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Coastal Brunswick pageant is held Saturday
The second annual Mini through
Miss Coastal Brunswick Pageant
will be staged Saturday, March 21,
6:30 pm, at Supply Elementary
School.
General admission will be $5, but
$3 for children ages two through
six. Program books will be available
for SI.
Highlights of the pageant include
performances by ABC Cloggers,
Wilmington Dance Academy, 1997
Tiny Miss Tabor City Tiffany
Tedder, 1997 N. C. Memorial Day
Princess Tia Corbett, 1997 Teen
Miss Brunswick County Christmas
Rebekah Ward, Cameron Hankins
and Marquie McCarthy.
1995 Miss Brunswick County
Renee Ward Adams will be mistress
of ceremonies, and 1997 Brunswick
County Christmas Star Christina
Price will be guest speaker.
Outgoing Miss Coastal Brunswick
queens Kalah Green, Karissa Frink,
Katherine Easley, Kristina'Lewis
and Kattie Clemmons will also per
form and give farewell speeches.
Contestants in the pageant are:
I Mini Miss (ages two and
three) - Elizabeth Elliot, 2, daugh
ter of Mike and Yvette Elliot of
0 Leland; Katie Cribb, 3, daughter of
Tommy and Cindy Cribb of Ash;
Kaitlyn Graham, 3, daughter of
Shane and Mary Graham of Ash.
■ Tiny Miss (ages four through
six) — Brooke Culbreth, 6, daughter
of Shep.and Tina Culbreth of
Holden Beach; Christian Smith, 6;
daughter of John and Nickie Smith
of Supply; Kendra Bryant, 4, daugh
ter of Eric and Sherry Bryant of
Shallotte; Christina Johnson, 6,
granddaughter of Gordon and Lynn
Morey of Leland; Lauren Pruitt, 4,
daughter of Ed and Sherry Pruitt of
Long Beach; Bethany Wright, 4,
daughter of Chuck and Charlotte
Wright of Shallotte.
■ Little Miss (ages seven
through nine) — Amanda Hanes, 8,
daughter of John and Alynne Hanes
of Ocean Isle Beach.
■ Junior Miss (ages ten through
12) — Nancy Helms, 12, daughter of
Mike and Rhe Helms of Long
Beach; Noshaba Galloway, 11,
daughter of Dianne Fioyd of
Southport.
■ Teen Miss (ages 13 through
IS) — Tana Overman, 13, daughter
of Frederick and Anita Walton of
Southport and Melvin Overman of
Long Beach; Stephanie Ward, 1.3,
daughter of Terry and Marlene Ward
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of Shallotte; Kayla Howell, 15,
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Katherine Land of Shallotte.
■ Miss (ages through 18) -
Tracy Smith, 17, daughter of Larry
and Rebecca Smith of Supply;
Nicole Page, 18, daughter of Daniel
and Michelle Page of Sunset Beach.
Hope Harbor concern
Family violence may
last lifetime for child
By Holly Edwards
Feature Editor
Children who witness violence in
the home suffer emotional wounds
that can last a lifetime, said Hope
Harbor Home children’s program
coordinator Renee ScYnrom. *
To draw attention to pain suffered
by children who witness domestic
violence, Hope Harbor Home is
marketing a children’s T-shirt that
features a drawing by a ten-year-old
girl who had watched her , father
physically abuse her mother.
“The jumbled look of the drawing
and all the different colors show
how confused she feels, and the
tears show how painful the experi
ence was,” said Schrom.
The T-shirts are available at area
daycare centers as well as the Hope
Harbor Home shelter for victims of
domestic violence.
Warning signs to look for in chil
dren include inattentiveness at
school, fear or anxiety around their
parents, extreme aggression or
extreme shyness, isolation from
their peers, difficulty distinguishing
intentional from unintentional acts,
school phobia and, theft.
“The extent to which children are
affected depends on a lot of differ
ent factors, ranging from the extent
and frequency of the violence, to the
independent needs of a child, and
the developmental stage of the
child,” Schrom explained.
Infants and toddlers may be inad
vertently hit, pushed or dropped
during a violent episode, and may
suffer neglect because their mothers
are unable to meet their needs, she
said.
During middle school, children
often view their parents as role mod
els, and through abusive behavior
parents teach their children that vio
lence is an acceptable way to
resolve conflicts.
“Violence becomes a learned
behavior that these children carry
into the community and school sys
tem," Schrom said. “And, because
of the father’s power and control,
children from homes where domes
tic violence is present usually do not
participate in extracurricular activi
ties. Isolation is a key factor in mak
ing sure the family secret remains a
secret.”
School phobia and inattentiveness
at school also may result from wit
nessing domestic violence at home,
Hope Harbor Home children’s program coordinator Renee Schrom
bolds a T-shirt that features a drawing by a ten-year-old girl who
watched her father physically abuse her mother.
and children are oflen afraid to leave
their mothers because they are
afraid she will be beaten while
they’re gone.
“Most of these children feel that if
they stay home they can protect
their mother,” Schrom said.
“Inattentiveness occurs because the
child is constantly wondering what
is happening to mom while they are
in school or because they have been
awake listening to their parents fight
the night before,”
During adolescence, Schrom said
many children who have witnessed
violence at home continue the cycle
by getting involved in abusive rela
tionships or, becoming abusive
toward their partners.
“For adolescent girls, this may be
a period where they begin to accept
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Schrom explained. “Most adoles
cents who run away from home
come from violent households, and
others begin to act out their anger
and frustrations which result in
interventions through the juvenile
justice system.”
For further information about the
effects of domestic violence on chil
dren, persons may call Schrom at
Hope Harbor Home, 754-5726.
Concert band
new musicians
are welcome
Brunswick Concert Band is
preparing for its spring concert and
is inviting new members to join.
The band performs a variety of
music, including classical, Dixie
land, marches and show tunes. Band
members represent a variety of
musical backgrounds.
In particular, the band is seeking
saxophone, tuba, oboe and bassoon
players, but all musicians.are invit
ed. ;
Rehearsals are held every iTiiteS*
day, 7 p m., at the CP&L lileMa
Center. For further information, per
sons may . call Rusty Garman, 278
4255, Or Donn^ Massingale, 842
3233.
AARP meets
on March 26
The Southport Chapter of the
American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP) will meet
Thursday, March 26, 11:30 a m., at
the Sandfiddler Restaurant.
N. C. Consumers for Affordable
Reliable Electricity chairman Mary
Odom will discuss changes in the
purchase of electric power and the
rights of senior citizens to be noti
fied of impending changes.
An AARP board meeting will be
held Tuesday, March 24, 8:30 a.m.,
at Edna’s Kitchen in Long Beach.
AARP membership and functions
are open to persons age 50 and
older. .
Egg hunt to be held
in Franklin Square
The annual Easter Egg Hunt at
Franklin Square Park will be' held
Saturday, April 4, 10 a.m. The rain
date is Sunday at 1 p.m.
More than 5,000 candy eggs and
900 plastic eggs will be hidden in
the park and children ages -six
through 12 are invited to participate.
The event also will feature a spe
cial appearance by the Easter
Bunny.
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