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By Kelly Corbett and Miriah Hamrick Staff Writers

With the largest crowds on Wrightsville Beach so far during the 2014 season, calm ocean conditions and an extended beach strand provided for few incidents during Memorial Day weekend. Friday through Monday, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue received calls for five missing persons, 17 rescues, four minor medical and two major medical incidents. “We had a really good weekend,” Jeremy Owens, ocean rescue captain, said on May 27. “We had several calls, but it was not as busy as it has been in the past.” One of the missing persons was a distressed kayaker who was found in the marsh by Lees Cut on Sunday. “It was packed down here throughout the weekend, and I think that contributes to the conditions of the ocean, it was extremely calm and nice outside,” Owens said.

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Attorney General Roy Cooper plans to be part of the solution to problems North Carolina faces, from the environment to education to the dynamic of the political arena. Cooper discussed his priorities for the future during a May 21 North Carolina League of Conservation Voters reception at Courtyard Wilmington Downtown. “I’m deeply concerned about what this legislature and governor have done regarding our air and water. They have come in and eliminated numerous environmental safeguards. They’ve cut back those who inspect and ensure that our water and air is protected. You see from this coal ash spill [in the Dan River] the kind of things that can happen if you don’t pay enough attention,” Cooper said during a May 21 interview. Cooper said sometimes political decisions must be considered from an ethical and an economic perspective. He concedes that the economic benefits of clean air and water might not be immediate, but they are important. “You have to look at longterm economic consequences and costs too. You have to look at what’s going to be the ultimate cost of dirty water that people can’t drink. … I think it’s not only the right thing to do, it’s an economic investment as well,” Cooper said. n See Cooper Page A5

People play on the beach and in the water between Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and Crystal Pier on Monday, May 26.

Gov memorializes day at warship By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

As the sunlight waned on Memorial Day 2014, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory visited the U.S.S. North Carolina for the battleship’s 49th Annual Memorial Day Observance. McCrory, along with U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission Chairman Sam Southern, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz and U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Robert F. Castellvi addressed the crowd of hundreds gathered on the deck of the battleship. The crowd was largely comprised of active Armed Forces members, veterans and their families. McCrory commended the state of North Carolina for its willing support of the country’s armed forces but said more could be done to help soldiers when they return home. “Just because our returning veterans are now coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan, the war has not left them and we must do everything we can in our powers to help them and their families,” McCrory said. “We will do everything we can in North Carolina to help them because North Carolina has a long reputation of being the most friendly military state in the United States of America and we are going to continue that in this administration.” In February 2014 McCrory announced $500,000 would be

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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory speaks to active and retired Armed Forces members and their families among the crowd of more than 1,000 on the deck of the U.S.S. North Carolina on Monday, May 26.

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As the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season nears, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Thursday, May 22 for a near- or belownormal 2014 season. The prediction includes a 70 percent likelihood for eight to 13 named storms, including three to six potential hurricanes with winds 74 mph or higher and one to two major hurricanes with winds 111 mph or higher. During a May 22 news conference in Brooklyn, N.Y., NOAA administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan released the prediction for a near- or below-normal season. “Several factors drive our outlook this year, one leading one is the likelihood that an El Niño will developing early in the summer or early fall,” Sullivan said. “And one way that El Niño suppresses Atlantic hurricane activity is by increasing the amount of wind shear, which inhibits cyclonic development and growth and so reduces the number and the intensity of storms.” She said El Niño also increases the trade winds and the atmospheric stability across the Atlantic basin. “No percentage number, no probability number high or low erases the fact that the real message is we’re starting into hurricane season, any section of our coastline can be hit by a severe tropical storm,” Sullivan said. “And one storm, whatever the probabilities are, one storm n See hurricane Page A5

Lifeguards challenged for holiday weekend By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

For their final test before the start of the hectic summer tourist season, the lifeguards of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue completed a grueling 3-hour lifeguard challenge Thursday, May 22. An annual rite of passage for each of the new and returning lifeguards, the challenge tests the lifesaving skills each guard learned during two weeks of training. Starting at Wrightsville Beach Park, the course runs through Banks Channel, down to the

south end, back up to the north end beach strand and concludes on the lawn in front of the old town fire station on Municipal Lane. Awaiting each of the roughly 20 guards at the finish line was a cool shower of water from the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department pumper truck parked nearby and a large slice of watermelon. Dave Baker, ocean rescue director, said the 2014 team is one of the best he has ever had skill wise with newcomers like Josh Drew, a former track and field athlete at the University

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CastleBranch HQ, Tek Mountain think tank debut By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Although it may be a fit for the refined brick office buildings that surround it on Sir Tyler Drive, the interior of the new threestory CastleBranch building was designed to set it and the company apart. On Friday, May 23, CastleBranch CEO Brett Martin led a tour of the new space made possible with $500,000 in incentives from the city of Wilmington and New Hanover County, and $1.23 million in incentives from North Carolina to remain and expand in Wilmington. The building’s features include an expansive gym with AstroTurf flooring managed by Forged Strength and Conditioning, a company food truck with a menu inspired by vegetables grown in the company garden and a third-floor technology business incubator, Tek Mountain. At Tek Mountain there is space

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Castle Branch CEO Brett Martin draws on one of the glass garage doors in the Tek Mountain co-work space while leading a tour of the new Castle Branch building off Sir Tyler Drive on Friday, May 23.

for as many as 20-30 tech startup companies with individual workspace bays with glass garage doors doubling as wipe boards.

The building is set to open June 26, and Martin said the business selection process would be very competitive.

“We want to be very selective; we want to pick the right people and the right community,” Martin said. “We can’t just fill it up, we

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are not in the office space rental business; we are into finding technologies that we have a great knowledge base in like education and allied health technology.” Designed by Wilmington architect David Lisle, the new CastleBranch building will serve two needs for the company, Martin said. “First we just ran out of space … and then at the same time I realized I needed a sandbox where I can think outside the box and other companies can think outside the box,” he said. “This environment is dedicated to that idea.” Lisle spent about five months designing the building built in 10 months. The main idea was flexibility. “If you walk through every space it has the opportunity to be as closed or open as you want it to be,” Lisle said. “What is so unique about this is we have designed furniture and … everything you see here. Everything

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County’s special use permit slated for June 2 showdown By Miriah Hamrick

Clockwise from top left: Austin Redenbaugh balances on a slackline tied between two pilings beneath Johnnie Mercer’s Pier on Monday, May 26. American flags surround Wrightsville Beach Park in honor of Memorial Day 2014. Sand is pumped onto the beach in front of the Holiday Inn Resort on Monday, May 26 as a part of the beach renourishment project. Boaters enjoy Banks Channel. ~ Emmy Errante

was specifically designed for this building and the way they want to function.” North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Sharon Decker was in Wilmington for the tour and said the innovation of CastleBranch and Tek Mountain would help keep college graduates in North Carolina. “As we are doing our research around the country and the world about what are the things that North Carolina can offer the world, one of those is technology,” Decker said. “To be able to have companies that partner with us knowing that the talent is here in the region is very exciting.” In return for the economic incentives provided to CastleBranch by the city, county and state, the company is required to create 420 new jobs by 2017 to receive the full amount and Martin said the company is ahead of schedule with its new hires.

Individuals and organizations with eyes on county development and conservation are preparing for a June 2 public hearing during which New Hanover County Commissioners will consider revisions to the county’s special use permit. Chris O’Keefe, planning and inspections director, said the revisions are intended to make the permit process easier to understand for businesses and county officials. He said while the county is not overtly favoring what’s best for business, it is trying to make it easier to do business in the county. O’Keefe said in a May 23 phone interview the New Hanover County Planning Board attempted to provide clarity while upholding the original purpose of the permit. “It was a long process and there were many different sides that were represented and a lot of pertinent discussion. In the end, the board reviewed the draft and thought it accomplished what the goals were, to create a document that was clear while not changing the intent,” O’Keefe said. The planning board unanimously approved revisions during a March 6 meeting. Bob Warwick, of RSM McGladrey, has been involved with local industrial recruiting for more than 40 years. He said the special use permit deters industries from relocating to New Hanover County. “The SUP as we now have it … [is] the most onerous in the state of North Carolina. It has a lot of vagueness in it,” Warwick said. “Any vagueness in the permitting process is a negative as far as industry is concerned.” Warwick would prefer elimination of the permit but said

the proposed amendments would make New Hanover County competitive with surrounding counties for industrial recruitment. Mike Giles, coastal advocate for the North Carolina Coastal Federation, has mixed feelings about the revisions. Giles said he sees the permit as an important tool to guide future growth. While he supports attempts to make the permitting process easier to understand, like clarifying time frames and industry types, other changes, he said,

“The SUP as we now have it … [is] the most onerous in the state of North Carolina.” could allow industrial growth to sidestep the permit’s requirement to weigh potential impacts. Giles said the coastal federation is helping people plan thoughtful comments for the public hearing. He hopes consideration of the concerns will not be clouded by preconceptions about the federation’s environmental work. “This is not about Titan Cement. It’s about the future. A lot of people … pigeonhole us activists, environmentalists but really, we’re members of this community. We’re not anti-growth, we’re not antidevelopment, but we need a tool, guidelines, so the community can grow the way people want it to grow,” Giles said. The June 2 hearing will take place at the New Hanover County Historic Courthouse during the 6 p.m. meeting. email miriah@luminanews.com

Baker receives Golden Life Jacket Award Capt. Scott Collins, left, and Capt. Chris Willis, right, of Sea Tow present Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue director Dave Baker with a Golden Life Jacket Award Thursday, May 22 at the town’s public safety f acility. Baker was recognized by the local Sea Tow franchise and the Sea Tow Foundation for his ongoing efforts in water safety and education. ~ Allison Potter

May 29–June 4, 2014

Weekend Police Report May 23

• First degree burglary and injury to personal property were reported.

