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On the crest of something big By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

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Despite an agreement to reconsider its static line policy, a five-year static line exemption for Wrightsville Beach was approved during a May 14-15 Coastal Resources Commission meeting in Atlantic Beach, N.C. Static lines ensure changing vegetation lines sprouting on renourished beaches do not change development lines for new beachfront property. If the natural vegetation line is closer to the ocean than after renourishment, owners of structures built in accord with the natural line might not be allowed to rebuild or even remodel. Wrightsville’s static line, based on the vegetation line as seen in 1980 aerial photos, extends north to south, from North Ridge Lane to Sprunt Street. Beach towns seeking static line exemptions must prove the long-term stability of beach renourishment projects. An exemption was granted to Wrightsville Beach in 2009 but commission rules require reauthorization every five years. “If after five years, you want to prove that old static line is no longer valid [and] we should allow a new vegetation line, then you can go through that process,” said Frank Gorham, commission chairman, during a May 20 phone interview. Commissioners discussed eliminating the static line policy, adding it to a list of topics to be researched and presented to the state legislature in December.

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Humberto Covarrubias and Chris Matthews hold the SAROS desalination apparatus prototype in place while underway in Wrightsville Beach Thursday, May 15.

Even though ocean water covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface, as many as 1 billion people around the world lack clean water. Scientists, politicians and advocates have grappled with the issue for years but an innovative desalination project tested off the coast of Wrightsville Beach May 14 and 15 could be a step toward the solution. Wilmington native Donald Justin Sonnett is part of the team of engineering students who designed and built a desalination rig powered exclusively by wave energy. It began as a senior project at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, but Sonnett, Humberto Covarrubias and Chris Matthews are working after graduation to get the design in the hands of those who need it. “It’s designed for third-world countries that have limited access to drinking water but have waves and saltwater … [where] up to 80 percent of the electricity generated goes to these big plants to run the desalination process. It’s really energy hungry. We’re trying to meet that need,” Sonnett said on May 14. n See desalination Page A5

HAWK light on Causeway Drive prompts confusion By Kelly Corbett Staff Writer

The sequence of the High Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) signal, or pedestrian hybrid beacon, at the intersection of Causeway and North Channel drives has been a hot topic in public meetings recently due to confusion. The light, which was installed in February 2013 near Wrightsville Beach School, activates when a pedestrian pushes the button initiating a sequence featuring six intervals. The flashing red light is often what creates the most confusion in town, because motorists may treat the light as a stop sign instead of a stop light. Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House said during a Monday, May 19 phone interview it would make more sense to him to have a regular stop light. A signal evaluation report from December 2013 indicates the vehicle compliance to yield to pedestrians rose from 27 to 74 percent after the beacon was activated. The report states there were still a large percentage of observations where vehicles did not stop for pedestrians after September 2013. n See hawk Page A5

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The High Intensity Activated Crosswalk signal, or pedestrian hybrid beacon, at the intersection of Causeway and North Channel drives, has confused some motorists. See diagram on page A5.

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Dredge project eyes mid June finish By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

On Monday, May 19, Wrightsville Beach Storm

Damage Reduction project dredge contractor Weeks Marine and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed the project would not be complete by the original

estimated date of May 31. In a May 19 email to Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens and other officials, USACE biologist Jeff

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Weeks Marine rebuilds the beach strand north of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Wednesday, May 21.

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Richter stated a 13-day extension of the sea turtle environmental window was requested after already receiving an extension until May 31. That new extension would set a June 13 end date that would include removal of equipment for the project. Previously Weeks Marine had mentioned a possible completion date prior to the start of Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 23. Richter stated Weeks Marine will continue to monitor sea turtle impacts and the impacts to the skimmers and oystercatchers nesting on the south end of Wrightsville Beach. There has been no sea turtle activity in the project work area as of May 19, he stated, and the shorebird monitors will continue their twice-daily surveys of the south end. When the project is complete and the pipeline is being

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County tax increase imminent By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

A tax increase is not necessary in the recommended county budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year but New Hanover County Manager Chris Coudriet alerted Commissioners that a decision to slash services or bump taxes is unavoidable in the following fiscal year. Coudriet said during a May 19 meeting county debt service is

outpacing growth in the tax base, requiring a 5 cent increase from the current tax rate of 55.4 cents per $100 before the 2015-16 fiscal year begins July 1, 2015. Coudriet noted the board could choose to implement the increase in the 2014-15 budget. Top debt obligations include voter-approved bonds in 2006 and 2008 for the parks and recreation department and Cape Fear Community College, with n See tax Page A5

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Hurricane preparedness week begins May 25 By Kelly Corbett

Steffey transitions from intern to planner By Kelly Corbett Staff Writer

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Hurricane preparedness week runs May 25-31 as an effort to educate the public about all aspects of hurricane awareness and preparedness before the season begins June 1. Sunday, May 25 will kick off the week with the basics of hurricanes, leading into storm surge, winds, inland flooding, forecast processes, evacuation plans and after the storm as the themes for the following days. “During hurricane preparedness week, we want people to get a better understanding of what a hurricane is, what are tropical storms, what’s a hurricane watch, what’s a hurricane warning, so the basic information will be covered early on,” said Steve Pfaff, weather coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Wilmington. “Then, we will get into the particular impacts from hurricanes … the storm surge, the winds and inland flooding.” Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant specialist in hurricane building resistance instruction, said storm surge is the deadliest component of most hurricanes, defining storm surge as the rise of water level by a tide. “The worst of the ’90s was Hurricane Fran,” Rogers said. “It’s a storm surge condition that occurs about once every 120 years.” With storm surge, he said small waves could destroy most buildings. “You really don’t want to stay in an area where you’re going to get that wet,” Rogers said. “... Most people have an appreciation for hurricane force winds, what most people cannot appreciate is the force of waves in high velocity.” While storm surge is potentially the most dangerous impact, Pfaff said statistics throughout the past several decades, excluding Hurricane Katrina, show many people are killed through inland freshwater flooding. Those impacts could affect residents in Lumberton and Pender County, Pfaff added. Each year, the National Hurricane Center releases a new tool for hurricane awareness and preparedness. For 2014, the center will cover the new inundation mapping that will show potential storm surge flooding for at-risk areas. Pfaff said last week he met with Wrightsville Beach Fire Chief Frank Smith and his department to help prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. “This year, being the 60th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel, we’ve had a lot of hurricanes over the years, but we haven’t had a true test since Hazel,” Pfaff said. “Going back 60 years, that makes me concerned that a lot of people are going to be in for a big surprise when they see how devastating a storm of that magnitude can throw our way. Just think how the infrastructure has changed since 1954.” In Wrightsville Beach, 89 houses were destroyed and 530 houses were damaged as a result of Hurricane Hazel. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration will release its forecast for the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Thursday, May 22, during a news conference. In April, Dr. Philip Klotzbach and Dr. William Gray of Colorado State University released an early 2014 Atlantic hurricane season forecast showing a below-average hurricane season with an estimated nine named storms and three hurricanes. “Whatever number does come out with this NOAA prediction on Thursday, people should plan for this hurricane season like it’s going to be the worst one ever,” Pfaff said. For more information about hurricane preparedness week, visit www.nhc.noaa.gov/prepare

A University of North Carolina Wilmington graduate recently moved up from an internship position with the Town of Wrightsville Beach to a planning department position. Zach Steffey, who graduated in May 2014 with a degree in political science and a minor in public administration, is now town planner I and code enforcement officer. He was among about 30 applicants for the position, which has been open since Jan. 10 when Eryn Moller left her position of almost five years to work for the City of Wilmington. While a college student, Steffey served on the board of trustees and as 2013-14 student body president, Student Government Association junior class senator, SGA residence hall senator, Residence Hall Association executive board member, orientation leader, campus conduct cases chair and campus recreation aquatic supervisor. As student body president, he gave a presentation Thursday, May 15, at the North Carolina Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Wilmington about The Teal Terminal project, a joint venture between the SGA, UNCW business affairs and WAVE transit. The project includes two weatherproof LED monitors, featuring a live shuttle map and estimated arrival times. Federal funding has been secured for the project, located outside of the Fisher Student Center, which should be fully functional in a couple of weeks. “We did a couple of other things in terms of pedestrian safety on campus, that was one of my big initiatives this past year,” Steffey said about purchasing highly reflective in-road signage for campus crosswalks and advocating for better pedestrian safety on College Road.

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BILT to partner with department of commerce By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

The team assembled to create a regional branding identity for economic development in New Hanover County and surrounding areas will partner with the North Carolina Department of Commerce. During the Brand Identity Leadership Team’s meeting Friday, May 16, Roger Johnson, Wilmington special assistant to the city manager for economic development, said department of commerce marketing director David Rhodes agreed to work with the team to create the economic development brand. New Hanover County strategy and policy manager Beth Schrader said the partnership would help the team take its key insights and form them into one

message while also merging it with the state’s economic development brand. During Friday’s BILT meeting, the team broke into groups to discuss the emotions and insights each team member felt when considering statements about the area that came out of BILT’s previous meetings. One of the statements read, “Being discovered since 1739, coastal Wilmington pledges its beautiful natural resources, diverse entrepreneurial spirit and authentic southern character as the ideal setting where opportunity and inspiration thrive.” Some common buzzwords one or more of the groups mentioned were: coastal, create and discover, lifestyle and resources. When shaping the brand identity, Dr. Thomas Porter, University of North Carolina

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Zach Steffey, recent graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is now town planner I and code enforcement officer for the Town of Wrightsville Beach.

He began his internship with the town in January 2014, working with town manager Tim

Owens on the 2014-15 budget. His first day as a town planner was Tuesday, May 13, and he

has since been transitioning into his new role and working on projects. “I’m also finishing up some work on the town budget,” Steffey said. “… I also did a lot of work with GIS and ArcMap, so that’s what I did toward the end of the internship, so it’s a pretty easy transition into this role.” The position description changed in February, placing more emphasis on planning and code enforcement duties. Steffey will also be taking the role of local permitting officer for the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA). “It’s fascinating about the balance between development and preserving the environment and preserving our natural resources here at Wrightsville,” Steffey said. As far as goals, Steffey said he would like to move up, advancing in this field. “I’d like to stay with the Town of Wrightsville Beach,” he said. “One day I’d like to be the town or city manager, [that] is the longterm goal.” Steffey, who was born in Maine and calls Knightdale, N.C., home, said he fell in love with the area after transferring from the University of North Carolina Charlotte to Wilmington. “I’ve really enjoyed working for the town so far, and I’m sure there are a lot of things I have to offer the town in terms of experiences,” Steffey said. “I’m excited to bring those and offer those to the community.” email kelly@luminanews.com

Budget hearing draws few voices Transportation bond updated

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

A limited number of Wilmington residents and business owners voiced ideas about the city’s recommended fiscal year 2014-15 budget during Wilmington City Council’s Tuesday, May 20, meeting. Clark Hipp, Wilmington Downtown Inc. chairman, was present during the public hearing for the recommended budget to thank council for its continued support of WDI, which focuses on the economic development and marketing of downtown Wilmington. Hipp also asked council to favorably consider WDI’s request for supplemental funding for an additional part-time employee who would research the benefits of establishing a municipal service district downtown. The proposal to create a downtown municipal service district, which would create a new tax district to fund downtown improvements, arose from a recommendation by the University of North Carolina School of Government Development Finance Initiative as part of its proposal for the redevelopment of the Water Street parking deck. The city of Wilmington’s fiscal year 201415 budget totals $144.7 million and includes a 4 percent increase in salary expenditures for city employee raises. City staff is also proposing a 1 percent property tax increase to help fund the

salary increase and other budgetary increases. On a home valued at $200,000, a 1 cent increase would result in an extra $1.67 per month in property taxes. Another property tax increase could be on the horizon for city residents if voters pass a $52 million transportation bond referendum in the November 2014 election. The bond includes $33 million in roadway improvements, $17 million in bike and pedestrian improvements and $2 million for public transportation improvements. To pay for the bond, the city is proposing a 2 cent property tax increase at the beginning of fiscal year 2016 on July 1, 2016. The bond referendum question will include language about the construction of roadways, sidewalks and multiuse trails along with the proposed 2 cent tax increase. During city council’s July 8 meeting, there will be a public hearing on the proposed bond referendum with the vote coming Nov. 4. Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization executive director Mike Kozlosky said the projects included in the plan came from the transportation needs identified by city staff and residents. A lack of immediately available funding in the city’s capital improvement plan to pay for those desired transportation projects spurred the need for the bond order, Kozlosky said. email cole@luminanews.com

Surf zones begin

From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend surfing is prohibited in the areas in front of each lifeguard stand from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or whenever lifeguards are on duty. The length of those zones is between 600-750 feet and each zone is marked with black-and-white checkered flags. ~ Allison Potter

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Trailer fire unsuspicious By Kelly Corbett

Weekend Police Report May 16

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Citations

• Six civil penalties were issued for open container, glass on the beach and human waste.

