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Terminated employee seeks damages for alleged racial slursBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

A former Wrightsville Beach employee’s amended law-suit states he was subjected to repeated racial slurs, unequal disciplinary actions and a work-place that tolerated race-based harassment toward him and other nonwhite workers.

In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court, Francois L. Baldwin accuses the town of racial discrimination, wrongful ter-mination and violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Baldwin was a utility main-tenance mechanic for the water and sewer department from May 2011 to December 2012.

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Public input sought on Harbor Island parkingBy Emmy Errante Staff Writer

During a 5:30 p.m. public hear-ing Thursday, April 23, residents will have the opportunity to let the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen know whether they oppose or support the town adding paid parking to Harbor Island’s business district and nearby Pelican Drive.

The idea was originally pro-posed during a budget meeting as the board, faced with a $156,704 shortfall in the proposed budget, searched for additional revenue sources.

Now, Mayor Bill Blair said he doesn’t want to focus on revenue, but rather finding a solution that works for the six or seven busi-nesses in that district. So far, business owners have spoken

out for and against adding paid parking to spaces, where many of their patrons park. Under pri-mary consideration are spaces on Old Causeway Drive; secondary consideration are Short, Keel and Marina streets.

Poe’s Tavern co-owner Rusty Bennett met with board members April 14 to say he is in favor of paid parking because it would deter beachgoers from parking in front of his location, open-ing up more room for restaurant patrons; but Lighthouse Beer and Wine founder Jason Adams feels different.

“We had paid parking on Old Causeway Drive about three years ago,” Adams said during an April 8 public hearing. “That one summer, it did not seem to work. . . . I’m not in favor of paid

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By Tricia VanceStaff Writer

New Hanover County students soon may be able to attend a vocational high school that takes them straight from graduation to gainful employment. Several school board members are working with Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover, on a plan to open a vocational high school, and they plan to take their idea to the school board next month.

Tammy Covil, Lisa Estep and Bruce Shell are working with Catlin, who says a state law already allows school districts to open career and technical high schools to provide students with in-demand job skills upon graduation.

The school board trio envisions something similar, with a course of study that allows students to obtain a high school education and marketable vocational skills simultaneously. But it would go a step farther.

A 2013 General Assembly bill calls for changes to the high school graduation requirements that could accommodate a voca-tional high school, and, Catlin said, contains the mechanism to start a pilot program. Since the bill’s passage there has been no movement on the concepts it supports, he said, and he hopes New Hanover County will lead the way.

There are two dedicated voca-tional high schools in North Carolina, including one that

Bill to eliminate inlet dredging deadBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

State Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover, has reassured local officials that a bill propos-ing to eliminate money to dredge shallow inlets will not advance in the N.C. House. Davis said he has spoken to the bill’s author, an inland lawmaker who has agreed not to push the bill any further.

House Bill 663 would elimi-nate the state’s share of funding to dredge shallow-draft inlets, including New Topsail and Carolina Beach inlets. Its pri-mary sponsor, Republican Rep. Mitchell Setzer, R-Catawba County, filed the bill last week. The news alarmed local

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Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21 and 22, Duke Energy contractor Asplundh cut the town’s live oaks away from Duke Energy power lines lining the John Nesbitt Loop adjacent to the Causeway. Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said it was not a great day for the town. Blair and town manager Tim Owens were on location as the trees were cut. ~ Pat Bradford

Fisher Grant steps to the nose of his board during the longboard final of the Wrightsville Beach SUP Surf Pro/Am Saturday, April 18 beside Crystal Pier. ~ Emmy Errante

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By Marimar McNaughtonStaff Writer

The Portuguese man o’ war has made an appearance at Wrightsville Beach and shorelines as far south as Bald Head Island.

Dr. Joseph Pawlik of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Department of Biology and Marine Biology speculates the wind may have driven them onshore last weekend.

“The interesting thing about them in particular is that their sails are oriented either left handed or right handed and that means when the wind blows on them the population splits. Half go kind of in one direction and half go in the other. That tends to distribute them more broadly; so if some are washing up on shore, an equal number are going out to sea; so, clever mechanism for making sure the population is not all blown onto the shore,” Pawlik said.

A marine biologist and invertebrate specialist, Pawlik said the jellyfish live on the ocean’s surface and the species is not widely studied because it lives so

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A Portuguese man o’ war washes up on Wrightsville Beach Sunday, April 19.

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chief proposes extra manpowerBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

“As the demand changes for our services, it’s going to take more people,” Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House said during an April 21 phone interview.

That increase in demand, he said, stems from a string of recent incidents in the town’s bar district — most notably a Feb. 28 late night scuffle that led to one man biting off another man’s earlobe. By more people, House means an extra police officer and a com-munity watch program.

House’s proposals for extra manpower await a vote of approval from the aldermen at the board’s final budget meeting April 29. He first introduced the community watch program concept dur-ing his quarterly Chat with the Chief April 16 to gauge residents’ willingness to participate in the effort.

The 10 or so citizens attending the presentation in town hall council chambers seemed in favor of the proposal. But, House said, a successful community watch requires residents to donate their time.

“It was just an idea to float it out there . . . to see what kind of interest I am going to get,” he said.

House said Wilmington and New Hanover County each run a similar program, a citizens’ police academy, that could be an option for the town.

“We might reach out to them and see what benefit they get out of it,” he said, “but that depends on getting the extra [officer] position because if we don’t get that, we just don’t have the time or manpower to put one of those programs together.”

When House proposed hiring an extra police officer during prior budget meetings, he received pushback from aldermen. House claimed creating the new position would include a restructuring of the entire department in a way that would not cost the town any extra money.

The board members wanted concrete proof of that, so House met with Mayor Bill Blair to explain exactly how he could add a position at no cost.

Capt. M. Core is retiring soon, House said, and rather than fill the vacant captain position he wants to hire a lieutenant and an officer. He said this would take administrative duties away from his sergeants, allowing them to be out on the road all day. The two lieutenants would take on the administrative duties during the week and patrol on the weekends. They would rotate shifts, so a lieutenant would always be on duty and patrolling downtown on weekend nights.

House said his proposal would create more efficiency in the department and put an additional officer on the road.

He said the cost of hiring an extra officer would be offset by cutting five reserve officer positions. Those positions are cur-rently vacant, House said, although costs related to filling them, which he estimated at $5,000 per officer, are built into the budget.

“Once I actually did the math it looks like it’s actually going to be saving the town money,” he said.email emmy@luminanews.com

some road construction projects end, others beginBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

Those orange barrels on Market Street between Bayshore and Porters Neck are supposed to be gone soon, but drivers in Wilmington will be dealing with construction on other busy roads.

The inside lanes of Market Street from Marsh Oaks Drive to Porters Neck Road are sched-uled to be closed through at least April 27. The N.C. Department of Transportation is adding a median and making other improvements to Market Street near where the

new Walmart will be.The work has caused traffic

congestion, and DOT officials suggest drivers use a detour that takes traffic around the construc-tion along the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, North College Road and I-140.

Meanwhile, the long-planned replacement of the Third Street bridge in downtown Wilmington has begun. The road will be closed to traffic at that spot for at least one year.

The official detour will funnel traffic from the MLK Parkway to the Isabel Holmes Bridge and the

Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.Later this year, in October,

Market Street will once again be the site of road construction, at Kerr Avenue. Both streets will be widened, and the busy inter-section will be reconfigured to prohibit left turns from Market Street onto Kerr Avenue. New service roads will be installed to handle left-turning traffic.

Five new stoplights and some improvements to Cinema Drive are also included in construction.

The project was to begin this spring, but officials did not want to begin until all the utilities are

moved, said Jason Rivenbark, the DOT assistant resident engineer who is overseeing the project. The board of transportation is expected to approve a contract in August, with work beginning sometime in October.

Once construction starts, it will take three years to complete the $18.5 million project. Rivenbark admitted there will be traffic headaches.

“There will be some lane closures,” he said. “It’s going to be hassle, just because it’s construction.”email tricia@luminanews.com

County may earn from recyclingBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

Instead of paying someone to take recyclables off its hands, New Hanover County may soon be making money on the deal. The county commissioners approved an agreement Monday paving the way for a South Carolina com-pany to set up a recycling facility in the shuttered WASTEC plant.

Under the agreement, Sonoco, a global packaging company based in South Carolina, would pay New Hanover County $10 per ton for mixed recyclables and $35 less than the market rate for card-board. The current market rate is $85 per ton.

That payment is in lieu of charg-ing Sonoco to use the plant, which formerly burned garbage to gener-ate electricity.

Environmental management

director Joe Suleyman said the county will come out $140,000 ahead. The current recycling contract was coming due for rene-gotiation, and the vendor wanted $20 per ton — double the $10 per ton the county was paying — to renew it, Suleyman told the board of commissioners.

Monday, the commissioners approved an agreement with the city of Wilmington to send all of the city’s recyclables to the old WASTEC plant. The city will pay $10 per ton to deliver its recyclables. The city council was

expected to consider the proposal at its meeting Tuesday night.

Together, the city and county generate about 14,000 tons of recyclable materials annually. The Sunoco-run facility eventually will be able to handle 25,000 tons annually. That leaves open the possibility for other communities in the Cape Fear region to use the facility, Suleyman said.

