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Lifeguards represent WB in national competition

Dockside withdraws parking lot proposal

Beach Blast at WB

By Terry Lane

By Emmy Errante

Staff Writer

Five lifeguards representing Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue (WBOR) competed in the United States Lifesaving Association’s national championships in Hermosa Beach, California, Aug. 11-13, picking up numerous individual medals in addition to fifth place overall. WBOR finished third last year, but Mo Peacock, one of the five WBOR competitors, said, “fifth is still pretty good, considering we only had five people competing.” The guards earned their place at nationals by winning regionals for the fourth year in a row. They train all summer, practicing the competition events. Each event tests lifesaving skills, Peacock n See WBOR Page 5

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University of North Carolina Wilmington students pack the beach strand south of Crystal Pier on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for the annual UNCW Beach Blast. On Wednesday, Wrightsville Beach’s town manager said the town was considering issuing citations for a promotional stunt held during the party, where a helicopter dropped $1,000 in $1 bills over the crowd. The town is considering issuing citations for littering, a $250 fine, and for flying a helicopter under 500 feet, a $100 fine.

Wrightsville skimboarders help the sport gain popularity By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

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Catching surf at Wrightsville Beach is a popular pastime, yet only a handful of locals ride waves on the finless oval crafts called skimboards. Matt and Will Buchanan, brothers who grew up skimboarding in the island’s shorebreak, hope to change that. Several years ago, they launched N.C. Skim School to introduce others to the sport. Meanwhile, they have been honing their own skills in regional and national competitions. In 2014, Will Buchanan won the Senior Men’s Division of the Zap World Amateur Championships of Skimboarding, a contest that drew more than 200 skimboarders from around the world. This June, his brother Matt

Skimboarder Matt Buchanan rides a wave at the south end of Wrightsville Beach on Aug. 12.

Hot dog restaurant would displace art gallery

turned professional when he won the Sea Bright Skimbash in New Jersey. One month later, Matt Buchanan competed in his first professional contest, the Outer Banks Skim Jam. When he is not running his skimboard camp, Buchanan is practicing for his third contest of the summer in Vilano Beach, Florida, Aug. 18. The skimboarding conditions in Wrightsville Beach, he said, are “pretty good compared to most places.” High tide and offshore winds make the best skimboarding conditions, he said, when sizeable waves are breaking on the sand. But manmade structures on Wrightsville’s beach strand also create a unique and consistent skimboarding location. Under the right conditions, waves will deflect off the south end jetty wall that n See SKIMBOARD Page 2

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Wrightsville Beach honors lifeguards as season nears close

By Katie Dickens As the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen prepares to consider approving another hot dog restaurant for the town’s central business district, some residents want the town to consider the art gallery the business would dislocate. The proposed Charlie Graingers hot dog stand would take over the storefront space currently operated by Jazz Undy for his Wrightsville Beach Art Company. Walter Laughlin, who lives on Live Oak Drive, said he thinks Wrightsville Beach Art Company is an asset to the community. “I know I and lots of other beach residents would rather see Jazz’s business remain there rather than be taken over by another hot dog business,” he said. “I’ve never heard anyone speak badly about Jazz’s business. He promotes a wonderful message and product.” The Wrightsville Beach Planning Board voted Aug. 2 in favor of letting the hot dog chain open and operate, despite neighbors’ concerns about littering and worsening traffic. The board of aldermen meeting Aug. 11 included scheduling a public hearing for Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m., for consideration of the permit for Charlie Graingers to operate in the space.

The owners of Dockside Restaurant and Bar have withdrawn an application with Wilmington city planners for rezoning of its parking lot as part of a proposal to upgrade the property. The withdrawal comes before a scheduled September consideration by the Wilmington City Council, as the restaurant’s owners, who have released the local attorney from working on the proposal, said they plan to evaluate their options. The proposal drew opposition from neighbors, many of whom believed a rezoning of the property would create a legal precedent that would allow the area west of Airlie Road to be zoned commercial. Several area residents opposed the zoning change application when it was considered in May by the Wilmington City Council, which voted to give the ownership more time to work with neighbors on a proposal that alleviated their concerns. Wilmington associate planner Jeff Walton said that by withdrawing the application, the ownership of Dockside could return with a new proposal and begin the process from the start, without any time restrictions. The owners of Dockside have argued that the gravel parking lot needs to be paved and that a more delineated parking lot will allow for safer access to the lot while reducing traffic backups. But neighbors said that allowing the zoning change would go against the Wrightsville Sound small area plan, potentially opening up more commercial development and denser residential zoning. The withdrawal of the application comes on the heels of a ruling

