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GenX, election, snow and fires highlight 2017 Year in Review From concerns over water quality to a solar eclipse to elections in November, Wrightsville Beach saw many notable events over the course of 2017. Here are some of the highlights from an eventful year.

January Wrightsville Beach mourned repeat flotilla winner Paula Sturdy, who died unexpectedly at the age of 60. The Grand View Apartments sought a permit for a dock into the Intracoastal Waterway. During its annual retreat, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen got its first look at a plan to upgrade Wrightsville Beach Park. Wilmington approves upgrades to the parking lot at Docksides.

February Blockade Runner general manager Nicolas Montoya elected to be the chairman of the New Hanover County tourism board. Wrightsville Beach firefighter Sam Profitt raises $10,000 at the annual Cape Fear Heart Ball for the American Heart Association. T h e Wr i g h t s v i l l e B e a c h Museum of HIstory launches fundraising campaign to move Ewing-Bordeaux Cottage. After starting the paper 14 years earlier, then-publisher Pat Bradford turned ownership of Lumina News to Terry Lane, who was the paper’s news director.

March After the Ogden Skate Park opened to the public at the beginning of the month, cold weather returned on March 19 when

approximately an inch of snow fell, the first measurable snowfall in Wilmington since 2015. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen approved funding new cameras for town streets and the town hall. The Wilmington City Council approved an 11.9 acre housing development on Airlie Road. Wrightsville Beach mourned the death of 21-yearold Hunter Cooper and Johnnie Baker, longtime owner of the Bridge Tender Marina and Fish House Grill.

Clockwise from left, Johnnie Baker, longtime owner of the Bridge Tender Marina and Fish House Grill, died in March. A Monday, April 24 fire destroyed the back decks of the house at 42 Pelican Drive. Brian Harmon won the Wells Fargo Championship at Eagle Point Golf Club. Snow fell in March for the first time in two years. The Wrightsville Beach Foundation and Wrightsville Beach Firefighters Association teamed up to buy an infrared camera for the department’s drone. Local artist Sean Ruttkay was featured by the annual Azalea Festival.

April Elise Running was awarded the 2017 Nancy Faye Craig Volunteer of the Year Award by the Town of Wrightsville Beach while the board of aldermen debated

whether the town should put up welcome banners. Deliquent taxes to the county fell for the third straight year. Local artist Sean Ruttkay was the spotlight artist for the annual Azalea Festival.

The Wrightsville Beach Foundation and the Wrightsville Beach Volunteer Firefighters Association donated funds to help the Wrightsville Beach FIre Department purchase a new infrared thermal imaging camera for its unmanned aerial vehicle. Meanwhile, a fire on April 24 did

$1 million in damage to a $3.9 million home on Pelican Drive. No one was injured in the blaze.

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Former area bartender fulfills dream as new owner of Banks Channel By Terry Lane Staff Writer

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With 20 years experience as a bartender and server at local restaurants, Ashley Adams said she plans to bring her passion and her ideas to Banks Channel Pub & Grille at 530 Causeway Drive after purchasing the restaurant in November.

From Buddy’s to Boca Bay to Brasserie du Soleil, she’s been a familiar face at Wrightsville Beach area restaurants and bars for nearly two decades. Now, Ashley Adams can be found at Banks Channel Pub & Grille at 530 Causeway Drive, but not in her former role as bartender, as the longtime local service employee has purchased the restaurant, allowing her to put her experience and passion into owning the establishment. “To be able to make my mark on Wrightsville Beach and have a place of my own, it’s a dream come true,” Adams said. In a town that caters to visitors, Adams said Banks Channel has been, and will remain, the spot that many locals seek out. And while changes will come, they will happen gradually, she said. “This will remain a place that

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the locals can come to,” Adams said. “Here you can live like a local and feel like a local.” Adams, who purchased the restaurant along with her boyfriend Doug Barker, will be the face of the restaurant. While Barker will work “the numbers,” Adams plan

“To be able to make my mark on Wrightsville Beach and have a place of my own, it’s a dream come true,” Adams said.

is to work the crowd. “It’s important for me to be in front of people,” said Adams, who said 20 years of experience at a host of local restaurants has taught her the art of hosting and throwing parties. Her dream of moving from

behind the bar and into ownership didn’t come without sacrifice, however. Adams and Barker had saved for years for the opportunity, which presented itself when former owner Damon Scarpelli approached them in early 2017 about taking ownership of the restaurant. But negotiations were long, taking from January until Nov. 1 to reach an agreement. “It was a lot of missed vacations but in the end, it was worth it,” Adams said. Among her first challenges is one that every local business owner faces: surviving the off season. However, Adams said the restaurant offers several features that make it attractive to locals and offer a path to success for the restaurant. With TVs positions around the restaurant, sports helps keep crowds coming through the door, as Adams anticipates football bowl games and playoffs, as well n See BANKS Page 2

