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THE NEWS-TIMES Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 5B CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK JoshuaArthur—838-2312 Friends of the Down East Library 700 Highway 70 east, Otway P.O. Box 322, Smyrna, N.C. 28579 [email protected] • 728-1333 This ‘n that • During Waterfowl Weekend at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island, our book sale booth will feature local authors, who will be available to autograph their books for you as you start checking off Christmas gift ideas for your special family and friends. Gay Mason of Davis will join us 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 1 with her latest book, Core Sound Child. This book delights all ages as it relates everything you should know about Core Sound through the eyes of the author. Born in Davis, she has spent her whole life in the area enjoying the sound through activi- ties special to each season of the year. Her perspec- tive has been sharpened as she renews her own experi- ences through the reflec- tions of her young son and daughter. In addition to her writing, she is employed in the family business, Luther Lewis and Son Seafood in Davis. Stop by to meet her and get autographed copies of her book yourself and for someone special. • Tia and Dawn, staff librarians, say there will be several additional new magazines available starting in January 2013, including Our State, Southern Living, Time, Wildlife in North Carolina and Wired. • Tia and Dawn are also gearing up for an exciting collection of new children’s books. John Coffman of Atlantic helped them get ready by installing more shelving in the Children’s Corner. Watch here for more news on the books as they arrive, and stop by the library any time to check on everything going on. Use your local library branch often. Ongoing activities • Our Book Trailer will be at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island for Waterfowl Weekend Dec. 1- 2. Stop by our booth to meet some local authors and buy their autographed books, and browse our used book collection to your heart’s content while you enjoy arts and crafts, food, music and fun with your family for this annual tradition. • A great selection of used hardback books is for sale at the Down East Library. Stop in to browse the book- cases in the foyer and leave a cash donation in the box provided. Also available is a bring one/take one paper- back exchange, or you can buy paperbacks for fifty cents each. • Support the ongoing non-perishable food drive for the ACTS Food Pantry in Bettie. Drop donations at the library. Of special need at this time are canned fruit, boxed stuffing and cranber- ry sauce. • TOPS meets at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at the Evins Cottage. Call Libby, 728-5308, for info or direc- tions. • Hand and Foot Canasta meets on Nov. 27 at 10 am and Dec. 11 at 9:30 am at the Evins Cottage. Call Glynda, 729-1279, for info or directions. Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving, a day on which people gather with family and give thanks with feasting and prayer for the blessings they have received. The first Thanksgiving days were harvest festivals thank- ing God for plentiful crops. One of the first Thanksgiving observanc- es was held Dec. 4, 1619, when 39 English settlers arrived at Berkley Plantation on the James River near what is now Charles City, Va., and did not involve feasting. They were thankful for a safe arrival. Their charter required that the day of their arrival be observed yearly as a day of thanksgiving to God. When the Plymouth colonists settled in Massachusetts nearly half of them died during the first dreadful winter. The corn crop the next summer was good and the after the harvest of 1621 Gov. William Bradford called for a three-day feast to be held. July 30, 1623, Governor Bradford signed a decree, which called for a Thanksgiving Day to be set aside for the special purpose of prayer and celebration. The Indians joined in and brought wild turkeys and deer meat while the men of the colony brought fish, duck and geese while the women spent days preparing everything. Everyone ate outdoors at long tables. The custom spread to other New England colonies and Nov. 26, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclama- tion for a day of thanks. New York was the first state to have an official Thanksgiving Day in 1830 and soon other northern states followed. Virginia was the first Southern state to follow the custom and had Thanksgiving Day in 1855. President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as “a day of praise and thanksgiving to our benefi- cent Father.” In 1939 President Roosevelt set it one week earlier to help business people by length- ening the Christmas shopping period. Congress ruled that after 1941 the fourth Thursday would be observed as Thanksgiving Day and that it would be a legal federal holiday. Milestones Birthday greetings to Hunter James Gillikin, Ken Phail, Jessica G. Wade, Cliff Rozier, Diane Jurow, Branson Bailey Long, Lesley Ann Asdenti and Richard Walton today; David Salter, Nikki Gillikin, and Byron Honore, Nov. 19; Candi Beachem, Cindi Willis, Alexandria Golden, Robin Owens, Jo Piver Lewis, Joshua Allen Piner, Irvin Davis, Katlyn Hope Gillikin, Chris Yeomans, Uriah Silverwood and Becky Misner Walton, Nov. 20. Also, to James Hunter Lawrence, Michael Robbins, Agatha