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Myrtle Beach biz buys Lumina StationBy Marimar McNaughtonStaff Writer

A four and one-half acre Eastwood Road trailer park purchased in 1995 for $425,000 became the site for Lumina Station, the Phase I flagship retail, restaurant and office destination, which sold last week for $8.739 million.

Principals of the Myrtle Beach based investment firm, Burroughs and Chapin, are the new owners.

It was almost 20 years to the day, recalled Lumina Station’s manag-ing partner Joel Tomaselli, that the LLC’s documents were filed with the N.C. Secretary of State’s office. His partners were Jim Wallace of Intracoastal Realty, and Gene Miller, who subsequently split his third with John Elmore and Lionel Yow.

Lumina Station II’s ground level retail assets also closed the same day for $5.826 million. The combined sale totals $14.565 million,

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Energy officials try to ease concerns over seismic testing By Tricia VanceStaff Writer

In a state with roughly 300 miles of coastline, it is no surprise the prospect of seismic oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean has North Carolina residents worried about potential harm to fish and marine mammals. The Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management tried to ease those fears Tuesday during a drop-in session at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside that allowed people to talk to regulators and federal experts.

BOEM officials had plenty of information on hand; visitors had plenty of questions. Among the latter group was Maggie Parish of Wilmington, who said she came because she cares about the dolphins. Toting a copy of “The Dolphin in the Mirror,” by Diana Reiss, psychology professor who studied cognitive behaviors in the highly intelligent mammal, Parish was skeptical of BOEM’s assurances that seismic testing need not be harmful to marine life.

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Leaders oppose sales tax billCounty, city and beach towns would lose revenueBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Destination towns like Wrightsville Beach thrive in part because of sales tax revenue generated from tour-ists spending money in local shops. Currently, 75 percent of that revenue returns to the town where the sale was made, paying for services and infrastructure that support the town’s visitors.

That source of revenue for Wrightsville Beach would be greatly reduced should a bill introduced to the N.C. Senate March 24 take effect.

Senate Bill 369, introduced by Sen. Harry Brown, R- Onslow County, would collect and redistribute all sales tax generated statewide based on a city or town’s popula-tion size rather than where the sale was made. Counties with relatively low year-round populations and high sales would lose money while rural counties benefit.

The theory behind Brown’s bill is to lessen the trend of urban counties thriving while rural counties struggle, Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo said during an April 2 press conference at the Wilmington Fire Department’s Military Cutoff fire station.

“I am not opposed to Senator Brown’s aspirations … but this is the wrong proposal,” he added. “What we can-not do is a plan that creates winners and losers and pits one community… against another.”

Saffo was joined at the press conference by Wrightsville Beach Mayor Bill Blair, Carolina Beach Mayor Dan Wilcox, Kure Beach Mayor Dean Lambeth and New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jonathan Barfield Jr.

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Residents optimistic for amicable solution to tree-trimming concernsBy Tricia VanceStaff Writer

What began as a confrontation over what some Wrightsville Beach residents considered heavy-handed tree cutting by Duke Energy crews appears headed for a resolution. Following a meeting April 2 with two Duke arborists, Live Oak Drive residents and town officials said they hope to avoid a similar situation in the future.

Former Wrightsville Beach Mayor David Cignotti, who lives on the street and has served as the neighborhood’s unofficial spokesman in the ongoing discussion of the utility’s tree-trim-ming policy, said he now believes an amicable solution is within reach.

In addition to Duke Energy’s arborists, residents invited their own tree expert to represent their interests. Using a laser pointer, the company arborists explained where the remaining two trees will be cut. After the meeting, which lasted 90 minutes, Cignotti said company officials agreed the remaining two trees in the median will not need to be pruned to the same extent as larger trees that have already been cut.

That is a significant departure from the standoff that led a Duke Energy spokesperson to suggest the company would consider legal action if necessary. Residents never wanted to take it to court, Cignotti said, and he and other

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studEnts to sElEct arts

By Lindsay KastnerContributing Writer

North Carolina public school students in grades 6-12 could soon be required to take at least one course in the arts before graduating if state lawmakers approve House Bill 138, which is currently working its way through the legislature.

