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Trump packs Trask Coliseum, promising ‘real change’

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump packed University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Trask Coliseum Tuesday afternoon. Supporters cheered the candidate’s calls for lower taxes, new trade agreements, immigration reform and promises of new jobs, and frequently booed his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.

“Under my plan, there will be millions of new jobs, good jobs,” Trump said. “We want real change, not Obama change. With me, you’ll get some big changes.”

In the speech, which lasted approximately 45 minutes, Trump laid out a case against Clinton while reflecting upon themes from his own campaign that drew cheers from the crowd, many of whom waved “Trump Pence” signs. The 5,200-seat Trask Coliseum was at full capacity,

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

Staff photo by Allison Potter

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Pair of beachfront squatters charged with car break ins

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump takes the stage at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Trask Coliseum on Tuesday, Aug. 9.

Lara Trump energizes local Republican women with visit

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

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Members of the Lower Cape Fear Republican Women’s Club meet Lara Trump, center in blue, on Saturday, Aug. 6 in Wilmington.

Tuesday’s Wilmington rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was a homecoming for Lara Trump, a Wrightsville Beach native who is planning more visits back to North Carolina to help carry the state for the father-in-law she said is misrepresented in the media.

It’s the second homecoming in less than one week for Lara Trump, the wife of the candidate’s son Eric Trump, who now calls New York home. Four and one-half years ago she became an associate producer for syndicated newsmagazine Inside Edition.

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After charging two Wilmington men with squatting in an unoccupied Wrightsville Beach house last weekend, police will be able to tie the men to at least three car break ins. Wrightsville Beach police said that if others come forward to report car break ins, there could be more charges coming.

Wrightsville Beach police charged Hazule Ismaila N’diaye, 18, and Quinshon Tamarium Kilgore, 19, with felony breaking or entering, felony larceny and several charges relating to possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Kilgore was also charged with possession of a stolen firearm.

The two men, who police said have Wilmington addresses but described themselves as homeless, were arrested on Sunday after a neighbor reported activity at 413 South Lumina Ave., despite the house being vacant and under construction. When police arrived at about 3:20 p.m., the two men fled the house, but were later caught and arrested by police.

After interviewing the suspects and reviewing video surveillance, police determined the two men had been staying in the house since at least Thursday.

Over the course of their four days in the house, the two men admitted to checking door handles on cars parked in the area, police Sgt. M. Monroe said.

Police found the two in possession of items that the suspects said were taken from cars in Wrightsville Beach. The police n See SQUATTERS Page 5

Town to discuss valve Touch tank in WB introduces visitors to marine life fix in light of recent water main breaks

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The valves throughout Wrightsville Beach’s water system don’t close all the way, greatly increasing the repair time of recent water main breaks on Waynick Boulevard, Bermuda Drive and Harbor Island and prolonging both the inconvenience and the potential fire safety issues associated with low water pressure.

During its Aug. 11 meeting, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will consider whether to implement a program to fix and maintain the valves. The valves won’t close due to a buildup of sediment, said Bill Squires, public works director, so the program would involve opening and closing the valves to grind the sediment away.

Valve exercising, as it’s called, should be done regularly, he added, but “we’ve been neglecting that for the past 10 years or so.”

The valves are used to reroute the water supply in the event of a water main break to affect the least amount of customers and make repairs more

By Katie Dickens Intern

This Tuesday, the North Carolina Coastal Federation hosted another session of its Touch Tank Tuesdays, allowing visitors to get up close and personal with ocean creatures.

The organization’s southeast office at the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center, 309 W. Salisbury St., offers guests an excuse to rest in the outdoor shade and learn about local marine wildlife.

Upon walking up to the center, guests are immediately greeted with fish tanks to their right, followed by a touch tank whose contents are open for guests

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Visitors learn about local sea life during the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Touch Tank Tuesdays event at the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center on Aug. 9.

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Water billing change catches some by surprise

By Terry Lane Staff Writer

A change in the town of Wrightsville Beach’s water billing practice caught dozens of Wrightsville Beach residents by surprise this week, resulting in some unexpected cut-offs and charges, town manager Tim Owens said.

Beginning with this billing cycle, the town stopped sending second notices to customers that hadn’t paid their water bill on time. The change caught many by surprise.

During this billing cycle, the town had 89 cut-offs for nonpayment, Owens said. Normally, there are between 20 and 40 each month that have their water services cut off due to missing a payment. There are approximately 2,700 customers on the system, he added.

The town’s board of aldermen voted to make the change earlier

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this year, Owens said. There was a notation on the water bill that there wouldn’t be a second notice, but the town didn’t send out a flyer or advertise by public notice to notify customers.

However, while some customers were caught by surprise, Owens said that most customers “got the word.” And while some customers were using the pink second notices as a reminder, Owens said it was a practice the town wanted to eliminate.

“For us, there is money, time and effort invested in issuing a second bill. For most bills, like credit cards and car payments, you don’t get a second notice, so we knew it would be good to get away from that practice,” Owens said. “We knew there would be some hiccups.”

The missed bills cost residents $50, which Owens said went to cover the staff time needed to cut off and reconnect water service.

