?i "*v * L # , STAFF PHOTO BV SUSAN USHER FIRST-PI ACE winners in the Shallotte Junior Woman's Club Student Arts Festival included West Brunswick High School students (front, from left ) Allison Keill, Stacey Hill , Elizabeth Roberson, Paige Sloane and Pamela Detrie, and (back) Reggie Frink, Bridget Hill , Terrence Nawara and Chris Smith. Associated Artists' Groups Seeks Members The Associated Artists of South port a local group that promotes the arts, is looking for more members as it prepares for a busy year. "We arc a very enthusiastic group, have a great year planned and look forward to having new members," said Donna Monday, publicity chair person. Officers tor the year arc Ortrud Tyler, president; Jonnic Gillis, vice president; Phyllis Riley, treasurer; and Myrtle Swan, secretary. Plans for 1992 includc monthly exhibits and shows as well as a se ries of workshops beginning in March with a two-day session led by Merchants Plan Dav At Docks A fish fry, free boat rides and live music will highlight "A Day At The Docks In Holdcn Beach" Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Brunswick Conccrt Band and the Sugar Loaf Ramblers will entertain. Local painters will display their art work, and visi tors will be able to tour a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. Holdea Beach Manna will host the event For more infor mation. call the Greater Hokten Beach Merchants Association at 842-3828. ^ Gantt To Address County Coalition Harvey Gantt will be the featured speaker Saturday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. at the second an nual banquet of I the Brunswick 2 County Cultural I r ^ Awareness Cuai- ku EST "S. Br will be held in the Public As- V ?? sembly Building at the Brunswick ? County Govern- gantt ment Center in Bolivia, said spokesman Penta Price. Gantt is a Charlotte architect and a past Democratic contender for the U.S. Senate seat held by Jesse Helms. The Charleston, S.C., native graduated from Clemson University with honors in 1965 and earned a master's degree in city planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served three terms on the Charlotte City Council before being elected as mayor of the city in 1983 and again in 1985. He is the cofounder of Gantt Hub erman Architects, a member of the board of trustees of Friendship Bap tist Church and a member of the Democratic National Committee and the North Carolina State Democratic Executive Committee. The Cultural Awareness Coalition provides cultural and educational ac tivities for local residents. The focus of the banquet will some aspect of African-American history. Mary Ellen Golden of Wilmington. The Association operates Franklin Square Gallery at Franklin Square Park in SouthporL Gallery hours arc Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 am. to 5 p.m. The gallery is closcd in January and February and will re open this March 1 with a fresh coat of paint provided by volunteers. Association dues arc SI 5 a year for individuals and S20 per family, according to Joane Wilson, member ship chairperson. Members should be age 18 or older. Members arc required to "sit" the gallery one-half day per month March through December, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., or from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Members in good standing arc eli gible to have their art displayed for sale in the gallery. The gallery charges a 20 percent commission on sales for members who sit the gallery and 40 percent commission for members who do not. Members also have use of the studio outside class hours. To join the association prospec tive members should send a check to Associated Artists of South port, P.O. Box 10035, Southport, N.C. 28461. District Crafts Seminar Set Craft classcs offered by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Ser vice April 8 and 9 in Fayetteville are open to any person interested in learning a new skill and then sharing it with others in their own county. "This could be persons who work in Bible schools, 4-H and other youth groups, teach craft classcs, work with senior citi/.cn groups or simply share what they learn with a few friends," said Mary L. Russ, a Brunswick County home economics extension agent. Both one-day and two-day classcs are offered. Two-day classes include quilt as you go jacket, beaded ornament or pin and hardanger ornaments, hand tied fringe, and woven cane chair seats. . One-day classes offered April 8 in clude a basketry class for beginners, tin punch wall hanging and rag point chair pad. On April 9, a more ad vanced hearth basket class is offered. Half-day classes offered April 9 only include morning and afternoon sessions teaching quick crafts such as folded wallpaper angels and dried flower wreaths, and more quick crafts such as toe molding Santa, prairie garland and star making. A morning-only session is set on mak ing a "Cleopatra" shirt ? a jersey type shirt decorated with rhine stoncs, studs and nailhcads. A packet with details on classes, costs, registration fees and registra tion forms is available from the Brunswick County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Exten sion Scrvicc at Bolivia, 253-4425. Parents Have Support Group The Wilmington chaptcr ol Pa rents Supporting Parents will meet Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in Wes ley Memorial United Methodist Church. The theme for the evening will be "Plan for Tomorrow Today," an ?lUUliCcd Roiiuall NCnuCny, COOiUl nator of the group. Susan Hartley, program director of the Life Plan Trust, will speak about the impor tance of developing a plan for the future to ensure a high quality of life for a family member with disabili ties, he said. The seminar is free and offered to parents of children with special needs, said Newberry. The church is located at 1401 South College Road in Wilmington and free childcare and refreshment will oc offered. Participants siioulu enter at the back of the building, he said. Newberry encourages person with questions about the program to call him at 1-919-251-5817. rn OF BUSINESS Everything Is HALF PRICE OR less New spring items arriving daily will be sacrificed at HALF PRICE. Absolutely every item must go! Including... All Apparel ? Jewelry ? Accessories Quality Ladies' Fashions Missy ? Jr. ? Petite CALABASH * St/CS ^,579 7299 Located in Low Country Stores on llwy. 179 in Calabash THANK YOV-THANK YOU CALABASH VOLUNTEER E.M.S. COMMERCIAL FUND DRIVE In October 1991 an appeal for an annual contribution was delivered to all the businesses, restaurants and golf courses in the 50-square-mile area we serve. We wish to sincerely thank the following for their " ncrcus contributions: rfnn / 6^ Calabash Seafood Hut Mark Shelley Builders Lawrence Cheek, D.D.S, Marsh Harbour Mnrina Calabash Family Medicine Victoria's Ragpatch Mole Hole of Calabash Tony's Pizza Oceanside Corporation Kanoy Communications Skats Restaurants, Inc. Bemac Inc.-B. Heilig, Attorney Walters Realty A.D. Scott Electrician Lewellyn- Lewis Building & Realty -Calabash Volunteer E.M.S. Board of Directors fc Student Arts Festival Winners Named Shallotlc Junior Woman's Cluh has announced the winners of its an nua! Student Art* Festival, held Feb. 3 at West Brunswick High School. Local middle and high school stu dents competed in the visual and performing arts, literature, sewing and crafts. First-place entries will advance to district competition next monti\ with a chance of further advancing to the state finals, said Cathy Payne, club historian. Winners and their entries wore as follows: Arts and Crafts .Seventh-Ninth Grades: Rebecca Derosa, eighth grade, Waccamaw Elementary, first; Rusty Hughes, seventh grade, Shallotte Middle, sec ond: Julie Gore, eighth grade. Shallotlc Middle, third place; and Elizabeth Dctrie, ninth grade. West Brunswick High, honorable mention. Tcnth-llth Grades: Reggie Frink, 10th grade, first; Monty Bellamy, 1 1th grade, second; and Larry Long, 11th grade, third, all students at West Brunswick High. Twelfth Grade: Staccy Hill, first and second; Demans Bellinger, third; and Brian BarUctt, honorable mention, all from Wesl Brunswick High. Literature Fiction: 1 1th- 12th Grades ? Brid get Hill, Life Without Cary, first; Terrcnce Nawara, The Sacrifice , sec ond; 7th-8th Grades? Leah Sloanc, I'll Be There, first; Heather Hcavcn cr. Sand Castles , second; and Jordan Johnson, The Taxi, third. Non-Fiction: Uth-12th Grades ? * GALLERY Local Art ? Pottery ? Jewelry "Oil Painting Classes" Art Supplies "THE UNUSUAL" Winter Hours (Jan. & Feb.) Tues., Thurs., Sat. 10-5 Calabash Post Office Complex ' Jlwy. 179 ?(919)579 992 L. SLOAN K (JRAY DKKOSA Tcrrcncc Nawara, Cheering The Way To London, first; Ashley Mar shall, lee nave Driving, second; and Jeremy Hcwett, Hard Work and Dedication , third; 9th- 10th Grades ? Allison Kcill, You've Come A Long Way. Baby, first; Lauren Boyle, Live From New York..., second; and Jamie Jennings, Autumn, third; Also, 7th-8th Grades ? Leah Sloane, Being Drug Free ami Proud, first; Amanda Chestnut, Drug Free and Proud, second; and Jeremic Vamam, Being Drug Free and Proud, third. Poetry; Uth-12th Grades ? Chris Smith, Who Am I, first; Terrence Nawara, Out There, second; and Valerie Holdcn. The Merry-Go Round, third; 9th-10th Grades ? Paige Sloane, My Sunshine, first; and 7th-8th Grades ? Sondra Gray, Free, first; Crystal Widener, New Years , sccond; and Chad Smith, Peace, third. Beth Robcrson of West Bruns wick High took first place honors in sewing, needlework anil music (clar inct). Pam Dcirie placed first in sculpture. In paper sculpture, Mark Shannon placed first. Caroline Sheffield, sec ond, and Charisma Stevenson, third. All are seventh grade students at Shallolie Middle School. Judges in the literary division in clude Owen Weddle, Ph.D., director of general education at Brunswick Community College, and part-time English instructors Catarina Mc Donough, Jean Stanley and Sue Weddle. Steve Skillman of the Brunswick County Schools was the music division judge. Wendy Mil azzo and Susy King judged the arts and crafts entries. In the clubwomen's own competi tion, Vicki Rogers won first and sec ond place in photography, Sharyn Morrison won first and second place in decorative painting, Cathy Payne won first place in ceramics and Susan Gibbic won first place in ba sic embroidery. Next Medifost Classes Start March 5 Call today to sign up. Marilyn J. Boehm. M.D.. Ph. D. 919-754-5581 Village Pines. Shallotte 919-754-9949 R January 22, 1992 Brunswick Professional Pharmacy has closed. All prescription records have been transferred to Kerr Drug Store Hwy. 17 North, Shallotte, NC (Beside Food Lion) Phone: (919) 754-7570 Our pharmacists Vikki Stocks & Angie Pyatte will be glad to assist you. Store Hours: M-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 1-6 Drug Stores