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Another summer season has slipped by and the most beautiful time of the year along Topsail Island has arrived – fall. With 26 miles of beautiful beaches bordered by the Intercoastal Waterway, Topsail Island features a variety of coastal North Carolina environments. From maritime forests, salt marshes and tidal creeks, to the beautiful, sandy beaches, Topsail Island has it all.

The crowds of the summer are gone and the beaches are beautiful and ready for those early morning and late evening walks. With the hot summer behind us, fall is arguably the nicest time on Topsail Island. Fishing is the big activity during the fall months as the piers become very active with anglers of all ages enjoying the fantastic fall fishing.

Activities for locals take center stage during the fall months, with Autumn With Topsail, Christmas tree lightings and holiday activities. But as always, our guests are always very welcome. And make sure you pronounce the island’s name like a local. It’s TOP-sul, not Top-sail.

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Music and Art in Topsail Beach Autumn With Topsail 2014

By Ashley Jacobs Sounds Magazine The shift between seasons may not be as easy to spot in Southeastern Carolina as it is in other areas of the country, but you can sure feel it in the air. It isn’t always by way of temperature changes, but it’s something one can feel.

This year and in mid October Topsail area residents will celebrate the shift in seasons for the 26th consecutive year thanks to the Autumn with Topsail event. Chairman Keith Myers has lived in Topsail Beach for 12 years and said he’s looking forward to the great fall weather, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a contingency plan.

“We are prepared for rain if it happens, but good weather makes everybody happy.”

And if good weather prevails, Myers will

probably see a lot of people hitting the dance floor outside.

“Three good bands are playing Saturday and Sunday. The Key West Band, who has performed with Jimmy Buffet and plays beach music and island music,” he explained. “The North Tower Band, who plays beach music as well as classic rock, like the Doobie Brothers. We are also having The Embers, featuring Craig Woolard.

The Embers are the heart and soul of beach music.”

The festival kicks off Oct. 18 and runs through the 19.

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that the Topsail Beach Economic Development Council (TBEDC) formed thanks to a group of business leaders. That group would later become known as the Topsail Island Historical and Cultural Arts Council (TIHCAC). According to the group, in 1992 TBEDC entered into a contract with the IBM Credit Union to purchase the Assembly Building, which is now available to rent for special occasions and houses the Missiles & More Museum. If you haven’t been there yet, the upcoming festival presents the perfect opportunity to explore local culture and history.

“The festival covers a large area in and around the Assembly Building in the downtown Topsail Beach area.

There is a tremendous amount of aviation history here as well,” Myers explained. “We close off the streets and have great food vendors, great entertainment for the adults as well

as the children.”

Myers said there would be more than 100 art and craft vendors, but they aren’t just anyone.

“All of the arts and crafts sold must be handmade and sold by the artists themselves.”

While the festival is unique when it comes to the history and art, there is one thing it has that many consider to be standard at all festivals.

“We also have a beer and wine tent for those folks who would like to enjoy an adult beverage,” Myers said.

Like many, he is looking forward to cooler temps and the crisp air that rolls in with the autumn months.

“My favorite part of Autumn with Topsail Island is the cooler weather and less of the summer rental crowds. Many longtime

property owners and longtime visitors make sure they are here to enjoy [the event].”

Even the fish tend to flock to the area, “The fishing improves and with a permit from the town hall you can drive to the south end of the island to surf fish or even ride your favorite horse,” Myers said.

Myers urges people not to miss it, in fact he warns, “Don’t even be late!”

Because there is something planned for everyone. Thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers and committee members working year round, many people will get to soak up the history and beauty of Topsail Island for a single weekend in October.

For a full list of events and a weekend schedule, check out www.autumnwithtopsail.com.

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Topsail Beach Skating Rink Rolling back in time in Topsail

By Lori Kirkpatrick Sounds Magazine Topsail Beach Skating Rink, situated at 716 S. Anderson Blvd., is a welcome pause from any typical day.

In harmony with the Topsail Beach community, the 50-year-old establishment was built on the shifting sands of a barrier island. Yet its routine remains unaffected by changing times. As sure as the tides, daytime visitors to the post office below, after 7 p.m., the upstairs skating rink comes alive.

The skating rink was a regular hangout for locals like Ed Hudson on Friday and Saturday nights. He remembers when it was located at

what is now the Jolly Roger Motel.

