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winter 2014-15 F E AT U R E S

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Denice Patterson

Saving Coastal Watersheds Habitat for Humanity and N.C. Coastal Federation team up to manage storm-water runoff with rain gardens.

PHOTO BY Jason Hudson

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Cheryl L. Serra

Snowbird Stopover Southport is the happy middle point for many boaters traveling along the Intracoastal Waterway.

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Managing the Seasonal Life

Shane Smith, manager of Lowes Foods, runs a major grocery chain as well as a busy family life.

PHOTO BY Jason Hudson

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A Day in the Life of Southport A Photo Essay By Jason Hudson

PHOTO BY Jason Hudson

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faces & places

publisher’s note

By Justin Williams

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Brunswick Novant Medical Center Glitz, Glamour & Glow & Fulford Heating & Air Business After Hours at Lockwood Folly Marketplace

sbm contributors

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what’s happening

Meet the contributors to South Brunswick Magazine

Upcoming events you won’t want to miss

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what’s happened

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tide charts

What’s been going on around town

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

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business buzz

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ad index Our directory of advertisers

Keeping up with the local business scene

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capture the moment

business profiles

A contest for SBM readers. Photo by Mike Terwilliger

Coastal Carolina Pediatric Dentistry & Floor Coverings International by Hilary Brady and JoAnn Mathews

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health Eat right with butternut squash.

By Beth Mincher

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up north

What’s happening in North Brunswick County

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snippets

Happenings on the local scene

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community Broke but Tan: A new country song celebrates the good life in Ocean Isle Beach.

By Denice Patterson

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nonprofit

Ocean Ridge Charities Association (ORCA) is making a splash in Brunswick County giving.

By Jo Ann Mathews

Photo by Jo Ann Mathews

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Photo by Megan Deitz

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About the cover: Photographer Jason Hudson took this photograph during a Southport photo shoot in which he perfectly captured the maritime heritage of the town. See Hudson’s photo essay – “A Day in the Life of Southport” – beginning on page 68.

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publisher’s note

Is This the Slow Season?

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of our readers, those who are longtime local residents anyway, remember a time when the pace of Brunswick County slowed to a crawl in the winter. In the not-so-distant past, when the summer beach visitors went home after Labor Day, Brunswick County all but shut down until Memorial Day rolled around the following year.

That’s certainly not the case anymore. While those who work directly in the tourism industry obviously experience a slower winter season, the rest of Brunswick County is in thriving mode all year round. The population is ever growing, the business community is booming, and people are doing very cool things here 12 months of the year.

All of this community activity certainly keeps us at South Brunswick Magazine and North Brunswick Magazine on our toes. Trying to keep up with all of the events and happenings and to tell the local stories eight times a year means we hardly ever have a chance to catch our breath. And I know many locals who have a similar tale to tell.

That’s why we wanted to highlight the slower pace of Southport in this edition. Southport is a place where you just can’t help but take a deep breath and relax, especially in winter, so we sent photographer Jason Hudson over to

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capture the peaceful nature of this waterfront town. Cheryl Serra also wrote a piece about Southport, from the perspective of boaters who are visiting from the Intracoastal Waterway.

In this edition we also have stories about many of the great things that local residents are doing. From a story about a charity in the Ocean Ridge Plantation neighborhood to a story about local organizations that are working to preserve coastal watersheds, you’ll meet people who really care about this area and its people.

For fun we have a story about a Nashville, Tenn., songwriting team who found inspiration for a new song right here in Ocean Isle Beach. You might just hear their song, “Broke but Tan,” this summer.

I hope you enjoy this winter edition of South Brunswick Magazine. As always, I’d love to hear your feedback, so feel free to drop me a line.

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Mary Frances Dohn

Marketing Manager

Born and raised on St. Simons Island, Georgia, I’m a former rodeo girl trying to make an imprint on the world through design. My interest in design has always been apparent, but it really bloomed when I worked with my dad to design and build the table for the G8 summit in 2004. Once in college, I mastered designing party flyers, T-shirts and posters for the fraternities. Quick flyer turnaround times equated to weekends unremembered. Calm down, I fulfilled my philanthropic duties, too. Trading one beach town for another, I moved to Wilmington to start my big-girl life while still enjoying the perks of a coastal community. In my spare time I enjoy raising my dog child, Belle, cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs and enjoying time on the water. Basically, I’m a hoot. End of story.

Brianna DeChant

Account Executive

Those closest to me would say I’m a mermaid washed ashore, but for now I’m selling ad space in this magazine and loving it. I grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and was lucky enough to come to Wilmington for college. I got my degree from UNCW in elementary education but chose to put my teaching career on hold. I am a fitness lover with hopes of one day being a personal trainer. My newest fitness interest is Pure Barre, and I will readily admit that I am full on addicted. Trying to live a healthy lifestyle is a daily struggle, so I would have to say that I’m somewhere between a juice detox and a donut for dinner (only Britt’s Donuts of course) and that grocery shopping is my favorite hobby and guilty pleasure. My obsession with anything coconut will surpass all. If it has coconut in its name, I want it.

Hootie and the Blowfish will forever be my favorite band, but any sort of live music will keep me the happiest girl. My family will always come first, and my parents have taught me the importance of positivity and deep belly laughs.

Lee Ann Bolton

Account Executive/Photographer

I was raised in the small town of Madison, N.C., and I am truly a country girl at heart! I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where I studied hospitality management, business and theater. By way of a career in hotel management, I arrived in Wilmington and fell in love with living at the coast. Wanting to pursue my passion for the arts, I opened my own photography business in 2013.

I have a genuine love for meeting new people and hearing their stories. Thanks to Justin, with North Brunswick Magazine I continue to build relationships as an account executive and contributing photographer for our magazines. I live in Wilmington with my husband, Jess, and our two rescued dogs, Bailey and Onyx. When not working, we love fishing, boating, going out on the town with friends or traveling to visit family. My work can be viewed at BlueCottonPhoto.com.

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Museums Announce Reciprocal Admission Agreement Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ingram Planetarium and The Children’s Museum of Wilmington are pleased to announce a reciprocal agreement in which members can receive discounts on admission. By displaying a museum and/or planetarium membership card, a visitor can enjoy half-price admission to The Children’s Museum of Wilmington. Likewise, by displaying a Children’s Museum membership card, a visitor to the museum and/ or planetarium can enjoy half-price admission. A nonmember can receive $1 off regular admission to any of the three facilities by displaying a cash register receipt from a previous visit to the museum, planetarium or Children’s Museum within the past seven days.

The Museum of Coastal Carolina and Ingram Planetarium are open on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. The Children’s Museum of Wilmington will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.

Christmas by the Sea Parade Float Competition Winners Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced the winners of the Christmas by the Sea Parade Float Competition:

Premier of The Heartbeat of Sunset Beach

1st place: Mansfield Sales and Service

Fayetteville’s Cameo Art House Theatre debuted The Heartbeat of Sunset Beach, a 45-minute documentary that focuses on the Old Bridge in Sunset Beach, on January 20.

The film was created, filmed and edited solely by students of Massey Hill Classical High School and has been entered in to Wilmington’s Cape Fear Independent Film Festival, which will take place in April 2015.

3rd place: 3 Cheers Party Rentals

The film depicts interviews of Sunset Beach residents as well as representatives from town government, businesses, former bridge tenders, NCDOT workers and volunteers with the Old Bridge Preservation Society. One of the student filmmakers said about those interviewed, “They gave us every detail we needed to paint this picture of this amazing town, its history and its people with this vivid mission for preservation. I can only image the pride Mannon C. Gore would take in his vision still flourishing today.” In The Heartbeat of Sunset Beach students hoped to convey why it was so important to save the old bridge from a cultural history perspective and how residents balanced the need for preservation while still moving forward in the name of progress.

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Judges Award: Walmart of Southport

Ferry Exhibit Talk at Museum of Coastal Carolina On January 9 Gerald Strickland gave a talk at the Museum of Coastal Carolina about his donated working model of the old Ocean Isle Ferry. Strickland spoke about the ferry, its design and construction, its fate during Hurricane Hazel and its ultimate demise. After the Intracoastal Waterway was completed in the 1930s, the ferry was the only manner in which automobiles could access Ocean Isle Beach. The cable ferry ran between Brick Landing on the mainland and the eastern end of Ocean Isle Beach.

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Tom Adams Named Chairman of N.C. State Ports Authority Board of Directors Governor Pat McCrory has named Tom Adams of Brunswick County the next chairman of the North Carolina State Ports Authority Board of Directors.

“We look forward to Tom Adams’ leadership as he takes on this new role within the board, and we trust his ability to advance the goals of the North Carolina State Contributed Photo Ports Authority,” Governor McCrory said. “Our ports are a tremendous resource for the state, providing thousands of jobs and continually attracting potential businesses. Our ports are major selling points, and Tom will play an important role in our continued economic development recruitment efforts.”

Paddle for Presents On December 10, 21 kayakers paddled on Rice Creek for a fundraising event for Toys for Tots. The paddlers donated 32 unwrapped toys to the cause.

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Adams was appointed to the board of directors by the Speaker of the North Carolina House in January. Adams is the president and CEO of Adams Building and Consulting Company, LLC. He has extensive experience in construction management, development and general construction. He serves on the Brunswick County Economic Development Commission, the South Brunswick Islands Small Business Alliance, the South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club and the Cape Fear Council Boy Scouts of America Executive Board.

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Senior Veteran Services Officer Speaks at American Legion

Beer & Brats “Beer Swami” Contest Winner At the Museum of Coastal Carolina’s second annual Beer and Brats Fundraiser on November 28, more than 100 people enjoyed live music, grilled bratwurst and cold beer. One of the highlights of the event was the “Beer Swami” Contest in which contestants were asked to identify 10 brands of beer in a blind taste test. The winner was Ed Dauskas, and the runner-up was Brendan Gamble.

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Anita Hartsell, department head and senior veteran services officer for Brunswick County, was the guest speaker at a recent American Legion Post 543 monthly meeting. Hartsell provided information on benefits afforded to veterans and their families and answered questions regarding medical, educational and other benefits available to veterans.

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BCC Student Honored at National Philanthropy Day Celebration

SBI Rotary Purchases Computer for Hickman Library

The Cape Fear Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals recognized BCC Student Government President and BCC Foundation Ambassador Drake Harper as Student Philanthropist of the Year at its annual awards breakfast on November 19, 2014. Students nominated for this award have led voluntary fundraising efforts, demonstrated the spirit of philanthropy and set an example for others to follow.

To be eligible to receive this award, this student or student organization must have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to community service and philanthropy.

South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club purchased a new computer system for Hickmans Crossroads Library. Known as the Early Learning Station (ELS), the system teaches reading and math skills through fun and interactive games for ages 2 Contributed Photo through 8 years old. South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club used a matching funds grant from Rotary International and its club fundraising dollars to make this purchase.

Harper received the award for his service to Brunswick Community College Foundation as a Student Ambassador. He has been willing to speak about his personal experiences as a BCC student and foundation scholarship recipient at public events and fundraisers benefitting Brunswick Community College Foundation.

In January 2014 Harper was critically injured car accident, which broke his neck and displaced his spinal cord. Despite being told he would never walk or talk again, Harper pushed himself to overcome the odds and returned to BCC in fall 2014.

He speaks on behalf of the foundation’s scholarship recipients to thank donors for their commitment to philanthropy. “None of us are promised tomorrow,” says Harper. “We must start planning the legacy we want to leave behind today.”

Harper is a member of the BCC Foundation Student Ambassadors group, all of whom speak publicly about their personal stories as BCC students. Other BCC Foundation Student Ambassadors include Afghanistan veteran Sarah Lague and BCC Student Government Secretary Alvaro Rendon.

The Student Ambassadors group is a new initiative of the foundation, designed to communicate the diverse experiences of students who receive scholarships to the community.

