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The need for meter money

Dockside for permit upgrade to parking

Surfing winter waves

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By Terry Lane

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Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair knew expanding the town’s paid parking would be unpopular, but the extra meters and regulations serve two purposes: forcing turnover in the island’s limited parking spots and bringing in revenue for beach renourishment so the anticipated multi-million dollar bill doesn’t drastically affect residents’ property taxes. Wrightsville Beach’s parking program generated about $2.5 million in 2015. $437,000 went to the town’s back-up sand fund, a stash of money to pay the town’s share of beach renourishment when federal or state funding runs out. About $500,000 paid for parking enforcement. The rest, town manager Tim Owens said, funded services like police vehicles, extra summertime police n See METER Page 5

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Town approves parking changes By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

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Parking changes approved by the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen include adding pay stations to Wrightsville Beach Park. Two free hours will be allowed.

Seven Wrightsville Beach residents spoke against proposed changes to the town’s parking rules during a Feb. 11 public hearing, but the board of aldermen approved nearly all the new rules, which added metered zones, extended hours of enforcement and raised the price of residential parking passes. “I don’t think any of us like increases,” Mayor Bill Blair acknowledged, but said those increases are necessary to raise revenue for beach renourishment and create turnover at the town’s limited parking spaces. One parking change residents did want to see — the removal of compact car spaces — was not included in the amended ordinance, because board members wanted to give parking staff another year to address residents’ concerns with stricter enforcement. The new parking rules affect both residents and visitors, but only residents voiced their opinions during the public hearing. One resident, Karen Dunn, did speak for those across the drawbridge, pointing out, “We are limiting people that may not be able to afford to come here and pay for parking all day.” n See PARKING Page 5

The owners of the Dockside Marina and Restaurant are proposing a change to their parking lot that will bring out some neighbors to protest the expansion before the Wilmington City Council next month. The plan would modify the gravel parking lot that Dockside operates at 1308 Airlie Road by using part of 1303 Airlie Road in a remodeled parking area that would also include building three new small “patio homes.” The Wilmington Planning Commission approved the project on Feb. 2 by a 6-1 vote, with only the commission’s chair Deb Hayes voting against. The city’s planning staff recommended that the commission deny the project. The Wilmington City Council is scheduled to consider the zoning request on March 1. The project would expand the current gravel parking lot into the neighboring lot by adding paving, lighting, demarcating parking spots and providing a defined route to guide traffic in and out of the lot. It would also add three small homes in the area behind the new parking on 1303 Airlie Road. During the meeting, city planner Jeff Walton said the project would lead to further encroachment of commerce onto the west side of Airlie Road, where the city’s future land use plan restricts any further commercial development to help preserve the residential. “It would threaten the liveability of properties in the immediate vicinity,” Walton said. But attorney Matt Nichols, representing the Dockside owners, told the planning commission that the development was consistent with city standards, the future land use plan and the n See DOCKSIDE Page 5

As voter registration A surfboard goes to Washington deadline approaches, local races heat up

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

As Friday, Feb. 19 marks the last day to register to vote in time for the March 15 primary, some candidates for local office see it as a deadline for getting new voters to support their campaign, especially as some local races become more heated. One of those candidates is New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Chair Beth Dawson, who is one of three members of the board defending her seat. Another, Commissioner Woody White, is with Dawson

among the seven Republicans competing in the March 15 primary to choose three candidates for the three positions on the board. Dawson said part of her efforts were focused on convincing unaffiliated voters to register in time for the primary. For Dawson, convincing unaffiliated voters to select the Republican ballot and choose her could be what secures a win in the primary. “I’m asking folks if they are unaffiliated to choose the Republican ballot so that they can support me,” said Dawson, who added that she’s been helped n See VOTER Page 5

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A surfboard containing hundreds of signatures from businesses up and down the East Coast, including several area businesses, opposing offshore drilling in the Atlantic traveled to its final destination in Washington, D.C., last weekend. The surfboard went to the Secretary of the Department of Interior and the administration at the White House, said Mary Baggett, co-owner of the Blockade Runner Resort in Wrightsville Beach. Baggett said it was her third trip to Washington to lobby against offshore drilling and seismic testing. The Surfrider Foundation orchestrated the event called Coastal Lobby Day over Feb. 12 – 13 weekend to campaign against the newly passed bill to drill off of the Atlantic Coast. “Our mission is to protect our beaches and waterways,” said Amanda Jacobs, marketing manager for the Cape Fear Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. The foundation campaigns across the country to ensure the oceans are being protected and respected by all. They also reach out to students by visiting campuses and classes. Surfrider welcomes involvement in its local chapter. “We focus on doing things that anyone can do, anywhere,” Jacobs said. Supplied photo courtesy of Amanda Jacobs Jacobs is also the owner of a business that harvests Wrightsville Beach salt to Amanda Jacobs, marketing manager for the Cape Fear Chapter create sea salts for cooking as well as bathing or skin care. of the Surfrider Foundation, holds a surfboard signed by busi“So I would especially like clean waters,” Jacobs said. ness owners located on the East Coast who are opposed to

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Town picks design for accessible playground

In November 2015, Wrightsville Beach was awarded a $300,000 grant from a regional healthcare organization to add handicap-accessible playground equipment to Wrightsville Beach Park, and Feb. 11 town leaders selected a playground design that should be installed by the end of May. Trillium Health Resources awarded the Play Together Construction Grant, which funds inclusive equipment meant for people of all ages and abilities. The grant allowed some flexibility over the playground’s appearance, so the town solicited design concepts from five vendors. During its Feb. 11 meeting, the board of aldermen chose a design from PlayWorld with a variety of brightly colored equipment including teeter-totters, domes, slides and a wheelchair-accessible swing called a Liberty Swing. The new playground will be constructed in the footprint of the existing equipment, which will be removed. Parks and recreation program supervisor Katie Ryan said the department plans to move some of the old equipment to the Harbor Way Garden

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The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen chose a design by PlayWorld for the town’s new handicap-accessible playground, which should be completed by the end of May.

on the west side of Wrightsville Beach Park. She said if all goes as planned, the playground would be constructed in early spring and be finished by May 15.

Creating more parking

During its 2016 retreat, Wrightsville’s board of aldermen identified two locations — Old Causeway Drive and Public Beach Access No. 1 — it could renovate to add as many as 80 new parking spaces, and during its meeting board members voted to allocate $15,000 to begin the permitting and engineering process for both projects. The Old Causeway Drive

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that project, starting with permitting, because while the land is town-owned, N.C. DOT and various environmental agencies will have input. Lanier Parking estimated the 55 spaces would produce $160,000 yearly in revenue. Mayor Bill Blair said he had already heard concerns about the project, so the town should hold a public hearing before it gets too far along.

Resurfacing Pelican Drive and W. Henderson Street

The aldermen voted to allow the town to hire paving contractor Highland Paving to resurface Pelican Drive and W. Henderson Street for $109,800. The town budgeted $102,500 for resurfacing work this year but town manager Tim Owens said the extra cost could be absorbed into the town’s budget. The work will involve asphalt and concrete demolition and grading. Once resurfacing is complete, the roads will be relined just as they are now. email emmy@luminanews.com

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project is further developed, town manager Tim Owens said, but even that would not be constructed until fall 2016 at the earliest. The north end project could be completed by summer 2017, he added, but both projects still have obstacles to overcome. About 24 spaces could be added to the west end of Old Causeway Drive, he said, by changing the parking configuration from parallel to angled side-by-side. To make room for the spaces, which abut a North Carolina Department of Transportation right-of-way, the existing bike lane would have to be removed. The estimated cost of the project is $50,000. Lanier Parking estimated the spots would produce $18,000 yearly in revenue. The town could also add 55 spaces at the north end of the beach by adding angled spaces around the perimeter of the N. Lumina Avenue culde-sac in front of Shell Island Resort. Owens anticipated greater hurdles to completing

