North Brunswick Magazine Spring 2008

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Feature Story: Steve Boone from The Lovin’ Spoonful The Curious Story of the Fort Fisher Hermit

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How to Make Your Home “Green” Complimentary

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Photo by Luke Worley

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Photo by Keith Ketchum

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North Brunswick County Numbers & Info:

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7 Ways: 7 Ways to Make Your Home Green.

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Gadgets: Top-of-the-line Gadgets for this spring.

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Relocation Story: The Hofwebers start a new life

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Home Building Process: Former fixer uppers go from

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New Construction: Good things are coming to

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Handy numbers you’ll need if you are new to the area.

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Compiled by Michelle Macken

in Leland. By Jenny Vetter

the ground up. By Greta Walker

Wrinkle Correction | Smartlipo™ | Laser Treatments | Body Contouring

Waterford Village. By Allison Ballard

VIS IT OU R WAT E RFORD AN D S UPPLY LOCATION S

Special Section: North Brunswick Real Estate Map.

With more than 25 years of experience in a seven-county region, Wilmington Plastic Surgery is the leading expert in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. We offer the latest skin rejuvenation treatments— including Botox™ and a full line of injectable fillers—in each of our locations, plus consultations on procedures such as facelifts, breast enhancements and body sculpting.

Our annual guide for house hunters.

Compiled by Michelle Macken

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Feature: A Star among Us, Leland resident Steve Boone topped the charts in the 1960s. By Linda Thomas

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Travel & Adventure: A Big Time in Branson. The remarkable

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Across the Cape Fear: Common Sense and Mystery.

adventures of local artist George Murray. By Heather Lowery

LOGAN HOMES– Proudly Building Quality Homes in New Hanover, Brunswick, Duplin and Pender Counties

The curious story of the Fort Fisher Hermit. By Kate Sweeney

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Health: Allergies. Answers to some common questions.

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Education: A Jump Start on the Future. Brunswick County

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Nonprofit Spotlight: SEAHEC. Increasing the quality

It All Comes Together Under One Roof.

Visit the Logan Homes Design Studio where our skilled design consultants are available 7 days a week to guide you through the personalization of your Logan home. With numerous options such as paint color, light fixtures and cabinet finishes, the Design Studio allows you to choose the finishing touches for your dream home, built either on your own home site or within fine communities such as:

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Palmetto Creek | Waterford | St. James | Wedgewood | River Landing Plantation

Early College High School. By Heather Lowery

of healthcare in Southeastern North Carolina.

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By Paul Woodworth

Behind the Business: A Child’s Dream Come True.

Meet Dr. Sheila Hanby of Capeside Animal Hospital.

By Marybeth G. Cale

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Unique Business: Baby’s First Portrait. Womb’s Window takes ultrasound to a new dimension. By Linsey Trask Faces & Places: Grand openings for Montage Art and Design and Accent on Framing; Celebrations for Southbend, Murray Art and Frame and 3rd Annual North Brunswick Business Expo. Compiled by Michelle Macken

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Business Profiles: Learn more about the businesses of Accent on Framing, Montage Art and Design, Enoch Surf and Skate, Cooperative Bank, Door to Door Floors, Wilmington Plastic Surgery and Cascade Family

Design Studio Hours are 10 AM – 5 PM on Monday - Saturday and 1 – 5 PM on Sunday

Medicine. Neighborhood profile focus on Ashton Place.

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Morvil Design Group and Amy Myers Photo by Fred Pickler

Photo by Luke Worley

Stories by Allison Ballard, Marybeth G. Cale, Kate Lino,

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Flashback: The look of commerce in 1950s North Brunswick County.

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Numbers & Info‌

Where is the post office?

Leland Post Office (910) 371-9013 1123 Village Road NE, Leland, NC 28451-8479 Winnabow Post Office (910) 253-5576 6351 Ocean Hwy. E (Hwy. 17 South) Winnabow, NC 28479-5559 How do I get cable, phone or internet access?

Time Warner Cable (910) 332-7800 (phone, cable or internet) Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp.

(910) 754-4311 (phone, cable or internet) AT&T (888) 436-8638 (phone, internet) Where is the nearest grocery store?

Food Lion on Village Road (off of Hwy. 17) (910) 371-1951 309 Village Road NE, Leland, NC 28451 Piggly Wiggly on Village Road (off of Hwy. 17) (910) 371-2696 112 Village Road NE, Leland, NC 28451 Food Lion (off of Hwys. 74/76) (910) 383-1467 1735 Reed Road NE, Leland, NC 28451 Where are the nearest medical facilities?

Cascade Primary Care (910) 383-1600 509 Olde Waterford Way, Suite 200, Leland, NC 28451 North Brunswick Family Medicine (910) 371-0404 117 Village Road NE #H, Leland, NC 28451 Brunswick Urgent Care (910) 383-2182 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland, NC 28451 Morgan Internal Medicine (910) 332-0241 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland, NC 28451 Brunswick Community Hospital in Supply (910) 755-8121 1 Medical Center Drive, Supply, NC 28462 16

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New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington (910) 343-7000 2131 S. 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 Where is the library?

Leland Library (910) 371-9442 487 Village Road, Leland, NC 28451 Where is the nearest drug store?

CVS Village Road (910) 371-0794 117A Village Road, Leland, NC 28451 Walgreens Village Road (910) 371-1806 319 Village Road NE, Leland, NC 28451 Rite Aid in Waterford (910) 383-1098 501 Olde Waterford Way, Leland, NC 28451 Family Pharmacy (Clairmont Shopping Center) (910) 371-3181 112-G Village Road, Leland, NC 28451 Where are the town halls located?

Leland Town Hall (910) 371-0148 102 Town Hall Drive, Leland, NC 28451 Navassa Town Hall (910) 371-2432 334 Main Street, Navassa, NC 28451 Sandy Creek Town Hall (910) 655-3153 114 Sandy Creek Drive, Leland, NC 28451 Belville Town Hall (910) 371-2456 497 Olde Waterford Way, Suite 205, Belville, NC 28451 Northwest Town Hall (910) 655-5080 4889 Vernon Road, Leland, NC 28451 How do I get involved in the community or volunteer?

(910) 253-2412 www.volunteer.brunsco.net

7 Ways

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* Appliances: Choose high-efficiency water heaters, low-f low toilets and showerheads, faucet aerators, and energy- and water-efficient appliances. Consider using bulk-product dispensers for body-care products.

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* Flooring: Reuse existing flooring and subflooring

7 Ways to Make Your Home Green

when possible and look at flooring made from natural or rapidly renewable materials for new floors. Refinish wood floors using safe processes and with greener and

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safer materials. Avoid carpeting in high moisture areas or where spills could occur. Consider removable area rugs instead of wall-to-wall carpeting.

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* Lighting: Make smart use of natural light and supplement it with efficient electric lighting like compact fluorescent bulbs.

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* Water Use: Set water heater temperatures no higher than necessary and conserve water use.

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* Safety: Install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

* Paints: Use low- or zero-VOC (volatile organic compound) paints, finishes, adhesives, grouts, caulking and sealants.

From

floor plans to

Interior Designers (ASID) Founda-

of new technology and innovative

new furnishings,

tion partnered with the U.S. Green

products is making it easier to achieve

home remodeling comes with endless

Building Council (USGBC) to produce

a healthy, safe and efficient home. In

choices and possibilities. Whether it’s

green remodeling guidelines for the

fact, anyone can implement aspects of

a small project or a major addition, one

homeowner, builder, designer and

green design. It can be as simple as

important element to keep in mind as

construction professional.

purchasing bulk-product dispensers

a homeowner makes those choices is

Green design not only reduces

or as extensive as installing a tankless

the impact on the environment and

water heater for the entire home. Here

saves resources, it promotes a healthy

are a few ideas for the homeowner that

green elements in renovation

lifestyle free of toxic materials and

chooses to go green:

projects, the American Society of

allergies. The increasing availability

green design.

To make it easier to incorporate

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* Furnishings: Choose cabinetry and other furnishings made from recycled or reclaimed materials or wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. There are a number of products on the market, including countertops, tables, chairs and flooring, made from a wide range of recycled and reclaimed materials.

REGREEN, set to launch during INTERIORS 08: The ASID Conference on Design (www.asid.org/interiors) March 13-16, 2008 in New Orleans, is a residential remodeling program created through the collaboration of professionals in all sectors of the homebuilding industry.

Currently, a draft of the REGREEN guidelines is available for public comment and review. Access the guidelines online at www.regreenprogram.org. The final version will be released in March at INTERIORS 08. n

Select compact furniture that incorporates storage and consider reused, salvaged or antique furniture.

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gadgets

USBCell™ Battery Charger A revolutionary new rechargeable battery—the USBCELL™. This NiMH AA cell can be used like a normal battery and can be recharged simply by plugging into a USB port. With more than 15 billion alkaline batteries made and thrown away each year—wasting resources, CO2 and creating toxic landfills—USBCELL™ offers an eco-friendly alternative. It can be re-used hundreds of times as no charge adaptor or cable is needed, saving you money, hassle and waste.

Amazon Kindle™

$17.49 (2 pack) www.USBCell.com

Cinch-it® Revolutionary Dog Collar The Cinch-it® collar is designed to be a quality, durable, easy-to-use alternative to the standard pet collar while offering considerably more advantages. The Cinch-it® collar is made from 100% non-toxic materials and is completely waterproof.

With Cinch-it® collars you can adjust in 2mm increments, resulting in the perfect fit for your pet…

This revolutionary portable reader lets customers download books in less than a minute and automatically receive newspapers, magazines and blogs. Downloads wirelessly, no monthly bills and reads just like a newspaper. Holds hundreds of books, has a built in dictionary and Wikipedia and has long-lasting battery life.

$399 www.amazon.com/kindle

not too loose and not too tight. Available in a variety of colors.

MacBook Air

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The world’s thinnest notebook computer, Apple’s MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16 inches at its thinnest point and .76 inches at its

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The Jitterbug® dial and the Jitterbug one-touch are ideal for

in a sleek aluminum case.

people who want a personalized, simple and convenient mobile

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phone to keep in touch with loved ones. A soft ear cushion and powerful speaker make the sound loud and clear. A bright screen makes all numbers easy to read, and there is a simple yes and no action button with no confusing icons.

$147, with plans starting at $10/month www.jitterbug.com, also available locally at Cutting Edge Electronics.

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relocation story

As Katie became an adult, she

The Hofwebers: Story by Jenny Vetter Photography by Luke Worley

continued to head south each year to

permanently. As much as they loved

the family’s beach condo, although

Rhinebeck, the real estate market

now she had someone new to share her

there was tough. After September

childhood memories with, then-boyfriend

11, 2001, people from New York City

(and fellow Rhinebeck resident)

began to relocate to Rhinebeck and

Tommy Hofweber. Just one weekend

the surrounding areas, which quickly

trip was all it took for Tommy to see

caused home prices to skyrocket—that,

exactly why Katie loved it here. While

coupled with harsh winters and a chal-

enjoying the sparkling water and

lenging job market, gave the new Mr.

warm sand beneath his feet, Tommy

and Mrs. Hofweber a lot to think about.

realized that this would be the perfect Left: Katie and Tommy Hofweber made an offer on their house in The Arbors before they had jobs lined up in the area.

Bottom Right: Katie and Tommy found Leland to have a much more affordable housing market than their hometown of Rhinebeck, New York.

Starting a New Life in Leland

Remember

your favorite

summer vacation? Most of us can close

That is, of course, unless you’re Katie Hofweber.

Katie and her husband, Tommy,

Carolina Beach. Each year, the family would pack up the car and

winter indoors, the warm sunshine of

make the trek south from their home

a Carolina coast summer was just what

moved to North Carolina in the spring

in Rhinebeck, New York, a small

the family needed to re-energize them

to visit as children—we can hear the

of 2006—not for all the reasons most

town about 100 miles north of New

for the coming fall and busy school year

wind rustle through the trees at summer

people have for relocating, but because

York City. After the grueling 11-

ahead. While most of their vacation

camp, feel the ocean lapping at our toes

of something that had begun before

hour ride, Katie, along with her older

was spent relaxing on the beach, Katie’s

along the shore or even smell the cookies

they’d ever met.

brother and sisters, couldn’t wait to

family always made a little time to drive

break out the boogie boards and make

around the area and check out local real

baking at Grandma’s house. Wherever

As a little girl, Katie always

your favorite spot was as a child, chances

looked forward to her family’s summer

daily trips to Squigley’s Ice Cream

estate—“just looking,” of course—before

are you don’t live there now.

vacations to their condominium in

and Treats.

heading back home to Rhinebeck.

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“After we were married we wanted

place to make a new kind of memory

a change from the small town we had

for both of them.

grown up in,” says Katie.

“Katie had been going to Carolina

Tommy adds, “Katie has always

Beach since she was a little girl and

wanted to move here—the spark had

shared so many memories with her

been lit in her long before I even knew

family there,” says Tommy. “So I asked

about North Carolina!”

