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Labor Day weekend wraps up summer

By Cole Dittmer, Emmy Errante and Miriah Hamrick Staff Writers

The 2014 Labor Day holiday weekend at Wrightsville Beach proved less taxing on local law enforcement and public safety officials than Memorial Day and July Fourth.

To kick off the weekend, Wrightsville Beach Fire Department crews contained a house fire at No. 4 Palmetto Drive Saturday, Aug. 30.

Residents of the house said the fire occurred around 3:30 p.m. when they used a smoker to grill food on the back porch. When the smoker was left unattended for a few minutes, a fire started, singeing the side of the house and burning a 1-foot hole in the floor of the porch.

Neighbors were first to the scene, using a nearby garden hose to contain the fire until fire crews arrived. Capt. Matt Holland of the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department said they were able to quickly extinguish n See Labor Day Page A5

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Inlet dredging funds debated

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While she was on her earlymorning patrol of Wrightsville’s beach strand Monday, Sept. 1, Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project coordinator Nancy Fahey discovered the aftermath of a busy holiday weekend.

“It was horrible,” Fahey said.

“It was like a trash bomb had been dropped between Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and Stone Street.

There was trash, chairs that had been left behind, broken boogie boards and Styrofoam coolers filled to the brim with trash.”

Fahey said she was stricken by the amount of trash on the beach while the beach trash cans were empty. Recalling when Wrightsville Beach had more of an issue with littering, Fahey said she thought progress had been made in lessening n See cleanup Page A5

Labor Day weekend crowds pack the beach strand north of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Saturday, Aug. 30.

Washington leader hears coastal concerns Local leaders hoped to gain a new advocate in Washington with a rare opportunity to share concerns about the effect of federal funding and regulations on coastal management projects.

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, Republican congressman from Pennsylvania’s 9 th district and chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, traveled to Wrightsville Beach for an Aug. 29 roundtable discussion with leaders from New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties.

Shuster traveled to southeastern North Carolina at the invitation of David Rouzer, Republican hopeful for North Carolina’s 7th congressional district. His visit

Cleanup needed after holiday weekend

Before more than $1 million recently allocated for inlet dredging is made available to communities, local stakeholders must agree on guidelines for using the money.

A pool of untapped room occupancy tax (ROT) funds collected in the unincorporated areas of the county, or District U, was identified as a source of funding for inlet maintenance in a law fresh from the N.C. General

Assembly’s 2014 short session.

The money was previously earmarked for beach renourishment in the unincorporated areas, but no beaches in those areas need renourishment.

County officials say the law was passed with Carolina Beach Inlet, which lost federal funding in 2005, in mind.

But Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair is hesitant to support a solution he said denies fair access to other county inlets like Masons Inlet at the north end of n See dredging Page A5

Palmetto Drive fire Staff photo by Cole Dittmer

Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens, left, shows North Carolina 7th Congressional District candidate David Rouzer and U.S. Representative Bill Shuster, R-Pennsylvania, Masonboro Inlet and the jetty system Friday, Aug. 29.

Developments rise during city talks Bridge lane

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Discussions on new developments in the Wrightsville Sound area dominated much of Wilmington City Council’s Tuesday, Sept. 2 meeting, with rezoning ordinances for the Galleria property and a new events center on Allens Lane in question.

The establishment of the city’s new Urban Mixed-Use (UMX) zoning, which will allow smaller mixed-use developments outside downtown Wilmington, passed Tuesday after the item was continued from council’s last meeting in August.

Councilmember Kevin

O’Grady still had questions about the lack of minimum parking requirements for the new zoning classification. Establishing parking lot minimums is a nationwide trend to encourage fewer large parcels of asphalt blocks for parking lots, said assistant city manager Glen Harbeck.

“Because of the residential component the developer has a tremendous incentive to make sure there is enough parking for those tenants or owners,” Harbeck said.

That UMX zoning was applied to the 12.2-acre Galleria property recently acquired by the city from the Town of Wrightsville Beach through voluntary annexation.

City associate planner Jeff

Walton said the zoning was the best fit because it would foster traffic congestion reduction, walkability within the development, interconnectivity with surrounding places and push building frontages closer to the streets with structured parking spaces hidden from the road view.

One member of the public spoke during the public hearing.

Brian Buckley, Edgewater homeowners association president, said the required 35-foot setback from his neighborhood, which abuts the rear of the property, was insufficient for noise concerns. Buckley said residents of Edgewater were able

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Routine maintenance work will cause intermittent lane closures on the Heide Trask Drawbridge beginning Sunday, Sept. 7, while N.C. Department of Transportation crews replace bolts on some of the girders. Closures are planned Monday, Sept. 8, through Friday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Crews plan to also check wiring for the lights and power connections while on site.

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WB Labor Day fun Clockwise from above: Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue patrols the crowded beach strand Sunday, Aug. 31. Mary Suzanne Moore and Joe Stott jump off the Banks Channel dock of the Hanover Seaside Club around high tide on Labor Day Monday, Sept. 1. Johnathon Bereza takes his daughters Camilla and Cassia to the water’s edge near Johnnie Mercer’s Pier Saturday, Aug. 30. Troopers with North Carolina State Highway Patrol stop drivers leaving Wrightsville Beach during a license check on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. A woman and two small girls ride a jet ski in Banks Channel during the afternoon on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.

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Business district cleanup a collaborative effort

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From the sidewalks to the shrubbery, the downtown business district of Wrightsville Beach has received weekly cleanups as part of a collaboration among businesses and the Wrightsville Beach Foundation.

The Wrightsville Beach Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that board member and past-president Lisa Weeks said identifies the needs of Wrightsville Beach and raises private funds toward its betterment.

“Because the Town of Wrightsville Beach cannot have a fundraising arm, the foundation fills the gap between citizens and initiatives like the beautification of Wrightsville Beach,” Weeks said during an Aug. 29 phone interview.

Beginning mid-June, Weeks emailed and called the owners of 22 North, Jerry Allen’s Sports

Bar and Grill, King Neptune Restaurant, Lagerhead’s and Tower 7 asking for donations to fund a cleanup project of the business district facilitated by a private landscaping company.

“They all rallied around it,” Weeks said. “We have a very supportive business community that really wants to do the right thing.”

The foundation raised more than $2,500 and hired Seacoast Landscape for the job in late June.

David Young, owner and operator of Seacoast Landscape, said the business district requires additional cleaning during the summer months the Town of Wrightsville Beach does not already provide.

“The high-volume traffic in

those areas, especially during the peak season, really requires an extra effort that we have been able to accommodate,” Young said during an Aug. 29 phone interview. “Our company has been cleaning and trimming palm trees, cutting grass, pulling weeds, and really anything to get things looking better for the patrons that come down to use the businesses.”

Seacoast Landscape has cleaned the area every Tuesday morning since signing the contract.

Danny McPherson, co-owner of King Neptune, said the project is a community effort and all of the businesses are pitching in.

“The downtown area looks great now and it will continue to look the way it does if the

businesses continue to pull their resources together,” McPherson said during an Aug. 29 phone interview. “We’ve done some landscaping of our own — tore some bushes out, put down mulch, painted the whole front of the building — and in the off-season we will repave the parking lot across [North Lumina Avenue].

This project has shown that the investment is well worth it.”

Weeks said Seacoast Landscape will service the business area on a bi-weekly schedule until the end of the year.

“It would be ideal to revisit this before next summer to get everyone to pitch in again,” Weeks said. “I think the project has been a success this summer and we can build on it in 2015.” email thomas@luminanews.com

School board mulls policies on food, property use

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

The New Hanover County Board of Education discussed a handful of policy revisions during a Sept. 2 meeting, including a policy restricting the type of food sold on campus during school hours and a policy limiting community use of school property.

Changes to the food policy were required to stay in compliance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The school system receives federal funding for school breakfasts and lunches through the act.

Under the revised foods policy, all food and beverages sold to students while the cafeteria is open must follow the nutritional standards outlined in the law.

Before the change, schools and vendors were encouraged but not required to offer healthy choices to students.

Food and beverages sold while the cafeteria is closed until 30 minutes after the end of the school day are not subject to the new policy. Food brought from

home is not regulated, either.

An amendment to the act, effective July 1, 2014, spurred the action.

Although board members voiced concerns ranging from the types of food allowed under the nutritional standards to the unnecessary burden of federal mandates, the policy was approved immediately after its first reading to allow superintendent Tim Markley to submit the school system’s selection to the proper authorities by Sept. 16.

Concerns raised during the board’s discussion of the facility use policy prevented that policy from moving forward.

The board first considered the existing policy, which waives facility use fees for state agencies and film crews using school property, during a July 2 meeting, when it was returned to the policy committee the first time.

The committee then discussed the policy during an Aug. 18 meeting, bringing it back to the board with changes that allow the superintendent flexibility to approve preauthorized projects that pay

early and prevent school association with the slant of any political filming on campus.

The board raised new concerns during the Sept. 2 meeting. Board member Ed Higgins requested a sentence restricting use of Brodgen Hall to athletic events to limit use of all gymnasiums and school athletic facilities.

Board member Janice Cavenaugh took issue with the year-by-year renewal process for organizations using school property, citing churches that she said gently use and even fund improvements to school property.

All board members were encouraged to attend the next policy committee meeting to ensure the next round of revisions address all concerns with the policy.

Discussion on the policy was initiated when film crews used John T. Hoggard High School as a location for “Max Steel” in May. Film crews often donate money to the schools as a gesture of gratitude, typically offering more than fees charged to use the facilities. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Rain gardens crop up around town

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

The town of Wrightsville Beach, in conjunction with the University of North Carolina Wilmington, the City of Wilmington and the North Carolina Coastal Federation, is exploring a new method of lowering bacteria levels in coastal waters.

The coastal federation received a grant from the National Estuarine Research Reserve to install seven bio retention areas, or rain gardens, around Wrightsville Beach. The main purpose of the rain gardens is to absorb and filter rainwater to cut down on polluted runoff pouring into Banks Channel, Bradley Creek and Hewlett’s Creek.

Tracy Skrabal, coastal scientist and office manager for the coastal federation’s southeast regional office, said the rain gardens generally consist of native shrubbery planted in sandy soil. The plants absorb much of the rainwater and the sand filters pollutants from any overflow runoff.

Skrabal said UNCW’s Dr. Mike Mallen recorded bacteria volumes before installation as a baseline and he would test bacterial levels again in the spring of 2015 to determine the effectiveness of the gardens.

If the gardens produced a significant drop in bacteria levels, Skrabal said rain gardens could be incorporated into many future town developments. She said the current rain garden project was expensive only because it involved replacing existing drains and r­ erouting runoff to the new gardens.

Incorporating gardens into future building projects would actually be cost effective.

“If you do away with traditional stormwater ponds and things that take up a lot of space, there’s a lot of studies that show you can actually save money,” Skrabal said.

Wrightsville Beach’s stormwater manager, Jonathan Babin, said the seven filtration systems would be installed around Wrightsville Beach during September, finishing by the first week in October. The first system is already under construction on West Salisbury Street.

Babin said a few of the gardens, such as the one being built on Iula Street, would be as simple as an underground sand chamber to filter the water.

Skrabal said once the gardens were installed, upkeep would be no different from maintaining any other landscaped area around Wrightsville Beach. If the project proved to cut down on bacteria in Hewlett’s Creek, Lees Cut, Kenan Creek and Banks Channel, the coastal federation could receive more grant money to continue the project.