New Hanover County health officials are sounding an early warning concerning the spread of the Zika virus, encouraging residents to help with mosquito control as the weather warms up this spring and summer. The county invited local media to a briefing with senior health officials, which they said shows the concerns over the potential for the Zika virus to spread this summer. New Hanover County Department of Health Director Dave Rice said the county was prepared with a quick response should any cases occur in New Hanover County. “We need help with source control,” Rice said. “We’re focused on prevention and protection.” For most, the effect of a Zika virus infection is mild. The symptoms last only a few days, a week at most. Rest is usually all that’s needed to recover from an infection and 80 percent of people infected with the virus won’t show any symptoms at all, the Center for Disease Control reports. But health officials raised worldwide concerns about the virus recently when a rise of birth defects in infants born in Brazil was believed to be connected to a Zika virus outbreak in the country. Officials are still studying whether the presence of the virus in pregnant women is behind a suspected rise in infants born with microcephaly, which results in an abnormally small head and brain. Dr. Jessica Burkett, medical director of the New Hanover County Department of Health, said Zika can spread from a pregnant mother to her infant at any stage in the pregnancy. The Zika virus is spread through the bites of two breeds of mosquito, including the Asian tiger mosquito that is prevalent in New Hanover County. “To do a good job of mosquito control, you have to do a lot of surveillance,” said Marie Hemmen, vector control for the New Hanover County Department of Health. NHC vector control will survey for larvae and map for populations. The Asian tiger mosquito primarily bites in the daytime and is known for its aggressiveness. The mosquito is seasonal locally, generally from May to October, though Hemmen said the mosquito can come as early as April. Hemmer urged residents to take extra precautions to prevent standing water where mosquitos can breed, including buckets, tires, leaky faucets, trash containers, bird baths, flower pots and pools. She said one common source of mosquito breeding are the trays underneath planters that can collect water. The county recommends residents “tip and toss” water at least every five days. It’s part of the county’s joint effort to both maintain source reduction and educate the public, including holding presentations at school groups, home owners associations and community groups, Hemmen said. There have been Zika infection cases in the United States, but so far, all are associated with travel to tropical areas where the virus is more common. The closest cases to North Carolina are located in Virginia, Georgia and Florida.

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Shovels pushed the first dirt for Wilmington’s next downtown hotel last Friday, and for city tourism officials, the work at selling Wilmington as a host for several larger conventions and trade shows has already begun. “We can now go after more regional conventions and shows and even some of the national groups,” said Kim Hufham, president of the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau. City officials and business leaders gathered behind the Wilmington Convention Center on Feb. 12, bundled in jackets to withstand the freezing cold and drizzly weather, to break ground on the 186-room Embassy Suites Hotel. A visibly excited Wilmington

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Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo, center, leads a group of city officials and developers in shoveling the first bits of earth for the long-awaited Embassy Suites Hotel, which will be located next to the Wilmington Convention Center, during the project’s ceremonial groundbreaking Friday, Feb. 12.

Mayor Bill Saffo pumped up the crowd and recounted more than a dozen years of work and planning it took to get the point where officials were ready to pose with the golden shovels, signifying that construction on the hotel was ready to begin. “How sweet it is! We are finally here,” Saffo exclaimed at the groundbreaking, referencing the delays and legal fights that stalled the development for years. “It was a long, hard road to get here.” For Hufham, whose job it is to sell the city for conventions, the sales pitch has already begun, as the hotel is expected to be open by spring 2017, and the conventions the hotel attracts are usually scheduled two to three years out. “We’re already working with a couple of groups,” she said. The final delay ended in June 2015, when the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the city after the land deal for the hotel was challenged in 2014 by both a resident and Sotherly Hotels, Inc., owner of the Wilmington Hilton Riverside. The suit alleged that the $578,820 price the city charged Harmony Hospitality for the three-fourths acre of riverfront property was

below value and, thus, the city was unfairly subsidizing the project. The city contended the price was advertised and offered to qualified bidders on three occasions, with only Harmony Hospitality making the offer. The ordeal leading up to the the long-awaited convention center hotel groundbreaking went back further than the lawsuit, as Saffo recalled the 2003 Wilmington City Council that first began working on plans for a convention center. “It would have happened quicker, if not for the recession,” Saffo said. “It’s the culmination of a decade of work.” The convention center opened in 2011, but without a nearby hotel to provide lodging for convention goers. Saffo commended past elected leaders and city officials, whom he said followed through with the plan to bring a top-tier hotel to the location. “There was a consistent vision,” Saffo said. “No matter who was elected, they stuck with it. We could have gone with a lesser hotel, but that was not in the council’s vision.” The hotel is expected to generate $6.4 million in tax revenue over 10 years, create 346

construction jobs and 207 hotel jobs once completed. In looking forward, Saffo said in an interview that while the hotel deal was a hard-fought accomplishment, there will one day be other projects the city can pursue to improve tourism, economic development and quality of life. Saffo said he could envision a public-private partnership to bring a minor league baseball team to Wilmington. Adding more venues for music and concerts is another direction the city could go. “The music scene is picking up steam here,” Saffo said, referencing the popularity of the shows at the Brooklyn Arts Center and Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. Fitting into that plan could include the development of the northern waterfront park on 6.5 acres of land the city purchased for $4.1 million in November 2013. The city is still seeking funding for the park’s development, but plans could include an amphitheater that could seat up to 7,000 audience members and host events and concerts. “We could bring a band like the Red Hot Chili Peppers here,” he said. email terrylane@luminanews.com

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For The Record Question and photographs by Logan Harle

Candidate campaign signs are starting to proliferate as the March 15 primary election gets closer. How do campaign signs and ads affect how you vote on candidates and issues?

Mark Cramer

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“It doesn’t really affect me. It’s more annoying if anything.”

Michelle MacKay

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“They don’t play a huge role in who I vote for because there are so many of them.”

“Almost not at all. It’s just names on signs with nothing substantial to sway my opinion.”

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“If you don’t know what the candidate stands for then a sign with a name on it is pointless.”

“Not at all. I would rather read news articles or watch a debate to gain information rather than being swayed by yard signs.”

NHC brings on firm to lobby for beach funds in Washington By Terry Lane Staff Writer

With federal funding for coastal storm damage reduction programs threatened, New Hanover County recently introduced the lobbying team that will be working on convincing both the federal and state government to maintain dedicated funding sources. During a Friday, Feb. 12 meeting of the county’s beach communities, Ruth Smith, New Hanover County’s chief communications officer, said the county was expanding its lobbying efforts in order to try to ensure that federal funding continues for beach sand replenishment projects or

that the state government steps in with more funding. Federal dollars pay for sand nourishment projects like the ones currently underway in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. The county’s lobbying effort is expanding to the federal level with the contract of Prime Policy, a Washington-based lobbying firm, where the firm’s associate Kevin Smith will be the county’s primary voice in meetings with influencers in the nation’s capital. Smith said he recently moved to the Wilmington area. The county will continue to work with Tom Fetzer, the former mayor of Raleigh who now lives in Landfall and was currently on contract to represent

the county’s interest in the North Carolina General Assembly. Smith said that his firm recently met the deadline for a crucial letter writing project for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which oversees beach renourishment funding. Participants at the meeting also had a lengthy discussion about how to persuade state representatives to fund coastal storm damage reduction. “We have to convince Raleigh to move into the space that the federal government will move out of,” Fetzer said. One part of the discussion included the need to construct better data to take to Raleigh to

show the impact of tourism on the state’s economy. Any presentation will also need to include information on how the local towns that receive funding for coastal storm damage reduction would also benefit inland communities, meeting participants said. Local communities need to consider how they are setting aside money, Fetzer said, adding that the state would likely have to find $40 million – $50 million in funding. “The more skin we can put in the game, the more likely we can get 170 legislators to invest with us,” Fetzer said. New Hanover County commissioner Skip Watkins commended Carolina Beach for expanding its

Commissioners endorse career and technical school concept By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

