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Wrightsville mayor is Person of the Year By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair was chosen as the Lumina News’ 2014 Person of the Year for his proactive efforts during his inaugural year in office. Beginning immediately and throughout 2014, Blair and the board of aldermen worked pre-emptively to dig into several major issues the town will face in the coming years. The projects include maintaining a viable water supply, lowering flood insurance rates and securing funds for future beach renourishment. Blair said although he didn’t anticipate taking on so many issues his first year in office, he realized it was necessary to begin planning now for the town’s future. “We’ve had a plan year to year, but I don’t think we’ve had a five- or a 10-year plan,” he said. “Whether I’m here or the next board is here, in order for the town to thrive, these issues have to be dealt with because they’re coming.” Fixing the town’s aging water and sewer system was one of his initial goals. “The quality of water is not that great,” he said. “So instead of complaining about it, we say, ‘What are we going to do about it?’” He said he soon realized finding a long-term solution would require upgrading the wells and also determining a betterquality water source. The board created an ad hoc committee of

residents, which is working with an engineering consulting firm to determine the best source for the town’s future water needs. The mayor and the board are also beginning to prepare for another water and sewer issue the town won’t face until 2018 or 2019, when Wrightsville Beach

“People put us here to get something done, so we need to do it for the greater good of the beach.” will be required to pay its share of repairs made to Wilmington’s sewer lines following the 2005 sewage spill. “Early estimates are $15 million to $18 million,” he said. “We have to have a plan. If you’re caught off guard it will be significant, because to raise that amount of money in a short time you have to either raise taxes or cut the annual budget.” Blair said another ongoing project is the possible appeal of the FEMA’s preliminary floodplain maps. A successful appeal could potentially save Harbor Island residents thousands of dollars in flood insurance, he said, but it was important to determine

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Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair was named the 2014 Lumina News Person of the Year for his work during his first year as mayor.

the likelihood of winning an appeal before committing to the costly appeal process. Blair also oversaw a cycle of beach renourishment in 2014, and although a late start and unexpected setbacks caused the project to be completed outside the approved environmental window of mid-November through May 1, he said he was pleased with the job completed by the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. However, after taking office he became aware of a troubling statistic for the future of Wrightsville’s beach renourishment projects. He said the town has a contract allocating money for renourishment projects through 2045. The language in the contract caps the budget based on 1986 costs, the year in which the contract was created,

so just two more cycles will deplete the fund. Blair said he and other town leaders met with congressmanelect David Rouzer, R-District 7, to discuss removing the cap or other solutions. In the meantime, he said the town would continue to set aside money in its coastal storm damage fund, which doubled in 2014 due to the increase in parking rates.

Additionally, Blair fought to have previously untapped room occupancy tax (ROT) funds collected from the county’s unincorporated areas (District U) divided equally between Masons Inlet and Carolina Beach Inlet, rather than the original allocation of 75 percent to Carolina Beach and 25 percent to Masons Inlet. Almost at the onset of his inaugural term, a deal was struck with New Hanover County to take over the recycling center at the municipal complex. This was a bone of contention with the county for a decade or more, and, upon assuming office, an agreement was reached on the recycling center, which had been funded with beach taxes even though usage was predominantly from across the drawbridge. Blair said his style of leadership is honest, open communication between board members, town staff and the public. “It allows you to take in everybody else’s thoughts and process it into a decision,” he said. “I know I’m not right all the time.” He could not have taken on so many large projects throughout the year had it not been for the support of his board members, he added, and their willingness to put in the time to discuss and resolve the town’s issues. “If I had a dysfunctional board, I wouldn’t be able to take this on,” he said. “I give them credit because they’re always working. People put us here to get something done, so we need to do it for the greater good of the beach.” email emmy@luminanews.com

Top 10 print, online and social media stories of 2014 By Cole Dittmer

Online 2014 stories with the most clicks

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Featured in our top stories for 2014 were the elections of U.S. Senators and Congressmen, state house reps and state senate seat holders, county commissioners and disputes from losers; bond referendums for new schools and facility upgrades, and transportation infrastructure to ease traffic for pedestrians, public transit and vehicle drivers; plus the trials and tribulations of then county commissioner Brian Berger, suspect Judtih Nemeth accused of vehicular manslaughter, law enforcement legend Hovie Pope and the sudden death of former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett. Across the county, while elected officials, economic developers and environmental stewards were eyeing the Garner Report and the special use permit, law enforcement agencies were again grappling with an uptick in gang-related violence. In Wrightsville Beach, the buzz words “beach renourishment” captured many headlines, and while it was not a huge year for nesting loggerhead sea turtles, the two subjects are related. As we archive our print stories in the following pages and summarize the year in review, we have highlighted the Top 10 topics, and note the online articles from 2014 that received the most clicks.

advisories and one alert were issued 1 Fbyourtheswimming N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Marine Fisheries for Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach Aug. 5, after warning of possible advisories July 22. Wrightsville Beach Police Department investigated a 2 man found dead in the beach strand dune line around 8:30 a.m. Oct. 17, very close to Public Beach Access No. 31 at Chadbourn Street, who was later identified as 50-yearold Daniel G. Lloyd of Burgaw. He had no known address at the time of his death. oger Ackerman, a 68-year-of from Sewanee, Ga., died 3 Rafter a medical emergency during the swim portion of the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon Oct. 25. larger swells from Tropical Storm Bertha lingered 4 Wathile Wrightsville Beach Aug. 6, one male surfer in his mid20s was found floating near the shore around Stone Street and was resuscitated by Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue. olunteers with Indo Jax Surf School and Wrightsville 5 VBeach Ocean Rescue attempted to save a male swimmer, later identified as 49-year-old Steve Ruppenthal of the 1980s Chapel Hill band The Popes, who was found face down in the water north of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier around 5:30 p.m. June 19. He died later that day.

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Top stories on social media from 2014 surf created an approximately 4-foot cliff on the beach strand just north 1 Hofigh Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Dec. 9, following a few days of larger surf and northeast winds. Bennett of Poe’s Tavern was offered a conditional use permit and 2 Raussell parking exemption to operate his franchise restaurant at 212 Old Causeway Drive by the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen at its meeting Nov. 13. boat loaded 3 Awithpontoon around 25-30 people was taking on water in Masonboro Inlet around 4:10 p.m. July 4, when heavy wake from boat traffic caused water to wash over the bow. The vessel and its passengers successfully landed on the south end of Wrightsville Beach unharmed. hile larger swells from 4 WTropical Storm Bertha lingered at Wrightsville Beach Aug. 6, one male surfer in his mid-20s was found floating near the shore around Stone Street and was resuscitated by Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue. oats adorned with bright lights and decorations participated in the 2014 5 BN.C. Holiday Flotilla Nov. 30, including Mike Spivey’s turtle-themed vessel that won Best In Show, and Ava Werstlein and Leslie Armstrong’s People’s Choice award-winning holiday hound dog promoting animal adoption.

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January Mike Giles, advocate for the North Carolina Coastal Federation, was named Lumina News Person of the Year 2013. Woody White, New Hanover County Commission Chairman and Wilmington attorney, announced he will run for a seat in the U.S. Congress, following Rep. Mike McIntyre’s decision to retire. Former New Hanover County Board of Education member Elizabeth Redenbaugh announced her campaign for the North Carolina Senate seat, held by Sen. Thom Goolsby. Town officials from Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches met General Assembly Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, and Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, to request more Room Occupancy Tax spending flexibility, and the formation of a council for general advocacy against the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act. President Obama signed into law a bill passed by the House of Representatives that will reduce some insurance rate hikes. But Wrightsville Beach resident and former alderman Bill Sisson said the delay only applies to homeowners whose rates will increase as a result of new flood maps expected later in 2014. The North Carolina Rate Bureau, a state-sanctioned, private institution proposed a 35 percent increase in homeowners insurance for Wrightsville Beach and most of New Hanover County.

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Top left: Lumina News names Mike Giles the 2013 Person of the Year for his work with the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Top: Rebecca Esquivel, left, and Gretchen Gauvreau use bodyboards to slide down the icy escarpment near the Atlanta Street beach access Jan. 29. Center: Equipment is staged in the Intracoastal Waterway north of the Heide Trask drawbridge in preparation for night work March 4. Right: Town of Wrightsville Beach Public Works Department employees check the amount of erosion on the beach strand as a result of the high winds and waves that came along with a low pressure system moving across southeastern North Carolina March 6. Lumina News file photos

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Wrightsville Beach parking rates were increased by 50 cents to $2.50 per hour, generating an estimated additional $448,000 in revenue.

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New Hanover County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution that opposed a controversial 35 percent increase in homeowner’s insurance premiums, proposed by the North Carolina Rate Bureau.

