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With rape charges dropped, suspects in 2017 flotilla afterparty case plea to assault By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Prosecutors dropped the rape charges against two men following a Wrightsville Beach party in 2017 after the men pled guilty to the charges of assault on a female and weapon charges. One of the men, Genell Stephenson, 34, is at the Tabor Correctional Institute in Tabor City, after receiving a sentence of 11 - 23 months.
He pled guilty to two counts of assault on a female and a charge of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. The other, Harvey Williams, 35, pled guilty to two counts of assault on a female possession of drug paraphernalia, receiving a sentence of 300 days, plus $3,412 in court costs. Williams was released from the New Hanover County Jail, where he had been held since his arrest on Nov. 26, 2017 until his guilty plea on Dec. 21.
Several charges against the men were dropped earlier in the proceedings, including charges of possession of cocaine and kidnapping. The arrests came after the two women called police in the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 26, following the annual Holiday Flotilla boat parade in Wrightsville Beach, where people had gathered for a party at 342 Causeway Drive in The Moorings condominium building. The sexual assaults are alleged to have
occurred at different areas outside of the apartment. In a July hearing where Williams failed to have his bond significantly reduced, the prosecution and defense attorneys laid out several elements of the events that occurred in the early morning hours of Nov. 26, where the two women, then ages 21 and 24, met the two men at Level 5 nightclub at 21 N. Front St. before leaving with the men to go to their car. n See ASSAULT Page 2
Town to oppose liquor license for new Red Dogs ownership By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Wrightsville Beach wins state grant for proposed Salisbury Street Park By Terry Lane Staff Writer
After receiving a state grant this week, Wrightsville Beach officials said they were finalizing plans for the proposed $2 million East Salisbury Street Oceanfront Park, which will also include new
landscaping, improved sidewalks and new street scaping for the parking areas on both East and West Salisbury Street. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, D, announced Tuesday that Wrightsville Beach will receive a $187,500
While county sees increase in hotel tax collections, WB down from prior year
grant from the Division of Coastal Management in the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, part of more than $1.1 million in grants distributed to several North Carolina beach communities. n See PARK Page 2
Wrightsville Beach officials will oppose another attempt to obtain a liquor license for the Red Dogs location, though the prospective new owner said he will be completely independent from the previous owner and has a demonstrated background that shows he can improve the perception of the controversial nightclub. Andrew Brothers, part of the current ownership of the Dubliner Irish Pub at 1756 Carolina Beach Rd, has said he will likely file an application with the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control commission for a liquor license, which if approved would reopen the bar, located at 5 N. Lumina Ave. Brothers, who will co-own the bar with his wife Anna, said he is buying the business from the current owner Charlie Maultsby, who had several disputes with the town and lost his liquor license in November 2016 after
a conviction on felony weapons charges. He already has a separate lease agreement with the property owner and said he will operate the same format, being open just 10 p.m. - 2 a.m on Thursday through Saturday, catering to a college crowd with dance and hip hop music. However, Brothers is facing stiff resistance from the town, which also vigorously opposed an effort from a prior employee to obtain a liquor license for the establishment. The ABC objected to the request from Jon Shellem, who was the bar manager there for more than a decade, on grounds that he was too close to Maultsby, and an administrative judge ultimately ruled against Shellem’s license. Shellem wasn’t buying the business, only leasing the name, and had initially contracted Maultsby for consulting services, which ABC lawyers argued showed that Maultsby would have an operational role in the business.
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Pint-Sized Angler Scores Dogfish
By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Despite several months of closure for several of its hotels following Hurricane Florence, Wrightsville Beach’s hotel tax revenues were down only 5.28 percent, which New Hanover County tourism officials told town officials was better than anticipated. Moreover, while Wrightsville Beach’s room occupancy tax, paid by hotels and short-term rentals like AirBnB was down, the tax collected by other county beach towns and the city of Wilmington was markedly higher. During a meeting of the Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee, officials from the county’s tourism development authority presented data showing the county’s ROT collection up eight percent. “The hotels that are open are doing quite well right now,” said Kim Hufham, President and CEO of the Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau. “Wrightsville Beach is the only one that’s down.” Wrightsville Beach saw sharp declines in ROT collections n See ROT Page 2
Wrightsville Beach police chief elected president of statewide police chief association By Terry Lane Staff Writer
In a first for the town, Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House was elected to be president of the statewide police chiefs association, a position he said will help keep the department connected with resources across the state. House assumes the head position at the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police after serving six years on the association’s board. He will attend four quarterly meetings during his year-long appoint to the position. The position will help the department continue to work on developing and achieving professional standards. House said he isn’t aware of a chief from Wrightsville Beach ever leading the association. “It’s good to be able to bound ides off of other chiefs,” he
Nine-year-old Wilmington girl Whitney Clark, assisted by her parents Tim and Allison, reels in a 3.4 pound dogfish on Saturday, Jan. 26 during the 2019 Dogfish Tournament, held annually at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. It’s not Whitney’s first catch. She has caught 29- and 26-pound king mackerel from the pier and she caught a dogfish two years ago. “They put her picture in the pierhouse with the big king mackerel,” said mother Allison Clark. “In the summer, she has a side job mating on a boat and she’s really good at it.” See more dogfish tournament photos on page 5.
