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Waste not

Ocean conservation starts at home

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Kids’ tri is a family affair Page 12

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WBPD, NHCSO earn CALEA

accreditation

Outriggers arrive at Wrightsville Beach Local waterman brings two outrigger canoes to the island

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

A national organization has certified the Wrightsville Beach Police Department and New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office for meeting some of the toughest standards in law enforcement. Describing itself as the Gold Standard in Public Safety, the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) certified the departments during a July 25 ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. The CALEA accreditation is a set of standards governing public safety organizations. For more than two years, the WBPD has worked to achieve a higher level of professionalism through writing new policy and compiling 483 compliance standards. Police Chief Dan House said it elevates his department’s professionalism and also improves public perception of the department by creating transparency and consistency. “There’s the mood of the

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Jarrod Covington, Brian Eckel, Mike Carter, Rich Lambert, David Nelson and Reggie Barnes paddle Barnes’ outrigger canoe July 28 in Banks Channel.

The bow of the 45-foot outrigger canoe sliced through the choppy surface of Banks Channel July 26, its six paddlers stroking in unison. Reggie Barnes sat in the stern of the narrow craft, dragging his paddle to steer the fiberglass canoe between idling motorboats, drawing more than one curious double take. Every dozen strokes, the paddlers, in one motion, lifted their paddles and began stroking on the opposite side, keeping time with Jarrod Covington’s chant from the bow. “Hut, hut, ho!” The six-man outrigger canoe is one of two crafts Barnes ordered one year ago from a shop in California. The boats arrived in Wrightsville Beach June 30. Coastal cities in New n See outriggers Page 5

State Sen. Lee warns of lost federal funds while beach town leaders coordinate on coastal issues By Terry Lane Staff Writer

North Carolina’s beach towns should be prepared to work with the state to develop a plan for coastal storm damage reduction that doesn’t include federal funding for beach renourishment, which state Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, said

would eventually disappear. “I don’t think it’s if they go away, it’s when they go away,” Lee said of federal beach renourishment funds. L o c a l o ff i c i a l s o f N e w Hanover County’s beach towns received updates from Lee and other officials Friday, July 24 on storm damage mitigation issues and the impact of the

potential sales tax changes currently under consideration in Raleigh. Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair was among the more than two dozen town, county, state and business leaders in attendance during the morning meeting at the Kure Beach Community Center. n See beach town Page 5

Boaters drop anchor, Wrightsville Beach police enforce mooring laws By Henry Burnett Intern

Boating is a quintessential part of Wrightsville Beach’s recreational culture, as families come from across the East Coast to enjoy the beaches and waterways. But boats that sit too long can become a nuisance or even a danger to others in the waterways and Wrightsville Beach police, looking to keep the boats moving, are enforcing laws that prevent boats from anchoring or mooring in one spot for too long. The Wrightsville Beach Police Department recently cited two boats for illegal mooring in Banks Channel, with more citations being a possibility, said Tim Owens, Wrightsville Beach town manager. “Every summer this happens,” Owens said of illegal mooring and anchoring. While there are several restrictions on where and n See mooring Page 5

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Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue guards teach children how stabilize a spinal cord injury during the WBOR Junior Lifeguard Program July 23 at Wrightsville Beach.

WBOR camp teaches lifesaving skills By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Staff photo by Andrew Sherman

Usually when children attend a summer camp, they make crafts and play games. But the children attending the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue camp this summer learned a much more valuable skill: saving lives. In the first year of the program, the July 20–24 WBOR camp filed all 30 spots for the program within a few weeks, said camp director and Wrightsville Beach lifeguard Lindsey Gerkens. “We just did a week this year to try it out and see how it goes, and see if we have enough interest,” she said. “We’d like to keep expanding the

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program throughout more of the summer so we can get more kids involved.” On July 23, the fourth day of the program, the campers were already anticipating re-enrolling next year. “I want to do this [camp] every year until I’m 17!” 11-year-old Lawton Mayo said, standing in the sand with her friends, 11-year-old Kajsa Andersson and 11-year-old Lizzie Broadfoot. At age 18, the girls want to try out for the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue squad. Gerkens said she was excited to help inspire the children, as she herself was when she first enrolled in an ocean rescue camp at 14 years old. “I never imagined that I would ever be a lifeguard,” she admitted. “I was like, ‘No, I don’t

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Consultant: Market Street road diet could make traffic worse in spots By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

For years local officials have mulled over whether to put a narrow portion of Market Street on a “road diet,” turning it back into a two-lane road. Drivers familiar with the section west of Covil Avenue know what a white-knuckle experience it can be when the lanes narrow. But a consultant hired by the Wilmington-area Transportation Advisory Committee said Wednesday his firm’s study doesn’t support taking such action until more traffic relief is available. Brock LaForty, with the consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, divided the proposed project into two segments: the portion west of 16th Street to downtown Wilmington, and the segment east to Covil Avenue. Of the two, the western segment could be implemented with the least impact on traffic congestion. West of 16th Street, traffic becomes extremely congested; the road carried about 11,000 more vehicles per day on that section than the eastern part, LaForty said. The study showed congestion only increasing, resulting in longer lines of traffic waiting to clear signaled intersections, he said. For that reason, LaForty said, the firm does not recommend putting that portion into place until after another north-south route — presumably the still-unfunded Independence Boulevard extension to Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway — is in place. The TAC last discussed the idea of reducing Market Street to two lanes in 2007, said Laura Padgett, chairman of the advisory committee. That study resulted in a similar recommendation, that the project be delayed until after the completion of Independence Boulevard. But residents of neighborhoods that abut Market Street have complained about safety issues, and traffic accidents are common. A road diet would add medians east of 16th Street, where none currently exist, add turn lanes and reduce the road from four lanes to two. Padgett noted, “Market Street is not really a four-lane road; it’s a four-lane road due to a bucket of paint.” Unable to widen the road west of the YMCA without affecting the canopy of trees that line Market Street, the N.C. Department of Transportation created four lanes that are at some points so narrow there is little room between side-by-side vehicles. The lack of turn lanes increases the chance of rear-end wrecks as drivers must stop down in the travel lane, Padgett said. Carolina Beach Town Councilman Gary Doetsch is one TAC member who has firsthand experience with the road-diet concept. A few years ago Carolina Beach cut Lake Park Boulevard (U.S. 421) running through the town to two lanes to make it safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. But complaints, some of them the result of changes a subsequent town council made to engineering plans, caused the town to reverse its decision and restore the four-lane traffic, Doetsch said. Belville Town Commissioner Joe Breault wondered why officials would even consider funneling four lanes of traffic from a busy thoroughfare into two lanes. Despite the consultant’s recommendation, Padgett, who also serves on the Wilmington City Council, told the Lumina News she would still like to see the project completed — even the portion Parsons Brinckerhoff advises against. She said residents of the affected neighborhoods worry about safety. Turn lanes could reduce the number of rear-end wrecks and near-sideswipes, she added. Putting Market Street on a diet would slow traffic in those areas, Padgett said. Also Tuesday, the committee approved its 2040 transportation plan, which includes projects the region hopes to complete during the next 25 years. With far more desired projects than money, the next step will be to set priorities for projects. Under Gov. Pat McCrory’s Department of Transportation, projects are ranked according to a numerical scale, but local transportation boards may add points to let state officials know which regional projects are the most needed. Projects listed as being of statewide importance, as opposed to regional projects, do not allow for local input. email tricia@luminanews.com

Children play soccer activities during the Youth Hammerheads soccer camp in Wrightsville Beach Park July 28. ~ Emmy Errante

Gonzalez, Lane join journalism staffs Two experienced journalists joined the publishing staffs at Lumina News and Wrightsville Beach Magazine in July. Simon Gonzalez brings more than 30 years’ experience to the publications where he will serve as editorial director for both the newspaper and its sister publication, the monthly Wrightsville Beach Magazine. Gonzalez comes from Samaritan’s Purse International Relief in Boone, N.C., where he managed the charitable organization’s online content as senior web editor. He also was employed as a managing editor and senior writer in his 14-plus-year career at the Christian humanitarian organization where he covered relief and development work around the world. Gonzalez will draw on nearly 17 years of newspaper experience at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered sports and served as a copy editor. When not scouring the newspaper for errors, Gonzalez primarily wrote about baseball, including the hometown Texas Rangers. Gonzalez earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied journalism, English, history and Spanish. Gonzalez enjoys photography, running and kayaking, activities he’ll have plenty of opportunity to pursue in New Hanover County after he adjusts to the change in sea level and warmer temps. His daughter and son-inlaw also live in Wilmington.

