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Ongoing projects lead to mayor’s second term
Wilmington, New Hanover County building plans to tackle growth By Terry Lane Staff Writer
By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair was re-elected Nov. 3 after running unopposed for a second term he did not originally intend on seeking. He first ran in 2013 with ambitious goals for his twoyear term, like fixing the town’s aging water and sewer system and securing funding for beach renourishment. “I thought I could get all this done in two years,” he said, “but there are too many things we’re involved with now that I felt like I needed to finish.” He knew the water and sewer repairs weren’t going to be a quick fix. The town didn’t have the funds to complete the work in one budget cycle without significantly raising residents’ taxes, but fixing the well system was — and still is — one of Blair’s top priorities. “It’s terrible,” he said of the town’s drinking water. Several of the wells recently tested near the legal limit for chloride. Not only does the salt and organic material in the aquifer give the drinking water a distinct taste, but last year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warned the town its water contained a potential carcinogen called trihalomethane. A project that started as simple repairs to the existing water and sewer system “morphed into the track we’re on now, with an ad hoc water committee to explore our long-term water needs,” Blair said. n See MAYOR Page 5
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Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair talks on his cell phone in the parking lot of the Fran Russ Recreation Center, the town’s polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Wilmington City Council incumbents retain seats as Lawler narrowly defeats Hays By Terry Lane Staff Writer
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Newly elected Wilmington City Council member Paul Lawler, his wife Patricia, and Neil Anderson, who was reelected to his seat on the council, chat in Wilmington City Hall while watching results come in Tuesday, Nov. 3.
With only 10 percent of New Hanover County voters making it to the polls on Tuesday, the two incumbents running for re-election will retain their seats on the Wilmington City Council, while the open third seat was decided by less than 100 votes. Meanwhile, Kure Beach’s mayor lost his bid for r-eelection by a convincing
margin. Wilmington Mayor ProTem Margaret Haynes led all candidates with 4,081 votes, capturing 22.3 percent of the electorate, while council member Neil Anderson will retain his seat by garnering 16.8 percent of the vote. They will be joined by Paul Lawler, who received 2,960 votes defeating Deb Hays by a mere n See ELECTION Page 5
With the election over, Wilmington’s city leaders, as well as those in New Hanover County, will turn their attention to the challenge of managing the area’s projected growth. The city and county are developing future land use plans that are addressing how to fit new people moving into the area, while managing resources and delivering the type of residents politicians and planners report that people say they want: pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly communities that utilize green space and mix neighborhoods with shopping, restaurants and work. With as many as 123,000 additional residents projected within the next 25 years, growth plans are crucial to avoid the traffic and sprawl while preserving New Hanover County’s beauty and character, city and county leaders say. And whether it’s the city’s or the county’s plan, future growth is mainly built around the concept of mixed-use development, where residential and commercial properties are built hand-in-hand. Wilmington, with a projection of as many as 60,000 new projects in the next 25 years, took a step closer with its growth plan last week when it reviewed its plan, the Create Wilmington Comprehensive Plan, with the city council, the planning board and the steering committee that helped draft it. The meeting revealed not only the strengths of the plan, but also the challenges that officials will face in implementing it. For instance, New Hanover County planner Jennifer Rigby said for mixed-used to work, neighborhoods need to be built to certain densities. n See GROWTH Page 5
County tourism board Motor yacht a total loss, no charges filed formally opposes offshore drilling By Terry Lane Staff Writer
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A change in Kure Beach’s leadership could pave the way for the town to join several other New Hanover County organizations that have formally opposed offshore drilling. Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambert, who has vocally supported offshore drilling, was defeated by Emilie Swearingen, a member of the Kure Beach Town Council. Swearingen won approximately 54 percent of the town’s 610 votes cast, compared to 45 percent for Lambert. A write-in candidate received one vote. For Ethan Crouch, chairman of the Cape Fear Chapter of Surfrider Foundation, the election offers the chance to have the Kure Beach Town Council pass a resolution opposing offshore drilling, which Lambert opposed in the past.
No charges will be filed against the delivery captain of a motor yacht that sank in minutes after it hit the north jetty at Masonboro Inlet on Saturday, Oct. 31, an official from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission said. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the veteran yacht delivery captain, John Wampler of Ft. Lauderdale, who was not injured, after he issued a mayday from the 60-foot Sea Ray, Somewhere in Time, at 9:57 a.m. The pleasure boat sank rapidly but was then salvaged and
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County commissioners approve new business lot on Gordon Road By Terry Lane Staff Writer
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Poe’s Tavern wait staff prepares the restaurant to open Wednesday, Oct. 28.
Poe’s Tavern opens in Wrightsville By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
Poe’s Tavern co-owner Riddick Lynch said Wrightsville Beach feels like a “Poe’s town.” That’s why he and Rusty Bennett decided to open a branch of the gourmet burger joint in the former Lumina Hall on Harbor Island and, after six months of construction, they welcomed their first guests over the weekend. Lynch said Poe’s Tavern is a good fit for Wrightsville Beach because there is no other restaurant like it on the island. “It’s sort of a niche that’s not being filled,” he said. Gothic chandeliers light the interior and as guests dine on hand-cut French fries and innovative hamburger creations, the restaurant’s namesake, Edgar Alan Poe, stares down from framed portraits on every wall. “What we’re doing is unique here,” Lynch said. The restaurant’s other two locations are in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, and Atlantic Beach, Florida. Lynch said Poe’s Tavern seems to thrive in beach towns near larger cities, so that was the environment
he sought when scouting for a third location site. “This is a market similar to the markets we’re familiar with,” he said. “This is the model that’s worked for us so far.” Climate was also a consideration because, Lynch said, “the outdoor element is a big part of Poe’s Tavern.”
“This is a market similar to the markets we’re familiar with. This is the model that’s worked for us so far.” The restaurant’s bar opens to an outdoor patio with seating in front of a picturesque backdrop created by Charleston artist Jaycie Rappold. She transformed the adjacent building’s gray cinderblock wall into a Wrightsville Beach-themed mural. Rappold said she researched Wrightsville Beach before starting the mural, which combines elements of the town’s surfing culture with pieces of its history like
Lumina Pavilion. She created the painting based on photographs of Wrightsville Beach surfers but as of yet, no one has identified them. The female shortboarder she painted is a teenager surfing in a recent O’Neill Sweetwater Pro-Am contest, but the girl’s name is still a mystery. “I was hoping when I was doing it, somebody would say ‘Oh, that’s whoever!’” she said. It took her 12 days during the summer to create the mural. Because it was so hot, she worked from 6 p.m. to 2 or 3 a.m. Her pre-dawn painting sessions introduced her to a unique facet of the Wrightsville Beach community, from the night-shift policemen who frequently drove by to check on her to the girl who biked past her almost nightly and commented on her progress. Lynch said Rappold creates art for all the restaurant’s locations but this is the first Poe’s Tavern to get a mural. “We wanted to create something interesting out there and cover up the wall, but also connect with the history of the island,” he said. email emmy@luminanews.com
Despite not knowing what will be built on the property, the New Hanover County Board of Commission on Monday, Nov. 2 approved rezoning eight acres of property on Gordon Road for business district. Though there were concerns about traffic, ownership and compliance with the county’s land use plan, the commissioners voted 5-0 to approve rezoning the property at the 6700 block of Gordon Road. The zoning will change the land from a residential district to a highway business district. David Harner, of Paramount Development Corporation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, told the commissioners that because his company had to act quickly on purchasing the property, it hasn’t had time to develop a plan for its use. However, he said the lot, located near the intersection of Netherlands Drive and Gordon Road, didn’t work for a residential project. The lot is located across the street from Cape Harbor Apartments and near Eaton Elementary School. “We looked at some residential layouts, but didn’t like them,” Harner said. “We are more of a commercial development company and the site lends itself to a commercial use.” Harner said the site would be appropriate for an “office flex” development that could include retail stores in the front and more industrial or “business incubator” type businesses in the rear. He said it could look like the nearby Dutch Square Industrial Park. A representative of Cape Harbor Apartments said the owners supported the project. However, commissioner Rob Zapple said with no site plan, there was no way for the board to know if the project would comply with the land use plan. “If we don’t know what’s going to be there, how can we say with surety that it will match up with the draft plan?” Zapple asked. Harner said his company couldn’t yet commit to a development plan, but said it would fit within the zoning requirements. “I could show you a site plan, but in six months, it could go in an opposite direction,” Harner said. Commissioners also said they had concerns about traffic, especially with a school in the area. “Regardless of what we do, we have to do a traffic impact study,” Harner said. “If we do a high-traffic development, we have to mitigate traffic concerns.” The approval did not come without some unexpected last-minute drama, as one resident, Albert Samuel, said he was related to the original owner, Thalia Dukes. After Dukes was declared incompetent by the court, attorney Lawrence Craige was appointed her guardian and sold the property. Samuel said he did not approve the property sale and signed away ownership rights under duress. Commissioners investigated the claim, while Commissioner Woody White said Craige’s firm was reputable. New Hanover County Manager Chris Coudriet said there was no mention of, or issue with, the court order during the planning board hearing. White said that there would be opportunities to revisit questions about ownership. Commissioner Beth Dawson, who originally had questions about the property’s ownership, said she was convinced that the proper ownership was established. email terrylane@luminanews.com
Board of education to add cameras to buses, hire more drivers By Pam Creech Staff Writer
Each of the 165 yellow school buses in New Hanover County will soon be equipped with four security cameras, the board of education decided during a Nov. 3 meeting. “Approximately 34 of our buses have cameras. We’ve experimented over the years with one-camera systems, two-camera systems and threecamera systems, and there have always been dead spots on the bus. The four-camera system is the only way to go to have full coverage,” said John Welmers, assistant superintendent of human resources for New Hanover County Schools. “This will probably cost somewhere in the neighborhood of
$280,000 to outfit the remainder of our buses.” Earlier in the meeting, Welmers announced the board’s plan to train teaching assistants and part-time faculty members to drive school buses for the 2016-17 school year. “We want to offer part-time child nutrition employees, parttime custodians and teaching assistants an opportunity to apply for the additional position of a bus driver,” he said. “Teaching assistants would be required to be licensed to drive a bus or be eligible to become licensed to become a driver.” The new plan was motivated by a shortage in bus drivers. “We put our heads together to come up with a plan that would help. The goal is to safely and efficiently get our kids home
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Four security cameras will soon be installed in each New Hanover County school bus at a cost of approximately $280,000.