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Wrightsville focuses on videos as marketing tool

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Wrightsville Beach recently made TripAdvisor’s list of 14 Beautiful Little Beach Towns in the United States, and the town’s marketing committee hopes new aerial videos will help advertise that beauty to potential tourists.

Videos are becoming extremely important in destination marketing, said Shawn Braden, Wilmington and Beaches

Convention and Visitors Bureau executive vice president of marketing.

“Some people are even thinking that photos are becoming obsolete, and that everything will be video driven,” she told the marketing committee during its Aug. 9 meeting.

The type of video Wrightsville Beach should use in its marketing is driven by how people are currently interacting with videos, she added. Three seconds, she said, is the average time that people pay attention to a video, so the island’s marketing videos should

“Some people are even thinking that photos are becoming obsolete, and that everything will be video driven.” be short — 15 or 30 seconds — and they should include a call to action in the first few seconds.

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The town budgeted $2,500 of its marketing dollars for video in the 2015-16 fiscal year, Braden said, but she added, “I think we’ve gotten a lot for our money.”

They hired a photographer to fly a drone over the island, capturing aerial views of the ocean and the waterways while highlighting landmarks like the Heide Trask Drawbridge and Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. They’ll be able to capture still images from the video to use on the website or in future advertising campaigns.

They’re also creating “Go Local” videos in which Braden and her coworkers conduct oncamera interviews with local business owners. Those videos are meant to be authentic rather than flashy, she said, to give people a sense of both the local businesses and the people who work there.

The marketing committee members were pleased with the videos, saying that the aerial footage clearly differentiated Wrightsville Beach from the more congested beach towns like Myrtle Beach. email emmy@luminanews.com

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“I like track and field, because I ran it in high school.”

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Weekend Police Report FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Citations • Michelle Outlaw was cited with displaying expired license plates.

• Thomas Dooley was cited with a seat belt violation.

• Brittany Wood was cited with speeding.

• Avandy Akers was cited with carrying a concealed weapon and speeding.

• Malia Arreola was cited with simple possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and driving after consuming while under 21.

• Scott Stockbridge, Elkjaer Moradel, Jennifer Paschall, Heather Payne, Jackson Day and Alec Porman were cited with alcohol on the beach.

• Cihan Gueven, Maxymilian Blachuta and Diego Hernandez were cited with alcohol consumption in public.

• Adam Kremer was cited with human waste.

• Morgan Pike and Robert Vance were cited with impeding traffic.

Warning tickets • Leslie Benegasi, Patricia Ann McGuffey and Jaramillo Mariel Thalia were warned for equipment violation.

• Rachel Roberts were warned for speed violation.

• Leslie Johnson was cited with expired registration /inspection violation.

• Lisa Marie Moffit was cited with exceeding posted speed.

• Isaac Lewter was cited with impeding the flow of traffic.

• Andrew Rzatkiewicz, Hannah Love, Melanie Parker, Oscar Penny and Thomas Brosnan

Arrests • Elena Justine Olszewski was charged with simple domestic assault, intoxicated and disruptive behavior and damaging personal property.

• Jordan Ambrose Flores was charged with DWI and cited with speeding.

Citations • Emily Hutchins was cited with failure to reduce speed.

• Daniel Penfield was cited with driving while license suspended or revoked.

• Charles Mckenna was cited with careless and reckless driving.

• Cassandra Ribsbee expired registration • Zachary Allan was cited with no driver’s license.

• Kathy Pope was cited with no driver’s license and vehicle equipment violation.

• Tyler Linton was cited with expired registration, inspection violation and displaying a revoked tag.

Brigade Boys & Girls Club celebrates 120 years

were cited with glass and alcohol on the

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• Brenden Mizell, Walker Babington, Andrew Amash, Ian Clark, Kellen Watson and Derrick Davis were cited with alcohol on the beach.

• Jennifer Levasseur and Abner Velazquez were cited with glass on the beach.

• Cierra Campana was cited with profane and boisterous behavior.

• Chad Vasos, Stephen Underwood and Alfredo Garcia were cited with human waste.

• Collin Dillon and Jordan Rackley were cited with littering and alcohol on the beach.

• Thomas Babington was cited with littering.

Warning tickets • Karen Condor and Brent Edwards were warned for vehicle equipment violation.

• Jared Sipes was warned for impeding traffic.

SUNDAY, AUG. 7 Arrests • Anthony Sutton was charged with

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The Brigade Boys & Girls Club performs during the club’s 120th anniversary celebration at Port City Commnity Church on Aug. 4.

intoxicated and disruptive behavior and resisting arrest.

• Cory Fiest was charged with DWI and cited with speeding.

Citations • Michael Parsons was cited with stop light violation.

• Charles Bertz was cited with speeding.

• Sharmaine Jones was cited with driving while licensed revoked and one-way street violation.

• John Stubbs and Diane Chase was cited with open container and glass on the beach.

• Derrick Nason was cited with open container.

• Alyss Ashley Ottaway was cited with impeding traffic.

Warning tickets • Noah Ferrell was cited with speeding and equipment violation.

• Todd Magee was cited with equipment violation.

Community leaders, mentors, donors and volunteers gathered in Port City Community Church Thursday, Aug. 4, for a fundraiser and celebration of the Brigade Boys & Girls Club’s 120th anniversary.

