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Proactive joint effort keeps July Fourth safe

By Terry LaneStaff Writer

It was after 6 p.m. on July Fourth and the sun was falling behind Masonboro Island. Most of the handful of remaining revelers there for the holiday celebrations were staring warily out into the Masonboro Channel, waiting for an uncertain rescue.

Up to 4,000 people made their way to Masonboro Island on July Fourth, New Hanover County offi-cials report, and most came with a plan to get on and off the island. But not all did. And in the waning hours of the day-long party, some were starting to worry about their fate.

One young man asked the vol-unteer crew from Masonboro.org for a ride back to the mainland. The crew was there to help ferry trash back from the party, not to deliver rides, and the young man continued walking, still seeking transportation. His friends were arguing and there was tension in the air. A few minutes later, a boat pulled along the shore, asking if anyone needed a ride, and the trio was saved by the good graces of a stranger.

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Camp teaches children basic lifesaving skillsBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue members recently passed on some of their lifesaving knowledge to 30 admir-ing young children during the second annual junior lifeguard program, which took place during the week of June 27–July 1.

In place of typical summer camp activities like arts and crafts, the junior lifeguard campers learned how to perform CPR, swim through turbu-lent ocean waters and rescue and treat

victims.The week’s curriculum alternated

physical activities like swimming and paddling with lessons like identifying rip currents and bandaging arm lacera-tions. Each day’s physical activities built on the previous day’s, culminating in a swim around Crystal Pier on Thursday.

At the beginning of the week, some of the kids and their parents were worried about that swim, said Lindsey Gerkens, camp organizer and former junior life-guard camper. But, she shared, the first thing the children said after completing

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About 50 residents, primarily from the South Harbor Island neighborhood in Wrightsville Beach, met with the town’s police chief, Dan House, June 30 to express concerns about potential drug use and related activity in the neighborhood.

The meeting followed a series of incidents that the neighbors attribute to drug use, including a photo they believe shows a woman injecting drugs outside in the daytime.

“There’s a general concern about drugs in the neighborhood,” said town manager Tim Owens.

House told the neighbors that police would step up patrols in the area, while neighbors were encouraged to be more vigilant in observing and reporting what hap-pens in the area.

House said that too often, resi-dents don’t report crimes quickly enough, and that the main purpose of the meeting was to review how residents could contact police. House gave out a series of num-bers, including his personal cell phone number, so that neighbors would know how to report what they observe.

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WBPD handles bloody incident, population increase during holiday weekendBy Terry LaneStaff Writer

It is after 2 a.m. July 3 and the bars in the central business district have closed their doors to early-morning revelers. Officers from the Wrightsville Beach Police Department help guide the crowd, mostly a college-aged group, safely out of the area. Officers hurry along stopped cars, usher the teeming crowds back toward the sidewalk and help keep the peace.

Reports of a fight send a few offi-cers toward South Lumina Avenue by The Trolly Stop, where there is some jawing between two small groups of people, but any physi-cal confrontation is over for now.

The same isn’t true around the corner at Wynn Plaza. A few minutes later, at least five offi-cers respond to the plaza where a man is wounded, bleeding and in a daze. The injured man’s jaw

Amid cleanup, stranded partiers seek rides

By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Over the three-day July Fourth weekend, Wrightsville Beach lifeguards made 63 water rescues and firefighters responded to a number of incidents — mostly medical — in a proactive joint effort to keep celebrations safe for thousands of beachgoers.

Wrightsville Beach Fire Chief Glen Rogers said the week-end “worked out well” due to extensive planning by the town’s public safety officials: ocean rescue, fire and police.

The number of rescues on July Fourth was fewer than pre-vious years, Rogers said, and they all involved what he called active victims — responsive and struggling — as opposed to passive victims — unconscious and floating.

The guards often spot active victims by their body move-ments, Rogers said. They look for signs that a swimmer is struggling or anxious, even using binoculars to examine people’s expressions.

“They’re looking for people who have that wide-eyed look to them,” Rogers said.

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Children enrolled in Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue’s Junior Lifegaurd Program learn lifesaving skills, like how to bandage injuries, June 30.

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Beachgoers crowd the strand to the south of Johnnie Mercer’s Pier July 2.

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Wrightsville remembers Buddy WilesBy Terry LaneStaff Writer

Friends of a long-time Wrightsville Beach business owner gathered at Lagerheads Tavern on Thursday afternoon to remember Avery Ashley “Buddy” Wiles, 64, the former owner of Buddy’s Crab House and Oyster Bar, who died on Sunday, June 26, after a long battle with illness.

After Wiles was laid to rest ear-lier that day at Sealawn Memorial Park in Hampstead, dozens came out to remember the man who was renowned for his humor and humanity, and his cheer-ful establishment that welcomed Wrightsville Beach residents and

visitors alike for 25 years. One old friend, former alderman

Ed Paul, had guests sign a can of Spam. As the story goes, while crabs and oysters were in the busi-ness name, they weren’t always on the menu. When customers would ask about the food options, Wiles would inform them that though there were no crabs or oysters, there were “Spam sandwiches for everyone!”

Did the limited food options drive away patrons? Never, said Morghan Getty, a former bartender at Buddy’s who drove from West Virginia to attend Wiles’ funeral.

“He had an anecdote for everything. He always had an off-the-cuff response and people loved him for it,” Getty said. “You were sucked in, immediately.”

The location had significance, as the current Lagerheads Tavern location is where the original Buddy’s was located before it moved by Johnnie Mercer’s Pier in 2002 and operated for 14 years before it closed in February. The original Buddy’s location is where Laura and Ed Paul met, as Ed, drinking a beer, stopped the pretty lady he saw running the loop to ask her to dinner. As patrons, Buddy’s was a place where they built their relationship.

“If not for this place, we never would have met,” Laura Paul said. “He created that atmosphere him-self. Buddy was a free-spirited friend of everyone.”

Paul’s sister, Jackie Whitaker, remembers Wiles sticking his head out the window to try to call in patrons to Buddy’s on slow days.