Owners Sonny and Doris Jenkins, now married 57 years, were a young couple at the time. Ed remembers them as remarkable skaters.

“Sonny was never one to show emotions, but you could just tell they were in love,” Ed said.

Other locals recall one song the couple later skate-danced to – Brand New Key, by Melanie. The song refers to the old-style skates that strapped onto shoes and required a skate key to loosen and tighten them.

Since then, many locals have grown up and brought their children and grandchildren to the island landmark. The experience of entering the 1960’s rink depends on the visitor’s

generation, but for everyone it exudes a timeless sense of familiarity. Upon arrival, the long-standing building is for some, a reminder of childhood; for others, resembles a Happy Days scene; and for some, suggests the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future.

The clatter of wheels on the scuffed wooden floor, fifties music

blaring through old-fashioned metal speakers, and the murmur of the box fans – catered to fit the windows – take visitors back to a simpler time without air conditioning. Doris says as long as she owns the place, they will never have it.

Worn roller skates line the perfectly suited, tattered shelves. Stacks of 45’s wait to be played on the “new” record player. Doris’ nephew Danny

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said that just a day before, the record player broke again; this time it couldn‘t be fixed. They were forced to find another one, after using the same turntable for 40 years.

Church pews donated by Topsail Baptist Church serve as benches for chattering parents who watch their children scurry around the rink.

A wooden beam, seemingly gnawed at the bottom to almost a pencil-point, stands in the center of the waiting area.

It has been like that as long as Danny can remember, but the ongoing joke is that when the post falls, the whole building will collapse with it.

Cardboard silhouettes of skaters decorate the walls, a crooked metal rail provides security for novices, and the insulation above appears to be held in place by duct tape.

Doris starts each day at 6 a.m., making her usual trip to Holly Ridge to pick up the mail then delivering it by 2:30 p.m. After that she heads to Holly Ridge to see Sonny, who is now affected by Alzheimer’s disease. She returns home, next to the post office and skating rink, in time to open up for business at 7 p.m. It is understandable

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Danny started helping out at the rink when he was a teen, and he still comes out to help his aunt as much as possible. Every night at 9:30 p.m., a game of Elimination is part of the routine. Children skate to the no-newerthan-80’s music until it stops, when they rush to the nearest number posted on the wall.

A large wooden die that Sonny made years ago tumbles across the floor, and skaters at the corresponding number are “out.” The game continues until three skaters are left, and Doris presents the lucky winners with skating passes.

Doris still loves to skate. At the end of a busy night, she laces up her white skates with red wheels, puts on the familiar song she and Sonny once skate-danced to, and then she glides around the vacant rink with her memories. “…I got a brand-new pair of roller skates, you got a brand-new key. I think that we should get together and try them out, you see…”

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Fall Fishing at Topsail

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By Capt. Chris Medlin in time being the boy Special to Sounds Magazine anticipating that first spot run of the year.

As a sportsman I am at my happiest on the first Fall fishing at morning when I walk out my back door and have Topsail is tremendous. The absolute best time to think twice as to whether or not to turn around of the year for almost all fishing is two weeks and put long pants on. prior and a week after Halloween. I create many That first morning when the sweltering heat fishing reports and have built quite a collection and humidity didn’t sucker punch you in the face of data for myself over the years. and you can breathe in that first morning of fall, As I look back the sheer volume and variety you have a sigh of relief you haven’t had in months. of fish caught in these three weeks cannot be You drink in the morning dew and allow it to seep understated. From spots on the pier to wahoo into your pores and for once you have no qualms in the stream the fall time is the right time. about it.

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We call em yellowbellies in the fall because well– they have yellow bellies. They can be caught on the sound, the surf and most notably off the ocean piers. These are pan fish so think bream when rigging for them.

They have small mouths so a #4 hook is usually the best bet. The best bait for these guys is usually bloodworms although, in recent years the artificial bloodworm strips by a company called Fishbites has been found to work as well if not better at times than real bloodworms.

Two other great fish that start to feed heavily in the fall is the red drum and the bluefish. These predators will bite most anything at anytime but they do have their preferences.

Both can be caught on cut bait or live finger mullet which is usually the first choice of most anglers. The surf

and more particularly at the inlets is a great place to find them.

