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WB police describe Red Dogs as dangerous while former manager argues he would operate bar safely

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

The former manager of a nowclosed Wrightsville Beach bar argued before an administrative judge on Thursday, May 17 that the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control commission is wrongly denying him an opportunity to operate the establishment.

Meanwhile, the Wrightsville Beach Police Chief described Red Dogs as a problematic

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establishment often requiring police resources to reply to issues at the late-night bar.

During the administrative law hearing at the Brunswick County Courthouse, ABC officials said that Jon Shellem, a former manager of Red Dogs, was denied a permit in February 2018 for several reasons, including a close association with the prior two permit holders at the 5 North Lumina Ave. location.

Representing Shellem, attorney

Clay Hodges told the judge that the ABC justification to partly base its decisions on suspensions or revocations of the prior license holders of the bar was unfair and shouldn’t be held against him.

Testifying at the hearing, Shellum said nearly 20 years experience as a bartender and manager gave him the experience to run a “safe and fun” bar n See RED DOGS Page 4

Water, sewer rate hikes in proposed WB budget

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Wrightsville Beach water and sewer rates would see a 25 percent increase under the proposed budget finalized by town staff this week, with town leaders saying the increase would fund several badly needed upgrades for the aging system.

The 2018-2019 town budget would raise spending to $16,325,482, up from $13,457,087 in the previous year. A public hearing on the budget

will be on the June 12 board of aldermen agenda.

The increase in water and sewer rates come as defects in the aging system are exposed. One of the first priorities will be the construction of a secondary sewer line off the island, as the Northeast Interceptor (NEI) line that currently moves sewage to a treatment plant suffered two ruptures within the past year.

However, that project was included in the current budget proposal, which at $350,000 is less

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Danielle Mahon, standing in front of her menu chalkboard at Topsail Steamer, is ready for business at the new Wrightsville Beach location at 530 Causeway Drive.

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A pair of swimmers go hand-in-hand as they tackle the surf on Saturday, May 190 for the fifth annual Stoked To Go Out Pier-to-Pier Swim. The event raised money for a scholarship for UNCW swimming and diving. See page 5 for more photos.

Swimmers go pier-to-pier for UNCW scholarship

By Nicholas Aziz Intern

Crashing waves and windy conditions created the toughest course yet for nearly 150 swimmers competing in the fifth annual Stoked To Go Out Pier-to-Pier Swim on Saturday, May 19 in Wrightsville Beach. Youth prevailed again, with teenagers taking the top seven of the top 10 spots.

Jared Carter, 15, won the race for the fourthstraight time, finishing the 1.7 mile swim between Crystal and Johnnie Mercer’s piers in a time of 30:32. Carter had previously outswam the

competition in the memorial swim when he was 12 and 13 years old. The top female finisher was Kate Pottle, 17, who participated in the Swim the Sound for the YMCA’s Cape Fear Aquatics Club in 2016 and swam at the 2014 annual 1.7-mile Pier-2Pier swim, finishing fifth in her age group.

Following Carter was 2017 Swim the Loop winner Michel Heijnen, 31, with a time of 31:24.

Austin Winchester, 16, finished third with a time of 32:48, Matthew Wisthoff, 32, placed fourth n See SWIM Page 5

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Topsail Steamer brings take out steam pots to Wrightsville Beach

By Daja Terry Intern

When Danielle Mahon started Topsail Steamer in 2016, she had a clear idea of how her business would succeed. Now, after the unique dining concept proved to be a hit in Topsail Beach, the entrepreneur is ready to bring her approach to carryout food to Wrightsville Beach. “I always knew I wanted to have multiple locations,” Mahon said.

“Wrightsville Beach just felt like the right place to expand.”

Just in time for Memorial Day, the opening of Topsail Steamer’s new Wrightsville Beach location

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From wristbands that hold daily reminders to jewelry that would raise awareness—and money— for endangered animals, students at Wrightsville Beach Elementary last week applied their entrepreneurial spirit to their personal passions, creating a series of products that were evaluated similarly to the Shark Tank television program.

