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Memories of 9/11 reflected locally By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Everyone who was old enough to remember knows where they were the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

W i l m i n g t o n C i t y C o u n c i l m a n C h a r l i e Rivenbark said he was with his sister-in-law watching the events unfold live on television.

“I think everybody thought it was just a bad accident, but while we were standing there watching it live we saw the second plane fly into it and you knew right then it was no accident,” Rivenbark said during a Tuesday, Sept. 9 phone interview. “It was like watching a poisonous snake; you couldn’t look away, you just had to sit there and keep watching.”

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Berger offered another chance in jail diversion program

New floodplain maps make waves

By Miriah Hamrick Staff Writer

District Court Judge Robin Wicks Robinson offered New Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger a second chance during a Sept. 9 hearing on his probation violation case.

After Berger was found guilty of seven violations of his current probation, Robinson ordered his participation in a jail diversion program and extended his pro-bation a year from the Sept. 9 ruling.

Jail diversion programs are designed to offer people with mental illness treatment instead of jail time. Robinson requested the option be explored before the hearing. A representa-tive from the jail diversion program confirmed Berger’s

eligibility to participate despite concerns raised by the prosecu-tion about whether he was an ideal candidate.

Assistant District Attorney Alex Nicely acknowledged the complexity of Berger’s case, but said he had no confidence in Berger’s ability to comply with probation, pegging him as a threat to himself and others.

“He’s made it clear that he won’t do that, whether that’s due to his mental issues or not,” Nicely said, requesting Berger serve an active sentence in jail.

Robinson agreed with Nicely, but said she wanted to offer Berger a chance to get on the right track after spending 90 days in custody.

“He may be a danger to him-self or others, but he doesn’t have

By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Rick Kappelmann, Bryan Humphrey, Michael Brown and Sydney Musick gathered on the dock behind the Carolina Yacht Club Sept. 9, watching boats churning through the choppy waters of Banks Channel. It was the first time the group assembled since the evening of Aug. 20.

That night the air was still and the sky was black. Around 9:30 p.m. Humphrey, Musick, and Kappelmann had just fin-ished dinner at the Carolina Yacht Club. They decided to stop by the club’s Banks Channel dock to hoist their sailboat out of the water. That’s when they realized something wasn’t right.

“There was this boat, and it was just coasting along and then it stopped towards the second to last dock over there,” Humphrey said. “This woman just started yelling, ‘Oh my God, Wylene!’”

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During its last meeting Aug. 14, the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen approved a plan to spend $50,000 to allow Groundwater Management Associates, Inc. (GMA) to study and determine the town’s long-term water and sewer needs. During the Sept. 11 meeting, the board will discuss the cre-ation of an ad hoc committee of town citizens to assist GMA in the process.

Periodic issues have occurred with saltwater intrusion into parts of the Wrightsville Beach well system due to aging. During the next six months, GMA will con-duct a study with two main tasks.

The first involves assessing current water production capa-bilities from the existing well field and determines long-term viability requiring three site vis-its to inspect and document the existing wells. The second task will identify options to improve the well system as well as costs of implementation.

GMA hopes to finish the first phase by the middle of October, the second by the middle of November, and pres-ent a final report to the town in February 2015, although those are target dates. GMA has

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A baliff escorts New Hanover County Commissoner Brian Berger into the New Hanover County courtroom Tuesday, Sept.9.

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New preliminary flood plain maps indicate more lenient flood zones and lower base flood elevations for Wrightsville Beach and Harbor Island.

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Rick Kappelmann, Bryan Humphrey, Michael Brown and Sydney Musick were among the first to the scene the night of Wylene McDonald’s boating accident.

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By Miriah HamrickStaff Writer

New preliminary floodplain maps could usher in more lenient flood zones and lower base flood elevations on Wrightsville Beach, but early reactions to the maps drew mixed responses from local authorities.

Wrightsville Beach Director of Planning and Parks Tony Wilson said the preliminary maps are an improvement from the effective maps, adopted in 2006.

“For me, it was a shock in 2006. When I reviewed the [preliminary] maps, I was pleased with some of the results. I was hoping in the Harbor Island area, we would see more decrease. ... But overall, it’s pretty positive,” Wilson said.

Most of Harbor Island remains a VE zone on the preliminary maps, but base flood elevations drop one or two feet. The area around Town Hall shifts from VE, base flood elevation 15 feet, to AE, base flood elevation 13 feet.

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By Thomas van ArsdaleIntern

Scientists, students and shark enthusiasts of all ages filled the seats of Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station Monday, Sept. 8 during a sold-out lecture co-presented by the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher and by a modern-day marine rock star.

Chris Fischer, founding chair-man and expedition leader of the shark research organization Ocearch, said, “In five years we have tagged over 200 sharks — 80 of those great white — and scientists now know that female sharks have a two-year gestation period and are tracking their migra-tion habits.”

With a 126-foot research ves-sel and 75,000-pound custom lift to draw blood from and implant a shark’s dorsal with a Global Positioning System, the data has identified the first shark breeding and birthing sites in history. With 50 research papers in progress, Ocearch data is studied by more

than 70 researchers from more than 35 institutions. Ocearch also developed a curriculum of math, physics, biology, ocean-ography and chemistry from its investigations.

“I was always taught that inclu-sion is the only way to achieve success,” Fischer said. “All of this data that we have assembled is open source so that researchers can learn more about these creatures, and local Ph.D.s can use the data to influence local governments to influence positive policy. We need people to spread this information because we lose 250,000 sharks every day. ... One hundred mil-lion will be killed this year, many for a bowl of soup in Asia. If we lose our oceans we lose our planet. If we lose our sharks we lose our ocean. If you remove the sharks, the squid explode like locusts or the plague and secondary predators eat all of the fish eating the reefs. You’ll have dead reefs and a dead ocean like you see in the Sea of Cortez.”

He often mentioned his parents

Legislative luncheon pitched during marketing meetingBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee discussed an upcoming legisla-tive luncheon during its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 9.

The Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce is host-ing the luncheon 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 at Bluewater Waterfront Grill. Committee member Sue Bulluck said state legislators confirmed for the event are Rick Catlin (R-New Hanover, Pender), Ted Davis Jr. (R-New Hanover) and Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover, Brunswick). She said

State Sen. Bill Rabon (R-New Hanover, Brunswick) is also expected to attend.

Bulluck said the meeting would address Wrightsville Beach

issues, such as rebuilding in the event of a major flood.

“We can’t wait until it hap-pens,” Bulluck said. “For businesses, that means we’re out of business. The planning needs to be in advance. They have to

know whether they have a plan and can rebuild or whether they need to move off the island.”

If the businesses had to leave, Bulluck added, it would greatly

change the Wrightsville Beach environment.

The committee also reviewed a second round of advertising concepts for its new branding campaign.

Shawn Braden, Wilmington

Beaches and Convention Visitors Bureau executive vice president of marketing, presented the com-mittee with a booklet containing the new creative concept.

“We are now in the middle of the execution of fall plans,” Braden told the committee during the meeting. “We get quiet with you guys because we’re busy doing what we all talked about.”

Braden said the copy in the sec-ond round of concepts took into account the committee’s feed-back from the previous month’s meeting and adjusted the copy to focus more on the many activi-ties offered around Wrightsville Beach. email [email protected]

“They have to know whether they have a plan and can rebuild or whether they need

to move off the island. “

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Planning board weighs in on new flood zone mapsBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Planning Board dis-cussed the recently released preliminary flood zone maps for the Town of Wrightsville Beach and New Hanover County during its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Flood zones are used to determine flood insur-ance rates and the minimum height for the first habitable floor in the property. Wrightsville Beach falls mostly in either AE or VE zones, with VE zones being more high-risk for flooding and therefore more restrictive.

Director of parks and planning Tony Wilson

presented the new maps to the board, saying changes to the flood zones were, for the most part, beneficial to town properties because sev-eral VE zones became AE.

“It’s good news for those commercial prop-erty owners because they had designed their building to VE standards and one thing with VE zones is you can’t flood-proof [the struc-ture],” Wilson said.

He went on to explain buildings in an AE zone could actually be built on ground level as long as they were flood-proofed by an engineer.

“This would affect a lot of oceanfront prop-erties on the south end,” Wilson said, “which have gone from a VE to an AE ... and it would

apply to properties near Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, and that area on Causeway Drive where we have some businesses.”

Wilson was disappointed, however, the preliminary maps kept Harbor Island in the VE zone. He added the town could choose to go through an appeal process, which would involve hiring engineers to conduct a study to determine if the zones are indeed correct. If approved, it will take about a year to adopt the new maps.

Sue Bulluck addressed the board, asking busi-ness owners and residents to become educated about the new flood zones to formulate a plan for rebuilding in the case of a major flood.

“The details of these maps and how they affect

the town as far as our business community is vital,” Bulluck said.

The board also discussed the upcoming joint meeting with the Board of Aldermen, planned for either Oct. 28 or 29. Wilson encouraged board members to create a list of topics to dis-cuss during the joint meeting. He suggested they bring up the mixed-use properties in town, as well as other issues the planning board typi-cally deals with.

“[We need] agenda items or topics with a large scope that would possibly require our board to roll our sleeves up,” chairman Thomas “Ace” Cofer said.email [email protected]

while telling the Ocearch story and named his favorite great white shark, a 16-foot, 3,456-pound female, after his mother, Mary Lee.

Metaphorically speaking, Fischer said, “Everyone in their life is going to have a great white shark, some impossible thing. You just

have to believe that what you’re doing is right and find a way to overcome. My parents always told me to inch forward because an inch is a cinch.”

Fischer believes the Carolinas are a special place for sharks because of the brackish water, and showed

the audience Mary Lee’s GPS tracking on two giant projection screens.

“Sometimes when I’m out on the water tagging, I wonder, ‘Is anybody out there besides researchers listening or connect-ing with our mission?’” Fischer

said. “But, by coming here and speaking to this crowd, I am con-fident that we are on the right track.”

For more information about Ocearch and to track sharks like Mary Lee, visit www.ocearch.orgemail [email protected]

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Ocearch’s Chris Fischer gave a presentation at Cape Fear Community College Sept. 8, 2014, about the tracking of great white sharks along the Southeastern Coast.

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Weekend Police Report

sept. 5

arrests

• Harry Lee Tate Jr. was arrested on an order for arrest for failure

to appear.

citations

• Bryan Adam Nobles was issued a citation for driving during revo-

cation, fictitious plates, no insurance and failure to register motor

vehicle.

• Harry Lee Tate Jr. was issued a citation for carrying a concealed

weapon for a knife.

• Kenneth Simmons was issued a citation for driving during

revocation.

• Kirby Dean Frenna was issued a citation for misdemeanor larceny.

civil penalties

• Eight civil penalties were issued for open container, glass on the

beach, dogs on the beach and human waste.

reports

• Larceny was reported.

sept. 6

arrests

• Evan Shelby was arrested for driving while impaired and open

container.

citations

• Jeffrey A. Kaufman was issued a citation for speeding, 50 in a

35 mph zone.

• Ricky E. Graves was issued a citation for expired registration.

• Kaija C. Beesley was issued a citation for shoplifting.

• William J. Bigham was issued a citation for stop sign violation.

• Scott Alan Marshall was issued a citation for open container in

the passenger area of a motor vehicle.

• Brandon Britt was issued a citation for no insurance and fictitious

registration.

• James Melvin was issued a citation for lending a fictitious

registration.

• Evan Shelby was issued citations for driving while impaired, one-

way violation and open container.

• Ivan Lopez was issued a citation for unsafe movement.

civil penalties

• Seven civil penalties were issued for open container, glass on the

beach, human waste and noise.

reports

• Shoplifting was reported.

• Larceny of chose action was reported.

• Found property was reported.

• Larceny of a cell phone was reported.

sept. 7

citations

• Thomas Robert Cleary was issued a citation for driving during

revocation.

• James Milton Parker Jr. was issued a citation for expired

registration.

• Morgan Elizabeth Bell was issued a citation for stop sign violation.

Warning tickets

• Michael James Sims was issued a warning ticket for failure to

carry driver’s license.

• Lesley Anne Borneman was issued a warning ticket for expired

registration.

• Micaela Catherine Cleary was issued a warning ticket for failure

to carry driver’s license.

• Jenny Ho was issued a warning ticket for expired registration.

civil penalties

• One civil penalty was issued for dog on beach.

Over the line

A Wrightsville Beach Police officer on patrol around mid-night, Wednesday, Sept. 3, began following a vehicle down Causeway Drive after noticing the vehicle stop halfway into the intersection of Causeway Drive and Waynick Boulevard for a red light.

The officer reported he observed the vehicle weaving in and out of lanes, and crossing the double yellow line along Causeway Drive before stopping the vehicle, driven by 64-year-old Gary Hamm.

Noticing Hamm’s glassy and red eyes, the officer conducted a field sobriety test and Hamm registered a blood alcohol con-centration of .26, more than three times the legal limit. Hamm was arrested on $5,000 secured bond and transported to the New Hanover County Detention Facility.

Watch your sea bass

The cutter from U.S. Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach stopped a vessel for inspection in the ocean off Wrightsville Beach around 3 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4.

While checking the names of the occupants the crew found 32-year-old Erik Scheller had a warrant for arrest for failure to appear in court on charges of possession of black sea bass out of season.

Scheller was transported back to Wrightsville Beach where WBPD served him his warrant and he was placed on a $100 unsecured bond.

brandishing a knife in red Dogs

Wrightsville Beach Police officers stationed in the downtown Wrightsville Beach area around 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, were approached by a couple of individuals reporting a man in Red Dogs who said he had a knife and pulled it out. When a different officer in the area received a similar report the officers inves-tigated and found 30-year-old Harry Tate Jr. with a concealed pocketknife with a 4-inch blade.

The officers discovered Tate also had warrants out for failure to appear in court and arrested him.

Wrong way driver

A Wrightsville Beach Police officer pulled a vehicle over driven by 22-year-old Evan Shelby around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, after the officer saw Shelby get in his car and drive the wrong way down South Lumina Avenue around Wings.

