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Emergency director Lee retires

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Lifeguard’s campaign wins equality for women’s Ironwoman event

Luxury car splashes into local marina

By Terry Lane

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By Terry Lane

Staff Writer

When the Ironwomen lifeguards row their 300-pound surfboat into the ocean at next year’s national championship in Daytona Beach, it will be the final leg of a race for equality that Wrightsville Beach lifeguard Lindsey Gerkens has been running for years, culminating in November when she successfully campaigned to include rowing in the sport’s premier event. “Women were told all along that it was because the surfboats were too dangerous for women to row alone, that not enough women knew how to row, that not enough women wanted to row, that adding the row leg for women would simply take up too much time in the tournament and even that insurance rates will go up,” said Gerkens, who won the 2016 Ironwoman national championship in the n See EQUALITY Page 2

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TowBoat U.S. Wrightsville Beach arrives at the public boat ramp with a late-model BMW sedan Saturday, Dec. 17 after towing it from Seapath Yacht Club, where an 89-year-old man drove it off a cul de sac.

Maultsby looks back on 41 years of Red Dogs ownership

By Johanna Ferebee Contributing Writer

When his brother, Ben, died tragically in 2008, Robert Pickett felt his life was devoid of a special smile and spirit. Seven years later he and his family founded an initiative to prolong his brother’s light, which he said would brighten any room, by founding an initiative to donate Christmas trees to families who cannot afford them. Ben’s Branches is an initiative that provides Christmas trees to families in the Washington, D.C., and Wilmington areas. In the aftermath of Ben’s death, Ben’s Branches has been a way

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Free trees spread Christmas spirit and loved one’s light

By Terry Lane When Red Dogs first opened in 1975, there was a jukebox playing mostly beach music, as owner Charlie Maultsby served beer and wine to beachgoers who came to Wrightsville Beach for its lively scene. Now, after 41 years, the longtime bar owner is stepping away, after leading the venue through significant changes and winning high-profile fights with the town over liquor licensing. “There’s never a day that I dreaded coming to work,” Maultsby said. “It was a lot of fun for me. It was better than working in a cubicle.” Maultsby said he has battled with the town since the bar first opened in 1975, when it was located in the ground floor 5 North Lumina Ave. location that Jimmy’s at Red Dogs currently occupies. While Red Dogs has changed since those early days, now playing club music for a mostly college-aged crowd, Maultsby said the venue has been an integral part of a vibrant nightlife scene that has always drawn crowds to Wrightsville Beach. “The crowds back then were just as big as now,” Maultsby said, noting that the old Crest

A driver at Seapath Yacht Club in Wrightsville Beach lost control of a new luxury automobile on Saturday, sending the BMW plunging into the water and creating a public spectacle, while also avoiding any injury. Matt Wild, co-owner of TowBoat U.S. Wrightsville Beach, said it took about five hours to lift and tow the latemodel sedan, which still had temporary tags, from its watery parking spot in the marina behind the yacht club. Wild said the man, who was 89 years old, mistook the accelerator for the brake, slamming his foot down to stop the car, instead sending it flying it off the cul de sac, barreling through a fence and plunging down more than 10 feet into the marina waters behind the yacht club. The car was rendered a total loss.

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New Hanover County commissioners Patricia Kusek and Woody White receive well wishes after being sworn in at the Dec. 19 meeting.

White takes leadership of county board By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Following the seating of a new board member, the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners is under new leadership this week, with environmental regulation and travel policy being some of the first policies where the change could have an impact. Commissioner Woody White was unanimously chosen as the board’s chairman during the Dec. 19 meeting, while commissioner Skip Watkins also won all five votes for position as vice chairman. The votes were the first cast by newly elected commissioner Patricia Kusek, who was forced to wait two weeks before taking her seat as the county’s board of election conducted a recount that affirmed her

360-vote win. White said that under the new leadership, the board would look to keep spending in check. “This commission will be much more fiscally conservative than the last two,” White said. “The county government has grown too much, too fast.” White said there would be “ample” time for the commission to consider budget changes, noting that better management practices will be pursued, though spending cuts may be necessary to prevent future tax hikes. The change in leadership comes as the board is set to consider changes to the special use permit, an industrial policy that the business community said is restricting job growth in the region. n See BOARD Page 2

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Laura and Hunter Tiblier, owners of Ceviche’s, donated to assist Ben’s Branches in delivering more than two dozen trees to local families in need this holiday season.

