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WBOR places third in nationals By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

For the second consecutive year, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue placed third in the small beach category of the United States Lifesaving Association’s National Lifeguard Championships last weekend. WBOR earned its spot in the Aug. 6–8 national championships in Daytona Beach, Fla., by winning regionals July 15–16 at Carolina Beach. The squad, which qualifies for the small beach category with fewer than 99 employees, sent 15 competitors, nearly one-half of them rookies, to take on the top lifeguard agencies in the country in individual and relay events designed to test lifesaving skills. Hunter Hay, one of the team’s more experienced members, said a number of the guards who helped propel the 2014 squad to a third-place finish were not able to travel to this year’s national tournament . “We knew this was somewhat of a rebuilding year for us … we weren’t sure we were going to be able to [place third again] just based on losing some key people,” Hay said. “So to have some of our new guys come through and score points where they did was really huge.” While the team’s 2014 performance was buoyed by its success in team relays, this year it was individual performances that carried the team. Hay collected multiple top results in his 30–34 age n See WBOr Page 5

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Mo Peacock, right, of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, competes in the beach relay at the United States Lifesaving Association’s National Lifeguard Championships, held in Daytona Beach, Fla., Aug. 6–8.

Curbside recycling ends in WB as hauler closes doors By Terry Lane Staff Writer

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Coming off year-end budget data that shows Wrightsville Beach exceeded its projected parking revenue, the board of aldermen will explore ways to keep even more parking money by increasing fines for residents who charge money to visitors in exchange for parking on their property. When the 2015 fiscal year ended June 30, Wrightsville Beach had collected $2.29 million in revenue from designated paid parking spots. The revenue was 9.3 percent above the town’s projections. “We did well this year,” said town manager Tim Owens. But town officials are wondering if they could have done better. Over busy summer weekends, some Wrightsville Beach residents allow beachgoers to park in their driveways in return for payment. Town leaders and staff are now exploring ways to cut down on the transactions, which are against town law. During its Aug. 13

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Sam Brown of Green Coast Recycling picks up recyclables in Wrightsville Beach July 15, 2013.

Curbside recycling in Wrightsville Beach came to an end this month when the Green Coast Recycling company announced it was out of business and no company placed a bid for the service. The company announced it was closed on both its website and in a Facebook post dated July 11. On its website, Green Coast Recycling provided a link to Go Eco Disposal for residential recycling service. However, a manager at Go Eco Disposal said the company was not serving Wrightsville Beach, mainly because it received only three requests from residents, which didn’t n See recycling Page 5

Addressing house code violation on Harbor Island By Terry Lane Staff Writer

From the front, the house at 106 Cypress Ave. looks similar to the others on this quiet street on Wrightsville Beach’s Harbor Island. A few plants out front, some trees to provide shade, a small porch on which to rest. But a walk down the public right-of-way to the side of the home reveals a different story; one that seems difficult to believe in an affluent community like Wrightsville Beach. A boardedup window, an overgrown shed, a broken window. The house appears abandoned. “As a mother, I worry about

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Wrightsville Beach officials have contacted the owner of the house at 106 Cypress Ave. about getting it up to the town’s minimum housing code. A view from the public-right-of-way by the side shows a broken and boarded window and overgrown shed. Town officials are also working with the owner of a house on South Channel Drive that isn’t up to code.

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communities, business interests unite to oppose sales-tax redistribution By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

The state Senate’s plan to change how sales tax revenues are distributed is an assault on cities and counties that raise the lion’s share of sales tax; wealth redistribution; and most of all, an ill-thought-out proposal that would hurt residents of New Hanover and Brunswick counties, local elected officials and business representatives said during a Tuesday, Aug.11 press conference. “I know our local delegation gets it, but those beyond have to get it as well,” said Jonathan Barfield, chairman of the New Hanover County Commissioners. The Senate gave final approval to the plan Tuesday, and it now moves to the state’s House of Representatives. State Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, was one of three Republicans voting against the proposal. Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, supported the plan despite the projected impact on Brunswick County and many of its towns. Under the proposal spearheaded by Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown, R-Onslow, sales tax revenue would be split 50-50 between the county where it is collected and county population. That formula, a departure from the current 75-25 split, would still n See sales tax Page 5

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Marketing committee reviews new campaign

WBOR rescues capsized kayaker

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“Just another day on the island” is the new slogan Wrightsville Beach marketing officials will use at the center of a campaign that features eye-catching photography of the area’s picturesque scenery. Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee reviewed the new campaign created by Raleigh advertising agency Clean Design and considered new crisis response plans in light of the recent spate of shark incidents. Clean Design creative officer Scott Scaggs explained how the agency moved from the previous campaign, which marketed the beach town for its accessibility, to the new campaign, which focuses on the island’s general appeal. “We used to market … much more about the active things that you do here, and we don’t want to lose that,” Scaggs said. The ads still feature full-bleed photographs, but the tight shots showing people doing beach activities have been replaced by wide shots, often with an aerial perspective. There are still people in the photographs, Scaggs pointed out — a human element to help the target audience connect to the campaign — but now the focus is on the “beautiful, arresting, scenic vistas.” Scaggs said the creative team spent about one month scouting locations around the island, both sound side and ocean side, to find a variety of dynamic perspectives. The campaign features five executions of the concept, each with a different photograph and body copy. Scaggs presented the different versions as both half-page print ads and as a variety of web ads. “I like the photography because it has so many different places represented,” said Shawn Braden, Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau vice president of marketing. “It looks like a unique beach,” committee member Sue Bulluck agreed. Committee members also debated the bureau’s public relations response to the recent shark attacks. After the attacks, national media broadcast from Wrightsville Beach locations, despite no attacks occurring at the island. The coverage led to concerns and questions from other media and tourists, and in response the bureau sent out a list of talking points hotel and rental cottage staff could use to tell people how to stay safe at the beach. Committee chair Pres Davenport said instead of talking points about how to escape dangerous situations, he would have preferred one simple statement touting the positive aspects of the beach. The convention bureau’s Connie Nelson, who attended Tuesday’s marketing committee meeting, said there is a delicate balance in crisis communications between acknowledging the severity of a situation, while still trying to alleviate irrational fears and showing empathy to the victims. Committee members agreed to form a subcommittee with representatives from the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce, the convention bureau and the town to proactively put in place an official response to a variety of crises the beaches could encounter. email emmy@luminanews.com

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Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguards tape up the fishing lure caught in the head of Hugh Taylor, 54, of Wilmington. WBOR lifeguard Tyler Howell, right, paddled a rescue board nearly 300 yards to reach Taylor, while lifeguard Mary Bojarksi assisted by swimming out scissors to cut the line that had entangled Taylor.

Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue saved a Wilmington man Sunday, Aug. 9 after his kayak capsized when he was snagged by a fishing hook from a line cast from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. Lifeguard Tyler Howell paddled a rescue board about 300 yards to assist Hugh Taylor, 54, of Wilmington, who was hanging onto his capsized single-person kayak. Upon reaching Taylor, Howell indicated with a wave that Taylor was all right, as he was wearing a lifejacket. Taylor, who had a fishing lure embedded in the skin of his head, was tangled in the line. “I flipped the boat so the hook wouldn’t dig deeper,” Taylor said. After seeing Taylor wasn’t in danger of drowning, Howell said their next concern was the fishing line attached to his body. “He had a fishing hook tanged in his head and on the kayak,” Howell said. “We didn’t want it to tangle in the shore break.” To prevent that, lifeguard Mary Bojarski swam halfway out with scissors to cut the line. She called the swim challenging and unique in lifeguarding. Onshore, lifeguards treated Taylor and wrapped the hook in tape to prevent further injury. Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Director Dave Baker said his lifeguards performed exactly as they were trained and that the paddleboard was the quickest way to reach Taylor. “These things happen,” Baker said. “We do this every day.” email terrylane@luminanews.com

