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WB Museum looks to add guided tours in 2017

Shag dancers come to WB to preserve traditions By Taylor Doss Intern

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

With a goal of stretching beyond the walls of its modest cottage and growing in 2017, the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History is working to introduce a set of guided tours of the town this summer. The museum’s board elected new leadership during Tuesday’s annual meeting, held in front of the brewer’s tanks at the newly opened Wrightsville Beach Brewery. Tina Williamson, elected 2017 president, said in addition to new outreach education programs, the museum will embark on a fundraising campaign to help it grow with the addition of new space. “Our weakness is we’re in one little building. It’s a tiny spot, but we have so much to share,” Williamson told the n See MUSEUM Page 2

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Ken Jones, second from right, instructs a shag dancing lesson during the East Coast Shag Classic on Friday, Jan. 28 at the Holiday Inn Resort.

Shag dancers from all over the southeast were in Wrightsville Beach last weekend, supporting a locally born cancer foundation while dancing to keep a uniquely Carolinian art alive. The sixth annual East Coast Shag Classic brought together dancers to learn steps, hear shag music and help raise money for Hope Abounds, a charitable organization providing aid to women facing cancer. Attendance grows for the shag classic every year, and the community of shag dancers has grown close over the six-year span of the event, said Penny Mills, Hope Abounds director of development. “The event is basically a family reunion,” she said. The four-day event featured live bands like The Band of Oz and Jim Quick and Coastline, as well as social mixers and shag dance lessons for all level dancers, instructor Ken Jones said. n See SHAG Page 2

Angler takes dogfish tourney with 9.9-pound catch By Johanna Ferebee Contributing Writer

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Under clear skies and a 50-degree chill Saturday, more than 100 fishermen huddled together in Wrightsville Beach on Johnnie Mercer’s Pier for the 12th annual Dogfish Tournament, braving the cold for a fish that on any other day they would rather not find on the end of the line. “I only do this event because it’s a fun event. It’s a stupid dogfish,” said Al Baird, event organizer, while passing out Girl Scout cookies to fellow fishermen. “Most of the year, it’s like, ‘Oh no, a dogfish.’ Today, it’s like, ‘Oh yes! A dogfish!’” Despite its name, the spiny dogfish is a shark that is abundant to the Carolina coastline. With 186 rods in the water and 138 individual n See DOGFISH Page 2

More than 100 anglers line the rail of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier for the 12th annual Dogfish Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Mayor Saffo reaffirms Celebrity chef De Laurentiis tours Wilmington school Wilmington is ‘tree city’ By Terry Lane Staff Writer

By Terry Lane During his annual State of the City address, Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo said the city would continue to address “the most important issue for our citizens” by focusing on transportation, citing projects at five interchanges across the city, including Eastwood Road and Military Cutoff Road. He also said the city will retain its commitment to being a “tree city,” just as “You, the citizens, told us the city’s planning board conthat your No. 1 priority was siders a new development on Airlie Road. to make our city a more The five interchanges are all in the process of North walkable and bikeable city.” Carolina Department of Transportation funding that could total as much as $600 million over the course of the next decade. The other projects include Kerr Avenue and Martin Luther King Parkway, College Road and Oleander Drive, Martin Luther King Parkway and College Road and Kerr Avenue and Market Street. “I feel that within the next 10 years, all of these interchanges

Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis toured the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW) on Thursday, Jan. 26, telling stories of how she got started as a chef and began work in television while encouraging the sixth-grade girls in the firstyear charter school. “It’s so important for women to mentor each other. Men help each other out more than women help each other,” De Laurentiis told journalists after the tour. “The opportunities are out there for everyone. If you give women that glimmer of hope, they skyrocket.” De Laurentiis was brought here by former Food Network

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While signing an autograph, Food Network chef Giada De Laurentiis talks with students at the Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington on Thursday, Jan. 26.