When the officer approached Shelby’s vehicle, he saw an open Bud Light bottle in the cup holder and another rolling in the floorboard.

The officer conducted a field sobriety test and Shelby regis-tered a blood alcohol concentration of .13. Shelby was arrested and given a $1,000 unsecured bond.

SXSW’s Forrest revs coastal entrepreneursBy Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

More than 50 entrepreneurs, business own-ers and industry leaders spoke during the first annual Coastal Connect Entrepreneur and Capital Conference Thursday, Sept. 4, organized by the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE).

The event’s keynote speaker was Hugh Forrest, director of the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive festival, which takes place every March in Austin, Texas. The interactive festival is part of the larger SXSW Festival that also includes individual music and film festivals.

Forrest said his team has tracked SXSW’s impact during the past three years. In 2013 the festival generated $218 million for the city of Austin, which makes it the city’s biggest single economic generator. By comparison,

Forrest said a Superbowl typically pro-vides the host city with an economic impact between $400 million-$500 million.

However, SXSW Interactive was not always the success story it is today and Forrest said the music component paid the bills for around a decade. Interest grew steadily in the interac-tive component, which features tech startups and entrepreneurs. The big breakthrough for the festival was in 2007 when Twitter made its first big presentation to the tech commu-nity during that year’s festival.

Linking his experience with SXSW to new entrepreneurs and fostering the tech industry in Wilmington, Forrest said the most impor-tant things to have are patience and a plan.

“It is much easier to have a plan and ditch it the case of serendipity rather than waiting for that serendipity to happen,” Forrest said. “[SXSW] took 30 years to build so you need to grow something incrementally, and have patience and persistence.”

Alluding to Wilmington’s own growth, CIE executive director Jim Roberts pointed out the statistic that 100 new people move to Austin every day and asked Forrest what consider-ations need to be given to sustainable growth.

“I don’t know how long that is sustainable,” Forrest said. “We are in boomtown mode now and the same challenges of the city of Austin are the challenges of SXSW . . . staying true in spite of constant change.”

Following his remarks, dozens of entrepre-neurs, business owners and industry leaders took the stage to pitch ideas, speak about innovation and discuss the homegrown indus-tries rising locally.

The following Monday, Sept. 9, after the conference, Roberts said he was pleased with how the CIE staff of two people pulled off the event.

“I am pretty proud of what we were able to pull off with this event,” Roberts said. email [email protected]

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Staff photo by Cole Dittmer

USA Today columnist Laura Baverman conducts a group chat with SXSW Interactive director Hugh Forrest during the inaugural Coastal Connect Entrepreneur and Capital Conference Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Coastline Conference and Event Center.

Commission candidates invited to stump at beachBy Miriah HamrickStaff Writer

The 2014 New Hanover County Commission candidates will head to the beach for a Sept. 17 round-table discussion with officials from Wrightsville, Carolina and Kure beaches.

The Pleasure Island Foundation for a Sustainable Community has organized the discussion in an effort to create a culture of under-standing and cooperation between the county and beach town gov-ernments. Foundation president Bruce Holsten cited a disconnect between the entities, noting scarce beach town representation on the board since the 1970s, but said the time is ripe to strengthen the relationship.

“In November, we will have two new county commissioners and regardless of who wins, the composition and the agenda of the county commission is going to be changed. So it’s important that the candidates understand that we have a role and that we have issues and concerns that we hope can be addressed in an open, friendly and mutually ben-eficial way,” Holsten said during a Sept. 9 phone interview.

Out of the four candidates, Holsten said Democrat Rob Zapple is the only candidate who campaigned at the beach so far this year.

“No one would criticize that historically,” Holsten said, but he hopes the event will change that by reestablishing a dialogue between the county and the beaches.

Zapple, fellow Democrat

Patricia Spear, and Republican candidates Skip Watkins and Dr. Derrick Hickey all confirmed attendance at the discussion.

With no moderator and an open format at the event, the candi-dates engaged in back-and-forth conversation to give officials and citizens a better understanding of their issue stances.

“We hope that everybody gets a clearer understanding than a traditional two-minute prepared statement,” Holsten said.

Elected representatives from the

beaches have compiled a list of topics, including sustainable fund-ing for inlet dredging and beach renourishment, use of existing tax revenue and exploration of other options like a food and beverage tax, equal distribution of county funds for parks and recreation and public transportation, and a Cape Fear Community College campus in southern New Hanover County.

The list of topics will guide but not dictate the discussion, and Holsten plans to open the event for public comments and ques-tions at the end.

The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Kure Beach Community Center. The doors will open at 5:30 for light refreshments and mingling.email [email protected]

“We hope that everybody gets a clearer

understanding than a traditional two-minute prepared statement.”


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Never forget. That’s what we’re told.“I was at my aerobics class at the YWCA that morn-

ing, and as I left at about 10 a.m., the woman at the front desk said something terrible had happened. I rushed home and turned on the TV in time to see the towers collapse. I remember I cried all day,” said Lumina News and Wrightsville Beach Magazine graphic designer Cissy Russell.

Emmy Errante, staff writer and photographer, attended Wilmington Academy of Arts and Sciences on September 11, 2001. The entire student body was herded into one room.

“They set up an old dinosaur TV and the whole school gathered around to watch.”

In the seventh grade at the time, what Errante remembers thinking was: What are the World Trade Centers?

“I was in my sixth-grade math class when the news broke about the first plane crashing into the Twin Towers,” said staff writer Miriah Hamrick. “All stu-dents returned to homeroom and we watched the news for the rest of the school day. I had never heard of the Twin Towers and barely knew what terrorism was, so I didn’t understand why teachers wore sad expressions on their faces and called for war. I wish I had been older or smarter when it happened, because the impli-cations of that day stretched into my adulthood and I still have to catch up on things that happened when I was a kid, to understand what’s happening now.”

Office manager Kim Benton said she was way up in the hills of Ashe, N.C., getting ready for her hus-band’s grandmother’s funeral. The day was already somewhat auspicious for Benton. Two years earlier her grandfather had passed away on that same date and seven years earlier to the day, she and her husband were married. They celebrate their 20th anniversary this 9/11.

Cole Dittmer, staff writer, said, “I was walking down the hallway of Williston Middle School. My friend told me about it. It just seemed kind of foreign. I remember thinking, ‘No, that’s not right.’” When he entered the classroom, the television was already on. “It was the kind that was stuck up in the corner of the ceiling strapped to apparatus.”

An announcement came across the loudspeaker at Cape Fear Academy and Thomas van Arsdale’s ninth-grade class assembled in the common area. His younger brother was in lower school. “We were allowed to call our parents,” van Arsdale said.

But his parents were already on their way to the school to pick up their sons and take them home.

“I watched my parents watch the news,” he said. “My dad is not an emotional person — I may have heard him belly laugh four times my entire life — he worked with someone in the financial industry in New York whose floor took a direct hit; I could actually see him tearing up.”

Art director Shawn Best was living in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Towson, Maryland. Like the van Arsdales, she went to school to pick up her daughter and son.

“We didn’t have cable TV at the time but we were cat sitting for the neighbors. They had CNN and all the breaking news channels,” she said. Her brother-in-law worked at the Pentagon.

“When the planes hit there, we got really concerned about Griff. The whole day was spent following really closely the Pentagon hits.” Her sister-in-law’s family members were New York firefighters. “It touched us pretty closely,” she said.

Combined with anthrax scares and Amber alerts, commuting to work in the days following she remem-bered, “It started a whole ball of worry that never stopped.”

Worried about her brother who also commuted to D.C. to work in the Pentagon area, Susan Zedella Miller was a senior at Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. She began that morning as she always did, by listening to the Bob and Tom comedy show on the radio.

“They were talking about a plane flying into the World Trade Center,” she said. “I thought, ‘That’s not

funny.’” The djs told their listeners to turn their tele-visions on. Downstairs in the large house she shared with four other girls, she turned on the big wooden console TV.

“I was just really confused,” she said. “This was before we all had cell phones.” She ran to her class to tell her teacher she had to go home and stay by the phone to make sure her brother was safe. Her teacher responded, “I’m surprised you’re here.” When she returned to the house, at least 15 people were gathered in her living room watching the events unfold around that relic television set. “They all looked up at once and said, ‘Your mom called. Your brother’s fine.’”

When she remembers that day, three things come to mind: thinking it was a joke; is my brother OK; “I can’t believe you’re here.”

In 2001, that day in September, the Wrightsville Beach Magazine was one year old. Lumina News would not be born for eight more months. Pat Bradford was getting ready to leave for an appoint-ment as the first jet hit the first tower.

“Like everyone from that day, this image in slow motion is forever burned in my mind,” she said. Then the second plane: “This was when I knew with certainty this is a terrorist attack. The crash into the Pentagon and United Airlines Flight 93 downed in a heroic victory in the field in Stoneycreek Township, Penn. confirmed it to me. It was a highly emotional time. I will never forget the flood of emotion, watch-ing the emergency responders rush toward those burning buildings and up those stairs; my son is a fire captain, (his father before him, a chief) and I knew if he were there he would be doing the same. Those images haunt me.” That night there was a flotilla meet-ing, which had erroneously not been cancelled and a check presentation photo that had to be taken. Those who came out all stood around in shock. As across the country Americans came together in prayer and love, beach residents held a candlelight vigil on the street corners.

“I remember it as a precious time of unity in this country.”

Marimar McNaughton was in Mashoes, N.C., a right turn off the old Manns Harbor Bridge. She was en route from Southern Shores, where she lived, to Columbia, where she was employed by Pocosin Arts. She had met some quirky people who lived in Mashoes and thought she would take a detour, look around, see if she could imagine living there, even though it was the top of the 9 o’clock hour and she was already late for work. She was listening to NPR when she heard the news. She looked around. The tide was high on the Croatan Sound that morning, nearly flooding the surrounding marsh. She drove the remaining 30 miles past East Lake, across the Alligator River, through the rural woodland swamp to the seat of Tyrrell County where her coworkers and a crew of board members were waiting to make a decision.

Pocosin Arts held its Steamed-Blue-to-Red-Hot Lively! Hard Crab Dinner and Art Auction as planned the following Saturday and had record-breaking atten-dance and sales proving the redemptive power of art to heal combined with the redemptive power of gather-ing with like-minded friends.

It was a tender time of making eye contact with strangers in grocery store lines. Do you remember?

Perhaps senior account executive Jill Sabourin sums it up best:

“9/11 was a very significant day in our lives. We were living in Hollidaysburg, Penn. My husband, Ron, traveled extensively, but was home that day. He was upstairs when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. I called up to him to quick come down. Shortly after that our phones started ringing. People were concerned that he was in the air. He could have very easily been traveling that day. We decided almost that day that we didn’t need to live in central Pennsylvania any more. We always knew we wanted to live by the ocean. That is how we came to live in Wilmington, N.C.”

We welcome your opinions and thoughts regarding issues in Wrightsville Beach; however, we can only accept one letter per month, per person, please, with no more than 300 words. All letters must include name and address in order to be published and are subject

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The views and opinions expressed by our columnists do not neces-sarily reflect those of Lumina News or its publisher.

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Disorderly conduct I would like to respond to Pat Bradford’s “My

Thoughts” Editorial in the September 4th Lumina News. In it she made several good points about some of the etiquette problems in Wrightsville Beach. However, I would like to correct and add to some of her comments.

As a full time resident living near the downtown WB district, I disagree with her statements “Post Labor Day...Wrightsville Beachers reclaim the town” and “post Labor Day the town grows progressively quieter with each passing week.” This might be the case dur-ing the day, but come to downtown WB on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night and you will see and hear a different town. The college students are back.

Sure, we had traffic and noise during the days of summer. However, most of the tourists we had were far more respectful than our group of college kids.They spent money downtown, went back to their rental units and for the most part caused few problems.

I have personally had more beer cans, bottles and cups tossed in my yard and nearby street in the past three weeks since the students came back than the three months during the summer when we had all the tourists. Stand on any street corner from 12AM to 2AM and watch the students walk to the bars in town and toss their cans,bottles, and cups of drinks in the

yards. Mind you, there are trash cans on the corners and they should not be carrying alcohol anyway. Then on the way home after closing time, these same kids leave the bars with drinks and walk back yelling at each other and tossing their empty cans where ever they want. After that, many of them take the time to pee in your driveway or on your shrubs in the yard.

I would like to add that this is not all of the local students, but a good part of them who live in WB. Hey guys, while in school study, have fun, be safe, and RESPECT the law and the town that you are residing in and the residents who live here.

In Ms. Bradford’s Editorial, she also talked about “Loop Etiquette” for walkers. I would like to write about the bikers who ride past the WB signs that say “NO Bikes on Sidewalks” as they ride on the side-walk. They go between people walking, mothers with baby strollers, and dogs on leashes without saying a word or getting off the sidewalk and on the road. If you say “NO bikes on the sidewalk” they either ignore you or give you the finger. What is up with that?

So I would like to say, bikers, you also need to show respect for the law and other people.

Tim TaylorWrightsville Beach, N.C.

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Humphrey, Musick, Kappelmann and two other friends, Asa Worthley and Andrew Slocum, ran to the end of the dock. The group initially thought the women were searching for a lost dog. They saw movement behind the boat, a ripple disturbing the glassy surface of the water.

Musick had a split second of relief, believing the dog was swimming back to its owners. Then they heard a shout from the boat.

“She yelled, ‘Wylene is my best friend!’” Musick said.

“Everybody sort of snapped to when they said they were looking for a person,” Kappelmann added.

That person was Wylene Booth McDonald, a 57-year-old Wrightsville Beach resident who was with two other women aboard the vessel from which she fell.

Kappelmann dropped his phone and jumped into the water. He swam in the direction of the floating object behind the boat. Slocum threw a life jacket as far as he could toward Kappelmann.

Musick said she glanced at the life jacket as it splashed into the water, taking her eyes off of the floating object for a split second. When she looked back, the object was gone.

“At that point it was like, we’re not going to find her,” Musick said. She pulled out her phone and dialed 911. It was 9:44 p.m. Three minutes had elapsed since they first heard the women’s cries for help.

