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Goolsby resigns, Redenbaugh responds
Bertha passes quietly by
Republicans meet to fill unexpired term By Marimar McNaughton
Loose ends hang in balance By Miriah Hamrick
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Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, resigned from the North Carolina General Assembly in an Aug. 4 letter to N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory. Goolsby’s spokesperson Dee Stewart said it is hoped with Goolsby’s early resignation that the governor will appoint Michael Lee to Goolsby’s unexpired term, giving Lee a leg up in the upcoming election. Sam Ibrahim, New Hanover County GOP chairman, said during an Aug. 6 phone interview, an executive committee of almost 100 members will gather Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. to name Goolsby’s successor. Only members from District 9 can participate. The discussion is closed to the public. Lee is the Republican candidate running opposite Democrat Elizabeth Redenbaugh for Goolsby’s seat.
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Hurricane Bertha passed east off the North Carolina coast and west of Bermuda as it accelerated to the northeast, posing no threat to the United States other than high surf and rip currents. One man drowned in an apparent rip current at Mickler Landing, south of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Aug. 5. The storm brought rain to Bermuda. The second hurricane of the 2014 season, Bertha’s life was cut short from wind shear. Downgraded to a tropical storm, it could impact the United Kingdom by Sunday.
State lawmakers filed adjournment resolutions and left Raleigh after passing and sending a $21 billion budget to Gov. Pat McCrory for approval Aug. 2. The 2014-15 state spending plan is the product of weeks of negotiations on issues like teacher raises, film incentives and Medicaid reform. While the budget delivered on a promise to boost teacher salaries, other legislative priorities were left in limbo. Both chambers agreed to reconvene in August and November. First, legislators must reconcile disparate adjournment resolutions. The Senate resolution limits discussion for a session reconvening Aug. 14 to overriding vetoes and appointments to public offic. Under the Senate resolution, n See Loose ends Page A5
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Lumina Commons sells for $13.9 million By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer
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Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio has purchased Lumina Commons for $13.9 million.
County could reap more value from CB Inlet
The Lumina Commons Shopping Center between Wrightsville Avenue and Eastwood Road has sold for $13.87 million in a transaction that closed Monday, Aug. 4. Nicholas Silivanch, Coldwell Banker Sun Coast Partners vice president of retail leasing and acquisitions, represented the buyer, real estate investment trust fund Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, in the transaction. Real estate investment trusts invest in real estate directly, either through properties or mortgages and typically offer investors high yields, as well as a highly
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The Carolina Beach Inlet Association unveiled the results of an economic analysis of the inlet during an Aug. 5 presentation, which members plan to use as a tool to demonstrate the value of local contributions needed to keep the inlet dredged and navigable. The analysis concluded the inlet generates $68 million in impact to the county economy. Comparing the impact of the inlet at a fully maintained depth and the shallower but navigable depth to which it is currently maintained, the analysis suggested the countywide impact of the inlet would grow by $8 million if it were dredged and maintained at 8 feet deep. Captain Robert Schoonmaker, Carolina Beach Inlet Association
A former Wrightsville Beach Police officer was indicted on charges of embezzlement by a New Hanover County grand jury Friday, Aug. 1. Lieutenant Hovie Pope Jr. was served an order for arrest by a grand jury on a true bill of indictment for embezzlement. Pope turned himself in at the New Hanover County Courthouse earlier that week on charges of embezzling $31,680 and was given an unsecured
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Motorists driving to and from Wrightsville Beach Tuesday and Wednesday were shocked to see the row of palm trees lining the west access way to the Heide Trask Drawbridge cut down. The NCDOT Roadside Division is working to rehabilitate the palm tree-lined area on the north side of Wrightsville Avenue that served as the staging area for American Bridge during the company’s renovation of the drawbridge. The land is in the City of Wilmington’s jurisdiction and NCDOT environmental engineer Joe Chance has said the plan is replacement of the palm trees with live oak trees. Even though some of the trees look healthy, Chance said the palm trees were all diseased. Five new live oak trees will n See palms Page A5
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bond of $10,000. The funds were embezzled from the North Carolina Internal Affairs Investigators Association during the time Pope was an active member of the organization. Pope served as the association’s president from 2002-03, and its treasurer. The North Carolina Internal Affairs Investigators Association still lists Pope as one of its honorary members. Due to a conflict of interest with the New Hanover County District Attorney’s office, Pope’s case will be prosecuted n See Pope Page A5
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DA rules no deputies at fault in Hewett death By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer
The findings of an SBI investigation into the death of former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett, while in custody at the New Hanover County Detention Facility, were finally revealed by NHC District Attorney Ben David during a press conference Friday, Aug. 1. After reviewing video footage and interviewing the deputies on duty the evening of July 12, David announced no deputies would be charged in relation to Hewett’s death. David’s report states shortly after being booked into the detention facility July 10, Hewett refused meals and a visit from mental health professionals after he was observed displaying odd behavior in his cell. After two other visits from his mother and a female friend, a third visit was scheduled for Saturday, July 12, at 2 p.m. Hewett indicated he was ready for his visit and released from his cell into a common area but was dressed only in his boxer briefs.
Deputies asked Hewett to return to his cell to put clothes on but he refused. A deputy then entered the tier to get Hewett to return to his cell but Hewett became aggressive, assumed a fighting stance and attempted to strike the deputy. The deputy began giving warnings to Hewett while holding out his Taser but Hewett continued to attempt to strike the deputy. The deputy fired the Taser at Hewett’s chest. Hewett rolled on the floor in an attempt to remove the probes and continued to attempt to strike the deputy even after the deputy attempted to stun him. Officers arrived to provide assistance and Hewett also tried to strike a second deputy, who struck Hewett with a closed fist to defend himself, David’s report states. The first deputy reloaded his Taser and hit Hewett with probes in his chest and right hand, which effectively brought Hewett down. Officers were able to subdue him without excessive force, the report states. The entire incident was captured on fixed cameras in the
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New Hanover County Sheriff Ed McMahon and District Attorney Ben David address members of the media during a press conference on Friday, Aug. 1, about the investigation of the death of former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett while in jail at the New Hanover County Detention Center.
facility, and with a handheld camera that was used by deputies while subduing Hewett and when they brought him back to his cell. After the deputies took Hewett back to his cell and laid him face down on his sleeping mat, he can be heard on the video saying,
“You know it takes real talent to kill a man with a Taser.” While kicking his legs out he also yelled to other inmates, “I didn’t go down like a coward, boys.” Once in the cell a nurse was called in to assess Hewett, but could not complete her work
because of his aggression. It was decided he should be placed on suicide watch. At that time, David’s report states Hewett showed no signs of trouble breathing. On the second check of Hewett’s cell, ordered every five minutes,
the deputy became concerned when Hewett was not moving. When deputies entered the cell his face looked blue and it was determined lifesaving measures were needed. CPR efforts were started by deputies and the nurse, and continued by EMS and NHC Fire for 30 minutes after they arrived. In the preliminary autopsy report, Dr. William Oliver, the medical examiner for the case, stated the cause of death was dilated cardiomyopathy, which is sometimes seen in people who drink alcohol to a great extent. The other likely contributing factor to Hewett’s death was the stress on his heart from the incident and being subdued. After speaking with Hewett’s family, David said he did not wish to release the video footage as part of the criminal evidence. However, in accordance with a court order from Senior Resident Superior Court Judge W. Allen Cobb Jr., Sheriff Ed McMahon released the surveillance videos during a Friday, Aug 1 press conference. For video footage, visit www.luminanews.com email cole@luminanews.com
Unique police canine helps solve crime cases By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
“Jorga, kommen!” Randy Searls called. The 17-month-old Dutch shepherd pranced over, carrying a rubber ball in her mouth. She
dropped the toy at Searls’ feet, panting and wagging her tail expectantly. In moments like these, Jorga could be mistaken for a typical family pet. One would never guess this playful young dog recently located human skeletal remains
Top city officials get raises Golf course renovation gets additional sod money
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After approval by Wilmington City Council, Wilmington City Clerk Penny Spicer-Sidbury, Wilmington City Attorney Bill Wolack and Wilmington City Manager Sterling Cheatham will receive cost of living and merit-based raises effective retroactively July 1, 2014. Near the end of city council’s nearly five-hour meeting Aug. 5, Councilman Dr. Earl Sheridan said council’s evaluations committee determined those three employees should receive 1.5 percent Cost of Living Allowance raises with a 1 percent merit-based raise for Cheatham and Spicer-Sidbury, and a 2 percent meritbased raise for Wolack. The evaluations committee includes Sheridan, Councilman Kevin O’Grady and Mayor Pro Tem Margaret Haynes. With the raises, Spicer-Sidbury’s salary will increase from $74,984 to $76,889, Wolack’s will increase from $145,678 to $150,845 and Cheatham’s will increase from $181,636 to $183,452. The two-step increases for each employee were unanimously approved by city council. Wilmington City Council also unanimously approved additional funding for the city’s $1.2 million renovation to the Wilmington Municipal Golf Course. Amy Beatty, Wilmington Parks and Downtown Services Superintendent, said the additional $162,100 would be used to purchase 6.8 acres of 419 Tifway Bermuda sod. That extra sod was originally included in the golf course renovation plan but was cut to reduce costs. Instead, golf course renovation contractor Duininck, Inc. planned to hand plant individual Tifway 419 Bermuda grass sprigs in the areas around the renovated fairway bunkers but the recent deluge of rainfall has caused those sprigs to wash away. Even if weather permitted, Beatty said sprigging those areas now would not allow the grass to fill in enough before the projected reopening of the course in early October. The funds were assigned from remaining unassigned funds in the city’s parks bond. After assigning the $162,100, the remaining unassigned parks bond fund totals $268,673. The future traffic pattern of Market Street was also discussed with the approval of a study reexamining traffic along Market Street from Third Street to Covil Avenue, and 16th and 17th streets between Market and Wooster streets. The study was originally completed in 2007 but the city has requested the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization reexamine the area to determine the feasibility of implementing a road diet on Market Street. The road diet could include reducing that area of Market Street to a two-lane road divided by a median. When the study was originally completed, it was recommended a road diet delay until the completion of the Independence Boulevard extension to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. However, the N.C. Department of Transportation has not included that project on its 10-year prioritization list, meaning the project would remain unfunded for at least that period of time. The study cost the city $15,000, with a $15,000 match coming from the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization. email cole@luminanews.com
in Clarendon, S.C., less than five minutes after being released in the search zone. The ability to shift between work and play is one of Jorga’s unique qualities. When she is not fetching toys, she is training for her job as a dual purposed Search and Rescue K-9 with I & I International. She is able to locate a single drop of blood on a hidden gauze pad and smell teeth buried 6 feet underground. “At the end of a track or a find she’ll lick you, play with you, but she will get very aggressive when we clear buildings or if she’s told to attack,” said Searls, her handler. Searls demonstrated Jorga’s talents Monday, Aug. 4 at Empie Park. He tucked a human tooth into the trunk of a tree in the middle of the park before releasing Jorga from her crate and giving her one command. With her nose to the ground, Jorga quickly made her way through the park. Less than 30 seconds later, she focused her attention on the tree, her ears perked and her tail straight. “Look, she’s going into odor,” Searls said, interpreting the subtle signals given by his dog. “And now she’s indicating that she’s found the source.” He explained he taught Jorga a list of 27 specific commands and based on the command he gave, she would know whether she was looking for decomposed remains, tracking a living person, or searching for evidence. To avoid confusion in tense situations, she only responds to commands given in German. Jorga and Searls practice every day to further refine their seamless partnership. Such a connection between officer and canine is rare, although Jorga and Searls’ story was unusual from the beginning. When Searls was originally looking for a Search and Rescue K-9, he worked with four young dogs. At the end of three months, he was so impressed by Jorga, he began training her exclusively, teaching her minimal skills until she was nine months old. At that time, she was accepted into Bullocks K9 Academy in Greenville, N.C. While many handlers simply left their dogs to complete a fourto six-week training course, Searls and Jorga enrolled together in a six-month emersion course. “I stayed with my dog while she learned everything and I learned everything with her,” Searls said. “Nobody has ever been on the other end of the leash except for me.” Through this intense training period, a powerful trust was
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Jorga and her handler Randy Searls play at Empie Park Monday, Aug. 4.
formed, a trust that becomes vital in the dangerous situations Searls and Jorga encounter on their missions. “Her training has been very different in all of those aspects,” Searls said. “She would go to the ends of the earth with me. We’re never apart.” Jorga and Searls combine their respective skills to make a formidable team. While Jorga has
an exceptional sense of smell and is capable of clearing areas in minutes that it would take a group of men days to clear, she also depends on Searls in some situations. “She can do things I can’t, but I can see things she can’t,” Searls said. “They don’t see well at all. We’re an absolute team.” When Jorga isn’t solving missing-person cases and uncovering
evidence, she is simply the Searls’ family dog. Searls said when they are at home, Jorga is more attached to his wife. “She’s my dog until my wife comes home,” Searls said. “[Jorga] will go to disasters, fire, repelling out of helicopters with me but when my wife comes home, she checks out with daddy and goes right to mama.” Email emmy@luminanews.com
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Ben Kastner of Intracoastal Iron directs the installation of the recently restored Airlie Gardens gate at the park’s front entrance Monday, Aug. 4. The wrought iron gate dates back to the late 1700s and was originally hung at the entrance of Pembroke and Sarah Jones’ summer estate, now Airlie Gardens, in the 1920s. ~ Cole Dittmer
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“New business — pickleball,” Greg Files, Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee chair, announced at the beginning of the group’s monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 4. The committee hopes to receive a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant, which could be used to bring pickleball and several other popular sports to Wrightsville Beach Park. The committee agreed pickleball courts would be a natural addition to the park because they could be incorporated into the existing tennis courts. Parks and
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• William Tabine was issued a citation for speeding, 50 in a 35 mph zone. • Tyler Eddy was issued a citation for no operator’s license.
