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Cold water Ojai Mansour, 17, a senior at Sanderson High School, reacts as he comes up for air after jumping in the pool with fellow members of Sanderson’s PALS (Passing Along Lifelong Smiles) Club during the Special Olympics Wake County Polar Plunge at the North Hills Club in Raleigh, March 4, 2017. The club raised more than $1,300 for the Special Olympics and was one a few groups to raise almost $5,000 and jump into the cold pool. Check for more photos at nsjonline.com. eamon queeney | North State Journal

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U.S. top court throws out ruling favoring transgender student from Virginia Washington, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday scrapped plans to hear a major transgender rights case and threw out a lower court’s ruling in favor of a transgender Virginia student after President Donald Trump rescinded a policy protecting such youths under federal law. The justices sent the case involving transgender high school student Gavin Grimm back to the same U.S. appeals court that last year ruled in Grimm’s favor. The action came after Trump’s administration retracted a directive by former President Barack Obama’s administration threatening to pull federal funding for public schools that did not let transgender students use the multi-stalled bathrooms matching their gender identity.

Gold mine reopens over N.C. border Lancaster County, S.C. The historic Haile Gold Mine is back in business near the Charlotte border. Once drawing from one of the largest producing veins of gold until the California Gold Rush, Haile resumed operations in January anticipating more than $5.7 billion in pure gold is just below the surface. The mine closed in 1990 and the company invested $300 million to reopen it. The project is expected to bring $70 million in revenue for surrounding counties. The first substantial gold discovery in the U.S. was in 1799 in Cabarrus County, N.C.

U.S. strike in Yemen kills former Guantanamo Bay detainee Washington, D.C. The Pentagon said on Monday a March 2 strike against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen killed a former detainee from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. “We can confirm the death of a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Yasir al Silmi,” said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.

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Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Affordable Care Act

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Legislation would end Obamacare insurance mandate; some legislators concerned about cost, Medicaid rollback

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By Donna King North State Journal HOUSTON — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest appeared at press conference with his Texas counterpart, Dan Patrick, in Houston Monday. Forest was there to meet with the Texas Senate to give his perspective on the impact of H.B. 2 on North Carolina. The bill limited access to multi-stalled bathrooms in publicly owned buildings to the sex listed on an individual’s birth certificate. The bill put N.C. at the center of the debate over transgender

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Former Gov. Pat McCrory

Former Gov. McCrory looks toward the future

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Expanded coverage of the North Carolina political scene

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“North Carolinians have better health coverage and care thanks to the Affordable Care Act. I remain steadfastly committed to protecting access to affordable health care and Medicaid from Republicans who are working to take it away.”

“It is definitely still an option for me down the road and I’d be foolish not to consider it down the road because it was a job I loved for the state I love.”

As he receives the Excellence in Leadership Award, former governor looks back at his journey and makes new plans

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access to multi-stalled restrooms, and Texas may be wading into the issue with pending legislation, the Texas Privacy Act, which would limit restroom access to a single biological sex. The bill is being championed by Lt. Gov. Patrick, a Republican and conservative. Like H.B. 2, the Texas bill allows private companies and venues to make their own policies on bathroom access, while government buildings, schools and universities will have access set by state law based on the biological sex on one’s current birth certificate. Also like H.B. 2, it says that individual schools may create their own policies on a case-by-case basis in use of single-stalled restrooms. Critics contend the bill infringes on the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Long-awaited legislation to dismantle the Affordable Care Act was unwrapped on Monday by Republicans, who called for ending health insurance mandates and rolling back extra health care funding for the poor in a package that drew immediate fire from Democrats. In a battle waged since the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement often called Obamacare, Republicans including President Donald Trump have long vowed to repeal and replace the law. But they failed for years to coalesce around an alternative. “We are at a crossroads right now when it comes to our nation’s health care,” Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) said on March 1. “When people — through no fault of their own — are experiencing pain and havoc created by the Obamacare death spiral, the only responsible thing to do is provide relief.” With a proposal now on the table, the fate of the plan is uncertain even with Republican majorities in both chambers. Also unclear is where Trump stands on many of the details. “Today marks an important step toward restoring health care choices and affordability back to the American people,” the White House said in a statement, adding Trump looked forward to working with Congress on replacing ACA. Republicans condemn Obamacare as government overreach, and Trump has called it a “disaster.” Critics complained about the penalty the law charged those who refused to buy insurance. The Republican proposal would repeal that penalty immediately. Congressional Democrats denounced the Republican plan, saying it would hurt Americans by requiring them to pay more for health care, to the benefit of insurers. ACA has brought health insurance coverage to about 20 million previously uninsured Americans, although premium increases have angered many. About half those people gained coverage through

Forest speaks to Texas legislature, urges single sex bathroom law N.C.’s lieutenant governor traveled to Houston Monday and urged lawmakers there to pass Texas Privacy Act

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CHARLOTTE — At Tuesday’s Rotary Club meeting in Charlotte, former Gov. Pat McCrory was honored with the Excellence in Leadership Award. The Rotarian honor recognizes excellence in industry and public service leaders with high ethical standards who see their role as a contribution to society and their community. McCrory is first public official to win the award. “If you really look at Pat McCrory’s impact on this city, it’s hard to think it took this long to

recognize his leadership,” said Charlotte Rotarian John Lassiter, a close friend of McCrory. “He was a seven-term mayor of Charlotte who led in large part a lot of what made Charlotte the city it is today. He was instrumental in building the infrastructure here, in recruiting, he was key to helping bring professional sports to this town, and he’s been a leader in the policy arena. It’s hard to look out of any window in this town and not find something that is part of his legacy.” In comments to North State Journal ahead of the ceremony, McCrory said he has not ruled out another run at N.C.’s Executive Mansion. “Over the next two to two-andhalf years I will do an evaluation of whether to run again or not, but it is definitely an option,” said See Mccrory page A8

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North Carolina governor Pat McCrory reacts as he takes the stage during a Donald Trump campaign event at the J.S. Dorton Arena on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, Nov. 7, 2016.

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‘A Day Without Women’ prompts school system to keep children home Citing a lack of staff, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools switched Wednesday to an optional teacher workday

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By Cory Lavalette North State Journal HAPEL HILL — Less than three weeks after people C skipped work for “A Day Without

Immigrants” to illustrate the contributions of undocumented workers, women are staging a similar protest to raise awareness of women’s rights. For International Women’s Day on Wednesday, people across the country — and even internationally — are having “A Day Without Women” to highlight the impact women have on society. The movement even led two school systems — including one in North Carolina — to alter their schedule in anticipation of mass absences from teachers and staff. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools opted to make Wednesday an optional teacher workday rather than face being short staffed. The 21-school system estimated hundreds of staff absences. “In recent weeks, I started hearing from staff members who indicated they will not be coming to work on Wednesday, March 8,” the school system posted on its website. “As we get closer to that date, I have heard from more and more staff that they will also be absent. I asked our school principals and central office department heads to survey staff to find out how many absences would occur. “The results came back, and the number was significant,” the statement added. “In fact, it is my determination that we will not have enough staff to safely run our school district.” Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) canceled a planned delayed opening for the following day, March 9, to compensate for the missed day Wednesday. Joining CHCCS in keeping children home Wednesday were some schools in New York City and the Alexandria, Va., school system. “The decision is based solely on our ability to provide sufficient staff to cover all our classrooms, and the impact of high staff absenteeism on student safety and de-

WikiLeaks says it has trove of secret CIA hacking tools Group says CIA hacked phones that use Google’s Android platform to collect audio and message traffic before encryption is applied. By Dustin Volz and Warren Strobel Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. — Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks on Tuesday said it had obtained a top-secret trove of hacking tools used by the CIA to break into phones, communication apps and other electronic devices, and published confidential documents on those programs. Among the most noteworthy WikiLeaks claims are that the Central Intelligence Agency, in partnership with other U.S. and foreign agencies, has been able to bypass the encryption on popular messaging apps such as

WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, by hacking phones that use Google’s Android platform to collect audio and message traffic before encryption is applied. Google declined to comment but said it was investigating the matter. If verified, the information in the documents would amount to yet another breach of classified material stolen in recent years from U.S. intelligence agencies. U.S. officials said they were unaware of where WikiLeaks might have obtained the material. Reuters could not immediately verify the contents of the published documents. WikiLeaks, led by Julian Assange, said its publication of the documents on the hacking tools was the first in a series of releases drawing from a data set that includes several hundred million lines of code and includes the CIA’s “entire hacking capacity.” WikiLeaks said it published the

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A school bus arrives at Glenwood Elementary School on March 7. Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools will be closed to students on March 8 — proclaimed as “A Day Without Women” — because the school system expected to be shorthanded.

livery of instruction,” Alexandria Superintendent of Schools Alvin Crawley said in an announcement. Alexandria serves more than 15,000 students. While making the day optional alleviated CHCCS’ staffing concerns, it did put a burden on parents who needed to find midweek child care for their children. There are approximately 12,000 students in CHCCS schools. Seeing a need, Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute, a 38-acre educational farm and ecological learning center eight miles west of Chapel Hill, decided to offer child care for the day. “When we heard about the school changing the school date to an optional teacher workday, we realized that their might be some families who needed a safe, fun place for their children, and we decided to create that,” Megan Toben, co-founder and executive director of Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute, said. “It’s been kind of a spontaneous offering, last minute, so we’re still kind of unsure what to expect. “But we’ve had lots of wonderful community support in terms of adult volunteers and teen vol-

“Once a single cyber ‘weapon’ is ‘loose’ it can spread around the world in seconds, to be used by rival states, cyber mafia and teenage hackers alike.” From a Wikileaks press release on the threat of cyber warfare

CIA documents “while avoiding the distribution of ‘armed’ cyberweapons until a consensus emerges on the technical and political nature of the CIA’s program and how such ‘weapons’ should be analyzed, disarmed and published.” U.S. intelligence agencies have said that Wikileaks has ties to Russia’s security services. During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Wikileaks published internal emails of top Democratic Party officials, which the U.S. agencies said were hacked by Moscow as part of a coordinated influence campaign to help Donald Trump win the presidency. WikiLeaks has denied ties to Russian spy agencies. It was not immediately clear how much damage publication of

“While Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools values and supports its female employees, the decision to close schools is not a political statement. It is entirely about the safety of students and the district’s inability to operate with a high number of staff absences.” Statement from Chapel HillCarrboro City Schools

unteers who want to help make it a really special day and a celebration of women.” Toben said while she appreciates the efforts of “A Day Without Women,” she is more focused on making the day camp about International Women’s Day. “I really understand and appreciate their intention to bring awareness to the contributions that women make in our com-

the documents — should they be legitimate — might do to the spy agency’s cyber programs. But some of the documents are dated as recently as February 2016, suggesting they describe recent cyber tools and programs. “We do not comment on the authenticity or content of purported intelligence documents,” CIA spokesman Jonathan Liu said in a statement. Several cyber security consultants and contractors said the documents obtained by Wikileaks, dated between 2013 and 2016, appear legitimate. A longtime intelligence contractor with expertise in U.S. hacking tools told Reuters the documents included correct “cover” terms describing active cyber programs. “People on both sides of the river are furious,” he said, referring to the CIA and the eavesdropping National Security Agency based in Fort Meade, Maryland. “This is not a Snowden-type situation. This was taken over a long term and handed over to WikiLeaks.” Beginning in 2013, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed highly classified details of that agency’s surveillance programs. “While we are still assessing the contents of the leak ... the source appears legitimate,” said Brian

munity and our society,” Toben said. “Our approach is more of a celebration of the International Women’s Day and an appreciation of women. Some of the activities that we have planned are making homemade thank-you cards for the women in our lives and gathering flower bouquets for the women we love.” The one-day offering, called Women’s Day Kids Camp, is from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and cost $60 for one children or $100 for two. On the CHCCS Facebook page, many parents and even high school students are offering to assist those in need of child care, but others are disappointed in the teachers who prompted the optional workday. “You are not doing your job for the girls in your district by this asinine attempt at notoriety,” one commenter, Rebecca Hatcher, posted. “Get off the picket line and do what you are supposed to be doing for women — TEACH.” The Chapel Hill PTA Council and the North Carolina Association of Educators did not respond to requests for an interview. Reuters contributed to this story.

Hein, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Flashpoint, a cyber intelligence firm. “The files within the leak contain a number of documents that appear to be from the CIA and NSA, with information on programs to bypass encryption,” Hein said in an email. WikiLeaks also said the documents showed CIA operatives had researched how to hack and take control of devices other than computers and smart phones connected to the Internet. In one case, it said, U.S. and British personnel, under a program known as Weeping Angel, had developed ways to take over a Samsung smart television, making it appear it was off when in fact it was recording conversations in the room. This could be the latest of several breaches. In 2010, U.S. military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning provided more than 700,000 documents, videos, diplomatic cables and battlefield accounts to Wikileaks. President Barack Obama shortened her prison sentence in January. Last month, former NSA contractor Harold Thomas Martin was indicted on charges of taking highly sensitive government material over a course of 20 years, storing the trove of secrets in his home.

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‘Beauty and the Beast’ gay character sparks Christian boycott calls Franklin Graham, a N.C.-based evangelist preacher, is calling for a boycott of the upcoming Walt Disney film “Beauty and the Beast” because it features a gay character, saying that the company is trying to promote an LGBT agenda to children. Graham, son of evangelist preacher Billy Graham and president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, called for the boycott in a Facebook post on Thursday. By Friday the post had been shared more than 88,000 times, and a movie theater in Alabama said it will not screen the film.

Best Warrior competition underway

Charlotte

Lance crackers turns 104

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STEM, N.C. — The North Carolina National Guard kicked off its annual Best Warrior Competition at the Camp Butner Training Site on Tuesday. The five-day competition evaluates physical fitness, weapons qualification, road march, land navigation, warrior tasks and battle drills, a stress shoot course, urban operations, obstacle course and an appearance/review board for the best overall non-commissioned officer and soldier or airman. Upon conclusion of the competition the top non-commissioned officer and soldier will represent the North Carolina Army National Guard in the Region III Best Warrior Competition, in April 2017, in Greenville, Kentucky.

That golden glow costs more than you think A UNC study in this month’s Journal of Cancer Policy, says tanning beds have a $343 million annual cost to health care By Lisa Rapaport Reuters HAPEL HILL — Researchers at UNC Chapel Hill say that C skin cancers caused by indoor

tanning are responsible for $343 million a year in direct medical costs for U.S. patients. On top of those direct health care costs, a recent study estimated that lost productivity and early deaths among patients with melanoma and other malignancies tied to tanning bed use will exceed $127 billion over the lifetime of the people currently diagnosed with these cancers, the study found. “We already knew that the use of indoor tanning devices is damaging to health and can cause cancer, but we did not have a comprehensive documentation of the health impacts at the population level or an estimate of the costs of health care to treat these conditions,” said study co-author Hugh

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an expansion of the Medicaid program for the poor. The Republican proposal would end the Medicaid expansion on Jan. 1, 2020, and cap Medicaid funding after that date. Just before the plan was unveiled, four moderate Senate Republicans jointly expressed concern that an earlier draft would not adequately protect those who got coverage under Medicaid, raising doubts about the legislation’s future in the Senate. Several Senate and House conservatives have already expressed doubt about another aspect of the plan, the offering of tax credits for the purchase of health insurance. The proposal seeks to encourage people to buy insurance with the age-based credits, which would be capped at upper-income levels. The legislation would abolish the current income-based subsidies for purchasing insurance under ACA. The proposal would protect two of the most popular provisions of

Waters. An estimated 30 million people in the U.S. use tanning beds at least once a year, and there are 25,000 tanning salons nationwide, researchers noted in the Journal of Cancer Policy. To estimate the health costs associated with indoor tanning, researchers tallied the average costs to treat skin malignancies including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Based on previously published estimates of the increased cancer risk associated with tanning beds, they also calculated the proportion of cases of these cancers that is attributable to indoor tanning. With data on the prevalence of tanning device use in the U.S., they were able to calculate the number of skin cancer cases caused by tanning beds and the associated costs for treatment in 2015. That year, tanning beds were linked to 8,947 cases of melanoma, more than 168,000 cases of squamous cell carcinoma and at least 86,000 cases of basal cell carcinoma. Based on data from Medicare, the U.S. health insurance pro-

ACA that Trump has supported. It would prohibit insurers from denying coverage or charging more to those with pre-existing conditions, and it would allow adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ health plans. The measure would also provide states with $100 billion to create programs for patient populations, possibly including high-risk pools to provide insurance to the sickest patients. ‘Frankly not enough’ The overall cost of the Republican plan, a key issue in a time of high federal deficits, was not yet known, Republican aides said. Two House committees will next review the plan. Craig Garthwaite of Northwestern University said the proposed tax credits, which would range from $2,000 to $4,000, were “frankly not enough for a low-income person to afford insurance.”

gram for the elderly, researchers calculated that the average 2015 cost of treating melanoma was $5,054 per case and the typical cost for other skin cancers was $1,168. In addition to these medical costs, researchers calculated the economic loss over the lifetime of individuals currently diagnosed with these cancers based on what they described as the value of a lost year of life. This estimate was calculated based on the size of the U.S. population and on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015. Under this formula, a year of life lost resulted in a $55,266 reduction in GDP. It’s possible the study underestimated the number of skin cancers associated with indoor tanning, the authors noted. Their cost estimates also didn’t include long-term medical and productivity costs associated with follow-up physician visits or additional care. However, it’s also possible the study overestimated the economic costs associated with indoor tanning, said Dr. David Leffell, a researcher at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., who wasn’t involved in the study.

