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Table of contents

18 SBM contributors

34 What’s cookin’

21 What’s happening

37 Up North

Meet the contributors to South Brunswick Magazine

58 Happy Birthday, Old Baldy Bald Head Island’s iconic lighthouse reaches 200 years.

By Allison Barrett Carter

Upcoming events you won’t want to miss

68 Repurposing Shallotte

29 Business buzz

Southern Charm Co. and Scott’s Farm & Family bring new life to two old properties in the heart of town.

By Denice Patterson

Keeping up with the local business scene

76 Faces & places

In Every Issue

78 Business profiles

Ultimate Burial Story by Michelle Macken

16 Publisher’s note

By Justin Williams

81 What’s happened

What’s been going on around town

96 Tide charts

Tracking the highs and lows at Shallotte Inlet from February to April

97 Ad index

Our directory of advertisers

98 Capture the moment

A contest for SBM readers.

Photo by Jessie Antill

Departments

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33 Spirits

Dreamsicle Cocktail

By Sandi Grigg

Crock-Pot Country-Style Steak

By Sandi Grigg

What you’ll find in the Winter 2017 edition of our sister publication, North Brunswick Magazine.

39 COMMUNITY

Needle crafters of all types gather at the Hickmans Crossroads Library to stitch and share.

By Barbara Sammons

43 Around Town

Ilene Evans’ Hippie Chick Granola Co. is a business built on love and a fresh start.

By Allison Barrett Carter

48 Locals

Sunset Vision and the State of North Carolina honor Frank Nesmith for his dedication to Bird Island and the Kindred Spirit Mailbox.

By Melissa Slaven Warren

54 Nonprofit

Hospice Dolls, Angels and Hearts help bring peace to those who are experiencing the loss of a loved one.

By Jo Ann Mathews

89 Snippets

Happenings on the local scene

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About the cover: Throughout 2017 Bald Head Island is celebrating the 200 th birthday of Old Baldy, the iconic lighthouse that stands at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Turn to page 58 to read Allison Barrett Carter’s story about this local landmark and all that is planned in its honor this year.

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South Brunswick Magazine Publisher Justin Williams and his daughter, Ava.

Change and Constancy In case you haven’t noticed, big things are happening in Brunswick County. From new homes to new businesses to road work, the face of our county is changing.

But for all of the flux, some things remain the same, and for that we are very grateful. Take Old Baldy, which has been standing on Bald Head Island for 200 years. This lighthouse is an important piece of local history, which Allison Barrett Carter shares in her story on page 58. The islanders are pulling out all the stops to celebrate Old Baldy this year, and you can see the year-long list of events in the story’s sidebar.

We also feature Frank Nesmith, who played a major role in keeping Bird Island just the way we all like it — undeveloped.

Nesmith, who also helped create the Kindred Spirit Mailbox, was honored in November by the State of North Carolina with The Order of the Longleaf Pine and also by Sunset Vision for his role in protecting Bird Island. Turn to page 48 for Melissa Slaven Warren’s inspiring story about a person who has truly made a difference in Brunswick County.

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family renovated Dykes garage into Scott’s Farm & Family on Main Street into a farm, home and garden shop. Denice Patterson introduces us to these two businesses on page 68.

We have some new things happening here at our company in 2017, too. We are very excited to launch a weekly e-newsletter for our readers in the coming months. To receive this in your inbox, you must opt in on our website at SouthBrunswickMagazine.com/sign-up. This service will allow us to cover different types of stories in a timely manner and offer an online exclusive article each week.

Some of these articles will be on topics that we otherwise wouldn’t cover in our magazine. We are happy to introduce this extension to our publication, and, as always, we look forward to your feedback.

Thank you for reading South Brunswick Magazine. I hope you have a great start to your new year.

Justin Williams CEO/Publisher Publisher@SouthBrunswickMagazine.com

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Contributors

Allison Barrett Carter

Web Editor / Writer

I am a freelance writer who recently relocated to Leland after a decade in Chapel Hill. I love watching my young sons play on the beach as much as possible and paddling the creek behind our house in our kayak. My writing has appeared in many places online, such as New York Times’ Motherlode, Washington Post’s On Parenting, Redbook, Role Reboot and The Good Men Project, as well as in several print anthologies, such as Chicken Soup for the Soul.

George Jacob

Account Executive

I was born and raised in Baltimore, Md., and have four years of military experience in the U.S. Air Force. My wife, Barbara (a.k.a. Bobbie or BJ), and I moved to Brunswick County with our Shihtzus Gotcha and Gizzmo and are now raising our three girls — Paula, Cheryl and Tiffany — here. My work experiences have taken me from paper distribution to book manufacturing to printing and mailing to now selling advertising for North Brunswick Magazine and South Brunswick Magazine. My hobbies include snow skiing, water skiing, bowling, golf, and trap and skeet shooting. I’m an ambassador for the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Shallotte Rotary Club and an instructor for the First Tee Carolina Leadership Academy.

Megan Fogel

Contributing Photographer

I met photography on a winding country road in the mountains of North Carolina while visiting my grandmother’s home place. I remember the feel of the shutter release and the stillness of the moment as history unfolded in my viewfinder. Now, 15 years later, I get the same feeling when photographing families and children and working with South Brunswick Magazine. I live in Holden Beach with my wonderful husband and two beautiful daughters. Check out my work at www.GenieLeigh.com.

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Old Baldy Foundation 200th Birthday Celebrations

Business Expo 2017

Throughout 2017 Old Baldy Foundation (OBF) will mark the 200th birthday of Old Baldy Lighthouse with several events on Bald Head Island in 2017. The calendar includes the island’s annual Memorial Day Service, a Fourth of July Golf Cart Parade, a National Lighthouse Day Celebration and the Light up the Holidays Open House. Bald Head Island has been chosen as the location for the 2017 Southern Living Idea Home, and OBF has the honor of being named as the beneficiary. OBF will be co-hosting the Southern Living North Carolina Treasures Weekend and Roast & Toast on the Coast with Bald Head Island Limited, LLC and Southern Living. Other events include a birthday party on the grounds of the lighthouse, a quilters’ workshop, a progressive dinner gala, special culinary events with guest chefs and craft distillers, a barbecue cookoff, a 5K/10K night run, lectures, book signings and art shows. See the website for event dates and all the details.

Information: oldbaldy.org

February 25 North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo will be held at the Leland Cultural Arts Center from 10 am to 3 pm.

Information: (910) 383-0553; nbchamberofcommerce.com

BNP Trail Jam

February 18 BNP Trial Jam is a grassroots, locally operated trail race in Brunswick Nature Park. This year’s event will begin at 9 am, and entry costs vary from $39 to $88. With 3.5-mile, 9-mile and 18-mile courses, all levels of speed and ability have an opportunity to race in one of the most unique settings in North Carolina. BNP Trail Jam was born out of the Run for Ray Trail Race, and proceeds from this year’s event will once again support the Ray Underhill Foundation, Cape Fear SORBA (the group responsible for creating and maintaining the trail system) and other local nonprofit organizations.

Information: its-go-time.com/bnp-trail-jam/

February 26 The 14th annual Antique Appraisal Fair will take place at the Southport Community Building at 223 E. Bay Street from 12:30 to 4 pm. Tickets cost $8 per hand-carried item or 3 for $20 and are sold at the door. Multiple experienced appraisers will provide information about each treasure and its value. This event is sponsored by the P.E.O., Southport Chapter. P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization in which women celebrate the advance of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.

Information: (910) 454-9886

Harpeth Rising Concert

Teen Court

February 19 Harpeth Rising will perform at Listen Up Brunswick County, a concert series presenting original music in a variety of genres including folk, R & B, bluegrass, country and blues.

This event will take place at the Virginia Williamson Center at 150 College Rd. NE in Bolivia.

Information: (860) 485-3354; listenupbrunswickcounty.com

Vino & Vinyasa at Silver Coast Winery

February 24 Support the Community Movement Alliance and its mission to bring yoga, dance and martial arts programming into Brunswick County public schools. Unwind in the beautiful barrel room for an hour-long vinyasa flow yoga class, then continue to wind down with a glass of Silver Coast’s finest.

You will need a yoga mat. The fee is $20 and includes the hour yoga class and a glass of wine. Times are 6 to 8:30 pm.

Information: (910)-287-2800; silvercoastwinery.com

Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk

February 25 The semi-annual Wine & Beer Walk is a self-guided tasting tour of restaurants and drinking establishments in downtown Wilmington. The walk begins at The Throne Theater at 208 Market Street, where you present your ticket, or if the event has not sold out, purchase a ticket and receive a Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk ID and a map of participating establishments. Patrons receive two samples per venue. Tickets cost $16, and the event begins at 1 pm.

Information: wineandbeerwalk.com/info_wilmington=

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February 28 Brunswick County Teen Court is a Communities In Schools program in partnership with the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Brunswick County Schools and the District Attorney’s Office. Students are trained to serve as attorneys, jurors, bailiffs and clerks in real cases involving firsttime juvenile offenders. These volunteers get a hands-on educational experience, which helps them better understand our system of justice. Juvenile offenders’ participation in this diversion program saves the county at least $2,000 per case.

It takes place at the Brunswick County Courthouse from 6 to 8 pm.

Information: (910) 253-4087; cisbrunswick.org

Yoga at Sunset Beach

March 4 Do yoga for a great cause at this donation-based yoga class in Sunset Beach Park from 10 to 11 am. Suggested donation

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is $7, and all bodies/levels are welcome. Proceeds for this vinyasa/flow based class will go to communitymoves.org, Movement Works’ new nonprofit sister organization.

Information: mvmtworks@gmail.com; mvmtworks.com

Live.Learn.Shop Local Biz Expo

March 4 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce’s Live.Learn.

Shop Local Business Expo will be held from 10 am to 4 pm at 925-15 Seaside Road in Ocean Isle Beach. Sponsored by Brunswick Electric and McLeod Health, the expo features home, business, professional and personal needs businesses and services in one place. Admission is free.

Information: (910) 754-6644; brunswickcountychamber.org

Mardi Gras by the Sea People & Pet Parade & Festival

March 4 Oak Island Parks & Recreation will host this event on March 4. The people parade will begin at 1 pm near the center of Oak Island and end at the festival on Middleton Park soccer field. The festival will consist of games for the kids, live entertainment, the Mardi Gras Pet Parade and costume contest and much more. Parade applications can be picked up at the Oak Island Recreation Center at 3003 E Oak Island Drive.

Information: (910) 278-5518; oakisland.recdesk.com

Brunswick Catch with Scott Baker, Jr.

March 7 North Carolina was one of the first states to implement community-level seafood marketing, branding and education programs through local “Catch” groups. Participants at this event will learn about local seafood and the North Carolina seafood industry in general, as well as be introduced to Brunswick Catch, the regional nonprofit group designed to promote and market local seafood and the multiple businesses that support the seafood industry. Attendees will receive a free N.C. Sea Grant seafood availability calendar. This event is from 6 to 7 pm at the Museum of Coastal Carolina at 21 E. 2nd Street in Ocean Isle Beach.

