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2 TABOR-LORIS TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013 (Continued from Page 1) Guy and Judy Cardner of Farmers Manage Deer discuss the project with local farmer Chandler Worley and Columbus County Tourism Director Jennifer Holcomb (from left) Story & Photo By JOYCE GRAHAM About 150 graduates of the former Tabor City High School gathered Saturday for this year’s All-Tabor Reunion, a big part of the North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City for decades, now. Held Saturday at what is now Tabor City Elementary School, principal Wendell Duncan welcomed alumni back to their Paul Gore represents the class of 1939, the earliest class represented at the All-Tabor Reunion this year. campus, and thanked them for their support that has provided a piano, stage curtains, and more for the school in more recent years. Keeping with a tradition honoring the 50-year class, this year the Class of 1963 was in charge of the reunion, with perennial All-Tabor Reunion chairman Richard Wright serving as emcee for his own graduating class. Carroll Fonvielle spoke for the class, those who have passed away were remembered with white balloons, and Chris Canady Coleman read those names allowed, including that of her late husband, Dr. David Coleman. Jim Smith played the musi- cal prelude, “Pomp and Circum- stance”, “The Eyes of Tabor” and “Hail Tabor High”. Classmate Ken Carter made a special music presentation that was arranged by his 11-year-old daughter, Claire, a sixth grader at North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Claire attended Junior Scholars Academy last year, where she learned about Photo Story, and how to use the Win- dows Application. Carter and his wife, Chris, worked with Claire on the music compilation from 1913 to 1963, and forward to the fu- ture, 2013, making it a family project, much to the delight of the alumni. Videos of their presentation are available for purchase, with proceeds going to the Ritz The- ater restoration effort. Paul Gore, who graduated in 1939, was the sole representa- tive of the oldest class present. Tabor City High’s Class of 1953 had the most members present, followed closely by the Class of 1963. All-Tabor reunion draws a Yam crowd Cook-Off (Youth) • Entrees – Best in Show and 1 st , Dania Arellano, Yam Pot Pie; 2 nd , Tempest Moore, Sweet Potato Anna; 3 rd , Autumn Taylor, Yummy Sweet Potato Casserole; HM, Cindia Daniels, Sweet Potato Casserole • Cakes – 1 st , Tequila Quick, White Chocolate Layered Yam Cake; 2 nd , Leamon Cartrette, Sweet Potato Pound Cake; 3 rd , Cassie Dawson, Louma’s Sweet Potato Cake • Pies – 1 st , Lindsey Ogden, Sweet Potato Ball Pie; 2 nd , Ja Keithia King, Lemon-Yam Layered Meringue Pie; 3 rd , Rose Friend, Aunt Mary’s Sweet Potato Pie • Snacks – 1 st , Tiffani Williams, Golden Sweet Potato Brownies; 2 nd , Caitlyn Soles, Yam Coconut Cookies • Breads – 1 st , Lindsey Ogden, Sweet Potato Bread; 2 nd , Emily Watts, Yam Pecan Pie Muffins • Other – 1 st , Yaraseth Salas, Yam Orange Cheeseball; 2 nd , Lashira Bennett, Sweet Potato Fries; 3 rd , Tamilia Todd, Sweet Potato Sweets; HM, Zenelex Cisaeros, Sweeet Po- tato Turnover. Art & Photography (High School, Middle School, Adult) • HS Ceramics- 1st, Antonio San- chez SCHS; 2nd Katherine Worley, SCHS; 3rd, Caesar Terrell, SCHS. • HS Collage- 1 st Alison Watts, SCHS • HS Painting Oil and Acrylic- 1st, Kyle Thomas, AAST; 2nd, Amber Creech, ECHS; 3rd, Mikayla Sib- bett, SCHS; HM, Morgan Mckei- than, AAST • HS Pastel, Crayon and Marker- 1st, Nick McClure, ECHS; 2nd, Aai- lyah Clarkson, AAST; 3rd, Morgan McKeithan, ECHS • HS Pencil Ink Charcoal - 1st, Morgan Sizda, AAST; 2nd, Thomas Hickman, AAST; 3rd, Emery In- man, WCHS; HM, Alison Watts, SCHS; HM, Jordyn Spivey, WCHS; HM, Kelsey Thompson, SCHS • HS Photography - 1st, Hunter Britt, AAST; 2nd, Savannah Ken- nedy, AAST; 3rd, Alexis McKeithan, WCHS; HM, Cody Benton, WCHS • HS Sculpture, 1 st HS BOS, Daniel Pieterce, AAST; 2nd, Katherine Whaley, SCHS; 3rd, Antonio San- chez, SCHS • HS Watercolor and Tempura - 1st, Amber Creech, ECHS; 2nd, Jamie McVeigh, AAST; 3rd, Scott Jenkins, ECHS • HS Printmaking – 1st, Morgan McKeithan, ECHS; 2nd, Nick Mc- Clure, ECHS • HS Textiles - 1st, Bailey Ray, SCHS, 2nd, Katherine Worley, SCHS • HS Mixed Media - 1st, Morgan Siuda, AAST; 2nd, Johnathan Guiza, ECHS; 3rd, Emily Robin- son, WCHS; HM, Jayla Robinson, WCHS; HM, Jose Huerta, SCHS • MS Painting - 1st, Timothy Soles, CGES; 2nd,Caleb Fonvielle, NMS; 3rd, Megan Cribb, NMS • MS Collage - 1st, Brannon Wat- son, Central; 2nd, Joshua Small, CMS; • MS Mixed Media - 1st, Chey- enne Lewis, Central; 2nd, Kristina Murrell, Central; 3rd, Tyler Perez- Bullock, CMS; HM, Lane Clark, NMS • MS Computer Art, 3rd,Jordan Register, NMS • MS Pastel Crayon Marker - Breanna Cox, CGES; 2nd,Jordan Thompson, Central; 3rd,Marcos Pineda, NMS; HM, Darius Blue, CGES; HM, Katelyn Banhosse, ADMS; HM, Dylan Patrick, HMS; HM, Ashleigh Nobles, EES; HM, Brittney Daniels, CMS; HM, Cam- eron Lowery, CGES • MS Pencil Ink and Charcoal - 1stst BOS, Avion McMillian, Cen- tral; 2nd, Myles Brown, EES; 3rd, Willie Bost, Central; HM, Tamiya Fulton, EES; HM, Bailey Davis, ADMS; HM, Daniella James-Her- nandez, TCMS; HM, Taliyah Dixon, ADMS; HM, Lelonnie Caison, HMS; HM, Aaron Elkins, CGES • MS Printing - 1st, Magan Todd, WTS; 2nd, Lillie Jacobs, NMS; 3rd, Seth Davis, WTS • MS Sculpture, 1st, Breanna Cox, CGES; 2nd, Hailey McPherson, EES; 3rd, Autumn Keith, TCMS • MS Textile Fiber - 1st, Quessa Gore, TCMS; 2nd, Camerino Bar- ron, NMS; 3rd, Brenda Acosta- Floyd, TCMS • MS Watercolor - 1st, Twames- sia Evans, EES; 1st, Kalie Buffkin, WTS; 3rd, Seth Davis, TCMS; HM, Madison Duncan, WTS; • Adult Amateur Painting - 1 st BOS, Betty Gore; 2nd, Slade Fowler; 3rd, Slade Fowler • Adult Amateur Textiles - 1st, Brenda Robb • Adult Amateur Drawing - HM, Linda Long-Prince • Adult Professional Drawing, 1 st BOS, Kandie Nealey; 2nd, Kandie Nealey; 3rd, Kandie Nealey • Adult Professional Photography - 1st, Shaina McClure; 2nd, Shaina McClure; 3rd, Barbara Long • Adult Amateur Photography - 1 st BOS, Brenda Robb; 2nd, Kristy Hincher; 3rd, Brenda Robb; HM, Brenda Robb; HM, Kristy Hincher Auto show Members of the Swamp Fox Region AACA Old Car Club hosted this year’s show. Winners included: • Modified – Kenneth Fowler, 1972 Chevy C-10 • Production – Tommy Gore, 1967 Chevy Chevelle • Mayor’s Choice – Greg Ganous, 1967 Chevy Chevelle convertible Yam Festival winners (Continued from Page 1) For Fair Bluff’s vote, nine people had voted as of Tues- day morning, with 35 casting ballots for Chadbourn’s races. Both include contested council races in addition to the mixed beverage vote. “Mighty slow,” is how Strick- land described the early voting. Voters in the three towns may vote for or against this ballot issue: To permit the sale of mixed beverages in hotels, restaurants, private clubs, community the- atres, and conventions Centers. Vote now, or Tuesday One-stop early voting contin- ues at the Board of Elections office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday. Election day is next Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Three candidates running for three seats on the Tabor City Council include incumbents Lamont Grate and Sam Rogers, and former mayor Nelson Lee. Votes do matter, with the top-two vote getters earning four-year terms on council, the final runner-up taking a two-year unexpired term. to the North Carolina GOP. That body will submit nominees to the North Carolina Board of Elections, which has the final say in the appointment. Once a new member is ap- pointed, the local board will re-organize, and select its of- ficers, Strickland said. Tabor native A native of Tabor City, the son of Lynwood and Norris Mills, Dr. Mills was born in 1959 in the hospital he now serves. He received his medical degree from East Carolina University, completed a Family Medicine residency at Pitt Me- morial Hospital in Greenville, NC, and in 1989 joined Southern Medical Associates. Dr. Mills is board certified in family medicine. “At Southern Medical As- sociates, we deliver good qual- ity care with compassion for