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 910.259.5541
BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
200 E. Fremont St. â&#x20AC;˘ 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. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breakfast, 2nd Sunday of Each Month, 8-9 a.m. Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Circle, 2nd Monday of Each Month, 6:30-8 p.m. RILEYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425
FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
14201 Hwy. 50/210 â&#x20AC;˘ Surf City, NC 28445 â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2295 Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
3107 Union Chapel Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Currie, NC 28435 Pastor Roger Barnes
Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-4310
54 Camp Kirkwood Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Watha, NC 28478 â&#x20AC;˘ 910-448-0919
4670 Stag Park Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC 28425 â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ Burgaw, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 910-259-2601
CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP (CF2) 10509 US Hwy. 117 S., Rocky Point Business Park Rocky Point, NC â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ 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 LANIERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAMPGROUND 216 Michigan Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ 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. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church 6:15 p.m. Choir Practice 7:00 p.m. Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.
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Fresh tomato Recipes
Hope’s Cooking Corner
By Hope Cusick Contributing Writer 4HE VERSATILE TOMATO COMES IN SO MANY VARIETIES THESE DAYS AND MAY BE USED IN THESE RECIPES IF DESIRED 4HEY ARE EATEN RAW FOR THE MOST PART AND HAVE THE MOST mAVOR WHEN SOME SALT IS ADDED TO THEM WHEN SLICED OR QUARTERED 4HEY ARE HEALTHY AND HAVE ANTIOXIDANT BENEFITS 4HEY MAY BE COOKED FOR SAUCES OR KETCHUP AND HAVE MORE IN TENSE ANTIOXIDANTS FOR CANCER WHEN COOKED 4HEY MAY BE ROASTED BOILED BROILED OR GRILLED TRY YOUR OWN WAY OF PREPARING THEM AND ENJOY Cherry tomato and corn salad &OR AN ADDED TREAT A OUNCE PACKAGE OF REFRIGERATED CHEESE TORTELLINI COOKED ACCORDING TO PACKAGE DIRECTIONS AND DRAINED MAY BE ADDED TO THIS SALAD OR mASH COOKED SHRIMP OR COOKED CHICKEN CUBES OUNCES FRESH CANNED DRAINED OR FRO Z EN COR N THAWED OUNCES CHERRY OR GRAPE TOMA
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COMMUNITY NEWS & EVENTS 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
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Pender Democrats picnic June 25 $EMOCRATIC 0ARTY 3TATE 3EC OND 6ICE #HAIR -ATT (UGHES WILL BE A FEATURED GUEST AT THE 0ENDER $EMOCRATIC 2ED 7HITE AND "LUE 5NITY 0ICNIC *UNE FROM P M
The Topsail High Class of 2007 had their 10-year class reunion May 26 at Liberty Tavern in Porters Neck. Of the 210 in the graduating class, 10 percent from as far as San Diego, Atlanta, Asheville and Richmond returned. Classmates Kyle Gaskill, Brianna Register, Ward Wadsworth III and Aaron Wisniewski were unable to attend as they are currently deployed. On this Memorial Day they were in their classmates thoughts.
4HE 5NITY 0ICNIC WILL BE HELD AT THE #ORINE "ELLAMY &ARM 0INEYWOODS 2OAD OUTSIDE "URGAW AND TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THROUGH LOCAL $EMOCRATIC 0ARTY OF lCIALS OR BY SENDING A CHECK TO 0ENDER #OUNTY $EMOCRATIC 0ARTY 0 / "OX 3URF #ITY .# !CTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A CAKEWALK A DRAWING A BASKET RAFFLE AND MORE 4HE PICNIC MENU INCLUDES CHICKEN HAMBURGERS HOT DOGS WITH BEER WINE AND SOFT DRINKS AVAILABLE 'UESTS ARE ALSO EN COURAGED TO BRING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PICNIC -USICAL ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE PROVIDED BY 7OODY $OBSON OF (ARDWOODS 3OUNDWORKS IN 2OCKY 0OINT &OR MORE INFORMATION CON TACT $EBBI &INTAK AT
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 s"INGO WILL BE HELD AT THE 4OPSAIL "EACH !SSEMBLY "UILD ING #HANNEL "OULEVARD EACH 4HURSDAY *UNE !UG $OORS OPEN AT P M WITH EARLY BIRD BINGO AT P M REGULAR BINGO AT P M &UN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY #ONCES SIONS AVAILABLE AND FREE PARKING 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 Tuesday, June 13 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 s4HE 4HE -ARINE #ORPS ,EAGUE $ETACHMENT MEETS AT THE 4OPSAIL 3ENIOR #ENTER 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD THE SECOND 4UESDAY EACH MONTH AT P M 4HE $ETACHMENT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBER TO HELP IN ITS CONTINU ING MISSION s4HE +NIGHTS OF #OLUMBUS #OUNCIL MEETS THE SECOND AND FOURTH 4UESDAY EACH MONTH AT P M AT THE !MERICAN ,EGION "UILDING 5 3 (WY IN (AMPSTEAD Wednesday, June 14 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 15 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 s"INGO WILL BE HELD AT THE !SSEMBLY "UILDING #HANNEL "OULEVARD 4OPSAIL "EACH EACH 4HURSDAY *UNE !UG $OORS OPEN AT P M WITH EARLY BIRD BINGO AT P M REGULAR BINGO AT P M &UN FOR THE %NTIRE &AMILY #ONCES SIONS AVAILABLE AND FREE PARKING
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