“I believe that the health risks and costs of natural sun exposure exceed those of indoor tanning substantially,” Leffell added by email. All unprotected exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays can increase the risk of developing skin cancer, noted Dr. Elizabeth Martin, president of Pure Dermatology and Aesthetics in Hoover, Ala., and a researcher at the University of Alabama School of Medicine. “The cost of treating skin cancer is the same regardless of whether the patient used indoor tanning or tanned outdoors,” Martin, who wasn’t involved in the study, said by email. Tanning beds, however, can make melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, more likely, and the risk increases with more tanning sessions, Martin said. The risk is stark for young women. “Women younger than 30 are six times more likely to develop melanoma if they tan indoors,” Martin noted. “Even one indoor tanning session can increase users’ risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma by 67 percent and basal cell carcinoma by 29 percent.”

Republicans said the legislation would give Americans the flexibility to make their own health care choices, free of Obamacare’s mandate that people buy health insurance and the law’s taxes, including a surtax on investment income earned by upper-income Americans. “Our legislation transfers power from Washington back to the American people,” House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) said in a statement. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said in a statement, however, that “Trumpcare doesn’t replace the Affordable Care Act, it forces millions of Americans to pay more for less care.” “Paying for all this is going to be a big issue,” said Joe Antos of the American Enterprise Institute think tank. “It’s possible that CBO (the Congressional Budget Office) is going to say the Medicaid reductions aren’t enough to offset the revenue losses from repealing all the taxes.”

N.C.’s own Lance crackers turned 104 years old this week. The company was formed in Charlotte in 1913 when food broker Phillip L. Lance got stuck with 500 pounds of Virginia peanuts that he couldn’t use. Instead of returning them to the farmer, Lance roasted the nuts and sold them in small bags for a nickel. His wife, Mary, and daughters are credited with selling crackers with peanut butter spread in between around 1915. Lance began making its own crackers in 1938, though candy was actually the company’s primary product through World War II. The company went public in 1961. In 2010, Lance merged with Synder’s of Hanover to become the second largest salty snack maker in the United States. Atlanta

SBA offers disaster loans for small N.C. businesses The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in North Carolina as a result of the drought that began on Nov. 1, 2016. The SBA’s disaster declaration includes 20 North Carolina counties: Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, Transylvania, Swain and Yancey. The loan can be up to $2 million with interest rates of 2.5 percent for private nonprofits and 3.125 percent for small businesses. For more information visit www.sba. gov/disaster. RALEIGH

N.C. Senate opens nominations for UNC Board of Governors The N.C. Senate announced Monday it is accepting nominations for six seats on the UNC Board of Governors. The nomination period closes March 10 at 5 p.m. The UNC Board of Governors is the policy-making body charged with the general management of the institutions making up the University of North Carolina system. The voting members of the board are elected by the General Assembly for fouryear terms. Citizens interested in being nominated should contact their state senator.

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (R) gestures at stack of papers that he said were the Affordable Care Act known as “Obamacare” and the repeal and replace paperwork produced by House Republicans while addressing the daily press briefing as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (L) looks on at the White House in Washington, March 7, 2017.

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How many teams for ACC? Wake Forest Demon Deacons guard Bryant Crawford (13), guard Keyshawn Woods (1), and forward Konstantinos Mitoglou (44) react from the bench during the second half against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., on March 4.

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Conference record number of bids is a lock, but can ACC hit double digits?

NFL

Glennon could fetch huge numbers in free agency

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

Former NC State standout and Buccaneers backup Mike Glennon is expected to draw a ton of interest when NFL free agency begins this week. One report from Yahoo! Sports has Glennon expected to ask for somewhere between $14 and $15 million per year with his upcoming contract. Multiple reports peg the Chicago Bears as a primary landing spot for Glennon, with Chicago trying to rebuild its roster and put together some offensive pieces.

ROOKLYN — The ACC is almost guaranteed to set conference history on Selection Sunday. B The question is whether it can give college basket-

ball history a run for its money. With one of the best leagues in memory, the ACC will get a large number of NCAA bids when the brackets are unveiled. But how large can the conference go? Surprisingly, the ACC record for most bids in a year is only seven. Its accomplished that three times: Last year, 2009 and 2007. The ACC has also gotten a half-dozen bids 12 times, all since 1986. The ACC has gotten at least six bids each of the last three years. That will certainly be extended to a four year streak. If the NCAA only chooses the ACC teams that are ranked in the AP Top 25, that would give the league six bids. Each of the ranked teams have no reason to sweat Selection Sunday. The following teams are all in the dance, regardless of what happens in Brooklyn (listed in order of ACC Tournament seeding, not AP ranking):

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Rays’ Archer starting World Baseball opener Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Chris Archer will start Friday’s Team USA opener in the World Baseball Classic against Colombia, manager Jim Leyland confirmed on Tuesday. Archer, a native of Garner, will pitch in Marlins Park in Miami and be followed by Marcus Stroman and Danny Duffy in the rotation according to a report from USA Today. The 28-year-old struggled some last year, but still owns a 9.3 K/9 ratio over the course of his career. Nfl

Panthers re-sign two, tender three ahead of free agency The Carolina Panthers announced a slew of moves during the start of NFL free agency (the legal tampering window on Tuesday), placing a second-round tender on restricted free agent Andrew Norwell, and also tendering center Tyler Larsen and punter Michael Palardy. Additionally, Carolina announced a two-year contract for safety Colin Jones and a one-year deal for wideout Brenton Bersin. NCAA

UNCW clinches bid after another CAA tourney title The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season after Kevin Keatts team won another Colonial Athletic Association title. The Seahawks, led by sophomore guard C.J. Bryce’s 24 points and sophomore forward Devontae Cacok’s 15 points and 14 rebounds, easily dispatched College of Charleston 78-69 to secure an automatic berth for the NCAA Tournament.

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No. 6 North Carolina, 26-6, 14-4 ACC No. 16 Florida State, 24-7, 12-6 No. 22 Notre Dame, 23-8, 12-6 No. 10 Louisville, 24-7, 12-6 No. 14 Duke, 23-8, 11-7 No. 21 Virginia, 21-9, 11-7 Anthony Gruppuso | USA TODAY Sports

NC State Wolfpack forward Abdul-Malik Abu (0) reaches for the net during the first half against the Clemson Tigers during the ACC Conference Tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Tuesday.

Tournament in Brooklyn isn’t ACC’s first New York story By Brett Friedlander North State Journal BROOKLYN — The ACC tournament made its New York debut when it tipped off at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn this week. It’s the highest profile event the conference has ever held in The Big Apple and the centerpiece of commissioner John Swofford’s strategy to increase the league’s presence in the nation’s media capital. But it’s hardly the first time ACC players and coaches from North Carolina have taken center stage in New York. Here are a few of their most memorable moments in the big city:

K’s coaching milestones Madison Square Garden has always been something of a home away from home for the Duke basketball team. The Blue Devils have played 39 times at the world’s most famous arena during Mike Krzyzewski’s tenure, winning 29 of those games. Two of those victories stand out above the others. The first, on Nov. 16, 2011, was a 74-69 victory against Michigan

State that made Coach K the winningest coach in college basketball history. Junior guard Andre Dawkins scored 26 points to help his coach move past Bob Knight on the all-time list with his 903rd career triumph. The accomplishment was made even more special because Knight, Krzyzewski’s former coach and mentor, was courtside broadcasting the game for ESPN. The next came three seasons later, on Jan. 26, 2015, when freshman guard Tyus Jones and senior guard Quinn Cook sparked a decisive second half run that lifted Duke to a 77-68 victory against St. John’s. The victory made Krzyzewski the first coach in college history to reach the 1,000-win mark and served as a springboard to the Blue Devils’ eventual national championship run.

‘Don’t ever give up’ On March 3, 1993, terminally ill with bone cancer, former NC State basketball coach Jim Valvano was helped to the stage at Madison Square Garden to receive the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage See brooklyn, page B4

Two other teams have conference records that are two games over .500 and at least 20 regular season wins. Either of those should be enough criteria to get a bid. Having both almost guarantees them a ticket to the Big Dance: Virginia Tech, 21-9, 10-8 Miami, 20-10, 10-8

That would give the conference eight bids, See ACC, page B4

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When quarterback Thomas Sirk went down it looked like Duke might be in serious trouble for the short and long-term at quarterback. Enter Daniel Jones, and the end of any concerns. Jones blitzkrieged the Blue Devils’ record book in his first year as a starter and has even higher expectations heading into his second season at the helm of David Cutcliffe’s offense. Shawn Krest looks at what will happen with Jones second season. Page 5

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EDITORIAL | Ray Nothstine

Protests are patriotic – not riots Freedom to protest does not extend to destruction of property, assault or holding hostages for attention.

Apparently, more laws are needed to remind some North Carolinians that impeding traffic and destroying property while protesting is a crime. Piling on more laws to existing law and statutes is usually a bad sign for freedom, especially any legislation that could potentially affect First Amendment protections. However, one of the core functions of government is to provide security and safety for the citizenry, as well as to champion and protect property rights. Put forward last week by state Rep. John Torbett, H.B. 249 would increase the penalties for those who deter citizens from traveling freely while empowering law enforcement to keep the peace. The legislation could even brand a so-called protestor an “economic terrorist” for destroying property worth more than $1,000 or acts to “intimidate the civilian population at large” and “influence, through intimidation, the conduct” of government officials. The bill too adds civil liabilities that government can recoup from criminal “protestors” for the expense toward maintaining the rule of law. Bills like H.B. 249 are not unique to North Carolina; well over a dozen other states are strengthening protections for citizens and law enforcement caught up in increasingly violent unrest. For our state, the legislation may have been prompted by motorists who had their vehicles damaged, shaken, and windows broken on Interstate 85 by those supposedly upset over the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte last year. Last month in Connecticut, anti-Trump protestors blocked an ambulance with a critically ill patient from reaching the hospital, forcing the medical crew to perform extensive treatment in the vehicle instead. And last week, a protestor sent a female professor at Vermont’s Middlebury College to the emergency room for trying to escort a speaker on campus who dissented from prevailing campus opinions. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Monday, Shelby Steele noted in a piece titled “The Exhaustion of

American Liberalism”: “Unlike the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and ’60s, when protesters wore their Sunday best and carried themselves with heroic dignity, today’s liberal marches are marked by incoherence and downright lunacy — hats designed to evoke sexual organs, poems that scream in anger yet have no point to make, and an hysterical anti-Americanism.” It is legal, of course, to depict genitalia on one’s head, and peaceful dissent must always be protected, but there too is an element of the radical left who no longer wish to conform to peaceful norms. Freedom to protest does not extend to destruction of property, assault, or holding hostages for attention. During the George W. Bush presidency, Hillary Clinton proclaimed that “dissent is the highest form of patriotism,” which as a statement holds tremendous value. But then many on the right found out that somehow that wasn’t true during the Obama presidency. Proponents of bills like these say the legislation has nothing to do with freedom of speech or protestors. Torbett declares the priority and intent is for the security and safety of citizens. Any legislation that may restrict speech needs serious examination. The ACLU opposes the bill and some on the left are already trying to stir up hyperbole and controversy. One has the feeling if laws like this were used to benefit Obama or Gov. Roy Cooper, there would be nary a peep from the left. More importantly, educated debate about the First Amendment is needed now more than ever. Protests are essential because they can help awaken citizens to serious problems, but now we need reminders that rioting, blocking traffic, and destroying property is merely criminals being criminals.

EDITORIAL | Drew Elliot

Lead by example – ban the box House Bill 233 would leave the private sector alone but ban the box in state and local government hiring.

After a convicted criminal has repaid his debt to society, his reintegration into normal life is an issue about which everyone should be concerned. Unless he is given a lifetime sentence, he shouldn’t spend a lifetime paying for the same crime. While it’s true that the stigma of a criminal conviction can serve as a powerful deterrent to crime, at some point we begin hurting ourselves by narrowing the options available to those with a criminal record, making a return to a life of crime more attractive by comparison. Nationally, one effort to ease reintegration is a push to “ban the box.” The box, in this case, is the box on employment applications that asks prospective workers whether they have been convicted of a crime. Employers are still able to discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal history, but they can ask the question only after extending a conditional job offer. The idea is to avoid having employers perform an initial screen based on criminal history, but rather consider a person’s past in concert with other attributes the person brings to the table. Most liberal groups and many conservative ones favor the effort, and most agree that the practice of screening for a criminal past at the outset is detrimental to the organization doing the hiring as well as to those with criminal convictions and society at large. Predictably, liberal and conservatives favor different approaches. Liberals want to simply make it illegal for any employer to ask the question initially (with some exceptions). Conservatives prefer a narrower approach that would encourage businesses to wait until later in the hiring process, but not outlaw the question entirely. A third way was introduced into the General Assembly this week, and the bill deserves a chance. House Bill 233 was introduced by Democrats but has gained one Republican co-sponsor so far. It would leave the private

sector alone but ban the box in state and local government hiring. Businesses often complain that government agencies apply rules to others that they don’t follow themselves. So having the state lead by example is not a bad idea. That being said, the bill needs some work. For instance, its current draft allows agencies to screen out convicts if the agency is “otherwise required by law to consider the criminal record.” But many agencies may have good reasons to screen applicants this way even if it is not required by statute. State and local agencies should have time to explain why they may need this discretion before it is outlawed. Then they can either be exempted by the bill, or another mechanism — such as an executive override — can be put in place, at least temporarily, while the agencies adjust to the new system. First, the state should carefully consider the evidence put forth by ban-the-box proponents. If that is compelling, the next step would be a ban for state government, or — as in H.B. 233 — both state and local governments. After legislators are comfortable with the state’s experience with the new practice, a public outreach campaign to businesses could follow. Considering how detrimental career criminals are to society, and how expensive they become to the state, spending public funds on the matter is not out of bounds. It may grate on some to see taxpayer dollars spent on influencing hiring practices in the private sector. That is understandable, but reintegrating ex-cons into society should be a core function of the penal system. When it comes to prisons, we should aim for one-time reformation, not lifetime customers.

LETters Opportunity scholarships here to stay North Carolina developed a dynamic education system under key reforms from Republican leaders that significantly expanded options for families across the state. The expansion of charter schools, virtual and home schools, Opportunity Scholarships for lowincome kids, and pilot-programs like Achievement School Districts have improved access to an excellent education for vulnerable students seeking a bright future. Thanks to these reforms, parents no longer face a one-sizefits-all, top-down bureaucratic approach to their child’s public education in North Carolina. Our state should maintain this commitment to modernization, investing in a competitive learning environment, and encouraging innovation in the classroom. Yet, Gov. Roy Cooper removed future Opportunity Scholarship funding for low-income students in his budget release Wednesday. House Democrats held a press conference the day prior to support the school choice scholarships for poor families, but Cooper stripped the funding for future students anyway. School choice is widely supported across the racial, political, and socioeconomic spectrum. North Carolina parents can rest assured the Republicanled legislature will maintain its commitment to Opportunity Scholarships and building 21st century school systems that serve students first and prepare them to excel. I will stand by my commitment to improve the education system in North Carolina by giving parents the right to choose the best opportunity for their children to excel. I urge my colleagues in the General Assembly to fully fund Opportunity Scholarships in the state budget and keep our promise to parents and students across the state. State Rep. Bill Brawley Chairman, House Finance Committee.

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Guest Opinion | STEVE KULP

CLARENCE PAGE

Don’t forget our ‘forgotten’ Americans, Mr. President s President Donald Trump delivered his address to Congress on A Tuesday, I listened in vain for a familiar

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Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett stands on the court prior to the Cavaliers’ game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at John Paul Jones Arena on Feb. 27.

Virginia is for snoozers Virginia is taking college basketball back decades and making the rest of us suffer along.

As the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament gets underway, there is one thing on which Hokies and Hurricanes and Heels (like me) can all agree: The University of Virginia men’s basketball team is virtually unwatchable and must be stopped. If you’re unfamiliar with Virginia’s team and its style of play, here’s a little exercise: Close your eyes and picture everything you love about the game of basketball. Now, picture the opposite. That’s UVa men’s basketball. Basketball is a battle of wills. The team that can dictate the pace and style of the game usually wins. The problem is that the pace and style that Virginia aspires to is slow and boring. Virginia’s modus operandi is clear: play tight defense and take your sweet time on offense. The numbers bear this out. Headed into the ACC tournament, Virginia, a team that has spent the entire season in the top 25 rankings, is tied for 308th in the nation in scoring with just 66.6 points per game. On the other end of the floor the Caviliers rank No. 1, allowing just under 55 points per game. Scores in the 60s would have seemed low in the 1950s, before the slam dunk, three pointer, and shot clock. It’s more like something from the movie Hoosiers than the 21st century. Put simply, Virginia is taking college basketball back decades and making the rest of us suffer along. As an ardent UNC fan, maybe (just maybe) I’m a little biased. Like Roy Williams, I like my basketball to be played as fast as possible, but still in control. When the pace is fast and the scoring is frequent, the game flows in an almost magical way. When Carolina played at Virginia on Feb. 27, it was widely hailed as one of the worst basketball games in the history of ACC basketball. Virginia won that game 53-43, and they did so by playing the game exactly the way they wanted to: slowly. While I’ve never actually been to a game in Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones arena, I can only imagine what the experience must be like. Virginia

fans appear to be typical college basketball fans, so I genuinely feel sorry for them. They cheer every basket, boo every adverse call, and proclaim their supremacy with the ubiquitous raised index finger every time a TV camera turns in their direction. But all this excitement belies what is actually happening on the court. The typical Virginia offensive possession goes something like this: The point guard slowly mopes his way down the floor, barely making it over mid-court in the allotted 10 seconds. While most teams pride themselves in good ball-movement, the Caviliers seem content to just pass the thing around to kill a little time. When the 30-second shot clock finally ticks its way down to 0:10, the Virginia offense kicks is into full gear with a few more passes and a sleepy little jump shot or layup. Their play is crisp and well-executed, but not especially entertaining. (Side note: I can’t imagine what the jumbotron hype-videos look like in JPG Arena, but I’m pretty sure they use Air Supply as a soundtrack.) This isn’t to say that Virginia is a bad team. Their success under Tony Bennett is hard to dispute. Since taking the job at UVa in 2009, he’s amassed a 186–81 record, made a few deep NCAA tournament runs, and given perennial powers like Duke and North Carolina fits. And I don’t want to knock their players. They seem like smart, talented kids who (unfortunately) buy into Tony Bennett’s yawn-inducing system. Plus, they don’t make a habit of tripping their opponents, which is commendable in today’s ACC. If you love the sport of basketball as much as I do, I want you all to join me in wishing the University of Virginia men’s basketball team the worst of luck this post-season. A win for Virginia is a loss for the game of basketball. Steve Kulp is a graphic designer and brand strategist in Carrboro.

column | CAL THOMAS

The Trump effect In light of the incessantly negative media onslaught against Trump it is amazing he is doing as well as he is with the public.