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n ASSAULT Continued from Page 1
Both attorneys discussed video from downtown city cameras that showed the four walking to the car that was driven by Stephenson but owned by Williams thenfiance. Waters said that the video showed Stephenson leading, with the two women following, and Williams at the rear, walking slowly due to a foot injury. Prosecutors also acknowledge that the evidence includes video taken from inside the car. While Andrew Waters, William’s defense attorney, said the video showed drug use in the car, the prosecutor disputed this, but added that the video from inside the car did not show
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But Brothers said unlike that bid, they are buying the business outright, and that he has a clean record with more than 20 years experience in the local restaurant business. The N.C. Department of Transportation will exercise a right-of-way on the land where the Dubliner is locating, forcing an eventual closing of the bar, prompting Brothers to seek another
that the women were in the car against their will. Once in the car, one of the men received a call to come to the party at the Moorings, allegedly to deliver drugs, the prosecutor said. Wrightsville Beach police have said they found evidence of cocaine at the party. Williams was out to celebrate his Nov. 25 birthday, Waters said. The prosecutor said that once they arrived at the Moorings, Stephenson told one woman to come with him, while the other was told to stay with Williams because she was his “birthday present.” While the prosecutor said Williams raped the woman in the back of the car, he also read from a police report where Williams claimed he was unable to achieve an erection.
venue to operate. During a May administrative hearing on Shellem’s application, Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House escribed Red Dogs as a “continual problem” for town officers, with fights, theft and intoxicated behavior in front of the bar as common. Additionally, he said that the bar, which operates like a nightclub limited to weekend hours between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., saw an influx of gang members around 2015. Brothers argued that
poor management during that time led to many of the problems that occurred during that period. House said this week that the documents the town filed with the ABC contain many of the same issues raised during that hearing. However, Brothers, who worked at Red Dogs from 2000 - 2008, said he never had ABC violations while working there, or during his 20 years experience, which also includes The Whiskey at 1 S. Front St in Wilmington.
Stephenson and the other woman went upstairs to the party before coming back down and retrieving the two from the car to go upstairs to the party. The prosecutor said the four were in the party for about 20 minutes before they all went to a back patio area, where he said both men sexually assaulted the women. At some point during the attack, the prosecutor said, the two men switched women, resulting in two rape and sexual assault charges for each defendant. From there, the victims were able to leave the party, where one contacted a family friend, who is also a doctor, and said they were sexually assaulted. Waters told the judge that while there were
But Brothers’ experience at Red Dogs was cited as one of the reasons Wrightsville Beach Police were opposed to the license. The town also opposes the license on grounds that the town’s commercial zoning doesn’t allow for “private clubs,” how most bars are classified in North Carolina, though the town has lost previous court cases on this issue. After discovering the staunch opposition from the town, Brothers said he would review the application again
a number of people at the party, none of them saw indications of “inappropriate behavior” by Williams or Stephenson. New Hanover County public defender Jennifer Harjo, who represented Stephenson, said she couldn’t comment on the details of the case. However, she said it fit a pattern of defendants being under enormously high bonds that were impossible for them to meet, and being subjected to long incarceration times. “People will sit in jail and get tired of waiting, so they’ll plead guilty to things they didn’t do,” Harjo said. Both men had prior criminal records. Williams was in jail on a $750,000 bond, while Stephenson’s bond was $550,000.
from his attorney before moving forward. Wrightsville Beach officials have already sent its paperwork to the ABC commission. “We’re trying to start off on the right foot with the town, trying to start in a new light,” Brothers said. “I’ve been in this business for 20 years and I have zero infraction. I run above board bars.” Red Dogs, and its former owner Charlie Maultsby has a long history of challenging the town government, and after several successful
efforts to retain his license for the bar, he had to relinquish his ABC permit for the bar in 2016 following a felony gun conviction. Jimmy Gilleece, owner of the downstairs bar Jimmy’s at Red Dogs, took over the license in 2016 as a temporary permit holder and employed Shellem as a manager, but the ABC board rejected his request for a permanent license after it determined that Maultsby still had an operational role in the business.
