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Lumina News
Your Coastal Community Newspaper Since May 2002
May 15–21, 2014
Volume 13 | Issue 20 | 25¢
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Shakespeare
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Speedy finish for sand project a possibility
By Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writer
By Kelly Corbett
Wrightsville’s delayed coastal storm
damage reduction project could be
completed early.
“We’re trying hard to make sure we
finish before the end of the month.
We’d like to be off the beach before
Memorial Day weekend,” said Bob
Keistler, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
project manager, during a May 8 phone
interview.
Keistler said the corps originally
expected the project to wrap up in
April, but the arrival of contractor
Weeks Marine was delayed due to
unusually high demand for renourishment projects.
The E.W. Ellefsen dredge arrived on
Wrightsville Beach April 13 and the
crew started pumping sand April 23,
moving south to north. The last street
end for the project is Sand Dollar Lane.
Keistler said the project typically
takes four to six weeks, estimating
about a quarter of the job is complete.
n See sand Page A5
Staff Writer
Staff photo by Allison Potter
While recyclables will be heading to the same destinations, New
Hanover County and the Town
of Wrightsville Beach are entering into an interlocal agreement
transferring collection and management from the town to the
county.
The arrangement is estimated
to save the town more than
$40,000 in the 2014-15 budget, cutting down on manpower
hours, fuel and other costs.
“It’s really a win for us,” town
manager Tim Owens said.
Board members unanimously
approved the interlocal agreement during the Tuesday, May 13
meeting, with the understanding
that the county will maintain its
own bins.
Three of the town’s current
A bulldozer moves sand on Wrightsville’s beach strand Wednesday, May 14. Storm damage rebuilding was three streets from Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.
n See recyling Page A5
Water bills
could see
$18.10 hike
Campaign costs tell
different stories
By Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writer
First quarter campaign finance
reports reveal varying price tags
behind the efforts of candidates
vying for two open seats on the
New Hanover County Board of
Commission.
Republican candidate Skip
Watkins raised $21,684 from
Jan. 31 to April 19. Donations
to his campaign included $250
from Commissioner Thomas
Wolfe and $500 from the Woody
White for New Hanover County
Commissioner committee.
Watkins said Wolfe approached
him and asked him to fill his seat
when he decided not to pursue
reelection.
“It’s indicative of his support
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recycling
for me. [As for] Commissioner
White, he is my personal attorney as well as my friend. That’s
something I don’t hide at all.
He believed in our campaign
as well,” Watkins said during a
May 12 phone interview.
Watkins’ campaign donated
$250 to White’s congressional
campaign and $100 to Michael
Lee’s state senate campaign.
“We also made a contribution
to Mr. Lee, because he made an
exact-amount contribution [to]
our city council race last year,”
Watkins said.
Watkins held two fundraising
events during the first quarter
in addition to one-on-one meetings. He said fundraising events
are opportunities to meet voters.
n See campaign Page A5
By Kelly Corbett
Staff Writer
Lumina News file photo
Skip Watkins, Republican candidate for New Hanover County Board of Commission, speaks to supporters at the
County Government Center on May 6 as votes from the primary election are tallied.
Megayacht in town
Official primary election
results released
By Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writer
Beach Girl, a 130-foot megayacht built by Westport Shipyard, docks at Wrightsville Beach Marina
through Mother’s Day weekend. ~ Allison Potter
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The New Hanover County
Board of Elections announced
the official results of the primary
election during a May 12 canvass, ruling no runoff election or
recount is necessary despite close
numbers in the county commission race.
Candidates Skip Watkins and
Dr. Derrick Hickey will proceed to the general election.
Watkins received 5,658 votes,
or 24.93 percent, and Hickey
received 5,501 votes, or
24.24 percent. Dr. Chuck Kays
came in a close third place with
5,224 votes, or 23.02 percent.
Since Watkins and Hickey
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garnered a substantial plurality of
the vote, in this case 20 percent,
a runoff election is not required.
The 277-vote gap between
Hickey and Kays was not wide
enough to warrant a recount.
“If they had been within 107
votes or less of each other, there
would have a recount but not a
second primary,” said Marvin
McFadyen, county board of elections director.
In the school board race, Don
Hayes received 8,177 votes,
or 22.41 percent; Bruce
Shell received 7,874 votes,
or 21.58 percent; Ed Higgins
received 7,314 votes, or
20.05 percent; and Janice
Cavenaugh received 7,147 votes,
n See primaries Page A5
The average Wrightsville
Beach bi-monthly water bill
could see a hike totaling $18.10.
During the sixth budget workshop, the Wrightsville Beach
Board of Aldermen continued
discussing possible fee increases
to help with water and sewer
department shortfalls.
The board continued a discussion about water rates from
the Monday, May 12 workshop
to the Tuesday, May 13 board
meeting.
The rate increase could generate an additional $326,000 to
cover a $324,000 shortfall.
“We can’t continue to operate in the red,” Mayor Pro Tem
Darryl Mills said.
About $200,000 could be
generated from fees with the
remainder coming from usage.
Roughly 2,500 accounts are
in the top tier, which could see
an increase from $1.01 to $1.52
per unit.
“Nobody wants to do this, our
system over the years just needs
n See water bills Page A5
Bridge repair
work underway
Repair work on the Salisbury
Street bridge over Banks Channel
began Monday, May 12.
The contractor will close one
lane of the bridge from 9 p.m. to
6 a.m. for about one week.
On Tuesday, May 13, nighttime work also began on the
Causeway Drive bridge.
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May 15–21, 2014
Historic Landmark Commission receives historic structure compilation
The Trolly Stop is the only commercial building in Wrightsville Beach with a historic designation.
By Kelly Corbett
Election Day robocalls
investigation underway
By Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writer
The New Hanover County Board of Elections is investigating
potentially illegal robocalls received by county residents before
and on Election Day.
During a May 12 meeting, board chairman John Ferrante said
the calls may have been intended as a practical joke or to suppress
votes. In either scenario, the investigation will determine if election law was violated.
“We’re not making any conclusions. We’re not prejudging anything. But we do have a duty and an obligation to investigate,”
Ferrante said.
Ferrante shared a statement outlining the issue and the board’s
commitment to discover who was responsible for the calls and
whether laws were broken. The board unanimously approved adoption of the statement.
During calls placed May 5 and 6, a voice alleging to be New
Hanover County Commissioner Brian Berger requested votes
for County Commission Chairman Woody White in the 7th
Congressional District Race and Michael Lee in the North Carolina
Senate race.
Caller IDs displayed both Berger’s cell phone and a New
Hanover County office line as the source. County officials were
quick to deny involvement after hundreds of complaints poured in.
White requested an investigation into the calls in a May 8 email
to county officials.
“… It is imperative that we do whatever is necessary to determine the culprit and take action against them. Ignoring this is not
an option,” White stated in the email.
Berger denied a role in the calls, but Ferrante said his involvement is not ruled out yet.
“It’s a voice with a caller ID number and that’s the starting
point,” Ferrante said. “All you can deal with is the facts as they
are. It appears to be a certain person. Certain records could prove
that or not prove that.”
Ferrante said the vendor behind the calls should point to the
responsible party. Vendors are required to keep records for
24 months.
Upon completion, the investigation’s results will be shared with
the North Carolina Board of Elections. The New Hanover County
District Attorney and North Carolina Attorney General will be
notified of election law violations. Ferrante said District Attorney
Ben David has already pledged support of the investigation.
No estimated time of completion could be provided but Ferrante
suggested the upcoming election might slow down the investigation.
“We want to stay focused on the election obviously, but we feel
the voters deserve some type of input from us,” Ferrante said. “If
nothing else, then we’ll let people know this isn’t the place where
you should be coming in and playing practical jokes.”
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Staff Writer
Members of the Wrightsville
Beach Historic Landmark
Commission received a compilation of 344 potential and
designated historic structures
from 2012 data during the
Monday, May 12 meeting.
A field survey was conducted
from July through August 2012.
Former town intern David
Graybill inserted the information
into a spreadsheet, including the
street names, property owners,
year built, notes for the structures
and links to pictures.
Vice Chairwoman Robin
Spinks said the purpose of the
inventory was to inform the commission about possible properties
that could be historically designated in the future.
Members agreed they should
weed out certain properties that
would obviously be ineligible for
historical designation.
Member Susan Collins said she
counted 120 properties with major
or multiple modifications and
50 properties listed in the incorrect age group.
Collins said it may be good to
have the information for properties that are not 50 years old for
reference to look at in about five
years.
Those already designated are
marked in blue on the spreadsheet, including the Trolly Stop,
the Churchhill cottage, the
Wilmington Light Infantry Club
and more.
“The No. 1 thing was not age
but historical significance,” said
Tony Wilson, parks and planning
director, about the successful historical designations.
He said they also take into
account factors like the family and architect. From the list,
Wilson estimated a handful or up
to 20 properties would meet the
historical significance criteria.
“That’s why you’re required to
have the study done by a professional,” Spinks said. “…We also
had the discussion last time about
how proactive we need to be.”
Collins, a former member of
the Wrightsville Beach Board of
Aldermen, said the board’s concern was that everyone would
come forward at once, consuming the tax credits.
“You want it to be an exclusive
situation that’s important,” Spinks
said.
Members expressed an interest
in having some of the commercial
properties downtown designated
after a comment from Spinks
about the big picture standpoint
of preserving history.
“There are still some tax credits available for that at the state
level,” she said.
Spinks asked Wilson how much
a study by a historian would cost,
and they agreed it would be at
least $2,000.
Before the next meeting at
4 p.m., Monday, July 14, town staff
will reduce the list, telling members what properties they removed
and why. Then, commission members will divide the list and mark
properties to watch, with town staff
updating the list every six months.
“I’d be glad to take the ones
that are in my neighborhood that
I know a lot about,” Collins said.
Nancy Faye Craig was absent
from the meeting.
Marketing committee talks large events, budget
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
Following back-to-back weekends featuring the Carolina
Cup and the Wrightsville
Beach Waterman Festival, the
Wrightsville Beach Marketing
Advisory Committee made a
request to be informed earlier
about large events making plans
in Wrightsville.
As a result of some negative
views expressed about the size
of the Carolina Cup, Blockade
Runner Beach Resort general
manager and committee member Nicolas Montoya asked to
discuss the committee’s ability
to advise event organizers further in advance. Montoya also
said the committee should have
more advance notice of the events
to better market them and control
the perception of the events.
“We all need to be on the same
page and if we are not, or don’t
put out a good image of these
large events, the [Wrightsville
Beach Board of Aldermen] may
begin to view them as a negative
thing,” Montoya said.
If the committee was informed
of future events further in
advance it could also serve in an
advisory role to event organizers
if there were two large or similar
events planned for the same time
frame, Montoya added.
“That way the events calendar
would start to look cleaner and
not overwhelming for the infrastructure,” he said.
The board of aldermen liaison to the marketing committee,
Alderwoman Lisa Weeks, said
she would ask the board and
parks and recreation program
supervisor Katie Ryan about
including the marketing committee earlier in the event planning
process.
With a budget of recommended
marketing strategies and tactics nearly $130,000 more than
the marketing committee’s
$237,503 annual budget, the
committee will have an upcoming decision about what to cut.
Clean Design branding and
design agency media lead Tom
Hickey said one of the new components of the recommended
budget would be a campaign
in Charlotte including outdoor
billboards.
Wilmington and Beaches
Convention and Visitors Bureau
executive vice president of
marketing Shawn Braden said
Charlotte is an area beginning
to outperform Raleigh in terms
of traffic on the Wilmington and
Beaches tourism website.
“Raleigh is so saturated with
all of our competitors like the
Crystal Coast whereas we are
not really seeing too many in the
Charlotte area,” Braden said.
As for the social media marketing budget, French West
Vaughan account director Leah
Knepper said the biggest change
would be using MomentFeed, a
social media tool that will allow
her agency to harvest all of the
social media content relevant to
Wrightsville Beach without having to rely on visitors using the
appropriate tags or hashtags.
Knepper said the cost for
MomentFeed would be $1,500$2,000 per year for each of the
four Wilmington and Beaches
municipalities.
With such large cuts to be made
to the recommended budget,
Braden said she would supply the
committee with a trimmed recommended budget formed by her
agency, Clean Design and French
West Vaughan before the committee’s next meeting June 10.
School safety pilot to debut in fall
By Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writer
A school safety pilot program
will find a home in three New
Hanover County schools during
the 2014-15 school year.
The program is an initiative of
the safer schools task force led
by District Attorney Ben David,
Chief District Court Judge J.H.
Corpening and FBI hostage rescue team founding member Larry
Bonney.
The program was explained
during a May 13 New Hanover
County Board of Education
meeting.
Five training sessions designed
to instruct staff and faculty to recognize signs and create a culture
of leadership and support for students will take place at Rachel
Freeman School of Engineering,
Williston Middle School and
New Hanover High School.
David urged the board to begin
considering ways to implement
the program on a larger scale,
saying the task force hopes the
program will be implemented
in New Hanover, Pender and
Brunswick county schools following successful pilot programs.
“We wanted to start with some
pilot sites to make sure we knew
what we were talking about
before we made that a practice
throughout the district,” David
said.
Superintendent Dr. Tim
Markley said the three schools
volunteered to participate in the
pilot.
“This is where this next step
has to happen. We want to go
into the schools,” Bonney said.
“Everybody in that school system
has a responsibility to the children. Everybody in that school
system probably sees those kids
more during the day than their
parents do.”
Bonney said schools often
become the last place kids look
for a safe and caring environment.
The training sessions will provide
observations and recommendations to help school officials
establish that environment.
Topics discussed will include
early signs of dysfunction and
aggression, fostering a culture
of respect, creating connections
between adults and students and
the role of law enforcement.
Bonney said the most important
takeaway from the program is the
need for relationships between
adults and students.
“Absolutely the most important
thing that can happen … [is] a
positive relationship where an
adult has taken notice of a child
in need, in want, who is angry,
who is hurting,” Bonney said.
A group of 25 local officials and representatives will
work with Judge Steve Teske
from Atlanta, who successfully
implemented a similar protocol, on May 22. The task force
plans to convene for additional
summer meetings to assure a
protocol and program are ready
for implementation when the
2014-15 school year begins.
School Resource Officers Corporal E. Granda, left, and Deputy J.C. Davis walk
the New Hanover High School campus in January 2013.
May 15–21, 2014
Yard of the Month
City readies for budget hearing
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Eastwood and Wrightsville speed decrease approved
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
The City of Wilmington’s
$144.7 million recommended budget was presented to Wilmington
City Council during its Tuesday,
May 6 meeting.
One of the main features of the
recommended fiscal year 2014-15
budget is a 4 percent increase
in salary expenditures for city
employee raises.
Public comment on the budget
will be welcomed at council’s next
meeting.
During council’s May 6 meeting,
city budget director Lynn Heim
said a 4 percent increase would
pay for an across-the-board raise
for all city employees as well as
fix pay structures.
Fire and police department
pay scales have drawn the most
scrutiny from councilmembers,
city employees and citizens.
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo said
the recommended budget takes a
step in fixing the issue.
“It goes in the direction of what
council laid out, which was to
make certain we focus attention
on the salary issues confronting us on all city employees with
public safety being 50 percent of
that,” Saffo said during a Tuesday,
May 13 interview. “The city manager has proposed a budget that
I think reflects the consensus of
council but now the decision is
what are we going to do about it?”
As part of the recommended budget, city staff is also proposing a
1 percent property tax increase to
help fund the salary increase and
other budgetary increases. On an
average home, valued at $200,000,
a 1-cent increase would result in an
extra $1.67 per month in property
taxes.