Supporters of arts educa-tion say it can foster creativity, motivate students, improve per-formance in core subjects like reading and math and even help lower the dropout rate.

“But it’s not available in every school,” said State Rep. Becky Carney, D-Mecklenburg. “It’s one of the first things that gets cut when there are budget cuts.”

Carney is one of the primary sponsors of HB 138. She said arts education sparks the kind of innovation that employers look for in job applicants and can provide otherwise lagging students with a reason to stay in school.

“The impact of arts education on our students is so overwhelm-ing,” Carney said. “I just feel it’s important that every child in this state have that access and with

With air temperatures in the 70s at Wrightsville Beach April 8, beachgoers like 5-year-old Lilly Locklear tested the chilly water. ~ Emmy Errante

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Joel Tomaselli, managing partner of Lumina Station, overlooks Phase I of the property, which closed April 1 for $8.739 million.

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Stan Labak, an acoustics specialist with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, answers ques-tions from Joanna Hobson of Tetra Tech Tuesday, April 7 during a public meeting held by BOEM at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside.

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Boat club, Surf Club upgrade, wireless tower pass planning boardBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

Three conditional use permit applications — for a proposed boat club, a temporary wireless tower in Wrightsville Beach Park and Surf Club deck renova-tions — are up for consideration by town leaders, and all three received favorable recommen-dations from the planning board April 7.

The board voted unanimously to recommend granting Scott Weismantel a conditional use permit to open nationwide fran-chise Carefree Boat Club at 96 W. Salisbury St. The permit would allow Weismantel to oper-ate an office at that location and rent boats and three boat slips to club members.

During previous board meet-ings, he outlined his business’ safety precautions. Each club member would have to complete both classroom and on-the-water training before operating a Carefree Boat Club vessel, he said, and no one younger than 26 would be allowed to captain a boat.

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also sets general rules for boat rental facilities, such as no stor-age of motor boats or trailers on the office’s lot, no Jet Ski or personal watercraft rentals and compliance with local, state and federal laws.

The board also voted unani-mously to recommend the Surf Club, located at No. 1 Mallard St., receive a conditional use permit to construct a permanent awning over its existing 52- by 34-foot deck.

Joe Taylor, representing appli-cant R. Allen Rippy, said the Surf Club currently erects a temporary tent over its deck to host events all year and in all weather. When severe storms threaten the coast during hurricane season, Taylor said, the club must remove the temporary awning and its sup-porting structures.

“Our aim is to create something that is a little more convenient for the members and provides safety for everybody in the neigh-borhood,” he said. “We are not changing the use [of the deck] at all. … We’re just replacing one type of awning with another.”

Taylor implied nearby residents should not have noise concerns because the Surf Club’s building

is relatively small compared to the size of the lot, creating a sub-stantial buffer between activity at the club and residential district it abuts.

“We’re a good neighbor,” he said. “You see, we use very lit-tle of our four and a half acres. … The closest house to us on Mallard Street is over 300 feet away.”

Vice chairman Ace Cofer asked the applicant to provide details about outdoor heating for events during the winter months to remain consistent with what the board has requested of similar applicants in the past, he said. Board members were otherwise supportive of the enhancement.

The board granted another favorable recommendation for a 50-foot temporary wireless facility in Wrightsville Beach Park, but with some debate over the tower’s location and under the condition that carrier Sprint eventually come up with a more long-term solution.

The tower would be a tempo-rary facility, wheeled into the park on a trailer and secured until September. During an April 6 phone interview, Claudine

Vipperman, representing appli-cant Sprint/Ericsson, said a fence around the base would contain and camouflage the facility.

She said studies done by engineers had determined dur-ing the busy summer months, Sprint customers in Wrightsville Beach experienced blocked calls because of high usage. She said similar temporary towers have been installed in tourist cities like Miami, Savannah and Myrtle Beach.

The applicant requested the tower be set up near the soccer field in Wrightsville Beach Park because of its central location on the island and its separation from residential areas.