The club’s website states it has been working to inspire and enable young people to reach their full potential as productive, responsible, caring citizens since 1896. Today, the club serves more than 2,400 youth in New Hanover, Onslow and Pender counties by offering afterschool programs and summer camps focusing on character and leadership, education and career, health and life skills, the arts and fitness.

During Thursday morning’s event, the ninth annual Breakfast at the Kids’ Table, Caroline Parks, former Brigade Boys & Girls Club member

and 2016 Youth of the Year, shared how the club changed her life growing up. She opened up to the audience about her experiences being bullied and subsequent depression, saying, “The only thing I looked forward to was going to the Brigade Boys & Girls Club at the end of the day.”

The club fought for her, she said, adding, “The club saved my life.”

District Attorney Ben David also spoke at the event, specifically addressing his words to the Brigade Boys & Girls Club members in the audience. He encouraged them to surround themselves with the right people and to not let other people or their own difficult circumstances define them.

He also spoke about the variety of ways the club prepares them for success in life, including helping them transition into a four-year institution and, eventually, a career.

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I have never seen such a thing. The line of people stretches totally around Trask Coliseum on the UNCW campus. Thousands have come to hear Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee for president of the United States of America.

It’s pretty hot, no breeze, yet the line wraps around the building, back along the ball fields on Hamilton and north as far as I can see.

As I walk past them from the parking lot where media are mercifully granted space, I can see the line barely inching forward. Empty water bottles and other bits of garbage are on the ground parallel to the line of warm people. Some have umbrellas that they’ll be required to leave outside the venue, if they are among the fortunate to get inside.

Not everyone is friendly; there’s a smattering of protesters behind a barricade in front of Trask itself.

Thousands of supporters are already inside, some of them got in line the night before. City and county law enforcement and Secret Service agents look a shade tense.

The excitement in the crowd is palpable.

This is a big day for Wilmington; a presidential candidate has come to town.

Entering through the media portal, my ID and workbag are checked by a Secret Service agent. The public entrance area is just short of bedlam.

Inside the stream of people is constant, filling, filling, filling the 5,200 seats.

In the media area reporters are at laptops working.

Broadcast cameramen, who were allowed in at 7:30 a.m., are pretty much set, so they fiddle. There is no excitement here. Donald Trump does not have a love relationship with the media. He has been burned too often for that.

Opera over the Trask sound system creates a somewhat surreal setting.

On the floor and in the stands there is mounting excitement as things begin.

The event opens with prayer, and then the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Holly Grange, the Republican nominee for Rick Catlin’s House district 20 seat.

The national anthem is sung brilliantly.

After the hosts, UNCW College Republicans speak, Congressman David Rouzer leads off the politicians saying, “We all know how critical this election is.”

Rouzer touches on three familiar tenants of the Trump campaign: Supreme Court nominees, repealing rules and regulations, and repeal of Obamacare, to the crowd’s delight.

Diamond of Diamond and Silk, Dems turned Trump supporters, have a message for Republicans who are against their candidate: “Donald J. Trump has already extended to you the olive branch, you better grab on, grab onto the Trump train.”

“Trump, Trump, Trump,” thunders around the coliseum.

“Build that wall, build that wall,” even louder.

It is pandemonium.

This is crazy.

Then Gov. Pat McCrory makes a funny about bathrooms. Didn’t see that one coming. He announces efforts to reinstate photo ID for voters for this next election.

And the people keep coming.

Every seat and every spot to stand are filled. Before former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani introduces Mr. Trump he tells the crowd there are more outside than inside.

The stands, holding 5,200, are full, the floor where

basketball is played is packed full, it resembles sardines standing. Outside are thousands who couldn’t get in.

At Trader Joe’s, where I stopped after for refreshment, I overheard a clerk say the crowd was 5,800 inside and 7,000 outside who could not get in.

“Lock her up,” ricochets around Trask.

There’s some brief heckling, and minor booing for Rudy G. And I think I hear some booing during Gov. McCrory’s remarks but can’t be sure.

Rudy talks about lowering taxes, and the crowd loves it.

Then out he comes. Pausing almost immediately as the crowd, waving signs, goes wild. Donald Trump walks the long, elevated runway like a fashion model, in no hurry, pausing, turning and letting the crowd adore him. He is not arrogant, even appears humbled by the overt enthusiasm of the massive crowd, 90 percent of whom hold cell phones in the air to capture the moment.

I stand on my chair for a better view.

At the podium, barely visible above the sea of supporters, he hits Islamic terrorism hard.

Listing the deaths, the cities.

He talks about the Second Amendment; I think the NRA peeps will love him, but the national media pounded him for this.

On to Hillary.

Borders and NAFTA and Carrier HVAC going to Mexico are crowd pleasers.

He declares, “I am controlled by myself, because I am putting up my own money.”

Then he talks about raising money; some $50 million in June, $81 million in July, all very small donations, he says.

A screamer (or two) who I can’t see is ushered out.

Then the national debt: $19 trillion and counting.

America’s crumpling infrastructure. Trade deficits.

Jobs. Decreasing taxes vs. increasing taxes. A little more Hillary bashing.