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from school,” Welmers said. The bus driver shortage has created an inconsistency with drivers and their routes. “They’re driving routes they’ve never driven before. Driving a big yellow bus around Wilmington can be a bit of a challenge,” Welmers said. The teacher assistants and other faculty members who become bus drivers will spend six hours per day at school and two hours driving a bus. “They would either run the morning route or the afternoon
route,” Welmers said. “All teacher assistant positions would be reclassified from salaried to hourly. Next year, they’d be moved to an hourly basis.” The new payment system will allow bus drivers to receive extra compensation if they work overtime. Welmers added that having faculty members who work in the classroom drive the school buses will increase safety because they are likely to be familiar with the students and their parents. If a bus driver
witnesses inappropriate bus behavior, he or she will be able to easily communicate with the child’s parents. “Familiarity comes from being in the school with the kid,” Welmers said. Welmers said that bus driver shortage is a nation-wide problem, and other local counties, including Carteret County, have hired teachers to drive buses. Welmers said next year the buses will be parked near the schools instead of in separate lots, like they are now. That
way, teaching assistants and other school faculty members who drive buses can go straight from school to the bus without having to get in their cars. Board member Janice Cavenaugh expressed her concern with keeping the buses parked at the schools overnight with no security guards. Welmers said the board will figure out a way to increase security measures, if needed. “We’ll just have to wait and see,” he said. email pam@luminanews.com
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For The Record Questions and photographs by Pam Creech
With the re-election of the Wrightsville Beach mayor and two board members, what direction should they take the town?
Jenny Fisk
Wrightsville Beach
Ashling Murphy
Denise Lewis Wilmington
“There aren’t enough bike paths “They need to lower the rate of parking around, and they should do recycling on and provide more availability.” the beach.”
Wrightsville Beach
“The recycling doesn’t pick up at my house. They should make it easier to be environmentally conscious.”
Julia Horvitz
Emily Bergren
“The cost of parking is ridiculous for our friends who come over. They should have a bus route that goes from UNCW to the beach.”
“I think cheaper parking would be good.”
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Oyster eaters come out to support WB By Terry Lane
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More than 200 people came out to the Oceanic Restaurant and Crystal Pier to meet Wrightsville Beach elected officials, chamber of commerce members and their neighbors for the Wrightsville Beach Chamber’s Third Annual Oyster Roast on Nov. 1. The event, usually scheduled just before Election Day, is an opportunity for locals to meet candidates and discuss prominent issues. “It’s a great atmosphere here,” said Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair. The oyster roast gave people an opportunity to mingle with the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen. All five members were there. Blair said the gathering gave the local politicians an opportunity to meet with locals in an election year when both the mayor and the two aldermen up for re-election weren’t challenged. “You don’t want people to become disengaged from the process,” Blair said. “It’s important to keep up the enthusiasm.” That engagement will be necessary, Blair said, when the board takes on some of the issues the town will face in coming months, including fixing the town’s water and sewer system and figuring out how to fund coastal storm damage reduction efforts, like beach renourishment. Before the oyster roast, members of the board and Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce members hosted a reception where the public could meet elected officials and learn more about the town’s issues and governance. One of the goals of the reception was to find residents who were interested in becoming members on other boards that help govern the town, including the planning board, the parks and recreation committee and the historic landmark commission. Alderman Hank Miller said they identified about half a dozen applicants for positions on those boards. But it wasn’t just locals at the event, as many people crossed the bridge to enjoy the feast of oysters, which just came into season Oct. 15. “There are quite a few people here not from Wrightsville Beach,” Blair noted. All told, at least 230 people attended the event, which served up 40 bushels of oysters, said Scott Fagan, Oceanic manager. He said it seemed like about a 30 percent increase in attendance from the 2014 event. The oysters came from Topsail and from the Pamlico Sound in the Outer Banks, he said. “It brings the locals back out,”
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• Thomas Proctor Klingler was cited for expired registration and an inspection violation. • Justin Ray Hall was cited for expired registration. • Youssef Ridha Driss was cited for driving without a license. • John Ulrich was cited for driving without a license. • William Perez was cited for driving without a license. • Jonathan Acosta was cited for driving without a license. • Christopher Aaron Harris was cited for a one-way street violation. • Isaac Gilchrist was cited for driving without a license. • Yosef Elhelo was cited for driving without a license. • Michael Mathis was cited for expired registration.
Warning Tickets • Ashley Alonda Abernathy was warned for expired registration and improper equipment.
Saturday, Oct. 31 Arrests • Jason Burrows was arrested for assault on a law enforcement officer, intoxicated and disruptive behavior and injury to personal property.
Citations • Lesley Cooley was cited for expired registration. • Donald Walter Fritze was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Reports • Yolandi Prinsloo reported breaking and entering to a motor vehicle.
Sunday, Nov. 1 Civil Penalties • Joshua Tyler Cleghorn was cited for a noise violation.
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A steady stream of supporters wait their turn for oysters, shrimp and sides provided by The Oceanic staff Sunday, Nov. 1 at the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce Oyster Roast. Crowds gathered to support the chamber with proceeds that it will distribute to Wrightsville Beach School and the Wrightsville Beach Visitors Center.
Fagan said. “It’s a good thing for the community.” One reason for the good turnout was the amiable weather, which was sunny and clear, with temperatures in the 70s. Or, as Miller described it, “chamber of commerce weather.” For Jim Sheegog, who splits his time between Chapel Hill and Wrightsville Beach, the event gives him the opportunity
to catch up with neighbors. “I really love the atmosphere here,” he said. “It gives me the chance to see people I haven’t seen in a while and catch up with old friends.” Blockade Runner Beach Resort owner Mary Baggett said the event was a success this year. “It was a fabulous turnout for our local community and all of our local businesses,” she said.
In addition to promoting local business, the event also raised money for the chamber’s efforts to restore the Howell Cottage, home of the chamber and Wrightsville’s Visitors Center, located in Wrightsville Beach’s historic square off Salisbury Street, as well as Wrightsville Beach School’s PTA, said Sue Bulluck, chamber president. Email terrylane@luminanews.com
Assault on officer By Pam Creech Staff Writer
Thirty-one-year-old Jason B. Burrows, a native of Bar Harbor, Maine, was arrested by Wrightsville Beach police for assault on a government official, resisting an arrest, intoxicated and disruptive behavior and damage to personal property. At 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, police chief Dan House said, Burrows allegedly was intoxicated, and his friends asked him to get inside a taxi cab, but he refused. Eventually, Burrows entered the cab, but then asked the driver to drop him off at a patch of shrubs outside of Wynn Plaza. When law enforcement officers approached Burrows, he shouted obscenities at them. Burrows used his right elbow to strike Corporal S. Appler’s right eye, and he damaged Appler’s thumb during the arrest.