With 22 total projects up for display, the students of the Wrightsville Beach Elementary School Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) program pitched their ideas to teachers, fellow students and a handful of parents during the May 17 event at the school’s

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Wrightsville Beach Elementary students explore their passions with Shark Tank projects

By Daja Terry

A Coast Guardsman from Station Wrightsville Beach shows the ropes to NASCAR driver Alex Bowman and members of his pit crew during a pre-Memorial Day event at the station on Thursday, May 17. Bowman revealed a new patriotic paint scheme for his No. 88 car. See page 6 for more.

at 530 Causeway Drive is set for Thursday, May 24.

A Raleigh native, Mahon grew up in a family of entrepreneurs, and she always knew that she wanted to start a business—she just didn’t know what to do yet. With a background in sales and marketing, as well as life sciences at Research Triangle Park, Mahon knew what she had to do.

“The timing was just right,” Mahon said. “We were empty nesters, so we left Raleigh for Topsail.”

Mahon is already taking orders at her new Wrightsville Beach location.

Mahon describes Topsail Steamer as a “sort of

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Katherine Kochakji, Gifted Education Specialist at the school, wanted the students to be able to do something different this year, and she let her students decide on a Shark Tank-themed, year-long project.

“I wanted them to pick a

project based on their passions and invent something related to that,” Kochakji said.

GianLuca Minichino presented his idea of EchTech, headphones and earbuds for blind people that detects objects and helps them n See SHARK Page 2

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Bella Hocker’s “The Play and Stay” promotes convenience, health, and fun.

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Lumina News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002 Michael Trofimchuk and Nate Pringle invented a bike-powered generator called BiRecycle.

“When I announced it at the beginning of the year, Michael and Nate came to me and said they knew exactly what they wanted to do,” Kochakji said. “They pitched it to me and I just said, ‘What?’ I couldn’t believe it.”

On the back wheel, the boys built a fan into the spokes, and as the user works the pedals, it powers a generator attached to the bike. It is powerful enough to light up a light bulb, at the least.

“When the power goes out and it’s really hot, you’ve got A/C,” Trofimchuk said.

“And when it’s dark, you have some light,” Pringle added.

The duo listed their bike at a cost of $70, what they say is a reasonable price to pay for a sustainable generator that can be used in emergency situations.

“It’s very marketable,” Kochakji said.

Adreina Henson invented Sticky Styles, a company that encourages customers to send in their old clothes to preserve the style in duct tape.

Cruz Turner and Everett Hoerdemann came

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“see” through echolocation.

“I got my inspiration from this old man that clicks his tongue and uses the sound bouncing off of things to navigate,” Minichino said. “I want EchTech to have its own stores—like Apple—in major cities with a large blind population.”

Children from other classes visited the cafeteria to learn more about their peers’ work as their two-minute pitch videos played on a screen at the front.

“They’re little entrepreneurs,” Kochakji said. “It’s amazing what they’ve come up with.”

than the $800,000 that was initially projected.

To tackle the upgrades to the system, town board members asked Wrightsville Beach Public Works Director Williams Squires to create a list of priorities that expand over a 10 year period.

“We picked highest priority areas in the first 10 years, but who knows, we may have to change things up,” Squires said. “It’s going to be a fluid process.”

Squires said other priorities will be efforts to fix structural issues to lift station no. 3, which serves the island’s south end, approximately from Iula Street to Jack Parker Boulevard. Another priority is to upgrade the water mains between Raleigh and Columbia streets.

“They are two-inch galvanized water mains that are now producing terrible pressure and flow,” Squires said.

The rate hikes come after several years of steady rates, while the system continued to degrade, Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said.

Blair said the budget moved money from the general fund to address the first set of projects, allowing time for the rate increases to produce revenue for future projects. He said establishing a list of projects, ranked by necessity, will help guide future boards as they continue to attack the system’s problems.

“This way, we’re not sacrificing critical projects while waiting for the money to come in,” Blair said.

The 25 percent increase on water fees would raise rates from $1.52 per unit (748 gallons) to $1.90 per unit, while the serwer rate would go from $2.65 per unit to $3.31 per unit.

Blair said that for most residents, the increase would amount to approximately $10 per month.

Michael Trofimchuk (left) and Nate Pringle (right) presenting their BiRecycle bike.

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Week of May 14 - May 20, 2018 Single & Multi-family Homes

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SALES TRENDS Pleasure Island 2842828449

Topsail Island 28445

Hampstead 28443

Leland 2845128479

Castle Hayne 28429

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Central Wilmington 2840328405

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up with a social media app called Game On. In the app, users would be able to list their stats, communicate with other players and, since it’s available across all consoles, XBox players can compete with PS4 players or PC gamers.