Skrabal is in favor of more rain gardens and said she believed the town and its residents were supportive as well.

“It’s just a way of planning and working smarter,” she said. “Stormwater runoff is a problem everywhere you have development.

This low-impact development and all of these techniques are finding their way worldwide because all of our waters are becoming impaired. It’s only going to get worse if we don’t start doing things a little differently.” email emmy@luminanews.com

BEACH BLOTTER Habitually impaired driving Wrightsville Beach Police officers stopped 35-year-old Kevin Louis Richardson of Ramsuer, N.C., around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, while he walking close to his car on West Salisbury Street after the officers noticed Richardson was visibly impaired.

The officers warned Richardson not to attempt to drive, but he did anyway, and the officers stopped him shortly afterward to charge him with driving while impaired.

After arresting Richardson, the officers noticed he already had one charge for habitually driving while impaired and his Aug. 27 arrest was the second.

Wrightsville Beach Police ordered Richardson’s car impounded because this was Richardson’s second habitual driving while impaired charge and he was also charged with driving during license revocation.

Molly in Wrightsville Beach A Wrightsville Beach Police officer stopped a car after noticing it traveling the wrong way around 600 South Lumina Ave. Thursday, Aug. 28, around 1:11 a.m. The officer stopped the car and made contact with the 19-year-old driver and the passenger, 45-year-old Douglas Daniel Desrochers of Raleigh. After smelling a strong odor of marijuana, the officer frisked Desrochers, discovering marijuana and MDMA or “Molly.” Desrochers was charged with possession of marijuana and MDMA.

Urinating and running from the law Wrightsville Beach Police officers located two individuals urinating behind Roberts Grocery on Birmingham Street around 1:26 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31.

One of the men stayed behind while the other fled the scene on foot. Officers chased the man through backyards where the suspect damaged multiple fences and shrubs and lost the officers on Stone Street. The man was not found.

Harassment at Kings An employee of Kings Beachwear called Wrightsville Beach Police to report 33-year-old Aaron Richardson of Wilmington for harassment and assault around 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1.

The employee claimed Richardson harassed some of the female employees in his attempt to procure free shorts and T-shirts. After he was denied the free goods and asked to leave by the employee, Richardson allegedly pushed the employee in the chest and left.

Wrightsville Beach Police instructed the employee to press charges if desired.

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Construction of a rain garden continues on W. Salisbury Street Tuesday, Sept. 2.

Weekend Police Report Aug. 29 Arrests • Samuel L. Riley was arrested for trespassing.

Citations

• Maurice Spagatner was issued a citation for expired registration and inspection violation.

• James Hoffman was issued a citation for expired registration and inspection violation.

• A juvenile was issued a citation for speeding, 48 in a 35 mph zone.

• Ronald Watson was issued a citation for speeding, 49 in a 35 mph zone.

• Sarah Blau was issued a citation for speeding.

Warning Tickets Civil Penalties

• James Fallon was issued a warning ticket for stop light violation.

• Nine civil penalties were issued for glass on the beach and open Civil Penalties container.

Reports • Breaking and entering, and larceny were reported.

• Trespassing was reported.

• Twelve civil penalties were issued for open container, glass on the beach, impeding traffic, profane and boisterous behavior, and a swimming violation.

Reports

Aug. 30 Citations

• Intoxicated and disruptive behavior was reported.

• Larceny of a cell phone was reported.

• A Samsung Galaxy S4 was reported as found property.

• Veda Armistead was issued a citation for speeding, 50 in a 35 mph zone.

Sept. 1

Civil Penalties

Arrests

• Fourteen civil penalties were issued for glass on the beach, litter, open container, dogs on the beach, impeding traffic, human waste, and profane and boisterous behavior.

• Jessica Avila Sanchez was arrested for identity theft and on an order for arrest for probation violation.

Citations Reports

• Ralph Chapman Setzler Jr. was issued a citation for unsafe movement.

• Intoxicated subject was reported.

• Property damage, trespassing, and resist, delay, obstruct were Civil Penalties reported.

Aug. 31

• Six civil penalties were issued for glass on the beach and open container.

Arrests

Reports

• Jeremy Spencer was arrested for intoxicated and disruptive behavior, and littering.

• Breaking and entering, and larceny from a motor vehicle was reported twice.

• Breaking and entering, and larceny was reported.

Citations • Thomas J. Gorman was issued a citation for speeding.

• Britton Kay Nixon was issued a citation for speeding.

New school security systems met with support

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

Parents and visitors to New Hanover County pre-kindergarten, elementary and middle schools during the first week of school faced an added layer of protection with a new security system.

MaryPaul Beall, principal of Wrightsville Beach School, said all responses to the system have been positive. “[Parents and visitors] like it.

They don’t mind that extra step to get into the building,” Beall said during a Sept. 2 phone interview.

New Hanover County Schools

shooting also influenced the decision to install the systems in elementary schools first.

“As a result of the Sandy Hook incident, I think everyone really wanted to jump to protect our little ones first. I don’t mean that they are any more important ... but I think most of us felt like elementary school kids are off-limits, that no one would ever hurt elementary kids,” Spencer said.

From a practical standpoint, installation at elementary and middle schools was simpler and quicker due to compact campuses, typically contained to only one building.

The new system is not yet

“I think folks have accepted that we live in a different day and time. I’m old enough to remember when you didn’t have to lock your front doors when you went to bed. That’s different now.”

Safety Director Dave Spencer said response has been positive at all schools.

“I think folks have accepted that we live in a different day and time. I’m old enough to remember when you didn’t have to lock your front doors when you went to bed. That’s different now,” Spencer said during an Aug. 29 phone interview.

Installation of the system, which allows school staff to see visitors on a closed circuit television monitor before granting access, was a top priority in a security and vulnerability assessment of county schools completed in 2013. The assessment was commissioned in response to the December 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.

Spencer said the Sandy Hook

installed at Roland-Grise Middle School, the only middle school without it at the start of the school year, because the multiple freestanding buildings on campus made installation more complicated.

Spencer said Roland-Grise and the district’s high schools would be outfitted with the new system soon.

The cost to buy and install the initial Ai Phones systems totaled $128,564. Spencer said Wilmington-based American Detention Systems and county facility planning staff installed most of the systems during the summer vacation most of the systems, although some were completed at the end of the 201314 school year. email miriah@luminanews.com

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Post Labor Day attitude adjustments are in order as Wrightsville Beachers reclaim the town for their own enjoyment and town staffers breathe a sigh of relief. The disrespectful behavior of the visiting public notwithstanding, job well done everyone!

A special appreciation is extended to those who labored on Labor Day. The holiday weekend was favored with stellar weather to be on the beach and out on the water.

Overall it was a challenging weekend for town officials, but certainly not by Memorial Day and July Fourth standards. There were no major incidents; thanks to the rapid deployment of a neighbor’s garden hose and the response time of the Wrightsville Beach Fire Department, a grilling out episode only culminated in a deck fire. In a town where houses are literally just feet apart, fire is a constant threat, and for the town to experience two fires in a fourday period is unusual.

The other significant notable was the copious amount of garbage and human left-behinds found on the beach strand Monday morning by sea turtle project coordinator Nancy Fahey as she made her early-morning rounds.

Sadly, the beach strand was littered with trash, especially in the heavily trafficked areas in front of Shell Island Resort, Holiday Inn, JM Pier, Stone Street, Blockade Runner and Crystal Pier. The most litter was between Stone Street and Mercer’s Pier.

Fahey said the trash cans were standing empty, but garbage was everywhere, including beach chairs that had been left behind, broken boogie boards and Styrofoam coolers filled to the brim with trash. Even though town sanitation workers, receiving holiday pay at the expense of the town’s taxpayers, service the beach strand three times per day, turtle watchers and locals rallied to a hastily called beach sweep Monday evening to beat the incoming tide. In one hour vols picked up 43 bags of trash, plus towels, chairs, broken umbrellas and other large items that could have washed out to sea with the tide.

What is the attitude of some Americans who treat the world like their garbage can and their ash tray? I question if the visiting beach public knows or cares about the hundreds of volunteer man-hours that go into walking the beach strand to pick up their trash and their cigarette butts.

For a nonsmoking beach, the reported quantity of discarded butts left behind is a re-call to action for those who make and enforce the town’s laws, as is the trash. Littering fines need to be jacked to the point that it becomes a deterrent to throwing trash to the ground. The National Parks System did a pretty good job educating the public about this, it is time our beach town did likewise.

The annual UNCW Beach Blast is a perfect example. In years back, this event was a nightmare as thousands of returning college students got drunk and disorderly and trashed the beach. When the university began to take an active role in policing this

event, curbing the illegal drinking and other unwelcome behavior, this event has become a positive, rather than the huge negative it was. It was so negative the town was having serious second thoughts about continuing to permit the event.

Education and strict enforcement, as well as a willing populace, were all key to creating a positive event. Students now even hold a beach sweep as soon as the event ends each year.

Despite the volume of college students housed less than 10 miles away, post Labor Day the town grows progressively quieter with each passing week. In the lessening hustle bustle, residents reemerge to once again claim the town back for the shoulder seasons.

For many it is the best time of the year.

For those walking the town’s famed 2.45-mile loop, the marginally cooler mornings and reduced traffic are welcome. It is mostly still too hot to take a canine friend along, and thus the incidents of stepping over pet waste have been few.

One day not too long ago, a regular early morning walker, out much later than normal too, asked as she passed me, “What is with these people?”

Loop etiquette — acceptable social behavior for those walking the loop — the famed John Nesbit Loop at Wrightsville Beach, is there such a thing, newcomers might ask?

Yes, like good beach etiquette, there is very decidedly a social etiquette as well as rules of the road.

While I have my soapbox out, for those perhaps walking the Loop for the very first time as the days cool down, let me enlighten.

First, there is an imaginary dotted line down the center of the sidewalk. The flow of pedestrian, small human mobile carrying devices and canine traffic follow the same rules as vehicles — stay to the right when moving in either direction. When passing going in the same direction, pass to the left when no oncoming traffic is present and then resume the right lane. Passing another going in the opposite direction should be single file.

When walking with friends or family it is perfectly acceptable to walk two or even three abreast, until you meet someone coming from the other direction.

For mercy sake, it is very poor form to not drop back when passing. You’d think it was a busy New York City sidewalk for some of the bad-mannered antics observed out there.

And my goodness, would it hurt to offer a smile or a greeting to those you are passing? One is forced to wonder, does self-absorption render this impractical? The early-morning crowd out at first light offers friendly greetings, plus encouragement on overly humid days when the desire to drag oneself around the ribbon of concrete is waning.

You’d be surprised at the number of grumpyseeming people walking the Loop later in the morning.

Here is a tip: if you can’t be happy out walking the Loop, you need an attitude adjustment! Good behavior should not go on holiday when people come to the beach.

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to hear music from the rooftop bar that opened in the Galleria just prior to the center closing in June 2012. Despite his concerns, Buckley said residents welcome new development in the area, calling the current uninhabited shopping center an eyesore.

On a parcel of land just across Wrightsville Avenue from the Galleria city council directed its attention for a potential rezoning from residential land on Allens Lane to office and industrial zoning for a new events center.

Named Wrightsville Manor, the architecture of the proposed 6,230-square-foot events center would be inspired by the Pembroke Jones estate that stood in Airlie Gardens, said attorney Matt Nichols on behalf of applicants Christa and Peter Sweyer.

Nichols said the primary use of the space would be for weddings, corporate events or social events.

