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WBOR looks to continue winning ways at championship By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue will be among the competitors at this week’s South Atlantic Lifesaving Association (SALA) Championships in Carolina Beach. The two-day event, which ends Thursday, July 16, matches lifeguards from Virginia Beach, Va., to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., in competitions that test skills essential for ocean rescue. The competition is held at the Marriott Courtyard Oceanfront in Carolina Beach. On Wednesday, lifeguards competed in board rescues, taplin relays, rescue races and beach relays. Thursday, the lifesavers will face off against each other in a 2-kilometer beach run, surf races, board races, run-swim-run races, board rescue races, surf ski races, beach flags, and Ironman and Ironwoman races. Separate men’s and women’s races are held for most events, while the surf race and 2k run also separate racers by age. Wrightsville Beach lifeguards n See WBOR Page 5

Town eyes Army Corps analysis, backs sand funds request By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Charlie Rivenbark want to hold a new tree-lighting celebration at the city’s Legion Stadium, where they hope to plant another large oak tree. “We would like to plant a big live oak . . . to evoke the old tree,” Merritt said. The idea was presented to the council last month. Rivenbark said the council is now waiting for a recommendation from the city staff. “We’ll see what that looks like,” he added. Merritt and Rivenbark say public response to the idea has been overwhelmingly positive. The pair plans to raise the funds necessary to pay for the new tree, including running electricity and water lines to the site. To do so, they started a committee through Wilmington City Progress, Inc., a

As part of a three-prong approach to secure funds for beach renourishment projects, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will draft a letter supporting a New Hanover County plan to directly request from Congress an extension of federal funding for projects at Carolina and Wrightsville beaches. The letter is part of a contingency plan in case the Army Corps of Engineers doesn’t include local beach renourishment projects in its report to Congress, New Hanover County Shoreline Coordinator Layton Bedsole told the board. Designed to be a 50-year project when federal money was authorized in 1986, the Army Corps of Engineers underestimated costs for beach storm damage reduction projects and Town Manager Tim Owens told the council he expects funding to last only through two more cycles of beach renourishment in 2018 and 2022. The county is working on three plans consecutively, all designed to secure continued federal funding, Bedsole said. The first is to see the funding included in a potential future Water Resource Development Act, which he said could be considered by Congress in 2016. Next is to improve the county’s own permitting process. And lastly, current legislation allows for the beach renourishment project to be extended, but only if the county first meets certain criteria. A key consideration for continued federal support is the Army Corps of Engineers’

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Will Swiss, front, and Sean Ruttkay, members of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, paddle back to the finish line during the board rescue portion of the South Atlantic Lifesaving Association’s Regional Lifeguard Competition in Carolina Beach Wednesday, July 15.

Bygone days of water play New Christmas tree proposed for Port City By Lindsay Kastner Contributing Writer

“We would like to plant a big live oak . . . to evoke the old tree.”

A Wilmington developer and city councilman hope to establish a new holiday tradition in place of the former celebration at what was once known as the “World’s Largest Living Christmas Tree.” For more than eight decades, Wilmington families marked the holidays with a visit to the large oak tree on the grounds of the Sweeney Water Treatment Plant, where festivities included the tree lighting, visits with Santa and choir performances. But the city halted the public celebration at that tree in 2010, citing safety concerns in the midst of renovations at the treatment plant. Now developer Gene Merritt and Councilman

McIntyre steps into new role: lobbyist By Tricia Vance Staff Writer Photo courtesy of Ron Phelps

In the 1950s, Thurston Watkins, Jr. sits on a wooden chair as he is pulled through Banks Channel by a 12-foot wooden motorboat.

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

A black-and-white photograph freezes a moment of Banks Channel frivolity from more than a half-century ago. A young Thurston Watkins Jr. sits in a wooden chair on top of a plank, holding a fishing pole and leaning back jauntily as he’s pulled behind a small motorboat. Today, the waters around Wrightsville Beach serve as a playground for paddleboarders and surfers, but in the early 20th century they hosted a different set of activities, from tub racing to barefoot water-skiing to an event called the human fishing contest. Boat racing was the first watersport to take hold around the island and, over the years, almost any type of craft that floated was raced. n See Bygone Page 5

Former Congressman Mike McIntyre left office six months ago, but he’s still meeting with local officials and special interest groups. The only difference is, this time he’s coming at issues from the perspective of a lobbyist. McIntyre is now senior adviser and director of government relations for the Poyner Spruill law firm, which among other things lobbies for legislation and government policy on behalf of clients. The longtime 7th Congressional District representative was known for his steadfast support of beach renourishment, inlet dredging, deepening the Wilmington n See McIntyre Page 5

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Wrightsville Beach Mayor Pro Tem Darryl Mills, from left, and Mayor Bill Blair meet with former Congressman Mike McIntyre at Wrightsville’s south end July 8.

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Proposed removal of rock wall could fill shipping channel with sediment, some say By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

A rock wall that has protected the Cape Fear River channel from shoaling for more than a century could be removed if a bill sponsored by state Sen. Michael Lee passes the General Assembly. Senate Bill 160 contains a variety of provisions to fund maintenance and dredging of inlets and navigation channels, but it also would remove a massive dam known as The Rocks, which facilitated the closing of a rapidly migrating inlet that sent silt and sand into the main navigation channel. Lee, one of three sponsors, said he, Sen. Bill Rabon of Brunswick County and Sen. Harry Brown of Onslow County were touring the coast when Rabon remarked it could be beneficial to allow New Inlet to reopen to provide another access to the ocean. Removing the wall also would restore a more natural flow,

resulting in better water quality, Lee said. “If we can reopen the inlet, it could restore the ecosystem,” Lee said. But some people familiar with the coastline and the channel say the idea could do more harm than good. Carolina Beach Councilman Steve Shuttleworth brought up the proposal toward the end of last week’s meeting of the Wilmington-New Hanover Port, Waterway and Beach Commission. He said his council has been asked to oppose removal of the rock wall, but he doesn’t know enough about the potential impact to jump to conclusions. “I am concerned that if they remove the wall, then Mother Nature will have access to what has been a closed inlet for years — and there is no way to know where it would open up,” said Layton Bedsole, executive director of the waterway and beach

commission. If that should happen, shoaling could necessitate frequent dredging of the shipping channel, he said. PWBC board Chairman Dennis Barbour said he lives near there and sees people who fish that area stranded when the tide comes in covering the rocks. Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth agreed. “Kure Beach goes out there three times a week to rescue [stranded] people,” he said. The Rocks, south of Zeke’s Island near the tip of New Hanover County, is more than three miles long and at some points 37 feet high and 120 feet wide, said Spencer Rogers, a coastal construction and erosion specialist with N.C. Sea Grant. Its purpose was to hold back sediment flowing in from an inlet that was opened by a hurricane in the 1800s. “It’s the most complicated section of oceanfront in all of North Carolina,” Rogers said. During the Civil War, the inlet

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The Rocks, a jetty that begins near Fort Fisher and runs south of Zeke’s Island, could be taken out if a bill sponsored by state Sen. Michael Lee passes the General Assembly.

was an asset to Confederate forces because blockade runners could navigate the shallow water near the opening, allowing them to get around Union ships that blocked the main channel, he said. But after the war it impeded shipping up the channel. Actually, several inlets have formed and closed over the years; most of the openings were attributed to hurricanes. The most recent closed in the 1990s, Rogers said. In addition to the risk of shoaling in the river channel, removing the wall also could cause erosion on Bald Head Island’s East Beach. The upside is removal of the wall could improve water quality by permitting more natural flushing of the channel, Barbour said. But he, too, is concerned that shoaling will return. If the bill passes, a scientific study will be required, he said. Lee said passage of the bill will require a number of steps before any final action is taken. The wall is part of the Zeke’s Island Reserve, which is controlled by the state, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Estuarine Research Reserve hinting at the likelihood of exhaustive environmental and cost studies, he said. The bill passed the Senate but has been in the House Rules Committee since May. Lee said he hasn’t heard recently about when it might move. But one function of the rules committee, he said, is that it is a place where bills go to die. Nevertheless, Lee said he expects to see an increase in the movement of languishing legislation over the next couple of weeks as the House and Senate continue negotiations on a budget deal. email tricia@luminanews.com

Election filings As of late Wednesday morning, the following candidates had filed for municipal office in New Hanover County: Wilmington Mayor: Bill Saffo, incumbent City Council (three seats): Neil Anderson, incumbent; Hollis Briggs; Margaret Haynes, incumbent; Paul Lawler; Frank J. Madonna; John Presswood Wrightsville Beach Mayor: Bill Blair, incumbent Board of Aldermen (two seats): Elizabeth Brown King, incumbent; Darryl Mills, incumbent

Carolina Beach Mayor: Dan Wilcox, incumbent Town Council (two seats): Tom Bridges; Steve Shuttleworth, incumbent Kure Beach Mayor: Dean Lambeth, incumbent; Emile Swearingen Town Council (two seats): John Ellen; David William Heglar, incumbent The deadline for filing is noon Friday.