Information: (910) 579-1016; museumplanetarium.org

Special Friends of Seaside (SFOS) United Methodist Church Event

March 14 Special Friends of Seaside (SFOS) is a new outreach, support and activities ministry for young adults with physical challenges and their families. The ministry sprung from families in the church congregation who see the importance of ministering to all of God’s children by providing safe and welcoming space to gather as a community. This event is from 6 to 8 pm, and there is no cost to attend. SFOS is open to all young adults in our community who are living with physical challenges, so please invite any friends or neighbors who might like to be a part of this group.

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Shag Club Dance

March 18 Come out and dance at the Shallotte Moose Lodge, where they love to shag and will be happy if you will join them.

You’ll always hear great dance music, have a chance to participate in a 50/50 raffle and do some shag dancing, line dancing and occasionally a waltz or two step. This event costs $8 for guests and $5 for members of any shag club.

The event will take place from 6:30 to 10 pm at the Shallotte Moose Lodge, 253 Holden Beach Road in Shallotte.

Information: coastalshagclub@yahoo.com

Badwater Race on Bald Head Island

March 18 Founders call this 50 km or 51.4-mile ultra running race “the world’s toughest footrace.” It features a 12-mile warm-up on the car-free, one-lane-wide roads of Bald Head Island, followed by 19 or 38 miles of running on the east beach of the island and the wild, secluded sandy beach between Cape Fear and Fort Fisher. Runners will come from all over the United States and Canada for this experience. The race begins at 7:45 am and will end at 9:45 pm. It is the first leg of the Badwater® Ultra Cup. Information: baldheadisland.com/eventdetails/badwater-cape-fearultra-marathon/1592

Coastal Living Show

March 25 Wilmington Woman’s Club presents the annual Coastal Living Show at the Convention Center in downtown Wilmington. The event features more than 70 vendors ranging from home-improvement companies and landscapers to real estate agents and interior designers. Proceeds go to local nonprofits to improve the lives of women and children.

Admission is free, and times are 10 am to 5 pm.

Information: (910) 367-3295; wilmingtonwomansclub.com

Wilmington Dance Festival

March 31 & April 1 Wilmington Dance Festival will be held at Kenan Auditorium on the campus of UNCW. Produced by The Dance Cooperative and celebrating the work of local choreographers across many genres, the festival also features guest artists and touring companies. Admission is $15 to $25.

Information: (910) 962-3500; thedancecooperative.org

GriefShare Support Group

March 31 to May 5 You do not have to go through the grieving process alone.

GriefShare is a friendly group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

GriefShare continues each Friday through May 5. The sessions will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 pm at Seaside UMC located at 1300 Seaside Road in Sunset Beach. First-time

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participants are requested to come 15 to 30 minutes early for registration. A GriefShare guide is suggested at $20.

Information: (910) 393-9548

Free Color Run: Search 5K

April 1 Holden Beach hosts this free, family-oriented 5K walk or run race at the Holden Beach Pavilion. Walk Wear a white shirt or purchase a white event T-shirt and enjoy the color burst.

Registration is at 9 am, and the race starts at 10 am. Kids ages 5 and younger who want to ride their bikes are more than welcome to do so. The purpose of this event is to have as many families as possible to come out and enjoy the exercise.

Dogs, cats and baby strollers are all welcome.

Information: (336) 207-8801; facebook.com/Search5kHoldenBeach

Bunny Dayz Easter Egg Hunt

April 8 Taking place at Mulberry Park in Shallotte, this egg hunt offers cupcakes, cookies, muffins, candy and holiday fun!

Meet the Easter Bunny and see a magic show, then search the grounds during the Easter Egg Hunt at 11 am. The event is free and runs from 10 am to 12 pm.

Information: (910) 253-2670; ncbrunswick.com/event/1245

James Keelaghan in Concert

April 9 James Keelaghan will perform at Listen Up Brunswick County, a concert series presenting original music in a variety of genres including folk, R & B, bluegrass, country and blues. This event will take place at the Virginia Williamson Center at 150 College Rd. NE in Bolivia.

Information: (860) 485-3354; listenupbrunswickcounty.com

Holden Beach Easter Egg Hunt

April 14 Teams of four will compete against each other in a flashlight Easter egg hunt designed for youth and adults. This event will take place at the end of Jordan Boulevard in Holden Beach from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Be sure to bring a flashlight and call to pre-register.

Information: (910) 842-6488; holdenbeachnc.com/holden-beachcalendar-of-events

Southport Spring Festival

April 14 & 15 Southport Spring Festival has been a local tradition for more than 25 years. On Friday the event runs from 10 am to 5 pm and on Saturday it’s from 10 am to 4 pm. This festival features a wide variety of activities such as live entertainment, handmade arts and crafts, children’s activities, a trackless train and spring flowers for sale. Food vendors will be on site. This free event takes place at Franklin Square Park. A 5K run/walk is held on Saturday.

Information: (910) 279-4616; downtownsouthport.org/spring-festival

Earth Day

April 21 Experience hands-on environmental, Earth-friendly activities for all ages from 10 am to 2 pm at Middleton Park in Oak Island. Build a wildflower butterfly garden, tour the redesigned Nature Center, see sea birds up close and more.

Brunswick County Beekeepers Association, N.C. Coastal Federation, Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter, N.C. Aquarium Outreach and local sea turtle programs will display environmental information and offer fun activities.

Information: (910) 278-5518; oakislandnc.com

Oak Island Lighthouse Run and Phlock After-Run Celebration

April 22 Starting at 8 am, the Oak Island Lighthouse 1-Mile Fun Run, 5K, 10K & Half Marathon courses showcase beautiful coastal scenery like salt marshes, the ocean, beaches and the lighthouse. After the race. celebrate island style with a whole day of Jimmy Buffett and Parrot Head-inspired merriment at the beach. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, the EAA Chapter 939 Wings & Wheels automotive and airplane show and contests such as Mr. Longitude, Miss Latitude, hula hooping, the flip-flop fling and more. Food, beer and wine will be available for sale.

Information: (910) 457-6964; oakislandlighthouserun.com

Glass Sale

April 23 Mystical Reflections has purchased a special shipment of glass at reduced prices and will hold a sale from 11 am to 4 pm at 9974 Traders Lane Ext. in Calabash. You will find iridized, hot colors (reds, yellows, oranges, pinks), baroque and limited editions of experimental glass. All of the crates will be spaced out in the parking lot and will not be opened until 1 pm. It’s a good idea to bring a heavy box or crate to transport your treasures. Gloves (the garden variety) and closed-toed shoes are a must. Rain date is Sunday, April 30 from 1 to 4 pm Information: firedup4glass.com

Wine Fest 2017

April 29 The annual fundraising event to benefit the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation includes wine, food, live and silent auctions, live music and a cork pull. This event will take place at Museum of Coastal Carolina, 21 E. Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Tickets are $50 per person.

Information: (910) 579-1016; museumplanetarium.org

Wine, Women and Chocolate

May 1 The third annual Wine, Women and Chocolate show will take place from 5 to 7:30 pm at Brunswick Senior Resources

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Center, 3620 Express Drive in Shallotte. Tickets cost $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Local vendors will be providing samples, appetizers and door prizes.

Information: brunswickcountychamber.org/women-in-businesscommittee

Southport Waterfront Market

May 3 Southport Waterfront Market is held every Wednesday (weather permitting) from first Wednesday in May through the last Wednesday in September on the Fort Johnston Garrison Lawn in Southport. Enjoy music and entertainment as you browse among local produce, baked goods, arts, crafts and more, spread under the shade of ancient live oak overlooking the Cape Fear River.

Information: (910) 279-4616; downtownsouthport.org/waterfrontmarket

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First Friday Gallery Walk

May 5 Southport’s art galleries team up to host an art gallery walk from 5 to 7 pm on the first Friday of each month. The event is free, and art enthusiasts are welcome to participate.

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May 6 The City of Southport’s Beautification Committee hosts a clean-up event from 9 am to 12 pm on first the Saturday of every month. Help is needed, and all are welcome to participate.

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May 13 Come out to Mulberry Park at 123 Mulberry Street in Shallotte for the weekly Farmer’s Market. This event is free and runs from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays.

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Meet Dr. Stewart Sharp.

Your New Choice for Cancer Care Facing a cancer diagnosis is physically and emotionally challenging and being close to home can mean so much.

That’s why McLeod Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Stewart Sharp to McLeod Oncology & Hematology Seacoast. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology - Dr. Sharp brings more than 30 years of experience in diagnosing and treating various kinds of cancer. His aim is to bring the best proven therapy to each and every patient.

“Being able to provide my patients with the latest in cancer care and treatment in a compassionate way is what motivates me every day.”

Dr. Sharp Dr. Sharp is now accepting new patients by referral.

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Hair Du Ribbon Cutting

tickets were sold at each location. Paw’s Place participated by bringing dogs to all three locations for people to meet and see.

Network After Hours Held at Island Healing Chiropractic and Massage

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribboncutting ceremony for Hair Du’s new owner, Jennifer Bergeron.

The salon is at 1780-4 Queen Anne Street in Sunset Beach. To schedule an appointment, stop by the salon or contact Jennifer at (910) 393-7025.

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce members met at Island Healing Chiropractic Center and Massage on Oak Island in November. Attendees received an extra bonus to networking and meeting new business owners as they were treated to a free massage.

East Coast Moving Ribbon Cutting

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Fall 2016 Golden Pineapple Awards

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and Little River Chamber of Commerce held a joint ribbon-cutting ceremony for East Coast Moving as they celebrated 13 years in the moving business.

East Coast Moving is at 2795 Ocean Highway W. in Shallotte.

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Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce recently awarded seven local businesses a Golden Pineapple Award for the fall of 2016. In the service category, winners were Collins Insurance Agency, Cooper Electric, Laugh & Breathe Yoga and Southport Pilates. Yeah Right Charters won in the activities and attractions category. Galloway-Sands Pharmacy won in the professional category, and Post Fabrics & Interiors won in the retail category. Golden Pineapple Awards are given quarterly, and businesses are nominated by their customers for providing consistent and exceptional customer service.

Mary Kay Cosmetics Ribbon Cutting and Donation for Hope Harbor Home

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Holt C-Stores Donate to Paw’s Place Holt C-store Subways in Brunswick County held fundraisers for Paw’s Place on November 12 and raised $1,275 for the organization.

The fundraisers were held at Magnolia Greens BP/Subway, Maco Depot Subway and Middle River BP/Subway. The Subways donated 20 percent of all sales on that day to Paw’s Place. In addition, raffle

Martha Warner, sales director with Mary Kay Cosmetics, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 14. Celebrating five years as a unit director, Martha and her team presented Hope Harbor Home with a check for more than $2,000, to be used for an ice machine at Hope Harbor Home. Find Martha Warner at marykay.com/marthawarner.

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McLeod Loris Seacoast Hosts Health Panel

McLeod Pulmonary and Critical Care Seacoast Welcomes Dr. Kevin Dineen McLeod Physician Associates welcomes Kevin Dineen, MD, to McLeod Pulmonary and Critical Care Seacoast. Dr. Dineen has been practicing in the Myrtle Beach area for the last 14 years and joins McLeod from Carolina Health Specialists in Myrtle Beach. Dr. Dineen specializes in all aspects of pulmonary and critical-care medicine, including interventional bronchoscopy, endobronchial stents, electrocautery, endobronchial ultrasound and navigational bronchoscopy. He is accepting new patients in his office at 3980 Highway 9 E., Suite 340 in Little River.