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Fall 2014 Golden Pineapple Awards Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce’s Golden Pineapple Awards are given quarterly to those businesses nominated by their customers for providing consistent and exceptional customer service. The winners of the fall 2014 Golden Pineapple Awards were: Service: Al Fulford Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC in Supply; Collins Insurance Agency in Southport; Cooper Electric in Southport; and Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Cape Fear in Oak Island Dining: Bella Cucina Seafood, Pasta & Pizza of Southport; Flying Fish Café of Oak Island; and Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering of Oak Island Professionals: River Road Animal Hospital of Southport Amusement: Southport Marina, Inc. of Southport Nonprofits: Oak Island Moose Lodge #2059 of Oak Island If you would like to nominate a business that has provided you with exceptional customer service, go to the chamber’s website at southport-oakisland.com.

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CPA Speaks at Coffee with the Girls Camilla J. Desmarais, CPA, spoke at the November Coffee with the Girls meeting about tax issues for small businesses.

Coffee with the Girls is a monthly meeting specifically for women owners or managers of businesses in the SouthportOak Island Area Chamber of Commerce.

Pictured, left to right: Eric King, Southport Marina; Donna Eberhardt, Flying Fish Café; Dan Traveria, Tony Romero and Hubert Rattin, Oak Island Moose Lodge #2059; Justin Fulford, Al Fulford HVAC; Donnie Cooper, Jackie Cooper and David Vega, Cooper Electric; Karen Collins, Collins Insurance Agency; Ali Travis, DVM, River Road Animal Hospital; Tom McAndrews III, Bella Cucina Seafood, Pasta & Pizza (not pictured: Representatives from Mr. Rooter of Cape Fear and Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering) Winter 2014-15

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New Location for Cox Quality Furniture Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Cox Quality Furniture’s new location at 128 Country Club Drive in Oak Island. The new location, a two-story showroom full of furniture and accessories, offers shoppers a wonderful view of the G.V. Barbee Bridge to Oak Island.

In attendance were Cox Quality Furniture representatives Staffie Webster, manager; Mike Webster, sales; Martha Summerlin, sales; Kevin Wearren, sales; Brett Hawks, warehouse and delivery; Furmin Guerrero, delivery; Butch Underwood, sales at Cox Bedding Store; Jennifer Lane, bookkeeper; and representatives from Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce

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ATMC Presents Service Awards ATMC honored its staff and board of directors at the cooperative’s 38th annual Service Awards Banquet, held at the Carolina Ballroom at Sea Trail Golf Resort & Conference Center. ATMC CEO/General Manager Allen Russ honored numerous employees for their years of service from 40 years to five years. Each award recipient received a pin or charm commemorating his or her achievement.

Pictured, left to right, front row, John Miller, Mike Strider, Ellen Deaton, Kelwin Ferguson, Brent Brinson, Clint Knox, Jamie Smith and Brock Holmes; second row, Allen Russ, Matt Abbott, Kristy Bias, Liana Bowling, Sharon Respus, Robert Lucas, Shane Pittman, Bonita Nance and Fonstena Peck; third row, David Babson, Ashley Hobson, Ron Franken, Brian Clemmons, Matt Southward, Daniel Hewett, Chad Benton and Steve Long

New Board Members of Ocean Isle Museum Foundation Ocean Isle Museum Foundation, Inc. announced the appointment of Tom Adams, Allen Bryan and Frances Warner to its board of directors. The three new appointees bring a wide range of experience to the foundation.

Tom Adams is president and CEO of Adams Building and Consulting Company, LLC and has served on the board for Four Oaks Bank and Wake Education Partnership.

Currently, he is vice chair of Futures for Kids, a nonprofit that helps students explore careers that match their talents, and is a supporter of the N.C. Institute for Minority Business Development. Adams was recently appointed as chairman of the N.C. State Ports Authority Board of Directors by Governor Pat McCrory.

Allen Bryant is senior vice president and market executive for First Citizens Bank and is the chairman of the board for the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.

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Frances Warner worked in mental health and social work until 1998 and then dedicated herself to real estate sales. She currently sells real estate in Ocean Isle Beach for Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, is a member of the Brunswick County Toastmasters and Holy Cross Episcopal Church and leads Financial Peace University classes.

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The board of directors of Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation (ATMC) announced the election of a new board president and vice president as well as the appointment of a new member to the board. The changes occurred as a result of the recent death of long-time board member and president Lyle Ray King.

Douglas H. Hawes, ATMC director representing District 6, was elected president. Hawes had served as vice president of the board since 2012 and has served as a director for 25 years. James H. Milliken, District 4 Director, was elected to serve as the new vice president. Milliken has been on the ATMC board for 13 years. Gene Ward, District 7 Director, will continue to serve as secretary/treasurer.

In addition to the election of new officers, Whitney King was appointed to the board to represent District 1. King is a Brunswick County native, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a local businessman. He has served in leadership roles for the Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina and the Brunswick County Hospital Authority. He currently serves on the board of the Dock Street Homeowners Association.

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Brunswick Community College Director Given SBA Award

BEMC Warm Homes, Warm Hearts Program Underway

Kim Waggs Gamlin, director of Brunswick Community College’s Small Business Center, has been awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration award for the eastern region. Gamlin was commended for her outstanding contribution in building relationships and collaborative efforts that support small businesses and fostering economic development in Brunswick County.

Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (BEMC) has implemented its Warm Homes, Warm Hearts program to help heat the homes of seniors and families during the winter months. Funding for the program comes from donations made to BEMC that are matched by the corporation, dollar for dollar. One hundred percent of the funds go to help families in need and are distributed locally through partnering agencies Brunswick Family Assistance and the Columbus County Department of Aging.

“The SBC network has been an important resource for hundreds of businesses in Brunswick County,” said Gamlin. “This service acts as a sounding board for new ideas or concerns entrepreneurs have about their small businesses. I am honored to be part of such an effective collaboration between Brunswick County resource partners and the college.”

“Since 2008 we have raised more than $512,000 to help needy seniors and struggling families with their heating bills,” said Heather Holbrook, marketing communications specialist at BEMC. “This vital community program makes a real difference in the communities we serve.” To learn more about Warm Homes, Warm Hearts, visit bemc.org.

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Southport Gourmet & Sushi Bar Opening Contributed

N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport Expansion The N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport will expand its facilities on the site of historic Fort Johnston in downtown Southport. Plans include a 2,500-squarefoot addition to the existing building, which will provide key improvements and include a multi-purpose classroom, archival and exhibit storage spaces, two new restrooms and a media room extension to the library. The new space will provide critical room to construct exhibits and preserve artifacts and the ability to offer more classes and programs. It will also make oral histories, video recordings and other electronic media available to visitors and researchers.

Southport Gourmet & Sushi Bar opened its doors to friends, family and Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce members on November 24, 2014. The new business has an Asian-fusion buffet in one room and a finedining sushi bar in the other. It is located at 1643 N. Howe Street in Southport.

The Friends of the N.C. Maritime Museum organization is seeking donations to help fund the cost of the addition. Public sponsorship through cash donations and monthly pledges will be gratefully accepted at The Friends of the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport, P.O. Box 10412, Southport, NC 28461.

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Brunswick County Association of Realtors Provides Christmas Bicycles Brunswick County Association of Realtors (BCAR) provided bikes to children in Brunswick County for the fourth year in a row this past holiday season. This year, BCAR collected 87 bikes and helmets, eight wagons, Contributed Photo five tricycles and a $600 cash donation. All of the collected items, valued at more than $7,500, were given to Brunswick Family Assistance, which distributed them to eligible children in Shallotte.

“Realtors understand the importance of giving back to the community in which they live and work,” said Steve Candler, CEO of BCAR. “Our staff has been humbled by the continuing generosity of our members. Thanks to their giving spirit we were able to provide children in Brunswick County with a Christmas gift they might not have otherwise received.”

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Dosher Wound Care Center Hosts Open House Dosher Memorial Hospital celebrated the opening of Dosher Wound Care Center with a public open house on December 11, 2014. The open house event began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony performed by representatives of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce and was followed by refreshments and tours of the new facility.

“Our hospital is pleased to be able to team up with HealogicsTM to provide this much-needed service to the people of Smithville Township, Brunswick County and the other neighboring counties in our coastal Carolina area,” said Tom Siemers, president and CEO of Dosher Hospital. “This is the third wound center I’ve opened at a hospital, and the need for this type of care never ceases to amaze me.”

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McLeod Loris Seacoast Grants Angel Tree Wishes McLeod Loris Seacoast employees granted Angel Tree wishes for both the residents of the Loris Rehab and Nursing Center and families of the North Strand Helping Hand Agency. Wishes were granted to more than 60 residents and 75 children. Each year McLeod Loris Seacoast partners with nonprofit agencies to fulfill Christmas wishes for families in the local community.

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Those attending the open house got an up-close look at the two hyperbaric oxygen wound treatment chambers being utilized by the Wound Care Center to treat patients with the most difficult wounds. “Only about 10 percent of the wounds we treat will warrant hyperbaric chamber treatment,” said Wound Care Center Medical Director Brad Hilaman, MD, “and we also have a variety of other treatment options available, depending on the type and severity of the wound.

We reserve the chambers for the most hard-to-heal wounds.” Dr. Hilaman is joined by Robert Zukoski, MD, and Ziaollah Hashemi, MD, on the Wound Care Center’s physician panel.

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Eat Right

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Butternut squash soup is a healthy winter comfort food.

Are

you focused on eating healthy this year? If so, butternut squash is a “good carb” that should definitely be a part of your diet. A member of the gourd family, butternut squash is thought of as a vegetable, but it’s technically a fruit because it contains seeds. It contains a dense flesh, which is high in phytonutrients, antioxidants and dietary fiber and low in fat. It contains a significant amount of potassium, which is important for good bone health, and has high levels of vitamin B6 that’s essential for proper immune

and nervous system functioning. Perhaps its most important nutritional quality is its high level of carotenoids, which helps ocular (eye) health, heart health and healthy lungs. It is also considered to be an anti-inflammatory food due to the high level of antioxidants. When choosing butternut squash, select a fruit that is unblemished and heavy and with a matte rather than glossy finish.

This soup is healthy, rich and filling, and it will definitely warm you up on a cold winter day.

Thai Butternut Squash Soup Ingredients:

Directions:

1 acorn squash 1 butternut squash 1 onion 1 carrot 2 cloves garlic 2 tablespoons coconut oil 7 cups vegetable broth 1½ cups coconut milk 1 teaspoon red curry paste 1/3 cup cilantro 3 lime leaves 2 stalks lemon grass

Wash squashes; bake halved squashes at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes. When soft, remove from oven and let cool.

Scoop squash pulp away from the skins; discard skins.

In a large pot, sauté chopped onions, carrot and garlic in coconut oil until the carrots are soft. Add vegetable broth and coconut milk. Mix in red curry paste. Then add cooked squash and cilantro. Blend well with an immersion blender, or carefully transfer soup to a blender or food processer and blend. Return to pot and simmer with lime leaves and lemongrass for 20 minutes or more. Enjoy!

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Freaker USA An unlikely road to success.

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Road projects aimed at easing traffic congestion.

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Live Opera Comes to Wilmington: Under the direction of UNCW’s Nancy King, Opera Wilmington is set for success.

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Drs. Asbury and Hamby are board-certified in family medicine and specially trained as doctors of osteopathic medicine to manage your total health, which means we’ll be with you every step of the way on your wellness journey.

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Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Awards Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce held its 2015 Chairman’s Awards on January 22.