With Allens Lane being a dirt road, Nichols said the Sweyers would also pave, curb and gutter the road to tie into the roadway improvements already coming with the Spartina townhomes development behind Lumina Station.

The proposed maximum occupancy is 146, as dictated by the 73 parking spaces available on the lot. However, Christa Sweyer said they were searching for lots to house extra parking during events, which could bring the maximum occupancy up to around 260.

Not everyone in attendance for

the fire.

“There was no extension to the inside of the house,” Holland said, “and just a little bit of smoke damage on the ceiling, so we cleared all the smoke from inside the house.”

No injuries were reported. The incident was the second house fire on the beach in four days.

Many holiday beach-goers escaped the heat by venturing into the clear blue waters of Wrightsville Beach Saturday.

While the ocean appeared inviting, Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue flew yellow flags on the lifeguard stands to warn swimmers of moderately rough waters with the potential for rip currents, which persisted throughout the weekend.

As the tide dropped late Saturday afternoon, ocean rescue personnel were called into action to pull swimmers out of rip currents. Ocean rescue director Dave Baker said as of about 5:45 p.m. they had responded to a dozen calls.

“It’s really picked up in the last hour because we just passed low tide,” Baker said. “It’s nothing really bad, though. When we got there people were in close enough that they could stand up.”

Baker explained rip currents are more likely to form in the period two hours prior to low tide and one hour after.

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marks the first time a chairman of the House committee, which oversees the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Coast Guard, has come to the area.

Rouzer and Shuster became acquainted when Congress worked through the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) earlier in 2014, which granted a three-year extension for federal authorization of Carolina Beach’s coastal storm damage reduction, or beach renourishment, project. Shuster said Rouzer was an advocate for the extension during negotiations of the law.

Mayors and leaders from beach towns shared experiences and advice with Schuster about many issues, including flood insurance and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and a proposed expansion of what the Environmental Protection Agency regulates as waters of the United States. Allocation of federal funds, especially for shallow-draft inlets, and growing regulatory oversight were big issues explored during the discussion.

Shuster acknowledged the impact of mounting national debt on funding availability for coastal projects, but said infrastructure maintenance is one of the top federal priorities in the Constitution.

He said the visit to North Carolina helps him understand the importance of coastal infrastructure when he returns to Washington.

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Wrightsville and south of Figure Eight Island.

“Carolina Beach definitely needs their inlet dredged. That’s not disputed,” Blair said. “How it gets paid for, though — how you can help one group wholeheartedly and just overlook the other group that’s been bearing the hardship all along — it just blows my mind.”

The New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority board, tasked with oversight of the money, discussed two agreements determining the fate of the funds during an Aug. 27 meeting. Under a memorandum of understanding, funds dedicated to tourism-related activities will be reserved for inlet maintenance. Rep. Ted. Davis Jr., R-New Hanover, requested the memorandum to ensure the money

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Wilmington City Council approved rezoning a portion of Allens Lane to make way for a new 6,230-square-foot events center with an even number of citizens speaking for and against the development during the Tuesday, Sept. 2, public hearing.

the public hearing was supportive of the proposal, with residents citing street crowding, noise and parking concerns.

Paul Taber and Rhett Taber, whose family owns a majority of the land in that stretch of Allens Lane, said the center would hinder their way of life.

Wayne Age, a resident of Allens Lane and deacon at the nearby St. Matthew AME Church, said he was concerned about the security of the century-old church.

Intracoastal Realty CEO and Lumina Station developer Jim Wallace said the development would negatively affect his adjoining undeveloped

residential property.

“First let me say the idea and concept are great and the idea looks great on paper… but I don’t think this is the proper location for this,” Wallace said. “We own the property immediately west of what would be the events center and plan to eventually develop that land with residential units but we don’t think an events center will be a good neighbor for residential neighborhoods.”

Three members of the public voiced their approval of the events center development, including Fisherman’s Wife owner Estelle Baker who said she has lived next to a busy parking

lot and restaurant area on Airlie Road for 22 years with little disturbance.

Christa Sweyer said they were planning to use sound-dampening paneling inside the event space and the events held there would not cause the issues neighbors were concerned about.

City council approved the rezoning with Neal Anderson voting against. Included in the rezoning were conditions for there to be one parking spot on site for every two people possibly in attendance and the ability to use trollies for transportation to offsite auxiliary parking.

issue. We have to prioritize in Washington where we spend the money. ... I need to know firsthand. So seeing it, hearing it from the folks here, that’s very, very important and very valuable to me,” Shuster said.

To keep regulations in check, Shuster said balance between Congress and agencies operating under the executive branch, like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Division of Marine Fisheries, must be retained. He said over time, that balance was skewed as Congress handed authority to the administration.

“We raise the funds and we

determine how the funds are spent. It’s the executive branch’s job to execute what we tell them to execute and again, we’ve given up this authority,” Shuster said.

Rouzer seconded Shuster’s explanation.

“The chairman was right.

You’ve got to have more congressional oversight, and Congress can’t keep giving authority to the executive branch,” Rouzer said. “Over a long period of time, Congress granted authority to the executive branch to take care of issues and then to do the kind of broad rulemaking that they’re doing

now. We’ve got to swing the pendulum the other way and get it back to the center.”

A handful of Wrightsville Beach community leaders attended, including mayor Bill Blair, town manager Tim Owens, mayor pro tem Darryl Mills, and chamber of commerce chairwoman Sue Bulluck. After the discussion, Wrightsville Beach town officials showed Shuster the benefits of the 2014 beach renourishment around Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and the jetties controlling erosion in Masonboro Inlet.

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The largest crowds of the holiday weekend descended on Wrightsville Beach Sunday, Aug. 31, with one beachgoer arrested after three run-ins with law enforcement.

Wrightsville Beach Park Ranger Shannon Slocum responded to a texted tip notifying him of a group near Public Beach Access No. 32 at Arrindale Street smoking cigarettes and drinking around 1:15 p.m. When Slocum responded, no one in the group was smoking. He reiterated the smoking and drinking policy, and no civil penalties were issued.

Shortly after Slocum’s interaction with the group, Wrightsville Beach Police officers S. Appler and D. Holmes noticed alcohol possession and issued tickets to the group. The officers alerted Slocum to the situation, and moments later, he received another texted tip that the group was still drinking.

Slocum, Appler and Holmes all responded to the third incident around 2 p.m., when Jeremy David Spencer, 27 years old,

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County finance director Lisa Wurtzbacher, who prepared the memorandum and accompanying guidelines for use of the money, requested the board only vote on the memorandum during the meeting due to lingering concerns about the guidelines. Some board members, like Blair, preferred to postpone both votes.

Davis threatened to repeal the law if the memorandum was not passed.

“I’ll just repeal it and you all can sit down here with this money going to a fund that you can’t use.

Because believe me, this was not what I intended when I did all this.

I did this to help you. I did not do this to cause a bunch of problems,” Davis said.

The memorandum was approved 10-3 with Blair, Blockade Runner Beach Resort general manager Nicolas Montoya and Suburban Extended Stay Hotel general manager Frank Jones dissenting.

Blair said he did not disagree with the memorandum, but rather the accompanying guidelines that explain how funds can be used. He did not support the memorandum because he wanted to take care of both issues simultaneously.

The present guidelines cap annual access to the funds at $187,500 for Carolina Beach Inlet and $62,500 for Masons Inlet.

Blair said the guidelines must be equally available to Masons Inlet to be fair.

Property owners on the ­northern end of Wrightsville Beach and Figure Eight Island pick up the tab for Masons Inlet maintenance

following the 2002 relocation of the inlet. Access to the ROT funds, of which Blair said Figure Eight Island is a main contributor, would alleviate the property owners’ financial burden.

“Masons Inlet has shouldered the entire cost of their inlet dredging for the past 10 years, 100 percent,” Blair said. “They’ve gotten no county money. Now all of a sudden, they make the U District money available, which could have been made available 10 years ago. If everybody was interested in being equitable, Masons Inlet should have gotten some relief all along.”

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litter on the beach with initiatives like the Cleaner Greener Ad Hoc Advisory Committee and the Beach Ambassadors.

The Beach Ambassadors program, not included in the Town of Wrightsville Beach’s budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15, was not on duty this summer season.

“We used to have a really bad problem with people littering and leaving trash behind and I felt like the town took steps to remedy the situation and we definitely saw an improvement,” Fahey said. “Frankly, what I saw yesterday morning indicated a step backward in what has been accomplished in recent years.”

Public safety and law enforcement officials said Sunday’s crowds were the largest of the Labor Day holiday weekend and Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens said town sanitation crews made three passes along the beach strand throughout the weekend to clear the trash cans.

After seeing the amount of litter on the beach Fahey called volunteer Ginger Taylor to arrange a beach sweep for Monday evening.

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became angry and was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of drunk and disorderly conduct.

Spencer was also issued a civil penalty for littering before his arrest. Slocum said Spencer warned officers he would throw the ticket on the ground if issued, which he did.

Spencer was transported to the New Hanover County jail on a secured bond of $1,000.

Ocean rescue lifeguards also faced a busy day with Captain Jeremy Owens reporting approximately 15 rescues for the day around 7 p.m.

Ocean rescue also responded to a couple of missing children reports and minor medical problems. Owens said all emergencies were safely handled and addressed.

“It was a beautiful day and we had a big crowd and everyone went home safe,” Owens said.

Labor Day Monday Sept. 1

Just before ocean rescue crews left the beach for the day around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 1, Owens said lifeguards had only responded to a few rip current rescues and a couple minor medical calls. Those rescues occurred at stand No. 13 at the south end, and stand Nos. 5,6 and 8 near the middle of the island.

Earlier that day troopers from North Carolina State Highway Patrol set up a license check west of the Salisbury Street Bridge for the westbound lane.

Around 4:45 p.m. First Sergeant Troy Pope said his troopers did not charge anyone with driving while impaired but did issue 12 license-related citations during the 90 minutes troopers were stationed there.

Around 5 p.m. Slocum said he wrote six citations throughout the day for alcohol or glass on the beach. Slocum said he did have to ask a few people to stay out of the north end bird sanctuary and also broke up a protest at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier. Slocum said the 10-15 people gathered were protesting hydraulic fracking and did not have a permit. A beachgoer had called in to complain about the protest.

Fire department Capt. Matt Holland said fire crews responded to one call all day, a traffic accident around noon on Causeway Drive near Mellow Mushroom. The incident involved a car and motorcycle and one patient was transferred to New Hanover Regional Medical Center with unspecified injuries. email cole@luminanews.com email emmy@luminanews.com email miriah@luminanews.com

Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project picked up 43 bags of trash from the entire beach strand, in addition to the 12 bags of trash collected by Fahey and two other volunteers earlier in the day. The size of each trash bag collected was equivalent to the size of a plastic grocery bag, Taylor said.

In addition to the variety of plastics and trash found on the beach, Taylor said she also noticed a spike in the amount of cigarette butts on the beach.

“There are so many cigarette butts again and that is disheartening because we are a nonsmoking beach,” Taylor said. “We saw a reduction when the ban was passed but the number of butts on the beach now is incredible.”

Fahey could not compare Monday’s litter to the amount of trash left on the beach during the past two summer holiday weekends but said something should be done to address the growing issue.

“We have got to find a way to convince people it is not OK to get up and leave their trash behind on the beach,” Fahey said.

“The sanitation department guys can’t clean all that up. I think we may need to go back to the [Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen] again to try and figure out a solution.” email cole@luminanews.com

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Why did you choose to spend Labor Day weekend at Wrightsville Beach?

