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Free parking on Wrightsville dwindlesTown leaders say new meters will force turnover in front of shops

By Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Several significant parking changes could soon be imple-mented on Wrightsville Beach’s Harbor Island, including 56 new meters in the business district and restrictions on Pelican Drive.

After listening to feedback from residents and business owners dur-ing a May 7 public hearing, the board of aldermen agreed on a list of changes, which town staff will compile into an ordinance for the board to approve during a May 28 special meeting.

In the commercial district, coin-operated meters from West Henderson and West Greensboro streets will be relocated to mark the 56 spaces on Old Causeway Drive. Parking will be enforced between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. May 1 through

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reduCtion Educates citizens,

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Through a creative combina-tion of rain barrels, retrofits, rain gardens, pervious surfaces and infiltration chambers, the North Carolina Coastal Federation is working to keep contaminated stormwater from draining into coastal waterways.

Full results of a study to deter-mine the effectiveness of the projects, which were completed in late summer 2014, won’t be available until the end of June, but early results are dramatic: a retrofitted outfall pipe near the south end of Wrightsville Beach has reduced the discharge of fecal coliform bacteria that previously flowed into Banks Channel from that pipe by 99 percent.

The federation’s headquarters on Salisbury Street is the town’s epicenter for stormwater best management practices (BMPs), with at least six stormwater reduc-tion projects located in the direct vicinity of its office. Now that the federation is getting proof of the BMPs’ benefits, southeast regional

Supporters hopeful for increased film grants

By Tricia VanceStaff Writer

The phone has stopped ringing at the Wilmington Film Commission. Hollywood producers are taking their business elsewhere, and that is not likely to change unless the General Assembly ups the ante by approving a more generous incen-tive program, says Johnny Griffin, who heads the commission.

The tide could change if New Hanover County’s legislative delegation succeeds in fattening the grant pool. Local legislators say they expect to see some money placed in budget pro-posals, but the final spending package may not be decided upon for several more weeks.

State Sen. Michael Lee and Rep. Ted Davis Jr., both Republicans, have filed twin bills seeking $66 million for film incen-tives. The recent announcement that state revenues are running $400 million above projections may help the bills’ prospects, Lee said in an email.

Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-New Hanover, has taken a broader approach, teaming with House Finance Chairman Jason Saine, R-Lincoln, and others to file a bipartisan bill that would fund a variety of incentives including a film-grant program. The House also would support a restoration of the 25 percent tax credit, said Hamilton, who has previously filed

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Oil may not be the energy investment of the futureBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

To Janet Cowell, the issue of oil and gas exploration in North Carolina boils down to econom-ics as much as environmentalism. And the people she has talked to aren’t counting on oil and gas as long-term, high-yield investments, she told a group of environmental advocates in Carolina Beach.

The Democratic state trea-surer controls billions of dollars in pension funds and other state investments, and she is looking 30 years down the road. That means a fund must be stable, safe and also offer the taxpayers the best possible rate of return.

“I ask every investor I meet, are you investing in coal? … Nuclear? … Fracking?” The answer is always the same, she said: “No.” That goes for offshore oil as well,

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Returning visitor Beach Girl, a 130-foot motor yacht by Westport, docks at Wrightsville Beach Marina Wednesday, May 13. ~ Allison Potter

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Meteorologist Jim Cantore interviews Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair Friday morning, May 8 during his Weather Channel report on Tropical Storm Ana.


Three weeks before the official start of hurricane season, Tropical Storm Ana swept over Wrightsville Beach, bringing high surf and record rainfall.

The storm began taking shape when an area of low pressure evolved near the Bahamas Wednesday, May 6, meteorologist Steve Pfaff said during a May 11 phone interview. It was classified as a subtropical system until it passed over the warm Gulfstream water and gained tropical characteristics.

“Every three to five years, we’ll get [a tropical system] that forms outside of hurricane season,” Pfaff said. “If the water temperatures are warm enough … there’s always a possibility one may form.”

The storm’s impacts would be relatively similar whether it was classified as subtropical or tropical, science officer Reid Hawkins said during a May 7 conference call. The main difference between the two types of systems is structural, he said; a tropical system’s strongest winds are wrapped around its center and a subtropical system can have strong winds extending out hundreds of miles.

Tropical Storm Ana, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, moved slowly toward the coast of southern North Carolina and northern South Carolina over the May 16-17 weekend. Pfaff said

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Historic Landmark Commission discusses Certified Local Government statusBy Pam CreechStaff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission discussed becoming a Certified Local Government (CLG) during a meeting Monday, May 11. The CLG program is the result of a 1980 Congressional amendment to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, which requires each state to establish standard procedures by which municipal govern-ments must be certified to receive money from the federal Historic Preservation Fund for CLGs.

“The historic landmark commission has operated under the same guidelines, rules and procedures since its formation,” said Zach Steffey, Wrightsville Beach town planner. “The guidelines and ordinances regarding the Historic Landmark Commission, as well as its function and procedures, need to be updated to ensure continuity with the state historic preservation standards.”

Updating the historic landmark procedures to apply for the CLG program will take several months, Steffey said.

“It will require approval by the board of aldermen. This process will allow the opportunity for commission mem-bers to shape preservation guidelines,” he said. “Through examining other model ordinances of historic communities in North Carolina, the commission can gather guidelines, procedures and ordinances they would like to see incor-porated into the Wrightsville Beach Historic Landmark Commission. ... This item will be further discussed at the next historic landmark commission meeting on July 13.”

Steffey suggested the committee members look at the rules of North Carolina municipalities participating in the CLG program, such as Greenville, Raleigh and Wilmington, to gather ideas. He also suggested researching CLG coastal towns, like Morehead City and Beaufort.

“What we’d be going for is to remodel in a way that reflects the unique character of Wrightsville Beach. What they have on the books in Raleigh is not necessarily going to be what we want down here in Wrightsville Beach, but it’s a good starting place for looking at how they’ve struc-tured it,” he said.

Steffey also suggested conducting some training seminars for the commission.

“At some point, we’ll have the power of attorney come in and do some training with the commission,” he said. “I met with somebody from the state historical preservation office a couple weeks ago that came down and toured around the island. ... They’re interested in coming down and potentially doing some training with the commission.”

Steffey said the preservation office’s seminars can help with the restoration of landmarks.

“They can give a workshop where folks from the com-munity can come out if they have historic structures on the island and may be worried about how to repair their win-dows and doors and stuff like that,” he said.

Steffey also mentioned maintenance needs, such as repainting trolley markers.

“They all need painting,” said commission member Nancy Faye Craig. “Some of the plaques on the beach need replac-ing. Others need tender loving care.”email [email protected]

Draft plan looks at Wilmington’s futureBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

The public played a significant role in the development of a docu-ment mapping out Wilmington’s future. This week it had a chance to see how well a steering com-mittee represented ideas — and to add new comments — at drop-in sessions downtown and at the Northeast Regional Library.

The 200-page document is the product of two years of discus-sions that included extensive efforts to solicit comments from residents in all parts of the city. Instead of a top-down approach, in which the people only get a chance to weigh in once officials have put together a proposal, the concept was to hear what resi-dents want to see in their city years down the road.

A steering committee drafted a comprehensive plan and proposed policies from a list of priorities

expressed at those public meet-ings — such as environmental protection, economic growth, development in keeping with the character of the community, traffic management and trans-portation, recreation and other quality-of-life issues.

Tuesday, May 12, residents had another opportunity to offer their observations on the finished draft. City resident Lynn McIntyre was among the first group to drop by, and she promptly placed a red sticker under the “thumbs down” category by the display about proposed downtown priorities. She has no use for the bars and restaurants that come and go and businesses that plaster their win-dows with flyers.

She said she’d rather see “more genteel” businesses recruited.

Paul Lawler, a steering com-mittee member and former president of Residents of Old Wilmington, disagreed, noting

new retail shops, upscale restaurants and other busi-nesses have located or are locating downtown. New and future tenants include a men’s store, a women’s sportswear shop, an out-door store and Redix, the Wrightsville Beach retailer that is opening a branch downtown, Lawler said.

He said he has seen the area transform for the bet-ter. So has Sylvia Kochler, president of Residents of Old Wilmington. She also is pleased the city sought ideas from a large cross-section of the community; a strategy she believes will result in a better overall long-range plan. The steering committee also included residents from vari-ous backgrounds and vocations to shape the final draft.

“I love the idea of compre-hensive planning and having

grassroots input,” she said. “I com-mend the city for having forums like this.”

City residents who didn’t get a chance to speak with planners still have a chance to comment. Christine Hughes, the senior planner who has coordinated the effort, said comments will be accepted for 30 days online. The goal is to seek city council approval in August or September. To see a copy of the draft plan, visit http://createwilmington.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Policies-Draft-050115-Public-Review.pdfemail [email protected]

Committee finalizes budgetBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

The Wrightsville Beach Marketing Advisory Committee approved its $461,000 budget May 12.

With advertising costs rising, the committee is working to stretch its budget as far as possi-ble. One extra expense for which the committee had to budget this year was a new brand awareness

campaign, a shift from previous inquiry-driven pushes during the shoulder seasons.

During its May 12 meeting, the committee also decided to pay more to post a link on its tour-ism website to South End Surf Shop’s new surf cam. Shawn Braden, Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau vice president of marketing, said South End Surf Shop owner Jeffrey DeGroote had recently purchased a new camera with far better image quality than his previous camera.

Committee member Sue Bulluck said in the grand scheme of the budget, the $1,500 addi-tional cost of linking to the camera is well worth the benefits.

“What we’re really talking about is a $1,500 increase from what we paid last year for a cam-era that he’s gone out and spent $15,000 on, to give us both clar-ity and storm protection. ... Even if it’s an annual $1,500 increase, based on broadband costs and the additional value of the camera as a worthwhile investment.”email [email protected]

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Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market returnsBy Pam CreechStaff Writer

Ellen Bishop, owner of Roma’s Greenhouse and Gardens, is preparing to return to the Wrightsville Beach Farmers Market for the 2015 season.

“I’ll bring some tropicals, a few annuals and a few herbs — basil, oregano, thyme, sage and some parsley. I also have honey and beeswax candles. I’m a bee-keeper,” she said.

Bishop will also sell potted kiwi and blackberry plants, along with a few vegetable plants.

“I’ll also have a few daylilies. … It’s kind of a big variety,” she said. “I’ll be there every week.”

