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By Simon GonzalezStaff Writer

Judging by a preliminary meeting held at St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church on Friday, January 8, an upcom-ing webcast dealing with the topic of race relations promises to be lively, thought provoking and even a little controversial.

The webcast offers an opportu-nity to participate in the Trinity Institute’s annual theological con-ference, held at Trinity Church Wall Street, an Episcopal parish in New York City. This year’s symposium is titled “Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversation for Racial Justice.”

The conference website states, “Racial justice is a matter of life or death; we can’t afford to stay silent and tacitly accept the (mostly) invisible systems that support inequalities, create suf-fering, and deny human dignity. Rather, we need to have an open dialogue — a process that starts with listening.”

Local residents can partici-pate in the conference via the

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Charlotte man called 911 before ending life on beachBy Terry LaneStaff Writer

A Charlotte man who ended his life on Wrightsville Beach last week called 911 just minutes before his death.

Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Daniel House said 51-year-old John Fiske III used a handgun to shoot himself at about 11:59 a.m. The medical examiner’s report, along with an investigation, confirmed ear-lier indications that the act was a suicide, House said.

Fiske brought a blanket with him to the beach before noon Thursday, Jan. 7, House said, and called 911, reporting that he planned to kill himself. Police responded within three minutes, but were not in time, where they found Fiske on the blanket with a head wound and the handgun nearby. He was near the dunes, about 200 yards south of Public

Rouzer sees important work on water bill in upcoming congressional sessionBy Terry LaneStaff Writer

Following Tuesday’s State of the Union address from President Barack Obama, Congressman David Rouzer, R-District 7, said the speech failed to address the issues that “are in the hearts and minds of all American citi-zens,” including his constituents in Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach.

“What is our plan to drag the economy out of the doldrums after seven, eight years of mea-ger growth?” Rouzer asked in an

interview with Lumina News. “How will we defeat and destroy ISIS and reassert our influence in the world?”

Southeastern North Carolina’s congressional representative used the occasion of the State of the Union speech to address the legislative successes and ongo-ing issues in Congress that affect the beaches and New Hanover County.

This spring, Congress will consider passing a new Water Resources Development Act, which funds the Army Corps of

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By Terry LaneStaff Writer

Presidential candidate Ben Carson visited Wilmington on Friday, Jan. 8, attending an event near Wrightsville Beach held by first-time hosts of a political fundraiser.

From their home on Summer Rest Road overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, Jimmy and Libby Neil had nearly 100 guests at the Friday eve-ning event that raised money for the Republican candidate’s campaign.

Carson was at the home for nearly two hours, as he first addressed a private group, then spoke to the larger assembled group before shaking hands and taking pictures with donors.

“It was a great opportunity to listen to a remarkable American speak,” said Jimmy Neil, who works as general manager at Live Oak Bank, specializing in pharmacy lending.

He and his wife have never hosted a political fundraiser at any level, but decided to after speaking with a friend in New Orleans about his experiences last year hosting Dr. Carson, who established a career as a renowned surgeon before enter-ing politics.

“I heard it was a great event and about how good of a person he was, so I reached out to his

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By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Wrightsville Beach leaders anticipate a major influx of traf-fic from residential development just west of the Heide Trask Drawbridge, and solutions they discussed during their annual retreat Jan. 12 included creating more bike lanes and nearly 70 additional parking spaces around town.

The board of aldermen discussed the possibilities as part of its long-range traffic flow plan. The revenue from the added parking spaces would also help the town save money for beach renourish-ment, which Mayor Blair said is more critical now than ever, as it appears inevitable federal government funding will run out soon.

“I don’t think there’s any question, federal funding is going away,” Blair said, citing a recent meeting with U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C. “It may not be this year, but this beach needs to plan on managing that financial burden in some form.”

The proposed parking spaces would be added in two locations: Old Causeway Drive and Shell Island. Fifteen parallel spots cur-rently exist on the west end of Old Causeway Drive, and between

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Civil rights activist Martha Afetse speaks during a luncheon at St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Friday, Jan. 8 in preparation for participation in a webcast of Trinity Institute’s symposium, “Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice.”

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Congressman David Rouzer surveys the Intracoastal Waterway south of the Heide Trask Drawbridge at Wrightsville Beach on June 19, 2015.

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Wrightsville Beach can add between 20 and 24 parking spaces on Old Causeway Drive by replacing parallel parking spots with side-by-side parking.

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More traffic spurs town to consider new bike lanes, parking spots

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Coastal fed works with Blockade Runner to reduce stormwater runoff By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

The N.C. Coastal Federation’s latest effort to stop polluted stormwater from draining into local waters targets Banks Channel in front of the Blockade Runner Beach Resort, a favorite launching site for local paddleboarders and open water swimmers.

The federation received a grant to retrofit the hotel’s two outfall pipes that drain into the sound with a contraption similar to the one that almost entirely blocked stormwater from draining into Banks Channel from Iula Street last summer. An underground section of the straight pipe was replaced by a maze of pipe with tiny perforations, allow-ing water to slowly seep into the ground instead of flowing into the channel.

“We’re thrilled about this project,” said Tracy Skrabal, the federation’s southeast office manager. “They have two out-fall pipes that drain their entire property, so this project, based on

our success at Iula Street, should greatly reduce the amount of run-off and volume of stormwater that ever even makes it through that pipe.”

When hotel management learned about Iula Street’s retro-fitted pipe and the variety of other rain gardens, swales and pervious pavement the coastal federation has created to divert stormwa-ter over the last 18 months, they sought to find out what similar projects could be implemented around the hotel.

Stormwater runoff is the No. 1 cause of water pollution in North Carolina, the coastal federation’s grant application states. The Blockade Runner holds paddle-board events in Banks Channel throughout the year, and general manager Nicolas Montoya said he wants to make sure the partici-pants have a safe environment in which to compete.

The retrofit project is now in the permitting and engineering phase, and Montoya expects it will be finished by Easter — several weeks before the annual Carolina Cup, in which thousands

of paddleboarders from around the world will race through Banks Channel.

The Blockade Runner’s ret-rofitted pipes will also serve a second purpose. A chamber in the retrofits will capture stormwater and store it. Montoya said the hotel would use the water to irri-gate its grassy sound-side lawn, and any unused water would seep into the sandy soil.

Economists predict 2.5 percent economic growth for Wilmington area in 2016

By Terry LaneStaff Writer

The Wilmington regional economy is forecast to grow at 2.5 percent in 2016, slightly above the projected national average of 2.4 percent, econ-omists said during the 24th Annual Economic Forecast breakfast on Thursday.

Dr. Adam Jones, a regional economist with the University of North Carolina Wilmington Cameron School of Business, told the group at the Wilmington Convention Center that the local economy in 2016 will not experience “a banner year, but it won’t be a bad year, either.”

“The area will grow at a slightly faster rate,” Jones said. “We have more resources available to put to work.”

Jones said the Wilmington region had an unem-ployment rate of 5.5 percent as of October 2015, just above the national average of 5 percent.

“There’s still a gap between U.S. employment rates and North Carolina,” said Richard Kaglic, a senior regional economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Charlotte branch.

However, Kaglic added that over the past six months North Carolina’s job growth is outpacing the national average.

“That’s because we’re still playing catchup,”

Kaglic said. “North Carolina fell deeper into the great recession.”

One reason is the loss of manufacturing jobs, which comprised 26 percent of North Carolina’s employment in 1990 but only 11 percent in 2014. Taking the place of those manufacturing jobs are leisure and hospitality jobs, Jones said.

Overall, North Carolina is below the national average in educational attainment, which is one reason the state will be more exposed to economic disruptions than other areas of the country, Kaglic said. North Carolina pays lower salaries to teach-ers than the national average and in neighboring South Carolina. North Carolina’s wages aren’t keeping pace, he said, noting wage growth is at only 85 percent of the national average.

