Billy and Watha Cook decorating a real tree in their front yard and sending an ornament sailing over their house when they let go of a stretched tree limb? ... Residents in short sleeves Sunday? ... Paving completed at the new Lowe’s store? ... The new Burger King opened? ... About 100 well-dressed teenagers attending the annual Whiteville Juniorettes Semiformal Dance at Waccamaw Academy Saturday night? ... Gabby Griffith playing Santa Claus at Wal-Mart Saturday? ... Spencer Register’s flawless performance on the ocarina during the Erica Long-Gary Blanchard wedding Saturday? ... The tractor holding back traffic on U.S. 701 north of Whiteville Thursday? It finally turned off when the number of backed-up cars was in excess of 40. ...