McLeod Loris Seacoast hosted an all-women physician health panel featuring Dr. Joycelyn Schindler of McLeod OBGYN Seacoast; Dr. Amanda Turbeville of McLeod Loris Seacoast Surgery; and Dr. Anne Everman of McLeod Cardiology Associates. Guests enjoyed dinner while listening to health topics such as pelvic health, breast health, cancer, heart health and vascular health. The physicians were available for questions afterwards.

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Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce Holds Cash Mob at Ricky Evans Gallery

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Coastal Shutters & Blinds Ribbon Cutting

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening the new location of Coastal Shutters & Blinds at 4961 Long Beach Road, Unit 4 in the Live Oak Shopping Center in Southport. Coastal Shutters & Blinds has been the area’s quality source of plantation shutters, blinds, shades, awnings and Bahama shutters for more than 12 years.

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce held its inaugural Cash Mob on January 19 at The Ricky Evans Gallery in Southport. Cash Mob is the chamber’s newest promotion to encourage shopping local and give residents an opportunity to meet new people in a fun and supportive way. The Cash Mob shopped until they watched the sunset drop at Fishy Fishy Café.

The next Cash Mob will convene on February 9 at 4 pm at the corner of Davis and Moore streets (between Moore Street Market and N.C. Maritime Museum) in Southport. Anyone can join the Cash Mob; the only requirement of participation is to agree to spend a minimum of $20 in the shop being mobbed.

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Kevin Hine Joins the Plantation Building Corp. Team Wilmington custom homebuilder Plantation Building Corp. is pleased to welcome real estate sales veteran Kevin Hine to its talented team of building professionals. Hine will join the company’s sales team, bringing a seasoned real estate portfolio of land development and new home construction experience to the growing company’s client list.

Hine graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and began his real estate career with accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co., where he advised a diverse group of real estate clients and high-profile golf community developers.

He later joined the Executive Team at Chapel Hill’s exclusive golf community, Governors Club, as CFO. Nine years later, the Murphy family recruited Hine to help launch their residential land development business, including River Landing in nearby Duplin County. During his tenure, Hine sold an impressive 1,000 properties representing more than $300 million. Most recently, Hine served as vice president of sales and marketing at Hagood Homes. He will bring his knowledge of the industry to Plantation’s design-build table. “I look forward to kicking off 2017 with Plantation,” Hine said. “There’s a powerful synergy between the talented employees, the custom homes and the wonderful clients – I am thrilled to be a part of the Plantation process and helping the company grow in New Hanover County.”

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chamber who donate their time to visit with existing members for the purpose of improving personal communication, involvement and support of chamber events and activities and reinforce the benefits of chamber membership with its current members.

Ribbon Cutting at Healthy Green Solutions

Healthy Green Solutions held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 24 with the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

Healthy Green Solutions is located in Ocean Isle Beach.

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Closer than you think!

BCC Hosts Super-Powered Business Networking After Hours On November 9 members of Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce, Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce came together for a Business Networking After Hours hosted by Brunswick Community College. It was another successful night of networking while enjoying great company from all three area chambers.

Chamber Ambassadors Meet at Duffer’s Pub & Grille Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors meet monthly at different locations throughout the area to report on contacts they have made with fellow chamber members, and in November they enjoyed a meeting at Duffer’s Pub & Grille at the Oak Island Golf Club. Ambassadors are fellow members of the

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Dreamy Drink

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The flavors of orange and cream will take you back to your childhood ice cream treats.

Story by Sandi Grigg

Have you ever consumed something that instantly sparks a memory from your past? That’s what happened when our friends Dana and Anthony came over for drinks one night. I opened the liquor cabinet and said, “What can I make us?” and by happenstance created cocktails with a flavor that took me right back to my childhood and eating orange-and-cream flavored Dreamsicles and Push Ups. My liquor cabinet consists of all types of alcoholic options: rum, whiskey, bourbon and vodka. My alcohol of choice is vodka and among the flavors I noticed I had Whipped.

Whipped vodka tastes like it’s been infused with whipped cream. The only juice I had in the refrigerator was orange juice. For some bubbles, I grabbed the club soda. I mixed equal parts of the orange juice and vodka in a shaker and poured it over the glass of ice and club soda.

Then I added an orange slice and said, “Voila!”

After the first sip we all marveled over how good it was and that it tasted like a Dreamsicle.

Anthony decided to make a shot version using all

equal parts and it was just as scrumptious. Let’s just say it wasn’t long before we needed more Whipped vodka. Cheers!

Dreamsicle Cocktail Ingredients 1 part whipped cream–flavored vodka (Smirnoff, Pinnacle or Burnett’s)

1 part orange juice 1 part club soda Orange slice for garnish Method Combine the vodka and orange juice in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake until well blended. Pour the club soda in a glass over a few cubes of ice. Add the vodka and orange juice mixture to the glass with the ice and club soda. Garnish with a slice of orange. n Winter 2016-17

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What’s COOKIN’

SlowCooked Steak

A Crock-Pot and a few simple ingredients make an ultracomforting weeknight meal.

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This country-style steak should

be in everybody’s go-to recipe box. Like hamburger steak with creamy onion gravy, this recipe featuring cube steaks browned then simmered in gravy is another Southern favorite. Using cream of mushroom soup to enhance the gravy base, this recipe is super easy to throw together any weeknight and is a very basic and delicious comfort food. I make this using onions and beef stock, but you can also use a packet of onion soup for more ease.

Cube steak is usually made of top sirloin that has been pounded with a meat tenderizer to create thin, uniqueshaped pieces of meat. The indentions left by the tenderizer are small cubes deep in the meat — hence the term cube steak. The cut of beef will determine the price, but in most cases cube steak is inexpensive.

Growing up in the South with two hardworking parents, my family often had Crock-Pot meals. My mother would prepare and set the Crock-Pot in the morning and when we all got home in the evening, dinner was ready. I think the Crock-Pot is one of the most underused cooking appliances around.

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designed to cook at a lower temperature for a longer duration. The first slow cooker came about in the 1950s when its inventor recalled his Jewish grandmother making stew for hours in the oven. It wasn’t until the mid-1970s that the removable porcelain interior came about for ease in cleaning and serving. Today Crock-Pots are used all over the world for all types of dishes.

I know it can be intimidating to dump expensive groceries in a pot, leave it all day and hope that it comes out tasty, but trust me: This recipe is foolproof and saves time. Sure, it cuts a few corners with the canned soup and store-bought beef stock, but this is the way my mother made it and this is the way it is comforting to me. I hope you enjoy it too.

Crock-Pot Country-Style Steak You will need a 6- to 7-quart Crock-Pot or other slow cooker.

Serves 4

Ingredients 4 pieces of cubed steak ½ cup flour 4 pats of butter 1 large onion (or 2 smaller onions), sliced 21 ounces cream of mushroom soup 16 ounces beef stock ½ cup sherry cooking wine ¼ teaspoon garlic powder Salt and pepper Cooked white rice (optional)

Method Preheat a skillet to medium-high on the stove top. Disperse the flour, salt and pepper on a plate and press each piece of cubed steak down into it, coating each one well. Drop one pat of butter in the hot pan and then add one floured cubed steak. (Do not crowd the pan.)

Brown the steak for about 1 minute per side, merely creating a crust but not cooking the meat. Repeat until all pieces are browned. Remove and set aside.

Put the onions in the bottom of the Crock-Pot then place the browned cubed steak on top of the onions. Mix the cream of mushroom soup and beef stock together and then pour over the steak and onions. You want the liquid to meet the top of the meat. Add the garlic powder and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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North Brunswick Magazine What’s going on in our sister publication

is far from over and the needs are still great.

Flooding from Hurricane Matthew caused $1.5 billion of damages to more than 100,000 homes and buildings in

Southern Skaters The Wilmington IceHawks prove that Northern kids aren’t the only ones who know their way around the ice and a puck.

A competitive youth hockey team for kids ages 16 and younger, the Wilmington IceHawks play home

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In the wake of the flood Communities came together after Hurricane Matthew, but the recovery

Construction has begun on Harrington Village, a 13-building campus of apartments and commercial businesses at the corner of Village Road and Baldwin Drive, and the Town of Leland hopes it will function as a much-needed downtown.

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North Carolina. As families lost everything, people throughout the region rose to the challenge to ease their suffering.

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Leland’s Business Boom New businesses are popping up all over Leland, offering residents a greater range of services and products than ever.

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Leland. Meet some of the new business owners in town and learn why they chose to open a business here in 2016 and what they are offering to the community.

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With These Hands

Needle crafters of all types gather at the Hickmans Crossroads Library to stitch and share.

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Above: Some of the ladies in the Stitch ‘N’ Time group create items for Operation Gratitude for military personnel and their families.

W “Would you like to hear

about my exploding closet?”

Kris Ann Crane’s question is intriguing, so I say yes, and we all have good laugh as she tells us about her yarn-filled closet and how the skeins came tumbling down when she opened the doors one day. Another knitter says, “Oh, I have a story for you.”

This is how it goes with the group known as Stitch ‘N’ Time, which came about in 2004 when Marylin Searby, then a Calabash resident, had a vision for a new library in the Calabash area, along with another idea to form a needle crafters group.

Both became a reality, and now the Stitch ‘N’ Time knitters, needle crafters and quilters gather every Monday at the Hickmans Crossroads Library in Calabash to spend the day stitchin’. As I sit and listen to these crafters, I learn there’s much more than the stitches they take or the skeins of yarn they trade.

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together to send her cross-stitch kits to work on while she spent time with her daughter, who was undergoing chemo treatments. “This group is very therapeutic,” she says.

As I look around the room, I watch as their hands take yarn wrapped around their fingers and with a methodical rhythm and shiny knitting needles, create a piece of art that comes from their heart. The sounds of lively conversation, friendly faces and the soft clicking of needles are certainly good therapy for anyone.

I have many questions for Crane, the group’s leader. She was the fourth member of this group when she joined them in 2004. Now, on any given Monday they may have 15 to 20 needlecrafters around the table.

Crane beams with pride about the group and its community involvement. Stitch ‘N’ Time has a strong core but welcomes anyone into their circle without hesitation.

These ladies stitch not only for themselves, but also for others. I watch as several of them tag knitted scarves destined to Operation Gratitude, an organization that provides care packages for military personnel and their families. The stitchers have sent more than 130 knitted and crocheted scarves to this ongoing project.

Another of their projects is Blankets for Carolina Comfort of Brunswick County. The stitchers donate knitted and crocheted blankets to be distributed to babies, children and teens who are ill

or are being assisted in shelters, hospitals or foster care. EMT personnel and sheriff ’s units carry the blankets to comfort children in emergency situations. The group’s blankets are also used in animal cages at the North Myrtle Beach Animal Shelter.

One-time projects have included the Caps to the Capital campaign, which distributes knitted baby and preemie caps, and 123 rescue nests to Virginia Fish and Wildlife for displaced animals.

Hickmans Crossroads Library is also a recipient of the group’s generosity.

