ARRIVALS
Jeffrey and Marsha Schenck of
Boiling Spring Lakes have announc
ed the birth of a son, Zachary Bryon,
on November 16, 1992, at The
Brunswick Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Garry
Schenck of Cocoa Beach, Fla., and
Linda Peterson of Jacksonville, Fla.
Maternal grandparents are David
and Sally Cuthbert of Boiling Spring
Lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Coffelt of
Rt 1, Bolivia, have announced the
birth of a daughter, Amanda Louise,
on November 14, 1992, at The
Brunswick Hospital.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Coffelt and Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Dupree.
Melissa St George and Mickey
Holcomb have announced the birth
of a son, Joshua Tyler, on Novem
ber 14, 1992, at New Hanover
Regional Medical Center in Wil
mington. The couple resides in Boil
ing Spring Lakes.
Bryant and Elizabeth Harllee of
Boiling Spring Lakes have announc
ed the birth of a son, Cameron
Cline, on November 12,1992.
Grandparents are Arthur and Betty
Harllee of Summerton, S. C., and
John and Nancy Drayer of Muncie,
Ind. Great-grandmothers are Mrs. D.
I. McLeod of Summerville, S. C.,
Mrs. Katherine Kiser of Huntington,
W. Va., and Mrs. Marjorie Drayer
of Muncie.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Huff of
Boiling Spring Lakes have announc
ed the birth of a son, Sherman
Michael, II, on November 29, 1992,
at The Brunswick Hospital.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Sherman Huff of Bolivia and Mr.
and Mrs. Len Thompson of Boiling
Spring Lakes. Great-grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Damon Huff of
Leland and Evelyn Thompson of
Long Beach.
Donald and Laura Maggard of
Boiling Spring Lakes have announc
ed the birth of a daughter, Ashley
Irene, on November 29, 1992, at
The Brunswick Hospital.
Grandparents are Jerry and
Frances S. Maggard of Boiling
Spring Lakes and Rex and Pam Pot
ter of Moncks Comer, S. C.
Tuesday concert
To show appreciation to Trinity
United Methodist Church for
providing weekly rehearsal space,
the Brunswick Concert Band will
give a free concert for the church
membership.
The public is also invited to the
concert, which will be held in the
sanctuary of Trinity United Meth
odist Church at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
December 15.
Christmas music, as well as other
selections, will be presented.
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Local wildliTe reliabilitator Cathy Creech said she
rescued this young squirrel from a woman who took
him in as a pet but stopped feeding him after he bit
her a few times. Creech said the squirrel was nearly
dead when she got him, and that she occasionally
had to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to aid
the squirrel’s breathing. The squirrel is now con
suming nuts by the half-pound bag, and is storing
them in Creech’s furniture for the winter.
It’s a zoo sometimes
at the Creech house
By Holly Edwards
County Editor
Cathy Creech’s trailer at
Dutchman Creek Acres, just outside
Southport, looks more like an indoor
wildlife sanctuary than a family
home,
In the bathroom, a seagull that
swallowed a fish hook recuperates
in the bathtub, while in the living
room a one-winged screech owl,
two doves, a sick crow, a pet cock
atoo named "Speckles" and a hyper
active squirrel have their run of the
place. Two cats and a baby possum
sleep peacefully, away from it all, in
the bedroom.
Creech said she has been rescuing
sick or injured animals since she
was ten years old, and has finally
decided this year to become a state
and federally licensed wildlife rcha
bilitator. She is also bonded and in
sured to run Cathy’s Pet Silting Ser
vice, for pet owners who would
rather have their animals cared for at
home than at a boarding kennel.
“'Tis the season
to eat
sandwiches.”
The most popular guest at any
holiday party is the food. So invite a
Subway Party Platter and let your friends
shake hands with a great sandwich.
(Advance Notice Needed)
River Run Shopping Center
Southport, 457-5848
‘...I pulled the
snake out from un
der my pillow. Now
(my husband) just
don’t want anymore
snakes in bed, but
he doesn’t mind
them in the sock
drawer.’
