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Page 12-A-THK BRUNSWICK BEACON, Thursday, October 17, 1985 \ USING TWO COOKFKS THIS YKAR, volunteers cooked and served 201 bu tending the filth annual N.C. Oyster Festival. K^.'*r' ^ ^ * <?$. > '^\ |y . fy.J:?*' SI AM PHOtOBV SUSAN USMf* DAI.K rooi.l. of CiilahaKh wus thoroughly enjoying the main attraction Saturday at the N.C. Oyster Festival, as was her companion on the right, Audrey Hewett. ,iL *SSfe.. tuit rwkMOM vuv** WMM OY8TKKS AKKN'T lor eating onl> Ocean Itlr Beach resident Carolyn Newton uai sorting recycling discarded shells at the N.C. Oyster Festival SalunU>. looking for ' nlcr formation*" tultablr tor oral! *?rk. At t'hrt?tmav tor Imlanrr. vhe makr? mlniaturr uatl\lt> irrnri tnildr thr run r ol a hall ?hcll, (Robinson's 1 E Variety G NOIDIN BIACH CAUSfWAY , CT ruT utTf E A * I I Nfc I J IjylJ H ROD & REEL ^ S1 895 B H COMBO K H $3095 ^ g PH f M Ol THOMAS Ql AKTZ * Pi ' g Tide-Time ! Great Gift for Clock in oft *1 KUhermen or "l Beach Homeowner*: > h v rr ' ' A. m 1 " WM I SI AM PHOTO B* (DDK SWIAII shels of oysters for the crowds at Thousanc BY DAWN ELLEN BOYD ar Oysters were in the spotlight this weekend during the N.C. Oyster vc Festival. Despite rainy weather, South pj Brunswick Islands Chamber of Com- B( mcrcc Co-Director Anne Marie Schettini called this year's festival at "the most successful ever." St According to Schettini, between bl :i,000 and 5,000 people attended the in festival. sh Hungry festival-goers ate 201 bushels of oysters and 375 pounds of hi fish. in Carry-out fish plates did such a big wi business this year that next year the se chamber also plans to offer carry-out oysters. th Even though rain kept away the St majority of craftsmen, 20 of the 65 Bi people who had signed up for the arts V. 7 rfiStW ! Inman Wii Robbt (?. Inman of I oo^wood wo the It Islands Chamber of Commerce ! drawti dlstsion near Holden Reach Inman't del In ihc N.C. tester Festival rvent He dolkan I've spent In a loaf time!" Itunar T COMPLETE INTER1 R DECORATING SERV Mini blind* ?Co fin V+Mtcol blmd* - Wc H Mtcro blind* ?Of Oct AM IAU Ottl-IVM AAA ) cv*c!* i ? o Mr CV^^it^fCdviriiOi / / / / ' ? u DELIGHTING OYSTER FESTIV, popular local group. Crossroads. dsAtten id crafts show came to the festival. "The ones that stayed said they did iry well," said Schettini. Saturday morning 89 runners took irt in the foot races at Holden jach. At the heavily-attended dog show the Ocean Isle Beach Airport iturday afternoon, Thunder, a ack and white Great Dane belongg to Kena Griffith, won the best of iow blue ribbon. Milton Williams of Seaside shucked s way to fame for the second year the oyster shucking competition ith a time of two minutes and 51 conds. Bobby G. Inman of lxmgwood won e raffle drawing for the lot in Sandy loals subdivision near Holden ;aeh. At Shallolte Middle School Satur| k \ I J mcio * &*** iut*? is Land ick) winner In the South Brunswick ig for a lot is the Sand) Shoals sublet was drawn from over 4M entries laughed. "That was the best five i e\mtuall> plans to build on the lot. ^3^? * VI, CROWDS Saturday afternoon at th? d Ovster i day night, N.C. Oyster Festival queen Natalyn Shipp relinquished her crown to Tarnala Grissett of Shallotte. Dawn Baldwin of Leland was awarded the first N.C. Oyster Festival princess title. Except for three minor fights in which no one was arrested, the WD ZD street dance at Calabash ran smoothly, according to Brunswick County Sheriff's Detective Lindsay Walton. Gary Branson, general manager of WDZD, said, "It was fantastic?the biggest and best ever." The nationally known country band The Coulters played at the dance. During and before the festival, the chamber sold 1,008 sweatshirts and tee shirts that featured the festival logo. t ?? THIS OYSTER-LOVING rboeolale la her owner, Joah and Harriet Tharrtn, boa is the 19M N.C. 0) itn Festival ( like this. New taking ber eyes off I Joth offered last Saturday afternoon. PUBLIC IM Concerned Citixeni planning a bake tale and meeting ? Saturday, Oct. ot the old Fair doth Service Anyone who opposes His Holder Seech end would f Hems for the sole, please < Mabel at 142-3533. t state photo b* susan usher ? Ocean Isle Beach Airport was a I Festival f Schettini said the shirts were in such demand the chamber has ordered 144 more. Some will be given to participants in the foot races; the rest will be for sale to the general public. Schettini and fellow director Karen Moshourcs both stressed that the chamber is very appreciative to all the volunteers that made the N.C. Oyster Festival so successful. Many individuals volunteered time, and Boy Scout Troop 287 worked the entire day, loading oysters and keeping the iestivai site clean and returned Sunday to clean some mere Schettini said, "Our volunteers hung in there for a long day in severe weather. It didn't dampen their spirits. Everyone worked harder than ever." I mgm ** pP n* * ? -Jggr^ .^?AiMMj SRHHr i b named "Josh's Leaping Lucy," and jCton of Raleigh, could take a bhie riblog show wtiLDer oeil fall wtth a trick he prtie. she leaped for every oyster NOTICE of Brunswick County or* yard sde for their next 2?, 8 AM Until Station at Holdea Beach, i dosing of the west and of ho to iMko a donation of | ail Georgia al 842-3779 or j . I
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