Stitchers’ donations have been used to fund children’s programs, tables and chairs for a meeting room, and book shelves for the library. And every fall the stitchers set aside time to create ornaments for the Christmas tree set up in the library lobby. Their knitted cupcakes, snowmen and other designs adorn the tree, and proceeds from the sales of the ornaments are used to purchase items on the library’s wish list.

The group does not offer classes on knitting and needlework; however, if you have a question or need a friendly ear, they offer that at their Monday meetings. You can also check out their lending library, which is full of books and needlework charts to help guide you with your projects.

If eyes are the windows to the soul, then hands must be the road to the heart. And these ladies’ creations surely touch many people’s hearts. n

Want to go?

For more information about the Stitch ‘N’ Time group, their meeting dates and times, call Hickmans Crossroads Library at (910) 575-0173 or go to brunswickcountync.gov/library/hickmanscrossroads.

The library is at: 1040 Calabash Road in Calabash

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A Hippie Heart Ilene Evans’ Hippie Chick Granola Co. is a business built on love and a fresh start.

Story by Allison Barrett Carter PHOTOGRAPHY BY Mark Steelman

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It is hard to know where life’s road will lead. It is harder to know if you have the courage to follow it. Take Oak Island resident Ilene Evans. She never thought the road was leading her to be a successful small business owner in a North Carolina beach town.

Evans is a native of New Jersey and just a few years ago was living outside of New York City, married, a mother to three children and working as a marketing professional. She had never set foot on Oak Island.

But 2012 was a year of change. Evans separated from her husband, her father passed away and one of her children was hit by a car (she has fully recovered).

With three children to support and the rising costs of living in her hometown, Evans knew she had to make some big changes. So when a friend offered her an Oak Island rental property until she was back on her feet, Evans moved with her children. Thinking it was a short-term arrangement, she brought only what they could fit in their car.

“I sold my house, I sold all of my furniture,” Evans says. “We got here and I really had no idea what I was going to do for work. I was going to give myself a few weeks to decompress and then try to wrap my head around finding a job. I was going to go to the beach and relax, because it had been a rather tumultuous year.”

She never left the island. She found a permanent place to live and enrolled her children in school.

Today Evans is the sole proprietor and baker at Hippie Chick Granola Co. in Oak Island.

Granola has always come easy to Evans, which has surprised those closest to her as she herself admits that she is “the worst cook.” Granola is her one culinary talent and she has embraced it.

Back in New Jersey, Evans began selling granola to her friends and family around the holidays out of the trunk of her car. Most of her customers used the specialty food as gifts. But when the new year started, the demand for her homemade granola didn’t stop.

Customers asked her to keep baking.

When she moved to North Carolina, they asked her to mail the granola. They promised they would keep buying if she would keep baking.

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do you want to make a living from it?’”

Evans says. “After having a really honest conversation with myself I said, ‘You know what? If those people back in New Jersey said that I made the best granola they had ever tasted, maybe others will think it is the best granola they’ve ever tasted, too. Find a place, open a business, let’s give this a try!’”

Evans incorporated in late 2013 and opened the doors to Hippie Chick Granola on April 11, 2014.

It turns out that there isn’t a secret recipe to the granola, so don’t search for one.

“Hippie Chick Granola is a preservative-free product,” Evans says.

“The signature of the product is the light, crispy texture, which comes from the combination of rolled oats, olive oil and brown rice flour.”

But Evans is constantly playing with blends and flavors, rotating seasonal granolas in an all-star lineup. The grains she uses are light and fluffy.

One of her best-sellers is Fiona’s Blend, a cranberry-almond creation.

All of the granolas are named for women (the “chicks”) who have been integral in Evans’ growth throughout the years.

“Every flavor of Hippie Chick Granola is dedicated to somebody who is important to me or has inspired me or who has been instrumental in my journey in some capacity,” she explains. “Selfless friends, my daughter, just people who have touched my heart in different ways. These women are a testament to my strong conviction that human beings need each other and that we will all rise together.”

This echoes a major tenet of Evans’ business philosophy: using granola to build relationships. A certified yoga teacher who teaches in the off-season at various Oak Island locations, Evans firmly believes in the power of community and connection.

The Hippie part of the business name is because, “I have a hippie heart,”

Above: Ilene Evans in her Hippie Chick Granola storefront in Oak Island, which she opened in 2014.

Evans says. “What that means is love always comes first.”

Her love for her community is evident.

She greets customers by name, asking about their families. She is proud that her granola is still hand-baked and handmixed, saying that to her it signifies love and respect. The retail space of Hippie Chick Granola is primarily decorated by gifts from her regular granola fans.

“People ask me all the time, why don’t you consider moving here or there,” Evans says. “I love the fact that when my customers walk in the door I know them by name, I know their children by name, I know where their

kids go to school, I know who is expecting grandchildren, I know who has just adopted a dog … What makes my business so special to me is that I know their joys and their sorrows. I get to share all of that with them. And that’s the beauty of having a business in a small town.”

Throughout her two years of granola making, Oak Island has supported Hippie Chick.

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increase. The Hippie Chick logo can now be found not only in her storefront on East Oak Island Drive but also in locations such as Tidal Creek Co-op, Shops at 424 North Howe, Maritime Market on Bald Head Island, and Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock.

Hippie Chick Granola was never intended to be mass-produced, Evans says. When looking for space on Oak Island to start her business, she just wanted a kitchen to bake in, planning to sell her products through an enhanced website and ship them. But the space she found was perfectly outfitted for a storefront and she embraced it.

Understanding that retail is happening whether she planned it or not, Evans recently auditioned for a spot on the popular television show Shark Tank in search of investors for her next step. Although she did not get a call back, it seems to be a pivotal moment for the business owner. It forced her to define what road she wants to follow with her granola.

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product,” she says. “The product belongs in the specialty food and gift space.”

Whatever road she goes down next, this petite powerhouse of a woman knows that granola lines her street. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Granola has been the vehicle through which she has been able to make a difference.

“I am so proud that people eat [my granola],” she says. “I take what I do very seriously and with a lot of care and love. I enjoy what I do and there is no greater

gift. My fulfillment and joy now outweighs anything I received in my former corporate life. I get to do this really cool thing and even make a living at it.” n

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Hippie Chick Granola Co. 6402 E. Oak Island Drive, Unit C, Oak Island (910) 250-1165 hippiechick-granola.com

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A Champion for Bird Island Sunset Vision and the State of North Carolina honor Frank Nesmith for his dedication to Bird Island and the Kindred Spirit Mailbox.

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Story by Melissa Slaven Warren

For 25 years Frank Nesmith helped lead the fight

to preserve Bird Island, the undeveloped barrier island situated between the Town of Sunset Beach and Little River Inlet.

As if that’s not enough to get you recognized as an invaluable agent of change in the community, there’s even more.

He’s tended the island’s Kindred Spirit Mailbox for nearly 35 years. He also helped the Town of Sunset Beach get the property where the public parking lot and gazebo are located and led countless tours to Bird Island in an effort to educate visitors.

For all of these reasons and more, the community group Sunset Vision honored Nesmith as its first Sunset Visionary on October 26, 2016. Sunset Vision’s mission is to provide stewardship, inspiration, innovation, collaboration and resources in Sunset Beach, making Nesmith the ideal choice for its award.

“I appreciate being recognized, but my mama always told me not to be a bragger,” Nesmith said at his recognition dinner. “I was just lucky to be alive when I was and so ably honored by the people of Sunset Beach.”

Nesmith’s longtime friend Jacqueline DeGroot entertained the crowd with personal anecdotes about Nesmith and said he

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almost didn’t attend the recognition dinner. “He’s on the shy side,” she explained. “And he doesn’t like fusses.”

Sunset Vision’s first recognition dinner, held at Backstreet Café, sold out to a crowd of Nesmith’s family and friends, Sunset Vision members and Bird Island Preservation Society members.

Sunset Vision plans to honor a community steward every year.

“A Sunset Visionary is an individual in our community who contributes his or her time, volunteerism, personal and professional skill and above all vision to make Sunset Beach the ideal community in which to work, play, and live,” said Sunset Beach Town Councilman and Sunset Vision board member Pete Larkin. “Frank embodies all of these things, and that is why he is our first Sunset Visionary.”

Making the evening even more special was that Nesmith also received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the state’s most distinguished awards. Steve Keene, state director for regional field operations from the governor’s office, presented the award, which is given to people for service that is above and beyond the call of duty and has made a significant impact and strengthened North Carolina.

“The condition of your heart will affect your actions, and your actions will affect your heart, your passion and your compassion,” Keene said to Nesmith as he presented the award.

It was actually Nesmith’s second Long Leaf Pine award.

“When you’re an old toast who’s been around for many, many years, there are not a lot of surprises,” Nesmith said.

Nesmith’s life passion has been protecting the beauty of Bird Island and its varied species of inhabitants and inspiring

Above: Frank Nesmith (top right), who has spent the last 25 years advocating for Bird Island and its Kindred Spirit mailbox (top left), was honored at a dinner at Backstreet Cafe on his 90th birthday.

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the community to take even greater initiative in its future. He grew up in Tabor City, just 30 miles outside of Sunset Beach, and says community pride and nostalgia were ingrained in him since he took his first steps. He first visited Sunset Beach in the early 1950s, and his family built a home there in 1958.

He became a full-time resident in 1975.

The fight to preserve Bird Island from development was a tough job, but Nesmith never backed down, probably because he knew if he and the other activists didn’t take it on, it would open the door to future development and ruin the integrity of the island. Over a span of 10 years, Nesmith and the other founders of Bird Island Preservation Society, including Bill Ducker, Camilla Herlevich, Sue Weddle and Lauren Kolodij, put their time, energy, enthusiasm and hearts into the project.

Their crusade ended in 2000 when the owners agreed to sell Bird Island to the state. In October of 2002 Bird Island was formally dedicated as the state’s 10th North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Bird Island Reserve attracts sightseers of all types for its native plant and animal watching. But it’s also famously the home of the Kindred Spirit Mailbox, founded more than 35 years ago by Claudia Sailor, a one-time girlfriend of Nesmith.

Today, hundreds of visitors each summer walk to Bird Island, take a seat on the bench and write their thoughts, aspirations

and confessions in the journals found in the mailbox. Nesmith, along with a few other people, still helps maintain the journals.

At age 90 Nesmith doesn’t walk to the mailbox as often as he’d like to these days, but he still makes the trek on his bike and keeps in touch with other Bird Island Stewards, volunteers who are an active presence on the island through the summer months.

Together they work with residents and visitors to educate them on the history of the island and the different animal and plant species and to encourage adherence to the regulations. And, of course, they’re all ambassadors to the Kindred Spirit.

Ann Bokelman, one of the founding members of the Old Bridge Preservation Society, has known Nesmith for years and spoke on his behalf at the Sunset Visionary Dinner.

“Frank is a remarkable man,” she said. “I’m honored to call him my friend. He’s a positive force in our community where there are many superheroes.”

Nesmith seemed truly humbled by the many guests who got up to tell their stories of endearment and thanks.

“One thing I appreciate more than anything else is the pleasant smiles I get when I’m on the strand on my tricycle,” he said. “Thank you all for being my neighbors and for making my life more pleasant than it would be without each and every one of you in it.” n

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her elderly father daily at a senior living facility in Springfield, Va., she didn’t know how to help him as his health declined. She sought the advice of a Hospice nurse associated with the facility and received some sage advice.