From to 6 to 10 pm, chamber members enjoyed a Great Gatsby-themed evening with dinner at 101 Stone Chimney Place in Supply. Awards were presented to: Lifetime Achievement - Ed Gore Community Impact - Paws-Ability Excellence in Small Business - Body Edge Fitness Excellence in Business - Purple Onion & Art Catering Rising Star - Tulip Tree Boutique Ozzy Award - 2014 NC Oyster Festival Committee Ambassador of the Year - George Jacob Photography by Time 2 Remember

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Badwater Cape Fear Are you ready for a serious fitness challenge? We’re not talking a 5K, 10K or even a marathon. We’re talking about a 50K or a 51-mile race! The Badwater Cape Fear ultra running experience returns to Bald Head Island for the second time on March 21. The race features a 12-mile warm up on the car-free roads of the island, followed by either 19 or 39 miles of running on the secluded sandy beaches between Cape Fear and Fort Fisher.

In 2014, 80 runners from 17 states plus Canada, ranging in age from 20 to 72, competed in the inaugural Badwater race on Bald Head Island. This year’s field is 150 runners, and 92 runners are already registered. Badwater Cape Fear is the first leg of the BADWATER® ULTRA CUP, which includes Badwater Cape Fear on March 21, the 81-mile Badwater Salton Sea on May 3 and 4 and the Badwater 135 on July 28 through 30. Runners who complete all three full-distance events in the same calendar year will be featured on the Badwater website and their virtues will be extolled throughout the Internet and in future editions of Badwater Magazine. Badwater is produced and promoted by AdventureCORPS Inc., an athlete-run firm producing ultraendurance events and the Badwater brand. More information is available at badwater.com/event/badwater-ultra-cup/ The goal of the local race is to raise $10,000 for Bald Head Island Conservancy; that amount would allow the organization to purchase special electric UTV vehicles to patrol the beach and care for sea turtle nesting sites.

When: March 21, 2015 Where: Bald Head Island Info: badwater.com Contributed Photos

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WilmingtonBiz Conference & Expo Need to grow your business? The WilmingtonBiz Conference & Expo is the Cape Fear region’s largest business-to-business conference, drawing more than 2,500 attendees. With a keynote lunch, free seminars on a range of topics, an expo hall with more than 100 exhibitors and an after-hours party, this is where professionals come to learn and network. It will be held on Wednesday, March 25 from 11:30 am until 7 pm at the Wilmington Convention Center.

When: Wednesday, March 25 Where: Wilmington Convention Center, 515 Nutt Street, Wilmington

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Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation Skeet Shoot First Citizens Banks will present the fourth annual Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation Skeet Shoot on Saturday, March 28 at the Buccaneer Gun Club in Leland. Registration begins at 7 am and shooting at 8 am. All shooters will be assigned a shooting time and must bring their own gun and shells. Shooters will compete in teams of four. Buccaneer is a certified skeet facility. Participants will be treated to onsite instruction, two full rounds of skeet shooting, additional shooting opportunities, and event swag bag including commemorative T-shirt. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center provides healthcare and comfort to people with advanced illnesses and supports families in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties.

When: Saturday, March 28 Where: Buccaneer Gun Club, 1460 Goose Pond Road in Leland

Info: (910) 796-8099; hospiceskeetshoot.org Photography by Megan Deitz

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Paws-Ability Mardi Gras Brunswick Islands Home Celebrate Fat Tuesday with food, drink, door prizes and and Garden Show raffles and help out a good cause at the same time. This good time event presented by Paws-Ability will benefit Hope Harbor Home in their need of housing the pets of domestic violence victims. The will take place at Pogie’s Waterfront Bar and Grill in Ocean Isle Beach from 6 to 9 pm. Tickets cost $25 and must be purchased in advance. Paws-Ability is a nonprofit organization that provides funds for low-cost spay/ neuter programs and assists local rescue groups with their animal care. Membership and donations to the organization can help make a difference in the lives of animals in Brunswick County.

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Brunswick Islands Home and Garden Show on March 7 from 9 am to 5 pm at West Brunswick High School in Shallotte. The Brunswick Islands Home and Garden Show displays products and services for the home and garden including landscaping, gardening, pools and spas, windows, outdoor grills, home décor, utilities, real estate, financial services and resources for home construction or improvement. Admission costs $5.

When: Saturday, March 7 When: Tuesday, February 17 Where: West Brunswick High School, Where: Pogie’s Waterfront Bar and Grill, Ocean Isle Beach 550 Whiteville Road, Shallotte Info: (910) 616-1099; paws-ability.org Information: mbishop@brunswickcountychamber.org; brunswickcountychamber.org

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Strawberry and Wine Festival Old Bridge Preservation Society will celebrate spring with its third annual Strawberry and Wine Festival at Silver Coast Winery on Sunday, April 26. Festival-goers will enjoy live music from Mike’s Garage Band and other entertainment from 12 to 5 pm. Strawberry shortcake, chocolate-dipped berries, barbecue and other foods, and beer and wine will be available for sale. Also on hand will be a variety of local vendors selling their wares. Admission is only $5, and parking is free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket as seating is on the lawn.

When: Sunday, April 26 Where: Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbecue Road, Ocean Isle Beach

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Golf Ball Gala Enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Day date at the fifth annual Golf Ball Gala on Saturday, February 14 at the South Brunswick Islands Center. The black tie optional event directly benefits The First Tee of Brunswick County’s scholarship program. Tickets cost $75 per person and include cocktail hour, dinner, a speaker, dancing and auctions.

When: Saturday, February 14 Where: South Brunswick Islands Center, 9400 Ocean Hwy. W., Calabash

Info: (910) 754-5288; thefirstteebrunswickcounty.org Photography by Genie Leigh Photography

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Saving Coastal Watersheds

Habitat for Humanity and N.C. Coastal Federation team up to manage storm-water runoff with rain gardens.

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Fred and Michelle Caulder closed on their Habitat for Humanity home in the Harbour Ridge neighborhood in November of 2007, the idea of low-impact design for residential development was barely swinging into focus in coastal North Carolina.

Back then, Michelle was planning her flower garden with the usual suspects — daylilies, nasturtiums and ornamental grasses. She had never even heard of a rain garden. Their property is adjacent to the Lockwood Folly watershed, so the couple soon became accustomed to the rivers of rainwater that swept through their yard after a heavy storm — until this year that is.

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Thanks to the resources of both Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity and the North Carolina Coastal Federation, the Caulder family’s property is now home to a new rain barrel and two new rain gardens.

Veronica Carter is excited about the Caulder’s retrofit project, which demonstrates that low-impact development techniques work. She is on the board of directors of both the North Carolina Coastal Federation and Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity.

“Coastal Federation had been working in the Lockwood Folly watershed since 1995, researching methods to improve water quality,” she says.

Top: Michelle and Fred Caulder, owners of a Habitat for Humanity home; bottom, Deanna Antonio (right), executive director of Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity, working with Lauren Kolodij, deputy director of the North Carolina Coastal Federation, on a rain garden.

Low -impact development (LID) was an obvious solution.

From her vantage point, she saw the opportunity to merge the Coastal Federation research and development into practical applications for Habitat for Humanity. “We have a very small budget to install landscaping at a new Habitat Home to begin with, so when we realized we could incorporate LID techniques and save money . . . it was a win-win situation,� says Carter.

Storm-water management has long been an issue for the low country of Brunswick County, which is home to sensitive marshes and estuaries. A recent study by researchers at North Carolina State University found that low-impact

development is a cost-saving alternative to traditional storm-water management. LID can replace the costly curbs and gutters and large storm-water retention ponds. Using permeable pavement for driveways and sidewalks, rainwater harvesting tools such as rain barrels or buried cisterns, and rain gardens, a property can reduce its storm-water runoff by 90 percent. The rain garden is an attractive landscape feature that mimics nature by slowing, capturing and filtering storm-water runoff. The gutter downspouts on a home are directed underground into a shallow basin that is filled with native plants like black-eyed susans and purple coneflowers and several inches of mulch, which serve as a large filter system.

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Top: Deanna Antonio (left), executive director of Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity, and Lauren Kolodij, deputy director of the North Carolina Coastal Federation

Lauren Kolodij is the deputy director of North Carolina Coastal Federation and heads up the LID outreach. She worked with Brunswick County management and the Lockwood Folly Roundtable, a group of developers, residents and business owners, to develop a set of strategies to protect the Lockwood Folly River. The result is the Brunswick County Low Impact Development Manual and a detailed watershed restoration plan.

“The Lockwood Folly Watershed project was an eyeopener,” she says. “The shellfish waters were beginning to decline from incompatible development such as directing storm water into the watershed. Through research, we found that low-impact development keeps the storm water on site, before it actually becomes polluted runoff.

“We found that we really have to work on a lot-by-lot basis to reduce storm water from existing development and encourage future development to keep the storm water onsite.”

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The Coastal Federation has demonstrated LID retrofits on all types of properties in the area.

“We worked with the Brunswick County Government Complex where the Cooperative Extension office is host to a large rain garden,” Kolodij says.

The Winding River and River Run garden clubs and homeowners associations also worked to create rain garden projects. Recently, the Lakes of Lockwood Community was retrofitted with 50 rain barrels and eight rain gardens. The Town of Oak Island even installed a rain garden.

“One rain garden is not going to change the water quality of the Lockwood Folly River, but cumulatively, they will begin to make an impact,” Kolodij says.

The Low Impact Design collaboration is the first joint venture between the North Carolina Coastal Federation and Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity.

“We were excited to be able to retrofit one of our existing homes that was having some severe erosion issues and incorporate LID techniques into all new homes from here forward,” says Deanna Antonio, executive director at Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity. “We really have accomplished a great deal in a short time.”

In July the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on its 50th home, which is sponsored by St. James Plantation in conjunction with its 15th anniversary. The organization intends to use LID from the beginning.

“Habitat homes traditionally are energy efficient, conserve water and have healthy indoor environments, because we use laminate floors and low VOC paints,” Antonio says. “It’s only natural that we move to the outdoors with efficiency and conservation.”

Sea Trail Garden Club is on board with the LID initiative and has awarded a gift to Habitat that will help fund rain barrels at each of the Habitat homes built in 2015.

Carter is extremely pleased with the collaboration between the two organizations and nearly overwhelmed by the incredible amount of community involvement she has witnessed, including the countless hours donated by Habitat’s Landscape Coordinator Linda Rudick, the Coastal Garden Club, the Winding River Garden Club, Brunswick and New Hanover County Horticulture agents, students from UNCW, and the homeowners as well. She and Antonio were especially humbled by the sheer muscle strength of the volunteers, who dug the trenches and basins for the rain gardens. They were especially impressed with the members of the U.S. Coast Guard from Oak Island.

This page: top, Lauren Kolodij surveys the recently completed rain garden at the Alvarez house in Leland (pictured in middle); bottom, Habitat homeowner Teresita Ramos and Veronica Carter (right) discuss the installation of the rain barrel at the Alvarez house.

“We wanted to educate people about storm water and have a positive impact on the environment,” Carter says. “Because of the work of the countless volunteers, these projects are doing just that.”

Back at the Caulder home, the excited couple talks about a recent rainfall. “Before the rain gardens, our backyard was beginning to erode from all of the runoff – it was hard to get grass to grow,” Michelle says.

“Now, the rain gardens fill up, drain down in a few hours, and the grass is greener than ever,” Fred adds.

Veronica Carter looks over their handiwork and is proud of the results. “It certainly is a success story,” she says. Beside her, Deanna Antonio and Lauren Kolodij are both smiling; they could not agree more.

If you are interested in adding a rain garden to your property, there are many wonderful resources on the internet,

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This page: Two new rain gardens and a rain barrel were installed on the Caulder property to mitigate stormwater runoff.

including the “Smart Yards� document developed by Lauren Kolodij and her staff. You can find that document at nccoast.org/uploads/documents/ Media%20Room/Special%20 publications/SmartYards_online%20 version.pdf.

You can learn more about the North Carolina Coastal Federation at nccoast. org or you can call their Wrightsville Beach office at (910) 509-2838.

