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Today's Features

  • Swiss chard is available year-round but is best in summer

    Chard is a type of beet, which along with spinach, is a plant in the goosefoot family; so named because some of the plants in this category have leaves shaped like their namesake.

    Unlike traditional beets, chard roots are inedible. Chard is prized for its large leaves and crunchy stalks. The two main types found in most supermarkets are red chard and green.

    The red has red stems and dark green leaves with red veins. The green has lighter green leaves with white stalks. The red variety has a stronger flavor.

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  • When hearing fails, it becomes a family issue

    Our trek to the audiologist became an interesting venture. It revealed the tip of a huge iceberg called: “Can you hear me now?” Actually, “Are you listening, pretending or truly unable to understand my words?”

    Obviously, there had been an ongoing discussion as I tried to ferret out the truth behind the questions and their accompanying responses, or lack thereof.

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  • Church briefs

    Choir festival practices begin

    Plans for the 2008 Brunswick Ecumenical Choir Festival are in place. The concert will be Nov. 2 at Calabash Presbyterian Church.

    Practices are scheduled from 6-8 p.m. every Sunday evening beginning Sept. 14 at St. James the Fisherman Episcopal Church, 4941 Main St. in Shallotte.

    Practices were earlier incorrectly reported as being on Wednesdays.

    Many churches in Brunswick County support this program, but individuals from any location or county are invited to participate.

    For more information, call Jane Keefer at 575-4196.

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  • Ivey

    Jarad and Lindi Ivey of Supply are the parents of a daughter, Sarah Marie Ivey, born at 11:36 p.m., July 15, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

    She weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 18 inches long.

    She joins a brother, Jonathan, 3.

    Maternal grandparents are L.C. and Sandy Fulford of Supply. Paternal grandparents are Robert and Leisha Ivey of Supply.

    Great-grandparents are Novie Galloway and Bobbie Galloway, both of Supply.

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  • Todd

    David and Rebecca Todd of Ash are the parents of a son, Gracin William Todd, born at 10:13 a.m., Aug. 15, at Brunswick Community Hospital.

    He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long.

    He joins a brother, Dawson, 5.

    Maternal grandparents are Ronnie and Pat Little of Ash. Paternal grandparents are William and Pearl Todd of Longwood.

    Great-grandparents are Brady and Jackie Little of Ash and Thelma Todd of Ocean Isle Beach.

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  • Jackson-Smith

    Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage of Christy Jackson and Michael Smith, both of Supply. The bride-elect is the daughter of Glenn and Amanda Jackson and Marie Jackson, all of Knightdale. The prospective groom is the son of Patty Smith and the late Ron Smith of Rosman. A Nov. 15 wedding is planned in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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  • Neffs celebrate 50 years

    Janet and Allen Neff of Ocean Isle Beach were married Sept. 13, 1958, in Palmerton, Pa. They celebrated their 50th anniversary recently by taking an Alaskan cruise. They have two children and two grandchildren.

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  • A day they vow never to forget

    Seven years ago, the world tuned in to watch a sunny September morning in New York veer into horror as terrorists crashed hijacked American planes into the World Trade Center towers.

    Sept. 11, 2001, is carved in minds and history, the kind of event where we might turn to our neighbor and ask, “Where were you on 9/11?”

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  • Arts & Entertainment calendar

    Ongoing

    Oak Island Art Guild exhibit, Oak Island Recreation Center, 3001 Oak Island Drive, 6:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Exhibit renewed every 60 days. For more information, call exhibit coordinator Miriam Pinkerton at 278-5562.

    Every first Friday through December

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  • Dip your toes at the--Purple Feet Festival

    Lucy—in fact, a number of Lucys—may have some “ ’splaining” to do as the annual Purple Feet Festival and Grape Stomp unfolds from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 13, at Silver Coast Winery.

    Once again, a high point at the seventh annual festival will be the Lucy Look-A-Like contest at 3 p.m.

    The competition harks back to Lucille Ball and an old, popular episode of “I Love Lucy” in which the redheaded comedienne found herself crushing grapes with her feet at an Italian vineyard.

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