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A construction trailer fire started in Wrightsville Beach early Tuesday, May 19 on South Lumina Avenue. The fire started in the rear of the locked utility trailer at 904 S. Lumina Ave., with the call coming in around 3:45 a.m. The Wrightsville Beach Fire Department responded to the fire with two units and about eight firemen. The New Hanover County Fire Marshal’s Office investigated the scene, but a specific cause has not yet been identified. Tom Sosebee, New Hanover County Deputy Fire Marshal, said investigators spent about two hours going through debris on the scene after the fire. “They extinguished it fairly quickly with minimal damage to the structure,” Sosebee said. The trailer was a complete loss,

• Dylan Leigh Kowalski was issued a citation for Reports resist, delay, obstruct. • Theodore Bland was issued a citation for an • Breaking and entering, resist, delay, obstruct, affray. and intoxicated and disruptive were reported. • Sebastian Schledermann was issued a citation • Hit and run was reported. for an affray. • Found property was reported. • Lisandro Chavez was issued a citation for no • A wallet, debit card and North Carolina driver’s operator’s license. license were reported as found property. • Riccardo Jossvelt Perez Vejar was issued a cita- • A wallet was reported as found property. tion for possession of marijuana. Supplied photo courtesy of the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department

A utility trailer caught fire at 904 S. Lumina Ave. around 3:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 20.

valued at an estimated $20,000$22,000, including construction tools locked within the trailer. Sosebee estimated the damage to the structure at about $8,000-$10,000. “We didn’t find the exact cause. We found the area of origin,” Sosebee said. “We’re taking it as

undetermined right now until we hear from the insurance company.” He said investigators are leaning toward electrical causes and have completed their assessment at this point. “It is not a suspicious fire,” Sosebee said. email kelly@luminanews.com

OB I T UA RY

Charles Hussey Boney, 89, dies Charles Boney passed away on Friday, May 16 at his Gillette Drive residence following a long illness. He captured the devastation of Hurricane Hazel in Wrightsville Beach on eight-millimeter film in 1954. His family’s south end beach cottage escaped unscathed, but not all of their neighbors were so fortunate. Boney’s footage of the storm’s aftermath now on videotape may be viewed at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. In 1955, the young architect earned his first major design award for the Little Chapel on the Boardwalk, Wrightsville Beach’s landmark Presbyterian Church. On Monday, May 19, following 11 a.m. services at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Boney, 89, was laid to rest in Oakdale Cemetery. Boney was born in Wilmington, on Nov. 16, 1924, the son of Mary Lily Hussey and Leslie Norwood Boney. He served in World War II as a member of the U.S. Army Combat Engineers in the European Theater, where he built bridges in advance of Patton’s march toward the Battle of the Bulge, and then to Berlin. Upon returning to North Carolina, Boney graduated from North Carolina State University’s College of Design with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture in 1950. He was a member of the varsity tennis team and Sigma Phi Epsilon, was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Leadership Fraternity and was an alternate winner of the Paris Prize in architecture. In 1998 the university honored him as an outstanding alumnus of the School of Design

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Warning Tickets

• Jessica Sue Rudow was issued a warning ticket Arrests for seat belt violation. • Joe White was arrested for assault by strangulation and assault on a female.

Civil Penalties

• Eleven civil penalties were issued for surfing in Citations the construction zone, glass on the beach, dogs • Charles Joseph Schoninger was issued a citaon the beach and open container. tion for seat belt violation. • Brenda Sue Wray was issued a citation for Reports expired registration. • A debit card was reported as found property. • Randy Lane Blanton was issued a citation for expired registration. • Simple assault was reported. • Ricky Shields was issued a citation for no • A domestic dispute and assault were reported. insurance. • Chance Hamman was issued a citation for May 17 speeding, 50 in a 35 mph zone, and no operator’s license. Arrests • Maria S. Williams was issued a citation for driv• Melanie Dawn Moore was arrested for breaking during revocation. ing and entering, resist, delay, obstruct, and indecent and obscene.

Warning Tickets

• Nicholas John Ponos II was issued a warning ticket for headlights and no insurance.

Citations

• Keith D. Hatcher was issued a citation for expired registration. Civil Penalties • Blanche Hunter Jones was issued a citation for • Five civil penalties were issued for dogs on the hit and run. • Christine Glass was issued a citation for driving beach and glass on the beach. during revocation. • Jessica Womack was issued a citation for speed- Reports ing, 52 in a 25 mph zone on North Lumina • A dispute was reported at King Neptune’s Avenue. Restaurant.

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Architect Charles Hussey Boney in his home, 2013.

with its Wings on Wings award. Following graduation, Boney joined his father and two brothers at the architecture firm founded by his father in 1922. He became president and chief designer for Boney Architects and went on to win numerous awards for a wide variety of public, educational, commercial and preservation projects. His work was published in Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture,

Southern Architect, North Carolina Education and Modern Hospital, among others. Boney was chief architect for the design of New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Pender, Duplin General and Cape Fear memorial hospitals. Other notable projects in the Wilmington area include Cooperative Bank headquarters (now First Bank), Hoggard and Laney high schools, Brogden

BEACH BLOTTER Attempted suicide leads to search on beach

Hall, Alderman Elementary School and the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium. He held more than a dozen AIA positions at the local, state, and national levels, and served as president of AIANC in 1974. He was elevated to the College of Fellows, FAIA, in 1974. In 2003, his peers across North Carolina recognized Boney with the F. Carter Williams Gold Medal for career achievement. Boney was a key player in the establishment of the Wilmington Historic District. He was president of the Historic Wilmington Foundation, chairman of the City Historic Preservation Commission, and was appointed by several governors to the Capitol Preservation Commission and the North Carolina Battleship Commission. Boney also held leadership roles for many civic and service organizations. He was named Wilmington’s Citizen of the Year in 1979. In 2014, he was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state’s highest civilian honor. Boney was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, and served as youth leader, Sunday school teacher, deacon and elder. He was a member of Cape Fear Country Club, Carolina Yacht Club, The Surf Club, L’Arioso

German Club and the Downtown Rotary Club. He was a member of the board of directors of Cooperative Bank of Wilmington for 37 years before his retirement in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Betty Holland Boney; four children: Elizabeth Boney Jenkins and husband Dr. Clauston Jenkins, of Wilmington; Charles Hussey Boney Jr. and wife Lynne of Wilmington; Suzanne Boney Coleman and husband J. William Coleman III of Wilmington; and Christopher Lawrence Boney

and wife Sutton of Wilmington; sister Sue Boney Ives; sisterin-law Lillian Bellamy Boney; and sister-in-law, Jessie Leigh Davis Boney; four grandchildren: John William Coleman IV, Christopher Lawrence Boney Jr., Charles Henry Boney and May Armstrong Boney. The family requests that memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, the Historic Wilmington Foundation or the charity of one’s choice.

A 14-year-old white female reportedly slit her wrists attempting suicide and ran onto the beach strand Tuesday, May 13, around 5:27 p.m. Wrightsville Beach Police officers were called and responded, driving on the beach and around town to find her. Her father found her, and EMS transported her to the hospital.

Bluewater employee steals cases of seafood A Bluewater Grill employee has been fired from the restaurant establishment, but there are no criminal charges pending for the alleged theft of multiple cases of seafood valued at more than $500. Mark Canty, a 45-year-old black male, was spotted walking out of the back door with a case of lobster tails, valued at $112, on May 12. On May 15, a case of oysters and four cases of shrimp, valued at $459, were reported stolen at 8:07 p.m.

Domestic dispute results in strangulation, arrest An alleged domestic dispute between Joe White and his wife, Friday, May 16 led to the arrest of Joe White, a 50-year-old white male, for assault by strangulation and assault on a female. The police report states the couple engaged in a verbal argument about visitors coming to the residence off Asheville Street, during which White threw a cell phone at his wife and then strangled her. He was arrested at 5:18 p.m.

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Growing up, when my daddy wanted to insult my mother he would call her a “cracker.” She was from southern Georgia and for her, that word was offensive. Potentially hurtful, yes, but a chance to turn the other cheek material, definitely. Ugly words only hurt us when we let them, when we choose to take offense. We can choose not to. But today to even have been overheard describing someone by a derogatory name like “cracker” can get you fired from your job, or worse. My daddy always got a reaction with it, so he used it. My mother was born into an illustrious Southern family that did not recover following “the war between the states.” It left them dirt poor and she never got comfortable with that. So the insult really stung. Growing up in a time when people were openly bigoted or racist, even my parents and their friends, I heard all kinds of things said about, and said to people I loved, which were not kind, or polite. And even though the things they said were reprehensible, vile, a host of negative adjectives, I still believe they had the right to say them. The Bible says, “Out of the heart, the mouth speaks.” So when these people speak they are letting the listener know the condition of their hearts. Then we chose to associate with them or not. This country was founded on freedom. The Supreme Court denied a number of First Amendment free speech claims throughout the 1920s. In Whitney v. California, a Communist Party USA organizer, Charlotte Anita Whitney, was arrested for “criminal syndicalism.” Justice Louis Brandeis in his dissent argued for broader protections for political speech: “Those who won our independence ... believed that freedom to think as you will and to speak as you think are means indispensable to the discovery and spread of political truth; that without free speech and assembly discussion would be futile; that with them, discussion affords ordinarily adequate protection against the dissemination of noxious doctrine…” Political speech is protected, but when Gregory Lee Johnson burned an American flag at a demonstration during the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, he was charged and convicted with violating a Texas law prohibiting the vandalizing of venerated objects. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote in the 5-4 Supreme Court reversal of the lower courts’ ruling that, “if there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea offensive or disagreeable.” Just because you’re odious or you’re an idiot doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to express yourself in private conversations. Something’s really wrong in a society where private conversations are no longer private. Something is gravely amiss when people are recording others and sending it to the news media. And remember, depending on who is doing it, it is a crime. Which brings us to the Los Angeles Clippers’ Donald Sterling: if the NBA commissioners had simply fined Sterling a humongous amount of money for

