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Holden Beach Seeking Revised Fire Contract With Tri-Beach VFD BY douc; Run KR For nearly a year, Holdcn Bcach officials were under the false im pression that the town's water rescue program had been incorporated into the Tri-Bcach Volunteer Fire Depart ment. Now that they know the truth, town commissioners want to rene gotiate their existing fire service contract with the department so it covers both fire protection and water rescue service. The town board approved a con tract last August that would have placed the community's water res cue program under the direction of the fire department. However, Tri Bcach officials never signed the contract. "We thought it was settled," Commissioner Jim Fournicr said at last Wednesday's town meeting. "We ix" r formed our part of a non-ex istent contract." Now town officials want to try again. Mayor Pro Tcm Gil Bass said transferring the water rescue pro gram from the town to the fire de partment would reduce the town's li ability in case of a lawsuit. Water rescue team volunteers would be covered by the fire depart ment's insurance instead of the town's. "1 think that's a positive for Holdcn Bcach," Bass said. The water rescue team, made up of volunteers from the fire depart ment, Coastline Volunteer Rescue Squad and Holdcn Beach Police Department, was formed in 1991 following several drownings at Hol den Beach. The program is currently the town's responsibility. But the fire department has changed its chartcr to include water rescue service as part of its function. Among the contract provisions tentatively approved by town offi cials last week is one that would re quire the department to keep water rescue equipment for at least three years. The old contract said one year. Bass said the rescue boat and oth er equipment, which was purchased by the town, is too expensive to re place every year. "I would like to see that extended for two or three years. It would make them more ac countable." Commissioners also voted to specify each year in the contract the amount of funds being provided for fire protection and water rescue. Holdcn Beach included S20,(XX) for fire and S5.000 for water rescue in this year's budget. Some town officials say they aren't comfortable with a provision in the existing fire service contract that would allow the department or town to terminate the contract after giving 9() days written notice. "I'd hate to be sitting down here with no fire protection and all our equipment sitting in Columbus County," Founder said. "We're not protected. We need to be protected." "We have no security," added Commissioner Gay Atkins, who op posed the proposed water rescue contract last year because of the 90 day termination clausc. If the contract is terminated, com missioners want the fire department to return any equipment purchased witli town funds. Other Business In other business last week, com missioners: ?Postponed the appointment of a regular planning board member until the Aug. 2 meeting. The board needs a replacement for Pernan Pad gett. who has resigned. Sandifcr vot ed against a motion to postpone the appointment after suggesting that Johnny Craig, an alternate member, be appointed. ?Asked Parker to send a letter to state health officials asking them to test Holden Beach's finger canals to see if they are safe for swimming or too polluted. The town earlier sent a request to the county health depart ment, but it was turned down due to budget constraints. County and state health officials are currendy testing canals at Sunset Beach. ?Received a petition to pave the dirt portion of Brunswick Avenue near Ferry Road. Harry Lockwood pre sented the petition on behalf of Ca nal Investment Society and W.F. Sledge, which owns the property along the mad. Town officials re cently "closed" portions of two un opened streets at the request of the company, which owns a large tract of land north of Brunswick Avenue. County Hires Ten Teachers A new cafcicria manager for Shallotte Middle School and 10 teachers were hired by the Bruns wick County Board of Education for the 1993-94 school year Monday night, along with other routine per sonnel actions. These teachers were hired: Ellen Carroll of Bolivia and Teresa Smith of Boone, Chapter I pre-K, Lincoln Primary; Kimberly George of Castle Hayne, Chapter I prc-K, 50-50 Sup ply and Bolivia Elementary; Barbara Sich of Wilmington, Chapter I and Reading Recovery, Lincoln; Karen Cayot of Suppiy, special education. Supply; Chris Laird of Wilmington, math, North Brunswick High; Cyn thia Covil and Ginny Pridgen of Shallotte, interim, elementary, Un ion Elementary; Mary King of Car olina Beach, elementary, Supply; Joyce Bunoughs of Supply, interim, elementary. Supply. Also hired were Elizabeth Aik man of Ocean Isle Beach, cafcicria MAR CIA'S BUSINESS SERVICES DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH PAPER WORK. LET US DO IT FOR YOU! COMPUTERIZED BOOKKEEPING Small Business Set-Up Welcome Payroll services-monthly, quar terly and year end taxes, general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, check writing and balancing, secretarial services. 