our patients,” Mills said in a McLeod news release. Dr. Mills served as Vice Chief of Staff for Loris Com- munity Hospital from 1998 to 2002, and Chief of Staff from 2003 to 2004. In 2006, Dr. Mills was nomi- nated by the Governor to serve on the Loris Community Hospi- tal District Board of Commis- sioners; he currently holds a position on the McLeod Loris Seacoast Community Board of Directors. Dr. Mills serves as the Medi- cal Director for Loris Extended Care Center, an 88-bed nursing home serving the region. He has also served on the advisory councils of the Horry County Schools and as a volun- teer physician for sports physi- cals and events, on the BB&T Advisory Board for Horry County, and closely follows University of North Carolina Tarheel sports. Dr. Mills and his wife Kim have two daughters, Macon, 19; and Brinkley, 17. Top physician (Continued from Page 1) In Chadbourn incumbent Rashad J. Roberts, James Green and David Worley are seeking two four-year seats on council, while incumbent Donald Ray Bass is challenged by Alex Singletary for a two-year un- expired term. In Fair Bluff incumbent councilman Billy Hammond and Judith Hayes Enzor are seeing the Mayor’s seat, which is being vacated by Spruel R. Britt. Britt joins Mike Hammond and incumbent council mem- bers F. Lester Drew and Clarice V. Faison seeking three four- year seats on council. Municipal elections are also taking place in Boardman, Bolton, Brunswick, Cerro Gordo, Lake Waccamaw, San- dyfield, and Whiteville. Jones resigns (Continued from Page 1) Election Day TLC trick-or- treat hours vary Trick-or-treaters will be roaming Tabor-Loris Commu- nity (TLC) streets in tomorrow (Thursday), and they’ll have a little more time for the annual Halloween candy grab in Tabor City than in Loris. Trick-or-treat hours for Loris are from 6 to 8 p.m., while in Tabor City that time frame is from 5 to 8 p.m. Councils in both municipalities set those hours earlier this month. There are no formally adopted trick-or-treat hours set by county governments in Horry or Colum- bus counties. Cobi’s Coats giveaway is Sun. Cobi’s Coats for Kids returns to Loris for the fifth winter season this Sunday, and hundreds of youngsters are expected to have a warmer winter as a result. Organizers expect good crowds at Loris First United Methodist Church from 1 to 4 p.m. this Sunday for the coat give-away. The church is located at 3507 Broad Street in Loris. Cobi Williams, now 18, launched the program in 2009, collecting new and gently used, clean coats to be distributed to those less able to af- ford one, typically just in time for Christmas. This year the effort is underway earlier, with last week’s cold snap hitting home the point that those who need coats need them now. Nearly 1,000 coats have been given away during the past four years. No paperwork, no questions, just coats for children, from the youngest through teens, who must be present to try the coats on. To donate a new or gently used, clean coat, call 843-756-8187. Halloween gets a “family- friendly” boost in downtown Tabor City tomorrow with a brand new Halloween Goblin Gather’ in community event. All the fun takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ritz Plaza in downtown Tabor City. Expect trick-or-treating, inflatables, a pie eating contest, prize Goblin Gather’ in at the Ritz for Halloween drawings, free entertainment, a cake-walk, costume contest, and plenty to eat. Prizes of $100 each will be given for the pie eating and costume contests. Tabor City Police will also hold a jail-a-thon. For details call the Visitor Center at 910-653-4141. Deer program aids farmers, hungry Story & Photo By DEUCE NIVEN Providing food for a local food bank while getting rid of deer doing damage on area farmland was the win-win on display at Cherry Grove Baptist Church recently. More than 400 pounds of venison taken through a Farm- ers Manage Deer (FMD) effort led by Guy and Judy Gardner of Fuqua Varina was presented to the church food pantry, with Rev. Josh Phillips on hand to accept the gift. (For much more on the hunt- ing aspect of FMD, see