Recycled materials make up a small percentage of what New Hanover County residents and businesses throw away annually. The environmental management

department disposes of more than 200,000 tons each year.

Residents of the unincorporated area who use one of the seven drop-off locations will notice some difference. They will need to place glass bottles and jars in a separate bin at the convenience sites. Residents already separate cardboard, but Sonoco will not pay for glass bottles, Suleyman said.

Other recyclable materials, such as plastic, aluminum cans and paper, will not need to be sorted.email tricia@luminanews.com

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surfboard theftThe morning of April 19, Kevin Forester and Sara Buckley reported two stolen surfboards from their

garage. They said the theft probably occurred overnight because the garage door was left open. The estimated loss is $1,285. One board is light blue, 7 feet, 6 inches with a white stripe down the center; the other is a white 6-foot, 4-inch Tom Neilson Flying Floatey Fish design.

uprootedAt 7:40 p.m. April 18, police discovered someone had utilized a metal pry bar to pull up some poles

on Old Causeway Drive. Around $450 worth of damage was reported. There is currently no suspect.

stolen truckAt 11 a.m. April 18, 26-year-old Andrew Nicholson flagged down an officer and reported his 1981

Volkswagen Rabbit truck was stolen. He said he parked the truck at No. 6 Oceanic St. around 9 p.m. the night before and left the keys in the car. When he came out in the morning it was gone.

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Weekend Police Reportapril 17

citations

• Jason Lumpkin was issued a citation for going 65 mph in a 35 mph zone.

• Sanjiv Khanna was issued a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Warning tickets

• Travis Capps was issued a warning ticket for an expired driver’s license.

civil penalties

• Neil Simpson was issued a civil penalty for littering.• Jason Manuel was issued a civil penalty for noise.

reports

• Dalton Robert Michel reported found property.• Drug paraphernalia was reported.

april 18

citations

• Lisa A. Sperandeo was issued a citation for expired registration, driving during revocation.

• Lisa J. Joyner was issued a citation for expired registration.• Dustin Glenn Allen was issued a citation for driving during revocation.

• Jaylean Lamar Gilliam was issued a citation for simple posses-sion of marijuana.

civil penalties

• Kendra Lynn Harlos was issued a civil penalty for noise.

reports

• The town of Wrightsville Beach reported property damage.• Andrew Nicholson reported a stolen motor vehicle.• Marijauna possession was reported.

april 19

reports

• A collision was reported.• Larceny of two surfboards was reported.

For The recordQuestion and photographs by Cullen Lea

In the United States, presidential candidates unofficially campaign for up to two years, and officially campaign for 10 months. Would you prefer a shorter campaign length for the U.S. presidency?

John Giacona Cary, N.C.

“I think somewhere in between, like six months. The length of these campaigns takes away from actual governing. But it would give us enough time to get to know these candidates and learn about their pasts.”

Josh Fasola Raleigh, N.C.

“I want campaigns to be shorter and not use private money. Everyone should only be able to spend a certain amount for their campaign.”

Hope Perry Baltimore, Md.

“You need to get to know the candidate. I feel the current length is OK.”

Hannah Kirk North Yorkshire, England

“We have short elections in England for prime minister. The candidates do a lot in advance to campaign and are always in the public eye. The campaign length for president seems like too much time and money.”

Alec Cunkel Raleigh, N.C.

“It would be nice for a shorter term because a president in their first term could spend more time governing instead of having to go out and campaign for reelection.”

Thursday, april 23Wrightsville Beach Board of Adjustment meeting, 5 p.m., Town Hall Chambers

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prospective lifeguards vie for WBor spot

By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Between 40 and 50 prospective Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguards will complete an ocean swim, a beach run, two mock res-cues and an interview to earn a spot on the 2015 squad.

Tryouts will be held April 26 and May 2 at 8:30 a.m. beside Crystal Pier. Applicants must fin-ish a one-half mile ocean swim and a 1-mile beach run. They’ll have a quick break before com-pleting two mock rescues — one on an active victim and one on a passive victim. WBOR senior guards will pose as victims. An interview on the beach follows the physical test.

The squad only hires around 30 seasonal guards to man the stands between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, lifeguard captain Jeremy Owens said. Anyone vying for a spot on the team must have the ability to swim 500 meters in less than 10 min-utes and run one mile in less than eight minutes. Such requirements

help target those prepared for the mentally and physically demand-ing aspects of the job.

Having prior lifesaving experi-ence and CPR certification is not a requirement, Owens said, but it’s a plus.

“We’re looking for people who are good swimmers, who have experience in the ocean and are comfortable in surf,” he said, “... and meet the physical and mental demands of the job, and then we’ll train them in United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) open water lifesaving.”

Guards who make the cut will also undergo Department of Transportation first responder cer-tification, which includes medical training and CPR certification, and the agency will compensate guards who also choose to pur-sue State of North Carolina EMT certification.

The high training standards are part of WBOR’s status as an USLA advanced agency, Owens said. The advanced certification also requires WBOR personnel carry top-of-the-line medical equipment, he added.

“It’s a great benefit to the com-munity,” he said, “to be able to have that sort of medical equip-ment and medically trained personnel be able to respond so quickly.”

WBOR guards must also be at least 18 years old, but Owens said guards hired that young are typically seasoned swimmers like freshmen on the University of North Carolina Wilmington swim team.

“We get a lot of UNCW swim-mers, we’re really fortunate to have the swim program at UNCW to draw from,” he said. “We get a lot of surfers and peo-ple who are just watermen and women. ... Then we have several Wilmington city and county fire-fighters ... that have emergency service backgrounds.”

The oldest guard on the squad is around 50 years old, he said, and the average age is about 30.

“You’re getting a lot of really experienced people,” he said. “We usually retain about 50 percent of the staff ... and they have 10 plus years of ocean rescue experience.”

Because the Wrightsville Beach

lifeguards go through the stringent physical training, medical train-ing and long workdays together, it instills in them an important team mentality, Owens said.

“Everybody is in it together,” he said. “We [train] together, we work out together, spend a lot of time in the off hours with each other. ... That’s what’s great about Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue, that teamwork aspect and the ability to know everybody has the same training standards and everybody is capable of the job.”email emmy@luminanews.com

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Wrightsville’s board is holding back-to-back public hearings Thursday night for public com-ment on increased paid parking on Harbor Island, as the town enters the handful of weeks leading up to its summer season. During the summer months Wrightsville will see thousands of daily beachgoers descend, most destined for sun and fun on the beach strand. This causes a ramp-up of tourism required services for the town, including continued designation of paid parking spaces.

With two aldermen, Elizabeth King and Darryl Mills, on excused absences, the remaining board will discuss and take comments on the two paid parking proposals then delay the matter to a later session for a full board decision.

Wrightsville, the island, is pretty well metered-up. At a cost off $2.50 per hour, beachgoers can park in one of 1,508 metered spaces or six paid parking lots. With the advent of smartphone paid parking, cell phones can be used to avoid carry-ing $10 rolls of quarters to feed the meters while taking the family to the beach.

Harbor Island, attached to Wrightsville by two fixed bridges over Banks Channel, is not metered. A previous effort to meter Old Causeway Drive failed four to five years ago.

One of the consequences of metering an area or street anywhere in the town that does not have paid parking is those seeking free parking are driven to new locations to find it. The town has long been mindful of this squeeze phenomenon: charge for parking on this street, shift cars to another location that still has free parking spaces.

Parking is the second-largest revenue stream of the town’s $13 million budget, after real property taxes.

Besides this critical revenue stream to pay sani-tation workers to keep bathrooms and the beach strand presentable, police the vast crowds that swell the populace every summer, paid park-ing spaces create a turnover in availability of parking. The idea is to make access to the beach strand more accessible; no single space is tied up all day by just one vehicle without a hefty price tag attached.

Clever beachgoers are known to stick cars any-where they can on South Harbor Island and as the town adds paid parking, drivers ferret out new options in free parking like the unmarked spaces on Harbor Island on the sides of North Channel Drive, likewise those along Coral Drive, a hand-ful of spaces on Short, Keel and Marina streets as well as those on Old Causeway in front of the mini business district and post office.

The town hopes to bolster this business district and is very interested in the businesses on this strip making it, like the yet-to-be-opened Poe’s Tavern.

Before you get all warm and fuzzy, remember

sales tax from commercial businesses is the town’s third-highest revenue stream, even though the GA under Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown, if he has his way, is about to slice and dice sales tax percentages to the determent of the town.

And then we have the municipal park that needs to retain its parking for those actually using the park for tennis, volleyball, basketball, intramural sports, the children’s playground. It is a com-mon sight to see beach-bound visitors schlepping their beach gear along the Loop from the park and back.

Challenging the town’s annual summer head-ache is the infinite number of vehicles with boat trailers that overflow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Boat ramp, the only one within 20 miles. This is inarguably one of wildlife’s finest locations plus ramps, but the number of parking spaces is far outnumbered by those putting a boat in the water there. When full, often before daylight, shutout boat owners will stick vehicles with trail-ers anywhere they can find: on the shoulders of highways 74/76, under the Live Oak trees on Pelican Drive, in the field opposite the old fire station when someone leaves the chain down in and around Old Causeway and in front of the businesses and post office.