A career and technical high school concept for New Hanover County earned the support of the county’s board of commissioners Feb. 15, although commissioners had questions about cost and security. The CTE school would be built on Cape Fear Community College’s north campus in Castle Hayne and serve students from New Hanover and Pender counties. The curriculum would emphasize career readiness with programs blending core classes with internships, job shadowing and project-based learning. School advisors would help eighth and ninth graders develop a career pathway based on their learning style, aptitude and interests and they would graduate with what NHC Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley described as “a certificate that they can take and turn into employment,” a National Career Readiness Certification. The school would benefit students, Markley said, increasing graduation rates by offering nontraditional path for students who would thrive in that environment

while lessening overcrowding at other local high schools. But it would also boost the county’s economic development by drawing companies in need of specific skills taught in CTE schools. “Vertex needs welders,” Markley gave as one example, and CTE students would learn skills like welding in CFCC’s lab spaces. The commissioners supported the concept but questioned various aspects of the plan. Commissioner Woody White pointed out that with an expected enrollment of about between 450 and 500, the $10.9 million estimated price of such a school well exceeded the cost per student of a traditional high school. He urged those involved to first explore ways to implement the CTE curriculum without building a facility. Later, as the success of the curriculum grows, the construction of a facility could be considered, he said. White’s other cost-minded suggestion was to eliminate redundancy between the CTE curriculum and classes offered in traditional schools. “See if we’re doing a lot of these things in the school system already, so we can streamline it,” he said. In response, Markley said the

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courses to which White was referring were more exploratory, “where students dabble their feet” in the subject matter, but a CTE curriculum would let them become fully immersed. And the cost of the building and maintaining the CTE school would be lower because much of the school would be integrated into the existing CFCC facilities. That integration could cause security issues, commissioner Rob Zapple said, because CTE students as young as 14 would be sharing a facility with a community college population with an average age of 26. Markley said that kind of integration is already occurring at UNCW

and across the state. The younger students, he added, would be mostly contained within the high school portion of the facility and not until 11th and 12th grade would they start regularly using the shared lab spaces. Despite their questions and concerns, the commissioners were supportive of the CTE school concept, which vice chairman Jonathan Barfield Jr. said would help not only young people but their families and the community. “We can put tools in their hands and give them a skill,” he said. “It’s going to provide jobs for them, stability for their families and a lower crime rate for our community.”

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Infrastructure Committee members on the value of the beaches and equating them with other infrastructure projects. Rouzer, the Republican representative of North Carolina’s 7th District, is a member of the committee. “Your turnpikes in New Jersey are the same as our beaches,” Lambeth said. Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens said the county needs an economic impact study that can help show how the revenues generated from beach tourism benefits the larger regional economy. Owens said the study was necessary because he believed that the results of an ongoing costbenefit study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would be unfavorable in helping to secure more federal funding. “We may need some tool to fight back” against the Corps cost-benefit calculations, Owens said.

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revenue stream through new paid parking spaces. The comments came the day after the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen voted to add new parking meters in some areas, including the town’s park, and to expand parking fees and hours in some places. “You need to look to your internal resources,” Watkins said, referring to the beach towns. “If parking can be expanded, I encourage you to do so.” David Heglar, member of the Kure Beach town council, said it was difficult for his town to get the same type of parking revenue that Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach could raise through their meters. “If that’s hurting or helping the message, we need to know that,” Heglar said. From the federal angle, Chance Lambeth, aid to Rep. David Rouzer, said the congressman’s focus was educating the House Transportation and

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez The signs heralding the advent of a new season are everywhere. Alas, not robins, the hopeful harbingers of spring. We’re talking yard signs, those ubiquitous mini-billboards trumpeting the names of various candidates for a variety of offices. The proliferation of yard signs marks the advent of the political season in New Hanover County and North Carolina. Both parties hold their primaries on March 15, and prospective office holders are getting serious about their campaigns. Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, seemingly sprouting up overnight. The once solitary “Dr. Ben Carson for President” sign at the corner of Oleander and Greenville Loop, which went up around the time he visited Wilmington for a private fundraiser in early January, is lonely no more. It’s been joined by a host of others, touting aspirants for school board, county commission, the N.C. house, state senate, judicial positions — although, oddly, Dr. Carson’s sign remains the only one for a presidential candidate. Yard signs are a pervasive reality of every political season. They no doubt make the candidates feel good about themselves when they see their names all over town. They announce the rooting interest of homeowners who plant them on their lawns. They often make the news for being removed or defaced. But do they work as a political tool? No. And, frighteningly, yes. “Signs don’t vote” is an axiom among campaign managers, and that’s more or less true in national and statewide races where the candidates are well known. In a 2015 study called “The effects of lawn signs on vote outcomes: Results from four randomized field experiments” for the journal Electoral Studies, researchers found that on average, yard signs increase vote share by 1.7 percentage points — rarely enough to make a difference. But in local politics, where voters know little about the candidates, they can swing a race. In 2011, Vanderbilt political scientists Cindy Kam and Elizabeth Zechmeister created a fictitious candidate, and posted yard signs with his name near a local elementary school. Parents of kids attending the school who responded to an Internet survey three days later put the fake candidate in their top three. “Our study offers fairly conclusive evidence that, in low-information races, a candidate’s name recognition alone positively affects voter support,” Zechmeister said in a story on Vanderbilt’s website. With the passion seen nationally over the presidential race, turnout should be large for the March

primaries. It’s more than a little scary to think that the November ballots will be populated with candidates for county commission, board of education and judicial positions chosen by people who showed up to vote for (or against) Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton and put a checkmark by a downballot name they recognized from a yard sign. As the Vanderbilt researchers pointed out, lowinformation races are the rule, not the exception, in American politics. Local candidates typically lack the budget for broadcast ads. Their debates aren’t aired on TV. So they rely on getting their names out there through yard signs, print and online news ads, direct mailings, buttons, and bumper stickers. Good for them. And bad for us, if we elect our representatives because we saw their name multiple times during our morning commute. Citizens should be involved in the process of selecting our servants in government — please note that is the way it’s supposed to work, not the other way around; they serve us, we don’t serve them. But only if the citizens are informed. That can be a challenge, but it is possible with a little work. By all means, look at the yard signs. See if they include a web address for the candidate, and if so go there. Promises to transform the county into Shangri-La or to make an Einstein out of every student should be taken with several grains of salt, but site visitors should at least be able to glean information about basic political philosophy. After reading all the good things the candidates say about themselves on their own sites, do a basic Internet search and find out what others are saying. There’s no shortage of interesting news stories about some of these men and women. Check out the websites of the county’s two major political parties to see their slate of candidates. Then after reading about how they’ll fix all of our problems and make our lives better — or, in the case of the Republicans, after being entertained by their infighting and name calling — go to ostensibly non-partisan sites run by the New Hanover County Board of Elections, Common Cause North Carolina, and the League of Women Voters. Read your local paper and watch the news. Find out dates and locations of candidate forums, and attend. Please, be informed. Be informed about the candidates and their positions. Be informed about the new voter ID laws, and take appropriate measures if necessary. But please, don’t vote because of yard sign name recognition.

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Recycle and Win program

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Wrightsville Sound small area plan. Nichols said the project was needed to improve the parking access that already exists on Airlie Road and bring it up to 2016 standards. Nichols described the parking situation there as a “rodeo” that creates traffic, mess from the gravel and safety. “There’s no rhyme or reason to it,” Nichols said. The area is currently zoned for residential use, in the R-15 category, but to modify the parking lot, it has to be conditionally zoned for commercial business before a permit can be issued,

n VOTER Local elected officials join representatives from Coca-Cola and Harris Teeter Monday, Feb. 15 at the Harris Teeter on Oleander Drive, to announce the Coca-Cola Recycle and Win program, a public/private partnership that aims to increase recycling among Wilmington’s solid waste customers. Wilmington mayor Bill Saffo, from left, U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., Harris Teeter district manager Dan Marett, Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated senior vice president of corporate affairs Lauren Steele, and Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated director of retail sales N.C. east coastal zone Shawn Hinson ceremoniously recycle oversized beverage containers to kick off the program. ~ Allison Potter