“We’re creating jobs at a faster rate but losing wage growth,” Kaglic said.

But Jones noted there are some signs of improv-ing confidence in the Wilmington economy, including upward pressure on wages and rising home sales. However, Wilmington businesses aren’t reflecting the same confident outlook.

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Town postpones curbside recycling decisionBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Wrightsville Beach leaders are not opposed to reinstating curbside recycling as a way to reduce the town’s contributions to the county landfill but they agreed to wait until the town hires a replacement for retir-ing public works director Mike Vukelich.

Most potential vendors are interested in implementing curbside recycling if it includes trash pick-up, town manager Tim Owens said during the Jan. 12 board retreat, duties cur-rently performed by the town’s public works department.

“You can’t bring a guy into public works and then take away part of his job,” Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said. “Hire your person first, and then he can be a part of that process.”

Outsourcing sanitation would also affect the town’s seven san-itation employees, who, Mayor Pro-Tem Darryl Mills said, con-sistently do excellent work. But outsourcing residential and commercial trash pickup would not necessarily put those work-ers out of a job.

In that event, the town would still keep at least four of its san-itation employees to perform

tasks outside of residential and commercial trash pick-up. It takes about 5,000 man-hours to complete those daily tasks, Owens said, which include

manual litter and vegetative debris pickups along town streets, at beach parking lots and on the beach strand.

Of all the aldermen, Lisa

Weeks was the most outspo-ken in favor of reinstating curbside recycling because it would discourage residents — and especially renters — from

throwing away recyclable material.

The town offered curb-side recycling until July 2015 when its vendor, Green Coast

Recycling, went out of busi-ness. Since then, residents have brought their recycling to central bins located at town hall. New Hanover County maintains the bins and transports the recycla-bles, which Owens said saves the town at least $40,000 annually.

But short-term renters don’t use the bins, Weeks said, add-ing, “You should see the amount of trash they have on checkout day.”

The county is working to extend the life of its land-fill, Weeks said, to which Wrightsville Beach currently contributes 5,000 tons annually. The more the town contributes to the landfill, the more it pays, she said, so reducing its tonnage would save the town money. It would also extend the life of the landfill, she added, which “would be the right thing to do.”

“Let’s assume we could save 35 percent of our tonnage going into the landfill, that’s a win-win for everybody and I think the numbers would support that,” Weeks said.

Vukelich’s last day is Jan. 31 and Owens said he expects to fill public works director posi-tion by the end of February. After that, town staff and lead-ers will reconsider curbside recycling and sanitation.email [email protected]


Wrightsville Beach resident Elise Running recycles at the town’s central recycling facility Jan. 13.

The coastal federation has so far been limited in efforts to divert stormwater around town because it can’t implement proj-ects on private property. Montoya said he hopes the Blockade

Runner can help set an example of how private enterprises can join in the effort to keep local waters clean.

“Hopefully more people can do that, because we’ll need it,” he

said. “We want to be a part of a project that helps the community, and all the visitors and the locals that make use of our area.”email [email protected]


The N.C. Coastal Federation received a grant to retrofit the Blockade Runner Beach Resort’s outfall pipes to reduce stormwater runoff into Banks Channel.

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Carolina Yacht Club air-conditioning women’s bathhouseBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

The Carolina Yacht Club, which has the longest his-tory of any establishment on Wrightsville Beach, received permission from the town’s Historic Landmark Commission to add glass windowpanes to the women’s locker room so the space can be air-conditioned.

The applicant originally wanted to replace the windows’ vented screens with glass panes but the historic landmark com-mission’s goal is to prevent such material changes that affect the appearance of the town’s

21 historically designated structures.

Kevin Smith, the yacht club’s general manager, agreed to keep the screens on the windows and install panes of glass behind them. The amended request was unanimously approved by the commission Jan.11.

“There’s no exterior change,” town planner Zach Steffey said. “You wouldn’t even know those [glass panes] were in there.”

Commission members didn’t have any objections to the request but wondered why the men’s bathroom windows weren’t being renovated too.

The project’s architect said

they would be eventually, but the club’s budget only allowed for renovations to the women’s bathroom at this time.

The new windows are the latest in several upgrades requested in recent years by the Carolina Yacht Club, which car-ries the distinction of being the first establishment constructed on Wrightsville Beach in 1853. That building was damaged by Hurricane Hazel and rebuilt in 1955.

In 2012, the yacht club received permission to replace three of the club’s windows with a slightly different windowpane configuration. In November

2015, the commission granted the club approval to replace two locker room doors and add three new fans.

The yacht club has had to shut its back door due to theft, Smith said, and the fans would help circulate air through the bathhouse.

The commission unanimously approved those requests because the current locker room doors are not original to the structure and the fans would not be seen from the street.

Smith estimated all reno-vations would be complete by mid-March.email [email protected]

For The RecordQuestion and photos by Emmy Errante

Do you think the Carolina Panthers will make it to the Superbowl this year?

Chase Bendjy Wrightsville Beach

“Yes, they’re my favorite team!”

Crew Derrick Wilmington

“Yes.”

Holly Wells Winston Salem

“Of course, I wouldn’t be a North Carolinian if I didn’t support them.”

Cassy Taverna Wilmington

“Yes, because of their record and home-field advantage.”

Hal Borzone New Jersey

“Yes, if Cam doesn’t get hurt.”

Weekend Police ReportFriday, Jan. 8

Citations

• Joseph A. Ankrah was cited for an illegal right turn.

• Darrin J. Badlam was cited for an expired registration.

• Stephen Holden was cited for an expired registration.

• Timothy Poole was cited for an expired registration.

• Brittney West was cited for a stop light violation.

Warning tickets

• Eric J. Barta was warned for driving a vehicle on the beach.

Saturday, Jan. 9

Citations

• Fidal Wilkins was cited for an expired registration.

• Jessica Gessner was cited for an expired registration.

• Daniel J. Meyer was cited for an illegal right turn on red.

Warning tickets

• Wilson Dietrich was warned for an expired registration.

• Dana Binen was warned for a stop light violation.

• Joseph R. Roth was warned for an illegal right turn on red.

Sunday, Jan. 10

Citations

• Heidi Winslow was cited for an expired registration.

• Brendan Doolan was cited for an expired registration.

• Kate Brennanwas cited for a stop light violation.

• Elaine Mintz was cited for an expired registration

• Ella Vickers was cited for an expired registration.

Warning tickets

• Troy Gerald was warned for improper display of registration

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IMPORTANT DATESThursday, Jan. 14

Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen parking workshop, 4 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers

Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen regular meeting, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers

Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission meeting, 5:30 p.m., 102 N. Third St.

Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St.

Tuesday, Jan. 19

Wrightsville Beach water and sewer ad hoc committee meeting, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall conference room

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 9 a.m., New Hanover County Courthouse room 301,

24 North Third Street, Wilmington

Wilmington City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 102 N. Third St.

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Marketing committee approves budget for social media campaignsBy Terry LaneStaff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee agreed on how it would spend up to $45,807 in unused money from 2015, devoting thousands to new online marketing campaigns. The committee voted to approve the disbursement on Tuesday, Jan. 13.

Campaigns for Facebook and Instagram, as well as a website development and a native adver-tising campaign for a statewide news website, will each receive $10,000. The campaign will use the remaining $5,500 for public relations support.

Shawn Braden, Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau vice president of mar-keting, said the new campaigns would help the committee coordi-nate more of its media purchases with the information about local hotel bookings.

“It’s an opportunity to align our PR with our media buys and

what we see happening with out-of-state bookings from hotels,” Braden said.

By looking at where bookings are coming from, the committee can find new markets for online advertising that wouldn’t neces-sarily be evident from data on online interactions.

“In some places, we may find that they’re booking, but not clicking, and we can devote more media dollars to those areas,” Braden said.