Civil Penalties • Six civil penalties were issued for human waste.
Reports • Property damage in the form of graffiti was reported by the town of Wrightsville Beach.
Aug. 2 Arrests • Warren Lucas Baughman was arrested for driving while impaired, inhaling toxic substance and possession of toxic substance.
Citation • Jacob Dodson was issued a citation for speeding, 42 in a 25 mph zone on North Lumina Avenue. • Anthony Stokes was issued a citation for expired registration and inspection violation. • Heather Burgess was issued a citation for driving during revocation. • Benjamin Reid was issued a citation for speeding, 53 in a 35 mph zone.
Civil Penalties • Five civil penalties were issued for open container, human waste, and profane and boisterous.
Reports • Breaking and entering, and larceny from a motor vehicle were reported. • Recovered property was reported.
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• Paul Kali Sandlin was issued a citation for expired registration. • Ryan Douglas Lund was issued a citation for failure to reduce speed. • Athena Jones was issued a citation for speeding, 40 in a 25 mph zone on North Lumina Avenue. • William Freeman was issued a citation for no insurance.
Warning Tickets • Elizabeth Falls Jones was issued a warning ticket for speeding on West Salisbury Street. • Gregory James Beddingfield was issued a warning ticket for speeding on West Salisbury Street. • Jody Fogle was issued a warning ticket for expired registration.
Reports • Hit and run was reported.
tone and stretch. “You buy so many tokens, and every time you go a class, you put in a token,” committee member Charlotte Murchison explained. “The nice thing about the token system is we could really keep track of how many times everybody came to class,” Ryan added. The committee also considered letting people pay one flat monthly rate to attend unlimited fitness classes, an option that would allow those who attended class frequently to save money. Several members of the committee preferred this method to the token system because of the time it would take the fitness instructor to count tokens before each class.
Ultimately, a decision was not reached. The committee decided to consult the fitness instructors and aim to enact a new policy in January 2015. The committee also addressed the topic of tobacco prevention in Wrightsville Beach parks. The members voted unanimously to not pursue a smoking ban in the park, because there had only ever been one minor complaint about the issue. “If it becomes an issue at a later date, we can address it again, but at the moment it’s not a problem,” Files said. email emmy@luminanews.com
Nearby reefs first to receive experimental structures By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer
New, locally designed structures will join barges, boxcars and thousands of tires planted on the ocean floor to supplement nearby artificial reefs by the end of 2014. Designed by Wilmington-based Atlantic Coast Industrial and dubbed Atlantic Pods, the hollow concrete cubes are roughly 4 feet by 4 feet.
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recreation program supervisor Katie Ryan suggested the funds could also go toward popular activities such as gaga ball and Supernova, which would appeal to children and teens. Ryan described gaga ball as a form of dodgeball played in a small octagonal arena. She showed the committee a photo of Supernova, a colorful spinning platform. “It looks like something someone who surfed or skateboarded could use as an agility exercise,” Ryan said. The committee also discussed introducing a token system of payment for two of its fitness classes, low-impact aerobics and
we look at doing an artificial reef.” Rita Merritt, Onslow Bay Artificial Reef Association (OBARA) executive director, said the cubes could eventually be deployed for use in other reefs but four local sites will be the first to claim them. “One of the big deals that we see in this is the potential for a whole new type of habitat that’s being developed. ... It’s experimental right now but it’s passed everything, as far as we know,
through the various agencies it has to go through,” Merritt said during an Aug. 5 interview. Reinforced concrete pipes will also be used for the project. The added structures provide habitat for marine life on barren stretches of sea bottom. While divers and fishermen might be the first to notice a reef enhancement, Merritt said the boost will have far-reaching effects, from corals and plants that filter water to stabilization of the ocean floor. “We’re taking desert and making it an oasis. That’s the way we look at doing an artificial reef,” Merritt said. A $637,500 N.C. Coastal Recreational Fishing License grant awarded to OBARA helped to fund fresh material for the Billy Murrell Reef off of Topsail Island, the Meares Harris Reef off of Masonboro Inlet and the Phillip Wolfe Reef Complex off of Carolina Beach Inlet. Private funding from the Bruce Barclay Cameron Foundation supported enhancement of the Bruce Barclay Cameron Reef, also known as the Five-Mile Boxcar Reef, off Masonboro Inlet, but the grant money cannot be used on the Cameron reef because it sits in federal waters. The cubes and pipe will be deployed once all permits are secured by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef
Program. Merritt said she hopes to deploy material as soon as fall 2014. Still tying up loose ends for one deployment, OBARA is already preparing for another round of enhancements in 2015. Merritt said an application for another N.C. Coastal Recreational Fishing License grant was
submitted July 30. Even if it is awarded, she said the organization will need help to completely fund the project. Shawn Nasseri, owner of Scuba Now on Oleander Drive, offered to host a fundraiser to benefit reef enhancement this fall. A date has not yet been set for the event. email miriah@luminanews.com
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Public bathhouse redecorating It was reported Thursday, July 31, around 7:30 p.m., that someone spray painted the inside of the bathhouse at the public parking lot on South Lumina Avenue near the Oceanic Restaurant. Total reported damage was estimated $50.
Huffing by the boat ramp Wrightsville Beach Police officers began looking for the automobile driven by 54-year-old Wilmington resident Warren Baughman around 11:52 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, after a report of someone driving while impaired on North Lumina Avenue. While officers did not find the reported vehicle on North Lumina Avenue, they did find it later parked near the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Public Boat Ramp. When the responding officer began approaching the vehicle he saw Baughman huffing chemicals out of a spray duster aerosol can. The officer reported Baughman’s eyes gave away that he was impaired and he was also unresponsive to the officer at first. Baughman was charged with driving while impaired, inhaling toxic fumes and possession of toxic substances for inhalation.
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When someone holds public office the rest of us have the right to expect high moral standards to rule. I didn’t know former Brunswick County Sheriff Ron Hewett, but his reputation preceded him and as such his ignominious death coupled by his remarkable fall from grace has touched me deeply. In the county from which Hewett came, he is either held in high regard or vilified. Despite his criminal convictions, for many he is still hailed a hero, while others view him as just another cop gone bad. I puzzle over where in his career and personal life Hewett must have stepped from the high road, or if he was even on it. Compounding this is the case of a former law enforcement officer who once anchored the Wrightsville police department. Lt. Hovie Pope was a police officer’s police officer. Pope made a name for himself by being thorough and tough on criminals. With him, everything was black and white. I did believe I knew him. So during the same week that Hewett died so miserably in the county lock up, for Pope to be indicted by a New Hanover County grand jury for converting funds to his own use from the internal affairs association that he once led and was treasurer for was a double whammy blow. Maybe this is all a case of power corrupts, absolutely. Granted, we are all innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, but I admit, my faith in those who protect and serve has been rattled. However, over this same period of time, the esteem for which I hold one of our elected officials has risen. Serving in the state legislature is no picnic. First with the Dems and now with the GOP, I have observed the stress and fatigue in the faces of the representatives I know as they return home to lick wounds and recuperate before heading back to the bastion of state power for more. This legislative session, an out-of-favor Dem, Rep. Susi Hamilton, continued to champion a cause that put her face to face with a political enemy. Still, she has held the line, refusing to back down on her stance supporting incentives for the film industry in the state and home county. She gets points for that. But Republican Ted Davis Jr. as a freshman took up the cause as well and has battled impressively to save jobs for Wilmington. In favor of or against incentives, one must admire the tenacity of Davis’ foray into this film incentives
battle that his superiors, except perhaps for our governor, do not want to continue. Incentives are bribes, yes. But, they work, and as long as neighboring states offer them, once begun, North Carolina would be foolish to just kill film incentives because men meeting in a smoky room somewhere deep in the heart of things don’t value them. It is hard to discern who is behind the curtain pulling the strings on this one; some say Art Pope (who just resigned) and the Koch brothers, but regardless, this much is clear: whoever it is, is powerful and appears they’d rather give those incentives to their friends in industry. Clean jobs are clean jobs. The movie industry in this state not only provides film jobs that don’t harm the environment or citizens, but puts dollars in the pocketbooks of those who sling the hash and pump the gas, sell trinkets, as well as rent out beds for heads. These auxiliary revenues spent in the state should not be overlooked as one tallies the jobs against outlay in incentives. Facetious or not, I liken it to the caveat of putting out a hummingbird feeder: don’t lure these beautiful creatures with red-colored nectar unless you plan to continue putting out nectar year after year. Stop filling the hummingbird feeder and the birds now trained to the handout can die. It is a sure bet: cut incentives and the film industry in Wilmington is dead. But back to Ted. While others yack on about attracting new jobs, Davis has set about saving jobs we already have. Doggedly so. Unlike another former member of the local delegation who laid false claim this week to being the jobs guy, Ted did not just beat the drum of lip service, he has put forth a valiant effort for film and historic incentives, and shallow inlet dredging. Without the Carolina Beach inlet remaining, navigable jobs will disappear. Just this week $68 million was attributed to auxiliary spending in the county economy as a result of the inlet in its current condition. Dredge it further amd we can add another $8 million to that figure. Not overlooked, Davis also put out a big effort in the legislative long session to forestall legislation that would have killed jobs in the newspaper industry. Win or lose, he has distinguished himself in these endeavors. Bravo, Mr. Davis!
Granted, we are all innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, but I admit, my faith in those who protect and serve has been rattled.
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Redenbaugh, who declared her candidacy for the District 9 seat in January, said Goolsby’s resignation was unexpected. “I was completely shocked ... to hear that an elected official would not fulfill their term that they were elected to serve,” Redenbaugh said during an Aug. 5 phone interview. The tactic has worked in the past. Former Rep. Danny McComas, R-New Hanover, also vacated his seat early, during his ninth term, to make way for former New Hanover County Commissioners Chairman Ted Davis Jr. who was elected to his first term in 2012. But Redenbaugh said her campaign viewed Goolsby’s resignation as a cheap political stunt to seat her opponent, Lee. “Our voters deserve so much better,” she said. “This is a game the Republicans have played before. It’s clearly a manipulation of the political process. This happened in 2004 when Patrick Ballantine stepped down for the seat and Woody White was appointed to it. He ran against Democrat Julia Boseman and was later defeated that November.” Of the difference in the political climate 10 years ago, Redenbaugh said, “Our political process is
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liquid method of investing in real estate. Coldwell Banker served as the property management agent while previous owner, Plaza East Associates, owned the property. During a Wednesday, Aug. 6 phone interview, Silivanch said Coldwell Banker would no
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much more polarized. The GOP is clearly less popular. They have been treating our citizens of North Carolina without the dignity, value and respect that they deserve. They have slashed half a billion dollars from public schools that really put in jeopardy our public education system, which is the foundation of our state. I think people are waking up to that and realizing we need a real change.” In addition, Redenbaugh said she felt the move to unseat Goolsby
and appoint Lee was motivated by fear on the part of the GOP. “They, I think, saw the writing on the wall,” she continued. “This race is a statistical dead heat, however I have the edge there and I think they saw that in their poll results as we have seen that in ours.” The Redenbaugh campaign released its poll results Aug. 5. Conducted by Myers Research and Strategic Services, it shows Redenbaugh with a 47 percent
share of 400 voters polled to Lee’s 44 percent. With the N.C. Senate meeting next week, it’s possible the Republican Party could feasibly nominate Lee for the District 9 seat followed by a swift appointment from Gov. McCrory. “If [Lee] has an opportunity to get to Raleigh, then he certainly gets a shot at having his name in the news and being a part of that process,” Redenbaugh said. “I’m assuming that’s part of their
strategy.” Goolsby served two terms. Earlier this year he announced he would not seek reelection to spend more time with his family in Wilmington. He timed his departure with the adjournment of the General Assembly’s short session. Stewart confirmed Goolsby will step away from the political arena while remaining a member of the Governor’s Crime Commission. “I pledged to be the Jobs Senator and I have been the Jobs Senator,”
longer serve as the property management agent for the shopping center. Silivanch said he could not provide any other information about the sale at the time other than nothing about the shopping center is expected to change. “The center is fine just the way it is,” Silivanch said. “The new owner is going to be managing and leasing the shopping center from now on.”
