W R I G H T S V I L L E B E A C H ’ S C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R S I N C E 2 0 0 2
August 29 - September 4, 2019
luminanews.com
K9 Jango is ‘Top Dog’
New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office police dog K9 Jango won first place at the Patrol Cannie Trials in Waynesville, N.C. last week, where he competed against teams from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. He scored a 697.33 out of 700 points.
Property Tax Bills Arriving Soon The New Hanover County Tax Department has started mailing real estate and personal property tax bills, so property owners should receive their bill by the end of August. Property taxes are due on September 1, 2019, but can be paid without interest until January 6, 2020. Property owners who escrow taxes will receive a courtesy notice of their tax bill, and are encouraged to verify that their taxes are paid with their mortgage company. New Hanover County residents will see that the county tax rate of 55.5 cents per $100 will remain for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. In addition, the fire services tax rate for residents in the unincorporated county remains at 7.75 cents per $100. Tax bills also include municipality taxes for residents in the City of Wilmington, and the towns of Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Wrightsville Beach. To assist property owners and encourage penalty-free payments, tax bills include four payment coupons that reflect the total amount owed, divided into four equal payments with monthly due dates. “We are always willing to help taxpayers meet their tax obligations, and that is why we offer numerous payment options with a lot of flexibility,” said New Hanover County Tax Administrator Allison Snell. “We just ask that residents reach out to us before taxes become delinquent and interest begins to accrue on January 6, 2020, so that we can set up alternate payment arrangements for you.” Tax bills can be paid online, by mail, or in the Tax office. For questions or to make payment arrangements, please contact the Tax Department at (910) 798-7300 or visit Tax.NHCgov.com.
Wahine Classic wraps at Wrightsville Beach • Krista Grace Hammel, South Carolina The final of three headline surf events in Vivian Jordan of Myrtle Beach captured August in Wrightsville the Open Shortboard title, • Samantha Newkirk, Wrightsville Beach ended Sunday while Becca Kenney of Beach, NC with the conclusion of Wrightsville Beach won • Malia Harrell, Oak Island, NC the all-female Wahine the Women Shortboard Women Shortboard Classic. category. Kylee Heath of • Becca Kenney, Wrightsville Beach, NC "The girls are all Carolina Beach was the top• Samantha Newkirk, Wrightsville smiles, and their families performer in Girls Under 14 Beach, NC had a great time," said Jo Shortboard. • Vivian Jordan, Myrtle Beach, SC Pickett, event organizer Samantha Newkirk of • Michaela Boone, Wilmington, NC for the long-running and Wrightsville Beach earned Junior Women Shortboard prestigious Wrightsville the Women Longboard title, • Callie Hertz, Wilmington, NC Beach Wahine Classic. and Kylee Heath of Carolina • Malia Harrell, Oak Island, NC "Our contestants came Callie Hertz of Wilmington, NC – Beach was top-of-the• Roxy Chaney, Wrightsville Beach, NC Courtesy of Robert B Butler from North Carolina, podium for Girls Under 14 • Alyssa Parker, Wrightsville Beach, NC South Carolina, and Longboard. Girls Under 16 Virginia," said Pickett. "We had 62 ath- Nancy Salter of Virginia Shortboard letes and 105 event entries." Wahine Classic Beach took top honors in • C a l l i e H e r t z , is always open to lady surfers of all ages. the Standup Paddleboard Wilmington, NC Competitors include teenie-wahines, ama- category. • Alyssa Parker, teurs, and professionals. Over twenty-five sponWrightsville Fifteen-year-old Callie Hertz of Wilmington sors make the Wahine Beach, NC posted an impressive performance in Classic possible, including • Lucy Ferguson, 2019, winning the titles in Junior Women Marine Warehouse Center Wrightsville Shortboard, Girls Under 16 Shortboard, and and the Crystal South Surf Beach, NC Junior Women Longboard. Hertz posted C o m m u n i t y. B l o c k a d e • Ashton Loring, second place, with partner Natalie Parker Runner Beach Resort is host South Carolina in Tandem Longboard, and was awarded hotel and long-time supporter Girls Under 14 a special presentation from Michael Paul's of the Wrightsville Beach Shortboard Vivian Jordan of Myrtle Beach, SC – Courtesy • Kylee Heath, Surfboard Shaping School, aligned with Hot Wahine Classic. Wax Surf Shop. "Wahine Classic inspires, of Robert B Butler Carolina Beach, Surf conditions for Wahine Classic were motivates, and develops comNC favorable, starting with light waves, Northerly munity with the ladies and their families," said • Krista Grace Hammel, Sunset Beach, wind, and clear to partly cloudy skies on Pickett. "Surfing is now in the 2020 Olympics SC Saturday. Conditions on Sunday were more in Japan, with each country represented by • Ella Champion, Oak Island, NC challenging as steady Northerly winds gained female and male surfers.” • Malia Womble, Wilmington, NC speed while wave action increased in interval Complete list of winners: Women Longboard and height. "Waves were quite contestable on Open Shortboard • Samantha Newkirk, Wrightsville Sunday," added Pickett. • Vivian Jordan, Myrtle Beach, SC n See WAHINE Page 3
