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Galleria coming down

Wrightsville Avenue pedestrian struck twice, killed

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

By Cole Dittmer and Miriah Hamrick Staff Writers

A man died after being hit by a vehicle near the Lumina Commons Harris Teeter, off Wrightsville Avenue, late Saturday, Jan. 3.

Wilmington Police Department Cpl. Adam Schwartzel said during a Jan. 3 phone interview the Wilmington Police Department, Wilmington Fire Department and emergency medical services personnel responded to a 7:53 p.m. call reporting an accident involving a car traveling westbound on Wrightsville Avenue and a pedestrian at Southerland Avenue behind the Harris Teeter in Lumina Commons.

EMS responded within minutes, n See pedestrian Page 5

Demolition continues at the Galleria Tuesday, Jan. 6. Construction workers said they expect to have the roof removed by Jan. 13 or 14 and the entire structure leveled by the end of January. ~ Emmy Errante

Teenage vandals caught defecating in WBS classroom

A Dallas, Texas-based company will help the county tax department meet a Jan. 1, 2017, deadline to visit and revaluate all property on the county tax rolls.

New Hanover County Commissioners unanimously approved a $1.09 million contract with Tyler Technologies during a Jan. 5 meeting to use new data collected by the county tax department to update property values.

Tyler Technologies, a company that provides software and technology services to the public sector, did not offer the lowest price, but was selected for its experience and qualifications compared to two other companies that submitted bids to complete the work, said county tax administrator Roger Kelley.

For the first time in almost 25 years, county appraisers will visit every taxable residential and commercial property, more than 100,000 total, to n See contractor Page 5

State elections board asked to fire McFadyen

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

The classroom of one Wrightsville Beach School teacher was vandalized with feces during the holiday break by three teenagers, two from Wrightsville Beach.

Students were on vacation Dec. 30, but second-grade teacher Kim Golder, whose classroom is located in one of 10 trailers on the school’s campus, came to work to prepare for the students’ return Jan. 5, a practice principal MaryPaul Beall said is common.

“Sometimes teachers will stop by during weekends or during a break, just come in and get work done,” Beall said. “She was coming in to tidy up some stuff she left before the break, putting the morning work on the board, putting up the new date.”

Because Golder was at school, the door to her trailer, usually locked, was unsecured. The teenagers entered the trailer while she was temporarily gone, where they defecated. Golder returned to find feces spread around the room. She saw the suspects, whom she recognized, leave and called the Wrightsville Beach Police Department around 1 p.m.

The teenagers cleaned up the feces that afternoon, after the police contacted their parents

Contractor hired for 2017 county tax revaluation

Staff photo by Miriah Hamrick

Board member Tannis Nelson, left, opposed a petition to remove elections director Marvin McFadyen from office during a Jan. 7 meeting of the New Hanover County Board of Elections. Chairman John Ferrante, center, and secretary Marlene Mitchell, right, approved the petition.

After a flurry of post-election activity and controversy, including the Nov. 15 arrest of New Hanover County Elections Director Marvin McFadyen, the New Hanover County Board of Elections announced intent to file a petition with the state elections board to remove McFadyen from his position.

The board promptly entered closed session after calling the Jan. 7 meeting to order at 10 a.m. Sounds of impassioned discussion between secretary Marlene Mitchell and board member Tannis Nelson could be heard outside the boardroom, where the elections board met in closed session for one hour.

The petition is a request to the North Carolina State Board of Elections to terminate McFadyen, said chairman John Ferrante after the board emerged from closed session. Only n See Elections Page 5

Sleepy Hollow filming

Coffee shop restaurant applies to open at south end

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

A new coffee shop and restaurant might soon open its doors at the south end of Wrightsville Beach.

South End Surf Shop owner Jeffrey DeGroote is seeking a conditional-use permit (CUP) to open Post Coffee Shop/Restaurant at 708 S. Lumina Ave. in the currently vacant second floor of his surf shop.

DeGroote brought his proposal before the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board during its Jan. 6 meeting. Board members voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen to grant the CUP with the condition that DeGroote addresses the issue of handicap accessibility.

That issue was the only one raised by the board members during their brief discussion prior to voting. A diagram of the proposed shop showed an outdoor staircase leading to second-floor access.

DeGroote said he expected he might run into hurdles such as handicap accessibility at some point during the permitting process. He said he planned to address those issues with his architect, John Sawyer, whom he said has completed multiple projects at Wrightsville Beach.

Sue Bulluck, representing the Wrightsville Beach Chamber of n See restaurant Page 5

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As production continues on Fox Broadcasting Company’s “Sleepy Hollow” in historic downtown Wilmington, a resolution passed by New Hanover County Commissioners Jan. 5, endorsed the state’s new film grant program and encouraged lawmakers to continue to support the film industry. Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo offered verbal support for the county resolution stating, “We have gone from a $62 million credit to a $10 million grant and hopefully that will increase but we don’t know for certain.”

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Oath of Office

Transportation committee names draft projects for 25-year plan

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Transportation projects for the next 25 years within the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area were discussed among elected officials from Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties Tuesday, Jan. 6.

The Tuesday meeting of the Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Advisory Committee was designed to begin drafting the WMPO Cape Fear Transportation 2040 Master Plan.

Suraiya Rashid, WMPO senior transportation planner, said the plan’s Citizen Advisory Committee and WMPO staff developed a comprehensive list of all roadway, bicycle and pedestrian, freight and rail, waterway and aviation projects identified within the tri-county area. Now, Rashid said it is up to the TAC to refine the project list and present that list to the individual municipalities and the public before final approval of the plan by December 2015.

Among roadway projects, an enhanced or additional crossing over the Cape Fear River arose as the highest priority. Although the project for an additional crossing, estimated at $1.3 billion, was not eligible for funding from the region’s share of N.C. State Transportation Improvement Project (STIP) funds, the group identified the project as the

highest priority for projects that could be funded using alternative funding sources.

Leland Mayor Pro Tem Pat Batleman and Brunswick County Commissioner Frank Williams said they would be willing to part with other projects that were proposed for funding to even fund a strict replacement of the Cape

“There is no reason to simply replace the bridge as is. It would be a waste of taxpayer money ... and would not make any common sense.”

Fear Memorial Bridge. Those projects they identified as ones to swap included a connection between U.S. Highway 17 to N.C. Highway 133, the widening of N.C. 133 and improvements to a section of U.S. Interstate 74.

North Carolina Board of Transportation member John Lennon cautioned the committee about shifting attention from smaller connector roads to major highways and the Cape Fear crossing.

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jonathan Barfield Jr. said he would not support a strict

replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge without any additional lanes added.

“There is no reason to simply replace the bridge as is,” Barfield said. “It would be a waste of taxpayer money ... and would not make any common sense.”

As for projects within New Hanover County, TAC chairwoman and Wilmington City Councilwoman Laura Padgett suggested replacing the Independence Boulevard extension project with the widening and extension of Kerr Avenue to Oleander Drive.

No projects within Wrightsville Beach were removed or added to the draft list of funded projects.

Wrightsville Beach projects left off the draft list included two roundabouts along Causeway Drive, and a multimodal bicycle path along Causeway between the Heide Trask Drawbridge and Waynick Boulevard. The multimodal path, estimated at just less than $10 million, was included on the list of projects that could possibly be funded using alternative funding sources. The town’s representative, Hank Miller III, was not present during the review meeting.

The TAC will vote on the draft list of projects at its Jan. 28 meeting and then the list will be presented to the public and to all involved municipalities within the tri-county area.

For a list of projects and prioritization, visit www.wmpo.org email cole@luminanews.com

Files, Brunjes reflect on six years of service

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Two Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation advisory committee members whose terms are set to expire attended their final committee meeting Monday, Jan. 5.

The two-year terms of Kitty Brunjes and Greg Files expire January 2015 and because they have served three consecutive terms, they must take at least one year off before seeking reappointment. During the committee’s last meeting, Files, who has served as chairman since

2011, reflected on its recent accomplishments.

“When I walk out the door and it’s a bad day I can look at the event stage over there and smile and know that we did something good,” he said. “[We created] the farmers market, the event stage and two master plans,” Brunjes added.

The event stage was constructed in Wrightsville Beach Park along with other upgrades, including a new basketball court and improvements to tennis courts and parking lot islands, after the town received a Parks

and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) grant in 2010.

Among other uses, the event stage is now used for the Sounds of Summer Concert series that provides free live music to the public in Wrightsville Beach Park on Thursday nights during the summer.

Newly elected District 5 Superior Court Judge Lindsey McKee Luther takes the Oath of Office with her husband Evan Luther from Judge Sandra Ray at the New Hanover County Courthouse Monday, Jan. 5. ~ Cole Dittmer

Aldermen invite public input on two building issues

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen is holding two public hearings during its Jan. 8 meeting.

First, the board will seek input on a proposed text amendment to allow two principal buildings on a single lot meeting certain size requirements in the R-2 residential zoning district. The buildings would need to be of the same use and be separated by at least 30 feet.

The town received an application for the text amendment from Josh Mihaly, authorized agent for John C. Whitaker Jr., who is seeking the amendment to construct a guesthouse and single-family residence at 123 S. Lumina Ave. During its Dec. 2 meeting the Wrightsville Beach Planning Board voted 5-0 to forward a favorable recommendation to the board of aldermen regarding the adoption of the text amendment.

The board will then invite public opinion on another proposed text amendment that would allow planning staff to accept applications for mixed-use projects with a proposed height greater than 40 feet.

The text amendment would eliminate the height requirement for mixed-use commercial-residential property in Wrightsville Beach’s commercial districts. When the issue was discussed during the planning board’s December meeting, director

of planning and parks Tony Wilson described the amendment as a conceptual step to simply allow more mixed-use project applications to be accepted by town staff.

“We felt like it would be good for the individuals to be able to bring the project before the planning board and board of aldermen to get comments at that time,” Wilson said.

Planning board members expressed concerns about leaving the height requirement open ended.

However, they voted 4-1 to forward a favorable recommendation to the board of aldermen.

The aldermen will also decide whether to take action to hire a coastal engineer to assist the town with a formal appeal of FEMA’s preliminary floodplain designation for Harbor Island.

In October, coastal research specialist Spencer Rogers presented the board with an explanation of the new flood zone designations. Then, in December, the aldermen met with representatives from the state floodplain mapping program to gain a further understanding of the models and variables used to create the designations and therefore determine possible methods for appealing them.

Jan. 8, prior to its regularly scheduled meeting, the board will meet with coastal engineering firm Applied Technology and Management (ATM) to determine the probability of actually winning an appeal before committing to a possibly lengthy and expensive process. email emmy@luminanews.com

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Water Street redevelopment proposals down to four

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

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The future appearance of the redevelopment of the Water Street parking deck became a little clearer with Wilmington City Council’s selection of four developer proposals.

During its Tuesday, Jan. 6 meeting, council voted unanimously to allow city staff to develop more in-depth analysis of redevelopment proposals submitted

by Wilmington-based Cape Fear Development Partners, Charlottebased Carbon Properties, Chapel Hill-based East West Partners and The Integral Group from Atlanta.

Three of the development proposals boast project budgets of around $61 million with Cape Fear’s slightly less at $58 million. Total project costs would include contributions from the city of Wilmington, primarily for the hard costs associated with building the parking deck.

The proposal from East West estimates the smallest contribution from the city at around $19 million with both Carbon and Integral at $20 million, and Cape Fear at $23 million.

While each proposal varies in specifics, the general criteria of the city’s Requests for Proposals included a mix of residential and commercial uses, public space opportunities, wrapped public parking and the reopening of Chestnut Street from Front to Water streets.