“The nurse suggested I tell my father I love him, I will miss him, I will be okay and it will be okay for him to go.”

Burris pauses and nods at the memory.

“Less than two days after I said that to him, he died very peacefully and aware that I was with him, so I have a very special place in my heart for Hospice.”

That experience from 2002 is one reason Burris is now the coordinator of Hospice Dolls, a project under the auspices of the nonprofit Ocean Ridge Charities Association, Inc. (ORCA). It’s the only activity in ORCA that is not a fundraiser, but rather provides a service.

Hospice Dolls came to Ocean Ridge via Texas in 2008 when Lana Johnson enlisted Jeri Evans and several other neighbors for the project. Johnson had been a member of a group in Dallas that sewed dolls for seriously ill children and wanted to continue the activity from her new residence in Ocean Ridge.

“I think of the child looking at [the doll] and smiling because a lot of these children haven’t smiled in a long time,” Johnson says.

The group sewed, stuffed and decorated dolls and sent them to Dallas until 2011, when the Dallas hospital’s ladies’ guild took over the activity.

Coincidentally, SECU Hospice House of Brunswick in Bolivia, N.C. was under construction at that time, and ORCA contributed $10,000 to the building fund. Six months before the facility opened, ORCA delivered 30 Hospice Dolls, and when its doors opened in June 2012, they donated another basketful. Over the past four years, the Ocean Ridge group has delivered more than 1,100 dolls to SECU Hospice House of Brunswick. Recipients include children and grandchildren of patients and anyone whose grief or pain is eased by having one.

The donated dolls are kept in the children’s play area, and children can take whichever one they want. The dolls are also distributed to other facilities where Hospice patients are treated, and social workers give them to patients at their discretion.

An extension of this project is Hospice Angels and Hospice Hearts.

“You have a good time doing it,” Jeri Evans says about making the dolls. “They aren’t perfect, but they are unique.”

The angels are placed with a deceased person’s belongings for the family to take as a remembrance once patients have passed on. The angels can be tailored to suit the deceased; for example, for veterans, the angel has a red, white and blue ribbon at its neck.

Hospice Hearts fit in the palm of a

person’s hand and can be squeezed to help relief stress.

“I am always in awe of this community and how it supports this organization,” says Haylie Long, community outreach coordinator at Lower Cape Fear Hospice’s SECU Hospice House of Brunswick.

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Long explains that the seven-patient Brunswick facility serves a wide range of health needs, including those suffering from heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dementia. “Hospice is for patients of all ages who are facing a life-limiting illness with a prognosis of six months or less,” she says. To these patients, “A gift is like getting a million dollars,” she adds. “They feel special.”

SECU Hospice House is the only one of the four Hospice groups in Brunswick County that is nonprofit, Long says, adding that Hospice is not a unified national association; each is a separate, independent group. “As a nonprofit, we will never deny a patient services due to their inability to pay,” she says. Since it opened, the facility has served almost 900 patients.

About three dozen women participate in making Hospice Dolls, Angels and Hearts at Ocean Ridge. An assembly process is in place, and volunteers contribute in a variety of ways. To stockpile materials, Burris searches online and in advertisements for sales and ORCA pays the cost, but monetary donations or materials contributions are always welcome.

At an informational meeting, Karen Arnold, a professional seamstress, demonstrates how a doll goes from pattern to completion and gives a step-by-step lesson on how to sew a shirt and shorts. These instructions help the clothes be uniform to fit the 9-inch tall sewn dolls. Arnold encourages the women present to choose which segment or segments of the process they feel comfortable doing.

At the meeting, Joanne Cowley explains that her mother-in-law received assistance from Hospice in Illinois. “It’s a comfort knowing someone is there,” she says. “It’s also a comfort to the people doing the dolls.”

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presented the visitor with dolls dressed in bright-colored clothing associated with the children’s culture. Later Ocean Ridge learned the dolls were the first the children had ever received.

“Hospice provides an invaluable service to everyone,” Burris says.

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Even as it ages, it becomes more majestic. It has defined not just an island but a lifestyle. Today the lighthouse on Bald Head Island beckons travelers, and as they arrive by ferry into the harbor, it welcomes them to a quiet haven.

Old Baldy didn’t always have such a position of honor, nor was it always an icon. For much of its life it was simply known as a functional lighthouse leading ships to the mouth of the Cape Fear River. This year, Old Baldy celebrates its 200th birthday. It has maintained its original form and location throughout two centuries and has weathered (literally and figuratively) a lot to keep standing in its place of prominence.

Old Baldy is the 13th oldest standing lighthouse in the country, the oldest standing lighthouse in North Carolina and one of the few federal octagonal lighthouses surviving. The federal octagonal design was only used from 1792 to 1817 and since then most federal octagonal lighthouses have been demolished or destroyed. Old Baldy’s longevity is due partially to its construction and partially to luck.

Daniel Way built Old Baldy at 110 feet tall and with 108 steps in 1817 for just more than $15,000. Yet Old Baldy was not the first lighthouse on the island. The first Bald Head Island lighthouse, commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, was begun in 1789 and was lit at the end of 1794. In 1813 it was destroyed by erosion and eventually ended up underwater.

The government worked quickly to replace the original lighthouse. It was clear that ships needed navigation assistance through the mouth of the Cape Fear River and into the port of Wilmington. Those familiar with the waters around Bald Head Island

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Opposite page: Old Baldy in the 1930s.

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Above: The 1903 Cape Fear Lighthouse on the southeastern end of Bald Head. The structure was demolished in 1958 so as not to cause confusion with the Oak Island Lighthouse.

may be interested to note that neither Old Baldy nor its predecessor was intended to light Frying Pan Shoals.

Way’s construction of Old Baldy, which is 36 feet wide at its base and tapers to 14.5 feet, consisted entirely of brick that was covered with stucco. For years the lighthouse keeper would whitewash Old Baldy, which gave it the bright white appearance we see in old photos.

As ships’ speeds increased, lighthouses needed to be seen from farther away. Down the way from Old Baldy, the Cape Fear Lighthouse was activated in 1903; as a new model it was built out of steel, was much taller and was much brighter. It was demolished in 1958.

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Fee for Idea Home tour benefiting the Old Baldy Foundation, Inc.

August 5

Shoals Club VIP Event

Free and open to the public

Guest Chef – Dean Neff, PinPoint Restaurant, Special guest Bob Timberlake and author/lecturer Kevin Duffus and guest distillers including Covington Vodka.

April 15

Old Baldy Birthday Party

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon celebrating Old Baldy’s Birthday & The Keeper’s Easter Egg Hunt.

Free and open to the public

May 10 to 13

Old Baldy Quilters Week

Explore the world of quilting and its rich history with the Old Baldy Quilters and special guests Susan Brubaker Knapp and Pepper Cory.

Fee and reservations required for workshops and classes

May 13

Mommy and Me Art and Tea

Treat mom to a memorable Mother’s Day tea party on the Old Baldy grounds and walk away with a one-of-a-kind painted parasol.

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May 18 to 20

Bald Head Island Fishing Rodeo

A traditional fishing tournament for the whole family.

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May 29

Memorial Day Service

Traditional service on Old Baldy Grounds to honor all branches of the military. Ceremony will include Bald Head Island Chapel choir, guest speakers and color guard.

Free and open to the public

June 1 to 4

Southern Living North Carolina Treasures Weekend

Old Baldy, Southern Living and Bald Head Limited will host a weekend full of North Carolina Treasures to include food, spirits art, literature and history.

June 1

VIP EVENT Southern Living Idea Home Reception By invitation only

June 2

Southern Living Idea Home Ribbon Cutting Free and open to the public

After dinner enjoy the Southern Living Idea Home Featuring desserts by Guest Pastry Chef Lydia Clopton of Pinpoint Restaurant and The Brothers Vilgalys Spirits Company Spiced Honey Liqueurs.

Limited seating, reservations required

June 3

Evening: Gala in White

Bald Head Island Club An island tradition for three decades. Featuring spectacular food and two bands for dancing.

VIP tickets available for the Palm Terrace for a private meet and greet with Bob Timberlake, Kevin Duffus and guest distiller.

Reservations required

June 4

Bob Timberlake Art Show and Lecture Bald Head Island Club

July 4

Fourth of July Independence Day Golf Cart Parade

Bald Head Island’s Traditional Golf Cart Parade takes place in the afternoon.

Fee and application required

August 4 to 6

National Lighthouse Day Weekend “2 Centuries of Light”

Duck Race

Progressive Dinner Gala

Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at Old Baldy followed by dinner and dancing at the Bald Head Island Club.

Fee and reservations required

August 6

National Lighthouse Reenactment Day A 200th Reenactment Day with a tribute to the U.S. Coast Guard, lighthouse keepers, Colonial living, pirates, the Civil War and Old Baldy history.

Fees for some activities; open to the public

Run for the Light Night Run

A nighttime 10K, 5K and 1-mile fun run that ends at the lighthouse.

Fee and registration required

September 2

Bald Head Island Then and Now Home Tour Fee; open to the public

September 3

Founders Tribute Brunch at the Bald Head Island Club Reservations required

October 6

Oyster Roast at the Bald Head Island Club Reservations required

VIP Event Guest Chef Dinner at the Shoals Club

Pay tribute to Old Baldy’s 200 years of maritime history.

Celebrating North Carolina products and Agriculture Limited seating; reservations required

August 4

October 7

Sand Sculpture Contest

Descendants Cemetery Ceremony

9 to 11 am Fee and application required

Southport Free and open to the public

Old Baldy Buzz

Roast & Toast on the Coast and Concert

4 pm At least five individuals agree to buzz their hair; money is raised from April until August by putting donations in buckets. At 4 pm as the ferry is loading and departing, the individual with the most money gets buzzed.

Free and open to the public

VIP Event Culinary History Lecture/1817 Dinner at Shoals Club Sample Colonial-style foods with Colonialdressed servers and hear a guest speaker talk about the history of food in the United States.

Limited seating and reservations required

Celebrating North Carolina’s pork with all the Southern trimmings.

Reservations required

October 8

Event Brunch

Bald Head Island Club Reservations required

November 25th

Light Up the Holidays Tree Auction Bald Head Island Club Annual tree auction with decorated trees from businesses and families, held at the Bald Head Island Club.

For more information go to baldheadisland.com/events.

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lighthouses, it was left standing where it is today. As the lighthouse sat neglected, stucco fell off in patches, leaving behind the unique look we love today.

Surprisingly, Old Baldy remained in private hands until 1985, although it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. In 1985 the Mitchell Family started The Old Baldy Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3 not-forprofit organization, and donated the lighthouse and surrounding grounds to the foundation. Since that time the foundation has been tireless not only in efforts to maintain the piece of history left to them, but also to educate visitors from around the world.

“Old Baldy is an icon for the island and for the state,” says Chris Webb, executive director of The Old Baldy Foundation. “It is our responsibility to be good stewards of history.”

Old Baldy has done well as an icon, too. More than 28,000 visitors come to see it every year, and the foundation estimates that 50 percent of those are day visitors to the island.

Beyond its historical significance, Old Baldy can simply be fun to visit.