8 years local exp. Reasonable rates. 579-9474 after 3 P.M. manager, Shallouc Middle; Rhonda Davis of Southport, interim, assis tant finance officer, ccntral office; Holly Powell of Long Beach, office support personnel, testing depart ment, ccntral office; Judy William son of Long Beach, interim, four hour custodian. Supply; Jeffrey Dern of Southport and Marqueis Williamson of Whitcvillc, interim, five-hour custodian. Supply; Evelyn Pigott of Shallouc and Debbie Lcn non of Bolivia, six-hour custodian. Supply; Thomas Gardner of Bolivia, interim, six-hour custodian. Supply; William Mosley of Leland, truck driver and warehouseman for child nutrition warehouse. The board accepted the resigna tion of Mary Beth Morris of Shal louc, a teacher of the academically gifted at Southport Elementary; and received a notice from Amy Pricer of Wilmington rejecting the offer of a special education position at West Brunswick and Bolivia Elementary; and approved one substitute teacher. LEARN TO SHAG! Great fun t t at CA Meeting Street! * i Next class starts July 28 No partner needed 5 Weeks-$25 Meet your friends at Meeting Street. Resort Plaza ? Shallotte Caii 754-4935 Back To School Registration In Progress Monday-Friday 9 to 5 Space Limited HJ S3 Grades: K thru 12 Registration Cost: $55 per student After July 31: $75 per student CAROLINA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY; 4755 Main St. ? Shallotte ? 754-6373 or 754-3020 ?l PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Meeting The Founder David Pickett of Shallotte, right, is introduced to Dr. Muhummid Ytinus of Bangladesh at a recent Association for Enterprise Oppor tunities conference in Raleigh. Yunus founded the concept of mi cro peer group lending, which has been adapted by the U.S. Small Business Administration to help entrepreneurs in rural American communities. Pickett is enterprise agent for the N.C. Enterprise Loan Program in Brunswick, Bladen, Robeson and Columbus counties. The program is administered by the Rural Economic Development Center in Raleigh. BAROMETER ON THE ECONOMY Employment Rose During May In Brunswick County employ ment rose 1.7 percent between April and May 1993, according to data compiled by the Center for Business and Economics Services at UNC Wilmington. The center's monthly "Barometer On The Local Economy" showed 17,490 people at work in April, with 2,956 unemployed, for an unem ployment rate of 14.5 percent. During May 1993, 17,795 were working and 2,632 unemployed, for an unemployment rate of 12.9 per cent. The statewide unemployment rate is 5 percent. In May 1992 17,343 people were employed, and 2,544 looking for work. The unemployment rate was 12.8 percent. At the time the state wide unemployment rate was 5.6 percent. Registrations Climb New vehicle registrations rose 9.5 pcrccnt in Brunswick County be tween April and May 1993, from 147 to 161. The May 1993 level was 17.5 per cent above the May 1992 level of 137. For the year ending May 1993, registrations of 1,912 showed a 6.8 pcrccnt incrcsc above the prior year. In the year ending May 1992, the county saw 1 ,79() new registrations. Month Saw Decline Between February and March 1993 retail sales in Brunswick County fell 5.6 pcrccnt, from S35.7 million to S33.7 million. The March 1993 level was 19.5 pcrccnt above the March 1992 level of S28.2 million. For the year ending March 1993, county retail sales totaled S392.5 million. That was 7.5 pcrccnt above the level for the year ending March 1992, when sales of S365.1 million were recorded. Renovation Bids Awarded For Union Classrooms Wing project?" queried board member Bill Fairley before motioning to award the contracts. All contracts went to the low bid ders, with six bids received for gen eral contractor, and three each for electrical, plumbing and mechanical. Graka Builders Inc. of Whitevillc will serve as general contractor, with a 5i63,GG0 base bid pius a $7,000 alternate for cabincts. Other bids went to Anchor Electrical Contrac tors of Wilmington, clcctric, 546,300; Watson Electrical Con struction Co. of Wilmington, mec hanical, 570,850; and Williams Plumbing Co. Inc. of Wilmington, 514,282, including S927 to fix and reinstall a sink. In a September 1991 report, the N.C. Department of Public Instruc tion said the classroom area was suitable only for short-term use. The Division of School Planning recom mended phasing out use of the building, which it said was in "fair" condition and "of marginal adequa cy." Renovations of the oldest build ing at Union Elementary School near Shallotte arc expected to begin right away and to be nearly com plete before students begin school Aug. 30. The Brunswick County Board of Education approved contracts Mon day night for upgrading the circa 1951 classroom facility. The 10 small, 693-square-foot classrooms housed third- and fourth grade students last year, said Union Elementary School Principal Zel phia Grissctl. Work to be completed includes installation of a new heating and cooling system to replace the aging boiler and window air units, as well as new windows and dropped ceil ings. Some repairs were completed earlier, including recarpeting of the floors and roofwork. Bids came in at a total of 5301,432, under the $385,000 bud geted for the 12,400 square foot pro ject. "We do have the money for this SOUTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL GROUP Gary D. Ross, M.D. (Internal Medicine) Samuel W. Kirtley, M.D. (Family Practice) For Complete Outpatient Medical Care Routine Health Maintenance Adult Medical Concerns/Pediatrics Women's Concerns (Pap Smears /Contraception) Laboratory & X-Ray Facilities For Complete Minor Emergency Care ' ozriiz? o" Hwy. 17 at Union School Road Open Mon.