Reap What You
Sow ? And More
BY DEBBIE R>,PP
Vice-President For Organizational Development
South Brunswick Islands Chamber Of Commerce
The South Brunswick Islands seer- to be growing every day with
new businesses arriving, existing operations expanding and neighbor
hoods seeing new construction throughout the area, j ? :
We welcomed more than 65 new mc-.bcrs to the ! Ji
chamber in the past year, and almost half the incom
ing business members are new to the area.
When my husband and I chose Shallotte to put
our stake in the ground and build his dental practice,
we knew we had also put a stake in the whole South
Brunswick Islands community. One way we chose
to help safeguard our investment and our future here
was to get involved in civic and professional organi
zations and work together with other businesses and ? ?-*
professionals in the area. RUPP
We joined the South Brunswick Islands Chamber of Commerce be
cause it's an organization central to the community and its primary fo
cus is on promotion of the civic and economic progress of the South
Brunswick Islands. We started by volunteering for committees and
chambcr-sponsored events which gave us an opportunity to sec first
hand the activities and results the chamber promoted and the type of
people who supported its work. We are continually impressed with the
enthusiasm and camaraderie of the volunteers and staff and with the re
sults these people achieve together.
A dental practice is not what many people think of as a "typical"
chamber member in a beach community. We are not related to tourism
or real estate or entertainment. But our business ? like every other busi
ness, large or small, in the South Brunswick Islands ? relies on the
growth and prosperity of the community.
We are no different from the hundreds of othet people and business
es who volunteer time and invest each year with their membership.
What chamber members get in return can't always be seen directly on a
financial statement, but we all know, without a doubt, that what we put
into the chamber comes back to us many times, and the benefits we reap
go well beyond the bottom line.
If you are not cunently a chamber member, we encourage you to
join now. If you are a chamber member, it's time to renew your invest
ment and continue to be a part of a strong and exciting group who join
together to make the South Brunswick Islands a better place to live and
work. You can contact the chamber office at PO. Box 1380, Shallotte
NC 28459, or call 754-6644 or 800-426-6644, for more information on
membership.
You can also call us to register for the South Brunswick King
Gassic King Mackerel Tournament. We are expecting more than 200
boats and lots of fish, fun and festivities at this year's tournament to be
held Sept 15-17 at Holdcn Beach Marina. Even if you don't fish, you
arc encouraged to attend and enjoy the food and musical entertainment.
We still need volunteers for the Kong Mackerel Tournament and the
N.C. Oyster Festival. If you are interested in helping with cither event
or any chamber activity, please give us a call We encourage you to par
ticipate and reap the many benefits of chamber membership
Small Business Seminars Set By
Brunswick Community College
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Seminars on dealing with difficult
people, computerized bookkeeping
and getting acquainted with comput
ers arc scheduled by tfte Brtmswid
Community College Small Business
Center during September.
"Dealing with Difficult People"
will be presented Tuesday. Sept. 20,
at 6.30 p.m. in the ALS Building on
BCC's main campus in Supply
Speaker for the free seminar will be
May Craven.
"Quickbook," a small business
accounting software package, will
be the topic on Monday, Sept. 19, at
7:30 p.m. in the Classroom Building
on the main campus. Brian
Hamilton will lead the three-hour
seminar through the introductory us
es of Quickbook. including charts of
accounts, payroll, checkbook bal
ancing and printing various reports.
Pre-rcgistration is suggested; space
h limited
"Introduction to Computers" will
be presented Saturday. Sept. 17,
from 8:30 until 11:30 a m The sem
inar will provide a layman's view of
computer hardware, including the
central processing unit, monitor,
keyboard, mouse and memory. An
overview of the operating system
MS-DOS and Windows, as well as
applications software, will be in
cluded The class will meet with in
structor Pete Lee in the Classroom
Building on BCC's main campus.
To pre-register for the seminars
call the BCC Small Business Center
at 754-6900.
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Sweet-Toothed Celebration
Brunswick Nuclear Plant managers scoop out ice cream for employees during a recent party celebrat
ing the longest run ever for the plant's Until reactor. Managers preparing the sundaes are (from left),
Jimmy Blackburn, Unit I instrumentation and calibration manager; Rich Lopriore, regulatory affairs
manager; and Bill Levis, Unit 1 manager. As of Sept. 8, the unit had been running at 100 percent pow
er for 208 days.
