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Town remembers Wynn 35 years after deadly fire By Terry Lane Staff Writer
Throughout his 30-minute review of the tragic Doak Apartment fire, the town’s former fire chief told the crowd at a local restaurant Tuesday night the harrowing tale of two firefighters who, on a cold December night, charged into a burning Wrightsville Beach building to help halt a spreading fire. One of those men, Jon Dennison, sat in the audience, reflecting on the events of which he was an integral part. The other man, Lt. Robert Wynn, was memorialized earlier that Dec. 6 evening in the plaza across the street that bears his name. “I go by there every now and then,” Dennison said of Wynn Plaza, where a marker telling the story of the fallen firefighter’s sacrifice was unveiled during the memorial. “It’s hard to hear about it again, I think I had gotten callous and used to it since it’s been 35 years, but n See WYNN Page 2
Recent whale sighting excites Johnnie Mercer’s Pier anglers By Terry Lane Staff Writer
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The Wrightsville Beach Fire Department honors Lt. Robert M. Wynn during a memorial service at Wynn Plaza on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the 35th anniversary of his death in the line of duty.
When Shelby Heiskell and her boyfriend set out for Johnnie Mercer’s Pier on Saturday, Nov. 26 she hadn’t planned on catching a whale, just some fish. But guided by her patience and quick reflexes, a whale was indeed what Heiskell caught, on video with her smartphone, as it surfaced near the pier. The sighting created a stir of curiosity among the anglers, with some who stated they had never seen a whale from the pier over decades of fishing there, Heiskell said. “It was very exciting to watch. n See WHALE Page 2
Hope from Helen raises $43,000 in three hours Town employees celebrate 25 years of service
By Johanna Ferebee Contributing Writer
While offers were accepted online, it didn’t stop bidders from attending the 12th annual Hope from Helen Surf Silent Auction on Friday night at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach. Organizers believe the auction fundraiser drew an estimated 1,000 attendees over the course of the evening, the largest gathering in the event’s history. “As someone who creates, if you’re a creator, this is what you aspire to give to,” said Sean Ruttkay, the 2017 North Carolina Azalea Festival’s featured artist who donated three large-scale water-themed pieces to this year’s occasion. “This is the biggest event of the year.” A longtime returning donor, Jim Mincher, owner of Two Wheeler Dealer, gifted a pink beach cruiser that was auctioned alongside several specialty
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Guests look at auction items during the 12th annual Hope from Helen Surf Silent Auction on Friday, Dec. 2 at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort.
surfboards, hand-crafted creations and hundreds of additional items donated by local artists and businesses. Event director Kelly Barnes said the annual event is the
Wrightsville Beach “party of the year.” “Everyone comes not only because they know they’re doing a good deed, but because they get to see everyone they love,”
Barnes said. With more than 40 volunteers, Barnes’ role in gathering over 250 auction items is “instrumental” in the event’s yearly success,
The Town of Wrightsville Beach celebrated two employees last week during its annual holiday lunch who have served the town for a quarter of a century, building community relationships and creating a sense of fellowship. Sylvia Holleman and William Bailey say it’s the community, not the money, that keeps them invested in their jobs. Holleman, town clerk, and Bailey, facilities maintenance supervisor, both live in Brunswick County but have dedicated most of their professional lives to working for Wrightsville Beach. “We love this town,” Holleman said. “We don’t live here, but we feel like we’re a part of it.” Both employees noted that they’ve taken ownership over their work here. Bailey started as the lowest paid employee in the town before moving up to the position of street crew leader in less than two years. Over the course of his 25 years on staff, he has worked on a variety of projects including collecting trash, pouring cement for the John Nesbitt Loop, cleaning bathrooms, installing walls and mapping the n See EMPLOYEES Page 2
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Local homebuilder says Airlie Road development will be residential By Terry Lane Staff Writer
While seeking to rezone 11 acres of property on Airlie Road next to the Galleria shopping center site for urban mixed use, developers will present a concept for a project of exclusively residential units to Wilmington’s Technical Review Committee on Dec. 8. The project, called Airlie at Wrightsville Sound, will feature 72 lots and initial plans
show it would include a driveway connecting it to the 7.5-acre Galleria site on Wrightsville Avenue. Wilmington home builder Dave Spetrino said Charlotte-based real estate developer State Street Companies was working to develop a plan that fit the residential and natural qualities of the street that’s been designated a North Carolina “scenic byway.” “Airlie Road is going to be residential,” said Spetrino, who said his Plantation Building
Corp. would be working on the project. “There’s not going to be a CVS there. It will have meandering streetscapes built around natural landscapes.” Spetrino said the development would fit with the city’s plans for neighborhoods that offer shopping and other commercial offerings within walking or bicycle distance of residents. Additionally, he said the entire site has been surveyed for trees to avoid having to take any down. In April 2015, the developers n See DEVELOPMENT Page 2
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The Town of Wrightsville Beach recognized Sylvia Holleman, town clerk, and William Bailey, facilities maintenance supervisor, for 25 years of service during the town’s annual holiday luncheon last week.