In approving the funding, the marketing committee is shift-ing its advertising focus away from display advertising and more toward so-called “native

advertising,” which utilizes posts that look more like the edi-torial content on blog posts and social media sites. This could also include links to the Wrightsville Beach marketing sites in other relevant travel-related content.

New advertising campaigns that focus on pictures and images

will also be ideal for social media platforms like Instragram, Braden said.

The committee also consid-ered how it would classify a Wrightsville Beach business for the purposes of listing on the www.visitwrightsvillebeachnc.com website, which is operated by the Wilmington and Beaches

Convention & Visitors Bureau. Wrightsville Beach Chamber

of Commerce board member Sue Bulluck said the focus of the website should be the main businesses on the island.

Town manager Tim Owens said the board of aldermen would have to establish a pol-icy on what would constitute a “Wrightsville Beach busi-ness.” Using the example of Jet Ski rentals, Owens said he would differentiate between a Wilmington business owner that delivers a jet ski to docks in Wrightsville Beach versus someone trying to rent jet skis from the docks.

“In my view, operating on the docks is not a Wrightsville Beach business,” Owens said.

The marketing committee will consider a definition for its stan-dards during its March meeting. Its next meeting will be an orga-nizational meeting, scheduled for Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. email [email protected]

“It’s an opportunity to align our PR with our media buys and what we see happening with

out-of-state bookings from hotels.”


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The odds are never in your favor

The drawing for the record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot was held last night. Sorry you didn’t win.

It is possible that someone in Wrightsville Beach, or Wilmington, or New Hanover County, or the Cape Fear region did win. But chances are, the condolences will hold up. The odds are heavily in my favor that no correction or retraction will be necessary. Very heavily. As in, 292.2 million to one.

According to the Multi-State Lottery Association, those were the chances of winning the grand prize. Let that sink in for a moment. One in 292.2 million. There’s a better chance of being hit by lightning this year (one in 700,000), or being bitten by a shark (one in 11.5 million). As someone said, there’s a slightly better chance of hitting the jackpot than of having your name randomly pulled from a hat filled with the names of everyone in the country.

On some level people know this. Perhaps they can’t quote the exact odds, but they realize they’re not going to win. Yet they play anyway. And play. And play. There were 440 mil-lion tickets sold for last week’s Powerball drawing, when the jackpot was a mere $900 million or so. There’s likely to be even more this time around.

The North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries reports that Americans spent more than $70 billion on the lottery in 2014, the most recent year for which numbers are avail-able. That’s more than they spent on sporting events, movies, books, video games and music. Combined.

Why do people play? Some see it as just a bit of harmless fun. I had a friend who loved to buy scratch-off tickets for, he said, the thrill of see-ing if he’d won anything. Buying a lottery ticket can contribute to a sense of community, provid-ing something to talk about around the coffee pot at work.

Some see it as evidence of the optimist within us. We’re “in love with hope,” according to one human behavior expert. It only costs a couple of bucks for a chance — no matter how slim — to hit the jackpot. You can’t win if you don’t play, we’re told repeatedly. Might as well go for it!

There’s also the charitable aspect. In our state it’s called the North Carolina Education Lottery. Proceeds go to teaching our kids. Nothing wrong

with contributing to that, right?It might be harmless fun for some. And yes,

some of the proceeds do go to education. (For the record, only 38 cents of every dollar spent on Powerball tickets and 26 cents per dollar for all games combined make it into the state coffers.)

But there is a darker side to the lottery. The human behavior expert might be right in

that we’re in love with hope, but it’s false hope built on a faulty premise. Money cannot buy hap-piness, or contentment.

Studies have shown that major jackpot winners are no happier than the rest of us. In fact, many

of them actually become more miserable after their windfall.

“No researcher has ever found that people are happier in the first year after winning the lottery,” a researcher told The New York Times in 2014.

The false hope also contrib-utes to what is essentially a tax on poor people. Research shows that low-income com-munities spend considerably more of their money on lot-ter ies than high-income communities.

A Duke University study in the 1980s revealed that the poorest third of households buy

half of all lotto tickets. A report from the North Carolina Justice Center said that 18 of the 20 counties with poverty rates higher than 20 percent had lottery sales topping the statewide average.

In other words, too many tickets are being bought by those who can least afford them. No wonder lotteries are called regressive taxes, a way of funding the state that disproportionately takes money from the poor.

Then there are those who play from compul-sion, who have gambling addictions. The state acknowledges them by setting aside $1 million a year for a Problem Gambling Helpline, with counselors available 24 hours a day.

One of the iconic lottery scenes in popular cul-ture took place in the movie “The Hunger Games.” Before Effie reaches into the bowl to choose the names of the lucky winners who will have to fight for their lives, she quotes one of the most memo-rable lines from “Hunger Games” author, Suzanne Collins’ book of the same title: “May the odds be ever in your favor.”

It might be fun to quote that when buying a Powerball ticket, but when it comes to playing the lottery, one thing is clear: The odds are never in your favor.

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20 and 24 spaces could be added by creating side-by-side spaces there instead.

Blair said before committing to that project, he wants to compare the project’s cost to the yearly revenue the extra spaces would generate. He asked town manager Tim Owens to bring those num-bers to the town’s Jan. 14 parking meeting.

The town could also add about 44 spaces at the island’s north end where a cul-de-sac currently exists. The initial plan calls for widening the cul-de-sac and cre-ating side-by-side spaces around the circumference and paral-lel parking on the west side of N. Lumina Avenue.

Ambiguity over what part of that land is town-owned, county-owned and a N.C. Department of Transportation right-of-way has hindered the project so far. Mason Inlet used to divide town property from county property, town attorney John Wessell said, but in the early 2000s dredging moved the inlet 3,000 feet north. The town had the area surveyed recently and determined the for-mer location of the sandbags, which Wessell said marked the end of town property.

“That’s where the inlet was,” he explained, “and it was the demar-cation of the town’s property at that point. Everything south of that is ours.”

Owens said the N.C. DOT would also have to approve the project, and those representa-tives are hesitating because the current cul-de-sac is on a DOT right-of-way.

That’s true, Owens said, but it is technically the town’s land.

Regardless, Blair said he wanted full approval from the DOT before Wrightsville Beach leaders discussed the project further.

While the aldermen agreed the increase in vehicle traffic is inevitable, they hope making the town’s roads safer for cyclists will cut down on that traffic by encouraging visitors to bike to the beach.

The town has added bike lanes on Lumina Avenue, alderwoman Lisa Weeks said, and now it’s time to create one on Causeway Drive. Sporadic parallel parking on the southern side of Causeway Drive causes cyclists traveling east to weave into the roadway to avoid parked cars, she said.

“I was biking back from Poe’s [Tavern] the other night,” she said. “It’s really dangerous.”

She suggested getting rid of the few parallel parking spaces on Causeway Drive and widen-ing the shoulder on the north side of the road for those biking west. But some Causeway Drive resi-dents are worried about increased bike traffic, Blair said. The resi-dents, many of whom back out of their driveways, have voiced safety concerns about the visibil-ity of cyclists. Before proceeding with the project he wants to can-vas those residents to gauge their support.

Weeks argued that with the traffic increase looming, it’s important to consider the bigger picture.

“I’m trying to look at the greater good and encourage fewer cars on the road,” she said.email [email protected]

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campaign and explored doing the same,” Neil said.

The challenges to hosting the event came mainly in the logis-tics and planning, which Neil said his wife Libby organized. That included setting up valet parking for the guests, as the street has limited parking options. Their neighbors donated some space on their property, Neil said. Pine Valley Market catered the event.

In addition to the guests, there were several police cars and vehi-cles used by the Secret Service around the house that evening. More than a dozen law enforce-ment or security personnel were present.

