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Pillage the Village Artists and craftsmen gather in Topsail Beach for the Pillage the Village market. Read about the event on page 3A.

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Summer sports With school out a little more than a week, summer sports leagues are already underway. Read about the action in sports beginning on page 1B.

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Group wants Penderlea School to remain K-8

Penderlea community rallies to fight changes in school By Andy Pettigrew Post & Voice Publisher A citizens group in Penderlea wants the Pender County Board of Education to reconsider its decision to change Penderlea School into an elementary school. The board wants to send the middle school students to West Pender and Burgaw Middle schools. A group of more than 50 parents and residents of the community met June 19 at the Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department to express their displeasure with the School Board’s plan and to map out a course of action to fight the proposed changes. Penderlea School parent Patrick Giddeons led the meeting. Pender County Commissioner Jimmy Tate, who represents the district, and School Board member Tom Roper also attended and

spoke to the group. “Our message to the county commissioners is we do not want you to vote on any school bond referendum that adversely affects Penderlea School and our children,” Giddeons said. “We don’t want any version of a school bond that will adversely affect what we have now. If we need new buildings, then let’s move along with that.” The consensus of the group was to keep Penderlea School a kindergarten through eighth grade facility. The majority of the group seemed to agree with the plan to renovate the old building and build a new addition to expand the educational space. How the school facility looks is not the issue – remaining a K-8 school is the concern. “We want Penderlea School to be left as-is. I don’t think anyone is against improvements to the school,” Giddeons

said. “We want the board of education to rescind the vote to split the school and we want the county commissioners to stand behind us.” Roper told the group he favored Penderlea as a K-8 school and would “be your torch-bearer to the school board for that.” Roper outlined construction options for the school, including new buildings and wings on the existing structure, and a complete renovation of the existing classroom building. He urged the group to come to School Board meetings and express their opinions. “We have public comments at every meeting and you need to come,” Roper said. Tate commended the group for coming Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew together to work for their school. Retired principal June Robbins asks questions at last

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Thursday’s community meeting at the Penderlea Volunteer Fire Department.

Hot time at the Blueberry Festival

Vietnam vets plan town hall meeting Agent Orange issues prompt concern By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer

coordinator to find the location. After walking another block, the ladies spotted another set of tracks, and these led them to what turned out to be a sizeable loggerhead nest. It contained 165 eggs, which is considerably larger than the average size nest of 120. However, larger nests have been

Tony Maglione of Hampstead urged the Pender County Commissioners and the public to attend a June 28 town hall meeting regarding Agent Orange. Maglione said veterans are not the only victims. Their children and grandchildren are suffering from disabilities and birth defects, Maglione said. “There are hundreds of thousands of us affected,” Maglione told the commissioners. “We must get the word out to everyone.” According to the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 885, Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange face higher incidences of cancers, neurological malfunction, respiratory disease. Maglione said the herbicide affects the children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans. He said the rate of diabetes, tumors, cancers and birth defects are greater among the children and grandchildren of Vietnam veterans. Maglione also pointed out that Vietnamese children whose grandparents were exposed to Agent Orange during the conflict are being born with birth defects such as bulging eyes, elongated heads and missing limbs that resemble mutations. He quoted a report from a

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Staff photos by Andy Pettigrew

Dancers enjoy the beach music tunes of The Embers during the 11th annual North Carolina Blueberry Festival in Burgaw Saturday. Thousands braved the heat and humidity to enjoy the festival before late afternoon thunder storms moving through the area cut the festival short. Capt. Jack Sparrow (T.J. Tally, right) gives a pirate’s approval of his favorite newspaper, savvy? See more photos of the event on page 12A and on Facebook.

Early morning patrols look for nesting turtle tracks

Volunteers keep watch for turtle nests on Topsail Island By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Thursday mornings begin early for Deb Furer and Dorothy Strahley. At 5:30 am, the turtle patrol volunteers are already strolling their allotted mile-long section of Topsail Island in search of sea turtle activity. With 26 miles of coastline, it takes

the concerted effort of many devoted volunteers to survey the area every morning. This challenge is tackled by people like Deb and Dorothy from May through August each year, during sea turtle nesting season. They are looking for turtle tracks, also known as a crawl. On previous days, these volunteers had seen no signs of turtle activity.

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Arrest report Teddy Jermel Bacchus, 32, 71 White Oak Road, Rocky Point, First degree trespassing enter/remain. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $600 secured bond. Terry Marren Beckett, 48, 138 Revivial Center, Maple Hill. Assault with deadly weapon, int kill inflict serious Injury. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $50,000 secured bond. Samantha Kay Bolton, 30, 40 Futch Ave., Wilmington. Larceny/concealment of merchandise (2 counts), misdemeanor larceny (2 counts), driving while license revoked, misdemeanor possession of stolen goods, second degree trespassing. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $2,300 secured bond. Anthony Jerome Brown, 38, 612 S Smith St., Burgaw. Possession with intent to sell, deliver cocaine, felony possession of cocaine, possession drug paraphernalia, possession schedule 2 controlled substance, felony probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $55,000 secured bond. Wesley Deshawn Carr, 23, 671 Timberly Lane, Burgaw. Driving while license revoked (2 counts) fail to wear seat belt. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,400 secured bond. Jose Enrique Chavez, 20, 179 Kellyville Road, Rocky Point. Driving while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,000 secured bond. Benjamin Lence Cook, Jr., 20, 303 Pine Court, Hampstead. Surrender of surety, felony breaking and/or entering, injury to personal property. Incarcerated under $10,000 secured bond. Christopher Lyn Criswell, 31, 1637 Kings Landing Road, Hampstead. Misdemeanor probation violation, larceny/concealment of merchandise. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $10,100 secured bond. Stephen Robert Croom, 18, 308 Tram Rd., Currie. Assault with a deadly weapon, injury to personal property (2 counts), probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,100 secured bond. Mark Anthony Gregoire, 28, 507 Pine Hurst Circle, Hampstead. Soliciting property under false pretense, misdemeanor receiving of stolen goods. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $200 secured bond. Rasjiem Dion Her ring, 29, 5632 Malpass Corner Road, Currie. Assault

on a female. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated. No bond listed. William Henry Lamont, 39, 206 W Bridger Street, Burgaw. Assault on a female. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $2,000 secured bond. Eric James Lent, 28, 119 Lucky Street, Sneads Ferry. Break or enter a motot vehicle, attempted larceny, injury to personal property. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released. No bond listed. Christopher Thomas Linkous, 33, 67 Broken Spur Ct., Rocky Point. Driving while impaired, reckless driving to endanger. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under a $1,000 secured bond. Terry Lynn Martinez, 56, 101 Machine Gun Road, Hampstead. Driving while impaired, no operators license, reckless driving to endanger, hit/ run fail to stop property damage. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Incarcerated under $1,500 secured bond. Justin Corderra Matthews, 25, 901 Old Mill Rd., Wallace. Reckless driving to endanger, harassing phone call. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $700 secured bond. Jamie Rober t McCann, 27, 414 Bodenheimer Street, Burgaw. Parole violation. Incarcerated. No bond listed. Daniel Robert McFee, 43, 141 Deepwoods Ridge Rd, Rocky Point. Drive while license revoked. Ar rest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $600 secured bond. Jumel Gregory Morris, 36, 6940 Malpass Corner Road, Currie. Violation of domestic protection order, child support (2 counts), harassing phone call, communicating threats. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $1,500 cash and $5,000 secured bond. Jonathan Howard Nelson, 37, 331 Kemper Rd., Hampstead. Driving while impaired, hit/run leave scene property damage, fail to notify DMV of address change. Arrest by N.C. State Highway Patrol. Released under $3,000 secured bond. Johnathon Lee Newmon, 29, 396 Sawyer Lane, Willard. Simple assault, communicating threats. Arrest Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $5,000 secured bond. Bryan Seth Parker, 21, 1722 New Savannah Rd, Burgaw. Misdemeanor probation violation. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated. No bond listed.

Sergio Juan Ramirez, 20, 152 Honey Bee Lane 1, Burgaw. Identity theft (2counts). Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $20,000 secured bond. Wendell Rice, 36, 35472 NC Hwy 210 W, Currie. Drive while license revoked, expired registration card. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $3,000 secured bond. Darrell Ray Sanders, 34, 54 Oak Grove Drive, Hampstead. Fict/ alt, title/reg, card/tag-fta, no registration card, permit operation, no inspection sticker, drive while license revoked, no inspection sticker, permit operation veh no ins, drive while license revoked. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Incarcerated under $1,000 secured bond. Kelly Leanne Thomas, 36, 96 Pamelas Place Lot 10, Rocky Point. Simple possession sch 1V CS, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession schedule 1 controlled substance. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $10,000 secured bond. Marcus Jermaine Underwood, 36, 328 Tate Road, Willard. Child support. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released $500 cash. Danielle Marie Watkins, 27, 498 Arvida Spur Road, Rocky Point. Service of writ. Released. No bond listed. Jonathan Dustin Wells, 41, 8085 NC Hwy 41 S, Wallace. Driving while impaired, fail stop stop sign/flashing red light. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Released under $800 secured bond. Frank McKinsy Wooten, 595 Wooten Road, Maple Hill. Violation of court order. Arrest by Pender County Sheriff ’s Office. Released under $500 secured bond. Shandon Tyre Wright, 37, 521 Lanier Ave., Rocky Point. Assault on a female, misdemeanor assault inflicting serious injury. Arrest by Burgaw Police Department. Incarcerated. No bond.

Information taken from reports provided by county municipal police departments, Highway Patrol, and the Pender County Sheriff’s Office. Not all arrests result in a determination of guilt.

Carlton qualifies for fall county commissioners ballot Dorris P. Carlton of Rocky Point has qualified as an unaffiliated candidate for Pender County commissioner on the November ballot. Pender County Board of

Elections Director Dennis Boyles says Carlton has submitted petitions to the Board of Elections with signatures in excess of the amount needed to be on the fall ballot.

Carlton did not run in the May primary election, but gathered the 1,500 signatures needed to be added to the November ballot by the June 27 deadline.

Carlton is a former member of the Pender County Board of Education and will challenge incumbant Republican George Brown and Democratic candidate Eugene Meadows.

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that we do not agree with the decision to convert the school from a K-8 to a K-5. I will support you and stand with you.” School Board meets June 26 The School Board will meet June 26 at 6 p.m.in the board room of the Pender Resource Center on U.S. 117 in Burgaw. The meeting is a

scheduled session to pass a continuing budget resolution required each year to keep the system operating until the state budget is finalized. There will be public comment heard at the meeting, as is the practice of the board before every meeting. The Save the Penderlea School Facebook page urges residents and parents to attend the

Thursday meeting and sign up to speak. School officials confir med Monday public comments would be heard at Thursday’s meeting. “We will probably take care of our other business first so we won’t keep our staff tied up, and then hear the public comment as long as is necessary,” Roper told the Post & Voice Monday.

The June 28 town hall meeting at the Elks Lodge, 5102 Oleander Dr., will discuss the ef fects of Agent Orange, where it was used, why it was used, who was contaminated, and what help

can be done for victims of Agent Orange. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. Maglione urged the audience to visit the website, www.ourkidscomefirst.us for more details.

Continued from page 1A “I am really excited that you did not just accept the School Board’s decision. I ask you to continue to do that,” Tate said. “Our board has done as much as we can at this point to send a message to the School Board

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Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick County Department of Social Services announce a collaboration to bring the real world to our area. Youth in our area ages 16-21 are invited to participate in the Real World Youth Event, a hands-on experience at making real life choices. This is a one-day youth event will focus on career and lifestyle decisions. The event will deal with fiscal management, decision making, lifestyle choices, and practicing face-to-face social skills. It is an opportunity for the business community to provide real life costs to teens

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Slavery exhibit open at Poplar Grove By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Poplar Grove Plantation opened its new slavery exhibit with a Juneteenth celebration June 19. This permanent exhibit provides an account of African American contributions at Poplar Grove and in the Scotts Hill community from slavery to freedom. The event concluded the

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Artists, craftsmen featured at Pillage the Village By Tammy Proctor Post & Voice Staff Writer Every Thursday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., folks travel to Topsail Beach to Pillage the Village. In its second year, Summer Plunder Day is a popular craft market featuring local artisans. Their work includes jewelry, pottery, scissor artwork, shell art, quilts, weather vanes, water colors, sea glass, puzzles, tide clocks, woodwork, aprons and bows, and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 26 artisans who have applied,â&#x20AC;? said Dottie Netherton who organizes the Summer Plunder Days. The artisans are all local, said Netherton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our artists are local â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Sneads Ferry, Topsail Island, Hampstead and Surf City,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their work

shows tourists what local people are doing. They are taking a traditional craft and are adapting to beach life.â&#x20AC;? Nethertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own art is a perfect example. She creates art called scherenschnitte, a centuries old art of scissoring. She cuts away portions of paper with such delicacy, it resembles lace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a ninth generation Pennsylvania German,â&#x20AC;? said Netherton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I got started.â&#x20AC;? She re-creates her art to include the beach lifestyle with delicate cuttings of lighthouses, crossbones, and pirate gear. Nethertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art has been selected for the fourth year by Our State Magazine. Her design will be used on a collectible Christmas ornament. Lisa Brown is one vendor who features her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

work. Charlie cuts small pieces of Corian of various colors and makes tight fitting tray puzzles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My husband is the artist,â&#x20AC;? said Brown. He also creates functional work such as trivets. Dennis Lockett, of Lock-ItUp Leather, works while selling his leather belts, bracelets and key chains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing this since I was 10 years old,â&#x20AC;? said Lockett, who attracts a crowd as he crafts leather goods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plunder Days brings people down to this end of the island,â&#x20AC;? said Netherton. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for the artisans, our visitors, and our businesses.â&#x20AC;? Netherton encourages Plunder Days visitors to visit Breezeway, South End Outfitters, Patio Playground, Godwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market, The Gift Basket, Jolly Roger Pier, Home

Port, Beach Shop & Grill, and Quarter Moon Books, Gifts and Wine Bar. One marketing tool the Plunder Days organizer utilizes is Topsail Beachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legend and lore about Blackbeard and other marauding pirates. Visitors pick up a â&#x20AC;&#x153;goldâ&#x20AC;? doubloon when entering the Pillage the Village area at 802 S. Anderson Blvd. The coin can be traded in for a pirate pencil at Missiles and More Museum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The children love the pencils,â&#x20AC;? Netherton said. While at the Missiles and More Museum, the children can take a gander at the Pirates of North Carolina display. Summer Plunder Days is open every Thursday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in downtown Topsail Beach. Visit their Facebook page for more details.

Couple begins farm life in Scotts Hill community By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Humble Roots Far m, a small-scale sustainable family farm in Scotts Hill, began as a young coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision of living a farm life. The farm grows seasonal produce without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, and will soon offer pasture-raised eggs and grassfed beef. It provides a summer CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program, and sells at both the Poplar Grove and Downtown Wilmington Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Markets. Kyle and Katelyn Stenerson both graduated from college in 2010, but were unsure about which direction to take next. Shortly after, an invitation from a friend led the couple to attend a CSA potluck dinner in Burlington. As they were leaving Kyle was given the book You Can Farm, by Joel Salatin. Kyle flew through the book instead of studying for finals, and was motivated by the possibility of working on a farm. He accepted a full-time job at a farm and was employed there for two years. During that

time, he learned a lot about far ming, marketing, planning, and other aspects of the business. Katelyn got a taste of the farming life, and anything else she tried to imagine doing as a career paled in comparison to the satisfaction that came from planting seeds and cultivating them while building relationships with customers. Their prayer was answered when land was provided, and Kyle became a full-time farmer in the fall of 2013. Humble Roots Farm currently grows and offers a wide range of seasonal produce and pastured pork. Beginning in July, it will have pastureraised eggs and grass-fed beef will be available in the winter. The farm grows all of its seasonal fruits and vegetables according to the certified organic standard, without the use of synthetic fertilizers and without pesticides. It produces a variety of vegetables including: broccoli, eggplant, potatoes, lettuce, cantaloupe, onions, peppers and watermelon, to name a few. It also includes five cows and 150 egg-laying hens that eat grass, bugs, and a locally-

milled, certified organic, nonGMO, soy-free feed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is extremely important to us what our animals eat because it directly impacts the quality of the food we are producing and ultimately the health of our customers (and us). We are all about being good stewards of the land, caring for it and working to replenish the soil and not depleting it,â&#x20AC;? Katelyn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We care greatly about the health of our animals so that they live the best life they can and be who the were designed to be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also care greatly about people, our neighbors, and desire for them to thrive and be healthy. We believe food and how it is raised is directly linked to health. Chickens were designed to run free, be in the sun and eat grass and bugs; that results in a superior egg compared to their caged up, antibiotic-laden, indoor counterparts. Cows were designed to thrive on a diet of grasses and forages. They have four stomachs specifically to digest green plants. We believe it is important to look at how things are in nature and to mimic that on our farm. We disagree with the

Atkinson market features local growers By Lori Kirkpatrick Contributing Writer Teresa Gilmore Simmons and her husband Andy are local farmers and vendors at the new Black River Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market in Atkinson. They bought two 75-foot greenhouses two years agoÂ that they found on Craigslist, and immediately started â&#x20AC;&#x153;playingâ&#x20AC;? farmer. They started seeds and were thrilled to be able to fill their gardens with vegetables for the first time. Teresa has been in the green industry most of her life, but this was the first time she possessed enough land to produce a variety of plants as well as a large number of each type. Their greenhouses are situated in the middle of about 50 acres. The couple has removed most of the pine trees from the land, and is in the process of prepping more garden area.