Though coming from out of state, Lumina News news director and senior reporter Terry Lane’s family roots in Wilmington make him no stranger to the Port City and Wrightsville Beach. In fact, Lumina News covered his last-place finish in March’s Wrightsville Beach Biathlon. Lane brings nearly 20 years’ communications experience to Lumina News, including his latest venture as a freelance marketer, which he pursued while helping his family care for his late father in Jacksonville, Fla. After earning a journalism degree from the University of Florida, Lane spent more than eight years working as a reporter for daily publications that included the Highlands Today in Sebring, Fla., the Montgomery Journal in Rockville, Md., and Communications Daily in Washington, D.C. Lane spun his experience in our nation’s capital into a career as a communications aid in Congress, where he worked on both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Now that he’s in Wrightsville Beach, Lane will continue his unfinished efforts to successfully stand on a surfboard for more than three seconds. He also enjoys running and watching football, where he dutifully cheers for his Florida Gators and Jacksonville Jaguars, a labor of love that continually goes unrewarded.

Many unaware of improved New Hanover park system By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Most New Hanover County residents know Airlie Gardens and Hugh MacRae Park. Those who live in the northern part of the county may be familiar with Ogden Park and the Olsen Park recreational complex. But a survey found that many residents, even those who have lived here for a long time, don’t know the county has 15 parks in addition to numerous recreation facilities, said Tara Duckworth, the county’s parks and gardens director. “People said, ‘We had no idea,’” Staff photo by Andrew Sherman

Odgen Park continues to expand with the addition of the future site of the Odgen Skate Park on July 27, 2015.

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Duckworth said. Through social media, presentations to civic groups and a relatively new group of volunteer fundraisers, she aims to change that. Taxpayers have, in recent years, funded significant additions to the county park system, but only recently has the county undertaken an organized effort to raise the profile of the parks system. Duckworth said she was somewhat surprised to find many residents don’t know about some of the major improvements made with the county’s share of a $35 million bond issue voters approved in 2006. Among the apparently wellkept secrets is Smith Creek Park, an expansive nature park tucked inside a residential neighborhood between Gordon and Murrayville roads. The park, which was developed with bond money, has a pond accessible to kayaks and small boats, as well as a walking/ biking trail and playground. There is even a “seek-and-find” activity that encourages children to look for various plants as they exercise their legs. County officials are hoping to use the foundation’s model to raise money and public support. In 2012 the county created the Parks Conservancy, whose primary function is to raise private

money and recruit volunteers. Last year the conservancy raised about $14,000, Chairman Theron Marshall told the commissioners. Compare that with Airlie Gardens, which has a $2.6 million balance in its endowment. The park is well established and has a long history of private support, whereas the conservancy only recently obtained its status as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. “That’s the beauty of Airlie. We have the brand,” Duckworth said. Airlie Gardens also charges admission, unlike the other parks. Vivian “Zeke” Partin, who chairs the Airlie Gardens Foundation board, said fees from admission, weddings, memberships, rentals and other events brought in more than $575,000. The foundation raises money for amenities and improvements beyond what county resources will fund. Duckworth called the parks conservancy’s fundraising “slow but steady” and said she hopes things will pick up as a campaign to fund a new skatepark begins. The skate park soon will be under construction at Ogden Park near the pond and picnic shelters. The county is depending on fundraising for some of the $450,000 cost of the two-phase project,

Duckworth said. The rest will come from the county’s construction and capital spending budget. More improvements are yet to come. The county’s share of the $35 million green space bond supplied $1.5 million to build two additional, lighted multipurpose fields and a beginners’ mountain-biking slope at Castle Hayne Park, which soon will be renamed as the Northern Regional Park to suit its larger footprint. The park also has a popular disc golf course, tennis courts, picnic shelters and a playground. Construction on two new fields and a new, more prominent park entrance is underway. The second phase is expected to cost $2.9 million. Design on that phase, which will add more fields, a basketball court, a walking/biking trail and a dog park, will begin in the 2016-17 budget year. In the meantime, Duckworth said she hopes prominent events that bring large numbers of people to the parks — such as the Food Truck Frolics, which will soon be held twice a year — will continue to increase awareness of the county’s parks and their varied amenities. email tricia@luminanews.com

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For The Record Question and photographs by Henry Burnett

How does Wrightsville compare to other beaches you have visited?

Courtney Payton

Stephen Wright

“It has too many seashells. It really does.”

“The beach and the water and everything is similar to other beaches in the Carolinas.”

Greenville, N.C.

Pikeville, Ky.

Paige Johns

Madhavi Diwanji

“It’s a lot more crowded.”

“This is my first time here. It seems very nice, it’s not crowded.”

Fayetteville, N.C.

Flotilla committee finds school float sponsor, mulls tax changes By Pam Creech Staff Writer

The committee organizing Wrightsville Beach’s annual holiday boat parade is closer to being able to include students from a New Hanover County school located in a high poverty and crime zone. The Holiday Flotilla Committee has secured Wilmington-based Castle Branch as a sponsor for the D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy’s entry into the 32nd Annual Holiday Flotilla, committee members said during a Monday, July 27 meeting. Castle Branch, a screening and compliance management service company, will donate at least $3,000 to fund the academy’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students’ participation in the parade, said committee member Jane Martin. The D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy, located at 813 Nixon St. in Wilmington, has some of the lowest-income student enrollment in the area, with more than 87 percent of students qualifying for free or reduced school lunch. Martin added Castle Branch will also supply volunteer involvement which could include decorating the boat and/or riding on the boat. During a prior committee meeting, chairman Pres Davenport said there are many ways students from the school can participate in the flotilla, including decorating a boat, designing a boat or simply

riding on one. The flotilla features lighted, decorated boats, each with a theme. The event occurs the Saturday night after Thanksgiving. In 2014, Castle Branch participated in the flotilla by decorating an entry to the parade with a Peter Pan theme. “It looked like Captain Hook’s boat. We had pirate flags going up the side. We had the Jolly Roger on one of the sails. The

“It’s a long and difficult process. There could be some significant legal fees, and we may ultimately determine it’s not worth it. We’re still in the exploratory phase.” other flag was the Castle Branch banner,” said Colby Danforth, Castle Branch’s senior accounts manager. “We ended up having an individual here volunteer to give us his boat.” Danforth dressed up as Peter Pan and his colleagues dressed as Tinker Bell, Wendy and Captain Hook. He said Castle Branch donated the time and money to allow them to spend two weeks decorating the boat. Danforth said when the Castle Branch entry won one of the categories judged in the parade, they

donated the cash prize to D.C. Virgo’s STEM program. During the meeting, committee members also discussed how to improve the organization’s fundraising abilities. Martin said by becoming a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the flotilla committee could attract more corporate donations from companies. Davenport has spoken with attorneys about the process of becoming a 501(c)(3). “Now that we’re taking a more active philanthropic role, we can apply to become a (c)(3),” he said. “It’s a long and difficult process. There could be some significant legal fees, and we may ultimately determine it’s not worth it. We’re still in the exploratory phase.” Davenport also mentioned the prizes that will be offered to the captains of award-winning boats. Awards are given in seven categories, including Best in Show. Davenport said the prizes should be boating products, such as marine coolers. “The idea is to get creative things to give to people,” he said. “That would be as appealing as cash to the boaters.” The committee also welcomed a new treasurer, Katherine Dodd. Prior to joining the flotilla committee, Dodd served as parish administrator for St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church for 15 years. email pam@luminanews.com

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“I just moved here a month ago. It has more of a homey feel now.”

Weekend Police Report Friday, July 24 Citations • Yanet Esperanza Rosas was cited for driving without a license. • Alvara Reyes Moctezuma was cited for driving without a license. • Thomas Lee Shepherd was cited for driving without a license. • Juan Manuel Chavez Oceguera was cited for driving without a license. • Erin Elizabeth Williams was cited for speeding and driving without a license. • Linda M. Saadeh was cited for speeding.

Civil Penalties • Aziza Fadali was penalized for an open container. • Charig K. Patel was penalized for excessive noise.

Civil Penalties • Three people were penalized for open containers. • Alyssa Pridgen was penalized for glass on the beach. • Rena Anderson was penalized for a dog off leash.

Reports • Lee Benson III reported larceny. • Tara Furman reported larceny. • Jenny Smith reported a found wallet. • A found surfboard and cell phone were reported. • Maxx Jackson reported a found wallet.

Sunday, July 26 Citations • Tanesha Janay Richardson was cited for driving

Reports • Intracoastal Realty reported receiving invalid checks.

without a license. • Kendrick Bowen was cited for larceny. • Javier Flores Velazquez was cited for driving without a license.

Saturday, July 25 Citations • Dilesha Coalinga Holmes was cited for expired registration. • Ashley Erin Mielcarek-Devito was cited for driving without a license. • Jamie Tamara Stokley was cited for driving without a license. • Alejandra Garcia Martinez was cited for driving without a license. • Joseph McNeill was cited for failure to wear a safety helmet. • David Anthony Good Jr. was cited for speeding. • Clifford H. Winefordner was cited for speeding.

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Warning Tickets • Tischina Tyeast Hazel Rattley was warned for speeding and a stop sign violation.

Civil Penalties • Brian Hood was penalized for a dog off leash. • Two people were penalized for glass on the beach. • Molly Ryan was penalized for an open container.

Reports • Tara Furman reported larceny. • Rodger Messier reported found property.

Bad Company Dalton C. Camp invited friends over during the evening of Sunday, July 19. The 22-year-old was playing music on his laptop to entertain his guests. Camp and his friends left his house at 11 p.m. to go to a bar. When Camp arrived home, his laptop was missing. After Camp contacted the police Monday, July 20, the laptop was returned to him.

