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Meet 10 young professionals who are the up-and-coming talent and future leaders of Brunswick County.

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IT’S TIME. TRANSFER TO UNCW. Soar into academic excellence. Dive deep into research, internships, and applied learning. Discover a new community and a beautiful campus—while staying close to home and within your budget. Imagine yourself joining the Seahawk family: small classes, big ideas, and constant innovation.

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18 CONTRIBUTORS

Meet the contributors to South Brunswick Magazine.

23 WHAT’S HAPPENING

Upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

31 BUSINESS BUZZ

Keeping up with the local business scene.

107 WHAT’S HAPPENED

What’s been going on around town.

112 SHALLOTTE INLET TIDE CHART

Tracking the highs and the lows at Shallotte Inlet from June to August

113 ADVERTISERS INDEX

40 WHAT’S COOKIN’

Creamy Shrimp Risotto

By Sandi Grigg

43 UP NORTH

What you’ll find in the Summer 2018 edition of North Brunswick Magazine.

67 SPORTS

The Pin Pals are bringing bowling leagues back to Brunswick County.

By Melissa Slaven Warren

73 AROUND TOWN

The Artisans at St. James help fund arts programming in Brunswick County Schools and scholarships for students pursuing art after high school.

By Carolyn Bowers

78 WHAT’S NEW

Phil Ledford teaches the art woodworking to all levels of students at Atlantic Woodworks School in Calabash.

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Moka Café at Indigo Farms is South Brunswick County’s newest place to sip coffee, enjoy a pastry or meet a friend for a light breakfast or lunch.

By Joan Leotta

95 HURRICANE FLORENCE

Hurricane Florence was a historic storm that impacted Brunswick County in many tragic ways. Writer Jo Ann Mathews takes you to the hard-hit city of Boiling Spring Lakes to learn how the mayor and other residents are coping. Writer Melissa Slaven Warren talks to Brunswick County Commissioner Mike Forte about the recovery and how to plan for the next storm. We also provide a resources page for those who were affected by the storm.

By Ed Beckley, Jo Ann Mathews and Melissa Slaven Warren

103 SNIPPETS

Happenings in the local scene.

By Jo Ann Mathews

Our directory of advertisers

114 CAPTURE THE MOMENT

A contest for SBM readers

39 SPIRITS

Vanilla, Rum & Pear – Oh My!

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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Carolyn Bowers Liisa Fialowsky Mark Head Laura Glantz Megan Deitz Matt McGraw Ed Beckley Mark Steelman James Stefiuk Jon Stell Time 2 Remember Christian Viera

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Allison Barrett Carter Ed Beckley Carolyn Bowers Sandi Grigg Joan Leotta Jo Ann Mathews Sheree K. Nielsen Melissa Slaven Warren PUBLISHED BY: CAROLINA MARKETING COMPANY, INC. PO Box 1361, Leland, NC 28451 (910) 207-0156 info@southbrunswickmagazine.com Reproduction or use of the contents in this magazine is prohibited.

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It’s Future 10 time of year again! Since 2012 South Brunswick Magazine has partnered with Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce to highlight 10 young professionals who are dedicated to becoming the next leaders of Brunswick County. We have two covers for this fall edition, each with a different set of five of the Future 10 leaders as photographed

by Megan Deitz. See the story by Melissa Slaven Warren and all the photos by Megan starting on page 44.

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Thank you for taking the time to read the fall issue of South Brunswick Magazine!

I hope sitting down with this issue provides some enjoyable moments of diversion from all the stress we’ve been experiencing around here lately. One of the most devastating storms to ever hit North Carolina, Hurricane Florence wreaked havoc on Brunswick County and southeastern North Carolina, and it’s really taken its toll on all of us. From watching the storm approach and evacuating to the heartache of seeing such destruction and the misery of cleaning up the mess, September was a tough month.

Here at South Brunswick Magazine, we were very fortunate that our only stormrelated problem has been a delayed magazine. Just as we were about to go to the printer, the storm hit. But a printing delay is nothing compared to what some our neighbors are experiencing. Some people lost everything due to flooding and are facing an enormous battle to rebuild their lives. Some are still living in homes with leaky roofs and damages. Many are experiencing severe financial hardships due to lost work and storm expenses. Now is the time for all of us to play our part in helping others. The need is going to be here for quite some time, and anything you can do — whether its donating time, money, food or supplies to various local organizations — will go a long way to those who need help. And remember, a little goes a long way if we all pitch in. In this issue we offer some hurricane reflection with Boiling Spring Lakes Mayor Craig Caster and Brunswick County Commissioner Mike Forte; additionally we have a page of resources for those who were impacted by the storm.

We have some great content on the pages ahead, including our annual Future 10 feature, which highlights 10 young professionals who are making a difference in Brunswick County.

We introduce you to a group of ladies who are bringing back the bowling league, and to a group from St. James who are funding arts endeavors and scholarships in Brunswick County Schools. You’ll also find stories about local businesses Atlantic Woodworks and Moka Cafe.

Again, thank you for reading South Brunswick Magazine. We appreciate our community more than ever!

Justin Williams Owner/Publisher Publisher@SouthBrunswickMagazine.com

South Brunswick Magazine Publisher Justin Williams at Stoney Creek in Brunswick County.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Megan Deitz CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

I turned my love of photography into a full-time career in 2003 when I began traveling up and down the East Coast as a sports photographer. Today, I specialize in portrait and commercial photography but can be found fueling my true passion for landscape and wildlife photography through my travels around the world. My work can be viewed at megandeitz.com and @megandeitz_photography on Instagram.

Mark Head CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

I moved from the Rochester, New York, area to Sunset Beach in 2012.

I started walking to lose some weight and started taking pictures. I became good at photography and started entering photo contests. I have won several photo contests, and my pictures have been published in South Brunswick Magazine and featured on both WECT and WWAY. Most days you can find me walking around Sunset Beach with my camera.

Jo Ann Mathews CONTRIBUTING WRITER

I was a freelance writer and English teacher before my husband, Steve, and I moved from Flossmoor, Illinois, to Ocean Isle Beach in 2000. Both of us are Illinois natives, but I love to write and Steve loves to golf so Brunswick County offered the perfect venue. Our son Steven is a naval officer and lives in Virginia Beach with his wife, Meghan, and their three sons, Jackson, Jefferson and Harrison. Our son Jeffrey is an investment banker in San Francisco. I like swimming, jazz, needlepoint and my Kindle.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Dosher Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Classic

October 12 Dosher Memorial Hospital Foundation will host the Golf Classic on Friday, October 12 at Oak Island Golf Club.

This is a three-person Captain’s Choice event, and each team consists of three golfers. Great cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place teams in each of four flights (including a women’s flight). The number of players is limited to the first 132 paid registrations. Registration for three golfers is $405 and includes greens fees, cart, use of driving range, player’s gift, refreshments and an awards dinner after golf.

Information: (910) 278-5275

Paws-Ability’s Bicycle Poker Run

October 13 The eighth annual Bicycle Poker Run is a leisurely, fun bicycle ride at Ocean Isle Beach from 1 to 6 pm. Fee is $25 per adult and $15 per child, and you can ride as little as 1 mile through “downtown” OIB or ride the entire island for approximately 11 miles total. There will be snacks, drinks, fun and prizes sponsored by local businesses at sites along a beautiful route. After your ride, join the party under the tent beside the Museum of Coastal Carolina on Ocean Isle Beach for music, prizes, a silent auction, fun and food provided by Fibber McGee’s Irish Pub and desserts by Seaside Bakery and Wine Shop. Proceeds benefit of animal welfare in Brunswick County.

Information: (910) 579-4707

New Hope Clinic 20th Anniversary Celebration Gala

October 19 Help New Hope Clinic celebrate 20 years of serving the healthcare needs of the community on Friday, October 19 from 7 pm to 10 pm at the Stone Chimney Ballroom.

Tickets are $75 and proceeds will support New Hope’s vision of improving the health of the community as they continue to provide patient-centered healthcare for lowincome, uninsured Brunswick County adults.

Information: (910) 845-5333; newhopeclinicfree.org

38th Annual NC Oyster Festival

October 20 & 21 Celebrate everything oyster at the 38th annual NC Oyster Festival on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October

21 in Ocean Isle Beach. With the support of a dedicated committee of volunteers, the Town of Ocean Isle Beach, local businesses and Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, the town is transformed into a walking district where you’ll find a variety of foods, crafts, contests and musical performances. Of course, oysters are the star of the show, and you’ll find them steamed, fried and raw. Bring your chairs for lawn seating and enjoy the entertainment lineup featuring popular beach bands, cover bands and everything in between. Saturday’s performers will be Wayne Stewart & September Rain, Chocolate Chip & Company and Trey Calloway. Sunday will bring Tina Smith and The Tim Clark Band. Admission is $5 and with two full days to enjoy the festival you will be able to walk the grounds and peruse the many vendors offering handmade furniture, soaps, jams, stained glass, wood carvings, sculpture, potter, leather goods and jewelry.

Information: ncoysterfestival.com

Coastal Shag Club Dance

October 20 Come out and dance at the Shallotte Moose Lodge from 6:30 to 10 pm. You’ll always hear great dance music, have a chance to participate in a 50/50 raffle and do some shag dancing, line dancing and occasionally a waltz or two step. Keeping the shag dance alive is the mission and having fun shagging is what they do. Guests pay $8 and members pay $5.

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Brunswick County Fall Festival

October 25 The annual Brunswick County Fall Festival is Thursday, October 25 from 6 to 9 pm at Brunswick County Government Complex in Bolivia. This festival is free to everyone and includes hot dogs, drinks, candy, a cake walk, a haunted trail, a hay ride, kids’ games and other fun events. The costume contest starts at 7 pm. Rain date is November 1.

Information: (910) 253-2708; brunswickcountync.gov

Scarrison House

October 26 & 27 Fort Johnston’s Garrison House turns into the Scarrison House for Halloween 2018. Southport’s spirits will be gathering at the Fort Johnston-Southport Museum, so be prepared to meet ghosts of pirates, sea captains, soldiers,

weeping women and more. This event is sponsored by Brunswick Little Theatre.

Information: southportnc.org

Classic Cars n Rock n Roll Cruise-In

October 27 Taking place from 10 am to 4 pm in downtown Southport is the fifth annual car show. There will be music with live bands, a costume contest, a 50/50 drawing and class trophies. This event is sponsored by Cape Fear Cruisers.

Information: capefearcruisers.com

The Artrageous Experience

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and passion of the arts. Starting at 7 pm The Artrageous Experience is high energy, inclusive and full of mystery.

Tickets are $44.50 for adults and $39 for seniors. Witness giant masterpieces being created before your eyes in mere moments and join the challenge to see if you can guess what is being created. Artrageous artists use bold colors with hands and brushes as they are inspired by the troupe’s vocalists, musicians and dancers and race to complete

the paintings before the last note. Artrageous is a totally unique concept that invites community and a sense of togetherness as the whole show culminates in a one of a kind Live Arts Installation at the end of each concert.

Audiences interact with the gallery, the performers and even add their own art.

Information: bccowa.com

2018 Women of Impact Awards & Luncheon

Dr. Dan Spagnoli is pleased to announce the opening of his new coastally designed, state-of-the-art Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Center in Supply, NC. Come and see for yourself, meet the staff or schedule a visit!

November 5 Come to Brick Landing from 12 to 2 pm to celebrate the Women of Impact Award recipients. The Women of Impact Awards have been developed by the Brunswick County Chamber Women in Business Committee in an effort to champion women from diverse backgrounds and industries.

The event will include a luncheon, a guest speaker and an awards presentation.

Information: brunswickcountychamber. org/womenofimpactawards/

24th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival November 7 to 11 The 24th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington is one of the most popular events in the Port City and features more than 200 films in every genre, plus dance performances, music videos, works-in-progress, international films and Kidsalorus with movies suitable for children.

Check the website for fees and various times.

Information: cucalorus.org

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November 9 & 10 The Artisans Holiday Boutique can make this year’s holiday shopping delightful. You can select items from a varied and unique selection of fine arts and fine crafts, including textiles, flower arrangements, jewelry, painting, ceramics and more. More than 60 artisans will offer their fine arts and crafts at this annual Holiday Boutique in downtown Southport.

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the Odell Williamson Auditorium in Bolivia features Jeanne Jolly, the singersongwriter from Raleigh. Tickets are $20 and the show starts at 7:30pm.

Information: listenupbrunswickcounty.com

Owl Howl

November 10 The fourth annual Owl Howl at Brunswick Riverwalk at Belville features birds of prey up close and personal from 10 am to 4 pm. This event is free to attend and will include flight demonstrations, local vendors, beer and food from Front Street Brewery, food trucks, live music, arts & crafts for kids, a silent auction and raffles.

Information: capefearraptorcenter.org

OIB Holiday Market

Artists will be on hand to answer questions. Options are also available for special orders on many items.

Information: (203) 912-5177

Oak Island Dog Games

November 10 Oak Island Dog Games is run and organized by The Sergei Foundation to raise funds for its Coastal Chapter to serve Brunswick and New Hanover counties. The inaugural event will be held on Saturday, November 10 at Middleton Park, just one street from the public beach. Dock jumping will be a carry-over event, hosted again by Ultimate Air Dogs.

Oak Island Dog Games will feature disc sports but will switch to the Up Dog Challenge featuring a combination of disc/Frisbee and agility type events. Lure coursing is also a new event. Enter your dog(s) to compete or just watch the competition and have some family fun at the beach.

Leashed, friendly and rabies-vaccinated dogs are welcome.

This is a rain or shine event. Cost is only a $5 suggested donation. Proceeds benefit The Sergei Foundation, a 501(c) (3) organization.

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November 23 More than 60 of the area’s finest artisans will participate in the OIB Holiday Market, creating a unique holiday shopping experience. All items for sale will be handmade, homemade or homegrown.

Pictures with Santa will be sponsored by Pawsability, with all proceeds from the photos benefiting animals in Brunswick County. The market is held at 11 E. Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach from 10 am to 3 pm.

Information: thepuremarkets.com

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Sunset Beach Holiday Market

December 1 More than 70 of the area’s finest artisans will participate in the Sunset Beach Holiday Market. This unique holiday shopping experience will feature only items that are handmade, homemade or homegrown.

