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Hampstead neighborhood Belvedere is experiencing water problems while the company operating the system seeks a rate increase. County commissioners are getting involved. Read more on page 1A. Former Topsail Pirate baseball standout Danny Wilson is back locally on the diamond with the Wilmington Sharks.

Read more in Sports on page 8A.

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Pender DA Ben David mulls possible criminal charges

Governor pledges help with GenX problem

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher After a Monday meeting in Wilmington with local, state and federal officials, Governor Roy Cooper announced next steps that the state will take to protect the drinking water in the Lower Cape Fear.

Pender County Commission Chairman George Brown attended the Wilmington meeting with the Governor Cooper directed the State Bureau of Investigation’s Diversion and Environmental Crimes Unit to assess whether a criminal investigation

is warranted. The SBI will work with its partners at the state Department of Environmental Quality and federal EPA to determine if there is evidence of criminal violations of the permit or the federal consent order that is in place.

Pender DA involved In a joint statement from District Attorneys Ben and Jon David, the offices for the fifth and thirteenth prosecutorial districts will work closely with local, state, and federal officials to determine if there is evidence of criminal violations.

“Our offices are closely monitoring this situation because the Cape Fear River, the source

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of the drinking water for our region, flows through four of the five counties we collectively represent; namely Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender. Moreover, as elected district attorneys, we have overlapping and concurrent jurisdiction involving any applicable state criminal laws. We will continue to assess all the information as it becomes available.”

Chemours permit review Chemours is in the process of applying for a new NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit, a federal permit program that controls water pollution and is managed by North Carolina DEQ. Cooper an-

nounced that DEQ will deny Chemours’ permit request to release GenX, issuing a new draft permit that prevents GenX release. Acknowledging the potential for other possibly harmful compounds, Chemours’ draft permit will include a clause authorizing the state to quickly re-open the permit if needed to regulate and enforce levels of any of emerging compounds based on new scientific findings.

Public Health Assessment Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said

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Candidates file for local municipal elections

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher The slate of candidates for the Nov. 7 municipal elections in Pender County is complete.

The filing period closed at noon July 21 for the fall election.

Atkinson Christie Halligan and Ken Smith will be on the ballot for mayor of Atkinson. Filing for town commissioner positions are Lorie Moore Floyd, Michael Stealer, Dee Turner, and Julie Woodcock.

Burgaw Former Burgaw mayor Pete Cowan has filed for mayor, along with Johnnie Tyrone Stringfield and Jeffrey Williams II. For commissioner, Jan Dawson and James Lorenzer Murphy Sr. have filed.

Burgaw Mayor Eugene Mulligan will not seek reelection as mayor, but has filed for a seat on the town board.

St. Helena Robert Barnhill Sr. is the lone candidate for mayor in St. Helena. Margaret Hulak Brinzey and Judith “Judy” Katalinic are running for seats on the village council.

Surf City A number of candidates have filed for seats on the Surf City town council. Teresa Batson Batts, Sani Lowry, Dorothy Royal, Jeremy Shugarts, Peter Sloan, and Donna Thigpen have all filed.

Topsail Beach Six candidates have filed for a seat on the Topsail Beach town board. E. Morton Blanchard, Julian Bone, Tom

Continued on page 3A

Staff photo by Katie H. Pettigrew

Far from the flatlands of eastern North Carolina, Post & Voice Advertising and Design Director Katie H. Pettigrew took this photo of a mountain sunset over Lake Junaluska.

BOC, Millis help with Belvedere water

issues

By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher

Pender County Commissioners George Brown and David Williams sent a letter to the North Carolina Utilities Commission regarding problems with the Belvedere water system.

Utilities, Inc., the private company which operates the water system, is seeking a rate hike from the state commission. Williams says Belvedere residents have experienced a number of problems with water.

In the letter to the Utilities Commission, Williams and Brown ask that any rate

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increase consideration be make sure Utilities Inc. does postponed until repairs to the better. We don’t have official system are made. standing with the commisPush Mowers Lawnsion, Tractors Turn “Recently they were• putbut I like•toZero think we can Trimmers & Chainsaws ting in a new well, and the get their ear. I don’t think it is other well went down and the a water safety issue as much water went brown,” Williams as a quality issue,” said Wilsaid. “Chris Millis has been liams. in communication with the The text of the letter sent Utilities Commission. We are by Williams and Brown to going to try to advocate on the Utilities Commission is behalf of those folks.” below.

Williams said county comWe understand that Utilimissioners along with Millis ties Inc. has a request for a have no direct authority in rate increase for the Belvedere the water situation, only in- Plantation system which will fluence. be heard at your August 23, “We want to do all we can to 2017 meeting. For the first time

in our combined service of over thirty years as County Commissioners, we are submitting a letMowers ter in opposition to a requested rate increase. We recognize that authority to approve or deny rate increases is vested solely in your Commission, but hope that you will consider this letter in your deliberations.

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Hampstead Homeschool Cooperative forms

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Puddle Jumpers Nature Preschool recently held a planning meeting for the newly formed Hampstead Homeschool Cooperative group.

The event also served as a water slide fun day for the kids. The Co-op will offer four fun clubs and two monthly field trips for elementary age children in the fall.

The group’s beginning elementary clubs will include an Eco Club, Art Club, Construction Club and a Dangerous Kids Club. The elementary group includes children ages 5-9. Younger preschool-age siblings are welcome to attend and enjoy nature play during co-op meetings.

Each club will meet for 30 minutes twice monthly. In between club meetings, children will have free range play time in the Fairytale Forest at Puddle Jumpers.

Preschool owner Misty Fisher said that they are still looking for someone to head up a middle school age group.

This would enable the creation of additional clubs for ages 10 through 14.

“We will begin meeting here in the fall. We start in September, just about the time preschool starts back,” Fisher said. “We are going to offer different clubs for our families and also field trips on site here at Puddle Jumpers; whether the Cape Fear Raptor Center comes out, or UNCW or the aquarium, or different types of things like that. I homeschooled all three of my children, so I really feel passionately about helping the homeschool community.

We have some of our families

that all met and came up with a game plan for the fall.

“We want to teach the kids a lot of skills that they would not ordinarily get to do. We call it life skills; but also we’ll learn how to tie knots, we’ll learn how to build stuff, we will learn how to do some foraging and different things like that. So it teaches them to find out about some of the things that are a little more unconventional that they don’t traditionally learn in school, and things that have often gone by the wayside.”

The Dangerous Kids Club is based on the best-selling book by Conn and Hal Iggulden, The Dangerous Book for Boys; as well as The Daring Book for Girls, by Andrea J. Buchanan.

The books cover essential boyhood and girlhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north and other skills.

“We had nine options and those were the ones that the people were most interested in. So we’ll start out with four groups that meet twice a month. We will start from there and that way at the first of the year if we have new people joining we will find out what the interests are, and if we can get a middle school coordinator that would be super. So then we can offer those kids something. It will be $20 per month to join the co-op per family. We are not asking for more than a twomonth commitment at a time, ” said Fisher.

Puddle Jumpers is located at 15670 U.S. Hwy. 17 N. in Hampstead. The Hampstead Homeschool Cooperative will meet Tuesdays beginning September 5th, the Tuesday after Labor Day. They will

Pender EMS & Fire Report July 16-22 Pender EMS Report Total number of Patient Contacts : 223 Calls per Station Burgaw Station 1 44 Sloop Point Station 14 30 Hampstead Station 16 20 Surf City Station 23 22 Top. Beach Station 4 8 Union Station 5 22 Rocky Point Station 7 36 Atkinson Station 9 29 Maple Hill Station 13 6 Scott Hill Station 18 0 Hwy 421 Station 29 6 Type of Calls Cancelled: 37 Refusals: 56 Stand by: 2 Transported: 119 Treated/released: 90 Fire Department Reports Total Calls: 71 Rescue Station 1 Burgaw 11 Fire Station 13 Maple Hill 2 Fire Station 14 Sloop Point 16 Fire Station 16 Hampstead 2 Fire Station 18 Scotts Hill 7 Fire Station 21 Long Creek 10 Fire Station 29 Hwy 421 15 EMS St. 4 Top. Beach 8 Fire Call Type Summary Fire 8 Motor Vehicle Crash 8 Search and Rescue 0 EMS First Response 39 Cancelled 15 Ocean Rescue 1

continue to meet weekly each Tuesday thereafter. Meetings are hosted at Puddle Jumpers Nature Preschool.

Contact Misty Fisher for

more information at: 910-2316775; or message her on the Facebook page at: Http:// www.facebook.com/puddlejumpersnaturepreschool/.

Willard pair arrested on robbery, drug charges From staff reports Jennifer Nicole Thorpe,19 and Marcus Dean Jacobs, 23, were arrested at their home located on Horsebranch Road in Willard July 19 following a robbery they conducted last week on Bellhammon Forest Drive in Rocky Point.

Thorpe is charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of stolen property, communicating threats, conspiring to sell cocaine, assault on a government official and resisting public officer. Thorpe was booked into the Pender County Jail under a $50,000 bond.

Jacobs is charged with possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver cocaine, deliver cocaine, manufacture cocaine, possession of drug parapher nalia, possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana and manufacturing marijuana. Jacobs was booked into the Pender County Jail under a $75,000 bond.

During the robbery on Bellhammon Forest Drive, a cell phone was taken from the reporting victim and he was assaulted. A second victim who intervened to help the first victim was verbally threatened and Thorpe attempted

GenX

Continued from page 1A the CDC will begin a public health assessment to review any potential long-term health effects of GenX. Local, state and federal authorities will work together to provide all available data to the CDC. EPA involvement Cooper asked EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to move swiftly on completing a health assessment to help set regulatory standards. They also discussed the consent order that allowed Chemours to re-

Belvedere

Continued from page 1A ruined any light colored clothes which they washed. Utilities Inc. claims to be working on correcting the problems which it admits occurred. The customers who have had to deal with murky and muddy water want more than promises, they want and deserve actual performance.

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At the time of their arrest, Deputies confiscated a firearm, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and $1,500 cash.

Detectives with the Pender County Sheriff ’s Office had been investigating the pair for narcotics violations in the Rocky Point area for the past several months. lease GenX in the first place, and the EPA is looking into whether that order needs to be updated and tightened.

N.C. DEQ permit changes North Carolina DEQ will make changes to its permit application process that require companies to disclose more information about the unregulated pollutants they release. DEQ will also require additional monitoring of unregulated pollutants for the purposes of developing water quality standards and improved transparency. The results of additional monitoring will be shard with DEQ and DHHS on a regular basis.

On behalf of our citizens who have been so negatively effected by the repeated failures of Utilities Inc. to provide a basic level of service, we implore you not to add insult to injury by raising their rates. At a minimum, we ask that you defer any action on the requested rate increase until after the repairs to the system have been made.

Perhaps if you delay any final decision that will “motivate” Utilities Inc. to expedite the much needed corrective action.

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Burgaw restaurant now has live music

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer Mema’s Chick’n & Ribs in Burgaw, is offering more than just food these days. Along with their popular smoked meats, catfish and variety of side items and desserts, guests can also stop by to enjoy live music every Friday evening and Sunday throughout the day. The restaurant offers a meeting space for groups, participates in community fundraisers and provides catering for weddings and other occasions.

Myra McDuffie, owner of MeMa’s Chick’n and Ribs, first opened the restaurant in February. Her husband, who previously owned a trucking company, was happy to come off the road and help her open up a restaurant. McDuffie said that his parents have owned a catering trailer for years, so they were already known for their food at the Blueberry Festival and other venues. The McDuffies decided it was time to open a brick and mortar restaurant.

“We have live music on Friday and on Sunday, and anybody can come,” said Myra McDuffie. “We put the tip jar out. It’s theirs (those who come out to perform) and their meal is free. They can play any in-

strument up there as long as it’s clean and family-friendly.

We have a keyboard set up, and we have guys that bring their harmonicas, their guitars and other instruments.”

Mema’s is open to performers from noon until 6 p.m each Sunday, and Friday is open to performers in the evening.

Customers are sure to enjoy the variety of entertainment while they enjoy their meals.

“Everything is homemade, made fresh daily. Every other Sunday, if there is anything left over we donate it to the shelter.

We also supported a local baseball team that was traveling.

We often receive letters about the donations we make,” said McDuffie.

McDuffie is proud to announce that Mema’s is currently Burgaw’s only Five Star Restaurant in terms of online ratings. She also said that she is hoping the restaurant will catch the attention of the popular Food Network show featuring host Guy Fieri, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. She noted that they need 30 more entries for the show to take a look at Mema’s.

Mema’s also supports local schools and other groups in their fundraising efforts.

“They can go online and pick a night on the calendar when

they want to come here, and a percentage of their tabs goes back to them. We served 4oo for Pender County Employees Appreciation. We do catering for weddings, and in fact, Sunday we will have an 80th birthday party here. We cater for American Skins and Cardinal Metal every other week, and we have catered for Pender Memorial Hospital. Everything is fresh and homemade,” said McDuffie.

Visitors can always expect to see Sunday specials. That’s when the restaurant is most likely to serve menu items such as collard greens, cabbage, macaroni and cheese, and other southern cuisine.

Some days they may offer chitterlings, pork chops, jerk chicken or brisket. Turkey wings and meatloaf are other specialty items.

A large map of the United States hangs in the hallway of the restaurant. McDuffie encourages customers to come Myra McDuffie at Mema’s Chick’n & Ribs in and peg the map to show where they are from. Local Janie Stidley, and Timothy visitors are also free to put Zizack have filed. out business cards for adverWatha tisement.

Continued from page 1A Needham C. Hall will be Mema’s Chick’n & Ribs is located at 602 - G Hwy 117 N. Eggleston, Herbert Netherton, the only candidate for mayor in Burgaw. For more information, drop by or call (910) 300-6139.

