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Source: National Weather Service

Congress passes water bill with study for Wrightsville

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Garden club reflects on changes and growth Hours,

weather lift 2016 beach parking to $3 million

By Johanna Ferebee Contributing Writer

In 1952, 10 women adorned in white hats and gloves met for lunch to form the Harbor Island Garden Club. More than six decades later, dressed in anything from fur to jeans to flip-flops, dozens of ancestors and friends of those same original women met Friday for the club’s 65th annual Christmas luncheon at The Surf Club. From fashion, average age, and budget to project scope, the club has evolved tremendously since its inception. “My mother would smack me if I showed up in jeans and flipflops!” joked Joyce Zimmerman, club president from 1981-’82. Zimmerman explained that as style has evolved to a more casual nature, senior members have become accepting of change. “Everything is much more casual and that’s OK. I’m not gonna do it!” she said. “But we’re accepting of those that do.” n See GARDEN Page 2

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Photo by Johanna Ferebee

Denise Szaloky and Bo Dean dance during the Harbor Island Garden Club’s 65th annual Christmas luncheon at The Surf Club on Friday, Dec. 9.

Decorations delight WB

Wrightsville receives bid on landfill site By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach has a potential buyer for a parcel of land in Wilmington that it used to bury debris from hurricane damage. A Charlotte-based developer has placed a bid on the property in the Mayfaire area. DPJ Residential placed a $1.3 million bid on the 5.17 acres of property at 910 Old McCumber Station Road on

Thursday, Dec. 8. The property was valued at $912,000 in 2016 by New Hanover County. The town must wait 10 days before the bid becomes official, as other bidders will have until Dec. 27 to register a bid that is approximately 5 percent higher. On Thursday, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to move forward with the process, pending any other bidders. The property currently has n See LANDFILL Page 2

With additional spaces and longer hours this season, Wrightsville Beach surpassed $3 million in revenue for the first time, while operating costs remained steady, the company that manages the town’s paid parking reported to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen. Meanwhile, more parking changes could be coming, as the town’s board has a workshop scheduled in January 2017 to review new ideas. During the Dec. 8 board of aldermen meeting, Lanier Parking presented its annual report on parking revenue, showing the town’s parking meters brought in $3.08 million, beating both budget projections and 2015 revenue by more than 20 percent. The $500,000 boost in parking revenue for the 2016 season comes after Wrightsville Beach instituted new parking restrictions, which included extending hours at the major lots and adding meters at other locations. Lanier Parking also noted that while revenues were up, the costs of collection was down 4.1 percent from 2015. Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said the parking windfall had more to do with optimal n See PARKING Page 2

Jingle Bell finish Staff photo by Terry Lane

Brandon Wicklund, bartender and cook at King Neptune, stands in front of the 9,000-light display he created for the restaurant on Lumina Avenue, which inspired a “Ditto” from the neighbors at Jimmy’s at Red Dogs.

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

A creative contrast in decorations has brought sightseers and online viral attention to Wrightsville Beach this holiday season, with one local bar cleverly capitalizing on the hard work of its neighbor, as both businesses said the joke was in good fun. Deciding he would rather not decorate his house this year, Brandon Wicklund asked if he could instead bring his light show to King

Neptune, the North Lumina Avenue restaurant where he works as a cook and bartender. Wicklund spent two and one-half weeks stringing lights across the facade, awning and interior of the restaurant, including building platforms to display snowmen and Santa’s sleigh on the roof. In total, Wicklund said he used 9,000 exterior lights and 3,000 interior lights to create the display, requiring 7,500 staples in the process. “We wanted this to be a display that everyone will enjoy,” Wicklund said. n See DECORATIONS Page 2

Red Dogs under new ownership By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach bar and nightclub Red Dogs is under new ownership after the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) commission approved the permit application

last week, marking a transfer of ownership of the establishment at 5 N. Lumina Ave. Unit B that for years fought the town over permitting. The ABC commission approved a temporary permit for Jimmy Gilleece, currently the owner of Jimmy’s at Red Dogs, to operate

the upstairs Red Dogs, which had been operated by Charlie Maultsby since 1975. The ABC commission approved the permit for Gilleece on Dec. 6, despite objections from the town’s police chief Dan House, who cited several incidents over the course n See RED DOGS Page 2