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Family Harmony

Brother and Sister Duo Bub and Morgan White

By Lori Kirkpatrick Sounds Magazine For as long as brother-sister singing duo Bub and Morgan White can remember, they have been involved with music. Between the two of them, they have performed in almost every type of venue imaginable from churches to fairs to prisons.

Described as a tangled web of country, bluegrass, gospel, Americana, and a dash of classic country rock, the pair grew up in a musical family singing Southern Gospel music.

Their parents began singing together in their youth group, and started a music ministry which has continued for more than 30 years. Their father said he always wanted to be a part of a quartet so he had to grow his own.

While practicing one morning, 5-year-old Bub asked when

he could join the group. He started singing with them that day and five years later added another member to the group, Morgan. She was shy at the onset but overcame that over time.

At Topsail High School, Bub took Guitar 101 but for the most part taught himself to play. He also played for their church’s praise band in college. During that time Bub got a call from the awardwinning southern gospel quartet, Dove Brothers Band. He spent two years traveling on a tour bus, playing guitar for a living.

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performing arts program at Topsail High School. She participated in performances of The Wizard of Oz, Cyrano De Bergerac, Little Shop of Horrors, and Grease.

In September 2013, Bub stepped down from the band and accepted a job with New Hanover C ou nt y s ch o ol s .

This allowed him to pursue music with his sister on nights, weekends, and summers. Bub is a health and PE teacher, and head baseball coach at Noble Middle School in Wilmington. Morgan is a full-time student at

Cape Fear Community College and works in the after school program at Eaton Elementary.

They are currently working on a CD project with Bub and Morgan on vocals, Bub on guitars and utilities, Cliff McKnight on drums and percussion, and Seth Speight on bass. They have some songs completed, and hope to have the new

album out soon. Their studio engineer is J.K. Loftin at Cape Fear Studios.

Morgan and Bub auditioned in Nashville, Tennessee for American Country Star in 2013 and made it to the top 36. Since then they have been playing regularly at Sweet-n-Savory and other places around town, which has opened doors for weddings, birthdays, and other gigs.

A few years ago, they played the Spot Festival and opened for beach music legend, Band of Oz. This year

at Matthews Alive in Matthews, North Carolina, they will be opening for the 90’s country legend Little Texas.

“I can’t really think of life without music,” said Bub. “It has always been such a large part of life, and as much as I love performing, it is therapy to me. If I’ve had a bad day, or a good day, there is something about picking up my Martin that just feels right. I am a believer in if God gives you something, He wants you to use it for Him. He has given me a burning desire to create and share music and I will share that as long as He allows.”.

“Music is in my veins,” said Morgan. “I was born with a song in my heart. Since God has blessed

us with these gifts, we feel they are meant to be used and never hidden.

When Bub and I sing together, it just feels right, like we are just two voices that make one sound. I have known Bub since I was born, literally, so it’s easy for us to read each other on stage. He knows when I’m going to take my next breath, and I know when he’s going to throw in an instrumental break; almost like we have twin telepathy. No one blends with me or accompanies me like Bub,” she said.

Check out their Facebook page (Bub and Morgan White) to keep up with where the duo will be performing next in the area.

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Around Labor Day, students return to the classroom; the high school football games kick into high gear.

School is also in session at the Surf City Surf School.

While most think of surfing as a summer sport, Cody Leutgens and Brian Bedson owners of the Surf City Surf School conduct classes year round.

“We consider ourselves always open,” said Bedson.

If someone contacts Surf City Surf School for a lesson, Leutgens and Bedson will happily teach, if the waves are safe for newcomers. For more experienced surfers, off-season is a great time to train, to practice, and learn to adjust to wetsuits.

“Cody and I both surf year round, which helps with staying in shape,” Bedson said.

To stay in shape, Luetgens and Bedson swim laps at Second Wind Fitness in Hampstead. They also

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By Tammy Proctor Special to Sounds Magazine paddle board.

There’s not much down time for Surf City Surf School. When conventional classrooms are dismissed for spring break, the Surf City Surf School adds classes.

“The season will really kick off at the end of April when spring-breakers are visiting,” Bedson said.

“We specialize in professional surfing instruction,” said Bedson.

“We get to watch people smile.”

“People who think they could never surf succeed,” said Leutgens.

“It’s a sport for anybody.”

Leutgens and Bedson are locals,

born and breed. Both attended Topsail schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Leutgens said he started surfing about the same time he started walking.

