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WB police seek suspects in pizzeria tip jar theft

Ogden Skate Park now open to the public

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

By Johanna Ferebee

The Wrightsville Beach Police Department is searching for two men that appear to be caught on video taking money from the tip jar of a pizzeria in the downtown business district. Vito’s Pizzeria, at 8 N. Lumina Ave., reported the larceny at 9:11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, but Wrightsville Beach Police Capt. J. Bishop said that it’s not clear whether the theft occurred earlier. In the video, which was widely posted on social media accounts, one man appeared to distract the attendant at the counter while the other stuck his hand into the tip jar, grabbing what an employee approximated to be about $30. Bishop said the suspects were two black males, between the ages of 18 and 22. “Hopefully somebody will recognize them,” Bishop said. n See THEFT Page 2

Wilmington using online tools to map ‘Heritage Trees’ By Taylor Doss Intern

While the city has designated a new crop of “Heritage Trees,” Wilmington’s Geographic Information Sciences office has launched on an online map that will identify the location and significance of the city’s trees. The city is also getting help from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, as students in the Environmental Studies Department have worked with city arborist Aaron Reese to find and record the trees, according to a release from the Wilmington Tree Commission. Once the students have the dimeter, circumference and height of a tree, they then submit exact coordinates of the tree’s location to the city’s online tree mapping service. Heritage Trees are particularly large specimen or a tree of exceptional form or rarity. They may also have historical significance, be a landmark tree, or be a collection of trees planted in groves or along thoroughfares, the commission said. Each winter a tree, or collection of trees, is awarded the designation of Heritage Tree. As a Heritage tree, it will be included on the online map along with its size and reason for selection. n See TREES Page 2

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Keiran Rowlee skates in the newly opened Ogden Skate Park Tuesday afternoon.

Since opening Saturday Feb. 26, the newly minted Ogden Skate park has hosted a daily slew of returning visitors. Following eight months of construction and sustained community support, the park is now open to the public everyday from 8 a.m. to sunset. “This is my third time. I went Saturday, Sunday and today,” said Kieran Rowlee, a 6th grade student at St. Mark Catholic School. The highly anticipated and long awaited concrete playground was funded by New Hanover County, a student fundraiser at Eaton Elementary, a $25,000 donation from the Tony Hawk Foundation and online donations. “It’s amazing, the flow is really good, there’s the street and transition part n See SKATE Page 2

Three-peat champ Seahawks prepare for postseason By Terry Lane Staff Writer

For the third straight year, the University of North Carolina Wilmington men’s basketball team are champions of the Colonial Athletic Association, but this time, it’s all their own. And this weekend, the league leaders will travel to North Charleston, South Carolina for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, where the Seahawks will look for a return trip to March’s NCAA tournament. Unlike the past two seasons, where UNCW shared the title, this year the Seahawks completed a dominate run of its conference

schedule, capping six straight weeks as the league’s top team with two home victories last weekend to close out the season. “It’s really tough when you’re picked number one, and you get everybody’s best shot,” said Seahawks coach Kevin Keatts said. “To finish number one in the conference, you don’t have to share with anybody, you’re the outright champion. That means a lot to this program. I’m so proud of these guys for believing that we can be champions again.” The third-straight championship marks a turnaround for the UNCW basketball program under Keatts, who joined the program as head coach in Spring 2014. n See UNCW Page 2

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Following Sunday’s regular season final game at home against Northeastern on Sunday, Feb. 26, UNCW basketball coach Kevin Keatts thanked his seniors and the fans for their support for the recordbreaking season, where the Seahawks lost just one home game.

Azalea Belles, garden club readies for 2017 Azalea Garden Tour By Terry Lane Staff Writer

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Mackenzie Holcomb, 16, an Ashley High School junior, and Wilker Ballentine, 17, a Cape Fear Academy senior, pose in their Azalea Belle dresses during the 2017 Azalea Garden Tour Garden Owners Wine and Cheese Soiree on Sunday, February 26th.