“He was an original,” Whitaker said. “He wanted to engage with everyone and be a part of their good time.”

Another former patron, Patti Riddle, said it was all part of the atmosphere that Wiles created at Buddy’s.

“The greatest legacy that Buddy Wiles left behind, aside from his family which he adored, was his extreme ability to bring so many people from all walks of life together,” Riddle said.

Many former employees were there to remember the boss who created a work environment they said was more like family.

“He would give you the shirt off of his back if you needed it to survive,” said former Buddy’s bar-tender Audrey Holloman. “He was the most ambitious person I ever met. He could succeed at anything he put his mind to.”

Matt Wiles, Buddy’s son, remembered the man who wanted

a change of pace in his work, leav-ing the construction industry to open the tavern that was just down the street from the house he built on North Lumina Avenue. Wiles now manages the Buddy’s Crab House and Oyster Bar in Surf City.

Wiles said one of his fondest memories of his father was a boat trip the two took to Florida when he was 19 years old. Restoring then captaining the 40-foot Chris Craft boat was just an example of how Buddy Wiles was able to succeed at whatever he put his mind to.

“When Buddy wanted to make it happen, he made it happen,” Matt Wiles said.

Surviving Wiles are his wife of 37 years, Karen Denise Wiles; three sons, Dion Wiles and his wife, Wells Wiles, Matthew Brady Wiles and Matthew Shaun McGrady; and daughter Shannon Dawn Slone and her husband, Jason Slone; two sis-ters and five grandchildren.

For Matt Wiles, his father’s last-ing legacy will be the relationships he established with the people he met.

“His overall compassion for people was inspiring,” he said. “He loved everyone. He taught me to always stay in touch with your friends. Always.”Email [email protected]

Burr seeking amendment to return Brunswick to Wilmington MSA


After being split from the statistical data covering the greater Wilmington area, Brunswick County may return

to the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) through an amendment to a spending bill that will likely be considered this fall in federal legislation.

U.S. Senator Richard Burr, R-N.C., has submitted an amend-ment proposal that will require the director of the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to include Brunswick County in Wilmington’s MSA, which is used to categorize economic and employment data by region. A spokeswoman said Sen. Burr introduced the legislative change as an amendment to the Commerce, Science and Justice Appropriations Act that funds several government agencies, including the OMB, which moved Brunswick County out of the Wilmington MSA in February 2013.

The announcement drew praise from the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR), which argued that moving Brunswick County out of the area’s MSA was making it difficult to study the region’s economy.

“Returning Brunswick County to the Wilmington MSA simply makes good sense,” said Don Harris, WRAR president. “This has made it challenging as we plan for the future because statistical

information no longer matches up by state and region.”

Shane Johnson, WRAR chief operating officer, said the organi-zation recently had difficulties in compiling a housing report with the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association.

“It was like trying to match oranges with apples,” Johnson said. “With Brunswick back in, it will be easier to see what our metrics are and what history is teaching us.”

Burr introduced legislation along with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., in April 2015 to change the legisla-tion, while Rep. David Rouzer, R-N.C., introduced a similar bill in the House of Representatives. Johnson said Burr had been looking for a way to move the leg-islation and “found an opportunity” with the spending bill.

“All of these folks live in North Carolina and an overwhelming majority work in Brunswick and New Hanover counties,” Burr said. “Businesses use this data when deciding where to locate. A bureaucratic record-keeping flaw shouldn’t stand between this community and a fair shot at economic development opportunities.”email [email protected]

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Weekend Police ReportFRIDAY, JULY 1

Citations

• Taylor R. Lacy was cited with open container.• Theodore Paul Cieslik, III and Ronald Wayne Watson were cited with unsafe vehicle operation.

• Samuel Peter Norman was cited with driving while license revoked and failure to use headlights.

• Matthew Rohrer, Jacqulyn Chaney, Jennifer Bates, Amanda Margets, John Palmer, Timothy Grubb and David Christian were cited with open container.

• Michael D. Smith, Lillian Moorhouse and Michael A. Durham were cited with impeding traffic.

Warning tickets

• Aaron Moore was cited with unsafe vehicle operation.

SATURDAY, JULY 2Arrests

• Zachary Bailey was charged with simple assault.

Citations

• Nicholas Aldridge was cited with consuming spirits on unauthorized premises.

• David Lynn Martin was cited with passing on a double yellow line.

• Roumen Dimitrov was cited with stop light violation.• Maria Mevs was cited with stop light and speeding violation.• Jose Varquez and Johnny Angel were cited with one-way traffic violation.

• Patrick Joseph Donnahue and Lauren Marie Carlucci were cited with expired registration.

• Mohamed Diop was cited with driving while license revoked and running a red light.

• Matthew Shaefer, Claudia Hall, Jonathan Will, Kathleen Cooper, Jeremy Kleiman, Mary Harris, Carlson Miller, Zachary Clarke, Kyle Hubbard, Kayla Hayes, Jordan Robinson, Clint Pollard, Heather Schewe, Blake Teasley, Alexander Stevens, Emma Ferguson, Holland Mills and Robert Know were cited with open container.

• Cy Haukdal and Angela Bambino were cited with glass on the beach.

• Robert Squerdike and Jonathan Gordon were cited with impeding traffic.

• Ben Austin was cited with dog running at large.

Warning tickets

• Robert Sanders was warned for running a red light.• Jose Juan Paredes was warned for expired registration and failure to carry a driver’s license.

SUNDAY, JULY 3Arrests

• Zoe Kinney, Alexandra Schmidt and Corliss Cranwell were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

• Andrew Samuel Porlo was charged with assault.• Samuel Davis was charged with resisting arrest.

Citations

• Ryan Lancaster Shields was cited with expired registration.• Corliss Cranwell was cited with possessing alcohol under 21.

• William Henry Ridings was cited with simple possession of marijuana.

• Samantha Russo, Natalie Italiano and Caroline Pool were cited with underage consumption of alcohol.