A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen selected a design for parking on East and West Salisbury Street, which is designed to make traffic flow easier for people searching for parking. While some proposals would have reversed the traffic flow on Lagoon Street, the aldermen ultimately selected one that keeps the one-way street
moving in the same direction. “We want people to be able to enjoy North Carolina’s beautiful coast,” said Michael S. Regan, secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. “These funds will help make our beaches and waterways more accessible for the benefit of every visitor, as well as the businesses who benefit from their visit.”
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following the hurricane, with September collections down 20 percent from the prior year, while October was down 17 percent and November down 23 percent. The source of the countywide increase in ROT collections isn’t from tourism, with extended stays from construction and restoration crews here to help in the Hurricane Florence recovery providing most of the boost. Those increased could be fleeting, Hufham said, as bookings of 90 days or more will result in a refund of ROT tax collections. The city of Wilmington made the most of the influx of workers, showing a 33 percent year-to-date increase. But Hufham said not all of the increase was due to hurricane recovery efforts. “We know that we are seeing visitors again,” she said. With the Blockade Runner Beach Resort announcing a February reopening and other local businesses coming back to life, county tourism officials have launched a campaign to entice tourists to consider New Hanover County locations for their 2019 vacations.
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said. “If there is an issue in the community, other chiefs may have been in similar situations and can provide insight into how they resolved it. It’s about operating in the most up-to-date and professional standards.” Under his leadership, House said he wanted the association to focus on three main goals. One was to mentor newer police chiefs and build leadership within the association. Another was to strengthen partnerships with federal and state agencies. Improving resources related to mental health, including working with threats to schools and other public safety programs, would be another major focus of his tenure, House said.
Since November, the CVB has been rolling out a campaign designed to alleviate the negative perceptions about the region’s recovery following the storm. The campaign urged visitors to “be part of our comeback story.” A portion of ROT revenues are required to be used for tourism promotion, where each municipality are But while Wilmington and other towns have put some of its available funding into the campaign, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen didn’t follow suit. With several properties and restaurants closed, aldermen raised doubts about a campaign that could draw tourists to the area, only to find closed business and continued cleanup efforts. Despite not making a contribution to the campaign, Wrightsville Beach locations were still featured in the advertising materials. The campaign will cost around $445,000, Hufham said. In the spring, the CVB will continue its “come back” advertising campaign, while also rolling out a standard tourism campaign highlighting the region’s attractions.
Organizations and partnerships are key to more effective policing, House said, noting that he regularly meets with other police chiefs in New Hanover County. Being active in the association also provides access to state and national resources, including an opportunity for House to be a member of the N.C. Governor’s Crime Commission. House said the benefits of his involvement in the organization were shown during Hurricane Florence, when departments from around the state offered to send support officers when staff resources were strained. “We had a big outpouring from the chiefs’ association,” House said. “There were no questions asked, they just wanted to know where and how to send help.”
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So far, the town has received just slightly more than $1 million in private donations to help fund the project. New Hanover County will contribute $500,000 to the project, while Wrightsville Beach will contribute $300,000. “We have enough to do the project,” Mayor Bill Blair said. In addition to upgrade in the parking area, the project will also feature a rebuilt “ocean access park,” which in addition to showers and bathrooms, could have other amenities, including a “tides tower” that will help visitors follow the rise and fall of the ocean. Paramounte Engineering, the firm designing the project, submitted last week the first renderings of the park building, which would be located where the current restroom and shower facilities are next to Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.
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Lumina News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002 Downed pole snarls Market Street traffic Photo source: Wilmington Fire Department
After a semi truck struck a power pole on Wednesday, Jan. 30, police closed Market Street from Netherland Drive to Old Dairy Road as crews worked to restore power that was light. The crash knocked out power for several hours in the Ogden and Bayshore neighborhoods and create several hours of traffic backups as the road was closed for approximately two hours.