They now have peanuts growing for the first time and are looking forward to having blueberries and strawberries next year. The couple is hoping to eventually sell directlyÂ from their greenhouses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have built a garden shop and will hopefully sell garden items that will be handmade by locals. We really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want things that can be bought at Walmart. We are looking for local artists to create and have a place to show their wares,â&#x20AC;? said Teresa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have always loved plants, animals and dirt,â&#x20AC;? Teresa said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is like free therapy for me. My children used to get embarrassed by my â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;weed pullingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter where I was or what I was doing, if I saw weeds, I had to stop and pull them. And I really never knew when to quit.â&#x20AC;? Teresa said she was tickled when Renee Bloodworth ap-

proached her about the Farmers Market in Atkinson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is such an adorable little town that deserves to have an opportunity to show off. The people in that town have to go at least 20 miles in any direction to have access to things such as fresh vegetables and fruit, vegetable bedding plants, etc,â&#x20AC;? Teresa said. Teresa is working with others in the area to help the new farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market succeed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to have this market grow and have the locals be able to count on these things forever. Some of us forget how fortunate we are to have things (like cars) to get us to market for purchases. Now, the people in this area that may not have the ability or time will have the opportunity to walk to fresh food.â&#x20AC;? Andy is planning to retire in about two years and antici

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common mentality of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conventional farming methods. Those methods are all about how to produce the most quantity in the least amount of time, money and work.â&#x20AC;? The farm currently has a 40-member CSA program that runs for 20 weeks, where members pick up a box of $20 worth of seasonal produce each week. They are full for the 2014 season, but they hope to have more members next year. Sign-ups will begin this fall. Katelyn said they love the CSA model and the opportunity it affords for the relationship between the farmer and the community members. You can find the couple at the Poplar Grove Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market on Wednesdays from 8-1 and at the Riverfront Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.. The couple hopes to keep honey bees in the future and have honey to offer, along with planting blueberry bushes among other new crops. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Kyle at kyle.stenersen@gmail. com.

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Pender-Topsail Post & Voice

Opinion Wednesday, June 25, 2014, Page 4A

Don’t feed the dinosaurs

In recent years, alligators have become not just symbolic, but iconic, in southeastern North Carolina. The largest lizard in North America has staged an incredible comeback. After years of near-extinction, careful management by the state has helped our population grow. The magnificent beasts are native to our area, and a common sight along many canals, rivBut gators just want ers and ponds. to be left alone—and the They are also dangerous, if state wants people to they aren’t left alone. Alligators are one of the top respect those saurian wishes. predators in the country, just behind grizzly bears (none of those are around here, thankfully). Alligators can grow to 14 feet or more, and are fully capable of killing and eating just about anything they want. But gators just want to be left alone—and the state wants people to respect those saurian wishes. While not timid, gators have a ‘live-and-let-live’ philosophy. Basically, if you leave them alone, and don’t give them a reason to either be frightened, threatened or expect food, they’ll leave you alone. It seems silly that the state had to pass a law making it illegal to feed gators, or harass them in any way (usually people do so to get a better photograph). Yet we live in a silly world, one often influenced by the semi-reality of television, where any night of the week will offer a documentary about biologists handling alligators, hunters chasing them or thrill-seekers wrestling the big critters. None of those activities are wise—or legal—in our state. Individuals have been charged with feeding alligators, and it makes sense; gators who recognize humans as food have shown a tendency toward becoming more aggressive when there is no food to be offered. Enjoy and respect our only surviving dinosaurs, but don’t mess with them. Gators are very protective mothers, responding when they hear their hatchlings whistle. That whistle is made initially when hatchlings need to be extracted from the “compost pile” that acts as a nest, and the mother never forgets – or disregards – the sound. The babies make it when they feel threatened, and mother gators are known for their attitudes when any baby is threatened. Alligators eat land animals, so use caution and keep your dog on a leash if you’re in one of many alligator-rich areas. The gator recently killed in Jacksonville was one of the largest ever recorded in the state, but the animal had to die after years of being fed by tourists led it to view a loose pet dog as a meal. The tragedy could have been avoided to begin with if folks had just admired the century-old saurian, rather than throwing him fried chicken and hamburgers. As the weather warms and more folks spend time outside, your chances of spotting a gator locally are on the rise. Use some common sense, and enjoy the comeback of a species that we may some day be able to hunt. But keep your admiration at a distance—and don’t feed the dinosaurs.

Welcome to my world

The Point

My Spin

Tom Campbell

Money is fungible All our lives we’ve heard aphorisms about money. Truisms like, the love of money is the root of all evil, a penny saved is a penny earned, “a fool and his money are soon parted, and you can’t spend the same dollar twice. But it wasn’t until I became the state’s assistant treasurer that I learned the one simple and unequivocal truth – money is fungible. It means money is mutually interchangeable. Money raised for one purpose can be used for another. In government we see the evidence all the time. Consider the 1989 Highway Trust Fund that was to raise the money to build roads for future generations. We think a trust fund is where money is designated solely for a particular use or purpose, in this instance our roads. But no sooner had the bill passed than the legislature started “repurposing” varying amounts of gas tax revenues to aid the General Fund, not roads. Proponents of our 2005 state lottery drew out a 50-40-10 formula for allocating lottery proceeds, with 50 percent designated to reduce class sizes in early grades, 40 percent for school construction and 10 percent for college scholarships for needy

students. They followed that formula for exactly three years, before they began changing not the formula and use of the money. Our governor, as chief administrator of the state budget, has the authority to move money from one agency or budget to another in emergencies such as Medicaid cost overruns, storm damage and budget shortfalls. And we learned this week Governor McCrory moved funds from DOT to pay for his own staff salaries. And lest you think this true just in the public sector it happens everyday in corporations, in nonprofits and even your own household budget. Elected officials have become masters of fungibility, privately admitting they repurpose funds while also acknowledging they cannot commit or bind future legislatures to do the same. All this makes the current hubbub about state lottery funds farcical and a distraction. We need keep the main thing the main thing. The issue of teacher pay and what pot it comes from is secondary. Lawmakers and the governor have agreed to provide better starting pay for teachers and also committed to give other classroom teachers pay increases. The Governor proposes a two percent increase. The House gives an average of five percent and the Senate provides an average 11 percent raise, with the caveat teachers give up their “career status” or tenure and that teacher assistants be essentially eliminated. Lawmakers and Governor McCrory need to decide what is the appropriate amount or percentage to raise the pay of our teachers so as to keep them in the classroom and incentivize them to do their very best. Two percent seems too little and, while 11 percent might be justifi

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Regina Hill Post & Voice Columnist

May I have your attention?

The Post & Voice’s quotes of the week “Our message to the county commissioners is we do not want you to vote on any school bond referendum that adversely affects Penderlea School and our children.” Penderlea resident Patrick Giddeons comments during the community meeting June 19 on the proposed changes in the Penderlea School .

“Our artists are local – from Sneads Ferry, Topsail Island, Hampstead and Surf City, Their work shows tourists what local people are doing. They are taking a traditional craft and are adapting to beach life.” Dottie Netherton, organizer of Summer Plunder Days in Topsail Beach.

A perpetual state of offense I was a Redskin before it became uncool. The name for the longgone Erwin High School athletic program was the Redskins. We never heard of anyone being offended, except when a referee blew a call and we lost a game.My entire life, my brother Mike has been a diehard Washington Redskin fan. Much of our family comes from the shadow of Washington City, so it was a natural loyalty. Personally, I have never really been an avid sports fan, at least not of conventional ball-sports. I love baseball from little kids up through minor league ball as a matter of principle. I was a lousy basketball player. I could only hit kids back according to the rules in football, and since we were gauged by size, not age, that didn’t work for me. I was always, until recently, rather ambivalent about soccer, but that’s a column for another day. I really couldn’t care less about football teams and their names, especially since so many professional athletidiots sully the true sportsmen out there (and there are many). Football on TV usually gets in the way of things I want to watch, when I have time to stare at the idiot box. But the hullabaloo over the Redskin name, a tempest in a teapot being dutifully overheated by the politically correct nincompoops, has grumbled me greatly. I’ve yet to see more than one or two Native Americans growl about the name, and each of those folks was on TV and claimed heritage in tribes that historically never wore the “traditional garb” embraced by these professionally offended talking heads. If you’ve missed the news, some folks are complaining that the Redskin name demeans Native Americans. No one growls about the Cleveland Indians, either, except

Jefferson Weaver for the Cleveland devotees who hope that maybe, some day, the Indians will win a baseball game. Because some people have been offended, the US Patent Office refused to re-register the Washington Redskins trademark. I am sure that flooding the market with cheap, unlicensed Redskins products will offend far fewer people (yes, that was sarcasm) while it takes money out of the pocket of the ball club. It’s funny, I think, how the Redskins honored and hosted some of the Navajo Windtalkers, American Indian volunteers who served as radio operators in World War II. These brave men spoke a language that could never be cracked by the enemy, and while they weren’t happy with the treatment their nation received from the country, they also were proud to serve the land they loved. The Windtalkers who were honored by the Redskins even wore (gasp!) team jackets with the offensive emblem. Like everyone in that greatest generation, they don’t seem to be too fluffed over politically correct foolishness. Some of the finest men and women I have ever known—people who happen to be members of the Coharie and Waccamaw tribes—are Washington football fans. They also have

far more pressing concerns than whether a sports team’s name is offensive. If being offended by the name of a ball team is now an acceptable (and potentially, profitable for the offended) behavior, I am going to need a fresh pen to add up all the slights directed toward me. And they were all aimed at me, personally. Okay, so I’m practicing being offended. Let’s see—there’s the Boston Celtics basketball team. The NBA offends me generally, but as a proud Welsh/ Irish/Scottish descendant, I feel demeaned because a team playing a sport I don’t like in a town I don’t care about is making light of my heritage. Then there the Cornhuskers—everybody knows you shuck corn, you don’t husk it. That’s gotta change. The Seattle Mariners are just rife with insulting ennui. To begin with, Seattle is the northernmost enclave of those who worship all things politically correct, happily buy $10 cups of coffee, approve of every alternative lifestyle and tolerate everything except meat-eating, fur-wearing Christians. Seattle offends me to my very marrow, and I have never even been there. And since I briefly spent time working as a professional fishermen, I am offended that they besmirch and belittle the name Mariner. The Los Angeles Angels? Really? Just not going to go there. The New York Metropolitans, aka Mets? Offensive to rural residents, as well as city people who are being lumped together with the pretentious term “metropolitan.” Philadelphia 76ers? In the first case, 76ers ain’t even a real word. In the second case, North Carolina was

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I have a confession. I once killed a man. Not really, but I do have an affliction. Well, I guess it’s actually a disorder because the word “disorder” is part of my diagnosis. After years of feeling like a squirrel in a room full of snails, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, more commonly known as ADD. I know this may come as a surprise to most of you, as the folks who know me personally are, I’m sure, in total awe of my organizational skills, task orientation and seamless use of sarcasm. ADD has received more press in the last ten years than in the whole of medical history and scientific research has proven, via brain scans, that Attention Deficit Disorder is a definitive neurological event impacting the part of the brain that controls management and attention. I’m in good company, as many greats such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Steven Hawkings and Michael Jordan have been diagnosed with the same. Basically, the brain is divided into two hemispheres and most people have a balance of strengths between them. Some folks, however, may have a dominant left hemisphere and are extremely task focused, enjoy working with numbers and thrive on organization and predictable patterns. That’s not my brain at all. Interestingly, I’m almost completely right-brained, which means I’m awesome and have an affinity for wreath-making. Right-brainers are creative, verbal and see things holistically, hence my Native American name, “Little Big Mouth,” which my husband said would be perfect for me if I were, indeed, Native American. Basically, if brain hemispheres were punctuation marks, the lefties would be periods whereas the righties would be exclamation points enhanced with cute little curlicues and layers of glitter. What is it like to have Attention Deficit Disorder? First of all, the term disorder implies that something is dreadfully, horribly wrong. Even the term “syndrome” would be preferable, or maybe “disease.” I suppose, however, that the term “disorder” pretty much sums up this misunderstood affliction as it is a disarray of order in the brain. My neurotransmitters are not always cooperative and often choose the road not taken. I’d compare it to treated versus untreated nearsightedness, the latter making the world seem a bit fuzzy on the edges. Don’t get me wrong. I love, love, love my brain to pieces. I think many cool thoughts and a multitude of ideas, most of which are completely irrelevant and random. I also possess an uncanny ability to hyperfocus. Give me some ribbon and wire and I’ll throw together five wreaths in an hour, all the while shutting out the smoke billowing from the oven and the dog attempting relations with the

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Newsings & Musings

By Edith Batson Post Staff Writer Blueberries galore! Saturday beamed down a bright sun, which also brought much heat with it. At least the sky was clear of any rain clouds. I was to meet the Blueberry at 8:45 a.m. I gathered two bags of costume materials, two tote bags, put everything in the car and went on my way. I took the tote bags into the church where we were to meet and change clothes.Alas, my costumes were not in the car. That meant a 1015 minute trip back home and another fifteen minutes back at least. I suggested that the Blueberry go on over to the courthouse square without Farmer Brown, so she did. She had left the church when I returned. Of course the policeman let me through the barricade to get to the church. He asked are you with the blueberry lady? I said yes, so fortunately my parking place was still there. My search for overalls as farmer brown proved futile at thrift stores, so I borrowed a pair from Bobby Bell, when I saw him wearing them at Dees Drug store one day. He graciously left them for me at the Post & Voice office. Of course they were a little large. So I pinned the shoulder straps together with clothespins till I could stitch the material together. Harold Pollock came by the church while I was there. I had to ask his help in getting the straps across my shoulders. He had to fasten the suspenders straps for me. When I mentioned the clothespins on my shoulders, he said he liked them – so we just skipped the sewing (I could not see to thread the needle anyway) so off I went with a red straw hat, and a fat stomach (from eating too many blueberries I said) and hustled over to find the Blueberry. I kept saying, I’ve lost my Blueberry. Have you seen her? Yes,

she went that way. Not finding her, I went to Harrell’s Dept. Store where she stashed the extra blueberry lollipops for the children. Sure enough, she soon came in the store, drenched in perspiration from head to toe. Off came the huge blueberry head and she rested in the shoe department chair. By noon (Patricia Parker Slomanski) the Blueberry was getting dehydrated and exhausted. It’s hard work being the Blueberry. The children loved seeing her and many wanted pictures with her. Some parents asked if they could put them on facebook. Farmer Brown gave out the lollipops to happy children. The Blueberry was very popular walking, waving, and even dancing with Farmer Brown to the live band music that made you feel like you just had to move those feet to the beat. By noon the Blueberry was wilting in the extreme heat. We rested at the Post & Voice booth. She was exhausted and had to find a cool spot. So we said farewell to the Blueberry, who had become somewhat of a celebrity. She wanted to please the children and did a good job of it. Farmer Brown decided to go to the Burgaw Bakery on Courthouse Ave, and have a cinnamon bun and coffee for lunch. It was cool inside and a table for one was available. I stopped to chat with several vendors. One had hand carved canes, staffs, and other beautiful handcrafted wooden carvings. They had visited here a few weeks ago and decided to come back to the N.C. Blueberry Festival. They were from Kings Mountain near Gastonice. They were Libby and Ken Hagans. They loved the Courthouse Square, as we all do. It is a lovely square with lots of oak trees and green

Hill

Continued from page 4A ill-tempered cat. At night, my brain talks to itself incessantly so that, after about two hours, I’ve come up with some viable options for world peace and awesome names for each of the 20 chickens that I hope to own one day. I am terribly aware of everything around me, which wouldn’t be a problem were it not for the tons of shiny, cool things in the world like bubble wrap, Pinterest and glitter glue. I suppose it could be worse. I could possess some really

