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MAYOR UNOPPOSED Veteran Aldermen Face Challengers In Varnamtown luii V:*rn:imtimn iMt'i nu?n wjlo have served since the waterfront community incorporated in 1988 face challenges from a pair of [xiliti cal newcomers as they seek re-elec tion next week. Voters will elect a mayor and two town board members on Tuesday. Judy Galloway is unopposed in her bid for a third consecutive two-year term as mayor, an office she has held since 1989. Incumbent Aldermen Ennis Swain and Ada McDonald have both been on the town board for five years. They hope to be elected for lour more years, but are opposed by Chris Lancaster and Charles Mc Donald. Each candidate was asked to re spond to a Brunswick Beacon ques tionnaire. Charles McDonald was the only candidate from Varnam tow 11 who did not respond. MAYOR Galloway I believe in the town of Var namtown and its people. I want to see it thrive and maintain its identity." Mayor Judy Galloway said of her bid for re-election. Galloway, a fish house man ager and part time tax prepar er, said develop GALLOWAY ment Qf the town park is the most important is sue officials must address in the next two years. She said she wants all residents to enjoy the facility. The mayor is a 1964 graduate of Bolivia High School and has taken accounting courses at Southeastern Community College in Whiteville. Galloway has served as treasurer and finance chairperson for 10 years at Dixon Chapel United Methodist Church. TOWN BOARD Lancaster A newcomer to the political are na, Christopher Earl l-ancaster said he is seeking election to the town board be cause he would like to see the Citizens of Var namtown have a say in what hap pens in the fu ture. " I was born and raised in LANCASTER Varnamtown and 1 feel I know what the local people want for the direc tion and future of Varnamtown." he said. "I'm also open-minded enough to heur from a!! people !h:i! live here whether native or those who have chosen to make Varnamtown their home." Lancaster said one of the top is sues the town board should address in the coming term is making the tow n codes no stricter than the coun ty's. "The mobile home code just adopted should be relaxed to comply with the county codes so it doesn't cause a greater hardship on our resi dents." he said. Lancaster said he would like the town board to conduct opinion polls on controversial issues instead of ac cepting petitions. "We could set aside a day for reg istered voters to stop by the town hall and mark an opinion ballot as to how they feel about a controversial issue when it arises." he said "Town aldermen are elected to make decisions for the town, but when it's an issue that the communi ty is divided over we need to hear from the people because we arc elected to serve the people. We also need to he able to put aside our per sonal feelings and do what's he si for the community." Lancaster, a graduate of West Brunsw ick High School, is assistant manager at Kirby Pest Control. He and his wife, Margaret, have a 7 year-old son. McDonald Ada Galloway McDonald is one of two incumbent aldermen w ho has served on the town board since the community incorporated in l')8X. She said she is seeking re-election because she would like to see recent progress in the community continue. "Varnamtown has a town hall which also serves as a community building, street lights, a three-acre site for a future park, and is in the process of upgrading the existing (x)at ramp." she said. "Five years ago we had none of this. I have had the privilege of be ing a part of these improvements and would like to see this progress continue." McDonald said the town park is the most impor tant issue the town board must face in the next two years. "During the coming term. 1 feel plans for a ballpark and recreation area for younger MCDONALD children should be addressed." She was chairperson of the town street-naming and house-numbering committees and has chaired the Varnamtown Planning Board since 1991. She was president i>l the Bruns wick County chapter of the N.C. Association of Educators Support Personnel from 1985 to IW). McDonald, who received an asso ciate in applied science degree from Southeastern Community College in llIX2. is a teacher's assistant in the Brunswick County Schools. Asked what makes her the most qualified candidate for the office, McDonald said. "The voters will an swer this question. I trust and will support their decision." Swain Cieorge Knnis Swain, another five-year veteran of the hoard of al dermen. believes his experience helps make him the most qualified candidate for election to the hoard. "I believe the experiences gained in the last five years in the develop ment of Varnamtown should he use ful tools for guiding its future," Swain said in his questionnaire. Swain, finance committee chair man for the town, served as chair man of the com munity commit tee that assisted with the incor poration of Var namtown. "1 believe I offer a conserv ative view to continue devel opment of this town and a pri ority of a budget that is easy on our citizenry," Swain said of his