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Rett Nabell, in black, won the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Rookie of the Year Award, while Tyler George, in gray, was named Lifeguard of the Year in his second season with the crew.

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While lifeguard stands at Wrightsville Beach will remain fully staffed throughout Labor Day, the crew will be losing several of its guards over the next few weeks as they return to college. Ahead of the pending departures, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue (WBOR) recognized three of the 2016 season’s lifeguards for their outstanding performances throughout the summer. Second-year lifeguard Tyler George earned WBOR’s award for Lifeguard of the Year, while Rett Nabell was named Rookie of the Year and Shaun “Blue” Bluethenthal received the Storm Warrior Award. n See AWARDS Page 2

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With many outstanding candidates, WBOR Capt. Jeremy Owens said making the selections is always difficult each year, especially for Lifeguard of the Year. “It goes to the lifeguard that stands out and puts in the extra time,” Owens said. “We’re looking for the lifeguards that take ownership of the program.” This year, George assumed the role of a supervisor. The responsibilities of his assignment resonated when he was required to cover a busy day on the north end of the beach strand when several guards were rotating to assignments on the south end. “It all of a sudden hit me. Wow, I’m in charge,” said George, whose responsibilities included monitoring the beach on one of the four-wheel ATVs that let lifeguards cover areas quickly. “It’s a lot of fun, but it’s also a lot of responsibility.” But George came into this season’s lifeguarding duties more

prepared. The University of North Carolina junior put in the 280 hours of work to earn his EMT certification last year. The pre-med student said he is working toward a major in public health and working as a lifeguard helped give him opportunities to use the first-responder skills he’s learning. “It gave me the opportunity to stay fit while also getting experience with patient contact,” George said of his summer lifeguarding experience. Nabell’s first summer as a lifeguard ended with him taking the Rookie of the Year award. While Nabell had past lifeguarding experience at pools, it was his first summer as a member of an ocean rescue team. Nabell faced a challenging rescue this year when he responded to reports of a missing female swimmer in the Masonboro Inlet at the island’s south end. “The tide sucks pretty hard there and she was last seen swimming about halfway across,” Nabell said. Grabbing a rescue board, Nabell paddled across the inlet to Masonboro Island, where he found

the woman on the rocks of the jetty, battered but OK. He helped her off the rocks on the board and the ocean rescue Jet Ski helped get the two back to Wrightsville Beach, Nabell said. “I was really excited to make that rescue,” said Nabell, noting that his experience at the pool offered few such opportunities. Nabell himself will be pursuing new opportunities soon. The Wilmington native graduated from East Carolina University in May on an academic scholarship and will be applying to dental schools, where he is considering Medical University of South Carolina and ECU, among others. WBOR also honors the lifeguard who showed the most perseverance through difficult circumstances with the Storm Warrior Award, which embodies the “spirit of the lifeguards who are no longer with us,” Owens said. Bluethenthal, last season’s Rookie of the Year, was given the Storm Warrior Award for the dedication and perseverance he showed through a family illness this summer, Owens said. Bluethenthal, a former U.S. Marine who has also worked as a commercial diver, is attending Cornell University.

