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Wrightsville gets LED streetlights

Wrightsville recognized as a pioneer surfing community

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Many of Wrightsville Beach’s yellow glowing streetlights were recently switched to LED lights whose bright, white glare could pose a minor nuisance to residents and a major disturbance to sea turtle hatchlings. Fifty of the town’s 400 streetlights now use LED lights, a switch town manager Tim Owens said will eventually take effect throughout town. The brighter lights make the streets safer, last longer, use 40 percent less energy and are cheaper to maintain. “At this point we’re going to reevaluate, and it’s really a decision the board will have to make. But in the long run, “But in the long run, everything is going to LED whether we do it next everything is going lights week or a year from now,” to be going to LED Owens said. Although Duke Energy lights whether we owns the lights, the switch to do it next week or a LEDs will save the town an year from now,” estimated $10,000 annually. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen voted in December 2014 to allow Duke to switch out the lights. The first lights were installed around the town hall municipal campus so residents, staff and town leaders could determine whether to proceed with the rest of the town. As more lights get installed, some residents have complained, saying they are disruptive. Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project coordinator Nancy Fahey is also worried the brighter lights will affect turtle nest hatchings. Years ago, the town passed a resolution to protect sea turtles, she said. The vicinity of a few of the streetlights caused problems for hatchlings in the past, before any n See streetlights Page 5

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

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Family of Burke Haywood Bridgers and local historian Skipper Funderburg help unveil the historical highway marker on Waynick Boulevard in Wrightsville Beach Sunday, Oct. 18.

A historical highway marker was unveiled in Wrightsville Beach Oct. 18 recognizing the island as the birthplace of surfing in North Carolina and a pioneer of surfing on the East Coast. The marker was installed on the corner of Waynick Boulevard and Bridgers Street because Burke Haywood Bridgers and a few of his friends were the first to ride waves at Wrightsville Beach in 1909. Bridgers’ grandchildren and great grandchildren, who attended the marker unveiling, still live and surf near where he rode waves more than a century ago. J. Skipper Funderburg, whose extensive research helped the island earn the marker, said it took one and one-half years from the time of application to installation because submissions must earn the consent of 10 historians before being approved. “Communities often think that things are important to the state, but it’s really just more of a community thing,” N.C. Historical Marker Program representative Ansley Wegner said. “But this is of statewide and maybe even national significance.” Preparing the application was a five-year process for Funderburg, a quest for information that took him to private archives of 35-millimeter reels of microfilm in Hawaii. There, in an April 2, 1910, edition of the Pacific n See pioneer Page 5

WBPD looking to catch suspects in theft Push to from cars on South Harbor Island restore By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Photo from the Fledgling, courtesy of Elaine Henson

Allen Warwick (standing), unknown man, Bettie Ann Pierce (West), Harry Bethea and Charlie Davis enjoy the cozy nautical atmosphere at the Upper Deck in 1966.

Wrightsville Beach police are searching for suspects after the theft of money from seven cars on South Harbor Island last week. In what police are calling opportunity crimes, cash was taken from seven cars located near the intersection of Cypress Avenue and Jasmine Place in the early morning of Wednesday, Oct. 14. In each case, the victims had left their cars unlocked, giving the thieves easy access to the vehicle. While police are not naming suspects, Wrightsville

Beach Police Chief Daniel House said his department has had issues with a crew of kids that live on the south end of Wrightsville Beach. While they have no evidence, police suspect this is their work, he said. “They have been doing this kind of thing for a long time,” House said. “We have no evidence to prove it, but we strongly suspect it is them. It’s just a matter of catching them doing it.” The thieves mostly took money or gift cards, avoiding items like credit cards that could be traced back to them. In a few instances, they took the cash n See theft Page 5

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Tales from the Upper Deck By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Over half a century ago, Jack Lane, Steve Wright, Norman Akel and Jim Farrior turned a former storage room on Lumina Pavilion’s second floor into the Upper Deck, a carefree establishment where revelers partied uninhibited in the shadow of the legendary dancehall. The Lumina News presents “Tales from the Upper Deck,” a series where we look back at Wrightsville Beach’s history through the stories of one of its unique establishments.

Chapter 4: Decoration and location

While the patrons and staff were largely responsible for creating the Upper Deck’s golden era, the establishment’s unusual décor and unique location also contributed. Manager Jack Lane said he decorated the bar’s interior to have a “marine motif of sorts” using items repurposed from n See tales Page 5

A participant in the PPD Beach2Battleship triathlon starts the bike leg on Causeway Drive Saturday, Oct. 17. For more photos see page 12. ~ Emmy Errante

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medical expense deduction succeeds By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

For many North Carolina residents, the tax reform passed by state lawmakers two years ago was a mixed bag. Income tax rates were lowered across the board, but to help pay for the reduced state revenue brought about by the changes, the General Assembly repealed a number of deductions, including the medical deduction for senior citizens. Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, said a number of New Hanover County residents let him know how the tax change hurt them. His two-year effort to reinstate the deduction succeeded, and the new deduction will benefit residents regardless of age. “If you’re going to lower people’s taxes, you don’t raise costs for people who have medical expenses,” Catlin said. Republicans arrived in Raleigh intent on lowering taxes. Many n See deduction Page 5

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Oyster season opens late; fishermen and dealers hope for good harvest By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Oyster season began late this year, after the deluge of rain during the first week of October caused storm water runoff. But by Tuesday, most of the usual waters from the Surf City bridge in Pender County to Whiskey Creek in New Hanover County were open for the picking. Motts Channel Seafood and Cape Fear Coast Seafood were still awaiting their first bushels earlier this week, but that didn’t stop oyster-loving patrons from inquiring. “I haven’t bought a bushel yet,” said Tom Franz, manager at Motts Channel Seafood. But people want them when they do come in. “We’re getting several calls a day,” he said. Cape Fear Coast Seafood in Porters Neck got its first delivery Tuesday, said general manager Brian Hepler. He expected the few bushels to go quickly. “I’ve got a long list,” he said. Anthony Sellers, a local fisherman who works out of the Sloop Point area, planned to wait until later in the week, when the tides should be more cooperative. It’s best, he said, if the morning low tide hits well after sunrise — allowing commercial fishermen a better chance to collect their full five-bushel limit.

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Oysters are sorted into pails as guests mingle during the annual Airlie Oyster Roast at Airlie Gardens Friday, Oct. 16.

Officials with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries were busy sampling waters in the hopes they could open the waters south of Whiskey Creek to shellfishing. Motts Channel Seafood

originally expected three bushels Oct. 15, which was supposed to be the official first day of the season. But runoff from the earlyOctober rainstorm closed most beds. Patti Fowler, section chief

with the shellfish sanitation section, said her office had to wait until water samples came back clean. Most of the waters between Surf City and Whiskey Creek

opened this past weekend, she said, although contamination puts some areas off limits nearly all the time. The state of North Carolina has been working to ensure oysters

are plentiful year after year. By planting thousands of reefs using marl, oyster shells and scallop shells, they hope to provide a good environment for oysters to grow. Garry Wright, shellfish biologist in charge of the reef program, said his section plants about 40 acres of oyster reefs a year, and the project is showing great promise for improving the annual harvests. The 2014 season was a pretty good one, Franz said. Cold weather and limited closures kept the stock coming in. Weekends often saw 15 bushels come and go. Demand always picks up around the holidays. Around Thanksgiving last year, Motts Channel sold 48 bushels, Franz said. Hepler said Cape Fear Coast typically sells up to 300 bushels at Thanksgiving, with an average of maybe 30 to 40 bushels a week the rest of the season, although the occasional oyster roast also will boost sales. The outlook for this season is still uncertain, as are prices, said Hepler, who admitted being anxious about cost. “If you listen to the fishermen, it’s going to be the worst season ever — but they say that every year, he said. “We’ll just have to see.” email tricia@luminanews.com

Youth crime gets NHC commissioners’ attention By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Youth violence has received plenty of attention recently from law enforcement officials and District Attorney Ben David, and their calls for programs to reduce juvenile crime were joined Monday by the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners.

