Prestonwood Notebook Piranhas collect awards for performances The PrestCHiwood Country Club Piranhas Swim ming Team concluded its season with an awards ceranony. Ibe IHranhas were division champions this season and had an ovnall record of S-1. The team’s only loss was to the Lochmere swimming team which was a divisicn higher than the Piranhas. All swimmers received trophies m the awards ceremony. Special awards were given to the swim mers in each age category who scored the highest number of points during the season. In the age 6 and under division, Candice Pyun and Joshua Walsh scm^ the most points. Kristin Smith and Matt Minikus scored the most points in the age 7-8 division. Iris Simpson and Dustin Prusik won the award for the age 9-10 category. In the age ll-12category, E^ly Simpson and Bradley Hipps scored the most points. Lauren Schmid and Kyle Wamelik won the award in the age 13-14 division and Kelly Whelan and John Simpson scored the most points in the age 15-18 category. Most improved swimming awards were also tiibuted. In the age 10 and under category, Lauren Adcock and Sam Rael received the award. Erin Vais- kauckas and Matt McGarry won the award for the age 11 and older calegmy. Coaches awards were given to swimm^s based on their a^ndance at practice, their enthusiasm, ability to be coached, drive to win and improve, as well as their willingness to help the team. Receiving a coaches award for the Katy Stoltmann Memorial Spirit Award was Toby Blackburn. The Meredith Quady Spirit Award was given to Matt Offner and Daniel Peterson. Kevin Costner c^tured most of the attention on Prestonwood fairways this month, but a number of Prestonwood golfers also woe the talk of the club house following recent tournaments. In the junior club championship, Aartxi Patel was the winner in the ages 16-18 competition, with Tommy Goeken the runner-up. Burt Lawstm won the 12-15 division and Justin Patel finished second, hi ages 11 and undo' play, Chris Brady took first and Will Shambley and Drew Eibner ti^ for second. A Three Kings and Queen tournament saw first place go to the team of Ed Gustin, Mark Reita-, Robert Benacd, and Joyce Reiter. Other winners in cluded Ernie Buterbau^ Dave Cree, George Lucas and Teny Buterbaugh, second; Steve WalkCT, Robert Goyetie, Don Bernstein and Patty Goyette, third; and Tuck Buridnshaw, Jerry Rolnnson, Richard Malouf and Rebecca Malouf, fourth. The ninth annual Life Experiences golf tourna ment is scheduled at Prestonwood on Monday, Sept. 9. Proceeds will assist adults with disabilities. The tournament will have a Captain’s Choice format and a shogun start is scheduled fcx 12:30 pjn. Prizes will be given to winning teams as well as for the longest drive, most accurate drive, and closest to the pin. A new Infiniti frmn Baker Infiniti is being of fered for a bole-in-one. Life Experiences, based in Raleigh, is a non-profit organizatiwi that qperat^ a bakery and thrift shop, grows alfalfii sprouts, and provides janitorial sct- vices. More information of the organization can be obtained by calling Mary Madenspacher at 467-1973. Prestonwood Country Club is a private club and attendance at aU functitms and activities is f»' members and guests only. Carpenter couple returning to new home By Ron Page "It’s going to be good to be bonto," said Wilma Ihillips. After spending the last eight mcmths in a trailer, Paul and Wilma Phillips will return home in the next few days, thanks to the efforts of their family and the many friends they’ve made during the 42 years the couple has been married. Their house on N.C. 55 in the Carpenter community was destroyed by fire December 16, 1995, when a short in electrical wiring caused the blaze that also took with it both their cars and many of their belongings. They were not covered by insurance. They rebuilt a bouse on the site of the old, wid) their personal savings and help from family and Mends. Their new home is a four-bedroom Inidt ranch which Mrs. Phillips said has a family room big enough to bold all her grandchildren when Christmas rolls around this year. "There are 18 of us," she says and smiles. It’s taken a while to rebuild," Mrs. Ihillips said. "I had never lived