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said, like open-water swimming and paddling a surf ski. The most exciting event, Peacock said, is beach flags, which tests guards’ foot speed over the soft sand. Competitors line up, race and dive to grab markers lying in the sand. “There’s always a big crowd [for that event],” he said. “They set up bleachers and it’s just a really intense race, kind of like watching a 15-minute football match.” Peacock placed first in his age division in beach flags. Lindsey Gerkens also picked up three age group wins in the surf ski race, the Ironwoman and the surf board race. Hunter Hay added a second place in the Men’s 30-34 2-kilometer beach run and Ross Monroe placed third overall in the Open Men’s 2-kilometer beach run. “Everyone did really well,”

Peacock said. On top of their regular training, he added, they also compete in other sports that complement lifeguarding like paddleboarding and track. “It’s all part of that active lifestyle,” he said, “which is something generally all ocean rescue lifeguards enjoy.” While they like testing their skills against other lifeguard agencies, they accumulate more than medals during competitions. They pick up lifesaving tips and techniques from other ocean rescue agencies from around the country, Peacock said. “We get to learn from each other,” he said. “Maybe they do something differently than you do and maybe they’re better at it, so you can pick up their skills and vice versa.” Competition also builds camaraderie, Peacock said, not only among the WBOR guards but also among all the lifeguards that

Aug. 18–24, 2016 attend. This is Peacock’s third year competing in nationals, and he sees the same guards year after year. “We’re all on the same team in the end,” he said. The team could not have attended nationals without the support of the Wrightsville Beach community, Peacock added, who helped fund the trip by donating money or buying plates of food at the lifeguards’ barbecue fundraisers. “The support has always been there,” Peacock said, “but now we’re feeling it even more.” And, he pointed out, it’s the Wrightsville Beach community that benefits from WBOR’s trip to nationals, because the skills and techniques developed in competitive events allow them to better serve the community back home. “We get better at lifesaving,” he said, “so they’re supporting us helping them.” email emmy@lumin anews.com

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separates Wrightsville Beach from Masonboro Inlet, he said, and peel down the hard-packed stretch of sand. “It’s a different kind of spot that a lot of people don’t know about,” he said. “It’s a pretty cool wave.” And he and his brother usually have the place to themselves. Buchanan estimated there are fewer than 10 locals who skimboard regularly. He would like to skimboard with friends, he said, but “considering the community is so small, you either skimboard by yourself or you don’t skimboard.” In addition to running a camp, he’s hoping to increase the sport’s popularity by holding a contest next year. If he can get the support of national organization Skim USA, he believes he’ll be able to draw some of the best skimboarders from around the region, thus exposing the local community to the sport at its highest level. “There are so many dynamics that go into skimboarding,” he said, describing racing down to the water, throwing the board and skimming across the surface of the breaking wave. The best skimboarders can launch into the air, flipping and twisting like a skateboarder. Buchanan skateboards too, but he’ll try new moves on his skimboard first since the consequences of wiping out are less painful. “I’ll try something ridiculous on my skimboard and then try to do it on my surfboard or skateboard,” he said. “There are so many possibilities on a skimboard. … It’s a unique sport.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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The public hearing will be the final step in the approval process for the restaurant. Undy currently sells his own recycled art in the corner retail space and hosts camps for local children to learn about the importance of recycling and keeping the beach clean. He said he thinks another hot dog restaurant opening on the island would add to the existing problem of litter and trash on the beach. “I’m obviously against it, but even if I weren’t involved directly I wouldn’t be for it anyway,” Undy said. “I think this is a seminal moment for us to stand up as a community because it will have such a huge impact down the road.” Undy has operated his business year-round for over one and onehalf years, previously subletting the property during the winters for the

three prior years from Rita’s Italian Ice. “Wrightsville Beach is such a wonderful place to live, and we need to protect it,” he said. “I think we should be supporting cultural businesses downtown, not something that will just add more to the existing trash problem and won’t be beneficial to the city.” Jerry Allen Lachman and Allan Middleton, who co-own the property as well as Roberts Grocery, did not return phone calls seeking comment. “Charlie Graingers has a great brisket sandwich,” said Neil Hyman, who lives on Birmingham Street and was present during the planning board meeting. “It’s clean, nice, and comfortable, but we already have a hot dog place, Trolly Stop, that’s been here for so many years.” Hyman said that along with future problems of finding handicap parking and the possibility of alcohol being served at the

restaurant, he saw traffic, safety and trash as the biggest issues. “Turning off of Birmingham is already pretty dangerous,” he said. “A new restaurant on the corner means more delivery trucks and more foot traffic that is tough to see.” Hyman also said he feared people sitting down along the street and leaving their trash. “At the end of the day, it’s not that businesses don’t keep their own areas clean,” he said. “It’s about what happens when people go 150 feet away.” The hot dog restaurant, Charlie Graingers, opened in 1939. Its flagship business is located in downtown Wilmington, but it also has North Carolina franchises in Ocean Isle and Hickory, as well as storefronts in Panama City Beach, Florida, and Ridgeland, Mississippi. The chain is expanding across the country, with 53 locations listed as “coming soon” on its website.