Cape Fear’s proposal calls for 200 residential units,

Staff photo by Cole Dittmer

Wilmington City Council narrowed the list of redevelopment proposals for the Water Street parking deck property to four development firms during its Tuesday, Jan. 6 meeting.

28,200 square feet of retail space, 325 public parking spaces and 290 private, and open spaces on both the ground and upper levels.

The proposal from Carbon calls for 224 residential units at an average size of 846 square feet, 26,660 square feet of retail space, 325 public parking spaces and 245 private, and open spaces only on upper levels.

The East West proposal calls for 211 residential units at 892 square feet on average, 30,130 square feet of retail space, 289 public parking spaces and 284 private, and open spaces on upper levels only.

The Integral proposal consists of 214 residential units ranging in size from 590-1,050 square feet, 23,600 square feet of retail,

285 public parking spaces and 282 private, and open spaces on upper levels only.

Wilmington Deputy City Manager Tony Caudle said the firms did not include enough financial information to adequately provide in-depth financial analysis of each project but his staff would crunch those numbers before the end of January.

City staff originally only suggested moving forward with three of the proposals, leaving out the proposal from Carbon. However, Caudle said questions from city councilmembers prompted staff to draft another resolution including that proposal as well.

City councilwoman Laura Padgett was the only one to vote

against the resolution to move forward with the four proposals, citing a rushed timeline and lack of consideration of the other two proposals submitted.

“I have concerns about the speed this is moving and . . . I was also told by senior staff that we would not be asked to make a cut to this point,” Padgett said. “I do not agree with the four picked. I am concerned this process has caused a lack of creativity in the proposals.”

By its Feb. 17 meeting, city council will be asked to prioritize each of the four development proposals, with the project awarded to the first choice.

For analysis of the proposals, visit www.wilmingtonnc.gov email cole@luminanews.com

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Use of remaining college bonds deliberated

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

The last round of bond-funded improvements planned for Cape Fear Community College could be delayed or deserted. Both options weighed by New Hanover County Commissioners after an hour-long discussion yielded questions about enrollment growth and instructional space at the college during a Jan. 5 meeting.

Enrollment at the college is growing faster than anticipated when the $164 million bond referendum passed in 2008, said Cape Fear Community College President Dr. Ted Spring. While a 2008 master facilities plan projected a 31 percent swell in students by 2014, the student population instead saw a 37 percent increase in that time.

“Employers have jobs right now that can’t be filled. The demand for skilled labor is growing,” Spring said.

The community college worked with local businesses to draft a list of new programs that could be added if the Advanced and Emerging Technologies Center is constructed on the north campus in Castle Hayne, including veterinary technology, nanotechnology, forensics and biotechnology. An 18,000-square-foot veterinary tech building is one of three buildings planned for the $38 million construction project.

Programs already in high demand —including training in home heating and cooling systems, automotive technology, construction management, and heavy equipment and transportation — would also benefit from space created by the new buildings.

Commissioner Woody White, who serves on the college’s board of trustees, cited different enrollment numbers than those provided by Spring, collected from the North Carolina

Community College System, that showed a 10 percent increase in full-time student enrollment, but a 10 percent decrease in overall enrollment.

Voters approved adding 450,000 square feet of space to the community college to accommodate growth, White continued, a goal achieved with construction of Union Station and the Humanities and Fine Arts Center.

The county was authorized to spend $164 million to add the space, he said, but is not required to spend the full amount.

“These are critical questions to ask. No one loves the community college more than me, more than us in this room, but you can’t always do everything you want to do in government. We have finite resources,” White said.

Spring disputed White’s numbers, and cited a statistic from the state community college system ranking Cape Fear as the second most efficient in overall

classroom use in the state.

Commissioner Skip Watkins commended White for his research and for “fiscally looking after your dollars, our tax dollars.” Watkins wondered how issuance of the remaining community college bonds, plus the recently approved $44 million city transportation bond and $160 million county schools bond, might impact the property tax burden on citizens.

Chairman Jonathan Barfield Jr. said voters accept a tax increase when they approve bonds.

County finance director Lisa Wurtzbacher was asked to investigate the conflicting enrollment numbers before the board makes a decision on issuing the bonds during a Jan. 20 meeting. The remaining $40 million in bonds must be issued by November 2015, but Wurtzbacher confirmed the county could request a threeyear extension.

IMPORTANT DATES Thursday, Jan. 8 Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen meeting 6 p.m., Town Hall Chambers Monday, Jan. 12 Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall Chambers Tuesday, Jan. 13 New Hanover County Board of Elections meeting 10 a.m., County Board of Elections office Wrightsville Beach Marketing Committee 4 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room Wednesday, Jan. 14 Wilmington-New Hanover Port, Waterway and Beach Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Finance Conference Room, New Hanover County Government Center

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Weekend Police Report Jan. 1 Citations • Joseph Carroll Wilkes was issued a citation for expired registration.

• Dillon T. McLamb was issued a citation for expired registration.

• Ford D. Little was issued a citation for speeding, 52 in a 35 mph zone.

• Emma H. Currigan was issued a citation for speeding, 50 in a 35 mph zone.

• Dominez T. Robinson was issued a citation for stop sign violation.

• Margaux Eliot Flood was issued a citation for expired registration.

• Christian Lee Stonestreet was issued a citation for simple affray.

• Nicholas Alton Stonestreet was issued a citation for intoxicated and disruptive.

• Thomas Lane was issued a citation for speeding, 52 in a 35 mph zone.

• Lauren Aperfine was issued a citation for speeding, 55 in a 35 mph zone.

Reports An evening beachgoer walks on a slackline between the pilings of Crystal Pier Tuesday, Jan. 6. ~ Emmy Errante

• Hit and run was reported.

• Intoxicated and disruptive, and a simple affray were reported.

School board mulls stance on school grades

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

The public schools of North Carolina, like the students who attend them, will be assigned a letter grade in February based on a new set of standards.

Concerned about how the grades might reflect school success and how parents might respond, the New Hanover County Board of Education considered passing a resolution about the formula used to evaluate schools during a Jan. 6 meeting.

Every public school in the state will be assigned a letter grade, released Feb. 5, based largely on student performances on end-ofgrade and end-of-course assessments during the 2013-14 school year. Mandated by the Excellent Public Schools Act, passed in 2012 and updated in 2013, the new school grading system is one of many reforms intended to boost accountability — along with the elimination of teacher tenure, replaced with short-term contracts renewed according to job performance, included in the same law.

Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley said the new school grading system, like its predecessor The ABCs of Public Education, does not adequately capture the success of a school, in part because it focuses on test performance over growth, or what a child learns throughout the year.

“We have some students who come into kindergarten who are totally unprepared for school, and so they struggle to get schoolready. But if they stay with us for a certain amount of time, we can bring those students up to speed. So I’d like to see a greater emphasis on growth,” Markley said.

Board member Ed Higgins suggested a county resolution, if passed, request a more balanced consideration of student growth

and performance.

But board member Tammy Covil questioned the need to pass a resolution about the grades and the formula used to determine them.

“Most people aren’t going to pay any attention to the letter grade,” Covil said. “The purpose of the legislation, flawed as it may be, was to inject some sort of accountability, and I understand that, but I’m not just not inspired to pass a resolution . . . ” Higgins said he expects parents to pay attention and act on the grades, especially if their child’s school stacks up unfavorably.

“A lot of people get upset if they find their school is not doing well. It doesn’t make a difference how well their child is doing. If the school is not doing well, they immediately want their child out of that school,” Higgins said.

Markley said he is concerned a school’s grade will reflect the socioeconomic status of its students, not the quality of the education it provides.

“It really does not give the schools an honest grade. I can take the grades and match them up against the socioeconomics of the school, and tell you what that school is going to get for a grade,” Markley said.

Markley said he would be more comfortable assigning grades to schools if the state took a fairer approach, like the one used to grade public schools in Florida.

“I just think the current model, as it’s constituted, is not a very good indicator of school quality. It’s more an indicator of school socioeconomics,” Markley said.

Markley was asked to compile information about the accountability model used in Florida public schools and report back to the board by the next meeting in February. email miriah@luminanews.com

Jan. 2 Citations • Gambino Vasquez was issued a citation for no operator’s license.

• Matthew W. Johnston was issued a citation for assault inflicting serious injury.

Reports • Breaking and entering, and assault were reported.

Jan. 3 Citations • Jennifer Rose Armour was issued a citation for speeding, 39 in a 25 mph zone.

• LaNita Barnett Darden was issued a citation for two counts of stop sign violations.

Warning Tickets • Alan Orlowsky was issued a warning ticket for speeding.

• Shannon McCabe was issued a warning ticket for noise violation.

Reports • Larceny of gasoline was reported.

Jan. 4 Arrests • Brandon R. Ulrich was arrested for profane and boisterous.

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BEACH BLOTTER Lagoon Drive break-in A couple that owns a beach house on Lagoon Drive found a door unsecured with no signs of forced entry around 3:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. The couple discovered a kayak and fishing rods missing.

Their value is undetermined. There is no known suspect at this time.

Tossed from Jerry Allen’s Wrightsville Beach Police officers were on their downtown business patrol around 2:22 a.m., Friday, Jan. 2, when they witnessed bouncers at Jerry Allen’s Sports Bar and Grille struggling with two individuals.

The two individuals were 22-year-old Christian Lee Stone Street and 21-year-old Nicholas Alton Stonestreet, both of Wilmington.

• Kenneth Hutchins was issued a citation for expired registration

The two men were cited for simple affray, and intoxicated and disruptive, and were released.

Communicating threats at Lagerheads Wrightsville Beach Police officers were dispatched to Lagerheads Tavern around 6 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 4, where there was a dispute in the parking lot involving five individuals.

The dispute began inside the bar when one of the individuals accused another of spitting on him. Then, one of the men in the group, 26-year-old Joel Ake of Wilmington, was asked to leave the bar and made some verbal comments that he had a gun in the car.

WBPD officers retrieved a .45 caliber Glock handgun from Ake’s vehicle, stored it for safekeeping and returned it to the registered owner. No charges were filed by anyone involved in the incident.

and inspection violation.

• Rebecca Lester was issued a citation for speeding, 55 in a 35 mph zone.

Civil Penalties • One civil penalty was issued for a prohibited sign.

Reports • Found property was reported.

• Communicating threats, and profane and boisterous were reported.

• A .45 caliber Glock handgun was reported for safe keeping.

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Editorial/Opinion Our thoughts

By Marimar McNaughton One week before the North Carolina General Assembly convenes Jan. 14 for its long session, strife builds between the House and the Senate on tax reform and the budget shortfall.

So said Representatives Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover, and Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover/ Brunswick, speaking as a cross-party coalition at the behest of the Historic Wilmington Foundation on the pretense of gathering to discuss the state’s historic preservation tax credits that sunset at year’s end in 2014.

Good news: the Gov has done a 180, launching a year-end initiative to assemble a coalition of N.C. League of Municipalities types, mayors, real estate developers and architects to lobby the legislature about the virtues of the credits once the GA convenes.

The not unexpected bad news: the Senate has already balked at putting tax credits back in play, Davis said.

From the onset of their Jan. 6 talk at the historic Christian Science church on Chestnut Street, the historic preservation tax credits and the film incentives were inextricably tied together by the two lawmakers.

Hamilton said there would be no film incentive in North Carolina if it had not been for the historic preservation support.

While HWF executive director George Edwards gleefully shared the news that word of the meet-up had reached the ears of state cultural arts secretary Susan Klutz, who praised the initiative, Davis and Hamilton offered little real hope to their constituents that their beloved credits would be brought back from the morgue.