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30-34 age group for Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue (WBOR). “This event is the most impressive race at the national champions. If the women can do this with the guys, it says something for gender equality.” In competitive lifeguarding, the national championships culminate with the Ironman, a challenging sprint race combining a run, swim, paddle and row. There’s been an Ironwoman race as well, only with no leg for rowing. Gerkens said she wanted her chance to truly compete in this event, and after more than a year of traveling the country and rallying support, she was part

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The car sped off the drive with such force that “all four tires hit at the same time,” Wild said, while the driver swam out of an open window, escaping injury and later retrieving a change of clothes from a boat he had docked nearby. “It didn’t seem to bother him at all,” Wild said. With the driver safe, the process of recovering the vehicle began at about 1:30 p.m., though Wild said the car provided a unique challenge for the tow boat crew, which had rescued vehicles that had slid down boat ramps, but never needed to recover and tow a car. “It was such a weird thing, it had zero flotation. Boats are foam filled and have some buoyancy, but towing a car was like towing a lead weight,” Wild said. “It

of a group of women who helped convince the U.S. Lifesaving Association (USLA) to add the challenging rowing leg to the Ironwoman event. The association board’s unanimous Nov. 5 vote came after it rejected the same proposal in 2015, despite Gerkens working with other lifeguards and attending a regional meeting in Florida to advocate the idea. “At that point, I realized that we would need a voice at the national meetings in order to get the change we were seeking,” Gerkens said. She worked to be named a delegate for the South Atlantic region for the following year. She attended the spring 2016 was hard to get it level enough, we towed it at less than 1 mph.” The car was submerged, though the trunk was floating, when the tow crew arrived, Wild said. They attached airbags to each tire and began the slow tow, complicated by the narrow waterway in the marina, turning a 15-minute tow into more than one hour. “It was tricky to go through, there were a lot of boats in the back corner,” he said. The crew towed the car to the Wrightsville Beach wildlife ramp, where they pulled it out backwards. The luxury automobile, after having met its surprise early fate, was then towed to a salvage yard, Wild said. Wild said the event drew the attention of onlookers, as a “ton of people” lined the paths along the waterway all the way to the boat ramp. Email terrylane@luminanews.com

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Wrightsville Beach lifeguard Lindsey Gerkens successfully campaigned to add rowing to the U.S. Lifesaving Association’s Ironwoman competition.

meeting in Pennsylvania, where she said she still met resistance, but was encouraged to find more delegates supporting the proposal. In the meantime, Gerkens said supporters were working around the country to get more female lifeguards interested in rowing and add rowing legs to

Ironwoman competitions in local and regional tournaments to show interest. Gerkens, a leading competitor for the WBOR team with 21 years of experience in lifeguarding tournaments, acknowledges the Ironwoman event is potentially dangerous, especially for those that haven’t trained.

“It requires a lot of strength, it’s a waterman’s ability,” Gerkens said. But she also knows that it’s within women’s abilities to compete in the event, something she proved 12 years ago in New Jersey when she successfully fought to have rowing added to the women’s Ironwoman in local contests. Then, she trained other

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private club in North Carolina. He recalled a meeting with the town and police during which a resident brought in a collection of cans said to have been picked up outside of the Wrightsville Beach bars, charging the bars with allowing patrons to leave with beer. “All of the other bar owners just looked at each other and laughed, because at the time, none of us sold beer in cans,” Maultsby said. When the venue tried to start serving liquor in 1991, the town challenged Maultsby’s application to the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) commission, which still granted the liquor license. Maultsby said one factor in winning that challenge was that the restaurant next door, King Neptune, also served alcohol. “They don’t want people down here having fun,” Maultsby said. “But that’s why people come down to the beach here, to have

fun and enjoy the town. That’s why Wrightsville Beach is on the map.” He also faced a similar fight with the town when expanding the club to the second floor in 2000, resulting in a court challenge from the town, which it ultimately lost. While the town has argued that Red Dogs, and other private clubs that serve only alcohol, don’t comply with local ordinance, Maultsby successfully argued that state law superseded the town’s authority. “I’ve learned if you want to get something done, you have to learn who to talk to in Raleigh,” Maultsby said, adding he spent $70,000 in legal fees defending the permit, while the town spent $150,000 in legal fees to challenge it. While he’s still active in the management, the state’s ABC commission has already granted