Here are two scenarios. One: you are a retiree who in recent years has been concerned about the value of your stock portfolio. Suddenly, the value of your stocks and stock-based mutual funds surges, the Dow rising 1,000 points to record highs within weeks. You examine the monthly report your broker sends and you are pleasantly surprised at how much your investments have earned since Donald Trump took office. Scenario two: You are reading and watching the news and all you see are stories about meetings between Trump campaign officials and the Russians, who have been accused of tampering with the election, though, according to The New York Times, law enforcement officials have said that none of the investigations “so far have found any conclusive or direct link between Mr. Trump and the Russian government.” The media are obsessed with the Trump campaign’s alleged Russian connections, because, as their “reporting” and punditry has shown, they are no fans of President Trump. If you are a retiree, or approaching retirement, which scenario most affects you? Do you care more about the Russians, or your increasing net worth? I thought so. While some polls can be manipulated to produce outcomes based on the bias of the poll-takers, this one by CNBC seems to reflect

what the stock market is telling us. According to the financial network’s All-America Economic Survey for the fourth quarter, “the percentage of Americans who believe the economy will get better in the next year jumped an unprecedented 17 points to 42 percent, compared with before the election.” Even more remarkable, the poll notes, “The surge was powered by Republicans and independents reversing their outlooks. Republicans swung from deeply pessimistic, with just 15 percent saying the economy would improve in the next year, to strongly optimistic, with 74 percent believing in an economic upswing.” Of greatest interest for Republicans is the poll’s finding that optimism among independents doubled, though Democrat optimism declined by more than half. Maybe that has more to do with their failure to elect Hillary Clinton than the realities of the stock market, because one can presume their portfolios are doing well, too. A Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll found that as of last Friday “52 percent of likely U.S. voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. 48 percent disapprove.” Those numbers are likely to improve if the economy continues its upward swing and some of Trump’s promises are fulfilled, producing advertised results. Success is not only the best

revenge; it is the best policy. A recent Gallup poll put Trump’s approval rating at 43 percent with 50 percent disapproving of his job performance. In light of the incessantly negative media onslaught against Trump it is amazing he is doing as well as he is with the public. Outside the beltway and inside the few remaining Democratic strongholds I suspect there is less concern about Russia and meetings between then-Sen. Jeff Sessions before he became attorney general and the Russian ambassador than how people think they are doing. “It’s the economy stupid,” reminded James Carville, campaign strategist for Bill Clinton. Remember? The focus on Russia and “scandal” is the kind of petty politics that soured enough people in traditionally Democratic states to vote for Trump. They are tired of the games politicians play and want their government to work for them, not for the politicians and insiders. If the Trump administration finishes its first year in office with demonstrable results, including a continually improving economy, the left will have nothing remaining in its bag of tricks and that will make Democrats look even weaker and ineffective heading into the 2018 elections. Cal Thomas is a nationally syndicated columnist.

presidential theme: the “forgotten man and woman.” I didn’t hear it. I hope he didn’t forget to remember the “forgotten.” Franklin D. Roosevelt is most famous for invoking “The Forgotten Man” in a 1932 campaign radio address with that title. To FDR, the forgotten man was “at the bottom of the economic pyramid.” That was quite the opposite aim of social Darwinist William Graham Sumner, who in 1883 described the “forgotten man” as the hard worker who yearned to be freed from the nagging needs of the undeserving poor. Bill Clinton put his own twist on the phrase in 1991 when he announced his presidential candidacy as “a campaign for the future, for the forgotten hard-working middle class families of America.” Small wonder that Trump revived the theme in his election night victory speech and his inauguration address. “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Trump said in November. “Everyone is listening to you now.” Yes, everyone was. I was not happy about Trump’s election. But after years of writing about how poverty, job loss and income inequality had entrapped more white people than people of color, I could not help but feel pleased to see poor and working class whites turn out at a higher rate than any other group to vote for change. That’s how democracy is supposed to work. I was only surprised that the working class hero of this decade turned out to be Donald Trump. Will he remember them now? He didn’t mention “forgotten men and women” in his speech to Congress last Tuesday. But I don’t think his voter base minded much. “It’s still early of course, but every Trump voter I know loved the speech,” author J.D. Vance told me in an email. Vance is the author of the best-selling “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” his story of growing up amid the socio-economic troubles of rural Kentucky and the economically troubled steel town of Middletown, Ohio — where I, too, grew up about three decades earlier. After reviewers tagged it as a must-read for those who want to understand Trump’s voter base, the book soared up the New York Times Best-Sellers List last summer, where it remained ever since. I’m happy for him. Although I grew up poor, Vance had it worse. I grew up in Middletown’s era of steel mills, paper mills and prosperity. Vance came along in the city’s Rust Belt phase at the end of the century, when hope was running out and new plagues like heroin and other opiates were moving in. “Many of Trump’s voters have always felt a bit conflicted about him,” Vance wrote. “On the one hand, he’s able to identify and criticize many of the problems that people see in their own communities. But it often comes packaged with a personality or rhetoric that even his most ardent supporters sometimes roll their eyes at.”

Poor and working class whites turned out at a higher rate than any other group to vote for change.

This speech was different, says Vance. It was “the first time that Trump — either as a candidate or a president — was able to harness the good, stay on message, and avoid the personality problems that bother many.” His speech to Congress showed a welcome change in style, more soft-spoken and presidential instead of a rambling, lookingfor-laughs monologue. But its substance offered the same grand hyperinflated promises he offered on the campaign trail without much of any details. On his big promise to repeal and replace Obamacare with “something terrific,” he mentioned “tax credits” and “expanded health savings accounts,” which is fine for those who can afford them. But with almost half of the nation’s workers making too little income TO pay federal income tax, the tax credits and HSAs fall short of universal coverage. Vance, as it turns out, is not waiting for politicians to catch up with our hometown’s troubles. He’s planning to move back to Middletown from San Francisco, he says, to start up a nonprofit to beat back the opiate overdose epidemic that, at present, has hit Ohio worse than any other state. Trump barely mentioned drugs in his speech to Congress. But the nation can’t afford to forget it. Clarence Page is a syndicated columnist and member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board.

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Nation & WORLD

week in images Bird flu hits U.S. poultry exports

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Three over 100-year-old women, 101-year-old Sophia Smith (left), 101-year-old Lucille Price (center) and 102-year-old Marie Baker (right), cut a cake at a birthday celebration for the three residents of the Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the Brooklyn Borough of New York on March 6.

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Attendants prepare ahead of the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.

Lincoln County, Tenn. A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was found in a chicken breeder flock on a Tennessee farm contracted to Tyson Foods, the first discovered in the United States this year. Officials have also reported an outbreak of a low-pathogenic strain in a turkey farm in northwestern Wisconsin. During an outbreak in 2014 and 2015, dozens of countries imposed total or partial bans on U.S. poultry and egg imports. The latest outbreaks have prompted import restrictions by numerous countries, including all top five buyers.

Germany’s Schaeuble says EU27 must stick together in Brexit talks

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Hindu devotees take part in the religious festival of Holi in Nandgaon village, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, on March 7.

A young girl reacts after President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance in front of her White House tour group in Washington, D.C., on March 7.

Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to address legal challenges By Julia Edwards Ainsley Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. — The new, more narrowly tailored temporary travel ban President Donald Trump signed on Monday will be more difficult to challenge successfully in court, legal experts said. They said that since his order no longer covers legal residents or existing visa holders, and makes waivers possible for some business, diplomatic and other travelers, challengers are likely to have a harder time finding people in the United States who can legally claim they have been harmed, and thus have so-called “standing” to sue. Trump’s first executive order signed on Jan. 27 banned travelers from seven nations that the U.S. State Department had deemed “countries of concern” in the war on terrorism — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — for 90 days and halted refugee admission for four months, barring Syrian refugees indefinitely. Its implementation caused chaos and protests at airports and trig-

Mccrory from page B1 McCrory. McCrory lost re-election in November to then-Attorney General Roy Cooper in one of the closest races in the country. Just more than 10,000 votes separated the candidates, about 0.2 percent of the total votes cast. Millions of dollars were poured into the race on both sides, from out-of-state and in-state, and N.C. was the only governor’s seat that Democrats nationwide gained in 2016. After contentious recounts, Cooper’s first weeks in office have been full of lawsuits and firey exchanges with the Republican-led General Assembly over policy and division of power. “We probably have the most liberal governor in the state’s history now,” said McCrory. “One thing I’m going to make sure they don’t do is dismantle the progress we made in a short four years; rebuilding our economy and education system and paying off debt. I’m a little concerned about the current budget sent by the governor because they seem to be wanting to spend what we saved.” Despite the loss, McCrory left office on an economic high note with praise from business leaders

gered more than two dozen lawsuits. The new ban, which goes into effect on March 16, removes Iraq and adds categories of people who would be exempt from the order. The Trump administration said the executive order is necessary for national security reasons. “As threats to our security continue to evolve and change, common sense dictates that we continually re-evaluate and reassess the systems we rely upon to protect our country,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters after Trump signed the new order. It also lists groups of people that could be eligible for waivers, including travelers who have previously been admitted to the United States for work or school, those seeking to visit or live with a close relative and who would face hardship if denied entry; infants, young children, or peopleseeking medical care, employees of the U.S. government and international organizations among others. “They dotted their ‘I’s’ and crossed their ‘T’s’ in trying to anticipate what litigation might result,” said Stephen Yale-Loehr, a

Cornell Law School professor who specializes in immigration. In a legal challenge to the original order, a federal judge in Seattle and then an appeals court in San Francisco stopped it ruling that Washington State could claim it adversely affected legal permanent residents, known as green card holders, in the state. More than 100 businesses filed briefs arguing their employees were harmed. Bob Ferguson, the attorney general for Washington State, said he will decide on the next litigation steps this week after consulting with state universities and businesses about potential harms. “We need to do our homework and be thoughtful about this,” Ferguson said. The U.S. Department of Justice, in a filing in Seattle federal court on Monday, said the new order applies “only to those who are overseas and without a visa.” Foreign nationals outside the country who do not have a U.S. visa do not have the same protections under the U.S. Constitution as people already here, legal experts said.

statewide. N.C. went from one of the highest unemployment rates in 2010 to the fastest growing economy and fastest dropping unemployment rates in the nation by 2016. McCrory’s tenure focused heavily on economic development, job creation, tax cuts, teacher raises and building the state’s rainy day fund. That growth is what McCrory and his supporters hope will be his lasting legacy. “He is the first governor in 50 years from Charlotte and he took the things he accomplished in this community and translated them into successes across the state,” said Lassiter. “He is an expert in transportation and encouraged the legislature to change the way we allocate resources. He changed the way government departments operate, making them much more efficient and business-like. ... He’s a problem-solver and can solve problems on a fairly grand scale.” The award gave the former governor a chance to reflect on his years in public service that began with his layoff from Duke Energy when he was 32 years old and simple meeting with the late Bill Lee, a former Duke Energy executive. Lee was a mentor to McCrory and a past winner of the Charlotte

Rotary’s Excellence in Leadership Award. “That was a defining time in my life. I had to re-evaluate what I wanted to do,” said McCrory. “Even though I was rehired, I knew I wanted to do more than just work for a company. I wanted to contribute to the community, so I found the courage to call Bill Lee, who was probably my age now, and asked him for permission to run for the Charlotte City Council. Without that meeting I would never have been mayor or governor of N.C.” McCrory is committed to looking forward and not back as he plans his next steps. Among them is a desire to develop a mentoring program for the next generation of civic leaders. “I want to help fellow future leaders in N.C. and hopefully, like Bill Lee did for me, transfer some of the wisdom and lessons learned to people now in their 30s who may be considering leadership in the political world,” said McCrory. “I think its very important that we take advantage of the leaders who have been through it and gain from that experience so we don’t repeat mistakes and don’t reinvent things that have already been done.”

Berlin Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Tuesday called for the remaining 27 members of the European Union to stick together in the looming “Brexit” negotiations with Britain on its desire to leave the European Union. Schaeuble also told a group of foreign journalists in Berlin that he believes Brexit negotiations will be difficult and complicated. He said that he wants to show remaining nations that staying within the EU has more advantages than being on the outside.

See Forest, page B1 (LGBT) people. Earlier this month, a business group sent a letter to Patrick pointing to H.B. 2’s affect on North Carolina, saying the bill is “discriminatory legislation that jeopardizes the positive environment for our Texas business operations.” Forest was with Patrick at the press conference to try to ease fears. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that H.B. 2 has cost the Tarheel State approximately $500 million in canceled concerts, athletic events, and a planned job expansion. North Carolina’s GDP is $510 billion, and Forest said the impact was less than 0.1 percent of the state economy, assuring Texas lawmakers that the impact of the law was “overblown.” He said blanket transgender bathroom access ordinances to multistalled restrooms would allow predators to use the law to gain access to women’s restrooms. He indicated that single-stall access is a solution for those with a need for gender-neutral accommodations. “I believe this is an issue about doing the right thing,” said Forest in the press conference. “It is an issue about privacy and safety and protection for all people. N.C., like Texas, is a state of reasonable accommodation. What we are talking about is the rights of women, the rights of children. Women’s rights are human rights. We have to fight to protect that while we show compassion for those who do have needs.” In the press conference, Patrick said he has enlisted Christian pastors statewide to help him win approval for the legislation as it heads to a state Senate committee this week. He called the Texas Privacy Act a common-sense measure to keep sexual predators out of bathrooms. Patrick announced the start of a “1 million voices” campaign, with pastors enlisted to win support from their congregations for the legislation. Committee debate started in Texas on Tuesday. “North Carolina was the tip of the spear,” Patrick said. “We will be next to pass a bill that focuses on privacy, a person’s privacy, and public safety.” Analysts say he may be able to get support for the bill in the Texas state Senate, but do not expect it to make it through the House. Texas Speaker Joe Straus, a Republican who drives the agenda in that body, has shown tepid support, saying there are worries in San Antonio, an area he represents that is slated to host the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four.

Spokesman: U.S.-backed Syrian militias will close in on Raqqa London U.S.-backed Syrian militias will tighten the chokehold on ISIS’ base in Raqqa, after cutting the last main road out of the city, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) severed the highway between Raqqa and the jihadists’ stronghold of Deir al-Zor province on Monday, dealing a major blow to ISIS which is under intense military pressure in both Syria and Iraq. Iraqi government forces fighting ISIS in western Mosul recaptured the main government building, the central bank branch and the museum where three years ago the militants had smashed statues and artifacts.

Self-driving bus with no backup driver nears California street San Francisco A pair of $250,000 autonomous buses began driving around an empty San Francisco Bay Area parking lot on Monday, preparing to move onto a local public road in California’s first pilot program for a self-driving vehicle without a steering wheel or human operator. California and other states are weighing the opportunities of becoming a hub of testing a technology that is seen as the future of transportation and the risks from giving up active control of a large, potentially dangerous vehicle.

State Department working with White House on Israeli-Palestinian peace Washington, D.C. The U.S. State Department is working closely with the White House on formulating the next steps in seeking peace between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokesman said on Tuesday. “We are working closely with the White House on evaluating where we stand ... and trying to formulate the next steps,” spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in the first daily news briefing since Republican President Donald Trump took office in January.

wednesday, march 8, 2017

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the Wednesday Sideline report

SPORTS

Conference record number of bids is a lock, but can ACC hit double digits?

NFL

Glennon could fetch huge numbers in free agency

By Shawn Krest North State Journal

ROOKLYN — The ACC is almost guaranteed to set conference history on Selection Sunday. B The question is whether it can give college basket-

MLB

ACC makes push for 10 teams to Tourney 11

most teams ever to make the NCAA Tournament from a single conference, a nearly unbreakable record held by the Big East

That would give the conference eight bids, See ACC, page B4

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Acc tournament schedule

beyond the box score POTENT QUOTABLEs

Now that the regular season is officially history and the seeds are set, here is the schedule of games and matchups for this week’s ACC tournament at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.:

Tuesday

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First round Noon – No. 12 Clemson vs. No. 13 NC State (ESPN2/ACC Network) 2 p.m. – No. 10 Wake Forest vs. No. 15 Boston College (ESPN2/ACC Network) 7 p.m. – No. 11 Georgia Tech vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh (ESPNU/ACC Network)

Wednesday Second round

Noon – No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Miami (ESPN/ACC Network) 2 p.m. – No. 5 Duke vs. Tuesday noon winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

“It’s sad for me. I came to N.C. State hoping to be here for the rest of my career.”

ACC tournament

NC State’s disastrous season came to a fittingly horrible ending on Tuesday during the first game of the ACC Tournament, as the Wolfpack were run out of the gym by the Clemson Tigers in a 75-61 loss. With Mark Gottfried already fired and Dennis Smith already looking toward the draft, the Wolfpack showed no signs of life against a beatable Clemson team that consistently had free lanes to the basket.