Things quiet down. My attention starts to wander until illegal immigration gets hit again.

“We will build a wall,” he says to a huge roar. “And Mexico is going to pay for the wall.” That’s a crowd pleaser. Segueing to police (Blue Lives Matter) gets things roused back up.

Then he starts on the current administration. “Take a look at our country …”

The war with ISIS. “This is a politically correct war,” he declares.

More Hillary bashing follows. The crowd loves it.

To my disappointment he only briefly mentions his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who stands nearby. She “is from North Carolina,” he tells the crowd. I think he missed a possible bonding moment with Wilmington by not calling her to him and sharing that Lara Trump is a Wrightsville Beach native and a graduate of Laney High School, alma mater of Michael Jordan.

Then it is over.

The crowd empties out rapidly, politely. After the signature Trump campaign song, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” by the Rolling Stones, there is more soaring opera.

I look out at an almost-empty coliseum, and head for an exit, just a wee bit shell-shocked.

It’s only been 14 months since a tough talking, showy billionaire businessman, not under the control of or beholden to any establishment or political party, declared his candidacy to be the next president of these United States.

Love him or hate him, I believe he will succeed.

Donald Trump walks the long, elevated runway like a fashion model, in no hurry, pausing, turning and letting the crowd adore him. He is not arrogant, even appears humbled by the overt enthusiasm of the massive crowd.

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Protestors stand outside the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Trask Coliseum Tuesday, Aug. 9 before the Donald Trump rally gets underway.

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with Trump saying there were thousands outside that couldn’t get in.

Trump warned that Clinton would bring a “massive tax increase” that would follow the “doubling” of debt that Trump said occurred under Obama. The Republican candidate repeatedly attacked Clinton’s honesty and integrity.

“She lacks the judgment and moral character to be president,” Trump said to cheers. “She’s not a leader. And she’s a liar.”

Trump also focused on the economic challenges facing the country, including the flight of jobs to other countries.

“Businesses are leaving the country. In Mexico, what they’re building there is the eighth wonder of the world,” Trump said, referring to a conversation he said he had with a business owner about economic growth in Mexico. “But I believe in America first.”

To help combat the flight of jobs, Trump said he would raise taxes on companies that moved plans overseas. He specifically cited the Carrier Corporation’s plans to move an air condition plant to Mexico.

“Under my plan, there’d be a 35 percent tax on Carrier,” Trump said.

Trump also said he would stem the flow of illegal immigration, as opposed to Clinton whom he said was for “open borders,” while making his familiar pledge to build a wall that Mexico would pay for. However, he added that he wanted immigrants to come here, only through legal channels.

While Trump cited the need for lower taxes, he said more people would prefer fewer regulations on businesses than lower taxes.

However, he said trimming regulations doesn’t have to impact the environment.

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contacted the owners in three cases, none of which had been reported to police.

Monroe said that anyone who parked on Wrightsville Beach from Thursday through Sunday and had items stolen from their car may be able to retrieve the

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to touch and feel. The left side of the outdoor space is an educational section with coloring book sheets, markers and stuffed animals.

“We go every Monday and catch all the fish and crabs and everything and then sometimes we go out on Tuesday mornings, too,” said Nina Quaratella, who has been working for the federation for 15 months. “Then we go back and release everything we’re showing here in the afternoon after Touch Tank Tuesday ends.”

Although many guests are regulars, they are always surprised by the varied selection of local wildlife, which changes from week to week. Tuesday’s fish

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“We want clean air, we want clean water,” Trump said. “But to do that, you don’t have to destroy our country by destroying our businesses.”

Trump also called for more respect for law enforcement and more restrictions on travel by people he said were associated with “radical Islam,” a term he said Clinton wouldn’t use.

“The police are not getting the respect they deserve,” Trump said. “We have to restore law and order. We have to respect and cherish our police.”

Trump’s comments weren’t without controversy, however.

After the speech, several media outlets focused on his remarks on judicial appointments, which he juxtaposed against supporters of the Second Amendment.

“By the way, if she gets to pick her judges,” Trump said, “nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know.”

The comments were highlighted across several media outlets and social media. NBC 10 in Philadelphia reported on

vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s response when asked if the comments implied violence against Clinton.

“Of course not. Donald Trump is urging people around this country to act consistent with their convictions in the course of this election,” NBC 10 reported Pence said.

Jason Miller, senior communications advisor for the Trump campaign also released a statement replying to the “dishonest media.”

“It’s called the power of unification — Second Amendment people have amazing spirit and are tremendously unified, which gives them great political power.

And this year, they will be voting in record numbers, and it won’t be for Hillary Clinton, it will be for Donald Trump,” Miller’s statement said.

Before the rally, Trump had introductory speeches from several local and state politicians, including Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C. 7th District; North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory; and State Rep. Chris

Millis, R-Onslow, Pender.

Representative elect for the state house’s 20th district, Holly Grange, led the Pledge of Allegiance.

After the speech, dozens gathered to try to get one last glimpse of Trump before he left in the motorcade. One of them, Wilmington resident June Bell, said that Trump was a “courageous man of principle.”

“Donald Trump will speak the truth will boldness and will not back down,” Bell said. “It is time for our officers, military and other officials to be treated with the utmost integrity.”