Visitors can climb to the top during the proper seasons, and then enjoy the shops, restaurants and rugged island landscape she so protectively watches over.

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There are plenty of opportunities for the public to take part in the 200th birthday celebrations for the lighthouse. The foundation plans festivities throughout the year, starting with the Old Baldy Birthday Party on April 15.

“This is a great opportunity for our neighbors and those who live here to visit and see Old Baldy themselves,” says Amy Alcocer, event and development coordinator for the foundation. “If you’ve never been to Bald Head Island, now is the perfect time to come.” n

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Repurposing Shallotte The Southern Charm Co. and Scott’s Farm & Family bring new life to two old properties in the heart of town.

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The old Dykes Tire shop sat vacant for a good many years before Sammy and Lisa Varnam drove by and had an idea.

“It was sad to see the untapped potential right in the middle of downtown Shallotte,” Sammy says.

Just one meeting with the Town of Shallotte convinced the couple that purchasing the property would be worth it. “The

entire Town of Shallotte staff is so friendly and pro business, we knew it was a good idea,” he adds. The prime location on the corner of Shallotte Avenue and Main Street had been home to the Shady Park Exxon and Dykes Tires since the early 1940s.

The House Just behind the old brick service station sat a vacant, 60-year-old colonial Cape Cod house that the Arnold family formerly called home. “It was a perfect place for me to open my own shop,” Lisa says. “I had been thinking about it for some time.”

The location for the new The Southern Charm Co. was decided.

The house renovations revealed strong bones, so Lisa relied on many of the original features to create a unique shop. “We kept it as original as was functional,” the Supply native says.

“I just wanted that homey feel.”

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and every inch of space was considered for display of the clothing, jewelry, gifts, home décor and a few product lines made in the South, including the line of Spartina handbags manufactured in South Carolina.

“I didn’t want this to be just another ladies’ boutique,” Lisa says. “My passion is decorating and design and I wanted to offer something that we just did not have in downtown Shallotte.” She transforms the shop with each season, adding products for home décor and gifts as well as clothing and jewelry.

An entire room is dedicated to coastal cottage décor, including sculptures, wreaths, florals, signs and more. Lisa had the porch closed in and renovated using the ship-lap siding from an old shed behind the house. “We loved using every old piece that we could salvage,” she says.

The Varnams repurposed an old wooden shelving unit from the service station that once held spark plugs and other auto parts to now hold candles, potpourri and home fragrances.

They brought over the original ladies’ room door from the garage to display clothing and jewelry.

Opened in June with three employees, The Southern Charm Co. is enjoying an early success. “We have already expanded our clothing lines and added more home décor,” Lisa says. “It is an exciting time to be a shop in downtown Shallotte.”

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This spread: The Hewett family built the garage, originally named Shady Park and later Dykes, in 1940. It was important to current owners Sammy and Lisa Varnam to preserve this history.

The Service Station Meanwhile at the old service station on Main Street, Sammy Varnam met with his good friend Will Scott of Chadbourn Feeds. “Will wanted to expand into Shallotte, and this was the perfect location,” Sammy says.

The location for the new Scott’s Farm & Family was decided.

The Varnams and the Scotts rolled up their sleeves and went to work. Hunter and Easton Varnam and Ethan, Luke and Andrew Scott pitched in with their fathers. Andrew, a recent graduate of North Carolina State University, was slated to manage the new feed store. “It was all hands on deck,” Andrew Scott says. “We had so much help.”

The Scott family’s entry into the feed and seed industry began in 1961 when Andrew’s grandfather went to work for a feed distributor in Chadbourn and bought the business outright in 1977. It has been family owned and operated ever since, spanning three generations. “Chadbourn Feed is the primary Purina Feed supplier for the surrounding counties,” Andrew says.

After more than five months of renovating the old building inside and out, Scott’s Farm & Family opened in May 2016.

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“We wanted to come to Shallotte, when Jack Soles decided to retire,” Andrew says. Soles had operated Jack’s Farm and Garden from the Old Macdonald Farm building on Main Street until 2015.

“Mr. Jack was a long-time customer of ours and Dad really wanted to continue to support the Shallotte community,” Andrew says.

“We even have Jack’s old scales,” adds Belinda Williams, co-manager of the Shallotte shop. “Customers love the ability to come and measure out the exact amount of seed they want.”

Williams comes to the business with more than 25 years of Western apparel and feed experience. “I feel strongly about filling a need in the local community,” the Leland native says.

The antique scales were not the only gift to the new store.

“A customer in Chadbourn offered all the wood used inside and out,” Andrew says. Two old saws and a former mule harness transformed into a mirror also decorate the space.

The renovations were not just cosmetic. Work also included digging out the former grease pit by hand, repairing the roof, adding a wrap-around porch and

Painting by V. Ryan Lauzon

opening up walls. The old outside bathroom has been turned into a live cricket cage. “People buy them to feed reptiles as well as to fish with,” Williams says.

The look has a country-store rustic appeal with modern conveniences. “We poured a new polished and painted concrete floor and added HVAC,” Andrew says.

During the first few weeks, customers came in with pictures and stories about the former service station. “We heard personal family stories about this building,” Williams says. “We even learned that the first fire truck that Shallotte ever had was stored in this garage.”

Along with feed and seed, the shop carries Traeger grills, pet supplies, lawn and garden products, Yeti coolers and more. Shoppers can browse through displays of birdhouses, birdfeeders and bird seed; deer feed and supplements; and everything needed to start a backyard

flock from live chicks to the henhouse. “Backyard flocks are really big now,” Williams says.

“People want to have their own chickens and their own eggs so they can at least control a small part of their food.”

There are a variety of local products as well, from handmade porch swings to bath supplies to honey and sauces. “We really want to serve as a shop that sells local products,” Williams says. They sell the Beach and Barn collection, based in Wilmington, which includes a variety of T-shirt designs, hats and drink holders.

The inventory for the shop started out lean in May. “We brought in the basics, what we thought might sell. We didn’t over do it, and now we are responding to what customers request,” Andrew says. That response includes fishing bait, organic lawn and garden supplies and organic feeds. “We even order live game fish for customers,” he says.

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Above: Scott’s Farm & Family is inside the former gas station and tire store.

Above: The Varnams refurbished the Arnold house as the location for The Southern Charm Co.

The Scotts feel working in tandem with the community is very important. “The Town of Shallotte and the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce have been so supportive,” Andrew says. “Everyone has bent over backwards to help support the shop.”

In turn, the Scotts are giving back to the community. To date the store has hosted two seminars, one on wildlife-plot management and another for horse owners. “We bring in experts to demonstrate new products or technology to help our customers expand their understanding,” Williams says.

Plans are underway for collaborative efforts with the local 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) clubs. The store is also participating with West Brunswick High School Transition Job Coach, employing a student from that program.

“Feed is what we do the best,” Williams says. “But we are so much more than just a feed store; we have something for everybody.”

Andrew agrees: “We named it Scott’s Farm & Family because it stands for who we serve — your two-legged family and your four-legged family.” n

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Susan Giuffre, Vince Bacchi, Dave Berkheimer & Jim Giuffre

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manufacturing quality cemetery products at affordable prices. The company owns a small-batch concrete plant and also welcomes the community to call them for small custom jobs such as driveways, patios and sidewalks for residential or commercial applications; scheduling is based around the days UBV manufactures concrete burial containers, concrete burial vaults and pads for mausoleums.

UBV also designs and inscribes on granite, bronze, wood, glass and mirror for all cemetery products. UBV serves 16 county market locations in North Carolina, including New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.

UBV teaches all the functions of the cemetery-products business in a workforce development program called Return with Honor, and their focus is to give hope to veterans and an opportunity for ex-offenders to have a life beyond crime. They desire to reduce recidivism, keep families together, to keep the cemetery industry personal and to help the community. At the end of the year, Return with Honor donates money to support healthcare, research and education initiatives. These causes are dear to UBV President Anitra Delores Tilghman-Cobb, whose own medical bills for cancer treatment, including five surgeries, made her think about others who are battling illnesses that they have no means of covering financially.

Ultimate Burial & Vault Company has been in business for more than six years in a highly visible location along U.S. Highway 17 near high-income, growing areas such as Myrtle Beach, Brunswick County and Wilmington. However, recently the owner of the land that the

Ultimate Burial & Vault Co.’s Return with Honor program employees veterans and offers a second change to ex-offenders.

business is located on decided to put the property up for sale. UBV must either relocate or raise the funds to stay at their current location. Time is of the essence and they need cash flow to cover operations. They are seeking help in the form of new customers.

The Ultimate Burial & Vault Company can complete numerous jobs per day. They Cobb and Vice President Malon Cobb have a strong background in business management, including manufacturing, sales and marketing, business development, operations, meeting and event planning, and general management. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb, who are the

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parents of four girls and one boy, have strong family values that drive the success of the business.

The Cobbs would like to stay on their current property because they have the capital, equipment, audience, zoning approval and land design in place. They also have a lot of equipment that is too big to move more than once, including a fork lift, 36 tent poles, 12 tent tops, seven complete lowering devices, 28 molds for traditional burial containers, 12 molds for cremation burial containers and personalized

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At left: Anitra Tilghman-Cobb and Malon Cobb, owners of UBV. Above: A cancer survivor, Anitra emerged from her health crisis with a vision of helping others. ribbon cutting and lunch on April 6, 2017, from noon to 2 pm with urns, an air compressor, AP laser engravers, a dump truck and much more.

UBV manufactures and inscribes for all nationalities, religions and languages. Their Allen Data graph cuts rubber stencil for sandblasting or vinyl stencil for custom design, and the results are stunning. Examples are displayed on their website.

Customers are welcome to visit the front lobby of UBV at 1409 Ocean Highway W. in

comedy by Cristela Alonzo. The staff will be giving tours so that the public can be aware of UBV’s services, including the manufacture of custom traditional or cremation keepsakes of any shape, size or color.

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Ingram Planetarium Hosts Holiday Fun Ingram Planetarium celebrated the holiday season under the stars, with many folks coming out for family-friendly Immersive Theater shows like Season of Light and Laser Holidays. Season of Light traced the history and development of many of the world’s most endearing holiday customs, while also exploring some of the night sky’s most famous sights. Laser Holidays put everyone in the holiday spirit and featured festive laser artwork set to a selection of favorite songs of the season.

BCCF Receives Five Nominations at National Philanthropy Day

at the Annual Donor and Scholar Luncheon on October 28, due to her dedication of time and treasures to the foundation. Dan and Linda Lynes have an endowment they established and continually help to grow, and it is amongst one of the largest in the foundation.

Women in Philanthropy and Leadership of Brunswick (WPLB) was nominated for the Outstanding Philanthropic Organization Award. The WPLB was represented by Ann Landis at the event.

The organization’s dedication to helping out female students goes above and beyond the college, as they host an annual “I Am Extraordinary” event where they mentor at-risk middle school girls. Additionally, they act as mentors for students in the nursing program and the BCCF’s Student Ambassadors.

Jean Miller was nominated for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year, as she is one of the most active fundraisers in the community. Miller is a retired nurse of 36 years, and John and Carolyn Jones generously donated the seed money in support of the Jean Burdick Miller, RN Nursing Scholarship in Miller’s name. Since the initial seed money was donated, Miller has spent her time raising additional funds to work toward a fully endowed scholarship, going as far as hand-sewing a quilt and selling tickets to raffle it off on December 8 at the Odell Williamson Auditorium.