Katie to marry me on the Carolina

Almost ready to take the plunge,

Beach shoreline in front of the same

Tommy and Katie decided to take

condo where she had made so many of

another long weekend away and

those memories.”

headed south for a weekend of “real

After their wedding, Katie and Tommy kept toying with the idea of

estate research.” While having lunch at Wrightsville Beach after a long day

After spending an icy New York

our eyes and picture the places we loved

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heading down to the Carolina coast—

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Sheila B. Hanby, DVM

of checking out several neighborhoods,

700-mile road trip, migrating south

growth the area has experienced in

they finally just decided to go for it.

for good.

the recent years has certainly helped

“We thought, ‘if we can sit outside

looked at the moving truck and said

“We’re so excited to be in a grow-

is where we want to be’,� says Katie.

‘What now?’,� says Katie. “We didn’t

ing area,� says Katie. “It’s a great spot

know anyone in the area—Tommy had

for young people just getting started.

to do some creative unloading!�

We’re excited to see what it’s going to

in love with a house in The Arbors and decided to make an offer without

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their business.

on a pier in the middle of January, this That same January day, they fell

511 Olde Waterford Way

“We pulled into the driveway,

Tommy and Katie are still adapting

do for our house’s value.�

having jobs lined up or any kind of

to the coastal Carolina lifestyle, but

concrete plan. They had a closing date

fortunately they’re not alone. Since

ing new memories for themselves.

within a few weeks.

their move, both of Katie’s sisters

Whether it’s taking their Jeep onto

and Tommy’s parents have moved to

Carolina Beach with their dogs in

Leland as well.

tow or chatting with Katie’s parents

“Everything happened so quickly,� says Tommy. “Ten months after I proposed, we were married, packed and on

In addition to a new home and

Katie and Tommy are now mak-

about making the move down to the

our way to our new home and new life

new community, the couple has

coast themselves, this is one childhood

in Leland.�

recently embarked on a new business

memory that has definitely made a

venture as well—Top Gun Pressure

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Buying a home in Leland would prove to be the easiest part of their

Washing. They started the business

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relocation—they still had to move

last summer and have been busy grow-

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Right: The coastal Carolina lifestyle suits these two former New Yorkers.

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home building process

My husband

was asked in

simply HAD to be out of our price range. We drove around

early 2006 to

and were very impressed with what we saw. Unfortunately,

transfer to his company’s Wilmington location. At the time, I was working in Whiteville, and we were living in the

Two weekends later, my husband and I met with his boss to discuss our upcoming move. His boss is very

about an 80-minute drive from Wilmington.

knowledgeable about business, including real estate, that we check out,

quirky; a small house in a great neighborhood. We completely

“a new development

gutted the kitchen, bathroom and den as well as rewiring,

in Brunswick County.

re-plumbing and converting a porch into a larger utility

I can’t remember the

room. We did the majority of the work ourselves with a lot of

name, but there’s a

help from my father, an experienced remodeler.

bronze sea captain We told him we had

low maintenance. We began looking into the Brunswick

been by there, but

County real estate market in the spring of 2006. Our plan at

the homes looked out

that time was to buy an existing home. Prices were high, and

of our price range.

inventory was scarce. Twice, a listing we were interested in

He smiled and

became unavailable in three days or less. We weren’t in a

suggested that we

hurry to make a decision so we kept looking.

stop by again. I’m sure glad he did!

At Westport,

to seriously consider building instead of buying. Waterford

Kim Fanelli showed

became the standard to which we compared everything else

us model homes that

and we nearly decided to build there. Then, late one spring

would also be built in

afternoon we saw a sign for Jefferson Landing, a new

Jefferson Landing, the

development in the pre-sales phase. We decided to drop by

first neighborhood

their sales office located in the developer’s prior project,

in a new planned

Westport, south of Leland.

development called

We felt pretty confident that we had a handle on the local

Brunswick Forest. She

real estate market. When we turned into Westport and saw the

described the develop-

beautifully lighted brick homes and manicured streetscapes, we

ment’s overall plan

were sure we were wasting our time; these beautiful homes

with its mix of retail,

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Waterford of the Carolinas. After looking there we began

Below: Robbie and Greta Walker moved into their brand-new Jefferson Landing home on Labor Day weekend in 2007.

statue at the entrance.”

had only two requirements for a house: no fixer-uppers and

We really liked what we saw in our price range at

Story By Greta Walker

so we asked him for some suggestions. He recommended

1995. Built in the early 1940s, it was cozy, comfortable and

Since we had remodeled one home already, my husband

Former Fixer-Uppers Go from the Ground up

we arrived after the sales office had closed.

small town of Tabor City, where we both grew up, We had purchased a “fixer upper” house in Tabor City in

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The most exciting part for me was

close tabs on progress. Premier corrected

many miles on the ones that have

choosing the brick, flooring, cabinets,

most issues without our bringing it to

already been completed. We are

etc. We had plenty of time to think

their attention. As we had anticipated,

looking forward to the completion of

about these choices, so my very patient

there were several minor delays, so the

the Wellness Center in the spring. I’m

husband and I spent many Saturdays

house wasn’t completed until late

eager for the Gardening Center to be

sitting in Premier’s “selections room”

August. We were past ready to get out

completed, and we just learned that a

mulling the available options over a cup

of our apartment! We finally moved into

new movie theater is being built here

of Port City Java. We discovered that

our new home during the week of Labor

as well. We’re very happy in the North

one of Premier’s employees, Ann Bigg,

Day. Our punch list consisted of only a

Brunswick area and excited to be a

was building across the street from us.

few minor cosmetic issues.

part of this lovely community. n

She and her boys are great neighbors.

Living here these past several

Above: Brunswick Forest, a relatively new community development in North Brunswick County, features many amenities, including a River Club, gardening center, parks, nature trails, a wellness center and a golf course.

Forest included amenities that we hadn’t

as well as many homes under construc-

seen elsewhere, such as a River Club and

tion at Westport and finally settled on a

Gardening Center. Other amenities in-

house plan. We chose our lot from the

cluded a Wellness Center, parks, nature

developer’s map, and in early summer

earliest our builder, Premier Homes of

trails and a golf course. We were really

2006 we visited the lot to confirm our

Wilmington, Inc., could start on our

excited about the concept and very im-

choice. At that time the road into

home was in February 2007. We signed

pressed with the quality of construction

Jefferson Landing was very rough dirt

a lease for an apartment about two

exhibited by the builders at Westport.

and we needed a four-wheel-drive just to

miles from Jefferson Landing in June

Most importantly, the homes were within

get out to the lot, which hadn’t been

2006, knowing that it would be at least

our price range. Because this was the

cleared. Shawn Horton took us out for

a year before our house would be ready.

first neighborhood of the development,

the visit and explained along the way

home prices were comparable to what

where various features would be located.

we wouldn’t be in our new home earlier,

we had been considering.

Since the area was still mostly forest, it

but as we thought about it, we realized

took quite a bit of imagination to “see”

that there were advantages to being

how things would eventually look.

later rather than sooner. We had extra

We continued looking, but both of us kept turning the discussion back to Jefferson Landing. We returned to

One of the disadvantages of

share the details.

miles from our lot allowed us to keep

trails and bridges, and we’ve enjoyed

Premier Homes of Wilmington, Inc. built the Walkers’ home in the Jefferson Landing section of Brunswick Forest.

time to think about changes to our

purchasing in a pre-sale development is

house, such as adding a brick courtyard

an earnest deposit and made an

the inherent delay. The lots are sold

and changing the configuration of the

appointment to choose a lot.

well before construction can begin. The

kitchen cabinets.

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Westport two weeks later, put down

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new construction

Waterford Village

Story by Allison Ballard ELEVATION COURTESY OF CLINE DESIGN

Good Things are Coming

Leland

SITE PLAN COURTESY OF WEINGARTEN REALTY

residents have

out of Weingarten’s Raleigh office,

35,000 square feet of small shop space

known for a

says they are working to get as many

for restaurants and boutiques.

while about Brunswick County’s first

tenants as possible to open with Harris

Harris Teeter, which has already broken

Teeter later this year to ensure a

ground. Residents are now abuzz over

successful start.

what else is to come in the new com-

“Already, people are very positive

Early shopping center tenants

Negotiations are ongoing, with many more local, regional and national

include a UPS Store, Great Clips and

business such as a drugstore, Port City

tenants in the works, Wygle says.

Beverly Nails. There will also be a

Java, The House of Wine & Cheese and

Those negotiations include discussions

local restaurant chain, Two Guys Grille,

The Spotted Toad gift boutique. They

with Lowe’s Home Improvement center,

then added a medical center.

which is awaiting approval from the town

about the project in the community,”

which already has four locations open

Waterford community.

Wygle says.

from Wrightsville Beach to Porters

The cornerstone of the Waterford

munity. With the first commercial

Weingarten wants a high-end feel.”

development onsite, planners brought in

mercial development surrounding the Houston-based Weingarten Realty

Waterford is a 1,048-home com-

“It’s been our objective to give

of Leland and the purchase of additional

Neck. Wachovia and a Smithfield’s

residents as little reason as possible

acres from Bert Exum, Waterford’s

is handling the parcel, located to the

commercial complex is the 48,000-

Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q Franchisee, which

to go out on Highway 17, to have

developer. If all goes well, Lowe’s could

right of the water fountain as you

square-foot Harris Teeter, which will

has locations throughout eastern North

as many services as possible close

break ground sometime this summer.

enter the resort-style community. Ken

house an extensive produce and seafood

Carolina, are set to take up two of the

by,” says Jane Baldridge, marketing

Wygle, a leasing executive who works

market inside. There is an additional

five available outparcels.

consultant for Waterford. “And I know

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North Brunswick New Home Finder

Compiled by Michelle Macken

Spring

When browsing our map and

find this section useful in your house-

one thing—house-hunting season.

estate changes daily and that some

hunting experiences.

We at North Brunswick Magazine do

of the information in this section

our best to find the new subdivisions

could be changed by the time it’s in

in North Brunswick County and plot

your hands. It’s possible that prices,

them on our annual map for you.

listing agencies, phone numbers and

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Lake Forest Village

- Take Highway 74/76 to second Leland exit, right on Mt. Misery Road, right on Lincoln Drive. Located on the corner of Lincoln Drive and Mt. Misery Road.

-Approx. 10 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contact: Eyvonne Willetts, (910) 383-2333 or Bryon Robinson (910) 619-1101 -www.intracoastalrealty.com -Homes in the low $200s.

Evangeline at Brunswick Forest

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-Located on Highway 17 south, just 6 miles from Wilmington.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brunswick Forest Realty, (910) 371-2434.

-www.brunswickforest.com - Coastal homes and town homes in a secluded, well-located neighborhood.

-Homes from high $500,000s. Townhomes from $329,500.

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- Highway 74/76, second Leland exit, right on Mt. Misery Road, located behind Food Lion.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Myung Jang, (910) 297-7408.

-www.homelifeinc.com -Homes start at $171,500.

Lanvale Forest

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-Located on Lanvale Road.

-Approx. 8 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contact: Eyvonne Willetts, (910) 383-2333 or Bryon Robinson, (910) 619-1101.

-www.LanvaleForest.com -Homes starting from the $160s.

Lanvale Oaks

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-Located on Lanvale Road.

-Approx. 8 miles south of downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Jane Powell, (910) 540-9713.

-Homes starting just under $207s.

Bridgeport Townhomes at Windsor Park

Gardenwood at Brunswick Forest

Lincoln Place Townhomes

- Located on Highway 74/76 behind the Industrial Park, just past the second Leland exit on your right.

-Approx. 10 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Bentley Jefferies, (910) 383-0040.

-www.windsorparknc.com -Townhomes from the $120s.

-Located on Highway 17 south, just 6 miles from Wilmington.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brunswick Forest Realty, (910) 371-2434.

-www.brunswickforest.com -Single-level, low-maintenance garden homes from $259,500.

-Located on Village Road just before train tracks.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Kenan Fox, (910) 231-8716.

-www.lincolnplacenc.com -Townhomes starting at $129,900.

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-Located east of Highway 17 across from Waterford.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Jane Powell, (910) 540-9713.

-www.arborslifestyle.com -Homes starting just under $161,750.

- Take Highway 74/76 towards Whiteville, approx. 6 miles from the Cape Fear River Bridge, you will take the Leland exit. Once you reach the stop sign at the top of the exit, turn left. Follow Lanvale Road for 1 mile, or until you reach the Yellow Caution Light, and turn left onto Old Fayetteville Road. Follow this road for 3/10 mile, Ashton Place will be on your right just past the church.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-www.AshtonPlaceNC.com -Contact: BH Bostic or Brad Hunter at (910) 383-9890.

-Homes start at $179,500 and include everything you see in models.

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- Located on Highway 74/76 behind the Industrial Park, just past the second Leland exit on your right.

