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Mason Inlet dredging runs $3.3 million
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With the air temperature in the 70s and the water temperature in the mid-50s, participants at the fourth annual Wrightsville Beach Polar Plunge on Jan. 1 didn’t have to withstand the frigid temperatures of past years. The event raises money for Communities in Schools of Cape Fear, an organization that helps at-risk students in the school system. See more photos on page 5.
More than 50 properties on Wrightsville Beach’s north end will be assessed costs to help dredge and maintain Mason Inlet, which separates the island’s north end from Figure Eight Island. The cost to maintain the dredging of the inlet over the past five years comes to $3.3 million, New Hanover County Commissioners heard in a November hearing on the issue. Of the total costs, most were assessed to properties on Figure Eight Island, which will owe $2.7 million of the total. Property owners got the cost assessments in early December, officials said, with costs for Wrightsville Beach property owners ranging from as low as $4 to more than $13,000. An attorney for Shell Island Resort said that the
condominium residents owed 84 percent of Wrightsville Beach’s share of the costs, which he said was too high and should be revisited. The attorney acknowledged that the dredging saved the building from destruction, but added that parts of the project, like dredging the Intracoastal Waterway behind the inlet, mainly benefited Figure Eight Island, which should be assessed the costs, he said. Property owners have until June 1 to pay the costs without interest or they can elect to pay over five years with seven percent interest. The formula for assessing the dredging costs was determined in 1999, when the inlet threatened to swallow Shell Island Resort, and will apply for 30 years, with assessments made every five years.
Family, friends remember humor of man hit, killed by car on Christmas Eve By Terry Lane Staff Writer
The lengths Gary Mincolla would go to make a joke were remembered fondly in a Wrightsville Beach tavern last Friday evening, as the friends and family who gathered to mourn his unexpected death did so mostly through raucous laughter. “He could find humor in anything he did,” said aunt Trish Alletzhauser. “He could make the ordinary thing so much better.” So full of wit was the 36-year-old Wilmingtonian that some first believed it was a prank when hearing the news that he died after being struck and killed by a pick up truck on Carolina Beach Road at 4:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve. There was a break in the laughter by the crowd of that had packed Jimmy’s Wrightsville Beach as they pondered the tragedy of how someone who was so joyous could exit the world so suddenly and unexpectedly. “God’s love is powerful and creative. You still have to have your faith. God will make this into something that will bless those around us,” said Ashlyn Burke, a friend and former roommate of Mincolla. How Mincolla dressed for his first day at a
new job demonstrated his accent and getting caught imaginative humor, said in traffic circles, he eased Alletzhauser. While he the tension Dunn said he normally “dressed to the was feeling about living nines,” when he recently in the foreign country. started a new job in infor, “If sunshine ever Mincolla instead wore a shined in England, it was horribly mismatched outwhen Gary was there,” fit. When Alletzhauser he said. questioned his fashion Another former roomchoice, Mincolla replied: mate of Mincolla recalled “I told everyone there I when he used his charm Gary Mincolla was color blind. They’re to ease tensions during a too nice to say anything.” standoff between two men. The roommate Throughout the remembrance ceremony, asked Mincolla why friends and family regaled the audience with he was nice to the guy, stories of Mincolla’s humor. And in some who appeared ready to cases, they weren’t just meaningless laughs, try to cause trouble. as friend T.J. Dunn told the crowd. “Gary replied, Dunn, who despite his love for Wilmington ‘Because everyone had agreed to go with his wife to England needs to feel like he for two years, said Mincolla’s laughter and deserves to be liked,’” wit helped calm a tumultuous time in his life. he said. “There was strife between my wife and Friends of Mincolla me. He saved my marriage,” said Dunn, who also recalled how he described a visit Mincolla made to England would often sing “This where the two connected through humor. little light of mine,” When Mincolla cracked wise about things including famously like not being able to understand the local once in the middle of
Wilmington’s Front Street. Following the lead of a guitarist, the crowd at the bar burst into the song. One of Mincolla’s passions was helping to organize the annual SantaCon bar crawl, where revellers dress as Santa Claus or in other Christmas themes, traveling from bar to bar. Mincolla would play the Grinch, Alletzhauser said. A GoFundMe to raise money for Mincolla’s final expenses has brought in nearly $5,000, exceeding the goal of $3,000. The additional money will be used to buy bikes for kids through the SantaCon event.