Pirate Promise Agreement Signed Between CFCC and ECU On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, East Carolina University Interim Chancellor Dan Gerlach and Cape Fear Community College President Jim Morton signed the Pirate Promise Agreement at Cape Fear Community College. This co-admission agreement is designed to advance transfer student access and success through a collaborative baccalaureate degree. The agreement guarantees Cape
WB launches memorial bench program
At its August meeting, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen voted to set up a formal process for adding memorials to the benches located at several beach access points. While the town had been allowing people to erect benches that are engraved with the names of lost loved ones, town officials said there were inconsistencies in the style and quality of the benches, leading to the town’s board to vote to create a standardized system. “We wanted to standardize the benches to make them more safe and durable,” said town manager Tim Owens. Town staff proposed purchasing up to 20 new benches for the program, each of which cost about
Volume 18 | Issue 35 | 25¢
$225 to purchase. Each bench can be sponsored with a memorial to a lost loved one for a cost of $600, as the town would add a commemorative bronze plaque with the name of the deceased. Officials said the plaque can be used to memorialize a person who has died, but it is not open for commercial sponsorship. The town’s lifeguard stands can be sponsored by businesses. Sponsoring a memorial doesn’t transfer ownership of the bench, town staff said during the meeting. The town also doesn’t take responsibility if the bench is destroyed or stolen, officials said. Call (910) 256-7925 for more information about the program.
Fear Community College students admission to East Carolina University based on the following criteria: •The student is enrolled in an Early College, Career and College Promise program, or is in his/her first year of enrollment prior to applying for the Pirate Promise •The student is committed to a full-time status (a minimum of 12 semester hours) at CFCC
unless the student is enrolled in an Early College or Career and College Promise program. • The student completes degree requirements for an Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Engineering, Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood Education, or an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) for the Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology
or a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management programs. Students enrolled in Pirate Promise will benefit from guaranteed admission, joint academic advising, financial aid counseling and scholarship opportunities, a waived ECU application fee, access to ECU libraries and transit, and more.
New Hanover County shares report on comprehensive floodplain management To show the county’s strategies to reduce floodplain hazards, as well as ensure homeowners receive discounted flood insurance rates, New Hanover County has completed its annual progress report on the mitigation efforts related to floodplain management in the Southeastern NC Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This report, which outlines the county’s approach to floodplain management, is part of the annual recertification process for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community Rating System. “New Hanover County has participated in the Community Rating System since 1991, and it is important that we continue to exceed the minimum requirements of the NFIP and that our community benefits from a comprehensive floodplain management approach,” said County Manager Chris Coudriet. “Through the Southeastern Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, New Hanover County is working with municipal partners to help prevent damage from flooding and disasters. This helps protect properties and also amounts to cost savings for our citizens on
For daily updates visit LuminaNews.com
their insurance premium rates.” The NFIP’s Community Rating System (CRS) is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes community floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements. Last year, New Hanover County’s CRS rating improved from a Class 8 to a Class 7, meaning eligible homeowners in the unincorporated areas of the county receive a 15 percent discount on flood insurance premiums in FEMA designated Special Flood Hazard Areas. New Hanover County participates with the City of Wilmington, beach towns and Brunswick and Pender counties in the Southeastern NC Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and nearly half of the strategies outlined directly relate to floodplain management. Some of those
include regular meetings with other local CRS programs to leverage resources and learning opportunities, enforcement of the NC Building Code, stormwater ordinance updates, enforcement of land use and zoning ordinances in flood zones, education of landowners, and capital projects addressing drainage and water egress. The 2019 Progress Report for New Hanover County’s Community Rating System was submitted to the Insurance Services Office last week and can be found here. The Southeastern NC Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan undergoes review every five years, with the next review to be complete in 2021. For more information, visit New Hanover County’s Planning and Land Use Department website or call 910-798-7165.