Leslie Payne, left, and Elizabeth Fox finish the Jingle Bell Run 5K, a fundraiser for the Wrightsville Beach Museum, on Saturday, Dec. 10. ~ Johanna Ferebee

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of five years in the town’s filing with the commission. Gilleece said he was excited about the opportunity that owning Red Dogs offers. “We’re keeping the current staff and incorporating them with the Jimmy’s staff,” Gilleece said. “We’ve added a new camera system and we’ve been working with [North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement] and they say we’ve been doing a good job. We’re not going to serve drunk people.” Gilleece said he will look to bring new events to Red Dogs, which is mainly known for its young, late-night crowd and club music. One idea is to bring a night of shag music dancing to the upstairs dance floor, as well as host more live music acts there, he said. Gilleece’s Red Dogs permit has only a temporary status, expiring on June 24, 2017, if not renewed before then. But Agnes Stevens, public affairs director for the ABC commission, said that permits are often issued on a temporary basis. Under a temporary permit, the ABC commission could issue a suspension for a violation without providing the permit holder with a hearing. “The ABC commission is supposed to take town zoning into consideration and in this instance,

we don’t believe they did,” said Tim Owens, Wrightsville Beach town manager. Owens said the town’s objections go back to its original disagreement with the establishment, arguing that operating a “private club,” designated to bars that serve drinks without offering food, violates the town’s zoning. The town brought that case against Maultsby in 2000, with the New Hanover Superior court ruling in Maultsby’s favor in 2002. Earlier this year, Maultsby overcame the town’s objection to his permit renewal application when he was able to renew an older permit, rather than face a potential 10-day shutdown while the ABC commission investigated the board of aldermen’s unanimous opposition in December 2015 to the permit renewal. The ABC commission recently approved another permit change for Wrightsville Beach over the objections of the town, which also argued that under town zoning laws, Palm Room wasn’t permitted to operate as a private club at its 11 E Salisbury St. location. On July 13, the ABC commission approved a temporary permit for Katherine Melton Kafer and Curt Eric Pryor to operate Palm Room, transferring ownership from Charles McLeod. Email terrylane@luminanews.com.

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More than a dozen former presidents were in attendance during Friday afternoon’s 65th annual Christmas luncheon, where members and their guests bid on donated silent auction items while local band The Rusty Bumpers entertained. Shirlee Gearhart, garden club president from 2009-’10, observed that while long-held traditions are upheld, culture has slowly evolved. Compared to when she first joined, Gearhart believes that now there is a much wider age range in average members. “Many more younger people now. In my day, I couldn’t join until I retired. Now the younger people have jobs that are flexible,” she said, referring to garden club policy and procedures that ensure

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Meanwhile next door, the owners of Jimmy’s at Red Dogs said they knew they didn’t stand a chance against Wicklund’s impressive display. “They did such an amazing job, there was no way we could compete,” said Keaton Gilleece, Jimmy’s at Red Dogs co-owner. So, prompted by a suggestion from a Tower 7 employee, Ashley Adams, the bar responded the only way it could: spelling the word “Ditto” in lights, with an arrow pointing to its neighbors. “It was such a great idea, we

n LANDFILL TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENTS THE WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BOARD OF ALDERMEN WILL MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE PLANNING BOARD, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION, AND PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Town of Wrightsville Beach is now accepting applications from Town residents who are interested in serving on the Planning Board, the Board of Adjustment, the Historic Landmark Commission, or the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Appointments will be made by the Board of Aldermen at their January 2017 meeting. Applications are available on the Town’s website (towb.org) and at Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. January 5, 2017. For additional information, please contact Sylvia Holleman: 239-1771 or sholleman@towb.org.