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Opinion Thursday, July 27, 2017, Page 4A

Welcome to Jefferson Weaver Local elections have longdistance consequences Where the sunset paints the fields my world With contested races in nearly every municipal election here this fall, November should provide mandates for elected officials when they take office in December.

The electoral process is a basic foundation stone of America, and the core of that We challenge all the stone is the local election. Even municipal voters this in periods where presidential year not just to create and congressional election record-setting turnyears are lackluster (yes, that occasionally happens) municiouts, but to research pal elections are often spirited your candidates...Find affairs. out where they stand Our towns and cities are still on what, and make the the social and economic hubs best choice according of our communities, even for to what you want to see those diehard rural residents happen in your town. who eschew incorporated municipalities. As our towns go, so goes the county in most circumstances. Even though mayors and town boards do not represent the folks on their rural routes, the decisions they make in town – be they infrastructure, zoning, development, or public safety – have a ripple effect on the communities outside the corporate limits.

Our county still faces a number of challenges: recovering from Hurricane Matthew, improving law enforcement, maintaining tourism, along with retail and industrial development, just to name a few. Those challenges have at their core strong small towns. It takes a careful, cautious hand, a heart for one’s neighbors, and an eye for the future of the entire community to be an effective town leader.

All the challenges faced by the beach towns are not the same as those faced by our struggling interior towns, just as all the problems in Topsail Beach are not always similar to those in Burgaw. There is no one-size-fits-all standard for serving on an elected board. Some council members may find themselves late for a board meeting because a city employee needed a spare hand on a broken pipe, while others may stay on the road working the contacts in Raleigh and Washington for improvements to help their town. It takes different people for all the different jobs, and it is our responsibility to elect the best ones we can. Voters need to realize that none of us live in a city-state, where we are secure, self-sufficient and snug behind self-sufficient walls. Business flows down the streets in Surf City just as it does in Atkinson, and without good leadership and good management, other, less pleasant things can flow down our streets, too.

We challenge all the municipal voters this year not just to create record-setting turnouts, but to research your candidates. Question them closely – after all, local candidates are usually your neighbors, fellow churchgoers, civic club members, ball parents, and shoppers. Find out where they stand on what, and make the best choice according to what you want to see happen in your town.

Are you happy with the current path? Think there need to be some minor course corrections? Feel like there needs to be a total about face? There is likely a candidate who claims to be able to deliver all three of those ideas, as well as number of variations thereof. Choose wisely, not just for you and your neighbors, but for the future of your towns and community.

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Bill Messer One of my most unusual adventures happened in 1992.

I had been on an outing with a group from The Nature Conservancy, to Camassia Slopes Preserve, an area along the Roanoke River in Northampton County. The outing itself was spectacular, and hiking along the river bottoms, we found everything

you could imagine in a ‘rich woods’ including bloodroot, trout lily, wild hyacinth (camassia) and larkspur, and a real find for me, a pawpaw in bloom.

On the return trip, the driver of the car I was in asked if it would be OK to take a side trip to show his son something of interest not too far off the Interstate.

“Sure,” I said, and before long we came to the ‘Oconeechee Trapper’s Lodge’ in Halifax, NC. It was a fantastic discovery and I was enthralled with everything I saw, and even more as I took a closer look.

Everything there seemed to be in layers, and the closer

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As Miss Rhonda napped and I marked the halfway point home, I glanced at a longleaf pine standing solitary by a recently-turned field.

The sunset was painting the fields in that way it has in March and November, when the season is reluctantly waiting for the last of the equinoctial change to give the all-clear. Jonquils guarded the base of the old pine, flowering descendants of generations of soldiers which had flourished at a country homestead long since lost.

I remembered the house that once stood there; indeed, when Miss Rhonda and I realized we had lost nothing in the city, but were missing much in the country, I talked to the owner about buying the place.

“You don’t want that old house,” he said. “There were a few good families in it, but then I rented it to So-and-so for his migrant workers.”

Whilst I have yet to see any contagion from farmworkers—or anyone else, for that matter, at least none that couldn’t be killed with a good cleaning—the owner described how some “trashy” people had moved there later. They threw several parties most notable for the number of folks given rides by law enforcement to meet the magistrate. Then the house was boarded up, and became a draw for lusting teenagers and desperate drug users.

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Jefferson Weaver Brother Mike and I flagrantly broke the law one Sunday by walking through the missing door; beer cans and bottles and food wrappers were scattered about the floor. The stale smells of forgotten bacchanalia and desperation coated the heart-pine walls more thickly than the nicotine from countless cigarettes crushed on the floor. Windows and doors alike were broken and warped, and the house was a tragic, sad version of its old self.

Not long after our visit, the owner burned the old house; years later, I suppose one might still find a rusted nail or a bit of broken china or glass in a spring-plowed furrow.

I have never had much patience for people who declare, “You don’t want that old house.” My independent streak comes through—how dare anyone presume to

know what I would want?

Maybe someone caught up in the love of plastic convenience and upside down mortgages that pay for sixfoot TV sets and eight-nozzle showers wouldn’t want an old house, but I have never stood on a sagging rotting porch but that I couldn’t see what it had been, and could be again.

This particular old house would have had a peach or apple tree in the backyard, and deep grass where a little kid could run barefoot on a summer’s day. It would have had a clothesline where colorful dresses stitched on a Singer sewing machine hung flapping beside starched white shirts. There would have to be a friendly, loyal dog, of course, since little kids need friendly, loyal dogs, and possibly an aloof cat to handle the mice

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Chosing the right type of walker Dear Savvy Senior, How does one go about choosing a walker? I have some balance issues along with arthritis in my knee and could use a little more help than a cane provides.

Unsteady at 70 Dear Unsteady, When it comes to choosing a walker, there are various styles and options to consider, but selecting the best one for you will depend on your needs, as well as where you’ll be using it. Here are some tips that can help you choose.

Types of walkers There are three basic types of walkers on the market today. To help you choose, consider the type of support you’ll need. Then, pay a visit to a medical equipment store or pharmacy (see Medicare. gov/SupplierDirectory) that sells walkers so you can test-walk a few. Here are the different types you’ll have to choose from.

Standard walker This is the most basic style of walker that has four legs with rubber-based feet (no wheels), is very lightweight (around 6 pounds) and costs between $50 and $100. This type of walker must be picked up and moved forward as you walk, so it’s best suited for people who need significant weight bearing support, or who are walking very short distances.

Two-wheeled walker This has the same four-leg style as the standard walker except it has wheels on the two front legs that allow you

to easily push the walker forward without lifting, while the back legs glide across the floor providing support while you step forward. These are best for people with balance issues, and are priced at around $60 to $120.

Rollator This is a rolling walker that has wheels on all four (or three) legs. These work best for people who need assistance with balance or endurance inside or outside the home, but require some upper body strength to prevent them from rolling out from under you.

Rollators typically come with a built-in seat, basket and hand-breaks. Or, for those with hand arthritis or gripping problems, there are rollators with pushdown brakes that engage with downward pressure, and will lock if you sit on the seat. Rollators typically run between $75 and $225.

Other tips After deciding on a type of walker, there a few additional things you need to double-check to ensure it meets your needs.

First, if you’re a large person, make sure the walker’s weight capacity will support you. And if you choose a rollator, check to see if your body can fit between the handgrips when sitting.

Also make sure the height of the walker is set appro-

priately for you. To do this, stand with your arms relaxed at your sides. The handgrips of the walker should line up with the crease on the inside of your wrist.

You also need to check that the walker folds easily for transport and storage, and that it’s light enough to lift into your car. Test the handgrips to make sure they’re comfortable.

And, be sure you measure the doorways in your home to ensure your walker will fit through them. If you have narrow doorways consider installing “swing clear” offset door hinges as a simple and affordable way to widen them an extra two inches.

Walkers also have lots of accessories that can be added for your convenience such as food tray attachments, tote bags for carrying personal items, oxygen tank holders, and tennis ball walker glides that go over the feet of a standard walker to help it slide more easily across the floor.

For more tips on how to choose and use a walker, visit Mayoclinic.com/health/ walker/HA00060. It’s also a smart idea to work with your doctor or a physical therapist, and be sure to get a written prescription, as Medicare will cover 80 percent of the cost.

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

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Help me, I’m poor Last spring, the family and I vacationed on beautiful Lido Key – a Sarasota resort town nestled on Florida’s southern gulf coast. Lido Key is home to St. Armond’s Circle, nicknamed the Rodeo Drive of the east coast-and for good reason. Home to the Ringling Brothers, Lido Key has a rich history and boasts white, pristine beaches.

After spending all day on the beach, our evenings were enjoyed at St. Armond’s Circle. While my family shopped along the circle, I opted to find a cozy spot to watch the passersby. As a people watcher, I could spend hours analyzing and making assumptions about who these strangers were. What was their backstory?

In my defense, however, people watching is different than judging. I like to think of it as mental detective work, minus any arrests. It might sound a bit creepy, but I watch lots of people-not just one. I avoided the areas with nude statues-there were several stationed regally in fountains. That would have been awkward. And, I moved around to different benches so I wouldn’t appear homeless.

As I observed both residents and tourists, one thing was evident-this demographic spewed wealth. Designer clothing, perfectly tailored, seemed the norm. The platinum settings on the rings of these women were not tainted with pink ice, engineered sapphires or cubic zirconia. Their gems were real, although I questioned the authenticity of some of the body parts. Plastic surgeons live large on this block.

I was also taken aback by the affluence displayed by the dogs. As they pranced along the circle, these pampered pooches sported jeweled collards, updos, tiaras and cardigans. I quietly berated myself. My kids aren’t even this put together.

As stylish and affluent as this set appeared, they were immensely accommodating and friendly. Of course, I’d have a smile glued to my face if the day started in one of the many obscenely large mansions populating this beachfront community.

These stately homes were gawk-worthy, boasting lush landscapes and gorgeous architecture.

With credit card in hand, we lived large that week with little thought given to the growing charges. At the end of our stay, reality hit hard.

On the drive home, I became lost in the fantasy of living that life-the home, the scenery, shopping sprees.

And, I felt poor. Sure, I had a beautiful home a minute’s drive from the beach, but it wasn’t a mansion with a boat dock. I found myself angry at Daniel for not being a billionaire.

Then, as we traveled along highways and rural roads, I took notice of the surroundings and how they changed. I noted the homes and thought about who might live there.

We drove past barren yards

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My Spin

Tom Campbell

Can government force behavioral change?

In the late 1970s, I was appointed to the Economic Development Board. At the time I lived in Northeastern North Carolina and believed rural areas deserved to get their share of the economic growth and prosperity locating in more urban areas.

I was convinced the main problem was that our economic developers just weren’t doing enough to sell prospects on locating in rural areas. After every new economic development announcement I would vigorously question Commerce Secretary Lauch Faircloth and his team of economic developers as to why these projects didn’t select a rural site, constantly touting the wonderful lifestyle, lower property taxes and land prices and lack of congestion.

Finally, exasperated with my constant harangues, Faircloth, in his classic fashion, told me the best economic developers in the world couldn’t convince industries to select areas where they

Weaver Continued from page 4A that made their way in from the fields.

Longleaf pine trees being what they are, the tree I saluted from the highway would have already been there—the old house was in its prime five decades ago, a comparatively short time for a longleaf. Back then there would have been hedgebushes around a small front porch, just enough to let a visitor get out of the rain before knocking on the front door.

Of course, most visitors would have gone to the side door—where Mike and I broke and entered that afternoon—across a larger, more practical porch that could hold courting teenagers, a few watermelons, and a couple of chairs for days when peas and corn needed to be prepared, but the day was too nice to waste inside.

It was the kind of porch where a little kid could safely

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Then, I looked back at my

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didn’t want to locate.

What sounded like a cop-out at the time gradually grew into a reality I had to accept. In far too many cases rural sections didn’t have a sufficiently trained workforce and lacked needed infrastructure like natural gas, major transportation arteries, and water and sewer capacity.

Cultural amenities were often sparse and healthcare and public education were generally not as good as often found in more urban areas.

Since 1992, North Carolina has been forced by competition from other states to get into the high-stakes game of offering economic incentives, a need exacerbated when the few industrial plants located in rural communities - mostly textiles and a smattering of manufacturing facilities – closed, either relocating offshore or going out of business.

A WRAL-TV News analysis of the $859.4 million in state incentive money handed out from 2008 to 2015 shows that $660.8 million went to firms locating in the 20 wealthiest counties statewide, while only $104.8 million went to companies in the 40 poorest counties. Wake and Mecklenburg counties alone combined for $522 million in incentive awards, more than 60 percent of the total.

State Senator Harry Brown, along with others, sponsored legislation that would change North Carolina’s economic incentive programs, mandating that the 20 wealthiest counties would be limited to no more

than half the $20 million in annual Job Development Investment Grants, while the other 80 counties would receive the other half. The One North Carolina Fund would allow poorer counties to match only 33 cents for every state dollar granted, while mandating as much as a 4 to 1 match in wealthier counties. The bill’s intent, says Brown, is to change behavior, both from economic developers and businesses desiring grants.

We have a long history, both on the state and national level, of legislation attempting to change or modify behaviors. In too many instances these attempts failed, sometimes even backfiring. Current Commerce Secretary Tony Copeland, who has been in the economic development business a long time, says Brown’s bill will not result in more industries in rural areas and could harm urban sections.

Our state will not grow and prosper by punishing some counties at the expense of others. Instead, we must focus our energies and dollars in greater support on workforce development and infrastructure improvements in rural areas.

We can’t force businesses to locate where we want them, but we can make rural areas more attractive locations for them to choose.