Meanwhile, Michael Brown was watching television with his wife, Jane, in their home adjacent to the yacht club. They were pet-sitting their sister’s dog, and they noticed the animal had become agitated. Jane Brown walked out-side and headed toward the group of people gathered on the docks. Musick ran to her, telling her to call the Coast Guard right away.

“My wife came back in the house and said, ‘Somebody is overboard,’” Michael Brown said. “I grabbed my flashlight and pad-dle and went to the water. I turned my kayak heading with the tide and I paddled along, shining my light and paddling.”

While Brown searched the water, Humphrey ran up and down the docks, looking for any kind of light source. He and Kappelmann decided to climb on the boat with the women, whom they described as hysterical. Wrightsville Beach fire crews arrived and proceeded to flag down and board another passing boat to help in the search effort.

Musick stood nearby, giv-ing directions to the U.S. Coast Guard members as they rushed to

the scene. Chief petty officer Seth Haynes

said his crews were able to respond within eight minutes of being notified by a 911 operator. He said it was a quick response considering they had to follow standard policy by gathering all necessary gear and navigating the 45-foot boat safely from the dock.

Just as the Coast Guard boat was approaching, Brown, who is hearing impaired, was still search-ing the waters on his kayak, heard a noise.

“I thought I heard a really faint sound,” Brown said. “I headed that way and then I could see her between the floating dock and the boat. I went around the boat and she wasn’t there anymore, she had floated under the pier. I angled under the pier and at that point she was head down in the water.”

Brown grabbed McDonald and, using a technique he learned in a senior lifesaving class, pulled her to shore. She was bloated and did not have a pulse. Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Personnel Kyle Miess initiated resuscitation until EMS arrived.

“We have protocol in place that puts people doing specific jobs,

whether it’s beachside or on the waterway,” Thomas Toby, lead fire equipment operator, said. “We don’t respond to calls like this very often ... but everything went smoothly. The gentleman in the kayak was able to get under places we weren’t able to.”

Humphrey said there are not usually people on the water on a Wednesday night.

“We just happened to be pull-ing this boat out. If she would have fallen off 10 docks down or 10 minutes later, nobody would have responded.”

Although they described being haunted in the nights following the incident, they were also in awe of the chain of events that allowed them to save a woman’s life.

“From the time she fell over-board, everything went her way,” Brown said.

The Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen will present lifesav-ing awards to Bryan Humphrey and Michael Brown Sept. 11.

Wylene McDonald declined to be interviewed, but wrote in a Sept. 2 text message she was headed for a full recovery. email [email protected]

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much time left to serve anyway,” Robinson said. “So why not at least give one more shot at try-ing to turn things around for Mr. Berger, so that when he does get out, he can go forward and resume leading a productive life rather than a dangerous one?”

Robinson acknowledged Berger’s past issues following the terms of his probation and ordered him to wear an electronic monitor during his extended pro-bation. He will not be subject to a curfew or house arrest.

If Berger violates the terms of his probation again, he will serve

the remainder of a 120-day active sentence for his driving while impaired charge, plus 45 days for violating the terms of a con-ditional discharge for possession of a controlled substance.

Berger was sentenced to one year of probation for the DWI charge in February. He pled guilty to the controlled substance charge during the February hearing, but as a first-time offender, the charge would have been dropped if he kept a clean record during his probation.

Because Berger served 90 days of h is sentence while awaiting a ruling, he faces 75 additional days of jail

time if he violates his extended probation.

Berger’s probation violation case, first heard June 24, was postponed in July and August while two forensic evalua-tions determined whether he was capable of aiding in his defense. The most recent evalu-ation completed by Dr. Nicole Wolfe, forensic psychiatrist with Central Regional Hospital in Butner, N.C., found Berger capable despite a diagnosis of severe anxiety.

Berger will remain in custody for about one week until the details of his jail diversion program are established, including where he will stay and a course of treatment.

Wolfe recommended Berger see a counselor he trusts over an extended period of time to quell his anxiety.

At the end of the hearing, Robinson thanked Berger for his service to the community and said she hoped his time in the jail diversion program pro-vided an opportunity to work through the issues causing his recent legal troubles.

“We’re sorry that you fell into some hard times, and we’re sorry that because of those hard times, you endangered yourself and others. ... But we want to reinvest in getting you back on track,” Robinson said to Berger.email [email protected]

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“Everybody sort of snapped to when they

said they were looking for a person.”

Swaths of oceanfront property also switch from VE to AE zones on the preliminary maps, with elevation decreases as dramatic as four or five feet after the shift from VE, base flood elevation 14 feet, to AE, base flood eleva-tion 11 feet.

Using Columbia Street as an example, Wilson said the eleva-tion of the land in that stretch of the island is approximately 10 feet above sea level.

Spencer Rogers, construction and erosion specialist at N.C. Sea Grant, questioned whether the changes reflect damage his-torically endured by oceanfront properties.

Rogers recognized protection offered by substantial dunes on the south and north ends of the island, but said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project, which is the

only coastal feature protecting oceanfront property in the cen-ter of the island, was designed to withstand a 50-year storm. He said many of the oceanfront prop-erties did withstand wave action when Hurricane Fran swept onto the coast in 1996.

“The historic conditions of Fran appear to exceed the design of the preliminary maps, and are better reflected by the effective maps,” Rogers said during a Sept. 9 phone interview.

Rogers said changes to Harbor Island on the preliminary map do not reflect the impact of past storm events, either. He said dur-ing hurricanes Fran, and Floyd in 1999, the perimeter of Harbor Island endured the most damage but the interior of the island saw no wave action.

“Harbor Island had some of the most severe VE zones of anywhere in the state, and the damages around the perimeter of Harbor Island didn’t reflect the severity of the effective maps,”

Rogers said. “The perimeter is more exposed to waves, obvi-ously, so it should be higher risk. But the interior parts are so devel-oped that one would think they would be less risky.”

Rogers said changes in base flood elevation for mainland areas adjacent to creeks, up by as much as three feet on the preliminary maps, also do not reflect histori-cal impact.

Preliminary floodplain maps can be challenged during a 90-day public comment period. Wilson said the public com-ment period will begin after local authorities review the maps with officials from the N.C. Floodplain Mapping Program.

Successful challenges to pre-liminary floodplain maps require sound data, typically compiled by an engineering firm, and can be reimbursed for as much as $250,000 under the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014.

While money is available, the

law also requires an interpreta-tion by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Rogers said in many past challenges under the Biggert-Waters Act, FEMA interpreted the law dif-ferently than engineers did.

“No one should assume off the top that they’re eligible for the $250,000 if they win,” he said. “It depends on how the law is inter-preted. But there is a mechanism for appealing the maps.”

Despite the town’s concern about zones on Harbor Island, Wilson said he was not sure if the preliminary maps would be challenged in Wrightsville Beach since the island mostly saw decreases in zones and elevations.

Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens agreed, saying the Board of Aldermen would ultimately decide if the town challenges the maps.

The maps are expected to be effective in 2015.email [email protected]

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Firefighter’s Memorial at WFD Station No. 2 near Empie Park at 8:30 a.m.

His message will hinge on how much fire rescue crews are depended upon, and to never forget.

“Sometimes I think the pub-lic’s memory is way too short

and events do tend to fade into the background,” Rivenbark said. “Three hundred and forty-three firefighters gave their life that day and when every-body else was coming out of the buildings they were going in and carrying 150 pounds of equipment trying to get to the 78th and 90th floors of the towers.”

Cape Fea r Communi ty

College will also host a memo-rial service Thursday, Sept. 11, at its North Campus with multiple events throughout the day. The memorial service will begin at 8:46 a.m. around the 9/11 Memorial at the entrance to the Safety Training Center, and feature CFCC First Responder Academy students and mem-bers of the Wilmington Police Department Pipes and Drums

ensemble. Later in the day there will

be presentations about disas-ter preparedness, fire safety, CPR training and emergency communications from speak-ers like New Hanover County Emergency Management direc-tor Warren Lee, Dan Reid from CFCC’s Fire Protection Technology program and others. email [email protected]

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stated it will update the board on the schedule as the project progresses.

Town manager Tim Owens said any town resident could apply to be a part of the ad hoc committee. Among other things, participation would include attending meetings with town staff to learn about the town’s water and sewer infrastructure to better make recommendations for its improvement.

Owens said it was important

for Wrightsville Beach citizens to take part in the committee to give a voice to the community most affected by the project. Long-term water and sewer improvements could cost the town as much as $20 million during the next five or 10 years, Owens said, which would likely raise water and sewer bills for residents.

“That’s why the committee is being formed,” Owens said, “so these citizens will have input. Obviously in the future we’ll have some public hearings.”

The board will also discuss

purchasing surveillance cameras for the public areas near Crystal Pier and the Oceanic Restaurant.

Camera surveillance has been a long-term goal for that loca-tion but the board will consider whether recent events warrant installing cameras sooner than planned. Two criminal inci-dents occurred in the vicinity of Crystal Pier during the last month.

The first, vandalism by graffiti, occurred to the town’s public bathrooms. The second was an armed robbery of an Oceanic employee Aug. 25. No one was

apprehended in either case.A m e m o r a n d u m f r o m

Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House states the sur-veillance camera project would involve the installation of two fixed light finder cameras and one pan, tilt, zoom camera at the South Lumina Avenue restroom facility. The estimated cost for the project is $14,800.

Chief House will present more details about the project during the meeting and the board will discuss whether to approve the project.email [email protected]

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Pope case continued

Staff photo Joshua Curry

District Court Judge Robin Robinson speaks to Brian Berger about the terms of his new sentence during Berger’s probation violation hearing Sept. 9.

By Cole Dittmer Staff Writer

Hovie Pope Jr., the former Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington and New Hanover County law enforcement officer indicted on embezzlement charges, appeared in New Hanover County District 5 Superior Court Monday, Sept. 8. Pope’s case was continued until the next Superior Court session Monday, Oct. 13.

Pope appeared with his two sons, Troy Pope and Jeffrey Pope, both also law enforcement officers.

Wilmington attorney G. Frank Jones is representing Pope in the case and Durham financial crimes attorney Thomas Mitchell Garrell is the prosecutor. An email to Garrell was not returned by press time Wednesday, Sept. 10. Jones said he could not communicate on a pending case during a Wed. Sept. 10 phone interview.

With a conflict of interest in the case for the New Hanover County District Attorney’s office, Garrell was assigned to prosecute Pope by the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys. The conference of district attorneys was established as a state agency in 1983 and is not affiliated with the North Carolina Department of Justice or the Attorney General’s office.

Pope was charged by a New Hanover County Grand Jury with embezzling $31,680 from the North Carolina Internal Affairs Investigators Association during the time he was an active member of that organization. Pope served as the association’s president from 2002-03, and its treasurer. The North Carolina Internal Affairs Investigators Association still lists Pope as one of its honorary members.

Pope was served an Order For Arrest on a True Bill on Indictment for Embezzlement in July, turned himself in the week of July 28 and was issued a $10,000 unsecured bond. email [email protected]


By Cole DittmerStaff Writer

Native Wrightsville Beach skimboarder Will Buchanan traveled back to his hometown with some hardware after win-ning the Zap World Amateur Championships of Skimboarding Senior Men’s Division.

Held Aug. 9-10 in Dewey Beach, Del., the contest drew more than 200 skimboarders from around the world and as far away as Portugal and Brazil.

The 23-year-old Buchanan said he has dedicated more time to perfecting his skimboard-ing during the past year, which resulted in the win in Delaware and a third-place finish at the Oktoberfest skimboarding con-test in Newport Beach, Calif., in 2013.

“The past years I did the [Delaware] contest I didn’t fin-ish as well as I would have liked,

but this past year I knew I wanted to do good and started working harder,” Buchanan said. “I would really love to go somewhere with skimboarding.”

Buchanan said he started skim-boarding about 10 years ago after seeing a professional skim-boarder in Kure Beach.

“I started with my friends on small wooden boards sliding across the sand and saw a pro-fessional skimboarder at Kure Beach named Kyle Holt when I was about 14. I just knew I wanted to do that,” he said. “It is a really unique sport because it has the tricks like skateboarding and wave riding but with the feel of snowboarding.”

Traveling to skimboard in places where skimboarding has a much larger following led Buchanan to the realization of how few people participate in the sport in Wrightsville Beach.

“I lived out in California about

two years ago for school and to experience the lifestyle because skimboarding is so much bigger out there and it was cool being around that coming from a place like Wrightsville Beach where skimboarding is nonexistent,” he said.

With no skimboard instruc-tors around, Buchanan recently launched NC Skim School with the help of his brother and fellow skimboarder, Matt Buchanan.

“I just do not think skimboard-ing is very big here because people don’t know how and it is pretty hard to learn,” he said. “It is a lot easier to learn if you have someone showing you so that is why I always wanted to do the skimboarding camp.”

With a first-place finish under his belt, Buchanan said he hopes to travel out to the Oktoberfest contest again this year to try for another and continue to help advance skimboarding in North

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For the recordQuestions and photographs by Thomas van Arsdale and Emmy Errante

What would you like to see go into the Galleria space?

Amanda Purkaple Wilmington, N.C.

“It would be awesome if they had another shopping center like

Mayfaire.”

Justin Pearce and Christine Prevatt

Wilmington, N.C.“An Anthropologie or Urban Outfitters,

something along those lines.”

Tori Rightmyer Wilmington, N.C.

“Local restaurants, because that’s my favorite part of Wilmington.”

Ronney Bradshaw Wilmington, N.C.

“A nice Cajun restaurant, or my girls like those trampoline arenas.”

Alex Cunningham Wilson, N.C.

“Restaurants and a new yoga center closer to the beach.”

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• serving wrightsville Beach locals & guests for 17 years.

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• Fresh local seafood, steaks, pasta, and regional favorites.

• Gluten free menu selections.

• Daily drink specials, local drafts & select wines.