what he said, and banned him as they did, Sterling would have looked like the lascivious idiot that he probably is. In trying to force a sale of property held in trust the NBA is going to have big ticket legal fees from now till kingdom come and the highly litigious Mr. Sterling, age 80, is going to enjoy the limelight along the way. He has nothing to lose. Is Mr. Sterling an idiot or is he crafty like a fox? During this sad saga, the team’s value has jumped from an impressive half a billion dollars to a full billion. He was recorded saying something ugly in private but is milking it for a profit. It seems like that would be against the law, like prostitution. We don’t need to see and hear the man’s pimp on Anderson Cooper with yet another recording. The nation has much bigger fish to fry. This is not news and it distracts us from what is. Right now in Raleigh, the state legislature just passed Building Rule Changes limiting the public’s (that is you and me) right to go into the legislative building and air its grievances. This is news. In an obvious attempt to silence the Moral Majority that gathered in protest on the legislative lawn last year, lawmakers enacted legislation that prohibits being disruptive in the legislative building. The numbers of 2013 protestors started in the hundreds and finished in the thousands. About 900 of these were arrested as they protested in the legislative building during Moral Mondays. Last Monday night about 400 protestors gathered for the first Moral Monday of 2014. Under the new rules, if they enter the building they can be arrested in the building and charged if their behavior is deemed “imminently disruptive.” Most of my parents’ generation has died, but sadly, racism and bigotry have not. And obviously there are still those less-than-perfect people who do not yet love their neighbors as themselves. The Bible is clear we are to respect our leaders even when we disagree with them. In the predominantly white town of Wolfeboro, N.H., there’s a police commissioner, Robert Copeland, age 82, who doesn’t have the sense to keep his toxic opinion to himself and this week he lost his elected position for it. Copeland admitted using a racial slur in speaking about our President, apparently preceded by an obscenity, while in a restaurant in March. It would have remained a private conversation, but a resident of the town overheard him and complained when she found out what Copeland’s job was. He resigned following the national uproar that even Mitt Romney weighed in on. It is never good to have morally compromised people in elected office. That goes for those who tweet photos of their laps, who use vile language, drive drunk, have their hand in citizens’ wallets, and those who are unfaithful to their spouse. Nevertheless, I am reminded of this that was said more than 2,000 years ago: “He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone…” And then too, there’s something inherently wrong when one word garners that much attention, holds that much power. On this Memorial Day, I question if it is the word that is so powerful or the ones wielding power capitalizing on the offense to suppress others’ rights to their opinion, however noxious?

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Gorham said the policy regulations are the problem, not the policy’s intent. If eliminated, a development line would still be enforced. Static lines are only established at beaches receiving more than 300,000 cubic yards of sand in renourishment projects. Gorham said the rule is arbitrary and allows some beach communities, like Figure Eight Island, to perform smaller, more frequent renourishment projects to sidestep static line requirements. Other potential policy changes, sifted and whittled from comments submitted at four public meetings held in March and April, include umbrella permitting, flexible use of dredged sand, extended dredging windows and deepened dredging depths. All were changes discussed during the April 2 meeting in Wilmington. Gorham said a longer dredging season could make projects cheaper and help with timely completion. “There aren’t enough dredges to come in and take care of North Carolina’s dredging needs in that very short window. That’s part of the reason why projects are postponed and so expensive, because no one can get a dredge,” Gorham said. Appropriate environmental protections for nesting turtles and shorebirds would be a priority. “Most communities are very sensitive to protecting sea turtle nests and nesting shorebirds. … If there’s more intensive monitoring

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debt service for the bonds totaling $11.9 million, equal to the county’s discretionary spending. The county’s debt service on the bonds will be satisfied in 2035. While the county economy shows signs of recovery and general government spending is down, Coudriet said the tax base is slow to reflect the gains. In fact, the tax base has shrunk since the 2006 bond was approved. “We were at a high of some $34 billion. Our assessed base today is $29 billion and it has remained flat now in effect for three straight years,” Coudriet said. Even with a 5 cent increase, Coudriet said the county’s tax rate would remain competitive compared to peers like Wake, Forsyth, Guilford and Mecklenburg counties. Priorities in the $327 million recommended budget include education, public safety, economic development and effective county government. A $67.9 million public education allocation, up $3.2 million, would fund repairs, increased per-pupil spending and a 2-percent pay raise tacked to the 8 percent supplement currently afforded to county teachers. Creation of 17 new positions would benefit health and human services and fire services. Coudriet said nine new positions in fire services will ensure a baseline level of staffing. The 2014-15 budget requests the first of three $50,000 annual installments to Wilmington Business Development to implement recommendations from the Pathways to Prosperity report, prepared by Garner Economics and presented to the board in April. The budget also features a 2 percent raise for the 1,600 county employees with

of affected species that would gain us a wider dredging window, almost everyone would be in favor of that,” said commissioner Neal Andrew during a May 19 phone interview. Commissioners also adopted a 30-year timetable for a March 2015 sea level rise study update to be presented to the state legislature. Predictions in the previous study extending to 2100 were met with fear and skepticism. The commission hopes a shorter time frame will make the study more credible. “People can comprehend a 30-year study. That’s the frame most of us think and plan in. It wasn’t intended to discount anybody’s opinion,” Gorham said. Insurance rates and property values could still be affected by the study. “That is why we’re trying to keep an open mind and being as careful as we can to provide the most accurate data so people can begin planning for the future,” Andrews said. Andrews added, with enough notice coastal communities could begin mitigating future impact by raising structures or protecting equipment like electric panels and air conditioning units. Gorham agreed on potential consequences but said more certainty could help insurance rates. “The No. 1 thing insurance companies don’t like is uncertainty. If some of the policy rhetoric and extremes are removed, I think that will address some of the uncertainty,” Gorham said. email miriah@luminanews.com

acceptable performance evaluations. The pay raise would be effective Oct. 1. Increased spending is offset by cuts, including a 2 percent decrease in health and human services and a 7 percent dip in the county landfill’s tipping fee from $59 to $55 per ton. A public hearing prior to budget approval is planned for June 2. The suggested budget is available on the county’s website, www.nhcgov.com. Chairman Woody White encouraged citizens to participate in the budget process and suggested focusing on substantial elements like debt obligations. “It would be helpful for the community as a whole to ask questions and grapple with the fact that our debt has expanded exponentially in the last eight years,” White said. The board is slated to vote on the budget June 16. The new fiscal year begins July 1.

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Capturing wave energy to power desalination is not a new idea, but the team’s decision to forgo electricity production and use highly pressurized water is revolutionary. Fred Wagner, a partner at Charlotte-based business development firm Enventys who financially supports the project, said converting wave energy to electricity to highpressure water contributes to a big energy loss. “The ah-ha moment was going, ‘Don’t try to make electricity. Go directly for what you want,’” Wagner said on May 14. The system is called SAROS, or Swell Actuated Reverse Osmosis System. The

15-foot-long, 2,400-pound desalination rig, which is a smaller prototype of the original design, took four months to build and cost between $10,000-$12,000. Wagner said he was impressed with how quickly the team executed the idea. “What was interesting about this whole thing was how fast it went together. These guys were finishing school. They did this in their spare time,” Wagner said. A hose stretching 10 feet below the rig sucks up seawater. A large pendulum captures wave energy, pumping the water through a filter to remove sediment before running it through a reverse osmosis process, which uses a molecular filter to separate salt molecules from water. The product is both

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removed from the south end bird nesting area, Richter stated the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission would assist in preventing adverse impacts to birds. Owens said the contractor

was about five days behind the original schedule. Although he did not know the exact cause of the delay, Owens said it most likely had to do with the larger amount of sand needed to renourish the beach than what was anticipated. If the extension is granted, Owens said it would not change

clean water and briny concentrate. Concentrate is discharged into the ocean and clean water is captured. The first trial took place at Wrightsville Beach in March, when the team tested the pendulum to see if it could produce high enough pressure and flow rates to sustain the desalination process. The May trials were the first time the desalination process was tested. Despite light swell conditions, Sonnett said the process was successful. “It worked. We made fresh water but not as much as we expected. … Now we need to figure out how to capitalize on smaller motions of the waves,” Sonnett said. Sonnett reported the rig produced half as much as the 100 gallons expected. He

sampled the final product to assure it was fresh, drinkable water. “It tasted like Wrightsville Beach water. It was definitely no Dasani but it wasn’t salty,” Sonnett said. The team will tweak the design to work better in smaller swells before returning to Wrightsville Beach to test again. Sonnett estimated it would take two or three weeks to make the changes. In the meantime, they are working to secure a sponsor. “It’s not just a cost problem for us. … We’ve got an idea here and we know we can scale it up, but what we need is real world application. If we can find a sponsor that has access to that, things will go very quickly from that point,” Wagner said.

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they can proceed, they don’t have to sit through the whole blinking period.” The light is not prominent in North Carolina with only two other locations Booker could place. “There’s nothing more prominent than two red signals telling you to stop, so it was decided that since it was a beach community and there was heavy traffic as well as heavy car volumes it was warranted based on the volumes of both,” Booker said. Because the light was newer during the time of approval, the department of transportation received input and approval from the state traffic engineer and regional traffic unit. “Part of the confusion might be because it is not very well known, because it’s not used all over the state, but also because we’ve got tourists in that area all the time,” Booker said. “So even if locals are used to it, they’re not necessarily the ones that are going to be adhering to the signal.” The standard function of the light is the blinking red in case pedestrians are still in the crosswalk, she said. “We want it to be a positive installation, so it’s not great to hear that there’s been some negative reactions about it. We hope that they are seeing some of the benefits also that the vehicular traffic is yielding to the pedestrians, but we do understand that it can be frustrating.” For more information, visit www.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/ provencountermeasures and click on Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon.

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the way the town has handled beach traffic interacting with the project. “It is something that has to happen and folks will have to live with it unfortunately,” Owens said in a Tuesday, May 20 phone interview. “They work in 1,000-foot increments so if someone happens to have

a house in the middle of it they can walk one way or the other. It is a very important project obviously and we need to get it done before hurricane season.” With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, the project work area for Weeks Marine is on schedule albeit in one of the busiest areas of the beach strand

As far as he knows, House said officers have not written any citations for motorists running the light. He added that he is not 100 percent sure with the way the law is written whether it would constitute as a stop light. “We, the rest of the town [and I], supported it, because I do think we need something there,” House said. “But I guess none of us really fully understood how different this HAWK light was going to be. I think most people just don’t understand what to do.” While House has not personally seen anyone run the light, he said people have told him they have seen others run the light. He said most people stop at the light while it is flashing or solid red, which might tie up traffic longer. Jessi Booker, deputy traffic engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, said the department is looking into possible options educating drivers that they may proceed after stopping at the flashing red light if pedestrians are clear of the travel lane. The inquiry follows a request from the town for additional signage at the crosswalk. “We’ve been asking around, I just don’t know that there are any options that would be beneficial enough to alert the motorists, only because signage has to be fairly large,” Booker said. “Vehicles are supposed to come to a stop, it’s almost treated as a stop sign at that point, whenever it’s blinking red,” Booker said. “They need to stop, but after that

around Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue captain Jeremy Owens said the full team of lifeguards would be on duty for the weekend but that there have not been many issues with keeping beachgoers out of the work area. “We have all our stands out and ready to go and it will be

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operations as usual for us,” Owens said in a Tuesday, May 20 phone interview. “The dredge company has done an excellent job of keeping people out of that area so we really have not had any issues with that.” email cole@luminanews.com

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“Go to Cookout, go to the pool.”

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“Throw something on the grill.”

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“Playing basketball and then working.”

“Beach and basketball.”

Jay Killman

Wilmington, N.C.

Wilmington, N.C. “Probably working.”

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Teaching children hurricane preparedness By Samantha Santana Intern

The Wrightsville Beach Children’s Museum will host two children’s hurricane safety events in preparation for the North Carolina coast’s 2014 hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through the end of November. Both events, scheduled for May 31 and June 26, are part of the museum’s free monthly children’s program. Madeline Flagler, Wrightsville Beach Museum of History director, said teaching children about hurricanes could be informative and interesting. “We want to talk about hurricanes, but in childfriendly terms. It won’t seem foreign and scary, so they’ll be familiar with it,” Flagler said. Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach are prone to hurricanes, Flagler said, so teaching kids about natural disasters is important. “With the kinds of hurricanes and natural disasters we’ve had all over the world, there’s some interesting information geared toward children about why it happens,” she explained. “There’s a lot that is really interesting.” Steve Pfaff, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Wilmington, said by teaching children about hurricane preparedness, families and friends will learn, too.