Shelby Roche’s Earth Clothes makes clothing from organic cotton and different essential oils. “They’re better for the environment and you,” she said.

For environmentally friendly, sustainable solutions to plastic waste, Parker Joyner and Everett Lain invented Soda Straws that would contain little bits of candy inside of paper straws, allowing the customer to put a straw into a cup of water and taste lime or grape or orange without buying the different types of soda.

Bella Hocker’s focus on health, fun, and convenience led to her invention of the Play and Stay, a vending machine that allows customers to rent or buy toys, such as beach balls and Frisbee.

“Nearly one in six kids have issues with obesity, but with Play and Stay, you don’t have to bring anything with you and you can be active,” Hocker said.

Information provided by Chris Livengood, Vice President of Sales, Intracoastal Realty **Absorption gives you an idea of the number of months it will take for the current inventory to be sold out based on the last twelve months of sales.

Note: This representation is based in whole, or in part, on data supplied by the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR) Multiple Listing Service. Neither the Cape Fear Realtors nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Cape Fear Realtors or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC PROPOSED 18/19 BUDGET – PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A copy of the proposed Town of Wrightsville Beach Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Budget will be submitted to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen on May 23, 2018. A public hearing will be held on the budget proposal and on a modified system development fee schedule at the regularly scheduled Board of Aldermen meeting on June 12, 2018 at 5:30pm (or soon thereafter) at the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall. The Budget was prepared in accordance with the North Carolina Local Government and Fiscal Control Act. A summary of the projected revenue and expenditures by Fund are as follows:

Chipotle or Subway style” restaurant. Customers can order their food at the counter, building their own Bay Bucket with a base, shrimp, snow crabs, clams, or sausage, and then top it off with one of four homemade seasonings. With another option to order online or over the phone, customers can set a time and date and the team at Topsail Steamer will have it ready. Prices range from $25 with a Low Tider Build Your Own Bay Bucket to a $125 High Tider with a Full Steamer that includes 6.5 lbs of seafood, vegetables and seasonings.

“I’m not concerned about competition,” Mahon said. “We have a unique model, and our brand is customer service.”

Her team is made up of University of North Carolina Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College students and graduates, as well as other locals.

They will be splitting their time between the Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Beach locations. In addition to that, Mahon’s children will be helping her run the business at both locations. She said that customers always have a pleasant experience because her team exudes friendliness.

Mahon listed three things that Topsail Steamer brings to the table: quality food that is locally sourced, convenience and experience. Customers can send in photos of them enjoying Topsail Steamer’s Bay Buckets. While customers cannot cook in the pot again, it can be reused for potted plants, shelving, or whatever else they may need.

Their Bay Buckets range from Traditional Low Country to New England Clam Bake, and there are many choices in between.

“We’ve got the pot. You pick the spot,” she said. “We give them the tools, and after adding some water and letting it cook for forty minutes, they’ve got a meal.”

Wrightsville Beach is a hotspot for tourists, and Mahon knew how great the residential community would be in addition to that. When asked if she considered changing Topsail Steamer to Wrightsville Beach Steamer, she said, “We started in Topsail, so it just felt right to keep that. I also just think Topsail is a good word.”

Topsail Steamer is open seven days a week from 12 - 7 p.m. on weekdays and 12 - 8 p.m on weekends. The official Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting will be held June 13 at noon.

Summary of Revenue and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2018/19

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Revenue Expenditure $11,725,807 $11,725,807 $4,599,675 $4,599,675 $16,325,482 $16,325,482

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A copy of the proposed budget and budget ordinance will be filed in the office of the Town Clerk and will be available on May 23, 2018 for review at the Wrightsville Beach Town Hall located at 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 during normal business hours. A copy of the document can also be viewed at www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com on May 23rd.

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The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: •

A Conditional Use Permit application for 534 Causeway Drive to open a restaurant that serves healthy food and craft coffee.

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Wrightsville Avenue mixed-use development approved by Wilmington Planning Commission

By Hannah Leyva Contributing Writer

State-of-the-art fitness programs at Drysdale Sports Center highlight offerings at Country Club of Landfall Let Landfall Realty introduce you to this beautiful waterfront community

Landfall Realty is proud to represent our fabulous waterfront community and the beautiful Country Club of Landfall. As neighborhood experts, we are thrilled to boast about our recently completed multi-million dollar renovation to our Drysdale Sports Center.

