VIC Says Christmas Applications To Be Accepted Oct. 1 1 -Nov. 1 9 I"he Brunswick County Volunteer and Information Center will begin accepting applications Oct. II for its annual Christmas Basket/Tree -of- Hope Program. Fhe holiday program is one of the most visible ser vices provided by the center, said Hill Turner, VIC board chairman. "We expect this year to be an occasion even bigger than last year. Inquiries have already started com ing in. "The need can be overwhelming if you allow your self to dwell on it," Turner said. "But we're confident that when we look back on it, the response of people all across the county will be as terrific this year as it has in years past." Applications will be accepted through Nov. 19. For families with children under IS and senior citi zens over 62. special decorator tags will be made and distributed to banks, churches, clubs and other organiza tions who have erected Christmas trees and are partici pating in the Tree-of-Hope Program. Information on the tags will include first name, age and sex of the recipient and a "special wish" for a gift. Customers, clients, church and organization members will select tags from the tree and attach those tags to gifts. Pete Barnette. VIC executive director said gift recip ients must meet federal income qualifications and must have Social Security numbers for all family members except children under one year old. "An application will not be completed unless the ap plicant comes prepared with Social Security cards or number for every person in the household over one year. Should that occur, the applicant will be required to post pone completion of the application until such time that he or she does have all cards or numbers," Barnette said Barnette said the VIC staff and board members are ready lo provide details to local organizations wishing to sponsor a Tree-of-Hope, "adopt" a family for Christmas or become program volunteers. VIC officers are Turner, chairman; Michael Rhodes, vice chairman; Susan Gibble.-treasurer; and Bill Willetts Jr., secretary- Directors are Vi Andrews, Anne-Marie Bellamy, "Bobby" Brown. Brenda Grissett. Paul Hern andez. Mark Lewis, Ola Lewis, Libby Madison, Norma^ Melton, the Rev. PD. Midgett HI, Millie Muitow, Vernon Parker, Brenda Register and Percy Woodard. The organization's offices are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and are at the intersection of U.S. and N.C. 211 beside Supply Baptist Church. For more information, call 754-4766. Seniors Enjoy Concertina Music By Johnny Gavlik Johnny Gavlik of Holden Beach recently entertained diners at the Shallotte Senior Center on his 48-year-old Pearl Queen concertina. Gavlik, who also lives in Yadkinville, is a Minnesota native. He served with the Marines in World War II in New Caladonia, Samoa. New Hebrides. Tulagi and Guadalcanal. He was in the U.S. Marine Raiders and was on the Russell Islands. He is retired after 32 years as a U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspector. He received a certificate of appreciation from former Governor Jim Martin for "dedication and devotion" in providing volunteer services. IJARD Vc/ ? >. >101^ ?T'h Barrett Yard Honored %v*4rt! ?#U - PHOTO CONTRIBUTED The Holden Beach Beautification Committee selected the yard of Horace and Gloria Barrett , 1149 Ocean Boulevard West, as yard of the month for October. The yard is landscaped with palm trees, vin ca, pansies, geraniums and lantana. R & R Foundation Plans Disney World Trip The R & R Foundation, a nonprofit education and recreation foundation benefitting children, will sponsor a trip to Disney World Nov. 24-27. The package will include three days and two nights' accommodations, tickets to all parks ? Magic Kingdom, Epcot and MGM Studios ? and bus fare. Cost of trip will be $165 per person. There will be no charge for children 3 and younger. A $50 deposit is due by Oct. 15. The bus will leave Brunswick County Wed.y night. Nov. 24. at 1 1:30 p.m and return Nov. 27. For more information, call Rettie Godwin at 287 6790. Logo Contest Deadline Extended / The deadline to enter the North Carolina Oyster Festival logo con test has been extended until Tues day. Oct. 12. Designer of the logo chosen to represent next year's festival will win SI 00. Professional and amateur entries are welcome. They must he 8 inches by 10 inches and in color. The art must include the following words: 14th Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival. October 14 & 15, 1994. South Brunswick Islands. NC. Also, artists must include their name, ad dress and phone number on a sepa rate sheet of paper accompanying their entry. "It is the intention of the Oyster Festival Committee and the South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce not to alter the winning logo in any way," a chamber news release states. "The design will be used in promoting the 1994 N.C. Oyster Festival. All submitted entries will be dis played at this year's festival coming up Oct. 15-16 at the intersection of N.C. 904 and 179. The Oyster Festi val hosts around 20,000 people for the two-day event. It offers a variety of arts and crafts exhibits, a mixture of food vendors ? including seafood ?and entertainment. Festival-goers will have an oppor tunity to judge the entries and choose the logo they feel best repre sents the festival. Entries should be sent or deliv ered to the South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 1380. 4 OKXESTEROC FREE ? FAT FREE WN REAt fcOO PROOUCT LESSCAiORtES lOWSOOiUM GREAT FOR OMELET S. SCRAMBLED EGGS FRENCH TOAST. ANO PANCAKES Ring On Vendor ? Coupon Key Expires 12/31/93 Frosted Mini Wheals Frosted Mini Wheats 24.3 Oz. Bite-Sizei Kellogg' s Frosted Mini Wheats 2/$5 30 Oz. - All Varieties 2/s3 Ragu Spaghetti Sauce C We Reserve The Right To Limit"^ V. Quantities. )