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concluded with Hank Miller winning re-election to a second term on the board and the town’s planning committee chairman Ken Dull winning election to the board on his first attempt. Chris Brown, a member of Wrightstville United Methodist Church, completed a cross-country bike trek when he dipped his front tire into the ocean at the Stone Street access. After 25 years of trying, the Capt. Bob Bleeker and Alan Murray won the overall prize for their Lumina Pavilionthemed entry into the North Carolina Holiday Flotilla. Their boat also paid homage to Sturdy. Meanwhile, local paddleboard racer April Zilg won the Surf to Sound challenge before relocating to California later in the month. During its November meeting, after a debate over preservation of the town’s commercial districts, the board of aldermen approved permits to build “Atlantic View,” which would put 11 duplexes in the vacant lot next to Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. The flotilla weekend festivities ended with the arrest of two men on rape and kidnapping charges at a party in Wrightsville Beach.

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Wilmington as the Wells Fargo Championship at Eagle Point Golf Club delighted fans. The tournament raised $100,000 for Wilmington’s First Tee. The Wrightsville Beach Marina reopened after a $4 million renovation while the town received an anonymous gift of $10,000 to install three pet fountains on The Loop. Capt. Sterling Powell retired after 35 years on the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department.

June The driver of a skiff was arrested after he launched the boat airborne at the Bridge Tender Marina and onto other boats, where fortunately no one was injured while the Doc Fees, a Wrightsville Beach-based boat, won the wahoo category at the annual Big Rock Tournament in Morehead City. Two 25-yearold agave plants at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort bloomed. The local ABC board proposed moving the ABC Spirits Store on

Clockwise from top left, a skiff went airborne at Bridge Tender Marina in June. The crew at Jimmy’s at Red Dogs brought in 201 bikes for its Toys for Tots gift drive. Wrightsville Beach police officers help push out a car that drove into Poe’s Tavern in November. Capt. Sterling Powell retired from the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department after 35 years. Joey Jacobs, center, tagged the 7-foot tiger shark caught off Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, with the help of friends Gio Malacara, left, and Rob Kimball, right.

Wrightsville Avenue to a new site on the street closer to the town. Friends of Tom Moorefield remembered him with a paddle out, following his death in May.

July Traces of Gen X, the chemical compound linked to cancer and discovered in the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority water supply, was also found in a well

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as the “March Madness” basketball tournament, to provide a wintertime boost. Having two separate bars in the restaurant is another feature that Adams said could help draw in diverse crowd and emphasize the variety of options available at the restaurant. Where the front bar and game room are ideal for more rowdy activities like last month’s “Stasch Bash” for Mustaches for Kids, the dining room and sidebar offer an opportunity for more formal events. “With our size, having two bars, we have elements that no other place around here can offer,” she said. “It’s not stuff here, but it can be upscale.” Promotion is another element that Adams said

used by Wrightsville Beach. A shark hooked at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier bit a man as anglers attempted to tag it as part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tracking program. The Coast Guard rescued five people after their boat capsized near Masonboro Island. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard also forwarded a proposal that would bring an 87-foot cutter to the Wrightsville Beach Station.

she will focus her efforts. She’s increased the social media presence of the restaurant, including more frequent photos the popular Tuesday trivia contest and of what Adams said was the restaurant’s best kept secret - it’s weekend breakfast. “We have the best breakfast on the Island,” she said. “Growing the breakfast crowd will be one of my biggest focuses. You have to get them early in the day.” Adams said her experience working for some of the area’s most successful restaurant owners has given her a view of what it takes to be successful over the long term. “It gave me a well-rounded scope of how to handle things,” she said. “I learned from the best restaurateurs in the area and saw what they did to create longevity and success.”

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After the state legislature approved the so-called “Brunch Bill,” Wrightsville Beach followed suit by approving 10 a.m. alcohol sales on Sunday. A lightning strike set a Wrightsville Beach home on fire, causing $25,000 in damages, while police ticketed a helicopter pilot for landing on a plot of land by the Salisbury Bridge. The Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue competition team earned a third-place finish in the south regionals.