from allowing parking on one of the lots near the restaurant. Though zoned residential, the lot across from Dockside at 1308 Airlie Road had a proven history of commercial use for parking dating back to before the city’s 1999 annexation of that property. But there is some parking on the next-door lot at 1303 Airlie Road, which the board ruled was a zoning violation and not covered by the special exception afforded to 1308 Airlie Road. D.K. Leech, manager of the property’s ownership group Thirteen Aught Three, said he would “evaluate all options regarding the property.” Matthew Nichols, a local attorney who has represented Thirteen Aught Three for more than one year, said this week that he was no longer working on the project. Dockside’s owners proposed a parking project that would pave 1308 Airlie Road while

incorporating a portion of 1303 Airlie Road into the parking design. The project would require rezoning the projects from the current residential R-15 classification to Community Business (Conditional District), which would allow for construction on the parking. The remodel of 1303 Airlie Road, with a house facing the street, included adding residential units at the rear of the property, which also raised neighbor concerns over density. Dockside’s owners have been trying for more than one year to win approval for a project to refurbish the two properties. The Wilmington Planning Commission rejected a rezoning proposal in February 2015 by a 4-2 vote, but it approved a similar plan during its February 2016 meeting 6-1, despite the city’s planning staff recommending rejecting the rezoning request. Dockside’s owners had the item

pulled from the Wilmington City Council’s March 1 agenda to allow for more time to win support from neighbors. In April, the restaurant held two meetings with the public, where Nichols proposed a plan that included changes to the original proposal. The primary change was a redesign that would allow only one residential house on the property at the rear of 1303 Airlie Road, as opposed to the three small “patio homes” in the original proposal. The change did little to quell neighborhood opposition and when the Wilmington City Council considered the proposal in May, several members of the council said they were concerned about neighborhood opposition. Mayor Bill Saffo told the restaurant’s representatives that he sensed a defeat and suggested postponing consideration to the September meeting.

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For The Record Question and photographs by Emmy Errante

When you’re on or near the water, what safety precautions do you take?

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“Look at the flags on the lifeguard stands and keep an eye out for rip tides.”

“Look at the weather and don’t go in if it’s rough, use a life jacket on my youngest and sit near a lifeguard stand on the beach.”

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“We go out on the boat, so we wear life jackets and have the correct lights on at night.”

“Bring a phone in case an emergency happens.”

“When we’re on the boat we wear life jackets and watch out for swimmers and paddleboarders.”

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Nationally known environmentalist shares story By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Local environmental advocates this week met a man whose efforts to live sustainably and inspire others to do the same have gained national attention. Students and community members filled a University of North Carolina Wilmington lecture room Monday night to hear a presentation by Rob Greenfield who, in his five years since graduating college, has bicycled across America twice — without spending money, producing trash or using electricity — and then settled down in a 50-square-foot house in San Diego. Meeting Greenfield was particularly special for 2014 UNCW graduate Bonnie Mitchell, who followed Greenfield’s crosscountry journeys on social media. Mitchell, in her role as part of environmental nonprofit Plastic Ocean Project, contacted Greenfield to see if he would come speak in Wilmington.

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Environmental advocate Rob Greenfield gives a presentation at the University of North Carolina Wilmington on Aug. 15.

She thought it was a long shot, but said, “I figured it couldn’t hurt to try.” But Greenfield, having auctioned off his 50-square-foot home in San Diego to raise

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were marked by less-than-sustainable actions and ambitions. He partied and aspired mainly to make money and meet women, he admitted, prompting laughter from the audience. But once he graduated, he became more aware of environmental issues and his contributions to them. He started making small changes like using reusable bags instead of singleuse plastic bags at the grocery store. He said he hopes students in the audience hear that and realize they can make a difference without dramatically changing

Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, AUG. 12 Arrests • Heather Ivey was charged with DWI and cited with not using headlights.