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But her suggestion that public transportation should service Wrightsville Beach Park elicited grumbling from those in attendance. Visitors will be most affected by extending the hours of enforcement until 7 p.m. in lots with restroom facilities — Crystal Pier lot, Johnnie Mercer’s Pier lot, L-Shaped lot and north end lot — and adding metered zones on Harbor Island. The new metered zones, which will be enforced May 1 through September 15, are the Town Hall lot, Keel Street from Old Causeway Drive to Seacrest Drive and Marina Street from Old Causeway Drive to Short Street. Like other metered zones in the Harbor Island business district, Marina Street and Keel Street meters will only be enforced 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to be less of a burden on those businesses. Still, the business owners on those streets were opposed to the meters. Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce board member Sue Bulluck spoke for them, saying “not only will it damage business, it will impair and impact safety with the loading of boats and coming of going of merchandise.” Wrightsville Beach Park will also be a metered zone, but pay stations will allow two free hours. The new rules also require

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presence, beach strand trash collection vehicles and employees and general maintenance of bathhouses, lifeguard stands and beach accesses. “It’s all the different things that go along with having visitors,” he said, “just general services for visitors.” But an increasing urgency to save for beach renourishment is the main reason the town needs more parking revenue, Blair said. Every four years, sand is pumped onto Wrightsville’s beach strand to prevent longterm erosion. Currently, the state and federal governments fund most of the $10 million projects, with a local match from New Hanover County room tax collections. But it appears federal and state support will soon disappear, leaving local governments scrambling to find their own funding solutions. If that occurs, an interlocal agreement between Wrightsville Beach and New Hanover County would require the county to pay 82.5 percent if Wrightsville Beach picks up the rest. The remaining 17.5 percent still equates to roughly $2 million, a fifth of the town’s annual budget.

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residents to pay more. Residential parking passes increased from $25 to $35 and vehicle tax decals raised from $5 to $15 before April 1 and $30 after. Parking passes will also no longer be allowed on the stretch of S. Lumina Avenue near South End Surf Shop. “That’s probably the worst area for college kids sitting out in the paid meters,” Blair said. Residents were most worried about a new rule the board passed prohibiting a resident from parking in a metered space for more than seven consecutive 24-hour periods. Several residents said they needed street parking because they had small driveways or no driveways. The punishment is a $150 civil citation, but board members and parking staff agreed it would be enforced lightly. They created the rule to address eight to 10 instances last summer of residents storing cars in metered spaces for four or five months at a time, Blair said. “Up until this ordinance we had no way to remove those cars,” he said. Owens said only obvious offenders would get tickets, and town attorney John Wessel added specifics on how the ordinance should be enforced. “If [parking staff] goes by there four times a day, seven days in a row, I think that’s sufficient,” he said.

Compact car spaces

The board did not approve any specific changes to its compact

Blair said finding that kind of money presents “the single biggest problem we’ve had laid at our doorstep.” Wrightsville Beach has two potential revenue sources for that cost — parking and property tax — and town leaders chose parking because it presents less of a burden to residents. Wrightsville’s leaders have managed to keep property taxes steady for years while continually expanding their parking program. Now, Wrightsville Beach residents not only pay the lowest property taxes in New Hanover County, but Owens said they pay “the lowest property rate in the state, as far as coastal communities go.” That doesn’t mean property tax revenue won’t be needed eventually to supplement the parking revenue, with beach renourishment costs rising, Owens added. Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce member Sue Bulluck echoed that point during the Feb. 11 public hearing on parking increases. “The [parking revenue] will not be enough,” she said. “While parking is a good revenue source for us, I want everyone in this room to understand that it is a Band-Aid.” Since the mounting pressure to save for sand stems

car spaces, despite residents’ reports that larger cars were squeezing into the spaces and blocking their dock or driveway access. The spaces are relatively new, and town leaders and staff agreed to try to address residents’ concerns with stricter enforcement. Previously, parking staff was more lenient about ticketing large cars for parking in compact spaces, as long as the car’s tires were within the white lines. But residents said cars’ bumpers were still blocking their accesses. “So this year, [the spaces] are for compact cars only, and the entire vehicle must be parked in the space to avoid a citation,” Owens said. The most frequent complaints came from residents of Waynick Boulevard and Oxford Street, the streets that gained the most compact spots when the spaces were relined. Charles Hunter said he couldn’t access his dock on Waynick Boulevard. “It’s not an occasional problem, it’s almost every day during the summer,” he said. E. Oxford Street resident Greg Campbell said seven compact spaces were added on his street, and in addition to blocking accesses, the extra street parking was damaging his yard. Owens said certain spaces causing repeated problems could be looked at and adjusted. email emmy@luminanews.com

from uncertainty over continued federal and state support, New Hanover County has lobbyists working in Raleigh and Washington to convince those leaders that the shared benefit of beach renourishment is worth sharing in the cost. At the state level, lobbyist Tom Fetzer is emphasizing the importance of coastal tourism to the state’s economy. Even inland counties get overflow revenue from people traveling to the beach, he said. Eastern North Carolina’s economy is driven by turkey farms, hog farms and coastal tourism, he added, “and we don’t pollute the environment.” A slight surplus in the state’s budget might help the beach towns’ case, Fetzer told Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure Beach leaders, but that positive report was accompanied by a warning to local leaders. Even if state support were secured, Fetzer said, the local governments would have to contribute as much as 33.3 percent. “You, as elected officials, have to lead this process, he said. “You have to go back to your communities and, somehow, find that 33.3 percent, because you’re going to be held accountable for it.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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by a tremendous amount of volunteers. “I’ve been doing a lot of education on my voting record and how it supports job creation, education, teachers, security and public safety.” More voters register as unaffiliated than for either the Republican or Democrat party, Dawson said. However, the challenge will be convincing them to not only show up on March 15, but choosing the Republican primary ballot. Unaffiliated voters can choose either the Democrat, Republican or the more-limited unaffiliated ballot, which for this year’s primary election only offers a choice on whether to vote for the Connect NC bond. Dawson noted that the Republican presidential primary, which features the lightning rod candidacy of Donald Trump, could draw unaffiliated voters to the Republican ballot. While this year’s Democratic primary will have a national race for the party’s presidential candidate, the only significant local primary for Democrats will be the county board of education. Several county races are showing increased tension between

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Jacobs signed the surfboard herself back in September 2015 and followed its journey to D.C. last weekend. “A spill will happen, it’s inevitable,” Jacobs said. Jacobs said that research shows that there is only six months to one year’s worth of oil off the coast, making it a big risk for the ocean’s environment for a small cause. The group, including Surfrider chapters from Florida, New Jersey, New York, and D.C., set up meetings with legislatures

said Dockside owner Lionel Yow, who also owns the property at 1303 Airlie Road. The Dockside parking lot at 1308 Airlie Road has been in use since before the city annexed the area in 1999, Yow said, and that the current zoning and land use rules prevents the owner from making reasonable upgrades to the property. “We were annexed into the city,” Yow said. “The city owes us a fix.” Some neighbors said they were concerned the project could reduce property values, as well as change the character of the neighborhood. Though other neighbors said they supported the project because of the improvements it

would make to parking. Neighbors said they worried that by bringing in the smaller patio homes onto the property, they would set a precedent that would bring increased population density to the area. They noted there were several lots in the area where patio homes could be added and that city council approval would open the gates for more density in the area. “The dam can break,” said neighbor Haywood Newkirk. “I worry about the long-term effects of five sites within a quarter mile of this location. The North Carolina scenic byway that is Airlie Road is going to become a patio home community.”