Moore, Robert Daniel Pake, Emily Grace Gillikin and Bobby Baker, Nov. 21; Doreen Lawrence, Emily Faith McGee and Benjamin Nelson Arthur, Nov. 22; Tony Chadwick Nov. 23; and Delfreida Garner, Tim Dean, Donna C. Gillikin, Melodie Traxler, Diane Mades, Jamey Phillips, Abbie Ryals, Amanda Flynn, Sally Boyd, Duffy Nicholson and Natalie Gibble, Nov. 24. Birthdays past Belated birthday greetings to Andrew Wenzel who celebrated Nov. 13. Anniversaries Anniversary wishes to Sarah and Brian Jones and Nancy and Dennis Neill, today; Katrina and Curt Gillikin and Laurie and Steve Raines, Nov. 19; Angie and Randy Davis, Marion and John Acker and Alfred and Deanna Gillikin, Nov. 22; Nancy and Gregory Lawrence, Nov. 23; and Beth and Jack Booth, Nov. 24. Sick list Keep in your prayers this week Revoda Gillikin who was admit- ted to Carteret General Hospital The storm Sandy forced the cancellation of about 325 blood drives which resulted in a shortfall of nearly 11,000 units of blood and platelets so it was great that a small place like Otway was able to not only meet but exceed its quota. Need for blood contin- ued and with the storm the needs were even higher. Many thanks to all who came out and donated. Remember that they’ll be back Jan. 4, 2013. Mark your calendar now and plan to give the gift of life. Send a card The American Red Cross is inviting the public to send mes- sages of thanks and holiday cheer until Dec. 7 by mailing them to Holiday Mail For Heros, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, Md. 20791-5456. Pitney Bowes screens, packages and ships the cards at no charge. You are asked not to send care packages, mon- etary donations or use glitter or any other kind of insert in the cards. Plan to send a few cards so these military members and veter- ans will have the joy of receiving a card. Church news Otway Christian Church will have a harvest dinner at 5 p.m. today. Dress up as a Pilgrim and Indian or anything from the days of old. The Young Ladies Sunday school of Otway Christian Church have a Coats of Love program. They are still collecting new and gently used coats which may dropped off in boxes on the porch of the church or at Nannie’s Bakery at Simpson’s Farm, Bettie. Anyone that needs a coat may come by the church any Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. If you need a coat or know someone that does come by the church any Saturday. Thoughts I’m old and I remember back when I was young when the Christmas season began and when the tree was put up. When I was real young Jolly Old St. Nick put it up on Christmas Eve and then when I was a little older we helped Santa out and put it up about a week before Christmas. Then the week between Christmas and New Years Day was a time for visiting and seeing the trees of your family or friends. It was a time to relax and enjoy the season. Things have certainly changed. Stores have Christmas items on the shelves by the middle of October and now they have trees up in the stores. Some folks here have already put their trees up and by Christmas they’ll be tired of them and take them down. My mother would never think of taking down the tree till Epiphany, Jan. 6, what they called Old Christmas Down East. I can’t understand why the big rush to get it all up unless there is a really good reason. Why can’t we slow down a little and enjoy the season and remember what we are celebrating. Remember that Jesus is the reason for the season. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you will be with family and friends to celebrate the day. Take a drive Down East and you will see Christmas decorations. Your correspondent enjoyed going to her grandson, Ethan Johnson’s third birthday party in James City at the fire depart- ment. He sure did enjoy singing the birthday song and playing. Ethan’s birthday cake was a trac- tor on top with trees. Afterward, my daughter, Johanna and Ethan, and I went to see my parents Sarah and Leonard and took them birthday cake. Leonard is back walking with his walker. Milestone Birthday greetings to Mike Miller, today; Kelly Brushwood and Reed Sparks Jr., Nov. 20; Linda P. Burney, Nov. 21; Tanya Lawrence and Emily McGee, Nov. 22; Alek Wright, Wayne Lawrence, Laura Fischler and Tony Chadwick, Nov. 23; and Joe Miller and Abbie Ryals, Nov. 24. Anniversaries Anniversary wishes to David and Tina White, Nov. 20; and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nelson and David and Jill Davis, Nov. 23. Prayer list Keep in your prayers, Mattalene Chadwick, Judy Styron, Barbara Yeomans, Sarah Davis, Sandra Gillikin, Alan Baker, Evelyn Salter, Jap Waters, Sonny Williamson, Jerry Whitehurst, Viola Daw, Eloise Brigman, Perry Allen, Emily Chadwick, Buddy Garner, Rob Burns, Clay Wynne, Hugh Wilde, Genevieve Long, Matthew Morris, Mat Brown, Kim Fasulo, the Morris family, Charlie Brown, Greg Lewis Jr., Mike Willis, Bill Ouellette, Ron Harris, Olive Davis, Cindy Willis, Charlie Renda and Anna Hall. Ann Ouellette is back home after being in CarolinaEast Medical Center. Hilda Sandlin is in Carteret General Hospital. Remember them Remember nursing home resi- dents Jeanette Covington, New Bern; Annie McIntosh, Carthage; Gladys Willis and Naomi Davis, Taylor Extended Care; Tim Thanksgiving is this week! I don’t know about you, but I am so glad that the holidays are here. As John was saying the other night, people have hurt for so long that they are seeking happiness and the holidays usually