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With the 2017 North Carolina Azalea Festival approaching, the first sighting of Azalea Belles occurred last weekend at the 2017 Azalea Garden Tour Garden Owners Wine and Cheese Soiree on Sunday, February 26th. “I’ve wanted to Hosted by Goldie and Michael Stetten at do this since I was their Country Club of Landfall home, the kickoff event was an opportunity for the four years old. It’s Cape Fear Garden Club to recognize the 13 homeowners who will be part of the 2017 like being a Disney Azalea Garden Tour. Princess. ” It was also an opportunity for two of the Azalea Belles to show off the custom made dresses that they will be wearing through the variety of events that will be part of the Azalea Festival, held April 5-9. Mackenzie Holcomb, 16, an Ashley High School junior, and Wilker Ballentine, 17, a Cape Fear Academy senior, said being a belle was a goal they’ve dreamed of since they were young. Both Holcomb and Ballentine n See BELLES Page 2

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On Jan. 17, the Wilmington City Council recognized the 2016 awards for Heritage Trees. They include: Live Oak – Quercus virginiana + others @ East Side of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Live Oak – Quercus virginiana @ 1901 Princess Place Drive Live Oak – Quercus virginiana @ Wilmington Riverwalk, Conlon Pier Live Oak – Quercus virginiana @ Parkview Cemetery, 281 Dixie Avenue Live Oak – Quercus virginiana @ 4107 Wrightsville Ave Live Oak – Quercus virginiana @ Compton St, South of the Water Treatment Plant Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda – 2016 Winner @ 1827 Hawthorne Rd, Coggins Residence In the Spring, “Tree Awards” are

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The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing to receive input on the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18 on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Town Hall Conference Room, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Timothy W. Owens Town Manager

“This program has come a long way in a short amount of time,” Keatts said during a Tuesday conference call with other CAA coaches. “In the early 2000s, it was a program that had a lot of success, but it had struggled in the last eight or nine years.” But to earn a slot in the NCAA tournament, UNCW will likely have to win this weekend’s CAA tournament, as the league typically only invites the conference champion, though Keatts touted the strength of the conference, arguing that the NCAA should offer at-large bids to teams other than the tournament champion. Keatts and his players said they were ready for the challenge. “In the postseason, everybody has the same record, zero-zero. You have to come with it every night,” said senior guard Chris Flemmings. Sophomore guard C.J. Bryce, the team’s leading

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Sherry O’Daniel, chair of the Wilmington Tree Commission, is trained on tree measuring tools by City of Wilmington Arborist Aaron Reese.

given to recognize people, businesses or organizations that have put forth significant effort to preserve and protect trees and Wilmington’s urban canopy, the commission said.

The commission said it will encourage local residents to make nominations for both Heritage Trees and Tree Awards are accepted throughout the year. Nominations for 2017 Tree Awards are due

on April 1 and can be submitted through the Wilmington Parks and Recreation website. Nominations for Heritage Trees are due in midfall and may be submitted through the website as well.

scorer, added: “Our confidence is really high.” The improved play of sophomores like Bryce and forward Devontae Cacok, along with the team’s chemistry with the seniors, has fueled a run that saw the Seahawk’s put up the most wins in school history, closing the season with a 26-5 record, finishing 15-3 in the conference. The record came last Sunday, when UNCW got off to a strong start against the Northeastern Huskies, notching a 40-17 halftime lead, only to see it wither to just five points in the second half. But behind a sellout crowd, the Seahawks withstood the surge and notched a 74-65 victory, securing sole possession of the CAA title. Most notably, UNCW finished 13-1 at Trask Coliseum, where strong fan support helped boost the team all season, Keats said. “I’ve said this all along, we’ve got a tremendous fan base. I’ve asked the fans to come back