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tonight is humbling.” On the 35th anniversary of the fire that claimed Wynn’s life, the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department held its first memorial service for the firefighter, including the presentation about the events of Dec. 6, 1981, by former chief Everett Ward at the South Beach Grill. Both Dennison and Wynn ran into the burning Hanover Seaside Club building, Wynn said, going to the second floor before being cut off by the fire. Dennison survived after plunging 18 feet from a window, landing on the air pack he wore on his back. Wynn had managed to crawl underneath the smoke to a porch, where other firefighters spotted and recovered him. With second- and third-degree burns, Dennison spent 82 days in the hospital before eventually returning to service for the fire department that was then staffed by volunteers. “He didn’t quit, he came right back to us,” Ward said. But Dennison said that the experience shook him and when he couldn’t bring himself to enter a burning house at a later fire, he knew his time as a firefighter was over. “There were no more burning buildings for me. When the next real fire occurred, at the Burke house, I couldn’t go in,” said Dennison, who now lives in Wilmington and works as an import/export consultant. “Going into burning buildings, that’s what a fireman does. That’s what a fireman is.” Dennison was among other veterans of the Doak fire to attend, as a handful of former firefighters came out for the ceremony and presentation. Andy Bessellieu remembers a fire that burned so hot it melted the front of his helmet on a night that was so cold that the
back of his jacket was frozen. “It’s not like I could ever forget what happened, but today is a lot harder to handle than I thought it was going to be. It’s scratched the scab,” Bessellieu said. “Every time I see those photos, I think about something else that happened that night. I still remember everything about it.” To make sure the event stays in the town’s memory, current members of the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department wanted to honor the legacy of Wynn and the other firefighters that came before them, fire chief Glen Rogers said, which is why they pushed for a public ceremony to commemorate Wynn’s sacrifice. As part of the ceremony, the department debuted its newly formed honor guard, which led a march of more than a dozen local firefighters from Latimer Street to Wynn Plaza to start the ceremony. “It’s an honor for us that we were able to do this for the official remembrance of Lt. Wynn,” said firefighter and honor guard member Tom Hardy. “We are proud to honor his sacrifices.” Speaking on behalf of the town during the ceremony, alderman Hank Miller reflected on the fire, which occurred when he was 18, and the impact it had on the town. “He did not die in vain,”’ Miller said. “We have the department we have today because of him.” During the presentation, former chief Ward said that going over what happened that fateful night, which the fire department has done every year since the fire, has helped the town apply those lessons and build a modern firefighting department from it. “Every time we talk about this, something new comes out of it,” Ward said. “It shows that in a heartbeat, life can change forever.”