Jim Smith was named the 2014 Nancy Faye Craig Volunteer of the Year for his service to the Town of Wrightsville Beach as co-chair of the Wrightsville Beach Foundation, and member of the citizen advisory committee for the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Cape Fear Transportation 2040 long-range plan.

Winter Storm Pax covered Wrightsville Beach in almost ½ -inch of ice. More than 1,700 residents in Wrightsville Beach and more than 6,000 homes throughout New Hanover County faced power outages.

American Bridge Company officially completed its $8 million renovation of the Heide Trask Drawbridge March 31, finishing punch-list items for the following three weeks.

A long-term plan for teacher pay, calendar flexibility for dealing with missed school days and clarification of new testing requirements was heard by Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, and Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover, from local school officials during the annual New Hanover County Board of Education legislative breakfast.

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Intersection improvements to Causeway Drive and Waynick Boulevard were allocated $233,600 by the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Advisory Committee.

Wilmington residents spoke out against a potential rate hike in water bills during a Cape Fear Public Utility Authority public hearing. The increase was intended to offset the operational costs that were expected to rise as a result of a decline in water consumption by 7.3 percent in 2013. Weeks Marine began the Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project between Arrindale Street and the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, unloading piping from dredges and pumping sand in 1,000foot increments. The New Hanover County Board of Education unanimously approved an alternative to teacher tenure, which was eliminated following the Excellent Public Schools Act, passed by the General Assembly in 2013. The alternative offers the top 25 percent of performing teachers with a $500 per year pay raise and four-year contract.

uAll three New Hanover County beach towns requested half of the second 3 percent of the county-wide 6 percent Room Occupancy Tax for beach renourishment projects, but the Tourism Development Authority Board of Directors voted to maintain ROT distributions.

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May Wilmington lawyer Michael Lee replaced Danny McComas as chair of the N.C. State Ports Authority Board of Directors following McComas’ resignation. Gov. Pat McCrory appointed Robert Sar to Lee’s previous post as vice chair. The collection and transport of town recyclables was transferred to New Hanover County through an interlocal agreement with the board of aldermen. Wilmington City Council unanimously approved a recommended speed limit decrease from 45 mph to 35 mph on the easternmost portions of Wrightsville Avenue and Eastwood Road.

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Ed McMahon concluded there was no wrongdoing in the county’s detention facility leading to the death of former Brunswick County Sherriff Ron Hewett.

u Wilmington City Council voted unanimously to place $44 million general obligation bond order for street and sidewalk improvements on the November ballot. Adding $11 million leveraged by the city, the package would require a 2 cent property tax increase for city residents.

uNew Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger’s proba-

Monday, Jan. 5 New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 4 p.m., NHC Historic Courthouse Town of Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room

tion violation case was postponed after a forensic mental evaluation found him incapable to proceed.

June

Jason Windham was awarded the Wrightsville Beach Police Department’s Officer of the Year designation.

Chancellor Gary Miller of the University of North Carolina Wilmington resigned to take a position as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Pat Kusek was selected as the new chair of the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board, succeeding Jim Quinn.

Tuesday, Jan. 6 New Hanover County Board of Education meeting, 5:30 p.m., NHC Board of Education Center Town of Wrightsville Beach Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall Chambers Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers

The extension of a reduced film incentive program was voted down by the North Carolina General Assembly House of Representatives Finance Committee.

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uNew Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger was arrested

in Avery County, N.C., on six probation violations. Mercedes Pickney, his court-appointed lawyer, filed a defense motion requesting a forensic mental health evaluation before his case was considered by the courts.

Dec. 26 Citations

uA federal Clean Water Act lawsuit was filed by the Southern

Environmental Law Center on behalf of Cape Fear River Watch, Sierra Club and Waterkeeper Alliance. The organizations claimed Duke Energy violated the Clean Water Act by contaminating the state-mandated Sutton Lake fishery with coal ash.

• A juvenile was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia. • A juvenile was issued a citation for possession of less than ½ ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

A bill to de-annex a two-piece land parcel totaling 12.2 acres of Wrightsville Beach mainland to Wilmington was sponsored by Senator Harry Brown, R-Jones/Onslow. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen unanimously voted for a voluntary de-annexation at a cost of $80,000 to be paid from the City of Wilmington to the Town of Wrightsville Beach during a 29-year period.

Reports • Breaking and entering, and larceny was reported at 29 Lagoon Drive.

Dec. 27

The Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Projection wrapped after a late start and unexpected setbacks. Weeks Marine stacked the remaining pipes and loaded equipment onto barges at the north end of Wrightsville Beach as the dredges departed.

• Carl Eric Biber was issued a citation for expired registration. • Shannell Monique Washington was issued a citation for no insurance, child restraint violation and fictitious plates. • Alison Evangeline Caplanson was issued a citation for speeding.

The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen adopted a $12.4 million budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year, a 3.1 percent drop from the 2013-14 fiscal year, while maintaining a 13.3 cents per $100 tax rate.

• Sherod Boston was issued a citation for expired registration.

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July

Citations • Michael D. Heaton was issued a citation for expired registration.

Hurricane Arthur brought surfers from around the state to Wrightsville Beach for two days of consistently large and clean waves.

• Anne Russell was issued a citation for expired registration. • Dillon Willem Dewid was issued a citation for expired registration.

Former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett died July 12 while incarcerated in New Hanover County’s Detention Center.

• Christy Miller was issued a citation for failure to see before starting. • Michael Kasdan was issued a citation for speeding, 61 in a 45 mph zone. • Jacqueline Collie was issued a citation for expired registration and stop sign violation.

Warning Tickets • Cayce Fagan was issued a warning ticket for expired registration and stop sign violation.

Reports • Found property was reported.

BEACH BLOTTER Lock box theft The resident of a home on Conch Lane reported someone broke into a lock box and stole items valued at $200 around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23. There are no identified suspects but the victim said a cleaning crew had gone through the house recently to prepare the home for a potential buyer.

Cooler caper A West Salisbury Street resident reported a cooler stolen from a front porch around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23. The cooler was filled with old beer and dry ice, and valued at $400. There are no identified suspects.

Stolen safe A resident of Lagoon Drive left his house Dec. 22 and returned Dec. 26 to find the front door damaged and a safe stolen from the house. The estimated value of the stolen items is $485 and there are no identified suspects.

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Top: Bill Blount and “Coverage” captain Hunter Blount stand next to the 821-pound blue marlin they caught during the Cape Fear Blue Marlin tournament in Wrightsville Beach May 31. Center: People play on the beach and in the water between Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and Crystal Pier May 26, Memorial Day. Above: Surfers Andrew Walden, front, and Will Allison, left, enjoy the waves following Hurricane Arthur the morning of July Fourth.

A Wrightsville Beach Police officer on patrol stopped a vehicle occupied by two 17-year-old minors for speeding, 50 in a 35 mph zone on Waynick Boulevard, around 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26. Upon approaching the vehicle the officer smelled marijuana. One of the vehicle’s occupants was issued a citation for possession of less than ½ ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, and the other was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia.

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THE•YEAR 2014 IN•REVIEW l u mina n e ws October A request by New Hanover County officials for relief from bird monitoring requirements at the north end of Wrightsville Beach formally passed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for review more than one year after the request was first made. Visitors from South Carolina to New England to the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History relayed memories of Hurricane Hazel in remembrance of the storm’s 60th anniversary.

Hope Sutton, research reserve southern sites manager for the N.C. Coastal Reserve and Estuarine Research Reserve, reported Masonboro Island saw far fewer loggerhead sea turtle nests in 2014 compared to the previous four years, with only 15 confirmed. She also reported the beach strand experienced significant sand loss, citing jetty structures as disruptive of sand flow around the island. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen agreed to a $292,000 Surface Transportation Project-Direct Attributable grant that would improve the crosswalks at Waynick Boulevard and Causeway Drive and create a sidewalk on Coral Drive. The New Hanover Board of Education approved the purchase of 18 acres at

202 Edgewater Club Road for $1.6 million and design plans by LS3P Associates for a new school to serve the growing population at the county’s north end.

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House identified the dead man discovered on the Wrightsille Beach strand as 50-year-old Daniel G. Lloyd in a statement issued Monday, Oct. 20. Lloyd was found lying face down on a blanket immediately south of Public Beach Access No. 31 Oct. 17 by Wrightsville Beach park ranger Shannon Slocum.

u To discuss beach renourishment and inlet dredging, Reps. Ted Davis Jr. and Susi Hamilton, Sen. Michael Lee, and New Hanover County Commissioner candidate Rob Zapple joined mayors and boards from Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches for a breakfast meeting at Carolina Beach Town Hall.

Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous addressed recent shootings following an uptick in gun violence in the south side of the city. He said the shootings could be acts of retaliation and part of the problem could be the recent release of certain repeat offenders.

Sixty-eight-year-old Roger Ackerman died while participating in the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon. Ackerman reportedly swam to an off-duty lifeguard on a paddleboard before falling unresponsive.

Left top: Camilla and Cassia Bereza play in the sand at Wrightsville Beach Aug. 30, Labor Day weekend. Left: The Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project continues near Stone Street May 1. Below: Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens, left, shows North Carolina 7th Congressional District candidate David Rouzer and U.S. Representative Bill Shuster, R-Pennsylvania, Masonboro Inlet and the jetty system Aug. 29.

August Bertha, the second named storm of the 2014 hurricane season, passed east off the North Carolina coast, bringing high surf and rip currents, causing no damage. Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, resigned from the North Carolina General Assembly. The Lumina Commons Shopping Center sold for $13.87 million.

uFormer Wrightsville Beach Police Lieutenant Hovie Pope Jr. was indicted on charges of embezzlement by a New Hanover County grand jury. Pope was charged with embezzling $31,680 from the North Carolina Internal Affairs Investigators Association, of which he was an active member.

The North Carolina General Assembly filed adjournment resolutions after passing and sending a $21 billion budget to Gov. Pat McCrory for approval Aug. 2. The proposed budget boosted teacher salaries, but failed to include film incentives, historic preservation tax credits and Medicaid reform.

uNew Hanover County District Attorney Ben David announced the results of the SBI investigation into the death of former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett, stating no deputies would be charged in relation to Hewett’s death.

The executive committee of the New Hanover County Republican Party selected Wilmington attorney Michael Lee as the replacement for Sen. Thom Goolsby. The nomination then moved to Gov. Pat McCrory for approval.

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New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority board agreed funds dedicated to tourism-related activities would be reserved for inlet maintenance, but members differed over where $1 million in additional funds should be used. U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster traveled to Wrightsville Beach for a discussion with leaders from New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties to hear their concerns about the effect of federal funding and regulations on coastal management projects. Wylene Booth McDonald, a 57-year-old Wrightsville Beach resident, fell overboard a vessel in Banks Channel, rendering her unconscious. She was found and rescued by Wrightsville Beach resident Michael Brown and resuscitated by ocean rescue lifeguard Kyle Miess.

September Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project coordinator Nancy Fahey and volunteer Ginger Taylor organized a beach sweep Monday, Sept. 1. Volunteers picked up 43 bags of trash from the entire beach strand. The Wilmington City Council discussed new developments in the Wrightsville Sound area focusing on

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rezoning ordinances for the Galleria property and a new events center on Allens Lane. New preliminary floodplain maps drew mixed responses from local authorities.

u After New Hanover County Commissioner

Brian Berger was found guilty of seven violations of his current probation, District Court Judge Robin Wicks Robinson ordered his participation in a jail diversion program and extended his probation a year from the Sept. 9 ruling.

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The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will appoint an ad hoc committee to study and determine the town’s long-term water and sewage needs with consultant Groundwater Management Associates, Inc.

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Hundreds of citizens gathered in Riverfront Park during the first Moral Monday rally held in Wilmington. Guest speakers talked about a variety of issues, including education, healthcare and the film incentives program. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Secretary of Transportation Tony Tata visited Wilmington to unveil the governor’s 25-year plan for transportation infrastructure in southeastern North Carolina.

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Hanover County Commissioners approved the use of room occupancy tax funds collected in District U for inlet maintenance projects. The agreement specifically listed Carolina Beach Inlet and Masons Inlet as eligible to receive assistance.

uJudith Margaret Nemeth was sentenced to serve 13-25 months in prison for the hit-and-run death of 27-year-old Zachary Paul Tyler, which occurred one year and two months earlier.

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TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE PLANNING BOARD, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION, PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND MARKETING COMMITTEE The Town of Wrightsville Beach is now accepting applications from Town residents who are interested in serving on the Planning Board, the Board of Adjustment, the Historic Landmark Commission, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, or the Marketing Committee. (Representatives from the Town’s business community may also serve on the Marketing Committee.) Appointments will be made by the Board of Aldermen at their January 2015 meeting. Applications are available on the Town’s website (towb.org) and at Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. January 7, 2015. For additional information, please contact Sylvia Holleman: 239-1771 or sholleman@towb.org.

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November North Carolina voters showed up at early voting locations in unprecedented numbers during the 2014 midterm election, casting more than 1.1 million early votes compared to 960,998 in the 2010 midterm election.

u Republican David Rouzer won Congressman Mike

McIntyre’s seat against Democrat Jonathan Barfield Jr. and Libertarian J. Wesley Casteen. Republican Thom Tillis defeated Democratic incumbent Senator Kay Hagan by less than 50,000 votes.

u Democrat Rob Zapple was elected to the New Hanover

County Board of Commissioners, winning the No. 2 spot behind Republican Skip Watkins.

uSen. Michael Lee delivered his victory speech after defeating

Democratic candidate Elizabeth Redenbaugh with 55.4 percent of the votes. Incumbent Rep. Rick Catlin defeated Democratic challenger Betsy Jordan with 62 percent of the votes.

uThe New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority approved guidelines for use of room occupancy tax collected in the unincorporated areas of the county for inlet maintenance.

Citizens responded with concern to a proposed consolidation of city and county fire services during two public information meetings.

The results of a study conducted by University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources from 20082014 using DNA from loggerhead sea turtle eggs suggested long-held beliefs about loggerhead nesting habits may not be accurate. Sutton Lake was reclassified as a water of the state. Previously it was maintained as a public fishery by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and a wastewater treatment facility for Duke Energy’s nearby Sutton Plant.

uStakeholders from coastal storm damage reduction proj-

ects on Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches were invited to hear updates from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A strategy to keep future projects within established time frames by securing federal funds and awarding contracts was discussed.

uWork plans to assess groundwater contamination at Duke Energy’s 14 coal-fired facilities, including the Sutton Plant near Wilmington, were deemed insufficient by the N.C. Division of Water Resources and returned for revisions after more than one month of review.

Russell Bennett of Poe’s Tavern was offered a conditional use permit and a parking exemption to operate his limited familyfriendly franchise at 212 Old Causeway Drive.

uCandidates for County Commission and District Court

Judge, Dr. Derrick Hickey and Kent Harrell, requested recounts following a canvass of all 66,939 votes cast in New Hanover County.

uFormer local law enforcement officer Hovie Pope pled

guilty to three counts of embezzlement before 5th District Court Judge Alan Cobb Jr.

The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen rejected the addition of 27 boat slips and other amenities at 202 Summer Rest Road. The proposal, made by representatives of Bailey and Associates, Inc., impacted the town’s only sewer connection leading from the island to Cape Fear Public Utility Authority’s wastewater treatment plant. Elections director Marvin McFadyen was arrested on charges of assault on a female days before the New Hanover County Board of Elections and county elections staff recounted ballots to verify the outcome of two close county races.

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Top: Heavy machinery is staged in the parking lot of the Galleria property at 6800 Wrightsville Ave. to ready for demolition of the old shopping center in November. Above: Skip Watkins, right, informs Rob Zapple of results from the last reporting precinct placing him on the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Nov. 4 at the county government center.

Economic development opportunities related to the Garner Economics report were discussed by elected officials during the second joint meeting between New Hanover County Commissioners and Wilmington City Council. Topics included film incentives, the announcement of a new, regional micromarketing effort led by North Carolina’s Southeast and supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs. After hearing inaugural results of an annual survey tracking sand movement on New Hanover County’s beaches, coastal leaders agreed the surveys would ultimately help them tackle beach management projects more efficiently and effectively.

u The scheduled seating of New Hanover

County Commissioners-elect Rob Zapple and Skip Watkins was delayed while the North Carolina State Board of Elections handled an appeal of an elections protest alleging improper influence in one precinct on Election Day. The North Carolina Holiday Flotilla committee partnered with CastleBranch to introduce a new charity element to the title sponsorship of the event. Corporate sponsors CastleBranch, PPD and McGladry combined efforts to raise $10,000, with $4,000 sponsoring the flotilla and $6,000 going to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics education program at D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy.

uA recount of all votes cast in New Hanover Presented by Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation and One Belle Bakery

Master Pastry Chef Ron Ben-Israel

4:30 p.m. Thursday, February 26 Coastline Convention and Event Center, 501 Nutt Street, Wilmington

Tickets are $50 per person Have you ever wished you knew how to create those stunning, lifelike flowers you see on cakes and cupcakes? Renown Master Pastry Chef Ron Ben-Israel, who has been featured on Food Network’s “Sweet Genius,” will show you amazing ways to transform sugar into beautiful, edible flowers. Create your own masterpiece to set atop a cupcake to take home! www.weddingcakes.com.