Arrests • Jeremy Campbell was arrested for larceny.

May 25 Citations

Citations • Latonya Holt was issued a citation for simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • David Delgado was issued a citation for no operator’s license. • Sydney Moore was issued a citation for speeding, 46 in a 25 mph zone. • Danny Heath was issued a citation for no operator’s license.

Civil Penalties

• Erin Taylor was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed. • Barry Kimak was issued a citation for fictitious registration. • Eduard Martinez was issued a citation for child restraint. • Amanda Vosloh was issued a citation for unsafe movement. • William Jesse Smith was issued a citation for possession of blue lights. • Jennifer E. Greene was issued a citation for improper passing on the right.

• Twenty-five civil penalties were issued for litter, open container, glass on the beach, dogs on the Civil Penalties beach, human waste and noise. • Nineteen civil penalties were issued for open container, dogs on the beach, glass on the beach Reports and impeding traffic. • Hit and run was reported. • Larceny was reported by the Oceanic Restaurant. Reports • Property damage was reported. • A pocketbook was reported as found property. • Injury to personal property was reported. • A wallet was reported as found property. • Keys were reported as found property. • Assault on a female was reported. • Breaking and entering, and larceny from a motor vehicle was reported.

May 24 Arrests

• Colton Lee Teagle was arrested for possession of a handgun by a minor, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of marijuana and no operator’s license. • Jade Justice Deeny was arrested for identity theft, resist, delay, obstruct and possession of May 26 marijuana. • Savannah Alexis Miller was arrested for posses- Arrests sion of marijuana. • Luke Lazarus Marion was arrested for assault on a female and resist, delay, obstruct. Citations • Larry Coombs was arrested for assault on a • Preston Ernest Davenport III was issued a citation female, property damage and interfering with for expired registration. emergency communications. • Bradford Cooksey was issued a citation for expired registration. Citations • Jonathan David Willis was issued a citation for • Brandon Robert Finch was issued a citation for no one-way violation. operator’s license and safe movement violation. • Adam Friedman was issued a citation for speed• Hobie Michael Bohlen was issued a citation for ing, 38 in a 25 mph zone on North Lumina unsafe movement. Avenue, and careless and reckless. • Santiago Sanchez was issued a citation for no • Lindsey Noll Schwartz was issued a citation for operator’s license. seatbelt violation. • Bruce John Pajala was issued a citation for driv• Alberto Perez was issued a citation for child ing during revocation and no insurance. restraint. • Tanner Michael Knoll was issued a citation for • Sarah Bruce was issued a citation for possession underage consumption. of marijuana. • Rafael Sanchez Jr. was issued a citation for under• Brenden S. Wilson was issued a citation for age consumption. possession of drug paraphernalia and simple • Kristina A. Lawson was issued a citation for possession of schedule VI substance. speeding, 65 in a 45 mph zone. • Dianna L. Millard was issued a citation for assault with a vehicle.

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• Eight civil penalties were issued for glass on the beach, dogs on the beach and open container.

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• Thirty-four civil penalties were issued for open container, glass on the beach, dogs on the beach, Reports charging for parking, littering, impeding traffic • Property damage was reported to house and human waste. windows. • Property damage was reported to a motor Reports vehicle. • Burglary was reported. • Breaking and entering from a motor vehicle was • Hit and run was reported. reported. • Assault was reported. • A Wisconsin driver’s license was reported as • Breaking and entering to motor vehicle was found property. reported.

BEACH BLOTTER Attempted larceny of kegs from Oceanic Jeremy Campbell, a 21-year-old white male, was allegedly attempting to steal kegs from the Oceanic Restaurant on Friday, May 23. A manager at the restaurant discovered the attempted larceny and blocked Campbell’s car from leaving while calling Wrightsville Beach Police. Campbell was arrested for larceny.

After school hit and run On Friday, May 23, a Wrightsville Beach School teacher reported her car had been struck when leaving the school the previous day. The unknown offender drove away after hitting the car and is at large.

Identity theft leads to concealed weapon charge A WBPD officer stopped a car Saturday, May 24, around 7 p.m. for possession of marijuana when the accused, 17-year-old white male, Colton Lee Teagle, in the passenger seat, provided a driver’s license that was not his. After discovering Teagle was using a different name, the officer also found a concealed weapon and arrested Teagle.

Beach strand assault A third party near Johnnie Mercer’s Pier on the beach strand called WBPD after witnessing assault on a female on Sunday, May 25. Luke Lazarus Marion, a 28-year-old white male, allegedly threw a jellyfish on a 47-year-old white female and then poured wine on her. Marion also was allegedly pulling on the victim and hitting her. After the victim yelled for help, Marion fled but was arrested by WBPD afterward.

Preparation saves lives By Kelly Corbett Staff Writer

Eight fatalities as a result of rip currents were reported in North Carolina in 2013. To help prevent similar tragedies, National and North Carolina Rip Current Awareness Week runs from June 1-7, educating the public about the strong current moving away from shore. “In terms of beach safety, it’s a pretty big problem,” said Spencer Rogers, North Carolina Sea Grant coastal construction and erosion specialist. “It does get people in trouble more than anything else.” The last reported rip current fatalities in Wrightsville Beach occurred on Sept. 28, 2002, when a 21-year-old male and 10-year-old female from Greensboro died. Steve Pfaff, warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, said there have been 100 fatalities in the Carolinas dating back to 2000. Since 2004, more fatality demographics have been reported, allowing for additional research. “Most are males between the ages of 31 and 50,” Pfaff said. He said during the last couple of years they have tallied how many fatalities are caused during the attempted rescue of another swimmer caught in the current. The male demographics also have to do with physical ability, since the men are often not as fit as they were in their teens or 20s. The people who initially get into trouble with rip currents are poor swimmers, Rogers said. “If you get caught in a rip current, don’t panic,” Rogers said. “Don’t try to swim against it.” Rip currents move faster than an Olympic swimmer’s speed, and Rogers recommends swimming on a guarded beach with lifeguards who will help keep the public away from the immediate threat of rip currents. A 2008 New Hanover County study showed the majority of respondents were aware of rip currents, but only 68 percent knew to swim parallel to the shoreline if caught in a rip current.

While some rip currents are caused by geographic features, others may occur without warning for only a few minutes. Rip current forecasts are available at www. weather.gov/ilm/BeachRip, along with videos and pictures. “Just because the weather is nice doesn’t mean that the surf is going to be nice,” Pfaff said. In July, Rogers will work with Dr. Rob Brander, a coastal processes specialist and associate professor of the University of New South Wales, on a rip currents study using drifters, 3-foot circulation cells that behave like a body in the surf, to track currents. Scientists have found with the circulation cells, if someone floats instead of swimming there is a pretty good chance of returning to shore. “The problem is that there could be a 10 or 20 percent chance that you’re going to be sent off into deep water in the ocean and you’re not going to get back,” Rogers said. email kelly@luminanews.com

Beach cottages preserved, celebrated By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

Two historic preservation projects at Wrightsville Beach were recognized during the Historic Wilmington Foundation Preservation Awards on May 22. Executive director George Edwards explained how restoration and rehabilitation projects play a vital role in achieving the organization’s mission. “The foundation is an active organization… [but] we don’t actually put our hands on a lot of building rehabilitation. That’s what you folks are doing. You are making preservation real and alive on the streets. That’s what we’re here to celebrate,” Edwards said. The N.C. Coastal Federation received an award for the adaptive reuse of the PalmgrenO’Quinn Cottage as its new Southeast Office and Coastal Education Center. Tracy Skrabal, coastal scientist and office manager, said the team never expected recognition for the project. “We’ve been so focused on No. 1, what we do, and No. 2, getting this project completed that it actually never occurred to us there might be an award for such a thing,” Skrabal said. The conservation-minded group preserved as much of the original structure as possible, including light fixtures and wood floors hiding beneath carpet. Although the ground floor of the cottage had to be torn out due to zoning and flood plain issues, as much of the original top two floors of the house as possible

were optioned for reuse. “We preserved all the railing from the stairs to the ground floor. There were cabinets and doors… [and] a lot of old wood we reused, old heart pine that we repurposed,” Skrabal said. Old wood found a new home in uses as creative as desks and as functional as doorsills. Skrabal said the federation was excited for the opportunity to link conservation and preservation. “We feel like it was the ultimate recycling project for us,” Skrabal said. Samuel and Laurie Sugg were also recognized for restoring the James D. and Frances Sprunt Cottage on North Lumina Avenue after securing a listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

The Sprunt Cottage is the first Wrightsville Beach National Register listing. Edwards said the listing is an important statement about the importance of retaining built history on the beach. “That’s so unusual at the beaches. It caught my eye immediately … and then to come back and rehabilitate it is like icing on the cake,” Edwards said. The Suggs completed rehabilitation of the cottage in September 2013. They were unable to attend the event, but contractor Tom Hannah accepted the award on their behalf. The awards ceremony was part of the organization’s celebration of May 2014 as National Historic Preservation Month. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Editorial/Opinion My thoughts B y P a t B ra d f o r d

