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staff photos by tmiv ron IA XETTE BATCH ELOR prepares a display of her bear family at the arts and crafts booths set up for the (He Time Festival. Festival Brings Leland Area Residents Together (??,S7T SMAU. of ,he North Brunswick High Bringing communities together Sponsored by the Leland bordered by the towns of Navassa Block, a music group currently School band plays the clar for a day of celebration is the goal Community Action Croup, the fes- and Belville. Sandy Creek is also a high on the charts, was a favorite jne( as band members enter of the Leland Olc Time Festival, tival is held each year in the fall to town in the northern district. for face painters. Smaller children tained the festival crowd held Saturday at the Leland bring the communities of northern Hot items at this year's festival enjoyed a train ride. Saturday Community Park. Brunswick County together. When included the Teenage Turtles, Other appearances were made by Despite some morning showers Leland incorporated last year, it be- which made a premiere showing in the North Brunswick High School Miss Brunswick County Wendy the festival reached its goal again came the third largest town in their green and red costumes at the kind, JROTC unit and cheerlcad- Williams, the Brunswick County this year when the skies cleared b> Brunswick County with 1,793 peo- local schools Friday, said Jean crs. Other entertainment was pro- Cloggcrs, the bluegrass band Wild providing entertainment for chil pie, according to the Census Speight, coordinator of the event. vided by the Azalea Coast Country and country music by East dren, arts and crafts, food and fun. Bureau. However, Leland is also Logos for New Kids on the Cloggers. Magician Dave Rislcy, Coast Boys. Tips Offered For Mailing Packages To Saudi Arabia The United Stales has lifted the temporary 12-ouncc restriction on first-class personal mail destined for American troops stationed in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf. The military postal support system in the Middle East and sufficient airlift capabilities are now in place to handle the increased volume of mail, according to a news release from Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal. All classcs of mail up to the maximum weights allowed will be ac cepted and dispatched. The normal customs restrictions apply to al! mail. Items including firearms, alcoholic beverages, pork and pork by products, pornography or sexual items, unauthorized political materials and any matter containing religious materials contrary to Islamic faith or depicting nude or semi-nude persons arc prohibited. The current average transit time for first-class mail to Saudi Arabia is about seven days. Generic mail should continue to be addressed either to APO New York 09848-0006 or FPO New York 09866-0006. The U.S. Postal Service offers the following tips for mailing pack ages to military personnel participating in Operation Desert Shield: ?Use a sturdy carton large enough to accommodate the contents and use some form of cushioning to protect the articles inside. Seal the package securely using pressure-sensitive tape. Avoid using brown w rapping paper, cord or string on the outside. ?Print the service member's name and address on the lower right portion of the package on one side only. Be sure to include the name, rank and service number, military organization or unit, and the APO/FPO address, which should be available from the service mem ber's base in the United States. ?Put your return address in the upper left, comer of the package. Also, include your return address on a piece of paper on the inside of the package. ?Remember the hot temperatures of the Saudi Arabian climate when considering what to send to the troops there. Daytime tempera tures in the desert exceed 1 (X) degrees regularly. Items to send which arc popular with the troops include audio cassette tapes, newspaper clip pings, gum and hard candy. ?Make sure to attach parcel post customs declaration forms to packages. Forms are available at local post offices. Mothers Of Rape Victims Angry At Light Sentence BY TERRY POPE The mothers of two children who were sexually abused are upset that the Southport man chargcd with the crimes received a suspended sen tence last week in Brunswick Coun ty Superior Court. Christian Donald Partello, 15, was tried as an adult on six counts of first degree sex offense and six counts of crimes against nature fol lowing his indictment last Novem ber by a Brunswick County Grand Jury, lie pleaded guilty to six counts of crimes against nature last week and received a six-year suspended sentence and was placcd on five years of supervised probation by Superior Court Judge Giles Clark. The sentencing hearing was moved to Columbus County Superior Court. Judge Clark also ordered that Partello slay enrolled in a private school in Southport and participate in the Sex Offender Treatment Pro gram. According to documents filed at the Clerk of Courts office, the in cidents occurred between March and May of 1989 and involved an eight-year-old girl and a six-year old boy who were unrelated to the defendant. "I'm very upset at how die case was handled," said the girl's mother Tuesday. She asked not to be identified to protect the identity of her daughter. "If he is to be tried as an adult, then why isn't he to be sentenced as an adult?" she said. "These children are going U> need years of therapy. Their lives arc a shambles." Both mothers wrote letters to the Superior Court judge asking that the defendant be given the maximum sentence. Each case of crimes against nature carries a maximum term of 10 years in prison and a pre sumptive term of three years. Cases can be consolidated for the purpose of sentencing youthful offenders. Partello was i3 when one inci dent occurred and that case was handled in Brunswick County Ju venile Court. By law, juvenile court proceedings arc not open to public record. The other incident occurred when the defendant was 14. District Attorney Michael Easley chose tu prosecute Partello on those charges as an adult. "We've spent a year and a half of going to trial and living with this," the girl's mother said. "What my daughter doesn't realize is that he hasn't been punished." She was under the impression that the defendant would be sen