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WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHTS — DECEMBER 1. 1B88 - PAGE 3
West Craven Noticeboard
youth BASKETBALL
The Craven County Recreation
and Parks Department is holding
registration for youth ages seven
through IB from Vanceboro,
James W. Smith and West
Craven Middle schools. The
league will consist of four divi
sions — mites, 7-B; midgets, 10-
12; juniors, 13-lS and seniors, IB
IS. Games wiil be played at Van
ceboro and West Craven Middle
School beginning in December.
To sign up or for more informa
tion, call 636-6606.
ARCHERY
Learn and experience the chal
lenge of archery. Craven County
Recreation and Parks Depart
ment is seeking currently orga
nizing archery classes in New
Bern beginning this fall. Classes
will be available for youth, adults
aim senior citizens. In interested
in participating or for more in
formation, contact Eddie Games
at 636-6606.
WRESTUNC
The Craven County Parks and
Recreation Department will
offer children's wrestling this
year. Coaches are also needed.
For more information, call the
department at 636-6606 or Tom
Marsh after 7 p.m. at 636-3344.
The program will start in
November.
DRIVERS NEEDED
Drivers are needed to transport
people for the Council on Aging
from Vanceboro to appoint
ments with doctors. Mileage will
be paid. Contact Camille at 636-
21 IB.
TRAVEL CLUB
Would you like to travel to do
some out-of-town shopping, but
need transportation? The YMCA
TYavel Club is planning an out-
of-town trips to Jacksonville on
Dec. 2. The YMCA van will leave
the YMCA parking lot at 9 a.m.
Please call 636-B799 to reserve a
spot. A maximum of 10 spaces
are available.
CUB SCOUTS
A Cub Scout pack will begin
early this month on Monday
aRernoons. Boys in the first
through third grades, volunteer
leaders and committee members
are needed. Contact Twin Rivers
YMCA for more information t
63S-6799.
YOUTH BASKETBALL
Youth basketball pre
registration is now being con
ducted for youth ages S through
12. Games will be on Saturday
mornings beginning Jan. 7. Call
or come by the Twin Rivers
YMCA at 63S-S799 to pre-register
a child.
SEEK-A-SENIOR
The Twin Rivers YMCA Seek-
a-Senior program is a referal ser
vice promoting odd-job employ
ment of active older adults who
are S5-years-oM or older by com
munity members needing work
done at reasonable rates. Call the
YMCA at 638 6799 to find re
sources for hiring seniors to do
such work as mrtntenance and
repair, sewing, house-sitting and
babysitting.
HEN'S BASKETBALL
The Craven County Recreation
and Parks Department is spon
soring a men's basketbali league
for the 1988-89 season. All games
will be played at J.T. Barber
Junior High School. For more in
formation, call Carol Baker at
636-6606 between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
HOOP CUNIC
A youth basketball clinic will
be held Dec. 17 at Twin Rivers
YMCA. New Bern Senior High
School basketball coach Art Pas
chal and his players will help in
the boys' clinic, ages S-12 fYom 9
to 11 a.m. Kim Briel, WCTl sports
reporter, wili be on hand for the
girls' clinic lYom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
for girls ages 9-12. To register for
the clinic by Jan. 7, contact the
YMCA at 638-8799.
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Some 2,000 luminaries will
give a seasonal glow to Oriental
during its third annual "Spirit of
Christmas." The Dec. 10 event
will begin with a parade, featur
ing and bemd and floats, at S p.m.
The parade will travel along the
candlelit streets of the town.
Santa will arrive and be avail
able to children until 9 p.m. Chor
al groups, a bell choir, a living
nativity and puppet shows wiU
be featured and be ftee. The
events will end at 9 p.m.
FALL PROCRAMS
The Twin Rivers YMCA began
the second session of fall prog
rams Oct. 31. Programs will in
clude low impact aerobics, CAM
II fitness claues, small-fty gym
nastics (ages 2-5 years), after
school gymnastics (ages 5-14
years), men's 4-on-4 basketball,
basic exercise and stretching and
more. Please call the YMCA at
638-8799 to pre-register for for
more information.
CIVIL WAR EXHIBIT
The New Bern Historical Soci
ety is sponsoring a special ex
hibit of Civil War, also known as
the War Between the States, at
the Attmore-Oliver House
Museum through Dec. 16. The
exhibit is open ftom 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays through Fridays. A fee
is charged.
BASKETBALL COACHES
Youth basketball coach volun
teers needed two two days a
week between 4 and 6 p.m.