The Cape Fear River reclassified as a swamp? By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Environmental groups oppose a proposal to reclassify a long segment of the Cape Fear River estuary as swamp, saying it would endanger fish and other creatures that depend on the river for survival. But a state official and discharge-permit holders say the change is meant to reflect the river’s actual characteristics. The proposed supplemental classification, an addendum to the current SC classification, would allow lower pH and dissolved oxygen concentrations in the segment of the river roughly between Navassa and Snow’s Cut. SC waters are “tidal salt waters protected for secondary recreation such as fishing, boating, and other activities involving minimal skin contact; fish and noncommercial shellfish consumption; aquatic life propagation and survival; and wildlife,” the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ definition states. The swamp subclassification recognizes “those waters which have low velocities and other natural characteristics which are different from adjacent streams.” The latter definition does not describe the fast-moving Cape Fear River, the Southern Environmental

Law Center said in its 16-page comment on the proposed reclassification: “It would be contrary to the plain language of the law to apply to the fast-moving main stem of the Cape Fear River a ‘swamp water’ classification reserved for waters with ‘low velocities’ or ‘very low velocities.’” “The state ought to be making it harder to pollute, not easier,” said Mike Giles, North Carolina Coastal Federation coastal advocate. The proposal is based on state regulations that permit the lower pH and dissolved oxygen levels if they are caused by a naturally occurring phenomenon. That is the primary area of disagreement — whether the lower levels are the result of natural occurrences or wastewater discharge and unregulated runoff along the river basin. Ken Vogt, wastewater treatment superintendent with the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, said the river is already impaired, and no increased regulations on dischargers would make a significant impact. “It’s a swamp-influenced river,” he said, noting a number of blackwater streams and tidal creeks flow into the Cape Fear. Vogt, who

worked for the city of Wilmington when it owned the treatment plants that discharge into the river, said testing as far back as 15 years ago showed removing wastewater from the river altogether would have a negligible impact. The state agrees. Elizabeth Kountis, the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resource official handling the reclassification request, said the water resources division did computer modeling to determine how the proposal might affect water quality. Even in a best-case scenario — removing all “upstream loading” and turning off all the wastewater discharges along that segment — the dissolved oxygen levels still would fall 10 percent below the minimum for SC waters much of the time, she said. The model indicates much of the oxygen demand may be coming from the sediment and other elements in the water. “There is something going on other than the upstream loading,” Kountis said. The law center believes reclassification would make things worse. “By lowering pH and DO standards through reclassification, the EMC [Environmental

Management Commission] would instead further limit the use of the river by aquatic life … by allowing persistent, rather than occasional, conditions of low pH and DO,” the law center stated in its comments. “Essentially, the reclassification would serve to authorize increased water pollution by existing point and nonpoint sources.” But the program’s chief scientist said the proposal doesn’t address external pollution sources that likely are contributing to the low pH and oxygen levels. A significant problem is nonpoint source pollution, such as agricultural runoff, residential and commercial fertilizer usage and animal waste, said Mike Mallin, who also is a research professor of biology and marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. “That is a big gap that needs to be addressed,” he said. “If those are clamped down on, you would see an improvement in dissolved oxygen levels.” The N.C. Environmental Management Commission has the final say on the reclassification and is expected to consider the proposal in September. email tricia@luminanews.com

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This segment of the Cape Fear River is being considered for classification as swamp-influenced waters because models suggest low oxygen and pH levels are caused by naturally occurring sources and not by wastewater discharge.

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For The Record Question and photographs by Pam Creech

Which fall sport excites you the most?

Sydney Adams

Felix Castro

Fayetteville, N.C.

“Football. It brings everyone together and it’s exciting to watch.”

“Football. It’s the biggest college sport.”

Aaron Hicks

Rocky Point, N.C.

“Football. Everybody goes to the games.”

Weekend Police Report Friday, Aug. 7 Civil Penalties • Nathan Adelman was cited for human waste. • Patrick Cummings was cited for human waste. • Barrett Smith was cited for human waste. • Bradley Floars was cited for human waste. • Tyler Naughton was cited for human waste.

Reports • Michael Zach and Cassandra Alexander reported larceny. • Patrick Davey reported damage to a motor vehicle.

• Tyler Barrett was cited for glass on the beach. • Michael Grooms was cited for glass on the beach. • Suzanne Zuleger was cited for glass on the beach. • James Loflin was cited for glass on the beach. • Janelle Davis was cited for an open container. • Bryan Williams was cited for human waste. • Aicholus Palula was cited for human waste. • Alan Woodard was cited for human waste. • Brett Pinnix was cited for human waste.

Reports

Saturday, Aug. 8

• Gabriel Reyes reported a found wallet. • Jerrilyn Story reported a found debit card.

Citations

Sunday, Aug. 9

• Mark Allen Pope was cited for expired registration. • Stuart T. Hardison was cited for speeding. • Rebecca J. Lakeman was cited for speeding. • Bradley Wayne Martin was cited for expired registration.

Citations

Warning Tickets • Christine G. Bougain was warned for speeding. • Walker Andrew Holt III was warned for expired registration. • Ahron K. Oddman was warned for speeding.

Civil Penalties • Steven Jester was cited for an open container. • Kirsty Reid was cited for an open container. • Gerald Patton was cited for glass on the beach.

• Gregory Todd Davis was cited for a passing violation.

Civil Penalties • Matthew Cancellieri was cited for glass on the beach. • William Howerdell was cited for glass on the beach. • Courtney Craven was cited for glass on the beach. • Bethany Cox was cited for glass on the beach. • Amos Kudakwashe was cited for an open container.

Reports • Enad Hamed Almutairi reported found property.

BEACH BLOTTER Backpack Thief Late in the afternoon Thursday, Aug. 6, Michael V. Zach of Quincy, Mass., left his backpack on the beach near 219 S. Lumina, just north of the Blockade Runner. When the 29-year-old returned, the backpack was missing. The bag contained $1,600 of belongings, including two cell phones, sunglasses, headphones, a hat and a T-shirt. No suspects have been identified.

Car Vandal On Thursday, Aug. 6, 23-year-old Patrick Davey parked his 2001 Honda Accord on Stone Street. When he returned at midnight, he found the rear windshield had been shattered. The damage will cost approximately $1,200 to repair. No suspects have been identified.

No Surf Zone On Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 8:30 a.m., a 16-year-old from Currie, N.C., was surfing within 100 feet of Crystal Pier. Sgt. Greg Gowin signaled to the surfer from the shore, but he continued surfing near the pier. Forty-five minutes later, a lifeguard made contact with the surfer, who then received a civil citation.

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, Aug. 13 New Hanover County Commissioners agenda review meeting, 4 p.m., Lucie Harrell Conference Room, government complex, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen regular meeting, 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers of Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach Monday, Aug. 17 New Hanover County Soil and Water Conservation District special meeting, 2 p.m., Conference Room 500, government complex, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington New Hanover County Board of Commissioners regular meeting, 4 p.m., Andre Mallette Training Center, government complex, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington

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Permit would allow Duke Energy to violate pollution limits By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

A permit allowing Duke Energy to pump wastewater from its leaking coal-ash ponds into the Cape Fear River and Sutton Lake does not go far enough to protect water quality, several speakers said during a public hearing Thursday, Aug. 6. “Duke Energy has earned nothing less than intense scrutiny,” said Kemp Burdette, Riverkeeper with Cape Fear River Watch. He and other speakers want more frequent testing of the wastewater discharge to ensure compliance with water quality standards, as well as tighter limits on the amount of toxic metals and chemicals allowed. The hearing was to solicit comments on a preliminary discharge permit at the site of the defunct Sutton Steam Plant off U.S. 421 north of Wilmington. The permit would allow dewatering — the removal of water from solid material — of the two coal-ash ponds that are leaking toxic substances into the groundwater and the Cape Fear River. The permit calls for daily limits on arsenic, selenium, chromium, cadmium and other pollutants in wastewater discharged into Sutton Lake, but only quarterly testing. Theoretically, several speakers said, Duke Energy could far exceed the pollution limits between the required quarterly tests and no one would know. Burdette called the quarterly testing requirement “so absurd that it seems to be an oversight.” Duke already has a discharge permit, known officially as a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. But the coal-ash cleanup and changes related to the new natural gas plant that replaced the coal-fired Sutton Plant required a modification. All parties that discharge wastewater into surface waters must have an NPDES permit. Most of the comments at the sparsely attended hearing pertained to testing frequency and the quality of the wastewater that will be dumped into Sutton Lake and the Cape Fear River. The state recently reclassified the lake, a popular fishing spot but long used as a discharge pond for the Sutton Plant, to a water of the state. The designation affords it certain protections, but speakers said the permit allows more toxic discharge into the lake than into the Cape Fear River. “The problem is that this is really a meaningless permit,” said Nick Torrey, a staff attorney with