Bishop’s flowers will be pot-ted, and Castle Hayne Farms will bring cut flowers, such as iris, lilies, peonies, snapdragons, tulips and sunflowers when the market kicks off its seventh sea-son Monday, May 18. Additional local vendors will sell produce, baked goods and handmade art from 8 a.m. to noon. Twenty-eight vendors are registered to participate in this year’s market.

“This is the most we’ve ever had,” said Katie Ryan, Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation program supervi-sor. “We have 10 craft vendors. They’re selling pottery, jewelry, photography and more.”

Sea of Glass will sell glass bead jewelry, Green Goddess Essentials will sell skin care

products and Motsy Wynn will sell vases, bowls, platters and trays. Other craft vendors include Adelia, Genevieve, Mike Bryand Photography, Soul and Sea Studios, Wilmington Beach Photography and Wooden Things.

The market will also feature tasty treats.

“Two vendors are selling gourmet chocolate,” Ryan said. Avenue Des Chocolats and So

Sweet Chocolates will have tables at the market. Other des-sert vendors include Cape Fear Rum Cakes, Shuga Shack, Simply the Best Cakes and Uprising.

“There will be pastries and pound cakes,” Ryan said.

This year’s market will cater to animals, as well. My Porch Dawg will vend pet treats.

Ryan is impressed by the vari-ety of food vendors.

“This year, you can purchase anything you’d need from a grocery store, as far as consum-ables go,” she said. “We have a chicken farmer and a pig farmer.”

Best Poultry Ever, Davis Sea food , Seav i ew Crab Company and Wonderland Farm are among the meat vendors. Sea Love Sea Salt, a business owned by a Wrightsville Beach resident, will also have a table.

“A lot of them are seasonal

Heated bar nightMay 9 at 12:41 a.m. on North Lumina Avenue in front of the beach

bars, 22-year-old Wesley Leggett and 28-year-old Adam Sasarita started pushing and shoving each other. Leggett was taken into cus-tody and Sasarita was cited. At 2:12 a.m. around the same location, 22-year-old Thomas McRae and 24-year-old Travis Price assaulted 22-year-old Kevin Lozano. While police were dealing with that situ-ation, another scuffle happened and 21-year-old Abby Adcock told officers she was shoved in the chest by an unknown man, who police were never able to track down. Then, at 3:13 a.m., a woman walking down the sidewalk past the bars lost her balance and fell into the side of King Neptune, breaking a window.

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Weekend Police ReportMay 8

Arrests

• Wesley Austin Legget was arrested for an affray.

Citations

• Jennifer Faulker received a citation for driving 45 mph in a 25 mph zone.

• Christopher D. Newton received a citation for speeding.• Chelsea Starcke received a citation for no registration and fail-ure to decrease speed.

• Donald McClellan received a citation for disregarding a stop sign.

• Adam Kuhio Sasarita received a citation for an affray.

Warning tickets

• Natalia Frunze received a warning ticket for speeding.

Civil Penalties

• Derek M. Welsh received a civil penalty for public urination.• Tyler Gooden received a civil penalty for open container.

Reports

• A found iPhone 5C was reported.• King Neptune Restaurant reported property damage.• Abby Adcock reported assault on a female.• Kevin Lozano reported simple assault.• An affray was reported.

May 9

Citations

• Hector Hernandez received a citation for speeding.

• Hannes-Benjamin Schmitz received a citation for expired registration.

• John Jacob Gladwell received a citation for simple possession of schedule IV marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Warning Tickets

• Nadine L. Mooney received a warning ticket for speeding.• Haley C. Smith received a warning ticket for speeding.• Gregory Rodriguez received a warning ticket for improper equipment.

• Victoria McNeil received a warning ticket for improper equipment.

Civil Penalties

• Colby Williford received a civil penalty for human waste.

Reports

• Simple possession of schedule IV marijuana and drug parapher-nalia was reported.

• King Neptune Restaurant reported property damage.

May 10

Citations

• Kayla M. Cooke received a citation for possession of a schedule II substance.

Reports

• Injury to real property was reported at 1 S. Lumina Ave.• Possession of a schedule II substance was reported.

For The RecordQuestion and photographs by Pam Creech and Cullen Lea

What are you doing to prepare for hurricane season?

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Jenna and Oceanne Tugwell Charlotte, N.C.

“I don’t live here. I’m just visiting. … If there’s a hurricane, I’m not going

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produce vendors,” Ryan said. Fruit and vegetable produce vendors will include Hanchey’s Produce, Healing Earth Farm, Patch Farmstead and Piney Woods Farms.

Ryan encourages everyone in the Wrightsville Beach area

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“It’s supporting fresh, local produce vendors and craft ven-dors. It’s important for local businesses,” she said. “There’s a sense of community.”email [email protected]


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Editorial/OpinionMy thoughtsB y P a t B R a d F o R d

What a difference a year makes.One year ago, the town was bracing for what

many deemed at best the inconvenience of the 2014 beach renourishment project. With its gurgling giant pipes strung horizontally down the beach, the constant action of heavy equipment, the noise, the lights, the navigational hazard of the barge and equipment in the inlet, this every-four-year event is not high on everyone’s favorite things list, until a storm is coming.

Post Tropical Storm Ana, town officials are all smiles and everyone you speak to is touting the ben-efits of last year’s $9.7 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that pumped and sculpted approx-imately 750,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach strand from the town’s south end at Masonboro Inlet north to Sand Dollar Lane.

Storm damage reduction work began in late April 2014.

The project began late, and to the disgruntle-ment of many, lingered into the 2014 Memorial Day weekend, with equipment still in front of the Holiday Inn for the national beach-going, bake-your-body-in-the-sun weekend, but a year later, that sand has made all the difference. Riding the beach strand after a winter of northeasters and the first tropical event, it is obvious much of what was pumped onto the beach to protect the town is still there.

An early Wednesday morning drive along Wrightsville’s beach strand with the park ranger solidifies the assertion that beach renourishment, correctly redubbed last year: storm damage miti-gation (before hand) and storm damage reduction projects (after the fact), actually work and work well.

Prolific television news coverage about how bad the post tropical storm damage has been created a great deal of spin as officials up and down the coast defended their turf after the storm passed. Officials say all of the county’s beaches fared pretty well as the first tropical storm of the year lingered off-shore before landfall at North Myrtle Beach with 45 mph winds and record-breaking soaking rainfall locally. The storm’s slow speed churned up the sea and pushed high tides to the dune lines, creating measurable impacts to beaches along the South and North Carolina coasts.

In South Carolina, early accounts identified Cherry Grove at the north end of Myrtle’s busy beach strand as having the most erosion.

Carolina Beach’s north end erroded from the 1500 to 1800 block of Carolina Beach Avenue North to the town’s pier at Salt Marsh Lane. On Carolina Beach the escarpment, or drop off, is reportedly high; getting any official to say how high is difficult.

There is no denying the worst impact was at the south end of the rock revetment on the north end of Carolina Beach Avenue North just before the pier, and again on the northernmost end of Freeman Park

at the curve before the inlet. The town manager was too busy to take or return a phone call but said in a Wednesday email to The Sandman, Layton Bedsole, New Hanover County shore protection manager, that there was no ocean overwash in any section of the town.

Carolina Beach saw beach strand erosion as high as 6-foot drop offs along Carolina Beach Avenue North after storms this February. The town’s last Corps authorized project was conducted in 2013. The next storm damage reduction project is sched-uled for the fall of this year, FY/2016.

At Wrightsville, officials, residents and beachgo-ers are counting their blessings this week.

Wave action on the extreme south end at the bird sanctuary pushed tides all the way to the dunes but did not eat into the dunes. Word was a nest or two may have been lost, but plenty of shorebirds were obviously in residence in the habitat and along the water’s edge.

The spring 2014 storm that left a big beach escarpment in the middle of the beach strand and ate away the beach to the point emergency vehi-cles could not stay in the emergency lane did not reoccur, although a moderate one in the middle of the island had a town dozer pushing up ramps for emergency vehicles Wednesday morning and rein-forcing the sand at bases of several of the lifeguard stands. The mayor says grading of the escarpment will follow.

In the untouched area north of the Holiday Inn, the damage is minimal and the beach is in stellar shape. Water pooled south of Mercer’s Pier and reached the dunes on the north end all the way to the inlet. The toe of the easternmost dunes was visibly impacted by wave action, but held up well. Shell Island had pooling water to the volleyball area. Bedsole said in the waterbird nesting area, two to three posts delineating the protected area, had to be relocated 15 to 20 feet landward.

Overall, it is surprising how well the beach responded to a tropical storm that sat offshore for days.

This is exactly why storm damage mitigation is crucial to the town’s infrastructure: the roads, utility lines the business district, as well as primary and second homes and vacation rentals, aka the town’s tax base. No tax base, no tax revenue, no busi-nesses, no sales tax revenue, creates a downward spiral that no one truly wants, besides no place to spread out a towel.

The benefit of these ongoing storm damage miti-gation and reduction projects cannot be overstated. The beach is in a constant state of accreting and eroding. Without these projects the town could find itself in dire straits.

In addition to protecting the town, the 2014 storm damage mitigation project’s success translated into a gleaming stretch of white sandy beach for all to enjoy.

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manager Tracy Skrabal said it can begin encouraging other individ-uals and communities to install similar projects.

“This is the beginning of the big effort to push this technology out into the world,” Skrabal said, “and Wrightsville Beach is going to be at the forefront of these innovative techniques.”

Skrabal said the federation would use several methods to begin edu-cating the public about the BMPs.

She presented plans to the board of aldermen May 7 for signage to mark several of the projects around town. Many of them are located in public places, but because their characteristics are so subtle most people walk past them without even noticing.

She said the signs themselves would also be unobtrusive. A sim-ple plaque with a brief explanation will mark pervious pavement cur-rently being installed in 40-foot by 40-foot square around both of the storm drains in Wrightsville Beach

Park’s main lot. The chemical makeup of the con-

crete allows water to seep through, Skrabal explained, so almost no stormwater will reach the drain and dump into Kenan Creek.

The federation would also like to install a low, angled sign near the BMPs along the John Nesbitt Loop. A retrofit on the north side of Causeway Drive diverts water onto the flag football field, helping irrigate the grass. A swale and a rain garden near the federation’s headquarters catch runoff from Salisbury Street.