Cathy Creech
Crccch visits the pets as often as
the owner requests, and charges S10
for each 30-minute visit.
"I love it," she said eagerly.
"Sometimes, I’ll walk the dogs on
the beach and throw sticks and
scratch their bellies. Then I miss
them when the owner gets back."
Over the years, Creech said she
has harbored all sorts of creatures,
ranging from a two-foot lizard to a
1,000-pound pig. Her husband has
usually been tolerant, she said, but
occasionally gets a little rattled.
"My husband woke up one morn
ing and said, ‘I thought you caught a
snake yesterday.’" Creech recalled.
"And I said, ‘Yeah, here it is," and I
pulled the snake out from under my
pillow. Now he just don’t want any
more snakes in bed, but he doesn’t
mind them in the sock drawer."
Creech’s affection for animals ap
parently is mutual. She said in the
summer she frequently swims in a
pond near Boiling Spring Lakes
with turtles, snakes, fish and a four
foot alligator.
"Nobody believed I swam with
snakes until they saw it," she said
with a giggle. "Sometimes the
snakes would lay on me wnne 1 was
feeding the turtles and things. And
then when I was swimming some
times me and the baby alligator
would follow each other. I’d follow
him a while then he’d follow me."
Creech concedes that her love for
animals is not shared by the general
population, and that the thought of
swimming with snakes and al
ligators would probably never occur
to most people. But, she said, any
body can enhance his or her ap
preciation of animals by learning to
view them as living creatures that,
like people, suffer and feel pain.
To help children — who sometimes
have a cruel streak when it comes to
animals - understand this concept,
Creech said she regularly visits local
schools with injured birds and ex
plains what the animals have been
through. The results have been en
couraging, she said.
"The first time I took an injured
dove to school one boy said, 'I just
killed a dove like that.’ Now they all
call and find out how the birds are
doing and if they’re getting better.
It’s completely different," she said.
Anyone who discovers an injured
bird or animal can call Creech 24
hours a day at 457-9459. She also
said she would be glad to take any
unwanted cages people have lying
around.
With a screech owl that eats steak
but prefers mice, a squirrel that
devours nuts by the half-pound bag,
and seven other hungry beaks and
mouths to feed, Creech said she can
use all the help she can get.
"The point is to see them all fly
away someday," she said. "Then I
can get more."
MUSICAL PROGRAM
The Oak Island Presbyterian
Church chancel choir will present a
musical program entitled "Prophecy
Through Fulfillment" at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 13.
Luminaries light the way
Clear plastic two-liter soft drink containers are being collected to
light up the Southport waterfront for the Bicentennial Christmas
celebration.
The bottles will be made into luminaries to "provide a waterfront
glowing with candlelight during the upcoming *200th Christmas’
celebration weekends," the second and third weekends in Decem
ber.
The visitors center at 107 E. Nash Street will be the drop-off point
for the containers. For pick-up or more information, persons should
call the visitors center at 457-7927.
This holiday
season you can help
Western Sizzlin’ support
a very good cause.
Buy a holiday ornament
and $1.00 of each purchase will be donated to
Volunteer Information
Center for Needy Children
in Brunswick County.
Supplies are limited. Buy yours today.
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| Our 4th Annual
• Christmas Party
| Four Cash Prizes
to be award
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\ for these cash prizes. For more
information check bulletin board
at Shuckers.
Entertainment by J.D. the DJ
Make your reservations now!
New Year's Party
Entertainment by RIO
MONDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Seafood Steam Pot
Domestic Draft by Pitcher $3.50
TUESDAY
I Domestic Beer $1.00
!| Hot Wings $2.00 dozen
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Mexican Night
1 Tequila Sunrise $2.75
THURSDAY
;§ Domestic Draft 50c
§ Oysters 25ceach
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All-You-Can-Eat Crab Legs
Margaritas $2.75
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