Support came in the form of a 4-1 vote to spend an additional $233,000 between January and June 2016 to expand prevention services for at-risk young people in the Office of Juvenile Services. The money would not require dipping into the fund balance, said county manager Chris Coudriet, but would reallot existing money in the department’s

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budget. The full-year budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year would be $421,000. Kathy Stoute, director of community justice services with the county court system, asked the commissioners to increase funding for prevention services, with the goal of keeping juveniles from continuing down a criminal path. Her department has several initiatives designed to identify students at risk of falling into criminal behavior and families who need services to bring more stability to their lives. The programs are working, she said, noting a 1 percent recidivism rate among 227 students involved with juvenile services in 2013-14. The idea is to work with children and teens to divert them from future criminal behavior. “If we solve behavior issues today, we will definitely improve their lives down the road,” Stoute said. Investing on the front end also saves money by keeping students out of the justice system. Commissioner Woody White said while the program has great merit, he was reluctant to approve eight new employees and significant additional spending in the middle of the budget year. “It is not an insignificant policy issue,” he said. Chris Coudriet said he planned to bring the issue to the commissioners in next year’s budget, but given growing concern about gangs and juvenile violence in

Wilmington and New Hanover County, he said now seemed like an appropriate time to consider it. Three other commissioners agreed; White voted no. That discussion was preceded by unanimous approval of a multi-agency agreement designed to reduce the number of students whose behavior problems in school lead to criminal charges. The agreement lays out a number of options for school resource officers to handle prob-

per acre. Neighbors, including residents of the Runnymeade and Ivy Woods subdivisions, objected because they feared denser development would worsen flooding and septic problems, although Wolf disputed that. Sewers and storm water retention ponds would be required of large developments on those sites, county planner Ben Schuler said. There was some dispute whether commission chairman

“If we solve behavior issues today, we will definitely improve their lives down the road.” lems referred to them, based on severity and frequency. The effort was led by District Court Judge Jay Corpening, who presides over juvenile court and said he sees far too many offenders whose path to crime started when they were charged at school. Many of those charges are better handled immediately, in a school setting and not in court, he said. In other business, the board: • By a 3-2 vote, denied a request to rezone four tracts totaling 73.08 acres off Blue Clay Road near Old Mill Road owned by New Beginnings Church, Raiford Trask Jr. and heirs of Rachel Trask Gonslaves. Cindee Wolf, representing owners of the separate tracts, asked to rezone the property from R-20 residential to R-10, which would permit more units

Jonathan Barfield, who is an elder at New Beginnings Church, had a conflict of interest that would require him to abstain. But county attorney Wanda Copley explained state law requires elected officials to vote unless they have a direct and substantial financial interest in the issue at hand. Barfield and Commissioner Rob Zapple voted yes; Beth Dawson, Skip Watkins and Woody White voted to deny the rezoning. • Approved an agreement that will allow the New Hanover County Schools to get a full sales tax refund from the state on capital projects such as new schools. Schools are not exempt from paying sales tax, and state law doesn’t allow the school board to ask the state for a refund. The county can ask for

a refund, but not for school construction because the schools own the buildings. The agreement leases school buildings to the county while they are under construction, a provision that has been used in Wake County and which was approved by the N.C. Department of Revenue, said chief financial officer Lisa Wurtzbacher. • Adopted a resolution in support of the Stepping Up Initiative, a national effort to reduce the number of people with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders in local jails. More than 2 million people with one of those conditions or both are jailed each year, said Beth Schrader, the county’s chief strategy manager. In New Hanover County, half of jail inmates fit that description, she said. The initiative aims to bring local experts and agencies together to identify treatment options to divert more people from jails, which do not have the resources to address their needs. • Passed a resolution in support of Domestic Violence Month, noting that two New Hanover County employees, Gladys Bryant in 2002 and Tarica Pulliam in 2008, were murdered by significant others. The commissioners met in the historic courthouse at Third and Princess streets for the first time since a lightning strike in August damaged electronic sound and broadcast equipment. email tricia@luminanews.com

Rezoning approved for grocery store project By Terry Lane Staff Writer

A new grocery store might be coming to a 10-acre site on Eastwood Road west of Military Cutoff Road between the Mayfaire entrance and the new senior living residences after the Wilmington City Council gave final approval Tuesday night to rezone the property. The council voted 4-2 to approve rezoning the property from residential to commercial business, with Laura Padgett and Kevin O’Grady voting against the rezoning. The vote mirrors the Oct. 6 vote by the council, following a public hearing where several residents, including one candidate for city council, spoke against the project.

Those residents argued the proposed grocery store wasn’t needed, citing the presence of several nearby grocery stores and food markets, and said the development would contribute to traffic and urban sprawl. “It’s not economic development, it’s urban sprawl. It adds no value,” said Frank Madonna, a Landfall resident who will be on the Nov. 3 ballot for city council, where eight candidates, including two incumbents, will vie for three open seats. While the council voted for the rezoning Oct. 6, continued opposition from Padgett forced it onto the agenda for a second vote. Plans call for a 36,000-square-foot boutique grocery store and a two-story, 20,400-squarefoot commercial building on the 10-acre site

between the intersection of Town Center Drive and Cambridge Village Senior Living. The location is less than one mile from gourmet food market The Fresh Market, two approximately 60,000-square-foot Harris Teeter stores and a Food Lion. Developers have not identified the grocery store planned for the area. However, the project is being managed by German-based Lidl, which has more than 10,000 stores across Europe and is planning a major expansion in the United States to be headquartered out of Arlington, Virginia. A spokesperson for the company wouldn’t provide more details, or whether Lidl plans a rebranding for its American stores. email terrylane@luminanews.com

Oct. 22–28, 2015

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For The Record Questions and photographs by Pam Creech

Do you agree with the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen’s decision not to rezone the unused lot on Salisbury Street for residential development?

Kay Barker

Brevin Rock

Paula Bachman

Drew Lankford

“It’s an eyesore right now, so I’m just glad they’re doing something with it.”

“I wish a restaurant would open up on the water there.”

“It would be nice to have a restaurant there.”

Terry Barker

Wrightsville Beach

“I think it is best to leave it as it is. There’s too much residential traffic.”

Wrightsville Beach

“I’d be fine with a residential lot, as long as it’s not a high-density residence.”

Wrightsville Beach

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Wrightsville Beach Police lose captain while bringing on new hires By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Daniel House said his priority is to fill open spots for officers and investigators, leaving the position of captain unfilled until closer to the 2016 summer season. “People are just getting settled into the positions that they are in,” House said, referring to the department’s new hires. “We will fill [the captain’s position], but I’m not in any rush to do it.” The captaincy came open when Paul D. Burdette Jr. resigned to accept the job as police chief in Beaufort, North Carolina. Burdette is scheduled to take the oath of office before the Beaufort Board of Commissioners on Nov. 9. Burdette’s departure comes as Wrightsville Beach has been working to replenish its ranks after a rash of resignations this summer that left the police force of 25 short at least eight officers at one point. The town now has five new officers in the hiring or training process, House said. House said he expects all five to be on the force by Monday, Oct. 26. Of the five, three have prior police experience, House said, while two are rookies currently in the department’s 16-week field training program. Three other potential hires are being assessed by the N.C. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Training and Standards Commission, which reviews potential police candidates across the state. Other positions need to be filled, including an investigator position, but those roles aren’t critical

to the department, House said. “With these five new officers, all of our squad will be filled and our regular force will be out there by the end of the month,” House said. Regarding Burdette, House said that his captain came into the job three years ago with ambitions to eventually advance to the position of police chief in a police department. “To be part of his development so he can perform on that level, it’s a huge honor for me,” House said. “He did a great job for us, he’ll do a great job for Beaufort.” Burdette has been the captain at WBPD since 2012, coming to the department from the North Carolina Department of Revenue. He began his career in law enforcement in nearby Morehead City, where he worked as a police officer from 1996 to 1998. He also served as a police officer in Orlando, Florida, from 1999 to 2005. “Burdette brings a solid law enforcement background with great administrative experience,” Beaufort Town Manager Charles Burgess said. “He possesses good communication skills and I believe will be a big asset to the department, organization and the community.” Burdette, who also served a four-year enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corp, earned a Master’s of Science from the University of Cincinnati in Criminal Justice Research and a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College in Orlando, in addition to graduating from the FBI National Academy. email terrylane@luminanews.com

Wilmington

College scholarships, plans for lowperforming schools considered By Pam Creech

Poe’s Tavern on Old Causeway Drive nears completion Wednesday, Oct. 21. The gourmet burger and beer bar is schedule to open in late October, though no date is set. ~ Allison Potter

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High school seniors in New Hanover County who plan to major in education may soon be eligible for one of four $7,000 college scholarships. The scholarships would be awarded to students attending North Carolina state universities. “That would pay for a full year of their education,” Jeannette Nichols, vice chairperson of the New Hanover County Board of Education, said. The board considered the proposal during its Oct. 20 meeting. In the past, the board has provided two $1,000 education scholarships. “The thing I would like you to think about is how are we going to select these recipients?” Nichols said. “The whole board is involved in making this selection. We want to make sure all high school students understand it’s available to them. There are a lot of variables we need to have in place before we start advertising.” The board will consider the proposal again in November. Later in the meeting, assistant superintendent LaChawn Smith addressed the needs of the county’s low-performing elementary and middle schools: Rachel Freeman School of Engineering, Gregory Elementary School, Snipes Academy of Arts and Design, Winter Park Elementary School, D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy and Williston Middle School. Smith said she wants to see increased communication between faculty members at different schools within the county. “If third grade math is a challenge, then we want to bring those principals of those schools together on how to address the issue of third grade math,” she said. Smith also listed the specific goals of each school,

which include improving reading comprehension, decreasing behavioral referrals and lowering teacher departure rates. “We see a lot of turnover at these schools. It’s hard to have high-quality instruction when you have a tremendous turnover rate,” she said. Smith suggested that Virgo and Freeman implement a yearround school schedule, which would give faculty and students four long breaks throughout the school year as opposed to a twomonth summer vacation. “By adapting a year-round calendar, we can create opportunities for extended learning when school is not in session,” she said. Nancy McCullough, a retired teacher from Maryland who volunteers at Snipes Elementary, said the only way for New Hanover County to improve its low-performing schools is to redraw the school districts. “The reason these schools

are low-performing is because they have been re-segregated. They’re neighborhood schools,” she said. “They are overwhelmingly poor children and they are overwhelmingly minority kids. When you create a situation like that, you’re not going to have a successful school. These kids come to school hungry, they live in neighborhoods where shootings are going on, and they bring all those stresses to classes. You have to have economic integration to have successful schools.” McCullough also said teachers at low-performing schools face more discipline challenges than those at higher performing schools. “The class sizes in the lowperforming schools aren’t any smaller than those at other schools in the county, and the teachers don’t get paid any more,” McCullough said. email pam@luminanews.com

Weekend Police Report Friday, Oct. 16 Warning Tickets • Jenna Roney was warned for expired registration. • Jordan Gudaitis was warned for expired registration • Jenna Geltman was warned for speeding.