-Approx. 10 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Bentley Jefferies, (910) 383-0040.

-www.windsorparknc.com -Homes from the $120s.

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-Located on Highway 17 south, just 6 miles from Wilmington.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brunswick Forest Realty, (910) 371-2434.

-www.brunswickforest.com -Woodland homes with a selection of floor plans and lifestyles.

-Homes from the mid-$300,000s.

The Bluffs on the Cape Fear - Sales office located across from Magnolia Greens Golf Course in Cross Creek Commons.

-Approx. 11 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Cape Fear Bluffs, LLC, (866) 7BLUFFS. -www.bluffsnc.com -Home sites starting at $119,000.

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Lena Springs

Grace Point Townhomes at Mallory Creek Plantation

Belshaw at Brunswick Forest

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-Located on Highway 17 south just past Waterford, across from Wal-Mart.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Magnolia Greens Sales Center, (910) 383-0990.

-www.magnoliagreens.com -Townhomes from the $220s.

Ashton Place

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-Located on Old Fayetteville Road.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Robin Jenkins, (910) 616-1004.

-www.JuniperCreekNC.com -Homes starting in the low $200s.

3 Oaks Townhomes

The Arbors at Westgate

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section, please keep in mind that real

which means

Juniper Creek

-Located off Highway 133, 4 miles from Highway 17.

-Approx. 8 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Meredith Bailey, (910) 470-9488.

-www.stevensbuildingco.com/covelanding.asp -Homes starting at $199,900.

Eastbrook Estates

Our Annual Guide for House Hunters

time has arrived,

Cove Landing at Mallory Creek Plantation

- Located on Highway 133. Take Highway 17 to first Leland exit/Highway 133 (River Road). Turn left at bottom of ramp onto 133. Go 2.5 miles past Belville Elementary and development is on the right.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contact: Developed by Charleston Homes, LLC, agent is builder representative: Laura Heal, (910) 383-3705 -www.livecharlestonhomes.com -Single-family, detached townhomes starting in the low 200s.

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-Located off Highway 133, 4 miles from Highway 17.

-Approx. 8 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Kelly Sloop, (910) 617-3081.

-Townhomes start at $169,900.

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Grayson Park

Lewis Ridge

-Located on Highway 87 (Maco Road).

-Approx. 11 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Tim Kelly, (910) 540-3607.

-www.graysonparknc.com -Homes from $199,000, Townhomes from $149,900.

- Highway 74/76, second Leland exit, right on Mt. Misery Road, 3 miles to Straightway Road on right. Second right after Daks America.

-Approx. 11 miles to downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Myung Jang, (910) 297-7408.

-www.homelifeinc.com -Homes starting in the high $140s.

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The Grove at Mallory Creek Plantation

Magnolia Greens

-Located off Highway 133, 4 miles from Highway 17.

-Approx. 8 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Nancy Nipper, (910) 448-1448.

-www.TheGroveNC.com.

-Homes from the high $200s.

-Located on Highway 17 south just past Waterford, across from Wal-Mart.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Magnolia Greens Sales Center, (910) 383-0990.

-www.magnoliagreens.com -Brick homes from $270s.

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Cornerstone Village at Magnolia Greens

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-Located in Navassa.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Art Ricks or Michael Otelsberg, (910) 239-1555.

-www.lenasprings.com -Homes from $136,900.

Masons Place Townhomes Grove Landing

-Located on Highway 17 south just past Waterford, across from Wal-Mart.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Magnolia Greens Sales Center, (910) 383-0990.

-www.magnoliagreens.com -Brick patio homes from the $260s.

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-Located on Village Road across from the Leland Library.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Sandra Britt, (910) 262-4400.

-www.Hanover-Realty.com -Townhomes from the $150s.

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- Located on Village Road NE. From Wilmington take Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, first Leland exit, turn right onto Village Road NE. Masons Place is 3 miles on the right.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Carla Wiechman, (910) 264-5339.

-www.masonsplacetownhomes.com -Townhomes starting at $134,900.

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Mill Creek Landing

Villamar at Brunswick Forest

-Located on Village Road in Leland just before fire department.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington -Contact: Fala Beasley, (910) 617-4144.

-www.slmdevelopers.com -Homes starting at $189,900, townhomes from $159,900.

-Located on Highway 17 south, just 6 miles from Wilmington.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brunswick Forest Realty, (910) 371-2434 -www.brunswickforest.com -Florida-inspired villa homes with spacious lanais and outdoor living.

-Three-bedroom homes from $398,500.

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-Located on Highway 17 south, just 6 miles from Wilmington.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brunswick Forest Realty, (910) 371-2434.

-www.brunswickforest.com -All-brick homes with traditional Carolina architecture, from $379,500.

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- Located on Highway 74/76 behind the Industrial Park, just past the 2nd Leland exit on your right.

-Approx. 10 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Bentley Jefferies, (910) 383-0040.

-www.windsorparknc.com -Homes from the $190s.

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Walden at Brunswick Forest

-Located on Highway 17 south.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Mary Rusher, (910) 443-0039.

-www.loganhomes.com.

-Townhomes start at $204,000; patio homes start at $271,000.

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-Located on Lanvale Road about 1 mile off Highway 17 on right.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brenda Bozeman, (910) 371-2663.

-www.brendabozeman.com -Homes around $250,000 plus.

-Located on Highway 17 south across from Wal-Mart.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contacts: Todd Garrett, KC Billings, John Avery, (910) 383-1011, (800) 383-7535.

-www.waterfordlifestyle.com - Homesites start from the $85s; patio homes start from the $225s; custom homes start from the $400s.

Wedgewood at Lanvale

Seabrooke - Located on Lanvale Road (across from entrance to Brunswick Forest Commercial site) take first left on Old Lanvale Road, right on Buckeye Road straight into SeaBrooke.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington -Contact: Prudential Burroughs & Chapin Realty, (910) 508-6655.

-www.SeaBrookeNC.com -Homes, townhomes, and patio homes from the low $200s.

-Located on Highway 17 south, just 6 miles from Wilmington.

-Approx. 6 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Brunswick Forest Realty, (910) 371-2434 -www.brunswickforest.com -Brunswick Forest’s only neighborhood of home sites.

-Buy now and build later. Priced from $150,000.

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-Located on Lanvale Road.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contact: Logan Homes, (800) 761-4707.

-www.LoganHomes.com - Homes from the $150s.

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-Located on Village Road behind CVS Pharmacy.

-Approx. 4 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contact: Justin Ash, (910) 231-0642.

-www.thewillowsnc.com -Townhomes from the $130s; homes from the $170s.

Springstone

Willow Woods

-Located on Lanvale Road, about 1 mile off Highway 17 on left.

-Approx. 5 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Tim Kelly, (910) 540-3607.

-www.SandraBrittHomes.com -Homes starting from $249,900.

- Located off Highway 74/76 west. Left on Maco Road approx. 1.5 miles on the left.

-Approx. 15 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Sandra Britt, (910) 262-4400.

-www.Hanover-Realty.com -Homes starting in the low $200s.

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-Located off Highway 133, 4 miles from Highway 17.

-Approx. 8 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Kelly Sloop, (910) 617-3081.

-Townhomes starting at $159,500.

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Disclaimer: This North Brunswick County new development map is NOT exactly to scale and is designed to give readers an approximate idea of where the new home communities are located. NBM apologizes for any information on this map deemed to be inaccurate or incorrect.

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-Located off Highway 17 south.

-Approx. 4 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Logan Homes, (800) 761-4707 -www.LoganHomes.com -Homes starting in the mid 400s.

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Windsor Pines at Windsor Park

-Located off Highway 133, 4 miles from Highway 17.

-Approx. 8 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Kelly Sloop, (910) 617-3081.

-Homes starting at $154,300.

- Located on Highway 74/76 behind the Industrial Park, just past the second Leland exit on your right.

-Approx. 10 miles from downtown Wilmington.

-Contact: Bentley Jefferies, (910) 383-0040.

-www.windsorparknc.com -Homes from the $150s.

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-Located behind Wal-Mart on Highway 17 south.

-Approx. 7 miles from downtown Wilmington.

- Contact: Eryn Moller, (910) 431-8001.

-www.StacyPascucci.com -Homes from $215,900.

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feature

A Star among Us

Photo by Keith Ketchum

Contributed Photo

Story by Linda Thomas

Leland Resident Steve Boone Topped the Charts in the 1960s

His home

Above Top: Original members of The Lovin’ Spoonful, left to right, John Sebastian, Joe Butler, (behind in window is Zal Yanovsky), Jerry Yester and Steve Boone. Picture was taken in front of a barn in the Hamptons in Long Island.

Above Bottom: Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Joe Butler at John Sebastian’s house in Woodstock, the day before the Hall of Fame inductions in March 2001.

office is filled with

Boone’s home office—two shiny

guy with the receding hairline and

that was one of the very first to come

the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in

although all the members of the band

the kinds of things

gold records hanging on the wall.

the deep voice, the guy who enjoys

out of the folk era and evolve into the

2000. It’s been said that future mem-

were songwriters; their music was

quiet times at his home in Water-

folk rock scene.

bers of the Grateful Dead were inspired

featured in the 1995 film Die Hard:

to leave the folk scene and “go electric”

With a Vengeance and in Woody Allen’s

you’d expect to see in the office of a semi-retired

One of the gold records is the

man with a wide range of interests—computers,

big album size, the other is that

ford and kayaking in the waters

gadgets, books, research files, photography

funny little “45” size. These are

around the neighborhood, is

supremacy of the British invasion;

after hearing this group on their West

first feature film, What’s Up, Tiger Lily;

equipment, a couple of guitars, a keyboard,

mementos of a music career that

actually a bona fide rock star!

racked up an astonishing seven

Coast tour.

in 1980 the original band members

music paraphernalia, and photos of his family,

took off like a rocket in the late

He might not be a rock star by

sailboats and outdoor scenes. But there are two

1960s and is still rockin’ today.

today’s standards, but in the 1960s

(1965-66); adopted “Good Time Music”

more clues: The original group

perform a cameo in Paul Simon’s film

things you might not expect to see in Steve

Yes, Steve Boone, the tall, slender

Steve Boone played bass in a band

as their motto; and was inducted into

included John Sebastian as lead singer,

One-Trick Pony.

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The band challenged the chart

Top-Ten singles in less than two years

Know who it is yet? Here are few

came together one more time to

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brother, Skip, who played in a rock

singles hitting the Top Ten Charts.

on everyone. Sebastian went on to a

band in Florida.

The first was “Do You Believe in

solo career. Boone did a little music

Magic”, followed soon after by two

producing, and then opted for a

remembers his Dad taking him to a movie

songs that Boone co-wrote, “You

complete change of pace: He bought a

set where Gary Cooper was filming.

Didn’t Have To Be So Nice” and the

56-foot sailboat and spent the next four

Six-year-old Boone learned an important

number one smash hit “Summer In

years cruising the Caribbean and

lesson as he got to sit on Cooper’s lap and

The City.” The band toured the United

writing songs.

discover that so-called “celebrities” were

States and Europe, ap-

just regular people after all.

peared on The Ed Sullivan

While growing up in Florida, Boone

Right: The Lovin’ Spoonful on stage at Disney World at the Flower Power outdoor concert series in 2004.

The final clue: Do You Believe in Magic?

OK, by now you’ve probably

When Boone was a teenager, the

Show, American Bandstand

family moved back north to Long

and Hullabaloo, and per-

Boone is one of the original members of

Island, New York, where he continued

formed at The Hollywood

to dream of becoming a military pilot,

Bowl and in Central Park.

even going so far as to run away to

The Lovin’ Spoonful was

join the Navy at age 14. Those dreams

one of the first rock bands

stormed onto the music scene from 1965 to 1969. Here’s what the Rock and

Contributed Photo

figured out that our neighbor Steve The Lovin’ Spoonful, the group that

Below: Steve Boone in his back yard at Waterford.

Roll Hall of Fame had to say on their

was in full swing, but the electrified

So, we were wondering, as you

were shattered when a car wreck left

to perform at Fordham

induction in 2000:

sounds of the Beatles and the other

may be too, how did Steve Boone make

him with a paralyzed right foot at age

University—for a crowd

The good-time sounds of The Lovin’

pop bands of the day had also caught

it to the Hall of Fame and how did he

16. But that led to the development of

demanding nine encores!