It is one of the top health and wellness facilities in southeastern North Carolina with an enormous array of health and wellness offerings, such as 100 fitness classes including Yoga,

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It is also home to our newly expanded pool complex with a resort style pool and slide, our nationally recognized tennis program and 13 lighted tennis courts and new tennis pro shop, our new Kids’ Club and play area, and both Member and Junior Member Lounges.

Now lucky members enjoy true state-of-the-art fitness programs, training, technology and equipment all in our own community. Please feel free to contact any one of our Landfall Realty brokers for a tour of the gorgeous neighborhood and Country Club.

A proposed mixed-use development on Wrightsville Avenue and Jones Road called Trolley Station was recently approved

by Wilmington’s Planning Commission and will next go before city council.

The three-story building would feature a total of 9,800 sq. ft. of retail, office, and residential space on the 1.03-acre plot of land located at 6789 Wrightsville Ave adjacent to the residential neighborhood MacCumber Terrace. The triangular piece of currently unused land is also across the street from the ABC store and the empty field that was once the Galleria shopping center.

The planning commission approved it by a 6 – 1 vote with several conditions, including a 20-foot buffer and a maximum height of 35-feet on the building. The proposal will next be presented to Wilmington City Council for approval.

During the public comment portion of the presentation, MacCumber Terrace residents Terry and Carole Sheffield, whose property sits directly behind the potential project, raised concerns about the proposed 45-foot height of the building and the change from a 20-foot buffer to a 10-foot one.

“We’re just looking for a common sense approach from the commission,” Terry Sheffield said. “We’re not opposed to the project whatsoever. We would just like to ask the commission to really take a hard look at it and think what it would be like to have a 45-foot building 50 feet outside your bedroom window.”

The Sheffields’ next-door neighbor, Greg Jones, had similar concerns.

“This is a fenced-in area, so I feel like we should have a little bit of right of privacy instead of having three one-bedroom apartments looking literally in our backyard, because they will literally be looking in our backyard,” Jones said.

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Jones and Andrea Green, a representative of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church on Jones Road, also brought up drainage issues, citing already existing flooding problems.

Cindee Wolf, who represents

both the property owner and developer, said the 10-foot fence buffer was an “alternative buffer” to the 20-foot vegetation buffer that was recommended by city staff.

Wrightsville Beach Police Weekly Arrest Report MONDAY, MAY 14 • Michael Edward Taylor, 36, was charged with DWI, simple worthless checks and open container in vehicle.

• Stacey Lynn Shields, 42, was charged with DWI.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 • Aaron Ray Ralston, 31, was charged with Possession of Schedule I (Methamphetamine), resisting public officer, DWI, carrying concealed weapons, damage to personal property, maintaining vehicle for controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Crystal Brianne Tripp, 32, was charged with carrying concealed weapon, possession of Schedule VI (Marijuana), possession of marijuana paraphernalia.

SATURDAY, MAY 19 • Travis Wayne Harrel, 26, was charged with failure to appear in court.

FRIDAY, MAY 25 Downtown Sundown Concert Downtown Wilmington—Riverfront Park 42, Coldplay tribute band 6:30 p.m.

Live Music: Two of a Kind Wrightsville Beach—Holiday Inn Two of a Kind, acoustic rock duo 7:00 p.m.

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SATURDAY, MAY 26 Live Music: Randy McQuay Wrightsville Beach—Holiday Inn Randy McQuay, pop and classic rock artist 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 27 Waterfront Music Series Wrightsville Beach—Bluewater Grill Back of the Boat Tour, music with a nautical twist 4:00 p.m.

Planning Board Public Notice The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: •

Consideration of adoption of the State Model Flood Ordinance.

MONDAY, MAY 28 Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market Wrightsville Beach—Municipal Lane Produce, seafood, baked goods and more 8:00 a.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 29 Cape Fear Sierra Club Full Moon Potluck Wrightsville Beach Access #4 Bring a favorite entree, side, or dessert 6:00 p.m.