Wrightsville Beach Police Weekly Arrest Report TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 • Kristin Marie Cummings, 30,was charged with DWI and failure to maintain lane control.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 • A 17-year-old was charged with DWI, consuming an alcoholic beverage under 19 year old, and possession or manufacture of fraudulent identification. • Aleah Guerra, 19, was charged with felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, consuming alcoholic beverages being 19 or 20 years old and obtaining alcoholic beverages by using fraudulent identification. • Brennan Daughtry Pearson, 23, was charged with possession of open container after consuming alcohol and open container in vehicle passenger area.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 • Fredddie Stroman III, 29, was charged with DWI. • Candido Roberto Ramirez Diaz, 18, was charged with careless and reckless driving, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Nery Rocael Ramirez-Lopez, 29, was charged with DWI and no operators license.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 • Andrea Michelle Davis, 23, was charged with DWI and failure to maintain lane control. • Robert Wade Martin, 37, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 • Randy Dale Martin, 41, was charged with DWI, driving while license revoked, possession of schedule IV drug, possession of schedule VI drug and failure to comply with license restriction. • Robert Wade Martin,37, was charged with possession of schedule IV drug, possession of schedule VI drug and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Wilmington teen convicted in beating death with his father A jury found a Wilmington man guilty of Second-Degree Murder on Monday for his role in the 2017 beating death of 58 year old Gregory Gineman. Leonard Pocknett III, age 18, was convicted following four days of testimony in New Hanover County Superior Court. Judge Kent Harrell sentenced Pocknett to serve between 13 and Leonard Pocknett III 17 years in prison, District Attorney Ben David said in a press release. Gineman and a friend were riding bikes home in the Seagate area shortly before midnight on May 10, 2017 when a green SUV nearly struck Gineman. Gineman’s friend stated that Gineman yelled something at the driver, who turned out to be Pocknett’s father, Leonard Pocknett, Jr. Pocknett III admitted to investigators that he was in the passenger seat in his father’s vehicle during the encounter, the release said. Pocknett III said that he exited the car and attempted to chase Gineman on foot after the verbal exchange. When he couldn’t catch him, Pocknett III got back into the car with his dad and the two followed Gineman to his home on Myrtle Avenue. It was there that Pocknett Jr. began to attack Gineman despite Gineman’s attempts to apologize to the men. Pocknett, Jr. confessed to punching Gineman multiple times, telling detectives that his son joined him in the assault. He also stated that his son kicked Gineman while Gineman was on the ground. Pocknett III was later interviewed and admitted punching Gineman at least twice, but blamed his father for the kicks. There was no evidence that Gineman attempted to strike either one of the men during the incident, the release said. Medical records showed that Gineman was extremely intoxicated and weighed a mere 140 pounds at the time. He suffered multiple rib fractures, spinal fractures, head injuries and lung damage. Doctors also found two of his teeth lodged in his chest. Pocknett, Jr., who was 43 years old, measured 6’4” and weighed more than 300 pounds. Pocknett III was 6’7” and weighed 190 pounds. Gineman remained in a coma until his death on May 26, 2017. Pocknett, Jr. pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Murder in March of 2018. He is currently serving a 23 to 28 year active sentence in the NC Department of Correction, the release said.
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Randy Graham, age 29 of Wilmington, pled guilty on Tuesday to burglarizing three homes on March 18, 2018, District Attorney Ben David said in a press release. Around 3:00 a.m. on March 18, 2018, New Hanover County Sheriff's Office responded to a first degree burglary report on Ashby Drive. The victim reported that he was asleep in his bedroom when male suspects broke into his home and kicked open his locked bedroom door. Once they saw the victim, they fled the home stealing the owner’s television. Investigators later found a cellphone in the yard that one of the suspects had dropped when fleeing the scene. While detectives were on scene investigating the burglary, Graham and his co-defendant, Marcquis Duren, rode by the home acting suspiciously. Duren was driving the vehicle, and Graham was in the passenger seat, the release said. Their vehicle was stopped, and deputies observed a large pry bar in the backseat as well as a jewelry box and coins. The jewelry and coins were from two other burglaries on nearby streets. The cellphone left in the yard was determined to be Graham. According to the release, Superior Court Judge Kent Harrell sentenced Graham to 67-93 months in prison. Graham also pled guilty to a drug possession charge. Graham was ordered to pay restitution to the victims as part of work release and post release supervision. Graham’s prior convictions include Indecent Liberties with a Child, Felony Breaking and Entering, Felony Larceny, and Felony Drug Possession. Co-defendant Marcquis Duren, who had no prior criminal record and was cooperative with law enforcement, pled guilty on December 13, 2018 to three counts of second degree burglary and three counts of felony larceny. He was sentenced to an 8-19 month active sentence followed by two consecutive 8-19 month suspended sentences, supervised probation, and to pay restitution to the victims, the release said.
