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Croatan Village

Facility Manger Patricia CarmodyMike Ekola and Ora WallaceLebo Burton, Paul George and Daniel GlaskaRufus MeyersMary and Jim HiggenbottomPaul BrusteinGrady PhillipsLinda Leavy

Brookdale Senior Living

Shirley EricksonGeorge GruberArthur CosciaMasako PreoGreg HombyBill Wescott

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica and Mobile Education Center is coming to New Bern on March 24, 2020 and will be here until March 29, 2020. This major event is being co-hosted by the Knights of Columbus, Father Kenneth I. Parker Assembly 1820 and the American Legion Post 539. Pictured is Faithful Navigator Ralph Aviles on the right giving a $5,000 donation to support bringing “The Wall That Heals” to New Bern. Recipient of the check is George Halyak, Chairman of “The …

Roy doing his turtle thing!New Bern’s Mayor Dana Outlaw and company.Craven County Commissioner and Legionnaire E.T. Mitchell

Obituary

NEW BERN – Archie Ray Portis Sr. died in
hospice care on Wednesday, December 12, 2019 at his home, aged 95. He was born
in Winston Salem, NC on October 29, 1924 to Walter Taylor Portis, Sr. and
Myrtle Alice Spicer. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Louise Nichols
Portis, an older brother Walter Jr., four sisters, Erma Griffin, Betty Thrift,
Ann Berrier and Bobbie Shore, one son Archie Jr. and his wife Diane, and two
grandchildren, Eric (Brittney) and Lisa Charron (Adam). Archie grew up and
lived …