Commentary

There's no need in goodbye

By Kristi Stolzenberg

I have to kind of chuckle at the fact that this column has been the one constant thing in my life since I started writing it 2 1/2 years ago. This column sort of sprouted out of a hobby and a way to pass the time during my husband’s first deplo... Full story

Time for Havelock to celebrate

By Ken Buday

The general belief — one that may not be true at all by the way — of people who live at the beach is that they hate summer. They don’t like all the hustle and bustle of the tourists invading their beach. Some Havelock residents may... Full story

A good call sign takes some creativity

By Barry Fetzer

To prepare for Friday’s start to the Cherry Point Air Show, let’s get to know aviators — those daring young men and women in their flying machines — a little better. Would you guess that most of them are aggressive? Fearless?... Full story

Don't ever miss the chance to see a president

By Otis Gardner

Like most of us, I’ve done some pretty sorry things in my life without realizing it when I was doing them. But, of course, such unawareness was to be expected since 50 years ago the entire universe revolved around me. Hindsight sharpens with a... Full story

Chamber working to promote Havelock

By Stephanie Duncan

When I began as the executive director of the Havelock Chamber of Commerce, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I partnered with other leaders in the neighboring chambers of commerce as well as the leaders in the Havelock community to learn... Full story

Letter: Veterinarian Ward, staff have our thanks

In this day and age, everyone seems to only be looking out for themselves. I want to bring to light an experience that my wife and I had to go through. We are animal lovers and always will be. A few weeks ago our cat of 12 years became very sick and... Full story

Letter: Appearance Commission appreciates support

On behalf of the Havelock Appearance Commission, I would like to thank all those who came out to City Park and participated in our Spring Plant Swap. It was great to see the many plants, trees, shrubs, bulbs, seeds, etc., that were brought and share... Full story

Our Havelock police officers do a pretty good job

By Ken Buday

Crime is personal. You probably think we in Havelock live in a relatively safe place if you’ve never been a victim of a crime. However, if you who have had items stolen from your vehicle, or worse yet, had someone break into your house, you ma... Full story

I'm definitely watching what I eat

By Otis Gardner

I watch my weight. Sometimes I watch it go up, and sometimes I watch it go down, but I always have my eye on it. I’m not very good at portion control. I pretty much feed until it’s all gone. Well that’s not exactly true. I always ... Full story

Help is available for homecoming issues

By Kristi Stolzenberg

Every military spouse has his or her homecoming story. Whether you’ve survived one deployment or 20, chances are each homecoming was unique and brought its own challenges and priceless memories (the good, bad and the ugly). Homecomings are eas... Full story

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