Guests to the event paid $250 for a ticket, with the opportunity to hear a speech from Carson and get their photo taken with the candidate. About 15 individuals bought VIP tickets for $1,000, where Neil said they received a private audience with Carson

before addressing the full house.Guests said they enjoyed the

event and having the opportu-nity to meet Carson, who they said was especially impressive in his spoken remarks.

“He’s a modern-day Abraham Lincoln,” said Mindy Magleone of Wilmington.

Sheri Frost, of Wilmington, said his topics included health care and the budget, and that she enjoyed meeting the candidate.

“I got to shake his hand. He’s a great guy,” she said.

Sherry Snyder also found sub-stance in Carson’s speech.

“He’s brilliant. He has a plan,” she said.

Neil said he was also impressed with Carson’s story.

“He’s a really good American. He’s got a great message and would be a good leader,” Neil said. “Nothing was given to him in life. He struggled as a child, but he worked hard, learned about the world and turned out to be a successful person.”email [email protected]

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Engineers and any funding for coastal storm damage reduction programs, as well as dredging of local inlets and waterways. Rouzer said his position on House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee gives him the opportunity to influ-ence policy on these issues when they’re part of deliberation on the legislation in April or May.

Rouzer said an Army Corps of Engineers report expected in February will also evalu-ate the costs for projects like Wrightsville Beach’s storm dam-age reduction programs, which can include beach renourishment funding.

“I’ve been working with the Army Corps of Engineers and the committee all along the way on these issues,” Rouzer said. “Regardless if the issue makes the report, I’ll work to try to get these items addressed in legislation.”

Rouzer cited one act of Congress that should help ben-efit the region. Transportation fund ing l eg i s la t ion tha t passed this fall will free more resources for bridge repair, port maintenance and other infra-structure projects important to the Wilmington area. Plus, with its five-year window, Rouzer said the bill will give transpor-tation planners time to make long-range investments in infra-structure projects.

“We’re growing so fast, plan-ners need to be able to make long-term adjustments to accom-modate growth in the area,” Rouzer said. “The highway bill is a major accomplishment.”

Rouzer had a nuanced answer for his position on offshore oil drilling or seismic testing, say-ing the circumstances could change depending upon the information available.

“It’s not a definite yes or no,” he said. “Let’s make sure we have all the facts on the table. One of the most important things I can do is make sure the citizenry has all of the facts.”

Rouzer said he was generally in favor of pursuing all avail-able sources of energy, but that “it needs to be done in the appropriate and right way.”

He said that seismic testing similar to what is proposed by oil exploration companies has also been performed by the National Science Foundation with little to no impact on marine life. Additionally, he said that the revenues col-lected on royalties could be used toward projects like coastal storm damage reduc-tion programs.

“There could be some major benefits to exploration off of the coast in North Carolina,” Rouzer said.

Rouzer said his constituents are raising concerns about healthcare costs, which are best addressed by changing policies resulting from the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

Rouzer said the complex structure of rules in the ACA was resulting in higher health-care premiums and that he’s worried because many of his constituents have said they may be forced to reduce coverage or drop it altogether. He said one North Carolinian told him that his premiums would amount to $45,000 alone this year.

Congress was able to send Obama a message when it passed a budget reconciliation bill that repealed several mea-sures within the ACA, Rouzer said, even though the president vetoed the legislation this week.

Finishing his first term in Congress, Tuesday’s speech was Rouzer’s second time seeing a State of the Union address. He said that the rais-ing of the bright lights to film in the chambers of the House of Representatives alone makes the event memorable.

“It makes a huge difference in the chambers,” said Rouzer. “It really brightens the place.”email [email protected]

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Beach Access No.2 on the north end of Wrightsville Beach, near Shell Island Resort.

Fiske had ties to Wrightsville Beach through a cousin, who owned a house nearby where police found his body, but he was from the Charlotte area, House said.

Police found his next of kin in Charlotte. Fiske’s parents were informed on Monday, House said. The next of kin notification occurred by telephone, though House said that’s the last way police want to deliver that infor-mation. He said the Wrightsville Beach Police Department tried, but was unable, to schedule the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department to personally visit

the residence and inform the next-of-kin. Fiske’s parents were informed on Monday, House said.

House said he believes informa-tion from the next-of-kin that there was no indication that the deceased was depressed to the level to war-rant suicide concerns.

“She was very distraught. It came as a complete shock,” House said.

As a precautionary measure, police asked for an autopsy, with

the medical examiner’s report confirming suicide as the cause of death.

There have been a few other pub-lic deaths in Wrightsville Beach over the past five years.

In accordance with Associated Press style, the Lumina News only publishes information about suicide victims when the incident is public or a noteworthy person. email [email protected]

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webcast at St. James Parish in downtown Wilmington Thursday, Jan. 28-Sunday, Jan. 30.

“These are deep issues that exist,” said Ginny Woodruff, one of the local organizers. “The hope with this conference is we come up with things to do about the things we learn about, and come up with new relationships.”

Organizers from the host orga-nizations, including St. James, St. Mark’s, St. Paul’s, YWCA Lower Cape Fear and Cape Fear Museum, invited com-munity leaders to a luncheon at St. Andrew’s to discuss par-ticipation in the webcast, and to hold preliminary discussions on the topic.

“We invited black leaders in the community to this meeting, and to participate,” Woodruff said

at the luncheon. “We’re hoping you’ll help us get the word out. I feel like it’s a unique oppor-tunity. We’ll try to respect each other’s views, to speak honestly, and listen. We want to honor each other deeply, and listen and share. That’s why we’re calling it sacred conversations.”

The conversations at the lun-cheon touched on topics that included racism and opportunity in Wilmington, what has been dubbed white privilege, the black lives matter movement, seeking common ground, and moving beyond conversation to action.

“A lot of people say we need to co-exist, but they want a relation-ship without truth,” said Vance Williams, who works with at-risk youth and is building a social resource center on Dock Street, across from New Hanover High School. “For us to be truthful and make a real impact on our

youth, we have to speak freely and we have to speak candidly. There is extreme disenfranchise-ment in our community, and we have to accept that, and we have to acknowledge that. We can sit here all day long and talk about the different tiers of racism, the different tiers of social injustice, the different tiers of economic disparity, we can talk about those things, but we have to formulate a plan of action.”

Lenny Simpson grew up in a segregated Wilmington. His ticket out was tennis. After a successful career he settled in Knoxville, Tennessee, to open a racket club. He returned home in 2013 to found One Love Tennis, an organization to provide instruction, academic support and character development.

“It’s all about the opportunity,” he said. “If you don’t have the opportunity, it’s hard to take

yourself out of that cesspool. This conference might be the crossroads, to really look each other in the face. I believe in taking the bull by the horns. You have to go out and do something.”

Keynote speakers for the con-ference in New York include Nicholas Kristof, columnist for The New York Times; Anna Deavere Smith, actress, profes-sor at New York University and founding director of the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue; and Michael Curry, bishop of Diocese of North Carolina before being elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in June 2015.

For more information about attending the conference at St. James Parish, visit www.stjamesp.org/ti2016. For more information about Trinity Institute, visit TI2016.org

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Staff photo by Terry Lane

Nearly 100 people attended a fundraiser for presidential candidate Ben Carson on Friday, Jan. 8 at the home of Jimmy and Libby Neil on Summer Rest Road, along the shore of the Intracoastal Waterway. The candidate was at the house for about two hours, where he greeted guests, shook hands and posed for pictures.

Staff photo by Simon Gonzalez

Vance Williams, left, said during a luncheon about race relations at St. Andrew’s On-the-Sound Episcopal Church Friday, Jan. 8 that open and honest com-munication should be followed by a plan of action.

“We’re growing so fast, planners need to be able to make long-

term adjustments to accommodate

growth in the area.”


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LIFESTYLES

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Dramatic KidsYouth Play FestivalCape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. WilmingtonThursday, Jan. 14, 7 p.m.