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anglers, the pier was packed for this winter reunion. Friends and fishermen competed for cash prizes, custom-made rods, rain gear and a Mount Olive Pickle assortment all awarded for the not-so-coveted dogfish. At the tournament’s end, Aaron Collier took the top prize with a 9.9-pound catch. “We’re just amazed and astounded that a fish that nobody cares too much about can garner this much attention,” said Matt Johnson, owner of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. Johnson has hosted the tournament since its inception in 2005, and says the event is as much a social gathering as it is a sporting event. Typically taking place the weekend before Super Bowl Sunday, the event was designed to be a “cabin-fever party.” “It’s more of a get together, and when the fish bite, they actually interrupt a good time,” Johnson said. After a long winter limbo, local fisherman say it’s the dogfish that bring them out of

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executive Judy Girard, now the chair of GLOW’s board of directors. She said simply introducing girls to successful women can inspire them. “It’s seeing someone successful who encourages them to explore,” Girard said. “Even if it’s only meeting them for 15 minutes, it can make a huge difference.” De Laurentiis is the granddaughter of Agostino “Dino” De Laurentiis, who built the

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hibernation. “It’s the time of year when nothing else is biting, deer season’s over, hunting season’s over,” said local fisherman Nate Jones. “We’re looking for an excuse be outside.” Dogfish are nocturnal feeders, so as expected, the first six hours of the tournament passed without a single bite from the spiny sharks. At 5:30 p.m., after a full day of sun and sparse clouds, there was not a dogfish in sight. Baird knew this was business as usual. “Technically, we have not weighed a fish other than a blowtoad. No, there’s no winners yet,” Baird said, unfazed by more action on the pier than in the water. After the sun set, it was show time. Each dogfish reeled in was caught within the last hour of the tournament, from 7-8 p.m. Collier pocketed $465 for his first-place fish, 50 percent of the total earnings from the event. Albert Marino finished second with his catch of 6.8 pounds and Tim Clark secured third for his 7.5- pound catch.

DEG film studio in Wilmington in the 1980s. “I remember being here when I was 11 and 12, riding a golf cart around the studio and causing a ruckus,” De Laurentiis said. During a fundraising event for GLOW on Friday, Jan. 27 at the Country Club of Landfall, De Laurentiis supervised a locally sourced staff of Wilmington chefs for breakfast, lunch and dinner sessions. The event was featured in a Food Network Facebook live broadcast.

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The shag dancers at the event said they welcomed new dancers of all ages, though some fear the shag dance style is a dying art. Jones said that while the older generation has a great passion for shag, not enough young people are learning the dance style. But he said he has hope for shag dancing, observing that it’s more of an issue of time. “Once people have an empty nest, they find their passion for dance,” Jones said. “I have faith that if we continue to dance, the

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will be either completed or under construction,” Saffo said during his Jan. 27 speech. The mayor also said that development projects won’t take away from the city’s focus of making the city more “walkable” or overtake the city’s natural landscapes. “You, the citizens, told us that your No. 1 priority was to make our city a more walkable and bikeable city,” Saffo said, citing a citizen survey that supports closer development of residential, retail and work. “We know at times, it may be difficult, and sometimes

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board after her election. “This is our time to look at how we can expand our exhibits with things like signage and audio tours. We can’t grow beyond our walls, but we can grow with new technology.” In the near term, museum staff told the board they were planning to bring more of the history out to the town. A first step will be the addition of guided tours, program director Joshua Cole said, starting with The Loop, and with plans to expand to the beach strand and both ends of the island, with some potentially focusing on architecture

