Today's Features

Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
Consumer advisories such as this are starting to appear on menus and walls at local restaurants. This is all part of the new food code adopted by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Health. These new rules went into effect last September and affect all food service operations in the state.

The media is crackling with the unusual news of a papal resignation. Roman Catholics are filled with wonderment. The pronouncement certainly caught everyone off guard. No recent precedent offered a softening effect.
Questions filled the air. Speculation began in earnest. Who might be the next Pope? In what capacity will Pope Benedict XVI serve? What title might be his? Will he be Pope Emeritus, Bishop of Rome Emeritus? How will this affect the church?
While the answers are yet to be discovered, or uncovered, there is much to note in response.

Munna named Citizen of Year
The Shallotte Elks will honor its Citizen of the Year, Jerome Munna from The Sign Shoppe, on Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Elks Lodge, 791 Bricklanding Road (N.C. 179). A roast chicken dinner will be served starting at 2 p.m. Ceremonies will follow the dinner.
Munna is being honored for his continuing effort in organizing the annual motorcycle/classic cars Holiday Toy Run. The Elk of the Year and the Officer of the Year will also be honored that day.

One of the highest yielding cereal grains, one seed of rice yields more than 3,000 grains.
Rice is a natural convenience food and is easy to store, always ready to use-no washing, peeling or chopping required. Store opened rice in an airtight container. Cooked rice can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to a week or in the freezer for up to six months.