• William Everett Dixon was cited with failure to notify of concealed carry weapon.

• Silvia Karina Pacheco Gonzalez and Hanna Peterson were cited with alcohol on the beach.

• Allison Kritter, Rodney Crownover, Sarah Elliott, Haley Harrell, Ryan Blinson, Krista Davis, Sarah Batts, Laura Wilson and James Marr were cited with open container.

• Shawn Heming and Eric Dolan were cited with glass on the beach.

• Robert Mortensen, Michael McLeod and Joshua Moore were cited with noise violations.

• Nolan Locklear, Sione Sake, Faletuluia Iosefa and James Rosenkampff were cited with human waste violations.

MONDAY, JULY 4Arrests

• Davis Wooten was charged with DWI, provisional licensee DWI and impeding traffic.

• Robert Burgess was charged with resisting arrest, intoxicated and disruptive behavior and underage consumption of alcohol.

Citations

• Seth Owings was cited with underage consumption and littering.

• Gibson Aleman was cited with misdemeanor assault.• Emilsa Carmen was cited with impeding traffic flow.• Palermo Abelino was cited with driving without an operator’s license.

• Phonexay Keodouangdy was cited with failure to register vehicle.

• Anna Mckenzie was cited with failure to carry driver’s license.• Giorgio Palermi was cited with speeding, carrying a concealed firearm and simple possession of marijuana.

• Scott Jeffrey Russo Jr. was cited with expired registration and failure to carry a driver’s license.

• Samuel Smiles was cited with driving with a revoked license.• Mark Gaffney was cited with littering and alcohol on the beach.

• Steffon Watson, Natalia Munoz, Sydney Dodgin, Everardo Teniente, Jenna Habour, Alexis Flower, Daniel Rehl, Tasha Gentzler and Abby Reese were cited with alcohol on the beach.

• Maria Durango and Hannah Thoman were cited with glass on the beach.

• William Phillips, Adam Friedrichs, Eric Fogt and Mark Broughton were cited with docking violations.

• Paul Schott was cited with human waste.

Warning tickets

• Jesse Bright was warned for failure to move over for emergency vehicle.

• Austyn Powers was warned for improper left turn.• Nadia Lusignan, Katrina Brittingham and Rymea Bond were warned for failure to use headlights.

• Katherine Rosenburg was warned for failure to carry driver’s license and overcrowded vehicle.

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Drawbridge inspection, lane closures scheduled for July 12By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

A biannual inspection of the Heide Trask Drawbridge to Wrightsville Beach is sched-uled for Tuesday, July 12. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will intermittently close one lane in each direction to complete the inspection.

A June 22 press release stated the Federal Highway Administration requires all bridges to be inspected every

two years. The inspection was originally scheduled for the week before July Fourth, but town residents and officials urged the NCDOT to reschedule to a less busy time.

In an email to local lead-ers, NCDOT division engineer Karen Collette stated that she had spoken to an official with the Raleigh Bridge Inspections, who had agreed to schedule future routine inspections between October and March.email [email protected]

Manatee sighted at Wrightsville BeachBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Around noon Saturday, July 2, Wrightsville Beach park ranger Shannon Slocum received a call about a 16-foot alligator in Banks Channel near the Salisbury Street bridge. When he arrived, he real-ized the creature in question was actually a 12-foot manatee.

He has heard of manatees being sighted in Carolina Beach, he said, but he hasn’t seen one around Wrightsville in about 15 years. The manatee appeared healthy, he added.

“That was pretty neat to see,” he said, at the same time urging the public to admire the animal from a distance, if they should see it, too. Manatees are feder-ally protected, he said, so people should keep their distance.

“Boaters need to be cautious when they’re moving their boats around in the waterways,” he added. “Everyone should just be cautious.”email [email protected]

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It was all about the toasters.A couple of old friends, knowing my British

roots, asked me about the Brexit vote. I was born in England, so surely I had some opinion about it, right?

I was embarrassed to tell them that while I could wax eloquently about the fortunes of England’s football team in the European Championships — if ranting about gross incompetency can be deemed eloquent — I hadn’t really been keeping up with my erstwhile countrymen’s decision to leave the European Union.

Then I did a little research, and read about the toasters.

Media reports in May, well over a month before the Brexit vote, detailed the EU’s plan to ban appli-ances such as toasters, kettles and hair dryers. Internet routers, hand dry-ers, mobile phones and patio jet-washers were also being considered for the no-buy list.

The so-called “ecodesign” restrictions were aimed at combatting global warming. They would “ban the most energy-inefficient devices from sale in order to cut car-bon emissions,” a report in the Telegraph stated.

The plans had been in the works for months, but the bureaucrats in Belgium, w h e r e t h e E u r o p e a n Commission is headquar-tered, delayed implementation until the fall lest it influence the Brits’ referendum to leave. But when word got out, it just might have tipped the scales toward the Leave side.

“The EU now interferes with so many aspects of our lives, from our breakfast to our borders. If we vote remain we will be powerless to prevent an ava-lanche of EU regulation that Brussels is delaying until after the referendum,” said Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the Vote Leave campaign.

Exactly.The vote was about the sovereignty of a nation,

the right of a people to choose their representatives and not to bow to silly edicts issued by anonymous, unelected bureaucrats in another nation.

You might even call it vexation without representation.

It might not rise to the level of going to war like a certain nascent country did 240 years ago, but the Brexit vote was a declaration of independence nonetheless.

OK, perhaps the comparisons between the estab-lishment of a new nation that had to be earned through years of bloodshed and the withdrawal from a geo-political entity via the ballot box are a little overblown, even a few days after July Fourth. But there are things happening in England in the

aftermath of the vote that should serve as caution-ary tales for those of us on this side of the pond.

After the vote people took to the streets, to the airwaves, to the newspapers, to social media, to protest democracy.

Some of the arguments were reasonable. An issue this serious with far-reaching ramifications should not be on the ballot, or should not be decided by a simple majority.

Some were ridiculous. Because the vote affected the future of young people, their votes should count more. Even though 64 percent of 18-24-year-olds couldn’t be bothered to vote.