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I went many times as a child to the Barnum and Bailey and Ringling Brothers circuses with my father. Zoos were also a favorite. These were treasured times together. I was drawn to animals, was fascinated by the horse acts, and grew up to own, ride and show horses, but I loved the exotic animals the best. I dreamt of working with them when I became an adult. But as the years passed, I often felt sorry for the animals caged in tight quarters or chained. The last circus I attended was here in Wilmington; we went as a group from the office about 10 years ago. Seeing an elephant chained out by Carolina Beach Road, I stopped and took the scene in. The look the elephant gave me was one of misery. Same with the last big zoo I visited, where I had an eye-to-eye encounter with an orangutan. These animals were more cognizant, smarter than I had thought. And miserable. I never got over it. Swimming with dolphins was high on my bucket list. Several times encountering them in the wild, I quickly eased overboard to get closer. Trips to Marineland on North Florida’s east coast several years ago with first my sister, then my grandchildren, were exciting, but I can still see in my head the dolphins swimming round and round in small enclosures. One was born on the same day and year as me, and I contemplated her lifetime of captivity. Being so close, feeding them was a thrill for the kids and me. We came away with $100 in pictures I purchased of us, plus a Christmas ornament “hand” painted by a dolphin named Sophie. A trip to Sea World was also on my bucket list, but discarded. The “Free Willie” movie in the 1990s changed that. The information contained in the 2013 movie “Blackfish” repulsed me. With horror I read and watched video online of the 12,000-pound orca, Tilikum, dragging his veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau by her ponytail into the water, to drown and tear her limb from limb. I was stupefied to learn this was the third time Sea World’s No. 1 breeding male whale had been involved in a trainer death and Sea World blamed the trainer. Another trainer, Alexis Martinez, had also been dismembered in Spain by an orca just two months prior. Angry, stressed-out killer whales fight back. I watched all the footage out there, the deaths and even the hunt that captured Tillicum off the West Coast as a calf, separating him from his mother and social unit. It is haunting. Last Christmas I drove to central Florida with a carload of elephant aficionados — my sister, granddaughter and great niece — to a privately run elephant rescue and retirement ranch. There in a family farm-like setting, we squealed with amazement as we got up close and personal with elephants; feeding them, watching one paint a
canvas with a brush in its trunk, even sitting atop another of these lovely, obliging pachyderms. This was a memory of a lifetime. A week later, my grandson and granddaughter and I donned rain gear and mud boots to excitedly slog in the rain through a tiger and other big cat rescue center in north Florida. In preparation the previous night we had watched the making of “Life of Pi” with a male Bengal tiger nicknamed Richard Parker. This ranch housing a lot of Richard Parkers, plus African lions, leopards and other big cats is run on a tight budget. Restrictions and distance visitors were kept from the animals were pretty lax. We and the others in our small group got closer to some of the tigers than I now believe was prudent. They were most impressive, but smart and very wild, even after a lifetime or having been bred in captivity. It was clear these Richard Parkers would have eaten my grandson in a nanosecond if they could have gotten to him through the chain link. Afterward I digested everything I could on why Roy Horn of Siegfried and Roy, whose thrilling tiger act I had seen in Las Vegas, was mauled almost to death by a tiger he had hand raised. For as long as I can remember, I have read every story on animal owner/trainer injured, killed by ____, you fill the animal in the blank. Conclusion: wild means wild. Wild belongs in the wild. Not in cages. Not in circuses. The practice of forcibly separating wild animals from their families and compelling them to perform tricks for the monetary gain of their owners is grievous. The captivity is unnatural and cannot help but marginalize the life of the animal. No wonder some strike out in anger. The annual Cape Fear Fair and Expo is taking place out at the airport. One of this year’s attractions is a traveling show called Elephant Encounter. The organization’s website states it will perform one to three shows per day, with “the elephants on display all day.” I was forwarded an email that read, “This traveling circus has a really bad reputation for exploiting and mistreating its animals.” It is a snap to find an Animal Rights Foundation of Florida video of owner William Morris using a bull hook on what may be the oldest elephant preforming in America, Cora, who is 50. I don’t care for some of the animal rights movement people’s tactics, but I do agree it is time for New Hanover County to follow Asheville, where the municipal venue that hosts circuses can no longer book any promoters “who have wild or exotic performing animals.” The captivity and exploitation of wild and exotic animals for entertainment should be banned in Wilmington and New Hanover County as well.
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Whether the town ultimately decides to filter its water using reverse osmosis, buy clean water to pump into the aquifer, or simply sell the system to Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Blair and his board will be faced with a major decision with long-term implications. But one of his goals as mayor is to take on the difficult issues that have been overlooked in years past. “It’s easy not to fix stuff,” he said. He and his board also took a closer look at the town’s beach
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“I think one of the reasons, if not the main reason, he lost the election is that he failed to listen to the people of his community and their position on this issue,” Crouch said. “We think a resolution will hopefully happen early in [Swearingen’s] tenure and look forward to supporting her efforts on that policy.” The change in leadership in Kure Beach comes as the New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) became the latest organization to adopt a resolution opposing offshore drilling off the coast of North Carolina with a unanimous vote Wednesday, October 28. The TDA, which governs the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau, joined more than 600 towns, tourism boards, chambers of
renourishment contract and realized the millions the federal government currently pays to pipe sand onto Wrightsville’s beach strand might run out soon, leaving local governments to fund their own projects. “You have to put sand on your beach, because if you lose your beach, it has a pretty dramatic effect on all your income streams,” Blair said. The board is currently working with Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., to lobby the federal government for more money, but Blair has a backup plan if that falls through. He approved a parking rate increase in 2014 to bolster the town’s sand fund, a pot of money
earmarked for beach renourishment, and in 2014 the sand fund doubled to nearly $1 million. In addition to taking on several long-term projects, the mayor and his board have cast votes on contentious issues, like upholding the town’s 40-foot height limit for commercial structures, that affect the future of commercial development at the beach. Blair said his board strives for consistency above all else when faced with such decisions, creating a precedent for his board and future boards. Once that model is established, he said, decisions become much easier. One of his greatest frustrations during his years serving on the
planning board and board of aldermen was that votes were made based on the project presented rather than a long-term vision for the beach. Blair credits his fellow board members, all of whom will retain their seats, with committing to his long-term vision. Some people run for office because “they just like the job,” Blair said, but actually making a difference in office takes time and effort. “You need to be prepared to spend a lot more time than you might think,” he said. “It’s been un-fun, real work kind of stuff. We’re not kissing babies and cutting ribbons.”
commerce, restaurant associations and fishing groups to formally adopt a resolution opposing offshore drilling, which North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has said he supports. “We represent the tourism industry and offshore drilling could have an impact on tourism,” said TDA President Kim Hufham. “It’s important that [the TDA] does take a stand.” The vote comes after Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington and the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce passed similar resolutions. Additionally, 30 Wrightsville Beach businesses have signed onto a letter to McCrory urging for an offshore drilling ban. Former mayor of Wrightsville Beach David Cignotti made the presentation to the TDA board, which postponed the presentation for one month to allow for a counter speaker to present
a case in favor of offshore oil exploration. “Tourism produces consistent growth and offshore drilling represents a threat to tourism,” Cignotti said. Bobby Greer, a former New Hanover County Commissioner and a head lifeguard at Wrightsville Beach, represented a group called Vets for Energy and said offshore oil drilling would help improve America’s security by reducing reliance on foreign oil. Greer said he served in the Coast Guard. “We believe a secure nation is an energy secure nation,” said Grier, who added the group wasn’t asking the TDA to support offshore drilling, only to oppose the resolution. Greer said the jobs and economic development that offshore drilling would generate could help fund beach renourishment and other storm damage restoration efforts.
Lindsey Deignan, a marine biology doctoral student at University of North Carolina Wilmington, took TDA board members through a presentation that outlined the potential risks of offshore drilling. “There is the potential for pollution and environmental damage every step of the way,” she said, adding that the area open to drilling could only produce 4 percent of the country’s oil needs. Greer acknowledged a spill couldn’t be discounted, but countered that the last oil estimates were 30 years old and conducted without modern exploration technology. “If there was a spill, it would be terrible, but the chances are slim to none,” Greer said. “We don’t know what’s out there.”