Groups sue feds to stop seismic airgun blasting in Atlantic Ocean Leading environmental groups sued the federal government today to prevent seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean. This extremely loud and dangerous process, which is used to search for oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean’s surface, is the first step toward offshore drilling. If allowed, seismic airgun blasting would harm marine life, including whales, dolphins, fish and zooplankton – the foundation of the ocean food web. The lawsuit, filed in South Carolina, claims that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when it issued Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) in late November. Those permits authorize five
companies to harm or harass marine mammals while conducting seismic airgun blasting in an area twice the size of California, stretching from Cape May, New Jersey to Cape Canaveral, Florida. The government has estimated that seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic could harass or harm marine mammals like dolphins and whales – which depend on sound to feed, mate and communicate – hundreds of thousands of times. Seismic airgun blasting would also jeopardize the iconic North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, according to 28 leading right whale experts. Below are statements from the groups involved in the lawsuit: “This action is unlawful and we’re going to stop it,” said Diane Hoskins, campaign director at Oceana.
“The Trump administration’s rash decision to harm marine mammals hundreds of thousands of times in the hope of finding oil and gas is shortsighted and dangerous. Seismic airgun blasting can harm everything from
tiny zooplankton and fish to dolphins and whales. More than 90 percent of the coastal municipalities in the blast zone have publicly opposed seismic airgun blasting off their coast. We won this fight before and we’ll win it
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again.” “The Trump administration has steamrolled over objections of scientists, governors and thousands of coastal communities and businesses to enable this dangerous activity. Now it wants to steamroll the law,” said Michael Jasny, director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). “Allowing seismic blasting at this scale in these waters is not consistent with the laws that protect our oceans.” “Ignoring the mounting opposition to offshore drilling, the decision to push forward with unnecessarily harmful seismic testing defies the law, let alone common sense,” said Catherine Wa n n a m a k e r , s e n i o r attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). “An overwhelming number of communities,
businesses, and elected officials have made it clear that seismic blasting–a precursor to drilling that no one wants– has no place off our coasts.” “Seismic airgun surveys pose a dual threat to the biologically rich waters off the Atlantic coast,” said Steve Mashuda, managing attorney for oceans at Earthjustice. “Their continuous blasts can injure and deafen whales, dolphins and other marine life, and they are the sonic harbingers of even greater risks associated with offshore oil and gas drilling.” “The Trump administration is letting the oil industry launch a brutal sonic assault on North Atlantic right whales and other marine life,” said Kristen Monsell, ocean program legal director at the Center for Biological n See SEISMIC Page 2
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Diversity. “Right whales will keep spiraling toward extinction if we don’t stop these deafening blasts and the drilling and spilling that could come next. That’s why we’re taking the administration to court.” “South Carolina has spoken: We don’t want offshore oil and gas drilling,” said Laura Cantral, executive director at South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. “Seismic blasting is a big step in that direction, threatening our fragile coast and economy. We will firmly defend our communities and vulnerable marine life.” “Seismic blasting poses unacceptable risks to vulnerable marine wildlife, especially the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale,” said Jane Davenport, senior staff attorney at Defenders of Wildlife. “The species already faces effective extinction within a few short decades. The right whale simply cannot withstand the direct harm and habitat degradation seismic blasting will cause.” "Seismic testing and offshore drilling are incompatible with our coast in North Carolina," said Todd Miller, executive director at North Carolina Coastal Federation. "There's never a window that would be a good time for seismic testing to happen. Studies show that seismic affects the behaviors of marine mammals, fish and zooplankton and seismic is harmful for fisheries. And on top of all that, it's a precursor to offshore drilling which is strongly opposed here in North Carolina." “With a vibrant commercial fishery industry and the only known calving ground for endangered North Atlantic right whales just off our coast, Georgians oppose seismic testing for offshore oil exploration and the threats it poses to our state’s wildlife, wild places, and quality of life,” said Alice Keyes, vice president at One Hundred Miles. “Our coastal communities have spoken out for years against seismic testing and offshore drilling because they understand what’s at stake—risks to our
