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Coast Uuard Keeps Tower Area boaters who have come, in HcncnH o? the Frying Pan Shoals light tower as a reference point can relax. The U.S. Coast Guard has decided not to dismantle the tower off Cape Fear which has served local fishermen and sailors since it was built in the 1960s. The structure is still sound, said John Walters, chicf of the planning and waterways section with the Coast Guard's 5th District in Forts mouth, Va. Last spring, the Coast Guard started studying Frying Pan Shoals Light, which is located about 12 miles off Cape Fear, and Diamond Shoals Light off Cape Hatteras. Salt water and mist have taken their toll on both steel structures and the generators that power the lights on top of them. Wallers said the light lowers have reached die end of their projected life of 25 years, and most boats are equipped widi electronic navigation al systems that make the towers obsolete. But the Coast Guard decided to keep the lights after receiving a lot of letters from boaters who were interested in them. "Most of the input was that people like seeing that big structure," Walters said. "They like having the tower to check against their naviga tion system." The towers extend more than 100 feet above the water and have lights that arc visible 24 miles away in clear weather. Each tower has living quarters for a crew, but they haven't been used since 1980 when die lights were automated. Sometime in the next year, Walters said die light on the Frying Pan Shoals structure will be changed from a diescl-powcrcd unit to one that uses solar power. That will save the Coast Guard time and money in die long run, he said, because it will cut down on helicopter trips to the tower to refuel and make repairs. PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 7 0 Nominated As YW'CA \A/nm&n As-h inuomonf 7 r w I I I Ui i w ( # ?v- < nv* t ii i Ten Brunswick County residents arc among nearly 50 women nomi nated for awards in 1 1 categories in the YWCA Cape Fear Women of Achievement Program. Nominees will be honored with a reception at the Wilmington Hilton on Thursday, May 7, at 6 p.m. Tickets arc S25 and arc available from the YWCA, 2815 S. College Road, Wilmington, N.C. 28412. Local nominees arc as follows: Sarah Tripp, mayor of Shallotte; Carolyn Scgravcs, principal, Supply Elementary School; Connie B. Milliken, director of nursing at Brunswick Community College; Maryn F. Hall, volunteer with the Brunswick County Literacy Council and Calabash Emergency Mcdical Services; Carrie M. Davis, adminis trator, Comprehensive Home Health Care; Lucille D. Blake, a Lcland area historian and member of Lcland's ad hoc planning committcc and planning board; and high school seniors Elizabeth Baxter, Terri Antoinette Smith and Alison Paige Cumbee, South Brunswick High, and Melody C. Cause, West Bruns wick High. Ball Promoted Robert Ball, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ball of Gausc Land ing, has been promoted to the rank of lieute nant commander in the U.S. Coast Guard. Lt. Cmdr. Ball is stationed in Cleveland, Ohio, where he serves as the Ninth Coast Guard District's financial manager. He received his bachelor of sci ence degree in 1980 from the United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., and a master's in business administration in 1989 from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. Prior assignments have included a tour as llrst lieutenant aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Cherokee in Norfolk, Va.; assistant director of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Ports mouth, Va.; and operations officer aboard the cutter Acushnel, Gulf port, Miss. He resides in Slrongsville, Ohio, with his wife, Teresa, and daughters Lauren, 8, and Erin, 6. Completes Training Pvt. 1st Clavs Bcveiiy L. Price has completed basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. A 1990 graduate of North Bruns wick High School, she is die daugh ter of Ann R. Brown and stepdaugh ter of Jimmy R. Brown of Lcland. During training. Price received in struction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, '"ctics, mili tary courtesy and justice, first aid and Army history and traditions. Visits Philippines Navy St. Eric H. Pittcnger, son of Patricia and Paul Pittcnger Jr. of Soulhport, reccndy visited Subic RAM. way rsavai station in the Philippines, alxiard the aircraft carri er USS Independence. The five-day port call marked llic last aircraft carrier battle group scheduled to visit Subic Bay before U.S. forces withdraw from the Philippines. In an effort to build goodwill with the Philippine people, manpower and material resources were con tributed to needy people. Crew members volunteered their efforts for such projects as food and cloth ing distribution to refugees of the Ml Pinatubo eruption, providing medical and dental care and painting a school. Caisoris State Winner Brunswick County 4-M member Amy Caison of Route 1, Supply, has been named a state winner on the basis of long-term pro ject records. Miss Caison, 17, submitted the winning re cord book on her CAISON marine awareness project in the senior divi sion for ages 14 to 19. She will re ceive a scholarship for a trip and tour of the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. A member of the Holden Beach 4-H Club, she is the daughter of Maurice and Lois Caison. She has been in 4-H work for six years and has taken the marine awareness pro ject for five years. She has also com pleted projects in electricity, cloth ing, gardening, leadership and pho tography. She is among 74 project winners from 41 counties. Project winners were selected on the basis of project achievement, demonstrated superior ledership ability and citizenship re sponsibility. Earns Master's Degree Catherine Pringle Halpcni re ceived a master of science de gree in educa tion in Decem ber from Rad ford University, Radford, Va. She was en dorsed to teach students with learning disabili HAI.PKRN ?? , UCS and iu> a reading specialist and was named to Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Mrs. ilalpem, a 1980 graduate of Guilford College, Greensboro, is married and the mother of three sons. She is the daughter of Don and Charlotte Pringle of Holden Beach. Vote Senator Km to' iif co*nm,nt.tt tor h C Soif?s Jt Patricia (Patty) Young County Commissioner District 4 "Candidate For The People" Governor Leadership tor a change. Dear Brunswick County Friends: I am a candidate for Governor because I care about the future of North Carolina. My campaign is also your campaign. Its about electing a Governor capable of setting priorities, and making the tough decisions about how the people's hard-earned tax dollars are spent. Our campaign is about providing our children a quality education, preparing them to live and work in well-paying 21st Century jobs. It's about improving our schools by returning more decision making authority to the local level, freeing teachers from bureaucratic overload, and letting the teachers teach. Our campaign is about helping existing North Carolina business and industry ? the big and the small ? to modernize and expand, and to provide them with a well trained workforce. It's about developing better export markets for North Carolina products, and encouraging environmentally responsible business and industiy to bring jobs to North Carolina ? for North Carolina people. Our campaign is about making our communities safe and secure, by building sufficient prisons to lock the revolving door and keep the dangerous criminals off the streets. It's about requiring the inmates to work to earn their own keep, and re-pay their victims. We have ambitious and important goals for North Carolina. Working together, we will reach these goals, and put North Carolina back on track. With all best wishes to my Brunswick County friends, I am Sincerely; Lacy/Thornburg ?Zed the Jight against crime in North Carolina ? worked to protect the environment ?. represented the concerns of minorities, women, the elderly, and the disadvantaged +saved the people of North Carolina significant amounts of money and tax dollars fought for the interests of North Carolina's consumers + fought unfair increases in consumer rates at Utility Commission hearings, in the courts, and through legislation. PAlO FOR BY BRUNSWICK COUNTY CITIZENS FOR J\CY THORNBURG. MACK HEWET7. TREASURER mtm ,M? ^ BeAC0M
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