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There’s no indication of whether a Wilmington registered sex offender engaged in a late-night game of Pokemon GO in Wrightsville Beach caught the creature he was chasing, but he did alert police to a parole violation that landed him in the New Hanover County Jail. In another case, the manager of a local condominium building this week reported trespassing related to the playing of the popular smartphone game. J u s t i n Ty l e r P e c k , 2 1 , of 304 Endicott Court, Wilmington, was part of a group of at least three people who were reported to police at 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 21 after parking on the town’s municipal grounds while playing the popular game where players capture “monsters” through use of their smartphones. He was charged after it was discovered one member of the group was a minor, putting Peck in violation of parole conditions that stipulate he remain at least 300 feet from minors. Wrightsville Beach Police Capt. J. Bishop said Peck was not acting suspicious and did not appear to be intentionally violating his parole conditions. The group was parked near the recycling bins, South Harbor Island garden and the town’s old fire station, where Wrightsville Beach police said n See POKEMON Page 5

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John Mauney of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue patrols the beach strand Wednesday, July 27, keeping an eye on swimmers and searching for Charles Kuebler. Ocean conditions Tuesday were fairly calm with low winds, small waves and tides not conducive to rip currents.

The Wrightsville Beach Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard continued searching Wednesday afternoon for a missing Wilmington man last seen swimming on Tuesday, June 26 off the coast of Wrightsville Beach. Members of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue monitored the shoreline while the U.S. Coast Guard searched for 58-year-old Charles Kuebler as part of an offshore search that included the Cutter Nantucket, a 45-foot response boat from Station Wrightsville Beach and a helicopter from Station Elizabeth City. Kuebler was seen entering the water near the Carolina Yacht Club between 9-9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Wrightsville Beach Fire Chief Glen Rogers said, but he was not reported missing until about 5:15 p.m., after family members started an early-afternoon search when he didn’t return as expected. A bag of items believed to be Kuebler’s was found near the n See MISSING Page 5

Loggerheads nest in record numbers By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Up and down Wrightsville Beach, rectangular plots marked by orange tape indicate sea turtle nests buried in the sand. If the plots seem more plentiful than normal, it is because they are — by a recordsetting amount. Fifteen sea turtle nests have been found on Wrightsville Beach as of July 27, the most the island has ever documented by this time in the season, which begins in May. The highest number of nests in one summer was 16 in 1999, and six of those were discovered in August. “It’s amazing,” said Nancy Fahey, project coordinator for the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle

Project. “I’ve just been completely incredulous at the amount of activity we’ve had.” Nesting is higher than normal all along North Carolina’s coastline, Fahey said — volunteers usually count about 800 nests and this year they’ve already counted 1,227. But locally, only Wrightsville has experienced such a spike in activity. Nesting on nearby Figure Eight Island and Masonboro Island is closer to average, Fahey said. No one knows why so many turtles have nested this summer, she said. She described turtle nesting as “cyclical for the population at large” because they come ashore to nest every three to four years. Nine false crawls — when a turtle crawls ashore but doesn’t nest — have also occurred at n See LOGGERHEADS Page 5

Police veteran wins Officer of the Year award By Terry Lane Staff Writer

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Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House, right, presents Cpl. Gunnar Matthews with the award for Wrightsville Beach Police Officer of the Year.

When the Wrightsville Beach Police Department of 25 officers was down by as many as 10 officers last summer, the department had a go-to solution for keeping shifts filled, patrols carried out and assignments fulfilled: Cpl. Gunnar Matthews. For his efforts, the 25-year police veteran was voted by his peers in the department as the 2016 Wrightsville Beach Police Officer of the Year, chief Dan House announced during the July 20 board of aldermen meeting. “He’s stepped up and volunteered for just about every assignment that has come up,” House said. “It’s almost a joke how many time he’s changed his n See AWARD Page 5

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Jennifer Twiggs, right, of Charlotte, helped rescue Hugh Daughtry, of Bradley Creek Point, from a rip current on Wrightsville Beach on Thursday, July 21.

Visiting woman helps rescue swimmer from rip current By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Though to many the ocean on Thursday, July 21 may have seemed calm, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue made 29 saves, several of which were aided by swimmers and surfers. One of those rescues came after Jennifer Twiggs, a visitor from Charlotte, was the first to reach a distressed swimmer who was being pulled out in a rip current. “He was really struggling, he was quite pale,” Twiggs said of Hugh Daughtry, the 70-year-old Bradley Creek Point man she helped rescue. “He was definitely in trouble.” Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Capt. Jeremy Owens said the rescue was the result of a common issue on days like Thursday n See RESCUE Page 5

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Wrightsville Beach resident Cameron Chaney, pictured here with his parents, Michael and Sounia Nejad Chaney, spent the past academic year in Pordenone, Italy, for a study abroad program.

