Calendars make great gifts any time of the year! Just let me know what month of the year you want to start on and your full 12-month calendar will continue into the next year.

My 2008 Calendar with photos I have taken this past year is available here for only $20.00. This is perfect size wall calendar (images are 7 1/2″ x 10″) includes all twelve months plus a cover photo. A few sample months are shown above.

New: add names of family members or friends on birth dates! Write the name and corresponding date into the comments section at the end of checkout.

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I am proud to be a part of this wonderful project. See CooksCanvas.com.

Cook’s Canvas 2 the perfect gift for any occasion, but don’t wait as this wonderful cookbook will sell out.

Order online or print out an order form for mailing!

Cook’s Canvas 2 supports the children’s programs at the Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC.

Over 4,000 children visit the museum each year. Sale of the cookbook supports the Kids at CAM events and other special programs for children and families at the Cameron Art Museum.

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Percy Glaspie was employed at Cape Fear Country for over 50 years as the Green’s Keeper. A self taught golfer and member of the Port City Golf Association. Percy has done it all in golf. His drive and determination has won him numerous trophies. He was the “Tiger Woods” of his era. Come out and support this worthy cause and honor Percy!

Project Task Force presents,

October 20 ,2007

GOOD FOOD, GOOD DRINKS & GOOD FUN
Make plans to attend now. Many thanks to all who attended our 1st PTF “Percy Glaspie Classic”. It was a big success. In January, we gave over 5 scholarships to 2nd semester college students, Thanks to You.

If you have any suggestions on how we can make our PTF “Percy Glaspie Classic” better, send them to the address above.

For more information:

Joseph Bradley, PTF
PO Box 672, Castle Hayne, NC 28429
910-686-7037

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The largest undisturbed barrier island along the southern part of the North Carolina coast is Masonboro Island, located approximately five miles southeast of Wilmington NC. The Masonboro site is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway to the west, Masonboro Inlet to the north and Carolina Beach Inlet to the south.

Photo taken June 10, 2007 with Canon G7.

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I took this with full zoom at 10 mpx, then cropped to this shot of me watching the three boaters, watching the two hotshots on their wave runners in the marshy backwater by Masonboro Island. The vast Atlantic Ocean backdrops.

“Evidence suggests that the first stretch of continental American coastline described by a European explorer may have been the beach now called Masonboro Island. The explorer was Giovanni da Verrazzano, the year, 1524. During the Civil War, Masonboro’s beaches were visited by three blockade runners and one Union blockader.” read more

Photo taken June 10, 2007 with Canon G7.

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Memorial Day 2007 The Veteran’s Healing Field of Honor is on display at a different location every year. This year was across the Cape Fear river from downtown Wilmington NC - a bustling beach resort town.

Photo on May 28, 2007 with Canon G7.

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Carolinian William Ivey Long spoke to a crowded audience at
The Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC. Costumes and sketches from over fifty Broadway productions, including Contact, Chicago, Hairspray and more.

This is a must see!

Between Taste and Travesty:
Costume Designs by William Ivey Long
April 29 – October 14, 2007, Wilmington NC

“Broadway legend William Ivey Long
brings his razzle-dazzle designs to Cameron Art Museum”
(from Wilmington Star News)

Photos taken Sunday Afternoon, April 29, 2007 with Canon G7.

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North Carolina Azalea Festival Street Fair and Fireworks ‘07.
Photo taken Saturday night April 14, 2007 with Canon G7.

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