August Wilmington watched as a solar eclipse streaked through the sky on Monday, Aug. 21. The Oprah Winfrey Network featured IndoJax Surf Charities on its program “The Hero Effect.” The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries certified a new state record for gag grouper after the 47 pound fish was caught about 30 miles off Wrightsville Beach. After more than a quarter century working for the Town of Wrightsville Beach, clerk Sylvia Holleman was honored as the North Carolina Clerk of the Year by the North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks. A tree was planted in her honor in November. Rob Kelly, of Ocean City, N.J., won the 12th annual O’Neil Sweetwater Pro-Am on Aug. 20. Two men were charged after their jump off of the Causeway Bridge prompted a helicopter search.

September Hurricane Irma brought 40 mile per hour winds and storm surge to Wrightsville Beach, but caused no major damage. However, the strong surf created several rescue scenarios for Wrightsville Beach lifeguards, including rescuing five people at once. The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen granted land in the town’s historic square so the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History could move the historic cottage at 405 N. Lumina Ave. John McLatchy, owner of the Bridge Tender Restaurant and the Fish House Grill, died. The Carolina Yacht Club hosted the 2017 Lightning North American championships.

October Wrightsville Beach surfer Ben Bourgeois delivered water filtration systems to storm-ravaged caribbean nations. A Cary, N.C. woman died after being pulled from the surf in Wrightsville Beach. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded $9.5 million in funding for a winter renourishment project in Wrightsville Beach.

November Poe’s Tavern got a jolt when a woman drove her car into the restaurant. A wide open, five candidate race for two seats on the town’s board of aldermen

The month began with a record setting run for two local charities, as both Hope from Helen and Mustaches for Kids set fundraising records as their events came to a close in December. Meanwhile, Red Dogs -- the night club in Wrightsville Beach whose ownership has often been at odds with the town’s board -- closed after its liquor permit was not renewed, though ownership said it would continue to challenge the decision. The town’s public works department worked to fix a sewer main leak that spilled 75,000 gallons of raw sewage into the Intracoastal Waterway. The town’s board of aldermen saw a change when Lisa Weeks said goodbye after an eight year term and newly-elected alderman Ken Dull took the oath of office. Dull joined the other aldermen in approving a permit that would allow Poe’s Tavern to purchase and demolish the neighboring Middle of the Island building for parking. With attention turning to the Christmas Holiday, the town again held its decorating contest along with the Harbor Island Garden Club, where King Neptune repeated as the winners for best business and the Weeks home on 408 N. Channel Drive won for best home decorations. And while the Toys for Tots fundraiser at Jimmy’s at Red Dogs only set out to bring in 20 bicycles to be donated to underprivileged kids, the town responded, with the downtown bar bringing in more than 200 bikes.

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Cape Fear Realtors present Paul Sullins Community Service Award Cape Fear Realtors Association, a non-profit Realtor alliance representing the interests of residential real estate brokers throughout the Cape Fear area, recently presented the 2017 Paul Sullins Community Service Award to Tim Milam, president of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage. The Paul Sullins Community Service Award is presented annually to a Realtor who has gone above and beyond to serve the community. The Award was created in 2009 in

Milam honor of Paul Sullins, a Realtor who worked in the downtown office of Network Real Estate and who died in 2006 at the age of 45. The award was presented to Milam on Monday, December 4 by Sherri Pickard, past president of Cape Fear Realtors and Managing Broker of the Autumn

Hall office of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage. Milam’s community activities include serving as the 2014 and 2015 Board Chairman of the United Way of Wilmington, and the 2015 Board Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Wilmington District. Under Milam’s leadership, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage has been a long-time supporter of the Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity and has built six Habitat homes. Milam has also served on Habitat’s Advisory Council. Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage has been a major sponsor of numerous non-profits and foundations in the Greater Wilmington community, include the Friends of the Battleship North Carolina Generations Campaign, Cape Fear Community College Foundation, New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation, The Carousel Center, Willie Stargell Foundation, Brigade Boys & Girls Club, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and Operation Home Front. Milam is a member of the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association and Business Alliance for a Sound Economy (BASE). Coldwell Banker Sea Coast

Advantage is the largest and best-selling real estate company in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Onslow counties, with $1.4 billion in closed sales volume and 6,364 closed sales transactions in 2016. Sea Coast Advantage was founded in Wilmington, NC in 1988 and joined Coldwell Banker in 1993. Sea Coast Advantage is staffed by more than 475 real estate agents in 13 offices in Wilmington (Autumn Hall and Midtown), Leland, Jacksonville, Carolina Beach, Topsail Island, Hampstead, Southport, Sneads Ferry, South Brunswick, Oak Island, Holden Beach and Calabash. Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage also has an ownership interest in 18 Coldwell Banker Advantage offices in Raleigh, Fayetteville and Southern Pines and six Coldwell Banker Chicora Advantage offices in Myrtle Beach, SC. Together, these 36 offices and 1,045 agents closed $3 billion in sales and 14,450 in transactions in 2016. In 2016, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage was the #1 Coldwell Banker company in NC, #3 in North America in sales volume and #4 in North America for closed transactions