Ex-NC State basketball coach Mark Gottfried discussing the end of his career with the Wolfpack, which came to a close following NC State’s loss in the ACC Tournament to Clemson.

7 p.m. – No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. Tuesday 2 p.m. winner (ESPN2/ACC Network) 9 p.m. – No. 6 Virginia vs. Tuesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN2/ACC Network)

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nfl

Thursday

Quarterfinals Noon – No. 1 North Carolina vs. Wednesday noon winner (ESPN/ACC Network) 2 p.m. – No. 4 Louisville vs. Wednesday 2 p.m. winner (ESPN/ACC Network) 7 p.m. – No. 2 Florida State vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ACC Network) 9 p.m. – No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Wednesday 9 p.m. winner (ESPN/ACC Network)

Friday

“I ain’t got time for this.” NFL Hall of Famer and NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders during the NFL combine when telling a story about the time he came to the combine and how he decided that it wasn’t worth his time to sit around and listen to what a team had to say, so he left the meeting.

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Number of votes received by Justin Jackson, who was named the ACC Player of the Year on Sunday. Jackson averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game while helping to lead the Tar Heels to the No. 1 seed in the ACC. Dennis Smith Jr. was also named the ACC Freshman of the Year despite a down season for NC State.

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Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett secured his spot as the best player in the 2017 NFL Draft and all but locked himself in for the No. 1 overall pick with an absurd performance at the combine, highlighted by his astonishing 41” vertical jump.

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Less than a minute into his Cavaliers career, center Andrew Bogut was lost indefinitely (read: for the season) with a fractured left tibia against the Heat. Bogut signed with the Cavs after previously winning a title with the Warriors.

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Move over Chris Johnson. There’s a new record holder for the fastest 40-yard dash time in NFL combine history, as Washington wide receiver John Ross recorded a 4.22 time at the 2017 NFL Combine, breaking the former East Carolina star’s time of 4.24. Ross actually pulled up lame after the run, which shows just how fast he is, and likely secured his spot in the top half of the draft with the record-breaking effort. Brian Spurlock | USA Today Sports

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NC State Wolfpack defensive back Josh Jones runs the 40-yard dash during the 2017 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Monday.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons forward John Collins (20) and forward Konstantinos Mitoglou (44) react following the victory against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., on March 4.

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North Carolina Tar Heels guard Joel Berry II (2) and forward Justin Jackson (44) react in the second half. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils 90-83 at Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill on March 4.

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2. UNCW

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Points: 30 Last Week: 1

Points: 26 Last Week: 2

Points: 24 Last Week: 3

Points: 21 Last Week: 7

Points: 18 Last Week: 6

UNC started last week off with one of the worst performances in team history in a 53-43 loss (YUCK!) in Charlottesville, Va. The Heels finished it off Saturday with a barnburner in the Dean Dome, downing Duke by a final of 90-83, which was the largest lead by either team in the season finale. Justin Jackson topped the weekend off by winning ACC Player of the Year after averaging 18.3 points per game this season. The Heels have one of the most experienced teams heading into Brooklyn, giving them the edge with a double bye and a possible matchup with Duke (again) in the semifinals.

The Seahawks have taken on the role of juggernaut in the CAA Tournament and put up the numbers to back it up. Despite giving up an average of 88 points per game through the first two outings, UNCW has averaged nearly 100 points to reach the final against College of Charleston. UNCW is loaded with both C.J. Bryce and Chris Flemmings taking All-CAA First Team honors, Denzel Ingram was named to Second Team and Devontae Cacok as Third Team and Defensive Player of the Year. If the Seahawks do make the NCAA Tournament, this is a terrifying team for any number of top seeds.

You win some and you lose some. For Duke, the losses have just kept pouring in with the last three road games resulting in L’s. But no loss is more deflating than losing in Chapel Hill, especially in a game the Blue Devils needed for a double bye in Brooklyn. There was at least one positive last week with Duke beating Florida State at home and hanging tight with the ACC’s top seed. While the losses have piled up for the Devils in recent weeks, Duke needs just two wins in Brooklyn to match up with the Heels Friday and ruin their chances at cutting down the nets again.

The Demon Deacons appeared to be a year away from making any noise in the ACC when the season started. Pieces like John Collins and Bryant Crawford, two sophomores, figured to be factors that could change the face of the program in the coming years, right? Wrong. Wake Forest closed out the year with a three-game winning streak, including a signature victory over Louisville that concluded with a court storming. Carrying the No. 10 seed into the ACC Tournament and a .500 record in the toughest conference in the country, Wake is on the cusp of a NCAA Tournament berth.

Of Queens’ three losses this season, two of them came against Wingate. When the two teams faced off on Saturday, the Bulldogs had a chance to ruin the Royals attempt at a dream season. Instead, Queens curb stomped Wingate in a 79-51 win to advance to the SAC Championship. Queens continued to roll against Lincoln Memorial, claiming the SAC title with a 75-72 win in Greenville, S.C. The Royals begin their run in the NCAA DII Tournament on Saturday, but claim the No. 5 spot in the final regular season N.C. Power Rankings.

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The Spartans are one game away from claiming the Southern Conference title after taking down The Citadel and Wofford. Led by senior guard Diante Baldwin, coach Wes Miller has UNCG one win away from making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001.

There’s nothing like the first time. That’s exactly what UNC Pembroke learned on Sunday after claiming its first Peach Belt Tournament title. This all comes after winning the Peach Belt regular season title for the first time. The Braves are on the come up and this appears to be the start of something special.

After two tight contests against King during the regular season, finishing 1-1, the Tornado got the best of Pfeiffer in the conference semifinals. The Falcons secured a bid to the DII NCAA Tournament, but falling short in the Conference Carolinas Tournament costs Pfeiffer a top-five finish in the N.C. Power Rankings.

Similar to Pfeiffer, NC Central was on the upswing in the power rankings with a string of wins and the look of a conference champion. After dropping two games to close out the year — one coming against three-win NC A&T — the Eagles barely remain inside the top 10 in the final list of in-state programs.

The Quakers win streak was snapped in dramatic fashion after five wins that saw Guilford win the ODAC Championship and an NCAA Tournament victory. Marietta clearly overmatched the Quakers in the 24-point win, but the Quakers deserve to finish out the year in the N.C. Power Rankings.

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Hurricanes’ questions in goal remain following coach’s outburst Bill Peters and Eddie Lack seemingly resolved their differences, but Carolina’s future in net up in the air By Cory Lavalette North State Journal RALEIGH — Winning solves everything, and Eddie Lack’s 24save performance Sunday in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2-1 rematch win in Arizona seemingly eased the tension between the goaltender and his coach, Bill Peters. Peters followed up his outburst at Friday’s morning skate — where he said Lack was “not good enough” in a 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa Bay and closed with a not-suited-for-work sendoff — by defending his comments later following Carolina’s loss to the Coyotes that night. Asked if he regretted his harsh comments on Lack, Peters doubled down by saying, “No, that’s just being honest. … I can’t just give people stuff for free in pro sports, that’s not how it works.” But after the two talked before the team’s flight to Arizona on Saturday, Peters went back to Lack in the rematch Sunday and the 29-year-old goalie responded in helping Carolina snap a fourgame slide. Even if the talk and the subsequent win mended fences between Peters and Lack, one victory does not solve the overarching goalkeeping problems in Raleigh.

After starting his career with four straight seasons of more wins than losses (combining both regulation and overtime/shootout defeats), veteran Cam Ward has done that just once (2010-11, 37-26-10) in the last seven seasons, with this year all but guaranteed to end the same way. Not all of those losses rest on Ward’s shoulders, but it’s not hard to look at his career stat line and see a goaltender who has underperformed compared to his peers. Still, Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis — who looked prepared to part ways with Ward early in his tenure running the team — went back to Ward this offseason, giving him a two-year contract extension amid a goalie market that offered as many questions as answers. It’s fair to assume the initial plan was for Lack to assume the role of No. 1 goalie this season. Francis and the Carolina brass had high enough hopes for Lack that he was given a two-year extension of his own on Oct. 3, 2015 — just 14 weeks after the offseason trade that brought him and the remaining year of his contract to Raleigh — before he ever played a regular season game for the franchise. Lack’s up-and-down 2015-16 — 12-14-6, .901 save percentage, 2.81 goals-against average — left plenty of doubt that he was ready to be the team’s top goalie, and Francis decided it was better to go with the goalie he knew rather than one he didn’t on the market, giving Ward

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Justin Jackson (44) talks with coach Roy Williams during the first half of a game at the Smith Center on Jan. 26.

NSJ writer’s All-America and Player of Year ballot By Shawn Krest North State Journal The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) will announce its All-American team, the Oscar Robertson Player of the Year, the Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year and Henry Iba Coach of the Year in upcoming weeks. To prepare, USBWA members were asked to submit their All-America ballots, as well as votes for All-Regional players and coaches. North Carolina is part of a region that includes South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. North State Journal sports writer Shawn Krest is a member of the USBWA. Here’s his All-America ballot:

All-Americans (choose 10 players)

Henry Iba (coach of the year) Award

1. Frank Mason, Kansas 2. Josh Hart, Villanova 3. Lonzo Ball, UCLA 4. Justin Jackson, North Carolina 5. Luke Kennard, Duke 6. Caleb Swanigan, Purdue 7. Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga 8. Markelle Fultz, Washington 9. Ethan Happ, Wisconsin 10. Johnathan Motley, Baylor

1. Roy Williams, North Carolina 2. Chris Collins, Northwestern 3. Mike White, Florida

Oscar Robertson (player of the year) Award 1. Frank Mason, Kansas 2. Josh Hart, Villanova 3. Lonzo Ball, UCLA

Wayman Tisdale (freshman of the year) Award 1. Lonzo Ball, UCLA 2. Markelle Fultz, Washington 3. Jayson Tatum, Duke

All-Region (choose 10 players) 1. Justin Jackson, North Carolina 2. Luke Kennard, Duke 3. John Collins, Wake Forest 4. Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina 5. C.J. Bryce, UNC-Wilmington 6. Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson 7. London Perrantes, Virginia 8. Melo Trimble, Maryland 9. Dennis Smith Jr., NC State 10. Kennedy Meeks, North Carolina

Regional Player of the Year Justin Jackson, North Carolina

Regional Coach of the Year Roy Williams, North Carolina

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Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack stops Senators forward Ryan Dzingel’s shot at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Feb. 24. Carolina shut out Ottawa 3-0.

a new contract. What that did was tie the Hurricanes to both Ward, 33, and Lack for not just this season — which saw Ward start slow, heat up, then stumble down the stretch with a sub-.900 save percentage since the calendar flipped to 2017, while Lack battled with concussions — but also next year. Ward will make $3.1 million and Lack $3 million in salary next year, and their cap hit will cost the team a combined $6.05 million. Francis said the expansion draft, where the incoming Vegas Golden Knights will be allowed to select one player from each current NHL team, could force the Hurricanes’ hand in addressing the goaltending, and he didn’t rule out making changes in goal this offseason.

“I think there’s a lot of areas we look at,” he said following the March 1 trade deadline. “Certainly that’s one we would look at again.” Like last offseason, the options seem limited. Ben Bishop, the 6-foot-7 goalie just dealt from Tampa Bay to Los Angeles, will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, but he will be looking to break the bank (think $6-7 million a year for five years or more) and will be 31 in November. Is he worth the risk? Since joining the Lightning, Bishop has three 35-win seasons and has hovered around a .920 save percentage. He’s also battled some injuries and was traded by the Lightning because they had a younger option in 22-year-old Andrei Vasilevskiy. But beyond Bishop the pickings

are slim. The Calgary tandem of Brian Elliott and Chad Johnson are both unrestricted free agents, but neither offers guaranteed improvement. Chicago’s Scott Darling could be a cheaper, shorter-term option that pays dividends, but the 6-foot-6 goalie hasn’t proven he can handle a No. 1’s workload. Last year Francis decided to stick with the guy he knew in Ward, and that decision has yielded similar results to recent playoff-less years. Could a more reliable Lack spell Ward enough in 2017-18 to made the tandem good enough to compete for a playoff spot? History says no, and if Francis wants to turn around the franchise there’s only one answer: winning solves everything.

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be out on Syracuse. The Orange are only rated 80th in RPI, and, while the committee is moving away from that measure, Syracuse is just 44th in the KenPom ratings, seven spots behind Clemson. A 15-point loss to Boston College is also unforgivable. Syracuse should beat Miami in the ACC Tournament opener just to secure things, otherwise, Jim Boeheim may have to sweat out the selection show. Wake Forest is the next team on the ACC bubble. The Deacs were 9-9 in conference and 18-12 on the year. Wake seems to pass the eye test easier than Syracuse. They played Duke tough twice, losing by a total of six points. They also lost to Carolina by six. They have one of the top players in the conference in John Collins and are ending the season on a winning streak. Their RPI (32) and KenPom (30) are both solid.

But, close losses notwithstanding, Wake is just 1-7 against teams ranked in the top 25 of the RPI, and one third of its wins have come against teams ranked 185 or below. The first ACC game likely won’t help much, either, as Wake opens with Boston College. Still, barring a first-round upset, Wake seems to be secure with a spot. If Syracuse also makes it in, that would give the conference 10 teams. But a record seems unlikely. Even if one of the bottom dwelling teams (Georgia Tech, Clemson, NC State, Pitt or Boston College) goes on a tear and wins the ACC Tournament, they would likely take a bid from the Orange. The best the ACC can hope for is 10 bids, which would make it the second conference ever to reach double digits. If Boeheim gets snubbed, the ACC’s nine bids would tie the 2012 Big East for second-most bids, all-time.

made it to the majors two years later and was so impressive with a fastball that reached 98 mph that by 2013, he was named as the starting pitcher for the National League in the midseason All-Star Game at Citi Field. Harvey was so popular in New York that he made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon before the game. Then, pitching in his home stadium, the former Tar Heel overcame a rocky start in which he allowed a double on the first pitch of the game and hit the next batter, to work two scoreless innings. He struck out three while allowing just the one hit, earning a loud ovation from the Mets fans.

nically considered a national championship. The most recent was Wake Forest in 2000, with point guard Robert O’Kelley winning MVP honors. Coincidentally, the Deacons followed a similar path to the title as the 1971 Tar Heels by beating ACC rival NC State in the semifinals before claiming the title with a win against a future conference member, Notre Dame. ACC teams have also won the NIT’s preseason tournament, which also holds its Final Four in New York, seven times. Duke has the most titles with four, followed by UNC. Wake Forest and Georgia Tech have one each.

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Duke won a bowl game for the first time in 54 years when it went to Yankee Stadium and outlasted Indiana 44-41 in overtime in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27, 2015. Ross Martin kicked a 36-yard field goal on the Blue Devils’ first extra possession to provide his team with its margin of victory. But that wasn’t the kick everyone was talking about after the wild, back-and-forth game. A 38-yard attempt by the Hoosiers’ Griffin Oakes, which would have tied the game and sent it into a second overtime, was ruled to be wide right — despite protests from Oakes, his teammates and coaches. The overtime drama punctuated a game in which the teams combined for more than 1,200 yards and 56 first downs. Shaun Wilson had 282 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, including a 98-yard kickoff return. Quarterback Thomas Sirk accounted for 318 yards and three touchdowns, including one on a 73-yard run, to lead the Blue Devils to their first postseason win since the 1961 Cotton Bowl.

breaking the league record. Now, it’s time to set the sites higher. The all-time record for most bids by a conference is 11, by the Big East, in 2011. Four of the Big East teams that got bids that season are now in the ACC. Notre Dame and Louisville are already assured of bids. With a 15-16 record, 4-14 in conference, Pittsburgh is only getting in if it wins the ACC Tournament. That leaves the ACC’s first bubble team: Syracuse. The Orange are 10-8 in ACC play, which should be enough to get them in, although the 18-13 overall record could give the selection committee pause. Still, the Cuse have wins over three teams that were ranked in the top 10 at game time: No. 6 FSU, No. 9 UVA, No. 10 Duke. Despite that, the jury may still

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and Humanitarian Award. Once he got there, he delivered one of the most powerful and famous speeches in sport history. During the speech, Valvano announced that he would be starting The V Foundation for Cancer Research in hopes of finding a cure for the disease that would eventually take his life at the age of 47. The motto of the foundation, and the centerpiece of its founder’s emotional remarks, was the phrase “Don’t give up … don’t ever give up.” Valvano told the audience both at the Garden and watching on national television that they should “laugh, think and cry” at least once every day. He then turned on his trademark charm to evoke all three of those emotions with stories from his youth, his coaching career with the Wolfpack and his battle with cancer. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house by the time he finished “Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities,” he said. “It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul. And those three things are going to carry on forever.” Valvano was scheduled to throw out the first pitch at the New York Yankees’ season opener a few weeks later, but he was too weak to do it. North Carolina coach Dean Smith stepped in and did the honors for him. Valvano died on April 28, 1993.

