South Brunswick Magazine - Winter 2017/18 Edition

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Turtle Whisperer Sunset Vision and the State of North Carolina honor Carmel Zetts for her tireless commitment to protecting the sea turtles and wildlife of Sunset Beach.

Howe Street’s Women Entrepreneurs

The Woman Who Created Comfort Socks

Meet Brunswick County’s Clerk of Superior Court

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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48 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING

Four generations run Robinson’s Hardware and the Gray Gull Motel in Holden Beach.

by Denice Patterson

56 ALL IN THE DETAILS

Brunswick County Clerk of Superior Court/Judge of Probate Jim MacCallum oversees the Brunswick County Courthouse with an eagle’s eye.

by Jo Ann Mathews

72 THE TURTLE WHISPERER

Sunset Vision and the State of North Carolina honor Carmel Zetts for her tireless commitment to protecting the sea turtles and wildlife of Sunset Beach.

by Melissa Slaven Warren

80 HOWE STREET SISTERHOOD

Meet the women who run some of Howe Street’s most successful businesses.

by Barbara Sammons

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IN EVERY ISSUE 16 PUBLISHER’S NOTE

by Justin Williams

18 CONTRIBUTORS

Meet the contributors to South Brunswick Magazine.

21 WHAT’S HAPPENING

Upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

35 BUSINESS BUZZ

Keeping up with the local business scene.

DEPARTMENTS 98 FACES & PLACES

30 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

16th Annual Communities In Schools of Brunswick County Benefit Gala for Children

What’s online at SouthBrunswickMagazine.com

43 SPIRITS

101 WHAT’S HAPPENED

White Hot Cocochata with Kahlua Whipped Cream

by Maurice Spagatner

What’s been going on around town.

112 SHALLOTTE INLET TIDE CHART

44 WHAT’S COOKIN’

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

Southwest Breakfast Casserole

by Sandi Grigg

113 ADVERTISERS INDEX

47 UP NORTH

Our directory of advertisers

What you’ll find in the Fall 2017 edition of North Brunswick Magazine.

95 BUSINESS PROFILES

Sunset Dental, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage & Callahan’s of Calabash

65 SPORTS

Pat Grecco helps student athletes find the right school and scholarship.

by Carolyn Bowers

89 NONPROFIT

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One local woman has handed out socks and comfort to more than 140,000 homeless people.

by Ashley Daniels

107 SNIPPETS

Happenings on the local scene.

PHOTO BY CAROLYN BOWERS

PHOTO BY JON STELL

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South Brunswick Magazine – Winter 2017-18 Volume 9, Issue 2 OWNER/PUBLISHER: Justin Williams DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Sandi Grigg MANAGING EDITOR: Allison Barrett Carter COPY EDITOR: Molly Harrison ART DIRECTOR: Andy Garno

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES: Lee Ann Bolton George Jacob Maurice Spagatner

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Carolyn Bowers Laura Glantz Mark Head Wendy Hunt Milton Morris Barbara Sammons Maurice Spagatner James Stefiuk Christian Viera

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Olivia Bardella Allison Barrett Carter Carolyn Bowers Ashley Daniels Sandi Grigg Jo Ann Mathews Sheree K. Nielsen Denice Patterson Barbara Sammons Maurice Spagatner Melissa Slaven Warren PUBLISHED BY: CAROLINA MARKETING COMPANY, INC. PO Box 1361, Leland, NC 28451 (910) 207-0156 info@southbrunswickmagazine.com Reproduction or use of the contents in this magazine is prohibited.

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Photographer Mark Head captured this photograph of Turtle Watch volunteers in Sunset Beach while on assignment for a story about Carmel Zetts. Recently honored as a Sunset Visionary and awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, Zetts is known in Sunset Beach as The Turtle Whisperer. See the story, written by Melissa Slaven Warren, starting on page 72.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Meeting Goals Being publisher of South Brunswick Magazine feels more like a privilege than a job. It’s with great appreciation that my staff and I produce this magazine for Brunswick County, and I thank you, our reader, for holding South Brunswick Magazine in your hands right now.

It has been almost 10 years since the first issue of South Brunswick Magazine was published, and I have definitely lived and learned from the growth of our area during that time. As a Brunswick County-based company, we’ve had the fantastic opportunity to grow with this community, build business relationships and friendships and produce this magazine for our ever-growing population.

When I formulated the idea of South Brunswick Magazine, I had several goals for this publication. The main one was to not just be another magazine — this one needed to stand out and be different. But what did that mean?

How could I stand out, how could I make the magazine for southern Brunswick County different?

One thing I am proud to say is that we have never sacrificed the quality of our publication. With our dedicated family of advertising supporters, we have been able to produce a glossy, full-color magazine reaching more than 75,000 readers each issue since the first edition.

Most important to me was distribution. I didn’t want this to be just another magazine with an outrageous looking rack somewhere. So I chose to direct mail. I started with 7,000 homes and now, every issue, our magazine is mailed to 14,000 homes. In addition, we have racks, carefully visually chosen for each shopping center in the community, where you can pick up copies of our publication. We want the look of our magazine to match the quality of how you pick up the magazine if you aren’t receiving it via mail. So I personally welcome your feedback if you run into a rack that is less than pleasing.

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about. In this issue we found some amazing people to tell you about. Our cover story is about Carmel Zetts, who has dedicated her life to Sunset Beach’s sea turtles. Many of you probably already know about Carmel and the work she does, but we felt it was a good time to recognize her on these pages, especially since she recently received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine and was named a Sunset Visionary. If you don’t spend a lot of time at the Brunswick County Courthouse, you may not know Brunswick County Clerk of Court/Judge of Probate Jim MacCallum. He’s getting a lot done in our county, and you can meet him on these pages too.

In the business community, we recognize the Robinson family, who’ve been running Robinson’s Hardware and the Gray Gull Motel for 50 years. We also meet some of the women entrepreneurs who run their own small businesses on Howe Street in Southport. In our Sports department we’ve got a feature about someone who has a job that you may not have known even exists: student athlete scholarship coach. That’s right, parents: Pat Grecco has an business entirely focused on helping high school athletes find scholarships to the colleges that best fit their needs.

And in our Nonprofit department, we introduce you to the woman who started Comfort Socks, a charity that gives fresh warm socks to homeless people all around the country.

I hope you can find some time to PHOTO BY MATT MCGRAW curl up somewhere cozy with this magazine and maybe a White Cocochata with Kahlua Whipped Cream (see the recipe on page 43). In the meantime, I’ll see you out and about in Brunswick County. Let’s all hope for a warm winter!

I can’t thank you enough for reading this issue of South Brunswick Magazine. As always, your feedback is appreciated.

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CONTRIBUTORS

Sandi Grigg

Director of Business Development

Growing up in a small town in the foothills of North Carolina and attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, I always dreamed of living on the coast. Moving to Wilmington has been a dream come true, and the life my spouse and I have created for ourselves is a blessing beyond words. Together we enjoy kayaking the Cape Fear, fishing the shores of Carolina Beach and picking up seashells and shark’s teeth. At home I love to cook and write recipes, play with our dogs and take on DIY home improvement endeavors. Being a part of the Carolina Marketing Company team has showed me that you really can enjoy your job. I am truly grateful to have a career I love in the city I aspired to be in. Life is grand!

Barbara Sammons Contributing Photographer and Writer Photography captures a moment in time and tells a story. My camera has been by my side for more than 50 years capturing these moments. Originally from Los Angeles, California, I now call Southport my home. Over the years I have been a professional chef, a graphics designer and master gardener but my true love is what I see through the lens of a camera. I am currently on the board of the Friends of the Library of Southport and Oak Island and enjoy bringing authors and programs to our local libraries.

Melissa Slaven Warren Contributing Writer I am a freelance writer and live in Sunset Beach. I earned my BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and am currently pursing my master’s in liberal studies from UNCW. I’ve been a freelance business writer, feature article author, nonfiction essayist, technical editor, entrepreneur and product and brand manager. My work has appeared in Our State magazine and I am a regular contributor in local publications.

In my spare time I enjoy sports and coastal living with my husband, Bill, and our 110-pound rescue dog, aptly named Bear. Visit my website at melissaslavenwarren.com.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Season of Light at Ingram Planetarium

November 24 to December 30 This year Ingram Planetarium will present a new holiday show called “Season of Light.” Viewers will experience many of the world’s holiday customs that involve light, from the burning yule log and sparkling Christmas tree lights to the traditional ritual of the Hanukkah Menorah, and learn winter constellations and astronomical explanations for the Star of Bethlehem. This fun show for all ages runs twice a day, and the second show is followed by a seasonal favorite sing-along holiday light show called “Laser Holidays.” Admission is $9.50 for adults (13 to 61), $8.50 for seniors (62+), $7.50 for children (3 to 12), and free for ages 2 and younger.

Information: (910) 575-0033; museumplanetarium.org

Winterfest

December 1 through 9 Kick off the holiday season with a week of celebratory events throughout the Southport downtown area. Guests of all ages may enjoy live theater, a Nutcracker Tea Party, a cookie contest, supper with Santa’s elves, “The Polar Express,” a costumed history tour, a Christmas fire engine parade, the Winter Craft Festival, a book sale, a DIY wreath workshop, Santa’s workshop, a historic jail tour, the Holiday Tour of Homes and the Christmas Flotilla.

Friday, Dec. 1 Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 7:30 p.m., $20

Friday, Dec. 8 Costumed Holiday History Tour – N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport, 204 E. Moore Street from 3 to 5 p.m.

Light Up the Night Christmas Fire Engine Parade — Waterfront Park and down Howe Street to the Southport Fire Station, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 7:30 p.m., $20 Saturday, Dec. 9 Winter Craft Festival — Franklin Square Park, 105 E. Moore Street from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Book Sale — 727 N. Howe Street from 9 a.m. to noon Santa’s Workshop — 209 N. Atlantic Avenue from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

A Handmade Christmas Wreath Workshop — Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay Street from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Old Brunswick County Jail Tours — corner of Nash and Rhett streets from 1 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 2

Christmas Tour of Homes — historic downtown Southport from 1 to 6 p.m., $15 in advance, $20 day of tour

Nutcracker Tea Party — Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay Street at 1 p.m., $35

Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 7:30 p.m., $20

Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 7:30 p.m., $20

Southport Christmas Flotilla — waterfront viewing from the Yacht Basin to Kingsley Park beginning around 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 3

Sunday, Dec. 10

Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 3 p.m., $20

Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 3 p.m., $20

Wednesday, Dec. 6

Information: (910) 457-7927; southportnc.org

Holiday Cookie Contest — Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay Street from 3 to 6 p.m.

Christmas By The Sea

Supper with Santa’s Elves — 209 N. Atlantic Avenue from 5 to 7 p.m., $5 per child Thursday, Dec. 7 Christmas Movie “Polar Express” — Fort Johnston Garrison Lawn, 203 E. Bay Street from 5 to 8 p.m.

Christmas in Song — Christmas at the Amuzu, 111 N. Howe Street at 7:30 p.m., $20

December 2 In a celebration of wonderful coastal weather and the holidays, the Christmas by the Sea Parade on the first Saturday in December travels 2.4 miles from Oak Island Town Hall along Oak Island Drive to McGlamery Street. It is free to attend.

Information: (910) 457-6964

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Holiday Art Market

December 2 Leland Cultural Arts Center at 1212 Magnolia Village Way will host its Holiday Art Market on December 2. From 10 am to 2 pm you can meet talented vendors and take home some unique gifts.

Information: townofleland.com/lcac

downtown, enjoy a meal at one of many restaurants then stay for sparkling lights along the Cape Fear River as boats of all sizes cruise along the waterfront in the Southport Christmas Flotilla. From 7 to 8:30 pm you can cheer for your favorite boats judged by students from Southport Elementary School Art Class.

Information: (910) 279-4616; southportnc.org

Sea Notes Choral Society Presents “Peace on Earth”

NC Christmas Festival & Parade

December 2 and 3 The 130-member Sea Notes Choral Society presents its 2017 Christmas Concert on Saturday at 3 pm and on Sunday at 3 pm at Brunswick Community College’s Odell Williamson Auditorium in Bolivia. “Peace on Earth” will be directed

by Marie-Pierre Fletcher and accompanied by Jane Boberg.

Songs will include selections such as “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” “O Holy Night,” “The Little Drummer Boy” and a few selections with the Bell Choir.

Information: sea-notes.com

Make-it-Bake-it Live Auction

December 5 Sea Trail Garden Club’s annual Make-It-Bake-It auction is on December 5 at the Sea Trail Convention Center. Doors open at 8:30 am and include both live and silent auctions, beverages, lunch and a day of fun. All money raised will go to Brunswick County Charities helping women, children and the underprivileged.

Information: email: pamsfisher@atmc.net

Brunswick Civil War Round Table

December 5 Colonel (Ret.) Wade Sokolosky, award-winning author and expert on the 1865 Carolinas Campaign, will discuss his topic: “Kiss Him for His Mother: Confederate Hospitals in North Carolina in 1865.” The Brunswick Civil War Round Table looks forward to another stellar year of outstanding speakers, with the sole purpose of providing interesting and entertaining programs about this important period in our history. All monthly meetings are held at Hatch Auditorium on Caswell Beach. Everyone is welcome. Registration and refreshments begin at 6:30 pm; programs begin at 7 pm.

The visitor fee is $10 and can be applied toward the $25 annual membership dues.

Information: (910) 278-3545; brunswickcivilwarroundtable.com

Southport Winter Craft Festival and Flotilla

December 9 Kick off your holiday shopping amid majestic live oaks in historic Franklin Square Park from 9 am to 4 pm.

You can shop from 140 vendors for hand-crafted home decor, jewelry, arts and crafts, baked goods, music and more. Continue your visit in this quaint city and shop

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December 9 The Unity Group of North Brunswick presents the 25th annual NC Christmas Festival and Parade on Saturday, December 9. The parade starts at 10 am on Old Fayetteville Rd and continues onto Town Hall Drive and Village Road.

These roads will close starting at 9 am. The Festival at Leland Town Hall will begin immediately following the parade and will end at 4 pm. This event will have crafters, food vendors, children’s activities and free pictures with Santa.

