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Swing dancing lights up Lumina Daze By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Lumina Daze is popular for its celebration of Wrightsville Beach history, usually expressed through the shag dance that has become the dance of the Carolina. However, this year’s annual event on Sunday, Aug. 27 turned a spotlight on another dance that once ruled the historic beachside music hall. With it’s first-ever swing dancing competition, the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History’s Lumina Daze drew renewed attention to the steps that captivated dancers on the Lumina Pavilion’s 5,000 square foot dance floor. Although swing dancing had its heyday in the 1940s, the dancers who wowed the crowds at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort with coordinated steps and breath-taking throws were born long after the swing era ended, as representatives of the Cape Fear Swing Society and the University of North Carolina Wilmington Swinging Seahawks club put a youthful face on the classic steps. Tina Williamson, the museum’s president, said that while Lumina Daze usually has a big band play swing dance classics, the youthful dancers helped bring back to life the spirit “The best way to promote history is to showcase it, and that’s what these college kids are doing with swing dancing,” she said. “They’re really lifting it up.” n See SWING Page 2
By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Staff photo by Terry Lane
Two Wilmington men were arrested early Saturday morning after jumping off of the Causeway Drive bridge and prompting Wrightsville Beach officials to conduct a helicopter search for the missing swimmers. Wrightsville Beach police charged Jordan Matthew Phillips, 26, and Gentry Lee Johnson, 25, both of Wilmington, with resisting arrest and jumping from a bridge after the two were spotted running in their underwear near North Channel Drive sometime after 3 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26. Police had responded to a call at about 2:30 a.m. for two missing swimmers after they didn’t return to shore following a
John Townsend, left, and Merlee Hill, right, dance the Lindy Hop for the audience at the 2017 Lumina Daze celebration of Wrightsville Beach history at the Blockade Runner on Sunday, Aug. 27.
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Lifeguard reunion seeks to unite generations
By Terry Lane Staff Writer
With a goal of making a connection between the town’s lifeguards of today and the veterans who helped forge the town’s ocean safety legacy, organizers of a reunion of Wrightsville Beach lifeguards are working to promote the event among active lifeguards. The reunion of former Wrightsville Beach lifeguards is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16 at 3 p.m. at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, with an informal gathering following at Wild Wings Cafe at 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. It’s the third time former guards have organized a reunion for Wrightsville Beach lifeguards, with the most recent being in 2015 and the first coming in 1985. The Wrightsville Beach Museum is refurbishing a lifeguard stand
Two live sea turtles found during nest excavation on WB By Hannah Leyva Contributing Writer
Despite gusty winds that often blew sand into onlookers’ eyes, about a hundred people gathered between Wrightsville Beach accesses 3 and 4 on Saturday night to see something special: two baby loggerhead turtles making their way from their nest to the Atlantic Ocean. It’s rare for most members of the public to get to see newborn turtles emerge from their nests, but the opportunity came during an excavation, which is done three days after each nest hatches to count how many eggs there were as well as see if there were any live hatchlings that were unable to climb out of the nest with the rest of their siblings. Nest No. 6 of the 2017 Wrightsville Beach turtle nesting season (which runs from
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Photo by Hannah Leyva
Ginger Taylor (left) and Nancy Fahey, both volunteers with the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, excavate nest #6 on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.
Surfers ride the storm swell Staff report The threat of “potential tropical cyclone ten” had the Wrightsville Beach area on weather alert this week, bringing several inches of rain on Monday,Aug. 28, along with heavy winds and high seas. The storm created hazardous boating conditions on Monday, prompting the U.S. Coast Gaurd to place restrictions on entering the Port of Wilmington However, the storm passed the Cape Fear Area before turning into a larger storm, but the storm surge Tuesday turned into a surfer’s delight, drawings hundreds to the oean. Surfers reported chest to head high waves, with sets rolling in consistently throughout the day on Tuesday. See more surfing photos on Page 5.