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towed to shore by TowBoatU.S. Gregory R. Wager of Eastchester, New York, was identified in Coast Guard records as the owner of the boat. Wager did not return a call for comment. When reached by telephone on Wednesday, Captain Wampler said he had no comment and disconnected the call. Wampler holds a 200-ton master captain license. His website, www.yachtaide.com, cites more than 200 deliveries from New York to Florida, with more than 30 years’ experience in the maritime
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Anderson said he brings a different perspective to the council because he’s working and raising a family, where several other members are retired. Anderson said one of the priorities for the council will be figuring out how to handle the city’s anticipated revenue growth. Another will be implementing the city’s comprehensive growth plan. “That’s going to be a lot to swallow,” Anderson said. “It will take two years to write the code and ordinances to reflect it. It’s going to be all of our priority, like it or not.” Lawler agreed with the other council members that economic development and long-term landuse planning would be early priorities. “The growth is coming, so
we’ve got to figure that out,” Lawler said. “The Comprehensive Plan is a good start.” Lawler also said public safety was something that the council should continue to address. “We have to look at proactive strategies,” said Lawler, adding that little things like more street lights, better sidewalks and more activities for the city’s youth could help alleviate some crime problems. The election comes as one former New Hanover County Commissioner announced he would not seek re-election. North Carolina state Representative Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover County, said this week that he would continue to serve through next year’s short session up to Dec. 31, 2016, but then would have to return focus
to his environmental consulting business, Catlin Engineers and Scientists. “During this last year all of my loyal Catlin Engineers and Scientists employees have worked very hard to help me during the long legislative session. Out of respect for my professional employees and their families, I have resumed my business responsibilities, Catlin stated in a press release. “I will work both jobs through the short session next year to continue to keep our planet safe and be fair to all citizens.” Catlin’s district includes Landfall and Figure Eight Island. Election results will not be final until the canvass is complete on Nov. 10, when the provisional votes are added into the totals. email terrylane@luminanews.com
New Hanover County has identified three town centers around which to manage growth and build density: Monkey Junction, Porters Neck/Kirkland and Cape Fear Community College Town Center. Rigby said a population growth of nearly 123,000 over the next 25 years was like adding the current population of Wilmington into the surrounding areas. While people may like the idea of mixed-use, they are also likely to be resistant to change in their neighborhoods, said Wilmington City Council member Kevin O’Grady. “Make my neighborhood denser” is not on the list of the plan’s goals, he said. “People want to preserve their neighborhoods.” Newly elected Wilmington City Council member Margaret Haynes said development of mixed-use properties is the most important part of the growth strategy. “Focusing on walkability and connectivity is critical to reduction of traffic,” Haynes said. Despite the thoroughness of the plan, outside organizations can disrupt its implementation. One is the N.C. Department of Transportation, which has the road-building authority the county lacks. “The DOT is 180 degrees opposite of this plan. Their goal is to move as many cars as possible,” city council member Laura Padgett said. “We have a lessening say about regional projects.” She cited proposed projects at the intersections of Military Cutoff and Eastwood roads as an example. Another sticking point could be the New Hanover County School Board, which must comply with state rules on school building, officials said. While planners may envision mixedused developments that conserve space, high schools must be built on 20 acres, middle schools need 10 acres and elementary schools require 5 acres.
industry. The site describes him as an “engineer qualified captain with worldwide experience” who also holds an FAA airline transport license. Wrightsville Beach’s Bluewater Yacht Sales broker Kelly White confirmed by text message Wednesday the 60-foot Sea Ray Sun Dancer 2007 was listed with him for $699,000. The Sea Ray originally sold by MarineMax locally and Wager may be the third owner. Thom Cross of MarineMax stated in a Wednesday morning email the boat “is going to be ground up because she is unsalvageable.”
Wampler did not see the low wall leading to the north jetty at Masonboro Inlet, said Sgt. David Jordan of the resources commission, which investigated the accident. While the wall is visible at low tide, it’s submerged during high tide. The jetty is on navigation charts and has a sign to mark it for high tide, but Jordan said that Wampler had the sun in his eyes and may have confused the sign for a channel marker and turned wrong. Wampler was planning to take the boat south when the accident happened, Jordan said. “He’s not the first one to hit it,” Jordan said.
It took nearly 27 hours to lift the boat, which sank in the inlet, and tow it to a marina on the river in Wilmington, said Brooks Bridges, owner of the Wrightsville Beach TowBoatU.S. Crews from TowBoatU.S. arrived at the scene of the wreck shortly after the Coast Guard rescued the boat’s operator, Bridges said. Crews worked for approximately 19 hours to raise the boat and then spent three hours towing it into Wilmington. Crews used large lift bags to raise the vessel by attaching them to the submerged boat and inflating them until it was raised to the surface, Bridges said.
“It’s very dangerous work. We had divers in the water and they were working against strong currents,” he said. “Plus, there’s risk of the boat shifting around.” Bridges said after the boat hit the jetty, its struts breached the hull and pushed through the vessel, creating abrasions and sizeable holes in multiple areas. “Generally, when boats sink, they take a while, but this one went down pretty fast,” Bridges said. The tow crew also had to contend with leaking fuel. The Sea Ray had 900 gallons of fuel on board and crews used oil containment booms and absorbent pads to clean up the spilled fuel.
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n ELECTION 88 vote margin, pre canvas. Lawler, a retired certified public accountant who served on the city’s steering committee for the land-use plan known as the Comprehensive Plan, will take the place of council member Laura Padgett, who chose not to seek re-election. Hays serves on the city’s planning committee. In Kure Beach, Emilie Swearingen defeated sitting mayor Dean Lambert by capturing 54.4 percent of the 510 votes cast. Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair, who was unchallenged, captured 241 votes, with 12 voters writing in other names. Aldermen Darryl Mills and Elizabeth Brown King also won re-election in unchallenged races, with 24 write-in votes cast. With steady rain throughout the region, only 9,427 voters out of New Hanover County’s 90,604 registered voters turned out. “I think the turnout was historically low,” said Haynes, who said she spent most of the day at the Bradley Creek voting location. Haynes, who wants to see more mixed-use development, said the city council will have to work to implement several projects, including the Cross City Trail, a convention center hotel, a 7-acre park on the Cape Fear River and new parking in the city’s north end. “There are lots of great things happening in Wilmington,” Haynes said.