“Teaching kids is one of the most important things,” Pfaff said. “Kids are wanting to be so helpful and can teach their families. They become advocates for us and help us spread the world.” The 2014 season could be the worst hurricane season ever and individuals should prepare, Pfaff said. “We want children, adults and anyone coming to Wilmington to know this is going to be the worst hurricane season ever,” Pfaff said, stressing the seriousness with which each season should be treated. “Every place has its unique hazards … Wilmington has hurricanes. It takes a partnership to get this information out there. … It’s a variety of partners to keep people in the loop about hurricanes.” Both events will run from 10-10:45 a.m. at the museum where kids will create crafts and read books about hurricanes. Register by May 29 for the May 31 event to be entered in a raffle. Register by June 24 for the June 26 event to be entered in a raffle. “Registration isn’t required, but it is suggested. We draw a raffle for the book that we will read from the names of the children that have registered,” Flagler said. Light refreshments will be served and space is limited. To register, call 910-256-2569. For more information about hurricane preparedness, visit www.readync.org

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ixed in among the naturally occurring plants and animals at Airlie Gardens this summer will be handcrafted stainless steel doubles. Beginning May 19, shiny dragonflies, beetles, gladiolas, irises and weeping willows forged by Chapel Hill artists Gary Caldwell and Holly Felice will take over as the gardens’ summer art installation. Caldwell is the creator of the gardens’ butterfly house hanging mobile and stainless steel azalea, and brought around 15 new pieces, all collaborations with Felice, to install Wednesday, May 14. For Caldwell, working with metal began in the late 1960s when he would create art during the time he was supposed to be practicing welding in the U.S. Navy. “I became a lousy welder but a good artist,” Caldwell said. After a brief time working on abstract expressionist paintings and neon art, Caldwell rekindled his love for working with metals when he moved to Chapel Hill. He now primarily works with stainless steel. “I chose stainless because of its beauty and luminosity and its almost holographic quality in certain lights,” he said. “I have about five tricks I use that make the stainless steel look like this.” Although she has been working with metals for a shorter amount of time — just longer than eight years — Caldwell said Felice is skilled in her craft and the demand for his pieces grew when the two

began working together. Where Caldwell’s favorite subjects are insects like beetles and dragonflies, Felice’s forte is crafting flowers like gladiolas and irises out of the stainless steel. “It has taken me a long time to admit to myself that I just love making flowers,” Felice said. “I went to Appalachian State University and they really push contemporary and conceptual art, and I finally had to say, ‘I like making flowers, sorry.’” While some of the steel Caldwell and Felice use is scrap, most of it is new and requires imagination to see something like a beetle eyeball in a stainless soup ladle. Manufacturing his own tools is also something Caldwell has adapted, like making an air press mold that allows him to dimple the beetle’s shell. To color, texture and shape the steel, Caldwell and Felice use a method that involves a series of molding, buffing and heating. The colors in the final products come from knowing how hot to heat the steel to make it turn a certain color. The inspiration for the pieces made for the Airlie Gardens installment came from Caldwell and Felice’s love for nature. “We just love nature and we love things that are accessible to the average person to where a person that doesn’t necessarily like high-end art can say, ‘Oh, I like dragonflies and trees,’” Caldwell

“I chose stainless because of its beauty and luminosity and its almost holographic quality in certain lights.”

said. “Plus they are big and beautiful and permanent because stainless is forever.” Although it appears the sculptures would take weeks or months to create, Caldwell said on average it only takes three days for the two to complete a piece. “We work hard and smart,” Caldwell said. The team of stainless steel sculptors has pieces in galleries around the United States, but Felice said she and Caldwell want to do more public art installments because of how large the pieces can be. Felice’s gladiolas come in at 9 feet tall with the other pieces similarly proportioned. As Caldwell benefitted from Felice’s skills, she said he has also helped her gain recognition in an art form not typically associated with women. “This is our debut show as partners in public art, and we have been working on the show for about a year now,” Felice said. “I think there is a lot of sexism with me being a young female in metal sculpture and it is very easy for people to not take me seriously, but [Caldwell] has always been there helping to make sure I’m recognized.” Caldwell and Felice’s stainless sculptures will remain in Airlie Gardens through Sept. 28, and both said they were excited for more of their work to be on display in the gardens. “Once you get good at something that is all people want, and they say my best attribute really is modesty,” Caldwell said, laughing. “The trick of what we are doing is the ability to work with stainless the way no one else is.” email cole@luminanews.com

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Big Dawg Productions Cape Fear Playhouse Thursday, May 22 to Sunday, May 25

Steamroller Printing Festival UNCW campus behind the Cultural Arts Building Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

19th Annual Orange Street Arts Fest 2nd and Orange Streets Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, May, 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

USS North Carolina Battleship Commission USS North Carolina Battleship Monday, May 26, 5:45 p.m.

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Teachers bike to work By Kelly Corbett Staff Writer

With her basket full of equipment and attached to her Jamis Earth Cruiser, Joelle Newman rode about one mile to and from work in recognition of National Bike to Work Week. Newman, who is a physical education teacher at Wrightsville Beach School, said it is important to be a role model and show exercise is important. She said the amount of supplies and equipment teachers carry is what makes the trek on two wheels tough. Cissie Brooks, a marine science teacher, and Sandra Roberts, a fourth-grade teacher, also participated in the week after assistant principal

Dr. Emily Grace spread the word. It was Roberts’ first time cycling to work, making a fivemile trek to and from the College Acres area to the school Tuesday and Wednesday on her specialized hybrid bicycle. “The one thing that I enjoyed … I smelled the flowers in the morning that I normally wouldn’t smell,” Roberts said about the blooming honeysuckle. She said the ride took her about 30 minutes, with the busiest time in the afternoon and plenty of planning in advance. She had a back-up plan in case one of the tires on her mountain bike went flat and wore a backpack filled with her phone, lunch and papers. “I wanted to make sure that I

could get there in plenty of time so that I could change,” she said. The scariest part of the ride, she said, was crossing the Military Cutoff and Eastwood road intersection. “It was a very nice peaceful ride,” Roberts said. “…The greenway that’s a great benefit. If I didn’t have the greenway, I might not consider it as much.” She plans to continue to ride to work on two wheels when she can, but said she will have to think more about how she uses her time during the day without being able to carry much home after work. Newman could only make the trip the beginning of the week, because she works at Alderman Elementary School the second half of the week.

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Speaker series inaugurated by Audubon deputy director By Miriah Hamrick Staff Wr iter

The N.C. Coastal Federation launched its new speaker series with a May 17 presentation by Audubon North Carolina Deputy Director Walker Golder. Mike Giles, coastal advocate, said the speaker series is one of a couple of new programs the federation is offering after moving to its new location in Wrightsville’s Historic Square. “The Coastal Federation’s been

around since 1982 … making sure we have clean water, sustainable coastal resources and clean beaches,” Giles said. “Now we can put our money where our mouth is.” Golder discussed the work Audubon North Carolina does to protect shorebirds by monitoring species and preserving areas necessary for their survival, illustrating points with his photography. Golder, born and bred on Wrightsville Beach, said access

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to the beach underlies any successful shorebird population. “Birds absolutely depend on the coast,” Golder said. “There’s an entire suite of species that require beaches, marshes and those habitats associated with beaches and marshes for their very survival.” Changes to beach habitats due to human disturbance, beach and inlet management and lack of regulatory protection have led to declining populations in 48 of 50 shorebird species. Conservation efforts previously focused on breeding but results have improved after the focus shifted to encompass year-round monitoring and protection. “If we have even a small downturn in adult survival, we can wipe out that entire great productive breeding season that we just had. We had to begin to think about these birds year-round,” Golder said. Piping plovers, a species once facing dangerous population declines, were discovered to winter in the Bahamas in large numbers. By observing the birds and tracking their movements, Audubon has partnered with Bahamas National Trust to protect 22,000 acres on the Joulter Cays islands to ensure continued growth for the plovers. Thanks to conservation breakthroughs like that, piping plovers are now one of two shorebird species experiencing population growth. Audubon North Carolina oversees bird sanctuaries dotting the Carolina coast from Ocracoke to Southport. The protected sites support 35 percent of the state’s bird population and allow intensive scientific study for continued conservation successes. Golder explained how the organization’s efforts affect birds found on Wrightsville Beach like

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Audubon North Carolina Deputy Director Walker Golder presents his photography and discuss Audubon’s efforts to protect shorebirds, like these least terns, during the launch of the N.C. Coastal Federation’s new speaker series Saturday, May 17.

“We talk about the wildlife but we need these areas to remain natural, to enjoy, to appreciate and to refresh our beings and our souls.” storm-loving least terns, masterful migrating red knots, showy oystercatchers and black skimmers with uniquely adapted bills. In closing remarks, Giles noted that conservation efforts also benefit other coastal species. “We talk about the wildlife but we need these areas to remain natural, to enjoy, to appreciate and to refresh our beings and our souls,” Giles said. The speaker series will run from May to November. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Fresh lobsters from the chilly northern Atlantic Ocean have brought families and friends together in Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington for decades, and this year marks the 30th annual Lobsterfest. Organized annually by staff and volunteers of Church of the Servant Episcopal, Lobsterfest serves as the church’s primary fundraiser. For the 2014 Lobsterfest, scheduled for Saturday, June 14, 10 percent of the net profits will be donated to one of the church’s community partners like Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, the Good Shepherd Center or College Park Elementary School. The combination of a freshly steamed lobster and benefitting a good cause is what keeps the Lobsterfest tradition alive and well even after lower attendance years in the late 2000s, said 12-year volunteer Don Hickey. “It has come back in the last several years and you see more new people showing interest,” Hickey said. “Everyone knows it benefits our church, so, especially for the Harbor Island people, it is a big party for them but then they also Lumina News file photo know it is going to a good cause.” Volunteer Don Hickey serves lobsters at the Harbor Island block The block party takes place on Harbor party held in conjunction with the 29th annual Lobster Fest to benIsland along Live Oak Drive during the efit Church of the Servant on June 8, 2013. evening of Lobsterfest and draws hunLobsterfest coordinator Mary Ames Booker said dreds of residents, friends and visitors each year. Earlier in the day, from 11 a.m. to 4 the team will even deliver lobsters to groups that p.m., Church of the Servant serves as another order 10 or more lobsters and are unable to pick venue where people can take part in the Lobsterfest them up. Booker also said those dining at the church will tradition. Hickey and his volunteer team starts steaming be seated in the main sanctuary this year, which the live lobsters 30 at a time in their large steamer will provide a nicer dining atmosphere to pair with at the church before lunch and then relocate the the lobster. The cutoff deadline for ordering lobster is operation to Harbor Island for the evening shift. Although it is a long day of steaming, Hickey said Thursday, June 12; with prices ranging from $18 for a live, uncooked lobster to $25 for a lobster and he would not have it any other way. “It sounds funny when I tell people it is my favor- traditional low country boil. With more and more people showing up to ite day of the year but I just love it,” he said. “I lived on Harbor Island for a couple years and it is Lobsterfest the day of the event, Hickey said he such neat tradition for all the families and friends.” has also been carrying extra lobsters to both venues The number of lobsters ordered during the lunch for purchase. For more information, visit www.cosepiscopal. shift at Church of the Servant averages just more than 1,000 and around 300 for the Harbor Island ecdio.org email cole@luminanews.com portion, Hickey said.

