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Shriners To Host Golf Tourriev At Sea Trail BY DOUG RUTTKR Three days of golf and cnicrtainmcnt by coun try comedian Jerry Clower will highlight this weekend's Fourth Annual National Shriners Crippled Children Open Golf Tournament at Sea Trail Plantation. The two-person team tournament kicks off Friday with a practice round at the Sunset Beach resort. Tournament play will be Saturday and Sunday. Social events have been planned all weekend. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, which arc currently providing free medical care for 31 youngsters from Brunswick County. Golf tournament chairman Glenn Humbert said participants this year can cxpcct outstanding competition on the course, quality entertainment afterward and fantastic prizes. "The big thing about the tournament, of couisc, is thai ilic money goes to the hospital." Humbert said. "This is a fund-raising event for the hospital and the children." Past golf tournaments have raised between S7,(XX) and S10,(XX) for Shriners Hospitals. Humbert said this year's goal of S20,0(X) to S25.000 can be reached with a field of 144 golfers. For the first time this year, each twosome will be given the option of competing in a best ball or captain's choice format. Each group will compete separately, and teams will be flighted after Saturday's round. "It's really two tournaments in one," said Humbert, noting that a lot of golfers prefer cap tain's choice to the best ball format that has been used in the past. Humbert said last week he expects slots in the 72-tcam field to be open until the day before the tournament. The entry fee is S200 per player. "We're ahead of last year. Wc have over 60 peo ple signed up," he said. Golfers will play two of Sea Trail's three championship courses. Play will be on the Jones course one day and Byrd course the other. All so cial activities will take place at the Jones-Byrd clubhouse. Humbert said 122 golfers participated last year, but he hopes Clowcr will help attract a full field this weekend. "If you want to see Jerry Clowcr, the best way to see him is play golf." Clowcr, who performs Saturday at 9 p.m., is famous for his humorous tales about life in Amite County, Mississippi. He's been named "Country M Comic of the Year" nine straight years by major country music trade and fan publications. As part of the $200 entry fee, each golfer will receivc two tickets to the Clowcr show and two tickets to a Friday night "shrimparoo" featuring music by the local rock band, Crossroads. Golfers must arrange their own tee times for Friday's practice round. The tournament gets un derway Saturday with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided at the course and first day prizes will be given at 8 p.m. Play begins Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and will be followed by an awards ceremony with hors d'ocuvrcs. Prizes will include a men's diamond ring val ued at SI, 300, a ladies' pendant, watches and golf packages. Also a one-week stay at Ocean Isle Beach and weekend trip to Charleston, S.C. The major co-sponsor of this year's event is The Dixie Jubilee of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. -- wrwrw/ T\n i: ~ v/uiu o aiix ?? i v t* v^v^n i uuiu, United Carolina Bank, Coastal Beverage, Avis, Burger King, Sprint Cellular and Sea Trail Plan tation. To register for the golf tournament, or for more information, call Charles Clark at 579-5441 or Albert Parker at 754-6634. RECREATION BRIFFS Rice Creek To Be Scene Of National 'Canoe Sweeo' In cclcbration of the National Big Sweep program, the Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Ad venture Bound program will sponsor a canoe sweep. Participants will pick up trash while canoeing on Rice Creek Sat urday, Sept. 25. Canoeists will be asked to provide their own gloves for protection. The department will provide canoes and trash bags. Space is limited, and parents must accompany children and provide life jackets for children. Everyone will be required to wear a life jacket. Participants will meet at Town Creek Park at 9 a.m. Other upcoming programs in clude: ?A weekend of horseback riding at scenic Burkemont Mountain near Morganton Nov. 5-7. The group will stay in a rustic cabin on top of Bur kemont Mountain and will ride one full day on the mountain trails. Cost will be approximately S140 per person and will include trans portation, lodging, meals and horse back riding. Space will be limited; registration deadline is Sept. 8. ?A step aerobic class at the Leland Community Building Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. be ginning Sept 7. Participants must bring theii own step. There will be a S15 per month participation fee, or a S3 drop-in fee. To register or get more informa tion about these programs, call Em ma McGraw at the Brunswick Coun ty Parks and Recreation Department, 253-4357 or 1-800-222-4790. Planning Youth Leagues Organizational meetings for the Brunswick County Parks and Recre ation Department Youth Soccer ? League and Youth Football League will be held next week at the depart ment office in the Planning /Re sources Building at the Government Center in Bolivia. The soccer league meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. All site coordinators and coaches are asked to attend to outline the upcom ing season. The football league meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m., wiih all coaches asked to attend. For more information contact Joe Rosselli, athletic coordinator, at 23 4357 or 1-800-222-4790. Mounf Olive Places First In Church Softball Tournev Mount Olive defeated Emanual Outreach 9-5 last Saturday to take first place in the Brunswick County Men's Church Softball League Tournament. Winning