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Sales tax bill suffers defeat, could die in committee

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

A sales tax redistribution plan that would have made a significant dent in the revenue streams from Wrightsville Beach and New Hanover County could have suffered a fatal blow last week when it was soundly defeated in the North Carolina General Assembly’s House of Representatives.

After passing the Senate 34-12 on Aug. 11, the House on Aug. 19 voted 111-2 to reject H.B. 117, which included a number of economic incentives along with the sales tax plan.

With the House’s rejection of the Senate’s version, the bill will go back to a conference committee. Two local politicians have been appointed to the committee: Rep. Ted Davis, Jr., R-New Hanover and Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover.

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Principal Jackson Norvell, new to Wrightsville Beach School this year, greets students as they arrive for their first day of the 201516 school year Monday, Aug. 24. See story on page 3. ~ Allison Potter

At Buddy’s Crab House and Oyster Bar on Monday night, the bartender checked for memberships to the private club, with members and guests signing in to maintain records. Just a few days earlier, no one was keeping such a list at the Palm Room, located next door, a violation that could cost the establishment.

On Aug. 15, two North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) agents entered the Palm Room in plain clothes without being checked for a membership. It wasn’t the first time the Wrightsville Beach establishment has caught ALE’s attention, as agents issued a written warning in December 2014 and a verbal warning before that.

With this violation, a report will be submitted to the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Commission, which could result in a fine for the owners of the venue, which features live music just steps from n See Ale Page 5

How Wrightsville’s recyclables get trashed

Town

considers pricey upgrades to improve water quality

New recycling facility could help

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Every summer day, Wrightsville Beach sanitation employees collect between eight and 16 cubic yards of garbage from the blue trash cans on the beach strand. Mixed among the chip bags and Styrofoam coolers are thousands of plastic bottles and aluminum cans.

“I would say a fair amount of it is recyclable,” Wrightsville Beach public works director Mike Vukelich said Aug. 24.

Mounds of recyclables leave Wrightsville Beach in garbage trucks every week, not only from the beach strand receptacles but from the recycling containers on strategic street ends and from commercial,

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach needs better quality drinking water, but the solution won’t be cheap.

“We need to make a commitment to fix this once and for all, and not halfway,” Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said after hearing several proposals for the future of the town’s water system, all of which will lead to a rate increase.

For the past year, an ad hoc committee has been working with hydrogeologic engineering consulting firm Groundwater Management Associates (GMA) to determine how to improve the quality of the town’s drinking water. The committee met with the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to discuss the options.

Quality, not quantity, is the pressing issue. The system can produce enough water to meet the town’s needs, but a few of the wells have levels of chloride close to the legal limit for drinking water, and one well exceeds

ALE to report Palm Room for membership violations

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The cost of bringing in the equipment, materials and people needed for beach renourishment has risen beyond what was projected when a 50-year program was federally authorized in 1986.

Wrightsville Beach works to secure future of beach renourishment intended to replenish the strand “Compared to $250,000, periodically through 2036. The Staff Writer lifetime cost was limited to no now you see why the more than $36.3 million, but With nearly 20 years remaining on a federally authorized estimates from 1986 the actual cost of periodic sand 50-year program to keep replacement through 2036 is are not really fair to its beaches wide with sand, estimated at nearly $69.7 milthe project in 2015.” lion, said town manager Tim Wrightsville Beach is in danger of bumping up against the Owens. lifetime federal spending cap.

There is about $12 million left Officials are working to persuade the government before hitting the authorized limit, said Layton to relax the limit to account for today’s costs.

Bedsole, shore protection coordinator for New First authorized in 1986, the program that pays Hanover County. With local matches, that is for pumping sand onto Wrightsville Beach was probably enough for two more scheduled sand

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A recycling center sits at the south end of Wrightsville Beach near the Oceanic Restaurant. The beach strand recycling centers are located at the L-shaped parking lot at Public Beach Access No. 4, on E. Salisbury Street near Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, on the beach strand near Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, on Stone Street, on the beach strand at the Stone Street access and at the 650 S. Lumina Ave. parking lot.

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New parks transform urban space into oases museum’s mission of melding the region’s history with how its people have interacted with the land.

Several different gardens will highlight native plants, as well as those that have adapted well to the Cape Fear region.

The shelter and its maritime-oriented exhibits will still be a focal point of the museum’s outdoor space, and a few interactive exhibits will allow visitors a hands-on experience.

It’s all tied together by curved walkways featuring a red-brown concrete ribbon mimicking a meandering river. The idea was to bring to mind the tannin-stained waters of the Cape Fear River, Garwood said.

Like the museum, the public library at Third and Chestnut streets has chosen a theme of locally familiar plantings and an educational focus for its park.

The site is a small courtyard that is nearly hidden from the street by a short brick wall and the adjacent parking deck, and often is used as a hangout or sleeping quarters for homeless people. By 2016, library director Harry Tuchmayer hopes the space will be buzzing with activity as an interactive educational space.

The goal was to design a park that fits in an urban space. A compact amphitheater will provide a story-time spot for children and setting for other outdoor readings,

By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Two of the newest parks in New Hanover County aren’t expansive green spaces, but small urban plots attached to the Cape Fear Museum and the main public library downtown. Both are being developed with money from the county’s share of the $35.5 million green space bond voters approved in 2006.

The idea behind the small parks is to enhance and expand the mission of the institutions they complement.

The park at the Cape Fear Museum is set to open late next month. It will serve as a free outdoor, interactive exhibit space as well as a public park.

“The programs in the park will always be free,” museum director Sheryl Mays said. “One thing we won’t have out there is a fence.”

The bond issue provided $500,000 for the project, and the Cape Fear Museum Associates raised another $73,000 in private and grant funding, exhibits manager Adrienne Garwood said.

The exhibits and trees are not in yet — the exhibits will come the week of Sept. 9, and trees familiar to the region will be planted when the weather cools — but the park is nearing completion. A centerpiece is a modern sculpture, whose green and blue appendages hint at the

while several tiny gardens are designed to offer shade, green space and inspiration for urban residents with small lots.

A few café tables will add to the alfresco atmosphere. Tuchmayer said he hopes downtown workers will find it an inviting spot to have lunch or take a short break.

“It’s nice to have sort of an oasis in a downtown environment,” he said.

The changes also may enhance safety, he said. Once the brick wall is removed and the courtyard brought down to street level, patrons of Thalian Hall will have a clear view of the parking deck through the new park. Many people are concerned about the impeded view when they use the deck at night, Tuchmayer said.

Construction on the library park will begin early in 2016, and it should be ready in time for the summer reading and story programs, he said. The project will use $150,000 from the parks bond, and the Friends of the New Hanover County Public Library will donate money from its book sale to a second phase.

Meanwhile, the Cape Fear Museum staff is preparing for the grand opening of the park at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 25. Mays said

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Plans for a new park at the New Hanover County Main Library in downtown Wilmington include a small amphitheater and several gardens.

she hopes the new park will draw more people into the museum itself by giving them just a taste of

the exhibits within. The Saturday after the opening, the park will feature a family-oriented program,

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Budget battle leaves uncertain future for film grants

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

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As the North Carolina General Assembly continues to debate the state budget, Wilmington’s film industry is anxiously watching to learn the fate of grants it says will help continue attracting productions to the region.

With negotiations well past the original July 1 deadline, lawmakers are now racing to beat an Aug. 31 deadline to allocate the $21.74 billion budget to a variety of projects.

Film industry supporters hope that includes continued funding of a grant program designed to offset costs and create jobs for workers in the business.

Competing priorities make it difficult for industry observers and lawmakers to know how much funding legislators might give the grant program, if it survives the budget process at all. The Senate budget keeps the current $10 million for the program, while the House budget allocates a more generous $40 million.

Until lawmakers reach a resolution on the budget impasse, the Wilmington Film Commission is not able to promise any kinds of grants to prospective filmmakers.

“Right now, we don’t have any ability to recruit productions,” said Johnny Griffin, head

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of the commission. “We’re asked how to file for the incentive and right now, we don’t have anything to offer. That’s usually the end of the conversation.”

The current grant program can fund up to 25 percent of a production’s cost, meaning the $10 million grant potentially can draw a $40 million production. Last year, Wilmington had $175 million in film-related business, more than one-half of the state’s $300 million film production economy.

“The amount of business is tied directly to grant funds,” Griffin said. “The lower the fund, the smaller amount of business we’ll do.”

State Sen. Michael Lee, R-New Hanover, said getting the film fund higher is one of his top priorities, as is modifying the film grant program to make it more effective.

“We’re pushing really hard to get something in the budget,” he said.

Along with Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Pender, Lee has introduced legislation that could help make the fund more effective. The state budget only covers two-year increments, making it hard to draw longer-term productions like television series. His bill would allow the Department of Commerce to negotiate the grant, guaranteeing funding for up to five years. Rep. Ted Davis, Jr., R-New Hanover, has introduced a similar measure.

Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, said the budget choices that could affect film grants show the legislature is arbitrary in its decisions, noting that U.S. Air and NASCAR would receive state funding.

“Who’s making the decision that it’s OK to pick winners and losers after all?” she said, adding that changing the program to a grant instead of a tax incentive has already damaged the state’s film industry. “We had a Cadillac, now we have a Pinto. We still need a car.”

She said that tax incentives are a better way to attract film productions to the state.

“Grants are for government entities, incentives are for business,” she said.

But with competing priorities in the budget, support for the film industry grant program has limits, even from legislators close to Wilmington.

Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, said it would be hard to support film grants if there are unmet funding needs for the educational system.

“Do we give it to Hollywood, or give it to teacher assistants?” Catlin said. “If it comes down to that choice I will support our educational system. Many parts of the state never got any benefits from the film incentives.” email terrylane@luminanews.com

Flotilla committee increases prize money for boaters

By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Boaters who participate in the 32 nd North Carolina Holiday Flotilla this year will have a chance to take home more cash after the committee that organizes the festival voted during its Monday, Aug. 24 meeting to increase the prize money.

The Flotilla is scheduled to take place Nov. 27 and 28 in Wrightsville Beach. The highlight of the weekend is the lighted boat parade, featuring lighted vessels of all shapes and sizes. The boats are judged and win prizes based on different categories.

“I’d rather see $750 for each category than see more categories,” said committee member Nancy Faye Craig.

The committee unanimously

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approved Craig’s motion to increase the awards this year. The boat captain who takes the Best Powerboat 31 Foot and Over, Best Powerboat 23 Foot to 31 Foot, Best Powerboat 22 Foot and Under, Best Sailboat and Best Costumes and Crew Spirit categories will each receive $750. Winners are determined by judges.

The winners of the People’s Choice and Crowd Favorite categories will receive $1,500.

The People’s Choice award goes to the boat that receives the highest number of text message votes when the amount of votes per person is unlimited.

The Crowd Favorite is awarded to the boat that receives the highest number of text message votes when voters are limited to one vote each.

“It wouldn’t alienate somebody

who didn’t do as good of a job campaigning,” said Pres Davenport, the committee’s chair.

The highest award is Best in Show. Davenport said the grand prize is normally worth $5,000, but the committee is still determining how to award it. Some members suggested keeping it as a cash prize, but Davenport would like to include merchandise — ideally items donated by sponsors.

“I’m just trying to think of ways to get our money to go further,” he said. “We look for ways to give the best prize and keep it fresh because a lot of the same people enter every year.”

Past grand prizes include a one-week rental in a condo in the Bahamas. Davenport said the committee no longer offers those due to high airplane ticket prices.

“It’s sort of an empty prize because it costs you $3,000 to go on your free trip,” he said.

Craig said there is currently only one committed judge, Lynwood Gainey of Bangz Hair Salon, and the committee needs four more for the parade.

“It can be anybody who’s familiar with the flotilla. If anybody is interested, we’d ask them to let us know,” she said.

Jane Martin, who is serving her first year on the committee, announced that McGladrey, a tax and consulting company located in downtown Wilmington, donated $1,000 toward the committee’s efforts to put children from D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program on a boat in the parade. email pam@luminanews.com

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For The Record Question and photographs by Pam Creech

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“I take it up to the park at town hall.”

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School starts, but state funding still uncertain

By Tricia Vance Staff Writer

Buses rolled. Children picked out their favorite new outfit.

Students sought out classmates they haven’t seen since June.

Teachers greeted a new school year.

But while the bell rang Monday, Aug. 24 and classes began, New Hanover County school administrators remain a bit unsettled because they don’t yet know how much money they will have to spend on specific programs.

State lawmakers still haven’t agreed on a final budget, which by law was supposed to be in place July 1. Although the House and Senate have settled on a total amount of $21.74 billion, the two chambers are still negotiating which state-funded programs will get money and which will be cut.

Schools opened amid uncertainty. Some districts have laid off teacher assistants, whose jobs

are among the many items yet to be determined by the general assembly. The Senate wanted to cut 5,000 teacher assistant positions in exchange for reducing class sizes in the lower grades; the House budget kept funding for the positions intact.

New Hanover County has not taken such a drastic step. Schools Superintendent Tim Markley said the word out of Raleigh is money for teacher assistants will survive this year, albeit at a slightly lower level. But as lawmakers negotiate, there has been talk that the jobs may be cut in future years.

Locally, several programs are on hold pending a final budget.

The school board chose not to fill newly created positions that were not directly related to classroom learning. Teacher raises are on hold except for beginning teachers, who will be paid $35,000 under the continuing resolution the General Assembly passed while the final budget is

negotiated.

“What I’m hearing is the pay raises for teachers are probably going to be it,” Markley said.

The figure the House and Senate agreed on came at the expense of raises for state employees other than beginning teachers, he said. Teachers received an average pay increase of 7 percent last year, although the percentage varied based on experience. The most experienced teachers received a pay increase of less than 1 percent.

Another casualty of the prolonged budget negotiations: driver education. The school system spent its reserves to fund summer driver’s ed programs.

There is currently no money available for new classes.

School officials went to Raleigh a couple of weeks ago and were told there will be some funding, but without specifics Markley said the program remains in limbo.

Weekend Police Report Friday, Aug. 21 Arrests • Blaine Hancock of Brunswick County was arrested for driving without a license and larceny.

Reports • Matthew Hollifield reported a vehicle collision.

• Hayley Walker West reported a vehicle • Jeremy Neil Erickson reported a vehicle collision.

• Anthony Horbas reported an assault.

• Jianfeng Zang was cited for a stop sign

• Michael Anthony Riclardi reported an

Sunday, Aug. 23

• John W. O’Brien was warned for improper

Arrests

• Paul C. Blalock III was warned for failure to use headlights.

• Donovan J. Lewis was warned for speeding.

Reports • Basil Farmer Jr. reported larceny.

• Andrea Tinajero reported a found wallet.

• Anna Robuck reported larceny of a bicycle.

Saturday, Aug. 22 Citations • Eshaa Ziyad Jamil Al Najjar was cited for a

belt violation.

Warning Tickets • Ellen Atkinson was warned for not using headlights and failure to carry a license.

Civil Penalties • Jessica M. Rowe was cited for human waste.

• Cody Durazzo was cited for human waste.

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IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, September 1 New Hanover County Board of Education regular meeting, 5:30 p.m., Board of Education Center, 1805 South 13th Street, Wilmington Thursday, September 3 New Hanover County Planning Board regular meeting, 6 p.m., third floor, historic courthouse, 24 North Third Street, Wilmington

BEACH BLOTTER Tool Thief Construction workers at various sites around Wrightsville Beach have recently reported missing tools.

On Friday, Aug. 21, Officer Sam Smith used the vehicle description of the suspected thief to located a 36-year-old Brunswick County resident Blaine Hancock who was arrested for driving without a license, breaking and entering and larceny after Smith allegedly found a stolen circular saw inside his vehicle.

Bar Fight Michael Anthony Riclardi reported an assault that occurred the evening of Saturday, Aug. 22. The 25-year-old reported to police that bouncers in Red Dog’s kicked him down stairs. The case is still under investigation.

Drunk Driver Alfonso Ramiro Cifuentes was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 23 for driving while intoxicated. The 53-year-old Siler City resident is suspected of causing a hit-and-run vehicle collision in the parking lot of Bluewater Grill.

• Alfonzo Ramiro Cifuentes was arrested for driving while intoxicated and a hit-and-run collision.

Citations • Frank Ecker was cited for speeding.

• Zachary J. Batey was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision.

• Wiley R. Bierman was cited for speeding.

Warning Tickets • Deborah Bobbitt Thompson was warned for speeding.

seatbelt violation.

• Tyler Walton Kasperski was cited for a seat-

parents often cannot volunteer during the day. But Norvell said his elementary school is blessed with strong parental support — so much so that his Plan B may involve encouraging parents to become certified as volunteers.

Doing so would allow them to work alone with students, he said.

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assistants, he said. Many are certified teachers.

“If it is done right, you can’t tell the difference between the teacher and teacher assistant” in the classroom, Norvell said.

Losing them would be difficult for Wrightsville Beach School, and potentially more so for high-poverty schools where

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“Driver education is on hold till the state decides how to fund it,” he said. “We will not start a new class until the budget comes out.”

The school system will have more than 26,000 students during the 2015-16 fiscal year, including those in year-round schools, which started classes in July.

Enrollment at Wrightsville Beach School was 364 as of Friday, Principal Jackson Norvell said.

The official count will come on the 10th day, when teacher and student assignments are more firm.

Norvell said his biggest budget-related concern is what may happen regarding teacher assistants.

“I think the central office has done a fantastic job of keeping building-level leaders — principals — in the loop so we can have a Plan A and B,” he said.

