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EVERYONE’S FAVORITE CRUSTACEAN MAKES THE PERFECT SUMMERTIME MEAL

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Expanding orthopedic care right here in Brunswick Ted Parcel, DO, and Benjamin Browning, MD, are accepting new patients Joint, bone and muscle pain can interrupt your life. Are you ready to get back to doing what you love?

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86 42 HEALTHCARE Q&A

10 questions with Shelbourn Stevens, president of New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Novant Health’s Coastal Market.

By Dennis Hetzel

54 TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH

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When a February 2021 tornado caused three deaths and left a devastating path of destruction in Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach, the community rallied to help the hundreds of residents who were affected.

BY Jo Ann Mathews

65 P UT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HEART IS

For the real bargains and to show love to local nonprofit organizations, shop the South Brunswick area thrift stores.

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86 THE NEED FOR SPEED

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IN EVERY ISSUE

DEPARTMENTS

16 PUBLISHER’S NOTE

27 SPIRITS

18 CONTRIBUTORS 21 WHAT’S HAPPENED

What’s been going on around town

32 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

Extras you’ll only find online

35 UP NORTH

Finds in the Summer 2021 edition of North Brunswick Magazine

91 SNIPPETS

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award Gala

93 BUSINESS PROFILES

Coldwell Banker Sloane Realty and Pink Flamingo Resale Shop

95 SHALLOTTE INLET TIDE CHART

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28 WHAT’S COOKIN’

Grilled Lobster and Veggie Skewers

By Sandi Grigg

49 COMMUNITY

Friends of the Library Southport and Oak Island celebrates 30 years of building strong community through a strong public library.

By Beth A. Klahre

61 EDUCATION

Art, technology and craft come together at Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle Beach.

By Ed Beckley

75 PEOPLE

The moments that changed Holden Beach resident Heather Kinlaw’s life and convinced her of the power of CBD.

By Dennis Hetzel

80 HEALTH

Susan Werlinich’s local cancer support group, RISE, empowers and educates cancer survivors, patients and caregivers.

By Beth A. Klahre

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71 BEHIND THE BUSINESS

At Mason Dixon in Shallotte, customers contribute to community nonprofits just by shopping.

By Claire Lynch

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97 ADVERTISERS INDEX

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EVERYONE’S FAVORITE CRUSTACEAN MAKES THE PERFECT SUMMERTIME MEAL

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About the cover: Photographer James Stefiuk captured our cover image for Grilled Lobster and Veggie Skewers. Flip to the What’s Cookin’ column on page 28 to find the recipe, created by our food & drink editor, Sandi Grigg, as the perfect summertime meal.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

A Normal Summer Here’s to hoping the pandemic is ending!

South Brunswick Magazine Publisher Justin Williams with his new pup, Toby.

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What a ride, huh? It’s been a year of firsts for a lot of us as we have traveled together through COVID-19. None of us really knew what to expect in March of 2020, but I think I am with most of you when I say that I couldn’t wait until restrictions were lifted with the safety of a vaccine. Fast forward to May of 2021 and our governor lifted

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restrictions, leading us one step closer to normalcy.

I, personally, am thrilled to get out and about more around our beautiful county.

As you see in the pics on this page, my new puppy, Toby, and I have been venturing around to a few places. We enjoyed a nice day in Southport recently and he’s been venturing around with me some days when we check on our distribution racks.

Brunswick County is such a great place to spend all or part of your summer. While you’re here, I hope you find time to enjoy our summer 2021 edition of South Brunswick Magazine. We’ve got a bunch of cool stories for you to read this time. We have a healthcare Q&A with Shelbourn Stevens — who just became president of the entire coastal market for Novant Health with their recent acquisition of NHRMC, and we learn more about the 30th anniversary of the Friends of the Library and Oak Island. JoAnn Mathews has a story about how so many people in the community stepped up to help with the recent Ocean Ridge Plantation tornado. We also learn how wine is made as Ed Beckley give us a look at the process at the Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle Beach, and we meet Landen Lewis — a young 15-year-old racing cars out of Ocean Isle Beach.

Whether you are local or visiting this summer, please be sure to patronize our advertisers and tell them you saw them in South Brunswick Magazine. Local businesses need your support and love to hear from you.

Thanks for reading South Brunswick Magazine. Enjoy the summer!

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CONTRIBUTORS

Claire Lynch CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Claire Lynch was a public relations manager in New York for 22 years. She received a M.A. in English from New York University and published four ebooks on Amazon and Kindle, including One City Transplant: Growing Up Urban, Suburban. In 2018 Claire moved to Calabash and enjoys eating in the “Seafood Capital of the World.”

Jo Ann Mathews CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Jo Ann Mathews was a freelance writer and English teacher before she and her husband, Steve, moved from Flossmoor, Illinois, to Ocean Isle Beach in 2000. Their son, Steven, lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with his wife, Meghan, and their three sons. Their son, Jeffrey, lives in San Francisco with his wife, Anne. Matthews enjoys swimming, jazz, needlepoint and her Kindle, where her book, Women and Adversity, Honoring 23 Black Women, is available.

Melissa Slaven Warren CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Melissa Slaven Warren is a freelance writer who lives in Sunset Beach. She earned her BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is currently pursuing her Masters in Liberal Studies from UNCW. She’s been a freelance business writer, feature article author, non-fiction essayist, technical editor, entrepreneur, product and brand manager. Her work has appeared in Our State magazine and she is a regular contributor to local publications. In her spare time Melissa enjoys water sports and coastal living with her husband, Bill, and 110 lb. rescue dog, aptly named Bear. Visit her website at melissaslavenwarren.com.

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WHAT'S HAPPENED

Dosher Launches Robotic Arm Assisted Surgery for Total Knee Replacements

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Dosher Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in the region to utilize robotic arm assisted surgery for total knee replacements.

This advancement in joint replacement surgery transforms the way total knee replacements are performed. Total knee replacements in the United States are expected to increase 189% by 2030, yet studies have shown that approximately 20% of patients are dissatisfied after their conventional surgery. Through CT-based 3D modeling of bone anatomy, Dosher’s surgeon can now use the Mako SmartRobotics™ System to create a personalized surgical plan based on a patient’s unique anatomy and to virtually modify the surgical plan intraoperatively as needed. In clinical studies, Mako SmartRobotics™ Total Knee demonstrated the potential for patients to experience less pain, less need for opiate analgesics, less need for inpatient physical therapy, reduction in length of hospital stay, improved knee flexion and soft tissue protection in comparison to manual techniques.

Shallotte ABC Store Ribbon Cutting Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ABC store of Shallotte on March 10. The new location of the Shallotte ABC Store is 715 Main Street.

Makai Brewing Holds Multi-Family Yard Sale On March 28 Makai Brewing Company hosted a Spring Cleaning Multi-Family Yard Sale. Nana’s Main Ingredient served up delicious grub that went great with cold beer from Makai Brewing. They hope to do it again soon.

Habitat for Humanity Holds Wall Blessing Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity held its first wall blessing of 2021 on March 4 at Beth Hewett’s home at 4473 Pinewood Village Drive. The wall blessing ceremony is an opportunity to write well wishes to the homeowner on the frame of the home before it was covered with drywall. The messages will forever surround Beth with support. Since then, Habitat has broken ground on the fourth home of the season.

Calabash Elks Donate to Brunswick Family Assistance

Wine, Women & Chocolate is a Success

Brunsco Has It! Business Expo Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held its Brunsco Has It! Business Expo on April 10 at Silver Coast Wintery in Ocean Isle Beach. Local businesses provided information about goods and services all in one place. This event is always free to attend, and both vendors and attendees practiced COVID practices.

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Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce’s Wine, Women & Chocolate event took place on March 8 at Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle Beach. The chamber sold a limited number of tickets to allow everyone space to spread out including on the outdoor patio with lighting provided by Prestige Outdoor Lighting and Audio.

The event offered raffle baskets filled with wares from local shops including a staycation at the Sunset Inn, a healthy and clean basket, a yard work basket and more. Attendees were able to see the newest fashions from area boutiques, sip great wine and nibble appetizers and chocolate. Tickets were only $35. Look to support this event next year.

The Veteran’s Affairs Committee (VAC) of Calabash Elks Lodge 2679 recently donated $4,100 to Brunswick Family Assistance (BFA), to help fund assistance provided to Veterans in Brunswick County. VAC donations in the past four years to the BFA Veterans Fund now total more than $18,000. BFA will use the funds to help resident veterans needing assistance with rent, utilities, food supplies, home maintenance and similar emergency expenses.

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development programs. BFA continues to be a leader in partnering with other organizations to help solve community problems. To learn more about BFA or to find way in which you can help, visit their website at brunswickfamily.org or call them at (910) 754-4766.

service and standards of performance. Among its leadership and staff, you’ll find past and current presidents, directors, committee members and board members of the Brunswick County Association of Realtors, the North Carolina Association of Realtors, the Brunswick County Tourism Development Authority, the Vacation Rental Management Association, the N.C. Vacation Rental Managers Association and the Southport Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce.

The mission of the Veteran’s Affairs Committee of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 2679 is to provide occasional funding, fraternal activities and general support for local veterans, various veterans programs and military located throughout the southeastern North Carolina area as well as for retired and Wounded Warriors in the Fort Bragg area of Fayetteville and Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville. For more information about other ways our Elks Lodge supports veterans and the military community, visit calabashelks.org and click on the Veterans Affairs tab.

The firm went from humble beginnings to great success but it does not plan on stopping there. No matter what the next 40 years look like, Margaret Rudd and all of her “associates” are taking this year’s anniversary as a reason to be truly excited about what the future holds.

Dosher Wound Care Center Recognized for Clinical Excellence

Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., Realtors® Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary

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The sales arm of the business recently announced its nominations for the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (“LeadingRE”) 2020 Award of Excellence in both the outgoing sales production and referral categories, while the property management department was named Best Rental Agency for the third year in a row for the 2021 Southport Magazine Maggie Awards. The recognition doesn’t end there. Over its 40 years in business, MRA has been a trendsetter. Along with blazing a few trails, the agency has seen many notable accolades highlighting its unparalleled 22

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Brunswick Legionnaires Help a Veteran in Need

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For 40 years Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc., Realtors® (MRA) has turned visitors into locals with its dedicated brand of exceptional, personalized service and strong professional ethics and integrity.

What started as a small adventure for Margaret Rudd Bishop on Saint Patrick’s Day in 1981 grew gradually with the agency’s founder and president buying out her then partner just two short years later in 1983. S.R. “Buddy” Rudd, Jr. joined the company as vice president in 1986, and the rest is history. After all this time, the second-generation, family-owned and -operated business serves as the largest independent real estate agency in Brunswick County, employing a number of full-time and seasonal employees as well as a team of motivated sales agents. While sales can be found in all three of its current locations in Southport and Oak Island, the property management department handles its 250+ short-term, vacation rental and 65 plus long-term rental properties out of the Oak Island office.

For the fifth year in a row, the Wound Care Center at Dosher Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a Center of Distinction.

The criteria for this recognition require achieving or exceeding outstanding clinical and operational results, including patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent and a heal rate of 92 percent in less than 28 median days to heal. The doctors, nurses and technicians on the Wound Care team are all specially trained in wound management and are invested in the most successful outcomes available for our patients. Dosher’s Wound Center is a member of the Healogics network of over 600 Wound Care Centers and offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds that have not healed in a reasonable amount of time. Treatments at the center include hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which works by surrounding the patient with 100 percent oxygen under pressure to help progress the healing of the wound.

Recently a veteran in dire need of assistance contacted the chairman of the Brunswick County Veterans Coalition. The veteran had moved from Pennsylvania in December and with a limited amount of funds. Unfortunately, as time moved on his funds were depleted and he found himself in a situation where he had no money and was about to be evicted from his current residence. Desperate for help,

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he reached out to the chairman of the Coalition. That phone call triggered an immediate call for members of the Coalition to provide the needed assistance to get this veteran into suitable housing and fast. Food was another essential which was needed.

To say the vet was overwhelmed by the support rendered by American Legion Posts 543, 68 and 550 as well as the 40 and 8 would be an understatement. They will continue to make “buddy checks” to ensure this veteran moves in a positive direction and never has to worry about his future. The American Legion’s credo, no veteran will be left behind, was certainly exemplified in this case.