EDITOR’S NOTE An article in the Aug. 15, 2019 Lumina News on the 2019 Wrightsville Beach mayoral race was not printed in its entirety. We apologize for the error. It has been reprinted in its entirety on Page 2 of this edition.
LUMINA N EWS LuminaNews.com YO U R C O A S TA L C O M M U N I T Y N E W S PA P E R S I N C E M AY 2 0 0 2
2
August 29 - September 4, 2019
Lumina News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002
Political newcomer challenging experienced alderman in 2019 Wrightsville Beach mayoral race *Editor’s note: An incomplete portion of this article ran in the August 15 edition of the Lumina News. By Terry Lane Staff Writer
The 2019 race for Mayor of Wrightsville Beach race pits an experienced member of the board of alderman who has been preparing for the role against a political newcomer who wants to press the town on issues of fairness, transparency, hospitality and accessibility that he says hurt its local reputation. While attorney Greg Buscemi acknowledges he doesn’t have as much experience, he said he wanted there to be at least one challenger to Darryl Mills, who has been on the board for eight years and was elected by the board as mayor pro tem, to fulfill mayoral duties if called upon. “I was really hoping that someone else would run,” Buscemi said, noting he paid a $10 fee to file for the election on the last day before registration ended. “If you take public office, there should be at least one vote cast in your favor.” Arguing that local leaders should make more effort to represent tourists as well as locals, as well as be more transparent, Buscemi said as mayor he wanted to take a fresh look at issues he said would make the beach more accommodating, including reconsidering the parking rate. Mills said his focus for the town was to continue improving its infrastructure and boosting its savings for beach sand funding and hurricane preparedness. One of the accomplishments that Mills touted
during his tenure on the board of aldermen was the building of a sizeable reserve fund, some of which could be used to provide a local match for beach renourishment funding. With $10 million in the general fund, about $5 million so far is set aside for a “sand fund” for beach renourishment. “We’ve been able to do that without raising our town’s tax rates,” Mills said. “We all feel good about that.” Mills, a lawyer operating a private practice, was first elected to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen in 2011 and re-elected in 2015. If he wins the mayoral race, he will serve a two-year term. Prior to his election as an alderman, Mills served on the town’s planning board. He is also a member of the executive board of the Cape Fear Boy Scouts and a member of the board of directors for Cape Fear Hospice. For his part, Buscemi has never been elected to local office, but said he was ready to bring a fresh viewpoint on several local issues. Buscemi said he had some concerns about how the town is operated, noting that there could be efforts to make the beach more accomodating. Parking rates are one issue he’d like to see reconsidered as mayor. He said he wanted the town to look into other options, which could include looking at other public transit options for the beach.. “I don’t want to take away a big source of revenue, but we also have one of the lowest property rate taxes,” he said. “There has to be more of a balance.” Mills said his primary goal as mayor would be to continue progress on upgrading the town’s
outdated water and sewer system, as well as keeping streets paved and in good condition. “The water and sewer lines had basically been ignored, and the repaving of streets was happening here and there. The town needed to focus on that,” Mills said. “It’s an ambitious undertaking, but we’ve been making good progress.” With federal funding for beach renourishment threatened in upcoming budget cycles, Mills said that forging good relationships with federal and state elected officials was of “critical importance.” “We’ve got time left, but we’re running up against the spending limit,” Mills said. “We could get one more, but it’s not guaranteed.” Buscemi said it was also worth examining whether fairness has been considered in some local decision making, particularly in rezoning. “It seems like some were awarded certain benefits were others were shut out of the process,” said Buscemi, specifically citing town objections to the downtown nightclub Red Dogs liquor license. Buscemi also raised a 2015 incident where Mills was accused of using a racial slur towards a local bartender, saying the incident could serve to damage the reputation of the town. The Lumina News tried to contact both the restaurant owner and the woman who made the accusation in 2015. Neither replied. Buscemi said he also reached out the woman, who hasn’t replied to him either. However, Buscemi said there should be some recognition of the incident in the campaign and that it shouldn’t be “swept under the rug.” Mills described the incident as one he regretted, adding that he had tried to make amends. He said
Parts of North Waterfront Park construction project re-bid The City of Wilmington is rebidding some parts of the North Waterfront Park project after initial bids came in over budget. In response, the city has worked to clarify specifications and address any gaps or overlaps between the various parts of the bid. Because the project is so large, there are more than 500 pages of specifications/instructions. The new bid opening for the first phase of park construction is Sept. 5. Once a contractor is selected, work can begin very quickly
and the city still anticipates that the park will open in early 2021. The $20 million signature park project was identified in the 2016 voter-approved Parks Bond. The 6.6-acre park will include a performance venue, walkways, lawns, gardens, a children’s area, water feature, public art and support structures. The development of this large urban park will serve all Wilmington residents and be similar to park investments made in other cities such as Asheville and
Downtown 28401
Central Wilmington 2840328405
Myrtle Grove/MJ 2840928412
Ogden/ Wrightsville Porter’s Neck Beach 28411 28480
Lumina News
Greenville. It is expected the performance area could accommodate up to 7,000 people, which would make it the largest performance venue in the area.