Opened under the original name Plaza East Shopping Center in 1974, it was renovated multiple times, including the name change to Lumina Commons Shopping Center. The total shopping center sits on 7.59 acres of land with around 85,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Currently there are 11 businesses open in the shopping center. The largest tenant and shopping
center anchor, Harris Teeter, moved to the location in 2006 from its previous location in the now vacant Galleria Shopping Center across Wrightsville Avenue. Other major tenants include West Marine, Jersey Mike’s Subs, The Seasoned Gourmet, Crest Fitness and David’s Deli.
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be planted closer to the multiuse path the City of Wilmington plans to construct on that side of Wrightsville Avenue. A NCDOT crew will then install a hardscape landscape plan around the path to mimic the Wrightsville Beach side of the drawbridge. “We have spoken to the city
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president, said the inlet has not been kept at optimal navigability for 15 years, and facing no steady funding stream in recent years, the inlet has been minimally maintained. “Over the past three years, Carolina Beach Inlet has been in an emergency dredging situation. I like to coin the phrase that it’s been maintained just dangerous enough to where they haven’t taken the buoys out of the inlet,” Schoonmaker said. Dr. Chris Dumas, economics professor at University of North Carolina Wilmington, presented the analysis. Dumas worked with Dr. John Whitehead, economics professor at Appalachian State University, to update an earlier study by interpreting existing data using input-output analysis to track money as it moved through the local economy. Dumas estimated potential losses to the county economy at $18 million if the inlet were not dredged and allowed to shoal to a depth of 4 feet or less. Dumas said the results support the claim that inlets are infrastructure, allowing access to public resources like bridges and highways. Schoonmaker said if a steady source of funding were available, it would be cheaper to sustain the full depth at a lower cost. He hoped the conclusions of the updated study
coal ash cleanup and Medicaid reform could be addressed during a post-election Nov. 17 return to Raleigh. The House, on the other hand, wants to talk about regulatory reform changes and economic incentives, including last-minute attempts on the House floor to include film incentives and historic preservation tax credits, during the August meeting. A $10 million grant program to replace the 25 percent film incentive was included in the budget. Johnny Griffin, Wilmington Regional Film Commission director, said the state would see the industry shrivel under the program. He said $10 million can sustain about $40 million of production compared to the $265 million already underway in the state this year. Griffin said until the legislature formally adjourns, he is hopeful that an amendment by Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover, will permit a pared-down incentive. “As long as they are still there, we’re still in the fight,” he said during an Aug. 4 phone interview. In the meantime, business is already suffering in Wilmington. Griffin said he used to receive between 15 and 18 production inquires per month, but inquires have dwindled to five per month. George Edwards, Historic Wilmington Foundation executive director, said the lack of preservation credits in the compromise budget, revealed July 30, was a surprise. Unlike the film incentives, preservation credits were not a high-profile issue during budget negotiations, and both the House and McCrory included the credits in original budget proposals. “We thought that we were going to see the tax credits survive, although they would have survived at a different level,” Edwards said during an Aug. 4 phone interview. The state credits sunset Dec. 31, 2014, leaving only
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by Mitchell Garrell, a prosecutor with the North Carolina Conference of District Attorney’s in Raleigh, said NCCDA white collar crime resource prosecutor Tammy Smith Friday, Aug. 1. The NCCDA is not part of the N.C. Department of Justice or the state Attorney General’s office. Although his case is not being prosecuted by the New Hanover County District Attorney’s office, Pope will be tried in New Hanover County and his first
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A study by economics professors at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Appalachian State University concludes the Carolina Beach Inlet generates $68 million in impact to the New Hanover County economy.
would convince local officials, particularly at the county level, to realize the return of money invested in the inlet. Elected representatives from local and state governments attended, including Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover; New Hanover County Commissioners Jonathan Barfield Jr. and Thomas Wolfe plus Vice-Chair Beth Dawson; and Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair and Mayor Pro Tem Darryl Mills. David Rouzer, former state Senator and candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, was also in attendance. Barfield and Rouzer will vie for the 7th Congressional District seat in the November election.
Davis explained how legislation he shepherded through the General Assembly’s 2014 short session will secure some funds needed to keep the inlet dredged. A 2013 law allowed local communities to tap into state funds if a dollar-for-dollar match is provided. Realizing communities need help to assemble the local match, Davis pushed through a bill allowing communities to tap a portion of unused room occupancy tax (ROT) collected in unincorporated areas of the county for shallow-draft inlet dredging. The law sets aside more than $1 million currently sitting in the fund and one-third of annual proceeds for tourism-related activities, including inlet dredging. The
unincorporated ROT pulls in approximately $150,000 per year. Carolina Beach Inlet is dredged quarterly to maintain navigability. The annual local match for the project is $400,000. For full depth maintenance, the annual local match for the project is $500,000. While available funds secured by Davis will not fully fund the dollar-for-dollar match needed, New Hanover County Manager Chris Coudriet said the bill will help relieve claims staked on property taxes collected by the county, City of Wilmington and beach towns to fund dredging. “We’re a lot better today because of this legislation than we were 60 days ago,” Coudriet said.
court date is set for Aug. 11. Pope was most recently a special deputy with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Department as well as an employee of Kellum Law Firm. Pope joined the Kellum Law Firm Sept. 10, 2013. He held a distinguished career of more than 40 years with the Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach police departments, as well as the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, where he was employed for nearly 11 years from December 2000 to September 2012. Pope was a member of the Wrightsville Beach
Police Department for 23 years and retired Aug. 31, 2004. He is a graduate of New Hanover High School, the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College, where he pursued additional studies in the Criminal Justice field earning the Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate in 1981. Pope served in the U.S. Navy including a tour of Vietnam and has been the recipient of numerous recognitions. He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the state’s highest
civilian honor, by Gov. Mike Easley in 2008. In addition he received the Life Saving Award in 2003 and was recognized as the Officer of the Year by Grace Baptist Church. Pope has also been is a general instructor in the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program, adjunct instructor for the North Carolina Justice Academy and in-service instructor for law enforcement agencies.
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Goolsby wrote in his resignation letter. “I’m proud of the conservative fiscal reforms I have helped enact during my tenure. These policies have gotten our local economy moving again. Since the day I was sworn into office, New Hanover County’s unemployment rate has dropped dramatically, from 10.3 to 5.8 percent.” Redenbaugh, who supports the film industry and North Carolina companies that she said deserve the first chance to bid on state contracts, said she did not know what Goolsby had specifically done to create jobs during his tenure. “Any improvement in our economy I don’t think you can link to Senator Goolsby,” Redenbaugh said. “What you can link to this GOP, or the GOP controlled legislature, is they’ve taken the motto on our state license plate, First in Flight, and given it new meaning. You have so many teachers, for example, that are leaving the state to find better paying jobs. You have so many people leaving our state for a better life elsewhere, and that includes the film industry, that are going to places like Georgia and Louisiana.” Michael Lee’s spokesperson, Robert Andrews, said in an Aug. 5 email, “Michael is out of town right now with his family. He won’t be available until next week.” email marimar@luminanews.com
planner, arborist and the head of the parks and recreation division and everyone is in agreement that the palm trees do have a disease issue and they should have already fallen on their own accord,” Chance said in July. The installation of the live oaks should occur sometime in October 2014, he said. email cole@luminanews.com
federal credits available for rehabilitation of income-producing, or commercial property. Legislative leaders offered to consider a grant program to replace the credits during the 2015 session. Edwards said the preservation community embraces a replacement program. “It’s a setback and we’ll deal with it. We’ll lobby and educate between now and whenever the legislature comes back, and maybe some kind of grant program can be created that works effectively,” Edwards said. Although a coal ash management bill was the first bill to be filed during the 2014 short session, lawmakers were unable to agree on bills outlining steps to clean up more than 30 coal ash ponds at 14 Duke Energy sites across North Carolina. McCrory issued Executive Order 62 Aug. 1, tasking the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to begin groundwater assessments of all coal ash ponds at Duke facilities and take initial steps to dewater ponds at four high-priority sites, including Wilmington’s Sutton plant. The executive order also calls for resources to cover increased workload for DENR staff. No resources were allocated in the state budget for coal ash regulators. While ponds at four sites will be on track for cleanup without a state mandate, coal ash wastewater in ponds at 10 other facilities could be left behind. The wastewater is laced with heavy metals like arsenic, selenium and chromium that can permeate through earthen walls of the ponds. Senate Bill 729, considered but not passed during the short session, called for cleanup of all 33 ponds in the state by 2029, a timeline Duke officials deemed aggressive and even unattainable at some sites. Duke officials estimated it could cost $10 billion to dewater all the state’s ponds. email miriah@luminanews.com
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What would you do to beautify Wrightsville Beach?
Megan Carter Muncie, Ind.
“I like it the way it is, I wouldn’t change anything.”
Drew England
Cole Abernathy
Will Busamante
Brian and Karen Downey
“Some of the houses need to be renovated and taken better care of.”
“The roads are too complicated, fix all of the one-ways.”
“A cleaner beach.”
“Plant more flowers along the beach and roads.”
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Mauli Ola provides surfing as medicine By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer
Debbie Graham and honored guest Howell Graham attend Pipeline to a Cure, a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Saturday, Aug. 2 at the Country Club of Landfall. ~ Emmy Errante
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Professional surfers and surf instructors with the Mauli Ola Foundation will take to the waves at Wrightsville Beach Sunday, Aug. 10, to provide surf therapy to children living with cystic fibrosis. The second annual Ben Bourgeois Surf Experience Day will build off of the success of the 2013 event when children from around the East Coast received surf instruction from pros like Bourgeois and Sunny Garcia. “Last year was great. … I am sure we will have more this year because everyone had such a great time,” Bourgeois said. “We will just spend the day down on the beach getting them to ride waves and at the same time it is good for them to be in the water as a natural treatment because it helps clear their lungs.” Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease, primarily affects the lungs. The salinity levels present in the salty air and in ocean water around the beach is conducive to reducing congestion in the airways of those afflicted with the disease. Although he believes surfing helps people suffering from a variety of diseases and handicaps, IndoJax Surf Charity founder Jack Viorel said it is easy to get behind a charity surf event that is proven to help. “It is all about letting them breathe in the salty air to get salt water in their system and decongest them,” Viorel said. “Even though we all know these types of surf events are therapeutic, this is probably one of the only ones that is scientifically proven to make a difference.”
IndoJax will provide the surfing gear for the day and a few of their instructors will join the pros in the water that are a part of the Mauli Ola Foundation like Hawaiians Sunny Garcia and Kala Alexander. In addition to the surf day, the Mauli Ola Foundation will host a silent auction fundraiser Saturday, Aug. 9, from 6-9 p.m. at King Neptune Restaurant. The 2013 fundraiser raised more than $10,000 for the foundation, which uses the funds to support its various programs providing therapy to those with genetic disorders. While he hopes the fundraiser can raise more funds than last year’s, Bourgeois said he is most excited about sharing some stoke in the water. “My favorite part about it is we just get to spend time with kids in the water and surf,” he said. “It is not just a fundraiser, which is great to raise money for the cause, but we actually get to be in the water helping these kids right there.” To register your child for the Mauli Ola Foundation’s Ben Bourgeois Surf Experience Day, visit www.mauliola.org email cole@luminanews.com
Want to go? Mauli Ola Foundation silent auction benefit for cystic fibrosis, Saturday, Aug. 9, 6-9 p.m., King Neptune Restaurant 11 North Lumina Ave.
Conchologists converge for national convention By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
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Shell enthusiasts from across the country will gather at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside Aug. 9-15 for the annual Conchologists of America Convention, and everyone from the conch expert to the casual collector is welcome. COA Convention co-chair Ed Shuller said he expects more than 200 attendees from throughout the United States to attend the weeklong event, which will feature a variety of programs and activities aimed at conchologists from different backgrounds. “A conchologist can be anyone … just people who have an interest in shells, ranging all the way from the professionals to the casual beach walker who picks up a shell every now and then,” Shuller said during a phone interview. To cater to multiple levels of interest, Shuller said the presentations would range from educational, such as the scientific study of mollusk species, to the more casual aspects of conchology like shell collecting. Because the conference is being held in North Carolina for the first time in its history, many programs will focus on the particular species of mollusk that live in and around that area. “North Carolina is in a unique position in that it’s [located] where two of the major ocean rivers come together, the Gulf Stream from the south and the cold water current, referred to as the Boreal, from the north and they collide off of Cape Hatteras,” Shuller said.