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limited accessibility to the nearest road, Sir Tyler Drive, and is zoned for residential use. While there is a utility easement that allows some vehicular access, the land would likely need access through the nearby property, 1818 Sir Tyler Drive, a 1-acre lot valued at $379,000 by New Hanover County. DPJ Residential is currently building and marketing a new residential property across the street at 1813 Sir Tyler Drive, called Mayfaire Flats. The purchase would help bring to close the ongoing question of what to do with the land, Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said. The town has owned the land for more than five decades, as it was first used to bury debris from 1954’s Hurricane Hazel and later was used for debris

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and prioritize commitment. The club meets nine months out of the year on Friday mornings and members are permitted to miss up to two meetings unless granted permission through special circumstances. “Back in the day when I started in the ’80s, most women didn’t work outside of the home. They had more time to focus on our projects,” said Sandy Overbeck, club president from 1985-’86. Now, the club is comprised of more working women. “The women in the club today, I would say, are more business women. They’re out creating huge ideas to bring in big money so we can hire people to do the budget,” Overbeck said. With the influx of younger members, the club has adjusted culturally in various ways. New members have brought “bright ideas” and “fresh energy”

to the club, helping to keep the club from getting stagnant, veteran members said. Compared to the early years of the club, new members have a significantly larger budget to work with on the various beautification projects the club diligently pursues. “When I was president, we had $500. Now, the budget is minimum $25,000,” Zimmerman said. Club members explained the majority of the funding for their charitable beautification projects comes from internal efforts. Members donate their time, skills and hard work in order to continually serve the Wrightsville Beach community in a significant way, Zimmerman said, noting that recycling, pole decorations, Harbor Way Garden and Lee’s bird sanctuary are club projects. Current president Melynda McNeil said she is grateful for the opportunity to work on larger

projects with the club’s standing budget. “We work very hard and we get out there and we love doing it,” she said. The opportunity to engage with the shared bank of knowledge and skills exchanged between generations is clearly honored by both veteran and freshman members. Veteran presidents said that while culture has shifted, the core values that form the backbone of the garden club remain as strong as ever. The oldest living member, Anne Davis, served as president from 1961-’62. Davis has seen the breadth of these “cultural merges” firsthand since joining the club in 1957. “We’ve gotten bigger projects now. I think everybody has more enthusiasm, hard work and we are seeing the results in the community,” she said.

had to put it to life,” Gilleece said. “It has made our Christmas and really brought the Christmas spirit to Lumina Avenue.” The response attracted attention across the area and on the Internet, where it took the spot of “Daily Awesomeness” on the Internet meme website The Chive. There have been at least four television news reports on the display, with both Wicklund and Gilleece doing interviews. Gilleece said that the display has increased traffic, with curious onlooker coming in to talk about the lights. Wicklund said he appreciated

that the neighbors were getting into the Christmas spirit. “I thought it was fun and was glad that they got involved,” Wicklund said. Gilleece said she hoped the dueling displays may prompt more Christmas decorations next season, adding that Jimmy’s at Red Dogs may hire Wicklund to decorate the building next year. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the parks and recreation department announced King Neptune won the award of Best Overall Business in its annual Wrightsville Beach Holiday Decorating Contest. Other winners include:

Best Overall Residence: The Laughlin home, 110 Live Oak Drive

from Hurricane Fran in 1996. The board had recently approved studies on the land to determine its utility for development, as the buried debris could pose some environmental hazard. Blair said the town needed to determine if the site would be listed as a “brownfield” by environmental regulators, meaning it would need more cleanup before it could be marketed. In December 2015, engineers for Catlin Engineering reported to the board that the site had normal levels of contamination that would be expected from a landfill site, though the two studies authorized by the board are not yet complete. “It’s not a clean bill of health,” a Catlin Engineering representative said in December 2015, “but it’s about as close as I can expect to get.” If the sale goes through, Blair said he believes the proceeds should be placed in a restricted fund that could only have limited purpose, such as future debt reduction for the fire station or to fund the building of a second sewer line to the mainland.

Board approves permit extension at pier lot

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revenue over last year with 89 percent growth behind strong usage in June, July and August. However, Lanier reported that reliance on pay-by-phone can have some drawbacks, as West Columbia and Lagoon streets, two parking areas that were changed to exclusively pay-byphone, generated less revenue this year compared with 2015. The town’s board of aldermen is scheduled to consider additional parking restrictions for next year. One potential change is converting spaces on Old Causeway Drive from parallel to angled, which would create 24 new spaces and increase revenue from that area by a projected 43 percent. Lanier also presented the town with projection for expanding enforcement hours across the island to 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., which would generate $81,000, or to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., which would boost revenue to $131,000. Current hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for the lots, which were extended to 7 p.m. this year. The town is scheduled to have