Reports • Stanley Jupp reported a found cell phone.

Saturday, Oct. 17 Citations • Emily Fitzgerald was cited for a one-way street violation.

Civil Penalties • Christopher Ritchie was cited for human waste.

Sunday, Oct. 18 Citations • Samantha Spicer was cited for fictitious registration.

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, Oct. 22 Wrightsville Beach Police Department, 6 p.m., Chat with the Chief, Wrightsville Beach Town Hall Council Chambers

Monday, Oct. 26 North Carolina Holiday Flotilla committee meeting, 6 p.m., North Carolina Holiday Flotilla office, Flotilla headquarters, Town Hall campus, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach Wednesday, Oct. 28 Wilmington area Transportation Advisory Committee, 3 p.m., Lord Spencer Compton Conference Room, City Hall, 102 N. Third St., Wilmington Thursday, Oct. 29 New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, 4 p.m., Lucie Harrell Conference Room, government complex, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington

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

Bravo, board of aldermen. Thank you for reversing a disturbing trend that was eroding the delightful character of Wrightsville Beach. Study after study nationwide reveals the quality of urban life increases quantitatively when residential neighborhoods are supported by businesses within close proximity; ideally close enough to be reached without the use of a car. This is the feature developers create when forming new communities out of raw land. And yet, previous boards have prevented this basic feature by caving to requests to rezone prime waterfront commercial property for residential. Why, you ask? It has been all about the dollars. The sale price of a residential lot at Wrightsville Beach far, far outweighs that of a commercial property. Wrightsville residents and second home owners — who almost outnumber residents — have repeatedly said they want to retain the precious few restaurants and shops the town has, as do the tens of thousands who flock to our sandy shores each year. The town does not need more McMansions going up at the cost of its scant business community. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen proved last week they recognize this fact when they unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone part of one of the remaining commercial sites for residential use. New Carolina Properties representative Frank Martin’s argument in favor of the rezoning was because he unsuccessfully tried to develop the panoramic waterfront site of the shuttered Scotchman. His protests did not sway the board. Developers wanted to split the tract bordered by Lees Cut, Banks Channel and Kenans Creek at 100 W. Salisbury St., keeping the convenience store site as is and rezoning the western portion for a proposed waterfront home. Most of the board could have said, “Seen it, done it, been there, been down this road before. Got the T-shirt.” No one wins here except the developers and their agents. And, of course, the sellers. The town’s land use plan highly encourages retention of commercial tracts as community services and businesses. Losing more commercial sites would push Wrightsville toward the unenviable reality of becoming a Wilmington bedroom community with a public beach.

Mayor Pro Tem Darryl Mills, presiding in the mayor’s absence, expressed a strong town-wide sentiment when he said he was committed to not “draining away any of the local services and commercial opportunities.” In many communities, it is commercial development that worries residents. Not at Wrightsville Beach. Residents, many resentful, still remember the 2004 loss of the Pizza Hut across the road from the property Martin wanted to rezone, owned by the same family. After the closing of the popular waterfront restaurant, the owners came with the same arguments to rezone it for residential use, and to the determent of the town, the aldermen acquiesced. The seller of the real estate office located opposite was showered with the same favor. The Pizza Hut site remains undeveloped except for Banks Channel boat docks. A similar fate awaited the former LaQue waterfront commercial site anchoring the Causeway at Banks Channel. Rezoned and split into residential lots years ago, the vacant lots went into foreclosure during the recession. The last lot on the former center for erosion technology site finally has a house beginning construction 16 years later. Many residents bemoan the loss of what could have been a boat-up business at that prime location. Martin apparently believes he could successfully redevelop the property if only he could build a big-ticket residence on a portion of it. What he didn’t say: residential is where the big bucks are. It may be more challenging and much less profitable to develop the property as commercial, but not impossible. Other businesses have opened up and are succeeding around town. Right next door to the site is a thriving stand up paddleboard business and small marina. South End Surf Shop opened in 2010 in the former Glenn dining area, and upstairs the Post Coffee Shop became a neighborhood gathering spot in 2015. Poe’s is finally poised to open on the old Causeway and next door, Nathan Sanders is exploring options to refurbish and place businesses in the empty MOI location. Over on Salisbury, now that the option of rezoning to residential is off the table, it is exciting to dream of what could be done on the last undeveloped waterfront commercial site in the town.

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Commercial Advertiser, he found a letter Bridgers wrote to a friend in Hawaii asking for tips on wave riding, a sport he had tried for the first time at Wrightsville Beach the previous summer. Funderburg’s research revealed Bridgers wrote the letter seeking advice on surfboard dimensions, surf forecasting and how to ride waves. That first summer, Bridgers and his friends weren’t overly successful in surfing

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or items from wallets or purses that were left in the car. In only one instance did the perpetrators take a purse from the vehicle, Wrightsville Beach Police Sgt. Matthew Monroe said. “This is a huge reminder to keep your doors locked or take everything out of your vehicle,” Monroe said. “Wrightsville Beach is a great place to live. It’s a safe place to live. But it doesn’t take away the opportunity crime.” The thefts occurred in the early morning, police said. Mostly small denominations of money were taken. “10s or 20s, here or there,”

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LED lights were installed. Sea Turtle Project volunteers place a black silk barrier around the nests in part to shield them from streetlights but when the hatchlings emerge from the shelter of the barrier they get confused. That happened this past summer with a nest north

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because the wooden boards couldn’t support a full-grown man standing up. Still, Bridgers’ efforts are the first documented surfing activities in North Carolina. Since that summer, the sport of surfing has earned Wrightsville Beach national recognition, not only because of the professional and amateur talent it has produced, but also through its inclusion on lists like National Geographic’s 20 Best Surf Towns in the World. email emmy@luminanews.com

Monroe said. The early-morning hours of the thefts shows the importance of alerting police to suspicious activity, especially if people are wandering the streets under the cover of darkness. “It was someone or a group of people walking through that area,” Monroe said. “If residents see any type of activity out late or in the morning, police need to be called so we can check it out.” Monroe also said police don’t believe the thefts are connected to the theft of a golf cart from a residential driveway in the 400 block of Causeway Drive on Oct. 7. email terrylane@luminanews.com

of Hanover Seaside Club, Fahey said. “We noticed that once they got down the beach far enough that the light was within sight, they got very confused and started turning around,” Fahey said. “It was a very stressful experience and it was because of the streetlight.” While Fahey said she wasn’t aware any LED lights were

Community artists sell artwork during the DREAMS Presents! Gala Oct. 17 at the Hilton Riverside in downtown Wilmington. ~ Emmy Errante being installed, she hopes if the lights near the beach are switched out the town finds a way to shield the glare, possibly with a shield that blocks light directed toward the beach. Owens said the town has adjusted or shielded certain LED lights already based on resident concerns, but the situation has to be deemed a real nuisance.

