South Brunswick Cougars grab Hoggard’s attention; host New Hanover — 1C 1 Dosher presents another plan to allow start of 60-bed nursing facility — Page 2 j 9 t - New ARCs Belville, Lincoln Included By Holly Edwards Feature Editor Two more Brunswick County schools received recognition for meeting academic growth standards set by The New ABCs,* the state school improvement plan, superinten dent of schools Marion Wise an nounced this week. Belville Elementary and Lincoln Primary schools were recognized for meeting expected growth. In the state’s original report, these schools were reported as not meeting growth expectations. Scores for Belville Elementary and Lincoln Primary schools were Com bined to measure student growth in kindergarten through fifth grade. “Brunswick County school offi cials are pleased with this new devel opment,” Wise said. “With these ad ditional school recognitions, there were no low-performing Brunswick County schools identified while seven of ten schools met or exceeded growth expectations.” Under The New ABCs-program, each school is given agoal to achieve in improved student performance See ABCs, page 5 .,v's' . ' ' 'Wedding' takes place on the isle By Holly Edwards Feature Editor Halle Berry will star in an ABC television movie entitled “The Wed- . ding,” to be filmed in Southport through late September. The movie is produced by Harpo Films, the production company owned by Oprah Winfrey. “The Wedding” is based on Dor othy West’s award-winning-novel set in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, in 1953. The plot centers around preparations for a wedding and flash backs coveringjthree generations Of the bride’s family. Searching for a large, house on an oval lot by the water, the producer and director scouted Southport last month and determined the Callari residence on Bay Street would be the ideal lo cation. To make the setting look like the oval needed for the film, a portion of Atlantic Avenue will be blocked, said location manager Michael Williams. A lawn will be laid across the street and Atlantic Avenue will be blocked with a tall hedge, he said. This will make Atlantic Avenue a dead-end for See ‘Wedding,’ page 5 INSIDE Business Police report 11 Church 6B Calendar SB NASCAR 3C Notices 4C District Court 7C Fishing .report 8C Classifieds ID TV schedule . HP Photo by Jim Harper Two-year-old Trey Poole and plenty of others kicked up their heels Saturday at the Oak Island Art Guild festival in Long Beach’s Middleton Park. Good art, good crafts, good food and good fun were all served up in abundance at the annual affair which marks the turn of seasons on Oak Island. More photos in the Neighbors section. Hit bv passing car Child critically injured approaching school bus By Richard Nubel & Holly Edwards Pilot Staff ' An 11-year-old Southport girl sustained critical injuries Tuesday morning when was struck by a car as she ran to meet her school bus. Kelly Michelle Carlin, of 1891 River Road, underwent emergency treatment and exploratory surgery at Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport that morning before being airbfte/to UNC^Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Her condition at the time of her transport from Dosher was critical, but stable, a hospital spokesman said. Trooper Chris Dew of the N. C. Highway Patrol said Kelly See Injured, page 6 Kelly was taken by ambulance to Brunswick County Airport where she was placed on a helicopter for transport to UNC' Hospitals in Chapel Hill Countv argues: Without M-M permit request, suit premature By Richard Nubel News Editor Using the logic of a recent N. C. Court of Appeals decision unfavor able tp it, Brunswick County will ask that same court to declare Martin Marietta Aggregates’ origi nal lawsuit over rights to mine lime stone from a 1,000-acre tract of land north of Southport “premature.” Tuesday night, county commis sioners authorized county attorney Huey Marshall and outside counsel | to “pursue” appellate review of Martin Marietta’s 1994 lawsuit in which a trial court sided with the j mining company on four issues of j statutory apd common law rights to j mine the property. I Marshall said the county would j file its action within 30 days. I Key to litigation has been the fact | that Martin Marietta last year-with-' | drew its state mining permit appli | cation, as company lawyers tussled | with county commissioners over | their passage of a public safety ordi | nance banning the discharge of | explosives, as the mining process requires. | Martin Marietta argued, in a sec ‘Martin Marietta’s original court actionis prema ture because, in fact, no permit has been issued and no application is pend ing.’ Huey Marshall County attorney ond lawsuit, county commissioners had passed that prohibitive ordi nance after the company had announced its plans to utilize its property for limestone mining. In essence, the company had been denied use of its property after it spent money to develop the land for See Lawsuit, page 12 County joins beach towns in planning By Richard Nubel News Editor It is worth $500 or a little less to Brunswick County to join the three Oak Island communities, Bald Head Island and two other beach towns in development of a Brunswick Beach Management Plan, county com missioners decided Tuesday night. The small sum — which will shrink even more if Ocean Isle Beach joins the regional coalition - will be coupled with municipal funds to make a $3,000 cash match of a $17,000 grant from the N. C. Division ‘ of Coastal Management, assistant county manager Robert Hyatt told commissioners. The coalition of county government and municipal governments also will have to provide another $2,000 worth of in-kind services. For the cash and in-kind match, he said, the participating govern ments will get a planning document Unique to communities concerned about the health of their beachfronts, “The plan shall address concerns of the participating local govem See Planning, page 12 Numerous incidents sav police . Indigo security near last resort By Richard Nubel News Editor " Just how bad a security problem exists^whe Indigo Planta 1 tion parking lots for Bald Head Island depends on whose figures you use. ' If you’re Bald Head Island resident Jay Walker and some body with a sharp knife or razor did $5,200 damage to your 1996 BMW Z-3, the problem’s bad enough. Walker recently appeared before the Bald Head Island Prop erty Owners Association and Bald Head Island Village Council seeking their support in forcing Bald Head Island management to. increase security at the parking facilities it maintains at Indigo Plantation in a remote section of Southport city limits. For the $350 per year island residents pay for parking, Walker says their property should be afforded better protection. Parking lots at Indigo Plantation, though manned by a uniformed secu rity firm, are poorly lit and unsafe, he said. When his BMW was “keyed,” or intentionally scratched with a sharp object, recently, it was the second time Walker had suf fered damage to an automobile in an Indigo Plantation parking lot. Another car had been keyed for $1,400 damage