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jump from the bridge into Banks Channel. The caller told police she had had also jumped off the bridge with the two men, but they had not returned to the shore. Kelly McDevitt was also issued a citation for jumping off the bridge, but not arrested. The caller told police that she walked about eight blocks in the area of Live Oak Drive looking for the men before calling 911. The time lapse between when the missing swimmers entered the water and when they were reported missing sparked a quick response from local authorities, who brought in the Wilmington Police Department SABLE helicopter and a Coast Guard search boat. “Given the current and the wind conditions, it upped our response,” Wrightsville Beach Police Capt. J. Bishop said. However, it wasn’t the search
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that was recently replaced, said Jim Arnold, one of the former lifeguards helping to organize the meeting. The goal is to have a plague for the stand with the names of the deceased lifeguards, while also selling nameplates for former lifeguards as fundraisers. Arnol and other lifeguards recently met with Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Capt.
The contest featured competition
vessels that found the missing swimmers, who were instead first spotted by a citizen while running in the area of North Channel Drive near the First Baptist Church. Police responded to the area after the call and spotted the two suspects, who cut across 2nd Avenue to Coral Drive, before being apprehended and taken to the New Hanover County Jail. Both were charged with resisting arrest for running from officers, Wrightsville Beach police said,
and Johnson was charged with first-degree trespassing after running through the yard of a private residence while trying to elude police. Both men were released from jail on Saturday after each posted a $10,000 bond. Bishop described the bond as “unusually high,” which he said probably reflected the resources that went into the 45-minute search for the men.
Jeremy Owens and plans to enlist the help of the Friends of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue to promote the event to current lifeguards. Veteran lifeguards said the event gives young lifeguards an opportunity to see how the profession developed, while the “old timers’ can get a view into how modern lifeguarding is executed. Ray Funderburk, who first started at Wrightsville Beach in 1971, said there were only
13 guards for the entire beach. Many of the first lifeguards on the beach were provided by hotels, he said. Owens said that the differences in equipment and technique would be interesting to both the veterans and the current working lifeguards. Gene Woodbury, another former lifeguard, noted the differences in tools, as his generation still used the original metal rescue cans, which have since been replaced by modern rescue cans that are softer and more buoyant. Arnold noted that there were no vehicles to move them about the beach, meaning they often had to run to trouble spots. “It kept us in great shape,” he said.
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knew I could go without swing dancing,” she said.
people think.” During a showcase dance, John Townsend tossed his partner
in the freestyle, classic, showcase
She’s now president of a student
Merlee Hill while dancing the
and popular “Jack & Jill” round,
club with 15-20 members and is
“Lindy Hop,” inspiring a gasp
where ladies will often select their
trying to grow the dance by expos-
from the crowd.
partners, and the songs aren’t
ing it to more people.
“You can really feel the connec-
“When we expose people to it,
tion with the audience, the throws
Mariah Grace, the president of
more people come into it,” she
make the heart rate jump and
the UNCW Swinging Seahawks,
said, with one trick being to try
increases the energy in the room,”
said she was first exposed to swing
swing dance steps to current hits.
Hill said.
dancing at the 2016 Lumina Daze
“You can swing dance to modern
event.
music, it’s more versatile than
pre-selected.
Gentry Lee Johnson, left, and Jordan Matthew Phillips
“That was the moment that I
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Above: Audrey Penneys, left, and John Townsend dance at the 2017 Lumina Daze at the Blockade Runner on Sunday, Aug. 27 Below: Participants in the swing dance contest, part of this year’s Lumina Daze celebration.