The first hearing is for paid parking on Pelican Drive. Pelican Drive is also highly desirable free parking choice for beachgoers to the Johnnie Mercer’s Pier area.

Although the Pelican parking plan will not gen-erate a significant net effect in parking revenue, aldermen want to use to paid parking by smartphone without meters to control the glut of non-resident and vehicles with boat trailer parking on that street as soon as the weather warms up. Residents and business owners were previously allowed to express their opinions on this proposal in an April 8 public hearing.

The second public hearing of the night is to cre-ate paid parking in the area around Old Causeway Drive including Short, Keel and Marina streets. The conundrum in both plans is to adopt either plan, without further addressing parking in the munici-pal park, will just drive more to the park in search of free parking.

In the desire to avoid paying for parking, anyplace there is a lined or even unlined space that is free — determined drivers will find it, regardless of where it is. If the town adopts paid parking on Pelican Drive (and I suspect it will over the objections of residents on that street) without also implementing it on Old Causeway, the headache will shift there.

Like Wrightsville proper, until every available parking space on Harbor Island also has a price tag, visitors will fill up free spots first regardless of where they are located.

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opened September 2014 in an old Coca-Cola bottling plant in Raleigh. Local school board members visited Raleigh’s Vernon Malone Career and College Academy. The school had 131 students when it opened, but Shell said that number is expected to grow.

However, that school must operate within the state’s current graduation requirements, which among other things require four years of English and at least three years of math. It may be possi-ble to condense some of those requirements and add career-specific courses such as technical math, Estep said.

New Hanover and many other counties have early-college high schools that combine some of the ideas being considered for the vocational school, but the emphasis is still on earning a two- or four-year degree. The goal of the vocational school would be to train students for specific types of jobs without requiring a college-bound curriculum.

“It is time to go back to voca-tional pathways so that students have options,” Catlin said. He was inspired by observing German schools; his company has done business there. Active involvement from the busi-ness community in the form of public-private partnerships will be essential to the success of a career and technical high school here, he said.

Establishing the school will be a challenge, from a logisti-cal standpoint and also because many people consider college the only path to career success.

“We are addicted to the college pathway,” Catlin said. But col-lege isn’t for everyone, and the community needs skilled trades-people and technicians, he said. Offering skills and academic courses that will be used on the job may deter dropouts and help employers fill jobs that often go vacant, he said.

It costs about $40 million to build a high school, Estep said. Soliciting business participation and making use of a converted industrial building could elimi-nate the need to build a fifth high school for the foreseeable future, she said.

It is too early to decide which courses and career fields might be offered, but Covil said she and her colleagues wanted to come to the rest of the school board with a plan before proposing the idea.

But the board’s chairman said he and other members were not included in those discussions.

“It is certainly something we all support,” chairman Don Hayes said. But he said it is something the full board needs to discuss.

That opportunity will occur during the May board meeting, when the full school board will hear what Covil, Estep and Shell have learned and outline what comes next. A meeting took place Monday with superinten-dent Tim Markley and Amanda Lee, interim president of Cape Fear Community College, Estep said. There’s plenty of interest, although Estep acknowledges these are just the early stages.

Next steps include more detailed planning, necessary curriculum changes with Catlin spearheading efforts to win state approval for funding.email tricia@luminanews.com

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officials in New Hanover County, because the state pays half the cost of dredging inlets. Maintenance dredging will eventually include Mason Inlet.

Davis worked hard to get a fund set aside for inlet drag-ging about two years ago, said Layton Bedsole, shore pro-tection coordinator for New Hanover County. Counties pay half the cost of dredging shal-low-draft inlets; the state pays the rest from boat fees collected

and a fraction of a percentage on the gas tax.

If the bill were to pass, shoal-ing would make navigation difficult. Dredging keeps the channels open.

Davis was prepared to oppose the legislation, but he spoke with Setzer, who agreed not to pursue the issue any further this session. His colleague was unaware of the potential impact his proposal would have on coastal North Carolina, Davis said.

Officials in New Hanover County and the beach towns were alarmed when the bill

was filed April 13. They feared the loss of state money would kill the dredging program that keeps shallower inlets open to navigation.

“When I saw it, my sirens went off,” county commissioner Skip Watkins said last week at the board’s agenda briefing.

The cost to dredge seven inlets from Manteo on the Outer Banks to Lockwoods Folly Inlet in Brunswick County is estimated at $4.76 million for 2015. In future years, loss of funding also could affect periodic dredging of Mason Inlet.

The county commissioners and beach-town officials were prepared to send a letter oppos-ing the legislation, but it now appears it won’t be necessary.

Davis said Tuesday he is con-fident HB 663 will die a quiet death in the House Finance Committee, where it was sent after it was filed. April 30 is the crossover deadline, the date which bills must pass at least one legislative chamber to remain under consideration.email tricia@luminanews.com

directed at him, including the use of a blatant racial epithet and derogatory stereotypes. A fellow employee at the time, Tim Dauphinais, was named as the main source of racial harass-ment. Dauphinais was terminated in January for allegedly stealing and pawning town equipment.

When Baldwin complained to supervisors, the lawsuit states, he was told to ignore the comments. The lawsuit also accuses former water and sewer department supervisor Douglas Riseden of using negative racial stereotypes in conversation with the plaintiff.

Baldwin’s attorney, Katy Parker, said she amended the original lawsuit, which was filed earlier this year, after being con-tacted by other employees who described a generally hostile work environment for minorities.

But the lawyer representing Wrightsville Beach defended the town’s actions and said the lawsuit “misrepresents the facts.”

“There were entirely valid rea-sons for terminating him,” said Norwood Blanchard, a lawyer who specializes in defending local governments in employ-ment grievances. The town is insured by the N.C. League of Municipalities, and it is custom-ary to hire an outside attorney to handle this type of case.

In addition to the town, also named as defendants are Riseden, town manager Tim Owens, public works director Michael Vukelich and current water and sewer supervisor Stephen Dellies, who replaced Riseden. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages.

There are some discrepancies in the suit. Although he is named in the lawsuit, Owens’ first day on the job was Jan. 8, 2013, about three

weeks after Baldwin was fired. Parker admitted she did not know that and said her client was certain he spoke with Owens near the end of his employment with the town.

The lawsuit also fails to mention misdemeanor criminal charges filed against Francois Baldwin, 28, in January 2012, while the plain-tiff was a town employee. The Department Of Public Safety’s offender database lists convic-tions in March 2012 on charges of larceny after breaking and entering and possession of stolen goods.

Baldwin was sentenced to pro-bation and community service, corrections records state. He also had misdemeanor convic-tions prior to his employment at Wrightsville Beach. Parker said the charges are unrelated to his work with Wrightsville Beach and irrelevant to the claims of racial harassment and unequal treatment.

By law the federal Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission has first review of any discrimination claims. The commission can either pursue the case itself, or issue a notice of right to sue, which it did in November 2014.

Baldwin was rated “good” or “very good” in his job evaluation in November 2011, six months after beginning employment. He contends he was singled out for disciplinary action only after he complained about racial harass-ment. He was fired in December 2012. His lawsuit states the situ-ation caused him to develop an anxiety disorder, for which he missed significant amounts of work. The ADA complaint relates to that disorder.

Blanchard says the town can prove Baldwin was fired for cause.email tricia@luminanews.com

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far away. The study is dependent on chance, Pawlik said. Prevailing winds, sea water temperatures, food supply, reproduction trends and population density are all fac-tors determining the incidence of their appearance this time of year.

Pawlik himself observed mature specimens on Bald Head Island beaches Sunday, April 19.

“Usually you’re seeing younger individuals within the population. The interesting thing is they tend to be small in the spring and get big-ger over the course of the summer. And here we’re already seeing individuals that look full size and

basically just getting out of win-ter. That’s weird, and I don’t ever remember that happening before,” Pawlik said. “The great thing about them is that you can see them on the surface. The unfortunate thing is that they have very long tenta-cles and they are particularly potent when they’re out at sea.”

The species is more dangerous to surfers.

“If they get those tentacles wrapped around their legs they can go into shock and drown,” Pawlik said.

Once the invertebrates have been rolled around in the surf sev-eral times, he said, “That defangs them to a considerable extent. They have much less punch at that point. But having said that, they still pack quite a wallop and people who touch them are likely to get stung.”

The float is touchable, Pawlik said, but the bright blue tentacles are off limits. To be rid of them, he said, pop the balloon and bury them in the sand. But cautioned, “Any manipulation comes at some risk.”

Coiled along the long line of tentacles are the stinging cells, Pawlik said. Those tentacles sel-dom detach from the man o’ war’s body. Pawlik advised against walk-ing through the swash zone where the venomous fish can be moving very quickly.

People who are walking through the surf or small children playing in the surf are at risk of having the tentacles wrap around their ankles or other limbs.

Dr. Peter Kramer of Wrightsville Beach Family Medicine compared the Portuguese man o’ war sting to

a bee sting. “You know some people get

stung by a bee and have a terrible reaction and some people get stung and don’t have any reaction. You never know how you’re going to react but sometimes that significant reaction can be life threatening,” Kramer said.

He suggested:Avoid interaction with the spe-

cies either floating on the surface of the water or beached on the sand.

Seek first aid immedi-ately because everyone reacts differently.

Don’t use your hand to remove the stinging tentacles. Do not dump sand on the wound.