The final nomination was given to the BCCF’s Board of Directors for the Outstanding Fundraising Board of Directors Award. Not only did they get nominated, but they also received the award.

President Mike Forte was in attendance to accept the award.

With a board of 21 business owners, philanthropists and business professionals, BCCF’s Board shows continual support and dedication to the mission of the college and foundation alike.

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Chamber Hosts Christmas by the Sea Parade

On November 9 the Association of Fundraising Professionals Cape Fear Region hosted its National Philanthropy Day at the Hilton in downtown Wilmington. The annual event is a celebration of philanthropy that highlights the accomplishments of local and international individuals and organizations. Five awards were given: Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year Award, Outstanding Philanthropic Organization Award, Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year, Outstanding Fundraising Executive Award and Outstanding Fundraising Board of Directors Award.

Two of the Brunswick Community College Foundation’s (BCCF) Board Members were nominated for the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year: Carolyn Felton and Dan and Linda Lynes. Felton, immediate past president of the BCCF Board of Directors, was the Platinum Sponsor for the BCCF’s 2016 Signature Event, Bella Italia. She also received Donor of the Year

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off the holiday season with the Christmas by the Sea Parade on December 3. The parade began at 2 pm at the Oak Island Town Hall and continued to the intersection of Oak Island Drive and Winter 2016-17

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McGlamery Street. While enjoying the parade spectators saw beautifully decorated floats, fire trucks, marching bands and even an appearance from Santa & Mrs. Claus. A float decorating contest was held prior to the start of the parade. Floats were judged on Spirit of the Holidays, Personalization and Coastal Element.

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Kayak Launch Opens at Bill Smith Park

Army JROTC Holds Veterans Day Ceremony West Brunswick High School hosted its third annual Army JROTC Veterans Day ceremony on November 10 in the school’s main gym. This year’s ceremony featured a performance by the 82nd Airborne Division (Fort Bragg) All American Chorus and a keynote address by Lieutenant General (Retired) Joe Kinzer.

BCCF Hosts 2016 Signature Formal Event, Bella Italia On November 12 Brunswick Community College Foundation (BCCF) held its 2016 Signature Formal Event, Bella Italia, presented by Carolyn Felton, Platio Sponsor. The event began with a VIP reception hosting 15 guests who had the opportunity to meet with Arianna Fioravanti, owner of Palagetto Winery from Italy. All of the attendees went home with an autographed bottle of wine from Arianna. The main event began with an almost sold-out crowd of more than 200 attendees. Guests were greeted with a glass of champagne from Palagetto winery and had the opportunity to explore the silent auction baskets. The guests then had the chance to taste several wines and hors d’oeuvres and were also able to observe a pastamaking demonstration. After the hors d’oeuvres, Randy Aldridge, honorary chair and emcee, introduced Tyler Wittkofsky, who gave the invocation before Angelo’s Pizzeria and Bistro served their delicious Brasato al Barolo, a slow-cooked beef short rib served over creamy potatoes. During dinner, Arianna gave a moving speech on her life growing up in Italy. After dinner, dessert of cannoli from Sugar Confections and biscotti from Angelo’s was presented. Drew Williams, student ambassador for BCCF, gave a heartfelt speech about his grandfather’s path and how he overcame many obstacles that lead to newfound opportunities. Drew’s speech left many in tears. Randy Aldridge hosted the live auction, which included a diamond ring from Douglas Diamonds, a BCC package, a Mediterranean cruise and much more. Overall, BCCF

South Brunswick High School, along with CAMA and the Town of Oak Island, partnered to build a new kayak launch at Bill Smith Park. The launch was officially opened in a ceremony on October 20. Bill Smith Park is on Fish Factory Road.

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Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce Hosts Christmas Gift Show Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Christmas Gift Show debuted on November 20 at the St. James Community Center. The event highlighted local retailers and restaurateurs while bringing convenience to holiday shopping. Attendees had the opportunity to shop in a single location while helping to support the local economy. Organizers estimate that there were 600 people in attendance at the free event, most of whom left with purchases in hand. The Christmas Gift Show featured 30 vendors, photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus, a silent auction benefiting Brunswick County Literacy Council (BCLC) and a book drive. The organizers decided to partner with the BCLC to help bring awareness, funding and resources to the organization. In addition to helping the community driven nonprofit, book donors received an extra entry Winter 2016-17

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into the event’s raffle. Jamie S. of Oak Island, who participated in the book drive, was the lucky winner of the $300 Gift Local Card.

The chamber is excited to add the show to its annual line-up of events, so go ahead and mark the calendar for Sunday, November 19 for the 2017 Christmas Gift Show.

BEMC Awards Grants to Teachers

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Local Student Participates in National Horse Competition The All American Quarter (AQHA) Horse Congress is the largest single-breed horse show in the world and attracts more than 650,000 people to the Columbus, Ohio, area. In addition, the largest Collegiate and Youth Judging contest is held at the Congress, with more than 60 teams of college students, 4-H, FFA and Quarter Horse youth members. One of those youth members was Rebekah Taylor of Southport, daughter of Walter and Agnes Taylor. Taylor is a youth leader in the Brunswick County 4-H Bits and Boots Horse Club and has competed at the county, district and state level several times.

This year her horse public presentation awarded her the honor to attend three other events: Regional 4-H Horse Competition in Perry, Georgia; AQHA in Columbus, Ohio; and National 4-H Horse Competition in Louisville, Kentucky. She also had the chance to work with Horse Husbandry State specialist Lori Stroud and Equine Program State specialist Alaina Cross.

Stroud and Cross worked with Taylor and gave feed-back and suggestions on how to make her presentation more interactive.

Taylor competed with a team at the Regional Horse Competition in July. On October 18th she traveled to Columbus, Ohio, where she competed and won first place in the individual horse presentation, competing against approximately 15 other 4-H youth from across the United States. Her polished presentation topic was United States Dressage Federations Pyramid of Training. Taylor picked this topic because it gives her a way to share her passion about a less-talked-about type of horse training. In addition she was also to give her presentation to Lyn Palm, an American Quarter Horse Association champion, at her local barn on October 22. Brunswick County 4-H is very proud of Taylor’s accomplishments and looks forward to seeing what the future holds for this Early College High School senior.

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Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) recently awarded 28 local teachers $33,323 in Bright Ideas education grants to fund innovative classroom learning projects. Winning projects include Cooking Up Fractions at Belville Elementary and Growing a Garden at Lincoln Elementary in Brunswick County, as well as STEM-related projects Chemistry with Charisma at South Columbus High and Math Mastery at Evergreen Elementary in Columbus County. See a full list of grant recipients at bemc.org.

During the month of November, all of North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives award teachers statewide close to $600,000 in Bright Ideas Education grants. Since the Bright Ideas grant program got its start at Brunswick Electric in 1994, BEMC has contributed more than $550,000 to teachers in Columbus and Brunswick counties.

North Carolina’s 26 electric cooperatives collectively have awarded more than $10 million to teachers across the state. The Bright Ideas program has reached well over 2 million North Carolina students and sponsored more than 9,800 projects in all subjects including math, reading, science and technology, history, music and the arts. Bright Ideas grant applications are collected each year through late September, and winning proposals are selected in a competitive evaluation process by a panel of local judges.

The application process will reopen for interested teachers in April 2017.

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Seaside United Methodist Men Donate to Brunswick Literacy Council Seaside United Methodist Men recently donated $1,000 to help Brunswick County Literacy Council provide literacy skills to adults. One in 4.5 adults in North Carolina lacks the literacy skills necessary to write a job application or read a book to a child, and

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the Literacy Council depends on grants and donations to provide these literacy skills to Brunswick County residents ages 16 and older through free, confidential tutoring. Programs include adult basic literacy, GED (high school diploma equivalent) test preparation, English for speakers of other languages, computer skills and financial literacy. Seaside United Methodist Men’s outreach is supported by fundraisers, and UMM programs not only build revenue but also are intended to strengthen relationships internally at Seaside while sustaining community efforts. UMM is a long-time supporter of the Brunswick County Literacy Council, providing much-needed funds and volunteers.

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Hosts Glitz, Glamour and Glow

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center hosted Glitz, Glamour and Glow on October 29. The event featured a wine tasting as well as a shopping and beauty event exclusively for women.

Attendees had an opportunity to try unique wines and shop with local retailers. Local beauty and health experts were also on-site.

All proceeds from Glitz, Glamour and Glow will support the Novant Health Foundation Brunswick Medical Center breast health fund, which provides mobile mammography, financial assistance for mammography screening and comfort items to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

students from Global Leadership Academy in Busia, Uganda, on November 17, 2016. They worked math problems, sang songs and asked questions regarding each other’s culture.

This cultural exchange came after Brett Colyer, son-inlaw of Academy Transitional Kindergarten Teacher Gerri Cox, traveled to Busia in the summer of 2013 with part of a youth leadership team from a church in Raleigh. Through connections with Nowah Kakidi, a local leader and former Compassion International orphan, the group became involved with 7 Billion Reasons, a North Carolina-based nonprofit that focuses on providing food, shelter, medical care and educational opportunities for impoverished communities in Uganda. During the Academy’s 2015 Christmas program, the school collected $1,750 that helped purchase the water storage tank for 7BR’s Global Leadership Academy. The Academy also collected $412 worth of school supplies for the students and teachers. The supplies were delivered by the staff of 7BR in October. The Academy stays in touch with the school and its students and raised money to provide students of the Global Leadership Academy with backpacks this Christmas. The impetus for the “backpack project” came directly from the students, who were moved to learn that many of their counterparts in Uganda walk many miles to attend school. The Academy collected donations for the backpack project at its Christmas play on December 15 at Calvary Baptist Church.

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Annual Waccamaw Christmas Party

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Academy of Coastal Carolina Participates in Cultural Exchange with Students from Uganda

Academy of Coastal Carolina students participated in their first-ever global technology exchange via FaceTime with

On December 15, 2016 the South Brunswick Island Rotary Club held their annual Waccamaw Christmas Party. A great time was had by our members and the needy families we serve. A great meal was served, games played by the kids, a Christmas story reading by John Mohr and a Surprise Guest showed up…. Santa. Without this outreach program many children would be without a Christmas and a fine meal on Christmas day. The Calabash Elks also help with this event each year.

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Roger A. Cox Memorial Scholarship Established

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ATMC and Brunswick Community College Foundation (BCCF) have announced an endowment established for a scholarship in memory of former ATMC General Manager Roger A. Cox. Following his passing in July 2016, employees at ATMC began raising funds for the Roger A. Cox Endowment. A short month later, the goal of $25,000 was reached. Contributions for the fund were made by ATMC and its board of directors, ATMC staff and retirees, corporate partners, sister cooperatives and friends of Cox.

Silver Coast Winery in Ocean Isle Beach held its annual Silver Coast Bridal Show on January 22. Numerous couples discovered the beauty of the Brunswick Islands and learned about the expertise of the local wedding professionals who were on hand to promote their services, including catering, photography, baking and music.

Roger Cox began his career at ATMC in 1990 as accounting supervisor; he later served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Wireless Operations. He was promoted to General Manager in February 201.