usher that in. So Happy Thanksgiving to you all and with much love. Milestones Birthday greetings go to Turner Miller Nov. 20; Stephanie Golden, Nov. 21; and Joe Culpepper, Nov. 23. Anniversaries Anniversary wishes go to Jeff and Michelle Ambersingh, Nov. 23 and Ken and Karen Williamson, Nov. 24. Sympathy Mill Creek has lost two community members, Leonard Jarmon and Rhonda Newkirk. Please remember their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers. Church news Graham Memorial invites you and your family to join them at 5:30 p.m. today for a special time of thanksgiving and fellowship. Please bring a dish to share such Thursday will officially be Thanksgiving. Christmas bells are ringing. Time flies fast doesn’t it? Don’t forget about Black Friday, a big shopping day. Birthdays past Belated birthday greetings to Cindy Brown and Tammy Gaskill! Come ‘n’ go The Lewis crew came down to Stacy over the weekend to visit and give the kids a little duck blind building 101. Sean pretty much led the way and I think the kids got the hang of it. Of course Doug had to lend his kind advice and guidance. Food drive Wednesday will be the dead- line for kids to bring canned goods to school for the ACTS food drive. Don’t forget! Church News With a little help from a fundraiser, the Stacy Free Will Baptist parsonage will make some strides toward getting the inside complete. Nov. 9 and Joe Daniels who was admitted Nov. 11. Eric Gillikin Jr. who spent a few days in CarolinaEast Medical Center with heart problems, Alta Rose spent a few days in Carteret General Hospital and is back at the Crystal Coast Family Care Home, Mae Gillikin is back home in Bettie after a stay in Carteret General Hospital. Also, remember David Gill, Brady Tosto, Leland Gillikin, Eli Graves, Kirby Lawrence, Rodney Paul Gillikin, Andy Gillikin, Crystal Merrill Moore, Elmo Gaskill, Debra Cofer, Zelma Willis, Leta Styron, Sherwood “Buck” Lewis, Shelia Dixon, Matthew Morris, Roland Holman, Gray Lewis Jr., Douglas Arthur, Phyllis Willis, Catherine Golden, Wayne Ferguson, Michelle Godwin, Melvin Hunnings, David Salter, and Catherine McMillan. Also, Martha Arthur, Ike Hurlburt, Hiram Gillikin, Phillip Willis, Alice Cherry, Jonathan Coward, Amanda Jarrett, Sam Gillikin, Jerry Hardesty, Marie Lawrence, Sylvester Lawrence, Billy Clark Lawrence, Charles Morris, Maxine Lawrence, June Martin, Doug Hardison, Robbie Dixon, Billie B. Gillikin, Joy Garner, Vance Gillikin, Dorothy Taylor, Jean Audrey Lewis, Patricia “Treet” Lawrence, Claudia Hamilton, Jim Hamilton, Betty Walker, Phyllis Hunnings, Phyllis Rae Gillikin, Charlene Buck, Charles Mumford and Perry Willis. Remember them Remember all those in the rest homes and visit them whenever you have the opportunity. Pauline Lawrence, Taylor Extended Care Facility; Myra Ellen Lawrence and Iva Faye Gillikin, Harborview Rehabilitation and Health Care Center; Annie Frances Willis, Crystal Coast Family Care Home, Beaufort; Alvin Willis, Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; Esther Gillikin and Shirley T. Gillikin, Somerset Court of Newport; Tim Lawrence, River Quest, New Bern; Rita Ann Faircloth. The Heritage in Richlands, Hilda Gillikin, Cherry Point Bay Nursing Home; Goldine Gillikin, Reta Mae Lewis and Hilda Newbry, Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center; and Alton Joyner, Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay. Come ‘n’ go There was a surprise 95 th birth- day party for Eugene Willis Oct. 23 at the Bettie home of Little Tommy Salter and his fiancé Devan. She fixed a delicious ham dinner with all the trimmings and had a birthday cake. His birthday was Oct. 27 but they held it early because two great-grandchildren had to go back to work. Eugene’s daughter and son in law, Dora Jean and husband Johnny Jackson and Nancy Wells were among the guests. Smyrna High School class- mates and guests of the class of 1950 met at Roland’s for lunch and fellowship Nov. 13. Sports The Carteret Marlins U-14 baseball team won its eighth AAU tournament of the year Oct. 21 at a Top Gun sanctioned event in Rocky Mount. Chad Golden was on the team and Chris Golden was a coach. Way to go guys. Mark and Carol Salter, Otway, are proud of their grandsons Alden Wetzel, 7, was a member of the Riverside Pee Wee football team that won the Western Pa., Youth Football League Championship. His brother Carl Wetzel, 9, was a member of the Riverside Mighty Mite football team and they won the Western Pa., Youth Football League. Bloodmobile The Red Cross Bloodmobile was at Otway Fire Department Nov. 9. We had a quota of 50 pints and once again we met our goal. We had 57 folks sign up, one was deferred and we ended up with 58 pints. They now have a new procedure where they have what they call the Double Red Cell donation. Each donor earns points when they give and these folks get extra points. For a whole blood donation you earn 2 points but for the double red cell donation you earn 4 points. A regular donor may give blood every 56 days but those that did the double red cell donation may only give every 112 days. One of the criteria is that you must be at least 5-foot 5-inches tall. I’ve shrunk and couldn’t do the new procedure. Because of this new procedure we ended up with more pints than folks that had signed up. Lawrence, River Quest; and Hilda Sandlin and Clay Wynne, Snug Harbor. Sympathy Sympathy is extended to fam- ily and friends of Eunie Taylor of Broad Street who died at home with family. Her service was at Broad Creek Church of God with the Rev. James Gurganus and the Rev. Wesley Holmes officiating. Burial followed at Gethsemane Memorial Park. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Page of Newport and Sylvia Babb of Lillington; sister, Sadie Lewis of Gloucester; and two brothers, James Willis and Bob Willis of Broad Creek. Come ‘n’ go Hilda Davis enjoyed hav- ing lunch with her son this past Sunday. It was great seeing Joe and Ann Hall of Raleigh at Straits United Methodist Church and at their summer home on Harkers Island. Christmas events The Newport Christmas Parade is at 3 p.m. Dec. 9. The Festival of Trees will be Dec. 8-12 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City hosted by Carteret General Hospital. There is no admission fee. Church news Check out the website, www: straitsumc.org, for church updates. A big thank you to Ginger Miller for filling in for Rev. Rosa Nov. 11 and bringing us the mes- sage. Time to order your Christmas poinsettia in honor or in memory of friends and family. Give your payment to Geri Renda or Pat Thornsberry by Nov. 25. We will use these to decorate the church with the pretty poinsettias. Cost this year is $12. On Nov. 18 there will be a Thanksgiving meal after the ser- vice from the children of Straits. Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. we will decorate the church. Dec. 1 at Chadwick Brothers store in Straits, we will be selling crafts made by members of Straits United Methodist Church. Please stop by on your way to the Decoy Festival and Waterfowl Weekend, both on Harkers Island. Both choirs of Straits and North River churches will per- form at North River first and then at Straits at the 11 a.m. worship service. Don’t miss the holiday canticles. News needed Please contact your correspon- dent if you have any news or events you want in the newspa- per at 729-1291; P.O. Box 2151, Beaufort, N.C. 28516; 213 Pigott Road, Lot 4, Gloucester, N.C. 28528; or janes9251@earthlink. net. as soups, chowders, casseroles, etc. and a drink. The meal will be shared in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Reece’s Chapel will hold rest home services today at Crystal Bluffs Nursing Home Facility at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend to help encourage the residents and to join in the service. Reece’s Chapel will host the November birthday party this evening after services, which begin at 6. Cake and refresh- ments will be served in honor of those born in November. Happy birthday! Weekly thought My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table. I asked her, “Do you know him?” “Yes, she sighed, he’s my old boy- friend. I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn’t been sober since.” My goodness!” I said, “Who would think a person could go on cel- ebrating that long?” And then the fight started. Weekly tip In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, I fig- ured I would share the weirdest Thanksgiving recipe. A woman had entered into a blog that her grandmother used to make a Jell- O salad for Thanksgiving. The grandmother would make it from lime Jell-O and put it in a mold of a turkey. She would put canned fruit cocktail in the Jell-O, which sounds like a normal Jell-O mold but the kicker is she would always serve it on leaves of iceberg let- tuce and would serve Thousand Island dressing to pour over the top. I invite you all to add this to your holiday menu and see how well it goes over. Yuck! Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
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THE NEWS-TIMES Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 5B
CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK
JoshuaArthur—838-2312
Friends of theDown East Library
700 Highway 70 east, OtwayP.O. Box 322, Smyrna, N.C. 28579
[email protected] • 728-1333
This ‘n that• During Waterfowl Weekend at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island, our book sale booth will feature local authors, who will be available to autograph their books for you as you start checking off Christmas gift ideas for your special family and friends. Gay Mason of Davis will join us 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 1 with her latest book, Core Sound Child. This book delights all ages as it relates everything you should know about Core Sound through the eyes of the author. Born in Davis, she has spent her whole life in the area enjoying the sound through activi-ties special to each season of the year. Her perspec-tive has been sharpened as she renews her own experi-ences through the reflec-tions of her young son and daughter. In addition to her writing, she is employed in the family business, Luther Lewis and Son Seafood in Davis. Stop by to meet her and get autographed copies of her book yourself and for someone special.• Tia and Dawn, staff librarians, say there will be several additional new magazines available starting in January 2013, including Our State, Southern Living, Time, Wildlife in North Carolina and Wired. • Tia and Dawn are also gearing up for an exciting collection of new children’s books. John Coffman of Atlantic helped them get ready by installing more shelving in the Children’s
Corner. Watch here for more news on the books as they arrive, and stop by the library any time to check on everything going on. Use your local library branch often.