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Jackson Norvell of Ashley High School has replaced Mary Paul Beall as principal of Wrightsville Beach School. Beall will transfer to Isaac Bear Early College High School.

New principals named By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Several New Hanover County schools will have new principals this coming year, among them a veteran educator whose career has taken an unorthodox path. New Sunset Park Principal Geri Martin, who is also fluent in Spanish, served tenures as school superintendent in McDowell and Orange counties, according to reports in the Triangle area. She generated controversy in McDowell County by omitting a religious reference in a 6-year-old student’s Veterans Day poem, the Durham Herald reported. As a result, the board clarified its policy on religious expression. She later served as superintendent for Orange County, a larger school district, but Martin resigned her post there eight months later. The News & Observer of Raleigh quoted the school board chairman as saying Martin resigned to care for her mother, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. She also received severance pay. The chairman would not comment when the Raleigh reporter asked about Martin’s performance as superintendent. Most recently she was an education consultant with the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Martin was in meetings this week and could not be reached for comment, but New Hanover Schools Superintendent Tim Markley said administrators always consider past employment and performance in hiring decisions. He said he is confident she will be a good fit in her new position. She replaces Jakki Jethro, who is now the district’s Title I schools coach. Meanwhile, Susan Sellers, who has been a school transformation coach with the DPI, will take over as principal at Freeman Elementary. Markley said federal Race to the Top education funds expire this year, and with them a number of Department of Public Instruction jobs. Regina Wooten is the new principal at Wilmington Early College High School. She was program coordinator for the school and previously taught English at Laney and Lakeside high schools and the Mosley Performance Learning Center. At the same meeting, Sam Kantrowitz, assistant principal at Myrtle Grove Middle School, was named principal of the College Road Early Childhood Learning Center, and the following assistant principal assignments were announced: Sabrina Hill Black, Virgo Preparatory Academy; Luis Cruz, Roland-Grise Middle; Calvin D. Miller, Alderman Elementary; Leigh Gates, Eaton Elementary; and Rob Morgan, New Hanover High. The end of a school year often brings new administrative assignments. Markley made several transfers last month, most notably the reassignment of Ashley High School Principal Jackson Norvell to Wrightsville Beach School. He replaced Mary Paul Beall, who is the new principal at Isaac Bear Early College High School. Murray Middle School Principal Patrick McCarty became the new principal at Ashley, and Isaac Bear Principal Phillip Sutton moved to Murray Middle. email tricia@luminanews.com

Historic landmark commission discusses updating guidelines, mapping project By Pam Creech Staff Writer

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The Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission discussed ratifying its guidelines to become a certified local government (CLG) during a meeting Monday, July 13. The CLG program allows municipal governments access to federal grant money to restore historic structures. “The Historic Landmark Commission has operated under the same rules, guidelines and procedures since its formation in 1992.They need to be updated to meet the state historic preservation standards,” said Zach Steffey, a Wrightsville Beach town planner. “The town staff members have also prepared a revised rules and procedures document. The commission is also asked to consider the revised rules and procedures document and make recommendations about how the document should be updated.” Steffey emphasized the importance of earning CLG status. “Ideally, I’d like to move us toward the certified local government program. ... If we became one, it would open us up to an

opportunity for funding to do historic preservation projects. It would be a good opportunity for grant funding,” he said. Steffey suggested commission members research the ordinances of CLG communities in North Carolina. “When you look at places like Raleigh, having a historic commission is really important,” he said. “We could also look at some of the other beach communities and see, if they have a historic landmark commission, what guidelines they have. The nature of the architecture here at Wrightsville Beach is going to be a little bit different than what you see in Raleigh. … The city of Wilmington also has guidelines, and those might be more in tune with the unique architecture in the area. Those might be good to pull from, as well.” Steffey also discussed the commission’s mapping project, which will identify and describe each historic property on the island. “If you go to the Town of Wrightsville Beach home page and you go to the Historic Landmark Commission section, I have the map embedded into the website,” he said.

Steffey suggested updating each landmark on the map with a one-paragraph summary. “Some places don’t have write-ups on them. They just have the year they were built and then a picture,” he said. The mapping project will protect historic properties, Steffey said. “The main goal is to raise awareness about which properties are designated on the island. It’s also a good tool for folks to ensure that there’s no development that’s going on these historic properties,” he said. “It’s a good safeguard. If the contractors go on the website, since it is linked to our planning and inspections page, they can see if what they’re building near is a historic structure. … It would be a fear of ours that folks would not realize a property is historic and start working on it.” Steffey said the map will be a good educational reference for locals and tourists, as well. “It’s also a good opportunity for the community to view these properties and learn more about them. ... It would provide a good cultural opportunity.” email pam@luminanews.com

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For The Record Question and photographs by Henry Burnett and Emily Pierce

How has the recent spate of shark events changed your swimming habits?

Cody Locklear

Amelia Smith

“It hasn’t really changed my habit. I get a little bit scared.”

“I’ve been coming here since the 60s. Nothing will ever stop us coming to Wrightsville Beach. But we’re not letting our kids go in the water.”

Wilmington, N.C.

Columbus, Ga.

Isaiah Hines

Michael Zambrowski

“I’m not swimming in that ocean.”

“It hasn’t. It’s not even on my radar.”

Wilmington, N.C.

Hampstead, N.C.

Allie Ryan

Wilmington, N.C.

“I can’t stop going out on the water, but I definitely get sketched out by random shadows.”

Volunteers work to keep Wrightsville clean By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Following July 4 festivities, WB Keep It Clean volunteer Ginger Taylor picked up 162 bits of firework debris as well as a small pile of cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic straws and other pieces of litter off a three-quarter-mile stretch of Wrightsville Beach. Meanwhile, Masonboro. org volunteers stuffed four industrial-size dumpsters with garbage collected off Masonboro Island July 4. Considering the sheer number of people who celebrated the holiday on the beach strand

— as many as 25,000 between Mason Inlet, Wrightsville and Masonboro Island — those statistics likely represent a worst-case scenario for litter on the local beaches. But it’s not an issue limited to holiday weekends, Taylor said, and she hopes educating beachgoers can mitigate it. Taylor and other Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project volunteers regularly gather pieces of litter off the beach during their morning patrols for turtle nests, she said. She keeps a tally of items collected, which she sends to the Ocean Conservancy at the end of the year and they in turn send back an end-of-year report

with trash totals. Group members started keeping track of the trash they collected in 2009 and the Keep It Clean website indicates they have gathered an average of 550 bags of trash a year. But Taylor pointed out those numbers don’t tell the whole story, because so many people, whether affiliated with Keep It Clean or not, don’t keep track of the trash they pick up off the beach. Litter is a universal issue at public beaches, she said, and Wrightsville Beach is no more polluted than the others — in fact, she said, it’s cleaner than many. But she said the currents near shore pull items out to sea

IMPORTANT DATES Monday, July 20 New Hanover County Commissioners, 4 p.m., historic courthouse, 24 N. Third St.

rather than washing them back in, so the high tide can move trash from the beach strand into the marine ecosystem. “If I walk the beach and it’s a clean beach at low tide, that doesn’t mean it was really a clean beach,” she said. Taylor said microplastics, which can result from larger plastics breaking down, are sometimes ingested by tiny marine animals and passed up through the food chain. “What we’re finding now … is we have plastic in plankton,” she said, “so there are larger fish, and they’ve already ingested plastic even if they didn’t eat it themselves.” She told another story about a study done by a University of Florida student on 93 loggerhead hatchlings found dead. The student necropsied the hatchlings and found every one had ingested

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Ginger Taylor picked up 162 pieces of firework debris, along with other litter, from a three-quarter-mile stretch of Wrightsville Beach following July 4 festivities.

plastic, despite having been in the ocean for less than a month. Taylor acknowledged a certain amount of littering is accidental, as empty cups or wrappers are lofted away from their owners by the sea breeze. But she said beachgoers can lessen their impact on

the environment by making simple changes in what they choose to bring to the beach, like packing food or beverages in reusable containers instead of plastic. “If everybody does one little thing,” she said, “It can help.” email emmy@luminanews.com

Tuesday, July 21 Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room

BEACH BLOTTER

New Hanover County Board of Education, 4 p.m., Board of Education Center, 1805 S. 13th St.

Car Robbery

Weekend Police Report Friday, July 10 Citations • Sara Erlich-Penchex was cited for expired registration. • Cody James Ohm was cited for a one-way street violation.

Warning Tickets • Zachary Johnson was warned for an equipment violation.

Civil Penalties • Four people were penalized for open containers. • Murray Reefer was penalized for glass on the beach.

Saturday, July 11 Citations • Luis F. Delgado was cited for a flashing red light violation. • Hugh T. McTernan was cited for a flashing red light violation. • Lanny Edward Weaver was cited for fictitious vehicle registration. • Alyssa Marie Travis was cited for expired registration. • William Leath was cited for driving without a license. • Haywood Forte was cited for driving without a license. • Nicholas Shabazz was cited for possession of marijuana.