Live holiday music will be provided by The Grass Needs Mowing. Hours are 10 am to 1 pm. Pictures with Santa will be sponsored by Pawsability with all proceeds from the photos benefiting animals in Brunswick County. The market will be held at Sunset Beach Town Park, 206 Sunset Boulevard.

Information: thepurmarkets.com

Southport Tree Lighting Ceremony

November 23 Join Mayor Dove and other Southport revelers in Franklin Square Park as the holiday season kicks off with a countdown to the lighting of the big holiday tree at 5 pm. Sing favorite Christmas songs and delight in the reading of “The Night Before Christmas.” Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa and some holiday cookies that will be provided under the glow of Southport’s holiday lights. The event is free, but donations will be appreciated.

Information: southportnc.org

Southport Holiday Movie Night

December 6 The Southport Holiday Movie Night features Polar Express. Starting at 7:30 at the Garrison Lawn in Southport, this event is free to attend.

Information: (910) 253-2036

A Christmas Carol

December 7 A powerful story of redemption, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has enchanted audiences the world over with its simple message of holiday joy.

Celebrate the true Spirit of Christmas with this brand-new, original production filled with haunting special effects and heartfelt sentiment. Held at Odell Williamson Auditorium beginning at 7 pm, A Christmas Carol is delightful and thoroughly entertaining; it is the perfect family holiday event.

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all women 40 and older receive an annual mammogram. Standard mammograms and 3D mammograms are available at Brunswick Medical Center six days a week. The mobile mammography coach is also available at various Brunswick County locations and features standard, digital mammography technology, all female technicians, private changing and separate clinical exam room.

New Provider Joins Novant Health Family & Internal Medicine South Brunswick

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce Announces Summer 2018 Golden Pineapple Awards Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce awarded 21 local businesses a Golden Pineapple Award at a ceremony held at the chamber. Summer 2018 Golden Pineapple Award Winners were:

Novant Health is pleased to welcome Richard Haire, PA, to Novant Health Family & Internal Medicine South Brunswick. Haire joined the clinic in June and is accepting new patients. Haire is certified by the American Academy of Physician Assistants. He completed his master’s degree of health professions and the physician assistant program at Northeastern University in Boston. Most recently, Haire served as a physician assistant in internal medicine with Conway Physicians Group in Conway, S.C.

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Small Business Awards Announced

SERVICE: Archer Electric, Cooper Electric, River Run Pack & Ship, Royal Coach & Motor Works, SeaWay Printing & Mailing, The State Port Pilot, Your Choice Family Health & Wellness

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce announced the recipients of the 2017–18 Small Business Awards. Nominations from the chamber membership and the public were accepted until May 1. To compete for the awards, a nominee submitted a packet of information for outside review by the Brunswick Community College Small Business Center. Selections were based on judging criteria for financial performance and business history, staff training and motivation, community involvement, customer service and economic impact. The 2017-2018 Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year was awarded to Inspirations Dance Centre. Shiloh Ransom, owner of Inspirations Dance Centre, rescued a struggling business and this January opened a new studio in Boiling Spring Lakes. The studio is a 5,600-square-foot facility with high-end equipment and world-class dance floors.

Inspirations Dance Centre has created a nurturing environment that embraces movement in all forms, preserving the humanities and granting self-awareness and self-esteem to youth. Partnerships they have formed with the United States International Ballet and the Wilmington Ballet resulted in 33 of their performance company children performing with the U.S. International Ballet company in the production of Cinderella in June 2018.

ACTIVITIES & ATTRACTIONS: The Adventure Kayak Company, N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport and Yeah Right Charters PROFESSIONAL: Dosher Memorial Hospital, Carolinas Connect Realty The Hamilton Group, Collins Insurance Agency, Nationwide Insurance William Laurie Agency, Peak to Port Wealth, LLC RETAIL: BurniShop.com, Lantana’s Gallery & Fine Gifts NONPROFITS: Brunswick Wellness Coalition, Southport-Oak Island Kiwanis Club Member Steve Corbett Golden Pineapple Awards are given quarterly to those businesses nominated by their customers for providing consistent and exceptional customer service. The next Golden Pineapple nominations will be taken until October 31.

Novant Health Receives Grant to Support Breast Health Services in Brunswick County Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Foundation has received a $19,924 community health grant from Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast to provide free mammograms and diagnostic services for uninsured and underinsured women in Brunswick County. To qualify for a free mammogram, women who do not have health insurance or are underinsured must be age 40 or older, live in Brunswick County and cannot have had a mammogram in the last year. The American College of Radiology recommends that

Brunswick County Communities In Schools Thrifts Shops were awarded the Customer Service Award for their dedication to providing excellent customer service to all their customers and clients. Communities In Schools of Brunswick County Thrift Shops assists CIS with fundraising for school programs. Formed in 1995, CIS quickly expanded to a comprehensive program serving most middle schools in Brunswick County. They operate four thrift shops in Brunswick County. The Southport Shop is the largest and earliest established of their shops.

Nominations for Small Business of the Year will be taken online at southport-oakisland.com from January to May 2019.

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Local Chamber Marks 43rd Year of Success Members and staff of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce gathered at The Brunswick Center of Southport for their 43rd Annual Meeting and Breakfast at The Brunswick Center in Southport. This meeting served as an opportunity for the membership to gather and recognize those who have gone above and beyond for the organization and local business community. A highlight of this year’s meeting was keynote speaker Nick Dawson of Belvedere Property Management. Dawson’s presentation “Orton & Kendal – Two Plantations – One History” discussed the nearly 300year history and the ongoing restoration and preservation efforts.

The meeting also serves as a platform for the gavel to be passed from the current president of the chamber’s board of directors to the next. Tim Tippett (BEMC) had the responsibility of passing the gavel and title on to Brad Fisher (ADM). Prior to relinquishing the presidency, Tippett discussed the chamber’s upcoming efforts to support its members and the business community during the G.V. Barbee Bridge temporary closing for rejuvenation. The members were given a copy of the opportunities associated with the chamber’s initiative “It’s Worth the Drive - Go Local.” Fisher will serve as the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce president for a term ending in June 2019. Fisher encouraged the members to remain active and engaged. Time was taken to recognize retiring board members, newly elected board members and several award winners. The President’s Award, which is given to an individual or group that has proved an outstanding service to the community or to the chamber, was awarded to Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Blue (SBHS JROTC). Blue, started his JROTC career at East Columbus High School, where he was named the Teacher of the Year for School Year 2007–08. Lieutenant Colonel Blue is currently the Senior Army Instructor for the JROTC Program at South Brunswick High School, where he received the American Legion JROTC Officer Instructor of the Year 2014 for the State of North Carolina. Through his leadership, the JROTC program has supported numerous organizations and community events like the Oak Island Lighthouse Run, NC Fourth of July Festival and Christmas by the Sea Parade and more. He will retire at the end of June, but his legacy will continue through the sense of community service he has instilled in his cadets.

Ben Frazier of The State Port Pilot was recognized as Ambassador of the Year for representing the chamber at the most ribbon cuttings, visiting fellow members and attending various events throughout the year. Chamber Executive Vice President Karen Sphar was recognized for loyal and exemplary service for her 30 years at the chamber.

Frances Warner and Barbara Andrews Earn Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Specialist Certifications Frances Warner and Barbara Andrews, agents at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, have each earned the Coldwell Banker Global Luxurysm Property Specialist designation in recognition of experience, knowledge and expertise in marketing and selling highend residential properties. To date, only 10 percent of the more than

88,000 sales associates affiliated with the Coldwell Banker® brand have been awarded this designation. Warner and Andrews recently attended the required Global Luxury training in Washington, D.C., which was taught by Coldwell Banker and The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing.

Warner has sold real estate in Brunswick Country for more than 18 years and won the Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage Realtor of the Year award in 2015, 2016 and 2017. As a consistent Top Producer, she was the #1 Agent for Ocean Isle Beach as well as the #2 Individual Agent in Brunswick County for 2017. Andrews has been a licensed as a real estate broker since 1978 and is a Top Producer in the Holden Beach area. In addition to the Global Luxury Specialist designation, she has earned the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR), Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES), Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) and the Resort Property Specialist certifications.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage is the largest and topselling real estate company in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Onslow counties, with $1.628 billion in closed sales volume and 7,023 closed sales transactions in 2017. Sea Coast Advantage is staffed by more than 500 real estate agents in 13 offices in Wilmington (Autumn Hall and Midtown), Leland, Jacksonville, Carolina Beach, Topsail Island, Hampstead, Southport, Sneads Ferry, South Brunswick, Oak Island, Holden Beach and Calabash.

New Provider Joins Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine Novant Health is pleased to welcome Lani Ellis, PA, to Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine in Bolivia. Ellis joined the clinic in June and is accepting new patients. Ellis is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

She received her bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports sciences from University of Florida in Gainesville and completed a dual master’s degree program at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., receiving a master’s degree in public health and a master’s degree of science in physician assistant studies. Previously, Ellis worked at Novant Health UVA Health System Urgent Care

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& Occupational Medicine in Virginia. Beginning July 10, Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine in Bolivia will have extended hours from 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday and 8 am to 2 pm on Saturdays.

ATMC Moving Fast to Complete Expansion in Oak Island ATMC has completed more than half of their Oak Island FOCUS fiber optic expansion project. Fiber optic service is now available from NW/SW 1st Street through NW/SW 30th Street and from NE/SE 1st Street through NE/SE 50th Street. Residents and businesses in these areas now have access to fiber optic delivered high speed Internet with available speeds of up to 1 Gigabit as well as digital cable TV, home telephone and security with smart home solutions and automation services from ATMC. The $12.5 million dollar project, which was initially scheduled to take two years, is on track to be complete by the end of 2018. The project includes expanding services from the western end of the island over to Country Club Drive. The initial phases of the project do not include the beachfront areas of the island following E/W Pelican Dr., E/W Dolphin Drive or E/W Beach Drive, which tend to be more seasonal. ATMC crews are working diligently to complete the planned portions of the Oak Island fiber buildout.

The quick progress of the project is in part due to the partnership between ATMC and the Town of Oak Island, who are working together to expedite the easement and utility location process.

Expansion to areas beyond this year’s construction will depend heavily upon the number of customers who take ATMC services in the initial buildout phases. The greater the number of customers who switch to ATMC, the more likely the company would begin work in the beachfront areas. ATMC is the only communications company on the island delivering high-speed Internet, digital cable TV and home communications services all the way to the home over fiber optic cables. Fiber optic technology provides a faster connection to the Internet than cable modem technology and is less susceptible to damage caused by the rust and corrosion, which is common on barrier islands like Oak Island. By using fiber optic lines to deliver services, ATMC will be able to provide broadband speeds up to 1 Gigabyte per second to Oak Island residents and businesses, making ATMC’s Internet service the fastest and most reliable Internet service available on the island. Oak Island residents and businesses in the completed areas can sign up for ATMC service by calling (910) 754-4311.

Crystal Babson of CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates Featured on House Hunters A local real estate sales manager with CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates in Holden Beach was featured in an episode of House Hunters on HGTV. Crystal Babson was featured in the episode, “Starting a New Chapter in North Carolina,” which aired originally on July 9. Babson has been a real estate agent

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since 2003 and joined the CENTURY 21 Sweyer team as a sales manager in 2016.

Concierge Auto Maintenance Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Many chamber members joined Michael Balducci at the Southport Oak Island Chamber of Commerce-Welcome Center ribbon-cutting ceremony for Concierge Auto Maintenance. Also in attendance were Teen Miss Brunswick County Vannessa Herold, Mr. Brunswick County Adam Weaver, Mini Miss Brunswick County Christmas Ava Weaver and Brunswick County Christmas Sweetheart Abigail Wilson. Concierge Auto Maintenance is a mobile automobile service business specializing in onsite oil/filter changes with a 22-point inspection on your vehicle. Time and convenience is what makes Concierge Auto Maintenance unique. They come to you, providing convenience and time-saving benefits with excellent customer service and top of the line professionalism. In addition to the oil/filter change they will complete a 22-point inspection on your vehicle at the time of service and provide you with recommendations as needed.

They will also perform basic maintenance such as replacing windshield wipers, air filters and cabin air filters for an additional charge. Concierge Auto Maintenance can service Acura, Honda, Hyundai, Infinity, Kia, Lexus, Mazda, Nissan, Scion, Subaru, Toyota and Volvo.

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Sherrill Nielson Named Chief Nursing Office of McLeod Seacoast McLeod Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Sherrill Nielson, RN, BSN, MSN to the position of Chief Nursing Officer of McLeod Seacoast. In this position Nielson will be charged with fostering excellent nursing practices and exceptional patient care programs and services for McLeod Seacoast. She will have management oversight of the hospital’s inpatient nursing program. During Nielson’s 22-year tenure with McLeod Health, she has worked as Director of Surgical Intensive Care and as an Administrative Supervisor. In 1998 she opened and developed the new Trauma Surgical Care Unit at MRMC and was responsible for the management of the Medical Intensive Care Unit. During her career she has had experience in pre and post-operative care units as well as the management of a gastrointestinal lab unit. Most recently, Nielson served as the Associate Vice President of Trauma Services overseeing four clinical areas with responsibility of operations, financial management and performance improvement. All service lines within the division have seen growth in both volume and scope of services. Nielson started her nursing career with McLeod Health as a staff nurse on surgical intensive care unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She graduated from Florence Darlington Technical College with her associate’s degree in Nursing and received both her BSN and master’s degree in Nursing from Chamberlain University.

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DR. NICOLE RICE PRIMARY PRIMARY CARE CARE AT AT A A NEW NEW LEVEL LEVEL IN IN BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK COUNTY. COUNTY. We’re We’re pleased pleased to to welcome welcome Nicole Nicole Rice, Rice, DO DO to to McLeod Primary Care Sunset Beach.

Board McLeod Primary Care Sunset Beach. Board Certified Certified in in Family Medicine, Dr. Rice gives residents of Brunswick Family Medicine, Dr. Rice gives residents of Brunswick County County access access to to convenient, convenient, high-quality high-quality health health care care services.