Director of planning and parks Tony Wilson spoke on behalf of planning staff, recommending a possible better location near the tennis courts. Board mem-bers were in favor of that option because they said the tower would blend in better when placed near the public works facilities.

The board of aldermen will have the final say on all per-mit requests during its April 8 meeting.email emmy@luminanews.com

Judge’s order prompts county to issue permit for Porters neck development

By Tricia VanceStaff Writer

They didn’t really have a choice, but on Monday the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners formally ratified a special use permit for a controversial Porters Neck mixed-use development the board had previously rejected.

Superior Court Judge Douglas Parsons of Sampson County found the commissioners erred when they rejected a special use permit to ACI Pine Ridge LLC, which plans to build a mixed-use development near the Lowe’s Home Improvement store at Porters Neck Road and Market Street.

Some residents of Porters Neck worried the 273 multifamily units and related buildings will worsen traffic problems in the area. In denying the permit, some commissioners also noted the project is in conflict with the county’s land-use plan, and there was no guarantee the commercial portion of the mixed-use development would ever be built. The tract is zoned for business uses, so a special use permit is needed to autho-rize residential development.

But Parsons ruled Feb. 26 the Greensboro-based developer provided sufficient proof the project satisfies the requirement for a special use permit, and evidence offered by opponents was insufficient to justify denying the permit. He ordered the county to issue the permit, which it did last month.

The commissioners’ vote Monday was just a formality, but it prompted broader concerns about local authority over development matters. Commissioner Beth Dawson, the board’s vice chair, said the judge’s ruling calls into question the county’s ability to defend its ordinances and land use plan. She said she is “very concerned” about the ability of local decisions to be appealed and overturned.

Commissioner Woody White agreed. “This does expose some real deficiencies in

the ordinances,” he said.Several of the commissioners agreed it is time

to review the rules with an eye on making sure the board’s decisions will be upheld if chal-lenged in court. To that end, county manager Chris Coudriet suggested scheduling a joint meeting with the planning staff and planning board.

The board of commissioners rejected the permit request on a tie vote resulting from the absence of former Commissioner Brian Berger. Both the planning staff and planning board had recommended approval.

A special use permit is issued after a quasi-judicial hearing requiring sworn testimony and presentation of objective evidence in support or opposition. The public is welcome to com-ment, but the commissioners may only consider whether the applicant satisfies all of the legal requirements for a permit.email tricia@luminanews.com

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Family day in the park set for May 9By Pam CreechContributing Writer

Pickleball lessons, line dancing classes and live entertainment will be available to all who visit the Wrightsville Beach Park May 9.

Event details were discussed during the April 6 Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting. The family day will showcase the park’s new basketball goals, pickleball nets and gaga ball facility — $6,000 of equipment donated by the Wrightsville Beach Foundation.

“The Performance Club is doing something, as well, so there will be entertainment on the main stage,” said Katie Ryan, Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation program supervisor.

Two pickleball nets have already been placed in existing tennis courts, and the committee hopes the gaga ball pit, which is currently under construction, will be completed by the family day.

If people wish to learn how to play pickleball before May 9, they can register for biweekly lessons beginning April 21. Beginner students will start by learning the basics of tennis.

Other upcoming athletic programs include a youth basketball instruc-tional league, starting April 9, which is open to boys and girls ages 6-9.

“I think we have 30 kids signed up so far,” Ryan said. Registration for men’s and women’s singles tennis ladders begins

April 20.The committee also discussed the proposal of designated parking

spaces for kayakers and paddleboarders to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen. The proposed spaces would be meter-free 15-minute loading spots near the drawbridge.

Outdoor water bottle refill stations for the park are also in the works. One of the proposed locations is near the basketball courts.

“There are no other proposed locations at this time,” Ryan said.