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Pina Cate and Matthew Robbins highlight what a touch of flowers can add to your home — your side table, coffee table or your sideboard.

Seating is limited. Reserve your ticket today. For event details and to purchase tickets, please call 910-796-8099 ext. 6 or visit www.hospicefestivalofflowers.org. Proceeds benefit Lower Cape Fear Hospice.

County confirmed the elections of Lindsey McKee Luther and Cheri Beasley to District and N.C. Supreme courts. The 186-vote margin between commissioner-elect Rob Zapple and Dr. Derrick Hickey remained unchanged after the recount, but the results could not be certified until an elections protest appealed to the North Carolina State Board of Elections was resolved.

December uRep. Rick Catlin and Sen. Michael Lee fore-

cast approaches to coal ash management, offshore oil and gas exploration, and updated sea level rise predictions during their two-year terms in the N.C. General Assembly. Residents living along Coral Drive in Wrightsville Beach expressed support and

concerns regarding a proposal to build a sidewalk and speed humps along the street, discussing advantages to schoolchildren, lost yard space and parking, and removal of native trees.

uThe renovation and expansion of Wrightsville Beach School was delayed by one year following an adjusted schedule to complete projects funded by the voter-approved $160 million school bond referendum.

Mixed-use projects with a proposed height greater than 40 feet received a favorable recommendation from the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board.

uThe EPA released a ruling to regulate coal

ash containment. To ensure existing coal ash storage ponds do not collapse or seep heavy metals and other toxins into nearby water sources, the rule requires each pond undergo groundwater monitoring and regular inspections of structural integrity. Existing ponds that do not meet new requirements will be closed. Coal ash ponds constructed after the rule’s release must be outfitted with liners. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin struck down an increase in homeowner’s insurance for coastal, eastern and western inland regions of New Hanover County. Beaches will see 5.6 percent, the eastern portion 1 percent and the western portion 18 percent. Reductions become effective June 1, 2015.

uNew Hanover County Commissioners Skip

Watkins and Rob Zapple were sworn in Dec. 22. Jonathan Barfield Jr. was elected chairman. Beth Dawson retained her seat as vice chairwoman.

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y d o b r e t t e B the boot camp and barre way By Stephanie Rose Miller, Contributing writer

One way or another, everyone manages to find himself back in the gym after the holidays doing battle against the seasonal bulge. Two popular additions to the fitness mix — boot camp and barre — have participants sweating buckets, burning calories and shedding inches.

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Above: Alexandra O’Rourke, co-owner of the Pure Barre franchise in Wilmington, participates in a class Dec. 3, 2014. Left: Lissi Rabon, from right, Heather Lewis Eatmon and other women rotate through different exercise stations at Monty’s Boot Camp Dec. 5, 2014.

“I have a very stressful job and this class can turn my entire day around. My body craves it. The environment is not competitive but motivating. I see other people’s bodies changing.”

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onty Miller, creator of Monty’s Boot Camp, believes the best way to exercise is to find something you genuinely enjoy doing. “It’s all about feeling better and looking better,” Miller said. The exercise industry learned from the military to incorporate an intense workout using camaraderie and variety to inspire its participants to push themselves to their full physical potential. The Mayo Clinic states a boot camp workout is a type of interval training — bursts of intense activity alternated with intervals of lighter activity. Miller works participants through a “cleansing combination of stretching, cardio and torture in one big happy bundle,” he said. One of Miller’s clients, Diane Hack, said she enjoys exercising in the group setting. “Working out in a group is great motivation; you cheer each other on and help each other make it through the part of the circuit you know is going to make your muscles burn,” Hack said. “For the first time in many years I feel better, look better, have more energy and my cholesterol is in check for the first time without a prescription.” As Coast Guard reservists and with certification as physical fitness instructors through the Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune, two new Wilmington boot camp instructors, Lawrence Blanton and Angila Berni, have firsthand experience with the boot camp regime. Blanton teaches an outdoor boot camp, Take it

Outside, at the YMCA for most of the year, while another instructor teaches an indoor class there year round. Blanton works every class around the theme of strength, agility or endurance. One of his favorites is a farm workout, during which he leads participants in hauling bulky objects, dragging and pushing sandbags. “I’m always changing it up,” Blanton said. With two or three boot camp classes per week, Blanton said, members usually see results at the three to four week mark. “They feel better, are even more motivated to work out hard, and are ready to accept even greater challenges,” he said. Berni’s approach at ATP Fitness is supported by the science of physical fitness as she works her participants toward lean body mass rather than dropping pounds. To motivate clients, she implemented a six-week challenge to see who could lose the most inches and also introduced a “light” class for those intimidated by full-on boot camp. A graduate of the challenge, 32-year-old Lauren Amato went for one to two hours every day for six weeks. “I hadn’t worked out for two years and I was getting lazy,” she said. “Now, I have much more energy. I feel stronger. Each week the classes seemed more manageable as I was building strength. And my jeans are not so tight!”

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nstead of the cardiovascular exercises associated with boot camp classes, barre classes use the ballet barre, the stationary handrail used as support, to perform small isometric movements with low impact. The goal is to develop long, lean muscles without the bulk of more traditional exercise, said the founders at Pure Barre, one of largest barre workout franchises in the country. The regime began with Lotte Berk, a modern dancer in the 1960s, who, injured while dancing, developed the barre practice as a form of rehab. The major focus of the practice is toning the seat and thighs, while also working on other muscle groups. The purest form of the practice is to push a single muscle group until it begins to shake; “embrace the shake” is the motto at Pure Barre studios. Teachers instruct the students to isolate a muscle and move it an inch so the student can feel the exact muscle targeted and perfect its contour. Alexandra O’Rourke and her sister were among the first to introduce barre classes to Wilmington in 2012. “As long as you can hold onto the barre, you can do it,” O’Rourke said. Melanie Bammert, in her mid-40s, started in 2012 after looking for a new workout routine. “I’ve tried everything in terms of a workout — running, everything,” she said. Bammert likes the physical changes she sees in hard-to-reach areas like the thighs and

abdominals, but has stayed because of the mental benefits. “I have a very stressful job and this class can turn my entire day around,” Bammert said. “My body craves it. The environment is not competitive but motivating. I see other people’s bodies changing.” Forged Strength and Conditioning, one of Wilmington’s latest entries into the physical fitness arena, offers a different model for its barre classes using a format called Booty Barre, developed by celebrity trainer Tracey Mallett, which incorporates dance and other exercise routines into the workout. Instructor Amy McCauley loves the ever-changing high-energy workout as well as the ability to keep an eye on each student since everyone is at eye level. “I love it when a new student comes up to me and says, ‘I can’t believe how much you’ve changed me. And it’s not intimidating. It’s such a welcoming environment,’” McCauley said. Offered as a perk to employees of CastleBranch, the gym also has a personal training facility in Wrightsville Beach. The instructors in both disciplines — boot camp and barre — agree that in a matter of weeks, students see dramatic changes to their bodies, making them effective programs for working past the three-week mark when many well-intended exercisers abandon their resolutions to get in shape.

What’s coming down the pipeline this weekend?

Toast the Coast New Year’s Day

Take the plunge

Shining, gleaming, streaming

A running start

N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher Jan. 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 900 Loggerhead Road Kure Beach

13th Annual Dolphin Dip Extravaganza Jan. 1, noon Roland Avenue Beach Access Surf City

“Hair” Jan. 2 – Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Thalian Hall 310 Chestnut St.

New Year’s Romp Saturday, Jan. 3, 8:30/9 a.m. Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center Fourth and Princess streets

All are invited to a kid-friendly new year’s coastalthemed party with crafts and ocean resolutions plus a kid parade and countdown before dive shows at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Admission is $8.95 to $10.95. Phone 910-458-8257 or email ffmail@ncaquariums.com

Benefitting Ocean Cure, which helps at-risk and physically challenged youth achieve healing through surfing, the Dolphin Dip features thousands of folks braving the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a costume contest and more. Contact Brian Moxey, moxey@bellsouth.net or visit http://dolphindip.net/

Cape Fear Theatre Arts presents the classic ‘60s musical with a group of idealistic hippies living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscription into the Vietnam War. The score features the title song, along with “Aquarius” and other favorites. The run continues through Jan. 16 with tickets between $20-$29. Contact the box office 910-632-2285 or visit www.thalianhall.org

Warm up for this 5k, 10k and 1-mile run for soloists and teams of five or more, with fleece beanies for the first 250 registrations and prizes up for grabs. The after party is hosted by The Husk. Proceeds benefit Communities in Schools of Cape Fear, which supports at-risk youth. To register, visit www.ciscapefear.org/new-years-romp/

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January Author Tim O’Brien delivered a reading and lecture from “The Things They Carried,” followed by a book signing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium. WHQR 91.3 and University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Department of Film Studies copresented the 12th Annual DocuTime Film Festival, screening French, Rwandan and Swedish feature-length films, along with a series of shorts at King Hall Auditorium.