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people will come.” Mills said Hope Abounds is using shag dancing to raise money for the organization. The East Coast Shag Classic is the organization’s primary fundraiser, but it also hosts the Summer Chill concert series and the Fall Breeze concert to bridge the gap, she said. “Shag dancing belongs in the Carolinas,” Mills said. The shag dancers are also helping to fund a new program Hope Abounds launched last year, A Kid’s Hope, which expands the organization’s focus to children and teenagers

affected by cancer. In praising Hope Abounds, Elizabeth and Kenny Barnes recalled answering the call to fight cancer when their 32-yearold daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer. While accompanying their daughter through her medical journey, the Barneses said they learned that they could make a difference in the fight against cancer. “The shag community is made of loving and caring people that believe being there for somebody else is a calling,” Kenny Barnes said. Hope Abounds aims to live

up to its name, and spread hope through people’s lives, said Elizabeth Barnes, explaining that the organization offers aid to people “from diagnosis to remission,” both financially and emotionally. In addition to personal aid, Hope Abounds spreads knowledge to cancer sufferers and to healthcare providers, Mills said. The medical industry is constantly expanding, she said, and Hope Abounds contributes to assuring comprehensive medical treatment for cancer screenings and treatments.

even painful to watch empty lots develop, but know this: We are a tree city, and we will continue to be a tree city, an even better one than we are today.” The mayor’s commitment comes as Wilmington takes the first step in looking at expanding development on Airlie Road. The Wilmington Planning Commission was scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 1 to review rezoning an 11.9-acre site at 315 Airlie Road, across from Airlie Gardens. The rezoning asks to reclassify the residential zoning to mixed-use, for a project bringing 57 single-family lot homes to the street designated as a North Carolina scenic byway.

The development would include a street connecting it with the vacant adjacent lot where the former Galleria Shopping Center on Wrightsville Avenue was located. That lot is already zoned for mixed-use development. The Wilmington planning staff recommended approving the zoning change, with the condition that developers ban commercial traffic from using the connecting road. In his speech, Saffo touted the success of the Wilmington Convention Center, saying it generated $30 million in revenue over 221 days with events. He also said with construction of the new Embassy Suites hotel by

the convention center, the private investment of $60 million downtown has surpassed the public investment in the convention center. “I’ve been waiting a long time to say that,” Saffo said. He said the upcoming Wells Fargo Championship golf tournament was “a once-in-a-lifetime event that will bring many visitors to our area and expose WIlmington and the surrounding region to a national and international audience.” The mayor also said getting a second season of the TNT show “Good Behavior” will help boost the local film industry.

or other specifics topics of the town’s history. The goal is to have guided tours of The Loop ready for the North Carolina Azalea Festival, scheduled for April 5-9, Cole said. The museum will look to expand its exhibits to fit some of the town’s modern history, Cole said, especially with the expansion of programs related to the museum’s Waterman Hall of Fame. Cole said the museum was considering unique programs like demonstrations on board shaping or crab pot making, among other ideas. “Watermen don’t want to be commemorated, they want to pass on what they’ve learned,” Cole said. “We want to capture

the more recent cultural history by educating people about the activities of watermen, how he lives, plays and works in the waters of Wrightsville Beach.” An example of that idea is Camp Chris Stone, an annual kids’ camp that teaches fishing and local ecology, while it also serves as a museum fundraiser. The camp will go into its third year in 2017. “They’re learning the types of things that every kid would have been learning 50, 60 years ago,” Cole said of the camp. “A lot of hall of fame recipients are from a different generation. The world is very different now.” The meeting also marked the end of the six-year term

limit for three board members: president Lori Rosbrugh, vice-president John Sideris and treasurer Jan Wessell. “ We ’ v e e s t a b l i s h e d t h e museum as a destination where people come not just to see the exhibits, but to experience how things used to be back in the day,” Rosbrugh said. “Visitors get a feel for what life used to be living in the cottages.” Joining Williamson on board leadership is Skip Funderburg, who was elected vice president, and Charlotte Murchison, a new board member who was elected treasurer. Also joining the board this year are Louise Hicks and Coleman Cooper.

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For The Record Question and photographs by Taylor Doss

Wrightsville Beach hosted the sixth annual East Coast Shag Classic last weekend. We asked participants, what do you enjoy most about North Carolina’s classic beach dance?