Tom Campbell is former assistant North Carolina State Treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a Photo contributed weekly statewide television Patricia Polinski (right), a rising ninth grader at Pender Early College and Victoria Hounsel discussion of NC issues. NC (left), a rising eighth grader at Penderlea School, installed a Little Free Lending Library Spin aiS Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Pender Memorial Hospital Ability Garden this week. Â Polinski has been in scouting on WILM-TV Wilmington.

enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, play with his dog, and stomp big black spiders—all at the same time.

Such old houses are scattered here and there by the roads I travel; every year more and more of them fall victim to neglect, both benign and malignant, until the last unreasonable heir in a family dies or the land is sold or a flaming match—errant or intentional—gives the old house a Viking funeral. Once in a while, someone sees the potential in an old tenant house or a Queen Anne or craftsman’s cottage and restores the home to a glory it never knew in real life.

My dear friend Linda Henry Robins fought that battle and won; members of her family thought she was crazy to attempt to restore the old homeplace. But Linda had a love for the home of her childhood, and she wouldn’t stop. Now it’s a comfortable, welcoming home, not the model of Victorian-kitsch that saves many old homes, but a true restoration of the home treasured by her fam-

ily for generations. Linda’s a hero of mine for that project.

Had a few things gone differently, the old house Mike and I explored might have turned out the same way; indeed, kudzu and vines are much easier to repair than the work of vandals and ne’er-do-wells, but the cleansing, complete destruction of a structure fire hungrily devouring resin-rich pine leaves nothing for the wouldbe conservator.

Indeed, as we drove past the pine tree that day, I thought to myself how the owner of that old house (himself now gone on to whatever reward awaited him) had been right. I didn’t want the old house with the grease spattered behind the rusted old range, or the cigarette burns on the floor, or the broken whiskey bottles on the counter.

I wanted the old house that still exists in a few pictures, an old house where a momma and a daddy, a chubby girl, her older brother and her baby brother posed in their Easter best. I wanted

kids, sleeping mouths agape in the back seat. Suddenly, my face flushed with shame.

In that moment, I realized how rich I truly was. I had wasted hours thinking about the fortunes of others rather than enjoying precious moments with my treasures.

I was also hit by the relative nature of what the term poor really means. To many of the anonymous families living along the stretches of highway, I would be wealthy.

As children, my parents

were, in a material sense, poor. My mother’s dresses were sewn from flour sacks and my father had only two sets of clothes-one for church and school and the other to wear while working the farm at home.

His one pair of shoes were worn only for school and church, leaving him barefoot during the summer.

Their free time, a scarce gift, was spent playing outside with whatever nature provided.

for nine years and Housel has been in scouting for five years, are both Cadettes and members of Girl Scout Troop 147 in Burgaw.  This project was part of their Silver Award, the second highest award in scouting.  The scouts worked with Mike Taylor Pender County Library Director, helped with the project. the old house where the baby boy grew up to wear overalls and a straw hat while he ran barefoot with a dog named Shep on a hot summer’s day.

No, the old farmer was right—I didn’t want the seedy, rundown party house.

I wanted the house I remembered, the house it had been for my family and one or two before. A home from a time before cell phones and computers ran my life, when a car passing down a dusty road was an event and there were no worries outside of when the peaches would be ripe and whether the laundry would dry before the thunderstorm. A place where the sunset paints the fields.

I didn’t want that old house—I wanted the home it had been.

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

Contact him at jeffersonweaver@nrcolumbus.com.

But, they always had what was needed to survive.

Thankfully, my grandparents valued hard work and raised their children to be grateful. Simplicity defined them, but their lives were joyous.

I need to drink in all the gifts which have been graciously provided. I will be grateful for what I have and will try to live a little simpler so that I can be an example for my children.

Yes, I’m rich.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

Did you know it is deer season? Well, not deer hunting season of course, but it is time to start getting ready for the hunting spots if you haven’t already. Searching for active trails, natural food plots, good stand locations, and taking census of the deer on and near your land can reap rewards in a couple of months.

The first step is to get out and hike. Hike around the land, the wood lines, in the fields. Look for tracks, and beaten down grasses.

This will also tell you where the deer are going.

Find where they are bedding and grazing, and it becomes

Messer

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Quinton J. Stephenson was the creator and owner, and has a Wikipedia entry: . . . born in 1920 in Garysburg, North Carolina. The son of a traveling salesman, Stephenson grew up in the lean years of the Great Depression, trapping muskrat, mink, and raccoons in the woods and selling their pelts to Sears & Roebuck. In his teenage years, he would travel to northern California with the Civilian Conservation Corps, an experience that he would later credit with his interest in and love of nature. When he returned home, he operated a crane with a dragline, which led to the unexpected discovery of fossils, petrified wood, Civil War artifacts, and other relics from the North Carolina environment.

Through the donation of some of these objects, Stephenson developed a relationship with the Smithsonian Institution.

In the 1950’s, out of concern that younger generations were not properly learning traditional naturalist and trapping methods, Stephenson began an artistic endeavor that spanned 50 years of production and manifested itself in the Occoneechee Trapper’s Lodge and his self-termed Prehistoric Art. Pieces made by Stephenson and fragments from the environment have made their way into several public and private collections, one notable example being the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

When I first met him, he asked if I could help him collect some prehistoric shells he needed for his art projects and I left my phone number.

A few days later he called, told me where we would be going, and I agreed to meet him at his home museum.

When I arrived, he surprised me by asking if we could take my car. “ Pe o p l e re c o g n i z e my truck,” he explained, and went on to tell me that he knew

easier to set up for the first weeks of deer hunting season. Take note of where they eat and what they are eating.

While they may be in the fields grazing during the day or even overnight, are they stopping along their walks to and fro at acorns or fruits and berries along the way?

If you spot an area such as that, it makes an ideal spot to locate a stand around. The deer will pause in these areas that are still somewhat under cover of the wooded areas and give the deer a chance to scout the fields for safety while still catching a quick snack along the way. The pause is when you can make the shot.

Along those trails you have spotted, set up a trail camera.

There are a few things to note about the setup first.

You want the trail camera set about waist level. You also do not want limbs, leaves and grasses to be in the line of sight, or even in the peripheral of the camera’s sensor.

As far as the camera’s settings, you can find out a lot by determining where you are shooting. If you have a trail

and field opening that shows the deer tracks walking to and from the area but not a lot of tracks where the deer have stayed there and eaten, then set the camera to a quick fire setting with little time between shot bursts.

If there is a lot of tracks that are grouped in a wide area at the base of the opening, then set the camera to take a few bursts and then pause for several minutes.

You know the deer will stay in that area for a period of time, so there is no reason to have it continually shoot. In fact, having it do so may keep the more aware bucks from frequenting the area.

Make note of how many different does use the trail.

Also, do not get too excited about seeing a large number of bucks. Once they start rubbing the velvet off their antlers, they will break from their batchelor groups and can travel as far as 10 miles away to a new location.

However, if you have a good number of does, you can guarantee bucks will return once the rut has come.

most of the waterways in the state from having operated a dragline for the Interstate Highway projects. A dragline is generally a tracked crawler excavator, a piece of heavy equipment with a boom and a bucket. The boom swings the bucket out, drops it to the ground and the open bucket scoops up the earth as it is drawn back in, then lifted and the load dumped into a waiting truck or on a waste pile.

The rules allow that navigable bodies of water are free for everyone’s use, as in kayaking and canoeing and fishing, but the rules don’t necessarily let you go across private property to get there, which is what I had the distinct impression we were about to do.

I had some concerns that my car at the time, a VW Fox station wagon, wouldn’t be able to get very far down the rutted dirt and sandy roads we traveled on without getting stuck, but we made steady progress, and were concealed pretty well by the cornfields on both sides.

Soon he said, “Pull over in there,” and I stopped under the trees alongside a creek.

I had come prepared. I had experience in the woods, and came with boots, long pants, tall socks, long-sleeved shirt, and plenty of bug spray.

“Here, put these on,” he said, and handed me a package of jockey style undershorts.

“What?” I questioned, and then he explained.

“I got a tick on me one time, and didn’t find it until later, when its head was embedded. I pulled it off but it was too late, the head stayed and it got all inflamed and swollen. It was terrible, it turned purple and it was a long time before it was OK again.”

“Where’d it get you?” I asked.

“Well, right on the, you know . . . . Since then I want keep an eye on things, to see if there’s anything crawlin’ on me, so I wear these, pulled over to the side so I can see everything.”

I told him I understood his concern, but I would continue as I was and take my chances. I

doubled up, even tripled up the bug spray, and we went to work, wading up the creek, turning over big rocks and poking along the banks. I let him go first, well ahead.

The shells we found were prehistoric scallop shells, once under the ocean, but now that the oceans had receded, they were exposed as the stream cut through and meandered toward the river. And the shells weren’t the only things we found. There were also pieces of bone, sharks teeth, and toenails and teeth from terrestrial animals, too.

Quinton wasn’t paranoid delusional, I concluded, just had a real, sincere and rational reaction to a traumatic event that had already happened once and one that he certainly didn’t want to recur. Every once in a while I would pull my waistband way out and look inside just to make sure there wasn’t anything crawling around inside.

All the time my overall anxiety and concerns were augmented with the possibility that we had been discovered and the Sheriff ’s car would be waiting for us, but the trip itself was uneventful, and very successful, with several buckets full of shells and ‘findings’.

I had found a huge shark’s tooth, likely from a megalodon, and a smaller one, still pretty big, which I kept.

When we got back, he showed me around his Trapper’s Lodge.

It seemed there could hardly be any artifacts left, they all seemed to be right here in this small room. There was a small cylindrical woodstove, shelves loaded with recognizable stuffed animals, but even more that seemed fantastical, nightmarish almost, impossible animals, until I realized they were made from odd pieces of found materials; driftwood, bits of dried moss, prehistoric teeth, bone fragments, glass, stone, rocks and claws. Even more used whole shells as reptilian scales.

The NC Museum of Art has had an exhibit featuring ‘out-

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Obituaries

John Henry William Bonitz HAMPSTEAD -- John Henry William Bonitz, Jr. of Hampstead, died peacefully July 17, 2017. He was born Oct. 7, 1930 to the late John Henry William Bonitz and Daisy Lea Bonitz of Greensboro. He is predeceased by his beloved sister, Lydia Lea (Buzzy) Bailey Hines, his step-daughter, Letisha Marie Faust, and grandson Killian Roe Mansfield.

John Bonitz, or, as so many knew him, “Johnny B” did not enjoy obsolescence. He felt that intention should be respected. This was evident in the way he lived and conducted his primary avocations in life—theatre and building.

Whether innovating lighting rigs using older theatrical equipment or being an early adopter of daylighting, green roof, and radiant heat for a model home he designed and built on the Intracoastal Waterway, Mr. Bonitz honored the intrinsic value of materials, space and ideas.

John was smitten life-long with theatre, from his first role as the lead in a melodrama at The Hill School in Pottstown, Penn. to multiple roles in television and film even into his senior years.

After doing a season of The Lost Colony with friend Andy Griffith, he went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was active with Carolina Playmakers and worked at the public television station.

John’s theatrical muse was his Aunt Gladys Lea, a New York City based singer and vocal teacher well known for her incorporation of the Alexander Technique. Stays with Gladys enabled study with Lee Strasburg, some Off Broadway roles and eventually a part in the touring company of No Time For Sergeants.

John continued to do regional theatre even after he returned from the west coast to work for his father’s roofing and insulation business in Greensboro. At the Bonitz Companies, John Jr. advanced the business with a pioneering insulating roof system that drew industrial clients.

In addition to his careers in theatre and building, John was also impassioned in his amateur pursuits. He loved sports cars, and was active in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), serving for a time as Chair of the Virginia Inter national Raceway in Danville, Va. John was an avid genealogist. He thrilled at immersing himself in the stories of distant relations, particu-

larly those with familial ties to the Cape Fear region. His tribe grew as many personal relationships blossomed from initial research. Other hobbies included sculpting, with preferred mediums of plastics and welded brass; theatre lighting and scenic design, and gardening.

Like his father, “Big John” Bonitz, Johnny B loved to tell a joke – sometimes even more if it elicited groans. Recently he said he wasn’t afraid to die, but he just “didn’t want to be there when it happened.” For the most part, he was not.

Mr. Bonitz is survived by his sweet dog, Hairy (Barkley) Barker; his loving and steadfast wife, Suzanne Robbins Bonitz; his son John Henry William Bonitz, III and wife Elizabeth Hicks Hummel Bonitz of Pittsboro; his daughter Lea Peace of Portland, Oregon; his daughter Barbara Ann Mansfield and husband Philip Roe Mansfield of Phoenicia, N.Y.; and grandchildren, John Henry William Bonitz, IV, Lucia Hummel Bonitz, and Calder Peace Mansfield.

A service was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2017 in the chapel at First Presbyterian Church at 125 S. Third Street in Wilmington.

A private internment will be held at a later date at Oakdale Cemetery.

The family thanks the dear people at the Village Café, the many caring neighbors in Hampstead, and the conscientious caregivers from Lower Cape Fear Hospice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. andrewsmortuary.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pender County Humane Society, 1407 NC-53, Burgaw, NC 28425: http:// www.penderhumane.org. The family was served by .Andrews Hampstead Chapel

Kevin Scott Teachey BURGAW -- Kevin Scott Teachey, 45, beloved son, brother, father, grandpa, husband, and loyal friend left this earth way too soon, leaving a big hole in our hearts.

Kevin was born in Burgaw Dec. 26, 1971. He passed away peacefully Monday, July 24, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center in Wilmington after a courageous 19-month battle with esophageal cancer.

He was predeceased by his brother, Kevin Michael Miller; and his beloved four-legged companion, Winston.

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Dennis and Dianne Teachey and Mickey and Pat Miller; his loving wife and

best friend, Pamela Manship Teachey; son, Dalton Warner Teachey; granddaughter, Samantha Ann Teachey; two sisters, Donna Rowe (Donnie) of Currie and Lorraine Ore of Jacksonville; loving in-laws, Stan and Carolyn Manship; numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family; and many loyal friends.