Millennials were disenfranchised by the system because there was no online balloting, some said. Seriously? You’re “disenfranchised” because you can’t be bothered to put down your phone and actu-

ally find a polling place and vote?

There were suggestions that “backward thinking old people” messed it up for everyone, so they shouldn’t have been allowed to vote. The “too dumb to vote” theme was echoed in headlines that said Brexit happened even though “experts” warned against it. What experts? Why, ones that agreed with the political slant of the news outlet, of course.

Then there were the pre-dictable charges of racism

and fascism, nativism and xenophobia against the Leave supporters.

Does any of that sound familiar?We’re seeing similar sentiments here, espe-

cially among the intellectual elite who look down their noses at the uneducated rubes who dare to think differently, and especially in this political season.

There is an active anti-free speech crowd, espe-cially on college campuses, that seeks to silence the voices of those who disagree with the ortho-doxy of the day. There have been harangues against the adage that everyone is entitled to an opinion because some opinions are just wrong and should be silenced.

There are attempts to shut down Donald Trump rallies, because everybody knows that Trump is a racist and should be silenced. Or is it that he’s dumb and should be silenced?

The implication, just as it was in Great Britain, is that some people just shouldn’t be allowed to vote.

Just like the people on both sides of the Leave and Remain sides in Great Britain, we will dis-agree on what is best for the country based on a number of factors. Hopefully, we can steer clear of the impulse to silence those who disagree with us, and let democracy run its course.

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the swim was “Can we do that again?”

“My favorite part is watching their confidence grow throughout the week,” Gerkens said.

She witnessed the campers grow in both confidence and ability over the week, but she noticed many of them started the week fairly con-fident, having done the camp last year. And those campers’ comfort level transferred to the less experi-enced campers, Gerkens said.

“They fed off the energy of the kids who had been through the pro-gram before, so it was fun to watch the program grow in that way,” she said.

Many of the campers will con-tinue to progress as they take part in the second junior lifeguard ses-sion July 25–29. Camp organizers added the second session this year because of the program’s popular-ity, and many children and their parents opted to do both sessions.

“The kids love it,” Gerkens said. “They just can’t get enough.”

Melissa Ellison said her daughter Bella had been looking forward to the camp all year. A number of the children — many of them former or current classmates at Wrightsville Beach School — bought matching lifeguard bathing suits to wear.

“This has been her favorite camp, ever,” Ellison said.

It’s hard work, Ellison noted, saying, “After this, most of the kids will probably go home and take a nap.”

But it’s also rewarding, she said, because “they get to do all the things the lifeguards do, just on a smaller scale.”

She stressed the value of chil-dren learning ocean-safety skills, especially those whose families live on the island or visit fre-quently. Having those skills also allows the children more independence, Ellison said. As rising sixth graders, Bella and her friends are nearing the age when they might go to the beach without parents.

She’s also grateful for the bonds the camp creates between the children and Wrightsville

Beach’s lifeguards. Now that Bella knows most of the guards, Ellison said, her daughter likes to check in with them when she visits the beach to let them know where she is sitting.

Daphne Rivenbark noticed her son Jace doing something simi-lar after he attended the camp in 2015. During a family walk down the beach strand, her son stopped at every lifeguard stand to say hi to each guard on duty.

The children view the lifeguards as role models, she said, adding, “That’s what I love about this town, is these men and women are so amazing with the kids.”

The admiration the children have for the guards made the final day of camp especially exciting, when each camper shadowed a guard for a few hours in the life-guard stand.

Aside from any emergency res-cues, the children did exactly what the guards did, which Ellison and Rivenbark agreed was an inspiring experience for the campers.

“The kids all want to become lifeguards,” Ellison said.

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is noticeably swollen and possibly broken.

One man present, who claims to be a friend of the injured man — now bleeding a red pool onto his white jeans — says his friend was sucker punched. But officers like Wrightsville Beach Police Sgt. G. Gowin and Cpl. S. Appler aren’t so sure that is how it went down and they have evidence to fuel their suspicions. There is blood around the driver’s side door of the white Dodge Challenger near where they found the injured man.

The friend has the key to the car but won’t let officers in. The man argues, “He’s my boy, he’s like a brother to me!”

Gowin counters, “If he’s your boy, if he’s your brother, how come you won’t help us find out what happened to him?”

They shine their flashlights through the windshield, where Appler sees drops of freshly shed blood on the mini umbrella wedged into the crevice by the driver’s seat. The man yells at the officers: “You need a warrant!”

To look into the car, they don’t. Gaining entry into the car is another question. Meanwhile, the injured man, head bandaged, is led to the back of the ambulance, bound for New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

While the other officers on scene sort it out, Appler leaves to con-tinue his patrol. There is a lot for officers to keep an eye on during the Independence Day weekend, when Wrightsville Beach’s popula-tion can grow by 10 times or more with the influx of visitors.

“The number of people here make the season more of a chal-lenge,” Appler said. “There are thousands of people out, but there’s only six of us to deal with it. You have to pick your battles.”

Officers are sometimes able to multitask. When two cars head-ing west simultaneously run the red light at Causeway and North Channel drives, Appler demon-strates how to pull over two cars at once. He swings a quick U-turn from the eastbound right lane, activates his sirens and pulls up behind the first car, a black sedan. He then accelerates past the sedan to show the driver of the white SUV that, he, too, is pulled over. Appler maneuvers his police SUV to the center of the lane, to keep the sedan from passing, lest the driver think he is off the hook.

One driver receives a writ-ten warning. But since the other has a revoked license, he and his passengers have to call for a ride from Uber while police issue him a citation and move the SUV to the Seapath Towers.

Most of Appler’s calls are somewhat ordinary. A handful

are noise complaints, including one at a rental house in the 600 block of Waynick Avenue, where a caller said someone threw a beer bottle into the street.

There is glass on the street and the impact shows that the bottle could have come from the porch. The men claim they’re drinking from cans. With little evidence to process, Appler gives them a noise warning and they take their conversations back into the house.