In addition to building and repairing homes, Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity operates ReStores in Ocean Isle Beach and Oak Island. Visit them at brunswickcountyhabitat.org or give them a call at (910) 454-0007. n

Below: Kolodij, Antonio and Carter on site at the Caulder house.

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Southport is the happy middle point for many boaters traveling along the Intracoastal Waterway.

The migratory patterns of boaters along the East Coast of the United States may fluctuate mildly, but overall they’re pretty predictable: south for the winter, back north during spring.

Thousands of these boaters travel along the Intracoastal Waterway, passing through or stopping over in Brunswick County along the way.

On a balmy December evening at Southport Marina, Hank Pomeranz, a retired U.S. Navy meteorologist, shared his impressive knowledge about the weather to a “classroom” of these north-to-south transiting boaters. Two couples were seeking Pomeranz’s advice on how an impending storm would affect their travel plans. One couple was trying to decide if the upcoming weather would allow them to sail to the Virgin Islands. The other couple hoped to determine if they could try to push on through the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) to Charleston, where they were supposed to catch a flight to Providence, Rhode Island, to spend the holiday with their family.

Pomeranz, who keeps his boat at Southport Marina, frequently shares his knowledge with folks traveling the ICW and offshore.

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problem areas, primarily shallow areas due to shoaling, from Southport south to the Savannah River. In the spring, he focuses his attention on weather and navigation for northbound travelers.

Southport’s location and amenities make it the perfect stopover point for boaters, some of whom may have not otherwise known about the quaint town. And the people who stop through here have many interesting stories to tell about their travels and lifestyles.

Earlier in the month, two couples aboard Rejoice!, a 44’ Island Packet, came to Southport, tucking in just south of red ICW marker 8/mile 311 at South Harbour Village Marina.

These ICW markers are the roadmap between what people have left behind them when they threw off the bow lines that tethered them to land and what they hope to find on their voyages. And often, it’s the things in the middle that make the most enduring memories.

The owners of Rejoice!, Forest Golden and Susan Walker, are experienced ICW sailors. Susan, a retired laboratory scientist with

Top: Duffy Doherty of Maine on his boat, Sea Turtle, at Southport Marina.

Bottom: Pam Grant, Forest Golden, puppy Mocha, Susan Walker and Jack Grant, all of Rhode Island, on board Rejoice! in Southport.

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a specialty in microbiology, and Forest, a retired electrical engineer, began their most recent trek on October 20, 2014, from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Rejoice!’s home port. They’ve done this trip south to north and return, or a version of it, at least six times in the past, on Rejoice! and on their previous boat, a Sabre 38.

“We do it because we like the challenge, the constant need to stay on our toes, so to speak, in terms of seamanship, navigation when out in the ocean, the constant need to need to stay on top of boat maintenance as well as figuring out how to fix things independently,” Forest says.

Jack and Pam Grant, themselves accomplished sailors, began their trip with Forest and Susan on their 47th wedding anniversary. The idea of a shared trip began last August, when the four attended a memorial service for a member of the Newport Yacht Club, of which they are all members.

Forest asked Pam if she and Jack were interested in doing a trip to the Bahamas with them. Pam was noncommittal.

However, traversing the ICW on TFIN, her and Jack’s Catalina 320, was on their long bucket list. They even took a road trip last year to stop along ICW ports.

The Grants decided to go along.

“Now that we’ve had our experience onboard the 44-foot Rejoice!, we will probably never do the trip on our sweet TFIN,” Pam says.

Boat size and type are big considerations when doing the waterway. You want to be comfortable in the living space but you also want to be comfortable handling the boat. Bad

weather happens. All systems and equipment must be in top working order and you must be able to easily locate what you need in a hurry; you never know when situations will arise or how dangerous they can be.

But there are other considerations, as Susan notes.

“The spaces I have to keep organized are much smaller than our Rhode Island home,” she says. “Our meals are much more simple to plan and execute. And I still find time to read material for which I never find the time at home.” The challenges living aboard, albeit temporarily, include being able to shop and store provisions and planning and being able to do laundry “so as not to be down to the last clean skivvies.”

The reasons for doing the transit are as varied as the types of boaters who do it. Jack says the invitation from Forest and Susan to join them on the trip gave them an opportunity to realize their dream of traveling the ICW, but on a much more comfortable boat than TFIN. An added bonus was the experience Forest and Susan brought to the trip.

“The navigational planning (tides, currents, bridge openings, water depth below the keel, time and distance between ports and anchorages) was unprecedented for Pam and I,” he says. “Completing the ICW takes navigational planning to a new level. Equally important was the planning, purchasing, storing and preparing three meals per day and the always-necessary daily snacks.”

Pam adds, “Long-time cruisers show the newbies the way of the waterway and cruising.”

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Another cruising couple, the Antons, also members of the Newport Yacht Club, had similar cruising motivations but somewhat different plans.

“We wanted to take on the challenge and see more of the East Coast at a sailboat pace,” Lauren Anton explains.

“Our plan is to keep moving south, hopefully get a weather window to cross to the Bahamas for a few weeks, and then slowly head back north toward home, and then head north to Maine and Nova Scotia for the summer.”

While Pam and Jack Grant didn’t get to spend much time in downtown Southport, Jack says its location—close to both the ICW and the ocean— is ideal for boaters. The waterfront is pleasing and the town appeared welcoming and easy to walk through. His impression of the marina and restaurant left him with a positive impression and a desire to return to explore the area more fully.

Duffy and Kathy Doherty came to Southport intentionally. Three years ago they’d gone to the Annapolis Boat Show and rented a car to drive here.

They say it reminds them of a smaller Scituate, Massachusetts, where they grew up. On this trip, they stayed in the area for several weeks, spending Thanksgiving aboard their boat, not being with their family on the holiday for the first time in 30 years (yet another adjustment boaters cite). They left their boat in town when they went home to celebrate an early Christmas with the family.

This is their first time taking their boat, Sea Turtle, a Leopard 40, the length of the ICW. They bought the vessel in St. Martin and brought her north to their home in Maine. In July, they sold their house and moved on board. They departed, due south, on October 10, 2014.

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someday they will call it home for good, at least when they’re not cruising. For now, they plan to head to the Bahamas. Duffy, an app developer, still works remotely from his boat, so his travels are dictated by the strength of internet connections.

One of the memorable parts of traveling that the Dohertys recall—perhaps not very fondly, at first—is the October night they headed south from Maine, aboard Sea Turtle. They were outside, or in the ocean, versus in the protected ICW. The boat was banging hard in the waves. Their puppy, Dory, was nervous, hovering near Kathy as she helped manage the boat.

The davit, a system that keeps their dinghy out of the water when traveling, took such a beating it cracked and they almost lost the dinghy. It might not sound fun to some, but the Dohertys love the overall adventure (perhaps not that much adventure, though).

The Antons had never been to Southport until this trip.

And because of the weather system Pomeranz had talked about at the marina briefing, they left their boat in Southport and drove to Baltimore, rather than taking the ICW to Charleston to catch their flight from there to Providence. So they had more time to explore the area. All told, they were in Southport nearly a month.

“Our impressions are all good, beginning of course with the marina and its staff and amenities,” Bob says. “Everyone we’ve met from town has been very friendly and welcoming.

We like that there are good restaurants and shops within walking distance and a grocery not too far from the water.”

They plan to return to Southport on their northbound transit.

Hank Whitely, manager of Southport Marina, which earned the 2013 Marina of the Year award by Marina Dock Age magazine, says the marina is busy year-round. But, he adds, the “snowbird” cruisers heading south from early October to mid-December and returning from mid-March to late May make up a great deal of the business. In general, the number of overnight boats staying less than a month, or transients, at the marina increased from 1,377 in 2013 to 1,521 in 2014. Hank believes that the baby boomers 60

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Managing the Seasonal Life

Shane Smith, manager of Lowes Foods, runs a major grocery chain as well as a busy family life.

Each day we have brief encounters with many people, from the person at the convenience store who takes our money for gas to the letter carrier who delivers our daily mail.

I often wonder what their day is like and what they do in their leisure time. If I see them in a different setting, at the local movie theater, at the mall or perhaps in church, I get a little more curious. Such was the case with “the food store manager,” Shane Smith, manager of Lowes Foods in Ocean Isle Beach.

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Smith was raised as a “military brat” and was often moving around when he was growing up — New York, Virginia, Alaska, return to Virginia, Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina. He has fond memories of living in two lighthouses during those years.

His first job was in Longview, N.C., at age 15, bagging groceries for $3.50 an hour. During summer vacations from school at age 16, he remembers 60-hour work weeks that included a paper route and working in a sock factory. He went on to graduate from East Carolina University and worked four

summers at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. His work ethic remained strong, and after college he became a membership director and fitness trainer in a Greenville, N.C., facility.

Smith met his wife, Amy, at a party on her 21st birthday.

She is a trauma nurse now working as an instructor with Miller-Motte College in Wilmington. They have two daughters, Brenna and Hannah, ages 12 and 14, and have been married for 21 years.

With a job offering shortly after their honeymoon at a new fitness center in Monroe, N.C., off they went to a new location

Top: Shane Smith at work as manager of Lowes Foods; middle, from left, Steve Marsh, Amanda Stone, Shane Smith and Tom Hutchinson at Lowes Foods in Ocean Isle Beach.

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and new career. The fitness center was not yet completed, so it was necessary for Smith to find work in the interim. He was hired by Harris Teeter in their produce department.

When the center opened and his new job started, he also maintained his position with Harris Teeter.

Eventually an offer arrived from Lowes Foods for an opening at a store in Brunswick County. The Smiths were on the road again. They found a wonderful home in Southport where they could enjoy the beach and many of their favorite water sports.

A favorite vacation area for Smith and his family is the Outer Banks area, particularly Avon on Hatteras Island. They

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enjoy using a four-wheeler, boogie boarding and scuba diving.

Shane has his scuba certification and has enjoyed exploring several shipwrecks.

It is a life of sports for the entire Smith family — soccer for their daughters and watching NFL football for all; they are major Carolina Panthers fans. Smith also enjoys coaching soccer. He strongly feels that sports involvement helps build good character and teaches the strength and importance of teamwork. One of the new family projects is teaching Hannah how to drive, and Smith is up for the fun and the challenge.

Smith has been with Lowes Foods for six and a half years, with four years at the store in Ocean Isle Beach.

With more than 100 stores, Lowes Foods is a part of the Alex Lee family of companies and a sister company, MDI. The original store was established in 1954 in Wilkesboro, N.C. Strong emphasis is on fresh, local produce from more than 200 farmers within the state. Those products include blueberries, sweet potatoes, peppers, pumpkins and flowers.

Pick and Prep is a new favorite part of the store in which store professionals will mince, cube, cut, dice or slice your fruits and vegetables while you shop. This allows the shopper to enjoy more quality time at home. The Fresh Rewards program features weekly specials throughout the store and also allows members to earn gas rewards to be redeemed at designated gas stations. Lowes opened its first fuel station at a store in Hickory, N.C., in 2007. A 5 cent discount per gallon of gas is offered with each $100 spent inside the store.

The Lowes Food To Go program for picking up your food choices is extremely popular, particularly during the peak tourist season. Smith smiles widely declaring that the store “has the best fried chicken anywhere!”

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People who are not involved in the food business have no realization of the amount of planning and strategy it takes each day to keep the store at full customer-oriented function, with the added complications of seasonal fluctuations. The purpose and focus of the company is “We Grow Community.”

Shoppers are considered guests; employees are hosts.

Lowes Foods in Ocean Isle Beach, the most seasonal store in the entire chain and number 1 in sales for 10 weeks of peak season, hires approximately 150 people for the Memorial Day to Labor Day high volume season. More sales occur on a Saturday during the summer months than for an entire week during the winter.