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It’s an occurrence that happens way, way too often. It’s one of Wrightsville Beach’s dirty environmental secrets, one that not only goes unaddressed but also mostly unnoticed.

Residents and visitors alike worry about the environmental impact of runoff, illegal dumping of marine sewage holding tanks, of proposed fracking, seismic testing, offshore drilling. They fret over what could happen if a project that currently exists just on a blueprint ever became a reality on these shores.

But for all of the community passion about the ocean, waterways and the environment, the town has a trashy underside that’s hidden in the depths of the public waste barrels and the green curbside waste carts.

As beachgoers leave the shore they greatly enjoy, they toss tons upon tons of recyclable trash into blue barrels on the beach strand. This is picked up by public works and goes straight to the New Hanover County Landfill.

Twice a week, sanitation trucks empty green trash carts at each driveway.

More often than not, these carts are full of recyclables. Wrightsville Beach, the sparkling jewel of the eastern North Carolina coastline, the draw to eco-friendly tourists and residents alike, has no recycling policy, no curbside pick-up.

There’s too little in the way of recycling going on. Wrightsville Beach needs the same commitment to recycling it gives to fighting offshore drilling.

On the strand, bins for recyclable material at six select beach-side street ends or parking lots get passed by for the more convenient, and closer, blue trash containers, recycled pickle barrels. It has been N.C. law since 2009 that plastic bottles be recycled and that’s not happening.

Town leaders, residents and visitors need to make changes to reduce the amount of waste going into the county landfill.

Curbside recycling is a second area where Wrightsville Beach is failing the environment.

With the closing of Green Coast Recycling in July, residents lost the only option for voluntary curbside pickup of recyclables. Those committed to recycling must take their waste to the county-run collection center at the town’s municipal complex.

While some residents and second home owners may be willing to put in that effort, most vacation cottage and condo renters and many of the college students that occupy properties in the offseason aren’t likely to do it until it is mandated.

Changes must be made, starting with putting plastic recycling bins for plastics and cans at a minimum out onto the strand, immediately next to the blue trash barrels, giving beachgoers more motivation to deposit recyclables where indicated. As it now stands, many out on the beach may not realize there is even a recycling option at the six beach accesses where it is available.

The bigger task would be for the Board of Aldermen to man-up, reverse itself and mandate residential curbside recycling in the town.

Not one recycle hauler put in for a contract to serve the town the last time they were given an option to place a formal bid. One recycling company told us the bid requirements were too expensive to make it worthwhile to come into Wrightsville Beach to pick up voluntary curbside recycling.

It seems logical the town could find a way to incentivize the collection of recycling. The aldermen, working with the town manager, should immediately begin to craft an ordinance to mandate recycling.

But it’s not just the responsibility of town officials. Residents, renters and visitors alike need to put forth the effort to make recycling a point of pride.

Words and actions need to come into alignment. Wrightsville is either committed to the environment and endeavors to protect it, or we are not.

As beachgoers leave the shore they greatly enjoy, they toss tons upon tons of recyclable trash into blue barrels on the beach strand.

This is picked up by public works and goes straight to the New Hanover County Landfill.

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North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement will report the Palm Room to the state’s Alcohol Beverage Control Commission for not enforcing membership rules of a private club.

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Catlin, R-New Hanover, said they believed the sales tax issue won’t survive any negotiations.

Plus, Gov. Pat McCrory has said he would veto the measure if it passed the General Assembly.

Hamilton anticipated that the bill would be defeated in the House, but the margin of defeat was surprising.

“The way it was explained to the counties that appeared to be the beneficiary, it sounded like a very good idea,” she said. “But as we peel back the onion, the counties that looked like they would benefit, actually don’t benefit.”

Hamilton said the sales tax redistribution proposal specifically lacked support in the House Finance Committee. A series of hearings revealed issues with the bill, in particular that several rural counties would be required to enact their own sales tax hikes to meet the budget projections.

Sales taxes can only be raised through public referendum and only one-fourth of a percent at a time. In some cases, counties would have had to raise sales taxes twice in order to meet the budget projections.

The proposal, pushed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown, R-Onslow, would have changed the distribution of sales taxes in the state to give more funding to rural counties. Under the current system, 75 percent stays at the point of sales while the other 25 percent is distributed by population, generally to more rural counties.

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replenishment cycles, in 2018 and 2022.

He, Owens, representatives of the county’s other two beach towns and a project manager from the Army Corps of Engineers met last week to discuss next steps.

Wrightsville Beach is the only New Hanover County town that is nearing its lifetime allocation, Bedsole said.

Before Wrightsville Beach can make a case to Congress that its allotment should increase, the Corps must complete an updated cost-benefit analysis.

“We hope we can get that done prior to the 2018 renourishment cycle,” Owens said.

When Congress approved funding in 1986, the legislation estimated how much the periodic sand mitigation should cost over the life of the project. But 31 years have passed, and projects have become more expensive.

The main cost involves mobilization — bringing in a dredge or dredges, pipe and the people necessary to complete the project on time. Dredging usually must be done outside normal loggerhead sea turtle nesting season, and

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reversed the formula, distributing 80 percent based on population.

That proposal was made part of the state’s budget legislation, which is currently being negotiated in the General Assembly.

Later, the measure was pulled from budget legislation and returned to an economic incentive bill, where a new 50/50 split was introduced. Even that proposal proved unpopular in the House.

“The opposition was different in the House,” Catlin said. “We

“The way it was explained to the counties that appeared to be the beneficiary, it sounded like a very good idea. But as we peel back the onion, the counties that looked like they would benefit, actually don’t benefit.”

don’t think it’s fair to have that kind of impact on our municipal communities. Many people who would have counties benefit from the redistribution didn’t think it was fair.”

Financial estimates of the proposal showed that Wrightsville Beach stood to lose $123,000 a year in sales tax revenue, while it could have cost New Hanover County as much as $6 million a year.

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rental and residential properties whose occupants toss their recyclables out with the trash rather than taking them to the recycling bins on the town’s municipal complex.

Wrightsville sanitation employees empty the beach strand garbage cans every other day during the summer and about once a week during the winter. Vukelich said the trash cans typically contain a large number of aluminum cans — more specifically “lots of beer cans, even though there’s no drinking on the beach.”

The town has six recycling centers for the beach strand visitors, which town manager Tim Owens said were set up as test locations, placed at high-use areas like the “L-shaped” and Crystal Pier parking lots. The mini-centers are positioned at the street ends rather than next to the blue trashcans on the sand because of their size, Vukelich said. The bins are divided by material type — similar to New Hanover County’s seven drop-off locations intended for those who don’t have curbside recycling — so they would be cumbersome to relocate in threatening weather.

“When you get really high tides and high winds we have to take the barrels off the beach,” Vukelich explained.

The beach strand recycling centers were set up by the Surfrider Foundation but are maintained by the town. Vukelich said his employees empty the containers into the recycling drop-off bins near town hall, which are collected by New Hanover County.

Occasionally, he said, they have to dump the entire contents of a recycling container due to contamination. It then goes into the county landfill.

One of the main sources of contamination is trash. Vukelich listed dirty diapers and food scraps as common items his employees find in the beach strand recycling bins.

“Visitors don’t really pay a lot of attention to what they throw where, they think they’re doing a good deed just by tossing it away in a receptacle,” he said.

Contaminated recycling has to be discarded because the town’s public works department doesn’t have the manpower to sort out the trash by hand.

Incorrectly sorted recyclables also contaminate the bins.

“If there are aluminum cans and glass all in the same container

Johnnie Mercer’s Pier at its 11 East Salisbury St. location.

ABC has requested increased enforcement of membership rules of private clubs, ALE agent DJ Hales said.

The ABC gets reports from ALE and local law enforcement on establishments that don’t comply with its rules and regulations. The agency’s legal staff reviews the reports, and contacts the businesses believed to be in violation.

Business owners then have a couple of choices. They can reach a settlement with the ABC, which can include a fine or suspension of the establishment’s liquor license. That settlement is then put before the ABC Commission for approval. Or owners can contest the allegation and take it to a hearing before an administrative law judge.

The ABC can issue fines of up

that would be a contaminated stream, because the county hauls separated materials,” Vukelich said.

That won’t always be the case, however.

The city and county have partnered to build a facility in Wilmington that will accept and sort commingled recyclables.

Currently, the county’s drop-off sites have separate bins for six types of recyclable material and county employees remove incorrectly sorted items by hand.

The bins typically contain as much as 10 percent contaminated material, county environmental management director Joe Suleyman said, although the Wrightsville Beach site is one of the cleaner ones.

“We’re looking at less than 2 percent contamination,” he said. “The material can almost be processed as is.”

The new recycling facility, called a Materials Recovery Facility, or MRF, will sort recyclables mechanically. Vukelich said the facility will “absolutely eliminate” contamination due to incorrect sorting. However, he pointed out recyclables can still end up in a landfill if they can’t be sold for repurposing.