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani surprised the crowd with the introduction for Trump. A former presidential candidate himself, Giuliani said he had never seen a crowd of this size.

“I’ve never seen a crowd like this. It’s unbelievable,” he said.

“There are more of you outside than inside. This is historic. It reminds me of the revolution Ronald Reagan led in the 1980s.”

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efficient. Recent efforts to repair water main breaks have taken hours longer than they should have, Squires said, because crews couldn’t shut off the water spewing out of the leak to locate and fix it.

The hole they dug in the street kept filling with water, he said, explaining, “You can’t see anything. You don’t know where the pipe is, you don’t know where the wires are because it’s just gushing water.”

The longer it takes to locate and fix the break, the more water is wasted, Squires said, and the longer the surrounding customers have low water pressure.

Low water pressure presents an inconvenience, he said, but also a potential fire danger.

“Any time the pressure drops too low, you don’t have enough pressure to fight a fire,” he said.

Another benefit to regularly cleaning the valves, he added, is extending their life so they don’t have to be replaced as frequently.

New park restrooms

The restroom facilities in Wrightsville Beach Park, which are at least 30 years old, could be upgraded in the coming years.

The board of aldermen will discuss allowing architect Chris Hemingway of BMH Architects to create a preliminary design for the project. Hemingway also designed the town’s lifeguard stands.

Proposed bathroom upgrades include increasing the number of toilets, remodeling the interior and exterior, making the facility handicap accessible and creating more covered outdoor space.

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Thousands of people form a line around the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Trask Coliseum on Tuesday, Aug. 9 to attend the Donald Trump rally. Some were turned away after the venue reached capacity.

items if they report the break-in to the Wrightsville Beach Police Department at 910-256-7945.

While the two suspects lived in the house for approximately four days, the damage to the home was minimal, Monroe said, and limited mainly to a scratch on one of the house’s televisions and minor damage from smoking in the house. Though no one was

living there, the home did have electricity and was partially furnished. There was evidence of marijuana smoking, police said, but no evidence of alcohol or other narcotics, like heroin.

A neighbor noticed lights on in the house on Sunday and called the home’s owner, who was living in a different location. The homeowner then called police to

report a possible break in.

When police arrived, the two men attempted to flee, Monroe said. Kilgore was caught by police on South Lumina Avenue while N’diaye fled the house out the back, onto the beach.

However, he was caught after onlookers pointed him out to police, Monroe said.

tanks included black sea bass, pin fish, an anemone and sea spiders.

“We’ve come here a few times before,” said David Deweese with his daughter Harper. His family is living in Wilmington while his wife is stationed here with the U.S. Coast Guard, and he said he loves how Touch Tank Tuesdays are a creative way to get out of the house.

“I love seeing how excited Harper gets about the animals and how she’s learning a lot about them. The whole thing is great — she loves to hold the sea spiders and the crabs, especially.”

Tuesday’s touch tank included mussels, hermit crabs, sea pork and a decorator spider crab, which can attach sea anemones and seaweed to its legs to hide from predators. A definite kid

favorite in the touch tank is also the sea squirt, said Jessica Gray, who is in charge of outreach at the federation.

“One of the main objectives of the federation is to protect and restore the local water habitat,” Gray said. “We also do advocate work and outreach projects like this so that people will feel more inclined to protect these guys, because they all live here, too.”

A salt marsh habitat was also on display, complete with sea grass and fiddler crabs buried in the sand. Guests could also see a pregnant blue crab in a tank, which typically carries around 2 million eggs, but less than 1 percent of those eggs will survive in the wild, Quaratella said.

Sea urchins, oysters, and an oyster toadfish, whose strong jaws

and teeth can bite through oyster shells, were also on display.

The weekly event is always free and open to all ages, and visitors are not required to register beforehand. Gray and Quaratella said that as many as 150 people have dropped in before, and the minimum is usually 60-70 during the three-hour period.

“It’s a drop in, so a lot of people are walking or running the loop and they see the sign so they pop in to see what’s going on,” Quaratella said.

“We also have a lot of families and groups like camps and homeschool organizations, so we reach a wide audience.

Monday and Tuesday are now my favorite days of the week, for sure.”

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of Republican women, who are planning more events to inspire voters to southeastern North Carolina to pull the lever for Trump in November.

One of those women, Holly Grange, led the Pledge of Allegiance before Trump’s rally at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Trask Coliseum. She believes Lara Trump’s stories, experience and personality can boost the candidate’s popularity in the area.

“She’s a very good surrogate for the Donald Trump campaign. She can really help him here,” said Grange, who won the primary race for the North Carolina House district 20 in March and is unopposed in November’s general election.

“She’s down to earth and tells heartwarming stories about the family.”

Lara Trump met with a group of more than a dozen members of the Lower Cape Fear Republican Women’s Club on Saturday, Aug. 6, where they planned future events and talked issues important to local women.

Lara Trump said an important reason for her visit was to share stories about her father-inlaw Donald Trump that aren’t reflected in the media coverage.

“With the media bias that’s out there, it’s difficult for people to see the true person that he is,” Lara Trump said of the presidential candidate. “It’s easy for me to come home and to talk to the people around here about the man I know.”