to Trask, and they’re back in Trask. Our student section has been unbelievable. I’m a proud coach,” Keatts said. After Sunday’s win, the fans reflected on a season that saw their Seahawks as primarily the favorite, not the underdog to which they were accustomed. “In years past, we’ve had to fight our way back, but this year was different,” said junior Ashby Burton, president of the Screaming Seahawks student fan club. “We’ve had great crowds and they got to see some great games. The fans were ready for us to win this year.” At least 20 students from the club are going to Charleston to root on the Seahawks, while Burton said he expected hundreds of fans from the area to make the trip down. Waiting there will be the College of Charleston, the only team to beat the Seahawks in Trask this season. For some of the fans that have been with the

team all season, the Charleston loss was a wake-up call for the team, said Screaming Seahawk member Jacob Denton “The Charleston loss was the turning point. We had gotten used to winning, but Charleston showed us we weren’t invincible. But it also showed we could bounce back,” Denton said. After the Feb. 2 loss at home to Charleston, the conference’s runner up, the Seahawks went on to win 7 of its final 8 games. If UNCW can avoid an upset to either Hofstra or Delaware in its opening game at noon on Saturday, the Seahawks will then be matched up against either William & Mary and Elon, both of which have won games over UNCW this season. William & Mary got payback from a 101-77 trouncing in Wilmington earlier this season when it handed the Seahawks their worst loss of the season in a 96-78 drubbing in Williamsburg, Va. on Jan. 28.

options allows the park to cater to skaters, bikers and inliners of all styles and influences. Tyler Duke, a freshman at Laney High School and “vert” skater, thinks the park is well rounded. “Around town, there are mainly little ramps compared to this,” Duke said . “It’s got really nice, good ramps. Some people say there’s not enough street, but there’s street over there.” Before Ogden’s skate park opening, local skaters would travel to Carolina Beach Skate Park, Greenfield Grind Skate

Park and The Skate Barn in Hampstead, NC. “I’ve lived here my whole life, probably a mile from this spot,” said twelve-year-old Brannon Dixon. “We’ve always thought they should build a skatepark here and they actually did.” Dixon has visited the park every day since Saturday’s opening and plans to continue now that the location is close to his home. “Its way better than i thought it would be, said Dixon. “I just think it’s super awesome.” More than fifty skaters shared

the smooth bowls, ramps and rails tucked away on Ogden Park Drive behind the park’s many soccer, football, and baseball fields. With so many returning visitors, local skaters only had one complaint. “The only thing is there’s too many people,” said Xavier Smith, a freshman at Laney High School. In time, skaters hope the crowds will subside so that they can ride without the wait.

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which I really like,” Rowlee said. “It’s a really good park. You can go around, it’s not all back and forth.” Riders of all ages were thriving Tuesday afternoon, with those aged thirteen and under required to be accompanied by an adult. “I’m with my mom,” eleven-yearold Rowlee said. “She’s rad.” Designed by the Seattle-based Gridline Skateparks, the park includes street, transition and vertical features. This array of

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said their family’s involvement in the Azalea Festival had stoked their desires to one day be belles. “I’ve wanted to do this since I was 4 years old. It’s like being a Disney princess,” Ballentine said. Being a belle means being a celebrity for many of the young girls who come to Azalea Festival events, they said.

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“There’s a little bit of pressure. Especially at the Enchanted Princess Tea, where all the girls want to get pictures with you and get your autograph,” Holcomb said. The theme of this year’s garden tour will be “Beautiful Madness,” said Caroline Butler, 2017 Azalea Garden Tour Chair. “We are expanding the tour this year to incorporate local musicians in the gardens, watercolor and oil plein air paintings to be sold in a daily wet-paint sale, expert speakers in the gardens, and of course 158 enchanting Azalea Belles,” Butler said. Karen Smith, chair of the Azalea Belle Committee, said the party was a chance for garden club members to get to know the garden owners. The garden tour will kick off with a ribbon cutting ceremony, scheduled for Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m, which will feature dignitaries arriving by horse-drawn carriage, a parade of Belles, a 15 string orchestra from Hoggard High School, and the Queen’s Garden Party, complete with homemade cookies. Email terrylane@luminanews.