The more contact with the skin, the worse the wound will be.

Use a stick, a credit card or put your hand in a plastic bag to remove the tentacles.

Wash skin with diluted vinegar or sea water but monitor yourself or the victim for sudden respira-tory changes.

Watch for shortness of breath, wheezing and/or swelling reac-tions to venom.

“The venom can systemically affect your whole body,” Kramer said. “Generally if people get stung by a man o’ war and people are going to react, it’s not going to be a day or two later. It’s going to hap-pen very quickly.”

Kramer said in addition to respi-ratory issues, the victim could suffer chest pains, muscle pains and spasms in the area of the injury.email marimar@luminanews.com

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parking there . . . . I think it’s tough as it is as a business owner at Wrightsville Beach and it’s one more thing to keep people away.”

That might have been the case when paid parking on Old Causeway Drive was imple-mented in 2010, Blair said, but recent developments along that road necessitate the board reex-amining the parking situation.

“We have Poe’s [Tavern] coming,” Blair said during an April 21 phone interview, “which will require patron parking, and we have an active project under consideration for the MOI build-ing, so what’s the best way to keep those spaces open for those patrons of all those businesses?”

Blair said the two options he sees are adding paid parking or putting a two-hour limit on free parking. But he said the latter option would be labor intensive and inconsistent with paid park-ing in other commercial districts

around town.“Does that mean I’d have to

do two-hour free parking on the other side of the beach? If we do that then your entire parking pro-gram is gone . . . and you just lost $2.6 million worth of revenue.”

Parking revenue is vital to the town’s budget, Blair said. The parking program’s second only to real property tax in gener-ated revenue to fund the town’s $13 million budget. Parking rev-enue directly supports the town’s sand fund, a pot of money to help pay for the town’s beach renourishment projects if federal funding runs out, as it is currently scheduled to do.

But, he emphasized, he does not want the current Harbor Island parking discussion to be about revenue, but about a long-term parking solution for the businesses.

“We would like to be business-friendly,” he said. “If [business owners] don’t have some park-ing options, who’s going to come build a business on the beach?”email emmy@luminanews.com

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Staff photo by Emmy Errante

A Portuguese man o’ war washes up on the beach at the south end of Wrightsville Beach Sunday, April 19.

New Hanover County Schools to send budget requests to county commissioners

Higher local supplements for veteran teachers, covering driver education costs and state-mandated raises for teachers and saving teacher assistant jobs are among the budget priorities the New Hanover County school board will send to the county commissioners.

The board met Tuesday, April 21, to lay out spending proposals for the local share of the schools’ budget. The state funds about 60 percent of New Hanover County’s bud-get. In the fiscal year that begins July 1, the school board is asking for an operating increase of $5.1 million over the 2014-15 local allocation of $67.9 million.

Teachers with at least 26 years of expe-rience would receive an additional local supplement equal to 9 percent of their sal-ary. All teachers now receive an 8 percent supplement. But veteran teachers received only a small pay raise last year when the N.C. General Assembly increased pay for begin-ning teachers to $33,000. Some experienced teachers got less than a one-half percent raise.

The budget also includes raises or bonuses for other employees.

The schools’ request includes some items that may be funded by the state. The N.C. General Assembly eliminated funding for

driver education programs but still requires that school districts provide them. Districts may charge up to $65 per student, but the actual cost is about $270 per student. There are proposals to restore state money for driver ed, but the county will have to take on the cost if the legislature does not act.

Likewise, some teacher and teacher assis-tant positions could be funded by the state, but as it stands superintendent Tim Markley said the budget must assume the cost will fall to the local government. For the full story, visit www.luminanews.comemail tricia@luminanews.com

Visitors tour a boat building classroom during Cape Fear Community College’s 16th Annual Boat Show Saturday, April 18. ~ Allison Potter

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Lip-Sync BattleMaking legends local galaThalian HallApril 24, 6:30 p.m., $35-$100

Hosted by The Carousel Center for Abused Children, this benefit event features lip-syncing battles between local personalities. The eve-ning will present a Back to the 80s theme filled with popular songs from the decade. A red car-pet reception and silent auction will be event highlights. For additional information contact 910-632-2285.

Stories-a-MillionFifth annual story extravaganzaNortheast Regional LibraryApril 25, 9 a.m. to noon, Free

The local public library features a bevy of venues and activities for those who love a good tale. Kids will enjoy No Sleeves Magic, Memory Lane Comics, Performance Club Kids, the Party Crew and more. Tours, interactive kiosks, photo booths exhibits and crafts will entertain parents and kids. Call 910-798-6393.

Bird WatchBasic BirdingFort Fisher State Recreational AreaApril 26, 9 a.m., Free

Located in Kure Beach, this event will teach the fundamentals of bird watching and identifica-tion. Attendees will take an exciting tour around the grounds in search of diverse avian species that make Fort Fisher their home. Bring binocu-lars and a field guide. Call 910-458-5798 to make reservations.

Season Finalenorth carolina symphony Kenan AuditoriumApril 30, 7:30 p.m., $30-$80

In its final event of the season, the symphony will perform selections from Aaron Copland, Judd Greenstein, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber. Pieces include the “West Side Story’s” Overture, Appalachian Spring, Change, Adagio for Strings and Essay No. 2. For tickets call 910-962-3500 or visit www.ncsymphony.org

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“It feels like you’re a gladiator. … It’s really noisy and you feel like you’re about to enter this coliseum of lions … and then right before it starts the noise goes away and your heart is beating through your chest,” April Zilg said, envisioning the moment on the beach alongside legends of her sport Saturday, April 25. She will stand poised for the start of one the most challenging paddleboard races in the world.

“And then they blow the horn … and it’s happening,” Zilg said.Zilg and 200 other elite standup paddleboarders will run to the water, leap on their boards and punch

through the surf to reach the open ocean. Nearly six months of mental and physical preparation will be tested as the racers begin the Carolina Cup’s Graveyard Elite course, a grueling 13.5-mile loop around Wrightsville Beach through open ocean and flatwater channels.

The fifth annual Carolina Cup consists of four races, but the Graveyard Elite course is its daunting centerpiece, this year drawing 24 of the world’s best 30 paddleboarders. The list includes the top-ranked male and female paddlers, Connor Baxter and Annabel Anderson, as well as three-time Carolina Cup champion Danny Ching.

“Knowing that the top paddlers from all around the world are going to be here in the next few days,” Zilg said, “I can sit here and tell myself to visualize success and breathe and relax, but my heartrate is going through the roof.”

While the opportunity to take on world champions is a rare experience in itself, Zilg has reason to believe she can give them a good race. In 2014, during her first attempt at the Graveyard Elite course, she finished in the top 10. This year she hopes months of intense training will propel her to an even better result.

“I’m hoping to move up the ranks just a little bit. … I would really like to win,” she said.Zilg began training for the race in

December 2014 with gym workouts three times per week to build a foundation. Then, in January, she started training on the water. In the following months she developed a cyclical training program, alternating periods of fitness building and recovery.

A typical “on” week involved an intense 90-minute gym workout Monday, Wednesday and Friday. She supplemented gym time with distance paddles, interval paddles, running and yoga.

“It’s astonishing how much of your life is suddenly absorbed when you have a goal, something you’re really aiming for,” she said.

Another East Coast standout, Virginia Beach paddler Steve Dullack, said success-ful preparation for a world-class race is just as much in the details as it is in long hours logged in the gym and on the water.

He and his training partners drill beach starts over and over again to prepare for the chaotic beginning of the Graveyard Elite course, when hundreds of racers of varying abilities try to navigate past the breaking waves into the open ocean.Practicing the finish of the race is equally

important, he said. Racing boards that cut

through flatwater so efficiently are cumbersome to surf in to shore, especially when the racer is mentally and physically exhausted.

Race-day nutrition can also give paddlers an edge, he added. Three hours before the race he eats a large bowl of oatmeal, then an hour later an avocado and a banana, then right before the race an energy gel with a variety of carbohydrates the body absorbs at different rates.

In his race-day CamelBak he keeps a nutritional solution he concocted based on his sodium, potassium and electrolyte needs during the race. To keep the drink cold, he said he freezes cubes of the mixture so they don’t dilute the solution as they melt. During the race, he wears a GPS that vibrates every mile so he knows when to take a drink.

Despite the exhaustive preparations, once the race starts it becomes a mental and physical battle of adapting and persevering, he said. Two years ago he was nearly taken out at the start of the Graveyard Elite race when a wave knocked another competitor’s board into his own, punching a hole in it.

The flatwater leg in Banks Channel is no less challenging than the open ocean, he added. It’s pos-sible the paddlers will be racing into the current, in which case he said he’ll try to find what he calls the “escalator,” or a narrow eddy near shore that flows opposite to the current.

“A lot of races only have one facet of paddleboard racing, but this has everything,” he said. “It’s the most technical race I’ve ever done.”

Zilg said she’ll lean on her local knowledge to navigate the swirling water in the channel and hope to sneak past her competitors from Australia, New Zealand and Canada as they race through the inlet.

“I’m going to choose maybe a slightly different line if I think it will put me in front of them,” she said. “Maybe hide behind some dude and pass them and they won’t see me. … Once we exit the inlet I’m going to cut that corner hard and try to break away.”