Wrightsville Beach student returns from year abroad in Italy

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A Wrightsville Beach student returned last month from a oneyear study abroad program in Italy, where he served as a Rotary Youth Ambassador and picked up foreign language-speaking skills along the way. Cameron Chaney, a 16-yearold whose family moved to Wrightsville Beach in 2015 from Colorado, spent the academic year in the small town of Pordenone, just north of Venice. He immersed himself in the culture by spending time with three different host families and attending a local high school, where all classes were taught in Italian. Before studying abroad, Chaney said he had no knowledge of Italian. His first host mother spoke fluent English so he would feel comfortable with his surroundings, but she soon switched back to speaking only Italian. “Before going, I knew sì, no, and grazie and that was about it,” Chaney said. “It wasn’t until

Christmastime that I started to feel pretty fluent because I started dreaming and thinking in Italian.” Chaney credits his learning of the language to the cultural immersion but also to an app called Duolingo that he practiced on his phone every day. The language-learning app is free, and functions like a game with points and challenges. Chaney studied in Italy through the Rotary Youth Exchange program, which hosts more than 8,000 students a year, the organization’s website states. Chaney first heard about the opportunity through friends in Colorado. He contacted the local Rotary club and began the interview process. The program assigned him to Italy out of his list of preferred countries, where he lived 30 minutes from both the mountains and the sea. “Rotary knew I loved snowboarding,” Chaney said. “I snowboarded every weekend during the wintertime.” Chaney also loves to surf and skateboard. He helped to design

and build a skate park in Colorado, and said he is very excited for the opening of the new skate park in Ogden that is currently under construction. Chaney said his favorite part of his year abroad was a final tour of Europe with his new friends. “For the last two weeks all the 100 exchange students in Italy took a tour that started in Milan then went to Innsbruck, Vienna, Prague, then Strasbourg, Munich, Paris, León and Toreno,” Chaney said. “It was the most amazing experience. I loved traveling at every opportunity I could.” Chaney plans to take classes at Cape Fear Community College while in school at John T. Hoggard High School this school year. He then hopes to study engineering in college. “I would totally recommend studying abroad to anyone who is my age right now, around their junior or sophomore year,” Chaney said. “It’s such a great opportunity learn about the world and yourself. I learned to live outside my comfort zone.”

After metering more parking spaces around town and increasing the price of parking passes, Wrightsville Beach made 7.87 percent more parking revenue this fiscal year than last. Meter revenue was up 6 percent, citation revenue was up 11 percent and residential permit revenue was up 44 percent, said Bryant Sykes, Lanier Parking Solutions area manager, during the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen’s July 20 meeting. The town’s total parking revenue this year was $2.8 million compared to $2.6 million last year. Much of the extra meter revenue came from the newly metered areas around town, like the Harbor Island business district. In July 2015, the town started metering Old Causeway Drive, and this March it started metering Keel Street and Marina Street. Another newly metered area that created revenue was Wrightsville Beach Park, but that revenue came mostly from citations. The town made $4,812 in meter revenue and $10,310 from the 717 citations written. “That’s higher than I expected, and higher than we probably want,” town manager Tim Owens said. He hopes the number of citations will taper off as people become accustomed to the new regulations. Several signs around the park inform visitors of the rules: pay stations allow two free hours, but visitors must still place a receipt on their dashboard to avoid being cited. “I think the signage is sufficient,” he said. “I think people are starting to understand now what you’re supposed to do.” The town created the regulations to discourage beachgoers from parking in the lot all day, and the

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At a national conference in California, two New Hanover County commissioners and the county manager said they reviewed technological solutions that could help encourage more low-impact, environmentally friendly development, and also accepted awards on behalf of the county staff. During the National Association of Counties annual conference in Long Beach, California, July 22-25, commissioners Beth Dawson and Rob Zapple and county manager Chris Coudriet said they attended work sessions with other county management and leaders from across the nation on issues relevant to New Hanover County, including economic development, environmental management, crime and healthcare delivery. This included sessions on low-impact development that Coudriet said could help the county plan in an environmentally sensitive manner. He also attended a work session on how county management can be responsive and predictive to flooding. The sessions are part of what Coudriet said was the county’s mission to be a national leader

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number of two-hour receipts printed indicates the regulations worked, Sykes said. The park’s pay station sold 1,493 multiple-hour or all-day receipts and 16,469 free receipts. “The vast majority of people are using this as it was meant to function,” he said. “They’re getting their two free hours to run the loop or play basketball.” When Sykes presented the 44.93 percent increase in revenue from residential parking passes, Mayor Bill Blair observed, “That’s a big jump.” But it was expected, Sykes said, after the town increased the price of a residential parking pass from $25 to $35. The town uses some revenue from its parking program for tourism-related costs like extra summer police presence, beach strand trash collection vehicles and employees, and general maintenance of bathhouses, lifeguard stands and public beach accesses. $500,000 goes back to Lanier Parking Solutions — $485,000 of that paying operating costs and $15,000 capital costs. But the biggest cost for which the town needs more meter revenue is beach renourishment. Currently, the federal and state governments fund each $10 million beach renourishment project, but local beach towns have been warned they should start saving to fund their own projects because they might not get help much longer. This year, Wrightsville Beach will put $500,000 of its parking revenue in its beach renourishment fund — the most it has ever set aside. Earlier this year, when deciding whether to implement the additions to Wrightsville Beach’s parking program, Blair called the prospect of funding beach renourishment “the single biggest problem we’ve had laid at our doorstep.”

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For The Record Question and photographs by Terry Lane

Wrightsville Beach has collected $10,000 in parking from the park meters first installed in May. How have the changes to parking fines affected how you use Wrightsville Beach Park?

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Jim Henry

Devan Oddman

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Beth Gabriel

“It hasn’t affected how I use the park. I’m here early, before it gets too hot.”

“Keeping it free for two hours is important; it’s enough time to walk the loop or play basketball.”

“It works for us right now, we can’t park with the little kids for a long time.”

“It’s confusing. It doesn’t say free parking for two hours. They need better signs.”

“A park is supposed to be free. Sometimes my tennis matches last longer than two hours.”

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Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, JULY 22

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

• Kaime Boyd was charged with DWI.