• located next to wings and the trolley stop.

impOrtant Dates

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Town of Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall Council Chambers

monday, sept. 15

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners meeting, 4 p.m., New Hanover County Historic

Courthouse, Room 301

tuesday, sept. 16

Wilmington City Council meeting 6:30 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers

Sunset Social to welcome, inform parentsBy Miriah HamrickStaff Writer

All parents of children enrolled at Wrightsville Beach School are invited to the third annual Sunset Social, hosted by the Wrightsville Beach School Foundation Sept. 16.

Aimee Jones, foundation pres-ident, said the event is planned to educate parents about the needs of students and teachers at Wrightsville Beach School, but also to connect parents in a fun setting.

“It is about doing some great things for the school, but ... we’re trying to have some fun, too. We live in a fun environment and we have great parents. We like to hang out together,” Jones said.

Coo Hocker, mother of two Wrightsville Beach School stu-dents and a 2-year-old who will one day attend the school, makes it a priority to attend the Sunset Social to discover what can be done to improve the school and spend time with other parents. She said the atmosphere at the event facilitates involvement.

“You’re not just going to a board room to discuss your mission. You’re having fun while you’re doing it, and when you’re having fun, doing some-thing around like-minded people, you’re enjoying yourself and coming up with ideas for your kids. So it’s a win-win situation,” Hocker said.

During the event, the founda-tion will explain how it raises money and how the money is used, including its priority proj-ects planned for the school year.

Although the foundation is entering its third year, Jones said some parents might not

WB skimboarder wins national contest

understand how the foundation differs from the Wrightsville Beach School PTA. While the PTA provides school supplies and needed resources for teach-ers, the foundation steps in to provide more expensive items the PTA and school system can-not afford.

“We’re not a Title I school, so we don’t get the extra federal funding that a lot of other schools receive. But we don’t want our kids to be behind because other schools have iPads, or bet-ter computers, this program or that program. This is our way of taking the bull by the horns and generating our own funds,” Jones said.

After the foundation launched August 2012, it amped up the auction traditionally held during the PTA’s annual Fall Festival and raised $42,000. During the first year, the foundation equipped classrooms with lap-tops, iPads, Smart Boards and

more. During the second year, the foundation provided money to hire a part-time Spanish teacher.

Hocker said she knows her kids have benefitted from the work of the foundation.

“My daughter loves taking Spanish. That came straight from her mouth,” Hocker said. When your kids come off the bus speak-ing Spanish, that’s great. They wouldn’t have had that before.”

Dr. Tim Markley, New Hanover County Schools super-intendent, will speak during the event to explain the need of the school bond referendum, and the impact if passed by voters in November.

Although donations are not required at the Sunset Social, a little more than 100 attendees generated $16,000 in 2013.

The Sunset Social starts at 6 p.m. with food provided by Bluewater Grill. A cash bar will be available. email [email protected]

Carolina. “This past year I have seen

the most people skimboarding

that I do not recognize, which is good,” Buchanan said. “It is always good seeing more new

people out there.” email [email protected]

Supplied photo courtesy of Will Buchanan

Wrightsville Beach native skimboarder Will Buchanan, right, competes in the 2014 Zap World Championships of Skimboarding in Dewey Beach, Del., in which Buchanan won the Senior Men’s Division.

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Bringing the Beach together

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Reel Big Funcarolina beach inshore challengeInlet Watch Yacht ClubFriday, Sept. 12 to Saturday, Sept. 13

Fisherman’s Post newspaper will hold the final event of the red drum and flounder tournament series at Inlet Watch Marina. Beginning this Friday, Sept. 12, Wilmington anglers will compete to catch the heaviest flounder or red drum in order to win more than $15,000 in cash and prizes. Tournament entry fee is $150 per boat. To register or for more information, call Max Gaspeny at 910-409-8379 or visit www.fishermanspost.com/tournaments/ncic

Reading with Rabbitsauthor talk and rabbit showBarnes & Noble Saturday, Sept. 13, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Author Rebecca Petruck will speak about her experience researching for her middle-grade novel “Steering Towards Normal,” and sign cop-ies of her book. In addition, the Cape Fear Area Rabbit 4-H Club will be there with rabbits to talk about raising animals for competition. Admission is free. For more information call 910-509-1880 or email [email protected]

Local Dancers Take a Turncape Fear arts in motion: Quartets, pirouettes, and silhouettesThalian HallFriday, Sept. 12, 8 p.m.

The Forward Motion Dance Company will present its annual dance showcase. The 2014 show will feature three performances showcasing the work of choreographer Tracey Varga, as well as appearances by guests like Joe Cordaro, Kristen Gibson, Patrick Ogervie, Jude Eden and the North Carolina Guitar Quartet. Tickets start at $17.50. For more information call 910-632-2285 or email [email protected]

It’s another day at New Hanover Regional Medical Center and both Lana Desloges and Samson wear their badges. Lana’s verifies she is a volunteer at the hospital. Samson’s red, heart-shaped badge reads, “I’m a therapy dog.”

Through the doors of NHRMC’s Rehabilitation Hospital, both handler and healer walk. Greeted by Darlene Larkins, a patient at the rehabilitation hospital, the steady boxer Samson approaches to give Larkins a few licks — a simple act that brings tears of joy.

“It does make me feel better because I have two dogs at home I am missing like crazy,” Larkins said. “It is just good to have a dog come in and at least you can be around them.”

Samson’s muscular, square head belies his true nature as a lover and what ensues is a series of lick-ing, petting, dog talk, repeat.

Larkins’ response is similar to many of the patients at the hospital Lana and Samson, and the other 25 therapy dog teams, encounter on their rounds.

Larkins said opening up to a dog is much eas-ier for patients who have been through traumatic events.

“Once you have been hurt or had a stroke you aren’t the same person. Sometimes you shut down to other people because you are either embarrassed of what you are or who you are now,” she said. “The dogs don’t care and they just give you uncon-ditional love.”

Therapy dogs differ from service dogs in that their role is to help foster emotional wellbeing whereas service dogs provide aid with physical handicaps or ailments.

“I don’t think there has been that much said about the therapy dogs, more about service dogs,” Desloges said. “The therapy dog program has become very prevalent lately and they are even getting them into airports where they call them comfort dogs.”

Not just any dog can be a therapy dog, however, and Desloges said she knew she wanted Samson to be her first therapy dog from the time he was a puppy.

“Any dog is a good therapy dog as long as they

have the right temperament,” she said. “You will learn really early on what kind of temperament your dog has. They can’t be too shy, they have to be pretty secure in themselves, they have to be social and they have to like touch.”

Samson, who is now 7 and one-half years old, was trained from an early age, going without rope toys or balls to prevent any aggressive mouth movements. In addition to the traditional behavioral and agility dog classes, Samson was also trained by visiting very loud and distracting settings.

“I went to Home Depot and Lowes in the lum-ber departments because that is where the loudest things were happening,” Desloges said. “From the get-go I knew he was a solid dog emotionally if he could handle that.”

Samson’s training produced a dog Desloges can trust and a dog unfazed by the varying sights, sounds, smells and people he meets in his daily visits to the many wings of the hospital, nursing homes and hospice centers.

In settings like nursing homes, Samson can help with improving motor skills in addition to nurturing emotional health.

“Sometimes they may not feel like moving around too much but they will always pet my dog and feel him, and it helps so much, especially with the elderly because sometimes they are so lonely,” Desloges said. “Also it gives them a sense of touch and love.”

The patients are not the only ones who benefit from Samson’s presence; Desloges said often the staff of the medical establishment benefits just as much.

“At the hospital, we do not only work for the patients, we help de-stress the staff too,” she said. “Often when Samson and I are walking through the halls, we will walk by a doctor who comes right in his face, roughing him up, and Samson just licks his face. It just diverts the staff’s stress energy a little bit.”

NHRMC music therapist and child life specialist Michele Erich said the hospital has had the therapy dog program since the early 1990s and she sees a positive change in everyone with whom the dogs interact.

“There is a switch that turns, a look in their face

that is different and a happiness that comes,” Erich said. “No matter whether they are children, the folks in the outpatient cancer center or any other patients, I think it just brightens people’s spirits and it really helps the staff.”

Erich said the therapy dog teams are also starting to have an effect in the waiting rooms of the inten-sive care and surgical units.

For those looking to train a therapy dog of their own, Desloges suggested starting young and going through training classes at centers like the Azalea Dog Training Club.

Erich said any trained and certified therapy dogs could phone her at 910-815-5870 to begin volun-teering at NHRMC.email [email protected]

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Lana Desloges and Samson visit with NHRMC Rehabilitation Hospital Patient Darlene Larkins outside the hospital Friday, Sept. 5.

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Exhibition showcases local talentBy Miriah HamrickStaff Writer

Following a 24-hour free-for-all submission period, work created by artists from across the state will adorn the walls of the Hughes Wing at the Cameron Art Museum for the second State of the Art/Art of the State exhibition.

The museum will remain open from noon Sept. 19 to noon Sept. 20, during which North Carolina art-ists over the age of 18 can submit an original work to be exhibited in the show.

The museum organized the first State of the Art/Art of the State show in 2011, with more than 600 artists delivering work within the 24-hour timeframe.

The idea for the exhibition is inspired by a similar effort in Washington, D.C., organized by esteemed curator and museum director Walter Hopps as an opportunity for artists to interact with curators.

Kim Kelly, communications manager for the CAM, said the event was revisited in 2014 due to its popularity among both artists and visitors. She said the exhibition mirrors a movement in museums to include more people.

“You’re seeing a little bit more of that participa-tory expression in museums. There is more of an engagement with audiences, giving larger numbers of folks an opportunity to come in, not only for a specialized event but to have some of their work in the museum,” Kelly said.

Without a jury or fees, Kelly said the show offers an unmediated view of the work currently produced by North Carolina artists.

“Because this is not a juried show, you are going to be looking at works from across the spectrum. It really is a sample of what is happening across the state,” Kelly said.

The museum reached out to art councils and orga-nizations to spread the word about the event. Kelly said during the 2011 exhibit, artists traveled from as far away as Hickory, Charlotte and Asheville.

All artists must drop off work in person within the 24-hour timeframe. At least one curator will be present throughout the 24-hour period, giving artists a rare opportunity to introduce their work and receive feedback. Pieces will be curated and installed as they arrive, with the opening reception scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 20.

During the 2011 event, Kelly said curators were constantly tweaking the arrangement of pieces as they arrived, and as more and more artists delivered work, the job became harder.

“It was a bit of curating on the fly,” she said.Curators participating in the event include

Peter Eleey and Laura Hoptman, curators at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City; Nora Burnett Abrams, curator from the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver in Denver, Colorado; and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, director at the Aspen Art Museum in Aspen, Colorado.

The exhibition will display through Feb. 12, 2015.For more information about eligibility and

delivery, artists are encouraged to download the prospectus for the event online at www. cameronartmuseum.orgemail [email protected]

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While some of California artist Russell Crotty’s more recent works of surf art are refined, high-art concepts, his original surf art books were created simply by putting black ballpoint pen to paper, and the covers now bear the marks of age like dirt, cof-fee stains and smudges.

The latest exhibit in The Art Gallery in University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building, “Russell Crotty: Surf Works,” features various modes of the artist’s surf art, including some of his original surf drawing books, map books, color washed drawings, large paneled murals and mobiles.

The Art Gallery director Aaron Wilcox said he first saw Crotty’s work years ago at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro and has wanted to put together an exhibit since he became the gallery’s director.

“I saw his work about 25 years ago at an art on paper show at the Weatherspoon,” Wilcox said. “It was a grid drawing of hundreds of little tiny battle-ships on paper and it just really stuck with me and I have been following his work ever since.”

While Crotty’s canvas may vary greatly in size, his surf art works all shares the same doodle-like images depicting surfers sliding down the waves that inspire him, or imagined surf spots he created by combining multiple locations.

“I had always been doodling those things since I was a kid,” Crotty said during the gallery open-ing Thursday, Sept. 4. “I was trying to be a painter after I graduated and meanwhile I was doing these for my own gratification and they kind of stuck.”

While his other works, like landscapes or astro-nomical works, may draw the attention of galleries like the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Crotty said his surf art is driven by the inspiration derived from being a surfer.

“A lot of people think what I do is scribble, which is OK, but this is more of a personal experience,” he said. “It is not like I could pick up a botanical book and say, ‘Oh, I’m going to do botany drawings now.’ For me, the experience is what inspires it.”

Crotty said he was excited to hear UNCW wanted to display his surf art because larger galleries cater-ing to the mainstream art crowd often overlook those works.

“The art world doesn’t really embrace surf cul-ture,” Crotty said. “There are famous artists who surf, but the main art world doesn’t accept it for some reason. It is not a subculture anymore, but they treat it like that, so when they asked me to bring this stuff I was excited.”

“Russell Crotty: Surf Works” will be on display until Oct. 3 at The Art Gallery. There will be a spe-cial movie night showing of the gallery with the film “180 South” Wednesday, Sept. 17. email [email protected]


California artist Russell Crotty, second from right, discusses his surf art with patrons during the opening of his exhibit at The Art Gallery in the university of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building Thursday, Sept. 4.


Crotty’s pen and color-washed drawings of waves and surfers are one of the facets of the artist’s surf art on display until Oct. 3 at The Art Gallery in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building.

Supplied photo courtesy of the Cameron Art Museum

Visitors at the Cameron Art Museum view the work of North Carolina artists during the 2011 State of the Art/Art of the State exhibit.

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Secret gardens revealed in tour

Local longboarders compete against world’s best


Four surfers representing the Wrightsville Beach Longboard Association travelled to south-ern California Sept. 5-7 for the chance to compete against the best longboarders in the world and surf the legendary wave at First Point, Malibu, with only a few other people in the water.

John Sideris, Misty Mangiacapre, Steve Mangiacapre and Drake Courey competed in the Malibu Surfing Association’s MSA Classic Invitational, the United States’ most prestigious club-level surfing contest. The contest website states 250 athletes representing surfing clubs all over the world participated in the contest.

During a Sept. 7 phone interview, John Sideris, vice-president of the WBLA, said it has been a long-time goal of his to bring a team to the competition.