“If there’s a pole that’s tilted upwards and shining toward somebody’s house more than others, or the lights are actually tweaked upwards, we could address that by fixing the trajectory of the light or putting a shield on the pole,” he said. “Obviously we can’t put shields on every light in town.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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A crew from the N.C. Department of Transportation removes the last rocks covering a portion of Edgewater Club Road on Monday, Oct. 19. The rocks were placed there following flooding in the area two weeks ago. ~ Allison Potter

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favored cutting tax rates across the board and getting rid of deductions. For some senior citizens, losing the medical deduction produced a hardship. Many legislators missed the provision during last-minute budget and tax negotiations. “I would say the majority of representatives did not know about that medical deduction being eliminated,” Catlin said. “I did not know about it.” The provision was removed as part of last-minute budget negotiations in 2013 and took effect for the 2014 tax year. But if Catlin and his fellow lawmakers weren’t aware of the change at the time, their

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constituents certainly found out about it once they started preparing income tax returns for 2014. Removing the deduction meant the loss of a significant tax benefit for some people with high medical expenses. Previously, North Carolina residents 65 and older had been able to deduct their outof-pocket health care costs. Medicare pays 80 percent of most expenses, leaving the patient to pick up the rest. In addition, the measure could hurt the state’s economy in the future, Catlin said. “It would have a huge economic impact on North Carolina if senior citizens looking to retire here thought we were not friendly to them,” he said. His effort to restore the

deduction last year failed, but this year he and fellow Reps. Julia Howard, R-Davie, and Chris Whitmire, R-Transylvania, got help from an influential voting bloc: the state’s older residents. “The senior citizens of North Carolina worked together very well to make their representatives and senators aware of that problem,” he said. They also kept the pressure on throughout the session, as did AARP’s North Carolina chapter. “What really sparked it was when we saw the historic preservation taxes were back on the table,” said Charmaine Fuller Cooper, advocacy director for AARP North Carolina. Most lawmakers were steadfast in refusing to undo the

previous year’s tax changes when Catlin unsuccessfully sought to reinstate the deductions last year, she said. But when the legislature reconsidered the preservation tax credits, it also opened the door to reinstate and expand the medical deduction. The measure passed, and will apply to 2015 income tax returns. An effort to make the change retroactive to 2014 was unsuccessful. Residents who spend more than 10 percent of their income on health care expenses will be eligible for the deduction, Cooper said. It was important to include residents younger than 65 because “health care expenses don’t discriminate by age,” she said. email tricia@luminanews.com

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decommissioned World War II Liberty ships. The bar was illuminated with lights from a ship’s engine room and the bar stools and chairs were also repurposed ship furniture. “That kind of bar stool today probably runs you about $250 to $300,” Lane said. Patron Jim Farrior fondly recalled sitting on the Upper Deck’s couch in front of the fireplace during the winter with friends. Lane adorned the fireplace with a 300-pound ship’s cannon called a Lyle gun, which was used to shoot a rescue line to shore or to a victim in distress. Lane said his inebriated patrons tried to steal the cannon on multiple occasions. “This is a brass cannon,” Lane said, “and you’d see them struggling to get it almost to the steps, and one of them still has a beer in his hand!” A Liberty ship brass bell hung over the fireplace, but Lane kept the clapper behind the bar, only pulling it out at the end of the night to alert patrons to buy their last rounds. “When we hit last call, they knew about it in Carolina Beach,” he said. The Upper Deck was also known for its racks of frosted mugs, which the bartenders doled out to every patron who ordered a beverage. The underside of each mug had a one-inch recess, and Lane admitted he pranked a few of his male patrons by flipping over their mugs while their attention was focused on girls they were sweet talking. “So while he’s talking to her, he’s pouring a 12-ounce beer into a 1-ounce mug, and it’s going all over him,” Lane said, chuckling. In addition to 25-cent draft beer, the bar also did a steady business in pre-made pizzas, which the staff threw into an oven in front of the bar for 10 minutes and then topped with hot peppers, cheese and pepperonis. One night, there was such a high demand for the pizzas Lane and his bartenders were stuck in a constant cycle of loading frozen pizzas in, waiting for the ding of the timer, pulling them out with a wooden paddle and slinging them across the bar to hungry patrons. One time, Lane whipped out a pizza with so much force it flew past the patron and skidded onto the floor. But the man was engrossed in a conversation with his friend, so Lane ran and snatched the pizza off the ground. “I flipped that sucker over, flicked off the cigarettes and when

he turned around I was cutting that pizza!” Lane said. Lane was also known to throw a few extra handfuls of hot peppers on pizzas served to unpopular customers. There was one man in particular the staff agreed was an “arrogant soul” and when he ordered a pizza Lane said, “You couldn’t see the pepperoni for the peppers.” While the Upper Deck was ideal for shagging to jukebox music, when Lane hired a popular band they often moved the concert into the spacious Lumina Pavilion ballroom. The Upper Deck’s proximity to the Lumina’s ballroom was also beneficial to Lane and the bartenders, who maintained a close relationship with Lumina Pavilion owner Lance Smith. Smith even hired the Upper Deck staff to remodel the Lumina Pavilion’s bar. He was thrilled the bartenders worked so hard for three weeks at the rate of only $1 an hour. Then, he counted the

“I flipped that sucker over, flicked off the cigarettes and when he turned around I was cutting that pizza!” beer in his storage cabinet. “Lance went through the ceiling,” former bartender Steve Wright recalled. “He said, ‘Here I am, thinking I’m getting a good deal, and you guys went and drank 50 cases of beer!’” The ballroom — which doubled as a skating rink during the 1960s — was also a place for the Upper Deck staff to unwind after their shifts, because state laws didn’t allow bartenders to drink at the same place they served. The staff would get off work, put their roller skates on and race around in what Wright described as a roller derby — with beer. “We would skate around, go behind the bar and pull a draft beer, skate around, pull a draft beer,” he said. Appearances would indicate the bartenders obeyed the rules and never helped themselves to cans of beer at the Upper Deck after getting off work. But behind the bar there was a staff-only rack with Sun Drop bottles, which Lane admitted were actually filled with draft beer. “So when you got off work, you just asked for a Sun Drop,” he said, grinning. email emmy@luminanews.com

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Victorious PPD Heroes overcome illness to race in triathlon

reast cancer survivor Teresa Dunlap said while undergoing eight rounds of chemotherapy and five surgeries, “You don’t consider yourself a hero. You’re just trying to move forward because your family needs you.” But on Oct. 17, “hero” was a label Dunlap embraced. She was one of seven PPD Heroes who, with the help of clinical trials, overcame serious illnesses to race in Wilmington’s PPD Beach2Battleship triathlon. Dunlap was part of a relay team completing the half-iron distance course. Her family was her biggest motivation to beat breast cancer, but Oct. 17, during the grueling 13.1-mile run, it was the encouragement

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of a complete stranger from which she drew strength. His name was Wade, she said, and he started running alongside her just after the start. “He said, ‘screw my time,’ and he ran with me the whole race,” Dunlap said. Dunlap did have plenty of family support. Her sister ran alongside her for part of the race and her husband and young son were waiting for her at the finish line. Simply participating in the race made her feel victorious, she said. In 2012, her son was diagnosed with autism. Later that year, she found a lump in her breast and doctors told her she had breast cancer. She remained positive because she knew from working at drug development company PPD that she had treatment options and “my family needed me; my son needed me,” she said. But when she finished treatment she didn’t feel like a survivor. “I was 60 pounds overweight and asking myself, ‘You have a second chance in life, are you truly doing what you’re supposed to be doing with it?’ And I wasn’t.” In 2014, Dunlap started exercising and eating better with the goal of racing in the 2015 PPD Beach2Battleship. While finishing the race was Dunlap’s main objective, she said with the encouragement of those running alongside her she kept a decent pace, too. “I was trying to do it under three hours,” she said with a grin after crossing the finish line in downtown Wilmington. “I think I did!” PPD hero Jolene Hopper from Fort Mill, South Carolina, was also racing to celebrate surviving breast cancer. She completed the entire half-iron distance course, jumping into Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach at 8:30 a.m. for the 1.2-mile swim and finishing about seven hours later after biking 56 miles and running 13.1 miles. She participated in the race for the first time in 2009 to mark 10 years since being diagnosed with breast cancer. The diagnosis shocked the wife and mother of two because she ate well, exercised and didn’t have any family history.

“It was like my world stopped. I thought, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to see my kids grow up,’” Hopper said. She underwent a clinical trial involving a combination of drugs. This year marks “16 years with no recurrence,” she said. Despite having raced the course before, Hopper said the 15 mph north winds made this year’s event more exhausting and she became dehydrated with six miles to go. She sucked on salt sticks to replenish her electrolytes and drew on her extensive racing experience — since her diagnosis she has completed 10 marathons and multiple triathlons — to reach the finish line. Becoming depleted of energy was a dangerous prospect for all participants, but especially PPD Hero Meg Roberts, who raced the first two legs of the iron distance course — 114.4 miles — despite having Type 1 Diabetes. Her body cannot produce insulin, a hormone that enables the body to use sugar from food in the blood, then convert it into energy, she explained. If her blood sugar gets too low and she doesn’t eat, she can “fall to the ground, have a seizure, go into a coma or die within minutes,” Roberts said. Luckily, she said, clinical trials have determined the parameters in which she needs to keep her blood sugar levels and insulin injections help with maintenance. She has a continuous glucose monitor under her skin that tracks her levels and transmits readings to a monitor on her bike. Throughout the 112-mile leg of the race, she also kept food close by, stashed in a box on her bike and other handy places. “That’s what these are for,” she said after the race, turning around to reveal pockets on the back of her racing jersey. “There’s a lot of eating involved in cycling.” She’s thrilled medical advances have helped her race, but that’s not the most important aspect of her life clinical trials have affected. When she was first diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 10 in 1988, doctors said she would never be able to have children. “But clinical trials have helped me to do something wonderful and life changing — in fact, two wonderful and life-changing things,” she said with a smile, showing a photograph of her two young sons. email emmy@luminanews.com

Top: PPD Hero Meg Roberts swims 2.4 miles during the PPD Beach2Battleship triathlon Saturday, Oct. 17. Far left: PPD Hero Jolene Hopper crosses the PPD Beach2Battleship finish line with PPD fitness supervisor Marisa Henry. Left: PPD Hero Teresa Dunlap stands at the finish line.