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weather as opposed to the new hours and locations. “The biggest reason parking is significant is that we had almost perfect weather from April to September,” Blair said. “It’s soft revenue. If we have a September hurricane next time, we could end up $300,000 or $400,000 short.” The town added new meters at the town hall lot, Wrightsville Beach Park, and in the Old Causeway Drive area, including on Keel and Marina streets, though these meters were enforced for fewer hours. The town also extended parking by one hour at the lots around town. Adding the extra hour brought in approximately $163,000 in revenue, but it also resulted in a sharp rise in violations, generating a 57 percent rise in violation revenue as the town collected more than $50,000 in parking tickets for those lots. One feature that is proving more popular with visitors is payby-phone, which nearly doubled

The board voted to extend the conditional use permit for the lot by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier at the request of the property owners, who recently unsuccessfully petitioned the board to rezone the property to allow for taller buildings at the location. Representatives of Coastal N.C. Real Estate asked for a twoyear renewal of the permit for a project called “The Helm,” a proposed mixed-use development that would combine residential and commercial uses. Representatives for the developers told the board the conditional use permit was needed from the town in order to help renew the property’s CAMA permit. Town officials told the board the permit allowed for only slight changes to the original plan. Developers have said The Helm, which conformed to the 40-foot height limit, wasn’t economically viable, and asked the board in October to approve a new zoning district that would accommodate up to 50 feet of development. The board voted 3-1 against the zoning district.

Most Traditional: The Davis home, 209 S. Channel Drive Most Holiday Spirit: The Monteith home, 4 W. Atlanta Street Most Creative: The RyanBarr home, 9 Myrtle Court Best Holiday Lighting: The Weeks Home, 408 N. Channel Drive Honorable Mention: Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Avenue Email terrylane@luminanews.com.

Board balks at Sunday triathlon

Without taking a vote, the board indicated to Katie Ryan, the town’s parks and recreation director, that it would not be in favor of moving the Ironman triathlon race from Saturday to Sunday. Ryan said the race directors wanted to ask the board if they would be in favor before making a formal request and had a preliminary date of Oct. 22, 2017, scheduled. Board members said they were concerned about the impact the event would have on travel for church attendance, noting that several churches draw attendance from off the island, including the popular sunrise beach services, which stood to be particularly impacted from the traffic. In November, the Ironman organization announced it wouldn’t hold the full-distance 140.6-mile triathlon in 2017, though it would still run the half-triathlon race, which includes a swim through Wrightsville Beach’s channels and a transition to bicycle at the Wrightsville Beach Park, before a finish at the Battleship North Carolina. The event was formerly known as the PPD Beach 2 Battleship. Email terrylane@luminanews.com.

a workshop on parking issues on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2017, at 3:30 p.m., before the regular board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Parking could also be an agenda topic for the town’s Jan. 23, 2017, board retreat, an open meeting where issues are discussed more informally, allowing the board to try to develop consensus. While acknowledging that parking costs are unpopular, Blair said that the fund the town is building would be crucial for coastal storm damage reduction funding, which is needed to restore sand to the beach. The multi-million dollar projects are mostly funded through the federal government, which could move to restrict future funding when the current programs expire. The town currently has $8.8 million in its general fund, the 2016 audit presented to the board reports. “It’s all about long-term planning. We have to build up beach renourishment savings in advance or we have to go borrow all of the money,” Blair said. Email terrylane@luminanews.com.

Dec. 15–21, 2016

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For The Record Question and photographs by Johanna Ferebee

After the Wrightsville Beach Museum’s eighth annual Jingle Bell 5K Run last Saturday, we asked runners, what inspired your outfit for today?

Joel Sanders

Erinn Beekman

Tamara Long

Jeremy Piner

Justin Belcher

“A very happy wedding. And I’ve actually been to the North Pole.”

“My friends. They said they were joining a team and dressing up but they didn’t tell me dress up was at the dollar store.”

“I’m with a group, we decided to do anything Christmas.”

“My wife picked it out. She went on Amazon and grabbed it off of that.”

“Santa’s always old, and today he’s young.”