Military Cutoff Extension to provide Major Improvements in New Hanover County The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $95 million contract to extend Military Cutoff Road to U.S. 17 in Wilmington. The contract, awarded to Balfour Infrastructure Inc. of Wilmington, includes extending Military Cutoff Road by four miles from Market Street to U.S. 17. The project includes grading, paving, drainage improvements, sound walls, bridges and culverts north of Market Street. The contractor also will build interchanges where the road now meets Market Street and at the

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new intersection at U.S. 17. Once completed in 2022, the Military Cutoff Extension will provide greater connectivity to Market Street and improve access to Ogden, Wrightsville Beach, Mayfaire and surrounding areas. To accommodate the new interchange, Market Street will be widened between Gordon Road and Middle Sound Loop Road. The improvements to Market Street include an updated drainage system; a concrete median to reduce crashes and improve traffic flow; upgraded drainage to remove water from the road

and new on and off ramps. The relocation of utility lines on Market Street, as part of the pre-construction phase began in summer of 2017. Construction is scheduled to begin as soon as Jan. 2018, and is expected to be completed by spring 2022. Some lane closures will be needed but no detours are proposed at this time. This was one of nine road and bridge projects recently awarded by the department. They were worth about $275.3 million, about $12.7 million under engineer estimates.

Wilmington Sees Spike in Heroin Overdoses The Wilmington Police Department and Coastal Horizons Center are warning citizens that heroin overdoses have spiked over the past few days. Wilmington Police responded to at least nine heroin overdoses on Monday and expect there were more unreported incidents. In several incidents the users received life-saving measures from Emergency Medical Personnel and survived the overdose. The recent overdoses indicate that both recreational and regular daily users of heroin are at great risk of death. “When heroin overdoses are on the rise, it can mean that inexperienced and recreational users are not able to tolerate the strength of the heroin being sold on the streets. The effects can be life threatening, and those effects can also be further intensified to the point of being even more dangerous with other drugs – including alcohol,” says Kenny House, Vice President of Clinical Services at Coastal Horizons Center Even for regular daily users of heroin, or other

similar drugs (such as Vicodin and Oxycontin), these overdoses indicate that risk of death are at a high level. Regular daily users are encouraged at this time to seek medical assistance and treatment, rather than put themselves at continued risk. As stated previously, combining heroin with other drugs – including alcohol – puts the user at the highest risk level for overdose and death. “While we are committed to arresting those who sell and possess illegal drugs we are also mindful of the need for treatment for addiction. We want to encourage heroin users as well as other substance abusers to seek help “, says Ralph Evangelous, Chief of Police. Wilmington Police Department Statistics Overdose Totals 2016 467 2017 (to date) 527 Overdose Deaths 2016 51 2017 32

CFCC Receives Scholarship to Support Wood Boat Building Program

Cape Fear Community College Foundation recently received a $3,000 donation from the organizers of the Southport Wooden Boat Show to fund an annual scholarship for students in CFCC’s Wooden Boat Building program. The group presented a check to Marine Technology Chairman, Jason Rogers, Wooden Boat Building Program Director Mark Bayne, and Acting CFCC President Jim Morton. The scholarship is funded from the proceeds of the group’s annual boat show, now in its eighth year. Held each September at Southport’s historic Old Yacht Basin, the event showcases a variety of traditional wooden boat constructions including kayaks, iconic fishing boats, rowboats and more. Chris Schnell, Frank Clark, and Lee Maxwell, on behalf of SWBS organizers, choose to fund a scholarship at CFCC because “it helps showcase

what we do.” “We feel it’s important to encourage the art and craft of wooden boat construction.” Rogers explained that scholarships like the Southport Wooden Boat Show “make all the difference in the world to a student being able to learn this tradition.” With it he noted, “This important expertise will continue for generations.” “We are delighted and very grateful for the continued support of Southport Wooden Boat Show,” said Wendy Littlefield, CFCC Foundation Director of Annual Giving. “Their generous gift will make an impact on many students who want to further their education and professional growth.” For more information about the Southport Wooden Boat Show, visit www.southportwoodenboatshow.com.