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Bonsai Demonstration Northeast Regional Library Saturday, Oct. 24, 9 a.m., Free

“27 Views of Wilmington” Book Launch Pomegranate Books Saturday, Oct. 24, 2 p.m., Free

Annual Fall Festival Temple Baptist Church Saturday, Oct. 24, 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Free

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Concert Kenan Auditorium Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., $6-$27

Canadian artist David Easterbrook will style a Japanese willow as a bonsai tree at the Northeast Regional Library. The tree will be raffled to an audience member. The demonstration is presented by the Cape Fear Bonsai Society. For more information, contact Mary Recupero at 910-794-3135 or at recup2@ec.rr.com

Pomegranate Books, an independent new and used book store, will feature Eno Publishers’ “27 Views of Wilmington: The Port City in Prose & Poetry,” a publication of poetry and prose by Wilmington authors that capture the past and present of the city. To learn more, contact Kathleen Jewell at 910-452-1107 or at pomegranatenc@gmail.com

Children and adults can enjoy Temple Baptist’s yearly Fall Festival. The church will host an indoor yard sale from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., a bake sale at 10 a.m., free pony rides 10 a.m. to noon and lunch plates for sale 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For details, call 910-763-3351 or visit www.templebaptist.us

Hear the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra play Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 6” and listen to guest artist Fabian Lopez play Prokofiev’s “Violin Concerto No. 2,” the most famous piece of Prokofiev’s violin works. To purchase tickets, call the Kenan Auditorium Box Office at 910-962-3500.

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Restaurants can earn ocean-friendly certification By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Every Monday for 14 weeks this summer, Wrightsville Beach Keep it Clean (WBKIC) volunteer Ginger Taylor walked a stretch of Wrightsville’s beach strand less than one mile long gathering trash. By Aug. 31 she had picked up 258 single-use plastic straws. Now WBKIC, along with University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Plastic Ocean Project and Surfrider volunteers, have developed an

“ocean-friendly establishment” certification for local restaurants that pledge to only serve straws on request. Plastic in general is harmful to the marine environment, she said, but she’s focusing on decreasing use of single-use straws because most people can drink without one. “You use it for five minutes and then you throw it away,” she said. The Blockade Runner Beach Resort was the first to get certified. Owner Bill Baggett learned about Taylor’s idea at a marine

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University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Plastic Ocean Project spent 90 minutes cleaning trash off Wrightsville Beach between four accesses and picked up 60 single-use straws.

debris symposium one year ago and immediately pledged to stop serving straws. Last week, WBKIC presented him a framed certificate designed by local artist Kim Beller to hang in the hotel’s restaurant. UNCW Plastic Ocean Project president Sam Athey said she hopes the colorful plaque generates conversation between restaurant patrons and staff about the dangers posed by single-use straws to the marine environment. “We really want to educate the public,” she said. “We want people to understand the part they’re playing in the problem, but more importantly the part they could play in the solution.” She and her fellow Plastic Ocean Project members will work this fall to help other restaurants earn the certification. They are creating an online registration and hope to have 15 restaurants certified by the end of this year. The UNCW Plastic Ocean Project just obtained club status from the college last week, and now the 100 members can start holding official events like beach sweeps to spread the word about their cause. Plastic straws are the seventh most common piece of litter found on beaches around the world, Athey said, but the breakdown of any plastic can be extremely harmful to marine life.

Museum inducts seven into Waterman Hall of Fame By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Seven Wrightsville Beach community members were recognized for their contributions to the island’s watersport culture and inducted into the Wrightsville Beach Waterman Hall of Fame during a Sunday, Oct. 18 ceremony at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. This year’s inductees were selected by Wrightsville Beach Museum of History board members from a pool of nominations. Historian Skipper Funderburg was inducted for his contributions to beach culture. “Skipper Funderburg is, in my opinion, the foremost surf historian on the East Coast,” said Haywood Newkirk, Hall of Fame chairman. Dave Baker was honored in the ocean rescue and swimming category for raising the level of the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue. His lifeguards must meet the highest standards required by the U.S. Lifesaving Association and his competition squad has won the South Atlantic Regional Lifeguard Competition for three years in a row. He was also instrumental in amending the town’s restrictive surf zone ordinance, Tony Butler said, recognizing that “surfers save lives, and lifeguards can’t be out there 24/7.” Mike Merritt was inducted for his contributions to boating and fishing on the island. He first got involved with watersports when he was a child, skipping class at Wrightsville Beach School to fish off Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. Years later, he accumulated numerous awards for fishing, became a championship speedboat racer and built Atlantic Marine. Sailor Joseph James was also inducted for his boat-racing legacy. He helped found a sailboat racing organization called the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Racing Association and eventually became commodore of the Carolina Yacht Club

in 1986 and 1987. Because of the vast talent pool of local surfers, two surfers, Will Allison and Ben Bourgeois, were inducted. Bourgeois represented Wrightsville Beach on surfing’s biggest stage, the World Championship Tour. “This is the big league,” Butler said. “Only the top 30-some people make that tour, and Ben was able to make it three times.” Allison was inducted both for his talents as a surfboard shaper whose crafts have been sold all over the world and a surfer who clinched two U.S. Surfing Championships and 12 firstplace eastern titles. Allison, a regular in the local lineup, said he paddles out today with the same stoke he had when he caught his first wave at Wrightsville Beach in the 1960s. “I carried this big, heavy board down to the beach, paddled outside and waited,” he said. “I caught a wave and rode it all the way in, first try, all the way in to the shore break — and got completely destroyed.” Allison said one of his favorite aspects of surfing is the people he meets in the water, who, after his family, he considers to be the most valuable things in his life. Another surfer, Cissie Brooks, was inducted as Woman of the Year, but Newkirk said it’s not only her surfing ability that earned her the honor. “In my opinion, Cissie’s greatest contribution to our community has been the development of the marine science program at Wrightsville Beach School,” he said. During his daughters’ Wrightsville Beach School graduation ceremonies, he added, every child gave a short speech, and nearly every student talked about how much they liked Brooks and her marine science classes. “To me, that is her legacy,” he said. “Not just her ability as a surfer, but her impact on the children that have grown up at the beach.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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Dr. Joseph James, Ben Bourgeois, J. Skipper Funderburg, Will Allison, Cissie Brooks and Mike Merritt were inducted into the Waterman Hall of Fame Wrightsville Beach Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. (Not pictured, Dave Baker)

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Blockade Runner Beach Resort owner BIll Baggett accepts a plaque from Ginger Taylor certifying that East Oceanfront Dining, the hotel’s restaurant, is ocean-friendly.

Many of her fellow Plastic Ocean Project club members joined after they learned through their studies that when marine life ingests plastic, it not only causes lacerations, blockages and suffocation, but it leaks toxic chemicals into the animals’ systems. “When you’re reading the literature and looking at the impact of plastic on the marine environment you gain this appreciation for the problem, and all you want to do is take all the things that you learned and spread the word and really do something about it,” she said. The students were further motivated after seeing a video in which a sea turtle had a plastic straw stuck in its nose. “The researchers started pulling it out, and that turtle was in a lot of agony,” Taylor said.

Athey and Taylor want to take the campaign beyond Wrightsville Beach. Even inland restaurants are encouraged to apply, Taylor added. “We’re starting with the coast, because that’s where we live, but if a straw ends up in a river it ends

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Ten-year-old Ella Grae Bullard is becoming fluent in Spanish, has an above-average reading level and enjoys acting in plays at Thalian Hall. While talking to the energetic fifth grader, one would never suspect she has undergone three open heart surgeries. Diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome 12 hours after her birth, Ella Grae has made several trips to New Hanover Regional Medical Center for congestive heart failure since undergoing a series of surgeries. “She eventually will need a heart transplant,” said Ella Grae’s father, Rodney Bullard, a pediatric nurse. “She doesn’t have the left side of her heart. The right side is doing three or four times the work it’s designed to do.” On Saturday, Oct. 17, Ella Grae, her parents and a group of more than 30 of their friends joined 2,000 other walkers in a 5K (3.1-mile) walk — the Cape Fear Heart Walk, organized by the American Heart Association. The heart walk is a yearly event that serves not only as the primary fundraiser for the Cape Fear Heart Association, but also helps bring attention to heart disease, the No. 1 killer of American men and women. “People don’t talk about it like they should. People take better care of their cars than themselves,” said Ashley Miller, Cape Fear Heart Association Director. She noted heart disease often

a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Ella Grae’s theatrical performances have inspired her to want to become a singer or an actress one day. One of her favorite musicals is “Wicked” because of the humorous scenes. “Without a little humor,

“People don’t talk about it like they should. People take better care of their cars than themselves.”