Civil Penalties • Two people were penalized for dogs on the beach. • Five people were penalized for open containers.

• Six people were penalized for glass on the beach. • Nine people were penalized for human waste.

Reports • Kelly Fitzpatrick reported found property. • Adam Fering reported assault resulting in serious injury.

Sunday, July 12 Arrests • Thao Phan was arrested for simple assault. • Khoh Tran was arrested for assault on a female. • Joshua Roydes was arrested for a probation violation.

Citations • Greyson Leyrer was cited for speeding. • Kieyotia Whitted was cited for driving without a license. • Joshua Roydes was cited for driving without a license.

Warning Tickets • Aaron M. Straub was warned for a stop sign violation. • Michael T. Kepplinger was warned for speeding.

Civil Penalties • Two people were penalized for glass on the beach. • Rashon Blyden was penalized for a dog on the beach.

Reports • Jacob Finzen reported a found wallet.

The afternoon of Monday, July 6, Dolly Terlizzi’s vehicle was broken into at the Moore’s Inlet lot at Public Beach Access No. 8. The passenger-side window was shattered, and the larcenist took two purses that belonged to Terlizzi and Jeanne Wendell.

Bad Medicine On Monday, July 6, Robert Gibbons was caught smoking marijuana sitting near a trashcan at Public Beach Access No. 39. Gibbons showed Cpl. J. F. Rich his California-issued driver’s license and a prescription for medical marijuana. Rich explained his prescription is not valid in North Carolina.

Tool Thief John Novak was doing construction work at 105 Sea Side Lane Monday, July 6 when he noticed a bag of tools was missing. Sgt. J. Newberry followed up on the case and found a drill in a local pawn shop. Clifton Rogers was charged with larceny.

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One of the biggest East Coast surf competitions returns to Wrightsville Beach again this weekend. Begun by Tony Butler and Sweetwater Surf Shop, the 10th Annual O’Neill Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest, July 17–19, draws professional surfers in large numbers for the three-day event. The contest site is the beach strand in front of Columbia Street. C Street will be transformed on Friday into a national-level surf event with scaffolding erected on the sand for seating judges. While typical of big surf contests, it is nothing short of a visual wonder. It alone is worth a visit to the beach strand. Then there is the spectacular surfing and people watching. The pro division of the contest has a $15,000 purse. Some of the best surfers in the country will be in town to compete, including elite professional surfer Cory Lopez, of Indian Rocks Beach, Fla., considered by many to be one of the best free surfers on the planet. Spectators will gather to watch pro surfer Benny B, Wrightsville Beach homeboy Ben Bourgeois, the defending champion. Growing up surfing Wrightsville Beach, Bourgeois rode to the sport’s highest echelon, surfing on the World Championship Tour twice. Bourgeois will be up against another past winner, professional surfer Aaron Cormican of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., often tagged by some as the best “air and junk surfer” in the world. Nicknamed Gorkin, he is also the inventor of the “Gorkin Flip,” a backside double grab inverted 360 legal flip. He won the Pro-Am in 2006 and 2009 using his ability to excel in small surf. He is an exciting surfer to watch. Up-and-coming local surfer Connor Lester and Micah Cantor from South Carolina will be taking on Bourgeois, Lopez and Cormican along with other big name surfers in the pro division. Divisions of the competition include amateur, professional and longboard, which means those surfing will range in age and expertise from grommets to the best of the best. Contest director and O’Neill surf brand representative Brad Beach said Wrightsville also will draw the top amateurs on the East Coast, just returning from the national championships in California, including Robbie McCormmick of Florida. Such an event fills the town with an average of 90 pros from around the world and 100 to 150 amateurs, plus close to 1000 spectators and athletes’ family members. The surfing competition runs Friday through Sunday. Boosting the take for downtown merchants to a holiday level, Tony Butler said the three-day event rivals the Fourth of July for businesses. On Saturday afternoon, after the day’s heats wrap up, athletes, families and spectators will converge in Wrightsville Beach Park for a celebration of local art and music organized by Butler, the Hope from Helen founder, and Tower 7 Baja Grill owner Josh Vach as a fundraiser for a number of local animal charities. Besides the positive economic impact to the community of all these out-of-towners, the atmosphere of

such an ecofriendly and compatible athletic competition and festival cannot be overlooked. The gathering creates an environment where young and amateur surfers can share waves or hang out on the beach and park with world-class professionals. On the heels of the Pro-Am, the Wrightsville Beach Wahine Classic is held a month later on Wrightsville’s south end south of Crystal Pier. August 15 -16 professional women surfers, novices competing in their first contest, and 10-year-old and under teenie Wahine gather to surf this all-female competition. The youngest contestant last year was a 2-year-old. Contest organizer Jo Pickett said the very first Wahine Classic was held in 1997. A number of local women, including Pickett, have competed in the classic every year since (In 2012 there was no Whaine Classic). Well over 100 young girls and teens will participate, co-director Jack Viorel said. Some of these will arrive with their families in vehicles stacked with boards from as far as Florida, South Carolina, Virginia Beach and New Jersey and locally from the beach towns and Wilmington. A banquet and a movie in Wrightsville Beach Municipal Park follows the surfing this year. The positive atmosphere of these two surf competitions persists even when there is a lack of swell in the water or thunderstorms roll in. The Wahine kicks off four days of surfing, immediately followed on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 17 and 18, when hundreds of families again gather on Wrightsville’s strand for the annual Surfers Healing autism surf event, in its 10th year. In a free two-day camp, young surfers diagnosed within the autism spectrum will ride waves with professional and experienced watermen from around the world volunteering with Surfers Healing. The grassroots, nonprofit Surfers Healing was cofounded in 1996 by professional surfer, Israel “Izzy” Paskowitz, and his wife. The couple’s first child, Isaiah, was diagnosed with autism. In the middle of one of Isaiah’s sensory overload meltdowns at a surf competition, Paskowitz discovered the calming effect of the ocean on his child. Surfing with his dad immediately became a therapeutic experience for Isaiah. As each child in the camp attempts a wave, the expressions on the faces are precious. Some children stand quickly, lifting their arms in triumph, others need help from their surf instructors or cling to the board until the wave ends on the shore. Regardless, nearly every time at the end of each wave, both the instructors and their surfing buddies are alight with huge smiles. It is a privilege that such events are held annually on Wrightsville Beach but is no coincidence. The surf professionals who initiate and perpetuate these stellar national events have brought clean-water sports aficionados to our shores, some of whom come back to settle and become our neighbors. Take time this weekend to give thanks.

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have historically performed well in the competition. In 2008, WBOR finished third in the small beach competition of lifeguard teams with less than 50 members. By 2013,WBOR

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The first Banks Channel yacht races were held in the mid-1800s, when the barren beach strand was still known as Ocean View Beach. Regular organized racing began after the Carolina Yacht Club was founded in 1853. The Carolina Canoe Club was founded in 1887 and soon canoe races were a common form of entertainment. An 1894 issue of the Wilmington Dispatch described a canoe race in Bradley Creek for watermelon prizes. The melons were lined up on a boat at the finish line and competitors raced to earn the first choice of melon. Canoes were raced in the ocean, too. Another Dispatch clip from 1912 stated 15 competitors raced through the surf in front of Lumina Pavilion during a Fourth of July celebration. A series of tilting events followed the races, in which two canoes faced off, each manned by two people. “One of the crew takes a standing position in the bow of the canoe armed with a long pole,” the Dispatch stated. “His object is to dislodge his

opponent similarly armed in the other canoe, throwing him into the water. The other man of the crew does the steering.” Similarly, the island’s bathtub races delivered more entertainment than cutthroat competition. The Wilmington Messenger reported on a Banks Channel tub race from the summer of 1888 in which the winner was the only competitor who managed to keep his tub from overturning. In the summer of 1910, the Tidewater Power Company, which owned the trolley and a portion of Wrightsville Beach, organized a series of aquatic activities in Banks Channel, the Dispatch reported. In addition to tub and swim races, the event included a human fishing contest. “It is proposed to have a swimmer play the part of the fish and to have an expert fisherman attempt to land the swimmer,” the Dispatch stated. “A line sufficiently strong will be attached to a cap on the swimmer’s head.” The fisherman then had 10 minutes to hook and reel in his catch; otherwise the human fish was declared the winner.