Bar Fight On Friday, July 24, 24-year-old Megan D. James fell in King Neptune Restaurant due to alleged intoxication. After someone helped James from the ground, she allegedly hit 27-year-old Robert J. Pendergast four times on his upper body. James was cited for simple assault.

IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, Aug. 4 New Hanover County Board of Education regular meeting 5:30 p.m., Board of Education Center, 1805 S. 13th St., Wilmington Thursday, Aug. 6 New Hanover County Planning Board meeting 6 p.m., third floor, Historic Courthouse, 24 N. Third St., Wilmington Thursday, Aug. 6 Permit hearing on Duke Energy NPDES permit 6 p.m., Cape Fear Community College, Union Station Auditorium 502 N. Front St., Wilmington

Warning Tickets • Jon Joseph Hull was warned for speeding.

• Kendrick Bowen reported returned property. • Christy Tate reported found property.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Tricia Vance

Say no to drilling, seismic testing

Staff photo by Allison Potter

The audience at the Wilmington City Council meeting Tuesday, July 21 applauds as council members vote in favor of a resolution opposing offshore drilling and seismic testing off the North Carolina coast.

Wilmington became the 16th and most recent North Carolina community to go on record opposing seismic testing and offshore drilling for oil and gas. The unanimous vote by the city council last week in support of the anti-drilling resolution sends a strong message: An overwhelming number of coastal residents reject the potential environmental risks that come with offshore energy exploration. But Gov. Pat McCrory and the General Assembly don’t want to hear it. McCrory is chairman of the Outer Shelf Governors Coalition, which has practically donned cheerleader outfits and raised pompoms to advance oil-industry efforts to open the Atlantic Ocean to drilling. Likewise, the federal government and President Barack Obama support offshore energy exploration via seismic testing, which uses powerful air guns to detect the presence of oil or natural gas beneath the ocean floor. McCrory would allow drilling within 30 miles of the coastline. For comparison, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig was 40 to 45 miles off the Louisiana coast when it exploded in 2010, killing 11 workers and spilling at least 3.1 million barrels — more than 130 million gallons — into the Gulf of Mexico. The federal government estimated as much as 4.9 million barrels spilled, causing extensive environmental and economic damage, some of which still lingers. Industry supporters downplay the chance that something similar could occur here. Can we afford to take that chance? Even seismic testing for the presence of petroleum resources is controversial because of fears that it may harm or confuse treasured migratory marine animals. At the same time the state is pushing offshore drilling and, in the inland areas, fracking, the General Assembly has been less than supportive of North Carolina’s growing alternative-energy industries,

particularly solar and wind power. All the while, the state has been a national leader in putting solar power into practical use and in creating “green” jobs that represent the future of the energy industry. Efforts to kill tax credits and rules that have encouraged development of alternative energy are short-sighted. Alternative energy is an economic opportunity; North Carolina can either get on board, or be left behind. With oil and gas prices relatively low, petroleum companies may have little immediate incentive to engage in what promises to be an expensive extraction process offshore. But several companies have already expressed an interest in seismic testing now that the federal government has given the green light. With the Wilmington City Council’s passage last week of a resolution opposing seismic testing and offshore drilling, Kure Beach remains the lone New Hanover County holdout. In late 2013, Mayor Dean Lambeth angered everybody but big oil by signing a lobbyist-generated letter supporting seismic testing off the coast. Since then, the town council has declined to take a formal position. Supporters and the petroleum industry trumpet potential windfalls for states and coastal communities in the form of jobs and revenue sharing. But the latter must be negotiated, and state law as written does not provide for local governments to receive a share of any revenue from offshore energy. Each year millions of visitors flock to the North Carolina coast. Commercial and recreational fishing boats depend on the ocean for their livelihood, as does the tourist industry. Our state’s coastline has thus far been spared the type of environmental damage that Louisiana suffered. There is too much at risk to sanction an activity that could result in a similar catastrophe here.

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want to do it!’” After completing the program she changed her mind. “And 14 years later, I’m still out here doing it,” she said. WBOR’s junior lifeguard program was structured to combine physical tests like swimming and running with instruction on proper lifesaving techniques. Each day’s lessons and activities built on what the children learned the day before, Gerkens said. “It’s baby steps,” she said. “The first day we practiced just running into the water and how to get through the surf, and the second day we added buoys … so now how would you get through the surf with a lifeguard buoy using the skills you learned the first day, that sort of thing.” Mike Carter said his 10-yearold son Owen Carter was nervous

about swimming in the open ocean, but by Thursday he and the other campers were able to complete a swim all the way around Crystal Pier. “It’s a huge confidence builder,” Carter said. After Thursday’s swim, the kids learned cardiopulmonary resuscitation and practiced stabilizing a patient with a spinal cord injury and applying a tourniquet above an arm laceration. Friday, each child was assigned to sit alongside a guard in one of the beach’s 13 lifeguard stands for two hours to learn what the job entails on a daily basis. “It’s a great opportunity for the kids to better understand what lifeguards actually do here on the island,” Kajsa Andersson’s mother Beverly Andersson said. “It’s not glamorous; it’s a pretty tough job.” Andersson said many of her daughter’s friends who live on

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Reggie Barnes and his crew paddle Barnes’ outrigger through Banks Channel July 28.

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York, Florida, California and Hawaii have clubs and races for outrigger canoes, he said, but the sport has yet to take hold in southern North Carolina. “As far as I know, these are the only six-man outriggers anywhere around here,” Barnes said. He said he was inspired to order the canoes after years of visiting the north shore of Oahu and watching the outriggers pass by in the ocean. A friend of his knew legendary Hawaiian outrigger craftsman Sonny Bradley, who creates seaworthy crafts out of koa wood in the centuries-old style of early Hawaiians. Bradley’s website states he searches the forests for a fallen koa tree. After purchasing the log from the property owner, he and his fellow workers cut a path through the forest and he whittles the piece of wood down to size. Then he extracts the log using a one-ton pickup truck and, once out of the forest, he carves it into a sleek hull. While Barnes’ canoes are made of fiberglass rather than rare koa wood, they are modeled after Bradley’s design and shaped by a few of his protégés. The men spent time in Hawaii

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studying the craft of canoe building under Bradley before opening a shop called Ulu Pono Canoes in southern California. “I was basically their first c u s t o m e r, ” B a r n e s s a i d . “They have a license to build [Bradley’s] design, the Bradley Lightning, and so I thought he must have faith in these guys if he’s going to let them build his boats.” The Ulu Pono craftsmen ran into some unanticipated issues during the building process, Barnes said, but ultimately the product they delivered was worth the wait. “We wanted to have them this past spring for the Carolina Cup so we could just paddle them around and have fun because a lot of the people who come here for that event are actually outrigger canoe paddlers as well as standup paddlers,” he said, “but … they turned out really good so I’m happy with the quality.” Ulu Pono shaper Geoffrey Smith brought the two outriggers to the East Coast on his way to a canoe race in New York, Barnes said. The day the crafts were delivered, Smith and Barnes took one of them down to the water to try it out, recruiting a few fellow watermen to join them. Not only was it the craft’s maiden voyage, it was Barnes’ first time in an outrigger. He

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“Even if we continue to get federal money, it will be reduced,” Blair said, adding that how the towns manage the change is what will be important. Wrightsville Beach Alderman Hank Miller Jr. said the meeting was important to help get Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Carolina Beach and New Hanover County on the same page. “Who knows what’s going to happen?” Miller said of federal beach renourishment funding, adding that the biggest problem would be to “stick our head in the sand and not deal with it.” He said meetings like this help build the coalition and keep local officials informed about the tenor of state politics on important issues. Officials also received an update from Lee on the proposed state sales tax change, which would shift how the revenues are distributed. The change would significantly alter where the money goes, basing the formula more on population than on point of sale, with the result being more revenue for rural counties and less for New Hanover. Lee emphasized that rural counties in North

and his crew cruised through Banks Channel, finding a steady paddling rhythm as they zipped along. “We were all just grinning from ear to ear,” he said. They also recently tested the craft in the ocean. The float, or ama, attached to the left side of the canoe stabilizes the narrow boat while navigating the open seas or catching waves. “We want to try to ride the swells out there at the shoals off Masonboro when we get a little more comfortable,” Barnes said. He wants to get the second canoe in the water during the next few weeks, he said, so he can take 12 people out at a time. The paddling technique is very similar to stand-up paddleboarding, he added, so it’s a natural transition for those athletes. It also introduces a team aspect into the vibrant local watersport community, he said. While he hopes the community embraces the sport enough to someday form canoe clubs or races, for now, he said he’s content to enjoy the camaraderie. “It’s really all about fun,” he said, “and being on the water … doing something where you have six people al working together for the same goal.” email emmy@luminanews.com

