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Today's Features

  • Cool(er) fun for a hot summer’s day

    Sure, we love the beach (isn’t that why we’re here?).

    But sometimes on a simmering summer day it’s nice to shift in a different direction and seek out some cool(er) fun for a while.

    Each of the South Brunswick Islands beaches has just the ticket to offer beach-goers a little respite and relief, not to mention recreation.

    Ingram Planetarium in Sunset Beach

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  • Ladies Night Out Purse Bash in the bag for July 19

    Pocketbooks of all designs are once again in the spotlight for the North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce’s Fourth Annual Ladies Night Out Purse Bash from 5:30 to 9 p.m. next Thursday, July 19, at The Brunswick Center at Supply, 101 Stone Chimney Road.

    Only 400 tickets will be sold for this event, which sold out last year.

    Guest announcer will be Amanda Fitzpatrick of WWAY.

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  • Darrell Harwood brings it country style to Shallotte on July 19

    The show-biz bug bit China Grove native Darrell Harwood early.

    In the 1970s, his dad played in the local “Cool Water Band” and had an entertainment company that booked local dates.

    Occasionally, Darrell, a former electrician and lead production manager at Carolina Products Inc., would venture out with his dad and get up and sing a couple of songs.

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  • Check out new library’s new schedule

    The new Southwest Brunswick Branch Library at 9400 Ocean Highway in Carolina Shores has a new schedule of events.

    Library hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information, call the library at 575-0173.

    Mondays

    Stitchin' Time, 9 a.m. to noon, free and open to all skill levels. No registration is required.

    House Party Fitness with Chrissy Sisco, 9 a.m., $5 per class. For more information, contact Sisco at (973) 477-3336 or cruiseintofitness@hotmail.com.

    Tuesdays

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  • Club Profile: Kiwanis Club of Shallotte-South Brunswick Islands

    Officers

    President: Stacey McCumbee

    Secretary: Mike Kirchner

    Treasurer: Steve Mill

    President-elect: John Surito

    Meetings

    First and third Wednesdays at noon at Planet Fun at 349 Whiteville Road (N.C. 130) in Shallotte

    It’s official, the newly revived Kiwanis Club of Shallotte-South Brunswick Islands announced on its Facebook page June 13.

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  • Nonprofit Profile Dosher Memorial Hospital Volunteers

    2017-18 officers

    Jeri Robinson, president

    Ann Hollingsworth, vice president

    Donna Jenny, secretary

    Lois Galligan, treasurer

    Verda Darrell, chaplain

    Information

    Apply online at Dosher.org/Volunteers. Scroll down to the link under “how to begin” to print volunteer application and background check forms to fill out and mail to: Volunteer Office, Dosher Memorial Hospital, 924 N. Howe St., Southport, NC 28461.

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  • Parkinson’s disease support groups

    North Brunswick Parkinson’s Support Group meets 1 to 3 p.m. second Mondays at the Fitness Center at Compass Pointe, 8178 E. Wynd Road in Leland (no meetings in July and August)

    Contact John Ferry at (908) 406-1410 or john.ferry17@gmail.com

    Beat Parkinson’s Disease Today exercise program meets 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through summer at The Brunswick Center at Leland, 121 Town Hall Drive

    Email Laurel Gerhat at lcgerhat@gmail.com

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  • Volunteers of the Week: Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Information

    Sessions are scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon June 13, July 11, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, 240 Hospital Drive, Bolivia

    Contact

    Call 721-1493 or go to NovantHealth.org/Volunteer

    When it comes to volunteers, Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center can’t do without them.

    Hospital honchos recently honored its current team of 222 volunteers and volunteer chaplains, ranging in age from 16 to 87, at a luncheon April 19 at the River Room at Lockwood Folly.

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  • Why does my dog eat grass?

    Over the past 26 years as a practicing veterinarian, I have performed A LOT of surgeries pulling piles of leaves, grass, potting soil and rocks out of dogs’ stomachs and intestinal tracts. To this day, one of my saddest losses was a Corgi who inexplicably wolfed down over three pounds of sand and died. Fortunately, that’s an exceedingly rare tragedy, and most cases of eating grass, rocks and other such nonsense result in nothing more than vomiting and diarrhea.

    But still, why in the world do dogs eat that stuff?

     

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  • Is there too much drama around you?

     

    By Linda Arnold

    Are there people in your life who magnify everything around them? It’s like one crisis after the other.

    Whether it’s complaining, gossiping or lamenting their lot in life, it can truly be exhausting! Chances are, you’re not going to change the other person. This is their modus operandi. And you’ve always been there to listen to their continued rants.

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