Recreation for Leutgens and Bedson has been surfing in the waters off Topsail Island.

They teach what they know. And that is a lot, starting with understanding the ebb and flow of the local waters. They understand the combination of southwestern winds and the direction in which the beach faces creates perfect waves. They know

how the waves break. During lessons, they teach students about tides, what makes a good wave to catch, and the techniques surfers need.

They grew up around the water.

Now it’s their classroom.

The Surf City Surf School is a storefront located at 106 B Topsail Dr. in Surf City. The classroom begins in the surf.

And that is really never closed, said Bedson.

They offer private lessons starting around $70, but the cost decreases for groups.

“We get busy around mid-June, when school is out,” said Bedson.

A big yellow limousine does not pick up Surf City Surf School students at a bus stop. Instead, Bedson and Luetgens take the classroom to students. If they provide lessons to vacationers, they take the surf boards and equipment to the beach vacation rental. The classroom is just over the

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They emphasize safety in their first half hour of the lesson.

Bedson and Luetgens teach ocean water safety, about waves, riptides, and how to pop-up onto the boards

in the water. When a student is fearful of the water, they work on building confidence.

“We have a 100 percent success rate,” said Leutgens.

“We’ve learned to take several boards to a lesson,” said Bedson. “We take the extra boards because often a family will schedule a lesson for the children and before long, Mom, Dad, Granddad and Granny want to try too.”

There’s no age limit at the Surf City Surf School. The school bell rings for all ages. Their youngest students are 4 years old. But sometimes younger siblings want to learn too.

“We are right there with them,” said Bedson. “When they ride their first wave in, the smiles are great.”

When students “graduate” from Surf City Surf School, they receive a free school T-shirt. Bedson said the kids are surprised and love the shirts.

It’s often the t-shirt of choice when students return to the hallways of conventional schools.

Many students are local residents who simply want to deepen their skills. The classroom is less crowded

and the waves change with the weather, sometimes becoming more challenging.

“The first lesson in surfing is having fun, but if someone wants to compete, we’ll share what they need to be competitive,” said Leutgens, the 2008 US Surfing Champion.

“There’s always something to learn about surfing,” said Leutgens.

“We don’t pressure people to take more lessons. We don’t push lessons on people.”

But school is always in session at the Surf City Surf School for anyone wanting to learn to surf.

Bedson and Leutgens pride themselves on their high graduation rate.

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Southern Cooking With Hope

By Hope Cusick Sounds Magazine

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Southerners enjoy various traditional recipes passed down from generation to generation.

It could be grandma’s barbecued pork, fried or baked chicken, chicken and pastry, catfish, crab dip, fried oysters, or mac and cheese – or any of the delicious recipes here. Give them a try for a traditional taste of the old South.

Enjoy!

Green fried tomatoes with sour cream dill sauce 5-6 large green tomatoes, sliced into 1/2 inch slices 1 cup flavored breadcrumbs 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup yellow cornmeal Garlic Powder and fresh ground black pepper, to taste Egg wash: 3 large eggs, room temperature ¼ cup milk 1 cup all-purpose flour Slice green tomatoes fairly thin, not too thin.

In a shallow bowl or pie dish stir together breadcrumbs, cheese, flour, cornmeal, garlic, and black pepper.

In another shallow bowl whisk together eggs, salt, and milk.

In another shallow bowl add the 1-cup of flour.

Dip each tomato slice first in flour, then in egg wash, and finally in the breadcrumb mixture.

Fry in vegetable oil at 350 degrees, until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes on each side, turning occasionally to brown evenly. Drain on paper towels and serve with sour

cream dill sauce.

Sour cream dill sauce 1 cup sour cream 1 ½ tablespoons dried or fresh dill ½ cups good mayonnaise juice of ½ lemon Garlic powder, salt and pepper, to taste In a bowl stir all ingredients together, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

Fried okra patties 2 pounds fresh okra, cut crosswise into ½-inch slices 1 cup milk 1 cup self-rising flour ¾ cup yellow cornmeal ½-1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning Salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste 6 slices of smoked bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled, fat reserved ½ cups bacon drippings Cut okra crosswise into ½ -inch slices. Drop the okra pieces into a bowl of milk for a few minutes, drain, add salt and pepper, to taste Whisk together flour, Old South Bay seasoning, and cornmeal, then sprinkle mixture over okra. Mix to coat okra evenly.