Carolina are struggling, with collapsing infrastructure, schools and prisons. “There are parts of North Carolina that are suffering tremendously,” he said. “I’m not saying we don’t have an obligation to do something. This is not the way.” However, with a majority of legislators representing rural areas, Lee said stopping the sales tax change would be difficult. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has announed he would veto the measure. And despite its importance to New Hanover County, he said sales tax reform is only the second-most-difficult budget issue being worked out in Raleigh, as Medicaid reform is also extending budget negotiations. Lee said an important consideration of any sales tax reform will be consistent statewide policies on how that money is spent. Some rural county officials have said they don’t know how the county would spend the additional money they receive, he said. “The policy needs to address what to do with the money,” Lee said. “We need a solid policy for all of North Carolina, not just for the rural areas and not just for the metropolitan areas.” email terrylane@luminanews.com

country against law enforcement right now — and we know it’s a small minority that’s having the real issues, most people support law enforcement — but it’s our goal to strive to be as transparent as we can,” he said during a July 27 phone interview. The process of earning the CALEA designation involved 18 months of writing a new policy manual detailing correct procedures for various situations officers might encounter. The guidelines are especially important in extreme events like pursuing a suspect or using force, House said. “[It] not only shows that we’re trying to do the right thing, but it also shields us from liability… not that we won’t have some liability, we will,” he said. “But [in a situation where] it was perfectly justified but it doesn’t look good … because I don’t care how you use it, force looks bad … that’s where we can say we have internationally accepted policies and procedures and practices in place and we followed every one.” Having consistent standards in place also helps when officers respond to situations outside of their jurisdiction, Capt. P. Burdette said earlier this year. The Wilmington Police Department is CALEA accredited and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department received its accreditation the same day as Wrightsville Beach. New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon traveled to Colorado to receive the accolade. “I am so excited,” he said. “What a way for us to hold ourselves accountable to nationally accepted law enforcement practices.” “Geographically speaking, we are all so close,” Burdette said. “If we all subscribe to the same policies and practices, should a major situation go down

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how to moor or anchor a boat in Wrightsville Beach waterways, many boaters will skirt the law or are ignorant of it. “In some cases, people are using a boat as a summer home,” Owens said. “They’ll park the boat or anchor it and use it on weekends.” Wrightsville Beach town ordinance 92.19 prohibits boaters form mooring or anchoring their vessels for more than 30 consecutive days. Additionally, there are rules about where a boat can moor, with areas like street ends being off limits, Owens said. Park Ranger Shannon Slocum said the ordinance is about protecting the water, not restricting access to it. “I don’t think it’s about the riff raff,” he said. “I think it’s more about just clean waters. Waterquality issues are much more important now than they have

the island also enrolled in the program because regardless of whether they aspire to be lifeguards, learning water safety is invaluable to those who play in the ocean frequently. Two summers ago, she said, six children who lived on her street were swept out to sea with only one boogie board between them but because one of the kids had completed a lifeguard program, he was able to take charge of the situation. “[Learning these skills] gives them the confidence so they don’t panic and they can react to emergency situations,” said John Buechele, whose 10-year-old son Fischer Buechele was among the Wrightsville Beach children taking part. “They might save one of their buddy’s lives or a stranger’s life sometime in their lifetime.” email emmy@luminanews.com

and we have to go in and help out another jurisdiction, it provides a seamless transition.” The agencies’ policies are consistent but not identical, Burdette added. “CALEA doesn’t tell you how to do something, they just tell you what needs to be done,” he said. “It has to be tailored to the specific region, agency and population.” Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Lt. J. Brewer said even if the agencies aren’t following identical procedures they have the same standards. “It’s good to know that those agencies … are willing to not only say that we’re professionals, but to go further than that and say we’re willing to meet this international and national level of expectations,” he said. In Colorado Springs, House, Burdette and WBPD operations and accreditation manager Diana Zuenen met with four of the CALEA commissioners to receive feedback. They only had to answer a few lingering questions because CALEA representatives had already performed an extensive onsite evaluation of the WBPD in February. “He asked me about Chat with the Chief,” said House of his quarterly Q-and-A sessions with the public. “We talked about the challenges of having limited resources and still dealing with the expectations of the community.” House said he told the CALEA representatives about cutting items in his budget this year to add an extra officer position. The commission was pleased, he said. “They said normally for a first-time accreditation there are a lot of issues they have to fix, and they couldn’t find anything for us to fix,” he said. “We weren’t perfect, don’t get me wrong, but they were very impressed.” email emmy@luminanews.com

been in the past.” Owens said the ordinance is also designed to protect other boaters and property lining the waterways. “Our main concern is that if the boat is not attended, it could break loose and do damage to a pier or to other boats,” Owens said. Slocum said visitors who moor in one place for more than 30 days often don’t have a waste holding tank. “We don’t mind if you come here, but usually anyone that stays longer than 30 days is probably trying to set up residence on their boat,” he said. “A lot of it is just a waste issue. You might have someone who dumps their waste overboard. … We don’t want that going into our waterways.” Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said residents sometimes complain about moored boats but don’t know what to do. “I’ve been hearing observations from people that want to know

[what to do],” Blair said. “If you have a boat and that boat is permanently moored, you have to look at where their waste goes.” Owens said tips from the public are often how police learn about illegally moored boats. The town codes say violators are subject to a $250 civil penalty for the first offense and $100 for each subsequent offense in the same 12 months. WBPD Lt. James Bishop said although police boats don’t patrol all the water all of the time, they do what they can to watch for boats moored in the same spot more than 30 days. “It is an issue,” Bishop said. “We do our best to address it.” After a warning sticker with a threat to tow, police contact the registered owner and tell them to move the boat. “We do everything we can to track down current owners and we generally have good compliance,” he said.

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Moored sailboats float in the Intracoastal Waterway in front of Wynn Plaza on July 27.

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Food wasted while hungry people fall through cracks By Henry Burnett, Intern

ach year in the United States, more than 130 billion pounds of food go to waste. Even with 30 to 40 percent of food left uneaten, more than 40 million people have unpredictable, insecure access to food. In Wilmington, a variety of community groups repurpose leftover food to feed the hungry. But local restaurants and food program coordinators report, while many are fed, many are not. Feletia Lee, kitchen manager at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, sees food go to waste every day. “We run a buffet, so that encourages people to load up,” she said. “It’s kind of painful, because I see a person that gets a bowl and it’s totally loaded with strawberries and they ate like five of them.” But she said the risk of liability means those strawberries have to be thrown out. The culture of indulgence at large resorts notwithstanding, Lee said, the potential for bad press prevents many restaurants from donating their leftovers. “It’s not just a legality. If you have a food allergy or a food-borne illness and it’s tied to your restaurant, everybody knows,” she said. But Katrina Knight, executive director of Good Shepherd Center, said through its Second Helpings program, Good Shepherd’s corps of volunteers rescues more than 500 tons of food from restaurants and grocery stores each year. “When I came here in 2004, they referenced the Good Samaritan law here in North Carolina and shared that in Wilmington a lot of places feel like they’re covered to give Good Shepherd food to share with hungry folks,” Knight said. A national Good Samaritan law has protected businesses that donate food to nonprofits from liability — provided they follow certain safety guidelines — since 1996. Lee said the challenge is inherently tied to prepared food. When it comes to extra dairy or produce, she redistributes what’s left as best she can. “Last Thanksgiving, I ordered way too much spring mix. We went

ahead and took that to Good Shepherd,” she said. Knight said that community spirit makes programs like Second Helpings work. “I think to the average person it just makes sense: ‘I have an apple that I’m not going to eat. Here, you have it,’” she said. The North Carolina version of the law has been particularly helpful for community outreach groups like weekend Meals on Wheels, said program coordinator Cyndi Hall. Hall and her volunteers supplement the weekday Meals on Wheels program and serve around 450 meals each weekend. Because her group has no federal restrictions, it can use donated food from across Staff photo by Emmy Errante the Wilmington area. Above: Meals on Wheels volunteer Mary Kay Washington delivers food to Bertha Strickland on Saturday, “Because they’re subsidized by the July 25. Top, left and right: The Good Shepherd Center’s Second Helpings program rescues more than government and they have very stringent 500 tons of food from restaurants and grocery stores each year. guidelines, [the weekday program] could not take donated food,” she said. “We’re protected by the Good Samaritan Act, but they have nothing like that.” Hall said the act allows the House of Raeford poultry plant to 60 but still need help,” Hall said. “Some of these people that don’t donate leftover chicken and turkey beyond the recommended sell- have the ability to get to food pantries, what do they do?” she said. by date. “There’s a lot of things being done in our community, for sure, but “They can’t sell them to Food Lion anymore, but they’re still there’s a lot of areas that people fall through the cracks.” good products,” she said. “It’s not like they’re spoiled. What hapKatrina Knight encouraged restaurants to contribute what they pens is they give me turkey or chicken or whatever they have,” she can to food distribution services already established in Wilmington. said, “and then I spend all day running around delivering turkey.” That doesn’t always mean leftover food, but maybe a container of Hall said although Meals on Wheels meets real need, its seniors- oregano or a 10-pound bag of sugar. only policy means certain groups still go hungry. “Sometimes there’s that thing that because we can’t do a lot, we She remembered a recent phone call from a 28-year-old homebound sort of sit back and can’t get off start,” she said. “It doesn’t have to woman new to her wheelchair. Hall wanted to help, but Meals on be a $10,000 check to be helpful. It doesn’t have to be a truckload Wheels has two strict requirements: be homebound and be over 60. of canned vegetables to be helpful. Every little bit really does make “There’s a need in this community, to me, for people that are not a difference.”