An All-Star in the Citi Former UNC right-hander Matt Harvey, who struck out 263 and won 22 games in three seasons with the Tar Heels, was taken by the New York Mets with the seventh overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He

Saturday’s game between UNC and Duke at the Smith Center will be the 244th basketball meeting between the neighboring rivals. There’s a chance the two could also meet this week at the ACC tournament, something that’s happened 20 times since 1954. Although the Tar Heels and Blue Devils were once at the same Final Four together, in 1991 in Indianapolis, they have never played in an NCAA tournament game. They have, however, gone headto-head in the NIT. It happened on March 25, 1971, in a semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden. UNC got 21 points from George Karl on the way to a 7367 win. Coach Dean Smith’s team then went on to beat future conference rival Georgia Tech 84-66 to claim the ACC’s first ever NIT championship behind 34 points from tournament MVP Bill Chamberlain. Four other ACC teams have since won the title at what has become college basketball’s consolation event, which is still tech-

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Splitter to Spoiler: Harvick’s brilliant day ends in heartbreak in Atlanta ... again or 313 of 325 laps in Atlanta, it appeared Kevin F Harvick was unstoppable. He

guided the No. 4 car to 292 laps led, two stage victories and did it all from the pole. For all intents and purposes, Harvick was on the cusp of putting two StewartHaas Racing machines in Victory Lane to start the season. The only person that could stop Harvick, as it turned out, was Harvick. On a late caution caused by Austin Dillon deciding not to pit with a dead battery, Harvick headed to pit row for another flawless stop by the No. 4 crew. Harvick left the pits with the a victory in sight at the top of the leaderboard again and just 12 laps remaining. Then the word came down: Harvick was penalized for entering pit road to fast. After tearing his pit crew a new one last year for losses on multiple occasions, it was Harvick who had to own up to his miscue on Sunday in Atlanta. “I just made a mistake that I preach all the time that you don’t need to make and beat yourself,” Harvick said. “Then you go out and make it yourself instead of following all the things you preach. That part is hard for me to swallow. ... Man, I just, one way or another I have figured out how to lose races here at Atlanta after being so dominant.” The last part is the most puzzling for Harvick. Despite completely owning Atlanta since his move to Stewart-Haas Racing, his lone win at the track came as a rookie with Richard Childress Racing in 2001 — the first victory of his career. Over the last four years, Harvick has led 734 of 1,315 — or 56 percent — of all laps ran in Atlanta. The common theme? None of those laps have been the last one. Despite two polls and three consecutive top-10 finishes, Harvick has been shut out of Victory Lane in one way or another in all four attempts. “This place, for whatever reason, I just feel like I’m snake bitten,” Harvick said. “It’s my own doing today. I really didn’t think I was even close on pit lane. It gets to bouncing around, I thought I was being conservative, apparently I wasn’t.”

Ford putting NASCAR on notice The last time Ford won the manufacturer’s championship in NASCAR’s premier series was 2002. Kurt Busch won the last championship for Ford in 2004 for Jack Roush. Joey Logano, one of Team Penske’s current stars for Ford, was 12 and 14, respectively, when those accomplishments occurred. On Sunday in Atlanta, Logano’s teammate Brad Keselowski personally handed Ford another checkered flag. It

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came after the aforementioned domination by Harvick, which gave Ford a combined 313 laps led between the two drivers. Despite issues earlier in the race with missing lug nuts that dropped him back in the field, Kes rallied and never wavered from believing he could pull out a win. “Everybody stayed focused and nobody had to say anything,” Keselowski said. “We know the deal. We know that this isn’t going to be easy. you have to keep your head down and keep fighting at all times and that’s what we did.” It’s no secret that Roush Fenway Racing is down in recent years with multiple experienced drivers jumping ship in over the last several seasons. After years of RFR carrying Ford, the manufacturer finally now has two championship caliber teams with SHR and Team Penske. After posting two wins to start the season for the first time since Matt Kenseth swept the Daytona 500 and Auto Club 500 in 2009, Ford is clearly a force to be reckoned with this season.

JGR heading in wrong direction If you don’t see a Joe Gibbs Racing driver when visiting the NASCAR standings webpage, just keep scrolling down. They’re still on the list, just a little further down than usual. Two races into the season, the highest ranking JGR driver is Matt Kenseth in 16th place. Next on the list is Denny Hamlin in 19th, the only other driver inside the top 20 for a team typically seen as a juggernaut in the sport. Kenseth secured a third-place finish on Sunday while Hamlin and Daniel Suarez finished outside of the top 20. Meanwhile, 2015 Cup champion Kyle Busch was barely able to remain on the lead lap while coming away with a 16th-place result in Atlanta. Despite the issues for the program, Hamlin was confident in his car prior to a mechanical issue sending him to the garage. “We had a decent car — top10 car — and it’s up here hanging out around seventh or eighth all day,” Hamlin said. “We kept gaining on them, which is a good thing, but just had a mechanical failure here.” Even attempting to sound confident in his team, Hamlin didn’t sound convinced. JGR is almost always contending for wins, not “hanging out around seventh or eighth” in races.

It’s a long season, and there’s no doubt that Gibbs will turn things around. I still expect at least three drivers will make the NASCAR playoffs, but a misfire for all four teams has to be concerning for the guys in the garage in Huntersville.

Re-thinking the Atlanta repave? Sunday’s race was a notable one before the green flag ever waved due to the repave project scheduled to take place afterward. The current track was last repaved in 1997, with the grooves firmly worn in after two decades of racing on the same surface. Several drivers voiced their displeasure with the move on a track, including defending champion Jimmie Johnson. “I think we all appreciate tracks with so much character,” Johnson said. “To have the bad news that two of the tracks with the most character are going to be repaved this year, I think shocked and upset a lot of us. We get it. We understand, but it’s just going to take a long time for the track to get back to this condition.” With the response from NASCAR drivers taken into account, there might be a change of plans for the aging surface. Marcus Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc., wasn’t willing to say whether or not the repave will still take place following Sunday’s race. “I love all the positive comments we’ve gotten [on the current surface],” Smith said. “We’re just going to have to look into it. I’ll tell you with all the positive comments that we’ve had, it definitely causes us to relook at our plan.” Tracks are constantly repaved around NASCAR to avoid incidents like what happened at Dover two years ago when a piece of pavement broke off and hit multiple cars. However, it’s also great for a track to have myriad grooves drivers can work to use to their advantage. In recent years, tracks like Bristol and Darlington have lost some of their luster among drivers due to repave projects. While the races have been exciting on both tracks, the criticism by those actually racing on the surfaces has been anything but. “I can’t really say the status has changed,” Smith added. “We’ve looked at the track a lot over the years. We feel like we’ve gotten three more years out of the track right now. The challenges are still there in keeping the track raceable, making it something we can have a race on today and making sure we have a quality race.” After the snoozer of a race the 20-year-old pavement put on Sunday afternoon, maybe it is time for change in Hotlanta.

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Duke quarterback Daniel Jones (17) looks to pass during the first half of the NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke defeated UNC 28-27 to regain possession of the Victory Bell.

As spring practice ends, Duke’s Daniel Jones looks ahead Duke’s starting quarterback looks to go deep this year

By Shawn Krest North State Journal DURHAM — Last spring, Daniel Jones was preparing to battle Parker Boehme for the backup quarterback job. This year, he’s finishing up his first spring as the incumbent starter. As a redshirt freshman, Jones stepped into the starting role in August after Thomas Sirk was lost for the year with a torn Achilles. He set just about every freshman passing record at Duke, but the Blue Devils suffered through a losing season. Duke football has grown accustomed to breaking long streaks in recent years. Although usually the team has been ending droughts as it enjoyed an extended run of success. Last season, however, Duke snapped a successful streak, missing its first bowl since the 2011 season. “It wasn’t a whole lot of fun to sit at home and watch all the bowls,” Jones said. “It’s definitely been a big motivator for us. I know, talking to the guys, we’re all excited to get out here and get back to work. I feel like we’ve sustained that motivation and energy throughout the spring. Everybody’s excited about what we can do this year.” The team went back to basics, starting spring ball in mid-February and going back to square one. “This spring, we’ve actually kind of focused on the fundamentals of the game, just competing and playing football,” Jones said. “It’s been good to lock in on what you’re doing and just play football, back to the fundamentals. I feel like we made a lot of progress.” The Blue Devils’ spring season will end on Saturday with a controlled scrimmage instead of a Blue-White Game. While the team has made fundamentals a priority, Jones is also ready to take on more during his second season as starter. Specif-

ically, he wants to try to produce more big plays after running a safer offense during his rookie year. “Looking at our offense, I’d like to be able to stretch the field more consistently,” Jones said. “Maybe that’s explosive passing or explosive running, but just go down the field.” Jones should have plenty of targets to choose from as he looks to thrown deep. “Our receivers have been a real bright spot for us this camp,” Jones said. “Scott (Bracey), Aaron (Young), Chris (Taylor), T.J. (Rahming) and Trevon (Lee). Then there’s Jonathan (Lloyd) and Keeston (Fuller). That’ll be big for us this fall, having that much depth and being able to play a whole bunch of guys and have chemistry with a whole bunch of guys. That’s been good for us this spring. Big plays and explosive offense—that’s something we’ll be able to get done.” The offensive line, which is replacing two starters, has also done its part in spring drills. “I think we have made some strides in our down-the-field offense,” Jones said. “Just from a physicality standpoint, the guys up front are doing a great job. They’re getting downhill on run blocking and setting the tone. The backs, Shaun (Wilson), Elijah (Deveaux) and Brittain (Brown) have all looked great. It’s just good to see the physicality.” As Jones looks farther downfield, he has no reason to look back. Sirk, the former starter whose injury gave him a chance to step up, is officially off the roster after deciding to transfer to play his final year. Jones, who was close to Sirk over the last two seasons (as a redshirt and as a starter), will miss his mentor, but it’s part of the game. “We have people to step up,” Jones said. “While we hate to lose guys, and we hate to see them go, we’re happy for them to get to move on to another opportunity. We’ll have people step up and keep going forward.”

TAKE NOTICE alamance NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 581 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Encarnacion I. Baires to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of January, 2005, and recorded in Book 2194, Page 956, in Alamance 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 Alamance 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 #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on March 23, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property, located in the City of Burlington, Township, County of Alamance, State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe in the eastern margin of the 50' right-of-way of Queen Ann Street and being the southwest corner of Lots Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Block H, Piedmont Heights, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 43, of the Alamance County Registry; running thence with the line of said Lots Nos. 1, 2 and 3, S. 78 deg 00' E. 54.95 feet to an existing iron pipe and being a corner with Lots Nos 4,5 and 6, Block H, Piedmont Heights as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 43, of the Alamance County Registry; running thence with the line of said Lots Nos. 4, 5 and 6 S. 78 deg. 37' 35" E. 59.60 feet to an existing iron pipe and being a corner with a Lot as recorded in Plat Book 42, at Page 157, of the Alamance County Registry; running thence with said Lot, S. 77 deg 59' 20" E. 58.83 feet to an existing iron pipe in the line of Lot No. 2 as recorded in Plat Book 42, at Page 157, of the Alamance County Registry; running thence with the line of said Lot No. 2, S. 11 deg 54' 40" W. 78.14 feet to an existing iron pipe; running thence N. 84 deg 09' W 172.20 feet to an existing iron pipe in the eastern margin of the 50' right-of-way of Queen Ann Street, running thence with the eastern margin of the 50' right-of-way of Queen Ann Street, N. 09 deg 15' 23" E. 31.01 feet along a chord to a point in the eastern margin of the 50' right-of-way of Queen Ann Street, running thence with the eastern margin of the 50' right-of-way of Queen Ann Street, N. 11 deg 17' 25" E. 65.00 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, according to a survey for Jackie L. Garton by Lacy Quint Tickle, RLS, dated May 6, 1997 to which reference is made for a more complete description and being all of Lots 19, 20, 21 and 22 of Block H, Piedmont Heights Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 2, at Page 43, of the Alamance County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 410 Queen Ann Street, Burlington, North Carolina. Said property having been previously conveyed to the Grantors by deed(s) recorded in Book 2029, Page 318, and being reflected on plat(s) recorded in Plat Book 2, Page, 43.

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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198300 (FC.FAY)

brunswick NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 250 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joseph Graham Garner and Nicole Rene Garner to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 2741, Page 281, in Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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 Bolivia, Brunswick County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Brunswick, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 21, Waterford Phase Two, Section One A, as shown on map recorded in Map Cabinet 28 at Page 388 of the Brunswick County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1042 Garden Club Way, Leland, North Carolina. SUBJECT TO the Master Declaration of Protective Covenants for Waterford Residential Property recorded in Book 1683, Page 1034 and the Amendment to Master Declaration of Protective Covenants for Waterford Residential Property Annexing Phase Two, Section One A recorded in Book 1816, Page 12, both of the Brunswick County Registry and all amendments thereto, and all easements, rights of way and restrictions of record, all governmental land use situates, ordinances and regulations, including zoning, subdivision and building regulations and ad valorem taxes for the current and subsequent years. FURTHER SUBJECT TO that certain Master Cross-Access Easement and Maintenance Agreement for Waterford recorded in Book 1683, Page 1026, of the Brunswick County Registry and all amendments thereto. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1184436 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

B6 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 390

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 320

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 328

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 110

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Daniel C. Stillings, (Daniel C. Stillings, deceased) (Heirs of Daniel C. Stillings: Victoria Stillings, Scott Stillings and Unknown Heirs of Daniel C. Stillings) to Mark C. McVearry, Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of October, 2007, and recorded in Book 2695, Page 405, in Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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 Bolivia, Brunswick County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Shallotte, in the County of Brunswick, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Sunset Beach, Shallotte Township, Brunswick County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit Two, Building Six as delineated on a survey map by Russell A. Courtney, Sr., PLS, dated January 18, 2005, entitled “A Construction Survey Plat Showing Buildings 4, 6 & 7, Sunset Oaks, LLC Property”, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Brunswick County, North Carolina in Map Cabinet 31 at Page 431 to which map reference is made for greater certainty of description. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 630 Sunset Oaks Lane, Sunset Beach, North Carolina. For informational purposes only: The APN is shown by the county assessor as 256DA00926; source of title is Book 2137, Page 139 (recorded 05/03/05) 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James R. Williams and Renee M. Williams (Husband & Wife) to Hutchins & Senter, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 7531, Page 109, in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus 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 Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Number Eleven (11) Township, Cabarrus County, North Carolina and being Lot Number Twenty (20) of Willow Bend, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 23, Page 24, Cabarrus County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a complete description thereof by metes and bounds. Being the same property conveyed to James R. Williams and wife, Renee M. Williams, by General Warranty Deed from Jonathan C. Turner and wife, Laura Sharpe Turner, dated November 24, 2003, recorded November 25, 2003 in Book 5010 at Page 313, Cabarrus County Register of Deeds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 362 Queens Drive, Concord, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ronnie L. Smith and Vickie S. Kennedy and Janice C. Smith, (Ronnie L. Smith, deceased) (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Vickie S. Benton (formerly Vickie S. Kennedy)) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 1852, Page 993, in Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:30 AM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Davidson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: FIRST TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron stake on the south side of Sullivan Road, Lee Black Estate line, said iron staek being 27 feet south from the southern edge of pavement in the center of old road bed; running thence with the center of old road bed South 72 deg. East 220 feet to an iron stake, H.L. Cagle’s corner, said stake being South 15 feet from south edge of pavement; thence with Cagle line South 5 deg. 30 min. West 600 feet to an iron stake, Wilma Hick’s corner on the Cagle line; thence with the Wilma Hick’s line North 84 deg. 30 min. West 215 feet to an iron stake, Hick’s corner on the Lee Black Estate line; thence with the Lee Black Estate line North 5 deg. 30 min. East 648 feet to the point of beginning, containing, 3.08 acres, more or less. SECOND TRACT: BEGINNING at an iron stake on the south side of Old Sullivan Road which stake is H.C. Hockedy’s northwest corner; thence South 72 deg. East 220 feet to an iron stake, Hockedy’s other corner; thence North 24 feet to center of new paved Sullivan Road; thence North 72 deg. West with the center of New Sullivan Road 220 feet to a stake; thence South 36 feet to a stake, the beginning corner. For back reference see Deed Book 876, Page 1461. SAVE AND EXCEPT that property conveyed to Vickie S. Kennedy by deed recorded in Book 590, Page 230 and property conveyed to Ronnie L. Smith recorded in Book 334, Page 348, Davidson County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1670 Sullivan Road, Thomasville, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ryan William MacNamara and Jodi MacNamara to Lance A. Wootton, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of October, 2015, and recorded in Book 7798, Page 860, in Durham 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 Durham 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 Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Durham, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake in the easterly property line of Russell Road, 325 feet in a southwesterly direction from the northeast intersection of Guess Road and Russell Road, running thence with and along the eastern property line of Russell Road, South 34 degrees 17 minutes West, 100 feet to an iron stake, northwest corner of Lot 17; thence along and with the northern boundary line of Lot #17 South 55, 43 minutes East 200 feet to an iron stake, thence North 34 degrees 17 minutes East 100 feet to an iron stake; thence North 55 degrees 43 minutes West 200 feet to a stake, the point or place of beginning and being Lot #18 of property of New Homes and Durham Missionary Baptist Sunday School Convention Home, Lebanon Township, Durham County, North Carolina, as surveyed by J. Watts Copley, Land Surveyor, November, 1958. See Lot 18, Plat Book 42, Page 37 for further reference. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7908 Russell Road, Durham, North Carolina. Parcel ID: 187369 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190020 (FC.FAY)

davidson cabarrus AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 282 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Johnny Price and Elaine Price (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Johnny E. Price and Elaine C. Price) to Dennis P. Schwartz, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of January, 1999, and recorded in Book 2423, Page 281, in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus 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 Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Number Four (4), in the County of Cabarrus, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and Being in the City of Kannapolis, Number Four (4) Township of Cabarrus County, North Carolina on the West side of Early Street, and Being all of Lot Numbers 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,, 24, 25, and 26 (19 through 26, inclusive), in Block “C” of JACKSON PARK ANNEX, as surveyed and platted, a copy of which plat is filed in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cabarrus County in Map Book 11, Page 24, to which map book and page reference is hereby made for a complete description thereof by metes and bounds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 555 Early Street, Kannapolis, North Carolina. For back reference, see Deed Book 5777, Page 7, and Deed Book 597, Page 36, Cabarrus 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1180731 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 714 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Robert G. Shepherd, III and Debra W. Shepherd, (Husband and Wife) to Hutchins & Senter, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of May, 2007, and recorded in Book 1790, Page 1578, in Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 11:30 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Davidson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A certain tract or parcel of land in Davidson County, in the State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot No. 32 as shown on the Map of RIDGELAND DOWNS, Section 2, as recorded in Plat Book 19, Page 59 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Davidson County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 317 Canterbury Road, High Point, North Carolina. Being the same property conveyed from Cendant Mobility Financial Corporation, grantor(s) , to Robert G. Shepherd, III and wife, Debra W. Shepherd, grantee(s), by North Carolina General Warranty Deed, dated March 7, 2003 and recorded April 30, 2003 as/in Book 1412, Page 1211. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1179016 (FC.FAY)