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The home known as Wu’s Beach, at 501 N Lumina Ave., which shares ownership, is the Harbor Island Garden Club February Yard of the Month.

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For The Record Question and photos by Johanna Ferebee

The Ogden Skate Park opened this weekend. We asked skaters at the park what their favorite skate tricks are.

Tyler Duke

Ryder Vick

Xavier Smith

Spencer Swain

Brannon Dixon

“My favorite move is dropping in because that’s mostly how I get more speed.”

“I like to do bar spins off the bowl.”

“I like the robster. I can’t do it yet but it’s a really cool trick.”

“I think the darkside is pretty cool.”

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One more weekend for Girl Scout cookies in Wilmington By Taylor Doss Intern

It’s the last weekend for Girl Scout cookie sales, as sales wrap up around the area on will wrap on Sunday, March 5. It’s also the last time to make donations to Operation Cookie Drop, a program that delivers Girl Scout cookies to members of the military serving overseas. There are several locations near Wrightsville Beach where cookies can be purchased, including three Country Club of Landfall locations, the Hanover Shopping Center, Independence Mall Center Court and Long Leaf Mall. “When customers purchase a box of cookies from these Girl Scouts they are helping fund a lifetime of experiences,” said Kelly Wilson, director of product sales, Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines. “Every box a girl sells goes towards a

great adventure girls will get to experience together a troop.” The task of selling the cookies is important in and of itself, teaching the girls essential skills to succeed in their personal lives and careers, Wilson said. They learn goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics all elements of the Girl Scout leadership experience. Girl Scouts have used cookie sales for more than a century to raise funds for the organization for programs to help young women strengthen leadership qualities and improve the world around them. Proceeds raised allow the Girl Scout Organization fund community service projects, philanthropy efforts, and provide skill-building programs in STEM, financial literacy, healthy living, and environment stewardship, said Girl Scouts North Carolina Coastal Pines in a press release.

North Carolina Coastal Pines serves nearly 26,000 girl members in 41 central and eastern North Carolina counties. Funds from sales also help to ensure the chance for girls to attend Girl Scout summer camp. Girls can explore the outdoors in a supportive all-girl led environment at any of the three resident camps located in Johnston, Beaufort, and Vance County. Membership in Girl Scouts is not required to attend camp. Girl Scouts believe that every girl should have the outdoor experience that is why camp is offered at the average cost of $300 per week. Financial assistance and scholarships available. Registration is open for summer resident camp and summer day camp. To find a Girl Scout cook sale location, or to learn more about Girl Scout summer camp, visit www.nccoastalpines.org.

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Sunday, March 5 is the final day of Girl Scout cookie sales.

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Thursday, March 9 Ann Davis, the longest serving member of the Harbor Island Garden Club at 58 years, poses with her blueberry cobbler during the club’s annual luncheon for Wrightsville Beach town employees on Friday, Feb. 24. ~ Terry Lane

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Editorial/Opinion My thoughts B y T e rry L a n e