ATMC Awarded Best in Customer Service ATMC recently was recognized as Best in Customer Service in the Brunswick Beacon’s 2021 Best of Brunswick Awards, in which readers cast their votes for their favorites in a variety of categories.

This is the 13th consecutive year that ATMC has received this recognition. Over the past year, ATMC was committed to helping their customers through the challenges of COVID-19. Last spring, ATMC provided free internet to homes of students without service for 60 days and continued providing service at a discounted rate through October. The cooperative also worked with residential and business customers to keep them connected through financial hardships brought on by the pandemic. In addition, ATMC completed several network upgrades and expansion efforts aimed at bringing better service to existing customers and new customers.

This includes ATMC’s work to bring fiber optics to more than 3,000 homes and businesses in Boiling Spring Lakes. Over the past year, ATMC increased broadband speeds for thousands of

Knights of Columbus Donates to Brunswick County Charities and SBH Academic Scholarships

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American Legion Post 543 (St. James) took the lead supported

by Posts 550 (Shallotte) and 68 (Leland). The Commander of Post 550 in Shallotte identified a possible apartment complex where the veteran could stay, and the commander from a veteran organization known as the 40 & 8 provided the cash needed to sustain the veteran. Armed with that information about housing, Post 543 took the veteran to Artesa Village Apartments in Sunset Beach to see if he would qualify. It did not take long to get the answer. Artesa Village’s property manager worked very closely with the veteran and the representative from Post 543 to secure the requisite documentation. The word came back that the veteran was indeed qualified. There was tremendous relief by all parties concerned that their efforts had thwarted the possibility of another vet being homeless. But the story does not end there. Although the veteran had secured the apartment and food, electricity needed to be turned on. Post 543 took on this task and within hours they had secured the funds needed to turn on the electricity. Now that the vet had an apartment and he had the electricity turned on, he needed furniture. Again Post 543 took the lead. Some furniture was identified by the Post, but more was needed. That is when Post 68 raised its hand and indicated they could assist in providing additional financial support as well as provide transportation to get the furniture from Post 543 to the new domicile. Further, Post 68 indicated they could assist in getting the vet needed kitchen supplies. In less than two weeks the veteran went from despair to total relief because the American Legion posts in Brunswick County pooled their resources and collectively answered the needs of this veteran.

members at no additional charge to the customer. Additionally, the cooperative was awarded a grant from the NC GREAT program, which will allow the cooperative to bring high-speed internet to unserved homes near the Northwest and Sandy Creek communities of Brunswick County.

Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council #12537 of Southport, gifted $41,000 to 16 Brunswick County charities including 11 South Brunswick High academic scholarships in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations were gifted during the Knights monthly business meeting in April 2021 with the scholarships being awarded later in May 2021. With the charities’ urgent need for funding, the Knights decided to expedite the issue and distribute the needed dollars early in April.

The gifting was made possible through the Knights Annual Charity Golf Tournament and monthly Takeout Italian and German Dinners.

Due to COVID-19 limitations, Operation LAMB Foundation (Least Among My Brothers), recognized as the Tootsie Roll Campaign, a strategic fundraiser for the Knights, was inactive. None of this would have been possible if not for overwhelming effort through the merchants, agencies, companies and people of Brunswick County.

Over a 21-year period, Sacred Heart Knights have gifted in excess of $504,000 to Brunswick County charities and SBH academic scholarships.

McLeod Seacoast Nurse Receives DAISY Award McLeod Seacoast recently awarded a Daisy Award for outstanding service and care. Kristy Globe, RN in McLeod Health Seacoast Observation was announced as the DAISY Award Recipient for the second quarter of 2021. She was nominated by a patient for her extraordinary care and compassion. To recognize those nurses at McLeod Health who are true examples of nursing excellence, patients, family members and co-workers may nominate nurses for the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.

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Oak Island Moose Lodge Donates to Brunswick Community College Foundation

College (BCC) students beginning fall 2021.

On April 12 members of the Oak Island Moose Lodge #2059 requested Brunswick Community College (BCC) President Gene Smith and BCC Foundation Executive Director Elizabeth Wassum to visit the Lodge. Upon arrival, they were met by four Moose members holding a big check. It was a grand celebration for all as the check was in the amount of $45,000. This donation will provide full scholarship support to Brunswick Community

Oak Island Moose Lodge members Bruce Leeming, George Cook and Bob Ross presented the check and shared their excitement to be a part of assisting Brunswick County students with tuition, books and fees to pursue a degree at Brunswick Community College. Moose International is an organization of men and women dedicated to caring for the young and old, bringing communities closer together and celebrating life.

With a combined membership of more than 1,000,000 members globally in the Loyal Order of Moose and Women of the Moose, their presence is felt in more than 1,500 communities across all 50 states and four Canadian provinces, plus Great Britain. The Moose organization contributes between $75 to $100 million worth of community services (counting monetary donations, volunteer hours worked and miles driven) annually. To learn more about the Moose Lodge #2059, call (910) 457-5947 or stop by during operational times. Brunswick Community College Foundation, organized in 1982, is a charitable organization 501(c)(3) instituted to enhance the mission of Brunswick Community College to a level of excellence and purpose for students and the community.

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Gunther Tschorn, a long-time resident of Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle, turned 100 years old on June 18, 2021. Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle was honored to celebrate the monumental occasion with him. On June 18 team members, residents and a few family members gathered in the dining room to sing, eat cake and make memories with the guest of honor. Since 2017 Gunther has been happy to call the senior living community his home. He resides in the Independent Living section of the community, only receiving help with meals and housekeeping. He walks well, reads the newspaper most every morning and delights others with his bright smile. He is a genuinely kind man, preferring to shine his light onto others instead of stepping into the limelight. Amy Causey, executive director at Arbor Landing Ocean Isle, posted a request for 100 birthday cards on her Facebook page.

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De Lime in De Coconut Head to a vacation state of mind with this classic summer cocktail.

BY SANDI GRIGG

W We all know “Coconut,” the classic Harry Nilsson song from the ’70s — “Put de lime in de coconut, you drank ‘em bot’ up” — well, this drink is exactly like that. Now that the song is stuck in your head, you are ready to make this cocktail.

With only a few ingredients and a blender you can create a tasty, tart and refreshingly tropical drink. I don’t do much with coconut unless it is summer, because coconut takes me to a place with salt air, sandy toes and a feeling of relaxation. This drink, made with thick and deliciously sweet coconut cream, is the perfect escape to that vacation state of mind.

Blended with ice,

rum and two whole limes, it is frothy and best drunk right away.

There are many variations to this drink. Some recipes call for coconut milk instead of coconut cream or lime juice instead of the whole peeled lime. I make mine with coconut cream because it makes the drink thicker, and I think the cream is a bit sweeter than the milk, which goes great with the tartness of the lime. Lime juice is a simple substitution, but by using the whole peeled lime I feel as if there is less waste and it allows for bits of lime to slip in as you sip.

Unlike the song I doubt this drink is a remedy for a belly ache, but it’s worth a try.

COCONUT LIME DAIQUIRI Makes 2 drinks.

You will need a blender.

INGREDIENTS 4 ounces coconut rum 2 limes 8 ounces cream of coconut 3 cups ice fresh mint

METHOD Peel the limes and toss in a blender.

Pour in the rum, cream of coconut and ice. Blend until combined and the ice is fully crushed/blended.

Pour into a glass and garnish with fresh mint.

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Lobster is one of the world’s most succulent seafoods, and these lobster tails are no exception. Their sweet, briny richness from the cold waters goes wonderfully with the decadent taste of the lemon garlic butter that’s brushed right on the grill along with some veggie skewers. Can you taste summer yet?

I have suggested splitting the tails and skewering them for easy removal from the shell. After they come off the grill, pull up on the stick (pulling from the tail end) while holding the shell and they will come right out with no mess. In the past when I have made lobster tails, I have struggled with getting them out of the shell or making a mess all over my plate and hands. But with this recipe, the meat pulls right out. If you use wooden skewers, I would recommend soaking them in water for 15 to 20 minutes so they don’t catch on fire.

My spouse and I prepared this dish for Mother’s Day, and it was outstanding. It is simple to make and it will get you outside around a grill — the best place to cook during the warmer months. Don’t let the fact that it is lobster scare you away. Treat it like a really big shrimp and savor every bite.

You can certainly use spiny lobster if you are in Florida or a warmwater area, but most of the fish markets and grocery stores in southeastern North Carolina will offer Maine lobster. You can also change up the veggies if you don’t like onion or tomatoes. Feel free to use squash or mushrooms or whatever veggies you prefer.

This recipe is larger than an appetizer size but not quite a full meal.

It serves more similar to a small plate or tapas portion. For a full meal you may want to serve this over rice or alongside a baked potato.

Enjoy!

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Grilled Lobster and Veggie Skewers Serves 2

INGREDIENTS 2 6 to 8 ounce lobster tails 1 yellow pepper

2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 purple onion

1 tablespoon parsley

1 zucchini

1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning

6 ounces cherry tomatoes 1 stick of butter (8 tablespoons)

1 teaspoon dry thyme salt and pepper

1 lemon

METHOD Preheat the grill to med-high heat.

Turn the lobster tails so that the underside of the lobster tail is facing up. Cut the lobster tails in half lengthwise and run a skewer in the middle of the tail (meat only) so you have 4 skewers.

Cut the pepper, onion and zucchini into 2-inch chunks. Thread the pepper, onion (3 to 4 layers together is OK), zucchini and tomatoes onto skewers, alternating as you go. You should get about 4 skewers of vegetables. Place the veggie skewers on a sheet pan.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter and mix with 1 tablespoon of garlic. Pour over the veggies. Sprinkle the skewers with thyme and salt and pepper.

For the lobster marinade, mix 3 tablespoons of melted butter with 1 tablespoon of garlic, the juice of 1/2 a lemon, parsley and Old Bay. Place the veggie skewers on the grill.

Place the lobster skewers shell-side down on the grill and brush with the lobster marinade.

Grill both for about 4 minutes. Brush the lobster with the marinade and flip both veggie and lobster skewers to cook on the other side for another 4 minutes.

Prepare the butter sauce by melting the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, each in separate dipping ramekins.

Cut the other half of the lemon into wedges.

Plate 2 veggie skewers and 2 lobster skewers with a dipping butter and lemon wedges. The lobster meat should pull right out of the shell using the skewer.

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KEEPING BRUNSWICK COUNTY CLEAN

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BCAR members participate in NCDOT Spring Litter Sweep.

Members of the Brunswick County Association of Realtors® (BCAR) recently did their part to clean up Brunswick County’s roadsides. Over the course of two days, 10 teams of volunteers gathered more than 60 bags of trash between Southport and Calabash as part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Spring Litter Sweep program. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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Cedar Grove Middle School teacher Betsy O’Hara is the Hybrid Remote Teacher of the Year.

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Eat and drink on the Southport waterfront at sister businesses The Frying Pan and American Fish Company.

Southport, NC, being the charming little city it is, attracts loads of visitors. It gets hopping for real after Memorial Day, and the hopping doesn’t stop until — maybe — after Labor Day. I’ve been there on weekends in October where the lines were 50 to 75 bodies long to get into the waterfront restaurants. Weekends especially place a premium on parking spaces and seating at its many excellent restaurants. | CONTINUE READING ONLINE

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Joan Wilt is the new volunteer coordinator for Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium.

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Sunset Beach Summer Market kicked off Thursday, May 6.

Sandy Bumz makes life with beach babies so much easier.

Pure Markets is proud to announce that the Sunset Beach Summer Market has returned bigger and better after a tough 2020 COVID season. Opening day was Thursday, May 6 from 9 am to 1 pm. The weekly market was held at Silver Coast Winery during the month of May. The market will return to Sunset Beach Town Park as soon as the town allows.

As a new mom, one thing I had been looking forward to was getting my 8-month-old son out on the beach. I couldn’t wait to see his face light up when the waves crashed, and I was eager to watch him play in the sand. I envisioned the sun shining bright and him, in his cute little outfit, playing with his toys on the beach.

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THE FATE OF EAGLES ISLAND Is the island in both Brunswick and New Hanover counties destined for development or will it become a nature park with a focus on preservation, education and recreation?