durham NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 78 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Barbara Harviala to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of June, 2007, and recorded in Book 5640, Page 793, in Durham 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 Durham 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 Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Durham, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 113, Block C, Section 2, Hope Valley Forest, as per plat and survey thereof recorded in Plat Book 92 at Page 44, Durham County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1 Druid Place, Durham, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1202115 (FC.FAY)

forsyth NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 1 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Christopher L. Benson and Ruth E. Lewis to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of July, 2009, and recorded in Book RE 2905, Page 2384, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot Nos. 68 and 69 as shown on the revision and additional map of Rock Ledge as recorded in Plat Book 8, Page 132, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina. Reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3509 Delane Drive, Winston Salem, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1200157 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by China Blackmon to Jennifer Grant, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of June, 2012, and recorded in Book RE 3063, Page 4417, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED as Lot No. 362, as shown on the MAP FOR WYNGATE VILLAGE, PHASE 1, SECTION 3A, as recorded in Plat Book 58, Page 117 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5557 Farm House Trail, Winston Salem, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Darrell C. Fleming man and Valerie L. Fleming to David H. Caffey, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of November, 2004, and recorded in Book RE 2521, Page 2022, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pipe lying in the north right-ofway line of Queen’s Grant Road, said iron marking the southeast corner of the property conveyed to Gary L. Nelson and wife, Annette B. Nelson in Book 1478, Page 1847, Forsyth County Registry; running thence with the east line of the Nelson property North 24 deg. 12’ 17” West 426.53 feet to a new iron lying in the south line of the property conveyed to W.E. Wolff and wife, Darlene K. Wolff in Book 981, Page 712, Forsyth County Registry; running thence with the south line of the Wolff property North 56 deg. 13’ 00” East 150.97 feet to an existing iron, said iron marking the northwest corner of the property conveyed to David J. Perez and wife, Diana S. Perez in Book 1908, Page 1875, Forsyth County Registry; running thence with the west line of the Perez property South 34 deg. 26’ 39” East 316.71 feet to an existing iron; continuing thence with the west line of the Perez property South 29 deg. 04’ 50” East 124.28 feet to an existing iron lying in the north right-of-way line of Queen’s Grant Road; running thence with the north right-of-way line of Queen’s Grant Road South 55 deg. 52’ 46” West 34.12 feet to an existing iron; continuing thence with the north right-of-way line of Queen’s Grant Road as it curves to the right South 62 deg. 33’ 56” West (RAD = 592.99 feet) a chord distance of 182.41 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 1.890 acres, more or less, and being all of Lot 22 and part of Lots 21 and 23 of Bethania Woods, as recorded in Plat Book 21, Page 100, Forsyth County Registry, and being Tax Lots 21A , 22 and 23B, Block 3635, according to a survey by William Franklin Tatum, R.L.S. L-3163, for C. Kent McNeer, and wife Rebecca A. McNeer, dated May 24, 1997, and being designated as Job Number S-7528. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4879 Queens Grant Road, Winston Salem, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Raul A. Lio and Amanda Lio (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Raul Lio) to Andrew Valentine, Esquire, Trustee(s), dated the 8th day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book RE 2684, Page 3200, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING located at 1034 Nancy Lane, and being known and designated as Lot 128 as shown on a Plat of Easton which is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina in Plat Book 14, Page 23(4) to which plat reference is herewith made for a more detailed description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1034 Nancy Lane, Winston Salem, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by William T. Moss, (William T. Moss, Deceased) (Heirs of William T. Moss: Timothy M. Moss, Randy D. Moss and Patrick T. Moss) to PBRE, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of July, 2009, and recorded in Book RE 2903, Page 1794, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Abbotts Creek, in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Abbotts Creek Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina and being all of Lots # 27, 28, and 29 of the John H. Chamelin Estate, map or plat of which is duly recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 124, Forsyth County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1752 Union Cross Road, Kernersville, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 51 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Tammy Bodenhamer and Kevin Bodenhame (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kevin Bodenhamer and Tammy Bodenhamer) to John A. Richardson, III, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of March, 2009, and recorded in Book RE 2879, Page 3708, and Order in Book 3314, Page 1477, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot Number 23, as shown on the map of Balmoral, Section One, as recorded in Plat Book 25, Page 75, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6455 Bannockburn Road, Rural Hall, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1198371 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 49 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Raymond E. Jones to Trustee Services if Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 24th day of August, 2009, and recorded in Book RE 2910, Page 3465, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Old Town, in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: A tract or parcel of land in the County of Forsyth and State of North Carolina, in Old Town Township, and bounded as follows: Being known and designated as Lot No. 2, as shown on the plat entitled Cedarfield Place, Section One, as recorded in Plat Book 36, Page 25, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Forsyth County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3847 Cedarfield Place Court, Winston Salem, North Carolina. Being the same parcel conveyed to Raymond E. Jones from Ted B. Monk, Melanie O. Monk, V. Donald McCroskey and Bette M. McCroskey, by virtue of a Deed dated 4/14/1994, recorded 4/28/1994, in Deed Book 1822, Page 2732, County of Forsyth, State of 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1201113 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 25 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Reshonda R. Matthews to Trustee Services of Carolina LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of March, 2008, and recorded in Book RE 2824, Page 3103, and Modification in Book 3115, Page 1624, and Modification in Book 3144, Page 3863, in Forsyth 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 Forsyth 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 Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:15 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 95, Phase 2, Thornaby Park, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 46 at Page 20, Forsyth County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3663 Thornaby Circle, Winston Salem, North Carolina. Being all of that certain property conveyed to Reshonda R. Matthews, from THE RYLAND GROUP, INC., by deed dated 06/28/04 and recorded 06/30/04 in Deed Book 2484, Page 178 of official records. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1201399 (FC.FAY)

guilford NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 438 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ellen K. Contogiannis (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Ellen D. Contogiannis) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of March, 2005, and recorded in Book 6299, Page 2999, in Guilford 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:45 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Morehead, in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Premises in Morehead Township, Guilford County, North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot #14, in Block #1, in Section #6 in the subdivision known as Friendley Acres, a plat of which is recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, in Plat Book #48, at Page #67. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3529 Spicebush Trail, Greensboro, North Carolina. The property is conveyed with all rights, privileges and appurtenances and subject to all easements, encroachments, restrictions and reservations as of record may appear. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1186715 (FC.FAY)

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

B8 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2000

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 441

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2466

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John Scott Davis and Robin M. Davis to Peter F. Makowiecki, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book R 6773, Page 516, in Guilford 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:45 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: THOSE certain premises comprising a portion of Bellemeade Condominiums, said Condominium having been established under Chapter 47-C of the North Carolina General Statutes (North Carolina Condominium Act) and the Declaration of Condominium dated October 20, 2006 and recorded in Book 6646, Page 2929 (Phase1, Units #12-#16)), as amended by Amendment to Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 6698, Page 617 (Phase 1, Units #8#11); in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina (the “Declaration”), the premises hereby conveyed being more particularly described as follows: 1. Unit No. 11, in Phase 1 of Bellemeade Condominiums (Units #8-#11) (the “Unit”), as described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plan of Condominium which is recorded in Condominium Plat Book 11, Pages 131-133 of the Guilford County Registry; 2. Unit’s Allocated Interest in all Common Elements of the Condominium, including the buildings and the improvements on the land described in the Declaration and as shown on the Plat of Condominium for Phase 1 (Units #12-#16) recorded in Condominium Plat Book 11, Pages 76-78, and as shown on the Plan of Condominium for Phase 1 (Units #8-#11) recorded in Condominium Plat Book 11, Pages 131-133; in the Guilford County Registry. together with the right of ingress to and egress from said property and the right to use, for all purposes, in common with the Grantor, its successors and assigns, and all other occupants from time to time, any and all portions of Bellemeade Condominiums designated by the Declaration as “Common Elements.” Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 610 Bellemeade Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. In the event additional units in additional phases are added to the Condominium pursuant to the terms of the Declaration, the Unit’s Allocated Interest shall change and be as set forth in the Amendment to the Declaration for such additional phases. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Shannon J. Kreuser and Mary S. Kreuser (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Shannon Joseph Kreuser and Mary S. Kreuser) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of March, 2005, and recorded in Book 6291, Page 0432, in Guilford 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:45 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, an old iron pin in the northerly rightof-way line of Newton Place, said beginning point being located a distance of 233.50 feet along the northerly right-of-way line of Newton Place from the face of the curb in the westerly side of Oakwood Street, said beginning point being the southwest corner of the property of C.R. Wisenburg and J. Ralph Sechrest; thence from said beginning point along the northerly right-of-way line of Newton Place North 72 deg. 30’ West 65 feet to a point, an old iron pin, the southeast corner of the property of Nell J. Brown; thence along the easterly property line of Nell J. Brown North 21 deg. 36’ West 183.62 feet to a point, an old iron stake in the southerly property line of the property of Bessie F. Foster Estate; thence along the southerly property line of the said Bessie F. Foster Estate North 80 deg. 45’ East 64.95 feet to a point, an old iron pin, the northwesterly corner of the property of C.R. Wisenburg and J. Ralph Sechrest; thence along the westerly property lien of the said C.R. Wisenburg and J. Ralph Sechrest South 22 deg. 03’ East 174.37 feet to the point in the northerly right-of-way line of Newton Place, the point and place of BEGINNING. See survey prepared by Audy M. Evans, Registered Land Surveyor captioned “Property of Curtis W. Wood”, dated 6-667 and designated Job No. 1503. The above described property was conveyed to C.W. Wood and wife, Bernice I. Wood by deeds recorded in Book 2332, Page 598 and Book 2332, Page 599 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Guilford County. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 508 Newton Place, High Point, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Alfred S. Sesay to Kenneth E. Flynt, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of September, 2007, and recorded in Book R 6795, Page 1540, in Guilford 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:45 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 103, Section Two, The Pines, as per plat thereof recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 50, Page 6. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3102 Pine Cone Trail, Greensboro, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1599 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1886 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Cynthia B. Dennis and Jerry K. Dennis, (Jerry K. Dennis, deceased) to Law Office of Bryce B. Mayberry, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of August, 2009, and recorded in Book R 7056, Page 285, and Modification in Book R 7699, Page 1384, in Guilford 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:45 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Townhome Unit 1302 as shown per plat of “Foxcroft Townhomes, Section Two,” which is recorded in Plat Book 80, at Page 2, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 489 James Court, High Point, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1176814 (FC.FAY)

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Marwan Mujali, (Marwan Mujali, deceased) (Heirs of Marwan Mujali: Haya Mujali aka Haya Marwan Mujali, Maha Mujali aka Maha Marwan Mujali and Jihad Mujali aka Jihad Marwan Mujali) to United General Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book R 6600, Page 643, in Guilford 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 Guilford 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, West Door U-G Level in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:45 AM on March 22, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 7 of the Subdivison of the property of Cone Mills Corporation as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 18, at Page 15, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1908 White Street, Greensboro, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1201010 (FC.FAY)

harnett NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 5 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Landon Scott Dye and Brittany Nicole Dye to National Title Network, Trustee(s), dated the 1st day of June, 2012, and recorded in Book 2999, Page 643, in Harnett 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 Harnett 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 Lillington, Harnett County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on March 16, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Harnett, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of Harnett, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: Being all of Lot 56, Tingen Pointe Subdivision, as shown upon that plat entitled “Subdivision Plat of Tingen Pointe, Phase 1, 2A & 3A”, prepared by the Chandler Group, dated June 15, 2007, and appearing of record as a plat consisting of seven sheets at Map Number 2007, Pages 711 through 718, Harnett County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 66 Juno Drive, Broadway, North Carolina. Reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description of same, see Deed Book 2436, Page 566, Harnett County Registry for further reference. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1201198 (FC.FAY)

moore NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 21 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Danielle M. Harner and Charles A. Person to The law office of Daniel A. Fulco, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 16th day of December, 2004, and recorded in Book 2703, Page 246, in Moore 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 Moore 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 Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 23, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Moore, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of that certain tract or parcel of land situated in Little River Township, Moore County, North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No. 1 as shown on map entitled “Lobelia Road Estates” prepared by Thomas J. Matthews, RLS dated October 30, 1986, appearing of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds in Plat Cabinet 3, Slide 257, to which record reference is hereby made for a more particular description. For further reference see Book 933, at Page 198, BEING the same property conveyed to Kimberly L. Gallimore and Connie Tacia by deed from Edward Lee McCrimmon and his wife, Tammy Coulter McCrimmon, dated June 23, 2004, recorded August 2, 2004 in Deed Book 2614, Page 425, Moore County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 665 Morris Bridge Road, Vass, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1196537 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 58 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jason S. McGalliard to TRSTE, INC., Trustee(s), dated the 5th day of August, 2004, and recorded in Book 2617, Page 448, in Moore 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 Moore 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 Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 23, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Moore, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot No. 16, Montford Park, Block No. 2 Revised, as shown on plat thereof recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Moore County, North Carolina, in Map Book 2-A, Page 107. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 511 West Chapin Road, Aberdeen, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1177832 (FC.FAY)

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timeless | raleigh “We tried each one, this one was too fudgy, this one had been cooked too long, we did this until it was perfect.” Van Eure on baking 200 pies to arrive at the perfect chocolate chess recipe

taste Chapel Hill Food trucks are coming to Chapel Hill. After a long period of speculation and an equal amount of anticipation and resistance they’ll roll in on Sunday, March 26 from noon until 5:00 p.m. The Rodeo on Rosemary will serve up 13 different food trucks for patrons to choose from. downtownchapelhill.com/ calendar/2017/2/17/rodeo-onrosemary

Durham The 5th Annual Bull City Food and Beer Experience brings three floors of food and beverages to DPAC on Sunday, March 12. The event features food from 35 Durham restaurants and beverage samples from 35 breweries. bullcityexperience.com

Wilmington James Bain opened Epic Food, Co. in 2012 serving locally sourced, fresh food on the menu along with take-and-go meals. Bain just announced the expansion of his timesaving prepared meal line with the addition of a new line of take-home family meals with larger portions. If you are dining in, remember children eat free on Monday and Friday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. epicfood.com

Winston-Salem PHOTOS BY MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Top, Angus Barn owner Van Eure poses for a portrait in the wine cellar of the restaurant. Van started working at the family-owned restaurant when she was a teenager and eventually went on to run the entire enterprise. Bottom, One of the dining areas at the Angus Barn is adorned with chandeliers made of antlers. Owner Eure says that on an average night the restaurant serves about 700 customers, but that number can rise to 1,500 during the holiday season.

Landmark steakhouse makes memories for N.C. families

Dare County’s finest donuts have made a move on the Triad. Duck Donuts opened a Greensboro store at the Forum on North Elm at the beginning of the year. With that store thriving there’s a High Point store in the works for Heron Village coming in August and now word has it that site selection has begun for a Winston-Salem store. duckdonuts.com

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal

ALEIGH — A history buff who loves collections, the celebration of grandmother’s 80th birthday, a mouthwatering steak aged to perfection, a bourbon on the rocks in the lounge — whatever brings you to the Angus Barn, you can be assured they will make it a memorable experience for you. “We have a saying, ‘If it’s not illegal, immoral, or unethical, then the answer is yes,’” said owner Van Eure. “Even as big as we are, we still try to cater to any special request.” The Angus Barn is known for its perfectly grilled, dry-aged steaks, smooth chocolate chess pie, commitment to service, and as a destination of sorts in the state’s capital city. The history of the steakhouse dates to 1960, when Eure’s father, Thad Jr., and Charles Winston opened the restaurant. From there, the business began to thrive and eventually Winston sold his share to Eure, and it has remained a family business ever since. “We’re a very rustic atmosphere with fine dining service. You are not sitting in a fine dining restaurant with tuxedos and white tablecloths per se as you are in a barn. It is meant to be and feel like an actual barn, but your service, you should want for nothing. It should be perfect,” said Eure. “Service, food, and atmosphere is what we are all about. Of those three things, if service isn’t great, then those other two don’t matter,” she added. The Angus Barn prides itself on anticipating and meeting the customer’s needs. Waitstaff See VAN EURE, page C6

coming sunday We travel to Wayne County for a visit with Lorenda Overman of Overman Farms to talk North Carolina Agriculture in the first in our N.C. women in agriculture series. the good life

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

C2 just a pinch

It’s only natural to turn our thoughts to spring and summer break at the first hint of warm weather. Your wallet will thank you if you go ahead and book your flights now. According to the site farecompare.com, flights are cheapest on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, and airlines release their sales at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Happy trails!

to market

the trend vs. the staple trending | seaside stripe If a change in the weather has you looking to your closet and the hint of higher temperatures makes you want to put away your overcoat, now is the time to break out in stripes. A new take on the sailor stripe stormed the runways for spring. Designers brought a modern take on the look from head-totoe using thick, thin, and asymmetric lines to translate the look for 2017. staple | sailor stripe Take heart — if the classic striped top has been your goto for decades go ahead and dig it out. The bright Breton boatneck is easy and can make a pair of jeans look like you’re channeling old school nautical. The urge to shout, “ahoy there!” may be more than you can handle regardless of how you choose to work the nautical theme into your wardrobe.

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Shoppers browse the produce stands at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh.