One of the things I’ve most enjoyed about my experience at Lumina News is working with young writers, including interns from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. And it was the comment of a former intern that took me back on my own start in journalism. “I love seeing my name in print. I hope that feeling never gets old,” said Alexandra Golder, who graduated with her English degree in March, when she saw her first printed story for Lumina News as part of her spring 2016 internship. It’s that very sentiment that launched my journalism career. It was the fall of 1990 and I was a junior at Orange Park High School, located in a suburb of football-frenzied Jacksonville, Florida. A school acquaintance, Justin, was a correspondent for the county’s local paper, the Monday through Friday Clay Today, where he covered our Raiders’ football games. One weekend, Justin was going to be out of town and needed a sub. We were both in honors English and he eventually asked me if I was free to do it. But I wasn’t the first person he asked, as we were more acquaintances than friends, who each asked Justin how much the job would pay. At 50 cents a column inch, a standard 14-inch story covering the game would net a whopping $7, and also free entry into the game. While others scoffed at the paltry amount, I had a different question for Justin. “So you mean my name would be in the paper,” I asked. Knowing he had his mark, Justin played it up. “Yeah, of course, and the editor would probably hire you if you did well.” After the Friday game, I came in on Sunday to write the story for Monday’s paper., where I met that editor, a man with the unique name of Christ Prokos. That’s not a typo. (I’ve reached out to him on LinkedIn, he may now be a news producer in Greenville, N.C.) I dutifully typed out a quarter-by-quarter recap of the action. He did what had to be done and ripped it apart, carefully placing useful segments where they needed to be and crafting a proper news story from what was left. Sitting beside “Chris” as we edited the story, it was a revelation. Seeing how the story fit together, how it could flow, it was like magic, derived from an order and structure that allows for creativity and storytelling along with utility. All of a sudden, writing made sense. It is safe to say, I was hooked on writing after that.

For two years, I was a correspondent for the newspaper, most often covering a county team other than my high school. I didn’t care. In fact, I preferred it. I was for nobody, I was there to tell the story of what happened. And to see my story in the paper. I followed up that early high school start by working for my college newspaper, the Independent Florida Alligator, serving the University of Florida. Over two years there, I did a little bit of everything. I started by reporting stories, but eventually started shooting photos and working in graphic design. One semester, I was the art director for the paper’s entertainment section. Fun work. Like the local paper, the Alligator offered a mere stipend. It was not a job, in the true sense, and thanks to being fortunate to have generous parents, I was able to make that work. I was fully dedicated to the Alligator. I loved it. I lived and breathed it. We competed with the local Gainesville paper for news stories. We covered all the cool events. I once shot a basketball game. It’s that passion for this field that’s led me to Lumina News today. And it’s primarily what I learned through those early two experiences that give me the knowledge and insight that I’ll use in rebuilding the Lumina News. Throughout my career, I continued to apply what I learned in those early years. After college, I took that experience to local newspapers in Sebring, Fla. and Rockville, Md. before eventually landing at a Washington D.C.-based trade publication that covered telecommunications policy. I primarily covered Congress in that role, which eventually created an opportunity to work as a communications aide to a couple of congressional committees, and eventually, a high-profile private sector public relations job that didn’t truly fit my skill sets. I was making more money, but I had become miserable in the process. I found myself daydreaming about the good old days, when I was a poorly-paid newspaper reporter, because at least I was having fun. As take my first few steps on this new path as the publisher of the Lumina News, I can’t help but reflect back upon where this journey started. The past few weeks have been some of the hardest I’ve ever worked, but they’ve also been some of the most fulfilling. Alexandra was onto something, seeing your work in print doesn’t get old, and the opportunity before me with the Lumina News reminds me very much of thrill I experienced at the start of my career.

And it’s primarily what I learned through those early two experiences that give me the knowledge and insight that I’ll use in rebuilding the Lumina News.

Letters to the Editor Congratulations Congratulations are in order for Terry Lane and the staff of Lumina News. Tackling the rigors of owning and operating any business is never easy. Running a newspaper is as hard as any job can be. Long, often inconvenient, hours and deadlines make journalism a business that only the tough can do well. I hope that Terry Lane and his crew can take

Lumina News to a higher level, to more professional coverage of all the news, and that they will return to writing editorials that are appropriately critical when necessary and congratulatory when possible. Keep us informed, have some fun and make enough money to stay in business. Colin Eagles Wrightsville Beach, N.C.