BCC held a special place in his heart.

He taught accounting classes there when he first moved to Brunswick County and later became one of the school’s top fundraisers. He participated in the inaugural Dancing with the Brunswick Stars in 2008, where he raised more than $6,000.

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Jimmie Cox, Roger’s wife, said that he would have been honored to know this endowment was helping several local students achieve their dreams.

Contributions to the endowment may be made by mailing a check payable to Brunswick Community College Foundation, P.O. Box 30, Supply, NC 28462. Please be sure to include Roger A. Cox on the memo line of the check.

Ocean Isle Beach Bridge Run A crowd of runners came out for the 13th annual Ocean Island Beach Bridge Run on January 13. This popular off-season event includes a half marathon and a 5K run/walk, with highlights being the scenic views of the Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean. Everyone stay in shape for next year’s run, which is sure to be just as much fun.

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SOUPer Bowl Saturday GFWC-South Brunswick Islands Woman’s Club and The Brunswick Beacon raised $7,120 for Brunswick County food-assistance programs at the eight annual SOUPer Bowl Saturday event at Shallotte Presbyterian Church on February 4. At this popular event diners can pay $20 for a locally made ceramic bowl full of soup or purchase soup only for $8. Local potters donate handmade bowls and restaurants/caterers contribute food to help raise money for South Brunswick Interchurch Council Food Pantry, BFA Food Pantry and Wings Ministry Backpacks Full of Blessings.

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Wrestling Champion Marc Mero Speaks to Local Teens Former WCW and WWE wrestling champion Marc Mero spoke to teens and preteens in local schools from October 4 through 7.

Founder of the nonprofit organization Champion of Choices, Inc., Mero is a motivational speaker who uses video messages and stories of his personal experiences to help kids make good choices in their teen years. His gift of storytelling combined with a powerful message engages audiences around the nation and helps point people of all ages in a new, purpose-driven direction. Mero elaborated on why it is critical to make the right decisions and explained the repercussions of making the wrong ones. He believes youth can be easily influenced, especially at the middle school age, and stressed that it’s important to talk to kids about safe choices. He talked about the desire to make friends and fit in and falling victim to peer pressure. Mero’s Time is Now Tour offers an important message of hope and positivity, and his book, “How to be the Happiest Person on the Planet” has appeared on several national TV shows.

Walmart and local Walmart manager Sean Pope helped bring the tour to the area. Mero visited West Brunswick High School, Shallotte Middle School, Waccamaw Middle School, Cedar Grove Middle School, South Brunswick High School, South Brunswick Middle School, North Brunswick High School and Leland Middle School on his tour.

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Experimental Aircraft Association Brings Ford Tri-Motor to Cape Fear Jetport The spirit of flight was in the air as aviation enthusiasts and members of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) gathered from November 11 to 13 at Cape Fear Regional Jetport in Oak Island for the Ford Tri-Motor display. EAA is the only association that offers the fun of participating in the flying, building and restoring of recreational aircrafts. The local organization, EAA Chapter 939 of Oak Island, represents a wide range of aviation

interests and backgrounds, but their main interest is in building their own airplanes from antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircrafts, ultralights, helicopters and contemporary manufactured aircrafts. The Ford Tri-Motor display has a long history dating back to 1926 and has had an array of uses including crop dusting, smoke jumper, movie prop and show rides.

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6:34 am

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6:36 pm

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4.1

12:42 pm

3.7

6:40 am

0.5

6:56 pm

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17 12:02 am

4.5

12:14 pm

4

6:21 am

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6:30 pm

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1:12 pm

3.7

7:17 am

0.7

7:20 pm

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18

1:24 am

4

1:32 pm

3.6

7:31 am

0.7

7:46 pm

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1:00 pm

3.8

7:03 am

0.5

7:11 pm

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2:03 pm

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8:05 am

0.8

8:12 pm

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2:14 am

4

2:22 pm

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8:30 am

0.8

8:45 pm

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1:36 am

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1:50 pm

3.6

7:50 am

0.7

7:58 pm

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19

2:36 am

4.3

2:56 pm

3.7

8:59 am

0.9

9:13 pm

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3:05 am

4

3:14 pm

3.5

9:33 am

0.9

9:47 pm

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2:27 am

4.1

2:41 pm

3.5

8:43 am

0.9

8:54 pm

0.9

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3:29 am

4.3

3:49 pm

3.9

9:58 am

0.8 10:20 pm 0.9

1

9:59 pm

21

3:58 am

4.1

4:07 pm

3.5

10:31 am

0.7 10:44 pm 0.5

21

3:19 am

4.1

3:33 pm

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9:43 am

0.9

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4:22 am

4.4

4:43 pm

4.2

10:55 am

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4:49 am

4.3

4:59 pm

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11:23 am

0.5 11:35 pm 0.2

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4:12 am

4.2

4:27 pm

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10:45 am

0.9 11:03 pm 0.7

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4.6

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5:58 am

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6:13 pm

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7:01 am

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7:21 pm

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1:12 am

-0.1 1:26 pm -0.5

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7:06 am

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7:16 pm

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1:06 am

-0.4

1:35 pm

-0.3

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6:47 am

4.8

7:02 pm

4.6

12:51 am

0.1

25

7:51 am

5.2

8:10 pm

5.9

2:04 am

-0.5

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7:47 am

5.2

7:58 pm

4.8

1:51 am

-0.6 2:17 pm

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7:34 am

5.1

7:49 pm

5

1:40 am

-0.2 2:01 pm -0.4

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8:40 am

5.3

8:58 pm

6.1

2:55 am

-0.7 3:02 pm

-1

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8:28 am

5.2

8:41 pm

5

2:35 am

-0.7 2:58 pm

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8:19 am

5.3

8:34 pm

5.4

2:27 am

-0.5 2:45 pm

27

9:30 am

5.3

9:48 pm

6.2

3:46 am

-0.9

-1

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9:11 am

5.2

9:26 pm

5.1

3:19 am

-0.7

-0.8

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9:04 am

5.3

9:19 pm

5.6

3:14 am

-0.7 3:30 pm -0.9

28 10:22 am

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10:41 pm

6.1

4:37 am

-0.9 4:42 pm

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9:50 am

5.3

10:06 pm

5.7

4:02 am

-0.8 4:15 pm

29 11:18 am

5

11:37 pm

5.8

5:30 am

-0.7 5:34 pm

-0.7

30 10:39 am

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10:57 pm

5.7

4:51 am

-0.8 5:02 pm -0.9

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4.7

6:24 am

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11:52 pm

5.5

5:42 am

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Allstate – R&R Insurance Services, Inc..................................................910-754-6596 14

Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries............................................................910-371-6700 67

Angelo’s Pizzeria and Bistro...........................................................................910-754-2334 51

In Touch CranioSacral..........................................................................................910-612-6618 14

Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle..........................................................................910-754-8080 6

Island Classic Interiors.........................................................................................910-579-8477 70

Art Catering & Events.........................................................................................910-755-6642 53

Islands Art and Books..........................................................................................910-579-7757 82

Austin Oral Surgery..............................................................................................910-769-1605 88

J&K Home Furnishings......................................................................................843-249-1882

Bill Clark Homes.......................................................................................................910-575-2933 17

Josh London, State Farm Agent................................................................910-383-1303 60

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

Kristin Dowdy, State Farm Agent..............................................................910-754-9923 60

Body Edge Fitness Solutions.........................................................................910-575-0975 80

Logan Homes.............................................................................................................800-761-4707 87

Boundary House......................................................................................................910-579-8888 9

Luxe Home Interiors.............................................................................................910-371-0464 80

Boutique Around the Corner........................................................................910-575-7605 24

McLeod Seacoast...................................................................................................843-366-3891 25

Braddock Built Renovations...........................................................................910-754-9635 86

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

Brick Landing Plantation...................................................................................910-754-2745 8

NHRMC Physicians Group - New Hanover Medical Group....910-254-1033 12

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce....................................910-754-6644 92

Novant Health............................................................................................................910-579-8363

Brunswick County Dept. of Social Services......................................910-253-2112 82

Ocean Isle Family Dentistry............................................................................910-579-6999 94

Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity...........................................910-457-1772 60

Permanent Makeup by Theresa.................................................................910-232-1001 60

Brunswick Forest....................................................................................................888-371-2434 15

Point Break Surf & Skate...................................................................................910-477-6203 70

Brunswick Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.........................................910-269-2420 80

Pope Real Estate......................................................................................................910-619-7673 82

Callahan’s of Calabash.........................................................................................800-344-3816 28

Purple Onion Café..................................................................................................910-755-6071 53

Carolinas Oral and Facial Surgery.............................................................910-762-2618 24

RJB Tax Associates...............................................................................................910-338-3001 57

Clark’s Seafood and Chop House..............................................................843-399-8888 19

Sea Island Trading Co..........................................................................................843-273-0248 20

Coastal Horizons Center, Inc..........................................................................910-202-0843 75

Seaside United Methodist Church...........................................................910-579-5753 57

Coastal Insurance....................................................................................................910-754-4326 38

Shallotte Insurance Services, Inc...............................................................910-754-8161 57

Coastal Integrative Health...............................................................................910-755-5400 65

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

Coastal Carolina Pediatric Dentistry.......................................................910-794-2266 86

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber...................................................800-457-6964 51

CommWell Health..................................................................................................877-935-5255 70

Studios at the Livery..................................................................................................................................................67

Dosher Memorial Hospital..............................................................................910-454-1234 IBC

Team Highland..........................................................................................................910-485-6738 75

Douglas Diamond Jewelers..........................................................................910-755-5546 3

Tides at Calabash....................................................................................................866-393-8171 51

EmergeOrtho............................................................................................................910-332-3800 5

Time 2 Remember Photography..............................................................910-253-7428 94

Farm Bureau Insurance - Shallotte...........................................................910-754-8175 90

Trusst Builder Group............................................................................................910-371-0304 8

Farm Bureau Insurance - Southport......................................................910-457-9559 67

Ultimate Burial & Vault.......................................................................................877-828-5826 47, 78, 79

Floor Coverings International.......................................................................910-575-5248 7

U.S. Cellular – EZ Wireless...............................................................................910-383-0021 42

Foster Insurance......................................................................................................910-755-5100 75

University of North Carolina at Wilmington....................................910-962-3000 11

Genie Leigh Photography................................................................................910-470-0456 82

White Funeral & Cremation Service.......................................................910-754-3333 94

Historic Wilmington Foundation................................................................910-762-2511 86

Winds Resort Beach Club................................................................................800-334-3581 31

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Three great choices for primary care near the beach

Heather Goldfuss, PA-C

Tom Holland, MD

Dosher Medical–Oak Island

4700 E. Oak Island Blvd. • Oak Island

910-278-6414

Kristos Vaughan, DO

Leigh Vaughan, DO

Dosher Wellness Center

3009 Medical Plaza Ln.

(Just off Middleton)

910-454-1234

• Southport

Dosher Medical–Urgent Care

Open 6 days per week during tourist season/7 days on holiday weekends

4222 Long Beach Rd. • Southport

910-454-4732

• Family medicine for people of all ages • Same-day sick appointments • We accept most insurance plans • Walk-in medical treatment at Urgent Care For emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

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