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BEACH BRIEFS the New Hanover County Tourism Development Board announced the county’s room occupancy tax collection hit a historic high in October, exceeding 2015 totals by more than 13 percent, while Wrightsville Beach was up more than 8 percent over October 2015. Overall, county collections of the hotel and boarding tax are up 11 percent over last year, board officials said, while Wrightsville Beach room occupancy tax collection is up 5.6 percent over 2015.

Congress passes water bill with study for Wrightsville Beach Congress last week passed legislation that includes provisions that could help area beaches compete for federally funded U.S. Army Corps of Engineering projects, most notably coastal storm damage reduction funding. The Water Infrastructure Improvements Act for the Nation (WIIN) Act, which included the 2016 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), passed both chambers with large margins, but still requires a signature from President Barack Obama.

County confirms election results After a delay for a recount, the New Hanover County Board of Elections on Thursday, Dec. 8 confirmed the results for the Board of Commissioners race. After the recount, incumbent members Woody White and Jonathan Barfield Jr. were the top two vote getters, while Republican Patricia Kusek won the right to join the board, edging out Democratic candidate Julia Boseman by 360 votes. Repeat Republican candidate Derrick Hickey was also close in the tally, trailing Boseman by just 65 votes. The new board is scheduled to be seated at the next meeting, set for Dec. 19., after the transition was delayed at the Dec. 5 meeting due to the recount.

Marketing committee approves spring campaign The Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee on Tuesday approved a $60,000 budget for its February to May 2017 campaign to attract tourists to the town. The campaign will focus 60 percent of its spending on in-state markets while 40 percent will target out-of-state areas. The campaign will focus on several online platforms to reach the target audience, including social media and “native” advertising designed to attract readers through specialized content. Meanwhile,

Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, DEC. 9

• Mark Laboccetta was cited with hit and run. • Bryan William was cited with expired registration.

Citations

• Anthony G Jerez was cited with driving while license revoked and expired registration.

• Vicky Greene was cited with expired registration and inspection violation.

• David Ludwig was cited with speeding and running a stop sign.

• James Murphy was cited with driving without a license. • Shawn Cheesman was cited with displaying a revoked license plate, driving without insurance, expired registration and inspection violation.

• Lauren Serrano and Kevin Battersby were cited with alcohol consumption. • Brandon Peach was cited with blocking traffic.

• Sean Valladh was cited with expired registration.

Warning tickets

SATURDAY, DEC. 10

• Gregory Lance Adams was warned for speeding.

Arrests

Wilmington

Police briefs Police charge man with crash fleeing A Wilmington man faced several charges after Wrightsville Beach police said he crashed a car on Airlie Drive to evade officers. Anthony Jerrod Parker, 26, of Pauline Drive in Wilmington, was charged with speeding to elude arrest and aggressive driving early Monday morning, Dec. 12. Police said officers could smell marijuana coming from a parked vehicle on Salisbury Street at approximately 1 a.m. When officers looped around to investigate, Parker drove away and did not stop for police sirens, Wrightsville Beach Police Capt. J. Bishop said. The officer followed, but did not initiate a high-speed chase, Bishop said. Parker drove eastbound over the drawbridge and took a hard left onto Airlie Road. The car struck and damaged a fence at the corner of Stokley Drive. Parker was charged with hit and run and damage property, and also had an outstanding warrant on charges of selling counterfeit drugs. He was booked into New Hanover County jail on a $75,000 bond.

Urination stop leads to drug arrest Antony Richard Ebarb, 24, of Chapel Hill, was charged with possession of the drug MDMA Dec. 10. Wrightsville Beach police said after finding Ebarb urinating outside of King Neptune Restaurant, an officer asked for identification. However, the ID that Ebarb produced was faded, broken and taped together, police said. Wrightsville Beach Police Capt. J. Bishop said the officer patted down Ebarb, looking for an identification card, and found inside his wallet a clear plastic bag with white powder and an aluminum foil wrapper with the same powder. Field tests for the substance indicated it was MDMA, also known as ecstasy. Ebarb also had an outstanding warrant from Pitt County for an intoxicated and disruptive behavior charge, police said. Ebarb was taken to New Hanover County jail and held on a $2,000 bail.