Jimmy Gilleece, the owner of the downstairs Jimmy’s at Red Dogs, the alcohol permit needed to operate the private club. Maultsby said the two had known each other for a long time and that when Gilleece opened his private club below, they were already talking about a time when he would take over as owner. Gilleece said he has seen firsthand the impact that Red Dogs has had on the Wrightsville Beach community. “Every week or two, someone comes in and tells the story about how they met their husband or wife at Red Dogs,” Gilleece said. Though Maultsby won’t be operating Red Dogs for much longer, he said he’s not retiring just yet. “I’ll be getting into something,” he said.

“A tree is something that carries a big expense,” said Pickett, an alumni of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. “My brother was a little mountain man, so this is our way of perpetuating that and adding that touch of magic to the holidays just as a Christmas tree does.” In 2015, when it came time to set Ben’s Branches in motion, Pickett reached out to Laura Tiblier, co-owner of Ceviche’s Inspired Panamanian Restaurant and Bar on Wrightsville Avenue, where he was formerly employed as a bartender. Ceviche’s helped the Pickett family reach beyond the scope they were anticipating. “Last year, we had donated

some money for him to deliver a few trees, and then it just exploded,” Tiblier said. Initially not realizing the scope of interest for the project, the Pickett family personally delivered nearly 50 trees to local families during the 2015 Christmas season. This year, the Picketts partnered with the Brigade Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington, which serves as a distribution point. The club allows individuals to pick up trees from their location and helps identify families in need. “Logistically speaking, working with the Boys & Girls Club has been a huge help because it allows us to get to more homes,”

Pickett said. Tree suppliers in Wilmington and Boone have been instrumental in providing nearly 50 trees to bring Ben’s spirit into homes this season. Following a delivery Sunday night, Pickett witnessed a moment that stuck with him. As he walked out of a local family’s apartment after installing a tree, he overheard a young girl’s excitement from down the hall. “Woo-hoo! We have a real tree!” Although Ben’s Branches is wrapping things up for the 2016 season, they are always looking for tree stands, lights and ornaments in good working condition.

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on industrial development within the county. Mike Giles, North Carolina Coastal Federation coastal advocate, said proposed new changes to the SUP would move several industrial categories from “intensive use” to “general manufacturing,” allowing a more streamlined process for approval. White said another county priority would be creating a new travel policy for members of the board, which would likely apply the same limits on county employees to board members. In her first session, Kusek was selected to attend the National Carolina Association of County Commissioners in January in Raleigh for the 2017 Legislative

Goals Conference, where she’ll represent the county’s agenda before other state legislators. She said securing statewide funding for coastal storm damage reduction would be one of the top goals for the county, as well as expanding and preserving film grants for the state, which she said was needed to help the local film industry. Kusek said for her part, she would pay for her own lodging during January’s meetings in Raleigh. “We need a travel policy. It’s a big issue with a lot of voters who are upset that some board members are spending taxpayer dollars like they are their own,” Kusek said.

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Theater would regularly bring in more than 600 people to see bands play, while Wits Inn across the street also attracted a “rockand-roll” crowd. When it first opened, Maultsby said, Red Dogs catered to the “pink and green, penny loafer, yuppie crowd.” Over time, he started playing more rock-androll music and using DJs, with new managers pushing the music in a direction more geared for a younger audience. Over the years, the bar has had many famous visitors, including countless visits from University of North Carolina basketball athletes. “Everybody all over the state knows Red Dogs,” Maultbsy said. Despite the conflict with the town, Maultsby said he may be the longest continuous single-owner