candidates. After candidates White, Patricia Kusek and Jim Brumit announced they were running as a slate under the name of the “Conservative Leadership Team,” they were targeted by another candidate in the race for their connection to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority (CFPUA) board of directors. Derrick Hickey, a Wilmington surgeon and candidate for the board of commissioners, created a website and Facebook page urging voters not to let “the CFPUA board takeover the New Hanover County commission.” White represents the commission on the public utility board, while Kusek is the board’s chair and Brumit its vice-chair. The website criticizes the CFPUA for rate increases, fees, privacy and maintaining a $57 million surplus. “There’s not one true fact on the website,” said Kusek, who added that her work on the utility board has helped prepare her for a role on the board of commissioners. “It’s given me a broad perspective on how the city and county works. We’re working with an $80 million budget, working on cost control and keeping rates reasonable. It’s one of the most active boards in the county as it

oversees an important and vital service to our area in providing water and sewer services,” Kusek said. More accusations were leveled in the race to replace N.C. Rep. Rick Catlin for the District 20 seat. New Hanover County Board of Education member Tammy Covil tied her Republican primary opponent Holly Grange to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Covil launched a website under Grange’s name to highlight the connection found between Osprey Global Solutions, the defense contractor owned by Grange’s husband, and a Clinton aide. The connection was revealed in a memo discovered in the congressional Benghazi investigation, where Osprey sought a contract to operate in Libya. Grange, who works as Osprey’s director of community affairs, held a press conference and issued a press release to defend herself on the accusations. “My job with Osprey is now and has only ever been to provide charitable funding to local area non-profit organizations,” Grange said.

to express their many concerns about offshore drilling on the East Coast. Baggett and her brother Bill were in Washington to bring attention to the damage that would be done to Wrightsville Beach and North Carolina’s tourism industry if the drilling were to occur. They also signed the surfboard. North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, as well as U.S. Rep. David Rouzer have not opposed the plan to drill off the Carolina coast. “We went to speak to the congressmen and senator, we all made calls to them,” Baggett

said. “Tillis and Burr said people across the state do not let them know how they feel about offshore drilling and seismic testing. They said they are having a lot of phone calls and emails that favor drilling and seismic testing. Especially David Rouzer, he said his district has not been very vocal in being opposed to it.” Kure Beach’s Town Council voted unanimously to a resolution opposing it on Jan. 19. Carolina Beach did the same last February, and the city of Wilmington followed suit in July 2015. “Out of all the chapters, we had the hardest agenda because it is off our coast,” Jacobs said.

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Oyster Roast raises funds for WBS

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On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce representatives and sponsors presented a check in the amount of $1,230 to Allison McWhorter, the PTA president of Wrightsville Beach School, pictured here. The contribution, raised through the chamber’s annual oyster roast every November, will be used for program funding for the children of the school. The oyster roast is the main fundraiser of the Wrightsville chamber and takes place each year on the Sunday prior to Election Day. This year’s Oyster Roast is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 6 at the Oceanic Restaurant.

Feb. 18–24, 2016

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LIFESTYLES Making a Difference in the Cape Fear Region

Mind games

Wrightsville Beach couple’s new business turns customers into detectives

By Anne Barnhill, Contributing Writer

magine you are locked in a room with only your wits to help you escape. Time is running out. It sounds like the plot to a video game. There are several games that use this strategy: figure out the puzzle, move up to the next level — or escape from a room. Now, imagine such a game in the real, three-dimensional world, not the virtual world. Sound like fun? Steven and Kim Wilt of Wrightsville Beach hope so. The Wilts first discovered the escape room phenomenon in 2014. People are locked in a room, and given a mystery to solve. They have one hour to decipher the clues and get out. They fell in love with the concept, so much so that they started an escape room in Wilmington. “Last summer, we were in Toronto to visit family. I Googled to see what was available for the kids to do and escape room popped up. I’d never heard of one before, but it sounded intriguing, so we decided to give it a try. We loved it,” said Kim Wilt, owner/ operator of Cape Fear Escape Room. Wilt said the escape room craze began about 10 years in Tokyo and then moved to Eastern Europe, where it is immensely popular. The phenomenon is slowly making its way to the United States. “There are two escape rooms in Charlotte and one in Raleigh,” Wilt said. “I’m sure they’ll start popping up everywhere — they are just so much fun.” Cape Fear Escape Room opened in October 2015, and Wilt said she is already getting return customers. “Only 35 percent make it out of one of our rooms and only 23 percent succeed in escaping the other. Those who don’t get out the first time, want to try again. And they also are interested in the other room as well,” Wilt said. Currently, the two puzzles available are “Time Traveler” and “Man Hunt.” Wilt said the plan is to change the puzzles about every six months. While great fun, the escape room is also a good tool to use for team building. “We have a lot of corporations and organizations who send groups in to develop their ability to work together for a common goal. It really does take everyone’s ideas to figure things out,” Wilt said. “It’s great for inter-generational fun, too. We often have entire families play.”

“Only 35 percent make it out of one of our rooms and only 23 percent succeed in escaping the other.”

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In the “Time Traveler” game, players use clues to find a missing young couple in 1919.

Staff photo by Allison Potter

Wilt suggests children be at least 8 years old to comprehend the challenge. “What’s really fun is to see the kids come up with out-ofthe-box thinking,” she said. “Most of the time, the children are able to help the grownups out. And seeing the grandparents, parents and kids all working together to solve the puzzle is quite rewarding.” So far, Cape Fear Escape Room has drawn people from many surrounding areas — Jacksonville (Marines seem to be the best at escaping quickly), Southport, New Bern — and, when the tourist season begins, Wilt expects people from all over the country to check out the new game in town. Prior to starting Cape Fear Escape Room, Wilt owned Harbor Island Oyster, an online business selling accessories for oyster roasts. Her husband, Steve, works from home, too, for a marketing company in New York. Both are invested in the Wrightsville Beach community. “We moved down here seven years ago,” Wilt said. “My parents had moved to Landfall, so we visited them often. We fell in love with the area. I especially loved the idea of my kids being able to walk to school at Wrightsville Beach.” The Wilts became immediately active in the community as founding members of the WBS Foundation, which exists to support education at Wrightsville Beach School. This year, their house won Best Overall Residence in the Wrightsville Beach Holiday Home Decorating Contest. “We love Wrightsville Beach,” Wilt said. She has no desire to escape.

Kim Wilt and her husband, Steven Wilt, opened Cape Fear Escape Room in October 2015.

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Putt for Dough

Home Improvement Head Start

Undersea Adventure

Fourth Annual Pizza Putt Friday, Feb. 19, 6-10 p.m., $20 Children’s Museum of Wilmington, 116 Orange St.

Spring Home Show Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21, Free Wilmington Convention Center

Autism Friendly Day Sunday, Feb. 21, 9 a.m., $10.95 N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Kure Beach

The fundraiser for the Children’s Museum of Wilmington features an 18-hole miniature golf course. Participants can sample a variety of pizza and drinks from local restaurants. The event will also include a longest putt competition, longest cornhole toss competition, a silent auction and music. For details, visit www.playwilmington.org

Meet with home improvement experts, view the latest products and trends, get ideas for home remodeling and compare prices. The show will include a selection of hot tubs on sale, as well as vendors highlighting the latest designs in kitchens, bathrooms, roofing, decks, pools, windows and other categories. For hours and additional information, visit www.wilmingtonhomeshow.com

The aquarium will host a program designed for children and adults with autism, featuring a dive program, educator-assisted opportunities to touch the animals, a calm space to provide comfort and a passport program to help guide visitors through the exhibits. The program will be assisted by the University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program. For details, visit www.ncaquariums.com

Shell Island Resort Second Annual Bridal Show Sunday, Feb. 21, 1-4 p.m., $5 Shell Island Resort, 2700 North Lumina Ave. The Wrightsville Beach hotel and wedding venue will offer tours of its ballrooms, food and appetizers, door prizes, giveaways and a chance to meet with some of the area’s wedding vendors and professionals. To purchase tickets in advance, visit Shell Island’s Facebook page or go to www.eventbrite.com

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The Good News Church Services

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LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m. Celebration Services: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m. WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Joe Vetter 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon; Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m. BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

Living H2O

February 1, 2016, 6:25 p.m. Virtue 2

When you add virtue to your knowledge and understanding you become a threat to the enemy’s existence Keep strong your love for Jesus and accept His guidance with all persistence Virtue is the one thing that will set you apart on a path of His glory Worship with all that you are and your future will be a never ending story Of love and virtue only the faithful will understand and seek as their own Heaven will open and all that is good will be displayed before the throne Pure and simple are the things that give the most joy to the believer Free and without charge all are given with heaven’s joy to an open receiver The purity of your heart will be the final measure of your true virtue displayed To all those that surround your life and with love their hearts you must persuade That the love of Jesus is the most important thing in their life to learn And share it with every victim of distress and it will no longer be a concern Let your virtue shine in all that you do for the power of love And the frantic chaos that surrounds you will end, no more push and shove