By Teresa A. McLamb

The only bobcat I have ever encountered in the wild was on Eagles Island. I didn’t so much encounter it as hear it, a wail almost like a baby’s cry. Scanning the marshy landscape, I spotted a lone scraggly tree. Crouched on a lower branch, the cat called out to something unseen in this otherworldly terrain.

SUMMER ON A STICK Skewers loaded with fresh shrimp and pineapple and a tasty Asian marinade make for a tasty summer meal on the grill.

By Sandi Grigg

This sweet, light and citrusy recipe was originally inspired by a trip my spouse and I took to Charleston before COVID. At one restaurant we really enjoyed, I ordered this dish of shrimp and pineapple skewers over jasmine rice. The plate brought to our table and was colorful and fragrant, and I knew I was going to love it.

I had never eaten much jasmine rice, but the sweet, nutty flavor went perfectly with the shrimp and pineapple.

FOR THE LONG HAUL Leland ultrarunners Jeremy Reynolds and Jeff Winchester compete in long-distance races and motivate others to do the same.

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For most of us, simply the thought of completing a marathon is exhausting.

But for ultramarathoners and Leland residents Jeremy Reynolds and Jeff Winchester, those 26.2 miles are merely a warm-up for something truly epic.

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Off and Running

Coastal Race Productions may be a tiny operation but they’ve helped tens of thousands of people run around the streets of southeastern North Carolina.

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BY ED BECKLEY

A stampede of runners is underway on our local streets, and it has gotten so big there is seemingly no finish line. It started on May 18, 2014, at the inaugural Run Sunset Beach Half Marathon. And now there are recreational marathons or half-marathons, 5Ks and mile fun runs throughout South Brunswick’s towns, totaling more than 50,000 runners since their inception. The events have made a pleasing impact on the economy and physical fitness, and it’s all thanks to a company named Coastal Race Productions (CRP).

It must be a noticeably big company with many employees to be able to pull off these major logistical events, right? There are government negotiations to contract, roads to close, thousands of runners to stay on course over many miles, the safety of volunteers and participants at stake, race publicity, registrations, scoring and awards, just to name a few of the duties of race directors. Well, the irony surrounding all this organized running madness is that CRP is comprised of only a couple of grandparents, two young parents and their little girl. “Race Central” is two houses, one in Sunset Beach and one in Calabash.

What were they thinking?

Johnna (JoJo) Terragna (aka Mimi to her granddaughter), jokes that she and son-in-law David Hutnik are the CCO and CEO, respectively, which means she is the “Chief Chaos Organizer” and David’s the “Chief Extrapolating Officer.”

“It’s so hard to guesstimate the numbers of medals and shirts

Coastal Race Productions is more than a company, it’s a family business including, left to right, David, Jackie and Addie Hutnik and JoJo and Terry Terragna.

months in advance, and nobody could have foreseen COVID-19,” Terragna says. “There are so many things we have had to learn, which can come only from experience, such as there is no such thing as putting too many directional signs along a racecourse and checking them last minute. Otherwise, they seem to find their ways up ended, and arrows somehow pointing off course.

In other words, you don’t know what you don’t know, unfortunately, until you know it. You fix it and it gets better and better.”

The family moved here 10 years ago from a rural Indiana farm community and took jobs locally in hair dressing and website marketing. But their love of running and embracing one of Hutnik’s mantras refocused the entire family on the creation of this hugely different business idea. Hutnik proclaims that people should devote themselves to three things they love: One relates Summer 2021

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to making a living, one for a hobby and one toward staying mentally and bodily fit. “That makes running, times three,” Terragna says, so the family voted to give it a try.

Terragna was particularly in favor because of her past. There was a time in her life when she says she lived “fairly defeated,” and then at age 40 a breast cancer diagnosis added to her doldrums.

During that period, she read the book The Courage to Start by John Bingham, which inspired her to consider running as a fitness hobby. Even as she battled cancer, Terragna took Bingham’s advice and started by researching running shoes, training plans and racing.

“You see, running got me through before I even really took a step,” she says. “I decided that if I could survive the cancer, I really could do anything, and running was at the top of my list. I often say that while cancer changed my life, running saved it.”

Terragna not only became a runner, but also a marathoner, having completed the Chicago and Paris marathons. She was more than ready to tackle this new business venture.

It became “real” immediately after she completed a race outside of the county. She and Hutnik, along with his wife, Jackie, and their daughter, Addie, stopped at a McDonald’s for a bite. They did not have high words of praise for the event, and it was like the old song – “anything you can do, I can do better.”

Over their burgers and fries, they scratched out a business plan and division of labor for a Sunset Beach race.

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“David and I share the day-to-day tasks of planning, promoting and priding ourselves in good customer care,” Terragna says. “And on race weekend, it is all hands on deck. My husband, Terry, manages our finish line area, my daughter, Jackie, oversees packet pick-up and the awards. Even Addie is out at the crack of dawn handling any situation like a pro.”

None of the family members have been to race-director school (and there is such a thing). However, Terragna says her extensive racing experience, plus her lack of fear in asking people in the industry how they do it, helped them immensely in figuring it out. Another plus, she says, is that she and Hutnik had been self-employed and are not afraid of working around the clock.

Coastal Race One of the most important elements Productions is for success, she and Hutnik discovered, known for its big and beautiful race is the engaging and training of medals. volunteers. A marathon, for instance, needs dozens of helpers at intersections, water tables, handing out awards and so on. CRP incentivizes its volunteers with free t-shirts and $25 per person donations to their favorite charities. In 2019 alone CRP donated $24,000 to organizations across the county.

The inaugural Run Sunset Beach came off like a dream on race day. “It was almost as wonderful as a runner’s high,” Terragna says, adding that she couldn’t sleep for a day or two afterwards. The family had overcome a few moments of terror, and “I just kept thinking about all of those smiling faces as they crossed the finish line. It’s the best kind of exhaustion,” she says with her very own wide smile.

The positive reviews spread quickly, and in addition to the Sunset Beach event, the family now produces several more local races: Run Holden Beach, Run Ocean Isle Beach, Run Oak Island and The Calabash Turkey Trot. Their newest 3.1-mile race was held on July 3, 2021 – the Freedom 5K and Firecracker Fun Run in Shallotte. They also fire the starting gun for CRP events in Wilmington and North Myrtle Beach.

The year 2020 is one that small business owners will never forget.

“With three weeks until Run Sunset Beach, the country began shutting down from the COVID pandemic,” Terragna says. “We scheduled a meeting with the town, and we decided to postpone the event and reschedule for a few months later on May 1. We all thought we would be back to normal by then. Wow, did we get that wrong. As event planners, we had no idea what to plan for.

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Plan after plan resulted in cancelation after cancelation.”

However, any group of people that can figure a way to organize such complicated and large events can find alternatives in the face of adverse surprises. The family created virtual running events! CRP challenged runners to get out every day and run a set number of miles which, when totaled, would be the equivalent of running from Boone to the Outer Banks and Myrtle Beach to the Carolina mountains.

Runners paid a registration fee to participate, and to earn t-shirts and CRP’s magnificent medals.

“Our medals set us apart from other companies,” Terragna says. “They are big and beautiful.” (Actually, they are so big you can hang them in the house as wall art.)

For the virtual runs, the medals were the shape of the states, and a runner/slider moves across the route.

Participants could log their miles online and see their progress on an interactive map.

“We had over 1,500 runners register,” Terragna says. “We also launched the Great American Race with the same concept, but the route took you from Sunset Beach, North Carolina, to Sunset Beach, California. The charm that slides across the medals was fully customizable from gender and skin tone to hair color. We also offered a dog charm if you ran with your four-legged friend.”

Finally, with the most stringent restrictions being adjusted, CRP offered in-person races again last fall, complete with runner requirements for mask-wearing and social distancing along the race routes. The Calabash race on Thanksgiving Day was evidence of that, and runners were truly thankful to be able to gather and celebrate the holiday as a community, she says.

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CRP isn’t all about the footraces, though. Terragna knows the significance of running in people’s lives first-hand, and the company promotes it by having created three running groups that meet every weekend.

“We strongly desire to build a running community, and they get together in Oak Island, Ocean Isle and Sunset Beach,” she says. “It’s slow growing, but we plan to stick with it.”

Aside from CRP, it does not appear that there are any other running clubs in South Brunswick currently. They are also planning to establish formal training for runners and walkers in the future.

Making a living out of running and races is a work in progress, Terragna says.

“We’ve hit several bumps along the way from hurricanes to COVID, but we love it and tend to make it work,” she says.

“The running community here includes some of the most encouraging and supportive human beings I have ever met. I could give the rest of my life giving back to the sport of running, and it would never begin to match what I have received. Everyone in the family feels the same way.”

As a final word to those who are thinking of beginning a running regimen, Terragna concludes, “Running changes lives, and you can do it from anywhere and on any budget.

And if anyone has ever told you that you can’t, I’m here to tell you that you can!” 

Want to run?

Learn more about all the fun Coastal Race Productions races and register for any of them at coastalraceproductions.com.

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Healthcare Q&A 10 questions with Shelbourn Stevens, president of New Hanover Regional Medical Center and Novant Health’s Coastal Market.

BY DENNIS HETZEL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARK STEELMAN

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hen officials in New Hanover County agreed to sell the publicly held New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Novant Health in 2020, they forged a dominant entity for healthcare delivery throughout the Cape Fear region. Novant operates the largest hospital in Brunswick County and many other local facilities. Amid all that, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the area, putting more stress on healthcare providers.

With that in mind, we thought the timing was perfect to connect with Shelbourn Stevens to discuss healthcare in

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Brunswick County. Stevens was recently promoted to president of NHRMC and the coastal market, which includes oversight of Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center and Pender Memorial Hospital. For the eight years prior, he was president and chief operating officer of Brunswick Medical Center, the position he held when this email interview was conducted.

Stevens, who lives in Supply, provided the following responses to my questions, and his responses have been lightly edited for space and style.

At left, left to right: Shelbourn Stevens, president of NHRMC and Novant Health Coastal Market; Josh Price, manager RN Supervision and Patient Placement; Lakeisha Dixon, Women’s Unit manager; Gabriele Pike, Adult Health administrator; and Lakisha Fullwood, nurse manager walking the halls at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Below, left to right: Dixon, Stevens and Fullwood reviewing hospital processes.

an you tell us a little about yourself, C including your hobbies and interests when you’re not at work?

I grew up in Danbury, North Carolina, and started my career as a respiratory aide with Novant Health in 1990. While working full time, I received both my bachelor’s degree and an MBA. In 2012 I took over as president and chief operating officer at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. Outside of work, I like to travel. I learned to play piano when I was four, and I played every Sunday at the church I grew up in. Today, I still play and find it as my own form of personal therapy. ow that Novant is operating New N Hanover Regional Center, how does Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center fit into the picture going forward?

ew Hanover Regional Medical Center will N become Novant Health’s flagship facility for the coastal market, which Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center will remain a part of, and leader of a regionally focused, integrated delivery network in southeastern North Carolina. New Hanover Regional Medical Center will be the local leader of the formative stages of this significant regional expansion strategy, enabling it to be a critical partner with substantial influence and resources as we jointly develop strategic plans.

ill Brunswick County residents be more likely or less likely to W have to go to Wilmington to receive advanced or specialized medical services vs. remaining in Brunswick County? What specialty areas do you see expanding first in Brunswick County, if any?

his partnership will bring a more seamless experience for T Brunswick County residents should they need advanced or specialized care. Advanced and specialized care will primarily stay in New Hanover County, and the expanded UNC partnership will bring more access to care for our Brunswick County residents.

Regarding the expansion timeline of specialty areas in Brunswick County, we are still working with local leadership and physicians to determine the critical needs of our community.

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hen you look at medical needs and services in W Brunswick County, what community health issues concern you the most? What keeps you up at night?