Ongoing activities• Our Book Trailer will be at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island for Waterfowl Weekend Dec. 1-2. Stop by our booth to meet some local authors and buy their autographed books, and browse our used book collection to your heart’s content while you enjoy arts and crafts, food, music and fun with your family for this annual tradition. • A great selection of used hardback books is for sale at the Down East Library. Stop in to browse the book-cases in the foyer and leave a cash donation in the box provided. Also available is a bring one/take one paper-back exchange, or you can buy paperbacks for fifty cents each. • Support the ongoing non-perishable food drive for the ACTS Food Pantry in Bettie. Drop donations at the library. Of special need at this time are canned fruit, boxed stuffing and cranber-ry sauce.• TOPS meets at 10:45 a.m. Wednesdays at the Evins Cottage. Call Libby, 728-5308, for info or direc-tions.• Hand and Foot Canasta meets on Nov. 27 at 10 am and Dec. 11 at 9:30 am at the Evins Cottage. Call Glynda, 729-1279, for info or directions.
Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving, a day on which people gather with family and give thanks with feasting and prayer for the blessings they have received. The first Thanksgiving days were harvest festivals thank-ing God for plentiful crops. One of the first Thanksgiving observanc-es was held Dec. 4, 1619, when 39 English settlers arrived at Berkley Plantation on the James River near what is now Charles City, Va., and did not involve feasting. They were thankful for a safe arrival. Their charter required that the day of their arrival be observed yearly as a day of thanksgiving to God.
When the Plymouth colonists settled in Massachusetts nearly half of them died during the first dreadful winter. The corn crop the next summer was good and the after the harvest of 1621 Gov. William Bradford called for a three-day feast to be held. July 30, 1623, Governor Bradford signed a decree, which called for a Thanksgiving Day to be set aside for the special purpose of prayer and celebration. The Indians joined in and brought wild turkeys and deer meat while the men of the colony brought fish, duck and geese while the women spent days preparing everything. Everyone ate outdoors at long tables.
The custom spread to other New England colonies and Nov. 26, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclama-tion for a day of thanks. New York was the first state to have an official Thanksgiving Day in 1830 and soon other northern states followed. Virginia was the first Southern state to follow the custom and had Thanksgiving Day in 1855. President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as “a day of praise and thanksgiving to our benefi-cent Father.” In 1939 President Roosevelt set it one week earlier to help business people by length-ening the Christmas shopping period. Congress ruled that after
1941 the fourth Thursday would be observed as Thanksgiving Day and that it would be a legal federal holiday.
Milestones
Birthday greetings to Hunter James Gillikin, Ken Phail, Jessica G. Wade, Cliff Rozier, Diane Jurow, Branson Bailey Long, Lesley Ann Asdenti and Richard Walton today; David Salter, Nikki Gillikin, and Byron Honore, Nov. 19; Candi Beachem, Cindi Willis, Alexandria Golden, Robin Owens, Jo Piver Lewis, Joshua Allen Piner, Irvin Davis, Katlyn Hope Gillikin, Chris Yeomans, Uriah Silverwood and Becky Misner Walton, Nov. 20.
Also, to James Hunter Lawrence, Michael Robbins, Agatha Moore, Robert Daniel Pake, Emily Grace Gillikin and Bobby Baker, Nov. 21; Doreen Lawrence, Emily Faith McGee and Benjamin Nelson Arthur, Nov. 22; Tony Chadwick Nov. 23; and Delfreida Garner, Tim Dean, Donna C. Gillikin, Melodie Traxler, Diane Mades, Jamey Phillips, Abbie Ryals, Amanda Flynn, Sally Boyd, Duffy Nicholson and Natalie Gibble, Nov. 24.