Information: (910) 371-9921, ncchristmasfestival.com

Poplar Grove’s Annual Christmas Show

December 9 & 10 This year Poplar Grove’s annual Christmas Show will be a fun-filled two-day event with activities for the whole family to enjoy. The grounds will be transformed into a seasonal wonderland that will serve as a festive backdrop to more than 90 arts, crafts and food vendors. There will also be a bouncy house kingdom, a petting zoo, Santa’s workshop and a miniature Main Street, live music, a campfire for roasting marshmallows and s’mores, a vintage carnival game midway, barnyard fun and games. Santa will be making a special appearance too. The show runs Saturday, December 9 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, December 10 from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $5 and includes a raffle ticket for goodies donated by the vendors. All proceeds benefit the conservation and preservation of Historical Poplar Grove Plantation.

Information: poplargrove.org

An 18th Century Christmas

December 10 See how the American colonists celebrated Christmas on December 10 at the Brunswick Town Fort Anderson Historic Site, 8884 St. Philip’s Rd SE in Winnabow.

Beginning at 1 pm costumed interpreters will provide guided tours of St. Philips Anglican Church and historic Brunswick on the hour. During the program, you can enjoy colonial refreshments in the visitor center, participate in traditional games or try your hand at Moravian paper stars and other 18th-century crafts.

The highlight of the evening will be an authentic period candlelit service in the ruins of St. Philips Anglican

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Church. The service will begin at 5 pm and will conclude by 5:30 pm. Parking for this event will be $5 per car.

Information: (910) 371-6613

The Christmas Village

December 16 Celebrate the season with the Shallotte Farmers Market Christmas Village from 11 am to 3 pm. There will be winter vegetables, artisans, jewelers and craft vendors. Kids can make crafts, go on hay rides, take photos with Santa and drink hot cider.

This event is free to the public, and the musical guest is The Stardusters Big Band with a Christmas Show Information: townofshallotte.org

Listen Up Brunswick County Concert

January 20 The January Listen Up Brunswick County Concert at the Odell Williamson Auditorium in Bolivia features Bob Lind, who has been performing a unique brand of folk rock since the 1980s. His songs have been recorded by more than 200 artists including Cher, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton and Dolly Parton. This event begins at 7:30 pm and costs $20 to attend.

Information: listenupbrunswickcounty.com

Teen Court

December 19 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 first-time juvenile offenders. These volunteers get a handson 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. In 2014 74 defendants were served and 76 volunteers participated in the program.

Information: cisbrunswick.org

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2018 Chairman’s Awards Gala

January 8 Get your tickets for the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Chairman’s Awards Gala, which will be held at The Isles Restaurant in Ocean Isle Beach. Each year the chamber recognizes member businesses that have put forth outstanding efforts in their business and the community. This year’s awards are from 5:3 to 8:30 pm, and the theme is Action! The dress code is black and white, and tickets are $50 per person (advanced tickets only). Contact the chamber for group table rates.

Information: brunswickcountychamber. org/chairmans-awards

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Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri to Visit Wilmington

January 25 & 26 Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri will visit Wilmington in late January to share his signature culinary style and support the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington. Three events are scheduled: An exclusive dinner for no more than 15 couples in a private home on January 25, and breakfast and lunch events both to be held on January 26. For all three events, Fieri will determine the menu, source ingredients and supervise both Food Network and Wilmington chefs while regaling guests with stories from behind the scenes of his celebrated career as an Emmy Award-winning chef, restaurateur, author and TV personality. Fieri is the third Food Network star to visit Wilmington in support of GLOW Academy. Emeril Lagasse hosted events in 2015, and Giada De Laurentiis was here 2016. The celebrity chef events ref lect the career of GLOW Academy Founder Judy Girard, who was president of the Food Network from 1994 to 2004. Monteith Construction and the Live.Eat.Surf. Restaurant group are early sponsors of the events. Additional sponsor opportunities are available with benefits including personalized and autographed books, meet and greet occasions and premiere seating.

Information: glowacademy.net

North Carolina Jazz Festival

February 1 to 3 The 38th annual North Carolina Jazz Festival will feature several styles of jazz music over three nights.

Thursday, February 1 7:30 pm: Mangroove: Tribute to Horace Silver 8:20 pm: The Nicki Parrott Trio 9:35 pm: Rossano Sportiello 9:55pm: Traditional Jazz Jam Friday and Saturday, February 2 and 3 4.5-hour concerts with 7 sets each featuring Kevin Bales, Herman Burney, Adrian Cunningham, Conal Fowkes, Jim Fryer, Bruce Harris, Debbie Kennedy, Eddie Metz Jr, Nate Najar, Ed Polcer, Chuck Redd, Scott Robinson, Jonathan Russell, Cynthia Sayer, Rossano Sportiello and Dion Tucker. Tickets are $15 to $225, and performances are held at the Hilton Riverside in downtown Wilmington.

Information: ncjazzfestival.com

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Brunswick Community College Foundation’s Bella Italia

February 2 Brunswick Community College Foundation (BCCF) has announced the date for its signature event, Bella Italia. The evening features fine wines and delicious Italian fare. The event will begin at 6 pm as guests are greeted at the door of 101 Stone Chimney in with a glass of bubbly and ushered into the main ballroom for a culinary experience unlike any you will find outside of strolling the cobbled streets of Palermo itself. The BCC Foundation has partnered with Angelo’s Bistro and their culinary associates to provide guests exciting and interactive food and wine tastings and demonstrations. Attendees will delight their palates with charcuterie and specialty cheese demonstrations, explore the complexities of a culinary staple as they sample olive oil varieties, and watch as chefs craft four simple ingredients into Italy’s crowd-pleasing favorite – fresh pasta.

Allison Szafarski, wine director and general manager for Angelo’s Bistro, will be offering guests an opportunity to take a deeper dive and refine their palates with a special wine tasting course during the event. She will share her expertise and tasting notes as guests swirl and sip their way to amateur sommelier status. The evening is sure to pique both appetites and curiosity as guests explore Italy through delectable bites and sensational sips. Tickets are $100 per person and include an evening of wine tasting, specialty hors d’oeuvres, a plated dinner featuring osso bucco, and dessert.

All proceeds from the event will benefit student scholarship support at Brunswick Community College.

Information: (910) 755-6530, email: wassume@brunswickcc.edu

Brunsco Has It Business Expo

February 3 Shop local with more than 100 vendors at 2018’s Brunsco Has It Business Expo. The event will be held at the Sea Trail Conference Center at 75A Clubhouse Road in Sunset Beach. It will have all of your service, home, personal and professional needs in one place. Times are 10 am to 3 pm, and it’s free to attend.

Information: brunswickcountychamber.org/business-expo

252nd Anniversary of the Stamp Act Resistance

February 17 & 18 Travel back to the winter of 1766 at Brunswick Town and Fort Anderson on Saturday, February 17 from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free of charge. You can learn how the events that occurred in the Colonial Cape Fear helped sow the seeds of discontent and pave the way for the American Revolution. What began on the banks of the Cape Fear River helped paved the Road Revolution.

Information: (910) 371-6613

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Antique Appraisal Fair

February 25 The Southport Chapter of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is sponsoring its 15th annual Antique Appraisal Fair at Southport Community Center on Sunday, February 25 from 2 to 5 pm. As in the past, multiple certified appraisers, both specialist and generalists, are volunteering their expertise to give their estimate of what your antiques are worth. You may bring

up to three hand-carried items to be appraised. The cost is $8 per item or three items for $20. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward college scholarships, educational loans and financial assistance for women to further their education. Over the last 14 years, the Southport Chapter has raised more than $20,000 through the Antique Appraisal Fair.

Information: (910) 351-0034

Teen Court

February 27 Brunswick County Teen Court takes place at the Brunswick County Courthouse. 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 first-time 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. In 2014, 74 defendants were served and 76 volunteers participated in the program. This is a free event that takes place 6 - 8 pm.

Information: cisbrunswick.org

Spring Art Show

February 27 to March 18 Southport’s Franklin Square Gallery hosts it’s annual spring art show.

The show will introduce the latest paintings, pottery, and sculpture by both gallery members and guest artists from throughout southeastern North Carolina. The exhibited pieces are fresh and new, with many making their debut in this exhibition. Awards will be presented at the reception from 5-7pm Saturday, March 3rd.

The gallery is open from 10am-5pm Monday - Saturday.

Information: (910) 457-5450

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Entering Spiritquest Healing Center in Ocean Isle Beach is like being enveloped by grandmother’s quilt.

Kathy Gregory, clerk in the Center’s Angel Gift Shop, extends that warm feeling, and owner Lisa Ann reaffirms it. As she states on her website, “We help people to be the best and happiest they can be!”

To further accomplish that goal, Lisa Ann opened her new Salt Sanctuary this year. It is the first and only one in Brunswick County. There are only five other salt rooms in North Carolina and about 150 throughout the United States.

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BRUNSWICK COUNTY INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL WELCOMES AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE ENSEMBLE

By Carolyn Bowers

Every September people from Wilmington to Myrtle Beach (and all the communities in between) look forward to the annual Brunswick County Intercultural Festival (BCIF).

New for this year, BCIF visitors were treated to a spectacular

performance by representatives from the famous African American Dance Ensemble (AADE). AADE is based in Durham, N.C., and has been amazing audiences for 33 years.

African American Dance Ensemble was inspired by their beloved founder and leader, the late Dr. Charles

(Chuck) Davis. Throughout their years, their motto has remained the same: “Peace, Love, Respect for Everybody.” This, of course, perfectly expresses the spirit and intent of the Brunswick County Intercultural Festival.

THE HOLDENS PLUS WIDOW’S MITE EQUALS A POWERFUL SOLUTION FOR CLEAN WATER WORLDWIDE

By Melissa Slaven Warren

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Most of us take for granted having clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing. But for many women and children living in places like India, Africa, the Philippines and Honduras, the trek for water isn’t a few feet to the kitchen tap, but a 5 or 6-mile walk to water that is unclean. Children drink and play in dirty, infested water — the same water hole that animals swim in.

Water is so essential to our existence that after a mere three days without it, people perish. This is what Janet Baker, founder and executive director of Widow’s Mite Experience, learned while at a conference in Atlanta.

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Tucked away in Calabash, just before the South Carolina state line, is parkland-style Meadowlands Golf Club, a 2017 finalist for Course of the Year by the Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association. On the fairway of the 6th hole sits this spacious home that offers a luxury lifestyle without the pricetag. This three bedroom, three and a half bathroom home is ideally situated for your next round of golf or a day enjoying the beaches at Sunset Beach or Ocean Isle, and it is a surprising bargain!

Offering a separate study or den off the main entrance, this home gives you the room to work where you play. Extras in this South Brunswick Islands home include a gas fireplace, stainless kitchen appliances, his and hers vanities and closets in the master, and tray ceilings.

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TEACHER TARA CUMBEE INSPIRES STUDENTS TO BE CHANGE-MAKERS

By Melissa Slaven Warren

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The boiling point for water is 212 degrees. When water boils, it creates steam. “With steam, you can power a nuclear power plant,” explains Tara Cumbee, a fifth-grade teacher at Union Elementary in Shallotte. “I tell my students that we do not want to be warm or cold water, but rather 212 degrees, which actually brings about change.” Cumbee’s hope is that all of the children she comes in contact with have a passion for something in life and work to change the world no matter if it’s through an act of kindness or some great invention.

In her 14th year as an educator in Brunswick County schools, the popular teacher was recently recognized as the N.C. Social Studies Teacher of the Year. But the accolades don’t stop there. She was named Brunswick County Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year for the 2017-18 School Year, awarded a Walking Classroom grant and chosen to serve on the NCCSS executive board as an honoree member for the 2017-18 school year.

BRUNSWICK ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION TEAM SERVES OUR COAST

By Sheree K. Nielsen

Neil Gilbert certainly has had a lifetime of memories.

For 15 years, he led marine biology students on five-day field experiences to the Marine Resources Development Foundation in Key Largo, Florida, studying the swaying seagrass beds, tropical mangroves and colorful coral reefs. During that time, his wife, Barb, was off exploring Paris with her students — studying France’s language, history and culture.

So it’s not a coincidence that Neil and Barb love the environment. Since retiring and moving to Sunset Beach in 2010, Mother Earth continues to be forefront in their lives.

Appointed to the Sunset Beach Environmental Resource Committee, the Gilberts met Jan Harris and Dr. Richard Hilderman, who had co-founded the Brunswick Environmental Action Team, formerly known as Brunswick Friends of the Environment.

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McLeod Health Opens Second Medical Office Building in Carolina Forest

quality food cooked to order. Jacques’ 45 years in the restaurant business and Ron’s vision combined with Southern hospitality make The All American Grill a must stop when in Southport. It’s located at 505 N. Howe Street.

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Southport Cheese Shoppe Hosts Business After Hours

McLeod Health held an open house and ribbon-cutting celebration at the new McLeod Health Medical Office Building in Carolina Forest on November 9. The McLeod Health Carolina Forest Campus is at 107 McLeod Health Boulevard at the intersection of Highway 31 and International Drive in Myrtle Beach. Attendees had the opportunity to tour the new facility and meet the physicians of the first practices located in the new building: McLeod Cardiology Associates, McLeod Vascular Associates, McLeod Loris Seacoast Surgery and McLeod ENT Seacoast. The two-story facility is the second phase in the 43-acre expansion designed to provide healthcare services to the residents within and around the Carolina Forest area.

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Southport Cheese Shoppe hosted the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce’s November Business After Hours.

Owners Lisa and Eric Stettner were wonderful hosts and the chamber members had a great time networking and shopping.

Southport Cheese Shoppe is at 417 N. Howe Street, Suite B (across from Rebecca’s Fabrications).