He added that this collision of major ocean currents forms three distinct habitats off the coast of North Carolina: the cold-water environment near the northern coast, the moderate waters off the southern coast and the warm waters near the Gulf Stream — each of which produces its own species of mollusk. In addition to its location on the coast of North Carolina, the Hilton Wilmington Riverside also provides the conference with upwards of 10,000 square feet to host the many vendors who will display and sell their wares during the final two days of the event. The vendors will be selling all manner of shell-related items, including jewelry and books. The shell market, which is the largest exhibit of its kind in the nation, will be set up in both ballrooms of the Hilton and will be free to the
public. Also free to the public is the live auction Aug. 12, during which people will be able to bid on 120 rare and unusual shell-related items from around the world. All proceeds from the live auction go to the Conchologists of America grant and fellowship program. Shuller said the conference serves awareness of conchology. “The interesting thing about shell clubs and Conchologists of America, it’s a really well-kept secret,” Shuller said. “But there are a significant number of people who are interested in learning about it and are very dedicated in pursuing their hobbies.” For more information about the Conchologists of America Convention or to sign up, visit www.conchologistsofamerica. org/home/ email emmy@luminanews.com
IMPORTANT DATES Tuesday, Aug. 12 Wrightsville Beach Marketing Committee meeting 4 p.m., Conference Room, Town Hall Wednesday, Aug. 13 Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Board meeting 9 a.m., Lucie Harrell Conference Room New Hanover County Government Center Wilmington-New Hanover Port, Waterway and Beach Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Finance Conference Room #500, New Hanover County Government Center Thursday, Aug. 14 Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen meeting 6 p.m., Town Hall Chambers
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ne early Wrightsville Beach experience stands out in Silvey Robinson’s mind, although as a child, her family traveled from Wilmington to the shore many times each week. Preparing to leave after a day spent at Lumina Pavilion, she remembers seeing more than 600 lights dotting all the eaves and gables of the structure light up from her spot on the trolley that connected the shore to the city. “When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, we had been at the Lumina most of the day and it was just at dark when we were sitting on the beach car and the lights came on. It was an awesome experience I will never forget. You can’t call it fairyland. It was magic. It was just magic,” Robinson said. Despite the magic of that moment, Robinson said she did not expect to one day live at the beach. She certainly did not expect to marry into the family who owned the legendary building for some of its 70-year reign. Yet it was there at age 16 that she met her husband, Cecil Robinson, and it was there the couple made their home and raised four daughters. “It was the best place to raise children at that time,” Robinson said. Her niece Linda, whose father Ennis Robinson owned Lumina with his brother Relmon Robinson and brother-in-law Walter Hursey, agreed. Born a few years after the men bought it, Linda Robinson’s childhood unfolded in the glow of Lumina. “When I lay down at night in my bed, I could see all the lights of Lumina,” Linda Robinson said. Neither Silvey nor Linda Robinson lives on the island today, but the daze of Lumina remains. “My heart’s still at the beach,” Silvey Robinson said. “You see what’s there, but you remember what used to be there, how pleasant it was and how uncomplicated it was.”
The big, black cloud When swarms of mullets swam near the shore, local fishermen cast nets so big that onlookers on the beach were needed to pull the catch onto shore. To bring the community together, the art of snagging the fish hinged on knowing when the catch approached. Standing on the old wooden jetties built to curb erosion, one could see a swarm of mullets moving toward the beach and tip off the fishermen and families. “My grandfather and my brother would stand on top of the jetties and watch for the big, black cloud in the water,” Linda Robinson said. Her brother would then run from house to house, alerting every family. She was proud to later take on his job when her brother grew out of it. She said, “I just thought that was the grandest thing in the world, to be the one to run around to everybody’s house and yell, ‘Mullets, mullets!’” The mullets usually ran along the shore during early morning, bringing out children and wives in nightgowns and bathrobes, all helping to pull a huge net of fish onto the beach.
Not one of them broken When marine radios revealed a hurricane was heading toward the beach the evening of Oct. 14, 1954, Cecil and Silvey Robinson stayed up all night listening. At dawn the next day, they loaded up the children and she drove inland. Her husband and brother stayed behind and weathered the storm in their boat, the Dixie Rebel. After the tide came in and the piers came up, with the boats still attached, the pair had to dodge vessels drifting along without a captain before the Dixie Rebel sustained damage after crashing into submerged pilings. Cecil Robinson secured the boat to a light pole on Waynick Boulevard. When Silvey Robinson traveled to the beach after the hurricane passed to find her husband, she saw dislodged houses and roads buried by sand — and finally, near where Carolina Yacht Club now sits, her husband. “I saw my husband walking toward me. I dropped my children’s hands and ran toward him. By that time, I didn’t know what had happened to him,” she said. Assessing the damage the next day, the couple saw something extraordinary. “As we walked south from Station One, or Lumina, there was a two-story house that had been up on pilings and those pilings had been washed out, so the house was almost on its knees. ... And in the breeze were two strands of sand dollars, not one of them broken,” she said.
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A Christmas spectacle The trio of men that bought Lumina Pavilion was also the founding group of the beach’s Lions Club, which orchestrated a spectacle every Christmas. Linda Robinson’s father, Ennis, would travel to Brunswick County and cut down the biggest tree he found and set it up on the municipal dock, located at what is now Wynn Plaza. On Christmas Eve, he drove up and down the beach playing Christmas carols from a loudspeaker on his truck while the kids enjoyed a visit with Santa Claus. “On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus would come on the fire truck across the bridge, all lit up. It was so dramatic. And then a few years later — this was even more dramatic — Santa came in on the Coast Guard boat,” Linda Robinson said. “Santa gave out stockings to all the children.” One way the club funded the Christmas festivities was by selling store-bought bread at slightly markedup prices at the entrance of the only bridge that crossed the Intracoastal Waterway in those days. Linda Robinson remembers the police chief, Millard “Stinky” Williamson, parked his car at the entrance to make sure everybody stopped.
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What’s coming down the pipeline this weekend?
Peel ‘em and Eat ‘em Surfers Healing Shrimp-a-roo Fundraiser Buddy’s Crab House & Oyster Bar Thursday, Aug. 7, 6 p.m. Chow down on shrimp and crabs while listening to the live local sounds of Massive Grass. Proceeds benefit Surfers Healing and its one-day surf camp for autistic children, planned for Aug. 18. Plates are $5 each. For more information, visit www.surfershealing.org
It’s a Dirty Job, But Kids Have to Do It 11th Annual Mud Days Children’s Museum of Wilmington Friday, Aug. 8 to Saturday, Aug. 9, 9 a.m. to noon Dress your kids in bathing suits or old clothes, and bring a towel for an immersion in the science of the soil. Kids will make mud pies or try on a mud mask. Admission is $9. For more information call 910-254-3534 or visit www.playwilmington.org
Film Forum
Meet and Feed
Going to the Movies: From Scotland to Wilmington New Hanover County Main Library Monday, Aug. 11, 6 p.m.
Snake and Turtle Feeding Halyburton Park Wednesday, Aug. 13, 4 p.m.
Scottish filmmaker Shona Thomson, Artist-inResidence for the Cucalorus Film Foundation, will create an event for the 20th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival in November from participants’ memories, local history knowledge, photos, movie souvenirs and old Cucalorus memorabilia. For more information about this free event, call 910-798-6305 or visit www.nhclibrary.org
Hear a brief presentation about snakes and turtles indigenous to North Carolina before participating in feeding time. Ages 3 and older are encouraged to bring their curiosity and help feed the animals. Admission is $1. For more information, call 910341-0075 or visit www.halyburtonpark.com
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Dark Star Orchestra to resurrect the Dead By Thomas van Arsdale Intern
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Artifacts from Queen Anne’s Revenge will be on display at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson Historic Site Aug. 2-Sept. 13.
Queen Anne’s Revenge booty visits Brunswick Town, Fort Anderson Historic Site By Pam Creech Contributing Writer
Nearly 300 years after Queen Anne’s Revenge sank, the ship’s artifacts are making their way across the state. Six-pound cannonballs, nails, a pewter plate and other items from Blackbeard’s loot are on loan from the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort. The exhibit also features multimedia displays that give descriptions of life aboard Blackbeard’s ship and explain how the artifacts were preserved. In 1717, Blackbeard and his fellow pirates sailed from the Chesapeake Bay to the Caribbean, where he captured a French slave ship, La Concorde, which he kept and renamed Queen Anne’s Revenge. Onboard the QAR, Blackbeard and his crew sailed throughout the Caribbean and plundered ships near St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Antigua. In May, 1718, the pirates sailed to Beaufort, N.C. Shortly afterward, the ship hit a sandbar and ran aground one mile
offshore present-day Atlantic Beach, N.C. David Cartier, public relations coordinator for the N.C. Maritime Museum, said the touring exhibit of artifacts has allowed the museum and its staff to reach out to other institutions. “The traveling exhibit was a way to reach out to other museums across the state,” he said. “I think it’s been pretty successful.” The idea to put QAR artifacts on the road came from the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, which has been responsible for excavating and restoring the items. Cartier said the salt-encrusted artifacts can spend up to six years in a laboratory in Greenville, N.C., before they can be displayed at the maritime museum. Museum staff members transport and assemble the exhibit at each stop on the tour, at no cost to the host museums. Saturday, Aug. 2, the exhibit moved to Brunswick Town/ Fort Anderson State Historic Site. “The rain has not kept people
from coming out today,” said Brenda Bryant, site manager. “The parking lot is full.” Crowds gathered as Billy Ray Morris, project leader for the QAR excavation, spoke about the 400,000 artifacts that have been retrieved from the ship. “It’s a great way for us to combine efforts to promote our history,” Bryant said. Children also joined in the opening day festivities as they made pirate flags and eye patches at craft stations. On sunny days, children will be able to participate in a scavenger hunt that teaches them about Blackbeard. “Children will be engaged with these interactions,” Bryant said. The children’s activities will be available until the exhibit leaves town Sept. 13. The Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson Historic Site is free to the public and open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, call 910-371-6613 or visit nchistoricsites.org
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Rob Barraco, Dark Star Orchestra keyboardist and vocalist, said there is a famous Grateful Dead line penned by Robert Hunter in the song “Scarlett Begonias” that goes: “Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.” The upcoming Dark Star Orchestra performance in Wilmington, he said, just may be someone’s way of seeing the light. Dark Star Orchestra will recreate a show from the vast Grateful Dead canon at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Wednesday, Aug. 13. “Our mission is to continue the Grateful Dead experience,” Barraco said during a July 29 phone interview. “We will take a specific show from the band’s 35-year history, use that set list from that show and play it in the style from that era with corresponding song arrangements because it all morphed over time.” Dark Star Orchestra meticulously recaptures the Grateful Dead’s sound and will even perform using the same instruments and stage setup as was used during the show they intend to recreate. “After that,” Barraco said, “the whole thing is improvised because Grateful Dead music is all about improvisation.” Dave Weissman, Dark Star Orchestra publicist, explained the Grateful Dead probably never played one of its songs the same twice. “Each musician in Dark Star Orchestra is so talented to be able to improvise but also stay accurately faithful to the Grateful Dead’s music and what they were all about,” Weissman said during a July 29 phone interview.