Plays written by Wilmington students are put on stage at the Cape Fear Playhouse, with this week’s feature being “Miss Mayberry” by Gracie Rose Blackburn. Performances occur each night through Saturday, Jan. 16 at 7 p.m., with a Sunday performance at 2 p.m.

Remembered Clash151st Anniversary of the Battle of Fort FisherFort Fisher State Historic Site, Kure BeachSaturday, Jan. 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hear the cannon fire and learn the story of Fort Fisher during the 151st anniversary celebration for the historic Civil War site. In addition to reenac-tors in uniform, the event features special tours, lectures, kid’s activities and an exhibit on the 72 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the legendary battle.

Commemorating an IconMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial ParadeDowntown WilmingtonMonday, Jan. 18, 11 a.m.

Wilmington’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Parade begins at Hartnett and North Fourth Street in downtown. The parade will pro-ceed down North Fourth Street with a turn at Princess Street and another at North Third Street, cutting left at Red Cross Street before finishing at the corner of North Front and Brunswick streets.

Reptilian SuppertimeSnake and Turtle FeedingHalyburton ParkWednesday, Jan. 20, 4 p.m.

Children ages 3 and older can learn about the live animals on display at Halyburton Park, including the snakes and turtles that will be on display in the event center. There will be at least one feeding of a snake and a turtle. Admission is $1.

Scholarship funds raised during last year’s Port City Rip the Runway fashion show helped Tyleek Bazil attend North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he earned a 3.5 GPA. During this year’s Rip the Runway on Jan. 9, local models, designers and musicians entertained more

than 800 guests inside University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium with the goal of helping three or four more rising college freshmen with tuition costs.

Local radio program director Brandon “Bigg B” Hickman created Port City Rip the Runway with his wife Suprena Hickman in 2012 in memory of his mother, Lillie Ann Heggins. Heggins was a North Carolina teacher for 40 years and she continued educating children through an after-school program when she retired.

Every aspect of Rip the Runway honored her, her son explained, from its quest to help young people continue their education, to the fashions represented, to the vast number of her friends, former class-mates, colleagues and family throughout the audience.

“We are all family here,” event host Sandra “The Mid Day Miss” McClammy told the audience before the fashion show started. “[Heggins] had a big passion for this community — for education and uniting the community, and that’s what we’re going to do here tonight.”

The diversity of that community was reflected in the audience, Suprena Hickman said, which included people of all ages and circumstances.

“We have people from all walks of life, all socioeconomic back-grounds, colors. I don’t care what you are, everybody is here and they’re having fun,” she said.

Different generations were also represented onstage. The first clothing brand showcased was King Ron by 14-year-old Wilmington designer CaRon Emerson. Emerson’s models were even younger. As DJ Mike Lang played the first track, tiny children strutted across the stage, showing off Emerson’s clothing line, which his website states draws its edginess from urban skateboard culture.

The next track featured another local brand, PerFit Couture, but larger companies like Charlotte Russe and Lane Bryant were also represented. A special segment midway through the show paid hom-age to Heggins, with a handful of her former Williston Senior High classmates modeling brands from her favorite clothing store, CATOs.

Brandon Hickman called that part of the show the butterfly section because his mother’s uplifting demeanor earned her the nickname Butterfly. Rip the Runway serves as a high school reunion of sorts for the women of his mother’s generation, Hickman added, and “when you hear them together, cackling and laughing, you definitely think my mom is in the building.”

“If you’ve ever lost your parent, that is the hardest thing to go through,” he told the audience before the segment. “But this right here is my therapy. These women have been my butterflies, they’ve seen me since I was a baby.”

The women wore styles from CATOs because Heggins had

an unusual passion for the store. “My mother-in-law used to CATO hop,” Suprena Hickman said,

remembering one time when a shopping trip with Heggins became an excursion to not one, but all the nearby CATOs locations.

Brandon Hickman recalled a time he and his mom were returning from a trip in separate cars. His mother left before him but didn’t arrive home until after midnight.

“I said ‘Mom, where have you been?’ She said, ‘I stopped at every CATOs from Norfolk to Jacksonville.’”

Later in the show, local community leaders also took a turn on the runway. News personality Francis Weller, Martin Luther King Jr. parade organizer Hollis Briggs and Wilmington Police Chief Ralph Evangelous modeled clothing by Cape Fear Formal Wear and Dressing Room. And in addition to the fashions featured, the show also included a choreographed routine by UNCW’s hip-hop dance group Physical Graffiti.

Funds from this year’s event go toward the Lillie Ann Heggins Scholarship Fund. High school seniors from New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender and Columbus counties will be able to apply for the $1,000 scholarships starting March 1.email [email protected]

Rip the Runway Fashion fundraiser unites community

By Emmy Errante, Staff Writer


Above left: UNCW’s hip-hop group Physical Graffiti performs at Port City Rip the Runway on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Kenan Auditorium. Above right: Models wear clothing by ACT 1 during Port City Rip the Runway Saturday, Jan. 9 at Kenan Auditorium. Top left: Children model clothing by 14-year-old Wilmington designer CaRon Emerson. Top right: Models wear clothing by New York & Company.


Calendar proceeds support life-saving effortsBy Krys EstesContributing Writer

Two local rescue groups have come together to support the cause of saving lives — both human and animal. Bow Wow Luau and Cat’s Meow, an organization that raises and donates funds to sev-eral local animal rescue facilities, and Friends of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue created a partner-ship in the making of a 12-month calendar for its first year in 2016.

The two organizations part-nered after both attending a national conference in Las Vegas in 2015. Alongside members of Wrightsville Beach’s national award-winning 2015 lifeguard team, the calendar features res-cued dogs and cats that were recently adopted during the Bow Wow Luau and Cat’s Meow’s fundraising event, which takes place annually in Wrightsville Beach; during a Heidi’s Hope for Homeless Animals, Inc. event; or pets that are currently up for adop-tion with Paws Place Dog Rescue, All 4 Cats, Animal Avengers or Monty’s Home. The calendar, shot by photographer T.J. Drechsel, features well-known Wrightsville Beach locations.

“Images in the calendar portray just a sample of the life-saving magic that happens thanks to

caring supporters,” said Trish Arnold, who founded the Bow Wow Luau and Cat’s Meow in 2008. “The theme of the cal-endar for the year 2016 is that every life matters and we want to save all lives. Each photo depicts a moment in a life worth saving, a life worth living and thanks to our supporters who have given animals a second chance with loving families.”

The Wrightsville Beach 2016 Rescue Calendar is now on sale in stores for $20. Sale locations around Wrightsville Beach include Aussie Island Surf Shop, Roberts Grocery, Sweetwater Surf Shop and Woof Gang Bakery. The calendar may also be purchased online at http://wboceanrescue.com

“We are getting amazing feedback from the community on these calendars and plan on selling them throughout the year and every year,” Arnold said. “We hope to get the calendars in more venues.”

The proceeds from the calen-dar sales will be split between the two rescue groups — Bow Wow Luau and the Cat’s Meow to save the lives of homeless and abused dogs and cats in the community and Friends of Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue to promote water

safety and provide support to the Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue competition team.

For more information on the Bow Wow Luau and Cat’s Meow and its annual fundraising event, visit www.TheBowWowLuau.com

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After receiving 548 likes on Facebook for his video, Max Nunez will have his expenses paid for the 2016 Public Library Association Conference in Denver. Nunez used the process of stop animation to make the film, which features clay fig-ures traveling to Denver for the conference.

The contest called for a cre-ative and inspiring video entry that expressed his desire to serve his community and library. So with the help of his son, Nunez began a fun, family project using a program his son learned at stop animation camp at the Myrtle Grove library. The choice to use this format was one of marketing for Nunez.

“I wanted to do something that would make us stand out, and make us spectacular,” Nunez said. “Very few libraries have programs that are teaching 21st century skills, but we are one of them.”