AREA BRIEFS Town of Wrightsville Beach Collection of Live Christmas Trees

Town Employees will pick up Christmas Trees, placed on the curb, free of charge until Wednesday January 31, 2018

Holiday Lights Recycling Now through January 5

New Hanover County’s Public Library, Environmental Management Department, and Keep New Hanover Beautiful are offering free holiday lights recycling throughout the county. Residents can bring lights to collection bins located at all four NHC Library locations, the mobile HazWagon and Household Hazardous Waste facility, and Wrightsville Beach Recycling Center. Lights will be recycled locally and the proceeds will benefit Keep New Hanover Beautiful.

Healing for those who have lost a loved one

M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, 1406 Physicians Drive in Wilmington. Pre-registration is required; to register, call 796-7991. Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a six-week, no cost grief program for those coping with the death of a spouse or partner. The group will meet Wednesdays, Jan. 17-Feb. 21, from 2:304:30 pm at the Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, 1406 Physicians Drive in Wilmington. Pre-registration is required; to register, call 796-7991. Most of us have loved and lost special people in our lives and

we understand that coping with grief is a challenging process. If you and/or your friends and family are having difficulty dealing with the loss of a loved one, we are here to help. Throughout the year, we offer compassionate care, educational and enrichment opportunities that support many types of loss in safe and familiar environments. Because of our generous donors, these caring, no cost groups, camps and workshops are available to all. Your donation is always appreciated.

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Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer a no cost grief program for those coping with the loss of an adult child. The group will meet Mondays, Jan. 22-Feb. 26, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at the Dr. Robert

Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Arrests • George Cunningham III was charged with DWI, possession of marijuana/paraphernalia, and careless and reckless driving.

Citations • Jason Andrew Soles was cited with an expired registration and an expired inspection. • Grace Stutzenburg was cited with driving after consuming under 21. • David Whipple and Samuel Renzulli were cited with speeding.

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Neighborhood North Carolina Floral Design Exhibition Inspired by Art Leading floral designers in North Carolina will gather in Wrightsville Beach to showcase their floral creations inspired by fine art, Jan. 11-14, 2018. The four-day Art & The Bloom exhibition and competition includes expert courses in floral design, botanical illustration and art, building terrariums, millinery fashion shows, raffles, and a presentation-book signing for Gardening in the South: The Complete Homeowner’s Guide, by Mark Weathington, director of Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University. “Our first year was a huge success,” said co-chair Barb Bittler, member of the New Hanover Garden Club. “The artwork was from a collection at Cameron Art Museum. This year’s artwork will come from private collections and the Wilmington Art Association. Floral designers receive their art assignment from a blind draw weeks before the event. “The judges this year are Frances Thrash from Virginia and Pam Braun from Tennessee. Both are nationally accredited judges and Flower Show School Instructors through the National Garden Club. “Friday morning, judge Frances Thrash is going to create four different floral designs. Friday afternoon, judge Pam Braun will be talking about botanical arts, which is a new division in flower shows for the National Garden Club. “Preston Montague, a botanical illustrator from Durham, will present a workshop on how to make your greeting cards from what you might find in your garden. Montague is the creator of the Codex Carolinum alphabet series, using native or naturalized plants of North Carolina to encourage natural science literacy. “Kim Fisher, a local floral designer originally from Washington, D.C., will be leading a workshop in how to create a terrarium out of succulents. Kim’s experience includes floral design for several presidents and the Catherine Zeta-Jones wedding. “Floral design winners receive a beautiful ribbon, a cash award, and bragging rights. Last year’s best of show winner, Brittany Wells of Verzaal’s Florist in Wilmington is returning to defend her title. “Mark Weathington from Raleigh’s Raulston Arboretum will present his new book and host a book signing on Sunday

afternoon,” said Bittler. New Hanover Garden Club, organizer of Art & The Bloom, is federated through the National Garden Club and Garden Clubs of North Carolina. The event’s proceeds will benefit gardening projects for nonprofit organizations. All activities will be held at host

Oceanfront Dining Sat. January 13 • 9 AM-5 PM: Exhibition • 10 AM-12 PM: “Octopus’s Garden” Terrarium Workshop by Kim Fisher of Coastal Terra. A 2-hour instruction on making a contained

