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Today's News

  • Disney World just a senior trip away

    I know sages wiser than me advise parents not to live vicariously through their children, but that’s exactly what happened when my 17-year-old recently ventured with other high school seniors from Carolina to Florida.

    Suddenly, Disney World blossomed vividly before me, harking back to Sunday nights when Walt Disney’s “Wonderful World of Color” erupted on Peacock TV, better known as NBC, with a little magic from Tinkerbell.

    “Oh, I wish I could go,” I whined. “Pullleaze? Can’t Mama go?”

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  • Thanks to Beacon readers for responding, sharing ideas

    First of all, I want to thank the public for responding to the April 17 column titled “Providing assistance to those in need is compassion not socialism.”

    Discussions of these kinds of issues are needed more than ever. It is great that there can be civil, respectful discussions between columnist and readers on non-conventional issues.

    Most who read my columns know I am a passionate advocate of personal responsibility.I feel a person should work hard and not expect a handout from the government or from private agencies.

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  • Congratulations to outstanding teachers

    Congratulations go out to all the Brunswick County Schools teachers honored recently at the annual Teacher of the Year banquet.

    Outstanding educators, representing each school in the county, were honored as teachers of the year for their individual schools. Friday, they joined together with other educators, administrators and education advocates to celebrate their honors and to single out the district’s top teacher for 2008.

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  • Bananas are actually a large herb, not really a fruit!

    The banana tree originated in India and eventually found its way through the tropical regions of the world, namely, Africa, Latin America, Australia and Southeast Asia.

    If you want to get technical however, the banana is not a tree, nor is the yummy yellow edible a fruit. The “tree” is actually a large herb and the banana is seedless and thus, botanically speaking, not a fruit.

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  • Speaking for those without a voice

    Volunteering with a church in downtown Houston more than a year ago, Mike Jones, a Brunswick County native, walked under a bridge to talk to a homeless woman.

    He had prayed with many homeless people during his time as a volunteer, but this one was different. The woman was pregnant with triplets and living under the bridge with her boyfriend.

    During their prayer, many others joined in, forming a larger and larger circle underneath the bridge as they prayed for the woman and her unborn children.

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  • Brunswick students place second in mock trial competition

    Brunswick County Mock Trial competition team placed second in the state during the recent North Carolina Teen Court Summit.

    Team coaches were Fred Ammann and John Kelso. Adult volunteers and team members included Perry Smith and Josh Theroux, prosecutors; Ashley Williams and Tabitha Causby, defense attorneys; Dakota Evans, bailiff; and Keith Hughes, clerk of court.

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  • Students advance to Auto Skills finals

    Daniel Bielopetrovich and David Blankenship, seniors at West Brunswick High School, have advanced to the North Carolina state finals of the 2008 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, according to organizers for the event.

    The two students will compete as a team against nine other teams at the state competition, sponsored by AAA Carolinas, April 24-25 at Pit Instruction & Training in Mooresville.

    The students were selected to take part in the state competition and represent WBHS after passing a qualifying test in which they had to answer general automotive questions.

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  • BCC sets continuing education classes

    The Continuing Education and Workforce Development Department offers short-term programs and classes for self-improvement cultural enrichment, and academic achievement geared towards adults seeking intellectual stimulation, community involvement and social interaction, according to Karen Ladley, public information officer at Brunswick Community College.

    Many business courses are free due to funding from a Small Business Center grant.

    Seniors, 65 and older, can also take many classes free of charge.

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  • Hubcaps and headlights: all part of the annual Tri-Beach Cruisers Car Show

    The Tri-Beach Cruisers Car Club had its annual Bash at the Beach on Saturday in the Home Depot parking lot.

    Club president Fred Taylor said the club formed in 1998 as an outlet for people to show and share their love of cars. An annual fundraiser has been every year since the club’s beginning.

    The first year, the club raised $6,800, which was donated to three local girls who had been injured in automobile accidents.

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  • Three local artists to be featured at Franklin Square Gallery

    Three local artists take the spotlight in Franklin Square Gallery's new Members Show running from May 12 to June 19. Painters Susan Sokolowski and Ann Thompson and potter Eileen Gordon will be featured in this new exhibit by the members of the Associated Artists of Southport .

    Their diverse styles are the culmination of years of experience and recent classes and workshops, yet each still reflects on her continuing passion for art.

    Susan Sokolowski's detailed oil paintings often capture the immediacy of a scene because many are created from her own photographs.

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