THE WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BOARD OF ALDERMEN WILL MAKE ONE APPOINTMENT TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Town of Wrightsville Beach is now accepting applications from Town residents who are interested in serving on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. On June 12th, the Board of Aldermen will make one appointment to fill an unexpired term that will expire January 2020.

Applications are available on the Town’s website (towb.org) and at Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. June 7, 2018.

For additional information, please contact Sylvia Holleman: 239-1771 or sholleman@towb.org.

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that would cater mainly to college students, with operating hours from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

“College students tend to enjoy coming down to the beach,” said Shellum, adding that he already had some staff lined up to operate the bar.

Red Dogs and its former owner Charlie Maultsby has a long history of challenging the town government, and after several successful efforts to retain his license for the bar, he had to relinquish his ABC permit for the bar in 2016 following a felony gun conviction. Jimmy Gilleece, owner of the downstairs bar Jimmy’s at Red Dogs, took over the license in 2016 as a temporary permit holder and employed Shellem as a manager, but the ABC board rejected his request for a permanent license after it determined that Maultsby still had an operational role in the business.

Consequently, an ABC report on Shellem’s permit application found that he had established a consulting agreement with Maultsby, one that Hodges said Shellem terminated after he realized it would jeopardize his application. But ABC assistant counsel Rachel Spears told Administrative Judge J. Randolph Ward that the hearing was to appeal the permit rejection

and anything that happened subsequently was irrelevant.

ABC commission deputy director Agnes Stevens said that in addition to Shellem’s association with both Gilleece and Maultsby, for whom he served as a bartender, the town of Wrightsville Beach objections to Shellem’s permit application also factor into the ABC board’s decision.

Stevens also said that Shellem’s working relation with Maultsby included subleasing the space from him.

During the hearing, police chief Dan House described Red Dogs as a “continual problem” for town officers, with fights, theft and intoxicated behavior in front of the bar as common. Additionally, he said that the bar, which operates like a nightclub limited to weekend hours between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., saw an influx of gang members around 2015.

“Our sincere fear is that someone will get hurt or killed before it’s all over with,” said House, who said the number of citations was a big as a “ream of paper.

We respond to incidents there all the time.”

But Shellem argued that many of those problems were the fault of a management staff from 2012 to 2015, when he was employed at King Neptunes next door. He also noted a lack of incidents in the period of 2002 through 2011, when Shellem worked as part of Red Dogs’ bar staff.

House countered that under the town’s previous police chief, officers only took incident reports for the most egregious violations, arguing that the low numbers from that period didn’t reflect the problems the town had with the establishment.

Despite Gilleece’s ownership role, an ABC auditor said Maultsby was still active in the business, including being a signatory on the bank account.

Shellem said that he would license the name “Red Dogs” for $20,000 a year, which would give the club the name recognition to be successful from the outset while also carrying on the legacy of an establishment with a worldwide reputation. Shellem recalled a time when he was in Hawaii wearing a Red Dogs t-shirt, drawing attention from others who knew of the bar, while adding other patrons had said their Red Dogs apparel had gotten noticed in foreign countries.

“Red Dogs is an institution in Wrightsville Beach,” Shellem said.

In addition to Chief House, the audience included all five members of the board of aldermen, the town attorney and the town manager. Ward said that the hearing record would be open for 30 days and a decision would likely come within 30 days after that.

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Touch Tank Tuesdays at Coastal Federation to begin in June Every Tuesday in June, July and August, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The North Carolina Coastal Federation starts its free, weekly Touch Tank Tuesday program June 6 at the Fred and Alice Coastal Education Center.

Every Tuesday in June, July and August, residents and visitors are invited to join staff from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to interact with and learn more about the sea creatures that call the waters of Wrightsville Beach home.

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The meeting will be held on Monday, June 4 at the Battleship North Carolina located at 1 Battleship Road in Wilmington from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The public may attend at any time during the meeting hours.

At the meeting, maps of potential improvement options will be available for viewing along with project team members who will discuss the project, answer questions, and provide feedback. Please note there will be no formal presentation. The comments and information received will be taken into consideration as work on the project develops. The opportunity to submit written comments will also be provided at the meeting or can be done via telephone, email, or mail by July 5, 2018.

habitats, Touch Tank Tuesday guests can also check out organisms under a microscope and move through interactive stations, including crafts, coloring activities and board games related to local aquatic ecosystems.