Spoonful made the quartet a fixture

their attention. Retaining their

end up choosing Brunswick County

the skill that would take him to the

during the golden age of Top Forty

folkie roots while exploring new

for his home?

musical heights. While recuperating

to be in the music business,”

radio. Over a period of two years

directions, The Lovin’ Spoonful

for nearly a year, Steve Boone learned

says Boone. “In the ’50s and

in the mid-Sixties, the New

adapted folk-style finger-picking to

at Camp Lejeune, the second of four

to play folk guitar.

early ’60s the record

York–based group charted a string

electric instruments. Their folk-rock

sons of Emmett and Mary Boone. His

of ten Top Forty hits, seven of which

hybrid was particularly evident in

father was in the Marine Corps and

brother’s band soon followed, and this is

the bands what to do. But

placed inside the Top Ten at a time

the unusual combination of autoharp

after World War II he returned to his

where Boone met future Lovin’ Spoonful

with the arrival of The Beat-

when the competition included

and electric guitar on “Do You

profession in the hotel business,

drummer Joe Butler. After a post high

les came a new creativity.

Motown, the Beatles and countless

Believe in Magic.” What really set

building on his prior experience as an

school summer of motorcycling around

Bands started writing and

British Invasion bands. The Lovin’

The Lovin’ Spoonful apart from the

administrator for President Franklin

Europe, Boone and Butler met John

arranging their own music,

Spoonful’s tuneful, poppy singles

mid-Sixties pack of one-hit wonders

D. Roosevelt at the Warm Springs,

Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky in Green-

gaining more control.”

have stood the test of time and at

was their daring eclecticism. No two

Georgia, summer White House and

wich Village in late 1964. Boone started

least one of them, “Do You Believe

singles were written in the same

health spa.

college to study automotive engineering,

concerts was at the Marquis Club in

music business in 1973, moving to

in Magic,” remains a defining

style. Between 1965 and 1968,

but by the next summer he was on the

London, with Beatles John Lennon

Baltimore and starting Blue Seas

rock and roll anthem.

they tackled jug-band music

the Pocono Mountains and later in

road with the group known as The

and George Harrison in the audience.

Studio. After a couple of years in this

The four original members—

(“Good Time Music”), ragtime

Florida, where he developed three

Lovin’ Spoonful. He agreed to give it six

“Our amps blew out right in the

industrial area, a unique opportunity

singer/guitarist John Sebastian,

(“Daydream”), country (“Nashville

interests that would play big roles later

months to make it in the music business

middle of the concert… now that

presented itself. Blue Seas moved onto

guitarist Zal Yanovsky, bassist

Cats”), folk-pop (“You Didn’t Have to

on in his life—sailing, music and the

or he’d return to school. The rest is

was embarrassing,” says Boone.

a 135-foot Danish-modern barge

Steve Boone and drummer Joe

Be So Nice”), hard rock (“Summer

dream of being a Marine Corps aviator.

music history.

Butler—came together in Green-

in the City”) and orchestrated pop

Boone became a fan of Elvis and Buddy

wich Village. The folk-music scene

(“She Is Still a Mystery”).

Holley and he admired his older

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Steve Boone’s youth was spent in

An opportunity to fill in with his

Over the next couple of years, the group hit it big, with seven of their

companies pretty much told

Photo by Keith Ketchum

Boone was born in North Carolina

“It was an exciting time

One of the band’s most memorable

As often happens, the band split up

Refreshed, Boone returned to the

converted to a recording studio just at

as the stresses of being on the road

the beginning of the renaissance of

more than 250 days a year took a toll

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with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou

says Boone. “In 2008 we’re working

great bass player,” he says. “But I do

Harris, Robert Palmer, Ricky Skaggs

with old friends Paul Revere and the

have well-developed sense of rhythm,

and Little Feat, Blue Seas soon had a

Raiders and Three Dog Night on a

the ability to integrate well with other

reputation as a state-of-the-art studio

couple of cruises plus touring in Canada,

musicians, and I bring some style to the

with a very laidback atmosphere, away

and that’s just the first three months!”

music. That’s as important as great

from the frenzy of the New York and L.A. music scenes.

If you’ve been looking over the list

It all goes back to roots and friendship.

of Lovin’ Spoonful hits and humming

Christmas Day in 1977, with an

Boone notes, “I always felt at home in

them as you read but your albums or

emergency call to Boone to tell him that

the Wilmington area, having started

tapes haven’t seen the light of day in

Blue Seas Studio had sunk at the dock.

out at Camp Lejeune. Plus my old friend

years, there’s good news. You can visit

His manager and a friend had managed

and studio manager Guy Phillips lives

their website www.lovinspoonful.com

to save his Martin D28 guitar and some

here and has been bugging me for years

and listen to MP3 clips and check out

of the hardware, but Blue Seas’ priceless

to buy some property from him.”

their schedule. You can also watch old

library of master tapes was destroyed.

The Boones found a 12-acre

The cause was never determined, and

property off Maco Road, with a house,

YouTube. Listening to the Spoonful is

Blue Seas never recovered. But Boone

outbuildings and a tractor, but they

sure to bring back memories of a more

had fallen in love with Baltimore and

soon realized that the “hobby farm life”

innocent time. Their unique brand of

moved on to yet another phase in his life

wasn’t right for them so that property

good-time music, which combined

by buying and rehabilitating a 13-room

is up for sale. They fell in love with the

traditional folk and blues influences

former boardinghouse in the Fells Point

lifestyle at Waterford and are enjoying

with the rock and roll of the late ’60s,

section of Baltimore with the help of his

their neighbors and the ease of getting

is music that’s especially nostalgic for

brother, Mike.

out into the natural areas. Lena is a

legions of early Baby Boomers. n

the warmth of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he settled into a life of producing

clips (oh the styles and the hair!) on

competitive bodybuilder and likes to run on the local roads.

Steve Boone’s “short list” of

See The Lovin’ Spoonful at BCC

and writing songs. He also indulged one

things to do these days includes a

Get out those ’60s clothes, boots and

of his passions by becoming a river guide

leisurely car trip through Europe,

sunglasses and round up your friends.

for the local Historical Society.

recertifying his private pilot’s license

The Lovin’ Spoonful will be appearing at Odell Williamson Auditorium at

In 1991 Boone, Butler and Jerry

(yes, he did get to f ly), helping Lena

Yester, who played piano on the original

succeed with her music, writing and

recording of “Do You Believe in Magic”,

painting, and getting involved in the

re-formed The Lovin’ Spoonful, recruit-

community. And, of course, he

of Commerce. Come on out to hear

ing two new members. They are actively

continues earning a living with his

this great 1960s group rock out in

touring again but in small doses.

own music, writing and photography.

Brunswick County and to see another

What would surprise people about

side of your fellow Brunswick County

“We do a number of special music cruises and concert dates each year,”

North Brunswick Magazine

and his wife, Lena, ended up in Leland.

musical talent in a band.”

But it all came to an end on

In 1986 Boone moved again, back to

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Steve Boone? “Probably that I’m not a

Brunswick Community College on May 10, 2008, in a benefit concert for the North Brunswick Chamber

resident Steve Boone.

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Story by Heather Lowery

Left: Local artist George Murray (left) recently traveled to Branson with his commissioned portraits of the Branson Entertainment Hall of Fame inductees. He is shown here with Mel Tillis.

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A Big Time in Branson:

Fame—and they just happened to know that the board was looking for a portrait artist to

Above: Murray looks over some of the portraits he drew for the Hall of Fame.

draw their new inductees. They were impressed with Murray’s drawings and thought he would

The Remarkable Adventures of Local Artist George Murray

Tennessee, who put the engravings

Clark’s American Bandstand Theater

right to work because the November

under glass. The Hall of Fame used

and Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede

got Murray’s permission to

deadline was fast approaching. As it

these for their display.

Dinner and Show. The area theaters

bring a Charlie Daniels portrait

turned out, the inductee list became

back to show the board.

be perfect for the job. The couple

A few weeks later, Murray

Murray accepted the offer and got

As if doing the project was not

host many legendary performers, such

larger, and Murray ended up drawing

special enough, Murray received an

as ’50s and ’60s rock stars Bill Medley

18 portraits.

invitation to attend the inductee

of The Righteous Brothers and Paul

received a phone call from the

Murray started his mornings at 5

ceremony as a VIP guest. With

Revere and the Raiders, as well as

executive director of the Branson

a.m. to work on his drawings—before

originals in hand to give to the

many variety shows, like Gene

Entertainment Hall of Fame

he opened his shop for the day. Roy

entertainers personally, Murray

Williams’ Country Show, to name

Murray, local

Murray’s celebrity portrait prints in a

asking him to send more samples

Clark, Andy Williams, Mel Tillis and

boarded a flight and took off for

just a few.

artist and owner

Myrtle Beach gift shop. After purchasing

of his work. That was all it took

Jim Stafford are just a sampling of the

Branson, Missouri.

of Murray Art & Frame, at the Waterford

several drawings, the couple knew they

for the Hall of Fame to make

portraits he drew.

Shoppes, never expected his talent of por-

had to talk to this artist in person—they

their decision. They immediately

traying celebrities through black-and-white

had big plans for him.

asked Murray to be their artist and draw seven to eight Hall

George

pencil drawings to lead him to so many exciting endeavors.

His latest venture started when a couple from Branson, Missouri, spotted 50

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The couple sought out Murray’s shop in Leland and told him of their idea.

of Fame inductees for the 2007

They knew some board members for

Inaugural Induction Ceremony

the Branson Entertainment Hall of

on Sunday, November 4.

Known as the “Live Entertain-

Once the drawings were complete,

Murray felt honored to play a part in the new Hall of Fame’s induction

ment Capital of the World,” Branson

ceremony. Having never been to

Murray scanned his creations and

is the home of 49 live performance

Branson, he was impressed with

sent them to engravers in Nashville,

theaters. Among them are Dick

the area.

“The entertainment section is like a mini Las Vegas.”

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Murray’s work for The Branson Entertainment Hall of Fame, however, is not over. He will continue to be their official artist and create as many as one to three inductee

“It is beautiful country,” Murray says. “The

portraits per year. In addition, The Hall of Fame’s website

entertainment section is like a mini Las Vegas.”

features his recent inductee portraits.

Bob Leftridge (emcee of The Baldknobbers

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Jamboree Show, vocalist and local celebrity in Branson) was the master of ceremonies for the afternoon, while Paul Revere of Paul Revere and the Raiders presented the awards. A reception

admirers. For instance, Paul Revere, Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers and Mel Tillis showed interest in him doing artwork for them, and Murray may have landed a project to do for The Lovin’ Spoonful.

and the unveiling of the Hall of Fame followed.

About the entire Branson experience, Murray adds, “I felt

Being a VIP at the event, Murray got a

very fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful event. It was

chance to mingle with the inductees.

This last undertaking was just the most recent pleasure for

Clark, Mel Tillis and Yakov Smirnoff,” he says.

Murray. He enjoys donating his artwork to charity events, and

“I found all of them to be very gracious people.”

in the past famous personalities, such as characters from The

Murray’s brush with legendary celebrities

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and excitement did not stop there.

“Paul Revere approached me and invited me to a show that he and Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers were playing later that Theater,” Murray says.

Murray kindly accepted his front-row seat

Above Top: Murray’s adventures included attending a show by Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Above Bottom: Murray met a host of celebrities on his Branson trip, including Bill Medley.

at the show. It was a lively performance—Paul remember listening to it while in high school. This was the

stage props and Paul’s organ, shaped like a front

icing on the cake for me.”

end of classic car.

“After Paul finished up a performance, he actually

Margaret Kerry (actor and live model for Disney’s animated character, Tinker Bell) have recognized his talent for drawing

“Margaret Kerry’s agent spotted on e-bay a portrait I did of the characters from ‘Our Gang,’” Murray says. “Margaret

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“By being able to have talked and listened to all of these

From then on, Murray and Kerry became dear friends. She even asked him to be the official artist for her autobiography, Tinker Bell Talks: Tales of a Pixie Dusted Life. Murray drew 30

introduced me to the audience as a special guest who did the

really means to these people,” says Murray. “And being able to

with the new Tinker Bell movie, both due out this year. When

artwork of the Branson inductees, and he asked me to stand up

have shared this entire event with them at such a personal level

the book debuts, Kerry and Murray will participate together in

and take a bow,” Murray says. “I wasn’t expecting that.”

meant more to me than being recognized for my drawings.”

a book signing at his art store.

During the evening of dining with these stars, the performers also invited Murray to go on an upcoming “Rock and

many interesting stories. One thing is for sure, these exciting

a note that personally invited him to meet Paul Revere, Bill Medley

Roll Cruise” that would feature them, as well as other legend-

endeavors did not just happen by chance. More opportunities

and the band members after the show at The Dick Clark Café.

ary rockers, such as Steve Boone from The Lovin’ Spoonful.

are sure to lie ahead for Murray because of his friendly

“It is a small world,” Murray says. “Steve Boone is actually

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disposition, artistic talent, dedication as a business owner,

I was having drinks with them and talking to them about

a resident of Waterford and a customer of mine and we serve

and generosity to his community. The public can only await

my artwork and other things. I grew up with this music and

on a local committee together in Leland.”

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purchasing it and giving it to her for her 75th birthday.”

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very nostalgic for me.”