Saffo said citizens with whom
he has spoken are in favor of the
increase if it means more funding
for the police and fire departments.
“They don’t have a problem with
us raising it as long as it is going
to police and fire specifically, and
50 percent of our budget is public
safety,” he said.
The public hearing for the city’s
recommended 2014-15 budget is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,
May 20.
Eastwood, Wrightsville
Avenue speeds reduced
Wilmington City Council unanimously approved a recommended
decrease in the speed limits
on the easternmost portions of
Wrightsville Avenue and Eastwood
Road during its Tuesday, May 6
meeting. The previously 45-mph
speed limits on Eastwood Road
and Wrightsville Avenue will be
reduced to 35 mph.
The new 35 mph zone on
Eastwood Road will begin at the
signalized intersection in front of
the Lumina Commons shopping
center entrance and continue to the
Wrightsville Avenue intersection.
The 35 mph zone on Wrightsville
Avenue will begin at its intersection with Southerland Avenue and
continue through the Eastwood
Road intersection and across the
Heide Trask Drawbridge into
Wrightsville Beach.
In an email Tuesday, May 13,
city traffic engineer Don Bennett
stated the new speed limits
would take effect as soon as the
North Carolina Department of
Transportation posts new speed
limit signs. The city’s approval of
the speed limit change was the last
step in the process before submitting the municipal certifications to
NCDOT.
Leaders speak out against GA tree legislation
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
The ability of North Carolina
municipalities to regulate the
removal, replacement or preservation of trees on private property
within their jurisdictions could be
eliminated if a new bill emerges
from the spring 2014 short session of the North Carolina General
Assembly.
The general assembly’s
Agriculture and Forestry
Awareness Study Commission
voted April 30 to recommend a bill
that would strip that ability from
local municipalities.
In response, elected officials
from Wilmington, Wrightsville
Beach, Burgaw and Shallotte gathered Tuesday, May 13, to voice
disapproval of the recommended
bill.
“This action came without warning and without input from local
government,” said Wilmington
Mayor Bill Saffo. “The city of
Wilmington has locally enacted
ordinances designed to protect trees, encourage developers
to maintain trees or plant new
trees if they are removed during
construction.”
Saffo argued the protection and
preservation of trees is especially
vital for the health and vitality
of Wilmington and surrounding
coastal communities.
Wilmington Tree Commission
chairman Bill Jayne said tree preservation should not be left to the
discretion of developers.
“Most of the developers in
the Wilmington area have some
appreciation for the environment
because they understand that is
part of what brings people here,”
Jayne said. “But still, sometimes
trees conflict with their development goals.”
Wilmington City Councilman
Kevin O’Grady called the bill
another move by the general
assembly to centralize control in
the state.
“The issue is control; this is an
effort to have central government
control rather than citizen control,”
O’Grady said. “Local government
is the government closest to the
citizens. We should be making the
decisions for the community, not
the central government.”
Town of Wrightsville Beach
Manager Tim Owens said the town
has a tree protection ordinance to
protect large native species like the
live oak and red cedar.
The Wrightsville Beach ordinance states if one of those
protected trees is removed or
altered, the party responsible
has to replace it on a one for one
basis.
“Our town ordinance allows for
ample development opportunity
while preserving trees as well,”
Owens said. “The elimination
of the ability to have a tree ordinance basically eliminates the
possibility for a community to
achieve its vision and could be
detrimental to the quality of life
at Wrightsville Beach.”
The co-chairs of the Agriculture
and Forestry Awareness Study
Commission are Rep. Jimmy
Dixon, R-Duplin and Wayne;
Rep. James Langdon, R-Johnston;
Senator Andrew Brock, R-Davie,
Iredell and Rowan; and Senator
Brent Jackson, R-Duplin,
Johnston and Sampson.
The spring 2014 short session
of the North Carolina General
Assembly began Wednesday,
May 14, and the adjournment date
is yet to be determined.
The home of Wrightsville Beach Alderwoman Lisa Weeks at 408 N. Channel Drive was selected as
the Harbor Island Garden Club Yard of the Month for May. ~ Cole Dittmer
Weekend Police Report
May 9
Warning Tickets
Citations
• John Oneil was issued a warning ticket for an
unsafe movement violation.
• Timothy J. Otoola Jr. was issued a citation for
speeding and suspended driver’s license.
• Joseph J. Callahan Jr. was issued a citation for
seat belt violation.
• Morgan V. Bell was issued a citation for speeding.
• Claire Gibson was issued a citation for failure to
reduce speed.
• Martin C. Lupo was issued a citation for failure
to reduce speed.
• Christopher Warren was issued a citation for
speeding, 42 in a 25 mph zone.
• Lameek Stokley was issued a citation for driving
during revocation.
• Jeffrey Hurwitz was issued a citation for speeding, 40 in a 25 mph zone.
• Jay Honeycutt was issued a citation for simple
possession of marijuana and possession of drug
paraphernalia.
• Alaine Pierre-Louis was issued a citation for driving during revocation.
• Found property was reported.
• A passport was reported as found property.
May 10
Three B&E felonies occur within four days
Citations
• Erik F. Acosta was issued a citation for resist,
delay, obstruct.
• Charles Jeffries was issued a citation for no operator’s license.
• Ivan Jayer-Maldonado was issued a citation for
no operator’s license.
• Matthew Ward was issued a citation for speeding, 41 in a 25 mph zone.
• Jordan Jackson was issued a citation for driving
during revocation and speeding, 48 in a 35 mph
zone on Causeway Drive.
2014 SunShine Camp
a camp for young people coping with grief
Week 1, June 23-27:
Rising second- and third-graders
At Sunshine Camp, young people talk, play, create,
eat, cry, laugh and make friends. They are encouraged
to share memories, express feelings, release anger and
learn from their life experiences.
Week 2, July 7-11:
Rising fourth- and fifth-graders
Week 3, July 21-25:
Rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. monday-Friday
$25 camp fee covers supplies.
Registration is required before June 11.
• Thirty-one civil penalties were issued for open
container, glass on the beach, dogs on the
beach, human waste, grilling on the beach and
noise.
Reports
• Breaking and entering, and larceny was reported.
• An iPhone was reported as found property.
• Assault was reported.
• Resist, delay, obstruct was reported.
• A wallet was reported as found property.
May 11
Citations
• Luke Khokhar was issued a citation for illegal
left turn.
• Teresa M. Graham was issued a citation for seat
belt violation.
Warning Tickets
• Karl C. Williams was issued a citation for stop
• Patricia Frances Lemasters was issued a warning
light violation.
ticket for littering.
• Daniel P. Shearer was issued a citation for unattended vehicle.
Civil Penalties
• Jenna Mashburn was issued a citation for speed• Seventeen civil penalties were issued for open ing, 49 in a 35 mph zone.
container, glass on the beach, noise and dogs • Patrick Saracino was issued a citation for failure
on the beach.
to register vehicle.
• Danielle Cleary was issued a citation for driving
Reports
during revocation.
BEACH BLOTTER
There are currently no suspects for three breaking and entering
felony charges reported within a period of four days, beginning
Tuesday, May 6, with an estimated $700 worth of fishing reels stolen and no sign of forced entry.
With other similar events occurring Wednesday, May 7, and
Saturday, May 10, all three of the reports were from South Lumina
Avenue.
During the May 7 incident, a typically unplugged outdoor refrigerator near the back door of the house was found cooling a six-pack
of Red Stripe beer. On May 10, a wallet with cash and credit cards
valued at $147 was stolen.
Civil Penalties
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Warning Tickets
• Carol Jones was issued a warning ticket for illegal left turn.
• Joseph Waple was issued a warning ticket for
stop sign violation.
Civil Penalties
• Sixteen civil penalties were issued for glass on
the beach, open container and dogs on the
beach.
Reports
• Keys were reported as found property.
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May 15–21, 2014
Editorial/Opinion
My thoughts
B y P a t B ra d f o r d
One of the great benefits of life in the Carolinas during
the month of May is the perfuming of the air by countless
flowering shrubs and trees. Even weeds flower this time
of year, adding to the cacophony of delightful perfume
flooding the senses when out of doors or with windows
open in the car, home or office.
So it was with displeasure my idyllic world was
invaded these last two weeks with the sickening smell
of fresh asphalt. Paving of streets occurred in a neighborhood near my home. My windows, normally opened
during the day, had to be quickly cranked back shut lest
the noxious smell invade my personal sanctum.
Then one of the major thoroughfares I travel at least
three times per week also received layers of new asphalt
last week, so that my enjoyable spring fervor rides, windows open and music playing as warm air floods my
car, were terminated as soon as I reached the point of
new stinky asphalt.
Then this week, similar nasty-smelling repaving
work began outside my office windows in the stretch
of Wrightsville Avenue leading up to the drawbridge
on the mainland side.
Lest you feel I am complaining with little reason,
consider that one of the permissible filler ingredients in
asphalt is none other than coal ash.
Yes, the toxic, noxious byproduct from burning coal
to make electricity, coal ash.
Coal ash is used as mineral filler in hot mix asphalt
paving applications rather than hydrated lime or stone
dust.
The Sierra Club reports on its website that the nation’s
coal plants produce 140 million tons of coal ash pollution
each and every year.
Mike Giles, remarking on coal mining this week said,
consider black lung, just breathing coal dust makes you
that sick, imagine what spreading the ash on fields, feeding it to animals does.
The National Academy of Sciences identified
24 potentially hazardous metals in coal ash as far back as
July 2006. Coal ash contains mercury, arsenic (a known
carcinogen), lead, selenium, cadmium as well as aluminum, barium, boron, and chlorine. These metals build up
cumulatively in ecosystems and most are known to be
dangerous to humans, animals and plants even in very
small amounts.
Years ago this was not widely known; and cheap ways
were derived by big industry to get rid of coal ash. It was
actually sold to be used in fertilizer and animal feed,
spread onto fields, used to build up highway shoulders,
cap landfills. Most ashes are safe to mix into compost
piles, but coal ash is not. It contains sulfur and iron in
amounts high enough to damage plants.
Coal ash is repurposed today in products like wallboard, bricks, cement and asphalt.
Lobbyists for the utility and coal mining industry
have fiercely defended against regulations on this toxic
waste. Despite coal ash being recognized as the nation’s
second largest waste stream there are zero federal safeguards specific to coal ash pollution, zero. Regulation has
been left up to individual states. The most recent spill in
February, the Dan River environmental disaster, speaks
to how well North Carolina is handling its responsibility.
And it’s not just spills, there is a real danger of leaching
and infiltration into the aquifers and wells. Sierra Club
cites EPA data to identify at least 535 coal ash ponds
without a simple liner to prevent the dangerous chemicals
and heavy metals from reaching drinking water sources.
People living within 1 mile of an unlined coal ash pond
are said to have a 1 in 50 risk of cancer. A risk assessment
drafted by the EPA in April 2010 states, living near a wet
coal ash storage pond is significantly more dangerous
than smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
Erin Brokovich became rich from her 1993 David and
Goliath fight against Pacific Gas and Electric for contaminating the drinking water in the town of Hinkley,
Calif., but not all tales of polluters sickening people and
livestock end with a $333 million payout.
As long as big industry remains un- and underregulated, the pursuit of the almighty dollar will put
gargantuan profits before the health and welfare of
citizens.
Monday, May 12 was the first day of cleanup of the
Dan River spill that dumped 39,000 tons of coal ash
into the river on Feb. 2 when an aging drainpipe failed
at Duke Energy’s “shuttered” Dan River Steam Station
in Eden. Despite the Dan River station being retired in
2012, coal ash pouring from a broken pipe coated the
river bottom with toxic sludge for some 75 miles.
Duke Energy’s Cape Fear Power Station, a coal-fired
power plant built in 1923, and its five coal ash lagoons
and dams on the Cape Fear River near Moncure, N.C.,
have been classified by the EPA investigators as “even
more dangerous” than the Dan River ponds.
Not all polluting is accidental. In March, Duke Energy
was caught red handed dumping 61 million gallons of
contaminated water from a Cape Fear River coal ash pit
into the river. Regulators said the illegal pumping at this
one station “had been going on for months.”
A report this week in the Charlotte Business Journal
states 86 percent of 400 small business owners responding to a poll conducted May 2 through May 4 said they
“believe protecting North Carolina’s good environment
and quality of life is important to our state’s economic
growth.” Thirty-nine percent said, “The N.C. General
Assembly does a poor job of protecting the environment.”
On Wednesday Senate Rules Committee Chairman
Tom Apodaca and Senate Leader Phil Berger filed a
bill for consideration of Gov. Pat McCrory’s coal ash
mitigation proposal. It was the first bill filed in the Senate
this session.
“It’s important to get this conversation started right
away, and Gov. McCrory’s proposal to handle the Dan
River coal ash spill and other coal ash ponds is a good
starting point,” said Apodaca and Berger.
Good lip service, but this state needs regulations and
penalties with teeth.
Will legislators continue their previous efforts to
repeal renewable-energy standards, open wide the door
to fast-track fracking for gas drilling as well as hamstring localities from enforcing local environmental
regulations?
Area elected representatives need to hear from you. A
visit in person counts the most, followed by a phone call,
even if you leave a message with an underling. Email
and texts also count. It is easy and each one carries a
great deal of weight.
Tweet the governor @PatMcCroryNC
Find House or Senate Member List contacts for: Rep.
Rick Catlin, Rep. Ted Davis Jr., Rep. Susi H. Hamilton,
Rep. Frank Iler, Rep. Chris Millis, Sen. Bill Rabon and
Sen. Thom Goolsby, www.ncleg.net
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May 15–21, 2014
n water bills
Continued from Page A1
a little help,” town manager Tim
Owens said.
Owens said there is the potential for $15-$20 million in water
and sewer projects in five years.
Sue Bulluck, Wrightsville
Beach Chamber of Commerce
chairwoman and governmental
liaison for the parent company
of the Holiday Inn Resort, stood
in the audience and asked Steve
Dellies, assistant public works
director, if he conducted case
studies showing impacts on
businesses, like hotels, compared to residences. Dellies said
that would have been a difficult
thing to do.
“Let’s roll this out to see what
the public thinks of it,” Mayor
Bill Blair said. “… Put it on the
agenda for June.”
Blair added that he wants to
see, other than maintenance,
what projects the money would
go toward.
The board had a discussion
Monday with Cape Fear Public
Utility Authority Executive
Director Jim Flechtner and Board
Chairman Jim Quinn about future
town water needs and possibilities, when Owens recommended
paying a contractor to complete a
long-term needs study, estimated
at $50,000, to look deeper into
options and combinations of
options board members have seen
during recent meetings.
Parks and recreation
fees
Projected Wrightsville Beach
Parks and Recreation department
fee increases could generate an
estimated $25,000 for 2014-15.
Katie Ryan, parks and recreation program supervisor, said
during the May 12 workshop the
$25,000 figure includes revenue
from increases in special event
permit fees.
“Any way you slice it, we’re
not going to break even on any of
these,” Owens said. “…They’re
better, I don’t know that you will
ever close the total gap.”
Special event permit fees will
increase by $25 to $50 depending on the number of participants.
Other programs that will see
n campaign
“Meeting the candidate means
something. People want to have
a vested interest. They want to
know the candidate,” Watkins
said.
Watkins did not contribute any
of his own money to his campaign. First quarter operating
expenditures totaled $9,301.
Dr. Derrick Hickey spent
slightly more on his campaign
but unlike Watkins, his initial
efforts were almost entirely
self-funded.