Suleyman said that doesn’t

to $5,000 for each violation. In some cases, particularly if the establishment has a history of violence or criminal activity, the commission can strip the establishment of its license.

An establishment that serves food and alcoholic drinks must make 60 percent of its sales from food in order not to be deemed a private club. Anything less and it must require that any patron be a member or a guest of a member.

The ABC also has classifications for sports clubs, which include establishments with18hole golf courses and tennis courts, retail businesses, convenience stores, convention centers, community theaters and hotels, among others.

R e d D o g ’s i s a n o t h e r Wrightsville bar that was reported to the ABC earlier this year for membership violations, the ALE said.

Palm Room owner Danny McLeod declined to comment. email terrylane@luminanews.com

happen in New Hanover County.

He admitted plastic, a byproduct of oil, is hard to sell right now because when oil prices are down it is cheaper for manufacturers to buy virgin plastic than recycled plastic.

“But typically when the market is really low, we’ll just stockpile the material because we know at some point the market is going to rebound,” he said.

The new MRF should be functioning by November, he said. As early as September 1, bins at the drop-off sites will be relabeled to indicate separate receptacles for glass and cardboard. Everything else can be mixed together.

Vukelich said the county’s new ability to accept commingled recyclables will definitely cut down on contamination in the beach strand recycling centers.

As to the possibility of introducing recycling cans alongside the blue trash cans to deter beachgoers from throwing away recyclables, he did not want to speculate until he received more details from the county on the new recycling system.

“We’ll have to get their guidelines prior to making plans,” he said. email emmy@luminanews.com

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there are other issues that affect timing and availability.

As an example of how times have changed, Bedsole said the cost of mobilization for the upcoming beach renourishment project for Carolina Beach and Kure Beach is $3 million to $7 million, the difference being whether one or two dredges are used. In 1986, mobilization cost $250,000. While the legislation makes some allowances for inflation, it isn’t nearly enough to cover the actual cost today.

“Compared to $250,000, now you see why the estimates from 1986 are not really fair to the project in 2015,” Bedsole said.

The congressional delegation is aware of the problem and has signaled a willingness to work with the town to increase the limit, Bedsole said.

Even as they petition for an easing of the limit, local officials say they are fully aware of the movement within Congress and the federal government to cut or do away with beach renourishment funding. So far those efforts have been rebuffed, but county and municipal officials have been meeting to devise a Plan B should federal funding eventually disappear. email tricia@luminanews.com.

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The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen met with an ad hoc committee Tuesday, Aug. 25 to discuss options for improving the quality of the town’s water from its wells, including Well No. 8 on Salisbury Street. A few of the town’s wells have levels of chloride near or exceeding the legal limit for drinking water.

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the limit, GMA found.

Saltwater intrusions also contributed to the contamination warnings the town received from the Environmental Protection Agency in late 2014 and early 2015, GMA hydrogeologist James Holley said.

The town received the warnings for elevated levels of trihalomethanes, a byproduct formed when organic compounds in the town’s source water, the Peedee aquifer, mix with the disinfecting agent chlorine.

Blair said further discussion

and more details are needed before he and his board can narrow down the potential solutions, because whatever upgrade is agreed upon will be expensive and lead to higher water bills for residents. Currently, the town’s rates are lower than Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority.

“I don’t want to have a rate increase, but I recognize that in order to have better water we’re going to have to pay more,” ad hoc committee member Jim Smith said.

The town could choose to simply turn its water system over to CFPUA, Holley said. If it

continues to manage its own system it must first repair or replace failing pipes. Then, it has several options to improve the water quality long term.

Aquifer storage and recovery, or ASR, involves purchasing large quantities of pretreated water from CPFUA and injecting the water into the aquifer. The town could buy water during the offseason at a lower rate to sell during the summer at a higher rate, making that choice more cost effective.

The town could also employ reverse osmosis techniques, which would involve filtering water through a semipermeable

membrane to reduce chloride and other compounds compromising water quality.

Town manager Tim Owens said Wrightsville Beach should move ahead on short-term fixes like drawing less water from wells with high chloride levels and increasing the yield of other wells to compensate.

In the meantime, town officials will meet with CFPUA representatives to determine how much it would charge for water. With those final details, town staff can perform a water rate study to help decide the best option. email emmy@luminanews.com

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Compost Workshop promotes eco-friendly farming, gardening

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oth experienced farmers and novice gardeners learned how to turn table scraps into nutrient-rich soil during a compost workshop hosted by the New Hanover County Arboretum on Friday, Aug. 21.

Composting is the process of converting organic waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer. Dave Silvia, who co-owns Centripetal Farms with three other farmers and was one of the presenters at the Compost 101 workshop, said people have used it since the early Roman Empire.

Silvia began his presentation by passing around bags of shredded paper and vegetable dinner leftovers.

“These are compostable materials,” he said.

“It’s turning organic matter into rich humus.

It’s working with nature.”

Silvia said compost is particularly important in southeastern North Carolina.

“It’s a sand pit. We live in a giant estuary,” he said. “We need [to enrich the soil] and make it better.”

Compost is comprised of green materials, which are high in nitrogen, and brown carbonrich materials. Green materials include grass clippings, eggshells, tea bags, aquarium water, seaweed, coffee grounds and filters; while yard trimmings, paper towels, toothpicks, Staff photos by Allison Potter cereal, crackers, pencil shavings sawdust and corn cobs are all brown compostable matter.

Silvia provided his recipe for methodical Top: Heather Kelejian, director of the New Hanover County Arboretum’s Ability Garden, explains how to use a compost tumbler during a workshop Friday, Aug. 21. Above left: An inexpensive multi-level worm composting, a technique for layering green composting setup can be made with plastic storage bins. Above right: Holes drilled into a buried PVC and brown materials in a compost bin. pipe allow worms to come and go. Right: Meroe Wheatley looks at the different composting methods “You want three inches of green, three displayed at the New Hanover County Arboretum. inches of brown, stir and repeat,” he said.

Silvia recommended using a large tumbler to optimize the process. products, meat, painted wood and pressure-treated lumber.

“With a tumbler, you can turn it one time and you aerate it for the “Pressure-treated wood contains arsenic and copper,” he said. week,” he said.

Silvia concluded his portion of the workshop by describing various Compost stirred with a tumbler is usually ready within three or four ways to use compost material, aside from agriculture. People can put months, Silvia said. He also recommended putting compost bins or it around trees and shrubs in their yards. tumblers in direct sunlight, since heat and light will speed the process.

“You can put it in potted plants. If you don’t mind getting your People who do not want to stir or layer their compost can simply put hands dirty, you can stir it,” he said. all their materials in a container outside and let them sit until they’re Matt Collogan, one of Silvia’s business partners at Centripetal ready to be used, which will likely take nine to 12 months.

Farms, said another important benefit of compost is reducing the A compost pile is ready when the individual materials are no longer amount of waste entering landfills. recognizable.

“Forty percent of what goes into landfills is compostable material,” “When you can’t read the newspaper anymore, it’s ready,” Silvia he said. “If we can divert that out of landfills, we won’t need another said. landfill in New Hanover County.”

One woman asked if pecan shells and sunflower seed shells were The city of Raleigh allows residents to drop off yard waste for a fee compostable materials. Another woman asked about bird feathers. at a recycling center and also purchase ready-to-use compost. Collogan “Absolutely,” Silvia said. encouraged everyone in the room to write local government officials A third audience member asked if pesticides on unwashed fruits about bringing a similar program to Wilmington. and vegetables would be detrimental to compost piles.

Evan Folds, owner of Progressive Gardens, explained the bacterium “Pesticides and other chemicals from unwashed material will be that decomposes compost helps with disease control in plants. broken down by the bacteria in the compost,” Silvia said.

“Pests, like moles, are attracted to unhealthy plants,” he said.

There are materials that are unsuitable for compost, including dairy After three hours of classroom presentations, the last hour of the

workshop took place in the arboretum. Heather Kelejian, the director of the facility’s Ability Garden — a therapeutic program — showed attendees the inside of a 3-foot wooden tumbler.

Kelejian then led the group into a shady area where she showed them the inside of her worm bin, a small plastic container. The worms digest the materials, aiding the compost process.

“You can put whatever you want in it,” she said. “Mine has dirt, leaves and a lot of coffee grounds.”

Kelejian held up an empty blueberry container and put a sheet of paper inside it, covering the holes.

“For teachers, this is a great activity,” she said. “Each kid can put a scoop of dirt in a container and take home a worm garden. When they get comfortable with it, they can move on to a bigger container if they wish.” email pam@luminanews.com

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Singing Gals

Shining Knights

Purposeful Party

Colonial Chorus

Girls’ Choir of Wilmington Auditions First Baptist Church Activities Center Thursday, Aug. 27, 5-7 p.m., Free

Sweet Raids Medieval Demonstration Hugh MacRae Park Saturday, Aug. 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Free

Last Chance for White Pants Gala Audi Cape Fear Saturday, Aug. 29, 7 p.m., $125

Group Singing: Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers Cameron Art Museum Sunday, Aug. 30, 1:30-4 p.m., Free

The Girls’ Choir of Wilmington invites female singers of all experience levels to come to the First Baptist Church Activities Center and try out.