Kemp Burdette, Riverkeeper with Cape Fear River Watch.

the Southern Environmental Law Center, which has been pushing for years to force the cleanup of coal-ash ponds. He called the permit a free pass to continue dumping pollutants into Sutton Lake. He and other speakers insist daily testing is necessary to ensure compliance and stricter pollution limits should be applied. David May, regional supervisor of the Water Quality Regional Operations office in Washington, N.C., presided over the hearing and said all comments will be considered before a final permit is issued. For weeks before the hearing, the state also accepted written comments. It could take 90 days or longer for the Division of Water Resources director and the Environmental Management Commission to decide whether to issue or modify the permit. The Sutton site holds 7.2 million tons of coal ash. Duke Energy plans to move 2 million tons of ash by rail to an abandoned clay mine in Chatham County. The remaining 5.2 million tons will be dewatered, excavated and reburied in new multiple-lined landfills on the Sutton site. The state issued permits in June allowing the utility to use old mines in Lee and Chatham counties as depositories for coal ash being removed from Sutton and several other plants in North Carolina. email tricia@luminanews.com

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts By Tricia Vance When my daughter entered kindergarten, when you don’t understand and make sure I wrote a letter filled with my hopes for her to give what you know is your best effort. and my own conflicted feelings about let- That advice applies to everything you will ting go. School is the first big step a child encounter in life, not only to your classes. takes toward independence, and little by — Enjoy your senior year, make it memlittle, a parent must relax that loving grip orable. School isn’t just about studies and homework and tests. (Just don’t neglect so the child may soar on her own. your schoolwork.) You have journeyed Time doesn’t make it any easier. It’s now 12 years later, and in a couple of through high school accompanied by great weeks, the petite girl who used to “teach” friends and involved yourself in activities a class populated with dolls and stuffed that build a sense of community. One day animals will begin her senior year in high you will think fondly of these years, and school. In another year, she will be on her part of you may wish you were back in way to college and a high school. life that is hers and hers — But always look alone to live. ahead, and don’t fear Talk about a scary One day I’m tying sneakers the unfamiliar — that’s prospect for a parand helping with math where the adventure is. There is nothing worse ent. One day I’m tying homework, and the next than living with the sneakers and helping with math homework, I’m watching in amazement regret of passing up a and the next I’m watchnew experience in favor a young lady who has ing in amazement a of security. This year young lady who has taken control of her own will prepare you to take taken control of her own that next step. education — which, on education — which, on — College, and then second thought, is good, life in general, opens second thought, is good, since the math homeso many avenues. You work was over my head since the math homework may find your true pasby the end of eighth was over my head by the sions lie somewhere grade. other than your current end of eighth grade. But I still have a year plans for your future. Be to impart whatever wisbrave enough to take the dom I may have gained road that calls to you, by virtue of having spent more years on but grounded enough to recognize a dead the planet. end when you see it. So, my child, here are my wishes for you At this point, much of my advice is and all the other teenagers as you all march received with an eye roll or an exaspertoward graduation: ated sigh. Sure, it’s a teenage thing, but — That you follow your own path it is also a sign we parents have done our wherever it leads, rather than being led jobs, at least when it comes to nudging our by others — including your dad and me. children toward adulthood. It means we Friends and family can have a profound haven’t clung so tightly that we smothered influence, and there is nothing wrong with your spirit. that, as long as a gentle suggestion does My hope is you are confident enough to not turn into a push in a direction not of make many of your own decisions — so far your choosing. they’re mostly good decisions — but also — That you continue to challenge your- know that you can count on us to be there self. Too often the emphasis on grades is so for you, regardless of the circumstances. strong (and I plead guilty on that from time However, with a year of high school left, to time) that we forget education is about you can expect more unsolicited advice learning and growing. The goal is to get and some guidance along the way. much more out of a class than a grade for Parental privilege, you know. your transcript. Work hard, ask questions

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vermin. I have children playing in the neighborhood,” said one anonymous neighbor. “It brings the neighborhood down. I don’t know what’s in there. Or who’s in there.” It’s one of two within a few blocks that Wrightsville Beach officials are working to address through the town’s minimum housing code. Tony Wilson, Wrightsville Beach Planning and Parks director, said he has made contact with the owner of the Cypress Avenue house and contractors were scheduled to make repairs to the home, though no building permit has been filed. The town has been in contact with the owner of a house on South Channel Drive about dilapidation of the guest house behind the property, but Wilson had no comment on whether

“As a mother, I worry about vermin. I have children playing in the neighborhood. It brings the neighborhood down. I don’t know what’s in there. Or who’s in there.” repairs would be made. Wrightsville Beach has a minimum housing code that requires properties to be maintained to certain levels, which include structural soundness, adequate lighting and tightness of doors and windows to prevent water leakage and rodent problems. While not common, houses in Wrightsville Beach do occasionally fall into disrepair. “It does happen, even at Wrightsville Beach,” Wilson said. Once neighbors voice their concerns, town officials begin a process to contact owners and request they meet compliance. If police or fire officials see houses that fail to meet the minimum housing code, they also must report it to officials, town

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shift more money from urban areas and tourist destinations to rural counties. However, the change isn’t as stark as Brown’s original proposal that allowed only 20 percent of sales tax revenue to remain at the point-of-sale. New Hanover County would lose about $6 million per year — roughly 2 cents on the property tax rate, Barfield said. Changing the formula to send more money collected here to rural areas could result in higher property taxes or severe cuts in service, he said. “To add that burden on our citizens would just be unbearable,” he said. Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo said the plan would take about $22.4 million from city coffers during the next four years. While that is a slight improvement over the $29.6 million from an earlier version, he echoed Barfield’s concerns about higher taxes or reduced services. Saffo said he read a story quoting a rural county official who said the additional few hundred thousand his county would gain would be used to lower property taxes. In effect, Saffo said, the plan would allow rural counties to decrease their property tax rates at the expense of other taxpayers. Part of the sales tax already is shared with the state and with other counties based on population, Saffo said. “We are the only state in

Lumina News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002 ordinance states. “It’s a long process,” Wilson said, noting that “owners always have the option to make repairs to the house.” Wi l s o n , w h o h a s b e e n employed with the town for 19 years, said in his experience the town has never had to condemn a house for violation of the housing code. However, in one case early in his career, the owners of a house on the beach elected to move the home rather than make the repairs to bring it up to code. In the case of 106 Cypress Ave., neighbors say they periodically see the owner and lawn maintenance crews are sometimes over, though the dilapidation of the house still hasn’t been fixed. Some neighbors had questions about a third house, though town officials said they haven’t received any complaints. However, the resident no longer appears to live there, a dusty minivan sits in the driveway, and until recently the yard went several weeks without mowing. A neighbor of the house on Live Oak Drive said the elderly female resident hasn’t been seen in at least seven months. The woman didn’t leave the house much, except to occasionally walk with her two adult sons or her two small dogs. However, there were often a few lights on, and lawn care crews kept the grass cut and the bushes trimmed. Recently, the signs of her presence disappeared, the neighbor said, and the evidence of abandonment grew, starting with grass that had grown knee-high and brown palm fronds that had gone unpruned. While crews have recently mowed the lawn, the brown palm fronds remain, as does the dirty minivan, where a few words are scribbled in the dust, along with the remnants of what look like cat paw prints. Neighbors said considering their value, homes on Harbor Island should not be left to neglect. Regarding the Cypress Avenue home, neighbors said they were glad town officials contacted the owner. “It gives [the owner] an opportunity to take care of it,” the neighbor said. “[The owner] has a chance to make things right.” emailterrylane@luminanews.com