Humbled hunter recalls mistakes in the marsh As told by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn, U.S. Coast Guard

hotel Blockade Runner Beach Resort. 2018 Art & The Bloom Itinerary: Thurs. January 11 • 6-8 PM: Preview Party and Exhibition – Blockade Runner Beach Resort Fri. January 12 • 9 AM-8 PM: Exhibition • 10 AM-12 PM: Floral Design Demonstration by Frances Thrash, NGC Flower Show School Instructor and Master Judge • 1-3 PM: The New Botanical Arts … Making a Flower Show Fun for Everyone by Pam Braun, NGC Flower Show School Instructor and Master Judge • 3-4 PM: Fashion Show of Hats by Jan Wutkowski, milliner at aMuse Artisanal Finery – including a two-course afternoon tea service by EAST

succulent garden including plant selection, building techniques, maintenance, and display – materials provided. • 1-3 PM: Botanical Card Drawing by Preston Montague, artist, professional botanical illustrator, educator, and landscape designer from Durham. Instruction covers the basics of botanical illustration. Includes all supplies. • 3-4 PM: Fashion Show of Hats by Jan Wutkowski, milliner at aMuse Artisanal Finery – including a two-course afternoon tea service by EAST Oceanfront Dining Sun. January 14 • 9 AM-4 PM: Exhibition • 1-3 PM: Gardening in the South presentation and book signing by Mark Weathington, Director of North Carolina State University’s Raulston Arboretum. How to grow your dream garden in the South.

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ot something on your mind about Wrightsville Beach? Lumina News has openings for guest writers from the Wrightsville Beach area. Business owners, clergy, politicians and students are all invited, but you don’t need a title, just an idea. If you’re interested, write me at terrylane@luminanews.com or call (910) 719-9180.

I was shivering in a marsh one drenched December dusk with only a bruised ego for company. But my pride was giving way to a growing fear about my predicament. The pelting rain and occasional taunt from a duck’s beating wings were all I could hear over my chattering teeth. My mind churned with stories of accidents where a hunter didn’t make it home. Ones where people read about it in the paper, then shake their heads and think, “That guy was so foolish.” I knew because I’d been one of those readers. Now I was that guy. Excitement about a duck hunting trip that morning had really clouded my judgment. Now I was stranded in an aluminum boat after a rapidly-receding low tide. If I’m not lying, I was worried. Duck hunting is an inherently dangerous, labor-intensive endeavor, largely because of the cold conditions and the places you need to be to succeed. There are countless reasons to always hunt with at least one companion. One reason is to make critical decisions together. After a friend canceled on our hunting plans that morning, my mistake of going out alone now haunted my old boat, stuck and surrounded in waist-deep mud. So did some other foolhardy assumptions I made. I convinced myself there was no real need to tell anyone where I was going or when I’d be back since I was planning to hunt less than a mile from the boat launch. I had my cell phone, that was enough. EPIRBs and marine radios were for people

heading offshore or to the middle of nowhere, I told myself. I chose to ignore that I had no way to recharge my phone, as well as the brisk conditions that robbed it of power. I assumed the depth of the water where I was hunting would remain good for two more hours at least, based on what the tide seemed to be doing. Finally, completely wrapped up in the hunt, I lost track of the tide and the time. As far as duck hunting was concerned, I was in an awesome position: hidden from sight, with ducks approaching my decoys both on the water and from the air. It wasn’t until there were less than four inches of water left under me that I realized I was stranded. I tried to push out of there through the reeds and the mud, but it was useless. Soon my boat was sitting on the bottom. An icy rain began to pelt my back as I dug into my pockets for my cell phone. I made a call to my buddy and explained my situation. He rightfully mocked me for being a fool, but told me to check in with him later. I’d simply have wait for the tide to return. At least now I had someone back on shore who understood my situation and location. As the day’s light began to dim, I realized I was shivering. I’d dressed for a day hunt. I had on a relatively waterproof pair of pants and jacket. But it was now pouring rain, with an air temperature of about 39 degrees. Water was penetrating my gear. I was in the early stages of hypothermia when the cold killed my phone’s battery. My shivering grew steadily more violent. I began to experience mild confusion. While silhouettes of mice climbed reeds to peek at the quivering intruder,

larger shapes of the marsh played tricks on my mind. I began to wonder what sort of dangerous, hungry creatures lurked nearby. Still there was nothing to do but wait. Those were some long hours. I ate some crackers I’d brought along, sipped a sports drink and passed time by making up haikus. I recall one in particular: Stuck in marsh nine hours Cold and wet but stay with boat Patience, tide rolls in The tide did eventually turn. By around 10 p.m., I could feel my boat begin to float. With weak and trembling arms, I used an oar to push the boat through the suction of the surrounding muck. I pulled the start on the ‘76 Johnson 2-stroke. It didn’t start at first. That engine never did. But lucky 17 was the charm. An hour later I arrived at my house, boat in tow behind my truck. The buddy I’d called just happened to be walking past, returning from a late dinner out. “Dude, are you okay?” he asked. “I’ve been calling. You’re an idiot, you know that right?” “Yeah, I know.” I said. “I’ll be fine after a hot shower.” I’d made it home without help, but was lucky to be home at all. I’d soon have been too weak to get myself out of there. Nobody plans to break down or get stuck out there in the dark. We all strive to avoid that. But going out alone, with no flares and no reliable means of communication, is a bad way to show our families we care. I no longer go out alone. I always go prepared for the worst. And I’ll never forget how lucky I am to have suffered those mistakes unscathed.