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women to handle the heavy boats, and women are still competing in the full Ironwoman event in New Jersey. Working with Renea Jackson, a California-based lifeguard who Gerkens described as an equally committed advocate, Gerkens prepared for the 2016 national meeting in Denver, Colorado. The two brought a list of top female competitors ready, willing, and capable of competing in the event, along with 14 copies of the petition that included 371 signatures from USLA members in 27 different states. So far, Gerkens said 35 women from around the country have committed to training for the full Ironwoman event. “I’ve had female athletes around the country tell me they are already practicing their rowing in anticipation of the event,” Gerkens said. “I am very much looking forward to competing in the event myself.”

for Pickett to find peace. “Finding a way to perpetuate his personality has been a way I have found peace with it,” he said. The Picketts realized that donating Christmas trees was a meaningful way to reduce families’ holiday expenses while spreading Christmas spirit.

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Kusek said the SUP revisions were one of the top agenda items for the newly seated board. The board won’t consider changes to the SUP until after it is considered by the New Hanover County Planning Board on Jan. 5, 2017. Kusek has said the SUP revisions are an important step in setting an agenda for job creation. “We need to create an environment where there are more and better paying jobs,” she said. However, environmental advocates this week indicated they were prepared to protest the proposed revisions to the permit policy, which places conditions

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For The Record Question and photographs by Johanna Ferebee

We asked volunteers and visitors of the Bellamy Mansion’s Night of Lights event, what is your favorite Christmas song and/or movie?

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“My favorite Christmas song is ‘White Christmas’ and it’s also my favorite movie. When I first saw the movie, it reminded me of home.”

“I think my favorite Christmas movie is ‘A Christmas Carol’ and my favorite song is ‘Jingle Bells.’ It’s classy and it’s got a bit of rhythm to it.”

“My favorite Christmas movie is ‘Elf’ because we all should be like Buddy.”

“‘The Sound of Music.’ It’s a happy film and I just love the music.”

“‘A Christmas Story’ is my favorite Christmas movie and my favorite Christmas song, ‘Silent Night.’”

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BEACH BRIEFS Lee retires from county emergency management

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Outgoing emergency management director Warren Lee, right, who retires after 13 years at New Hanover County, poses with New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Vice Chairman Skip Watkins on Dec. 19.

New Hanover County honored Warren Lee, emergency management director, during the Dec. 19 board of commissioners meeting, where county manager Chris Coudriet pointed out the career highlights of the veteran emergency management professional. Lee, who started as the county’s emergency management director in 2003 after serving the same role in Lee County for 10 years, led the transition of the county’s 911 system into the emergency management department in 2009. In 2011, Lee traveled to Washington, D.C., along with other state officials, including the governor, to brief President Barack Obama on hurricane preparedness. In addition to his emergency management

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duties, Lee has served as a volunteer firefighter and a junior high math and science teacher. “He has kept us safe and helped restore normalcy to the lives of so many,” Coudriet said. “There’s a deep appreciation and gratitude from the community that he worked so hard to serve and protect and keep safe.” Coudriet also said Lee served the county by helping prepare his deputy, Steven Still, for the role as emergency management director, which he will assume on Jan. 1, 2017. Still has been a county employee for more than a decade, including serving as the deputy emergency management director since 2012. “He leaves knowing that he prepared everyone that follows him well for the tasks that lie ahead,” Coudriet said of Lee.

Town’s land use committee starts regular meetings Wrightsville Beach has begun a comprehensive look at its land use planning as the town’s CAMA Land Use Steering Committee has begun holding meetings on the plan that stands to shape the town’s future commercial and residential development. The committee, which will spend the early months of 2017 developing the plan, held its second meeting on Dec. 15, during which members approved the first two sections of the plan, which included a comprehensive profile of the town. Aldermen Darryl Mills was elected chairman of the steering committee, while Bob O’Quinn was voted to be the vice chairman. Some member raised questions about whether the traffic numbers in the profile were accurate, as it listed the town’s peak population

at 41,725, which some members thought might be too low an estimate. Updates on the plan are posted at www.planwrightsvillebeach.com

Last-minute appearances by Santa Kids who still want to see Santa Claus will have two opportunities in Wrightsville Beach before Christmas. Friday, Dec. 23, the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, at 303 W. Salisbury St., will host Santa on its front porch during an open house scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., where visitors can enjoy cookies, apple juice and other refreshments. Kids can also visit with Santa on Christmas Eve, when the jolly man will be at Wrightsville Beach Park’s Christmas display to greet children at 5:30 p.m.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 16 Citations • Javiar Perez Beltran was cited with driving without a license. • Brian Patrick Terlep, Victoria Mary Hardiman and Jonathan Defoto were cited with speeding. • William Pfau was cited with intoxicated and disruptive behavior.