Hickey contributed $9,994
increases are aerobics, after
school, art camp, basketball, flag
football, kids’ cooking and performance club.
Flag football will see the largest increase, rising from $450 to
$560 per team. The board
wanted larger increases for programs like flag football that have
more non-resident than resident
participants. Of 29 teams and
370 players, only five were beach
residents.
Board members expressed
concerns about large events taking place between Memorial
and Labor days. Anything more
than 200 participants, except for
weddings, will come before the
board. Currently, events larger
than 250 people come before the
board for approval.
Yard debris pickup
fee
The conversation about transitioning free vegetative debris
pickups to a flat fee also continued, with Owens recommending
a fee schedule of $25 for the minimum pickup of up to 2 cubic
yards and $10 per each additional
cubic yard.
The town will create stickers
for trashcans letting residents
know what they can and cannot
throw away in their bins.
“The concern is that more than
that would be cost prohibitive,”
Owens said.
Dellies said the numbers
assume for every $5 of fee
increases, the number of calls
lessens, heightening the likelihood of people hiding debris in
their trash.
The town will offer free dropoff events for a few days during
the spring and fall each year for
residents.
The board also spoke in favor
of erecting a public works shower
facility with shower stalls and
dressing rooms, estimated at
about $35,500 for plans, engineering, structure and utilities.
The items are all contingent
upon approval of the 2014-15
budget. A draft budget will be
submitted by June 1, with a public hearing scheduled for June 12.
money,” Hickey said.
Hickey did receive some unsolicited contributions. He plans to
hold at least one fundraiser in
his general election campaign.
Watkins and Hickey secured
the two Republican nominations during the May 6 primary
election. Dr. Chuck Kays,
who placed 244 votes shy of
Hickey, raised $40,547 and
spent $34,456 on operating
expenditures in his campaign.
He personally donated $19,194
to his campaign.
Democrat Rob Zapple will
face Watkins and Hickey in
November. Zapple automatically
“I didn’t want to ask residents for their hardearned money until I knew my message
resonated among voters.”
to his campaign from Feb. 27
through April 20, covering all
expenditures. Hickey said he
purposely did not fundraise in
his primary campaign.
“I didn’t want to ask residents
for their hard-earned money
until I knew my message resonated among voters,” Hickey
said during a May 12 phone
interview. “Times are tough and
… there was a lot of fundraising going on. There’s a lot of
donor fatigue. I just felt it wasn’t
a good time to ask.”
Hickey said he chose to spend
time talking to voters and discussing issues instead of raising
money.
“In tight races where 200 votes
make the difference, getting out
and talking to people on the soccer fields had greater dividends
for me than asking people for
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advanced to the general election,
along with Patricia Spear, and he
has already begun fundraising.
Zapple contributed $5,250 to
his campaign, which raised
$17,396 from Jan. 1 to April 19.
“It shows I’m fully invested in
my own campaign. It’s a little
easier to go out and ask people
for money, which is a miserable but necessary part of the job,
when you’ve invested yourself,”
Zapple said during a May 12
phone interview.
Zapple raised $45,000 in his
2012 bid for a county commission seat. He said he plans to
surpass that amount in 2014.
“I will do whatever I need to
do to run a competitive campaign,” Zapple said.
First quarter reports for 2014
were due April 28.
A section of Wrightsville’s beach strand looking north Wednesday, May 14, is fenced off due to renourishment work by Weeks Marine. Rebuilding work is
expected to be past the pier after the weekend.
n sand
A booster pump became available on May 1, helping the crew
to work faster.
“[The pump] increases the
horsepower of the dredge, which
is allowing them to pump more
sand per day, which gives us
more chance to make the deadline,” Keistler said.
Town manager Tim Owens said
it would be ideal if the project
wrapped up by Memorial Day,
because visitors and town officials will have to adjust plans if
the crew is still working.
“Clearly Memorial Day
weekend is one of our busier
weekends. We would prefer it
to be done, but we understand
it’s out of their control because
they’re going as fast as they
can,” Owens said during a May 9
phone interview.
Since the project started late,
an environmental extension was
granted on April 24, allowing the
crew to work during nesting season for sea turtles and birds.
The extension means long
nights monitoring the beach for
turtle activity for Nancy Fahey,
Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle
Project coordinator. Each night
the entire pipeline is surveyed a
minimum of three times at dusk
and dawn in search of nesting
turtle tracks.
Fahey said turtles could easily climb over pipes, raising two
concerns. They might get lost or
trapped on their way back to the
ocean, or nests could be disturbed
when the pipes are pulled up at
the end of the project.
No nesting turtles have been
sighted on Wrightsville yet.
Fahey said the first nests were
discovered during Memorial Day
weekend in 2013, so an accelerated completion might prevent
issues.
“That would be good news,”
Fahey said during a May 8 phone
interview. “They want to expedite this as much as we want them
to, so hopefully they will be able
to wrap it up sooner rather than
later.”
Lindsay Addison, coastal
biologist with Audubon North
Carolina, said an early end to the
project would probably not affect
birds nesting on the island.
“The damage has already been
done. They were dredging away
the south spit as the birds were
arriving there and beginning to
think about nesting,” Addison
said during a May 9 phone
interview.
In the past three years, as many
as 600 pairs of least terns and 150
pairs of black skimmers nested
on Wrightsville’s south end,
representing between eight and
20 percent of the state population
for both birds.
Addison said 150 black skimmers pairs arrived on the island
to nest this year but only a dozen
pairs of least terns have been
observed.
“There are smaller open areas
among the dunes that the skimmers find acceptable that the
least terns don’t. So there’s less
least tern habitat,” Addison said.
“We’re hopeful that the skimmers
are able to maintain numbers and
their success.”
Four pairs of oystercatchers are
using the area, which is the same
number as 2013.
Addison said if a nearby least
tern colony fails, the birds might
come to Wrightsville to try again.
n recycling
30 cubic yard bins will be used
for vegetative debris, while the
remainder will be sold. The
county bins, with a capacity of
40 cubic yards, will be located
in the same recycling center spot
adjacent to town hall.
While newspaper recycling was
left out of the interlocal agreement, it will be added back in so
residents can recycle all items
they are currently recycling,
including glass, aluminum, plastic, cardboard and mixed paper.
The one-year contract is renewable with a 90-day termination
clause.
Board members also unanimously approved a conditional
use permit allowing the transition of Martino’s Italian Deli
from carry out to a restaurant
with 42 seats following a favorable recommendation from the
Wrightsville Beach Planning
Board.
The deli, located at 7041
Wrightsville Ave., will have indoor
and outdoor dining along with
men’s and women’s restrooms.
No conditions were recommended, because the property is
located in a C-5 district without
residential properties nearby.
The town now has a new private access easement ordinance
n primaries
or 19.59 percent.
Sheriff Ed McMahon secured
7,645 votes to Sid Causey’s
1,875 votes, winning the
Democratic nomination for his
position. McMahon will face
Republican Jason Vaughn in
November. Vaughn acquired
5,931 votes to opponent Marc
Benson’s 4,886.
Voter turnout for the May 6
election was 14.76 percent with
22,896 ballots cast. Roughly
4 percent of votes were absentee
ballots submitted by mail or cast
at one-stop locations.
Voter turnout in the county
New Hanover County will take over collection and management of the Wrightsville Beach recycling center through
an interlocal agreement with the town.
to aid landlocked lots, another
unanimous approval by the board
after wording clarification and
following a favorable planning
board recommendation.
Board members added wording stating the easements must
be surfaced to some capacity,
like gravel or pervious concrete
pavement, with town approval.
The easements should be no less
than 10 feet for accesses 100 feet
in length and 12 feet for accesses
more than 100 feet.
“We feel like this is necessary,”
said Tony Wilson, parks and
planning director. “… Over the
years there has never been a number there.”
Property owners will have
to devise the improvement and
prepare a maintenance agreement
acceptable to the town, so there
is oversight.
The town will also see new
video surveillance cameras
in the coming weeks after
approval of a $60,500 project
for the Wrightsville Beach Police
Department.
Police chief Dan House said the
cost came in lower than anticipated, and the cameras can be
installed in about two weeks,
increasing visibility of figures
and cars within view with zooming capabilities.
During the June 12 board meeting, members will take another
look at variance requests after
previous confusion about wording within the decision points,
specifically the term unnecessary
hardship, and appeals.
was lower in 2014 than 2010,
McFadyen said.
“[In 2010], total turnout was
just over 18 percent, so we are
down roughly 4 percent. From
what I’ve seen across the state,
the average was around 15 percent [for 2014],” McFayden said.
The results were audited the
night of the election, yielding
discrepancies in three precincts
on Election Day including a voter
who cast two ballots at precinct
W28, Devon Park Methodist
Church on Winston Boulevard.
An incident report filed at the
precinct states a voter cast a ballot, left the precinct and then
returned and told precinct officials he or she received the wrong
ballot. The voter was issued and
voted a second ballot.
“That should not have been the
process the precinct official used.
The most the precinct official
should have done is issued that
voter a provisional ballot, sealed
that ballot and allowed the Board
of Elections to make the determination as to the validity of that
voter’s request,” McFadyen said.
Under state law, ballots cast
on Election Day are anonymous
immediately after they are cast
so it is impossible to know if the
first ballot was incorrect.
“It’s all circumstantial. There’s
no physical evidence showing
that that individual received the
wrong ballot,” McFadyen said.
McFadyen noted it is the
responsibility of the precinct
official and the voter to verify
authorization to vote and issuance of the correct ballot before
voting occurs.
“If they notice the situation
before casting the ballot, it can
be rectified. After, it cannot be,”
McFadyen said.
Board chairman John Ferrante
called for education efforts like
a public service announcement
to avoid similar problems in the
future.
The county’s official results
will be submitted to the state
board of elections.
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May 15–21, 2014
cOMMUNITY nEWS
For The Record
Question and photographs by Samantha Santana
What is your advice to recent graduates?
Donald Detweile
Whitney Allen
Charles Wolbers
Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Wilmington, N.C.
Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
“Put yourself out there and talk to
people. Network as much as possible.”
“Save your money.”
“It’s all about getting your face
recognized by people.”
Molly Davis
Kirsten Peterson
“Enjoy your four years because it goes
by too quickly.”
“Never take too long to figure out what
you want to do.”
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Wilmington, N.C.
History on display at Wrightsville Beach School
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
The local history of
Wrightsville Beach and the
Cape Fear Region was displayed
at Wrightsville Beach School
Friday, May 9, for the school’s
second annual Local History and
Service Learning Fair.
Around 60 projects created by
the third, fourth and fifth grade
Academic or Intellectually
Gifted students filled the
school’s cafeteria.
AIG specialist Katherine
Kochakji said the students
researched a topic and wrote a
paper, and could choose to either
create a trifold display, iMovie or
scrapbook.
“I tell them to pick something
they are interested in and just go
with it,” Kochakji said.
Fifth graders Abigail
Richardson and Kirsten Jensen
chose to complete a project
about the New Hanover County
Arboretum by following the
7-acre property’s history and its
various features.
“Our favorite part is the
Japanese garden because it has
the flowers, tea house and koi
pond,” Richardson said.
Airlie Gardens, just across
Bradley Creek from the arboretum, was the subject of an iMovie
produced by third graders Rahul
Caycee and Miller Dumas. The
video followed the two during a
tour of the gardens with historical
Staff photo by Cole Dittmer
Wrightsville Beach School fourth graders Avery Jones, left, and Riley Johnson present their research about the fall
of Fort Fisher while dressed in Confederate and Union Army uniforms during the WBS History and Service Learning
Fair Friday, May 9.
Wrightsville Beach School third grader Christopher Agrella stands next to the display he made as part of his history project about the Cape Fear namesake and the many wrecks off its coast during the WBS History and Service
Learning Fair Friday, May 9.
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the gardens’ features.
Costumes were also welcomed
at the fair, and fourth graders
Avery Jones and Riley Johnson
were dressed as Union and
Confederate soldiers for a project about the fall of Fort Fisher.
“I had relatives who were actually in the Confederate Army
and I wanted to learn more about
them,” Jones said. “It was my
great-great-great-great-grandfather.”
The name Cape Fear
always intrigued third grader
Christopher Agrella and its
history was an easy choice
when finding a subject. Agrella
discovered the name came from
16th-century explorers who called
it the Cape of Fear because of
the treacherous shoals around
its mouth.
“If I could rename it I would
call it Cape Fun because I get
to do things like play golf and
swim in the ocean,” Agrella said.
Agrella’s presentation
included a map of all the shipwrecks along the Cape Fear
coast and information about the
Frying Pan Light Tower.
Choosing to complete a service
project for his assignment, fifth
grader Tab Taylor focused on
cleaning up the beach strand
near his family’s Wrightsville
Beach home. Taylor collected
five bags worth of litter and
worked with Wrightsville Beach
Town Manager Tim Owens to
complete his project.
The subjects of other projects
in the room included Johnnie
Mercer’s Pier, the trolley line,
the American flag, the history
of Landfall, Britt’s Donuts, the
U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship
and Venus flytraps.
Garden club honors, changes officers
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
During the annual Harbor Island
Garden Club spring luncheon
Friday, May 9, the club’s new
leadership board was announced.
Kim Gilbert will take over as
treasurer; Heidi Winslow as corresponding secretary; Lynn Walker
as recording secretary; Eva Elmore,
Kim Watters and Anne Pleasants
as fourth vice presidents; Sandy
Overbeck as second vice president;
and Melynda McNeil as first vice
president.
Current president Elise Running
will also serve another year in the
position giving first vice president Melynda McNeil time to get
accustomed to the leadership board
before taking over as president next
year.
Three garden club members
were also given their Honorary
Member pavers that bear their
names and will be placed around
the interactive water feature in the
club’s Harbor Way Gardens in
Wrightsville Beach. The award
is given to members who have
been in the club 25 years. Hellen
Langford, Dot Baucom and Elise
Running were recognized.
Shelia McCuiston was also honored as the Harbor Island Garden
Club’s Woman of the Year.
Harbor Island Garden Club member DeLaine Ferrall, left, presents Hellen Langford with an honorary member brick
for 25 years of service to the club at its annual spring luncheon Friday, May 9.
The luncheon was held at the
MacCumber Terrace clubhouse
with catering by Middle of the
Island.
Newly published author Billy
Beasley was in attendance at the
luncheon to autograph copies of
his first published novel, “The
River Hideaway.”
Beasley served as the town of
Wrightsville Beach’s parks superintendent for 32 years and said
his work with the garden club
throughout the years made the
luncheon the perfect place for his
first book signing.
“Writing this novel is a
dream come true whether we
sell 1,000 copies or 1 million,”
Beasley said.
The annual spring luncheon also
serves as the end of the garden
club’s meetings for the year, but
Running said she would be excited
for another year of garden club
activities after the summer ends.
May 15–21, 2014
Lifestyles
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Bringing the Beach Together
Remembering
By Cole Dittmer, Staff Writer
I
West Loch
t was another sunny Hawaiian day interrupted by loud explosions and burning ships.
Three years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a different type of explosion rocked the South Shore of Oahu in the
West Loch Disaster of May 21, 1944.
Wilmington resident Leo Bednarczyk, now 89, was a 19-year-old
engineer aboard one of the amphibious Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs)
docked in West Loch and can still remember the sights and sounds
from that day.
During World War II, West Loch served as the ammunitions and
oil storage area for the entire Naval Station Pearl Harbor, and May 21
was loading day as the fleet readied for the invasion of the Northern
Marianas Islands.