During the next few decades, powerboats were introduced to Wrightsville Beach and powerboat racing followed shortly after. The races’ rapid growth in popularity prompted the town to consider an ordinance requiring boat motors be equipped with mufflers. Wrightsville Beach resident Nippy MacDonald remembered watching the Saturday afternoon races from the end of her dock as a child. “They would race up and down the sound, because we didn’t have all the traffic that you have now,” she said. As boat owners relished cruising over the water at high speeds, many discovered an even greater thrill: being pulled behind the boat while balancing on skis or other manner of flotation. Phyllis Mallard, who spent summers in the 1940s on the island, remembered water-skiers jumping over a ski ramp built in the channel near the Coast Guard station. The ramp was a part of an aquatic playground of seesaws, slide and swings built in the shallow sound near Wrightsville’s south end. As balancing on two skis lost its excitement, slalom skiing gained popularity. The

progression of the pastime culminated several years later in Thurston Watkins’ stunt on a wooden chair. “Thurston was an innovator in his own right,” said Ron Phelps, who witnessed the spectacle from the stern of the boat. “Everybody got a kick out of seeing this once-in-a-lifetime event, [Thurston] being pulled down doggone Banks Channel sitting on a chair.” Over the years, two friends continued attempting daring feats behind Watkin’s 12-foot wooden motorboat. In 1957, Phelps created a pair of 6-inchlong rectangular planks with foot straps and he and Watkins took turns water-skiing on the homemade contraptions. “Each little wake or little boat that would come by presented a challenge,” he said. “You had to sort of negotiate that over and down and over and down with each foot,” Phelps said. Luckily, he said, in that carefree era there was less boat traffic and fewer regulations. “We were young whippersnappers,” he said wistfully. “I would give anything to be able to do it again.”

economic analysis, which looks to rate the benefit to cost ratio, Bedsole said. The Corps is working on its analysis now, he said. If the county can produce a competitive ratio, it will be added to a validation report that would be used in Congress for deciding what projects to fund in a future WRDA bill. “This is a critical part of the path forward,” Bedsole told the board. “That’s a huge endeavor.” By formally asking Congress to support increased funding of the beach renourishment project, Wrightsville Beach will be joining with New Hanover County and Carolina Beach in a show of support that local delegations can use should Congress consider a new Water Resource Development Act. The letter would make use of part of the law, known as Section 7001, allowing non-federal entities to propose projects, Bedsole said. “While the same time the Corps is doing its process, we’re going to take a crack at the 7001 approach,” Bedsole said, adding the letter would serve as a “placeholder” in federal legislation that local congressional delegations can reference when lobbying for extending the beach renourishment project. In the third part of the plan, the county can try to use language in current law to obtain a 15-year extension of the Carolina Beach project, since it would be the first to expire. However, before it can do that, the county has to have a risk management plan. Bedsole told the board the county is currently negotiating with a coastal engineering team on the scope of the study, but it will include refined onshore and offshore sand movement modeling.

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harbor to allow larger ships into the port, agricultural and rural economic development issues and support of the military and veterans. He said he’s still passionate about those issues, and his new job will allow him to continue to work on them. He spent much of the past two weeks meeting with officials in Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Wilmington, and he attended a meeting of the WilmingtonNew Hanover Port, Waterway and Beach Commission. So far he has visited a dozen coastal communities, and he’s just warming up. “The legal profession and my community involvement helped prepare me for my work in Congress,” McIntyre said in a phone interview this week, “and now Congress has helped me prepare for my return to the legal profession and the very communities I have served.” McIntyre’s role also will extend to consulting with local governments on economic development issues and other concerns. “This is broader than just lobbying,” he said. During his tenure McIntyre, a conservative Democrat, put a high priority on constituent service, to include the coastal counties and towns in the district he represented for 18 years. Dennis Barbour, chairman of

the waterway and beach commission and a former Carolina Beach mayor, said McIntyre also called on an Election Day informing him he had secured $500,000 to maintain Carolina Beach Inlet. “That was a good call, especially on Election Day,” Barbour said. McIntyre is banking on his reputation as a congressman to help him in his new career on both sides of the legislative process. He is counting on that track

not lobby his fellow House members yet. But rules addressing the transition between serving in Congress and lobbying Congress do not prohibit him from approaching state lawmakers or even federal agencies. The benefits of having former lawmakers lobbying for passage of favorable legislation are obvious: They have had a relationship with their former colleagues and can open doors that may not be available to other lobbyists.

“The legal profession and my community involvement helped prepare me for my work in Congress. And now Congress has helped me prepare for my return to the legal profession and the very communities I have served.” record to woo potential local government clients. Among other things, McIntyre said he believes it is important that coastal areas are represented on the issue of oil and gas exploration offshore — especially when it comes to revenue sharing. “If it were to come to pass, there is no doubt those communities would want to be part of it,” McIntyre told the commission last week. Because he left office less than a year ago, McIntyre may

That is precisely the problem, said Jane Pinksy, director of the N.C. Coalition on Lobbying and Government Reform. The coalition includes many organizations concerned with fair elections and good governance. Watchdog groups like hers have for years bemoaned the revolving door between Congress or the statehouse and the world of lobbying. North Carolina’s most influential lobbyist last year, according to the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research, was Harold Brubaker,

finished first overall in the regional competition, beating even the large beach teams of more than 50 team members, states the WBOR website. In 2014, WBOR placed third in its division in the national championships, finishing 10th overall.

Bedsole said the modeling was important “so that we begin managing the sand resource as wisely as possible, as quickly as possible.” The second part of the plan will involve the county to require its own permitting process. Bedsole said he is reviewing draft documents and permit applications now and will begin submitting those to resource agencies in the fall. Mayor Bill Blair asked if Masonboro Inlet dredging would be included in the Corps’ benefit-to-cost ratio for beach renourishment projects. “If they put it together, that could hurt us,” Blair said. Bedsole said he wasn’t sure, but believed the dredging was under a transportation program that was different from the beach renourishment project. Alderman Lisa Weeks asked if the Jones Act, which requires “buy American” certification for federal spending, would apply to the project. In other board news, the town will apply again for federal funding to help elevate high-risk, historic homes that have repeatedly been awarded claims from the National Flood Insurance Program. The board approved applying for grants for up to 10 houses. The town has already received responses to three letters of interest it has sent to local homeowners, Owens said, adding the town’s flood maps have been reduced in recent years, which could help the application process. The town applied for 12 houses in 2014 and though its application was approved, the funding wasn’t available. However, fund are expected to be ready this year, Owens said, and the town is still eligible for the program. email terrylane@luminanews.com

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a Republican former speaker of the N.C. House who left office in 2012. “It is sad to say, but I think many members would rather meet with Harold Brubaker than with me or other groups,” Pinsky said. For his part, McIntyre believes his new role puts him in an excellent position to remain involved in issues of importance to North Carolinians. “I’ll have the liberty to approach issues not only from the federal perspective, but also the state and local perspective,” he said. In particular, he hopes to continue working on economic development opportunities. As a congressman, he hosted the N.C. Business and Economic Summit with fellow House members from North Carolina. This year, he is attending as a participant. McIntyre and his wife, Dee, have sold their Lumberton home and are currently staying in their condominium at Sunset Beach. When he’s in the Raleigh office of Poyner Spruill, he stays with a son who practices law in Durham. The dual residences allow him to travel throughout eastern North Carolina, where the firm wants him to focus for now. “I’m excited about this unique opportunity to come back home where my family and I have roots,” he said. email at tricia@luminanews.com

nonprofit run by Merritt. He estimated those costs could run anywhere from $25,000$50,000, but said those numbers are no more than a wild guess. Ongoing maintenance and the costs of any holiday celebrations would be borne by the city. In June, city staffer Steve Harrell told the council a celebration at Legion Stadium could carry an annual price tag of $3,815-$4,815 plus a one-time cost of $3,500 - $5,000 for a portable Santa house. The city currently spends $4,709 on a ceremony at Greenfield Lake Park’s Rotary Garden and $2,588 on a separate ceremony downtown, according to the minutes from that meeting. Merritt and Rivenbark hope to raise money for their proposal by selling mementos made from the wood of the old tree, which is thought to be more than 400 years old but in failing health. In May, Merritt applied for, and was granted, a permit to take down the old tree, which he said is basically dead. “It’s really only being held up by a telephone pole in the middle of it,” Merritt said. “I was trying to give it a dignified burial, but it is not my idea to tear it down. I want to make that totally clear.” Mike McGill, spokesman for the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, said that for safety reasons the utility favors removal of the tree from its property. “We understand the special place it has for many people in the community, but it’s really not

much of a tree anymore,” McGill said. Once lauded — but never verified — as the world’s largest living Christmas Tree, the old oak tree was estimated to be nearly 100 feet tall at one time. An undated chamber of commerce history of the tree put its limb spread at 210 feet. But time, hurricanes and ice storms took their toll. By 2009, the tree was just 50 feet tall and 75 feet wide, according to a StarNews article from the time. Rivenbark said he has fond childhood memories of the old tree and the holiday ceremonies held there. “It was just a real celebration of Christmas and kind of unique,” he said, adding, “Of course, like people, trees have lifespans.” In recent years, other ceremonies — including those downtown and at the Rotary Garden — have replaced what was once the city’s signature Christmas event. But Rivenbark said parking has been an issue at the Rotary Garden event and that the onenight ceremony with an artificial tree downtown doesn’t live up to what he has in mind. “I would think that it would take precedence over everything,” he said of the Legion Stadium proposal. Merritt said he’s not concerned about whether a new tree would ever be large enough to lay claim to the world’s largest living Christmas tree title. “I just want a new Christmas tree so we can re-establish the tradition,” he said.