I think the one thing that keeps me up at night is making sure every single resident has access to remarkable care whenever they need it. We are a rural county with an older population that might need more specialized care. In some cases, they don’t have the means to travel to get their routine appointments to make sure their health is the best it can be. It’s something I constantly think about, and I am proud that Novant Health is making access to care a priority.

ou were a hospital executive through this COVID-19 Y pandemic. How close did we come in Brunswick County to cases overwhelming the system and how did you feel your staff responded to all the challenges?

hen COVID-19 first started, we were concerned because W our hospital serves a population that is high-risk for severe complications from the virus. But because we are part of a larger healthcare organization, we were able to adjust and plan as needed to accommodate for any potential surges we saw in cases to prevent overwhelming the system and our team members.

ne of the controversial issues in O Novant’s purchase of NHRMC was the decision to limit the $1.25 billion that moved to the New Hanover Community Endowment to only serve New Hanover County despite NHRMC’s regional footprint. Does this decision have an impact on Novant’s ability or commitment to support community needs and interests in Brunswick County?

his partnership decision does not T have an impact on our commitment to support Brunswick County’s needs. Residents in Brunswick County should be really excited about this partnership as it combines the best of both worlds with both Novant Health and New Hanover Regional Medical Center, while also expanding the affiliation with UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine. e read about shortages of W medical professionals like family doctors and nurses in many parts of the country. What’s the situation in Brunswick County, and in what areas of practices or occupations are we most deficient?

runswick County is rapidly B growing, and we are constantly evaluating the care our community needs most. Today, we see the most need for more providers in primary care, gastroenterology, neurology, behavioral health and pulmonology.

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Stevens confers with Fullwood, Pike, Price and Dixon at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

I can’t say enough about our team members.

I can’t thank each one of them enough for their selflessness and commitment to taking care of the community in such an uncertain and scary time for many. They have been moving at a sprint’s pace during the COVID-19 marathon and have not let up once in their dedication to our patients and community. hat are some of the most important W lessons the community needs to learn from the COVID experience using your perspective as both a county resident and a hospital executive?

I think the most important lesson the community can learn from the COVID-19 experience is that we really have to be open to listening and trusting our health officials in such a time of uncertainty. At the start, people were masked and listened to all of the guidelines but as time went on, masks started becoming less prevalent. I know people got tired of COVID-19, but by listening to officials about preventive steps, including getting the COVID-19 vaccine, we can get out of this pandemic sooner and safely.

unning a hospital in Brunswick County must involve hurricane R and disaster response. We’ve had several significant storms in recent years, and experts expect that trend to continue. What lessons have been learned and changes made from recent storms in terms of the hospital’s ability to respond to natural disasters?

I think what I’ve learned most from both hurricanes and even COVID-19 is that you always have to be ready with a plan A, plan B and even a plan C. With natural disasters, you can never predict what will happen, so having the contingency plans in place helps the team members at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center feel prepared to face what comes our way.

I f you could “correct the record,” what are one or two of the biggest misconceptions you encounter about hospitals and healthcare in 2021 that people get from movies, TV or news media?

I know that I’ve heard from some community members that they are afraid to go to clinics or the hospitals because they are worried about COVID-19. This means that people are forgoing important screenings or not coming into the emergency department when they should.

Our environmental services teams at the hospitals and clinics are properly trained on how to disinfect rooms and supplies, and they continue to do a remarkable job throughout the pandemic. I encourage everyone to know that the hospitals and clinics are safe and to get care when they need it.  Summer 2021

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Friends of the Library Southport and Oak Island celebrates 30 years of building a strong community through a strong public library.

BY BETH A. KLAHRE | PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

September 27, 2020, marked the 30th anniversary of Friends of the Library Southport and Oak Island (FOLSOI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the mission of Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library in Southport and GV Barbee, Sr. Library on Oak Island. COVID-19 may have delayed the cake and ice cream celebration, but it certainly didn’t dampen FOLSOI’s passion and dedication to the libraries.

Run by a 12-person volunteer board of directors and 93 passionate volunteers, FOLSOI is the only Friends group in Brunswick County that supports two libraries, providing financial support for both libraries beyond North Carolina state funding.

This is one very industrious group of volunteers.

“I love the dedication and enthusiasm that board members and volunteers show our libraries,” says FOLSOI board member Julie Paladino, who tracks volunteer hours. “We all want the libraries to improve and are willing to devote many hours to help them do so.”

Customers browse at the Friends of Library Bookstore, which is the main source of revenue for FOLSOI.

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Diana Fotinatos, past president ex-officio and publicity cochairperson, adds, “Connecting patrons with services that change their quality of life is my responsibility as a board member. All of us at FOLSOI believe that a strong public library builds a strong community.”

Carol Brolley, current FOLSOI board president, agrees.

“FOLSOI believes that well-funded public libraries are integral to the community,” she says. “We are focused on growing our libraries into gathering spaces with resources for everyone from preschoolers to senior citizens.”

In support of that commitment, FOLSOI raises funds through memberships, donations, book sales and grants. The funds are used to sponsor educational and cultural adult and child programs, purchase and lease new books, procure library supplies and engage in community outreach.

This year, adapting programs like Meet the Author and Life Long Learners to COVID-19 guidelines proved surprisingly successful, reaching more patrons than ever before on Zoom. Partnerships with Kiwanis and St. James Service Club, as well as obtaining a grant from Walmart, enabled a robotics class for middle school students and a hands-on tech workshop for seniors to learn how to connect with family and friends through electronics, just in time for quarantine.

Reecie Tate is Brunswick County library director.

She proudly says, “Every year the Friends finance summer reading for our kids. They buy Battle of the Books titles for our students. They fund lots of large print books for seniors. And they make us rejoice with fresh flowers for National Library Week. They’re the greatest!”

Collectively, kids read an impressive 38,000 minutes last summer as part of the summer reading program.

The Battle of the Books fund was recently renamed to honor longtime board member Judith Kurzer, who currently serves as library liaison between the board and the library managers.

Nestled in the rear offices of Southport Realty is an extremely well-organized collection of 10,000 donated hardcover and paperback adult and children’s books. Sale of these books, along with CDs and puzzles, on select Saturdays is the main source of revenue for FOLSOI. Board member Kathy Fleming has been From top: Participants in the Barbee Library Robotics class; Judith Kurzer, Reecie Tate and Erika Doser Barbee (left to right) celebrate National Library Week 2021; participants in the Lego Club; Jane Martin (left) attends a Senior Tech Workshop with volunteer Anne Contney.

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responsible for bookstore operations for nine Cindy Phillips, vice president FOLSOI, Left: Diana Fotinatos selling vinyls at the years. understands the challenges.

FOLSOI Booksale in April “I enjoy organizing the book sale team “While the concept of a bricks and mortar 2021.

Right: The FOLSOI schedule, prepping for each sale, sorting the library is evolving, the need for a community booth at the Wooden generous book donations and seeing our loyal meeting and program space is still viable,” Boat Show in Southport. customers at each sale,” Fleming says. she says. “FOLSOI is a critical partner to the Book sales have expanded to Southport’s county to help ensure our libraries stay Summer Market and Wooden Boat Show, increasing visibility relevant to community needs.” and enabling FOLSOI to provide more support to the Confirmed through recent focus-group conversations with libraries. Since 2005 the bookstore has generated $176,990. seniors, parents, homeschoolers, school administrators and At a cost of one dollar or less for most books, that’s a lot of students, FOLSOI will continue to responsibly spend funds books out the door! No wonder board treasurer Diana for program development and additions to the collections as Weaver says “crunching the numbers” is her favorite job. well as investigate opportunities for enhanced library To supplement book sale income, FOLSOI offers services.

Fotinatos concludes, “Libraries have been a great equalizer memberships ranging from a $10 individual membership to a in today’s society and play an increasingly critical role in $250 lifetime membership. When the bookstore was closed due leveling the playing field through access to technology and to COVID-19, memberships became a main fundraiser, and the community did not disappoint. Friends memberships increased information for everyone. Our volunteers have seen first-hand the impact libraries have made in our community. We by 77 percent. celebrate and recognize our volunteers, library managers and FOLSOI would not exist today without the ingenuity of its founding members. The 30-year history of the organization is community partners.” documented in stacks of handwritten meeting minutes and Happy 30th Anniversary, Friends of the Library!  one-page newsletters. It’s these prior board members who deserve the credit for development of many of the longWant to celebrate with FOLSOI? standing programs that today’s board is still proud to sponsor.

Technology has made an obvious impact to FOLSOI over FOLSOI will hold its annual meeting on September 21, 2021, at 30 years. Meeting notes are now kept in an electronic file the Southport Community Center, 223 E. Bay Street, Southport. system, email enables communication with 870 subscribers, The meeting is open to Friends old and new. And, yes, there will and active social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram and be cake!

Twitter keep everyone instantly informed. The new and Want to join FOLSOI? improved website released in 2020 has driven website traffic up 233 percent in just one year.

Learn more or join Friends of the Library Southport and Oak Island While the changes have been noteworthy, there is still at folsoi.org or email at friendsoflibrary910@yahoo.com. much to be done.

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TRAGEDY TO When a February 2021 tornado caused three deaths and left a devastating path of destruction in Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach, the community rallied to help the hundreds of residents who were affected.

STORY & PHOTOS BY JO ANN MATHEWS

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Clockwise from left: An EF3 tornado ravaged the Ocean Ridge Plantation homes of the Keywan, Arancio and Stamboni households on February 15, 2021.

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eople compare the sound of an approaching tornado to a train barreling across the landscape, but Kathy Arancio didn’t hear it.

“When you’re at the front end, there is no horn or whistle on that

train,” she says.

She and her husband, Joe, were awake when the EF3 tornado tore apart homes, trees and anything in its path at Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach. The Arancios’ home was one of the first to be hit.

“I thought I was a goner,” Kathy says. “I started

praying the ‘Our Father.’”

A few streets away, Diane and Mike Keywan huddled in a bathroom to avoid injury.

“We were lucky we were safe,” Diane says. “The next morning in the light of day, we saw a giant gaping hole in half of our house.”

Lou Stamboni, who lives next door to the Keywans, is convinced he would not have survived if he had been home.

“I was in Florida,” he says. “I was very fortunate because my house inside took a beating. Pretty much everything in my house was destroyed.”

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MASSIVE DESTRUCTION The National Weather Service reported that the EF3 tornado hit around 11:30 pm the night of February 15, 2021. It reached wind speeds of 165 mph when it plowed through Brunswick County and created a 22-mile path that was 275 yards wide.

Homes and businesses outside of Ocean Ridge were hit, but the majority of the damage was inside this gated community. It is estimated that as many as 100 homes sustained damage.

Two homes and the garden house were Lou Stamboni (left) and neighbors Diane and Mike Keywan (above) survey some of the damaged caused by the EF3 tornado that hit their homes on February 15, 2021.

leveled to the ground. Hundreds and hundreds of trees, primarily the towering pines, were uprooted, felled or destroyed.

Barry Glick and Rich and Phyllis O’Connor died in the tornado, and 10 people, including the Arancios, were injured. Kathy received 15 stitches in her right arm, probably from the patio

chair that flew through the house and landed over her as she crouched on the living room sofa. Joe received attention to his back where bits of glass hit him.

“I was literally pushed from the living room into the dining room and into the laundry room and buried by everything that came in after me,” Kathy says.

At least a dozen houses were condemned; many residents, including the Arancios, Keywans and Stamboni, had to find another place to live.

“Our house was actually lifted up,” Kathy says. “It’s a total take-down.

When we saw the damage the next morning, we wondered how we lived through it.”

The Arancios salvaged some furniture and nearly all of their clothes, but “everything’s gone,” Kathy says.

“Literally blown out the roof.”

The Keywans home will probably be a tear-down.

“I never saw so much destruction,” Diane says. “People were cutting down trees that were in our house.”

Both of Keywans’ cars were totaled.

All of their furniture is damaged, yet the fine china, crystal pieces and

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“I never saw so much destruction,” Diane says.

“People were cutting down trees that were in our house.”

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Christmas decorations were untouched, and most of their clothes came through without being damaged.

“There is nothing I can’t replace, and we have our lives,” Diane says. “We are looking forward to rebuilding. Ocean Ridge has just proved to me how amazing a community it is. I wouldn’t even think of leaving here.”

Stamboni says when he flew back from Florida and saw the outside of his home, he was stunned, but the inside shocked him more.

“I came in and looked then turned around and went back out,” he says.

“Everything was against the walls.

Everything was full of glass.”