February First grade teacher Meaghan Thomas was named Wrightsville Beach School Teacher of the Year. Cape Fear Country Club Chef Antoine Murray won the first Competition Dining NC Fire on the Dock at Bluewater Grill.

March Families participated in the inaugural Beach Dash, a 1-mile run and obstacle course on the north end of Wrighstville Beach that served as the kickoff to the YMCA’s Coastal Carolina Run Series. Independent filmmakers from across the United States flocked to the Port City for the 13th annual North Carolina Black Film Festival. The four-day juried event showcased features, shorts, animation and documentary films, and included workshops, a filmmaker brunch and a fashion show.

April “Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten” premiered at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium. The documentary, written, produced and directed by Cash Michaels, explores racial tension in Wilmington that led to 10 false convictions in 1971.

May During the 25th annual River to Sea Bike Ride more than 225 cyclists rode from downtown Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach and back to celebrate bike month and spread community awareness of the route. The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church held its 22nd annual Greek Festival, featuring Mediterranean cuisine, traditional Greek dancing and music from Lazaros.

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Top left: Wrightsville Beach School first grade teacher Meaghan Thomas named Teacher of the Year for the 2014-2015 school year. Top right: Cape Fear Country Club Chef Antoine Murray embraces his children as his teammates Vernon Puglisi, far left, and Justin Mooney celebrate winning the 2014 Competition Dining NC Fire on the Dock series Feb. 17, 2014, at Bluewater Grill. Above: Three-year-old Connor Berg emerges from the noodle forest, which was the second of six obstacles on the mile-long Wilmington Family YMCA Beach Dash March 22, 2014, on the north end of Wrightsville Beach. Below: Volunteer Don Hickey serves freshly steamed lobsters to Allie and Dave DiBlasi at the Harbor Island block party held in conjunction with the 30th annual Lobsterfest to benefit Church of the Servant June 14, 2014.

June Church of the Servant Episcopal served fresh Atlantic lobster during its 30th annual Lobsterfest and donated 10 percent of the profits to its community partners: Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, the Good Shepherd Center and College Park Elementary School. Performance Club Studio Theater for Young Actors performed its season finale, a rendition of the Broadway hit musical “Mamma Mia!”

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The third annual Hippie Ball, a ‘60s-themed bash, benefited Kids Making It, raising more than $20,000 for the organization’s at-risk youth participants.

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to nationals where they took third place in the small beach division and 10th overall. .

August

A group of about 50 protestors marched hand in hand down Red Cross Street and gathered at the 1898 Monument Aug. 28, the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, to bring awareness to victims of the perceived use of excessive force by police.

September Kids Making It moved into a new, larger headquarters at the corner of Castle and Seventh streets.

July

A dozen noteworthy gardens were opened to the public during the 2014 Secret Garden Tour, organized by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, showcasing downtown and suburban neighborhood gardens.

The Cape Fear Blues Society brought former War harmonica player Lee Oskar to the 19th Annual Cape Fear Blues Festival. Oskar led a harmonica workshop and headlined the festival with Randy McQuay and the RootSoul Project as backing band.

Twelve families participated in the Indo Jax Wounded Warrior Surf Day in memory of Don Boyd. The sixth annual event was geared toward emotional healing for veterans returning from combat.

The team of lifeguards from Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue outscored every other beach during the United States Lifesaving Association South Atlantic Regional Championships, then advanced

Members of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Wilmington gathered on a dock overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway Sept. 21 for the annual blessing of the waters service and cross dive.

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THE•YEAR 2014 IN•REVIEW l u mina n e ws October Feast Down East and the University of North Carolina Wilmington celebrated national Food Day 2014 with kale tastings, local chef battles, and information about sustainable agriculture and eating local. Guests dined on creative dishes by 14 different local chefs during the third annual Taste of Wrightsville Beach food and beverage competition Oct. 11. Brent Poteat was awarded firstplace People’s Choice and Judge’s awards.

November Hundreds of brightly colored kites filled the Wrightsville Beach sky for the Cape Fear Kite Festival, including college-themed kites, Japanese Buka fighter kites, and 80-foot inflatable kites shaped like whales, dragons and more. Visitors climbed aboard the 210-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter Diligence VI for its 50th anniversary weekend Nov. 8-9. The 20th Cucalorus Film Festival showcased more than 250 feature, short and documentary films from independent filmmakers across the globe, and celebrated the life and work of Dino De Laurentiis. Area nonprofits were rewarded by the Landfall Foundation when 72 grants were made totaling $310,000. The Nov. 6 distribution was the largest since the foundation’s inception in 1995. The 10th rendition of Enchanted Airlie began Nov. 28, featuring a Lego display, appearances by Santa Claus, Elsa and Anna and 750,000 multicolored bulbs to cast the gardens in light.

December Two dozen Christmas trees and nine gingerbread houses went on display for the annual Cape Fear Festival of Trees. The festival’s first Art of Gingerbread competition challenged bakers of all ages and abilities to construct art exclusively from edible materials. Mustaches for Kids held its 11th year of fundraising for children’s charities, raising $40,000 through pledge donations. Lumina News file photos

Top: Dan Brawley, from right, Martha De Laurentiis, Mark Fincannon and Chunky Huse talk about the legacy of Dino De Laurentiis after the screening of “Crimes of the Heart,” on the Thalian Hall main stage Nov. 15, 2014. Center: Retired staff sergeant Brandon Forbes and his daughter Stella catch a wave during the Indo Jax Wounded Warrior Surf Day Sept. 13, 2014 at Wrightsville Beach. Left: Lily Sullivan flies her new kite at Wrightsville Beach during the Cape Fear Kite Festival Nov 9, 2014.

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January Nearly 90 paddleboard racers braved the sixth annual Cold Stroke Classic Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. Racers faced a 34-degree air temperature, and winds gusting up to 25 mph. Catching the only dogfish of the day, David Lynn, of Rockingham, N.C., won the $307.50 cash prize during the Ninth Annual Dogfish Tournament, hosted at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.

February The Miracle League of Wilmington hosted Miracles in Motion, the first Cape Fear Region all-accessible 5k and 1-mile race at Olsen Park Sunday, Feb. 16. More than 200 competitors turned out for the sixth annual Run for Ray trail run at Brunswick Nature Park, which raises money for the Chordoma Foundation and celebrates the life of Wilmington resident Ray Underhill. Wrightsville Beach native Chase Carraway, 14, represented the United States in the Palamós Optimist Trophy Nationas Cup, an International Optimist Dinghy Association sailing regatta in Palamós, Spain.

March More than 40 competitors participated in the Fifth Annual Wrightsville Beach Biathlon March 22, a paddleboard and 4-mile beach run held at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. Chris Bailey set a new course record time of 2:28:38 during the Fifth Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon, which raised money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Landfall Foundation and other local charities.

April More than 700 paddleboarders of all ages from around the world gathered at Wrightsville Beach April 23-27 for the Fourth Annual Carolina Cup, hosted by the Wrightsville Beach Paddle Club. The Sweetwater Surf Shop team won the Oakley Surf Shop Challenge in Kitty Hawk, N.C. The University of North Carolina Wilmington Surf Team won the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s 2014 East Coast Championships for the sixth consecutive time.

May More than 120 surfers and standup paddleboarders participated in the one-day Longboard Classic and SUP Pro-Am contest hosted by the Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association. The Morehead City team Coverage caught the record-breaking 821-pound blue marlin that won the 41st annual Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament May 28-31. Event organizers said it was the largest fish ever killed and brought back to a Wrightsville Beach dock.

June Carolina Yacht Club hosted the 21st annual Lightning Regatta June 6-8, serving as the Southeastern District Championship, a qualifying regatta for the North American Lightning Championships. The Wrightsville Beach Foundation hosted the Second Annual Pier to Pier Run, Crab Crawl and SUP Race between Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and Crystal Pier, drawing more than 300 participants. Lumina News file photos

July Pro surfer Ben Bourgeois won the ninth annual Sweetwater Pro-Am held in his hometown, Wrightsville Beach.

August Thirteen children participated in a ¼ -mile open water swim in Motts Channel as the culmination of Learn2Swim, a summer-long swimming lesson and water safety program run by swim instructor Allie DiBlasi.