Since 1997, Dark Star Orchestra has played more than 2,200 recreations worldwide, and once performed 250 shows in a single year. As a testament to its mission, the band has been joined on stage by every living member of the Grateful Dead — guitarist and lead vocalist Bob Weir, bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Bill Kreutzmann, vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux and keyboardist Tom Constanten — and widely acclaimed jam band musicians Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman of Phish and Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule. Concert night, the doors to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater will open at 4:20 p.m. and Dark Star Orchestra takes the stage at 5 p.m. “It’s a four-hour-long show,” Weissman said. “They play for 90 minutes, and then the second set is close to two hours; but because you’re taken on a journey, the experience feels timeless.” Barraco believes Dark Star Orchestra has experienced wide reception because Grateful Dead’s music continues to speak to people of all ages. “I see people who are about 70 years old who are still coming out to the shows,” he said. “But I look in the audience and there are 15- and 16-year-olds out there and I think it is because anyone can gravitate toward this music. It sparks something in your head.” Barraco said this show at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater is the perfect opportunity to experience what was the Grateful Dead journey. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the show. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.greenfieldlakeamphitheater. com
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Adventure seekers plug into GPS for hidden caches By Thomas van Arsdale Intern
A community of Wilmington explorers is searching for treasures around the city. Geocachers are hunting under bridges, in high tree branches, through parks and along the bottom of the Intracoastal Waterway for log sheets they track online. Wilmington’s geocachers are staying active and seeing the city more intimately, by becoming involved in their surroundings. Darrin Darazsdi, an avid geocacher known as BigD1976, explained the hobby as a modern-day treasure hunting game in which players use global positioning system-enabled (GPS) devices to navigate to a determined location and then attempt to find a hidden container at that site. “It has taken me to some truly great places and locations that I would have never visited had I not been hunting for a geocache,” he said during a July 30 interview. Darazsdi, pavilion manager at the Surf Club and a geocacher for two years, said it is an activity for all ages and experience levels. “Lots of families, outdoorsy folks and techies seem to be the most into it,” Darazsdi said. “Kids enjoy the treasure hunt and trading trinkets, or swag, which are left behind in the larger containers for trading. The environmentally conscious, the adventurer, it appeals to a variety of personality types.” Darazsdi spends his time away from Surf Club geocaching with his girlfriend Kelly Bowden, who goes by the geocache handle Sncbb. “I love getting out with Kelly and exploring, whether by kayak,
mountain bike or on foot,” Darazsdi said. Wilmington geocacher Ressie Cavenaugh explained the activity’s FAQs during a July 30 phone interview. The only navigation equipment required to find the treasures hidden by other geochachers is a GPS device or GPS-enabled mobile phone. Interested firsttime geocachers must register for a free membership at www. geocaching.com and enter a location via zip code or address. The website aggregates the closest caches to that location. “After you choose which one you want to find, the website will pull up a description about what kind of area you’re going to, and what you’re looking for,” Cavenaugh said. “After you plug in the coordinates to your GPS device, it’ll get you within about 10 or 20 feet from ground zero, which is where the cache is hidden. Once you get there, you have to think as if you were the hider or use clues to see if you can find it.” Cavenaugh, known as 97Lumina in the geocaching community, is also an engineer at the Wilmington-based Eastern Instruments. “One of my coworkers read about geocaching online, and told another employee and me about it,” Cavenaugh said. “I created an account, and we found out there were a few close to work. Now we go two or three times a week on our lunch break. It’s great because kids and adults can find caches that fit their experience and interest levels.” A cache’s complexity is rated on its difficulty to find and terrain on a one- to five-star scale located on the geocache website. One star indicates very easy and
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Avid geocacher Darrin Darazsdi and his nephew, Sammy Pelonero, open one of the dummy clues in a cache Darazsdi planted in Arrowhead Park in Monkey Junction on Monday, Aug. 4.
five stars indicate very difficult. “One-star caches are generally wheelchair accessible or right off of a paved path,” Cavenaugh said. “But, if you choose to go after a cache that is a combination of five-star difficulty and fivestar terrain, you’ll probably need special equipment like repelling gear, boats or a rocket ship.” Cavenaugh is not exaggerating. One famous, but rarely logged, double five-star cache is currently traveling about 17,000 mph and orbiting about 250 miles above Earth aboard the International Space Station in locker No. 218 of the Russian Segment. The cache was created on Oct. 12, 2008, by video game developer and entrepreneur Richard Garriott, or LordBritish, during a self-funded space tour to the International Space Station. It has been logged only once, by NASA astronaut Richard Mastracchio.
“But, if you choose to go after a cache that is a combination of five-star difficulty and five-star terrain, you’ll probably need special equipment like repelling gear, boats or a rocket ship.” There are almost 2.5 million caches and more than 6 million geocachers around the globe. Geocaching is also about community, reaching out to others and learning about the area of the caches. “There are over 1,000 caches
within 25 miles of where I stand right now,” Darazsdi said. “Some very interesting ones will lead you to many historic, interesting and beautiful areas of interest in Wilmington.” Darazsdi created his own cache series in Fort Fisher Recreation Area, taking geocachers down a hike of the scenic Basin Trail, past the former home of Robert Harrill, the Fort Fisher Hermit. “These caches are somewhat easy to locate if you are looking, but this series is more about the journey it will take you on and the local history that it teaches you about,” Darazsdi said. “I’ve taken my nieces and nephews out with me, and I’ve met some great people.” Geocaching inadvertently brought Darazsdi and Cavenaugh together. “We have met several times, racing to get to a new cache
first, and yes as a reminder, we are both fully grown adults,” Darazsdi said. “If we didn’t share this interest, I don’t know that we would have met. It’s great exercise for both the mind and body.” Whitney Garney is research and evaluation associate for Texas A&M University, a master of Public Health and the author of the recent study, “Geocaching for Exercise and Activity Research” (GEAR) funded by the Center for Disease Control. After tracking 1,000 geocachers throughout the United States who cached at least once per week for 12 months, the GEAR study found that participants reported geocaching as a moderate physical activity for 134 minutes per week. The CDC recommends 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week. “Active geocachers were 40 percent more likely to meet CDC recommendations for physical activity compared to non-frequent geocachers and that is phenomenal,” Garney said during a July 30 phone interview. “We also found that geocaching is good for mental health. … Geocaching is one great option for people to have fun and be physically active at the same time without going to the gym and may just be what America needs to get moving.” Darazsdi agrees that geocaching is not just a game. The hobby can build friendships, help one to stay active and give back to the community. “‘Cache In Trash Out’ (CITO) is an ongoing environmental initiative supported by the worldwide geocaching community,” Darazsdi said. “Since 2002, geocachers have been dedicated to cleaning up parks, beaches and other cache-friendly places around the world.”
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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Washout for end of July fishing By Skylar Walters
The month of July has been tough for anglers, with multiple days washed out due to heavy rain and thunderstorms. More than one foot of rain has made it even worse. The last week of July and the first week of August have not been any better. A stationary front has resulted in a strong chance of thunderstorms most days. The extended forecast doesn’t look a whole lot better, but the rain and storm chances slowly diminish in the coming days, and hopefully anglers will be able to enjoy outside activities over the weekend. There have been a few who have braved the lapses in rain coverage and have done fairly well on inshore species. The fishing for speckled trout has been very good in areas around New River Inlet and, closer to home, the lower Cape Fear River. Plenty of keeper fish have been reported coming from the creeks in both places and are being caught on both artificial soft baits and live baits such as mud minnows and finger mullet. The lower Cape Fear River has also been producing some decentsized flounder around the many islands, creeks and also in Snows Cut on slack water. Red drum are being found as well, however sight casting to fish is almost impossible due to the muddy water. Docks and creeks around Wrightsville Beach are producing some drum as well,
however with the weather and muddy water, the fishing has declined in recent weeks. Flounder fishing has been good in the inlets and around the rocks of the Masonboro Jetties. The dock and bridge pilings are also producing some decent sheepshead fishing for those using sand fleas, one-armed bandits and barnacles. Surf anglers have had some success in the dirty water with good-sized Virginia mullet. Fishermen are baiting up with both fresh shrimp and sand fleas, having luck with both. Some small spots and a few croakers along with a few flounder and red drum are also being reported on occasion. Boaters have had limited opportunities to head outside the inlet, but when the chance presents itself, they have been rewarded with some good bottom fishing in the 30-mile range, catching grouper, triggerfish, black bass and snapper. Those heading to the blue water of the Gulf Stream have found a few wahoo, dolphin and tuna around the well-known areas like the Steeples and Same Ole. Water temperatures offshore are still extremely warm and anglers finding any sort of temperature break are also finding some fish nearby. With August upon us, anglers are looking forward to enjoying better weather. But, Mother Nature may have other plans, so we’ll just have to wait and see what the future brings.
Waves of support to cure cystic fibrosis By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
Inhale, exhale. It’s the most instinctive action, and yet for 70,000 people in the world, taking a breath is not natural or easy. It’s a constant struggle to force oxygen into lungs clogged by mucus. This is the reality for many patients affected by cystic fibrosis, and working to change that is the reason for events like Pipeline to a Cure, held in Wilmington Saturday, Aug. 2. The purpose of Pipeline to a Cure, now in its third year, is to raise funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis as well as to highlight the connection between surfing and CF. The surfing community has thrown its support behind the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in light of recent discoveries showing that CF patients who surfed had healthier lungs than patients who did not. After a clinical trial, doctors in Australia found the salty spray from the ocean helped clear mucus from the lungs. Many prominent athletes in the surfing community have involved themselves in Pipeline to a Cure. Legendary big wave surfer and paddleboarder Dave Kalama attended the 2014 event as surf ambassador and honoree. Kalama first became involved with Pipeline to a Cure in California as a favor to his godmother, Judy Burlingham, who served as chair for the event. That was where he met CF patient and surfer, Emily Haager. “I spent the day with her, seeing her daily routine and the regimen of treatments, all the pills, and it was pretty intense,” Kalama said. “It put a face to it, made it personal.”
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Legendary surfer and paddleboarder Dave Kalama, center, paddleboards in the Intracoastal Waterway with Scott and Leanne Johnson as a part of Pipeline to a Cure on Saturday, Aug. 2.
Later, while visiting the children’s ward at Massachusetts General Hospital, he saw firsthand the benefits, both physical and mental, that CF patients experienced after surfing. “It’s a little bit of a reprieve from what they’re facing constantly every day,” Kalama said. “Anything that draws you away from the routine, it’s a nice break for your mind as well as your body. And they’re not just having a bad day. … They’re fighting for their lives.” Saturday afternoon, Kalama took CF patient and Wilmington resident Scott Johnson paddleboarding in the Intracoastal Waterway. Although he had to undergo a double lung transplant in 2001, Johnson said that part of the reason he was able to survive for so long was his frequent surfing sessions. Pipeline to a Cure also honored CF patient Howell Graham and
invited him to share his story with guests during the evening gala at the Country Club of Landfall. Graham was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 2, at which time his parents were told his life expectancy was seven years. He is now 52. Howell’s mother, Nan Graham, was by her son’s side during the gala, reflecting on his journey and the hardships faced by both her son and his family. “It’s hard, really hard, to have a child with CF,” Graham said. “Not being able to breathe is a terrible thing. I’m eternally grateful to have him.” Howell Graham’s health and quality of life improved drastically in 1990, the year he underwent a double lung transplant. It was an extreme measure taken by CF patients during that time, before the invention of modern drugs such as Kalydeco, which will soon be
able to treat 55 percent of the 1,800 mutations of CF. Event chair Kay James said the closer the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation gets to the ultimate goal of finding a cure, the more important events like Pipeline to a Cure become, as each one is capable of raising more than $115,000 for the foundation. These events are the only source of funding for research of treatments that could ensure patients not only a normal life expectancy, but also an infinitely better quality of life. “CF patients are the most courageous people I know,” James said. “They fight to just have a normal day. Events like this are extremely important. Everyone who is attending and supporting the event is getting us closer to saving lives — our honorees’ lives, our ambassadors’ lives, and those who we haven’t even met yet.” email emmy@luminanews.com
Tournament spars its way into Schwartz Center By Jackson Fuller Intern
For the last seven years, Matt Yu has been teaching stances, hand attacks, kicks and blocks in his Wilmington studio. With more
than 30 years of experience in taekwondo and other forms of martial arts, he has always maintained a dream for himself and his studio. “I have five kids, and we have competed in martial arts our entire lives,” Yu said. “It was always my
goal to one day host a tournament of my own.” Saturday, Aug. 16, Yu and his Dynamic Martial Arts School will host the Port City Battle tournament at the Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center on North
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Front Street. This will be the second time Yu has hosted this tournament. In 2013, the Port City Battle attracted more than 150 competitors. Based on the success of last year’s tournament, Yu believes the 2014 edition could have 250-300 competitors from three different states. Six different martial arts schools from the Wilmington region will be competing. “With the help of parents and volunteers, we were able to set everything up way in advance and make the tournament as smooth as possible,” Yu said. “This helps bring people back, and through word of mouth we’re hoping to build on last year’s tournament.” There will be three different events competitors can participate in: forms, weapons and sparring. Forms and weapons are performances, while sparring is one-on-one combat. In the sparring event, no shots to the face are permitted and each competitor must wear headgear, hand pads, feet pads and a mouthpiece. The tournament will also divide into nine groups based on age and experience in martial arts. Yu believes the ages will range from 4 to 78 years old. Registration begins at 9 a.m. the day of the event. There is a $50 fee
Supplied photo courtesy of Dynamic Martial Arts
The second annual Port City Battle will be held at the Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center Saturday, Aug. 16.
to participate, covering all events and a prize sword for each competitor. The tournament will begin at 10 a.m. and Yu expects to conclude in three or four hours. Despite the Dynamic Martial Arts School teaching exclusively taekwondo, all forms of martial arts are welcome in this tournament. Yu believes taekwondo, kung fu and karate will be the three main practices of martial arts
represented. “I believe in the saying, ‘competing is winning,’” Yu said. “This event could help open their eyes to other practices, but also help them compare their progress to other people their age outside my school. But the main thing that I want every competitor to accomplish is that they had fun in the Port City Battle.”
