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Return of Taste of Wrightsville Beach features diverse dishes, raises money for senior nutrition By Sherri Robinson Contributing Writer

After a delay due to a precocious nor'easter, the Taste of Wrightsville Beach returned for a seventh time on Sunday evening, showcasing unique dishes from chefs at restaurants around the area and raising money for a weekend meal program for seniors. The event celebrated the island’s diverse and delicious fare on and around the beach, with more than 30 local cuisine, beer and wine tasting booths were set up under the tent in the parking lot of host Bluewater Waterfront Grill. Celebrity judges rated the dishes with a “Best in Show”, “Best Savory” and “Best Sweet” dishes and participants will select the “People’s Choice”, “Best Beer” and “Best Wine”. Originally scheduled for Saturday, late in the week organizers rescheduled the event after forecast showed poor weather throughout the day. Organizers said the voting margins were extremely close in many categories, even resulting in a first-ever tie for the people's choice for the best dish between

South Beach Grill and Oceanic. “It is safe to say enough money was raised to cover over 5,000 meals for our senior citizens and shut-ins in New Hanover County,” said Lisa Weeks, event organizer, adding that it will take organizers several days to calculate the event’s proceeds. “Being born and raised here, cooking is what I grew up doing, and these are the welcoming flavors I’m used to,” said Overman, noting that the entries were particularly suited for a chilly day. “It was a cold night, I wanted to serve comfort food, to make the dishes nice and heavy.” One of the dishes that impressed the crowd was the North Carolina pork belly served by South Beach Grill, which earned a tie for People’s Choice Best Dish. The dish included warm Johnny cakes with bacon and blue cheese slaw, topped with crackly pork rinds and Cheerwine barbecue sauce, and served with pickles that were cured in-house. The restaurant, located at 100 S. Lumina Ave. in Wrightsville Beach, served chess pie bars, with blueberry gastrique, sweet potato Chantilly cream and candied lemons for its desert, which

earned a second-place award from judges. In preparing the restaurant’s entries, South Beach Grill’s head chef Michael Overman drew inspiration from his own backyard, using traditional North Carolina flavors as the foundation for the dishes. Meanwhile, Waterman’s Brewing at 1610 Pavilion Place in Wilmington also reflected a geographical theme, presenting Hawaiian dishes that matched the restaurant’s style. But it took a little convincing before some attendees enjoyed the homemade “Spam” dish that earned a second-place award from the judges. The restaurant’s desert presentation of orange yuzu guri guri, a kind of Hawaiian ice cream, won a second-place award from the judges. “Everyone seemed to really enjoy them, once you got them past that it was Spam, but that it was homemade and not out of a can,” said Waterman’s head chef Drew Stanley, who made the homemade spam from ground fresh pork shoulder and ham, which was cured, stuffed into a casing, sliced up and cooked. n See TASTE Page 4

Thanksgiving week, known as flotilla week in Wrightsville Beach, launches the coastal Carolina holiday season with two long-running traditions, the 36th annual North Carolina Holiday Flotilla, and Airlie Gardens’ 15th annual Enchanted Airlie. A highlight of the weekend, Saturday night’s flotilla unveils a procession of beautifully decorated yachts and watercraft, each glittering with thousands of lights, slowly motoring past an estimated crowd of 50,000 revelers. Immediately following the parade, a stunning and captivating 20-minute, 4,000-round fireworks display illuminates the night sky and showers the waterway with sound and color. The North Carolina Holiday Flotilla weekend is filled with family options, including Friday’s tree

lighting ceremony with a visit from Santa, and the evening’s Flotilla Launch Party featuring the Jack Jack 180 dance band. Saturday’s schedule includes the well-known Festival in the Park with nearly 100 pop-ups featuring arts, crafts, treats, and local merchants. Activities onsite offer bouncy houses for the children, slides, climbing walls, the Shriner’s Arab Choo Choo, live music, and The Antique, Classic, and Special Interest Car Show. Early arrivals during Flotilla week begin the celebration Thanksgiving Day with a seafood-centric feast at host hotel Blockade Runner Beach Resort. Harbor Island tours depart the resort’s docks 3-times per day with Cape Fear Naturalist, Captain Joe Abbate. Prominently located on the flotilla parade route, Blockade Runner is within easy walking distance of all activities on the island. n See HOLIDAY Page 4 Airlie Gardens’