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May until October) hatched sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning during a storm, according to Nancy Fahey of the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project. Volunteers with the group, which patrols the beach for nests each season, sat with the nest until about 10 p.m. Wednesday night until lightning drove them from the beach. A volunteer saw turtle tracks the next morning, a tell-tale sign of a nest hatching, and called it in. “It’s lucky that the storm didn’t wash away the tracks,” said Fahey, who was out of town at the time. Ginger Taylor, another volunteer, responded to the call. By the time she got there, “the nest was already covered up by sand blown by the strong winds,” Fahey said. Due to her previous work with the nest, Taylor was given the
opportunity to conduct the excavation. This particular nest had 126 hatched eggs (including the two stragglers that Taylor found Saturday night) as well as five unhatched eggs. An average loggerhead nest has between 115 to 120 eggs, according to Fahey. “It was a good nest,” said Taylor. “I’m very happy that we found the two live turtles, and I’m glad we didn’t find any dead ones.” Eleven-year-old Wilmington resident Cameron Johnson, who watched the excavation with his family, was also happy to see the two turtles make it out. “I thought it was really cool how they crawled down and got washed into the ocean,” said Johnson, who said he also had the opportunity to see sea turtles earlier in the week. “It’s crazy how fast they can be.” Taylor, who has witnessed several hatches over her 10 years as a volunteer, was also awed by the
event. “It was very exciting,” Taylor said after the excavation, the first one she’s ever led. “I was a bit nervous because you have to be very gentle with the eggs in case there are still turtles, but I’m glad I did it. It’s wonderful to be a volunteer and be a part of this.” Ten nests have been found so far this season, making it the second year in a row that Wrightsville Beach has hit the double-digit mark. Last year, 15 nests were found by late July, the most found on the island by that point in the season, and the most found overall since 1999. While there’s still a slight chance more nests can be found, the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project volunteers are excited to see what the end of the season brings. “We’ve still got four more of these to go,” Taylor said. “We’re looking forward to seeing more turtles.”
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For The Record Question and photos by Terry Lane
The Lumina Daze highlighted swing dancing this year with its first ever competition, drawing participants from all around area, including the Cape Fear Swing Society and the UNCW Swinging Seahawks. We asked participants, what it is that attracts you to swing dancing?
Stacia Dwelle
Dane Esethu
Stephen Terry
UNCW Swinging Seahawks
Cape Fear Swing Society
“When I first saw it, everyone looked like they were having a great time. It was a way to let loose.”
“It’s a nice, clean activity that burns a lot of calories in an everything goes kind of way.”
Cape Fear Swing Society
“I like the groove and I love all the smiles.”
Mariah Grace
Alyssa Arnold
Cape Fear Swing Society
“I love the music. I’m a classic girl”
BEACH BRIEFS
UNCW Swinging Seahawks
“I love the music, you can’t help but want to dance when you hear it.”
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County Property Tax Bill Update Due to an error by the vendor that printed and mailed New Hanover County property tax bills, approximately 6,600 New Hanover County property owners who own more than one parcel in the county recently received duplicate bills in the mail. Rather than sending a bill for each of the properties, the vendor sent multiple copies of the same bill, creating confusion for property owners. The error was identified, and those who received the incorrect bills will receive
new bills this week with the corrected information and an explanation of the situation. New Hanover County property owners who have questions about this or any other tax matter can go to tax.nhcgov.com or call 910798-7300. Taxpayers are able to pay taxes online by credit card from the website or by phone at 1-800-2PAY-TAX (1-800-272-9829).
Drainage improvements set to begin on Beech Street Crews will begin work in the next week to replace three aging metal culverts on Beech
Monday, Sept. 4 Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington and New Hanover County offices closed for Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 5 New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 4 p.m., New Hanover County Courthouse, room 301, 24 N. Third St. Street with one much larger culvert, doubling the capacity of stormwater it can currently handle. The $140,000 project will require a temporary closure of the road for two nights, and the entire project will take four months to complete.
Sept. 5-10, Annual Pooch Plunge, Legion Stadium pool
Wrightsville Beach Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St. Wednesday, Sept. 6 Wilmington Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St.
The YMCA and the City of Wilmington have partnered to continue a favorite annual tradition, the Pooch Plunge. City pools are now operated by the local YMCA. Once the pools close for the season after Labor Day, it’s the dogs’ turn to take a dip in the Legion Stadium pool. The pool is located at 2131 Carolina Beach Road and the cost is $5 per dog per day. Dogs will be allowed in the pool on: • Sept. 5-8 from 4-8 p.m. • Sept. 9 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • Sept. 10 from 12-4 p.m.
Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 Arrests • Brian Joseph Vincent IV was charged with C&R. • Jonathan Clayton Simms was charged with driving while license revoked, fictitious tag and failure to register vehicle. • Jordan Matthew Phillips was charged with resisting arrest and jumping from bridge. • Gentry Lee Johnson was charged with first-degree trespass, resisting arrest and jumping from bridge.