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said event founder Tony Butler. “It takes that many people to make it run as seamless as it does,” Butler said. Since the event’s inception in 2005, Butler has relied on friends, family and community members like Barnes, Ruttkay and Mincher to help build the cause into what it has evolved into today. “We all came together to help
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town’s storm drainage system. “When I first started, everybody in the department started in sanitation,” Bailey said. “The idea was that if you could last 30 days on a trash truck, you’d stick it out.” Although Holleman also works for the town, she has a very different role. As town clerk, she works closely with the board and oversees any support they need, writing minutes, resolutions and ordinances. In essence, she said, her work is all for the residents of Wrightsville Beach.
have aided in encouraging participation. After months of preparation, Butler said he was relieved to witness such an outpouring of support from his local community. “You never know if you do enough and so to see it really come up like this, it’s a humbling and really good feeling,” Butler said. “This is probably my favorite year.”
“I do what the residents want, because I work for them. Over the years they’ve become like family,” Holleman said. “They’d do anything for us.” Holleman said there are a handful of specific residents who she can call for help at any time, and Bailey remembered when residents supported him as his mother’s health was failing. These relationships and the friendships are what both Holleman and Bailey agreed makes their jobs enjoyable. They also reminisced about the unity among town employees in years
past when all departments shared a single building. “When we first came, it was more intimate,” Holleman said. “We’d have lunch together. You knew everybody’s name and there was a sense of fellowship.” Since that time, the town has grown significantly, and now most departments have their own buildings. Because of this, Holleman and Bailey don’t see as much of each other, but Holleman said she still calls Bailey whenever her door sticks and needs repairing. In the midst of the change they’ve seen, the two employees
said they work hard to continue to adjust to the changes around them. “I think one of the keys is to be flexible, because people come in with ideas and want to conquer the world,” Holleman said. “You can’t get stuck in the idea of keeping things how they’ve always been.” Both employees said that despite the many changes, they try to keep a consistently good work ethic and inspire those around them to put emphasis on customer service and doing every job right the first time. “We are a collection of people who take pride in this town and in what we do,” Bailey said.
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faced criticism after live oak trees on the Galleria site were cut down. “We know this land is going to be developed, we want it to be developed thoughtfully,” Spetrino said. The property’s landowners are asking Wilmington to rezone the lots from residential R-15 to urban-mixed use UMX zoning, with a conditional use. Urban mixed use allows for both commercial and residential use on the same property, generally with retail shops or offices on the ground level, with residential units on higher levels. While the developers are asking for a zoning change from residential to mixed-use, Spetrino said, it is making the application under zoning classifications that allow the city to stipulate how the property is used. In this case, the developers would be stipulating that all the project would be
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It was such an amazing thing to see,’” Heiskell said. “It was calm and people were frozen. Everyone was talking about what they had just seen.” While whale sightings are not unheard of in Wrightsville Beach, Heiskell said she talked with anglers who have been fishing from the pier for decades
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and have never heard of seeing a whale in the water. Neither has Shannon Slocum, the town’s park ranger, who has worked alongside the ocean for 15 years here, but not once seen a whale. However, Slocum said that a former owner of the Oceanic Restaurant claimed to once see a whale get so close to the Crystal Pier that it scratched its back on the wooden pilings. “I’ve seen a lot of unique animals here, but never a whale,”
Slocum said. The whale Heiskell captured on video wasn’t the first they’d seen from the pier that morning. But it was the first that came close enough to get a clear video. Heiskell said the first whale sighting was at about 8 a.m., and as many as four whales got within about 70 yards of the pier. “They would create a big mist. They were moving very slowly, almost like in a circle, and they would disappear for a while,” Heiskell said. A couple hours after the first sighting, Heiskell said they saw another group of whales, but again they were too far off the pier to get a decent sighting. Then, close to noon, Heiskell saw one whale heading right for Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, coming as close as 20 yards. Catching the giant ocean mammal on video required patience, and Heiskell watched the water for several minutes waiting to see the creature resurface for air. “I took six videos just waiting for it to come up,” she said. What’s not known is what breed of whale Heiskell saw last week. The fishermen on the pier speculated it was either a right whale or pilot whale.