Interesting examples in regards to the seasonal volume include the sale of 27,000 bags of ice, 56,000 pounds of bananas, 5,279 watermelons, 5,560 gallons of 2% milk and 8,500 of Lowes own brand of hot dog and hamburger buns!

Extremely popular items available are rocking chairs for the beach house porch, along with patio sets and coolers.

Approximately 200 of the chairs were sold this past summer.

The store was named “Employer of the Year” in regards to disability employment awareness. They also donate on a regular basis to local food banks, schools and other nonprofit organizations.

Next time you find yourself at Lowes Foods in Ocean Isle Beach, say hello to your neighbor Shane Smith, who’s clearly a man for all seasons. n

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the mouth of the Cape Fear River rests a storybook-looking seaside town with breathtaking vistas and notoriously friendly Southern charm. Originally established in 1792 as Smithville, the town is now known as Southport.

Named after Continental Army soldier and North Carolina Governor Benjamin Smith, Smithville grew upon its thriving fishing industry for almost 100 years. The town existed as the county seat for Brunswick County until 1887, when it was renamed Southport. It seems the name change was a public relations move to promote the town as a primary North Carolina shipping port.

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Two miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, Southport’s protected water access has made it a popular refuge for travelers throughout history. As early as the 1500s Spanish explorers, and later pirates and privateers, explored the area; now it is a popular tourist destination and stopover point along the Intracoastal Waterway, with a peaceful shoreline, marinas, museums, accommodations, shops and restaurants.

With its oak-shaded streets, yards outlined in white picket fences,

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waterfront parks, fishing boats and colorful outdoor-dining establishments, it’s easy to see why Southport frequently is selected as a backdrop for the silver screen.

Southport has been greatly popularized in film adaptations of Nicholas Sparks’ books and other movie blockbusters.

But ask any local, and they’ll tell you there is more to this quaint southeastern town than a few star sightings and Hollywood history.

“Southport offers a friendly and tranquil atmosphere,” says Justin Heady of J&J Boatworks. “[Southport] has offered endless support as we’ve grown our business in the marine industry.”

As a photographer and documentarian, I often travel to Southport to spend the day walking the streets and taking advantage of the countless photographic opportunities. The town offers so many unique vistas — just the sunrises and sunsets can provide some of the most beautiful images imaginable.

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On the day I took these photos, I strolled the streets and captured some of its serendipitous beauty. I wanted to capture a day in the life of the modest town, photographing things exactly as they are, beautiful as they exist.

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The smiles I found on the faces of residents are there for a reason: Southport is a true Southern gem surrounded by the fruits of the North Carolina coastline. n

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A new country song celebrates the good life at Ocean Isle Beach.

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hot July sun welcomed Molly Stevens and Whitney Layne last summer as they cruised over the crest of the Ocean Isle Beach bridge. It was their first trip to the island, and the country music singers and songwriters were ready for a rest after a few weeks on the road.

Windows down, salty breeze whipping their hair and their keyboardist Minnie Murphy in the back seat giggling, “Are we there yet?” the group was more than ready for the long Fourth of July weekend.

They quickly found their destination — a beach house owned by Layne’s friends Larissa and Michael Green. Then a moment of clarity hit when they saw the name of the house – Broke but Tan. “Molly and I saw that sign and looked at each other and agreed, ‘That’s a song!’” Layne says. They ran up the stairs with their instruments, said their hellos and started writing immediately.

For the next few hours, Stevens, Layne and Murphy played, sang and wrote, and then everyone got involved.

“Larissa even wrote a few lines — and she had never written a song before!” Layne says.

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Stevens and Layne met in Nashville in 2010, when mutual friends introduced Layne to Stevens, who had just relocated from Macon, Georgia. Utah-native Layne had been in Nashville for a few years and had recorded a solo album and opened a few shows for the likes of Kelli Pickler and Lori Morgan. When the two met, they both realized their writing styles and voices complemented each other.

“We write really well together,” Layne says.

Layne has been singing and performing since she was 4 years old. Stevens, granddaughter of a Baptist minister, has been singing since she was 2. The writers describe their sound as country soul with a twist of Americana fusion. Stevens and Layne have toured all along the East Coast, separately and together, from Florida to New York City. To date, they have written more than 100 songs. Some of those songs are on reserve for other artists, some have been released by Stevens and Layne as singles and EPs on iTunes and Reverbnation, and a few are available for download from their website, stevenslayne.com.

Their new song “Broke but Tan” brought it all together for the songwriters.

Top: Layne and Stevens in the Southern Ground recording studios in Nashville; middle: a mug from the Broke but Tan product line; bottom: Layne, Stevens and Minnie Murphy singing at Ocean Isle Beach.

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“Everyone agreed that it had ‘something,’” Layne says.

Friends introduced them to Nashville producer Neal Cappellino, who has produced albums for Allison Krauss and Union Station and Brad Paisley. He liked “Broke but Tan” and wanted to produce it.

He took them to Zac Brown’s recording studio, Southern Ground, to record the single.

“It was magical being in such an incredible studio with the best musicians in Nashville,” Layne says.

“The energy was intense.”

Layne plans to release the single in March and celebrate Ocean Isle-style with a kick-off show at Inlet View Restaurant.

“I am so excited to take ‘Broke but Tan’ on the road and introduce it up and down the East Coast – starting with Ocean Isle!” she says.

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“It was a great way to celebrate the Fourth of July,” Stevens says.

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The Greens are excited about the new song as well. The couple has created a Broke but Tan brand, producing and selling beach items such as T-shirts, beer huggers, sunglass straps, hats and more.

“Our products are available at Surf Unlimited in Ocean Isle and brokebuttan. com,” Larissa says. They have sold hundreds of shirts all over the country.

“Broke but Tan seems to resonate with everybody!” she adds. “We plan to

add beach towels and beach bags to our product line this summer.”

Layne says it has been great to work with the Greens.

“To be able write and perform the song is one thing,” she says, “but to have them create a brand around that song has just been awesome.”

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Layne adds: “We believe we have a lot to say about this crazy life we are all walking through.”

As they tour the country and meet new people, both women are inspired by real life stories. Their ballad “Austin’s Song” was released last Christmas. It is a poignant song about a young man, a special friend and fan who succumbed to a terminal illness.

“For the past four years, we have been working relentlessly to build longlasting, lifetime relationships with our fans and folks in the music industry,” Stevens says. “We decided long ago that honesty and authenticity would carry us through all of the ups and downs that come with this career path, and it has.”

The two are very serious about their work.

“We aren’t doing this just for the fun of it — although it is a lot of fun,” Stevens says.

The performers have returned to Ocean Isle Beach three times since that momentous first visit. They played a gig at Surf Unlimited after Labor Day and another show at Inlet View Restaurant.

“We heard that more than 500 people showed up at Inlet View that night,” Layne says. “That’s a great fan base.”

Layne returned to Ocean Isle Beach after Thanksgiving and participated in the annual Flotilla. “I ate oysters, drank hot chocolate and even found my first sand dollar!” she says. “I love Ocean Isle — the people are awesome, the beach is exquisite and the energy is incredible!”

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A Whale of a Charity Ocean Ridge Charities Association — ORCA — is a neighborhood nonprofit that’s making a splash in Brunswick County giving.

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Antonio, executive director of Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity, wipes away tears as Ocean Ridge Charities Association, Inc. presents her with a check for $5,300. Her eyes relay the shock, her mouth widens, but she is unable to talk for several seconds.

“Oh my gosh! This is fabulous,” she finally manages to say. “You can’t take pictures until I wipe away my tears.”

Ocean Ridge Charities Association, Inc., ORCA as it’s known, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of Ocean Ridge Plantation residents. Since it was founded in 2010, it has raised and distributed more than $105,000.

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churches), according to Jayne Mathews, recently retired director of Brunswick County Volunteer Center.

“We’re doing good things for a lot of local organizations,” says Mike Gildea, president of ORCA since its inception.

Upon receiving ORCA’s donation for Habitat for Humanity, Antonio explains that the money will benefit their Home Repair Program. In this program, the Habitat team may build a ramp for a resident confined to a wheelchair, or it may replace the leaky roof of a home built in the 1980s. It may scrape and paint a home never painted in its 50 years. “We prevent a home from falling into ruin,” Antonio says. “A lot is a safety issue for its residents.”

Lynn Carlson, executive director of Hope Harbor Home, which assists victims

of domestic abuse, is another recipient of an ORCA donation. She shakes her head in amazement at the $5,800 donation.

“How awesome,” she says. “It’s timely because we are moving a client out of state.” She explains that sometimes a woman has to relocate in order to be safe from her abuser. This involves transportation, rent, utility hookups and all the details of moving. “We have experienced funding cuts and are relying on grassroots efforts for emergency services,” she adds.

ORCA raises money in a variety of ways. Some of ORCA’s fundraisers at Ocean Ridge include Trivia Nite in the spring and Bistro Nite in the fall. Trivia Nite is Ocean Ridge’s equivalent of “Jeopardy” with twists, while Bistro Nite is reminiscent of cabarets. At all

four past Bistro Nites, professional cabaret singer Maggi Edwards, a former resident of Ocean Ridge, headlined the entertainment with backup from musically inclined Ocean Ridge residents.

Other ORCA fundraising efforts include more than 100 corporate sponsors, direct mailings to residents, cookbook sales, International Dining Club coupons and patriotic red, white and blue bows.

The Memorial Fund matches up to $100 per household per year the donations residents make to their preferred charities.

Special projects include Dolls and Angels for Hospice in which residents make these items for patients, and weekend food backpacks for hungry children organized through Matthew’s Ministries. All of these projects together have boosted the donations past the hundred thousand dollar mark.

“We didn’t want to interfere with ongoing charitable events,” Gildea says. “We wanted to evolve as an umbrella organization.”

The ORCA board reaches out to residents of the 601 homes at Ocean Ridge to make the fundraisers spectacular events.

When Trivia Nites and Bistro Nites are planned, they are not merely activities that charge admission with proceeds benefiting charities. The events committee crafts a theme for the fundraisers and makes them fun.

The first Trivia Nite in 2011 focused on the nursing profession. ORCA partnered with the David Kelly Scholarship Fund and established the Ocean Ridge-David Kelly Nursing Endowment in memory of Ocean Ridge resident Amy Kelly’s late husband. A scholarship was granted to a nursing student at Brunswick Community College, and this endowed scholarship is granted every year.

To generate interest in the endowment, the trivia committee sent out a “Calling all Nurses” email, says Maggy Schlink, one of the coordinators of the event, requesting former and current nurses to assist with the fundraiser and emphasizing the importance of the scholarship. The committee transformed the Plantation Club into Ocean Ridge

Top: Claudia Piccarelli (left), treasurer of ORCA; Maggy Schlink, ORCA board member; Dee Antonio, executive director of Brunswick County Habitat for Humanity; Pris Lovell, Peggy Burris and Ron Sorice, ORCA board members, celebrate ORCA’s donation to Habitat.

Middle: Mike Cunningham, ORCA board member; Peggy Rowland, Hope Harbor Home board member; Lynn Carlson, executive director of Hope Harbor Home, and Barbara Ellenberger, ORCA executive vice president, celebrate ORCA’s donation to Hope Harbor Home.

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General Hospital, volunteers wore their nursing attire, “Dr. Kildare” and “Dr. Casey” were on hand to help, and the teams chose medical names. Team Urology, Team ENT and Team Medical/Surgery came out as winners over the other 12 teams in the competition, which included 150 people.

“We try to create a fantasy world,” Schlink says. “It’s entertaining and we have a good time.”

“When you designate a charity, you have to have a cause that resonates,” Gildea adds.

Bistro Nite III designated the money to veterans’ groups, so veterans flocked to the event. Flags, stars and patriotic symbols in red, white and blue decorated the Plantation Club. Other themes the committees have used include teaching, air travel and Mardi Gras. In all, two dozen charities have benefited from ORCA’s fundraising events.