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• Miguel Angel Vigar and Walter Cartier were cited with a stop light violation. • Katlynn Noel Mitchel, Emmanuel St Louis, Nicholas Cavarocchi, and Edward Albert Palombo were cited with speeding. • Kelly McDevitt was cited with jumping from bridge. • Christopher Allen was cited with defrauding to obtain transportation. • Kiane A-Akert was cited with failure to see before backing. • Robert E Regan was cited with human waste.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 Citations • Jason Been Canepa, Nico Otera, and Taylor Mills were cited with speeding. • Tanner Tarkenton was cited with speeding and no insurance. • Mason Hundley was cited with open container.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 Citations • Morgan Elizabeth Cyrus and Ervin-Bushman,Willa Dorothy were cited with speeding. • Dimaiuta, Antonia Lia was cited with speeding, driving while license revoked, inspection violation and failure to register with NCDMV. • Judy Byrd, Christine Beynon, and Devon Craddock were cited with open container. • Monica Salgado, Adam Ross Merrit, and Johnathan Fredrick Wall were cited with possession of alcohol on the beach. • Megan Moore was cited with glass on the beach.
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Editorial/Opinion New Hanover County Names New Planning and Land Use Director Robert “Wayne” Clark has been selected to be the county’s new planning and land use director. He will begin in this role on September 26. Clark has nearly 30 years of planning and community development experience and is a certified planner through the American Planning Association’s American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Since 2007, he has served as the community development director for the City of Port Orange, Florida. Prior to that, Clark was the development services director and planning manager for the City of Wilmington for eight years. He has also served in planning roles with the City of Coral Springs, Florida and the Town of Hilton Head, South Carolina. “Wayne is an excellent choice for this role, bringing with him extensive planning experience and knowledge of our community,” said County Manager Chris Coudriet. “We are fortunate to have him return to New Hanover County as we undertake important projects such as updating the county’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), and implementing our first comprehensive plan.” Clark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and
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Last Week of August Not Productive for Anglers By Skylar Walters
ot something on your mind about Wrightsville Beach? Want to have your say? I am opening the “Around the Beach” column to guest writers from the Wrightsville Beach area. Business owners, clergy, politicians and students are all invited, but you don’t need a title, just an idea. I’ll even help you write if you think you could use the help. I’m willing to consider columns on almost any topic, under a few conditions. All topics must be local or regional. They also need to be neutral. No attacks on local politicians, organizations or businesses. No overt promotion of a business or a cause. It should present a somewhat balanced view, even if you are promoting one side of the issue. Of course, our Letters to the Editor section is also available if you only have a little, and not a lot, to say. If you’re interested, write me at terrylane@luminanews.com or call (910) 719-9180. I’d be happy to hear your ideas.
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Considering the heat and water temperatures, the month of August had, up until this past weekend, been rather giving to anglers as far as the fishing goes. But as you all know, the arrival of “Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten” put an abrupt stop on what fishing was left for the remainder of the month. But not to worry, things will start getting back to normal fairly quickly and hopefully in time for the last hoorah weekend of the summer, although the forecast doesn’t look all that appealing. Great care must be taken as the normal summertime pattern of thunderstorms is in the forecast throughout Labor Day and at the end of this report you’ll read why anglers and boaters alike need to heed the warnings and keep an eye and ear to the sky when venturing out. Inshore, the fishing has been much of the same for the past few weeks. Plenty of baitfish are in the creeks and waterway meaning anglers are having to change their tactics in order to draw interest from their target species. Those looking for red drum are finding that fresh cut bait is getting more interest than the normal finger mullet rigged on a Carolina Rig. With the amount of baitfish available, the fish are pretty full so getting them to eat your offering takes some patience. The larger, scented artificial soft baits are also working pretty well in the creeks and around the docks. Flounder fishing is much of the same, with anglers electing to use scented artificial baits worked in the deeper creeks. Fresh shrimp is finding some black drum around the oyster bars. Offshore, which has been limited other than early last week, the king mackerel fishing has been very slow close to the beach and what fish have been
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found, have been rather small for this time of year. Anglers are finding better fishing and better quality fish in the fifteen to twenty five mile range. Some inshore dolphin are being found in the ten mile area but for larger and more quantity, anglers are having fishing thirty mile plus. Bottom fishing has been good in water depths over one hundred with better results for grouper, snapper and triggerfish in water depths starting around one hundred and twenty feet. Once conditions allow, anglers will be reporting some good wahoo fishing in areas around the Steeples, Same Ole Hole and Swansboro Hole. Things were just getting going before the weather turned and there’s no reason to think the fish won’t be there waiting once the boats can get out there. Some small blackfin were also reported early last week as well as plenty of gaffer dolphin. Some anglers fishing offshore have been reporting a plethora of barracudas, which is to be expected in the extremely hot water temperatures. If that’s all you seem to be catching, moving to deeper water sometimes helps to get away from the toothy critters. As mentioned earlier in reference to lightning, according to the National Weather Service, regarding water related activities, fishing is the number one activity for lightening related fatalities at forty three percent followed by boating at twenty one percent, beach activities at twenty six percent and swimming at nine percent. These values were derived from seventy six cases from 2006 to 2016. As the saying goes, “When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors”. For additional lightning safety information and resources, visit www.weather.gov/ lightning.