Drop okra by large spoonfuls into hot cooking bacon drippings over medium heat. Turn over when one side is a golden brown, and brown other side. Remove with a spatula and drain on paper towels.

When serving use crumbled bacon, if desired. (Or use bacon in green bean recipe) Hoppin’ John Salad Adapted from Southern Living, August 2014.

1 large Vidalia or sweet onion, coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cups cooked and drained Fresh Field Peas 1 pound ripe red tomatoes, cut into wedges 2 cups loosely packed mixed salad greens ½ cup fresh flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped 1½ cups cooked white rice, cooked with ½ teaspoon Old South Bay Seasoning and 1chicken bouillon cube ¼ cup fresh sweet basil, coarsely chopped In a skillet sauté onion in olive oil over medium heat until tender about 4-5 minutes.

In a bowl toss together cooked peas, onion, and 3-tablespoons Apple Cider Vinaigrette.

In another large bowl, gently toss in tomatoes, salad greens, parsley, and basil, adding 3-tablespoons Apple Cider Vinaigrette, mix well to coat.

Apple Cider vinaigrette ¼ cup apple cider vinegar 1 clove garlic, minced, then smashed 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon brown mustard 1/3 cup olive oil In a bowl whisk together apple cider vinegar, garlic, sugar, and mustard; add olive oil in a slow steady stream, whisking continuously until smooth.

Add salt and black pepper to taste.

Southern biscuits Makes about 9 biscuits.

3½ cups all-purpose flour 1½ tablespoons baking powder ¾ teaspoon baking soda 1½ tablespoons granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces 2 cups cold buttermilk 2 tablespoons melted butter Preheat oven to 475 degrees.

Grease a 9-inch square baking pan

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In a large bowl mix together three cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt. Add butter pieces and cut into flour mixture, forming coarse crumbs.

With a rubber spatula, stir in buttermilk into flour mixture until just combined.

With a greased 1/3 measuring cup, scoop 8-10 heaping cupfuls of dough onto floured baking sheet.

Lightly dust tops of mounds with flour from baking sheet. With floured hands, gently arrange mounds in buttered 9-inch pan in three rows.

Brush with melted butter. Bake at 475 degrees for five minutes, lower heat to 425 degrees and bake for 15-18 minutes, until a golden brown. Cool on wire rack for five minutes. Carefully invert on wire rack and serve warm.

Store cooled biscuits in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for 2-3 days. When ready to serve reheat in a 350-degree oven for 8-10 minutes.

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Tide Tables

NOAA Tide Predictions

StationId:TEC2841 Source:NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS Station Type:Subordinate Time Zone:LST/LDT Datum:mean lower low water (MLLW) which is the chart datum of soundings