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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 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 of foreclosure sale, ter-

minate 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 12497 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Phone No: (704) 362-9255 Case No: 1212215 (CFC.CH) December 21, 28, 2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17-SP-640 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William D. Cothren to PBRE, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of July, 2015, and recorded in Book 5907, Page 866, 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 2, 2018, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Wilmington, in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the southern right of way line of Secondary Road 1322, 30 feet from the center line thereof, said point being located the following courses and distances from the intersection of the southern right of way line of Secondary Road 1322 and the northwestern right of way line of S.R. 1327, both right of way lines being 30 feet from the center line of said Roads; South 78 degrees 34 minutes West 156.70 feet, thence South 87 degrees 05 minutes West 129.95 feet, thence South 86 degrees 41 minutes 45 seconds West 68.64 feet, thence North 89 degrees 58 minutes 30 seconds West 45.84 feet, thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds West 104.76 feet to the beginning point, running thence from said beginning point South 01 degree 37 minutes 30 seconds West 200 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds West 80.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 01 degree 37 minutes 30 seconds East 200.00 feet to an iron pipe at the southern right of way line of S.R. 1322, thence with said right of way line South 88 degrees 22 minutes 30 seconds East 80 feet to the beginning.

bilities 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.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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.

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 responsi-

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.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon

termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 12497 6230 Fairview Road, Suite 315 Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 Phone No: (704) 362-9255 Case No: 1212213 (CFC.CH) December 21, 28, 2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 702 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Charles E. Stephen McKeown, Jr. and Teresa Edwards Mckeown (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Teresa Edwards McKeown) to Charles W. McGuire, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 5019, Page 1410, 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 2, 2018 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 Unit 5I, Water Street Center, a condominium according to the plat and plans thereof recorded in a Condominium Plat Book 12 at Pages 222 thru 232 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover Coun-

ty, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Including the Unit located thereon; said unit being located at 106 North Water Street Unit 5I, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, 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.

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LEGAL NOTICES 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 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 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: 1227069 (FC.FAY) December 21, 28, 2017 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16-SP-812 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made RICHARD L. JONES AND JANET L. JONES to PHILIP E. GREER, Trustee(s), dated the 17TH day of AUGUST, 2009 and recorded in BOOK 5432, PAGE 2765, 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 12:30 P.M. ON JANUARY 2, 2018, 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: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHESTNUT STREET, SAID POINT BEING 64 ½ FEET WESTWARDLY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHESTNUT STREET AND THE WESTERN LINE OF SEVENTEENTH STREET, AND RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT SOUTHWARD-