From children to adults, Dr. Rice provides services. From children to adults, Dr. Rice provides aa broad broad spectrum spectrum of of primary primary care care services. services. Dr. Dr. Rice Rice also manages musculoskeletal issues and performs also manages musculoskeletal issues and performs osteopathic osteopathic manipulation. manipulation.

Dr. Dr. Rice Rice welcomes welcomes new new patients. patients. Same Same day day or or next next day day appointments available. appointments available.

Specializing Specializing in: in: •• Arthritis Arthritis •• Cholesterol Cholesterol Management Management •• Diabetes Diabetes •• High High Blood Blood Pressure Pressure •• Osteopathic Osteopathic Manipulation Manipulation •• Women’s Health Women’s Health •• Minor Minor Injuries Injuries & & Illnesses Illnesses •• Well Visits Well Visits

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McLeod Neurology Carolina Forest Welcomes Dr. Olinda Spencer McLeod Health and McLeod Physicians Associates welcome Dr. Olinda Spencer to McLeod Neurology Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Dr. Spencer comes to McLeod Health from Duke University Hospital, where she completed her Adult Neurology and Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Spencer joins Dr. Michael McCaffrey in the McLeod Neurology Carolina Forest office. She is highly skilled in treating patients with Neuromuscular, Central and Peripheral Nervous System disorders.

These conditions include epilepsy, stroke, headaches, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, Huntington’s and autoimmune encephalitis. A native of Queens, N.Y., Dr. Spencer and her husband, Ryan, look forward to enjoying life at the coast.

McLeod Physician Associates welcomes Dr. Nicole Rice to McLeod Primary Care Sunset Beach. Dr. Rice comes to the coast following the completion of her residency program at Beaumont Health Farmington Hills in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Rice treats a broad spectrum of healthcare for everyone in the family from birth to elderly. In addition to primary care needs such as hypertension and diabetes, she manages musculoskeletal issues and has additional training in osteopathic manipulation. Dr. Rice enjoys golfing and DIY home remodeling projects. She lives in Sunset Beach with her husband, John, and their black lab, Scout.

New Hope Clinic Celebrates 20 Years of Caring Southport Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of the New Hope Clinic. The event was held on August 14 at the clinic’s main location in Boiling Spring Lakes. In the past 20 years New Hope Clinic has grown from one tiny location, open just a few hours a month, to operating its current main clinic in Boiling Springs and a satellite clinic in Shallotte.

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week and some evenings. It annually serves about 1,000 adults in Brunswick County, who are uninsured and have low or no income.

The clinic offers quality medical care, dental services, prescription support, health education and specialty referrals. According to Executive Director Sheila Roberts, the clinic serves about 10 percent of the nearly 11,000 eligible adults in Brunswick County.

The New Hope Clinic is staffed by more than 100 healthcare and lay volunteers and relies on foundation grants, local grants and individual contributions to serve those in need.

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The apple is the go-to choice of fruit in the fall months, but I say switch it up with this delicious pear-based cocktail.

BY SANDI GRIGG

Pears are often underrated during fall months, and this needs to be rectified — so celebrate your autumn with the beautifully complex flavors of this vanilla-pear cocktail. It’s sweet, carbonated and incorporates a hint of clementine juice.

The versatile pear can be consumed fresh, canned, as juice and dried. Pears quickly ripen when left at room temperature so it’s best to eat them as soon as they are picked or keep them in the refrigerator. Because pears ripen from the inside out, the best way to judge their ripeness is to “check the neck” by applying gentle pressure to the neck or stem end of the pear. If it feels soft, then the pear is ripe, sweet and juicy. If it is firm,

leave the pear at room temperature and check the neck daily for ripeness. You will want a ripe pear for this recipe to yield the most juice.

Primarily available in the late summer or early fall seasons, the raw pear is mainly water, includes carbohydrates, has only 57 calories and contains small amounts of protein. Oddly, this fruit provides a moderate source of dietary fiber and no other essential nutrients in significant amounts. Clementine does, however, provide a good source of vitamin C. I hope you can find a nice crisp fall evening to enjoy sipping this unusual but pleasing blend of flavors!

Vanilla, Rum & Pear – Oh My! Serves 2

INGREDIENTS 1 pear, peeled and coarsely chopped Ice 2 tablespoons honey Juice of 2 clementines 4 drops of vanilla extract 4 tablespoons of white rum 2 cups tonic water Zest of the clementine for garnish Slice of pear for garnish Cinnamon sticks for garnish METHOD Place the chopped pear in the bottom of a muddling or mixing glass; use the muddler to press out all the juices. Strain and divide the pear juice into two lowball glasses filled with ice. Divide the remaining ingredients into the two glasses and stir each well. Garnish with the zest of a clementine, a slice of pear and cinnamon sticks.

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Italian Classico Impress your friends with a creamy, savory seafood risotto.

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I have to admit I had never cooked with risotto before creating this dish. There is not an Italian bone in my body, but I love to try new recipes and I had the eager factor covered, so I went for it. My version of this classic Italian dish has some Southern flair, and it’s delicious nonetheless.

Frankly, I thought risotto was small pasta, but I learned that risotto is Italian rice slowly cooked in broth until it is creamy. I had always been intimidated with trying to make risotto because it is very easy to mess up. The main mistakes people make are adding too much liquid or not enough liquid, which results in either runny or dry risotto. Lots of times people do not stir it enough or they add the liquid too fast, causing it to be mushy or clumpy. Trust me here: Just follow the progression of adding the liquid, stirring and repeat.

When I create these dishes for the publication, I usually have to attempt a few variations before I feel like I have the one. Once I decide the how and what, I try to devise the method for recreating it. I then ask my spouse to cook it as the final trial for accuracy in replicating the dish. My spouse is not very familiar with the kitchen or cooking, but I set out all the ingredients, hand over the recipe and watch as it is prepared. This helps me stop and ask why something was or was not done to ensure precision and user friendliness.

Shortly after I felt that I had perfected this Creamy Shrimp Risotto, we had friends come into town to stay with us. I provided this very infant recipe to my spouse to make as the final version. When it was all over and the few edits to the method were made, our guests and I were very impressed with the preparation and presentation my spouse offered. So even if you are not an expert in the kitchen, this one will surely impress.

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Creamy Shrimp Risotto Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1½ cups risotto 7 tablespoons butter 4 cups chicken stock ½ cup half and half, warmed 1 large shallot, chopped fine 1 cup sherry cooking wine 2 pounds peeled shrimp ½ teaspoon chili flakes Juice of ½ lemon 2 cloves of garlic chopped 6 ounces of sliced mushrooms 4 ounces green peas 2 tablespoons parsley 1 tablespoon lemon zest Salt and pepper Parmesan cheese

METHOD Bring stock and ½ cup sherry wine to simmer in medium pot.

Reduce heat; keep hot.

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium/high heat.

Add the chopped garlic cloves, lemon juice, chili flakes and peeled shrimp. Sauté until shrimp begins to turn pink, about 5 minutes, then pour in the other ½ cup of sherry wine. Simmer until shrimp are just cooked through; about 2 minutes. Drain shrimp, reserving cooking liquid.

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet over medium heat. Add shallots, mushrooms and peas; sauté for about 5 minutes until cooked.

Stir the risotto into the shallot, mushrooms and peas; stir to coat, about 2 minutes. Add 2 cups broth mixture from the medium pot.

Simmer until liquid is absorbed, stirring often. Continue adding broth mixture 1 cup at a time, stirring often and simmering until liquid is absorbed before adding more, about 15 minutes until it’s all gone.

Pour the risotto mixture back into the medium pot and stir in reserved shrimp cooking liquid and warmed half and half. Cook until risotto is just tender and mixture is creamy, about 10 minutes longer.

Season risotto to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowls, top with the shrimp and sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan cheese.

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HELPING THE EARTH, HELPING A NEIGHBOR A group of volunteers in Leland are transforming singleuse plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.

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HURRICANE FLORENCE The historic storm that made landfall on September 14 impacted our community in a major way.

Mary Fulton Campbell of Winnabow and her volunteer corps at The Bridge Presbyterian Church crochet plastic grocery bags into sleeping mats that are warm, resilient and easy to clean.

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We provide resources on what to do next and how you can help and get perspective from District 5 Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams.

Ed Beckley shares his experience from a day of volunteering with Brunswick Family Assistance, and we speak to Randi Jo and Brandon Rooks from Stoney Creek Plantation, where 44 homes flooded.

By Jamie Lynn Miller, Ed Beckley, Annesophia Richards, Allison Barrett Carter

TEACHERS ARE INFLUENTIAL Meet the Teachers of the Year from northern Brunswick County, a handful of the many educators who work tirelessly for the betterment of local students.

We caught up with the 2017–18 Brunswick County Schools’ Teachers of the Year from the northern part of the county to ask about their challenges and inspirations.

By Allison Barrett Carter

BEHIND THE BUBBLES The vibrant culture of Wilmington’s most sippable software company and what it means for Wilmington’s thriving beer scene.

If you live in Wilmington and are up to date with the city’s most desired local companies to get on board with, then the name Untappd is already on your radar. If you’re a beer enthusiast who lives, well, just about anywhere in the world, the Untappd app likely holds a special place in your heart (and on your phone).

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Meet 10 young professionals who are the up-and-coming talent and future leaders of Brunswick County.

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What follows are profiles of 10 passionate and noteworthy professionals — all of them younger than 40 — who are working tirelessly in the fields of retail, technology, design, healthcare, real estate, finance, landscaping, sports, event management and civic capacities to contribute to the longevity and viability of Brunswick County.

Future 10 is a collaborative project of Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and South Brunswick Magazine. The two entities started the Future 10 tradition in 2012, introducing the first group of young professionals who are communityminded and enthusiastic about Brunswick County and who live up to the chamber’s motto of Building Community and Supporting Business.

Everyone involved in this project is excited to introduce the next generation of Future 10 leaders for 2018. This isn’t a competition, but a nomination-based search in which coworkers, supervisors, employees, business owners, friends and family are invited to recommend exceptional young men and women who not only contribute to the current and future success of the county with a proven

commitment to excellence in their careers, but also provide inspiration and leadership for other young people.

In the following pages you’ll hear their stories and come to see that they, like Future 10 alumni before them, are setting the pace for progress and making a positive impact on the future of Brunswick County.

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In 2015, as a rising junior at UNC Wilmington studying early childhood education, Danielle Allison had a change of heart about her career path.

“My dream job was to be a preschool teacher, but after taking a summer job at Victoria’s Ragpatch, retail became my passion,” Allison says. She is now the directing assistant of the Calabash and Ocean Isle Beach locations of Victoria’s Ragpatch, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

On being part of this year’s Future 10, Allison is humbled and feels that as a millennial she is breaking down a stereotype: “that we’re lazy, entitled and don’t want to do anything.”

She believes that the special relationship she has with Victoria Clark, founder and owner of Victoria’s Ragpatch, is at the core of her success. “She has taught me so much, and together we prove that older and younger generations can come together to make great things happen.”

Knowing how clothing can help make a woman feel like a

new person, Allison enjoys the part she plays in that experience. “Seeing someone come into the store and purchase clothing that makes them feel confident is the best part of my job,” she says. “You can tell that they love what they bought and they’re ready to wear it. That gives me a high like no other. Fashion can do that.”

For her photoshoot for this article, Allison pays tribute to her friend and mentor by wearing a dress that Clark wore when she worked at Saks 5th Avenue in Atlanta in 1969.

“This dress helped to fuel her passion for retail and clothing, and here I am wearing it 48 years later doing and loving the same thing,” Allison says.

Committed to learning everything she can about the retail industry, including continuing her education to further her knowledge of business management and visual merchandising, Allison is driven by her mentor’s words of wisdom: “Miss Victoria always says to me, ‘Hard work is timeless and it never goes out of style.’”

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A love of the outdoors, live music and community events — that’s what excited Megan Bishop about working for the Town of Shallotte as its parks and recreation and business coordinator.

“I’ve always helped my dad, an athletic director in Fayetteville, plan his events,” Bishop says. “I also grew up playing sports, so I loved planning sports tournaments.”

After high school, Bishop enrolled at East Carolina University, where she earned her degree in hospitality management with a concentration in event management. Her family had a vacation condo on Ocean Isle Beach, so after college Bishop decided to make a move to the coast. She got her start in event planning while working for Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

With the Town of Shallotte, Bishop’s responsibilities include managing the town’s summer concert series, farmers markets and outdoor movie series. Her favorite thing about the job is the environment she works in. “I love the people I work for and the people I work with,” she says.

What also matters to Bishop is being part of the community. “I moved to Brunswick County in my early 20s and I didn’t really know anybody at the time,” she says. “But this community is so close, you can go anywhere and know somebody. I quickly got involved in community events and organizations, and I just got out there and met as many people as I could.”

Since moving to the area, Bishop has volunteered for or been an active member of the North Carolina Oyster Festival, Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, Shallotte Run Club, Brunswick Sheriff ’s Animal Adoption and the YMCA STRIDE program.

For Bishop, being nominated for the Future 10 was a big honor “because I love Brunswick County, and I love what I do.” Before becoming the Parks and Recreation and Business Coordinator, Bishop worked from home. “I didn’t feel like part of the community then,” she says. “Being nominated shows my leadership and loyalty and that what I do for the Town of Shallotte matters.”

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Before becoming the EKG/telemetry lead, Lauren Haigler started her career at Novant Health as a Certified Nursing Assistant in the maternity department. While working in the maternity center, Haigler saw first-hand that many families didn’t have the basic needs like diapers, clothing and car seats for their baby. So in 2015 she created and organized the county’s first annual Community Baby Shower. In just six weeks she gathered community support, bought supplies and arranged for Brunswick Medical Center to provide information on breastfeeding, child birth classes and car seat safety checks for the inaugural event. The shower continues to grow. Last year more than 150 people attended, and Haigler and her team gave away more than 300 baby outfits, 500 diapers, 200 toys and books and 150 toiletry items.

Not only do her drive, forward-thinking attitude and leadership keep the event successful year after year, it’s also her passion for helping people. “I’ve worked in hospitals since the age of 17 because I like to help people,” Haigler says.

In her new role providing cardiac testing, stress tests and electrocardiograms at Novant, Haigler still plans the annual baby shower. Her commitment to the families and admiration for the community to step in and help is what keeps her involved. “I want this shower to continue years from now.