the nation that distributes local-option sales taxes on a per-capita basis,” he said. Tuesday’s joint news conference was part of an organized effort to combat the changes that are heavily favored by state senators from rural counties. The group calls itself the Alliance for a Prosperous North Carolina and has dozens of members, including cities and towns, urban counties, chambers of commerce and private businesses that oppose the redistribution plan. Thus far, New Hanover County’s three beach towns have not joined the alliance, but the Wrightsville Beach and Pleasure Island chambers of commerce were represented, along with the Wilmington chamber. Wrightsville Beach officials have said their town would lose $123,000 a year — about 10 percent of the town’s annual sales-tax collections. “To redistribute wealth based on our current legislative goal of improving business activity and state activity seems to lack thorough research … and we look to Governor McCrory to honor his pledge to veto it,” said Sue Bulluck, representing the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce. New Hanover County Commissioner Rob Zapple said he might be able to get behind a proposal that helped rural counties without penalizing communities like Wilmington and New Hanover County. email tricia@luminanews.com

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Hunter Hay, Lindsey Gerkens, Jordan Peacock and Mo Peacock stand with the trophy for third place in the small beach category earned by Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue at the United States Lifesaving Association’s National Lifeguard Championships, held in Daytona Beach, Fla. Aug. 6–8.

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group: a first place in the surf-ski event — a paddle race on a rescue board — and a second place in the American Ironperson. Lindsey Gerkens, another seasoned competitor, also placed second in the beach flags event. The competitors lie prone on the soft beach sand, facing away from a line of flags placed in the sand about 20 yards away. On the official’s whistle, the guards leap to their feet, turn around and sprint to grab a flag. “There’s always one fewer flag than there are people, so it’s an elimination event,” Gerkens

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justify the costs. “Between the costs and the bridge and the traffic, it wasn’t enough,” said Kevin Hinsdale, Go Eco Disposal manager. The company was approached by the town to bid on the recycling contract in 2014, Hinsdale said, but the contract would

explained. “It tests your ability to quickly spot a victim in the water and get them quickly as well.” The guards competing in their first national competition also fared well. Catherine Gargula and Thalia Harrison teamed up with Gerkens and Kathryn Yarbrough to earn ninth place in the taplin relay, which combines swimming, paddling a board, paddling a surf ski and running. On the men’s side, Will Swiss and Zack Nifong also earned results in their first national competition. Swiss placed 11th in the run-swim-run race and Nifong placed fifth in the 2K beach run. “I think they were a little nervous, but … a lot of those guys

are collegiate swimmers so they’ve been in big races before,” Hay said. “We did a lot of training throughout the lifeguard season to try to have them prepared for their races.” Twice a week, the competition team met after finishing lifeguard duty at 5 p.m. to practice events they would enter at regionals and nationals. In addition to physical preparation, the team held events throughout the summer, like barbecue dinners and a junior lifeguard program, to raise the nearly $10,000 necessary to fund their travel expenses. After months of hard work, the third-place trophy both recognizes the team’s elite performance, and measures the agency’s more

intangible qualities like camaraderie and lifesaving ability. “We feel like a family,” Gerkens said. “You’ve got to be able to trust the next guy down the beach to back you up in life and death situations. … Competing side by side definitely strengthens those bonds.” “I think that gets lost sometimes in the competition side of it,” she continued. “A lot of the events directly mimic rescue scenarios … so doing well in competition is an indication that Wrightsville Beach is pretty good at its job. ... We’re going to get you out of the water pretty quickly if you need help.”

have included stipulations the company wasn’t able to meet — mainly, requirements that the company make payments to the town. New Hanover County operates recycling bins on the grounds of the Wrightsville Beach Municipal Complex, though they require residents to bring their recyclable materials to that location.

The loss of the town’s only curbside recycling service puts more emphasis on the need for a coordinated recycling program in the town, Wrightsville Beach Alderman Lisa Weeks said. “That’s all the more reason we need to take a look at the whole process,” she said. Weeks said Wrightsville Beach is one of the largest contributors to the landfill,

primarily because there isn’t a comprehensive curbside recycling program. Because many residents in the summer are short-term renters, it’s not reasonable to think they will put the effort into recycling if it’s not done curbside. “Weekly renters aren’t going to schlep it to some central site,” Weeks said.

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meeting, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will give town staff direction on amending the ordinance to change the current civil penalty of a $50 fine to one that escalates up to $500 for repeat offenders. The proposed change in town law is not specific to the practice of renting driveways, but Owens said that was what prompted the proposed escalating fines. “I’ve seen instances where we’ve gone to these same houses more than once,” he said. “We’ll give them a $50 fine and it doesn’t seem to matter.” Residents risk the $50 fine, Owens explained, because they can make two or three times that on a busy holiday weekend. Mayor Bill Blair said he has heard complaints related to driveway renting. “It’s not just driveways, it’s renting empty lots,” he added. “And you can’t have a couple people out there competing against your own town parking services.” Some residents, in order to make room in their driveway for paying customers, use their residential hangtags to park in nearby metered spaces. “The residential tags are for guests and certain uses but when you block the meter revenue and then take [your own] revenue that’s kind of a double hit,” Blair said. Parking meters are a major source of revenue for the town, he said. If board members agree to move forward with the changes, town staff will draft the amended ordinance and bring it before the planning board and then the board of aldermen. Regarding the 2015 parking revenue data, Mayor Pro Tem Darryl Mills said the increase was anticipated. “We found some extra parking spaces, so we expected it to be up some,” Mills said. But not all parking-related revenue was

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Inappropriate use of residential hangtags has affected the amount of money collected for parking in Wrightsville Beach.

up. Fines for unpaid parking were nearly 8 percent below projections, with $261,169 collected from parking tickets. Owens said budget estimates come by examining data from previous years, and

in this case, town budget officials overestimated the amount the town would take in from parking fines. Terry Lane contributed to this story. email emmy@luminanews.com

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Solutions Making a Difference in the Cape Fear Region

Farm to school Local farmer promotes children’s nutrition, sustainable agriculture By Pam Creech, Staff Writer

ome families have a swimming pool, a willow tree or a swing set in their backyard. Matt Collogan has a greenhouse, a chicken coop, a compost facility and an assortment of fruit and vegetable plants. His backyard is a small, three-fourths acre farm he calls Ant Line Acre. Collogan, who holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, is expanding. He recently ended a 10-year career as Airlie Gardens’ manager for environmental education to become a full-time farmer. In September, Collogan and his three business partners at Ant Line Acre — Heather Caveny, Marie Davis and Dave Silvia — will open Centripetal Farms, a 15-acre stretch of land less than one mile from Wrightsboro Elementary School. “We’ve done almost everything before on a small scale,” Collogan said. “Now we’re scaling it to the 15 acres.” Their primary goal is to utilize Centripetal Farms for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Program, which supplies school cafeterias with fresh produce. It will be the first farm in New Hanover County to participate in the program. Collogan also wants to incorporate his environmental education knowledge. He and his partners hope to supply food and instruction for after-school enrichment programs, and to coordinate field trips to the farm. Collogan emphasized the importance of providing children with fresh produce and nutrition education in schools where the juvenile obesity rate is high. “We’ve taken our business plan to the [Wrightsboro Elementary] principal and the teaching staff, and they loved it,” he said. Collogan, who took courses at local community colleges to learn about agriculture before starting Ant Line Acre in 2009, focuses on organic, sustainable farming. “Sustainable farming is trying to grow as much healthy food for as many people as possible with the smallest impact on the land as possible,” he said. “It’s minimizing waste, minimizing long-term negative impacts. We’re always bringing things in here that would otherwise go to waste.” To maintain an environmentally friendly farm, Collogan and his partners refrain from using synthetic fertilizers made from chemicals. Instead, they use compost. Collogan has 5-foot tall piles of the organic fertilizer in his backyard at Ant Line Acre. He attended a one-week seminar at N.C. State University to learn how to make his own. Collogan uses coffee grounds from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, cardboard boxes and various types of food waste in his compost piles. Then, bacteria decompose the materials into a nutrientrich fertilizer. “Compost is a living, breathing cake,” he said. Using compost instead of commercial fertilizers reduces the amount of waste that enters landfills, is good for the environment and can increase crop yields. “These are the biggest okra pods I’ve ever seen,” Collogan said of his crop. He avoids using pesticides by employing a technique called crop rotation. At Ant Line Acre, basil, tomatoes and eggplant are grown in

Matt Collogan, top, grows basil, tomatoes and other greens in his backyard, above. Right: Collogan stacks pieces of wood implanted with spores to grow mushrooms. Below: His Ancona chickens, a Mediterranean species raised exclusively for egg laying, peck at their food bowl Aug. 8.