In an email, the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Dr. Mike Mallen, who is com-paring recent bacteria levels in the waterway to baseline measures, stated the BMPs have reduced the discharge of fecal coliform bac-teria and Enterococcus bacteria leaving the outfall pipe by 50 per-cent and 26 percent, respectively.

Some of the BMPs, like the swale alongside Salisbury Street, are designed to hold water and block it from entering the outfall pipe up until a certain point, when

the swale is in danger of overflow-ing. But even as Tropical Storm Ana dumped more than four inches of rain on Wrightsville Beach over four days, Skrabal said no stormwater entered the drain.

While the signage around town won’t be installed until late sum-mer, Skrabal said, the federation is able to move ahead with mark-ing each of the BMPs on its own premises with signs this week. Those projects include several relatively inexpensive and simple techniques, like a plastic filtration chamber an individual would sim-ply purchase and bury in a hole under their drainpipe.

In addition to educating citizens, Skrabal said the Coastal Federation is giving a BMP tour to 25 mem-bers of the American Society of Civil Engineers and representatives of the North Carolina Department of Transportation May 28. She said they’ve shown interest in imple-menting some of the techniques themselves.

A n d m o r e B M P s f o r Wrightsville Beach are also on the horizon, Skrabal added. The

Coastal Federation was able to install the existing BMPs with a grant from the National Estuarine Research Reserve, so it is cur-rently seeking more grants.

She said the federation would like to retrofit three or four more outfall pipes that pour water off Waynick Boulevard into Banks Channel, where so many people swim and play. Some of the outfall pipes are on private land, but she said a few of them are on town property and owners of the Blockade Runner Beach Resort have indicated they would want their outfall pipe retro-fitted. Retrofitting the pipes would require a grant, she said, because each project is roughly $40,000.

Cost is always a concern for both individuals and municipali-ties considering installing BMPs, Skrabal admitted, because it means making choices like pur-chasing a $100 rain barrel or opting for more expensive, per-vious concrete.

“But we think that’s very much offset by the cost of protecting our waters,” she said. email [email protected]

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similar bills but the Senate has con-sistently opposed that approach.

With the money for 2015 gone, producers aren’t calling. By this time, Griffin says his organiza-tion usually is negotiating with 35 productions; so far this year, he’s had eight inquiries. That’s a big change from last year, when productions spent $241 million in the state in exchange for $60 mil-lion in tax credits.

“They saw that there was no money here,” Griffin said.

The legislature allowed North Carolina’s 25 percent film-tax credit to expire at the end of 2014 and in its place included just $10 million grant program that enticed the CBS TV series “Under the Dome” to film in Wilmington another year. But the fund has since been depleted

— half of the $10 million went to “Dome” and the rest to two projects that will film elsewhere in the state.

In addition to “Dome,” the only other active project at this time is the movie “Bolden,” about the legendary New Orleans jazz coronet player.

It isn’t only movie-related businesses that are affected by the impending downturn. Wilmington business owner Lynn Farver runs Hanover Ace Hardware on North Kerr Avenue with her husband, Roger. On any given day it isn’t unusual for crew members of “Under the Dome” to call or drop by look-ing for assorted parts or set items.

“Just today, ‘Under the Dome’ has spent almost $300 here,” Farver said during a Wednesday, May 6 phone interview. She sees crew members almost daily. In 2014, film productions accounted

for 8 percent of total sales. While losing the business won’t make or break the year, it will hurt.

The Farvers have owned the store for more than 20 years. At that time it was supplying hardware to the “Matlock” set. Since then, in addition to selling merchandise to productions, the Farvers’ store has been featured in a Hallmark Channel movie, giving them a peek into the film making side of the business.

The bottom line is only one potential loss. In all of the years working with productions, Farver has come to know the crew mem-bers and their families. They are customers and friends, and she says she would miss them if they had to move away to find work elsewhere.

“I just can’t say enough about the film industry,” Farver said.

Her story is just one of many, which is why a group of local

proprietors formed Small Business for Film, which sup-ports efforts to beef up the film incentives program. One of the main organizers is Sabrina Davis, who said the idea was to create a website with one purpose: to show lawmakers that film is not a Hollywood issue, but a North-Carolina issue affecting small businesses. So far it has 229 members.

Like Farver, Davis received a lot of business from the film industry, and the downturn has taken a toll. With the local del-egation working on an improved grant program, however, she is optimistic there is still a future for film making in Wilmington and North Carolina.

“I think it will be back,” she said. “Things are going well in Raleigh. Signs are good for the grant program to be increased.”email [email protected]

Sept. 15. Boat trailers will be out-lawed on both Old Causeway and Pelican drives.

The Harbor Island parking dis-cussion arose as the board saw the need to get ahead of a worsening issue on the island: people parking all day in front of the businesses on Old Causeway Drive without patronizing the shops.

Currently, parking in the Harbor Island commercial district is free, so on warm summer days patrons and store employees compete with beachgoers and boaters for the coveted spots. With Poe’s Tavern opening soon on Old Causeway Drive and a slew of residential developments cropping up on the other side of the drawbridge, Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair said the problem would con-tinue to escalate.

Riddick Lynch, co-owner of Poe’s Tavern, said he was in favor of paid parking because it would deter beachgoers and boat-ers from occupying the spaces all day, opening up more room for his patrons.

The other business owners also acknowledged the importance of forcing parking turnover in front of their shops. But, having faced the challenges of doing business on Harbor Island for years, they said they would not be able to survive if the beach strand parking regula-tions were implemented.

Blair said he was hesitant to make too many exceptions, because creating a unique set of parking rules for the Harbor Island commercial district would not be consistent or fair to businesses in other parts of town that had made similar requests.

Lighthouse Beer and Wine founder Jason Adams pointed out doing business on Harbor Island was fundamentally different than doing business on the beach strand, and should be treated as such.

The Harbor Island businesses do not have walk-up traffic from the beach, he said, or a grocery store to anchor them. He was also con-cerned charging patrons to park would make it harder to compete with the several major shopping centers just across the drawbridge.

Surfberry founder Rick Civelli voiced similar concerns, empha-sizing the difficulty of doing business on Harbor Island.

“I have struggled for the past three years. … We’re just now moving into profitability,” he said. “Eighty-five percent of my busi-ness is done between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m..”

Adams and Civelli asked the board to consider allowing one free hour of parking. That would accommodate the patrons who just stop in for a few minutes to pick something up.

Lanier parking manager Bryant Sykes said there are parking meters that are programmed to allow a free hour, but that would require an equipment purchase. And without special meters, the policy would be labor-intensive to enforce.

If a free hour weren’t feasible, Mellow Mushroom co-owner Robert Ray proposed the town only enforce the new meters until 4 p.m., because many of his patrons pick up dinner on their way home from work.

The board agreed to shorten the hours of enforcement, but opted for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to be fair to shops like Causeway Café that do business in the morning.

The board then addressed park-ing on nearby Pelican Drive. The aldermen were worried adding meters in the commercial district would cause beachgoers seeking free parking to simply migrate over there.

Pelican Drive residents acknowl-edged that situation would be a safety issue on the narrow road, but they also didn’t want paid parking on their street, so the board decided to make Pelican Drive residential parking only.

Boat trailers will also be out-lawed on Pelican Drive and Old Causeway Drive. Alderwoman Lisa Weeks voiced frustration in past meetings that boaters parked their trailers all day in the com-mercial district, taking up valuable patron parking.

Aldermen, residents and busi-ness owners agreed if the board approves the ordinance, it should be reassessed after the summer and adjusted as necessary.email [email protected]

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its sluggish pace was dictated by a lack of steering currents.

It finally made landfall around North Myrtle Beach Sunday morning and gradually weak-ened as it tracked north up the coast. The storm passed over New Hanover County later Sunday, May 17 bringing gusty winds and drenching rain.

The National Weather Service reported New Hanover County received more than four inches of rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Ana over a four-day period. Other locations, like Myrtle Beach, received more than six inches.

On Sunday, a New Hanover County maximum daily rain-fall record set in 1888 was more than doubled. The record was 1.39 inches, Pfaff said, and 2.95 inches were recorded at the Wilmington International Airport.

Pfaff said some localized flooding occurred from the rain-fall. Despite the large, choppy surf, local beaches only expe-rienced relatively minor beach

erosion and ocean overwash at high tide.

“We’re coming off a full

moon, which helped,” Pfaff said. “If the storm surge was coinci-dent with the full moon then

it would have been a little bit worse in some areas.”email [email protected]

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she said. Oil and gas operations have expanded in recent years, and the supply is ample, Cowell said, and many investors don’t see a long-term profit in oil.

“I don’t see in the immediate term a lot of prospects for offshore (exploration),” she said May 6 during the gathering organized by the N.C. League of Conservation Voters.

The purpose of the event was to bring together the various groups working to prevent seismic test-ing and potential oil drilling off the North Carolina coast. As a state senator Cowell received the league’s Green Tie award for legis-lators with a strong environmental record.

The mood was decidedly anti-drilling, but, like Cowell, some of those in attendance questioned not just the environmental dangers of offshore drilling, but the economic sense of it.

Lawmakers need to consider the impact drilling could have on tourism, fishing and other coastal industries, said Kevin Piacenza of the Surfrider Foundation, which advocates for the protection of coastal waters and beaches.

In a May 6 announcement, Gov. Pat McCrory touted record tourism spending of $21.3 billion in 2014, an increase of 5.4 per-cent over the previous year. Fifty million visitors took in the sights, and the industry employed 200,000 people.

Much of that economic ben-efit was generated in the state’s 20 coastal counties.

“Risking all that … it makes you wonder,” Piacenza said. “It certainly doesn’t make any sense.”

Oil industry representatives remain optimistic about the mar-ket, however. American Petroleum

Institute spokesman Carlton Carroll said in an email the indus-try trade group cannot speculate about future markets or prices. But the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected in 2013 global consumption of petroleum and biofuels will increase 30 per-cent by 2040, he said.

“U.S. oil and natural gas pro-ducers make investment decisions based on long-term expectations, not short-term prices, and our gov-ernment should do the same to support energy security,” he said.

Groups represented at the league’s event included the N.C. Sierra Club, the N.C. Coastal Federation, the Surfrider Foundation and Oceana, as well as several local elected officials and residents concerned about preserv-ing the state’s coastline.