This community means so much, we’re all growing together and helping each other in our own areas,” she says.

The Future 10 recognition makes her “grateful for the blessings my family and I have been given.” She says she is honored by the award but says “it’s not about the recognition, but wanting to share with others.”

When she’s not monitoring patients and making them feel comfortable and relaxed, Haigler spends her free time with her husband and two daughters at the beach or taking trips to the mountains. She is also very active with the Girl Scouts of Brunswick County as a troop leader, a role in which she is able to make an impact on the lives of young girls in the community.

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Lindsey Jenkins has made a career out of helping people make a fresh start. First in banking and now as a broker/Realtor for Century 21 Sweyer & Associates, she is the problem solver who knows where to begin when her clients don’t.

“Whether I’m working with a first-time home buyer or a client who recently lost a loved one and needs to get that property on the market, I love stepping in, taking the reins and helping,” she says.

A North Carolina native from the Charlotte area, Jenkins vacationed in Brunswick County her whole life. In 2011, when she needed her own fresh start after her son’s father passed away, Brunswick County offered the peace and change of scenery she and her son were looking for. She soon switched careers from banking to real estate and has made a huge impact in the community helping clients with some of the biggest transactions of their lives — and making successes of her own.

Within only six months, Jenkins is on target to close more than $2 million and is one of six recipients to recently receive

the first-ever Relentless Agent Award by Century 21 Corporation. To her accomplishments, she received an invitation to attend this year’s ESPY awards (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) in Los Angeles. “I received this award based on the level of service that I provide to my clients,” she says.

Though Jenkins is a hardworking agent, listing and closing at record speed, it is her commitment to the community that keeps her grounded. She is an active volunteer with the Boling Spring Lakes Community Center, visiting and helping out seniors who’ve lost spouses or have families who live out of state. She has also partnered with Brunswick Christian Recovery Center in Ocean Isle Beach to open a center specifically for women struggling with addition. In the past six years she has volunteered at the local Habitat for Humanity Restore.

Of the Future 10 recognition, Jenkins says, “It’s very humbling and inspiring. It makes me want to reach out even more in my community.”

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Kimberly Lewis always had an eye for design, but she never realized how profoundly her passion could change someone’s life until she was asked to come up with a floor that would stop a child’s seizures. “Our clients said the coloring contrast of the flooring between rooms caused their wheelchair-bound son to have attacks when he went from room to room,” Lewis explains. “I helped come up with a solution, and after the install his parents called and said the seizures had stopped. I cried.”

It’s opportunities like these that take Lewis by surprise but make her appreciate her job at Floor Coverings International even more. “It’s not the sale that makes me happy, it’s being able to make someone’s dream a reality, and in the end to see someone smile over a design makes it all worth it,” she says.

Her expertise has been recognized with several Diamond Award–winning homes in Brunswick County Parade of Homes.

As a seasoned building industry professional, Lewis knows the business from the blueprint up. She started her career

with Gallimore Building Company working with crews, clients, new construction and renovation projects. When Gallimore relocated from Summerfield, North Carolina, to Brunswick County, Lewis made the move with them. She had family in Ocean Isle Beach, where she had spent her summers as a child, so relocating to the area was like coming home. As a single mom of three young sons, being close to family was important.

Though Lewis gives her full attention to her clients, her first priority is her sons and giving back to the community.

She is a coach in COAST FA, a soccer and football program that her sons are active in. She is also involved with Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and volunteers at the Sunset Beach Concerts.

The Future 10 title is “very humbling” for Lewis, who says she still can’t understand what she’s done to deserve the recognition. She offers this advice for any hardworking individual: “Know your worth, and if you want it, go for it.”

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After starting his career as a plant manager for a plywood manufacturer, William McGowan knew that job wasn’t for him. Encouraged by a friend who is a chiropractor, McGowan decided it was time to switch career paths. “He told me how fulfilling it was, and he let me shadow him, and then I shadowed a few other doctors and I saw all of the positive things you can do for people,” McGowan says. And from there, a new purpose was born.

McGowan, who grew up in picturesque Rutherfordton, North Carolina, graduated with a degree in biology from Western Carolina University and went on to attend Life University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned his chiropractic doctorate degree. He also met fellow classmate Monique Weddle, who would become his wife, colleague and co-owner of Family First Health Center.

When the pair first graduated, they had to make a decision on where to start their careers. “We had a hard time deciding between the beauty of Colorado or family,” McGowan says.

Weddle-McGowan is from Ocean Isle Beach, so they chose

family and moved to Brunswick County.

Dr. Mac and Dr. Moe, as McGowan and WeddleMcGowan are known to their patients, are following their purpose by bringing holistic care, including adult and pediatric chiropractic, nutrition and deep-tissue laser therapy, to the community of Shallotte and surrounding areas.

“When you have those moments when you really helped someone feel relief from pain, and they give you the biggest hug you’ve ever had, that’s rewarding,” McGowan says.

“I’m happy that we’re providing a service to make people feel better,” McGowan adds. “And to be acknowledged as part of the Future 10 for that is a huge honor first and foremost.

To me, it means that the people around you respect and appreciate you.”

When the McGowans aren’t busy helping clients feel better, they’re active members in South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club and Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

And when they can, he and Moe head to Colorado to snowboard.

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“I entertained other career ideas, but I knew in my heart of hearts what I would do,” Evan Potts says. “Being a financial advisor is where I find I can make an impact in people’s lives.” Potts recently opened his own Edward Jones branch in Sunset Beach. At just 25, he values helping people and small businesses achieve their financial goals. But then, he’s grown up in the field. “My dad is a financial advisor in Ohio. I just picked a different location to do it in.”

Potts grew up in a small town outside of Cleveland and graduated from Ohio University. He then moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where he trained extensively with Edward Jones before settling in Brunswick County. His family had always vacationed at Myrtle Beach, so he was already in love with the area. But he also recognized that something was missing in Sunset Beach: The town needed a financial advisor. Potts’ energy, drive and commitment to community are just the tools to help make his business a success.

“This community has already done a lot for me, and my

goal is to do a lot for it in the long term,” he says.

Having grown up in a small town, he finds the strong sense of community in Brunswick County appealing. “It’s a support system, people caring about each other and where they live. Residents genuinely want to make their city better,” says Potts, who has become an active member of Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club.

He is excited about his future in Sunset Beach. When he isn’t working hard for his clients he spends time on the beach or in the park with his rescue dog. He also enjoys hiking the nature preserve, golfing and fishing, though he admits those activities are few and far between these days.

For his recognition in this year’s Future 10, Potts is “extremely excited to say the least. It’s an honor to be included, especially where my job is relationship-based. I don’t sell products, I sell myself.”

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At the age of 16, the last thing Brett Skye Thomaswick was interested in was golf. Baseball and basketball were his sports .of choice. So when his dad dragged him to a professional golf tournament to see Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer, among other greats, he went “kicking and screaming,” determined to have a lousy time. But what we came away with was a new enthusiasm and a request to his dad for a set of golf clubs.

Twenty years later, Thomaswick is the PGA head golf professional at Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club, where he teaches others how to play the game, how to improve their game and how to love the game. For him, it’s not just about giving lessons. “I want people to actually enjoy golf,” he says.

It’s also about the people. Thomaswick and his staff make it a priority to create an exceptional customer service experience.

“We have over 100 members as well as locals and guests, and one of the things we do is learn everyone’s name,” he says. “I

want us to always be on a first-name basis.”

Being recognized by the community as one of Brunswick County’s Future 10, Thomaswick says, is “an honor and one that I am appreciative of.” Helping people uncover or rediscover their love of golf means everything to him. “It validates what I’m doing and that I’m going the right direction in my career. I love helping people have a better day.”

Sandpiper Bay isn’t a private club, and Thomaswick makes it inviting even for those who’ve never played golf. He runs several clinics, including some just for ladies. He started a weekly Ladies’ Fun League in which he teaches participants to hit some shots and introduces some strategy. They started with five players, and now they’re up to 60. “All of them had never played before,” he says. “Golf can be difficult so we try to break down the walls so people feel comfortable. In the end, it’s all about having fun and keeping moving.”

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There was never a question that Bo Watkins would make any other career choice than the field of computers and information technology. He earned his bachelor’s degree in information systems from Gardner-Webb University and holds several professional IT certifications.

After graduating from college, Watkins worked for smaller internet providers and other tech-related businesses in the county before signing on with ATMC. His knowledge, experience and forward-thinking initiatives make him invaluable as ATMC’s IT systems administrator. He diligently manages the network and servers, provides technical assistance for hardware and software issues and is always quick to respond to issues. But what Watkins enjoys the most about his job are the people he works with. “We’re a corporation, but at the core, we’re a big family,” he says.

“Everybody knows everybody. That’s what’s great about being in such a tight-knit location.”

Watkins was born and raised in Brunswick County and is still inspired by the area. “It’s great because it’s a vacation

place for others to come and do things they can’t do at home, but for us, it is home, we get to do these things on a daily basis,” he says. “You can lay low here in the countryside but we’re still close enough to Wilmington or Myrtle Beach for everything else.”

Watkins’ Future 10 award has him feeling humbled but proud to know that community members have confidence in his ability to lead them through today’s ever-changing technology. “It lets me know that the effort I’ve put into my education and training is worth it,” he says. “To be acknowledged for my skill set for the things I’ve done for people around me is an honor.”

When he’s not solving computer problems or participating on the ATMC Community and Education Grants Committee, Watkins makes time for his wife, Andrea, and their three sons. He is a coach for his son’s Wee Ball Team as well as a soccer coach. He also volunteers regularly at his church, First Baptist Church of Shallotte, as the IT, audio visual and media director.

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“It’s so satisfying watching something grow from a seedling to maturity,” says Patrick Williams, general manager and vice president of Williams Plantworks. This might be a metaphor for Williams’ own career. He is carrying on the 25-year-old business started by his father in 1984 in Ash, North Carolina. Williams grew up helping his father and now he’s taking the business to new levels, including tree framing.

A native of Brunswick County, Williams once considered becoming a firefighter. He volunteered for several years but couldn’t tear himself away from the family business. “It’s all I’ve ever known,” he says. Today he is expanding the business by growing shrubs and trees from seedlings over months and years on both owned and leased land. Tree farming, as it’s called, can help create shelter belts for livestock and crops, provide a solid leasing income, prevent erosion, conserve wildlife and create greenspaces for neighborhoods and businesses. Williams is also very involved with the local agriculture extension agency to monitor and control insects that are invasive to area trees and shrubs.

Though he works countless hours along with the rest of his staff, being self-employed gives Williams the freedom to volunteer in the community and at his church. The list is long: He is on the Parent Advisory Committee at Waccamaw Elementary School; he is on the steering committee at Soldier Bay Baptist Church, where he is also the athletic director; and he is softball coach and president of West Brunswick Dixie Youth Softball League. Volunteering with children is important to him. “I was always fortunate enough growing up that my dad did these things with me. I just want to give back. A lot of kids today don’t have anybody there for them.”

And when he can find the time, Williams also indulges in his passion of racing cars. He owns his own car and drives in local events.

Of the Future 10 Award, Williams says, “I was flabbergasted when I found out. And when I learned that it was one of my competitors and peers who nominated me, it just blew my mind.” 

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Rolling with the Pin Pals A group of Brunswick County ladies is bringing back bowling leagues.

BY MELISSA SLAVEN WARREN

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Bowling leagues have become hip in Brunswick County, thanks to a fun group of lady bowlers known as Pin Pals, who take over Planet Fun’s cosmic Constellation Alley bowling center in Shallotte every Wednesday. The combination of these free-spirited players and an anything-but-old-fashioned bowling alley has helped revitalize the time-honored tradition of league bowling in our area. wasn’t made up the best players.”

Ladies’ Day Out eventually turned into a ten-pin bowling league, which combined to join forces with the Brunswick Belles. The influx of retirees relocating from bowling-centric cities in the North might explain the waiting-list status for new members to the league.

The season began September 5, 2018, for the Pin Pals and runs through April, culminating with an end-of-year banquet and awards celebration in which they honor team and individual winners with cash prizes. The league features 30 three-woman teams, with a sub for mostly every team. The league has a handicap scoring system to

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Ladies’ bowling leagues are having a resurgence in popularity locally — though they are not completely new.

The Brunswick Belles have had an all-ladies’ league of their own since 2009. The Pin Pals got their original start in 2014 as Ladies’ Day Out, an idea hatched by Laura Botto, current president of Pin Pals, and some neighbors from the Lockwood Folly community.

“We got together as a group and spent the day bowling, then lunch and shopping,” Botto says. “We started with two teams. To keep everything equal in those days, everyone put their name in a hat, and the names for the two teams were drawn. This made it fair so that one team

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accommodate all skill levels with an equal chance of winning.

For two hours every Wednesday morning, teams with names like Gutter Belles, Flip Flops, Bi-polar Bowlers, Bowling Stones, Splits Happen and Spare Parts, fill Planet Fun’s bowling alley with laughter, high-fives and the sounds of pins crashing into splits, spares and, of course, strikes.

“We have about 110 members,” says Susann Thompson, league secretary. “And we come from all over the county: Lockwood Folly, Holden Beach, Shallotte, Varnamtown, Southport, Calabash, Oak Island and Ocean Isle Beach. It makes us pretty unique to have such a wide representation.”

The teams are made up of members who are active in other sports as well, like golf, senior games, pickleball and bridge.

Judy Allen is a member of the BC Gator Senior Games and SilverArts Gatorettes Cheer Team. That’s where she met Botto and other league members. Bowling is an important part of Allen’s life. “If I’ve had a bad week, I really get a lift out of bowling,” she says. “And when I leave the alley, I feel wonderful no matter how good or bad I played. And, of course, it’s good exercise.”

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Bowlers in the Pin Pal league range in ages from their early 60s to 80s. But there is no minimum or maximum age range for the league. The backgrounds of the players are diverse, but their passion for bowling is the common ground they share. Word of mouth helps the league continue to grow.

Bev Mastrovich, a Pin Pal member, says the growth of the league has caused them to move locations twice over the years. “We’re a big league!” she says.