July 16–22, 2015

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Solutions Making a Difference in the Cape Fear Region

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ust after sunrise each morning, Sammy Sanders arrives at the Wrightsville Beach Public Works Department with a smile and starts a garbage truck. He ensures the levers in the back are functioning properly so the truck can take him and his co-worker Andre Simpson on their garbage routes. “The Lord woke me up this morning, so that made everything good,” Sanders said earlier this month while on his round. Sanders has worked for the Wrightsville Beach Public Works Department as a sanitation worker for 23 years. “Wrightsville Beach is a nice place to work. It’s a good environment. You can see the beach,” he said. Sanders, originally from Georgia, moved to Wilmington after meeting his wife during a visit with his aunt. “We’ve been together 38 years. The good Lord put us together,” Sanders said. Sanders and his wife have seven children. The oldest, Erica, is 35 and the youngest, MaNigah (pronounced Mah-nye-jah), is 18. “I got a strong belief in family. My grandmother raised me like that. She gave me a lot of my values. She’s been gone 30 years now, and I still miss her. The beliefs she gave me made me the man that I am,” he said. Sanders’ first job in Wilmington was cleaning boats at Atlantic Marine, which was owned by the late Gene Floyd, former mayor of Wrightsville Beach. “He had a big influence on my life,” Sanders said. Fifteen years later, Sanders started working for the Wrightsville Beach Public Works Department, which was directed by John Nesbitt. “He was a kind person. He gave me an opportunity,” Sanders said. Sanders also spoke highly of his colleagues. “My co-workers are nice men. I feel so blessed,” he said. Sanders, accompanied by Simpson, drove around the island. “He is my right-hand man. Me and him is like two peas in a pod,” Sanders said. Sanders spoke highly of Wrightsville Beach residents, as well. “They see us and pick up a conversation. We go to talking and we get to know each other over an amount of time. I feel very fortunate to be in this area,” he said. Although Sanders is friendly to each person who comes across his path, he still works quickly. Each time Sanders parks the truck, he hops out of the cab and sprints to the nearest driveway and helps Simpson unload garbage cans into the back of the truck. Sanders said getting in and out of the truck repetitively is the most challenging part of his job. “It’s still a good job,” he said. “It keeps me in shape — the jumping in and out and the moving. It takes a lot of endurance. It keeps my circulation going; there’s no doubt about that. I’m 60 years old and my blood pressure is normal. ... I very seldom get sick. I think it’s because of the movement. It’s kind of like exercise,” he said. Despite the physical intensity of his work, Sanders said he doesn’t get sore. “I’ve been doing this for so long, I guess I’m used to it,” he said. Sanders’ hard work and friendliness don’t go unnoticed. Martha Jeter, a long-time resident of Wrightsville Beach, has known Sanders since he started working for the public works department 23 years ago. “He has been mighty faithful. He is a diplomat at Wrightsville Beach. He knows everybody and everything going on — all the news,” she said. “He just has the nicest attitude.” Jeter said she looks forward to Sanders’ Tuesday visits. “He toots his horn when he comes down the street, so I’ll know he’s coming. He’ll run up the stairs and give me a hug, wanting to know how I’m doing that day … He’s one of the nicest public servants I’ve ever met. He loves his job and what he does. He’s a good neighbor to everybody on the beach.”

“It keeps me in shape — the jumping in and out and the moving. It takes a lot of endurance. It keeps my circulation going; there’s no doubt about that. I’m 60 years old and my blood pressure is normal. ... I very seldom get sick.”

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Above: Wrightsville Beach Public Works Department employees Sammy Sanders, left, and Andre Simpson work their route July 7. Top: Sammy Sanders has been a sanitation worker for the Wrightsville Beach Public Works Department for 23 years.

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History Talk

Concert Under the Oak

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The Big Dig North Carolina Coastal Federation Stanback Education Center Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m., Free

L Shape Lot Airlie Gardens Friday, July 17, 6-8 p.m., $2-9

Beach Reads Book Sale Northeast Regional Library Saturday, July 18, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Free

Standup Paddleboard Eco-Tour Wrightsville SUP Wednesday, July 22, 8 a.m., $50-60

The popular, local folk-rock group performs during the Summer Concert Series. Shows are staged on the Airlie Oak lawn, the first and third Fridays of each month through September. Free satellite parking is available at 5355 Oleander Drive (next to Tidal Creek Co-op), with free trolley service offered to concertgoers to and from the gardens.

Romance, thrillers and more are up for grabs during the annual Friends of New Hanover County Public Library’s Beach Reads Book Sale featuring thousands of titles and gently used, hardback pocket-sized paperbacks for 50 cents each. Proceeds benefit the NHC Public Library. To learn more, contact Paige Owens at 910-798-6322 or visit www.nhclibrary.org

Participants will traverse the creeks and marshes surrounding Wrightsville Beach, learn about the sport of standup paddleboarding and more about the natural ecology of the area. The tour is presented by the North Carolina Coastal Federation and Wrightsville SUP. For more information, call 910-509-2838 or email rebeccap@nccoast.org

Book author and local historian Elaine Henson presents an hour-long presentation on the construction and cultural impact of the Intracoastal Waterway in New Hanover County. Henson uses more than 100 images, including photographs, postcards and maps, to illustrate her lecture.

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Surfalorus Beach and Board Expo, Pop-Up Cinema celebrate beach culture By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Sweltering heat did not stop 175 ocean enthusiasts from attending the 4th annual Surfalorus Beach and Board Expo on the lawn of Tidal Creek Co-op on Saturday, July 11. The four-hour event was a partnership between Tidal Creek, Cucalorus Film Festival and Salty at Heart literary journal that celebrated ocean culture and promoted environmental awareness. As attendees browsed various booths in the early evening, DJ Quinn spun some surf tunes from artists like Jack Johnson, while the Michael Eakins duo provided laid-back acoustic music. Vendors came from near and far to set up booths at the expo. Muspa y Mensa Boutique from Brooklyn, N.Y., sold clothing and jewelry from a purple-and-green truck. Local artist and jewelry maker Joanna Taylor, owner of Island Girl Glass, filled a table with her handcrafted sea glass items. Nonprofit organizations, like the Children’s Museum of Wilmington, distributed informative brochures. The Surfrider Foundation also hosted a table. Ethan Crouch and Lindsey Deignan, the Surfrider Foundation’s Cape Fear Chapter president and vice president, stocked their booth with brochures describing how individuals can help protect the ocean. They also had yard signs and a petition to protest legislation that would, if passed, enable

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Still from “Brother,” a film produced by What Youth, starring Kolohe Andino.

drilling off the North Carolina coast. “We did pretty well. We probably got about 50 signatures on our petition against offshore drilling. We gave away 45 yard signs,” Deignan said. “It was a really nice event. People were very responsive to what we were talking about and they were excited

to sign the petitions.” At night, staff members of Cucalorus Film Festival screened “Beyond the Surface,” a documentary about India’s first female surfer, Ishita Malaviya. “It was a free screening. The objective wasn’t to raise money. It was more of a community outreach event,” said Natalie

Lentz, Surfalorus programming coordinator. “We’ve been doing screenings, not associated with Surfalorus, at Tidal Creek for years. They’ve been close partners with us,” said Zoë VanDerPloeg, Surfalorus communications manager. “Last year, we did our board and beach expo with them for the third

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annual Surfalorus Festival. They loved it so much last year that they took it upon themselves to organize it and facilitate that this year.” The Surfalorus Beach and Board Expo was one of two July events in Wilmington to spread awareness for the Surfalorus Film Festival to be held on the Outer Banks on Oct. 1-3.

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More than 20 children of all ages gathered around Madeline Flagler, the director of the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, on the museum’s wooden wraparound porch as she read Sarah Weeks’ “Follow the Moon.” The reading was part of an educational children’s program Thursday, July 9. The children learned about various species of sea turtles. “Our children’s programs vary greatly as far as attendance goes throughout the year. Typically, during July and August are our fullest classes,” she said. “We don’t have plans for doing it again this calendar year, but because it is such a popular program, this is the third year we’ve had someone come and speak about sea turtles with the children.” Benefactors make the free monthly programs possible. “The last three years, we’ve had a generous donation from Sandy and Cathy Griffin specifically for children’s programs, and that’s how we are able to hold free classes for children monthly at the museum,” she said. Flagler was also grateful to have Marissa Wiater of the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project speak to the children and allow them to pet her red-eared slider turtle, Miles. “It was great for her to bring in her own turtle she’s had for 14 years. The children always love to see something that’s alive. It was a wonderful group of young children that seem to really appreciate being able to come to the museum and learn about sea turtles,” Flagler said. Wiater told the children about different species of sea turtles, how big they are and what they eat. Wiater also asked the children what animal in the ocean looks like a plastic bag. “Jellyfish!” they shouted. Then, Wiater stressed the importance of not leaving trash, especially plastic bags, on the beach, and encouraged the children to pick up bags they see and throw them away. “It was fun. They were so cute,” she said.