As forwarded by the police chief, some crime statistics rose in Wrightsville Beach for the period between April and June. Wrightsville Beach saw a 16 percent rise in Part 1 crimes, a category that tracks mainly crimes that are called into police, including robbery, assault, burglary and larceny. The stats compare this year’s period between April and June with 2015’s, showing more reported larcenies and motor vehicle thefts, but fewer burglaries and sexual assaults. The statistics include a pair of armed robberies that occured on Wrightsville Beach on June 11, which prompted a late-night manhunt that wasn’t able to produce suspects for police. Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House said he was anticipating a rise in some crime statistics, as his force was down as many as 10 officers last summer, which he believed impacted some numbers. However, reports of Part 2 crimes were down by nearly 30 percent, including a drop in assaults, disorderly conduct, fraud and drug violations. Reports of vandalism were down by almost half, with 18 reported during the past three months, as compared with 35 during the same period last year. The biggest spike came in enforcement of town ordinances, which jumped 30 percent behind an increase in tickets for glass

• Janice Hufham and Gregory Camden were cited with speeding. • Mason Owens was cited with a seatbelt violation. • Theresa Jones was cited with driving with expired registration and fictitious registration. • Maya Ebrahimnejad was cited with careless and reckless driving. • Gregory Biggers Jr. was cited with red light violations. • Ryan Wendt and James Destefan were cited with unsafe movement of vehicle. • Beth Breymaier was cited with glass and alcohol on the beach. • Mark Pino, Madison Adcock, Nathaniel Buttler and Molly Hryn were cited with alcohol on the beach.

SATURDAY, JULY 23 Arrests • Kevin Lemonds was charged with assault on a female. • Nelson Mitchell was charged with felony probation violation. • Jonathan Jones was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and simple possession of marijuana.

Citations • Natalie Angell Garrison was cited with passing in the center turn lane. • James Owen Carter Jr. was cited with unsafe movement of vehicle. • Jeffrey Samuel Turner was cited with driving in the center turn lane.

and alcohol on the beach. During House’s quarterly Chat with the Chief meeting July 21, a handful of residents from South Harbor Island thanked the town’s police for increased efforts to patrol the neighborhood. Neighbors’ concerns about the presence of drugs in the area prompted a meeting with police earlier in July, where establishment of a community watch was one of the issues discussed. But at least three people from the neighborhood thanked police for stepping up patrols there in recent weeks, raising questions for the need of a neighborhood watch program there. “We’re seeing them every hour,” one neighbor told House about the noticeable increase in patrols. “We can tell it’s a dedicated effort and it’s having great results.” House encouraged residents to call police if there are any signs of criminal activity, something he said people don’t do quickly enough in many cases. While the “urgency without emergency” line of 910-452-6120 can be used to reach Wrightsville Beach police, House said calling 911 is acceptable for any report of a crime, as the central emergency response system helps the police build a call log to track crime reports. “We have a great group of officers working for us who are enthusiastic and really want to meet your needs,” House told the group. Email terrylane@luminanews.com

• Katie Lynn Mezera was cited with illegal u-turn. • Sarah Ham was cited with underage consumption of alcohol. • Dillon Pearl was cited with window tint violation, fictitious

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• Madison Kost was cited with fake identification. • Jeffery Redpath and Jonathan Gilbert were cited with alcohol on the beach.

• Dillon Litteral was cited with animal on the beach. • Aaron Jamison was cited with human waste.

SUNDAY, JULY 24

Part One Crimes

April-June 2015

April- June 2016

Sexual Assault/Rape

Robbery

Assault/Violent

Burglary

Larceny

MV Theft

TOTAL

April-June 2015

April- June 2016

Simple Assault

Forgery

Fraud

Stolen Property

Vandalism

Weapons

Sex Offenses

Drug Violations

Child offenses

DWI

Liquor Violations

Disorderly Conduct

155

109

April- June 2015

April-June 2016

Dogs at Large

Glass on Beach

113

Surfboard Violations

Vehicles on Beach

Litter (General)

Human Waste

Misc (Health)

Noise (General)

Alcohol Violation

192

Misc (General)

298

393

Part Two Crimes

TOTAL

Town Ordinances

TOTAL

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• Anna Bethine and Michael Shuler were cited with glass on the beach.

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• Gregory Striffler was cited with driving while license revoked.

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Arrests • Ruth Garam Cox was charged with DWI, driving on controlled substance under age 21, assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and simple possession of marijuana. • Victor Slivin was charged with simple possession of marijuana.

Citations • Margaret Carison Murden was cited with driving while license suspended or revoked.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Simon Gonzalez As we slog through the Dem convention, the biggest talking point from the Republican National Convention was not Donald Trump’s acceptance speech (75 minutes total speech time; 24 minutes total applause! a campaign ad states). It wasn’t vice presidential candidate Mike Pence introducing himself to America, or the Trump children articulating their dad’s gifts. It wasn’t even Ted Cruz’s non-endorsement/boo fest. No, the thing that generated the most buzz, animated the network talking heads, consumed hours of airtime on talk radio and blew up social media was Melania Trump’s opening-night speech. Speeches made by the wife (or now husband) of the nominee are very predictable and rarely noteworthy. They generally consist of a series of obligatory phrases about the wonderful qualities of the spouse, accompanied by predictable applause breaks. Mrs. Trump’s was different, though. The would-be first lady stands accused and convicted in the court of public opinion of plagiarizing the outgoing first lady. To be specific, two passages in Melania Trump’s convention speech were suspiciously similar to words delivered by Michelle Obama at the 2007 Democratic National Convention. Plagiarism is serious business. It was serious business in 1987 when Joe Biden, running for president, took excerpts from a speech delivered by British Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock. As Biden’s linguistic larceny came to light, allegations followed that he lifted parts of other speeches from Hubert Humphrey, Robert Kennedy and John Kennedy. It cost Biden a chance at the presidency; he was forced to withdraw from the race. But it didn’t disqualify him from being Barack Obama’s running mate 20 years later. Hilary Clinton thought it was serious business in 2008, when her campaign noted that a couple of Obama’s speeches borrowed words (and inflections and cadence) from Deval Patrick, then the Massachusetts governor. Obama’s defense was that he and Patrick were friends who traded ideas frequently, and he essentially had permission. It’s definitely serious business in the journalism profession. Careers have been destroyed when reporters and columnists have taken the work of others and presented it as their own. We lose trust with our readers if the story under the byline isn’t the product of the writer. That means it’s serious business when committed on the stage of a national convention. To be clear, Melania Trump didn’t plagiarize Michelle Obama. Still, someone lifted the words. It turns out it may be the work of a staffer named Meredith McIver. “In working with Melania Trump on her recent First Lady speech, we discussed many people who