“I got to meet some of the inductees like Roy

evening at Dick Clark’s American Bandstand

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Left: In tattered clothes and with little else, Harrill shared what he had with stray animals.

across the cape fear

Common Sense and Mystery:

Below Top: With his whitish-gray bushy beard and weathered look, Harrill was a rough-hewn echo of Ernest Hemingway.

The Curious Story of the Fort Fisher Hermit

Story by Kate Sweeney Photography by Fred Pickler

Below Bottom: Generations of visitors came to see the Fort Fisher Hermit, shown here in his signature beaten straw hat.

Robert Harrill, aka The Fort Fisher Hermit, lived exposed to the elements at Fort Fisher for 17 years.

Everyone

is fascinated by a hermit.

untamed place, however, is the dwelling

The hermit frequently went

Since local filmmaker Rob Hill made his

place of a man. After a 20 minute’s walk,

shirtless. He wore a series of beaten

film, The Fort Fisher Hermit: The Life &

our shirts are soaked through with

straw hats and old shorts. His beard

Death of Robert E. Harrill, which details

sweat and our ankles are knobby with

was whitish-grey and bushy, and his

the life and mysterious death of the

bug bites. We knew beforehand that this

smile, weathered and sweet, an eerie

region’s legendary hermit, the movie has

would be the case. We came anyway, or

rough-hewn echo of Ernest Heming-

caught the attention of a lot of people.

maybe because of this, like pilgrims, to

way. Not only did Robert Harrill look

The Academy of Arts and Sciences

see the bunker of the hermit.

exactly how you’d expect; that’s how

recently nominated the documentary

There’s a tape recording from the

for a Mid-South Emmy. Major indie film distributor Cinetic Media has

he acted, too. He started out as a

1960s in Hill’s documentary. The

hermit, someone said, but he didn’t end up that way.

Even after seeing the film and

Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Now

recording is of the hermit talking.

snapped up the digital rights. And if you

talking to Hill in his pleasant, modern

we’re pulling small burrs from our socks

He’s saying he can’t afford the

missed the poignant documentary at

film studio on Princess Street, I wanted

as we traipse through the salt marsh and

high-priced insect repellent you buy

him, and when they visited he would

the Cucalorus film festival in the fall

more. I wanted to understand better.

maritime forest at the southern end of

in stores. “I mix kerosene oil, diesel

come tramping out of the old Army

2004, perhaps you can catch it on the

I wanted to go to the bunker. So, on a

Fort Fisher. It’s wild country, the air

oil and gasoline… and put a few

Air Corps bunker that he had made his

small screen beginning in March, when

brilliant morning in early fall, Hill and

swarming with mosquitoes and those

spoonfuls of high-priced mosquito

home. He’d stand and talk. Locals came,

American Public Television plans its

I hiked out together to the place Robert

small buzzing flies that hover around

spray or repellent in it, and I get

and then tourists came. Teenagers,

nationwide release.

Harrill lived—and died.

your ears. Wooden walkways caked with

along pretty well,” he says. One time,

families with kids, even school classes,

sand bridge the paths across estuaries

Hill tells me, the hermit slapped on

all looking for wisdom from the old

The story compels and haunts.

To begin with, it’s hot. Nine-thirty

More and more people came to see

Here’s a man who jettisons every-

in the morning and already the heat—

thick with sedge grass between the Cape

some discarded military repellent

man who’d left civilization—at an age

thing—possessions, profession and

unseasonable for October—is bearing

Fear River and the Atlantic. There are

before settling down to his fire for

when most would be looking forward

indoor plumbing—to live, for 17 years,

down heavy through the muggy air. Ten

deer, egrets and other wildlife—even

the evening. By the next morning,

to an easy chair by a fireplace—to

exposed to the elements on Fort

minutes ago we were strolling the cool,

tales of a black panther—that roam this

he had serious burns across his

make a hard life in an old bunker by

Fisher’s scrubby landscape.

other-worldly halls of the North

marshland. What brings us to this

leathery chest, his arms and legs.

the sea.

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Left: The Fort Fisher Hermit was one of the most loved attractions in the area in the 1960s.

across the cape fear Visitors made the drive down from Carolina Beach; they put some change in his small iron skillet and the hermit

the School of Common Sense, and it

lived at the beach, and he made sure

would be all about living simply.

they left satisfied.

He became The Hermit. Tour-

Below: Robert Harrill wanted to write a book as well as open a school, called The School of Common Sense, at the bunker.

Robert Harrill didn’t spend his

talked. He’d gesticulate wildly with his

ists visited even in the dead of winter

whole life a hermit. He was born in

arms, speaking about current events,

and paid for a picture. For this, he

1895 into a hardscrabble farming

politicians and society’s “psychotic

removed his parka, hat and shirt and

family in the South Carolina foothills.

problems.” He was writing a book, see.

donned the trademark straw hat.

There’s talk of an abusive childhood,

He had plans to open a school, right

They came, after all—and paid—for

a troubled marriage and mental

there at the bunker. It would be called

the true experience of the hermit who

problems that led to stints in Broughten

groceries, picnic food brought by

Mental Hospital in Morganton,

visitors, and the occasional seafood he

North Carolina. In 1955, after a

caught. It also meant that he was

lifetime spent navigating storm-

subject to ill treatment by some. He

tossed relationships and fighting

said the summer’s nonstop tourist

personal demons, Harrill came to

traffic exhausted him. He couldn’t

Fort Fisher, at the southern tip of

control when people came, or who

Carolina Beach.

came. In his years at the bunker, the

On the sands of the scrubby salt

hermit, a man in his 60s and then 70s,

marshland between the Cape and the

was harassed, stolen from, knocked

Atlantic, about half a mile from where

around, even kidnapped once. His

the fort’s ancient Confederate earth-

makeshift home was trashed repeatedly

works eroded silently away year by year,

Above: Harrill’s philosophy was all about living simply.

Center: The hermit made his home in an old World War II military bunker.

Bottom: The hermit kept a guest book atop a rock and held it open with shells and stones.

Robert Harrill knew of a World War II

North Carolina. Harrill had a guest-

Vaughn preached hellfire and brim-

military bunker. He had visited the place

book. He kept it atop a rock and

stone and he rode a motorcycle. He and

with his wife and kids years ago, on

weighted its pages open with shells and

Harrill hit it off and the good Rev’

vacations. At age 60 he returned for

stones. People visited once, twice, a

convinced the hermit to accompany

good. What must it have been like,

dozen times. They brought him

him to the Kure Beach Pier, where, for

walking through the sharp sedge grass

barbecue from their picnics, or beer and

an afternoon, they preached and

alone, bearing every possession he

marshmallows. They spent the after-

lectured simultaneously: holy damna-

intended to keep? What did he think as

noon and evening around his fire. They

tion and salvation from one mouth,

he entered for the first time the concrete

went home and got married, had kids

common sense and oneness with the

bunker where he would live out the

and told them about this old hermit

world from the other.

remainder of his life? The sands and the

they met years ago, as teenagers. Then

scrubland offer no clue.

the family went on vacation and the

the crowds, but he also lived it. That

kids got to meet Harrill for themselves.

meant 17 years of 100-degree heat and

Second-generation hermit fans.

30-degree cold, and long winter weeks

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One time, a wandering preacher came to see the hermit. Reverend

Robert Harrill played this part for

of seeing not one other soul. It meant subsisting on a mixture of the few odd Spring 2008

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“Okay, okay.” Gave me a look. “I like living in Wilmington.”

and fairly saturated with water and

Above: Co-Producer Nate Panning, Producer Scott Davis, Director Rob Hill and Co-Producer Bryan Mahoney accepting the trophy for Best Feature Documentary at the 2004 Hollwood D.V. film festival for their film about the Fort Fisher Hermit.

Left: The Fort Fisher Hermit was found dead in his bunker on June 3, 1972. He is buried near Carolina Beach.

sand. A crime scene investigator found his sleeping bag bunched up in the nearby sedge grass, also plastered in sand. Also found was a set of tire

have to wonder: Why did a man choose

tracks and a man’s wingtip loafer. No

to live here for close to two decades?

further investigation into his death

Many people who got to know him say

was conducted.

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Robert Harrill was buried in Shelby, North Carolina. In 1978, at the

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Just as compelling as questions of

overrun with inhospitable flora. There

the evidence had been destroyed, and

his end are those of Robert Harrill’s life

is only the buzzing of flies, only the

he was re-buried near Carolina Beach.

itself. The bunker still stands, four

roar of the ocean in this place that’s

The real story of his death remains a

slabs of concrete smaller than one of

otherwise again grown silent as the

mystery. When I asked Hill about this,

those driveway storage units, so very

grassy earthworks nearby. n

the filmmaker shrugged and said, “It

alone out there in the marshland near

was never the intention of my film to

Fort Fisher. You stand before it and you

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health

What are some common allergens?

Allergies:

The most common outdoor allergens include springtime pollens from flowers

Answers to Some Common Questions

and trees, summertime grasses, fall weeds, and mold and fungus, which are also found indoors. Other indoor allergens include dust/dust mites and our four-legged furry friends—cats and dogs.

Story by Jonathan Siuta

How many people in the United States suffer from allergies?

Recent estimates put this number at approximately 40 to 50 million individuals.

Can you inherit allergies from your parents?

No. However, you can inherit a tendency to develop allergies. In fact, if one parent has allergies, the child has about a 50 percent chance of developing allergies as well. If both parents suffer from allergies, then the child’s risk jumps to about 65 percent.

Allergies,

often referred

to as “hay fever” or allergic rhinitis,

medication and environmental allergens. We will focus on the latter in this column, answering some of

At what age can you develop allergies?

watery eyes, itchy and scratchy throat, and dry cough. Others

are not viewed as foreign invaders. Your family physician or

have stuffy nose and congestion. In most cases the discharge

pediatrician will refer you to an allergist who will make the

from the nose is clear and thin, but folks with chronic (and

decision as to whether allergy shots are right for you.

more severe) symptoms can have thick secretions from the

How do I know for sure if I have allergies?

nose. Children with allergies often perform the “allergic

Your clinical history is obviously the most important

salute”— pushing the tip of the nose upward with their hand

piece of information your doctor will need in order to make the

to help stop the itching. Furthermore, children and adults can

diagnosis. If necessary, your doctor or an allergist can perform

have swollen eyelids and “allergic shiners,” which are dark

a blood test to see if you have a predisposition to allergies. Or,

circles under the eyes from the collection of the chemicals the

a skin test may be performed by an allergy specialist.

body releases in response to allergens.

“I have had a runny nose and cough for five days.

Do I have a cold or allergies?”

This is when your doctor has to do some investigative work because the symptoms of both conditions often overlap, particularly in a young child. First, if a person’s symptoms recur during certain times of the year (e.g. springtime), it is likely he or she is suffering from environmental allergies. Second, duration of the symptoms helps shed light on the situation. Most colds or upper respiratory infections last one to two weeks. On the other hand, people with allergies have symptoms typically lasting weeks to even months. Third, allergies are never associated with lowgrade fever or muscle aches. If any of these are present, a cold (or, less commonly, a bacterial sinus infection) likely exists.

What treatments are available for allergies?

Over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamines such as Benadryl,

This is a topic of considerable

What can you do to help prevent allergies?

For those who suffer from outdoor allergies, it is best to stay inside during times when pollen counts are highest (early to mid-morning). Keep an eye on the newspaper or Internet sites that provide allergen information on a daily basis. Additionally, keep windows closed and run an air conditioner instead of fans during the warm spring and summer months. For indoor allergens, such as dust, consider purchasing dust-mite covers. These plastic, allergen-proof coverings encase pillows and bedding, keeping the dust out and your allergies at bay.

To prevent mold and dust build-up, choose hardwood floors over carpet and blinds instead of curtains. Change your HVAC filters regularly. You might even want to purchase an air purifier as well. Last but not least, if you are a dog or cat lover but have allergies, you may want to think

debate in the pediatric world, but it

Alavert, Claritin and Zyrtec offer much relief. These are best

twice about bringing your favorite pet home. Talk with your family physician or allergist first about your options. n

occur when the human body is exposed

the most common questions about

is widely accepted that allergies can

for individuals with mild or seasonal allergy symptoms. Saline

to an external substance (also known

environmental allergens.

begin as young as the toddler years,

nasal sprays and oral decongestants such as Sudafed are also

as an allergen) and the immune system

What contributes to the symptoms of allergies?

usually starting with indoor aller-

effective at relieving congestion. However, it is best to avoid

Dr. Jonathan Siuta is a board certified physician practicing with

gens, followed by the outdoor culprits.

medicated OTC nasal sprays such as Afrin, as these can actu-

Wilmington Health Associates at the North Brunswick location.

There are multiple substances the

As for adults, allergies to different

ally worsen your nasal congestion with prolonged use. For

Dr. Siuta holds boards certifications in Internal Medicine and

sees this allergen as a foreign invader.