Carolina Beach Mayor Dan Wilcox attended to express his support of the groups’ focus on seismic testing and offshore drill-ing. Carolina Beach is one of many coastal communities that has passed resolutions opposing the Obama administration’s plan to allow seismic tests off the North Carolina coast. Critics fear the deafening sound blasts will harm marine life.

Wilcox said the environment is an issue not restricted to political boundaries.

“To me, this issue is kind of simple,” he said. “I am a sailor. I grew up on the coast. I care about our coast and our natural resources. To me, it’s not a Republican or Democratic issue.”

Organizers of the event, held at Michael’s Seafood, said they hope a cooperative effort will help them persuade lawmakers that coastal residents care about the poten-tial risks from offshore energy exploration.email [email protected]

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Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Large, choppy surf pounds Wrightsville Beach Saturday, May 9 as Tropical Storm Ana approaches the coastline.

Staff photo by Emmy Errante

Despite high winds and threatening storm clouds, a number of people, like Preethi Sriram and Howard Thirtle, made it out to Wrightsville Beach Saturday, May 9 to see the effects of approaching Tropical Storm Ana.


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Canine TrendsCanines & Couture Fashion Show and Pup Strut to Stop Puppy Mills1900 Restaurant and LoungeThursday, May 14, 3-5 p.m.

Thirty rescue pups will strut down the runway in their finest attire. The canines and their owners are advocating a stop to puppy mills. Admission is a bag of dog food that will be donated to local rescue dog service organizations.

Family FitnessFamily Fun DaySmith Creek ParkSaturday, May 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Family Fun Day free festivities will include the unveiling of the new Kids in Parks Track Trail. After the unveiling ceremony, participants can enjoy Track Trail tours, adventure-themed exer-cise classes, geocaching tours and other activities. For more information, call 910-798-7622.

Singin’ GalsGirls’ Choir of Wilmington performancesWinter Park Presbyterian Church Saturday, May 16, 5 p.m.First Presbyterian Church, Sunday, May 17, 7 p.m.

The choir of 75 girls, ages 9 and older, will perform a variety of classical, popular, religious and secular songs. Admission is free at both shows.

Street ShoppingDowntown Wilmington MarketplaceRiverfront ParkSunday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Local vendors will sell paintings, handmade jew-elry, photography, wood carvings and more. Shoppers will also enjoy live music. For more information, contact Suzette Cooper at info@ historicdowntownwilmingtonmarketplace.com

W ith proclamation, the city of Wilmington quietly launched National Preservation Month during its May 5 meeting. This week Historic Wilmington Foundation

ramps up the festivities by sponsoring the first in its month-long series of events with a talk led by Bruce Bowman, principal architect of Bowman, Murray and Hemingway, who, with Dave Thomas of D.P. Thomas Construction, recently completed an extensive renovation of the 200-year-old Governor Dudley Mansion at 400 S. Front St.

Built between 1815 and 1825 for Edward Bishop Dudley (1789-1855), the first governor of the state of North Carolina to be elected by popular vote, that house has enjoyed a dis-tinguished lineage of home ownership, including, since Dudley’s time: the Pembroke Joneses, the James Sprunts, the Thomas Wrights and now Kimberly and Mike Hayden.

“This is a building that has a statewide historic significance that runs with it. It was a state tax credit project. It is located within the locally designated historic district and therefore had to go through the historic district approval process,” Bowman said during a May 11 phone interview.

For an audience pre-disposed to appreciate historic pres-ervation challenges and rewards, Bowman will address the renovation’s period of significance — the 1940s — which permitted him to restore the rooftop widow’s walk.

“There are really beautiful views up there that can be enjoyed that were not for many years,” Bowman said.

The square portion of the rooftop, he explained, recently housed about six large mechanical units, a satellite dish and some other utility type things.

“It was partly our strategy in going with the geothermal wells and mechanical system; if we went in that direction we could eliminate those mechanical units and we did. We rebuilt the stair from the fourth floor to the widow’s walk and rebuilt the balustrade and really put that back together,” Bowman said.

The geothermal system-wide upgrade was a separate tax credit proj-ect making use of the site’s high elevation buffered by a centuries-old retaining wall.

“The retaining wall is a historic thing unto itself,” Bowman added.Other modifications include improvement of a Wright-era arbor and

the introduction of a grand stair from the solarium to the basement level rec room, guest suite and apartment.

Two blocks away at the corner of Third and Orange streets, more his-toric restorations are underway at the Latimer House, an 1853 Italianate dwelling, now headquarters for the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, Inc.

Board president Tom Crittenden outlined the extensive renovation dur-ing a May 8 phone interview.

Mrs. Latimer’s bedroom, he said, had been re-plastered, picture rail repaired and a bed once belonging to the Bellamy family restored. Upper-story room refurbishments revealed some unusual finds: one, a glass window pane etched with the name Latimer has been removed and placed under plexiglass for display; and two, a ceiling cutaway shadowbox exposes charred timbers from a 1981 fire, lathe and brickwork, Crittenden said. A basement dining room, underutilized by the Latimer family, has been adapted for reuse as a meeting room.

The exterior paint color has been taken back to the original tint, iron-work found on the Orange Street façade restored and the Third Street porch completely rebuilt, also by D.P. Thomas Construction. The reno-vations are partially funded by a grant from the Orton Foundation, the local affiliate of The Moore Charitable Foundation, founded by Louis Bacon in 1992. Work is expected to be complete in the spring of 2015.email [email protected]

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Historic preservation groups toast to national preservation month with events

Historic Wilmington Foundation

Preservation TalksWednesday, May 13, 6:30 p.m.First Presbyterian church, cameron center, 207 S. Third St.Bruce Bowman will discuss the rehabilitation of the governor Dudley Mansion. Free.

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society

Latimer House Slave Quarters DedicationSunday, May 17, 3 p.m. Dedication of Latimer house Slave Quarters during LcFhS annual meeting. The public is welcomed to attend.

Bellamy Mansion Museum

LectureTuesday, May 19, 6:30 p.m. architectural historian edward F. Turberg, church historian for St. James Parish, will address Wilmington’s religious and architectural history. Free.


Preservation Awards CeremonyThursday, May 21, 6 p.m.historic New hanover county courthouse, 24 N. Third St.awards presented for restoration, rehabilitation, compatible infill and adap-tive reuse projects and the David Brinkley Preservationist of the year. Free reception follows.


James D. and Rosalie W. Carr Plaque DedicationTuesday, May 26, 11 a.m.The hotel cape Fear, corner of chestnut and North Second streets


2015 Most Threatened Historic Places List Announcement Wednesday, May 27, Site and time TBA.North carolina Deputy State historic Preservation officer, ramona Bartos, presents. Visit www.historicwilmington.org

Bellamy Mansion Museum

LectureThursday, May 28, 6:30 p.m. Join Bellamy Mansion former director and Penland School of craft Fundraising Director Beverly ayscue as she highlights the programs and work at this world-renowned site.


Tour of Bladen and Columbus County Historic Plantations and Churches Sunday, May 31,1-6:30 p.m.The tour will feature the circa 1845 Black rock Plantation and the circa 1780 oakland Plantation as well as carver’s creek Methodist church, a greek revival church built in 1859, and carver’s creek aMe Zion church built in the late 19th century. Space is limited and reservations are required. hWF members $30, nonmembers $40. roundtrip bus transportation included. rSVP by Tuesday, May 26.

Lumina News file photos

The Governor Dudley Mansion, 400 S. Front St., was the subject of a Historic Wilmington Foundation lecture presented by restoration architect Bruce Bowman, Wednesday, May 13.

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By Pam CreechStaff Writer

Environmental activists will join hands on Wrightsville Beach near Johnnie Mercer’s Pier at Public Beach Access No. 16 to peacefully protest offshore drilling for oil and coal. During Hands Across the Sand, Saturday, May 16, from 6-7 p.m., protests will take place in eight other communities in North Carolina, including Kure Beach, and in 13 other states.

Lindsey Deignan, vice chair of the Surfrider Foundation’s Cape Fear chapter, is helping organize the Wrightsville Beach protest.

“I found out about it through Surfrider,” she said. “Surfrider is a national sponsor of Hands Across the Sand. Due to sched-uling conflicts, we had to push the time back to 6 p.m.,” Deignan said. The Kure Beach protest will still take place at noon.

Deignan encourages partici-pants to arrive at 6 p.m. sharp. They will complete a brief reg-istration process before holding hands.

“We’ll be holding hands for about five minutes or so,” Deignan said. Photographers will

be on site to capture photo and video footage.

After the protest, participants can learn more about local envi-ronmental concerns.

“We’ll have some information about offshore drilling,” Deignan said.

Deignan, a marine biology Ph.D. candidate at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has a thorough understanding of aquatic environmental concerns.

“I follow the developments in offshore drilling across the East Coast,” she said.

However, offshore drilling is not the protest’s only focus.

“I don’t want it to be a strictly negative campaign,” Deignan said. “It’s a show of support for renewable energy. We want to get a good show of people to show Pat McCrory that the people of

North Carolina aren’t all for off-shore drilling.”

This is Deignan’s first year

Harbor island Garden Club honors achievements, officers

By Tricia VanceStaff Writer

A palette of spring colors and plenty of good cheer were on the agenda for the Harbor Island Garden Club’s annual meet-ing Friday, May 8. The event, held at the MacCumber Terrace clubhouse for the second year running, was a celebration for the group whose mission is beauti-fying Wrightsville Beach and nurturing an interest in garden-ing and nature in general.

It was a successful year, judg-ing from the stack of award certificates outgoing Harbor Island Garden Club President Elise Running brought back from the state convention. The club won a first-place award in the “Plant it Pink” category, which highlighted breast cancer awareness. Running thanked The Home Depot, which provided all of the planting supplies to the group.

The group received another first-place honor for crepe myrtle plantings, second place for herb gardens, and third place in the yearbook category.

After a luncheon catered by Middle of the Island, it was time to honor outstanding individuals and install new officers.

Kim Wil t , who s ingle-handedly redesigned and modernized the club’s website, was named Woman of the Year. Although Wilt couldn’t attend the meeting, Running praised the new design, which among other things allows people to

buy and pay for items online.“She just made everything hap-

pen,” Running said.After a sketch that included

both heartfelt and humorous tributes to Running’s leadership during the past year, the club installed a new slate of officers:

Melynda McNeil, president; Leigh Kelly, first vice presi-dent; Dot Baucom, second vice president; Katy Cofer, third vice president; Eva Elmore, fourth vice president; Lynn Walker,

recording secretary; Heidi Winslow, corresponding secre-tary; and Kim Gilbert, treasurer.