inspired her and messages she wanted to share with the American people,” McIver wrote in a statement released by the Trump campaign. “A person she has always liked is Michelle Obama.” McIver states that Mrs. Trump read passages from Mrs. Obama to her over the phone. McIver dutifully wrote them down and included them in the salacious speech, without fact checking and apparently without editing or consulting a thesaurus. Ghostwriting and speech writing is standard practice in politics, and is common in business and even in the nonprofit world. Newsletters, emails, etc., might go out with the signature of the heads of major organizations, but chances are a corporate communications department produced them, attorneys vetted them. The writer’s task is to compose in a tone and style common to the speaker or author. The organization’s task is to make sure the words are vetted and approved, if not by the person using them then at least by people or aides close to him or her. Free software is available to check that the words are not borrowed from another. These protections ensure the words going out under your signature, or the words you use in a speech, accurately reflect your thoughts and ideas, your phrasing, and your style — not someone else’s. Obviously it’s OK to use the words of others if they are properly attributed. It would be a nonissue if Mrs. Trump had said something like, “As Michelle Obama said eight years ago …” Even though she repeated at least one fairly common expression, “your word is your bond,” the coincidence of Mrs. Obama also using those exact same words in 2008 created the issue. The problem with Melania’s speech was it wasn’t properly vetted. This was an easily avoidable mistake. In the world of journalism and professional speech writing it would warrant an immediate firing of the writer. A career-buster. It is not to be tolerated in the profession. Still, the whole thing has more of the whiff of kerfuffle, than the taint of scandal. After all, unlike Joe Biden, Melania Trump isn’t the one running for office. We may never know what really transpired, but apparently Mrs. Trump chose not to use the speech written from her by two of the nation’s top writers, but instead went with a DIY approach using the help of someone she was familiar with. It backfired. The fallout made headlines for far too long. But indeed it lined up along the predictable factions. The pro-Clinton forces trumpeted it as another reason not to vote for him. The pro-Trump forces declared it of no consequence. As we continue the long road toward November, it’s unlikely to move any undecided voters. One thing for sure, it was a lesson learned, a tough one, but learned no doubt.

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yacht club, and his car was found parked at Roberts Grocery. Kuebler, a business development consultant, was a candidate for the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners in 2014. He is active in several local sports organizations, including the First Tee, Laney Athletic Boosters and Wilmington Post 10 baseball team. The team posted on Facebook asking for thoughts and prayers for Kuebler, the father of a player on the team. Two police vehicles, a truck from the fire department and Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue searched the entire island’s beach strand over the course of the next three hours on Tuesday, Rogers said, with the search being suspended once the light faded. Kuebler routinely comes to the beach and was expected by his family earlier in the day, Rogers said, noting that he was not believed to be a strong swimmer. Drowning victims can sometimes be underwater for several days before surfacing, Rogers said, and if they remain buoyant, the current can carry them for several miles, noting that Figure Eight Island and Topsail Beach were requested to make their own searches of the shoreline.

there’s a “PokeStop,” an area that helps players resupply and find new creatures. The child present in the group, believed to be between 5 and 8, belonged to another man in the group, police said, who was not believed to be with Peck. Though it is not illegal for people to be on the town’s property, even late at night, the group of cars parked prompted a call to police of suspicious vehicles in the area. Police did not take Peck into custody on Thursday, but a warrant was taken out for his arrest, which county sheriff’s deputies executed on Saturday, July 23. County sheriff’s records indicate that Peck is currently in jail on a $50,000 bond. It wasn’t the only recent incident in which Wrightsville Beach police have been called over Pokemon GO. Carol Giachetti, the manager of The Islander condominium building at 1704 N. Lumina Ave., called police on Tuesday to report frequent trespassing by players of the game. Giachetti said that the Holiday Inn Resort next door to the north has a “PokeStop” at its children’s playground. Some players will park nearby and walk through The Islander’s property to get to the fence line, which appears close enough to access the gaming location.

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The Wrightsville Beach Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guards searched the town’s entire shoreline on Tuesday evening and Wednesday searching for 58-year-old Charles Kuebler (top).