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To meet these requirements, the school board looks for the cheapest possible land, which is generally located on the outskirts of current development and which, therefore, furthers sprawl and transportation problems. Neither the Wilmington nor the New Hanover County plan addresses Wrightsville Beach. While the town line may end at the Intracoastal Waterway, there are about 20 extra town parcels across the Heidi Trask Drawbridge that are on the town’s water system and receive police services, town manager Tim Owens said. However, while Owens said there was some participation in the planning process at the beginning, the plan has no relevant impact on the town’s own future land-use plans. Mayor Bill Blair said since Wrightsville Beach is largely built out, its future land use focuses on much different goals and priorities than Wilmington and New Hanover County. The Wilmington plan does plan for several adjacent areas, particularly along Eastwood Road. In the plan, Eastwood Road and Wrightsville Avenue to Military Cutoff Road are designated as existing green connection routes, characterized as roads with bike paths, multi-use paths and other pedestrian and bicycle-friendly routes. The Wilmington map places a “transit hub” near the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Eastwood Road. The map also puts “transit oriented mixed-use centers” at the intersections of Wrightsville Avenue and Eastwood Road, as well as the intersection of Eastwood and Military Cutoff roads, and in several places around Mayfaire Town Center, which is also designated as a transit hub. Both the Wilmington and New Hanover County plans are online: http://createwilmington.com/ documents/ http://planningdevelopment.nhcgov. com/plan-nhc/future-land-use-map/ email terrylane@luminanews.com
“One of the most important aspects with a salvage operation like this is containing the fuel,” Bridges said. “It worked extremely well. There was virtually no environmental impact.” A Coast Guard spokesman said one of its small response boats was on routine patrol out of the Station Wrightsville Beach when it received the mayday call at 9:37 a.m. Saturday morning. The boat arrived at the accident scene in three minutes. The Coast Guard patrol took the motor yacht’s captain to its station. When the patrol returned to the scene, the boat had already sunk. email terrylane@luminanews.com
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Army prevails in annual Fishing Battle By Simon Gonzalez, Staff Writer
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member of the U.S. Marine Corps looked at the number of soldiers from the Army base at Fort Bragg on hand for the Oorah vs. Hooah Fishing Battle at Wrightsville Beach on October 29 and shook his head with disgust. “It happened again,” he said. “Outnumbered.” A buddy quickly corrected him. “Ain’t no such thing as being outnumbered,” he said. Maybe not in battle, where fighting spirit and determination might carry the day. But the number of hooks baited and in the water makes all the difference in a fishing contest, and the Army’s superior numbers carried the day in the annual friendly competition between the two services that took place in rough waters about 25 miles offshore. “There’s only one thing that needs to be said,” said Chief Warrant Officer Jim Lane as he received the winner’s trophy during a post-event celebration at the Bridge Tender. “Army strong!” This was the ninth Fishing Battle pitting Marines stationed at the Wounded Warrior Battalion-East at Camp Lejeune against soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Bragg. Both units exist to care for wounded, injured or ill service members, to help them transition to medical retirement and life after the military or back to combat units, and to provide support for their families. Most of the men fishing on the Vonda Kay last week were injured fighting in Afghanistan or Iraq. Many are suffering from unseen wounds, dealing with the effects of traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress. The competition was organized by Hope For The Warriors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing medical services and resources for wounded service members, veterans and their families and gave the participants a chance to get off base and enjoying camaraderie while reeling in a few fish. “These activities make a difference,” said Army Master Sergeant Carlos Ramirez, one of the soldiers from Fort Bragg. “It gets your mind off your problems.” Even though the Army earned bragging rights for the year, members of the winning team downplayed the competition aspect. “The Army and Marines like to take jabs at each other, but this was just a good day of fishing,” said Army Sergeant First Class Eugene Foutz, who caught the biggest fish of the day, a 20-pound amberjack. “Any day on the water is a good day.” Army Staff Sergeant Henry Pagan agreed. “The trophy was a bonus,” said Pagan, who barely missed the biggest fish prize with an amberjack that was a few ounces smaller than Foutz’s. “But I wasn’t here for the competition. I was just here for the fishing.” Pagan is on his way to medical retirement because of cumulative injuries sustained while serving with the 82nd Airborne and in Special Operations. This was his second consecutive year to participate in the event. “Last year I barely caught any fish, but I had such a good time,” he said. “I wanted to come back because I enjoyed the camaraderie. It’s just fun.” The Fishing Battle was the brainchild of Raleigh psychiatrist Dr. Richard Weisler, who met Marines in the Wounded Warrior Battalion-East while delivering a lecture on depression and PTSD at Camp Lejeune in 2007. He has had a home at Wrightsville Beach for 21 years, and spent many weekends on the water with local fisherman Kit Taylor. Weisler wanted to do something for the wounded veterans, and he had Taylor partnered with Hope For The Warriors to organize the inaugural event. He was back out on the boat again this year. “To see people who have experienced significant trauma out there having a good time, that never gets old,” he said. “It’s something we want to continue.”
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Top: Marine Sergeant Julian Bejarano prepares his fishing tackle as the Vonda Kay heads out just after dawn Thursday, Oct. 29. Bejarano said he’s been injured six times, the most seriously when an IED flipped his armored vehicle in July 2013, causing a traumatic brain injury. Center: The Army prevailed in this year’s Oorah vs. Hooah Fishing Battle Thursday, Oct. 29, but members of both services enjoyed a day of fishing and inter-service fellowship. Above: Army Sergeant First Class Eugene Foutz takes a photo of Staff Sergeant Henry Pagan’s 19-pound amberjack. Pagan’s fish was the second-largest of the day, just a few ounces smaller than Foutz’s amberjack. Left: Hope For The Warriors, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting service members, veterans, and military families, organized the Oorah vs. Hooah Fishing Battle. About 70 percent of the organization’s staff members are veterans, including former Marine Melanie Piedra, left.
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Cajun Concert
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Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet Friday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., $22-$40 Thalian Hall
Run, Roll and Stroll 5K, 10K for Veterans Saturday, Nov. 7, 9 a.m., $25-$40 Riverfront Park
Holiday Artisan Sale Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Free Church of the Good Shepherd
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Jason Marsalis, the youngest member of a New Orleans jazz family, is swinging into town to perform a show with his quartet. Known for his distinctive, rhythmic drumming style, the percussionist has worked with funk fusion bands, a Brazilian ensemble and even a Celtic group. To purchase tickets, call 910-632-2285.
Proceeds from a 1-mile fun run/walk, a 5K run/walk and a 10K run will benefit Purple Heart Homes, a nonprofit that helps Purple Heart recipients repair or build a home that accommodates their needs. Each race begins in downtown Wilmington. To register, visit https://its-go-time.com/runrollstroll
Local artisans will sell items for holiday gift giving at the Church of the Good Shepherd’s Holiday Artisan Sale. The event, which supports the church’s Stained Glass Restoration Project, will also feature a raffle, a silent auction and opportunities for children to make family presents. For more information, contact Elise Rocks at 910-6209224 or at eliserocks@yahoo.com
The Friends of Oakdale Cemetery will host tours of the grounds departing from the main gate at 6:15 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. Attendees will walk among 600 luminaries to visit graves and learn about several medical doctors who donated their time to serve the community. To learn more, contact Eric Kozen at 910-762-5682 or at friends@ oakdalecemetery.org
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Rematch set in Surf to Sound By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
The Surf to Sound paddleboard race in Wrightsville Beach Nov. 7 will be both a challenging test for local paddlers and a rematch between three-time champion Larry Cain and fellow Canadian
“There can be big surf, and the beginning of Saturday’s 6.5-mile race can be very challenging.”
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Above: Competitors paddle in the Atlantic ocean during the Surf to Sound Challenge Nov. 1, 2014, at Wrightsville Beach. Top: Comepetitors sprint to the ocean to begin the race.
Landfall Foundation awards annual grants to 78 local nonprofits By Pam Creech Staff Writer
The Cucalorus Film Festival, Cape Fear Clinic and the Friends School of Wilmington are among 78 nonprofit organizations that will receive a total of $361,000 in grants from the Landfall Foundation on Thursday, Nov. 5. The Cape Fear Guardian Ad Litem Association (CFGALA), an organization that focuses on addressing the needs of abused and neglected children in New Hanover and Pender counties, is also a grant recipient. The allvolunteer nonprofit will receive $7,500 for its 2016 Growth Adventure Learning About Self project. The project provides services including academic tutoring, music, dance and gymnastics lessons, along with other activities, to the children it serves. This year marks the 10th consecutive year the Landfall Foundation has donated grant money to CFGALA.
The Landfall Foundation has received increased grant requests in recent years as many governmental entities cut nonprofit funding due to the country’s economic recession. An art show each August, the Legends of Tennis tournament each September and the Holiday Marketplace each December are held to meet its funding needs. Landfall residents also support the foundation financially and comprise its volunteer base, with Mary Brown and Karen Gibson serving as this year’s grant committee co-chairs. The 20 art initiative grants donated by the Landfall Foundation include $6,000 to Cape Fear Shakespeare’s Shakespeare in the Park program, whose productions take place at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater; $4,000 to the Cape Fear Volunteer Center’s Bring Big Buddy to Arts project; $2,000 to the North Carolina Jazz Festival’s musical workshops; and $4,000 to the Wilmington Ballet Company’s
creation of permanent backdrops for its annual production of “The Nutcracker.” A total of $79, 385 will be donated to art programs. The 25 health and wellness initiative grants include $7,500 to the Cape Fear Clinic’s Hypertensive Patient Support program; $7,500 toward the Domestic Violence Shelter’s kitchen renovations; $7,500 toward Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard’s programs to end hunger; $4,000 to Prevent Blindness North Carolina’s vision screenings for preschoolers in New Hanover County; $4,000 to the Rachel Freeman School of Engineering to purchase uniforms for students in need; $7,500 to St. Mary Health Center’s supplies for pediatric dental clinics; and $1,000 to Welcome Home Angel’s project that provides a room makeover for a child in need. The foundation will donate a total of $145,295 to health initiatives. The 33 education grants include $3,500 toward new
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Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo recognizes the Landfall Foundation for its 20th anniversary as foundation president Bill Hamlet speaks before the Sept. 15 Wilmington City Council meeting.
science exhibits at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington; $1,950 to College Park Elementary School’s school uniforms; $3,000 to Masonboro.org’s Island Explorer Program, which provides field trips to Masonboro Island for fifth grade students in New Hanover County; $5,000 to MCS Noble Middle School’s library collection of nonfiction books; $3,790 to North Topsail Elementary School’s Technology Innovation Grant for iPads; $3,000 to Wrightsville Beach School’s Parent Teacher Association to purchase iPads; and $2,750 to the Wrightsville Beach Museum’s oral history project. The Landfall Foundation will award a total of $136,320 to education initiatives. Since its inception in 1995, the Landfall Foundation has donated nearly $3.4 million toward initiatives that support the arts, wellness and education.