“It’s key that we’re keeping funds local, helping local charities,” says Ron Sorice, chairman of the communications and public relations committee.

Another facet of ORCA is the ongoing sale of “From the Kitchens of Ocean Ridge” cookbook. Peggy Burris and her committee accepted the challenge of requesting, organizing and typing the recipes. Burris found a publisher and continues to oversee the accounts and markets the book. Because of these efforts, ORCA has sold nearly 1,100 cookbooks, which has garnered more than $16,000.

Schlink oversees the sale of the International Dining Club membership. The $35 fee offers discount coupons for meals in restaurants or admission to attractions in Horry and Brunswick counties.

“I am overwhelmed by the support the Ocean Ridge community gives,” says Barbara Ellenberger, executive

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vice president of ORCA. “I feel grateful living in Ocean Ridge and helping the needy. Through the activities we’ve had, we’ve increased the number of people who participate.”

Gildea is passionate about vetting the charities seeking funds before granting them a donation. The ORCA Grants Committee reviews the applications for funds, investigates them on government websites, assigns a board member as a liaison and places recommendations before the board. The 17-member board votes on granting the funds. Churches do not qualify.

Sorice explains that ORCA is an all-volunteer organization. “All the money goes to charitable needs,” he says. “We are very transparent. There is no hidden agenda.”

Believing that the concept of a neighborhood charity could expand, Gildea established the Coalition of Brunswick Neighborhood Charities (CBNC). He is encouraging other neighborhoods to develop their own nonprofit organizations.

“The notion of neighborhood charities is unique,” he says. “It’s been a successful philanthropic effort for us that can be easily replicated in other communities.”

The next ORCA fundraiser on January 31 at Elks Lodge 2679 in Calabash will feature Mike’s Garage Band as the musical attraction. The event will benefit the Warm Homes, Warm Hearts campaign of Brunswick Electric Membership Corp. and is expected to raise close to $2,000.

It’s all proof that the people of Ocean Ridge are a generous bunch.

“Everyone is so willing to help,” says Judy Cunningham, chair of Bistro Nites. “We sell out in a few minutes.

The people are very generous.”

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Coastal Carolina Pediatric Dentistry

Business Profile

BY Jo Ann Mathews

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oastal Carolina Pediatric Dentistry has expanded its practice from Wilmington and opened an office at Waterford in Leland.

Dr. Adam W. Weinberg, Dr. Julie B. Dimock and Dr. William Robert Cherry III have been seeing patients on a limited basis at this new location since August 2014, but now their hours have expanded to Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 am to 5 pm, with each dentist taking one day. Patients make appointments through the Contributed Photo

Wilmington office. Dr. Cherry says that no other solely pediatric dentist is located in the Leland area.

The new office accommodates the numerous patients from Brunswick and Columbus counties.

“Leland is a central location,” says Christie West, financial coordinator with the practice. “It’s a great community. We are excited to be there.”

Anxiety overtakes many people when they have a dental

Left to right: Dr. Cherry, Dr. Dimock and Dr. Weinberg “I feel the most rewarded when a patient and family leave our

appointment, and Dr. Cherry says children experience this emotion

office happy and satisfied with the way they were treated and cared

as well, often because their parents have relayed it.

for,” Dr. Cherry says. “We see a lot of scared and anxious kids and

“I think their fear is fear of the unknown, so we typically do a lot of

seeing them grow into good dental patients is the most rewarding.”

‘tell-show-do’ where we show [children] what we are going to use

Besides, he adds, “We strive to make each and every patient

and let them see it before we use it,” he says. “We try to create a

comfortable and happy while delivering quality care.”

positive dental visit.”

The practice caters to children with bright colors in the office, visuals that children enjoy, and toys and books to entertain the children.

“We also have televisions above the chairs in the rooms for distraction,” Dr. Cherry adds. “We tried to create a kid-friendly office that makes them feel warm and cozy.”

The website, www.ccpedo.com, also reflects this friendly and informative atmosphere. At “About Us” the entire staff greets visitors with a smile. At “First Visit” the information is clear and understandable, and “FAQs” answers the concerns parents have.

“Services” lists the professional organizations that recommend parents bring their children to a dentist by the time they reach one year old because “getting an early start in regular dental care is an important step on the road to teaching your child healthy habits to last a lifetime.”

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Floor Coverings International

Business Profile

BY Hilary Brady

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nspired by a desire to serve the community in which they live, John and Cindy Henson opened the Shallotte location of Floor

Coverings International four years ago.

“I didn’t really get into the business, the business got into me,” says Floor Coverings International co-owner John Henson. “We wanted to operate a small business while also serving our community and, with 30 years of experience in the flooring industry, the Floor Coverings International franchise seemed to be a perfect fit both personally and professionally.”

The sense of humor and vibrant personalities of John and Cindy are what attract many customers to the store. But the vast experience, competitive pricing and quality of product are major Photo by Bryce Lafoon

factors as well.

Floor Coverings International’s expertise resides in home remodeling and new construction, with specialization not only in flooring, but also in bathroom and kitchen upfits.

“We deal with all major manufacturers and a gamut of specialty suppliers,” John explains, “so we have access to a wide range of products and are therefore able to offer a wide range of services.”

When it comes to flooring, Floor Coverings International offers carpeting from plush to patterned; hardwood in a variety of both luxury and affordable styles; ceramic tile and natural stone including

John and Cindy Henson, owners of Floor Coverings International Customers of Floor Coverings International find that the staff’s

granite, slate and marble; as well as eco-friendly and specialty

combination of experience and design capabilities, product knowledge,

options like rubber, glass inlay and bamboo. Featured

willingness to listen and professionalism make the team invaluable.

manufacturers, to name a few, include Daltile, Mohawk, FloridaTile, Mannington, Shaw, Armstrong and Bruce.

Whether it’s a new and simple kitchen backsplash or the installation of elaborate hardwood floors throughout a home, Floor

“Happy customers and serving the community are what it’s all about,” says Cindy. “It’s very important to us that we help our neighbors from a business standpoint and also from a philanthropic position.”

John and Cindy get to know — and serve — their customers well

Coverings International’s design associates manage each project

by being involved in civic organizations and maintaining a constant

meticulously from the onset of design through demolition,

presence in the community, a fulfilling part of business for the

installation and final inspection.

couple. But most valuable to the customers is the Floor Coverings

“I’ve always enjoyed working with people throughout their projects,” says John. “Being in a home with someone who is making

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satisfaction after completion.”

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Animal Adventures: Stories and Puppet Playtime for Preschoolers

North Carolina Coastal Federation Coastal Speaker Series

Select Fridays, through May 15

Various dates

Therapy dogs from Canine Angels and their handlers will join the Museum of Coastal Carolina’s Friday morning Animal Adventures: Stories & Puppet Playtime for Preschoolers program on Jan. 9 and 23, Feb. 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, April 3 and 17 and May 1 and 15. Children can interact with the dogs before, during and after story time. The Museum of Coastal Carolina is at 21 E. Second Street in Ocean Isle Beach.

Admission is free for members. Non-member all-day admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for children (ages 3 to 12), and free for ages 2 and younger.

Organic Farming and Gardening 101 for the Coast March 11

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

Upcoming Events at Ingram Planetarium Various dates in February Sky Theatre Shows Fridays 12:00 – Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea 1:00 – Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 2:00 – H alf price! – Back to the Moon for Good, followed by a live star show 3:00 – Seven Wonders, followed by a live star show Saturdays 12:00 – Dinosaur Passage to Pangaea 1:00 – Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure 2:00 – H alf price! – Two Small Pieces of Glass, followed by a live star show 3:00 -- Oasis in Space, followed by a live star show Laser Light & Music Shows February 13 5:00 – Laser Beatles 6:00 – Laser U2 7:00 – Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon February 14 5:00 – Laser Country 6:00 – Laser Zeppelin 7:00 – Pink Floyd’s The Wall (not recommended for young children)

Hear from local experts in the expanding organic farming scene in New Hanover County. Matt Collogan, educator and organic farming advocate, and Evan Folds, president of Progressive Gardens Inc., are strong advocates for small, organic farms, backyard gardens and the use of innovative agricultural techniques. Come learn about these environmentally friendly gardening ideas and how our backyard gardens can help to protect our coastal waters, wildlife and habitats.

Touch Tank Tuesdays at the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center Tuesdays in June, July and August Ever wonder what a live shrimp, crab or whelk looks like? Are dead man’s fingers really dead? Find out during the weekly critter touch tank from 10 am to 1 pm. This fun summer event connects children and adults alike with organisms found in nature. Guests are invited to drop in during anytime during the event. Open to all ages, free for members and $5 suggested donation for non-members.

Information: (910) 509-2838; nccoast.org

A Perfect Knight: Boiling Spring Lakes Parks and Recreation Mother/Son Event February 21 Boiling Spring Parks and Recreation is pleased to present the second annual mother/son date, “A Perfect Knight.” The event is for boys in grades kindergarten through 5 and their adult companion at the Boiling Spring Lake Community Center. Enjoy dancing, food, contests, prizes, body tattoos and more. Boys are highly encouraged to dress in their most “knightly” attire (semiformal or costume attire recommended). Cost is $20 per couple.

Information: (910) 363-0018 or email: adwyer@cityofbsl.org

Special Event Feb. 20 at 7 pm – Star Party – Use the Planetarium’s telescopes to view planets, stars, constellations and other fascinating deep space objects. Planetarium staff and volunteers will be on hand to show you how to use the equipment. Bring your camera along and learn about night sky photography. Rain date is February 21.

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

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Upcoming Events at the Museum of Coastal Carolina

Thursday Perks with the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce

Various dates in February, March and April

Thursdays

Fridays at 10:30 am – A nimal Adventures: Stories & Puppet Playtime for Preschoolers February 21 at 11 am – Core Sounders documentary film February 28 at 11 am – Quilting’s Colorful Past Admission March 7 at 11 am – Fin Fun - dolphins and whales program.

March 13 at 1 pm – Our #1 Food Source: Wetlands in Our Backyard

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce announces its new program, Thursday Perks, sponsored by Ocean Isle Beach Surf and Java. Held from 8 to 9 am, the program will provide a forum for the exchange of business to business leads and referrals among chamber members and will help business owners develop a network of contacts. All meetings are held at the Brunswick County Chamber’s office at 114 Wall Street in Shallotte.

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

March 14 at 11 am – Pisanki Egg Decorating March 21 Free Teachers Day March 28 at 11 am – Go Fly a Kite April 4 – Family Day April 11 – Experiencing Bird Island and the Kindred SpiritMailbox.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Southport Tea House February 19

April 17 at 1 pm – The Balancing Act of Our Ecosystems

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Southport Tea House on February 19 at 11 am. Southport Tea House is at 611 N. Howe Street in Southport. Refreshments will be served.

April 18 – Carolina Shore Tour

Information: (910) 833-0227

April 14 at 6 pm – The Fort Fisher Hermit Story with Scott Davis Live!

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

Tea Time Downton Abbey Style February 21 Enjoy an afternoon of gourmet teas, tea-time treats, live music, a vintage fashion show, A Tea Talk highlighting the history of tea and a silent auction. The event, a fundraiser for Brunswick Little Theatre, will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at the Southport Community Building. Tickets cost $35 per person.

Information: (240) 793-8037; brunswicklittletheatre.com

Mardi Gras Murder Mystery Dinner Show February 21 Silver Coast Winery and the Shallotte Jr. Woman’s Club present a Mardi Gras–themed Murder Mystery Dinner catered by Art Catering on February 21 at 6 pm. Held at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road in Ocean Isle Beach, it will cost $25 per person.