in a trailer or mobile home before, and it was quite an expmi- ence, especially during electrical storms and heavy rain. 1 tell ya, 1 get nervous.” Mrs. Phillips had concerns in -Match that they’d never get the new home built "It rained so much that they couldn’t pour the footings for weeks. I was so b^jpy when they did, but the main thing I looked forward to in a new bouse was a good-sized family room. We have that, and it is open on one side to a big kitch^," she explained. Mrs. Phillips still can’t believe all of the help her family, neighbors. and Mends have given, people lilto ho- daughter-in-law fiom Chicago, who did all of the wallp^ring. "She did a marvelous job," Mrs. Ihillips said. She also mentioned bo' son, Al, and bm- daughter-in- law Teri, who live only a few blocks away. "I feel so indebted to so many people," Mrs. Phillips said. "And the fire department was there for us with that barbecue they held to help. It meant so much. This com munity is good for that." Although Mrs. Phillips said that they will always miss their old home, the new one will provide a new start, even if it is an expensive one. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are known for the pumpkins they grow for sale at Halloween time, and for the lighted orange round lanterns that used to glow across the ffont of their house. Some call it the house with the orange front lawn. "Paul has planted pumpkins again on some land in Moore County," hfrs. Phillips said, "but with all the rain we’ve bad I don’t know if we’ll have any crop," she said. "We’ll have to wait and see." Mrs. Moore also rq>e^ed a story she bad heard from one of her customers. The mother said that her little girl cried when she heard that the pumpkin lady’s house bad burned down. She had to bring her daughter out to see that "The Pumpkin Lady" was still there. DRY CLEANING Drop off by 12 Noon Pick up by 4pm. Mon-Sat one HOUR maarmamc. ORVCLBRn/nC Next to ABC Center • Preston Corners Mon.-Fri.7-7 ‘Sat.8-5 , 469-9492 Ladies Workout Express is Celebrating the Opening of Our New Cary Location in Waverly Place *29.96 Per Month $0 Enrollment Fee/ ’Based on Chanter Gold Membership Final phase before price' increase! 851-4141 ^ By appointment only. 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"I like winning and playing my best," Blake said. Blake’s younger brother, Jonathan, age 11, won in the age 12 and under division. He started play ing tennis three years ago. "I thought it was a real fun sport and a lot of my Mends were into it," Jonathan said. Like bis brother, Jonathan also enjoys playing ba^etball and golf. The two boys occasionally chal lenge each other to a tennis match. Blake and Jeremy live with their parents, Craig and Dianne Stanley, in Preston Ponds. Another repeat Prestonwood tennis champion, EUie Tbcnnpson, won the girls’ division two years in a row. EUie, an eleven-year-old sixth- grader at Davis Drive Middle School, has been playing tennis since she was five. She doesn’t limit hCT interests, however. She also plays piano and wU! start to play flute in the school band this year. Elbe also loves animals, and spends a lot of time playing with her cat, JeUybean. Ellie’s favorite professional tennis player is Mary Joe ELUE THOMPSON autograph when she went to see her play in a tournament in Oakland, Ca, Like the Stanleys, talent for tennis semns to run in Ellie’s fam ily. Her tffothCT, Scott, won the consolation round in the tourna ment. EUie and Scott live with their VQOti JONATHAN parents, David and Kathy Thomp son, in Preston Forest. Other winners in the tennis tournament were Melissa I^tterson and Jane Evenhouse in the girls’ doubles. In the boys’ doubles, Andy Domina and Matt McGarry took the gold. See You In September! PAR GOLF 5715 Fayetteville Road (2 1/2 MIIm Ssvth of Nwy. 70, on 401) 772-5261 NINE HOLE FAR 3 DRIVING RANGE MINIATURE GOLF "She’s a good tennis player," El- lie said. EUie was able to get Fernandez’s BUY 1 GET 1 FREE! CHOOSE ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: Nine Hole Par 3, Bucket of Balls or Miniature Golf Get 2nd of Equal Value «. FREE! ***’^ With Coupon. 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