Weaver

Continued from page 4A part of the Halifax Resolves before the Declaration of Independence. Plus, the first blows for liberty were struck here in North Carolina.They should be forced to move the franchise to North Carolina, maybe someplace like Burgaw, Whiteville or Elizabethtown. Minnesota Vikings? The stereotype is offensive to people of Nordic heritage. New Orleans Jazz? Blues was around long before what we now call jazz. Jazz is unfairly taking advantage of its broader range of acceptability without properly acknowledging its roots in blues and folk music. Change it. Denver Broncos? Offensive to well-trained horses. Miami Dolphins? They use a porpoise as their sym-

Campbell

Continued from page 4A able, it seems a bit much. The number around five percent is a good sustainable place to begin. And the compensation for remaining state employees also deserves

Staff photo by Andy Pettigrew

Patricia Slomanski passes out candy to children dressed as a blueberry. grass. Great for walking, exercising, just sitting in the shade on a blanket, or wandering around the block just admiring its beauty and friendliness. The trees give shade at various times of the day, the sidewalks are for coming or going, short cuts, or just meandering. We are blessed to have Pender County Courthouse Square for such events as this. I ran into Elaine Nalee, my neighbor and her friend, Becky McWatty. She said she had been looking for me and had a gift for me. She guided me to a hat booth, with a variety of colorful hats and asked me to choose one. That was difficult to do. I liked a pink design, but Rebecca Pitchford had given me a pink billcap with a butterfly on it so I chose a white one with light green, burgundy, and yellow flowers on it. Elaine had already paid for

the hat. I did not know that. So she took the pretty pink one out of a bag and put it back on the table. What a nice and thoughtful surprise that was. God bless you for blessing me, Elaine. The hats are made by Fran Fouche, right here in Burgaw. Her business is called Sassiee and the hats are cute, colorful, and sassy- and adjustable! After enjoying sitting at the Post & Voice booth- resting and talking to Andy, Katie, Autumn, Michelle, N.H. and Ann, I felt it was time to leave the refreshing breeze and de-costume myself. When I arrived at the church, I found that every stitch of clothes on my body was soaking wet – and I mean every piece. My checkered shirt was so wet it felt like I had just put it in a washing machine. It did not feel wet when I was in all those clothes. I had blue jeans under the

negative traits, like being a serial killer or having the personality of a pistachio hull, so I’ll take my ADD and wear it like a badge of courage. Besides, I’m great for the economy. Do you have any idea how many packages of expired Rice-a-Roni are housed in my pantry? Nine. When I go to the grocery store, mundane tasks like making lists just hold me back, so I buy more Rice-aRoni because I forget that I bought five packs last month. Guess how many coupon organizers I own? Zero. I know the drill and I’m a terrific failure at it. I’ll collect the newspapers containing manufacturers’ coupons.

Then, I might actually have the gumption to cut them out. If I’m feeling frisky, the coupons might make it into a large wicker basket that holds important stuff like bills, random keys and oyster knives. That’s where they live out their brief little lives and expire without a second thought from me. When I find the dead coupons, I feel guilty about the $.75 I could’ve saved on the Rogaine for men that I didn’t need. That makes me feel sad, which lowers my selfesteem. But, then, I notice a pack of watermelon seeds that I purchased last year which also lives in the wicker basket and that reminds

me that I need to charge my phone, which is pink like the picture of the watermelon. It’s an ugly cycle and I refuse to set myself up for all of that heartache. It comes down to this. I would be a complete failure as a juggler. No one ever asks me to plan a party, but I’m always invited to play. I’ve accidentally caught myself on fire a few times, but my hair grew back beautifully. I drive my linear friends crazy, but they love me anyway. What I lack in structure I make up for in personality. Empathy towards others is a definite strength, particularly when it comes to children. I love the mechanisms of those

bol, not a dolphin. Porpoises are mammals, dolphins are fish—but I guess to the unenlightened, everything in the water looks the same. Gotta change that one. San Francisco 49ers? Again, the whole numbers as a word thing, but we had a larger gold strike in North Carolina 30 years before Sutter’s Mill. Eagles? Offensive to ospreys. Seahawks? Offensive to eagles. Bobcats? Offensive and demeaning to lynx rufus . If this seems silly—then you have some common sense, which is more than I can say for the rabidly PC worldchangers of today. I do not approve of, nor do I tolerate, insulting someone based on their race or racial stereotype. We should be well beyond that as a country, and we have made some strides in the past 50 years, but we ain’t there yet.

I am just inordinately angry that our society has gone so far that a handful of the perpetually offended can claim ownership of everyone else’s opinions in the name of other folks who haven’t felt insulted. Once upon a time, people chose their own battles and fought them. Now we have lawyers, lobbyists and looneys who choose what fights to fight, fight for how they think we should feel, get offended when we disagree, and send us a bill for their services. My parents always taught me try to get along with folks, and to not make a big deal out of things that really won’t matter at the end of the day. They also taught me that sometimes we will get our feelings hurt, and there is no place in the Constitution or the Bible that says we have a right not to have our feelings hurt. Intentionally being nasty to someone is

rude, an affront to my own family, and just selfish. They taught me to take responsibility for my actions, and to stand my ground regardless of the whining of the superfluously silly shenanigans of modern society. They were so silly and misinformed, it’s downright offensive. –Weaver is a columnist with the Post & Voice. Contact him at jeffweaver@whiteville.com.

more thought than just a few more days of vacation and flat increase. Only when we have decided how much to pay our teachers and employees should we decide where and how to redirect the funds to pay them, all the while remembering the first rule _ money is fungible.

–Campbell is former assistant state treasurer and is creator/host of NC SPIN, a weekly statewide television discussion of state issues airing Saturdays at 5 a.m. on WILM-TV and Sundays at 9:30 a.m. on Time Warner Cable Channel 20, Channel 25, and Channel 52. Contact him at www.ncspin.com.

overalls, a pillow for a larger farmer’s stomach, a red straw hat that was too large and had a knit baby cap under it to hold it on. But it was fun, and a great way to spend a few hours – hoping nobody would recognize me. Leaving Burgaw about 5:30 or 6 p.m., I knew we were going to get a bad storm soon. Thunder and lightning were in the sky, yet people were still walking toward the bandstand. I learned later that the last band had to cut their music short because of the storm. It seemed to be a very successful festival which took a lot of hard work by the board members, committees, and many, many volunteers to pull it off. There were dancers and acrobatics doing their talent on the depot platform at two in the afternoon. There were so many booths and crafts that it was difficult to see everything. Even though the heat was almost unbearable for most of us who are used to air-conditioning, it was a fun day to showcase downtown Burgaw and the very nutritious blueberry. This I must include. Getting home in the heavy storm, I had to stay in the car for 15-20 minutes. Once inside (after letting Chloe outside) my body headed straight for the couch, and I just could not make myself get up. Kept saying, “I’ve got to eat so I can take my medicine and then I’d drift off to sleep. Edith called and woke me up. I tried hard to stay awake, but later she said she knew she had awakened me and I was kinda thick-tongued. I hung up the phone and dropped off to sleep again. The next thing I knew, still sitting upright on the couch, I was wide awake, lights still blaring, TV on, and the clock said six. I wasn’t sure if it

was 6 p.m. Saturday or 6 a.m. Sunday morning. Looked at my cell phone to check the date. It was 6 a.m. Sunday. Never did get up to eat supper or take my meds. Wow! My body was pretty old to take on all that wonderful activity – but I loved it all. Guess I slept almost twelve hours. Surely did feel refreshed, ready to meet the new day. I went to church, practiced something for the talent show next Sunday, and got home at 1:30 p.m. I would not allow myself to go to sleep, but I did lie down for a little while. Today is definitely Monday as I try to finish this column. Jordans Chapel United Methodist Church just finished a week of Bible School for all ages from 6-8:30 p.m. or so. Burgaw Presbyterian will have Bible School for children from Sunday, July 6 through Thursday, July 10, from 5-7:30 p.m. Dinner will be included. It is titled “Son West Roundup.” Parents can get registration forms at the church office or email theburgawcolemans@yahoo.com. Get your names on the list. Check the Post & Voice calendars for other churches and Bible School information. I would welcome family news, visits, or other news of interest you would like in my column. Parting thought Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress or persecution, or famine, or nakedness or peril, or sword?... For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:35, 38-39 Shalom!

clever little minds which have yet to be bogged down by the conformity, which seems prerequisite to adulthood. God bless my overworked

guardian angel. “If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.” Maya Angelou

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Education

Ecological Marine Adventures

Learning about the blue crab By Kathleen Murphy Special to the Post & Voice

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Pender Early College High School salutatorian Brandon Collins (left) and valedictorian Cody Collins.

Hampstead twins are valedictorian, salutatorian at Pender Early College The Pender Early College High School commencement exercises were held at the Union Station on the campus of Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington June 3. The graduating class valedictorian was Cody Collins with a weighted average GPA of 4.68, and the salutatorian was Brandon Collins with a weighted average GPA of 4.66. Additionally, Brandon is the CFCC President’s Award recipient, graduating with a 4.0 GPA in Associate in Science. Cody and Brandon are sons of Bobby and Cheryl Collins of Hampstead. The brothers entered Pender Early College High School as fresh-

men and both completed their high school diploma from PECHS and Associate in Science Degree from CFCC in four years. They received the Trustee Scholarship from Wingate University, Phi Theta Kappa Grant, and the Hampstead Women’s Club Scholarship. Cody will attend Wingate University this fall, pursuing a PhD. in Pharmaceutical Research. Brandon will attend Wingate University, pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The early colle ge high school is an alternative approach to the traditional high school program, based on the principle that academic rigor,

combined with the opportunity to save time and money, is a powerful motivator for students to work hard and meet their educational goals. Early college high schools blend high school and college in a rigorous program, compressing the time it takes to complete a high school diploma and the first two years of college. There are two high school options for students living in Hampstead _ Topsail High School and Pender Early College High School. The Pender Early College High School has an application process for enrollment that open to all Pender County students.

Summer education series

This week at Ecological Marine Adventures we learned about blue crabs and crab pots. Blue crabs belong to the family of swimming crabs. Blue crabs have a sharp spine on each side of its carapace or back. The rear pair of legs on a blue crab act as paddles and make them excellent and very fast swimmers. Blue crabs have eyes on stalks that are controlled separately and can lay back into sockets in the crabs shell. Blue crabs like other crustaceans grow by molting or shedding their shell. Blue crabs molt often when they are young and less often year when they are older. Blue crabs scientific name is callinectes sapidus in Latin it means beautiful, savory swimmer. Blue crabs eat bivalves, crustaceans, fish, snails, live plants, dead animal matter, and even other blue crabs. Crab pots are very efficient for catching blue crabs; these traps have two internal areas. The bottom area has two entrances in the shapes of funnels which allows a crab to enter but not to exit. In the middle of the crab pot is a bait box. The crabs smells the bait, enters to eat, and is trapped in the crab pot. The crab tries to escape by swimming out the only exit, which is another opening that leads to the upper area. Many crab pots are designed with openings in the wire that are just large enough to let small creatures and undersized crabs escape, leaving only the large ones trapped. This week our Kids Marine Science Class had the opportunity to set out and bait crab

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Isiah holds a large blue crab caught in one of the classes crab pots. pots. The kids were excited to check the pots each day. When checking the crab pot kids would measure the blue crabs they caught, check whether they were males or females, and release them back to the Topsail Intracoastal Waterway. Summer activities at Ecological Marine Adventures run through Aug. 23. We will be offering free Community Marine Science Classes on the beach at the Goldsboro Public Beach Access in Surf City every Tuesday from 1-2 p.m. During these classes we will be teaching children and families how to seine net and catch some interesting species of animals in the surf zone. This is a wet activity so

Lanier graduates from med school

Raising healthy children By Dr. Chris Wirszyla Cape Fear Elementary School Special to the Post & Voice Steve Biddulph’s books, Raising Boys and Raising Girls are widely read in England and Australia. The basic principles he makes about sport, play and fitness being an integral part of growing up, of maturing physically, socially, mentally, and especially effectively hold true in America. Let’s see how we can relate what he says to our everyday life. Sport has huge benefits for our children. Maintenance of an ideal weight, different kinds of fitness, challenges, achievements, life lessons, friendships, stress relief, and fun are all benefits of sport and play. Parents, and I am stressing the plural for m here, Moms as well as Dads, can easily find ways to go out and play – sports or exercise. There are too many excuses, some common ones being, “I worked all day,” “I’m tired,”

“It’s too cold (hot) out,” or “wouldn’t you like to play the video games (watch TV) instead?” There is so much more out there to do fitness wise that would be beneficial to healthy living and lifelong fitness. Biddulph maintains that people who are fit enjoy life more, look forward to doing things, and live longer, happier lives. Without guidance and involvement by a parent or guardian, a child or children can quickly and easily become overweight, unfit, and not motivated to move. Biddulph suggests we have to go right back to the basic purpose of play. I have been fortunate in my career to explore the natural and instinctive nature of play, first through a wonderful graduate course, and later with immersion and implementation of play in my classes. While working in Barcelona, we had a sandbox big enough for a whole class of kids to play in. It was amazing to see kids build entire

cities in that sandbox, working together in a social manner toward a common goal. All through play. There were no teachers to show them what to do, they just played. In the early part of my career, I quickly realized that not all students wanted to play soccer, or basketball, or football. I didn’t force them to do these sports – instead giving them options to find something they were interested in. It is amazing years later how these same students thank me for doing that, and how many are now fit and healthy adults with varied fitness interests, including double-dutch rope jumping, playing ultimate Frisbee or Frisbee golf, or running for fun and fitness. More than one student followed their dreams of working in sports and fitness. A former student of mine, when sitting in an airport in Arizona ready to pilot a commercial jet out of there, thought to himself, “I can’t do this anymore. Mr. Chris

always said I needed to be working in the sporting industry, and that I need sport or fitness in my life.” He is now owner of a women’s fitness boot camp and is so happy. Another is head of marketing for ASICS in all of Scandinavia, and embarking on a post graduate adventure in Olympic History. Still another is playing Ultimate in a league in Australia. They all took to heart the message I gave them years ago, and that I try to instill in my students today, you need to go out and make sports and fitness a daily and vital part of your life. You do that, and you will be a happier and more healthy person for it.

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so many modern churches have given in to compromise to increase their worship attendance and to seem more appealing to the world. Today pastors enthusiastically speak from the pulpit about having your best life now or even the importance of having a positive self image. These pastors avoid like the plague topics such as sexual immorality, pornography or greed because they are afraid it might turn the congregation against them. Simply stated many pastors have compromised the Word of God to remain employed by their congregation. We are warned in 2 John 1:7, â&#x20AC;&#x153;For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.â&#x20AC;? When the pastor avoids controversial topics from the pulpit, he is not only harming his own witness for Christ, but is leading the flock into a path of destruction. These feel good pastors are teaching a new gospel whereby its belief system favors placing an elevated value on good works, promoting self-esteem and emphasizing the here and now. This new belief system provides an all positive church experience that eliminates conviction of our own state of sinfulness. Confession of sin is no longer part of the equation to finding salvation in Jesus. The new belief system softens the Gospel by repackaging its message into a seeker

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friendly format minus all the heavy baggage associated with sinfulness and eternal consequences.Â God is very serious about not compromising His Word with the values of this sinful world. The reason being is that those outside of Christ may then come to their senses and escape the snare of the Satan. Colossians 2:8 reminds us, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition,Â based on the elemental forces of the world, and not based on Christ.â&#x20AC;? The church is on dangerous ground when it departs from the teaching of Christ and attempts to redefine His commands and compromise His truth. There are many things in Scripture that Christians can disagree on, but the Bible is crystal clear about what

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By Hope Cusick Special to the Post & Voice Here is the second part of Eating Healthy Recipes. Enjoy! Carrot and parsnip soup 270 Calories per 1 Â˝ cup serving. This soup tastes good hot or cold. 1 teaspoon dried powdered thyme 4 bay leaves 2 thin slices of fresh ginger 3 cups carrots, peeled and chopped 3 medium parsnips, peeled and chopped 1 Granny Smith green apple, cored and peeled 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 large sweet onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced then smashed 1 medium russet potato, peeled and chopped 5 cups vegetable broth 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 cup dry white wine Sour cream, if desired

In a large soup pot add vegetable broth, thyme, bay leaves, and ginger, stir mixing well. Add carrots, parsnips, apple, celery, onion, garlic and potato, stir to mix. Cook on medium heat for 30-35 minutes until all vegetables are tender. Remove and discard bay leaves. Stir in lemon juice and white wine, cook for another five minutes. Let it cool for about 40 minutes. In batches into a blender or food processor pour soup and puree until smooth. Return soup to pot and heat through, serve with sour cream dollop on top. Lemon butter Brussels sprouts Serves 4. This has 210 calories per serving. 1 pound fresh or frozen Brussels sprouts, thawed 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced, then smashed Âź cup dry white wine or dry vermouth Â˝ cup chicken broth 4 teaspoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated Pinch of salt and g round black pepper 2 tablespoons butter Âź teaspoon dried, crushed sweet crushed, dried basil Fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish Cut Brussels sprouts in half lengthwise. In a large skillet heat olive oil over

medium heat. Add Brussels sprouts and garlic; cook and stir for five minutes or until sprouts begin to brown. Add white wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan Stir in broth, lemon juice, sweet basil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer covered for 8-10 minutes or until sprouts are tender. Stir in butter and lemon peel until butter is melted. Sprinkle with parsley, if desired. Low calorie chicken parmesan Serves 4. 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Oil spray Â˝ cup marinara sauce Â˝ teaspoon sweet dried basil, crushed 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar 1 cup part skim mozzarella cheese, shredded 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese Bake, roast, or pan fry chicken breasts in oil spray until golden brown on all sides and cooked through. Place on a foil lined baking sheet. In a bowl stir together marinara sauce, sweet basil, sugar, and vinegar. Top each chicken breast with two tablespoons marinara sauce. Top each one with Âź cup shredded mozzarella cheese. Broil until the cheese is melted and golden. Apple-pear crisp Serves 4 to 6. This has 250

calories for each serving. Â˝ cup old-fashioned oats 2 medium cooking apples, like Granny Smith, Gala or Empire, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped 2 medium ripe pears, peeled, cored and coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons water 2 tablespoons brown sugar Â˝ teaspoon ground cinnamon Â˝ cup dark raisins or dried cranberries 3 tablespoons whole wheat or all-purpose flour Â˝ cup pecans, chopped 2 tablespoons butter, softened Â˝ c u p f at f re e wh i p p e d cream Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread oats in a single layer on a cookie baking sheet. Toast for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once halfway through. In a large saucepan combine apples, pears, water, sugar, and cinnamon. Cook on medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, or until sugar dissolves and fruit softens stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in raisins. Pour mixture into a shallow two quart baking dish. In a medium bowl stir together oats, flour, pecans, and butter. With fingers rub to form small clumps, sprinkle over fruit mixture in baking dish. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until browned and bubbling. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream.