They’ve found a permanent home at Planet Fun, Brunswick County’s largest family entertainment center, which recently

celebrated its 10-year-anniversary. This 32-lane alley is made for serious bowlers and includes a pro shop with equipment, lessons and custom fitted and drilled balls. For the nonbowlers, there is a two-story laser tag arena, bumper car arena, arcade and bounce house. Starz Grill, a full-service restaurant, serves lunch, dinner, take out and catering.

Brian McCall, owner and operator of Planet Fun, says he can’t imagine his venue without the Pin Pals, which, he adds, is the largest all-ladies league in eastern North Carolina.

“We are very excited and thrilled to have these ladies,” he says. “I’ve watched them grow from 10 teams in their first season to 30 teams. They’re not only great customers, but they’ve all become great friends to me and the staff.”

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McCall credits his league organizer, Jeff Ballou, for helping the Pin Pals succeed. “Jeff coordinates the league duties for Planet Fun. He handles the scheduling and the standings. He has over 20 years in the bowling industry in this county, and knows all of the bowlers.”

For most members of Pin Pals, bowling is serious. The fellowship and inclusivity are bonuses and important parts of why they joined, but it also comes down to the bowling.

League member Kathy Pawloswki says she looked at several places to relocate from Ohio before settling on Shallotte.

“Honestly, we chose Shallotte because it had two bowling alleys!” she says.

Gerri Spring says she was excited to find the league when she moved here. She can’t remember a time when she didn’t bowl, and even with five children she found time for her passion on a housewives’ league. For Spring it’s a very competitive sport — everyone is trying to raise their average — but, she says, “we’re very supportive of one another too. If someone gets a strike or a spare, we all cheer.”

Botto echoes Spring’s feeling of competitiveness. “It’s not so much about ‘the team.’ At least not until the last few weeks of the tournament,” she says with a laugh.

For other members of the league, it’s the first time they’ve been exposed to bowling, or at least 10-pin bowling. Mary Ivory, in her early 80s, spent 65 years bowling in Maine. But her experience in the Northeast was much different than the traditional ten-pin game here. “I was used to duckpin or candlepin bowling there,” she says. After relocating to

Brunswick County, she decided to she wanted to bowl again.

Turns out, she’s a natural at ten-pin bowling, and it wasn’t long before she found herself part of the Pin Pals.

Joan Hill and Carolyn Puckett are also members of Pin Pals who have relocated to the area and sought out a ladies’ bowling league. Hill, who bowled on a company league in West Virginia for years, was introduced to the group by Thompson. “I’ve always bowled,” Hill says. “I couldn’t imagine not doing it after I retired and relocated here.”

A for Puckett, one of the original Ladies’ Day Out members, bowling has been her outlet for 30 years. “I only took some time off for a knee replacement, and I’m right back at it,” she says.

For any woman looking for an opportunity to get involved in a sport, bowling offers beginner-to-advanced, inexpensive options, with camaraderie to boot. 

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The Pin Pals league is completely full for the fall 2018 season, but contact Laura Botto or Planet Fun to get on the waiting list or to play the following season. In the meantime, perfect your skills on the lanes at Planet Fun. Planet Fun 349 Whiteville Road, Shallotte (910) 755-2386 planetfuncenter.com Fall 2018

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Stepping Up for Arts The Artisans at St. James help fund arts programming in Brunswick County Schools and scholarships for students pursuing art after high school.

BY CAROLYN BOWERS

“Gotta Have Art.”

That is the title of the annual art show at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary School under the leadership of their art teacher, Theresa Reiter. And it is also the rallying cry for the St. James Artisans’ nonprofit organization Stepping Up For Arts (SUFA).

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St. James Artisans’ nonprofit organization Stepping Up For Arts (SUFA) helps supplement arts funding in all Brunswick County schools.

SUFA sponsors several fundraisers every year to raise paints her students needed. The results are hanging in the money for grants to support arts programs in all Brunswick school’s main hall because Reiter and her students are County schools and scholarships to award to high school convinced that “behavior can be altered through art.” seniors who plan to continue their art in college. To date they Natalie Doherty, art teacher at Supply Elementary, used have awarded more than $21,600 in scholarships and more her grant funds to purchase clay for what was ostensibly a than $9,000 in grants. The art teachers have used these pottery class but was really so much more than that. She used donated funds to support projects that may not otherwise it as an opportunity to stretch the students’ ability to think have been possible. critically, examine their initial work and then identify Reiter got her students intrigued with the unique style of whatever changes they thought would enhance their piece the Keith Haring, the famous New York pop next time they formed it. art and subway culture artist. The The students were required to students were asked to paint a picture document their thoughts in a journal “This was not only an art mimicking Haring’s style and first by drawing their original vessel illustrating one of the school’s core and then writing the answers to some lesson, but also a great values. This was not only an art pretty profound questions, such as How way to reinforce the lesson, but also a great way to are the ideas that you learned school’s goals of reinforce the school’s goals of connected to what you already knew?; honesty, courage, kindness, respect How did your learning then extend and hard work. Reiter is grateful your thinking?; and finally, What do that SUFA made this project you still find challenging or puzzling? possible by giving her the money to While questions like these may feel .” and buy the smooth plywood and acrylic more like those in a college psychology

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simply clamps on the capo to play in the desired key.

As SUFA’s vice president of art appreciation and education, Nancy Adelis has championed both the scholarship and the grants programs for the past several years. Each year in the fall she sends information to the teachers and guidance counselors in all of the Brunswick County schools offering them the opportunity to apply for a grant. The grant applications are then reviewed by the grants committee, and the final selection is approved by the St. James artisans’

class, the kids were up to the task and rewarded the teacher with some outstanding answers. And all because SUFA gave them enough money to buy a little clay!

Catherine (Cat) Thomas, music teacher at South Brunswick High, used her funds to help with the cost of costumes and props for last year’s production of The Wizard of Oz. And it was a large cast because it also included some elementary school kids as munchkins. “The SUFA funds helped make The Wizard of Oz even more magical and allowed us to spend more time working on choreography, blocking and characterization and less time on fundraising, which led to a more successful final product,” she says.

Heidi Whitford teaches her fourth grade art class in an outdoor garden classroom at Lincoln Elementary. The class created some lovely artwork but had no place to display it — until SUFA gave them money to buy the supplies to make a very large display case so they could hang their work on the outside the school building, where it is visible for all who walk by to enjoy.

Kathrine Weeks holds several positions at Brunswick County Early College High School. In addition to being program coordinator and manager of special events, she is the sponsor for the Art Club and the Music Club. And that is a good thing because many of her students are involved in multiple choirs, shows, dance groups, small ensembles, etc. According to Weeks, the SUFA funds benefited not only the Dance Ensemble but also the Show Choir. She used the money to purchase special shoes for the dancers. “Your funds helped make the dancers feel confident and safely equipped,” Weeks says.

Southport Elementary music teacher Amanda Paterson found a clever way to make learning to play the guitar much easier. She used her SUFA funds to purchase 20 capos for her fifth grade class’s guitars. A capo is a device that is placed across the guitar strings to change the key, so instead of having to change the position of your fingers, the guitarist 76

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School budgets appropriate only $1 to $2 per student for art classes, so outside funding by organizations like SUFA is not only nice, but also necessary if we want our kids to have the benefits, both academic and nonacademic, of exposure to the exciting and inspiring world of art. 

Can you help fund arts programming and scholarships for local students?

Private and public donations are an important part of SUFA’s fundraising efforts. Become a supporter of the program by purchasing a T-shirt at the St. James Gallery or make a donation.

Stepping Up for Arts is a certified nonprofit, charitable organization and your contribution is tax deductible.

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Phil Ledford teaches the art woodworking to all levels of students at Atlantic Woodworks School in Calabash.

BY JO ANN MATHEWS PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK HEAD

our years ago Phil Ledford closed the furniture-making shop he had owned in Franklin, North Carolina, since 1982 and moved to Sunset Beach with his wife, Elizabeth. The couple live on the mainland, but Elizabeth’s family still owns the fifth house ever constructed on that beach. The amiable pair made friends and participated in local activities, but Ledford’s heart yearned to return to his passion of furniture making.

So in January 2018 he opened the 3,000-square-foot Atlantic Woodworks School in Calabash and began offering a variety of classes to neophyte, hobbyist and expert woodworkers.

Ledford learned patience in making furniture, which is evident from his calm demeanor. People relax while he explains how they can design a bookshelf to their specifications, make a picture frame to the exact size they want or create a side table, chair or cabinet for their homes. He assists people in developing their ideas for a special project or repairing a valued item. One of his classes is named Introduction to Furniture Making, another is Introduction to Woodworking. Other classes are Hand-Cut Dovetails and Chair Seat Weaving. For those in doubt on where to start, he suggests

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making a chair, which takes about 35 hours to complete.

Who can take classes at Atlantic Woodworks School?

“Anyone who has an interest in woodworking and would like to make a piece of furniture,” Ledford says, adding that people do not have to buy tools because he has all the ones they need. Those who own tools and want to maximize their skills are welcome to visit the school and discuss their intentions with him.

Ledford began his training at Berea College in Kentucky, where he majored in industrial design and technology. The college doesn’t charge any tuition at all, but in turn, students work for the college in their chosen fields and earn a small stipend. Ledford worked in the woodcraft and public relations departments. Ledford’s mentor was master woodturner Rude Osolnik, and when he graduated he apprenticed with world-famous furniture maker Kelly Mehler.

Ledford enjoys the entire creative process needed in furniture making “from seeing a beautiful tree to cutting the wood to matching the wood,” he says.

He prefers traditional woodworking by hand tools to computer-aided programs. He understands that computer programs help people design and build furniture, but says, “They can’t be as creative.”

“They are perfect for kitchen cabinets,” Elizabeth adds, “but you may not know about solid wood and picking the right pieces.” Besides, custom furniture requires traditional joinery and hand work, she adds. “Phil appreciates the skills he’s learned, and he wants to pass them on. Nothing is hard for him. The harder it is, the more he likes it.”

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Cheryl Morrison of Little River saw the flyer for the woodworking school in a local shop and enrolled in the frame-making class. She made three frames and enjoyed the class so much she made two plant stands with Ledford’s help.

“I learned how to put the joints together and cut the angles correctly,” she says. “I love working with wood.” She plans to take another frame-making class and wants to make a bookcase.

Jay Vogel decided to replace the front door of his Carolina Shores home, and his wife, Ellen, found a used mahogany door on Craig’s List. With Ledford’s help, Vogel refinished and refitted the door in a new oak jamb. They designed an entry, complete with a sidelight that replicates the design in the door.

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“It changed the whole feel of the house,” Vogel says, adding that he appreciates witnessing Ledford’s remarkable skill.

“That’s the beauty of a real craftsman. He makes it work. I loved doing [the project].”

Ledford grew up in Franklin with two brothers, neither of whom does woodworking. His father, now 99, was a bridge engineer and did woodworking. Ledford’s great, great, great grandfather made a corner cabinet in 1840 that was passed down through the generations, an antique Ledford now owns.

“He built it with hand [tools],” he says.

Although the couple’s three grandsons enjoy working in the shop, neither of their children, Grayson Henson of Shallotte, and Alice Berry of Holden Beach, are into their

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father’s craft, nor is Alice’s husband, Travis. They needn’t be concerned, though. They are showered with plenty of handmade furniture pieces.

When Ledford opened his own shop in Franklin, wellknown interior designers including Nancy Braithwaite, Stan Topal and Joy Hirsch, contacted him to make custom pieces.

His biggest challenge was making a gazebo out of mountain laurel and cedar. Ledford explains that making curves in wood is a delicate operation because it’s necessary to make molds and steam the wood. He used mortise and tenon joints and completed the gazebo in three months. It won a landscape award. His furniture has been featured in books and several magazines including House Beautiful, Veranda and Metropolitan Home.

“The harder [the project], the more he likes it,” Elizabeth says, and Ledford adds that he still accepts custom-made requests.

Ledford faced another challenge in 1999 when he was delivering a bed to a customer and a tractor trailer hit his truck.

“He broke his arm,” Elizabeth says. “It was a compound fracture.” She emphasizes that it was a serious injury, and he was in the middle of a project.

“I had all these orders,” Ledford adds, his expression indicating a flashback, memories of the surgeries. “I had someone come in and help me.” He pauses as if to reconstruct

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the scene. “I worked through everything.”

Those days are past, and the couple works together for the success of the school. They believe people get satisfaction from completing “something utilitarian,” Elizabeth says. “[Atlantic Woodworks School] is the perfect place for those who want to make fine furniture but don’t have a clue how to do it,” Vogel says. “Phil takes you from ground zero. He’s passionate about it.”

“Phil is a very good teacher,” Morrison adds. “He is one-on-one and really knows what he’s doing.”

Ledford especially likes when a student with no experience finishes a piece and says, “I can’t believe I made that!” or “I never believed I could do that!” 

Want to learn the craft of woodworking?

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Moka Café is a dream come true, not only for its owners but also for anyone looking for top-notch coffee and baked goods in Calabash.

The business is a family enterprise. Sisters-in-law Kalayna Owens and Cortney Owens Decker run the cafe, while Renée Owens (Cortney’s mother and Kalayna’s mother-in-law) makes all the baked goods.

Kaylana and Cortney had been dreaming of opening a cafe for a while and had been talking to their husbands about the possibilities and looking for a location.

“My mom, Kate Curran, runs a nonprofit ministry coffee house in Myrtle Beach, where I fell in love with the craft of coffee,” Kaylana says.

Cortney adds, “I’ve always wanted to own a place like a cafe, a place where I could enjoy serving people and build community and relationships with customers.”

Things started moving quickly in May of 2018, after Renée, a regular shopper at Indigo Farms, asked farm owners Sarah and Sam Bellamy about their then-vacant bakery space.

After Cortney’s husband, Justin, and brother, Cory Blue Owens, looked over the kitchen equipment and assessed what would be needed to give the space the country look the women wanted, Cortney and Kaylana signed the rental lease and began the process of meeting the county building codes and health requirements for a restaurant.

“We’re pleased to have someone local using the space, a family business interested in using our fruits and vegetables and concerned about healthy eating,” Sarah says.

Moka Café joined the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce to become a part of the local business family as well. Chamber President Shannon Viera says, “We are always happy to welcome a new business and work with them to help them be successful.”