coastal economy and wildlife ranging from right whales to zooplankton. We are proud to stand with our fellow Georgians and thousands of others across the East Coast in opposition to this dangerous plan.” "As usual, the Trump administration is pulling out all the stops to give favors to the fossil fuel industry, whatever the cost to coastal communities and wildlife," said Athan Manuel, program director at Sierra Club. "We will continue to fight back against their dangerous plans to subject our coasts to seismic blasting and expanded offshore drilling." “Seismic testing can be harmful and even fatal to the hundreds of thousands of dolphins, whales and other marine animals in the Atlantic,” said Angela Howe, legal director at the Surfrider Foundation. “This litigation is aimed at protecting the Atlantic Ocean from the destruction of seismic testing, which is the first step of proposed offshore oil drilling. We will continue to stand up to protect our marine environment and our ocean ecosystems for this and future generations.” As of today, opposition and concern over offshore drilling activities in the Atlantic includes: • Governors of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire • More than 240 East Coast state municipalities • Over 1,500 local, state and federal bipartisan officials • An alliance representing over 42,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families • All three East Coast Fishery Management Councils • Commercial and recreational fishing interests such as Southeastern Fisheries Association, Snook and Gamefish Foundation, Fisheries Survival Fund, Southern Shrimp Alliance, Billfish Foundation and International Game Fish Association
Wrightsville Beach Police Weekly Arrest Report WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 • Kasey Layne Parks, 20, was charged with trespassing, resisting arrest, consuming alcoholic beverage under 21 years old, possessing fraudulent identification. • Corina Jean Madrid, 21, was charged with trespassing • Anatasha Nicole George, 21, was charged with trespassing • James Samuel Henry, 21, was charged with resisting arrest and drunk and disruptive behavior.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 • Thomas Charles Ritchie, 22, was charged with drunk and disruptive behavior. • Devin Kimberly Campbell, 21, was charged with breaking and entering and damage to personal property.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 • Sierra Rose Hosler, 26, was charged with indecent exposure, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Ashley Blue Kiser, 22, was charged with DWI.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 • Ryan Mitchell Feinberg, 34, was charged with DWI, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Lauren Elizabeth Holcomb, 27, was charged with DWI.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 • Tara Lynne Ryan, 46, was charged with breaking and entering and simple assault.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 • Lamar Lee Claiborne, 35, was charged with speeding to elude arrest, possession with intent to deliver schedule I drugs, possession with intent to deliver schedule II drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving during revocation.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 • Christopher Brandon Campbell, 27, was charged with failure to appear in court.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 • Cody Asa King, 23, was charged with malicious conduct by a prisoner, resisting arrest, failure to disperse and affray. • Kyle Thomas Delaney, 22, was charged with drunk and disruptive conduct and affray.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 • Kyle Merae Swain, 28, was charged with assault on a female. • Taylor Alexis Ellington, 27, was charged with simple assault.
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• HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION • PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE • MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Town of Wrightsville Beach is now accepting applications from Town residents who are interested in serving on the Planning Board, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. Appointments will be made by the Board of Aldermen at their January 2019 meeting.
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Wrightsville Beach offering shag, line dancing classes
Work begins on Haynes/Lacewell Police and Fire Training Facility Crews are almost done clearing the area where the future Haynes/Lacewell Police and Fire Training Facility will be built. Utility work is expected to begin by the end of the month, and construction on the building will begin in early 2019. The 31,000 square-foot building, named in honor of Sgt. Edward Haynes of the WPD and Capt. Eric Lacewell of the WFD, will be located on a portion of the city’s 46-acre tract in the Hurst Street/Princess Place Drive area near Maides Park. The facility will provide a greater police presence in this area with a police substation and a secure, indoor firing range that is not only environmentally-friendly, but is also not expected to have any noise impact to nearby neighborhoods.