A 16-year veteran of the Wrightsville Beach Police Department, Appler is also one of the few officers that lives in the town. During his patrol, he stops to chat with friends who ride by on bicycle. They give him an update on what’s happening downtown before trading stories about their kids and making plans for the weekend. It’s this commu-nity connection that Appler says inspires him to be a police officer in Wrightsville Beach.

“The police are part of this community. And working in the community where I know the people so well, it gives you a different perspective of who you serve,” Appler says. “That’s why I’m here. It’s about establishing trust and building relationships. The better you get to know peo-ple here, the more support you feel.” Email [email protected]

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island is always one of the more interesting wonders of the cel-ebration, said Richard Johnson, president of Masonboro.org. He has witnessed the exodus during the seven years that the organization has helped main-tain the island’s trash disposal on Independence Day.

“I don’t know how they do it, but they do it,” he said.

Juliette Cooke of Greenville got a free ride over from Wrightsville Beach from “some guy wearing a green beret” who picked them up from a location near the town’s south end water tower. Her cousin, a local, helped organize the crew of friends and ultimately found the

group a ride back.“I have no idea how we’re get-

ting back and that was kind of a risk,” she said.

Also without a ride back was Hunter Hicks, who got a ride over from a friend with a boat, but didn’t have his return plan set.

“Everyone here is so friendly, you always have a ride home,” he said.

Boaters with captains’ licenses will sell round trips for between $20 and $30. And several of them make sure that everyone is off the island, paying customer or not. Jeff Wolfe used his 22-foot Bayrider to taxi round-trip customers over, but as the sun set, he was there to take anyone off the island who was in need of transportation. The only caveat: the destination was Trails

End Park.“I don’t want to leave anyone

over here,” he said.While often asked, the more than

20 volunteers with Masonboro.org were too busy collecting trash left by the party to offer rides, as every boat out was filled with black bags of trash, broken canopies, leftover coolers, old blankets and worn-out floats. One volunteer found a bag with a wallet and cellphone, which included contact information used to contact the owner. Another set aside a near-new cooler.

It’s all part of the 5,000 pounds of trash the organization expected to collect. Often partiers would pitch in a hand when they saw the red-shirted volunteers at work.

“I get satisfaction from doing for others and they’re good people,”

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quick; we can be there in just a couple of minutes,” House said. “The whole focus of the meeting was informing them how to get a hold of us. Time is of the essence in these situations.”

One option discussed during the meeting was to form a neigh-borhood watch group for South Harbor Island.

“That has to be started at the grassroots level,” Owens said.

Wrightsville Beach Mayor Pro Tem Darryl Mills also attended the meeting, noting that forming a neighborhood watch would require more organization and planning, including setting regular shift

schedules and working with police. “Residents are concerned and

want something done,” Mills said, noting that police had little evidence on which to act. “But people also have due process and legal rights.”

The first incident occurred in May, when a Harbor Island woman captured a photo of what she said was two people using heroin out-side at South Channel Drive Mini Park, with the man injecting the woman with a needle in the foot. One neighbor confirmed the story, saying someone contacted the police, but the couple left before an officer arrived. The photo was put on a neighborhood Facebook page, but later removed.

At the center of the concern is a

tenant in the house of a longtime South Channel Drive resident who is a former elected official. Neighbors said the resident told them he is receiving caretaking services from the tenant.

Wrightsville Beach police searched the South Channel house after a man who was known to have stayed with the tenant was revived from a heroin overdose by Wilmington police using the emergency drug Naloxone.

House said the resident was completely “forthcoming” and that police found no evidence in the residence.

“There was not anything. Nothing was found to indicate drug use. Not a bent spoon. Nothing,” House said.

Additionally, while the photo raised some concerns, House emphasized that there was no proof that drug use was occurring in the picture. Also, there was no evidence tying the people pictured

in the photo with the resident or the tenant, House said. Furthermore, House said had neighbors called police immediately, he believed police would have reached the park in time to confront the

suspicious-acting people. “Absolutely, without question,

we would have gotten there on time if we had been called imme-diately,” House said. email [email protected]

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One indication currents are pull-ing a swimmer out is when that person starts doing what Rogers called a pencil dive: “Trying to hit bottom and bounce back up, trying to get a little further in to shore.”

Guards can see rip currents from their lifeguard stands, so they pay extra attention to swimmers near those locations. Lifeguard captain Jeremy Owens said rip currents look like rivers pulling out to sea, identifiable by the lighter-colored sediment they carry with them.

Rip currents are especially com-mon around Johnnie Mercer’s Pier, Rogers said, because of how the pilings affect the sandbars. That was where the highest number of rescues occurred over July Fourth weekend.

The potential dangers of swimming near the pier are com-pounded by the inexperience of

the swimmers that area frequently attracts on holiday weekends. Signs on either side of the pier warn of those dangers, prohibiting swimming near the pier, but it is a popular spot for tourists who don’t know the rules and the reasons for them, Rogers said.

The lifeguards are aware that the pier is what Rogers called a “tar-get hazard” and they staff the area accordingly. Over the July Fourth weekend, Owens put three guards in the lifeguard stands on either side of the pier instead of two, and stationed the truck with the Jet Ski there as well.

Ocean rescue members also completed after-hours patrols. The holiday crowds lingered on the beach until sunset, so four lifeguards on ATVs patrolled the beach strand until 8 p.m.

Another task that kept the guards busy over the weekend was locat-ing children who had separated from their families on the teem-ing beach strand. From Saturday

to Monday, they responded to 14 missing children incidents and were able to reunite all 14 with their families.

Both lifeguards and firefighters responded to a number of medical calls — issues like allergic reac-tions, injuries and two boaters who fell out of their watercraft in Masonboro Inlet but were ulti-mately OK.

The coordinated effort between the town’s public safety officials helped the weekend go more smoothly, Rogers noted, saying that he was in regular contact with police chief Dan House. And while the lifeguards can’t enforce the town’s most frequently bro-ken beach strand rules, like glass on the beach and open containers of alcohol, they can alert the beach officers and park ranger when they see a violation.