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William McLellan, a marine mammalogy research associate at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, said the whales most common to the area are the North American right whale, which is critically endangered, and the humpback whale, which is fairly common and regularly swims very close to the beach. “It is not uncommon to see humpback whales swimming off any of the piers,” McLellan stated in an email. “The animals have just shown up now that the waters have cooled off and will stay here through the spring until the waters warm up again.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned boaters in early December to avoid migrating right whales and listed the waters off of Wilmington as a primary area where the whales could be spotted. “These animals are highly endangered as there are less than 500 of this species alive,” McLellan said. “These whales are heading south to give birth to this winter’s calves in the waters from Cape Fear south to the central east coast of Florida.” Email terrylane@luminanews.com
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local surfing community carried on the tradition of honoring her life through the event that now contributes to more than 40 charities. Friday was the event’s third year utilizing fundraising software, BidPal. Attendees placed bids through their mobile phones and were notified as soon as they were outbid. With more than $43,000 raised in three hours, event organizers believed this software may
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out because the surfing community is like a family, so that’s what we do,” Barnes said. “Hope from Helen started off helping Helen, and Helen wanted to continue to help everyone else. We do it in her memory for her wish.” Initially named Hope for Helen, Butler started the event to raise funds for his mother who had been diagnosed with stagethree lung cancer with no health insurance. After she died, Butler and the
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For The Record Question and photographs by Johanna Ferebee
The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History’s Jingle Bell 5K run and walk is Saturday, Dec. 10, where the museum will also feature its new Loop through History walking tour. We asked the museum board members: What is your favorite stop on the tour?
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“The swimsuit sign. It’s amazing to see all the progression from what used to be to what is now. So much less cloth but so much more money.”
“My favorite stop is ocean piers. My Aunt Janet is posing in the middle of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.”
“My favorite is the Lumina, because when I was a little girl I used to go to Lumina [Pavilion] and we would go swimming.”
“The one with the fire and police because they keep us safe while we’re having a good time.”
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“The one that tells about the trolly. I think it’s neat to learn how people used to get over to the beach.”
BEACH BRIEFS an Express Y for additional space until renovations are completed. Although the YMCA has additional funds to raise, the renovations are scheduled to begin in 2017. The new building will be named the Nir Family Y in honor of the family’s commitment to the organization. “I am happy to help a cause which will have a great impact on such a large group of people, a cause which is so dearly important to my family,” Nir said.
Planning board approves code changes The Wrightsville Beach Planning Board on Tuesday approved amending the town’s ordinances at the request of the town’s planning staff, which said the changes would help facilitate proposed upgrades to Wrightsville Beach Park. The board voted 4-1 to approve the changes, which alter the requirements for G-1 and P-1 zoning in the town. Only board member Jim Smith opposed the changes. The town hired real estate developer Scott Stewart in March to propose upgrades to the town’s parks, which will include a multiuse path and boardwalk-style path around the outskirts of the park, with a pier stretching into the nearby marsh. The town’s board of aldermen hasn’t yet considered the proposal. Smith said he worried about changing the P-1 conservation zones, as well as the potential for trash to end up in the nearby marsh. “Any time you mess with the conservation plan, you open a can of worms,” Smith said.
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Resort building new storm water runoff project Construction crews broke ground last week on a storm water reduction project at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort in Wrightsville Beach that will redirect runoff from recreational waters to a new system that will infiltrate and reuse runoff for irrigation. The system is designed to capture runoff from the hotel building, parking lot and nearby streets into a temporary storage chamber where the runoff can be reused for landscaping, reducing the hotel’s use of public drinking water for irrigation by an estimated 25 percent. The system design also allows for unused overflow to be stored in an underground infiltration system and to seep through the natural sandy ground. “Our ownership has always promoted a community-centric business approach, and this infiltration project is a wonderful opportunity to embrace a public/private community partnership,” said Feletia Lee, environmental coordinator for the resort. The North Carolina Coastal Federation, which is partnering with the Blockade Runner on the project, also built a series of storm water reduction installations around Wrightsville Beach.