Of course, the key to the success of any eatery is good service and the quality of the food and drink. Moka Café has all three.

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“The cafe’s ingredients are all natural, mostly local and organic...”

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Renée, the force behind the baked goods and menu items, has roots in North Carolina, so she has a great respect for local and historic North Carolina recipes. In the beginning, she used some of the former bakery’s recipes (especially for the pies). However, she has modified those recipes with her own special touches and introduced new specialties that have already become customer favorites. Sarah, for one, pronounces Renée’s blueberry cream pie as delicious!

“Customer desires help shape the menu,” Renée says. “We try new things using seasonal items and offer vegan and gluten-free options as well. When something proves popular, it remains as long as customers want it.”

Savory breakfast sandwiches, egg strata and other specialties are hits at breakfast. Chicken and egg salads grace the lunch menu on a regular basis, and there are always breakfast specials and at least one vegan lunch special daily.

Those in a hurry can call ahead, and the pastry, breakfast or lunch order will be ready for pick-up at the Renee Owens’ homemade cinnamon buns are a hit register. at Moka Cafe.

Reneé also makes sweet breads, (peach, zucchini and more) and challah on Fridays. “Everyone should have fresh, good bread on the home table,” Renée says. The cafe’s ingredients are all natural, mostly local and organic when that option is available. Kalayna adds, “We have a basic cafe menu, but we always love to try out new things and can pretty much make anything the customer would like.”

Of course, any cafe needs highquality coffee and a strong supporting cast of tea and other beverages. For their potables, Kalayna and Cortney reached out to Sonny and Sarah Moy, owners of Jumpin’ Java in Shallotte.

Sarah Moy and Cortney went to high school together.

“Cortney, Kalayna and Renée sampled all of our coffees as well as coffees from some other roasters,” Sonny says. “I think the quality of our brand, Rooster and The Hen coffee, and the fact that we are also a small, family-run business helped them make the decision to use our products.”

Moka Café buys beans for hot brews and bottled cold-brew coffee from the Moys. Sonny notes, “My dad, Rick Moy, is our cold-brew expert. He brews and monitors each batch of cold brew. It takes 18 hours to complete each batch before he bottles it by hand.”

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Want to sample the goods?

Moka Café Indigo Farms, 1542 Hickman Road NW Calabash (910) 287-6652 Hours are 6:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Saturday facebook.com/mokacafenc Moka Cafe is found at Indigo Farms in Calabash.

much any coffee or espresso drink. They also serve craft sodas from Rocky Mountain Soda Company. These craft sodas are made in small batches and are all natural, vegan, non-GMO, gluten free and kosher. Cortney and Kalayna create their own specialty drinks as well. One is the Moka Float, an espresso float with vanilla ice cream, mocha or white mocha and a splash of raspberry. They post updates on the latest food and drink specials on their Facebook page.

Moka Café’s country theme carries through from the front counter and bakery area to the dining-area tables. The environment is pleasant and light for those who want to chill with their beverage and sweet or savory treat. The dining area is large enough to accommodate small groups of 10 or fewer. Book clubs, prayer groups, Bible studies and the like should call to ask about a good meeting time, when the cafe is not too busy, on their preferred day.

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The cafe is already developing a loyal following. “The warm spirit of the people, the quality of the food and beverages and the soothing welcoming atmosphere of the place is more than enough to make you want to come back time and time again,” Sam says.

Another regular customer, former Brunswick County Commissioner Phil Norris, says, “I stop in often to enjoy the baked goods, lunch or breakfast specials and the homey atmosphere of Moka Café.”

Cortney, Kalayna, and Renée have a common vision for the future of Moka Café. As Cortney says, “In addition to making delicious coffee drinks and baked goods, we would like to continue to promote a sense of community in our little piece of North Carolina. We want our cafe to be a place where the community can gather and meet and can continue to get to know everyone in their own community.” 

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A Friend Indeed Brunswick Family Assistance is serving thousands in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY BY ED BECKLEY

IN THE DAYS AFTER HURRICANE FLORENCE Brunswick Family Assistance (BFA) collected food, clothing and other needed supplies and immediately began offering assistance to county residents adversely affected by the storm.

With the help of local governments and churches, according to BFA board member Robert Talley, distribution centers experienced a steady flow of hungry visitors who have been grateful for the assistance. Talley says as many as 40 volunteers offered to receive, sort, package and distribute essential goods at each site throughout the county daily.

Wonderful donors have driven from as far away as Florida delivering loaded trailers with items they collected in their home states. Local businesses are also getting involved.

For instance, The Brunswick Beacon newspaper opened its expansive warehouse in Shallotte to create a makeshift collection center, where volunteers box items for transport to other safe sites throughout Brunswick County. Local grocery stores are a continual source of supplies.

BFA Board Member Carol Humphrey says BFA is still receiving donations of money and non-perishable food and clothing. Items still needed are diapers (infant and adult), water, toiletries, feminine items, cleaning supplies, paper

towels and toilet tissue, new clothes (not used) including undergarments, new shoes, new socks, new towels, new sheets and gift cards to Walmart, Food Lion, Home Depot and Lowes.

“The need is still here,” she says and estimates that 1,000 people a day are being served. She says BFA hopes to continue serving as long as there is a need and they are looking for a couple of permanent sites to facilitate distribution. She implores local residents not to give up on this continuing need and to keep on donating and volunteering. She notes that they do not have enough supplies. Go to the BFA website for ongoing distribution locations.

Humphrey also lauds BFA Executive Director Stephanie Bowen, whom she deems as “amazing” for rolling up her sleeves morning to night and organizing this assistance for Brunswick County. 

Volunteer or donate to BFA Contact Brunswick Family Assistance at (910) 754-4766 or brunswickfamily@yahoo.com or visit brunswickfamily.org.

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In Recovery Mode Boiling Spring Lakes suffers dramatic damage from Hurricane Florence.

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Boiling Spring Road was cut off in three different places and part of Highway 87 was closed by the flooding of Hurricane Florence, leaving the city’s streets un-navigable.

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when the electricity finally was restored.

The Stegmans moved from Connecticut to Boiling Spring Lakes more than two years ago because they wanted to be close to the beach. The children were calm during the hurricane’s fury, Jennifer says of Keira, 11, and Peyton, 8. “They didn’t understand the severity of what was happening. We played a lot of monopoly and Uno and made quality time with family.”

The girls miss going to school and haven’t gotten any assignments, Jennifer

says. Most likely the legislature will forgive the nearly three weeks that school wasn’t in session. Still, Jennifer says she’s not sorry the family moved to Boiling Spring Lakes. “Not at all,” she says. “We love the area and we love the people. It’s admirable how people are helping each other.” She and her daughters handed out supplies at The Office Coffee and Wine Bar while Steve was assisting neighbors.

Boiling Spring Lakes resident Steve Randone, director of information

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THE CITY OF BOILING SPRING LAKES prepared for Hurricane Florence but nevertheless suffered devastating damage.

“We’re in recovery stage,” Mayor Craig Caster says.

Sanford Dam breached its barriers on the evening of September 15, which resulted in closing parts of N.C. Highway 87, while Boiling Spring Road was cut off in three different sections and other major roads were flooded.

At this writing Mayor Caster explains that it was impossible to determine how many residents evacuated, the extent of the damage to homes, property and roads and the cost of rebuilding. “It’s premature at this point,” he says. “Our residents are getting estimates from FEMA.” The 275-acre Big Lake is the focal point of Boiling Spring Lakes. In April 2018 the community was awarded a federal grant of $1.7 million to help fund a new spillway for Big Lake, but construction was not expected to begin until late 2019.

Jennifer Stegman says she and her husband, Steve, and their two daughters live on Big Lake and that Pine Lake is across the street from their home.

“When the dam broke, water was rushing into our yard,” she says. Since they live in the first section of North Shore, they were able to leave their home and get to a main road, but without electricity for eight days they had to travel to Little River, South Carolina, to get more gas for their generator since none was available locally. “I did a happy dance,” she says

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technology for Brunswick County, says he and his wife, Mary, who works for Brunswick County in the tax office, had debris in their yard and lost their pier when Sanford Dam broke. They live near Big Lake, and water came halfway up their backyard. One of their two generators was in the shop for repair when the hurricane hit, but they relied on the other for electricity during the eight days without power.

Despite the disaster, “People came together,” Steve says. “It was good to see, especially seeing our first responders, emergency management and the sheriff ’s office [working together].”

He was impressed that people from Ontario, Canada, came to help.

The Randones have lived in Boiling Spring Lakes for six years and did not evacuate with their 4-year old son, Bentley. “We need to be available to help,” Steven says. “I’ve seen with my own eyes what has happened here. We consider ourselves blessed. Homes on

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[Highway] 87 are completely flooded out. The dam breaking saved a lot more homes from flooding. I’m just thankful for what our emergency crews do.”

Mayor Caster emphasizes that the Boiling Spring Lakes government has

been functioning since the hurricane hit.

“It has never shut down,” he says, adding, “Roads were cut off all over the city. We lost North Lake and Pine Lake.

The entire city was hit.”

He adds that he and his wife, Gail, remained safe during the hurricane and didn’t have damage to their home or property. A Southport native, the mayor says he’s lived in Boiling Spring Lakes since 1982. He was city commissioner for eight years before being elected mayor five years ago.

Brunswick Family Assistance began distribution of water, food and supplies at New Hope Clinic, 201 Boiling Spring Road, on October 1. Information about that service is available at (910) 754-4766.

“There are so many people helping and volunteering,” Mayor Caster says.

“We will put it out in the paper later to thank everyone. It is premature to make any estimates, and I don’t want to leave anyone out who has helped.” 

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO — JENNIFER STEGMAN

“We lost North Lake and Pine Lake.

The entire city was hit.”

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“We’re All Going to Get Through This” Brunswick County Commissioner Mike Forte on the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.

BY MELISSA SLAVEN WARREN

NO TWO HURRICANES ARE ALIKE. And no matter how much calculation and preparedness goes on beforehand to minimize the loss of life and destruction of property and infrastructure, we’re still never fully prepared for the devastating aftermath. But when county officials, emergency management personnel and emergency responders work as a team, there is some calm before and after the storm.

Brunswick County Commissioner Mike Forte will tell you that Florence was unlike anything he’s ever witnessed. “This was my first [hurricane]. As you can tell from my accent, I’m not from here originally. I’m used to snow and nor’easters.

I’ve just never seen anything like this.”

Forte isn’t alone. Even for seasoned hurricane survivors, Florence was a completely different storm. Its slow pace brought tremendous amounts of rain and historical flooding.

“Our whole hurricane plan was based on other storms of the past,” Forte explains. But with the unpredictable nature of hurricanes, that’s all anybody has to go on — including the Emergency Management personnel, whom Forte credits for their level-headedness and teamwork.

“I spent eight days in the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), and I think our staff responded admirably,” Forte says. “It was incredible to me how the 75 to 90 people got along for over two weeks with no disagreements. Everybody stayed calm, listened to each other, offered advice, recommendations and ideas. There are definitely things we learned. It was a different storm, and I’m certain that once we

get fairly back to normal, we’ll sit down and figure what we can do differently the next time.”

Preparing for Florence may seem like the easy part compared to her impact on the communities of Brunswick County. According to Forte, some of the hardest hit areas were Boiling Spring Lakes, Town Creek, Winnabow and Stoney Creek, where 45 homes in the small community in southern Leland were destroyed. Forte spent nearly four hours there, seeing the devastation first-hand. “A woman came up to me, crying on my shoulder, just inconsolable. And there’s nothing you can say to her to make things better right now,” he says.

Commissioner Forte’s home and property were spared from carnage, but he lives in Boiling Spring Lakes, which he says “looks like a war zone,” with a 25-foot sink hole in a nearby road. For ten days he was without water and electricity, coming home from the EOC only to sleep before heading back out to assist with assessments and clean up.

For the 131,000 citizens of Brunswick County, Florence won’t soon fade from our memories, but neither will the generosity and support from not only residents, but also groups and individuals outside of the state. Forte estimates that there is help from at least 32 different states as well as assistance from Canada, Israel and Germany.

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Support After the Storm If you are looking for assistance with cleanup, funds or basic necessities in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, here are some of the local resources that can help.

BRUNSWICK FAMILY ASSISTANCE (910) 754-4766 brunswickfamily.org/hurricane-florence-relief

Various distribution centers for food and supplies across the county.

DISASTER FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM (DSNAP) Applications for Disaster Food and Nutrition benefits will be taken at Odell Williamson Auditorium on Brunswick Community College Campus at 150 College Road in Bolivia beginning through Saturday, October 6. Hours will be from 8:30 am until 5 pm weekdays and 9 am until 5 pm Saturdays.

DISASTER FOOD BENEFITS Brunswick County has been declared a disaster county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. These declarations authorize the Department of Social Services to administer the Disaster Food and Nutrition benefits program.

This program is designed to authorize food stamp benefits for eligible households that are not currently receiving food and nutrition benefits and have experienced a loss as a result of Hurricane Florence.

For ongoing updates, visit brunswickcountync.gov/distribution/

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DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE Brunswick County has been declared for Disaster Unemployment Assistance from the N.C. Division of Employment Security.

Individuals may contact DES by calling (866) 795-8877 from 8 am to 5 pm to apply for DUA benefits. If you have additional questions, you may email DES at des.dua@nccommerce.com or go to their website at des.nc.gov.

FEMA Register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or (800) 462-7585 for the hearing and speech impaired.

FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER FEMA is opening a Disaster Recovery Center at Odell Williamson Event Center at 150 College Road NE on the Brunswick Community College campus in Bolivia.

Hours are Monday to Saturday 9 am to 7 pm and Sunday 9 am to 1 pm. A Disaster Recovery Center is a readily accessible facility or mobile office where survivors may go for information about FEMA’s programs or other disaster assistance programs and to ask questions related to their case. Representatives can also help survivors apply for federal disaster assistance.

FEMA TRANSITIONAL SHELTERING ASSISTANCE (TSA) Transitional Sheltering Assistance is a sheltering option using participating hotels/motels to help fill a gap until short or long-term housing solutions are found.