September The Wilmington Municipal Golf Course reopened Monday, Sept. 29, after closing at the end of April for a $1.5 million renovation project that overhauled the course’s greens, bunkers, and irrigation and drainage systems.

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The Fourth Port City Ping-Pong Throwdown drew 78 players of all ages and skill levels to the Brooklyn Arts Center Friday, Sept. 5.

November

Nearly 400 swimmers competed in the 10th annual Wilmington Family YMCA Pier-2-Pier swim Saturday, Sept. 13, swimming the 2-mile stretch of open water between Crystal and Johnnie Mercer’s piers.

More than 40 sports and entertainment celebrities gathered in Wilmington Nov. 7-9 for the 12th annual Willie Stargell Celebrity Golf Tournament, which raised $76,000 to fight kidney disease.

The 2014 Wide Open Tech Spanish Mackerel Open tournament, organized by the Fisherman’s Post, took place Sept. 19-21 on Wrightsville Beach, awarding more than $5,000 in prizes. Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Davenport and Grand Slam champion Rennae Stubbs exchanged volleys and good-natured banter during the Landfall Foundation Legends of Tennis Tournament Sept. 19 and 20.

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Top: Fourth place female finisher Faye Fay crosses the finish line accompanied by her sons Mason and Liam during the Fifth Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon March 16, 2014. Center left: Skipper Peter Hogan with crew Nancy Hagood and Patrick Hogan compete in the fourth of five Southeastern Lightning District Championship races off Wrightsville Beach June 8, 2014. Center right: Brad Southerland climbs out of the water at Seapath Yacht Club during the Wilmington YMCA Triathlon Sept. 27, 2014, in Wrightsville Beach. Above: James Turner, Shawn Spencer, Matthew Wisthoff and Dane Britt begin the bike leg of the inaugural King of Wrightsville Beach Biathlon Nov. 15, 2014.

October Laura Hull, a member of the PPD Hero team in the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon, completed the triathlon Oct. 25. The Wake Forest women’s golf team won the school’s third Landfall Tradition tournament Sunday, Oct. 26. Canadian paddleboarders Larry Cain and Tommy Buday finished second and first, respectively, in the 6.5-mile North Carolina Surf to Sound Challenge, despite choppy water and chilly winds.

Matthew Wisthoff placed first in the inaugural King of Wrightsville Beach Biathlon, a race composed of a 6.4-mile bike and 3.2-mile run along beach sand. Eleven-year-old Maya Obremski won the women’s division of the 32nd Annual Seaside Shuffle 5k Nov. 23 with a winning time of 20:54. Tom Clifford won the men’s division with a 15:06 finishing time. The University of North Carolina Wilmington men’s soccer team defeated the Bison of Bucknell University Nov. 20, earning the men’s soccer program its first NCAA win.

December The inaugural Trails for Tails 5k raised funds for the Poplar Grove Plantation’s animal sanctuary, a haven and rehabilitation center for rescued horses and other animals. Greg Zinner won the Wrighstville Beach Museum of History’s sixth annual Jingle Bell Run 5k Dec. 13.

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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.

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January Wrightsville Beach residents began the new year with news of a proposed 35 percent increase in homeowners’ insurance. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin immediately asked the bureau to withdraw the request.

February Built in 1910, the Sprunt Cottage at 506 S. Lumina Ave. was demolished. Originally owned by Dr. James Sprunt, the property served its first five years as the Marion Home for Sick Children, was sold in 1980, and was bought back into the Sprunt family in November 2013. Live Oak Bank’s new site-sensitive headquarters earned top honors from the 2014 Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Awards. Designed by LS3P’s Chris Boney, the 36,500-square-foot office blends harmoniously with the longleaf pines and live oaks on site.

March A for-sale sign popped up in front of the historic Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage at 405 N. Lumina Ave. Listed by Lee Crouch of Intracoastal Realty, the historic building atop the 50- by 85-foot sound-front lot was ascribed a minimal $60,500 value compared to the property’s $1 millionplus price tag.

April After decking out her ultra-energy efficient home with cutting-edge technology, sustainable designer Amy Musser concluded occupant behavior is half the equation when it comes to slashing energy use. Musser traveled from Asheville, N.C., where she built a net-zero home with husband Matthew Vande, to Wilmington to share the lessons she learned after constructing and living in the home.

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An excavator begins demolition on the Sprunt Cottage at 506 S. Lumina Ave. Feb. 4, 2014.

Designing buildings in harmony with their surroundings motivated many features of architect Doug Sherwood’s house on Dogwood Drive, including a geothermal heating and cooling system that regulates the house’s temperature by transferring heat to and from the ground and special glass windows that block UV rays and radiant heat.

May The Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage landed a spot on Historic Wilmington Foundation’s annual list of most threatened properties. Fearing disparate values assigned to the property and the building would encourage new owners to consider demolition, the historic beach cottage was listed to raise awareness about its significance and generate new ideas for preservation.

September The announced merger of real estate search engines Zillow and Trulia elicited concerned reactions from local Realtors, who said information on the sites can erode the relationship of trust between Relator and client.

October LS3P Associates carried the show during the 2014 AIA Wilmington Architectural Design Awards, when architects Danny Adams and Taylor Simms won awards for two local projects the jury, an AIA chapter based in Maryland, found impressive and successful in different ways.

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November

Christopher Yermal of Old School Rebuilders turned trash into treasure by choosing deconstruction instead of demolition. The practice preserves building materials for reuse. If the homeowner has enough tax liability, a deduction on donated materials can offset the higher cost, making it competitive with demolition.

July Porches offered new opportunities to work and play at the beach. Architect Cothran Harris discussed porches as outdoor living spaces that expand the function of a house’s indoor space, often limited by strict building codes for Wrightsville Beach properties. The ground-level space around the pilings can be reclaimed with hammocks, an outdoor shower, or a small garden.

August Lumina News file photo

A two-story porch overlooks the ocean at the Bellamy-Fishblate House at 315 S. Lumina Ave., one of the stops on the Preservation North Carolina tour Nov. 9, 2014.

One of a trio of high-rise buildings planned for the old Babies Hospital site began to take shape. The Sidbury multi-use project at the corner of Wrightsville Avenue and Canal Drive, approved in January 2014, will feature more than 100 residential units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space.

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Local preservationists embraced the recent past during a celebration of Preservation North Carolina’s 75th anniversary in Wrightsville Beach, an event that included tours of four historic cottages and the midcentury modern Blockade Runner Beach Resort, which snagged one of a handful of Historic Wilmington Foundation plaques awarded to beach properties. A project to identify and interpret Wrightsville’s 21 historic properties in an online interactive map secured support from the Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission.

December Local nonprofits sprang into action during the season of giving to keep families warm and safe in their homes. Donations from Masonboro Baptist Church and the Landfall Foundation, among other local churches and organizations, enabled the Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM) to provide more than 20 space heaters for families in need, while Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity offered red wooden door ornaments in exchange for holiday donations. Habitat helped 15 families build, buy and move into their own homes in 2014.

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Historic Wilmington Foundation Jan. 6, 6:30-8 p.m. 1620 Chestnut St.

Cape Fear Community College Jan. 8

The first installment of a new series of discussions on preservation and history begins with a talk led by Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover, and Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, about historic preservation tax credits during the 2015 meeting of the N.C. General Assembly. State preservation tax credits expired Dec. 31, 2014. More than 200 local residential and commercial projects took advantage of the credits. A reception with refreshments will follow the presentation.

CFCC real estate students earned an 80 percent passing rate on the N.C. Real Estate Licensing Examination, higher than the 61 percent passing rate statewide, from July 2013 through June 2014. The next pre-licensing course begins Jan. 8 and meets Tuesdays and Thursdays. Morning and evening classes are available. The exam prepares students to take the exam, and when taken after passing the exam, allows brokers to shed provisional status. Contact Laurel Pettys by calling 910-362-7567 or emailing lpettys@cfcc.edu for more information.

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Rest

Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor

All of My children need rest to heal their human bodies daily Your spirit needs rest from time to time to keep it sailing High above all others when times are harder to bare Without rest you will become weak and at your enemy stare Instead of battling the darkness presented to confound you So rest your body and soul and seek the Spirit, it’s all you need do To mount up on eagles’ wings and fly as you are accustomed to doing People will see the strength increase as rest presents you for a new viewing Seen by others as a new person full of worship and overflowing With the joy of heaven beaming from your spirit and your face glowing Only rest can renew the longing in your heart to be part of The Kingdom of God and show the world the eternal love Given to you when you gave your life to My Son who lives above All the Earth and the many lives that are set free by His love So rest and seek peace to surround you and your friends Rest your body, mind and soul because for a healthy life it depends

(Exo 34:21 NRSV) Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest time you shall rest. (Psa 116:7 NRSV) Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. (Isa 11:2 NRSV) The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. (Isa 14:7 NRSV) The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing. (Mat 11:28 NRSV) “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Mat 11:29 NRSV) Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Heb 4:3 NRSV) For we who have believed enter that rest, just as God has said, “As in my anger I swore, ‘They shall not enter my rest,’” though his works were finished at the foundation of the world. (Heb 4:9 NRSV) So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; (Heb 4:10 NRSV) for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their labors as God did from his.

