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STAFF PHOTOS BY SUSAN USHER IT'S A FIRST for Brunswick County. Stale Superintendent of Public Instruction Hob E the ridge joins Hoard of Education Chairman Donna Baxter (left) in congratulating West Brunswick High School graduates, including exchange student Patricia Mora of Ecuador. West Seniors Urged To Make Their Lives Count (Continued From Page 1-A) Family members and friends in varied dress encircled graduates Thursday, with standing room only for the ceremony in the school courtyard. Sentiment was the rule for speak ers, who included Heather Bolick, senior class treasurer, and Rita A. Holmes, class secretary. Reflecting on their four years at West, Class Vice President echoed the class theme, saying, "We came here as strangers, but tonight we will leave as eternal friends." Christy LaTonya Smith, class president, recalled the class's arrival at West "startled and stunned". "We didn't know it would be come our second home," she said, and that as seniors they would be molded into "a reflection of West, a living testimony" to the efforts of its faculty and staff. "Parting will be difficult," she said. "Help us let go." Donna Baxter, chairman of the Brunswick County Board of Educa tion, urged the attentive graduates to forge a life based on commitment and citizenship , to leave the world a better place through their caring and committment to their communi ties and to others. Superintendent Hankins contin ued the theme, urging graduates to not be afraid of the future, that the challenges ahead would be no greater for them than others have faced. "Work hard and be prepared for a great future," he counseled. Two of West Brunswick's 205 graduates, Stacey Shaw and Terris Jcnrcttc, hobbled on stage with crutches to receive their diplomas. Some lifted their diplomas into the air in a show of victory, to the cheers and applause of classmates and family members, or posed for photographs as they left the stage. "It's good and bad," graduate Monekia Hewett said after the cere mony in between squeals and hugs from friends and fellow graduates. "It's hard to believe that we will never walk these halls again and that we will never see some of these people again." WV 1 sr /?/ Aiiir / t> CHORUS MEMBERS Sonya Gore and Stacey Woodard team for a duet of "Imagine" for fellow se ninrv Brief Heat Relief Due Relief from a spell of unseason ably hot, dry weather is on it's way, but Shallottc Point meteorologist Jackson Canady said it won't last long. "Summer is here," he said. "We're going to have more what we've had rather than less of it" Meanwhile, though, area resi dents can expect temperatures to drop below average, coupled with average rainfall. The forecast calls for tempera tures ranging from the mid 60s at night into the lower 80s during the daytime, with about one-half inch of rainfall. For the period of May 28 through June 3, Canady recorded no rainfall. The maximum high, 93 degrees, occurred May 29, while the mini mum low of 64 degrees occurred June 2. A daily average high of 91 de grees combined with a nightly aver age low of 7 1 degres, for a daily av erage temperature of 81 degrees. Canady said that is about 7 degrees above average for this time of year. Air Fare Sale Continues and now Kids Fly at 1/2 Fare All Summer! Just in time for vacation... low, low fares to everywhere in the USA. Check your calendar. ..book as soon as possible. Tickets* must be purchased by June 30. travel completed by Sept. 30. From Myrtle Beach to Jacksonville, Fl S98 I From Myrtle Beach to Orlando, Fl $138,1, . ? From Myrtle Beach to Atlanta, GA $138.,/?0?// From Myrtle Beach to Tampa, Fl $178* From Myrtle Beach to Nashville, TN $178 Just a sampling of the great summer bargains *Mid-week travel, weekends slightly higher. BRUNSWICK TRAVEL INC. I East Gate Square, Shallotte ? 754-7484 ? 1 -800-852-2736 , .... a? l.L|_ r " Bwa||?pis*flM^ To you, its an insurance policy. To us, id a service contract. W- tailor Insurance programs lo meet your specific needs, then we review your program penodkally. Vlfe also give eligible homeowners a discount for insunng both home and auto, and guarantee that your claims will he serviced quickly and fairly. So, call. Because we'd like to demonstrate why several independent surveys say Nationwide agents provide "best cus tomer service." Phillip Cheers 4920-A Main St., Shallotte 754-4366 KT./V Hp NATIONWIDE INSURANCE Nationwide is on your s?d# Hem* CMC* C*jt *us 0M?3?I* N HMfe* * a r?9Mr?) n? * l?rv? "OA -y Hjfay<n3f Mukrti ****** Campv*, Dogs Recovering As Owner Pleads Guilty To Cruelty BY TERRY POPE Twelve Pekingese dogs taken from a Bclville moiel in April are recovering and on their way to new homes. The owner of the dogs, Albert Sidney Boney, 48, of Bclville, pleaded guilty in Brunswick County District Court last Wednesday to 16 counts of misdemeanor cruelty to animals. Since the dogs were seized from the Town and Country Motel in April, they have been boarded out to individuals who have lime to work with the animals one on one, said Brunswick County Animal Control Supervisor Zelma Babson. The animals had allegedly been kept in crowded cages and in unsan itary conditions at the motel and were in need of veterinary care, ac cording to the warrants Hied. Also, they had not been vaccinated against rabies. "They're doing real well now," said Ms. Babson on Monday. 