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Ribbon Cutting for The All American Grill Corning Incorporated Foundation Sponsored CIS Benefit Gala to Support Action for Success Dropout Prevention

A new restaurant has opened in Southport. The All American Grill of Southport was built on a dream – a red, white and blue patriotic dream. Owners Ron and Lois Thompson and Jacques and Beverly Hermenier offer quality fresh food. There is no reheating of pre-cooked food at The All American Grill, only

Corning Incorporated Foundation provided a $5,000 sponsorship of the 2017 CIS “Supporting Student Success” Benefit Gala that was held on November 2 at Sea Trail Resort and Conference Center in Sunset Beach. Corning Incorporated Foundation designated these funds to support the CIS Action for Success Dropout Prevention Program that provided individualized support services and evidence-based interventions to 334 at-risk students in Brunswick County last year. The program works to identify and intervene with students needing extra support and targeted services in order to be successful in school and with family and peer relationships. Interventions are designed to improve academic proficiency in core subject areas, reduce truancy and address behavioral issues or challenges with emotional regulation. CIS is proud to say that 99% of the students served in

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the 2016-17 school year were promoted to the next grade at the end of the year. It is only with the support of caring community partners, like Corning Incorporated Foundation, that CIS can maintain its commitment to serving at-risk students each year and help them stay on a positive path, working toward graduation and the achievement of their future goals. CIS is grateful for the Corning Incorporated Foundation sponsorship of the 2017 CIS Benefit Gala and thanks them for their role in helping to ensure all students have an opportunity to thrive and be successful.

Ribbon Cutting for Coastal Craft Beverage Co.

On October 12 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome Coastal Craft Beverage Co. to the chamber. The new bottle shop and tasting room is at 10800 Beach Drive SW in Calabash.

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Oak Island Residents and Businesses to Benefit from ATMC FOCUS Fiber Optics As part of its five-year network enhancement and expansion project, ATMC has begun construction of a fiber optic network that will span Oak Island and enable it to deliver the company’s FOCUS fiber optic communications services to residents and businesses. The $12.5 million dollar investment is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019 and will provide more than 7,000 residents and businesses with access to one Gigabit broadband speeds. Fiber optic technology is extremely reliable and capable of delivering voice, video and unshared bandwidth all through one connection. According to research conducted by the national Fiber to the Home Council, access to fiber optics increases a home’s value by 3.1%, that’s an additional $5,000 for the median priced home. Businesses who take advantage of

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FOCUS fiber optics will have greater opportunities for cloud-based applications and will benefit from symmetrical upload and download speeds. Construction is already underway on the west end of Oak Island. ATMC is working closely with the Town of Oak Island throughout the two-year construction project and will only be working in approved utility easements. In 2016 ATMC’s Board of Directors approved an aggressive five-year network and expansion plan designed to improve services for current members and strengthen the cooperative by expanding into some of Brunswick County’s fastest growing communities.

As part of the plan, ATMC is expanding the coverage of its fiber optic network to include business districts throughout Brunswick County as well as residential customers in St. James, Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach and others.

ATMC has also begun upgrading Internet services in rural service areas throughout the county. ATMC is a memberowned cooperative providing communications services, including telephone, business systems, wireless, Internet/ Broadband, cable television service and ATMC Security.

Serving Brunswick County since 1957 ATMC is the largest communications cooperative in North Carolina and one of the largest in the country. ATMC gives millions of dollars back into the community each year through education and community grants, scholarships, donations and Capital Credit refunds.

Ribbon Cutting for Joey O’s Pizzeria and Italian Grill

On October 24 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome Joey O’s Pizzeria and Italian Grill to the chamber and celebrate the opening of their second location. The new location is open at 120-7 Causeway Drive in Ocean Isle Beach.

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Ribbon Cutting for Calabash Gourmet & Sushi Bar

It recognizes chambers that have met those standards while offering guidelines for others to improve their effectiveness. The program follows the U.S. Chamber model, and it shows that a chamber has gone through a detailed analysis of what and where they are as an organization.

The addition of the Brunswick County Chamber brings the total number of Carolinas Accredited Chambers to 25.

On October 5, Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome Calabash Gourmet & Sushi Bar to the chamber. The Asian-inspired restaurant is at 10101 Beach Drive SW in Calabash.

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CACCE also awarded their inaugural continuing education and innovation grants at the conference. The goal of the Innovative Grants is to reward those chambers that are being creative and innovative in their efforts to continue to improve and become more relevant in their communities. Brunswick County Chamber received $1,500 for its Brunsco Business Academy program that will be launched in January 2018. The chamber will present its program to association members during the 2018 CACCE Staff Leadership Development Conference in Hilton Head Island in April.

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NC’s Highest Valued Home is For Sale on Bald Head Island

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce Earns 2017 Carolinas Accreditation

The Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (CACCE) recognized the 2017 recipient of the Carolinas Accredited Chamber designation at their Annual Management Conference at the Spartanburg Marriott in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on October 12. One chamber of commerce was honored as the recipient of this prestigious designation for 2017: Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce The CACCE Carolinas Accredited Chamber program sets standards of excellence for chambers in North and South Carolina.

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Perched 40 feet above sea level and commanding awe-inspiring views of one of the East Coast’s most prominent natural landmarks, the residence at 710 Shoals Watch Way on Bald Head Island is significantly elevated in both geography and design. The 5,514-square-foot home straddles two oceanfront sites overlooking the legendary point of Cape Fear, occupying 2.56 acres of some of the most unique property on the Eastern Seaboard. Currently being offered at $11,990,000, the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half

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bathroom home is the most expensive listing in North Carolina.

The residential masterpiece was designed by Chuck Dietsche, an award-winning architect who creates homes and communities that are known for their beauty and creativity as well as their livability. Chuck and his wife, Anna Henderson Dietsche, also a renowned architect, collaborated on the project, with Anna creating the interior design for the home’s original owner.

Their firm, Dietsche + Dietsche Architects PC, is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and while their portfolio is concentrated regionally, their projects and reputations are known nationally.

Originally christened Castello della Balena (Whale House), the home is as large as that name implies. However, a signature of Dietsche design is emphasis on human scale, a technique that creates comfort and warmth even in the grandest spaces. Dietsche explained that the house design actually was inspired by its namesake marine mammal, and carefully crafted details reflect that from one end to the other. Most notably, floor-to-ceiling rafters in the main living room are rib-like structures that make the vast space feel intimate.

Novant Health Family Medicine Pine Forest is Now Open Novant Health’s family medicine clinic at the new Pine Forest Plantation community on Highway 211 in Brunswick County is officially open. Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine in Southport has relocated and is now called Novant Health Family Medicine Pine Forest. The new address of the clinic is

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Ribbon Cutting for The Fancy Flea Antique Mall

On November 10 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribboncutting ceremony to celebrate The Fancy Flea Antique Mall’s 10-year anniversary. The Fancy Flea is at 2773 U.S. Highway 17 in Shallotte.

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2950 Pine Forest Parkway in Bolivia. The clinic held an open house October 26. Novant Health Family Medicine Pine Forest is staffed by Dr. Pilar Johnson, Dr. John Scheck, Dr. Ryan Tighe and Sara Clagg, family nurse practitioner. The clinic cares for patients of all ages. Services include newborn and pediatric care; adolescent, adult and senior care; preventive healthcare; wellchild care; care for acute and ongoing illness; school, sports and employment physicals; routine gynecological care, including Pap tests and postmenopausal care; immunizations; and same-day

sick appointments. Novant Health Family Medicine Pine Forest is open Monday through Friday from 7 am to 6 pm.

Ribbon Cutting for Hope Chest Thrift Shop On October 25 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hope Chest Thrift Shop to welcome its new managers. Hope Chest Thrift Shop is at 2205 Holden Beach Road SW in Holden Beach.

Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine & Convenient Care Welcomes New Provider Novant Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Chad Weston to Novant Health Oceanside Family Medicine & Convenient Care in Shallotte. Weston joined the clinic in October and is accepting new patients. Weston is board-certified in family medicine.

He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and went on to complete medical school at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. Weston completed his residency through the Cabarrus Family Medicine Residency Program at Carolinas Healthcare System — NorthEast in Concord, North Carolina.

Ribbon Cutting for Cool Breeze Heating & Air On November 1 Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held a ribboncutting ceremony to welcome Cool Breeze Heating & Air to the chamber.

Cool Breeze services all of Brunswick County.

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One of the region’s most acclaimed golf courses, Cape Fear National® is located in the beautiful community of Brunswick Forest and open for public play. You’ll enjoy a resort-like experience for the quality of the course, as well as the region’s only fleet of GPS-equipped golf carts. Come fuel your passion with a fabulous lunch or Sunday brunch at the clubhouse, followed by a course of fresh local greens.

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Hot cocoa is the staple winter beverage for most people.

I mean, who doesn’t like chocolate? Even as an adult you will probably make yourself a hot cup of liquid velvet a few times during the colder winter months. I like to think that’s partly to do with the nostalgia of having hot chocolate as children. Hot chocolate is synonymous with snow days, school cancellations, sledding, ruddy cheeks, runny noses and warming up frozen fingers with a steaming cup of cocoa, always in your favorite mug.

But let’s face it: You’re an adult now. You can kick it up a notch or two. This recipe is a simple way to turn a winter staple into a fun and inviting adult beverage. The Kahlua whipped cream adds a little coffee flavor and is very simple to prepare, especially if you have stand mixer; otherwise it just requires a little elbow grease.

Rumchata is a delicious, creamy rum-based liquor with cinnamon and other winter spices, and it is inexpensive and very easy to find in your local liquor store.

White Hot Cocochata with Kahlua Whipped Cream INGREDIENTS 2 ounces Rumchata White hot cocoa mix 8 ounces steamed milk or hot water Cinnamon Marshmallows

METHOD 1 ounce of whipping cream 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 to 2 ounces Kahlua

For the whipped cream, add whipping cream, sugar and Kahlua to a mixing bowl. With stand mixer on high or a whisk by hand, whip until the cream becomes light, fluffy and full.

For the cocoa, prepare the white cocoa mix with milk or water. I prefer to use steamed milk, but water is always an acceptable substitute. Add Rumchata.

Scoop or pipe whipped cream on top of the cocoa. Top with marshmallows and cinnamon. Enjoy.

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Company Casserole Put this spicy breakfast dish in your go-to houseguest rotation.

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It is a common occurrence around the holidays — I’ve got a house full of guests and I know they are all going to wake up hungry. Most of them are eager to go out to supper, and we usually pick up lunch when we are out sightseeing. Breakfast, however, is the most important meal of the day, and I like to serve something homemade before leaving the house. My Southwest Breakfast Casserole is an easy way to feed a crowd because you prepare it the night before and merely pop it in the oven the following morning.

What’s a Southern girl doing making a Southwestern dish, you might ask. Well, I took a simple family breakfast casserole recipe and put in my own spicy attitude. I have not always been a fan of spicy foods, but as I get older I crave the heat from jalapenos and chili powder. I developed this a few years ago when I had just moved to the coast and it seemed we had guests every weekend. I wanted to make a breakfast casserole for my guests but I wanted to kick it up a notch. As I was 44

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searching my kitchen, I noticed I had black beans and corn in the pantry and salsa and sour cream in the refrigerator.

“Southwest,” I said to myself. My guests were very pleased — and seemingly surprised — by my breakfast creation.

If you are not a big fan of spicy then you can certainly use regular sausage instead of hot and you can omit the chili powder and jalapenos. Try substituting garlic powder and green peppers for a non-spicy version of the same casserole.

This is a very healthy breakfast providing ample protein, fiber and iron. The unhealthiest parts of this dish are the pork sausage and cheese. If you are concerned with your daily fat intake, you can substitute turkey sausage or low-fat cheese.

If you are looking for a little something different to serve a hungry crowd for breakfast, I hope you’ll try this. It will warm you right up on a cold morning and provide the energy you need to get you through a fun-filled day with friends and family. Enjoy!

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Southwest Breakfast Casserole Serves 8

INGREDIENTS (You will need a large 16.5 x 10.6 baking dish) 10 eggs 1 cup egg whites 5 ounces (1 package) of ranch-style croutons 11 ounces sweet corn 11 ounces black beans 1 red onion, chopped 1 jalapeño, chopped 16 ounces hot sausage (use mild if you don’t like hot), cooked 8 ounces (1 package) shredded Mexican cheese blend ¼ tablespoon chili powder Salt and pepper Sour cream and salsa to garnish METHOD You will need to prepare this dish the night before serving.

In a large bowl mix the 10 eggs, egg whites, chili powder and some salt and pepper.

Drain the sweet corn and add to the eggs. Drain and rinse the black beans and add to the eggs and corn. Add the chopped onion, jalapeño and half the cheese to the bowl and mix. After the cooked sausage has cooled, add it to the bowl and mix.

In a large greased 16.5 x 10.6 baking dish, layer the

croutons evenly. Pour the egg mixture over the croutons.

Some croutons may float and that is OK. Cover with tin foil or a lid and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight.

The next morning, preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the dish, covered, for 1 hour. Remove the cover, top the casserole with the other half of the cheese and bake for an additional 30 to 45 minutes until the center is stiff to the touch.

Serve topped with sour cream and salsa.

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THE PLACE TO BE Recognizing the continuous growth of North Brunswick County, many entrepreneurs see the Leland area as the perfect place to build a new business or expand an established one.

New businesses are popping up all over the Leland area, offering residents a greater range of services and products than ever. We asked the owners of six new Leland businesses about their decisions to open there in 2017 and about what they are offering to the community. Read about Benchmark Physical Therapy, Brodee’s Hot Dogs, Circle K, Complete Coastal Dentistry, Leland Pet Resort and Wilmington Yoga

THROWING STONES Coastal Carolina Curling Club is normalizing the odd Olympic sport of curling in the South.

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A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRETTY Brunswick County’s youth pageants focus on community service and education rather than looks.

Say the word pageant and most folks envision a stage full of young ladies in makeup, hair extensions and taffeta dresses. Brunswick County’s pageant scene, however, stands apart from the stereotypical glitz and glam. The girls who take home the crowns are much more than just beauty queens, and their focus is on a prize significantly higher than a tiara. The county’s yearly pageants are dedicated to a greater good, and the positive impacts they make on both the participants and the community are anything but frivolous.

By ANNESOPHIA RICHARDS

THE DUCHESS OF HAZARD Ms. Barbara Hicks, a fiery octogenarian, keeps Leland Fire/Rescue in shape.

A fascinating yet baffling sport, curling is fairly foreign in the South. But thanks to the efforts of the Coastal Carolina Curling Club, it’s slowly garnering a following in the Cape Fear area. For the past six years members of the club have gathered at The Ice House in Wilmington to throw some stones, have a few laughs and join together in camaraderie.