“That keeps the beach safer,” Rogers said. “We just want every-one to be safe and enjoy the beach.”email [email protected]

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volunteer Allyson Cox said of the young crowd at the party. “They’re having a good time and most want to help as best as they can.”

The volunteers of Masonboro.org provide the free labor to help keep open access to the island. Most of the volunteers enjoy the island on days much less hectic and don’t want to lose that access because of the Fourth of July fes-tivities. As the group becomes

more entrenched, Johnson said the participants are becoming bet-ter about helping.

“It’s why I give up the most important day of the year,” Johnson said. “We provide the structure. A lot of them pull their own trash now.”

The community inherent in the group of volunteers is what draws people back. Cox has done it for all seven years. So has Michael Tjoa,

who made an 11-hour drive down from his New York City home to volunteer.

“I love the island. It’s a big change of scenery for me,” said Tjoa, who has also noticed the change in attitude among the par-tiers. “At first, people were just leaving their trash, but now they’re being more responsible.”Email [email protected]

Staff photo by Terry Lane

William Mayhew and his dog Charlie help Masonboro.org volunteers collect trash with his unique Sealegs amphibi-ous vehicle. Mayhew said the land and sea boat is useful for the project since its wheels allow it to go up and down the beach to collect trash bags, reducing the need for volunteers to carry them.


The Good News

Church Services NEAR THE BEACH

LITTLE CHAPEL ON THE BOARDWALK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.)

Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100

www.littlechapel.orgBeach Service: 8 a.m., Public Beach Access No. 4

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

Nursery provided.

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

101 Airlie Road, 910-256-30347:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCHJohn McIntyre, senior pastor

601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m.Contemporary Worship: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHDoug Lain, senior pastor

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

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Joe Vetter

209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.;

Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.; Wednesday – Thursday noon;

Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane

1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.

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

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

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

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

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATIONCongregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky

7957 Market St.Wilmington, N.C. 28411

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

WHO CROSSES YOUR PATH?July 7

Luke 10:29 - “But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?”

LUKE 10:29This question of “who is my neighbour” can be used by Satan to

deceive us in more than one way. Not only can he deceive men into thinking they have fulfilled the command to “love thy neighbor as thyself” when they haven’t, but he will also try to apply this com-mand in a way that condemns those who are seeking to fulfill it, by making them think they are not doing enough.

We cannot meet the needs of every single person in the world. Jesus wasn’t teaching that. This wounded man was directly in the path of these three men. The priest and the Levite had to walk around him. Jesus is simply teaching that we should take advantage of the opportunities we have. The fact that we can’t help everyone is no

excuse not to help anyone.Jesus, through this parable, defined a neighbor as any fellow

human being who crosses our path and is in need of our assistance. The Samaritan went to the full extent of his ability — and beyond — to help the man. The priest and Levite did nothing.

There was a racial and religious hatred between Jews and Samaritans. Devout Jews would not associate with or even talk to a Samaritan. The priest and the Levite that passed by this wounded man were his fellow-countrymen, and yet they didn’t help him. This Samaritan, who was considered by religious Jews to be of another nationality, was the true neighbor. Jesus made it clear that you could not define “neighbor” on the basis of geographic origin or your familiarity with someone. A neighbor is anyone that God puts in your path.

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Nothing you do will help the change more than the love you show for one another

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AMENDED NOTICE OF FORE-CLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Clif-ton F. Cash to First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee(s), which was dated June 22, 2006 and recorded on June 27, 2006 in Book 5042 at Page 2369 and rerecorded/modified/corrected on August 12, 2009 in Book 5431, Page 531, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Trustee Services of Caro-lina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evi-dencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and custom-ary location at the county court-house for conducting the sale on July 12, 2016 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:

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF COWRIE LANE, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED SOUTH 70 DEGREES 03 MINUTES EAST 84.0 FEET AND SOUTH 44 DEGREES 23 1/2 MIN-UTES EAST 95.0 FEET FROM THE EASTEN CORNER OF LOT 5, SEC-TION 1, SHELLBANK SUBDIVISION, THE SAME BEING RECORDED IN MAP BOOK11, AT PAGE 17 OF THE SAID NEW HANOVER COUN-TY REGISTRY, RUNNING THENCE FROM SAID BEGINNING POINT WITH THE NORTHERN RIGHT OF WAY OF COWRIE LANE, NORTH 44 DEGREES 23 1/2 MINUTES WEST 95.0 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES 35 1/2 MIN-UTES EAST 160.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE SOUTH 45 DEGREES 36 1/2 MINUTES WEST 200.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN AN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 900 AT PAGE 828, BOOK 626, PAGE 198 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REG-ISTRY AND SUBJECT FURTHER TO THE RESTRICTIONS THAT NO DWELLING OR OTHER STRUCTURE OF ANY KIND SHALL BE LOCATED ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROP-ERTY NEARER THAN 50 FEET TO THE FRONT LOT LINE, FRONTING COWRIE LANE NOR NEARER THAN 15 FEET TO THE SIDE LOT LINES, NOR NEARER THAN 25 FEET FROM THE BACK OF THE LOT LINE OF THE SAID LOT. BEING THE SAME PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS TRACT 2 OF DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 940 AT PAGE 685 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION. TOGETHER WITH EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AND REGRESS AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED IN BOOK 1220 AT PAGE 1106 IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY.

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

Said property is common-ly known as 125 Cowrie Lane, Wilmington, NC 28411.