C A R L WAT E R S

The peace of heaven will appear suddenly and to every joyful believer It is with your heart full of virtue that you become heaven’s receiver (Mark 5:30 KJV) And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? (Luke 6:19 KJV) And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. (Phil 4:8 KJV) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. (2 Pet 1:3 KJV) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (2 Pet 1:5 - 8 KJV) 5 - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 - and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 - and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. 8 - For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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DEMONS IN CHURCH February 18 Mark 1:23, “And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out;....” MK. 1:21-28; LK. 4:33-37 Many people don’t associate demon-possessed people with places of worship. Yet most of the demons that Jesus cast out were encountered in the church. Why would demon-possessed people be in church? In some cases, the people were there because they were seeking help. The church, like a hospital, offers people the cure and therefore, attracts those who are sick. In other cases, the devil sows these types of people in the church

to spread spiritual disease. A church that is teaching the true Word of God should either try to evangelize these individuals or make them so convicted that they move on. Sad to say, demon-possessed people can thrive in most religious settings today. We always need to show love for the sinner as Jesus did, but we should cut the devil no slack. If a person wants to keep an evil spirit on the inside of them, they should not feel at home in church. Let the Spirit of God live through you as He did through Jesus and you will either make people mad or glad, but there will not be indifference.

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES STAT E OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 14 SP 1000 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY KEVIN J. HOEY AND MARY ANN COTRONE, husband and wife TO KENNETH W. MABE TRUSTEE for SECURITY SAVINGS BANK AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: July 16, 2008 Recorded in Book 5336; Page 774 New Hanover County Registry Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5858; Page 1097 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 Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone to Kenneth W. Mabe, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated July 16, 2008, and recorded in Book 5336; Page 774 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, February 19, 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 BEGINNING; 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.

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 12th day of January, 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 February 11 and 18, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK

THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT TO ALL VALID AND ENFORCEABLE EASEMENTS AND ENCUMBRANCES OF RECORD.

FILE NUMBER: 14 SP 1001

And being the same property obtained by Grantor in Deed Book 1814; Page 561 of the New Hanover County Registry.

COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN

IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LAND DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY KEVIN J. HOEY AND MARY ANN

FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID

CATRONE, husband and wife

TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD.

for SECURITY SAVINGS BANK

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, is more commonly known as 16 North Eighth Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, New Hanover County, 28401. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s) 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 Ann Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone. The terms of the sale are as follows: A cash deposit of the

TO KENNETH W. MABE TRUSTEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: September 18, 2009 Recorded in Book 5438; Page 1730 New Hanover County Registry 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 subse-

quently 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 agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, February 19, 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 SIXTY-SIX 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.

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.

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 TWENTY-EIGHT 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. 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 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, is more commonly known as 509 South Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina, New Hanover County, 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 Ann Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone. The terms of the sale are as follows: A cash deposit of the

This sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and all prior liens of record and any assessments that may be due or past due. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale and the property will be sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”.

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: 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 12th day of January, 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 February 11 and 18, 2016 15 SP 608 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Clarence C. Chahoc, Jr. to John C. Warren, Trustee(s), which was dated December 8, 2005 and recorded on December 9, 2005 in Book 4949 at Page 1665, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 23, 2016 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 24 of WESTHILLS, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 106, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, reference being made thereto and the same being incorporated herein for a more particular descrip-

tion. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 425 McQuillan Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are All Lawful Heirs of Clarence C. Chahoc, Jr.. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 15-16960-FC01 February 11 and 18, 2016 15 SP 179 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James E. Conlon and Tracy Pope Conlon to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), which was dated March 16, 2006 and recorded on March 16, 2006 in Book 4993 at Page 889, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 23, 2016 at

10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All of Lot 18A in Block 24A in the Town of Carolina Beach as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 67 in the New Hanover County Registry, and being the same lands described in the deed recorded in Book 3999 at Page 318 in said Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1315 Canal Drive, Carolina Beach, NC 28428. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are James E. Conlon and wife, Tracy Pope Conlon. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 15-04837-FC01 February 11 and 18, 2016 15 SP 442 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jordan Beale Cullifer to Jonathan Washburn, Trustee(s), which was dated August 30, 2002 and recorded on September 4, 2002 in Book 3419 at Page 122, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said

Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 23, 2016 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT(S) 33, SECTION 1, GREENVIEW RANCHES SUBDIVISION, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK(S) 8, PAGE(S) 25, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 515 Rochelle Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Jordan Beale Cullifer and Robert Glenn Cullifer, Jr. and wife, Margaret Powell Cullifer. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-11110-FC03 February 11 and 18, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 287 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Benjamin S. Smith and wife, Kathleen L. Fitzgibbon, (Benjamin S. Smith, Deceased) (Heirs of Benjamin S. Smith: Kathleen L. Fitzgibbon, Vance

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LEGAL NOTICES Franeis Smith and Unknown Heirs of Benjamin S. Smith) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Benjamin S. Smith) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of August, 2005, and recorded in Book 4899, Page 906, 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 February 23, 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 #2 in Block #25 of the Belvedere Extension Subdivision as same is shown on the official map of said subdivision recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County in Map Book #5 at Page #97. Being the same property Devised to Benjamin S. Smith, from the Personal Representative for the estate of Mildred S. Smith, date of death 07/19/1996, Estate Package/ Probate Roll #96E553, final decree status closed, all of which is recorded in the NEW HANOVER County, NC Public Registry. Being the same property Devised to Mildred S. Smith, from the Personal Representative for the estate of Vance S. Smith, Jr., date of death 07/26/1988, Estate Package/Probate Roll #88E574, final decree status Closed, all of which is recorded in the NEW HANOVER County, NC Public Registry. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Vance L. Smith, Jr. and wife, Mildred Scott Smith from Agnes M. Morton, acting by and through her duly appointed Attorney-inFact, Hugh M. Morton by that deed dated 02/25/1954 and recorded 02/25/1954 in Deed Book 523, at Page 506 of the NEW HANOVER County, NC Public Registry. Together with improvements thereon; said property located at 2405 Shirley Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405. Tax Map Reference: R04812002-004-000 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1151925 (FC.FAY) February 11 and 18, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 583 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Brie Edwards and Caroline Fanelli to W. J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of April, 2010, and recorded in Book 5483, Page 2642, 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 February 23, 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: BEGINNING at a point in the western line of Sixteenth Street 50 feet south of its intersection with the southern line of Rankin Street and running thence southwardly along said line of Sixteenth Street 50 feet; thence westwardly and parallel with Rankin Street 165 feet to the eastern line of an alleyway; thence northwardly along the eastern line of said alleyway and parallel with Sixteenth Street 50 feet; thence eastwardly and parallel with Rankin Street 165 feet to a point in the western line of Sixteenth Street, the point of beginning, the same being a part of Lots 1 and 2 in Block 472 according to the Official Plan of the City of Wilmington. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 313 North 16th 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 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 warran-

ty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1153106 (FC.FAY) February 11 and 18, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 596 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joy E. McClure to Lawyers Title Realty Service, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of January, 2008, and recorded in Book 5274, Page 2779, 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 February 23, 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: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 216, Section 12, Crestwood Subdivision, as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 19, at Page 42, of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is

hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 608 Albemarle Road, Wilmington, North Carolina. By fee simple deed from William B. Allnutt, Jr. and Patricia Ann Allnutt as set forth in Deed Book 2516, Page 0086 and recorded on 2/3/1999, New Hanover County Records. The source deed as stated above is the last record of vesting filed for this property. There have been no vesting changes since the date of the above referenced source. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1158173 (FC.FAY) February 11 and 18, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 864 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Peter Venth aka Peter E. Venth

(PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Peter Everett Venth) to Aaron Anderson Brock & Scott, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 5191, Page 1110, 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 February 23, 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: In New Hanover County: Being all of Lot 66 Abbington Dale at Victoria Place as shown on map recorded in Map Book 33 at Page 155 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4172 Abbington Terrace, 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 Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of ter-

mination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1166575 (FC.FAY) February 11 and 18, 2016 13 SP 1221 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Scott C. Spivey and Sheila P. Spivey to Charles Myers, Trustee(s), which was dated March 8, 2010 and recorded on March 12, 2010 in Book 5473 at Page 1, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 23, 2016 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lots 12 and 12A, Section 7, Harbour Point, as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 41, Pages 394 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 228 Silver Sloop Way, Carolina Beach, NC 28428. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Scott C. Spivey. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but

are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-25618-FC01 February 11 and 18, 2016 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 673 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Acquenetta R. Smith to David Shumannfang, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of November, 2006, and recorded in Book 5107, Page 750, and Correction Affidavit in Book 5844, Page 1469, 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 February 23, 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 453, Section 8, as shown on a plat entitled “Apple Valley Section 8, and Revision of Lots 308A, 309A and 310A” recorded in Map Book 49 at Page 278 in the New Hanover County Registry. Subject to Declaration of Restrictions for Apple Valley Section 8 and Walnut Hills, Section 11, recorded in Book 5032 at Page 288 in the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 3008 Old Barn Court, Castle Hayne, North Carolina 28429. Parcel ID R02500-003-092-00. 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

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LEGAL NOTICES 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.

declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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.

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: 1140966 (FC.FAY) February 11 and 18, 2016

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units:

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 Charlotte, NC 28217 (704)442-9500 February 11 and 18, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 16 SP 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE

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UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dayna L. Coon Shapiro and Robert G. Shapiro, dated August 20, 2008 and recorded on August 28, 2008 in Book No. 5342 at Page 2773 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on February 24, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.. Address of property: 6204 Tree Toad Ct, Wilmington, NC 28411-8319 Tax Parcel ID:R04418-003-024000 Present Record Owners: Dayna L. Coon Shapiro and Robert G. Shapiro The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may

TO D. ROBERT WILLIAMS, JR. TRUSTEE for FINANCIAL HOUSING SOLUTIONS, LLC AND WAGONER’S HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC., 401K PLAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: October 3, 2014 Recorded in Book 5843; Page 884 Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5941; Page 1066 New Hanover County Registry NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from JNJ NC Enterprises, Inc. to D. Robert Williams, Jr., Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated October 3, 2014, and recorded in Book 5843; Page 884 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, February 26, 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: BEING all of Lot 2, Block 9 of Sunset Park, as the same is shown on a Map recorded in Map Book 3, Page 40 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also being the same property described in that Deed to Benjamin Belmont recorded June 14, 2006 in Book 5036, Page 2915 of the aforementioned Registry. FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES, EASEMENTS, OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD. The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of JNJ NC Enterprises, Inc.; and, is more commonly known as

242 Central Boulevard, Wilmington, North Carolina, New Hanover County, 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 JNJ NC Enterprises, Inc. 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 28th day of January, 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 February 18 and 25, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 16 SP 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY JNJ NC ENTERPRISES, INC. TO D. ROBERT WILLIAMS, JR. TRUSTEE for FINANCIAL HOUSING SOLUTIONS, LLC AND WAGONER’S HOME IMPROVEMENT, INC., 401K PLAN AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: February 10, 2015 Recorded in Book 5867; Page 1060 Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5941; Page 1072 New Hanover County Registry

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from JNJ NC Enterprises, Inc. to D. Robert Williams, Jr., Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated February 10, 2015, and recorded in Book 5867; Page 1060 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, February 26, 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: BEING all of Lot 75, Section 6 of Highland Hills, as the same is shown on a Map recorded in Map Book 7, Page 80 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also being the same property described in that Deed to William Stacey Cherry and wife, Jean Lee Cherry recorded Book 1342, Page 923 of the aforementioned Registry. FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES, EASEMENTS, OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD. The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of JNJ NC Enterprises, Inc.; and, is more commonly known as 1943 Knollwood Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina, New Hanover County, 28403. 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 JNJ NC Enterprises, Inc. 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 termi-

nation 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 28th day of January, 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 February 18 and 25, 2016 15 SP 856 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Nicholas Wayne Moss and Suzanne Moss to Douglas K. Simmons & Associates, Trustee(s), which was dated May 1, 2007 and recorded on May 2, 2007 in Book 5177 at Page 860 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 23, 2012 in Book 5634, Page 2874, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 1, 2016 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 144, Section 2, of Fawn Creek Subdivision as shown on that map of section 2 of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 29, at Pages 169 and 170 in the Office of the Register Of Deeds of New Hanover County. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3712 Antelope Trail Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Nicholas Wayne Moss and wife, Suzanne Moss. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to 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. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 15-20745-FC01 February 18 and 25, 2016

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 719 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Linda F. Eddie to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of March, 2008, and recorded in Book 5305, Page 2005, 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 March 1, 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: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the eastern line of Anderson Street, 33 feet North of its intersection with the northern line of Miller Street and runs thence northwardly along the eastern line of Anderson Street 33 feet, thence eastwardly and parallel with Miller Street 99 feet; thence southwardly and parallel with Anderson Street 33 feet; thence westwardly and parallel with Miller Street 99 feet to the point of beginning, the same being part of Lot 5, Block 255, according to the official map of the City of Wilmington. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 604 Anderson Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Linda F. Eddie, single by First-Citizens Bank and Trust Company in a North Carolina Special Warranty Deed executed 9/27/2004 and recorded 9/30/2004 in Book 4510, Page 597 of the New Hanover County, North Carolina land records. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or

encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1169192 (FC.FAY) February 18 and 25, 2016 113081-06476/ 15-SP-209 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Darren D. Taylor, dated December 30, 1998 and recorded on December 30, 1998 in Book No. 2495 at Page 0669 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on March 2, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.. Address of property: 442 Cathay Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 Tax Parcel ID: R07816-002-007000 Present Record Owners: Darren D. Taylor The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove

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LEGAL NOTICES described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 Charlotte, NC 28217 (704)442-9500 February 18 and 25, 2016 12-SP-1546 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the

power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Ockert Van Heerden and Amy Van Heerden dated November 22, 2006 and recorded on November 28, 2006, in Book 5110 at Page 1324, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned of Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD (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, on March 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM, 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 in the above referenced Deed of Trust: Address of Property: 1201 Spring Valley RD, Wilmington, NC 28405 Tax Parcel ID: R04216-001-004000 Present Record Owner: Amy Van Heerden 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. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1). The real property described above is being offered for sale ‘‘AS IS, WHERE IS’’ and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. If the Trustee or Substitute

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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/ they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to 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 ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of such termination. This is a communication from a debt collector. The purpose of this Communication is to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally. Attorney at Law The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC

Attorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD Substitute Trustee February 18 and 25, 2016 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 Warren Harding Autry 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 29th day of April 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 28th day of January, 2016. Ernest Wayne Autry, Executor 6500 Oakley Drive Fayetteville, NC 28311 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18/2016 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 Louise Marks Cobb 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 13th day of May 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 11th day of February, 2016. Anne W. Reiner, Executrix 330 R L Honeycutt Drive Wilmington, NC 28412 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3/2016 Executor’s Notice to Creditors The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gerda M. Smith, deceased, late of New Hanover County,

North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of May, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 11th day of February, 2016. Michael Brian Smith, Executor 622 Bonham Ave. Wilmington, NC 28403 February 11, 18, 25, and March 3, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Jackie Louis Stevens 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 13th day of May, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 11th day of February 2016. Christine Louise Stevens, Administrator 1221 Crooked Run Road Willard, NC 28478 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3/2016 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 James Lee Musselwhite 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 13th day of May 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-

ate payment to the undersigned. This is the 11th day of February, 2016. Daniel Musselwhite, Executor 1712 Field View Road Wilmington, NC 28411 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/3/2016 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 John Francis Appaneal 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 20th day of May 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 18th day of February, 2016. Robert P. Balland, Executor 7309 Fisherman Creek Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/10/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE MACK R. FANN, deceased of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of May, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 216 Gardenview Court, Leland NC 28451. This the 17th day of February, 2016. Kristy Fann Boone, Executor Estate of Margaret V. Leary James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 2/18, 2/25, 3/3, 3/10/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE DAVID A. PYLE, deceased of New Hanover