The N.C. Coastal Federation received a grant to retrofit the Blockade Runner Beach Resort’s outfall pipes to reduce stormwater runoff into Banks Channel.
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“The higher goal is to use these very successful projects as demonstrations of what can be accomplished in a relatively easy and cost-effective way, and to see all of our coastal towns and highway planners incorporate these measures into their designs for new and existing development,” said Tracy Skrabal, a coastal scientist with the federation.
YMCA receives $2 million donation The Wilmington Family YMCA will name its renovated building for the family of a YMCA staff member after a $2 million donation from her son. The YMCA announced Friday that Dr. Oaz Nir, son of Dalia Nir, made the donation toward the proposed $9 million project, which will replace the damaged Market Street building that was destroyed by fire in 2015. The fire almost led to the complete destruction of the building, but the organization maintained use of parts of the building and opened
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• Theodore Martin Giedemann was cited with failure to move over for an emergency vehicle.
• Abigail Nenichka was warned for obstructing safe vehicle movement.
• Jose Alfredo Vallejoromero was cited with failure to move over for an emergency vehicle and driving without a license.
• Karen Ann McCorkle was warned for speeding. • Niki O. Nilsson was warned for a vehicle equipment violation.
• Jennifer Boehm was cited with speeding. • Jennifer Lynn Fitch was cited with driving while license revoked.
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• Lisa Schell was cited with speeding. • Jacqualyn Turner was cited with running a stop light.
Arrests • Mary Katherine Corey was charged with DWI.
• Matthew Ryan Blackwell was cited with failure to yield.
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• Patty Southerland Seitter was warned for running a stop light.
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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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If this is December, tis the season for more salvos in the annual “War Against Christmas.” So far, there don’t appear to be any major new fronts. The City of Wilmington generated some mild controversy for lighting a holiday tree instead of a Christmas tree. A school district in Oregon asked teachers not to use religiousthemed decorations or images like Santa on classroom doors or in offices. A municipality in Ohio is being pressured to remove a nativity display from the lawn of city hall. Assorted retail outlets are on a religious freedom organization’s “naughty list” for lacking mentions of “Jesus, nativity or biblical elements” in their advertising. There are similar reports from throughout the land, but no big controversies as of yet. Starbucks’ seasonal cup apparently hasn’t sent the faithful into a tizzy this year. Still, Christians will keep a watchful eye on those evil Grinches doing their best to hijack our holiday, ready to react to every slight. We’ll defiantly put the “Jesus is the reason for the season” and “We still say Merry Christmas” bumper stickers on our cars. But I have bad news for my fellow believers who expend energy fighting against the secularization of Christmas: We’ve already lost. The sad fact is the religious trappings of the holiday are all but gone, and have been for a long time, swallowed up by consumerism. For most of our country, the season is about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, buying, giving and getting presents. Neighborhood yard decorations are heavy on Santa, snowmen and reindeer; lighter on the manger scenes. The theme of giving is supposed to echo the greatest gift ever given, but how many truly meditate on the promise of a Savior born to die for the sins of the world? Christians have fired their own volleys in the war against Christmas across history. The early church did not celebrate the holiday. Theologians have argued that there is no biblical warrant or precedent for a festival celebrating the birth of Christ. The Puritans who settled in New England in
the 1600s were religious reformers who banned Christmas celebrations, scornful of its pagan and papist roots. Christmas didn’t become an official American holiday until 1870. I don’t side with the Puritans. We celebrate Christmas in my house. We have a tree chock full of an eclectic assortment of ornaments, collected over the years. Our traditions include watching the three greatest Christmas movies ever made — “White Christmas,” “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Muppet Christmas Carol.” Our now-adult children will be over on Christmas Eve (after church) to watch one of them. Neither am I ready to completely surrender the faith-based roots. Even in a diverse and pluralistic society the holiday we celebrate on Dec. 25 is Christmas, or Christ’s Mass — the celebration of the birth of the Christ child regardless of the time of year He was born. It’s worth pointing that out. It’s great that legal groups are around to say the Constitution does not prescribe a complete scrubbing of religion from the public square, and it’s OK to have nativity displays. But I am suggesting that Christians be a tad less quarrelsome this time of year. The mandate for believers is to make disciples, not engage in conflict. We should take our focus off whether a secular world acknowledges that Jesus is the reason for the season, and make sure we know that ourselves. Not just intellectually, but in our actions. Instead of bellicose belligerence, instead of having Starbucks baristas write Merry Christmas on our cups to force them to say the forbidden words, how about we call a truce with secular society? The baby’s birth we celebrate on Christmas grew up to be a man who said this: “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” This Christmas season, let’s show love and understanding, and practice peace on earth and goodwill toward men. And let’s remember that even if the secular seems more prevalent than the sacred, the message of the Christ child is timeless. And eternal. It can’t be silenced.