SET FOR OCTOBER 9
Load Management
Focus Of BEMC's A
Participation
nnual Meeting
At its Oct. 9 annual meeting at
Brunswick Community College,
Brunswick Electric Membership
Corp. plans to launch a new appeal
to members to participate in the co
op's load management program.
The load management system us
es computer-controlled switches to
hold down extreme peaks in energy
use, both conserving energy and
saving BEMC members money,
since the cost of energy purchased
from suppliers such as Carolina
Power & 1 ight Co. is based on peak
demand, said Philip Morgan, mem
ber services representative.
General Manager David Batten
will explain the need for and bene
fits of load management in a slide
presentation for members. The co
op wants to have more than 10,000
of its member-customers on load
management by 1997.
BEMC offers monthly rebates to
members who install switches that
allow their air conditioner and/or
water heater to be shut off for a few
minutes at a time when energy de
mand is highest.
Using as its theme "The Co
operative Spirit At Work." the annu
al meeting will be held for the sec
ond year in a row in BCC's 1,500
seat Odell Williamson Auditorium.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and
continues up until the business
meeting begins at 10:30 a.m.
For the first time in at least 10
years, no director's election will be
contested. As of the 5 p.m. Monday
cut-off, no candidates had been
nominated by petition in addition to
the four incumbents put forward by
the nominating committee that met
Sept. 6. Nominations are not al
lowed from the floor at the annual
meeting.
Up for election by acclamation
are, from Brunswick County, Hubert
K. Brittain, District 7 (Bolivia and
Winnabow); Bryan R. Smith, Dis
trict 9 (Sunset Beach, Calabash,
Longwood, Thomasboro); and from
Columbus County, Calvin Duncan,
District 10 (Evergreen, Oakda'.e and
Western Prong) and Monroe Enzor
Jr., District 11 (Cerro Gordo and
Tabor City). Enzor was appointed to
the board following the resignation
of Leroy Williamson of Evergreen,
whose term was to end this year.
Adding to the fair-like atmos
phere of the annual meeting will be
a refreshment tent, educational ex
hibits and a members' arts and crafts
show open before the business meet
ing and live entertainment scheduled
from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The
line-up includes country singer Gaye
Fulford of Vamamtown, The Guid
ing Lights gospel group of Bolivia,
Tiny Miss Southland Mallory Malter
of Wilmington. The Double Dutch
Rope Jumpers of Fayetteville. The
Pillsbury "Dough Boy" will circu
late through the crowd giving away
recipe booklets.
An auction begins at 8:30 a.m.,
featuring surplus co-op equipment
and items on consignment from
members.
BEMC recently added its
50,000th connection. Its service area
consists mainly of Brunswick and
Columbus counties.
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for Two Exciting Days!
The latest building products, the
best decorating ideas and more ...
Shoppina for vour home will
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Show Hours: Admission:
Saturday 10am - 8pm Adults $2.50
Sunday Noon - 6pm Senior Citizens $2.00
Juniors (6-16) $2.00
For free admission present this coupon at HOME EXPO.
Sponsored by:
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Home Builders Association
P"""T.'=C.mn, Int., national 980
For exhibit space contact Jim Swindell
or Mary Taylor (800) 346-SHOW
Demonstrations
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ON BUILDING
AND REMODELING
Experts Irom the Wilminglon-Cape Fear Home
Builders Association will be available to answer your
questions.
Saturday & Sunday at all times
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN COORDINATORS
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bility." Hear from an expert on designing homes for
this ever increasing market of people in wheel
chairs or with other special needs
Saturday 1:00: Sunday 2:00
WILMINGTON GALLERY OF ORIENTAL RUGS
Come learn the origins of "how made, how to
purchase, care and maintenance, decorating and
investment value" of oriental rugs
Saturday 2:00
SHORELINE DESIGN GROUP
"Custom Home Design in the 1990 s " Professional
advice on how to design and plan your home from
conception to completion.
Saturday 3:00; Sunday 3:00