“If the Japanese bombed that during the Pearl Harbor attack they
would have put us out of commission, that is how important [West
Loch] was,” Bednarczyk said.
One of the roughly 40 ships anchored in West Loch was being
loaded with mortar shells and around 2:30 p.m. a booming explosion
sent the sailors in West Loch into high alert, ready for another attack.
“It being a Sunday all of the guys, including most of my crew, were
on liberty in Honolulu so we just had a skeleton crew when we heard
this big explosion,” Bednarczyk recalled. “While my ship was not
involved directly with that, I was maybe 300 feet away so shrapnel
was flying all over the place. We thought it was another attack like
it was on December 7, 1941.”
Immediately Bednarczyk was ordered to make his ship ready.
“We hear the explosion and then over the public address system the
captain said, ‘Bednarczyk, get down to the engine room and start the
engines,’” he said. “I heard all kinds of explosions and things hitting
the ship and when I went up to get some fresh air an hour later I saw
all these ships afire.”
The fire from the initial explosion had spread to the nearby LSTs
and in the next 24 hours six LSTs sank, 163 sailors and naval personnel died and 396 were injured.
Those 24 hours after the explosion passed like a blur to
Bednarczyk, who was part of a crew that patrolled West Loch
for survivors.
“Then the next thing we knew we were manning the two smaller
boats to help with survivors but … I guess the excitement was such
that I don’t remember much of that,” he said.
Seventy years later, Bednarczyk still calls the task of collecting
survivors the worst feeling of his life.
“We were involved in picking up survivors or what was left of them
over the next week with a boat hook,” Bednarczyk said. “We were in
sad situations during the invasion [of the Marianas] but this thing made
us sick. It was probably one of the worst things I’ve ever had to do.”
However, Bednarczyk said there would have been many more casualties if the explosion happened on any day other than Sunday. In
another happy turn, one of his former shipmates on the LST nearest
the explosion was found alive and well two days later.
“We saw him on a beach two days later in
casual attire,” Bednarczyk said, laughing. “He
Supplied photo courtesy of Leo Bednarczyk
had been blown from the
ship and to safety.”
The following Friday,
Bednarczyk and the rest
of the fleet assigned
set out for Operation
Forager and the invasion of the Japanese-held
Marianas Islands. The
successful capture of
Saipan and Tinian would
provide the take off location for the B52 aircrafts
that dropped atomic
bombs on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
However, it would be a
long time before the U.S.
Navy let out any inforStaff photo by Cole Dittmer
mation about the West
West
Loch
Disaster
survivor
Leo Bednarczyk
Loch Disaster for fear of
at
89
years
old.
alerting enemies to the
whereabouts of ammunitions and oil storage locations.
“It was kept under wraps by the Navy for nearly 20 years and every
one of us were upset when we found out about it,” Bednarczyk said.
“According to the Navy inquiry no one ever knew what caused it …
but there were reports of a captain complaining of unsafe loading
practices going on before it happened.”
Sixty years after the disaster, Bednarczyk stumbled upon a 60th
anniversary ceremony being held at West Loch for all its survivors.
Already committed to a WWII reunion with his old shipmates in
Arizona, Bednarczyk was unable to attend but received a package
from the Navy shortly afterward.
“About three weeks later I got a package … and it contained all of
the newspapers that covered it at the time and a disk with photographs
that the Navy took,” he said. “I sat on the floor opening this box and
when I saw what it was I started to cry. My wife asked me what I got
and I said, ‘Something I never thought I would get from the Navy.’”
Ten years later, Bednarczyk still thinks the West Loch Disaster is
a relatively untold story of WWII.
Clockwise from top left: The burning remains of LST-39
the day of the disaster on May 21, 1944. Leo Bednarczyk
at 18 years old when he first enlisted in the U.S. Navy in
Chicago. An overhead view of LST-480 in West Loch the
day after the disaster on May 22, 1944. Fire and smoke still
rose from the LSTs in West Loch the day after the incident.
Supplied photos courtesy of the U.S. Army Signal Corps Collection in U.S. National Archives
What’s coming down the pipeline this weekend?
Jack Jack 180
Viva Vivaldi
Wonderful Town
Airlie Gardens Summer Concert
Airlie Gardens
Friday, May 16, 6-8 p.m.
The Wilmington Choral Society
UNCW Kenan Auditorium
Sunday, May 18, 4 p.m.
Jack Jack 180 will be filling Airlie Gardens with a blend of rock and
pop music as part of the Airlie Gardens Summer Concert Series
held on select Fridays from May through September. Tickets
are $9 for adults and $3 for children. For more information, visit
www.airliegardens.org/events
The Wilmington Choral Society presents “Viva Vivaldi,” featuring songs
such as “Gloria,” and “In Memoria Aeterna.” Guest soloists include Nancy
King, Whitney Lanier and Sheila Bron. Tickets are $10 at the Kenan Box
office. For more information, visit www.wilmingtonchoralsociety.com
Thalian Association
Thalian Hall
Thursday, May 15 to Saturday, May 17, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m.
Thursday, May 22 to Saturday, May 24, 8 p.m.
This classic musical, the winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical,
follows two sisters and their misadventures while pursuing success and
romance in New York City. For more information, visit www.thalian.org
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May 15–21, 2014
Greek Festival brings traditional
food, music and dancing
By Samantha Santana
Intern
Attendees will get a taste of Mediterranean cuisine like moussaka, consisting of layers of eggplant,
potatoes, meat and cream sauce, during the 22nd
annual Greek Festival.
The festival is a celebration of
Greek culture, faith and heritage,
sharing food, music and dancing
with the Wilmington community
while giving back to the Good
Shepherd Center.
Local band Lazaros will provide
traditional Greek music during the
three-day event. Band member
Lee Nourtsis said the band has
provided musical entertainment
for about six to eight years.
“It’s a great festival. It’s a
relaxed attitude,” Nourtsis said.
“Great crowd response from visitors and community members.”
This year, the band will play
musical instruments ranging from
the bass guitar to the bouzouki, a
string instrument that resembles
a mandolin.
Basile Katsikis, public relations
director, said the festival is a fun annual event that
also helps promote Greek culture and the Greek
Orthodox faith in the community.
“Our Greek festival is nothing more but sharing
a little about our culture and sharing our Greek
Orthodox faith,” Katsikis said. “This is our 22nd
year … we’ve been very successful. We’ve been
around for a long time. It’s sweet to see the support
of our community. It’s something that’s really fun.”
The festival will have many traditional Greek
dishes for attendees to savor. The main course will
be served with Greek beans, rice pilaf, a roll and
a choice between Greek-style chicken, beef shish
kebob or a Greek roast of lamb leg. For dessert,
attendees can purchase ice cream, snow cones or
a Greek frappe. Festival-goers will also have the
chance to taste loukoumades, Greek honey puffs.
“Typically people go there to
eat; our job is get everyone fat,”
Katsikis said. “We have a wonderful selection of food. We have
all these beautiful dishes and [the
attendees] can have everything.
We have all these things, but they
also come for the pastries. We
have over 80,000 pieces of pastries, and we will probably sell
out by Sunday morning. We can’t
meet the demand.”
The festival includes a drive-thru
this year to better accommodate
individuals with disabilities.
Nationally ranked dancers, led
by University of North Carolina
Wilmington graduate Zaharoula
Katsikis, will provide entertainment during the event.
Katsikis has estimated about
20,000 people will attend this
year’s event.
“We really do our best to make it really fun, see
them jumping around and their spirits running,”
Katsikis. “Safety is a concern so we make sure to
have security [onsite]. It’s a safe and fun place to be.”
Katsikis said ethnic festivals help enrich an individual and that people should attend as a way to get
to know more about Greek culture.
“By the end of the night, they’re all Greek. And
they’ll be screaming, ‘opa!’” he said.
“This is our 22nd year
… we’ve been very
successful. We’ve
been around for a
long time. It’s sweet
to see the support of
our community. It’s
something that’s
really fun.”
The St. Nicholas Greek Festival, featuring food, music and dancing, will return for its 22nd year May 16-18.
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All Waterman award
Youth Shakespeare sets the stage
By Miriah Hamrick
Staff Writer
Classics will get a breath of fresh air starting
May 23, when the Shakespeare Youth Company
opens Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green’s
Free Shakespeare Festival at Greenfield Lake
Amphitheater with an adapted performance of
“As You Like It.”
The actors are 18 years old and younger, but
production choreographer Bri Lindsey said the
performances are far from amateur.
“We don’t use the words ‘kid show’ because it’s
not a kid show. They put the work in, the time and
effort, and it’s a really good, professional production,” Lindsey said.
The cast meets five days per week for seven
weeks to prepare.
Cherri McKay, managing producer and artistic
director of Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green,
adapted the script, condensing a three-hour show
to one hour and switching titles to match gender
and age, but the Elizabethan language remains.
McKay works with the actors to help them
understand and deliver their lines correctly.
“It’s such detailed, poetic verse. They have to
dissect the language. They have to understand it,
to grasp it in order to get that human emotion,”
McKay said. “It’s a lot to listen to and focus on
at that age.”
Lindsey said watching the kids grasp it is her
favorite thing about the youth performances each
year.
“The kids know what they’re saying. It’s
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impressive to see a group of youth that’s dedicated
and knows,” Lindsey said.
McKay said early understanding of the emotion
and insight in Shakespearean verse will shape the
young actors in important ways. Quincy Rife,
an 18-year-old senior at Coastal Christian High
School who has performed with the company for
four years, agreed.
“Shakespeare has meant getting to know a different time that still has valuable lessons as well as
learning my own personal lessons from my experience growing up in it,” Rife said.
The youth company’s performances precede
the adult company’s performances of “Comedy
of Errors” which will begin later durin June.
McKay said the youth company has the harder
job of priming the audience and working out
kinks in the system.
“They are the ones out there guinea-pigging
the set and lights. When the adult company goes
through, anything that could go wrong has gone
wrong. … It’s about the language, the performance.
If things aren’t perfect in the lights world or the set
world, we’ll work to get it fixed,” McKay said.
Performances of “As You Like It” will take
place Friday, May 23 through Sunday, May 25;
Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1; and
Monday, June 9 through Thursday, June 12.
Shows begin at 8 p.m. and guests are invited
to come at 6:30 p.m., when the gates open, to
picnic and mingle.
All shows are free, but the company survives
on donations.
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WECT Sounds of Summer Concert
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The concert series will be held Thursdays, from
6:30-8 p.m. at Wrightsville Beach Park, and will
feature some new bands, like Machine Gun.
“It will definitely be the same crowd-pleasing
music,” said Katie Ryan, Wrightsville Beach parks
and recreation program supervisor.
She also said New Hanover County will be demonstrating hands-only CPR some of the concert
evenings.
Coolers are welcome, but no alcohol is allowed.
Visit www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com for
more information.
Upcoming concerts:
June 19: Machine Gun
June 26: Jack Jack 180
July 3: The Fury
July 10: Heart and Soul
July 17: Millennia Funk’n
Airlie Gardens Concert Series
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through September on the first and third Friday
every month, from 6-8 p.m.
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most popular in town,” said Janine Powell, director
of donor relations.
She said the concert series began in 2002, so they
have quite a long history.
For the first time this year, the series will offer
several new local acts including country and reggae bands.
Visit www.airliegardens.org for more information.
Upcoming concerts:
May 16: Jack Jack 180
June 6: 40 East
June 20: Shine
July 4: The Imitations
July 18: L Shape Lot
Bluewater Grill Concert Series
The Bluewater Grill Concert Series kicks off
every Sunday at 4 p.m. through October.
Visit www.bluewaterdining.com for more
information.
Upcoming concerts:
May 18: Overtyme
May 25: Back of the Boat Tour
June 1: Mark Roberts
June 8: Central Park
June 15: Lunar Tide
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OrthoWilmington to benefit GOTR, STRIDE
Hook, Line & Sinker
Mid May Fishing Continues to be
Strong
By Skylar Walters
Ethan Jones, left, and David Mullaney complete half of a 5k around the Wrightsville Beach School track on Monday, May 12, while training with their STRIDE
team for the OrthoWilmington 5k.
By Jackson Fuller
Intern
Wilmington Family YMCA
will host the third of seven Y
Coastal Carolina Run Series events
when more than 1,400 runners
from 18 counties compete in the
OrthoWilmington 5k.
The annual race, scheduled for
Saturday, May 17, will take place
in the Glen Meade neighborhood
beginning at 8 a.m.
Founded in Wilmington in the
mid-2000s, the race has undergone several name changes.
Regardless of its name, its purpose
has remained the same: to provide
scholarships to children who need
assistance to participate in Girls on
the Run and STRIDE, nonprofit
organizations designed to get kids
involved with running and fitness
at a young age. Both organizations
aim to provide kids with excellent
character and confidence.
“This race is a huge fundraiser
for Girls on the Run and STRIDE,”
said Amber Rogers, Girls on the
Run and STRIDE council director
of Coastal Carolina. “All dollars generated from this event go
directly to the children and those
two organizations.”
Girls on the Run is made up of
girls from third through eighth
grade, while STRIDE consists of
boys from third through fifth grade.
Both programs are run through the
YMCA.
Coaches Tim Taylor and
Tim Shaughnessy started the
Wrightsville Beach School
STRIDE program during the
2012-13 school year when they
saw the success of Girls on the
Run. This will be the program’s
second time participating in the
OrthoWilmington 5k.
“It’s great because we can get
these kids out here and physically
active, but it’s important that we
teach these kids valuable, healthy
life lessons that help them build
confidence for the future,” Taylor
said.
The life lessons will be beneficial in the future, but for now these
kids are here to run. All of the boys
involved with the STRIDE program at Wrightsville Beach School
agreed that getting outside and running is the highlight.
“My favorite part is the
actual running,” said Tab
Taylor, a fifth-grade student at
Wrightsville Beach School. “I
like feeling the pain because it
means I’m getting better and it
means I’m pushing myself.”
More than half of the runners participating in this race
will be kids who are already
involved with Girls on the Run
and STRIDE. For both of these
programs, this 5kwill be the culmination of their training this
season and a celebratory event.
“I wouldn’t say last year was one
of my best runs, but I did pretty
good,” said Ethan Joyner, a fourthgrade student at Wrightsville
Beach School. “This year I want
to improve on my time just to show
how much I’ve practiced.”
Online registration is currently
closed, but hopeful participants
can sign up on race day between
6:30-7:30 a.m. at First Baptist
Activity Center on Independence
Boulevard. Race day registration
will cost $35.
O’Neill pro-am and Hurley events return in July
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
One of the biggest East Coast
surf contests is set to return
to Wrightsville Beach again
July 11-13 in the Ninth Annual
O’Neill Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf
Fest.
Contest director and O’Neill
representative Brad Beach said
there would be more pro surfers in Wrightsville Beach for
this year’s pro-am with no
other Association of Surfing
Professionals contests happening during the same time.
“We will have a lot of additional pros this year because we
won’t have any competing events
like last year when there was an
ASP qualifier in El Salvador,”
Beach said. “We will have some
of the best pros around the country so we are super excited about
that.”
Some pros already confirmed
to compete in the contest are
Floridian Cory Lopez and
Wrightsville Beach native Ben
Bourgeois, who missed the contest for the first time in 2013
while in El Salvador.
The contest will follow the
same format as 2013 with only
the surfers’ best single wave
score counting in each heat. Last
year was the first time using
A music and art festival introduced in 2011 will return to Wrightsville Beach Park for one day of the Ninth Annual
O’Neill Sweetwater Pro-Am Surf Fest, scheduled for July 11-13 in Wrightsville Beach.
that format, Beach said, adding
that surfers would be allowed to
catch more waves in each heat
this year.