Auditions for ages 9-12 will take place 5-6 p.m. and ages 12-18 will audition from 6-7 p.m.

To learn more, email Jennifer Moyer-Bethell at jennifer_moyer2004@yahoo.com or visit www.girlschoirofwilmington.org

Witness pre-17th century, European-style combat, fashion and games in Hugh MacRae Park’s equestrian ring. The demonstration is hosted by the Shire of Seareach — the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism. To learn more, contact Marie Marshall at 910-465-6081 or at marieismarshall@gmail.com

Suppor t the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation during the annual Last Chance for White Pants Gala. The evening will feature live music by party band The Free, along with a raffle for a 2015 Audi Cabriolet convertible. For details, contact Lindsey Champion at 910-7960847 or at Lindsey.Champion@lcfh.org or visit www.hospicewhitepants.org

The Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers present an opportunity to learn a form of a cappella singing that dates back to colonial America. Sheet music and free instruction will be provided for newcomers 1:30-2 p.m. and group singing will take place 2-4 p.m. Participants will sing from reprints of an 1844 songbook, “The Sacred Harp.” To learn more, call 910-395-5999.

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Lumina Daze adds outdoor movies, plein air painting

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

A century after Wrightsville Beach’s iconic Lumina Pavilion drew crowds to the south end of the island for dining and dancing under the stars, the Lumina Daze will once again revive the spirit of those bygone days.

Guests will bid on silent and live auction items during the 19 th annual event at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort Sunday, Aug. 30, while the Wilmington Big Band and the Dixieland All Stars provide entertainment. Crowd-favorite beach band The Imitations will be back to lead guests in line dancing on the outdoor patio.

The event also is introducing new entertainment for 2015, including outdoor movies and plein air painting.

During Lumina Pavilion’s heyday, a movie screen was erected 50 feet out into the ocean so families could sit on the beach and watch films.

Wrightsville Beach Museum of History Executive Director Madeline Flagler said she and other Lumina Daze organizers are working with Cucalorus Film Festival’s executive director, Dan Brawley, to create a scene reminiscent of that.

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The Imitations lead guests through line dances during Lumina Daze at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort Aug. 24, 2014.

“Cucalorus has a new outdoor popup movie screen, so they’re going to put that up outside on the lawn between the Blockade

Runner and the beach,” she said.

Short films about beach culture as well as period pieces

that complement the nostalgic atmosphere of the event are expected to be shown, Flagler said.

Five plein air artists — Betty Brown, Barbara Bear Jamison, Rena Powell MacQueen, Jodie Wrenn Rippy and Jenny

McKinnon Wright — will be sprinkled throughout the crowd of Lumina Daze revelers, painting on easels en plein air as guests look on.

“I think that will be an interesting thing for people to do as they walk around, to be able to watch that,” Flagler said, adding the completed paintings would be sold later in the evening.

Proceeds from the event go toward preserving the museum’s collection of artifacts and memories as well as organizing programs throughout the year.

“We’re a private nonprofit, so it’s mostly through our memberships and our fundraisers that we’re able to function,” Flagler said.

Primarily, Lumina Daze stirs nostalgia for those who remember Lumina Pavilion and gives those who don’t a taste of that whimsical era.

“The important part of this is the history aspect,” Flagler said.

“With the size of Wrightsville Beach, it’s all about the community — who is here, why we’re here, what brought us here, what keeps us here. It harkens back to the late 1800s and early 1900s and the Lumina Pavilion, so we try to remember that and encompass that spirit.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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Each plastic orb in “MICRO,” a sculpture by Aaron Sherwood and Kiori Kawai, contains a colored light and speaker that are activated when touched. The sculpture was first exhibited during the 2014 Burning Man festival and used during interactive dance performances, shown here.

Cameron Art Museum adds tactile exhibit

By Pam Creech Staff Writer

A collection of translucent plastic orbs that shine colored lights and make sound when touched are among the seven pieces of artwork that make up “Response is the Medium,” a new interactive exhibit in the Cameron Art Museum.

The exhibit is intended to not just be seen, but to be experienced. Each piece was created for audience interaction.

Art enthusiasts flocked to the museum Friday, Aug. 21, for the opening reception. The guests got hands-on with the exhibits and talked with the artists about their pieces.

New media artist Aaron Sherwood encouraged the visitors to create music with “MICRO.” The piece consists of 200 hanging translucent orbs, each containing a colored light and a speaker that are activated after being gently tapped.

One large orb flashed a white light and played a series of piano chords after a visitor struck it with her palm. A smaller orb flashed a red light and produced a sound similar to a violin.

Sherwood created “MICRO” with his partner, Japanese installation artist and performer/

choreographer Kiori Kawai. The duo is known as Purring Tiger.

Kawai designed “MICRO” and Sherwood built it.

“He does all the programming and engineering,” Kawai said.

On opening night, Kawai per-

“Our goal is to create an experience that will evoke childlike wonder. We did that by interjecting a sense of touch.” formed a dance within the exhibit, creating music by touching the orbs. Sherwood said Kawai’s dance moves inspired them to create touch-activated artwork.

“Our goal is to create an experience that will evoke childlike wonder,” Sherwood said. “We did that by interjecting a sense of touch.”

Metalsmith Gabriel Craig and composer Michael Remson also want people to create music with “Soundforge,” a large, xylophone-style sculpture that took two years to complete. The piece is composed of steel keys and more than a dozen hand-carved

wooden mallets of different shapes and sizes. Visitors can engage in the work by striking the keys with the mallets.

Craig said the act is similar to the metalworking he does.

“When you’re hammering, you’re making metal and you’re creating sound,” Craig said.

Remson said he wanted all viewers to be comfortable playing the instrument-style sculpture, regardless of whether they’ve had formal musical training.

“We wanted people’s interactions with the piece to be organic,” Remson said.

He added that it’s impossible to hit a sour-sounding combination of notes on “Soundforge.”

“There’s a little secret — you can’t do anything wrong,” he said. “It’s a pentatonic scale in the key of F.” Bob Unchester and Holly Tripman Fitzgerald, two members of the museum’s exhibitions and collections team, coordinated the interactive art show.

“This is the first time we have had an exhibit like this. We just felt that Wilmington was ready,” Fitzgerald said.

Anne Brennan, Cameron Art Museum executive director, explained the museum’s volunteer docents will contribute many hours to the exhibit, as it remains

on display until Jan. 10, 2016.

“They will help this exhibit live on for 6,000 students, primarily in New Hanover County, this year,” Brennan said. email pam@luminanews.com

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Wrightsville Beach preschools welcome new students

By Pam Creech Staff Writer

Six 4-year-olds played with dollhouses and toy trains in the classroom of Little Chapel on the Boardwalk’s preschool Monday, Aug. 24 — the school’s inaugural day.

William Nolan scooted a blue Tonka Truck across the carpet.

“My mom says I’m going to school every day,” he said.

The playtime ended as school director Maritsa Hartlove began singing “The Cleanup Song.”

Students stacked the toys on shelves and sat cross-legged on a colorful mat in front of her.

Hartlove gave each student a “good morning” and a handshake before continuing with more songs and the Pledge of Allegiance. The morning also

included a weather lesson, an alphabet lesson, outdoor playtime and lunch.

Hartlove said Little Chapel’s Christian focus gives it a different mission than other preschools in the area.

“We’re going to be doing fundraising for the children of Malawi,” she said. “We want to teach the children about the love of Jesus and how to help others.”

The students will also fundraise for Habitat for Humanity and learn about community giving and Bible stories such as the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis.

Hartlove drew on her experience of overseeing a childcare center in Silver Spring, Md., for 24 years when designing the curriculum.

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committee meeting that most local preschools fill up quickly.

The school will accept enrollment applications until it fills its maximum capacity of 20 students.

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Davis Davenport, left, and Bentley Owen play with trucks before lessons begin at Little Chapel on the Boardwalk’s preschool Monday, Aug. 24.

Christian curriculum. Each Wednesday, Rabun will conduct a short chapel service with the students.

“I would hope that parents come with the expectation

that we will talk about Jesus,” Rabun said. “We will talk about our faith, not that we’re going to cram it down anybody’s throats and make them believe what we believe, but they will have an

opportunity to understand and hear the faith.”

Rabun said the church started planning the preschool about five months ago, after he heard someone say during a

The preschool at Wrightsville United Methodist Church will reopen its doors Tuesday, Sept. 1.

It offers weekly classes for 2-year-olds, tri-weekly classes for 3-year-olds, and four-day classes for 4- and 5-year-olds.