The club also awarded honors in horticulture and floral design. The award for novice horticultur-alist went to Lesli Musselwhite. Leigh Kelly won the horticul-turalist award. In the category of novice floral design, the honor went to Marianne Scanlon, while the floral design winner was Patti Jacaruso.email [email protected]

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helping with Hands Across the Sand in Wrightsville Beach.

“I’d like to see 50 people. I’d be thrilled to see 100,” she said.

Sophia Lanza, who is also a local environmental activist, is the social media coordinator for the Wrightsville Beach protest.

“I’ve been a very active mem-ber of this community and different environmental events for six years,” she said.

To educate the public about renewable energy, Lanza will set up model wind farms in Kure Beach and Wrightsville Beach during the Hands Across the Sand events.

“In comparison to an oil rig, a wind farm is a nice thing,” she said. Each model farm will con-tain 50 3-foot windmills.

Lanza encourages people to

research offshore drilling on the website for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management — www.boem.org

“We have a very short time to comment before the government

decides to start offshore drilling,” she said. “If a certain number [of comments] is met, the plan will be taken off the drawing board.”email [email protected]

Staff photo by Allison Potter

Eva Elmore, left, incoming board member of the Harbor Island Garden Club, adds a symbolic flower to the vase held by incoming president Melynda McNeil during the club’s annual spring luncheon Friday, May 8 at the MacCumber Terrace clubhouse.

Lumina News file photo

Scott Pilling, right, and Bonnie Monteleone were among the crowd of people who joined hands at noon June 25, 2011, for the Hands across the Sand event to protest offshore drilling and promote clean energy.

Hands Across the Sand participants protest offshore drilling

“I don’t want it to be a strictly negative

campaign. It’s a show of support for

renewable energy.”


The Good News

May 10, 2015, 6:28 p.m.Gate

It is through the narrow gate that you gain access to heaven’s joy

Many efforts come against you but Jesus will save you from the enemy’s ploy

The gate of heaven is open to only those who place their trustIn the only power that can guarantee entry, He is a mustHe is the only way to enter that gate to share the joy of eternityEvery joy you share on earth is from the trust of paternityOne to another you open your hearts to share the mystery

of trustThat the gate will be open wide and the narrow passage you

will go through with a thrustEntering the deepest areas of heaven guided by your SaviorWho takes you by your hand for a walk to a place you favorHeaven’s gate is a narrow passage controlled by the name of

Jesus you knowWithout the confidence He has your future in His heart you

will not growOpen yourselves to the faith that the change is going to comeIt will be controlled by the gate you choose to open for all,

not just some

carl WaTErSH2OLivingKeep the gate of your eye looking toward the only One you needAnd every step you take will be ordered by Him and you will

succeed

(Mat 7:13 – 14 NRSV) Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. (14 - NRSV) For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

(John 10:1 NRSV) Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit.

(John 10:2 NRSV) The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

(John 10:3 NRSV) The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

(John 10:7 NRSV) So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.”

(John 10:9 NRSV) I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.

(Heb 13:12 NRSV) Therefore Jesus also suffered outside the city gate in order to sanctify the people by his own blood.

May 14REVELATION KNOWLEDGE

John 6:45, “It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.”

JOHN 6:40-45The Old Testament prophets prophesied of a new covenant where we

would all be taught of God. This is speaking of revelation knowledge that comes from within, through our spirit. Under the Old Covenant, God dealt with the Jews through the outer man. He did this because an Old Covenant man (who was not born again) could not perceive the spiritual truths revealed in the New Covenant by the Spirit (1 Cor. 2:14). This difference between the old and new covenants is the reason why there had to be two covenants.

The Old Testament man was comparable to a child in his ability to grasp spiritual truth. It is impossible to explain spiritual truth to a young child, and yet, a child must be restrained from submitting

to evil. So, the Word of God teaches us to use the “rod of correc-tion” (Prov. 13:24; 19:18; 22:15). The child may not understand resisting the devil, and yet, when the devil tries to entice him to steal, he will say “No!” because he fears he will get the rod if he does steal. Likewise, Old Testament saints were restrained from sin by a fear of the wrath and punishment of God. This curbed sin, but it also hindered them from receiving the goodness and love of God (1 Jn. 4:18).

Under the New Testament, which Jesus is speaking of in this verse, the punishment for our sins was laid on Him. We no longer serve God out of fear of punishment like once we did when we were “children” under the law, but we serve Him out of love; because He has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, making us His sons. We serve Him because our nature has been changed through the new birth. Today, be taught of God through the indwelling presence of Christ.

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in THe MATTeR OF THe FORe-CLOSuRe OF THe DeeD OF

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Michael Fortunato, Trustee for College Property Trust,

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nOTiCe OF TRuSTee’S SALe of rEal ESTaTE

Mortgagor/Grantor

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Michael Fortu-nato, Trustee for College Prop-erty Trust, dated August 6, 1999 and recorded in Book 2622 at Page 35 of the New Hanover County Registry, and because of a default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out or per-form stipulations and agree-ments therein contained and pursuant to the demand of the owner and holder of the indebt-edness secured by said Deed of Trust, and pursuant to an order of the Clerk of Superior Court for New Hanover County entered in this proceeding, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the courthouse door of the New Hanover County Court House, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina or the usual and customary location at the New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on Friday, May 15, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. (noon), the following described real property (hereinafter the “Property”):

A unit ownership in real prop-erty pursuant to Chapter 47C of the General Statutes of North Carolina and being known and designated as Unit 522-76 in CANDLEWYCK CONDOMINIUMS, Phase X, a condominium devel-opment, as the same is shown and described on a map thereof recorded in Condominium Plat Book 9 at Pages 82, 83, and 84 in the office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, and in the Declaration of Condominium recorded in Book 1348 at Page 1963 and the following pages in said Registry, and amendments and supplements thereto, spe-cifically including Supplemen-tal Declaration in Book 1431 at Page 779 in said Registry, and said unit is also conveyed subject to and together with all of the rights, easements, covenants, and restrictions contained in said Declaration, and all supplements thereto, and being the same lands described in deed record-ed in Book 1462 at Page 1110 in said Registry.

The address of the property described as 522 South Kerr Avenue, unit 76, Wilmington, north Carolina 28403.

The Property will be sold sub-ject to any and all prior liens, including unpaid taxes and spe-cial assessments, and subject to restrictions, easements, and rights-of-way of record, convey-ances and releases, if any.

The Property is not being sold subject to or together with any subordinate rights or interests.

The Property is being offered for sale, transfer and convey-ance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the Holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the Prop-erty, and any and all responsibili-ties or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are hereby expressly disclaimed.

The record owner of the Property as reflected on the records of the New Hanover County Register of Deeds Office not more than ten days prior to the posting of this notice is Candlewyck Condomin-ium Homeowners Association.

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.10(b) and the terms of the Deed of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Trustee immediately upon con-clusion of the sale a deposit in cash or certified check in the amount of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid, or $750.00. Any successful bid-der shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check on

the date which is the later of ten days after the expiration of the upset bid period or the date of the tender or attempted tender of the deed by the undersigned Substitute Trustee, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall be con-sidered to be in default and shall remain liable on his bid as pro-vided for in N.C.G.S. §45-21.30(d) and (e).

Any successful bidder, in addi-tion to paying the purchase price, shall be required to pay the commission of $.45 per $100.00 of the sales price required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1), and the excise tax of $1.00 per $500.00, or fractional part thereof, of the sales price required by N.C.G.S. §105-228.30.

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. Fur-thermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the depos-it. In either event, the purchas-er will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mort-gagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Trustee.

After the consummation of the sale of the Property, an order for possession of the Property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §45-21.29 in favor of the pur-chaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County.

Any person who occupies the Property pursuant to a rental agreement (hereinafter “Ten-ant”) entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007 may, after receiving this Notice of Sale, terminate such rental agreement upon ten days’ written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in such notice that is at least ten days after the date of this Notice of Sale. Upon termination of any such rental agreement, the Tenant is liable for rent due under such rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of the termination.

This sale will be held open ten (10) days for upset or advanced bids as required by law.

This the 16th day of April, 2015.Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute TrusteeYow Fox & Mannen, LLPPost Office Box 479Wilmington, NC 28402Telephone: 910-762-2421Facsimile: 910-251-9247Email: [email protected] 7 and 14, 2015

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in THe MATTeR OF THe FORe-cloSurE of a DEED of TruST eXeCuTeD by SKiPPeR OWenS SkiPPEr DEvEloPmEnT llc ReCORDeD On APRiL 26, 2007 in bOOK 5174, PAGe 520, neW HAnOVeR COunTy ReGiSTRy, AS MODiFieD by THAT MODi-ficaTion of DEED of TruST rEcorDED on SEPTEmBEr 11, 2012 in bOOK 5670, PAGe 2664, neW HAnOVeR COun-Ty ReGiSTRy, AnD A DeeD OF TRuST eXeCuTeD by SKiP-PEr oWEnS SkiPPEr DEvEl-oPmEnT llc rEcorDED on MAy 11, 2007 in bOOK 5181, PAGe 1125, neW HAnOVeR COunTy ReGiSTRy, AS MODi-FieD by THAT MODiFiCATiOn of DEED of TruST rEcorD-eD On SePTeMbeR 11, 2012 in bOOK 5670, PAGe 2659, neW HAnOVeR COunTy ReG-iSTRy by JeRRy A. MAnnen, JR., APPOinTeD SubSTiTuTe TRuSTee by inSTRuMenT ReCORDeD On JuLy 15, 2014 in bOOK 5826, PAGe 1991, neW HAnOVeR COunTy ReG-iSTRy

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Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the deed of trust executed and deliv-ered by Skipper Owens Skip-per Development LLC (“Skipper Owens” or “Grantor”) dated and recorded on April 26, 2007 in Book 5174, at Page 520, New Hanover County Registry, as modified by that certain Modifi-cation of Deed of Trust record-ed on September 11, 2012 in Book 5670, at Page 2664, New Hanover County Registry (col-lectively, “Deed of Trust 1”) and in the deed of trust executed and delivered by Skipper Owens

dated and recorded on May 11, 2007 in Book 5181, at Page 1125, New Hanover County Registry, as modified by that certain Modifi-cation of Deed of Trust record-ed on September 11, 2012 in Book 5670, at Page 2659, New Hanover County Registry (collec-tively, “Deed of Trust 2”) (Deed of Trust 1 and Deed of Trust 2 are collectively hereinafter referred to as the “Deeds of Trust”), and because of default in the pay-ment of certain promissory notes (the, “Notes”) secured by the Deeds of Trust, and pursuant to an Order of the Clerk of Superior Court for New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, entered in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded on July 15, 2014 in Book 5826, at Page 1991, in the New Hanover Coun-ty Registry, will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bid-der for cash that certain tract(s) or parcel(s) of property located in New Hanover County, North Carolina (including any improve-ments and fixtures thereon owned by Skipper Owens) locat-ed at 2420 north College Road, Wilmington, north Carolina, as more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at an iron pipe in the Eastern right-of-way line of N.C. Highway 132 (200 foot right-of-way), said point being located North 16º 40’ West 583.8 feet from the intersection of the Eastern right-of-way line of N.C. Highway 132 and the Northern right-of-way line of Murrayville Road, S.R. #1322, said iron pipe being a corner of the Bryker tract, running thence North 73 degrees 20 minutes East 200 feet to a point; thence South 16º 40’ East 100 feet to a point, thence South 73º 20’ West 200 feet to a point in the Eastern right-of-way line of N.C. Highway 132, running thence with the Eastern right-of-way line of N.C. Highway 132 North 16º 40’ West 100 feet to the point of beginning (the, “Land”).