Survivors who do not have the option to return home and are unable to have their housing needs met through insurance, congregate shelters or rental assistance provided by FEMA or another agency (federal, state or voluntary) may be eligible for TSA. For more information, call the FEMA helpline at (800) 621-FEMA or TTY (800) 462-7585.

N.C. REALTORS RELIEF FOUNDATION Housing assistance is available from the N.C. Realtors Relief Foundation to qualified applicants towards one of the following options: 1) Monthly mortgage expense for the primary residence that was damaged by the Hurricane Florence storm system in September 2018 or; 2) Monthly rental expense for primary residence damaged by storm.

View full details at ncrealtorshf.org or contact housingfoundation@ncrealtors.org or (336) 294-1415, ext. 150.

USDA HURRICANE FLORENCE DISPLACED HOUSEHOLD Persons in declared disaster counties in North Carolina who have been displaced from their housing by Hurricane Florence may be able to obtain housing in USDA Rural Development financed apartment throughout North Carolina and other states. Persons should contact the USDA RD State Office, Multi-Family Housing Division in Raleigh at (919) 873-2050.

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On August 25 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a new event geared toward the next generation of entrepreneurs and business owners. Called Building Brunsco Kids Expo, the event allowed kid entrepreneurs ages 7 to 18 to sell their products and services in a threehour pop-up shop. An event ribbon cutting with Calabash Mayor Mary Louise Knight signified the opening of the inaugural event at 9:55 am at Calabash Park. The expo was strictly for kids, and adults were not allowed to help sell or market the child’s product or service. This provided a great opportunity for the kids to understand the elements of owning one’s own business and to use skills such as math, communication and creative thinking. The first 200 attendees received a reusable goody bag. Attendees were able to browse, shop and stay for the awards presentation as acknowledgement was given to the Most Original Business Idea, Highest Business Potential and Best Presentation/Creativity in each age group. Winners received prizes and were given the opportunity to promote their business through the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

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NC Oyster Festival Celebrate everything oyster at the 38th annual NC Oyster Festival on Saturday, October 20 and Sunday, October 21 in Ocean Isle Beach. With the support of a dedicated committee of volunteers, the Town of Ocean Isle Beach, local businesses and Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, the town is transformed into a walking district where you’ll find a variety of foods, crafts, contests and musical performances. Of course, oysters are the star of the show, and you’ll find them steamed, fried and raw. Bring your chairs for lawn seating and enjoy the entertainment lineup featuring popular beach bands, cover bands and everything in between.

Saturday’s performers will be Wayne Stewart & September Rain, Chocolate Chip & Company, and Trey Calloway.

Sunday will bring Tina Smith and The Tim Clark Band.

Admission is $5 and with two full days to enjoy the festival you will be able to walk the grounds and peruse the many vendors offering handmade furniture, soaps, jams, stained glass, wood carvings, sculpture, potter, leather goods and jewelry. Don’t miss the fun!

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BEMC Announces College Scholarship Winners Each year Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) awards two $5,000 scholarships to graduating seniors; one from Brunswick County and one from the Columbus County area.

Recipients for 2018 are Russ H. Gore from West Brunswick High School, son of Jon and Mary Anne Gore of Ocean Isle Beach, and Charlotte M. Gore from South Columbus High School, daughter of William and Jodi Gore of Whiteville.

This popular scholarship program garnered 38 qualified applicants from all area high schools. Russ and Charlotte were selected based on a combination of academic achievement, participation in community and school activities, SAT scores, letters of reference and a 1,500-word essay on the topic of the cooperative difference.

Russ is attending Bowdoin College in Maine and Charlotte is attending UNC Chapel Hill in the fall of 2018.

Brunswick Civil War Round Table Celebrates Growth and Success Brunswick Civil War Round Table began its summer break after completing its last monthly meetings on May 29, when popular guest speaker Susannah Ural, Ph.D., discussed one of the Round Table’s most emotional presentations ever. It was entitled, “Letters of Hood’s Texas Brigade,” providing personal events of the war through the soldiers’ own words in letters back home to friends and family. The meeting, as usual, was well attended and added another 20 new members to this popular nonprofit organization’s member base, making it the largest Civil War round table in the country.

Assessing the reason for the Round Table’s success was once again very clear this year. Its growth and popularity are attributable to the quality of its guest speakers and their provocative topics. They include renowned historians, authors, battlefield guides, docents,

history professors and Civil War re-enactors speaking on a wide range of interesting and sometimes little-known facts and events that creates an intense interest rarely found in history presentations.

Topics go well beyond battles, munitions and personnel. Examples of topics discussed this past year include the extent and conditions of Civil War prisons; the availability of hospitals and how they impacted the status of the thousands seeking medical assistance for wounds and diseases; Confederate General Hood’s failed efforts to save Atlanta, allowing Sherman to continue his infamous March to the Sea; Lincoln’s greatest journey to the front lines just weeks before his assassination; and, “Was the Civil War Inevitable?”, comparing the economic and emotional differences between the North and the South, which could never be resolved and eventually led to the start of the war. With these unique topics and outstanding presenters, the Round Table’s incredible success has continued every year since its first monthly meeting in May 2010.

Round Table meetings take place at Hatch Auditorium on Caswell Beach. Everyone is welcome. Registration and refreshments begin at 6:15 pm. The visitor fee is $10 and can be applied toward the $25 annual membership dues. For more information about the upcoming schedule or this growing nonprofit, organization which now has more than 1,200 members, call (910) 278-3545.

Students Attend Basketball Camp on BEMC Scholarship Local middle-school students shot hoops and ran drills in June at N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill basketball camps thanks to scholarships available through Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation. Rising eighth graders Emma Pruitt and Joseph Stalvey were awarded Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships from North Carolina’s electric cooperatives to attend the Wolfpack Women’s Camp in Raleigh and the Roy Williams Carolina Basketball Camp in Chapel Hill respectively. Emma and Joseph earned the all-expenses paid scholarships by completing an application that included academics, community involvement and enthusiasm for sports. Now in its 15th year, the program provides an opportunity for young athletes to visit our state’s largest universities and work directly with notable coaches and student athletes. Wes Moore, coach of the Wolfpack women’s basketball team, and Roy Williams, coach of the 2009 and 2017 national champion Carolina Tar Heel men’s basketball team, directed the camps with the help of staff and current and former players.

S.A.L Squadron 503 Calabash NC, Passing the Gavel

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On June 6 the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 503 members welcomed incoming Commander Carl Valentinetti. Joining Carl as Officers for 2018-19 are Adjutant/Finance Officer Gene Bellando, 1st Vice Cmdr. Bob Veach, 2nd Vice Jim Giroud, Chaplain Don Eisenman, Sergeant at Arms Dan Polizzotti and Historian Rick Sessa. Members took time to thank outgoing Commander John Manning for his terrific year of service to the Squadron and all

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wished John the very best in his future endeavors.

working to combat the nationwide epidemic of opioid use disorder and dependency. This includes appropriately prescribing opioids for pain management while also optimizing alternative therapies.

Squadron 503 meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 pm at American Legion Post 503, located at 10277 Beach Dr SW, Carolina Shores. If you are a male descendant of a member of the American Legion or someone that served in the U.S. Military you are welcome to join in support of veterans and their families and the youth of Brunswick County.

Rock and Roll for Charity It was a little bit rock and roll, a little bit county and a whole lot of generosity at the Ocean Ridge Charities Association, Inc. Annual Dinner Dance for Charity. This event was organized for two-fold purposes — to educate and raise awareness about poverty-related problems in Brunswick County and to provide a communitywide social activity for all to enjoy. Guests Donna and Garry Phelps, ministers of Brunswick County StreetReach, Inc. took the

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County (CIS) announced receipt of a $630 grant from the Brunswick County Community Foundation. The grant is provided through support from the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament Endowment, a component fund of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF), which administers the funds. Funding will be used by the CIS Action for Success Program, which provides case management and targeted intervention services to students in four Brunswick County middle schools, Waccamaw School and Supply Elementary focused on keeping students in school and achieving academically, socially and behaviorally. Grant funding will be used to purchase one new license and renew an existing license for the Why Try resilience education curriculum that provides simple, hands-on solutions for dropout prevention, violence prevention, truancy reduction and increased academic success. The research-based Why Try Program uses multisensory learning to teach social, emotional and leadership principles to students of all learning types. CIS is grateful to be the recipient of funding from the NCCF to support its work with at-risk students in Brunswick County Schools. CIS has received previous grant awards from the NCCF to support its Action for Success Program as well.

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Offers Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center recently started offering a new service for patients who have undergone colorectal surgery.

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) follows evidence-based practices to help patients prepare for their procedure and provide a smooth recovery. ERAS offers a quicker recovery, which means less time spent in the hospital. The education includes information about what to expect from a pain management perspective as well as expectations for activity levels after surgery. A patient’s care team uses multiple methods to decrease and help control pain post-surgery, reducing the need for narcotic pain medications.

Narcotics have been shown to delay bowel recovery and potentially increase nausea and lethargy. As a general rule, the more narcotic pain medications used, the longer the hospital stay. Patients are also encouraged to return to activity soon after surgery, including sitting up and taking short walks around the hospital. The implementation of ERAS is another way Novant Health is diligently

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CIS Receives Grant from Brunswick County Community Foundation

microphone for a few minutes and shared the startling facts about the homeless and the many people who are being strangled by the powerful tentacles of opioid addiction right here at our back door. Thanks to Ocean Ridge Plantation’s very own Opportunity Rocks band, to Dickies of North Myrtle Beach for catering, and most importantly to the residents who attended and helped ORCA to raise almost $3,400 for the three charities of the night — StreetReach, Brunswick Homeless Coalition and the Veterans Welcome Home.

Knights of Columbus Gift Brunswick County Charities $35,000 The Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council #12537 of Southport, gifted 17 Brunswick County charities $35,000 at The Knights June 2018 business meeting. These gifts were made possible through the Knights Annual Charity Golf Tournament, bimonthly Italian Night Dinners and Operation LAMB Foundation (Least Among My Brothers), recognized as the tootsie roll campaign. None of this would have been possible if not for the overwhelming support offered through the merchants, agencies, companies and people of Brunswick County. Historically covering a 19-year period, Sacred Heart Knights have gifted more than $380,000 to Brunswick County charities. Proceeds from LAMB (tootsie rolls) were gifted to Brunswick Special Olympics, Brunswick County Exceptional Children Program, Communities in Schools and the Brunswick Interagency Program. Thanks to

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Knight Lamb Director Kevin Holly and his Knight volunteers, total collections were at a record $15,000. Funds from the Knights Annual Golf Tournament and Italian Night Dinners were gifted to Providence Home, Interfaith Food Pantry, Adult Free Medical Clinic, Computers for Kids, Hope Harbor Home, New Hope Clinic, Mathew’s Ministries, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Brunswick Housing Opportunities, Boys and Girls Homes and Brunswick County Sheriff “Project LifeSaver Program.”

SonoSite X-Porte, introduced as the “world’s first ultrasound kiosk.”

The SonoSite X-Porte is available as a stationary or mobile unit and features a sealed, cleanable touchscreen interface with gesture controls and proprietary beam forming technology called Extreme Definition Imaging (XDI). It can be used for anything from cardiac to gynecological exams. The kiosk integrates high-resolution ultrasound imaging synchronously with 3D animations to make the most of the operating the technology. There are also built-in animation tutorials that can help with training and recalling proper techniques. The foundation raises money each year from individuals and corporate donors and by hosting various events and sales.

The mission of the foundation is to generate philanthropic and community support to perpetuate medical excellence at McLeod Health.

Sheriff and Superintendent Speak at Chamber’s Opioid Crisis Discussion The second session in a series on the opioid crisis in Brunswick County was held at the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce on June 18. Panel members Sheriff John W. Ingram and Brunswick County Schools Superintendent Leslie K. Tubb continued educating the chamber members about what is being done about the problem.

Sheriff John Ingram is also the chair of the Opioid Task Force.

The Task Force hosted Sam Quinones, author of Dream Land: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic on August 23 at BCC Odell Williamson. One fact stood out - 70-80% of those individuals using today started with prescription addiction. There is a need for more treatment centers in the area, and the Sheriff applauded the Brunswick County Commissioners for reserving 10 long-term beds in a new treatment center located in New Hanover County.

Superintendent Tubb thanked the sheriff and his department for their support. He discussed how a student’s home life impacts them at school and how the use of Teen Court & Peer Court is making a difference.

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Brunswick County 4-H Members Attend 2018 Citizenship North Carolina Focus

Foundation Grants Funds to McLeod Loris Seacoast

A delegation of Brunswick County 4-H members attended 4-H Citizenship North Carolina Focus in Raleigh. The Brunswick County delegation returned home from three days in which more than 120 youth and adults representing 47 4-H programs across the state gathered to exchange ideas, gain knowledge and learn through hands-on experiences about the importance of being an active and engaged citizen. Amelia Apple, Sydney Blair and Bobbi Lawrence represented Brunswick County at the June 13 to 15 conference.

Through various conference sessions and facilitated discussions, delegates learned and shared information related to local, state and national government. Delegates also participated in sessions related to youth voice and community change. While at the conference delegates had a chance to visit the Legislative Building in Raleigh to meet with their elected officials and their staff members as well as to participate in service activities throughout Raleigh.

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Thanks to the support and generosity of the local community, McLeod Health Foundation, supporting McLeod Loris Seacoast, has granted more than $142,000 to various departments during their spring/summer grant cycle. Examples of these grants include a Pathology PrintMate Printer, a new inpatient rehabilitation therapy gym, updates to the Women’s Services department and a

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a meeting hosted by Gary Crowden, chairman of the Brunswick County Veterans Coalition, on July 11. They listened to Secretary Larry Hall of the Department of Military and Veteran Affairs and Glen Hartung of Brunswick County Veteran Services Office and others talk on topics of interest to veterans. Secretary Hall alerted the coalition members on the need to fund five positions at the Eastern Carolina Veterans Cemetery located in Goldsboro, N.C. A grant of $5 million has been given to the state of North Carolina with the proviso that the state operates the cemetery, and this cannot be accomplished without the personnel to operate the facility.

