BUSINESS BRIEFS
Thompson New Tour Guide
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Douglas Thompson has been
hired by Value
Added Vacat
ions in OTlando,
Ha. He is work
ing as a tour
guide.
A native of
Bolivia, he is a
recent graduate
of Southeastern
Academy, Kiss
THOMPSON inunec f1a Hc
studied all aspects of the travel in
dustry.
Smith Kecognized
Stephen Smith of Whitcville has
been selected as the North Carolina
Franchisee of the Year, announced
Gary Keel, director ot the U.S.
Small Business Administration's
(SBA's) Charlotte DistricL
Smith owns Medical Personnel
Pool (MMP), opening the first office
in Faycttcville in 1984 and since ex
panding to become one of Personnel
Pool of America's most successful
franchises, an SBA news release in
dicated. He how has 10 offices, em
ploys 65 people and places approxi
mately 1,500 temporary care givers.
He was nominated for the award by
Southeastern Community College.
Smith has also received his parent
company's National Market Deve
lopment Award.
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BENTON
Three Join Firm
Three local real estate profession
al* haw<> joined "<*<1 Camel Wand
Coast Realty, announced Jim Mc
David, broker in charge.
The addition of John Norton and
Robert (Bob) of
\ Carolina Shores,
? Calabash, and
* Martha Finch
Benton of Ocean
Isle Beach bring
the firm's staff
ed business people join our team,"
said Mc David. "They increase our
capacity to serve the varying real es
tate needs of fast-growing Bruns
wick County."
The firm is a NationsReally Co.
of full-time
Realtors to 10.
NORTON
"We arc most
pleased to have
these expcricnc
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PHOTO CONT*l8UTfD
TOMMY DEAN of Boiling Spring Lakes (left) watches as Doug
Timms, director of cardiopulmonary services at The Brunswick
Hospital, uses pulse oximetery to measure oxygen saturation in his
bloodstream without having to puncture the skin.
Children's Fair Drew Crowd
More than 300 people attended
The Brunswick Hospital's third
Children's Health Fair Saturday.
Aimed at youngsters ages 5 to 14,
the event featured numerous educa
tional booths and health screenings
by hospital departments.
Other exhibitors included Bruns
wick Electric Membership Corp.,
American Cancer Society, Bruns
wick County Literacy Council, Am
erican Red Cross, Shalloue Volun
teer Rescue Squad.
The hospital's medical-surgical
unit offered blood pressure checks,
while the laboratory tested chil
dren's blood types. A skit by the
emergency department focused on
safely and first aid, said hospital
spokesman Daphne Yarbrough,
while the adolescent psychiatric unit
and the pharmacy department of
fered literature about their respective
roles in ncallh care.
Carolina Eye Associates uffcicd
eye exams and Dr. Mark Lizak and
Audiologist Dixie Lilley provided
hearing screenings.
The cardiopulmonary and radiolo
gy departments also provided ex
hibits and screenings.
West Brunswick High School an
sludents painted children's faces,
while the hospital's dietary depart
ment provided free nutritious
snacks.
Students in the West Brunswick
chapter of HOSA (Health Occup
ations Students of America) volun
teered their services helping to carry
out fair activities.
Smokey the Bear, Patty Cake,
Girl Scout Troop No. 522 and a va
riety of clowns from across the
South Brunswick Islands also partic
ipated.
Entertainment was provided by
the West Brunswick High School
Color Guard, Miss Brunswick
County 1992 Crystal Williams,
Little Miss Brunswick County 1992
Love Williamson, Little Miss
Brunswick County 1991 Chalmers
Champion the Brunswick County
Cloggers, the West Brunswick High
School Chorus ar.d the Sudan
Thunderbolts.fcarl Tamar, chief ex
ecutive officer, said he was pleased
with the success of the fair and that
he feels it is important for the hospi
tal to be a community resource for
people of all ages.
1 7 Bypass Welcome
Center Business Booms
The Southeastern Welcome Cen
ter at the U.S. 17 bypass at Shallotte
has had more than 40,(XX) visitors
since its Feb. 3 opening.
About 26 000 persons and more
than 14,000 vehicles used the ser
vices of the facility during February
and March. reported Sabrina
Hodges, center director. The num
bers in April rose to 15,372 persons
and 7,723 vehicles.
Daily guest visitation records arc
ki pi iiianudilj r>) ihc ciiuti stalf.
1 he Inlonnauon/Weltome Center is
open seven days a week from 8:30
a.m. till 5 p.m. Restioom and picnic
facilities are available for use 24
hours a day.
Ms. Hodges said the center has
received rave reviews from the trav
eling public and from local people.
"Everyone comments on the
cleanliness of the restrooms, land
scaping, structure of the ;building
and, most importantly, the helpful
ness and friendliness of the staff,"
she said.
Visitois conic trum a wide iaiigc
of places, Hodges noted, with many
coming from Myrtle Beach, S.C., to
see what the area has to offer.
Thank You For
Your Vote and
Support in the
Primary.
Robert Robinson
Kegister of Deeds
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BCC PHOTO BY ANNE MARIE BELLAMY
BCC PHOTO BY ANNE MARIE BE LLAM'
wnrvmitAf WINNFRS included (front, from left ) lames ( Martv ) Earwood. Ashley Summerlin and Kristie Joyner; middle row (from
left) Andrea Dickens, Chadwick Tyner, Kelly Holt , Wanda Morgan, Stephanie Spencer, Tamara Johnson ; and (back, from left ) David
Ingle, Benjamin Robinson, Nicole Norris, James Rossiter and Tamatha Rich.
West High Overall Winner Again Of Business Contest
West Brunswick High School took
U>P honors ,n the 1992 Business-Data
Processing Contest at Brunswick
Community College Thursday for the
second consecutive year.