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New Hanover County’s Legislative Priorities Put Residents First County Manager’s Message By Chris Coudriet New Hanover County Manager New Hanover County Commissioners have been working hard to prioritize and advocate for our county’s local legislative goals for 2019-20, and they have been working with Commissioners throughout North Carolina to set priorities that benefit all 100 counties in the state. They are working together as a board to move some important issues forward with our state’s legislature – issues that have the power to affect our citizens – and the importance of the board’s advocacy work cannot be overstated. It’s also important for our community to know about the county’s priorities, as well as those statewide goals. I’ll touch on our local priorities first, which directly benefit our county’s residents and visitors. Among those are: the desire to create a dedicated funding source to support coast storm damage reduction projects to keep sand on our beaches; pursuing legislation that increases funding for the state’s current film grant program and review existing legislation for measures that would encourage expansion of the film industry; and addressing drinking water quality through increased funding, resources and enforcement for emerging contaminants, and establishing health advisory levels for these emerging contaminants. Several of our other local priorities include: a statewide school bond; increased state funding for transportation construction and maintenance needs for New Hanover County and our region; eliminating the solid waste provisions in House Bill 56 that limit the county’s ability to effectively manage our landfill’s flow control; reinstating the state’s financial support for drug treatment courts; fully funding service requirements necessitated by “raise the age” for our court system; advocating for the state to return to the original Education Lottery formula for school capital, with 40 percent set aside; and additional funding and equitable access to high-quality childcare education. There are a lot of goals, but all are incredibly important to the well-being of our citizens and our economy. Now, onto statewide goals, which were approved at the recent North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) Legislative Goals Conference, where Chairman Barfield and Commissioner Zapple attended and advocated on behalf of New Hanover County. Below are the top five NCACC legislative goals that were determined by the voting delegates. A full list of the state-wide goals can be found here. • • •
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Seek legislation, funding and other efforts to expand digital infrastructure/broadband capability to the unserved and under-served areas and residents of the state. Seek additional revenue sources, including a statewide bond and lottery proceeds, to equitably address statewide public school and community college capital challenges (this is a goal our Board of Commissioners is also advocating for locally). Support efforts to preserve and expand the existing local revenue base of counties and authorize local option revenue sources already given to any other jurisdiction to all counties. Oppose efforts to divert to the state fees or taxes currently allocated to the counties or to erode existing county revenue streams. Support provision of state resources to ensure county ability to provide essential public health, behavioral health and social services – with specific consideration to the challenges of incarcerated persons, the continued county role in behavioral health governance and programs addressing substance use disorder – throughout Medicaid transformation. Seek legislation to repeal the statutory authority under N.C. Gen. Stat. 115C-431(c) that allows a local school board to file suit against a county board of commissioners over appropriations to the local board of education’s capital outlay fund.
At the NCACC Legislative Conference, Chairman Barfield and Commissioner Zapple advocated to rebuild the state’s film industry. Because of their advocacy, film was added to NCACC’s statewide legislative goals package, emphasizing the need to increase funding for the current film grant program and encourage expansion of the film industry. Our Commissioners have met with our local legislative delegation to make them aware of our local priorities. We have added a new position on our staff to focus on intergovernmental affairs, with a focus on legislative issues. And New Hanover County will continue to advocate for you – our residents – because your well-being and success is at the forefront of all that we do.
New Hanover County Landfill’s Reverse Osmosis System
New Hanover County collaborates with DEQ to sample landfill leachate New Hanover County has proactively volunteered to be the first landfill to participate in North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (NCDEQ) new landfill leachate sampling protocol. Landfill leachate is formed when rainwater infiltrates and percolates through waste. At New Hanover County’s landfill, this leachate is treated through a reverse osmosis (RO) system and the treated wastewater is then discharged into the Northeast Cape Fear River, downstream of Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s water intake facility. Leachate has been identified as a potential source of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS) because of the industrial waste, sewage, and other PFAS-containing consumer products found at the landfill. Given this information, New Hanover County has volunteered for its landfill to be the first in the state to be tested by NCDEQ for PFAS. Samples will be taken from the landfill’s raw leachate and treated water, as well as a groundwater well on the site. “More than two years ago, the county implemented a very robust and redundant leachate
treatment system, through a two-pass reverse osmosis system,” said County Manager Chris Coudriet. “We are the only public landfill in North Carolina with this advanced filtration approach, because we recognize the need to be progressive in our environmental stewardship. By partnering with NCDEQ for leachate sampling, the county is taking an additional step to ensure our operations, including the RO system, are efficient and effective in limiting the potential for any PFAS to enter the environment.” New Hanover County’s Public Health and Environmental Management departments have collaborated with NCDEQ to determine a sampling panel of 33 analytes to be tested at the landfill, which is consistent with NCDEQ’s sampling protocol for other PFAS work around the state. Sampling will take place in February, with results available in March of 2019. Once NCDEQ receives and analyzes the results, they will be shared with the public. As part of the statewide landfill sampling protocol, NCDEQ will coordinate and fund the leachate sampling.