Asparagus with bacon and shallots March yourself to your local farmers market for a bunch of asparagus tonight. This side dish can elevate even the most boring chicken dinner. Asparagus with bacon and shallots

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Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 6-8

Violence and despair in the Blue Ridge

Ingredients 2 bunches (2 pounds) asparagus, ends broken off 3 ounces mixed onion and shallots, chopped 6-8 pieces of wood-smoked, fully-cooked bacon, cut in small pieces 2 tablespoons dry white wine or dry vermouth Salt and freshly ground pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil Juice of ½ lemon

Directions Heat the oven to 450 F. In a large shallow baking pan, toss together the asparagus (ends broken off), wine, salt and pepper to taste, and add the olive oil until the asparagus is coated. Top with chopped onions, shallot, and bacon. Lightly mix with your hands. Roast the asparagus until the spears are browned in spots and are just tender-crisp, about 10 minutes. Do not overcook. Transfer the asparagus to a platter and drizzle with the lemon juice. Serve at once!

This week you can catch David Joy sharing his novel at bookstores across N.C. March 8 Flyleaf Books Chapel Hill

March 9 Quail Ridge Books Raleigh

March 10 The Country Bookshop Southern Pines

March 11 McIntyre’s Books Pittsboro

March 12 Barnes & Noble Pineville

By Ray Nothstine North State Journal It’s still a common perception that the American Wild West was littered with danger and violence but it has never quite held up to Appalachian reality. With its historic blood feuds, lover quarrels and outlaw culture, the stories wrap tightly around fatalism and despair. One only needs to listen to a tune like “Little Glass of Wine” by the Stanley Brothers to see how quickly love and optimism tragically turns. David Joy too magically captures the modern-day story of mountain violence in “The Weight of this World.” From the opening page, Joy draws the reader into a broken nightmare in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. After all, the first sentence of the novel is “Aiden McCall was twelve years old the one time he heard ‘I love you.’” McCall’s tragic past, where his father kills his mother and then turns the gun on himself, is intersected with another deeply troubled soul in Thad Broom. McCall unites with Broom to find a place to live since becoming an orphan. Broom’s relationship with his own mother is fractured since he is conceived out of a violent rape. Broom comes back from serving in Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder and a bad back. He reunites with McCall, whose dream, along with April’s too, is to save up enough to get out of the bleak circumstances that have pervaded their lives. Just the thought of moving to Asheville for McCall is more

than enough distance to leave the past behind. Joy is skilled at capturing the discontent of many left behind by a changing economy, especially the white working class whose plight has largely been glossed over. “[H]e’d eaten himself into a caricature of the war on poverty” is one of many masterful turn of phrases by the author. When the two visit Wayne Bryson, a drug dealer, the story launches more into an escalating build-up towards a meth-fueled rage. Playing around, Bryson accidently blows his head off with a gun he believes is unloaded. Broom and McCall see their opportunity to unload Bryson’s drugs, making a handsome profit, and bringing in money they have never encountered. For, McCall it’s their ticket out, drugs are no longer just a temporary escape from their circumstances but a means to an end. The story then becomes even more violent and complicated. It’s a haunting look at the underbelly of some mountain Appalachian lifestyles, that, despite technological advancement and wealth creation, remains hardened by isolation. This is an excellent addition to the great Southern storytelling tradition. Joy powerfully depicts the cyclical nature of violence and despair that often curses large elements of Appalachia. But this story and heartache is familiar to all readers, and all who live under a fallen world that still groans out from the pain of its limitations and a finite existence.

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North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

the nosh

Girl Scout cookies grow up with Brixx Pizza’s cookie and beer pairings By Emory Rakestraw For the North State Journal or the 5th year, Brixx Pizza hosted their annual Girl F Scout Cookie and beer pairing,

this year it went nationwide with each location offering something a bit different. Five years ago, the General Manager at the Brixx Pizza in Chapel Hill found himself confronted with a convincing salesperson. He was so persuaded to make a purchase that he bought more than he could handle and had to find a way to get rid of it. Who was the salesperson and what was the product? Girl Scout Cookies. It’s easy to understand Photo courtesy of Brixx pizza his dilemma, Girl Scout Cookie season is a favorite for everyone and their rarity makes the bulk The Girl Scout Cookie and beer pairing event is a chance for people to purchase seem all the more log- enjoy the nostalgia of Girl Scout cookies with an adult twist, says Tim ical. Miner, director of marketing for Brixx Pizza. Charlotte born Brixx Pizza about this fun way to pair beer. has long been known for their Just when you think you’ve got stellar beer list. What do you do your finger on beer, there’s a new when you have too many Girl “People are becoming way to approach it.” Scout cookies and a great selecNorth Carolina cities like tion of craft beer? Pair the two! much more inventive with Charlotte and Asheville have Since the first pairing five years beer. We’re always trying ago, a few favorites have emerged to find a new angle and new become notable havens for the buzzing craft beer scene. In Janfrom the combinations as well as uary, NoDa Brewery in Charlotte a genuine fan following for the experience and for people to fall a little bit deeper went straight to the source unyearly event. veiling their very own Girl Scout Tim Miner, Director of Mar- in love with beer.” Cookie brews. Each Tuesday, a keting for Brixx Pizza said, “I new keg was unveiled, first the think people are very curious, Samoan Blonde, next a Minty obviously Girl Scout cookies — Tim Miner, Thin, then Lemon Shortbread are something people look for- Director of Marketing Kolsch, finally a Tagging-a-Long ward to every year, discovering Brown. a new way to enjoy the cookies is For the non-beer lover, there’s a driver, it’s a familiar taste but ings included Samosas with you want to know how that can Rogue Hazelnut Brown Ale, also another option for enjoying change and how you can experi- Wicked Weed Hop Cocoa paired the classic cookie with an over 21 with Peanut Butter Patties and twist — Girl Scout Cookies and ence change.” For the pairings, the beer Deep River Twisted River Wit wine. Napa Valley wine grower sampler paddler which accom- paired with Savannah Smiles. Paula Moulton unveiled her own modates four, four ounce pours, Miner noted that just like their pairing recommendations. The is filled with four glasses, three beer selection, certain Girl Scout samosas go nicely with a sparfilled with beer and the fourth cookies are only available in cer- kling wine consisting of chardonnay and savagnin grapes. with cookies. A provided tasting tain locations. As opposed to say a wine and Thin mints play nicely with spicy sheet indicates which beer pairs with what cookie. The beer menu cheese tasting, there’s no for- flavors of pinot noir or a more at Brixx varies from location to mula for pairing the two. Miner rich choice like a merlot. You can location. This year at the Parkside described it as more of a relaxed also pop bottles and pair some location pairings included Gizmo event where people can enjoy the champagne with the Toffee-TasPeppermint Stilleto Stout with nostalgia of Girl Scout cookies tic cookies. Although Girl Scout Cookie Samosas and Knee Deep Break- with an adult twist. “People are ing Bud IPA was paired with the becoming much more inventive season only comes once a year, it refreshing Lemonade cookie. A with beer. We’re always trying to seems Brixx, breweries, and even more mellow Draft Line Pilsner find a new angle and new experi- wine connoisseur’s are always met its match with a simple pair- ence and for people to fall a little looking for ways to up the ante bit deeper in love with beer. They and enjoy a childhood classic ing of Peanut Butter Patties. At the Bradford location tast- might be shocked and curious with adult style.

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Actors Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman attend news conference during Asian premiere of the X-Men series film ‘Logan’ in Taipei, Taiwan.

‘Logan’ roars with massive $85.3 million debut By Brett Lang Reuters LOS ANGELES — “Logan” tore into the weekend box office, opening to a massive $85.3 million and proving that moviegoers will show up in force for R-rated comic book movies. The superhero spinoff marks Hugh Jackman’s last turn as Wolverine after 17 years of donning the adamantium claws. As the movie business grows more saturated with stories about costumed vigilantes, studios are trying to find ways to differentiate their own comic book adaptations. Like “Deadpool” before it, “Logan” demonstrates that adults will turn out for tentpole fare that is bloodier and more profane than your average X-Men movie. “Logan” was produced by 20th Century Fox and cost $97 million to make. Set in the near future, it follows Wolverine and an ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart), who leaving their hiding place on the Mexican border to help a young mutant (Dafne Keen). James Mangold, who previously collaborated with Jackman on 2013’s “The Wolverine,” directed the movie and co-wrote the screenplay. Critics embraced the film, hailing it as a comic book movie with bite, with Variety’s Owen Gleiberman writing that “Logan” .”..brings the saga to a satisfying finish.” Despite “Logan’s” dominance, Blumhouse and Universal’s “Get Out” kept going strong. The low-budget thriller racked up $26.1 million, bringing its domestic haul to $75.9 million. That’s an

impressive return for a film that cost less than $5 million to make. Lionsgate’s “The Shack” took third place, earning a solid $16.1 million in its first weekend in theaters. The faith-based drama stars Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer and cost $26 million to produce. “The Shack” centers on a man (Sam Worthington) whose religious beliefs are tested following a family tragedy. Warner Bros.’ “The Lego Batman Movie” and Lionsgate’s “John Wick: Chapter 2” rounded out the top five, earning $11.6 million and $4.7 million, respectively. That pushes the Lego spinoff’s box office total to $148.6 million and gives the John Wick followup a domestic gross of $83 million. Fresh off its best picture win, A24’s “Moonlight” grossed over $2.5 million and crossed the $25 million mark. The indie studio expects the coming-of-age drama to be the highest-grossing film in its history. That said, “Moonlight,” which focuses on a young man growing up gay in Miami, is one of the least widely seen best picture winners, trailing the likes of “Spotlight” ($45 million, domestically ) and “Birdman” ($42.3 million, domestically). It has grossed more than “The Hurt Locker,” the 2009 victor that made just over $17 million stateside. Bleecker Street’s “The Last Word” opened to $35,620 in limited release. The story of an aging businesswoman (Shirley MacLaine) who enlists a writer (Amanda Seyfried) to pen her obituary, screened in four locations last weekend.

On Women’s Day eve, statue of girl stares down Wall Street bull By Peter A Szekely Reuters NEW YORK — As many American women prepare to draw attention to their role in the workplace, a Wall Street firm on Tuesday put up a statue of a girl in front of Lower Manhattan’s well-known bronze charging bull, as if to fearlessly stare it down. Placing the diminutive, grade school-aged girl in front of the massive bull on the eve of International Women’s Day was a way of calling attention to the lack of gender diversity on corporate boards and the pay gap of women working in financial services, a spokeswoman for State Street Global Advisors said. “A lot of people talk about gender diversity, but we really felt we had to take it to a broader level,” said Anne McNally, whose firm is an investment management subsidiary of State Street Corp. In conjunction with International Women’s Day on Wednesday, many American woman are planning to stay home from work, which has led some schools to cancel classes.

Organizers asked women who cannot afford to miss a day of work to limit their shopping to female-owned businesses or to wear red. Although women have made some headway against the glass ceiling, State Street said one out of four of the companies that make up the Russell 3000 Index still have no female representation on their boards. “Today, we are calling on companies to take concrete steps to increase gender diversity on their boards, and have issued clear guidance to help them begin to take action,” State Street Global Advisors CEO Ron O’Hanley said in a statement. Much the same as the charging bull, the little bronze girl by artist Kristen Visbal was put up in the wee hours of the morning as “guerilla art,” McNally said. But, unlike the bull, the firm discussed it with the city beforehand so that it could remain at least temporarily. “We’re actively pursing that it stays for a month,” she said. “If the city decides that it should stay in perpetuity, we’re absolutely on board with that.”

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People look at a statue of a girl facing the Wall St. Bull, as part of a campaign by U.S. fund manager State Street to push companies to put women on their boards, in the financial district in New York.

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flawless Break out the spring brights because everything’s coming up roses. While burgundy was the color of fall and winter, spring is just around the corner. That means changing your wardrobe and makeup hues. Let the blooms in your own backyard inspire you and freshen up your color palette with a rosy pink tone that’s right for your skin color.

Stella McCartney brings dance to Paris Opera for fashion week

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By Nathalie Kantaris Diaz Reuters PARIS — Stella McCartney livened up the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week on Monday with dancing models wearing her signature over-sized clothes in trademark neutral shades with splashes of unusual colors. The British fashion designer, known for her sharp tailoring and for mixing luxury and sporty looks, unveiled her autumn/winter 2017-2018 women’s collection which mixed in burgundy, bottle green, sky blue, white and silver. Her models gave the penultimate day of the show a relaxed but effortlessly elegant vibe in trench-coats and jackets, ultra-wide, high-waisted trousers, all-in-one jumpsuits and overalls, and turtle-neck mini-dresses with super-sized sleeves. The show, at the Paris Opera, was inspired by “faith. love. energy.” McCartney’s Twitter feed said, with dancing to “Faith” by the late singer George Michael in the finale. It was watched by a star-studded crowd including Mexican-U.S. actress Salma Hayek and her French businessman husband Francois-Henri Pinault, chief executive of the Kering group, which has a 50 percent stake in Stella McCartney. Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson, Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Charlotte Casiraghi, the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover were also there. Models wore over-sized hand-held or strapover bags, wide belts, casual sporty pumps juxtaposed by elegant but flat fronted and wide-heeled, steel toe capped shoes. Stella McCartney is one of the most active fashion brands on Instagram, with 3.7 million followers and her show was live-streamed on social media. Paris holds the last leg of the womenswear autumn/winter 2017/2018 catwalk shows, after similar events in New York, London and Milan in the last few weeks.

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Models present creations from the Fall/Winter 2017-2018 women’s ready-to-wear collection by British designer Stella McCartney during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France March 6, 2017.

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Tryon International Equestrian Center and Tryon Riding & Hunt Club (TR&HC) have partnered to host the 71st Annual Block House Races.

By Emory Rakestraw For the North State Journal TRYON — This year, Tryon Riding & Hunt Club is partnering with Tryon International Equestrian Center to host the 71st Annual Block House Races. For the first time, Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) and Tryon Riding & Hunt Club (TR&HC) have partnered to host the 71st Annual Block House Races, the steeplechase of Tryon Riding & Hunt Club. This year’s steeplechase will be held April 17th, and for the following years the event will take place on the third Saturday of April. At $150,000 this year’s purse is the highest in event history. Andrew Bannon, President of TR&HC noted in a press release this was an exciting and changing time for the event, “Through this partnership, beginning this year the Block House will offer a competitive purse structure that will attract more horses and will improve the overall experience of race day for everyone. Most importantly, this partnership allows TR&HC to preserve and protect the 70-year tradition of this race for our community and ensures its viability for future generations.” said Bannon. The Block House Races have been hosted at the Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) since 1988. This year they will move to a one-mile track of land on 115 acres managed by TIEC and located in Columbus, North Carolina. While this year the steeplechase will be receiving first-class treatment, it was originally held on farmland surrounding a pre-Revolutionary trading post and fort called the Block House. It wasn’t until 1947 that Carter Brown officially started the race, establishing Tryon as an important destination for distance horse racing. Over the years, it’s not only the event that has grown but community participation and the quality of horse and rider due to the focused importance on having an A-rated course. Sharon Decker, the Chief Operating

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Tryon International Equestrian Center is located in Mill Spring, North Carolina, is owned by Mark Bellissimo and situated on 1,600 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge.

Officer of TIEC said, “We are committed to making this event a can’t-miss attraction for everyone - from owners to riders and from casual spectators to steeplechase enthusiasts.” The Block House is a tailgate event with entry by the carload. Tickets go on sale to the general public online March 15th. TR&HC members receive advanced ticket purchase privileges and seniority. In November, TIEC was selected to host the FEI World Equestrian Games, a major international championship hosted by the Federation Equestre Internationale which serves as the governing body for the equestrian sport. The $400 million dollar event attracts equestrian enthusiasts from 70 countries and is hosted every four years halfway between Olym-

pic game cycles. Next to the Olympics, the FEI World Equestrian Games is the most important. TIEC located in Mill Spring, North Carolina, is owned by Mark Bellissimo and situated on 1,600 acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge. The venue has risen to prominence within the equestrian world for its state-of-the-art facilities. There’s 1,200 permanent stables, 12 arenas including a floodlit international spectator arena with general admission seating reaching 12,000 and VIP at 1,500. There’s also a covered arena with 5,000 seats and a cross-country course used for both Eventing and Driving. The natural beauty and resources of the surrounding area also contributes to surrounding endurance courses for training.

spring forward! Three ways to adjust with ease Daylight saving time comes around again on March 12, and you can save yourself the pain of losing that hour by taking action before you turn those hands of time back.

Soak up the sun

Early to bed

Hydrate

Get outside and get some Vitamin D because it helps control your sleep cycle.

Go ahead and start getting to bed an hour earlier in the days ahead of the change because every minute counts when you have to say goodbye to your pillow.

Ease up on the caffeine and alcohol and replace it with water. Your skin and waistline will thank you.

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

the plate

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The Angus Barn’s Executive Chef Walter Royal, who won Iron Chef America, poses for a portrait at the restaurant.

In the kitchen with a master “I was scared to death. I’m a country boy in a stadium in New York City, and it was every piece of equipment you could image. A lot of it I didn’t even know how to turn on and I was intimidated by all of these stars. And then I told myself, ‘do what you do every day which is good, clean and simple food.’ That’s what we did,” said Royal. He did and he won. “Ostrich is nothing more than red meat,” he said. “Getting the timing down which goes to what we do what every day. You’re only going to sit here for so long. People dining, it’s like a fine ballet.”