9ecckd_jo D[mi ;l[dji Summer camp at Moores Creek National Battlefield Have you ever been to a reenactment or a historic site and wondered how those people got involved in firing the muskets and cannons or dressing up in historical clothing? Moores Creek National Battlefield will be hosting a free, two-week-long summer camp during the weeks of July 28-Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 for students ages 16-18 years old that will train and equip them to participate in these types of historical reenactments. During these two weeks, campers will experience the life of a militia soldier in Colonial North Carolina. They will learn how colonists lived, dressed, slept, ate, and trained as citizen soldiers defending their homes and their country. During the course of the two weeks, campers will train and, once proven capable, fire reproduction Revolutionary War muskets and cannons. They will also learn the basic skills of blacksmithing and colonial cooking. They will learn to set up a militia tent and start a fire with flint and steel. Campers will then put their new training into action as they help the park staff conduct demonstrations for

the general public, interpreting the daily life of a soldier within a colonial encampment. This camp is a fun-filled, action-packed, educational camp for boys and girls interested in Revolutionary War history. The camp is FREE and lunches and snacks will be provided. Camp hours are from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Fo r m o re i n fo r m at i o n or to enroll in the summer camp, please contact Matthew Woods at 910-283-5591 or at matthew_woods@nps.gov or stop by the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visitor center and pick up an application. Must be 16 years of age or older to participate. Applicants under 18 must have parental consent. Space is limited to 12 campers, so spaces will fill up fast. Please only apply if you are interested. We are looking for those who are truly interested in taking the time to learn these crafts and trades. Deadline to enroll is Friday, July 11. Hospice offers grief sessions Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter offers free grief groups for the community. Grief: An open-ended discussion will meet from 4-6 p.m. July 9 and Aug. 13, at the

Pender County office, 209A U.S. Hwy. 117 N. in Burgaw. These drop-in sessions are hosted monthly and cover a variety of grief education topics, methods to heal, cope and reminisce. Often being around others who have been through a similar experience enables participants to talk about what they are experiencing. Grief groups help emphasize that participants are not grieving alone and others understand and can support them on their grief journey. No reservations are needed for the drop-in sessions. Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter is a nonprofit agency that provides healthcare and comfort to people with advanced illnesses; support and counseling to families; and education to the community in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties. For more infor mation, visit www.lcfh.org. Find LCFH&LCC on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lcfhospice. Topsail Junior Pirates registration The Topsail Junior Pirates will hold registration for summer camp and the fall season at the Hampstead Public Library June 25 from 6-8 p.m.

Classy Chassis car show July 12 Poplar Grove Plantation will host the Classy Chassis Car Show, Arts & Crafts and Flea Market July 12, 2014 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The 10th annual ClassyChassis Car Show is an open show, welcoming cars, trucks and motorcycles of any year. In addition, there an arts and crafts show and a flea market will be held on the grounds. There will also be a collection of antique tractors. Come hungry for your favorite festival fare and enjoy eating at the picnic tables under the shade trees. Surf City flag collection The Town of Surf City is working with American Legion Honor Guard Post 167 to collect tattered American Flags to make sure that they are disposed of properly. Drop off your flags at Surf City town hall Monday - Friday 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Shrimp Festival needs volunteers The 44 th annual Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival needs volunteers to help with the festival Aug. 9-10. For more information contact Jennifer Marshburn, at sfshrimpfestival@gmail.com

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Summer library fun begins By Nancy Lukens Special to the Post & Voice Discover the stories behind the science this summer beginning June 24 at Hampstead Branch Library and June 25 at the library in Burgaw. Each week, youth specialists Ann Mendenhall and Terri Strong will present books and a variety of activities specially planned to bring the wonder and excitement of reading and science to children age two to 12, attending with their adult caregivers. Each week of the six-week program features different books and activities including hands on science for elementary age children along with fun projects for everyone to take home. Fizz, Boom Read! at your library this summer is free and no pre-registration is required. Families are welcome to attend as often as convenient. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope families will consider their library a summer destination for learning and relaxing together.â&#x20AC;? said library director Mike Taylor. Library hours and schedules of activities are available on the library website and in each library location. Be sure to join in counting time spent reading. Fun acknowledgements and recognitions are included as the amount of minutes increases. A chart and stickers will be provided to participating children.

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Ann Mendenhall helps young readers at the library. Library cards are free to residents and those working in Pender County. To obtain a card, please bring a photo ID, such as a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, and proof of address. Address information may be separate from the ID. Children are encouraged to have a library card. A parent or guardian with a valid card may obtain a card for children in their care. Visit the library for more information and to check on the Countdown to Fizz, Boom Read! display. For more information call 259-1234 or 2704603.

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Lindsay and Leith Baker of Nairobi, Kenya announce the birth of a son, A sh A ll a n , b o r n May 13, 2014. He weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. He has two older brothers, Kaiden and Boone. Ash is the grandson of Randolph and Sally Spainhour of Burgaw and Weston and Penelope Baker of Auburn, Maine. He is the great-grandson of Juanita W. Herring of Burgaw.

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Continued from page 2A 19th. It seemed fitting to schedule the event for Juneteenth, one of the earliest emancipation celebrations to take place in 1865. From the outset, our goal has been to open up a dialogue on issues of race, class, and gender,â&#x20AC;? said Poplar Grove consulting historian Kimberly

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Continued from page 1A found in the area in the past, one with 200 eggs. Apparently the 41-inch female turtle had made her way up from shore, in search of just the right spot to lay her eggs. Deciding against the first location, she returned to the ocean and traveled a little farther before heading towards the dunes again. This time she found a suitable home for her eggs. After the coordinator checked out the area, however, she determined the nest to be in a risky location. It was too close to the shoreline, and if left there the eggs were sure to be washed away at high tide. The decision

Obituaries

Sherman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This project, with the generous support of the North Carolina Humanities Council, has made that possible. Each of the lectures appealed to the diversity of the subject of African American history and dealt with it in local, national, and global context. We are hopeful that these discussions will continue into the future.â&#x20AC;?Â The educational program highlighted our local history

from a comprehensive stance. According to Caroline Lewis, Executive Director of Poplar Grove Plantation, the lecture series provided a context in which to understand not only the African American experience at Poplar Grove, but also an opportunity to provide a more global perspective to the very complex system of slavery as it was practiced in the United States.

was made to relocate the nest to a safer place. The team had approximately a 10-12 hour window of time to move the eggs to ensure that they would still be viable. They carefully and methodically created the new nest to be as near a duplicate as possible of the original nest. The eggs were positioned in the same sequence as before. One team member gently placed each egg on the sand, another in a bucket, and another counted the still-warm eggs. After arriving at the new nest location, the coordinator put the eggs in the recreated nest using the same process. The eggs will incubate in the sand for another 60 days. It was an exciting day for Turtle Patrol volunteer Deb Furer.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the motivating piece for me is that these beautiful animals are an endangered species, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gift for me to be chosen to be a part of this group. The people involved in this program are so passionate about the turtles and about what they do,â&#x20AC;? said Deb. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes I just want to pinch myself,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get to live in this place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; eight minutes from the ocean, after coming from Colorado to North Carolina. I worked in a cubicle for 30 years. I had to work to pay bills and tuitions for all those years, and now I get to live here. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just so lucky, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor and a privilege to be a part of the turtle hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who wakes up at 4 a.m. to go walk on the beach?â&#x20AC;? Deb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These people are pas-

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LeRoy Richard Rossell Sr. A sad heart announces the passing of Chief LeRoy Richard Rossell, Sr., a former fire chief. Chief Rossell served as a life member of Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Company, No. 1 in Ocean County, N.J., where he first began his dedication to protecting and serving the public as a volunteer fire fighter. He served for 11 years for Tuckerton Fire Company, No. 1, in Ocean County, where he also served as chief and served with Shiloh Columbia Volunteer Fire Department where he was chief for 15 years. LeRoy was a loving husband and a kind father, grandfather, brother and friend. He gave unselfishly of his time and talents to his family, friends and community: always placing others before himself. Fond memories of LeRoy will forever remain in our hearts. LeRoy Rossell was born Oct. 12, 1937, in Ocean County and was the son of the late Lewis H. Rossell Sr. and Marian Gladys Reeder Rossell. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Lewis H. Rossell, Jr.; sisters, Margie Lamb, Harriet Robinson,

Sarah Rossell and Shirley Erico and his g randson, Herbert Rossell, Jr. Chief Rossell leaves behind his beloved wife of 58 years, Virginia Porter Carr Rossell of the home; children, LeRoy R. Rossell, Jr., Herbert M. Rossell, Sr., Sally A. Atkinson, Debbie V. Bamber, Sharon A. Rossell, William H. Rossell and Timothy C. Rossell; grandchildren, Virginia Rossell, Rebecca Kibble, LeRoy Rossell III, Lance Rossell, Larry Rossell, Joey Batanga, Frank Batanga, Irene Lees, Sean Batanga, Diane Zito, Anthony Devlin, Lola Devlin, Jonathan Atkinson, Jr., Jason Atkinson, Virginia Bamber, Teddie Bamber, Teresa Bamber, Charles Rossell, Michael Good, Timothy Rossell, Jr., Amanda Rossell; many great grandchildren; brother, Russell Rossell; sisters, Etna Johnson and Emma Woods and many extended family and friends. Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Shiloh Columbia Volunteer Fire Department, 19170 US Hwy 421, Watha, with Pastor May Craven officiating. The family will receive friends at the fire department immediately following the service. Shared memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.quinnmcgowen.com/. The family was served by QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home of Burgaw. John Carlton Sanders ROCKY POINT -- John Carlton Sanders, Age 69, of Rocky Point, passed away at home Saturday June 21, 2014

after losing his battle with lung cancer. He was born Jan. 21, 1945 in Pender County son of the late John Sanders and Rochelle Walker, he is also predeceased by his stepfather Roy Walker Sr. He is survived by his wife, Linda Sanders of the home; three sisters, Helen Wilson of Hubert, Mary Clodfelter of Lexington, Laura Sykes of Rocky Point; two half sisters, Becky Caudle of Walkertown, Faye Perdue of Winston-Salem; two half brothers, Ray Walker of Winnabow, and Randy Walker of Lexington; and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews; and a very special uncle, Birle Prince of Roanoke Va. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Community Home Care Hospice 117 E. Village Rd. Leland, NC. Annie Marie Taylor WALLACE -- Annie Marie Taylor, 72, affectionately known as Pee Wee of the Deep Bottom Community in Wallace died Friday, June 20 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 25 at First Baptist Church Deep Bottom with Rev. Acie Robinson, officiating.Â Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. on 1 hour before the service. A dove ceremony and inter ment will follow funeral services in the Burton Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home 915 Deep Bottom Rd. The family is served by Nixon Lewis Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Burgaw.

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When to see a geriatrician Dear Savvy Senior, What kinds of health problems do geriatricians treat? My mother, who’s 80, takes several different medications for various health problems, but she hasn’t been feeling herself lately. I’m wondering if she would benefit by seeing a geriatrician in place of her regular family doctor. Inquiring Daughter Dear Inquiring, If your mom is dealing with a variety of health problems and is taking multiple medications, a visit to a geriatrician may be just the antidote to help get her back on track. Here’s a breakdown of the different types of health conditions geriatricians treat and some tips to help you locate one in your area. Geriatric doctors For starters, it’s important to know that geriatricians are family practice or internal medicine physicians that have had additional specialized training to manage the unique and, oftentimes, multiple health concerns of older adults. Just as a pediatrician specializes in caring for children, a geriatrician is trained to provide care for seniors, usually over age 65. While most doctors, and even general practitioners, are trained to focus on a person’s particular illness or disease, geriatricians are trained to look at all aspects that can affect elderly patients – not just the physical symptoms. They also often work with a team of other health care

professionals like geriatrictrained nurses, rehabilitation therapists, nutritionists, social workers and psychiatrists to provide care. And, they will coordinate treatments among a patient’s specialists. Patients who can benefit from seeing a geriatrician are elderly seniors with multiple health and age-related problems such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, confusion and memory problems, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, hypertension, depression, respiratory problems, osteoporosis, arthritis, chronic pain, mobility issues, incontinence, vision and hearing impairment, and trouble with balance and falls. Geriatricians are also particularly adept at tackling medication problems. Because many seniors, like your mom, take multiple medications at the same time for various health conditions, and because aging bodies often absorb and metabolize drugs differently than younger adults, unique side effects and drug interactions are not uncommon. A geriatrician will evaluate and monitor you mom’s medications to be sure they are not affecting her in a harmful way. Geriatricians can also help their patients and families determine their long-term care

needs, like how long they can remain in their own homes safely without assistance, and what type of services may be necessary when they do need some extra help. But not all seniors need to see a geriatrician. Seniors who have few health problems are just fine seeing their primary care physician. Find a geriatrician Unfortunately, there’s a shortage of geriatricians in the U.S., so depending on where you live, finding one may be challenging. To locate one in your area, visit the American Board of Family Medicine website at theabfm. org where you can do a search online. Or use Medicare’s online Physician Compare tool. Just go to medicare.gov/ physiciancompare and type in your zip code, or city and state, then type in “Geriatric Medicine” in the “What are you searching for?” box. You can also get this information by calling Medicare at 800633-4227. Keep in mind, though, that locating a geriatrician doesn’t guarantee your mom will be accepted as a patient. Many doctors already have a full patient roster and don’t accept any new patients. You’ll need to call the individual doctor’s office to find out. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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Jamie and Gail Brown of Wallace announce the engagement and forth coming marriage of their daughter Julie Ann Brown to Nicholas Cody Teachey of Teachey. Cody is the son of Anthony and Sharon Teachey, also of Teachey. Cody is the grandson of Jane Howard Teachey and the late Raymond Teachey of Watha, and Lena Benton English and the late Gerald Benton of Teachey. Julie is the granddaughter of Clifton and Frances Brown of Wallace, and Letroy and Edith Gurganus of Richlands. A Sept. 6 wedding is planned at Corinth Baptist Church in Rose Hill.

Notice of Availability of an Environmental Assessment

The USDA, Rural Utilities Service has received an application for ﬁnancial assistance from the Moore’s Creek Water and Sewer District (MCWSD) of Pender County, North Carolina. As required by the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rural Utilities Service has prepared an Environmental Assessment that evaluated the potential environmental effects and consequences of the proposed project. This notice announces the availability of the Environmental Assessment for public review and comment.