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THEME: CIVIL RIGHTS ACROSS 1. Forever and a day 5. Organ of balance 8. What Jack Sprat couldn’t eat 11. Quinceanera or bat mitzvah 12. Wagon part 13. You can count on these 15. Heart of the matter 16. Perceive by touch 17. Fedora part, pl. 18. *Voter test, now illegal 20. Ireland’s other name 21. Written corrections 22. One from Laos 23. Kind of acid 26. *Segregation laws 30. *Stop segregation, e.g. 31. 40 winks 34. Zeus’ wife 35. Nadya Suleman’s children, e.g. 37. Subject of “Philadelphia” movie 38. Kind of southern pie 39. Chico or Groucho 40. Cured sausage 42. Member of Shoshonean people 43. *Montgomery Bus ____ 45. Produced by inbreeding 47. Brown league 48. Kind of ray
50. Flying toy 52. *He challenged nonviolence 55. Juice alternative 56. Craving 57. Evening in Italy 59. Dead to the world 60. Harry Potter’s mark 61. Wet nurse 62. Ottoman officer title 63. Café alternative 64. Kind of bean DOWN 1. *”The ____ of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice” 2. Lena Dunham or Allison Williams, 2012-2017 3. Red carpet purse 4. The Brady Bunch children, e.g. 5. Permission for absence from a college 6. Smart ____, pl 7. Be dependent 8. *____ Housing Act 9. Climber’s destination 10. “____ the season ...” 12. *Mandela presided over its southernmost country 13. Perpendicular to the keel 14. French bun 19. Authoritative
proclamation 22. Not to be given to those in authority 23. Manhattan Project
invention 24. Chocolate tree 25. “Dear Diary...” note 26. Cup of joe
27. Happen again 28. Do like Demosthenes 29. What moon did 32. Not this 33. Bupkis 36. Oscillator,
e.g. 38. ‘70s Ford model 40. Farm pen 41. Meat grinder, e.g.
44. For all to see 46. Model-builder’s wood of choice, pl. 48. *____ on Washington 49. Blue-Green scum 50. *Nobel Peace Prize winner 51. Light bulb 52. Necessary thing 53. Office dispatch 54. Roentgen’s machine 55. Langley, VA org. 58. “Eureka!”
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2019 Dogfish Tournament at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier
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Staff photos by Terry Lane
The 14th annual Dogfish Tournament at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, held on Saturday, Jan. 26, drew 231 badges from 121 anglers. At its conclusion at 8 p.m, 19 dogfish were decked, all of the spiny variety, equalling 116.5 pounds of fish. Most of the fish were reeled in after dark. Nathan Chang won the tournament, with a 9 pound fish, followed by Joel Love with an 8.7 pounder and Grayson Lanier placing third with an 8.6 pound fish. Organizers gave thanks go to Mike Foy, Mike Cowan, Jacob Thompson, Rick Britt and the North Carolina Fishing Pier Society for their donations, including special thanks to pier owners Matt and Courtney Johnson for their commitment to make the event a success.
Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame announces inductees The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2019 inductees this week, including:
Steven (Steve) E. Dayvault
Dayvault is inducted for his racketball career, where he started playing at the Wilmington YMCA, later UNCW, during college, then Wilmington Athletic Club, UNCW Rec Center and the NIR Family YMCA. Dayvault ’s racquetball career has garnered numerous awards over the years. These have included 3 times North Carolina Racquetball Open Singles Champion….1985 Charlotte, 1988 Durham and 1993 Charlotte. Dayvault is a 14 time North Carolina State Racquetball Open Doubles Champion. In addition to winning 15 Open Singles titles in NC, SC and VA. He was inducted into the North Carolina Racquetball Hall of Fame in 2005. Dayvault graduated from New Hanover High School in 1972 and attended UNCW 1973-1974.