Some furniture and clothing were spared, and he is grateful that the urn with his late wife’s ashes was found. His treasured Christmas decorations were destroyed. Kitchen cabinets came apart.

All the fine china and crystal pieces were broken.

“The back of the house was blown off,” he says. “The TV and patio chairs were on the golf course.”

Since the home has steel girders,

some of which were twisted, the roof didn’t collapse, and he hopes to repair and salvage what remains and rebuild.

“I want to stay at Ocean Ridge,” he says.

Kathy recites words of encouragement she received: “‘When it rains, look for rainbows. When it’s dark, look for stars.’ That’s what we do.

We choose to celebrate.”

THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS Brunswick County Emergency Services (BCES) and those in neighboring counties responded within minutes of the late-night tornado.

Edward Conrow, director of BCES, says 911 calls came to the communications center, and he asked for additional backing. Between the sheriff ’s department, fire departments and other emergency services from New Hanover, Columbus, Pender and Horry counties, more than 300 people were on the scene.

Donna Ciliberto, president of Ocean Ridge Master Association, received word of the disaster at 5:30 am on February 16 and drove to see for herself what had happened. In two-tenths of a mile she saw the flashing red lights on emergency vehicles and massive trees blocking the road. She snaked her way through to learn more.

After talking with firefighters from Grissettown Longwood Fire and Rescue, BEMC and Brunswick County Public Utilities, she organized a conference call for board members and Mark Saunders, golf course owner.

“We did a visual inspection and went door-to-door,” she says. “We, along with police and firefighters, made sure every resident was accounted for.”

BCES established a command center,

Countless volunteers worked tirelessly alongside emergency service members to search for victims, clear debris, provide meals and manage the cleanup effort after an EF3 tornado tore through Ocean Ridge Plantation.

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donations and organized volunteers to prepare and deliver it. Restaurants and grocery stores stepped forward with their generosity.

“We served 2,500 meals in 10 days,” Susan says. “What impressed me the most was the outpouring of community support. They were willing to help no matter what.”

Sheree Seben, a captain of the debris-management volunteers, says the biggest problem was finding large-scale equipment.

“We had lots of hands, but we needed bobcats and excavators,” she says, adding that people worked together to make sure the needed equipment arrived.

“Charity and community love was tireless every single day,” Ciliberto says. “Every single able-bodied volunteer [in Ocean Ridge] showed up.”

Ocean Ridge Charities Association (ORCA) handled the abundance of monetary and other donations coming in, says Maggy Schlink, president of the nonprofit. The management company at Ocean Ridge set up a

GoFundMe page, and Schlink supervised the distribution of the funds. Schlink explains that since ORCA formed 10 years ago, it has organized drives and contributed more than $800,000 to causes in the county.

“The outpouring of contributions and support within Brunswick County was overwhelming,” she says.

Each of the people contacted for this story praised the immediate response and colossal generosity of Brunswick County and its surrounding communities. Local businesses, too many to name, sent supplies, food and volunteers. National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, Operation BBQ Relief, Brunswick Christian Recovery Center and Church of the Brethren members from Pennsylvania all were helping as well.

Pelican’s Perch Bar & Grill in Ocean Isle Beach collected more than $8,000 in donations, added its own contributions and used the money to buy gift cards from local restaurants and businesses.

“It didn’t seem like a massive effort at the time,” says Sarah Walters, owner of Pelican’s Perch. “It truly felt like the right thing to do, so I did it.”

Ciliberto says it was humbling to see people from outside the community come in to help and says Ocean Ridge residents were so grateful. “They were happy to be offered so much help,” she says.

The volunteer effort continued for 13 days.

“As a community we are going to come out of this stronger,” Ciliberto says. “You can tell that by how everyone came together in such a wonderful and loving way. Humanity was evident every day.” 

STAYING SAFE IN A TORNADO To stay safe during a tornado, prepare a plan and an emergency kit, stay aware of weather conditions during thunderstorms, know the best places to shelter both indoors and outdoors, and always protect your head.

TIP 1: BE PREPARED. The best way to stay safe during a tornado is to be prepared with the following items: • Fresh batteries and a battery-operated TV, radio, or internet-enabled device to listen to the latest emergency weather information • A tornado emergency plan including access to a safe shelter for yourself, your family, people with special needs, and your pets • An emergency kit (including water, non-perishable food, and medication) • A list of important information, including telephone numbers Be sure your children know what a tornado is, what tornado watches and warnings are, what county they live in (warnings are typically issued by county or parish), and what makes a location a safe shelter, whether at home or at school.

TIP 2: STAY AWARE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. If you know thunderstorms are expected, stay tuned to local radio and TV stations or an NOAA weather radio for further weather information. Some tornadoes strike rapidly without time for a tornado warning. The following weather signs may mean that a tornado is approaching: • A dark or green-colored sky • A large, dark, low-lying cloud • Large hail • A loud roar that sounds like a freight train If you notice any of these conditions, take cover immediately, and keep tuned to local radio and TV stations or to a NOAA weather radio or check the internet.

TIP 3: KNOW WHERE TO SHELTER. Falling and flying debris causes most deaths and injuries during a tornado. Although there is no completely safe place during a tornado, some locations are much safer than others.

• Go to the basement or an inside room without windows on the lowest floor (bathroom, closet, center hallway).

• If possible, avoid sheltering in a room with windows.

• For added protection get under something sturdy (a heavy table or workbench). Cover your body with a blanket, sleeping bag or mattress. Protect your head with anything available.

• Do not stay in a mobile home.

If you are outside or in a mobile home, find a nearby building preferably with a basement. If you are in a car, do not try to outrun a tornado but instead find the nearest sturdy building.

Learn more about how to stay safe during a tornado by visiting cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes.

Source: CDC, materials developed by National Center for Environmental Health

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Spilling the Juice Art, technology and craft come together at Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle Beach.

STORY & PHOTOS BY ED BECKLEY

Silver Coast Winery’s Dana Keeler and Mary Ann Azzato toast to their newest batch of American Oak Chardonnay.

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It takes up to 15 months to gently age a fine Chardonnay in American oak barrels. How fortunate I am to arrive at Ocean Isle Beach’s Silver Coast Winery just in time for the uncorking of this year’s new batch in May. The bottle chosen from the cellar has not even been labeled yet, and I am blessed to share in the first tasting. What an honor!

Before that first sip, however, Silver Coast Owner Mary Ann Azzato and Vintner Dana Keeler explain to me the many steps that took place over the past year and a half to bring this glorious libation to life.

The first thing I discern is that “boutique” winemaking, as Keeler calls it, is not a chemistry experiment. It’s more like gourmet cooking.

“It is a blending of art, technology and craft,” Keeler says.

Silver Coast Winery is an award-winning business that features around a dozen reds, whites and pinks, starring, among others, honeysuckle-hued Seyval Blanc, salmoncolored White Merlot and dark cherry-colored Touriga. The beginning of winemaking for all of them is the last week of August to the first week of September — the autumn harvest.

Although the winery has acres of thriving Muscadine vines on site, Azzato sells them to eat and doesn’t use them in her wines. She prefers grapes that provide for drier and variably fruitier outcomes. She imports them primarily from the Yadkin Valley in North Carolina and Dahlonega, Georgia.

Keeler has spent most of his adult life in the wine industry.

His expertise is the product of an array of hands-on work in the fields and the cellars of Bully Hill Vineyard in upstate

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Silver Coast Winery offers winery tours and wine tastings of its awardwinning European-style wines.

New York and other vineyards. His mentor at Bully Hill, Hermann Wiemer, recognized his talents early on and groomed him to take over the role of general manager and winemaker there.

His reputation preceding his presence, Azzato lured him to her bucolic vineyards here in Ocean Isle Beach. He has a strong education in organic chemistry and biology, coupled with a sensitive palate and an artist’s imagination. Keeler can conjure in his head the flavor impacts a certain type of yeast, process or the mixture of different kinds of grapes will have on his wine. This has all conspired over the years to form him into an admired blender and vintner of grape varieties.

Keeler boiled down the process for winemaking as: harvesting, processing the fruit (de-stemming, crushing, pressing and fermenting), aging and clarifying, blending and bottling.

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the vineyard managers in the Yadkin Valley and Dahlonega confer on the perfect harvest date. They decide when to pick the grapes based on the sugar content (brix), flavor, aroma and acid balance of the fruit (together referred

to as “biological maturity.”) After harvesting, the packed grapes receive prompt transport to the winery in refrigerated trucks.

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balance of flavor and acid in relationship with each other. He and the action of nature begin to clear up the liquid, which is then considers what stellar characteristics the grapes exhibit called clarification. The wine goes to sleep, and Keeler says, and which he wants to enhance. He begins the winemaking “We don’t poke the bear while it is sleeping.” process by using a special machine to de-stem the grapes and When desired, Keeler and his team send the liquid through discard the stems. The machine is gentle on the fruit and a series of filters, and the winemaker decides if he wants to barely ruptures the skin. This allows the juice to start blend different wines together for yet another kind of unique flowing, while preventing the bitter stems and seeds from taste sensation. This, he says, gives him the greatest joy as a being mashed and combining with vintner – creating harmony and the liquid. Protecting the skin balance in the final blend of flavors from tearing also prevents the he has created. release of astringent tannins into The wine continues to evolve the juice. and develop in the bottle, and After the de-stemming, the Keeler chooses the proper time for white wines receive a crushing, its release. It is a living entity that then pressing, to separate the juice will change as it matures, he from the tannic skins and seeds. explains.

For red wine production, the skins And that brings us back to my and seeds stay with the juice all meeting with Azzato and Keeler, the way through the fermentation when Keeler pops the cork on that process, to extract the color from first bottle of 2021 Silver Coast the skins. This results in the juice Winery American Oak Silver Coast Winery staffers bottle their new developing its red color.

Chardonnay. Azzato gently swirls American Oak Chardonnay.

At this point, the vintner her glass and tips it toward her chooses one of the many yeasts nose, then sips. She doesn’t have to available, which will extract from the grapes those flavors say anything. Her smile gives it away. and aromas he is interested in highlighting in a final product.

I sniff the freshness in my glass and take a tad on the front These can result in floral, citrusy and tropical fruit effects, to of my tongue. A spark of vanilla fades into a dry, citrusy name a few. But the winemaker needs to witness these delight on the sides of my mouth. “Oh, this is good,” I say. characteristics within the grape to begin with, so that the Then it’s Keeler’s turn. “I’m my harshest critic,” he says. yeast culture might then enhance them, Keeler explains.

Azzato and I remain quiet as we await his verdict. A year and Next is fermentation. He adds the yeast, and the conversion a half in the making, and … “I’m happy with it,” he says with of sugar to alcohol and carbon dioxide begins. Keeler decides a smile. if he should ferment a mixture for a long or short period, and Silver Coast Winery American Oak Chardonnay – time to if it should be a cool or hot fermentation (or somewhere in stick the labels onto the bottles!  between). He tastes the juice all along its path and fine-tunes it with yeast cultures until the sugar, acid, flavor, aroma and texture evolve to where he hopes it will be as a final product.

He ferments the red wines at a warm temperature for Want to taste? usually between 10 and 15 days. The white juices ferment at cooler temperatures and take up to eight weeks to complete.

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For the real bargains and to show love to local nonprofit organizations, shop the South Brunswick area thrift stores.

BY CAROLYN BOWERS

Your Heart Is PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE

If you like a bargain,

you can almost always find what you are looking for at one of the local thrift stores, and at prices so reasonable you can’t believe it. With so many stores to choose from, how do you know which ones to visit?

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There are a lot of similarities between the stores and what they carry, but there are big differences in the organizations they support.

So, you might want to consider making the one you choose to shop at (or donate your items to) be the one that supports the organization you most want to help out. In other words, by your choice of a thrift store, you can put your money where your heart is.

Here, in alphabetical order, are the thrift stores in Brunswick County and the nonprofit charitable organization each one supports.

CIS Thrift Shops 3000 George II Highway, Boiling Spring Lakes 117-I Village Road, Leland 1635 N. Howe Street, Southport 1780-9 Chandlers Lane, Sunset Beach

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Communities in Schools’ (CIS) mission is to provide the necessary resources to keep at-risk kids in school and help them graduate to the next grade.