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Port City A Capella Open House Masonboro Baptist Church Monday, Aug. 3., 6:30 p.m.

The organizers of the Cucalorus Film Festival present Kidsalorus, an action-packed selection of kids’ films from around the world. Admission is free. Snacks and covered drinks are permitted. For more information, contact Susan DeMarco at 910-7986353 or at sdemarco@hncgov.com

Enjoy a sunset paddle from River Road Park to Shark Tooth Island presented by Halyburton Park. Participation and kayak rental cost is $45 per person or $35 for those who bring their own kayaks. Pre-registration is required. For details, call 910341-0075 or email info@halyburtonpark.com

Pay tribute to the Cape Fear region’s Purple Heart recipients by attending the Cape Fear Purple Heart Dinner at the Wilmington Convention Center. Admission is free for Purple Heart recipients and two guests. Doors open at 4 p.m. for Purple Heart recipients and 5 p.m. for the general public. To learn more, call 910-524-0077.

Visit the ladies of Port City A Capella, formerly known as The Azalea Coast Chorus of Sweet Adelines, Int., during an open house at Masonboro Baptist Church. Learn about the group, make friends and enjoy an evening of singing. No experience necessary. For more information, call Ramona Barr at 910-791-3846.

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Ocean conservation starts at home By Pam Creech Staff Writer

While ocean conservancy may seem like an effort that may only be exercised surfside, there are several steps anyone can take at home, near or far from the tideline, to help protect the ocean and its inhabitants. Bonnie Monteleone, director of science, research and academic partnerships for Plastic Ocean Project, Inc. described ways beachgoers can prevent plastic from reaching the ocean. “Before you go to the beach, make an assessment of what you’re bringing. If you are going to use single-use things, have an extra bag to put your trash in and take it home,” she said. Monteleone added people who bring their own small trash bags to the beach help prevent trashcans from overflowing. People can help protect the ocean from inside their homes by ensuring the face and body washes they use do not contain microbeads, Monteleone said, which are 5 millimeters or smaller in diameter and commonly used in exfoliating products. “Microbeads, which are designed to wash down the drain, are so small that

now even our microzooplankton can ingest them. Now we’re talking about the very base of the food web,” she said. “It’s a huge problem because those plastics are being ingested by small fish, and then bigger fish eat the smaller fish. The plastics from those can accumulate up the food web.” To avoid plastic microbeads, consumers can check the ingredient label for the ingredient polyethylene or polypropylene. Natural alternatives to microbeadsinclude walnut shells, sugar, salt, bamboo and apricot seeds. Lindsey Deignan, vice president of the Surfrider Foundation’s Cape Fear chapter, said chemical fertilizers are another threat to aquatic life because rain washes them from yards into bodies of water. This increases the amounts of nitrates and phosphates in the water, leads to the overgrowth of algae and results in a competition for space, sunlight and oxygen. “One of the ways to really cut back on fertilizers is to start using native plants and things that naturally grow in the area where you live,” Deignan said. “Plants that are conditioned in an environment don’t need excess fertilizer

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Bonnie Monteleone creates art from discarded plastic, shown here at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher November 21, 2014.

in order to grow.” Deignan recommends using compost instead of commercial fertilizers. “It puts a lot of nutrients back into the soil,” she said. The Surfrider Foundation encourages

people to properly dispose of used motor oil at a gas station or approved collecting area for recycling. Oil dumped in a drain or field will reach a body of water. The Cape Fear Surfrider chapter organizes beach cleanups. It also encourages

people to create their own beach cleanup events, or to pick up trash individually. “You certainly don’t need a clean up to pick up trash on the beach,” Deignan said. email pam@luminanews.com

CFCC students hone boat-building skills, public can buy the finished product By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Jean-Luc Desreumaux grabbed the tiller of the seafoam-green boat and carefully set the sail for a brief tour of the waters around the Cape Fear Community College dock. He wasn’t going far; the purpose was to show off the handmade wooden craft, one of several creations that soon will be for sale to the public — all products of the college’s boatbuilding programs. Desreumaux is a student in the program, which turns out a handful of boats each year. Different tracks focus on either wooden or fiberglass boats, with the latter also including sections on electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems for larger vessels. He was sailing a 13-foot Barto Melonseed design on this day, but his handiwork was more visible on a nearby docked craft. Measuring 15 feet with one small sail, the red Cortez Melonseed design took him and three other students about nine months to build, Desmreumaux said. The first things one notices about the craftsmanship are the sturdy-looking mast and the intricate deck work of cypress, red grandis and other fine-grained woods. After spending so many class hours working on each project, getting it ready to sell can be bittersweet. “Yeah, that’s the sad part,” said Desreumaux, who hopes to go into boat design. This year, the programs turned out four wooden boats and two fiberglass vessels, said Mark Bayne, lead instructor. He teaches the wooden-boat classes. Most of them will be available for public sale — the program

may hold onto one as a demonstration model, said David Hardin, CFCC spokesman. The boats for sale range from 13 to 17 feet.

from 18 to 72, he said, and they have come a long way in a short period of time. “I’m pretty proud of the students today,” Bayne said. Money raised through the auction, which is via the state surplus property website, goes back into the boat program. The fiberglass program only completes one to two boats per year, instructor John Olsen said. But back in the shop, several were in various stages of completion, including a 23-foot model. Many of his students will graduate into jobs at boatyards or boat-manufacturing plants. Some already

have jobs lined up, while others may work for a few years honing their skills before specializing. Kasey Schwartz, a student in the boat service and manufacturing program, said he eventually wants to go into custom building. But for now, he is content to get some experience working on boats to learn even more. “I love painting boats and laying fiberglass,” he said For information about purchasing the boats, or to learn more about the boat-building program, contact Bayne at mbayne@cfcc. edu or 910-362-1715. email tricia@luminanews.com

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Bathing Beauties presentation showcases historic beach attire By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Using images from postcards of a bygone era, a local resident and historical researcher will illustrate the evolution during swimwear and beach culture at an upcoming Lower Cape Fear Historical Society event at the Latimer House. In her Bathing Beauties presentation, Elaine Henson will guide audience members through 50 years of American coastal history by using 130 images on historical postcards from the late 1800s until the 1940s. Henson will also bring vintage swimsuits to the presentation. “One of the bathing suits that will be on display belonged to one of the Latimers,” she said.

Another of the swimsuits Henson will display is a century old. “It’s a bathing dress made of very fine worsted wool,” Henson said. “The person who owned this dress was born in 1898. She was probably 16 or 18 when she wore it.” Some of Henson’s photographs were taken locally, like one slide that depicts a group of ladies wading in the Wrightsville Beach surf with their dresses gathered in their hands. “The fourth slide shows a captured porpoise at Wrightsville Beach. I believe it’s at the steps of the Oceanic Hotel. It’s pretty fascinating,” Henson said. Henson also has postcards and photos from Lumina Pavilion, which was built in 1905. One

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image is of a father and two sons at the pavilion; another shows women in red rented Lumina swim suits. Henson said one of the most intriguing topics in Bathing Beauties is the bathing machine: a wooden box on wheels that was pulled to the edge of the water to allow women to enter and exit the ocean without being seen by beachgoers in their swimming attire. “They’re strange-looking

contraptions. They look like little houses. They were mainly used in Europe, but there were some American beaches that also used them,” Henson said. Henson said women used to wear swimming shoes. “You had to wear the shoes because you had stockings. You could not walk out into the ocean in stockings and have them not get all torn up on shells, so they wore bathing shoes as well,” she said. Henson added the hems of

dresses were often weighted to ensure the ladies’ skirts did not rise while they swam. While this would surely be considered a drowning hazard today, Wrightsville Beach had a different set of water safety regulations in the early 1900s. “The lifelines were literal lines of rope,” Henson explained. “They would anchor them at various places going straight out into the surf. They were at waist high. All bath houses, and most

municipalities, would have to have these lifelines. They didn’t work out that well because they didn’t last that long. I have a whole collection of lifelines.” Henson’s illustrated lecture will take place at the Latimer House on Thursday, Aug. 6, 6:30-8 p.m. Entrance fee is $5 per person and free for Lower Cape Fear Historical Society members. Light refreshments will be provided. email pam@luminanews.com