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Real Estate Residential Real Estate Sales Trends Downtown 28401 Active Listings: New Listings: Went Pending: Sold Units Absorption Rate**: Sold last 12 months:
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Week of July 28–Aug. 3, 2014 Single & Multi-family Homes
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Wrightsville Pleasure Topsail Beach Island Island Hampstead Leland Castle Hayne 28480 28428-28449 28445 28443 28451-28479 28429
409 28 28 21 7 709
143 1 3 3 18 95
427 11 3 7 13 380
251 6 7 5 16 191
351 10 11 17 10 429
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All of New Hanover County 2,479 131 100 90 8 3,710
**Absorption gives you an idea of the number of months it will take for the current inventory to be sold out based on the last twelve months of sales. Note: This representation is based in whole, or in part, on data supplied by the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR) Multiple Listing Service. Neither the WRAR nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the WRAR or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. All information herein has not been verified and is not guaranteed. ©2009 Multiple Listing Service of the Wilmington Regional Association of REALTORS, Inc.
Super O structure The Sidbury rises
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ne of three high rise buildings is currently under construction at the corner of Wrightsville Avenue and Canal Drive. It’s hard to miss the steel I-beams even when dashing east on the approach to the Heide Trask Drawbridge toward Wrightsville Beach. “It’s going to be three beefy buildings out there,” said Jeff Walton, associate planner, community development during a phone interview last month. Walton didn’t initially review The Sidbury but has since inherited the project through attrition. Splayed across 4.5 acres, the $16- $18-million project design will support 110 residential units and 15,000 square feet of commercial space, Walton said. The building currently under construction, closest to the road, building C, will be 50 feet tall. Its four floors will expand to 55,000 square feet.
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The Sidbury development at the corner of Canal Drive and Wrightsville Avenue will feature a 50-foot tall mixed-use structure along the Wrightsville Avenue frontage.
The ground floor will house The Sidbury’s commercial spaces. The other two buildings will be 5 feet shorter, primarily residential developments, with parking beneath the buildings. After years of development attempts, The Sidbury plans were finally approved in January 2014. “We’ve given them the green light to build, baby build,” Walton said.
“The only time we would have contact with [the developer] would be if there were any major plan changes that we will need to address or if he calls us in to issue a certificate of occupancy.” The city’s zoning inspector periodically drives by to ensure tree protection fencing is in place and wetlands are undisturbed Walton said. An engineering inspector will also conduct periodic site visits to check for public improvements. “Sidewalks, water and sewer lines, stormwater lines — eventually some of that stuff will be accepted for the city to maintain,” Walton said. The Sidbury takes its name from Dr. J. Buren Sidbury who ran the pediatrics and maternity medical facility for more than 50 years. Baily and Associates has controlled options for the property
since the 1990s at a time when the circa 1920s Spanish Colonial hospital structure was intact. Bailey first submitted plans to demolish the building in 2001. In 2002, Wilmington City Council voted to designate the building a local historic landmark and a stay of demolition was issued. The building was torn down the following year after no buyer committed to saving it. Ten years later, in summer 2013, the few buildings that remained from the former Babies Hospital complex were demolished. Earlier that year, in January, the project was granted a special use permit for the property zoned Office and Industrial during a Wilmington City Council meeting allowing project architect J.C. Woodall a 5-foot increase in building height over the 45 allowed in O&I zones. email Marimar@luminanews.com
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Planning board discusses floodplain ordinance changes By Emmy Errante Staff Writer
During its monthly meeting Aug. 5, the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board considered the repercussions of approving a staff recommended text amendment to the town’s floodplain ordinance. These recommendations, if then adopted by the aldermen, would change the effective dates of pre-FIRM and post-FIRM definitions. FEMA defines post-FIRM as being any building or development for which the start of construction occurred on or after Dec. 31, 1974. The state of North Carolina, however, has defined post-FIRM as being any building built after Dec. 31, 1970. The Town of Wrightsville Beach used the 1970 definition. FIRM refers to the flood insurance rate map. Changing the date to agree with FEMA’s would affect flood
insurance rates for those properties built from 1970 to 1974. Chairman Thomas “Ace” Cofer said the biggest group this action will affect would be Channel Walk, built 1972-74. “What I was trying to do was be consistent with FEMA’s regulations, I didn’t want a date in there that was incorrect,” said Tony Wilson, planning and parks director. Not being in compliance with FEMA regulations could lower the town’s low insurance rating. “It’s a big deal,” Cofer said. His main concern for the town was insurance premiums on preFIRM properties were generally more costly than post-FIRM properties because owners had to pay an escalated premium. The proposed change to the FIRM date would create more pre-FIRM structures in Wrightsville Beach. Cofer pointed out FEMA still had a map on its website indicating
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the post-FIRM/pre-FIRM line for Wrightsville Beach was drawn at 1970, so he questioned if FEMA would still honor that. “I wouldn’t be comfortable giving a favorable recommendation right now without some research into questioning why FEMA wouldn’t accept that 1970 map,” Cofer said. The board voted unanimously to table the discussion until the next meeting. At that time, the committee will also vote on part two of the same amendment, which would do away with the requirement for properties located on higher ground to have breakaway walls. This AE zone includes most homes along Waynick Boulevard and Lumina Avenue. The planning board plans to revisit both issues at its next meeting Tuesday, Sept. 7. email emmy@luminanews.com
Nailing hot topics with industry insiders
Comprehensive Plan Meeting
Financing Dreams Course
Housing Luncheon
Plan NHC Aug. 12, 4-7 p.m. New Hanover County Historic Court House
Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors Aug.14, 1-5 p.m., $40 members/$41 nonmembers WRAR Classroom, 1826 Sir Tyler Drive
AMEZ Housing Aug. 14, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., $25 in advance/$30 at the door The Terraces on Sir Tyler, 1826 Sir Tyler Drive
All citizens are invited to participate in the next step of New Hanover County’s comprehensive planning process. During a February launch meeting, the public was introduced to six themes explored by citizen committees, March through July. Policy recommendations will be discussed during the meeting.
Sponsored by North Carolina Housing Finance Agency and hosted by WRAR, the course outlines eligibility, the loan process and how Realtors can help customers own their first home through the N.C. Home Advantage program, which provides down payment assistance and home loans without interest.
Luncheon keynote speaker, Satana DeBerry, is executive director of N.C. Housing Coalition. Proceeds benefit AMEZ Housing programs, which provide affordable housing and foreclosure mitigation services to low- and moderate-income families in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Columbus counties. To purchase tickets, contact Linda Smith, 910-815-3826.
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By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer
What does it take to make it in the Wrightsville Beach region’s retail scene? For more than 20 years, Chuck Bourgeois of Sweetwater Surf Shop and Estelle Baker of The Fisherman’s Wife have built retail mainstays by selling to the Wrightsville clientele. While neither will admit to holding the secret to sustained retail success, each business owner said it comes down to the simple things. “I don’t think there is a secret,” Baker said. “The bottom line is you always have to listen to your customers because they are very smart, very educated and very knowledgeable about what they want. If you really listen to them they will tell you.” For Bourgeois, part of the winning formula is making mistakes. “It has really just been making mistake after mistake and learning from those,” Bourgeois said. The surf industry has changed significantly during the course of the 20 years Bourgeois has owned Sweetwater. To keep up in its ever-changing nature, he finds help in the next generation, like his daughters, Danielle and Shana, who manage the store. “I’m in my 70s now so I am beyond the trends but I rely on my daughters … and some other key people in there,” he said. “It is having that nucleus of four or five people that are younger and keep up with the trends.” Not ready to give up her active role in the buying process yet, Baker said her diet of two merchandise shows a year helps her
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Sweetwater Surf Shop owner Chuck Bourgeois said one of the keys to sustained success at the surf shop has been the help of the next generation, his daughters Danielle, pictured here, and Shana.
stay on top of the new trends. Finding the balance of quality and value is key when selling to the Wrightsville market, Baker said. “After 22 years in business I think we understand what our customers want — they want something wonderful but they want the value to be there as well,” she said. “I am not always right and I have certainly made my share of buying decisions that did not go the way I had hoped but … if you really pay attention to your customers and make them
“It has really just been making mistake after mistake and learning from those.” understand you want them to tell you what they want, they will.” Similarly, Bourgeois said hitting that fine line of quality and value is especially important for surf shop clientele, with many of
Sweetwater’s customers coming from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Having UNCW so close to Wrightsville Beach is one of the things that has kept the shop going, Bourgeois added. “What is nice about Wrightsville Beach is the proximity to the university because that is our type of clientele, the students,” he said. “Really you can’t find anything like UNCW up and down the coast; there are some schools down in Florida that are close to the beach, but not beaches like Wrightsville that are small with one road up and down the main strip.” No matter who the clientele is, Baker said customer service is the one thing that can make or break any retail business. “Beginning, middle and end it is about customer service and if you don’t have that you might as well not even open the door,” Baker said. “For a customer to come in, be helped, have a good experience and walk out the door happy is a challenge but it feels so good when it happens.”
The nation’s economic woes have affected all of us, but municipalities have been hit particularly hard, resulting in cash-strapped state and local governments across the country. Consequently, you might be wondering how this situation could affect an investment class you might be considering: municipal bonds. If you’re thinking about municipal bonds (munis) or if you already own Dave Dupont some, you are aware of their key benefit — namely that the interest payments generated are free from federal income taxes, and in some cases, state and local taxes. (Interest payments from some types of municipal bonds may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.) This tax advantage means that you’d have to earn a much higher yield on other types of bonds to match the “taxable equivalent yield” of munis. Typically, the higher your income tax bracket, the more you’ll gain from investing in municipal bonds by possibly avoiding some income taxes. In addition to their tax advantages, municipal bonds offer other benefits. Munis can help diversify an investment portfolio that may be heavily weighted toward stocks and corporate bonds. Also, by adding quality municipal bonds to your holdings, you can help support worthwhile projects in your community, such as construction or expansion of schools and hospitals. Historically, municipal bond default rates have been much lower than those of corporate bonds, especially lower-quality bonds. Of course, what has happened in the past is no guarantee of future results. Many municipalities have responded to the fiscal crisis by cutting spending, eliminating nonessential programs and in some cases, raising taxes. They have ample reason for doing this; in good times and bad, municipalities still need funding for projects. If they defaulted even once on their current bond payments, they could find themselves unable to borrow money, in the form of new municipal bonds, for a long time. Still, if you’re going to invest in municipal bonds, it’s probably a good idea to stick with those that receive investment-grade ratings from an independent rating agency, such as Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s. Keep in mind there are federal legislative proposals being considered that would cap the tax deduction on interest earned from munis. Interest rate risk is also another consideration, but that is a topic for another day. This article is provided by Dave Dupont, a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management. RBC Wealth Management does not endorse this organization or publication. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, Member NYSE/ FINRA/SIPC
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There’s a lagoon called Kapupu near the island of Kapupu in the sunny North Pacific just west of the Elabaob Islands in the Palauan archipelago of Micronesia. Sherman the Shark, his wife, Megan, and a host of other ocean occupants call it home. Occasionally, the hairless beach apes with their so-called civilized human ways try to encroach on the Lagoonies’ tropical paradise. So, there’s bound to be high jinks in this coral-reef heaven...
