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LEARN ABOUT THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT

The Great Backyard Bird Count occurs annually in February. You can learn more about participating at Museum of Coastal Carolina.

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Watching birds is a safe and enjoyable individual or family activity during the pandemic, and all levels of birders are welcome to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. A yearly citizen science project in which people can watch, learn about, count and celebrate birds, the Great Backyard Bird Count is open to anyone. Come learn what the Great Backyard Bird Count is, how you can participate and what local bird species you may see in the area by attending a workshop at the Museum of Coastal Carolina.

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A VOICE FOR THE CHILDREN

Guardian ad Litem advocates are needed in Brunswick, Columbus and Bladen counties.

Story by Jo Ann Mathews Daniel Murray of Southport begins to explain that after a meeting with an abused child, the child walked with him and his wife, Debra Sullivan, to their car and hugged them. Murray stops in midsentence, trying to stem his emotions.

Sullivan completes the sentence. “He said he loved us,” she says.

BOOKS & MOORE

Two brothers fulfill a dream with their new independent bookstore in Calabash.

By Claire Lynch A year ago, brothers Corey and Joseph “Joey” Moore were sitting around talking with their family at their parents’ home in Calabash when someone mentioned that Calabash had lots of shops but was missing a bookstore. Corey and Joey looked at each other and smiled as they both had the same thought — we should open a bookstore so people wouldn’t have to drive to North Myrtle Beach or Sunset Beach to pick up their favorite books.

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BEMC CEO JOINS NATIONAL BOARD

Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation CEO Josh Winslow is elected to National Information Solutions Cooperative Board of Directors.

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Josh Winslow, CEO and general manager of Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC), has been elected to the board of directors of a national information technology organization. Winslow will serve a three-year board term with National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), a memberowned cooperative providing leading-edge solutions to utilities at the forefront of industry change.

ELEGANTLY COIFFED PETS

Primp My Pooch in Little River is improving the looks of hundreds of Brunswick and Horry county cats and dogs.

by Claire Lynch When Joyce and Geoffrey Frank moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in 1991, it was perfect timing. Geoff was making a career change, and they both wanted to live in a warmer climate, so their favorite vacation spot became their permanent home. Working in construction, Geoff soon discovered there were more projects underway in North Carolina so they moved to Brunswick County.

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A PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH

Novant Health and New Hanover Regional Medical Center celebrate the beginning of a partnership that will benefit healthcare in southeastern North Carolina.

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The two North Carolina not-for-profit health systems have come together after more than a year of public evaluation of how NHRMC could best meet the needs of the growing region. The sale of NHRMC from New Hanover County to Novant Health opens new opportunities for collaboration and growth as well as additional medical education and clinical capabilities.