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“It’s just a great way to stay active, body and mind.”

“Shag dancing allows us an opportunity to support others through charitable events.”

“Shag is a forgiving dance, if you make a mistake you just keep going.”

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“The people that participate in shag are happy, couple oriented, charitable, and have hearts for others.”

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BEACH BRIEFS Wilmington crime stats drop lower, murders up Wilmington crime is at its lowest rate in records dating back to 1993, with robberies, burglaries, larcenies, motor vehicle thefts and property crimes at their lowest, police officials said this week. However, homicides increased in 2016, up to 15 from 12 in 2015. The 5,395 Part 1 crimes were the lowest since 5,874 were reported in 2014, and Part 1 crimes as a percentage of population continued a steady declining trend, with reported crimes representing 4.67 percent of the population. “Since 2003, we noticed a steady decline in crime, which is significant because our population numbers continued to grow,” Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous said in a statement. “Of

those 15 homicides, 10 were committed with a gun and eight of those 15 had gang affiliations. We must continue to address gun violence and the gang culture that continues to affect our community.” Police records go back to 1993, when there were 6,878 reported Part 1 crimes, which are classified as violent and property crimes, including murder, aggravated assault, rape, arson, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft. In 1993, Part 1 crimes represented 12.3 percent of Wilmington’s then-population of 56,690. In 2016, 205 robberies, 1,281 burglaries, 3,117 larcenies, 250 motor vehicle thefts and 4,659 property crimes were reported, all record lows, police said.

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Hospital foundation announces $450,000 in fundraising The New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation announced two large fundraising successes this week, including a $250,000 donation from Live Oak Bank. The donation from the Wilmington-based financial services company is endowed to the Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where the lobby of the

birthing center will be named for Live Oak Bank. The foundation also announced this week that its 17th annual Founders’ Gala, held Jan. 28, raised $200,000 to support the installation of an interactive digital space designed to entertain and engage patients at the hospital’s Nunnelee Pediatric Specialty Clinics.

Airlie Gardens wins environmental education grant Airlie Gardens officials said they will be able to expand several education programs after the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation awarded the gardens the $25,00 Ribbon of Hope Grant for science education. The grant will create more opportunity for educators to interact with visitors to the 67-acre public gardens maintained

by New Hanover County, including benefiting education programs like birding, butterflies and the Bug Zoo, garden officials said. Airlie’s programs offer “experiential, hands-on activities to teach concepts in wildlife, soil stewardship, water quality and much more,” said Tara Duckworth, county parks and gardens director.

Cucalorus director to lead international organization The executive director of Wilmington’s Cucalorus Film Festival was elected the new president of the Film Festival Alliance, an organization representing more than 200 festivals around the world.

As president, Wilmington native Dan Brawley said he can help lead the national conversation around the vital role of film festivals, filmmakers, and cinema culture, which he said is needed “now more than ever.”

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, Feb. 2 New Hanover County Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m., New Hanover County Courthouse, room 301, 24 N. Third St. Monday, Feb. 6 New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 4 p.m., New Hanover County Courthouse, room 301, 24 N. Third St.

Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, JAN. 27 Citations • Taylor King was cited with running a stop light. • Alesha Kelly and James Morgan were cited with speeding. • Jacqueline Glenwright was cited with expired registration.

Warning Tickets • Melissa DiIorio was warned for speeding.

SATURDAY, JAN. 28 Ciations • Randolph Douglas Martin was cited with expired registration and inspection violation. • Allyson Joy Kane and Dennis Randall Pozsar were cited with speeding. • Christopher Holland Carter was cited with no operator’s license and expired registration. • Zachary Logan Scholar was cited with simple possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and possession of beer by a 19-year-old.

Warning tickets • Zachary John McLatchy was warned for failure to yield. • Kody Alexander Frankford was warned for speeding. • Stephen Alexander Langsten was warned for expired registration.