Kevin was an auto mechanic all his life and local business owner. He strived to be trustworthy and dependable to all his regular customers.

Kevin enjoyed bass fishing with his local club, who he considered his “Fishing Family.” He also enjoyed any type of hunting and being in God’s bountiful nature. He was dependable to all, whenever and however.

The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Watha Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church with memorial service beginning at 11 a.m. in the church sanctuary. The Reverend Clint R. Jones will conduct the service with Bob Murray giving the eulogy.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Charles Wayne McLendon BURGAW -- Charles Wayne McLendon age 73 of Burgaw passed away Friday July 21, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1944 in Pender County son of the late Charles David and Frances Cowan McLendon. He was also predeceased by his brother David McLendon.

He is survived by his wife Alice Mozingo McLendon; three sons Kenny McLendon and wife Lynn, Bob McLendon and Charlie McLendon all of Burgaw; four grandchildren; one great grandchild; and many nieces and nephews.

Wayne was a hard worker and a peanut farmer. He was best known for his peanut sales. Wayne was also an avid golfer and fisher man and loved to fish with his buddy Bradley.

Funeral service were graveside Monday July 24, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Pike Creek Cemetery. The Reverend John Fedoronko officiated.

Online condolences and tributes may be made to the family at www.harrellsfh. com.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Heart Association at www. heart.org.

The family was served by Harrell’s Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw

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Pender and Trask football look for breakout season

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Both Pender and Trask high schools have spent the last four years in the very strong Four County Conference with the likes of Clinton, Wallace and East Bladen.

While both schools had their moments in different sports the top three revenue sports of Basketball, baseball and football presented challenges.

This year both schools will play in a newly formed CoastTyrease Armstrong will lead Trask al 8 Conference. This conference gives both into the newly formed Coastal 8 schools a totally new this fall. The Titans are coming outlook. The Coastal off of their ďŹ rst winning season in 8 appears to be more school history. balanced from top to bottom. There are no Clinton or Wallace football teams waiting on the schedule each year. However, there are some very good teams in the fall sports that will present some challenges for both the Titans and the Patriots.

The sport that many have been pointing to is football. Trask had a historic season a year ago with their first winning season in school history while Pender was much improved as well. Both will go into a conference with what appears to be a viable chance at making a run for the conference title.

East Carteret appears to be the big dog in the Coastal 8. The Mariners went 12-2 last year and won the Coastal Plains Conference. They went three rounds deep in the playoffs before losing to a powerful Tarboro squad 13-7.

East Carteret lost 15 seniors to graduation including their quarterback and top rusher in Jacobie Simmons. Their top returning rusher had only 30 carries for 348 yards a year ago.

They may be primed for the taking.

Southwest Onslow may be the top dog in the newly formed conference this year. However, the Stallions lost both quarterbacks on their roster to graduation. They do return their top

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Topsail standout Danny Wilson, playing this summer with the Wilmington Sharks

Pirate standout Danny Wilson spends summer with the Wilmington Sharks

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer If there were frequentflyer miles awarded for driving your car, former Topsail Pirate baseball player Danny Wilson and his parents, Ed and Carmen, would have already logged enough points for a trip almost anywhere in the world.

Just prior to Danny’s time at Topsail the family moved from New York City, and there are – of course – the trips back home to the Big Apple to see family and friends.

It’s approximately 589 miles (1,178 miles roundtrip) to New York. Add in the 372 miles (744 round trip) to Asheville – where Danny is playing at UNC-Asheville); the 855 miles (1,710 round trip to Sanford, Maine), where Danny played for the Mainers in the summer of 2016, and the 238 (576 round trip) to Lexington (NC), where Danny started the year in the Coastal Plains League this summer and you can do your own calculations on the frequent-driver miles the Wilsons have traveled.

But the family recently got a break in their travels when Danny moved from the Lexington Bluefish to the

Wilmington Sharks about two weeks ago, making Danny a happy camper, and his parents a lot more comfortable with the 23.5 (47 miles round trip) from Hampstead to Buck Hardee Field. “It’s a great feeling coming home and sleeping in your own bed and being with the family,� Danny said. “Not to mention the fact every night my Mom prepares a homecooked meal and it’s only a short distance for them to come and see me play every game.�

The travel respite won’t last too much longer, however, as Danny will be heading back top Asheville on Aug. 20 to begin preparation for his junior year – and the Bulldog’s fall baseball season. It can sometimes seem like a grind, Danny said, but he has learned – and benefitted – from every stop along the way.

A third baseman and pitcher at Topsail, Danny has been primarily stationed at first base for the Bulldogs, although he has played left and right field, and second and third base, as well as spending time on the mound. “When I first got here they

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Carson Smith helps David Williams with an injury on the sideline of a Topsail Pirate football game. Smith went on to become sheriff of Pender County, while Williams is a long-serving county commissioner.

Former Lady Pirates back to work with sports camp

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Many former student/athletes just move on, or move away, upon their graduation from high school. Most will admit it was a good time in their lives, but college and the doors that secondary education opens often lock those memories away as the challenges of adult life move into focus.

But last week and this week four very talented young ladies who had stellar careers on the softball field returned “home� to help Topsail softball Coach Eric Phillips at the 1st-Annual Lady Pirate Softball Camp which is dedicated to helping younger area players learn more about the game and, hopefully, give them some incentive to eventually become future Lady Pirate stars.

Blair (Lawrence) Lacik and Jordin Phillips graduated from Topsail in 2012, and Kaleigh Bordeaux moved on in 2013. But all three expressed their desire to stay involved in the game they loved, as well as a need to give back to the community that supported them when they were Lady Pirates as a reason to give up their personal time –and busy lives – to volunteer at the camp.

Bordeaux graduated from Topsail in 2013 after a 4-year career that saw the Topsail teams go a combined 91-11 during her time in Hampstead. Bordeaux took her vast skills to Pitt Community College and played there for 2

years. Kaleigh continued her education, but put a halt to her playing career, at UNCWilmington. She has 1 year left as she pursues a degree in criminal justice with the ultimate destination is to become a Probation/Parole Officer. “I want to help people and I’d like to do it as a part of the Criminal Justice System,�

Kayleigh said. “Many of people coming out of jail or prison have made 1 mistake, and my hope is I can help them as they re-enter and readjust to society.�

Currently Bordeaux is working as a Leasing Consultant at The Lofts at Randall apartment complex to pay the bills. She is renting as a home in the Sloop Point Road area.

She said she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to not only give back to community by helping at the softball camp, but to reunite and spend time with two of her best friends from high school. “I wanted to spend with JP and Blair and help out with the younger girls,� Kayleigh said. “I still love the game and I’m not quite ready to totally walk away from it. It’s a very satisfying and rewarding experience, and it’s awesome spending time with JP and Blair. I went to Blair’s wedding, and it was beautiful.�

Lacik moved on from Topsail and in 2012 before enjoying a productive 4-year career at Lynchburg (Va.) University while splitting time between the infield and the outfield.

Lacik graduated with a de-

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Former Lady Pirates Blair (Lawrence) Lacik, Phillips, and Kayleigh Bordeaux.

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I have worked in the sports business for more than 18 years. I have seen a lot of coaches come and go.

Most have left on their own accord while others were forced out. Through it all one thing that I have learned is that high school coaches in Pender County and North Carolina as a whole definitely do not coach for the money.

A high school head coach in Pender County is grossly underpaid as far as coaches in the state go. I don’t know the exact numbers but I can tell you that most of the coaches I know usually don’t even break even when you break down what they spend verses what they are paid.

Former Trask softball coach Ron Watson is a perfect example of a coach that never broke even. I was an assistant under him for a

couple of years and I recall many road trips where we would stop on the way back from an away game to grab a bite to eat and Coach Ron would end up paying for several meals. He never complained and never ever let a young person go hungry.

For years there was a freeze on coach’s pay in Pender County. I don’t recall how many years the freeze affected but I do know that there were some very good coaches that felt slighted. It is tough on a coach when he or she has a family and they spend countless hours away from said family and then fail to be compensated in a fair manner. Then on top of that you tell the coach that just won a conference title that they won’t get a raise.

It is also tough on an athletic director. They are the ones that have to tell the coaches that they aren’t going to be compensated fairly when in reality they have no say so in the matter. These guys know all about being underpaid. Heck, I would be willing to bet that they never break even when figuring hours to time involved.

The next time you feel the urge to complain to or about your child’s coach, stop and think. These folks are basically donating their time because lord knows that are not getting paid very much.

April 2017

Top Performers review

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The high school spring sports season was in high gear heading into April with the area teams beginning to jockey for position in their respective conferences. s7EEK The Trask Lady Titans split conference games last week. Jordan Sholar led the Titans at the plate with three hits and three runs batted in while Kaylyn Deluca had four hits and one run scored as well as one RBI in the Lady Titans win over Clinton.

Ashton Yarborough earned the win in the circle with four innings of work that included three hits and five strikeouts.

The Topsail softball team won as freshman pitchers Shayne Collins and Addie Howard combined on a fourhit shutout while Darbie Lisk went 4-for-4 with three triples and four RBIs in an 8-0 win over Hoggard.

The Topsail baseball team continued its torrid pace, running roughshod through the competition. Junior Jake Luchansky pitched six shutout innings while Tyler Ording had two hits and knocked in two runs in an 8-0 win over Hoggard. Aaron Beach had two Ribbeys.

William St. Ledger pitched a one hitter last week, allowing just a leadoff double and a hit batsman over five innings in a 5-0 victory at South Brunswick. Beach hit a dinger in the early innings to pace the offense.

The Trask soccer team beat Wallace behind two goals from Vicky Botello.

Ciara Grizzle had 12 saves.

Senior defenseman Kade Ramsey created three turnovers, tallying nine ground balls, and scoring two goals in leading the Pirate men’s lacrosse team to a 15-0 win over South Brunswick. Jake Volpe led the offense with five goals and an assist.

The Lady Pirates Lax team opened their week with an 11-7 road win over the South Brunswick Lady Cougars.

Delaney Popella, Erin Mc-

Fadden, and Sophie Minnick each scored twice while Lily Ruddell, Lucy NestorDowling, Sam Mazzara, Sarah Tullloch, and Sam Greco all scored once. Jane Hobbs recorded four saves in goal. s7EEK Topsail men’s lacrosse earned a historic win beating Ashley 10-6 in Hampstead for their first home win over a 4A school in program history. Kade Ramsey had a huge game on defense, creating four turnovers, scooping up 12 ground balls, and dishing out an assist. Tanner Beaudoin had three goals and an assist while Jake Volpe had two scores.

The Trask Lady Titan soccer team earned two wins.

Six different Titans scored in the teams win over Union.

Ciara Grizzle had a great game in goal in the Titans 3-1 win over West Bladen.

Nathan Harrell earned a win on the hill for Trask against Union while Miles Jordan earned the save.

Chase McPherson led the Titans offense with two hits while Robbie Patterson had two runs batted in. Justin Collier had a double and an RBI. Jake Luchansky tossed six shutout innings, giving up six hits while fanning six as Topsail blanked Ashley 4-0 in a Mid-Eastern Conference game.

The Trask softball team earned a win over Union.

Brittany Foy went three innings to earn the win. Ashton Yarborough pitched two innings of one hit softball, giving up one run in relief of Foy. Yarborough led the Titan offensive onslaught with three hits, four runs scored and five runs batted in. Samantha Long and Jordan Sholar had two hits while Kaylyn Deluca had four RBI. The Topsail lady Pirates continue to roll. They beat Ashley behind the play of Freshmen Maggie Smith (2-for-4) three ribbeys, Darbie Lisk (3-for-5) two runs

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Topsail sees coaching changes for upcoming year

By Lee Wagner Post & Voice Sports Writer Stability is defined as constancy, steadiness, permanency, and immovability, but – like in the everyday affairs of life – it is not easy to maintain stability when it comes to coaching, teaching, or even administration, at the highschool level, and Topsail is having one of those summers where change is happening at just about every level.

Where summer is supposed to be a time to step back a little, this summer has been busier than normal for Topsail Principal Berry Simmons, especially after it was recently announced he is losing two of his most important administrators – Assistant Principal Jeremiah Johnson and Assistant Principal and Athletics Director Chris Haney.

While one could feel empathy for Mr. Simmons, there is only good wishes for both Johnson and Haney. Johnson will be heading to Columbus

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Danny said. “I played mostly at first but I also played in right and left field, at second base, and I pitched a little, pretty much anywhere the wanted me.�

During Danny’s three years on the Topsail varsity, the team was a combined 6321 overall, 16-8 in 2 years in the Mid-Eastern 3A/4A Conference (champions in 2015), and 11-3 and champions of the East Central 2A Conference his sophomore year. The Pirates were 3A state champions in 2014.

Danny hit .297 (34-for-105) his senior year with 20 RBIs,

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Freshmen hurlers Shayne Collins and Addie Howard combined for a seven hit, six strikeout effort.

Senior Hayley Grizzle had two hits and knocked in a run, and senior Hunter Bizzell added hit and a stolen a base, giving her 34 for the year.

The Pender lady Patriots beat Midway 10-9 in extra innings. Freshman Samantha Wells earned the win in relief and also had four hits with fellow freshman Macy Wood adding two hits. Freshman Lauren Gammons had a pair of two run dingers in the win over Midway. s7EEK The Titan baseball team split tilts. They got a good effort from junior left hander Nathan “Big Nate�

Harrell on the hump. The standout lefty went five in-

Holmes gave his all for Trask Titans

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Recent Heide Trask Titan graduate Chris Holmes is not the biggest or strongest student-athlete to ever wear a Titan black and blue jersey.