The second event is planned for Thursday, July 16, in Wrightsville Beach Park. “We’re having a screening of short films,” VanDerPloeg said. “This Thursday is a partnership with the Town of Wrightsville Beach. They are holding their WECT Sounds of Summer Concert Series with Selah Dubb that was already organized and we were invited to come and screen at the end of the event.” Reggae band Selah Dubb will perform from 6:30-8:30 p.m., followed by the Surfalorus Pop-Up Cinema film screenings. “We literally blow the screen up when we get to a location and we have a portable projector. We can screen almost anywhere,” VanDerPloeg said. “We are doing a collection of short films. There’s a couple from local filmmaker Logan Beam. We are also doing a short that was produced by O’Neill, the surf company. ... We’re screening a third film called “Brother” from the surf company What Youth.” While young children are permitted at the screening, the films are more suitable for older children, teens and adults. VanDerPloeg hopes Thursday’s screening will be as successful as Saturday’s for promoting the Surfalorus Film Festival in October. “Our call for entries for Surfalorus in the Outer Banks is currently open. Filmmakers are welcome to submit at surfalorus. org,” VanDerPloeg said.

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Children gather around Marissa Wiater to see her 14-year-old red-eared slider, Miles, during a program July 9 at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. Wiater, a volunteer with the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, spoke to the children about behaviors of sea turtles, before story time, crafts and snacks.

After the brief lecture and story, the children were offered goldfish as a snack as they colored pictures of sea turtles. Jan Hoagland and her husband brought their three granddaughters to the program. “It’s a wonderful children’s summer program . . . It’s something they enjoy and we enjoy taking them to see that. The children look forward to it,” Jan Hoagland said. Hoagland’s 5-year-old granddaughter, Maddie, said touching Miles the box turtle was her favorite part of the program. “We hope to take them to the next activity in August. That one is about seashells,” Hoagland said. The museum also offers larger, week-long day camps for children. “Camp Chris Stone is dedicated to Chris Stone, who just died of pancreatic cancer,” said Sandy May, one of the m useum’s volunteers. Stone loved Wrightsville Beach’s marshes, she said. The first session, designed for children ages 6-9, is planned for

July 27-31, 9 a.m. until noon, and the second session, suitable for children ages 10-12, for Aug. 10-14, 9 a.m. until noon.

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Oakdale Cemetery offers guided flashlight tours By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Every third Saturday evening, May through Oct., Oakdale Cemetery offers two-hour flashlight tours that tell the stories of some of the people buried there. The tour Saturday, July 18, will start at 8 p.m., and Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., University of North Carolina Wilmington associate professor of history, will help lead it. “It’s going to be a general historical tour. . . .We’re not exactly sure how large of a crowd we’ll receive. Dr. Fonvielle always has a good following. We are prepared to break into two groups, if need be,” said Eric Kozen, Oakdale Cemetery’s superintendent. Fonvielle is excited about leading the tours. “People really seem to enjoy the ambiance of going to a cemetery at nighttime,” he said. “It’s a very historical cemetery. . . . It was incorporated in 1852 and the first burials were in 1855.” During the tour, Fonvielle will discuss some of the grave

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Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr., University of North Carolina Wilmington associate professor of history, will lead a flashlight tour of Oakdale Cemetery Saturday, July 18.

markers that interest him the most. “There are 30,000 people in there and every one of them has a story. Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear are full of rich history and culture and a lot of fascinating stories. Ironically, the first

burial was the 6-year-old daughter of Dr. John DeRosset, who was the president of the board of directors of Oakdale Cemetery.” Fonvielle also will discuss the cemetery’s Civil War graves. “One of my favorite graves

is Rose O’Neill Greenhow. She was a very famous Confederate spy who drowned trying to get into the Cape Fear River onboard a blockade runner called the Condor in 1864. Her body washed up at Fort Fisher.

There was a huge ceremony at St. Thomas Catholic Church on Dock Street. The mother of the first person who was buried there was the person who prepared Rose Greenhow’s body,” Fonvielle said. “The story that goes along with Greenhow is that she had gold in her purse that contributed to her drowning. When you go by her grave marker today, which is kept by [the] United Daughters of the Confederacy, there’s always money on the gravemarker to replace the gold she lost when she drowned.” Fonvielle will explain some of the cemetery’s unique graves, as well. “There’s the story of the German-born fireman who immigrated to Wilmington. His name was William Ellerbrock. He was killed fighting a fire at Front and Dock streets and his dog tried to save him. When they found his body the next day, in 1881, they found the dog with his master, and so they buried the dog with the master. You look on one side of the obelisk, it

talks about this young Germanborn fireman, and on the other side of the obelisk is a carving of a dog. Above it, it says, ‘Faithful until death.’” Fonvielle is interested by some of the nontraditional burial services that took place in the cemetery. “Another famous story is that of Nance Martin, whose father and brother were commission merchant and shippers in the 1850s. She died at sea on her way to Cuba with her brother on a trip. Rather than bury her at sea, as you would a sailor, they put her into a cask of alcohol — probably rum — and proceeded on their trip to Cuba and returned to Wilmington. Rather than remove her from the cask of alcohol, they buried her in [the] cask.. . . It’s not the only cemetery where a young girl is buried in a cask of rum, but it’s certainly an intriguing story.” Tours cost $10 per person. Attendees are required to bring flashlights. email pam@luminanews.com

Battleship 101 brings back life below deck By Henry Burnett Intern

A corps of 32 volunteers shared maritime memories and firsthand knowledge with international tourists and Wilmington residents during Battleship 101, a comprehensive tour given on July 11. Museum Services Director Kim Sincox said as many as 2,000 people, both young and old, visit the ship each day during the summer. Eight-year-old Chandler Denton, of Morganton, N.C., said his visit was “pretty awesome, because my greatgranddad was on this ship.” Like many visitors, most of the volunteers had a personal connection to WWII or life on a battleship. John Pennington, who worked 37 years as a civilian contractor for the Navy, shared his experiences from the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Va. He said his work taught him about weapons like those on the USS North Carolina. “I’ve been in the powder room

when you make the charges,” Pennington said. Joe Duquette, who served as a Navy dental technician, described the battleship as important to the Wilmington economy. “I was one of the guys who restored the dentist’s office, which is where I was working today,” he said. “It’s an honor to serve on this ship. It brings in people from all over the world.” For Thomas Brockschmidt, from near Hamburg, Germany, the cannons, or 16-inch guns were the most exciting part. “We’re from the German army,” he said. “For us that is the most important thing on a warship.” While the guns and glory engaged many visitors, volunteers Linda Lashley and Judy Ward reminded guest the USS North Carolina is important to women’s history. Ward, dressed as a USO entertainer, said women were prescribed strict rules for how to act around servicemen. “The USO was not at all like a

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dance hall like you see on TV,” she said. “You had to be a prim and proper lady to be part of the USO.” Lashley, dressed like Rosie the Riveter, said when men enlisted during WWII, many factories hired women. “Many people do not know that Wilmington had a shipbuilding company that built ships for the war effort,” she said. Lashley said women like her grandmother tasted out-of-thehouse work during the war, but were laid off when men returned from fighting. This taste grew into hunger for independence, and helped start the women’s movement, she said. Though the war advanced rights for some, for others the battleship symbolizes the racial separation that continues to divide the United States. “The ship, just like the rest of society, was segregated,” Sincox said. The black quarters, located in a less-accessible part of the ship, are not open to regular tour

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Chandler Denton, 8, checks out the 40mm guns on USS North Carolina during the Battleship 101 event July 11.

guests. Below deck on Saturday, volunteers displayed photos that showed black cooks preparing meals for white officers. Sincox hopes events like Battleship 101, which shows both the bad and the good of the legendary ship’s history, will help

the ship attract more visitors. “We are a state museum,” she said, “but we are self-supporting. We make our own money.” Raising that money requires creativity, she said. In addition to events like Battleship 101, the museum organizes private tours

for guests who want to see offlimits areas and rents space to host naturalization ceremonies, Marine “mess nights” and even weddings. “It’s a warship,” Sincox said, “but it can be really romantic.”

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C arl Wat e r s All the provision you will ever need comes from belief in Me Be assured I will be there to feed the hunger of your heart with holy seed

It is through My provision that you love one another Nothing needs to be stored up because My provision is given to all the sisters and brothers Each day you are filled with the power of heaven to rejoice and be free No darkness will ever overcome you, My light is provided for you to see The needs of your day are before you as you open your heart and pray That My provision will be provided to all who worship Me today Every little thing that comforts your soul is available to all Who see the needs of others first and will answer the call Every provision comes with the guarantee that salvation will be The only blessing you will ever need and all those around you will see Your provision comes each day as a need arises for prayer All the blessings of heaven are available to you to openly share The overflow of love coming down to heal the sick and those in despair Look into their eyes and show them My love because you care

(Psa 132:15 - 18 KJV) 15 - I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 - I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 - There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 - His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. (Rom 5:17 NIV) For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. (Rom 13:11 - 14 NRSV) 11 - Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12 - the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13 - let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 - Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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July 16 THE GOODNESS OF GOD Luke 12:5 “But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.” LUKE 12:4-5 Second Timothy 1:7 says, “God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” First John 4:18 says, “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” These scriptures may look like they are contradictions to Jesus’ statement here; however, they are not. There are two kinds of fear. The American Heritage Dictionary defines fear as “a feeling of alarm or disquiet caused by the expectation of danger, pain, disaster, or the like; terror; dread; apprehension.” It also defines fear as “extreme reverence or awe, as toward a supreme power.”