Instead, they dangled some juicy carrots — endeavored to explain all they had done to save the historic preservation credits along with the film credits during the short session last year, appealing to their electorate to do the heavy lifting this year by educating other lawmakers about the positive economic impacts of both credits, and hinted at the possibility of retribution by stonewalling budget negotiations.

Hamilton said they stand in a pretty good position to hold up the [budget] process while they try to right the ship.

Preaching a respectful and dignified approach, Davis noted there are 120 different opinions and 120 different attitudes in the House. Stating the obvious, he said you need 61 votes. It really takes a lot to get that majority. Plus this pearl, “You can be passionate and persuasive without being ugly.”

New Hanover County Commissioner Rob Zapple was among the 70 or so voters who attended the call and response Q-and-A asking a rhetorical question about the white elephant in the room, the root cause of the tax credit sunset: the overreach of cutting back on personal and corporate taxes.

Zapple’s comment drew an appreciative “Um, hm,” from the lady to my left who had been quietly thumbing through a hymnal.

She, a lifelong resident of the Tar Heel State, noted the plethora of historic dwellings anchoring downtowns throughout the state, making a point on which Hamilton pounced by putting forth the idea that historic preservationists explore other channels, outside those of formal government, to resurrect the grassroots effort that established the historic preservation movement decades ago, a movement on which she cut her teeth in public service.

Without rebates for preserving historic architecture, Hamilton lamented the demise of every downtown in

North Carolina.

After Edwards said North Carolina was one of the first states to offer the historic preservation tax credit coupled with the federal government’s, he asked the lawmakers what the strategy would be.

It’s really how you package it, Davis indicated. Two tips he offered: avoid the use of the phrase tax credits (causes heartburn), plus avoid burdens on the state budget.

The obvious trick he shared is getting it through the General Assembly. To do that, Davis said constituents needed a thorough understanding of how the House works.

For an example, he cited the tax reform bill that bundled mortgage deductions, real estate credits and charitable contributions as puzzle pieces. All three were rearranged countless times before an accord was reached.

Oftentimes changes are swiftly turning on dimes.

Once a bill passes the House, Davis said you have to find someone in the Senate to take it for you and hope it doesn’t come back with changes.

When one resident asked who in the Senate is pro the tax credit, Davis and Hamilton ran down the list of prospects: President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Guilford, Rockingham) Tom Apodaca (R-Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania) Bob Rucho (R-Mecklenburg) Harry Brown (R-Jones, Onslow) Bill Rabon (R-Bladen, Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender) “Michael Lee would be your senator,” Hamilton threw out. “That’s a good place to start.”

Other questions roamed the gamut from legitimate queries to posturing statements.

Rosemary Toumey, a member of Residents of Old Wilmington, asked about the change of leadership in the office of Secretary of Commerce following the resignation of former secretary Sharon Decker, an outspoken supporter of the film industry.

Hamilton said new commerce secretary John Skvarla, former department of environment and natural resources director, shared Decker’s beliefs.

Relative newcomer, Ed Ablard, who moved to Colonial Heights in December 2012, said he got the tax credit for buying his house but suggested the HWF track the downward trend of the real estate market. He said a bunch of signs popped up to sell places directly related to the loss of the credits.

Another homeowner who was midway through the process of completing her historic restoration wondered what would happen to her tax credit.

Hamilton advised consulting with the state preservation office, said she could finish the work, but will only get the credit for what was completed in 2014.

Hamilton floated the idea of a possible look back period during which homeowners could complete their projects.

Those who came looking for a solution walked away empty handed. The real takeaway is: organize yourselves, reach across the aisles, cross party lines and county lines, devise clever ways to open lawmakers’ eyes to the economic benefits of historic preservation and propose rebates for preservationists that do not burden the taxpayer. If that’s too much heavy lifting, sign the petition on Twitter: #oldbuildingsnewjobs

Letters to the Editor Dear Jolly ole Santa’s Elf

Thank you for the much needed note in your Dec. 23 editorial concerning improving our long term access to Wrightsville Beach. Our faithful drawbridge was installed in 1954, 60 years ago. It was upgraded in 2014 with a lot of pain to the people that depend on it for access. It has served us well, but it is time to plan for an improvement. The NC Highway Dept. does long range planning and currently they are working on the plan for year 2045, 30 years in the future. We need to be on the next long range plan for a second access or an uninterruptable access to Wrightsville Beach.

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assure each one is assigned a fair value, an effort that began in the fall of 2013 and is expected to wrap up by April 2016. Kelley said he needs to contract out the second phase of the work — using the information collected by county appraisers and researching the market to adjust values as needed — to finish the revaluation by 2017. The work performed by county staff constitutes more than half the job, he noted.

“Probably close to 50, 60 percent of the cost is the legwork of going out and revisiting every property, and because of the data we knew was out there, and since we knew we haven’t revisited the properties since ’89, ’90, somewhere in that area, we felt it was long overdue,” Kelley said.

The county’s effort is about 35 percent complete, Kelley said during a Dec. 18, 2014, agenda review with commissioners. Updated information has been gathered for about 30,000 properties so far. Due to staff turnover, though, the tax department is about 11,000 properties behind schedule. Kelley cited two staff members recently lost to higher-paying jobs during the agenda review.

Appraisers are tasked with photographing and measuring every property in search of improvements or deterioration that may adjust the value. When property owners are not home, appraisers try as best as possible to gather information and leave a door hanger questionnaire that can be returned or filled out online.

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the North Carolina State Board of Elections can remove the elections director from office, he added.

McFadyen’s Nov. 15 arrest is listed in the petition as a reason for the board’s request to terminate his employment. Also listed is the release of absentee ballots submitted by military and overseas voters, which became available on the county’s public email server through McFadyen’s email account, and questions about McFadyen’s ability to recruit, train, supervise and retain personnel. The petition includes testimony from county elections staff suggesting McFadyen intimidated them and was not familiar with work they performed, and was thus unable to provide feedback or guidance. The petition “concludes that Mr. McFadyen’s presence in the office each day now is creating a fragile and dysfunctional environment and hinders the Board’s ability to retain” employees, it states.

Nelson, who opposed the petition but signed it as an indication that she read it, said she had less than 24 hours to read the 44-page document, which also contained more than 60 pages of exhibits supporting the board’s request.

She said it was “highly unethical” for the board to adopt the petition because McFadyen did not receive an annual evaluation from the board since June 2013, and additionally, was not provided a copy of the petition prior to the meeting.

Ferrante said he disagreed with all of Nelson’s comments.

Ferrante said McFadyen will not be stripped of his title unless the state elections board decides to entertain the county board’s request, but McFadyen was asked to leave the office after the meeting adjourned, leaving elections supervisor Derek Bowens to oversee the office.

Nelson requested McFadyen work from home, or that someone from the state elections board come and oversee operations.

Ferrante said the state board “has confidence” in Bowens’ ability to run the office.

With his possessions gathered from his office in hand, McFadyen defended his service

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Lumina News — Your Coastal Community Newspaper since May 2002 The county aims to make contact with every property owner, either in-person or through the questionnaires. Appraisers talked to about 8,000 property owners during the visits so far, Kelley said during the agenda review. Door hangers were left for the rest, of which about 4,500 were returned by mail and 600 returned by email or fax.

Property owners will be able to question new values or file an appeal after the new values are released Jan. 1, 2017.

The county appraisers’ progress, including which properties are scheduled for the next visits, is chronicled in an online map available at http://tax.nhcgov. com/2017-revaluation/ Following a brief closed session at the end of the meeting, interim clerk to the board Teresa Elmore was appointed to fill the position permanently. Chairman Jonathan Barfield Jr. said the board wanted to acknowledge Elmore’s dedicated service following the abrupt departure of former clerk Sheila Schult.

“I thank you so much for what you’ve done for the county, how you came in and accepted the interim title and didn’t let anything stop you. I know that you took a lot of work home, not being paid for it, but you just wanted to make sure you were up to speed, and you never got behind,” Barfield said.

Elmore previously served as deputy clerk along with Kym Crowell. Schult resigned July 21, 2014, after learning a majority of the board was unhappy with her performance.

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about the incident. Wrightsville Beach Police Capt. Paul Burdette said the parents of one teenager returned him to the school, while the other parents requested an officer deliver the other two teenagers to the scene.

Beall, who also worked earlier that day but left before the incident occurred, returned while

to New Hanover County as elections director.

“I think I’ve done a fair job for New Hanover County, and I plan to continue to do so,” McFadyen said.

He confirmed he did not know of the petition before the Jan. 7 meeting, but said he was asked to resign several times, which he refused to do. He said he plans to continue working from home, and he looks forward to the state board’s decision.

The New Hanover County elections board called an emergency meeting following McFadyen’s arrest and first court appearance Nov. 17, with only a closed session to discuss personnel matters and attorney-client privileges on the agenda. Chairman John Ferrante was not present, but Mitchell and Nelson declined to comment on the board’s activity during the Nov. 17 closed session.

The board continued to meet in closed sessions as it handled an elections protest heard by both the county and the North Carolina State Board of Elections and a countywide ballot recount to confirm the outcome of two local races and one state race, among other issues that arose after the Nov. 4 election.

McFadyen remained elections director during this time, returning to work in time to oversee the Nov. 20 recount.

McFadyen was arrested and booked at the New Hanover County jail Nov. 15 on charges of assault on a female. Wilmington Police Department responded to a domestic dispute call made from a residence shared by McFadyen and a partner in the 2500 block of Croquet Drive, near the intersection of Independence and Shipyard boulevards.

The victim told the 911 dispatcher McFadyen threw her against the wall when she asked him to leave her bedroom, and tried to shut the door on her foot as he exited the room. She said both she and McFadyen consumed alcohol prior to the event.

She declined medical treatment.

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Schwartzel said, by which time Russell Hampton Parker, the 32-year-old pedestrian involved in the accident, was pronounced dead on the scene.

WPD released further details about the incident Monday, Jan. 5, and spokeswoman Cathryn Lindsay said Parker was either walking or standing in the westbound lane of Wrightsville Avenue near Lumina Commons

when a vehicle traveling west struck him. The impact of that collision killed Parker and sent him into the eastbound lane where he was struck by another car traveling east.

Lindsay said alcohol and speed were not factors for either of the drivers. Lindsay also said Parker was wearing dark clothing and was not immediately visible to the driver of the westbound vehicle. While it has not been confirmed by toxicology reports yet, Lindsay said alcohol might

have been a factor on Parker’s part.

No charges have been filed against any parties involved in the accident, but an investigation led by the Wilmington Police Department is ongoing.

By 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, WPD public information officer Linda Rawley said there were no further updates to the investigation.

On Facebook, Parker listed his occupation as a commercial fisherman out of Wrightsville Beach

and his hometown as Mount Olive, N.C. Parker was due in New Hanover County District 5 Court Feb. 23, 2015, for a traffic incident that occurred in February 2014 in Wilmington for which he was charged with reckless driving, felony habitual impaired driving, driving during revocation and fictitious or altered license plate, tags or registration. email cole@luminanews.com email miriah@luminanews.com

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Three teenagers broke into a trailer at Wrightsville Beach School Tuesday, Dec. 30, and vandalized the interior and exterior of the trailer with their feces.

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Commerce, said because the building is historic, the standards it must meet for handicap accessibility are different.

Ester Naomi Yopp originally purchased the property in 1941 to open the Glenn Restaurant adjacent to her summer hotel, The Glenn. The restaurant was a cinderblock building with a brick façade. The first floor was a dining room and kitchen and the second floor consisted of bedrooms and bathrooms.

The name was changed in 1948 to the Sea Cove Restaurant, but the dining room closed in 1954 after Hurricane Hazel and the second floor closed in 1969. In 2010, DeGroote opened South End Surf Shop on the first floor

the students cleaned. She said she was shocked to hear about the crime.

