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Towing a huge American flag, skydiver Jamie R. Lynn jumped from a plane high above Oak Island on Saturday.

He followed another jumper, John Weldon, retired Army Sgt. First Class, Fayetteville.

Lynn said his favorite events are any time he can put his training and skills to work honoring the nation’s veterans and soldiers, such as this recent jump on Saturday, Sept. 29, for The Warrior Ride during a Oak Island Community Sun and Fun bicycle event.

SUNSET BEACH—Residents are getting ready for the sixth annual Sunset at Sunset festivities scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 6.

Festival hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in and around the parking lot at the Village at Sunset Beach.

Highlights include a multitude of quality vendors, crafters, food booths and nonprofit groups, and all-day entertainment. Three bands are slated to perform.

Organizers say it’s a day to offer residents and visitors a chance to come together as the busy tourist season draws to a close.

Wheels will be rolling on Ocean Isle Beach for Paws-Ability’s Second Annual Bicycle Poker Run to benefit animals this coming Sunday, Oct. 7.

Check-in is at 1 p.m. at the Ocean Isle Inn, 37 W. First St. The fee is $25 per rider.

Those who are unable to ride a bicycle may participate in street-legal golf carts.

There will be on-island stops to draw playing cards and end at the Ocean Isle Inn for burgers, hot dogs, music and fun.

Shrimp lovers can celebrate the season at the Shrimp-A-Roo fall dinner this Saturday, Sept. 29, at Dixon Chapel United Methodist Church in Varnamtown.

Dinners will be served from 3-7 p.m. at the church at 190 Varnamtown Road.

Plates are being served for $10 for adults and $6 for children ages 12 and younger. Fried shrimp, potato salad, slaw, hushpuppies, dessert and iced tea are on the dinner menu.

Members of the church will be preparing the food, including hot, fried shrimp.

Oregon-based Christian rock band Kutless and four other groups are coming to Shallotte on Friday to perform in concert.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Highest Praise Worship Center, 19 Red Bug Road in Shallotte. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $35 for VIP Artists Circle, $20 general admission and $15 for groups of 15 or more.

VIP ticket-holders must arrive at 5:45 p.m. for a meet-and-greet and question-and-answer with band members in Kutless and Fireflight, another Christian group performing at the church Friday.

Rescue Animals Community Effort (RACE) is having its first Festival of Fur fundraiser this Saturday, Sept. 22, in Shallotte.

The event is from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Shallotte Crossing Shopping Center. It will take place in the vacant field next to Subway.

Highlights include local rescue groups, animal adoptions, K-9 police-dog and agility demos, raffles, games and contests for adults and children.

All proceeds will go toward the rescue and rehabilitation of stray, abandoned, abused or neglected animals.

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•In January, Holden Beach town commissioners called beach erosion “the most important issue we have right now” after an oceanfront home slid off its pilings and into the surf on the island’s east end.

•Armed with three handguns, Bobby Dennie Bruce, 64, shot and killed his wife, Brenda King Bruce, 53, on Beach Drive in Calabash on Jan. 10. He then shot himself in the head and died at a Charleston, S.C., hospital.

It’s time to show us how you view Brunswick County. What makes the area unique to you throughout the year?

Show off your photographic talents and share your corner of the county with others in The Brunswick Beacon’s 2012 “Brunswick Life” photo contest. Winners will receive cash prizes and inclusion in future Brunswick Beacon publications including the 2013 calendar.

OCEAN ISLE BEACH—Ocean Isle Beach is receiving national television exposure.

Last Friday Debbie Smith, mayor, spent the day with videographers from the television show “Today in America.”

The show hosted by Terry Bradshaw set its sights on Ocean Isle Beach to be incorporated in an upcoming segment on family vacation spots.

When Smith was contacted, she immediately went to the board of commissioners to get approval. She said she knew this would be positive exposure for the town.