The paddlers will then race back through the open ocean to the finish, pushing their tired bodies with adrenaline-fueled determination. Zilg said in those moments, each time she digs her paddle into the water she’ll remember a person in her life that believes in her.

“When I’m feeling tired, I start listing off everybody’s names that I know thinks I can do it,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Oh, if that many people think I can do it, then maybe I can.’”email emmy@luminanews.com

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Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Above: April Zilg does a strength training and balance exercise at TOPS Athletics Gym April 21 in preparation

for the Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach April 25. Top: Annabel Anderson and April Zilg sprint into the water

to begin the Carolina Cup Graveyard Elite course, April 26, 2014.

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April Zilg does one-armed kettlebell swings that mimic proper

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By Pam CreechContributing Writer

Rain didn’t stop 250 children and adults from enjoying the sec-ond annual Print Big! Steamroller Print Festival at the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building Saturday, April 18.

“We went up about 150 from last year,” said Shannon Bourne, the event’s organizer. Speakers blasting upbeat songs, like “Snow” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, countered the dreary weather.

“We made a giant playlist of ’80s and ’90s music,” Bourne said.

Local artists brought 14 4-foot by 6-foot hand-carved wooden printing blocks. Originally, the festival was scheduled to take place on the outdoor walkway near the Cultural Arts Building’s parking lot, but materials were moved to a dry covered patio.

Bourne, the artists and student

volunteers rolled black ink over the blocks before covering them with white muslin and driving over them with a steamroller. Meanwhile, spectators carved small sheets of linoleum and made their own prints at stations inside.

“There were so many kids in here carving. Each one had a knife and linoleum and they were going at it. … The youngest kid was about 7,” Bourne said.

Adults also joined in the print-making at the indoor stations.

“We had an elderly woman here. She was about 80,” Bourne said. “We had a nice age range.”

Each of the large prints was inspired by the work of the Full Belly Project, a nonprofit organi-zation that provides agricultural devices to communities in devel-oping countries. Four of the prints were sold after the festival. Later, the prints will be displayed in a gallery and the remaining prints will be put up for sale.

“The price range for each print

is $200 to $400,” Bourne said. “Ten percent of that will go to the Full Belly Project.”

Daniel Ling, director of the Fully Belly Project, brought a water pump to the festival to show people one of the devices the organization distributes. The foot-powered pump allows people who suffer from physi-cal disabilities to use their body weight to pump water instead of straining the muscles in their upper body.

After the festival, the prints were moved to the Cultural Arts Building’s Mezzanine Gallery. One print featured a sun shin-ing over a peanut field. Another depicted a boat anchored under-neath a bridge. Artist Jeremy Millard chose a construction scaffold as his subject matter.

Millard, who owns Southern Tide Construction, was moti-vated by advice he received while completing his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees in drawing and painting at East

Carolina University: Draw what you know. He was also inspired by a Paul McCartney song, “Monkberry Moon Delight.”

“The song is about not being left behind, and that’s what the print is about,” he said.

Like Bourne, Millard was happy with the festival’s turnout.

“It’s great for the printers around here. … We’re really just a big group of friends who all carve wood blocks,” he said.

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Photography exhibit showcases local plant and animal speciesBy Pam CreechContributing Writer

Photographs of trees, flowers and sunsets will adorn the walls of the Boseman Gallery at the University of North Carolina Wilmington April 23-Aug. 17. “An Observant Eye: Images of Nature in Southeastern North Carolina” showcases the work of Andy Wood, an ecolo-gist and conservation educator.

“The title is a play on a line from Henry David Thoreau’s last journal,” Wood said.

On Nov. 3, 1961, while describing the ridges on a gravel railroad causeway formed by heavy rain, pebbles, Thoreau wrote, “All this is per-fectly distinct to an observant eye, and yet could easily pass unnoticed by most. Thus each wind is self-registering.”

“Thoreau was a passionate record keeper,” Wood explained. “He would document when things happened in Concord, Mass. By docu-menting when a flower blooms today, we’ll be able to understand what’ll happen tomorrow. It’s important to keep track of the world around us. … Phenology is the study of timing, of pay-ing attention to when things happen. Thoreau was an excellent phenologist.”

Wood said people need phenology in order to understand their surroundings.

“Our ancestors were phenologists. They needed to know when birds are going to migrate to a certain area because that’s what they hunted. … We’ve always been phenologists.”

Wood’s primary objective is to capture the beauty of southeastern North Carolina.

“We don’t have to go to Africa or South America to see something interesting. Beauty is in our own backyard,” he said. “We’re part of a community that includes more than people, dogs and cats. It includes dragonflies, lizards

and trees.”He also wants to educate people about the

various species of local plants and animals. One of Wood’s favorite photographs from the exhibit is of a bald cypress tree at Lake Mattamuskeet.

“It’s gorgeous. It’s 40 years old, but it’s only 10 feet tall,” he said.

Wood said the tree’s location in the water stunted its growth.

Another one of Wood’s favorites is of a sunset.

“I take a lot of sunset pictures because clouds fascinate me,” he said.

Wood is partial to flowers, as well. “I have one shot of a gentian. It’s a beauti-

ful, electric-blue flower with a couple insects on it,” he said.

To stay true to his mission to capture natural beauty, Wood only edited one of his pictures.

“That sunset photo is the only one that’s been retouched. I cropped it and turned it upside down,” he explained.

Wood takes all of his photographs with a point-and-shoot camera.

“The nice thing about a point-and-shoot cam-era is that you can carry it anywhere,” he said. “I want to reinforce the idea of encouraging people to stop and look around. Nature is such a healing force. We have to take the time to let it benefit us.

Wood said he hopes his work will encourage people to enjoy southeastern North Carolina. “We’re fortunate to be here,” he said.

A reception will be held April 23, 5:30-7 p.m. The Boseman Gallery is located upstairs in Fisher University Union. For more infor-mation, contact the Association for Campus Entertainment at 910-962-7722 or email ace@uncw.edu

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Above: Participants in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s “Print Big!” event finish printing Liz Harman’s piece Saturday, April 18 at the college’s Cultural Arts building. Left: A steamroller is used to transfer an inked woodblock design to fabric.

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Wilmington athletes compete in amazing raceBy Marimar McNaughtonStaff Writer

Two dozen runners traveled from Wilmington last weekend to run the Boston Marathon. Half the team’s members were from the Wilmington Road Runners, the other 12 were trained by Without Limits’ Tom Clifford.

Though they did not physi-cally run together, their times are grouped together to compile a team result in addition to their individual standings.

Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper and Wilmington Road Runner club member, qualified for the Boston Marathon during the 2014 Quintiles Wrightsville

Beach Marathon. Burdette was in the first wave of qualifiers, among hundreds of runners in the eighth corral. The 30,337 racers were divided into four waves according to qualifying times, then further into eight corrals so that runners of similar paces begin together.

The elite wave of Kenyans, Ethiopians and fastest Americans start the race, followed by the wheelchair racers, Burdette explained during an April 21 phone interview.

Burdette said the Boston event was an amazing race, “but it was a tough day to run the marathon. The weather conditions were pretty bad.”

Temperatures, he said, were in

the 40s with prevailing rains for most of the race April 20.

Headwinds, said Tom Clifford, who placed 79th overall, were 21 miles per hour.

Burdette, who trained all year for

his first Boston Marathon, and said it’s really not possible to train for extreme weather conditions.

“There’s not a lot you can do about rain on race day,” Burdette said.

Clifford moved up 25 places from his 2014 finish and came in at 2:29:27, five seconds faster than last year.

Burdette came within eight min-utes of his personal goal.

“I had hoped to finish around 3:15 and I finished around 3:23,” Burdette said.

Burdette also said his training was interrupted by a bout of strep throat and some other issues.

“I didn’t feel like I got to train quite as good as I would have liked to have, but that’s just how things happen sometimes,” he said.

Clifford’s training was impacted by the timing of the Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon he leads annually around the third week of March, one of the high weeks in the training plan in which he should be training his hardest.

“This race is always a challenge for me,” Clifford said during an April 21 phone interview, “because of organizing Quintiles. I literally can’t train that entire

week. I want to do Boston every year because I love it.”

Clifford prepped his runners with site specific work in Cary’s Umstead Park and Blowing Rock, North Carolina, for downhill and uphill training runs.

“Boston’s pretty much either down or up, there’s no flat,” Clifford said.

The history of race made an impact on both runners.

“It’s where running began,” Clifford said, “where running was born. It’s so old, it’s in the 119th year, the first marathon ever. You really feel the energy there.”

Clifford attended the blessing of the runners Sunday, April 19 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Copley Square.

“They relate how much running relates to life and how your fans are your supporters; that’s just the atmosphere,” Clifford said. “Millions of people come out and watch the race.”

Burdette, who attended last year as a spectator, said last year’s race bore a somber tone because of the 2013 bombing. Running it this year, he felt the uplifiting presence of those spectators.

“The way that Boston and the other towns outside of Boston along the route really get into the race,” Burdette said.

The crowds are supportive of the runners, he said.

