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By Sharon Robinson : Driftwood Garden Club welcomed Susan Platt from the North Myrtle Beach Historical Preservation Society at the Driftwood/Riverside Elementary Junior Garden Club meeting on January 8, 2020.   Susan donated a garden composter to the Junior Garden Club and shared her valuable knowledge of composting with the children.  After explaining what can and can’t be composted, the children were arranged in groups to play a game. The object of the game was to separate trash, compostable material and recyclable material into three separate piles using items she brought and waste from the children’s snack. Following the game, everyone …

On Monday, January 6, 2020, during the North Myrtle Beach city council meeting, Mayor Marilyn Hatley stated that Lawton Dews for many years has ardently supported various aspects of city government and gotten involved within his community and county. She proclaimed that those efforts by him have been exceptional. For years Lawton Dews has attended most city council meetings, offering public comments that were very supportive of public safety, parks and recreation and other city activities. He also has recognized and offered thanks to various department heads and other city personnel. He has shown a special interest in public safety …

We hope your family is much better by now Shannon SMITH as prayers have been said for you… A great big round of applause for William BAILEY for all the great things he is doing for our area and its residents… Patsy COPE with such a beautiful voice singing at the senior center on Monday… Nancy Dare BENNETT such a very special person who is loved a lot by her friends… Cleo STEELE at home after an overnight stay in the hospital but bed rest is required for her… Get well wishes being sent to Liz PETIT and Blakeney JACKSON …

The North Myrtle Beach High School wrestling team hosted eight teams last Saturday for the Chiefs Classic, “Brawl on the River”, at North Myrtle Beach gym and after a long day finished in second place behind Carolina Forest. North Myrtle Beach, Beaufort, North Charleston, Stratford, Loris, Waccamaw, Carolina Forest and Fairfield each wrestled four duals during the tournament, where individual matches earned points for the school’s team and eventually the final team winner. North Myrtle Beach opened their competition against Loris and won easily 67-9. Results that follow will have the weight class of the wrestler following their name. NMB’s …

William L. Clauson, 82, of Longs died on Saturday,  Jan. 4, 2020 at Embrace Hospice House in Myrtle Beach. Born on Sept. 14, 1937 in Philadelphia, P.A., he was the son of the late William E. and Josephine Coakley Clauson. Mr. Clauson is survived by his wife of 34 years, Sophia Radkovich Clauson; sons, Larry and Bill; daughter, Theresa; stepchildren, David, Elmer and JoAnn; brother, Joey Clauson; 12 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Friday, Jan. 10, in Lee Funeral Home Chapel.  The family will receive friends following the service. In …

Thomas Henry Teyssier, 79, of North Myrtle Beach, formerly of Jackson, MO, passed away on Sunday Dec. 29, 2019. He was born on Dec. 7, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late Ferdinand and Dorothy (Pillars) Teyssier. Tom is survived by his son, Bernard V. Teyssier and his wife Barbara of Bridgeport, WV; sister, Aleen Dammann of Long Beach, MS; grandchildren, Thomas W. Teyssier and his wife Clover, Daniel Freeman and Shay Freeman, all of Bridgeport, WV, and Bradley Vipond and his wife Julie of Elkhorn, NE. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jean …

Peter J. Quattrocchi, 88, of North Myrtle Beach, formerly of Burlington, MA, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. He was the loving husband of 66 years of Elaine C. (Mailhiot); caring father of Robert and his wife Debra of St. Petersburg, Fla.; William and his long time girlfriend Micki Welsh of Annandale, Va.; Susan Devlin and her husband George of Wilmington, MA; Lawrence and his wife Beverly of Stephens City, VA; James and his husband Javier of Waco, Texas; Sandra Harris and her husband Ross of San Diego, Calif; Kenneth and his wife Cheri of Stafford, VA; Daniel and …

Katie Redmond, 39, of North Myrtle Beach passed away unexpectedly at home with family on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. She was born on Sept. 11, 1980, in Pensacola, Fla., to George and Carey Redmond. She has lived in North Myrtle Beach for over 25 years and always enjoyed going to the beach to relax. She worked in the restaurant service industry and vacation rental industry. She obtained a Bachelors in Business Management from Coastal Carolina University. She has two wonderful children, Mason Redmond, age 5, and Alexis Redmond, age 3. She will surely be missed by all of her family …

Jeffrey A. Pochter, 60, of Little River passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday,  Dec. 31, 2019. Born on Sept. 24, 1959, in New York, N.Y., he was the son of the late Leonard and Miriam Platzman Pochter.   He was predeceased by his brother, Richard Pochter. Private graveside services were held at Sharon Gardens in Valhalla, N.Y. A guest book is available at www.leefhandcrematory.com.  Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach served the family.

Donald Wayne Little, 90, of Longs went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. Born in Sonora, Ohio on Oct. 1, 1929, he was the son of Earl Swank Little and Myrtle Mae Spragg–Little.  Brothers Dwight Little and Raymond Little and sister Virginia Mae Barr-Smith preceeded him in death. Mr. Little served in the Army during the Korean Conflict with the 351st Communications Recon Company Signal Corps. Donald was a salesman for Frito-Lay in Zanesville, Ohio, and retired in 1991. He worked part-time at Wendy’s in North Myrtle Beach for 16 years. He had a great love …