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, Dec. 15 Wrightsville Beach CAMA Land Use Plan Steering Committee Meeting, 5:15 p.m., town hall conference room Monday, Dec. 19 New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 9 a.m., New Hanover County Courthouse, room 301, 24 N. Third St.

SUNDAY, DEC. 11

• Antony Richard Ebarb was charged with possession of MDMA and drug paraphernalia.

Arrests • Anthony Parker was charged with driving while licensed revoked, running a red light, speeding to elude arrest, aggressive driving, possession with intent to distribute counterfeit controlled substance and unauthorized use of motor vehicle.

Citations • Lakisha Johnson and Daniel Shearer were cited with displaying a revoked license plate and driving without insurance. • Adam Lancaster was cited with expired registration. • Amber Bryan was cited with driving with a revoked license.

Citations

• Samuel Lord, Brandon Rogers and Robert Stilson were cited with speeding.

• Edward Eustace was cited with a stop light violation. • Mohamad Hassan was cited with expired registration and inspection violation.

• John Johnston was cited with failing to stop for sirens, driving without a license, expired registration and inspection violation. • Lauren Bauer was cited with running a stop light.

• Karley Anne Howard was cited with driving while licensed revoked.

• Collin Hogarth was cited with driving with a revoked license tag and driving without insurance.

Warning tickets • Cameron Bishop was warned for inoperative tail lights.

• Jeffrey Weisler and Matthew Kingston were cited with seat belt violations.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez

The objective of the Lumina News is to report the news in and around Wrightsville Beach. We hold ourselves to a high standard to earn and keep the trust of our readers. We make phone calls, we attend events. We are impartial. If there is a controversial issue, we seek to present all sides. If an individual is too close to an issue, we remove ourselves and have someone else cover it. If there’s something rotten at town hall, we don’t keep it to ourselves. When we offer an opinion, it’s on a page marked “Editorial/Opinion” with a heading that makes it clear the thoughts are those of the writer. It’s not always easy and as hard as we try we don’t always get it right, but it’s a fairly simple formula. It’s called journalism. And any journalist worthy of the name should be troubled by the proliferation of “fake news.” The Internet has created new avenues for information, and with it new challenges. Anyone with a laptop and a Wi-Fi connection can troll news sources, put a slanted spin on a story that’s designed to outrage readers of a particular political persuasion, publish it to a website, and post on social media with a salacious clickbait headline. Or just make something up. Usually it’s harmless, but there were frightening real-world consequences when a man, motivated by an insane conspiracy theory about a supposed pedophilia ring involving Hillary Clinton and campaign chair John Podesta, entered a pizzeria in Washington, D.C., with a gun. And yet, there’s something very troubling about calls from government officials at the highest levels — or those who nearly reached the highest levels — to do something about it. President Barack Obama addressed the issue in an interview with a national magazine and during a press conference in Germany: “If we are not serious about facts and what’s true and what’s not … then we have problems. … We have to come up with new models.” Clinton also called for action in public remarks last week. Fake news, she said, is “a danger that must be addressed and addressed quickly.” So far the calls to act seem restricted to some kind of self-censorship of social media — even though our constitution’s First Amendment

guarantees of free speech and press make governmental attempts to stifle content on what is essentially a public forum problematic — but it doesn’t require a conspiratorial mindset or a tinfoil hat to imagine a future when the American government decides what is and isn’t a reputable news source. That should frighten everyone on both sides of the political spectrum. Liberals delight in applying the pejorative “faux news” — quite literally “fake news” — to the Fox News Channel, even though it is a reputable organization with real reporters doing real journalism, albeit with a conservative bent. Would it fall under any guidelines to ban or censor? Obama hinted as much when he blamed Clinton’s loss on bars and restaurants with TVs tuned to Fox. There’s currently a plethora of stories about Russia hacking the election. Does it become fake news if the reports neglect any analysis or evidence that the Dems leaked emails that persuaded enough people to switch from Clinton to Trump to tilt the election? Fake news is all around us, not just on shadowy websites shared on social media. It’s at the supermarket checkout stand. It’s in the celebrity gossip many delight in sharing. Tons of millennials consider comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert reputable sources. It will proliferate as long as there are naive people. There are people we know who believe the moon landing was faked, that Bill Clinton was going to use Y2K as cover to declare martial law and stay in office, that George W. Bush was behind the 9/11 attacks, that Mike Pence advocates shock therapy to “convert” gays, that Obama is planning to round up Christians and/ or gun owners and put them in FEMA camps. But the existence of naive people does not give license for the government to get into the suppression business. The would-be censors are basically saying the American people are too stupid to determine for themselves what is real and what isn’t. It’s incumbent on the consumer to decide what is real and fake, but the responsibility lies with the reader. The solution is not more government control.