The Memorial Day holiday is set aside to honor the 1,321,323 American war deaths here and abroad since the year 1775. As I waved and set out flags last weekend, and walked through the patriotic flag display on the Wrightsville Municipal complex, the weight of the importance of this national holiday was with me more than ever before. The flag of our country represents American freedom: freedom of speech, religion, assembly, the press and the sanctity of the home. I feel a pressing need to remember those freedoms and those millions who died securing freedom for us. I believe as a nation we take those freedoms for granted. I set out to learn what the colors in the flag of United States of America represent only to find out the colors used for Stars and Stripes did not represent anything specific at the time it was created. That flag has seen many changes since the June 14, 1777, Continental Congress decreed that it would be comprised of 13 alternating red and white stripes, one for each colony: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, anchored by 13 white stars on a blue background. But no explicit meaning was attached to the colors chosen. Not surprisingly, the colors are the same as on the British Union Jack. Stars have been added to the original flag as new states have joined the union. The modern-day flag contains 50 stars. But what did surprise was that same year precise instructions were given to create a seal for the emerging nation and each color was specifically chosen and held definite meaning as did each element of the seal. The Great Seal can be seen on the back of the one-dollar bill. It is both an emblem and national coat of arms representing an independent nation and a free people. It contains elements of the flag and a repeating pattern of 13 — stars, stripes, arrows, olive branch leaves, and 13 letters in the motto carried by the National Emblem, the bald eagle in the center of the seal. The eagle is holding in its beak a scroll inscribed E pluribus unum, which is Latin meaning “out of many, one” and stands for one nation that was created from the 13 colonies. In one claw is an olive branch, while the other holds a bundle of 13 arrows. The olive branch and arrows “denote the power of peace and war.” Protecting the eagle is a shield with 13 red and white stripes. Above the eagle is a cloud surrounding a blue field containing 13 stars, which forms a constellation symbolizing that a new State is taking its place among the other nations. Reporting to Congress on the new seal, Secretary of the Continental Congress Charles Thompson said, “The colors of the pales (the vertical stripes)

are those used in the flag of the United States of America; White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief (the broad band above the stripes) signifies vigilance, perseverance & justice.” The great seal was adopted six years later on June 20, 1782. Over time the lines have blurred in ascribing the intent of the colors of the one to the other. A book about the flag published in 1977 by the U.S. House of Representatives adds this information: “The star is a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal to which man has aspired from time immemorial; the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light emanating from the sun.” For those who served in the military and their families, Memorial Day holds a far different meaning than the first official day of the summer suntan season. The costliest war in our nation’s history was the Civil War lasting from 1861-1865. This brotheragainst-brother conflict took the largest toll of any war then and now in terms of American lives: a staggering 625,000. In contrast, there were just 1,000 more combined war dead during the First (1917-1918) and Second (1941-1945) World Wars, (116,516 and 405,399 respectively). Fast forward to the Iraq war which saw 4,804 Americans give their lives for freedom there from 2003-2012. The war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001 and is ongoing, has claimed 3,441 American servicemen and women, as of May 24, 2014. Many honored these 1.3 million deaths with flags and buntings and ceremonies like the one on the Battleship U.S.S. North Carolina on Monday evening. To others, it is just an opportunity for a three-day weekend in the sun. It was by all accounts one of the best holiday weekends in memory on Wrightsville Beach except for the parking. Town officials were relieved that the increase in parking meter fees was not a deterrent. Observations were that all spaces were filled by midmorning each day, with parking availability augmented by beach side churches allowing beachgoers to park in their lots for any donation. Those flocking to the beach this Memorial weekend appeared to be more ethnically diverse than even before. In the core 16 street end areas of the beach strand between the bridges, the all-white beach stigma is changing. Accents also overheard included European, Asian and Hispanic, lending itself to the notion that enjoyment of the beach is a worldwide multicultural phenomenon. Observing a sandy, salty non-white family in the East Salisbury Street parking lot as the children changed out of wet bathing suits shielded by the car, siblings exclaimed over what they had done and saw. One enthusiastic child defined for me what these weekends are for many as she declared loudly, all the while jumping up and down, “It was the best day, ever, in my whole life!”

Letters to the Editor Spoiled rotten Your Editor’s letter in the May 15-21st Lumina was what you were smelling. I’ve lived long enough to experience muddy, dusty dirt roads that could stop a vehicle from going anywhere . . . gravel roads that threw rocks up and cracked your car windows . . . paved 2-lane roads that weren’t always level preventing safe passing. Then 4-lanes . . . 8-lanes . . . overpasses, underpasses . . . high speed turnpikes and interstates . . . and you’re complaining about the resurfacing??? Hit a pot hole, break an axle, and you’ll be the first b****ing about fixing

the road. It’s easy to sit on your duff and complain. Why don’t you find a lab and come up with a better material. You sound like a “country-clubber” holding your nose while others are fertilizing the fairways that you golf on every day. You are obviously spoiled rotten and that’s what smells. Your whining is totally worthless. So many things are better than they use to be! With all the doom and gloom coming from people like yourself, why is it our lifespan just keeps on increasing. Try appreciation over deprecation. Carrol Greene

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Beachgoers play volleyball Monday, May 26.

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Adam Brown, Wrightsville Beach Fire Department Captain, said on May 26 the weekend had been relatively slow without any major incidents. During the three-day holiday Wrightsville Beach Police Department made six arrests, issued 26 citations and issued 86 civil penalties. Shannon Slocum, Wrightsville Beach Park Ranger, said the majority of the citations he wrote on the beach were for open containers, glass and littering. He estimated he wrote between 15-20 citations each day but noted the beach seemed tamest

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included in his recommended fiscal year 2014-15 budget for the repair of the battleship’s hull and on Memorial Day he asked the crowd to call their representatives in support of the budget item. McCrory, giving credit once more to his administration, also promoted the new veteran designation on a North

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on Memorial Day. “It’s just because there are a lot of families out. Everyone is heading back, or people who were here for the weekend might have got a ticket and thought, this is just too expensive to mess up again,” Slocum said on May 26. Slocum said the ongoing renourishment project demanded more careful monitoring of the beach strand, from keeping visitors off the pipe stretching north from the south end of the island to preventing potential shorebird or sea turtle nesting disturbances. The biggest issue was an unusually strong current in the water at Public Beach Access No. 43 from the nearby E.W. Ellefsen dredge operations on May 24. Slocum

observed swimmers and surfers pulled over a jetty wall toward the dredge. He said the individuals struggled to return to the shore and reported strong suction after emerging from the water, leading to the temporary closure of a 100- to 150-yard stretch of beach. “No swimming, no surfing, no nothing, just until it was safe,” Slocum said, adding the dredge moved shortly after the beach was roped off in search of more sand. Slocum said he felt compelled to spend extra time monitoring the south end of the beach, keeping an eye on water conditions around the dredge and the nearby bird sanctuary. Despite the minor issues, Slocum said extra yards of sand

made the active weekend a little smoother. “The good news is now when people come to the beach, they aren’t stacked on top of each other. It seems to have calmed people down,” Slocum said. Slocum said he had to leave the beach on Sunday to write approximately 40 parking tickets for vehicles parked on the grass near the parks and recreation area of the Town Hall complex. “People work really hard to keep the grounds up,” Slocum said. “We posted it and posted it and posted it. We wrote warning tickets. But it gets expensive to do that landscaping.”

Carolina driver’s license. All honorably discharged Armed Forces members may receive the designation. U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General Robert F. Castellvi, who is the commander of Camp Lejeune, among other bases in southeastern North Carolina, followed McCrory in lauding the state’s support of military families. “This community has never hesitated to show us warmth and

compassion to our warriors and their families,” Castellvi said. “It is days like today when you realize how great it is to be an American. While this holiday has taken many forms throughout history the goal has always been the same — to continually remind future generations that freedom is our most precious gift and has been bought at a very dear price.” The ceremony concluded with the presentation of a memorial

wreath by New Hanover County Commission Chairman Woody White and Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo. White and Saffo dropped the red, white and blue flowered wreath over the side of the battleship before it floated off into the Cape Fear River. A 21-gun salute and the playing of taps followed in remembrance of the soldiers who died as members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

can wreak tremendous havoc. … Today needs to be, first and foremost, about preparedness for the season ahead.” There is a 50 percent chance of a below-normal season, and a 40 percent chance of a nearnormal season. Hurricane season averages from 1981 through 2010 include 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. Dr. Louis Uccellini, NOAA National Weather Service director, said NOAA is working to improve model forecasts. “It’s fitting that we would announce our Atlantic hurricane seasonal outlook here in New York City given the lasting impacts of Sandy still being fresh in everyone’s mind,” Uccellini said. Joseph Nimmich, Federal Emergency Management Act associate administrator for response and recovery, said the public needs to know the threat it faces, what to do to address the

threat and what to do to recover. He reiterated that it only takes one storm. “You need to know if you’re in a surge zone,” Nimmich said. “… Most of the devastation that you saw in Sandy was a result of surge.” He said hurricanes can produce tornadoes, fire and flooding, and people need to know how to address all of those elements. “It is extraordinary what the power of water can do,” Nimmich said. Dr. Holly Bamford, NOAA National Ocean Service director, announced the new NOAA potential storm surge flood map available for the 2014 season. “This experimental visualization tool allows us to present storm surge information in a way that communities can respond and make decisions quickly,” Bamford said. “… It only takes six inches of fast-moving water to knock an adult over. Of the 313 million people that live in this country, 40 percent of us live in coastal shoreline counties, and that number is expected to increase by 8 percent by the year 2020.” email kelly@luminanews.com

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of North Carolina Wilmington; and Jenny Perrottet, a 12-year veteran officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. “They have finished up their two weeks of training and today is the accumulation of everything they have learned in three

hours,” Baker said. “We always wonder how we get so fortunate because the return and new guards are just so qualified.” Drew said the lifeguard challenge course was fun but not what he expected. Greg Miller, a veteran guard, said the blast of cool water from the pumper engine never gets old year after year.