the tournament champi onship game helped Mount Olive avenge a 5-4 loss to Emanual Out reach two weeks ago in the regular season championship. Mount Olive, 20-2 during the reg ular season, had defeated Shallotte First Baptist 12-9 Saturday morning to advance to the finals of the dou ble-elimination tournament. After losing 11-10 last Thursday to Mount Olive in a preliminary r round, Emanual Outreach won three straight games to reach the Final. Emanual beat Lcttics Grove 9-3 last Friday before beating Jennies Branch 5-4 and Shallotte First 11-5 on Saturday. Shallotte First Baptist, which was 14-8 during the regular season and finished fourth in the North Div ision, played well in the tournament and finished third. In early-round tournament games last week. Ocean View beat Old Shallotte 16-1 and Friendship Bap tist 15-0 before losing to Jennies Branch 4-2. Letlies Grove was a 7-3 winner over Supply Baptist and a 9-8 win ner over Camp Methodist. Shallottc First knocked olT Jennies Branch 10-7, and Camp Methodist defeated Calvary Baptist 9-3. Top finishers during the regular season were Emanual Outreach in SOUTH DIVISION Toam Wins Losses Emanual Outreach Friendship Baptist Occan View Seaside Methodist 18 4 14 8 14 8 10 12 8 14 7 15 4 18 1 21 New Britton Soldier Bay Old Shallottc Zion Baptist m ihc South Division and Mount Olive in the North Division. Runncrs-up in the South were Friendship Baptist and Ocean View. In the North Divi sion, Jennies Branch was second and Supply Baptist took third. Final Regular season standings: NORTH DIVISION Team Wins Losses Mount Olive 20 2 Jennies Branch 19 3 Supply Baptist 16 6 Shallottc First 14 8 Calvary Baptist 12 10 Lctlics Grove 10 12 Camp Methodist 6 16 Dixon Chapel 2 20 Shriners Hospitals Now Treating 31 Local Kids ^ BY DOUG RUTTER Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children arc currently providing free medical treatment for 31 boys and girls from Brunswick County. John Nutter, chairman of the crippled children committcc lor Brunswick County Shriners, said most of the kids arc being treated on an out-patient basis at the Greenville, S.C., hospital. All treatment given at Shriners Hospitals is free. "I tell people when I talk to them not to look for the cashier's counter because we don't have one," Nutter said. Besides medical care, Shriners also pay for transportation to and from the hospital and motel rooms for family members. Families arc ex pected to pay for nothing except meals. "If they can't afford to do that, we will pay," Nutter said. Problems treated at Shriners Hospitals include orthopcdic problems of cerebral palsy and spina bifida, hand and back problems, limb defi ciencies and growth problems, club foot and rickets. Nutter said one local child had four operations at the Shriners Hospital in Cincinnati before he was a year old to correct a cleft palate. "Today you wouldn't know anything was wrong," he said. At one point, six local girls were being treated for scoliosis (curva ture of the spine). Nutter says he's grateful he hasn't had to deal with many burn victims. "Thank God I've only had two in 11 years," he said. The three-fold mission of Shriners Hospitals is to save children's lives, restore their bodies to the highest level of usefulness and conduct research into orthopcdic and burn care. All children up to age 18 may be eligible for treatment at a Shriners Hospital if the chief of staff thinks there is a reasonable possibility the treatment will benefit the child and if treatment at another facility would place a financial burden on the family The Greenville facility is one of 22 Shriners Hospitals, which in clude three burn units and three spinal cord injury rehabilitation centers. Through 1991, nearly 450,000 children have completed treatment at the hospitals. Shrine of North America has about 720,000 members and 191 tem ples in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Panama. The Brunswick County Shrine Club is one of 40 clubs included in the Sudan Temple, which based in New Bern. The Sudan Temple is the 10th largest in the nation, covering the area cast of Interstate 95 in North Carolina. For more information on services provided by Shriners Hospitals, call Nutter at 842-4030. INCOEDLEAGUE Supply Slams Town Creek Supply smashed Town Crcck 35 3 in Brunswick Baptist Association Coed Softball League play last Saturday at Smithvillc Township Park in Southport. In other games at Southport, Shell Point defeated Southport "B" 18-5 and Southport "A" was a forfeit winner over Jennies Branch. At Lockwood Folly Township Park in Supply, Calvary beat Oak Island-Bethel 14-8, Gospel Centcr Bninswick Islands knocked off Faith 11-7 and Mount Olive crushed Soldier Bay 23-9. The final regular-season games will be played Saturday night. Cal vary and Gospel Center-Brunswick Islands arc tied for first place in Division 1. Mount Olive has clinch ed first in Division 2. Baptist Softball League Standings As Of Aug. 5 DIVISION 1 Team Wins Losses Calvary 12 3 Gospel-Brunswick 12 3 Supply 9 5 Shell Point 8 7 Jennies Branch 5 10 Soldier Bay 2 13 DIVISION 2 Team Wins Losses Mount Olive 13 2 Town Crcck 7 8 Faith 7 8 Oak Island-Bethel 6 9 Southport "A" 5 9 Southport "B" 2 13 ? 364 DAYS A YEAR f?N DAYS A WEEK ^^Open When You Need Us Most it ra turtle WSX' Havoline I0W30, 10W40, 20W50 or 30WL Motor Oil .97 ..20 Sale Price Mfg. Mail-In Rebate Prism Car Wax Each/Mfg#AS-9 1 / Son-of-a-Cun Car Wash Your Cost Each After Mfg. Mail -In Rebate.. Fa Or /LIMIT ONF CA SF/f)** Pnrr Thrmfhr .77 Films '4m Each '92, 82196 Prices Good Through Saturday, August 14th, 1993 ? We Reserve the Right to Limit Quantities ? Complete Warranty Information SHALLOTTE SOUTHPORT MAIN STREET. 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