Each class has between eight and twelve children and two adult instructors.

This year, the school has 52 children enrolled.

“There’s one space available in the 3-year-old class, but the rest are full,” said Ruth Cotton, the school’s director.

The Wrightsville United Methodist Church preschool also includes Bible lessons and a weekly chapel service.

“It’s a traditional church preschool setting,” Cotton said. email pam@luminanews.com

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights attract tourists, locals

By Pam Creech Staff Writer

On the fourth Friday of each month, art enthusiasts — both well-versed and casual alike — visit downtown Wilmington for the Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, free after-hours celebrations organized by the Arts Council of Wilmington in local art galleries.

“Lots of people come from out of town for Fourth Friday,” said Rhonda Bellamy, the council’s executive director. “It helps establish Wilmington as an arts destination.”

The walks started with a couple gallery owners who decided to keep their shops open late on the last Friday of each month.

After the arts council took over organizing the tours in 2012, the tours received more publicity and more galleries decided to join the celebration, opening their doors to evening guests from 6-9 p.m.

Now, 14 galleries are included in the self-guided tour. Among them is Crescent Moon, a store that showcases artists from all over the United States and

Canada.

“My husband and I have always been art collectors. We have always supported hand craft in America,” said Joan Loch, Crescent Moon’s owner.

Each month, Loch spotlights an artist for the gallery night.

This month’s artist is Marita

our Fourth Fridays.”

Loch said the events have transformed substantially since the arts council started organizing them.

“The Fourth Friday Gallery Walk has evolved and it is so much more than what a lot of local Wilmingtonians realize,”

“Lots of people come from out of town for Fourth Friday. It helps establish Wilmington as an arts destination.”

Bon, a Wilmington-based jewelry maker.

“She does originally designed beaded and silversmith jewelry,” Loch said.

Loch also includes homemade refreshments and live music during Fourth Friday. The next gallery night will feature jazzrock guitarist Roger Davis.

“The art is an experience, the music is an experience and the refreshments are an experience — it’s all art,” Loch said. “We’ve become quite known because of

she said. “Downtown Wilmington has such a vibrant art scene. I would like the locals to expose themselves to all the galleries around here. You don’t have to see all of the galleries in one evening.”

Tim Duffy, who co-owns River to Sea Gallery with his wife, Rebecca Duffy Bush, participates in the monthly art celebrations.

“This month, we’re featuring Van Campbell. He’s an acrylic painter from Raleigh, North Carolina. He does large canvas

depicting abstract ships and sails,” Duffy said.

The gallery also features pottery, greeting cards, photography, glass works and handmade frames inspired by bodies of water.

Duffy encourages Fourth Friday attendees to stop by River to Sea Gallery and enjoy a chilled beverage and a view of Wilmington’s Riverwalk.

Steven Fox, owner of Urban Revival, said the gallery nights allow participants to enjoy work by local artists they wouldn’t see elsewhere.

“It’s a way of getting people to see artists they wouldn’t see otherwise. It doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s a lot to each artist involved,” he said.

Fox added most of the artists who created the jewelry, vintage furniture and other artwork featured in his store are from Wilmington.

The next gallery night will take place Friday, Aug. 28 from 6-9 p.m. For more information, visit www.artscouncilof wilmington.org email pam@luminanews.com

Aug. 27–Sept. 2, 2015

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The Good News Church Services

NEAR the Beach

Little Chapel On the Boardwalk Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org 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.

Living H2O August 23, 2015, 6:17 p.m.

Desire

The desire of your heart must be to love My family with all that you are Those near to you the opportunity is good not for those that live afar Seek the time and make the effort to gather together your loved ones The desire comes strongest when you are in your private times and the feeling comes To gather in the harvest of souls you hold dear and want to bless With the desire of their hearts, to be loved by someone and never guess Remove the fear that blocks your deepest desire to serve your fellow man The gifts you have and share will bless them as nothing else can Desire the gifts of prophesy as the best way to serve heaven’s love The source of all the gifts that bless My kingdom comes from above Welcome the Holy Spirit to show you what the desire of your heart should be Worship that blessing of My presence and overcome your fear so all may see You desire the freedom to bless your family with every gift

Wrightsville United Methodist Church

C a r l Wat e rs you own The sweetness of heaven is here for everyone who desire to be before My throne Use every gift you own to bless My family from the deepest part of your heart The more you use your gifts the less likely that desire will ever depart (Psa 73:25 NRSV) Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.

(Isa 26:8 NRSV) In the path of your judgments, O LORD, we wait for you; your name and your renown are the soul’s desire.

(John 17:24 NRSV) Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.

(Rom 10:1 NRSV) Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.

(1 Cor 14:1 NIV) Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.

(Titus 3:8 NRSV) The saying is sure. I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone.

(Heb 11:16 NRSV) But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.

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.

ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES

One year with Jesus in the Gospels

teaching God’s unconditional love and grace

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August 27 MINISTER GOD’S LOVE Luke 19:8 “And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.”

LUKE 19:1-8 Zacchaeus was rich but Jesus made no demands for him to give away all his goods to the poor as He did with the rich young ruler.

Zacchaeus had already repented and money was no longer his god, as was revealed by his actions. It seems that Zacchaeus was going above and beyond the requirement of restitution as stated in Mosaic law by offering to give half of his goods to the poor and to repay fourfold for his theft.

Publicans were hated by their fellow Jews. They were especially despised by the religious Jews as the epitome of sinners and Jewish

religious laws prevented devout Jews from keeping company with any publican. To eat with a publican was unthinkable as the Jews considered this actually partaking of the publican’s sins. This is why the people reacted so adversely to Jesus eating with Zacchaeus.

Jesus did not eat at Zacchaeus’ house to participate in his sin but to extend mercy and forgiveness to him. This is always the criterion whereby we can judge whether or not we should be involved in a certain situation. We must not participate in other men’s sins, but the Lord doesn’t want us to retreat to monasteries either. We are the salt of the earth (Mt. 5:13), and to do any good, we have to get out of the “salt shaker.” If we can be in control and minister the love of God, then we are right to associate with sinners. But when we are being controlled by the ungodliness of sinners, we need to take control or withdraw.

followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

Beth Simcha Messianic Jewish Congregation

Andrew’s Gospel Truth television broadcasts air M-F @ 6:30 a.m. ET on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).

Help/Prayer Line: 719-635-1111

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

Praise and Worship the Whole Day Through!

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Classified

Aug. 27–Sept. 2, 2015

Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L NOTI C ES STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

required by law.

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

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 AS IS, WHERE IS.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NUMBER: 15 SP 403 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LAND COVERED BY THAT CERTAIN DEED OF TRUST GIVEN BY ROBERT L. RICH AND WIFE, ALLIDEASE RICH TO NED M. BARNES TRUSTEE for DOUGLAS ELLIOTT TINDAL AND WIFE, SUSAN BIRKHOLD TINDAL AND SUBSEQUENTLY JERRY A. MANNEN, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE DATED: May 10, 2006 Recorded in Book 5019; Page 2576 Substitution of Trustee Recorded in Book 5894; Page 2763 New Hanover County Registry NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Robert L. Rich and wife, Allidease Rich to Ned M. Barnes, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated May 10, 2006 and recorded in Book 5019; Page 2576 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 28, 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: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EASTERN LINE OF FOURTH STREET WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF QUEEN STREET; RUNNING THENCE EASTWARDLY ALONG THE NORTHERN LINE OF QUEEN STREET 165 FEET; THENCE NORTHWARDLY PARALLEL WITH FOURTH STREET 126 FEET TO THE SOUTHERN LINE OF FARROCK ALLEY (A 12-FOOT ALLEY, SOMETIMES CALLED FARROW=S ALLEY, AND SOMETIMES CALLED HAYNES OR HAINES ALLEY); THENCE WESTWARDLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN LINE OF FARROCK ALLEY 65 FEET; THENCE SOUTHWARDLY PARALLEL WITH FOURTH STREET 50 FEET; THENCE WESTWARDLY PARALLEL WITH QUEEN STREET 100 FEET TO THE EASTERN LINE OF FOURTH STREET 76 FEET TO THE BEGINNING; BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 5 AND 6 OF BLOCK 76 OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON. FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD. THIS SALE IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT, IF ANY, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REDEEM THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION OF THE SALE. The above-described property contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fixtures thereunto, appertaining of Robert L. Rich and wife, Allidease Rich.

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 Robert L. Rich and wife, Allidease Rich.

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

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 reinstatement of the loan.