By ANNESOPHIA RICHARDS

Known to the personnel of this fire and rescue squad as Ms. Barbara, this fierce and feisty lady has been lending a hand to the people of Leland and Brunswick County for 40 years. Over the course of her career with the rescue services, she has gone out on calls as an EMT, worked at the hospital and even helped out in the emergency room.

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Years in the Making Four generations run Robinson’s Hardware and the Gray Gull Motel in Holden Beach.

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“It is just another day at the shop as four generations of Robinsons and two spouses are on hand at the 50-year-old original family enterprise.”

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A smiling Joyce Robinson stands by the counter at Robinson’s Hardware surrounded by family. Her daughter-in-law, Linda, rings up a sale, while her son, Herbie, carries a flat-screen television from the Gray Gull Motel into the back office for repair. Her granddaughter, Amy Causey, chats with a customer while her 5-year old great granddaughter Reagan plays with some sticky notes. Amy’s husband, Wes, is in the plumbing area assisting two customers. It is just another day at the shop as four generations of Robinsons and two spouses are on hand at the 50-year-old original family enterprise.

Herbie Robinson was just 15 when his dad, Carvin Robinson, backed the pick-up truck into an empty lot on the Holden Beach Causeway back in 1967. “I had no idea what he was planning,” Herbie says.

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Robinson’s was opened in Holden Beach in 1967 and has changed a bit over the past 50 years.

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Joyce and Carvin Robinson, founders of Robinson’s and the Gray Gull Motel, in the early days of the businesses.

beach shop. In 1972 he expanded to offer hardware. “Momma ran the beach goods part,” Herbie says.

Business was steady when Herbie and his sister, Sarah, each went away to college. When they returned home, Sarah became a teacher in Brunswick County Schools and Herbie joined ATMC. That is where he met Linda.

In 1975 Carvin designed and built the Gray Gull Motel behind the hardware store. It started as just 10 rooms in a building across the back of the near-acre lot. Carvin needed someone to help manage it, so he bought a small bungalow next door and offered it to Herbie and Linda.

“He offered us a place to live in exchange for us running the motel,” Herbie says, and they’ve been in the

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business ever since.

‘We practically raised our children here,” Linda says. The couple moved to a house a mere 2 miles away when they started their family, so their children, Amy and Andrew, were close enough to play in the store as toddlers and work there as they got older.

“I remember when I got my first schedule,” Amy says. “I was only 9!”

Keeping family on the payroll, Amy, Andrew, and Sarah’s son, Caleb, worked there throughout their school years. “Some days we thought we ran the place,” Amy says.

Now with her own children, Reagan and Rowan, romping around the store, Amy looks back on those days fondly.

“The customers were always considered family.”

In 1985 the family expanded the motel to include another building with seven rooms and an in-ground pool.

For more than 40 years now the Gray Gull Motel has had a steady flow of seasonal visitors. “Our guests come back year after year,” Herbie says.

Some original guests are now bringing grandchildren with them.

“Once there was a local family reunion and there were at least 70 people around the picnic area and pool,” Amy recalls. “They were having a blast.”

Herbie and Linda have worked six days a week to keep the business going through two recessions and other lean years. The couple knows what their customers need, and the store is always stocked. “LED lights and shark-bites are the new hot sellers,” Herbie says.

Robinson’s is an independent ACE representative and offers fishing and hunting licenses, tackle, nets, boots and hip waders. There are shelves of plumbing and electric supplies, tools, fasteners, cast-iron cookware, grills, coolers, oils, gardening items, rope by the foot, cleaning supplies and some limited automotive parts. They even make keys and have a wide selection of

Herbie and Linda Robinson (behind counter) work with customers in Robinson’s Hardware.

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tide clocks as well.

Each of the three full-time employees has his or her area of expertise. Linda is the face of the hardware store, Herbie is the plumber and Wes is the fisherman.

“We all work together so well, each one has our own part,” Linda says.

Some of the more popular items are boat trailer tires and repair parts.

“Lighthouse Marine from Wilmington sends a rep to stock our shelves,” Wes says. “Not a lot of folks carry these parts around here.”

In the Gray Gull Motel, Linda’s

sister, Kathy Smith, heads up housekeeping. The original 10 rooms had a facelift a few years ago. Each room has a bed, a full bath, a table and two chairs, a refrigerator and a TV. Laminate floors and beach-inspired décor provide a cozy feel.

“We bought all the furniture locally,” Herbie says. “Kimball’s in Shallotte carries the design we liked.”

At the Gray Gull, reservations are recommended. Check-in services are in the hardware store until 5 pm. Herbie is on call for after-hour check-ins until up to 10 pm.

This winter the Robinsons plan to close the entire motel for a month or two to complete repairs on the newer addition.

“We asked Amy and Andrew what their intentions were for the future of the businesses,” Linda says. Andrew and his wife, Rachel, now live in Clinton, North Carolina, with children Emma and Sawyer, but he comes down to do prepare the paperwork for tax season.

“When they said they wanted to keep it, we decided to go ahead with the renovations,” Linda says.

“We do want to retire someday,” Herbie adds.

“I am ready to spend more time with the grandbabies,” Linda says. “They grow up too fast.”

Over the past 50 years, times may have changed but the basics of the hardware store and motel have remained the same: Always treat the customers and guests like family. The entire Robinson family wouldn’t have it any other way. 

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All in the

Details Brunswick County Clerk of Superior Court/Judge of Probate Jim MacCallum oversees the Brunswick County Courthouse with an eagle’s eye.

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o detail is too small for James “Jim” MacCallum to overlook.

He tells of arriving at his office at the Brunswick County Courthouse one day and noticing the American and North Carolina flags were missing from the poles in front of the building. He went immediately to review the outdoor cameras, which revealed a strange man folding the flags. His next step was to visit the sheriff ’s office to find out who had been released from jail that morning. The man on the camera and the man released from jail were a match. “He was apprehended again,” MacCallum says with satisfaction.

As Brunswick County Clerk of Superior Court and Judge of Probate, MacCallum, 72, is attuned to minute details. He

“Retirement doesn’t work for me.”

was elected to the position in 2010 and again in 2014 and has declared himself a candidate in the 2018 election. “This is a perfect segue to what I’ve done my whole life,” the Bolivia resident says. “Retirement doesn’t work for me.”

Beyond his friendly greeting and riveting smile, it’s impossible to ignore his signature bow tie, a wardrobe staple, he says, for more than 20 years.

MacCallum practiced law for 33 years in West Virginia then in Brunswick County when he and wife, Sue, moved here in 2002. He emphasizes, though, that holding a law degree is not mandatory for the clerk’s job, although it helps.

Since taking office, he has been instrumental in making changes at the courthouse that 500 to 1,000 people visit each day. Among them are: increasing the number of cameras to more than 60, adding an ATM machine and wireless internet, making sure defibrillators are at the ready

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and supplying staff with electronic key cards.

“Throughout the building my title is General Manager of the Courthouse,” he says. He’s quick to credit sheriff ’s deputies, other Brunswick County employees and his staff of nearly three dozen for efficient operation. His biggest challenge, he says, is hiring the right people. “You can teach people what to know, but I look for what’s in a servant’s heart.”

Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David has high praise for MacCallum. “He is the consummate professional and understands the need for coordination and cooperation with the D.A.s office,” David says. “I couldn’t ask for a better partner in crime.”

He explains that MacCallum’s responsibilities are widespread, including staffing, security and technology. “He is on the forefront of technological issues, and he’s proactive.” He adds, “Jim is a

“Jim is a consensus builder. He breaks down barriers and brings community leaders together. He leads from the front and by example.”

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Since being elected Clerk of Superior Court in 2010 and again in 2014, Jim MacCallum has been instrumental in making changes at the Brunswick County Courthouse.

Opposite: MacCallum with his assistant court clerks Melanie Clark (left) and Michelle Caulk.

consensus builder. He breaks down barriers and brings community leaders together. He leads from the front and by example.”

MacCallum’s recent focus is the 20,000-square-foot expansion of the courthouse. He unfolds an architect’s plan to give a visual account and explains the addition will be at the west end of the present courthouse and will take over the staff parking lot. A new jury assembly room and new court rooms are in the plans as well other needed changes. Groundbreaking is about one year away, and completion is expected around 2020.

The county’s population has grown from 78,000 in 2002 to 126,000 today, and by 2020 it will be about 150,000, MacCallum says, adding, “This explosive growth created the need. It shows what a fast growing county this is, and our duty is to provide services for them.”

County manager Ann Hardy says the current mortgage on the courthouse is nearly paid off, and the cost of the new addition will be financed by issuing bonds.

MacCallum’s interests go beyond his day job. His involvement in volunteer activities are indicative of his interest in the community. He was president of Brunswick County Communities in Schools and Brunswick Community College Foundation and a member of Brunswick County Literacy Advisory Board and Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce, which named him 2010 Citizen of the Year.

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MacCallum was instrumental in locating a memorial to North Carolina service members who died in Vietnam in front of the Brunswick County Courthouse. Here he is pointing to the name of Kenneth Gore, a fallen soldier from Shallotte.

One recent week he was featured speaker at a Rotary Club meeting, another he was greeting people at Rotary Club of South Brunswick Islands.

“He’s a long-standing member of SBI Rotary and is always there to help,” says Lin Kelly, executive secretary and co-treasurer of SBI Rotary. “He is generous to the foundation.”

One of MacCallum’s favorite activities is being host of the ATMC-TV program Our Hometown, in which he interviews people from around the county.

“Jim is one of the most dependable people I’ve ever worked with,” writes Aaron Varnam, video production manager at ATMC, in an email. “Working with Jim is always something ATMC TV looks forward to. He’s definitely an optimist, and it shows.”

Furthermore, “He really cares about this community, and wants the people and organizations within it to prosper.”

One of MacCallum’s hobbies is running, and he manages to log 30 to 40 miles a week, although he says in 2017 it’s closer to 30. He started running in the 1970s while in law school. “I needed a stress reliever,” he says. He explains that he was

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ready to run in the New York Marathon in 2016, but personal tragedy hit him and Sue when their son Chris, 40, passed away December 23 after a long illness.

Sue has also dealt with health issues through the past several years but continues her involvement with Brunswick Little Theatre. MacCallum refers to her as “the angel in my life.” The couple’s other children, daughter, Katie, 38, and son J.C., 33, practice law in Charleston, West Virginia.

“I told them both not to go to law school,” MacCallum says, nodding as if remembering when he said the words.

MacCallum grew up in Madison, West Virginia, “in the coal fields, he says. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and his doctor of jurisprudence degree at West Virginia University in Morgantown. He served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972 with one year in Vietnam.

He says he’s not sure what his greatest professional achievement is but that he does know one thing: “The most rewarding aspect of my career is serving as Clerk of Superior Court.” 

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The Match Maker With College Bound Athlete Scholarship Service, St. James resident Pat Grecco has helped more than 1,500 student athletes find the right school and scholarship.

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After their coach, a high school athlete’s next best friend should be Pat Grecco. This woman has found the right college and athletic scholarship for athletes in almost every sport. In her 30-year career as founder and president of College Bound Athlete Scholarship Service, she has helped more than 1,500 students and has a nearly 100 percent success rate.

Grecco moved from Long Island, New York, to St. James four years ago, and she is now looking forward to helping students in Brunswick County and New Hanover County. In fact, she has already secured scholarships for two local athletes and is working with several others in this area.

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She has also recently gotten involved with Brunswick Blaze Lacrosse, the local traveling boys and girls lacrosse teams made up of students in middle schools and high schools from both Brunswick County and Wilmington.

She recently teamed up with Dr. Bruce Corrie, former lacrosse coach at Duke University, Steve Corbett, West Brunswick boys lacrosse coach, and Kate Gentle, West Brunswick girls lacrosse coach and founder of Brunswick Blaze, to conduct a workshop on the opportunities to earn a college scholarship for lacrosse.

“If your son or daughter is a star athlete with an excellent academic record, you probably don’t need me,” Grecco says. “They will be recruited by college coaches. But if they are a second or third tier athlete with reasonably good grades, there is a lot of money available for them, and I know where to find it.”

Grecco works one-on-one with each student to make sure they get in the school that best fits their needs. For outof-town students she conducts interviews by Skype or FaceTime. She considers the student’s academic standing, financial considerations, career goals and demographic desires as well as their athletic ability in matching the student to the school. To emphasize the importance of their choice of schools, she tells them, “It’s a 40-year decision, not a four-year school.”

Grecco coaches the student on how to promote themselves, helps them develop a resume and cover letter for their list of potential schools and, perhaps most important of all, offers encouragement and support until the student gets the scholarship.

She got into this business as an outgrowth of her experience with her own son and daughter, both of whom were good students and great soccer

players. But she is convinced that neither would have been accepted by their respective schools without having the additional credential of a soccer scholarship. Her son played four years of varsity soccer at the U.S. Naval Academy and her daughter played for University of Connecticut and was a three time All-America selection.

Grecco was the quintessential soccer mom and volunteer while her family was growing up on Long Island. Her husband was a longtime soccer referee.

Grecco began her consulting business first as a hobby and that lasted until the day her husband told her that she was beginning to cost him real money in copies, paper, postage, etc. Finally she agreed to charge a modest fee for her services.

Her success stories are not only about students from the United States, but also about athletes from England, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, France, Japan, Mexico and South Africa.

She is especially proud of having placed several relocated third world country soccer players living in Clarkston, Georgia. This began in 2006 when she read an article in The New York Times that said the mayor of Clarkston had decreed that there will be no more soccer played in the town park.

He was quoted as saying, “There will be nothing but baseball and football down there as long as I am mayor.” Clarkston is a refugee resettlement center for those fleeing war zones from countries all around the world, and they are here by permission of the U.S. government. And yet they were being denied the opportunity to play their sport because the white middle class community of Clarkston wished they weren’t there.

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see to it that they played somewhere.

Finally the political climate changed and they were allowed to play in the town park.

After reading this story, Grecco immediately got in touch with Coach Luma and offered to help these student athletes get college scholarships. Not long after that Grecco placed her first refugee, a young man from The Sudan named Shamsoun Dikori, with a full scholarship to Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. Because they didn’t have the money to pay for her services, she did it pro bono. That is just the kind of person she is.