The USDA, Rural Utilities Service has received an application for ﬁnancial assistance from the Central Water and Sewer District (CWSD) of Pender County, North Carolina. As required by the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rural Utilities Service has prepared an Environmental Assessment that evaluated the potential environmental effects and consequences of the proposed project. This notice announces the availability of the Environmental Assessment for public review and comment.

MCWSD does not own or operate any public water or sewer infrastructure in the District. Residents rely on private groundwater wells for drinking water purposes and private septic tank systems for wastewater disposal. Pender County and the MCWSD propose to identify, design and construct an initial expansion project for the District that will maximize availability of water service to the District’s citizens. The project would be consistent with future plans for a county wide water distribution system. In 2006, the District approved the issuance of General Obligation (GO) Bonds for the purpose of extending public water service to the unserved areas of the District.

CWSD does not own or operate any public water or sewer infrastructure in the District. Residents rely on private groundwater wells for drinking water purposes and private septic tank systems for wastewater disposal. Pender County and the CWSD propose to identify, design and construct an initial expansion project for the District that will maximize availability of water service to the District’s citizens. The project would be consistent with future plans for a county wide water distribution system. In 2006, the District approved the issuance of General Obligation (GO) Bonds for the purpose of extending public water service to the unserved areas of the District.

The proposed project consist of the construction of approximately 32,300 linear feet of 12-inch water line, 47,300 linear feet of 8-inch water line, 46,800 linear feet of 6-inch water line, 27,100 linear feet of 4-inch water line and 2,000 linear feet of 2-inch water line.

The proposed project consist of the construction of approximately 86,300 linear feet of 12-inch water line, 64,500 linear feet of 8-inch water line, 46,600 linear feet of 6-inch water line, 16,400 linear feet of 4-inch water line and 3,000 linear feet of 2-inch water line.

The Rural Utilities Service will require the District to incorporate mitigation measures in order to avoid or minimize any adverse environmental impacts to the proposed project’s design. Potential adverse impacts will be mitigated through the avoidance where possible, incorporating “best management” construction practices into the project plans and speciﬁcations as described in Section 4.0, Summary of Mitigation and Table 5 of the Environmental Report.

Other alternatives considered were the 1) No-Action Alternative and 2) Centrally Managed Small Cluster or Individual Facilities Alternative.

Copies of the Environmental Assessment are available for review at the Pender County Utilities office located at 605 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425; Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, P.C. located at 3804 Park Avenue, Suite A, Wilmington, NC 28403; The Wooten Company located at 120 North Boylan, Ave., Raleigh, NC 27603 or the USDA, Rural Development Office located at 440-C Caton Road, Lumberton, NC 28359.

For further information, please contact Mr. Steven H. Smith at (910)739-3349 Ext. 4. Any person interested in commenting on this proposal should submit comments to USDA, Rural Development, P.O. Box 7426, Lumberton, NC 28359 by July 18, 2014. A general location map of the proposal is shown below.

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF), found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust. html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@ usda.gov. June 18, 25, 2014

A general location map of the proposal is shown below.

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Bill Howard Outdoors

By Bill Howard Post & Voice Columnist Sometimes you go to catch fish; sometimes you just go fishing. That is a profound statement. Often there are goals and targets for our trips. Intentions with a sole purpose in which we plan, investigate, and proceed to attempt to accomplish. Then there are times when we still have intentions, purposes and goals, but they have nothing to do with the obvious results of the activity. Fishing is one of the most common outdoors activities we participate in and learn about nature’s gifts as a child. The image of Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie walking with a couple of cane poles hanging over their shoulders is relatable by nearly everyone. Few can recant whether there were any fish being carried without looking back at an old episode of the Andy Griffith Show. The intro to that show was not about whether they caught fish. It was something much more. It was a symbolization of simpler times. It is likely they were not targeting largemouth bass or catfish, or even crappie. This type of fishing, the kind in-

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volving worms or crickets, or maybe even dough balls made from bread or flour, consisted of sitting there, on the bank, with a bobber gently flowing over the surface of the breeze laden pond. And waiting. The waiting allowed you to reflect on the greater meanings of life. The thoughts stirred are not of deadlines at work, or how to handle irate customers, or how to get the next bill paid at home. No, these thoughts were deeper. They connect one to God’s lessons as well as a pew filled church service. The whispers of the waving tree leaves are the choir reciting the chorus. The passing of the white clouds against the blue sky is the first sight when looking up, but in this deeper meditation you notice the curl of cloud as it intermingles within itself. The clouds seem to be heading in the same direction at a quick glance, but you realize they do not. They twist, turn, and spiral as they continue to paint the motif of heaven. While lost in this realm a small bit of reality strikes back. Not the reality of the world around, but the reality of the moment. The cork drops out of sight below the surface. You search the water to make sure it has gone under. Quickly you grab the pole and you know immediately a leviathan from below has attacked the cricket and is making his run. For a minute or so it is you and a fish, likely no bigger than your hand with a mouth as small as your fingertip, staging your next moves. The hook is set though, and you know he will be yours soon. It may be any of the many types of panfish. It could be a robin, a green sunfish, a pump-

June 25, 2014

WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES Burgaw Fire Department offers free smoke detectors to those who need one. Burgaw Fire Department also offers free address numbers and reflective green signs for a nominal fee of $10.00. Please call 259-7494 for further information. MEETINGS INFORMATION The Town of Burgaw Board of Commissioners regular monthly meeting is held on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:00 PM in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building. The agenda deadline for the regular board meeting is 9:00 AM the first Tuesday of each month. If you have an item you wish to bring before the Board you must make contact with the Town Clerk prior to the above deadline in order to receive instruction on submitting items for the agenda.

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PUBLIC HEARING On, Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a public hearing to discuss closing one block of Carolina between Scott and Channel Blvd. The Public Hearing will be in the Board Chambers at 820 South Anderson, Town of Topsail Beach Town Hall. This Public Hearings is to receive any input or comments on the proposed closure. Under consideration is a resolution from the Town requesting closure of this block. June 25 and July 2, 2014

The Town of Burgaw Planning Board meets on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM in the meeting room of the Burgaw Municipal Building. All applications, fees and other required items must be submitted to the Town of Burgaw Planning Administrator on the last Friday of the month prior to the meeting month in order to appear on the Planning Board agenda.

Bill Howard with a nice bluegill hooked on a recent fishing trip. kinseed, or a shellcracker. You get the picture. But this is a simple time and a free moment, so the only word to describe the fish as you land him is a bream. They are all bream anyway, at least here in the South. You pull the hook from his lip and hold him up in admiration. You won that battle. But, you are not a poor winner. He will get another chance. You place him back in the water for a fight on another day. Another day in which you

wish to return to the simpler times. –Bill Howard is a lifelong North Carolina resident and hunter. He is a lifetime member of the North Carolina Bowhunters Association, an associate member of Pope and Young, and an official measurer of both. He is a certified hunter education (IHEA) instructor and bowhunter education (IBEP) instructor. Please share your stories with Bill at BillHowardOutdoors@ gmail.com.

Village of St. Helena COUNCIL VACANCY

CALENDAR July 4 July 8

Town offices closed in observance of Independence Day Board of Commissioners Meeting 4:00PM TOWN OF BURGAW 109 N WALKER STREET BURGAW NC 28425 Phone 910.259.2151 Fax 910.259.6644 Email: townofburgaw@townofburgaw.com Web: www.townofburgaw.com

Town of Surf City Government News June 25, 2014 MEETING TIMES Surf City Town Council 1st Tuesday of the month nd Planning Board 2 Thursday of the month ____________________________________________________

Village of St. Helena residents may apply for the council seat by emailing resume to: sthelena@bizec.rr.com or by mailing resume to: Village of St. Helena P.O. Box 1508 Burgaw, NC 28425

dens and sharing the bounty. The first market was held May 31 and runs from 8 a.m. until noon at the old railroad easement in Atkinson. Markets will be held every other week through the end of the summer.

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On, Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a public hearing to regarding status of Federal 50 Year Project. The Public Hearing will be in the Board Chambers at 820 South Anderson, Town of Topsail Beach Town Hall. This Public Hearings is to receive any input or comments on 50 Year Federal Project that is now authorized. The Town will need to fund some recertiﬁcation’s in order to keep the project updated and on track.

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June 25 and July 2, 2014

PENDER COUNTY GOVERNMENT NEWS Pender County Housing Authority Pender County Housing Authority Opens the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List for a Limited Time Only: The Pender County Housing Authority (PCHA) will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Waiting List for a limited period of time. The program assists eligible families who rent from private landlords in accordance with program guidelines. Beginning June 16, 2014 & ending July 9, 2014, pre-applications may be picked up from PCHA’s office at 805 South Walker Street, Burgaw, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays (except holidays). Limit 1 per family. Copies of the application will also be available at our website: http://www.pendercountync.gov/Government/Departments/HousingAuthority.aspx. Pre-applications will be available on-line from th th th June 16 until July 9 . No more applications will be available after July 9 . This is a “MAIL-IN ONLY” Pre-application. The th th Waiting List will open on July 14 through July 17 . Pre-applications must be post-marked by the U S Post Office between the th th th dates July 14 & July 17 . No “walk-in” applications will be accepted. Pre-applications post marked before July 14 or after th July 17 will not be accepted. Applications sent by fax or e-mail will NOT be accepted. The Waiting List will be closed after th Thursday, July 17 . Pender County residents will be given priority on the Waiting List for the HCV Program. Proof of residency is required in order to receive this preference. Pre-applications must be complete & signed by all adults (18 yrs of age or older) who will be living in the assisted household. Incomplete applications will be denied. The pre-application lists the information that must be returned with the form.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE th UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a tax warrant issued by the North Carolina Department of Revenue on the 14 day of April in the year 2014, directed to the undersigned Sheriff of Pender County, The Pender County Sheriff will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash whatever right, title and interest, the defendant owns or may own in the following described property which is subject to sale in accordance with: N.C.G.S. 105-242. This sale shall be subject to all superior liens and encumbrances, which were or became effective on the record prior to the lien of the judgment under which this sale is being held. 2007 Dodge Charger R/T 4 door vehicle, VIN # 2B3KA53H67H614918, Vehicle Color: White, Vehicle Mileage: 90,139. This sale shall be conducted th at Ten O’clock am (10:00 am) on the 10 day of July, 2014 at The Pender County Sheriff’s Office, 605 East Fremont Street Burgaw NC, 28425 in the main Parking lot located behind the building, where the vehicle is located. This sale shall be subject to all superior liens and encumbrances, which were or became effective on the record prior to the lien of the judgment under which this sale is being held. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY PLANNING BOARD WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: July 1, 2014 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, NC 28425 TOPIC OF HEARINGS: Master Development Plan Approval Pender Farm Development, LLC, and Pender Farm Commercial, LLC, applicants, on behalf of Pender 1164, LLC, owner, are requesting approval of a 5 phase Master Development Plan known as Blake Farm, consisting of 2,998 residential units and 250,000 sq. ft. of non-residential space. The applicant is also requesting Preliminary Plat approval for Phase 1 (SF1) consisting of 278 single-family residential units and associated infrastructure. The property is located 1/8 mile north of Sidbury Road ( SR 1572) and west of US HWY 17 near Scott’s Hill and contains approximately ±1344.5 acres zoned PD, Planned Development District. The properties may be identified as Pender County PIN(s) 3271-04-4167-0000; 3271-25-1909-0000; 3262-72-5914-0000; 3262-545164-0000. Master Development Plan Approval OPV Development, LLC, applicant and owner, is requesting a revision to the previously approved Master Development Plan for a 2-phased Mixed Use Subdivision; specifically reducing the previously established setbacks for Phase 2. The proposed project is located on the north side of Country Club Drive (SR 1565) approximately one (1) mile from the intersection of US HWY 17 and Country Club Drive; north of Captain Beam Boulevard and west of Emerald Ridge Drive in Hampstead. The property is zoned PD, Planned Development Zoning District and may be identified by Pender County PIN(s) 4203-14-3306-0000; 4203-05-8711-0000.

6/25/14 Zoning Map Amendment Pender County, applicant, on behalf of Melanie G. Herring, Miranda Rodriguez, and Keith Tatro, owners, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for a general use rezoning of four (4) tracts totaling 15.69 acres from RA, Rural Agricultural, to the GB, General Business District. The subject properties are located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Camp Kirkwood Road and US HWY 117, and may be identified by Pender County PIN(s): 3322-45-8223-0000 (1.00 acre), 3322-44-8909-0000 (5.57 acres), 3322-44-7653-0000 (7.93 acres), and 3322-44-4210-0000 (1.19 acres). For Additional Information Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker, St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910 259-1202.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE PENDER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AS FOLLOWS: DATE OF HEARINGS: July 7, 2014 TIME OF HEARINGS: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION OF HEARINGS: THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTED WILL BE HELD IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDING ROOM 145, 805 SOUTH WALKER STREET, BURGAW, N.C. 28425 TOPICS OF HEARING: Zoning Map Amendment Pender County, applicant, on behalf of Melanie G. Herring, Miranda Rodriguez, and Keith Tatro, owners, is requesting approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for a general use rezoning of four (4) tracts totaling 15.69 acres from RA, Rural Agricultural, to the GB, General Business District. The subject properties are located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Camp Kirkwood Road (SR 1318) and US HWY 117, and may be identified by Pender County PIN(s): 3322-458223-0000 (1.00 acre), 3322-44-8909-0000 (5.57 acres), 3322-44-7653-0000 (7.93 acres), and 3322-44-4210-0000 (1.19 acres). Zoning Map Amendment The Way of Truth Free Gospel Church, applicant and owner, is requesting the approval of a Zoning Map Amendment for a general use rezoning of 7.42 acres from OI, Office & Institutional District, to RA, Rural Agricultural District. The property is located along the east side of US HWY 117 between River Road (SR 1501) and Church Street (SR 1312), just south of the Duplin/Pender County line and may be identified as Pender County PIN(s) 3314-28-1506-0000; 3314-18-8863-0000. Special Use Permit Timothy J. Same, P.E. applicant, on behalf of Duke Energy Progress, Inc, owner, is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) for the operation of an Electrical Substation. The property is currently split zoned RA, Rural Agricultural and RP, Residential Performance District. Electrical Substations (NAICS 221119 Other Electric Power Generation) are permitted via SUP in the RA and RP zoning districts. The subject property is located at the corner of US HWY 17 and Old Whitfield Rd (SR 1726) in Hampstead, NC and may be identified as Pender County PIN 4215-12-8272-0000. Special Use Permit Scott Robbins, applicant, on behalf of owner, Elmer Wilson Heirs, is requesting approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) for the operation of an Airsoft Facility (NAICS 713990 All Other Amusement & Recreation Industries). The property is currently zoned RA, Rural Agricultural District, and Airsoft Facilities are permitted via SUP in the RA zoning district. The subject property is located approximately 1,500 feet east of the intersection of NC HWY 210 and Little Kelley Rd (SR 1409) in Rocky Point, NC 28457 and may be identified as Pender County PIN 3214-57-52050000. For Additional Information: Contact Pender County Planning & Community Development 805 S Walker St Burgaw, NC 28425 Phone 910 259-1202

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Summer softball in full swing By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Topsail Lady Pirate softball program has faced some major changes in the last three years. They welcomed aboard Coach Amber Passwaters two years ago and last year moved up to the 3A ranks. When they made that move they landed in the Mideastern Conference with the likes of powerhouse Laney. This summer the Pirates will take a group of young players and navigate their way through the Tri-County summer softball league. Varsity assistant Coach Izzy Mabrey will lead the team into summer play. His goals are simply to give the

girls as many innings as possible. “A lot of the older girls are already playing travel ball. We have a good group of middle school kids moving up and we’re going to use this league to find out what they need to work on,” Mabrey said. “That’s what this summer league is all about. We’re going to try and find their skill set and work on some things. We lost one senior. Maybe we can plug a couple of these young girls onto the varsity team. That middle school program was pretty successful.” The 2014 version of the Pirate varsity was full of sophomores and juniors. The team made it to the second round of the 3A playoffs.

The Trask Lady Titans had a successful spring season. For the first time in years the school will not field a summer team. “Most of our girls are playing travel ball or are playing rec ball, “said head coach Corrine Reece. “Two of our girls played on the state games team. As long as they are playing then I’m fine with that. We just want them to play somewhere. We would have been hard pressed to field a team for the summer league.” The Pender Lady Patriots are in a bit of a transition mode. Head Coach Manny Sanabria resigned after the spring season and the team lost several players to graduation. The Patriots played in the summer league a year ago

under the direction of former player April Branch. The Tri-County Summer League was formerly known as the summer high school league. It is under the direction of umpire Phil Best. He started the league seven years ago in an attempt to give players a chance to play in an instructional environment. “ I t ’s a n i n s t r u c t i o n a l league. This gives the young kids coming up an outlet to get used to playing high school ball,” Best said. The games will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays with the early games beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the later games starting at 8:15 p.m. There is an hour and a half time limit on the games and every team will play 10 games.