Birthdays past
Belated birthday greetings to Andrew Wenzel who celebrated Nov. 13.
Anniversaries
Anniversary wishes to Sarah and Brian Jones and Nancy and Dennis Neill, today; Katrina and Curt Gillikin and Laurie and Steve Raines, Nov. 19; Angie and Randy Davis, Marion and John Acker and Alfred and Deanna Gillikin, Nov. 22; Nancy and Gregory Lawrence, Nov. 23; and Beth and Jack Booth, Nov. 24.
Sick list
Keep in your prayers this week Revoda Gillikin who was admit-ted to Carteret General Hospital
The storm Sandy forced the cancellation of about 325 blood drives which resulted in a shortfall of nearly 11,000 units of blood and platelets so it was great that a small place like Otway was able to not only meet but exceed its quota. Need for blood contin-ued and with the storm the needs were even higher. Many thanks to all who came out and donated. Remember that they’ll be back Jan. 4, 2013. Mark your calendar now and plan to give the gift of life.
Send a cardThe American Red Cross is
inviting the public to send mes-sages of thanks and holiday cheer until Dec. 7 by mailing them to Holiday Mail For Heros, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, Md. 20791-5456. Pitney Bowes screens, packages and ships the cards at no charge. You are asked not to send care packages, mon-etary donations or use glitter or any other kind of insert in the cards. Plan to send a few cards so these military members and veter-ans will have the joy of receiving a card.
Church newsOtway Christian Church will
have a harvest dinner at 5 p.m. today. Dress up as a Pilgrim and Indian or anything from the days of old. The Young Ladies Sunday school of Otway Christian Church have a Coats of Love program. They are still collecting
new and gently used coats which may dropped off in boxes on the porch of the church or at Nannie’s Bakery at Simpson’s Farm, Bettie. Anyone that needs a coat may come by the church any Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. If you need a coat or know someone that does come by the church any Saturday.Thoughts
I’m old and I remember back when I was young when the Christmas season began and when the tree was put up. When I was real young Jolly Old St. Nick put it up on Christmas Eve and then when I was a little older we helped Santa out and put it up about a week before Christmas. Then the week between Christmas and New Years Day was a time for visiting and seeing the trees of your family or friends. It was a time to relax and enjoy the season. Things have certainly changed. Stores have Christmas items on the shelves by the middle of October and now they have trees up in the stores. Some folks here have already put their trees up and by Christmas they’ll be tired of them and take them down. My mother would never think of taking down the tree till Epiphany, Jan. 6, what they called Old Christmas Down East. I can’t understand why the big rush to get it all up unless there is a really good reason. Why can’t we slow down a little and enjoy the season and remember what we are celebrating. Remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you will be with family and friends to celebrate the day. Take a drive Down East and you will see Christmas decorations.
Your correspondent enjoyed going to her grandson, Ethan Johnson’s third birthday party in James City at the fire depart-ment. He sure did enjoy singing the birthday song and playing. Ethan’s birthday cake was a trac-tor on top with trees. Afterward, my daughter, Johanna and Ethan, and I went to see my parents Sarah and Leonard and took them birthday cake. Leonard is back walking with his walker.
MilestoneBirthday greetings to Mike
Miller, today; Kelly Brushwood and Reed Sparks Jr., Nov. 20; Linda P. Burney, Nov. 21; Tanya Lawrence and Emily McGee, Nov. 22; Alek Wright, Wayne Lawrence, Laura Fischler and Tony Chadwick, Nov. 23; and Joe Miller and Abbie Ryals, Nov. 24.
AnniversariesAnniversary wishes to David
and Tina White, Nov. 20; and Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nelson and David and Jill Davis, Nov. 23.
Prayer listKeep in your prayers, Mattalene
Chadwick, Judy Styron, Barbara Yeomans, Sarah Davis, Sandra Gillikin, Alan Baker, Evelyn Salter, Jap Waters, Sonny Williamson, Jerry Whitehurst, Viola Daw, Eloise Brigman, Perry Allen, Emily Chadwick, Buddy Garner, Rob Burns, Clay Wynne, Hugh Wilde, Genevieve Long, Matthew Morris, Mat Brown, Kim Fasulo, the Morris family, Charlie Brown, Greg Lewis Jr., Mike Willis, Bill Ouellette, Ron Harris, Olive Davis, Cindy Willis, Charlie Renda and Anna Hall.
Ann Ouellette is back home after being in CarolinaEast Medical Center. Hilda Sandlin is in Carteret General Hospital.