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Ten-year-old Ella Grae Bullard, diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, participates in the Cape Fear Heart Walk with her parents Rodney and Laura Bullard Saturday, Oct. 17.

gets overlooked because people can appear to recover quickly. “They don’t see the struggle like they do with cancer and other diseases,” Miller said. Ella Grae’s family has seen the struggle, over and over. She had her first surgery when she was 3 days old, her second surgery when she was 3 and one-half months old and her third surgery when she was 3 years old. After the third surgery in Atlanta, Ella Grae endured an eight-month recovery period. Ella Grae’s heart condition has not stopped her from excelling. She was placed in a course for academically gifted students at Forest Hills Global Elementary

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“It’s a challenge for her to eat enough. She’s 3 foot 11 inches and 49 pounds. The doctor said for her to get as many healthy fats as possible,” Laura Bullard said. Ella Grae takes the stage during children’s performances with the Thalian Association Children’s Theater. One of her favorite roles was playing Woodstock, the small yellow bird, in a production of “You’re

A local organization that trains service dogs for veterans and the disabled received a boost last week when a government program that trains medical personnel for military service awarded it a grant of more than $100,000. The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for the Wounded Warriors service dog program awarded the grant to paws4people, a Wilmington-based organization that trains dogs to help people with visual or hearing impairment, posttraumatic stress disorder and other medical conditions. The Points of Light Foundation, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, also recognized the founder and CEO of paws4people, 28-yearold Kyria Henry, with its daily Point of Light award to recognize the 16 years of work she has put into the organization. Henry’s work training dogs started when she was only 12 years old, and since then, she has built an organization that has placed 300 assistance dogs to help people in areas such as social therapy, mobility, psychiatric service and educational and rehabilitative assistance. Since her first days training dogs, Henry has built the program to include locations throughout the mid-Atlantic and a training program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. “The most impactful thing is not what I’ve accomplished, but what we have accomplished,” Henry said. “With this whole team I have been lucky to have, clients will look at us and say that we save lives and that they wouldn’t have chosen

to stay in this lifetime if not for their dog.” Henry says paws4people’s service dogs are able to reduce client symptoms and allow clients to start finding ways to enjoy life again while reconnecting with their families. “That’s our goal: how much can we do, how big can we get, how many people can we help?” Henry said. “We get so many applications, right now, we place about one dog for every 90 applications that we get.

“With this whole team I have been lucky to have, clients will look at us and say that we save lives and that they wouldn’t have chosen to stay in this lifetime if not for their dog.” I’ll never be done setting goals until we conquer that number.” Henry started paws4people in 1999, at the age of 12, when by default she had to train her childhood Labrador retriever in order to keep the puppy per her parents’ request. “Once he was trained, I could take him to all kinds of places,” Henry says. “It was simple to me, making other people happy with the use of my dog. I feel like it’s what I was meant to do because it’s not something I had ever planned out and anything that I

wrote out as a dream; it just has taken on a life of its own. I’m just lucky that way.” The paws4people puppies come at the age of three weeks from a personal inhouse breeder located in Hampstead, North Carolina, as well as donations from specific bloodlines at eight weeks old. A small number of the dogs are also rescue dogs, saving them from being euthanized. Henry says they specifically acquire golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers because they have the kind of temperament and disposition required for this particular kind of program: enough drive and work ethic, but not too much energy or innate drive. “They have been bred to do the job we want done here with our service dogs; but we do have a lot of different breeds as well,” Henry says. The recipients of the service dogs are generally children or adolescents with disabilities and veterans with physical limitations, post-traumatic stress disorders, traumatic brain injuries, hearing loss, seizures or other medical conditions. Henry says paws4people is always considering new clients. She also teaches a 12-credit dog training certification program at UNCW, the first and only program of its kind in the nation. “[This program is] very novel, unique, and outside-of-the-box,” Henry said. “It started off small and now there’s a wait list. I would love to see students on other campuses have the same opportunity.” Henry has plans to expand paws4people into a bigger facility that will enable the organization to train more dogs and bring all of its operations together in one place.

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Little Chapel On the Boardwalk Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Worship at Wrightsville Beach Public Access No. 4: 8 a.m. Sunday School: 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 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 Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. St. Therese Catholic church Father Joe Vetter 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon; Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration St. Mark Catholic Church Father 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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I Am is sending you a new prophet to show you what to do The words will be short and to the point and are meant for you To focus your praise at the golden columns of heaven’s gate This prophet will tell you where to be and what time so don’t be late All the glory of heaven and power is at your hands when you make that appointed time Lay your hands on the sick and needy and their health will return and they will be fine A prophet will tell of what will come before you so listen close Be ready to move in your city and take up your given post This prophet will not stand out and will be meek and humble Receive this prophet with open arms and watch your enemies crumble Listen carefully and write down what is passed on to this body of believers Every word has meaning and strength to overcome the words of the deceiver My prophet will come from within the believers of what heaven has to offer Accept this prophet with your eyes open and don’t be a scoffer Put your fears on the back of Jesus and know you must step out in trust Welcoming a prophet that brings the true message from heaven is a must

(Jer 23:28 NRSV) Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the LORD. (Mat 2:2,5 NRSV) 2 - asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” 5 - They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: (Mat 3:3 NRSV) This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’” (Mat 10:41 NRSV) Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; (Mat 21:11 NRSV) The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.” (Luke 4:24 NRSV) And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown. (Acts 7:37 NRSV) This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, ‘God will raise up a prophet for you from your own people as he raised me up.’

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channel He chooses to use. In 2 Corinthians 12:9, God revealed to Paul that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. Paul, who had experienced God’s comfort in a way that perhaps no other man has, now reveals how the Lord accomplished this. It was through the power of the Holy Spirit. True Christianity is not the absence of trials, but the strength and comfort of Jesus through the Holy Spirit, that will bring us through to the other side. Even a strong metal container with a vacuum inside will be crushed just by normal atmospheric pressure. But that same container, with an equal or greater amount of pressure inside, will be just fine. Likewise, an individual who is void of God’s comfort inside will be crushed by the pressures of this life. But a believer who takes advantage of the comfort available to him through the Holy Spirit, can withstand anything. Victory is not dependent on the pressures without, but rather on the comfort within.

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L NOTI C ES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 595 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dayle V. Bullard (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Dayle Bullard) to Frederick Willetts III, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of July, 2006, and recorded in Book 5053, Page 2014, 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 October 27, 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 47A of the General Statutes of North Carolina entitled “Unit Ownership Act” and being known and designated as Unit 52231 in Candlewyck Condominiums, Phase V, a Condominium project, as the same is shown and described on a map thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 8 at Pages 198 through 200 in the Office of the New Hanover County Registry, and in Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 1348, Page 1963 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and said Unit is also subject to and together with all the rights, easements, covenants, terms and conditions of said Declaration and all amendments and supplements thereto. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 522 South Kerr Avenue, Unit 31, Wilmington, North Carolina.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, spe-

cial assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15

rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVIC-

ES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1161586 (FC.FAY) October 15 and 22, 2015 14 SP 465 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 Valerie Mae Smith to Liles and Godbey, P.C., Trustee(s), which was dated November 4, 2004 and recorded on November 4, 2004 in Book 4557 at Page 321, 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 October 27, 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 108, as shown on the map entitled “Sunset South”, recorded in Map Book 45 at Page 359-360, in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description of said lot. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2353 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. A cash deposit (no personal

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L E G A L NOTI C ES 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.

PORATED, AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON A MAP OF SAID SUBDIVISION DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 4 AT PAGE 19 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY.

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.

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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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.: 11-02540-FC02 October 15 and 22, 2015 15 SP 562 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 Virginia L. Smith and Frank Edward Frasl to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated August 2, 2010 and recorded on August 9, 2010 in Book 5502 at Page 1409 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on November 10, 2010 in Book 5524, Page 1670, 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 October 27, 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: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF New Hanover, STATE OF North Carolina, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 20, IN BLOCK 2 OF WOODLAWN SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION OF NORTH CAROLINA HOME BUILDERS, INCOR-

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 822 Morningside Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.

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 Virginia L. Smith. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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.: 15-14507-FC01 October 15 and 22, 2015 15 SP 571 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 Ronda Harrelson Walker and Gordon E. Walker to Charles W. Bennett, Trustee(s), which was dated April 26, 2005 and recorded on April 29, 2005 in Book 4783 at Page 15, 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 October 27, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-

lowing described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 24 in that subdivision known as Sedgefield according to the map of same duly recorded in Map Book 6, Page 71 of New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made. Subject to restrictions applying to Sedgefield Subdivision recorded in Book 622, Page 285 of the Registry of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Being the same land as appears in a deed from Alex M. Trask etux to John D. Robinson and wife, Carolyn M. Robinson, dated November 18, 1959 as appears in Book 635, page 433 of New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 114 Jamaica Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401. 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 Gordon E. Walker and wife, Rhonda H. Walker. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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.: 15-13313-FC01 October 15 and 22, 2015 15 SP 512 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 Theresa M. Andrade and Jonathan Andrade to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated March 4, 2010 and recorded on March 5, 2010 in Book 5471 at Page 1820 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 29, 2013 in Book 5731, Page

2304 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on September 2, 2014 in Book 5836, Page 1242, 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 November 3, 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 6, Section 1, Farrington Farms Subdivision, as shown on plat recorded in Map Cabinet 35 at Page 173, 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 6922 Farrington Farms Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411. 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 Theresa Marchese Andrade and husband, Jonathan Alexander Andrade. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b) (2)]. 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.: 14-05429-FC02 October 22 and 29, 2015 15 SP 441 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