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People sporting tie-dyed T-shirts, fringe vests and bell-bottom pants showed off their retro style during the Fourth Annual Hippie Ball at the University of North Carolina’s Warwick Center on Saturday, July 25, 7-11 p.m. Proceeds from ticket sales, a silent auction and on-site gift card sales benefit Kids Making It, a Wilmington-based non-profit organization that provides woodworking programs for at-risk youth. Kim Boyce, associate director of Kids Making It, said although as of press time the fundraised amount was not totaled, the 2015 ball was very successful. “This year’s is shaping up to be the best one yet,” Boyce said. Rock band Blivet’s members sported long-haired wigs as they covered 1970s tunes, including The Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” and the Doobie Brothers’ “Listen to the Music.” A screen above the stage displayed a slide show of images taken during Kids Making It woodworking programs. In one slide, kids

showed the wooden pens they made. In another, girls held up colorful Flower Power signs. Away from the dance floor, attendees dined on grilled chicken, asparagus and Caesar salads. The tables surrounding the food displayed silent auction items, including a Hippie Dippie gift basket from Whole Foods, a hibiscus quilt from Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts and a beach cruiser from Two Wheeler Dealer. The most expensive auction deal was a seven-night stay in a three-bedroom condo at Sunset Beach Resort in Ambergris Caye, Belize. Twenty gift cards were up for auction, including a $30 gift certificate for Sweet and Savory and $25 at Dixie Grill. Raffle tickets were sold for $2 each. A framed photograph of Battleship Park taken by Diane Boissiere, a $25 gift certificate to Carolina Beads, two passes to Jungle Rapids and a one-hour massage with Deborah Flora were among the prizes. Awards were given to the best-dressed man and woman and to the best dancers. email pam@luminanews.com

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Little Chapel On the Boardwalk Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Worship at Wrightsville Beach Public Access No. 4: 8 a.m. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Church: 10:45 a.m. Nursery provided. St. Andrew’s On-The-Sound Episcopal The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. Wrightsville Beach Baptist church 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m. Celebration Services: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m. Wrightsville United Methodist Church Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. St. Therese Catholic church Father Joe Vetter 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon; Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration St. Mark Catholic Church Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m. Beth Simcha Messianic Jewish Congregation Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

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July 26, 2015, 6:30 p.m. Inspiration

C a r l Wat e rs Bring in the needy and show them love but wrap your arms around the youth

I will fill your hearts and your soul with a divine inspiration of love, peace, happiness and joy for all this nation The time is here for My light to be spread to the needy The flow of love from here will go out in all directions and speedy will be the response from those that hear of the love of worship Given openly and freely showing the trust of family and the kinship of those who love from deep within and do not fear reprisals I Am is all you need for your protection, so do not fear for your survival Dreams will come to give the inspiration to take back this city Hold true to your belief in the freedom of worship and show no pity to the enemies of My kingdom as you walk with Me forever Your inspiration will be beyond reproach even to the clever who feel they are on the right path but will lead them to destruction There is only one path that the inspiration of Jesus and His resurrection Can ever be for the salvation of the lost and the message of truth

(Job 32:7 - 9 KJV) 7 - I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8 - But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding. 9 - Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. (2 Tim 3:11 - 16 KJV) 11 - Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 - Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 14 - But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 - And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 - All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.

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July 30 BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING Luke 16:1 “And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.” LUKE 16:1-18 The unjust steward was covetous. He had not been faithful to his master or to his master’s debtors. He had wasted his master’s goods on himself. When found out, his self-serving nature considered the options, and decided there had to be a change. He decided to use his lord’s money to make friends so that when he was fired he would have someone to help him. His master was apparently wealthy enough that he didn’t take offense at the steward’s discounting of the debts owed to him, but rather he commended the steward. He didn’t commend his dishonest ways, but he was commending the fact that he had finally used his lord’s money to plan for the future instead of wasting it on himself. Although the steward was

motivated by what he would ultimately gain, there was prudence in his actions. This was lacking before. In this sense, the children of this world (lost men) are wiser than the children of light (born again men) because they plan for the temporal future. Jesus is telling us to use money (the unrighteous mammon) to make to ourselves friends that would receive us into “everlasting” habitations. The use of the word “everlasting” denotes that Jesus is now talking about our eternal future. The people who have been saved and blessed by our investments in the kingdom of God will literally receive us into our everlasting home when we pass on to be with the Lord. Our material possessions have been given to us by God so that we are actually stewards of His resources. The Lord gave us this wealth to establish His covenant on this earth - not so that we could consume it upon our own lusts. You have been blessed to be a blessing!

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L NOTI C ES COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 14 SP 377 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM HARRY PALLAS AND WIFE, KELLY PALLAS TO LILES & GODBEY, PC, TRUSTEE FOR JOSEPH A CARSWELL, DATED AND RECORDED SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 IN BOOK 5674, AT PAGE 726, IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY NOTICE OF SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that Deed of Trust executed by Harry Pallas and wife, Kelly Pallas dated September 24, 2012 and recorded on September 24,2012 in Book 5674, at Page 726, New Hanover County Registry (the “Deed of Trust”); and under and by virtue of the authority vested in the undersigned as Substitute Trustee by that certain instrument recorded in Book 5851, at Page 2261, New Hanover County Registry; and under and by virtue of that certain Authorization, Findings and Order Allowing Foreclosure entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and the said Deed of Trust being by their terms subject to foreclosure, and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded the foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness, and due

notice having been given to those entitled to same, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the appropriate place for foreclosure sales at the New Hanover County Courthouse, Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, at 11:00 a.m. on August 5, 2015, the property conveyed in said Deed of Trust, which property includes all those certain lots or parcels of real estate, including all improvements and fixtures located thereon, situated, lying and being in New Hanover County, North Carolina, the same being owned of record by Harry Pallas and wife, Kelly Pallas, as reflected on the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice of Sale, and located at 2116 Mimosa Drive, Wilmington NC 28403, being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lots 35 and 36 of Country Club Pines Subdivision, as shown on a map of said Subdivision in Map Book 2, Page 85 of the New Hanover County Registry. Together with all the buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon, and all rights, easements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, including all heating, plumbing, ventilating, lighting goods, equipment and other tangible and intangible property, attached to or reasonably necessary to the use of such premises. The sale will be made subject to all encumbrances existing prior to the recording of the Deed of Trust, including all valid and enforceable liens and also will be subject to

all taxes and special assessments outstanding against the property. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the herein-described property for a period of 120 days following confirmation of the sale. The real property may be sold in separate parcels, all together or in any manner the Substitute Trustee determines is appropriate. 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 Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, or both, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute 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 conditions are expressly disclaimed. Should the property be purchased by a party other than the holder of the Deed of Trust, that purchaser must pay, in addition to the amount bid, the following items: (a) the tax required by §7A-308(a) (1) of the North Carolina General Statutes of forty-five cents per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of the bid amount up to a maximum tax of five hundred dollars ($500.00), and (b) the excise tax on conveyance required by §105-228.28 et. seq. of the North Carolina General Statutes of one dollar ($1.00) per five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the bid

amount. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b), the successful bidder at sale may be required to make an immediate cash deposit or deposit by certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or seven hundred fifty and no/100 dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any land transfer tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1). 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 owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust may make a credit bid. The upset bids procedure of §4521.27 of the North Carolina General Statutes is applicable to this sale. If the real property to be sold pursuant to this Notice of Sale is residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, then (a) an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to §45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court in which the property is sold, and (b) any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on

or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving this Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the landlord, and upon termination of the rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons for such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to expiration of the upset bid period and/or the sale, and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. This the 30th day of June, 2015. Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee July 23 and 30, 2015 14 SP 749 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Julie Lancaster and Brannon C. Lancaster to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), which was dated October 20, 2006 and recorded on October 25, 2006 in Book 5097 at Page 112, 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 August 4, 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: BEGINNING at a stake in the Northern edge of Wrightsville Turnpike, now known as Wrightsville Avenue, said stake being the common corner of Lots #201-B and #202-B, according to the official plan of Forest Hills, Section “B”, duly recorded in Map Book 3, Page 51, New Hanover County Registry, and running thence with the aforementioned lot line North 12 degrees 37 minutes East 200 feet to a point; thence North 74 degrees 23 minutes East 105.7 feet to a stake in the western edge of Forest Hills Drive; thence South 22 degrees 23 minutes East with the western edge of said Drive 285.2 feet to a stake at the beginning of a curve; thence around said curve the radius of which is 10 feet, a distance of 23.2 feet, to a stake in the Northern edge of Wrightsville Turnpike; thence North 77 degrees 23 minutes West with the Northern edge of said Turnpike 248 feet to the point of Beginning, the

same being Lots #202-B and 203-A in Section “B”, Forest Hills, as shown on the map thereof duly recorded in Map Book 3, Page 51, New Hanover County Registry, except a small triangular area at the North end thereof conveyed by J. Arthur Brown and wife, to Finley McMillen and wife, by deed duly recorded in Book 307, Page 484, New Hanover County Registry. LESS AND EXCEPT that certain Highway Right of Way conveyed from Brannon C. Lancaster and wife, Julie H. Lancaster to the Department of Transportation by a Deed dated 12/13/2003 and recorded on 05/02/2007 in Book 5176, at Page 2877, New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 816 Forest Hills Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403. 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