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The Heide Trask Titan baseball program has used the summer months to improve in the last few years. Last year they fielded a junior team in the high school summer league and had a successful summer under the direction of Neil Benton. This year the prog ram made a decision to try and field both a junior and senior team, something that Benton sees as a step in the right direction. “We have a core of older guys that need the stronger competition. We feel like we have 12 or 13 kids that will benefit from seeing better pitching,” Benton said. “We

want to win but this isn’t about winning or losing. We want to get better.” The senior team is a mix of Trask and Pender players. Benton has a group of about 13 kids to draw from and hopes to have enough to play on any given night. “This summer stuff is kind of unpredictable. You have kids that work and others that don’t drive or are going on vacation. It can be difficult at times.” The junior team will be coached by former Pender Coach Ed Lewis. Lewis has a vast amount of experience and should have a positive influence on the young players. “Coach Lewis has been doing this a long time, “said

Benton. “He works well with the young guys. That team will have a bunch of young guys with talent. They will learn a lot from him.” The senior team has started out 1-3 on the year with losses to Ashley and Hoggard. They have been competitive for the most part with the lone win coming over Ashley. “We’ve been competitive for the most part, “said Benton. “As long as we lear n something and show improvement we’ll be happy.” Staff photo by Bobby Norris

The summer league team has players from both Trask and Pender. Games are played at different locations during the summer months.

Topsail basketball on the hardwood this summer By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Topsail Pirate basketball Coach Jeff Gainey knew going into the 2013-14 season that his team would struggle to be competitive. He knew that his team was young and had not seen the competition that they would encounter in the Mideastern Conference. T his ye a r t h e ve t e r a n

coach hopes that last year only served to push his team to work harder. “We knew what we were getting into last year. I just asked them to work and get better and they did,” Gainey said. “I think we’re a better team for it.” This summer Coach Gainey has assembled a team of about 14 players ranging from rising ninth graders to rising seniors in an attempt to ac-

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Summer softball plays each Tuesday and Thursday at Hoggard High School in Wilmington.

climate them to the rigors of the split 3A/4A conference. His goals are simple. “We want to get better. We’ ll work on everything from dribbling to shooting. We need to learn to play defense. That’s a goal of ours this summer.” Gainey preaches defense and speed. His teams tend to run when the opportunity arises but can play a half court game if necessary.

T h e P i r at e s p l aye d at Mount Olive last week. They played six games and went 2-4 for the tournament. “We were competitive in every game,” said Gainey. “We were missing a couple of guys that we count on but it gave some young guys a chance, so it worked out.” The team will play 20 to 22 games this summer. They will play in the Fred Lynch Summer Tournament this week.

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Post & Voice top five sports stories of 2013-14 By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer The area high schools had a very successful year on the courts and the fields. There were several teams that won conference championships and went deep into the playoffs. The Post & Voice has picked the top five stories of the year. 5. Topsail moves to 3A Topsail High school was forced to move up to the 3A ranks due to its continued spike in enrollment. When the state realigned the conferences the Pirates were thrust into the split Mideastern Conference with the Wilmington schools along with South Brunswick and West Brunswick. Pender County as a whole and Topsail fought to change the states mind but end the end the changed was made. The fall and winter sports season was a tough one for the Pirates. The football team struggled through a 4-8 campaign and was swept by the 4A schools by a combined score of 149-7. The men’s and women’s basketball teams also struggled to compete with the 4A schools in the conference. It did not help that the football

and basketball programs were in a rebuilding mode. The lone exception in the winter months was the wrestling team. Joe Schulthorpe won a state title in the heavyweight division of the 3A ranks and several other grapplers had successful years. The Pirates were expected to be competitive in the spring sports. The softball team was competitive under Amber Passwwaters while the men’s soccer team and the lacrosse programs struggled. As everyone knows the baseball team won the state 3A state title. What some people don’t know is that the team was 6-6 in the conference and gave the 4A schools all that they could handle. 4. Trask women’s soccer makes playoffs The Trask ladies soccer team has not had very much success in recent years. Veteran Coach Cathy Claris took over the program three years ago and has not wavered despite the team’s inability to win. This year the Lady Titans came alive. Under the tutelage of Claris and longtime assistant Russell Lewis the team picked up a couple of wins early in the year. That

snowballed into a run at the conference title. The Lady Titans ended up being the top 3A team and made the playoffs. They earned a home game and won their first round matchup before losing in the second round. 3. Topsail’s Schulthorpe makes wresting finals as freshman Joe Schulthorpe went to the finals in the 2A division as a freshman grappler. The school moved up to the 3A ranks and Schulthorpe grew into the heavyweight division. No problem for the young man as he waded through the competition with incredible ease. Big Joe defeated several upperclassmen on his way to the finals where he outpointed the 28-2 Alex Lyles 5-2. Schulthorpe finished his sophomore year at 46-2. 2. Trask men’s basketball goes to regional finals The Trask men’s basketball team has been under the tutelage of Rodney Orr for three years and the veteran coach has worked diligently with his players throughout the summer months as well as during the season. All of the hard work culminated in the Titans having their best season ever.

The Titans started the season 13-0 and were ranked in the 1A standings for most of the year. They finished second in the split Four County Conference one game behind Clinton. They ended the season at 24-6 with a trip to the regional finals. 1. Topsail baseball wins state championship The Topsail varsity baseball team played a tough conference schedule and showed a lot of desire. They started the year at 2-4 before righting the ship. The Pirates won the 3A part of the Mideastern Conference standings and headed into the playoffs with the opportunity to play at home for the first four rounds. Topsail allowed one run or less through the first four rounds of the playoffs before sweeping South Johnston. The team traveled to Zebulon to play Monroe Piedmont in the state championship best of three series. The combination of Clark Cota and series MVP Trent Hansley ran roughshod through the 3A playoffs in leading to the state championship. The Pirates swept Piedmont with Hansley earning a win and a save on the mound.

Post & Voice sports news and notes By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer Pender County had its share of representation at the PowerAde state games as Topsail softball coach Amber Passwaters and Trask head coach Corrina Reece coached the division two team to a 2-2 finish. Trask standouts Kyra Holmes and Taylor Rivenburgh were part of the team that finished fifth out of nine teams. Reece was pleased with the team’s effort but not the

result. “I think it was a good experience for the girls. We were in every game. We just didn’t make the plays when we needed to,” Reece said. “As far as my two girls they played well. Rivenburgh had a little back issue so she didn’t play as much as she would have liked to. Kyra batted leadoff and stole a few bases. She played well. I enjoyed coaching with Coach Passwaters. It was a good experience.” The Topsail High school volleyball League is up and

running. The matches will be played on Mondays. Coach Hill Pearsall will run the league while entering a team that he describes as “having a lot of competition for positions especially for middles, right side hitters and libero. Summer league is a great opportunity for a player to show how versatile they are and can play many positions. We are excited about the height we will have across the front line.” Pender Coach Matt Davis

has also entered the summer league again. Davis will have a talented group of young ladies this fall and will use the summer to work on their game. The Trask summer baseball team will play several double headers this year under Neil Benton. The team will play a senior league schedule while Ed Lewis will coach the junior team out of Pender. Trask has found its volleyball coach. Stay tuned to the Post & Voice to find out who that is.

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The phrase old school can be applied to many things. In the coaching world it means several different things as well. I have often been called old school for many different reasons. Some are good and some are not. One of the things that I often hear about is old school coaches. Those coaches are called old school for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons that a coach can be called old school is because they have a very short fuse. They do not tolerate very much in the line of disciplinary problems. I know quite a few of these types of coaches. Glenn Sellers can be classified as an old school coach. He teaches the sport based on hard work and discipline. He will hug a kid around the neck while chewing them out for doing something that shall we say was not very smart. These old school coaches often lack patience when it comes to making the same mistake over and over again. They are often former players that played under legendary coaches or are just plain folk with a penchant for perfection. As a jour nalist I have found that some of the older coaches are hard to approach. They are often very team oriented and do not like to

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Pender County’s Most Comprehensive Fishing Report By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Angling Expert With the sun baking down on my nearly bald head last week my grandson and I headed out from the Castle Hayne landing for a morning of fishing. We traveled to Prince George Creek and anchored right at the mouth of the opening and casted a bream buster we purchased from Backwater Baits and waited. It took about five minute before my grandson’s bobber began to dance. It made the plunge and the little fella reeled in a nice sized bream. That my friends is a good start to a fishing trip. The bream are biting early in the morning and late in the evening. If you can’t be on the water by seven or so don’t bother until the late evening hours. A juicy worm or a fat cricket will get the job done for the bream while a few crappy have been caught on minnows as well but the bream are what is happening. The catfish are hitting at night with

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eel and chicken livers as the ideal baits. A few anglers have been doing well with the bass as well. Your favorite artificial bait will work here. If you have any questions on what is hitting, contact Big Mac at Lanes Ferry. The ocean waters are warming nicely and the fish are acting accordingly. The flatfish and reds are biting in the creeks and sloughs. Gold spoons and topwater plugs are working for the reds while the flounder are hitting live baits. Pier fishing has turned up some spot, a few sea mullet and an occasional bluefish. Bottom fishing with shrimp is working for the spot and mullet while the blues are hitting gotcha plugs. This weeks fishing tip As summer nears, the experienced angler will learn the tide times and fish accordingly. The best time to fish in fresh water during the summer is at dusk or beyond. The air temperatures drop and the water temps ease off as well. The fish

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By Bobby Norris Post & Voice Sports Writer

Michael Stroman had an eventful sophomore year at Heide Trask High School. He made the varsity football team and played quite a bit. During the spring sports season he played for the Trask varsity baseball team. He was a two sport standout as well as a good student. Stroman has a unique quality about him in which he possesses both speed and strength. He can run with the fastest at the school and is no slouch in the weight room. This gives him an edge when it comes to playing both baseball and football. This summer he will play on the senior summer baseball team out of Titantown. He will be counted on for his base running abilities as well as his hitting prowess. The 2014-15 school year should be a successful one for Michael Stroman. Until then he plans on working on his hardball skills throughout the summer months.

Every year it seems like the Topsail Pirate volleyball team has a girl on the squad that seems to have been there for years. This year that young lady is Kayla Hyatt. If it seems like she has been a Pirate for years it is because she was on the varsity as a freshman. Kayla has been a sub and has started on the varsity. She has been the benefactor of Coach Hill Pearsall’s knowledge for four years and her game has hints of Pirates past. Her game includes some power and some finesse. However, hustle is one of Hyatt’s constant qualities that never wavers. This summer she will hone her skills in preparation for her senior season at Topsail high school. She will lead a talented group of into battle against the tough Mideastern Conference. Kayla Hyatt is the anchor on the Pirates roster.

Brianna Pitman entered high school as a gangly young lady full of promise. She was well over six foot tall and had the potential to become a dominant force on the volleyball court as well as on the basketball floor. The young lady gave up hoops to concentrate on volleyball. That move seems to have paid dividends as she has become the dominant force that people thought they would. This summer Brianna will work on her game in preparation for her senior year as the Patriots go to player. Her height is not the only thing that makes her standout among her teammates. She has both power and grace and can rain on her opponents parade with powerful spikes. Defense may be her best attribute. She is a deterrent at the net. That part of her game is often overlooked. Brianna Pittman is set to make waves in her senior campaign.

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Half marathon planned for Topsail Island in fall A major road race for area runners is now on the fall calendar with the Two Town Half Marathon set for Oct. 11. The point-to-point race takes place on a newly certified flat course designed for excellent times – in both Surf City and Topsail Beach. The event begins at the new Topsail Beach Town Center and will be completed at Soundside Park in Surf City where a post-race celebration party will take place. “It is a credit to both towns that we can work together to hold such an outstanding event,” said Surf City Mayor Zander Guy. “Fall is a great time for folks to come to the beach and visit us.” Registration is available through www.townofsurfcity. com and will remain open until Sept. 30. Proceeds will go to benefit the Pretty in Pink Foundation, prettyinpinkfoun-