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: 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 20 and 27, 2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 370 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Mark A. Thomas to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of December, 2007, and recorded in Book 5283, Page 612, 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 September 1, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that real property situated in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina: Being the same property conveyed to the grantor by Deed recorded 05/01/1989 in Book 1457, Page 1130 New Hanover County Registry, to which deed reference is hereby made for a more particular description of this property. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 124 Pine Cone Road, Wilmington, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pur-

suant 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: 1160533 (FC.FAY) August 20 and 27, 2015 14 SP 890 SECOND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, New Hanover County Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Conicelli and Karen M. Conicelli dated March 29, 2006 to John C. Warren, Trustee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, recorded in Book 4999, Page 2846, New Hanover County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of New Hanover and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit B-103 along with rights in that Limited Common Element garage parking space B-103 of Building No. Eight, The Village at Mayfaire Condominium (the “Condominium”) under and pursuant to Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes and being more particularly described and shown on a Plat entitled “The Village at Mayfaire Condominium, Building No. Eight - 561 Garden Terrace Drive” recorded in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 211-214 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Together with the allocated interests in and to the Common Elements and the Limited Common Elements of the Condominium appurtenant to said Unit as specifically enumerated in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 4567,

Page 391 and amended in Book 4668, Page 305; Book 4741, Page 760; Book 4823, Page 17; Book 4877, Page 13; Book 4912, Page 1318; Book 4946, Page 1650 and in Book 4966, Page 1986 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, and any further amendments thereto.

The property described above is also subject to those Restrictions appearing of record in Book 3772, Page 1 and re-recorded in Book 3778, Page 1 and as amended in Book 3997, Page 850 and in Book 4119, Page 60, all in the New Hanover County Registry.

And further together with and subject to all rights, privileges, easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions appurtenant to or applicable to said Unit as set forth in the Declaration of Condominium. The Condominium Act, the Declaration and the plans on file in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 211-214, in the New Hanover County Registry, are incorporated by reference for, among other reasons, a more particular description of the Unit, the allocated interests, the Common Elements, Limited Common Elements and the land on which the Unit and the Common Elements and the Limited Common Elements are located.

Grantee, by acceptance of this Deed agrees to be bound by and to comply with the rights, privileges, easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions set forth in the Declaration, including, but not limited to, the obligation to pay assessments for the maintenance and operation of the Condominium. Property Address: 561 Garden Terrace Drive, Unit 103, Wilmington, NC 28405 Date of Sale: August 28, 2015 at 10:30AM Location of Sale: New Hanover County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Robert Conicelli and Karen M. Conicelli TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) 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.

(6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §4521.29 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.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. L. Bryan Smith, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 File No. ALS 14254458, 1146441 8/20, 08/27/2015

15 SP 440 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert C. Cole and Dawn Cole a/k/a Dawn Hodge a/k/a Dawn Renae Fletcher to David Brunk, Trustee(s), which was dated January 8, 2007 and recorded on February 5, 2007 in Book 5137 at Page 2888, 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 September 1, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 200 IN SECTION 4, OF MONTEREY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON MAP OF SECTION 4 OF SAID SUBDIVISION RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 18 AT PAGE 34 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY. SOURCE OF TITLE IS BOOK 3415, PAGE 147 (RECORDED 08/30/02) Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 709 San Jose Road, Wilmington, NC 28412.

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 Robert C. Cole and Dawn Cole a/k/a Dawn Hodge a/k/a Dawn Renae Fletcher.

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.: 15-10253-FC01 August 20 and 27, 2015 15 SP 406 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer-

tain Deed of Trust executed by Annie M. Artis to Brock & Scott, PLLC, Trustee(s), which was dated August 10, 2001 and recorded on August 14, 2001 in Book 3016 at Page 283, 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 September 1, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of 14th Street 180 feet Northwardly from a point where the northerly line of Orange Street is intersected by the easterly line of 14th Street; running thence Northwardly with the easterly line of 14th Street 50.0 feet, thence Eastwardly and parallel with Orange Street 157.5 feet to a point in the Westwardly line of a 15 feet alley; thence, Southwardly parallel with 14th Street and with said line of said alley 50 feet; thence Westwardly and parallel with Orange Street 157.5 feet to the point of BEGINNING. The same being part of Lot #4 in Block #491 according to the official map or plan of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina, together with all and singular, the lands, tenements, easements and appurtenances thereto belonging, or in anywise appertaining.

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

Said property is commonly known as 115 South 14th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Annie M. Artis.

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.: 15-11130-FC01 August 20 and 27, 2015 15 SP 443 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 David Scott Britt and Denise H. Albea to BB&T Collateral Service Corporation, Trustee(s), which was dated May 20, 2011 and recorded on May 20, 2011 in Book 5564 at Page 1711, 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 September 1, 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 89A, Providence, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 46, Page 11, 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 3501 Whimsy Way, 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 David Scott Britt unmarried and Denise Hinnant Albea.

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.: 15-09135-FC01 August 20 and 27, 2015

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L E G A L NOTI C ES 113081-06747/ 15-SP-456 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Carolyn Gray and Kenneth T Wilson , dated August 25, 2006 and recorded on September 5, 2006 in Book No. 5074 at Page 2529 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on September 2, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust.

Address of property: 1016 Queen St, Wilmington, NC 28401-5343 Tax Parcel ID: 017-026-000

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Present Record Owners: The Estate of Carolyn Jones Wilson FKA Carolyn Gray c/o Jermaine Leedarrin Jones, Administrator The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid 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.

The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: 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.

Attorney at Law Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520 Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 442-9500 August 20 and 27, 2015 14 SP 1003 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 Ronnie Dale Boswell and Phyllis Stone Boswell to Goran K. Barnes, Trustee(s), which was dated October 16, 2008 and recorded on November 4, 2008 in Book 5357 at Page 1286, 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 September 8, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All of that certain lot or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in Masonboro Township, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the northern edge of a ditch, said point being North 65 52’ West 500.05 feet from an iron pipe in the western right of way line of Masonboro Loop Road (S.R. #1148) 30.0 feet from the centerline thereof ), said pipe being North 65 52’ West 4.5 feet from a Granite Stone Marked “H.L.”, said stone being the southeastern corner of the formerly J. Dudley Howell 63.5 acres tract of land; running thence from said beginning point, North 25 08’ East n208.75 feet to an iron pipe in the southern right of way line of a proposed street (30.0 feet from the center line thereof ); running thence along the southern right of way line of said proposed street, North 64 52’ West 100.0 feet to an iron pipe on the eastern side of a 20 foot drainage right of way; running thence at right angles to said proposed tract and along the eastern side of drainage right of way, South 25 08’ West 210.5 feet to an iron pipe on the northern edge of the aforementioned ditch; running thence along the northern edge of said ditch, South 65 52’ East 100.01 feet to the point of beginning, the same being a portion of that certain tract of land conveyed by J. Dudley Howell et ux to D.E. Thorpe, et al, by deed dated July 30, 1964, and duly recorded in Book 763, at Page 136, of the New Hanover County Registry.

Being all that certain property conveyed to Ronnie Dale Boswell and Phyllis Stowe Boswell form Robert J. Napoliello and Joyce O. Napoliello, by deed dated 03/20/74 and recorded 03/24/74 in Deed Book 999, Page 634 of Offcial Records.

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

Said property is commonly known as 121 Foxwood Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Ronnie Dale Boswell and wife, Phyllis Stowe Boswell.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to

declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-26436-FC01 August 27 and September 3, 2015

er 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.: 11-12985-FC01 August 27 and September 3, 2015 14 SP 768

15 SP 127 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 Frederick J. Wenz, III and Mary K. Wenz a/k/a Mary K. Wentz to Judy H. Woody, Trustee(s), which was dated May 27, 2005 and recorded on May 31, 2005 in Book 4829 at Page 4 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on May 31, 2006 in Book 5029, Page 1556, 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 September 8, 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: State of North Carolina, County of New Hanover and described as follows: Being all of Lot 190, Section 4, Belmont Subdivision, recorded in Map Book 8 at Pages 7 through 8, 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 2825 Vance Street and 2827 Vance Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are City Properties, LLC. 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 purchas-

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Audrey Tate and Elouise Tate to L. Hall, Trustee(s), which was dated February 20, 2004 and recorded on February 27, 2004 in Book 4211 at Page 25, 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 September 8, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Beginning at a pipe in the southern line of Rock Hill Avenue the is South 80° East 508 feet, more or less, from a point in the southern line of Rock Hill Avenue where the said southern line of Rock Hill Avenue is intersected by the dividing line between Rock Hill and Oakley Plantations, said pipe also being located North 80° West 400 feet from the Northeastern corner of that tract of land described in Deed recorded in Book 606, Page 656, New Hanover County Registry, said pipe also being located in Rock Hill Avenue at a point where the Northwest corner of Lot 4 as shown on map of survey for Diego Tate, Sr. by V.W. Herlecich, R.L.S. in August 1968; running thence from said beginning point North 80° West along the southern line of Rock Hill Avenue 108 feet to a point; thence South 10° West 161 feet, more or less, to a point in the Southwest line of former Diego Tate, Sr. Property; Thence South 56° 30’ East 112 feet, more or less, to a point in the Southwest line of the former Diego Tate, Sr. Property that is located 202 feet South 30° West from the beginning point hereof, said point also being Southwest corner of Lot 4 as above referred to; thence North 10° East 202 feet to the point of beginning in the southern line of Rock Hill Avenue, said tract being on the westerly side of Lot #4 as shown on above referred to map.