At Myrtle Grove, Nunez has worked to provide a place to kin-dle growth and hone skills that

interest today’s young people. The branch offers enticing activ-ities like the rap club, the film club and stop animation training.

“It all started with library director Harry Tuchmayer, who originally got the funding to start the program, and Scooter Hayes, who wrote the grant to purchase the first stop-animation program. It has continued to grow from there,” Nunez said.

The programs offered are teaching great skills that chil-dren can take personal interest and control in by continuing on their own. Stop animation is a four-day, 45-minute camp where kids learn to use the equipment and programs to make animated videos. The film club makes short movies, while the rap club has rehearsals and recording ses-sions. Many of these programs offer apps that can be purchased for continual use and personal creation at home.

Currently a student at North Carolina Central University attaining his master’s to become a librarian, Nunez is heavily involved in the children’s pro-grams. He said his desire to serve the community led him to the dis-covery of the contest for the PLA conference. Nunez said the PLA is a division that advocates for the public library system through online and continued learning for the public librarians and library associates.

Of the conference’s programs, Nunez said a pre-conference ses-sion titled “Keeping the Peace in the Library” strikes him the most, as it will focus on best

practices for providing services to patrons experiencing home-lessness. From these and other sessions, Nunez said he is look-ing to bring back to Wilmington the excitement that comes from encouraging community partici-pation and education.

“The experience of going to

the PLA and meeting all the other public librarians, children’s library associates and hearing

their ideas and positive energy will be the biggest impact for me,” Nunez said.

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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, pastor2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100

www.littlechapel.orgWorship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Nursery provided.

ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPALThe Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector

101 Airlie Road, 910-256-30347:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCHJohn McIntyre, senior pastor

601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m.Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m.

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

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHDoug Lain, senior pastor

4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Joe Vetter

209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471Mass: 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, 910-392-0720Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. en Español

Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Masses: 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m.Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m.

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

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATIONCongregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky

7957 Market St.Wilmington, N.C. 28411

910-681-0117Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

PEACE WITH GOD January 14

Luke 2:14, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

LUKE 2:8-20In another instance, Jesus said He did not come to send peace on

the earth, but a sword. Then He prophesied that those who received Him would experience persecution, even from their own family (Mt. 10:34-36). How do these verses fit together?

The peace the angels were singing about was not a peace between men; they were rejoicing that there would be peace between God and man. When Jesus prophesied division and war in Matthew 10, he was speaking of relationships between men.

Through the Old Testament law, God began to release His wrath on man’s sin (Rom. 4:15). It wasn’t the wrath of Satan that Jesus

suffered on the cross.He suffered the wrath of His Father (Isa. 53:10-12; 2 Cor. 5:21).

The Father placed His punishment for our sins on Jesus. This ended the war between God and man. This is the peace that the angels were proclaiming.

As a result of men receiving this peace from God there have also been many cases of reconciliation between men, but that is an effect; not the actual peace that was spoken of. These effects are secondary.

Today, through Jesus, we now have peace with God (Rom. 5:1). God is not mad at us. He isn’t even upset. We have been accepted through Jesus (Eph. 1:6).

Believe the good news that through Jesus, the war between God and us is over.

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and moreAsk for the lost things to be found and they will be given backYour life will be full of all good things, with all that I have you

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heart’s desireReturned and multiplied a hundred fold as it is laid at your feetAgree with all the joy in your heart because all your enemies

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delightTrust the things that two of you can agree will come to passEven miracles from heaven will be given out and will forever lastJoin together in one accord and the forces of heaven are yours

to commandHave the confidence that your message will be taken all across

this landAgree tonight that you have the power to restore this holy landFounded and dedicated to Me in truth it will forever stand

C ARL WATERSH2OLiving(Job 22:21 NRSV) “Agree with God, and be at peace; in this way good will come to you.

(Mat 18:19 NRSV) Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

(Mat 20:12 – 14 NRSV) 12 - saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 - But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? 14 - Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you.

(2 Cor 13:11 NRSV) Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

(1 John 5:7 - 9 NRSV) 7 - There are three that testify: 8 - the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree. 9 - If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son.

112474-00245/ 15-SP-633

AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTI-TUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE

SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted and delivered by Priscilla R. Coleman and Louis Coleman, Jr, dated February 23, 2009 and recorded on February 27, 2009 in Book No. 5382 at Page 1285 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebted-ness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipu-lations 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 auc-tion, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on January 20, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improve-ments 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: 1204 Ris-ing Tide Ct, Wilmington, NC 28405-5338

Tax Parcel ID: R05114-009-019-000

Present Record Owners: Priscil-la R. Coleman and Louis Cole-man, Jr

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 Trans-fer 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 assess-ments. 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 prop-erty 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 chal-lenged 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 pur-chaser 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 prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termi-nation to the landlord, to be effec-tive on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of the termination.

Attorney at LawRogers Townsend & Thomas, PCSubstitute Trustee2550 West Tyvola Road, Suite 520Charlotte, NC 28217(704) 442-9500January 7 and 14, 2016

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Patricia Teague and Donald Byrd to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of May, 2012, and recorded in Book 5641, Page 536, in New Hanover County Regis-try, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Servic-es, 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 Car-olina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Car-olina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 26, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the City of Wilmington, in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 3, Old Baymeade Subdivision, as the same is shown on map of same recorded in Map

Book 38 at Page 237 of the New Hanover County Registry, refer-ence to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Including the Unit located there-on; said Unit being located at 1001 Appaloosa Trial, Wilming-ton, 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 pur-chased 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 Dol-lars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursu-ant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Nei-ther 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 representa-tive of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any rep-resentation or warranty relat-ing 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 aris-ing out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly

are disclaimed. Also, this prop-erty 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 deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hun-dred fifty dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any rea-son, the sole remedy of the pur-chaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to con-vey 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.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rent-al units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor

of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rent-al agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, ter-minate the rental agreement by providing written notice of ter-mination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mort-gagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon ter-mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEc/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1158110 (FC.FAY)January 14 and 21, 2016

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by F. Keith Harris (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): F. Keith Harris and Gela M. Nixon) to Neal G. Helms, Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of February, 2008, and recorded in Book 5279, Page 874, and Modification in Book 5648, Page 2163, in New Hanover Coun-ty Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Servic-es, 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 Caro-lina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on January 26, 2016 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 397, Section 2, Apple Valley, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 35 at Page 26 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particu-lar description. Said Lot previously designated as Log (Lot) 397 Sec-tion 15, Walnut Hills.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 3104 Memory Lane, Castle Hayne, NC 28429

Parcel: R02517-011-003-000

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 Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dol-lars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursu-ant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “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, direc-tors, 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 aris-ing out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, spe-cial assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to appli-cable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hun-dred fifty dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

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 rein-statement 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 chal-lenge 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.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Resi-dential Real Property

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

Any person who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agree-ment by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mort-gagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due

under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEBY: Attorney at LawHutchens Law FirmAttorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.c/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1098664 (FC.FAY)January 14 and 21, 2016

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NORTH CAROLINA

NEW HANOVER COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

BEFORE THE CLERK

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IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST

EXECUTED BY FREDERICK M. HOBBS AND WIFE, DEBBIE

RILEY HOBBS DATED Decem-ber 22, 2010 AND RECORDED

IN BOOK 5535 PAGE 1554, NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY,

TO FRANCES JONES, TRUSTEE.


Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by FREDER-ICK M. HOBBS AND WIFE, DEBBIE RILEY HOBBS dated December 22, 2010 to FRANCES JONES, Trustee for BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, recorded in Book 5535, Page 1554, NEW HANOVER Coun-ty Registry; default having been made in payment of the indebt-edness thereby secured; and the necessary findings to permit fore-closure having been made by the Clerk of Superior Court of NEW HANOVER County, North Caro-lina; the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at pub-lic auction to the highest bidder for cash, the property conveyed in said deed of trust, the same lying and being in the County of NEW HANOVER and State of North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 5, Section 4, Block “A”, of the property of The Figure Eight Island Company as shown on map thereof recorded in Map Book 13 at Page 12 of the New Hanover County Registry.

PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 5 Backfin Pt. Wilmington NC 28411

DATE OF SALE: January 27, 2016

TIME OF SALE: 10:30 A.M.

LOCATION OF SALE: NEW HANOVER County Courthouse

RECORD OWNER(S): Freder-ick M. Hobbs and Debbie Riley Hobbs

TERMS OF THE SALE:

(1). This sale will be made sub-ject to: (a) all prior liens, encum-brances, easements, right-of-ways, restrictive covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the property; (b) property taxes and assessments for the year in which the sale occurs, as well as any prior years; (c) federal tax liens with respect to which

proper notice was not given to the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) federal tax liens to which proper notice was given to the Internal Revenue Service and to which the right of redemption applies.

(2) The property is being sold “as is”. Neither the beneficiary of the deed of trust, nor the under-signed Substitute Trustee, makes any warranties or representations concerning the property, includ-ing but not limited to, the physi-cal or environmental condition of the property. Further, the under-signed Substitute Trustee makes no title warranties with respect to the title to the property.

(3) The highest bidder will be responsible for the payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and any final court and/or auditing fees pay-able to the Clerk of Superior Court which are assessed on the high bid resulting from this foreclosure sale.

(4) At the time of the sale, the highest bidder will be required to make a cash deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or $750.00, which-ever is greater, with the remaining balance of the bid amount to be paid on the day following the expi-ration of the applicable ten (10) day upset bid period.

(5) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rent-al 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 ter-mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.

(6) An order for possession of the

property being sold may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession, by the Clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the property is sold.

(7) If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mort-gagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Substitute Trustee.

This the 17th day of November, 2015.SMITH DEBNAM NARRON DRAKESAINTSING & MYERS, L.L.P.Cara B. Williams, Attorney forJeff D. Rogers, Substitute TrusteeP. O. Box 26268Raleigh, NC 27611-6268(919) 250-2000Fax: (919)250-2211January 14 and 21, 2016

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUST-EE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF

REAL PROPERTY

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust execut-ed and delivered by Juan Manuel Avalos dated May 31, 2001 and recorded on June 1, 2001, in Book 2947 at Page 558, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the pay-ment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained there-in and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned of Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD (Substitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Car-olina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, on January 26, 2016 at 10:30 AM, 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 in the above referenced Deed of Trust:

Address of Property: 705 East Owens Court, Wilmington, NC 28412

Tax Parcel ID: RO6613-003-006-000

Present Record Owner: Juan Manuel Avalos

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

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substi-tute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from pay-ing the same, the successful bid-der may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1).

The real property described above 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 required by law.

If the Trustee or Substitute 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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the valid-ity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units:

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occu-pies 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 rent-al agreement by providing writ-ten notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of

a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of such termination.

January 14 and 21, 2016

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REAL PROPERTY

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust execut-ed and delivered by Scott Fowler and Susan M. Fowler dated June 24, 2002 and recorded on June 24, 2002, in Book 3340 at Page 658, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebted-ness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipu-lations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned of Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD (Substitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Car-olina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, on January 26, 2016 at 10:30 AM, 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 in the above referenced Deed of Trust:

Address of Property: 616 Daw-son Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

Tax Parcel ID: RO5409-036-018-000

Present Record Owner: Fowler PropertiesPlus, LLC


The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substi-tute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from pay-ing the same, the successful bid-der may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1).

The real property described above 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 required by law.

If the Trustee or Substitute 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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the valid-ity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.


An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occu-pies 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 rent-

al agreement by providing writ-ten notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of such termination.


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REAL PROPERTY

UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust execut-ed and delivered by James Patrick Carl dated November 6, 2006 and recorded on November 6, 2006, in Book 5102 at Page 157, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebted-ness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipu-lations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned of Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD (Substitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Car-olina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, on January 26, 2016 at 11:00 AM, 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 in the above referenced Deed of Trust:

Address of Property: 318 East Bedford Road, Wilmington, NC 28411

Tax Parcel ID: RO4412-004-002-000

Present Record Owner: James Patrick Carl


The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Sub-stitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308 (a) (1).

The real property described above is being offered for sale ‘‘AS IS, WHERE IS’’ and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assess-ments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

If the Trustee or Substitute 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 title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstate-ment of the loan without knowl-edge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is chal-lenged by any party, the Substi-tute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.


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

ant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occu-pies 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 rent-al agreement by providing writ-ten notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of such termination.


STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER


SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

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EXECUTRIX NOTICE

Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Walter Charles Kunz, Sr., late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Car-olina, this is to notify all persons, firms and Corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before March 25, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

THIS the 24th day of December 2015.Marianne Kunz Nubel3051 Ellington Drive Summerville, SC 29485Patricia C. Jenkins Hogue Hill, LLPAttorneys at Law P.O. Box 2178Wilmington, NC 2840212/24, 12/31/2015, 1/7, & 1/14/16




BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPE-RIOR COURT

CO-EXECUTRIX NOTICE

The undersigned having quali-fied as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Thomas R. Dickey of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 31st day of March 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 31st day of December, 2015.Janice T. Dickey, Co-Executrix151 Ginger RoadWilmington, NC 28405Amy L.D. Meacham, Co-Executrix230 Shorepoint DriveWilmington, NC 2841112/31/2015 & 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/2016




BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

FILE NO. 15 E 1594

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of John R. Schenck, III, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does

hereby notify all persons hav-ing claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 31st day of March, 2016, or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 31st day of December, 2015. John R. Schenck, Jr. Executorc/o Robert A. O’Quinn, Attorney at Law Post Office Box 1364Wrightsville Beach, North Caro-lina 28480 December 31, 2015, January 7, 14 and 21, 2016




BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPE-RIOR COURT

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Joseph Leonard Tuminaro of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons hav-ing claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 31st day of March, 2016 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 31st day of December, 2015.Darrell Leonard Tuminaro, Execu-tor4307 Parmele Road Lot #4Castle Hayne, NC 2842912/31/2015, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Patricia Richards Geyer, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby noti-fy all persons, firms and corpora-tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Peters, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 18th day of April, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of January, 2016.Gessner Hunt Geyer, Executor of theEstate of Patricia Richards GeyerJill L. PetersSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP300 N. Third Street, Suite 301Wilmington, NC 28401January 14, 21, 28, February 4, 2016

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Wintertime fishing comes to a hasty halt

Hook, Line & Sinker

By Skylar Walters

It was bound to happen sooner or later: the arrival of some cold weather. Water temperatures are finally dipping down into the 50s with brisk winds from the north, which means the fishing comes to a rapid but expected slowdown. Really, how long could we expect the fishing and catching in 70-degree weather to continue, basically in the middle of winter?

For the most part anglers can’t complain, as no, the fish-ing didn’t completely come to a stop as there’s still some decent fishing being found by the inshore and surf fishing

guys willing to put the time in. Unfortunately, offshore fish-ing has been temporarily shut off mainly because of the winds and seas, but opportunities will arise here and there, so being ready will be key. And when you look at the forecast for the coming week, although chilly, it’s not that bad for the middle of January.

Inshore, there have still been plenty of reports of anglers finding some keeper speck-led trout mixed in with some smaller ones. The jetties had been a good location but with the rough sea conditions it would be tough fishing, not to mention dangerous. Carolina Beach Inlet, Masons Inlet and Rich’s Inlet are all producing some fish as well. With the water temperature finally dip-ping into the upper 50s, slowing down your bait presentation will improve you chances of tempting a nearby fish.

