Chamber Is Working On
Right Kind Of Growth
BY SUSANNE D. SARTELLE, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
South Brunswick Islands Chamber Of Commerce
Isn'l it frustrating when someone tells you he or she has a secret but
won't tell you what it is? Well, here's another one.
The chambcr is often questioned about what wc
are doing to bring new business into the area. Aren't
wc working to create new employment opportuni
ties? Aren't wc trying to promote growth in the
South Brunswick Islands? Don't wc want tourism
and other industries to grow? The answer is yes, yes,
yes!
What wc can say is that wc arc working on it.
What we cannot say is exactly what wc arc working
on. Frustrating isn't it? Certainly, but it is important
that when wc establish rapport with businesses or sartfi
developments that wc assist them and honor the ' ' '
code of professional confidentiality.
Just what am I saying? The chambcr is constantly and currently
working on bringing new business to the area. Wc are concerned with
creating new and better jobs, and wc arc concerned with providing qual
ity for residents and visitors.
Several projects arc on the drawing board now. Some of them will
come to life; others will not. But the chambcr is working to ensure that
the quality projects happen. Wc want only the type businesses that will
be assets to our area and good for our citizcns and visitors.
Sometimes the chambcr is directly involved with the rccruiting of a
new business or a new development. Other times, wc arc simply assist
ing local developers with a new or potential project
Wc must remember that projects wc work on now, most likely, will
not become reality for quite some timc...cvcn years. A good example is
the Highway 17 bypass visitors center. This project was begun several
years ago and completion is still months, maybe even a year, away. But
it is Happening!
We arc growing. And the chambcr is working on the right kind of
growth. Secrets can become realities.
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Realtors Donate
The Brunswick Islands Board of Realtors donated $235 in cloth
lug, toiletries and personal items for the elderly during the holidays
to the Volunteer Information Center. Shown with the gift bags are,
from left, Mary Dell Somersett, projects chairman; Bonnie Black,
projects committee; and Evelyn Madison, president, who presented
the items to Michael U. Rhodes (right), member of the Volunteer
Information Center Board of Directors.
STAFF PHOTO BY TfRltY POPE
VIC Receives Donation
Dennis Crocker (left) NCNB county executive, presents a $1,000
check to Percy Woodard, who is on the board of directors for the
Brunswick County Volunteer and Information Center. The NCNB
donation is to help fund the VIC office in Supply.
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HELPING BREAK GROUND for the new South Brunswick Islands Medical Center are (from left) patient Eugene Hemphill, Miller
Building representatives l*s Turlington and Steve Saieed, Peterson Associates representative Chuck Meanes, Dr. Gregory Young, Dr.
Marcus Williams, Dr. Mike Wilkerson, architect Jeffrey Brown, Rep. David Redwine, Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Chair
man Kelly H olden and UCB executive Al Ijiughinghouse.
Center Said Sign Of Medical Community's
Stability And Commitment To Local Area
Groundbreaking last Thursday
for a 9,400-squarc-foot center south
of Shallotte marked the latest effort
to provide more convenient medical
care to residents of Brunswick
County.
The newest enhancement of the
county's expanding medical serv
ices community is the South Bruns
wick Islands Medical Center, sched
uled to open July 1.
This is the first center of its type
in the area and exemplifies the rap
idly expanding availability of gen
eral and specialized medical ser
vices within the county.
The area is growing, and with
that growth comes the need for
more medical services, according to
John Marshall, administrator of The
Brunswick Hospital. 'That attracts
physicians," he said.
"With the facilities that arc being
built now what we're seeing is a
growing commitment by the medi
cal community to this area," Mar
shall continued, citing new medical
offices built at Shallotte, Supply and
now south of Shallotte. "It's good to
see physicians staying in a commu
nity for the rest of their lives."
The result is a more stable medi
cal community and a stronger foun
dation of basic and specialized med
ical services for area residents that
Marshall said he expects will con
tinue to expand.
