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awards recognized sales of over $2 million and Helms’ customer service
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Southport-Oak Island
The chamber report
By Karen Sphar
Executive Vice-President
(This is a report on the activities
of the Southport-Oak Island Cham
ber of. Commerce that appears
weekly in The State Port Pilot.)'
We have much appreciation to
extend to many, many folks.
On Saturday, April 11, the cham
ber entered the ninth annual Robert
Ruark Foundation Chili Cookoff.
The chili was whipped up by Chuck
and Donna Sandine of Southern
Hospitality. It was yummy! We
appreciate those who voted for our
chili and honored us with the
People's Choice Award. We are also
thankful to Chuck and Donna, who
donated all the fixings, time and lots
of effort; booth, volunteers Joyce
Maresca and Nancy and Bill Sphar;
and equipment suppliers Barb's
Seafood & Midtown Deli and
Bobbie Frazier.
We hope the Robert Ruark
Festival raised lots of funds for its
short fiction and poetry contests and
art exhibit. If you would like infor
mation on how to enter the competi
tions, please call Bette Leggett at
457-5494.
On Thursday and Friday, April 16
17, the bark Endeavour passed by
the waterfront on its way up the
Cape Fear River to Wilmington. The
time of arrival was hard to pinpoint
due to the weather and currents, but
SMYRE
Smyre earns
Rudd award
Lee Smyre of Margaret Rudd and
Associates Inc. has been awarded
the company’s 1998 first quarter
Champion Associate trophy. ,,
The award is presented to the sales
associate with the highest produc
tion for the quarter.
Smyre, a resident of Caswell
Beach, has been affiliated with
Margaret Rudd and Associates'
Yaupon Beach office since 1995. He
is a member of the Brunswick
County Board of Realtors and the
National Association of Realtors.
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those who were down on the water
front when she passed were treated
to a show. We appreciate the many
phone calls and updates by local res
idents such as Becky Felton (hus
band Bert was aboard the ship) and
Mary Strickland, Southport Mari
time Museum.
A regional team effort was put
lorth to get her into harbor the night
<>l April 16. and if you looked close
ly you saw she was flying'the City
ol Southport flag. Working with the
Cape Fear Coast Convention and
Visitors Bureau; Cape Fear Yacht
Club, Tow Boat/US Southport and
Water Taxi, Cape Fear Pilots
Association, City of Southport offi
cials and administration, Ship's
Chandler Restaurant and Southport
Historical Society was a delight.
We were disappointed when Capt.
Carl Blake's representatives were
unable to disembark the ship due to
weather and come ashore for some
of that famous Southport hospitality.
However, a token of our apprecia
tion was delivered to them Tuesday
from the City of Southport and the
chamber. Items in the gift basket
were donated by area businesses.
For those who would like to board
the Endeavour, tours will be con
ducted 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
St. James
honor goes
to Dickens
St. James Plantation has named
Andi Dickens its first Employee of
the Quarter for 1998.
bhe was se
lected by /'el
low employees
based on “atti
tude, outstand
ing work ethic
and the will
ingness to go
above and be
yond.”
DICKENS
Dickens has served as a marketing
system/data entry associate with St.
James Plantation for three years.
College offers
notary course
Brunswick Community College
will offer a notary public education
course on Wednesday and Thursday,
April 29-30, 6 to 9 p.m., in the
teaching auditorium.
The registration fee is $35.
Brunswick County residents age 65
and older may register for free. The
textbook costs $14.15 and must be
paid for separately.
Severe Weather
Shopping List
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maybe even your life.
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Home Office: Bloomington, iMnois
through April 26 at Wilmington's
Riverfront Park. The fee is $10 per
person.
On Monday, April 27, at 1:30 p.m.
Brunswick Town State Historic Site
will present a program entitled "A
Glimpse of History" as the Endea
vour passes. They are planning for
an exchange of signals, a flag salute,
firing a ceremonial cannon and
some information about the ship and
everyday life aboard.
Next week: A detailed account of
the chamber's Secretary/Support
Staff Spring Cruise.
Dixon named
to President’s
Circle again
Charles H. Dixon of Coldwell
Banker Southport-Oak Island
Realty has Seen
selected to join
the company’s
International
President’s
Circle, an honor
bestowed on
only the top
four percent of
sales associ
ates.
DIXON
1 his is the third year Dixon has
been chosen for membership in the
prestigious Coldwell Banker group.
Alex Perriello, president and CEO
of' Coldwell Banker, said, “The
International President’s Circle rec
ognizes those sales associates
whose sales performance and dedi
cation are exceptional.”
Setzer joins
Essey sales
Sheila Setzer has joined Century
21 Dorothy Essey and Associates as
a salts assutiait
in the Long
Beach office.
Since joining
the company she
has completed
Century 21 Plus
training as well
as the Century
21 VIP Sales
SETZER
Associate Course. She is recipient
of the New Horizon Award for out
standing sales performance by
Century 21 Dorothy Essey and
Associates.
Setzer is a member of the National
Association of Realtors, the North
Carolina Association of Realtors
and the Brunswick County Board of
Realtors. She is a native of
Morganton, now residing in Yaupon
Beach. She is married to Terry
Setzer and they have three children
and four grandchildren.
Huggins joins
Sterling group
Janet Huggins of Coldwell Banker
Southport-Oak Island Realty has
Deen named a
member of the
company’s In
ternational Ster
ling Society.
The honor is
bestowed upon
only the top 20
percent of more
than 60,000
HUGGINS
Coldwell Banker sales associates in
North America. “Being a member of
the Coldwell Banker International
Sterling Society is one of the high
est honors among our sales associ
ates.”
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