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Down 1. Itinerary info 2. “Peter Pan” dog 3. Crack, so to speak 4. Fingers 5. Inkles, e.g. 6. Arm 7. Hebrew for “delight” 8. “My boy” 9. Fourth most populous state 10. Pub order 11. Coincide 12. Informal wear 13. More dapper 14. Community spirit 15. In reserve 16. Looms 17. Drops off 18. Didn’t hold 19. Muldaur’s “___ Woman” 23. Completely clean 24. Most threatening 29. Other 30. Shag rug 31. Blue-ribbon 33. Mystery writer John Dickson ___ 34. Approve 35. Marceau was one 36. ___ particle
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8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Wrightsville Beach Baptist church Keith Louthan, church pastor 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.-12:20 p.m. Wrightsville United Methodist Church Bob Bauman, 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. Keene 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 Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration and noon Benediction Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Beth Simcha Messianic Jewish Congregation Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday
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Throughout the New Testament it was made very clear that not only was the church to carry on the ministry of Jesus with signs and wonders, but our lives were to reflect more Christ-likeness. These were two completely impossible tasks without the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit working through us. I was raised in what most would consider a dysfunctional family; we knew very little about how to love, encourage or uplift one another. To make matters worse, after graduating from New Hanover High School, I moved directly into a 10 year career as a professional musician. Neither of these prepared me for the righteousness and holiness that I now desired to live in. This was in itself a miracle, because I truly desired to change. Through the miracle of being “born again” (John 3:16), I no longer wanted to do the sin I still found myself doing. My desires had changed, but I felt powerless to bring my flesh under subjection. I related well to the man that Paul describes in Romans chapter seven: For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. For I know that in me
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(that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me (Romans 7: 15,18,19,21 NKJV). It was during this time of despair that I was introduced into the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Just as described in the second chapter of Acts, this second work of grace was accompanied by signs and wonders, building a fire in me for more that has never been quenched. It was as if God in His foreknowledge saw the need and made the provision thousands of years in advance. He knew there were many, like myself and some of you, who will never be satisfied with status quo Christianity. Perhaps He also looked through the portals of time and saw a generation that would need this extra power to dig itself out of the carnality and sin we would grow accustomed to. I do not believe that this second work of grace affects anyone’s salvation whatsoever. I do believe, however, that if you want to rise above the crowd of Christian spectators and experience the fullness of a life hidden in Christ, His power is still available for those seeking it.
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You give from your heart in service to all The same love you have for large or small Walk with the poor and lonely in service too Out of your heart the gifts you give will have to do The work needed for salvation of the lost ones here On Earth your service is given without fear The nature of those in service to Me are adorned with joy A joy from the inner spirit whether you are girl or boy The same love you share with one another here tonight Will set the darkest demons to leave and take flight Put your service to Me first in your daily walk Take the time to listen to one in need, not just talk What you hear will be the yearnings and desires of their heart Keep in confidence the trust they share, do not let it depart The service you share with another makes you a pair Together you can walk and help many out of despair
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(Mat 26:10 NRSV) But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? She has performed a good service for me. (1 Cor 12:5 NIV) There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. (Eph 4:11 NIV) It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up (Eph 6:7 NRSV) Render service with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not to men and women, (1 Tim 1:12 NIV) I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. (Heb 1:14 NRSV) Are not all angels spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? (Rev 2:19 NRSV) I know your works — your love, faith, service, and patient endurance. I know that your last works are greater than the first.
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TURN FROM SIN John 11:5 “Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.” JOHN 11:5
It is interesting to note that special mention is made of Jesus loving Martha. This is after the incident recorded in Luke 10:38-42 where Martha is caught up with serving instead of worshipping Jesus and her priorities are still not in order. Jesus was not rebuking Martha but rather exhorting her for her own profit. When the Lord deals with problem areas in our lives, it is always for our profit - not punishment and we should not take it as rejection. This is one way to discern God’s correction from the devil’s condemnation. God convicts us of sin but He doesn’t condemn us. Conviction is solely for our profit with no malice while condemnation includes punishment. Satan is the one who condemns the Christian, but the Holy Spirit has given us the power to escape that condemnation. The way the Lord convicts a believer is through the inner ministry of the Holy Spirit. This is always done in a positive manner that encourages
us to turn from sin rather than the negative way of condemning us for having committed the sin. A Christian who still walks in condemnation is being condemned by the devil or is condemning himself. Only those who are living in the power of the Holy Spirit escape condemnation. Compare this to the law of gravity. Gravity is a law that never quits exerting its power, but it can be overcome. Through the laws of aerodynamics man can actually fly and send space ships beyond Earth’s gravity. But it takes power to do this. If the power is shut off, the law of gravity is still at work and will cause the vehicle to fall. Likewise, the law of sin and death still exists. If a Christian shuts off the power of the Spirit of life and begins to walk in the power of his own flesh, Satan will use this law of sin and death to condemn him and ensure he crashes. It’s not God who condemns us.
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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L N O T I C ES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 332 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David S. Floyd, Jr. and Linda S. Floyd (Linda S. Floyd, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): David Floyd aka David S. Floyd, Jr.) to Collins & Collins, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of February, 2009, and recorded in Book 5382, Page 2930, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 12, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 6, Section 1, Putnam Run at Westbay Estates, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 48, Page 61 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 458 Putnam Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five per-
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(Joseph Carter Pane, deceased) to Fuss & Fairley Attorneys at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of February, 2003, and recorded in Book 3663, Page 713, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 12, 2014 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:
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.
BEING all of Lot 25, Section 5, WINCHESTER as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 32, Page 302, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3034 Weatherby Court, 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.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1134494 (FC.FAY) July 31 and August 7, 2014
A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.
AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 12 SP 741 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joseph Carter Pane and Patricia Eason Pane (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Joseph Carter Pane and Patricia Eason Pane),
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
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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.
said property being located at 4930 Tanbark Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
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A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.
Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Glen L. Joseph, unmarried, (Glen L. Joseph, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Matthew Grant Joseph, heir, Alan Walker Joseph, heir and Glen Leroy Joseph, Jr., heir) to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of April, 2010, and recorded in Book 5478, Page 1663, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 12, 2014 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:
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
BEING all of Lot 243, Section 7 Monterey Heights Subdivision as shown upon the map of the same recorded in Map Book 18 at Page 101 New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1082274 (FC.FAY) July 31 and August 7, 2014
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.
Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 217 Angel Island Road, Wilmington, NC 28412 Parcel# R07816-003-038-000
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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 475 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ryan K. Broussard and Vicki Ann Broussard (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ryan K. Broussard) to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of October, 1998, and recorded in Book 2459, Page 0810, and Modification in Book 5570, Page 1049, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 12, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 44 Section 2 Arrowhead as same is shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 13 at Page 27 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon;
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 6230 Fairview Road Suite 315 Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1134360 (FC.CH) July 31 and August 7, 2014 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 1872 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Josh A. Russo to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 5197, Page 766, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 19, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 8, Shamrock Village, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 12, at Page 24, of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 205 Kilarny Road, Wilmington, North Carolina. Parcel ID R06217001004000
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Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.
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L E G A L N O T I C ES Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1042348 (FC.CH) August 7 and 14, 2014 13 SP 259 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 Charles Burrow and Cindy H. Kinney to Jeff Porter, Trustee(s), which was dated December 19, 1997 and recorded on December 29, 1997 in Book 2288 at Page 0226, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having
directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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 Tract #2 as set forth in the map of survey for the Alfred Bryant Heir Division, recorded in Map Book 27, Page 21, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Mobile/Manufactured Description:
Home
1986 DWMH 27 x 56 HWC134326/27 Borrower, being the true and lawful owner of record of the mobile home being mortgaged with the property, declares that it is Borrower’s intent that the mobile home lose its nature as personalty and become realty. Borrower further declares that the mobile home shall remain permanently attached as a part of the real property and will not be removed therefrom. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1210 Hill Valley Walk, Wilmington, NC 28409. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). 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. 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 Cindy Kinney and Charles E. Burrow, joint tenants with right of survivorship. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-00201-FC01 August 7 and 14, 2014 14 SP 384 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 Ronald A. Cohen and Carol Cohen to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated October 7, 2005 and
recorded on October 7, 2005 in Book 4918 at Page 343, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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 an pipe in the northern line of Spencer Farlow Drive, (60 foot right of way) with the eastern line of U.S. Highway 421 (overhead bridge), 50 feet from the centerline thereof, and runs thence along the eastern line of US Highway 421, North 08 degrees 15 minutes East, 150.42 feet to an iron pipe in the southern line of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, (Snow’s Cut); thence, along said Snow’s Cut right of way, North 75 degrees 47 minutes 31 seconds East, 108.25 feet to an iron pipe; thence, South 05 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, 150.11 feet to an iron pipe in the northern line of Spencer Farlow Drive; thence along the northern line of said Drive, South 83 degrees 27 minutes 33 seconds West, 10.0 feet, and South 76 degrees 19 minutes 12 seconds West, 105.17 feet to the point of beginning. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 534 Spencer Farlow Drive, Carolina Beach, NC 28428. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). 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. 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 Ronald A. Cohen and wife, Carol Cohen. 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.: 12-29645-FC02 August 7 and 14, 2014
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Albert M. Council and Rebecca J. Council to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated May 22, 2008 and recorded on May 23, 2008 in Book 5316 at Page 1776, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Alexander B. Pearson, Jr. and Artina Pearson to A M Baker, Trustee(s), which was dated September 21, 2006 and recorded on September 25, 2006 in Book 5083 at Page 2449, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.
Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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:
Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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 52, Section 3, Meadowbrook Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 33, Page 22 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 607 Hopscotch Court North, Wilmington, NC 28411. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). 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. 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 Albert M. Council. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-11716-FC01 August 7 and 14, 2014
All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the western line of Sixth Street 227 ½ feet southwardly from the southern line of Meares Street, running thence southwardly along said ling of Sixth Street 36 ½ feet, thence westwardly parallel with Meares Street 150 feet to the eastern line of an alley, thence northwardly along said line of said alley parallel with Sixth Street 36 ½ feet, thence eastwardly parallel with Meares Street 150 feet to the point of beginning, the same being part of Lot 4, Block 7, according to the Wilmington official plan as prepared by James and Brown, in 1870. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1114 South 6th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). 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. 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 Alexander B. Pearson, Jr. and wife, Artina Pearson. 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.: 14-07105-FC01 August 7 and 14, 2014 13 SP 869 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 James E. Boone to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated May 7, 2010 and recorded on May 12, 2010 in Book 5485 at Page 1666, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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 93, Section 3, of Parkwood Estates, as shown in Map Book 12, Page 16, of the New Hanover County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 413 Harris Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). 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. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are All Lawful Heirs of James E. Boone. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-13493-FC01 August 7 and 14, 2014
12 SP 356 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 Ericka D. Morgan to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated August 6, 2004 and recorded on August 9, 2004 in Book 4443 at Page 877, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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 eastern line of Wrightsville Avenue 164.2 feet northwardly from its intersection with the northern line of Gibson Avenue, said beginning point being in the div iding line between Lots 6 & 7 in Block 8 in Carolina Place Subdivision as shown on map recorded in Record Book 48, Page 180 in the New Hanover County Registry; running thence eastwardly at right angles to Wrightsville Avenue and along the southern line of said Lot 7, 113 feet to the easternmost corner of said Lot 7; thence northwardly and parallel with Wrightsville Avenue 44.2 feet to the southern line of Barnett Avenue (the southern line of Barnett Avenue being also the southern line of that tract conveyed to the City of Wilmington by that deed recorded in Book 162, Page 531); thence westwardly along said line of Barnett Avenue 43.5 feet to a turn in said Avenue (Last call erroneously omitted from the legal on the Deed recorded in Book 4443 at Page 874); thence westwardly along said line of Barnett Avenue 71.0 feet to its intersection with the eastern line of Wrightsville Avenue; thence southwardly along said line of Wrightsville Avenue 53.3 feet to the point of Beginning; being all of Lot 7 and part of Lot 8 in Block 8 in Carolina Place Subdivision and being the sam e lands described in deed recorded in Book 1281, Page 943 in said R eigstry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 2023 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a) (1). 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. 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 Ericka Denise Morgan. 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 pur-