They have Success Coaches who work with the kids and offer encouragement and support, and they fund Teen Court and Peer Court. According to Bonnie Jordan, CIS Executive Director, all four CIS Thrift Shops together contribute approximately 25 percent of the Communities in Schools’ annual programs and operational expenses.

The Southport CIS thrift shop has a large selection of clothes, shoes, books, housewares, CDs, suitcases and even a Diva Dive for formal wear.

They also have what they call a Tag Rack, which has designer clothes with the original price tags still on them, and you can see that the shop’s prices are a tiny fraction of the original selling price.

Dosher Flea Market 129 E. Moore Street, Southport

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According to Barbara Farley, co-chair of Dosher Flea Market, they donate approximately $50,000 a year to Dosher Hospital for specific specialized equipment and programs that are outside of the hospital’s operating budget. Their store is quite large. On the first floor they have clothes for everyone, children’s toys, books, jewelry, pillows and pictures, but no furniture or electronics. On the second floor they have better women’s clothing.

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Hope Chest 5602 E. Oak Island Drive, Oak Island

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Along with their store in Leland, Hope Chest supports Hope Harbor Home’s shelter and programs for women who are victims of domestic violence.

Kari Randolph, the Oak Island store manager, estimates that her store takes in about $1,000 a day.

Their huge store carries a large quantity of just about everything for just about everybody at surprisingly low prices. Their large selection of furniture is especially bargain-priced to move it in and out quickly. They have the largest selection of jewelry of any thrift store. They even have a woman who specializes in appraising and pricing the jewelry, and if she finds a piece and isn’t sure about its value, she gets an expert opinion from the licensed appraiser at SeaSide Jewelers, about 2 miles down the road. They provide this service free of charge because their owner, Kathryn Adams, says, “Supporting battered women is a cause near and dear to my heart.”

A quick story about donations and a word of caution. A woman brought in a large bag containing, among other things, several pairs of nylon hose.

When the volunteer unloaded the bag, she found a beautiful diamond ring wrapped up in the nylons and she thought it might be a real diamond. She took it to SeaSide Jewelers and they appraised it at $6,000.

Fortunately, the volunteer remembered the woman who dropped off that bag, called her and asked if she missed her ring. The woman checked her nylon stockings drawer and was aghast to discover that the ring was not there. So, a happy ending to what could have been a financial disaster.

Sheltered Treasures 4831 Port Loop Road, Southport 10045 Beach Drive, Calabash 6885 Beach Drive SW, Ocean Isle Beach The three Sheltered Treasures stores together provide about 50 percent of the funds needed to operate Providence Home, a short-term shelter for youth who, because of a high risk or crisis situation, cannot remain with their families. The store in Southport has clothes, a very large housewares department and “whatever furniture fits through the door,” says their manager, Kay Hogue. They have a lot of repeat customers, like Lorraine Sylvester, who says she comes in often because, “I like the personnel and the way they organize the store.” Lorraine was about to check out when she came across a “prize” – a heavy frying pan, so she quickly added that to her purchases.

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ll the local thrift stores are happy to accept donations during the hours they are open. The greatest needs are household items, small furniture, interesting collectibles, linens and holiday decor. And, of course, gently used clothing. All except Dosher Flea Market will pick up your large items for sale, but you are on your own to take your purchases home.

Along with the ReStores in Ocean Isle Beach and Leland, the Southport ReStore donates a total net profit of $600,000 to $800,000 annually to Habitat for Humanity, the organization that builds houses for those who qualify and can’t afford to buy one.

The Southport ReStore has a very large selection of everything except clothing in its 12,500-square-foot building. They have all kinds of furniture including beds and mattresses, rugs, sofas, chairs, tables, lamps and chests. They have appliances, electronics, housewares, hand tools and even bikes. They manage all of this inventory with only 20 volunteers and six paid staff. When asked why some exquisite carved pieces and almost new sofas and tables were priced so low, the assistant manager on duty says, “The objective is to get stuff in and get it out.”

All the stores need more volunteers. If you have a few hours a week to contribute to the store that supports the organization whose mission most resonates with you, you would be very welcome to join their volunteer staff. 

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Two for One

At Mason Dixon in Shallotte, customers contribute to community nonprofits just by shopping.

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From left: Mashona Klamar, Tierra Bryant, Mason Dixon owner Wendy Brown, Jeff Brown, Amber Todd, Chelsea Sibbett and, in front, Wendy and Jeff’s daughter, Allie Brown.

When Mason Dixon owner Wendy Brown moved from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, to Brunswick County, North Carolina, in 1999, she brought the best of the North to the South. As a girl, Brown and her family had visited her aunt and uncle in Sunset Beach, and she was drawn to the warmer weather, the friendly people, the food and, of course, the beaches.

In North Carolina she married, started raising a family and worked in the restaurant business as a manager. Her most recent job before opening Mason Dixon was as a senior manager at Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville in Myrtle Beach,

and during her training at the company’s headquarters in Orlando, Florida, managers reinforced the facets of running a Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville restaurant plus the fact that having fun was key to a good restaurant experience.

“An integral part of dining out is the customers enjoying the good food and entertainment, and it’s equally important for the staff to have fun while assisting them,” Brown says.

She’s brought that sense of playfulness, as well as her business sense, to Mason Dixon, a clothing and gift shop for women, men and children. The store opened in Shallotte on April 1, 2017, and Brown took her time choosing the Summer 2021

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employees that would embrace her values: being passionate about the job, being customer focused and having fun while doing it. She currently has three employees working with her Monday through Saturday plus two special-needs women who work part-time at the store.

“Each employee comes from a different geographic area and has a different background; they vary in age, they have different strengths, and each one complements the rest of the team,” Brown says.

Mashona Klamar is the creative director whose strength is home decor. She can design a room for a customer that looks great. Chelsea Sibbett has a fantastic flair for fashion, and many customers go to her for advice with coordinating outfits. Brown is the buyer of the group. In the summer she’s looking ahead six months out to winter and ordering clothes and accessories that will be seasonable and stylish. Carla Ward’s strength is working with the nonprofit organizations in Brunswick County.

“I made three commitments to myself as I drafted my business plan and before I opened our doors: to give back to the community, to have a well-balanced team of diverse employees and to welcome special-needs women to our staff,” Brown says.

The desire to employ special-needs women came about when Brown’s four children attended Brunswick County public schools.

“I saw some special-needs students in their classes and I wondered where they went after high school graduation,” she says.

Brown considered that some of them probably didn’t get jobs or possibly did behind-the-scenes work when they might actually enjoy working with the public. She decided to hire two special-needs employees, Amber Todd and Tierra Bryant, to be greeters and help hang up merchandise and keep the store organized.

“Amber and Tierra are so happy coming to work part-time,” Brown says. “They’re proud of the fact that they have a job and they make money plus they’re part of a team at Mason Dixon.

They love their jobs and their joy in being here makes for a very positive environment.”

Brown was so committed to giving back to the community that for the first 20 months she didn’t take a salary but gave $27,000 to nonprofit agencies in Brunswick County.

“Five percent of each sale is donated to a nonprofit agency in Brunswick County, and the customer gets to choose the charity at checkout,” Brown says. “The shop is doing well and local customers have been so supportive that I’m pleased to say that in the four years since we opened we’ve donated more than $70,000 to nonprofit organizations in Brunswick County. As long as it’s a nonprofit agency, a percentage goes to them.”

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The word has gotten out to the community that Mason Dixon donates to nonprofit agencies, and customers like the fact that they are giving back. Customers like feeling a connection within their community while they shop, and they want to support small businesses in Shallotte.

“It’s become a positive cycle of customers buying and us donating, and this snowball effect is very nice to see,” Brown says. “During the COVID-19 pandemic customers have been enormously supportive and we appreciate that.”

Brown says her customers tell her that one-stop shopping at Mason Dixon was a godsend during the past year, when they were nervous about going to shopping malls or the big box stores.

Noting that Christmas is always her busiest time, Brown adds that summer also can be busy too with visitors. But it’s the locals who keep the store going. “I’d say that about 95 percent of our customers live here full time, 4 percent are part-time locals and 1 percent vacation here,” she says.

The name reflects the store’s wide-ranging appeal.

“At Mason Dixon we’re a little Yankee and a little Southern,” Brown says. “I specifically chose a gender-neutral name not a ‘boutique-y’ one that would appeal mostly to women because Mason Dixon has something for everyone. All are welcome here.”

It’s a general store that sells a little of everything: clothing, accessories, shoes, furniture, home decor, jewelry, lotions and gift items, all in one place.

“We’re all about a return to simpler living, to a time when we all shopped local,” Brown says. “It wasn’t that long ago that families shopped in their home towns, and a visit to the local store was a must for back-to-school clothes and accessories. For winter outfits and for summer clothes. For birthdays, special occasions and if you were going skiing, for wearing that perfect outfit before and after hitting the slopes.”

Brown’s husband, Jeff Brown, is a former teacher who assists at Mason Dixon and runs a business making decorative art pieces out of metal. He designed Mason Dixon’s logo before they opened. The Browns are a tight-knit family that loves traveling together, and they welcome customers with open arms to their Mason Dixon store family. 

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The moments that changed Holden Beach resident Heather Kinlaw’s life and convinced her of the power of CBD.

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Do you believe in “God moments,” those times when something so wildly surprising or even seemingly impossible happens in your life that you’re left breathless? You ask yourself, “Is a higher power at work here?”

Heather Kinlaw grew up on the mainland side of Holden Beach and lives in Bolivia now with her husband. She’s a proud parent and grandparent. If you ask her about “God moments,” she’ll tell you she has zero doubt they’re real, including an event that occurred even before she knew she would be diagnosed with breast cancer, undergo a radical mastectomy and face eight years of debilitating side effects.

Four of those moments tell quite a story.

Let’s call them “The Visiting Pastor,” “The Prescient Doctor,” “The Pharmacist Friend” and “The Shrinking Mass.”

What do these moments signify? You’ll have to decide for yourself.

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The Visiting Pastor Kinlaw’s battle with major health issues began 11 years ago, when she was 39, but she got an unsettling hint of what was to come when a visiting pastor, someone she didn’t know, came to her church to preach. She said she was simply in the congregation that day, offering no testimony or doing anything else that might have brought attention to herself.

However, as she left the church, the minister singled her out for an unusual encounter.

“He did not know me from Adam,” she recalls. “This was truly before my story started. I had not been told about my cancer yet. But he came up to me and said, ‘You are getting ready to go through something you’re not going to understand, but God’s hand is in it.’

“Essentially what he was saying was, ‘Don’t worry.’”

She wondered what he meant and filed the moment away.

The Prescient Doctor Kinlaw’s family had a history of serious illnesses. She learned that pancreatic and prostate issues, all present in her family, also increased probabilities of breast cancer. Three months before Kinlaw’s diagnosis, her sister, Ashley DeStefano, tested positive for breast cancer, and those battles have continued through the years.

“I’m sitting one night “When she was in the hospital, I found that I with a good friend of was also at high risk,” mine, a pharmacist, Kinlaw says. “I decided and he says, to schedule a prophylactic surgery.”

‘Heather, have you Her doctor, whom she ever tried CBD for asked not to name in your insomnia?’” the story, came to her and said this: “I pray for my patients. I feel like I’m being led to do an MRI for you.”

The MRI, which would not normally have been suggested or, for that matter, approved by insurance, detected a mass that was an evasive carcinoma. That was the bad news. The good news was that the mass appeared to be in early stages of growth. An ultrasound or routine mammogram probably wouldn’t have found it. Kinlaw says that had she waited, she and her doctor both believed the tumor likely would have killed her.

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He also helped her battle her insurance company when they didn’t want to pay for the MRI, she says.

The Pharmacist Friend It’s a cliché: Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease, and that certainly happened in Kinlaw’s case.

Move forward about eight years. She was alive, yes, but struggling to function as a mom and co-owner of her event management business with her husband, Philip. The side effects of the cancer treatments destroyed her quality of life during the darkest times.

The drugs grossly magnified the difficult changes many women face in menopause. She battled near-crippling insomnia, a common side effect among breast cancer patients, particularly those taking tamoxifen, as she was.

