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7:28 pm
Thu December 29, 2011

2011 was a Good Year for...CFCC's Marine Tech program

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Marine Technology student Taylor Flannery steering a 26-foot Navy motor whaleboat for her Boat Handling and Seamanship exam.
Captain Steve Beuth congratulates his students on completing their exam out on the Cape Fear River.
The R/V Dan Moore is docked in downtown Wilmington.
Students have to “thread the needle” by carefully weaving between the dock’s cement pilings and a nearby channel marker.
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With the end of 2011, WHQR is taking a look at some of the people, places, and products that have had a good year, despite the down economy. 

WHQR’s Michelle Bliss reports that after surviving state budget cuts, the marine technology program at Cape Fear Community College is still afloat, teaching many of its lessons from offshore classrooms.

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6:00 am
Wed December 28, 2011

2011 was a Good Year for...Freaker USA

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Lauren Krakauskas and the office dog attend to daily work-place activities at Freaker USA headquarters in Wilmington.
Staffer Michael trims and tags Freakers to go out in a holiday shipment.
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To wrap up 2011, a year of budget cuts and continued high unemployment, WHQR is taking a look at some of the people, places, and products that have thrived.

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6:00 am
Mon December 26, 2011

2011 was a Good Year for...Sheera Randolph

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Sheera Randolph holds her neatly-scribed, four-page thank you letter to the staff at Good Shepherd, including her case manager Carmen Pope.
Sheera's youngest son Ishmel. Sheera was pregnant with Ishmel when she first came to the Good Shepherd Center.
Camron (top left), Juelz (top right), and Ishmel embracing in front of their Christmas tree.
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As the year draws to a close, WHQR is taking a look at some of the people, places, and products that have thrived during tough economic times.

For Wilmington resident Sheera Randolph and her three young boys, 2011 has been their family’s first full year in permanent housing.

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