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rectangular beds. Every few years, different crops are planted in each bed to ensure the pests that target only one plant species will not destroy his produce. Collogan hopes to continue using crop rotation to add kale, collards and broccoli to both farms; he also plans to cultivate mushrooms. “Seven acres of the farm are cleared and eight are wooded,” he said. “There’s a stream that runs through the wooded acres, and I want to grow mushrooms on logs out there.” To adhere to organic farming standards, and his personal values, all of Collogan’s produce is non-genetically modified (non-GMO), meaning none of his seeds have been altered in a laboratory. “Organic is a hard standard to maintain, but that means we have a premium product and it will be worth more,” he said. Collogan and his partners also focus on ethical treatment of their chickens. “Ninety percent of the chickens in this country … stay in a small space and they’re bred in such a way that they can’t even walk,” he said. “They’re just unhealthy.” Collogan lets his Ancona chickens roam free. For aggressive roosters, he uses a device called a chicken tractor, a large, easy-to-move cage. “You can move this along the pasture,” he said. “That way, they get different grazing land every day. They get to forage and they get to eat bugs. We give them supplemental feed as well.” Collogan said consumers who buy meat and produce from local farms help reduce negative environmental effects caused by transporting agricultural products. “The more we grow here in Wilmington, the less we import from afar,” he said. “That will reduce our environmental impact.” To learn more, visit www.centripetalfarms.com email pam@luminanews.com

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An Evening of Modern and Contemporary Dance Cameron Art Museum Thursday, Aug. 13, 7-8 p.m., $5-$10

Port City RibFest North Waterfront Park Friday, Aug. 14- Sunday, Aug. 16, $1-$7

Discovery Hike Halyburton Park Saturday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m., Free

Breakfast with the Birds Wilmington Water Tours Sunday, Aug. 16, 9-11:30 a.m., $33

Dancers from Forward Motion Dance Company, The Dance Cooperative, South East Dance Academy and The Dance Element will perform to live music provided by guitarist Robert Nathanson and violinist Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi. Filmmaker Patrick Ogelvie and costume designer Karen Ellis will also be involved. For more information, visit www.cameronartmuseum.org

The Third Annual Port City RibFest will feature a barbecue competition among top grillers from all over the country, live music, arts and crafts, children’s activities, a karaoke competition and a variety of vendors selling barbecue sauces, T-shirts and more. The event takes place 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday. For details, visit www.portcityribfest.com

Children ages 5 and older can explore Halyburton Park and learn about the plants and animals that make up the park’s unique ecosystem. The walk is the fifth in a series of six summer hikes. Each event focuses on different aspects of the park and includes hands-on learning activities. The last hike will take place Saturday, Aug. 29. For more information, call Halyburton Park at 910-341-0075.

Enjoy breakfast on a 49-passenger power catamaran and a cruise down the Cape Fear as three local birding experts describe the variety of plant and animal wildlife found on the river banks. It is recommended that each passenger brings a camera and a set of binoculars. The vessel is handicapped accessible. To make reservations, call 910-338-3134.

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Ninth annual SARUS Festival brings experimental art to Wilmington By Pam Creech Staff Writer

The sarus crane, the tallest flying bird in the world, is famous in India for its unique dance ritual. Its annual namesake SARUS Festival in Wilmington, which opens Aug. 15, is quickly becoming renowned for more than only dancing, leading planners to expand the event from four days to nine this year to accommodate the workshops and art-related events. “The SARUS Festival used to be a dance festival. Now it’s opened up to all performing arts,” said Karola Lüttringhaus, the festival’s founder and director. The 2014 event lasted four days and attracted thousands of spectators from near and far. “It’s hard to say how many because we had a lot of events outside,” Lüttringhaus said. “It

was at least 2,000 or 3,000.” This year’s nine-day festival will run Aug. 15-23 and feature works of art pertaining to the overarching theme of borders, barriers and territoriality. Lüttringhaus’ self-produced documentary, “Terra Nullius,” Latin for “no man’s land,” explores the concept of home. “It’s a hybrid documentary and art film,” she said. The 30-minute film shows dance performances interspersed with interviews questioning the dancers about their perception of home. “I’m from Germany, and for me home is an interesting concept,” Lüttringhaus said. “We had a couple North Carolina artists involved and we came up with very different definitions of what home is.” The film also poses and answers the question, “How does

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Karola Lüttringhaus and other artists and volunteers perform “Volo,” in which the SARUS Festival bird flies along the beach as part of the SARUS Festival for Site-specific and Experimental Art performances at Wrightsville Beach Aug. 24, 2014.

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Karola Lüttringhaus and Courtney Owen Muir perform “Amalgamation of Art,” part of the SARUS Festival for Site-specific and Experimental Art performances at Wrightsville Beach Aug. 24, 2014.

it affect your art when you live in another country?” The documentary’s dance performances and interviews were completed collaboratively with the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in WinstonSalem, N.C. All scenes were filmed on site. “Terra Nullius” will screen at Jengo’s Playhouse on Aug. 22 at 8 p.m., with tickets priced at $10. SARUS will also offer events for children. “There are two tracks to the children’s programs: one is performances for children and one is performances by children,” Lüttringhaus said. Performances by children are geared toward audience members of all ages, she added. “I’m doing a performance for children 5 and up called ‘The Suitcase Garden.’ It’s a 30-minute performance,” Lüttringhaus said. “It was originally a performance for adults. It has a lot of interesting visuals and a magical element, so I decided to

extrapolate a children’s performance out of it.” The dance theater production focuses on the cycle of life. The protagonist is a woman who holds a suitcase filled with memories of the house she grew up in, the river nearby and the garden. Performances will take place at the Community Arts Center’s Donn Ansell Studio on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m., and Aug. 17-18 at 4 p.m. Children of Peace Rose Montessori School will take the stage during “Bama Speaks,” a dramatic performance preceded by a film of children speaking about artwork they painted under the guidance of project leaders Rachael Crawford Goolsby and Amanda Cordova. Cucalorus

resident artist Jen Ray, from Vancouver, Canada, worked with the children during the school’s Dance and Theater Week to create performance pieces that pertain to the barriers theme. “That part is not necessarily meant for children but it’s by children,” Lüttringhaus said. “We think that children have very interesting things to say about life and about living together and society and their fresh point of view on life can be very illuminating. We would like to add young voices to the grown-ups.” “Bama Speaks” will be held in the Community Arts Center’s Donn Ansell Studio on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children.