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Wrightsville Beach. “That’s about right,” Fahey said. “It’s not uncommon to see a one-to-one ratio [of false crawls to nests].” Fahey does attribute part of Wrightsville Beach’s nesting success to the town’s beach patrol police officers. The officers have often been the first to encounter a turtle or a nest, she said, and they notify her right away. They have also interceded on several occasions to stop beachgoers from taking photos, getting too close or otherwise interfering with sea turtles when they come ashore, which is a violation of the protection afforded to loggerhead sea turtles by both North Carolina state law and the U.S. Endangered Species Act. “They’ve been exceedingly helpful this summer,” she said. “They’ve been excited to see the turtles on the beach and enthusiastic about being a part of it. It’s really brought a whole new aspect to their jobs, and to what we do as well.” Fahey is also relying on a large team of volunteers to walk the beach every morning, looking for sea turtle activity, and, starting last week, to sit with nests that are close to hatching. The predicted incubation period for a nest is 55-70 days, she said, so volunteers start “nest sitting”

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shift rotation.” While Matthews acknowledged the staff shortage from 2015 was sometimes “chaotic” and “difficult,” he said making himself available wasn’t an issue for him because of how much he enjoys the job. “Last summer it got busy and sometimes we got backed up on calls. You’d look forward to getting off,” Matthews said after receiving the award. “But it wasn’t a problem. This is a fantastic place to work.” Matthews joined the

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around day 50. Fahey likes to put six volunteers at each nest, because, she explained, “the smallest nest we’ve found so far had 119 eggs in it, and when you’re trying to deal with that many hatchlings on the beach at the same time, it’s hard to do it with just four people.” With the amount of activity this summer, volunteers have sometimes found themselves multitasking, monitoring both hatchlings and adults. Last Thursday, volunteers were nest

sitting when they saw an adult turtle come ashore. While she didn’t nest there, volunteers found a nest the next morning on a different stretch of beach, so they believe she was successful. The following night, July 22, Wrightsville Beach’s first hatchlings emerged from a nest at the island’s north end, near Shell Island Resort. Three nights later, as beachgoers looked on, volunteers excavated the nest to document the number of empty egg shells, which tells them how many turtles emerged from the

nest, and released hatchlings that remained inside the nest chamber. Sometimes, the turtle nest excavations only uncover one or two hatchlings, but during this excavation volunteers recovered 16 hatchlings from the bottom of the nest chamber, along with 87 empty egg shells. Fahey said the fine-grained texture of the sand at the north end might have trapped them. “That was a very exciting one,” she said. email emmy@luminanews.com

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Nancy Fahey, project coordinator for the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, relocates a loggerhead sea turtle nest on the beach strand. The nest was moved from the north end bird sanctuary where it was laid to a spot where it may be monitored without disrupting the nesting shore birds.

Wrightsville Beach Police Department in 2011. He was promoted to the rank of corporal after completing testing in September 2015, House said. Matthews came to the department after a short stay at the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department, which followed 12 years as a patrol officer, detective, sergeant and captain for the University of North Carolina Wilmington Police Department. While at UNCW, Matthews also served for five years as a special deputy for the sheriff’s department. “I got to know the people at Wrightsville Beach while I

was with the sheriff’s office,” Matthews said, which encouraged him to apply for an opening. “I had heard all these good things about the Wrightsville Beach department.” Before joining the UNCW police, Matthews began building his police career at North Topsail Beach, where over eight years he served as first assistant police chief before becoming the town’s chief of police. Matthews still has a connection to North Topsail Beach, where he has served as a volunteer for the fire department for 25 years. Matthews also volunteers his time as the president of

the Wrightsville Beach Police Benevolent Association, a position he earned on a vote from his peers in the department. He also represents the department for the local Fraternal Order of Police. Originally from Ohio, Matthews graduated from Grimsley Senior High School in Greensboro, North Carolina. He then joined the U.S. Coast Guard and after an honorable discharge, he earned his associate’s degree from Guilford Technical Community College. He gets his uncommon first name Gunnar from his mother’s Icelandic heritage, he said, adding that he’s visited the island nation four times.

when the ocean may look calm and welcoming, but in fact rip currents pose more danger than on choppy, rough days. “The days that don’t look bad are the silent killers,” Owens said. “The ocean looks inviting and glassy, but it ends up pulling an unwary swimmer away from the beach.” Twiggs, who was riding a bodyboard in the surf in front of the Carolina Yacht Club around noon, said she noticed she was taken out further than she expected, as she herself was having trouble kicking the board back to shore. Her son and niece were nearby, also playing in the waves. “I heard a garbled ‘help’ and saw an older man on the right who was further out than I was,” she said. “He didn’t look like he was in distress, he was floating. But if I’m having a hard time getting in and I’m on a boogie board, I knew he needed help.” Twiggs, whose mother Anne Russell lives in Wilmington, yelled for her son to go get help from the lifeguard while she kicked the board over to the Daughtry. She reached the man and the two clung to the board while the lifeguard swam out to help. They were both fatigued at that point, said Twiggs, who works as a physical therapist. When the lifeguard arrived, she had recovered and swum in herself, leaving the lifeguard to help Daughtry back to shore on her board. “He just did the wrong thing and tried to swim against the rip current,” Twiggs said. Lifeguards advise swimmers to remain calm and relaxed and to swim parallel to the shore to get out of a rip current, which typically is narrow in width. Owens, whose crew made more than two dozen rescues Thursday, said that while conditions were great for surfers, they were dangerous for swimmers,

Last month, the Wrightsville Beach Police Department was fully staffed for the first time in more than a year. With several new members on the force, Matthews said he was looking forward to imparting his knowledge and experience to a new generation of law enforcement

Residents at The Islander have reported seeing cars of players come out at night and congregate near the fence line, she said. “It’s just sort of mushroomed,” she said. “There have been kids, teenagers, adults, and they’re going into a fairly hazardous area while bypassing private property signs.” In some cases, parents have dropped off their kids to chase