The town of Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation program is offering shag and line dancing classes this January. Instructors Ken and Sandy Jones can teach anyone to shag. No partner is needed for these lessons held on Thursday evenings in four-week sessions. The beginner class starts at 6:30 p.m. followed by our advancing beginners class at 7:30 p.m. Classes will be held in the Fran Russ Recreation Center located behind Town Hall. Shag dancing lessons are $40 for Wrightsville Beach residents and $50 for nonresidents. Get ready for weddings, parties, and other events with the knowledge of popular line dancing. Classes will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3 and Jan. 10, 2019, from 5:30—6:30 p.m. The class is $20 for Wrightsville Beach residents and $25 for nonresidents.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS We’re back on track to complete the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan for the Town of Wrightsville Beach and we need your help! Just prior to Hurricane Florence, the Town of Wrightsville Beach began the process of updating its Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan. A vital part of the master planning process is to gather information from residents and property owners through a parks and recreation needs assessment survey. We originally emailed the survey to our email list of residents and property owners in August 2018. Many of you completed the survey and we thank you for your time and effort in doing so. Your survey information remains in our records so there is no need to complete the survey again. If you have not yet completed the survey, we hope that you will take a few moments to complete it now. We will use the information collected through the survey to develop the 2019 – 2024 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan for the Town of Wrightsville Beach. An approved master plan not only serves as a guide to program planning and facility development based on the community’s needs and desires, but also provides supporting documentation when grant-funding opportunities become available to match local funding sources.
you may go to the Town’s website and scroll down on the homepage to click on the survey option. If you prefer, you may pick up a hard copy of the survey anytime Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Town Hall or in the Park Office. It only takes a few moments to complete the survey. We will continue to accept survey responses through February 28, 2019.
You may complete the survey online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3Q928XC or
THANK YOU IN PARTICIPATION!
Several public meetings to receive further community input and to allow for open discussion will occur in Town Hall on the dates listed below. We hope that you will plan to attend one of these sessions. •
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 5:30 pm
Please help us spread the word. We would like as much community input as we can possibly gather. If you have any questions, please call or email Katie Ryan, Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Program Supervisor at (910) 256 – 7925 or kryan@towb.org. ADVANCE
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Department of Commerce Declares NC Fishery Disaster Due to Hurricane Florence Disaster Declaration Opens Door for Federal Relief Funds US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross granted Governor Cooper’s request for a disaster declaration related to damage to North Carolina’s marine fishing industry in Hurricane Florence. “Recreational and commercial fishing are important economic drivers for our state and families along North Carolina’s coast. I appreciate Secretary Ross’s recognition of the damage to these vital industries caused by Hurricane Florence. We must rebuild smarter and stronger than ever and I will continue to work with our federal, state and local partners to bring recovery funds to those who need them,” said Governor Cooper. The declaration of disaster is a critical step for Congress to appropriate fishery disaster assistance. Since Hurricane Florence, Governor Cooper has worked with members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation to secure federal recovery funds. In November, the governor sent congressional leaders a request for an additional $6.3 billion in federal aid, including a declaration of disaster for North Carolina’s fisheries and $20 million for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Disaster Assistance. North Carolina’s full federal request is $8.8 billion. According to the state Division of Marine Fisheries, the North Carolina commercial fishing industry generated more than $96 million in revenue in 2017. Declaring a federal fishery resource disaster can assist with long-term relief for commercial fishing families struggling to make a living while repairing their businesses. Hurricane Florence’s historic rainfall and powerful winds destroyed boats, gear and buildings critical to fishing businesses.
