Jean Beasley, founder and director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, was one of a trio of tourism leaders who were welcomed into the "Winners Circle." The award, from Visit North Carolina, the state tourism agency, originated in 2004. Previous recipients include Richard Petty, charter member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame; Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers; and Hugh...
ROCKY POINT – There are two hospitals in Pender County that offer care to injured endangered species – the sea turtle hospital and the Cape Fear Raptor Center. Both are dedicated to health of a species. Both stress education of the human population. Both are the efforts of volunteers. Both are dedicated to returning their patients into the wild. The Cape Fear Raptor Center is dedicated to compassionate...
This week we’re covering the basics of rehabilitation – getting sick and injured sea turtles back home. Most of the sick and wounded coming through our doors can generally be grouped into a few categories: predatory (shark or other natural enemy), human interaction (boat strike, prop wounds and fishing gear entanglement), pollution of their habitat (plastic waste, litter, toxic chemicals, balloons), cold-stuns...
If you're an advid golfer, you wouldn't think golf and sand go well together - especially if you find yourself in a sandtrap. But for Pender County, golf and sand go hand in hand. On May 1-7, the Wells Fargo Golf Championship is coming to Eagle Point, a beautiful and exclusive golf course on the Intracoastal Waterway. One of the major parking areas will be in Hampstead, an unincorporated community in Pender...
HAMPSTEAD – Davis Canady and Emily Smith’s dance class schedule is exhausting just to read. They teach Beginner Rumba, Shag Basics, West Coast Swing, and a host of other styles, in addition to private lessons and classes for children. “I started teaching dance in 1992 – that’s 26 years this month,” said Davis, of Dancing Davis Studios. Nineteen years ago, Emily was...