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Hook, Line & Sinker Fishing slowing but not stopping By Skylar Walters
The first week of December is behind us and while it hasn’t been all that eventful other than some rainfall, the inevitable is forecast to happen this weekend with a significant temperature drop. This doesn’t appear to be a very lengthy weather pattern, but it will probably be just enough to slow things down quite a bit for the remainder of the month. Water temperatures are still hovering in the lower 60s and this will be the first jolt that will considerably slow down the action that anglers have been enjoying the past few weeks. Surf anglers have been experiencing some decent mullet fishing in the sloughs and during the falling tides using fresh cut shrimp and sand fleas. The past few days have limited that action due to rough conditions but once the seas settle down the catching should resume and many anglers are expecting the fishing to get even better. Some old timers think the abundance of mullet hasn’t even arrived yet. Puffer fish have started showing up in good numbers and can be caught on fresh shrimp. Inshore, the speckled trout fishing has slowed considerably but there are still some fish to be found, you just have to work for them. The small fish haven’t shown up in big numbers yet, which is a good sign that the inshore trout fishing isn’t about to sputter
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out for the year. Some larger fish have been caught around the jetties and a few have been pulled from the surf when conditions allow. Soft artificial baits are working for most of the trout being found on the inside waters while the larger hard baits are working better for the larger fish in and around the ocean. Red drum are also continuing to be found in decent numbers around the docks and creek mouths. Fishing off the beach hasn’t been all that productive the past week, mainly because of the sea conditions. Before the blow, king mackerel were being found in good numbers in the 10- to 12-mile range. With the current weather changes, that fishing is more than likely to move off into the 20-mile range once things settle down, although they could migrate back a few miles depending on conditions. The bottom fishing has also been very good starting around 20 miles out but anglers have been experiencing many sharks in the shallower water so moving out another 5-10 miles may produce better fishing. The Gulf Stream action was looking decent with plenty of reports of wahoo and blackfin tuna being caught and once things settle down and boats can venture out again, the fishing should pick up right where it left off.