Grecco has also placed students with learning disabilities, and one young woman who is deaf. This lacrosse player has cochlear implants but can’t hear the coach on the lacrosse field, so her coach communicates with her using hand signals.

Grecco has had success getting students scholarships at some of the nation’s leading Division 1 schools.

Scholarships for students in the graduating class of 2017 alone include such schools as Cornell University, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, North Carolina A&T State University and Bryant University in Rhode Island. Her success is largely due to her expertise and diligence in researching schools by cross-referencing a student’s attributes with the schools’ features to find the right choices for each student.

When asked how she has managed to develop her huge network of coaches in every sport all over the country, this soft-spoken, unassuming woman just smiles and says, “By being respectful of them and listening to them. I never say ‘This person is great. You should take him or her.’ I simply say ‘Here is someone I know of and you might want to look at them.’” And then she stays in 68

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the background, knowing that the coach wants to hear from the student and the parents, not a third party.

Her amazing track record and countless numbers of awards, honors, accolades and personal testimonials prove that her technique works. She was inducted into the New York Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008 and served as past director of the College Bound Player Program for the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) and former chairperson of the Scholarship Committee, to name just a few. When she left Long Island in 2013, the LIJSL named a scholarship in her honor.

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contributor to sports and soccer magazines and has had several articles written about her.

Grecco is obviously in this business for the joy of seeing deserving young people succeed. “It gives me purpose in life,” she says. “The joy of helping others never gets old and it is never boring or dull. It’s just simply the best feeling ever.”

Grecco says it’s never too early to contact her for help. “Freshman year is not too early, but definitely by the beginning of junior year,” she says.

She charges one upfront fee for her services, and you will not be charged any more regardless of how much time she spends on your child’s case. The only additional small charge you could choose to incur is if you would like her to arrange for a video that you take of your child playing his or her sport to be professionally edited before you submit it as part of the total resume package.

As one grateful mother put it, “Pat is every parent’s dream.” 

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You can learn more about Pat Grecco and her services at collegeboundathlete.com.

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The Turtle Whisperer Sunset Vision and the State of North Carolina honor Carmel Zetts for her tireless commitment to protecting the sea turtles and wildlife of Sunset Beach.

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For more than two decades Carmel Zetts has led the effort to protect Sunset Beach’s loggerhead sea turtles — one of coastal North Carolina’s most fragile species.

Zetts is on call day and night to provide assistance or advice for turtle rescue or rehabilitation efforts to wildlife staffers, turtle watch volunteers and beach goers alike during the turtle nesting season. That might be enough dedication for some, but Zetts’ service to wildlife doesn’t stop there.

She’s the first person that local police and fire department personnel call for rescue situations for injured or stray birds, cats, deer, raccoons and dogs in Sunset Beach. Carmel and her husband, Ray, spend countless hours each year driving back and forth to the wildlife rehabilitation shelter delivering injured or orphaned animals.

Zetts has committed her life to wildlife conservation as an educator, fundraiser, mentor and leader, and for these reasons Sunset Vision, a nonprofit organization in Sunset Beach, honored Zetts at its second annual Sunset Visionary celebration on October 19, 2017, at the Museum of Coastal Carolina. Sunset Vision’s mission is to enrich the community by funding, maintaining and sponsoring amenities that promote nature, education, volunteerism and accessibility in Sunset Beach. Zetts is the epitome of a Visionary.

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am speechless. It’s wonderful to be recognized this way.” She said that she appreciates the support of every volunteer who contributes his or her time and added, “I couldn’t do any of this without all of those who are as dedicated as I am.”

Turtle Watch volunteers and longtime friends of Zetts delighted the crowd with personal stories of her compassion, dedication and love for the animals she protects. Kathy Scott, Darlene Kennedy and Trish Kelly referred to Zetts as The Turtle Whisperer.

Sunset Beach Deputy Fire Chief Richard Childres, who often calls upon Zetts to rescue injured birds on the beach, told the attendees about the crowds that often congregate on the beach during these rescues. “Carmel always explains to them what she’s doing and why she’s doing it,” Childres said, 76

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explaining that if there are children in the back who can’t see everything, Zetts quickly spots them and asks them to come forward so they can learn too. “That’s probably my favorite thing Carmel does,” Childres said.

A Sunset Visionary is an individual in the 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.

“Each year we like to celebrate and honor a Visionary in our town, and Carmel is a perfect example of what a Visionary is,” said Pete Larkin, Sunset Vision board member. “Someone who unselfishly makes our town better for all of our citizens and visitors.”

Being honored as a Visionary was only part of the

Above: Carmel Zetts is honored as the 2017 Sunset Visionary and receives The Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from Pete Lark and Sunset Beach Mayor Robert Forrester. Right: Carmel Zetts and husband Raymond Zetts at the Sunset Visionary ceremony.

celebration. During the event, Zetts also received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, North Carolina’s most prestigious award for a citizen. The award is bestowed to a civilian for service that is above and beyond the call of duty and has made a significant impact and strengthened North Carolina. Mayor Robert Forrester of Sunset Beach presented Zetts with the award on behalf of the governor’s office.

“Reposing special confidence in the integrity, learning and zeal of Carmel Zetts, I do by these presence confer the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Signed Roy Cooper,” Mayor Forrester read from the award.

Zetts’ passion for the loggerheads started when she and Ray first moved to Sunset Beach in the early 1990s. She walked the beach every day and eventually heard about the

“... if there are children in the back who can’t see everything, Zetts quickly spots them and asks them to come forward so they can learn too. ‘That’s probably my favorite thing Carmel does.’”

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turtle program, originally led by Minnie Hunt. She inquired and found out they were looking for walkers to assist with the monitoring of turtle nests. Zetts asked Hunt, “How will I know where the turtles are?” Hunt replied, “You’ll know.

You’ll see the tracks.” That was her only advice. What Zetts didn’t know, she soon figured it out, and for nearly 25 years since she’s been protecting the nests, along with her dedicated team of volunteers.

On any given day during the summer months, just before dawn, Zetts and her volunteers walk the beach in search of fresh tracks. They record nesting sites, move nests that may be threatened, record turtle hatches and help the hatchlings safely reach the ocean. But it’s not just protecting and monitoring the nests that the Sunset Beach Turtle Watch volunteers are charged with. They rescue injured sea turtles for rehabilitation, they assist with conservation efforts for the turtles and the beaches and, most importantly, they are educators.

A crucial component of the Sunset Beach Turtle Watch Program’s mission is educating the public on the ecological importance of the turtles and how they can help lessen the threat of their extinction.

“We have to preserve the turtles for future children,” Zetts says. And the future of sea turtles depends on the children.

That’s why you can find Zetts and other volunteers every Sunday evening at 7 o’clock during the summer months hosting their Turtle Time informational program. It includes a famous turtle dance gladly performed by the volunteers to

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the delight of children — and adults — in the audience.

Kathy Scott, a volunteer and friend, says of Zetts: “In my opinion, she is first and foremost, a teacher.” And with thousands of visitors to Sunset Beach each summer, there’s no shortage of new students.

With 21 nests to look after, 2017 was a busy year for Zetts and the Sea Turtle Program volunteers.

The sea turtle hatchling boils — when all of the hatchlings in a nest come out at the same time — occur from the end of June through the end of August and are popular events for residents and visitors alike. Generally they occur at night and more than 100 loggerhead hatchlings crawl from the sand and make their way to the ocean, drawn by the moonlight.

Zetts and her team of volunteers are there to provide the turtles assistance if necessary. The reality is that only one hatchling in a thousand makes it to adulthood — 15 to 25 years. But that doesn’t deter Zetts and her team from doing everything they can to give the turtles a head start at life.

Rain or shine, day or night, the Sea Turtle Watch volunteers take and share the responsibility of protecting the sea turtles of Sunset Beach. With Zetts’ inspirational leadership and commitment to increasing the awareness and need for sea turtle conservation, she’s teaching us all to appreciate and value these living creatures.

“And it’s not just about the turtles, dogs, cats and shorebirds,” says Trish Kelly, a fellow volunteer and friend.

“Carmel deeply cares about all living things.” 

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Meet the women who run some of Howe Street’s most successful businesses.

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Shop Local is a term I don’t take lightly, yet after living in Southport for the past two years, it recently occurred to me that there were many businesses I still knew nothing about. I developed a particular interest in Southport’s Howe Street, where I noticed that there are numerous women-owned businesses. Curiosity piqued, I set out to meet them!

In a recent study, North Carolina was ranked ninth in the nation with 328,700 women-owned businesses; a 45.8% increase for the period of 2007 to 2016. My visits to the women-owned businesses in Southport gave me an insight into the pride and passion of all women business owners for what they do, why they do it and what they receive in return.

“This is not a hobby, you work at it and work hard,” Pamela Sexton, owner of Cattail Cottage, told me.

Come with me to meet eight of Southport’s women business owners and see makes these local businesses successful.

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CHRISTINA WILLETTS Side Street Bakery, established 2013 “I bake every day, all day, except Sunday,” says Christina Willetts, owner of Side Street Bakery.

Willetts moved to Southport from Cameron, West Virginia, at age 17, when her father retired. The first person she met in Southport is her husband of 30 years. Over the years, she babysat for a local family until one day she and her sister started a cleaning business and worked alongside each other for 15 years.

While working in that business, Willetts improved her cake decorating skills by taking classes on creating flowers out of frosting. “I have always loved to decorate cakes; my mother was the best teacher,” she says. In 2011 she met the previous owner of Side Street Bakery and became their cake decorator. During that time, the owner became ill, requiring medical care. After two years, the owner decided to close and offered Willets the opportunity to take over the business.

“The challenges for me were learning how to order supplies and how to buy in bulk and then figuring out where

to store everything,” Willetts says. In 2013 she moved the bakery to its present location on Howe Street.

When you walk into the bakery, you may notice a familiar dough boy character; he is everywhere. “When I got married, I started collecting this character,” Willetts says. “Sometimes folks will come in and bring me a piece they found at a yard sale; I keep them all.” Be sure to come back at Christmas to see her tree decorated with dough boy ornaments.

The bakery’s refrigerated cases are filled with cookies, cupcakes, cakes, cheesecakes and bar cookies. Her favorites are the lemon bars and carrot cake.

Her words of wisdom for bakers? “If it f lops, throw it in the trash and do it again; that’s the only way you’re going to learn.”

417 N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 363-4629, sidestreetbakery.net

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SUSIE FARLEY Cat on a Whisk, established 2002 Shoefly, established 2012 After many years and long hours as a catering director in Washington, D.C., Susie Farley decided to make a major change. She bought a house in Wilmington, sold her old house in three days, quit her job and moved to Southport the day before the tragedy of 9/11. With her background in restaurants and cooking, it only seemed fitting to open a kitchen store. Retirement savings in hand, she opened Cat on a Whisk and quickly learned the store needed to be more than a kitchen store. She expanded into the gift market with bath and body products and puzzles and games for both adults and children.

“I didn’t have a business plan even though the store was already open,” Farley admits. “When you have a business, you grow it slowly.” Cat on a Whisk expanded after being open five years, and in 2012 she opened a footwear store, Shoefly. “My goal is to see the customers smile as they leave. If I can please 99.9 percent of the people, I’m happy,” she says.

She says her biggest asset is her staff. “We are family.

You’ve got to like what you’re doing and like the people you’re doing it with.”

Cat on a Whisk, 600 N. Howe Street, Suite C, Southport, (910) 454-4451 Shoefly, 600 N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 457-5070

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CYNTHIA FRAZIER, MD Anti-Aging by the Sea, established 2016 “Get sun every day but be sure to use sunscreen,” says Dr. Cynthia Frazier, who recently settled in Southport.

Frazier spent most of her life in Little Rock, Arkansas, attending college and pharmacy school. She became a practicing pharmacist and then continued to medical school to become an OB-GYN, focusing on fetal medicine, a subspecialty of OB-GYN, taking care of high-risk pregnancies, patients with diabetes and other medical programs. Frazier has three children; two sons who still live in Arkansas pursuing their individual careers, and a daughter who is now a Carolina girl.

Frazier says her practice has evolved from drugs and treating systems to trying to figure out why people are tired and why they have high blood pressure. “I spend a lot of time talking and listening to my patients,” she says. “Many menopausal women are looking for alternatives to hormone therapy. We offer a range of tests to find a regime that works for them so they can feel better.”

Frazier has established a monthly book club that meets at her office. Anyone is invited to hear about new medical treatments, and the best part is you don’t have to read the book.

“Maybe one day I will expand to a bigger office, more of a spa-like atmosphere, but until then I’m very happy being here in Southport,” she says.

1125 N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 444-3888, drcynthiafrazier.com

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CHRIS LANE-CLIFF Thrifty by Nature, established 2011 “I want my customers to be able to buy an outfit, a beautiful bag and a set of jewelry and walk out the door with change from a twenty-dollar bill,” says Chris Lane-Cliff, owner of Thrifty by Nature, adding, “I have the most wonderful people who walk through my door.”

Lane-Cliff and her family moved to Southport from New York when she was three years old. After working many years in retail, she was hired by a local nonprofit, learning all the pros and cons of a business. But in her heart, she knew she wanted to make something of her own. In 2011 she opened Thrifty by Nature, filling it with flea market finds, donated clothing, shoes, handbags and home decor. The shop has something for everyone, all set within a boutique-type experience but on a thrift shop budget. The store is recommended to anyone in need of interview attire.

“I love my business plan, I enjoy being creative and repurposing items. I offer a good service at a price that anyone can afford,” Lane-Cliff says.

As a business owner, she is most thankful for her local customers.

“Buy local, buy local, buy local and thank you so much to those of you who do, you are our life blood, we could not be here without you,” she says.

807-B N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 294-2421, thriftybynature.us

REBEKAH PAGE Sole Searching, established 2005 Vitamin Sea, established 2009 In 2005 Rebekah Page was ready for a change and knew Southport was where it would happen. Page visited the area during summers, spending time with family and friends and eventually formed a bond to this place. Born in Lumberton, North Carolina, she began her career at the age of 15 working in retail and restaurants during her college days. After college, with a master’s degree in apparel marketing and business development, Page worked for Nike managing their factories up and down the East Coast. She also worked for Wrangler, Fruit of the Loom and Russell Athletic, crossing the globe to Portland, Charlotte, Nashville and Atlanta.