Ed and Cindy Watko, Birhan Teklewold Raleigh, N.C.

“We live in Raleigh. It’s so close, and we’re thinking about buying real estate in Wrightsville Beach.”

Chris Wilk

Richmond, Va.

Adriana Olar

Wilmington, N.C.

“Yesterday I went to Surf City but the “I’m visiting my girlfriend’s mother.

She lives nearby [in Monkey Junction]. beach was so narrow. Today I came here The weather’s fantastic. I like it here.” because it’s closer and the beach is much wider. The only downside is here, you have to pay for parking.”

Jonathan and Vicki Daw Washington, D.C.

“I used to come here as a kid. Now I bring my wife here. We arrived today.

The off-season rates are lower and the beach is not as crowded.”

Birgit, Stefan, Lea and Lennard Lettenmeyer Stuttgart, Germany

“It’s on our four-week tour of the United States from Miami to New York. Next we will visit a friend in Washington, D.C.”

White Pants party raises green

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Guests walked down the red carpet and through the doors of the Coastline Convention Center Friday, Aug. 29, each person wearing various articles of white clothing to celebrate the end of summer.

During the fourth annual Last Chance for White Pants Gala, guests enjoyed heavy hors d’oeuvres from Middle of the Island, live music by Mo’Sol and raffle prizes. Proceeds from the 500 admission tickets sold and the raffle benefitted the Every Moment Matters Campaign to add a six-room patient wing and renovate the existing 12-room Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion.

As guests continued to arrive, many paused to purchase raffle

tickets and admire the prizes.

The Cape Fear Women’s Club put together 11 baskets worth a total of $5,000 to be raffled off.

Jackie Whitaker from the Cape Fear Women’s Club said she was excited to help the gala become more successful than ever.

“The White Pants Gala has gotten such a good reputation,” she said. “Everybody [with hospice] is so giving and it’s a good feeling to be a part of it.”

Many of the attendees were hospice volunteers like Cary Newman, who began volunteering in 2012. His passion for the hospice program was fueled by the connection he formed with his very first patient, a man named Gene Russ.

Newman met with Russ every Wednesday at 10:30. They would play pool for one hour and then talk for three hours. As Russ

told stories about living through the Great Depression and entering the Navy in 1939, Newman was reminded of his own father, who died when Newman was 35.

Newman said the connection he formed with Russ and his family showed him the importance of hospice.

“He had such an incredible zest for life,” Newman said. “He had a beautiful family, and I ended up getting close with the family as well. And through that you start to see the lasting impact here.”

He described witnessing these benefits of hospice to not only the patient, but also the patient’s family.

“You’ve got this team that the family sees come in to support their loved one,” Newman said.

“There’s a huge pressure on family members when you have a loved one in the end stages of life,

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Mo’Sol entertains guests with a mix of Motown, funk, soul and hip-hop at the Last Chance for White Pants Gala Friday, Aug. 29 at the Coastline Convention Center.

so you have a way to escape from that for short periods of time.”

Newman said hospice has an enormous impact on the volunteers as well.

“You gain an appreciation for life,” he said. “When you’re in your 80s and you’re facing your

own mortality, it’s real. As a volunteer you get a glimpse of that time … and through that you become a better person in the present because you’re more aware of what the future is going to be.”

Newman said these reasons inspired volunteers and

community members to continue dedicating themselves to the hospice cause.

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WBLA awards two student scholarships

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The Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association recently awarded Tristen Harbowy and Andie Cuiffo each a $1,000 David L. Nash Scholarship for the 2014-15 academic year.

The scholarship, which is funded through WBLA events and membership dues, was recently renamed to pay respect to David L. Nash, a member of the surfing community who died in 2010. WBLA secretary Peter Fritzler said the club wanted to honor Nash, given his ties to education and beach conservation.

Although academic performance and recommendations were included in the scholarship application, Fritzler said it was the personal essay that set Harbowy and Cuiffo apart from other applicants.

Applicants were required to write about the meaning of the true surfing spirit. In her essay, Cuiffo focused on surfing and also respecting the ocean and conserving the coastline. Cuiffo currently studies oceanography at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

“I’m a true believer that surfing can change the way people view the ocean,” Cuiffo wrote, “and that we have to band together to work towards preservation of our coasts.”

Harbowy wrote about surfing as a way of forming and deepening relationships in his life, especially the bond he shares with his father. He listed all the

many lessons he learned from his dad in the ocean, including respecting other surfers, interpreting buoy readings and monitoring wind direction.

“I never felt like I was being taught,” Harbowy wrote. “I felt like he was just talking to me and letting me know important things.

I can’t count how many sessions I’ve had with my dad. … Surfing means so much to me because it is how my dad and I have such a close and loving relationship.”

Fritzler said giving back to the surfing community is one of the main missions of the club, especially when it means helping the younger generation of surfers.

“The core reason why the club does it is to be a positive force in the community and provide

opportunities for those who are going to college and seeking to improve and advance their education,” Fritzler said during an Aug. 29 phone interview.

Harbowy, who moved to Wilmington in 2012 to study environmental science at UNCW, said the Wrightsville Beach surfing community helped him greatly during the transition.

“It was pretty much the one thing that was a constant in my life,” he said during a Sept. 2 phone interview. “They’re some of the coolest people that I’ve met in this town. They’re so helpful … and such a diverse group of people. The connections I’ve gotten through surfing have been tremendous.” email emmy@luminanews.com

IMPORTANT DATES Monday, Sept. 8 Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, 4 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room Tuesday, Sept. 9 Wrightsville Beach Marketing Committee meeting 4 p.m., Town Hall Conference Room Wrightsville Beach Planning Board meeting 6 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers Wednesday, Sept. 10 Wilmington-New Hanover Port, Waterway and Beach Commission meeting, 4 p.m., County Government Center Finance Conference Room

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Lifestyles Bringing the Beach Together

By Cole Dittmer, Staff Writer

Kids Making It into new digs

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dding to the already evolving landscape of the western end of Castle Street, the nonprofit Kids Making It woodworking organization is busy renovating a space at the corner of Castle and Seventh streets to serve as its new headquarters.

Kids Making It became a full-time job for North Carolina native Jimmy Pierce in 2000 after he left the life of a lawyer behind in Louisiana and moved to Wilmington.

The idea for the organization came to Pierce in 1989 during a long road trip to North Carolina with his wife and infant son.

“It was around 2 a.m., everyone was asleep and I kept driving to get some more quiet time so I kept myself up by thinking about what I would do if I was not practicing law,” Pierce said. “The money was great, and it was always enjoyable, but there is nothing like having a kid to reorient your priorities. So I got this idea into my head about doing something with kids and woodworking.”

Now Kids Making It provides woodworking lessons, camps and apprenticeships for more than 370 kids, most of whom live in the inner city. The afterschool program usually serves around 100 kids every school year and is designed to provide a creative outlet and a place to interact with others. The program also provides the kids with an income as well with the sales of the crafts they make in the Kids Making It retail shop and through the new apprenticeship program.

For years the Kids Making It workshop has been located in the Jacobi-Lewis Company building on Water Street in downtown Wilmington, but about two years ago Pierce began searching for a new home for the growing number of kids his organization was serving.

“We were trying to buy the old Taste of Country restaurant building, but it just needed way too much restoration work, and the renovation costs were so huge that we had to abandon that,” he said. “In January, one of our board members discovered the new building was on the market and on foreclosure, so the price was much more affordable and it was a usable space.”

The new headquarters is around 2,000 square feet larger than the Water Street space, and it was a blank canvas with no rooms or partitions when the organization purchased it.

Now, the outlines of multiple rooms are clearly defined in the space with recently installed sheet rock. The building will feature a retail space up front with large glass windows looking into the workshop areas. In the workshop, spaces will be designated for woodturning, saws, sanding, an art room, the apprenticeship workshop and offices for the volunteers and staff.

Kids Making It apprenticeship team supervisor James Halls has served as the primary coordinator for the new building’s renovation, and said the space will be much more user-friendly for the kids.

“Really, we wanted to design a space that could house more kids and one that would flow better for what we do and provide space for growing,” Halls said. “We are pretty much on top of one another now but we have found a way to make it work.”

In addition to being able to serve more kids with the larger space, Halls said the new location will be much more accessible for the large number of their students at Williston Middle School.

“I think this is going to be a really positive move for us, not just because of the size and serving more kids, but the location is going to be great,” he said. “For a lot of our kids that walk, ride their bikes or ride the bus, where we are now is more of a destination and they have to find a way to get there. Here they can stay within the neighborhoods.”

After-school instructor John Bryan said the move would help the organization better the lives of more inner city kids.

“A lot of the students are really reserved for various reasons when they start, but they get more comfortable,” Bryan said. “That is the biggest change to me, you see that level of confidence and forming relationships with other people.”

With the organization being a nonprofit, Pierce said the move has been made possible by multiple private donors and partners in the construction industry.

“Bob Warwick took us under his wing and helped us to reach out into the community for support to buy the building,” Pierce said. “Through his help, we have received significant contributions from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation, the Bruce Barclay Cameron Foundation, Live Oak Bank, First Bank and PPD.” Most of the construction materials for the renovation have been donated by local businesses. Halls said the organization still needs moving trucks to relocate equipment, computers and flat screen televisions for the retail space.

Staff photos by Cole Dittmer

Above: Matthew Dalley operates a lathe Friday, Aug. 29, inside the current Kids Making It workshop in the old Jacobi-Lewis Company building on Water Street in downtown Wilmington.

Left: The new Kids Making It headquarters on Castle Street will be about 2,000 square feet larger and have more space for the different ongoing woodworking and art projects. Below: Ashlee Dowd, from left, Elisha Butler and Ashley Butler paint in the current Kids Making It art room while supervised by volunteer Bryan Davidson Friday, Aug. 29. The art room in the new Kids Making It headquarters will be about 40 percent larger.

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What’s coming down the pipeline this weekend?

Local Musicians Play the Classics

Book Bonanza for Kids

Peering into Thalian Hall’s Past

Classical Music by Contemporary Masters Piano Masterworks Series Kenan Auditorium Thursday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m.

Children’s Reading Day in the Park Hugh MacRae Park Saturday, Sept. 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Book Signing and Lecture with Tony Rivenbark New Hanover County Northeast Regional Library Monday, Sept. 8, 6:30- 8:30 p.m.

The United Way of the Cape Fear Area will host a free book appreciation day in Shelter No. 2 of Hugh MacRae Park. The event features a children’s book swap for ages six months to 10 years, local vendors including the New Hanover County Library, fun learning activities, games and a performance by the Broccoli Brothers Circus. For more information call 910-667-2478 or email kim.boyce@uwcfa.org

Executive Director of Thalian Hall, Tony Rivenbark, will talk about his new book, “Images of America: Thalian Hall.” Join Rivenbark as he revisits Wilmington’s theater history with images and stories of Thalian Hall’s past. Copies of his book will be available for purchase. Rivenbark will sign books and answer questions after his lecture. Refreshments will be served. For more information call 910-798-6305 or visit www. nhclibrary.org

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Strange Rumblings in the Annex

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Traveling around the world to remote destinations in search of new ways to portray the life and culture of those places, while surfing, was the impetus behind the new surf film, “Strange Rumblings in Shangri La.”

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The two-year journey took the team from Iceland to Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, Indonesia, Mozambique and back to Indonesia. Struntz said the first stop, Iceland, was a photographer’s dream.