He was not the tallest or fastest player on the basketball team. For the physical attributes that the young man lacked he made up for with his hard work and never say attitude.

Chris Holmes worked hard to become a good football player. He played on both sides of the ball and never failed to give his teammates and the coaching staff his best on each and every play. He was a big part in the Titans historic season.

On the basketball court he stepped up when the Titans were beset by injuries. Again he was a vital part of a successful team.

As Mr. Holmes moves on to his next challenge there is no doubt that through hard work he will be successful.

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County as the new principal at East Columbus High School, and Haney is heading to New Hanover High School as an assistant principal – promotions for both.

Both of those gentlemen were extremely good at what they did at Topsail, their achievements and efforts obviously meriting the new gigs. Both were staunch supporters of Pirate athletics.

In a recent conversation with Mr. Simmons, he indicated the wheels have been in motion for some time since the moves were anticipated. Interviews have been conducted and approvals are awaiting the next Board of Education meeting, which would normally be in August 4 doubles, 3 triples, and 5 home runs. He was 6-0 on the mound with a 0.68 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 31 innings over 7 mound appearances. Danny hit .270 (53-for-196) as a Bulldog freshman with 7 doubles and 2 home runs, and .269 (52-for-193) last year with 8 doubles and 4 round-trippers.

On the mound he has thrown a combined 44.2 innings with 22 strikeouts in his 2 years.

Danny said it was quite the transition from high school to college. “The biggest adjustment was in being consistent every day and every at-bat,� Danny said. “Plus, in high school you might run into a team with 2, 3, or 4 really good players while in college, especially at the Division I level, every player on the team is good or they wouldn’t be here.�

Between his freshman and sophomore seasons,

Danny played for the Sanford (Maine) Mainers in the New England College Baseball Wooden Bat League. “It was a great experience,� Danny said. “Every guy there was a really good player and I had the opportunity to live with an amazing host family. We keep in touch even today.�

Danny started this summer with the Lexington Bluefish, but wasn’t getting a lot of playing time due to the overstocked roster. “They had way too many guys on the roster so I talked to (UNCA’s Jonathan) Coach Johnson and he arranged for me to come to the Sharks,� said Danny, who is playing second base for the Sharks. “I’ve gotten off to a bit of as slow start (.167 with 1 home run and 6 RBIs) but I’m beginning to come around. “The primary reason I

play year-around is to keep getting better, to see different things and different pitchers, and to just improve my overall game as much as I can. It definitely helps being home.�

Danny is majoring in Business Management at UNCA. His brother (Eddie) graduated from UNC-Charlotte with a degree in International Business, and the brothers hope – one day – to work together, somewhere in the real estate field.

In the meantime, Danny will enjoy the beach weather, sleeping in his own bed, and eating Mom’s excellent homecooked meals. He heads back to Asheville – and the colder weather and the snow – in late August. “It’s beautiful up there but it can get cold, and we do see our share of snow,� Danny said. “But I’m used to it, I grew up in New York.�

nings, striking out nine in the win over Wilmington Christian Academy.

Alex Kraft led the Titans at the plate with a double and two runs scored and also turned in a great play at second base in the early innings. He also had two runs batted in. Harrell had two hits and an RBI while Robbie Patterson had two runs batted in.

The Topsail baseball team won three of four in Myrtle Beach !ARON "EACH was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and also had four ribbeys in the Pirates opening win over Battlefield Virginia. Tyler Ording was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Payton Phelps threw five shutout innings to earn the win. *AKE ,UCHANSKY earned the win over St James with five innings of work while Chase Caison earned the save with two strikeouts in the final frame.

Alex Holland was the winning pitcher in the final win of the week, a 5-2 win

over Horseheads New York.

Holland threw four innings of one hit baseball.

The Topsail Lady Pirate softball team won two of three games in a tough tournament in Greenville.

The Lady Pirates beat the previously unbeaten East Carteret Mariners. Freshman Addy Howard pitched a complete game and earned the win while Hayley Grizzle and Natalie Potter each had two hits and two runs batted in.

The Lady Pirates hammered Currituck County 17-3. Grizzle had three ribbeys while freshman Darbie ,ISK had four hits and two RBI. Hunter Bizzell had three hits, three runs scored and two runs batted in against Currituck. She also had three stolen bases, running her season tally up to 38 swipes. s7EEK The Pender softball team earned a hard fought win over Trask.

They came back from three down in the last inning behind a triple by KiKi Allen.

Freshman Samantha Wells earned the win in the circle with seven innings of work.

Jenna Harrell had a double and a ribbey in the last inning rally while Mashay Hagans also had a great game.

The Topsail Lady Pirates lost a tough one to Dixon but used a late inning surge to beat North Brunswick.

Freshman pitcher Addie Howard (3 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned) was the winning pitcher in relief of Victoria Elder (4 innings, 1 hit, 1 run, 9 strikeouts). Freshmen Maggie Smith and Lauren Strnad each had ribbeys in the win.

The Lady Pirates destroyed New Hanover (4-6, 2-9) 16-0 in 5 innings. Hayley Grizzle led the way with three hits, three run scored, and two RBIs. Hunter Bizzell was 2-for-2 with two runs scored along with a rib-

bey. Strnad was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Howard got the win with Elder in relief.

The Topsail baseball team was in the middle of conference action. Junior righthander *AKE ,UCHANSKY scattered four hits over a seven inning complete game, striking out seven while walking just two in beating first place New Hanover.

Josh Madole drove in the winning run in the 4th inning. Pirate outfielder Elliot Blanton made a sliding catch and doubled up a baserunner to end the game.

The Trask Titan hard ballers earned a win over West Wilkes. Justin ‘Radio’ Collier picked up the complete game win on the bump while Chase Foxbower led the Titans with two hits. Robbie Patterson and Miles Jordan each had a RBI in the game.

Pender senior Riley Murray earned the win over Trask while Chase Norris pitched two innings of one

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer When recent Topsail Pirate graduate Hayley Grizzle came to Topsail high as a freshman everybody knew that she was a very good softball player with deep family ties.

Her mother coached her throughout her recreation years and led her through the trials and tribulations of learning the game on the travel ball circuit.

Through the hard work dedication of both her mother as well as herself she became a coveted player that ended up at Topsail.

Tragedy struck Hayley during her junior year when her mother passed away. Hayley took the field just as her mother would have wanted her to and became an all-conference and all-county player. She helped the Pirate program become one of the best in the area.

As Hayley embarks on the next journey in her life there is no doubt that she has the spirit of her mother with her.

his family. Justin is in the U. S. Air Force, stationed in Goldsboro. “I started at Topsail in January and was teaching Psychology and American History,� Labenberg said. “Troy had be beset by some back problems and they approached me then but I declined the coaching position.

I wanted to get acclimated to the area and to concentrate on teaching. In May they offered me the opportunity again, and I accepted.�

Labenberg said he is anxious to get started and to get to know the players and their families. “I’m looking forward to it,�Labenberg said. “I miss coaching and I enjoy the competition and challenge of helping student/athletes become good players and productive members of society.

I don’t know much about the team at this point. Although l have been in touch with Troy I haven’t met the kids, and

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(July is traditionally an off month for the Board). Simmons indicated there was the possibility of a decision of some kind before the next anticipated meeting.

Veteran girls’ and boys’ tennis Coach Troy McGee has stepped aside, and both positions have already been addressed. Noel Labenberg, a graduate of East Stroudsburg University (Pa.) with a degree in secondary education and Social Studies joined the Topsail staff in January of this past school year and will coach the Lady Pirates’ tennis squad.

Labenberg attended Emmaus High School in Allentown (Pa.), and become active in tennis – and a USTA member – in his early adult years.

He started coaching in the mid-80’s in OKeechobiee (Fla.) before returning to his home state and coaching 18 years at Notre Dame Junior and Senior High School in East Stroudsburg (Pa.). Labenberg came to North Carolina to be closer to his son (Justin) and

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Drum beat loud at Topsail

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Fishing Fanatic The drum is beating loud on Topsail Island these days as the black drum bite seems to be on fire. There are nice sized fish being caught off of the piers as well in the surf.

Anglers are fishing with bottom rigs with shrimp on them and have been fishing in the early morning hours as well as late at night.

There have been a few reds caught in the backwaters. Find a dock or another structure and be patient. The reports are that live menhaden and even cut baits have worked best for these tasty fighters.

The Spanish and blue fishing has slowed down with the recent rains and hot weather.

However, area boaters have been trolling clark spoons just beyond the breakers in search of the Spaniards.

The freshwater anglers have spent more time in the water than their bait has as of late with the scorching temperatures. However, the phrase late and early is one to remember.

4HIS WEEK S lSHING TIP With the rivers and lakes running high, the chance of running up on a snake goes up significantly. These creepy critters will look for high ground like most other animals.

Remember, if the waters are high, then the snakes will be looking for high ground.

If you see a couple in a short period of time or in a small area, then it is best to move on.

I have found that the trees

By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Jake Rawls led the Patriot football team at the quarterback position as a junior.

He was one of those kids that took a beating and never gave up. Despite a suspect offensive line he continued to play despite taking a beating on every Friday night.

Jacob was asked to play a different position as a senior.

For some young men that may have been a problem.

Not Jake Rawls.

In his workman-like way he moved to a receiver’s position on the offensive side of the ball and also played defense. He gave it 110 percent on every play.

Jake Rawls is a born leader.

He led by example. He led by the determination in which he played every down.

He led by the smile that always graced his face away from the field.

Jake Rawls left his mark on the Pender Patriot football field.

overhanging the river will produce a snake. If you are fishing close to the banks and get under an overhanging tree watch yourself. Don’t make the mistake of having a snake drop into your boat.

If it does happen and you have a pistol with you, think before you pull the trigger.

Nothing ruins a fishing trip faster than a bullet hole in the boat.

There are only a few species of poisonous snakes in our area. The most common are the copperhead and the cottonmouth water moccasin.

The copperhead is a relatively small snake, with adults averaging less than three feet in length. This snake has a tan or pinkishtan background color that darkens toward the mid-body area. It has a series of darker cross bands.

The water moccasin’s appearance varies. They can be beautifully marked with dark crossbands on a brown and yellow ground color or completely brown or black.

Older adults are often dark and solid-colored whereas the juveniles are brightly patterned.

The water moccasin can be very aggressive. Be careful to stay clear of these critters. One way to tell the difference between a moccasin and water snake is that the moccasin will float on top of the water in most cases while the water snake will have the majority of its body under water with just his head sticking out. Of course, the water snake is non-poisonous whereas the moccasin is extremely poisonous. hit ball to close things out.

The Topsail lady Pirate lacrosse team earned two wins.

The Lady Pirates started last week off with an 11-3 win over 4A New Hanover.

Delaney Popella led the way with a hat trick (3 goals) while Hannah Jones, Maddie Devries, and Lily Ruddell each scoring twice. Jane Hobbs had a great game in the net with 10 saves.

The Topsail girls defeated Cape Fear Academy 14-6 in a non-conference road match.

Jones led the attack with four goals. Hobbs had 17 saves in goal.

The Trask Lady Titans beat rival Pender. Mayra Lopez earned the hat trick (3goals) and also had an assist.

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Town of Burgaw Government News

James Sprunt CC to provide student transportation From Staff Reports James Sprunt Community College announced beginning August 2017, transportation will be available for students to attend classes in the Fall Semester.

The cost of transportation will be included in the tuition and fees, resulting in no additional costs for the students

taking advantage of the service. Students must provide a current James Sprunt Community College identification to take advantage of the service.

“Transportation has been a barrier for many of our students,” said Brian Jones, associate vice president of student services. “We are trying to remove as many of the barriers

as we can so that students can reach their academic goals.”

There will be seven pickup/drop off sites at locations throughout Duplin County.

The closest location to Pender County is the Wallace Walmart at 6:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.

Routes will arrive to JSCC at 7:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Routes will leave JSCC for

return trip at 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. Times and locations are subject to change.

For more information, contact Cheryl Hemric, director of marketing and public information at James Sprunt Community College at (910) 296-2070 or Duplin County Transportation at (910) 2962333.

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was cutting the grass on the softball field, and the rest is history.”

Working in an important, and demanding, job, and starting her life with a new husband (the couple lives in Ogden), the question arose as to why volunteer at the camp.

“I love to see young girls involved with softball and it’s all about giving back to the community,” Blair said.

“When I was younger the community had my back and helped propel me to a career in college, and I just wanted to do something to give back.

And reuniting with Jordin and Blair is great. We were

best friends in high school and now that we’re old ladies it’s great to be back together.”

Phillips left Topsail and played two years at UNCW before transferring and playing her last two years at LenoirRhyne. Jordin graduated with a degree in Psychology and currently runs her own business – Hitting Streak – as a private softball instructor.

“I’ve been helping girls with hitting and defense since I was in college and, after my playing career ended I didn’t want to step away so I decided to do this,” Jordin said. “I have around 25-30 students and it pays the bills. I hope to keep doing it for a long time

before eventually getting my Masters and embarking on a new career.”

Jordin loves teaching the game so when her Dad (Eric, the Lady Pirates’ coach) asked her to join in at the camp she jumped at the opportunity.

“I have a lot of knowledge about the game and I want to give these girls a chance to learn some of the things I learned in high school and college, to use as they get older,” Jordin said. “And it’s great being on the field with Kayleigh and Blair again. It’s absolutely great being back with two of my best friends, and two great former teammates.”

Social Studies teacher, has coached wrestling, and softball during his coaching career, this past year at James River High School, and helped his wife with girls’ tennis.

They decided not to wait until their retirement years to move near the beach “ Pe o p l e a lw ay s t a l ke d about moving to the coast but usually wait until they retire,” Ellen said. “We didn’t want to wait so we investigated the opportunities that were out there and saw where Topsail had openings in both English and Social Studies, as well as coaching opportunities, so we applied, and we got lucky, not only getting jobs in the same area but at the same school.”