11th Street Turkeys of Wilmington, Feeding the Community By Sherri Robinson Contributing Writer

The 11th annual Street Turkeys of Wilmington, an event used to restock the shelves of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, will take place Wednesday, Nov. 27. With the holidays, the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina at Wilmington’s inventory becomes substantially depleted, making it extremely challenging to provide adequate amounts of food and supplies for local agencies and groups. The Food Bank provides food and supplies for over 90 area food pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, and group homes and distributed over 3 million pounds of produce through the Wilmington Branch last year. The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North

Carolina (the Food Bank) is a nonprofit organization that has provided food for our friends and neighbors facing hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina for nearly 40 years. The Food Bank is an affiliate member of Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. In terms of total food distributed, the Food Bank ranks in the top 15 nationally among 200 Feeding America food banks and first in North Carolina. Their food distribution programs and child nutrition programs mirror national models. The Street Turkeys of Wilmington project is designed to restock the shelves of the Food Bank. If you would like to help support the local Food Bank, drop off one or more items (listed below) from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at The Landing, 530 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach. Organizers n See TURKEYS Page 2

Local board maker P2P Rescue opens doors to new warehouse for Friday art party fundraiser and BBQ for Surfers Healing By Terry Lane Staff Writer

How does a local entrepreneur with a growing business show appreciation for the surf culture that helped lay the path for his success? The answer, of course, is to throw a fundraising pig-pickin’ party for a popular surf charity. With a new warehouse space to fit the growing demand of his business,

P2P Rescue and its founder, Cliff Ray, is hosting the company’s first ever warehouse art party on Friday, Nov. 22 to raise money for Surfers Healing, a national charity that holds an annual surf event in Wrightsville Beach for autisitic children and their families. “I’ve always wanted to do something for Surfers Healing, and now that we have this warehouse space, we have the ability to put

on an event for them,” Ray said. While donated pieces from more than 20 artists will be a feast for the eye, the P2P Rescue Warehouse Art Auction and Barbeque will also offer guests an opportunity to feast on a 100-pound pig, along with a complete offering of country fixings and sides. Plus, the event will feature live music

and sponsor Watermans’ Brewing will be on site to provide local brews for the thirsty. Among the pieces of art donated to the event is an original Logan Moore hand crafted board. Meanwhile, all proceeds raised from the $20 ticket price, as well as from the art sale and auction will go to Surfers Healing.

Ray is also using the event to help give back to the lifeguard community that has helped his company develop the specialized boards used in lifeguarding. All lifeguards who attend the event will be offered free admission, Ray said. After having started with the ambition of producing

a unique style of standup paddle boards, Ray shifted the company’s focus from recreational boards to rescue boards for lifeguards, selling to ocean rescue departments across the world. Now, having worked with more than 75 agencies across the world, P2P Rescue

has expanded into a larger warehouse space to handle the increased volume. The additional room gives Ray the space needed to throw the benefit fundraiser for Surfers Healing, a California-based charity n See P2P RESUCE Page 3

Music by Jack Jack 180 Friday Night Flotilla Party Blockade Runner Beach Resort Friday, Nov. 29 Doors at 7 p.m, Band at 8 pm Left, some of the artwork for auction at the P2P Rescue Warehouse Art Auction and Barbeque on Friday, Nov. 22 from 5-8 p.m. at P2P Rescue, 6508 Windmill Way, Wilmington. Cliff Ray, right, at the 2019 World Conference on Drowning Prevention in Durban, South Africa. At the event, P2P Rescue Boards donated a board to the Lesotho, Africa lifeguard squad.