“Iceland was probably the most visually stunning place I have

“This was his dream — to do a Jacque Cousteauinspired discovery adventure movie that tells that story, not in a stale or preachy way, but in a fun, youthful adventure kind of way.”

DJ Struntz, Wrightsville Beach resident and professional adventure photographer, traveled with the crew of the new film from Globe and director Joe G with the task of capturing behind-thescenes moments and experiences

ever been in all of my travels,” Struntz said. “Around every corner I wanted to stop and take a picture. You go from glaciers to waterfalls to Northern Lights to rock spires.”

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locations on the trip was the east African country of Mozambique where the crew was able to find waves at one of the most fickle surf spots in the world.

“Mozambique kind of felt like the Caribbean on the beach … and we scored a wave that people try for years to score and we just randomly picked a week to go,” he said. “The swell angle was right only for about four hours but it was awesome while it lasted.”

Adventure and discovering new places was the theme of the project, Struntz said, adding that director Joe G’s vision was like that of renowned documentarian Jacque Cousteau.

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The world premier of the movie was at the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, Calif., in July and the premier road trip will make a stop in Wrightsville Beach Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Prior to the movie premier, the Annex Surf Supply will host a photography art show with 10 of Struntz’s images from the trip

on display from 5-7 p.m. The first 200 people who come to the show will receive wristbands to get into the screening of “Strange Rumblings in Shangri La,” which will take place at an undisclosed location.

During the art show, Annex Surf Supply manager Chris Batten said patrons will have the chance to interact with some of the film’s stars, raffle for a Dion

Agius surfboard and purchase prints of Struntz’s photos.

Struntz has long been involved with the Waves For Water organization, which supplies individuals with water filters to take to the underserved countries around the world that surfers often frequent. Proceeds from the show will be donated to Waves For Water. email cole@luminanews.com

Shark expert to visit Wilmington

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Despite their reputation as bloodthirsty predators, sharks attack human beings an average 50-70 times per year globally. A human has only a one in 3.7 million chance of being fatally attacked by a shark.

Chris Fischer, founding chairman of shark research organization Ocearch, hopes that by educating people about sharks, he can change the public’s perception of these creatures from maneating monster to fascinating predator essential to the ocean’s ecosystem.

The public will have the opportunity to hear Fischer speak Sept. 8 at Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station. In an evening presented by the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher and CFCC, Fischer will share information about his own journey to become a recognized leader in ocean exploration research, conservation and education.

Peggy Sloan, director of the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, said when she found out Fischer was going to be in Pinehurst for a major event, she reached out to see if he would be willing to make a side trip to Wilmington. She said although this event would likely sell out, she hoped it would lead to future events.

“Chris is sort of the rock star, and the white shark is the rock star fish,” she said. “We hope that it will go well and that [in the future] we can do something even larger with more lead time and more capacity because Union Station can only hold 300 people.”

Fischer will also speak about Ocearch’s popular Global Shark Tracker, which tracks and documents the movements of sharks around the world.

Ocearch scientists implant tracking chips on sharks’ dorsal fins and the chips ping data to a satellite. Each ping appears in real time on

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Ocearch’s website. The shark tracker became of particular interest to Wrightsville Beach residents in early 2013 when it showed a 16-foot, 3,456-pound female great white named Mary Lee making her way from Masons Inlet to Crystal Pier.

Great white sharks Katharine, Lydia, Miss Michalove and Anne Morrow have also passed near the Wrightsville coastline. If the names sound non-threatening, it is intentional.

Fischer said naming the sharks helped dissolve the aura of fear surrounding them.

“It gives you something to connect to,” Fischer said during an Aug. 29 phone interview. “It used to be, every time people were talking about sharks you could hear that theme music from ‘Jaws.’ Now people are talking about Mary Lee and Katharine. … We’ve shifted the tone of the conversation around sharks in a radical way.”

Fischer said open sharing of knowledge and research was another key to changing the perception of great white sharks. He said he wants everyone to feel involved in the Ocearch project so they are aware of what is impacting their ocean’s future and what they can do to help preserve the ecosystem.

“We need a global ocean movement if we’re going to make sure there’s plenty of fish for our kids to eat when they grow up,” Fischer said.

“No one owns the sharks, so we should all be included in the project of trying to solve the puzzle of their lives and ensure their futures.”

Although no one owns the sharks, the Wrightsville Beach community might feel a particular connection to the shark named Mary Lee, as she seems to have a fondness for the Cape Fear coastline. Mary Lee could be a favorite of Fischer’s as well.

“She’s named after my mom,” he said.

Tickets may be reserved up until 4 p.m. Sept. 8 by visiting www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher email emmy@luminanews.com

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Peaceful marchers protest excessive police force

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Fifty-one years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, cries of “No justice, no peace” rang out in the streets of downtown

Wilmington. A group of about 50 protestors marched hand in hand down Red Cross Street Aug. 28, making its way to the 1898 Monument on North third Street.

The nonviolent march served to honor the anniversary of

Dr. King’s speech and also bring awareness to victims of perceived excessive use of force by police.

Many of the protestors held signs bearing the names Brandon Smith, Trevon Robinson, Ronald Roland and Grace Denk, the four victims killed by police in

Wilmington since October 2013.

In the shadow of the 1898 Monument, a memorial commemorating the racial violence of 1898, family and friends of the victims took turns addressing the crowd. Denk’s friend, Kaitlyn Carpenter, read a letter written by Denk’s mother, Bonnie Anderson. The letter described how a 911 responder found Denk in her car, despondent and intoxicated, and shot her three times in the chest and twice in the arm.

“She was stolen from us and it feels like only yesterday,” Anderson wrote. “Events such as this are important because they serve to bring awareness to others and to keep our loved ones’ memories alive. … This excessive use of force has no boundaries.”

Sonya Patrick, chairwoman of the New Hanover County Black

Leadership Caucus, said it was important to honor Dr. King’s memory by taking a peaceful approach to protesting.

“In the words of Martin Luther King, ‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,’” Patrick said. “We can’t just stand back and do nothing … there are too many mothers crying and too many children dying.”

After family members were recognized, pastor Steven Gates spoke passionately to the gathering.

“When I see Brandon Smith’s mother and sister and wife having to bury their son, husband and brother, I ask the question why,” Gates said. “When I see the

senseless murders in the streets of Wilmington, I ask the question why.”

Smith’s family stood nearby, listening to Gates. Smith was shot by law enforcement in October 2013 while attempting to pull an object from his belt. He was ultimately found to be unarmed at the time of the shooting.

Georgia Davis, Smith’s sister, said she attended the protest to help prevent other families from going through what hers did.

“The longer you stay quiet, the more men and women are going to lay dead in the street,” Davis said.

Smith’s mother, Dorothy Davis, added that she wished police had used stun guns or dogs to give her son the opportunity to go to jail and be tried by a jury. email emmy@luminanews.com

Creative Minds art show Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Protestors gather near the 1898 Monument for a rally in downtown Wilmington Thursday, Aug. 28 to protest perceived excessive use of force by police.

Marine plastics presentation to educate, engage Great Wave off Kanagawa.”

With support from Project Staff Writer AWARE, the exhibit has New programs at the N.C. traveled more than 3,700 Coastal Federation’s Fred miles from the East to West and Alice Stanback Coastal Coast.

Education Center continue Monteleone also continwith a Sept. 10 presentation ues to explore the impact

by Bonnie Monteleone about of marine plastics through the impact of plastic debris undergraduate research conon the world’s oceans. ducted in collaboration with Monteleone said the prethe chemistry, biology and sentation will offer new marine biology departments information to those familat UNCW. Monteleone will iar with her work as an share new findings during the artist, scientist and advocate presentation about chemicals through the Plastic Ocean that leach out of plastics and Project at the University of how those chemicals bioacNorth Carolina Wilmington, cumulate in the fatty tissue since the project changes and Lumina News file photo of marine life. evolves as she continues to Bonnie Monteleone will present information Science or art, Monteleone uncover the answer to a ques- about the impact of plastic debris on the world’s hopes the information disoceans at the N.C. Coastal Federation’s Fred seminated through the Plastic tion she asked in 2008. and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center “It started out with just a Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Ocean Project inspires question. I wanted to know if people to get involved and it was an urban legend that plastic was accumulating prevent plastic from reaching the ocean. in the north Pacific, in an area known as the North Tracy Skrabal, coastal scientist and office manPacific Garbage Patch. That was my first question, ager at the coastal federation’s southeast office, said and the second question was, if it’s happening there, Monteleone was selected for the Coastal Speaker is it happening in the north Atlantic?” Monteleone Series for her ability to empower change. said.

“For many of us, out of sight is out of mind when Monteleone traveled the oceans in search of an it comes to plastic pollution in the ocean, but Bonnie answer. One experience in particular served as an aha has really brought it to the forefront. She’s incredibly moment. Standing on a beach in Hawaii, Monteleone engaging,” Skrabal said. watched the waves deposit plastic fragments on the Skrabal said Monteleone’s message keeps her on shore in pockets 10 inches deep. track in a personal effort to avoid single-use plastic “That was a moment when I thought, ‘Oh dear water bottles.

God, I would hate to see this happen to Wrightsville “I have always been somewhat conscious but now Beach,’” Monteleone said. “That’s really when I I can hear her voice, and I see these artworks that decided that I was going to take these plastics and she’s done and it’s all from plastic we just throw show people what I witnessed.” away. It’s such a waste,” Skrabal said. She has not A traveling art exhibit is one way Monteleone used a plastic bottle since January. shares the impact of her research. Using 25 feet of Monteleone will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 10. The canvases, Monteleone fashioned plastic she collected event is free for federation members and $10 for from 10,000 nautical miles of research in the image nonmembers. of Katsushika Hokusai’s famous painting, “The email miriah@luminanews.com

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Sports/Marine Hook, Line & Sinker September fishing should continue to improve

By Skylar Walters

The fishing for the last couple weeks of August has been pretty good for both inshore and offshore anglers and that momentum should continue right through the month of September, and in some cases, even improve. Water temperatures are still reading in the mid-to-lower 80-degree range and will probably remain fairly steady for at least another week or two before finally starting to slowly decline. Days have become much shorter already and cold fronts pushing into the area should become more prevalent. The extended forecast is calling for a significant change early next week but we’ll have to wait and see how that pans out if, in fact, it arrives.

Offshore, the wahoo bite has started picking up around the well-known areas such as the Same Ole Hole, the Swansboro Hole and the Steeples. Anglers have also managed a few hookups and catches with sailfish.

The dolphin bite is still good between the Gulf Stream waters and around 30 miles out. Bottom fishing in around 100 feet of water is producing good action with grouper. Anglers are encountering triggerfish, black sea bass, snapper and other assorted bottom feeders in good numbers. As has been the case for several weeks now, fishing in anything much shallower will involve sharks and lots of them.

Near the beach, the Spanish mackerel bite has still been consistent for anglers trolling

Clark Spoons on small planers in water depths of between 25 and 35 feet. King mackerel are prowling the shallow waters and anglers fishing around the schools of menhaden are having some luck slow trolling live baits. The ocean flounder fishing is producing some good catches of decent-sized fish around structure and bottom on live bait.

Inshore, the fishing appears to be really improving with plenty of reports of red drum caught on both artificial and live baits. The finger mullet are plentiful and one rigged Carolina style is an almost irresistible meal for a fat red. Docks, channels and creek mouths are all producing fish.