Three initial groups will occupy
the new facility under construction
at the intersection of U.S. 17 and
Union School Road. They arc Dr.
Marcus Williams and Dr. Michael
Wilkerson, internists doing business
as Brunswick Internal Medicine As
sociates; Dr. Gregory Young, podia
trist; ana Dr. Ron Glinski and Dr.
Mark Melsner, urologists. Dr. Gary
Ross will join the internal medicine
group upon completion of his train
ing in Wilmingon.
"This represents our commitment
to providing full-service medical
care to residents of southern Bruns
wick County," Dr. Williams said at
the groundbreaking ceremony. "We
hope to have additional specialities
not on our staff so as to make medi
cal care convenient."
Eye care and general surgery are
two of the specialities the center
hopes to attract in the near future.
Williams said the center will al
low patients to see different special
ists in one area, as well as providing
walk-in emergency care for season
al visitors to the area.
Jeffrey M. Brown of Peterson As
sociates is architect for the project,
with Chuck Meanes the principal in
charge. Miller Building is the gener
al contractor.
Expansion of medical services is
readily seen at the two hospitals
which serve Brunswick County res
idents, J. Arthur Dosher Memorial
Hospital in Southport, with 40 beds
and a staff of 120, and The Bruns
wick Hospital, with its 60 beds and
196 employees. The latter includes
an in-house adolescent psychiatric
unit Both hospitals have been ac
tively helping recruit physicians of
various specialties to the county as
well as upgrading equipment and
facilities.
Both hospitals continue to ex
pand their offerings in areas such as
laser surgery, physical therapy and
various diagnostic services, with
The Brunswick Hospital's latest ad
dition a dedicated mammography
system. The Brunswick Hospital is
the wily facility in the county that
offers obstetrical services.
Four care facilities offer 376
beds, with an additional 60 skilled
beds recently approved for Bruns
wick Cove in Lcland. Other facili
ties offering rest home, intermediate
and/or skilled care to the elderly
and infirm are Autumn Care and
Brunswick Village in Shallotte and
Ocean Trail Convalescent Center in
Southport
Also, approximately a half-dozen
chiropractic medical offices are
available in the county.
Brunswick County continues its
governmental efforts in the area of
medical services. Recently the
county hired a 911 planner to pre
pare for start-up of that emergency
response service in 1992. It also
hired a medical services director to
plan and coordinate the work of the
county's first paid emergency medi
cine personnel in conjunction with
an existing volunteer system.
Community College Offers Crime Prevention Seminar
The Brunswick Community Col
lege Small Business Center will pre
sent a free crime prevention seminar
Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 6:30 p.m. un
til 9:30 p.m. in the ALS Building on
the main campus in Supply.
"Business Crime Prevention" is
designed to enhance the security of
businesses, which arc robbed 10
times more often than individuals,
according to a college news release.
Anthony Queen of the N.C. De
partment of Crime Control and
Public Safety will provide business
owners, managers and employees
with ways to remove or reduce the
opportunities for crime in the work
place. Loss prevention techniques
that have proven effective in a vari
ety of business environments will
be ouUined.
There is no registration charge
since the seminar is provided
through a state grant. However, pre
registration is advised. For more in
formation, call the BCC Small
Business Center at 754-6961, 457
6329 or 343-0203.
Training Offered
An activity training course de
signed for activity directors at nurs
ing homes, long-term care facilities
and day programs will be offered
this winter at Brunswick Communi
ty College.
Those who successfully complete
the 50-hour course cam certification
through the N.C. Division of Facili
ty Services.
A recent state mandate requires
recreational directors of state pro
grams and care facilities to be certi
fied, according to a college news re
lease.
Death and dying, crafts, bedfast
activities, psychology and rotation
of limbs are among the topics cov
ercd in the course. The class uses
clinical resources and field trips to
nursing homes, funeral homes and
libraries as part of the education ex
perience.