The event featured students from
all three county h.gh schools com
peting in typing, recordkeeping ac
counung, software application and
oasii computer divisions.
West Brunswick, m Shallotte
took two first-place and three sec
ond-place individual awards to be
come overall winner. Results in each
contest were as follows
,-'Vprin? '? Nicole Norris, West,
^aIhT3^ RKh' North' second;
s"mn,crlin- South.
I ("mP"ter Program.
R. James Rossiter, North, first
u ?gK* Wcst- second; and
Kelly Holt, North, third
Recordkeeping: Stephanie Spcn
South ? flrSl: Tamara Johnson,
Sa" and Km,ic '??'?
.Software Applications: Benjam
in Robinson. West, first; Wanda
Morgan. West, second and Chad
wick Tyner, South, third
Accounting l; NaUlsha Brown
North, first; James (Many) Ear
vv.xxl West. M-cund; and Andrea
Dickens, South, third.
Johnnie Simpson, BCC vice pres
ident for instruction, presented the
individuaJI awards, while W
prcsidcnt- Present
ed the school trophy to the overall
winning team.
kSI iS sP?nsored annually
oy s business curriculum pro
gram, directed by Joyce M. Hewcu,
Sampling Failures
Went Unreported
Two Brunswick County water
systems failed to notify the public
thai water was not sampled for the
monitoring of coliform hactena.
Mayfau Mobde Home Park and
y . BoardinS Home were
among those whose notifications
were not made.
This failure was reported to the
media by the North Carolina Depart
ment ol Environment, Health and
Natural Resources. The N.C. Drink
ing Water Act requires owner/opera
tors of public water systems to ad
vise radio and television stations
within 72 hours, publish newspaper
notices within 14 days and deliver
45days ntHiceS lo cust?mers within
Verification of these actions must
he sent to the Division of Environ
mental Health, Department of Envir
onment, Health and Natural Re
sources. If the verifications not re
ceived, this department is required
to contact the news media in me
arw served by the water systems.
Systems arc required to check for
coliform bacteria because it is an in
dicator of possible water contamina
tion.
Training Offered
A bus drivers' coursc will be held
at North Brunswick High School
May 13 through 15 from 8:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m.
Instructor Vicki Jenrcttc of the
N.C. Division ol Motor Vehicles,
School Bus and Traffic Safety Div
ision, said cnrollecs must be present
for all three days of the course, hold
a valid North Carolina driver's li
cense and not have had two moving
violations within the last 12 months.
For more information contact Ms.
Jenrette at 754-5098.
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Approximately 9<) students com
peted in this year's event.
From North other contestants
were Kanicccuwa Ballard, Andrea
Dauphinais, Bryan Housand. Chris
tine Lloyd, Tcncsha Smith, Shane
Dixie, Loretta Lane, Scott Monzon,
Maleika Robbins, Krista Thornton,
Sarah Williams, Elvira Ballon,
LaTanya Grady, Tracy McKenzie,
Angela Mint/., Rhonda Moore, Carol
Campbell, Loliia Hill, Melissa
Jacobs, Charlcnc Lewis, LaTonya
Shaw, Melissa Thomas, Tim
Campbell, Kung Lee, Wendy Hypes
and Zachery Miller.
Competing also from West were
Beverly Caison, MaDonna Gause,
Allison Hardee, Cameron Kinlaw,
Katie McDaniel, Marietta Heustess
(alternate). Dons Daniels, Kim
Davis, Monckia Gaasc, Marie
Grissctt, LaShawn McNeill, Julie
Ward, Marcus K. Bernard, Leah M.
Cheers, Melody C. Gause, Robin C.
Hcwett, Elizabeth Ncill, Mandy
Lane (alternate), Lena Jancda,
Beverly Stevenson, Natalie Bellamy
(alternate), Philip Chestnut, Jeremy
Clcmmons and Jennifer Johnson.
South High's other contestants
were Nolan Black, C. LaTonya
Robinson, Melissa Love, Renado
Robinson, James Shew, Cheri
Champion, Tammy Freeman, Tasha
Johnson, Romona Bry ant (alternate),
Valentino Bryant. LaRonda Gard
ner, Jeffrey Hankins, Kim Jett,
Anthony Robinson, Timothy Bryant,
Chris McKinnon, Christi Worden,
Gwen Walters (alternate), Renec
Atcn, Ronald Brown, Andrea Coat
ney, BJ. Davis, David Price and
Roger Szczypta.
Speakers included William P.
Furplcss, director of vocational edu
cation for the county schools, and
David Kelly, chairman of the BCC
Board of Trustees.
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STAF F PHOTO BY CAROLYN SWtATT
Wal-Mart Holds Grand Opening
Store manger Rick Burns (center rear) and his wife Diana join Miss Brunswick County 1992 Crystal
Williams Tuesday morning in cutting the ribbon at the grand opening of Wal-Mart's store in Shallotte.
A crowd of several hundred shoppers, along with local community leaders and Wal-Mart officials from
Bentonville, Ark., watched as Burris presented checks of $1,400 to Shallotte Volunteer Rescue Squad
and $1,000 to Cape Fear United Way. Wal-Mart Vice President Don Soderquist encouraged shoppers
to shop at home, with other local businesses as well as Wal-Mart.
Breakfast To Be
Held At Point
At Shallotlc Point Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a fund-raiser
breakfast and bake sale Saturday,
May 9, from 8 a.m. to 1 1 a.m. at the
fire station.
The breakfast menu will feature a
choice ol either sausage and pan
cakes or sausage, eggs and grits,
said spokesman Joyce Land.
Mother's Day May 10th
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