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L E G A L N O T I C ES chaser 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.: 09-05750-FC03 August 7 and 14, 2014 12 SP 323 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 Nathan Whitted and Georgia M Whitted to Amy Mandart, Trustee(s), which was dated May 10, 2001 and recorded on May 14, 2001 in Book 2928 at Page 506, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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: Tract # 1 BEGINNING at a point in the dividing line between the lands of Ruby Whitted and Frances McDuffle and in the western lien of a 30 foot access easement as described in a deed recorded in Book 932, at Page 150 of the New HanoverCounty Registry, said 30 foot easement being the western ½ of Whitted Drive a 60.0 foot private access roadway said point being North 11 degrees 30 minutes east 356.58 feet from an old iron pipe in the northern right of way line of Rock Hill Road (S.R. # 1331) (60.0 foot right of way), said old pipe being North 11 degrees 30 minutes East 30.0 feet from a nail in the centerline of said Rock Hill Road which is located about 1 mile westwardly from the intersection of said Rock Hill Road and Castle Hayne Road (U.S. Highway 117), running thence from said beginning point along aforementioned dividing line between Ruby Whitted and Frances McDuffie North 11 degrees 30 minutes East 205.0 feet to a point; running thence at right angles to said dividing line South 78 degrees 30 minutes East 317.2 feet to a point in the center of aforementioned Whitted Drive; running thence along the centerline of said Whitted Drive South 10 degrees 49 minutes West 205.01 feet to a point in the centerline of said Whitted Drive; running thence along the centerline of said Whitted Drive North 78 degrees 30 minutes West 319.64 feet to the point of beginning, containing 1.49 acres of land, more or less, the same being a portion of 1st Tract as shown on a map prepared by M. H. Lander, C. E., December 15, 1939 for Mrs. Margaret Corbett Becker and duly recorded in Map Book 4, at Page 25 of the New Hanover County Registry, together with and subject to the right of ingress and egress on and over aforementioned Whitted Drive. And being the same property shown on a map by M. F. Underwood dated October 21, 1985 and incorporated herein by reference. Tract # 2 BEGINNING at a point in the dividing line between the lands of Ruby Whitted and Frances McDuffie said point being North 10 degrees 26 minutes East 316.23 feet from the old iron pipes in the dividing line between said Ruby Whitted and Frances McDuffie, said two old iron pipes being North 11 degrees 30 minutes East 756.58 feet from a nail in the centerline of Rock Hill Road (S.R. # 1331) (60.0) foot right of way) which is located about 1 mile westwardly from the intersection of said Rock Hill and Castle Hayne Road (U.S. Highway 117): running thence from said beginning Point along the dividing line between said Ruby Whitted and Frances McDuffie
North 10 degrees 26 minutes East 300.0 feet to a point: running thence South 79 degrees 11 minutes East 317.58 feet to a point in the eastern line of Whitted Drive to a 30 foot private access roadway: running thence along the eastern line of said Whitted Drive South 8 degrees 43 minutes West 47.68 feet to an old iron pipe in the Centerline of said Whitted Drive, a 60.0 foot private access roadway: running thence along the centerline of said Whitted Drive South 10 degrees 49 minutes West 252.33 feet to a point: running thence North 79 degrees 11 minutes West 317.32 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.19 acres of land, more or less, the being a portion of said 1st Tract as shown on a map prepared by M. H. Lander, C. E., dated December 15, 1939 for Mrs. Margaret Corbett Becker and duly recorded in Map Book 4, at Page 25 of the New Hanover County Registry, together with and subject to the right of ingress and egress on and over aforementioned Whitted Drive. And being the same property shown on a map by M.F. Underwood dated October 21 1985 and incorporated herein by reference. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 1737 Rock Hill Road and 3212 Ruby Lane, Castle Hayne, NC 28429. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). 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. 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 Nathan Whitted and wife, Georgia M. Whitted. 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.: 12-01481-FC01 August 7 and 14, 2014
Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on August 19, 2014 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 Unit #9, Block 5, Island Walk Subdivision, Federal Point Township, New Hanover County, North Carolina, as shown on plat prepared by Hobbs Surveying Company, Inc., recorded in Plat Cabinet 48, Page 213, New Hanover Registry, together with all easements and privileges appurtenant to said property and created in the documents hereinafter mentioned, including one membership in the Island Walk at Snow’s Cut Homeowner’s Assoication. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 518 Spencer Farlow Drive Unit 9, Carolina Beach, NC 28428. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). 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. 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 Peter M. Rodriguez and wife, Melissa Rodriguez. 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.: 10-21446-FC02 August 7 and 14, 2014
13 SP 416 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 Peter M. Rodriguez and Melissa D. Rodriguez to Fidelity National Title Company of New York, Trustee(s), which was dated October 27, 2006 and recorded on October 30, 2006 in Book 5098 at Page 2659, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 492 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ron Cohen and Carol Cohen to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of May, 2006, and recorded in Book 5029, Page 2944, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the
said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 19, 2014 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: Lot 20, Plantation Landing, Phase I, as shown on plat recorded in Map Book 43, Page 173-174, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 8613 Plantation Landing, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm
Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1137533 (FC.FAY) August 7 and 14, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 306 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Matthew J. Coy and Taryn Elizabeth Pennington to Linda Clark, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of October, 2008, and recorded in Book 5355, Page 246, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 19, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 56 in Section V of Phase II of Southwood Patio Homes, a Condominium, as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 9 at Pages 98 through 101 inclusive of the New Hanover County Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 1234 Shipyard Boulevard, Wilmington, North Carolina. TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all right, title, and interest and obligations of Southwood Patio Homes, a Condominium appurtenant to said unit, as set forth in the Supplemental Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 1446 at Page 759 of the New Hanover County Registry, as amended by Supplemental Declaration of record. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a 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 con-
vey 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1132281 (FC.FAY) August 7 and 14, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 508 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David Eris King to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 5199, Page 1833, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 19, 2014 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: BEGINNING in the East line of 7th Street at the point where the East line of 7th Street intersects the Northern line of Nun Street; and runs thence Eastwardly along the Northern line of Nun Street 85 feet, thence Northwardly and parallel with 7th Street 33 feet; thence Westwardly and parallel with Nun Street 85 feet to the Eastern line of 7th Street; thence Southwardly along the Eastern line of 7th Street 33 feet to the Beginning, the same being a part of the western half of Lot 6 in Block 119, City of Wilmington and being a portion of the land conveyed in Deed Book 4888 at Page 2681 of the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 323 South 7th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina. Subject to easement for encroachment of the HVAC unit which crosses property boundary line and being described upon survey from Beccarino c/o Plantation Building Corp. by Arnold W. Carson dated July 15, 2005, and an easement for ingress, egress and regress as described in that Deed of Easement recorded in Book 4938 at Page 1483 of the New Hanover County Registry. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees,
agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1138375 (FC.FAY) August 7 and 14, 2014 12-SP-51 AMENDED 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 Julie M. Faulk, dated January 11, 2001 and recorded on January 11, 2001 in Book No. 2865 at Page 923 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 August 20, 2014 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: 4544 Alder Ridge Road, Wilmington, NC 28412. Tax Parcel ID: R07000-006-058000 Present Record Owners: Julie M. Faulk. The terms of the sale are that the real property here-
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L E G A L N O T I C ES inbefore 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113087-00763 P1104472 8/7, 08/14/2014 12-SP-342 AMENDED 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 Gilberto J. Aracena, dated June 14, 2007 and recorded on June 14, 2007 in Book No. 5195 at Page 1662 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 August 20, 2014 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: 4110 Morton Court, Wilmington, NC 28403. Tax Parcel ID: R05515001012081 Present Record Owners: Sheree S. Aracena. 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. Addi-
tional 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 113351-00754 P1104483 8/7, 08/14/2014 14-SP-227 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 Roland H. Seguin, dated May 18, 2007 and recorded on May 29, 2007 in Book No. 5187 at Page 1938 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 August 20, 2014 at 11:00AM 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: 2173 and 2175 Harrison Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. Tax Parcel ID: R06013011-020-000 Present Record Owners: The Estate of Roland H. Seguin. 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. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 020267-00225 P1105328 8/7, 08/14/2014
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 1196 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jane A. Fletcher, Individual to Collins and Collins Law Offices, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of March, 2009, and recorded in Book 5389, Page 826, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on August 19, 2014 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: A Unit Ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47C of the General Statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 311 in Sellar’s Cove Condominiums, Phase 2, Building 2, a condominium development, as the same is shown and described on maps recorded in Condominium Plat Book 17 at Page 333 through 336, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, and in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 5270 at Page 1488, and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and said unit is also conveyed SUBJECT TO AND TOGETHER WITH all of the rights, easements, covenants, terms and conditions of said Declaration and all amendments and supplements thereto, and having the parent Tax Parcel Identification Numbers: R07900-001-010001, R07900-001-013-000 and R07900-001-315-000 Together with improvements thereon said property located at 632 Condo Club Drive, Unit 311, Wilmington, NC 28412 Parcel# R07900-001-489-074 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a 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. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1125152 (FC.CH) August 7 and 14, 2014
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 Hettie Futch Carter 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 16th day of October 2014, 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 17th day of July 2014. Joan Carter McGinnis, Executrix 454 Old Folkstone Road Holly Ridge, NC 28445 Run Dates: 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7/2014 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 Elizabeth Middleton Knight 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 16th day of October 2014, 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 17th day of July 2014. Lisa Knight Cannon, Executrix 616 Dogwood Lane Wilmington, NC 28409 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7/2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE JACQULYNN B. ATKISSON a/k/a TOMMIE JACQULYNN ATKISSON, 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 22nd day of October, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment. Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403. This the 24th of July, 2014. Deedra Atkisson, Executrix ESTATE OF JACQULYNN B. ATKISSON a/k/a TOMMIE JACQULYNN ATKISSON James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14/2014
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 Charles F. Raymer Jr. of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of October 2014, 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 24th day of July 2014. Melissa Raymer, Executrix 2716 Valor Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14/2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT FILE NO. 14 E 730 The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of LAURENCE E. FLADD, 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 22nd day of October, 2014 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 24th day of July, 2014 Janice Ann Fladd, Executrix c/o Robert A. O’Quinn, Attorney at Law Post Office Box 1364 Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480 July 24, 31 & August 7 & 14, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT FILE NO. 14 E 830 The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of CAROL JEAN FLADD, 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 22nd day of October, 2014 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 24th day of July, 2014 Janice Ann Fladd, Executrix c/o Robert A. O’Quinn, Attorney at Law Post Office Box 1364 Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480 July 24, 31 & August 7 & 14, 2014
2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 31st day of July, 2014. Jody Ann Caison Faircloth, Executrix of the Estate of Jimmy David Faircloth Franklin E. Martin Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT NOTICE OF COLLECTOR BY AFFIDAVIT The undersigned, having qualified as Collector by Affidavit of the Estate of Arthur W. Brownell, who died a resident of New Hanover County, North Carolina on April 13, 2014, 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 24th day of October, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 24th day of July, 2014 Helen M. Brownell, Collector by Affidavit c/o Richard A. Horgan, Esq. Attorney at Law 1213 Culbreth Drive Wilmington, NC 28405-3639 (910) 256-0202 July 24 & 31, Aug 7 & 14, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Jimmy David Faircloth, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Franklin E. Martin, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 3rd day of November,
This the 30th day of July, 2014. B. Leon Skinner Executor of the Estate of LOTTIE JO SKINNER c/o F. Darryl Mills 5710 Oleander Drive, Suite 112 Wilmington, NC 28403 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21/2014
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 12 E 486 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as ADMINISTRATRIX CTA of the Estate of JAMES F. BRANDHORST, JR., deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 31st day of October, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This, the 31st day of July, 2014. DELANEY HOLADAY BRANDHORST, Administratrix CTA Of the Estate of JAMES F. BRANDHORST, JR. c/o PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 14 E 000927 ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas S. Lynch, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and Corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before October 31, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 31st day of July 2014. Lillian Faith Egan 5719 Park Avenue Wilmington, NC 28403 William O. J. Lynch Hogue Hill, LLP Attorneys at Law P. O. Box 2178 Wilmington, NC 28402 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21/2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
STATE OF NORTHCAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
claims against the said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before October 29, 2014, or this Notice shall be pled in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms or corporations indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address shown below.
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 Sandra Christine Woodcock Chilcote 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 30th day of October 2014, 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 31st day of July 2014. Edgar Chilcote, Executor 220 Saint Luke Court Wilmington, NC 28409 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21/2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 14 E 000881 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LOTTIE JO SKINNER The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lottie Jo Skinner, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Iva Pepper Smith, 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 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 7th day of August 2014. James H. Cook, Executor 4200 Masonboro Loop Road Wilmington, NC 28409 08/07, 14, 21, 28/2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER 14-E-746 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against deceased, Michelle W. Halecki, are hereby notified to present them to Mary Halecki as Administrator of the decedent’s estate, on or before November 5, 2014 in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the above named Administrator in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address. This the 7th day of August, 2014. Administrator of the Estate of Michelle W. Halecki c/o Matthew S. Schrum, Attorney Four Pillars Law Firm, PLLC 2202 Wrightsville Ave. Ste. 213 Wilmington, NC 28403 August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014 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 Alice Carolyn Warren Endress 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 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This is the 7th day of August 2014. David Endress, Executor 310 Breckenridge Drive Wilmington, NC 28412 August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014
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Asparagus Vinaigrette Salad Lori Rosbrugh
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Asparagus Vinaigrette Salad Lori Rosbrugh
Salad:
1 bundle fresh asparagus (pencil diameter or larger, if possible) 1 head Boston lettuce 1 hard boiled egg, peeled and sliced into rounds ½ small red onion, thinly sliced, separated into rings 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
Vinaigrette:
3 tablespoons canola oil 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon sugar (or more, to taste) 1 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Preparation: Steam (or microwave in bowl of water) asparagus just until bright green and tender; rinse under cold water and pat dry. Place asparagus in a gallon-sized resealable bag. Mix all vinaigrette ingredients together in small bowl and pour over asparagus. Let asparagus marinate in refrigerator at least four hours (up to overnight), turning occasionally.
Either on individual serving plates, or on a large platter, arrange lettuce leaves, then asparagus spears, then onion slices, egg slices and blue cheese. Drizzle extra marinade over salad. Refrigerate until serving time. Makes 4 servings.