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It’s hard to believe just a few weeks ago we were talking about when the fishing was going to start picking up and yet here we are, with just more than a week left in the month of May, talking about how fantastic the fishing has been. Water temperatures have continued to creep up and have now officially hit the 70-degree mark. Fishing is firing off from the beach, the inshore waters as well as offshore, making anglers happy, happy, happy. Ocean conditions for boaters have also been superb, allowing the smaller boats chances to venture off a little bit further to get a chance at the action. The weekend outlook is not as good as the past few, but it’s looking manageable at least; meaning,

upon one and get him to the boat, dispatch it with a hammer prior to bringing it in, otherwise a trip to the local tackle store to replace some rods and reels might be in order, not to mention a visit to the ER. They play dead well until in the bottom of a fiberglass boat. Surf and pier fishing has been good for Virginia mullet but anglers have to weed through the small ones in order to find the larger ones. The dredging operation, which is creating some cloudy water along the shoreline, is not helping matters along Wrightsville Beach right now, but there are still some fish to be found. GotCha Plugs jigged off the pier, in the clearer waters are catching some Spanish mackerel and

Ocean conditions for boaters have also been superb, allowing the smaller boats chances to venture off a little bit further to get a chance at the action. with the holiday weekend, there should be plenty of action had by all looking to wet a line. Near shore fishing has been great with plenty of Spanish mackerel and bluefish being found by fishermen trolling Clark Spoons from just off the beach out to around three miles. A few Atlantic bonito are also still being caught, however their days are numbered as the water temperatures continue to rise. For those looking for a real tug on the line, the black tip sharks are plentiful for some rod bending action. Cobia are also a possibility and should be showing about any day now. Some anglers fish for them around the jetties with menhaden or bluefish fished on the bottom while others who are trolling keep a separate rod rigged with a heavy bucktail should they observe a cobia cruising by. A word of caution: if you happen

bluefish. Inshore, it’s been much of the same with red drum being found around structures, such as docks and oyster beds. Artificial baits are working and will allow more coverage of the area waters, but personal preference says a live bait rigged Carolina style is hard to beat. There have also been a few more reports of keeper flounder being found in the same locations, but as with any early season fishing, there are small ones to also contend with. Offshore, the Gulf Stream action has been mainly dolphin and some big ones at that. Just about any structure such as weed lines, have been holding lots of fish in the 10-20 pound range with some much larger fish being reported. Black fin tuna, although becoming more sporadic, are still a chance encounter, as are wahoo and billfish.

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The Wrightsville Beach Foundation will host a fun, unique race with several varieties of competition on the sand and in the ocean. There will be jogging, walking, and stand-up paddleboarding. There will even be crab crawling. The Second Annual Pier to Pier Run, Crab Crawl and SUP Race will be held Saturday, June 7. Participants in the beach run will line up at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier at 8:30 a.m. and jog or walk to Crystal Pier and back, approximately 3.5 miles. The paddleboarders will enter the water at Crystal Pier at 8 a.m. and paddle through the open ocean to finish at Johnnie

Mercer’s Pier. Those looking for an extra challenge can turn the race into a biathlon by completing both the paddleboard race and the beach run. One of the highlights of the event is the Crab Crawl, which takes place 15 minutes before the beach run begins. Children line up in their best sea creature costumes and crab crawl about 40 yards, with families cheering them on. Prizes will be awarded to the fastest crawl and the best costume. “They’re racing each other and they’re falling down and they’re running into each other with a lot of laughing so that’s a lot of fun,” said race director Bobby Brandon. “It just makes it such a family event.” This year’s race looks to build on the success of its first year

by adding the SUP race option for the countless paddleboarders in Wrightsville Beach. After the 2013 Pier to Pier Run saw chilly and overcast weather, event organizers moved the race from May to June in hopes of more pleasant conditions. With these improvements, Brandon said he expects more than 300 participants. “I don’t remember how many runners we had last year but the ones that came, they loved it because it’s such a fun, different thing to do,” Brandon said. “Word spread from last year … so I think it’s just going to be a much better event.” The Pier to Pier race, which originated as the Farmers’ Market 5k around the John Nesbitt Loop, has certainly seen many changes throughout the

years, and organizers continue to add new elements to distinguish it from the many other local 5ks. “After the town took over the farmers’ market, we decided to move the race to the beach … because there are so many 5ks on the loop and we thought it would be something different to do,” said Lisa Weeks, Wrightsville Beach Foundation board member. All race proceeds go directly to the Wrightsville Beach Foundation, which completes various town beautification projects. “Everything we raise comes back to doing something positive for Wrightsville Beach,” Brandon said. “That’s what I love about it. The money doesn’t go into somebody’s pocket, it comes back to the beach that we all love.”

Marlin tournament celebrates 41 years By Kelly Corbett Staff Writer

As one of eight North Carolina Governor’s Cup participating tournaments, the Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament will kick off May 28-31. The major billfish tournaments are held from May through August and are managed by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Marine Fisheries. The blue marlin tournament is in its 41 st year, while the Governor’s Cup is in its 24th year. “It’s pretty cool to have events that have been going on that long,” said Randy Gregory, biologist with the division of marine fisheries. With the economic downturn, there has been a decline in the eight tournaents’ participation, but Gregory said they are looking to build the tournaments back up to where they were a couple of years ago. Registration is $1,500 for the level 1 registration fee, with three additional levels available for entry up to a total of $3,500 possibly yielding cash prizes. “The fishing will be two out of three days,” Gregory said. Those days will be left up to the captain’s choice, from Friday

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The 41st annual Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament will be held May 28-31.

through Sunday. “Some folks look at weather,” Gregory said. “If you have a big boat, you look at fishing

conditions, what you’re seeing with the water conditions and where the fish might be and try to predict the day the fish are going

to bite best.” There is a game fish category for dolphin fish, tuna and wahoo. Most participants catch and release the fish. Gregory said dolphin fish are running big right now, and it will probably take a 40-pound fish or heavier to win. “The Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament usually is really competitive in the dolphin category, because there’s so many big fish around right now,” Gregory said. “So it may take a really nice fish to win that tournament, so there will be some big dolphin for sure.” The wahoos could range from 30-100 pounds. “Hopefully somebody will catch a few tuna,” he said. “They’re always cool to see. I think the average tuna run under about 50 pounds.” There is always a chance a blue marlin will be brought to the dock. The awards ceremony is held at Lumina Hall, and the weigh ins are held each day of the tournament around 5 p.m. at the Wrightsville Beach Marina docks. “This is one of the coolest little tournaments we do with the Governor’s Cup,” Gregory said. “It’s the most Southern tournament we do.” email kelly@luminanews.com

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Joan Johnson can spend an entire day running one errand.

Johnson, an elderly woman on a fixed income, lives in Rankin Terrace, a public housing complex on 11th Street. There are no grocery stores near her apartment so each shopping trip requires planning. “If you don’t have transportation, you have to pay for a taxi or pay someone to take you. If you take the bus, it’s almost an all-day fiasco trying to go to the store and come back,” Johnson said. When a low-income senior housing facility in Pine Valley was proposed in 2012, Johnson said she was excited about the possibility to be closer to shops and services and cut down transportation hassles. “I’m 68 years old. If I could get somewhere like that, that was close to grocery stores, drugstores and doctors’ offices, it would have been perfect,” Johnson said. Wilmington City Council denied Wilmington Housing Authority’s request to rezone the 10-acre plot for multi-family use, citing concerns about decreased property value and increased crime rates in the neighborhood. “I felt discriminated against. They didn’t want low-income people in the community but … just because I’m on Social Security doesn’t mean I’m not a productive human being. I worked. That’s why I can get Social Security,” Johnson said. Rankin Terrace has been Johnson’s home for 10 years. Before she retired, she worked as a case manager at Coastal Horizons Center. Housing discrimination is bigger than uneasy feelings about public housing and low-income families entering well-to-do neighborhoods. Renters and homebuyers alike face discrimination based on race, age, gender, disability status and more. Jack Holtzman, attorney with the Fair Housing Project at Legal Aid of North Carolina, explained which rights and responsibilities are protected by fair housing laws during a May 15 workshop organized by the Cape Fear Housing Project, the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County. A handful of state and federal fair housing laws serve two purposes: to prevent housing discrimination and promote residential integration. Holtzman focused on the state and federal Fair Housing Acts, which offer broad protection. “[The laws] cover public housing and private housing. With very few exceptions, the Fair Housing Act covers almost every single dwelling,” Holtzman said. Individuals living in single- and multi-family houses, group homes, even shelters and migrant housing are covered under the laws. Discrimination based on race, religion, gender, familial status and disability is prohibited. Holtzman explained how simple statements and actions by landlords or Realtors could qualify as unlawful discrimination. A landlord cannot request proof of citizenship, unless it is an equally enforced policy, or stipulate how many children can sleep in each bedroom. A Realtor cannot suggest a family with five children would be happier in a community with more young families with children. “If I had to boil this down, these fair housing laws, to one concept, it is treat everybody the same,” Holtzman said. “Don’t give a preference to one group over another. Don’t have different terms and conditions that are either worse or better based upon race or national origin or disability.” Holtzman acknowledged that disability-based discrimination is trickier to pinpoint because disabled tenants must be treated differently to be treated the same. If a tenant is disabled and it is not apparent, a landlord can ask for verification of the disability if the tenant requests

a ramp, grab bars or other modifications. Funding responsibility for modifications for disabled tenants differs in private and public housing. “In a private landlord situation, the tenant has to pay,” Holtzman said. “If it’s public, it’s different. It’s on the public dime, [but] it has to be reasonable to the disability.” In private housing, the tenant is only required to pay to restore the unit back to its original state if modifications, like lowered countertops, restrict use by future tenants. Many forms of discrimination are proscribed through fair housing laws but discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is still largely unregulated. “Gender or sex is one of the protected categories. Sexual orientation is not … a protected category under our state or federal Fair Housing Act,” Holtzman said. Holtzman noted gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have limited protection in public housing due to a policy established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “The policy at HUD insured or owned properties requires equal treatment and regardless of the fact that sexual orientation is not covered under the Fair Housing Act, requires … treat[ing] everybody equally, including based upon sexual orientation and marriage,” Holtzman said. Victims of housing discrimination can contact the Fair Housing Project by calling 1-855-797-3247 for advice. Legal services are free if the project decides to represent the case.

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How to Sell HUD Homes

Create Wilmington May 27, 1-3 p.m. 102 N. 3rd St.

Historic Wilmington Foundation May 27, 10-10:30 a.m. 311 S. Wallace Ave.

Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors May 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 1826 Sir Tyler Drive, Suite 100

How can Wilmington preserve its heritage and manage growth in the next 20 years? Hundreds of residents have contributed ideas during a dozen neighborhood planning meetings and through online comments, which will help city planners create a new comprehensive plan. Consolidated results will be available to guests at Wilmington City Hall between 1-3 p.m. on May 27. Public comments can be submitted at createwilmington.org

One historically significant site is selected each year as a recipient of the James D. and Rosalie Carr Plaque. The Municipal Gold Course and Clubhouse was selected for 2014. The plaque will be presented and dedicated at the ceremony, part of a series of events celebrating May as National Historic Preservation Month. For more information, call 910-762-2511 or email edwards@historicwilmington.org

Looking for ways to increase real estate sales and maximize income potential? During this workshop,Realtors will learn where HUD homes come from and who can buy them, how to prepare and submit sales contracts and ensure a smooth close and how to become registered to sell HUD homes. The event is free for Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors members. Call 910-762-7400 for more information.