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 1, 2014 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following de scribed property situated in Pender NOTICE TO CREDITORS County, North Carolina, to wit: AND DEBTORS OF ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR TUMA RAY MARSHALL PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN 14 E 186 Having qualified as the Co-Execu- TOPSAIL TOWNSHIP, PENDER NORTH CAROLINA tors of the Estate of Tuma Ray Mar- COUNTY, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DEshall, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEING ALL OF LOT 14 OF SUNdoes hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims SET HARBOR AS SHOWN ON THAT NOTICE TO CREDITORS against the estate of said decedent MAP ENTITLED “RECOMBINATION AND DEBTORS to exhibit them to the undersigned on PLAT SHOWING LOTS 9-14 SUNState of north carolina, or before the 10th day of September, SET HARBOR”, TOPSAIL TOWNpender county 2014, or this notice will be pleaded SHIP, PENDER COUNTY, NORTH in the general court in bar of recovery. All persons, firms CAROLINA, PREPARED BY JOHN of justice and corporation indebted to the said L. PIECE-SURVEYING, DATED superior court division estate will please make immediate JANUARY 20, 1998, REVISED OCTOBER 16, 1998, SAID MAP REHaving qualified as Executrix of payment to the undersigned. the estate of Alfred Franklin Seiple This the 11th day of June, 2014. CORDED IN BOOK 32, PAGE 42 Jr., deceased, of Pender County. Sherrell W. Wilson (SLIDE 435), PENDER COUNTY This is to notify all persons having Kecia L. Harley REGISTRY. Being that parcel of land conveyed claims against the estate of said deCo-Executors cedent, Alfred Franklin Seiple Jr., to c/o Lawrence S. Boehling to Kenneth E. Bowman, Jr. and wife, present them to the undersigned on Attorney at Law Wanda C. Bowman from James T. or before September 10, 2014 at 71 P.O. Box 1416 Wilson and wife, Kathleen Wilson Lois Lane, Gilbertsville, PA 19525, or Burgaw, NC 28425 by that deed dated 08/01/2000 and be barred from recovery. All persons 910-259-3334 recorded 08/01/2000 in Deed Book 1608, at Page 1 of the PENDER Indebted to said estate, please make #6466 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2/14 County, NC Public Registry. immediate payment. Save and except any releases, This the 4th day of June, 2014 deeds of release or prior conveySandra Lee Higgins ances of record. 71 Lois Lane STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Said property is commonly known Gilbertsville, PA 19525 COUNTY OF PENDER as 1105 South Topsail Drive, Surf #6456 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/14 PENDER COUNTY City, NC 28445. IN THE GENERAL COURT THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS OF JUSTICE MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYCOUNTY OF PENDER COURT FILE #: 13-CVS-939 FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNPENDER COUNTY Plaintiff(s), DRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURIN THE GENERAL COURT v. SUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A OF JUSTICE HOWARD J. LEE, cash deposit (no personal checks) SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION owner et. al. of five percent (5%) of the purchase COURT FILE #: 13-CVS-939 Defendant(s). price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars Plaintiff(s), NOTICE OF SERVICE OF ($750.00), whichever is greater, will v. PROCESS BY PUBLICATION be required at the time of the sale. HOWARD J. LEE, TO: Howard J. Lee Following the expiration of the statuowner et. al. Take notice that a pleading seek- tory upset bid period, all the remainDefendant(s). ing relief against you has been filed ing amounts are immediately due NOTICE OF SERVICE OF in the above-titled action. and owing. PROCESS BY PUBLICATION The nature of the relief sought is Said property to be offered purTO: Edra Paula Lee Take notice that a pleading seek- as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy suant to this Notice of Sale is being ing relief against you has been filed unpaid property taxes on your inter- offered for sale, transfer and conest in the property described as Lot veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There in the above-titled action. The nature of the relief sought is 142, Section 1, Belevedere Planta- are no representations of warranty as follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy tion, Parcel ID Number 4203-67- relating to the title or any physical, unpaid property taxes on your inter- 2243-0000 more fully described in environmental, health or safety conest in the property described as Lot the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to ex- ditions existing in, on, at, or relat142, Section 1, Belevedere Planta- tinguish any and all claim or interest ing to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all tion, Parcel ID Number 4203-67- that you may have in the property. You are required to make defense prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid 2243-0000 more fully described in the complaint. Plaintiff seeks to ex- to such pleading no later than July land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, tinguish any and all claim or interest 28, 2014. This date: June 11, 2014 deeds of release, and any other enthat you may have in the property. PENDER COUNTY, By and cumbrances or exceptions of record. You are required to make defense through its Attorney To the best of the knowledge and to such pleading no later than July Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar belief of the undersigned, the cur28, 2014. #: 28777 rent owner(s) of the property is/are This date: June 11, 2014 ProTax, A Division of Kenneth E. Bowman, Jr. and wife, PENDER COUNTY, By and Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC Wanda C. Bowman. through its Attorney PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 An Order for possession of the Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar 910-259-2615 (tel); property may be issued pursuant to #: 28777 chip@shermanandrodgers.com G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchasProTax, A Division of #6460 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/14 er and against the party or parties in Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC possession by the clerk of superior PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 court of the county in which the prop910-259-2615 (tel); erty is sold. Any person who occuchip@shermanandrodgers.com pies the property pursuant to a rental #6459 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/14 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA agreement entered into or renewed COUNTY OF PENDER on or after October 1, 2007, may, afPENDER COUNTY ter receiving the notice of sale, terSTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT minate the rental agreement upon 10 COUNTY OF PENDER OF JUSTICE days’ written notice to the landlord. PENDER COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION The notice shall also state that upon IN THE GENERAL COURT COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-81 termination of a rental agreement, OF JUSTICE Plaintiff(s), the tenant is liable for rent due under SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION v. COURT FILE #: 14-CVS-81 KATRENA CAINES ANDREWS, the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Plaintiff(s), owner et. al. If the trustee is unable to convey v. Defendant(s). title to this property for any reason, KATRENA CAINES ANDREWS, NOTICE OF SERVICE OF the sole remedy of the purchaser is owner et. al. PROCESS BY PUBLICATION the return of the deposit. Reasons of Defendant(s). TO: Katrena Caines Andrews NOTICE OF SERVICE OF Take notice that a pleading seek- such inability to convey include, but PROCESS BY PUBLICATION ing relief against you has been filed are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmaTO: Unknown Spouse of Katrena in the above-titled action. Caines Andrews The nature of the relief sought is as tion of the sale and reinstatement of Take notice that a pleading seek- follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy un- the loan without the knowledge of the ing relief against you has been filed paid property taxes on your interest trustee. If the validity of the sale is in the above-titled action. in the property described as Rocky challenged by any party, the trustee, The nature of the relief sought is as Point Township 0.5521 acres, Par- in their sole discretion, if they believe follows: foreclosure sale to satisfy un- cel ID Number 3245-52-0278-0000 the challenge to have merit, may repaid property taxes on your interest more fully described in the complaint. quest the court to declare the sale to in the property described as Rocky Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and be void and return the deposit. The Point Township 0.5521 acres, Par- all claim or interest that you may purchaser will have no further remedy. cel ID Number 3245-52-0278-0000 have in the property. Trustee Services of Carolina, more fully described in the complaint. You are required to make defense LLC Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and to such pleading no later than July Substitute Trustee all claim or interest that you may 28, 2014. Brock & Scott, PLLC have in the property. This date: June 11, 2014 Attorneys for Trustee Services of You are required to make defense PENDER COUNTY, By and Carolina, LLC to such pleading no later than July through its Attorney 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 28, 2014. Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar Wilmington, NC 28403 This date: June 11, 2014 #: 28777 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 PENDER COUNTY, By and ProTax, A Division of FAX: (910) 392-8587 through its Attorney Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC File No.: 10-22044-FC01 Richard T. Rodgers, Jr., State Bar PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 #6445 6/18, 6/25/14 #: 28777 910-259-2615 (tel); ProTax, A Division of chip@shermanandrodgers.com Sherman & Rodgers, PLLC #6462 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/14 PO Box 250; Burgaw, NC 28425 110.012154 910-259-2615 (tel); 13-SP-330 chip@shermanandrodgers.com AMENDED #6461 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/14 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE 12 SP 362 TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the NORTH CAROLINA, power and authority contained in STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY that certain Deed of Trust executed PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of and delivered by Darren Tew And NOTICE TO CREDITORS Sale contained in that certain Deed Wife, Jennifer Tew And Susan Batts AND DEBTORS of Trust executed by Kenneth E. OF ARTHUR USSERY BRODIE Bowman, Jr. and Wanda C. Bowman Pearce, Unmarried , dated January 12, 2005 and recorded on January 14 E 198 to PRLAP Inc., Trustee(s), which was All persons, firms and corporations dated July 21, 2003 and recorded on 19, 2005, in Book 2566 at Page 071, having claims against Arthur Ussery March 1, 2011 in Book 3896 at Page and modified on September 1, 2010, Brodie, deceased, are notified to ex- 0215, Pender County Registry, North in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; hibit them to Vickie Adams, Executrix Carolina. and because of default in the payof the decedent’s estate, on or before Default having been made of the September 12, 2014 at 5486 East- note thereby secured by the said ment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and wind Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF MAYNARD PAUL THOMAS 14E185 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Maynard Paul Thomas, deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Wanda Thomas Gautier, as Administrator of the decedent’s estate on or before 1 October 2014, at the Law Office of Pollock & Pollock, Attorneys at Law, P.A., PO Drawer 999, Burgaw, NC 28425, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Administrator. Harold Lee Pollock Attorney at Law PO Drawer 999 Burgaw, NC 28425 #6452 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25/14

or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Executrix. Vickie Adams, Executrix Estate of Arthur Ussery Brodie c/o Mark I. Nunalee BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #6472 6/11, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2/14

perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Pender County Courthouse, in Burgaw, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 10:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Hampstead, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particular described as follows: Commencing at a new p.k. nail at the point of intersection of the centerline of a N.C. Highway No. 5 with the centerline of N.C.S.R, 1533; thence north 61 degrees 27 minutes 01 seconds west 716.79 feet to an existing iron nail railroad spike in the centerline of N.C.S.R. 1533; thence leaving said centerline south 19 degrees 16 minutes 05 seconds west 30.07 feet to an existing iron pipe on the southern right of way line of N.C.S.R. 1533, said iron pipe being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING thence from the above described point of beginning and along said right of way line south 60 degrees 55 minutes 01 seconds east 35.06 feet to an existing iron stake; thence leaving said right of way line and with the western line of the Terrance McLamb and wife property recorded in Deed Book 497, Page 061 of the Pender County. Registry south 28 degrees 33 minutes 11 seconds west 171.81 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence with a western line of the Terrance McLamb and wife property recorded in Deed Book 497, Page 060 and the James Albert Jordan and wife, property recorded in Deed Book 497, Page 059 south 35 degrees 57 minutes 23 seconds west 19.79 feet to an existing iron pipe; thence with a northern line of the said property north 67 degrees15 minutes 13 seconds west 2.33 ft to an existing iron pipe; thence with a northern line of said Jordan property and a northern line of the Terrance McLamb and wife property recorded in Deed Book 581, Page 131 north 66 degrees 32 minutes 20 seconds west 99.09 feet to an existing iron pipe in an eastern line of the Eugene Batts. Jr. and wife property recorded in Deed Book 487, Page 029, said property being a portion of Tract 2 as shown on a map entitled “Division of Eugene Batts Estate” recorded in Map Book 7, Page 116 thence with said line north 19 degrees 34 minutes 25 seconds east 202.95 feet to a new stake on the southern right of way line of N.C.S.R. 1533; thence a long said right of way line south 61 degrees 38 minutes 05 seconds east 100.19 feet to the point and place of beginning. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1050 Shepards Road, Hampstead, North Carolina. Being all of that property recorded in Deed Book 498, Page 037, a portion of that property recorded in Deed Book 696, Page 140, and a portion of Tract 6 as shown in a map entitled “Division of Eugene Batts Estate” recorded in Map Book 7 Page 116 of the Pender County Registry. According to a survey by Quadrant Surveying Inc. PA completed on October 12, 1988. All courses are correct in their angular relationship to North per Deed Book 696, Page 140 of the Pender County Registry. This is the same land described in Deed Book 732, Page 241, dated May 8th, 1989, Pender County Registry. Subject to any and all restrictions of record. Address of Property: 1050 Shepards Rd, Hampstead, NC 28443 Present Record Owner: Darren Tew; Spouse, if any of Darren Tew; Jennifer Tew; Spouse, if any of Jennifer Tew; Susan Batts Pearce; and Spouse, if any of Susan Batts Pearce The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1). The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If the Substitute 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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which

the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of termination. Dated: June 10, 2014 The Hunoval Law Firm, PLLC, Attorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD as Substitute Trustee By: Cameron D. Scott, Attorney at Law 501 Minuet Lane # 104-A Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 (704) 334-7114 110.012154/TEW/ PEARCE FEI # 1082.00306 #6498 6/25, 7/2/14 State of North Carolina County of Pender In the general Court of Justice Superior Court Division 14 E 199 Notice to Creditors and Debtors Having qualified as Ancillary Executor of the Estate of George W. Feehley deceased of Worcester County, MD owning property in Pender County, NC. This notice is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said decedent, George W. Feehley to present any such claims to the undersigned on or before September 26, 2014 at 1559 Teal Dr. Ocean City, MD 21842 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of June, 2014 Geoffrey Harold Robbins Ancillary Executor 1559 Teal Dr. Ocean City, MD 21842 #6486 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/14

PUBLIC NOTICE DOCKET NO. SP-3689, SUB 0 APPLICATION OF INNOVATIVE SOLAR 67, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 6, 2014, Innovative Solar 67, LLC (Applicant), filed an application seeking a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to G.S. 62-110.1(a) for construction of a 35-MW solar photovoltaic electric generating facility to be located at 1001 Shiloh Road in Willard, Pender County, North Carolina. The Applicant plans to sell the electricity to Duke Energy Progress, Inc. Details of the application may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 430 N. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor, Dobbs Building, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 or 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4325 or on the Commission’s website at www.ncuc.net. If a complaint is received within ten days after the last date of the publication of this notice, the Commission will schedule a public hearing to determine whether a certificate should be awarded, will give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the Applicant and to each complaining party, and will require the Applicant to publish notice of the hearing in this newspaper. If no complaint is received within the time specified above and if the Commission does not order a hearing upon its own initiative, the Commission will enter an order awarding the certificate sought by the Applicant. Persons desiring to lodge complaints may file statements to that effect with the Commission. Such statements should reference Docket No. SP-3689, Sub 0 and be addressed as follows: Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4325. Statements may also be directed to Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 or to The Honorable Roy Cooper, Attorney General of North Carolina, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001. #6496 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/, 7/16/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF LANCEY RODNEY RIVENBARK, SR. 14 E 208 Having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Lancey Rodney Rivenbark, Sr., deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of September, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of June, 2014. Lancey R. Rivenbark, Jr. Administrator c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6491 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/, 7/16/14

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ron Cohen and Carol Cohen to Paul H. Swan, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of June, 2006, and recorded in Book 2975, Page 252, in Pender 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 Pender 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 Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 8, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot(s) 186, Olde Pointe Subdivision, recorded in Map Book(s) 13, Page 69, Pender County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 721 Sawgrass Road, Hampstead, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1136105 (FC.FAY) #6488 6/25, 7/2/14

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 13SP442 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY CARLOS O. BEHAL DATED APRIL 21, 2011 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3916 AT PAGE 42 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on July 3, 2014 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot #59, Lea Acres Subdivision, as the same is shown on a map recorded in Map Book 12, Page 37 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more correct and accurate description. Subject to Restrictive Covenants shown in Deed Book 449, Page 86 and 110 of the Pender County Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto. And Being more commonly known as: 915 Garden Rd, Willard, NC 28478 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Carlos O. Behal. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is May 21, 2014. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-056437 #6451 6/18, 6/25/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP2 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL J. FILIGHERA DATED MAY 9, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3460 AT PAGE 298 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on July 3, 2014 the fol-

lowing described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 32 of Reedy Ranch, revised as shown on a map of same title, prepared by Thompson Surveying Co. of Burgaw, North Carolina. Said map is duly recorded in Map Book 31, Page 64 of the Pender County Registry, Reference to which is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. And Being more commonly known as: 188 Rooster Tail Trail, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael J. Filighera. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is May 27, 2014. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-052391 #6453 6/18, 6/25/14

cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Clinton O. Connor and wife, Tamatha Connor. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-26982-FC01 #6469 6/18, 6/25/14

14 SP 95 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert G. Harrell and Deborah G. Harrell to Daniel D. Mahn, Trustee(s), which was dated November 24, 2008 and recorded on November 25, 2008 in Book 3549 at Page 061, Pender County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, 13 SP 74 Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, NOTICE OF having been substituted as Trustee FORECLOSURE SALE in said Deed of Trust, and the holder NORTH CAROLINA, of the note evidencing said default PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of having directed that the Deed of Sale contained in that certain Deed Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned of Trust executed by Clinton O. Con- Substitute Trustee will offer for sale nor and Tamatha L. Connor to Jackie at the courthouse door of the county Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated courthouse where the property is loFebruary 25, 2010 and recorded on cated, or the usual and customary March 2, 2010 in Book 3745 at Page location at the county courthouse for 0284 and rerecorded/modified/cor- conducting the sale on July 2, 2014 rected on July 6, 2010 in Book 3793, at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highPage 0034, Pender County Registry, est bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender North Carolina. Default having been made of the County, North Carolina, to wit: Lot 5 as depicted on plat entitled note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, “Final Plat of Camber Woods”, dated Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, February, 2008 and recorded in Map having been substituted as Trustee Book 47, Page 035, Slide 633, to in said Deed of Trust, and the holder which reference is made for a comof the note evidencing said default plete description, being a portion of having directed that the Deed of the property conveyed to Carolina Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Granite Construction, Inc. by deed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale recorded in Book 3457 at Page 167, at the courthouse door of the county Pender County Register of Deeds. Subject to restrictions of record courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary in Book 3454 at Page 042, Pender location at the county courthouse for County Registry. Save and except any releases, conducting the sale on July 1, 2014 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the high- deeds of release or prior conveyest bidder for cash the following de- ances of record. Said property is commonly known scribed property situated in Pender as 52 Marble Drive, Rocky Point, NC County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in Topsail Town- 28457. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS ship, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYfollows: Being all of Lot 1 as shown on map FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNentitled “Final Plat of the Subdivision DRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURof Lot 196, Revised Section II, Wash- SUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A ington Acres” recorded in Map Book cash deposit (no personal checks) 39 at Page 93 of the Pender County of five percent (5%) of the purchase Registry, reference to which said map price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars is hereby made for a more particular ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. description. Save and except any releases, Following the expiration of the statudeeds of release or prior convey- tory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due ances of record. Said property is commonly known and owing. Said property to be offered puras 353 Washington Acres Road, suant to this Notice of Sale is being Hampstead, NC 28443. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS offered for sale, transfer and conMUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY- are no representations of warranty FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUN- relating to the title or any physical, DRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PUR- environmental, health or safety conSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A ditions existing in, on, at, or relating

to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert Gaylord Harrell and wife, Deborah G. Harrell. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-22742-FC02 #6471 6/18, 6/25/14 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA PENDER COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF GEORGE JOHN WEINFURTER JR 14 E 202 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against George John Weinfurter, Jr., deceased, are notified to exhibit them to Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent of the decedent’s estate, on or before September 19, 2014 at Post Office Box 598, Hampstead NC 28443, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Resident Process Agent. Mark I. Nunalee, Resident Process Agent Estate of George John Weinfurther, Jr. BIBERSTEIN & NUNALEE LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 598 Hampstead NC 28443 910-270-4347 #6477 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF PERCY L. FENNELL 14 E 146 Having qualified as the Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of Percy L. Fennell, deceased of Ocean County, New Jersey, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of September, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of JUNE, 2014. Dale Fennell Ancillary Administrator c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6476 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/14

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP1 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY WILLIAM C. BARBEE AND ELIZABETH D. BARBEE DATED NOVEMBER 13, 2008 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3547 AT PAGE 126 AND REFORMED BY JUDGMENT RECORDED AUGUST 23, 2013 IN BOOK 4310, PAGE 224 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 1:00PM on July 7, 2014 the fol-

lowing described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 78, Section 5, Morgan Cove Plantation, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 40, Page 118, of the Pender County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a complete description. And Being more commonly known as: 240 Bottle Branch Dr, Burgaw, NC 28425 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are William Clay Barbee. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is April 16, 2014. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 13-056841 #6405 6/25, 7/2/14 14-SP-110 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE North Carolina, Pender County UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by James A. Clark, II and Christina K. Clark, dated August 30, 2006 and recorded on September 13, 2006 in Book 3048, at Page 201 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the Pender County Courthouse, 100 South Wright Street, Burgaw, North Carolina on July 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the Town of Burgaw, County of Pender, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above-referenced Deed of Trust. Address of property: 17098 Highway 421, Burgaw, North Carolina 28425 Tax Parcel ID: 2279-17-8383-0000 Present Record Owners: James A. Clark, II and Christina K. Clark The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 105-228.30, the Clerk of Courts fee pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-308 and any Land Transfer Tax. The real property hereinabove de-

scribed is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If a third party is the high bidder at the time of sale confirmation, the third party will have fifteen (15) days following the sale confirmation to remit the balance of his/her bid to the Trustee. In the sole discretion of the Trustee, an extension may be granted, but in that instance, if required by the noteholder or loan servicer, the bidder shall be required to pay per diem interest at the current rate on the note secured by the deed of trust described herein until the day he/she remits the balance of his/her bid to the Trustee. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in it’s sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or about October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 – Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009. Kevin W. Butterfield Attorney At Law Substitute Trustee HAYWOOD, DENNY & MILLER, L.L.P. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW Post Office Box 51429 Durham, North Carolina 27717 Telephone:(919) 403-0000 Telecopier:(919) 403-0001 #6473 6/18, 6/25/14

NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF DRAINAGE COMMISSIONERS OF LYON SWAMP DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT TO LEVY ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS Pursuant to G.S. 156-93.1, notice to all owners of property subject to levy in the District is hereby given notice that the Board of Commissioners of Lyon Swamp Drainage and Levee District will meet at 7:00 P.M. on June 27, 2014 at Kelly Volunteer Fire Department, Kelly, North Carolina, for the purpose of determining the amount of the annual maintenance assessments to be levied. Any interested person has the right to be heard at the meeting prior to the Drainage Commissioners taking any action on the proposed assessment. This the 5th day of June, 2014. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS LYON SWAMP DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT Dale Norris, Chairman Dean Robinson, Commissioner Robert Allen Moore, Commissioner Milton C. Green, Treasurer #6474 6/18, 6/25/14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JAMES LOUIS RIVENBARK 14 E 192 Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of James Louis Rivenbark, deceased of Pender, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the day of September 17, 2014, or this noticewill be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of JUNE, 2014. Allen K. Rivenbark Executor c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6475 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/14

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices 13 SP 386 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert W. Legare and Claire B. Legare to L. Robert Coxe III, Trustee(s), which was dated August 30, 2005 and recorded on September 9, 2005 in Book 2770 at Page 160, Pender County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 2, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING all of Lot 1 of Harbor Pointe as shown on map entitled “Recombination Plat showing Harbor Pointe (Revised)” prepared by John L. Pierce & Associates, P.A. on June 14, 2000 and recorded in Map Book 33, Page 65, Slide 447, Pender County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 702 Roland Avenue, Surf City, NC 28445. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert W. Legare and wife, Claire B. Legare. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 #6478 6/18, 6/25/14

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 11 SP 399 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Glenna Cable White to Joan H. Anderson, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of August, 2002, and recorded in Book 1937, Page 289, in Pender 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 Pender 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 Burgaw, Pender County, North Caro-

lina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 1, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the Northwestern Right-of-way line of Loretta Drive said iron pipe being located along side line at a point that is the following courses and distances from an old spike No. 210 with the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1425; South 10 degrees 47 minutes 05 seconds West 459.18 feet, North 79 degrees 42 minutes 55 seconds East 122.35 feet, and North 50 degrees 17 minutes 05 seconds East 25.00 feet to the Beginning; and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located, 1. North 50 degrees 17 minutes 05 seconds East 174.49 feet to an iron pipe in the run of the Woods Branch; thence, 2. down the run of Woods Branch as it meanders in a Southeasterly direction with the following being traverse courses and distances from point to point along said run; South 28 degrees 47 minutes 00 seconds East 95.17 feet and South 43 degrees 13 minutes 25 seconds East 40.13 feet to an iron pipe in line; thence, 3. South 50 degrees 17 minutes 05 seconds West 158.90 feet to an iron pipe in the Northeastern line of Loretta Drive; thence; 4. With said line North 39 degrees 42 minutes 35 seconds West 133.50 feet to the BEGINNING, containing .50 acres more or less and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A. of Burgaw, North Carolina during July 1991. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 59 Kimberly Court, Rocky Point, North Carolina. The above described tract is TOGETHER WITH a 50-foot wide Roadway Easement for purposes of ingress, egress and regress to and from this and other lands with said easement lying adjacent to and 25feet to either side of the following described centerline; BEGINNING at sub-surface iron pipe in the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1425, said pipe being located along said road centerline of an old spike located in the intersection of the paved centerline of N.C. Highway No. 210, with the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1425, and running thence, from the BEGINNING, so located, 1. A curve line, having a radius of 300.00 feet, a chord course and distance of South 59 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds East 204.54 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in line; thence, 2. South 39 degrees 21 minutes 05 seconds East 1075.00 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in line thence, 3. North 50 degrees 38 minutes 55 seconds East 25.00 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in line; thence 4. A curve line having a radius of 800.00 feet, a chord course and distance of North 31 degrees 54 minutes 36 seconds East 514.00 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in line; thence, 5. North 13 degrees 10 minutes 17 seconds West 141.00 feet to a subsurface iron pipe at the beginning of a curve to the left in said roadway; thence, 6. With a curved line having a radius of 80.427 feet to a chord course and distance of North 13 degrees 16 minutes 19 seconds West 71.53 feet to a subsurface iron pipe at the end of said curved roadway; thence, 7. North 39 degrees 42 minutes 55 seconds West 1243.86 feet to the beginning of a curve to the left in said roadway; thence, 8. A curved line to the left, having a radius of 310.00 feet, a chord course and distance of, North 59 degrees 27 minutes 55 seconds West 209.51 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in line; thence, 9. North 79 degrees 12 minutes 55 seconds West 38.70 feet to a subsurface iron pipe in the graded centerline of Secondary Road No. 1425, the terminus of 50-foot wide Roadway Easement. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),

whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1065171 (FC.FAY) #6479 6/18, 6/25/14 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 11 SP 317 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lawrence D. Parham and Gabriela R. Parham to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of July, 2008, and recorded in Book 3503, Page 273, in Pender 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 Pender 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 Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 1, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of Topsail, in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Located in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina adjacent to and Northwest of the Northwestern right-of-way line of Secondary Road No. 1592 (Saint John’s Church Road) and being more fully described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at an existing iron stake on the curved Northwestern right-of-way line of Secondary Road No. 1592, said iron stake being located along said line at a point that is North 57 degrees 05 minutes 07 seconds West 30.04 feet from an existing railroad spike located in the centerline of said road that marks the most northern corner of Carolina Power and Light Company’s land described and shown on a map duly recorded in Deed Book 786 at Page 321 of the Pender County Registry; and running thence, from the Beginning, so located, (1) North 57 degrees 06 minutes 01 seconds West 276.95 feet to an existing subsurface iron stake in line; thence (2) North 22 degrees 13 minutes 52 seconds East 131.35 feet to an existing iron stake in a ditch; thence, (3) Along or near said ditch South 57 degrees 12 minutes 25 seconds East 276.75 feet to an existing concrete monument in the Northwestern right-of-way line of Secondary Road No. 1592; thence, (4) With the northwestern right-ofway line of said road South 38 degrees 47 minutes 21 seconds West 48.92 feet to a point at the beginning of a curve to the right in said roadway; thence, (5) Continuing with the Northwestern right-of-way line of said road as it curves to the right a chord course and distance of South 24 degrees 11 minutes 01 seconds West 83.11 feet to the Beginning, contain-

ing 0.826 acres, more or less, and is as surveyed by Thompson Surveying Co., P.A., of Burgaw, N.C. during May 2004. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 828 Saint Johns Church Road, Hampstead, North Carolina. As a reference to the above described tract see Deed Book 333 at Page 311 and Map Book 32 at Page 144 of the Pender County Registry. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 #6480 6/18, 6/25/14

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jason Brent Melind and Amanda Elliott Melind (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Jason B. Melind and Amanda P. Melind) to Rebecca W. Shaia, Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of June, 2005, and recorded in Book 2681, Page 218, in Pender County Registry and Recorded in Book 5778, Page 987, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Pender County/New Hanover, 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 Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for fore-

closure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 1, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender/ New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: TRACT 1: Being all of Lot 15 of Scotts Hill Bluff, Section One, as the same is shown on a Map recorded in Map Book 30, Page 17, of the Pender County Registry. TRACT 2: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Harnett Township, New Hanover County, North Carolina and being that portion of Lot 15, Section One, Scotts Hill Bluff that is located in New Hanover County and shown on the recorded plat of Scotts Hill Bluff, Section One and recorded in Pender County, North Carolina and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron on the southern right of way of Marsh Field Drive (Private Right of Way), said iron being at the northwest corner of Lot 15, Scotts Hill Bluff, proceed from said point of beginning and with the western line of Lot 15, S. 58-32-23 E. 89.26 ft. to a point at the intersection of the western line of the county line N. 39-54-11 W. 91.99 ft to a point on the southern right of way of Marsh Field Dr.; thence with said right of way and a curve to the left having a radius of 207.50 ft to a chord S. 35-31-57 W. 29.47 ft to the point of BEGINNING and containing 1,322 square feet. All bearings are magnetic relative to Map Book 2, Page 82 (Pender County). Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 121 Marsh Field Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028

4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1110986 (FC.FAY) #6481 6/18, 6/25/14 13 SP 372 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, PENDER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Lenora B. Flick to W. James Brandon, Trustee(s), which was dated December 21, 2006 and recorded on December 21, 2006 in Book 3128 at Page 336, Pender County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 8, 2014 at 11:30AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Pender County, North Carolina, to wit: Lying and being in Topsail Township, Pender County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:  Being all of Lot 16 of Pecan Grove Plantation as shown on map entitled “Final Plat of Section 4 Pecan Grove Plantation” recorded in Map Book 35 at Page 137 on Sheet 5 of 5 of the Pender County Registry, reference to which said map is hereby made for a more particular description.  Subject to restrictions recorded in Book 2092 at Page 069, Book 2212 at Page 333, Book 2433 at Page 116, Book 2472 at Page 74, Book 2682 at Page 304 as rerecorded in Book 2819 at Page 320 and Book 2757 at Page 284, and By Laws recorded in Book 2092 at Page 086 and all subsequent amendments and supplements to said Restrictions and By Laws of the Pender County Registry. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 107 South Sea Lily Court, Hampstead, NC 28443. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTYFIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Lenora Flick. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 08-05937-FC05 #6482 6/25, 7/2/14

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Sea Turtle Hospital News By Karen Sota Special to the Post & Voice Spotlight on intern Gracyn Davis This self-proclaimed military brat isn’t new to the sea turtle game. In fact she’s been coming in to work every Sunday and Tuesday since last November. June through mid-August our regular volunteers get a much needed break once our interns make it through sea turtle boot camp. When Gracyn learned that her status as a volunteer would mean that her hands-on time with turtles would be greatly curtailed during the summer she found a way to keep on – she signed up for our twelve-week program. Because she has been with us for a while she’s been a great help in acclimating the new recruits and passing along the backstories of our patients. After our series of June releases, where Gracyn freed our little green turtle Mustang we’re still housing a couple dozen turtles in various stages of rehab. While during the winter she worked primarily in our ICU she now rotates between Sick Bay and our big room, Sea Turtle Bay. Gracyn notes that being at the hospital on a daily basis has made her more aware of the subtle changes in our patients over even short periods of time. She enjoys seeing them come out of their shell and develop distinct personalities as they start to feel, and look better. And there’s always a reason to celebrate when one of our ICU turtles graduates and moves into the big house. Gracyn’s future career plans involve working in an environment that stresses education. She enjoys talking to the public during our tours and is amazed at the number of interesting questions our visitors ask. Gracyn feels that education is one of the most important aspects of the tour because it puts the public in a position to see first-hand the consequences of humans on the environment. “It’s easier to ignore what’s going on if you don’t see it,” Gracyn said. She feels strongly that once they leave our hospital most people get it. Gracyn very much enjoys the camaraderie

of her fellow interns, and considering their various backgrounds and life experiences is delighted at how well they all get along. She will return to UNCW in the fall as a rising senior completing her work towards a BS in Environmental Studies. Next stop is graduate work at George Mason for a degree in Zoo and Aquarium Management. In addition to researching ways to provide stimulation for captive animals she hopes to focus on education through program animals. Sand traps Please, do not leave our beaches looking like they have been in a war zone. Unfilled holes and litter are treacherous to our two-legged and four-flippered visitors. We’ve had many hospital guests remark on the danger of trying to navigate open holes up and down the island. Please fill them in and pick up your trash before you leave for the day. Nesting update We’re over a dozen nests as of this writing and July is the month when nesting kick into high. In addition to the Topsail Turtle Project volunteer flip-flops on the sand every morning through the end of August we also rely heavily on our locals and visitors to report any sighting of nesting turtles, as well as any turtles in any kind of distress. Please report all local sea turtle activity to our director of beach operations, Terry Meyer at 910-470-2880. If unable to reach her you may also contact our director, Jean Beasley at 910470-2800. The state also has a hotline for strandings (injured or sick turtles) at 252-241-7367 and the call will be picked up 24/7. Hospital visiting hours We are open daily except Wednesday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. General admission is $5, seniors and military are $4. Admission for children is $3. We are located at 302 Tortuga Lane, (mainland) Surf City. Take the turn from Hwy. 50/210 onto Charlie Medlin Drive (Shipwreck Point Mini Golf is your landmark for this road.) Follow the road onto the gravel section and through the round-about. We are the only building on Tortuga. We moved from Topsail Beach last fall so please do not go to the old location looking for us: many people have made that trek, most likely out of habit.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices Legal Notices IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION PENDER COUNTY 14SP120 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY TERESA D. PRIDGEN DATED FEBRUARY 26, 2010 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 3744 AT PAGE 237 IN THE PENDER COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the abovereferenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on July 8, 2014 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Pender County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 4 as depicted on plat entitled “Final Plat of Camber Woods” dated February 2008, and recorded in Map Book 47, Page 035, Slide 633 and rerecorded in Map Book 47, Page 58, Slide 635, also shown on Revised Map Book 48 at Page 46, to which reference is made for complete description, being a portion of the property conveyed to Evans Haines, LLC by deeds recorded in Book 3226 at Pages 81 and 84 of the Pender County Registry. And Being more commonly known as: 24 Marble Dr, Rocky Point, NC 28457 The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Teresa D. Pridgen. 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, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either 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. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result

in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. The date of this Notice is June 18, 2014. Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee 10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400 Charlotte, NC 28216 (704) 333-8107 http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/ 14-060248 #6489 6/25, 7/2/14

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 13 SP 293 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Kyle Lee Bergeron to Douglas Douglas, Connie Iampieri, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of April, 2005, and recorded in Book 2637, Page 347, in Pender 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 Pender 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 Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 8, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING ALL of Lot 88, as shown on map entitled “Final Map Summit Ridge, Phase V-B”, recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 121 of the Pender County Registry, said map is hereby referenced for a more particular description, together with a right of way in common with others over, through or upon any and all existing street provided access to the lot shown on said map. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 812 Belair Court, Rocky Point, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay

the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO

COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE BY: Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1116094 (FC.FAY) #6492 6/25, 7/2/14

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 11 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Walter Johnson & Mary Johnson to W J Kellam, Jr, Trustee(s), dated the 6th day of May, 2009, and recorded in Book 3621, Page 334, in Pender 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 Pender 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 Burgaw, Pender County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 2:00 PM on July 8, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Pender, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 7R, Creekside Estates Subdivision, recorded in Map Book 33, Page 27, Pender County Registry. Together with and subject to a perpetual easement for installation, maintenance and repair of a septic system, identified as “Septic Easement Area E” in plat recorded in Map Book 32, Page 84. Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 261 Woodside Drive, Hampstead, North Carolina 28443. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §4521.23. 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, environ-

mental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1114100 (FC.CH) #6495 6/25, 7/2/14

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF BESSIE GURGANIOUS HENRY 11 E 45 Having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Bessie Gurganious Henry, deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of September, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of June, 2014. Edna S. Devane Executrix c/o Lawrence S. Boehling Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6490 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/, 7/16/14 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF BYRON WOODARD DODSON (a/k/a BYRON WOODWARD DODSON) 14 E 163 Having qualified as the Public Administrator of the Estate of Byron Woodard Dodson, (a/k/a Byron Woodward Dodson) deceased of Pender County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 24th day of September, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons, firms and corporation indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of June, 2014. Lawrence S. Boehling Public Administrator Of the Estate of Byron Woodard Dodson P.O. Box 1416 Burgaw, NC 28425 910-259-3334 #6487 6/25, 7/2, 7/9/, 7/16/14

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Hwy. 41 & 11 (Tin City) • Wallace • 910.285.6047