Ellen Womble said she has never coached golf but she, and the entire family are ardent golfers. She will lean on former Coach Margaret Burke for infor mation on who-is-who.

“I do play golf, we all do, but I’ve never coached it so I’m going to lean on Margaret a lot at the beginning,” Ellen said. “But I am really excited to get started. I have heard we have 5 girls coming back and I’m hoping we get some new freshmen coming in who ae golfers.”

Outside of the challenge of replacing two administrators, the rest of the fall staff is solid. Wayne Inman is back as the football coach, and veteran Coach Hill Pearsall

is back at the helm of the Lady Pirates volleyball team, a young squad with just two seniors, but one enjoying a plethora of talented, young players.

Stan Allen is back to guide the boys’ soccer team, crosscountry is in excellent hands with veteran Wayne Rogers at the helm, and Amy Bowman is back in the fold to keep the award-winning Pirate cheerleaders on the top of their game.

Simmons is in the process of looking for a new wrestling coach as Morgan Fore has left the program, and he is in need of a new boys’ spring track head coach as boys’ Coach Seth Landesman has relocated to the Raleigh area.

return a strong nucleus. The Pats will have Latrell Brown back along with a sophomore quarterback that everybody is talking about in Jaheim McDuffie.

They have a new coach in Tim Smith that will look to bring discipline and fire to a team that is on the verge of a breakout season.

Trask has a dynamic duo coming back in senior signal

caller Tyrease Armstrong and rising junior B.J. Jordan. The Titans have a couple of big and strong linemen as well.

This may be the year for the Titans.

If everything plays out to form and both Pender and Trask stay relatively healthy there is a chance that both will be in the running for a conference championship.

Trask is a 2A combatant this

year while Pender remains a 1A participant.

The perfect scenario would be for both to win their respective classifications.

The Post & Voice will run the season previews in the coming weeks. For all of your in depth coverage of the 2017 football season stay tuned to Pender Counties only hometown newspaper.

photographs of Stephenson and his art, and there’s a set of photographs on the website, www.spacesarchives.org.

Search for ‘Q J Stephenson’. I was amazed to find his name drawn into a mortar fireplace surround, missing the ‘e’ in

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I got a nice ‘thank you’ letter after our only outing, on lined paper ripped from a spiral notebook, and an invitation to return, but I was never able to go again. He died in 1997.

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Blair is a newlywed, having married Nick Lacik this past May 13. Nick is employed at HERC, a construction equipment rental company. The met in a rather unusual way at Liberty University.

“Nick is two years older than me and he played baseball,” Blair said. “After graduation he worked as a groundskeeper for the school and we met one day when he

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I’m really looking forward to that.”

Andrew Womble, who is coaching linebackers and safeties on the Pirate football team, will be the boys’ tennis coach in the spring, and Andrew’s wife, Ellen Womble, will get her indoctrination into coaching at Topsail as the new girls’ golf coach this fall.

Ellen and Andrew initially moved here from Midlothian (Va.) in mid-July. Both were coaches in Virginia – Ellen, an English teacher, coached girls’ tennis at Thomas Dale High School, and Andrew, a

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Croatan is another contender that comes from the East Central Conference. Although the Cougars finished with a 5-6 record a year ago, they are always a tough out.

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PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS WANTED! A FEW GOOD MEN & WOMEN! VOLUNTEER! The Pender County Board of Commissioners will consider appointments to the following boards/commissions/committees: Name of Board

ABC Board Advisory Board of Health Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Board of Adjustment Coastal Resources Advisory Council Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Auth.

Tourism Development Authority

District 1 = Upper Topsail; Surf City District 2 = Scotts Hill; Lower Topsail District 3 = Rocky Point; Long Creek

# of Vacancies 1 3 1 2 4 7 1

Positions/Categories District 3 Dentist***, Engineer***, Optometrist*** Veterinarian District 4, Alternate Citizen Representative Business/Insurance/Attorney/Banking Collector

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.

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July 27, 2017

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED The following public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 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 Rescinding Ordinance 201525 Designating Alternate Public Forum to Exercise Free Speech during Festivals located within the Corporate Limits of the Town of Burgaw PLEASE AVOID BLOWING GRASS CUTTINGS ONTO THE STREETS

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Cutting grass so that the clippings are blown into the roadway creates problems for the Town. The clippings enter the storm drains and will eventually clog the drains causing flooding. The collections of grass trimmings and water are also an excellent breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry dangerous viruses. If you cut your grass so that it blows back onto the lawn you can prevent this problem.

REFLECTIVE ADDRESS SIGNS AVAILABLE Reflective address signs are available for a small fee of ten dollars at the Burgaw Fire Department. Being able to identify address numbers enhances the productivity of the fire department when responding to an emergency. For more information please contact any member of the fire department or call 910-259-7494.

CALENDAR August 8, 2017 Board of Commissioners Meeting

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Town of Surf City Government News July 27, 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 ________________________________________________________

Vegetative Debris Pickup August 7th-11th Contractors will be picking up household vegetative debris, yard waste, and tree trimmings. As a reminder, vegetation cannot be greater than 6 inches in diameter or longer than 4 feet in length. Please neatly stack debris along right away prior to August 7th. Do not place construction debris, appliances or other bulky items out at this time.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: August 1, 2017 7:00 p.m.

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

Master Development Plan Revision Oak Ridge Properties at Olde Point, LLC, applicant and owner, is requesting the approval of a revision to the previously approved Master Development Plan for the mixed-use development known as Oak Ridge at Olde Point.

The request is to consider a payment in lieu of constructing sidewalks. The proposed project is located along the east side of US HWY 17 between Ravenswood Road (private) and Country Club Road (SR 1565) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 3293-86-0162-0000, 3293-85-0858-0000, 3293-757714-0000, 3293-75-6669-0000, 3293-95-1967-0000, 3293-96-2122-0000, 3293-96-3164-0000, and 3293-75-66040000.

Preliminary Plat River Rock Farms, LLC., applicant, on behalf of HCT Pender, LLC., owner, is requesting the approval of a Preliminary Plat for Phase I for the previously approved mixed use development known as Lane’s Ferry (Case 11369). Phase I includes two hundred (200) single family detached conventional lots on approximately 125.40 acres. The portion of the property for Phase I is located along the north side of NC HWY 210, at the intersection of Moore Town Road (SR 1518) and NC HWY 210 in the Rocky Point Township and may be further identified as Pender County PIN: 3245-84-0109-0000.

Major Site Development Plan River Rock Farms, LLC., applicant, on behalf of HCT Pender, LLC., owner, is requesting the approval of a Major Site Development Plan for a Wastewater Treatment Facility (NAICS 221320) for the previously approved mixed use development known as Lane’s Ferry (Case 11369). The Major Site Development Plan for the Wastewater Treatment Facility is included in Phase I, approximately 31.7 acres. The portion of the property for the Wastewater Treatment Facility is north of NC HWY 210 and approximately 2,000 feet to the west of the intersection of Moore Town Road (SR 1518) and NC HWY 210 in the Rocky Point Township and may be further identified as Pender County PIN: 3245-84-0109-0000 Conditional Zoning Map Amendment Hardison Building Company, applicant, on behalf of Gerald D. Hardison, owner, is requesting the approval of a Conditional Zoning Map Amendment for one (1) tract totaling approximately ±326.15 acres from RA, Rural Agricultural zoning district to RM-CD3, Residential Mixed Conditional zoning district 3, and an additional three (3) tracts as part an overall Master Development Plan for a total of ±347.23 acres. This request is to allow for single family and single family townhome residential units. The subject properties are located along the south side of NC HWY 210 approximately ± 2,100 feet to the east of the intersection of NC HWY 210 and Island Creek Road (SR 1002) in the Topsail Township and may be further identified by Pender County PINs: 3273-50-0693-0000, 3273-711319-0000, 3273-61-9426-0000, and 3273-32-7562-0000.

Zoning Text Amendment Michael Nadeau, applicant, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Text Amendment to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance. Specifically, the request is to amend Section 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses to allow for the addition of ‘Others Schools and Instruction (NAICS 6116)’ as a permitted use by right in the GB, General Business zoning district. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department Offices.

Zoning Text Amendment Pender County, applicant, is requesting the approval of Zoning Text Amendments to the Pender County Unified Development Ordinance. Specifically, the request is to amend the density calculation and provide clear standards for density bonuses for mixed-use developments in the RM, Residential Mixed and PD, Planned Development zoning districts. Section 4.8.1.C shall be moved to Section 4.6.7 with further clarification of superior design elements for additional densities. A detailed description of the proposed changes is available in the Pender County Planning and Community Development Department Offices.

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

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Joseph David Edmonds 317 Smallwood Court Wilmington, NC 28411 #7806 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017

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 Gerald Francis Bowman, Jr., deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Gerald Francis Bowman, Jr., to present them to the undersigned on or before October 19, 2017 at 4891 NC Hwy. 50, Maple Hill, NC 28454 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 13th day of July 2017.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Joseph Wilbur James, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Joseph Wilbur James, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 77 Little Pond Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Wanda Melvin James 77 Little Pond Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7807 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 17 E 243 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: NEVADA PRATTES JONES Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Nevada Prattes Jones of Pender County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Nevada Prattes Jones to present them to the undersigned on or before October 13, 2017, that being three (3) months from the first date of publication of this Notice, or same shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 13th day of July, 2017.

Jane Baldwin Executrix of the Estate of Nevada Prattes Jones c/o Stephen E. Culbreth CULBRETH LAW FIRM PO Box 446 Wilmington, NC 28402 #7816 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017

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 Hugh Browning, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Hugh Browning, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 19, 2017 at 615 Rosemont Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 13th day of July 2017.

Helen Marie Browning 615 Rosemont Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 #7813 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Charles Kennard Paul, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charles Kennard Paul, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 164 Seawatch Way, Kure Beach, NC 28449 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Shelley P. Slusser 164 Seawatch Way Kure Beach, NC 28449 #7808 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017 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 Frederick Wallace Jones, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Frederick Wallace Jones, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 202 LaSalle Street, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Ellen Jones Gurganious 130 LaSalle Street Wilmington, NC 28411 #7809 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017 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 Susan Rae Williams, AKA Susan Rae Russell, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Susan Rae Williams, AKA Susan Rae Russell, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2017 at 10604 NC Hwy. 210, Rocky Point, NC 28457or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of July 2017.

Marietta Devane Bostic 10604 NC Hwy. 210 Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7805 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Charles Thomas Margotta, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Charles Thomas Margotta, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 19, 2017 at 201 Widgeon Center, Hampstead, NC 28443 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 13th day of July 2017.

Jean Anne Margotta 201 Widgeon Center Hampstead, NC 28443 #7818 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of CORNELIA H. MASON, Deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Personal Representative listed below on or before October 13, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate payment. This 13th day of July, 2017.

Linda Blackburn and Timothy Johnston Co-Administrators C.T.A. c/o ELDRIDGE D. DODSON Ward and Smith, P.A. Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 7068 Wilmington, NC 28406-7068 #7815 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-658 PENDER COUNTY and TOWN OF BURGAW Plaintiffs, v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO WILLIS CARR, et. al.

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO WILLIS CARR 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 acre, Parcel ID Number 3229-14-0340-0000 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 September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 2017.

PENDER COUNTY and TOWN OF BURGAW, By and Through Their 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 #7830 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017

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 George Wilson Brown, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, George Wilson Brown, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2017 at 2875 Little Kelly Road, Rocky Point, NC 28457 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 20th day of July 2017.

Annie E. Brown 2875 Little Kelly Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 #7820 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-589 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO EARNEST WALKER A/K/A ERNEST WALKER, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as Lot 6, Parcel ID Number 2289-78-3017-0000 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 September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7823 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-434 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 0.49 acres Long Creek Township, Parcel ID Number 2295-821529-0000 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 September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7825 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 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 Maryann Donohue, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Maryann Donohue, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2017 at 3675 Scotts Hill Loop Road, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 20th day of July 2017.

Deborah Marino 3675 Scotts Hill Loop Road Wilmington, NC 28411 #7821 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017

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

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7826 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 13SP338 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LEE DAVID ENNIS AND DIANE V. ENNIS DATED DECEMBER 1, 2000 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1643 AT PAGE 268 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00PM on August 1, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located in Caswell Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and South of the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126 and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126, said point being located at a point that is the following courses and distances from the intersection of the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126 with the paved centerline of Secondary Road No. 1125: North 22 Degrees 46 Minutes 17 Seconds West 438.70 feet; North 36 Degrees 56 Minutes 29 Seconds West 144.48 feet; North 50 Degrees 33 Minutes 35 Seconds West 251.94 feet; North 55 Degrees 44 Minutes 50 Seconds West 195.28 feet and North 49 Degrees 46 Minutes 35 Seconds West 60.77 feet to the BEGINNING; and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located.

(1) South 38 Degrees 57 Minutes 52 Seconds West 169.13 feet to a point in line; thence, (2) North 57 Degrees 52 Minutes 50 Seconds West 170.03 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 40.23 feet) to an iron pipe in line; thence, (3) North 38 Degrees 27 Minutes 52 Seconds East 213.75 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 183.51 feet) to a point in the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126; thence, (4) with the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126 South 40 Degrees 51 Minutes 50 Seconds East 132.29 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in line; thence, (5) continuing with the centerline of Secondary Road No. 1126 as it curves to the left a chord course and distance of South 49 Degrees 46 Minutes 35 Seconds East 40.00 feet to the BEGINNING, containing 0.777 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of Secondary Road No. 1126 (60 foot right-of-way) contained within the above described boundaries.

The above described Tract being all of Lot No. 2 and a 40 foot wide strip of the Northwestern most portion of Lot No. 3 of the Doctor Simpson Place-Section No. 2 duly recorded in Map Book 27, at Page 140 of the Pender County Registry. Togetherwith improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2554 Rooks Road, Atkinson, North Carolina.