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Island Passage changes hands Money Matters By Cole Dittmer

Understanding economic indicators and how they impact you

Staff Writer

After 30 years serving as the co-owner and primary buyer for Island Passage, Plunkett Dodge has left the helm of the boutique women’s clothing and accessories store. What began as a small rental and homemade T-shirt store on Bald Head Island in 1984 became the Island Passage of today with several Cape Fear locations. Dodge’s husband, former Wilmington mayor, businessman and restaurateur Harper Peterson started the golf cart, canoe and bicycle rental company on Bald Head Island that became the first Island Passage. “Then I started making things, designing T-shirts and having them locally silk-screened,” Dodge said. “It started out very low key but then everything we started designing and making was selling.” The couple later opened the Cross Pointe Plaza location near Wrightsville Beach and two downtown Wilmington locations. “I was raising four kids, having

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Every week we see dozens of economic reports and indicators providing us with a fresh look at the economy. While most of these reports have the potential to move the market and investment accounts, relatively few people understand their meaning. As a starting point, there are three categories of indicators – leading, lagging or coincident. Leading indicators change before the economy changes Dave Dupont and are one of the most important to investors in gauging how the economy will perform in the Staff photo by Cole Dittmer future. Lagging indicators do not respond until a few quarters When it opened, Island Passage at Lumina Station was the largest of previous co-owner Plunkett Dodge’s stores. after the economy changes direction. And finally, coincident Dodge, along with her husband and co-owner Harper Peterson, sold the two Island Passage locations, Return indicators move in tandem with the economy. Passage and Maritime Passage, after starting the business in 1984. Here’s a look at some of the important economic reports and how they move the economy and the markets. Effective March 20, 2014, that another one, Harper was city Island Passage, Dodge said it Gross Domestic Product: Measured annually, but updated councilman then mayor, and we was her commitment to small, trio is the new ownership team of quarterly, GDP represents the value of goods and services proowned [Water Street Restaurant] unknown brands with potential the two Island Passage locations, duced in the United States. Probably the broadest indicator of downtown so it was a wild ride,” that kept the unique feel of the Return Passage and Maritime economic output, GDP indicates how quickly the economy Passage within Canopy Outfitters Dodge said. locations. is growing or shrinking. If GDP growth doesn’t meet or beat Throughout the 30 years “Every other year I would go on Bald Head Island. market expectations, stock prices often temporarily decline. Prentice began working for Peterson and Dodge owned to a market I had never been Consumer Confidence Index: Considered one of the most to before or rarely went to just Dodge 14 years ago after relocataccurate indicators of confidence, this index is based on a survey to keep my choices fresh in ing to Wilmington and said the sample of 5,000 households asked how they feel about current Wilmington,” she said. “I never style would remain intact. and future economic prospects. It represents a leading indicator. “We believe deeply in the basis bought labels and was never Consumer Price Index: Widely used to track inflation, the interested in name brands. I of Island Passage and what it is CPI measures the cost of a predetermined basket of consumer ended up being lucky in buying so we want to continue to grow goods and services and is another leading indicator. that and hopefully expand,” some brands that became popuProducer Price Index: Not as widely used as the CPI, the Wrightsville Beach Riverfront Farmers’ lar, but when I first bought them Prentice said. “We want our PPI is a monthly report of what producers earn for their finFarmers’ Market Market customers to still come to us for they probably were not.” ished goods – that is, what are they receiving on the wholesale Mondays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Through years of economic what they always have and conmarket. A PPI reading can sometimes predict what’s to come Located in the Town Municipal Located along North Water growth in the late 1990s and tinue to find new stuff here, too.” with the CPI. Complex Street downtown As for Dodge, she and Peterson early 2000s, Dodge said the busiHousing Starts: This tracks how many new single-family Market runs through Labor Day Market runs through Nov. 22 ness grew exponentially, but the retained ownership of the origihomes or apartments were constructed during a month, deterGreat Recession of the late 2000s nal Bald Head Island store, now Poplar Grove Farmers’ mined mainly by applications and permits for building homes. forced a different image of the named Riverside Adventure Market While the statistic does not usually affect the stock market, Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. company to emerge with the Company, along with their reshousing represents a huge portion of overall investment dollars. Located in Poplar Grove help of buyers Alison Drake and taurants Delphina and Delphina Purchasing Managers Index: A composite index based on Plantation Kristyn Prentice and financial Dos. new orders, inventories, production, supplier deliveries and Market runs through Nov. 26 Although she said Island controller Beth Ogden. employment, this index gives a snapshot of what is happenPassage is in good hands with ing in the manufacturing sector. A number above 50 shows an Prentice, Drake and Ogden, expansion, below indicates a contraction. It serves as a leading Dodge said she could not help indicator for the economy as a whole. but miss it. Retail Sales: This measure tracks merchandise sold within “I don’t regret it, but it had a the retail sector, such as grocery stores, clothing chains and lot of soul to it and it is hard SUDOKU to electronics stores. Retail sales are determining the by Myles Mellor andimportant SusaninFlanagan pass the soul along,” she said. health of the economy. These results can also have an impact Proceeds benefit projects and amenities on Wrightsville Beach “I think the reason why Island on the market, especially retail stocks. Passage has been and will conEach Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been sub tinue to be really successful for a This article is provided by Dave Dupont, a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management. long time is because it does have grids of squares. solve the puzzle each row, column RBC3X3 Wealth Management doesTo not endorse this organization or publication. Johnnie Mercer’s Pier – Crystal Pier a mighty soul.”

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Sherman’s Lagoon

Hopelessness • Rage, uncontrolled anger, seeking

revenge

By Jim Toomey

There’s a lagoon called Kapupu near the island of Kapupu in the sunny North Pacific just west of the Elabaob Islands in the Palauan archipelago of Micronesia. Sherman the Shark, his wife, Megan, and a host of other ocean occupants call it home. Occasionally, the hairless beach apes with their so-called civilized human ways try to encroach on the Lagoonies’ tropical paradise. So, there’s bound to be high jinks in this coral-reef heaven...

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reason for living; no sense of purpose in life

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CROSSWORD Across 1. Daunted 6. Shot 10. Oenophile’s concern 15. Diploma word 18. + end 19. Chemnitz mister 20. Lord’s residence 23. ABCs 26. What’s left

Down 1. ___ noir 2. Burden of proof 3. Custom 4. Mythology anthology 5. Life partner? 6. 1967 Monkees song 7. Jack’s inferior 8. Verb with thou 9. Support system? 10. Copious 11. Pinker 12. In abeyance 13. Brother 14. Hyperbola part 15. Mea ___ 16. Deplete 17. They have flat tops 21. Cats 22. Milky gems 24. Recompense 25. ___-di-dah 30. Low-grade wool 31. Steel girder 32. Agra attire 33. Subatomic particle 35. British tax 36. Figure in Maori mythology 37. Elliptical 38. Part of a price 40. Many a snake

27. Smart ___ 28. Its capital is Port Moresby 29. Western or eastern 34. Insults 35. Clip 39. Persian Gulf emirate 40. Red ___ 42. Overhangs 44. Galba’s predecessor 45. Actress Bloom

41. Tolkien beast 43. Nirvana tune 45. Serves on a sloop 46. Fuzzy ___ 47. Kind of group, in chemistry 48. Way up 49. Took steps 50. If-____ (computer routines) 52. Web site? 53. Like Falstaff 54. Quiet 59. Venerated symbol 61. Force back 63. Endow 64. Lebanese president Lahoud 65. Stuck 66. Mathematical function 67. 200 milligrams 68. Esteem to the extreme 69. Bridges in movies 71. Horologe, e.g 74. “Star Trek” rank: Abbr. 77. Cancel data, on a PC 79. Word with high or arm 80. Place for a valve 81. “Haystacks” painter

Keeping it Simple by Myles Mellor 48. Gathered dust 51. Go back to the drawing board 55. “Do the Right Thing” pizzeria owner 56. Free radicals 57. Auspices 58. Party offering 59. Little bird 60. Rope factory employee

82. Canaanite deity 83. Quisling’s city 84. Quickly, quickly 86. Without precedent 87. Red coin? 88. Slice 93. Audited, with “on” 95. Essen’s river 97. Chubby, in London 98. Related, in a way 99. Stopped lying 100. Magical image 101. Long bones 102. Dazzle 103. Sink 104. States of feeling 106. ___ song 108. One to grow on? 109. Sweet cherry 110. Theories 111. They, in Trieste 113. Bluecoat 114. Slick 115. Animation 116. Mail Boxes ___ 117. Myanmar monetary unit

62. Bank claim 63. Evil 70. Golf accessories 72. Except 73. Telephone part 75. Use 76. Condé Nast magazine 78. Sing softly 79. Tiny part 82. Constrictor 85. Gym, e.g.

For answers, see page B2 89. Traffic stopper 90. Not standing 91. Clear 92. Australian marsupial 93. In stitches 94. Fertilizer ingredient 96. Sit (down) 97. Unbroken 100. Underlying layer 105. Pool 106. Miss in Paris

107. Grinder 112. Thinking 118. Loud 119. ___ hall 120. Weight units 121. Appetite 122. Went weak 123. Gym site 124. Perspicacity

May 22–28, 2014

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Loaves

Pastor Keith Louthan, Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church Little Chapel On the Boardwalk Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 Early Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. St. Andrew’s On-The-Sound Episcopal The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. St. James episcopal church Mt. Lebanon Chapel (Near Airlie Gardens)

8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Wrightsville Beach Baptist church Keith Louthan, church pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m. Celebration Services: 11:10 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Wrightsville United Methodist Church Bob Bauman, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. St. Therese Catholic church Father Joe Vetter 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon; Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration St. Mark Catholic Church Father Steve Carlson 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 Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration and noon Benediction Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

with Chip Brogden

Often, those who believe they are called by God to some kind of ministry represent a significant challenge. Most of them are very gifted and talented. Many of them start out with a good heart and have a genuine desire to serve God and help others. But they also usually have an ambition and a desire to be seen, heard and approved by men. Eventually the ministry becomes a means through which serving God becomes a pretext for serving Self, or serving God and Self at the same time. If these selfish ambitions have not been delivered over to the Cross then it represents an impure mixture that God cannot endorse. Keith Green was already a talented musician and recording artist before he met Christ. It would be natural to assume that God would now use his musical gifts in some ministry capacity. With characteristic zeal and enthusiasm, Keith plunged into the world of the Christian music industry. But eventually he discovered that in order for God to truly use his music, the old Keith Green would have to die; the gift, the talents, the ability that he brought with him into the Kingdom of God had to go through the Cross before God could use them. He embraced the Cross and put aside the piano for a period of months, saying he would never take it up again unless God allowed him to. One night, after being asked to play at a charity benefit, he reluctantly agreed. About halfway through the song, a pronounced change came over him, and afterwards he told his wife, “I believe that God gave me my music back tonight.” From there, Keith Green’s music

The Way of the Cross

and ministry grew and touched the lives of millions of people before his life was cut short in a plane crash. But long before Keith died in that accident, he “died” on the Cross, and that’s why his ministry continues to produce Life today. He discovered it really wasn’t his music after all; it was God’s. To deliver your ministry over to the Cross and allow it to be crucified is a difficult thing. It represents Isaac, the very thing that God has promised, the thing you love the most, the thing you would give your life for. How difficult it was for Abraham to offer up Isaac! But this is the way of the Cross. And do not suppose that once a thing is delivered over to death and then “returned” in resurrection that it is now yours to do with as you please. The mark of the Cross is upon it from that day forward, and it is kept alive by the Life of the Lord. The moment we touch it or take it back into our own power, we remove it from resurrection ground, and it dies. Embracing the Cross daily is the only way it can be maintained. Those who embrace the Cross will find that it penetrates deeply, touching every aspect of their lives. To the degree that we allow the Cross to do its work in us, to that same degree will we experience the blessing, the freedom and the power of Resurrection Life. As we are decreased, He is increased (Jn. 3:30). More of Jesus and less of me: this is the Narrow Path, the path of discipleship, the way of spiritual growth and maturity.