2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 Early Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School/Children’s Choir: 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Church: 10:45 a.m. Nursery provided 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. 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 to 12:20 p.m. Wrightsville United Methodist Church Bob Bauman, senior pastor

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December 31 GOD STILL PERFORMS MIRACLES Mark 16:20 “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.” The Lord confirmed the preaching of His Word with miracles. If Jesus and the first century Christians needed the Word confirmed with the miraculous (Heb. 2:4), then we do too. There is no scripture that says these miraculous signs have passed away. Some people have interpreted “that which is perfect” in 1 Corinthians 13:10, as being the complete Bible. This has led them to believe that the gifts of the Spirit have ceased. Although God’s Word is perfect (Ps. 19:7), it is not the “perfect thing” that is referred to here. 1 Corinthians 13:8 does say that tongues shall cease, but it will not happen until “that which is perfect is come.” In 1 Corinthians 13:12, Paul says, “when that which is perfect is come, we shall see face to face.” This speaks of seeing the Lord face to face, instead of vaguely, as through a dark glass, as it is now.

Some might argue that this is speaking in a symbolic sense, instead of literally face to face. But the next comparison in this verse says that then, “when that which is perfect is come,” we shall know all things even as we are also known. There is no other way to interpret this, except as a description of when we will stand before the Lord, after this life. Then we will be face to face, and know all things even as also we are known. Verse eight says that at the time prophecies fail and tongues cease, knowledge will vanish away. This is talking about the next life, or the new heavens and earth, because one of the signs of the end times is that knowledge shall increase (Dan. 12:4). So the “that which is perfect” that Paul speaks of, cannot be the Bible. It has to be either our glorified body, or Jesus at His second coming. Either way, these verses establish that until “that which is perfect is come,” tongues and prophecy will remain. They are still valid gifts, and even today, it is God’s will to accompany the preaching of His Word with miracles

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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 Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m. 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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Sherman’s Lagoon

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By Jim Toomey

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

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L N O TI C ES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 622 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert McConville and Virgina R. Hewett, Husband and Wife to David. A Harris, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of December, 2008, and recorded in Book 5366, Page 320, 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 January 6, 2015 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 8, Section 2, Carolina Beach Village, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 36 at Page 151 of the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 110 Sugarloaf Court, Carolina Beach, NC 28428 Parcel No: R08814-003-077-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the

purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1135511 (FC.CH) December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 14 SP 802 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 Cheryl Willis and Demond Willis to Vicki L. Parry, Trustee(s), which was dated May 29, 2007 and recorded on May 31, 2007 in Book 5190 at Page 114, 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 January 6, 2015 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: Lot 3, Grayse Landing at Holly Tree as shown on plat recorded in Map Book/Cabinet 50, Page 241, New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5014 Holly Tree Road, Wilmington, NC 28409. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE

IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Cheryl Willis. 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.: 14-14932-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 14 SP 628 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 Darryl L. Brown to Brock & Scott, Trustee(s), which was dated January 20, 2006 and recorded on January 24, 2006 in Book 4969 at Page 62, 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 January 6, 2015 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 10, in Block 26 of Belvedere Extension as recorded in Map Book 5, at Page 97 (Slide 76) New Hanover Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 501 North 25th Street, 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 Darryl L. Brown. 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.: 14-08097-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 14 SP 529 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 Phillip C. Oakley, Jr., and Amy M. Oakley to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated April 6, 2005 and recorded on April 11, 2005 in Book 4753 at Page 867, 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 January 6, 2015 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 Lot No. 30 on the Map/ Plan of ALAMOSA PLACE, as shown on the plat of record in

Book 36 at Page 64, and revised in Map Book 36 at Page 332, Register’s Office for New Hanover County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete description thereof. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 803 Plainfield 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 Phillip C. Oakley, Jr. and wife, Amy M. Oakley. 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.: 14-09792-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 14 SP 572 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 Raleigh Clinton Childress, III and Chet Harrison Childress to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated July 18, 2002 and recorded on July 23, 2002 in Book 3368 at Page 388, 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 January 6, 2015 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 7, Section 1, STEEPLECHASE AT CARRIAGE HILLS, as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 33, Page 109 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. SUBJECT TO Declarations of Covenants, Conditions and restrictions of Section 1, steeplechase at Carriage Hills recorded in Book 1685, Page 102 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 3701 Tumbril Lane, Wilmington, NC 28412. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Raleigh Clinton Childress III and Chet Harrison Childress heirs of Rosa Lee Wilder. 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.: 10-21016-FC02 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 868 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tina Holt to Shapiro & Kreisman, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of May, 2008, and recorded in Book 5309, Page 1918, 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 January 6, 2015 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 15 of the “Pine Grove” Subdivision, according to a map thereof, which is of record in the Registry of New Hanover County, in Map Book 3, Page 79, to which reference is hereby made for a more full and complete description of said property. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 309 Pine Grove Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Subject to restrictions of record at Book 314, Page 211, New Hanover County Registry. 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 rent-

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(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 Kimberly L. Bolander. 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.: 14-04759-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 14 SP 130 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 Patrick Earl Gerhard Savage and Jessica K. Savage to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), which was dated August 28, 2012 and recorded on August 29, 2012 in Book 5667 at Page 2076, 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 January 6, 2015 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 45 as shown on a map of Stones Edge, Phase 3 recorded in Map Book 51, Page 313 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the New Hanover County, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1607 Stones Edge Loop, 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.

West 65.67 feet to the point of beginning, the same being part of Lot 1, Block 6 of Princess Place as shown on Map by M. H. Lander, C.E., recorded in Map Book 4 at Page 58 of the New Hanover County Registry.

Said property is commonly known as 601 North 23rd Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

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.: 14-02384-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 13 SP 1214 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 Jason L. Parker to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated May 25, 2007 and recorded on May 25, 2007 in Book 5187 at Page 1052, 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 January 6, 2015 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 western line of North Twenty-Third Street and the northern line of Klein Road, the same being the southeastern corner of Lot 1, Block 6, Princess Place according to the official plan of Princess Place in (in part) as recorded in the New Hanover County Registry; and running from said beginning point and along the northern line of Klein Road North 88 degrees 20 minutes West 168 feet, thence North 01 degrees forty minutes East 65.67 feet, more or less, to a point in the northern line of Lot 1, thence South 88 degrees 20 minutes East 168 feet to the point in the western line of North Twenty-Third Street, thence South 01 degrees 40 minutes

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

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 Jason L. Parker. 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.: 13-25566-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015

Subject to Covenants, Easements, Conditions and Restrictions recorded in Book 1988 at Page 523 in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5020 Treybrooke Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Sandra K. Britt. 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.: 11-30430-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 14 SP 480

13 SP 307 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 Sandra K. Britt to White, Hearne & Ballantine, LLP, Trustee(s), which was dated August 10, 2005 and recorded on August 15, 2005 in Book 4889 at Page 761, 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 January 6, 2015 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: Lot (s) 22, Section 1A, Treybrooke Subdivision, as shown on Plat recorded in Map Book/Cabinet 38, Page 23, New Hanover County Registry.

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 Erica Kelsey Satorre to Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated December 13, 2012 and recorded on December 14, 2012 in Book 5696 at Page 1401, 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 January 6, 2015 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 34, Sunset South Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 45, Pages 359-360 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 2237 Jefferson 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 Erica Kelsey Satorre. 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.: 14-05897-FC01 December 25, 2014 and January 1, 2015 13-SP-112 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 Christopher Ballenger, dated May 18, 2010 and recorded on May 18, 2010 in Book No. 5486 at Page 1662 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 January 7, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 2241 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. Tax Parcel ID: R06013-016-036000 Present Record Owners: Christopher Ballenger. 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, 017360-00393 P1123644 12/25, 01/01/2015 14-SP-478 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 Wilhemina Edge Hankins, dated November 5, 1999 and recorded on November 10, 1999 in Book No. 2665 at Page 0975 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 January 7, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 315 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. Tax Parcel ID: R05407-016-004000 Present Record Owners: The Heirs of Wilhelmina Edge Hankins. 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 purchas-

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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.: 11-04734-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 474

14 SP 304

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 Kristen M. Atkinson to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated April 30, 2010 and recorded on April 30, 2010 in Book 5483 at Page 1141, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Ryan Dale Guyton and Kimberly Todd Guyton to Allen, MacDonald & Davis PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated June 20, 2007 and recorded on June 25, 2007 in Book 5199 at Page 1435 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on July 10, 2007 in Book 5206, Page 294, 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 January 13, 2015 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 361, Section 15, Quail Woods Subdivision, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 38, Page 299, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is 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 302 Holiday Hills Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409.