Remember themRemember nursing home resi-
dents Jeanette Covington, New Bern; Annie McIntosh, Carthage; Gladys Willis and Naomi Davis, Taylor Extended Care; Tim
Thanksgiving is this week! I don’t know about you, but I am so glad that the holidays are here. As John was saying the other night, people have hurt for so long that they are seeking happiness and the holidays usually usher that in. So Happy Thanksgiving to you all and with much love.
MilestonesBirthday greetings go to
Turner Miller Nov. 20; Stephanie Golden, Nov. 21; and Joe Culpepper, Nov. 23.
AnniversariesAnniversary wishes go to
Jeff and Michelle Ambersingh, Nov. 23 and Ken and Karen Williamson, Nov. 24.
SympathyMill Creek has lost two
community members, Leonard Jarmon and Rhonda Newkirk. Please remember their family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
Church newsGraham Memorial invites you
and your family to join them at 5:30 p.m. today for a special time of thanksgiving and fellowship. Please bring a dish to share such
Thursday will officially be Thanksgiving. Christmas bells are ringing. Time flies fast doesn’t it? Don’t forget about Black Friday, a big shopping day.
Birthdays pastBelated birthday greetings
to Cindy Brown and Tammy Gaskill!
Come ‘n’ goThe Lewis crew came down
to Stacy over the weekend to visit and give the kids a little duck blind building 101. Sean
pretty much led the way and I think the kids got the hang of it. Of course Doug had to lend his kind advice and guidance.
Food driveWednesday will be the dead-
line for kids to bring canned goods to school for the ACTS food drive. Don’t forget!
Church NewsWith a little help from a
fundraiser, the Stacy Free Will Baptist parsonage will make some strides toward getting the inside complete.
Nov. 9 and Joe Daniels who was admitted Nov. 11. Eric Gillikin Jr. who spent a few days in CarolinaEast Medical Center with heart problems, Alta Rose spent a few days in Carteret General Hospital and is back at the Crystal Coast Family Care Home, Mae Gillikin is back home in Bettie after a stay in Carteret General Hospital.
Also, remember David Gill, Brady Tosto, Leland Gillikin, Eli Graves, Kirby Lawrence, Rodney Paul Gillikin, Andy Gillikin, Crystal Merrill Moore, Elmo Gaskill, Debra Cofer, Zelma Willis, Leta Styron, Sherwood “Buck” Lewis, Shelia Dixon, Matthew Morris, Roland Holman, Gray Lewis Jr., Douglas Arthur, Phyllis Willis, Catherine Golden, Wayne Ferguson, Michelle Godwin, Melvin Hunnings, David Salter, and Catherine McMillan.
Also, Martha Arthur, Ike Hurlburt, Hiram Gillikin, Phillip Willis, Alice Cherry, Jonathan Coward, Amanda Jarrett, Sam Gillikin, Jerry Hardesty, Marie Lawrence, Sylvester Lawrence, Billy Clark Lawrence, Charles Morris, Maxine Lawrence, June Martin, Doug Hardison, Robbie Dixon, Billie B. Gillikin, Joy Garner, Vance Gillikin, Dorothy Taylor, Jean Audrey Lewis, Patricia “Treet” Lawrence, Claudia Hamilton, Jim Hamilton, Betty Walker, Phyllis Hunnings, Phyllis Rae Gillikin, Charlene Buck, Charles Mumford and Perry Willis.
Remember them
Remember all those in the rest homes and visit them whenever you have the opportunity. Pauline Lawrence, Taylor Extended Care Facility; Myra Ellen Lawrence and Iva Faye Gillikin, Harborview Rehabilitation and Health Care Center; Annie Frances Willis, Crystal Coast Family Care Home, Beaufort; Alvin Willis, Croatan Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; Esther Gillikin and Shirley T. Gillikin, Somerset Court of Newport; Tim Lawrence, River Quest, New Bern; Rita Ann Faircloth. The Heritage in Richlands, Hilda Gillikin, Cherry Point Bay Nursing Home; Goldine Gillikin, Reta Mae Lewis and Hilda Newbry, Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center; and Alton Joyner, Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay.
Come ‘n’ goThere was a surprise 95th birth-
day party for Eugene Willis Oct. 23 at the Bettie home of Little Tommy Salter and his fiancé Devan. She fixed a delicious ham dinner with all the trimmings and had a birthday cake. His birthday was Oct. 27 but they held it early because two great-grandchildren had to go back to work. Eugene’s daughter and son in law, Dora Jean and husband Johnny Jackson and Nancy Wells were among the guests.
Smyrna High School class-mates and guests of the class of 1950 met at Roland’s for lunch and fellowship Nov. 13.