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are asking that no glass items be donated. Items needed are frozen turkeys, hams, canned meats (tuna, stews, soups, meat pasta), canned

fruits and vegetables, rice, pasta, dry beans, peanut butter, cereal, infant formula, diapers and wipes. Monetary contributions are also accepted. Make checks payable

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to The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Donations may also be made from 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. the same day at the following Harris Teeter locations: Lumina Commons (1940 Eastwood Road, Wilmington), Mayfaire Community Center (6805 Parker Farm Road, Wilmington), Hanover Center (3501 Oleander Drive, Wilmington) and Oak Landing Shopping Center (8260 Market Street, Porters Neck). Should you be unable to attend, you can participate in the virtual

food drive online at www.streetturkeyswilmington.org. All donations are tax-deductible. Sponsors of the food drive are the Men’s Bible Study Group and the Outreach Committee at Wrightsville United Methodist Church. The Men’s Bible Study Group meets each Thursday morning at 6:45 these early birds get a head start on their day with Bible study and fellowship. This group is made up of men of all ages and stages and is open to all men. And, Wrightsville United Methodist Church invites you

to join them along with other Wrightsville Beach churches for the ecumenical community Thanksgiving service Sunday,

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THEME: THANKSGIVING ACROSS 1. Slick grp.? 5. Mountain basin 8. Bygone bird of New Zealand 11. Relating to armpit 12. Pestilence pest 13. End a mission 15. Ancient Greece assembly site, pl. 16. What little kittens did with their mittens 17. *Thanksgiving Cranberry concoction 18. *Site of the “First Thanksgiving” 20. “Guilty,” e.g. 21. Kiln, pl. 22. ____ Aviv 23. *Give what? 26. Strangling tool 30. Jul. follower 31. Pupil protector 34. Loads from lodes 35. Shows off 37. Part of human cage 38. Source of indigo dye, pl. 39. Laughing on the inside 40. Truly 42. Highest or lowest card 43. Nemo’s home plant 45. *U.S. President’s magnanimous gesture 47. Say “no” 48. Plural of carpus 50. Tom Jones’s “____ a Lady”

52. *First settlers 55. ____ con Carne or ____ Verde 56. Fe 57. Off-color 59. Popular jeans brand 60. Attention-getting sound 61. Peter, Paul and Mary, e.g. 62. Elvis’ “____ Now or Never” 63. ____ someone off 64. Do like goo

DOWN 1. Lout 2. Alka-Seltzer sound 3. James ____ Jones 4. Colored wax stick 5. VIP’s influence 6. Compass point, pl. 7. The Count’s favorite subject 8. Wry face 9. Black and white mammal 10. *What Thanksgiving celebrant did? 12. Excessively showy, slang 13. Turkish monetary unit 14. *Macy’s parade flyer 19. “Haste ____ waste” 22. Little bit 23. ____ Periódica 24. Connected to Lake Michigan 25. September stone 26. Hurtful remark

27. Synonym to #61 Across 28. Telephone company 29. City in Germany 32. Marine eagle 33. Jack-in-the-box part 36. *First Thanksgiving parade (Philadelphia) sponsor 38. What Darwin says we do 40. “No room in the ____ for the travelers weary...” 41. Print from a smartphone 44. Desert mirage 46. ____ Bridge in Venice

48. The ____ of the Bambino 49. What phoenix did 50. Bolted 51. Hurries 52. Hearts and diamonds 53. Claudius’ heir and successor 54. British slang for swindle 55. Computer-generated imagery, acr. 58. Anonymous John

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that holds a two-day event in Wrightsville Beach each August where surf professionals take children on the WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13 autism spectrum out for a day of surfing. • Ricky Wayne Murray,51, was charged with At the fundraiser, Ray said he will be available to felony possession of cocaine, possession of talk about the growth of his company and how difdrug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, ferent beaches and ocean rescue teams need boards possession of marijuana paraphernalia, and of different designs.Endorsed by the United States driving during license revocation. Lifesaving Association as the exclusive “Official Rescue Board of the USLA,” P2P Rescue has SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 designed the first full line of rescue boards engi• Francisco Xavier Rivera-Cora, 19, was charged neered for speed and function. with possession of marijuana and possession of Visitors to the business’ warehouse will see consuming alcohol.