“It’s just kind of disgusting to know that someone would do that,” Beall said. The situation was handled the best way it could be handled, she said.

A school custodian cleaned the classroom again the next day, and the parents of the teenagers paid to replace beanbag chairs and a rug ruined during the crime.

The teenagers, two 14-yearolds and one 13-year-old, were charged with breaking and entering and disorderly conduct in a public building.

Burdette said police do not know how the teenagers entered school property. A side gate to the property is usually locked, Beall said, but kids can easily access the area behind the school, where the trailers and playground are located, by jumping the fence.

There have been no previous discussions about better securing school property, she said.

“It hasn’t been necessary.

We’ve had no issues back there,” Beall said, adding that local families sometimes use the playground.

but the second floor remained in the same condition as when it was closed.

“I do love this building,” DeGroote said. “It’s part of

the application states the shop would attract mainly walk-up traffic from residents and tourists visiting the beach. The business is described as a gourmet cof-

and facilities aren’t open,” Bulluck pointed out.

DeGroote said the coffee shop project was a result of feedback he received from local south end residents.

“I’m just taking the information I’ve gathered and trying to provide something to the residents,” he said. “I’m basically repurposing what’s already there.”

Chairman Ace Cofer voiced his support, saying the business was consistent with the 2005 CAMA Land Use Plan encouraging commercial establishments providing basic goods and services to year-round residents and visitors.

“I’m a former coffee shop owner at Wrightsville Beach,” Cofer added. “I think it brings a great sense of community.”

“I’m just taking the information I’ve gathered and trying to provide something to the residents, and I’m basically repurposing what’s already there.”

Wrightsville Beach history and I’m glad I could come in and save the property.”

The proposed coffee shop would also need a parking exception for eight spaces. However,

fee shop selling organic bottled juices, smoothies, baked goods, pre-made wraps and pizza, ice cream and drinks.

“For those who walk in the morning, the other restaurants

Staff writer Cole Dittmer contributed to this report. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Jeffrey DeGroote is applying to open a coffee shop and restaurant in the second floor of South End Surf Shop at 708 S. Lumina Ave.

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What is your New Year’s resolution and how do you plan to keep it for longer than a few weeks?

Rachel Brown Leland, N.C.

Jenna Brown

“To get in better shape. I’m not sure [how I’ll keep it]. Hopefully there will be good weather and I can walk the Loop.”

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Leland, N.C.

“To get in better shape. I’m going to “To travel more. I’m just going to do it.” try to work out a few times a week and eat more fruits and veggies.”

Calling all Mojo Warriors

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Mojo is a word Wilmington resident and Organic Lifestyle Apparel founder Sam Shelby has always associated with success and spirit. After Shelby was diagnosed with a surprise case of Stage IV lung cancer on Dec. 1, that word became something to rally around.

“I had been coughing and feeling funny for a couple months. … I’m not a smoker, I’m pretty healthy and played a ton of tennis this summer,” Shelby said during a Friday, Jan. 2 phone interview, during a return trip from the University of North Chapel Hill Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Center. “It was just a lingering dry cough that caught up with me and it got to a point when I couldn’t stop coughing.”

A few rounds of scans and tests later, Shelby found out he has multiple small tumors on the outside of his left lung and cancerous cells in 2 liters of fluid he had drained from the area. Due to certain specifics about his particular case of lung cancer, Shelby has only two options for treatment — chemotherapy or a programmed cell death pill (PD-1). Shelby hopes the results of a scheduled biopsy show he qualifies for PD-1, which would boost his immune system to help fight the cancer cells, instead of undergoing the destructive process of chemotherapy.

In the meantime Shelby has launched his own blog, Mojo Warriors, as an outlet for his progress

and a rallying point for others fighting cancer.

“It has been pretty crazy the amount of communication I have received from everyone, and you start hearing the stories of just how many people are affected by cancer,” he said. “Just in the last few days I have found out how many people, just in a few degrees of separation from me, have lung cancer. So there are obviously many people out there who need the same support as my friends and family are giving me.”

Shelby said he would rather see more people become aware of the people in their world that have cancer and how they might support them.

Through Organic Lifestyle Apparel, he said he is also developing cancer apparel to benefit a cancer charity organization like the Jimmy V Foundation.

Shelby said the Mojo Warriors movement is all about bringing people together to support those battling cancer and providing intermittent moments of levity, noting that laughter can be powerful medicine.

“I have lived in Chapel Hill, Phoenix, Raleigh and Wilmington. ... I like that I have this huge circle of people in my world that I want to try and get more involved in battling cancer and supporting people that have cancer,” he said. “I am going to try to get this huge gang of people and make a positive impact on someone’s life.”

For more information, visit www.mojowarriors. com email cole@luminanews.com

Residents apply to fill 19 town board vacancies

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

As of Sunday, Jan. 4, the town of Wrightsville Beach received 15 applications to fill 19 vacancies on town advisory boards and committees. Thirteen of those applicants were seeking reappointment.

Planning board members Ace Cofer, David Culp, Vivian “Zeke” Partin and Susan Snider are all applying for reappointment as their

two-year terms expire Jan. 31.

Five parks and recreation advisory committee members’ terms are expiring, too. Katrina Morton, Elise Running and Penny Tillery are seeking reappointment but Catherine Brunjes and Greg Files have already served three consecutive terms and must take a one-year hiatus.

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The Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee has three vacancies. Pres Davenport, Madeline Flagler and Dave Motte’s terms are expiring but only Davenport has applied for reappointment.

Holiday Inn Resort Wrightsville Beach hotel manager Anne Marie Hartman submitted an application for one of the openings. Hartman cited her years serving on the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) as an example of her experience with Wrightsville Beach tourism.

She also stated in her application that as manager of the largest contributor of Room Occupancy Tax (ROT) on the island, it would make sense for her to have a voice in how to spend the portion of that money allocated to Wrightsville Beach.

The terms of historic landmark commission members Nancy Faye Craig, Stephen Logue and Robin Spinks are expiring but only Craig submitted an application for reappointment.

Four Board of Adjustment members’ terms are also expiring. All four have applied to serve another term.

The board of aldermen will appoint the board and committee members during its Jan. 8 meeting. email emmy@luminanews.com

Leland, N.C.

“I don’t usually make resolutions. I’ve made them in the past but they don’t stick. I hope to travel more, too — by road, not by plane.”

Brandy Rioux

Wilmington, N.C.

“I want to try ocean paddleboarding.

I’m just going to do it.”

Coastal federation announces new series of talks to inform, inspire

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

Whether learning which native plants to use in a backyard garden or how to effectively engage elected officials, a second year of the Coastal Speakers Series at the N.C. Coastal Federation’s Wrightsville Beach office aims to outfit local citizens with the information needed to enact change.

Ben Brink, coastal education and community outreach graduate fellow at the federation, said the second year of educational programming builds on the successes and challenges of the inaugural round of programs in 2014.

“The first year was a definite learning experience and we tried a bit of everything to see what worked well,” Brink said. The events drew more than 1,000 people after the office opened in May, he added. Some topics and speakers from the 2014 series will return in 2015, including a how-to presentation on oyster farming, a photographic introduction to the birds that call the North Carolina coast home, and an update on the political buzz surrounding conservation issues in Raleigh.

The 2015 Coastal Speakers Series will kick off with a Jan. 14 update on Titan America’s years-long effort to open a cement plant in New Hanover County, coupled with a discussion about potential impacts to the environment and public health that underpin the federation’s campaign to prevent the plant from opening.

Coastal Advocate Mike Giles and Clean Communities Coordinator Karen Dunn, both from the coastal federation, will lead the conversation.

The next 10 installments feature experts on a variety of topics ranging from organic farming advice to sea level rise research, along with appearances from other coastal federation staffers.

Feb. 11

Learn how oyster reefs keep estuaries healthy and hear about the experience of Carolina Mariculture Company owner Jay Styron, who started a small oyster farm with his family on Cedar Island.

March 11

Watch Airlie Gardens Environmental Education Program Manager Matt Collogan and Progressive Gardens owner Evan Folds as they share advice on how to successfully tend a small, organic backyard garden.

April 8

Hear Dr. Paul Hearty, University of North Carolina Wilmington environmental studies department

professor who will describe current research that studies carbon dioxide levels during past geologic eras to more accurately predict sea level rise.

May 13

See photographs by Audubon North Carolina Deputy Director Walker Golder who will share stories from his work with birds along the North Carolina coast.

June 10

Listen as UNCW Center for Marine Science’s Dr. Michael Mallin provides an update on the condition of southeastern North Carolina’s waterways and explain the role of stormwater run-off pollution and land use on water quality.

July 8

Join Melanie Doyle, conservation horticulturist with the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, as she details benefits of including native plants in yards and gardens and offers tactics to get rid of invasive plants that commonly crop up along the coast.

Aug. 12

Learn more from Hope Sutton, N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve southern sites manager, who will outline the history and management of Masonboro Island, including updates on citizen science projects and public education programs underway at one of few undeveloped barrier islands in southern North Carolina.

Sept. 9

Stay informed as N.C. Coastal Federation lobbying director Rob Lamme offers a lighthearted look at the big conservation issues tackled by state legislators during the 2015 session.

Oct. 14

Bring your questions to ask N.C. Division of Coastal Management’s Rob Mairs, who will explain the Coastal Area Management Act program and how it directs waterfront development in North Carolina.

Nov. 11

Educate yourself as N.C. Coastal Federation southeast office manager Tracy Skrabal leads a group discussion following the showing of “Shored Up,” a documentary exploring the politics and economics of beach renourishment and sea level rise in coastal communities in North Carolina and New Jersey.

All events in the series are scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. in the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center. Members can attend for free. A $10 donation is suggested for nonmembers. email miriah@luminanews.com

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The home of Steve and Nancy Segall on Palmetto Drive was named the Harbor Island Garden Club Yard of the Month for December. ~ Cole Dittmer

Jan. 8–14, 2015

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Lifestyles Bringing the Beach Together

Retro Brownie A lifetime of photography

By Cole Dittmer, Staff Writer

B

rownie Harris decided he wanted to become a professional photographer the night after Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968. As Harris rode home to Richmond, Va., via train from Beaufort, S.C., the evening of April 5, 1968, the train passed countless towns on fire in reaction to the news.

“A friend of mine had an old Nikon and back then you could walk between the train cars and it was open, so I was shooting with that,” Harris said. “That was really the night I decided to be a photographer. There were National Guard troops going down the streets and I remember passing the towns on fire like Rocky Mount, North Carolina.”

Between 1968 and 2015, Harris compiled a catalogue of work most photographers would only dream of. From his start working as the television photographer for stations like the PBS flagship WNET in New York City to photographing portraits of celebrities like Paul Newman, Miles Davis and John F. Kennedy Jr., and everything in between, a retrospective look at 45 years behind his lens will be exhibited at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery at Cape Fear Community College beginning Friday, Jan. 23.

Harris said he would have about 30-40 works on display in the gallery with a host of stories to go along with them, explaining the moments he captured both on and off the camera.

One photo Harris is renowned for is a portrait of the late John F. Kennedy Jr., hands together, looking at the camera. However, the poster for the gallery features an alternative photo of Kennedy laughing away from the camera that Harris found much later after the shoot.

“That photograph of Kennedy laughing, you didn’t really see a whole lot of photos of him laughing,” he said. “Sometimes they don’t stand out until later. I didn’t even notice that laughing photograph until many, many years after he died because people wanted to see him looking at the camera.”

Another memorable interaction with one of his subjects came during the first few minutes after meeting Paul Newman.

“We were sitting down and he said, ‘Brownie, what if you get an A in photography but fail in life?’” Harris said. “It took me about 20 years to realize what he was talking about; that you shouldn’t make your career more important than your family. I took it personally but it wasn’t. . . . I didn’t even get an A in photography.”