Tommy Buday, who beat him last year by seven-tenths of a second. Last year’s female champion, Canadian Jessica Rando, will not defend her title, improving the chances for last year’s runner-up and local favorite, April Zilg. “April has some very impressive results on the international circuit and will be a force to be reckoned with,” Rando said in an Oct. 20 press release. Cain, Buday, Zilg and other advanced paddlers will enter the 6.5-mile Surf to Sound Challenge but the three-day event also features a 4-mile intermediate course around Harbor Island and a kids’ race on Saturday, and a 9-mile endurance flatwater race on Sunday. Surf to Sound Challenge paddlers will race into the ocean in front of the Blockade Runner Beach Resort and paddle south through Masonboro Inlet, finishing on the sound side. “There can be big surf, and the beginning of Saturday’s 6.5-mile race can be very challenging,” said Mark Schmidt, 2015 race director. Sunday’s flatwater race was created to offer an option for those paddlers not comfortable battling the open ocean conditions. In addition to the races, paddlers can participate in clinics on Friday. Zilg will teach paddle technique and Surf to Sound racing strategy and Cain will work with eight participants all day both in and out of the water on advanced paddle technique. To register, visit paddleguru. com/races/SurftoSound2015 email emmy@luminanews.com
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UNCW women’s soccer takes hot streak into semifinals By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Coming off its fourth consecutive shutout, the University of North Carolina women’s soccer team heads into the Colonial Athletic Association tournament semifinals this weekend on a record-setting pace as it eyes its first conference title since 2009. With a dominating 4-0 win over Delaware in the conference quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 1, the Seahawks improved their record to 14-5-1 and finished the season undefeated at UNCW Soccer Stadium. The 14 wins are the most in school history, eclipsing the 13 games won by UNCW women’s soccer teams in 2006 and 2009. The 2009 squad went on to win the school’s only CAA championship, a goal within reach this year when the team travels to Hempstead, New York, to face William & Mary in the tournament semifinals Friday, Nov. 6. After a slow start to the season, the Seahawks are picking up momentum when they most
need it. UNCW started the season with a 1-3 record, but have since won 13 of their last 16 games, posting shutouts in nine of those wins. “The team is playing the best it has all season,” said senior forward Maddie McCormick, who posted a brace by scoring two goals against Delaware. “We’re clicking, everyone’s doing the right thing and everyone knows what each other is going to do.” With her effort on Sunday, McCormick scored 14 goals in a season, tying for second in school history, and became the fourth player in UNCW history to score 30 or more goals in a career, with a career record of 31 so far. One of the Seahawk losses was at the hands of their next opponent, William & Mary, which defeated UNCW 1-0 in Williamsburg, Virginia on Oct. 11. It was the last time the Seahawks lost. Since then, UNCW has been shutting down its opponents’ offense. The win over the Delaware marked the team’s fourth-consecutive shutout, with
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the team posting a combined score of 19-0 in those wins. The strong defensive performance is the result of the team’s defensive back four and goalkeeper coming together and “figuring it out,” said head coach Paul Cairney. “I wish it was something I could say we we’re doing in training, but I’m just leaving them alone,” Cairney said. “They just keep adding on to
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McCormick said the narrow loss to the Tribe earlier this season will serve as motivation as they prepare for this Friday’s rematch. “We have kind of a chip on our shoulder from losing to them last time,” she said. “We walked off the field knowing we left goals that we could have scored and that we didn’t play our best game.” email terrylane@luminanews.com
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each other and helping each other. It’s really good to see a back four playing in sync.” UNCW goalkeeper Carolyn Huddy said defense would be a key in the Seahawks’ game plan against the William & Mary Tribe. “If we don’t let them have chances and they can’t score, they can’t win,” she said. William & Mary has been a perennial power in the CAA,
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The Willie Stargell Celebrity Invitational is getting ready to tee off its annual golf tourna2:21 PM ment, and this year is introducing a change for the event. “We are doing something new,” said Michelle Hackman, the event’s organizer. “We are allowing the public to come watch the tournament.” The golf tournament will begin Sunday, Nov. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Country Club of Landfall. One hundred spectator tickets are available for $20 each. Actor Richard Roundtree, famous for his performance in “Shaft;” Franco Harris, retired NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks player; and Ozzy Smith, former MLB St. Louis Cardinals player, will
join more than 40 other celebrities for the 13th annual Willie Stargell Invitational at the Country Club of Landfall Nov. 6-8. Proceeds from the three-day event benefit the Willie Stargell Foundation, which supports kidney disease research and patient care. The weekend includes a sponsor reception, autograph signing, and dinner and dance leading up to Sunday’s tournament. The tournament’s namesake is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for 21 years. He and his wife, Margaret Stargell, moved to Wilmington after they were married in 1993. “Ironically, Willie was not a golfer,” Margaret Stargell said. “He didn’t enjoy the game because he was very competitive as an athlete, and he didn’t think he was good at it. He attended
many celebrity golf tournaments and he would ride around on the golf carts.” In 2002, the year after Stargell died of kidney disease, Margaret helped found the Willie Stargell Foundation. “It was a combination of family and friends getting together and talking about what we could do to keep his legacy alive, not so much as what he did as a baseball player, but more about him as a person,” Stargell said. “We decided we would do a golf event in his honor to assist those living with kidney disease. Over the past 12 years, we’ve given close to $1 million away.” Willie Stargell Foundation grant recipients include the Willie “Pops” Stargell Kidney Dialysis Center at New Hanover County Regional Medical Center, the University of North Carolina
Kidney Transplant Program and Duke University Kidney Transplant Program. Businesses and individuals, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Land Rover Cape Fear, sponsored the event by paying at least $1,000 to enter a four-person team in the tournament. A celebrity will join each team. James McCabe, the physician who cared for Willie throughout his five-year battle with kidney disease at Southeastern Nephrology Associates, attends the tournament each year, and his practice sponsors it. “Last year, we raised more than $100,000,” Hackman said. “We hope to increase that amount this year.” For a full event schedule, visit www.williestargellfoundation. org/tournament.php email pam@luminanews.com
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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.
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November 1, 2015, 6:28 p.m. Boldness
You call out My name in boldness and freedom is in your heart It is your privilege as a believer of My word that will not depart Dancing and singing from your spirit shows others your boldness is here to stay The Holy Spirit within you provides the boldness you need to pray For the sick and infirmed with boldness to know things will change You shout from your heart the convictions of your soul and it is not strange To see your healing hands raised in joy and praise of My name When you release your boldness others will see and not be the same So cry out from your heart the needs you have for today Then find another believer and with boldness and confidence pray To the one true love who resides in heaven for all time just for you Lift your voice in praise and dance in victory over all that you do Step out in your boldness and let your city see your true heart They will see that what you have is good and your boldness will not depart Welcome everyone to share in this boldness that the Holy Spirit gives Let them see that they can share this same boldness and take it home where they live
(Acts 4:31 NRSV) When they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness. (Acts 28:31 NRSV) proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. (Eph 3:11 - 12 NRSV) 11 - This was in accordance with the eternal purpose that he has carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 - in whom we have access to God in boldness and confidence through faith in him. (Eph 6:19 NRSV) Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, (Phil 1:14 NRSV) and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear. (Heb 4:16 NRSV) Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (1 John 4:17 NRSV) Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. (1 John 5:14 NRSV) And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
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
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CHOSEN BEFORE CREATION November 5 John 17:24 “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.” JOHN 17:24 God the Father had the plan of salvation worked out before He even created the world. Most of us would not have created the world and man if we knew the heartache and terrible sacrifice it would cost. But God is not man. In His judgment (which is the correct judgment) the prize was worth the cost. We were chosen in Christ before the world began. The Lord did not choose us by our merit, but solely by our acceptance of Christ which His foreknowledge allowed Him to do before the foundation of the world. In the strictest sense, we were not personally chosen, but Christ was chosen and all those who are “in Christ” partake of His being chosen by His Father. Just as we are the beneficiaries of
the covenant between God the Father and His Son Jesus, so we are chosen because we chose God’s chosen, i.e. Christ. The Father would no more reject us than He would reject Jesus because we are accepted by the Father through Christ. None of us can claim that we are without blame in the sight of men because man looks on the outward appearance (1 Sam. 16:7) and all of us have sinned (Rom. 3:23). But the Lord looks on our born-again spirit which has been regenerated in Christ and He sees us holy and without blame. If you look at any color through a red glass, that color becomes red. The same thing would happen if you looked through a green glass. Everything would become green. In a similar way, God looks at us through Christ and everything in our life becomes covered by the blood of Jesus. We are holy and without blame before Him because of His love expressed through His Son.
