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Whale of a Weekend at Fort Fisher Aquarium

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is hosting the second annual Whale of a Weekend, Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2.

Dive into the wonderful world of whales and dolphins through hands-on education stations to engage visitors of all ages. Explore a humpback whale's family tree. Try out a blubber glove. Join the ranks of whale superhero. Solve a mystery as a dolphin detective and much more.

Lent leads us to streams in the desert

Annually, the first Friday of March draws attention to the World Day of Prayer, a time to gather as God’s people in prayerful contemplation and petition regarding global cares and concerns. Each year, women of a designated nation prepare the service, which is then disseminated universally and, optimally, used for worship across the globe simultaneously — no matter the time zone. This year, the theme is Streams in the Desert. Its dual focus is on Egypt and the Scriptural story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well.

Chia seeds: As good as the hype?

I try to keep up on both the research and fads in foods and nutrition. The latest I’ve come across is the chia seed. They are all over the health food websites and TV doctors are pushing them as the food of the year. I’ve even found them in chips and crackers in my favorite big-box stores. There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm from the proponents.

Birth announcement

T.J. and Tara Turner of Winnabow are the proud parents of a son, Thomas Earl Turner III, born at 2:56 p.m. Jan. 23 at Betty H. Cameron Women and Children’s Hospital on the campus of New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He weighed 3 pounds and measured 15-1/4 inches in length.

He joins a sister, Shaianna, 5.

Maternal grandparents are Jackie and Brenda Cook of Winnabow and Linda Thompson of Supply.

Paternal grandparents are Tommy and Cindy Turner of Winnabow.

More slow cooker tips

In last week’s column, I offered some do’s and don’ts for keeping food safe when using the slow cooker. That column inspired another question about the safety of using a slow cooker: Is the food in my slow cooker getting hot enough?

If you’ve purchased a new slow cooker lately, you may notice that it might be cooking a little faster and a little hotter than your old one. Yes, because of food safety concerns, slow cooker manufacturers have increased the temperatures at which they cook.

Trojans advance to sectional final

  SHALLOTTE — West Brunswick beat Cleveland 70-51 in a second-round game of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state basketball playoffs.

The Trojans will play at 7 p.m. Friday at home against Southern Durham (17-10) for a sectional title and advancement to the East Regional. West last won a sectional and played in a regional in 2003.

Cleveland, a school in Clayton, has been in existence for four years. With two seniors on its roster, Cleveland was in the state playoffs for the first time. It finished the season 14-12.

Woman blames HOA treatment for decision not to build

SUPPLY — It was going to be Ali and Terry Blake’s dream retirement home — a freshly built house on a pristine street with all the amenities in the upscale Oyster Harbour community.

But after already spending an estimated $20,000 in out-of-pocket cash toward building and going through hoops over their house plans, Ali Blake said last week she has decided not to build there.

The Texas resident blames the way she has been treated by the community’s architectural review board.

Drug investigations lead to nine arrests

 Multiple investigations by the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of several people accused of drug trafficking in the last two weeks.

The Drug Enforcement Unit made nine arrests during the operations.

Antione Cedric McKenith, 27, of Otto Lane in Jacksonville, was arrested and charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia. He is incarcerated at the Brunswick County Detention Facility on $1,016,500 bail.

Shallotte Middle hosts career fair

 SHALLOTTE — Nearly 200 students piled into the Shallotte Middle School gymnasium Friday, Feb. 28, and they weren’t there to cheer on the Pirates basketball team.

The school hosted its annual career fair and the eighth-graders filed around the gym for nearly two hours.

The students visited booths featuring different careers ranging from funeral service director to broadcast journalist.

Mad Inlet petition still in question

Sunset Beach town officials say there is no record of a petition sent to a state agency nearly a decade ago in support of lifting an inlet hazard designation for Mad Inlet.

Their comments came at the start of the Feb. 18 Sunset Beach Town Council retreat, when they voted to send another letter about the matter to the Coastal Resources Commission before its meeting this Wednesday, Feb. 26, in Nags Head.