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

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Civil War 150th Anniversary Symposium Brunswick Civil War Round Table February 27-28

March 3

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will host the final Civil War Sesquicentennial symposium, “What a Cruel Thing is War: Sacrifice and Legacies of the Civil War” on February 27 and 28. Friday’s events will include on-the-hour tours of Fort Anderson State Historic Site from 1 to 4 pm followed by keynote speaker William C. “Jack” Davis speaking at 7 pm in Murrow Hall at Southport Trinity UMC, 209 Nash Street, Southport.

Following the address will be a wine and cheese reception at the N.C. Maritime Museum. On Saturday the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will host the Civil War Sesquicentennial symposium with lectures from noted Civil War historians and authors.

Brunswick Civil War Round Table meetings features a renowned historian, author, college professor or Civil War reenactor speaking on a variety of subjects about the American Civil War era. The Tuesday, March 3 meeting will feature Theda Perdue, Atlanta Distinguished Term Professor of Southern Culture at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is an awardwinning author and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. Her topic is “Southern Native Americans in the Civil War.” The meeting will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 209 E. Nash Street, Southport. Registration and refreshments begin at 6:30. Admission is $5 for visitors and can be applied toward the annual membership dues of $25.

Information: (910) 457-0003; ncdcr.gov/CivilWarSymposium

Information: (910) 253-7382; wrueckel@questor.com; brunswickcivilwarroundtable.com

Listen Up Brunswick County

Diamonds and Denim Charity Ball

February 27, March 21

March 6

Listen Up Brunswick County brings Eliza Gilkyson to Holden Beach on February 27 and The Kennedys on March 21. Listen Up hosts performances by new or established singer/songwriters performing original music in the intimate setting of the Holden Beach Chapel Fellowship Hall in Holden Beach. Doors open at 7 pm and the show starts at 7:30 pm. Proceeds benefit New Hope Clinic, and tickets are $24 each.

The Brunswick Sheriff’s Charitable Foundation, Inc. has selected WAVES4K.I.D.S. as the recipient of proceeds from its fourth annual Charity Ball to be held on March 6. WAVES4K.I.D.S. is an all volunteer, nonprofit organization that works to fill the unmet needs of Brunswick County’s youth in foster care and child protective services. The Charity Ball features a buffet dinner, wine, beer, music by Jim Quick & the Coastline band, dancing and silent and live auctions from 6 to 10 pm at 101 Stone Chimney Place in Supply. Tickets cost $80. Sponsorship packages are available.

Information: (910) 754-2098; listenupbrunswickcounty.com

Information: (910) 253-0922; sheriffscharity.com

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Seaside UMC Annual Golf Outing

Coastal Consumer Showcase

May 2

March 5

Seaside United Methodist Church will hold its annual Golf Outing at Panther’s Run Golf Club at Ocean Ridge on May 2 starting at 8:30 am. A $75 entry fee includes greens and cart fees, lunch at Tamer’s Restaurant, range balls prior to tee off, prizes and fun. All proceeds benefit community organizations.

Local businesses will highlight their products and services at the St. James Community Center on Thursday, March 5 from 4 until 7 pm. An event of the Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce, the showcase will feature seminars, food samples, a Chinese auction and giveaways. The event is sponsored

by Fulford Heating & Cooling, Southport Magazine, South Brunswick Magazine, Carillon Assisted Living, Star News Media and ThisWeekStJames.

Information: (910) 575-0939; seasideumc.org

Secret Gardens May 8 and 9 Coastal Garden Club will present its spring flower show at First Presbyterian Church, 5070 Main Street in Shallotte. Hours are Friday, May 8 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The club offers events, group projects and workshops and welcomes new members.

Information: coastalgardenclub.org

Information: (910) 457-6964; southport-oakisland.com

Broadway on Howe Street February 27, March 1, 6, 7 and 8 Broadway on Howe Street is a musical revue featuring many of the all-time favorite Broadway hits. It’s performed on February 27 and March 1, 6, 7 and 8 from 6 to 8 pm at Amuzu Theatre, 111 N. Howe Street, in Southport. Tickets cost $18 per person and are available for sale at Art @ 211 The Ricky Evans Gallery in Southport or at Color Me Carolina on Oak Island.

FORE! KIDZ Golf Tournament

Information: (910) 523-2552; Facebook: Amuzu Theatre

May 16

NC Azalea Festival

Golfers and sponsors are needed for South Brunswick Islands Rotary Club’s 20th annual FORE! KIDZS golf tournament taking place at Tiger’s Eye in Ocean Ridge Plantation on May 16. Last year’s tournament helped the club raise more than $20,000 for local and international nonprofit programs and scholarships. Entry fee and sponsorship levels include greens and cart fees at four local courses, breakfast, lunch, beverages, door prize ticket, goody bag and more. Golfers may apply only as a complete foursome with an entry fee of $500. A discount applies for registration before April 1.

April 8-12

Information: sbirotary.org; email: lin@linkelly.com

Information: azaleafestival.org

Girls Day Out at the Airport

St. James Home Improvement Show

March 7

March 24

Celebrate Women in Aviation Worldwide Week with activities at the Cape Fear Regional Jetport on Saturday, March 7 from 2 to 4 pm. Hosts Barb Olsen-Gwin, private pilot and owner of Brunswick Air, and Jessica Wallace, certified flight instructor and owner of High Tide Helicopters, have invited aviatrix Sandi Brown as the guest speaker. Sandi soloed at age 17, earned her private pilot certificate at age 18 and co-owned her first aircraft by the time she was a college freshman. There will also be trivia contests and prizes and educational tours.

Just in time for spring spruce-up season, the St. James Home Improvement Show will feature more than 40 vendors, including Markraft Cabinets, Coastal Painting, Wright Building, Port City Design Group, Fulford HVAC, Strickland’s Window Coverings and Carolina Closet Company. From 3 to 7 pm you can meet the vendors and talk about your upcoming projects. Admission is free. The show will be held at the St. James Community Center.

Information: brunswickair.com or hightidehelicopters.com

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Wilmington’s huge, four-day celebration of spring, NC Azalea Festival offers something for everyone. The 68th annual event will feature a concert series (Alan Jackson and Nelly are the headliners), the Cole Bros. Circus, the Azalea 5K, 10K, Run/ Walk, galas and parties, garden and home tours, art shows, a street fair, a parade, fireworks, a boxing competition and so much more. Event days, times and locations and ticket information are available on the website.

Information: (910) 762-0944; anna@stricklandswindowcoverings.com

Battleship Firepower

Wilmington Wine and Beer Walk

February 21

February 28

Learn about the Battleship’s 16-inch and 5-inch guns from the gun houses to the ammunition loading compartments.

Presenters will offer a lively, handson program about the various types of fire-control equipment and other operations of the ship. The program is for participants age 16 and older, and hours are 9 am to 5pm. Cost is $95 per person, $85 for members and active military and includes a boxed lunch. Registration and payment are due by February 19.

Discover new libations at this self-guided tasting tour of downtown Wilmington’s most popular restaurants and drinking establishments and receive two free samples at each location. This event always sells out so get your tickets in advance. Times are 1 to 7 pm, and tickets cost $16 each or two for $27.

Information: wineandbeerwalk.com; etix.com

Information: (910) 251-5797; battleshipnc.com

239th Anniversary of the Battle Of Moores Creek Bridge

56% of us have no idea how much we’ll need to retire but 100% of us still plan to have a good retirement.

February 21 and 22 Learn about the battle that ended royal authority in the North Carolina Colony in 1776 with a variety of activities including lectures from local historians, battlefield demonstrations and more.

Militia will be on hand for firing demonstrations. Hours are 10 am to 4 pm both days, and the event is free.

Special Olympics New Hanover County Polar Plunge February 21 The 11th annual event features the Polar Plunge along with the 5K Run-NPlunge at Kure Beach. Contestants are encouraged to dress up as a superhero for the costume contest. Participants can choose the plunge or run or both.

Information: (910) 341-7253; plungenhc.com

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D a t e

February March High Tide

AM

Low Tide

PM

Time Height Time (EST) (ft) (EST)

AM

PM

Height Time Height Time Height (ft) (EST) (ft) (EST) (ft)

D a t e

High Tide

AM

0.4 11:49 pm 0.1

1

5:59 am

4.4

6:29 pm

---

12:34 pm 0.3

2

6:40 am

April 4.5

7:07 pm

4.7

12:48 am

0.1

1:10 pm

1:12 pm

0.1

3

7:17 am

4.6

7:43 pm

4.9

1:28 am

0

1:45 pm

0.1

0

4

7:52 am

4.6

8:16 pm

5

2:07 am

-0.1 2:20 pm

0.1

Low Tide

PM

Time Height Time (EST) (ft) (EST)

AM

PM

Height Time Height Time Height (ft) (EST) (ft) (EST) (ft)

1

6:17 am

4.7

6:40 pm

4.1

12:10 am -0.3 1:02 pm

0

1

5:01 am

4.3

5:29 pm

4

11:53 am

2

7:00 am

4.7

7:23 pm

4.2

12:55 am -0.4 1:42 pm

-0.1

2

5:51 am

4.4

6:17 pm

4.2

---

3

7:39 am

4.8

8:02 pm

4.3

1:36 am

-0.4 2:18 pm

-0.1

3

6:34 am

4.5

6:59 pm

4.3

12:33 am -0.1

4

8:15 am

4.8

8:39 pm

4.3

2:16 am

-0.4 2:53 pm

-0.1

4

7:13 am

4.6

7:37 pm

4.5

1:14 am

-0.2 1:47 pm

D a t e

High Tide

AM

Low Tide

PM

Time Height Time (EST) (ft) (EST)

AM

PM

Height Time Height Time Height (ft) (EST) (ft) (EST) (ft) 4.5 12:06 am 0.3 12:35 pm 0.3 0.2