Knowledge of basketball skills
and genuine interest in children
required. Contact Twin Rivers
YMCA at 638-8799 for more in
formation on these coaching
positions.
Down East Cooking
By REBA W. MITCHELL
Breads, cakes, cookies and many other goodies are a great
part of our thoughts concerning food around the holiday sea
son. Many people like to bake all through the winter season.
The aroma of baking bread when you come in out of the cold is
very welcome.
Quick breads and muffins are very quick and easy to pre
pare. Fruits can add something special to breads and make
meals more interesting. These fruity muftins are great for
snacks also.
Hawaiian Banana-Nul Bread
Vz cup shortening
Along The Pathway
Along the pathway of life we are entering the Advent season
again. It is really the beginning of the Christmas season. The
Christmas seasonas a wonderful time of the year. It is the time
we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the precious
son of God. Just think how much God loves us. He loves us so
much that he sent his only son to this earth as the poorest of
them as a gift to pay our debt of sin. He lived here on this earth
as a man among the people. He preached and taught the word,
performed miracles and was persecuted and yet he did not sin.
From the manger to the cross, he was perfect. That is the
reason we can have the great hope that we have today.
That great savior came and was born in a manger. Mary, his
mother, was a poor peasant girl, yet she was chosen by God to
be the mother of this special child that is the savior of the
world. She was found with child, conceived of the Holy Ghost.
Therefor, he was of divine birth because it was not the will of
the flesh but of the spirit. He is God's own son. Joseph was just
a man. He obyed God and took Mary as his wife and knew her
not until she brought forth her first born son. Therefore, our
savior was bom of a virgin.
When he was born in this world as a baby in a manger, he
wa#that precious hope born in the flesh in a wicked world.
Because he came in the flesh, lived among men in the flesh and
died a shameful death on the cross we can have that great
eternal hope where there will be no more sorrow. He died on
the cross to pay a debt that we all owed and could not pay; a
debt he did not owe. We can look for him to return to this earth,
and as he promised he will not fail.
As the Advent wreath is started it is a good time to remem
ber as we place the first candle representing hope on the
Wreath that this hope we have in the Lord Jesus is real. There
is no time too tough for Jesus to keep you, with hope alive in
your heart if you have put all your tmst in him.
There is peace, strength and hope when the storm clouds are
hanging low. I know, because as I write this article the storm
clouds are hanging low over my family. Our brother has been
missing since last Sunday. The hours seem dark, yet I know
Go(j is the master. Why things happen like this, I know not.
But one thing I know, there will come a pay day. I know the
one responsible for all this will meet it again someday. But we
that are faithful until the end will one day find our hope is
ililfilled. Won't that be a wonderful day?
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 mashed ripe bananas
2 eups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
Vs tsp. baking soda
Vz tsp. salt
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts or pecans
Cream shortening, gradually add sugar and beat well at
medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each
addition. Stir in bananas.
Combine flour and remaining ingredients and add to
creamed mixture, stir just to blend.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured loaf pan (9-by-S-by-
3). Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in loaf pan for 10 minutes and remove from pan
and cool on a rack.
Apple Pancakes
2V2 cups all-purpose flour
Vz tsp. baking soda
Vs tsp. salt
1 tbs. sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 cup buttermilk
1 tbs. melted margarine
1 large peeled, cored and shredded apple
Vs tsp. cinnamon
Combine first four ingredients in a large bowl. Combine egg,
buttermilk and margarine and add to flour mixture and stir
until moist. Combine apples, 2 tsp. sugar and cinnamon and
stir into pancake batter and mix well. Pour Vs cup batter on a
hot griddle for each pancake. Turn pancakes when tops are
covered with bubbles and edges looked cooked.
Hope
Do you have hope? Do you have hope for eternity?
Because of that baby born so long ago in a manger.
There is hope for all beyond life’s stormy sea.
He came to bring hope to you, to me, yes, hope for all.
There is hope, if we will only trust in him.
There is hope for all that will answer his call.
There is a light that will never grow dim.
On the wreath as you place the candle of hope.
Remember the one that to this earth for us came.
You don’t have to feel you’re at the end of the rope.
Jesus Is, yes he is, as he promised every day the same.
Hold on to hope, hold on, don't give up.
All Jesus has promised he will surely do.
If you will let him he will fill your cup.
So, let us hope in him as this journey we persue.
— Reba W. Mitchell
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Bassin’
with the pros
FaU months are a good time to
be up a creek, especially if you're
after largemouth bass.