Warning tickets • Steven Krasnipol was warned for speeding.

SATURDAY, DEC. 17 Citations • Raimund Corssen was cited with failure to reduce speed. • Joseph Thomas Rosasco, Diana Helen Thomas, Deonta Demetrieus Clark and Wallace Allen Fee were cited with speeding. • Steven Bell-Addison was cited with revoked tag, driving without insurance and expired registration.

New Hanover County government offices and Wilmington city offices closed for Christmas holiday. Monday, Dec. 26 Wrightsville Beach town offices, New Hanover County government offices, and Wilmington city offices closed for Christmas holiday. Tuesday, Dec. 27 Wrightsville Beach town offices and New Hanover County government offices closed for Christmas holiday.

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.

• Ian Mcpheters was cited with speeding and license restriction violation. • Leslie Style was cited with impeding traffic.

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• Justin Randall Hardin was warned for improper equipment.

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• Warren Small was charged with failure to appear in court.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez

Responsible parents teach their children a couple of important lessons. One is that the “everyone else” argument is invalid. The plea for permission based on “everyone else is going” or “everyone else is doing it” is swiftly met with something like, “If everyone else were jumping off a cliff, would you do that, too?” The other is that “he started it” is not a valid reason to behave badly. Apparently, those are lessons the Republicans in the state house never learned. The legislature was called into special session last week, ostensibly to allocate $200 million in aid for Hurricane Matthew victims. As soon as that was done, another closed-door special session immediately followed. In that one, Republicans passed legislation to seriously curtail the powers of governor-elect Roy Cooper, a Democrat. News reports state the bills take away the incoming governor’s ability to make appointments to the state board of education and the boards of trustees of University of North Carolina-system schools; allow senate approval of his cabinet appointees; and reduce the number of appointments he can make for government jobs from 1,500 to 425. The Republicans also restructured the state judicial branch and revamped state and county elections boards. The moves were characterized in language ranging from a power grab to a coup. That might be overstating things a tad, but with their man on the way out and the guy from the opposition party on the way in, the Republicans clearly wanted to strip power from the executive branch. In defense of their actions, the Republicans reverted to the old childhood excuses. “He hit me first.” He, in this case, is former governor Jim Hunt, who did his own power grab after being elected in 1976, demanding the resignations of 169 state employees. The Raleigh News & Observer reports state GOP executive director Dallas Woodhouse, during a contentious exchange with NAACP attorney Alan McSurely, also cited “the Democrats

stripping the lieutenant governor, a Republican, of all his power [in 1989]” and “stripping [former Republican Gov.] Jim Martin of his hiring authority [in 1984].” In a calmer moment, Senate leader Phil Berger justified the actions thusly: “I think the better reason to know about those things is to put that in the context of what we’re doing, so that folks aren’t under the false impression that what’s happened here this week is totally out of the ordinary.” In other words, they started it and everybody is doing it. But just as we don’t accept those as valid excuses from our children, neither should we from our politicians. Of either party. If it was wrong when the Dems did it, it’s just as bad when the Reps do it. The “they did it first” mentality further fuels the distrust and animosity between the two parties, making it increasingly unlikely they can work together to benefit the state. Rather than a bridge across the aisle, it creates a chasm. And since neither party seems to know how to function as an adult, it makes it likely for the Democrats to retaliate when the pendulum swings back. Perhaps the Republicans are secure in their majorities and can’t foresee their opponents regaining control of either chamber. If so, they are incredibly shortsighted. North Carolinians are a quirky, unpredictable lot. Neither party can count on long-term supremacy. Republicans fared well across the state. We voted for Donald Trump and Richard Burr. But we also (narrowly) rejected McCrory. Clearly, lots of folks split their ballots. Regardless of long-term strategy or short-term pigheadedness, it’s just plain wrong. The reason for elections is to give the people a voice in the running of their government. When the people spoke in November, Cooper won. Yes, it was close and contentious. But Cooper prevailed. Republicans should be content in their veto-proof majorities and rely on the system of checks and balances rather than changing the rules.