Also a firefighter with the Wilmington Fire Department, Zach Kenny said he was happy to be back on an ocean rescue team after having served on one in Nags Head. “I actually got into fire service by doing ocean rescue in Nags Head and when the city hired me it afforded me the chance to continue doing ocean rescue,”

Kenny said. After their rigorous training, the guards on hand said they were excited to get out to the stands for the first full day of work on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. “That’s the best part,” Miller said. email cole@luminanews.com

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The Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue team cools off in a shower from a Wrightsville Beach Fire Department pumper truck and fresh watermelon after completing the 3-hour lifeguard challenge on Thursday, May 22.

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper discusses some of the problems North Carolina faces prior to a League of Conservation Voters reception and fundraiser at Courtyard Wilmington Downtown on Wednesday, May 21.

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Cooper suggested clean air and water hold an especially important role in economic development in coastal areas affected by tourism, like Wilmington. “We’re in one of the greatest tourism spots in the world, right here in Wilmington, and we need to make sure we protect our natural resources for our kids and grandkids, so it can continue to be an economic asset for the future of our state,” Cooper said. Cooper has long been an environmental champion. Before the four-term attorney general took office in 2001, he served in the state senate and house. Carrie Clark, executive director of the league, commended Cooper on his record of addressing concerns with positive change. “He has a good, strong history of representing the environment. He was instrumental in the Clean Smokestacks [Act] and cleaning up our air,” Clark said. Cooper addressed rumors of a 2016 gubernatorial race during his visit to Wilmington. “It’s too early to make an official announcement. I’m certainly making plans. I’m deeply concerned about the direction North Carolina is headed. I want to make sure we’re moving forward. I think we’ve turned the

clock back,” Cooper said. One of Cooper’s concerns is how recent policy decisions have changed outside perceptions of North Carolina. “I’m concerned about our national brand, how we appear to the rest of the country and the world, and how that affects our economic development,” Cooper said. Gov. Pat McCrory is expected to run for reelection. Former N.C. Rep. Kenneth Spaulding has also confirmed a bid for the governor’s mansion in 2016. Cooper said education would also be a priority in a 2016 campaign, as it is now. “Public education is one of the critical issues facing our state right now,” Cooper said. “I hope the General Assembly and the governor listen and take action. We need a concrete plan to get our teachers [pay] back to the national average within the next few years.” Cooper suggested education, like environmental stewardship, yields a positive economic impact over time. “When you think about the value of public education to our state, not only does it improve quality of life, it creates ladders of opportunity for people. It is an economic engine for our state,” Cooper said. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Skills, self-esteem products of camps By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

Aspiring young surfers will find instruction and inspiration on Wrightsville Beach this summer.

The Gnarly Charley Surf Series will stop at Wrightsville Beach’s Crystal Pier on June 1. Founder Charley Hajek, who has a slew of amateur contest wins to his name, said he hopes the series will

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instill young groms with skills and sportsmanship needed to perform well in contests. He also hopes it will be fun. “It’s not just a surf contest. It’s a carnival of fun on the beach. I have running races, tug of war, boys against girls and of course the surf contest,” Hajek said. “It benefits them as far as meeting new friends, growing confidence. It’s a great base for sportsmanship.” Hajek said he is excited for the series’ first-ever stop in Wrightsville Beach. “It’s a fun surf city. Everybody’s [had] open arms and I’m looking forward to meeting everyone and working with the kids,” Hajek said. Sign-ups start at 8 a.m. June 1. The cost is $25, which includes a trophy and T-shirt for every kid. Events begin at 9 a.m. and end around 3 p.m. In July, surf camps for the visually and hearing impaired, organized by Indo Jax Surf Charity, will welcome another batch of

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young surfers into the waves. Indo Jax co-founder Jack Viorel said his surf camps also aim to instill confidence in participants. “It has less to do with surfing and it has everything to do with the rest of their lives and how they approach issues and difficulties. If they never surf again, they will remember if they could surf, they can do anything,” Viorel said. The camps have called Wrightsville Beach Public Access No. 10 home since 2007, when the first camp drew only

five kids because parents feared it was too dangerous. “There’s this limiting belief among the kids that are blind. … What we have found is that they come out, they have a great time and they do just as well as anyone else,” Viorel said. Viorel said he expects at least 40 participants in the July 2014 camps for the visually and hearing impaired. As the camps grew, the organization struggled to find financial assistance to accept every child for free. In 2014, the Helen Keller

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Foundation offered to support the camps for three years. “They’re building awareness plus helping financially. That allows us to keep up with growing numbers,” Viorel said. The camp for the visually impaired will take place July 14-18, from 5-7 p.m. The camp for the hearing impaired will take place July 28-31. Preregistration is preferred so the staff can make appropriate accommodations for each participant’s safety. email miriah@luminanews.com

WBS looking for inaugural graduates By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

To celebrate Wrightsville Beach School’s 60th anniversary, the fifth grade graduation organizing committee is looking for any of the school’s first graduates from 1954 or anyone who attended the school during its first year. Fifth-grade parent Tim Taylor came up with the idea after seeing the gift the 50th anniversary graduating class gave to the school in the cafeteria. Counting 10 years ahead, he knew his son Tab would be part of the 60th anniversary. Now Taylor and the rest of the parents are inviting anyone who graduated or attended Wrightsville

Beach School during 1954 to the fifth-grade graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 12. The commencement will take place at Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church at 6 p.m. and Taylor said it would last about one hour. The school will also play a slideshow of the students in the graduating class, so Taylor said those first students are encouraged to bring any pictures they may have of the school. So far Taylor said he only has one lead for an inaugural student but that anyone with information about a former WBS student from 1954 could contact him at 910-509-3060, or email timtaylor@ec.rr.com email cole@luminanews.com

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Lifestyles Bringing the Beach Together

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from experience By Cole Dittmer, Staff Writer

t was a dream come true the day former 30-year Wrightsville Beach parks superintendent Billy Beasley was awarded a publishing contract after working on his first book for nearly 20 years. “In September 2013, [Oak Tree Press] sent me an email saying, ‘We would like to send you a publishing contract,’” Beasley said. “I cried because it had been so long and I called my son, because he remembered when I didn’t even have a computer to write it on.” For the past 20 years Beasley tinkered with the story after writing the base in one year. For a portion of that time, an old computer in the parks office served as his only means to work. “I would go to the parks office at night or on the weekend when I was not working to use the computer there, and I hauled that story around on a floppy disk,” he said. “There were times when the story was flowing when I would wake up at 4 in the morning and I would go to the office and write before 7.” Titled “The River Hideaway,” Beasley’s full-length novel is set in 1967 Wilmington and follows the growing and unlikely friendship between the wealthy white Bret Marin and black Clarence “Money” Wilkins. Throughout the novel, the two boys, both on the verge of manhood, struggle with the racially charged environment they live in while finding solace on the basketball court and an abandoned unfinished home on the banks of the Cape Fear River. While it is not based on any particular historical figures or real people, the novel does contain influences from Beasley’s childhood growing up in Wilmington during the same era. The tense racial atmosphere of Wilmington struck Beasley the first time as a child after witnessing many of the parishioners at his church leave one Sunday when a choir with a black singer came to church. “I was a small kid but I remember thinking, ‘Isn’t this where we should come together?’” he said. “They would sing the song ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children,’ but they didn’t mean it and that stuck with me.” Another situation Beasley was placed in that helped him navigate the racially charged world in “The River Hideaway” was being the first class in his neighborhood bussed to the inner city Williston Middle School for ninth grade. “Of course that was a class of cultures and I think it surely helped give me a background to write the book,” Beasley said. “I share two things in common with my favorite character in the book: faith in God and a belief that hearts have no color.” While it was a dream come true for Beasley to get the email with a publishing offer, the easy work of writing the story was over and the hard work of editing, finalizing and marketing the book had just begun. “There was a tremendous amount of back and forth editing,” he said. “There were some 13-hour editing days for sure and then we would go back and the publisher would edit again.” Finally Beasley reviewed the novel so many times he asked friends to look at the work with fresh eyes and vividly remembers the phone call he made to the publisher saying it was time to print. Two boxes of the first prints of the book were not supposed to arrive to Beasley until May 12, but a few days earlier he got a surprise from

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After spending 30 years working for the Town of Wrightsville Beach and retiring as the parks superintendent, author Billy Beasley has published his first fiction novel entitled, “The River Hideaway.”

the friend to whose post office box the books were sent. “He walks in and he’s got this box and he was holding my book up and said, ‘This looks really good, the cover came out great,’” Beasley said. “That was the first time I physically saw the book and I could not get over what he was doing holding my book.” Equally exciting for Beasley was hiding a copy of the book in his kitchen cabinet for his wife to find later that day. “It was really neat to share it with her and the people that have shared in my joy with this,” he said. So far Beasley said he has received rave reviews from the people who have purchased the book. Some said they read the 311-page novel cover to cover in as little as one day. “That is a great compliment and I am very humbled,” Beasley said. “I love to read but I don’t know any time when I’ve read a book in one day.” With the first one out and on sale at Amazon.com, Two Sisters Bookery and Pomegranate Books, Beasley said he would wait to see how “The River Hideaway” is received before attempting to publish the other three novels he has already written.