“We joined the International Coalition of Surfing Clubs,” Sideris said, referring to the organiza-tion that represents the interests of surfing clubs throughout the world. “I’m friends with two of the guys out here in the Malibu Surfing Association … and they gave us four slots in the competition.”

Sideris added he believes the WBLA deserves to compete against the best surf clubs from locations such as Hawaii and Tahiti that regularly see much larger surf than Wrightsville Beach.

“We have a lot of talent in Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach,” Sideris said. “Up and down our coast we certainly have world-class surfers. Fifty percent of our team made it to the semis.”

Misty Mangiacapre explained each team mem-ber in the group competed in his or her respective age group division, and the results of each

individual surfer determined the team’s overall placing. Although Mangiacapre did not advance out of her first round heat, she said the experience of surfing alongside the world’s best longboarders was inspiring.

“It’s a great opportunity,” she said. “Some of the ladies here could be competing against our boys back home and would be killing it, so it’s an oppor-tunity to have some great competition.”

Mangiacapre said the chance to surf Malibu in perfect conditions with only four other people in the lineup was well worth the contest entry fee. She described the surf as overhead, adding that the water wasn’t too cold, either.

“Before the sun came up this morning, there had to be more than 100 people out in the dark,” she said. “So to have the opportunity to surf Malibu for 15 minutes and know no one is going to drop in on you, it’s totally worth it.”

Drake Courey advanced to the semi-finals in the Men’s 20-29 age group. Steve Mangiacapre also made it to the semi-finals in the Men’s 30-39 divi-sion, a feat made impressive by the fact that his age group included Joel Tudor, regarded as one of the world’s greatest longboarders.

Misty Mangiacapre said one of the best parts of the experience was being immersed in the long-boarding community, a culture characterized by stylish noseriding reminiscent of surfing in California during the 1950s.

“It’s a lot different because they really put an emphasis on style,” Mangiacapre said. “Traditional longboarding is valuable out here, whereas back home we don’t really have the same appreciation for it.”email [email protected]

By Miriah HamrickStaff Writer

A dozen noteworthy gardens hidden behind fences and at the end of private drives will open to the public for the 2014 Secret Garden Tour.

The tour, organized by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, wil l take place Sept. 19-20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gail Burke, chair of the com-mittee tasked with selecting the gardens, said the opportunity to glimpse hidden spaces is not the only thing that sets the tour apart from other local garden tours. Most of the gardens are designed and worked by the people who later enjoy them over a morning cup of coffee or an al fresco meal with friends and family.

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The tour typically showcases gardens downtown, but damage sustained to many gardens dur-ing the harsh winter forced the selection committee to branch out for the 2014 tour, with gar-dens scattered from downtown to the banks of Hewlett’s Creek.

Five gardens downtown and four in Forest Hills are clus-tered together, so attendees can park and walk to each stop. The remaining three are located on Oriole Drive, Oleander Drive near the Wilmington Municipal Golf Course and off Greenville Loop Road.

Mort and Judy Neblett’s garden in Joshua’s Landing offers many distinctive features. Mort Neblett suggested the containers dotting the property, imported mostly from Asia, some large enough for a grown man to climb inside, are the most notable.

Neblett traces his interest in gardening and landscaping back to childhood trips to green-houses with his mother, but he now finds his stride creating small ecosystems in vases and pots by stacking layers of rock, sand, topsoil and then plants. He drills a small hole in the bottom of each container to connect it to the sprinkler system.

“It’s a lot of containers to be filled by hand. It’s complicated and it takes a long time to do that. Most people wouldn’t have the patience, but it’s very therapeutic

for me,” Neblett said.The Neblett garden will be

open Saturday only.Burke said the harsh winter was

an obstacle for the selection com-mittee, but opening the tour to include gardens like the Neblett space led to a more interesting event.

“It made us work harder but I think we ended up getting more variety and a different atmosphere. I’m really pleased with how it turned out,” Burke said, adding the tour will likely stretch beyond downtown again for future tours.

Also new to the 2014 tour are five curbside gardens in the historic district of downtown Wilmington. Burke said the committee wanted to showcase the not-so-secret spaces, which are owned by the city but main-tained by local residents.

“They’re not hidden but peo-ple might not notice them, and we think it’s a pretty custom,” Burke said.

Tour attendees are invited to attend two complimentary dem-onstrations Sept. 20. Dee Ivey of The Plant Place will explain how to create a fairy garden at 11 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. presenta-tion by Maria Williams from the Church of the Servant Episcopal Church on flower arrangements for the sanctuary.

Tickets can be purchased directly from the historical soci-ety online, at www.hslcf.org, or by calling the Latimer House at 910-762-0492. The cost is $15.

Proceeds from the Secret Garden Tour facilitate other pro-gramming offered by the historical society throughout the year. email [email protected]


Mort and Judy Neblett’s garden in Joshua’s Landing will be one of 12 featured in the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society’s Secret Garden Tour Sept. 19-20.


Mort and Judy Neblett’s garden in Joshua’s Landing.

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An Olympic gold medalist will headline the Landfall Foundation’s upcoming Legends of Tennis Tournament Sept. 19 and 20.

Lindsay Davenport, an American tennis star, will headline the celebrity tournament at the Country Club of Landfall. Davenport’s accomplishments include three Grand Slam Championships in singles, two Grand Slam Championships in doubles and an Olympic gold medal. She holds 55 Women’s Tennis Association tour titles in singles and 38 in doubles.

Davenport will be joined by Rennae Stubbs of Australia, who holds four Grand Slam doubles titles and more than 60 WTA doubles tour titles; and Mikael Pernfors of Sweden, who won NCAA singles champion-ships in 1984 and 1985. Stubbs and Pernfors participated in the 2013 tournament, along with Americans Jimmy Arias and Charlie

Owens. Arias has won five ATP singles titles and serves as a commentator for ESPN International and the Tennis Channel. Owens was ranked in top 100 five different times and was recently inducted in the Southern Tennis Hall of Fame.

The tournament will begin Friday, Sept. 19 at 5:30 p.m. with singles, doubles and mixed doubles matches that will continue until 8:30 p.m. A Meet the Players social will close the opening night.

One of Saturday’s opening events will be a kids clinic at 9:30 a.m.

“[It] is sponsored by the Currie-Gardner family that will allow some of the Landfall Foundation Grand Recipients to play tennis for an hour,” said Cindy Worden, event chair. A sponsor clinic will also begin at 9:30 a.m.

The Legends of Tennis final matches will take place from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday.

The tournament will close with a Grand Slam Party at the Country Club of Landfall at 6:30 p.m. and a silent auction at the Landfall

Clubhouse.Proceeds will fund the Landfall Foundation

and the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawk Club.

The Landfall Foundation, comprised of Landfall residents, supports local non-profit organizations that promote education, art, health and welfare throughout the Wilmington region. During the last 18 years, Landfall Foundation has donated more than $2.7 million through grants.

The Seahawk Club supports 19 varsity sports and provides scholarships for more than 325 UNCW student athletes. Proceeds from the Legends of Landfall tournament will provide men’s and women’s tennis scholarships.

“The Seahawk Club received $2,800 from [the 2013] fundraiser,” stated Bethany Thurston, the club’s development coordinator.

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t www.landfalllegends.com

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Weather temporarily stalls September fishing

hook, line & sinker

The fishing and catching the past week has been consistent for anglers fishing both off-shore and inshore, but it has definitely not been perfect. Sea conditions for those heading offshore were doable for those who had boats large enough to break the chop. Inshore, surf and pier fishing was very doable when conditions per-mitted. The main problem plaguing anglers was the mul-tiple thunderstorms coming through the area. Cold fronts are usually a welcome sign to anglers this time of year, as they normally stimulate the fish to bite prior to their

arrival. But this year has seen an onslaught of thunderstorms with the fronts, and lighting is never a welcome guest to any-one fishing in a boat or from the pier or beach. The extended forecast is calling for another front to arrive and storms to start subsiding during the first part of the weekend. With cooler temperatures also on the way, the fishing might be good just after the fireworks have stopped. Water temperatures have dipped into the lower 80s.

Offshore, wahoo continue to be the main species tar-geted by blue water anglers. The wahoo have been plen-tiful, and several boats have reported finding their limits of fish in areas such as the Same Ole Hole and Swansboro Hole. Dolphin have been abundant in the same areas and are also found closer to the beach start-ing around 25 miles out. The

bottom fishing has been steady in depths starting around 100 feet and gets better the further offshore you go. As has been the case most of the summer, bottom fish are being found closer in than that but anglers are having to work through an abundance of sharks in order to catch anything worthwhile.

Inshore, the flounder and drum fishing continues to be good to very good, depend-ing on the day. Many anglers are finding fish around the docks, while others working the creeks are also having luck. Now it’s become more of a preference of bait for

the angler rather than what’s working best. Those who know how to use artificial and don’t mind doing a little more work are catching fish just fine, while those using live baits are having just as much luck. Again, it’s what works for the individual and what one is used to. Areas in the Cape Fear River are producing some better quality-sized flounder, as is normally the case, but the inlets around Wrightsville Beach are finally starting to show decent-sized fish as well.

Surf and pier anglers are finding red drum in the sloughs on cut bait as well, along with a few flounder here and there coming on live minnows. Bottom fishermen using fresh shrimp are catching some nice-sized Virginia mullet with some assorted sized spots and croakers mixed in.

By Skylar Walters

Sea conditions for those heading offshore were doable for those who had boats large enough to

break the chop. Inshore, surf and pier fishing was very doable when conditions permitted.

port city throws down the paddle


Gregg Robertshaw and Tim Connelly stood facing each other, knees bent and Ping-Pong paddles raised. Spectators gathered near the table, watching the small, lightweight ball whiz back and forth, faster and faster, between the two opponents. Robertshaw, a semi-professional table tennis player from Cary, N.C., finally managed to smack the ball just out of Connelly’s reach.

Robertshaw’s run of success continued throughout the night, and he clinched first place in the Fourth Port City Ping-Pong Throwdown at the Brooklyn Arts Center Friday, Sept. 5.

“This is fun, and it’s different,” Robertshaw said after his game with Connelly, looking around at the eight Pong-Pong matches taking place. Other players rested between games, chatting with friends or picking up dinner from the Poor Piggy’s barbecue food truck parked outside.

Robertshaw added this event had more of a casual, community feel than the other tournaments he regularly competes in. He took up table tennis at age 5 and began playing competitively soon after. He said he was immediately drawn to the mental aspect of the game.

“You have to figure out your strategy, how you’re going to beat this guy,” he said. “You don’t have much time out there. It reminds me of chess.”

Robertshaw’s participation in this year’s throwdown was a tes-tament to the growing success of the tournament. The tournament originally had just one division, but this year it included a B group for casual players of all ability levels, and an A group, attracting some of the best table tennis play-ers in the region.

The high level of talent in the 2014 tournament provided a test for some of the top Wilmington players, such as Connelly and Wilmington Table Tennis Club president Laurence Nadeau, who demonstrated impressive skill but lost two tight matches to Robertshaw.

“I’ve never beaten him before, so it would have been nice to beat him,” Nadeau said. “But

the competitiveness of it is great. Everyone is having a blast.”

Perhaps Nadeau’s larger accomplishment of the night was bringing together 78 players of all ages and ability levels to compete in the Ping-Pong Throwdown. During a phone interview prior to the event, Connelly described turning over leadership of the Wilmington Table Tennis Club to Nadeau because of Nadeau’s vision for the club and his passion for the sport.

“There were no more than six or eight players [in the club’s begin-ning],” Connelly said. “I’m in awe of what Laurence has done.”

Gloria Brooks and Jeanne Bua sat along the perimeter of the room, watching Nadeau jotting down scores, calling players to the correct tables and playing his own matches in between.

“He’s just out of college,” Bua said, “but he cares so much about the sport.”

Brooks drove from Cary to join Bua, her senior games table ten-nis partner, in the B division of the tournament. The two friends sat together, waiting for their next game and taking in the fast-paced action in the ongoing matches. They said they were drawn to Ping-Pong because it didn’t require covering as much ground as tennis but still allowed them to feed their competitive spirit.

As Brooks watched a young


Staff photos by Emmy Errante

Above: Wilmington Table Tennis Club president Laurence Nadeau competes in the Fourth Port City Ping-Pong Throwdown at the Brooklyn Arts Center Friday, Sept. 5. Top: Players compete in table tennis matches at the Throwdown.

boy playing a match nearby, she explained that although they enjoyed meeting and play-ing against such a wide range of ages and ability levels, competing against the young kids presented a slight moral dilemma.

“It’s difficult playing children

because you don’t want to be mean to them and beat them too much,” she said, laughing. “But then the next thing you know they beat you, and that’s embarrassing too, so it’s a no-win situation!”email [email protected]

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Stop by one of North Carolina’s oldest properties, Sloop Point Plantation, for a porch party presented by the Bellamy Mansion Museum and Preservation North Carolina. Much of the renovated build-ing and grounds will be available to tour. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be provided. Reservations cost $35. Space is limited. To RSVP, call 910-251-3700 or email [email protected]

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The Good Shepherd Center is looking for emerging philanthropists, born between 1979 and 1993, to become donors and return 10 local homeless families to independence and stability for $1.37 per day. For more information, attend the Sept. 16 breakfast or contact Jane Birnbach by calling 910-763-4424, ext. 110.

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The effort to adapt to changes in the real estate industry influenced by search engines like Zillow and Trulia continues following a July announcement of a merger between the

companies.Jody Wainio, 2014 president of the Wilmington

Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR), said compet-ing information offered by the sites and Realtors is the biggest challenge.

“It erodes the trust between the Realtor and the client when they’re finding this other information that’s not matching up with what the Realtor is telling them,” Wainio said.

Unlike licensed Realtors, no overarch-ing authority or organization holds the sites accountable for information shared to consumers. Randy Williams, broker at Hardee Hunt & Williams, offered an example to explain how that often puts Realtors in an awkward position.

When Williams was recently approached by a potential client inter-ested in listing a Wrightsville Beach condo, he offered an estimated value of the property calculated with all variables considered by an appraiser: the selling price of other units in the com-plex, historical evaluations, amenities and nuances of the property.