The festival will also offer performance workshops. The Community Choreo Lab, designed for people young and old, focuses on creating dance movements that bridge age caps. Participants will study body language and artistic expression through dance. No prior experience is required. The workshop is a collaboration between the SARUS Festival, Peace Rose Montessori School and the Dance Cooperative and will take place in the Donn Ansell Studio on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children. The festival schedule and passes are available at www. sarusfestival.org email pam@luminanews.com

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Ninety-minute walking tours teach history By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Wilmington’s colorful history, from the Revolutionary War to present day, entertains and educates locals and visitors alike through a weekly 90-minute guided walking tour. Walk and Talk Tours take place each Saturday morning. The historic Latimer House, a 19th-century Victorian home, is the start and end point, and the tour traverses 12 city blocks. Tour guides are members of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of the region. Bethany Guertin, the society’s manager, said the walking tour guides educate participants about the architectural and historical features of various structures without entering the buildings. “They usually go down Orange Street, down to the river, and then they walk along Market Street,” she explained. The guides are trained to read their audience and tailor the tours to their interests. A group of people with an interest in theater might be guided to Thalian Hall on Chestnut Steet, an arts venue that has been in continual use since 1858. The tour includes the Hannah Block Historic United Service Organizations Building/ Community Arts Center on the corner of South Second and Orange streets, which was a popular facility for dancing,

live music, plays, lectures, wedding receptions and other forms of recreation for armed forces personnel during World War II. The arts center’s website states volunteers kept the center open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. During the height of the war, attendance reached 63,000 people per month. Participants also learn about the Children’s Museum of Wilmington, also on Orange Street, along with historic churches and homes.

While walking along the Cape Fear River, participants are educated about Wilmington’s maritime history. “We talk about the significance of the shipyard and the river,” Guertin said. Tours depart from the front porch of the Latimer House on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and cost $10 per person, plus tax. Private tours can be scheduled on other days. For more information, call 910-762-0492.

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Eagle Scout installs bat houses to attach a wooden bat house to the back of the softball scoreboard. His father, Jeff Rosbrugh, stood nearby, occasionally pointing out, “Jared, it’s not level yet,” but mostly allowing his son to work independently. Rosbrugh found the bat house design on the Internet. Each box is roughly two feet tall, one foot wide and a few inches deep. Inside each box is wire mesh to allow bats to crawl into the warm, dry interior to sleep. He made the boxes from cypress wood because it doesn’t rot, he said, and painted them black to blend in with their surroundings. His father taught him carpentry skills at a young age, but it was still challenging to get the measurements exact. “It was a lot of cutting, making sure these were all the right length,” he said. “I messed up on stapling and putting them together a couple times.” Later during the building process he invited a few fellow Scouts over to help him paint the boxes. “We have to have workdays, where Scouts come and help out with the project,” he said. “We’re supposed to instill leadership within the troop.” He then met with Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation program supervisor Katie Ryan to pick locations for the houses. Saturday, he installed two on the back of the scoreboard and one near the tennis

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Jared Rosbrugh attaches a bat house to the back of the softball scoreboard in Wrightsville Beach Park Saturday, Aug. 8.

Many Wrightsville Beach residents spray pesticides to kill and repel mosquitoes, one of the region’s most pervasive summertime nuisances. But a Harbor Island resident and Eagle Scout is introducing a more effective and Earth-friendly solution for the buzzing pests: bats. Bats can perform the same function at less cost to the environment, said Jared Rosbrugh, a member of Little Chapel on the Boardwalk Boy Scout Troop 232. A single bat can eat 1,000 mosquitoes every night, he explained. Saturday, Aug. 8, Rosbrugh installed the first three of a planned five bat houses throughout Wrightsville Beach Park. The houses provide a more natural habitat for bats, and draw them out of people’s attics or vents. For Rosbrugh, 17, the project is more than a way to give back to the community. It is also about dispelling common bat myths and educating the public about their benefits, which are explained in an informational placard installed alongside the bat houses. “Bats have a bad rep,” Rosbrugh said. “I want to get the message out there that they’re good, and not evil or bloodsucking.” On Saturday, Rosbrugh stood on a ladder in Wrightsville Beach Park, using an electric screwdriver

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Pipeline to a Cure raises more money than ever By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The fourth annual Pipeline to a Cure East gala raised more money than any previous year, amassing more than $158,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, event co-chair Susan Wasserman said. During the Aug. 8 event, members of the surfing community mingled with CF families in the Country Club of Landfall, listening to music performed by Jack Jack 180 and bidding on the numerous surfboards, paddleboards and other ocean-related items in the silent auction. Later, during the live auction, a thrilling bidding war ensued as guests strove to take home the event’s iconic 65 Roses Photo courtesy of Amanda Carr surfboard. The board Ryan Carr stands with the 65 Roses surfwas custom designed by board, which his parents bought during Ian Balding to represent Pipeline to a Cure East’s live auction. the words “65 Roses,” a phrase made famous by a 4-year-old child with cystic fibrosis who mispronounced the name of his diagnosis. Balding created a sleek black shortboard with a fabric rose pattern inlaid on the underside. Wasserman said he didn’t count the number of roses until after he cut and created the inlay. “When he cut the fabric — and he did not plan this — there were 65 roses on the fabric of the board,” Wasserman said. Matt and Amanda Carr were barely outbid for the signature surfboard during the 2014 event. This year they were not to be denied, even when the price rocketed to more than $4,000. “Last year, my husband and the man that got it were in a big bidding war and my husband was a little disappointed that we missed out on it,” Amanda Carr said. “This year he was like, ‘That board is coming home with us.’” They took the board home to their son, 7-year-old Ryan Carr, who has cystic fibrosis. Carr said someday when Ryan is older he’ll probably enjoy surfing on the board, but that was not their sole motivation for bidding. “It’s the board, what it means … the 65 Roses,” she said. “And it’s for CF. That’s why we had to have it.” email emmy@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

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I test the righteous of the earth to see if their worship is true With your hearts wide open you seek My favor in all that you do The righteous have the duty and honor to progress the holy kingdom The banner of faith strikes down the evil that has been done Lift your worship high above this earth to the heavens that are waiting To see the righteous crowned with victory as their life is stating Only salvation cures the ills of the righteous that see My face Wrap yourself with the heavenly victories and take your place Singing the praises of Jesus and all that was given with love’s devotion To the righteous who speak His name and apply His love like a lotion Lift your hands and hearts in the way only His righteous knows Your love for your God is an overpowering force to show That eternity is at your hand and no fear will ever survive on earth All fear was removed from the hearts of the righteous by My Son’s birth With your eye firmly focused on the worship of your God only good can come To all the righteous of this earth in full measure, to all not just some

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(Psa 7:9 NRSV) O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous, you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God. (Psa 11:1-3 NRSV) 1 - In the LORD I take refuge; how can you say to me, “Flee like a bird to the mountains; 2 - for look, the wicked bend the bow, they have fitted their arrow to the string, to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart. 3 - If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psa 11:5 NRSV) The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates the lover of violence. (Psa 34:15 NRSV) The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. (Psa 68:3 NRSV) But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy. (Prov 29:2 NRSV) When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. (Mat 5:45 NRSV) so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. (Rom 1:17 NRSV) For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.”

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

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August 13 FOCUS ON THE THINGS ABOVE John 11:44 “And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.” JOHN 11:44 Symbolically, Lazarus is like many Christians. The Bible speaks of us passing from death unto new life when we get born again. But it is also true that in the physical and emotional realm, we bring our “graveclothes” from our old life with us (i.e. habits, attitudes, etc.), and we need to be “loosed” to fully enjoy our new life. Our emotions and attitudes follow what we think. When we focus our attention on our problems, they are magnified out of proportion. When we neglect our problems and think on God’s provision, the answer is magnified and the problem shrinks. Whatever we think upon is going to dominate us. If we think on depressing things, we’ll

be depressed. If we think on uplifting things, we’ll be uplifted. If we think, “by His stripes, we are healed,” we’ll be healed. If we think on sickness, we’ll be sick. Godly contentment isn’t dependent upon circumstances. That is totally opposite of the way most people think today. No one really desires depression but very few feel any responsibility or authority to maintain positive emotions in the face of negative circumstances. They think emotions follow circumstances. That’s not true. Emotions follow the way we think, and we can chose to think on things that are lovely, true, of good report, and so forth regardless of our circumstances. As we think, is how we respond emotionally. Focus your attention on the invisible truths of the spiritual realm that are eternal, instead of the visible things of this physical world that will pass away.

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:

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.