the Mike Marsh column on Page 6 today.) “We’re here to serve the farmer,” Judy Gardner said, adding that providing good food for those in need is a great side benefit. Hunting in Columbus Coun- ty has been coordinated by huntcolumbus.com through FMD. Hunt Columbus is an ini- tiative of the Columbus County Tourism Bureau, designed to bring recreational hunters to the county. For many, the hunt is more about sport than food, and successful hunters are happy to share their bounty with the charitable FMD effort. A total of 92 hunters were responsible for the meat taken to Cherry Grove, all of it pro- cessed in a donated facility nearby. FMD pays the process- ing costs, Judy Gardner said. FMD has used interns for research associated with its hunts, including Wingate College student Katie Anne McBride. “It’s been great,” McBride, accompanied by her father Everett McBride as the meat was delivered to Cherry Grove. “I’m the only woman intern, so all the others listen to me. “It’s satisfying to know we’re helping the farmers as well as the needy, and creating a new management tool for the Wild- life Commission.” So far the Columbus County hunts have focused on the Fair Bluff and Cherry Grove areas, though Tourism Director Jen- nifer Holcomb said she hopes the effort will expand. Launching Hunt Columbus has been a challenge, Holcomb said, one that’s almost comical because she and others in- volved on the tourism side are not hunters. “The people of the commu- nity have really bought in and worked together,” Holcomb said. Chandler Worley, a Fair Bluff area farmer who serves on the county’s Tourism Board, has been among the most in- fluential leaders of the Hunt Columbus effort, Holcomb said. Eliminating deer that feed on the row crops that have replaced a lot of tobacco in Columbus County, while pro- viding food for the hungry, “is a winner all the way,” Worley said.
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2 TABOR-LORIS TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013
(Continued from Page 1)Guy and Judy Cardner of Farmers Manage Deer discuss the project with local farmer Chandler Worley and Columbus County Tourism Director Jennifer Holcomb (from left)
Story & PhotoBy JOYCE GRAHAM
About 150 graduates of the former Tabor City High School gathered Saturday for this year’s All-Tabor Reunion, a big part of the North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City for decades, now. Held Saturday at what is now Tabor City Elementary School, principal Wendell Duncan welcomed alumni back to their
Paul Gore represents the class of 1939, the earliest class represented at the All-Tabor Reunion this year.
campus, and thanked them for their support that has provided a piano, stage curtains, and more for the school in more recent years. Keeping with a tradition honoring the 50-year class, this year the Class of 1963 was in charge of the reunion, with perennial All-Tabor Reunion chairman Richard Wright serving as emcee for his own graduating class.
Carroll Fonvielle spoke for the class, those who have passed away were remembered with white balloons, and Chris Canady Coleman read those names allowed, including that of her late husband, Dr. David Coleman. Jim Smith played the musi-cal prelude, “Pomp and Circum-stance”, “The Eyes of Tabor” and “Hail Tabor High”. Classmate Ken Carter made a special music presentation that was arranged by his 11-year-old daughter, Claire, a sixth grader at North Myrtle Beach Middle School. Claire attended Junior Scholars Academy last year, where she learned about Photo Story, and how to use the Win-dows Application. Carter and his wife, Chris, worked with Claire on the music compilation from 1913 to 1963, and forward to the fu-ture, 2013, making it a family project, much to the delight of the alumni. Videos of their presentation are available for purchase, with proceeds going to the Ritz The-ater restoration effort. Paul Gore, who graduated in 1939, was the sole representa-tive of the oldest class present. Tabor City High’s Class of 1953 had the most members present, followed closely by the Class of 1963.