Citations • Douglas Lyle Mcgraw and Sherrill Jean Coen were cited with driving without a seat belt. • Richard Zachary Pigg was cited with driving while license revoked. • Lisa Role Pace and Jill Bean Davenport were cited with expired registration and inspection violation. • Ashlyna Price was cited with not having insurance. • Tito Medina was cited with a stop light violation and exceeding the posted speed. • Violet Soisson was cited with exceeding the posted speed limit. • Alexis Santiago was cited with glass and alcohol on the beach. • Stephen Sciortino was cited with glass on the beach.

SATURDAY, AUG. 13 Arrests • Ashley Smothers was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior.

Citations • Clayton Cameron Trask and Nicholas Ryan were cited with expired registration.

• Ozgur Demirtas was cited with no driver’s license and oneway street violation. • Jeffrey Daniel Clift was cited with expired registration. • Francisco Mancinaspuentes and Bonifacio Gutierrez-Lagos were cited with no driver’s license. • Robert C. Rosenberg was cited with expired registration and inspection violation. • William Walter Seawell was cited with stop sign violation. • Terri Carter Burgess was cited with failure to look before backing. • Luis Daniel Martinez-Morales was cited with carrying a concealed weapon and improper tail lights. • John Kilian, Matthew Calliham, Alyssa Day, Roger Buchanan, James Dott and Russell Mathie were cited with alcohol on the beach. • Kevin Mansell was cited with glass on the beach.

Warning tickets • Alhamuddin Mirzayi was cited with glass on the beach.

SUNDAY, AUG. 14 Citations • Kelly Budd Tinsley was cited with one-way street violation. • Dylan Burke Harris was cited with driving without seatbelt. • Rashawn Alexander Hill was cited with no driver’s license. • Maria Kalogiros was cited with speeding. • Armani Sanders was cited with snake in public. • Alexis Wagoner, Sophie Miller, Alyssa Koehler, Julia Tremmel, Jacquelynne Ravenscroft, Raymundo Romero, Jr, and Sabrina Froemming were cited with open container.

their lifestyle. “People can get overwhelmed by the daunting environmental issues we are dealing with,” he said, “so empower yourself by making one little change tomorrow. … It all starts with one little change.” But making extreme adjustments in his own life has helped call attention to his message of sustainability and humanitarianism. During his bike trips across America, he vowed that he would carry all his trash with him the entire journey. He drank water from leaky fire hydrants and gathered discarded food from dumpsters, he said, describing pulling a still-frozen carton of ice cream from a trashcan and using his sunglasses to scoop it

into his mouth. In many dumpsters he found enough edible food to feed hundreds. Media outlets took notice of his efforts and broadcast his message around the country. But while many people are now aware of his story, Greenfield still likes meeting people and hearing how they have been inspired to live more sustainable lives. “That’s the reason I’m still at it,” he said. “I think millions of people have woken up to the huge environmental and social issues we’re dealing with … and now it seems like people are actually inspired to do something. … They walk out of the room and say, ‘I’m not going to just talk about it, but actually do it.’” email emmy@luminanews.com

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Editorial/Opinion My thoughts B y P at B r a d f o r d

One of the take aways from Donald Trump visiting Wilmington has been an awakening to bias in mainstream media reporting. Are news outlets accurately portraying events, or skewing their reporting with bias or by censorship? I was present when Trump made his Second Amendment remark. I understood it as meaning the Second Amendment people — synonymous with the National Rifle Association — could get things done. Lobbying the political establishment for 135 years, the NRA holds immense power. But the media went wild, saying Trump just suggested people should go kill Hillary Clinton. It wasn’t so. Same with the funny Mr. Trump made: “Russia, if you’re listening, can you find those 33,000 emails?” I found it hilarious. Trump claims the nation’s news outlets are biased against him with dissection or negative slant of his every remark. He speaks so harshly against the media — as a member, I went looking to see for myself. If true, mainstream media discredit themselves and take the rest of us with them. To determine whether the national media is biased in its reporting, take any news incident/ event and see how it is covered. For example, watch Trump’s full fighting terrorism speech from Aug. 15 in Youngstown, Ohio. Then look at how the story was reported in the big print, broadcast and digital outlets: ABC, NBC,

CBS, CNN, FOX, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post. Compare the coverage. In my experiment I watched the entire Republican convention, every speech from opening day to the balloon drop. Next, much of the Democratic convention. By then I had my answer.