SUNDAY, JAN. 29 Citations • Nathaniel Rice, Eric Collart, Emily Johnson, Scott Yavorsky, Shirley Tiffany and Damien Buchanan were cited with seat belt violations. • Jonathan Corriher and Caitlin Cantrell were cited with speeding.

Warning tickets • Stuart Bratton was cited with a seatbelt violation. • Amanda Salerno and Steven Galloway were cited with speeding.

Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall conference room Tuesday, Feb. 7 Wrightsville Beach Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall conference room Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez

On Tuesday, the Raleigh-based Civitas Center for Law and Freedom announced the New Hanover County School Board joined a suit filed against the North Carolina Attorney General asking that settlement money be distributed to public schools. Adequate funding is a perpetual struggle, so it’s understandable that county school officials are enticed by the thought of a potential windfall. But in this case, the local board is on the wrong side. The lawsuit revolves around money paid to the state by Smithfield Foods Inc. under a deal dating back to 2000. Smithfield manages hog farms throughout the Cape Fear River basin, and hogs create three times the amount of excrement humans do. Waste from the facilities spilled into waterways during Hurricane Floyd in 1999. The following year the Smithfield Agreement required the company to clean up its farms and pay $1 a hog each year to the state, capped at $2 million a year. The settlement called for an initial $17.1 million for research into better ways to treat waste. Since 2014, the state has collected an additional $5.7 million. The Civitas suit alleges the money “was illegally funneled to special interest groups.” The special interests in question? Environmental groups. You know, the folks dedicated to things like keeping our rivers and waterways clean from pollutants like hog waste. The case hinges on a legal definition. Is the money paid by Smithfield under the agreement a settlement or a fine? The state constitution specifies fines for legal violations must be used for public schools. Legal nuances aside, the money is going where it belongs, to groups not working for a special interest but for the common interest. Smithfield’s hog farms meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of a concentrated animal feeding operation, or CAFO. In essence, they are factory farms that crowd a lot of animals into a small space. The Waterkeeper Alliance reports there are more CAFOs concentrated east of I-95 than anywhere else on Earth. Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper, says there are 10 million hogs this side of the interstate, mostly in Duplin and

Sampson Counties. There are even more turkeys and chickens. All those animals produce tons of waste, which goes into lagoons or is sprayed directly onto fields, untreated. When it’s more than the landscape can absorb, it runs off into waterways. Burdette has led or joined efforts to take on heavyweights Titan American and Duke Energy, and won. Titan abandoned plans to build a cement plant in Castle Hayne, and Duke is closing and cleaning up coal ash plants locally and around the state. But Burdette calls CAFOs a bigger problem than Titan or Duke, and “a much tougher nut to crack.” The Waterkeeper Alliance, a group representing more than 300 waterkeepers around the world, called out the CAFOs in 2015 with a billboard campaign that included the slogan “Raise a Stink: Stop Industrial Swine Pollution.” The response came in the form of television ads stating the hog farms were being unfairly targeted, that they have a strong environmental record, and are important to the state’s economy, the latter of which is undeniable. The battle lines were drawn. On one side, environmentalists claiming to have evidence of illegal and improper disposal of waste. On the other, farmers claiming they are working hard to meet the regulations. Rather than engage in a war of words, Burdette tested the waters. He took nine water samples from the Black River, a tributary of the Cape Fear, and dropped them off at University of North Carolina Wilmington for testing. All showed high levels of fecal coliform bacteria and other contaminants. If there are high levels of animal waste in our waterways, arguments about whether the farms are owned by families or corporations and whether they are regulated and to what degree become moot. It benefits all of us to keep pollutants out of the Cape Fear and its tributaries, and that’s where environmental groups come in. There’s a nice symmetry if the protectors are receiving a little of their funding from the polluters. So sorry, school board. It would be great if you receive a windfall from somewhere, but this money is going to the right place.