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 15 SP 404 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY BRYSON E. BURKHOLDER, JR. AND WIFE KARI BURKHOLDER TO ANTHONY A. SAFFO TRUSTEE for RANDY S. SWARTZ AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: July 15, 2013 Recorded in Book 5754; Page 72 Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5894; Page 2766 New Hanover County Registry NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Bryson E. Burkholder, Jr. and wife, Kari Burkholder to Anthony A. Saffo, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated July 15, 2013 and recorded in Book 5754; Page 72 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on August 14, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) at the Courthouse Door of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess Street in Wilmington, North Carolina or the usual and customary location at the New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington, North Carolina offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for Cash, the following described lands: BEING ALL OF LOT 20, IN BLOCK Y, OF ADDITION #2, WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH EXTENSION, ACCORDING TO A MAP THEREOF RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 2, AT PAGE 101 IN THE OFFICE OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY. FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD. The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of Bryson E. Burkholder, Jr. and wife, Kari Burkholder. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s) of the property according to the New Hanover County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the Posting of this Notice is/are Bryson E. Burkholder, Jr. and wife, Kari Burkholder. The terms of the sale are as follows: A cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or seven hundred fifty ($750.00) dollars will be required at the sale; balance due upon delivery of the Deed. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed. This sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. This sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and all prior liens of record and any assessments that may be due or past due. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale and the property will be sold AAS IS@, AWHERE IS@. If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons for such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of Bankruptcy prior to the completion of the sale and/or the

1. That an Order for Possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. 2. Any tenant who resides in a residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days= written notice to the landlord. Such termination shall be by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days after the date of the notice of sale. Upon termination of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy. This the 14th day of July, 2015. Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. Substitute Trustee North Carolina State Bar No. 17498 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401 Telephone: (910) 762-2421 Facsimile: (910) 251-9247 Email: jmannen@yfmlaw.com YOW, FOX & MANNEN, L.L.P. ATTORNEYS AT LAW August 6 and 13, 2015

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.: 13-10627-FC01 August 6 and 13, 2015

13 SP 769

15 SP 358

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 Rich Welt to Jeffrey W. Porter, Trustee(s), which was dated June 26, 2003 and recorded on June 27, 2003 in Book 3861 at Page 278, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Wendy P. Ludwig and William J. Ludwig to Jeffery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), which was dated September 23, 2005 and recorded on September 23, 2005 in Book 4909 at Page 416, 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 18, 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 30 of Lakemoor Subdivision, Section 2, as the same appears on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 35 at Page 305 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 2810 Miranda Court, 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 Real Estate Indepen-

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 18, 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 89R, Saratoga Place, Section 1, Phase 1, as shown on a revised Map of same recorded in Map book 35, at Page 273, 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 4813 Grouse Woods Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411. A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep-

tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Wendy P. Ludwig and husband William J. Ludwig. 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.: 15-09620-FC01 August 6 and 13, 2015 15 SP 385 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 Allen Shawn Welker and Babs M. Welker to Eugene B. Davis, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated September 14, 2006 and recorded on September 19, 2006 in Book 5081 at Page 576, 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 18, 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, Rockport, Section 1 as the same is shown on the map entitled “Rockport at West Bay Estates” as recorded in Map Book 34, Page 2 of the New Hanover County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Subject to the declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions of Rockport as recorded in Book 1792 at Page 110 of the New Hanover County Registry, and any amendments thereto recorded in the New Hanover County Registry. Together with the rights of ingress, egress and regress over all roads, streets and rights of way shown on the plat recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 2 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 7413 Ridgeview Place, 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 Allen Shawn Welker. 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.: 15-10488-FC01 August 6 and 13, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 77 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Eric James Howland & Joni Marion Seivers (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Eric James Howland) to W.J. Kellam, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 5284, Page 683-697, 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 18, 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:

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: 1117742 (FC.FAY) August 6 and 13, 2015 15 SP 389 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 Iley W. Kinlaw and Gail Kinlaw to Steven F. Siegel, Trustee(s), which was dated March 8, 2007 and recorded on March 13, 2007 in Book 5153 at Page 2675, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Parcel ID: R08509-001-042-000.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Being all of Unit 21, Birch Creek II Condominiums, Phase 8, as the same is shown on the plat thereof, recorded in Condo Map

In New Hanover County; being all of Lot F-6 of Phase II of Linksider at the Cape, as the map recorded in Map Book 25 at Page 76 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, NC to which said map reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 612 Linksider Drive, Unit F6, Wilmington, North Carolina 28412

Book 10 at Page 373 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. And being more particularly described as a unit ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47-C of the general statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 21 of Birch Creek II Condominiums, Phase 8 a condominium project situated upon real property located within the city of Wilmington, state of North Carolina, as said real property is described in the Declaration of Condominium, Birch Creek II Condominiums, recorded in Book 1462 at page 159 in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina,and the supplemental declaration thereto, adding this unit, recorded in Book 2002, page 588, of the New Hanover County Registry, and teh supplemental declarations referred to hereinbelow; said unit being more specifically described by reference to and shown upon that set of plans of Birch Creek II Condominiums, Phase 8, which are recorded as exhibit “B” to said supplemental declaration, which is recorded in book 2002, beginning at page 588, in the office of the register of deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description thereof; said plans also being recorded in condominium plat Book 10, beginning at page 373, in said office, said unit also being more specifically defined in said declaration and supplemental declaration; together with all appurtenances thereto belonging, including, but not limited to, the undivided interest in the common area and facilities of Birch Creek II Condominiums, Phases 1,2,3,4,5,6, 7 and 8, appurtenant to said unit as the same is established in said declaration and any amendments and supplements thereto. Together with and subject to all rights, privileges, easements, obligations, restrictions, covenants and conditions applicable and appurtenant to said unit specifically, and to unit ownership in Birch Creek II Condominiums, in general, as the same are stated in said declaration and supplemental declaration, referred to hereinabove. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 952 Birch Creek 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 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 Iley W. Kinlaw and wife, Gail Kinlaw. 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,

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L E G A L NOTI C ES 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.: 15-09948-FC01 August 13 and 20, 2015 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 12 SP 336 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cindy Genwright to A. Robert Kucab, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of November, 2002, and recorded in Book 3543, Page 328, 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 25, 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 as more particularly described on that certain plat entitled, “Jervay Place-Phase I, Lots 1-6, Block 24 and part of Lots 3-6, Block 38” as recorded in Map Book 42, Page 326, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 921 South 8th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina.

discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

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.

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

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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.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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 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 and 20, 2015

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

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

HARRY L. THORNTON

BEFORE THE CLERK

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

FILE NO. 15 E 001017

NORTH CAROLINA

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Harry L. Thornton of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Harry L. Thornton to present them to the undersigned on or before November 6, 2015, that being three (3) months from the first date of publication of this Notice or same shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

IN THE MATTER OF

NEW HANOVER COUNTY

THE ESTATE OF:

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of TODD JOHNSON, deceased, of New Hanover County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the personal representative listed below on or before 13th day of November, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 6th day of August, 2015. Edward Lee Thornton, Executor of the Estate of Harry L. Thornton c/o Thomas J. Morgan Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1388 Wilmington, N. C. 28402 August 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

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This is the 6th day of August 2015. Nancy Parker Stevens, Administratrix 2620 Bridgewater Cove Wilmington, NC 28411 8/6, 8/13, 8/20, 8/27/2015

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

FILE NO. 15 E 001007

15 E 972

IN THE MATTER OF

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

EXECUTRIX NOTICE

THE ESTATE OF:

This 13th day of August, 2015. Roger Johnson, Administrator c/o Johnson Lambeth & Brown, PO Box 660 Wilmington, NC 28402 8/13, 8/20, 8/27 & 9/3/2015

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FURNITURE Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE NANCY H. FLOYD, 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 11TH day of November, 2015, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

BEFORE THE CLERK

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This the 13th day of August, 2015. Robert Brian Thomas, Executor of the Estate of Melrose Straughan Thomas c/o Thomas J. Morgan Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1388 Wilmington, N. C. 28402 8/13, 8/20, 8/27 & 9/3/2015

The undersigned having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of William Clayton Parker 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 6th 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.