In 2005 she opened Sole Searching, offering shoes, boots and jewelry. The economy was a big challenge and changed her customer base. In 2009 she opened Vitamin Sea, an apparel store, by knocking down a wall in her current building. Some of the brands she carries are Johnny Was, Free People, Jade, Umgee and Keirin Cut Jeans.

“You need to love what you do and buy what you love,” she says. “You are constantly looking at different brands and different price points. You want to keep your store fresh and filled with new, funky, fun and unique products.”

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KAREN TAYLOR Taylor Cuisine Café & Catering, Inc., established 2005 PAMELA SEXTON Cattail Cottage, established 2007 “Keep working at it, it’s not easy, it’s work constantly, it’s work 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” is the description Pamela Sexton gives of her business, Cattail Cottage. But, she adds, “I’m very lucky to have supportive family and friends.”

Sexton grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where she went to college and worked with her mother in a familyowned retail store. In 2006 she needed a change, moved to Southport and worked various jobs, including one at Bald Head Island, where she met her husband. In 2007, during their engagement, she decided to open Cattail Cottage. The original concept was country primitive, but she quickly learned that style did not fit well in this beach community.

Sexton kept the cottage feel but changed her inventory.

Within less than a year of being open, the economy took a nose dive. “My biggest challenge was adjusting financially to my spending habits and learning how to work with that type of economy,” she says.

The shop is thriving now and has entered the digital age with a new website and online shopping. Cattail Cottage is a one-stop shop offering candles, jewelry, stationery, home decor and large statement pieces for the home.

122 N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 454-4533, cattailcottagenc.com

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“It’s a passion of mine, it’s hard work, but I love hearing people say thank you for being here, you have the best fried chicken,” says Karen Taylor, owner of Taylor Cuisine Café & Catering, Inc. Originally from Elmsford, New York, a town 45 minutes north of Manhattan, Taylor worked for two decades at a telecom business. After 20 years of advertising sales, she decided it was time for a change. She is no stranger to the restaurant industry as it played an important role for her family; her father was in the restaurant business while in New York. At a chance meeting, Taylor was introduced to the owner of a specialty shop in Atlanta who suggested she consider teaching cooking classes. For the next three years, she did just that, but her heart was set on owning her own business.

During that time, her parents bought their retirement home in Southport. “Southport needs a breakfast and lunch restaurant,” her father would tell her. Taylor decided to meet with the two sisters who owned what was then called Wise Café. After that meeting, she took over the restaurant and changed the look to what is now Taylor Cuisine & Café.

“This is my first business,” she says. “The community has embraced me and is very supportive. My goal is to provide quality food, consistently.” But, she admits, “Trying to please the masses is difficult.”

Her father helps around the restaurant taking care of the garden boxes that dot her parking lot. Taylor is also on the Board of Trustees for Dosher Memorial Hospital.

731 N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 454-0088

EMMA THOMAS The Adventure Kayak Company, established 2000 Emma Thomas, owner of The Adventure Kayak Company, is no stranger to the outdoors. “Do what you love, and love what you do” is a sentiment that she holds dear.

A paddler for 25 plus years, her deep passion is helping people get out on the water in ways that are easy. Thomas is from Cameron, North Carolina, a graduate of UNC Greensboro with a degree in parks and recreation and she has spent more time outdoors than indoors. A job in that field brought her to Southport, where she immediately fell in love with the coastal town. In 2000 she opened The Adventure Kayak Company — the first kayak business in Brunswick County. The business started with lessons, tours and rentals and eventually expanded to a retail shop.

Thomas works with local youth programs, community parks and recreation departments, after-school programs and group homes. She also assisted in the start-up of a Wounded Warrior Kayak program for Camp Lejeune. “It’s a very humbling experience when groups comment on the sense of peace they feel by being out on the water,” she says. “One of my favorite outings was with a group of young adults from the North Carolina Association of the Blind. We thought we were the teachers, but it turned out they taught us more about listening to our surroundings, the sense of touch and even the sense of smell.”

Thomas says she treasures the Southport community: “The community works well together with local businesses, and the local businesses work well with the community. We need each other’s support.”

807 N. Howe Street, Southport, (910) 454-0607, theadventurecompany.net

The Path to Success “There is no royal flower-strewn path to success. And if there is, I have not found it, for if I have accomplished anything in life it is because I have been willing to work hard.” — Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first female entrepreneur millionaire.

These eight female entrepreneurs know the meaning of hard work.

It’s their pride and passion that gives them strength. There are many more women-owned businesses in Southport, and to each of them and the women mentioned above, we toast your pride, your passion and your hard work as you travel your path to success. 

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Socks are crucial for the comfort of your feet. For Theresa Tese that was a simple reality that became a serious business outreach. She has handed out socks and comfort to more than 140,000 homeless people for the past decade – all in the name of Comfort Socks.

The seeds of Comfort Socks were planted one night in 2008 when Tese was settled in her cozy home in Calabash. The former financial controller from New York had been on an 18-month prayerful journey with God toward a more meaningful life in helping others. It was a cold October night, and as Tese thought about how grateful she was to have her feet warmed by socks and slippers, she also thought about the others out there who didn’t.

“It was then that the Lord moved me in a mighty way,” she writes on her

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website of that night’s epiphany. “All of a sudden, I had an understanding that this is what we do together: show the lost my compassion through the comfort of new socks. I sat for a long while, in awe, enthused and reflective about what He had revealed.”

Tese didn’t sit around for long. She quickly took action to initiate change.

Since that night, from her home base in Calabash, Comfort Socks has gone on to host sock drives and receive socks

from every state in the country — even internationally — and, in return, send out socks to homeless shelters from Massachusetts to Key West, from the East Coast to the West Coast. There are about 25 homeless shelters the charity regularly supplies with socks or “freshies,” as some folks there call them.

As Tese can attest, Comfort Socks is about so much more than socks.

“It’s opened my heart to really

understanding the love of fellow man,” she says. “Our mission is about comfort, and God told me that every step hurts.

We’ve made wonderful connections with so many nonprofits and shelters who have amazing hearts. Shelters are there for the homeless day and night, and that’s a consistency they need, of knowing they’re there for them.”

She also learned that a new pair of socks is harder to come by than a meal.

Tese says that since her first sock drive

“It’s opened my heart to really understanding the love of fellow man,” she says. “Our mission is about comfort...”

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in December 2008, when she was just happy to have socks donated, she now requires the socks she sends out to shelters to have high standards to protect feet from insects and dirt and endure several days of wear and tear. She also requires shelters to sign a form that ensures they will use and distribute the socks properly.

Tese has formed powerful connections and partnerships over the years, not only with shelters but also with sock suppliers and mission outreaches, including Your City Sports, a custom sock company based in Washington, D.C., that gives socks to a shelter for every pair of socks customers buy. There’s also Bombas Socks, which creates a quality, durable sock to donate to the homeless. Tese also has joined forces with the missions team at Vigilant Hope, a modern missions organization in Wilmington, N.C., or “church without walls,” that goes out into low-income communities, homeless camps and shelters with meals, a mobile shower and a message of love and trust. Most recently, Comfort Socks has been focused on donating new socks to the Houston flood victims over the next six months.

As Comfort Socks approaches its tenth year, Tese says the charity currently has an abundance of socks but is in need of funds to maintain the storage unit for the socks as well as shipping costs.

Just as she has from day one, however, Tese trusts that God will provide as needed.

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Contact Comfort Socks For more information or to make a donation to Comfort Socks, visit comfortsocks.org.

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tudies show that approximately 70 percent of loud snorers have some form of sleep apnea, but only about 10 percent of patients are aware that they have it. Since 2011 Dr. George Jones of Sunset Dental has been providing a non-surgical treatment for snoring and sleep apnea to his patients.

Dr. Jones explains that a person’s airway is like a fire hose.

When a patient with sleep apnea exhales while sleeping, the airway starts to collapse completely like a fire hose without water; this lack of air to the body causes a drop in blood oxygen levels. This oxygen desaturation triggers a fight or flight response, which increases heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure. These episodes can occur hundreds of times a night, producing many adverse stresses that are closely linked to high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, stroke and daytime fatigue.

A CPAP, which keeps the airways open by inflating them with air, is the gold standard of treatment. However, approximately half of patients don’t follow through on this treatment in the long-term.

Sunset Dental offers an oral appliance that acts like a mechanical prop to keep the airways from collapsing. This is often an excellent alternative for patients unable to tolerate their CPAP. Sunset Dental also offers a no-charge screening to help patients determine if their snoring might be related to sleep apnea and whether they are a candidate for an oral appliance. If indicated, a Home Sleep Test (or polysomnography at a sleep lab) may be ordered for a definitive diagnosis.

Since being trained in treating sleep disorders, Dr. Jones has lectured in more than 20 states and spent more than 500 hours teaching other dentists about sleep-disordered breathing and oral appliance therapy, including teaching a course at Glidewell Laboratories, the largest dental lab in the United States. He has seen the difference it has made in his patients.

Patients report feeling better overall, having lower blood pressure and being better able to manage their diabetes.

“It’s really about changing people’s lives,” Dr. Jones says. “A study that followed 6,400 patients for over eight years found that patients with major sleep apnea were 46 percent more likely to die, regardless of age, weight, sex, race or smoking

status. Helping people get the treatment they need, be it CPAP, appliance or surgery, and making an impact on their health and well-being is very gratifying.”

It’s this expert impact that Dr. Jones and his team bring to their practice to provide individualized service for every patient. With their new, state-of-the-art office boasting 10 treatment rooms in a relaxed atmosphere, patients are assured they will receive topquality treatment from highly skilled and friendly staff.

In addition to all aspects of general dentistry, Sunset Dental provides short-term orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry and placement and restoration of dental implants. They accept most dental insurances on assignment and have a discounted, prepaid, in-house dental plan on basic services.

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oldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage is the #1 real estate brokerage firm in the Brunswick County real estate market.

And the firm’s three offices in Southern Brunswick County — Shallotte, Holden Beach and Calabash — play an integral role in that success. The Shallotte office opened in 2010, followed by Holden Beach in 2014 and Calabash in 2017. Today, 43 Sea Coast Advantage agents service the South Brunswick market.

According to Jennifer Brown, managing broker of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage’s South Brunswick offices, the market in southeastern North Carolina is hot! Sales year-to-date have increased nearly 17% over 2016, and 2018 promises to be another banner year for home sales. In 2016 the South Brunswick offices had closed sales volume of $83.34 million and 408 transactions from January 1 through October 31. In 2017 sales during the same time frame rose to $109.88 million and closed transactions to date to 527 — a 24.5% increase over 2016 figures.

“Sales are strong in southern Brunswick County because this area has an array of attractive qualities that appeal to a wide range of buyers,” Brown says. “Our small-town charm and quality of life plus the beaches, golf and accessibility truly do attract buyers of all ages and stages of life.”

Anna Marie Kozel, a broker with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage in the Shallotte office, adds, “Our success all comes back to two things: location and customer service. We are ideally located between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach and we have charming small towns and beautiful beaches. Everything you need is within easy reach, and my clients find that very attractive. They also find that Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage has the expertise and

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resources to offer them the best very customer service in the marketplace. We consistently go above and beyond to meet their needs.”

Each of the three offices is centrally located with high visibility and easy access for buyers and sellers.

“Our agents in the South Brunswick offices love where we live and work,” Brown says. “We are part of the community and we know it inside and out.”

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage is the largest and bestselling real estate company in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Onslow counties, with $1.4 billion in closed sales volume and 6,364 closed sales transactions in 2016. Sea Coast Advantage was founded in Wilmington in 1988 and joined Coldwell Banker in 1993. Sea Coast Advantage is staffed by more than 475 real estate agents in 13 offices in Wilmington, Leland, Jacksonville, Carolina Beach, Topsail Island, Hampstead, Southport, Sneads Ferry, South Brunswick, Oak Island, Holden Beach and Calabash.

In 2016 Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage was the #1 Coldwell Banker company in North Carolina, #3 in North America in sales volume and #4 in North America for closed transactions.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage: 5826 Beach Drive SW, Shallotte 3370 Holden Beach Road SW, Holden Beach and 10020 Beach Drive SW, Calabash seacoastrealty.com

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ou might say Eric Callahan has worked most of his life. He’s been actively involved from a young age doing different chores at the family business, Callahan’s of Calabash. His father, Clark Callahan, with the help of his nephew, Dean Spatholt, started the business in 1978. Eric’s grandfather, also Clark, one of the original developers of Carolina Shores, knew of a small gift shop for sale at the corner of Beach Drive and River Road. He urged Clark, working for a freight company in Akron, Ohio, at the time, to make the trek to Calabash to view the store and property.

In a leap of faith, 33-year-old Clark quit his job and moved with his wife and two small children, with a third child on the way. He purchased the property, and asked Dean to make the move along with him. What started as 2,500 square feet of space, offering seashells and beach wares, has since expanded to more than 35,000 square feet, with eight building additions — the first being the Christmas Shop in 1984.

Callahan feels the store works because they do their best to keep it different and change or add inventory every year. Visitors embark on a unique experience on each visit. Some individual sections of the store include t-shirts and apparel, Christmas merchandise, fudge counter and gourmet foods, YETI coolers, jewelry boutique, outdoor garden and beach treasures, just to name a few.

“There’s no other store like it in the area,” Callahan says.

With his grandfather’s and dad’s foresight on location, Callahan’s is nestled in the heart of town, surrounded by a few great seafood restaurants.

Customers can grab a bite to eat, and then head to the store for shopping.

“Some people just refer to it as the Christmas Store,” says Callahan, “recognizing it’s been there for 40 years.”

Nostalgia, tradition and the variety of merchandise offered draw customers to the store. Both out-of-towners and locals are repeat patrons, with a customer base encompassing all the Brunswick beaches as well as the Myrtle Beach area.

“There’s just so much growth going on in this area,” says Callahan.

Surprisingly, a steady stream of visitors buy Christmas merchandise year-round. Families to the South Brunswick area vacation one week annually, eager to visit the store, knowing they’re not going to be back until next year. Summer months are hectic, as is fall. Their busiest weekends are between Thanksgiving and Christmas, when shoppers lose track of time perusing the store for hours.