October Time

1

h

m

ft

Height

cm

Time

h

m

85 12 110 15

16 02:32 Th 09:09 03:00 10:10

AM AM PM PM

2.8 0.4 3.6 0.5

85 12 110 15

17 03:33 AM

03:05 09:51 03:43 10:50

AM AM PM PM

2.9 0.3 3.7 0.3

88 9 113 9

04:12 11:00 Sa 04:46 11:47

AM AM PM PM

3.2 0.2 3.7 0.2

05:14 AM 12:05 PM Su 05:44 PM

ft

Height

cm

Time

h

m

79 21 94 21

1 02:56 Sa 09:42 03:23 10:26

AM AM PM PM

2.7 0.7 3.1 0.7

82 21 94 21

2

03:01 09:53 Su 03:26 10:23

18 04:27 AM

2.8 0.7 3.1 0.6

85 21 94 18

3

98 6 113 6

19 05:15 AM

3.0 0.6 3.1

91 18 94

4

3.5 0.0 3.8

107 0 116

20 12:24 AM

0.5 3.2 0.5 3.1

15 98 15 94

5

12:40 06:11 01:04 06:38

AM 0.0 AM 3.8 PM -0.1 PM 3.9

0 116 -3 119

21 01:00 AM

0.4 3.4 0.4 3.2

12 104 12 98

6

01:29 07:04 Tu 02:00 07:29

AM -0.1 AM 4.1 PM -0.2 PM 3.9

-3 125 -6 119

22 01:35 AM

0.3 3.6 0.3 3.2

8

02:17 07:55 02:53 08:18

AM -0.2 AM 4.2 PM -0.2 PM 3.8

-6 128 -6 116

23 02:09 AM

03:03 08:44 Th 03:45 09:07

AM -0.2 AM 4.3 PM -0.2 PM 3.6

-6 131 -6 110

AM AM PM PM

01:56 08:40 Th 02:37 09:47

3

W

2

F

4 5 6

M

7

W

9

10 03:49 AM F

-0.2 09:33 AM 4.3 04:36 PM -0.1 09:55 PM 3.4

Times and Heights of High and Low Waters

November

2.8 0.4 3.6 0.5

12:52 07:35 01:32 08:43

New Topsail Inlet,,2014

ft

Height

cm

Time

h

m

88 18 85 12

2

18 04:17 AM

3.1 0.5 2.8 0.3

119 0 107

19 04:59 AM

AM -0.2 AM 4.1 PM -0.1 PM 3.4

-6 125 -3 104

12:52 06:38 Th 01:42 06:59

AM -0.2 AM 4.2 PM -0.1 PM 3.4

9 110 9 98

7

01:38 07:25 02:31 07:46

0.2 3.7 0.2 3.2

6 113 6 98

24 02:44 AM

0.2 3.8 0.2 3.2

-6 131 -3 104

25 03:21 AM

11:11 AM Sa 04:48 PM 11:45 PM 12:02 PM Su 05:33 PM

M

05:57 AM 12:47 PM 06:13 PM

06:36 AM Tu 01:29 PM 06:51 PM W

07:13 AM 02:09 PM 07:28 PM

07:49 AM Th 02:48 PM 08:05 PM F

08:27 AM 03:28 PM 08:43 PM

09:05 AM Sa 04:09 PM 09:22 PM

AM AM PM PM

3.3 0.2 3.5 0.1

101 6 107 3

17 03:32 AM

AM AM PM PM

3.6 0.1 3.5 -0.1

110 3 107 -3

04:57 AM 11:56 AM Tu 05:19 PM

3.9 0.0 3.5

12:05 05:49 12:51 06:10

Time

2.9 0.6 2.8 0.4

10:13 AM 03:57 PM 11:01 PM

16 02:42 Su 09:28 02:53 09:50

cm

1

F

94 9 107 6

Height

h

m

ft

Height

cm

Time

h

m

ft

Height

cm

02:48 09:44 03:05 09:58

AM AM PM PM

3.3 0.2 3.0 -0.1

101 6 91 -3

16 02:41 Tu 09:37 02:46 09:36

03:48 10:49 Tu 04:05 10:52

AM AM PM PM

3.5 0.1 3.0 -0.2

107 3 91 -6

17 03:32 AM

2.9 0.4 2.4 0.1

88 12 73 3

94 15 85 9

3

AM AM PM PM

3.7 0.0 2.9 -0.2

113 0 88 -6

18 04:20 AM

3.2 0.3 2.5 0.0

98 9 76 0

3.3 0.4 2.8 0.2

101 12 85 6

4

05:35 AM 3.8 12:42 PM -0.1 Th 05:53 PM 2.9

116 -3 88

19 05:06 AM

3.4 0.1 2.5 -0.2

104 3 76 -6

20 05:40 AM

3.5 0.2 2.9

107 6 88

5

-6 128 -3 104

21 12:31 AM

0.0 3.7 0.1 2.9

0 113 3 88

AM -0.2 AM 4.2 PM -0.1 PM 3.3

-6 128 -3 101

AM 22 01:11 07:01 AM