A publication of Lumina Media LLC (ISSN 1937-9994) (USPS 025-292)
Known office of publication: 530 Causeway Drive, Suite A2, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. 28480 Address all correspondence to: Lumina News, P.O. Box 869, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. 28480 Phone: (910) 719-9180 • E-mail: info@luminanews.com
PUBLISHER/EDITORIAL Terry Lane
Lumina News Since 2002, Lumina News has illuminated Wrightsville Beach with award-winning news, beautiful photography and insightful views of life on Wrightsville Beach. Lumina News is published weekly and is distributed to the public on and around Wrightsville Beach. Printed circulation 1,500. www. luminanews.com.
Week of August 19, -August 25, 2019 Single & Multi-family Homes
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SALES TRENDS
he had had a personal rapport with the bartender at the restaurant, where he often joked with her, but offended her on that instance. Mills said he apologized publicly and personally to the woman. Mills added that he didn’t believe the incident hurt the beach or its reputation and that town voters showed they believed he had responded appropriately by re-electing him in November 2015, just months after the April incident. Buscemi said he was concerned about how the incident in Mills past could create a “sense of distrust from the public” about the town. He said the incident fed into the perception that the town was run by a group of insiders. “Everyone that comes to this town deserves to feel welcome and to know that the town’s leaders are going to listen to you and not just put their own priorities ahead of yours,” Buscemi said. Mills objected to the idea that there was any unfairness in the town, including towards any specific businesses or individuals. Mills said the legal cases against Red Dog had to do with issues of alcohol enforcement legality that couldn’t be ignored. “We have to enforce our ordinances and our procedures. To twist as we’re out to get Red Dogs, that’s just wrong,” Mills said. “We wouldn’t be doing our job properly if we just ignored those things.” Mills further went on to support the town’s current parking rate of $3 an hour and $17 a day, which he voted for before the start of the season. “I think the residents are okay with it,” Mills said. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Pleasure Island 2842828449
Topsail Island 28445
Hampstead 28443
Leland 2845128479
Castle Hayne 28429
All of New Hanover County
Active Listings
112
314
399
235
74
167
211
261
331
35
1,325
New Listings
22
38
36
16
2
15
8
14
28
2
131
Under Contract
18
35
48
15
3
11
2
14
43
-
130
Sold Units
13
37
44
19
2
15
10
16
22
6
136
Absorption Rate**
3
3
2
3
7
4
5
4
3
2
3
Sold last 12 months
425
1,213
1,924
855
123
498
526
727
1,280
250
5,261
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 Cape Fear Regional Association of Realtors (CFR) 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.
• For distribution locations nearest you, please call (910) 719-9180.
• Postmaster: Send address changes to: Lumina News, P.O. Box 869, Wrightsville Beach, N.C. 28480.
• LUMINA NEWS is published weekly, 52 times per year.
•P hotography* published in Lumina News is available for purchase. For sizing, prices and usage terms, please call (910) 719-9180. *Some exceptions apply.
• Subscriptions to Lumina News can be made by calling (910) 719-9180. A yearlong subscription to Lumina News can be purchased for only $42.95 In-County, $68.95 Out of County. • Periodicals Postage Paid at Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
• Advertising information for all publications can be obtained by calling (910) 719-9180. • Back issues of Lumina News may be available. Call (910) 719-9180.
Lumina News is published weekly by Lumina Media LLC. All property rights for the entire contents of this publication shall be the property of Lumina Media LLC. Lumina News’s content is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. Content may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the copyright owner.
“Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you’re at it.” — Horace Greeley
Have your voice heard
G
ot something on your mind about Wrightsville Beach? Lumina News has openings for guest writers from the Wrightsville Beach area. Business owners, clergy, politicians and students are all invited, but you don’t need a title, just an idea. If you’re interested, write me at terrylane@luminanews.com or call (910) 719-9180.
THEME: GEOMETRY 101 ACROSS 1. Say without thinking 6. Abscess contents 9. Fictional Griffin and actual Ryan 13. Witty one-____ 14. ____ Khan 15. Swan of the “Twilight” series 16. Carl Jung’s inner self 17. What is the reason? 18. Painter’s support 19. *Six-sided polygon 21. *Type of triangle 23. Appetizer in a blanket 24. Brooding 25. *___pendicular lines 28. Ghana monetary unit 30. Star of Raffi’s song 35. Instead of written 3 7 . “ F o r m e r l y, ” formerly 39. Archeologist’s find 40. Cusco valley dweller, once 41. *Plane to 2D is like ____ to 3D 43. Shade of beige 44. Daughter of a sibling 46. ____ dream 47. Same as Celt 48. Mother of Calcutta 50. Capital of Ukraine 52. Robert Burns’ “Comin’ Thro’ the ____” 53. Classic board game
55. Unruly bunch 57. *Pythagoras’ ____ 61. Archipelago constituents 65. Donkey in Mexico 66. Auction proposal 68. Seize a throne 69. Scatter 70. The day before 71. “Prepare to meet your ____!” 72. Boot-wearing feline 73. Swedish shag rug 74. Lament for the dead DOWN 1. Ho-hum 2. *Straight and infinitely extended 3. Type of operating system 4. Remake a map 5. Opposite of comic 6. Weakest in chess 7. “Gross!” 8. One’s assertion 9. Square one? 10. Additional 11 . C a m p b e l l o f “Rhinestone Cowboy” fame 12. White one at Macy’s 15. Bringer of news, e.g. 20. S-shaped moldings 22. Mowgli to Raksha in “The Jungle Book” 24. Feeling of aversion 25. *It has no dimensions, only position 26. “Sesame Street” regular
27. Mario Andretti or Niki Lauda 29. Between stop and roll 31. Potato’s soup mate 32. H. pylori consequence 33. Like a stereotypical girl 34. *Not right or obtuse 36. Spike punch, e.g. 38. Cone-shaped quarters 42. Regards 45. Real estate sale agreement 49. Type of brew 51. *Length x width x height 54. Earthy color
56. Primary 57. Cookbook amt. 58. Rwanda’s majority 59. Does something wrong 60. Loads from lodes 61. Brainchild 62. Heat in a microwave 63. Fortune-telling coffee stuff 64. Light on one’s feet 67. Like Brown league
August 29 - September 4, 2019
n WAHINE
Weekly Activity Calendar THURSDAY, AUG 29 Girls Choir of Wilmington New Member Auditions First Baptist Church Activities Center 1939 Independence Boulevard Wilmington 5:30 p.m., FREE
FRIDAY, AUG 30 Little Explorers Nature Program Halyburton Park 4099 South 17th Street Wilmington 10 am, $3 Baby Obstacle Course NHC Main Library 201 Chestnut Street Wilmington 10 am, Free Live Music on the
3
Lumina News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002
Oceanfront Terrace Entangled Dreams Holiday Inn Resort 1706 North Lumina Ave Wrightsville Beach 7 PM, Free
SATURDAY, AUG 31 Little Explorers Nature Program Halyburton Park 4099 South 17th Street Wilmington 10 am, $3 As I See It: Original Art by Jenny McKinnon Wright Bellamy Mansion Museum 503 Market Street Wilmington 10 am - 5 pm, $6-12 Riverfront Farmers’ Market
Continued from Page 1
Dock Street and Front Street Wilmington 8 am - 1 pm, Free International Overdose Awareness Day Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheater Drive Wilmington 11 AM - 2 PM, FREE Live Music on the Oceanfront Terrace Mike O’Donnell Holiday Inn Resort 1706 North Lumina Ave Wrightsville Beach 7 PM, Free
North Front Street and Red Cross Street 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Movie at the Lake Wonder Park Carolina Beach Lake Park Atlanta Ave. and S. Lake Park Blvd Carolina Beach Dusk, FREE
MONDAY, SEPT 2 Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market
SUNDAY, SEPT 1 Historic Downtown Marketplace An outdoor marketplace that includes artists, crafters, vendors and local musicians.