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COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Harry G. Datema, dated March 12, 2008 and recorded on March 17, 2008 in Book No. 5291 at Page 646 and modified on July 24, 2012 in Book No. 5657 at Page 1714 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on November 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 5306 Hugo Ct, Wilmington, NC 28412 Tax Parcel ID: 008-015-000
R07609-
Present Record Owners: Harry G. Datema The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement 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. 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. Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 442-9500 November 5 and 12, 2015
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 15 SP 400 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY FOREVERHOME OF WILMINGTON, LLC TO J . C. HEARNE II TRUSTEE for CRETE INVESTMENTS, LLC AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: September 22, 2104 Recorded in Book 5840; Page 1882 Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5894; Page 2787 New Hanover County Registry NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Foreverhome of Wilmington, LLC to J.C. Hearne II, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated September 22, 2014 and recorded in Book 5840; Page 1882 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) at the Courthouse Door of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess Street in Wilmington, North Carolina or the usual and customary location at the New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington, North Carolina offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for Cash, the following described lands:
inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of Bankruptcy prior to the completion of the sale and/or the reinstatement of the loan.
IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION.
NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:
UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD.
1. That 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. 2. Any tenant who resides in a residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy. This the 14th day of October, 2015. Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. Substitute Trustee North Carolina State Bar No. 17498 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401 Telephone: (910) 762-2421 Email: jmannen@yfmlaw.com YOW, FOX & MANNEN, L.L.P. ATTORNEYS AT LAW November 5 and 12, 2015
The terms of the sale are as follows: A cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or seven hundred fifty ($750.00) dollars will be required at the sale; balance due upon delivery of the Deed. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed. This sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. This sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and all prior liens of record and any assessments that may be due or past due. 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 and the property will be sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”.
NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:
BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 15 SP 410
TO J . C. HEARNE II TRUSTEE for CRETE
UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD.
INVESTMENTS, LLC AND SUBSEQUENTLY
OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY FOREVERHOME OF WILMINGTON, LLC
JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of Foreverhome of Wilmington, LLC and being the same property having Tax Parcel Identification Number RO8100-006-256-000.
Recorded in Book 5840; Page 2020
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s)
New Hanover County Registry
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 for such
Of the property according to the New Hanover County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the Posting of this Notice is/are Foreverhome of Wilmington, LLC.
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND
This sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and all prior liens of record and any assessments that may be due or past due. 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 and the property will be sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s)
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE
The terms of the sale are as follows: A cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or seven hundred fifty ($750.00) dollars will be required at the sale; balance due upon delivery of the Deed. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed. This sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.
The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of Foreverhome of Wilmington, LLC and being the same property having Tax Identification Number RO8100-006-243-000.
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 for such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of Bankruptcy prior to the completion of the sale and/or the reinstatement of the loan.
BEING ALL OF LOT 217 WOODLAKE AT LORD’S CREEK, PHASE 2C-1, AS SHOWN ON THAT PLAT RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 59, PAGE 13-14 IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION.
Of the property according to the New Hanover County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the Posting of this Notice is/are Foreverhome of Wilmington, LLC.
FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND
DATED: September 22, 2014
Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5894; Page 2781
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Foreverhome of Wilmington, LLC to J.C. Hearne II, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated September 22, 2014 and recorded in Book 5840; Page 2020 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, November 13, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) at the Courthouse Door of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess Street in Wilmington, North Carolina or the usual and customary location at the New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington, North Carolina offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for Cash, the following described lands: BEING ALL OF LOT 218 WOODLAKE AT LORD’S CREEK, PHASE 2C-1, AS SHOWN ON THAT PLAT RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 59, PAGE 13-14 IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH
1. That 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. 2. Any tenant who resides in a residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding 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. Upon termination of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy. This the 14th day of October, 2015. Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. Substitute Trustee North Carolina State Bar No. 17498 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401 Telephone: (910) 762-2421 Facsimile: (910) 251-9247 Email: jmannen@yfmlaw.com YOW, FOX & MANNEN, L.L.P. ATTORNEYS AT LAW November 5 and 12, 2015 12 SP 1126 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles J. Flowers and Gwendolyn R. Flowers to Lynn P Holley, Trustee(s), which was dated January 31, 2008 and recorded on January 31, 2008 in Book 5274 at Page 376, New Hanover County Registry, North Caro-
lina. 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 20, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at the Northwest intersection of Miller and Anderson Streets, and running thence North with the western line of Anderson Street 66 feet; thence West and parallel with Miller Street 82 feet and 6 inches; thence South and parallel with Anderson Street 66 feet to the northern line of Miller Street; and thence along said northern line of Miller Street 82 feet and 6 inches to the Beginning, the same being part of Lot 5 in Block 254, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina. Being the same property conveyed to Robert James Birch and wife, Ruth Birch in Book 1165, Page 644, New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 603 Anderson Street, 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 Charles J. Flowers and wife, Gwendolyn R. Flowers. 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.: 12-14798-FC01 November 5 and 12, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 547 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Harry Whitney, a single person to NETCO, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of September, 2012, and recorded in Book 5678, Page 2680, and Affidavit in Book 5795, Page 991, 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 November 17, 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: Those certain premises comprising a portion of THE GARDENS, said Condominium having been established under Chapter 47-C of the North Carolina General Statutes (Unit Ownership Act) and the Amended and Restricted Declaration of Condominium dated September 25, 2007, and recorded September 25, 2007, in Book 5234 at Page 2072 in the New Hanover County Registry (the “Declaration”), the premises hereby conveyed being more particularly described as follows: Unit 203 of THE GARDENS, PHASE 1, as described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plan of Condominium (the “Plan”) which is recorded in Condominium Plat Book 17, Page 159, in the New Hanover County Registry (the “Unit”); Together with a 10.00 percent undivided interest appurtenant to each unit in all of the Common Area and Facilities of said condominium, including the building and improvements on the land described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plan; provided that in the event additional Units are added to the Condominium from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Declaration, the percentage undivided interest appurtenant to the Unit may change and shall be as shown in Exhibit E to the Declaration as amended. Together with all the right of ingress to and egress from said property, and the right to use, for all purposes in common with the original grantor, its successors and assigns, and all other occupants from time to time, any and all portions of THE GARDENS CONDOMINIUMS as Condominium designated by the Declaration of Condominium as “Common Areas and Facilities”. Being the same property or a portion of the same property conveyed to Harry Whitney and wife, Millie Whitney by Instrument dated October 29, 2007 from H&S Development of Wilmington,LLC filed on November 01, 2007 as Document Number 2007053003 and in Book 5247 at Page 583 in the New Hanover County records. Millie Whitney departed this life on May 28, 2008. Commonly known as: 4405 Jay Bird Circle, Unit 203, Wilmington, NC 28412 Parcel Number: r07100-002-069-007 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE
IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. 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 SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1135888 (FC.FAY) November 5 and 12, 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of 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
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LEGAL NOTICES 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
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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having been appointed as Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of Harry Foster Smith, Jr., late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 1st day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 29th day of October, 2015. Harry Foster Smith, III, Limited Personal Representative of the Estate of Harry Foster Smith, Jr. Jill L. Peters Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 October 29, November 5, 12, 19, 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 15 E 1357 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHEILA K. ALLEN
Executor’s Notice The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Boyd S. Monnett, deceased, late of New Hanover County,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Sheila K. Allen, deceased, late
of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address set out below on or before the 29th day of January, 2016, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below. This the 22nd day of October, 2015. William C. Lindsey, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Sheila K. Allen c/o H. Kenneth Stephens, II Attorney at Law Post Office Box 2237 Wilmington, NC 28402 October 29, November 5, 12, 19, 2015
Planning Board Public Notice The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: • A Text Amendment to Section 155.6.4 Table of Permitted/Conditional Uses, to allow for Massage and Bodywork Therapy as defined by N.C.G.S. §90-622 as a permitted use with supplemental regulations in the C-3 Commercial Zoning District. November 5, 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
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· A Conditional Use Permit application for 96 West Salisbury Street to allow Sea Gate Marine Inc, a boat club currently operating at this location under the provisions of an existing Conditional Use Permit, to locate up to nine rental boats at the docking facility located at this property. The property is located within the C-3 Commercial Zoning District of the Town.