Sports The Carteret Marlins U-14
baseball team won its eighth AAU tournament of the year Oct. 21 at a Top Gun sanctioned event in Rocky Mount. Chad Golden was on the team and Chris Golden was a coach. Way to go guys.
Mark and Carol Salter, Otway, are proud of their grandsons Alden Wetzel, 7, was a member of the Riverside Pee Wee football team that won the Western Pa., Youth Football League Championship. His brother Carl Wetzel, 9, was a member of the Riverside Mighty Mite football team and they won the Western Pa., Youth Football League.
BloodmobileThe Red Cross Bloodmobile
was at Otway Fire Department Nov. 9. We had a quota of 50 pints and once again we met our goal. We had 57 folks sign up, one was deferred and we ended up with 58 pints. They now have a new procedure where they have what they call the Double Red Cell donation. Each donor earns points when they give and these folks get extra points. For a whole blood donation you earn 2 points but for the double red cell donation you earn 4 points.
A regular donor may give blood every 56 days but those that did the double red cell donation may only give every 112 days. One of the criteria is that you must be at least 5-foot 5-inches tall. I’ve shrunk and couldn’t do the new procedure. Because of this new procedure we ended up with more pints than folks that had signed up.
Lawrence, River Quest; and Hilda Sandlin and Clay Wynne, Snug Harbor.Sympathy
Sympathy is extended to fam-ily and friends of Eunie Taylor of Broad Street who died at home with family. Her service was at Broad Creek Church of God with the Rev. James Gurganus and the Rev. Wesley Holmes officiating. Burial followed at Gethsemane Memorial Park. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Page of Newport and Sylvia Babb of Lillington; sister, Sadie Lewis of Gloucester; and two brothers, James Willis and Bob Willis of Broad Creek. Come ‘n’ go
Hilda Davis enjoyed hav-ing lunch with her son this past Sunday.
It was great seeing Joe and Ann Hall of Raleigh at Straits United Methodist Church and at their summer home on Harkers Island.Christmas events
The Newport Christmas Parade is at 3 p.m. Dec. 9.
The Festival of Trees will be Dec. 8-12 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City hosted by Carteret General Hospital. There is no admission fee.Church news
Check out the website, www:
straitsumc.org, for church updates.
A big thank you to Ginger Miller for filling in for Rev. Rosa Nov. 11 and bringing us the mes-sage.
Time to order your Christmas poinsettia in honor or in memory of friends and family. Give your payment to Geri Renda or Pat Thornsberry by Nov. 25. We will use these to decorate the church with the pretty poinsettias. Cost this year is $12.
On Nov. 18 there will be a Thanksgiving meal after the ser-vice from the children of Straits.
Friday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. we will decorate the church.
Dec. 1 at Chadwick Brothers store in Straits, we will be selling crafts made by members of Straits United Methodist Church. Please stop by on your way to the Decoy Festival and Waterfowl Weekend, both on Harkers Island.
Both choirs of Straits and North River churches will per-form at North River first and then at Straits at the 11 a.m. worship service. Don’t miss the holiday canticles.News needed
Please contact your correspon-dent if you have any news or events you want in the newspa-per at 729-1291; P.O. Box 2151, Beaufort, N.C. 28516; 213 Pigott Road, Lot 4, Gloucester, N.C. 28528; or [email protected].
as soups, chowders, casseroles, etc. and a drink. The meal will be shared in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Reece’s Chapel will hold rest home services today at Crystal Bluffs Nursing Home Facility at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend to help encourage the residents and to join in the service.
Reece’s Chapel will host the November birthday party this evening after services, which begin at 6. Cake and refresh-ments will be served in honor of those born in November. Happy birthday!
Weekly thoughtMy wife and I were sitting at
a table at her high school reunion and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table. I asked her, “Do you know him?” “Yes, she sighed, he’s my old boy-friend. I understand he took to drinking right after we split up
those many years ago, and I hear he hasn’t been sober since.” My goodness!” I said, “Who would think a person could go on cel-ebrating that long?” And then the fight started.
Weekly tipIn honor of the upcoming
Thanksgiving holiday, I fig-ured I would share the weirdest Thanksgiving recipe. A woman had entered into a blog that her grandmother used to make a Jell-O salad for Thanksgiving. The grandmother would make it from lime Jell-O and put it in a mold of a turkey. She would put canned fruit cocktail in the Jell-O, which sounds like a normal Jell-O mold but the kicker is she would always serve it on leaves of iceberg let-tuce and would serve Thousand Island dressing to pour over the top. I invite you all to add this to your holiday menu and see how well it goes over. Yuck! Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