Together with all easements, rights, privileges, tenements, hereditaments and appurte-nances, now or hereafter to the following property, whether the same be now owned or hereafter acquired (the “Property”):

(a) All buildings, improvements and tenements now or hereafter located on the Land;

(b) All fixtures and articles of property now or hereafter attached to, or used or adapt-ed for use in the ownership, development, operation or maintenance of, the buildings, improvements and Land (wheth-er such items are leased or are owned), including without lim-itation all heating, cooling, air conditioning, ventilating, refrig-erating, plumbing, generating, power, lighting, laundry, main-tenance, cleaning, fire preven-tion, and extinguishing, security, and access control, cooking, gas, electric and communication fix-tures, equipment and apparatus, all engines, motors, conduits, pipes, pumps, tanks, ducts, com-pressors, boilers, water heaters and furnaces, all ranges, stoves, disposers, refrigerators and other appliances, all escalators and ele-vators, all baths and sinks, all cabinets, partitions, mantels, mirrors, window shades, blinds, screens, awnings, storm doors, windows, all carpeting, under-padding, floor covering, panel-ing and draperies, all furnishings and all shrubbery and plants; all of which items shall be deemed part of the real property and not severable wholly or in part with-out material injury to the free-hold; provided, however, that personal property and trade fix-tures owned and supplied by tenants of the Property with the right of removal at the termina-tion of their tenancies shall not be included within the scope of this paragraph;

(c) All easements, all access, air and development rights, all min-erals, timber, oil, gas, all royalties, water, water rights and water stock, and all other rights, her-editaments, privileges, permits, licenses, franchises and appurte-nances now or hereafter belong-ing or in any way appertaining to the Land;

(d) All present and future con-tracts and policies of insurance which insure the Land or any building, structures, or improve-ments thereon, or any such fix-tures or personal property, against casualties and theft, and all monies and proceeds and rights thereto which may be or become payable by virtue of any such insurance contracts or poli-cies;

(e) All of the rents, revenues, issues, profits and income of the Property, and present and future leases and other agreements for the occupancy of use of all or any part of the Land, including without limitation all cash and security deposits, advance rent-

als and deposits and all guar-anties of tenants’ or occupants’ performances under such leases and agreements;

(f) All general intangibles relat-ing to the development or use of the Property, including without limitation all permits, licenses and franchises, all names under or by which the Property may at any time be operated or known, and all trademarks, trade names, logos and good will in any way relating to the Property;

(g) All awards, compensation and settlements in lieu thereof made as a result of the taking by power of eminent domain of the whole are any part of the Proper-ty, including any awards for dam-ages sustained to the Property for a temporary taking, change in grade of streets or taking of access;

(h) All shares of stock, part-nership interests, membership interests or other evidence of ownership of any part of the Property that is owned by Grant-or in common with others, and all documents of membership in any owners’ or members’ asso-ciation or similar group having responsibility for managing or operating any part of the Prop-erty; and

(i) All products and proceeds of all of the foregoing.

The record owner of the above-described real property as reflected by the records in the New Hanover County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the posting of this Notice is Skipper Owens Skipper Development LLC.

The above-described real prop-erty, improvements and fixtures will be sold subject to any and all superior mortgages, deeds of trust and liens, including, with-out limitation, the lien of all unpaid ad valorem taxes and assessments, as well as ease-ments, conditions, restrictions and other matters of record filed prior to the Deeds of Trust.

The above-described property will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS.” The property is not being sold subject or together with any sub-ordinate rights or interests. Nei-ther the Substitute Trustee, nor the holder of the Notes secured by the Deeds of Trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, members, managers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the Notes make any representation or warranty relat-ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being sold, and any and all responsi-bilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such conditions expressly are disclaimed.

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.10 and the terms of the Deeds of Trust, any successful bidder may be required to deposit with the Substitute Trustee immediately upon conclusion of the sale a cash deposit or certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. Any success-ful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to the successful bidder a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bid-der fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at that time, the successful bidder shall remain liable on the bid as pro-vided for in N.C.G.S. § 45-21.30 (d) and (e).

Please be advised that an order for possession of the proper-ty 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 the superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Further be advised that any per-son who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the ter-mination.

The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bid as by law required.

DATE OF SALE: May 15, 2015

HOUR OF SALE: 12:00 P.M. (noon) or as soon thereafter as the sale may be conducted

PLACE OF SALE: N e w Hanover County Judicial Building

316 Princess St.

Wilmington, North Carolina 28401

(Courthouse Door or usual and customary location)This the 16th day of April, 2015.Jerry A. Mannen, Jr.N.C. State Bar ID No: 17498Yow, Fox & Mannen, L.L.P.Post Office Box 479Wilmington, NC 28402Telephone: (910) 762-2421Facsimile: (910) 251-9247 Email: [email protected] TrusteeMay 7 and 14, 2015

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Chris-topher Gregory and Christi-na Gregory to Jeannie White, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of July, 2005, and recorded in Book 4883, Page 1099, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru-ment duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness hav-ing directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Car-olina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 19, 2015 and will sell to the highest bid-der for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Caroli-na, and being more particularly described as follows:

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Cas-tle Hayne, New Hanover County, North Carolina, and more partic-ularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 261, Section 5, Runnymeade Subdivision, as the same appears in Map Book 26, at page 91, of the New Hanover County Registry.

This is the same property con-veyed to Jeffrey L. Campbell and wife, Sheila Campbell by deed of James L. Lawernce, Jr., unmar-ried, dated January 14, 2000 and recorded January 14, 2000 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for New Hanover County in Book 2692, Page 207.

Together with improvements thereon, said property located at 123 Raingate Court a/k/a 123 Ramgate Road, Castle Hayne, nC 28429. Parcel Num-ber: R02520-002-026000

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

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

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

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

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

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

If the trustee is unable to 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.

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1150373 (FC.CH)May 7 and 14, 2015

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Mil-dred L. Curley to Michael Lyon, Trustee(s), which was dated August 31, 2011 and recorded on September 23, 2011 in Book 5587 at Page 2210, 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 19, 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:

Land situated in the City of Wilm-ington in the County of New Hanover in the State of NC

Being all of Lot 14, Echo Ridge, as shown on map of same recorded in Map Book 35 at Page 300 of 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 common-ly known as 430 Ridge Road, 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 All Lawful Heirs of Mildred L. Curley.

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.


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.: 14-03182-FC01May 7 and 14, 2015

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Phyl-lis J. Charnoff to Angela Green-berg, Trustee(s), which was dated November 30, 2006 and record-ed on December 5, 2006 in Book 5114 at Page 407, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.


Being all of Lot 197, Map No. 4, Echo Farms, as shown on that map recorded in Map Book 16, Page 13, New Hanover County Registry.


Said property is commonly known as 4034 Appleton Way, 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 Phyllis J. Charnoff.

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

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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.


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.: 09-23304-FC02May 7 and 14, 2015


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AnD SubSeQuenTLy JeRRy A.

MAnnen, JR., SubSTiTuTe TruSTEE

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in book 5858; 97


nOTiCe OF TRuSTee’S SALe


BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone to Kenneth W. Mabe, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated July 16, 2008, and recorded in Book 5336; Page 774 of the New Hanover County Reg-istry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Superior Court of New Hanover County, North Carolina, pursuant to Chap-ter 45 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) at the Court-house Door of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess Street in Wilmington, North Car-olina or the usual and custom-ary location at the New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilming-ton, North Carolina offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for Cash, the following described lands:

BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EASTERN LINE OF EIGHTH STREET 55 FEET SOUTHWARD-LY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERN LINE OF PRINCESS STREET; RUNNING THENCE SOUTHWARDLY ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE OF EIGHTH STREET 55 FEET; THENCE EAST-WARDLY, PARALLEL WITH PRIN-CESS STREET 66 FEET; THENCE NORTHWARDLY, PARALLEL WITH EIGHTH STREET 55 FEET; THENCE WESTWARDLY, PARALLEL WITH PRINCESS STREET 66 FEET TO THE EASTERN LINE OF EIGHTH STREET, THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING; THE SAME BEING PART OF LOTS 1 AND 2 IN BLOCK 172 ACCORDING TO THE WILMING-TON OFFICIAL PLAN; AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO DAVID DURMAN AND WIFE LUCIDA M. DURMAN, BY THAT DEED RECORDED IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY IN BOOK 1184 AT Page 720.

THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT TO ALL VALID AND ENFORCE-ABLE EASEMENTS AND ENCUM-BRANCES OF RECORD.

And being the same property obtained by Grantor in Deed Book 1814; Page 561 of the New Hanover County Registry.

FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND

UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD.

The above-described prop-erty contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fix-tures thereunto, appertaining of Kevin J. Hoey and wife Mary Ann Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone; and, is more commonly known as 16 north

eighth Street, Wilmington, north Carolina, new Hanover County, 28401 .