“Virtually the entire course is lined with people. ... For 26 miles there are people yelling on both sides of the road, people cheering you on, they bring their families out. They come out and cut up orange slices for you. The uni-versities along the way get into it. It’s a big deal for Bostonians.”email marimar@luminanews.com

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Wrightsville Beach School third graders celebrate inaugural Turtle DayBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

On the front lawn of Wrightsville Beach School, a group of third graders enthusiastically dug into buckets filled with sand. Plastic shovels were provided, but their hands proved more efficient tools as they searched for sea turtle hatchlings and eggs.

The turtles were plastic, and the eggs ping-pong balls, some of which were split in two to mimic an egg that hatched. Rocks represented hatchlings that did not survive.

“We found a turtle! We’re so good at this,” exclaimed Sam Dieffenbauch. Similar choruses of “I found one” and “I found an egg” were repeated as the children conducted their mock nest excavations.

As much fun as it was for the children to make a mess on school time, this was a lesson nonetheless, led by vol-unteers with the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project. It was the school’s first Turtle Day, organized by marine science coordinator Cissie Brooks. Activities included the turtle dig and a turtle crawl, during which youngsters drew loggerhead, leatherback and green sea turtle tracks on the sand-covered volleyball court.

Each turtle leaves different tracks, and volunteers can identify which species crawled ashore to nest on the Wrightsville Beach shoreline during the summer.

Lucretia Tyckoski, who supervised the nest excavation exercise, told the children sand temperature is a factor in determining the gender of the young turtles. Warm sand produces more females, while the males thrive in a cooler nesting environment, she said. She then told them why that is important.

As the climate warms, fewer males will hatch, and that could affect the number of nests found on the beaches.

The volunteers appeared to have as much fun as their young pupils Tuesday, but they also take their unpaid work seriously.

They walk stretches of the beach strand each summer, watching for signs of female turtles arriving to lay their eggs, protecting those nests from the feet of beachgoers and vandals, and eagerly anticipating the moonlit evening when the hatchlings emerge from their sandy nests and head toward the vast ocean.

Sometimes the wait is long, Tyckoski said, but worth it. “You can wait for weeks,” she said, “because you want

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The Good News

April 19, 2015, 6:10 p.m. Love 2

I send My love to you to cleanse your open heart of sinMy love will wash away all that covers you and what is withinAll your debts of this earth are forgiven when you accept

My loveWalk freely with a smile upon your face given from aboveThe softness of a touch from one to another will set you freeTo worship openly from your heart so that all will seeYour debt forgiven, your sins forgiven, it’s a new way of livingTo one another you now can show love because you have

forgivenAny debt owed to you and every wrong that has been doneYou accept the love of heaven and the salvation of My SonLove to one another is all that is left to do to each otherReach out from your heart and give thanks to one anotherThat love is the key to the kingdom and is given freely to youThe beauty of My heaven is available to you full of loveOpen your hands and hearts and My love will descend like

a doveI shower you with My love and there is nothing greaterBecause no one loves you more, man or women, than your

Creator

(Mat 5:43 - 44 NRSV) 43 - “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 - But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

carl WaTersH2OLiving(Mark 12:31 NRSV) The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”(Luke 7:42 NRSV) When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more? (John 13:34 NRSV) I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.(John 14:21 NRSV) They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.(John 15:9 NRSV) As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.(John 15:13 NRSV) No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(Rom 5:8 NRSV) But God proves his love for us in that while we still were sinners Christ died for us.(Rom 13:8 NRSV) Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.(1 John 4:7 NRSV) Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.(1 John 4:8 NRSV) Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.(1 John 4:11 NRSV) Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.(Rev 3:19 NRSV) I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.

April 23MAKING FAITH WORK

Luke 8:46, “And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I per-ceive that virtue is gone out of me.”

LUKE 8:43-48Is it possible that Jesus, who was God manifest in the flesh, and

therefore all-knowing, did not actually know who touched Him? Yes! Although Jesus’ spiritual man was divine, He took upon Himself a physical body with its limitations. Jesus drew on His divine abil-ity through the gifts of the Holy Ghost, and so can we (Jn. 14:12; 1 Cor. 12:7). Before His resurrection, He operated as a man (sinless) by receiving from His Father through faith. Luke 8:47 says that the woman “saw that she was not hid.” It is evident that Jesus received a word of knowledge from the Holy Spirit and had singled out this

woman. However, this was after He felt the power of God flow out of Him and heal her. The woman was healed before He discerned her by the law of faith.

The law of electricity has been here on earth since creation. Man has observed it in such things as lightning and static electricity, but it was not until someone believed that there were laws that governed the activity of electricity that progress began to be made in putting it to use. Likewise, you don’t deny the existence of faith, but it is only when you begin to understand that there are laws that govern faith, and begin to learn what those laws are, that faith will begin to work for you.

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Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.Sunday School/Children’s Choir: 9:15 a.m.

Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.Children’s Church: 10:45 a.m.

Nursery provided

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

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

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST 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 to 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

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.

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under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust executed by Michele L. Stewart and Michael K Stewart to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated Sep-tember 11, 2006 and recorded on September 15, 2006 in Book 5080 at Page 436, 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 April 28, 2015 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:

Tract 1:

All that certain lot or parcel of land containing 61/100 acres more or less and is a part of Lot 1 of the Biddle Subdivision on the west side of uS Highway #421 in the Masonboro Township, New Hanover County, NC and being more fully described as follows:

>From a stone in the western right of way of uS Highway #421, 50 feet from the center of pave-ment and in the dividing line of Lots 1 and 2 of the Biddle Subdi-vision, S 33-58 E 116.2 feet along said right of way to a stone in the agreed Riggs and Downing divid-ing line; thence S 22-20 W 447.38 feet along said agreed dividing line to an iron pipe; the point of beginning, thence S 81-22 W 341.10 feet to an iron pipe on the north bank of long Branch, thence southeastwardly along the meander of the run of Long Branch 272 feet plus or minus to a stone on the north bank of Long Branch and in the agreed Riggs and Downing dividing line thence N 22-20 E 183.22 feet along said agreed dividing line to the point of beginning. This tract contains 0.61 acres plus or minus, together with the right of ingress and egress along a 20 foot access road along and par-allel to the said agreed dividing line, all 20 feet of which is on the A.B. Riggs Property. Said right of way being shown on a map by Walter E. .Gaylor, Jr RLS dated

August 4, 1975 and recorded in Book 1038 at Page 702 of the New Hanover County Registry.

TRACT 2:

Beginning at a point in the East-ern line of a 20 foot access road, said point being located S 22-20 W 393.0 feet as measured along the Eastern line of said 20 foot access road from an old stone in the Southern right of way line of uS Highway 421, said old stone in the Southern right of way line of uS Hwy 421 being the North-east corner of Lot 1 of the Biddle Subdivision, as shown on map recorded in Map Book 3. Page 27, New Hanover County Reg-istry. Running thence from said point of beginning with the East-ern line of said 20 foot access road, S 81-52 w 341.1 feet to a point on the Northern bank of Long Branch; running thence down and with the run of Long Branch N 61-40 W 17.29 feet to a point; running thence up and near old ditch N 71-48 -45 E 110.0 feet and N 78-14-30 E 274.82 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.27 acres more or less. Same being part of Tract #1 of the Biddle Subdivision as recorded in Map Book 3, Page 27, New Hanover County Registry. TOGETHER WITH an easement for ingress and egress over and upon the 20 foot access road as shown on map recorded in Book 1038, Page 702, 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 1315 riggs Trail, Wilmington, nc 28412.

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 imme-diately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PuRCHASERS MuST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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 Michaell k. stewart and wife, Michele l stewart.

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.: 14-29393-FC01April 16 and 23, 2015

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under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Shane Allen and Haylee Allen to Pamela S Cox, Trustee(s), which was dated October 4, 2012 and recorded on October 4, 2012 in Book 5677 at Page 2509, 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 April 28, 2015 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 33 Section 2 Eagles Nest Subdivision, as shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 21 at Page 46 in the New Hanover County Reg-istry, reference to which is 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 3406 Talon court, Wilmington, nc 28409.

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 shane allen

and wife haylee allen.

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.

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.: 14-29082-FC01April 16 and 23, 2015

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under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jason L. Parker to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated May 25, 2007 and recorded on May 25, 2007 in Book 5187 at Page 1052, 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 April 28, 2015 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 intersection of the western line of North Twenty-Third Street and the northern line of Klein Road, the same being the southeastern corner of Lot 1, Block 6, Princess Place accord-ing to the official plan of Princess Place in (in part) as recorded in the New Hanover County Registry; and running from said beginning point and along the northern line of Klein Road North 88 degrees 20 minutes West 168 feet, thence North 01 degrees forty minutes East 65.67 feet, more or less, to a point in the northern line of Lot 1, thence South 88 degrees 20 min-utes East 168 feet to the point in the western line of North Twen-ty-Third Street, thence South 01 degrees 40 minutes West 65.67 feet to the point of beginning, the same being part of Lot 1, Block 6 of Princess Place as shown on Map by M. H. Lander, C.E., record-ed in Map Book 4 at Page 58 of the New Hanover County Reg-istry.

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

said property is common-ly known as 601 north 23rd street, Wilmington, nc 28405.

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 Jason l. parker.

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.