Free and unfettered journalism is vital in America. A representative democracy depends on an unbiased Fourth Estate, we the media. Without truth, citizens are no longer informed and the government no longer accountable. Can candidate Trump, the billionaire real estate developer and highly successful businessman, get an accurate story that does not trash him, or a headline that isn’t skewed? I do not believe so. The American mainstream media is biased, very much so. It is a pervasive norm and it makes me what to quit the media. I chucked my party affiliation in disgust during the last big election cycle. I was done. I happily changed my party affiliation to NONE. Leaders in both parties are all

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about themselves, totally selfcentered, out to grab power and wealth and the Constitution be damned, tax and then crush the little guy with regulations. Forget about justice for all; pay for play is rampant. Free and unfettered journalism is vital in America. A representative democracy depends on an unbiased Fourth Estate, we the media. Without truth, citizens are no longer informed and the government no longer accountable. History has numerous examples of leaders experiencing positive bias. The media’s hands-off treatment of John F. Kennedy’s years of sexual exploits in the White House is but one example. Richard M. Nixon was reelected after the Watergate story broke. Where was the media? Barack H. Obama was the darling of the media from the time he first got the nod for the nomination. Mrs. Clinton enjoys unprecedented favor. I ask myself, would Lumina News report more favorably or negatively on what the mayors of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach do or say depending on their political party? God forbid. DNC emails released by WikiLeaks revealed that the party could call up media and kill a story. It is sickening. The world just watched the outing of one American political party’s leadership working against one of its own candidates. Why isn’t the media all over this? Or the mostly ignored report that Google has changed algorithms to alter the results of negative searches about Mrs. Clinton, that digital search results can be manipulated to bring one party up in a positive light and paint the other in a negative light. That tech companies Apple, Twitter, Google and Instagram are colluding to defeat Mr. Trump. If true, it is outrageous. I have dropped my NYT and Washington Post digital subscriptions. I don’t want to read biased media coverage. I want to make up my own mind with facts. And I don’t know where to find them. There may be a print or radio or broadcast outlet that is not biased, but as a whole, media reporting in America is messed up and needs a correction, an overhaul, a sharp and swift one. It is time for each and every journalist in these United States to self- inspect and root out every bit of bias. It is time for the Fourth Estate to clean house, speak out, holding itself and the government accountable to the people again.

Hook, Line & Sinker Mid-August fishing continues producing in midsummer fashion By Skylar Walters

Fishing continues to be good but not great, unless you are putting in the time and effort in extremely hot conditions to find out where the fish are. The air temperatures are sweltering with lows not reaching below 70 degrees for more than a month, and it doesn’t look to cool down anytime soon. Water temperatures are muggy with readings in the lowerto-mid 80s, which is not normally conducive to good fishing, but there are reports that despite conditions, the fishing is holding steady. Inshore, the red drum fishing continues to be strong with lots of over slot fish being reported as well as some keepers. Edges of the marsh grass during high tide falling are good locations to try as the fish are waiting for the baitfish to come out of the grass. Creek mouths are also a good location to target and if they have some oyster beds in the vicinity there’s an even better chance of finding a drum or two. The jetties around Masonboro Inlet are holding a lot of fish with most of them being over slot, so if you’re keeping one for dinner, remember to measure carefully. The flounder fishing also continues to be fairly strong both inshore and near shore, with both live baits and the larger soft artificial baits working well. The baitfish, namely finger mullet, have become very abundant and easy to catch with a cast net.