Chip was born and raised in North Carolina and currently lives and writes in upstate New York with his wife, Karla. Connect with his blog and share your thoughts at www.ChipBrogden.com

Living H2O Majesty

The majesty of the Great I AM is in this place Beauty in the skies changes at a gentle pace Colors not seen except to your blessed eyes With blues, reds, oranges, yellows I AM paints the skies The majesty I show you is just a beginning As the triumphs over this life show you are winning A place in heaven for all eternity with Me Will be worth the love you show for all to see The beauty that surrounds you will comfort all Who see the reflection of My majesty is not small It is a big achievement to realize My majesty is free The beauty that surrounds you abounds with glee My majesty will reign on the Earth for generations to come It is a glory and a beauty for all to share, not just some The majesty of the Great I AM is hard to comprehend But it is so great when you share it with a friend

C a rl W a t e r s

(1 Chr 29:11 NRSV) Yours, O LORD, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head above all. (Psa 29:4 NRSV) The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. (Psa 104:1 NRSV) Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty, (Isa 24:14 NRSV) They lift up their voices, they sing for joy; they shout from the west over the majesty of the LORD. (2 Pet 1:16 NRSV) For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty. (Jude 1:25 NRSV) to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.

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

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L N O T I C ES 14 SP 83 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Scott Robert Wallen to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated June 14, 2012 and recorded on June 14, 2012 in Book 5647 at Page 2852, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 27, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All of Lot 322 of Pineywoods, Section E, as shown upon that map of said Subdivision recorded in the New Hanover County Register in Map Book 4, at Page 73, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5028 Pine Street, Wilmington, NC 28403. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Scott Robert Wallen. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to

declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-00719-FC01 May 15 and 22, 2014 12 SP 1373 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Faye N. Whaley to The law offices of Daniel A. Fulco, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated August 4, 2006 and recorded on August 9, 2006 in Book 5063 at Page 1560, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 27, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 116, Section 3, Crosswinds Subdivision, as shown on a map of same, duly recorded in Map Book 33 at Page 71 of the New Hanover County Registry, to which map referernce is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5905 Headsail Court, Wilmington, NC 28409. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Faye N. Whaley. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement

prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-24033-FC01 May 15 and 22, 2014 14 SP 84 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by John A. Lockert and Monica E. Lockert to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated May 22, 2008 and recorded on May 28, 2008 in Book 5317 at Page 2044, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on May 27, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being in the County of New Hanover and State of North Carolina, and being desribed as follows: All of Lot 96 in Echo Farms Subdivision, as the same is shown on Map # 3 of the aforesaid subdivision recorded in Map Book 16 at Page 12 in the New Hanover County Registry, together with and subject to a 10-foot wide drainage easement along and adjacent to the common lot line with Lot 97 in the aforesaid subdivision for drainage from the golf course to the street right-ofway in front of the aforesaid Lots 96 and 97, and being the same lands described, or intended to be described, in a deed recorded in Book 4923 at Page 1920 in the aforesaid Registry, and having the Tax Parcel identification number R07011-004-005-000. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 4217 Appleton Way, Wilmington, NC 28412. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the

title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are John A. Lockert and wife,Monica Lockert. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-27299-FC01 May 15 and 22, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Janice A. Cavenaugh and Thomas A. Cavenaugh, Jr. to Alan M. Solana, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of January, 2007, and recorded in Book 5127, Page 2127, and Summary Judgment in Book 5742, Page 2871, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 27, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 61, BRIERWOOD SUBDIVISION, as the same is shown on a map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 16 at Page 27, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1858 Brierwood Road, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be pur-

chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hsbfirm.com Case No: 1126080 (FC.FAY) May 15 and 22, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 855 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Andrew Welch and Eryn DeFoort (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Andrew Welch) to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of September, 2009, and recorded in Book 5440, Page 120, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 27, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 12 in Block 10 of Hanover Heights Subdivison, as shown on the map thereof, duly recorded in Map Book 5 at Page 81 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 915 Hillandale Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any

reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1118205 (FC.FAY) May 15 and 22, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 250 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Donna C. Ganey aka Donna C. Conklin and Kenneth M. Ganey (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Donna C. Conklin) to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 4th day of February, 2009, and recorded in Book 5376, Page 1946, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 27, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 267, Section 6, Monteray Heights Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 18 at Page 95 in the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 426 Sausalito Drive, Wilmington. North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is

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L E G A L N O T I C ES being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1132737 (FC.FAY) May 15 and 22, 2014 13-SP-573 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Billie M. Atkins and Clyde K. Atkins a/k/a Clyde K. Atkins, Sr., dated September 20, 1996 and recorded on September 20, 1996 in Book No. 2084 at Page 0035 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on May 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 6328 Wrightsville Avenue, Unit A-2, Wilmington,

NC 28403 Tax Parcel ID: R05616004-011-000 Present Record Owners: Atkins Clyde K Billie M Atkins, LLC c/o Frances K. Atkins, Registered Agent The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 112854-01610 P1090864 5/15, 05/22/2014 12-SP-236 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Harry Ray Mathis, dated August 21, 2002 and recorded on August 22, 2002 in Book No. 3402 at Page 585 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on May 27, 2014 at 11:00AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 1115 Cypress Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401 Tax Parcel ID: R06010-006-009-000 Present Record Owners: Harry Ray Mathis and Thelma Mathis The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the

Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 113087-01042 P1091989 5/15, 05/22/2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 70 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Thomas F. Neufell, Jr. & Jennifer M. Neufell to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of February, 2007, and recorded in Book 5150, Page 1833, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 27, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 77, Section Two, Marsh Oaks, as shown on map entitled “Plat for Marsh Oaks Section Two” recorded in Map Book 39, Page 94 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular and detailed description. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 7907 Beaufort Court, Wilmington, North Carolina 28411. Parcel ID: R03600-008-031-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/ security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the

termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1119789 (FC.CH) May 15 and 22, 2014 14 SP 248 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, New Hanover County In the matter of the foreclosure of the Deed of Trust of Mary B. Stuhlman to Thurman E. Burnette, Trustee for United States Department of Agriculture, See Substitution of Trustee as recorded in Book 5801, Page 575, appointing Richard J. Kania as Substitute Trustee. Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain deed of trust executed and delivered by the above-named Grantors to United States Department of Agriculture, dated January 9, 1998, securing indebtedness in the original principal amount of $84,700.00 as recorded in Deed of Trust Book 2294, at Page 547, New Hanover County Registry (hereinafter, the “Deed of Trust”) and because of the default of Debtor in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the failure of Debtor to carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for New Hanover County, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Richard J. Kania, Substitute Trustee, will expose for sale at public auction on May 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the New Hanover County Courthouse at the usual place of sale designated by the New Hanover County Clerk, New Hanover County Judicial Center, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, the real property in New Hanover County, North Carolina (including any improvements thereon), with the address of 808 Summertree Lane, Wilmington, NC 28412, and as described as follows: All of Lot 40 in Old Cape Cod at Tidewater Plantation Subdivision. Section 3, Performance Residential Development, as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 37 Page 63 in the New Hanover County Registry. Together with and Subject to all of the rights. covenants, easements, conditions and restrictions contained in declaration recorded in Book 2195 Page 443 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto. and being a part of those lands described in instrument recorded in Book 2059 Page 131 in said Registry. The Substitute Trustee may, in his sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided by N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. The sale will be made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, restrictions and easements of record and assessments, if any. The record owner of the above-described real property as reflected on the records of the County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is: James Alton Carney Mary S. Carney An order for possession of the property 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 County

Clerk of Superior Court. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45¬-21.10(b), and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of the greater of five per cent (5%) of the amount bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at the time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. § 45-21.30 (d) and (e). Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition by an owner or debtor prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Substitute Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may request the Court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenacy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896, “Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act” which became effective on May 20, 2009. Additional Notice Where the Real Property Is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: 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 the sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. Richard J. Kania, Substitute Trustee 600-A Centrepark Drive, Asheville, North Carolina 28805 (828) 252-8010, 1093533 5/15, 05/22/2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 943 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Elizabeth Nicholson Tandy, unmarried to Scott R. Valby, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 5282, Page 685, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING in the County of New Hanover and State of North Carolina, and being described as follows: All of Lot 128 in The Lakes at Johnson Farms Subdivision, Phase 6, a Performance Development, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 39 at Page 175 in the New Hanover County Registry, TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all of the rights, covenants, easements, conditions and restrictions contained in a declaration recorded in Book 1819 at Page 990 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and being the same lands described in a deed recorded in Book 3057 at Page 764 in said Registry, and having the Tax Parcel Identification Number R07 113-006-026-000. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 5115 Honeydew Lane, Wilmington, NC 28412, Parcel #R07113 006 026 000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole

discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, NC 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1119744 (FC.CH) May 22 and 29, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 82 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tarron Bruce Jessup aka Tarron B. Jessup and Nancy Brown Jessup aka Nancy B. Jessup (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Tarron B. Jessup and Nancy B. Jessup aka Nancy Brown Jessup) to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of July, 2008, and recorded in Book 5335, Page 2638, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the

said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 316, Section 6, Courtney Pines Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 48, Pages 180182 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2734 Bow Hunter Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael Anthony Brite to Jackson, Mills & Carter Attorney At Law, Trustee(s), which was dated September 23, 1998 and recorded on September 24, 1998 in Book 2440 at Page 0142, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gary B. Miller and Nicole D. Miller to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), which was dated October 26, 2007 and recorded on October 31, 2007 in Book 5246 at Page 1526, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All of lot 215R in Churchill Estates Subdivision, Section 7A, as the same is shown on a revised map recorded in Map Book 26 at page 199 in the New Hanover County Registry, and being the same lands described in the deed recorded in book 1993 at page 179 in said Registry.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 4, 2014 at 11:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 169R, Alamosa Place, Section 2A, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 37, at Page 359 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 6907 Alamosa Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411.