Lori Marsell, activity director at
Brunswick Cove in Leianu who
completed the course earlier at
BCC, said learning through class
trips kept the class fast-paced and
interesting.
While some students enroll as a
career requirement, the class may
also be of benefit to individuals
who help care for a non-ambulatory
family member.
Instructor Paula Devine said a
new class will be scheduled on
weekday evenings or Saturdays
based on the preference of people
who sign up for the class. For more
information, call BCC at 754-6900,
457-6329 or 343-0302.
Inspectors Class Set
Brunswick Community College
Lead Automotive Instructor Roy
Hornaday will teach an eight-hour
North Carolina Safety Inspectors
Certification course set for Sat
urday, Jan. 12, from 8 a.m. until 5
p.m. in the vocational building auto
motive shop at the main campus in
Supply. A S25 registration fee is
payable at the class meeting. There
is no charge for state residents age
65 and older.
To pre-register for the one-day
course, call Hornaday or BCC Con
tinuing Education Director Perry
Hall at 754-6900, 457-6329 or 343
0203.
Incubation Seminar Set
An upcoming Brunswick Comm
unity College Small Business Cen
ter seminar will explore the features
and benefits of business incubators.
Participants will learn about the
new Brunswick Electric Member
ship Corp. Business Development
Center from facility manager Ric
hard Mickey.
"Business Incubator: What Is It
All About" will be held Thursday,
Jan. 17, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30
p.m. in the multi-purpose room in
the ALS Building at the BCC main
campus in Supply.
The seminar will show the ways
a business incubator can provide a
climate of success for new and ex
panding firms. An incubator's ser
vices include management and cler
ical assistance and shared operating
expenses.
Mickey said statistics show that
75 percent to 80 percent of the busi
nesses that begin in incubators are
still operating afte. five years.
To pre-register for the free semi
nar, call the BCC Small Business
Center at 754-6961, 457-6329 or
343-0203.
Series Continues
The Brunswick Community Col
lege Small Business Center's "Lunch
and Learn" video series continues
next week with a workshop on sell
ing.
"How to Sell ? More, Better,
Cheaper, Faster" will be presented
Wednesday, Jan. 16, from noon un
til 1:30 p.m. at the Blue Dolphin
Gallery on Long Beach Road.
The video series shows business
owners, managers and employees
how to start, build, manage or turn
around any business, according to a
college news release.
People interested in attending are
asked to pre-register by calling
BCC's Small Business Center at
754-6961, 457-6329 or 343-0203.
There is no admission charge
since the series is provided through
a state grant Participants are invited
to bring their own lunch.
Notary Course Set
Brunswick Community College
is offering a notary public education
course Wednesday and Thursday,
Jan. 16 and 17, at the main campus
in Supply.
The classes will be held both
days in the multi-purpose room of
the ALS Building from 6:30 p.m.
until 9:30 p.m. Students must regis
ter at the first class meeting.
Brunswick County Tax Admini
strator Boyd Williamson will teach
the course, which qualifies students
to take the North Carolina notary
public licensure exam.
There is a S25 registration fee for
the course. There is no charge for
North Carolina residents age 65 and
older. The required book costs $5
and is available at the first class
meeting.
For more information on the
course, contact BCC Continuing
Education Director Perry Hall at
754-6922.
Looking For Career?
Century 21 Sunset Realty will
participate in Career Opportunity
Week Jan. 14-21. Throughout the
week, individuals considering a ca
reer change are invited to contact
Nancy Smith to learn more about
real estate careers.
Career sessions will be held Mon
day, Jan. 14 and Thursday, Jan. 17 at
7 p.m. in the Century 21 Sunset
Realty mainland office across from
Sea Trail Golf Links on Hwy. 179.
There is no fee or obligation and ev
eryone is welcome, Ms. Smith said.
For more information, contact
Ms. Smith at 579-1000.
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