The potential client then listed the property on Zillow for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the estimate offered by Williams. When a client listing through Williams to sell a condo in the same complex saw the online listing, he accused Williams of undervalu-ing his property.

Williams explained the situation to his client, but neither unit has sold yet.

“The danger is that they’ve created a very appealing platform for consumers, but they have none of the requirements to maintain it accurately for the buying and selling public,” Williams said.

Realtors are held accountable for information shared with con-sumers. Frankenstein listings on Zillow and Trulia, compiled from

a hodgepodge of public information and data from the Wilmington Multiple

Listing Service (MLS), are sometimes inaccurate, and for agents listing on the sites,

the consequences can include license suspension or revocation.

“It’s false advertising. That’s what it boils down to ... and it’s not the broker. It’s what [Zillow and Trulia]

have done with the data,” Wainio said.That concern led WRAR to opt out

of syndication, or automatically shar-ing information from the Wilmington MLS with the sites. Individual brokers and companies are free to share listings through a third-party agreement, but they must first acknowledge and accept the possibility of the information changing before it reaches the consumer.

Ryan Crecelius, WRAR board mem-ber, said the merger might lead to more accurate information on the sites, since they now share resources. He sug-gested bad blood between the sites and Realtors is rooted in advertising as much as accuracy.

“As far as accuracy, that’s always been the gripe with Realtors because Realtors pay Zillow and Trulia a lot of money.

That’s their business model, getting advertising dollars from real estate agents,” Crecelius said.

Without ads, agents are unknown to consumers surfing the sites for leads — a sour point for listing agents who poured time and money into marketing properties only to see them snatched by agents adver-tising on the sites but unfamiliar with the area or the property.

“If you want to have any prominence as an agent, then you have to pay them. That is the Achilles heel of the relationship,” Williams said.

Williams recognized the sites as a permanent fixture in the industry. He said a reconciliation with both parties offering concessions could mend the rocky relationship, but only if it resulted in more account-ability for the accuracy of information on the sites and an advertising model that does not pit agents against one another.email [email protected]

Realtor association announces new leadershipBy Miriah HamrickStaff Writer

The polls are closed and the votes are in. The Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors announced the results of the 2014 election during its annual meeting Sept. 4.

Don Harris, agent at Intracoastal Realty’s Lumina Station office, was elected the 2014 vice president. Harris said he was grateful for encouragement and support from the Intracoastal Realty team, and for the opportunity to serve during an exciting time in the industry.

“There are a lot of things happening behind the scenes right now at our association. There’s a good chance there could be a whole new look in a few years,” Harris said.

Harris said his philosophy of servant leadership will guide his actions during the next three years as the association considers a transition to a regional Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and complies with newly mandated core competencies for all Realtor associations.

Harris will transition from his current position on the board of directors to vice president of the association in 2015, president of the Wilmington MLS in 2016 and president of the associa-tion in 2017.

Three spots on the association’s board of directors were also up for grabs. Jeff Lesley, sales associate with Century 21 Sweyer & Associates, and Lori Speight, founder and broker-in-charge of Masonboro Realty, won the most votes and three-year terms beginning January 2015. Shari Cutting, broker at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, received the next-highest num-ber of votes and a one-year term.

Jody Wainio, 2014 association president, said the results are not the end of the story for other Realtors who campaigned.

“Everyone ran an excellent campaign and race and there were no losers in the room. Those that were not elected continue to serve their association very well, and I’m sure they will take the opportunity to run again,” Wainio said.

Voting opened to association members Aug. 7 and closed Sept. 4 at 1 p.m.email [email protected]

Clockwise from top left: Don Harris, Lori Speight,Shari Cutting and Jeff Lesley.

Realtors respondto merger

By Miriah Hamrick, Staff Writer

“The danger is that they’ve

created a very appealing platform for consumers, but they

have none of the requirements

to maintain it accurately for the

buying and selling public.”


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What you should know about a company’s earnings reportsProvided by RBC Wealth Management and Dave Dupont

For the most part, earnings are synon-ymous with profit. They represent what a company makes after subtracting the costs of running the business — taxes and expenses.

Investors often look at a company’s earnings as an indication of the com-pany’s relative strength. Strong earnings provide companies with the ability to reinvest, start new operations, or pay dividends to shareholders. Over the long haul, strong earnings usually correlate with strong share prices.

Although the concept is simple, determining how strong a com-pany’s earnings are can be complex. To be sure you’re accurately evaluating a company’s performance, you want to see how the cur-rent quarter’s earnings numbers compare with the previous quarter or the same quarter one year ago. You’ll also want to examine its historical growth rates and see how those rates compare with the company’s competitors. Solid trends of increasing earnings can suggest a company’s earnings can be labeled “strong.”

Companies know that quarterly earnings tend to have a strong impact on the company’s share price. The elements of the earn-ings report are as important as the numbers themselves. Usually companies will provide two kinds of earnings: those based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and others termed operating earnings. Unlike GAAP earnings, operating earn-ings typically exclude one-time charges and write-offs, so they give analysts and investors a more accurate picture of what is going on behind the business.

In general, the type of business it is and where that business is in its life cycle also will affect what the earnings numbers mean. For example, a company may be devoting significant financial resources over the near term in hopes that the new product will generate significant revenue, so its earnings could be low now but higher down the line. Conversely, a company that appears to be generating solid earnings quarter after quarter may not be invest-ing enough back into the business and may run into problems down the road.

You also should consider management changes and strategic execution in conjunction with earnings. Significant changes may underlie issues in the execution of the company’s strategy. SEC filings can provide important information on subjects such as how much money is going toward compensation or if the company is investing more in businesses that are outside its main business line.

Keep in mind that a company’s share price can jump or fall dra-matically based on its quarterly performance. Take those gyrations in stride and look at how those quarterly earnings reports fit into a long-term pattern.

Dave Dupont

Money Matters

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SUDOKU by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3X3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult.

Level: Medium

5 4 3 71 3 8

7 86 9 8 7

2 7 88 2 6 5

4 22 5 38 3 9 6

Each Sudoku puzzle

consists of a 9X9

grid that has been

subdivided into nine

smaller grids of 3X3

squares. To solve

the puzzle each row,

column and box

must contain each of

the numbers 1 to 9.

Puzzles come in three

grades: easy, medium

and difficult.

Level: Medium.Sudoku answers are on page B3.

SUDOKU By Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan

This article is provided by Dave Dupont, a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management. RBC Wealth Management does not endorse this organization or publication.

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Just one day after the University of North Carolina Wilmington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s first birthday, it was announced Friday, Sept. 5 the center won a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Jim Roberts, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Executive Director, said the grant would provide funding for an expansion of the center’s services.

“That is a big deal, $50,000 makes up about one-fifth of our annual budget so that will allow us to do some additional things we were not able to do in year one,” Roberts said. “We are very proud of that because it was very competitive with almost 900 accelerators from across the country that applied for that grant.”

The CIE was founded in 2013 as a means to foster the growth and development of local entre-preneurs and small businesses, and to connect those entities

to resources. The SBA grant was awarded to 49 other small business accelerators across the United States. Two other accel-erators were awarded grants in North Carolina, both in Charlotte.

After a year of operation, the CIE now houses the offices of 25 different small business startups and regularly assists more than 50 others.

Roberts said the grant would allow the CIE to start and/or refine four initiatives in the com-ing year.

The first initiative will refine a technology transfer program, which will facilitate the com-mercialization of research being completed on the campus of UNCW to the private sector. Two examples Roberts mentioned were the research of Dr. Andrea Bourdelais on drug delivery tech-nology and Dr. Karl Ricanek’s Face My Age facial recognition software.

Another initiative the grant will help fund is a three-month boot camp for new entrepreneurs and small business owners.

“That three-month boot camp is going to lay down a baseline

of understanding of how to run a business from the beginning as an intellectual property startup,” Roberts said. “There are existing resources for entrepreneurs in Wilmington but not so much for the knowledge-based companies we are working with.”

Another initiative the CIE recently started that will ben-efit from the grant is the Coastal Open Resource App Lab, or CORAL. Established through a partnership with AT&T, the lab will serve as a co-working space for mobile web and application developers to have access to a variety of mobile devices to test their products.

Similar to the co-working office spaces established by companies like Coworx in Wilmington, Roberts also said the CIE plans to become more involved in the idea of maker spaces, which act as co-work spaces for tinkerers and inven-tors with the tools and machinery to physically create their ideas. Locally, Elite Innovations, LLC, is Wilmington’s first maker space and Roberts said the CIE has already referred more than a

dozen tinkerers to the space. While the attention around the

area’s small business entrepre-neurs is growing, Roberts said it would take the first big startup like Raleigh’s tech startup Red Hat to break through and put Wilmington on the entrepreneur-ial map.

“We are not trying to reinvent the wheel, but use best practices already in use in other cities … and make them relevant to the local community,” Roberts said. “Cities always have to have that first success story to get everyone in the community to buy in.”email [email protected]

Dick’s opens second location The grand opening of the newest Dick’s Sporting Goods took place Sept. 5-7 at the Mayfaire Community Center location. Wilmington’s

second Dick’s Sporting Goods, the Mayfaire location is 50,000 square feet and the company’s 31st location in North Carolina and 578th in the country. The original Wilmington Dick’s location on College Road will remain open and operate as normal.

BUSinESS BRiEFS


Shoppers come and go from the grand opening of Wilmington’s second Dick’s Sporting Goods location in Mayfaire Community Center Friday, Sept. 5.


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25. Classic theater26. Beat27. “The odds are against

her”31. Hound32. They’re often bitter33. Mountain air34. Witness39. Son of a son40. Jets and Mets43. Elicit44. Boosts

46. German poet48. Self starter?51. Reason to be happy

with less55. Enclosures56. Single57. Bodies58. Connect59. Evoke61. Singer Simone62. End of a warning65. Good person

67. Matches69. Kettle handle70. Knockabouts73. Iraqi port75. Back, in a way77. Santa’s reindeer, e.g.78. Idealized81. Spends time on a

luxury yacht, perhaps85. Occupational suffix86. Fillings87. Lean and mean

88. Goat antelope89. Bentsen of Texas90. Demagogue, for short91. Infrequently92. Rock debris95. Pleads97. Corroded99. Why some were in the

dark109. Cleave110. Language spoken in

eastern India

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song120. Welsh poet, to

friends

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cigarette11. Razzes12. Irreducible fraction13. Portico14. Harmony15. Certain beans16. African antelope17. Because18. Girder material28. Dissolve29. 2001 biopic30. Greek God of

marriage and namesakes

34. Sake35. Gouda alternative36. Sinuous dance37. Desert shrubs

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instruments53. ___ account54. Nothing to do with

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settler74. Ethereal76. Idled

78. An Everly brother79. Diehard80. Danish toy

company82. Sean ___ Lennon83. Pairs84. Friend of Frodo89. Dutch cheese90. Signature piece?91. Get the picture92. Range93. Talon94. Ask for more Time?95. Eye sores96. Decree97. Places in the heart98. Unit of heat100. Scintilla101. Hardly exciting102. Mangrove palm103. Cream puff104. ___ half105. Follow106. Dorking, e.g.107. Start of something

big?108. Fork-tailed flier

For answers, see page B3CROSSWORD by Myles Mellor

Sherman’s Lagoon By Jim Toomey

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

LEGISLATIVE REPORT LUNCHEON

mOnDay, september 15, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm blue Water grill upstairs

Menu is choice of chicken or fish or burger

with sides and a drink — $12 (tip not included).

guestsreps. ted Davis, rick Catlin, susi hamilton,

senators: tom rabon and micheal lee (invited)

September kicks off the WB Chambers 2014-15 efforts to engage the Town of Wrightsville Beach, its businesses, and its residents to develop a plan for the successful future economy on WB. Coastal properties are under greater and greater pressure and need to develop a mutual understanding in order to build that plan. To that end the state legislators will tell us what has happened this session and what is to come in the long session. The town will tell us when we will have the public meetings on the new preliminary FEMA maps that can be seen at: http://rfris.nc.gov/fris/

The future of WB businesses depends on a number of variables such as elevation requirements vs. height requirements vs. parking etc. We must begin to develop a plan for rebuilding or exiting the island when we are hit by a property damaging hurricane. We are no longer looking at the same rules. Get involved by coming to the luncheon and join the discussions. Volunteer to be part of the WB Chambers team to work with the town, state, and congress and our residential neighbors.

We are looking for a big crowd and need you to RSVP. The luncheon is also open to all property owners who rent their property on WB and interested residents.

Now that we are past our Labor Day weekend we can look forward to Coming Events for the Chamber. They include: meet your new businesses Social for October (looking for Host Business Volunteer), Oyster Roast on the 2nd of November, Christmas Party December 15 at the Blockade Runner Hotel.

rsVp to either [email protected] (sue Bulluck) or [email protected] (David rico, membership chair)


The Good Newschurch 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

Beach Service at Public Beach Access No. 4: 8 a.m.Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

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

ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHuRCH MT. LEBANON CHAPEL (Near Airlie Gardens)

8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.Holy Eucharist, Rite II

WRIGHTSvILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHuRCHKeith Louthan, church 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.-12:20 p.m.

WRIGHTSvILLE uNITED METHODIST CHuRCHBob Bauman, 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

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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

September 7, 2014

Spirit

The songs and worship that come from your spirit are special to Me

They come from your heart and set your spirit freeTo worship forever with words you do not knowThey keep your life from being tossed here and froKeep the focus of your spirit on Me as you sing with delightHeaven will open and a cloud will descend tonightA cloud so heavy you will not be able to stand to prayThat the spirit be upon you tonight and every dayAllow your spirit to flow and draw you close to MeAll those around you will be drawn to you, your spirit to seeWhat possibilities a free spirit can allow a person to doJoining the body of heaven with our bodies on earth tooLet your spirit flow and create the sounds from withinA new way of communicating with Me will beginOpen and free with no need for words so let your spirit flowMy love for you is open and free and on your face will create a glow

carl WatersH2OLiving(Psa 31:5 NRSV) Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.

