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CALABASH ELKS officials pictured at the group's sixth anniversary celebration, are (rear from left ) Frank McKee, Joe Mondichak,
Exalted Ruler Darius Lewellyn, Special Deputy W. Ernest Bell, State President Bob Russell, Allen Storm, Jim Goldsberry, l^eon
Noorigian; and (front) John Andrews, Ray Nordbruch, Dick Mclean and Aram Noorigian.
Chili-Makers To Compete,
Raise Funds For Festival
A chili cook -off to be held Easter
weekend in Southport's Franklin
Square Park will benefit the Robert
Ruark Foundation and could win
the area's best chili-maker as much
as $600 in cash prizes.
The chili contest is open to indi
viduals, businesses, restaurants and
non-profit organizations, said Bette
Leggett of South port, event chair
man.
Cook-off hours arc 1 1 :30 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, April 14, with
judging by "people's choice."
Festival-goers will sample the vari
ous chilis and vote for their favorite.
Cash prizes totaling $1,000 and
trophies will be awarded for first,
second, third and fourth places, with
a $100 prize for the best dccoratcd
booth. First place in the cook -off is
worth $500.
Along with plenty of chili pre
pared on- or off-site by rival cook
ing teams, the cook-off will offer
continuous live family entertain
ment.
A nonprofit organization, the
foundation was recently formed to
honor the famous writer-journalist
who wrote about South port and his
father. Cook-off proceeds will be
used to help finance the founda
tion's first Robert Ruark Arts
Festival, to be Jicld Nov. 2-4 in
Southport.
Ruark, who was born in
Wilmington, is known for his book.
The Old Man and the Boy, which
recalls his early experiences in
Southport with his crusty, yet philo
sophical grandfather, a Cape Fear
River pilot.
When Ruark died at age 49 in
1965, he was one of the most prolif
ic and best-known writers in the
country.
Interested chili cook-off contes
tants may contact Mrs. Leggett at
P.O. Box 10279, Southport, NC
28461, or (919) 457-5494.
Mayor Proclaims Girl Scout Week
Mayor Jerry Jones of Shallotte
recently declared March 11-17 Girl
Scout week in Shallotte in recogni
tion of the movement's contribution
to improving the quality of life in
the community.
Girl Scout troops in Brunswick
County reach more than 250 girls
from the ages of 5 to 18 and have
i05 adult volunteers, according to
Mrs. Whitney Z. Walkters, service
unit director.
Births
Bellamy
D.F. and Bulah Bellamy of
Thomasboro have announced the
birth of a daughter, Janee Nicole
Bellamy, at 7:05 a.m. March 15 at
home.
Janee Nicole weighed eight
pound, one-half ounce, and was 21
inches in length. She joins three sis
ters, Darlene, Crystal and Syawan
da, and a brother, Monty.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Dolphus Bellamy Sr. of Grissettown
and Levy Hill Sr. of Thomasboro.
Butler
Tom and Beverly Butler of Shal
lotte have announced the birth of
their second child, Blythe Nicole
Butler, Feb. 28 at Cape Fear Mem
orial Hospital, Wilmington.
Bom at 9:05 a.m., the girl weigh
ed seven pounds, four ounces, and
was 19 inches long. She has an old
er brother, Nicholas Butler.
Grandparents are Billy and Betty
Cheers of Shallotle, and Gerald and
Theresa Butler of Bonifay, Fla.
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. observ
ed their 80th anniversary March 18.
The Girl Scout Council of Coastal
Carolina, with which local troops
arc alliliated, is observing its 35th
anniversary.
The Giil Scout movement is
committed to working for global
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among all people and betterment of
the environment, and developing fu
ture leaders.
Memorials Planted
Approximately 30 to 35 persons
attended a memorial tree-planting
service held March 15 by Sunset
Sands Garden Club in observance
of National Arbor Day.
Ruth Asmussen said members
planted three crape myrtles near the
boat ramp at Sea Trail in memory of
the late Francis Orava, Mack White
and Anne Masline. Masline had
been a member of the club at the
time of her death.
Among those attending the obser
vance was Sunset Beach Mayor
Mason Barber.
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Celebrates Contributions
Jazz vocalist Nnenna Freelon, visiting artist at Brunswick Com
munity College, will be among the featured performers at the
Fourth Annual Black Arts Festival at 7 p.m. Friday at the BCC
Student Center. Billed as a celebration of Afro-American contri
butions to American culture, the show will also feature story
telling and drama; gospel, blues and classical music; dance; and
spring women's fashions by Vicky Burch of Atlanta, Ga. The fes
tival will honor its originator, former visiting artist Pamela Reid.
Admission is free.
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Elks Mark Sixth Anniversary
Calabash Elks Lodge No. 2679
celebrated six years of fraternal fel
lowship and community service
wilh a Feb. 10 anniversary dinner
dance.
The program included an 11 p.m.
memorial toast to deceased mem
bers.
Special guests included W. Ernest
Bell, special deputy to the grand ex
alted ruler, and his wife, Hilda;
Robert Russell, state president, and
his wife. Marge; and Tom Lamont,
district deputy, and his wife, Ruth.
The lodge's Past Exalted Rulers
Association conducted the program
under the leader ship of Dick
McLean, Leon Noorigian, Lee
Carlson, Jim Goldsberry and
Exalted Ruler Darius Lewellyn.
The lodge organized Feb. 12,
1984, at North Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
with 500 in attendance for initiation
of the 165 charter members from
the Brunswick County, Little River
and North Myrtle Beach, S.C., ar
eas. The club was sponsored by the
Wilmington Elks Lodge.
Since that time, the lodge and its
ladies' auxiliary have supported
various worthwhile causes, includ
ing the local volunteer rescue and
fire units, veteran care, drug aware
ness bumper stickers, boys' camp
and hunger relief, with Tuesday
night bingo games a major source
of revenue.
The lodge has met in various
quarters since its inception, a small
facility at Trader's Village, a restau
rant it bought and later sold, the
meeting room at Sea Trail Golf
Links, and now its 368 Elks and 90
plus auxiliarists hold events at the
new lodge near Trader's Village.
Right To Life Group To Meet
The fledging Brunswick County
Right To Life chapter will hold its
next meeting Tuesday, March 27, at
6:30 p.m. at Joe's Barbecue in Shal
lotte.
Spokesman Janet Pope said the
meeting is a continuation of the or
ganizational meeting held March
13. At that gathering 13 participants
watched the video. The Eclipse of
Reason as well as routine business.
The local group is trying to orga
nizc a bus trip for Brunswick and
Columbus county residents to a ma
jor pro-life rally to be held in
Washington, D.C. in April. More in
formation is available from Mrs.
Pope, 287-3111, or Jean Barber.
579-6623.
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