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OCEAN ISLE BEACH property owners pot into the spirit of the season this past Saturday with
the lighting of the town's first Christinas tree, provided by the Ocean Isle Beach Property
Owners Association. Helping to string 300 tiny white lights on the native cedar are (near tree)
Cloria Hunsucker, Chuck Armstrong and (to right) Judv Hanna and Jim Bledsoe. POA
President Ilayden O'Neil and Councilwoman Debbie S. Fox lit the tree, while Stuart Ingram led
the group of about 40 in singing Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful.
List Details Festivities Statewide
Ncc<l help gelling in the Christmas
spirit or simply warn to cclcbraic?
Sampling a Carolina Christmas
might be the very thing?from the
glow of lights and greenery at
Tryon Palace in New Bern 10 nativi
ty scenes, concerts and plays across
the stale.
From the mountains to the sea.
North Carolina offers a variety of
festive activities during the period
between Thanksgiving Day and
New Year's Day. Events arc suitable
destinations for a day trip, or for
those from out-of-state, perhaps a
longer visit that incorporates a golf
ing or skiing vacation.
lo assist in holiday travel plans,
the N.C. Travel and Tourism Divi
sion has published its annual "Caro
lina Christmas" tabloid, a listing of
more than 200 holiday celebrations
and events along with holiday rc
cipes, Christmas stories and poems.
South Brunswick Islands resi
dents don't have to travel far to en
joy a holiday celebration, especially
this coming Saturday.
Shallotte's annual Christmas pa
rade begins at 10 a.m., proceeding
from Shallotte Middle School along
Blake Drive and Main Street to the
main office of United Carolina
Bank with an array of floats, musi
cal groups and marching units.
After the parade, children are invit
ed to visit with Santa.
The annual Christntas-By-The
Sca Festival Parade gets underway
at 3 p.m. at Oak Island.
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Southport
celebrates its heritage as a coastal
community with a decorated boat
flotilla, at 7:30 p.m. An expected 20
to 30-boat flotilla will pass by
Southport's Waterfront Park, where
entertainment will begin at 6:45 p.m.
Featured will be Miss Brunswick
County 1990 Wendy Williams and
the youth and adult handbell choirs
from Soulhport Baptist Church.
Holiday House, the annual com
munity event sponsored by the
Soulhport Woman's Club, takes
places Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1 -
2. This year's house features an ex
hibition of distinctly adorned Christ
mas trees, decorating ideas and en
tertainment by musical groups.
No admission is charged.
Later in the month, Soulhport will
also be the setting of other holiday
events. These include a walking lour
of the historic district from 4 p.m. to
7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, and a holi
day music concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 16
at Soulhport Baptist Church.
For more information on holiday
events in the Southport-Oak Island,
contact Sabrina Hodges at the
Southport-Oak Island Chamber of
Commerce, 919-457-6964.
Also Saturday, Fort Fisher State
Historic Site ai Kure Beach is the
location of a special coastal Civil
War Christmas.
Visitors will sip hot apple cider,
enjoy the performances of local mu
sicians and choral groups, and take
part in a costumed guided tour of
the fort, the last bastion of the
Confederacy.
Open house hours arc 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. Admission is free of charge.
The fort can also be reached by
the Southport-Fort Fisher Ferry.
For more information on the open
house, contact Barbara Gilgo, 919
458-5538.
While it does cost to visit the USS
North Carolina Battleship Mem
orial, there's no charge to enjoy a
view of its holiday decorations. It's
brighUy colored lights can be view
ed from the roadway, or from Wilm
ington's Waterfront Park, from dusk
until midnight.
Visitors to Wilmington can also
see a tree billed as "the world's larg
est living Christmas tree" in the Hilt
on area. No admission is charged and
the tree
A free copy of the 1990 issue of
"Carolina Christmas" may be ob
tained by writing the North Carolina
Travel and Tourism Division, 430
North Salisbury Street, Raleigh,
N.C. 27611, or bj calling toll-free
I-800-VISIT NC.
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Winnabow Salutes Troops
Winnabow area residents will pay sing and refreshments arc also plan
tributc to America's armed forces at ncd, along with a visit from Santa
their annual "Christmas in Winna- Claus. This year his local ground
bow" cclehration Sunday, Dcc. 2, at transportation will be provided by
4:45 p.m. the Shalloltc Army National Guard
Sunday's event will be held at unit. Santa will have gifts for the
John Henry's King Awning Shop at children.
the intersection of U.S. 17 and Green In keeping with the tribute, the
Hill Road (S.R. 1410) in Winnabow. lights on the community Christmas
The South Brunswick High "tree" have been switched to red,
Schcx)l JROTC Color Guard will white and blue, said Ralph F;ra/.icr,
open the program. Retired U.S. one of the coordinators of the event.
Army Col. Clyde A. Harrison will "There were 2,2(X) bulbs that had to
talk briefly on the responsibilities of be changed," he said. "As of Friday
citizens to the military. we had four more strings yet to go."
A community Christmas carol As in past years the oldest and
At Christmas
youngest persons attending the pro
gram will rcccivc gifts and will get
u> light the ta-c and the cross that
tops it.
The message on the lighted sign
along U.S. 17 near the fool of the
tree is also changing to suit the
theme. Instead of "Season's Greet
ings From Winnabow" it will read.
"Salute To The Troops From Win
nabow."
Saturday, in an unrelated project,
Santa Claus will make the rounds of
the Winnabow fire district atop a
Winnabow VFD truck, distributing
candy to local youngsters.
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