0.0 3.9 0.0 2.9

8

02:23 08:11 Sa 03:19 08:33

AM -0.1 AM 4.2 PM 0.0 PM 3.1

-3 128 0 94

23 01:53 AM

6 116 6 98

9

AM AM PM PM

0.0 4.0 0.1 3.0

0 122 3 91

24 02:37 AM

0.1 3.9 0.2 3.1

3 119 6 94

10 03:53 AM

0.1 3.8 0.2 2.8

3 116 6 85

25 03:23 AM

2.6 0.7 3.1 0.7

3.1 0.3 3.5 0.2

ft

82 21 85 15

AM AM PM PM

December

M

W

F

04:02 10:57 04:24 11:15

03:08 08:57 Su 04:06 09:19 M

09:43 AM 04:53 PM 10:07 PM

M

AM AM PM PM

10:24 AM 03:43 PM 10:32 PM

11:14 AM Tu 04:28 PM 11:12 PM W

11:59 AM 05:11 PM 11:52 PM

W

04:44 11:48 05:01 11:43

W

10:33 AM 03:39 PM 10:23 PM

11:25 AM Th 04:30 PM 11:10 PM F

12:13 PM 05:18 PM 11:56 PM

2.7 0.5 2.4 0.2

82 15 73 6

AM -0.2 AM 3.9 PM -0.1 PM 2.9

-6 119 -3 88

20 05:52 AM

3.6 01:00 PM -0.1 Sa 06:06 PM 2.7

110 -3 82

6

01:17 07:09 Sa 02:17 07:28

AM -0.2 AM 3.9 PM -0.1 PM 2.8

-6 119 -3 85

21 12:43 AM

-0.3 06:37 AM 3.8 Su 01:45 PM -0.2 06:54 PM 2.8

-9 116 -6 85

0 119 0 88

7

02:02 07:52 Su 03:01 08:12

AM -0.2 AM 3.8 PM -0.1 PM 2.8

-6 116 -3 85

AM 22 01:31 07:24 AM

-12 119 -9 88

-0.1 4.0 0.0 2.9

-3 122 0 88

8

AM -0.1 AM 3.7 PM 0.0 PM 2.7

-3 113 0 82

23 02:20 AM

-0.5 4.0 -0.4 2.9

-15 122 -12 88

-0.1 08:27 AM 4.0 03:36 PM -0.1 08:47 PM 2.9

-3 122 -3 88

9

AM AM PM PM

0.0 3.5 0.1 2.6

0 107 3 79

24 03:11 AM

-0.5 3.9 -0.4 3.0

-15 119 -12 91

-0.1 4.0 0.0 2.9

-3 122 0 88

10 04:11 AM

0.1 3.3 0.1 2.5

3 101 3 76

25 04:04 AM

-0.4 3.7 -0.4 3.0

-12 113 -12 91

06:20 AM 01:25 PM 06:35 PM

Sa 02:07 PM 07:17 PM 07:43 AM Su 02:51 PM 08:01 PM M

M

AM AM PM PM

12:31 06:23 01:31 06:42

12:42 PM Th 05:53 PM

F

2.7 0.7 2.8 0.5

09:14 AM Tu 04:23 PM 09:37 PM

F

M

02:45 08:35 03:44 08:56

03:28 09:16 Tu 04:26 09:39 W

09:57 AM 05:07 PM 10:23 PM

M

-0.4 3.9 02:31 PM -0.3 07:42 PM 2.9

08:11 AM Tu 03:18 PM 08:32 PM W

08:59 AM 04:05 PM 09:24 PM

09:49 AM Th 04:54 PM 10:18 PM

11 04:36 AM

-0.1 4.1 0.1 3.2

-3 125 3 98

26 03:59 AM

0.1 3.9 0.2 3.0

3 119 6 91

11 04:40 AM

0.3 3.5 0.4 2.7

9 107 12 82

26 04:14 AM

-0.1 3.8 0.0 2.9

-3 116 0 88

11 04:55 AM

0.3 3.1 0.2 2.5

9 94 6 76

26 05:01 AM

-0.3 3.5 -0.4 3.0

-9 107 -12 91

12 05:23 AM

0.1 3.9 0.3 3.0

3 119 9 91

27 04:41 AM

0.2 3.9 0.3 2.9

6 119 9 88

12 05:29 AM

0.5 3.3 0.5 2.6

15 101 15 79

27 05:10 AM

0.0 3.7 0.0 2.9

0 113 0 88

12 05:43 AM

0.4 2.9 0.3

12 88 9

27 06:02 AM

-0.2 3.2 -0.3

-6 98 -9

13 06:12 AM

0.3 3.7 0.5

9 113 15

28 05:28 AM

0.2 3.8 0.3 2.9

6 116 9 88

13 06:23 AM

0.6 3.1 0.6

18 94 18

28 06:12 AM

0.1 3.5 0.0

3 107 0

13 12:00 AM

2.5 0.5 2.7 0.3

76 15 82 9

AM 28 12:19 07:09 AM

3.1 0.0 3.0 -0.3

94 0 91 -9

14 12:29 AM

2.8 0.5 3.4 0.6

85 15 104 18

29 06:21 AM

0.3 3.7 0.3

9 113 9

14 12:48 AM

2.6 0.7 2.9 0.6

79 21 88 18