Offering fresh and local produce, plus flowers, crafts, bread and other baked items, herbs, dairy products, meat and seafood Seawater Lane at the Wrightsville Beach municipal grounds 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Free
Beach, NC Vivian Jordan, Myrtle Beach, SC • N i c o l e M o r r i s e t t e , Wrightsville Beach, NC • Nicole Elko, Folly Beach, SC Junior Women Longboard • Callie Hertz, Wilmington, NC • Lucy Ferguson, Wrightsville Beach, NC • D e l i l a h H u t c h i n s o n , Wrightsville Beach, NC • Ashton Loring, South Carolina Girls Under 14 Longboard • Kylee Heath, Carolina Beach, NC • Molly Loring, South Carolina • Ella Champion, Oak Island, NC • Brantley, Mapp Standup Paddleboard • Nancy Salter, Virginia Beach, VA • Sherry Correll, Virginia Beach, NC •
CLASSIFIED
•
Elle Newkirk, Wrightsville Beach, NC • Kate Lewis, New Bern, NC Foamy Soft Top • Gracie Kean • Brantley Mapp Guppies Shortboard • Whitney Gwise • Libby Kate Hammel, Sunset Beach, SC • Bella Faircloth • Ainsley Payne, Folly Beach, SC Guppies Soft Top • Whitney Gwise • Carson Crandell • Ella Grey Rich • Gabby Grant Tandem • Alyssa Parker and Samantha Newkirk • Callie Hertz and Natalie Parker • Kylee Heath and Ella Champion • Ashton Loring and Molly Loring • Halladay Stoval and Eva Datillo
Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 Raymond Legrette Tyler (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 28th day of November 2019, 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 29th day of August 2019. Gina Tyler Moore, Executor 2400 Canal Cove Road Lake Waccamaw, N.C. 28450 August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 2019
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Bernard Patrick Hanlon, 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 Douglas A. Fox, Attorney at 102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before November 29, 2019 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 is the 29nd day of August 2019. Bernard Hanlon, Administrator of the Estate of Bernard Patrick Hanlon Douglas A. Fox, Attorney YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP 102 N. 5TH Ave. Wilmington, NC 28401 August 29, September 5, 12, 19, 2019
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of BARBARA A. LYON, 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 25th day of November, 2019, 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 22nd day of August, 2019.
SUPERIOR COURT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William Bridenburg (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 21st day of November 2019, 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.
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Lynda E. Thomson, 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 15th day of November, 2019, 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 is the 22nd day of August 2019. Kathy Hauser, Executor 1798 Irish Boulevard Sanford, N.C. 27332 August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2019
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF MARY ALICE K. MANNING, 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 25TH day of November 2019, 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 321 Bretonshire Road, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405. This the 22nd day of August, 2019. THOMAS W. MANNING, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF MARY ALICE K. MANNING Clifford N. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF ELIZABETH A. CUNNINGHAM, 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 25TH day of November 2019, 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 c/o The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington NC 28403 This the 22nd day of August, 2019.
Robert A. O’Quinn, Executor Post Office Box 1364 Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 28480
JOHN P HUTCHINGS, EXECUTOR ESTATE OF ELIZABETH A. CUNNINGHAM
August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2019
James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF
August 22, 29, September 5, 12, 2019
This the 15th day of August, 2019. Alan D. Thomson, Executor of the Estate of Lynda E. Thomson c/o J.C. Hearne, II 265 Racine Drive, Suite 104 Wilmington, NC 28403 August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS NEW HANOVER COUNTY ESTATE FILE NO. 19-E-980 Having qualified as Ancillary Administrator C.T.A. of the Estate of PATRICIA J. YOUNG a/k/a PATRICIA JUSTINE YOUNG, deceased, late of Suffolk County, New York, the undersigned hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned’s attorney, Randall S. Hoose, Jr., ATLANTIC COAST LAW, 314 Walnut Street, Suite 100, Wilmington, NC 28401-4160, on or before the 18th day of November, 2019 (which date is at least three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned. This the 15th day of August, 2019.
Having qualified as Administrator of the ESTATE OF SHEILA JEAN FAIRCLOTH deceased of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of November 2019 or this Notice will be plead in bar of their recovery.