Said property is commonly known as 6926 Retriever 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 Ryan Dale Guyton and wife, Kimberly Todd Guyton. 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

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 Kristen M. Atkinson. 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

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.: 11-11276-FC02 January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 129

14 SP 683

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 Donna Sue Jackson to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated June 7, 2011 and recorded on June 14, 2011 in Book 5568 at Page 2327, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Andrea Fields Brewington and Kenneth E. Brewington to John C. Wessell, III, Trustee(s), which was dated January 26, 2010 and recorded on January 28, 2010 in Book 5465 at Page 110, 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 January 13, 2015 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 26, Block 9 of Fox Subdivision as shown on that map recorded in Map Book 2 at Page 69, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 534 Maides Avenue, 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 Andrea Fields Brewington and husband, Kenneth E. Brewington. 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,

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 January 13, 2015 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 12 of Homeland Heights as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 4, at Page 62 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 218 Dixie Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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 Donna Sue Jackson. 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.: 14-02268-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015

14 SP 653 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 Mozella Nixon and Barry Smith to K Cole, Trustee(s), which was dated June 23, 2008 and recorded on June 26, 2008 in Book 5326 at Page 973, 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 January 13, 2015 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 parcel/unit of land in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, State of NC, as more fully described in Book 2064 Page 233 ID# R04808009-016-000, being known and designated as Lot 27, Block J, Section III, Creekwood North Subdivision. Filed in Map Book 13 at Page 21

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.: 14-14965-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 818 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 Davey Lee Meshaw to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated November 19, 2001 and recorded on November 26, 2001 in Book 3116 at Page 591 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on August 6, 2014 in Book 5831, Page 462, 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 January 13, 2015 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:

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

BEGINNING in the southern line of Castle Street at a point 132 feet westwardly from its intersection with the western line of Sixteenth Street; running thence westwardly along said line 66 feet; thence southwardly and parallel with Sixteenth Street 181 feet; thence eastwardly and parallel with Castle Street 66 feet; thence northwardly and parallel with Sixteenth Street 181 feet to the BEGINNING, same being part of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 512, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington, N.C.

Said property is commonly known as 2608 McClammy Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1510 Castle Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Being the same fee simple property conveyed by deed from the Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington AKA Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina Inc to Mozella Nixon, dated 05/23/1996 recorded on 07/29/1996 in Book 2064, Page 233 in New Hanover County Records, State of NC.

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 Mozella Nixon. 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

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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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 Rosa Lee Meshaw. 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.: 13-18432-FC02 January 1 and 8, 2015 13 SP 648 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 Charles Paterno and Jackie Paterno to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated August 27, 2009 and recorded on September 2, 2009 in Book 5435 at Page 2715, 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 January 13, 2015 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 parcel of land in New Hanover County, State of North Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 5376, Page 2495, being known and designated as being all of Lot 18 of Parmele Isles, Section “A” Development at Wrightsville Beach, as the same is showing on a map of said development recorded in Map Book 5, Page 127. By fee simple deed from Neal Sumner and Stephanie Sumner, husband and wife as set forth in Book 5376, Page 2495 dated 01/28/2009 and recorded 02/10/2009, New Hanover County Records, State of North Carolina. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 8 Bahama Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. 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 Charles Paterno and wife Jackie Paterno. 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

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L E G A L N O TI C ES 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.: 13-09230-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015 10 SP 1242 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 Tina L. Kuhn and John B. Kuhn to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated June 29, 2004 and recorded on June 29, 2004 in Book 4386 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 January 13, 2015 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 19 in The Lakes at Johnson Farms Subdivision, Phase 2, as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 274 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 1819 at Page 990 and following pages in said Registry and all amendments and supplements thereto, and being the same lands described in the deed recorded in Book 1919 at Page 486 in said Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 5024 Gate Post Lane, Wilmington, NC 28412. 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. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are John B. Kuhn and wife, Tina L. Kuhn.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 893 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joni M. Seivers an unmarried woman to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 5286, Page 758, 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 January 13, 2015 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: A unit ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47C of the General Statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 110 in Seller’s Cove Condominiums, Phase 1, Building 1 a condominium development as the same is shown and described on maps recorded in Condominium Plat Book 17 at Page 257 through 261 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 5270 at Page 1488 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto, 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 and being a portion of those same lands described in a Deed recorded in Book 5192 at Page 871 in said Registry. Together with improvements thereon, said property located

at 645 Condo Club Drive, Unit 110, Wilmington, NC 28412. Parcel ID R07900-001-489-010. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1145573 (FC.CH) January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 890 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, New Hanover County Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Conicelli and Karen M. Conicelli dated March 29, 2006 to John C. Warren, Trustee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, recorded in Book 4999, Page 2846, NEW HANOVER County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been

made by the Clerk of Superior Court of NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of NEW HANOVER and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit B-103 along with rights in that Limited Common Element garage parking space B-103 of Building No. Eight, The Village at Mayfaire Condominium (the “Condominium”) under and pursuant to Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes and being more particularly described and shown on a Plat entitled “The Village at Mayfaire Condominium, Building No. Eight - 561 Garden Terrace Drive” recorded in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 211-214 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Together with the allocated interests in and to the Common Elements and the Limited Common Elements of the Condominium appurtenant to said Unit as specifically enumerated in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 4567, Page 391 and amended in Book 4668, Page 305; Book 4741, Page 760; Book 4823, Page 17; Book 4877, Page 13; Book 4912, Page 1318; Book 4946, Page 1650 and in Book 4966, Page 1986 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, and any further amendments thereto. The property described above is also subject to those Restrictions appearing of record in Book 3772, Page 1 and rerecorded in Book 3778, Page 1 and as amended in Book 3997, Page 850 and in Book 4119, Page 60, all in the New Hanover County Registry. And further together with and subject to all rights, privileges, easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions appurtenant to or applicable to said Unit as set forth in the Declaration of Condominium. The Condominium Act, the Declaration and the plans on file in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 211-214, in the New Hanover County Registry, are incorporated by reference for, among other reasons, a more particular description of the Unit, the allocated interests, the Common Elements, Limited Common Elements and the land on which the Unit and the Common Elements and the Limited Common Elements are located. Grantee, by acceptance of this Deed agrees to be bound by and to comply with the rights, privileges, easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions set forth in the Declaration, including, but not limited to, the obligation to pay assessments for the maintenance and operation of the Condominium. Property Address: 561 Garden Terrace Drive, Unit 103, Wilmington, NC 28405 Date of Sale: January 14, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. Location of Sale: NEW HANOVER County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Robert Conicelli and Karen M. Conicelli TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time

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of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving 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. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold. SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Cara B. Williams, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 File No. ALS 14254458, 1124432 1/1, 01/08/2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 197 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Francisco Castillo, an unmarried man to Getter Law Offices, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of April, 2012, and recorded in Book 5656, Page 721-734, 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 January 13, 2015 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 136 of Beaumont Subdivision, as shown upon that map of said subdivision recorded in the New Hanover County Registry in Map Book 4, at Page 87 and 88. Together with improvements thereon said property located at 113 Wayne Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 Tax ID: R04917-002-008-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior

liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1128108 (FC.CH) January 1 and 8, 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Gloria M. Overton 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 12th day of March 2015, 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 11th day of December 2014. Tara Deppert, Executrix 109 Lees Cut Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/2014 & 1/1/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 14 E 1534 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTRIX of the Estate of DAVID GEORGE REGISTER, SR., deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of March, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said

estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 18th day of December, 2014. SARAH ELIZABETH RIVENBARK, Executrix Of the Estate of DAVID GEORGE REGISTER, SR. c/o PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Telephone 910-769-2896 12/18, 12/25, 2014, 1/1, 1/8/2015 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 Janet I. Yaggi 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 26th day of March 2015, 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 25th day of December 2014. John M. Peck, Executor 458 Robert E. Lee Dr Wilmington, NC 28412 12/25/2014, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 14 E 1561 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR of the Estate of ELIZABETH S. PETZAL, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 31st day of March, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 25th day of December, 2014. WILLIAM N. BURNER, Executor Of the Estate of ELIZABETH S. PETZAL c/o PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Telephone 910-769-2896 12/25/2014, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15/2015

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