5

8:49 am

4.7

9:15 pm

4.2

2:55 am

-0.4 3:27 pm

-0.1

5

7:48 am

4.7

8:12 pm

4.6

1:53 am

-0.3 2:21 pm

0

5

8:26 am

4.5

8:50 pm

5

2:46 am

-0.1 2:55 pm

0.1

6

9:24 am

4.5

9:52 pm

4.2

3:33 am

-0.3 4:00 pm -0.1

6

8:22 am

4.6

8:46 pm

4.6

2:32 am

-0.3 2:54 pm

-0.1

6

9:00 am

4.4

9:26 pm

4.9

3:24 am

-0.1

3:30 pm

0.1

7

9:59 am

4.3

10:30 pm

4.1

4:11 am

-0.2 4:34 pm

8

10:36 am

4.1

11:11 pm

4

4:50 am

0

9

11:17 am

3.9

11:57 pm

4

5:30 am

10

---

---

12:03 pm

3.8

6:13 am

11 12:46 am

0

7

8:55 am

4.5

9:20 pm

4.5

3:09 am

-0.3 3:27 pm

0

7

9:37 am

4.3

10:04 pm

4.9

4:03 am

0

4:06 pm

0.2

5:08 pm

0.2

8

9:29 am

4.4

9:55 pm

4.5

3:47 am

-0.2 4:01 pm

0.1

8

10:18 am

4.2

10:49 pm

4.8

4:43 am

0.1

4:45 pm

0.3

0.2

5:44 pm

0.3

9

10:04 am

4.2

10:34 pm

4.4

4:25 am

0

4:35 pm

0.2

9

11:05 am

4.1

11:41 pm

4.7

5:25 am

0.3

5:28 pm

0.4

0.4

6:25 pm

0.3

10 10:43 am

4

11:17 pm

4.4

5:04 am

0.2

5:11 pm

0.3

10

---

---

12:00 pm

4

6:12 am

0.4

6:17 pm

0.5

4

12:53 pm

3.7

7:02 am

0.6

7:13 pm

0.4

11 11:29 am

3.9

---

---

5:45 am

0.3

5:51 pm

0.4

11 12:38 am

4.7

1:00 pm

4.1

7:05 am

0.4

7:17 pm

0.5

12

1:39 am

4.1

1:47 pm

3.7

8:00 am

0.6

8:11 pm

0.4

12 12:08 am

4.3

12:21 pm

3.8

6:32 am

0.5

6:39 pm

0.4

12

1:38 am

4.8

2:02 pm

4.2

8:07 am

0.4

8:28 pm

0.5

13

2:34 am

4.2

2:45 pm

3.8

9:05 am

0.6

9:18 pm

0.2

13

1:03 am

4.4

1:19 pm

3.8

7:27 am

0.6

7:38 pm

0.5

13

2:39 am

4.9

3:04 pm

4.5

9:13 am

0.2

9:42 pm

0.3

14

3:32 am

4.5

3:45 pm

3.9

10:11 am

0.3 10:24 pm -0.1

14

2:02 am

4.5

2:19 pm

4

8:32 am

0.5

8:48 pm

0.4

14

3:40 am

5

4:06 pm

4.8

10:16 am -0.1 10:49 pm -0.1

15

4:31 am

4.8

4:46 pm

4.2

11:11 am

0

11:25 pm -0.5

15

3:03 am

4.7

3:22 pm

4.2

9:40 am

0.3 10:00 pm 0.1

15

4:41 am

5.2

5:07 pm

5.2

11:14 am -0.4 11:50 pm -0.4

16

5:29 am

5.1

5:46 pm

4.6

---

---

12:06 pm -0.4

16

4:04 am

4.9

4:25 pm

4.5

10:43 am

16

5:40 am

5.3

6:04 pm

5.6

17

6:24 am

5.5

6:41 pm

4.9

12:22 am -0.9 12:58 pm -0.8

17

5:04 am

5.2

5:26 pm

4.9

11:40 am -0.4

---

17

6:35 am

5.5

6:57 pm

6

18

7:16 am

5.7

7:33 pm

5.3

1:16 am

18

6:02 am

5.5

6:22 pm

5.3

12:05 am -0.7 12:33 pm -0.8

18

7:28 am

5.5

7:48 pm

6.1

-1.2

1:48 pm

-1.2

0

11:06 pm -0.3 ---

---

---

12:08 pm -0.7

12:47 am -0.8 12:59 pm

-1

1:41 am

-1.1

19

8:07 am

5.9

8:25 pm

5.5

2:09 am

-1.4

2:38 pm

-1.4

19

6:56 am

5.7

7:16 pm

5.7

1:01 am

-1

1:24 pm

-1.1

19

8:18 am

5.4

8:37 pm

6.1

2:33 am

20

8:57 am

5.8

9:16 pm

5.5

3:02 am

-1.5

3:26 pm

-1.4

20

7:47 am

5.8

8:07 pm

5.9

1:55 am

-1.3

2:13 pm

-1.3

20

9:09 am

5.2

9:27 pm

5.9

3:24 am

21

-0.9 1:49 pm -1

2:38 pm

-1

-0.9 3:26 pm -0.9

9:48 am

5.5

10:10 pm

5.4

3:54 am

-1.3

4:15 pm

-1.3

21

8:38 am

5.7

8:57 pm

5.9

2:48 am

-1.3

3:02 pm

-1.3

21 10:01 am

4.9

10:18 pm

5.6

4:14 am

-0.6

22 10:43 am

5.2

11:06 pm

5.2

4:47 am

-1.1

5:04 pm

-1.1

22

9:29 am

5.4

9:48 pm

5.8

3:40 am

-1.2

3:50 pm

-1.2

22 10:55 am

4.6

11:12 pm

5.2

5:03 am

-0.3 5:03 pm -0.2

23 11:40 am

4.8

---

---

5:42 am

-0.7 5:55 pm

-0.7

23 10:22 am

5.1

10:42 pm

5.5

4:31 am

-0.9 4:39 pm -0.9

23 11:53 am

4.4

---

---

5:53 am

0.1

5:53 pm

24 12:06 am

5

12:40 pm

4.5

6:39 am

-0.2 6:49 pm -0.4

24 11:18 am

4.8

11:40 pm

5.2

5:23 am

-0.5 5:29 pm -0.5

24 12:08 am

4.9

12:51 pm

4.2

6:45 am

0.4

6:46 pm

0.6

4.8

1:40 pm

4.2

7:44 am

0.2

7:49 pm

0

25

---

12:17 pm

4.4

6:17 am

-0.1

1:03 am

4.6

1:48 pm

4.1

7:41 am

0.7

7:45 pm

0.8

8:56 am

0.4

8:55 pm

0.2

25

1:07 am

26

2:08 am

4.6

2:39 pm

4

26 12:39 am

4.8

1:17 pm

4.2

7:16 am

27

3:07 am

4.4

3:38 pm

3.9

10:05 am 0.5 10:01 pm 0.2

27

4.6

2:15 pm

4.1

8:21 am

28

4:05 am

4.3

4:36 pm

3.9

11:04 am

28

2:35 am

4.4

3:12 pm

4

29

3:30 am

4.3

4:07 pm

4

30

4:24 am

4.2

4:59 pm

4.2

31

5:14 am

4.3

5:47 pm

4.3

0.5 10:59 pm 0.2

---

1:38 am

4:14 pm

-0.6

0.2

6:21 pm

-0.1

25

0.3

7:18 pm

0.3

26

1:57 am

4.3

2:41 pm

4.1

8:41 am

0.8

8:48 pm

1

0.6

8:23 pm

0.6

27

2:49 am

4.2

3:32 pm

4.1

9:38 am

0.8

9:49 pm

0.9

9:29 am

0.8

9:29 pm

0.7

28

3:39 am

4.2

4:22 pm

4.3

10:27 am 0.8 10:44 pm 0.8

10:28 am

0.7 10:29 pm 0.6

29

4:28 am

4.2

5:09 pm

4.5

11:11 am

0.6 11:32 pm 0.6

11:16 am

0.6 11:20 pm 0.5

30

5:15 am

4.2

5:52 pm

4.7

11:51 am

0.5

11:57 am

0.5

---

---

---

---

*Tide charts are accurate to the best of our knowledge. If you are checking tides for navigational purposes, please verify these times with another source.

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Allstate – R&R Insurance Services, Inc......910-754-6596 101

Island Carts & Rentals.......................................910-712-0212 53

Arbor Landing at Ocean Isle..........................910-754-8080 17

Island Classic Interiors......................................910-579-8477 39

Art Catering & Events.......................................910-755-6642 90

J&K Home Furnishings....................................843-249-1882 6,7

Atlantic Neurological and Spine Specialists...910-763-3333 25

Josh London, State Farm Agent...................910-383-1303 53

Austin Oral Surgery...........................................910-769-1605 42

Keston Law............................................................910-509-7121 53

Bill Clark Homes...................................................910-540-0037 86,104

Kimberly Jo’s Boutique....................................910-579-7670 36

BlueWave Dentistry...........................................910-383-2615 32

Kristin Dowdy, State Farm Agent................910-754-9923 53

Body Edge Fitness Solutions.........................910-575-0975 12

Lawn Doctor of Brunswick County.............910-452-0090 20

The Boundary House .......................................910-575-8888 13

Lockwood Folly Marketplace.........................910-754-5445 47

Braddock Built Renovations...........................910-754-9635 25

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

Brick Landing Plantation..................................910-754-2754 77

Martha Lee Realty..............................................800-299-5689 47

Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce.....910-754-6644 78

McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute........910-575-8488 29

Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation...910-754-4391 14

My Eye Dr................................................................866-705-4910 20

Camilla J. Desmarais.........................................910-363-4540 58

NewBridge Bank..................................................910-457-7705 83

Cape Fear Cancer Specialists........................910-343-0447 84

New Hanover Regional Medical Center.....910-815-5188 BC

Cape Fear Consignments................................910-383-1895 31

Novant Health.......................................................910-754-4441 4,34

Carolina Coast Family Dentistry...................910-754-4507 20

Ocean Isle Family Dentistry...........................910-579-6999 47

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Clark Seafood and Chop House ...................843-399-8888 13 OrthoWilmington................................................910-332-3800 11 Coastal Carolina Pediatric Dentistry..........910-794-2266 91

Pope Real Estate..................................................910-619-7673 99

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

Purple Onion Café..............................................910-755-6071 90

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Coastal Integrative Health...............................910-755-5400 61

Retreat at Ocean Isle Beach...........................910-575-2933

Coast Road Hearth & Patio.............................910-755-7611 85

Sacred Willow Spa..............................................910-575-7707 91

Columbus Regional Healthcare System....910-640-4070 58

Sea Island Trading Co........................................843-273-0248 5

Cottages at Ocean Isle Beach........................910-579-2002 44,45

Seaside Bakery & Wine Shop.........................910-579-3052 61

Crow Creek............................................................910-409-8590 31

Seaside United Methodist Church...............910-579-5753 39

Deeb & Fanning, DDS, P.A...............................910-579-5260 85

Shallotte Family Dentistry..............................910-755-7645 19

Deep Point Marina..............................................910-256-9083 14

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

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

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber........800-457-6964 12

Discovery Map of Brunswick County, NC.910-776-0047 87

St. James Plantation..........................................800-245-3871 9

Ed Newsome Hardwood Floors....................910-457-6060 31

Summit Plastic Surgery & Dermatology....910-755-5015 IFC

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Sunset Properties...............................................800-525-0182 58

Farm Bureau Insurance....................................910-754-8175 74

Tideline Fabrics & Home Decor....................910-754-5600 41

First Bank................................................................910-754-5250 79

Tides at Calabash................................................910-579-8433 IBC

Floor Coverings International........................910-575-5248 15

Time 2 Remember Photography..................910-253-7428 61

Foster Insurance.................................................910-755-5100 95

Trusst Builder Group.........................................910-371-0304 26

Foundation of Brunswick Comm. College.....910-755-7473 24

Wilmington Biz Expo................................................................................. 102

Fulford Heating & Cooling...............................910-842-6589 36

Winds Resort Beach Club................................800-334-3581 91

Genie Leigh Photography................................910-470-0456 42

Winey Bears..........................................................704-746-4928 98

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Islands Art & Books............................................910-579-7757 99

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The Tides at Calabash is an exquisite apartment community located in the heart of Calabash and only 5 minutes away from the beach front of Sunset Beach, NC. Imagine living somewhere that's only moments away from putting your toes in the sand and having the water from the ocean splashing up against your feet. It's no longer your imagination wondering. It's a way of life at our luxury apartment homes. Our luxury 1 & 2 bedroom apartment homes are within a 5-minute drive to the beach where you can experience all the perks of Coastal Carolina living.

We are conveniently located near Ocean Isle Beach, Oak Island, Shallotte, Southport, Bolivia with easy access to Leland, Wilmington, Cherry Grove and North Myrtle Beach.

COMMUNITY & RESIDENT AMENITIES: Premium Kitchen Appliances 24 Hour Expansive Cardio-Wellness Center Bark Park Comfortable Master Suites Outdoor Swimming Pool with Expansive Sundeck Garages & Storage Units Available 24 Hour Business Center with Wi-Fi Convenient to Golf and Water Sports Hardwood Vinyl Flooring Plush Carpeting

Built-In Microwaves Ice Makers Walk In Closets Dishwasher Garbage Disposal Ceiling Fans Washer & Dryer Connections Patio and/or Balcony Plantation Blinds Picnic & Grilling Areas

PET POLICY: Don’t forget about your furry friend(s). We are a pet friendly community, dogs and cats accepted with breed restrictions. $300 non-refundable pet fee for each pet, maximum 2 pets per apartment with monthly pet premium. We look forward to welcoming both you and your "furry friend(s)" to our community.

Give us a call today at 910-579-8433 to schedule your appointment to view your apartment home.

You can also visit us online at www.hpitidesatcalabash.com. *Bring in this ad and receive one waived Application & Administrative Fee and $300.00 off your first full month’s rent (or current move-in special –whichever is greater). Only applies to a 12 month lease.

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