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“When this happens, there’s plenty of outdoor seating for the spouses,” says Callahan with a laugh.

Customers look forward to the hundreds of styles of ribbon available each year from the Christmas Shop. With each ribbon purchase, a complimentary bow-making service is offered by store staff — each an exquisite creation! Callahan is proud of his team of cashiers and associates — some have been employed for 30-plus years.

“They’re familiar with all the repeat customers, as well. They all work to create a great family atmosphere,” Callahan says.

In keeping with the spirit of Christmas, each year a Calabash resident steps forward and presents the town with a live tree, some as tall as 25 feet, from their acreage or property, for the Calabash Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade. Callahan’s cuts down the tree and donates handmade bows as decorations, and upwards of 4,000 lights as decorations. The tree sits adjacent to the stop light and flagpole in Callahan’s parking lot. The ceremony is followed by a parade of festive golf carts and floats. This year’s event is slated for December 1.

During the holiday season, the grey-hued storefront is enchanting, with twinkling lights and red bows and wide porches for relaxing. Magic comes alive for all those driving past or stopping to browse.

Callahan admits he’s purchased toys for the store just because his son liked them.

The store carries a larger variety of Hot Wheels, due to his child’s obsession with the miniature cars. His son runs around playing with toys he loves, stopping to visit the Christmas Shop section.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS “I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was influenced by my son’s choice in toys,” says Callahan.

He admits he’s fully committed to Callahan’s. His cousin Dean is heavily involved, as well. With two restaurants — The Boundary House and Clark’s Seafood and Chop House, he’s busy with the marketing/advertising aspect of all three businesses.

Callahan says, “It’s never crossed my mind I’d be doing anything else.”

He doesn’t work as many hours as he used to — he has his fiveyear old son, Eric, to think about.

His hope is that the store becomes part of everyone’s family tradition. The 40th anniversary is in March 2018.

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FACES & PLACES

16th Annual Communities In Schools of Brunswick County Benefit Gala for Children

Danine & Jzmin Benedict, Whitney Franklin

Jack Magoolaghan, Willie Gore

Dinah Gore & Paul McTaggart

James & Reeda Hargrove, Anthony Tantillo

John & Mary Wezwick, Michaele & Charlie Wezwick

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Forrest & Suzy King

Dr. Sharon Thompson & Randy Thompson

Colton Johnson, Ryan Bland, Megan Reeves, Angelica Billings

Mark Tyler, Sara Murchinson, Jill Murphy, Sherrie Stephens

Judy & George Motel

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16th Annual Communities In Schools of Brunswick County Benefit Gala for Children

Karen & Eric Bishop

Veronica Lett-McGee & Quintin McGee

Ruth & Jimbo Smith

Sheila & Jon Evans

Judy Mundy, Martha Reicer, Lynn Callis

Kelli Thomason, Justin & Amanda Cutrell

Roman & Sarah Kelley

Rob Grimes & Erin Hoffman

Sandy Bodek & Ken Hoffman

Tyler Wittkofsky & Grace Young

Letisha & Askia Kirby

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WHAT’S HAPPENED

Communities In Schools of Brunswick County Holds 2017 Benefit Gala The 16th annual Benefit Gala for Communities In Schools of Brunswick County (CIS) took place on November 2, thanks in large part to Platform Sponsor Cygnus Technologies. Held at Sea Trail Resort and Conference Center in Sunset Beach, the evening was hosted by WECT News Anchor Jon Evans and included a decadent tasting of gourmet foods provided by Brunswick County’s finest restaurants. There were also live and silent auctions, a 50/50 raffle and entertainment by the Blackwater Rhythm and Blues Band from Clarkton, N.C. Partner restaurants supporting the gala included: Angelo’s Pizzeria & Bistro, Art Catering and Events/Purple Onion, Backstreet Café, Burney’s Bakery, Cape Fear Seafood Company, Chili’s, Golden Coral, Lockwood Folly Marketplace, Papa John’s Pizza, Side Street Bakery, Sunset Slush – Classic Italian Ice, Terry’s North Carolina Bar-B-Que and Ribs, and Yacht Basin Eatery. A major sponsor of the event included Duke Energy along with media sponsors The Brunswick Beacon and State Port Pilot. The gala is CIS’s biggest fundraiser of the year.

The HOPE Fund was established for cancer patient support services and to provide the oncology staff with the improved access for the immediate assistance for their patients. The HOPE Fund assists patients who have financial barriers to care. Without the HOPE Fund, McLeod Seacoast would not be able to offer patients transportation to treatments, assistance with pain and nausea medications and specialized nutrition. It also supports volunteer programs and educational resources for cancer patients and families. The first place team, representing Best Home & Property Services, included Dewey Brunson, Patrick Lundy, Adam Paxton and Brett Hardee.

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Lockwood Folly Park Opens New Playground

McLeod Foundation Raises Money for Cancer Patients

Brunswick County Parks is happy to announce that the new playground at Lockwood Folly Park is now open. The Lockwood Folly Picnic Shelter is available on a first-come, first served basis currently. It is not a rented shelter at this time, but it may be in the future.

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The First Tee Names Executive Director of New Consolidated Chapter The McLeod Health Foundation benefitting McLeod Loris Seacoast raised more than $55,000 at the McLeod Seacoast Cancer Benefit Golf Classic presented by Sandhills Bank on October 27 and 28. The two-day golf event was held at the Grande Dunes Member’s Club in Myrtle Beach. The Thursday evening Cancer Classic Cocktail Party at the Grande Dunes Ocean Club kicked off the event and included a gourmet strolling dinner, a silent auction and live music. The tournament included lunch on Friday and breakfast and an awards luncheon on Saturday. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the cancer patients at McLeod Seacoast through the HOPE Fund (Helping Oncology Patients Everyday).

Three chapters of The First Tee — The First Tee of Eastern Carolina, The First Tee of Brunswick County and The First Tee of the Grand Strand — have consolidated into one chapter, The First Tee of Coastal Carolinas. This was done to create a more efficient organization to improve the services to young people and position the organization for long-term growth. Effective November 1, Rich Abraham, former executive director of The First Tee of the Grand Strand, assumed the position of Acting Executive Director of the new consolidated chapter. Abraham’s appointment was made by the Board of Directors of The Carol S. Petrea Youth Golf Foundation, which oversees operations of The

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First Tee of Coastal Carolinas. He will remain in this position while a search is conducted over the next several months for a permanent executive director. The appointment was made based on Abraham’s leadership, his deep commitment to The First Tee and the strong relationships he has built with volunteers and donors as well as the broader golf community in the region. The First Tee of Coastal Carolinas headquarters is at The Golf Club at Cinghiale Creek in Shallotte, which includes a Tom Watsondesigned Par 3 Learning Course, driving range, three-hole loop (Par 3, 4, & 5) and the Carolinas Leadership Academy, a summer residential experience teaching leadership skills to teens. By January 1, 2018, the websites of individual chapters of The First Tee will be consolidated into a new integrated website.

Little Free Library Now Available at Shallotte Park Thanks to Smart Start of Brunswick County there’s a new addition to Shallotte Park: a Little Free Library. Little Free Libraries is a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire a love of reading, build community and spark creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. Anyone is welcome to visit the outdoor library box and take home a book or leave a book. Brunswick County hopes to continue this project and add more Little Free Libraries to other Brunswick County Parks in the future.

Leland Middle and Tower Gardens at Southport Elementary.

Other winning project topics included STEM-related programs, history, financial literacy and technology purchases. In the month of November all of North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy electric cooperatives will award teachers statewide nearly $600,000 in Bright Ideas education grants.

Since the program started in 1994, BEMC has contributed more than $580,000 to educators in Columbus and Brunswick counties.

Across the state, 26 electric cooperatives collectively have awarded almost $11 million to teachers for innovative projects in all subjects, including math, reading, science and technology, history, math and the arts. Bright Ideas grant applications are collected each year through late September, and winning proposals are selected in a competitive process by a panel of local judges. The application process will reopen for interested teachers in April 2018.

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General Briefs American Legion Post 543 about the Wounded Warrior Project

BEMC Announces Recipients of 2017 Bright Ideas Grants

The school year got a little brighter for 26 teachers in Brunswick and Columbus counties who were awarded a combined total of $33,204 in Bright Ideas education grants from Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC). Now in its 23rd year, the electric cooperative’s Bright Ideas grant program funds innovative classroom projects that may otherwise not be funded.

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Retired Army Lt. General Michael Linnington, now the Chief Executive Officer of the Wounded Warrior Project (WP), recently addressed the Legionnaires of Post 543 at the St. James Community Center. He described WWP’s programs, partnerships and new initiatives, especially mental health programs, noting that every day 20 veterans commit suicide. He described the changes made in the last year to turn around the practices of prior WWP leadership, now resulting in top ratings by Charity Navigator and the Better Business Bureau. The Post presented Gen. Linnington with a check for $1,500, bringing the total given by the Post to WWP this year to $4,500, from funds raised through St. James Military Appreciation Day. The Post also honored local residents who together have raised more than $150,000 for WWP over the past six years: Bob Duke of Winding River Plantation and Holly and Dave Williams of St. James Plantation.

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Legion Family Gathering Held in Calabash

king. Third place honors and $9,271 went to Captain Tony Morgan aboard Salt Therapy from Oak Island for their 41.85-pound king. The largest check of the night $71,495 went to fourth place Captain Bonner D Herring on Capt Boo Too from Southport for their 41.70-pound king. Anglers could add to their winnings by entering additional prize categories, hence the difference in the posted prizes and the actual checks. It was another highly successful year for the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament and the SouthportOak Island community. The tournament, an event of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce, is held annually the first week in October at the Southport Marina.

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On October 18 a Legion Family Gathering brought together members of the Nocha White American Legion Post 503, Auxiliary Unit 503, Sons of the American Legion (S.A.L.) and Legion Rider to celebrate the Annual Americanism Pillar Awards presentation. S.A.L. Squadron Commander John Manning presented awards to Boys’ State attendee Joseph Nieto from Brunswick County Early College High School. Jessica Neville, a student at Brunswick Community College, was the recipient of the Son’s $1,000 nurse’s training scholarship.

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U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament a Success

At a reception on October 19, Brunswick Arts Council announced the winners of its 17th annual Fall Exhibition and Sale. The show took place from October 16 to October 28 at Franklin Square Gallery in Southport. The Fall Exhibition and Sale is an annual show presented by Brunswick Arts Council, Associated Artists of Southport, Oak Island Art Guild and Waterway Art Association. It is open to members of all of the organizations who compete in 3D art, 2D art and Photography. More than $2,500 in prize money was awarded.

This project received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The 39th annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, held October 5 to 7 at Southport Marina, attracted 471 boats with more 1,400 anglers competing for more than $272,000 in cash prizes. Top honors for a 49.75-pound king mackerel went to Captain March Treurniet and Nick Evans from Southport, aboard Keep It Reel. For their efforts they received $25,000.

Second place and $59,789 went to Captain Casey Forest from Mooresville, N.C., on the Nautley Crew for their 43.85-pound

The winners were: Best in Show: Pat Graney (above, left) First Place 3D: Dory Hemingway First Place 2D: Linda Hester First Place Photography: Louis Aliotta PHOTOGRAPHY: CONTRIBUTED

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3-D Mammograms Available at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center is now offering 3D mammograms to patients in Brunswick County and the surrounding areas. The American College of Radiology recommends breast screening for women beginning at age 40, possibly earlier for those at high risk. 3D mammography is a screening tool that complements standard 2D mammography. It is performed at the same time with the same system and offers better visualization for radiologists, which can result in fewer callbacks and less anxiety for the patient. No additional compression is required, and radiation exposure is minimal. A 3D mammogram is often recommended for women with dense breasts or a family history of breast cancer. Patients should talk to their provider to see if a 3D mammogram is right for them. 3D mammograms are covered by most insurance companies.

For uninsured patients or those whose insurance does not cover 3D mammograms, the screening fee is $55. Novant Health also has grant dollars that will support screenings for those without insurance.

Meadowlands Golf Club Donates to Canine Angels Meadowlands Golf Club, Inc. celebrated its 20th anniversary in September with a golfing event and lunch attended by more than 100 friends, members and employees. The event benefitted Canine Angels, a local nonprofit that rescues dogs from kill shelters and trains them to provide service and therapy to military veterans, fire fighters and children with autism syndrome. Canine Angels was founded

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for service in hospitals, hospice and schools. Meadowlands Golf Club President W. J. McLamb presented a check for $2000 to Kaplan for Canine Angels.

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ATMC Awards $30,000 in Education Grants

ATMC has awarded $30,000 in grant funds to 17 educators and organizations for programs that expand educational opportunities for Brunswick County students. The cooperative recently honored the recipients during a reception at ATMC’s Shallotte location. Recipients were given the opportunity to talk about their programs and how the grant funds will enhance the lives of the students and communities they serve. Those included: Belville Elementary School (A.J. Johnson and Patricia Riley): The Weekend Food Backpack Program provides easy to prepare meals for children who do not receive adequate nutrition at home on the weekends.

Lincoln Elementary (Donna Lemerey): The Mileage Club of Lincoln Elementary helps children get active by using technology to encourage students to reach physical fitness goals. Students are given lanyards with barcodes that track their walking progress, when students achieve milestones they are awarded with charms and certificates.

Supply Elementary School (Natalie Doherty): Pixels to Paint allows students to use iPads to create paintings and sketches online and make digital portfolios where they can save their artwork.

Supply Elementary School (Jennifer Kuhnemann): Older elementary students serve as safety control monitors to assist younger children around the school through the Starfish Safety Control program. The grant funds items to encourage the students to serve as safety monitors.

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Cedar Grove Middle School (Melody Bryant): The Connecting to the World through Chromebooks will help 8th grade students become 21st century learners by using online interactive programs in the classroom.

Leland Middle School (Rebeccah Jones): Chromebooks for Kids allows special education students to interact with technology and enhance reading skills.

Shallotte Middle School (Holly Borden): Using technology the Sport Education Model for Physical Education allows students to improve and analyze their form and physical fitness by being able to review their own performance through videos and photos.