“I could go four days with no sleep,” she recounts, “and that was despite using melatonin, Ambien and Sleepy Time tea.”

She fiercely grasped her faith, recalling the visiting pastor’s message, to help her soldier forward.

“When fear creeped in,” she says, “I would remind myself of what I’d been told, and that would help take care of it.”

Then another person entered to help.

“I’m sitting one night with a good friend of mine, a pharmacist, and he says, ‘Heather, have you ever tried CBD for your insomnia?’”

Kinlaw’s response to her friend, Brent Tyndall, went beyond skepticism.

“I wanted no part of it,” she says. “I knew nothing about it. I was born and raised in the South, and there was a stigma. I had never done anything like that. But I decided to trust him and looked into it.”

She combined curiosity with her training as a former nurse to research

hemp-based products. She soon learned three things. First, CBD products contain little or no THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

They might relax you but won’t get you high. Second, there are lots of claims about the benefits of CBD, and some seem excessive. Third, to use her words, “It’s the Wild West.” That’s

because the industry is lightly regulated at best, so it’s not that easy to find products you trust.

“As a breast cancer survivor, it was really important to me to be careful about what I put in my body,” she says.

“And I found some good companies.”

The first product she tried was a 500 mg mint tincture taken orally.

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“About three weeks in, I noticed I was ready to go to bed earlier and sleeping better,” she says. “But I let my supply run out. That’s when I realized what the difference was.”

The Shrinking Mass Kinlaw developed another medical problem, two masses in her thyroid glands that had to be carefully monitored. Studies suggest a higher probability of thyroid issues for women with breast cancer.

One day she showed up for a regular checkup. After the exam, the doctor shared the startling news that one of the masses was gone, and the other was half the size it had been. The doctor had no explanation.

“He said, ‘Have you changed anything?’ and I said that I’ve added CBD,” Kinlaw says. Since then those good results have remained.

With all that said, Kinlaw recognizes that the medical efficacy of CBD remains in a gray area that requires more research. She’s careful to point out that she can’t make medical claims that CBD tinctures fixed her insomnia or shrunk the masses in her thyroid. What she does know is that she has her life back.

Today, as a result of her experiences, she’s a sales advocate for the products of Wilmington-based Green Compass Global after discovering their products in May of 2019.

In their marketing materials, Green Compass says that a key difference from many of their competitors is control of the entire process. That starts with farming the hemp on a certified organic farm in Columbus County and continues through manufacturing and distribution to ensure quality. Hemp, the company says, is particularly vulnerable to absorbing whatever is in the soil.

Green Compass also is a licensed participant in the state of North Carolina’s pilot research program for industrial hemp. The state’s efforts to become a leader in the hemp industry launched after changes were made in state and federal laws that used to treat hemp the same way as marijuana.

“At first I kept it quiet,” Kinlaw says of her advocacy, which includes both direct selling and earning commissions by recruiting new advocates. “I signed up to get the products.”

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CBD might help you, but do your homework before buying The circumstantial evidence that hemp-derived products can successfully treat ailments such as muscle pain, insomnia and more seems strong, but it’s important to remember that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved CBD products for medical use except as a specific treatment for epilepsy.

As CBD advocate Heather Kinlaw notes, it’s the “Wild West” for consumers as the industry is largely unregulated. Product purity and strength can vary widely. Usage often requires experimentation to figure out the most effective dosage, though the same can be said for many prescription medications.

What about pricing? A one-ounce container of “ananda Professional Full Spectrum Topical Salve” recently purchased at a Leland drug store was $25. Kinlaw sells products made by Green Compass Global, a locally based direct marketing company that sells certified-organic products from hemp raised on a farm in Columbus County. Their catalog price for their least expensive 1-ounce tincture is $84.95 or $67.96 for a preferred customer. If you used 1 ml per day, that could last about one month; a stronger dose of 4 ml daily might last about a week.

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Resilient, Informed, Strong, Extraordinary

Susan Werlinich’s local cancer support group, RISE, empowers and educates cancer survivors, patients and caregivers.

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When Susan Werlinich moved from Columbus, Ohio, to Southport, she searched long and hard for a cancer support group in her new town. As an oncology nurse for more than 30 years, she knew first-hand the importance and value of support groups for seriously ill people.

Finding none, she started one.

RISE — Resilient, Informed, Strong and Extraordinary — brings together cancer survivors from all communities in the surrounding area.

Werlinich hosted the first several meetings in a friend’s home. Word got around about her credentials and the impact the group members were having on each other, and soon the growing group was meeting at the St. James Community Center in Southport.

David Goudy of Southport attended his first group meeting in 2020 when

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I have had great support from friends and family, but sitting with a group of people who are also having this experience has been helpful.

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Oncology nurse Susan Werlinich’s (this page) cancer support group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at St. James Community Center in Southport (opposite).

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RISE founder Susan Werlinich (left) discusses ways to empower and encourage group members with Southport resident Betsy Hussey.

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experience has been helpful. They more fully understand what I am feeling, and I more fully understand each of their situations. In a way, we can trade war stories as well as find ways to encourage each other.”

Betsy Hussey, also of Southport, attended her first meeting after her radiation treatments were completed.

“It was a very private decision to share my diagnosis,” she says.

“I was so unaware of where to go and what to do and where to start.

I really wish I had gone to the group during my treatments for access to information and answers to many questions I had. Even though I am done and cancer free, I feel compelled to be connected with others.”

The RISE group meets twice monthly. Members include patients actively going through treatment, survivors and caregivers.

“Our group’s name perfectly describes the people who attend,” Werlinich says. “We just talk. It’s a very free-f lowing group. No agenda. No forced participation.”

The conversation is very often educational, answering questions for the newly diagnosed or helping compose questions and tips for future doctor visits. Werlinich is empowering members to realize

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that they are the boss of their body and their disease.

“Empowerment is so important,” she says. “It promotes courage and takes away anxiety.”

Werlinich received her nursing degree from Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in Hartford, Connecticut.

Her first position as a nurse was on the surgical f loor of Hartford Hospital. When her husband, who was in the service, was transferred to Hawaii, Werlinich got her first taste of taking care of cancer patients in St. Elizabeth Hospital.

She recalls, “I knew right then that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my nursing career.”

A move to Lansing, Michigan, landed her a nursing position in the oncology unit in Sparrow Hospital. In a move to Columbus, Ohio, she became the manager of the oncology unit at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. She remained at Grant for 33 years.

“I had different jobs in that hospital, all related to oncology

including implementation of clinical trials and radiation therapy,” she says.

Werlinich spent her next 15 years strictly focused on breast cancer patients as a breast cancer nurse navigator until retirement.

Werlinich ref lects on her time at Grant Medical Center.

“Cancer is complex and interesting,

never boring,” Werlinich says. “I love medicine and I love helping people.

Oncology crosses all types of medical disciplines from chemotherapy to surgery and allows me to really follow a patient throughout their specific treatment program. Through oncology nursing I got to know both patients and family. And I liked that.”

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Goudy appreciates Werlinich’s extensive experience with oncology.

“Susan has been critical to giving me insights into what my body is up to as I go along the treatment process,” he says.

Hussey adds, “It’s good for the caregiver to get some validation of

their concerns through Susan’s wide knowledge.”

Through her network of experts, Werlinich invited breast cancer surgeon Dr. Deepa Halaharvi from Columbus, Ohio, to speak to the group. Hussey’s husband attended with her.

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“The doctor shared information about the disease, treatment options and positive results from treatments,” Hussey says. “It allowed support people to understand what the process is about.”

But there is more than medicine, radiation and chemo discussions happening in this group.

“I also believe I have a new group of friends, not just ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend,’ but a supportive group of friends,” Goudy says. “I leave each meeting feeling quite positive.”

Hussey agrees wholeheartedly.

“I am glad that there is a support group to navigate patients and families through this disease,” Hussey says. “When I leave, I feel happy that I went, glad to have met other people and hopeful that the next time personal situations will have improved. It’s like a family.

People really understand what you are experiencing and truly feel your worry and concern.”

Goudy welcomes others in the community to join the group. “You will be walking into a place where you will feel safe and supported,” he says. “It’s not easy making the decision to attend, but it has proven to be a wise move for me.”

Werlinich says in conclusion, “Live life despite cancer. Don’t let it define your life.” 

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ifteen-year-old Landen Lewis has been racing competitively for nine years and has more than 150 wins to his name, including many championships like the 2021 Charlotte Winter Heat Championship, 2020 Dirt Nationals Champion, WKA National Champion, four-time Maxx Daddy Champion and three-time Daytona Karting Champion. All this from a young man who isn’t even old enough to have his driver’s license Lewis, a fourth-generation race-car driver, first discovered

his passion for racing when he was a toddler. His dad, Jonathan, who began racing at the age of 10, raced Arca, late model, street stocks and karts and won many championships along the way. Lewis and his dad share a love of racing as well as a racing number.

“99. That’s my number and my father was that number too.

It’s been used through the family a lot,” Lewis says.

The time it took Lewis to master a go kart was “a good year to get into the rhythm of things.” And by the time he was four years old, Lewis had won his first race at the Conway Kartway.

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Once it was apparent that racing wasn’t just a passing interest for Lewis, and something he excelled at, his dad reached out to NASCAR hall of famer Ron Hornaday Jr., known for helping drivers like Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick, to see if he could help Lewis rise in the sport.

Hornaday took the young man on as his protégé, and at the age of 12, Lewis won his first dirt modified race — against veterans already gaining national attention. In addition to driving for Ron Hornaday Jr., he also drives for Joe Ryan Race Cars, where he’s gotten the experience racing on asphalt and road courses.

Lewis counts many local and national brands as sponsors, including Bilstein Shocks, Simpson Racing Products, Zmaxx Racing Products, L&A South Tire & Alignment Center, L&A North Tire & Auto, LouLous Waterfront Restaurant, Car Quest of Supply, MGK II Construction, LLC and Crystal Babson with Century 21.

Currently, Lewis drives three different cars. Go Karts, with which he’s won 15 championships; Dirt Modifieds, with which he was the youngest driver to win a Mid East Modified Series race at age 12; and Legend Cars. He’s already racked up several championships in the past three years including the 2020 Semi Pro Dirt National Championship. His most memorable race was the 2019 Winter National in Florida when he was just 13 years old.

“It was my first ever Legend Car win,” Lewis says. “It was the first time I ever drove one in a race.”

All of Lewis’s karts or cars are designed for different driving styles. His favorite is the Legend Car. “It’s a motorcycle engine in a Legend coupe car,” he says.

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“It’s modeled after a 1934 car.”

According to Lewis, many NASCAR drivers get their start with Legend Cars and they’re “one of the hardest cars you can drive.”

By the year’s end, Lewis will have competed in nearly 70 races.

“He’s somewhere every weekend,” says his mother, Brandy Lewis. “Race lengths vary, some are over a weekend, and some are week-long events.”

The family travels up and down the East Coast from the Carolinas to Florida to Pennsylvania and as far as Las Vegas. Lewis, whose favorite subject is science, keeps up with his schoolwork while he’s on the road. In the coming year the rising tenth grader will transition to homeschooling, which will allow him more flexibility to travel to races.

Maybe it’s the science behind the speed, power and agility of racing that keeps Lewis coming back for more. He admits to having driven as fast as 120 miles per hour on the track, but also keeps safety top of mind. When he’s driving, he focuses on “winning, but also avoiding wrecks, keeping my composure and planning the next move I’m going to make.”

As for next moves, Lewis would like to drive in the Arca series and asphalt late-model and dirt late-model competitions. Hornaday and his daughter, Candice, and former NASCAR drive Austin Theriault are helping to manage Lewis’ racing career and help him plan his future steps.

With all that behind him, it’s safe to say that we’ll be hearing more about Landen Lewis in the future. 

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In October of 1954 Ocean Isle Beach and the neighboring islands were devastated by Hurricane Hazel. The following year, George A. Sloane II and his wife, Willa Rae Sloane, decided to move onto the island and were the first full-time residents of Ocean Isle Beach. Shortly thereafter, they opened an oceanfront hotel where they lived and operated a real estate office.

Eventually their children, George “Tripp” A. Sloane and Debbie Sloane-Smith, came on board.