In defense of their actions, the Republicans reverted to the old childhood excuses. “He hit me first.”

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Hook, Line & Sinker Late December Fishing Still Producing Decent Catches By Skylar Walters

Despite the approach of the end of December, the fishing has remained fairly consistent for the past couple of weeks and looks to continue being decent into the New Year. Water temperatures are hovering in the mid-to-upper 50s and despite a few cold days and nights the past week, they haven’t fluctuated much, probably due to some warm days reaching into the upper 70s. Of course, any lengthy onslaught of cold temperatures could plummet the water temps and put on the brakes for the fishing, but even heading into the Christmas weekend, the weather doesn’t look all that frightful and could even border on delightful. Speckled trout fishing continues being the main topic of conversation between anglers. Although some smaller fish have arrived, there have been plenty of keepers in the mix. Some larger fish have been reported coming from around the Masonboro Inlet jetties and also in the ocean but winds and rough seas arriving with the cold fronts have prevented fishing in those locations. Inside, the creeks and channels have been producing well. Soft artificial baits have been working and those utilizing live shrimp have been doing well. Just a note, if you’re using artificial baits and someone close by is using live shrimp, that will normally shut your bite down quickly, so find yourself another location away from the live baiters. Some red drum catches have also been reported in the creeks

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and around the docks using the same baits. Johnnie Mercer’s Pier reports some speckled trout being caught on artificial baits along with some bluefish on Got-Cha Plugs. Fresh shrimp is catching some Virginia mullet and a few black drum. One angler managed to deck a 57.2-pound black drum over the weekend, breaking the pier record. From the beach, anglers are also reporting some good fishing for Virginia mullet with plenty of fish pushing the 2-pound mark as well as some black drum and puffer fish. Ocean conditions have been rough so anglers haven’t been able to fish other than a couple of days here and there the past week, but the fish are there in the deeper sloughs and holes when you can get to them. For those looking for a last-minute gift idea for the fisherman in your life, the Saltwater Sportsman National Seminar Series is coming back to Wilmington on Jan.14, 2017. Tickets cost $55 and include all kinds of goodies, a subscription to Saltwater Sportsman Magazine, a chance at door prizes, including a 17-foot Mako boat and a Florida Keys Fishing trip, but best of all — fishing instruction by the best local anglers and guides in our area. This event normally sells and tickets are available at www.nationalseminarseries.com

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ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)

Father Joe Vetter

wRev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor

209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471

2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100

Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.;

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ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES teaching God’s unconditional love and grace

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Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Father Patrick A. Keane

Nursery provided.

1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

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The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector

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101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034

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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH

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John McIntyre, senior pastor

Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682

followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

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BETH SIMCHA

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WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST

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Wilmington, N.C. 28411

Doug Lain, senior pastor

910-681-0117

4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471

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THE EFFECTS OF SIN December 22 John 20:23 “Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.” JOHN 20:23 The meaning of this verse has been hotly debated for centuries. One thing is certain, it does not mean we have the power to justify a person from his sins so he can be born again; only God can do that. Many people have taught that Jesus is saying, that if we fail to witness to others, we are retaining their sins unto them, and if we do share His love with others, then we are remitting their sins. Although there is truth in this statement, it is not what this verse is teaching. Rather, this verse deals with the temporal effects that sin has on a person’s life. Not only is there a future death penalty for sin, but sin destroys us emotionally and physically in this life too. It is this present destruction that sin brings into a person’s life that Jesus gave us the power to remit. Through intercession we can remit a person’s sins, so even though he has sown to the flesh and deserves to reap corruption (Gal. 6:8), he will not reap what he has sown. This is done for the purpose of loosing a person from the bondage that Satan desires to hold him in, until he sees the light and repents. This is only a temporary situation and must be continually repeated if the person we are praying for continues to live in sin. On the other hand, there are times when it is not in the best interest of the individual to remit his sins. There are times when he needs to be made painfully aware of the consequences of his sins. In these cases, we have power to retain his sins; that is, we withdraw our intercession and he reaps what he sows in hope that this will cause him to turn back to God. Andrew’s Gospel Truth television broadcasts air M-F @ 6:30 a.m. ET on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). Help/Prayer Line: 719-635-1111

