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-4S WILLIAM VAN STEEN learned lost year, the Shallotte Christ
mas Parade is usually a lot of fun for kids.
Tree-Lighting
Set For Dec. 3
The South Brunswick islands
Chamber of Commerce and area
towns will welcome the holiday
season when they sponsor the
lighting of the area Christmas
tree on Friday, Dec. 3, from 6-7
p.m.
The community event will be
highlighted by Christmas carol
performances by several local
singing groups and individuals.
Santa Claus will arrive on a fire
truck, also.
The event will take place at the
intersection of N.C. 179 and U.S.
17 Business in Shallotte. The
public is welcome.
Chicken, Spots
On Seaside Menu
The Committee of the Seaside
Community will hold a dinner Sat
urday. Nov. 20, starting at 10 a.m. at
the corner of N.C 17l) and N.C. l)04.
The menu will offer a choice of
fried spots or barbecued chicken
served with fried sweet potatoes,
coleslaw, hushpuppies and onion
rings. Cost is $4 per plate.
Proceeds will go to the Seaside
incorporation effort.
Another fundraising effort in
cludes a 12-gauge Remington shot
gun, an .870-caliber Magnum and a
$50 cash prize that will be awarded
in drawings Saturday night at the
Coastal Auction House.
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Christmas Parade Is
I Just Two Weeks Away
The Shallottc Christmas Parade is
just over two weeks away ? a sure
sign that the holiday season is upon
us.
Clowns, horses, fancy cars and
other entries will fill Mam Street lor
the parade on Saturday. Dec. 4. at 10
a.m. As always, Santa C'laus will
bring up the rear on a Shallottc Vol
unteer Fire Department truck.
Parade coordinator Phcbie Mc
Lean had signed up 25 entries as of
last week, including several beauty
queens and Sudan groups.
The town has already rented all
1 2 of the parade floats. West Bruns
wick High School's football team
will occupy one of them.
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The parade will lollow the same
Main Street route as last year, start
ing at the snuth-end traffic light and
proceeding north to the Smith Ave
nue intersection.
Non-profit groups such as church
es and civic clubs may enter the pa
rade at no cost. The fee for beauty
queens is $25, while businesses may
enter for a fee of $35.
For the first time this year, all pa
rade participants must fill out an ap
plication at Shallottc Town Hall.
Rules will be given to each partici
pant at that time.
The deadline for entering is
Friday, Nov. 26, at noon For infor
mation. call 754-4032.
BEMC Offers Mini-Grants
To Meet Classroom Needs
Teachers in Brunswick and Col
umbus counties can apply now for
educational mini-granis offered by
Hruns. Electric Membership Corp.
Twelve "Partnership for Solu
tions" grants of $250 each are avail
able. The grants are awarded based
on applications that communicate a
specific need that cannot be met
with conventional school funds.
Principals at all schools will have
application forms for those interest
ed in applying.
The deadline to submit applica
tions is Jan. 15. 1994. Recipients
will be notified by Feb. I. a BEMC
news release indicated.
This is the second year the mini
grants have been offered.
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