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UNCW Elevated to “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” by Carnegie The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned the university the elevated designation of “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” institution, according to the newly released Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UNCW is among 139 institutions to receive the classification, and is one of only eight institutions nationally to move up from “Master’s Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs” to “Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity” status. “This reclassification to doctoral status with high research activity reflects an ongoing trajectory of success for UNCW,” said Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli. “It is an affirmation of the great work being done by our faculty and students, whose discoveries will advance technology and improve lives across the region, the state and beyond.” The criteria for the designation include awarding at least 20 research or scholarship doctoral degrees and investing at least $5 million in total research expenditures. The classification is based on an examination of 2016-17 data. Over the past five years, research expenditures at UNCW have averaged approximately $15 million. “UNCW is excited to have the excellent and growing research that our faculty and students accomplish recognized by the shift in Carnegie classification to a Doctoral University with High Research Activity," said Stuart R. Borrett, Interim Associate Provost for Research. “This recategorization is not a fundamental shift in the nature of UNCW, but recognition of who we are and our promise for the future.” A recent example of the university’s
innovative research is the recent launch of SeaHawk-1, a nanosatellite designed by Center for Marine Science professor John Morrison. SeaHawk-1 will expand UNCW’s marine research capabilities, providing a unique vantage point for observing the changing biology in the ocean’s surface. The launch of SeaHawk-1 in early December was a part of Spaceflight’s first dedicated rideshare mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Within the UNC System, UNCW is now classified alongside East Carolina University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro and N.C. A&T. The university joins peer institutions including the College of William & Mary, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Rowan University and the University of Maine. Nationally, UNCW now has the same classification as institutions such as Boston College, Brigham Young, DePaul, Fordham, Kent State, Lehigh, Loyola, Seton Hall and Villanova. UNCW’s dedication to advancing research is a key component of its Strategic Plan. The university prides itself on its diverse doctoral programs in education, nursing, marine biology and psychology. UNCW faculty conduct stellar research programs, collaborating with students to explore various fields including drug development; aquaculture; coastal and marine environments; the arts and humanities; educational leadership; health and wellness; and data sciences. The Carnegie classification is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education. The classifications are widely accepted as the standard categorization of accredited U.S. universities and colleges.
Wilmington Parking Rate Changes for 2019 New Parking Rates that were recommended by the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee and approved by City Council as part of this year’s budget will go into effect on January 1. Increased revenues resulting from this will help sustain parking’s growth and expansion as well as fund future capital projects. Some highlights include an hourly rate increase of $0.25 for on-street spaces, with street spaces now costing $1.50 per hour Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Parking on Sundays remains free. The changes also include an expansion of the free parking in the decks from first 60 minutes free to first 90 minutes free. Each parking deck has a different rate structure, which can be viewed here: https://www.wilmingtonnc.gov/home/showdocument?id=9877
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County Manager’s Message By Chris Coudriet New Hanover County Manager
One Thousand, Five Hundred and Ten One thousand, five hundred and ten. That’s the number of New Hanover County employees who stayed behind, served our community, and supported our residents for 21 straight days during Hurricane Florence and in the days that immediately followed. Their acts of care and responsiveness were extraordinary, and I can never thank them enough. I recently had the chance to talk with many of the employees who served during Florence. I met with them in their offices, departments and job sites and presented each employee with a lapel pin. I called them by name, thanked them for their service, and asked that they wear the lapel pin with pride. For me, it is a small token of thanks and a symbol of their service to this county. And I wanted to make our community aware of this symbol, as well. It is very likely that you will see a county employee around town – walking on the river walk, at the grocery store, or at a restaurant – wearing their lapel pin. If you do, I ask that you stop them and thank them. These employees left their families to support and protect our residents during one of the most difficult times in our recent history. They deserve continuous thanks from all of us for all that they gave and all they did. Our employees care about every single person in our county. They care about your lives, families, homes, and businesses. So, I hope you will join me in recognizing their work before, during and after Hurricane Florence. As you celebrate the holidays and spend time with family and friends, I hope you will take time to reflect on the incredible work of our New Hanover County employees, as well as everyone who selflessly served our community during this difficult time. Many are still serving today, and I, for one, am grateful for these heroes among us.