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Hook, Line & Sinker Abnormal February weather contributing to abnormal February fishing By Skylar Walters

The weather for the month has been pretty much pristine if you are a fisherman. Highs reaching towards eighty degrees have caused the water temperatures to rise, (something not normally seen during this month), and are now reading in the lower 60s. Those warming temperatures have caused some pretty decent fishing in area waters and have just about canceled out any winter doldrums normally experienced during this time of year. Now with the arrival of March, anglers can really start preparing for the spring season although the month can sometimes produce some not so nice winter weather, so we’ll just have to keep our fingers crossed. Inshore, the fishing has gotten almost to the point where it left off late last year. While not exceptional, anglers are having decent luck with a variety of species and some that anglers normally don’t come across during the winter months. Virginia mullet have been plentiful in the lower Cape Fear River and there are reports that some fish have also been found in the surf at both Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches. Fresh shrimp is the bait of choice while fishbites and cut bait are also working. If fishing the river, look for the boats and find yourself a spot, without crowding the others, in water depths about 20-25 feet. The speckled trout fishing has also come back alive with lots of fish being reported in the creeks and around the inlets.

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Live mud minnows are hard to beat this time of year. but with the warming waters, artificial baits are starting to produce good results as well. Red drum are being found in the same locations as well as around the docks and creek mouths. Black drum are also being found in good numbers around the docks and oyster beds. Cut bait and shrimp will work to entice them. Bluefish have been reported being caught in the Topsail area and northward the past week, which goes to show just how weird this winter season has been. While bluefish will sometimes show up in the first week or two of March if conditions are right, large numbers of them arriving in February is almost unheard of. Most of the fish have been in the one- to two-pound range. Anglers will have to keep their eyes to the forecast and be prepared should other species of fish decide to pay our area an early visit. Offshore, the bottom fishing has been good for black bass in water depths around 70 feet. The Gulf Stream fishing has been good for wahoo when the conditions allow. This week doesn’t look so great for a blue water trip but next week is looking promising if the extended forecast holds. In other fishing news, starting March 1st, the recreational flounder limit will be decreasing from six fish per person to four fish. The size limit will remain the same at fifteen inches.

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March 2–8, 2017

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AroundTown

Clockwise from top left: A skateboard rides the bowl at the new Ogden Skate Park on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Heda Waldrep, Karen Smith, Linda McCall and Carolina Butler at the 2017 Azalea Garden Tour Garden Owners Wine and Cheese Soiree on Sunday, February 26th. A young fan tries, and fails, to give 6’8” UNCW freshman forward Matt Elmore a high five following the team’s win over Northeastern at Trask Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 25. A surfer challenges the big waves in Wrightsville Beach on Saturday, Feb. 25. Jessica Edwards, a broker with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, and her daughter, 5-year-old Maggie, pose on the runway during the Communities in Schools fundraiser fashion show at Country Club of Landfall on Wednesday, March 1.

Planning Board Public Notice The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Conference Room, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: • A Text Amendment to delete Chapter 112 Massage and Bodywork Therapy, to amend Section 155.6.4 Table of Permitted and Conditional Uses to allow for Massage and Bodywork Therapy as a Permitted Use with Supplemental Regulations in all of the commercial zoning districts of the Town, and to establish Section 155.7.23 Massage and Bodywork Therapy. • A Text Amendment to Section 155.9.1.6 Exception in Parking Requirements to delete the parking requirements for Permitted Uses located within the C-1 Commercial Zoning District. • A Text Amendment to Section 155.6.5.5 C-3 Commercial District III to reduce the setbacks and lot dimensional requirements for properties located within the C-3 Commercial Zoning District of the Town.