Any journalist worthy of the name should be troubled by the proliferation of “fake news.”

Hook, Line & Sinker Fluctuating weather patterns slow fishing By Skylar Walters

It’s nothing we haven’t seen in our area before: highs one day in the mid-70s and lows the next day in the 20s. It’s all part of living on the Southeast Coast. The past week has held this pattern and the upcoming weekend will, too. The fluctuating weather makes it difficult to target the fish because the fish themselves have a hard time adapting, just like the anglers. Water temperatures have dropped into the upper 50s, and the fishing has slowed but is still pretty productive considering it’s the middle of December. Offshore, the fishing has been nonexistent due to the sea conditions and there’s not any sign of relief in the coming week. A small window opened up for those daring to brave the cold conditions over the weekend and there were some fish that cooperated. Wahoo near the Same Ole were reported and the bottom fishing in the 30-mile range was decent for trigger fish and some snapper. King mackerel were found in the 20-mile range in decent numbers. Inshore, the bite from speckled trout has slowed but some of the fish being encountered have been hefty, with some weighing 8 pounds or more. Hard baits thrown from the surf and around the jetties are good to try your luck. If fishing from

TIDES Masonboro Inlet

Latitude 34° 11’ N, Longitude 77° 49’ W

the surf, scout it out at low water and mark those holes and divots you find, and then return during high water and fish it hard. Bait fishing with shrimp and sand fleas continues to produce some good results from large Virginia mullet. The protocol is basically the same as trout fishing; scout out the deeper holes and sloughs during low water and then fish those locations during high water. Normally the fish will be there a couple of hours on either side of high tide. Make sure your shrimp is as fresh as you can get. Those mullet can tell the difference between frozen and fresh very quickly. Also try limiting your tackle to only what’s needed. Shiny swivels and snaps will spook the fish if the water is clean and clear. A few bluefish have been reported coming from the surf and around the jetties and while they are sometimes fun to catch, they can be a big nuisance when targeting that trophy speckled trout. The inside waters are producing some red drum in the creeks and around the docks. Anglers are finding much smaller speckled trout in the inside waters although there are still some keepers in the mix, you just have to weed through the smaller ones.

Date Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) 12/15 Thu

01:38 AM -1.14 L

07:53 AM 5.29 H

02:30 PM -0.92 L

08:19 PM 4.14 H

12/16 Fri

02:29 AM -0.99 L

08:47 AM 5.06 H

03:19 PM -0.79 L

09:16 PM 4.01 H

12/17 Sat

03:20 AM -0.74 L

09:42 AM 4.76 H

04:10 PM -0.58 L

10:13 PM 3.89 H

12/18 Sun

11:09 PM 3.78 H

04:12 AM -0.41 L

10:36 AM 4.43 H

05:04 PM -0.34 L

12/19 Mon 05:10 AM -0.06 L

11:28 AM 4.08 H

06:02 PM -0.13 L

12/20 Tue

12:02 AM 3.67 H

06:16 AM 0.22 L

12:18 PM 3.74 H

07:02 PM -0.01 L

12/21 Wed 12:55 AM 3.59 H

07:23 AM 0.37 L

01:08 PM 3.44 H

07:56 PM 0.03 L

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LEGAL NOTICES AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 895 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard Erik Berg, an unmarried man to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of December, 2006, and recorded in Book 5120, Page 1871, 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 December 20, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 46, SMITH CREEK ESTATES Subdivision, as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 19, Page 14, New Hanover County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 6231 Murrayville Road, Wilmington, NC 28411 Parcel ID Number: R03506-003002-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of 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

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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 Charles F. Brewer 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 15th day of March 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 15th day of December, 2016 Gordon D. Brewer, Executor 248 Scott Jenkins Road Jacksonville, NC 28540 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2016 & 1/5/2017

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