All-Tabor reunion draws a Yam crowd
Cook-Off (Youth)• Entrees – Best in Show and 1st, Dania Arellano, Yam Pot Pie; 2nd, Tempest Moore, Sweet Potato Anna; 3rd, Autumn Taylor, Yummy Sweet Potato Casserole; HM, Cindia Daniels, Sweet Potato Casserole• Cakes – 1st, Tequila Quick, White Chocolate Layered Yam Cake; 2nd, Leamon Cartrette, Sweet Potato Pound Cake; 3rd, Cassie Dawson, Louma’s Sweet Potato Cake• Pies – 1st, Lindsey Ogden, Sweet Potato Ball Pie; 2nd, Ja Keithia King, Lemon-Yam Layered Meringue Pie; 3rd, Rose Friend, Aunt Mary’s Sweet Potato Pie• Snacks – 1st, Tiffani Williams, Golden Sweet Potato Brownies; 2nd, Caitlyn Soles, Yam Coconut Cookies• Breads – 1st, Lindsey Ogden, Sweet Potato Bread; 2nd, Emily Watts, Yam Pecan Pie Muffins• Other – 1st, Yaraseth Salas, Yam Orange Cheeseball; 2nd, Lashira Bennett, Sweet Potato Fries; 3rd, Tamilia Todd, Sweet Potato Sweets; HM, Zenelex Cisaeros, Sweeet Po-tato Turnover.
Art & Photography(High School, Middle School, Adult)• HS Ceramics- 1st, Antonio San-chez SCHS; 2nd Katherine Worley, SCHS; 3rd, Caesar Terrell, SCHS.• HS Collage- 1st Alison Watts, SCHS• HS Painting Oil and Acrylic- 1st, Kyle Thomas, AAST; 2nd, Amber Creech, ECHS; 3rd, Mikayla Sib-bett, SCHS; HM, Morgan Mckei-than, AAST• HS Pastel, Crayon and Marker- 1st, Nick McClure, ECHS; 2nd, Aai-lyah Clarkson, AAST; 3rd, Morgan McKeithan, ECHS• HS Pencil Ink Charcoal - 1st, Morgan Sizda, AAST; 2nd, Thomas Hickman, AAST; 3rd, Emery In-
man, WCHS; HM, Alison Watts, SCHS; HM, Jordyn Spivey, WCHS; HM, Kelsey Thompson, SCHS• HS Photography - 1st, Hunter Britt, AAST; 2nd, Savannah Ken-nedy, AAST; 3rd, Alexis McKeithan, WCHS; HM, Cody Benton, WCHS• HS Sculpture, 1st HS BOS, Daniel Pieterce, AAST; 2nd, Katherine Whaley, SCHS; 3rd, Antonio San-chez, SCHS• HS Watercolor and Tempura - 1st, Amber Creech, ECHS; 2nd, Jamie McVeigh, AAST; 3rd, Scott Jenkins, ECHS• HS Printmaking – 1st, Morgan McKeithan, ECHS; 2nd, Nick Mc-Clure, ECHS• HS Textiles - 1st, Bailey Ray, SCHS, 2nd, Katherine Worley, SCHS• HS Mixed Media - 1st, Morgan Siuda, AAST; 2nd, Johnathan Guiza, ECHS; 3rd, Emily Robin-son, WCHS; HM, Jayla Robinson, WCHS; HM, Jose Huerta, SCHS• MS Painting - 1st, Timothy Soles, CGES; 2nd,Caleb Fonvielle, NMS; 3rd, Megan Cribb, NMS• MS Collage - 1st, Brannon Wat-son, Central; 2nd, Joshua Small, CMS;• MS Mixed Media - 1st, Chey-enne Lewis, Central; 2nd, Kristina Murrell, Central; 3rd, Tyler Perez-Bullock, CMS; HM, Lane Clark, NMS• MS Computer Art, 3rd,Jordan Register, NMS• MS Pastel Crayon Marker - Breanna Cox, CGES; 2nd,Jordan Thompson, Central; 3rd,Marcos Pineda, NMS; HM, Darius Blue, CGES; HM, Katelyn Banhosse, ADMS; HM, Dylan Patrick, HMS; HM, Ashleigh Nobles, EES; HM, Brittney Daniels, CMS; HM, Cam-eron Lowery, CGES• MS Pencil Ink and Charcoal - 1stst BOS, Avion McMillian, Cen-tral; 2nd, Myles Brown, EES; 3rd,
Willie Bost, Central; HM, Tamiya Fulton, EES; HM, Bailey Davis, ADMS; HM, Daniella James-Her-nandez, TCMS; HM, Taliyah Dixon, ADMS; HM, Lelonnie Caison, HMS; HM, Aaron Elkins, CGES• MS Printing - 1st, Magan Todd, WTS; 2nd, Lillie Jacobs, NMS; 3rd, Seth Davis, WTS• MS Sculpture, 1st, Breanna Cox, CGES; 2nd, Hailey McPherson, EES; 3rd, Autumn Keith, TCMS• MS Textile Fiber - 1st, Quessa Gore, TCMS; 2nd, Camerino Bar-ron, NMS; 3rd, Brenda Acosta-Floyd, TCMS• MS Watercolor - 1st, Twames-sia Evans, EES; 1st, Kalie Buffkin, WTS; 3rd, Seth Davis, TCMS; HM, Madison Duncan, WTS;• Adult Amateur Painting - 1st BOS, Betty Gore; 2nd, Slade Fowler; 3rd, Slade Fowler• Adult Amateur Textiles - 1st, Brenda Robb• Adult Amateur Drawing - HM, Linda Long-Prince• Adult Professional Drawing, 1st BOS, Kandie Nealey; 2nd, Kandie Nealey; 3rd, Kandie Nealey• Adult Professional Photography - 1st, Shaina McClure; 2nd, Shaina McClure; 3rd, Barbara Long• Adult Amateur Photography - 1st BOS, Brenda Robb; 2nd, Kristy Hincher; 3rd, Brenda Robb; HM, Brenda Robb; HM, Kristy Hincher