(Joel 2:28 NRSV) Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

(Mat 5:3 NRSV) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

(John 4:23 NRSV) But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him.

(Rom 5:5 NRSV) and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

(Rom 8:26 NRSV) Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weak-ness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.

(Gal 5:22 NRSV) By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

Learning to trust:Part 9 in a multi-part series

Moving back into the Wilmington area after so many years proved to be a daily walk of trust. My wife and I knew very few spirit filled believers and no gathering of like-minded believers for fellowship. Newlywed, our finances were getting low and our lack of direction for our new ministry was of great concern.

One of the life lessons we began to learn in this time of testing changed our lives and I believe could not be learned any other way. When we are looking intently into the future for our value and worth, we are not listening to the Father. Anything we do to try to guarantee stability on our own terms will actually rob us of the freedom to sim-ply follow Him today; we will resort to our own wisdom instead of following His. The greatest freedom God can give us is to trust His ability to take care of us each day.

Thankfully, when our own hunger for him began to eclipses any-thing else, we found ourselves alongside others heading in that same direction and a new church fellowship soon followed.

At the same time, until we learn how to trust God for everything, we unknowingly will seek to control others for the things we think we need. In the beginning by not trusting Him, the first Eve did what

she thought was right for her. So much of what we do today is driven by our anxiety that God is not working on our behalf. We have no idea of the actions and peace that trust produces.

Instead of teaching people how to act more Christian, we should help them know Jesus better through His word and He will change each of us from the inside out. We can change our outward behavior to fit the rules and regulations, but it only pushes the real problems even deeper. When our thinking begins to line up with His thinking, then everything He is becomes available to us.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success (Joshua 1:8 NKJV). Without having the assurance that this is God’s will for me, I can only hope. But knowing His will opens the door for every promise to come to pass in my life.

Some do not believe it is God’s will to heal, while others believe it is God’s will to heal, but not heal everyone. Still others believe that God uses sickness and suffering to teach us something, or to bring humility. In the next few weeks we will examine each of these scrip-turally, so that the Holy Spirit can begin to move unhindered in and through those who believe.

Signs and onders Buddy DawsonW

Buddy and Maude Dawson are the founders and directors of the River of Life Worship Center, 3504 Carolina Beach Rd., Wilmington, NC. therolwc.org/[email protected]

September 11thTHE WORD PRODuCES FRuIT

Matthew 21:14 “And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.”

When we, who are the temple of the Lord, are occupied with the cares of this life, the needs of others are not met. However, when we are cleansed (Jn. 15:3), then the Lord can accomplish His ministry through us.

Jesus tells us not to worry or be anxious about our material needs being met. It would be impossible to never think about our physical needs, even Jesus thought about His need for money to pay taxes. We are simply not to be occupied with thinking about riches or spend time worrying about our necessities. They will be added unto us as we seek first the kingdom of God.

Prosperity can be damaging to the Body of Christ. God wants to bless His children with things, but a preoccupation with these things

will choke God’s Word and make it unfruitful. If we follow God’s formula for prosperity found in Matthew 6:19-34, then the Word will bring forth fruit and we will enjoy the physical blessings of this life too.

There are people who have received God’s Word, committed themselves to it to the degree that they are able to remain faithful in persecution, but because of being occupied with the affairs of this life, the Word sown in their heart is choked and no fruit is produced. Just as weeds in a garden will steal the nutrients and starve the plant, so the pleasures of this life, if we allow them to dominate our thinking, will stop the fruit of the Word from producing.

It takes time, effort, and diligence to be a fruitful Christian. It’s quicker and easier to raise weeds than it is to raise tomatoes or corn. Let God’s Word produce fruit in you.

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Wanda Withers hutchins, (Wanda Withers hutchins, Deceased) (heirs of Wanda Withers hutchins: edsel l. britt, ii, Wanda ann hutchins, thomas lee hutchins, sr. and unknown heirs of Wanda Withers hutchins) (thomas lee hutchins, sr., Deceased) (heirs of thomas lee hutchins, sr.,: thomas lee hutchins, Jr. and unknown heirs of thom-as lee hutchins, sr.) to Echols, Purser & Glenn, PLLC, Trustee(s), dated the 12th day of Decem-ber, 2008, and recorded in Book 5364, Page 1763, and Loan Modi-fication Agreement in Book 5774, Page 2758, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru-ment duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness hav-ing 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 September 16, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Caroli-na, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being a Unit Ownership in real property, under and pursuant to Chapter 47A of the North Car-olina General Statutes, entitled “Unit Ownership Act” and being more specifically described as all of Unit 1-B of Carolina Sunset, Phase I, a condominium proj-ect situated upon real property located within the Town of Car-olina Beach, North Carolina, as said real property is described in the “Declaration” creating unit of ownership of property under the provision of Chapter 47A of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina, referred to here below: Said Unit 1-B being more specifically described by refer-ence to and shown upon that set of Plans of Carolina Sunset, Phase I, which are recorded as Exhibit “A” to said Declaration, which is Book 1245, beginning at Page 184 of the said New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more complete description thereof; said plans also being recorded in Condominium Plat Book 6, Pages 32-35 in said Office; said Unit 1-B also being more specifi-cally defined in said declaration, together with all appurtenanc-es thereto belonging, including, but not limited to, the undivid-ed interest in the common areas and facilities of Carolina Sunset, Phase I, appurtenant to said unit. Including the Unit located there-on; said unit being located at 219 atlanta avenue, unit # 1 b, carolina beach, north caro-lina.

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

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

Should the property be 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 Hun-dred Dollars ($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 cash deposit or cashier’s check (no personal checks) of five per-cent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any 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.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PuRPOSE OF THIS COMMuNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE uSED FOR THAT PuR-POSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy pro-tection.

IF YOu ARE uNDER THE PRO-TECTION OF THE BANKRuPTCY COuRT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESuLT OF A BANKRuPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOu PuR-SuANT TO STATuTORY REQuIRE-MENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PuRPOSES AND IS NOT INTEND-ED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COL-LECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOu PERSONALLY.

SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEE SERVICES, INC.SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEEAttorney at Lawhutchens law Firmattorneys for substitute trust-ee services, inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1136068 (FC.FAY)Sept. 4 and 11, 2014

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Daniel V Ferguson to Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated January 31, 2007 and recorded on January 31, 2007 in Book 5136 at Page 583, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of

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

BEING ALL of Lot 34, Section 2, WILD FLOWER Subdivision, as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 25, Page 145, New Hanover County Registry, refer-enced to said map being here-by made for a more particular description.

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior convey-ances of record.

said property is commonly known as 708 Darwin Drive, Wilmington, nc 28405.

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

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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who 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 upon 10 days’ writ-ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to con-vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inabil-ity to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and rein-statement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal-lenged 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 purchas-er will have no further remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLCSubstitute Trusteebrock & scott, pllcattorneys for trustee services of carolina, llc5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 10-30754-FC01Sept. 4 and 11, 2014

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nOtice OF substitute trustee’s FOreclOsure sale OF real prOperty

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by ruth bradley and James bradley, dated Janu-ary 17, 2007 and recorded on January 18, 2007 in Book No. 5131 at Page 245 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipula-tions and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebted-ness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substi-tute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on September 16, 2014 at 2:00PM that parcel of land, including improvements there-on, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more partic-ularly described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. address of property: 119 longstreet Dr unit 104, Wilmington, nc 28403. Tax Parcel ID: R06117-001-002-011 Present Record Owners: Ruth Bradley and James Bradley. The terms of the sale are that the real property here-inbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property herein-above described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the pur-chaser is the return of the depos-it. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole dis-cretion, if it believes the chal-lenge 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. Addi-tional 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 purchas-er and against the party or par-ties 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, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have addi-tional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

rogers townsend & thomas, pc, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113470-01251 P1108170 9/4, 09/11/2014

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust executed by Erica Kelsey Satorre to Trustee Services, Inc., Trustee(s), which

was dated December 13, 2012 and recorded on December 14, 2012 in Book 5696 at Page 1401, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

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

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


said property is common-ly known as 2237 Jefferson street, Wilmington, nc 28401.

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any 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.


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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by David J. Stermer and Laura P. Sterm-er to David B. Craig, Trustee(s), which was dated March 15, 2005 and recorded on March 30, 2005 in Book 4736 at Page 38, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.


All that lot or parcel of land situ-ated in Harnett Township, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:

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

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


said property is common-ly known as 912 seven Oaks Drive, Wilmington, nc 28411.


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


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

ity to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and rein-statement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is chal-lenged 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 purchas-er will have no further remedy.


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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mari-on Cobretti and Christine Cobret-ti to Robert G. Collins, Trustee(s), which was dated July 3, 2003 and recorded on July 9, 2003 in Book 3884 at Page 215, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.


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


said property is common-ly known as 618 Windemere road, Wilmington, nc 28405.


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

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occu-

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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 upon 10 days’ writ-ten notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.



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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by brian K. mcDonald and shannon v. mcDonald (present recOrD OWner(s): brian mcDonald and shannon vaught) to Jef-fery L. Tuttle, Trustee(s), dated the 19th day of April, 2006, and recorded in Book 5010, Page 2638, and Modification in Book 5723, Page 2785, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru-ment duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness hav-ing 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 September 23, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Caroli-na, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 14R, BRASSFIELD SUBDIVISION, Map Book 34 at Page 158 in the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 628 sharease circle, Wilming-ton, north carolina.



The property to be offered pur-suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attor-neys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any represen-tation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsi-bilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are dis-claimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold sub-ject to applicable Federal and State laws.


An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the

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

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


THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PuRPOSE OF THIS COMMuNICA-TION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE uSED FOR THAT PuR-POSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy pro-tection.

IF YOu ARE uNDER THE PRO-TECTION OF THE BANKRuPTCY COuRT OR HAVE BEEN DIS-CHARGED AS A RESuLT OF A BANKRuPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOu PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQuIREMENT AND FOR INFOR-MATIONAL PuRPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOu PER-SONALLY.

SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEE SERVICES, INC.SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEEAttorney at Lawhutchens law Firmattorneys for substitute trust-ee services, inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1124415 (FC.FAY)September 11 and 18, 2014

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Tracy A. Swager to NC Land Title LLC, Trustee(s), which was dated July 31, 2000 and recorded on August 2, 2000 in Book 2784 at Page 0907, New Hanover County Reg-istry, North Carolina.


Being all of Lot 18, as shown on the Map or Plat of Section 1, Hill-side, which is duly recorded in Plat Book 11, Page 32, Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, to which plan ref-erence is here made for a more complete and accurate descrip-tion thereof


said property is commonly known as 317 mcQuillan Drive, Wilmington, nc 28412.


Said property to be offered pur-

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



Trustee Services of Carolina, LLCSubstitute Trusteebrock & scott, pllcattorneys for trustee services of carolina, llc5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 14-07418-FC01September 11 and 18, 2014

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James T. Roupas and Mary M. Roup-as to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), which was dated July 31, 2006 and recorded on August 1, 2006 in Book 5060 at Page 917, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.


A unit ownership in real property (under and pursuant to the North Carolina General Statutes, Chap-ter 47A, entitled “Unit Owner-ship Act”, and any amendments thereto), located in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more partic-ularly described as follows:

Being known and designated as Unit I-3 of the Riggings Condo-minium as the same is shown on a map thereof recorded in Con-dominium Plat Book 3 at pages 25, 26, and 27, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Caroli-na, reference to which is here-by made for a more particular description.

Together with and subject to all rights and easements appurte-nant to said unit, including but not limited to a 2.137% undi-vided interest in and to the com-mon areas and facilities all as specifically enumerated in the Declaration of Condominium and the by-laws and all attach-ments thereto dated August 16, 1982, and recorded in Book 1207 at Page 204, et. Seq., in the Office of the Register of Deed of New Hanover County, North Carolina.


said property is common-ly known as 1437 south Fort Fisher boulevard unit i-3, Kure beach, nc 28449.


Said property to be offered pur-suant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmen-tal, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are James t. roupas and wife, mary m. roupas.




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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust executed by Charles Carlyle Cribb to Con-stance R. Stienstra, Trustee(s), which was dated December 3, 2008 and recorded on Decem-ber 23, 2008 in Book 5365 at Page 2614 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on Septem-ber 19, 2013 in Book 5770, Page 2008, New Hanover County Reg-istry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the hold-er of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court-house door of the county court-house where the property is located, or the usual and cus-tomary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 23, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-lowing described property situ-ated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Wilm-ington, New Hanover County, North Carolina and more partic-ularly described as follows:

All of Lot 12, Block 4, Colonial Village Subdivision as the same is shown on map of said subdi-vision recorded in Map Book 4 at Page 1 in the Office of the Reg-ister of Deeds of New Hanover

County.

Being the same premises as con-veyed in Deed from C. Ray Burg-er and wife, Sandra G. Burger recorded 11/04/93 in Book 1716, Page 627 in said County and State.


said property is commonly known as 3268 camden circle, Wilmington, nc 28403.

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

Said property to be offered pur-suant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environ-mental, health or safety con-ditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess-ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep-tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are charles carlyle cribb.

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

If the trustee is unable to con-vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan with-out the knowledge of the trust-ee. 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.


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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust executed by Leon Davis, Jr. and Carol Diane Bowen-Davis to Jeanne White, Trustee(s), which was dated October 25, 2007 and recorded on February 20, 2008 in Book 5280 at Page 2313 and rerecord-ed/modified/corrected on May 31, 2013 in Book 5741, Page 2651, New Hanover County Reg-istry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the hold-er of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court-house door of the county court-house where the property is located, or the usual and cus-tomary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on September 23, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-lowing described property situ-ated in New Hanover County,

North Carolina, to wit:

BEING ALL OF LOT 55, SECTION 1, CARMEL AT VINEYARD GREEN, AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON A MAP RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 39 AT PAGE 81 OF THE NEW HANOVER COuNTY REGISTRY.


said property is commonly known as 5114 chalice lane, Wilmington, nc 28409.