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ollowing the “potential tropical cyclone ten” storm event, which brought rough seas to Wrightsville Beach earlier this week, gave week to glassy conditions and waves estimated to be chest- to head-high at some points on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Here’s some photos from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier of the ideal surf conditions.
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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 26 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Aaron Huetcher, single and Donna Padgett, single to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of August, 2005, and recorded in Book 4884, Page 1613, 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 September 12, 2017 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 266, Section 5, Runnymeade Subdivision, as
shown on that map recorded in Map Book 26 at Page 91 in the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 130 Ramgate Road, Castle Hayne, 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 Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being
sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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. 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.
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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1205167 (FC.FAY) August 31, Sept. 7, 2017
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and
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 Columbus John Buccini (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the15th day of November 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 17th day of August, 2017. Susan M Buccini, Executor 118 Braxlo Lane Wilmington, N.C. 28409 August 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gerald Christopher McKeithan, deceased of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned in care of J.C. Hearne, II,
Attorney at Law, 265 Racine Dr. Ste 104, Wilmington, NC 28403 on or before the 15th day of November 2017 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 17th day of August 2017. Mary L. McKeithan, Executor 4419 Dewberry Road Wilmington, NC 28405 August 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William F. Mintzell, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 27th day of November, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 24th day of August, 2017. Lee T. Mintzell, Executor of the Estate of William F. Mintzell Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 August 24, 31, September 7, 14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Henry Clayton Landon, III, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned in care of Sara Page Waugh, Esq., Moore & Van Allen PLLC, 100 North Tryon Street, Suite 4700, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-4003, on or before the 27th day of November, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 24th day of August, 2017. Barbara Sisk Landon Executor of the Estate of Henry Clayton Landon, III August 24, 31, September 7, 14
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Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE
WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST
ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH
BOARDWALK
CHURCH
Father Patrick A. Keane
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)
Doug Lain, senior pastor
1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720
Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor
4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471
Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.
2 W. Fayetteville St.,
Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m.
Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m.,
910-256-2819, ext. 100
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
www.littlechapel.org
1:30 p.m. en Español
Informal Worship Service at Beach Access No.
ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
4:
Rev. Trent Watts
Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
8 a.m., May-September
209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471
Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.
Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.,
Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m.
Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.;
Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday - Friday, noon.
followed by Adoration with
Nursery provided.
Benediction at 9 p.m. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST
BETH SIMCHA
CHURCH
ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND
MESSIANIC JEWISH
John McIntyre, senior pastor
EPISCOPAL
CONGREGATION
601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682
The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector
Congregational Leader/
Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m.
101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034
Rabbi Marty Schilsky
Sunday School for all ages:
7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.
7957 Market St.
10:10-11 a.m.
Wilmington, N.C. 28411
Contemporary Service:
910-681-0117
11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m
Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday
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