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal alter Royal, executive chef at the famed Angus W Barn steakhouse and Iron

Chef America winner, knows a thing or two about cooking. An Alabama native, he grew up on a family farm surrounded by fresh ingredients, passeddown recipes, and the food flavors of the deep South. We sat down with the renowned chef to discuss his heritage in the kitchen and the art of Southern cuisine. Roots run deep “When I was about nine or ten years old at home with my mother, aunt and grandmother. It was Thanksgiving and one of my favorite things at that time was pecan pie. It was outstanding, but very labor intensive. Back then you had to collect the pecans and shell the pecans,” he said with a hearty laugh. He pronounces it “pe-con pie” rather than “pea-can pie,” and at the ripe young age he knew he fell in love with food and all that is represents. “We always had large family gatherings. Food becomes what memories are made of and what you are very comfortable with,” said Royal. “It was like, ‘Which family member made the best of this? Or the best of that?” His family made numerous dishes and memories he still recalls fondly. There’s the pecan pie, country cured ham with a glaze, fresh turkeys from his grandparents’ farm and the apple cobblers that were “oh, divine,” he said. He would grab water crest down by the creek and one of his favorite childhood memories remains channel

Try new things in the kitchen

Chef Walter Royal holds the restaurant’s renowned 42 ounce bone-in Tomahawk ribeye steak in the kitchen.

fishing for catfish. What you love can be done at any age “After about 9 or 10 years-old, I loved cooking and knew it was something I wanted to do,” said Royal. “I also loved football.” He played football and attended LaGrange College in Georgia. Following graduation, he worked in the mental health field for years until decided it was time to change directions. “One day I decided I was going to cooking school. For me, it wasn’t just loving the cooking, it was the farming and growing of animals. It was one total package,” said Royal. “But my parents weren’t going to let me be a farmer without an education and you know what? They were

a 1,000 percent right. The better prepared in your mind, the more successful you’re going to be.” Master of Southern cuisine “I call it American regional with a Southern twist,” said Royal. “A lot of people — when you say Southern cuisine — think of fried. A lot of people don’t realize, at the beginning of this country every new phase or fad came through the South. It came through New Orleans; the Gulf of Mexico and it migrated North. When the French came in with their techniques of cooking, when the Spaniards came, everything migrated up. New Orleans was a melting pot of every country and all food to this day.” “Some of my Northern friends — New York, New York, New

York. — they say. No, you need to spend some time in the Delta.” Royal has spent his share of time cooking in the South. Following graduation from Nathalie Dupree’s Cooking School in Atlanta, he landed at the Fearrington House in Pittsboro and the Magnolia Grill in Durham before settling down at the Angus Barn where he’s been for 21 years. ‘A fine ballet’ Royal appeared on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America” where he faced off with Celebrity Iron Chef Cat Cora. Tasked with preparing dishes using ostrich, he included an ostrich burger with homemade chips, ostrich satay with peanut dipping sauce, and ostrich filet with smashed rutabagas.

“Don’t be afraid to experiment, play around with stuff, read, eat out, and travel. When I travel, I hit where the locals go. It’s rare that I will go to a five-star restaurant when I’m traveling. I want to go where the locals go, the little off road spots,” said Royal. Of course, everyone has mishaps in the kitchen, even the experienced cooks. “You are going to make a mistake. Learn from it. I’m not that great of a baker. I have my go to desserts — lemon sour cream pound cake, apple pie, ice cream, but I cannot bake bread worth a flip. I always burn it,” said Royal. “If you’re going to dine at my house, if you don’t bring the bread, you’re not going to have any.” Parting thoughts Royal passed on his passion for cooking to his son and grandson, both of whom are named Walter. Royal lives in Durham and enjoys gardening when he can. In the end, this chef will return to where food begins as his plans are simple, “I’m going to be a farmer before I leave this planet,” he said.

North State Journal for Wednesday, March 8, 2017

photos by MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Top, patrons dine upstairs in the Angus Barn’s Wild Turkey Lounge. Left, Thad Eure’s Colt collection is one of the many collections displayed Right, hundreds of Wild Turkey decanters are on display in the Wild Turkey Lounge

VAN EURE from page C1 has been known to carry crying babies, help children make their own birthday cakes in the kitchen, and cook entrees to special order, for instance. Eure will tell you, the Angus Barn is in the business of making memories, which is why service plays such an important role in their daily interactions with guests. “The real special ones are when someone will come out here and be very sad and we will say, ‘How are you tonight?’ and they will say, ‘This is the last place we came when my father was suffering. He wanted to come here for the last meal with the family,’” said Eure. Some come for dinner in the middle of chemotherapy on a day when he or she is feeling good. Others come to celebrate special occasions. Even wishes have been granted for visits through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. “You only get once chance to have an 80th birthday; one chance to have a 50th anniversary; everything is once and they choose to come here to do that. It says a lot

— it says they trust us with this very special occasion,” said Eure. “There are things in life you have to have like medication, heat for your home, and clothing; and there are luxury items that you choose to have. We are a choose to. It is a big deal that they have chosen us, because there are other choices.” The Angus Barn is open every day except for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. While the restaurant seats 800 guests, an average night brings 700 guests to dine. In December, the number rises to 1,500 guests an evening as they celebrate the holidays. There are 400 employees of the Angus Barn with 200 working full and part time, and an additional 200 on-call employees for catering events. Employees are heavily vetted so only the best shows up at your table. In return, employees are taken care of with insurance, 401(k) plans, and years of service awards. The menu items are carefully orchestrated by Executive Chef Walter Royal and range from a Carolina

truffle filet mignon to lobster tail to king crab claws to a 42-ounce bonein tomahawk ribeye. “The tomahawk is mouthwatering with its seasoning and sauces. Add twice baked potatoes and cream spinach, and it’s my favorite meal on the menu,” said Eure. Of course, the chocolate chess pie is well-known among guests, but while Eure nods the excellence of the dish, she passes on tasting. It all has to do with the time her father asked her to help the kitchen staff bake 200 in an effort to perfect the recipe. “My mother saw the pie at a church function, and it is the simplest recipe, but it had to be cooked just right,” said Eure. “We tried each one, this one was too fudgy, this one had been cooked too long, we did this until it was perfect.” While the food is delectable, the collections and memorabilia are equally as enticing for visitors. Inside guests will find an award-winning wine list of 1,700 selections; a wine cellar filled with between 25,000 to 28,000 bottles; a humidor room; 360 Wild Turkey bour-

bon decanters; and 400 single-action Colts. “My dad never went out for target practice or hunting, but he started collecting antiques, and he got fascinated with Colts. It was a fun hobby as learning about the guns you learn about history. The Colts started out in our house, filling up a room. When we expanded the restaurant, we had this whole wall, and my mother said please get these guns out of the house,” said Eure. It’s the same principle behind the turkeys that line one of the lounges. Her father started collecting the turkeys, and they filled up the house until her mother said it was time to get them out of the house. “The turkeys flew from our house to the lounge. She was this designer and loved to have everything right about the house and the restaurant,” said Eure. Whatever brings you to the Angus Barn, it’s important to them you make a memory while you are there. “It’s a big deal they’ve chosen us, and we want to go above their expectations,” Eure said.

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 234

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 386

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Wendy R. Vernon to M. Patricia Oliver, Trustee(s), dated the 21st day of March, 2007, and recorded in Book 2303, Page 774, in Nash 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 Nash 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 Nashville, Nash County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Nash, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: KNOWN AS 412 Daffodil Way, Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina and Being Lot 12, Block A, Section 1, Phase II of Westry Crossing Subdivision, all as shown upon a plat recorded in Map Book 30, Pages 66-67, Nash County Registry Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 412 Daffodil Way, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. THIS CONVEYANCE is subject to Restrictive Covenants recorded in Book 1878, Page 431, Nash 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jessie James Hunt (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jessie Hunt) to Earl Strickland, Attorney at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 10th day of November, 1997, and recorded in Book 975, Page 125, in Robeson 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 Robeson 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 Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:30 PM on March 16, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Robeson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 6 of that certain map entitled “Map of Towns End Subdivision”, prepared by John W. Nobles & Associates, dated December, 1996, recorded in Map Book 35, Page 127, Robeson County Registry, incorporated herein by reference. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 643 Townsend Chapel Road, Pembroke, North Carolina. SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS: 1. One single family dwelling per lot and only one family member per dwelling. 2. New conventional, modular, or double wide homes acceptable. 3. All homes must be underpinned with brick, and double wide homes must be tied down. 4. All homes must be set back at least 80 feet from the highway and in line with other homes. 5. Homes must meet state and county building codes. 6. No. livestock barns, sheds or pastures on lots. 7. No livestock of any type will be kept on lots. 8. No trash dumps or junk dumps on any lots. 9. No junk automobiles or repair shops on any lots. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 201 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jordan S. Bowen (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jordan Scott Bowen) to Hutchens, Senter and Britton, Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of May, 2012, and recorded in Book 2973, Page 43, in Pitt 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 Pitt 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 Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on March 21, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Winterville, in the City of Greenville, in the County of Pitt, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in the City of Greenville, Winterville Township, Pitt County, North Carolina and Being all of Unit 9, Building N, of the Vineyards, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 62, Pages 100 and 100A, Pitt County Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 2330 Vineyard Drive, Winterville, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1180556 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 380 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Hubert Jones and Minnie Jones aka Minnie R. Chavis to Andre Barrett, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of December, 1999, and recorded in Book 1097, Page 860, in Robeson 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 Robeson 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 Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:30 PM on March 16, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Pembroke, in the County of Robeson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Pembroke Township, Robeson County, North Carolina about 4 miles west of the Town of Pembroke, on the Southwest side of U.S. Highway 74 and bounded by lands of Herman Locklear on the Northeast side, lands of William H. Locklear on the Northwest and lands of Russel Livermore on the South. Beginning at an iron pipe in a ditch, Southwest of second corner original tract and runs thence as said ditch and southern line original tract South 81 degrees 38 minutes East 261.1 feet to an iron pipe, Herman Locklear’s corner; thence as another ditch North 30 degrees 08 minutes West 226.76 feet to an iron pipe in William Locklear’s line; thence South 42 degrees 26 minutes West 214.2 feet to the beginning containing 0.53 acres more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 10853 Highway 74 West, Maxton, North Carolina. Being a part of the lands conveyed to H.G. Locklear by deed recorded in Book 17-1, Page 240, in the Robeson 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190136 (FC.FAY)

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 CVS 1134 Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in a judgment bearing the caption “Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Summer Michelle Stone, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Tony Britt, and Substitute Trustee Services, Inc., in its capacity as Substitute Trustee”, Robeson County, and pursuant to the terms of the judgment, the undersigned Commissioner will offer for sale that certain property as described below. Said sale will be held in the City of Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina at Two Thirty p.m. (2:30 p.m.) on Thursday, the 16th day of March, 2017 at the courthouse door, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situate in the County of Robeson, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a stake in the eastern edge of the Old Lumberton-Whiteville Road, the northwest corner of Tract No. Two (2) of said survey, said tract now being owned by K.M. Briggs, Inc., and runs along the eastern edge of said road North 37-3/4 West 309 feet to a stake; thence North 50 East 498 feet to a stake; thence North 51 1/2 West 314 feet to a stake; the last call being reversed; thence reversed call North, 50 East 578 feet to the beginning corner, containing 3.84 acers, more or less, and designated as a part of Tract No. One (1) in the original survey and being the same lands that were deeded to Grady Townsend by H.M. Beasley in a former division of said lands. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 9499 Old Whiteville Road, Lumberton, North Carolina. The property is being sold “as is”, without warranties, subject to all taxes, special assessments and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Any assessments, costs or fees resulting from the sale will be due and payable from the purchaser at the sale. The sale will not convey any personal property which may be located on the real property and the Commissioner makes no warranties or representations as to whether improvements to the real property are personal in nature. A cash deposit (no personal check), or certified check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the high bid, will be required at the time of the sale. The sale will be held open for ten days for upset bids as required by law. This the J.1_day of February, 2017. BY: Susan Benoit, Commissioner Post Office Box 2505 Fayetteville, NC 28302 (910) 864-6888 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Chris H. Beyer and Gina M. Beyer (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Chris Henry Beyer and Gina Marie Beyer) to UWharrie Mortgage Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 17th day of August, 2009, and recorded in Book 1147, Page 944, in Rowan 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 Rowan 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 Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Rockwell, in the County of Rowan, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Rockwell Township, Rowan County, State of North Carolina, and being more parituclarly described as follows: Being all of Lot No. 12, as shown upon a map of Grand Oaks, Map 2, as recorded in Book of Maps at Page 6205, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1304 Oak Grove Lane, Salisbury, North Carolina. For reference, see Deed Recorded in Record Book 1113 at Page 464 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County, North Carolina. The following information is included for reference purposes only: Current Parcel ID No.: 630D107 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1201118 (FC.FAY)

moore AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 352 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Richard A. Smith and Martha L. Smith to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 18th day of November, 2003, and recorded in Book 995, Page 637, in Rowan 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 Rowan 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 Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 15, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Rowan, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lot 12 of Goodman Lake Meadows, Section One, recorded in BK Maps at Page 4193, Rowan County North Carolina Registry Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5710 Goodman Lake Road, Salisbury, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1187842 (FC.FAY)

union AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 372 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kenneth C. Corn and Heather A. Corn to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of May, 2011, and recorded in Book 05540, Page 0599, in Union 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 Union 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 Judicial Center in the City of Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:00 PM on March 23, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Union, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 2, Block A, of HILLCREST as same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 5 at page 57 in the Union County Public Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 309 Anne Avenue, Waxhaw, North Carolina. Parcel # 05-114-189 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1183626 (FC.FAY)

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C8 wake NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3604 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James D. Andrews and Teresa A. Andrews, husband and wife to CTC Real Estate Services, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of January, 2007, and recorded in Book 012394, Page 00624, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 20, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain property situated in the County of Wake and State of North Carolina, being more fully described in a Deed dated 06/22/2006 and recorded 06/23/2006, among the land records of the County and State set forth above in Deed Volume 12026 and Page 1042. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 129 Okamato Street, Raleigh, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190052 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 185 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John C. Lillie aka John Lillie and Lisa M. Lillie (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): John Lillie and Lisa Lillie) to M. Patricia Oliver, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of October, 2007, and recorded in Book 012790, Page 00262, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 20, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 10, Phase II of The Belle Ridge Subdivision, according to plat of the same recorded in Book of Maps 1985, Page 978, and re-recorded in Book of Maps 1985, Page 1185, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 8400 Wanstraw Way, Apex, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1202153 (FC.FAY)

alamance NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 46 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael N. Henson and Elizabeth D. Henson to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 2470, Page 949, in Alamance 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 Alamance 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 #1 Courthouse Square in the City of Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina, or the customary

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 1669

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2076

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John P. Maiocco to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 14th day of June, 2013, and recorded in Book 15356, Page 2047, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 20, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 120, Section Three, Coronado Village Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1979 Page 273 Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 106 Abbey Lane, Cary, North Carolina. Being the same property in Deed dated October 29, 2004 Liber 11082 Folio 2116 by and between Raymond J. Bernard and Georgia W. Bernard unto John P. Maiocco. 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lillian Owens, (Lillian Owens, deceased) (Heirs of Lillian Owens: Adam W. Owens, Valencia Y. Ige, Othella E. Owens, Thomasene A. Owens and Unknown Heirs of Lillian Owens) to Chicago Title Insurance Co., Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of April, 1999, and recorded in Book 8294, Page 2024, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 20, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being known and designated as Lot No. 9, Block D, as shown on the map of Rochester Heights of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1909 Boaz Road, Raleigh, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1185878 (FC.FAY)

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 944 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Gregory McElveen and Tamika McElveen (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Seven One Seven Properties LLC) to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of August, 2006, and recorded in Book 012157, Page 00440, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 20, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: And more precisely described as: Being all of Lot 30, according to a plat entitled “8.802 acres section three, The Woodlands, Westminster Company, Garner, North Carolina, St. Mary’s Township Wake County” and dated August 13, 1984, prepared by Marvin L. Borun and Associates, Greensboro, North Carolina, and recorded in Book of Maps 1984, Page 1314, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1017 Buckhorn Road, Garner, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1189822 (FC.FAY)

location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:30 AM on March 23, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Alamance, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL OF LOT NINETY EIGHT (98), containing 1.54 acres, more or less, as per that plat entitled “Final Plat Lots 87, 89-98 Phase Two-Section Two-C Foxfire Subdivision”, as same is recorded in Plat Book 70, Page 183, Alamance County Register of Deeds. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3176 Sundance Drive, Burlington, 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 re-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 79 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Wesley Vanwinkle and Susannah Vanwinkle to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of August, 2014, and recorded in Book 015763, Page 01561, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of St. Matthew’s, in the City of Raleigh, in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in the City of Raleigh, St. Matthew’s Township, Wake County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 192 in Maybrook Forest Subdivision Cluster Development, Phase 1, as shown on the maps recorded in Book of Maps 2006, Pages 927-930, Wake County Registry, to which maps reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2729 Manthorp Terrace, Raleigh, North Carolina. Tax ID # 0346328 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1197720 (FC.FAY)

lating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2269 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Annette C. White, (Annette C. White, deceased) (Heirs of Annette C. White: Mark Williams, Bella Williams, Hazel Williams and Unknown Heirs of Annette C. White) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of March, 2006, and recorded in Book 011884, Page 01425, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 20, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 5, Block B, Woodridge, Section One, as shown on plat thereof recorded in Book of Maps 1969, Page 264, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1412 Foxwood Drive, Garner, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1191248 (FC.FAY)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 17 SP 40 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jeffrey K. Wilson, Jr. and Torrie Wilson to W.R. Starkey, Jr., Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of January, 2010, and recorded in Book 013842, Page 02317, and Modification in Book 15862, Page 2061, in Wake 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 Wake 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 Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on March 13, 2017 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Wake County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: BEING all of Lot 25 of Heather Hills Subdivision Section 3 Block K, Map 6 as shown on a map recorded in Book of Maps 1973, Page 489, to which plat reference is hereby made for a full and complete description of said lot. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 102 Queensbury Court, Garner, 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. 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. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1201723 (FC.FAY)

ant to N.C.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 foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1193149 (FC.FAY)