Christian T. Clements to Southland Associates, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated February 12, 1998 and recorded on February 12, 1998 in Book 2310 at Page 431, 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 November 3, 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: A unit ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47C of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina in and to Section 1, Building 8, Unit 4112-F, of Breezewood of Wilmington Condominiums as the same is shown on a plat or plats thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 11 at Page 95, of the New Hanover County Registry. Together with an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities as described in the Declaration of Condominium of Breezewood of Wilmington recorded in Book 2090 at page 0612 and Bylaws recorded in Book 2090 at Page 0643 of the aforesaid registry and any amendments thereto. Together with and subject to those rights, privileges, covenants, conditions and restrictions contained in the aforementioned Declaration recorded in Book 2090 at Page 0612 and the aforementioned Bylaws recorded in Book 2090 at Page 0643 of the aforesaid registry and any amendments thereto. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 4112 Breezewood Drive, Unit 202, 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 Christian T. Clements. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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.: 15-08658-FC01 October 22 and 29, 2015 15 SP 265 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 Tony Lee Tracy to Philip R. Mahoney, Trustee(s), which was dated July 16, 2008 and recorded on July 16, 2008 in Book 5331 at Page 2866, 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 November 3, 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 70, Section 4, Gordon Woods, as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 168 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 911 Gordon Woods Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. 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 Tony Lee Tracy. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of

a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-00728-FC02 October 22 and 29, 2015 15 SP 354 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 Antonio Saviano and Lisa A. Pecoraro to Judy H. Woody, Trustee(s), which was dated July 12, 2005 and recorded on July 14, 2005 in Book 4876 at Page 830, 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 November 3, 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 known, numbered and designated on plat of Carolina Place, duly recorded in the Register of Deeds Office of New Hanover County in Book 48, at Page 180, as Lot 7, in Block 6, said lot being bounded and described as follows: Lot 7, in Block 6: Beginning at a point on the North side of Gibson Avenue 165 feet from the northeastern intersection of Gibson Avenue and Twenty-First Street; and running thence in an easterly direction 33 feet to the dividing line of Lot 6, thence in a northwardly direction 113 feet along the dividing line of Lot 6 to an alley; thence westwardly along the South side of said alley 33 feet to the dividing line of Lot 8; thence southwardly 113 feet to Gibson Avenue, the point of beginning. Beginning at a point in the North side of Gibson Avenue 165 feet East from the intersection of the North side of Gibson Avenue with the East side of Twenty-First Street at a point in said North side of Gibson Avenue where the dividing line between Lots 7 and 8 in Block 6 of the plan of Carolina Place, intersects said Gibson Avenue; running thence northwardly and along the dividing line between said Lots 7 and 8, 113 feet to the South side of an alley; thence westwardly along said alley 1 foot; thence southwardly and parallel with Twenty First Street, 113 feet to the North side of Gibson Avenue; thence eastwardly along the said North side of Gibson Avenue 1 foot to the point of beginning; the same being part of Lot 8, in Block 6, according to the present official plan of Carolina Place, which said plan is duly recorded in Book 48, at Page 180, of the records of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County; in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County and being the same lands described in deed recorded in Book 371 at Page 406 of said registry. Together with an easement for maintenance of improvements, as shown upon that deed of easement recorded in Book 3403 at Page 200 of the New Hanover County Registry, in that tract described more particularly as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the northern right of way line of Gibson Avenue with the eastern right of way line of 21st Street and running thence eastwardly along the northern right of way line of Gibson Avenue 165.00 feet to an iron pipe marking the division line of Lot 7 and Lot 8 in Block 6 of Carolina Place, the point of beginning. From said beginning, North 5 degrees 27 minutes East and along said division line 37.94 feet to a point; thence South 84

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L E G A L NOTI C ES degrees 33 minutes West 2.00 feet to a point; thence South 5 degrees 27 minutes East 37.94 feet to a point in the northern line of Gibson Avenue; thence North 84 degrees 33 minutes East 2.00 feet to the point of beginning. The same being a portion of Lot 8, Block 6, Carolina Place. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2111 Gibson 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 Antonio Saviano. 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. 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.: 14-23294-FC01 October 22 and 29, 2015 12 SP 1437 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW

HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Gary T. Smith and Lucy B. Smith to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), which was dated November 9, 2007 and recorded on November 13, 2007 in Book RE 5250 at Page 1097, 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 November 3, 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 a point located North 34° 24’ East 25.00 feet from the southwesterly corner of Lot 10 in Block 18 of the Subdivision known as North Shores as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 3, at Page 75 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for New Hanover County, North Carolina and running thence North 34° 24’ East 25.00 feet to the northwesterly corner of the aforesaid Lot; thence South 55° 36’ East 160.00 feet to a point; thence South 34° 24’ West 25.00 feet to a point; thence with a new line parallel to Crane Street and running through the center line of a party wall North 55° 36’ West 160.00 feet to the point and place of beginning; Together with an easement, 20 feet in width, for the purposes of ingress and egress leading from Mallard Street Extended to the northernmost former boundary of Club Colony Townhouses Phase II, (see Condominium Plat Book 2, at Page 2), said easement being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southern line of Mallard Street Extended (50-foot right of way) said point being the northernmost corner of a 20-foot access easement as shown on the plat of Club Colony Townhouses Phase I recorded in Condominium Plat Book 1, at Page 50 of the New Hanover County Registry, running thence South 55° 36’ East 20 feet with and along the southerly line of Mallard Street Extended to a point in said street, being the easternmost corner of said access easement, running thence South 34° 24’ West and crossing all of Club Colony Townhouses Phase I Tract and Lot 9, Block 18 of North Shores as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 75 of the New Hanover County Registry, a distance of 110 feet to a point in the former northern line of Club Colony Townhouses Phase II as shown on a map thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 2, at Page 2, running thence North 55° 36’ West with and along the former northern line of said Club Colony Townhouses Phase II Tract 20 feet to a point; running thence North 34° 24’ East 110 feet to a point in the southerly line of Mallard Street Extended, the point of Beginning.

of beginning with and along the eastern line of Lot 11 and Lot 7 as shown on the aforementioned map of North Shores, North 35 degrees 00 minutes East - 160.0’ to a point in the southern right of way line of Mallard Street (50.0’ right of way); thence with the southern line of Mallard Street and 25.0’ south of the centerline thereof South 55 degrees 00 minutes East - 20.0’ to a point, said point being the northernmost corner of Lot 8 as shown on the before mentioned map of North Shores; thence with the western line of Lot 8, 9 and 10 as shown on the before mentioned map of North Shores, South 35 degrees 00 minutes West - 160.0’ to a point in the northern right of way line of Crane Street; thence with the northern right of way line of Crane Street and 25.0’ north of the centerline thereof North 55 degrees 00 minutes West 20.0’ to the point of beginning. The above description describes a 20.0’ wide alley bounded on the north by the southern line of Mallard Street and on the south by the northern line of Crane Street, on the west by the eastern line of Lot 11 and Lot 7 as shown on said map and on the east by the western lines of Lots 8, 9 and 10 as shown on said map. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 14 Mallard Street, Unit B, 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 Gary T. Smith and wife, Lucy B. Smith.

AND ALSO BEING all of that property described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the northern right of way line of Crane Street (50.0’ right of way) said point of beginning being located South 55 degrees 00 minutes East - 320.0’, as measured along said right of way line, from the point of intersection of said right of way line with the eastern line of Lumina Avenue as shown on a map of North Shores recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 75 of the New Hanover County Registry. Running thence from said point

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

Being the northeasterly one-half of the aforesaid Lot 10 in Block 18 of North Shores as shown in Map Book 2, at Page 75 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for New Hanover County, North Carolina.

believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-17227-FC01 October 22 and 29, 2015 15 SP 586 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 Katherine L. Kaiser dated October 26, 2005 to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, recorded in Book 4927, Page 1080, 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: All of Lot 74 in Wildflower Subdivision, Section 3 as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 25, Page 146 in the New Hanover County Registry. Property Address: 5314 Dandelion Dr., Wilmington, NC 28405 Date of Sale: November 5, 2015 at 10:30AM Location of Sale: New Hanover County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Katherine L. Kaiser 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 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. (7) If

the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Substitute Trustee. 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 276116268 (919) 250-2000 File No. DRA 97357076, 1149079 10/22, 10/29/201 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 Lucy Irene Henderson Rocha 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 31st day of December, 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 1st day of October, 2015. Kenneth B. Rocha, Executor 4700 Mazur Drive Castle Hayne, NC 28429 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22/2015

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within New Hanover County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for New Hanover County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). October 22 & 29, 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 Ruth R. St. Clair 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 31st day of December 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 1st day of October, 2015. Rose M. St. Clair, Executrix 2323 Metts Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22/2015 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 Mary M. Farmer 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 8th day of January 2016, 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 8th day of October, 2015. Mary Merritt Farmer, Executrix PO Box 974 Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29/2015 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for New Hanover County, North Carolina and Incorporated Areas

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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 Victoria Jo Mink 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 22nd day of January 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 22nd day of October, 2015. Joe Frank Mink, Executor 6313 Shinn Creek Lane Wilmington, NC 28409 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12/2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER 15-E-1058 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against deceased, PAUL PRESSLEY a/k/a DEWEY PAUL PRESSLEY JR., are hereby notified to present them to VERNA JORDAN as EXECUTOR of the decedent’s estate, on or before, January 22, 2016, in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the above named EXECUTOR in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address. This is the 22nd day of October, 2015. Executor of the Estate of Paul Pressley a/k/a Dewey Paul Pressley Jr. c/o Kelly M. Shovelin, Attorney Lea/Schultz Law Firm, P.C. 1121-P Military Cutoff Road Wilmington, NC 28405 October 22 & 29, November 5 & 12, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE WILLIAM E.