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

Said property is commonly known as 2312 Rockhill Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429.

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 Elouise D. Tate.

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’ writ-

ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-19270-FC01 August 27 and September 3, 2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS 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.

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

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

NEW HANOVER COUNTY

BEFORE THE CLERK

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.

FILE NO. 15 E 001007 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HARRY L. THORNTON EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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.

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 ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE 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.

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 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK

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 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Barbara J. Walker 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 20th day of November 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 20th day of August, 2015.

Kevin G. Walker, Executor 3330 River Road Wilmington, NC 28412 8/20, 8/27, 9/3 & 9/10/2015

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Macon Bryant Council 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 27th day of November 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 27th day of August, 2015.

Patricia Mundy Council, Executrix 2808 White Road Wilmington, NC 28411 8/27, 9/3, 9/10, 9/17/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Janet Philips Johnson 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 27th day of November, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 27th day of August, 2015.

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker August fishing continues producing for anglers

the fish was in fact caught, it’s now a moot point and in reality, the pier owner has the right to make the rules, so enough said on that topic.

Elsewhere, inshore fishing has been pretty much on fire if fishing for flounder is your game. Lots of baitfish this time of year normally mean lots of flounder, and there doesn’t seem to be a lack of either. The lower Cape Fear River is producing the quantity and quality fish, as it normally does if you know where to fish, but areas around Wrightsville Beach are also showing some good signs, with plenty of keeper fish being landed around the inlets and

The weekend weather wasn’t all that great for every boater, and right on schedule, the workweek conditions look fabulous, with the exception of thunderstorms in the forecasts, so caution should be exercised when venturing out. ous king mackerel were caught off of area piers the past week, including a pier record 50-pound fish caught off of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.

Unfortunately, the fish comes with some controversy, as reported last week, but things seem to have calmed down just a tad, so this report on that fish will be brief. Apparently, the fish was brought to the pier dead and those attempting to gaff the fish were unsuccessful. Even more unfortunate, the hooks came out of the fish and it sank. The next day, the dead fish surfaced in the same area, but was able to be gaffed and the same angler that had hooked the fish the day before was present. The fish was then landed and after some debate, the fish was deemed the new pier record. Of course, there was a lot of discussion as to what to do; but with no money on the line, the fish was declared a pier record. While some anglers may not agree

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

By Skylar Walters

Fishing conditions the past week have allowed anglers to head out to just about anywhere their vessels can safely take them. From near shore to offshore, there are plentiful reports of fish catching. Unfortunately, as is Mother Nature’s typical pattern, the weekend weather wasn’t all that great for every boater, and right on schedule, the workweek conditions look fabulous, with the exception of thunderstorms in the forecast, so caution should be exercised when venturing out. Water temperatures cooled just a tad last week but have rebounded back into the mid 80s.

Along the beaches, numer-

Pro surfers help kids find healing in the ocean

area docks. There has also been some great red drum fishing in the same areas, but they have been more hit or miss with the warmer water temperatures.

Offshore, in areas around the Gulf Stream, the wahoo have once again been the topic of conversation, with plenty of decent-sized fish being landed.

Some dolphin have also been reported as well as a few billfish. With the warm water temperatures, any sort of rip or temperature break are good places to drop the first bait.

The bottom fishing has also been good, with reports of some African pompano, grouper and amberjack being caught around the ledges and structure in depths around 130 feet, while areas a bit shallower will result in some black sea bass, snapper and some grouper and other assorted bottom dwellers.

Surf fishing is starting to pick up with mainly Virginia mullet and a few croakers and spot.

During the Mauli Ola Foundation’s Aug. 22 Surf Experience Day, a dozen children with cystic fibrosis were paddled out in Wrightsville Beach’s mellow surf to experience the medicinal benefits of the ocean.

Pushing them into waves was an elite pack of professional surfers, including 2000 world champion Sunny Garcia.

The annual Wrightsville Beach event is one of many Surf Experience Days the Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF) hosts on the East Coast, West Coast and Hawaii. The events help carry out the foundation’s mission to allow children with genetic diseases to experience healing in the ocean.

The healing comes in all forms, from spiritual healing for the cancer patients to physical healing for those living with cystic fibrosis.

“The saltwater actually helps cystic fibrosis patients to live longer,” MOF community outreach manager Jaci Talpash said. “It helps them breathe better and clears out their lungs when their lungs fill up with mucus.”

Charles and James Dunlop, brothers from California, started the foundation in 2007 after research indicated cystic fibrosis patients who inhaled a saline solution had fewer hospitalizations for lung problems.

“They’re surfers, but they’re also geneticists, so they merged the two,” Talpash said.

Local surfer Jacob Venditti has volunteered at Wrightsville’s Surf Experience Day for the past three years, helping children find the healing he has experienced firsthand. Twentyone-year-old Venditti, who has cystic fibrosis, has been surfing since he was 8 years old, and he said the effect of ocean spray is very similar to the hypertonic saline solution he inhales as part of his daily medical regimen.

“It’s incredible,” he said, standing by the water’s edge watching the surfers paddle into the crumbly waves. “When I’m out surfing, I cough a lot, and get a lot of stuff out of my lungs. It kind of cleans you out.”

As Venditti looked on, Hawaiian pro surfer CJ Kanuha caught a wave, steering the large board while using his arms to support the tiny girl perched in front of him. It was one of the first waves the girl, Ani Shaw, had ever caught, and Kanuha said moments like those are why he participates in the Surf Experience Days.

“Just being able to see the kids’ faces, that’s the biggest thing,” he said. “You see some of

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While Ani does not have cystic fibrosis, her brother IV does, and the 4-year-old is a veteran of the Surf Experience Days.

“This is our third year participating,” his mother Holly Shaw said. “We have a picture of him riding on one of those guys’ shoulders on a wave with a pacifier in his mouth.”

Just as many of the same children return to participate in the Surf Experience Days year after year, so do the professional surfers like Kanuha. Through five years of working with the Mauli Ola Foundation he said he has

formed bonds with the families he sees every year — connections that go beyond the three hours of catching waves.

“Last year [at Wrightsville’s Surf Experience Day] there was this kid named Reilly, and he and his mom email me all the time,” he said. “When the kids are down and having a hard time, they’ll reach out to me.”

“I just lost my mom to cancer, and I’ve gone through a lot of things in life,” Kanuha went on, “and the ocean has always been a place to lift me up and make me feel good. If we can help one of these kids here like that, it’s a blessing.” email emmy@luminanews.com

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on Wilmington-area Fear Rugby Club, from newcomers to seasoned athletes, are looking to build on that performance when the team starts its rugby fifteens season.

The club’s goal for fifteens season is to make it to the second round of the national tournament in November, said Nate Nemec, Fear Rugby’s president.

“Last season was the first season in a while we went to nationals. This year, we’d like to go back and advance further than we did [in 2014],” he said.

“We were in the top 32 in the nation last year, so that’s neat to think about.”

Nemec said the team includes players from Wales, South Africa and England who grew up playing the sport, along with people with little sports experience.

“We have some people who have never played a team sport in their life and they chose

rugby,” he said. “People are always welcome to come out.

Just come out with a good attitude. If you don’t know the game, we teach it to you. If you like the game, great, stick around. If you don’t, at least you tried it.”

Nemec, who plays prop — a forward position — discovered rugby as a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Five years ago, after his college graduation, Nemec joined Fear Rugby.

Nemec played football in high school and decided to try club rugby. He said not needing much equipment was one factor that drew him into the sport.

“All I needed was a pair of boots and a mouth guard,” he said.

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shifts into fifteens season.

Each rugby fifteens match is composed of 40-minute halves and requires 15 players from each team to be on the pitch at a time.

Nemec said the first game of the season is an exhibition match, which won’t count toward the team’s participation in nationals.

“Exhibition matches are to work on some plays and knock some dust off. We have a lot of new guys coming in. That gets them more familiar with the game,” he said. “That will be kicking off the rust after the summer.”

Nemec said his advice to his players for the first match is, “Stick to the fundamentals of our game plan and don’t hold anything back.”

Later in the season, the club will play in matrix matches that count toward the national playoffs. Before nationals, the team will play as far away as Savannah, Ga. Mike Maurer, who plays 8-man, a forward position, said the club encourages newcomers to join even during the middle of the season.

“We accept anybody with open arms,” he said.

The men’s team practices each Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8 p.m., at Flytrap Downs.

The women’s team practices on Mondays and Thursdays.

Fifteens season begins Saturday, Aug. 29 at 1 p.m.

For more information, visit www.fearrugby.com email pam@luminanews.com