• Charles Ian Williams, 27, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell or distribute marijuana, DWI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of marijuana.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 • Jamie Lee Latta, 42, was charged with DWI, one-way violation, improper backing and carrying a concealed gun after consuming.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • Peter Howe Murray, 22, was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple assault. • Nicholas Gordon Stephenson, 25, was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple assault. • Leigh Ann Pearson, 32, was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and resist an officer.

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boards that our bound for Hawaii, which Ray said is one of his biggest customers. They will also have a chance to check out P2P Rescue’s new soft top model, which is a lower-cost option for many lifeguard departments around the country. “With the increase in our sales of fiberglass boards, along with the need for more space for our soft top inventory, it was necessary to get a bigger location,” Ray said. “We’re trying to make quality rescue board accessible to everyone in the world.”

marijuana paraphernalia.

• Fredrick Lee Foy, 50, was charged with resisting a public officer and communicating threats. • Erin Dionne Henry, 47, was charged with felony possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia and simple assault.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 • Stevey Ann Cline, 26, was charged with affray and intoxicated and disruptive behavior. • Alyssa Marie Messineo, 26, was charged with affray and intoxicated and disruptive behavior.

• Thomas Edward Leonard, 64, was charged with DWI and carrying a concealed weapon after

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The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Sheryl Jean Valentine (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 20th day of February 2020, 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.

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The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joseph White Wheeless (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 13th day of February 2020, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Charles E. Tingley, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all person, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilmington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 17th day of February, 2020 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Melvin Bryant Williams, Jr., late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all person, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilmington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 3rd day of February, 2020 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 31st day of October, 2019.

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Dona H. Burrell, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all person, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilmington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 3rd day of February, 2020 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 31st day of October, 2019. Ronald E. Burrell, Executor of the Estate of Dona H. Burrell

This is the 21st day of November 2019.

This is the 14th day of November 2019.

Jared Brandon Williams, Administrator of the Estate of Melvin Bryant Williams, Jr.

Sherry Lynne Valentine, Executrix 6351 Greenville Loop Road Wilmington, NC 28409

Jeffrey S. Cody, Executor 24 Twin Oaks Drive Castle Hayne, NC 28429

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Stephen Lewis Wheeless, Executor 1823 South Live Oak Parkway Wilmington, NC 28403 November 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2019

This the 14th day of November, 2019. Charles B. Tingley and Lida Fee Tingley, Co-Executors of the Estate of Charles E. Tingley Jill L. Peters Kaess Lee Kaess, PLLC P. O. Box 4548 Wilmington, NC 28406 November 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2019

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elsie Wells (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 6th day of February 2020, 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 7th day of November 2019. Glenn R. Wells, Executor 508 Sandcastle Court Wilmington, NC 28405 November 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019

Jill L. Peters Kaess Lee Kaess, PLLC P. O. Box 4548 Wilmington, NC 28406 October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 2019

Church Services NEAR THE BEACH LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor 2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100 www.littlechapel.org Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided. ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Trent Watts 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATION Congregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky 7957 Market St. Wilmington, N.C. 28411 910-681-0117 Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m. Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration with Benediction at 9 p.m.

ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPAL The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 Monday-Wednesday at 8:30 a.m 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., Celtic Service 5:30 p.m. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCH John McIntyre, senior pastor 601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682 Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m. Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m

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“I’ve made my own baloney before so it was cool to go with Spam this time. Everybody really dug it, they were coming back for seconds. That was an easy sell.” The full list of winners included: CELEBRITY JUDGES’ CHOICE 1st Place - East At Blockade Runner 2nd Place- Waterman’s Brewery 3rd Place- Oceanic JUDGE’S BEST SAVORY 1st Place - Dockside 2nd Place - Sweet N Savory 3rd Place - Oceans At Holiday Inn Sunspree JUDGES’ BEST SWEET 1st Place - South Beach Grill 2nd Place -Waterman’s Brewery 3rd Place - 22 North PEOPLE’S CHOICE BEST DISH 1st Place TIE - South Beach Grill And Oceanic 3rd Place - King Neptune PEOPLE’S CHOICE BEST BEER 1st Place- Wilmington Brewery 2nd Place -Bold Rock Cider 3rd Place -Wrightsville Beach Brewery PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINE/ SPIRIT 1st Place - Blue Shark Vodka 2nd Place- One Hope Wines Weekend Meals on Wheels provides meals and social contact to senior and disabled persons on weekends and other days not covered by the weekday Home Delivered Meals program in New Hanover County. Because hunger doesn’t take the weekend off, Weekend