A category of Harris’ work that many may see for the first time in the gallery is his industrial photography shot for General Electric and Raytheon’s annual reports, and bromoil prints.

The industrial work features images like GE’s largest gas turbine photographed with 27 coordinated strobes, Doppler radars and spacecraft.

“A lot of people are interested when they see industry as art instead of just in a factory setting,” he said. “Whatever they would produce — appliances, aircraft, radars — we would go shoot it.”

It will be the first time most of the gallery patrons view his bromoils, Harris said, which will include images like those he photographed of Plimoth Plantation for Raytheon in the 1990s.

The bromoil technique was developed around 1907 by British photographers who made photographs appear like paintings by using chemicals like silver bromide and bleach to produce a softer image.

“They wanted photographs that looked like paintings. . . .

Commercial photography was not accepted at that point because people thought they should look like paintings,” Harris said.

“Mine look like lithographs from the 16th and 17th century because I will be showing shots I took for Raytheon at Plimoth Plantation.”

Other photographs Harris will display include dancers Mikhail Baryshnikov, the Twyla Tharp Dance Company and the Paul Taylor Dance Company; and a segment of photos from the HeartsApart organization of deployed soldiers and their families.

Harris’ last retro show in 2008 in Charleston notwithstanding, he said he was blown away by the quality of the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery while attending a show for “Under the Dome” director Jack Bender and was exited to be able to display a collection of his works again.

For more information about the gallery and the show, visit www.cfcc.edu/blogs/wilmagallery/ email cole@lu minanews.com

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Top: John F. Kennedy, Jr. Center: The largest gas turbine manufactured by GE. Above left: Andy Warhol. Above right: Miles Davis

What’s coming down the pipeline this weekend?

All That Jazz

Show of Chopin

Here Come the Brides

For the Birds

Max Levy and the Hawaiian Shirts Cameron Art Museum Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m. $5-$12

Ivan Moshchuk encore Church of the Servant Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. $12-$30

Winter Bridal Expo Wilmington Convention Center Jan. 11, noon $5

Abbey Nature Preserve Poplar Grove Plantation Jan. 15, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. $10

This trio of college musicians will perform a blend of cool jazz and blues in the next installment of the Jazz @ the CAM series. Tickets are $8 for members of the CAM or Cape Fear Jazz Society, $12 for nonmembers, and $5 for students. Call 910-395-5999 to buy tickets, or buy at the door.

Following a November 2013 performance in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Beckwith Recital Hall with the Attacca String Quartet, the Russian-American pianist returns to Wilmington for a solo performance featuring the late works of Chopin. Presented by Chamber Music Wilmington, tickets are $12 for students, $30 for adults. Call 910-343-1079 for more information.

Learn about local wedding vendors courtesy of the Carolina Wedding Guide. One bride-to-be will win a complete Clinique makeup package for the bride, maid of honor and four bridesmaids. Free tux rentals will also be awarded for one groomto-be, his best man and four groomsmen, from Cape Fear Formal Wear. Call 910-259-8323 for more information.

Keep an eye out for a red-cockaded woodpecker or belted kingfisher while hiking the North Carolina Birding Trail at Abbey Nature Preserve. The trail includes pine and hardwood forest habitat as well as a millpond that draws wading birds. Preregistration for the event, organized by Halyburton Park, is required. Call 910-341-0075 or email info@halyburtonpark.com for more information.

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Symphony keeps playing after more than 40 years

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Gaile Zack and Virginia Kusler were merely looking for an outlet for their musical talents when they came together and began making music in 1971. More than 40 years later, a duo of violinists has grown into the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, which performs six main concerts every year.

Zack said she and Kusler had both recently relocated to Wilmington with their families in 1971 from cities with established community orchestras.

“We tried playing duets but that wasn’t what we wanted, and one day we said we just needed to start an orchestra,” Zack said.

The orchestra began with the help of the University of North Carolina Wilmington Music Department and the players consisted of anyone interested.

“When we started, if you owned an instrument and could warm a chair you “We tried playing were in,” she said, laughing. duets but that Things became more serious for the orchestra after present conductor wasn’t what we Steven Errante took the helm in 1986 wanted, and one and the orchestra began holding audiday we said we just tions to ensure the best musicians in Wilmington were on board to help it needed to start grow.

Now, the Wilmington Symphony an orchestra.”

Orchestra holds auditions twice per year and each member of the orchestra has to re-audition every five years.

The next audition is Monday, Jan. 12, and Errante said the caliber of musicians in the orchestra has improved greatly over time.

“When I first got here it was an all-volunteer orchestra and anyone could play in it, and now we have much higher standards and we actually are able to provide the players with a little what we call gas money,” Errante said. “Wilmington is a destination community and the population has gone up quite a bit over the years I have been here. In turn you are more likely to have more qualified musicians.”

Each audition lasts around 10 minutes, and each musician must perform a piece prepared by the orchestra and demonstrate his or her ability to sight read. To make sure there is no bias in selecting members, Errante said the musicians perform behind a screen.

“It is a small enough town that it is a good idea because you would probably know them,” he said.

Looking at what the orchestra has become, Zack said she remembers a time when she would worry that the orchestra would fail if something were to happen to her.

“I can remember coming to the realization one day that I could drop dead and the orchestra would continue on,” she said. “I have thought about retiring from the orchestra but I think I’ll just keep playing until they kick me out.”

For more information about auditions and the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, visit www.wilmingtonsymphony.org email cole@luminanews.com

Supplied photo courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

This unattributed image shows the destruction of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad depot in 1865.

Captured and Exposed

Civil War images hold secrets revealed

By Marimar McNaughton Staff Writer

Exposing anomalies found in Civil War photos is the gist of

Dr. Kemille Moore’s lecture, one part of a presentation aimed at attracting members and erstwhile newbies to the Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear’s annual meeting.

The second part of the presentation, led by Wilmington photographer Harry Taylor, examines a closer look at the process used to capture images in those days.

Together Moore and Taylor will reveal the Civil War photographer’s dilemma — how to shoot battle scenes before and after the skirmishes and rush them to publication.

This in-depth look at Civil War photography is planned for Sunday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. at the University of North Carolina’s Cultural Arts Building.

Moore, UNCW associate professor of art history, who also serves on the board of the HSLCF, likes to remind her audience she is a native of the American Southwest and not a Civil War buff, per se.

“I like it from the point of view of the images; and I like to put a different texture on the photographs besides just documents,” she said, “to make sense of how the war was photographed and give it a broader understanding.”

Most of the digital images

Moore will share are from the Library of Congress collection.

“The particular images I want to play with the most are actually ones where there’s evidence that the photographers moved the bodies,” she said. Moore intends to explain the backdrop of the war and how and why photographs may have been manipulated given the logistical challenges presented at the time.

“It’s not like it’s real scandalous,” she said.

Focusing on images taken by Matthew Brady or his coterie of men in the field, Alexander Gardner and even the artist Winslow Homer, Moore will make her point.

“They couldn’t take stop action photographs,” Moore said. “They could only photograph before or after battle. The whole way they photographed things informed everyone’s understanding of the Civil War.” Often considered the first war documented in photos, Moore said it was not actually the first.

The Crimean War was the first conflict to be documented by a British photographer, Roger Fenton, in the mid-1850s.

Moore will compare the differences between the two sets of war photos in her talk.

The Queen of England

dispatched Fenton to the front to put a public face on the war, whereas Brady and his lot fetched photos that were transferred into wood engravings and later published by such newspapers as Harper’s Weekly.

Many of the Civil War images favor the Union Army, with lots of images localized in the Virginia area, as the South lacked the infrastructure required to photograph war scenes, and points north supported the major publishing hubs, Moore said.

Taylor, a Wilmington photographer who has resurrected equipment and techniques used during the Civil War, created an installation of glass plates for the Cameron Art Museum last year.

He will assist Moore in her presentation by demonstrating those early processes during the first half of the HSLCF’s gathering.

With his portable dark room, Taylor will demonstrate how glass plates were exposed and how negatives were processed.

Because of the chemicals used, this part of the lecture will take place outdoors, followed

by Moore’s indoor lecture.

Refreshments will be served.

Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear members and guests are admitted free. email marimar@luminanews.com

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“Sharpshooter’s Last Sleep” by Alexander Gardner depicts a dead Confederate soldier on the battlefield in Gettysburg, Pa., in 1863.

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New generation offered voice for life through boys choir

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

Resurrected more than a decade after it disbanded, the Wilmington Boys Choir is once again helping young boys develop skills important in both life and music.

Reminders of the original boys choir sat forgotten in a closet at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church until Ronnie Wise, director of music, stumbled upon the boxes of old photographs, concert booklets and other memorabilia on Christmas Eve 2013. The wheels started turning, and Wise shared his findings and interest in reviving the choir with the previous director and the leadership at St. Paul’s.

“We looked at it and thought, gosh, we ought to see if we can get this going again,” Wise said.

Two committees formed and met early in 2014, one to explore the feasibility of a revival and another to plan and rally community support.

That fall, the Wilmington Boys Choir welcomed its first group in 15 years: 22 boys, ages 7 years and older. A lot can change in 15 years, Wise noted, leading him to tweak the program to suit the times.

“It’s been a learning process over the semester. Any time something disappeared for 15 years and then you try to bring it back, times have changed. The same things that worked then don’t work now, so it’s a lot of adapting,” Wise said.

Holding the boys’ attention requires a different approach in the age of cell phones and social media, Wise said, but

the principles and traditions of boys choirs remain unchanged.

“Learning how to respect each other, how to work hard and learning that hard work can be a joy, that the end result can really be something wonderful when you’ve put a lot of hard work into it: all of those are things that haven’t changed over a couple centuries, as far as boys choirs go,” Wise said.

Boys ages 7 years and older whose voices have not changed are eligible to participate. No religious affiliation is required; while the choir is facilitated by St. Paul’s, it functions as a civic organization. No prior music experience is needed, and a voice instructor new to the program this spring will provide each boy one-on-one voice lessons.

“Some of the guys will go on to have careers in music. Some of them, of course, won’t. It’s still the same result,” Wise said. “Just being able to watch these guys grow and gain confidence, it’s really wonderful.”

Boys interested in joining the choir and their families are invited to an open house at St. Paul’s 6 p.m. Jan. 13. After dinner and a short rehearsal, families and boys can mingle and talk over hot chocolate and dessert.

Tuition for the first semester is $175, a figure Wise said might change according to donations, but scholarships can offset the cost when necessary.

“We won’t ever deny a boy membership because of financial need,” Wise said. email miriah@luminanews.com

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. speaks to the audience after the screening of “Pardons of Innocence: The Wilmington Ten” at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium April 5, 2014. Chavis will speak during a breakfast hosted by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Jan. 17.

Weeklong memorial to honor Dr. King

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The 2015 southeastern North Carolina tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. features a week of cultural events, concerts, speeches and educational seminars culminating in a parade through the streets of downtown Wilmington Monday, Jan. 19.

Event organizers said they have seen an increased interest in many of this year’s memorial activities, such as the Saturday morning breakfast at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Warwick Center, which event chair Atiba Johnson said sold out before Christmas. It was the first time ever.

The memorial celebrations grow every year, event organizers said, but they agreed heightened racial tension nationwide could also be responsible for the increase in participation.

Johnson pointed out Dr. King’s message of peace was all the more relevant in the current climate of discord.

“It’s what’s taken over the media right now,” he said. “I think this would be the perfect time to bring some of that nonviolence back.”

The weekend’s events begin with a breakfast Saturday morning hosted by the National

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Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Attendees will hear a speech by the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr., civil rights leader and member of the recently pardoned Wilmington 10.