ATMC Awards Connect Grant to the Town of Shallotte ATMC recently awarded the Town of Shallotte with an ATMC Connect Grant to assist with construction required to increase broadband access at Mulberry Park. The increased bandwidth provided the town with a better Internet connection that allowed them to upgrade their security cameras in the park. In early 2018, ATMC established Connect Grants to aid in costs associated with the delivery and utilization of ATMC broadband services used by local organizations who provide technology and economic initiatives which require connectivity. The grant program is a key element of ATMC’s vision to improve Internet access and increase the use of technology in areas served by the company. Representatives from the Town of Shallotte applied for the grant to increase broadband capabilities at Mulberry Park. With the new connection, the town was able to upgrade their security cameras providing a safer environment for families using the park.

ATMC has allocated $25,000 annually to the Connect Grants program.

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1

1:05

4.6

1:31

5.4

7:17

0.5

8:09

1.0

1

3:03

4.6

3:23

5.4

9:15

0.6

10:15

0.6

1

2:52

4.8

3:06

4.9

9:14

0.3

9:55

0.1

2

2:08

4.5

2:34

5.4

8:17

0.6

9:18

1.0

2

4:05

4.8

4:24

5.4

10:27

0.5

11:17

0.4

2

3:51

5.0

4:05

4.8

10:21

0.2

10:50

-0.1

3

3:12

4.6

3:37

5.5

9:25

0.6

10:30

0.9

3

5:06

5.1

5:24

5.4

11:33

0.3

4

4:15

4.8

4:39

5.6

10:36

0.5

11:35

0.6

4

5:04

5.4

5:20

5.4 12:12/ 11:33 0.1/ 0.1

5

5:17

5.0

5:40

5.8

11:43

0.2

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5

5:58

5.7

6:13

5.4

12:02

6

6:17

5.4

6:38

5.9

12:31

0.3

12:43

-0.0

6

6:48

5.9

7:01

5.3

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4:48

5.2

5:01

4.7

11:21

0.1

11:40

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4

5:41

5.4

5:53

4.7

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12:14

-0.0

-0.1

12:27

-0.1

5

6:30

5.5

6:42

4.6

12:26

-0.3

1:02

-0.1

12:48

-0.2

1:17

-0.2

6

7:15

5.6

7:26

4.6

1:09

-0.3

1:46

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7

7:13

5.7

7:32

5.9

1:23

-0.0

1:38

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7

7:34

6.0

7:46

5.2

1:32

-0.2

2:04

-0.1

7

7:57

5.5

8:07

4.5

1:50

-0.2

2:28

8

8:05

6.0

8:21

5.9

2:10

-0.2

2:31

-0.3

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8:18

5.9

8:30

5.0

2:14

-0.2

2:49

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8:37

5.4

8:47

4.3

2:31

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3:09

0.0

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8:53

6.1

9:08

5.7

2:56

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3:21

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9:01

5.8

9:12

4.7

2:56

-0.0

3:32

0.2

9

9:17

5.2

9:27

4.1

3:10

0.0

3:48

0.2

10

9:40

6.1

9:54

5.5

3:41

-0.2

4:09

-0.1

10

9:44

5.5

9:56

4.5

3:36

0.2

4:15

0.4

10

9:58

5.0

10:09

4.0

3:50

0.2

4:28

0.3

11

10:27

5.9

10:40

5.1

4:24

-0.1

4:56

0.1

11

10:29

5.2

10:43

4.2

4:17

0.5

4:57

0.6

11

10:41

4.7

10:54

3.8

4:29

0.4

5:08

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12

11:14

5.7

11:28

4.8

5:07

0.2

5:42

0.4

12

11:17

4.9

11:33

4.0

4:59

0.8

5:40

0.9

12

11:27

4.5

11:43

3.7

5:10

0.6

5:49

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5.4

5:50

0.5

6:28

0.8

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4.7

5:43

1.0

6:26

1.1

13

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12:16

4.3

5:54

0.8

6:33

0.7

14

12:19

4.5

12:57

5.1

6:34

0.8

7:15

1.1

14

12:27

3.9

1:00

4.6

6:31

1.2

7:16

1.2

14

12:34

3.7

1:04

4.2

6:42

1.0

7:20

0.7

15

1:13

4.2

1:51

4.9

7:21

1.2

8:06

1.3

15

1:21

3.8

1:51

4.5

7:26

1.4

8:11

1.2

15

1:25

3.7

1:52

4.1

7:37

1.1

8:11

0.7

16

2:08

4.1

2:44

4.8

8:14

1.4

9:03

1.5

16

2:12

3.9

2:40

4.5

8:28

1.4

9:06

1.1

16

2:15

3.9

2:40

4.1

8:39

1.1

9:04

0.5

17

3:02

4.0

3:35

4.7

9:14

1.5

10:02

1.5

17

3:02

4.1

3:28

4.5

9:30

1.3

9:57

0.9

17

3:04

4.1

3:30

4.1

9:42

0.9

9:56

0.3

18

3:54

4.1

4:25

4.8

10:17

1.5

10:57

1.3

18

3:50

4.3

4:15

4.6

10:27

1.1

10:44

0.6

18

3:55

4.4

4:20

4.2

10:40

0.7

10:47

-0.0 -0.3

19

4:44

4.2

5:13

4.8

11:15

1.3

11:45

1.1

19

4:37

4.6

5:02

4.7

11:18

0.8

11:28

0.3

19

4:46

4.8

5:12

4.3

11:33

0.4

11:36

20

5:32

4.4

6:00

4.9

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12:06

1.1

20

5:23

4.9

5:48

4.8

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12:05

0.5

20

5:36

5.2

6:03

4.5

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12:24

0.0

21

6:18

4.7

6:44

5.0

12:28

0.8

12:52

0.9

21

6:08

5.3

6:33

4.9

12:11

0.0

12:51

0.3

21

6:26

5.5

6:53

4.7

12:24

-0.6

1:13

-0.3

22

7:01

5.0

7:25

5.1

1:09

0.6

1:36

0.7

22

6:52

5.6

7:17

5.0

12:54

-0.2

1:36

0.1

22

7:15

5.8

7:42

4.8

1:14

-0.9

2:03

-0.5

23

7:41

5.3

8:05

5.2

1:48

0.3

2:18

0.5

23

7:36

5.8

8:02

5.0

1:38

-0.4

2:22

-0.1

23

8:04

5.9

8:32

4.8

2:04

-1.0

2:53

-0.6

24

8:20

5.5

8:44

5.2

2:27

0.1

3:00

0.4

24

8:21

6.0

8:48

4.9

2:24

-0.5

3:10

-0.1

24

8:55

5.9

9:25

4.8

2:55

-1.1

3:44

-0.7

25

8:59

5.7

9:24

5.2

3:07

0.0

3:43

0.3

25

9:09

5.9

9:39

4.8

3:11

-0.5

3:59

-0.1

25

9:48

5.8

10:22

4.7

3:48

-1.0

4:35

-0.6 -0.5

26

9:41

5.8

10:07

5.0

3:48

-0.1

4:28

0.3

26

10:01

5.8

10:36

4.7

4:01

-0.4

4:50

-0.0

26

10:45

5.5

11:24

4.6

4:42

-0.9

5:28

27

10:25

5.8

10:55

4.9

4:32

-0.0

5:14

0.4

27

10:59

5.6

11:40

4.6

4:54

-0.3

5:45

0.1

27

11:45

5.2

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5:38

-0.6

6:23

-0.4

28

11:16

5.7

11:50

4.7

5:18

0.1

6:03

0.5

28

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12:01

5.4

5:51

-0.1

6:43

0.2

28

12:28

4.6

12:46

4.9

6:39

-0.3

7:22

-0.2

29

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12:13

5.6

6:08

0.2

6:57

0.6

29

12:46

4.5

1:05

5.2

6:53

0.1

7:47

0.3

29

1:31

4.6

1:46

4.7

7:45

-0.0

8:25

-0.1

30

12:52

4.6

1:16

5.5

7:03

0.4

7:58

0.7

30

1:50

4.6

2:07

5.1

8:02

0.3

8:53

0.2

30

2:32

4.7

2:45

4.4

8:56

0.2

9:27

-0.1

31

1:58

4.5

2:20

5.4

8:05

0.5

9:05

0.8

31

1:58

4.5

2:20

5.4

8:05

0.5

9:05

0.8

31

3:30

4.8

3:43

4.2

10:04

0.2

10:25

-0.1

*TIDE CHARTS ARE ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE. IF YOU ARE CHECKING TIDES FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES, PLEASE VERIFY THESE TIMES WITH ANOTHER SOURCE.

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Allstate – R&R Insurance Services, Inc.................. 910-754-6596 37

Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries........................... 910-371-6700 24

Angelo’s Pizzeria and Bistro........................................910-754-2334 105

HydroShield...................................................................... 910-201-2200 77

Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle...................................... 910-754-8080 106 Intracoastal Realty Corporation................................910-258-4503 4 Art Catering & Events................................................... 910-755-6642 101

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Bianchi Brickyard Supply............................................. 910-454-4445 102

Josh London, State Farm Agent................................ 910-383-1303 111

Bill Clark Homes................................................................910-575-2933 35

Kristin Dowdy, State Farm Agent............................ 910-754-9923 111

Bleu....................................................................................... 910-579-5628 74

Legacy Homes by Bill Clark.......................................... 910-363-1682 34

Blue Heron Gallery..........................................................910-575-5088 72

Lockwood Folly Country Club.................................... 910-842-5666 101

BlueWave Dentistry........................................................ 910-383-2615 6

Logan Homes................................................................... 800-761-4707 66

Body Edge Fitness Solutions......................................910-575-0975 29

Luxe Home Interiors.......................................................910-371-0464 108

Boundary House.............................................................. 910-579-8888 19

McLeod Health.................................................................. 843-366-3891 36

Braddock Built Renovations........................................ 910-754-9635 77

New Hanover Regional Medical Center..................910-667-7170 BC

Brick Landing Plantation...............................................910-754-2745 14

NHRMC Physicians Group — New Hanover Medical Group......................................910-254-1033 7

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce......... 910-754-6644 93 Brunswick County Dept. of Social Services........... 910-253-2112 108 Brunswick Forest............................................................. 888-371-2434 32 Brunswick Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery............910-269-2420 26 Brunswick Organizing Solutions................................910-477-3768 101 Callahan’s of Calabash...................................................800-344-3816 13 Carolina Trust Federal Credit Union........................ 888-448-2133 70 Carolinas Oral and Facial Surgery............................. 910-762-2618 88 Christian Viera Photogrphy....................................... 803-609-8190 88 Clark’s Seafood and Chop House.............................. 843-399-8888 17 Coastal Insurance............................................................ 910-754-4326 15 Coastal Wine Room..........................................................910-393-2125 74 Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage.......................910-371-1181 27 CommWell Health........................................................... 877-935-5255 106 Cucalorus Film Festival............................................................................ 102 Delightful Dog Grooming........................................... 910-880-9300 94 EmergeOrtho................................................................... 910-332-3800 11 Farm Bureau Insurance - Shallotte............................910-754-8175 85 Floor Coverings International.................................... 910-575-5248 80 Foster Insurance.............................................................. 910-755-5100 94 Genie Leigh Photography........................................... 910-470-0456 72 GNC ...................................................................................... 910-755-5825 12

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Ocean Isle Family Dentistry........................................ 910-579-6999 85 Oyster Rock....................................................................... 910-579-6875 22 Pinnacle Storage...............................................................910-287-5737 30 Pope Real Estate............................................................... 910-619-7673 108 Purple Onion Café............................................................910-755-6071 101 Riptide Builders................................................................. 910-816-4167 3 Robertos............................................................................. 910-579-4999 24 Scott’s Farm & Family...................................................910-755-6055 29 Sea Island Trading Co....................................................843-273-0248 38 Seaside MedSpa.............................................................. 910-575-6999 12 Seaside United Methodist Church............................910-579-5753 14 Seaside Wellness..............................................................910-754-2273 85 Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber....................800-457-6964 86 Southern Charm Co......................................................... 910-754-4141 86 Sunset Dental................................................................... 910-575-6300 IFC Time 2 Remember Photography...............................910-253-7428 106 Trusst Builder Group..................................................... 910-371-0304 42 University of NC at Wilmington............................... 910-962-7200 9 Wilmington Health.......................................................... 910-371-0404 94 Winds Resort Beach Club............................................ 800-334-3581 72

Hughes & Hughes............................................................. 910-287-3810 111

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Specialized care where you need it most

With Novant Health’s physician specialists located throughout Brunswick County, you don’t have to travel far from home for the care you need. Our experts are board-certified in a wide range of specialties, which means they have the knowledge and experience to provide care customized for you at every stage of life. We’re the neighbor you can count on to get you better and keep you healthy.

Novant Health Coastal Plastic Surgery Supply • 910-754-8808 nhcoastalplasticsurgery.org

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Shallotte • 910-721-4220 NovantHealth.org/neurologyshallotte

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Michael Applegate, MD

Phillip Khan, MD

Novant Health Endocrinology Shallotte • 910-721-4230 NovantHealth.org/endocrinologycalabash Chip Whitesides, MD Virginia Czimber, FNP-C

Novant Health Gastroenterology Brunswick Supply • 910-754-5988 nhgastroenterologybrunswick.org Scott Itzkowitz, DO Jonathan Lamphier, MD Charles Douglas Rice Jr., MD Katie Campbell, PA-C Misgana Gebeyehu, PA-C

Novant Health OB/GYN Bolivia, Leland, Carolina Shores and Southport 910-721-4050 NovantHealthobgyn.org Nicholas Bodenheimer, DO Tabitha Delo, MD Tracey McCarthy, DO Richard Thompson, DO Lee Toler, DO Li Xu, MD Sara Brown, FNP

Matthew Benenati, DO A. Richard DeSandre, MD Richard Scallion, MD Joseph Andrew Smith, MD Mark Tillotson, MD

Novant Health Urology Partners Bolivia, Southport, Carolina Shores and Leland 910-721-4150 nhurologypartnersbrunswick.org Lydia Laboccetta, MD Steven Robbins, MD

Novant Health Psychiatric Medicine Brunswick Shallotte • 910-721-4200 Heather Stoume Ellis, LCSW, MSW, LCAS, ICAADC

Learn more and find a doctor near you at MyNovant.org.

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