A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hun-dred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Follow-ing the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHAS-ERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursu-ant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physi-cal, environmental, health or safe-ty conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, ease-ments, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encum-brances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the cur-rent owner(s) of the property is/are Clifton F. Cash.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the pur-chaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, ter-

minate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termi-nation to the landlord, to be effec-tive on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agree-ment prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

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.: 15-25070-FC01June 30 and July 7, 2016

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Ronald A. Cohen and Carol Cohen to MIchael C. Gerald, Trustee(s), dated the 31st day of May, 2005, and recorded in Book 4833, Page 744, 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, 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 having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclo-sure sales, at 12:00 PM on July 12, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING all of Lot 1R as shown on a map entitled “Reconfiguration of Lots 1 & 2, Section 1 of Harbor Villa,” prepared by Arnold W. Car-son, PLS and recorded in Map Book 47, Page 259 of the New Hanover County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4300 Masonboro Loop Road, Wilmington, North Carolina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEc/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1161939 (FC.FAY)June 30 and July 7, 2016

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Barba-ra D. Harrison to John C. Wessell, III, Trustee(s), which was dated January 27, 2011 and recorded on January 27, 2011 in Book 5542 at Page 1093, 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 Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the coun-ty courthouse where the prop-erty is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 12, 2016 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:

Beginning at the point of inter-section of the Southern right of way line of Fanning Street (66’ right of way) with the Western right of way line of North 11th Street (66’ right of way) and run-ning thence along the said right of way of North 11th Street South 02 degrees 32 minutes West 66.00 feet to a point; thence parallel with Fanning Street, North 87 degrees 28 minutes West 58.00 feet to a point marking the Southeastern corner of a tract deed to Alber-ta Allen by instrument recorded in Book 1179, Page 1584, New Hanover County Registry; thence parallel with North 11th Street North 2 degrees 32 minutes East to a point in the Southern right of way line of Fanning Street; thence along said right of way of Fan-ning Street, South 87 degrees 28 minutes East 58.00 to the point of beginning.

Being part Lot 1 in Bock 271 of the City of Wilmington, and being that property described in that deed recorded in Book 3188, Page 767 in the New Hanover County Registry.

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

Said property is commonly known as 1016 Fanning Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

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

upset bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PUR-CHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

Said property to be offered pursu-ant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assess-ments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowl-edge and belief of the under-signed, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Barbara D. Harrison.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the pur-chaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of ter-mination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mort-gagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termi-nation 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 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.

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.: 11-27374-FC04June 30 and July 7, 2016


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lamar R. Brown and Joy L. Rhine-hart Brown to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated the 11th day of February, 2014, and record-ed in Book 5797, Page 1719, 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 under-signed, Substitute Trustee Servic-es, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North 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 July 19, 2016 and will sell to the high-est 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 Lot 1, Section 1 of Grainger Point as the same is shown on a map thereof record-ed in Map Book 18 at Page 53 of the 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 7200 Masonboro Sound Road, Wilmington, North Carolina.


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 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 representa-tion 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.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, 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.

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 purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEc/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1164156 (FC.FAY)July 7 and 14, 2016

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AMENDED NOTICE OF SUB-STITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLO-

SURE 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 Cynthia L Nemeth dated March 22, 2010 and recorded on March 29, 2010, in Book 5475 at Page 2461, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebted-ness secured thereby and fail-ure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned of Poore Substitute Trustee, LTD (Substitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, on July 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash

the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust:

Address of Property: 1712 Car-olina Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403

Tax Parcel ID: R05407-004-014-020

Present Record Owner: Cyn-thia L Nemeth

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

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

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

If the Trustee or Substitute Trust-ee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Rea-sons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limit-ed to, the filing of a bankrupt-cy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan with-out knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the prop-erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or/after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mort-gagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of such termination.

This is a communication from a debt collector. The purpose of this Communication is to col-lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to col-lect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally.

Attorney at LawThe Hunoval Law Firm, PLLCAttorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTDSubstitute TrusteeJuly 7 and 14, 2016

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AMENDED NOTICE OF SUB-STITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLO-

SURE 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 Barbara T. Harrison and Daniel C. Reid and Kelly E. Reid dated April 29, 2011 and recorded on May 6, 2011, in Book 5562 at Page 267, 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 per-form the stipulations and agree-ments contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the hold-er of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the under-signed of Poore Substitute Trust-ee, LTD (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, on July 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the high-est bidder for cash the follow-ing real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina and being more particu-larly described in the above refer-enced Deed of Trust:

Address of Property: 6301 Pin Tail Court, Wilmington, NC 28403

Tax Parcel ID: R5606-003-0016-000

Present Record Owner: Law-rence S. Craige, Guardian of the Estate of Barbara T. Har-rison and Barbara T. Harrison and Daniel C. Reid and Kelly E. Reid

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

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

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

If the Trustee or Substitute Trust-ee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Rea-sons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limit-ed to, the filing of a bankrupt-cy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan with-out knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s). If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

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

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the prop-erty is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or/after Octo-ber 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mort-gagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination. Upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of such termination.

This is a communication from a debt collector. The purpose of this Communication is to col-lect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bank-ruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally.

Attorney at LawThe Hunoval Law Firm, PLLCAttorney for Poore Substitute Trustee, LTDSubstitute TrusteeJuly 7 and 14, 2016

L E G A L N O T I C E S

CLASSIFIEDClassified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • [email protected]



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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Derek W. Matthews to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of May, 2005, and record-ed in Book 4845, Page 44, 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 July 19, 2016 and will sell to the high-est bidder for cash the follow-ing real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more par-ticularly described as follows:

All that certain property situat-ed in the Municipality of Wilm-ington in the County of New Hanover and State of North Car-olina and Being described in a Deed dated 04/13/2004 and recorded 04/28/2004 in Book 4295 Page 303 among the land records of the county and state setforth above and referenced as follows: Lot 81, subdivision Phase 18, Marymount at Marsh Oaks, Plat Book 42, Plat Page 2. Together with improvements located thereon; said proper-ty being located at 202 Hill-iard Court, Wilmington, North Carolina


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

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 agreement, or both, being fore-closed, nor the officers, direc-tors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized represen-tative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warran-ty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condi-tion expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold sub-ject to applicable Federal and State laws.


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 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 fur-ther remedy.