“We just had the one-year anniversary of the Wilmington 10 being pardoned,” Johnson said, “so I thought he would be a great speaker and it would give him a chance to come back home.”

During the breakfast, the NAACP will also honor Jermaine Armour from St. Luke AME Zion Church as pastor of the year and Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church as church of the year.

Sunday’s activities include a marching band competition between Elizabeth City State University and North Carolina Central University. The 2014 event was held in the Williston Middle School gymnasium, but parade organizer Hollis Briggs said it was so popular it was moved this year to Cape Fear Community College’s Schwartz Center.

The two marching bands line up facing each other, Briggs explained, and then take turns playing tunes from their repertoire of popular hit music.

“Sometimes the tuba line will play against

the other tuba line, and the drum line plays against the other drum line,” he said. “It’s loud, but it’s very exciting.”

Many local high school marching band conductors are encouraging their students to go watch the competition, he added. Last year, he said, three students who attended the competition then decided to enroll in Elizabeth City State University and its marching band program.

“It really gives the teenagers here hope,” he said, “because they never get a chance to see college marching bands in Wilmington. . . . We want kids to want to go to college and this is one way that they can see something they can do.”

The celebrations will conclude Monday with a parade through the streets of downtown Wilmington. The parade’s growth over the years serves as a measure of the increasing popularity of the weeklong memorial.

“Twelve years ago we had 15 units and the parade lasted 18 minutes,” Briggs said.

“Now we have 130 units and the parade lasts for about two hours.”

For the full schedule visit www. mlkjrcelebration-senc10.com/index.htm email emmy@luminanews.com

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The Wilmington Boys Choir reformed in fall 2014 under the direction of Ronnie Wise.

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Real Estate Residential Real Estate Sales Trends

Downtown

28401 Active Listings: New Listings: Went Pending: Sold Units Absorption Rate**: Sold last 12 months:

Central Wilmington 28403-28405

173 6 5 2 9 241

Myrtle Grove/MJ 28409-28412

448 9 13 23 6 951

536 22 26 16 5 1,350

Ogden/ Porter’s Neck 28411

Week of Dec. 29–Jan. 4, 2014 Single & Multi-family Homes

Information provided by Chris Livengood, Vice President of Sales, Intracoastal Realty

Wrightsville Pleasure Topsail Beach Island Island Hampstead Leland Castle Hayne 28480 28428-28449 28445 28443 28451-28479 28429

306 13 15 9 5 764

101 - 1 2 11 109

308 4 3 6 9 397

226 4 3 5 13 206

283 6 7 13 8 448

425 13 13 14 6 857

44 3 4 - 5 99

All of New Hanover County 1,908 57 67 56 6 3,872

**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 WRAR nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the WRAR or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. All information herein has not been verified and is not guaranteed. ©2009 Multiple Listing Service of the Wilmington Regional Association of REALTORS, Inc.

Up, down and

By Miriah Hamrick, Staff Writer

W

ood crisscrosses with steel in the recently erected foundation of the house under construction at 305 S. Lumina Ave., which stretches from the sidewalk to the dunes. Like many other construction sites dotting the streets of Wrightsville Beach, the new house replaced an older structure, one of two trends exhibited in the project that its builder and architect expect to continue through 2015.

Owners Jeffrey Schrager and Anne York, who searched for years for a permanent residence in Wrightsville Beach after falling in love with the island as a vacation destination, lived for one year in the 1950s era beach cottage that originally sat on the lot. Built as a summer cottage, Schrager said the house proved inadequate as a permanent residence, and obstacles to renovation swayed him to instead tear it down and start fresh.

“Turning a beach cottage into a year-round home through renovation is a monumental task that we concluded is infeasible,” Schrager said.

Updating old plumbing and insulation systems was only one of the challenges Schrager and York considered tackling. A town rule that caps the cost of renovations to 50 percent of a building’s value deters many homeowners from considering renovation instead of demolition, said Michael Kersting, president of Michael Ross Kersting

all around Staff photo by Allison Potter

The owners of 305 S. Lumina Ave. opted to demolish their 1950s era beach cottage and replace it with a larger, modern home.

Architecture and designer of the Lumina Avenue project, especially with much higher values ascribed to the land than the structures.

“We’re finding that the vast majority of our clients are deciding to demolish the existing structure so they can get exactly what they want. If they’re going to spend this kind of money, they’d just as soon build a brand new house that’s fully compliant, that’s able to get the best insurance rates and satisfy their goals for the house,” Kersting said. “I think Wrightsville Beach is still right for that. There are so many older houses that people will find they can renovate, but they’re going to be restricted so much by the 50 percent rule.”

Project builder Jimmy Doster of Doster Building Company agreed

Staff photo by Allison Potter

Construction at 207 Trent Court and 115 S. Channel Drive continue Monday, Jan. 5, at the former site of the Palmgren-O’Quinn house. Instead of demolishing the home, owners Mark and Debbie Mitchell donated it to the North Carolina Coastal Federation in 2013.

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many of his projects on Wrightsville Beach are demolitions followed by new construction, a trend he noticed when the market picked up again. He also said the 50 percent rule steers many of his clients toward new construction.

“It’s just not feasible for somebody to buy a lot and pay that kind of money for a piece of property and not want new construction,” Doster said. “If the structure’s worth $300,000, and they can only do $150,000 work on it, on a piece of property they paid $2 million for, it just doesn’t make sense.”

With the island nearly built out, Wrightsville Beach Town Planner Zach Steffey said he expects the pattern of demolition and rebuilding to continue, leading architects and builders to navigate a maze of regulations, including the town’s building rules, the setback and building height limits mandated in the Coastal Area Management Act, and flood safety requirements handed down from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. While compliance with regulation may require a new house to be smaller or positioned differently on the lot, it also creates an opportunity that could change the oceanfront development line at Wrightsville Beach over time.

The house at 305 S. Lumina Ave. extends closer to the dunes than other houses nearby, a situation Steffey said is common when old houses, typically built closer to the road, are demolished and replaced with new houses.

The size of the lot and the current setback requirements enabled Kersting to design the new 6,000-square-foot house at 305 S. Lumina to extend closer to the ocean, creating a long, lean frame for the house.

“If we had been restricted to keep the house in line with the other houses, we would not have been able to have this more linear design,” Kersting said. The house will appear unobtrusive from the street, Kersting said, with only one story above the pilings. A second story is added to the house as it approaches the ocean.

“It scales the house down, makes it a little more friendly to the pedestrian. It’s less towering than some of these other houses,” Kersting said. The steel poles and beams observable in early stages of construction will be incorporated into the contemporary aesthetic of the finished house, he added.

As old houses along the beach are replaced with newer counterparts, the clean, modern lines used for the South Lumina house could become more common, Kersting said.

“I think people are becoming much more interested in a contemporary aesthetic,” Kersting said. “Hopefully it will be somewhat timeless, an evolution of Wrightsville Beach-style design.” email miriah@luminanews.com

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Build up hope in the New Year

Socialize and celebrate with local Realtors

Jan. 10, 17

Jan. 9, 6:30 p.m.

Start the New Year by helping Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity finish houses for local families. Take up a hammer Saturday, Jan. 10 to help install shingles on one Wilmington home, or pick up a paintbrush to help paint the exterior of another. Volunteers are needed Saturday, Jan. 17, to install vinyl siding, finish porches, and install hardware. Lunch donors are also needed for both days. Email jessica@capefearhabitat.org for more information.

Welcome incoming Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors President Sherri Pickard, of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, and socialize with others over dinner, drinks and live jazz in the ballroom at the Terraces on Sir Tyler. Dress is business casual. Dinner includes a carved prime rib station, pasta, and shrimp and grits.

The installation program will begin at 8 p.m., when Realtor of the Year, Salesperson of the Year, and Hall of Fame award winners will be announced.

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Business News Money Matters Philanthropy: You don’t need to be a Gates or a Buffett to make a meaningful contribution Provided by RBC Wealth Management and Dave Dupont Many of you may be considering supporting, or already support, worthy causes that are important to you. So if you’re thinking about sharing some of your financial success with a qualified non-profit organization, let’s take a few moments to look at some of the choices available.

Where do you begin?

Staff photo by Cole Dittmer

With the opening of franchise opportunities for Flaming Amy’s Bowl, Flaming Amy’s is one of a few homegrown Wilmington businesses expanding its reach in 2015.

Local businesses franchise brands, diversify

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

With the new year, homegrown Wilmington businesses are expanding their reach to meet demand for their products.

Nearly seven years ago Jay and Amy Muxworthy unveiled a second addition to the Flaming Amy’s brand, Flaming Amy’s Bowl, a make-your-own all-you-can eat hibachi style bistro at Long Leaf Mall near the intersection of Shipyard Boulevard and College Road. Now, in 2015, the Muxworthys are opening up opportunities for others to franchise the Flaming Amy’s Bowl concept and take it outside the central Wilmington area.

“When we first came up with the bowl we did it with the idea to duplicate it through corporately owned stores or franchises,” Jay Muxworthy said. “We opened in April 2008 and the economy put a stall on those plans, but now with things picking back up we decided it was time.”

Muxworthy believes the concept of the restaurant would be easy to handle for someone who does not have extensive restaurant experience due to the limited number of wait staff and cooks required. Furthermore, Muxworthy said the company would make its signature sauces in one location using a North Carolina bottling company and shipping them to all locations.

Ideally, Muxworthy said, they would like

to see the next location open somewhere nearby, like Porter’s Neck, and then expand regionally from there to ensure the success of the first few franchises.

“The goal would be to start out regionally and see how it goes,” he said. “I think the first franchises are going to be the hardest ones to sell. I want to take it slow with the first few.”

Port City Java ended 2014 with the announcement it would attempt to reach a growing number of its customers using single-serve coffee brewers at home by creating single serve Port City Java coffee brew cups.

Port City Java CEO Steven Schnitzler said the Port City Java single serve cups contain 30 percent more coffee grounds than other single serve cups and the cups themselves are 100 percent recyclable. Schnitzler said it took a while to get the right formula for the coffee and to find a packer that could meet all of the criteria.

“It turned out to be quite a bit more of a challenge than we anticipated,” Schnitzler said. “We did a number of dry runs and it took well over a year of testing to come up with the formula that worked for us and find a packer. We wanted to be able to roast coffee and package it on that just-in-time basis so the coffee is as fresh as possible.”

Now the Port City Java single serve cups are sold in the cafés and online in boxes of a dozen cups.

On New Year’s Day Freaker USA, the local knit koozie company, announced it will spin out Freakers for its customers’ feet with the addition of the Freaker Feet sock line to its brand.

Instead of starting with a limited number of sock designs, Freaker founder Zach Crain said the company wanted to go big with 127 different designs due out this spring. Designs will include those found on existing Freakers, all 50 state flags, collegiate sports socks and 32 designs color themed after professional football teams.

“All the gift socks we see at the trade shows we go to are all outsourced from somewhere … and that is kind of silly because there are all these sock mills here in North Carolina,” Crain said. “We just wanted to go at it and blow it up instead of putting our foot in the water.”

From the materials to the packaging, all North Carolina companies will produce Freaker Feet.

Due to the fact that the mill requires Freaker to order at least 600 pairs of each of the 127 designs, Freaker has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise capital to pay for the initial run of socks. Within the first 24 hours of starting the campaign, Freaker Feet garnered 385 backers and nearly $20,000 of its goal of $250,000.

Crain said Freaker Feet is due out in May. email cole@luminanews.com

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To decide if charitable giving makes sense for you, consider your age, net worth, future income needs, and financial goals. Then speak with your financial advisor and tax professional for help determining which strategy is the best fit for your circumstances and philanthropic goals.