reason for seeking re-election. lie lists planned growth and de velopment of the town park into a useful community asset as the top two issues the town board must ad dress over the next few years. Swain said he favors "planned growth that is orderly and not more restrictive than is necessary to estab lish a high quality environment in which to live." A survey technician for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Wilm ington. Swain is a graduate of Shal lotte High School. He also has taken courses at Cape Fear Technical College and N.C. State University as well as classes sponsored by the Corps of Engin eers. Swain is a past moderator of the Brunswick Baptist Union, and a for mer Sunday school director and chairman of deacons at Gospel Cen ter Baptist Church. Holden Beach Voters ELECT Dwight Carroll if you are not completely satisfied with any Family Pharmacy* Brand Product, return the unused portion for a full refund. STRESS FORMULA VITAMINS Reg . With Iron, or With Zinc, 60ct. 3.49 Beat The Cold& Flu Season Anil Save! With Family Pharmacy? Products AC^AlIlNQPHEN . c ZT ; IPHEN i.69 r* ACETAMINOPHEN EXTRA STRENGTH MUSCLE RUB 500 mg Tablets, 60 cl. of OINTMENT Gjjpiets. 50 ct. h] FLU, COLD & COUGH OR FLU 4 COLD MEDICINE 6 Ct. 2.39 :g=p'D COLD CAPSULES Time Released. 10 ct. SORE THROAT I LOZENGES P&QQi Sugar Free Cherry. I6ct. 23.00 1.29 ADULT SUPPOSITORIES Glycerin, 25 ct. PEDIATRIC SUPPOSITORIES Glycerin, 12 ct. 990 10 DAY SALE STARTS OCT. COASTAL DRUG NOTICE Th?k ad ? prepared 90 day* prior to MM date in toma caaaa kKw?; rt*m* may not Pa due to v." '?Uri m bayond our ? -* - We ap ?> Tm V*e m* ? ? w ... ? > Inn Qua 4802 Main Street Shallotte L Paramedic Training Begins STAFF PHOTO BY ERIC CARLSON Emergency medical technician Terri Davis listens intently as instructor Chris Register outlines some of the topics to he covered in the 12-month EMT paramedic course that began in Bolivia Monday night. The 49 local medical sen ices volunteers and employees enrolled in the course will undergo 59.? hours of training and testing before being licensed as paramedics, the highest level of emergency medical certification. Union Speakers Share Expertise Tcachcrs aren't the only people with knowledge to share at Union Elementary School in Shallotte. Recently students at the school heard from a classmate on his ex perience at a space shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral, and from a meteorologist at a Wilmington television station. Union student Nicholas Love observed the launch of the space shuttle Columbia earlier this month and shared what he learned during his visit to Florida. He was invited to the launch by Bill McArthur, one of the seven astronauts on board the shuttle. On Oct. 21, WWAY TV 3 me teorologist Kim Downing spoke to fourth graders in Debbie Thorsen's and Linda lnman's sci ence class. In an extended science class, Downing talked about weather forecasting and the effects of weather. Tree Planting To Highlight UNC Bicentennial Program Brunswick County will observe the bicentennial of the nation's first university with a celebration of pub lic education Monday. Nov. 1, at 10 a.m. on the grounds of Shallotte Middle School. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Mill is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its establish ment. focusing on a heritage found ed on the "revolutionary" under standing that in a democracy, educa tion cannot be an exclusive privi lege. but must be the right of every person. Elected officials, school personnel and selected students from all areas of Brunswick County have been in vited to come in a show of their sup port for public education. Highlighting the ceremony will be the planting of a Davie Poplar seedling presented by UNC to one student from each of the state's UK) counties. Mark Darby, a sixth grade student at Shallotte Middle School, accepted the seedling in an Oct. 12 ceremony in Chapel Hill. The tiny tree was nurtured in the UNC Botanical Garden for two years, grown from a seed taken from the Davie Poplar, a campus landmark. The trees are intended to repre sent "the living presence of the University throughout our state." like University alumni who have scattered to serve, and like the UNC programs that make life better for residents of the state, a news release indicated. The tree was named in honor of a UNC founding father. William R. Davie. In 1792. a committee was ap pointed to locate a site for the coun try's first public university. Ac cording to legend. Davie and a group of trustees, exhausted by their search, sat to rest beneath the giant poplar and. under its shade, agreed the site would be perfect for the campus. The ancient tree still stands, patched with cement and held up right by cables attached to the branches of nearby trees. FINANCING AVAILABLE, LAY-AWAYS TOO! SAVE UP TO 70% OFF (msrp) THAT'S MORE THAN 1/2 OFF!!! YOU GET THE BEST QUALITY FOR LESS MONEY AT BED LAND* BED SETS-PRICED TO SELL AS SETS-INDIVIDUAL PIECES AVAILABLE AT SLIGHT INCREASE BUDGET FIRM TVIflN $QQ Ea. Pc. 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