“It lends itself to more progressive surfing,” he said. “There is
not as much pressure because
you could win the heat in the last
two seconds and you are never
out.”
Last year’s contest site on the
beach strand in front of Columbia
Street felt the effects of a diminished shoreline. Beach said there
would be much more room for
spectators this year with the
newly renourished beach.
“We are super excited about
that because last year we had to
build the scaffolding on a slope
and at high tide a lot of people
had to move back or they would
end up leaving,” Beach said.
Another event will be added to
the pro-am weekend with a music
and art festival in Wrightsville
Beach Park Saturday, July 12.
Hope from Helen founder Tony
Butler will be organizing the
event, which was brought back
after the success of the first proam music and arts festival, held
in 2011.
After a relatively slow
start to the spring season,
the past couple of weeks have
really produced for anglers.
Inshore, near shore and
surf fishing are all providing ample opportunities for
fishermen as are the offshore
fishing grounds. Pier anglers
are getting in the action, too,
and as the month progresses,
the fishing should only continue to get even better. Near
shore water temperatures
are reading right around
69 degrees.
Inshore, the red drum are
becoming more plentiful and
are being caught on artificial
baits as well as live baits.
Areas around the docks and
creek mouths are all hold-
have finally arrived within
casting distance for pier fishermen and will readily attack
a Got-Cha or spoon also.
Getting through the bluefish
is the only problem.
Just off the beach, Spanish
mackerel action is strong
with many boats catching
their limits of fish with relative ease. Atlantic bonito
are still around and can be
found near the artificial reefs
and live bottoms between
3-5 miles out. Better fishing is being found off of
Carolina Beach but some fish
are being found up our way
also, they just require a little
more work to locate. With the
arrival of the warmer days,
sight casting to schools of
Inshore, near shore and surf fishing
are all providing ample opportunities
for fishermen as are the
offshore fishing grounds.
ing fish. Flounder have also
started showing in some
of the same locations, and
while the majority is small
there are a few keeper fish
mixed in. A Carolina rigged
mud minnow or tiger minnow
dragged around the pilings or
along the banks of the deeper
creeks are good locations
to start looking for keeper
flounder.
Pier and surf anglers are
catching plenty of pompano and Virginia mullet.
While the better fishing
for these species is being
found along Surf City and
Topsail beaches, there are
some reports of fish being
caught from Wrightsville
Beach. Plenty of bluefish are
around and are being caught
on Got-Cha Plugs and silver
spoons. Spanish mackerel
“It was just a fun, family-oriented event where people were
happy, smiling and it just epitomized everything about the
surfing family here,” Butler said.
“It added a different value to the
event where people could come
off the beach and congregate
together.”
Three bands will be selected to
perform that evening, including
the South Hammock Bluegrass
Band. In addition, Butler said
Tower 7 would be catering the
event with SurfBerry and possibly other food vendors.
Butler said more details would
fish is better in the mornings
and late afternoons. Trolling
Clark Spoons or a similar
lure on a planer is working
good when the fish go deeper
during the heat of the day.
Offshore, the grouper fishing has been good in the
30-mile range. In addition
to the grouper being found,
there are plenty of snapper,
triggerfish and other assorted
bottom fish being caught.
Gulf Stream waters have
been producing good for
the past month but now the
dolphin, also known as mahi
mahi, have shown up in good
numbers. Wahoo are still
being caught but appear to
have slowed a little with the
arrival of the dolphin. Some
blackfin tuna are still around
and the chances of hooking a
billfish are increasing.
come out about the event during
the coming weeks.
Hurley Surf and
Enjoy
Three days before the pro-am,
the Hurley Surf and Enjoy tour
will also bring pro surfers from
the Hurley team to Wrightsville
Beach. The event will take place
at Sweetwater Surf Shop on
July 8, at 3 p.m.
Sweetwater manager Jason
Baysden said kids would have
the chance to hang out with some
of their favorite pro surfers, and
enjoy Hurley prizes and raffles.
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06:47 AM -0.26L 12:49 PM3.98H 07:11 PM 0.07L
5/21 Wed
01:14 AM 4.46H
09:02 AM3.88H 03:18 PM -0.54L 09:36 PM5.05H
07:51 AM-0.23L 01:47 PM 4.06H
08:24 PM0.11L
May 15–21, 2014
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Azalea Coast
Real Estate
Residential Real Estate Sales Trends
Downtown
28401
Active Listings:
New Listings:
Went Pending:
Sold Units
Absorption Rate**:
Sold last 12 months:
Central
Wilmington
28403-28405
192
8
2
4
11
209
Myrtle
Grove/MJ
28409-28412
Ogden/
Porter’s Neck
28411
Week of May 5–11, 2014
Single & Multi-family Homes
Information provided by Chris Livengood, Vice President of Sales, Intracoastal Realty
Wrightsville
Pleasure
Topsail
Beach
Island
Island
Hampstead
Leland
Castle Hayne
28480 28428-2844928445
28443 28451-28479
28429
All of
New Hanover
County
618
662
414
133
417
281
303
504
54
2,470
39
39
42
3
21
14
22
42
4
151
27
43
20
3
11
4
15
21
2
107
21
2413 27
3
14 142 72
8
6
7
15
13
18
9
8
8
8
918
1,376
685
103
383
189
425
799
81
3,729
**Absorption gives you an idea of the number of months it will take for the current inventory to be sold out based on the last twelve months of sales.
Note: This representation is based in whole, or in part, on data supplied by the Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors (WRAR) Multiple Listing Service. Neither the WRAR nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the WRAR or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. All
information herein has not been verified and is not guaranteed. ©2009 Multiple Listing Service of the Wilmington Regional Association of REALTORS, Inc.
T
he Arts Council of Wilmington has brought back the designer
showhouse.
Wildly popular during the early 1980s, the classic designer
showhouse format requires an empty house and a swarm of
adventurous interior designers. The gala kickoff has passed, but now
through May 18, from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., arts council supporters, interior design fanatics and erstwhile voyeurs may tour the former home of
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Gray Sprunt at 1909 Gillette Drive, Wilmington,
North Carolina.
Arts council executive director Rhonda Bellamy had just returned from
a visit to Charleston where the symphony had hosted a designer showhouse. Chapter members of the American Society of Interior Designers
were meeting in the arts council’s space and Bellamy, who amplifies the
intersection between art and design, seized the moment to pitch the idea
to the group. Later it was rubber stamped by her board.
“We have four more days to see the work that has been put into this
house. We’re talking thousands of dollars that the designers have put
into it: their time, their talent, their resources,” Bellamy said. “We want
people to come in and see what the local design community is capable of
doing, the different aesthetics that each brought to the project, and also
to, of course, raise money for the arts council.”
The Georgian Revival dwelling designed by architect Charlie Boney
is sited for majestic panoramas of the Cape Fear Country Club’s rolling
green fairways, sandy white bunkers and a meandering water hazard that
sparkles at twilight. The interiors sparkle too. Hand-drawn wallpaper created by Wrightsville Beach designer Hooper
Patterson introduces a chinoiserie pattern to the foyer walls. Fabricated
locally at Port City Signs, the removable wallpaper sets the tone for a
classic entry — grounded in an Asian carpet from Gallery of Oriental
Rugs, and an antique oriental screen — offset with vintage chandelier
and sconces. Rooms fan out in all directions. The old bones of the Sprunt family
library are rendered in exquisite woodwork. This sequestered area was
retooled to double as a library and a lounge by Monika Williams of
Nest and features paintings by MJ Cunningham and sculptural work by
Michael Van Hout.
Lead designer and HGTV star Meg Caswell adopted the dining room to
mint her Palm Beach look drenched in deeply pigmented pink balanced
with neutral hues. Airlie Road fine china, stationery and gift emporium,
The Fisherman’s Wife, set the table complemented with arrangements
by Fiore Fine Flowers.
“We were thrilled that Meg was able to be our chair. She was just getting acclimated to the community and for her to be able to network with
others in her profession was really great for her,” Bellamy said.
The dining room overlooks the rear terrace and is flanked on its left
by the kitchen, rechristened The New South Kitchen. Mary Jo Shipman,
Stately home
sizzles
with new
design twists
By Marimar McNaughton, Staff Writer
Taylor Rohrer and Michelle Johns, of Shipman Design Group, teamed up
to upfit the monochromatic kitchen with color pops of orange and silver.
A dramatic banquette beneath a textured mural lines an interior wall.
Counter and island tops glisten with the addition of white quartz counter.
Finishes also appoint the home’s command center, aka The Lady’s Study.
A dramatic overhaul of the original family room was the collaborative effort of Sherry Black and John Miller Designs who mirrored the
fireplace surround, refinished wainscoting, added grass cloth wallpapers,
animal print drapes, a trophy stag and original art pieces by Sullivan
Elaine Anlyan, Michelle Connelly and Elaine Mintz.
These artful transformations notwithstanding, the attendees of the showhouse gala opening Friday, May 2 voted The Printemps Living Room
as their favorite. Design Associates Paysage Interiors collaborated on
the redesign of the space.
Design Associates’ Maggie Aardema, ASID, said when arts council
executive director Rhonda Bellamy approached the Wilmington chapter
of the American Society of Interior Designers, she wanted to participate
because the community had been so long without an arts council. On the
heels of a newly formed partnership with Paysage, Aardema said it was
a great opportunity to be involved in a creative project.
“It was a fun collaboration,” Aardema said.
Designers were asked to walk through the empty home in mid-January
and allowed roughly two to three weeks to submit concept boards, narrative descriptions, six to eight images of their best work and complete
a proposal submission form. By mid-February, winning designers were
notified and room assignments were made.
The Design Associates/Paysage team pitched two sets of boards: one
for the library and one for the living room.
“A lot of people submitted boards for the library,” Aardema said. “The
living room was a big challenge because it was a big room, requiring a
lot of furniture. The focus was to lighten the space.”
With arched windows framing views of the golf course, the tone the
designers brought to the room was inspired by Monet’s famed Giverny
garden. The décor was grounded around a Priscilla Whitlock’s “Blue
Chicory, Butterfly Garden” triptych. The painting, along with seven others loaned by New Elements Gallery, was selected by Aardema, who
also contributed the floorplan and the mirrored wall concept drawn by
Elizabeth Sheats.
Outdoor entrances and terraces are also groomed for the duration. Now through May 18, admission is $20 per person with proceeds
— including 20 percent of the sale of furnishing and artwork — benefitting the arts council. Annie Gray Sprunt Johnston is the council’s
vice chairwoman and the Gillette Drive residence on view is her girlhood home. Chicago native Meg Caswell, celebrity event chair, is now
a Wilmingtonian. email [email protected]
Staff photos by Emmy Errante
Left: Angela Crittenden and Teal Interior Design used a monochromatic color palette with geometric shapes and metallic accents for a bedroom at the Designer Showhouse hosted by the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover
County. Right: Paula Sewell and Red Door Designs incorporated soothing colors and metallic finishes into a bedroom. Top: Meg Caswell from HGTV combined warm colors with vibrant patterns in the dining room.
Homework
Nailing hot topics with industry insiders
Future Planning Breakfast and Forum
Real Estate Networking Event
Preservation Awards Ceremony
FOCUS
Thursday, May 22, 7:30-11 a.m.
Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N. Water St.
Strickland’s Window Coverings
Thursday, May 22, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
2817 N. 23rd St.
Historic Wilmington Foundation
Thursday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.
New Hanover County Courthouse, 24 N. 3rd St.
How will our community grow in the next 25 years? How can we cultivate jobs and development to meet growth? Following a breakfast
buffet, community leaders like Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and Leland
Mayor Brenda Bozeman and FOCUS representatives will lead a discussion about how to actively shape the future of our region. Child care
will be available. The event is free, but registration is required. Call 910795-2799 or email [email protected] for more information.
Stop by a May 22 networking event to meet industry leaders and hear
more about a membership with the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home
Builders Association. Membership is open to companies or individuals involved in housing industry. Attendees are encouraged to bring
business cards. The event is free and registration is required. Visit www.
wcfhba.com to RSVP online.
Top restoration, rehabilitation, compatible infill and adaptive reuse projects in the Wilmington area will be recognized during the Preservation
Awards Ceremony. The free event is one of a handful of activities organized by Historic Wilmington Foundation to honor May as National
Preservation Month. A reception will follow. Contact George Edwards
for more information at [email protected]
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May 15–21, 2014
Business News
Money Matters
Coastal Urge opening new retail, distribution center
Investment ideas for
recent graduates
Provided by RBC Wealth Management
and Dave Dupont
The spring and summer months
bring a lot of excitement for high
school and college graduates.
Not only do they look forward to
graduation day itself, but there are
also plenty of celebrations, parties and
highly anticipated gifts. With money
ranking as the most popular graduation gift in the nation, as reported by
Hallmark, some graduates will experience a windfall that could net them Dave Dupont
hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
While it’s OK for graduates to spend some of that cash on
themselves, it’s equally important they are disciplined with
most of their money. Graduates should look ahead and think
about their future needs, which may include college expenses,
a down payment on a first house and establishing an emergency
savings fund.
If you are the parent of a high school graduate who plans
to attend college, you will probably want to encourage your
child to put some of his or her cash toward education expenses.
The College Board states the average cost of just one year at
a four-year public institution rose to an average of $8,655 for
the 2011-12 academic year, an increase of 5 percent, or about
$400, above the previous year.
With college expenses continuing to increase each year, many
college graduates are finding themselves in serious debt once
they are out of school. If they took out loans during their college
years or used credit cards to finance some of the expenses, it’s
time to consider how they are going to pay the money back.
A good way to start is by looking at the debt and prioritizing
what should be paid first based on the interest rates involved.
Graduates can also consider taking their monetary gifts and
setting up a Roth IRA, which can be done by anyone who
receives taxable compensation through an employer. Since contributions to the plan are made with after-tax dollars, all assets
in the account grow tax-free. In addition, distributions can be
made at any time and for any reason without being taxed or
penalized. For 2014, individuals can contribute up to $5,500
to a Roth IRA with an additional $1,000 if over the age of 50
by the end of the year.
Another option for graduates is building up a savings account
or establishing an account if they haven’t already done so. A
savings account provides easy access to cash, and could serve
as an emergency fund later on. If the graduate doesn’t need
the money immediately, a certificate of deposit (CD) with a
six-month or one-year maturity date is another way to help
their money grow.
Graduation is an exciting time in a young adult’s life. What
the graduate does now with his or her cash windfall could provide a solid footing for the future.
Coastal outfitter Coastal Urge will open a new retail and distribution center at 2035 Eastwood Road in June. The building and warehouse was the home of
Crocker’s Marine.
By Cole Dittmer
Staff Writer
After five years of inactivity following the closure of
Crocker’s Marine in 2009, the
retail and warehouse space at
2035 Eastwood Road will be the
new retail and distribution center
for Coastal Urge.
Jeoffrey Nathan, Coastal Urge
owner, said the new retail space
would not replace the company’s
Mayfaire Town Center location
and would cater more to customers who live in and visit
Wrightsville Beach.
“We will just be hitting a completely different demographic,
because everybody that lives on
the beach and goes there for the
summertime will be stopping
by,” Nathan said. “We have had
a lot of people asking us to open
up a location on the beach since
we carry such a different mix of
clothing and accessories than
what the surf shops carry.”
He said he had his eyes on the
property for a while, signing the
lease for the space in April.