TIDES Masonboro Inlet

Latitude 34° 11’ N, Longitude 77° 49’ W

Near shore, anglers are finding some decent flounder fishing around the near-shore wrecks and reefs dropping live minnows and artificial baits. Jigging is the way most anglers are targeting the flounder, but just dropping live baits to the bottom also is working. While it’s typically not time for them, there are numerous reports of decent-sized gray trout being caught. Again, be sure to check regulations before bringing them home. The 10- to 20-mile range has been producing some good fishing as well, with live baiters reporting some good action from king mackerel in the 10-mile range to both kings and amberjack around the 15-mile wrecks and reefs. An occasional dolphin is also a very real possibility as water temperatures are very warm for this time of year. Bottom fishing in the 20- to 30-mile range has been good with the best fishing being in water depths of 100 feet or more. Grouper, snapper and triggerfish are the main targets with some large black bass also being caught. Buying a $20 box of cigar minnows isn’t needed this time of year as the smaller forage fish will quickly devour them and ask for more. Taking a couple of hours the day before your trip and catching some pinfish from a local dock should more than supply you and your crew with an abundance of bait for the day in addition to a box or two of squid.

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All things are possible to those who praise Me tonight The anthem you raise to heaven is received with delight

It is completely possible that all the efforts to change this nation by the deceiver

Ask for the impossible and see miracles happen day and night

Will be defeated and turned back to celebrations of peace and joy

The angels of heaven will stand beside you in every fight

Lift your hearts and fill them with joy and love and the darkness you will destroy

What I have for you will delight your heart and increase your belief Tomorrow brings a new day that will bring truth back to help with the relief Step out boldly because all things are possible through the God that loves you Make no mistake; I loved you before your creation and there is nothing you can do To change My love for you so walk out the path I have set before Every step is made possible by My love and your strength I will restore Strength you will need to take back this city and nation for My glory In the pages of time all will see the determination you showed to complete the story The reality of My glory will be made available to all the believers

(Mat 19:26 NRSV) But Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.” (Mark 9:23 NIV) “If you can?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.” (Mark 14:36 NIV) “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (Luke 18:27 NIV) Jesus replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” (Rom 12:18 NRSV) If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

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mination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1133312 (FC.FAY) August 18 and 25, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Frances Teachey of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 28th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 28th day of July, 2016. April Monroe, Executrix 13959 Ashton Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of George R. James of New Hanover County, North Caro-

lina, 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 4th day of November 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 4th day of August, 2016. Linda Sweat, Executrix 999 Motley Road Hopkins, SC 29061 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Howard George Ling 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 4th day of November 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 4th day of August, 2016. Marilu E. Santos, Executrix 5408 White Oak Drive Lumberton, NC 28358 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Christopher Johnston 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 4th day of November 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 4th day of August, 2016. Kristie Johnston, Executrix 2923 Chestnut Street Wilmington, NC 28405 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Ancillary Administrator of the Ancillary Estate of Cora Lee Howle, deceased, of Darlington County, South Carolina , this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of November, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the under signed at 6600 Spring Garden Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28403. This the 29th day of July, 2016. WADE H. HOWLE, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR ANCILLARY ESTATE OF CORA LEE HOWLE Law Office of Dean R. Davis 2018 Eastwood Road Wilmington, NC 28403 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as executor of the ESTATE OF LUVENIA WICKENS COLWELL, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 7TH day of November , 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 4932 Pine Street Wilmington NC 28403. This the 29th day of July, 2016. William Stephen Colwell, Executor Estate of Luvenia Wickens Colwell James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF

JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 16 E 1066 EXECUTOR NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frances K. Rice 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 November 11, 2016, 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 11th day of August, 2016. Robert R. Rice 3706 Tumbril Lane Wilmington, NC 28412 W. Talmage Jones Hogue Hill, LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 2178 Wilmington, NC 28402 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. ATKINSON, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of November, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 121 Buckeye Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411. This the 9th day of August, 2016. Joyce J Atkinson. Executrix Estate of Michael A. Atkinson James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016 Executrix’ Notice The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the estate of James D. Hargrove, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 1st day of December, 2016, or this notice will be

pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of August, 2016. Shirley D. Hargrove, Executrix 119 Pine Cone Road Wilmington, NC 28409 August 18 and 25, and September 1 and 8, 2016

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