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SEAHAWKS TACKLE FIRST CAA ROAD TRIP
The UNCW men’s basketball team kicks off the new year by beginning its conference road schedule with a challenging two-game swing to James Madison and Towson. The Seahawks, 4-10 and 0-1, are coming off a 73-67 home loss to the College of
Charleston last Saturday in the CAA lid lifter for both clubs and take on JMU on Thursday night at 7 p.m. The Dukes, 7-8 and 0-2, dropped a pair of road contests to William & Mary and Elon by a combined eight points last week to start their conference campaign. “I was proud of the way we played defensively to hold them under 40 percent,” McGrath said of Saturday’s effort against the Cougars. “It didn’t turn out the way
we wanted to, but it was the first conference game and we have 17 more. If we have five guys communicating defensively and being in the right spot at the right time, we’re going to win quite a few games. It’s going to take getting out on the court and doing it.” UNCW carries a six-game losing streak into Thursday’s key matchup at the JMU Convocation Center. The Seahawks, who last won on Nov. 27 vs. East Carolina,
are looking for a fresh start as they ring in 2019. Senior forward Devontae Cacok is certainly doing his part. The Riverdale, Ga., product put up 27 points and 19 rebounds on the Cougars, racking up his 43rd double-double and passing Keith Rendleman into No. 2 on the career list. He has totaled 1,298 points (10th all-time) and 1,013 rebounds (3rd all-time) in 110 career appearances. In the NCAA’s weekly
statistics, Cacok ranks 5th in double-doubles (8), 6th in offensive rebounds per game (3.93), 7th in total rebounds (156), 5th in rebounds per game (11.1), 30th in field goal percentage (.608) and 24th in defensive rebounds per game (7.21). Live Seahawk Digital Network (SDN) coverage of the UNCW-JMU contest starts at 6:45 p.m. with Mike Vaccaro, the "Voice of the Seahawks," on the call. Visit UNCWsports.com/SDN for
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live audio coverage. A radio broadcast of the game may be heard locally on 95.9 FM "The Breeze" | WKXB HD 2 – 95.9 FM and 99.9 HD2 and live stats are available at UNCWStats. com NEXT UP: Following Thursday’s game, the Seahawks scoot across northern Virginia to wrap up the two-game journey with a Saturday, Jan. 3, 2019, matinee at Towson. Tip-off is 2 p.m. at SECU Arena.
Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES SECOND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 18-SP-333 New Hanover County, North Carolina Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 5119 at Page 156, and Book 5166, Page 57, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondent’s failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Townes at Marketplace Owners Association, Inc. (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on December 11, 2017, File No. 17-M-1379, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court on June 20, 2018, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 10:30 a.m. on the 16th day of January 2019, at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (including any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina: BEING all of Lot 6014 of Building 18 of Townes at Marketplace as the same is shown on a plat of survey by Johnny J. Williams Land Surveying, P.C. dated March 16, 2007 entitled “Final Plat for: Lot 4 Division Phase Four BRM Associates #1, LLC” recorded April 3, 2007 in Map Book 51, Page 113 of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds, reference to said map being hereby made for a more complete description. Also commonly known as 6014 Banded Tulip Drive,
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Wilmington, NC 284121877. The record owner of the above-described real property as reflected by the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice is Hogan Birmingham Properties, LLC. The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record. The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit.
terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of the termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least ten (10) days, but not more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This the 19th day of December 2018. Bonnie M. Braudway, Trustee N. C. State Bar No. 35183 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Street Post Office Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone: (910) 763-9891; Ext. 217 Facsimile: (910) 343-8604 E-Mail: bmb@mwglaw.com
To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following:
Published: January 3, 2019, and January 10, 2019
(a) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold; and
File No. 18-SP-376 New Hanover County, North Carolina
(b) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale,
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 1555 at Page 957, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondents’ failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Porters Neck Homeowners Association, Inc. (“Association”) as shown by the
Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on June 10, 2016, File No. 16-M-702, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court on November 7, 2018, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 11:00 a.m. on the 8th day of January 2019 at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (including any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina: BEING all of Lot 27 of Hunters Green, Phase II, at Porters Neck Plantation as the same is shown on a map thereof entitled “Final Plat of Hunters Green Phase II at Porters Neck Plantation,” recorded October 19, 1995, in Map Book 35, at Page 133, of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Also commonly known as 637 Wild Dunes Circle, Wilmington, North Carolina 28411. The record owners of the above-described real property as reflected by the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice are Christopher M. Goggin and Christine A. Goggin. The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record.
The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold; and (b) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of the termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least ten (10) days, but not more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-
tive date of the termination. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This the 26th day of November 2018.
LeeAnn LaSure, Executor of the Estate of Shirley R. Frey Lauren Page Fox Rothschild LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 December 20, 27, 2018, January 3, 10 , 2019
Bonnie M. Braudway, EXECUTOR’S NOTICE TO Trustee CREDITORS N. C. State Bar No. 35183 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & Clerk of Superior Court GORHAM, L.L.P. New Hanover County, 14 South Fifth Street North Carolina Post Office Drawer 2088 Estate File # 18-E-1371 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 The undersigned having Telephone: (910) 763-9891; qualified as Executor of Ext. 217 the ESTATE OF ROBERT Facsimile: (910) 343-8604 A. GUILLOU, deceased, E-Mail: bmb@mwglaw.com of New Hanover County, all persons having claims Published: December 27, against the estate are here2018, and January 3, 2019 by notified to file their claim with the undersigned on or before March 20, 2019, or EXECUTOR’S NOTICE this notice will be pleaded STATE OF NORTH in bar of any recovery. All CAROLINA persons indebted to said COUNTY OF NEW estate are asked to make HANOVER immediate payment to the IN THE GENERAL COURT undersigned. OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF Date: December 13, 2018 SUPERIOR COURT Robert A. Guillou, II, The undersigned having Executor qualified as Executor of the c/o Carter & Carter, P.A. Estate of Richard Wayne 408 Market Street Gibson (Deceased) of New Wilmington, NC 28401 Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify James Oliver Carter all persons having claims CARTER & CARTER, against said estate to present Attorneys them to the undersigned at 408 Market Street the address shown below on Wilmington, N. C. 28401 or before the 4th day of April 2019, or this notice will be December 13, 20, 27, 2018, pleaded in bar of their recov- January 3, 2019 ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make NOTICE TO CREDITORS immediate payment to the undersigned. Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate This is the 3rd day of of Stephanie Mannen, January 2019. late, of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Robert Reid Gibson, Carolina, the undersigned Executor does hereby notify all per10108 Treetop Lane sons, firms and corporaCornelius, NC 28031 tions having claims against the estate of said decedent January 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 to exhibit them in care of the Administrator at 1118 Essex Drive, Wilmington, NC NOTICE TO CREDITORS 28403, on or before March Having qualified as Execu14, 2019, or this Notice will tor of the Estate of Shirley be pleaded in bar of their R. Frey, late of New Hanover recovery. All persons, firms County, North Carolina, the and corporations indebted undersigned does hereby to the said estate will please notify all persons, firms and make immediate payment corporations having claims to the undersigned. against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to This the 13th day of Decemthe undersigned, c/o Lauber, 2018. ren Page, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North JERRY A. MANNEN, JR. Carolina 28401, on or before Administrator of the Estate the 22nd day of March, 2019, of Stephanie Mannen or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All Douglas A. Fox persons, firms and corporaYOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP tions indebted to the said 102 N. 5th Avenue estate will please make Wilmington, NC 28401 immediate payment to the undersigned. December 13, 20, 27, 2018, January 3, 2019 This the 20th day of December, 2018.
Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. 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
WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,
ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m
ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 Monday-Wednesday at 8:30 a.m 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., Celtic Service 5:30 p.m.