Several members of the club who met with Lara Trump said the stories had an impact, especially given the profile presented of Donald Trump in national media coverage and through his business persona.

“The more we hear from the family, the more humanized he becomes,” Patti Smithson said.

“Because of his business background, he appears tough, but Lara was able to convey stories about the family that you don’t hear.”

One of those stories was about a simple act of kindness that came unexpectedly for Lara

additions to the park, such as the recently completed inclusive playground and a multi-use path for which the town will seek a matching grant. The town would apply for a grant to help pay for the bathroom upgrades as well.

Duplicate sewer line

Wrightsville Beach leaders and staff will also discuss the need for a duplicate town sewer line due to the condition of the current one, a 14-inch, 30-year-old pipe that transports all the island’s sewage underneath the Intracoastal Waterway to be treated on the mainland.

In a memo, town manager Tim Owens said he talked to engineering personnel who told him “the town should be concerned about the current condition of the pipe and what appears to be an unacceptable amount of joint deflection in the pipe.”

The pipe’s questionable condition and the associated dangers became an issue in 2014 when real estate business Bailey and Associates proposed building boat slips in the Intracoastal near the pipe. The proposed location was not within town property, but the aldermen submitted a formal objection to the project, arguing that construction near the pipe could cause it to fail.

Steve Dellies, assistant public works director at the time, described such a leak as “a minimum of 300 gallons of sewage that we can’t control.”

Owens will recommend the board allow town staff to move forward with a condition assessment of the current line and begin engineering of a redundant line. Given the multiple agencies involved, Owens stated in a memo, the project could take several years.

Trump. The avid equestrian, then still Lara Yunaska, took a spill and broke both wrists two weeks before her November 2014 wedding to Eric Trump.

While recuperating, she received a surprise visit from her future father-in-law that lifted her spirits.

“It came unexpectedly, when no one was around. He went out of his way to make me feel thought about and cared for,” Lara Trump recalls. “It’s something I will never forget.”

Lara Trump’s weekend in North Carolina marked an expansion of her involvement in the campaign. While she had attended events with her husband, she hadn’t before made any appearances on her own. But in addition to the meeting with local Republican women, she spoke at a Sunday morning church service and rally at Antioch Road to Glory International Ministries in Charlotte.

“She’s proving herself very well,” said Brenda Barker of Lara Trump’s testimonials about candidate Donald Trump. “She’s very at-ease because you can tell she’s talking about something she believes in.”

Pat Kusek, a Republican candidate for the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners, said the meeting with Lara Trump excited the women’s club, which includes members from New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.

“The first question out of our mouths was ‘Is he really coming?’” Kusek said of the candidate’s rally. “We were all very excited.”

The trip back to North Carolina last weekend wasn’t all business for Lara Trump. She got an opportunity to visit her parents Robert and Linda Yunaska at home on Wrightsville Beach.

“It’s still my favorite place in the whole world,” Lara Trump said. “It takes moving away to New York, the greatest city in the world, to realize what a gem we have here. When I’m here, I take time to sit outside on the deck, relax and escape the busy pace of life. And think about how lucky I am to come from a place like Wrightsville Beach.”

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker Mid-August fishing remaining steady

By Skylar Walters

While the heat, humidity, thunderstorms and warm water temperatures continue, the fishing has been remarkably good considering the circumstances. Water temperatures, after a very brief reprieve due mainly to windy and rainy conditions, are again reading in the low-to-mid 80s, a temperature that’s almost too warm even for the swimmers, let alone the fishes. The one thing keeping anglers going, however, is that the fish are continuing to bite fairly well, of course depending on the species. And this week and upcoming weekend looks to finally be a good mix of seasonable weather, light winds and slight seas, although that forecast can change from one hour to the next, so if heading out, make sure to check the weather from more than one source.

The inshore fishing has been pretty good, with flounder and red drum the main species being reported, although some anglers are also managing decent catches of speckled trout. Most of the better fishing for flounder and trout has been in the bays of the lower Cape Fear River and both artificial and natural baits have worked equally well.

While there haven’t been a large number of big flounder reported, most of them have been of respectable size, measuring between 18-20 inches.

Some speckled trout up to 3 pounds have been coming from the same locations.

Red drum action is also being found in the river as well as the Wrightsville Beach waters, and a lot of fish being reported are over slot fish. With the amount of finger mullet and other baitfish in the creeks and waterways, expect the fishing

CYC hosts ocean and sound races

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The Carolina Yacht Club hosted a South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association (SAYRA) regatta Aug. 6–7, an event with soundside and ocean-side races for sailboats of all sizes, including a speedy craft rarely seen around Wrightsville Beach.

Sailors from Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina travelled to Wrightsville Beach to take part in the two-day event.

The Carolina Yacht Club is one of the few locations that can provide such a variety of racing

conditions in such close proximity, race director Jim Overton said.

“There are very few sailing clubs on the entire East Coast that can offer a venue with ocean sailing, and in just 30 minutes you can be in the sound, which is more calm and kid-friendly,” he said.