March 2–8, 2017

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES DRA 97357198 NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK 17 SP 41 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAVID MARTINEZ PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC DATED May 10, 2011 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 5562, PAGE 2275, NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by DAVID MARTINEZ PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC dated May 10, 2011 to BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 5562, Page 2275, NEW HANOVER County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of NEW HANOVER and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 1 of Woodlawn Subdivision as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 4 at Page 15 of the New Hanover County Registry. Tax: R06009-023-015-000 PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 2115 Carolina Beach Rd. Wilmington NC 28401 DATE OF SALE: March 14, 2017 TIME OF SALE: 11:30 A.M. LOCATION OF SALE: NEW HANOVER County Courthouse RECORD OWNER(S): David Martinez Properties Management Service, LLC

TERMS OF THE SALE:

effective date of the termination.

(1). This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

(2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving this Notice of Foreclosure Sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this Notice of Foreclosure Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the

(7) If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Substitute Trustee. This the 14th day of February, 2017. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Cara B. Williams, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 Fax: (919)250-2211 March 2 and 9, 2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Cleveland Jarrett of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 11th day of May 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 9th day of February, 2017. Quanna Welch, Administrator 568 Silver Spoon Lane Elgin, SC 29045 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate

of Edna Frances Woodcock of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 11th day of May 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 9th day of February, 2017. Kirt Woodcock, Executor 1440 Hot Rod Lane Supply, NC 28462 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2/2017

make immediate payment to the above named Executor in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address. This the 16th day of February, 2017. Executor of the Estate of Henry Ray Taylor, Sr. c/o Matthew S. Schrum, Attorney Four Pillars Law Firm, PLLC 2202 Wrightsville Ave. Ste. 213 Wilmington, NC 28403 February 16, 23 & March 2, 9 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the ESTATE OF DINAH K MOORE, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25TH day of May, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF REBA LEE CUSHING, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18TH day of May, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at c/o James A. MacDonald, The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, NC 28403.

All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 705 Airlie Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403.

This the 23rd day of February, 2017. Elizabeth s. moore, Administrator Estate of Dinah k. moore James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 February 23 & March 2, 9 & 16 2017

This the 16th day of February, 2017. JAMES E. CUSHING EXECUTOR ESTATE OF REBA LEE CUSHING James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 February 16, 23 & March 2, 9 2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE TO CREDITORS

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER 16-E-1653 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against deceased, HENRY RAY TAYLOR, SR., are hereby notified to present them to MATTHEW S. SCHRUM as Executor of the decedent’s estate, on or before, May 16, 2017 in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Sylvia Walker Turner of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 25th day of May 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons

indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 23rd day of February, 2017. Harry Lee Turner II, Executor 35 Junction Way SE Supply, NC 28462 2/23, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth F. Edwards, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify to all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Registered Process Agent, at 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before June 2, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 2nd day of March, 2017. Alexander Stewart Lindsay, Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth F. Edwards Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Attorney YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5TH Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 3/02, 3/09, 3/16, and 3/22/2017

John N. Bellamy, Jr., Executor of the Estate of John N. Bellamy, Sr. c/o H. Kenneth Stephens, II Attorney at Law Post Office Box 2237 Wilmington, NC 28402 3/02, 3/09, 3/16, and 3/22/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Allen Bishop, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 5th day of June, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 2nd day of March, 2017. Shirley Milfelt Legner Bishop, Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Allen Bishop Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2017

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17-E-240 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN N. BELLAMY, SR. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John N. Bellamy, Sr., deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address set out below on or before the 2nd day of June, 2017, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below.

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Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)

CHURCH

Father Patrick A. Keane

wRev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor

Doug Lain, senior pastor

1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720

2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100

4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471

Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

www.littlechapel.org

Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m.

Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,

Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

1:30 p.m. en Español

Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m.

Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Nursery provided.

Father Joe Vetter

Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471

Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

BETH SIMCHA

Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.;

Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION

Monday, noon.

followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

7957 Market St.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH

ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL

Wilmington, N.C. 28411

John McIntyre, senior pastor

The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector

910-681-0117

601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682

101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034

Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m.

7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky

Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m

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