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Today's Features

  • Tiptoe through the Tables on Thursday in St. James

    Members of the St. James Service Club are selling tickets for their Tiptoe Through The Tables event set for 1-4 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the St. James Community Center.

    This will be an open-house event (come and go as you please) that is open to the public. Participants have an opportunity to view 20 beautifully decorated, themed table settings, enjoy delicious homemade refreshments and bid on assorted raffle baskets

    This year’s event will be honoring mothers. Proceeds will go to benefit many Brunswick County charities.

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  • Tiptoe through the Tables on Thursday in St. James

    Members of the St. James Service Club are selling tickets for their Tiptoe Through The Tables event set for 1-4 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the St. James Community Center.

    This will be an open-house event (come and go as you please) that is open to the public. Participants have an opportunity to view 20 beautifully decorated, themed table settings, enjoy delicious homemade refreshments and bid on assorted raffle baskets

    This year’s event will be honoring mothers. Proceeds will go to benefit many Brunswick County charities.

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  • Get the spring on plants at master gardener sale

    The Brunswick County Master Gardener Volunteer Association is having its second annual spring plant sale May 9-11 at the Brunswick County Government Center in Bolivia.

    Hundreds of colorful plants have been planted, and more shrubbery and trees will be brought in from local nurseries for this sale.

    Many plants will be suitable for Mother’s Day gifting. Wrapping and bows will also be available for a nominal fee.

    Sale hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

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  • Bouquet of offerings to celebrate Mother's Day

    Not sure what to do for Mother’s Day?

    Local businesses are helping us to remember not to forget mom on her special day this coming Sunday, May 12.

    Assorted Mother’s Day offerings are available.

    Massage At The Beach at 7246 Beach Drive in Ocean Isle Beach is offering Mother’s Day gift certificates. For details, call massage therapist Judi Westcott at (910) 579-6004 or visit online at www.judiwestcottmassage.com.

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  • Little River Band plays Mayfest on Main on Saturday in North Myrtle Beach

    Little River Band is scheduled to perform at the eighth annual Mayfest on Main festival this Saturday, May 11, in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

    The festival is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Main Street, between Hillside Drive and Ocean Boulevard. Highlights include live musical acts, street entertainers, arts-crafts and food vendors, a community stage and a children’s area.

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  • ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ haunt us and taunt us

    Movies that test the imagination seem to draw me. I am intrigued by them. I guess their impelling force has much to do with the power found in Scripture and in classical works, power that urges me to an alternate understanding of reality. They are the myths—lies that tell the truth.

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  • Calendar

    Thursday, May 2
    Weight Watchers, weigh-in at 9:30 a.m., meeting at 10 a.m., Southport Presbyterian Church, 1025 E. Moore St., Southport. For details, call (800) 651-6000.
    MahJong, 10 a.m., Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center, free. For more information, call 845-3693.
    Rotary Club of Shallotte, meets 12:30 p.m. at Starz Grill at Planet Fun, Whiteville Road, Shallotte. Visiting Rotarians welcome.
    VFW Post 7288 bingo, 5:30 doors open, early birds start at 6:30 p.m. Carter Drive, Calabash. Call 579-3577 for information.

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  • Versatile, dry onion soup mix is more than just an onion dip

    Mixing sour cream with one of those dry onion soup mix envelopes was a staple at parties at our house for years. It was a cheap and easy way to make a pretty darn good dip. And, with a bag of nacho chips and a bottle of wine, the dip would make the occasion festive.
    Then one day, I read the label on the onion soup mix envelope. The company suggested mixing its onion soup with ground beef for an onion meatloaf. It really added some zest to it. I decided to ask some friends what they used it in.

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  • Dornfield-Stephenson

    Sarah Marie Dornfeld of Shallotte and Bryan Maynard Stephenson of Raleigh were married March 2 at historical First Baptist Church on Market Street in Wilmington.
    Pastor Donald Sandburg officiated the ceremony.
    The bride is the daughter of Art and Diana Dornfeld of Shallotte.
    The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stephenson Jr. of Raleigh.
    The bride was given in marriage by her parents.

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  • Three of top five germy places in your home are in kitchen

    The folks from NSF International have a great article on kitchen cleanliness posted on its website. It’s called the “Top Five Germiest Places in the Home.”
    NSF is a nonprofit organization that provides health and safety standards for equipment used in the home and food service industry.
    The article on germy kitchens is part of NSF’s consumer-safety program to educate consumers on how to keep their lives safer every day.

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