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

that

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Melrose Straughan Thomas of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Melrose Straughan Thomas to present them to the undersigned on or before November 13, 2015, that being three (3) months from the first date of publication of this Notice or same shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

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EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

MELROSE STRAUGHAN THOMAS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 221 Spruce Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. This the13th of August, 2015. FRANKLIN M. FLOYD, Executor Estate of NANCY H. FLOYD James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 8/13, 8/20, 8/27 & 9/3/2015

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Cooler conditions should assist fishing success

Wahine Classic adds tandem surfing

By Skylar Walters

The second week of August has brought a preview of fall weather to the North Carolina coast. With many days and weeks full of heat, humidity and high water temperatures, this week’s cold front was a welcome relief. While recent reports have yet to indicate the fishing is getting ready to fire off a massive amount of catches, history predicts that is just what is about to happen. While we’ve got another round of heavy rain and some wind in the forecast mid week, the weekend is looking very fishable and with the water more than likely clearing by that point, anything is possible.

is getting stronger every week, with more reports of keeper fish being found than undersized. This could change, but with the abundance of baitfish in the local waters, those flounder that are now big will get much larger by the time the official start of fall rolls around. Red drum are also being found in good numbers around the jetties, creeks and area docks with lots of overslot fish being reported. As always, the waters of the lower Cape Fear River are producing some excellent fishing and water clarity doesn’t seem to be an issue when fishing there, namely because it is almost

While recent reports have yet to indicate the fishing is getting ready to fire off a massive amount of catches, history predicts that is just what is about to happen. Offshore, fishing has been limited by less-than-ideal sea conditions and storms but a few boats and anglers have managed trips here and there. Dolphin catches within 10 miles of the beach are being reported, but unfortunately that fishery is slowly coming to a close. If that sounds like your game, start fishing trolled baits, either live or dead, the moment you run into schools of flying fish. Finding larger bait pods will also help. If you happen upon some inshore dolphin, you’ll more than likely be limited to only a fish here or there, but king mackerel, barracuda, and even a stray cobia are all possible. Further off the beach, the bottom fishing has been good to decent in water depths starting around 100 feet with optimal depths being 120 to 130 feet for more variety of species. Inshore, the flounder fishing

always dirty. Pier anglers and surf fishermen are finding some decent fishing for Virginia mullet with fresh shrimp. The churnedup water should help anglers catch some larger quantities and larger fish for the next few days. Sand fleas are great bait when targeting the larger mullet. Red drum are cruising the sloughs and anglers are finding some fish by using fresh cut bait on fish finder rigs. A few instances of very large, over slot fish caught from the beaches of Topsail Island and Carolina Beach were recently reported. Elsewhere, the fishing is in kind of a holding pattern. The fishing and catching is still going on as it has been for the past several weeks but with the current change in conditions, you may just see a big upswing in the coming days.

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Two wahines carry a longboard down to the ocean at the south end of Wrightsville Beach to surf tandem Thursday, Aug. 6.

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

An annual premier female surfing competition returns to Wrightsville Beach this weekend, and the 2015 rendition will introduce a new surfing discipline and feature the return of a light-hearted event designed to bring out smiles and laughs from the audience. The Wrightsville Beach Wahine Classic on Aug. 15 and 16 will introduce tandem surfing to the competition, in which two surfers share the same board. The contest will also showcase the traditional events of longboarding, shortboarding and paddlesurfing, as well as crowd-favorite contests for the Teenie Wahines — girls aged 10 and younger. The competition occurs south of Crystal Pier both mornings. Jo Pickett, who organized the two-day competition for wahines — or female surfers — with Indo

Jax Surf School’s Jack Viorel, is introducing the tandem surfing division at the competitors’ request. “The girls, at the beginning of summer, started asking me ‘Will you have a tandem?’” Pickett said. “I said ‘OK, if you all are going to practice, we’ll do it.’” They practiced, Pickett said, paddling out at the contest site on large foam boards or paddleboards. One pair, 12-year-olds Reece Blue and Saylor Emmart, used a swell the week before the contest to put in final preparation. Around mid-morning, the girls waded through the surf, pushing a 9-foot foam board through the breakers. When a small swell swept toward them, the girls lay on the board and started paddling, Emmart in front and Blue behind. As the wave pushed them forward, Emmart jumped to her feet first and Blue followed. “We’ve tried it different ways to see who’s better in the front

or back,” Blue said. “We’ll hold hands, and we can turn around.” Picket said she is resurrecting the Man-hine division this year, also at the competitors’ request. “I’m bending under pressure and agreeing to do it,” she said, adding, “It’s all about the costumes.” Cameron Paul, a local wahine who is both competing in and helping organize the 2015 contest, confirmed the Man-hine division would involve a lot of men in women’s swimsuits. “It’s just kind of an expression session, to give the judges a break and break up any tension in the crowd,” she said. “[It] gets people laughing … and there are some guys that are all about it, they’re ready to bring out their bikinis.” The girls are also competing in both the amateur shortboard and longboard divisions, which are split into age groups. For the first time, Pickett said she is allowing

young girls to surf in older age groups. “I’ve got a setup where I can double beach as many heats as I need to,” she said, “and the girls want to surf as much as they can, so I’m going to do it.” The pro longboard and shortboard divisions will likely draw some of the best surfers in the region, including local standouts Misty Mangiacapre, Kat Neff and Karson Lewis, Paul said. But the supportive, community atmosphere of the Wahine Classic might inspire girls who would not otherwise enter a pro division to give it a try. “There’s a big pool of girls who will do the pro just at the Wahine,” Paul said. “I think it’s less intimidating because you’re going out there with your friends.” To register for the Wahine Classic, visit www.crystalsouth surfcamp.com email emmy@luminanews.com

Parks and rec launches fall programs for children, adults By Pam Creech Staff Writer

As children return to school and summer camp season comes to a close, the Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Department offers a new set of exercise programs and activities for both children and adults. Teenagers and adults eager to learn the state’s signature dance, the Carolina Shag, can get their chance Aug. 20. Instructors

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teach the basic steps while participants practice the moves to the sounds of beach music. Beginner and intermediate sessions are scheduled for Thursday evenings Aug.20-Sept. 10 and Oct. 22-Nov. 12. No partner is required. Cotillion lessons are available to young dancers Tuesdays Sept. 15-Oct. 13. Separate sessions are offered for children ages 3-7 and 8-12. In addition to the basic steps to ballroom dances,

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instructors teach proper etiquette for social occasions. The Performance Club programs, led by local theater instructor LJ Woodard, offer children a chance to learn acting techniques while performing and having fun. The first sessions, geared toward children in grades K-2 and 3-8, are scheduled each Thursday from Sept. 17-Oct. 29 with a final performance Oct. 30. The second session takes place on Thursdays from Nov. 5-19, culminating with a final Christmas-themed performance Nov. 27. Children ages 6-10 can begin to learn their way around a kitchen with the Kids’ Cooking Class. The course teaches participants about taking measurements, practicing kitchen safety, using cooking utensils, washing dishes and preparing meals and snacks. Sessions are scheduled each Monday from Sept. 14-Oct. 26 and Nov. 9-Dec.14. The Safe Sitter Babysitting Training courses give teens and preteens ages 11-14 valuable lessons on watching younger

children. Instructors teach the basics of CPR and other important skills, such as what to do during severe weather conditions. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Children ages 6-9 can hoop it up in the Youth Basketball Instructional League on Thursdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 22. After short clinics that teach skills such as shooting, ball handling and passing, the kids face off in games of 20-minute halves. “We get enough instructors to handle however many kids we have,” said Katie Ryan, parks and recreation supervisor. “Typically, we have two instructors and 30-40 kids.” Adults can learn the sport of pickleball, a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong played with wooden paddles and a perforated plastic ball. Group lessons take place Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Sept. 15-24. For registration forms, visit www.townofwrightsvillebeach. com email pam@luminanews.com