This event is free and donations are welcome. All donations will benefit the federation’s education programming. Touch Tank Tuesday is open to people of all ages; however, an adult should accompany children under the age of 15.

Touch Tank Tuesday is supported by Holiday Inn Resort and the Landfall Foundation.

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NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE U.S. 74 AND U.S. 17/U.S. 421 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the U.S. 74 and U.S. 17/U.S. 421 intersection improvements in New Hanover County. NCDOT is looking at options to improve traffic flow through the intersection and accommodate projected future traffic volumes in the project area.

Each week, a variety of coastal plants and animals are carefully collected for the Tuesday program and later released. From purple sea urchins and red and green algae to blue crabs and orange horse conchs, the rainbow of wildlife to view and hold varies each week.

“The touch tank program helps educate participants on what's living in our local waters,” said Jessica Gray, coastal outreach associate at the Wrightsville Beach office. “The program teaches the vital roles these organisms have in our ecosystem and hopefully encourages people to protect their coastal habitat.”

In addition to learning about these local critters and their

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For additional information please contact NCDOT Project Manager, Brian Harding, P.E., by phone at (910)341-2000 or by email at bjharding@ ncdot.gov or Consultant Project Manager, Charles Cox, P.E., by phone at (919)926-4126 or by email at charles.cox@rsandh.com NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Lauren Putnam via email at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov or by phone at (919) 707-6072 as early as possible, so that arrangements can be made.

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Aquellas personas que hablan español y no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan antes de la reunión llamando al 1-800-4816494.

THE TOWN OF WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Town of Wrightsville Beach is now accepting applications from Town residents and representatives from the Town’s business community who are interested in serving on the Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee. The Board of Aldermen will make appointments at their June 12, 2018 meeting.

Applications are available on the Town’s website (towb.org) and at Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. June 7, 2018.

For additional information, please contact Sylvia Holleman: by phone 239-1771 or email sholleman@towb.org.

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Hands Across the Sand

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Photo by Terry Lane

Erving Montgomery, 10, of Greensboro, joined parents Kendra and Anthony Montgomery at the 2018 Hands Across the Sand event in Wrightsville Beach on May 19. Despite the threat or rain, organizers said 60 people came out to protest offshore oil drilling.

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at 33:11 with 17-year-old Finn Howard finishing fifth at 33:40.

Amanda Ray, 15, finished second in the women’s division with a time of 35:32, followed

by Chelsea Tomko, 25, at 35:42, Sydney Willis, 18, at 37:18 and Liza Murtagh, 15, rounding out the top five with a time of 37:57.

The swim is an annual memorial to former Seahawk graduate and Wrightsville Beach lifeguard Grey Liston, who lost his life in a mountaineering accident in 2013.

The race helps raise proceeds for the Grey Liston Endowment Scholarship Fund, which is awarded to University of North Carolina Wilmington swimming and diving student-athletes.

Nearshore & Offshore Fishing Report

Blackfin tuna, mahi biting

By Jesse Gawlik Ocean stinger Charters

Casual coastal dining...

Inshore: We are catching Spanish Mackerel and Blue Fish in the range of beach front to 50 ft of water has been producing solid numbers of fish for us. We have been catching a few 5 lbs+ Spanish the last couple days in 65 ft of water. Early morning and evening is the best time. Pay close attention to the tides. Fishing the rising tides has been good the last few days. Trolling using #1 planners and Clarkspoons (sliver/pink/ chartreuse rigged on long (40ft) lfloro carbon leaders (20lbs). Set your lines way back from the boat.

King Mackerel we have been catching in the 15-25 miles off Wrightsville Beach. Fisherman can find kings by searching for suspended bait marks and fishing over ledges and drop offs. Running Drone spoons on #8 planners with 50 ft 50lbs leaders at (5-7 knots)

Gulfstream: We are catching solid numbers of, Blackfin Tuna and Mahi in 40 to 60 fathoms range.

Sailfish have been in the same range. There has been a good mixed layer depth, and temp break in the 30 fathom area or 55 miles off the beach. This can change daily, so you need to plan your fishing trip before you leave the dock. Trolling small purple/white/black and pink/white and lime green/ white skirt rigs has been producing solid Blackfin and Mahi catches. Early morning and early evening has been prime time to fish.