'They're able to walk now. They run and they play. They even know what dog biscuits arc now." In a plea agreement with Assis tant District Attorney Lee Bollinger, Judge D. Jack Hooks Jr. accepted Boney's guilty pica on 16 counts of misdemeanor cruelly to animals and agreed to dismiss 13 counts of fail ing to vaccinate dogs and one count of failing to vaccinate a cat. Boney was given a one-year sus pended sentence and placcd on one year supervised probation. He was also ordered not to own any animals for a year, to pay for the care of the animals seized and to pay a $500 fine. He must pay S4.042.09 for the an imals' veterinarian bills and serve 72 hours of community service within 120 days. The money will be used to pay for spaying and neutering the animals, their shots, grooming bills and boarding fees since they were seized in April, said Ms. Babson. "They're getting along with peo ple now, which surprises us," she said. "They actually love people." One of the Pekingese dogs died after being taken to the animal shel ter in Supply. Ms. Babson said the dogs were in need of room to exer cise and of individual attention, prompting the shelter to board the animals out Boncy had signed ownership of the animals over to the shelter prior to his trial. The sentencing will make it illegal for him to have in his possession any animal for a year. "I feel real good about it," said Ms. Babson of the sentence. As soon as the dogs arc spayed or neutered this week, ihcy will be placed into homes, she said. Boncy's two-story motel apart ment was the focus of a raid in April in which 288 exotic birds, one mixed-breed dog, five mice, four cats and 13 Pekingese dogs were seized in what is believed to be the largest animal confiscation in Bruns wick County history. One of the cats also died follow ing the seizure, said Ms. Babson. When news of the raid on the pet mill spread, county residents and area businesses responded by donat ing food to care for the animals. The animal shelter received phone calls and letters from people across the state who were concerned about the condition of the animals. The cats and birds will also be placed into homes. However, during a break-in at the shelter last week, an estimated 125 birds were stolen. Their where abouts is unknown. Boncy also pleaded guilty to sim ple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, charges filed after officers searching his two-story apartment discovered a small amount of marijuana in a bedroom on the day of the raid. On those charges. Judge Hooks gave Boncy a 29-day jail sentence, suspended for two years and fined him S1(X). He was ordered not to possess any controlled substance or drug paraphernalia for two years and to submit to warrantless searches. Fund Started For Burned-Out Family Shallotic Point Volunteer Fire Department and Lctties Grove Baptist Church arc spearheading an effort to help a local family who lost their home and belongings in a Sunday afternoon fire. Mike Potts, chief of the Shallottc Point VFD, said firefighters from his department and Shallotic fought the blaze at the Estclle Inman home on N.C. 179 near Bay Road. Utility vans from Sunset Bcach and Supply VFD serviced their air packs and Shallotte VRS was at the scene. The yellow frame house was gutted and all its contents lost. Cause of the blaze, which started shortly after noon, is still under in vestigation, he said. Mrs. Inman, who shared the home with her two sons, had no insur ance, said Potts. The family is staying with relatives for the present, but the fire chief said a fund has been established at a local bank to help get the Inmans hack into a home of their own. Contributions should be made payable to, and sent to, the Estclle In man Fund, attention Lynette Long, United Carolina Bank, P. O. Box 308, Shallotte, N.C. 28459. For more information on ways in which the family can be helped, in terested persons arc asked to contact the Rev. Maurice Milligan, 754 6913, VFD Treasurer Vernon Ward, 754-4482, or anyone with Shallottc Point VFD, said Potts. This Year Give Him The Gift # He's Been .aV.v ' '?iji'v-. .? Thinking About All Year Long! J. Livingston's Father's Day Recliner Sale Hwy 17. N., Little River, SC 29566 803-249-6188 Do you remember what you gave Dad last year? Chances are he doesn't remember either. This year give him the gift of year round comfort - an Action recliner by Lane. J. Livingston has more than 50 recliners to choose from in a variety of colors and fabrics... priced from $279.
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