“It is just a great location and
I have always had my eye on it
because everyone that goes on
and off the beach drives right by
it,” he said.
The retail space in the new
location will be around twice the
size of Coastal Urge’s Mayfaire
store and will be stocked with
products from The North Face,
Patagonia, L Space Swimwear,
Vitamin A Swimwear, Southern
Marsh, Mountain Khakis and
more. In addition to the clothing and accessories, Nathan said
a selection of standup paddleboards and bicycles would also
be on sale and for rent at the new
location and the proximity to the
Wrightsville waterways should
boost SUP rentals.
With another new Coastal
Urge location opening in 2014
in a yet-to-be-announced location, Nathan said the company’s
new distribution center will be
crucial in making sure inventory
is disseminated correctly.
“All of our product will land
there and get distributed to the
different stores like Bald Head,
Myrtle Beach or Mayfaire, and
then we will also be opening an
additional location this year so
we are expanding pretty quickly,”
Nathan said.
As part of that expansion,
Nathan said he hopes to bring
more jobs in the retail and distribution departments. The Coastal
Urge employee roster should
swell to 40 this summer, he said.
The new Eastwood Road location is set to open in June, Nathan
said, adding that work to the
building’s interior is currently
underway.
Business Briefs
Laney Real Estate Co. property up for
foreclosure sale
The property, located at 527 Causeway Drive in Wrightsville
Beach, will be foreclosed and for sale May 15, at noon, to the
highest cash bidder.
The building is three levels with eight offices and 21 cubicle
work spaces.
The Coldwell Banker Commercial LLC listing values the property at $898,750.
This article is provided by Dave Dupont, a Financial Advisor at RBC Wealth Management.
RBC Wealth Management does not endorse this organization or publication.
RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, Member NYSE/
FINRA/SIPC
Local farmers’ markets
Wrightsville Beach
Farmers’ Market
Riverfront Farmers’
Market
Mondays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Located in the Town Municipal
Complex
Market runs through Labor Day
Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Located along North Water
Street downtown
Market runs through Nov. 22
Poplar Grove Farmers’
Market
SUDOKU by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan
Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Located in Poplar Grove
Plantation
Market runs through Nov. 26
Business Services
Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been subdi
grids of 3X3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column an
of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, med
Directory
Level: Medium
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Like Home
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[email protected]
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• Patio & Porch Screen Enclosures
• Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Screen Sliders
• Phantom Retractable & Motorized Screens
• Eze-Breeze Dealer
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Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9X9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller
grids of 3X3 squares. To solve the puzzle each row, column and box must contain each
of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level:
Medium. Sudoku answers are on page B3.
May 15–21, 2014
Sherman’s Lagoon
Hopelessness • Rage,
uncontrolled anger, seeking
revenge
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There’s a lagoon called Kapupu near the island of Kapupu in the sunny North Pacific just west of the Elabaob Islands in the Palauan archipelago of
Micronesia. Sherman the Shark, his wife, Megan, and a host of other ocean occupants call it home. Occasionally, the hairless beach apes with their
so-called civilized human ways try to encroach on the Lagoonies’ tropical paradise. So, there’s bound to be high jinks in this coral-reef heaven...
• Acting reckless or
engaging in risky
By Jim Toomey
activities,
seemingly without thinking • Feeling
trapped, like there’s no way
alcohol or
drug use • Withdrawing
out • Increased
from friends, family and society •
Anxiety, agitation, unable to
sleep or sleeping all the time
Dramatic mood changes •
Expressing no
reason for living;
no sense of purpose in life
If you or anyone you know exhibits one or more of these
feelings or behaviors, seek help as soon as possible
by contacting a mental health professional or calling:
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
or
Your Wilmington Crisis Hotline: 910-392-7408
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CROSSWORD
Across
1. Corkwood
6. Nosh
11. Econ. measure
14. Antivenins
18. Over
19. Ill-gotten gains
20. Bucket of bolts
22. Broadcast
23. White singer, actress,
fairy tale maiden, and
rhythm and blues
band leader
27. Language of Pakistan
Down
1. Hindu Mr.
2. Food thickener
3. Enrich
4. Sticky sweetener, var.
5. “Take your pick”
6. Ace place?
7. Cherry pit, for one
8. Follower of John
9. Bawl
10. Small falcon
11. Grave robber
12. Colorful
salamander
13. “Polythene ___”
(Beatles song)
14. Angel
15. Arab chieftain
16. Houston university
17. Downed a sub, say
21. Iranian language
24. Drunken
25. Indian bread
26. City near Syracuse
32. Abate
33. Husband of
Bathsheba
34. Bolivian capital
35. Indian tourist city
36. Husk
28. Congers
29. Ex-lax?
30. Rubberneck
31. Annoy
33. ___-Altaic languages
34. FedEx, say
35. “I see!”
38. Lay members of a
religious order
40. Winged topper
44. Filthy
46. Contents of some
barrels
47. Après-ski drink
37. Kind of hoop
39. Groves
40. “Whatcha ___?”
41. ___ ID
42. Fesses up
43. Presents
45. London’s Big ___
47. First offer?
50. Creole vegetable
51. Been in bed
52. At liberty
53. Ultimatum word
55. Clamorous
56. Having a rear,
slangily
57. Indian nursemaids
58. Window
measurement
59. British
Commonwealth
member
63. Excite
64. Pentose sugar
65. Drinking mug
66. Bar order
67. Carbonado
68. A pop
69. Old Jewish scholars
70. Toe the line
71. Break off
73. Be of use
Colorful Characters by Myles Mellor
48. Foofaraw
49. Nettle
50. Cantina cooker
52. C-worthy?
53. “Desire Under the
___”
54. Green singer, author
and football player
60. Gold braid
61. It’s made in Japan
62. Atlas features
63. Glassblower, for one
66. Freelancer’s enc.
67. Garden plants
74. Barbershop call
75. Have an impact on
76. Cellular stuff
77. Vermin
78. Black
79. Alleviate
85. Bikini, e.g.
86. Sitting room?
87. Great thing to hit
88. Kind of operation
89. Jeans brand
91. Certain stiffener
92. Good earth
93. Wealth
94. Away
97. Windblown soil
99. Mustard choice
100. Loafer, e.g.
101. Actress Sorvino
102. Ancient gathering
place
103. Stiff hair
105. “Road” film
destination
106. Frosts, as a cake
107. ___ terrier
108. Farm area
109. Deviation
110. ___-tzu
111. Wood sorrel
69. Melodic
70. Cry at fireworks
71. Ring-tailed animal
72. Brown rapper, author,
and two comic strip
characters
80. Channel marker
81. Swerve
82. It may be minced
83. One of three vessels
84. Beast of burden
85. Loss of muscular
coordination, var.
87. Au ___
For answers, see page B3
88. Trousers
90. Ensures
92. Tear
95. Potato feature
96. Slog
97. ___ Fyne, Scotland
98. Like some walls
100. Like some talk
102. Good, long bath
103. Computer picture
104. Bird venerated by
ancient Egyptians
108. Black child
actress, Supreme
Court justice, and
comedian
112. Twisting force, var.
113. New Mexico art
community
114. Like Cheerios
115. Edible fish
116. “Awright!”
117. Functioned as
118. A goner
119. Biscotti flavoring
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May 15–21, 2014
Church Notes
Church Services
at the Beach
&
Fishes
Loaves
Pastor Keith Louthan, Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church
Little Chapel On the Boardwalk
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Rev. Patrick Thomas Rabun, pastor
2 W. Fayetteville St., 910-256-2819, ext. 100
Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.
Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m.
St. Andrew’s On-The-Sound Episcopal
The Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector
101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034
7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
St. James episcopal church
Mt. Lebanon Chapel (Near Airlie Gardens)
8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Wrightsville Beach Baptist church
Keith Louthan, church pastor
601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682
Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m.
Celebration Services: 11:10 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Wrightsville United Methodist Church
Bob Bauman, senior pastor
4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471
Worship Services: 8:30, 9:45, 11:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
St. Therese Catholic church
Father Joe Vetter
209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471
Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.;
Monday, noon; Tuesday, 6 p.m.;
Wednesday – Thursday noon;
Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration
St. Mark Catholic Church
Father Steve Carlson
1011 Eastwood Road, 910-392-0720
Vigil Mass: Saturday 5 p.m.
Sunday Masses: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
1:30 p.m. en español
Monday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday Mass: 6 p.m.
Wednesday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
Thursday Mass: 8:30 a.m. followed by Adoration
and noon Benediction
Friday Mass: 8:30 a.m.
with Chip Brogden
Paul says something very peculiar in Galatians 2:20: “I have been
crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in
me.” Does Paul mean to say that he was physically there with Christ on
the cross when Jesus died? We know that Jesus was crucified between
two thieves and that Paul was probably not even present at the actual,
historical event of the crucifixion of Christ.
Then, Paul says that even though he was crucified, he lives. Does
Paul mean to say that he was raised from the dead with Jesus also? If
so, why have we not heard about this before now? Finally, he says he
is not really living at all, but Christ lives in him. To the natural mind,
of course, this all sounds very strange. This is why we must discern
spiritual things spiritually. It should be obvious that Paul is talking
about something other than a physical crucifixion and a physical death,
burial and resurrection.
We will soon discover that this experience of being crucified with
Christ is not unique to the apostle Paul, but is true of every born-again
child of God. Not only Paul, but all disciples of Jesus have been crucified with Christ.
How is this possible? The Bible says there is an invisible but very
powerful union that exists between Jesus and all His disciples; they are
one Body. It is a spiritual union. This spiritual union forms the basis
of our relationship and fellowship with Christ. Jesus says, “I am the
A Spiritual Mystery
True Vine … live in Me, and I will live in you” (Jn. 15:1,4a). Jesus
compares this union to a vine that has many branches. Each branch
lives in union with the vine. The same life flowing in the vine is also
flowing in the branches. Jesus says He is the True Vine, and we are His
branches. This is a spiritual union. As branches, we can only grow and
produce spiritual fruit so long as we continue to live, dwell in, abide
and be part of the Vine. So then, union with God is not the reward for
spirituality; it is the basis of spirituality.
With this analogy we can now understand what Paul means when we
look at some of his other statements. He tells the Corinthians that “He
who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him” (1 Cor. 6:17).
To the Ephesians, Paul compares this spiritual union to the union that
exists between a man and a woman when they are married: “And the
two shall become one flesh. This mystery is profound, and I am saying
that it refers to Christ and the Church” (Eph. 5:31b,32).
Certainly this is a great mystery. How God is able to make us one
spirit with Jesus is beyond human knowledge. But this we know: however it is accomplished, it has its beginning in the cross. The cross is the
starting point of our union with Christ. In the cross, God sees us in the
place of Christ and sees Christ in the place of us. That is to say, in the
cross, all our sinfulness is attributed to Christ, and all His righteousness
is attributed to us. How wonderful for us — but how terrible for Him!
Chip was born and raised in North Carolina and currently lives and writes in upstate New York with his wife, Karla. Connect with his blog
and share your thoughts at www.ChipBrogden.com
Living H2O
Redemption
Redemption is free for all who ask Me
Sent from heaven above for all to see
You only need to repent and ask My Son
For forgiveness and the grace from the Holy One
Is sent to inhabit your heart
It is a peace that will never depart
Through your life you must keep a check
And most of all to My Son pay respect
The redeemed of the Lord say so
That the Holy Spirit in their heart has a glow
Shining like a star in the heavens at night
All that comes against you will take flight
Trust that your redemption is complete
All the enemies’ forces are under your feet
Rest now and worship from your heart
The redemption you claim will not depart
C a rl W a t e r s
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE
SALE
13 SP 896
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust made by David
J. Goza and Monica M. Goza
(PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S):
David Goza) to CB Services Corp.,
Trustee(s), dated the 3rd day of
June, 2004, and recorded in Book
4356, Page 231, and Re-recorded in Book 4539, Page 782, in
New Hanover County Registry,
North Carolina, default having
been made in the payment of
the note thereby secured by the
said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted
as Trustee in said Deed of Trust
by an instrument duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of New Hanover County,
North Carolina and the holder of
the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the
Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the
undersigned Substitute Trustee
will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North
Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure
sales, at 12:00 PM on May 20,
2014 and will sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following real
estate situated in the County of
New Hanover, North Carolina, and
being more particularly described
as follows:
All of Lot 15 of Federal Point Marina & Yacht Club as shown on
the map or plat entitled “Federal Point Marina and Yacht Club”
recorded in Map Book 35, Page
356, in the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which
is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with
improvements located thereon;
said property being located at
100 Rougue Cove Drive, Carolina Beach, North Carolina.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole
discretion, delay the sale for up
to one hour as provided in NCGS
§45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party
must pay the excise tax, as well as
the court costs of Forty-Five Cents
($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS
§7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being
offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of
the note secured by the deed of
trust/security agreement, or both,
being foreclosed, nor the officers,
directors, attorneys, employees,
agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the
holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical,
environmental, health or safety
conditions existing in, on, at or
relating to the property being
offered for sale, and any and all
responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating
to any such condition expressly
are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all
taxes, special assessments, and
prior liens or encumbrances of
record and any recorded releases.
Said property is also being sold
subject to applicable Federal and
State laws.
A cash deposit or cashier’s check
(no personal 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.
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.
Any person 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, 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.
If the trustee is unable to convey
title to this property for any rea-
son, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.
Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to,
the filing of a bankruptcy petition
prior to the confirmation of the
sale and reinstatement of the loan
without the knowledge of the
trustee. If the validity of the sale
is challenged by any party, the
trustee, in their sole discretion,
if they believe the challenge to
have merit, may request the court
to declare the sale to be void and
return the deposit. The purchaser
will have no further remedy.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION
FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in
the instance of bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY
COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL
PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL
OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT
FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES,
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
Attorneys for Substitute Trustee Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, North Carolina
28311
https://sales.hsbfirm.com
Case No: 1114897 (FC.FAY)
May 8 and 15, 2014
14 SP 44
SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW
HANOVER COUNTY
Under and by virtue of a Power
of Sale contained in that certain
Deed of Trust executed by Mary
B. Thurman to William R. Echols,
Trustee(s), which was dated
June 23, 2010 and recorded
on June 30, 2010 in Book 5494
at Page 2606 and rerecorded/
modified/corrected on August
19, 2013 in Book 5763, Page 25,
North Carolina.
Default having been made of
the note thereby secured by
the said Deed of Trust and the
undersigned, Trustee Services
of Carolina, LLC, having been
substituted as Trustee in said
Deed of Trust, and the holder of
the note evidencing said default
having directed that the Deed of
Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at the courthouse
door of the county courthouse
where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse
for conducting the sale on May
20, 2014 at 10:00AM, and will sell
to the highest bidder for cash
the following described property situated in New Hanover
County, North Carolina, to wit:
Being all of Lot 31 Pine Valley
Estates, Inc., Section 1, as the
same is shown on a map thereof
recorded in Map Book 5, Page
126, New Hanover County Registry.
Save and except any releases,
deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 310 Pine Valley
Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412.
THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS
MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX,
AND THE COURT COSTS OF FORTY-FIVE CENTS (45¢) PER ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00)
PURSUANT TO NCGS 7A-308(a)
(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%)
of the purchase price, or Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),
whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale.
Following the expiration of the
statutory upset bid period, all
the remaining amounts are
immediately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pur-
suant to this Notice of Sale is
being offered for sale, transfer
and conveyance “AS IS WHERE
IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the
title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or
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 Mary B.
Thurman.