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ABRAHAM’S BOSOM December 08 Luke 23:43 “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” LUKE 23:43 The paradise that Jesus spoke of must have been the same place that Jesus called “Abraham’s bosom,” when He told the story of the rich man and Lazarus. Jesus descended into the lower parts of the earth after His death, and John 20:17 shows that it was some time after His resurrection before Jesus ascended back to His Father. Therefore, this paradise was “Abraham’s bosom” located in “sheol” in the lower parts of the earth. The phrase “led captivity captive” from Ephesians 4:8, refers to Jesus liberating the Old Testament saints. When Old Testament saints died, they went to a place in the center of the earth which is called “sheol” in Hebrew. It is the Hebrew word “sheol” that is translated “hell” in Psalm 16:10, which prophesies Jesus saying, “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption” (Acts 2:27-30). The ungodly dead also went to “sheol” but the teaching of Jesus in Luke 16:19-31 shows that there was a great gulf fixed between the two, and those in torment (hell) envied those who were enjoying the blessings of the Lord in the part of “sheol” that was called Abraham’s bosom or Paradise. Even though these Old Testament saints were blessed, they were not able to enter into the presence of the Lord because the atonement of Christ had not been completed. So, in that sense, they were captives. When Jesus died, He descended into “sheol” and took the captives captive. He took them to heaven, into the very presence of God and vacated that part of “sheol.” Now, all that’s left in “sheol” is hell. In the New Testament, the Greek word that is used to refer to this area is “hades” and it is only applied to the place of torment. 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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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, December 9, 2016 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: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EASTERN LINE OF EIGHTH STREET 55 FEET SOUTHWARDLY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF PRINCESS STREET; RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWARDLY ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF EIGHTH STREET 55 FEET; THENCE EASTWARDLY, PARALLEL WITH PRINCESS STREET 66 FEET; THENCE NORTHWARDLY, PARALLEL WITH EIGHTH STREET 55 FEET; THENCE WESTWARDLY, PARALLEL WITH PRINCESS STREET 66 FEET TO THE EASTERN LINE OF EIGHTH STREET, THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THE SAME BEING PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 172 ACCORDING TO THE WILMINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN; AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DAVID DURMAN AND WIFE LUCIDA M. DURMAN, BY THAT DEED RECORDED IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY IN BOOK 1184 AT Page 720. THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT TO ALL VALID AND ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES OF RECORD. And being the same property obtained by Grantor in Deed Book 1814; Page 561 of the New Hanover County Registry. FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD. The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone and being the same property having Tax Parcel Identification Number RO4817-026-002-000 and being more commonly known as 16 North Eighth Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.
To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s) 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 Kevin J. Hoey and wife Mary Anne Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone. 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”. 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. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: 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 10th day of November, 2016. 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 12/1 and 12/8/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 14 SP 1001 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE
OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY KEVIN J. HOEY AND MARY ANN CATRONE, husband and wife TO KENNETH W. MABE TRUSTEE for SECURITY SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: September 18, 2009 Recorded in Book 5438; Page 1730 Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5858; Page 1094 New Hanover County Registry NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone to Kenneth W. Mabe, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated September 18, 2009 and recorded in Book 5438; Page 1730 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
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LEGAL NOTICES agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, December 9, 2016 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: Tract 1: BEGINNING IN THE EASTERN LINE OF FIFTH STREET, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE FEET SOUTHWARDLY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHURCH STREET WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF FIFTH STREET, RUNS THENCE SOUTHWARDLY AND ALONG THE SAID LINE OF FIFTH STREET TWENTY-EIGHT AND ONE HALF FEET; THENCE EASTWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET SIXTYSIX FEET; THENCE NORTHWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH FIFTH STREET TWENTY-EIGHT AND ONE HALF FEET; THENCE WESTWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET SIXTY-SIX FEET TO THE EASTERN LINE OF FIFTH STREET, THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THE SAME BEING PART OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 91 ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, N.C. Tract 2: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE WESTERN LINE OF PRICE’S ALLEY 141 FEET SOUTHWARDLY FROM THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHURCH STREET AND BEING THE NORTHEASTERN MOST CORNER OF TRACT 3 OF THE PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY KAFAFAS BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1133 AT PAGE 1297 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, AND RUNNING THENCE WESTWARD PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET FORTY TWO FEET; THENCE SOUTHWARDLY PARALLEL WITH PRICE’S ALLEY TWENTY-EIGHT AND ONE-HALF FEET; THENCE EASTWARDLY PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET FORTY-TWO FEET TO THE WESTERN LINE OF PRICE’S ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWARDLY ALONG THE WESTERN LINE OF PRICE’S ALLEY TWENTYEIGHT AND ONE-HALF FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THE SAME BEING PART OF LOTS 2 AND 3, IN BLOCK 91, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT TEN FEET IN WIDTH, RUNNING ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN BORDER OF TRACTS 1 AND 2 OF THE PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY KAFAFAS BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1133 AT PAGE 1297 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, AND BEING BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID TRACTS, SAID EASEMENT TO BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE HERETOFORE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF PROPERTY, AND ONLY FOR SAID PURPOSE. And being the same property obtained by Grantor in Deed Book 1818; Page 116 and 1819; Page 462 of the New Hanover County Registry. FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD. The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone and being the same property having Tax Parcel Identification Numbers RO5409-005-002-000 and RO5409-005-010-000 and being more commonly known as 509 South Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s) 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 Kevin J. Hoey and
wife Mary Anne Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone. 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”. 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. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: 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 10th day of November, 2016. 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 12/1 and 12/8/2016 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
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: 1145574 (FC.FAY) 12/8 and 12/15/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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 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.