Capt. Jesse Gawlik of Ocean Stinger Fishing Charters operates out of the Bridge Tender Marina at 1418 Airlie Rd. in Wilmington, just before the Wr i g h t s v i l l e B e a c h drawbridge.

Contact him at 910-777-9734 or oceanstingercharters@gmail.com.

Memorial Weekend Music

... just steps from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier

Signal Fire

Wilmington’s hottest TWO NIGHTS reggae Friday & Saturday

Monday - Saturday: 11 am - 11 pm Sunday: 11 am - 10 pm 13 East Salisbury . 910.239.9036

Since 1955

Open Daily 2 pm – 2 am

Memorial Weekend Music at Jimmy’s is HOT Bringing fresh hip-hop and good vibes

(910) 509-3040 11 E Salisbury St Near Johnny Mercer’s Pier

Bibis Ellison Sunday, May 27 Band

Coming Soon Thursday, May 25

Xan Callihan & Michael Eakins single release party with set by DJ Michael Eakins Wednesday, May 30

Open Mic Night (with free pizza) Saturday, June 2

Mac & Juice Quartet

Jared Sales & Co Saturday 24

THU Joe Martin & Chase Johanson

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FRI Bacon Grease

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SAT Jared Sales & Co.

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SUN Swim in the Wild | Bloody Mary bar | Free chili

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MON Jarrett Raymond | $2 domestics, $3 wells, $3 cold spell

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TUE Slick Mahoneys | $2 domestic beers, $3 well drinks, $3 cold spell

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WED Nick Gliarmis | Bluegrass Jam Session @ 7

FREE LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT

5 A NORTH LUMINA AVE | WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | 910-599-1931

Planning Board Public Notice The public shall take notice that the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 or as soon thereafter, in the Town Hall Council Chambers, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC, to discuss the following: •

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A Text Amendment to Section 155.6.4 Table of Permitted/Conditional Uses of the Code of Ordinances, by changing ABC package and retail from a Conditional Use in the C5 zoning district to a Conditional Use with Supplemental Regulations.

A Conditional Use Permit application for 7000 Wrightsville Avenue, to allow for a retail ABC facility.

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NASCAR unveils new paint scheme at Wrightsville Beach Coast Guard Station Members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Wrightsville Beach on Thursday helped unveil a patriotic-themed race car that will compete in a Memorial Day NASCAR race in Charlotte.

Before Alex Bowman searches for the winning combination at the Coca-Cola 600 on May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bowman and his No. 88 Nationwide pit crew participated in a unique search on Thursday at U.S. Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach.

Coast Guard men and women hosted Bowman and the Nationwide crew for a searchand-rescue training scenario, answering a distress call and pulling a training dummy into the response boat during a person overboard exercise. In stormy conditions similar to what many

Coast Guard men and women face, Bowman and his crew learned how to toss a heaving line and tow a stranded boat back to safety. Bowman piloted the 45-foot RBM (Response Boat Medium) at a clip of 40 knots in two- to four-foot waves on the Atlantic Ocean.

The visit was part of Mission 600 – Charlotte Motor Speedway’s primer for the patriotic Salute to the Troops before the nation’s most patriotic Memorial Day weekend celebration at the Coca-Cola 600.

“It gives you a really big appreciation for what these guys do and everything they do to protect our country and to help people who need their help,” Bowman said of the visit. “It’s really interesting to see everything that goes into it. The boats are super cool

with all the technology on them.

Everything that these men and women do for us is really special. … It was definitely different, much different driving with a joy stick than with a steering wheel and pedals. It was really cool. It was the most expensive thing I’ve ever driven and somehow we still managed to break it. It was a cool experience.”

As part of the visit, Bowman joined his pit crew and Coast Guard men and women in unveiling the colorful, red, white and blue patriotic paint scheme which will adorn Bowman’s No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet in the Coca-Cola 600 on May 27.

The car’s windshield will feature the name of Captain Nick Rozanski, a native of Dublin, Ohio, who was a member of the Ohio Army National Guard’s

37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Rozanski died on April 4, 2012, due to combat injuries sustained in Afghanistan. Jennifer Rozanski, Captain Rozanski’s widow, worked at Nationwide in the Staff Sales Organization during the time of Nick’s passing. Nationwide and the No. 88 team will host Rozanski’s family at the Coca-Cola 600.