An Order for possession of the
county in which the property
is sold. Any person 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, terminate
the rental agreement upon
10 days’ written notice to the
landlord. The notice shall also
state that upon termination of
a rental agreement, the tenant
is liable for rent due under the
rental agreement prorated to
the effective date of the termination.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for
any reason, the sole remedy of
the purchaser is the return of
the deposit. Reasons of such
inability to convey include, but
are not limited to, the filing of
a bankruptcy petition prior to
the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale
if they believe the challenge
to have merit, may request the
court to declare the sale to be
void and return the deposit. The
purchaser will have no further
remedy.
Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC
Substitute Trustee
Brock & Scott, PLLC
Attorneys for Trustee Services
of Carolina, LLC
5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200
PHONE: (910) 392-4988
FAX: (910) 392-8587
File No.: 12-04724-FC02
May 8 and 15, 2014
SALE
14 SP 220
of sale contained in a certain Deed
of Trust made by Mary W. Belser
to Trustee Services of Carolina,
LLC, Trustee(s), dated the 18th
day of June, 2010, and recorded in Book 5493, Page 1581, in
will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North
2014 and will sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following real
estate situated in the County of
New Hanover, North Carolina, and
being more particularly described
as follows:
Being all of Lot 10 of Deerbrook Single Family Subdivision
as shown on plat recorded in
Map Book 39 at Page 4 of the
New Hanover County Registry.
Together with improvements
located thereon; said property
being located at 725 Grathwol
Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
§45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased by a third party, that
party must pay the excise tax, as
well as the court costs of FortyFive Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required
by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
SALE
14 SP 207
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is
and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE
IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the
holder of the note secured by
the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed,
nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or
authorized representative of
either the Trustee or the holder
of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the
title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions
existing in, on, at or relating to
the property being offered for
sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out
of or in any way relating to any
such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is
being sold subject to all taxes,
special assessments, and prior
liens or encumbrances of record
and any recorded releases. Said
property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and
State laws.
Deed of Trust made by Claude
Young Alexander and Lynn W.
Alexander to Judy H. Woody,
Trustee(s), dated the 25th day of
May, 2005, and recorded in Book
4823, Page 533, in New Hanover
County Registry, North Carolina,
default having been made in
the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of
Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee
in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds of New
Hanover County, North Carolina
and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of
door in the City of Wilmington,
New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary location
designated for foreclosure sales,
at 12:00 PM on May 20, 2014
and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real
estate situated in the County
of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly
described as follows:
the sale.
BEING all of Lot 158, Section 3,
Alamosa Place Subdivision, as
shown on a map recorded in
Map Book 38, Page 39 of the New
Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made
for a more particular description.
sold.
thereon said property located
at 2720 Sapling Circle, Wilmington, NC 28411. Parcel ID
Number: R03500-008-007-000
the termination.
If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any
reason, the sole remedy of the
purchaser is the return of the
deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are
not limited to, the filing of a
bankruptcy petition prior to the
confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without
the knowledge of the trustee.
If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee,
in their sole discretion, if they
believe the challenge to have
merit, may request the court to
declare the sale to be void and
return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDING,
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU
PURSUANT TO STATUTORY
REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS
NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT
TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN
ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR
RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION
OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
28311
May 8 and 15, 2014
§45-21.23.
by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
State laws.
the sale.
sold.
the termination.
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDING,
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
28311
https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.
com
Case No: 1119885 (FC.CH)
May 8 and 15, 2014
SALE
13 SP 1209
Deed of Trust made by Valerie
Coleman-Rose to Fuss and Fairley, Trustee(s), dated the 26th
day of July, 2004, and recorded in Book 4423, Page 741, in
undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been
substituted as Trustee in said
Deed of Trust by an instrument
duly recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of New
New Hanover County, North
2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following
real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly
Being all of Lot 284, Section
13 Quail Woods as shown on a
revised map recorded in Map
Book 36 at Page 114 and Map
Book 36 at Page 335 of the New
for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said
property being located at
1600 Basset Court, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s
sole discretion, delay the sale
for up to one hour as provided
in NCGS §45-21.23.
by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
of the note make any representation or warranty relating to
the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety
conditions existing in, on, at or
offered for sale, and any and all
responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating
to any such condition expressly
are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all
taxes, special assessments, and
prior liens or encumbrances of
record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being
sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
the sale.
party or parties in possession
by the clerk of superior court of
the county in which the property is sold.
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.
confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale
if they believe the challenge
to have merit, may request the
court to declare the sale to be
void and return the deposit. The
purchaser will have no further
remedy.
FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A
DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE, except as stated
below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING,
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
Attorneys for Substitute
Trustee Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
28311
com
May 8 and 15, 2014
13-CVS-002208
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA COUNTY OF New
Hanover IN THE GENERAL
COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR
COURT DIVISION
Springleaf Financial Services of
North Carolina F/N/A American
General Financial Services, Inc,
Plaintiff, vs. Jacquelyn W. Brown,
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Cornish, as trustee, Defendants.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the
power and authority contained in
that certain Order and Judgment
issued by the Superior Court
Judge, filed on April 7, 2014, in
the above-captioned matter and
pursuant to applicable law, the
will place for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash at the usual place of sale
at the New Hanover Courthouse,
North Carolina, on Wednesday,
May 21, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., that
certain parcel of land, including
improvements thereon, situated,
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 City of Wilmington,
County of New Hanover, State
of North Carolina and more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the Nothern line of Grace Street [formerly
Mulberry Street] 100 feet Westwardly from its intersection with
the Western line of 13th Street,
running thence westwardly along
the Northern line of Grace Street
70 feet; thence northwardly parallel with 13th Street 70 feet, more
or less, to the Southern line of
Gwyn Street; running thence Eastwardly along the Southern line
of Gwyn Street 70 feet, more or
less, to a point that is located
100 feet Westwardly from the
Western line of 13th Street, running thence Southwardly parallel with 13th Street and always
100 feet Westwardly therefrom
70 feet, more or less, to the point
of beginning; the same being a
part of what is generally known as
block 214-1/2 of the City of Wilmington and said block being located between Bay Street on the
West; Gwyn Street on the North;
13th Street on the East; and Grace
Street on the South, all as shown
on the official plan of the City of
Wilmington prepared by James
and Brown in 1870 Address of
Property: 1211 Grace Street,
Wilmington, NC 28401 Present Record Owner: Jacquelyn W.
Brown. The terms of the sale are
that the real property 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
the purchaser is the return of the
deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale
and reinstatement of the loan
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
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 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 rental agreement entered into or renewed
on or after October 1, 2007, may,
after receiving the notice of sale,
terminate the rental agreement
upon 10 days’ written notice to
the landlord. Upon termination
of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to
the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies
the property pursuant to a bona
fide lease or tenancy may have
additional rights pursuant to Title
VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants
at Foreclosure Act which became
effective on May 20, 2009.
Tamara R. Cornish Substitute Trustee 112895.01517
P1091888 5/8, 05/15/2014
14 SP 83
SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW
HANOVER COUNTY
of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by
Scott Robert Wallen to William
R. Echols, Trustee(s), which was
dated June 14, 2012 and recorded on June 14, 2012 in Book
5647 at Page 2852, New Hanover
County Registry, North Carolina.
undersigned, Trustee Services of
Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed
of Trust, and the holder of the
note evidencing said default
the following described property
situated in New Hanover County,
North Carolina, to wit:
All of Lot 322 of Pineywoods,
Section E, as shown upon that
map of said Subdivision recorded in the New Hanover County
Register in Map Book 4, at Page
73, reference to which map is
hereby made for a more particular description.
Said property is commonly
known as 5028 Pine Street,
Wilmington, NC 28403.
statutory upset bid period, all the
remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is
existing in, on, at, or relating to
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
Scott Robert Wallen.
or renewed on or after October
1, 2007, may, after receiving the
notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The
notice shall also state that upon
the termination.
Substitute Trustee
Brock & Scott, PLLC
of Carolina, LLC
PHONE: (910) 392-4988
FAX: (910) 392-8587
File No.: 14-00719-FC01
May 15 and 22, 2014
12 SP 1373
SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW
HANOVER COUNTY
Deed of Trust executed by Faye
N. Whaley to The law offices of
Daniel A. Fulco, PLLC, Trustee(s),
which was dated August 4, 2006
and recorded on August 9, 2006
in Book 5063 at Page 1560, New
Hanover County Registry, North
Carolina.
Being all of Lot 116, Section
3, Crosswinds Subdivision, as
shown on a map of same, duly
recorded in Map Book 33 at Page
71 of the New Hanover County Registry, to which map referernce is hereby made for a more
particular description.
All of Lot 96 in Echo Farms Subdivision, as the same is shown on
Map # 3 of the aforesaid subdivision recorded in Map Book 16
at Page 12 in the New Hanover
County Registry, together with
and subject to a 10-foot wide
drainage easement along and
adjacent to the common lot line
with Lot 97 in the aforesaid subdivision for drainage from the
golf course to the street right-ofway in front of the aforesaid Lots
96 and 97, and being the same
lands described, or intended to
be described, in a deed recorded
in Book 4923 at Page 1920 in
the aforesaid Registry, and having the Tax Parcel identification
number R07011-004-005-000.
known as 5905 Headsail Court,
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
Faye N. Whaley.
the termination.
Substitute Trustee
Brock & Scott, PLLC
of Carolina, LLC
PHONE: (910) 392-4988
FAX: (910) 392-8587
File No.: 12-24033-FC01
May 15 and 22, 2014
14 SP 84
SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, NEW
HANOVER COUNTY
Deed of Trust executed by John
A. Lockert and Monica E. Lockert to Henry V. Cunningham, Jr.,
Trustee(s), which was dated May
22, 2008 and recorded on May
28, 2008 in Book 5317 at Page
2044, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.
Being in the County of New
Hanover and State of North Carolina, and being desribed as follows:
known as 4217 Appleton Way,
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 John A. Lockert and
wife,Monica Lockert.
the termination.
Substitute Trustee
Brock & Scott, PLLC
of Carolina, LLC
PHONE: (910) 392-4988
FAX: (910) 392-8587
File No.: 13-27299-FC01
May 15 and 22, 2014
SALE
Deed of Trust made by Janice
A. Cavenaugh and Thomas A.
Cavenaugh, Jr. to Alan M. Solana, Trustee(s), dated the 9th day
of January, 2007, and recorded in
Book 5127, Page 2127, and Summary Judgment in Book 5742,
Page 2871, in New Hanover
at 12:00 PM on May 27, 2014
BEING all of Lot 61, BRIERWOOD
SUBDIVISION, as the same is
shown on a map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 16 at
Page 27, New Hanover County
Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said
property being located at 1858
Brierwood Road, Wilmington,
North Carolina.
§45-21.23.
by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
State laws.
the sale.
sold.
the termination.
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDING,
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
28311
May 15 and 22, 2014
SALE
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Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in
a certain Deed of Trust made
by David Andrew Welch and
Eryn DeFoort (PRESENT RECORD
OWNER(S): David Andrew Welch)
to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s),
dated the 25th day of September, 2009, and recorded in Book
5440, Page 120, in New Hanover
at 12:00 PM on May 27, 2014
BEING all of Lot 12 in Block 10 of
Hanover Heights Subdivison, as
shown on the map thereof, duly
recorded in Map Book 5 at Page
81 of the New Hanover County
Registry, reference to which is
hereby made for a more particular description. Together with
improvements located thereon;
said property being located at
915 Hillandale Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina.
§45-21.23.
by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
State laws.
BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDING,
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
28311
com
May 15 and 22, 2014
SALE
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Deed of Trust made by Donna
C. Ganey aka Donna C. Conklin
and Kenneth M. Ganey (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Donna
C. Conklin) to Frances Jones,
Trustee(s), dated the 4th day
of February, 2009, and recorded in Book 5376, Page 1946, in
will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County,
North Carolina, or the customary
location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on May
27, 2014 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following
real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly
Being all of Lot 267, Section 6,
Monteray Heights Subdivision, as
shown on map recorded in Map
Book 18 at Page 95 in the New
for a more particular description.
located thereon; said property
being located at 426 Sausalito
Drive, Wilmington. North Carolina.
§45-21.23.
the sale.
by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).
sold.
the termination.
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May 15–21, 2014
Classified
State laws.
($750.00), whichever is greater, will
be required at the time of the sale.
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.
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.
title to this property for any reason,
the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons
of such inability to convey include,
but are not limited to, the filing of
a bankruptcy petition prior to the
confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the
knowledge of the trustee. If the
validity of the sale is challenged by
any party, the trustee, in their sole
discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request
the court to declare the sale to
be void and return the deposit.
The purchaser will have no further
remedy.
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM
A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION
IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except
as stated below in the instance of
bankruptcy protection.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT
OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A
RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN
TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR
INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND
IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
P.O. Box 1028
4317 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311
https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com
May 15 and 22, 2014
13-SP-573
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF
REAL PROPERTY
and authority contained in that
certain Deed of Trust executed
and delivered by Billie M. Atkins
and Clyde K. Atkins a/k/a Clyde
K. Atkins, Sr., dated September
20, 1996 and recorded on September 20, 1996 in Book No.
2084 at Page 0035 in the Office
Hanover County, North Carolina;
and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured
thereby and failure to carry out
and perform the stipulations and
agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of
the holder of the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash at the usual place of sale at
New Hanover County Courthouse,
Wilmington, North Carolina on
May 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM that
parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and
being in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Hanover, State of
North Carolina, and being more
particularly described in the above
referenced Deed of Trust. Address
of property: 6328 Wrightsville
Avenue, Unit A-2, Wilmington,
NC 28403 Tax Parcel ID: R05616004-011-000 Present Record Owners: Atkins Clyde K Billie M Atkins,
LLC c/o Frances K. Atkins, Registered Agent The terms of the sale
are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold
for cash to the highest bidder. A
deposit of five percent (5%) of the
amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and
must be tendered in the form of
certified funds at the time of the
sale. The successful bidder shall be
on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land
Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real
property hereinabove described
is being offered for sale “AS IS,
WHERE IS” and will be sold subject
to all superior liens, unpaid taxes,
the sale. The sale will be held open
for ten (10) days for upset bids as
by law required. If for any reason
the Trustee is unable to convey
title to this property or the sale
is set aside, the sole remedy of
deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any
party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to
have merit, may declare the sale
to be void and return the deposit.
In either event the purchaser will
have no further recourse against
the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee,
the Mortgagee’s attorney or the
Trustee. Additional Notice Where
the Real Property is Residential
With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An
order for possession of the property may be issued 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. Any person who
occupies the property pursuant to
a rental agreement entered into
termination. Any person who
occupies the property pursuant
to a bona fide lease or tenancy
may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting
Tenants at Foreclosure Act which
became effective on May 20, 2009.