The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Angela Lynn Moore 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 5th 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.
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This is the 5th day of November, 2015. Sabra Stephens DeBose, Executrix 4610 Split Rail Drive Wilmington, NC 28412 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26/2015
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· A parking exception for 22 parking spaces or more at the former Middle of the Island building located at 216 Causeway Drive in the C-3 Commercial Zoning District. · A text amendment to Section 155.9.6 Specifications for Driveway Construction, to allow single family residences with frontage on and access to two or more public rights-ofway, up to 32 feet of total driveway width including flares.
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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 Chinnis Sears McKoy 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
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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Early November fishing producing more like late September By Skylar Walters
The month of November has arrived but you wouldn’t know it based on the weather reports, let alone the fishing reports. The fishing and weather have both been pretty outstanding so far and even though this week and upcoming weekend are predicted to be soggy, the air temperatures will be quite pleasant and will no doubt help keep those water temperatures from dipping too far too fast. Water temps are still hovering in the lower 70s and the next chilly front doesn’t look to arrive until the beginning of next week, so enjoy it while you can. Last week, the reports for the large drum were few and far between, indicating the amazing fishing anglers were
with plenty of king mackerel action to be found. Most fish averaged in the 10-20 pound range with a few fish pushing 30 pounds reported. The postponed U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament was held over the weekend and the winning fish weighed in at just over 50 pounds. Reports are that fish came from an area to the south and about 20 miles off of Carolina Beach. Speckled trout have shown up in very good numbers around Wrightsville Beach and while most fish are averaging in the 2-3 pound range, a lot of smaller undersized fish have arrived within recent days, making fishing for the larger fish a bit difficult. Larger soft artificial baits will help allevi-
The fishing and weather have both been pretty outstanding so far and even though this week and upcoming weekend are predicted to be soggy, the air temperatures will be quite pleasant and will no doubt help keep those water temperatures from dipping too far too fast. experiencing was probably nearing its end for the season. Then the reports recently rebounded considerably, and yes, the large drum are still around in fairly good numbers. Pier anglers targeting them are having some decent luck again as are those fishing around the inlets and nearshore artificial reefs. There were even some reports of fish being caught inside the Wrightsville Beach area waters around Banks Channel and the sound waters just south of the Coast Guard station. Whatever the case for their return, their presence won’t last forever, so if catching a citation-sized red drum is on your bucket list, now will be better than later for your attempt. Off the beach, the weekend weather wasn’t very favorable or comfortable for offshore outings, but a few anglers braved the conditions and found some fish in the 10 mile range
ate some of the responses from the smaller fish and live finger mullet are reported to be working well for keeper fish. Areas around the inlets and some of the deeper creeks are all holding fish and the better fishing is being found about an hour or two on either side of a tide change. Surf fishing both from the beach and the piers has started producing with good reports of spots being caught on fresh shrimp and blood worms. Shrimp and sand fleas, if you can find them, are producing some good catches of decentsized Virginia mullet and a few pompano mixed in. While a monster cold front could come crashing in and affect the water conditions at almost any time, if the current setting continues, then the excellent fishing could continue right on into the month of December. Only time will tell, but get out there before it’s too late.
TIDES Masonboro Inlet Latitude 34° 11’ N, Longitude 77° 49’ W
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05:39 PM 4.0 H
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Seahawks dominate tournament with teamwork and experience By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
While tennis is an individual sport, UNCW men’s tennis head coach Mait DuBois said teamwork contributed to his players’ dominating performance in the 2015 Seahawks Men’s Tennis Fall Invitational at the UNCW courts Oct. 30-Nov. 1. The Seahawks won 25 of their 30 matches against N.C. State, Tulane, Richmond and USC Upstate, and DuBois said they played better each day. The team aspect of the game is more evident during the spring season, when each team takes on just one other rival per contest. The players typically have a more individual mentality during the fall tournaments in which multiple colleges take part. “You’re playing your match and you don’t know the other guys around you, they’re all from different schools,” DuBois said. But the Seahawks Invitational mimicked the spring format, letting teammates play side by side so they fed off each other’s energy. The athletes play with more intensity in that setting, DuBois said, and it encourages camaraderie. “We try to make tennis, which is an individual sport, as much of a team sport as we can,” he said. The doubles matches were even more explosive, with bellows of triumph or frustration following every point. “Doubles is pretty intense and fiery,” senior Christiaan Van der Burgh said. “I think that’s also when we play our best, when things get a little heated.” A doubles pair of UNCW sophomores, Gianlucca Massa and Taylor Cramer, went all three days undefeated. The Seahawks’ eight-man team has six sophomores, so that class’ increasing maturity and experience has helped the team improve on last year’s results. “Last year, we were really young, so they’re maturing and developing,” DuBois said. With no incoming freshmen, the team has been able to return at last year’s level and immediately start building off it with no
Staff photo by Emmy Errante
The UNCW men’s tennis team earned 25 wins in 30 matches during the Seahawks Men’s Tennis Fall Invitational Oct. 30–Nov. 1.
learning curve, said senior Santtu Leskinen, who captains the team along with Van der Burgh. The team spends a lot of time together off the court, and while the two seniors value those friendships gained through tennis, they also have a goal for their final season, which starts Jan. 16. They want to earn a spot in
the NCAA tournament, which they achieved during their freshman and sophomore years but not last year. “That was kind of heartbreaking,” DuBois said. “I know everyone is really looking to make it back there.” email emmy@luminanews.com
UNCW cross country runner earns school’s first conference honor in 19 years By Terry Lane Staff Writer
With a 10th place overall finish in the Colonial Athletic Association cross country championships last weekend, sophomore Alex Boseman was the first University of North Carolina Wilmington runner to earn All-CAA honors in 19 years. Boseman’s run of 25:10 over the 8K course was the highlight for the UNCW cross country teams, as both the men’s and women’s teams finished in last place at the conference run, which this year was held at Laurel Hill Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. “Alex ran a fantastic race,” said Layne Schwier, UNCW’s interim cross country coach., in an Oct. 31 press release. “We thought he was capable of that and it worked out. He ran strong throughout, despite a blistering
start by the frontrunners. We couldn’t be more proud of him.” For Bosemen, it was his fifth consecutive race as the Seahawk’s top finisher. By placing in the top 12, he earned the all-conference honors, making him the first UNCW men’s runner to do so since Frank Gagliano finished eighth in 1997. “Alex has had a great season and has been racing and training well,” Schwier said. The sport continued to be dominated by William & Mary, as the Tribe men won their 16th straight conference title and the women finished first for the fourth straight season. Despite the disappointing finish, the Seahawks cross country program has the promise of youth, as
its top men’s and women’s finishers are both sophomores. Sarah Hamon, a sophomore from Cary, North Carolina, was the top women’s runner, with a 43rd place finish, an improvement over her 53rd place finish in the prior season’s CAA championship. She ran the 6K course in 22:48. Senior Dakota Foskey was UNCW’s next best finisher, posting a time of 23:20. Runners from William & Mary took the top three spots in the race, easily winning the championship over the eight other conference women’s teams. “The women’s race went as I feared,” Schwier said. “We knew going in that we had to hit on all cylinders to have any chance of beating anyone today and
it didn’t happen. We had some injury concerns and one worked out and one didn’t. We’re very disappointed and can come up with a lot of excuses, but won’t. We just need to get better, plain and simple.” Other underclassmen had promising runs for the Seahawks cross country team, including a runner with local roots. Sophomore Calvin Daughtry, a product of E.A. Laney High School, was the next best finisher on the men’s team, coming in 24th with a time of 26:03. There’s one more race this season for the Seahawks’ cross country teams as they travel to Richmond on Nov. 13 for the NCAA Southeast Regional race. email terrylane@luminanews.com
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Sophomore Alex Boseman led all UNCW cross country runners at the Colonial Athletic Association meet Oct. 31 with a time of 25:10 in the 8K race. His 10th place finish earned him all-conference honors, making him the first Seahawk to earn the recognition in almost 20 years.