The body perceives that the allergen could cause harm and therefore releases

body makes to deal with allergens but

substances can develop at any time in

those with more severe allergies or persistent symptoms, it

General Pediatrics. He completed his medical training at the State

various chemicals into the bloodstream.

one of the most prominent ones is his-

one’s life.

is best to see your doctor. In these cases a nasal steroid spray

University of New York at Buffalo and his internship and residency

These chemicals are actually intended

tamine. Histamine contributes heavily

and/or other types of prescription medications may be given.

at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

by the body to help protect itself, but

to the itchy eyes, nose and throat that

instead they cause the pesky symptoms

many people experience with allergies.

of allergies. Humans can develop an

This is where the class of medication

people, particularly children, experience

the worst of allergy sufferers. These shots teach the body

allergy to many things, including food,

called antihistamines gets its name.

runny nose with sneezing, itchy and

to respond differently to allergens so that these substances

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What are the symptoms and signs of allergies?

What are allergy shots?

Also known as immunotherapy, these are designed for

The list is long and variable. Many

Want to learn more about allergies?

Visit the following websites: www.aaaai.org, www.aap.org, or www.aafp.org and perform a search using the keyword “allergies.”

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education

It has been an adjustment for

Snyder agrees wholeheartedly.

the students to volunteer in places such

Because of the small class sizes, the

as Brunswick Community Hospital and

teachers are better able to work closely

area schools. Additionally, the students

are getting used to us being in their

with their students and to know each

are taught the significance of “putting

classes,” comments a sophomore. “Being

individual’s strengths and needs. “The

their best foot forward” by participat-

in college classes makes me act and feel

staff is a professional community,” says

ing once a week in “dressing for

more mature and responsible.”

Snyder. “The students are treated with

success.” As best put by one student,

respect and we model that for them.”

“We are more likely to get job if we

students on both campuses.

A Jump Start on the Future: Brunswick County Early College High School

“I think the students at BCC

Contributed Photo

Successful students will be able to

Story by Heather Lowery Left: BCECHS is a unique school concept that allows students to earn college credit while still in high school.

graduate from BCECHS with a North

are dressed to succeed.”

Furthermore, the students have

Carolina high school diploma as well

gram called AVID (Advancement Via

as up to two years of college-transfer

Individual Determination). The teach-

the occasion every Friday to develop

credits or an associate’s degree from

ers in turn teach this to their students.

their interests and abilities by learning

BCC within four to five years.

The program focuses on organization,

through club activities, such as year-

study skills and cooperative learning.

book, fitness, baseball/softball, drama,

Kim Harmon, Instructional Supgovernor and the legislature that is funding this, and, of

port at BCECHS, comments, “We owe a

An integrated curriculum is important

ballroom dancing, science, government

course, the local superintendent who makes the decisions

lot to Superintendent McGee, President

to the staff, as well. All of the students

and Toastmaster’s, to name a few.

that this is going to happen,” states Snyder.

Stephen Greiner and Vice President for

are taught to take Cornell Notes (a

Academic Services Sharon Thompson

specific form of note-taking developed

and students alike have a passion for

of BCC. They are the marriage between

at Cornell University), and reading

this school.

the college and this school. They are

and writing are given importance in

Students at BCECHS are offered a unique curriculum, yet one that meets North Carolina’s course of study.

“The philosophy behind early college schools is that

Great things

The staff has been trained in a pro-

One thing is for sure: The teachers

“I think it is a fabulous opportunity

are happening down

when you keep your school small, three basic key elements

very committed to seeing that this

all subjects. Rigorous it is! Students

for kids to learn in a safe place and feel

a seemingly quiet

are more likely to occur,” says Snyder, who suggests that be-

school continues and succeeds.”

are held accountable for two and a half

at home,” states Laurry Fitzpatrick, a

hours of homework a night.

science teacher.

road in Bolivia, North Carolina. There you will find the

cause of its small size, BCECHS and other area schools like it

home of the Firebirds at Brunswick County Early College

can provide rigorous instruction, connect kids to the outside

this rare school? First, the students need

High School (BCECHS). Only in its second year, headed by

world and provide opportunities to foster relationships.

Principal Dr. Vicky Snyder, the school of 155 students has already made great strides.

“We are unique and unusual in that we are on two sites,” states Snyder.

What are the criteria for attending

In addition, the students are

“We’re the best kept secret,” com-

to be freshmen who are first genera-

taught to value their community.

ments math teacher Christine Schrode.

tion (meaning no one in their immedi-

Many opportunities are provided for

“We offer so much more than other

ate family has graduated from college).

places… and we have high expectations of our students. This is the most

The freshmen and their teachers form their own small

Second, they must have good test scores.

High School initiative, sponsored by Governor Michael Ea-

learning community in a wing located in a building they share

Third, motivation and the desire to start

sley in conjunction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foun-

with Brunswick Academy. There they are taught honor’s-level

their education early is a necessity.

dation, and actively pursued by Brunswick County Schools

courses, which consist of two English courses in one year,

Superintendent Kate McGee. North Carolina is one of the

mathematics, science and history. A major focus is also given

says, “The students are unique…they

students may have to give up some things

forerunners in the country for trying to find alternatives to

to reading, writing, organization, study skills and cooperative

are fun to work with because they are

in order to come here; for example, some

traditional high schools, and only about 25 states have early

learning. All of these elements help prepare them for the COM-

so goal oriented. The school enables

students have long bus rides to and from

college schools such as BCECHS. Currently, more than 40

PASS Test (Brunswick Community College’s placement test),

them to release that.” He also gives

the school. A freshman shares another

early college schools exist in North Carolina, and several of

so they can then take college courses. In their sophomore year,

credit to the staff for being an integral

those are in nearby counties.

they transition, with the support of their teachers and admin-

part of the school’s success: “The staff

istration present at both campuses, to Brunswick Community

is also unique. They teach the curricu-

College (BCC), located just four-tenths of a mile down the road.

lum, but teach out of the box.”

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Assistant Principal Pete Wildeboer

Contributed Photo

The school was started by the state’s Early College

awesome place to work and we have an awesome leader.”

Schrode continues to say that

Left: The students are excited about learning at BCECHS.

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example. She relayed a conversation that she had with her parents prior to making the choice to attend BCECHS. They discussed the fact that she would have to give up her basketball to focus on her studies. Excitedly she explains, “But now, I’m glad that I chose here!”

BCECHS knows the importance of keeping the lines of communication open.

“We have a huge commitment to our parents to maintain contact with them and communicate with them regarding their children,” states Snyder.

“We have very active parents.”

BCECHS’s parent support group, named WINGS (Working in Nurturing, Guidance and Support), is full of life and is forming committees to lead social activities and fund-raising projects. The school also continues to look to the business community for support and partnerships.

After its first year, the school’s overall test scores were excellent and exceeded North Carolina’s growth expectations, giving it a “high growth” rating. Snyder continues to have grand plans for BCECHS. She is confident that after graduation her students will be equipped to compete in the global market.

“We want to continue to step up the academic preparedness and grow in such a way that we become an integral part of Brunswick Community College and the community at large.”

With the motto of Success is Our Tradition, BCECHS is well on its way to making this a reality. n

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nonprofit spotlight

SEAHEC:

“In 2006-07 SEAHEC held 391 programs attended by 8,746 healthcare providers, including 407 from Brunswick County.”

Increasing the Quality of Healthcare in Southeastern North Carolina Story by P aul Woodworth, PhD

“I was interested in a community-

became SEAHEC as part of a long-

keeps pace, including pursuing a

based program that offered a quality

term strategy to broaden awareness

replacement for Brunswick Community

education but was family-friendly,” Dr.

of its mission.

Hospital in Supply.

Associate Director of SEAHEC

Pieper says. “From my first visit, every-

healthcare education to medical, dental,

fast-growing community, SEAHEC also

there was no doubt it was the right fit.”

physician assistant, nursing, pharmacy and

has expanded its focus to include

Improving Healthcare

allied health professionals and students.

specialized patient care, medical support

Serving All Communities

services and continuing education.

Contributed Photos

health-education groups in the North

Above Right: Mark Darrow, MD, introduces the new SEAHEC name and logo to employees at the end of January.

Dr. Terry

Close Relationships

Carolina AHEC Program. The state-

bring more healthcare providers to

wide initiative provides educational

underserved communities,” Darrow says.

attracting medical residents to the region

programs in partnership with academic

“These students are trained locally; we

and retaining them after their residencies.

institutions, healthcare agencies and

feel this approach gives them real-world

like-minded organizations. A majority of

experience while trying to help them find

of the hospital’s strong medicine

SEAHEC funding comes from its own

a place in our community.”

program,” Dr. Pieper says. “Then I

faculty practice plan; other sources

A study in June 2007 by the

include the State of North Carolina, the

North Carolina Institute of Medicine,

SEAHEC remains committed to

“I was drawn to the area because

visited Southport and fell in love with the small-town environment.”

region by providing education, training

University of North Carolina-Chapel

a nonprofit that provides analysis and

sees 15

and resources to healthcare professionals

Hill School of Medicine, grants and

advice on the health of North Caro-

residency program Pieper completed is

to 20 patients a day at Howe Street In-

in Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New

private contributions.

lina’s population, found major short-

one of four accredited Graduate

ternal Medicine in Brunswick County,

Hanover and Pender counties. SEAHEC

ages of physicians in primary care,

Medical Education Programs that

treating nearly everything from acid

also works to inspire youth to pursue

tion efforts, SEAHEC has dramatically

internal medicine, pediatrics and

SEAHEC administers in close affilia-

reflux to the common cold.

healthcare careers and retrains health-

improved the quality of healthcare

geriatrics in eastern and southeastern

tion with New Hanover Regional and

care professionals who had previously

available to residents in Brunswick

North Carolina.

the School of Medicine at UNC-Chapel

left the profession.

County and throughout southeast

The primary-care physician is among providers serving fast-growing Brunswick

Pieper has been practicing in

“Through our outreach and educa-

In Brunswick County, a growing

The three-year internal medicine

Hill. Those residency programs also

North Carolina,” says Mark Darrow,

influx of homebuyers and businesses

include general surgery, obstetrics/

has transformed a rural farming

gynecology and family medicine.

County, thanks in large measure to the

Brunswick County since graduating

MD, President and CEO of SEAHEC.

efforts of SEAHEC, the South East Area

in 2002 from the Internal Medicine

SEAHEC was first established

Health Education Center.

residency program that SEAHEC

in 1973 as Wilmington AHEC and

nation’s 14th-highest rate of population

taught by 25 faculty members of the

administers for New Hanover Regional

changed its name to Coastal AHEC in

growth. Healthcare leaders in Brunswick

UNC-CH School of Medicine perma-

Medical Center in Wilmington.

1992. In January 2008 the organization

are working to ensure medical care

nently based in Wilmington and local

The nonprofit organization works to improve the quality of healthcare in the North Brunswick Magazine

“Part of SEAHEC’s mission is to

Pieper

the increaseing number of healthcare

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In response to the needs of the

one was so accommodating and friendly,

SEAHEC is one of nine regional

Above Left: SEAHEC offers CPR classes through the Community Training Center.

SEAHEC provides high-quality

community into the county with the

The graduate programs are

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private-practice physicians who hold UNC-CH appointments.

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training centers for health-professions students and medical residents, as well as for continuing education programs developed by SEAHEC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The graduate medical education students conduct rounds in area hospitals, health departments and private practices, giving them experi-

In addition to training new

from Brunswick County.

medical professionals, SEAHEC offers

over two hours to get to a class.â&#x20AC;?

says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These environments also create a

continuing education programs

network of professional contacts that

targeting the 9,000 healthcare profes-

Wilmington Orthopaedic Group Partnership

help keep the students in the area after

sionals in the five-county area. The

they have completed their education.â&#x20AC;?

programs focus on the latest technolo-

seminars with local orthopaedic

burnout and medical missions that would

Training for a Lifetime

gies, procedures and treatments and

practices, including Wilmington

benefit primary-care providers as well.â&#x20AC;?

are designed to meet the needs of the

Orthopaedic Group, to update local

Batish Family Medicine works as an

region, while being customized for

orthopaedists on important bone and

Orthopaedic Group is the oldest

associate professor with UNC-CH

specific agencies or healthcare disci-

joint issues.

orthopaedic practice in Wilmington,

through SEAHEC to teach medical

plines. The programs include nursing,

students from UNC-CH, Duke Univer-

dental, allied health, mental health,

has partnered with SEAHEC for the

November 2007. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With our recent

sity, East Carolina University and

public health, pharmacotherapy and

past 12 years to present a program

expansion, we are pleased to provide

Wake Forest University. The students

continuing medical education.

called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Update in Orthopaedicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? says

quality healthcare to a greater part of

Mark Foster, M.D. of Wilmington

the region,â&#x20AC;? Foster says.