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

Said property to be offered pur-suant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representa-tions of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environ-mental, health or safety con-ditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess-ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or excep-tions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are leon Davis, Jr. and wife, carol Diane bowen Davis.

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

If the trustee is unable to con-vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan with-out the knowledge of the trust-ee. 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.


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amenDeD nOtice OF sub-stitute trustee’s FOre-

clOsure 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 Kenneth michael hammann, Jr. and sandra D. hammann, dated April 10, 2003 and recorded on April 24, 2003 in Book No. 3753 at Page 163-179 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Caroli-na; and because of default in the payment of the indebted-ness secured thereby and fail-ure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursu-ant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed 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 Court-house, Wilmington, North Car-olina on September 24, 2014 at 11:00AM that parcel of land, including improvements there-on, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more partic-ularly described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. address

of property: 6712 pearwood court, Wilmington, nc 28405. Tax Parcel ID: R04315-009-016-000 Present Record Owners: Kenneth Michael Hammann, Jr. and Sandra D. Hammann. 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), which-ever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is chal-lenged by any party, the Trust-ee, 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 Resi-dential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pur-suant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occu-pies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after receiv-ing the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the land-lord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termi-nation. Any person who occu-pies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protect-ing Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

goddard & peterson, pllc, Substitute Trustee 3803B Com-puter Dr., Ste 103, Raleigh, NC 27609-6507 (919)755-3400 113470-01380 P1109369 9/11, 09/18/2014


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by David J. goza (present recOrD OWner(s): David James goza) to CB Services Corp., Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of Septem-ber, 2003, and recorded in Book 3996, Page 293, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebt-edness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court-house door in the City of Wilm-ington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclo-sure sales, at 12:00 PM on Sep-tember 23, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being All of that certain par-cel of land and all improve-ments now or hereafter located thereon, lying and being in New Hanover County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 14 of Federal Point Yacht Club as shown on the map or plat entitled “Federal Point Marina and Yacht Club” as recorded in Map Book 35, Page 356, New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particu-lar description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 102 rougue cove Drive, caro-lina beach, north carolina.



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The property to be offered pur-suant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agree-ment, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attor-neys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any represen-tation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, envi-ronmental, 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 releas-es. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Fed-eral and State laws.


An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the prop-erty 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 sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rent-al agreement prorated to the effective date of the termina-tion.

If the trustee is unable to con-vey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inabil-ity to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan with-out the knowledge of the trust-ee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PuRPOSE OF THIS COM-MuNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE uSED FOR THAT PuRPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bank-ruptcy protection.


SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEE SERVICES, INC.SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEEAttorney at Lawhutchens law Firmattorneys for substitute trustee services, inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1130334 (FC.FAY)September 11 and 18, 2014


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by stephen c. butler, Jr. and Kelly J. butler to Frances Jones, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of April, 2009, and recorded in Book 5396, Page 294, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trust-ee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument

duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness hav-ing 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 Carolina, or the customary loca-tion designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on Septem-ber 23, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 158, Section 9, Quail Woods Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in the New Hanover County Registry in Map Book 34 at Page 253, now known as Lot 158R as shown on map recorded in Map Book 41, Page 244, New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 7415 murrayville road, Wilm-ington, north carolina.





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





SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEE SERVICES, INC.SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEEAttorney at Lawhutchens law Firmattorneys for substitute trustee services, inc.P.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1130984 (FC.FAY)September 11 and 18, 2014


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Janis pulliam, Unmarried to Boseman and Associates, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of May, 2005, and recorded in Book 4830, Page 893, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebt-edness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court-house door in the City of Wilm-ington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclo-sure sales, at 12:00 PM on Sep-tember 23, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being a unit ownership in real property under and pursuant to Chapter 47C of the North Caro-lina General Statutes and being more particulary described as Unit 4D Lakeside Village, Phase 1B, on a plat entitled “Lakeside Village Condominiums Phase 1B” recorded in Condomini-um Plat Book 10 at Page 225 through 226, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Caroli-na, reference to which is here-by made for a more particular description.

Together with all rights and easements appurtenant to said unit, including but not limited to, an undivided interest in the Common Elements and facilities of Lakeside Village, all phases as specifically enumerated in the Declaration of Condominium, Lakeside Village, a Condomini-um, Phase 1B, recorded in Book 1678, Page 0092, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina, or any amendments thereto.

Subject to the easements, obli-gations, restrictions, covenants, conditions and assessments as stated in said Declaration and the Bylaws, and as the same may be amended.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 5221 D largo court unit 201, Wilmington, nc 28409 Parcel# R06209-002-021-032





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





SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEE SERVICES, INC.SuBSTITuTE TRuSTEEAttorney at Lawhutchens law Firmattorneys for substitute trustee services, inc.P.O. Box 12497Charlotte, NC 28220https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1138113 (FC.CH)September 11 and 18, 2014

state OF nOrth carOlina

cOunty OF neW hanOver

in the general cOurt OF Justice

superiOr cOurt DivisiOn

beFOre the clerK

File nO. 14 e 000997

in the matter OF

the estate OF:

henry FranK JanicKi

executrix’s nOtice

Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of henry Frank Janicki of New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said Henry Frank Janicki to present them to the undersigned on or before November 21, 2014, that being three (3) months from the first date of publication of this Notice or same shall be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment.

This the 21st day of August, 2014.Claudina Moose, Executrix of the Estate ofHenry Frank Janickic/o Thomas J. Morgan Attorney at LawP.O. Box 1388Wilmington, N. C. 284028/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014




beFOre the clerK OF supe-riOr cOurt

executOr’s nOtice

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of John robert Kennedy Jr. of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 20th day of November 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate

will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 21st day of August 2014.James T. Kennedy, Executor5107 Lancome CourtWilmington, NC 284098/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014

nOtice tO creDitOrs

Having qualified as Execu-tor of the ESTATE lucille J mcDOnalD, deceased of New Hanover County, North Caro-lina, this is to notify all per-sons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 19TH day of November, 2014, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the under-signed at The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC, 1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403.

This the 21st of August, 2014. James W. T. McDonaldESTATE OF LuCILLE J. MCDON-ALDJames A. MacDonaldThe MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102Wilmington, NC 284038/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014





executOr’s nOtice

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of robert miller heyward sr. of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 20th day of November 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 21st day of August 2014.Robert Miller Heyward Jr., Executor567 Garden DriveLouisville, KY 402068/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11/2014

nOtice tO creDitOrs

Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of irvin alvin roseman, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby noti-fy all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the under-signed, c/o Franklin E. Martin and/or Jill L. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilm-ington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 1st day of December, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 28th day of August, 2014.Patricia M. Roseman, Executrix of the Estate of Irvin Alvin RosemanFranklin E. MartinJill L. RaspetSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP300 N. Third Street, Suite 301Wilmington, NC 28401August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2014

nOtice tO creDitOrs

Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of linda hall a/k/a lynda hall, late of New Hanover County, North Caro-lina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said dece-dent to exhibit them to the undersigned c/o Jill L. Ras-pet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Caro-lina 28401, on or before the 1st day of December, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebt-ed to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 28th day of August, 2014.Lois Wise, Executrix of the Estate ofLinda Hall a/k/a Lynda HallJill L. RaspetSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP300 N. Third Street, Suite 301Wilmington, NC 28401August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 2014

state OF nOrth carOlina cOunty OF neW hanOver


beFOre the clerK OF superiOr cOurt


The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of rala may bulla hardie of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 27th day of November 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This is the 28th day of August 2014.Virginia H. Pyrtle, Executrix518 Windemere RoadWilmington, NC 284058/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/18/2014

nOtice tO creDitOrs



14-e-845

All persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against deceased, edward morris swiggard, are hereby notified to present them to Daniel Swig-gard and Kimberly Koran as Co-Executors of the decedent’s estate, on or before, Decem-ber 4th, 2014 in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons, firms and cor-porations indebted to the said estate will please make imme-diate payment to the above named Co-Executors in care of the undersigned attorneys at their address.

This the 4th day of September, 2014.

Co-Executors of the Estate of Edward Morris Swiggardc/o Matthew S. Schrum, Attor-neyFour Pillars Law Firm, PLLC2202 Wrightsville Ave. Ste. 213Wilmington, NC 28403September 4; 11; 18; 25, 2014

nOtice tO creDitOrs

Having qualified as Co-Execu-tors of the Estate of Johnnye Wyke, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned do hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora-tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhib-it them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Raspet, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 5th day of December, 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th day of September, 2014.Sara F. Dutton and Frank Ogels-by, Co-Executors of the Estate of Johnnye WykeJill L. RaspetSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP300 N. Third Street, Suite 301Wilmington, NC 28401September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014

state OF nOrth carOlinacOunty OF neW

hanOver


beFOre the clerK OF superiOr cOurt


The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of margaret Jean King Ward of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 4th day of December 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This is the 4th day of Septem-ber 2014.Dawn Marie Naughton, Execu-trix5401 Carolyn DriveWilmington, NC 284099/4, 11, 18, 25/2014






The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of vera small shannon of New Hanover County, North Caroli-

na, does hereby notify all per-sons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 11th day of December 2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This is the 11th day of Septem-ber 2014.Leslie Harrison, Executrix3721 Reston CourtWilmington, NC 284039/11, 18, 25/2014, 10/2/2014





File nO. 14 e 1083

aDministratrix nOtice

The undersigned having quali-fied as Administratrix of the Estate of John henry van moss, iii of New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and cor-porations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Post Office Box 1364, Wrights-ville Beach, NC 28480, on or before the 14th day of Decem-ber, 2014, 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 payment to the undersigned.

This the 11th day of Septem-ber, 2014.Jean Mae Van Velsor, Admin-istratrix of the Estate of John Henry Van Moss, IIIc/o Robert A. O’QuinnAttorney at LawPost Office Box 1364Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480September 11, 18, 25 and Octo-ber 2, 2014

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Prix Fixe Menu or monthly Wine Dinners.

Enjoy tropical drinks on the pool deck or

watch the moonrise over the ocean on the

dinner deck. Valet parking and transient

dock space available.

Blockade Runner Beach Resort

275 Waynick Blvd

www.eastoceanfrontdining.com

910-256-2251

B, L, D, SB, ALL, LE, OD, RA, FB, $$

FiSH HOUSE GRiLLSeafood

Considered one of the favorite

Wrightsville Beach seafood restaurants

by locals and visitors alike, this waterfront

restaurant features indoor and outdoor

seating with a magnificent view of the

Intracoastal Waterway in a casual and

affordable setting. There is no shortage

of choices for the avid seafood fan along

with Certified Angus Beef burgers and

Robert’s chicken salad sandwich. All our

food is made-from-scratch, fresh and

delicious!

1410 Airlie Road

www.thefishhousegrill.com

910-256-3693

L, D, V, MC, AX, RA, LE, FB, $$

KinG nEPTUnESeafood and Steak

11 N. Lumina Ave.

910-256-2525

D, ALL, LE, FB, $

SOUTH BEACH GRiLLCreative Regional with Seafood Specialties

Overlooking Banks Channel on

Wrightsville Beach, our restaurant contin-

ues to welcome guests with consistent,

creative cuisine, served in a family, casual

atmosphere. You can enjoy wraps, burg-

ers and salads sitting outside on our patio

for lunch or experience the unique, eclec-

tic, regional cuisine at dinner.

100 S. Lumina Ave.

www.southbeachgrillwb.com

910-256-4646

L, D, RA, V, MC, DS, FB, $$

OCEAnS AT THE HOLiDAy inn RESORT

American

Sample the hidden treasure of Wrightsville

Beach. We pride ourselves on using only

the freshest seafood, produce and certi-

fied beef in all of our menu items. No

matter what your taste buds fancy, we

have something for every palate.

1706 N. Lumina Ave.

wrightsville.holidayinnresorts.com

910-256-2231

B, L, D, LN, RA, ALL, LE, FB, $$

TERRAzzO iTALiAn TRATTORiAExceptional Italian

Terrazzo brings Italian to another level,

a true favorite with the local crowd.

Authentic Italian infused with eclectic

contemporary influences. The exquisite

lunch and dinner specials are always a

must-try. The sophisticated and chic Euro

bar and lounge is a great stop after work

for a martini and an appetizer.

1319 Military Cutoff Road, Landfall Center

910-509-9400

L, D, ALL, FB, LE, OD, $$

EPiC FOOD CO. Fit, Food, Fast

Delicious, healthy “Fast” food for lunch

and dinner to eat in/take out. Many glu-

ten-free choices. Your choice of protein,

veggies, sauces in wrap, salad, lettuce

wrap or on flat bread, brown rice or rice

noodles. Grab ‘n go sandwiches, salads &

appetizers, beer, wine, infused water bar,

fresh squeezed OJ. Awesome dinner spe-

cials nightly.

1113-F Military Cutoff Road @ The Forum

www.epicfoodco.com

910-679-4216 B, L, D, SB, ALL, BW, OD, $

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Ask 10 people how to cook hard shell blue crabs and you will hear 10 different variations on the theme. We talked to a Marylander; a Maryland transplant now a Wilmington chef; and a native Wilmingtonian.By Kassidy Sparks & Shawn Best • Photography by Joshua Curry

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What to serve with crabs? Corn on the cob, boiled new potatoes and beefsteak tomatoes.

What you need:• Precooked crabs• Newspaper or butcher

paper (at the end of the meal, just roll up all the crab shells in the paper and throw away)

• Mallets• Crackers• Small knives• Paper towels• Condiments

Optional:• Picks or small forks • Wooden boards, one 8x8 inch-ish board per person• Small finger bowls

1. Twist off claws and legs, set aside. On the belly of the crab is an apron; on a male (pictured here) this is an upside down T shape in the center. On a female, this is a wider triangle. Pull this off and discard it.

2. Using both hands, pry the body apart from the top shell. Scrape away and discard the inner organs including the feathery gills. Meat will be inside the hard body. Crack in half.

3. Extract the meat from inside the body using a knife or your fingers. Wiggle the large pincer claw and pull out meat, or crack with mallet or cracker to access the meat in legs and claws.

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