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the creatures. Giachetti said she has spoken with the Holiday Inn management, who said they informed staff of the problem. Police told her that they can respond to calls of trespassing. “I would feel terrible to call 911 for that. By the time police get here, they’ll be gone,” Giachetti said. “People are not respecting signs and private property in general. I definitely have seen a change there.” Email terrylane@luminanews.com

especially inexperienced ones not familiar with the ocean’s deceptive power. “A lot of people don’t know how to recognize rip currents,” Owens said, adding that a way to spot rip currents is to look for the brown or gray water that washes out from the beach. Twiggs concurred, noting that she is a strong swimmer, but the rip current’s pull surprised her. “I thought you would feel it,” she said. “It seemed like, ‘I can swim against this, no problem.’ Now I have more of an understanding of how powerful they are.” The lifeguards had the help of what Owens said are the often unsung heroes of an ocean rescue: surfers. In several cases, surfers were the first to reach struggling swimmers, providing lifesaving flotation while ocean rescue swam out to help. “Having the surfing community behind us makes a big difference,” he said. “They do a great job looking out for the safety of swimmers and they’re always willing to assist.” Surfers are in the perfect position to provide the flotation that is critical for an ocean rescue to be successful, Owens said. Swimmers who don’t have a flotation device and aren’t trained in ocean rescue should not try to save potential drowning victims, as they can often drown the person trying to save them. “We don’t want anyone out making rescues,” he said. “The best thing you can do is get them flotation.” Another thing beachgoers can do is get the attention of a lifeguard immediately, Twiggs said. Several sunbathers recognized something was wrong, but they weren’t quick to alert the lifeguard, she added. “Just because there’s a lifeguard there, it doesn’t mean he or she sees you,” Twiggs said. “We all need to watch out for each other.” email terrylane@luminanews.com

officers. “I enjoy talking with them and showing how to apply the oldschool ways to the new methods of policing,” Matthews said. “I like showing these new officers that there is a better way of doing things.” Email terrylane@luminanews.com

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Sports/Marine

Free diver wins with 80 pounds of fish

Hook, Line & Sinker Last week of July, fish still biting By Skylar Walters

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Tony Dooley holds a megalodon tooth donated by The Workshop, one of his prizes for winning the title of master hunter in the Wrightsville Beach Spearfishing Tournament.

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The 80.2 pounds of fish free diver Tony Dooley from Puerto

Rico caught over the weekend earned him the title of master hunter in the eighth annual Wrightsville Beach Spearfishing Tournament July 22–24.

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This year’s tournament was the largest ever, organizer Ryan McInnis said, with 83 competitors. Participants dove down and hunted for their catch Friday through Sunday off Wrightsville Beach’s coast. They caught 140 fish weighing a total of 1,600 pounds. In addition to the master hunter title, prizes were awarded in three divisions: inshore, pelagic and bottom fish. Division winners were determined based on the combined weight of a participant’s heaviest two fish, a format that ensured the most skilled hunter won the tournament. “You can’t just be lucky, you’ve got to be good,” McInnis said. “If you get lucky and shoot a big fish, you’ve still got to back it up with another fish.” Inshore species are smaller fish like flounder and sheepshead. Jim Atack, a scuba diver from Oak Island, North Carolina, caught 10.8 pounds of fish to win the division. Bottom species include grouper, snapper and hogfish, which can weigh as much as 30 pounds. Local scuba diver Chris Slog won the division with 41.7 pounds of fish. Pelagic species, which are

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typically found about 60 miles offshore, include tunas, wahoo and mahi-mahi. Dooley caught 40.3 pounds of fish to add a division win to his master hunter title. McInnis also created a lionfish division to encourage divers to hunt the invasive species. They “eat all the baby fish,” marine biologist Erin Burge said, and they don’t have any natural predators because other fish are wary of their unusual appearance. This year, divers said they saw “clouds of lionfish” on the reefs. Burge did his best to make a dent in the population, catching 18 lionfish to win the division. McInnis also added a category for heaviest lobster, which Atack and his crewmate Sondra Vitols won by locating an underwater limestone ledge with about 60 lobsters of all sizes. Atack grabbed a 14.3-pounder and Vitols a 12.3-pounder. Female lobsters are currently carrying eggs, Vitols said, so they hunted the males, which are identifiable by their furry legs. Vitols was named the female master hunter for also spearing a 40-pound African pompano, a pelagic species found at a depth of about 40-60 feet. Vitols and Atack both used scuba equipment to hunt. Tournament participation was about 40 percent free divers and 60 percent scuba, McInnis said. Each technique has its downside, he explained — scuba bubbles scare the fish but free divers are limited by their lung capacity. As spearfishing gets more popular locally, there’s more crossover between the scubadiving and free-diving versions of the sport, he added. “Scuba divers are taking freediving courses, and vice versa,” he said. The sport is growing locally because the waters around Wrightsville Beach present such a great diving location, McInnis said. When the conditions are good, the water is clear and blue and divers will see not only game fish, but all manner of sea creatures. “There’s lots of stuff to look at that you don’t eat,” he said, naming manta rays, right whales,