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC,
Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444,
112854-01610 P1090864 5/15,
05/22/2014
12-SP-236
AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE
SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
and authority contained in that
certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Harry Ray
Mathis, dated August 21, 2002
and recorded on August 22, 2002
in Book No. 3402 at Page 585 in
the Office of the Register of Deeds
of New Hanover County, North
Carolina; and because of default
in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure
to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained
therein and, pursuant to demand
of the holder of the indebtedness
secured by said Deed of Trust,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public
auction, to the highest bidder for
cash at the usual place of sale at
New Hanover County Courthouse,
Wilmington, North Carolina on
May 27, 2014 at 11:00AM that
parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and
being in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Hanover, State of
particularly described in the above
referenced Deed of Trust. Address
of property: 1115 Cypress Drive,
Wilmington, NC 28401 Tax Parcel
ID: R06010-006-009-000 Present
Record Owners: Harry Ray Mathis
and Thelma Mathis The terms of
the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be
sold for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%)
of the amount of the bid or Seven
whichever is greater, is required
and must be tendered in the form
of certified funds at the time of the
sale. The successful bidder shall be
on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land
Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real
property hereinabove described
is being offered for sale “AS IS,
WHERE IS” and will be sold subject
to all superior liens, unpaid taxes,
the sale. The sale will be held open
for ten (10) days for upset bids as
by law required. If for any reason
the Trustee is unable to convey
title to this property or the sale
is set aside, the sole remedy of
deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any
party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to
have merit, may declare the sale
to be void and return the deposit.
In either event the purchaser will
have no further recourse against
the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee,
the Mortgagee’s attorney or the
Trustee. Additional Notice Where
the Real Property is Residential
With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An
order for possession of the property may be issued 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. Any person who
occupies the property pursuant to
a rental agreement entered into
termination. Any person who
occupies the property pursuant
to a bona fide lease or tenancy
may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting
Tenants at Foreclosure Act which
became effective on May 20, 2009.
Rogers Townsend & Thomas,
PC, Substitute Trustee (803)7444444, 113087-01042 P1091989
5/15, 05/22/2014
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
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Deed of Trust made by Thomas F.
Neufell, Jr. & Jennifer M. Neufell
to Pamela S. Cox, Trustee(s), dated
the 28th day of February, 2007,
and recorded in Book 5150, Page
1833, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of
will offer for sale at the courthouse
designated for foreclosure sales, at
12:00 PM on May 27, 2014 and will
sell to the highest bidder for cash
the following real estate situated
in the County of New Hanover,
particularly described as follows:
BEING all of Lot 77, Section Two,
Marsh Oaks, as shown on map
entitled “Plat for Marsh Oaks Sec-
IT PAYS
TO
ADVERTISE
tion Two” recorded in Map Book
39, Page 94 of the New Hanover
County Registry, reference to
which is hereby made for a more
particular and detailed description.
thereon, said property located at
7907 Beaufort Court, Wilmington, North Carolina 28411.
Parcel ID: R03600-008-031-000
§45-21.23.
Should the property be purchased
by a third party, that party must
pay the excise tax, as well as the
court costs of Forty-Five Cents
($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS
§7A-308(a)(1).
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being
offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither
the Trustee nor the holder of the
note secured by the deed of trust/
security agreement, or both, being
foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents
or authorized representative of
either the Trustee or the holder of
the note make any representation
or warranty relating to the title
or any physical, environmental,
health or safety conditions existing
in, on, at or relating to the property
being offered for sale, and any and
all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to
any such condition expressly are
disclaimed. Also, this property is
being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or
encumbrances of record and any
recorded releases. Said property
is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
($750.00), whichever is greater, will
be required at the time of the sale.
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.
termination.
title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit.
Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to,
the filing of a bankruptcy petition
prior to the confirmation of the
sale and reinstatement of the loan
trustee. If the validity of the sale
if they believe the challenge to
have merit, may request the court
to declare the sale to be void and
return the deposit. The purchaser
will have no further remedy.
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS
NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL
PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT
A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL
OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT
FROM YOU PERSONALLY.
INC.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Attorney at Law
Hutchens Law Firm
P.O. Box 12497
Charlotte, North Carolina 28220
https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com
Case No: 1119789 (FC.CH)
May 15 and 22, 2014
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Call 910-256-6569 ext. 100
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SALE, North Carolina, New
Hanover County
In the matter of the foreclosure
of the Deed of Trust of Mary B.
Stuhlman to Thurman E. Burnette, Trustee for United States
Department of Agriculture,
See Substitution of Trustee as
recorded in Book 5801, Page 575,
appointing Richard J. Kania as
Substitute Trustee. Under and by
virtue of the power and author-
ity contained in that certain deed
of trust executed and delivered
by the above-named Grantors
to United States Department
of Agriculture, dated January 9,
1998, securing indebtedness in
the original principal amount of
$84,700.00 as recorded in Deed
of Trust Book 2294, at Page 547,
New Hanover County Registry
(hereinafter, the “Deed of Trust”)
and because of the default of
Debtor in the payment of the
indebtedness thereby secured
and the failure of Debtor to
carry out or perform the stipulations and agreements therein
contained and pursuant to the
demand of the owner and holder
of the indebtedness secured by
the Deed of Trust, and pursuant to the Order of the Clerk of
Superior Court for New Hanover
County, North Carolina, entered
in this foreclosure proceeding, the undersigned, Richard
J. Kania, Substitute Trustee, will
expose for sale at public auction on May 27, 2014 at 11:00
AM at the New Hanover County
Courthouse at the usual place
of sale designated by the New
Hanover County Clerk, New
Hanover County Judicial Center,
316 Princess Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, the
real property in New Hanover
County, North Carolina (including any improvements thereon),
with the address of 808 Summertree Lane, Wilmington, NC
28412, and as described as follows: All of Lot 40 in Old Cape
Cod at Tidewater Plantation Subdivision. Section 3, Performance
Residential Development, as the
same is shown on map recorded
in Map Book 37 Page 63 in the
New Hanover County Registry.
Together with and Subject to all
of the rights. covenants, easements, conditions and restrictions contained in declaration
recorded in Book 2195 Page 443
and following pages in said Registry, and all amendments and
supplements thereto. and being
a part of those lands described
in instrument recorded in Book
2059 Page 131 in said Registry.
The Substitute Trustee may, in
his sole discretion, delay the sale
for up to one hour as provided by
N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. The sale will
be made subject to all prior liens,
unpaid taxes, restrictions and
easements of record and assessments, if any. The record
owner of the above-described
real property as reflected on the
records of the County Register
of Deeds not more than ten (10)
days prior to the posting of this
Notice is: James Alton Carney
Mary S. Carney An order for possession of the property may be
issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §4521.29 in favor of the purchaser
and against the party or parties
in possession by the County
Clerk of Superior Court. 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
conclusion of the sale a cash
deposit of the greater of five
per cent (5%) of the amount bid
or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars
($750.00). Any successful bidder shall be required to tender
the full balance 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, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance purchase price so bid at the
time, he shall remain liable on
his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S.
§ 45-21.30 (d) and (e). Should
the property be purchased by
a third party, that person must
pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents
($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) required by N.C.G.S.
§7A-308(a)(1). This sale will be
held open ten (10) days for upset
bids as required by law. If the
Substitute Trustee is unable to
convey title to this property for
deposit. Reasons of such inability
to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition by an owner or
debtor prior to the confirmation
of 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 request the Court to
property pursuant to a bona fide
lease or tenacy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII
of 5.896, “Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act” which became
effective on May 20, 2009. Additional Notice Where the Real
Property Is Residential with less
than 15 Rental Units: Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement
entered into or renewed on or
after October 1, 2007 may, after
receiving this notice of the 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 termination.
Richard J. Kania, Substitute
Trustee 600-A Centrepark Drive,
Asheville, North Carolina 28805
(828) 252-8010, 1093533 5/15,
05/22/2014
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
The undersigned having qualified as Executor of the Estate
of William Spackman, Jr. of
New Hanover County, North
Carolina, does hereby notify all
persons having claims against
said estate to present them to
the undersigned at the address
shown below on or before the
25th day of July 2014, 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 24th day of April
2014.
Kenneth W. Spackman, Executor
2114 Market Street
4/24/2014, 5/01, 08, 15/2014
In the Matter of the Estate of
KATHERINE PEAY HOYT,
Deceased
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
BEFORE THE CLERK
14-E-473
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
MARK A. HOYT, having qualified
as Executor of the Estate of KATHERINE PEAY HOYT, deceased,
hereby notifies all persons, firms
or corporations having claims
against the decedent to exhibit
same to the said Mark A. Hoyt at
the address set out below on or
before July 31, 2014, or this Notice
may be pleaded in bar of any payment or recovery of same. All persons indebted to said decedent
will please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the
address set out below.
This the 24th day of April 2014.
MARK A. HOYT, Executor
Estate of KATHERINE PEAY HOYT,
Deceased
c/o MARSHALL, WILLIAMS &
GORHAM, L.L.P.
14 South Fifth Street
Post Office Drawer 2088
Wilmington, North Carolina
28402-2088
4/24/2014, 5/01, 08, 15/2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executrix of
the Estate of Jonathan T. Reibman, late of New Hanover County,
North Carolina, the undersigned
does hereby notify all persons,
firms and corporations having
claims against the estate of said
decedent to exhibit them to the
undersigned c/o Jill L. Raspet, 300
N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on
or before the 11th day of August,
2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons, firms and corporations
indebted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
This the 8th day of May, 2014.
Rita S. Reibman, Executrix of the
Estate of Jonathan T. Reibman
Jill L. Raspet
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
300 N. Third Street, Suite 301
May 8, 15, 22, 29, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executrix of
the Estate of James G. Woodruff, late of New Hanover County,
North Carolina, the undersigned
does hereby notify all persons,
firms and corporations having
claims against the estate of said
decedent to exhibit them to the
undersigned c/o Jill L. Raspet, 300
N. Third Street, Suite 301, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401, on
or before the 18th day of August,
2014, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons, firms and corporations
indebted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
This the 15h day of May, 2014.
Joanne L. Woodruff, Executrix of
the Estate of James G. Woodruff
Jill L. Raspet
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
300 N. Third Street, Suite 301
May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, Rachel Peacock Ceci, having qualified as the
Executor of the Estate of Richard Dixon Peacock, Deceased,
against the Decedent to exhibit
same to the said Rachel Peacock Ceci, at the address set
out below, on or before August
15, 2014, or this notice may be
pleaded in bar of any payment
or recovery of same. All persons
indebted to said Decedent will
please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the
This the 15th day of May, 2014
Rachel Peacock Ceci
EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF
RICHARD DIXON PEACOCK
c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR.
219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6
WILMINGTON, NC 28403
May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2014
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, Frederick A.
Woodbury, having qualified
as the Executor of the Estate
of Ann A. Hertzler, Deceased,
against the Decedent to exhibit
same to the said Frederick A.
Woodbury, at the address set
out below, on or before August
15, 2014, or this notice may be
pleaded in bar of any payment
or recovery of same. All persons
indebted to said Decedent will
please make immediate payment to the undersigned at the
This the 15th day of May, 2014
Frederick A. Woodbury
EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF
ANN A. HERTZLER
c/o ROBERT H. HOCHULI, JR.
219 RACINE DR., SUITE A6
WILMINGTON, NC 28403
May 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2014
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Seafood and Steak
oceanfront gardens at Blockade Runner
11 N. Lumina Ave.
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Terrazzo Italian
Trattoria
Exceptional Italian
Terrazzo brings Italian to another level,
a true favorite with the local crowd.
Authentic Italian infused with eclectic
Thrifty Thursday, Friday Night Lobster,
foot of the Wrightsville Beach Drawbridge,
Saturday Prix Fixe Menu or monthly Wine
South Beach Grill
The Bridge Tender is a popular destination
Dinners. Enjoy tropical drinks on the pool
Creative Regional with Seafood Specialties
with locals and visitors for both lunch and
deck or watch the moonrise over the
Overlooking Banks Channel on
bar and lounge is a great stop after work
dinner. While the outdoor patio beckons
ocean on the dinner deck. Valet parking
Wrightsville Beach, our restaurant contin-
for a martini and an appetizer.
during the warm weather, we’ve made
and transient dock space available.
ues to welcome guests with consistent,
1319 Military Cutoff Road, Landfall Center
contemporary influences. The exquisite
lunch and dinner specials are always a
must-try. The sophisticated and chic Euro
sure that our indoor seating takes advan-
Blockade Runner Beach Resort
creative cuisine, served in a family, casual
910-509-9400
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275 Waynick Blvd
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arrangement allow all of our guests to
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EPIC FOOD CO.
tic, regional cuisine at dinner.
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100 S. Lumina Ave.
Delicious, healthy “Fast” food for lunch
est Certified Angus Beef steaks and fresh
Fish House Grill
www.southbeachgrillwb.com
and dinner to eat in/take out. Many glu-
seafood, delicious salads and homemade
Seafood
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ten-free choices. Your choice of protein,
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Considered one of the favorite
Wrightsville Beach seafood restaurants
veggies, sauces in wrap, salad, lettuce
wrap or on flat bread, brown rice or rice
910-256-4519
restaurant features indoor and outdoor
Oceans at the
Holiday Inn Resort
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seating with a magnificent view of the
American
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cials nightly.
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of choices for the avid seafood fan along
the freshest seafood, produce and certi-
with Certified Angus Beef burgers and
fied beef in all of our menu items. No
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By Marimar McNaughton
guide to food & dining on the azalea coast
Photography by Joshua Curry  Photography assisted by Matt Miller  Styled by Dawn Moffitt Design
Joy Ride
A picnic cruise on the Hinckley Picnic Boat, Libertas
LIBERTAS is not John McCauley’s first boat.
Just as the young mariners of Wrightsville Beach enter boating today,
McCauley was weaned on Boston Whalers and center console fishing
boats.
Today, his newly restored, vintage 1997 37-foot Hinckley Picnic Boat is
a perfect fit for his family of four.
McCauley said he had always admired the Hinckley boats and mentioned
it to his lifelong friend Chris Bailey, who knew that former Lieutenant
Governor Bob Jordan’s Sea Saw, docked at Seapath Estates, was for sale. It
was the only Hinckley McCauly had ever seen in the water, and he bought
it in 2012. David Floyd of Atlantic Marine repainted the racing green hull
navy blue. All of the electronics, radar, GPS and stereo are brand new.
For an impromptu picnic, McCauley said he can remove its covers and
be underway in ten minutes.
On top of the cushioned canvas engine cover and pop up table, Dawn
Moffitt, interior yacht designer, styled McCauley’s picnic with a wicker
hamper equipped with service for four. She filled
corked vintage glass jugs with lemonade and iced
tea to complement Dockside chef Scott Grimm’s
seafood appetizer menu.
Grimm provisioned this joy ride with seafood
paired with subtle flavors, as in the delicate infusion
of a champagne-flavored geleé with the brine of a
Stump Sound oyster on the half shell for starters.
With shrimp poached in a traditional tomato-based
Bloody Mary mix, Grimm presents his hors d’oeuvre
with celery sticks. Fried gumbo risotto fritters —
spiced with tomatoes, peppers, garlic, cumin, cayenne, thyme and file — are blended with crabmeat
and garnished with roasted tomato Hollandaise.
Even though his menu selections may read more
like amuse-bouches, or tiny mouthwatering bites,
they may in fact surface on Dockside’s special board.
Grimm said, “I’m always trying to create specials to
show off the more chef-driven entrees.”
Fueled up and ready for a midday jaunt or a sunset
cruise, heads turn as McCauley noses the bow north
toward the Heide Trask Drawbridge and an anchorage inside Wrightsville’s Lollipop Bay or a beach picnic on deserted Lea-Hutaff Island.
Dawn Moffitt of Dawn Moffitt Design styled the look and
Scott Grimm, Dockside chef, prepared a menu of savory
seafood hors d’oeuvres.
Top: Libertas makes way for Dockside Marina to load and provision, inset. Clockwise from
center right: Grimm’s signature shrimp cocktail. Gumbo risotto fritters with crabmeat. A
cross-section of the gumbo risotto fritter reveals its ingredients. Scott Grimm’s Stump Sound
oyster on the half shell.

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