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Finally, the shortest month of the year has arrived and for anglers that means we’re that much closer to the spring fishing season. Until then, we’ll just have to muster through, but that’s what fishing schools and other outdoor conventions are for, right? Of course the weather isn’t that bad for those still wishing to wet a line. The week’s forecast isn’t all that dismal and the water temperatures are decent, reading right around the mid-50s. As we’ve seen in the past weeks’ reports, there are still some fish around and they’ll remain through the month barring any exasperating changes. The offshore fishing, however, is pretty much stalled as the weather pattern we’re in has lots of winds and sea conditions aren’t the greatest. Inshore, the fishing has remained typical for this time of year with anglers finding pockets of red drum. The speckled trout fishing has continued to be decent in the creeks, mainly with live baits but artificial will also work with a little more patience. Anglers have caught some black drum around the docks and oyster beds using natural baits such as cut shrimp and cut bait. For those still not willing to get out in the element until the fishing starts getting really good again, there’s always the local fishing schools, and on Saturday, Feb. 11, Fisherman’s Post is holding its

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annual “Hands On” Fishing School from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Coastline Conference and Event Center. Seminars and rigging stations are located throughout the center with both inshore and offshore fishing being represented by a large number of local fishing captains. If you sign up before Feb. 4 the cost of the school is $100 and if you sign up after it’s $110. Included in the cost of admission is a T-shirt, rigging materials, breakfast and lunch plus snacks and drinks, a goodie bag and a chance at door prizes. Tickets can be picked up at Tex’s Tackle as well as through the mail, online or by phone. Visit www.fishermanspost.com and click on the Fishing School tab for more information and links to other payment options. For those not able to attend on that date, a halfday Fishing School from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. is scheduled for the following day on Feb. 12. Cost for this event is $70 by Feb. 4 and $75 after. This school also offers a discounted rate for children under 14 of $40 for every paying adult. Everything being offered for the full-day event is the same except there is no lunch and the seminar sessions are condensed from six sessions to four. There will also be full-day events held in Morehead and Greenville later in February and also in March.

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Feb. 2–8, 2017

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The Good News Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)

Father Joe Vetter

wRev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor

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

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

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

www.littlechapel.org

Monday, noon.

ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES teaching God’s unconditional love and grace

One year with Jesus in the Gospels www.awmi.net

Early Worship: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m.

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Father Patrick A. Keane

Nursery provided.

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

ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL

Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,

The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector

1:30 p.m. en Español

101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034

Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH

Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

John McIntyre, senior pastor

Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682

followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m.

BETH SIMCHA

Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m.

MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST

7957 Market St.

CHURCH

Wilmington, N.C. 28411

Doug Lain, senior pastor

910-681-0117

4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471

Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

THERE IS A RIGHTEOUS ANGER February 02 John 2:15, “And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables.” JOHN 2:12-14 Jesus brought the message of “love your enemies” to the world and demonstrated it in such a way that some people have forgotten instances like this when Jesus showed anger. Anger can also be a godly emotion. Ephesians 4:26, tells us to “be angry and sin not”. This means there is a righteous type of anger which is not sin. This is why we are told to hate evil (Ps. 45:7; 119:104, 163; Pro. 8:13; Rom. 12:9). Ephesians 4:26, goes on to say, “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath”. That doesn’t mean that it’s alright to be angry during daylight as long as we repent by nightfall. Rather, it is speaking of this righteous type of anger. We are never to let it rest. Don’t ever put it to bed, but keep yourself stirred up against the things of the devil. The key to distinguishing between a righteous anger and a carnal anger is to discern our motives and the object of our anger. Godly anger is directed at the devil with no consideration of self. If we are angry with people, it’s carnal (Eph. 6:12). And if our motivation is self-serving, then it’s wrong.