In 2006â&#x20AC;&#x201C;07, SEAHEC held 391

conduct medical rounds in his office as

SEAHEC also co-sponsors

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wilmington Orthopaedic Group

â&#x20AC;&#x153;While our symposium each year is based in orthopaedics,â&#x20AC;? Foster says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have covered topics such as professional

Established in 1955, Wilmington

and it opened a Southport office in

part of their training. Under Batishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

programsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including such topics as

supervision, the students meet with

The Basics of Addiction and Wound

patients to help evaluate their condi-

Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;attended by 8,476

Things You Should Knowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, explored the

Brunswick County. Darrow of SEAHEC

tions and assess the proper treatments.

healthcare providers, including 407

most important points relating to

says the future looks promising.

from Brunswick County.

a variety of musculoskeletal problems,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students bring a new energy to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The continuing medical education

the office whenever they are here,â&#x20AC;? Batish

North Brunswick Magazine

including 14 healthcare professionals

ence in multiple environments,â&#x20AC;? Darrow

In Leland, Dr. Sanjay Batish of

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education programs, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had to drive

Orthopaedic Group.

The 2007 seminar, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Five

The practice is contributing to a rising tide of healthcare service in

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The end result of all our efforts,â&#x20AC;?

such as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Five Principals of Pain Manage-

Darrow says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is increasing the number

says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They bring fresh sets of questions

classes at SEAHEC are convenient,â&#x20AC;?

mentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Five Reasons Why My Back

and quality of healthcare professionals

and fresh sets of eyes to situations we see

says Batish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can attend the class

Hurtsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The symposium attracted 180

providing consistent, high-quality

every day. Their different perspectives

without having to close the office for the

participants, ranging from physicians

patient care in Brunswick County and

can help us see things differently.â&#x20AC;?

whole day. For other continuing medical

to physical therapists to case managers,

throughout the region.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x192;â&#x20AC;&#x192; n

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behind the business

A Child’s Dream Come True:

Florida, setting her sights on signifi-

from all parts of the United States to

spirit that is evidenced through her

cant business endeavors, seeking excite-

come and make it home. We can all

work with a wide array of philanthropic

ment and risk far away from the

learn from the different people who live

efforts throughout her career.

comfort of home.

here, just as I learned from the people

Sometimes, though, “home” has a

I spent time with in Spain. I love that

community organizations, Hanby

way of luring one back, bringing things

my clients represent so many different

has adopted her own family of rescue

full circle. So it’s no surprise that “it just

places and share their varied stories

animals. Jack, formerly known at an

felt so right to move back,” Hanby says,

with me—it keeps things interesting.”

emergency clinic as “Lucky No. 13,” is

“when, by happenstance, I received an offer to work in Wilmington.”

Story by Marybeth Gallagher Cale Photography by LUKE WORLEY

for animals is the obvious focus for a

had brought him to the clinic was unable

revealed itself shortly after her home-

veterinarian, Hanby feels that being a

to afford the very expensive treat-

coming—that of opening her own

“people person” is also critical to

ments needed to save him and wanted

animal hospital.

success in the field.

to put him down. When Hanby saw his

“I had been watching Brunswick

“Every animal who comes through my doors is accompanied by a person,”

of her childhood pet, a Dalmatian, and

time to jump in,” Hanby explains.

Hanby says with gentleness in her

immediately felt compelled to adopt him.

The opening of the very unique

voice. By taking care of the animals,

and popular Capeside Animal Hospital,

she says she is also making valuable

located at The Waterford Shoppes in

differences in the lives of those people.

Leland, marked the pinnacle experience

“It’s so rewarding,” Hanby says.

The physical ambience of Capeside

all aspects of her dream—practicing

Animal Hospital clearly portrays her

veterinary medicine, living near the

values-based approach to her work.

shoreline of southeastern North

Hanby has created a spa-like atmo-

Carolina and immersing herself in what

sphere designed to make the animals—

has become a vibrant, diverse commu-

and their families—comfortable. The

nity of people who represent the many

cozy environment is a direct reflection

subcultures of our country.

of Hanby’s commitment to treating each animal like her own with an

child has a dream

vision, and, eventually, that vision

from Hoggard High School, Hanby

from Spain, I traveled there frequently

honest, ethical, hometown approach

of what their

became a beautiful reality.

completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in

with my family in the summer months,”

underlined by superior professionalism.

Chemistry at UNCW and then traveled

Hanby says. “I learned the language

future might hold—where they will

Born and raised in Wilmington,

live, what they will do for a living.

Sheila Hanby, DVM, says she always

on to N.C. State University to study

and culture of my extended family and

segment to her work—Furever Friends,

Most of those dreams fall away, giving

knew that caring for animals was what

veterinary medicine.

ancestors and it gave me a real appre-

an animal rescue group established by

birth to new ones. But for young Sheila

she was meant to do.

ciation for the many things people from

Capeside Animal Hospital to help

person, I couldn’t wait to leave my

other places can bring to the table. It’s

injured, abandoned and homeless

Hanby, the dream of becoming a

“As far back as I can remember, I

“Naturally, just like every young

Hanby has also added another

veterinarian, detailed in every one of

just knew I had to become a vet,” she

home state and find new adventures

amazing how Brunswick County has

animals. Hanby’s desire to create a venue

her childhood journals, became a

reflects thoughtfully. After graduating

elsewhere,” says Hanby. She moved to

grown and changed, attracting people

for this purpose comes from a charitable

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friendly tail-wagging, she was reminded

County grow and felt it was a great

“Because my mother was originally

Every

a Dalmatian that Hanby treated for a severe intestinal virus. The family who

(so far) in her life. The hospital marries

Left: Dr. Sheila Hanby with her rescued pets Jack and Olivia.

That appreciation for people is at the heart of her work. Though caring

Another layer to her dream quickly

Meet Dr. Sheila Hanby of Capeside Animal Hospital

Above and beyond her work with

Above: Hanby strives to make her patients and their owners comfortable.

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Her other dog, Olivia, was found on the side of the road and came to Hanby for rescue treatment. Heavy medications saved her life, and Hanby brought her home. Though Olivia is not 100 percent Dalmatian, she has some of the breed in her.

“The spots saved her life,” Hanby giggles. “I love Dalmatians and I just had to help her heal and bring her into my home.”

In addition to Jack and Olivia, Hanby’s personal life also includes a cat, Burt Reynolds. Why? “Because when he was brought to me by Animal Control, he had a very severe wound which left visible scar tissue on his left eye. I just thought it would be appropriate to name him after a male celebrity who has had lots of plastic surgery,” she explains with laughter.

Between the hospital, her charitable work and her own family of animals, Hanby says she has very little free time. When asked how she balances everything, she credits her

Above: Hanby’s veterinarian practice, Capeside Animal Hospital, is in The Waterford Shoppes in Leland.

staff. “They are wonderful,” she says.

“Without them, my doors wouldn’t

Hanby’s network of support will

directors. On a personal note, she hopes

open every morning. They are incredibly

inevitably celebrate with her as her

that she might travel to Third World

caring and I am very lucky.”

story continues to unfold. Her vision

countries at some point to care for

for Capeside Animal Hospital is to have

animals in clinics there.

Hanby also expresses feelings of great gratitude for her family. She says

a free-standing building, to offer more

that the best thing about living here is

services, such as luxury boarding

hold, you can be sure that the original

the proximity to her parents, John and

condos, and to make the practice more

dream and vision of the young Sheila

Ana Hanby of Wilmington, and her

comfortable and accessible. She is also

Hanby will be woven into everything

brother, who lives in Charlotte. “They

doing groundwork now to establish

she does. She is living proof that, with

have been an amazing support system

Furever Friends as an official 501c3

hard work and vision, the dreams of

to me,” she says.

organization with its own board of

children can come true. n

No matter what her future may

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unique business

Baby’s First Portrait:

Womb’s Window Takes Ultrasound to a New Dimension

Story by Linsey Trask Photography by Keith Ketchum Above: 3D images help parents bond with their babies before the babies are born.

As soon

-to-be parents,

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belly or a flashlight on Mom’s belly or

the equipment and in obtaining the

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to Mom eating a snack or taking a sip

best images possible of your baby.

probably filled with all kinds of questions:

does not do measurements, estimates

of soda. If you don’t want to know the

Crisp is a registered nurse in Maternal

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Above: Leland resident Marilyn Crisp, owner of Womb’s Window in Wilmington, is a registered nurse in Maternal Child Health who became fascinated with ultrasound technology after a coworker showed her 3D images of his baby.

The 3D/4D ultrasound scan is

You may have your ultrasound as

has room to move around.

says that sometimes the baby will move

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faces & places Photography by Luke Worley

Celebration for Murray Art & Frame New Location

3rd Annual North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce Photography by Albert Sikes Business Expo Story Courtesy of LelandTribune.com The third annual North Brunswick Business Expo attracted a strong crowd of over 400 people on Saturday, January 26, 2008.

The expo, which was sponsored by the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, was held at North Brunswick High School.

Attendees braved the cold weather and much-needed rain to mix and mingle with representatives from over 50 local businesses and non-profit organizations. Numerous door prizes were given out during the course of the event, which also featured a silent auction.

The expoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sponsors included Pioneer Strategies, North Brunswick Magazine, the Wilmington Star-News/BrunswickVoice.com, Brunswick County Schools, BB&T, Dr. Walter Futch, DDS, Logan Homes, Intracoastal Realty, Coldwell Banker/Sea Coast Realty, East Carolina Bank, Waterford of the Carolinas, the State Port Pilot, WHQR 91.3 FM and WECT TV6. Brunswick Electric Membership

About 100 people attended the celebration.

Gary Longardo, Leland Mayor Walter Futch &, George Murray

Jane Gilbert & Jeff Harvell

Tony Vlach

Brian Hartzell

Tina Sikes

Corporation sponsored the exhibitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; booth contest, donating two prizes which were presented in recognition of award-winning booths.

Paul Chase & Chris LaCoe Brent Bolen & Luke Bolen

Photography by Luke Worley

Joyce Beatty

A presentation from Fac-Ette Manufacturing.

Open House Celebration for SouthBend

Kevin Price & Cynthia Janosk Harry Martin & Brenda Bozeman

A great number of visitors toured the Southbend model home.

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Wendell Horrell & Randy Rhodes

Frank Williams

Robin Jenkins

Tim Fairbanks & Natalia Llinas

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Southbend is located on Lanvale Road, less than 1 mile from Brunswick Forest.

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Grand Openning for Accent on FRAMING & Photography by Adam Hawley MONTAGE Art and Design On November 16, 2007, Montage Art & Design and Accent on Framing opened their doors “Under One Roof ”. Two established businesses, two experienced owners and two professional artists—Mary Anne Sauer and Jonnié Chardonn—joined forces and launched a cutting-edge gallery and

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framing center. Located at Cross Creek Commons in Leland, the gala was well attended by New Hanover and Brunswick county officials and patrons of the arts. The gallery features local, regional and international artists as well as three-dimensional artisan works. The framing center offers a wide variety

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of services, specializing in creative custom framing for the residential and commercial client. The event was an overwhelming success enjoyed by all.

Sally Bullers

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Harry & JoAnne Davis Jonnié Chardonn & Pam Jenkins

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Susan & Clancy Thompson

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The grand opening was a white tent event.

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Cascade Primary Care

by Amy Myers

Business Profile

Montage Art and Design and Accent on Framing Business Profile

Novant Medical Group is pleased to announce the opening of Cascade Primary Care, a brand-new medical office located in Waterford Medical Plaza in Leland. Kevin Price, D.O., who is board certified in internal medicine, began seeing patients at the office on January 1.

What do you get when you put together two businesses with two experienced owners who are also professional artists? You get creative genius combined with a passion for the art world that is nothing less than inspirational and engaging. You get MONTAGE Art and Design and accent on FRAMING, located in Leland at Cross Creek Commons and at the heart of the local art scene.

Dr. Price, who most recently lived in Newport, Rhode Island, received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he completed his residency in internal medicine at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, which is affiliated with Brown University in Providence.

When Jonnié Chardonn relocated to New Hanover County from Illinos following a successful career as a gallery owner, artist and art educator in the Midwest, her lively spirit was immediately craving a new business venture. Closely following the economic explosion of the entire region, she quickly devised a business plan to open a gallery in Mayfaire in Wilmington. Though the plan was accepted, she knew that there was enormous potential in Leland and instead began her quest for space on this side of the Cape Fear River.

“I am excited to get to know the residents of northern Brunswick County and its surrounding areas,” Price says. “This is a beautiful part of the country, and my family and I look forward to becoming a part of the community.”

It was serendipity that attracted her to the developing Cross Creek Commons just across from the home she plans to settle into soon at Magnolia Greens, when she discovered that a “frame lady” was also looking at space there. That “frame lady” was the equally creative and entrepreneurial Mary Anne Sauer. Minutes after learning this news, Chardonn telephoned Sauer and they met on site. Within a few hours, they were solidifying plans to embark upon an artistic endeavor that would maximize potential for both of them.