Linwood Hedgepeth
Legendary Baseball coach Linwood Hedgepeth’s 439-217 career high school record was built as Head Coach Massey Hill
High School 1967-1968 (28-12), Head Coach Hallsboro High School 1969-1979 (185-51), Head Coach Whiteville High School 19801989 (226-64). He also was the Head Coach Whiteville American Legion Post 137 from 1972 to 1990. Hedgepeth holds 5 NCHSAA 2A State Championships, Hallsboro High School in 1974 and 1978 and Whiteville High School in 1983, 1985 and 1989.Hedgepeth won State Legion Championships in 1985 and 1989 and finished State Legion Runners Up in 1977 and 1986. During 24 years as a prep head coach, he was reputed to have produced 30 to 40 college players. Hedgepeth coached back to back First Round Draft picks, Tommy Greene in 1985 and Patrick Lennon in 1986.
Ruby Zell Sutton
Ruby Zell Sutton is inducted after a 41-year coaching career at E. A. Laney High School. From 1977-2018. she coached basketball, cheerleading, softball, boys’ and girls’ tennis and volleyball. Sutton’s tennis career garnered an impressive 346-135 record, she won 5 Mid-East Conference Championship and was voted
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Coach of the Year 4 times. In volleyball here career record is 531-218. She was voted 3 times Coach of the Year, won 5 MidEast Conference Championships, the 1996 Regional Volleyball Championship and the 1996 State Volleyball Runner-up. Throughout her career, Sutton received many awards and recognition including Outstanding Service and Dedication from the E. A. Laney Guidance Department. In 2012, Sutton received a Basketball/Volleyball Court Dedication at E. A. Laney and was inducted into the E. A. Laney Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. In 1996 Sutton was voted Walt Disney National Physical Education Teacher of the year.
Kevin Whitted
Wilmington native Kevin Whitted earned the honor after a 17 year coaching career following a career playing basketball in Europe.Whitted coached in the American Basketball Association Kevin Whitted (ABA) and the Professional Basketball League (PBL). During Whitted’s first two years as a head coach, he won two division championships in the ABA with the Atlanta Vision and the Wilmington Sea Dawgs. Whitted fell in love with basketball and spearheaded the start of his career while playing at Trask Jr. High School. Leading the team to a city championship in the 19861987 season. In 1990, Whitted was a four time letterman standout at E.A. Laney High School in
Wilmington, NC. In addition to being All Regional and All State his sophomore-senior years, he was a McDonald’s All American starting forward in basketball. The E.A. Laney High School Buccaneers went to the state playoffs for 3 straight seasons while Whitted was on the team. As the all- time leading scorer (1,554 pts) at E.A. Laney, Whitted’s jersey was retired in 2007. He was inducted into the E.A. Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012. Whitted has enjoyed a seven year professional basketball career in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks and the European League. He was also selected to play on the USA Select European tour; earning the 1997 MVP award in the playoff tournament in Madrid, Spain. Whitted has been nationally recognized as a basketball skill developer working alongside top skill developers and NBA players.
David Glenn – Emcee
This year’s emcee will be David Glenn, an award-winning sports broadcaster, publisher, editor and writer. David serves as host of 99.9FM The Fan weekdays from Noon3pm but also is editor/writer for the ACC Area Sports Journal and ACCsports.com. The David Glenn Show is one of the largest regionally syndicated sports programs in the nation, heard on 25 plus AM/FM signals in more than 200 cities across North Carolina plus parts of South Carolina and Virginia. The Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame annual banquet will be Sunday, May 5, at the Cape Fear Convention Center in downtown Wilmington. The Reception and Silent Auction will begin at 5 pm followed by the induction ceremony and dinner at 6:15 pm. The annual golf tournament will be held at Cape Fear National in Brunswick County on Saturday, May 4 at 9 am.
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Led Zeppelin tribute band No Quarter plays Wilson Center hurricane fundraiser Following their sweep of Australian and East Coast tour dates, No Quarter will present “Whole Lotta Love For Wilmington” – a benefit concert at the Wilson Center in Wilmington, NC on Saturday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds from the show will go to the Cape Fearless Challenge By The Women Of One Tree Hill to help students impacted by Hurricane Florence. Students in greatest need will be identified and funded through the Student Services division of Cape-Fear Community College. No Quarter goes beyond playing the iconic music of Led Zeppelin. In their 15 plus years, the band has developed an authentic live concert experience reminiscent of stepping into a time machine. Bringing the kinetic, one-ofa-kind energy of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones back to
the stage, No Quarter has been dazzling crowds both nationally and internationally. “Whole Lotta Love For Wilmington” will serve as the grand finale of a day of service and giving for the Cape Fear region. In addition to the concert, there will be a silent auction day of show (via mobile bidding) benefitting the cause, with items including “School Of Rock” Memorabilia, artwork by the iconic Ruby Mazur (conceiver of the Rolling Stones Lips and Tongue logo), famed illustrator / caricaturist Ken Fallin, Helmut Lang’s famous David Bowie photo, and a BD Wong Fan Experience, as well as much more. ONLINE AUCTION: Donors from all around the country have pledged their support
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to helping the Cape Fear region rebuild by donating a selection of items. These collectibles will be available for bid at https:// www.32auctions.com/FlorenceBenefit, beginning on Monday, January 28, at noon Eastern. The auction will run through 11:59 p.m. Eastern, February 9, 2019.
