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BSCO teach parents internet and mobile safety tips

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011, 2:36pm
BSCO teach parents internet and mobile safety tips

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with the schools system to help parents learn more about the internet, social media and cell phone safety.

The training will take place at Odell Williamson Auditorium Thursday night from 6:30-7:30.  There will be an informational vendor and agency fair before the training from 6 until 6:30.

Parents will learn tips to chat with their children about being online. They will receive a free booklet with take home tips for parents of kids at different ages.

Topics during the evening are designed for adults and contain information that may not be suitable for children; trained child care professionals will be available to offer activities and supervision.

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Oyster Roast scheduled for Saturday in Supply

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Friday, November 4th, 2011, 10:59am

SUPPLY, NC (WECT) - The annual Oyster Roast in Supply will be held on Nov. 5 and will cost $20 for adults and $8 for children. Hushpuppies, pickles and coffee are included and served with the oysters. Don't forget to bring your own knife and the sauce of your choice.

Fresh fish plates also are available, including candied potatoes, slaw and hushpuppies. Fish plate prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Hot dogs and soft drinks are sold separately.

To add to the fun, there will be a craft sale and bake sale.

The roast will take place at Dixon Chapel UMC, which is located at 190 Varnamtown Rd in Supply. 

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Sea Notes Choral Society presents 'The Sounds of Christmas'

Submitted by Jodie Bowman on Sunday, October 30th, 1:55 pm
Sea Notes Choral Society presents 'The Sounds of Christmas'

SUPPLY, NC (WECT) - The Sea Notes Choral Society will perform their Christmas concerts on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and again on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. at Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College on Hwy 17 in Supply.

Diane Kulp will direct the choir and will be accompanied by Jane Boberg at the piano. The program will include classical and contemporary songs and will feature a bell choir.

No tickets are required. The choir is a non-profit organization that awards music scholarships each year, and appreciates a free-will offering.

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Wondering when to go trick-or-treating?

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Saturday, October 29th, 2011, 3:52pm
Wondering when to go trick-or-treating?

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Halloween is quickly approaching and we’re compiling a list of spooktacular events happening around the area.

If you’re looking for an event for the family, a Howling party for your pet, a costume contest or if you want to know when your kids can go trick-or-treating, make sure you check out the Halloween events in the Cape Fear region page on WECT.com.

We update it often, so send us an email at newsroom@wect.com if we’ve missed one. Happy Halloween!  

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Brunswick Community College gets nursing grant

Submitted by Will Tapper, Reporter
Friday, October 28th, 2011, 11:07am
Brunswick Community College gets nursing grant

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Brunswick Community College is getting a grant to help nursing instructors prepare to use patient simulation technology. The $9,000 grant comes from the North Carolina Community College System.

The College is partnering with Coastal Carolinas Health Alliance, which is a non-profit made up from nearly a dozen hospitals in North Carolina and South Carolina. CCHA owns one of two mobile simulation labs in the eastern United States. The labs allow life-like training without real world consequences.

Brunswick Community College will train its faculty how to use the lab next week.

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Brunswick Sheriff’s Office hosts free Fall Festival on Friday

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 12:20pm
Brunswick Sheriff’s Office hosts free Fall Festival on Friday

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – The 4th annual Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Fall Festival is free to all and happening from 6 until 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28.

Activities include: a haunted hay ride, cake walk, pumpkin decorating contest, face painting, costume contest, fishing booth, duck hunting, basketball, fortune telling, seat belt simulator, smoke house, minute to win it contests, and a mouse in the haystack game.

Free hot dogs, drinks and candy will also be available while supplies last. The Fall Festival will take place in the center of the walking trail in front of the Government Complex in Bolivia.

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Share your treats and save your teeth

Submitted by Kim Kopka Ratcliff, News Anchor, Carolina in the Morning
Thursday, October 27th, 2011, 10:23am
Share your treats and save your teeth

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - While doing some research for a story on WECT News at Midday, I came across an interesting program. The story is about Hallowen candy and how it's a dentists worst nightmare.

The story details how some candies are worse than others for your children. The really sticky, gooey stuff that sticks to your teeth is worse than the chocolate bar because the sugar stays stuck to the teeth.

The story also included a program dentists can sign up for called the Halloween Candy Buy Back program. Participating dentists will offer toothbrushes, coupons or maybe even cash for the candy your child turns in. They then send the candy to troops overseas. 

I found four dentists in our area participating in this. They are Surf City Dental, Shallotte Family Dentistry, Tracie Vestal in Elizabethtown and Cosmetic Family Dentistry in Bolivia.

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