Meals on Wheels steps in to provide critical nourishment to area seniors, organizers said. Since its beginning in 1990, Weekend Meals on Wheels Council Inc.’s mission is to provide meals on the weekends and holidays, when the weekday meals program doesn’t operate, for homebound seniors residing in New Hanover County. They also provide meals in an emergency, such as natural disasters or if there exists a need for meals during the weekday. As an example, during Hurricane Florence, Weekend Meals on Wheels provided meals to New Hanover County’s shut-in seniors. In preparation for the storm, the weekend program provided shelf-stable meals to the clients of the weekend and weekday programs. The normal distribution of a shelf-stable meal for the weekend client list is 277; the Hurricane Florence delivery was 720 meals. Program clients are 60 years old or older, homebound in our community,

and include those who are frail, elderly, convalescing, sick, or disabled, with no resources or ability to prepare meals on their own. The majority of program clients are 75 years old, and they are seeing an increase in the percentage of our 90-year-old clients. Many are lonely. Along with a nourishing meal, volunteer drivers deliver friendly smiles, compassion, and also serve as a liaison between the community and the client. For many clients, this is the only food they will eat, and the only person they will see in a day. This service enhances the quality of life for homebound seniors, and for many, is a vital service making

independent living possible. The title sponsor of the event was Coastal Kia; Emeritus sponsor, The Blockade Runner; Host sponsor, Bluewater Waterfront Grill; If you know someone who might benefit from Weekend Meals on Wheels or would like to donate or volunteer, visit https://weekendmealsonwheels.org/. Staff writer Terry Lane contributed to this report.

Photos by Sherri Robinson Top left, Lisa Weeks and the Weekend Meals on Wheels Team; bottom left, Dean Niff and the judges, top right, Pat Koballa and the team from Coastal Kia.

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Enchanted Airlie is open 19 evenings this year, including Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30 during flotilla week, and every night Dec. 6 thru 22. There are two event times per night, 5-7 PM, and 7-9 PM. Enchanted Airlie tickets are available on the Airlie Gardens website, or Blockade Runner guests may contact the hotel to make arrangements. “We are very excited to be celebrating our 15th year for Enchanted Airlie,” said Janine Powell of Airlie Gardens. “Each year, we sell out faster and faster, and this year we’re approaching the half-million mark for cumulative attendance.” Created by the Airlie Gardens Foundation, Enchanted Airlie brings to life 35-acres of night-time forest with more than one million sparkling lights, holiday displays, and seasonal music. The walking trails offer an indoor visit with Santa, plus food and beverage vendors with hot chocolate, coffee, popcorn, cookies, unique local brews, and more. “Enchanted Airlie has gained national and international prominence, attracting visitors from across the country and many nations,” said Powell. “Visitors should make a plan. We will sell out all dates and times.” Proceeds from Enchanted Airlie benefit the preservation and improvement of New Hanover County’s historic Airlie Gardens.

THE WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BOARD OF ALDERMEN WILL MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES ON THE: PLANNING BOARD, HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION, PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Town of Wrightsville Beach is now accepting applications from Town residents who are interested in serving on the Planning Board, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. The Town is also accepting applications from Town residents and representatives from the Town’s business community who are interested in serving on the Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee. Appointments will be made by the Board of Aldermen at their January 2020 meeting. Applications are available on the Town’s website (towb.org) and at Town Hall, 321 Causeway Drive, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. January 3, 2020. For additional information, please contact Sylvia Holleman: 239-1771 or sholleman@towb.org.