And Being more commonly known as: 2554 Rooks Road, Atkinson, NC 28421 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lee David Ennis and Diane V. Ennis.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative

of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is June 28, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-052302 #7804 7/20, 7/27/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-434 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7828 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-434 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7827 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017

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

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7829 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 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 Guy William Huffstickler, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Guy William Huffstickler, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2017 at 3566 Sanderling Drive SE, Southport, NC 28461 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 20th day of July 2017.

William J. Huffstickler 3566 Sanderling Drive SE Southport, NC 28461 #7822 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-434 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

FRANKLIN WILLIAMS, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

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

You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than September 4, 2017.

This date: July 20, 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 #7824 7/20, 7/27, 8/3/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Douglas G. Nicholson, late of Hampstead, 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 Kenneth Ording, P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445, on or before the 26th day of October 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 20th day of July 2017 Jean H. Nicholson Executor of the Estate of Douglas G. Nicholson Kenneth Ording Attorney at Law Kenneth Ording, P.C. P.O. Box 2683, Surf City, NC 28445 14210 NC Highway 50, Hampstead, NC 28445 #7834 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 17SP36 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY RANDY LEE ROSE DATED FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1664 AT PAGE 119 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on August 1, 2017 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot, tract, or parcel of land situated in the County of Pender and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a nail and cap in the paved centerline of U.S. Hwy #117, said nail and cap being located along said road centerline at a point that is the following courses and distances from an old nail and cap located in the intersection of the centerline of SR #1433 with the western right of way line of U.S. Hwy #117: North 23 degrees 22 minutes 50 seconds West 476.46 feet, North 15 degrees 33 minutes 10 seconds West 437.70 feet, North 03 degrees 28 minutes 55 seconds West 1160.75 feet and North 02 degrees 11 minutes 45 seconds West 276.53 feet to the beginning and running thence, from the beginning so located with the paved centerline of U.S. Hwy #117 North 02 degrees 02 minutes 40 seconds West 90.00 feet to a nail and cap inline; thence North 87 degrees 41 minutes 40 seconds East 325.80 feet (passing over an inline iron pipe at 75.78 feet) to an iron pipe inline; thence South 02 degrees 13 minutes 20 seconds East 90.00 feet to an iron pipe inline; thence South 87 degrees 41 minutes 40 seconds West 326.06 feet (passing over an old inline iron pipe at 250.00 feet) to the Beginning containing .52 acres more or less after the exclusion of that portion of U.S. Hwy #117 (150 feet right of way) contained within the above described boundaries and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, N. C. in August, 1983.

Being the same property as conveyed to ANN J. WALLIS HOlDER

by JAMES BRUCE HOLDER by instrument dated March 22, 1994 and recorded in Book 963 at Page 065 of the Pender County Registry.

And Being more commonly known as: 5960 Us Highway 117 South, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Estate of Randy Lee Rose.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the

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 August 8, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the IN THE GENERAL COURT County of Pender, North Carolina, and OF JUSTICE being more particularly described OF NORTH CAROLINA as follows: SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION All that certain lot or parcel of land PENDER COUNTY situate in the County of Pender, State 17SP95 of North Carolina, and being more IN THE MATTER OF THE particularly described as follows: FORECLOSURE OF A BEING all of Lot 22, Tradewinds DEED OF TRUST Cove Subdivision, as shown a map EXECUTED BY ALICIA RAMEY of same recorded in Map Book 41 DATED NOVEMBER 5, 2008 at Page 60 of the Pender County AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3544 Registry, reference to which is hereby AT PAGE 21 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC made for a more particular description and subject to all setback lines REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE shown on the final plat for Tradewinds Under and by virtue of the power Cove in said map recorded in Book and authority contained in the above- 41 at Page 60 of the Pender County referenced deed of trust and because Registry. Together with improvements of default in the payment of the se- located thereon; said property being cured indebtedness and failure to per- located at 214 Tradewinds Drive, form the stipulation and agreements Hampstead, North Carolina. therein contained and, pursuant to BEING the same property which, demand of the owner and holder of by Deed dated August 25, 2011, and the secured debt, the undersigned recorded in the Office of Register of substitute trustee will expose for sale Deeds of the County of Pender, North at public auction to the highest bidder Carolina, in Book 3984, Page 64, was for cash at the usual place of sale at granted and conveyed by Cameron the county courthouse of said county Ben Wiggins unto Cameron Ben Wigat 1:00PM on August 1, 2017 the folgins and Kathleen Marie Wiggins. lowing described real estate and any Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole other improvements which may be discretion, delay the sale for up to situated thereon, in Pender County, one hour as provided in NCGS §45North Carolina, and being more par21.23. ticularly described as follows: Should the property be purchased Being all of Lot 19, Willows Bay, Section One, as more particularly by a third party, that party must pay described in a survey plat dated April the excise tax, as well as the court 20, 1998, prepared by Greg A. Wayne, costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) RLS, the plat of which is duly recorded per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in Map Book 31 at Page 137 in the required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered purOffice of the Register of Deeds for suant to this notice of sale is being Pender County, North Carolina And Being more commonly known offered for sale, transfer and conveyas: 400 Beaver Cove Ct, Rocky Point, ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the prop- secured by the deed of trust/security erty, as reflected on the records of agreement, or both, being foreclosed, the Register of Deeds, is/are Alicia nor the officers, directors, attorneys, Ramey. employees, agents or authorized The property to be offered pur- representative of either the Trustee suant to this notice of sale is being or the holder of the note make any offered for sale, transfer and convey- representation or warranty relating ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the to the title or any physical, environTrustee nor the holder of the note mental, health or safety conditions secured by the deed of trust, being existing in, on, at or relating to the foreclosed, nor the officers, direc- property being offered for sale, and tors, attorneys, employees, agents any and all responsibilities or liabilities or authorized representative of either arising out of or in any way relating Trustee or the holder of the note make to any such condition expressly any representation or warranty relating are disclaimed. Also, this property to the title or any physical, environis being sold subject to all taxes, mental, health or safety conditions special assessments, and prior liens existing in, on, at or relating to the or encumbrances of record and any property being offered for sale. Any recorded releases. Said property is and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating also being sold subject to applicable to any such condition expressly are Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, the purchase price, or seven hundred and unpaid taxes and assessments fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is including but not limited to any trans- greater, is required and must be tenfer tax associated with the foreclosure. dered in the form of certified funds at A deposit of five percent (5%) of the the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is title to this property for any reason, the greater, is required and must be ten- sole remedy of the purchaser is the dered in the form of certified funds at return of the deposit. Reasons of such the time of the sale. This sale will be inability to convey include, but are not held open ten days for upset bids as limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy required by law. Following the expira- petition prior to the confirmation of tion of the statutory upset period, all the sale and reinstatement of the loan remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY without the knowledge of the trustee.

DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit If the validity of the sale is challenged funds in a timely manner will result in a by any party, the trustee, in their sole Declaration of Default and any deposit discretion, if they believe the chalwill be frozen pending the outcome lenge to have merit, may request the of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside court to declare the sale to be void for any reason, the Purchaser at the and return the deposit. The purchaser sale shall be entitled only to a return will have no further remedy. of the deposit paid. The Purchaser Additional Notice for Residential shall have no further recourse against Property with Less than 15 rental the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the units, including Single-Family ResiSubstitute Trustee or the attorney of dential Real Property any of the foregoing.

An order for possession of the SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEproperty may be issued pursuant to HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the purchaser and against the party or property may be issued in favor of the parties in possession by the clerk of purchaser. Also, if your lease began superior court of the county in which or was renewed on or after October 1, the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon written property pursuant to a rental agreenotice to the landlord, to be effective ment entered into or renewed on on a date stated in the notice that is or after October 1, 2007, may after at least 10 days, but no more than 90 receiving the notice of foreclosure days, after the sale date contained in sale, terminate the rental agreement the notice of sale, provided that the by providing written notice of terminamortgagor has not cured the default tion to the landlord, to be effective on at the time notice of termination is pro- a date stated in the notice that is at vided. You may be liable for rent due least 10 days but not more than 90 under the agreement prorated to the days, after the sale date contained in effective date of the termination. this notice of sale, provided that the The date of this Notice is July 11, mortgagor has not cured the default 2017. at the time the tenant provides the Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells notice of termination. Upon terminaSubstitute Trustee tion of a rental agreement, the tenant 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite is liable for rent due under the rental 400 agreement prorated to the effective Charlotte, NC 28216 date of the termination.

(704) 333-8107 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ INC. 11-013122 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm #7831 7/20, 7/27/2017 P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street NOTICE OF Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 FORECLOSURE SALE Phone No: (910) 864-3068 16 SP 127 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Under and by virtue of the power Case No: 1181615 (FC.FAY) of sale contained in a certain Deed #7799 7/27, 8/3/2017 of Trust made by Cameron Ben Wig17 SP 97 gins and Kathleen Marie Wiggins NOTICE OF to Donald P. Eggleston, Trustee(s), FORECLOSURE SALE dated the 3rd day of January, 2013, NORTH CAROLINA, and recorded in Book 4210, Page PENDER COUNTY 0284, in Pender County Registry, Under and by virtue of a Power of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note Sale contained in that certain Deed thereby secured by the said Deed of of Trust executed by Alfred McCray Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Hutton and Heather Anne Hutton to Trustee Services, Inc. having been John M. Mercer, Trustee(s), which substituted as Trustee in said Deed of was dated November 17, 2006 and Trust by an instrument duly recorded recorded on December 11, 2006 agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is July 11, 2017.

Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 17-088728 #7832 7/20, 7/27/2017

in Book 3113 at Page 090, 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 August 8, 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: The following described property situate in the County of Pender, Long Creek Township, City of Burgaw, North Carolina a short distance west of Secondary Road #1404 and being more fully described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the northeastern right of way line of 60 foot wide roadway easement, said iron pipe being located along said road at a point that is the following courses and distances from an old nail and cap located in the centerline of Secondary Road #1404 and directly above the center of the southern most of two culverts that accommodates the waters of Bear Branch (or Mill Branch) beneath the roadway, south 33 degrees 02 minutes 05 seconds west 108.55 feet, north 68 degrees 38 minutes 57 seconds west 540.93 feet, north 41 degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds west 456.71 feet and north 48 degrees 42 minutes 06 seconds east 30.0 feet to the beginning and running thence from the beginning so located with the northern right of way line of the above said 60 foot wide roadway easement as it curves to the left with a radius of 781.98 feet the following chord courses and distances north 45 degrees 41 minutes 20 seconds west 119.73 feet and north 54 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds west 120.00 feet to an iron pipe that marks the terminus of said curves roadway, thence continuing with the northern right of way line of the above said 60 foot wide roadway easement north 48 degrees 52 minutes 48 seconds west 127.09 feet to an iron pipe in the center of a power line, thence along the center of said power line north 11 degrees 32 minutes 15 seconds east 624.49 feet to an iron pipe in the B. J. Herring line, with said Herring line north 48 degrees 35 minutes 39 seconds east 36.56 feet to an iron pipe on the western edge of the run of Bear Branch (Mill Branch) thence along or near the run of said branch as it meanders in southeastwardly direction with the following being traverse courses and distances from point to point along or near said run, south 40 degrees 08 minutes 24 seconds east 124.72 feet south 15 degrees 01 minutes 51 seconds east 103.24 feet, south 33 degrees 52 minutes 24 seconds west 73.70 feet, south 31 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds east 117.60 feet south 34 degrees 15 minutes 33 seconds east 29 feet south 37 degrees 33 minutes east 88.64 feet to a point in line, thence south 48 degrees 42 minutes 06 seconds west 277.0 feet (passing over an in line iron pipe at 9.10 feet) to the beginning, containing 4.59 acres more or less and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Company, P. A. of Burgaw, NC in April, 1987 As a reference to the above described tract, see Book 401 at page 643, Tract #31 of the Pender County Registry.

Together with a 60 foot wide roadway easement for purposes of ingress, egress and regress to and from this and other lands with said easement lying adjacent to and 30 feet on each side, the following described centerline: Beginning at a point in the paved centerline of Secondary Road #1404, said point being located along said road, centerline at a point that is south 33 degrees 02 minutes 05 seconds west 108.55 feet from an old nail and cap located in said road centerline and directly above the center of the southern most of two culverts that accommodates the waters of Bear Branch beneath the roadway and running thence from the beginning so located north 68 degrees 38 minutes 57 seconds west 420.93 feet to the beginning of a curve in said roadway, thence continuing with said road centerline as it curves to the right with a radius of 493.17 feet a chord course and distance of north 54 degrees 50 minutes 25 seconds west 233.19 feet to a point at the end of said curved roadway, thence continuing with the center of said roadway north 41 degrees 17 minutes 54 seconds west 336.71 feet to a point in line, thence continuing with said roadway as it curves to the left with a radius of 751.98 feet, a chord course and distance of north 50 degrees 05 minutes 21 seconds west 229.85 feet to a point that marks the end of said curved roadway, thence continuing with the center of said road north 58 degrees 52 minutes 48 seconds west 116.42 feet to the point of termination of this 60 foot wide roadway easement.

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

Said property is commonly known as 214 David Herring Road, Burgaw, NC 28425.

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 Alfred McCray Hutton.

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

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

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 17-05144-FC01 #7833 7/27, 8/3/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION COURT FILE #: 17-CVS-669 PENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), v.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO GEORGE EDWARD KEA, owner et. al.

Defendant(s).

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

The nature of the relief sought is as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy unpaid property taxes on your interest in the property sometimes briefly described as 3.15 acres, Parcel ID Number 2234-55-1610-0000 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 September 11, 2017.