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Edwin Joe Slavic, deceased, are notified to present the same to Irvin J. Farmer, Executor of the Estate of Edwin Joe Slavic, to the address listed below on or before February 16, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment. This the 17th day of November, 2016. c/o Andrew Olsen, Attorney Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog, LLP Attorney for the Estate of Edwin Joe Slavic 319 N. 3rd Street, Suite 300 Wilmington, NC 28401 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, 12/08/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors for the Estate of Evelyn Weathers Riley (aka Evelyn W. Riley, Evelyn Riley), of Wrightsville Beach, New Hanover County, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at P.O. Drawer 25008, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27114-5008, on or before the 17th day of February, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 17th day of November, 2016. Kathy R. Dole, Co-Executor 2100 Royal Oaks Drive Raleigh, NC 27615 L. Randy Riley 84 Baltusrol Way Short Hills, NJ 07078 Send claims to: Estate of Evelyn Weathers Riley Kathy R. Dole & L. Randy Riley, Co-Executors c/o Neal E. Tackabery Blanco Tackabery & Matamoros, P.A. P.O. Drawer 25008 Winston-Salem, NC 27114-5008 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, 12/08/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family 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 TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF DORIS IONA RUDOLF 16 E 1254 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Doris Iona Rudolf, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I Nunalee, Administrator of the decedent’s estate, on or before February 18, 2017 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate pay-
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to the undersigned. This the 17th day of November, 2016. Ren Williamson, Executor c/o Robert A. O’Quinn, Attorney at Law Post Office Box 1364 Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, 12/08/2016
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The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Edward Wilson McDonough, Jr., deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby make notification to all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned’s attorney on or before February 16, 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’s attorney.
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This 17th day of November, 2016. Scott J. Rizzo The Rizzo Law Firm, PLLC Attorney for the Estate of Edward Wilson McDonough, Jr, 15720 Brixham Hill Avenue, Suite 300 Charlotte, NC, 28277 Carrie H. McDonough, Executor for the Estate of Edward Wilson McDonough, Jr, 2043 Harrison Street Wilmington, NC 28401 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, 12/08/2016
The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Margaret L. McCullough 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 February 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 24th day of November, 2016. Guineth Sue McCall Hart, Executrix 140 Pintail Lane Rocky Point, NC 28457 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15/2016
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The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Dorie Jean Salk, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of 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.
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 17th day of November, 2016. Sandra T. Campbell, Executrix P.O. Drawer 59 Wilmington, NC 28402 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, 12/08/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, Charles Kwon having qualified as the Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of O K Heui Hanna notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said Charles Kwon at the address set out below, on or before February 17, 2017, or this notice may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same. All persons indebted to said Decedent will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below. This the 17th day of November Charles Kwon Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of O K Heui Hanna c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR. 219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6 WILMINGTON, NC 28403 11/17, 11/24, 12/01, 12/08/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT FILE NO. 16 E 1479 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of JEAN M. VAN VELSOR 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 18th day of February 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment
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.
Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned 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
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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.
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