There are many different methods of charitable giving, each with a specific set of benefits. Some of the most common include the donor’s ability to: • Transform an illiquid asset into an important source of future income • Restructure a non-diversified portfolio without incurring an immediate capital gain • Help avoid current capital gains tax on the sale of a business • Take an immediate tax deduction on a future gift • Receive an income tax deduction in the year the gift is made • Reduce potential estate tax liability by reducing taxable estate

Charitable giving strategies There are a number of tools and strategies, each with its own advantages and limitations that can be used for effective philanthropy: • Outright bequest of cash • Charitable trusts • Family foundations • Life insurance • Interest in a residence • Charitable gift annuities • Donor advised funds • Pooled income funds • Gifts of appreciated property, such as stock If your gift consists of shares of stock or other securities that have increased in value, you may enjoy several additional benefits. It may help eliminate your capital gains tax exposure, reduce your taxable estate and remove potential future growth of the donated assets from your taxable estate.

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The Good News

Living H2O

C a r l Wa t e rs

NEAR the Beach

Little Chapel On the Boardwalk

January 4, 2015 6:20 PM

Merry

Merry is the heart that receives an endless gift of love From the only One who is love and watches from above Every life that returns home to be with Me causes pleasure I receive each one and it makes Me merry to receive the treasure That you are in My sight, so be merry and enjoy your time In My presence with angels all around with their beauty sublime Lift your hands and voices to be merry tonight as a gift to Me Celebrate the joy in your heart and share your life for all to see The glory that shines on your face as My love passes through Your life and helps those around you to be merry too Carry My banner high above the stress of the day in victory Over the sadness that surrounds so many like a bad story Lift them up and show them how to be merry once more Share the peace you have and hold them in your arms for A time of sharing once more now that they have returned to the fold It will be a celebration and all will be merry when the story is told

Church Services

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor (Prov 15:13 KJV) A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

(Prov 15:15 KJV) All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

(Jer 30:19 KJV) And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

(Luke 15:23 KJV) And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: (Luke 15:24 KJV) For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

(Luke 15:32 KJV) It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

(James 5:13 KJV) Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School/Children’s Choir: 9:15 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Church: 10:45 a.m.

Nursery provided 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 a.m.

Wrightsville Beach Baptist church Keith Louthan, church pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m.

Celebration Services: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m.

Wrightsville United Methodist Church

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One year with Jesus in the Gospels

teaching God’s unconditional love and grace

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January 8th BELIEVERS RECEIVE Luke 1:45, “And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.”

There are many reasons why God’s blessings don’t always come to pass in a person’s life, but the most frequent cause is simply unbelief on our part. There are no limitations on God’s part. He is willing and able to do anything He has promised. The problem is with our believing.

The Lord has given every believer faith (Rom. 12:3). It was given to us at salvation through hearing the Word of God (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 10:17). It is a fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:22). However, we must choose to exercise it.

Our faith is linked to our knowledge (2 Pet. 1:1-4). What we think

on is how we will be (Pro. 23:7). The problem is not that we don’t have faith. The problem occurs when we don’t allow our faith to work because we don’t keep our minds stayed on God’s Word. Then our faith is choked out by the cares of this life (Mk. 4:19).

Keeping our minds stayed on God’s Word will release our faith and thereby release the power of God in our lives. Certainly Mary must have been a person who put God’s Word first in her life.

Mary saw a performance of what she believed. We receive what we believe, not what we desire or even need. Today believe the word that the Lord has spoken about you.

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Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

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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.

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

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There’s a lagoon called Kapupu near the island of Kapupu in the sunny North Pacific just west of the Elabaob Islands in the Palauan archipelago of Micronesia. Sherman the Shark, his wife, Megan, and a host of other ocean occupants call it home. Occasionally, the hairless beach apes with their so-called civilized human ways try to encroach on the Lagoonies’ tropical paradise. So, there’s bound to be high jinks in this coral-reef heaven...

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14 SP 474 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Kristen M. Atkinson to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated April 30, 2010 and recorded on April 30, 2010 in Book 5483 at Page 1141, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: In New Hanover County: Being all of Lot 21 in Holiday Hills Subdivision as the same is shown on map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 7 at Page 84 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 302 Holiday Hills Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Kristen M. Atkinson.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-11719-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 683 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Andrea Fields Brewington and Kenneth E. Brewington to John C. Wessell, III, Trustee(s), which was dated Janu-

ary 26, 2010 and recorded on January 28, 2010 in Book 5465 at Page 110, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 26, Block 9 of Fox Subdivision as shown on that map recorded in Map Book 2 at Page 69, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 534 Maides Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28405.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Andrea Fields Brewington and husband, Kenneth E. Brewington.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 11-11276-FC02 January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 129 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Donna Sue Jackson to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated June 7, 2011 and recorded on June 14, 2011 in Book 5568 at Page 2327, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note

evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

County, North Carolina, to wit:

County, North Carolina, to wit:

All that certain parcel/unit of land in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, State of NC, as more fully described in Book 2064 Page 233 ID# R04808-009-016000, being known and designated as Lot 27, Block J, Section III, Creekwood North Subdivision. Filed in Map Book 13 at Page 21

BEGINNING in the southern line of Castle Street at a point 132 feet westwardly from its intersection with the western line of Sixteenth Street; running thence westwardly along said line 66 feet; thence southwardly and parallel with Sixteenth Street 181 feet; thence eastwardly and parallel with Castle Street 66 feet; thence northwardly and parallel with Sixteenth Street 181 feet to the BEGINNING, same being part of Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 512, according to the official plan of the City of Wilmington, N.C.

Being all of Lot 12 of Homeland Heights as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Map Book 4, at Page 62 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Being the same fee simple property conveyed by deed from the Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington AKA Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington, North Carolina Inc to Mozella Nixon, dated 05/23/1996 recorded on 07/29/1996 in Book 2064, Page 233 in New Hanover County Records, State of NC.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 218 Dixie Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403.

Said property is commonly known as 2608 McClammy Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are All Lawful Heirs of Donna Sue Jackson.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Mozella Nixon.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-02268-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-14965-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015 14 SP 818 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

14 SP 653 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mozella Nixon and Barry Smith to K Cole, Trustee(s), which was dated June 23, 2008 and recorded on June 26, 2008 in Book 5326 at Page 973, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Davey Lee Meshaw to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated November 19, 2001 and recorded on November 26, 2001 in Book 3116 at Page 591 and rerecorded/ modified/corrected on August 6, 2014 in Book 5831, Page 462, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 1510 Castle Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are All Lawful Heirs of Rosa Lee Meshaw.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-18432-FC02 January 1 and 8, 2015 13 SP 648 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles Paterno and Jackie Paterno to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated August 27, 2009 and recorded on September 2, 2009 in Book 5435 at Page 2715, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All that parcel of land in New Hanover County, State of North Carolina, as more fully described in Deed Book 5376, Page 2495, being

known and designated as being all of Lot 18 of Parmele Isles, Section “A” Development at Wrightsville Beach, as the same is showing on a map of said development recorded in Map Book 5, Page 127.

By fee simple deed from Neal Sumner and Stephanie Sumner, husband and wife as set forth in Book 5376, Page 2495 dated 01/28/2009 and recorded 02/10/2009, New Hanover County Records, State of North Carolina.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 8 Bahama Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Charles Paterno and wife Jackie Paterno.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-09230-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015 10 SP 1242 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tina L. Kuhn and John B. Kuhn to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated June 29, 2004 and recorded on June 29, 2004 in Book 4386 at Page 964, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 13, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All of Lot 19 in The Lakes at Johnson Farms Subdivision, Phase 2, as the same is shown on map recorded in Map Book 34 at Page 274 in the New Hanover County Registry, TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO all of the rights, covenants, easements, conditions and restric-

tions contained in the Declaration recorded in Book 1819 at Page 990 and following pages in said Registry and all amendments and supplements thereto, and being the same lands described in the deed recorded in Book 1919 at Page 486 in said Registry.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 5024 Gate Post Lane, Wilmington, NC 28412.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are John B. Kuhn and wife, Tina L. Kuhn.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-18548-FC01 January 1 and 8, 2015

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 893 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Joni M. Seivers an unmarried woman to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 29th day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 5286, Page 758, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 13, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: A unit ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47C of the General Statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 110 in Seller’s Cove Condominiums, Phase 1, Building 1 a condominium development as the same is shown and described on maps recorded in Condominium Plat Book 17 at Page 257 through 261 in the Office of the Register

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L E G A L N O T I C ES of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 5270 at Page 1488 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto, and said unit is also conveyed subject to and together with all of the rights, easements, covenants, terms and conditions of said Declaration and all amendments and supplements thereto and being a portion of those same lands described in a Deed recorded in Book 5192 at Page 871 in said Registry.

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Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 645 Condo Club Drive, Unit 110, Wilmington, NC 28412. Parcel ID R07900-001-489-010.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Conicelli and Karen M. Conicelli dated March 29, 2006 to John C. Warren, Trustee for Branch Banking and Trust Company, recorded in Book 4999, Page 2846, NEW HANOVER County Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebtedness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit foreclosure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of NEW HANOVER and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Unit B-103 along with rights in that Limited Common Element garage parking space B-103 of Building No. Eight, The Village at Mayfaire Condominium (the “Condominium”) under and pursuant to Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes and being more particularly described and shown on a Plat entitled “The Village at Mayfaire Condominium, Building No. Eight - 561 Garden Terrace Drive” recorded in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 211-214 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina. Together with the allocated interests in and to the Common Elements and the Limited Common Elements of the Condominium appurtenant to said Unit as specifically enumerated in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 4567, Page 391 and amended in Book 4668, Page 305; Book 4741, Page 760; Book 4823, Page 17; Book 4877, Page 13; Book 4912, Page 1318; Book 4946, Page 1650 and in Book 4966, Page 1986 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, and any further amendments thereto. The property described above is also subject to those Restrictions appearing of record in Book 3772, Page 1 and re-recorded in Book 3778, Page 1 and as amended in Book 3997, Page 850 and in Book 4119, Page 60, all in the New Hanover County Registry. And further together with and subject to all rights, privileges, easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions appurtenant to or applicable to said Unit as set forth in the Declaration of Condominium. The Condominium Act, the Declaration and the plans on file in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 211-214, in the New Hanover County Registry, are incorporated by reference for, among other reasons, a more particular description of the Unit, the allocated interests, the Common Elements, Limited Common Elements and the land on which the Unit and the Common Elements and the Limited Common Elements are located. Grantee, by acceptance of this Deed agrees to be bound by and to comply with the rights, privileges, easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions set forth in the Declaration, including, but not limited to, the obligation to pay assessments for the maintenance and operation

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/ security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

14 SP 890 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE, North Carolina, New Hanover County

of the Condominium. Property Address: 561 Garden Terrace Drive, Unit 103, Wilmington, NC 28405 Date of Sale: January 14, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. Location of Sale: NEW HANOVER County Courthouse Record Owner(s): Robert Conicelli and Karen M. Conicelli TERMS OF THE SALE: (1) This sale will be made subject to: (a) all prior liens, encumbrances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies. (2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the undersigned Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, including but not limited to, the physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property. (3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/ or auditing fees payable to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale. (4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, whichever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expiration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. (6) An order for possession of the property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKE SAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P. Cara B. Williams, Attorney for Jeff D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P. O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611-6268 (919) 250-2000 File No. ALS 14254458, 1124432 1/1, 01/08/2015 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 14-SP-496 New Hanover County, North Carolina Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 2090, Page 0612, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondent’s failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Breezewood of Wilmington Condominiums (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on April 3, 2014, File No. 14-M-300, in the Office of the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, and pursuant to an Order Allowing Foreclosure of Claim of Lien for Assessments entered by the New Hanover County Clerk of Court

on July 30, 2014, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 11:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of January 2015, at the Courthouse door, New Hanover County Judicial Building, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, the following property (including any improvements thereon) located in New Hanover County, North Carolina: BEING all of Section 1, Building 8, Unit 4110-E, of Breezewood of Wilmington Condominiums as the same is shown on a plat or plats thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 11 at Page 95 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Also commonly known as 4110 Breezewood Dr. Apt. 201-E, Wilmington, NC 28412-5161.