The Banks Channel races attracted mostly young children racing Optimist dinghies, tiny crafts with bathtub-shaped hulls and 7-foot masts. The children maneuvered their vessels back and forth between buoys, some intently focused on the wind and

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to only get better as the month goes on.

Surf and pier fishing have also been pretty good with lots of pompano being reported coming from the surf on fresh shrimp and sand fleas.

Virginia mullet are also being reported with regularity and while most are on the smaller side, there have been some decent keepers being caught.

Flounder, red drum, bluefish and black drum round out the available species being caught by those fishing the deeper holes and sloughs.

Off the beach, the Spanish mackerel fishing has continued to be hit or miss due to the heat, but those lucky enough to find the fish feeding early or late in the day are catching limits fairly quickly. Most fish are being caught on 00 Clark Spoons on long fluorocarbon leaders in around 30 feet of water. While not huge, most of the fish are easily keepers.

Be sure to measure if there’s a question. Anglers fishing large artificial soft baits have been decently successful with flounder at the near shore reefs and wrecks by jigging.

Those trolling live baits have reported some king mackerel being caught around 10 miles along with an occasional dolphin and amberjack.

Offshore, the bottom fishing has been strong in the 30-mile range with good reports of grouper, snapper and triggerfish. Lite lining cigar minnows while anchored up has produced some king mackerel and plenty of dolphin. Further off the beach, those fishing what temperature breaks they can find have been having some decent success with wahoo, dolphin and the occasional billfish.

Staff photos by Emmy Errante

Above: Sailors race a 505 boat in the ocean during the Carolina Yacht Club’s SAYRA regatta Aug. 6. Top: The 505 crews start racing in the ocean.

water conditions and others chattering as they sailed alongside their friends.

Sharing the course with the Optis were a few teenage crews sailing 420s, a slightly larger craft with a spinnaker sail.

Southwest breezes blew all weekend, creating choppy conditions in both the sound and the ocean, where Sunfish, Lasers and Lightnings raced. And, for the first time in years, the regatta attracted a class of vessel called a 505, which Overton described as a “two-man rocket sled,” adding,

“they go faster than all the other boats put together.”

As the five 505 crews turned downwind, they unfurled their spinnaker sails and catapulted across the whitecaps. There is only one local 505 crew, Overton said — the boats are more commonly sailed around Norfolk, Virginia. But he’s hoping that, especially after this regatta, the speedy crafts will gain popularity in Wrightsville Beach.

The lightning sailboats are more popular in this area, Overton said, because they’re not intended for

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a sailor of a specific age. Local lightning crews range in age from young children to 70-year-olds, he said, and families often sail together.

“So this is a boat that folks in their 30s are realizing they can enjoy and sail well beyond retirement years,” he said.

Fourteen lightning boats sailed in the SAYRA regatta, navigating the challenging conditions alongside the Sunfish and Lasers. The safety committee was called into action throughout the weekend as the 20-mph wind gusts and ocean swells caused at least four boats to capsize on Saturday and a few more on Sunday. Overton credited his safety crew for jumping into the water to rescue the sailors.

“It was astonishing, the job they did,” he said.

One such incident became especially sketchy for Wake Forest’s John Pelosi and his crew.

His lines became entangled and the 300-square-foot spinnaker sail wrapped around the mast, causing the crew to fall overboard. The sail gathered water, becoming heavier and heavier, so a safety crewmember grabbed the mast to keep the boat from turning completely upside down.

After numerous attempts to untangle the sails, Pelosi and the safety crew were able to drain enough water out of the boat to get it back to shore. Pelosi was so grateful to the volunteers who helped him that he decided to make a monetary donation to the Carolina Yacht Club. But in keeping with the spirit of goodwill, the yacht club put the money toward a grant program that helps young sailors compete by giving them a boat and paying their travel expenses.

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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 Beach Service: 8 a.m., Public Beach Access No. 4 Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 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., 11:15 a.m.

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

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

Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m.

Saturday Worship on the Lawn: July 20 through August 20, 6:30 p.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Doug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471 Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Joe Vetter 209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471 Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon; Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane 1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720 Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

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

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As you open your souls to allow every feeling loose to show your joy Bind your focus on My word and keep control to allow your love to deploy Look at all the people with a focus on what you can do to advance My kingdom Some of those you see will need your love to allow them to reach the freedom All My people have to express whatever their souls ponder for today Worship with all your hearts and souls in full abandon with your hands raised All the glory of heaven will fall upon all those who give themselves to Me in praise Your souls will be washed by a flood of joy that pours out from heaven’s gate Cleansed and made pure of all past encounters that could have changed your fate Press into the freedom of worship that allows your souls to be refreshed every day Strength and power will ignite a fire in your hearts that will rise up and stay Feed your souls with My word of truth and use it to come against the evil message spoken Speak out that which is right and good until all the enemy’s holds are broken Never hold back but speak with the love and truth you know so well

The anointing over you will break the yoke of bondage and every evil spell Trust your souls to contain all that you need to walk out and succeed Every word you speak to the lost will carry a strong message and plant a seed (Psa 24:3 - 4 NRSV) 3 - Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 - Those who have clean hands and pure hearts, who do not lift up their souls to what is false, and do not swear deceitfully.

(Mat 11:29 NRSV) Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

(Luke 21:19 NRSV) By your endurance you will gain your souls.