-Frl., 9 A.M. to 6 P.M., Sat. 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. 579-9955 or 579-0800 Call May Have Been Phony Authorities believe that an off shore distress eall that sparked a multi-agency search off Holden Beach Friday might have been a hoax. Boats from the U.S. Coast Guard station at Oak Island, a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter, a Brunswick County Sheriff's Department spotter plane and a Coast Guard cutter searched the waters, but were unable to locate an oil slick or floating de bris that would have been left by a sinking vessel. Sheriff's Deputy Lt. Carl Pearson said Monday. Pearson said he flew search pat terns up to 18 miles offshore for three hours with a Marine helicopter Hying complimentary patterns over head. They identified numerous boats in the area, but none appeared to be in distress, he said. The Oak Island Coast Guard Sta tion received a radio call at about 10 a.m. Friday from an unknown vessel reporting itself taking on water. Station Chief BMC'S J.D. Amdt said Monday. "The reporting source stated that he was sinking and this was his final transmission," Arndt said. The transmission indicated that the boat was about five or six miles off Holden Beach, he said. The sta tion launched both its 21 -foot fast response inflatable boat and its 41 foot patrol boat to assist. Coast Guard authorities also callcd Brunswick County 911, which alerted local rescue squads, the sheriff's department and the Marine Corps air base at Cherry Point, which dispatched its "Pedro" scarch-and-rcscuc helicopter. They combed the area throughout the day with no sign of the distressed vessel. Oak Island's two boats returned to station at 7 o'clock Friday evening. Amdt said. The USCG Cuitcr Poini Warde continued searching the area through the night, after which the Coast Guard suspended further ac tion on the case. While no official determination has been made, some authorities said privately that the call might have been a false alarm. In addition to criminal penalties, a person convicted of filing a phony distress call can be forced to pay the considerable fuel costs of search and rescue agencies, Pearson said. In other Coast Guard activities last week, the Oak Island station re ceived a call at about 12:30 a.m. Friday morning from the vessel "Lucky Lady" reporting that it had run aground on an old barge on the outer edge of the lntracoastal Wat erway channel between the wildlife ramp and Sandy's Seafood. The station's 21 -foot boat investi gated and found the Lucky Lady resting on top of the old barge. It was listing heavily to starboard, but was not taking on water, Amdt said. Three crew members were taken ashore and transported to Southport by government vehicle. The 21 -foot er remained on scene as a commer cial salvor retrieved the boat on the next high tide. Wednesday afternoon (July 21) at about 5:30, the station received a telephone call reporting that a vessel was disabled at the state port in Wilmington. The owner said he had tied his vessel to the pier and was calling from a pay phone uuu'oy, Amdt said. Because the boat and its occu pants were not in any danger, the station determined that this was a non-emergency case, Amdt said. The owner moved the vessel back to the wildlife ramp by himself. Ill I N G 0 Thursday Nights ? Doors Open 6:15 pm Calabash VFW Post 7288 Carter R<?, Trader's Village, Calabash, 579-3577 OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Games begin at 7:30 PM Minimum "Buy In" $5.00 Minimum Pay Out $650.00 Maximum $725 Snacks Available * No Children under 12 NEW SMOKE-FREE AIR SYSTEM 8 a * 8 8 8 8 C1993THE BRUNSWICK BEACON I zeNQ'S q^iroeN CTV>ir>ese p^esr<xu/rcxr>rr NOW SERVING 1 BEER S WINE LUNCH BUFFET Monday-Friday 11-2:30 PM FAMILY NIGHT BUFFET Monday-Saturday Open Sunday-Friday 1 1 AM-3f4:30-9PM ' Saturday-4:30-9:30 PM For take-out call 754-5280 East Gate Square. Holden Beach Road ? Shallotte George L. Saunders, III, M.D. Ever wonder what ever happened to your old time GP? One doctor who took care of the kids' shots, grandma's rheumatism and you when you were in the hospital... * He's still here! He's board certified and he's in Calabash. Call today. i to * George L. Saunders, III, M.D. Diplomate, Am. Board of Family Practice 579-3470 ? Salt Marsh Square 10195-5 Beach Dr. (Hwy. 179), Calabash 'Your Family Physician-A Special Kind of Caring''
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