Additional Notice for Residen-tial Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Prop-erty

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEc/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1177228 (FC.FAY)July 7 and 14, 2016


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by James M. Martin, Sr. and Linda L. Martin, (James M. Martin, Sr. and Linda L. Mar-tin, both deceased)(Heirs of Linda L. Martin: James Mar-tin, Jr., and Jamie Stutts) to J.C. Hearne II, Attorney at Law, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of January, 2001, and record-ed in Book 2879, Page 317, 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 July 19, 2016 and will sell to the high-est bidder for cash the follow-ing real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more par-ticularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 10, Section 1, Lehigh Estates Subdivision, as shown on map of same record-ed in Map Book 12, Page 15 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more partic-ular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 205 Lehigh Road, Wilming-ton, North Carolina.


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

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 agreement, or both, being fore-closed, nor the officers, direc-tors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized represen-tative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warran-ty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condi-tion expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold sub-ject to applicable Federal and State laws.


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 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 fur-ther remedy.

Additional Notice for Residen-tial Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Prop-erty

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

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVIC-ES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEc/o Hutchens Law FirmP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311Phone No: (910) 864-3068https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1183779 (FC.FAY)July 7 and 14, 2016

019746-00323/FNMA

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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 executed and delivered by Wil-liam Wayne Coverdale and Angela P. Coverdale, dated Feb-ruary 21, 2015 and recorded on February 25, 2015 in Book No. 5870 at Page 228 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New

Hanover County, North Caro-lina; 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 Caro-lina on July 19, 2016 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, includ-ing improvements thereon, sit-uated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more par-ticularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust..

Address of property: 3212 Wickford Dr, Wilming-ton, NC 28409-2597

Tax Parcel ID: R 0 6 6 1 5 -005-010-000

Present Record Owners: William Wayne Coverdale and Angela P. Coverdale

The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. A depos-it of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed.

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

If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchas-er is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee.

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

An order for possession of the property may be issued 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 by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the ten-ant provides the notice of ter-mination. 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.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PCSubstitute Trustee3800 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 250Charlotte, NC 28273(704)442-9500July 7 and 14, 2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

All persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the Estate of CLARA M. BISH-

OP, Deceased, of New Hanover County, N.C., are notified to present the same to the Per-sonal Representative listed below on or before September 16, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said Estate are asked to make immediate pay-ment. This 16th day of June, 2016.

DAVID ALLEN BISHOPExecutorc/o PETER B. VON STEINWard and Smith, P.A.Attorneys at LawPost Office Box 867New Bern, NC 28563-08676/16, 6/23, 6/30 & 7/7/2016

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPE-RIOR COURT

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of Eleanor Sneeden Davis 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 26th day of September 2016, 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 23rd day of June, 2016.John C. Davis, Jr., Executor10601 Marabou CourtRaleigh, NC 276146/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2016





EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of Dallas E. Stoudenmire 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 26th day of September 2016, 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 23rd day of June, 2016.Sylvia Orrell Stoudenmire, Executrix5905 Turnstone CourtWilmington, NC 284096/23, 6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Ancillary Administrator of the ESTATE OF MICHAEL A. ATKINSON, deceased of Wilmington, North Carolina, this is to notify all per-sons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of October, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

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

This the 30th day of June, 2016.Joyce J AtkinsonEstate of Michael A. AtkinsonJames A. MacDonaldThe MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102Wilmington, NC 284036/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER


BEFORE THE CLERK OF THE

SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned, having qual-ified as the Limited Person-al Representative to Provide Notice to Creditors Without Estate Administration for the Estate of PERCY T. BARBOUR, also known as P.T. BARBOUR and PERCY THURMAN BARBO-UR, Deceased, of New Hanover County, North Carolina, (New Hanover Probate File #16E858) does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations hav-ing claims against said Estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before October 3, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of June, 2016.DENNIS THURMAN BARBOUR, Limited Personal Representa-tivec/o Richard A. Horgan, Esq.Attorney at Law1213 Culbreth DriveWilmington, NC 28405-3639(910) 256-0202June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Execu-trix of the Estate of Mary T. Sipple, 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 Misty L. Piekaar, Attorney at Law, 8801 Fast Park Drive, Suite 301 Raleigh NC 27617 on or before the 29th day of September, 2016, 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 30th day of June, 2016Elizabeth Sipple, Executrix of the Mary T Sipple estateMisty L. PiekaarAttorney at Law8801 Fast Park Drive, Suite 301Raleigh, NC 27617June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 2016





EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of Glorine Williams of New Hanover County, North Caro-lina, 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 7th day of October 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This is the 7th day of July, 2016.Katandra Waddell, Executrix203 Heather LaneCastle Hayne, NC 284297/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016

Notice to Creditors and Debtors

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, NEW HANOVER COUNTY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT

DIVISION

Having qualified as Adminis-trator of the estate of Donald Louis Stevens, deceased, of New Hanover County, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said dece-dent, Donald Louis Stevens, to present them to the under-signed on or before October 14, 2016 at 830 Lambrook Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28411, or be barred from recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate, please make immediate pay-ment.

This the 7th day of July, 2016.Nancy M Stevens, Administra-tor

830 Lambrook DriveWilmington, NC 284117/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Nora Sprin-kel Rothrock, deceased, of Carolina Beach, 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 in care of the undersigned at PO Box 3127, Bonita Springs, FL 34133, on or before October 10, 2016, 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.

The 7th day of July 2016. Roy Steven Milton, Executor of the Estate of Nora Sprinkel RothrockRadha Rothrock, AttorneyRothrock Law Firm PLPo Box 3127Bonita Springs, FL 341337/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Henry Carl-ton Rothrock, deceased, of Carolina Beach, 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 in care of the undersigned at PO Box 3127, Bonita Springs, FL 34133, on or before October 10, 2016, 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.

The 7th day of July 2016. Roy Steven Milton, Executor of the Estate of Henry Carlton RothrockRadha Rothrock, AttorneyRothrock Law Firm PLPo Box 3127Bonita Springs, FL 341337/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28/2016

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