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.: 13-25566-FC01April 16 and 23, 2015

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under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that cer-tain Deed of Trust executed by Ericka D. Morgan to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated August 6, 2004 and recorded on August 9, 2004 in Book 4443 at Page 877, 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 April 28, 2015 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 east-ern line of Wrightsville Avenue 164.2 feet northwardly from its intersection with the north-ern line of Gibson Avenue, said beginning point being in the div iding line between Lots 6 & 7 in Block 8 in Carolina Place Subdivi-sion as shown on map recorded in Record Book 48, Page 180 in the New Hanover County Reg-istry; running thence eastward-ly at right angles to Wrightsville Avenue and along the southern line of said Lot 7, 113 feet to the easternmost corner of said Lot 7; thence northwardly and parallel with Wrightsville Avenue 44.2 feet to the southern line of Barnett Avenue (the southern line of Barnett Avenue being also the southern line of that tract conveyed to the City of Wilm-ington by that deed recorded in Book 162, Page 531); thence westwardly along said line of Bar-nett Avenue 43.5 feet to a turn in said Avenue (Last call errone-ously omitted from the legal on the Deed recorded in Book 4443 at Page 874); thence westwardly along said line of Barnett Ave-nue 71.0 feet to its intersection with the eastern line of Wrights-ville Avenue; thence southward-ly along said line of Wrightsville Avenue 53.3 feet to the point of Beginning; being all of Lot 7 and part of Lot 8 in Block 8 in Carolina Place Subdivision and being the sam e lands described in deed recorded in Book 1281, Page 943

in said R eigstry.

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

said property is commonly known as 2023 Wrightsville avenue, Wilmington, nc 28403.

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 ericka denise Morgan.

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.

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLCSubstitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCAttorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No.: 09-05750-FC03April 16 and 23, 2015

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under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust execut-ed and delivered by carter M. Mckaughan and lynne T. Mck-aughan, dated August 15, 2008 and recorded on August 29, 2008 in Book No. 5343 at Page 1390 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebt-edness 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 Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the high-est bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on April 29, 2015 at 11:00 AM 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 particu-larly described in the above ref-erenced Deed of Trust. address of property: 1984 hillsboro road, Wilmington, nc 28403-5370. Tax Parcel ID: R06008-010-002-000 Present Record Owners: Carter M. Mckaughan and Lynne T. McKaughan. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bid-der. 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 success-ful 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 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 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 ten-ant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termina-tion. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

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under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by GEORGE E. HARTWELL, III AND DEBO-RAH A. HARTWELL to PHILIP E. GREER, Trustee(s), dated the 26TH day of MARCH, 2004 and recorded in BOOK 4248, PAGE 168, NEW HANOVER County Reg-istry, North Carolina, Default hav-ing been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of NEW HANOVER County, North Caro-lina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of WILMING-TON, NEW HANOVER County, North Carolina at 11:00 A.M. ON MAY 5TH, 2015, 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 16, Block 76 of the Town of Carolina Beach, as shown upon

that map of said subdivision recorded in the New Hanover County Registry Map Book 2 at Page 106, reference to which is’ hereby made for a more particu-lar description.

said property being located at: 408 raleigh avenue, caro-lina Beach, nc 28428

presenT record oWner Being: edJah enTerprises, llc

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.

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

Should the property be pur-chased by a. third party, that per-son. must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A¬308 (a) (1), and any appli-cable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax.

Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal-ance of the purchase price so

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The Town of Wrightsville Beach is currently accepting bids for Disaster Debris Response and Recovery Services for the anticipated Tropical, Winter and Nor’ Easter Storm Seasons through June 30, 2017. Bidders Instructions and Proposal Forms may be obtained from the Town of Wrightsville Beach, 321 Causeway Drive, PO Box 626, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480, or by contacting Ms. Sylvia Holleman, Town Clerk at 910-256-7900. Documents may also be downloaded from the Town of Wrightsville Beach’s website at http://www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

Deadline for submittal of bids will be 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. The bid opening and reading, which is open to the public, will take place directly following at a conference room made available at the Town Hall of the same address. A recommendation will be submitted no later than the next scheduled meeting of the Town Board of Alderman, following which the selected bidder will be notified.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is sched-uled for 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at a conference room made available at the Town Hall.

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bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such. deed, and should said suc-cessful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 45-21.30(d) and (c).

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 or 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 autho-rized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation of war-ranty 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 liabili-ties arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.

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.

That an Order for possession of the property may be .issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of supe-rior 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. 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.

This the 7th day of April, 2015.Michael W. Strickland, as Attor-ney for and President of ANDERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., Substitute Trustee210 East Russell Street, Suite 104 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301 (910) 483-3300April 23 and 30, 2015

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under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Judith Ann Shumate and Nancy Ann Grimm to Lenders First Choice, Trustee(s), which was dated October 28, 2006 and recorded on November 13, 2006 in Book 5104 at Page 602, 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 May 5, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

All that certain lot or parcel of land located in the County of New Hanover State of North Carolina, more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 24, Block 29, of Carolina Place, recorded in Book 48 at Page 180 of the New Hanover County Registry, refer-ence to which is hereby made for a more particular description.

For informational purposes only: the APN is shown by the County Assessor as R04819-017-011-000; source of title is Book 3466, Page 7 (recorded 10/08/02)

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

said property is commonly known as 2002 Market street, Wilmington, nc 28403.

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 imme-diately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PuRCHASERS MuST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED.

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 Judith ann shumate and nancy ann grimm.

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.: 14-26706-FC01April 23 and 30, 2015

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under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by cynthia Faye rheddick, dated April 8, 2003 and recorded on April 9, 2003 in Book No. 3730 at Page 746 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 there-by and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained there-in 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 high-est bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on May 6, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improvements there-on, situated, lying and being in the City of Castle Hayne, 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: 110 hampton dr, castle hayne, nc 28429. Tax Parcel ID: R02420-006-009-000 Present Record Owners: Cynthia Faye Rheddick. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bid-der. 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 suc-cessful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Trans-fer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special 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. Further-more, 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 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.

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All persons, firms and corpora-tions having claims against the Estate of annabel d. ellis, deceased, are notified to present the same to the personal rep-resentative listed below on or before July 1, 2015 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immediate pay-ment. This the 2nd day of April, 2015.

Andrew Olsen, Attorney Elder Law Firm of Andrew Olsen6781 Parker Farm Drive, Suite 210Wilmington, NC 284054/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23/2015

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The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Jay vaughn Miller of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to pres-ent them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 2nd day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 2nd day of April 2015.Teresa R. Hairston, Executrix1830 Birmingham DriveHillsborough, NC 272784/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23/2015

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Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Jackie lee Baize, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of said decedent to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of July, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This 2nd day of April, 2015.Robbie Thompson Baize, Admin-istratrixc/o G. Frank Jones, EsquireBurney & Jones, PLLC 110 N. Fifth Ave.Wilmington NC 28401ATTORNEY:Burney & Jones, PLLC110 North Fifth Ave., Wilmington, N.C., 28401April 2, 9, 16, and 23, 2015.

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Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Frances p. leWis, deceased of New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of July, 2015, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

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

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at:

6525 Hollow Oak DriveMint Hill, North Carolina 28227This the 9th day of April, 2015.Pamela L. Eggleston, Executrix of the Estate of Frances P. Lewis6525 Hollow Oak DriveMint Hill, N. C. 28227

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divorce complaint To: leroy kemp

Take notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief sough is as follows: That the Plaintiff be granted an absolute divorce from Defendant, LeRoy Kemp, and that the bonds of matrimony hereto-fore existing between the parties be dissolved.

You are required to make a defense to such pleading no later than May 20, 2015, and upon your failure to do so; the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.

This the 9th day of April 2015Jessica Kemp1239 Million Dollar HighwayKersey, PA 1584604/09, 04/16, 4/23/2015

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The undersigned, Mitchell Wil-liams, having qualified as the Executrix of the Estate of emory Williams, Jr., Deceased, hereby notifies all persons, firms or cor-porations having claims against the Decedent to exhibit same to the said Emory Williams, Jr., at the address set out below, on or before July 20, 2015, or this notice may be pleaded in bar of any pay-ment or recovery of same. All per-sons indebted to said Decedent will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned at the address set out below.

This the 16th day of April, 2015Mitchell WilliamsEXECuTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF Emory Williams, Jr.c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR.219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6WILMINGTON, NC 28403Stephanie MedirattaParalegalRobert H. Hochuli, Jr.219 Racine Dr., Suite A-6Wilmington, NC 284034/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/2015

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All persons, firms and corpora-tions having claims against the Estate of nancy Fort cantwell, deceased, are notified to exhib-it them to Theodosia Cantwell Thomson, Executrix of said Estate, at the offices of Wessell & Raney, L.L.P., 107-B N. Second Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 or P. O. Box 1049, Wilmington, NC 28402 on or before July 15, 2015, or be barred from their recovery. Debt-ors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above-named Executrix.