This date: July 27, 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 #7837 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF PENDER In Re the Estate of Jean Clark Beckner, Deceased Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jean Clark Beckner, Deceased, late of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, corporations and/ or other legal entities having claims against the estate to present them to the undersigned at the address given below on or before 10/28/2017—or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

On this day, July 27, 2017.

Aaron Beckner, Personal Representative c/o Sherman Law, P.C.

by Scott G. Sherman, Attorney for the Personal Representative 3965-B Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403 #7842 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ROBIN GAYLE BLAKE All persons, firms, and corporations having claims against Robin Gayle Blake, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Jennifer Bohlman, as Administrator of the decedent's estate on or before November 1, 2017, at the Office of Harold L Pollock, Attorney at Law, PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above-named Administrator.

Harold L. Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #7838 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Johnnie Ornan Ruddell, deceased, of Pender County, N.C., are notified to present same to the heirs listed below on or before November 2, 2017 , or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of said Estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 27th day of July 2017.

PAMELA J. RUDDELL BARBEE and TERESA K. RUDDELL JOINER, Being all of the HEIRS of the Estate c/o Boyles Law Firm, PLLC 319 North Fourth Street Wilmington, NC 28401 #7836 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Ruth Macy Jones, deceased, of Pender County, This is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Ruth Macy Jones, to present them to the undersigned on or before November 2, 2017 at 130 LaSalle Street, Wilmington, NC 28411 or be barred from recovery. All persons Indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment.

This the 27th day of July 2017.

Ellen Jones Gurganious 130 LaSalle Street Wilmington, NC 28411 #7839 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Waydus Reece Blanton, late, of 250 Rileys Way, Pender County, Rocky Point, NC 28457, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jean Gordon Carter, McGuire Woods LLP, P.O. Box 27507, Raleigh, NC 27611, on or before the 2nd day of November, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 27th day of July 2017.

David Kent Fonvielle, Administrator of the Estate of Waydus Reece Blanton Attorney: Jean Gordon Carter McGuire Woods LLP P.O. Box 27507 Raleigh, NC 27611 #7840 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017 ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Having qualified as Co-Administrators of the Estate of Laurrie Ann Norris Kane, 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 28th day of October, 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 the 27th day of July 2017.

Randy Carlton Kane Co-Administrator 2660 Clarks Landing Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 Stacy Marie Tompkins Co-Administrator 2550 NC Hwy 11 S Rose Hill, NC 28458 Robert C. Kenan, Jr. MOORE & KENAN Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 957 Burgaw, NC 28425 (910) 259-9800 #7841 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2017

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The property to be offered pursuant NOTICE OF to this notice of sale is being offered for FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 76 sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, Under and by virtue of the power of WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust holder of the note secured by the deed made by Lee J. Roseburgh and Wife, of trust/security agreement, or both, being Kimberlee Carter (PRESENT RECORD foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, atOWNER(S): Lee J. Roseburgh) to Trustee torneys, employees, agents or authorized Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), representative of either the Trustee or the dated the 5th day of April, 2007, and re- holder of the note make any representacorded in Book 3203, Page 173, in Pender tion or warranty relating to the title or any County Registry, North Carolina, default physical, environmental, health or safety having been made in the payment of the conditions existing in, on, at or relating to note thereby secured by the said Deed the property being offered for sale, and of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute any and all responsibilities or liabilities Trustee Services, Inc. having been sub- arising out of or in any way relating to any stituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust such condition expressly are disclaimed. by an instrument duly recorded in the Also, this property is being sold subject to Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender all taxes, special assessments, and prior County, North Carolina and the holder of liens or encumbrances of record and any the note evidencing said indebtedness recorded releases. Said property is also having directed that the Deed of Trust be being sold subject to applicable Federal foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute and State laws.

Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse A deposit of five percent (5%) of the door in the City of Burgaw, Pender County, purchase price, or seven hundred fifty North Carolina, or the customary location dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 required and must be tendered in the form PM on August 8, 2017 and will sell to the of certified funds at the time of the sale. highest bidder for cash the following real If the trustee is unable to convey title estate situated in the County of Pender, to this property for any reason, the sole North Carolina, and being more particu- remedy of the purchaser is the return of larly described as follows: the deposit. Reasons of such inability to BEING all of Lot No. 3 in Block 14 of convey include, but are not limited to, the the Subdivision known as New Topsail filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the Beach, according to a map thereof duly confirmation of the sale and reinstaterecorded in Map Book 3 at Page 56 of ment of the loan without the knowledge the Pender County Registry, reference of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 906 Ocean Boulevard, Topsail Beach, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 1210099 (FC.FAY) #7843 7/27, 8/3/2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 115 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kenneth J. Hoopes and Judith A. Hoopes to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of January, 2010, and recorded in Book 3740, Page 165, 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 August 8, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Topsail, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described lot or parcel of land located in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina: Being all of Lot 116 as shown on map of the Oval at Groves Point Plantation Section 1 recorded in Map Book 32 at Page 47 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 337 Groves Point Circle, Hampstead, North Carolina.

Being that parcel of land conveyed to Kenneth J. Hoopes and wife, Judith A. Hoopes from P M & M, Inc. by that deed dated 11/20/2002 and recorded 11/25/2002 in Deed Book 1996, at Page 108 of Pender County, NC Public Registry.

Tax Map Reference: 4215747160000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the

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16A 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: 1215002 (FC.FAY) #7844 7/27, 8/3/2017

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Living

Pender Resident Reaches 111 Years

By Lori Kirkpatrick Post & Voice Staff Writer

A resident of Stonebridge Assisted Living at Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead has recently celebrated her 111th birthday. Reatha Robinson is affectionately known by all who know and love her as “Queen Reatha,� and she doesn’t take that title lightly. Her crown is her favorite accessory, and she can often be seen wearing it proudly.

Ms. Reatha is a native of Pender County and is known as a hard worker who farmed for the majority of her life.

She raised chickens, pigs, and dairy goats. She also farmed peanuts, cotton and corn.

Reatha raised four children, two of which are still living. Her oldest son is now 80 years old. Since Reatha’s husband died young, she was forced to become both mother and father to her children – all while working to support her family. Her son Earl says that his mother always made sure that there was food on the table, and that all four of her children were able to finish school. Known as a great caretaker, she was always called upon when someone in the community was ill.

Some memories may fade, but there are some things that Ms. Reatha will never forget. She remembers plowing with a mule, and she actually worked her mule (named Mary) so hard one day that she broke loose and started to run away from her. Ms. Reatha chased Mary the whole two miles into Hampstead from her house. She tells of riding her mule from Hampstead to Burgaw to sell produce and crops, as well as to buy other goods. She would have to leave early in the morning and would not return until late at night.

Her son’s mule was named Tom. Reatha would not work with Tom because she says he didn’t like her and would try to kick her if she came near. She says Tom was the meanest mule she has ever seen.

Recreation Therapist Caitlin Flockhart works with Ms. Reatha at the center. “Reatha is loved by all that know her, and is one of the most caring and compassionate people you will ever meet. She remembers everyone she meets, and is always sure to ask how you and your family are doing,� Flockhart said.

Reatha loves to dance and always says “Shake it, Shake it, Shake it, Baby� when she or someone else is dancing.

Her feistiness comes out whenever she doesn’t like what you say or do. She will proclaim that she will “knock you in the boondocks� or “turn you over her knee;� and she is quick to add that she “won’t take any junk laying down.�

She loves to “talk junk� herself. Although she claims that she never did get in to any trouble when she was younger, she insists that she’ll fight if she has to.

Reatha Robinson’s favorite song seems to be an appropriate choice for her - Ride out that Storm. She loves all kinds of church music and anything she can dance to. She says that she remembers driving her first car and having to wind it up to crank it; and that one of her favorite things to do was to visit with people after church on Sundays.

Reatha says she has lived so long because she has been blessed. Her blessings come from serving the Lord, going to church and helping others.

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Perfect peace

By Rev. Ken Smith Atkinson Baptist Church Special to the Post & Voice

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusts in thee. Trust ye in the Lord forever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.

Isaiah 26:3 Isaiah chapter 26 was written by the prophet Isaiah for the land of Judah as a song of praise for the blessings of the Messiah’s kingdom.

Among those blessings is the idea of perfect peace.

This is not peace absent from conflict, but a sense of calm because of the one who walks the path of life with you.

I’m certain that many of you have heard the Hebrew word Shalom used. The word Shalom conveys the idea of wholeness, quietness of spirit, safety, blessing and happiness of heart. Very few people in our stressful society live in a state of Shalom. We stress over things in life that we have little or no control over. However, as children of

God we should never forget that we can trust God for our Shalom.

When we focus all of our attention on our health problems we will forget that Jesus is the Great Physician that can heal. If we focus all our attention to our rebellious children we will forget that Jesus is the Father of the faithful.

We learn in Proverbs 3:5-6, Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

If we will shift our eyes away from our problems and towards Jesus, all other concerns shrink to the proper perspective. We must remind ourselves daily to manhandle anxious thoughts, turning them forcibly toward Christ and allowing our hearts to be filled with Him. It is sad that so many people turn to some other source for their Shalom other than Jesus. I recently read a report by healthcare information company Castlight Health that identified Wilmington as

the worst city in the nation for opioid abuse.

The Castlight report, which was based on anonymous data that had been collected from more than one million people over a five-year period, determined that 11.6 percent of adults in Wilmington have engaged in opioid abuse.

This report doesn’t give us the reason for such a high percentage of people that engage in opioid abuse, but I believe the source is where these individuals are seeking peace. Trying to find peace in drugs or alcoholic beverages will always end with devastation.

David writes in Psalm 4:7-8, You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and new wine abound. I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.

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Jesus is offering peace to anyone that will surrender their lives to Him. Regardless of your gender, race or economical standing Jesus will give you true everlasting Shalom. The road of life will always have potholes, detours and delays.

Just because you are a Christian doesn’t mean your life will never be problem free. I encourage you to trust in Jesus daily and turn to the Bible as you guide during the times of anxiety. Never forget that God’s Shalom is just one prayer away.

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

The 4C’s Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday, and

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

Free Summer Activities and lunch for kids Each Wednesday 11 a.m. until 1p.m.

New Born Church of God, 105 Rocky Point Training School Rd. Off Hwy 117 in Rocky Point.

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

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

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Donations Needed Pender County Christian Services is open Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

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

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

Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

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

Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

All are welcome! Pastor Bill Howell

FRIENDLY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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

CENTERVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

ST. M ARY’S CHURCH

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

BURGAW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

200 E. Fremont St. • Burgaw, NC 28425

CURRIE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

WATHA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 910-470-4436

Pastor John Fedoronko

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WESTVIEW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ROCKY POINT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

located at the intersection of Hyw. 117 & 210

Pastor Mark Murphy

Services: Sunday at 10 a.m.

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

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

CALVARY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH

MISSION BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

JORDANS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

607 S. Walker Street • Burgaw, NC 28425

FAITH HARBOR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

BURGAW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

MOORES CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

160 Camp Kirkwood Road, Watha, NC

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

www.BurgawBaptistChurch.org

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

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

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

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

BURGAW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

THE CHURCH AT WILMINGTON

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

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

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

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

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m.

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Summer Treats

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Turtle Hospital release Photos from Surf City Tourism

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Byrds Chapel Missionary Baptist holds summer movie, Bible study series

By Angela Faison Special to the Post & Voice "YRD S #HAPEL 3UMMER "IBLE 3TUDY MOVIE SERIES BE GAN *ULY 4HE ADULTS WATCHED THE MOVIE Fireproof AND THE CHILDREN WATCHED Veggie Tales, Story of Noah and the Ark. !DULT VISITORS ATTENDED FROM OTHER CHURCHES 6ISITORS CAME FROM THE 2OCKY 0OINT AND ,ELAND AREAS 7E WERE ALSO BLESSED TO HAVE SEVEN YOUTH ATTENDING THE lRST 3UM MER "IBLE 3TUDY -OVIE 3ERIES NIGHT !DULTS ENJOY THE MOVIE IN THE CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL

WHILE THE YOUTH ENJOY THE MOV IE IN THEIR MOVIE IN THE CHURCH ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 3UN DAY SCHOOL ROOM LOCATED /N *ULY DURING THE "YRD S #HAPEL 3UMMER "IBLE 3TUDY -OVIE 3ERIES THE ADULTS WATCHED THE MOVIE The Shack

AND THE CHILDREN WATCHED The Samuel Morris Story 9OUTH ATTENDING "YRD S #HAPEL 3UMMER "IBLE 3TUDY -OVIE 3ERIES WITH TEACHER

#HRISTA &AISON 4HE NEXT 3UMMER "IBLE 3TUDY -OVIE 3ERIES WILL BE *ULY 7EDNESDAY NIGHT DUR ING "IBLE 3TUDY HOURS BEGIN NING AT P M "EFORE EACH MOVIE "YRD S #HAPEL 0ASTOR *AMES ( &AI SON ))) TEACHES A BRIEF "IBLE LESSON RELATED TO THE MOVIE WITH A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD AT THE END OF THE MOVIE 3NACKS AND BEVERAGES ARE ALSO SERVED DURING AND AFTER THE FELLOWSHIP $URING THE CHILDREN S MIN ISTRY VIDEOS FOCUSED ON #HRIS TIAN PRINCIPLES ARE REINFORCED AS WELL AS A QUESTION AND AN SWER PERIOD AND SONGS 4HE FEATURE MOVIE WILL BE ANNOUNCED DURING REGULAR 3UNDAY MOR NING SERVICES PRIOR TO 7EDNESDAY NIGHT 3 P R E A D T H E WO R D A N D PLEASE INVITE CHURCH MEM BERS FRIENDS NEIGHBORS AND STRANGERS YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART TO ENJOY THE FELLOW SHIP BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY

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