LY AND PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SEVENTEENTH STREET 105 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTHWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SEVENTEENTH STREET 105 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHESTNUT STREET, THENCE EASTWARDLY WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHESTNUT STREET 67 ½ FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND BEING PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 481, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, AND WITHOUT WARRANTY: ALSO A RIGHT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER AND UPON AND TO THE HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND TO THE PUBLIC ALLEY WHICH RUNS THROUGH BLOCK 481. BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHERN LINE OF THE TRACT FIRST ABOVE DESCRIBED, SAID POINT BEING 24 FEET EASTWARDLY FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER THEREOF, AND RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT EASTWARDLY WITH THE SAID SOUTHERN LINE 15 FEET TO A POINT THENCE SOUTHWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE WESTERN LINE OF SEVENTEENTH STREET; 50 FEET TO THE LINE OF A PUBLIC ALLEY, THENCE WESTWARDLY WITH THE LINE OF THE ALLEY 15 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTHWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH SEVENTEENTH STREET 50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TAX ID: R04818-010-012-000. NOTATION: The above described property currently has a property address of 1612 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, is the same property currently represented by New Hanover County Tax ID # R04818-010-012-000, and is the same property as is described in Book 1630, Page 1225, New Hanover County Registry as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the southern line of Chestnut Street, said point being 64 ½ feet westwardly from the intersection of the southern line of Chestnut Street and the western line of Seventeenth Street, and running thence from said beginning point southwardly and parallel with the western line of Seventeenth Street 105 feet to a point; thence westwardly and parallel with the southern line of Chestnut Street 67 ½ feet to a point; thence northwardly and parallel with the western line of Seventeenth Street 105 feet to a point in the southern line of Chestnut Street; thence eastwardly with the southern line of Chestnut Street 67 ½ feet to the point of beginning and being part of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 481, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington. And without warranty: Also a right of ingress and egress over and upon and to the hereinafter described tract or parcel of land to the public alley which runs through Block 481. BEGINNING at a point in the southern line of the tract first above described, said point being 24 feet eastwardly from the southwestern corner thereof, and running thence from said beginning point eastwardly with the said southern line 15 feet to a point; thence southwardly and parallel with the western line of Seventeenth Street 50 feet to the line of a public alley; thence westwardly with the line of the alley 15 feet to a point; thence northwardly and parallel with the Seventeenth Street 50 feet to the point of Beginning. Said property being located at: 1612 CHESTNUT STREET, WILMINGTON, NC 28401-3836 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: RICHARD L. JONES AND JANET L. JONES 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 forty-five 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 5TH day of December, 2017. 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 December 21, 28, 2017 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 361 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Dorothea Y. Register, (Dorothea Y. Register, Deceased) (Heirs of Dorothea Y. Register: Unknown Heirs of Dorothea Y. Register) to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 5183, Page 637, 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 2, 2018 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 Lots 3 and 4 in Block 47 of Summer Hill Subdivision as per map recorded in Map Book 2 at Page 11 New Hanover County Registry, reference to which hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1826 Waddell Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, 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 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

Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-2562819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Early Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday – Friday, noon. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-2563682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:1011 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-3920720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m. ST. ANDREW’S ON-THESOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1203605 (FC.FAY) December 21, 28, 2017 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 460 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Timothy L. Cotton and Ruth W. Cotton, (Ruth W. Cotton, deceased) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of April, 2010, and recorded in Book 5483, Page 840, 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 9, 2018 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 Lots 63A and 63B, Section II-B, of Wooden Shoe Subdivision, as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 28, Page 33 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also being the same property described in a deed to Timothy L. Cotton and wife, Ruth W. Cotton recorded March 9, 1988 in Book 1407, Page 1604 of the aforementioned Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5701 Dekker Road, Castle Hayne, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, 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 con-

vey 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 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 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: 1185170 (FC.FAY) December 28, 2017, January 4, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executrix of the Estateof Helen M. Brownell, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, (New Hanover County Probate File #17E1548) does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before March 23, 2018, 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 21st day of December, 2017 DEBRA LYNN BENSE, Co-Executrix SANDRA MARIE BROWNELL, CoExecutrix c/o Richard A. Horgan, Esq. Attorney at Law 1213 Culbreth Drive Wilmington, NC 28405-3639 (910) 256-0202 Dececmber 21, 28, January 4, 11, 2018 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 Josephine Fitzgerald (Deceased) 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 7th day of March 2018, 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 7th day of December 2017. Kelly Fitzgerald Ward, Executor, c/o James Adcock Attorney at Law PO Box 1055 Fuquay-Varina NC 27526 December 7, 14, 21, 28, 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NEW HANOVER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF

JOHN HENRY SHERMAN 17 E 1698 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against John Henry Sherman, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Barbara Barnes Wissbaum, Executrix of the decedent’s estate, on or before March 15, 2018 at 7818 McCarron Way, Charlotte NC 28215, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix. Barbara Barnes Wissbaum, Executrix Estate of John Henry Sherman c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 Publish: Lumina News 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 01/04 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17 E 1736 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GRETCHEN LOVETT LAMONT The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gretchen Lovett Lamont, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at the address set out below on or before the 23rd day of March, 2018, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below. This the 21st day of December, 2017. G. Edgerton Coble, Executor of the Estate of Gretchen Lovett Lamont c/o H. Kenneth Stephens, II Attorney at Law Post Office Box 2237 Wilmington, NC 28402 December 21, 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 2018 EXECUTRIX NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 17 E 1709 The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Edward S. Hutchison of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decendent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Post Office Box 1364, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, on or before the 2nd day of April, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar for their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 28th day of December, 2017. Nancy Suzanne Fahey, Executrix of the Estate of Edward S. Hutchison c/o Robert A. O’Quinn Attorney at Law Post Office Box 1364 Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 December 28, 2017, January 4, 11, 18, 2018 AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Constance S. Johnston, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 30th day of March, 2018, 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 28th day of December, 2017. Gwynne Raff, Executor of the Estate of Constance S. Johnston Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 December 28, January 4, 11, 18