29 12:36 AM

3.0 0.2 3.3 0.0

91 6 101 0

14 12:53 AM

2.5 0.6 2.5 0.3

76 18 76 9

29 01:25 AM

3.1 0.1 2.7 -0.2

94 3 82 -6

2.7 0.6 3.2 0.7

82 18 98 21

30 12:42 AM

2.9 0.3 3.6 0.3

88 9 110 9

15 01:47 AM

2.6 0.7 2.8 0.6

79 21 85 18

30 01:43 AM

3.1 0.2 3.1 0.0

94 6 94 0

15 01:48 AM

2.6 0.6 2.4 0.3

79 18 73 9

30 02:30 AM

3.2 0.1 2.6 -0.2

98 3 79 -6

AM 31 01:47 08:30 AM

2.9 0.4 3.5 0.3

88 12 107 9

31 03:32 AM

3.3 0.1 2.5 -0.2

101 3 76 -6

10:22 AM Sa 05:27 PM 10:44 PM 11:12 AM Su 06:20 PM 11:35 PM M

12:04 PM 07:15 PM

07:06 AM Tu 01:00 PM 08:13 PM AM 15 01:29 08:05 AM W

01:59 PM 09:13 PM

09:46 AM Su 04:52 PM 10:05 PM M

10:31 AM 05:38 PM 10:51 PM

11:19 AM Tu 06:29 PM 11:43 PM W

12:13 PM 07:25 PM

07:21 AM Th 01:13 PM 08:25 PM F

02:17 PM 09:26 PM

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10:30 AM Tu 05:42 PM 10:57 PM W

11:19 AM 06:32 PM 11:51 PM

12:10 PM Th 07:24 PM

F

07:23 AM 01:05 PM 08:16 PM

08:27 AM Sa 02:00 PM 09:05 PM

W

10:04 AM 05:14 PM 10:32 PM

10:58 AM Th 06:07 PM 11:31 PM F

11:55 AM 07:04 PM

07:20 AM Sa 12:57 PM 08:03 PM 08:33 AM Su 02:02 PM 09:01 PM

10:39 AM Th 05:49 PM 11:10 PM F

11:23 AM 06:32 PM

06:36 AM Sa 12:09 PM 07:16 PM 07:34 AM Su 12:59 PM 08:02 PM M

08:36 AM 01:52 PM 08:49 PM

F

10:41 AM 05:46 PM 11:17 PM

11:37 AM Sa 06:40 PM

Su 12:36 PM 07:36 PM M

08:20 AM 01:40 PM 08:35 PM

09:32 AM Tu 02:45 PM 09:34 PM W

10:38 AM 03:48 PM 10:32 PM

Oct

Calendar of Events

4- Topsail Fire Safety and Awareness Day - Soundside Park 10 a.m.

5- Grooves in the Grove - Poplar Grove Plantation 5 p.m.

11- Two Town Half Marathon - Topsail Beach town Center - Walk 7 a.m., Run 8 a.m.

12- Grooves in the Grove - Poplar Grove Plantation 5 p.m.

17,18,19- Halloween Festival - Poplar Grove Plantation 18,19- Autumn With Topsail - Topsail Beach 19- Grooves in the Grove - Poplar Grove Plantation 5 p.m.

24,25,26- Halloween Festival - Poplar Grove Plantation 25- Surf City Magic Show - Wilder West Magic Showdown/Halloween Hoe-down 26- Grooves in the Grove - Poplar Grove Plantation 5 p.m.

31- Trick or Treat in the Park - Hampstead Kiwanis Park 5-8 p.m.

Nov

22- Surf City Christmas Tree Lighting - Soundside Park 23- Turkey Trot 8K Run - Kiwanis Park Hampstead 29- Topsail Beach Christmas Tree Lighting 6:30 p.m.

Dec

Every Wednesday Thru November Farmers Market at Poplar Grove Plantation, Hwy. 17 in Scotts Hill.

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For information call 910-686-9518.

6- Topsail Beach Christmas Parade 11 a.m.

7- Christmas Arts & Crafts Show - Poplar Grove Plantation 11 a.m.

13- Breakfast with Santa - Surf City Community Center 18- Nutcracker Suite Spin - Surf City Community Center

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