TIDES Masonboro Inlet

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It’s the month of July. The air temperature is hot, the water temperature is hot, it’s humid, it’s bright, it’s almost miserable to be out on the water — but the one thing keeping anglers heading out is the fishing has been really good. Good enough, in fact, that anglers aren’t really talking about the heat, they’re talking about the fish they’re catching. Inshore, offshore and near shore the fish are biting; I really can’t remember a summer this heated that the fishing has been this good. Water temperatures are reading in the lower-to-mid and even the upper 80s in some places. If you head out on the water, keep a check on the weather, make sure to stay well hydrated, put on lots and lots of sunscreen, stay in the shade if possible and above all, enjoy the fishing. Inshore, the fishing has been good despite the conditions. Plenty of keeper flounder are being caught in the deeper channels and creeks as well as the inlets. Some decent fish are also being caught in the shallows along the marsh grass and banks, although most are being found early and late in the day. Live finger mullet are hard to beat this time of year and they have been very plentiful and are getting bigger in size. Some anglers are sticking with artificial baits and are also having plenty of success. Red drum are being found in the same locations and while keeping a fish or two for dinner is totally acceptable, anglers need to be sure to measure their fish carefully as there are plenty of over-slot and under-slot fish being found. Legal possession limits are one fish per person between 18 and 27 inches. Elsewhere, anglers are finding some sheepshead around the pilings of structures and some black drum. From the pier and surf, anglers are finding a variety of species depending on what

they are fishing with and what they are fishing for. Fresh shrimp fished in the suds is producing some Virginia mullet and pompano, a few of which are running citation sized, and some black drum and croakers and other assorted bottom feeders. Cut bait and live minnows are catching some flounder and bluefish. Live baiters fishing from the end of the piers are finding action with an occasional king mackerel, barracuda and amberjacks. Boaters trolling live bait are still finding a few cobia around, ready and willing to take the live bait offerings. Some king mackerel have been reported just outside the inlet, although some of these fish have been extremely small for this time of year and are being confused with their close cousin, the Spanish mackerel. There is a significant size regulation difference between them, so making sure you have the correct species is important. The best way to tell the difference between the two is that the Spanish mackerel has a distinct black dorsal fin, the king mackerel does not. There is also an identifier with the lateral line of both species but that’s best described by a visual illustration, so visit the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries website and download the photo depicting the two. Speaking of Spanish mackerel, there’s been plenty of them in water depths around 30 feet. 00 Clark Spoons have been the go-to baits for anglers looking for and wanting to catch Spanish. Off the beach a little way, anglers have reported king mackerel, a few dolphin and some inshore sailfish coming from within 10 miles of land. Bottom fishing is good starting around 20 miles out to around 30 miles. The dolphin fishing has also been fairly good in this range.

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Sondra Vitols accepts her award for female master hunter during the Wrightsville Beach Spearfishing Tournament.

sharks, tropical reef fish and spotted dolphins. “I’ve been lucky to dive all over the world,” he said, “and

my favorite place to dive is our backyard, right here in North Carolina.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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NEAR THE BEACH

LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Beach Service: 8 a.m., Public Beach Access No. 4 Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m. Saturday Worship on the Lawn: July 20 through August 20, 6:30 p.m. WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Joe Vetter 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon; Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

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ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

Living H2O

Each of you has a love for Me that has preserved the gifts and anointing heaven gives To the faithful for use in blessing the rest of mankind as they live Your health, your walk, your future will be preserved by your faith in Me Take up your assigned task each day with joy and happiness in what you will be A marker in the darkness to show the lost the way to go in order to be saved You have preserved the freedom in this land and the bumpy roads have been paved Every good thing this nation has was preserved by those willing to sacrifice their life And take up the cause of others who are faced with great evil and strife You advance My glory every time you love someone for who they are today Not for who they could be tomorrow and the possibilities before them if they pray Their hope must be preserved as they walk out their will in all they do Comfort the lost with songs and worship that soothe their hearts and minds too The very freedom to worship and pray has been preserved by those who came before

Stand in the face of destruction and pray for the strength to walk through the next door This freedom must be preserved for generations to come like it has been for you Jesus came to set all of His children free, it was something He volunteered to do (Job 10:12 NRSV) You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. (Psa 66:9 NIV) he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping. (Psa 119:93 NIV) I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. (Isa 49:6 KJV) And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Mat 9:17 NRSV) Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

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THE FATHER’S LOVE July 28 Luke 15:20 “And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.” LUKE 15:20 For this boy’s father to have seen him “a great way off” would imply that the Father had been eagerly awaiting his son’s return. Certainly, in the spiritual application of this parable, our Heavenly Father is longing to cleanse and receive the sinner, if he will just repent and come to Him for forgiveness. Jesus was using this parable to rebuke the Pharisees for their harsh, self-righteous, unforgiving attitude towards sinners. The older brother in this parable was symbolic of the Pharisees. Like this brother, the Pharisees had not lived an outward life of rebellion and they thought that others who didn’t measure up to their standards were surely hated by God. But, “God so loved the world” and “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”

Just as this older brother was self-centered and jealous, the Pharisees were not operating in the love of God towards sinners because they were so in love with themselves. They resented Jesus giving the sinners what the Pharisees thought they deserved. If relationship with his father had been the real desire of the older brother, he would have rejoiced to see his father’s joy at the return of his son. The repentant prodigal son had learned the vanity of things and he had come home to a relationship with his father that neither he nor his older brother had known before. The scribes and Pharisees, like the older brother, had gotten caught up in serving self through their religious actions. The publicans and sinners who repented were supplying their Father with what He really wanted — relationship. Relationship with the Father was always available to the scribes and Pharisees, but they chose the temporal praise of men rather than relationship with God.

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 396 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Vicki Hallman to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of April, 2013, and recorded in Book 5728, Page 212, 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 August 2,

2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Land situated in the County of New Hanover in the State of NC being a unit ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47-C of the general statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 4532 of Kimberly Apartments as shown on condominium plat recorded in Plat Book 15, Pages 138 and 139, New Hanover County Registry. And in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 4938, Page 1603, New Hanover County Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 4532 Kimberly Way, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-

Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pur-

suant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm

P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1183750 (FC.FAY) July 21 and 28, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 391 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Justine L. Roach to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of January, 2011, and recorded in Book 5542, Page 241, 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 August 2, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land located in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 16, Exton Park Town Homes, Phase Two, the same being shown on that map entitled “Final Plat, Exton Park Town Homes, Phase Two” recorded in Book 53 at Page 66 of the New Hanover County Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 5122 Exton Park Loop, Castle Hayne, North Carolina.