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South Brunswick Middle School (Maryanne Gilland): Middle school students will have access to several online programs for learning through the Chromebooks for Kids program.

South Brunswick Middle School (Muriel Watson): The grant will benefit the Science Olympiad Team which helps students learn STEM concepts through research, building and lab work.

North Brunswick High School (Allison Burroughs): Programming and Broadcast encourages high school students to learn more about film production. The grant will help fund the program with the necessary equipment needed to broadcast the students’ news program.

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Brunswick County Early College High School (Kathrine Weeks): STEM School of Distinction Goes 3D is a program that gives students the tools they need to create programs and processes that will make a difference in their community, the grant will fund equipment for students to create and build 3D objects.

South Brunswick High School (Beke Lindsay): The South Brunswick High School Future Farmers of America program teaches students the importance of parliamentary procedure and process as well as

premier leadership. The grant funds supplies needed to participate in the program.

South Brunswick High School (Leigh Pope): Through the Exploring Language through Technology program non-English speaking students are able to take notes and translate quickly in class with iPad minis. This program helps to alleviate some of the disadvantages of having a language barrier in the classroom.

Brunswick Concert Band (Barbara Dougherty): The Music Student Assistance Program repairs gently used musical instruments that are then loaned to middle and high school students whose families cannot afford to purchase new instruments.

West Brunswick High School (Lindsey Fowler): All in Learning helps students gain confidence in their math education by allowing students to answer questions electronically in class. Students are given clickers to answer questions in class and the data is then used by the teacher to analyze and create better learning systems.

Brunswick County Schools (Ryanne Zavacky): Accessible Agriculture is a program that allows motor-impaired students to participate in gardening. The grant funds will be used to buy raised beds and adaptive tools, giving motor-impaired students the same ability for learning and interaction in the school gardens as their classmates.

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Hickman’s Crossroads Library (Michelle Berger): The grant will be used by Friends of the Library to purchase large print books for the elderly and vision-impaired students throughout the county.

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ATMC CEO O’Neal Miller commended the recipients on their dedication to students and their passion for education. In September ATMC’s Board of Directors approved a $5,000 increase for the 2018 Smart Education Grants bringing the total to $35,000 annually. ATMC began awarding community and education grants in 2006. To date 359 local community and education grants have been awarded totaling more than $600,000. ATMC will begin accepting applications for its community and education grants in early 2018.

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Ocean Ridge Plantation Goes M.A.D.D. to Support Local Thrift Stores For national Make A Difference Day (M.A.D.D.) on October 28, volunteers with Ocean Ridge Charities Association (ORCA) and members of the Ocean Ridge Plantation community gathered almost $20,000 worth of goods to donate to six thrift stores in the South Brunswick area — Providence Home, Hope Harbor, Brunswick Family Assistance, Brunswick Senior Resource Inc., Community in Schools and Habitat for Humanity.

Under the direction of committee members George Briggs, Laura Wheaton, Corinne Eisenstein, Kath Larson, Pris Lovell and Beth Naylor, and with the assistance of the men’s and ladies’ golf leagues, ORCA engaged more than 100 resident volunteers in the hands-on charitable activity.

Since April, the Ocean Ridge Goes M.A.D.D. committee collected and cleaned used golf balls from community

residents. With an initial goal of 15,000 balls, they were ecstatic when the end number was close to 26,000. On October 28, the volunteers sorted, bagged and priced the golf balls. They also collected and organized hundreds golfrelated items including shirts, hats, golf bags and clubs, etc. and readied them for the racks at the six thrift stores. By the end of the afternoon, the thrift stores arrived to pick-up almost $20,000 worth of merchandise for resale to support each of their charities!

Ocean Ridge Charities Association Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation established within the community of Ocean Ridge Plantation to identify charitable needs within Brunswick County and to support them through increased fundraising and volunteer participation.

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Coastal Craft Beverage Co. Opens With the help of Little River Chamber of Commerce, Coastal Craft Beverage Co. held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 3. Coastal Craft Beverage Company, located at 10080 Beach Drive SW in Calabash, is new to the area and specializes in curating an inventory of products that are seasonal, rare or previously unavailable in the region. They fill growlers and Crowlers with a state-of-the-art 20-tap draft system and also stock bottles and cans from an ever-growing list of breweries. They even have wine on tap.

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Women in Philanthropy & Leadership of Brunswick Holds Membership Meeting At its annual membership meeting on October 11, Women in Philanthropy & Leadership of Brunswick (WPLB) welcomed about 80 women to the Virginia Williamson Event Center at Brunswick Community College (BCC). In her welcoming remarks President Pat Tucker explained how WPLB invests in leaders for the next generation through education, mentoring, fundraising and advocacy.

The group then celebrated the 2017–18 Brunswick Community College (BCC) scholarship recipients — Chelcie Cruce, Jessica Batka, Katie Evans, Kamryn Latta, Tania Marlowe, Andrea Raynor and Corrine Ryan. BCC Director of Resources Development Elina DiCostanzo spoke to the group about the multiple opportunities to get involved, volunteer, mentor or become a committee member with WPLB. She also talked about the “I Am Extraordinary” program, in which 65 sixth graders are put in different work fields that they might not have considered possible for them. Coastal Catering & Events catered the event.

WANT MORE INFO? For more information about WPLB, contact DiCostanzo at (910) 755-8517 or dicostanzoe@brunswickcc.edu.

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Meadowlands Golf Club 20th Anniversary Celebration When Meadowlands Golf Club opened in September 1997, many local residents and friends celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the golf course. Two decades later, on September 20, 2017, the club celebrated its 20th anniversary with another ribbon-cutting ceremony. Following the ceremony and a few remarks, lunch was catered by Middle of the Island and sponsored by Tribute Homes. Earlier that morning, many local golfers chose to participate in a golf contest with golf rounds for $50 each. Golfers had the chance to win $10,000 with a hole-in-one on either holes 8 or 15 (sponsored by Towne Insurance) and a custom golf cart on holes 5 and 11 (sponsored by E-Z-GO). Additional sponsors included iNet Golf and CCNB. A portion of the proceeds went to Canine Angels, which rescues dogs from local kill-shelters and trains them as service companions for military veterans. The dogs and their trainer, Rick Kaplan, are frequently seen in training at Meadowlands.

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New Owners for Twin Lakes by the Sea Alysa and Grady Watkins, new owners of Twin Lakes by the Sea restaurant, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in conjunction with Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce and US Foods on September 13. Many people from the community came out in support of the Watkins, to see the updates to the restaurant and to sample new menu items. Twin Lakes is at 102 Sunset Boulevard in Sunset Beach.

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Southport Wooden Boat Show The 8th annual Southport Wooden Boat Show was held on September 30 at the historic Old Yacht Basin in Southport. Wooden boats were displayed in and around the iconic basin, and visitors were able to meet and talk with the boat builders and owners and to vote for their favorite boat in the People’s Choice Award. A team of judges awarded six other prizes.

Children’s activities included boat building and exhibits from the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher and the Fort Fisher Underwater Archeology Branch. This year’s event also included a raffle and a new food event, A Taste of Cape Fear.

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2:54 pm

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7:33 pm

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1:18 am

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2:11 am

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2:46 pm

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17

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4.8

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4.4

3:06 am

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3:31 pm

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5:15 pm

-0.0

21 11:55 am

4.2

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5:54 am

0.1

6:12 pm

-0.2

22 10:33 am

4.6

10:43 pm

3.8

4:28 am

0.3

5:05 pm

0.3

22 11:31 am

4.3

11:49 pm

4.0

5:26 am

0.2

5:55 pm

-0.0

22 12:17 am

4.5

12:53 pm

4.1

6:48 am

0.3

7:05 pm

-0.1

23 11:17 am

4.4

11:31 pm

3.8

5:08 am

0.5

5:45 pm

0.4

23

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12:21 pm

4.1

6:13 am

0.3

6:41 pm

-0.0

23

1:17 am

4.6

1:53 pm

4.0

7:53 am

0.4

8:08 pm

-0.1

24

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12:04 pm

4.3

5:51 am

0.6

6:28 pm

0.4

24 12:44 am

4.1

1:16 pm

4.1

7:08 am

0.4

7:33 pm

-0.1

24

2:20 am

4.7

2:57 pm

4.0

9:08 am

0.4

9:17 pm

-0.2

25 12:23 am

3.8

12:54 pm

4.2

6:40 am

0.7

7:15 pm

0.3

25

1:42 am

4.3

2:13 pm

4.0

8:14 am

0.5

8:33 pm

-0.2

25

3:25 am

4.9

4:01 pm

4.2

10:21 am

0.2 10:26 pm -0.4

26

1:17 am

4.0

1:47 pm

4.2

7:38 am

0.7

8:09 pm

0.2

26

2:42 am

4.6

3:14 pm

4.1

9:27 am

0.3

9:38 pm

-0.3

26

4:29 am

5.1

5:05 pm

4.4

11:25 am

-0.1 11:30 pm -0.7

9:07 pm

0.1

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27

2:13 am

4.3

2:41 pm

4.3

8:44 am

0.7

-0.0

27

3:43 am

4.8

4:16 pm

4.2

10:37 am

10:42 pm -0.6

27

5:32 am

5.3

6:05 pm

4.7

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12:22 pm -0.5

28

3:09 am

4.6

3:38 pm

4.3

9:52 am

0.4 10:05 pm -0.3

28

4:46 am

5.1

5:18 pm

4.4

11:39 am -0.3 11:42 pm -0.9

28

6:30 am

5.5

7:00 pm

5.0

12:28 am

-1.0

1:14 pm

29

4:07 am

5.0

4:36 pm

4.5

10:56 am

0.1

11:03 pm -0.6

29

5:47 am

5.5

6:17 pm

4.6

30

5:05 am

5.3

5:34 pm

4.6

11:54 am -0.3 11:58 pm -1.0

30

6:44 am

5.7

7:13 pm

4.9

12:39 am -1.2

1:31 pm

-0.9

31

6:02 am

5.7

6:31 pm

4.8

31

7:38 am

5.9

8:06 pm

5.0

1:35 am

2:23 pm

-1.0

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12:50 pm -0.6

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---1.4

12:37 pm -0.6

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

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ADVERTISERS INDEX Advertiser

Phone# Page#

Advertiser

Phone# Page#

Allstate – R&R Insurance Services, Inc.................. 910-754-6596 106

Go Chicken Coop.............................................................. 910-599-4259 88

Angelo’s Pizzeria and Bistro........................................910-754-2334 64

Genie Leigh Photography........................................... 910-470-0456 94

Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle...................................... 910-754-8080 23

Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes and Fries........................... 910-371-6700 83

Art Catering & Events................................................... 910-755-6642 105

Intracoastal Realty Corporation................................910-258-4503 51

Austin Oral Surgery........................................................910-769-1605 100

Island Classic Interiors...................................................910-579-8477 79

Bill Clark Homes................................................................910-575-2933 36

Islands Art and Books.....................................................910-579-7757 111

Bell & Bell Buick GMC.................................................... 843-399-8300 83

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

BenchMark Physical Therapy.....................................910-399-4039 84

Josh London, State Farm Agent................................ 910-383-1303 39

Blue Heron Gallery..........................................................910-575-5088 88

Kristin Dowdy, State Farm Agent............................ 910-754-9923 39

BlueWave Dentistry........................................................ 910-383-2615 17

Legacy Homes by Bill Clark.......................................... 910-363-1682 37

Body Edge Fitness Solutions......................................910-575-0975 63

Logan Homes................................................................... 800-761-4707 40

Boundary House.............................................................. 910-579-8888 11

Luxe Home Interiors.......................................................910-371-0464 63

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

McLeod Seacoast............................................................. 843-366-3891 19

Brick Landing Plantation...............................................910-754-2745 105

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

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce......... 910-754-6644 34

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

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Brunswick County Dept. of Social Services........... 910-253-2112 71 Novant Health....................................................................910-579-8363

7, 41

Brunswick Forest............................................................. 888-371-2434 42 Ocean Isle Family Dentistry........................................ 910-579-6999 64 Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity................910-457-1772 71 Pope Real Estate............................................................... 910-619-7673 111 Brunswick Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery............910-269-2420 26 Purple Onion Café............................................................910-755-6071 105 Callahan’s of Calabash...................................................800-344-3816

27, 97 RJB Tax Associates........................................................ 910-338-3001 71

Carolinas Oral and Facial Surgery............................. 910-762-2618 74 Sea Island Trading Co....................................................843-273-0248 20 Christian Viera Photography..................................... 803-609-8190 74 Seaside MedSpa.............................................................. 910-575-6999 100 Clark’s Seafood and Chop House.............................. 843-399-8888 6 Seaside United Methodist Church............................910-579-5753 14 Coastal Craft Beverage Company............................ 910-575-4458 99 Seaside Wellness..............................................................910-754-2273 79 Coastal Insurance............................................................ 910-754-4326 93 Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q............................... 910-754-5522 IFC Coastal Integrative Health.......................................... 910-755-5400 46 Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber....................800-457-6964 64 Coastal Wine Room..........................................................910-393-2125 63 Southport Candle Co. & Bathworks........................... 910-363-4211 84 Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage.......................910-371-1181 25, 96 Sunset Dental................................................................... 910-575-6300 4, 5, 95 CommWell Health........................................................... 877-935-5255 88 Tides at Calabash.............................................................910-579-8433 79 Douglas Diamond Jewelers........................................ 910-755-5546 3 Time 2 Remember Photography...............................910-253-7428 100 EmergeOrtho................................................................... 910-332-3800 13 Trusst Builder Group..................................................... 910-371-0304 15 Farm Bureau Insurance - Shallotte............................910-754-8175 58, 94 University of NC at Wilmington.............................. 910-962-3000 9 Farm Bureau Insurance - Southport....................... 910-457-9559 84 Waterford Wellness......................................................... 910-376-8118 63 Foster Insurance.............................................................. 910-755-5100 98 Winds Resort Beach Club............................................ 800-334-3581 74

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Passion Renewed When avid surfer Barbara experienced a major heart attack, NHRMC cardiologists placed a stent to open a completely blocked artery. Now she’s back in the water doing what she loves.

Visit nhrmc.org/heart, or call 910.667.7773 to learn more about NHRMC’s award-winning cardiac program.