The flounder fishing is picking up with reports of lots more keepers. The same locations that you find drum will also hold flounder. Fishing ledges and the muddy banks around the inlets are good places to try your luck. Anglers fishing the creeks and islands in the Cape Fear River have been catching plenty of doormats the past couple of weeks as well.

Surf and pier anglers are finding plenty of decent-sized Virginia mullet in the sloughs by using fresh shrimp or sand fleas.

Some good-sized pompano have been reported. Now that summer is officially over and the vacation crowds have dwindled, surf anglers will be able to target more fishy-looking areas without having to worry about hooking a non-fish species.

Children learn open water safety

By Emmy Errante Staff Writer

Thirteen children splashed into the open water off Harbor Island Saturday, Aug. 30, and began swimming in the direction of Seapath Yacht Club. Several parents on paddleboards and in kayaks kept pace with the young swimmers.

Swim instructor Allie DiBlasi stayed toward the back of the pack atop her paddleboard, shouting encouragement and advice.

The one-quarter-mile open water swim through the calm waters of Motts Channel was the culmination of a summer of swimming lessons for the kids.

DiBlasi teaches children to swim through her program Learn2Swim, and at the end of each summer she selects the stronger swimmers to complete the open water swim. She said it is vitally important for children who grow up at the beach to be comfortable in open water.

“These kids are going to grow up and if they’re surfing and their leash breaks they have to be able to swim 300 yards to go get their board,” DiBlasi said. “It’s about learning how to be good watermen and women.”

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McIntyre said she wanted them to be comfortable in open water for safety reasons.

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Eight-year-old Ava Broadwell gets a hug from swim instructor Allie DiBlasi after completing her first open water swim Saturday, Aug. 30 in Motts Channel.

like that does happen they would know not to panic … and be able to compose themselves and get to safety.”

DiBlasi said she focuses on teaching children how to handle themselves in various dangerous situations they might encounter in open water.

Her lessons include escaping rip currents, releasing cramped muscles while swimming and floating in deep water to rest.

Although DiBlasi required one support craft for every two swimmers, she strongly encouraged the children to complete the swim on their own power.

As the children swam back toward Harbor Island, DiBlasi paddled nearby, cheering them on.

“Finish what you start, you’re almost there!” she repeated again and again as they neared the shore.

As soon as the last swimmers made it back to the grassy shore of Harbor Island, DiBlasi began dolling out high-fives, hugs and lollipops, congratulating the kids on completing the swim.

“It’s not about being the fastest swimmers,” she said. “Be a strong swimmer, don’t give up, finish what you start and respect the water.”

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YMCA Pier-2-Pier swim in Wrightsville Beach Saturday, Sept. 13.

The 2-mile swim will begin at either Johnnie Mercer’s Pier or Crystal Pier, depending on the prevailing ocean current on race day. With .3 miles added for the swim out from shore and back in, the distance between the two piers is 1.71 miles.

Around 350 competitors plunged in to participate in the ninth annual Pier-2-Pier swim in 2013. Then 16-year-old Hoggard High School student Jimbo Short took first place overall with a time of 31:27.

Again this year there will be

age groups for every five years and awards for the top three in each, as well as awards for top overall male, overall female and overall masters.

Gavin Spake, YMCA Cape Fear Aquatic Club head coach, said proceeds from registration will help the club fund trips to races around the region. The club is comprised of young swimmers as young as 5 years old and Spake said he has been encouraging those old enough to race in the Pier-2-Pier this year.

“I used to swim in this race in high school so I have been around this race for a while,” Spake said. “I am just excited to

get out there, have fun and watch all the kids race out there.”

The race will begin at 9 a.m.

Sept. 13 with a pre-race briefing at 8:45 a.m. Check in will begin Friday, Sept. 12, from 5-7 p.m. at Toad Hollow Athletes on Racine Drive, or at the starting pier on race day beginning at 6:30 a.m. Each swimmer will be required to wear a brightly colored, numbered swim cap provided at check in. No wetsuits are allowed during the swim. Timing will be kept with ChampionChip anklet tags.

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t may not feel like fall in southeastern North Carolina as warm temperatures persist through September, but the time is ripe to start planning for a successful crop of fall vegetables.

Evan Folds, president of Progressive Gardens, said many of the gardeners he talks with in the store cite fall as the best time to garden. Cool weather crops, especially lettuce and greens, are easier to grow, plus dropping temperatures relieve stress on both plants and gardeners, making afternoons spent pulling weeds and watering less strenuous.

The change in temperature also ushers in the beginning of the end for pests and diseases that afflict summer gardens. Folds said the life cycle of many common garden pests and diseases slows down in cooler weather.

While the end of August is considered the last window of opportunity to get plants in the ground for gardens in zone 8, Folds, said he sees mid-September as the deadline for the Wilmington region.

“We have a microclimate relative to somewhere as close as Raleigh. Southeastern North Carolina used to be called the breadbasket of the South because it has such a warmer climate, being by the water. We’re kind of like an 8.5 zone instead of a zone 8, which is what we’re typically told we are,” Folds said.

Another cold winter is forecasted for the area, so Folds recommended having fall vegetables planted no later than September to maximize yields through the end of the year.

Typically cooler weather marks the transition from tomatoes, squash, beans and berries to broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, root vegetables, herbs, lettuces and greens like chard, kale and spinach.

While warm weather crops can be harvested, tilled up and replaced with new plants, Folds said many of the crops will produce fruit through the early fall months.

“That’s the art of gardening. You’re not going to plant tomatoes now but you don’t have to harvest because it’s time to stop, either.

It’s not unrealistic for tomatoes or peppers to continue to grow into the fall. But things like broccoli, for example, can grow leaves in the summer but won’t grow the head, the broccoli that we eat, until the temperature’s cold,” Folds said. “It’s just a situation of tending your garden to get the most out of it until you can’t anymore.”

Shorter days may be a consideration when selecting a new plot to ensure plants get the appropriate access to a dwindling supply of sunlight. Folds said while some plants are affected by less exposure to light, or photoperiod, temperature is the biggest variable affecting growth.

Whether repurposing the same plot or starting anew, Folds said adding a fresh layer of compost or biologically diverse fertilizer is

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Above: Flats of vegetables grow at Federal Point Farm on Carolina Beach Avenue. Top: Lettuces should be planted now for cold weather harvest.

often a necessary task in an area with notoriously bad soil.

“The best time to do that is yesterday. Any time of the year, it’s a prerequisite to garden here because it’s a beach otherwise,” Folds said.

Many fall plants can be directly seeded, as warm soil helps the seeds germinate quickly. Seeds may be planted a little deeper than usual to retain more water.

Folds said fall gardens yield through the end of December. Crops tend to stop producing when the coldest temperatures set in during the first months of the new year.

During warm winters, Folds said local gardeners historically grew throughout the season by protecting plots from freezing temperatures with a sheet and a heavy watering. Adding extra water to the plants seems counterintuitive, but Folds said it works because water changes temperature slower than air. email miriah@luminanews.com

Root vegetables, like onions, carrots, radishes and beets, thrive in cooler temperatures.

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While tourism industry officials begin to recognize the niche filled by increasingly popular home sharing websites like Airbnb and Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO), questions about how to regulate the services remain unanswered.

Through the sites, homeowners

advertise open rooms, even whole houses, as a way to bring in extra money. For guests, it is easy and fast to find a place to stay. The experience offers an opportunity for personal interaction. A host might prepare home-cooked meals for guests, share personal recommendations and insider information about local attractions, even accompany guests on outings.

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Kim Hufham, Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau president and CEO, said industry officials realize the sites are more than a passing trend.

“For the last couple of years, we’ve been monitoring it and we’ve heard now at a couple of the conventions we’ve been to recently that their inventory on the Airbnb total website is as large as the Sheridan properties. They’re there. It’s not just two or three properties per city,” Hufham said during an Aug. 28 phone interview.

With that realization, local authorities are looking for ways to ensure the New Hanover County’s 6 percent room occupancy tax is collected for the transactions. The tax, which pulled in more than $9 million from accommodations offered at hotels and motels, bed and breakfasts and vacation rentals during the 2013-14 fiscal year, funds promotion of the area as a tourism destination and renourishment projects at the county’s three beaches.

“What we’re hoping is that they put in some type of regulations for them, and with that, it would include that they charge and remit occupancy tax. ... It needs

to be an equitable situation, and that’s why it’s not fair when they don’t charge and remit the tax,” Hufham said.

Typically, no sales tax or room occupancy tax is collected through the sites. Airbnb, for example, holds hosts responsible for complying with local tax requirements, although recent agreements allow the site to collect hotel taxes in San Francisco and Oregon.

Hufham said she alerted the county tax office to the situation earlier in 2014. Roger Kelley, county tax administrator, said the sites are on his radar.

“We periodically check the various sites that are out there, and if we find someone, we send them a welcome-to-the-club letter and try to get them to pay up,” Kelley said during an Aug. 28 phone interview.

While Kelley is trying to keep an eye on the sites, he said limited resources prevent the office from tracking down hosts as diligently as he would like. He noted when tracking down listings, his staff discovered some of the homes advertised on the sites are listed by vacation rental companies.

Over the past several years, we have seen interest rates dip to historic lows. As a result, a housing boom was formed, creating an opportunity for many people to refinance existing home mortgages. This allowed individuals to get a lower interest rate on their mortgage in hopes of paying down more principal on their home.

When looking at the benefits of having a mortgage, remember that Dave Dupont interest on your loan is tax deductible. Therefore, early in the life of a mortgage, much of your monthly payment is an interest expense, which is tax deductible and can allow for considerable savings — especially if you’re in a high tax bracket. But if lessening your interest payment or building equity in your home is a priority, you may want to consider a more aggressive pay-down schedule.

However, if you anticipate selling your home within the next few years, you may want to look to other investments rather than aggressively paying down your mortgage. Focusing solely on your mortgage puts focus on a single investment that may gain little interest savings in the short term.

On the opposite side of the coin, you might find it’s better to put any additional cash to work in the market. One option may be an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). A traditional IRA is a tax-advantaged retirement vehicle where contributions grow tax-deferred. Depending on your income and ability to participate in an employer sponsored retirement plan, you may also be able to make tax-deductible contributions. However, in an IRA, you will have limited access to your investment as it is intended to be a retirement vehicle.

Another option is to invest in a Roth IRA, which allows for contributions on an after-tax basis and provides tax-free earnings. Individual contributions to the plan can be withdrawn at any time and are not taxed. However, individuals will pay taxes on earnings distributions made during the first five years of the plan or before the individual reaches the age of 59 and one-half.

Additionally, if your company offers a 401(k), you may want to consider increasing your contribution limit. Some employers offer a dollar-for-dollar match, which means you’re getting an instant 100 percent return on the dollars you invest. Earnings also accumulate tax-free while your money is in the plan, and it is likely your return will comfortably exceed any returns from mortgage prepayment.

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Sherman’s Lagoon

By Jim Toomey

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

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CROSSWORD Across 1. Impressionism founder 6. De facto 12. Variety of chalcedony 16. ___ cabinet 19. Deposed leader, perhaps 20. Attack 21. Monastic office 23. Fourth in a series 24. Earn

Down 1. Indifferent 2. Fair 3. Copter’s forerunner 4. Hopped off 5. Pitch 6. Follow 7. Stainless 8. Assume 9. Organic compound 10. Opposin’ 11. Advance 12. Wooden wedge 13. Sites for fights 14. Microprocessor type 15. Half-rotten 16. Michigan city 17. Certify 18. Turns back, perhaps 22. W.W. II heroes: Abbr.