(Acts 14:22 NRSV) There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.” (Heb 13:17 NRSV) Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls and will give an account.

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First, a doctrine as profound as this would certainly be well documented in other scriptures. Other scriptures may sometimes be quoted as supporting this claim but they would not lead a person to this conclusion by themselves.

There would already have to be a prejudice in favor of this stand within a person to lead him to interpret these scriptures in this light.

That is not a sound method of Bible interpretation. Also, there is not a single scriptural example of anyone who obtained this. That should make anyone suspect of this teaching. Enoch or Elijah might be cited as examples, but they were translated so that they didn’t die. They are not still in their physical bodies on this earth.

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY File No. 15-SP-0493 New Hanover County, North Carolina Under and by virtue of the Declaration recorded in Book 1248, Page 0762, New Hanover County Register of Deeds, and the provisions of Chapter 47C of the North Carolina General Statutes, and because of the Respondent’s failure to pay assessments duly assessed by Harbour Place Homeowners Association (“Association”) as shown by the Claim of Lien for Assessments filed on November 7, 2014, File No. 14-M1297, 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 March 2, 2016, the undersigned Trustee will expose for public sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 11:00 a.m. on the 18th day of August 2016, 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 Unit 3, Building A, of Harbour Place, Phase I, a condominium, as shown upon that set of plans of Harbour Place, Phase I, recorded in Condominium Plat Book 6, at Page 56, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Also commonly known as 2505 Flint Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401-7767.

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 Alice K. Jackson a/k/a Alice Meehan.

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.

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 by pro-

viding written notice of the termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least ten (10) days, but mot more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides notice of termination. 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 for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. THE UNDERSIGNED IS A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units:

This the 4th day of August 2016.

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 August 4th and 11th, 2016 020267-00728/ 16-SP-303 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Hubert A Eaton and Gloria F. Eaton, dated December 9, 2010 and recorded on December 14, 2010 in Book No. 5532 at Page 1933 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on August 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust..

Address of property: 1300 Lovingston Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409 Tax Parcel ID: 009-025-000

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Present Record Owners: Hubert A Eaton and Gloria F. Eaton The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 3800 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28273 (704)442-9500 August 4 and 11, 2016 017978-00592/ 16-SP-367 NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Cynthia M. Martin and Walter E. Martin, dated June 20, 2009 and recorded on July 9, 2009 in Book No. 5422 at Page 1422 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on August 16, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust..

Address of property: 8217 Mainsail Ln, Wilmington, NC 28412 Tax Parcel ID: 007-012-000

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Present Record Owners: Cynthia M. Martin The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of

five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed.

The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.

If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee.

Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. 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.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC Substitute Trustee 3800 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 250 Charlotte, NC 28273 (704)442-9500 August 4 and 11, 2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 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 John Ferguson 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 24th day of October 2016, 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 21st day of July, 2016 Margaret P. Ferguson, Executrix 5119 Oriole Drive Wilmington, NC 28403 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 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 Daniel Lee Justice 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 24th day of October 2016, 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 21st day of July, 2016.

Deborah Justice Owens, Executrix 11636 Smoketree Drive Richmond, VA 23236 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 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 Frances Teachey of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 28th day of October 2016, 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 28th day of July, 2016.

April Monroe, Executrix 13959 Ashton Road Rocky Point, NC 28457 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 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 George R. James 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 4th day of November 2016, 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 4th day of August, 2016.

Linda Sweat, Executrix 999 Motley Road Hopkins, SC 29061 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 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 Howard George Ling 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 4th day of November 2016, 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 4th day of August, 2016.

Marilu E. Santos, Executrix 5408 White Oak Drive Lumberton, NC 28358 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 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 Christopher Johnston 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 4th day of November 2016, 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 4th day of August, 2016.

Kristie Johnston, Executrix 2923 Chestnut Street Wilmington, NC 28405 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Ancillary Administrator of the Ancillary Estate of Cora Lee Howle, deceased, of Darlington County, South Carolina­­, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 4th day of November, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov­ery.

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

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the under­signed at 6600 Spring Garden Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28403.

This the 29th day of July, 2016.

WADE H. HOWLE, ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR ANCILLARY ESTATE OF CORA LEE HOWLE Law Office of Dean R. Davis 2018 Eastwood Road Wilmington, NC 28403 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as executor of the ESTATE OF LUVENIA WICKENS COLWELL, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 7TH day of November , 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 4932 Pine Street Wilmington NC 28403.

This the 29th day of July, 2016.

William Stephen Colwell, Executor Estate of Luvenia Wickens Colwell James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102

Wilmington, NC 28403 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25/2016 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION 16 E 1066 EXECUTOR NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Frances K. Rice late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before November 11, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

THIS 11th day of August, 2016.

Robert R. Rice 3706 Tumbril Lane Wilmington, NC 28412 W. Talmage Jones Hogue Hill, LLP Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 2178 Wilmington, NC 28402 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. ATKINSON, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of November, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 121 Buckeye Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411.

This the 9th day of August, 2016.

Joyce J Atkinson. Executrix Estate of Michael A. Atkinson James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 8/11, 8/18, 8/25, 9/1/2016

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