It is this reverence or awe that God’s Word teaches saints to have towards God. Hebrews 12:28 says that there is a godly fear with which we are supposed to serve God and thereby implies that there is an ungodly fear that is not acceptable in serving God. Satan has always used this ungodly dread or terror to torment godly people. Those who have been born again should have no dread or terror of God unless they are planning to renounce their faith in Jesus as their Savior. We have a covenant that guarantees us acceptance with God (Eph. 1:6), as long as we hold fast to our profession of faith in the atoning blood of our Savior, Jesus Christ. For an unbeliever, the fear of the Lord is a great deterrent from sin. However, for those of us who have received the grace of God, it is His goodness that causes us to fear him and depart from sin. His goodness is awesome!

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 292 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ila Faye Brewington (Ila Faye Brewington, deceased) (Heirs of Ila Faye Brewington: Margie Jacobs, Gwendolyn Jenness, Karen Patrick, Richard Brewington, Kenneth Brewington and Unknown Heirs of Ila Faye Brewington) to NC Titles, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of October, 2008, and recorded in Book 5353, Page 2133, 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 July 21, 2015 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 33 in that subdivision known as Sedgefield, according to the map thereof recorded in Map Book 6, at Page 71, of the New Hanover County Registry, and being the same property conveyed by deed recorded in Book 787, at Page 648, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 129 Jamaica Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Being the identical property as conveyed to Karon Delbert Brewington and wife, Ila Faye Brewington on 09-07-73 in Book 982, Page 645 in the New Hanover County Public Registry. 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 cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1157831 (FC.FAY) July 9 and 16, 2015 14 SP 616 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 Betty Norris to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated November 13, 2007 and recorded on December 3, 2007 in Book 5256 at Page 2024, 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 July 21, 2015 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 that real property situated in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina: BEING the same property conveyed to the Grantor by Deed recorded 08/23/1996 in Book 2075, Page 100 New Hanover County Registry, to which deed reference is hereby made for a more particular description of this property. And being more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Northern line of Bordeaux Avenue (formerly known as Asphalt Road) with the western line of Washington Street, and running thence Westwardly along the Northern line of said Bordeaux Avenue 100 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 10 in Block 3 of the Bordeaux division; running thence Northwardly parallel with Washington Street and along the dividing line between Lots 9 and 10 of said Block 3, said dividing line also being the Eastern line of a tract of land conveyed by G. C. Bordeaux et al to L. C. McClammy et ux, by deed duly recorded in

Book 295, at Page 500 of the New Hanover County Registry; 75 feet to the Southern line of Lot 8 in said Block 3 of said Bordeaux Subdivision; running thence Eastwardly parallel with Bordeaux Avenue and along the dividing line between Lots 8 and 9 in said Block 3, 100 feet to the Western line of Washington Street; thence running Southwardly along the Western line of Washington Street 75 feet to the point of Beginning, and being the same property conveyed to C. E. Teachey et ux, Eura Alice Teachey, by deed duly recorded in Book 385, Page 351 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County; and being otherwise known as Lot 9, in Block 3, of the G. C. Bordeaux property as shown on the map thereof recorded in Book 299, at Page 593 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, together with all and singular, the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances, garages and all other outbuildings thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to the party hereinabove described. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2246 Washington Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. 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 Betty E. Norris. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 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.: 14-15649-FC01 July 9 and 16, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Patrick A. Smith (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Patrick Smith) to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of July, 2008, and recorded in Book 5336, Page 2173, 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 July 28, 2015 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 Northern line of Wright Street, one hundred and ten (110) feet west of the intersection of the northern line of Wright Street with the western line of Sixth Street and running thence westwardly with and along the northern line of Wright Street, fifty one and one-half (51.5) feet, thence northwardly and parallel with Sixth Street, one hundred twenty-nine and four-tenths (129.4) feet to a point in an alley; thence in a northeasterly direction along the southeastern line of said alley, eight (8) feet to a point in the southern line of a ten foot alley; thence eastwardly along the southern line of the alley and parallel with Wright Street, fortyfive and nine tenths (45.9) feet to the intersection with another ten foot alley; and thence southwardly with and along the western line of this alley and parallel with Sixth Street fifty-three (53) feet to the end of said alley; and thence the same course continued and parallel with Sixth Street eighty-two (82) feet to the northern line of Wright Street, the point of beginning, the same being a part of Lots Nos. 5 and 6, in Block No. 35, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina. Being the same realty conveyed by Josie H. Fundora to the Grantors herein by deed recorded in book 1888, Page 843 of the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 509 Wright Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are dis-

claimed. 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 cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1159015 (FC.FAY) July 16 and 23, 2015 15 SP 235 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 Robin D. Marles and Scott D. Marles to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated November 5, 2002 and recorded on November 12, 2002 in Book 3517 at Page 789, 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 July 28, 2015 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 307, Section 8, Bayshore Estates Subdivision as the same is shown on map of Section 8 of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 16, Page 18, New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 429 Upland Drive, 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 Scott D Marles and wife Robin D Marles. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. 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.: 15-00502-FC01 July 16 and 23, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 39 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alfred M. Ensey and Kathleen A. Ensey to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 5084, Page 2620, 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 July 28, 2015 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: Unit 106, Cabana de Mar, Phase I,

a condominium Plat Book 6, Page 319, New Hanover County Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 222 Carolina Beach Avenue, Unit #106, Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1151712 (FC.FAY) July 16 and 23, 2015

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 George O. Smith II of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said

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shown below on or before the 2nd day of October 2015, 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 2nd day of July 2015. Elizabeth Pindell White, Executrix 221 Bradley Drive Wilmington, NC 28409 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23/2015

payment to the undersigned. This is the 9th day of July 2015. Kathy S. Brandon 1100 Congressional Lane Wilmington, NC 28411 W. Talmage Jones Hogue Hill, LLP Attorneys at Law PO Box 2178 Wilmington, NC 28402 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30/2015

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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 Billy Jordan of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of September 2015, 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 25th day of June 2015. Dorothy Jordan, Executrix 5437 Ridgewood Heights Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 6/25, 7/2, 7/9, 7/16/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Richard Spencer Pindell, III 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

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Betsy Fowler 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 2nd day of October 2015, 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 2nd day of July 2015. Gary Shallo, Administrator 1011 W Peace Street Raleigh, NC 27605 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 15 E 888 EXECUTRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of James C. Brandon, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 9, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Earl Wayne Hodges of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 10th day of October 2015, 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 9th day of July 2015. Marvin Hodges, Administrator 6337 Morrow Rd Wilmington, NC 28412 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30/2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Leon Edward Sullivan, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Brian G. Morrison, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 19th day of October, 2015, 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 16th day of July, 2015.

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Hannah Inez Williams of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 15th day of October 2015, 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 16th day of July 2015. Debra Gail Paige, Executrix 1518 Roane Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE MARGARET V. LEARY, 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 8TH day of October, 2015, 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 The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. This the 16th day of July, 2015.

DANIEL T. LEARY, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF MARGARET V. LEARY James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/2015

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The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Virgie Frances Masters of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 15th day of October 2015, 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.