27. Expenditure 28. Dubber 32. Feeling 33. Side by side?

34. Sacks for Wacs 35. Feed the kitty 36. Thumbs-down 38. Contracted 39. Encouraging word 40. Verb for you

25. Begins anew 26. Having fun without the First Lady?

29. “___ the Fourth Generation” (Asimov story) 30. Palindromic title 31. Guinness Book suffix 32. Empty 37. Memory trace 41. Speech sounds 45. Primitive time

42. Wear out 43. Mediterranean capital 44. Big time?

46. Muff 48. Sugar substitute?

51. Vet’s memory, maybe 52. Bond hearings 53. Men 54. Austrian physicist Ernst 55. French bread 56. Phaser setting 61. Widely promoted practice 62. Not much 64. Egyptian boy king 65. Groove-billed ___ 66. Twitch 67. Spat spot 69. Long green 70. Countertenor 71. Check 74. Match before the main event, for short 77. Chester White’s home 78. Cheat, slangily 79. Cheer starter 82. Block type

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The Good News 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 Beach Service at Public Beach Access No. 4: 8 a.m.

Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

St. Andrew’s On-The-Sound Episcopal The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector 101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.

St. James episcopal church Mt. Lebanon Chapel (Near Airlie Gardens)

8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Wrightsville United Methodist Church Bob Bauman, 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.

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

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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.

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

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Signs and Hardness Of Heart

Week 8 in a multi-part series

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In the early months of the 1983, my wife Maude and I sold our home in Conyers, Georgia, and purchased a small home just outside of Wilmington, N.C. Maude had been born and raised in Beulaville, N.C., and wanted to be closer to her aging parents.

After an exhaustive search for the perfect will of God, we heard from Him to move back into the area of my old hometown and begin our new ministry. Doors for ministry slowly began to open and signs and wonders began to flow. We soon discovered there had been indifference toward God’s Word in eastern N.C. for a long time, ­­but teachings on healing, the Gifts of the Spirit (I Corinthians 12) faith and deliverance, was fresh manna, restoring the hunger.

The Holy Spirit warned the church in Laodicea about their current spiritual condition. Most Bible scholars believe that the church in Laodicea is “a type of” the end time church, serving as a warning for us today: I know your [record of] works and what you are doing; you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of My mouth! For you say, I am rich; I have prospered and grown wealthy, and I am in need of nothing; and you do not realize and understand that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. Therefore I counsel you to purchase from Me gold

Buddy Dawson

refined and tested by fire, that you may be [truly] wealthy, and white clothes to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nudity from being seen, and salve to put on your eyes, that you may see. Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]. So be enthusiastic and in earnest and burning with zeal and repent [changing your mind and attitude].

(Revelation 3:15-19 Amp).

Over the years, most believers I have met are waiting patiently for a great move of God to fall on the last day’s church, expecting Him to come and miraculously prepare our hearts and attitudes for revival.

Revival, both individually and collectively, begins with repentance and brokenness.

These verses tell us it is for each of us individually to totally submit to God, pursue after and humble ourselves for change. Most do not take this warning seriously, but I am convinced that if the church continues to choose lukewarm (Vs.16) there will be a season of chastisement, discipline and hard instruction such as the church has seldom seen. This is not judgment, but chastisement brought about by our own rebellion.

I hear Revelation 3:20 used as an evangelistic tool quite often.

However, Jesus did not change the subject back and forth from the lukewarm church to the unbeliever. He is standing at the closed heart of some in the church today, offering fellowship and intimacy that thus far some have refused to receive.

Buddy and Maude Dawson are the founders and directors of the River of Life Worship Center, 3504 Carolina Beach Rd., Wilmington, NC. therolwc.org/buddydawson@ec.rr.com

Living H2O

August 31, 2014, 6:38 p.m.

Listen

C a rl W a t e r s (Psa 5:2 NRSV) Listen to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

(Psa 61:1 NRSV) Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer.

I listen to your worship and your cry for salvation It is a cry that will go out from here across the nation You in return must listen to the message given from Me That must be taken and shared from sea to sea Listen to the robin in the morning and the song he sings All the natural sounds provided for you from every living thing Has been provided for your focus to be on My provisions They are all good and soothing so you can make decisions That keep you at ease and so you can listen carefully to My cry The cry of My angels that surround you and appear from the sky Listen to the flutter of wings as the birds take flight As the peace and tranquility of My angels fill your night Listen for the cry to you with a message of what to do It is a cry familiar to those who listen with their hearts open like you You sing a love song to Me and I listen to every word you sing As you listen to Me surrender your heart to the freedom it will bring

(Psa 86:6 NRSV) Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my cry of supplication.

(Mat 13:9 NRSV) Let anyone with ears listen!

(Mat 17:5 NRSV) While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!”

(Acts 28:28 NRSV) Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.

(Rev 2:7 NRSV) Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches. To everyone who conquers, I will give permission to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God. (Rev 2:29 NRSV) Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.

(Rev 13:9 NRSV) Let anyone who has an ear listen:

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September 4th GOD’S NEW CREATION John 12:23 “And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.”

Philip and Andrew had just brought word to Jesus that certain Greeks or Gentiles were seeking Him at the feast. He had ministered to other Gentiles, but this is the first time that the Gentiles came specifically to seek Him instead of what He could do. Apparently, this was an added signal to Jesus that His time had come and that He could no longer confine His ministry to only the Jews. Therefore, He made statements about His death and glorification, that would break down the middle wall of partition between the Jew and the Gentile.

There was a physical wall of partition that symbolized this division in the Jerusalem temple. The Gentiles could come into a designated area of the temple known as the court of the Gentiles, but a stone wall, about five feet high, stopped them from going further. A sign

standing before the wall stated, “No man of another nation is to enter, and whosoever is caught will have himself to blame for his death!”

Many regulations and rules separated Jews and Gentiles for centuries. Christ’s work on the cross abolished that separation by removing the law and thus removing the barrier between these two groups.

Instead of changing the Gentiles into Jews or the Jews into Gentiles, God made a brand new creation.

It’s like crossing a horse and a donkey. The result is not a horse or a donkey, but a brand new animal called a mule.

In the New Testament church there is no such thing as Jew or Gentile, bond or free, for God has created something absolutely new.

It’s the “one new man,” the new creation in Christ Jesus, the church, Christ’s body, the fullness of Him, that filleth all in all (Eph. 1:23).

Remember who you are “in Him.”

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Classified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com L E G A L N O T I C ES AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 11 SP 721 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John R. Blackburn, Jr. (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): John Blackburn, Jr.) to Shapiro & Kreisman, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of November, 2005, and recorded in Book 4948, Page 603, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 9, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 17, Block 8, Town of Carolina Beach, as shown on map of Carolina Beach recorded in Map Book 3 at Page 67, New Hanover County Registry.

Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 512 Canal Drive, Carolina Beach, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inabil-

ity to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1011559 (FC.FAY) August 28 and Sept 4, 2014 14 SP 426 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Amanda J. Stanton to Chase Bank USA, N.A., Trustee(s), which was dated August 2, 2006 and recorded on September 5, 2006 in Book 5075 at Page 312, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land in New Hanover County, in the State of North Carolina, described as follows: Being all of Lot 3, Indian Wells at Gordon Woods, Section 2 as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 31, at Page 346 of the New Hanover Count Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Subject to the rights, privileges, easements, tenements, duties, obligations and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining unto the said grantee.

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

Said property is commonly known as 803 Bay Blossom Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411.

THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX, AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)

(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 12-26392-FC02 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014 13 SP 451 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert Winstead and Valerie P. Winstead to Eugene B. Davis, Jr., Trustee(s), which was dated November 21, 2000 and recorded on November 27, 2000 in Book 2839 at Page 665, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot Ninety-Four (94) Section (5), of Tanglewood Subdivision as the same is shown on a map duly recorded in Map

Book 10, at Page 19 of the New Hanover County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 114 Navaho Trail, Wilmington, NC 28409.

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert Bruce Winstead, Sr. and wife, Valeria Powell Winstead.

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-23456-FC01 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014

of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and is described as follows: Beginning at an iron pipe in the western right of way line of College Acres Drive, said iron pipe being located North 67 degrees 37 minutes West 30.0 feet from a point in the center line of said College Acres Drive, said point being located North 22 degrees 23 minutes East 230.0 feet from a concrete monument at the point where the center line of College Acres Drive intersects the center line of Clear Run Drive, said concrete monument being shown on a map of College Acres recorded in Map Book 7 at Page 28 of the New Hanover County Registry, runs thence from said beginning point along the western right of way line of College Acres Drive North 22 degrees 23 minutes East 100.00 feet to an iron pipe; thence at right angles to the said College Acres Drive North 67 degrees 37 minutes West 200.0 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 22 degrees 23 minutes West 100.0 feet to an iron pipe; thence South 67 degrees 37 minutes East 200.0 feet to the point of beginning.

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

Said property is commonly known as 5009 College Acres Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403.

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are The Ameila Sanders Sidbury Living Trust.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 6420 Purple Martin Court, Wilmington, NC 28411.

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Peter Paul Letson, Jr. and wife, Eleanor Letson.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-10763-FC01 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014

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

14 SP 437 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Peter Paul Letson, Jr. and Mary E. Letson a/k/a Eleanor Letson to Donald W. Courtney, Trustee(s), which was dated December 6, 2010 and recorded on December 10, 2010 in Book 5532 at Page 275, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.

If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-02403-FC01 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014

Being all of Lot 116, Section 6A, Gorman Plantation, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 33, Page 206, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which map is hereby made for a more particular description.

14 SP 537 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Amelia Sanders Sidbury a/k/a Ameila Sanders Sidbury and The Amelia Sanders Sidbury Living Trust dated the 20th day of October, 2005 to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated August 10, 2010 and recorded on August 18, 2010 in Book 5504 at Page 1273, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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L E G A L N O T I C ES NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 561 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michael B. Caviggia and Marcie R. Caviggia to Allan B. Polunsky, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of August, 2009, and recorded in Book 5434, Page 1536, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 9, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEING Lot No. 92 on the Map/ Plan of Brewster Place, Section 3, as shown on the Plat of record in Map Book 38, Page 312, in the Register’ s Office for New Hanover County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete description thereof. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 818 Tisbury Lane, Wilmington, North Carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A

DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1139457 (FC.FAY) August 28 and Sept 4, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 548 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James Patrick Meyers and Mary Jane Meyers (James Patrick Meyers, deceased) to M. Scott Boyles, Trustee(s), dated the 22nd day of August, 2007, and recorded in Book 5223, Page 1804, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 9, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: That real estate located in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows: A unit ownership in real property pursuant to Chapter 47-C of the General Statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 4525 of Kimberly Apartments, a condominium development as the same is shown and described on the map entitled “Condominium Plat for Kimberly Apartments” recorded in Condominium Plat Book 15 at Pages 138 and 139 in the Register of Deeds Office of New Hanover County, North Carolina, in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 4938 at Page 1603 and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and supplements thereto; and said unit is also conveyed subject to and together with all of the rights, easements, covenants, terms and conditions of said Declaration and all amendments and supplements thereto. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 4525 Kimberly Way, Unit 4525, Wilmington, North Carolina.

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

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

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condi-

tion expressly are disclaimed.