“I was a small kid but I remember thinking, ‘Isn’t this where we should come together? They would sing the song ‘Jesus Loves the Little Children,’ but they didn’t mean it and that stuck with me.”

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What’s coming down the pipeline this weekend?

Music Festival

Roller Derby Double Header

Benefit and Auction

The Second Annual Penguin Music Festival Cape Fear River Festival Grounds Saturday, May 31, 1-10:30 p.m.

Cape Fear Roller Girls Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center Saturday, May 31, 5-7 p.m.

Fourth Annual Masonboro.org Celebration Bradley Creek Marina Thursday, June 5, 6-9:30 p.m.

98.3 FM will celebrate the second annual Penguin Music Festival. Musical entertainment will include: Nick and The Babes, Keller Williams, Mandolin Orange and many others. Tickets are $35 in advance, $45 at the door and free for children 10 and under.

The Cape Fear Roller Girls will have a double whammy. The Cape Fear All Stars vs. Charlottesville Derby Dames followed by the Cape Fear Black Harrts vs. Palmetto State Roller Girls will be a Saturday double header. Proceeds will go toward Communities in Schools. For more information, visit the Cape Fear Roller Girls Facebook page.

There will be live music, auction items, prizes and food in celebration of sending more than 200 New Hanover County schools students to Masonboro Island for educational field trips. Raffle items include packages from BikeCycles, ScubaNow and many others. For more information, visit www.evite.com/event

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Mamma Mia! Sing-a-long In the Park By Samantha Santana Intern

Get ready to sing along with the Performance Club cast. After weeks of practice and

preparation, the Performance Club will take to the stage Friday, May 30, at the Wrightsville Beach Amphitheater, performing “Mamma Mia! Sing-a-long In the Park.”

Performance Club Director LJ Woodard said “Mamma Mia!” was chosen because it was a fun musical piece. “‘Mamma Mia!’ seemed perfect to get people ready for the

summer and get people in the fun, beach mode, “ Woodard said. “It’ll definitely make the parents laugh and enjoy themselves. Like ‘Grease,’, people know the music already. It’s a sing-along. … It’s going to make you get up and dance.” Woodard said the performance would be the Performance Club’s grand finale as many of the cast members are preparing for summer camp. “It’s the grand finale. It’s a recital. It’s the end of the performance,” Woodard said. There will be 50 performers from Woodard’s acting classes. “Wrightsville Beach Parks and Rec will perform about three or four songs each. They’re divided by younger and older [children],” Woodard said. “The Insight School of Acting is an acting school in Wilmington. Most of the kids are locals from the area, they live in Wrightsville Beach.”

Woodard said no auditions are necessary for Children’s Theater in the Park, a program by the Performance Club that puts on performances such as “The Sky is Falling” in March. “This is a free event and everyone and anyone can come. I don’t have auditions. They’re all so great in their own way,” Woodard said. “There’s no stress involved in this program. It’s the most stress-free program probably in Wilmington.” The performance is a fun free family event that brings the community together. “It’s great for the community. We have fun and cute kids that will make you laugh. They’re so into it. I think it’s a great thing for everyone,” Woodard said. “If you think about it, it brings the community together, even down to the sponsors like the new restaurant Ceviche. It’s great for the local business community. It creates

great memories. It’s just a positive way for the community to get together.” The performance will feature ABBA songs that will get audience members on their feet, clapping and singing along. “Our grand finale will be the major show stopper,” Woodard said. “‘Dancing Queen’ is so catchy. ‘Money Money Money’ is a fun routine … And of course, ‘Mamma Mia,’ we perform that very dramatically.” The show is Friday, May 30 from 5:30-7 p.m., at the Wrightsville Beach Amphitheater. “People bring their own chairs and blankets and picnics. We have available Party Eats and Treats, and Rita’s,” Woodard said. Woodard said she hopes the experience is a memorable one. “I want them to say, ‘Remember Mom, when I got up and danced to ‘Dancing Queen?’” Woodard said.

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Ollie Koelb and Payton Geautreau, along with other members of the Performance Club, practice songs for “Mamma Mia! Sing-a-long In the Park” in the Fran Russ Recreation Center Thursday, May 22.

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A day for the birds By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Children of all ages flocked to Halyburton Park Saturday, May 24, for the inaugural Cape Fear Audubon Society Discover

the Wonders of Birds event. Questions like how do birds fly; what do birds eat; how much do birds weigh; what environments do birds like and more were answered by the society’s range of interactive displays and

activities. Not knowing how much of a crowd to expect, Cape Fear Audubon president Charley Winterbauer said they ran out of coffee creamer with the large crowd of children, parents and

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Eva, the red-tailed hawk from SkyWatch Bird Rescue, was a featured guest at the Cape Fear Audubon Society’s inaugural Discover the Wonders of Birds event at Halyburton Park Saturday, May 24.

adults on hand. “We didn’t know what was going to happen but we ran out of booklets and creamer in the first half hour,” Winterbauer said. Winterbauer and Cape Fear Audubon board member Katherine Nesbitt created the event after Winterbauer noticed a lack of youth in the society’s membership. “I sat in one of our meetings and looked out to see all middleaged people but no kids,” he said. “This is an attempt to get the kids interested … you can talk all you want about birds but the way to

do it is to get hands on and that is what we are doing.” Nesbitt was leading the bird drawing station where kids could pick a bird, learn how big its wingspan is and draw its outline on parchment paper. For an example, the outline of one of the largest flying birds in the world, the great albatross, was drawn with its 12-foot wingspan and weight of only 22 pounds. “This is our first time with this event so we are really excited to see this crowd,” Nesbitt said. “We invited both children and adults so we have something for

both here.” Much to the dismay of many curious kids, one of the event’s main attractions, Eva the redtailed hawk from SkyWatch Bird Rescue, was unable to make a full appearance because she reinjured her shoulder during the truck ride to the park. However, those brave enough were allowed to lift up the cover on her cage and sneak a peek. SkyWatch intern Emily Plaisted said a car struck Eva three years ago and she no longer has the ability to fly. “She is not releasable because of her wing injury,” Plaisted said. “Everything else was fine except her ability to fly so we decided to turn her into a program bird so we could teach the public more about birds of prey.” While picking through owl pellets to learn about their diet, Hayden Beauliew held up a tiny skull and said peeking into Eva’s cage was her favorite part of the day. “There is a big hawk out there,” Beauliew said. “She was very big and had a very sharp beak.” For more information about Cape Fear Audubon Society’s future events, visit www. capefearaudubon.org email cole@luminanews.com

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Hayden Beauliew, from left, Libby Williamson and Eli Williamson examine different bird feathers during Cape Fear Audubon Society’s inaugural Discover the Wonders of Birds event at Halyburton Park Saturday, May 24.

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Aldermen of the Town of Wrightsville Beach, NC, at its regularly scheduled meeting to be held June 12, 2014, at the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480, intends to authorize a lease of certain real property owned by the Town of Wrightsville Beach and described below. The proposed tenant is the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. The property to be leased is described as follows: The property on which the “Howell Cottage” is located in the vicinity of the volleyball courts on West Salisbury Street within the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall Complex and park, together with an area surrounding the footprint of said building on all four sides of approximately 7.5 feet. The “Howell Cottage” is currently being used as a visitors’ information center.

The term of the lease is ten (10) years. The rent to be paid by the Tenant shall be ONE AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($1.00) per year.

TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC PROPOSED FY14/15 BUDGET - PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A copy of the proposed Town of Wrightsville Beach Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Budget will be submitted to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen on May 30, 2014. A public hearing will be held on the budget proposal at the regularly scheduled Board of Aldermen meeting on June 12, 2014 at 6:00 pm (or soon thereafter) at the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall. The Budget was prepared in accordance with the North Carolina Local Government and Fiscal Control Act. A summary of projected revenue and expenditures by Fund are as follows: Summary of Revenue and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 Fund General

Revenue $10,254,593

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$13,062,893

The proposed Ad Valorem Tax Rate for the upcoming Fiscal Year is $.133 per $100 of value and represents no change over the FY13/14 tax rate. The budget proposal includes a rate increase for water and sewer services. The current water rate is $1.01 per unit (750 gallons) with the proposed rate being $1.52 per unit (750 gallons). Water and sewer maintenance fees will increase from $7 and $17, respectively, to $11 and $20 for all ¾” and 1” meters per month. Meters that are 1.5” will have a combined maintenance fee increase of $9 per month with all other meter sizes increasing by a combined $10 per month. A copy of the proposed budget will be filed in the office of the Town Clerk and will be available on May 30, 2014 for review at the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall located at 323Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, during normal business hours. A copy of the document can also be viewed at www. townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

2nd Annual WBF Pier to Pier to Pier Run, Walk, SUP race and kid’s Crab Crawl Proceeds benefit projects and amenities on Wrightsville Beach

Saturday, June 7, 2014 Johnnie Mercer’s Pier – Crystal Pier 8:00 a.m.— SUP/Biathlon

Crystal Pier to Johnnie Mercer’s Pier

8:15 a.m—Kid’s Fun Crab Crawl–FREE! 8:30 a.m.—3.44mi Run/Walk Johnnie Mercer’s Pier to Crystal Pier and back

9:30 a.m. —Awards Registration: Online: www.its-go-time.com or www.active.com Day of Race: Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. RACE FEES: Adults Preregistration: $20 • Starting May 24: $25 14 Years and Under Preregistration: $15 • Starting May 24: $20 Race Packets:  Friday, June 6: 4p.m. – 6p.m. Surfberry, 222 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach

Skateboard Day In Robert’s Grocery Parking Lot. Helmets required May 30, 4-7 p.m.