tenced to the state's Western correc tional facility which houses offend ers under the age of 21 or that he would be sent to a juvenile home. "When die people who are sup posed to protect the victims allow this to happen, you become angry," she said. "I have strong concerns about this because the memories are still here. You see these people in the grocery stores. You don't ever get over the paranoia." She believes the laws need to be changed to protect the victims. From the original charges, the de fendant faced a possible 120 years in prison Golf Course Developer Requests Relief From Calabash Sian Rules BY DOUG RUTTKR Calabash Commissioners took no action Tuesday on a request from developer Odcll Williamson that he be allowed to put up two signs in violation of the town's sign ordi nance in order to promote his new golf course. Williamson had four signs around Calahash promoting his Ocean Harbour Golf Links, but took them down as requested by the town be cause they violated the sign ordi nance. The golf course developer asked Tuesday that he be allowed to put duck, one of the signs for one. year and another one of the signs for two years so people become familiar with the location of his new devel opment. After hearing Williamson's re quest, Calabash Commissioners met for half an hour in executive session to discuss legal matters with Town Attorney Mike Ramos. When the board came back into open session. Mayor Doug Simmons suggested OO""*" ? ? contact the town attorney regarding the proper procedures to follow to bring a variance request before the Calabash Board of Adjustment, which is the board that acts on vari ances. Earlier in the meeting Williamson said the Calabash Planning and Zoning Board had re jected his request for relief and he wanted to bring it to the commis sioners, who make up the board of adjustment and have the final word on variances. Williamson said he didn't think the town was fair in how it was en forcing the sign ordinance because he had to take his signs down while other illegal signs were still in tact. He said he wasn't trying to get anyone else's signs taken down, but wanted the enforcement to be lair. "I do not feel like I've been fed out of the same spoon as other people," Williamson said. Calabash Code Enforcement Officer Ed Schaack said there are four signs in violation of the ordi nance still standing, plus other types of sign ordinance violations he hasn't gotten to yet. Two of the four illegal signs he Foundation Plans Lowcountry Tour The historic South Carolina towns of Chcraw, Camden. Slates burg, McClcllanville and George town will be among the places visit ed during an upcoming bus tour sponsored by the New Hanover County Museum Foundation. Travelers will visit historic homes and sites of Revolutionary War battles and take a river boat tour of indigo and rice plantations during the "Excursion Through the Palm etto State" Nov. 8-11. The cost of the four-day motor coach excursion, including lodging, meals and fees, is $345 for double occupancy and $385 for single oc cupancy for museum foundation members. Non-members are invited to join the trip for an additional $25, which includes a one-year membership to the foundation. For more information, call the foundation at 341 -4350. has identified should be coming down this week or next week, he said, and lawsuits have been filed regarding the two others. Sincc the town started strict en forcement of the sign ordinance ear lier this year, Schaack said one vari ance has been granted. A former town building inspector issued a permit in error for a sign promoting Sea Trail Golf Links, he said, and '.hat sign won't have to come down for two years. Williamson said the four Ocean Harbour signs cost him S25.000 and he has spent SI00,000 advertising the golf course in magazines. He said when people get to Calabash, he wants them to know how to get to his golf course. Williamson isn't the only Calabash area businessman who has questioned the rcccnt enforcement of the sign ordinance, which has been on the books sincc 1982. A letter signed by 29 people was presented to the planning board at a special luncheon meeting Monday with town merchants. The letter said the sign ordinance is unclear and arbitrarily enforced. Other Business In other business this week, com missioners: ?Voted to seek bids from people or companies interested in purchas ing a section of right of way along an abandoned street in Carolina Shores. Schaack said the abandoned road was deeded to the town when it took over ownership of streets from the Carolina Shores Property Owners Association. ?Adopted a resolution authorizing the town clcrk to investigate a peti tion for annexation submitted by Marsh Harbour Yacht Club. A peti tion seeking annexation of the mari na development was given to the town in January. ?Failed to support a planning board recommendation that the town adopt a resolution calling for N.C. 179 to be further identified as The Beach Road. Commissioner Stu Thorn made a motion to adopt the resolution, but it died when nobody seconded the motion. ?Appointed Commissioners Jon Sanborn, Ray Card and Keith Hardee to a committee responsible for coordinating roads, ditches, street lights and street signs. ?Voted to re-advertise for bids for the mowing of drainage ditches in Carolina Shores. The town didn't receive any offers during the first bidding period, which ended Tuesday. ?Set a workshop for Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. in town hall for the purpose of reviewing new pro posed zoning ordinances. BOONE'S COVE Resort Plaza. Shallotte,754-6199 ? CUSTOM FRAMING & MATTING Designer metal O tuood frames We cut to fit your print, photo, or needlework ? ART SUPPLIES Stretched canvas-various sizes J Acrylics ? Oils ? Watercolors ? Brushes I 'Discounts to Verified Artists & Decorators m Mondoy-Frldoy 10-6. Soturday 9-1 ?Discount to verified Art Students and Senior Citizens \\ here do you go when you're different from ihe other kids? He's getting help dt a center for children with learning disabilities. Ihey got help front the Lnited Way. All because the U nited Way got help from you United Way fie ma\ never he the smartest kid in class. But he |tisi might teach the other kids a lesson in determination. It i)ringSOUt in .ill (if us." 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