JANICE ANNE YOUNG, Ancillary Administrator C.T.A. of the Estate of PATRICIA J. YOUNG a/k/a PATRICIA JUSTINE YOUNG
All persons indebted to said Estate, please make immediate payment.
August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019
Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 311 Okeechobee Road, Wilmngton NC 28412 This the 15th day of August, 2019. JACK P WISSMAN JR, ADMINISTRATOR ESTATE OF SHEILA JEAN FAIRCLOTH James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the ESTATE OF THOMAS J HIGGINS deceased of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of November 2019 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 2002 Pinercrest Drive #240, Santa Rosa CA 95403 This the 15th day of August, 2019. MAUREEN A MAURO, EXECUTRIX ESTATE OF THOMAS J HIGGINS James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403
Randall S. Hoose, Jr., Attorney ATLANTIC COAST LAW 314 Walnut Street, Suite 100 Wilmington, NC 28401-4160 www.atlanticcoastlaw.com
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Benjamin C. Kays, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all person, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilmington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 15th day of November, 2019 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 15th day of August, 2019. Charles Richard Kays and Benjamin Thomas Kays, Co-Executors of the Estate of Benjamin C. Kays Jill L. Peters Kaess Lee Kaess, PLLC P. O. Box 4548 Wilmington, NC 28406 August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 2019 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 James J. Donovan (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 7th day of November 2019, 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 8th day of August 2019. David J. Donovan, Executor 146 Steinbright Dr. Collegeville, PA 19426 August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 Madeline Bergeman Strickland (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 7th day of November 2019, 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 8th day of August 2019. William Strickland, Executor 101 North Ocean Avenue Freeport, N.Y. 11520 August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 Johnny Ray Sinclair (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 7th day of November 2019, 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 8th day of August 2019. Patti Sinclair Glunt, Executor 212 Olabelle Road Burgaw, N.C. 28425 August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE 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 Mildred B. Hess (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 7th day of November 2019, 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 8th day of August 2019. David Brooks, Executor 3211 Arthur Court Raleigh, N.C. 27607 August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2019
aChurch Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 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 Monday-Wednesday at 8:30 a.m 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., Celtic Service 5:30 p.m.
Judge Kent Harrell in connection with today’s convictions.
4
On the night of March 9, 2017, Austin Clarkson, 57, of Wilmington, was attacked outside a residence on Spofford Circle in Wilmington by Cromartie. Cromartie and Arthur Williams lifted the victim and slammed him into the ground head first, breaking his neck and paralyzing him. Cromartie then loaded the victim into Luminathe News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002 August 29 - September 4, 2019 back of his own vehicle. Cromartie and Cromartie’s girlfriend, Tasha Majette, transported the victim across town, and left him alone in the vehicle. Several hours later, the victim was removed from his vehicle the total project cost of $1.37 Upcoming Closure of and drug up the front stairway at a residence on South 10th Street. A neighbor of that residence called for an million because it involves River between ambulance. Mr. Clarkson was hospitalized at New Hanover Regional Medical Center,Road where he lingered on the relocation of a force Raleigh Street and life support for three weeks, and then succumbed to his injuries on June 3, 2017. main sewer line. The work Sunnyvale Drive will be performed by Trader Connie Jordan, the Assistant District Attorney assigned to handle this case,Astated, “Mr. closure Clarkson a six-month of was River Construction of New Bern. of hisAfamily and theyCromartie’s are devastatedco-defendants’ by his loss.” Cromartie and Arthur Williams beloved South member 10th Street. neighbor Road will begin in September Due to the large volume of lifted the victim and slammed of that residence called for an charges are still pending. Both so crews can replace a large traffic affected by the detour, Cromartie’s Mr. co-defendants’ chargesWilliams are still pending. Bothhave Williams have courtbeneath dates on him into the ground head first, ambulance. Clarkson was and Majette courtand Majette drainage culvert River a temporary signal will be 13, 2019. breaking his neck and paralyz- September hospitalized at New Hanover dates on September 13, 2019 Road. The culvert, located just installed at the intersection ing him. Cromartie then loaded Regional Medical Center, where south of Raleigh Street, was of Carolina Beach Road and the victim into the back of his he lingered on life support for originally damaged in 2017 and Sunnyvale Drive, to accommoown vehicle. Cromartie and three weeks, and then succumbed failed again during Hurricane date northbound traffic turning Cromartie’s girlfriend, Tasha to his injuries on June 3, 2017. Florence. Temporary repairs left onto Carolina Beach Road. Majette, transported the victim Connie Jordan, the Assistant and paving have allowed the This signal will be installed across town, and left him alone District Attorney assigned to road to remain open in the next week and will flash for a in the vehicle. Several hours handle this case, stated, “Mr. meantime while planning for week before the closure occurs later, the victim was removed Clarkson was a beloved memthis replacement. The Cape and it becomes operational. from his vehicle and drug up the ber of his family and they Fear Public Utility Authority Ronald Jerome Cromartie front stairway at a residence on are devastated by his loss.” is contributing $885,000 of
Cromartie found guilty of the first degree murder and kidnapping of Wilmington man Late today a New Hanover County jury found Ronald Cromartie, age 43 of Wilmington, guilty of First Degree Murder and First Degree Kidnapping after a weeklong trial. He was sentenced to life in prison by Judge Kent Harrell in connection with today’s convictions. On the night of March 9, 2017, Austin Clarkson, 57, of Wilmington, was attacked outside a residence on Spofford Circle in Wilmington by Cromartie.