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker May Fishing Finishing Strong

By Jackson Fuller

By Skylar Walters

May has been good to anglers; not only as far as fish are concerned but also with the weather. Warm days, light winds and calm seas have been pretty much the norm for the month. And even when the wind does manage to blow, it doesn’t last long and conditions improve relatively quickly. Water temperatures have continued to creep up and are now just shy of the mid70s. With the month of June a few days away, the fishing should continue to improve allowing anglers even more opportunities. Let’s just hope Mother Nature continues her blessing of calm weather. Offshore, around the Gulf Stream, is where the main focus has been for those fortunate enough to have access to larger boats. The dolphin, aka mahi, have been on fire and most of the fish being reported are larger “gaffer” sized fish. A few wahoo and tuna are still being found on occasion but it appears the mahi have taken up most of the action lately. Also becoming a little more frequent were sightings and some catches of blue marlin by several different boats

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throughout the weekend. Closer to shore, but still out in the 30-mile range, the bottom fishing has been good with catches of grouper, snapper, triggerfish and other assorted bottom fish. Areas within 20 miles of the beach are also producing some grouper, but anglers are having to work through sharks and smaller bottom feeders to find them. Just off the beach, the Spanish mackerel fishing has been really good, with most fishing averaging 1-2 pounds. Trolled Clark Spoons are the preferred method for most but sight casting to schools of feeding fish with a small spoon or Got-Cha Plug is also working. With the days and water heating up, early mornings and late afternoons have been the best time to target Spanish mackerel. Anglers are still finding lots of bluefish by this method as well. Inshore, the red drum are becoming more abundant as are the flounder. The area docks and creeks are holding fish, it just takes some searching to find a fishy spot. Artificial baits and live minnows are all producing.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington hosted the Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament May 21-24, when an automatic berth in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament was on the line. The College of Charleston Cougars won the first conference tournament title since 2006, defeating regular season champion the College of William & Mary Tribe by a final score of 6-4 during the tournament finale Saturday. This was the Cougars’ first year in the CAA and their win clinches a sixth appearance in the NCAA baseball championship. “I’m proud of how our guys approached this tournament,” said Monte Lee, Cougars’ head coach. “We were loose. Our guys had fun and played together. It was an all-around team effort.” The Cougars played the minimum three games to win the double elimination tournament. They received a first round bye with their second-place regular season finish in the CAA. This bye and an early win in the tournament allowed the Cougars to set up their pitching rotation as if it were just another three-game series, a luxury no other team in the tournament experienced. “It did help us; obviously you’re in a position to play three games as opposed to four or five,” Lee said. “Nobody’s got

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University of North Carolina Wilmington baseball pitcher Nick Monroe throws a strike during the team’s game against College of Charleston Thursday, May 22, which resulted in a 7-4 loss. Charleston would advance to win the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship Saturday, May 24.

the pitching in college baseball to be able to play five games and have success with keeping someone from scoring.” In the championship, Cougar freshman pitcher Tyler Thornton threw eight shutout innings and improved his record to 6-5 on the season. Thornton tied a career high with eight strikeouts, and at one point retired 10 straight Tribe batters. Freshman Bailey Ober was named the CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player after tossing a complete game shutout against the Tribe on Friday in the semifinal. The Cougars will head to the

Gainesville Regional to take on the University of Florida, University of North Carolina and Long Beach State University. The Cougars will open the regional against the Florida Gators Friday, May 30. The hometown UNCW Seahawks were eliminated from the tournament on Friday, May 23, with a 12-6 loss to the Tribe. The Seahawks won their opening game against the James Madison University Duke Dogs before losing to the Cougars in a quarterfinal match up. The loss knocked the Seahawks into the losers’ bracket and forced them to play a double header on

Friday. They started off the day with a victory over the University of Delaware Blue Hens before losing the nightcap. The Seahawks finished the season with a 30-27 record. Despite being the preseason favorites to win the conference, they finished third in the CAA in both the regular season and the tournament. “This is always a tough time in the year,” said Mark Scalf, Seahawks head coach. “It comes for every team in the country except one at some point. Unfortunately for us, it was a day earlier than what we had hoped for.”

Skate Day raises sport awareness By Jackson Fuller Intern

The Wrightsville Beach Foundation will host its third annual Skateboard Day on Friday, May 30, in the Robert’s Grocery parking lot. This free event was designed to raise awareness about the popularity of the sport and the importance of helmet safety. “We have been trying to

get a skate park for a few years now and it certainly has been a divided issue,” said Layne Smith, member of the Wrightsville Beach Foundation. “This event allows us to show just how passionate Wrightsville Beach can be about skateboarding, and we hope all the local skaters come out.” The foundation is a private, nonprofit organization working to enhance the Wrightsville

Beach community. Its members hope this event can prove the value of one day implementing a skate park in the town. To provide a quality skateboard experience in a parking lot, local skaters, Permanent Vacation Skate and Surf Shop and 17th Street Skate shop will donate the rails and ramps for the event. In addition to local skateboarders, the Sweetwater Surf team is

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expected to participate. “We have a huge surfing community, and that somewhat goes hand-in-hand with skateboarding,” Smith said. “A lot of other beach towns have skate parks, and I think it would be a very positive step for the community.” Dr. Noah Pierson, a Wrightsville Beach medical practitioner and skateboarder, will be present to speak about helmet safety to the kids for the second time. “He talked a lot about safety devices such as helmets and guards,” said 12-year-old Dylan Rosbrugh, a past and future participant in skate day. “This year I’m excited to be skating those ramps again. I’m really hoping there’s a half-pipe there.” Rosbrugh is a skater all across the Wilmington area, but he said he thinks putting a skate park in Wrightsville Beach would stop kids from skating on the streets of Wrightsville Beach, and also force kids to wear helmets in an organized area. The event is sponsored by Jerry Allen’s Sports Bar and will take place from 4-7 p.m. There will be a raffle with a variety of prizes including two skateboards.

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Real Estate Residential Real Estate Sales Trends Downtown 28401

Central Wilmington 28403-28405

Active Listings: 209 New Listings: 14 Went Pending: 5 Sold Units 9 Absorption Rate**: 12 Sold last 12 months: 215

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**Absorption gives you an idea of the number of months it will take for the current inventory to be sold out based on the last twelve months of sales. Note: This representation is based in whole, or in part, on data supplied by the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR) Multiple Listing Service. Neither the WRAR nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the WRAR or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. All information herein has not been verified and is not guaranteed. ©2009 Multiple Listing Service of the Wilmington Regional Association of REALTORS, Inc.

Small house, big challenge By Miriah Hamrick, Staff Writer

n life and historic houses, it is the little things that count — or at least, that is the hope for the Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage at 405 N. Lumina Ave. The 924-square-foot cottage is a little rundown from its 100-year stint on Wrightsville Beach, but Madeline Flagler, Wrightsville Beach Museum of History director, said she thinks its small charms, like a little set of stairs leading to a tiny gate on the way inside and its glowing gold pinewood floors, outshine the problems. “They are older pine floors that have a really deep yellow to them … a warmth and beautiful golden hue that you can’t get with an oak floor,” Flagler said. “There are various different types of unique qualities to that house, in the architecture, the way it’s built and situated, that are so different from contemporary houses. It has a really unique beauty to it.” For Flagler and others concerned about the future of the building following its March 2014 listing with Intracoastal Realty, the question is: will the cottage’s one-of-a-kind details outweigh its disrepair and save it from the wrecking ball? No one knows for sure, but the question landed the cottage a spot on Historic Wilmington Foundation’s 2014 Most Threatened Places List. George Edwards, foundation executive director, said disparate values assigned to the cottage and the property place the cottage at a higher risk of demolition. “Real estate values drive all considerations at the beach. We’ve placed some [beach] structures on the threatened places list before and they’re … gone,” Edwards said. The building is valued at $60,500 while the 50- by 85-foot lot swells the total price tag to $1.09 million. The threatened places list is intended to generate new ideas, proposals or buyers for historic places in danger of neglect or demolition, places on the verge of what Edwards calls the “but” part of the process. “A feeling with the most threatened places is that we’re just about to the ‘but’ for this effort, when the place is lost,” Edwards said. “The ‘but’ means we’re trying to draw visibility to a site and generate new ideas.” Throughout the years, a couple of places were saved because visibility drew a buyer but occasionally the spotlight has the opposite effect, prompting demolition instead. Even though the Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage’s predecessors on the list met disappointing outcomes, Edwards is hopeful about recent preservation efforts at Wrightsville Beach like the National Register listing and rehabilitation of the James D. and Frances Sprunt Cottage and adaptive reuse of the Palmgren-O’Quinn House by the N.C. Coastal Federation. The cottage is designated by the Staff photo by Joshua Curry Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark The narrow staircase along the side of the small cottage is one of the Commission so potential owners can features Betty Bordeaux remembered as a child.