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1128369 (FC.FAY) August 28 and Sept 4, 2014 10 SP 1826 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed

by Stuart E. Bayley and Tammy L. Bayley to Fidelity National Title Insurance Co of New York, Trustee(s), which was dated November 28, 2006 and recorded on December 4, 2006 in Book 5113 at Page 1113, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL OF LOT(S) 7 & 8, MYRAMAR CAMP SITES SUBDIVISION, RECORDED IN MAP BOOK(S) 3, PAGE 10, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

Said property is commonly known as 328 Loder Avenue and Lot 7 adjacent to 328 Loder Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28409.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Stuart E. Bayley and wife, Tammy L. Bayley.

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-29560-FC01 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 98 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Steven Franklin Hunt aka Steve Franklin Huntand wife, Amy M. Hunt to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 5212, Page 1007, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 9, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 87, Section 3, Country Haven, as shown on map of same recorded in Map

Book 50, Page 251, and further revised in Map Book 50, Page 271 New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

Subject to the covenants, conditions and restrictions for Country Haven, recorded in Book 1344, Page 183 and also Book 5109, Page 1958, in New Hanover County Registry.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 7834 Old Pond Road, Wilmington, NC 28411. Parcel ID Number: R03607-004-023-000 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required

by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 12497 Charlotte, North Carolina 28220 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1122147 (FC.CH) August 28 and Sept 4, 2014

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13 SP 494

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Damian M Whalen to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), which was dated April 6, 2004 and recorded on April 13, 2004 in Book 4272 at Page 820, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Deborah Ruth Causey a/k/a Deborah R. Causey to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), which was dated March 28, 2006 and recorded on April 3, 2006 in Book 5001 at Page 1671 and rerecorded/modified/ corrected on November 16, 2009 in Book 5450, Page 2074 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on December 2, 2011 in Book 5602, Page 1112, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: Being all of Lot 135, Long Leaf Hills Subdivision, Section 3, as the same is shown on map of Section 3 of said subdivison recorded in Map Book 6 at Page 14 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 4622 Mockingbird Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409.

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

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

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 13-17545-FC02 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 9, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL of Lot 219 in Section D of LINCOLN FOREST SUBDIVISION EXTENSION 3 as shown on the map thereof duly recorded in Map Book 9 at Page 15, in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County. SUBJECT TO restrictions applicable to said lot as set out in instrument recorded in Book 779 at Page 343 in said Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 3906 Sweetbriar Road, Wilmington, NC 28403.

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.

Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-33217-FC02 August 28 and Sept 4, 2014

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 14 SP 416 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made

by Wanda Withers Hutchins, (Wanda Withers Hutchins, Deceased) (Heirs of Wanda Withers Hutchins: Edsel L. Britt, II, Wanda Ann Hutchins, Thomas Lee Hutchins, Sr. and Unknown Heirs of Wanda Withers Hutchins) (Thomas Lee Hutchins, Sr., Deceased) (Heirs of Thomas Lee Hutchins, Sr.,: Thomas Lee Hutchins, Jr. and Unknown Heirs of Thomas Lee Hutchins, Sr.) to Echols, Purser & Glenn, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of December, 2008, and recorded in Book 5364, Page 1763, and Loan Modification Agreement in Book 5774, Page 2758, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on September 16, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being a Unit Ownership in real property, under and pursuant to Chapter 47A of the North Carolina General Statutes, entitled “Unit Ownership Act” and being more specifically described as all of Unit 1-B of Carolina Sunset, Phase I, a condominium project situated upon real property located within the Town of Carolina Beach, North Carolina, as said real property is described in the “Declaration” creating unit of ownership of property under the provision of Chapter 47A of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, referred to here below: Said Unit 1-B being more specifically described by reference to and shown upon that set of Plans of Carolina Sunset, Phase I, which are recorded as Exhibit “A” to said Declaration, which is Book 1245, beginning at Page 184 of the said New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description thereof; said plans also being recorded in Condominium Plat Book 6, Pages 32-35 in said Office; said Unit 1-B also being more specifically defined in said declaration, together with all appurtenances thereto belonging, including, but not limited to, the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities of Carolina Sunset, Phase I, appurtenant to said unit. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 219 Atlanta Avenue, Unit # 1 B, Carolina Beach, North Carolina.

Together with and Subject to all rights, privileges, easements, obligations, restrictions, covenants and conditions applicable and appurtenant to said unit, specifically and to unit ownership in Carolina Sunset Phase I, in general, as the same are stated in said declaration, referred to hereinabove.

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

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

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

Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or

encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Attorney at Law Hutchens Law Firm Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm. com Case No: 1136068 (FC.FAY) Sept. 4 and 11, 2014 10 SP 1969 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Daniel V Ferguson to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated January 31, 2007 and recorded on January 31, 2007 in Book 5136 at Page 583, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 16, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: BEING ALL of Lot 34, Section 2, WILD FLOWER Subdivision, as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 25, Page 145, New Hanover County Registry, referenced to said map being hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 708 Darwin Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405.

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

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are All Lawful Heirs of Daniel Von Ferguson.

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-30754-FC01 Sept. 4 and 11, 2014 14-SP-360 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 Ruth Bradley and James Bradley, dated January 17, 2007 and recorded on January 18, 2007 in Book No. 5131 at Page 245 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 September 16, 2014 at 2:00PM 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: 119 Longstreet Dr Unit 104, Wilmington, NC 28403. Tax Parcel ID: R06117001-002-011 Present Record Owners: Ruth Bradley and James Bradley. 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 upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 113470-01251 P1108170 9/4, 09/11/2014 14 SP 480 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Erica Kelsey Satorre to Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated December 13, 2012 and recorded on December 14, 2012 in Book 5696 at Page 1401, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 16, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

ments, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are Erica Kelsey Satorre.

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-05897-FC01 Sept. 4 and 11, 2014

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/ are David J. Stermer and wife, Laura P. Stermer.

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 14-10647-FC01 Sept. 4 and 11, 2014

14 SP 471 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by David J. Stermer and Laura P. Stermer to David B. Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated March 15, 2005 and recorded on March 30, 2005 in Book 4736 at Page 38, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 16, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit: All that lot or parcel of land situated in Harnett Township, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

13 SP 4 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Marion Cobretti and Christine Cobretti to Robert G. Collins, Trustee(s), which was dated July 3, 2003 and recorded on July 9, 2003 in Book 3884 at Page 215, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 16, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

Being the same property conveyed to David J. Stermer and wife, Laura P. Stermer by deed recorded in Book 1638, Page 1714.

All of Lot 160 of Windemere, Section 5, as shown upon that map of said subdivision recorded in the New Hanver County Registry in Map Book 12 at Page 35, being the same property conveyed to the Grantor by deed recorded in Book 1351 at Page 486 of the New Hanover County Registry.

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

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

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

Said property is commonly known as 912 Seven Oaks Drive, Wilmington, NC 28411.

Said property is commonly known as 2237 Jefferson Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Said property is commonly known as 618 Windemere Road, Wilmington, NC 28405.

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

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

Being all of Lot 34, Sunset South Subdivision, as shown on a map recorded in Map Book 45, Pages 359-360 of the New Hanover County Registry.

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

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

Being all of Lot 2 Seven Oaks, as shown more fully on the Map of Seven Oaks recorded in Map Book 27 at Page 104 of the New Hanover County Registry.

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

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

ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Marion Cobretti and Christine Cobretti.

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

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

The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 10-25035-FC02 Sept. 4 and 11, 2014

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 Anita J. Bennett 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 November 2014, 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 14th day of August 2014.

Michelle C. Sherwood, Executrix 4725 Milford Road Wilmington, NC 28405 8/14, 21, 28/2014, 9/4/2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Van B. Pierce, deceased, are notified to present the same to Diane Hawks, Executor of the Estate of Van B. Pierce, to the address listed below on or before November 12, 2014 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate payment.

This the 14th day of August, 2014. c/o Andrew Olsen, Attorney Elder Law Firm of Andrew Olsen Attorney for the Estate of Van B. Pierce 6781 Parker Farm Drive, Suite 210 Wilmington, NC 28405 August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of William R. Lamoureux 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 November 2014, or this notice will be

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

This is the 14th day of August 2014.

Brannon Lamoureux, Administrator 380 Leonard Berrier Rd Lexington, NC 27295 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4/2014 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 14 E 000997 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: HENRY FRANK JANICKI EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Henry Frank Janicki of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Henry Frank Janicki to present them to the undersigned on or before November 21, 2014, that being three (3) months from the first date of publication of this Notice or same shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 21st day of August, 2014.

Claudina Moose, Executrix of the Estate of Henry Frank Janicki c/o Thomas J. Morgan Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1388 Wilmington, N. C. 28402 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

ALD James A. MacDonald The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102 Wilmington, NC 28403 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John Robert Kennedy Jr. 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 November 2014, 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.

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

This is the 21st day of August 2014.

James T. Kennedy, Executor 5107 Lancome Court Wilmington, NC 28409 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE LUCILLE J MCDONALD, deceased of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19TH day of November, 2014, 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 The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403.

This the 21st of August, 2014.

James W. T. McDonald ESTATE OF LUCILLE J. MCDON-

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT EXECUTOR’S NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Robert Miller Heyward Sr. 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 November 2014, 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 August 2014.

Robert Miller Heyward Jr., Executor 567 Garden Drive Louisville, KY 40206 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Irvin Alvin Roseman, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Franklin E. Martin and/or Jill L. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 1st day of December, 2014, 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 28th day of August, 2014.

Patricia M. Roseman, Executrix of the Estate of Irvin Alvin Roseman Franklin E. Martin Jill L. Raspet Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Linda Hall a/k/a Lynda Hall, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 1st day of December, 2014, 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 28th day of August, 2014.

Lois Wise, Executrix of the Estate of Linda Hall a/k/a Lynda Hall Jill L. Raspet Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2014

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 Rala May Bulla Hardie 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 27th day of November 2014, 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 August 2014.

Virginia H. Pyrtle, Executrix 518 Windemere Road Wilmington, NC 28405 8/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/18/2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER 14-E-845 All persons, firms and corporations having claims against deceased, Edward Morris Swiggard, are hereby notified to present them to Daniel Swiggard and Kimberly Koran as Co-Executors of the decedent’s estate, on or before, December 4th, 2014 in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, 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 above named Co-Executors in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address.

This the 4th day of September, 2014.

Co-Executors of the Estate of Edward Morris Swiggard c/o Matthew S. Schrum, Attorney

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Four Pillars Law Firm, PLLC 2202 Wrightsville Ave. Ste. 213 Wilmington, NC 28403 September 4; 11; 18; 25, 2014 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Johnnye Wyke, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 5th day of December, 2014, 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 4th day of September, 2014.

Sara F. Dutton and Frank Ogelsby, Co-Executors of the Estate of Johnnye Wyke Jill L. Raspet Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301 Wilmington, NC 28401 September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY 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 Margaret Jean King Ward 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

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This is the 4th day of September 2014.

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Fill half the pot with live blue crabs. Steam for 12-15 minutes, until shells are bright orangey red. Reserve the leftover liquid and mix with melted, drawn or browned butter to season.

pointers Use a steam pot equipped with a basket insert or a steam rack that fits snugly in the bottom, and a tight-fitting lid to prevent crabs from escaping the steam bath. Heat water on medium high heat to boil. Using long-handled cooking tongs, layer two or three live crabs into the steaming water bath, belly side down. Sprinkle with crab spice. Repeat layer with two or three live crabs. When steamed, remove with tongs and dash with more seasoning.

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