Said property is commonly known as 1003 Cheryl Lane, Wilmington, NC 28405.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Gary B. Miller. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Michael Anthony Brite. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-24187-FC01 May 22 and 29, 2014 12 SP 1610 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ernestine Renee Baldwin and Diane Rountree Moore a/k/a Diane Roundtree Moore to Karen Reale, Trustee(s), which was dated June 3, 2008 and recorded on June 12, 2008 in Book 5322 at Page 1806, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: A certain lot or parcel of land lying and being in New Hanover County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the Northern line of Ann Street 165 feet Eastward from its intersection with the Eastern line of Eighth Street; running thence Northwardly and parallel with Eighth Street 110 feet to an alley; thence Eastward and parallel with Ann Street 41 feet and 3 inches; thence Southwardly and parallel with Eighth Street 110 feet to the Northern line of Ann Street; thence with the Northern line of Ann Street Westwardly 41 and 3 inches to the Beginning, and being a part of Lots 5 and 6 of Block 133 according to the Official plan of the City of Wilmington, N.C., together with an access easements in, through, to and over that 8 foot alley extending from Eighth Street to Ninth Street, as described in that deed recorded in New Hanover County, Registry in Book 43 at Page 633. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 809 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Diane Roundtree Moore and Ernestine Renee Baldwin. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of

the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-11494-FC01 May 22 and 29, 2014 13 SP 1036 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Donray C. Jones and Cynthia D. Jones to Kerri Berryman, Trustee(s), which was dated September 25, 2009 and recorded on October 2, 2009 in Book 5441 at Page 2532, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF CAPE FEAR TOWNSHIP, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 190, SECTION 5, WALNUT HILLS SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON MAP OF SAME RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 20, AT PAGE 23 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. BEING THE SAME PREMISES AS CONVEYED IN DEED FROM R. C. FOWLER PROPERTIES, INC. A N.C. CORPORATION RECORDED 08/11/1988 IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 134110, BOOK 1426, PAGE 859 IN SAID COUNTY AND STATE. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 205 Heather Lane, Castle Hayne, NC 28429. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Donray C. Jones and wife, Cynthia D. Jones. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into

or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-01253-FC02 May 22 and 29, 2014 14 SP 2 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles H. Holmes and Mary S. Holmes to The Fagan Law Firm, Trustee(s), which was dated August 23, 2010 and recorded on August 30, 2010 in Book 5506 at Page 2361, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the western right of way line of Blount Drive with the northern right of way line of Gordon Road, said point of intersection being located North 74 deg. 10’ West 260.0 feet from the Southwest corner of Lot 25, Section 1, Weaver Acres, same being recorded in Map Book 7, Page 44, New Hanover County Registry; running thence from said beginning point with the western right of way line of Blount Drive, North 15 deg. 50’ East 200.0 feet to a point; running thence North 74 deg. 10’ West 189.21 feet to a point; running thence South 16 deg. 1’ West 200.0 feet to a point in the northern right of way line of Gordon Road; running thence with the northern right of way line of Gordon Road, South 74 deg. 10’ East 189.85 feet to the point of beginning. Together with a 60 foot easement for ingress and egress to and from said tract, the location of said streets being the same as recorded in Book 933, Page 21 of the New Hanover County Registry. Being the property conveyed in Warranty Deed from Rhoda H. Hayes and husband, Michael J. Hayes to Charles H. Holmes and wife, Mary S. Holmes, dated 04/23/1987, recorded 04/24/1987, in Deed Book 1372, Page 823, in The Register of Deeds for New Hanover County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 4653 Gordon Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the

statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Mary S. Holmes. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-26607-FC01 May 22 and 29, 2014 14 SP 96 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael E. Wilson to Burke & Associates, Trustee(s), which was dated January 13, 2006 and recorded on January 13, 2006 in Book 4965 at Page 2260, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at the intersection of the Northern line of Grace Street with the Western line of McRae Street and running thence Westwardly along the Northern line of Grace Street 22 feet 7 inches, thence Northwardly and parallel with Seventh Street 95 feet; thence Eastwardly and parallel with Grace Street 46 feet and 8 inches to the Western line of McRae Street and thence Southwardly along said line of McRae Street to the beginning, the same being the Eastern ends of Lots 4 and 5, in Block 210 according to the official plan of the city of Wilmington, thus being the same property conveyed in part to W P Carroll by deed recorded in Book 166 at Page 189 of the New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 715 Grace Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE

HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Michael E. Wilson. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-27176-FC01 May 22 and 29, 2014 12 SP 1414 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Dominick Gagliardi and Graceann Gagliardi and Daniel Gagliardi and Donna Gagliardi and Kelly E. Gagliardi to Fuss and Fairley, Trustee(s), which was dated September 23, 2005 and recorded on September 29, 2005 in Book 4912 at Page 912, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 3, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: A UNIT OWNERSHIP IN REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 47C OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA ENTITLED “NORTH CAROLINA CONDOMINIUM ACT” and BEING known and designated as Unit 522-69 in Candlewyck Condominiums, Phase IX, a Condominium project, as the same as shown and described on a map thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 9 at Pages 143 and 144 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, and in The Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 1348 at Page 1963 and following Pages in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and all amendments and supplements thereto, spe-

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L E G A L N O T I C ES cifically including supplemental Declaration recorded in Deed recorded in Book 1461, Page 475 and said Unit is also conveyed subject to and together with all of the rights, easements, covenants, terms and conditions of said Declaration and all amendments and supplements thereto. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 522 South Kerr Avenue, Apartment 69, Wilmington, NC 28405. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Dominick Gagliardi, and wife Graceann Gagliardi, and Daniel Gagliardi, and Kelly E. Gagliardi.

North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 110R, according to the revised map entitled “Revision of Lots 104R thru 110R”, Section 1, Quail Woods Subdivision, which said map is recorded in Map Book 27 at Page 123 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1426 Setter Court, Wilmington, NC 28411. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Potong Bhramayana and wife, Kullaya Bhramayana.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

New Hanover County, North Carolina

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Potong Bhramayana and Kullaya Bhramayana to 1st Home Financial Corporation, Trustee(s), which was dated March 3, 1988 and recorded on March 4, 1988 in Book 1407 at Page 488, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 3563, Page 934, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondent’s failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Fairfield Park Property Owners’ Association, Inc. (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on July 22, 2011, File No. 11-M-1419, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court on April 3, 2014, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 12:00 Noon on the 5th day of June 2014, at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (including any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina:

File No. 13-SP-1154

BEING ALL of Lot 167, as the same is shown on a map of Section 25, Phase One, Fairfield Park (Mixed-Use Development) by Sherwin D. Cribb, NC PLS No. 1099, recorded in Map Book 46, Page 265, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description. Also commonly known as 1018 Groppo Cove, Wilmington, North Carolina 28412-2545. The record owner(s) of the above-described real property as reflected by the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice is Kristy Renee Frazier a/k/a Kristy Renee Frazier-Evertsen. The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record, including, but not limited to, Deed of Trust recorded in Book 4502, Page 858, of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds. The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and (b) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This the 22nd day of May 2014. Charles D. Meier, Trustee N. C. State Bar No. 13039 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Street Post Office Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone: (910) 763-9891 Facsimile: (910) 343-8604 E-Mail: cdm@mwglaw.com May 22, 2014 & May 29, 2014 13-SP-1200 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Rachel Edge and John D. Edge, dated October 22, 2009 and recorded on October 28, 2009 in Book No. at Page in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on June 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 611 Bay Blossom Dr, Wilmington, NC 28411 Tax Parcel ID: R04307-002-019-000 Present Record Owners: Rachel Edge and John D. Edge The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at

the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Goddard & Peterson, PLLC Substitute Trustee 3803B Computer Dr., Ste 103 Raleigh NC 27609-6507 919-755-3400 113081-03317 P1092508 5/22, 05/29/2014 14-SP-128 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Sandra Erwin Matthews, dated February 29, 2008 and recorded on March 5, 2008 in Book No. 5287 at Page 1229 and re-recorded on January 29, 2013 in Book No. 5707 at Page 2127 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on June 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 438 Carl St, Wilmington, NC 28403 Tax Parcel ID: R05017-009-003-00 Present Record Owners: Sandra Erwin Matthews The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real

Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 113470-01071 P1093759 5/22, 05/29/2014

14-SP-274 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Robert Faison Mann, dated May 16, 2005 and recorded on May 16, 2005 in Book No. 4806 at Page 754 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on June 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 742 Indica Ct Unit 102, Wilmington, NC 28405 Tax Parcel ID: R04906-001-025-026 Present Record Owners: Robert Faison Mann The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 113470-00674 P1093766 5/22, 05/29/2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 272 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alexander W. Williams to Calder & Calder, LLP, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 5190, Page 2167, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on June 3, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 20 in Heathfield Hall Subdivision, Section 6, as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 39 at Page 164 in the New Hanover County Registry, Together with and Subject to all of the rights, covenants, easements, conditions, and restrictions contained in the Declaration recorded in Book 2048 at Page 111 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and being the same lands described in the deed recorded in Book 4893 at Page 565 in said Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4314 Reed Court, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have

merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1133844 (FC.FAY) May 22 and 29, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Jonathan T. Reibman, 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. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 11th day of August, 2014, 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 8th day of May, 2014. Rita S. Reibman, Executrix of the Estate of Jonathan T. Reibman Jill L. Raspet Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of James G. Woodruff, 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. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 18th day of August, 2014, 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 15h day of May, 2014. Joanne L. Woodruff, Executrix of the Estate of James G. Woodruff Jill L. Raspet Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, Rachel Peacock Ceci, having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Richard Dixon Peacock, Deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said Rachel Peacock Ceci, at the address set out below, on or before August 15, 2014, 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 15th day of May, 2014 Rachel Peacock Ceci EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD DIXON PEACOCK c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR. 219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6 WILMINGTON, NC 28403 May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, Frederick A. Woodbury, having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Ann A. Hertzler, Deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said Frederick A. Woodbury, at the address set out below, on or before August 15, 2014, or this notice may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same. All persons

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RIOR COURT ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Nancy Sylvia Lewis Bostic 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 21st day of August 2014, 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 22nd day of May 2014. Elizabeth Jacobs, Administratrix 2723 Worth Drive Wilmington, NC 28412 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2014

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MARTIN ORGANIZATION, LLC, PURSUANT TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES, CHAPTER 44A, SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC SALE OF THE UNITS LISTED BELOW AT IT’S FACILITY LOCATED AT: 110 S. KERR AVENUE, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER DURING THE HOUR OF 2PM ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH, 2014 FOR CASH TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

This the 15th day of May, 2014. Deedra Atkisson, Executrix ESTATE OF EDWIN S. STELMACH James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 05/22, 05/29, 06/05, 06/12/2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPE-

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Canady Edens 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 21st day of August 2014, 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 22nd day of May 2014. Larry G. Edens, Executor

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Dinners. Enjoy tropical drinks on the pool

Creative Regional with Seafood Specialties

with locals and visitors for both lunch and

deck or watch the moonrise over the

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dinner. While the outdoor patio beckons

ocean on the dinner deck. Valet parking

Wrightsville Beach, our restaurant contin-

for a martini and an appetizer.

during the warm weather, we’ve made

and transient dock space available.

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guide to food & dining on the azalea coast

Located in the Cameron Art Museum 3201 South 17th Street Wilmington, NC 28412

a man a fish By Meghan Barnes • Photography by Joshua Curry

One of the most popular locally caught fish is mahi-mahi, a mild but sweet fish that has the versatility to be cooked many different ways. Give a chef that fish and he has a blank culinary canvas. With dishes that will put their hooks in you, the recipes will

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have you trying them at home.

ooted in Carolina Low Country cooking and Cajun/Creole styles, 22 North executive chef Brent Poteat serves a menu that changes daily. Poteat only uses fresh, locally sourced ingredients, building his menus around what is available that day inspired by his culinary background, Poteat’s mahi is blackened and served over Spanish rice. “Because it is so mild, mahi allows for a wide choice in seasonings,” Poteat explained. “We tend to prepare it a little on the spicy side as our customers have come to expect bold flavors.” His mahi is garnished with a tropical fruit gazpacho and crispy tortilla strips, and paired with a side of grilled summer squash. The gazpacho created by sous chef Jason Lilley is inspired by Lilley’s Texan roots and familiarity with Southwestern cuisine. It was one of the dishes selected during the 2010 Taste of Wilmington Food and Wine Festival for Best Overall Flavor. “We love to juxtapose opposites,” Poteat said. “The spicy with the sweet, as well as the hot temperature of a freshly seared fish and a cool gazpacho ladled over the top. We feel this layering of flavors, textures and temperatures adds to the complexity of the dish without making it terribly difficult for the home cook.”

Jason Lilley’s

22 N orth Tropical Fruit Gazpacho 1 cup each diced mango and pineapple 1/4 cup diced cucumber, kiwi, red onion and bell pepper 1 seeded mild chili (poblano or jalapeno) 2 t dry cumin 1/2 t cinnamon 1 T each coarsely chopped cilantro and mint 1/4 cup each of orange juice and pineapple juice 2 T key lime juice kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste Let mixture sit at least 4 hours

22 North executive chef Brent Poteat’s blackened mahi is served over Spanish rice, garnished with tropical fruit gazpacho and tortilla chips and paired with grilled summer squash.

and overnight if possible before use.