This 16th day April, 2015.Theodosia Cantwell Thomson, ExecutrixJohn C. Wessell, IIIWessell & Raney, L.L.P.Attorneys at Law107-B N. Second StreetPost Office Box 1049Wilmington, North Carolina 284024/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of ruth iris Trimer of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 16th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 16th day of April 2015.Roy Trimer, Executor1416 S 4th StreetWilmington, NC 284014/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of James s. potter sr., of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 16th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 16th day of April 2015.Yvonne Caryle, Executrix405 Mohican Trail Wilmington, NC 284094/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of John Fulton Tucker, Jr. of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 16th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 16th day of April 2015.John Fulton Tucker III, ExecutorPO Box 2338Surf City, NC 284454/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of Frank Morgan griffin 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 24th day of July 2015, 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 23rd day of April 2015.Angela Griffin Gordon, Executrix3826 Sondey RoadCastle Hayne, NC 28429 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of Magalee phillips perry of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 23rd day of April 2015.Steven Perry, Executor5450 Ridgewood Heights Drive Wilmington, NC 284034/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Administratrix of the Estate of ola rogers of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 23rd day of April 2015.Hillary Wells, Administratrix1211 upper Reach DriveWilmington, NC 28409 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of ruth M. Brown of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons hav-ing claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of July 2015, or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This is the 23rd day of April 2015.Nina C. Brown, Executrix113 Cypress AvenueWrightsville Beach, NC 2848004/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015

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The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Marie hyatt Muench of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to pres-ent them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 23rd day of April 2015.William Muench, Executor117 Abalone DriveWilmington, NC 284114/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of Marzieh ansari gillani of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 24th day of July 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 23rd day of April 2015.Faranak Hartwick, Executrix618 Winery Way Wilmington, NC 2841104/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015

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Local paddlers take on world champsBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Around 30 paddleboarders gath-ered on Crystal Pier Saturday, April 18, basking in the late after-noon sun warming the beach after a morning of cool drizzle. As the group awaited the awards cer-emony of the Wrightsville Beach SUP Surf Pro/Am, friendly banter filled the air, the onetime compet-itors now simply friends, family and fellow wave-riders.

The contest, held all day on the south side of Crystal Pier, was a part of a four-day Waterman Festival to fund Wrightsville Beach Museum of History’s newly formed Waterman Hall of Fame.

The competition showcased the variety of styles within the realm of paddle surfing, which, in itself, is a branch of paddleboarding

separate from the flatwater rac-ing Wrightsville Beach more frequently hosts.

Many of the divisions demon-strated the more slashing, radical style of paddle surfing on shorter boards. Brother and sister Izzy and Giorgio Gomez swept the men’s and women’s pro categories. Despite the rainy, more disor-ganized conditions earlier in the day, the siblings from Jupiter, Fla., racked up points from the judging panel with carves and turns, using their paddles like rudders to steer their heavy boards up and down the face of the wave.

The talented pair from Florida was not the only sibling duo par-ticipating. Local paddleboarder Jenna Blackburn competed in the grommet division while her older sister Anna finished third in the pro final. Anna Blackburn’s efforts in representing Wrightsville Beach

against some of the best paddle-boarders in the world earned her the title of Carolina BAMF — or best amateur finisher. On the men’s side, that prize went to Jarrod Covington.

Finishing second and fourth behind Giorgio Gomez in the men’s pro final were two broth-ers from Florida, Fisher and Kieran Grant. Fisher Grant, who also took second place in the SUP longboard division, earned the $500 Newkirk Waterman Award for his mastery of both surfing styles. Event organizer Haywood Newkirk presented the award in honor of his father, who was an avid Wrightsville Beach waterman.

Grant and the other longboard finalists demonstrated the more retro style of surfing on boards longer than nine feet. They earned points for maneuvers like slow,

smooth carves, cross-stepping and nose-riding.

Three-time world longboard champion Colin McPhillips won the division in the last heat of the day, taking advantage of the improving conditions.

“The sun came out and the waves got the best they were all day for our longboard final,” said McPhillips, who traveled with his family from San Clemente, Calif. for the competition.

His sons Dax and Kai — min-iature, tow-headed versions of their father — competed in the grom division. McPhillips said he and his family flew in for the weekend because they enjoy Wrightsville Beach and its vibrant paddleboard community. “This is the East Coast paddle capital,” he said, “right here at Wrightsville Beach.” email emmy@luminanews.com

Late April fishing right on track

hook, line & sinker

By Skylar Walters

Fear wins conference, on to regional championshipBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

For the first time since 2003, Cape Fear Rugby Club won the Carolinas Rugby Union champi-onship game, and now the team is two wins away from compet-ing in the division III national championship.

Cape Fear Rugby Club, known by its fans simply as Fear, col-lected a gritty but convincing 41-24 win over the Charlotte Barbarians April 18 at FlyTrap Downs on 21st Street near Chestnut in Wilmington. Fear pulled out to an early lead, but about midway through the match Charlotte began a determined comeback.

Feeding off of the energy of the

rowdy home crowd, Fear dug in and scored a try, worth a crucial five points, bringing the score to 34 to 24 with about 15 minutes remaining.

“The fan base is growing,” team captain Jason Gruner said after the game. “That makes a huge dif-ference to hear everyone on the sidelines cheering for us.”

The two teams continued to

battle, each hard tackle intensi-fied by the slippery, muddy field. Then, with just minutes to go, the ball came loose in the middle of the field and was grabbed by speedy Fear player Nick “Sunshine” Fowler.

Before the opponents could form any kind of defensive shape, Fowler was gone, sprinting to the end line to put the game out of Charlotte’s reach.

Gruner said the team will focus now on one postseason game at a time, starting with the Southern Conference Championships in Augusta, Ga., May 15 and 16. That game will determine the top team in the south region — North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee.

Whichever team comes out on top that weekend plays for the East Coast Championship in Charlotte, N.C., Gruner said. The winner of that game goes to Glendale, Colo., June 13 and 14 for the division III USA Rugby Emirates Airline Club National Championship Finals.email emmy@luminanews.com

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

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4/24 Fri 05:21 am -0.64 l 11:25 am 3.99 h 05:26 pm -0.55 l 11:51 pm 4.51 h

4/25 sat 06:19 am -0.26 l 12:19 pm 3.72 h 06:23 pm -0.19 l

4/26 sun 12:45 am 4.22 h 07:26 am 0.05 l 01:12 pm 3.47 h 07:29 pm 0.1 l

4/27 mon 01:39 am 3.94 h 08:33 am 0.22 l 02:08 pm 3.29 h 08:36 pm 0.25 l

4/28 tue 02:36 am 3.7 h 09:32 am 0.27 l 03:07 pm 3.21 h 09:36 pm 0.29 l

4/29 wed 03:37 am 3.56 h 10:22 am 0.26 l 04:09 pm 3.26 h 10:28 pm 0.25 l

The month of April is one eagerly awaited by anglers as it is usually the first opportunity to catch a variety of fish after a long, cold and dreary winter. Well, so far, the month has not disappointed as fishing activity has increased daily and water temperatures have already warmed into the mid 60s.

Sea conditions subsided enough for anglers to head off the beach and see what was waiting and many were not dis-appointed. And in yet another typical April pattern, some unusual weather is forecast to make its way into the region in the coming week. We’ll have

to wait to see if the long-range forecast holds true, but if it does, then below-normal temperatures and lots of rain will more than likely follow an unseasonable weather event, so get out there while you can, just in case the weather has an impact on both the fish and the fishermen next week.

Atlantic bonito have arrived off of Wrightsville Beach, something you may already know if you have been await-ing their arrival and keep calling the local tackle shops for updates. While some fish were found within one mile of the beach, the better fish-ing was between three and five miles out around some of the near-shore reefs. While trolling spoons and small artificial plugs will work, most anglers elect to find the busting schools of fish and sight cast into them while drifting nearby. As pointed out numerous times over the last few years, fishing etiquette is a must when several boats are fishing the same schools of fish. Stop your boat upwind or up-current of the school, turn off

your motor, and drift toward them or allow them to come toward you. Running up on a school of fish will only make them sound to deeper water and even worse, you’ll probably get some choice words from those fishing nearby. Small weighted spoons are the main choice of anglers and with so many vari-eties out there, visit your local tackle store to see what’s been working. Another thing to remember about these fish is they don’t freeze very well and are best eaten fresh.

Offshore, the wahoo and some gaffer dolphin were caught over the weekend in the Gulf Stream.

Some blackfin tuna were also reported. Conditions don’t look all that favorable for the week-end due to a cold front moving through but the fishing should only continue to get better as we progress toward May.

Inshore, the red drum fishing continues to be strong with lots of fish being reported coming from the creeks and waterway. Some speckled trout are also being caught in local waters but better fishing is still being found around New River and also the lower Cape Fear River. Pier and surf anglers are finding fresh shrimp is producing some decent bites from Virginia mul-let, blowfish and a few black drum. Bluefish are being caught on Got-Cha Plugs.

With the arrival of the Atlantic bonito, the Spanish mackerel should not be too far behind if they’re not here already. Areas around Sheepshead Rock are normally the first to produce but it wouldn’t surprise me to hear of some off our beach in the coming days. Hopefully there will be some Spanish mackerel reports in next week’s edition!

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Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Three-time world longboard champion Colin McPhillips hangs five on his way to winning the Wrightsville Beach SuP Surf Pro/Am longboard division Saturday, April 18 on the south side of Crystal Pier.

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Nick Fowler scores the final try to seal the victory for Cape Fear Rugby Club during the Carolinas Rugby union cham-pionship game Saturday, April 18 at FlyTrap Downs.

And in yet another typical April pattern, some unusual weather is forecast to make its

way into the region in the coming week.