"In September and October
bass are becoming more active,
and if I want to find them in a
hurry, I head to the creeks,” ex
plains Johnson Outboards Pro
Staff member Charile Reed.
"Fish tend to bunch in large
schools this time of year as they
feed on shad, and it’s possible to
catch a lot offish in a short period
of time.
"The advantage of fishing a
creek," Reed continues, "is that
you're concentrating your efforts
in a relatively small area. You can
fish quickly and cover a lot of
water.”
Before he heads to any new
lake he hasn’t been on before,
Reed carefully studies a map to
find a tributary creek he wants to
fish. This saves him precious
time and effort, for once he laun
ches he can go directly to his
chosen spot.
"My first requirement for a tri
butary creek is that it have a well-
defined channel,” says Reed. "1
do not like to fish silted channels
or shallow water that has no cur
rent. A good map will show chan
nel banks and water depths, so I
can eliminate a lot of creeks with
out actually seeing them.”
Reed’s next basic requirement
for a late summer/early autumn
creek is that it have vegetation in
it. Some maps will show this, but
more often, Reed has to find it by
on-the-water exploration.
"Bass will hold in vegetation
anytime,” he says. "In fact, I be
lieve bass will by-pass other
forms of cover, such as boat
houses, treetops or brush just to
utilize vegetation. The fish like
the oxygen, the protection and
the shade vegetation provides.”
When there is no vegetation,
Reed looks for stumps along the
bends of the creek channel.
Sometimes the stumps will be
visible from the surface, but
more often, the Johnson Out
boards pro finds them with a de-
pthfinder. Bass may be in the
stumps but frequently Reed lo
cates them along the outside
edge of the cover in slightly deep
er water.
Water clarity and temperature
are two more factors Reed stu
dies before he finally decides on
a creek. If he has to fish cooler
water, he wants it also to be clear.
If the water is warm, he wants it
to be stained or colored.
"Normally, 1 ease into a creek
and just look and study the wa
ter, structure and cover," ex
plains Reed, "especially if I ha
ven't Ashed it before. Basically
I'm trying to ‘read’ the water,
looking at a lot of different things
that help tell me where bass
might be under the existing con
ditions.
"I’ll continue up the creek until
I reach really shallow water, then
turn and fish my way back out.”
At this time of year, Reed's
favorite lure choices include
topwater plugs and buzz baits,
and shallow-running crankbaits.
In most instances, he will begin
by casting a surface lure.
"You can learn a lot about the
mood of bass when they strike a
topwater lure,” says Reed, "and
they’ll certainly hit one this time
of year. If you catch fish with the
topwater lure, you’re on target,
but if you keep missing fish, it’s
probably because the bass don't
really want that lure just then.”
When this happens, Reed
quickly changes to one of the
shallow running minnow-
immitation crankbaits, which he
twitches just under the surface.
He works the lure in quick, erra
tic darts around the grass or
stumps, making the lure look
like an ir\jured baitfish.
“The shallow, minnow-
immitation crankbaits, which we
usually call ‘jerk baits,’ are prob
ably among the most effective
lures this time of year,” says
Reed. "The bass are beginning to
feed more and more on minnows
and these lures really do immi-
tate them well, both in appear
ance and action.”
Woodmen Of World
Will Meet Dec. 3
ERNUL — The Woodmen of the
World chapter in Emul will hold
its annual Awards Night at 7 p.m.
Dec. 3 at the Woodmen of the
World lodge in Ernul.
New officers will also be instal
led at the event. * •
Light refreshments will be
served.
Pineapple Mullins
2V2 cups all-purpose flour
2 Isp. baking soda
V4 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
Va cup chopped nuts
1 egg, beaten
1 8-oe. can crushed pineapple, undrained
V2 cup melted margarine
V4 cup and 1 tbs. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Combine first five ingreidents in a large bowl and make a
well in center of mixture. Combine egg and remaining ingre
dients, add mixture to dry ingredients, stirring just to moisten.
Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin pans, filling two-thirds
full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 22 minutes. Remove from
pan at once.
Oatmeal-Blueberry Muflins
IV4 cups ipiick oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tbs. baking powder
V2 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
Va cup buttermilk
Va cup vegetable oil
V4 cup honey
V4 cups thawed blueberries
Combine first four ingredients in a large bowl and make a
well in center of mixture Combine eggs and next three ingre
dients and add to dry ingredients. Stir until moist. Fold in
blueberries. Spoon into greased muffin pans, filling two-
thirds fill!. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove
from pans at once.
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