Walk In and Take Out

Good Morning, Leland, Winnabow, Town Creek and more! We’re glad you joined us to kick off the half-way point of the week!

In today’s LLLLeland:

• YMCA Expands Food It’s Summer Food Service Program

• NCDMV To Start Saturday Summer Hours

• Farm Fresh Food Available Via CSA Box Program

• Body Identified in Submerged Car in Supply

THE NEWS

YMCA Expands Food It’s Summer Food Service Program

The YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina is expanding its Summer Food Service Program for 2025 to provide free weekly meal boxes to children 18 and under across rural communities. Running from May through August, the program offers boxes with seven days’ worth of USDA-compliant breakfasts and lunches. Following the distribution of over 54,000 meals in 2024, this year’s initiative adds two new sites in Brunswick County and one in Harnett County. In Brunswick County, meals will be available every Friday at locations in Bolivia, Southport, and Shallotte. For details visit wwaytv3.com.

NCDMV To Start Saturday Summer Hours

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is offering Saturday walk-in hours from May 31 to August 23 at select offices, including the one at 2390 Carolina Beach Road. Open from 8 a.m. to noon, services will include license and ID renewals, address changes, REAL ID issuance, and road tests for those who have passed prior exams. Offices will be closed June 28 and July 5. Last summer, over 17,000 customers were served during the 12-week program. Read more at wect.com.

Farm Fresh Food Available Via CSA Box Program

Feast Down East has reopened subscriptions for its Summer Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, offering weekly boxes of locally grown produce from Southeastern North Carolina farms. Subscribers can choose between 10-week or 6-week options, with full boxes (6–8 items) or half boxes (3–5 items). Add-ons like eggs, meat, goat cheese, and honey are also available.

• 10-week subscriptions: $400 (full), $250 (half), order by June 6, deliveries from June 12–August 14.

• 6-week subscriptions: $275 (full), $155 (half), order by June 27, deliveries from July 10–August 14.

Brunswick Beer and Cider will be a pickup location from 4pm to 9pm with limited slots available. For more information and to sign-up - visit the FeastDownEast.org website.

Body Identified in Submerged Car in Supply

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has identified 67-year-old Terry Fronczak of Bolivia as the driver who crashed into the Lockwood Folly River on May 26. Authorities believe the crash may have been caused by a medical issue, though the exact cause is still under investigation.

Fronczak's vehicle left the road, hit an embankment, and became completely submerged in the river around 3:38 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.

Multiple agencies, including the Brunswick County Dive Team and local EMS, responded and worked for hours to recover the vehicle and body. The crash temporarily shut down traffic in both directions on Route 211 at the Lockwood Folly River Bridge, but the road has since reopened. Read the full story at wect.com.

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Living After a Loss Presented by Tina Vesely This Afternoon

This afternoon from 1pm to 3pm at the Gio Fund located at 117 Village Rd NE Unit G in Leland:

A bereavement support group that aids in working together on how to live our lives now. Yes, we need to process our loss, we sometimes need support, encouragement, or just being understood by someone who has experienced something similar.

But where do I go from here? How can I go on?

You may be surprised how some others have gone through the same and have made some adjustments.

Participation in the group is at your own comfort. No Pressure!

Cost: By Donation

Donations are given to Gio Fund

Historic Happy Hour at Brunswick Beer and Cider

This evening from 5pm to 7pm at Brunswick Beer and Cider:

"Showcasing a Jewel – Augustin Fresnel and the Cape Fear Light Station’s Lens"

Presented by our very own educator Jake Grossman

When Old Baldy Lighthouse was first lit in 1817, its beacon barely reached 10 miles. Enter French physicist Jean Augustin Fresnel, whose groundbreaking lens technology revolutionized maritime navigation. Learn how his invention became known as the “light that saved a million ships,” and how a tale of science, revolution, and innovation connects all the way back to Bald Head Island and Old Baldy.

Door prizes include:

• A Tour for Four on our Island Wide History Tour of Bald Head Island

• A signed copy of The Story of Cape Fear and Bald Head Island by Kevin P. Duffus

• A $50 gift card to Brunswick Beer and Cider

• 2 Brunswick Beer and Cider t-shirts

Brunswick Beer and Cider is located at 1313 S Dickinson Dr in Brunswick Forest.

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WEATHER

Wednesday

83 🌡️ 69 | 🌧️ | 40% | 🌬️ SW 7 mph

Thursday

87 🌡️ 71 | 🌧️ | 35% | 🌬️ SW 8 mph

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