The windshield naming is part of NASCAR’s “600 Miles of Remembrance,” which features all drivers in the Coca-Cola 600 honoring United States Armed Forces members who lost their life while serving their country.

“The paint scheme is really special,” Bowman said. “Everything we do for veterans is really Photos by Catie Dull special around the 600 and every- At Station Wrightsville Beach on May 17, NASCAR driver Alex Bowman and thing Nationwide does. It’s a local Coast Guardsmen unveil the patriotic themed car that will race in the really cool thing to be a part of.” Coca-Cola 600 on May 27 in Charlotte.

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Marion K. Faison (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 16th day of August 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 17th day of May 2018.

Margaret Mathews, Executor 5605 Sterlingwood Drive Fuquay Varina, N.C. 27526

May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Donald Ray Logan, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 20th day of August, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of May, 2018.

Carson R. Logan, Administrator of

the Estate of Donald Ray Logan Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF LORENZ EUGENE NISSEN, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 21ST day of August 2018, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment.

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at The MacDonald Law Firm PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington NC 28403.

This the 11th day of May, 2018.

LARRY WAYNE NISSEN, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF LORENZ EUGENE NISSEN

James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 May 17, 24, 31 & June 7, 2018

AMENDED NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Andrew Robert Cracker, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Lauren Page, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 13th day of August, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 10th day of May, 2018.

Andrew John Edward Cracker, Executor of the Estate of Andrew Robert Cracker Lauren Page Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018

to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of May, 2018.

Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Administrator CTA of the Estate of Joseph Godbey, Sr. Douglas A. Fox YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5th Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Frank Joseph Muscle, Jr., late, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o J.C. Hearne, II, 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, on or before the 2nd day of August, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of May, 2018.

Linda A. Neely, Executrix of the Estate of Frank Joseph Muscle, Jr. c/o J.C. Hearne, II 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104 Wilmington, NC 28403 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Melvin Eugene Davis (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 2nd day of August 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 3rd day of May 2018.

Daniel C. Davis, Executor 2709 Newkirk Avenue Wilmington, N.C. 28412 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Administrator CTA of the Estate of Joseph Godbey, Sr. , late, of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Administrator CTA, at 102 N. Fifth Ave. , Wilmington, NC 28402, on or before August 3, 2018, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of David Winston Perrier, late, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o J.C. Hearne, II, 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, on or before the 2nd day of August, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of May, 2018.

All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment.

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 110 Foxwood Lane, Wilmington NC 28409.

at the address shown below on or before the 2nd day of August 2018, 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.

Thornton, Co-Executors of the Estate of Gladys E. Thornton

This the 3rd day of May, 2018.

This is the 3rd day of May 2018.

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018

YVONNE LYNNE SCANLON, EXECUTOR, ESTATE OF LILLIAN BERNICE REESE

Carol Shrader, Executor 119 Raye Drive Wilmington, N.C. 28412

James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Grace W. Sanders, late ,of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 6th day of August, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of May, 2018.

Henry Walker Sanders, Executor of the Estate of Grace W. Sanders Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Catherine Irene Shrader (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned

NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Reuben J. Silver (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 2nd day of August 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 3rd day of May 2018.

Kathleen Pearre, Executor 2353 Elizabeth Ave. Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Gladys E. Thornton, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 6th day of August, 2018, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of May, 2018.

Linda T. Davidson and Joseph R.

Elliette Islah Fincher

Allison E. Donovan, Executrix of the Estate of David Winston Perrier c/o J.C. Hearne, II 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104 Wilmington, NC 28403 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT Having qualified as Executrix of the ESTATE OF Lillian Bernice Reese, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 6th day of August 2018, or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery.

Jason Fincher and Kayleigh Shaw, of Wilmington, have announced the birth of their daughter.

Elliette Islah Fincher was born March 6, 2018 at 11:31 p.m. at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.

Jill L. Peters Kaess Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 101 N. Third Street, Suite 400 Wilmington, NC 28401

FOR SALE Oleander Memorial Gardens, 2 cemetery plots, Oak Gardens Section, lot #69, graves B-2 &3, near Sunrise Mausoleum. Asking $7,000. total. Seller will pay transfer fee to Oleander Gardens.

910-458-9953.

Church Services NEAR THE BEACH

LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Nursery provided.

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Tuesday – Friday, noon.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m.

Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.