Auto show Members of the Swamp Fox Region AACA Old Car Club hosted this year’s show. Winners included:• Modified – Kenneth Fowler, 1972 Chevy C-10• Production – Tommy Gore, 1967 Chevy Chevelle• Mayor’s Choice – Greg Ganous, 1967 Chevy Chevelle convertible
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For Fair Bluff ’s vote, nine people had voted as of Tues-day morning, with 35 casting ballots for Chadbourn’s races. Both include contested council races in addition to the mixed beverage vote. “Mighty slow,” is how Strick-land described the early voting. Voters in the three towns may vote for or against this ballot issue:To permit the sale of mixed beverages in hotels, restaurants, private clubs, community the-atres, and conventions Centers.
Vote now, or Tuesday One-stop early voting contin-ues at the Board of Elections office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday. Election day is next Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Three candidates running for three seats on the Tabor City Council include incumbents Lamont Grate and Sam Rogers, and former mayor Nelson Lee. Votes do matter, with the top-two vote getters earning four-year terms on council, the final runner-up taking a two-year unexpired term.
to the North Carolina GOP. That body will submit nominees to the North Carolina Board of Elections, which has the final say in the appointment. Once a new member is ap-pointed, the local board will re-organize, and select its of-ficers, Strickland said.
Tabor native A native of Tabor City, the son of Lynwood and Norris Mills, Dr. Mills was born in 1959 in the hospital he now serves. He received his medical degree from East Carolina University, completed a Family Medicine residency at Pitt Me-morial Hospital in Greenville, NC, and in 1989 joined Southern Medical Associates. Dr. Mills is board certified in family medicine. “At Southern Medical As-sociates, we deliver good qual-
ity care with compassion for our patients,” Mills said in a McLeod news release. Dr. Mills served as Vice Chief of Staff for Loris Com-munity Hospital from 1998 to 2002, and Chief of Staff from 2003 to 2004. In 2006, Dr. Mills was nomi-nated by the Governor to serve on the Loris Community Hospi-tal District Board of Commis-sioners; he currently holds a position on the McLeod Loris Seacoast Community Board of Directors.
Dr. Mills serves as the Medi-cal Director for Loris Extended Care Center, an 88-bed nursing home serving the region. He has also served on the advisory councils of the Horry County Schools and as a volun-teer physician for sports physi-cals and events, on the BB&T Advisory Board for Horry County, and closely follows University of North Carolina Tarheel sports. Dr. Mills and his wife Kim have two daughters, Macon, 19; and Brinkley, 17.
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In Chadbourn incumbent Rashad J. Roberts, James Green and David Worley are seeking two four-year seats on council, while incumbent Donald Ray Bass is challenged by Alex Singletary for a two-year un-expired term. In Fair Bluff incumbent councilman Billy Hammond and Judith Hayes Enzor are seeing the Mayor’s seat, which is being vacated by Spruel R. Britt. Britt joins Mike Hammond and incumbent council mem-bers F. Lester Drew and Clarice V. Faison seeking three four-year seats on council. Municipal elections are also taking place in Boardman, Bolton, Brunswick, Cerro Gordo, Lake Waccamaw, San-dyfield, and Whiteville.