MarineMax Wrightsville Beach has recently completed a renovation to their facility and are now inviting the public to join them for a Grand Reopening Celebration on February 2, 2019 from 9am – 2pm. Guests will have the opportunity to tour the newly remodeled facility, see the entire lineup of boats and yachts, learn more about upcoming getaways, and enjoy catered brunch and mimosas from 10am – 1pm. Visitors will also have the chance to enter a drawing for a $1,000 giveaway towards a new boat purchase or boat service.
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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 18-E-1213 In the Matter of the Estate of PHYLLIS HAAR MEIER, Deceased CHARLES D. MEIER, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of PHYLLIS HAAR MEIER, deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit same to the said Charles D. Meier at the address set out below on or before May 8, 2019, or this Notice may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same. All persons indebted to said decedent will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below. This the 31st day of January 2019. CHARLES D. MEIER, Executor Estate of PHYLLIS HAAR MEIER, Deceased P. O. Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2019 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER The undersigned, Rita Ritchie Wolfe, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Kenneth Miles Ritchie, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned, c/o John P. Edwards, Jr., Attorney for the Estate, on or before the 6th day of May, 2019, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover. All persons indebted to said Estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 31st day of January, 2019. Rita Ritchie Wolfe, Executrix of the Estate of Kenneth Miles Ritchie, Deceased c/o John P. Edwards, Jr. Attorney at Law Post Office Drawer 120 Mount Olive, North Carolina 28365-0120 Telephone: (919) 635-9007 January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 2019
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the ESTATE OF TIMOTHY CLAY RANDALL MORROW, 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 19th day of April, 2019, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 6900 Deacon Lane, Apt V, Wilmington NC 28411. This the 17th day of January, 2019. RAE TAYLOR MORROW , ADMINISTRATOR ESTATE OF TIMOTHY CLAY RANDALL MORROW James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 January 17, 24, 31, February 7, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Judith K. Becker, 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 12th day of April, 2019, 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 10th day of January, 2019. Jennifer Janson, Executor of the Estate of Judith K. Becker Jill L. Peters Kaess Fox Rothschild LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 Louise C. Brooks (Deceased) 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 April 2019, 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 10th day of January 2019. Sid C. Brooks, Executor
7813-1 Blue Heron Drive Wilmington, N.C. 28411 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF MERRITT E. HARTZ, 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 26TH day of April 2019, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at c/o The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington NC 28403 This the 24th day of January, 2019.
of the Estate of Louis A. Burney, Sr., late, of Wilmington, 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 in care of the Executor at 2821 Shandy Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409, on or before April 10, 2019, 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 10th day of January, 2019. Louis A. Burney, Jr. Executor of the Estate of Louis A. Burney, Sr. Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5th Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019
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This the 10th day of January, 2019. Piedmont Trust Company, Executor of the Estate of Eric Richardson Calhoun Lauren Page Fox Rothschild LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF MERRITT E. HARTZ James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 January 24, 31, February 7, 14, 2019
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 Marie Y. Burpeau (Deceased) 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 April 2019, 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 10th day of January 2019. Kemp Burpeau, Executor 103 Parmele Boulevard Wrightsville Beach, N.C. 28480 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Eric Richardson Calhoun,
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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 Lauren Page, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 12th day of April, 2019, 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.
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Duane Archie Olerich, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o J.C. Hearne, II, 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, on or before the 11th day of April, 2019, 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 10th day of January, 2019. Sharon Gross, Executor of the Estate of Duane Archie Olerich c/o J.C. Hearne, II 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104 Wilmington, NC 28403 January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019
FOR SALE Boston Whaler 17 Montauk 1991, with 90 HP Yamaha 2003 and trailer. Docked in water at Seapath Yacht Club. Call Dell Hocutt (910) 509-9490.
Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday
WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,
ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m
ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 Monday-Wednesday at 8:30 a.m 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., Celtic Service 5:30 p.m.