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L E G A L NOTI C ES 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 Brannon Council Lancaster and wife, Julie Helms Lancaster. 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.: 14-14562-FC01 July 23 and 30, 2015 14 SP 842 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 Mei Ling Chau to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated May 9, 2005 and recorded on May 13, 2005 in Book 4805 at Page 291, 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 August 4, 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 33, Section 6, Tyndall, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 34, Page 374 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3553 Iris Street, Wilmington, NC 28409. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Mei Ling Chau. 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.: 13-02038-FC02 July 23 and 30, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 109 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gerardo Xicali and Georgina Rivera-Martinez to David Shumannfang, Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of June, 2005, and recorded in Book 4836, Page 713, 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 11, 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: All of Lot 2 of Block O of Creekwood North Subdivision, Section VI, as shown upon that map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 15, Page 40 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 2710 Bunche Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. Parcel ID R04808003-002-000. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/ security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A 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 rent-

al 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: 1152676 (FC.FAY) July 30 and August 6, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 419 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Samuel Randall and Gretchen Randall and Samuel John Randall, IV and Julie Lynn Randall (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Gretchen C. Randall, Julie Lynn Randall, Samuel John Randall, III and Samuel John Randall, IV) to Collins & Collins, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of June, 2004, and recorded in Book 4387, Page 615, 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 11, 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 1 (one) in Block 207 according to the plan of the Northern Extension of Carolina Beach prepared by M.H. Lander, C.E. and duly recorded in Map Book 3, at Page 67 in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County. This is the same property as property conveyed to Yancey S. Fulp in Book 777, Page 305, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 200 Georgia Avenue, 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 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. 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 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: 1158883 (FC.FAY) July 30 and August 6, 2015 14 SP 959 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 Jeffrey Ward Kelly a/k/a Jeffery Ward Kelly to Ticor Title Insurance Co, Trustee(s), which was dated August 25, 2003 and recorded on August 28, 2003 in Book 3982 at Page 306, 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 August 11, 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 9, Block D, Section 2, Devon Park Subdivision as shown upon a map of the same recorded in Map Book 5 at Page 57 of the New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3622 Stratford Boulevard, Wilmington, NC 28403. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are All Lawful Heirs of Jeffery Ward Kelly. 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.: 14-21861-FC01 July 30 and August 6, 2015 15 SP 322 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 Robert Michael Roth and Kimberly Lynn Gaskins Roth to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), which was dated June 18, 2010 and recorded on July 6, 2010 in Book 5495 at Page 2485, 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 August 11, 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: Land situated in the City of Wilmington in the County of New Hanover in the State of NC All of Lot 12 in Danbury Forest Subdivision, Section 1, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 33 at Page 96 in the New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 3348 Brucemont Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405. 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 Northchase Homeowners Association, Inc.. 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.: 15-08496-FC01 July 30 and August 6, 2015 15 SP 361 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 Jyll M. Gartin to Wells Fargo Financial National Bank, Trustee(s), which was dated April 28, 2005 and recorded on April 28, 2005 in Book 4780 at Page 874 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on February 12, 2007 in Book 5141, Page 773 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on April 15, 2015 in Book 5881, Page 1332, 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 August 11, 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 227, Phase II, WRIGHTSVILLE SOUND VILLAGE as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 8, Page 103 through 106, of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH all rights, privileges, duties and obligations set forth in the Declaration of Condominium, Phase I, Wrightsville Sound Village, a Condominium, recorded in Book 1378 at Pages 1628 through 1669 of the New Hanover County Registry and in the Supplemental Declaration of Condominium, Phase II, Wrightsville Sound Village, a Condominium, recorded in Book 1390 at Pages 1166 through 1170 of said Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1507 Military Cutoff Road, Apartment 227, Wilmington, NC 28403. 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 Jyll M. Gartin. 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.: 13-09398-FC02 July 30 and August 6, 2015 15 SP 31 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 Richard Anthony Pandolf, Jr. and Andrea Michelle Neal to Jeffrey P. Keeter, Trustee(s), which was dated October 7, 1998 and recorded on October 7, 1998 in Book 2447 at Page 0652, 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 August 11, 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 178, Section 4, Gordon Woods, as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 34, at Page 168 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1007 Gordon Woods Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Richard Anthony Pandolf. 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

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L E G A L NOTI C ES Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-02595-FC02 July 30 and August 6, 2015 15 SP 344 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 Masud M. Hassan to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated February 8, 2008 and recorded on February 11, 2008 in Book 5277 at Page 825, 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 August 11, 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: Those certain premises comprising a portion of The Gardens, said Condominium having been established under Chapter 47-C of the North Carolina General Statutes (Unit Ownership Act) and the Amended and Restated Declaration of Condominium dated September 25, 2007, and recorded September 25, 2007, in Book 5234 at Page 2072 in the New Hanover County Registry, the Amendment to Amended and Restated Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 5240 at Page 295, Supplemental Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 5240 at Page 299 and the Second Supplemental Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 5245 at Page 2306 of the New Hanover County Registry (the “Declaration”), the premises hereby conveyed being more particularly described as follows: Unit 207 of The Gardens, Phase 3, as described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plan of Condominium (the “Plan”) which is recorded in Condominium Plat Book 17, Page 165 in the New Hanover County Registry (the “Unit”); Together with a 10.00 percent undivided interest appurtenant to each unit in all of the Common Area and Facilities of said condominium, including the building and improvements on the land described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plan; provided that in the event additional Units are added to the Condominium from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Declaration, the percentage undivided interest appurtenant to the Unit may change and shall be as shown in Exhibit E to the Declaration as amended. Together with all the right of ingress to and egress from said property, and the right to use, for all purposes in common with the original grantor, its successors and assigns, and all other occupants from time to time, any and all portions of The Gardens Condominiums as Condominium designated by the Declaration of Condominium as “Common Areas and Facilities”. The Unit herein conveyed is intended for use as Residential dwelling. This conveyance is subject to easements and rights of way of record, to ad valorem taxes for the current years, and to the reservations, restrictions on use and all covenants and obligations set forth in the Declaration, in the Articles of Incorporations of The Gardens Condominiums Homeowners Association, Inc., and the By-Laws of the said Association, all of which restrictions, payments of charges and all other covenants, agreements, obligations, conditions and provisions are incorporated in this deed by reference and constitute covenants running with the land, equitable servitudes and liens to the extent set forth in said documents and as provided by law, Grantee, his heirs, successors, administrators, executors and assignees, by accepting this Deed, hereby expressly assume and agree to be bound by and comply with all of the covenants, terms, provisions and conditions set forth in the Declaration and the said Articles of Incorporation, ByLaws and Rules and Regulations made there under, including, but not limited to, the obligations to make payment of assessments for the maintenance and operation of the Condominium which may be levied against such Unit.

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 Masud M. Hassan. 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.: 15-00485-FC03 July 30 and August 6, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 15-SP-0215 New Hanover County, North Carolina Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 1741, Page 966, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondents’ failure to pay assessments duly assessed by The Trust Building Unit Owners Association, Inc. (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on March 18, 2015, File No. 15-M-249, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court on July 14, 2015, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of August 2015, at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (including any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina: BEING ALL of Units E, F, H and J of The Trust Building, No. 2 North Front Street Condominium, being more specifically described by reference to and shown upon that set of plans of The Trust Building, No. 2 North Front Street Condominium, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 10, beginning at Page 261, in the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also commonly known as:

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

2E N. Front St., Wilmington, NC 28401 (Unit E The Trust Building, Floor # 4) 2F N. Front St., Wilmington, NC 28401 (Unit F The Trust Building, Floor # 5) 2H N. Front St., Wilmington, NC 28401 (Unit H The Trust Building, Floor # 7) 2J N. Front St., Wilmington, NC 28401 (Unit J The Trust Building, Floor # 9)

Said property is commonly known as 4413 Jay Bird Circle, Unit 207, Wilmington, NC 28412.

The record owners of the abovedescribed real property as reflected by the records of the New

Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice are John L. Bahr II and wife, Tanya E. Bahr. The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record, including, but not limited to, Deed of Trust recorded in Book 4837, Page 170, of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds. The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and (b) 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 ten (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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This is the 15th day of July 2015. Charles D. Meier, Trustee N. C. State Bar No. 13039 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Street Post Office Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone: (910) 763-9891 Facsimile: (910) 343-8604 E-Mail: cdm@mwglaw.com July 30, 2015 and August 6, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 15-SP-0288 New Hanover County, North Carolina Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 2007, Page 844, and Book 2054, Page 0217, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondent’s failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Cape Cottages Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on August 8, 2014, File No. 14-M-918, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court on June 11, 2015, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 11:00 a.m. on the 11th day of August 2015, at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (including any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina: BEING a unit ownership in real property under and pursuant to Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes and being more particularly described as Section One, Phase III, Building Six, Unit A, Cape Cottages Condominiums, on a plat entitled “Cape Cottages Condominium, Section One, Phase III, Building Six,” recorded in Condominium Plat Book 11, at Pages 2-5, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also commonly known as 719 Melba Ct. Apt. A, Wilmington, NC 28405-3560. The record owner of the abovedescribed real property as reflected by the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice is Michael J. Jesse. The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record, including, but not limited to, Deed of Trust

recorded in Book 3999, Page 556, of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds. The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a )An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and (b) 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 ten (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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This is the 14th day of July 2015. Charles D. Meier, Trustee N. C. State Bar No. 13039 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Street Post Office Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone: (910) 763-9891 Facsimile: (910) 343-8604 E-Mail: cdm@mwglaw.com July 30 and August 6, 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 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 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of 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. Evelyn G. Martin and Larry Batson, Co-Executors

of the Estate of Leon Edward Sullivan Brian G. Morrison Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 July 16, 23, 30, August 6, 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 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