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Their team of real estate agents are well integrated in the community and have lived there for many years. They can provide expert guidance on everything from the community HOAs and the local schools to the best areas for shopping, entertainment, fishing and surfing. They know you will love living here for the same reasons they do — the beach, parks, nature walks and quick access to larger communities like Myrtle

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The Vendricks say they enjoy seeing the smiles on their customers’ faces when they find something they wanted, needed or just had to have.

The Vendricks have lived and worked in the area for the past 25 years. They love the coastal lifestyle, their neighbors and the Southern hospitality of the people. They give back to the community by donating time and money to Pawsabilty, Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce and RACE. For fun they enjoy fishing, shopping and crafts.

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2:14

4.5

2:50

4.3

8:31

0.3

9:10

1.0

1

3:11

4.0

3:41

4.4

9:17

0.7

10:25

1.4

1

4:14

3.8

4:36

4.7

10:22

1.1

11:35

2

3:03

4.3

3:39

4.3

9:20

0.4

10:13

1.1

2

4:00

3.8

4:28

4.5

10:09

0.8

11:22

1.3

2

5:06

3.9

5:27

4.8

11:20

1.0

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3

3:52

4.0

4:26

4.4

10:09

0.5

11:12

1.1

3

4:50

3.8

5:16

4.6

11:02

0.8

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--

3

5:57

4.1

6:17

5.1

12:25

1.3

12:13

0.7

4

4:40

3.9

5:12

4.5

10:57

0.5

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4

5:41

3.8

6:05

4.7

12:14

1.2 11:53 AM

0.6

4

6:46

4.3

7:04

5.3

1:09

1.0

1:02

0.5

5

5:29

3.8

5:57

4.6

12:03

1.0

11:43 AM

0.5

5

6:31

3.9

6:52

4.9

1:01

1.0

12:42

0.5

5

7:32

4.6

7:47

5.5

1:51

0.7

1:49

0.3

6

6:18

3.8

6:41

4.8

12:50

0.9

12:28

0.4

6

7:19

4.0

7:36

5.1

1:44

0.8

1:29

0.3

6

8:15

4.9

8:29

5.7

2:31

0.4

2:36

0.1

7

7:05

3.8

7:24

4.9

1:33

0.7

1:12

0.3

7

8:02

4.2

8:17

5.3

2:26

0.6

2:15

0.2

7

8:58

5.2

9:11

5.7

3:11

0.2

3:22

0.0

8

7:50

3.9

8:04

5.0

2:15

0.6

1:56

0.2

8

8:44

4.3

8:57

5.4

3:06

0.4

2:59

0.1

8

9:42

5.4

9:54

5.6

3:52

0.0

4:10

-0.1

9

8:31

3.9

8:43

5.1

2:56

0.5

2:39

0.2

9

9:25

4.5

9:37

5.4

3:46

0.3

3:44

0.0

10

0.0

0.0

0.1

4:29

4:58

3:23

0.1

-0.1

0.4

4:25

4:33

3:36

5.4

5.4

5.2

10:18

10:40

9:22

4.6

5.6

4.0

10:07

10:28

9:11

10

9

11

9:51

4.0

10:01

5.1

4:15

0.3

4:06

0.1

11

10:53

4.8

11:02

5.2

5:04

0.0

5:16

0.1

10

11:18

5.6

11:31

5.2

5:16

-0.1

5:48

0.1

12

10:32

4.0

10:42

5.1

4:54

0.3

4:49

0.2

12

11:43

4.9

11:51

5.0

5:44

0.0

6:04

0.2

11

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12:13

5.6

6:02

0.0

6:42

0.4

13

11:18

4.1

11:26

5.0

5:33

0.2

5:34

0.3

13

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12:37

5.0

6:27

0.0

6:56

0.4

14

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12:08

4.2

6:12

0.2

6:21

0.3

14

12:45

4.8

1:34

5.1

7:13

0.1

7:54

0.5

15

12:14

4.9

1:02

4.4

6:54

0.1

7:12

0.4

15

1:43

4.6

2:32

5.3

8:06

0.2

8:58

0.7

16

1:07

4.7

1:57

4.6

7:39

0.1

8:09

0.5

16

2:43

4.4

3:32

5.4

9:06

0.2

10:09

0.7

17

2:02

4.6

2:53

4.9

8:30

0.0

9:14

0.5

17

3:45

4.3

4:33

5.5

10:13

0.3

11:18

0.6

18

2:59

4.5

3:49

5.2

9:27

0.0

10:22

0.5

18

4:48

4.3

5:34

5.6

11:21

0.2

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--

19

3:58

4.4

4:47

5.4

10:29

-0.1

11:29

0.3

19

5:52

4.4

6:35

5.8

12:21

0.4

12:24

0.0

20

4:59

4.3

5:47

5.7

11:31

-0.2

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20

6:53

4.6

7:31

5.9

1:18

0.2

1:23

-0.1

21

6:02

4.4

6:46

5.9

12:32

0.1

12:32

-0.3

21

7:49

4.8

8:22

5.9

2:09

0.1

2:17

-0.2

22

7:03

4.5

7:43

6.0

1:30

-0.1

1:30

-0.5

22

8:40

4.9

9:09

5.8

2:57

0.0

3:08

-0.2

1.5

12

12:27

4.9

1:13

5.6

6:51

0.2

7:40

0.6

13

1:29

4.6

2:16

5.6

7:47

0.4

8:46

0.8

14

2:33

4.5

3:19

5.6

8:52

0.6

9:58

0.9

15

3:37

4.4

4:22

5.6

10:06

0.6

11:09

0.8

16

4:42

4.5

5:24

5.6

11:17

0.6

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17

5:45

4.6

6:22

5.7

12:10

0.7

12:20

0.4

18

6:44

4.8

7:16

5.7

1:02

0.5

1:15

0.3

19

7:36

5.0

8:03

5.7

1:49

0.3

2:06

0.2

20

8:23

5.2

8:46

5.6

2:32

0.2

2:52

0.2

21

9:05

5.3

9:26

5.4

3:11

0.2

3:36

0.3

22

9:45

5.3

10:05

5.2

3:49

0.2

4:18

0.5

23

10:23

5.2

10:45

4.9

4:25

0.3

4:58

0.7

24

11:02

5.1

11:27

4.6

5:02

0.5

5:37

0.9 1.2

23

8:01

4.6

8:37

6.1

2:25

-0.3

2:26

-0.5

23

9:28

5.0

9:53

5.6

3:41

-0.1

3:56

0.0

24

8:55

4.7

9:28

6.0

3:17

-0.4

3:21

-0.5

24

10:13

5.0

10:37

5.4

4:23

0.0

4:42

0.2

25

9:47

4.7

10:17

5.8

4:06

-0.4

4:13

-0.4

25

10:58

4.9

11:20

5.0

5:03

0.1

5:26

0.5

26

10:39

4.7

11:06

5.4

4:53

-0.3

5:04

-0.1

26

11:44

4.8

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--

5:41

0.2

6:09

0.8

25

11:43

4.9

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--

5:38

0.7

6:18

27

11:31

4.6

11:56

5.1

5:37

-0.2

5:53

0.2

27

12:06

4.7

12:30

4.7

6:19

0.5

6:53

1.1

26

12:12

4.3

12:28

4.8

6:17

0.9

7:01

1.4

28

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--

12:25

4.5

6:20

0.0

6:41

0.5

28

12:53

4.4

1:18

4.6

6:58

0.7

7:40

1.3

27

1:01

4.1

1:17

4.7

6:59

1.1

7:49

1.6

29

12:45

4.7

1:17

4.4

7:01

0.2

7:31

0.9

29

1:42

4.1

2:06

4.5

7:40

0.9

8:33

1.5

28

1:53

3.9

2:10

4.6

7:46

1.3

8:46

1.8

30

1:35

4.4

2:07

4.4

7:44

0.4

8:25

1.1

30

2:32

3.9

2:55

4.5

8:28

1.1

9:34

1.6

29

2:46

3.9

3:03

4.6

8:41

1.4

9:50

1.8

31

2:23

4.2

2:55

4.4

8:28

0.6

9:23

1.3

31

3:22

3.8

3:45

4.6

9:23

1.1

10:38

1.6

30

3:38

3.9

3:56

4.7

9:43

1.3

10:52

1.6

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Ace Hardware of Southport....................................... 910-477-6444 91

Holmes Security Systems..........................................800-426-9388 91

Advanced Urology Center for Robotic Surgery.... 910-641-8650 11

Intracoastal Realty Corporation................................910-258-4503 25

All in Bloom........................................................................910-477-6024 9

Island Classic Interiors...................................................910-579-8477 12

Allstate - R&R Insurance Services, Inc................... 910-754-6536 45 Amelia’s Backstreet Grille.......................................... 910-579-9200 56 Angelo’s Pizzeria and Bistro........................................910-754-2334 70 Angie Wilkie - Keller Williams.....................................910-777-7945 67 Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle...................................... 910-754-8080 67 Bell & Bell Buick GMC.................................................... 843-399-8300 51

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Jinks Creek Waterfront Grille.................................... 910-579-9997 92 Joseph’s Italian Bistro...................................................910-454-4440 51 Kimball’s Furniture & Design...................................... 910-754-8422 40 Kingfish Bay Development.......................................... 910-579-4657 41

BEMC....................................................................................800-842-5871 6

Klinton’s Flooring..............................................................910-575-2838 53

Best Western Shallotte/Ocean Isle Beach Hotel......910-754-3044 97

Kristin Dowdy, State Farm Agent............................ 910-754-9923 12

Bianchi Brickyard Supply............................................. 910-454-4445 64

Lynda Haraway Group....................................................910-250-1916 3

Bill Clark Homes................................................................910-350-1744 56 Bleu....................................................................................... 910-579-5628 53

Living Coastal Team Intracoastal Realty Corporation...................................910-712-3515 77

BlueWave Dentistry........................................................ 910-383-2615 36

Maria’s Pizzeria.................................................................910-579-3233 70

Body Edge Fitness Solutions......................................910-575-0975 83

McLeod Health.................................................................. 843-366-3891 39

Boundary House.............................................................. 910-579-8888 44

Members Club Storage................................................ 910-279-0905 82

Braddock Built Renovations........................................ 910-754-9635 14

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

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce......... 910-754-6644 60 Brunswick County Dept. of Social Services........... 910-253-2112 95 Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity ReStore....910-457-1772 89 Brunswick Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery............910-269-2420 84 Callahan’s of Calabash...................................................800-344-3816 15

Novant Health Orthopedic............................................910-579-8363 4 Oyster Rock....................................................................... 910-579-6875 46 Pink Flamingo Consignments..................................... 910-734-7280 95 Realstar Homes................................................................ 910-579-6729 IBC

Carolina One Properties.............................................. 910-840-2370 82

River Hotel of Southport............................................. 910-294-6070 79

Carolinas Oral and Facial Surgery............................. 910-762-2618 94

Sea Island Trading Co....................................................843-273-0248 34

Clark’s Seafood and Chop House.............................. 843-399-8888 IFC

Seacoast Building Company, Inc...............................910-880-3639 85

Coastal Insurance............................................................ 910-754-4326 93

Seaside Wellness of Shallotte....................................910-754-2273 51

Coastal Integrative Health.......................................... 910-755-5400 20

Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q............................... 910-754-5522 24

Coastal Wine Room..........................................................910-393-2125 26 Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage.......................910-371-1181 13 Coldwell Banker Sloane Realty.................................. 877-979-2424

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Complete Dental............................................................. 910-754-7700 5 Crystal Babson — Century 21...................................... 910-393-9957 7 Dosher Medical Clinics....................................................910-457-3871 19

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber....................800-457-6964 64 SurStay Hotel Shallotte................................................. 910-755-6444 97 Thalian Association Community Theatre................ 910-251-1788 64 Triad Power Wash LLC................................................. 910-599-7798 14 Trinity Wellness Center............................................... 910-769-5004 94

EmergeOrtho................................................................... 910-332-3800 17

Trusst Builder Group..................................................... 910-371-0304 74

Farm Bureau Insurance — Shallotte..........................910-754-8175 48

Wades Jewelers............................................................. 910-457-5800 69

Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries........................... 910-371-6700 79

Wilmington Health.......................................................... 910-371-0404 85

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