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Last week of February might be fishable By Skylar Walters

The winter weather for the past couple of weeks has finally taken its toll on the water temperatures, which are now reading in the mid-to-upper 40s. That, in essence, pretty much shuts any type of inshore fishing down, however with the forecast calling for warming temps and sunny skies, this weekend might just be a great time to head out and try your luck, especially if you’ve got a case of cabin fever. While the water temperatures might not rebound overnight, the sunny skies will definitely improve your chances of getting a fish to bite. The other good news is that this weather appears to extend beyond the weekend and

some fishermen hanging around who haven’t quite mustered up enough energy to head out and fish, not to mention the guys and gals working these shops hear all the info from those that are still fishing. If you don’t ask around you’ll never know if you’re just missing out on some good information or tips that might just make you a better angler. One key tactic when fishing the cold waters this time of year is to use a bait that is scented. There are plenty of scented baits on the market and some work better than others. Adding some additional scent from the bottled ones available at your local tackle shops will only improve

If fishing this weekend is on your to-do list, it will be limited to inshore or fishing from the shore or pier, as the offshore weather forecast, while improving, doesn’t look all that fishable anytime soon. while we don’t know what next week has in store for us, there’s only about one week left of the month and then things will start to get interesting once we’re into March. If fishing this weekend is on your to-do list, it will be limited to inshore or fishing from the shore or pier, as the offshore weather forecast, while improving, doesn’t look all that fishable anytime soon. With that said, even though we’re right smack in the middle of winter, there’s two species that are almost always available no matter what the conditions are: red drum and speckled trout, both of which tolerate the colder water better than most. While they may be a little difficult to catch they will eventually bite. If you’re having a hard time deciding on what areas to target or what baits to use, then visit one of your local tackle shops and ask around. The shops will normally have

your chances of having a fish take interest in your offering. The type of scent doesn’t really appear to matter but I wouldn’t put a fish scent on a shrimp bait nor would I put a shrimp scent on a minnow bait. Of course if there were only one scent available, I’d use it regardless. Another very important element to fishing this time of year is bait presentation. Slow and methodical will result in more strikes than a faster retrieve. Fishing during the warmer parts of the day will also increase your chances for success. Mud banks and shallower water will hold more heat during the day so there are some good areas to target as well. Even if you don’t manage to bring home dinner after a day out on the water, just remember how lucky and blessed we are to have the opportunity to fish and maybe even catch something, even if it is the month of February.

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Runners race down Pelican Drive during the inaugural Wrightsville Beach Valentine’s 10K on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Personal record achieved in Valentine’s 10K By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Local runner Tom Clifford said “championship weather” contributed to the personal record he achieved during the inaugural Wrightsville Beach Valentine’s 10K Feb. 13. Clifford, who is training for the Boston Marathon, averaged 5:07-minute miles while beating 256 other runners to the finish line in 31:45. Hugh Crews finished second in 32:48 and Christa Iammarino was third in 37:17. The air temperature was barely above freezing when the race started at 9 a.m. in Wrightsville Beach Park but Clifford said the chill helped. “You don’t overheat,” he said. “You can thermo-regulate, so if you get warm you can take your hat off or take your gloves off.” The 6.2-mile course took racers down Causeway Drive to a turnaround point at the end of Waynick Boulevard. Clifford said some people find out-and-back races to be mentally challenging because they reach the turnaround and think, “I have to do the exact same thing again,” but he believes the format helps with pacing. “You can see how the first 5K and second 5K fare,” he said. Clifford is an integral part of Wilmington’s running community as owner and coach at running business Without Limits. Many of the athletes he runs with

are training for the Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon March 20, and between 20 and 30 of them used the Valentine’s 10K as a tune-up. They work out together regularly, but Clifford said a few competitive races should also be

incorporated into training. “It’s always good to get two or three solid races in before your ‘A-race,’” he said. “You can’t ever mimic a race in a workout.” First-place female finisher and Without Limits runner Iammarino is following that

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Tom Clifford achieves a personal record while winning the inaugural Wrightsville Beach Valentine’s 10K Saturday, Feb. 13.

strategy. She’s running a half marathon in two weeks to prepare for the full Wrightsville Beach Marathon. She hasn’t run a race in about four years, she said, so she wants to build up to a marathon distance. While the race drew some of Wilmington’s most dedicated runners, the event also incorporated a fun aspect for the less serious athletes. To encourage participants to dress in Valentine’s colors, the event awarded prizes for best individual Valentine costume and best couple’s Valentine costume. Proceeds from the race benefitted Wrightsville Beach’s Parks and Recreation Department, and parks and recreation program supervisor Katie Ryan said this year’s funds would cover the 2016 WECT Sounds of Summer Concert Series. The concerts, which are free to the public, feature live music in Wrightsville Beach Park every Thursday evening during the summer. Ryan said she hopes as the race gains popularity it will be able to fund some of the department’s many other projects around the island as well. Based on how well this year’s race went, she already has a date — Feb. 11 — picked out for the 2017 event. “For the first year, we’re really excited,” she said. “We’ve been getting good feedback, and they really like the course.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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Four athletes — Gwen Austin, John Bunting, Larry Honeycutt and Charlie “Barrel” Niven — will be inducted into the Greater Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame during an annual banquet at University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Burney Center on May 1. The 2016 inductees were announced Feb. 10. Gwen Austin had a decorated basketball career at Wallace-Rose Hill High School and UNCW that culminated in having her jersey retired. She was the first female UNCW athlete to achieve that honor. At Wallace-Rose Hill High School, the 6-foot 2-inch center was named to the all conference and all East teams every year. During her senior season she also gathered First Team All State and Player of the Year. From 1977 to ‘81 she participated in two District II championships, two East Central Conference

championships and two East Central Conference tournament championships. She also garnered numerous accolades during her collegiate career at UNCW, including the distinction of all-time women’s basketball leading scorer. She set career records in 16 different categories, including points at 2,056 and rebounds at 1,290. John Bunting’s successful career in football lasted more than four decades as both a player and a coach. He played for the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where his coach, Bill Dooley, called him an outstanding linebacker with “a tremendous ability to inspire his teammates.” In 1972, Bunting was drafted in the 10th round by the Philadelphia Eagles and in 1981 he and his team played in Super Bowl XV. He was also named the Eagles’ defensive MVP in 1979. In 1984 he switched to the coaching side of the game. He was assistant coach at Brown

University and Glassboro State College. When he became head coach at GSC his team won two conference championships and advanced to the NCAA tournament semifinals in 1992. After a few years on coaching staffs for professional teams he accepted the top job at University of North Carolina from 2000 to ‘06. He was the Tarheels’ only head coach to beat top five teams — FSU in 2001 and Miami in 2004. Larry Honeycutt’s career in athletics also spanned multiple decades and sports. He was quarterback for the Raleigh Broughton team that won the 1961 state championship. He went on to play for UNCW where he was outfielder on the National Jr. College Baseball Championship team in 1963. After obtaining his master’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill, he returned to UNCW as a faculty member and coach of baseball, soccer and tennis. He was voted NAIA coach of the year in 1975.

He then transitioned from coaching to officiating. During his 47-year officiating career he called nine state championships — two basketball, three football and four soccer. Charlie “Barrel” Niven, whose induction comes posthumously, is remembered for his dynamic athleticism and speed that helped him excel at football, basketball and baseball in the 1950s. He played for New Hanover High School where his success on the field earned him a football scholarship to Duke University. After his freshman season, the Canadian Football League offered him a contract. He returned to Wilmington, got married, and accepted a scholarship to play for Wilmington College, where he led the nation in scoring with a 38.6 points-pergame average. This year’s event emcee will be Forest Orion Mixon III. For more information visit www. gwshof.com email emmy@luminanews.com