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Election Day
TLC trick-or-treat hours vary Trick-or-treaters will be roaming Tabor-Loris Commu-nity (TLC) streets in tomorrow (Thursday), and they’ll have a little more time for the annual Halloween candy grab in Tabor City than in Loris. Trick-or-treat hours for Loris are from 6 to 8 p.m., while in Tabor City that time frame is from 5 to 8 p.m. Councils in both municipalities set those hours earlier this month. There are no formally adopted trick-or-treat hours set by county governments in Horry or Colum-bus counties.
Cobi’s Coats giveaway is Sun. Cobi’s Coats for Kids returns to Loris for the fifth winter season this Sunday, and hundreds of youngsters are expected to have a warmer winter as a result. Organizers expect good crowds at Loris First United Methodist Church from 1 to 4 p.m. this Sunday for the coat give-away. The church is located at 3507 Broad Street in Loris. Cobi Williams, now 18, launched the program in 2009, collecting new and gently used, clean coats to be distributed to those less able to af-ford one, typically just in time for Christmas. This year the effort is underway earlier, with last week’s cold snap hitting home the point that those who need coats need them now. Nearly 1,000 coats have been given away during the past four years. No paperwork, no questions, just coats for children, from the youngest through teens, who must be present to try the coats on. To donate a new or gently used, clean coat, call 843-756-8187.
Halloween gets a “family-friendly” boost in downtown Tabor City tomorrow with a brand new Halloween Goblin Gather’ in community event. All the fun takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Ritz Plaza in downtown Tabor City. Expect trick-or-treating, inflatables, a pie eating contest, prize
Goblin Gather’ in at the Ritz for Halloween
drawings, free entertainment, a cake-walk, costume contest, and plenty to eat. Prizes of $100 each will be given for the pie eating and costume contests. Tabor City Police will also hold a jail-a-thon. For details call the Visitor Center at 910-653-4141.
Deer program aids farmers, hungryStory & Photo
By DEUCE NIVEN
Providing food for a local food bank while getting rid of deer doing damage on area farmland was the win-win on display at Cherry Grove Baptist Church recently. More than 400 pounds of venison taken through a Farm-ers Manage Deer (FMD) effort led by Guy and Judy Gardner of Fuqua Varina was presented to the church food pantry, with Rev. Josh Phillips on hand to accept the gift. (For much more on the hunt-ing aspect of FMD, see the Mike Marsh column on Page 6 today.) “We’re here to serve the farmer,” Judy Gardner said, adding that providing good food for those in need is a great side benefit. Hunting in Columbus Coun-ty has been coordinated by huntcolumbus.com through
FMD. Hunt Columbus is an ini-tiative of the Columbus County Tourism Bureau, designed to bring recreational hunters to the county. For many, the hunt is more about sport than food, and successful hunters are happy to share their bounty with the charitable FMD effort. A total of 92 hunters were responsible for the meat taken to Cherry Grove, all of it pro-cessed in a donated facility nearby. FMD pays the process-ing costs, Judy Gardner said. FMD has used interns for research associated with its hunts, including Wingate College student Katie Anne McBride. “It’s been great,” McBride, accompanied by her father Everett McBride as the meat was delivered to Cherry Grove. “I’m the only woman intern, so all the others listen to me. “It’s satisfying to know we’re
helping the farmers as well as the needy, and creating a new management tool for the Wild-life Commission.” So far the Columbus County hunts have focused on the Fair Bluff and Cherry Grove areas, though Tourism Director Jen-nifer Holcomb said she hopes the effort will expand. Launching Hunt Columbus has been a challenge, Holcomb said, one that’s almost comical because she and others in-volved on the tourism side are not hunters. “The people of the commu-nity have really bought in and worked together,” Holcomb said. Chandler Worley, a Fair Bluff area farmer who serves on the county’s Tourism Board, has been among the most in-fluential leaders of the Hunt Columbus effort, Holcomb said. Eliminating deer that feed on the row crops that have replaced a lot of tobacco in Columbus County, while pro-viding food for the hungry, “is a winner all the way,” Worley said.