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s) of

the property according to the Jones County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the Posting of this Notice is/are Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Cotrone a/k/a Mary Ann Catrone.

The terms of the sale are as fol-lows: A cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or seven hun-dred fifty ($750.00) dollars will be required at the sale; balance due upon delivery of the Deed. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal-ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed. This sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

This sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and all prior liens of record and any assessments that may be due or past due. There are no representations of warran-ty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale and the property will be sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”.

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 for such inabil-ity to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of Bankrupt-cy prior to the completion of the sale and/or the reinstatement of the loan.

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:

1. That an Order for Possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold.

2. Any tenant who resides in a residential real property con-taining less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclo-sure proceeding 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. Such termination shall be by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days after the date of the notice of sale. Upon termina-tion of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of the termination pay-able at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The ten-ant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy.

This the 31st day of March, 2015.Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. Substitute TrusteeNorth Carolina State Bar No. 17498102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilming-ton, NC 28401Telephone: (910) 762-2421Facsimile: (910) 251-9247Email: [email protected], FOX & MANNEN, L.L.P.ATTORNEYS AT LAWMay 14 and 21, 2015





beFORe THe CLeRK

filE numBEr: 14 SP 1001

in THe MATTeR OF THe

forEcloSurE of lanD

COVeReD by THAT CeRTAin

DeeD OF TRuST GiVen by

KeVin J. HOey AnD MARy ann

CATROne, husband and wife

TO KenneTH W. MAbe TRuST-EE

for SeCuRiTy SAVinGS bAnK

AnD SubSeQuenTLy JeRRy A.

MAnnen, JR., SubSTiTuTe TruSTEE

DATeD: September 18, 2009

Recorded in book 5438; Page 1730


Substitution of Trustee Recorded

in book 5858; Page 1094



BY VIRTUE of authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust from Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone to Kenneth W. Mabe, Trustee, and subsequently to Jerry A. Mannen, Jr., Substitute Trustee, dated September 18, 2009, and recorded in Book 5438; Page 1730 of the New Hanover County Registry, and by virtue of the Order of the Clerk of Supe-rior Court of New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, pursuant to Chapter 45 of the General Stat-utes of North Carolina, default having been made in the pay-ment of the indebtedness there-by secured and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, I will on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. (Noon) at the Court-house Door of the New Hanover County Courthouse, 316 Princess Street in Wilmington, North Car-olina or the usual and custom-ary location at the New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilming-ton, North Carolina offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for Cash, the following described lands:

Tract 1: BEGINNING IN THE EAST-ERN LINE OF FIFTH STREET, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE FEET SOUTHWARDLY FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH-ERN LINE OF CHURCH STREET WITH THE EASTERN LINE OF FIFTH STREET, RUNS THENCE SOUTHWARDLY AND ALONG THE SAID LINE OF FIFTH STREET TWENTY-EIGHT AND ONE HALF FEET; THENCE EASTWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET SIXTY-SIX FEET; THENCE NORTHWARDLY AND PARAL-LEL WITH FIFTH STREET TWEN-TY-EIGHT AND ONE HALF FEET; THENCE WESTWARDLY AND PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET SIXTY-SIX FEET TO THE EAST-ERN LINE OF FIFTH STREET, THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THE SAME BEING PART OF LOT 3 IN BLOCK 91 ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE CITY OF WILMING-TON, N.C.

Tract 2: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE WESTERN LINE OF PRICE’S ALLEY 141 FEET SOUTHWARD-LY FROM THE SOUTHERN LINE OF CHURCH STREET AND BEING THE NORTHEASTERN MOST COR-NER OF TRACT 3 OF THE PROP-ERTY ACQUIRED BY KAFAFAS BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1133 AT PAGE 1297 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, AND RUNNING THENCE WEST-WARD PARALLEL WITH CHURCH STREET FORTY TWO FEET; THENCE SOUTHWARDLY PARAL-LEL WITH PRICE’S ALLEY TWEN-TY-EIGHT AND ONE-HALF FEET; THENCE EASTWARDLY PARAL-LEL WITH CHURCH STREET FOR-TY-TWO FEET TO THE WESTERN LINE OF PRICE’S ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWARDLY ALONG THE WESTERN LINE OF PRICE’S ALLEY TWENTY-EIGHT AND ONE-HALF FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING, THE SAME BEING PART OF LOTS 2 AND 3, IN BLOCK 91, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

TOGETHER WITH AN EASEMENT TEN FEET IN WIDTH, RUNNING ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTHER BORDER OF TRACTS 1 AND 2 OF THE PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY KAFAFAS BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1133 AT PAGE 1297 OF THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REGISTRY, AND BEING BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE SOUTH-ERN BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID TRACTS, SAID EASEMENT TO BE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE HERETOFORE DESCRIBED PAR-CEL OF PROPERTY, AND ONLY FOR SAID PURPOSE.

THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT TO ALL VALID AND ENFORCE-ABLE EASEMENTS AND ENCUM-BRANCES OF RECORD.

And being the same property obtained by Grantor in Deed Book 1818; Page 116 and 1819; Page 462 of the New Hanover County Registry.

FURTHER SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO ALL OUTSTANDING AND

UNPAID TAXES AND ALL PRIOR LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES OR EXCEPTIONS OF RECORD.

The above-described prop-erty contains the land and improvements together with all the appurtenances and fix-tures thereunto, appertaining of Kevin J. Hoey and wife Mary Ann Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone;

and, is more commonly known as 509 South Fifth Avenue, Wilmington, north Carolina, new Hanover County, 28401.

To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned the current owner(s) of

the property according to the Jones County Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to the Posting of this Notice is/are Kevin J. Hoey and wife, Mary Ann Catrone a/k/a Mary Ann Cotrone.

The terms of the sale are as fol-lows: A cash deposit of the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount bid or seven hun-dred fifty ($750.00) dollars will be required at the sale; balance due upon delivery of the Deed. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal-ance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed. This sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law.

This sale will be made subject to all outstanding and unpaid taxes and all prior liens of record and any assessments that may be due or past due. There are no representations of warran-ty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health, or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale and the property will be sold “AS IS”, “WHERE IS”.

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 for such inabil-ity to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of Bankrupt-cy prior to the completion of the sale and/or the reinstatement of the loan.

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS:

1. That an Order for Possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold.

2. Any tenant who resides in a residential real property con-taining less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclo-sure proceeding 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. Such termination shall be by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days after the date of the notice of sale. Upon termina-tion of a rental agreement under this section, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effec-tive date of the termination pay-able at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The ten-ant is not liable for any other rent or damages due

only to the early termination of the tenancy.This the 31st day of March, 2015.Jerry A. Mannen, Jr. Substitute TrusteeNorth Carolina State Bar No. 17498102 N. Fifth Avenue, Wilming-ton, NC 28401Telephone: (910) 762-2421Facsimile: (910) 251-9247Email: [email protected], FOX & MANNEN, L.L.P.ATTORNEYS AT LAWMay 14 and 21, 2015

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NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF New Hanover IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for the Hold-ers of the Dover Mortgage Capital Corporation, Grantor Trust Certif-icates, Series 2004-A, Plaintiffs, vs. Jeffrey M. Coombs, Lee Roy Coombs, The City of Wilming-ton, N.C., and Goddard & Peter-son, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, Defendants. UNDER AND BY VIR-TUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Order and Judgment issued by the Superior Court Judge, filed on April 9, 2015, in the above-cap-tioned matter and pursuant to applicable law, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the New Hanover County Courthouse, North Carolina, on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., that certain parcel of land, includ-ing improvements thereon, sit-uated, lying and being in the County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Wilmington Township, New

Hanover County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 69 in the Section C Lincoln Forest Subdivision as same is shown on map thereof recorded in map book 7 at page 57 of the New Hanover County Registry, refer-ence to which is hereby made for a more particular descrip-tion. Being that parcel of land conveyed to Jeffrey M. Coombs and Lee Roy Coombs from R.J. Yow, Jr. and wife, Maggie Yow by that deed dated 05/02/1995 and recorded 05/03/1995 in Deed Book 187, at Page 190 of the NEW HANOVER County, NC Public Registry. Tax Map Ref-erence: RO 6105-008-024-000 Property Address: 3822 edge-wood Road, Wilmington, nC 28403 Tax ID No.: RO 6105-008-024-000 Present Record Owner: Jeffrey M. Coombs. The terms of the sale are that the real prop-erty hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to require a cash deposit or a certified check not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Substitute Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. Section 7A-308 (a) (1). 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 the Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bank-ruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Substitute Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee, in his sole discretion, if he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchas-er will have no further remedy. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchas-er and against the party or par-ties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Goddard & Peterson, PLLC Sub-stitute Trustee 3803B Comput-er Drive, Suite 103 Raleigh, NC 27609-6507 T.: (919)755-3400 P1140400 5/14, 05/21/2015

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Grace C. Chace to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated Jan-uary 25, 2007 and recorded on March 1, 2007 in Book 5148 at Page 2288, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.


Being all of Lot 132 of Bayshore Estates, Section 3, as shown on a map of said subdivision duly recorded in the New Hanover Registry, in Map Book 7, at Page 71.


Said property is commonly known as 213 bayshore Drive, Wilmington, nC 28411.

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 Robert J. Chace and Mark e. Chace and June A. Holoczenko.

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.


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.: 14-17780-FC01May 14 and 21, 2015


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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Virginia Daughety, (Virgin-ia b. Daughety aka Virginia Daughety, deceased) (Heirs of Virginia b. Daughety aka Virginia Daughety: Thom-as David Daughety and Pine Valley baptist Church) (PRES-ENT RECORD OWNER(S): Virginia B. Daughety) to Attorney Title, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day of October, 2008, and record-ed in Book 5353, Page 619, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Servic-es, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebt-edness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court-house door in the City of Wilm-ington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclo-sure sales, at 12:00 PM on May 26, 2015 and will sell to the high-est bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Coun-ty of New Hanover, North Caro-lina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at a point in the northern line of Wrightsville Turnpike, said point being North 80 degrees 3 minutes West 95.5 feet (as measured along the cen-ter line of said Turnpike) from the intersection of center line of Wrightsville Turnpike and Wal-lace Avenue and North 3 degrees 50 minutes East 32.2 feet from the center of said Turnpike, and running thence from said begin-ning point along said Northern line of Wrightsville Turnpike North 80 degrees 3 minutes West 70.5 feet to a point, run-

ning thence North 3 degrees 50 minutes East 300.0 feet to a point; running thence south 86 degrees 10 minutes East 70.0 feet to a point; running thence south 3 degrees 50 minutes West 307.5 feet to the beginning. The same being a part of the prop-erty deeded to W.W. All by deed recorded in Book 258, at Page 503, New Hanover County Reg-istry. Together with improve-ments located thereon; said property being located at 4947 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilming-ton, north Carolina.