The record owner of the abovedescribed real property as reflected by the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds ten (10) days prior to posting the Notice is Sheryl L. Vought.

The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS,” and is subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, unpaid taxes, easements, conditions, restrictions, and other matters of record, including, but not limited to, Deed of Trust recorded in Book 4987, Page 2400, of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds.

The successful bidder will be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon the conclusion of the sale a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders a deed for the property. If for any reason the Trustee does not tender a deed for the property, the successful bidder’s sole remedy shall be a return of the deposit.

To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to § 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold; and (b) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10) days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This the _____ day of December 2014.

Charles D. Meier, Trustee N. C. State Bar No. 13039 MARSHALL, WILLIAMS & GORHAM, L.L.P. 14 South Fifth Street Post Office Drawer 2088 Wilmington, NC 28402-2088 Telephone: (910) 763-9891 Facsimile: (910) 343-8604 E-Mail: cdm@mwglaw.com January 8, 2015, and January 15, 2015

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 14 E 1534 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTRIX of the Estate of DAVID GEORGE REGISTER, SR., deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of March, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This, the 18th day of December, 2014.

SARAH ELIZABETH RIVENBARK, Executrix Of the Estate of DAVID GEORGE REGISTER, SR. c/o PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Telephone 910-769-2896 12/18, 12/25, 2014, 1/1, 1/8/2015

PAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY 107 N. 2nd Street, Suite C Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 Telephone 910-769-2896 12/25/2014, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15/2015

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Elizabeth J. Bosso 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 9th day of April 2015, 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 January 2015.

Elizabeth B. Crawford, Executrix 3964 Bud Geddie Road Wade, NC 28395 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/2015 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Janet I. Yaggi 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 26th day of March 2015, 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 25th day of December 2014.

John M. Peck, Executor 458 Robert E. Lee Dr Wilmington, NC 28412 12/25/2014, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15/2015

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

This the 7th day of January, 2015 Linda C. Gibson EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY M. CAMPBELL c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR. 219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6 WILMINGTON, NC 28403 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/2015

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

This, the 25th day of December, 2014.

WILLIAM N. BURNER, Executor Of the Estate of ELIZABETH S. PETZAL c/o

BEFORE THE CLERK FILE # 14-E-1481 NOTICE TO CREDITORS JENNIFER WALKER, having qualified as EXECUTOR of the Estate of THOMAS W. HOLDERNESS, deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit same to the said Jennifer Walker at the address set out below on or before April 10, 2015, or this Notice may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same.

All persons indebted to said decedent will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below.

This is the 8th day of January 2015.

JENNIFER WALKER, Executor Estate of THOMAS W. HOLDERNESS, Deceased c/o White & Hearne, L.L.P. J.C Hearne, II PO Box 179 Wilmington, NC 28402 910-313-3336 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/2015

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

Having qualified as EXECUTOR of the Estate of ELIZABETH S. PETZAL, deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the undersigned on or before the 31st day of March, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THOMAS W. HOLDERNESS, Deceased

The undersigned, Linda C. Gibson, having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of Ruby M. Campbell, Deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said Frank Persico, at the address set out below, on or before April 12, 2015, or this notice may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same. All persons indebted to said Decedent will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the address set out below.

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

FILE # 14 E 1561

In the Matter of the Estate of

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

BEFORE THE CLERK

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Patricia Michelle Creech 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 9th day of April 2015, 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 January 2015.

Ruby Gail Herouvis, Executrix 5491 Pointe Repose Dr NE Leland, NC 28451 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/2015

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Camilla Jean Jacobs 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 9th day of April 2015, 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 January 2015.

Catherine Chafin, Executrix 1213 Essex Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29/2015

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker New Year fishing opportunities and fishing schools

By Skylar Walters

The New Year has arrived and with it has come the cold weather, with a few days of this week’s weather looking to possibly set record lows or highs, depending on how you look at it. But for the most part, the fishing conditions for 2014 were fairly good and after this cold onslaught, conditions look to improve for the weekend. Water temperatures are reading in the lower 50s, which will no doubt take a little hit after this week, but overall have been relatively warm considering the time of year.

A few reports have t­rickled in over the holidays with last

this week and a few more next week.

The first fishing school of 2015 is being held at the Oak Island Recreation Center in Oak Island on Saturday, January 3, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $60 in advance and $70 at the door and include lunch. Topics covered include fishing for speckled trout, red drum, flounder, sheepshead, gray trout, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, offshore bottom fishing and cast net throwing.

With captain Jerry Dilsaver and Jimmy Price doing the teaching, there’ll be plenty

A few reports have trickled in over the holidays with last weekend seeing some calm waters and a few boats heading out toward the Gulf Stream. There were catches reported of a few wahoo, blackfin tuna and African pompano in the mix. weekend seeing some calm waters and a few boats heading out toward the Gulf Stream.

There were catches reported of a few wahoo, blackfin tuna and African pompano in the mix.

Closer to the beach, the black bass fishing has been good in the 20 mile range.

Inshore, red drum has been caught here and there with a few anglers lucky enough to find some fish schooling in the surf. The speckled trout fishing has trickled off in our area but has not ceased to exist.

Better fishing for trout can be found to our south in the Cape Fear River and to our north in the area of Topsail Island and New River.

As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, the New Year brings lots and lots of fishing schools to help you hone your skills and maybe even learn something new. With some of the first schools coming up in the next few weeks, we’ll cover the details of a couple

to learn. For tickets, contact the Oak Island Recreation Department at 910-278-5518.

The next school in the lineup is the Fisherman’s Post Hand On Fishing School being held Saturday, February 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost of the school is $95 by January 30 and $105 after. Ticket price includes lunch as well as a T-shirt, snack, drinks, rigging material and goodie bags as well as a chance at some door prizes including a fishing package to Costa Rica or a hunting trip to Argentina.

There are more than 20 local captains that will be in attendance with numerous sessions and rigging stations going on concurrently, which means you can find something that interests you at any given time.

Tickets can be purchased at Tex’s Tackle or West Marine Wrightsville Beach as well as by phone at 910-452-6378, and online at www.fishermanspost. com

Brazilian jiu-jitsu keeps kids active

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

While football fields and baseball diamonds lie deserted during the chilly months of January and February, indoor arenas flourish as families seek ways to keep their kids active during the winter.

On a cool, damp morning the first weekend in January a group of children gathered on a gymnastics mat inside Evolution Mixed Martial Arts Academy in Wrightsville Beach, each child wearing a white robe tied with a colored belt. They bounced around the mat with jittery energy until instructor Neal Zumbro called them over to line up, bow and begin warm-ups.

The children with the most experience led the others through stretches and drills. After four years practicing Brazilian jiujitsu, 9-year-old Aliam Appler earned a yellow belt with a grey stripe and the right to be one of the class leaders. His mother, Cathy Appler, said she has recently noticed her son’s increased sense of leadership and self-control.

“The coaches will pair [the experienced kids] up with a new kid,” Appler said. “It’s neat to see this 9-year-old, crazy-aroundthe-house boy going easy with a 5-year-old and letting them win a fight. It’s a huge confidence boost for that kid who’s beginning, to

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how to finish the moves. While the practice is competitive and physical, the technique is precise and restrained.

“It teaches them mental discipline and control,” Quinn said.

“It’s a mind-body connection so it’s different than a team sport. ... They learn to trust themselves and learn that being physical is not always about being violent.”

Brazilian jiu-jitsu also offers the siblings an outlet for their natural competitiveness. Quinn said car rides home from jiu-jitsu class are filled with tales of who beat whom that day.

“They’ll either praise or rip on each other on the way home,” she said.

And once they arrive home, the competition continues.

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Instructor David French demonstrates a Brazilian jiu-jitsu move with 9-yearold Aliam Appler during a class at Evolution Mixed Martial Arts Academy Tuesday, Dec. 30.

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give them a chance to learn to love the sport, too.”

Instructor Megan Moskow explained the practice focuses on self-confidence and self-discipline.

“It’s amazing how far a lot of them come, when they first start and then two months later it’s like a totally different kid,” she said.

Appler said when her son was training for a competition recently he grappled with students in the adult-beginner class for practice.

That class included his father, a Wrightsville Beach police officer.

“It’s been great with my husband taking the class,” Appler said, “because [they] can go home and practice the moves.”

Ginger and Brian Quinn also saw the benefit of involving multiple members of the family in Brazilian jiu-jitsu — in this case their 8-year-old triplets Braden, Joshua and Eathan.

“They wrestle anyway, so they might as well learn to do it correctly,” Ginger Quinn said.

The instructors focus on teaching the children safe, controlled methods of tumbling and grappling. One warm-up exercise, for example, had the kids somersaulting onto their shoulder to avoid neck or back injury. Moskow said there has never been an injury in any of the children’s classes because the kids are generally more careful than the adults.

Race 13.1, a half marathon series, will put on a race in Wilmington for the first time this February. The race, held Feb. 22, includes a 5K, 10K and half marathon distance. All three races begin and end at Lumina Station.

Race 13.1 chairman and CEO John Kane organized several half marathons in Raleigh in 2012 and received such a positive response he was inspired to expand the series, regional vice president Dan Mercer said during a Jan. 2 phone interview.

Kane formed Race 13.1 in 2014 and held five races that year.

The 2015 schedule is still being

finalized but it could include as many as 20 races in seven different states across the southeast, Mercer said.

Race 13.1 targets mid-size communities that lack the attention from national race series, he added, so Wilmington was a natural choice. Mercer also had personal reasons for bringing the race to the coastal city.

“I played basketball at UNCW in college,” he said. “I just really wanted to give back to a community that gave so much to me.”

Through his involvement with the University of North Carolina Wilmington basketball program, Mercer became aware of the Miracle League of Wilmington, a program that allows children

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“It’s a really open and accepting atmosphere.

There’s not pressure to be the best runner, it’s just about coming out and doing something healthy and pursuing a goal.”

and adults with special needs the opportunity to play baseball on a modified turf field. Race organizers chose the Miracle League as the official charity partner of its Wilmington event.

Mercer said Race 13.1 offers its charity partners several avenues to raise funds, including allowing runners the option to donate during the registration process. He said they usually receive about $1 per registration and they expect anywhere from 750-1,000 participants.

After leaving Lumina Station at 7 a.m., half marathon participants will race down Eastwood Road, which will have one lane blocked from automobile traffic. Mercer said he carefully plotted the half marathon course to make ample use of the cross-city trail that runs through UNCW’s campus to both give the runners a scenic route and also require fewer road closures. Three aid stations will be

placed throughout the course.

Mercer said organizers made an effort to not hold their race too close to other similar races such as the Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon in March. He also reached out to the local running clubs, introducing himself and training a few days with the Wilmington Road Runners Club.

While the race should attract many serious runners, he said, the event is structured to allow entire families to participate. The 5K and 10K distances give all ability levels the chance to race and there will be music, food and a kids’ zone at the finish line.

“It’s a really open and accepting atmosphere,” he said.

“There’s not pressure to be the best runner, it’s just about coming out and doing something healthy and pursuing a goal.”

To register, visit www. race131.com email emmy@luminanews.com