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. 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 BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE 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.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

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

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE 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. 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 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Marjorie A. Davis, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of Douglas A. Fox, Registered Process Agent, at 102 N. Fifth Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before October 22, 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 22nd day of July, 2015. Michael F. Davis, Executor of the Estate of Marjorie A. Davis Douglas A. Fox, Attorney YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5TH Ave. Wilmington, NC 28401 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, and 8/13/2015

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 15 E 972 EXECUTRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Kenneth L. Money, 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 30, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 30th day of July 2015. R. Ellen Money 3532 Kirby Smith Drive Wilmington, NC 28409 W. Talmage Jones Hogue Hill, LLP Attorneys at Law PO Box 2178 Wilmington, NC 28402 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 8/20/2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of William Worth White, III, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 2nd day of November, 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 30th day of July, 2015. Old North State Trust LLC, Administrator CTA of the Estate of William Worth White, III Jill L. Peters Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 July 30, August 6, 13, 20

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Fall fishing sneaking up on anglers By Skylar Walters

It’s hard to believe that we’re almost through the month of July and the official start of fall fishing is only a couple of months away. Even though current water temperatures don’t represent it, now reading in the lower to mid 80-degree range, local fishermen got their first taste of cooler temperatures and some unseasonable northeast winds over the weekend. That cool down fired off the inshore and pier fishing, but unfortunately slowed the offshore fishing due to conditions. Things are looking up for the weekend, but we’ll just have to wait and see what, if anything, it produces. Pier anglers live baiting for king mackerel are reporting some humongous Spanish mackerel attacking the baits and catching fish between 5 and

down temporarily. Fresh shrimp fished on the bottom will entice Virginia mullet, spots and black drum while live minnows and cut bait are catching some red drum, black drum and flounder. A few rather large pompano have been caught on sand fleas for those lucky enough to find them. Inshore, the fishing has just been getting better with plenty of reports of red drum, both in slot and over slot, being caught around the creek mouths and around the docks. Higher water seems to be the better time to target them. The flounder fishing is also taking off with more reports of keeper fish. Live bait, mainly finger mullet, is the bait of choice and there’s no shortage of them if you can throw a cast net. Some sheeps-

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Feliza Montoya runs to the transition area during the YMCA Kids’ Triathlon July 25.

That cool down fired off the inshore and pier fishing, but unfortunately slowed the offshore fishing due to conditions.

Kids’ tri is a family affair By Emmy Errante

7 pounds. Most of the action for these fish has occurred from the piers along the Pender County beaches but Johnnie Mercer’s Pier reports a few fish of this size also caught, including the pier record broken in back-toback days with the final fish weighing in at 6.10 pounds. A few fat king mackerel have also been caught during the past couple of weeks. Not to be outdone, another tarpon was landed and released over the weekend, which makes two for the year off that pier. If live baiting isn’t your thing, there’s plenty of Virginia mullet, small spots and croaker and a handful of red and black drum eager to dine on those offering fresh shrimp on bottom rigs. A few flounder have been reported by those using live minnows. Along the surf, anglers are finding a variety of species available, especially since the northeast wind cooled things

head have been caught around the pilings of the bridges and area docks during the time of high tide. Off the beach, conditions over the weekend were not perfect but some managed to brave the seas and bring home fish. King mackerel are being reported from just off the beach out to around 10 miles or so. A few cobia have been landed in the same areas but mainly around the inlets and artificial reefs. Live baiters are also finding some of those big Spanish while those trolling Clark Spoons are finding good bites in water depths of between 40 and 50 feet. Some inshore dolphin have been found in the 10-15 mile range. Further off the beach, the bottom fishing has been outstanding with catches of trigger fish, grouper, black sea bass and snapper, but very few reports from the weekend.

Staff Writer

Jackson Renton turned 5 years old June 14. He completed his first triathlon just six weeks later. Renton was the youngest of 124 children ages 5 to 13 who raced in the 13th annual Wilmington Family YMCA’s kids’ triathlon. The event started and finished at the YMCA and the swim, bike and run distances varied depending on the child’s age. At 8 a.m. Saturday morning, the first group of kids jumped into the facility’s newly reopened six-lane pool to start the swim leg. Parents lined the side of the pool, cheering and holding signs. Renton and the other 5-year-olds swam one length of the pool while the older age groups swam up to eight lengths. The kids climbed out of the pool and ran barefoot to the nearby soccer field, which served as the transition area. Each child sprinted over to his or her bike and began yanking on socks and buckling bike helmets. Five- and 6-year-olds were allowed assistance from their parents in the transition area, but Bailey Strom said her 5-year-old son Bret did nearly everything by himself. “I just kind of followed along … and made sure he didn’t put anything on backwards or anything like that,” she said. Volunteers stood nearby to provide further assistance, but many of the kids appeared determined to complete the race independently.

“There was this one little boy who was going out on his bike,” volunteer Kylee Maarshalk said. “I was like, ‘Do you want to put on shoes?’ And he was like, ‘Nope, I got this.’” A number of the participants practiced the transitions the weekend before, Maarshalk said, during a clinic hosted by the YMCA’s kids’ tri club but open to all children. “The pool wasn’t open yet so they had water balloons and a hose and just splashed the kids so they would be wet, and then had them practice going from [the pool] to this [transition] area, finding their square, putting their stuff on and coming out,” she said. The bike ride meandered through the Forest Hills neighborhood. The youngest kids biked one mile and the oldest completed three miles, passing clusters of cheering parents along the way. The younger racers’ parents ran alongside their children, keeping pace as the kids clattered along on training wheels. Renton didn’t have training wheels, though, so his father Patrick Renton had to sprint to keep up with his son. The children dropped their bikes back in the transition area and took off on foot, making another loop into the Forest Hills neighborhood. YMCA swim team member Thomas Teeters, 13, hit the finish line first with a final time of 32:12. Swim coach Annie Sullivan said most of the participants were either on the YMCA swim team or

in the kids’ tri club. Kids’ tri programs allow the entire family to get involved in the sport, Patrick Renton added; nearly two-thirds of the participants had a sibling in the race and many of the parents cheering them on are triathletes themselves, he said. He said his daughter, 7-year-old Ella Renton, has now completed

six triathlons, but the YMCA kids’ tri, with its professional production by SetUp Events, is the one she looks forward to all summer. “They get marked, they’ve got timing chips. … This is the one that makes them feel like, ‘Oh, we’re racing like mommy and daddy.’” email emmy@luminanews.com

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Five-year-old Hayden Boysen competes in the YMCA’s Kids’ Triathlon Saturday, July 25.

Young SUPer nominated for national award By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Wilmington native Anna Blackburn is one of two North Carolinians nominated for an award from SUP Connect, a popular standup paddleboarding website. Fiften-year-old Blackburn is a nominee for Grom of the Year

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2015 and Wrightsville Beach paddleboarder April Zilg is a nominee for Woman of the Year. Blackburn said she first tried SUP when she was 12 years old. “I was at a surf camp and one day there were no waves, so they decided to put us all out on paddleboards. I tried it and it was awesome and I just got hooked from there,” she said.

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Blackburn’s love for paddleboarding has taken her to other coastal towns in North Carolina, California and Hawaii. In the spring, she was invited to a stand up paddle youth event in California as a junior pro. “That was probably one of my happiest moments because I really wasn’t expecting it at all,” she said. “I was the only person from the East Coast to get invited. Everyone else was from Hawaii or California.” Blackburn said her greatest challenge as a competitive paddleboarder is balancing schoolwork and training. As a rising sophomore, she said schoolwork and her studies are always going to be her top priority. Without sacrificing her academic progress, she still keeps sight of her dream to become a professional paddleboarder while training with her dad and her younger sister, Jenna. “I definitely would love that dream to come true, but if it doesn’t it won’t dissatisfy me,” she said. Blackburn is the only competitive

paddleboarder in her group of high school friends, she said, but the diverse community of Wrightsville Beach paddleboarders has welcomed her. “Our community of paddleboarders, no matter what age you are, is always going to be supportive of you and always welcoming,” she said. “It doesn’t matter what experience level you are. Just now on the East Coast they’ve started getting junior events and putting together clubs for younger kids, which has been great.” Blackburn emphasizes anybody can become a paddleboarder. “Anyone at any age can learn,” she said. “Rent a board or take lessons and just start from there.” Blackburn’s next race is the Fourth Annual Colonial SUP Race in New Bern, N.C., on Aug. 15, followed by Wrightsville Beach Wahine Classic on Aug. 16. To vote for Anna, visit http:// supconnect.com/awards/ grom-of-the-year-2015 email pam@luminanews.com