Staff photo by Joshua Curry

The Ewing-Bordeaux home, located at 405 N. Lumina Ave., one of few historically designated Wrightsville Beach homes, has listed on Historic Wilmington Foundation’s 2014 Most Threatened Places List. Left: The blue plaques placed on many cottages in Wrightsville Beach designate them as historical landmarks.

bank on a property tax reduction as a benefit of rehabilitation. On the other hand, disadvantages like size, extent of disrepair and its low setting on the floodplain might make the cottage less likely to receive a residential rehab. Edwards said on-site preservation would be ideal but another option remains if a new owner is uninterested in saving the building. The cottage could be moved to Wrightsville’s Historic Square for nonprofit use. “You can point to the fact that some beach cottages have ended up as office facilities: the Wrightsville Beach Museum, the chamber of commerce, now the coastal federation,” Edwards said. Flagler said the museum is vested in the future of the cottage and would be willing to take responsibility of the property. “We haven’t actively pursued [purchase of the property]. We’re just trying to look out for the best interest … long term. The No. 1 priority as far as the museum is concerned and also, it feels like the intent of the will, is that the building be preserved,” Flagler said. In fact, the museum has a remainder trust on the cottage, meaning it will eventually fall under its control. “There are two pieces of property, 405 and 407 N. Lumina Ave., that have been left to the museum and have been left to other people for their lifetime. They have a life estate in it. Whatever is left of all that when they pass away, the museum will get,” Flagler said. In the meantime, Flagler said she hopes a buyer with an eye for detail and the resources for restoration comes along. “The people who would be interested in this building would be interested in historic preservation, who would see it not just as a place, but who are interested in … its charms, its uniqueness,” Flagler said. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Restore 7330 Market St.

Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens May 30-31 224 Market St.

The George Matsumoto Prize North Carolina Modernist Houses

Did you miss the April 26 Upscale Resale at Cape Fear Community College? Stop by the Habitat for Humanity Restore in Ogden to browse old items given a breath of fresh life by local designers. Green price tags denote a refurbished item. New inventory is displayed daily. For more information, call 910-686-9800 or email restore@capefearhabitat.org

Observe artists at work in the colonial-style gardens of the historic Burgwin-Wright House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 30. All paintings will be available for sale with 30 percent of proceeds benefiting the Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens. A People’s Choice Award will be announced during a Saturday May 31 reception from 6-9 p.m. For more information, call 910-762-0570 or email info@burgwinwrighthouse.com

If you know an outstanding local example of modernist residential architecture, submit it for the 2014 George Matsumoto Prize for residential architecture. Submissions will be accepted through 5 p.m. June 8. Cash prizes total $6,000. Winners for 2014 will be announced July 13. Local architect Michael Ross Kersting received the 2013 award. Visit www.ncmodernist.org/prize2014 for more information.

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Cruise ships bring beach business

Money Matters Breaking through the political clutter: Preparing for the financial effects of the Affordable Care Act

By Kelly Corbett Staff Writer

With several factors coming into play, cruise ships docking in Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington contribute to the local economy. About 5.44 million visits from port-of-call passengers generated almost $672 million for an estimated total of $123.58 per visit, a Business Research and Economic Advisors 2012 study for Cruise Lines International Association stated. In addition to passengers, crew members spent an estimated $47.75 per visit. Since 2011, those amounts increased by 1.7 percent. Gordon Reddick, president and owner of Redix, said the business impact depends on the timing. “Sometimes it has a very good effect,” Reddick said. “It depends on when they arrive and when they depart.” When the ships are in Wrightsville Beach in the morning and during the afternoon, he said there is more of an impact on his business. Reddick said he has noticed several cruise ships during the last several weeks. “All I know is we do have some traffic from it,” he said. “I’d like to see more of them come through.” Sue Bulluck, Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce chairwoman, said the economic impact of cruise ships in town depends on proximity. “In the past, in the ’90s, when we had cruise ships coming through, they would spend 24 to 48 hours and it was a very positive impact for the restaurants and businesses within the walking distance of where they docked then,” Bulluck said. She said the impact was driven by proximity, and transportation has increased since that

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The American Star cruise ship made a stop in Wrightsville Beach Nov. 6, 2013, and docked at the Bridge Tender Marina.

time from the ship to businesses. “They’re in the $200 to $300 a day range for simply the housing,” Bulluck said about the passengers. “So they’re interested in dining and eating in the areas that they stop in.” Recently an American Cruise Lines ship docked in Wrightsville Beach on Memorial Day with 100 passengers and two others docked in town in April and May. Two Blount Small Ship Adventures ships will dock at the Bridge Tender Marina in Wrightsville Beach through July. On June 13, the Grande Mariner will bring about 45 passengers to town. On July 6, the Grande Caribe will bring about 88 passengers to Wrightsville Beach. Bulluck said in the past the chamber

conducted outreach and will again in the future in conjunction with the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau. “In years past, Wrightsville Beach courted the snow birds in the same way,” Bulluck said. “…We would certainly look to do that with Intracoastal cruises.” Kim Hufham, Wilmington and Beaches CVB president and CEO, said many of the cruises are history focused. A few cruise lines have Wilmington as a regular destination on their rotation for the spring and fall. Repairs to the downtown Wilmington dock are bringing more ships to dock at the Bridge Tender Marina. email kelly@luminanews.com

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Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located in Poplar Grove Plantation Market runs through Nov. 26

Riverfront Farmers’ Market Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located along North Water Street downtown Market runs through Nov. 22

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Municipal Complex—across from old Fire Station Saturday June 7, 2014 • 9:00 am – 1:00 pm The Town of Wrightsville Beach will be holding a Household Hazardous Waste disposal day for the residents of Wrightsville Beach. In order to participate in the event, vehicles must have either a Town decal or display a Wrightsville Beach resident parking pass. Vehicles will enter the check point opening to the post and rope area to drop off acceptable items for disposal. Items must conform to the list in order to be accepted. The Town has contracted with EcoFlow, Inc for the collection and disposal of the collected items.

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Sherman’s Lagoon

May 29–June 4, 2014

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...

Town of Wrightsville Beach Post-Hurricane Re-Entry Information Residents and business owners must present specific types of identification to re-enter the Town of Wrightsville Beach following a mandatory hurricane evacuation. Contractors, property managers, caretakers, media, and boat owners will also need special re-entry passes. Different types of identification are required depending on user need or function. § Residents and Property Owners Vehicle Tax Decals are required by Section 70.36 of the Town’s code of ordinances. These decals also serve as a means of identification for reentry following a hurricane evacuation. Tax decals are issued by Lanier Parking located at 321 Causeway Drive. The decal must be affixed to the lower left-hand corner of the vehicle’s windshield. We encourage residents and property owners to purchase Vehicle Tax Decals early to avoid long lines when a hurricane threatens Wrightsville Beach. Lanier Parking will continue selling decals during a Hurricane Watch (hurricane conditions possible within 48 hours). Decal sales will cease when a Hurricane Warning is issued (hurricane conditions are expected within 36 hours). Vehicle Tax Decals are $5 each when purchased after March 31st. For additional details please call Lanier Parking at 256-5453. § Businesses, Marinas, Boat Owners, Contractors, Property Managers, and Caretakers Hurricane re-entry passes are issued by the Wrightsville Beach Police Department and are available for pick up starting April 1st of each year. Passes may be obtained at the front desk of the Police Department, Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding holidays. Passes should be retained for the duration of the season. For additional details please call the Wrightsville Beach Police Department at 256-7945.

CROSSWORD Across 1. Up’s partner 6. Billiards move 11. Reebok rival 15. Actress Wells 19. Ecdysiast Starr 20. Wrinkle-resistant fabric 21. Astringent 22. She loved Narcissus 23. Part 1 of quip, with “If” 27. Staggering one

Down 1. Dr. J’s first pro league 2. Counter offer? 3. Butterfingers 4. Action film staple 5. Rough uplands 6. Some church music 7. Organic radical 8. Spiny shrub 9. Gone bad 10. Swan song 11. Jipijapa hats 12. Part of UHF 13. Greek letters 14. Delighted 15. Wipe out 16. Super server 17. Cry on a roller coaster 18. Junction point 24. Sun-cracked 25. Ends 26. “Unforgettable” singer 30. Nickname 31. Palindromic songstress 32. Branch of applied mathematics 33. Some nightclubs 35. Cabinet div. 38. Genu varum

28. Equinox mo. 29. Nighttime gettogether 30. Small conveyance 34. Tomato blight 36. Spreading tree 37. Malaise 38. Spanish grocery 40. Soundproof 44. Schmo 45. Author of quip persona 46. Old Toyota

39. “Miss ___ Regrets” 41. Close up 42. Turning point 43. Very slim margin 45. Grave marker 47. “Concentration” pronoun 48. Wood sorrel 51. Barracks sight 53. Old print 55. Batrachian critters 56. Composed 57. Morsel 58. Via 60. Cry of disgust 63. Uses a computer 65. Room offerer 66. Charger 68. Subterfuges 70. Infomercials, e.g. 71. Orders 72. Pop-rap artist 73. Perfume 74. Indian tongue 75. Cygnet’s mother 79. Measure 80. Its quarter says “Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers” 81. Sprightly 83. Nursing abbr. 84. Bambi’s mom 86. Soybean paste

Perseverance by Myles Mellor 49. Foofaraw 50. Spicy stew 52. Oliver’s family 54. Author of quip 57. “Tommy,” e.g. 59. Further 60. Pine 61. Batiking need 62. Move 64. Home to the Palazzo Gambacorti 67. Catullus composition 69. Part 2 of quip

89. Chemical substances 90. ___ Sea 91. Sub station? 95. Sage 98. Lettuce 99. N.Y. minutes? 101. Spiritual, e.g. 102. Gave it a shot 104. Listening to Muzak, maybe 105. Auntie ___ 106. Throws into confusion 108. Safire subject 109. Pre-Revolution leaders 110. “___ Danger” 111. Cheat, in a way 112. Languish 115. Whit 116. Kind of dance 118. Hydroelectric project 119. Govt. watchdog 120. WWW address 121. ___ chi ch’uan 122. Dogma 123. Pipe joint

