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Doug's Bug
Doug Wince of Kavenswood, W.Va , puts the finishing touches on the impressive sand sculpture he
built on Ocean Isle Beach last week. Wince and his family have been visiting the area for the past six
summers and every year he builds a sand sculpture in front of their cottage. This one took three days to
complete.
GED Testing Dates Set At BCC
Test dates arc scheduled at Bruns
wick Community College for adults
who wish to obtain their high school
equivalency diplomas (GED) in
August.
Except for writing skills, any
GED test can be taken at BCC's
main campus north of Supply Mon
day, Aug. 2, at 1 p.m., or Tuesday,
Aug. 24, at 1 p.m.
Also, any GED test will be given
at BCC's Southport campus on
North Lord Street Thursday, Aug.
12, at 5 p.m. and at the Leland cam
pus, at Leland Industrial Park on
U.S. 74-76, on Wednesday, Aug. 11,
at 11 a.m.
The GED writing skills test only
may be taken 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.
10, at the BCC main campus near
Supply.
Any of the tests, except writing
skills, may also be taken at BCC's
Leland campus Wednesday, Aug. 25
at 1 1 a.m. or Thursday, Aug. 26, at 5
p.m. at the Southport campus.
Students may enter GED prepara
tion classes at any time. For infor
mation on classes offered nearby,
contact the college at 754-6900,
457-6329, or 343-0203. Also, indi
vidual help in preparing for the GED
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lab. The lab is located in the ALS
building on the main campus north
of Supply. Hours arc 8 a.m. to 7
p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Drop-ins arc welcome.
Happy Birthday
to our own little
media bird
Susan Usher
Eggert
Here's 40 wishes
for 40 more
years of fun
on your 40th
birthday.
By the way
did we mention it
was your
40th
birthday?
From the Beacon staff
No Time To Waste!
There are some situations in which fast action is required. An on-the-job injury is one
of those situations. Postponing treatment ot any injury can result in serious damage if
not treated quickly.
The EMERGENCY CENTER at The Brunswick Hospital is equipped with
sophisticated monitoring and diagnostic technology and is staffed with experienced
physicians 24 hours a day. We are conveniently located on Highway 17 in the center of
Brunswick County and are ready to handle your emergencies.
When someone close to you is ill or injured, seek care from a qualified physician
quickly. In an emergency, there's no time to waste!
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Library Trustees Say They Favor
Possible Night, Weekend Hours
BY LYNN CARLSON
Members of the Brunswick
County Library Board of Trustees
said Monday they favor adding
evening and weekend hours at all li
brary branches.
However, Library Director Maur
ice Tate said extending hours this
year "would be a hardship on my
staff, and they've had a hard year al
ready."
Trustees Chairman Don Eggcrt
brought up the issue, which the
board first discussed last fall, saying
he would like for the libraries to be
more accessible to people who work
weekdays.
"1 agree strongly," said Trustee
Edith Tillman of Lcland. I d like to
see them open a couple of nights a
week and Sunday afternoon. Right
now only half the cilizcns of the
county have an opportunity to use
the libraries."
The libraries' S334.731 budget
for the fiscal year which began July
1 docs not include funds for addi
tional personnel: it is, as Tate said,
"predicated on having two branches
(West Brunswick and Soulhport)
shut down" while extensive renova
tions arc under way.
New Trustee Don Warren, who
also is chairman of the Brunswick
County Beard of Commissioners,
suggested the libraries implement
evening and weekend hours when
the new Oak Island and Lcland
branches open and the Shallotte and
Southport branches reopen.
"1 would think that since the di
rcctor sees how the board feels and
the public feels, she will sec to it
that we do have it," said Trustee
Margaret Harper of Southport.
Tale said it would be difficult to
extend hours with the libraries' ex
isting staff and budgets. "I was told
to take a 5 percent (budget) cut this
year, and when (Finance Director
Lithia) Hahn got through with me, it
was more than that."
Trustee Ann Mines of Yaupon
Beach asked, "Do we have volun
teers who can help?"
"Not that can be depended on,"
Tate replied.
Tnistce Ralph Fra/ier of Winna
bow said resistance by library staff
to evening and weekend hours
should not be a factor in the board's
decision. "In my job, they tell me
when to come to work and I'm there
or they give the job to somebody
else."
After a five-minute closed session
to discuss "personnel," the trustees
reconvened and said they would
wait until the library branch open
ings to take action on changing
hours.
In other business:
?Eggert reported that construction
is almost ready to begin on the new
Oak Island library branch and land
is being cleared in preparation for
construction at Leland. The trustees
are planning cornerstone-laying ccr
emon es in late August or early
September. The public will be invit
ed.
?The trustees discussed possible
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