Together with all and singular, the land, tenements, easements and appurtenances, thereto belonging, or in anywise apper-taining.

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

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

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

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

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

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


SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1154537 (FC.FAY)May 14 and 21, 2015




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eXeCuTRiX’S nOTiCe

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.


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

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Angela Griffin Gordon, Executrix3826 Sondey RoadCastle Hayne, NC 28429 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015





eXeCuTOR’S nOTiCe

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





ADMiniSTRATRiX’S nOTiCe

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






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 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 imme-diate payment to the under-signed.

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





eXeCuTOR’S nOTiCe

The undersigned having quali-fied 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 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 imme-diate payment to the under-signed.

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






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 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.Faranak Hartwick, Executrix618 Winery Way Wilmington, NC 2841104/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14/2015






The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of betty J. Denny of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 31st 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 30th day of April 2015.Kathleen D. Butler, Executrix317 Birds Nest Ct Wilmington, NC 28405Run Dates: 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/2015

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Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Margaret Mary brady, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora-tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters, 300 N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on or before the 31st day of July, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebt-ed to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of April, 2015.John L. Dwight, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Margaret Mary BradyJill L. PetersSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP300 N. Third Street, Suite 301Wilmington, NC 28401April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2015

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Having qualified as Executor of the ESTATE OF WilBur cov-ingTon TillETT, deceased of New Hanover County, North Car-olina, this is to notify all persons

having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed on or before the 30TH 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.

Claims should be presented or paid in behalf of the undersigned at 1213 Congressional Lane, Wilmington NC 28411.

This the 30TH DAY OF APRIL 2015.NANCY REED TILLETT, EXECU-TRIXESTATE OF WILBUR COVINGTON TILLETTJames A. MacDonaldThe MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC1508 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 102Wilmington, NC 284034/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/2015





eXeCuTOR’S nOTiCe

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of Gertrude G. Cardwell of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 31st day of 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 30th day of April 2015.Edward B. Cardwell, Executor1701 Verrazzano DriveWilmington, NC 284054/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21/2015

noTicE To crEDiTorS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of William earl brock, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify to all persons, firms and corpora-tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned at 334 Holiday Drive, Hampstead, NC 28402, on or before August 6, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to the said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This the 7th of May, 2015.

Wendy Brock Rosinbaum, Execu-trix of the Estate of William Earl BrockJerry A. Mannen, Jr., AttorneyYOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP102 N. 5TH AvenueWilmington, NC 284015/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/2015





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ExEcuTrix noTicE

Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of William A. Stead-man, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Caroli-na, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before August 7, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 7th day of May 2015.Susan M. Steadman412 Passage Gate Way Wilmington, NC 284125/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/2015






The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ron-ald edward Segars, Sr. 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 7th day of August 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 7th day of May 2015.Barbara Justice Segars, Executrix2500 Blue Clay Rd Wilmington, NC 284055/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/2015

noTicE To crEDiTorS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of James edward Loftis Jr., late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, the under-

signed does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Tanya N. Oesterreich, 101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1300, Charlotte, North Caroli-na 28246, on or before the 7th day of August, 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 immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 7th day of May, 2015.

James Edward Loftis III, Admin-istrator of the Estate of James Edward Loftis Jr.

Tanya N. OesterreichSmith Moore Leatherwood LLP101 N. Tryon Street, Suite 1300Charlotte, NC 28246May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2015





eXeCuTOR’S nOTiCe

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Rose Kerr bordeaux of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does here-by notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 8th day of August 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebt-ed to said estate will please make immediate payment to the under-signed.

This is the 7th day of May 2015.James Bordeaux, Executor4115 Cape Landing Rd Castle Hayne, NC 284295/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/2015





eXeCuTOR’S nOTiCe

The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate of eileen L. Scheboth 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 8th day of August 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 7th day of May 2015.Robert Scheboth, Executor117 Albemarle RoadWilmington, NC 28405J.C. Hearne, IIAttorney at Law265 Racine Drive Suite 104Wilmington NC 284035/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28/2015





eXeCuTOR’S nOTiCe

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of Patricia Johns Meadows 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 14th day of August 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 14th day of May 2015.Paul E. Meadows, Executor4717 Indian Corn Trail Castle Hayne, NC 284295/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4/2015

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The morning of Saturday, May 16, the ocean between Johnnie Mercer’s Pier and

Crystal Pier will provide the course for an open water memo-rial swim. Racers will travel from across the country to par-ticipate, drawn to Wrightsville Beach to honor the life of Grey Liston and celebrate his adven-turous spirit.

On July 20, 2013, Liston, a former University of North Carolina Wilmington swim-mer and Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue lifeguard, died in a mountain climbing acci-dent in Washington’s Olympic National Park.

After the accident, Liston’s father, Rick Liston, started a scholarship endowment fund in his son’s name and held an event to raise money for the fund. Former UNCW head swim coach Dave Allen volun-teered to help him organize an open water ocean swim in honor of one of Grey Liston’s favorite activities.

In May 2014, they held the first annual Stoked 2 Go Out open water memorial swim.

“Credit goes to Dave Allen,” Rick Liston said. “He was a great contributor to both of our sons and many other young people’s lives. … He’s helped us take it and turn it into

something that’s just what we wanted to do, to pay it forward to a lot of young people.”

The scholarship fund will be distributed to at least one member of the UNCW swim-ming and diving team starting in the 2015-16 academic year.

Liston said the fund has now reached $37,000 and it will soon grow even more with at least 130 entrants expected for this year’s race.

Participants will travel from across the country to take part in the event. Liston said his son had many friends, not just in Wilmington but in other cities like Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., where he lived or spent time.

“It’s a real family atmosphere there with a lot of love, a lot of friends,” Liston said.

The swimmers will line up on the beach at 9 a.m. and swim from one pier to the other. The current direction determines whether the racers swim north or south, Liston said.

There will be emotional moments at the finish line, he added, like when his wife, Gail Liston, crosses. The 2014 race was her first open water swim and she trained for six months to be able to complete it by herself.

The participants’ open water swimming experience is less important, Liston said, than their willingness to explore and appreciate the beauty of nature through activity. He said that’s the way his son lived every day.

“At one of his memorial ser-vices, someone from Portland … said, ‘That guy was always stoked to go out,’” he said. “So we adopted that slogan … as a reminder of that spirit that people need to keep, about how valuable life is and how valuable all your friends and family are.”

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Fishing conditions look to improve for the weekend

Hook, Line & Sinker

By Skylar Walters

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

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

5/14 thu 01:09 am 3.71 h 07:39 am 0.35 l 01:19 pm 3.08 h 07:49 pm 0.16 l

5/15 Fri 02:04 am 3.77 h 08:48 am 0.25 l 02:18 pm 3.13 h 09:01 pm 0.01 l

5/16 sat 03:06 am 3.88 h 09:49 am 0.02 l 03:25 pm 3.29 h 10:05 pm -0.25 l

5/17 sun 04:13 am 4.08 h 10:45 am -0.27 l 04:34 pm 3.61 h 11:04 pm -0.56 l

5/18 mon 05:15 am 4.34 h 11:39 am -0.57 l 05:37 pm 4.02 h

5/19 tue 12:02 am -0.85 l 06:12 am 4.61 h 12:32 pm -0.86 l 06:32 pm 4.45 h

5/20 wed 12:59 am -1.11 l 07:03 am 4.78 h 01:23 pm -1.09 l 07:24 pm 4.78 h

After what seems like an entire week of wind and rain, fishing conditions have finally started getting back to a more typical early summertime pat-tern. Even with the deluge, water temperatures have finally reached into the lower 70s, a sure sign that things should start picking up in the very near future. As can be expected, though, very few, if any reports for the past few days; but no worries, those too shall also start making a comeback and the fishing before the storm wasn’t all that bad.

The Spanish mackerel fish-ing was fairly good last week before the winds ran everyone off the water. There were a couple of days the fish devel-oped lockjaw for some reason, more than likely the switch of the wind to more easterly, forc-ing anglers to take note in the old saying: “when the wind is from the east, the fish bite least.” That was short lived and the fish showed back up in good numbers and decent size, with some fish reported being up to 4 pounds. Most anglers were successful trolling No. 1 Clark Spoons on planers in water depths between 30 and 60 feet while others chose to find schooling fish stacked up on bait pods and sight cast small spoons and Got-Cha Plugs. There were plenty of bluefish in the mix as well. The Atlantic bonito were somewhat scarce but there were still a few fish found. We’ll have to wait until some boats get out in the coming days to find out if those

fish are still here or have moved off. Anglers are also reporting numerous large schools of men-haden off the beach, which means it shouldn’t be long before the larger predators start showing up in numbers.

Fishing off of the piers, anglers had been seeing some decent catches of Spanish mackerel also on Got-Cha Plugs along with plenty of blue-fish. Most of the Spanish were running in 1 pound to 1½ pound range with the bluefish running from small to around 2 pounds. Those anglers fishing for other

species with fresh cut shrimp were reporting some Virginia mullet and an occasional black drum. Some fishermen had already started looking for something larger and setting up live baits on the end of the pier. While the live baits didn’t bring any strikes, with water temper-atures warming into the 70s it shouldn’t be too long before there’s the first report of a king mackerel or cobia being landed, as piers to our north and south have already reported.

Inshore, the fishing for red drum was steadily pick-ing up and once water clarity improves, that fishing should get back to normal fairly quickly. Anglers were also reporting decent catches of some keeper flounder on both live mud minnows and scented artificial baits, such as Gulps, in the creeks and around the inlets. Bait fishing with shrimp around the bridges and docks was also producing black drum.

“He’s helped us take

it and turn it into

something that’s just

what we wanted to do,

to pay it forward to a

lot of young people.”

Even with the deluge, water temperatures have finally reached into the lower 70s, a sure sign that things

should start picking up in the very near future.

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