EVERYONE being wished a very Merry Christmas!!!City Clerk Merideth SMITH retiring after sixteen years of service to the city and this community and receiving a standing ovation during the Monday night North Myrtle Beach City Council meeting…Donita KAYTON thanking the North Myrtle Beach Times for everything you do for the community and what treasures lie within the walls that house OUR newspaper!!!Tuesday, December 3, was a day of Faith, Fellowship, Fruitfulness and Fun for sixteen women from KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH in North Myrtle Beach who paid a visit to the 17th annual Creche Festival at Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner and was followed by lunch at the Barony House Restaurant…Westie VAUGHT looking great these days and feeling much better…Melinda CHAPPELL sending Merry Christmas and Happy New Year greetings…Mary Gail STANALAND doing good job promoting Ocean Drive Presbyterian Church activities and upcoming events…EDWARD JONES hosting a casual breakfast drop-by from 8-9:30 a.m. on Friday, December 20, at 440 Highway 90 East, Suite 6, in Little River for Little River Chamber of Commerce MEMBERS…Harry THOMAS doing shopping for family on Monday at Food Lion…Shirley BYRD taking care of a sewing need for Judy HESTER…Gerri McDANIEL and FRIENDS attending a very special event in Columbia on Tuesday night…Many thanks to Joyce THOMAS for your great “Tour of Homes” help and story for the North Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club…Tami BLAND taking a bit longer but doing an awesome job…Randall GRAHAM making a little change this week from ice cream to coffee???Jean BOSEMAN sharing a beautiful author unknown Christmas message…William BAILEY receiving rave reviews on his accomplishments in the House of Representatives…TACO BELL moving right along on their new restaurant/drive-in at Second Avenue North…Reeves LOWMAN such a very thoughtful grandson…Tony KISH planning a trip from down south this summer to visit relatives…Dick BLACKBURN sharing homemade pickles…Laurie ROY given a beautiful crown for serving as grand marshal of the Fair Bluff Christmas Parade last Saturday…Ginny COOPER such an awesome asset to Driftwood Garden Club and the community…Terrie Bellamy SHEPPARD visiting her brother Lynn last week and giving him a ride to work…