Wrightsville Beach Police Weekly Arrest Report MONDAY, AUGUST 19 • Janice Mary Weinshenker, 68, was charged with DWI and failure to maintain lane control.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 • Paula Ann Gonzalez,54, was charged with driving during revocation.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 • Paul David Simon, 20, was charged with possession of schedule II narcotics, underage consumption of alcoholic beverage, possession of drug paraphernalia. • Brandon Riley McGhee-Austin, 22, was charged with possession of a stolen firearm, possession
of cocaine, carrying a concealed gun, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana paraphernalia. • Michael Tyrone Bridges, 24, was charged with possession of firearm by a felon, possession of stolen firearm, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana paraphernalia.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 • Harrison Bridger Freedland was charged with extortion.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
STRUCTURAL, MARINE and FORENSIC ENGINEERING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Kirt Randall Wheeler, 46, was charged with affray and resisting an officer. • Victor Byron Carnes, 58, was charged with DWI, speeding and reckless driving. • Tammy Grewell Rogers, 53, was charged with aiding and abetting DWI.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25
• Brendan Alan Gregory, 22, was charged with misdemeanor larceny.
Andrew Consulting Engineers, P.C.
• Bruce Michael Lemon Jr, 24, was charged with assault on a law enforcement officer resulting in injury, intoxicated and disruptive behavior, resisting a public officer, first-degree trespassing and damage to personal property.
• Jason Matthew Smith, 37, was charged with affray, resisting an officer and intoxicated and
disruptive behavior. • Kaya Barnhardt, 25, was charged with resisting arrest and careless and reckless driving. • Keithin Lamont Mitchell, 21, was charged with failure to appear to a criminal summons and possession of marijuana. • Gabriel Uriah Gunn, was charged with possession of schedule III narcotics, possession with intent to sell or deliver schedule IV narcotics, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Tammy Grewell Rogers, 53, was charged with aiding and abetting DWI.
Interest Meeting for 2020 “Sound of Music” Adult Europe Tour Switzerland, Germany, Austria and the Alps (June 16-June 29, 2020) Organized by: Experienced Tour Leaders and Teachers Mark Campbell and Meade McFarlane
3811 Peachtree Avenue : : Suite 300 Wilmington, NC 28403 : : Phone: 910.202.5555 www.andrewengineers.com
Meeting: Tuesday, September 3 6:00 PM
Pine Valley New Hanover Public Library (Pelican Rm), 3802 S. College Rd.
*BIG Discount if you sign up by September 13 with deposit RSVP if attending or if you have questions
Email Mark Campbell at mcampbelltenn@yahoo.com
Friday, August 30
Bibis Ellison Band
Since 1955 29
THU Dubtown Cosmonauts
30
FRI Emma’s Lounge
31
SAT Emma’s Lounge
1
SUN Ben Coolen | Bloody Mary bar
2
MON Medicated Sunfish
3
TUE Jake Newman
4
WED Nick Gliarmis | Bluegrass Jam Session @ 7
FREE LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT
5 A NORTH LUMINA AVE | WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH | 910-599-1931
Open Daily 2 pm – 2 am (910) 509-3040
Sunday, Sept. 1
Coming Soon Saturday, August 31
Into The Fog
Saturday, September 7
Future Relics
11 E Salisbury St
Saturday, September 14
Near Johnny Mercer’s Pier
Saturday, September 21
Dr. Bacon & JULIA
Mac & Juice Quartet