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16-SP-741 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made ASHLEY S. GILLESPIE AND JASON J. GILLESPIE to PHILIP E. GREER, Trustee(s), dated the 4TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2008 and recorded in BOOK 5345, PAGE 333, 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, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., 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 at 10:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 3RD, 2017, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of NEW HANOVER, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT 40, SEASONS IN EVERGREEN PARK, AS SHOWN ON THAT MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 41, PAGE 161, OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. TAX ID: R06700-006-016-000.Said property being located at: 3836 DAPHINE DRIVE, WILMINGTON, NC 28409-2846. PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: JASON J. GILLESPIE AND ASHLEY D. STRONG. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of fortyfive cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/ or state land transfer tax and/ or revenue tax. 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 Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e). 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 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

any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. That 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 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 the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. N.C.G.S. 45-21.16(b)(2). This the 6TH day of December, 2016. Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 12/22 and 12/29/2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 307 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jerome Jacobs and Wanda Jacobs to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 5262, Page 2755, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 3, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 16, Section 1, Compton Crossing Subdivision, recorded in Map Book 25, Page 142, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2905 Carthage Drive, Wilm-

ington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. 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 ter-

mination. 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: 1181462 (FC.FAY) 12/22 and 12/29/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Harry E. Gouck, 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 Brian G. Morrison, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 3rd day of March, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 1st day of December, 2016. Janet J. Gouck, Executrix of the Estate of Harry E. Gouck Brian G. Morrison Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Timothy J. Noonan, 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 Lauren N. Page, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 3rd day of March, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 1st day of December, 2016. Lorraine U. Noonan, Executor of the Estate of Timothy J. Noonan Lauren N. Page Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the ESTATE OF HELENE MOLTZ STEIGER, 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 March 5, 2017, 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 under-

signed c/o The MacDonald Law Firm PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road Suite 102, Wilmington NC 28403. This the 1st day of December 2016. HANS R. STEIGER, ADMINISTRATOR Estate of HELENE MOLTZ STEIGER James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2016 Co-Executors’ Notice The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executors of the estate of David Scott Corbett, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 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 the 1st day of December, 2016. Diana G. Corbett Shannon Corbett Maus Co-Executors 1931 Hawthorne Road Wilmington, NC 28403 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22/2016 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 Richard Owen Parrott 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 10th 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 8th day of December, 2016 Nancy L. Parrott, Executrix 8026 Sidbury Road Wilmington, NC 28411 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Tommy Ray Lanier 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 17th 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. Francis Lanier, Administrator 1002 S. 16th Street

Wilmington, NC 28401 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2016 & 1/5/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of 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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF ANN DAVIS CONNOR All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Ann Davis Connor, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Christine Connor Broyer, Executor of the decedent’s estate, at the offices of Wessell & Raney, L.L.P., 107-B N. 2nd Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 or P.O. Box 1049, Wilmington, NC 28402 on or before March 20, 2017, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above-named Executor. This 8th day of December, 2016. Christine Connor Broyer, Executor c/o John C. Wessell, III Attorney for the Estate of Ann Davis Connor Wessell & Raney, L.L.P. P.O. Box 1049 Wilmington, NC 28402 Telephone: 910-762-7475 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2016 & 1/5/2017 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 James F. Rogers, Sr. 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 17th 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 Teresa R. Holzwarth, Executrix 301 Pierpoint Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/2016 & 1/5/2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Marguerite Lane Dooley 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 24th 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 22nd day of December, 2016. David E. Dooley, Executor 124 Dellwood Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 12/22, 12/29/2016 & 1/5, 1/12/2017 Planning Board Public Notice The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: A Conditional Use Permit application for The Workshop (currently a coffee/retail use) located at 86 Waynick Boulevard. The applicant has requested that the use of The Workshop be modified to allow the establishment to also operate as a take-out restaurant which is a conditional use in the C-1 Commercial Zoning District. 12/22/16

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