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STAfF mOTO 8Y DOUG (UtTfH BEACON Staff WrUer Terry Pope and News Editor Susan Usher look over the three awards won by the newspaper's staff in the 1991 North Carolina Press Association news-editorial contests. They accepted the awards last Thursday. Beacon Staff Wins Three State Press Association Awards The Brunswick Beacon received three awards in the 1991 North Car olina Press Association news edito rial contests. The newspaper received a second place award for appearance and de sign and a third pLcc award for news coverage, both acccptcd by Susan Usher, news editor. Staff writer Terry Pope accepted his third place award for editorial writing. Awards were presented last Thur sday by Bill Ahcarn, executive edi tor of the Associated Press, New York, at the NCPA's 67th annual Newspaper Institute. The event was hi-IH at the Friday Continuing Edu cation Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Pope entered three editorials for judges' consideration. One criticized the Coastal Resource Commission's proposal to weaken its ban on sea walls. Another praised the county's proposed new subdivision ordinance and cncouraged public participation at public hearings on the ordinance. The third credited a Calabash town official for starting to enforce the town's neglected sign ordinance, to the displeasure of some area busi nesses. The Beacon competes in the com munity newspaper division with oth er newspapers published once a week. Members of the New Jersey Press Association judged the 1991 con tests. In his comments on entries. Judge E. Christopher Cone of the West Essex Tribune in Livingston, NJ., wrote that Pope's editorials show he "is strong on local issues, and clear ly has the interests and needs of the community at heart. The writer knows how 10 make use of specific points and examples in presenting an argument." For the years 1981 through 1991, the Beacon has won 52 awards in NCPA news and advertising con tests. Another weekly newspaper in Brunswick County, The Stale Port Pilot , won four awards in this year's news-editorial contests. News Editor Richard Nubel won first place in in vestigative reporting for a series on the possible impact on Brunswick County of the proposed hog-pro cessing plant in Bladen County. The staff won third place, editorial page; first place, general excellence; and first place, news coverage. THE BRUNSWICICfeRACON Fctahlichrvl Nov 1 19f>? Telephone 754-6890 Published Every Thursday At 4709 Main Street Shallotte, N.C. 28459 SUBSCRIPTION RATES IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY One Year S10.36 Six Months S5.55 ELSEWHERE IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year S14.86 Six Months S7.90 ELSEWHERE IN U.S.A. One Year SI 5.95 Six Months S8.35 Second class postage paid at Shallotte, N.C. 28459. USPS 777 780. Postmaster, send address changes to: P.O. Box 2558, Shallotte, N.C. 28459-2558 Nixon's > C.-om.v^ > I - Drawbridge Follow 17 South to Hwy. 90. Follow Hwy. 90 to Nixon's Crossroad, turn right. 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Members of the planning board committcc said Monday they think street lights will solve most prob lems associated with outside lights on the island. Holdcn Bcach Commissioners arc considering having street lights in stalled at cach intersection and every 500 feet between intersections. Town officials cxpcct two types of lights to be put up on Ocean Boulevard this week so residents can dccidc which one they like. On Monday, planning board members Roger Williams, Jim Sha for and Harold Steorts met to dis cuss possible changes in the town's outside light rules. Commissioners had asked the planning board last September to re view the controversial regulations Tn response to complaints from resi dents. Existing rules are intended to reg ulate yard and security lights so they don't bother neighbors and don't in terfere with the vision of motorists. However, some residents say they arc too restrictive and don't allow people enough freedom to protect their property. Committee members agreed Monday that the current rules arc too subjective to enforce. A light that's considered a nuisance by one person, they said, can be just fine with somebody else. They also agreed that the regula tions need to be written using objec tive standards that can be easily measured and enforced. "The problem is we've got to have something a preponderance of the people on this biach can live with on a daily basis," Williams said. "This is not going to work, what's on the books now. We al ready know that." Town Manager Gary Parker said he thinks the rules should be thrown RAPID RETURN I TAX PREPARATION If you had filed your Tax Return with us yesterday, you could be holding your Refund Now!! ELECTRONIC FILING Federal - North Carolina - South Carolina - Tax Return 754-2406 Resort Plaza Shoppina Center Hwy. 17 South Business, Shallotte, NC out He doesn't think the town should gel involved in squabbles be tween neighbors. "I have a big problem trying to do this at all," he said. "Leave it to the private individuals to handle those problems themselves." Parker said it's difficult to write an ordinance using objective and measurable standards that would stand up in court. The manager said the N.C. League of Municipalities hasn't been able to help the town. "Not on ly do they not have a model ordi nance, they don't have any ordi nances from any cities in the state." Parker said. Committee members did have an outside lighting ordinance from Tucson. Ariz., to review. But it was written to keep city lights from in terfering with astronomers at nearby observatories. Parker said he would take the town to court if he was forced to re .?.v.v u iigiii niMi aiIV7UICI lUMUCNl could keep the same light if his neighbor didn't complain. The town is still involved in a lawsuit over a security light that a Brunswick Avenue homeowner had refused to remove from a utility pole. Resident Jim Lowell, who at one point Monday night recommended a moratorium on new yard lights, agreed with the town manager. "People got along for a long peri od of time without a lighting ordi nance," he said. "People arc really upught about this thing." Crawford Hart, a member of the board of adjustment, said the town can control lights if it includes al lowable light meter readings in the ordinance. Han said die uiwii needs to regu late the amount of light because peo ple enjoy looking at the stars when they visit the beach. If there's too much light pollution, he said they won't come back. >a/ly rwo & DAYS LEFT! Take advantage of this great deal... / Jc >- J' From Wilmington to LONDON PARIS $ FRANKFURT 358 ROUND TRIP* ?TirfcBts must bo purchased by 1-31-92 ? Traval must be completed by 3-31-92 'plus tax. slightly higher on weekends BRUNSWICK TRAVEL INC. CRUISE HEADQUARTERS 1-800-852-2736 754-7484 ? 150 Holden Beach Rd? 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