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Feb. 2–8, 2017

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY THIS ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THE POWER AND AUTHORITY contained within that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dora Mae Johnson, dated April 9, 2008 and recorded on April 14, 2008 in Book 5301 at Page 1357 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina. As a result of a default in the obligations contained within the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein, the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust made demand to have the default cured, which was not met. Therefore, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale 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 heretofore referenced Deed of Trust. Said sale will be a public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at the usual place of sale at the New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on February 15, 2017 at 10:00 AM. Address of property: 1414 Queen Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 Tax Parcel ID: R05410-013-017000 Present Record Owners: Heirs of Dora Mae Johnson 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 will be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed,

any Land Transfer Tax, and costs for 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, special assessments, and other encumbrances. 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. The sale will not confirm until there have been ten (10) consecutive days with no upset bids having been filed. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property, or if the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the bid 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 bid 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 Required for Residential Real Property with Less Than Fifteen (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. Assistant/Deputy Clerk of Superior Court Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A., Substitute Trustee Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A. Michael L., Attorney N.C. Bar Number 37066 205 Regency Executive Park Drive Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 T: 704-970-0391 2/2 and 2/9/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Alyssa L. Van Bourgondien 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 14th day of April 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 12th day of January, 2017. Susan Donovan, Executrix 5602 Locke Street, Apt. 104 Wilmington, NC 28403 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2/2017 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Albert Leland Cherry 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 14th day of April 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 12th day of January, 2017. Jacqueline Suzette Greene, Executrix 1736 Wilsons Crossing Drive Decatur, GA 30033 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2/2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the ESTATE OF JAMES ROBERT REESE, JR., deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1ST day of May, 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 110 Foxwood Lane, Wilmington NC 28409. This the 26th day of January, 2017. Yvonne Lynne Scanlon, Administrator Estate of james robert reese jr. James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lee Roy

Armstrong, Jr., late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 28th day of April, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 26th day of January, 2017. Joyce S. Armstrong, Executor of the Estate of Lee Roy Armstrong, Jr. Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 January 26, February 2, 9, 16, 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Muriel Mace late, of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Resident Process Agent, at 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before May 6, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 4th day of February, 2017. Neil Small Executor of the Estate of Muriel Mace Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5th Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/2017

Notice to Creditors Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Angelo A. Carnevale, 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 4th day of May 2017, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

155 Uniform Development to amend Section 155.6.4 Table of Permitted/Conditional Uses and Section 155.6.5.10 P-1 Conservation Zone to allow for town owned piers and docks, town managed parking facilities, selective vegetation maintenance clearing, and recreational open air activities within the P-1 Conservation Zone and G-1 Public and Semipublic District.

All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 216 North 29th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405. This the 2nd day of February, 2017. Robert Kincaid, Executor of the Estate of Angelo A. Carnevale 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23/2017

• Parking changes to Chapter 74 of the Town Code, Section 74.38 Hours of Operation and Section 74.46 Parking Restrictions in the Harbor Island Residential Parking District; Section 74.42 Residential Parking Permits; and Chapter 76 Schedule 1 Parking Limited to Certain Times.

Board of Aldermen Public Hearing Notice

2010 Cadillac DTS 48,700 miles, one owner, excellent condition. Gray exterior, tan interior. Garage kept. $14,300. Call 910-262-1645

The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2017 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Conference Room, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to consider the following: • A Conditional Use Permit application for the Wrightsville Yacht Club located at 6 Marina Street in the C-3 Commercial Zoning District. The applicant has requested to expand the floating dock office. • A Conditional Use Permit application for The Workshop (currently a coffee/retail use) located at 86 Waynick Boulevard. The applicant has requested that the use of The Workshop be modified to allow the establishment to also operate as a take-out restaurant which is a conditional use in the C-1 Commercial Zoning District. • A Text Amendment to Chapter 155 Uniform Development Ordinance Exhibit A Definitions, to amend the definition of “floor” “floor area” and “measured area.” • A Text Amendment to Chapter

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