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North Myrtle Beach High School spring sports teams are past the halfway point of their seasons as they continue play this week. Here is a review of recent events and teams and a look ahead. Girls Softball The girls softball team traveled to Wilson High School last Tuesday and lost by a 7-2 score in a conference game. The Lady Chiefs then came back on Wednesday, March 20, with an 11-1 victory over Loris in a non-conference game, aided by two four-run innings in the fourth and sixth. Last Friday the Lady Chiefs couldn’t get anything going and lost 4-0 …

The 31st Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was hailed as the biggest and best ever according to reports by those in the know. Lending to the success of the event was the beautiful weather that prevailed throughout the day. Taking part in the almost two hour parade were floats, cars, golf carts, bands, dignitaries, leprechauns, animals, children and much more. The winners for the Saturday, March 16, St. Patrick’s Day Parade are: The Freedom Boat Club received the second place award for Business Category. Business Category – First – Thomas Real Estate Second – Freedom Boat Club Third – RE/MAX …

My column for this week is from John 19, “Jesus sentenced to be crucified.” Verse 1 – Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. Pilate hoped a flogging would satisfy the Jews and enable him to release Jesus. The Romans used a whip made of several strips of leather, for their floggings, into which were embedded (near the ends) pieces of bone and lead. The Jews limited the number of stripes to a maximum of 40 (in practice to 39 in case of a miscount), but no such limitation was recognized by the Romans, and victims of Roman floggings …

Jerry P. Thompson, 78, of Longs died on Friday, March 22, 2019. Born on Nov. 4, 1940, in Conway, he was the son of the late Carl L. and Katherine Bellamy Thompson. Mr. Thompson served his country proudly in the U.S. Army for more than 20 years. He started Jerry Thompson Construction Company in 1983. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Virginia Watts Thompson; daughters, Kimberley Lyn Thompson and Donna Maria Causey (Johnny Jr.); brothers, Jimmy, Ricky, Larry, Rex and Don Thompson; sister, Judy Neilson; six grandchildren, Joel (Amy), Keri (Chane), Tess, Logan, Courtney and Brooke; two step-grandchildren, Erica …

Joseph Angelo Ruisi, 82, of Little River died March 10, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on October 4, 1936, in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Rose F. DiJohn Finnegan and the late Angelo Ruisi. Joseph worked for Lutheran Brotherhood for 27 years. He was an editorial cartoonist. He was a deacon and worship leader at Risen Christ Lutheran Church and intern chaplain for McLeod Health System. He loved singing and playing guitar and was especially known for his amazing spaghetti sauce. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Cynthia A. Smith Ruisi; two sons, …

It is with great sadness the family of Michael Bradley Phipps, 31, of Little River passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019 at McLeod Seacoast Medical Center in Little River. Born on April 19, 1987, in Conway, he was the son of Kenneth Bryan Phipps and Christi Ross DeBenedittis. He was known by his family and friends as Bradley, he graduated from North Myrtle Beach High School and the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Duluth Georgia. He was the biggest fan of the Dallas Cowboys. He will always be in our hearts, and we will never forget him. We will long …

Brenda J. Glaze, 63, of Little River died on Sunday, March 24, 2019. Born on May 16, 1955, in Bethel, N.C., she was the daughter of Wallace Lee and Bessie Taylor James Sr. Brenda played high school basketball in her home town of Robersonville, N.C. She attended Appalachian State University before moving to Columbia. She married Oscar Glaze on Nov. 29, 1981, and accepted Christ as her Savior in 1985 at a Billy Graham Crusade. Brenda loved ocean fishing, attended the First Baptist Church of Myrtle Beach with her husband Oscar and was a faithful student of Bible Study Fellowship …

Jean A. Dobbs, 85, of Little River died on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The family received friends from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, in Lee Funeral Home. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Entombment followed at North Myrtle Beach Memorial Gardens in Little River. A guest book is available at www.leefhandcrematory.com. Lee Funeral Home & Crematory of Little River/North Myrtle Beach served the family.

Jessie Phyllis Baumgartel (nee Strickland), 102, of Longs died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. She was born in Penns Grove, N. J., on March 6, 1917, to Casper and Minnie (nee Hickman) Strickland (both deceased) and lived in Pleasantville, N. J., most of her life. She moved to South Carolina in 1997. She was married to William J. Baumgartel Sr. in 1937, who passed away in September 1984. She was predeceased by her siblings, Larner Strickland, Bertha Endicott and Alma Berger. “Gammy” loved to read mystery and romance novels, talk with her great-grandchildren and made a …

Freddie Rae Faircloth Triplett, 86, of Loris passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at her home following an illness. Mrs. Triplett was born on Aug. 22, 1932, in Loris to the late Harry Faircloth and the late Lizzie Allene Hardwick Faircloth. She was a longtime member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Carson Triplett of the home; her daughter, Brenda Crabb and her husband Greg of Hampton, Va.; daughter-in-law, Martha Carter of Longs; step-sons, Richard Carter and wife Polly of North Myrtle Beach, and Johnny Triplett of Tennessee; step-daughter, Cynthia Woodward and her husband, Bill of …