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LEGAL NOTICES This lot is conveyed together with and subject to those rights, easements, and obligations set forth in that Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Exton Park set forth in a document dated the 22nd day of August, 2007 and recorded in Book 5222 at Page 2604 of the New Hanover County Public Registry. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Justine L. Roach from Exton Park, LLC, a North Carolina Limited Liability Company by that deed dated 08/27/2008 and recorded 09/17/2008 in Deed Document Number 2008037576, in Book 5346, at Page 2788 of the New Hanover County, NC Public Registry. Tax Id: R01800-007-081-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES,

INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1184561 (FC.FAY) July 21 and 28, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16-SP-415 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made MICHELLE L. COVIL GEORGE AKA MICHELLE L. COVIL to PHILIP E. GREER, Trustee(s), dated the 6TH day of JUNE, 2008 and recorded in BOOK 5320, PAGE 2793, NEW HANOVER County Registry, North Carolina, Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of WILMINGTON, NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina at 11:00 A.M. ON AUGUST 9TH, 2016, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of NEW HANOVER, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 5, Block 15, Princess Place Subdivision as shown on map recorded in Map Book 4, at Page 6 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Said property being located at: 2118 BRANDON ROAD, WILMINGTON, NC 28405 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: MICHELLE L. COVIL Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A-308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (e). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in

which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. N.C.G.S. 45-21.16(b)(2). This 12TH day of July, 2016. Michael W. Strickland, as Attorney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee 210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300 July 28 and August 4, 2016 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 294 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Janet B. Rice, (Janet Rice aka Janet B. Rice, deceased) (Heirs of Janet Rice aka Janet B. Rice: Myra Rice-Julin, Roger D. Rice, Linda P. Miller, Julia Davis and Stephen J. Rice) (Julia Davis, deceased) (Heirs of Julia Davis: Harley Matthew Davis, Michael Winston Davis, Jr. and Unknown Heirs of Julia Davis) (Stephen J. Rice, deceased) (Heirs of Stephen J. Rice: Jordan Rice, Ryan Rice, Nathan Rice and Unknown Heirs of Stephen J. Rice) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Janet Rice) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 5262, Page 1869, and Re-recorded in Book 5271, Page 2609, 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 August 9, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 819 PINE VALLEY ESTATES/SECTION 19, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 13 at Page 42 of the New Hanover County Registry to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 413 Pettigrew Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a) (1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or

the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including SingleFamily Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1180999 (FC.FAY) July 28 and August 4, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Glorine 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 7th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 7th day of July, 2016. Katandra Waddell, Executrix 203 Heather Lane Castle Hayne, NC 28429 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016

Notice to Creditors and Debtors STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Donald Louis Stevens, deceased, of New Hanover County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said decedent, Donald Louis Stevens, to present them to the undersigned on or before October 14, 2016 at 830 Lambrook Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28411, or be barred from recovery. All persons indebted to said estate, please make immediate payment. This the 7th day of July, 2016. Nancy M Stevens, Administrator 830 Lambrook Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

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The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lynne Robertshaw Nelson of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 14th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Frances Teachey 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 28th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 14th day of July, 2016. John David Thomas Jr., Executor 5031 Marathon Landing Ct. Castle Hayne, NC 28429 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Nora Sprinkel Rothrock, deceased, of Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned at PO Box 3127, Bonita Springs, FL 34133, on or before October 10, 2016, 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. The 7th day of July 2016. Roy Steven Milton, Executor of the Estate of Nora Sprinkel Rothrock Radha Rothrock, Attorney Rothrock Law Firm PL Po Box 3127 Bonita Springs, FL 34133 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Henry Carlton Rothrock, deceased, of Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned at PO Box 3127, Bonita Springs, FL 34133, on or before October 10, 2016, 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. The 7th day of July 2016. Roy Steven Milton, Executor of the Estate of Henry Carlton Rothrock Radha Rothrock, Attorney Rothrock Law Firm PL Po Box 3127 Bonita Springs, FL 34133 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of THOMAS RICHARD FULDA, a/k/a Thomas R. Fulda, Thomas Fulda of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 14th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 14th day of July, 2016. Martha S. Fulda, Executor 603 Mason Knoll Court Wilmington, NC 28409 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4/2016

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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 Jessie Smith Moseley 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 12th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 14th day of July, 2016. Charlotte Moseley Worsley, Executrix 1808 Verrazzano Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

This is the 28th day of July, 2016. April Monroe, Executrix 13959 Ashton Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 Planning Board Public Notice The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: • An amendment to the existing Conditional Use Permit for 32 North Lumina Avenue (Robert’s Grocery) to modify the required number of reserved parking spaces in Robert’s commercial public parking lot from five spaces to nine spaces. • A Conditional Use Permit application for 32 North Lumina Avenue to operate a standard restaurant by the name of Charlie Grainger’s in the portion of the building formerly occupied by Rita’s Italian Ice. • A Text Amendment to Chapter 155 Uniform Development to add Section 155.6.6 Overlay Districts to allow for the creation of a Mixed-Use Zoning Overlay District for properties located within the C-2 Commercial District. Mixed-use developments located in the C-2 District and falling within the Mixed-Use Zoning Overlay District would be subject to a 50-foot height limitation rather than the Town’s 40-foot height limitation that is currently in effect for all zoning districts. July 28, 2016

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