The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Clinton Barnes Wilson of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 15th day of October 2015, 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 16th day of July 2015. Lewis Blair Masters, Administrator 4506 Staffordshire Drive Apt #5 Wilmington, NC 28412 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/2015

This is the 16th day of July 2015. Courtney Schardt, Executrix 347 Putnam Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Bobbie M. Schlitzkus of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 15th day of October 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make

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The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Lawrence Rogers Gordon, Jr. of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 15th day of October 2015, 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 16th day of July 2015. Martha Elizabeth Gordon, Executrix 7203 Scallop Ln Wilmington, NC 28409 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6/2015 Executor’s Notice The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Emily M. Davidson, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of November, 2015, 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 16th day of July, 2015. Robert M. Davidson, Executor c/o Richard M. Morgan, Process Agent 602 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401 July 16, 23, 30, and August 6, 2015

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Anglers must exercise caution in storms

Surf comp draws grommets, pros

By Skylar Walters

The fishing so far in July has been pretty decent despite the heat and humidity. However, there’s another area of concern that anglers must pay particular attention to when fishing this time of year and that’s the formation and possibility of severe storms, which can pop up at a moment’s notice. The summer months are notorious for these types of events and this month has been no different. What’s one to do if caught in one and unable to maneuver around it? We’ll cover a few topics that can help the small boaters “weather” it out without the use of the multitude of electronic devices at their disposal. But, there’s never a guarantee when it comes to Mother Nature. Earlier this week, there was a round of weather that passed through our area and headed offshore. While some boats managed to miss the storm cells, others were caught in the middle of them. Visit some of the fishing websites and you can read the thoughts going through those anglers’ minds while lightning was popping all around them and the winds and seas increased significantly in just a matter of seconds. I can tell you that being caught in one of these storms will make you pray, even if you are not a religious person. Knowing you are in a boat, on the ocean, and being the highest object anywhere in the vicinity is not a very good feeling when a storm rolls through. It will humble you to a point, if and when you make it out, you’ll be a completely different person. The first thing to remember when you’re a captain of a vessel is the safety of your crew comes first and foremost. Knowing what the weather is supposed to be before you head out is crucial information and should be the first thing every captain checks. Look not just to see what the sea conditions are, but also for the chance of storms in the area you are

fishing. Some anglers won’t venture from port if the chance of storms is greater than 30 percent, while others have a higher mark before they call it a day. One can only wonder what goes through a fisherman’s mind when a fish is worth more than safety, but I can only remark a fish isn’t worth it at all. Each person will have to decide their own limits. Now that you’re on the water, there’s no better software available than a radar app on your smartphone. But be warned, these are significantly limited by their service availability, which can vary between 3 and 10 miles off the beach on any given day. Common sense tells you if you see a storm on the radar to the west and it’s moving in an easterly direction, then it’s time to head in to safe harbor. If you’re beyond cellphone range and you don’t have radar available, listen to your VHF radio as opposed to your music radio. Lots of boats that have radar will be more than happy to tell you the location of a storm and where it’s headed. If one is bearing down on you and you don’t hear any chatter then call on the radio and ask. A lot of times these storms are fairly small and you might be able to maneuver to the north or south of them. Finally, if there’s no getting out of the way, then some preparations need to be made quickly. First, have everyone onboard put on life preservers. Notify Sea Tow, Tow Boat US, another boat or the U.S. Coast Guard of your last known location. Lower any antennas or outriggers to make your vessel as low to the water as possible. Turn off all electronic devices and get everyone below deck or lying on deck. If winds and seas kick up, head into them. Once the storm passes, and you’ve evaluated everything is safe, make sure to notify whoever you talked with that everything is OK.

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Ben Bourgeois, Wrightsville Beach local pro surfer and winner of the 9th annual O’Neill Sweetwater Pro-Am, completes a turn on a wave during the final pro heat of the contest July 13, 2014.

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Surfers of all sizes, from grommets to some of the world’s top professionals, will share Wrightsville’s waves during the 10th annual O’Neill/Sweetwater Pro-Am July 17–19. The surfing competition runs Friday through Sunday at the Columbia Street beach access. Competitors may enter the amateur, professional or longboard divisions. The pro division, with its $15,000 purse, has drawn a handful of the best competitive surfers in the country, contest coordinator Brad Beach said. Local legend Ben Bourgeois will be back to defend his title. Bourgeois, who was raised in the Wrightsville Beach surf before climbing to competitive surfing’s

highest echelon, surfing on the World Championship Tour twice. Bourgeois will be up against another past winner, Floridian Aaron Cormican. Cormican won the event in 2006 and 2009 using his ability to pull explosive maneuvers in small surf. Cory Lopez, who Beach said is one of the best surfers in the world, is also competing this year. A few up-and-coming Carolina surfers, like Connor Lester and Micah Cantor, are taking on the big name surfers in the pro division, he added. The amateur division is also stacked with talent, Beach said. “You’ll have some of the best amateurs on the East Coast here, as well,” he said. “Those guys are just getting back from the national championships out in California.” There is even a division for tiny

children who can’t yet paddle into waves themselves. In the guppy division, run by WB Surf Camp founder Rick Civelli, volunteers push children into the gentle breakers close to shore. “That’s my favorite event of the whole contest,” Beach said. Saturday afternoon, after the day’s heats wrap up, competitors, families and spectators are invited to migrate to Wrightsville Beach Park for a celebration of local art and music. Hope from Helen founder Tony Butler and Tower 7 Baja Grill owner Josh Vach organized the festival as a fundraiser for a number of local animal charities. Admission is free, Beach said, but Vach will be serving up plates of his restaurant’s Mexican cuisine and all proceeds go directly to the charities.

There also will be arts and crafts for sale, animals up for adoption and raffles. The community atmosphere celebrated at the festival represents the spirit of the whole event, Beach said. Bringing a world-class level of surfing to Wrightsville Beach inspires local surfers of all ages and abilities, especially in such an environment where the young grommets can share waves or hang out on the beach with their idols. “We do this event for several reasons . . . but getting people involved in the sport of surfing is a big part of it,” Beach said. “We want to inspire people to participate in surfing, not just for the enjoyment . . . but [because] it’s a good sport to do, that you can do your whole life.” email emmy@luminanews.com

Kids’ tri builds confidence By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

For the 13th year, the Wilmington Family YMCA is hosting a kids’ triathlon to help children build confidence, independence and healthy habits. As many as 200 kids ages 5 to 13 will take part in the swim, bike and run the morning of July 25. Course distances will vary depending on the child’s age, but the race starts and finishes at the YMCA’s main location at 2710 Market St. Start times are staggered to avoid a traffic jam in the first leg of the race, a swim in the six-lane pool. The kids then run to the transition area and pull on their cycling gear. Race organizer Aileen Sutton said 5- and 6-year-olds are allowed assistance from one parent in the transition area, but older children must navigate the transitions by themselves. Over 80 race organizers are on site to assist the kids if necessary, but Sutton said children are encouraged to complete as much of the race as possible independently. Not only does that heighten the

kids’ feeling of accomplishment at the finish line, Sutton said, it also teaches the children skills like independence and confidence that they can use in all aspects of their life. “We have a kids’ triathlon training program . . . and one of the big things we try to teach is independence,” Sutton said. “If your tire is kind of flat, we’re going to ask you to pump up your own tire, or things like getting your shoes on, tying your shoe laces . . . there’s a lot of these unique skills that I think as adults we take for granted.” To encourage more young children to try the race, Sutton said organizers allow training wheels for the bike leg. “A lot of youth triathlons don’t allow [that],” she said, “but we do, so we have a really cool range of ages and abilities, especially with the little ones that are just trying to get their feet wet and try something new.” After mounting their bicycles, the kids will take off down Market Street, which will have one lane blocked for the event. Both the run and the bike are entirely on pavement, taking the kids through

TIDES Masonboro Inlet Latitude 34° 11’ N, Longitude 77° 49’ W

Date Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) 7/16 Thu 02:26 AM -0.15 L

08:12 AM 3.88 H

02:19 PM -0.17 L

08:33 PM 4.69 H

7/17 Fri

03:07 AM -0.15 L

08:58 AM 3.87 H

03:01 PM -0.07 L

09:16 PM 4.54 H

7/18 Sat

03:45 AM -0.09 L

09:44 AM 3.83 H

03:41 PM 0.08 L

09:59 PM 4.36 H

7/19 Sun 04:21 AM 0.01 L

10:31 AM 3.79 H

04:19 PM 0.26 L

10:42 PM 4.16 H

7/20 Mon 04:57 AM 0.14 L

11:17 AM 3.76 H

04:59 PM 0.46 L

11:24 PM 3.96 H

7/21 Tue 05:35 AM 0.28 L

12:01 PM 3.73 H

05:42 PM 0.67 L

7/22 Wed 12:04 AM 3.76 H

06:16 AM 0.41 L

12:44 PM 3.72 H

06:34 PM 0.85 L

Supplied photo courtesy of the Wilmington Family YMCA

The Wilmington Family YMCA will host a triathlon for kids ages 5 to 13 Saturday, July 25, at its Market Street location.

the Forest Hills neighborhood. The final leg of the race, the run, finishes in the soccer field behind the YMCA. “We have an announcer there at the finish line,” Sutton said, “and as they cross, the announcer says their name on the loudspeaker and where they’re from, just like the [adult] triathlons.” The soccer field where the racers finish will be transformed into a family-friendly celebration, she said, with an inflatable house and an ice cream vendor. Last year, Heather Patterson waited by the finish line for her daughter Zooey Patterson to race across. She had enrolled her daughter in the YMCA’s summer tri-club for kids, but despite that extra practice,

Patterson said her daughter was nervous the morning of the race. “She’d really never done anything like that before, and I think she was most nervous for the swim,” Heather Patterson said. “But it definitely showed her what she could do . . . she was pretty proud of herself after finishing the race that day.” That pride, earned from trying something new and succeeding, endured through the year and this time she goes into the race with more excitement than nerves. “She all year long has said that she wanted to do it again this year, she couldn’t wait for it,” Patterson said. “She’s really been looking forward to it.” email emmy@luminanews.com