Dr. Price of Cascade Primary Care

Price has a son who is 6 and a daughter who is 9. He and his wife were first attracted to southeastern North Carolina when friends moved to the Wilmington area. Price then met Sanjay Batish, M.D., of Batish Family Medicine, a medical practice that has served the Leland community for nearly 10 years. Batish encouraged Price to move to the area. While the two practices are in different locations, they will share some office resources.

Since their opening reception in November 2007, Chardonn and Sauer have developed a strong network of community support for their services. MONTAGE Art and Design is a vibrant gallery of works from all over the world and it represents a vast selection of styles and colors. Serving the residential and commercial population, MONTAGE is highly accessible, even offering on-location visits. Chardonn enjoys working with everyone from art aficionados to those who might be new to purchasing and displaying original or reproduced pieces. It also provides a center for artists through seminars, printing services and exhibition opportunities. What is even more of a special niche for artists is the licensing agency, enabling artists to build their careers by creating opportunities for them to sell originals and reproductions of their work throughout the world.

Cascade Primary Care will offer a full range of medical services for adults age 18 and older, including same-day sick visits and care for acute illnesses; physical exams, immunizations and preventive care; as well as ongoing care for chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. The office will also offer onsite diagnostic testing and lab services. Price is fluent in Spanish.

For more information on Cascade Primary Care or to make an appointment, call (910) 383-1600.

by Marybeth G. Cale

Business Profile

When Brent and Kristi Bolen relocated to southeastern North Carolina from Ocean City, Maryland, in 2005, the warm climate was not the only inspiration. Brent, whose life has been largely impacted by his favorite hobbies of skateboarding and surfing, had an entrepreneurial vision, and at the young age of 25 he made it reality.

When Brent saw the excitement surrounding the explosion of the business world in Brunswick County, he decided to open Enoch Surf and Skate. The name is inspired by a Biblical story that illustrates the importance of positive, healthy living. Since its inception, Enoch Surf and Skate has become Leland’s most popular spot for the young as well as the young at heart.

“Art is a very important and personal part of a space; really, an investment in personal being and pleasure—and the framing brings it all together,” say Sauer and Chardonn.

With an incredible selection of custom-made and professional brand-name skate and surf products, Enoch Surf and Skate has everything anyone would ever need to enjoy the excitement of either activity. Located in Cross Creek Commons next to Antonio’s, Enoch Surf and Skate is accessible and unique in its approach to meeting the needs of people at all levels and ages.

The values and commitment that are woven into their businesses will surely prove successful as they grow with the neighborhood, making them the go-to girls when it comes to reinventing a personal or professional space— or just enhancing its environment.

Even more exciting than the product lines is Brent’s commitment to the local youth, who enjoy weekend mornings with Brent at area skate parks. Brent believes in serving as a role model for these teens and is even working tirelessly on their behalf to pioneer the development of a skate park in Brunswick County.

Shop for the finest products at Enoch Surf and Skate—and enjoy the friendships you or your children will develop there.

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Sauer’s accent on FRAMING is a full-service shop offering custom pieces to complete any piece of art. Frame design and setup is really an art form unto itself—and when clients request framing for something they have purchased at MONTAGE, or a family heirloom, special photograph or even needle art, they get individualized attention and intelligent solutions.

Sauer’s framing talent led her to be selected for the International Award for Framing in Italy.

Like Chardonn, she is incredibly enthusiastic about having made her home here in growing Brunswick County, after spending most of her life in Connecticut.

Photo by Kristin VanWynen

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Above Left: Mary Anne Sauer is the owner of accent on FRAMING. Above Right: Jonnié Chardonn is the owner of MONTAGE Art and Design.

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Door to Door Floors

by Marybeth G. Cale

Wilmington Plastic Surgery Business Profile

Business Profile

It takes incredible drive and commitment to achieve the success that Thomas and Amy Brite have attained—a wonderful personal and professional partnership that includes two children and a new business, Door to Door Floors, at The Waterford Shoppes in Leland. But it is their commitment to service that really sets them apart.

Having launched one of the first “green” showrooms in the industry, Thomas and Amy hope to marry entrepreneurial energy with an important social cause.

“This is just the right thing to do,” says Thomas, who explains that a visit to a landfill made him realize how important it is to recycle. “I couldn’t believe how much we wasted when I saw that landfill, and I knew I just had to do my part to prevent the problem from getting worse.”

As a result, he and Amy decided that they would not only exclusively sell green products at Door to Door Floors, but that they also would recycle all of the surplus material from their projects by donating it to Habitat for Humanity.

With locations beyond Wilmington and services beyond plastic surgery, there’s so much more to Wilmington Plastic Surgery (WPS) than the name implies.

For more than 25 years, the area’s most established, board-certified plastic surgery practice has been serving a seven-county region in southeastern North Carolina.

Along with its two Wilmington locations, WPS has satellite offices in Jacksonville, Whiteville, Supply and in Leland’s Waterford Medical Plaza.

With its Supply location, WPS has had a strong presence in Brunswick County for more than a decade. In 1997 the practice also opened a Southport office, which it moved to Leland in 2007.

Above: Thomas and Amy Brite are committed to selling “green” flooring products at Door to Door Floors.

“Obviously, the Waterford location is more convenient for our existing patients who live in Brunswick County,” says Mark Morgan, M.D. “It is a beautiful, brand-new facility within a medical plaza, so we are surrounded by other specialties.

And because it is a quiet, more intimate setting, it’s a great environment for providing one-on-one care.”

While the green selection at Door to Door Floors, which includes carpet, hardwood, laminate and tile, is central to their growing popularity, it is their focus on customized service that is so unique. Thomas and Amy will bring the store right to the homes of their clients, offering personalized consultations and superior service. Stop in today to meet the Brites and to learn about their upcoming golf tournament for cancer research, Chipping for a Cure—yet another symbol of their willingness to help others.

Cooperative Bank

While it’s clear the practice is not bound by geography, neither does its scope of services begin and end with plastic surgery.

“We offer three stages of care,” says Dr. Morgan. “The first is topical skin treatments; the second is minimally invasive procedures; and the final is surgical procedures.”

by Kate Lino

Because WPS is a medical practice and not a med spa, Morgan explains, they can tailor treatment to the individual to get the results he or she desires.

Business Profile

“Sometimes the type of treatment required is more or less invasive than the patient originally assumed,” says Morgan.

“And for other patients, it’s helpful to have a physician who oversees the entire continuum of care.”

As the third generation of bank presidents for Cooperative Bank, Frederick Willetts III has banking in his blood.

His grandfather, Frederick Willetts, took over the bank in 1933 during the Depression, and it has been managed by the family ever since. Founded in Wilmington

by John M. Wright in 1898, Cooperative Bank has since grown to 23 bank offices across Eastern North Carolina, spanning as far north as Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head all the way south to Southport. In addition, the bank owns a mortgage banking firm, Lumina Mortgage, Inc., which sells residential mortgage loans through three offices in North Carolina.

The company expanded its operations to Brunswick County in December 2003, when it opened a bank office in Southport. In April 2007, Cooperative Bank opened its newest bank office in Leland at the Shoppes at Westgate.

Willetts says the move to Brunswick County seemed a likely location to expand.

Bottom: Drs. Mark Morgan and Jeffery Church offer consultations, follow-ups and skin rejuvenation procedures in their brand-new Leland facility.

“This is an exciting time in plastic surgery because there are many more tools available today to optimize overall skin quality and to address a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive needs,” says Morgan. “One of the most rewarding things in this specialty is to see people who have an issue that is burdensome to them, and to be able to help them resolve it so they can feel better about themselves. It can truly change a person’s life.”

“The growth in North Brunswick has been incredible,” he says. “More and more people are moving there. The growth potential is tremendous and outpaces the region.”

Along with serving many new people in the Waterford location, Kochanski says existing patients who are relocating to the North Brunswick area are pleased to have access to these treatments in their community.

She says the practice strives to individualize care, including keeping the office open until 6 or 7 p.m. to accommodate women and men who would like to come after work.

In early July, Cooperative Bank acquired the Bank of Jefferson in South Carolina. With that acquisition, Willetts anticipates expanding throughout the Grand Strand and filling in with future bank offices between Myrtle Beach and South Brunswick County.

“We have been very pleased with our Brunswick operations,” Willetts says. “We like Brunswick County.”

To take advantage of Wilmington Plastic Surgery’s Leland location or to learn more about the treatments and services of WPS, please call (910) 509-SKIN.

For more information on Cooperative Bank, visit their Leland office at 1117 New Point Boulevard, online at www.coop-bank.com or call (910) 383-2925.

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Top: Stephanie Kochanski is a nurse/surgical assistant in the Leland branch of Wilmington Plastic Surgery.

The five highly skilled surgeons of Wilmington Plastic Surgery—Dennis Nicks, Kenneth White, Charles Kays, Jeffrey Church and Mark Morgan—are supported by a staff of 48 in their six locations. In the Waterford office, Drs. Church and Morgan see patients for consultations and post-surgery follow-up appointments, while Morgan and Stephanie Kochanski, a nurse/surgical assistant with more than 20 years of experience, offer a wide variety of injectable facial-rejuvenation procedures—including Botox, Juvederm, Artefill, Perlane and Radisse.

“We’re the largest bank headquartered in the region,” Willetts says. “We think we are right-sized for the region.

We can give better customer service and more personalized service since we are locally operated.”

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Ashton Place

by Allison Ballard

Neighborhood Profile

Page Robertson of Brookside Homes has a penchant for bringing a high-end feel to affordable single-family homes. Ten years ago he was building mostly custom homes of 2,000 to 3,000 square feet, but over the last five years he has taken those same custom traits and applied them to neighborhood building. Brookside’s latest project is Ashton Place.

The Ashton Place neighborhood is a 98 home-site neighborhood on a 22-acre parcel off Olde Fayetteville Road. The five home designs are named after nearby coastal creeks—Page’s, Shinn, Hewletts, Howe and Bradley—and range from the Hewletts Creek model, with 1,401 heated square feet and three bedrooms for $179,500 to the Howe Creek model, which is $219,500 for four bedrooms and 1,786 heated square feet. Construction has begun for a handful of homes, and the model home, built from the Bradley Creek design, is now open.

“We wanted the homes to have a uniquely designed craftsman character,” Robertson says. “And we wanted a lot of light and openness in our homes. The use of extra windows and details like archways and vaulted ceilings makes the homes flow better and gives them a roomier feel.”

Some of the things that Robertson is most proud of—and features within Brookside’s “It’s Included” motto—are the specialty appointments found throughout the houses. Some of the same light fixtures and brushed-nickel plumbing fixtures and hardware you find in higher-end homes come as standards in Ashton Place. Brookside does not have a typical “base price” that then requires numerous options and upgrades. “It’s Included” is your assurance that everything you see in their model home is included in your home at the standard price.

“The idea is to minimize the need for upgrades,” Robertson says.

In Ashton Place homes, you’ll find 42-inch kitchen cabinets, ceiling fans, large closets and a master bath that features a raised double sink vanity, a separate shower and tub and a glass-block window.

“What customers are telling us is that it’s a lot of house for the money,” says B. H. Bostic, a Realtor/broker with Brookside Realty Group.

Exterior details such as brick accents, cedar shake and board and batten siding, and decorative garage doors work together so that each home has its own look.

“It’s a neighborhood that’s not exactly like everything else,” Bostic says. “If you buy a home here, your home will have a different style than other neighboring homes.”

The design details continue throughout the neighborhood, which is planned to be a pedestrian-friendly community with sidewalks and a common area in the center. It will feature pergolas, lush landscaping and mature trees. There will also be outdoor play equipment and a fountain. “It’s meant to be a nice gathering place, a park-like setting with seating and a play area for the kids,” Bostic says.

The neighborhood is three-tenths of a mile from one of the targeted commercial intersections in Leland’s long range plan. It also is very convenient to Brunswick Forest’s The Villages, a commercial area where construction is slated to begin soon on a Lowes Foods, a large movie theatre and numerous other conveniences. Until then, there are shopping centers and grocery stores in every direction. And historic Wilmington is about a 10-minute drive away.

For the first 20 buyers, Brookside is offering a refrigerator and washer/dryer in addition to its typical closing costs.

“In this market, everybody is shopping,” Robertson says. “We want them to come by and see the value we have in these homes.”

“We hope we can sell out in 2008,” Bostic says. “That wouldn’t be impossible; that’s our goal.”

The Ashton Creek model home is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday from noon to 6 pm.

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Atlantic Wealth Advisors

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Brunswick Women’s Center

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Capeside Animal Hospital

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Coastal Coverings & Closets

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Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty

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Cooperative Bank

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Crawlspace Concepts

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Cromshaw Chiropractic

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First Bank

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Sandra Britt-Hanover Realty

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flashback

Photo contributed from the Town of Leland

In February 1953 Mac Floyd Jones opened his furniture store on Village Road opposite Navassa Road. It was later destroyed by fire.

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