76. Nurse 77. Tycho Brahe, for one 78. Antipathy 79. Payoff 82. The out crowd 85. Throw off 87. Museum Folkwang locale 88. Part 3 of quip 90. Fiend 92. Fall flat 93. Emerald Isle 94. Flycatcher

For answers, see page B2 96. Pork place 97. Not enough, for some 100. Soap ingredient 103. Domed homes 105. Scams 107. Former Portuguese colony in India 108. Part 4 of quip 109. Stretched to the limit 110. Supplement 113. Where the buoys are 114. Showed contempt

117. End of quip 124. Time to give up? 125. Dotty 126. Hitching post? 127. Make blank 128. Makes a supply last, with “out” 129. Gathering clouds, say 130. Monroe’s successor 131. Lowlife

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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

Before Peter was a great apostle, he failed the Lord and denied Him three times. But that failure was not fatal. Peter made a fresh surrender, and the Lord forgave and restored him. Jesus was not surprised or disappointed when Peter failed. In like manner, He is not surprised or disappointed when you fail. He has no illusions about you and He knows you through and through. He knows however much your spirit may be willing, your flesh is weak. Our weakness is not the trouble — the trouble is our unwillingness to acknowledge the weakness. The quicker we accept man’s impossibility, the quicker we can accept God’s possibility. Our only hope is to turn our failure into a fresh surrender. How? “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Gal. 2:20). God’s solution to our problem is to nail us to the cross with Jesus. If we will accept this sentence of death then all our problems will die right along with us. The problems will not die until we are thoroughly dead ourselves. But the day we cease striving and meekly accept the Cross, we will find everything is settled. So how do we make a fresh surrender? The first thing to do is to stop doing. Let us learn to breathe words along these lines: “Today, Lord, I give up. I am finished. I surrender. I know now that in my flesh dwells no good thing. Apart from You I am nothing, and apart from You I can do nothing. I do not even know how to pray. I accept

Your Failure Isn’t Fatal

the sentence of death, and I trust You to raise me from the dead. As I am decreased, may You be increased. I have learned that I cannot; therefore, I will not. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. You are the Resurrection and the Life, and I will wait for You to raise me from the dead. I will not raise myself. Let Your Strength be perfected in my weakness.” This is what it means to take up the Cross. When this is a practical reality for a person, and not just a theory, it will sound like this: “I used to be quite confident in myself and very sure, but today I have no confidence in myself. I used to be very active, but today I am content to be still. If God should rise within me, I will certainly obey Him; but if He does not move, I dare not step out ahead of Him. I will work, but I will not work according to what I want to do. Instead, I will work according to His desire and Power that works in me, this power that strengthens me to do all things, this power that is perfected in my weakness. I no longer hide my weaknesses, I delight in them; for they allow me to know true Strength. I look for Christ in me to overcome my inability. I have surrendered myself over to Him as a bondservant, as a prisoner of the Lord. If I live, I am the Lord’s. If I die, I am the Lord’s. So, in both life and in death, I belong to Him.” Your failure isn’t fatal if you acknowledge it, make a fresh surrender to God, and keep moving forward.

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 Justice

Justice is handed down from heaven for all Injustice will cause your kingdom to fall Dispense the same as what I give you If justice is what I give, you must the same do Be righteous in all your decisions about each one Who are members of the kingdom of My Son Take care of My widows and orphans every day It is justice to care for those for whom you pray Remember I have the final say about wrong or right So tonight make your decision and keep justice in sight All the battles you win, it is justice you see Coming down from heaven is the rightness that will be Treat each other in the way of My glory It is what will survive the final story What you give the whole world must see Evenly given to those you engage with, My justice be

C a rl W a t e r s

(Gen 18:19 NRSV) No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice; so that the LORD may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.” (Deu 10:18 NRSV) who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing. (Psa 94:15 NRSV) for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. (Psa 101:1 NRSV) I will sing of loyalty and of justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing. (Psa 119:156 NRSV) Great is your mercy, O LORD; give me life according to your justice. (Prov 8:20 NRSV) I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, (Isa 1:17 NRSV) learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. (Luke 18:8 NRSV) I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

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 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.

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.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 5115 Honeydew Lane, Wilmington, NC 28412, Parcel #R07113 006 026 000

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

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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

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 Car-

olina. 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: 1128258 (FC.FAY) May 22 and 29, 2014 12 SP 1587 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 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. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. 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 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.: 11-30412-FC01 May 22 and 29, 2014 10 SP 1671 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. 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. Said property is commonly known as 6907 Alamosa Drive, 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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

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L E G A L N O T I C ES 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 loca-

tion 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, specifically 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. 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.: 10-19700-FC01 May 22 and 29, 2014 13 SP 1091 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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.: 13-19649-FC02 May 22 and 29, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 13-SP-1154

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:

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: 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

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

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L E G A L N O T I C ES 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 14 SP 178 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 Lynn Farrow to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), which was dated September 27, 2007 and recorded on September 27, 2007 in Book 5235 at Page 2258, 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 10, 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 28, Section 1, Whitney Pines, as shown on that map recorded in Map Book 40 at Pages 371-372, in the New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 7108 Thurgood 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 Lynn Farrow. 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.: 14-01075-FC01 May 29 and June 5, 2014

Situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina: Being all of Lots 10 and 11, Block 18, Carolina Place as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 48, Page 180, of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Being the same property conveyed to Darrell Thames, (unmarried) by deed from Eddie Jones, Jr. and wife, Lattie M. Jones (formerly Lattie R. Moore) recorded 06/16/1992 in Deed Book 1607 Page 230, in the Register of Deeds Office of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1914 Pender Avenue, 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 Darrell Thames. 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.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

13 SP 1064

13 SP 1054

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Darrell Thames to Home Title Connect, LLC., Trustee(s), which was dated December 17, 2008 and recorded on January 16, 2009 in Book 5370 at Page 964, 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 10, 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:

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 Dorothy Mae Tisdale to Louis A. Trosch, Trustee(s), which was dated February 15, 2008 and recorded on March 3, 2008 in Book 5286 at Page 403, 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 10, 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 County of New Hanover State of North Carolina more particularly described as follows: Beginning in the southern line of Brunswick Street at a point 41 feet, 3 inches, Eastwardly from its intersection with the eastern line of Fifth Street, running thence Southwardly parallel with Fifth Street 66 feet; thence Eastwardly parallel with Brunswick Street, 32 feet 6 inches; thence Northwardly parallel with Fifth Street, 66 feet to the southern line of Brunswick Street; thence Westwardly along said line 32 feet, 6 inches to the beginning; being a part of Lot 1, Block 265, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington, together with a right of way in, over and through an alley 6 feet wide by 66 feet deep adjoining this lot on the East, and being the same property conveyed in A.B. Tenchey and wife, by deed recorded December 6, 1924, in Book 157 at Page 453 of the New Hanover County Registry. Title to the property hereinabove described is subject to the following exceptions: the provisions of all applicable zoning and land use ordinances, statues and regulations; 1999 ad valorem taxes, and all applicable restrictive covenants and utility easements of record. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 504 Brunswick 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 All Lawful Heirs of Dorothy Tisdale. 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.: 13-10053-FC01 May 29 and June 5, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 53 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Theresa D. Greene, (Theresa D. Greene, deceased)(Heirs of Theresa D. Greene Otto Greene, Jr. and Jimmy L. Hicks, Jr. aka Jimmy Lee Hicks, Jr.) to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 5196, Page 17, 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 10, 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: All that certain or parcel of land situated in the City of Township, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Tract 2 as shown on that map of recombination for Wilmington A.M.E. Zion Housing Development Corporation, recorded in Map Book 40 at Page 22 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, reference which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 704 Hanover Street, 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

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L E G A L N O T I C ES 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: 1128289 (FC.FAY) May 29 and June 5, 2014 14-SP-279 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 Henry D Austin and Shirley Austin, dated December 22, 2009 and recorded on January 8, 2010 in Book No. 5461 at Page 1141 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 10, 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: 6608 Sago Palm Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412. Tax Parcel ID: R08205-006-004000 Present Record Owners: Henry D Austin and Shirley Austin. 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, 018351-00035 P1095589 5/29, 06/05/2014

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

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.

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 indebted to said Decedent will please make immediate pay-

ment to the undersigned at the address set out below. This the 15th day of May, 2014 Frederick A. Woodbury EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ANN A. HERTZLER c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR. 219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6 WILMINGTON, NC 28403 May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE JACQULYNN B. ATKISSON a/k/a TOMMIE JACQULYNN ATKISSON, deceased of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of August, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. 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 SUPERIOR 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 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of

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 2 Pinewood Circle Wilmington, NC 28409 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, 6/12/2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Marjorie Pettit 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 28th 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 29th day of May 2014. Linda Herman, Executrix 2821 Shandy Avenue Wilmington, NC 28409 5/29, 6/5, 6/12, 6/19/2014

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The undersigned, Belle Lord, having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Peter J. Lord, Deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said Belle Lord, at the address set out below, on or before August 30, 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.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Jacquelyn Ann Norris, 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 2nd day of September, 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 29th day of May, 2014. Julia P. White, Administratrix of the Estate of Jacquelyn Ann Norris Jill L. Raspet Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

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Chef Matt Wivel of the Oceanic plates his traditional blackened mahi-mahi with a chilled cilantro-lime vermicelli rice noodle over chilled chipotle gazpacho.

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