Surf anglers have also been having some luck with speckled

trout in the deeper holes and sloughs when conditions allow. Bait fishermen using shrimp are having luck with Virginia mul-let and will continue to find them eager to bite as long as the water temperature stays above the 55-degree mark. As long as there aren’t any major surprise winter storms, anglers should be able to catch mul-let for at least another week or two, maybe longer. Also biting fairly well are blowfish, which quite a few fishermen target this time of year. Those fishing the piers have also been having some luck with both mullet and

puffers.As mentioned last week, this

is normally the time of year for anglers to hone their fishing skills, learn about new tackle, mingle with fellow anglers and spend some time maybe even learning a thing or two about fishing.

First up on Jan. 30 is the Oak Island Saltwater Fishing School held at the Oak Island Recreation Center. Unfortunately, this fishing school has already sold out, no doubt an indication as to how well run it is. Remember this for next year if you didn’t already get your ticket for this event. Next up is the Fisherman’s Post Hands-On Full Day Saltwater Fishing School in Wilmington on Feb. 6 with a half-day school held Feb. 7. We’ll have more information on these events next week, but if you want more information or want to register before they too sell out, visit their website at www.fishermanspost.com

Sports/Marine

Latitude 34° 11’ N, Longitude 77° 49’ W

TIDESMasonboro InletDate Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft) Time ht(ft)

1/14 Thu 04:07 AM -0.66 L 10:26 AM 4.19 H 04:41 PM -0.77 L 10:53 PM 3.8 H

1/15 Fri 05:06 AM -0.44 L 11:18 AM 3.99 H 05:37 PM -0.67 L 11:49 PM 3.85 H

1/16 Sat 06:17 AM -0.26 L 12:12 PM 3.76 H 06:41 PM -0.62 L

1/17 Sun 12:46 AM 3.88 H 07:30 AM -0.21 L 01:09 PM 3.54 H 07:45 PM -0.65 L

1/18 Mon 01:48 AM 3.91 H 08:37 AM -0.27 L 02:11 PM 3.37 H 08:44 PM -0.72 L

1/19 Tue 02:54 AM 3.99 H 09:37 AM -0.37 L 03:16 PM 3.31 H 09:39 PM -0.8 L

1/20 Wed 03:58 AM 4.14 H 10:33 AM -0.49 L 04:20 PM 3.36 H 10:33 PM -0.87 L

Really, how long could we expect the fishing and catching in 70-degree weather to

continue, basically in the middle of winter?

StriperFest to entertain, educate and restore fisheriesBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Hands-on activities for children and a fishing tournament for adults are highlights of Cape Fear River Watch’s eighth annual StriperFest, an event named after the striped bass population it raises funds to restore.

StriperFest kicks off Friday, Jan. 15, with a banquet and auc-tion at the Coastline Conference and Events Center. Proceeds ben-efit CFRW’s mission to restore the Cape Fear River’s fisheries, which have declined as much as 90 percent in the past 100 years, the nonprofit’s website states.

The fish have been blocked from reaching their spawning ground since three large lock and dam structures were constructed in the early 20th century. One of the dams was retrofitted several years ago to allow the fish to cross, and during 2015 the first striped bass in 100 years was able to reach fresh-water on its own, CFRW volunteer Maddie Polera said.

CFRW also recently found striped bass eggs and a tagged stur-geon at the second dam, she added, proving the success of the retrofit. CFRW’s next goal is to retrofit the other dams, and StriperFest funds will assist that effort, Polera added.

Friday night’s fundraiser is fol-lowed by a full day of activities Saturday. Participants in the striped bass fishing tournament leave the docks in downtown Wilmington

at 8:30 a.m. The tournament is tag and release, so the competition to hook the biggest fish also aids CFRW’s tracking efforts.

“That way, we’re able to monitor the migration of those tagged fish up and down the river, so it’s the best way to estimate how success-ful our fisheries are doing,” Polera explained.

Educational activities aimed at teaching young people the impor-tance of restoring the local fisheries will be organized from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Coastline Conference

and Events Center. Polera said last year, between 350 and 400 chil-dren participated, and this year she expects even more.

“We’ve been growing every year,” she said.

This year’s entertainment includes watching a puppet show, exploring the internal and external anatomy of a fish, catching and identifying paper fish with a cane pole and a magnet, learning about fishing rods and casting a fishing line into a hula hoop, face painting and a variety of fish-themed arts

and crafts. While other aspects of

StriperFest raise funds or assist scientific efforts, the children’s activities are free and focus on entertaining and educating.

“It’s really, wholly about just the experience,” Polera said. “This is something that we want to do for our community because we can’t do what we do without our community.”

For more information visit www.capefearriverwatch.orgemail [email protected]


Anglers gather in the Cape Fear River for the start of the StriperFest tag and release fishing tournament Jan. 19, 2013.


Four-year-old Wren York and a pelican who was rescued due to a wing injury watch each other during Cape Fear River Watch’s Striperfest Community Education Day Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Coastline Conference and Events Center.

CFCC basketball looks to keep winning in 2016By Terry LaneStaff Writer

Both the men’s and women’s basketball programs at Cape Fear Community College head into

2016 on a winning streak and with ambitions to keep building momentum into the second half of the season.

Leading the way is the Sea Devils women’s team, which has reeled off 10 straight wins after dropping the sea-son opener in November. The Cape Fear Community College women, ranked No. 16 in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Top 20 poll, will bring their 10-1 record into the Schwartz Center to face conference opponent Lenoir Community College on Thursday, Jan. 14.

So far, the only loss on the wom-en’s team schedule is to Region 10 conference rival Bryant & Stratton College from Virginia Beach, Virginia. The Sea Devils will rematch against the Bobcats on Feb. 13 in a Saturday home matchup at the Schwartz Center.

The Sea Devils women’s team is led by sophomore forward Jasmine Brown, who is averaging 12.8 points per game, and fresh-man forward Destiny Campbell, who has added another 12.5 points per game.

Freshman forward Desaree Green is leading the team in rebounding with 7.9 per

game, with Brown adding 7.7 and Campbell chipping in 7.6 rebounds a game.

“I’ve been impressed with our ability to play pressure defense,” CFCC women’s team coach Chris Harris stated in a press release.

Of the Sea Devils wins, seven have been by more than 20 points. But against Harford Community College on Dec. 17, the Sea Devils trailed by 11 points before coming back to win 70-67 behind freshman guard Chrystall Jerome’s 19 points.

“I’m just really excited about the way our team responded after being down for the first time all season at halftime,” Harris said.

The men’s team started the New Year off right when it downed Port City Prep from North Charleston, South Carolina, by a score of 121-86, improving the Sea Devils record to 13-5.

The men’s team cruised into the holiday break in December after posting a streak of wins, includ-ing sweeping the Brunswick Community College Holiday Classic in Bolivia, North Carolina.

The Sea Devils started the tournament with a 88-83 win over Shelton State Community College on Dec. 16. CFCC

defeated Caldwell Community College 81-62 the follow-ing day and won over Harford Community College 74-57 in the tournament’s final day.

“It feels great to head into the break knowing you have really improved over the past month,” head coach Ryan Mantlo stated in a press release issued after the game. “We really challenged our-selves with a tough schedule and think we are reaping some of the results from that now.”

In the streak of three wins to close out December, it was sophomore guard Michael Chambers leading the Sea Devils in scoring, with 24 points against Caldwell and 23 ver-sus Shelton State. Chambers is averaging 13.4 points per game for the Sea Devils, while guard T.J. Evans leads the team with a 14.8 points-per-game average.

Sea Devils sophomore forward Tyrek Coger, who committed to transfer to Ole Miss next season, is putting in 12.8 points a game, the same average as freshman forward Alonzo Tyson.

The CFCC men’s basket-ball team hosts Richard Bland College on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Schwartz Center. email [email protected]

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