GRIMSTEAD, deceased of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21st DAY OF JANUARY, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. This the 22nd of October, 2015 Michael E. Grimstead , Executor Estate of William E. Grimstead James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 October 22 & 29, November 5 & 12, 2015 Executor’s Notice The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Boyd S. Monnett, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of February, 2016, 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 the 22nd day of October, 2015. Debra A. Beardsley, Executor 6113-105 River Woods Dr. Wilmington, NC 28412 October 22 and 29, November 5 and 12, 2015

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Hook, Line & Sinker Settling conditions allow anglers to expand fishing opportunities By Skylar Walters

The weather finally settled for anglers last week and allowed anglers just about any fishing outing they wanted to pursue. From inshore to offshore and anything in between, the fish cooperated for many who chose to wet a line. Water temperatures have dipped into the lower 70s close to the beach and with nighttime air temperatures dropping into the 30s earlier this week, those 70-degree waters are sure to drop just a tad more before conditions warm up slightly. Offshore, the wahoo bite was good around the Same Ole

are still finding some in water depths around 30 feet despite the stained water. Off the piers and in the surf, the bottom fishing has really started getting good with lots of reports of spots being landed by those using both fresh shrimp and bloodworms. Added in the mix are some Virginia mullet and a few pompano. Some decentsized black drum have also started showing up for the surf anglers. Inshore, speckled trout are becoming more numerous and are being caught on soft

From inshore to offshore and anything in between, the fish cooperated for many who chose to wet a line. Hole for the numerous fishermen who took advantage of calm seas and headed to the blue water. A few dolphin were also reported but the big story was the hungry wahoo. Closer to the beach, the bottom fishing was decent in water depths around 100 feet with catches of black sea bass, snapper and triggerfish being the main species reported. Areas in the 10-15 mile range produced some decent king mackerel action even though the water clarity is still muddied from the weather from two weeks ago. Some false albacore are also being reported in the same general areas. Along the beaches, anglers are still reporting finding some decent fishing from the large bull red drum although the numbers have decreased from what was experienced a couple of weeks ago. Those fishing for Spanish mackerel

artificial baits as well as live finger mullet. Areas around the inlets are producing some decent catches with locations around the lower Cape Fear River also producing. Some fish have already been pushing the 5-pound mark. As water temperatures continue to decline and water clarity improves, expect plenty more reports and some larger fish in the coming weeks. Flounder and red drum round out the inshore reports with fish being caught in the inlets as well, but a lot of fish are also being found in the creeks, channels and around the area docks. Live Carolina Rigged finger mullet are hard to beat this time of year but artificial baits are also working. Some over slot red drum are also being caught in the inside waters, so if you’re planning on keeping a fish for dinner, make sure you’re staying within the slot size limit.

TIDES Masonboro Inlet Latitude 34° 11’ N, Longitude 77° 49’ W

Date Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) 10/22 Thu

02:38 AM 4.06 H

09:18 AM 0.64 L

03:14 PM 4.65 H

09:53 PM 0.37 L

10/23 Fri

03:42 AM 4.36 H

10:18 AM 0.33 L

04:16 PM 4.78 H

10:45 PM 0.05 L

10/24 Sat

04:46 AM 4.77 H

11:15 AM 0.03 L

05:16 PM 4.95 H

11:35 PM -0.23 L

10/25 Sun

05:43 AM 5.19 H

12:11 PM -0.22 L

06:10 PM 5.09 H

10/26 Mon

12:26 AM -0.46 L

06:36 AM 5.55 H

01:06 PM -0.41 L

07:01 PM 5.15 H

10/27 Tue

01:18 AM -0.6 L

07:27 AM 5.77 H

02:01 PM -0.5 L

07:52 PM 5.1 H

10/28 Wed

02:08 AM -0.65 L

08:18 AM 5.83 H

02:54 PM -0.49 L

08:43 PM 4.93 H

Above: Andrew Drobek from Missoula, Montana wins the PPD Beach2Battleship iron distance triathlon with a final time of 8:31:38. Top right: Bryan Horton of Greenville, South Carolina, waves at supporters on Causeway Drive as he starts the bike leg of the triathlon. Right: Participants in the full iron distance course of the PPD Beach2Battleship triathlon run into Banks Channel in Wrightsville Beach Saturday, Oct. 17. ~ Emmy Errante

UNCW women’s soccer eyes championship By Terry Lane Staff Writer

On Sunday, the University of North Carolina Wilmington women’s soccer team has the opportunity to equal a school record for most wins in a season with 13. But will it be the best team in Seahawk history? No one has a better perspective on the question than coach Paul Cairney, who is in his 20th season as coach. “The wins don’t mean anything if we don’t win a championship,” said Cairney, whose team has a record of 12-5-1. “To win a championship, you have to win on Sundays.” Winning on Sundays has been a challenge for this year’s squad, which had failed to win its last three such matches before a dominating 8-0 win against last-placed Towson on Oct. 18. That win elevated the Seahawks into a firstplace tie in the Colonial Athletic Association standings, and earned the team a berth in the post-season conference tournament. The star of the tournamentclinching win was senior forward Maddie McCormick, who scored three goals for her second career hat trick. The first came in her freshman season, also against Towson. The CAA honored McCormick as the women’s soccer

player of the week, the second time she has brought home that award this season. The national website TopDrawerSoccer.com named McCormick to the Oct. 20 Women’s Team of the Week. The win capped a big home weekend for UNCW, which surged past James Madison University in the CAA standings with a 3-0 win against the Dukes on Friday, Oct. 16. The Seahawks play host to the College of Charleston (2-5-1 in conference) for their final regular-season game. The senior day game is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the UNCW soccer stadium on Sunday, Oct. 25. Hopes are alive for the Seahawks to play at home during the season-ending tournament. If they finish first or second in the conference they would earn a bye in the first weekend and host a semifinal match. Finishing third or fourth would give them the right to host a quarterfinal game before traveling for a semifinal matchup if they win. Where the Seahawks finish in the standings will depend not only on whether they win their final game, but how other CAA teams fare. UNCW is tied with Hofstra for first with 16 points, but Hofstra has two games this weekend and can clinch the title by winning both or with a win and a tie.

William & Mary, Northeastern and JMU all are in position to move up. One motivating factor for this year’s squad is last year’s team. After the 2012 team advanced to the CAA tournament final and the 2013 squad returned to the tournament, the 2014 team struggled with a losing record, finishing 7-9-2. “It was motivation to come out strong this season,” said senior Stephanie Bronson, adding the 2014 team may have played too complacently. “Last year proved we can’t be like that.” One difference from last year’s team is energy, several players said. “We’re a team that runs on energy,” Bronson said. “We’re a team that scores first and when we do, we build that energy.” Another is experience. The Seahawks field 11 seniors and eight juniors. “With so many seniors, we wanted to make this season the best season we’ve had here,” McCormick said. “Everyone had a positive attitude, no matter what. We were pushing each other all season and that’s really helped.” After suffering a shaky start by losing their first two games of the season, the UNCW players regrouped, said senior Morgan

Leyble. “We really came out hard, everybody got their stuff done this summer,” she said. “They knew it was a big season. Half of our team is seniors. We really want it. We’re trying to leave it all on the field.” While several players have contributed regularly on offense, a key reason for the success of this year’s team is defense, Cairney said. “We have a stable back four,” he said. “Last year we didn’t have that. We flipped and we flopped and we changed. As a coach, you have to be sure you’re not giving up goals.” Senior goaltender Carolyn Huddy, who posted two shutouts over the weekend, agreed. “Our defense is really strong, the back four is working well together,” Huddy said. “Everyone plays their role and brings a ton of energy.” The final success of this year’s team will likely be measured against the 2009 Seahawk squad, which finished third in the regular season but won the tournament on the road in Boston at host Northeastern. That team beat James Madison,1-0, in the final and earned a spot in the NCAA tournament, where it lost in the first round, 3-0 to Georgia. email terrylane@luminanews.com

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University of North Carolina Wilmington senior forward Maddie McCormick lines up a shot on goal against Towson Sunday, Oct. 18 at the UNCW soccer stadium. McCormick scored three goals, known as a “hat trick,” against the Tigers in an 8-0 win for the Seahawks. Her performance in the game won her coplayer of the week recognition from the Colonial Athletic Association, the second time this season she has earned the honor.