SunriSE on rESurrEction Day

Congregations from Little Chapel on the Boardwalk Presbyterian Church, Wrightsville United Methodist Church, Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church, St. Therese’s Catholic Church and Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church gather for a sunrise service Easter Sunday, April 5 at 6:30 a.m. on the beach strand at the end of East Oxford Street, Public Beach Access No. 19. ~ Emmy Errante

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on the runA Wrightsville Beach officer stopped a vehicle

on Highway 74/76 because she ran the license plate and was alerted the driver had no insurance. The driver, 35-year-old Annette Eldridge, was cited for no insurance and driving with a revoked license. The officer received consent to search the car and found a knife under the seat, so she added a charge for carrying a concealed weapon. The officer asked the passenger in the vehicle for his name and when he gave a fake name she charged him with resist-ing and obstructing. When the officer ran his real name she discovered the man, 41-year-old Kevin Lamont Bellamy, had several outstanding warrants. He was arrested.

red eyeAround 11:30 a.m. April 1, Shell Island Resort

reported graffiti on the west-facing wall of its park-ing deck. The vandal used red spray paint to draw an eyeball and a smiley face. Hotel staff said the marks were covered up quickly.

Bold statementMichael Edmonds said he noticed words scrawled

across the Plexiglas bulletin in front of Wrightsville Beach Baptist Church March 30. The message said, “If God is love, why did He create the devil?” Edmonds, the church’s groundskeeper, reported the vandalism to police the morning of April 1.

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Weekend Police Reportapril 3

arrests

• Robert Shane Frazier was arrested for assault on a female.

citations

• Matthew Crump was issued a citation for safe movement.

• Andrew Brown was issued a citation for DDR.

Warning tickets

• James Sarvis was issued a warning ticket for an expired registration.

• Rebecca Michelle Edens was issued a warning ticket for failure to yield.

civil penalties

• Gabrielle Taylor was issued a civil penalty for littering.

reports

• Christopher Bradley reported a vehicle being hit.

• Eugene Wickman reported a vehicle being hit.

• Lisa Frazier reported domes-tic trouble.

april 4

citations

• Maria Ruiz was issued a cita-tion for no operator’s license.

Warning tickets

• Leah Skrabal was issued a warning ticket for an expired registration.

april 5

citations

• John Creech was issued a citation for an expired registration.

• Emma Kenney was issued a citation for safe movement.

• Maged Khalifa was issued a citation for driving 50 mph in a 35 mph zone.

• Tanner Christian Wyatt was issued a citation for speeding.

• Heriberto A. Sanchez was issued a citation for speeding.

• Michael Wayne Bailey Jr. was issued a citation for speeding.

Warning tickets

• Molly Dimola was issued a warning ticket for expired registration.

• Brian Bost was issued a warn-ing ticket for an expired registration.

• Cassandra J. Lutz was issued a warning ticket for speeding.

• Patrick Preston Hansen was issued a warning ticket for speeding.

• Jack Harris Yaeger was issued a warning ticket for speeding.

reports

• Property damage was reported at Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.

• Marina Clark reported find-ing a BB&T debit card.

• Richard Aquilini reported a vehicle crash.

For the recordQuestion and photographs by Cullen Lea

Do you think Duke Energy has the right to aggressively prune the town’s trees and why?

Amelia Ford Wilmington, N.C.

“They could just cut down the sick branches. If you cut down too much bird-ies wouldn’t have a home. Squirrels, owls and spiders need homes, too.”

Brent Boswell Wilmington, N.C.

“They shouldn’t be pruning the trees at all. Duke should be repairing their power lines.”

Kevin Johnson Wilmington, N.C.

“No, I feel like Duke is being too aggres-sive because they’re trying to move in on the community and compete with other huge companies like General Electric.”

Mary Lou McJunkin Wilmington, N.C.

“It’s complicated. I love all the trees but I also want electricity in my home. It’s not a black-and-white answer, it’s a balanc-ing act. The power lines are underground where I live, which is a good solution.”

Jennifer Ford Wilmington, N.C.

“There’s a cost for both sides. Duke is providing a service but neighborhoods want to preserve natural beauty. Duke should listen to the community and come to a mutual solution.”

riverfront park plans in processWFD achieves Class 2 rating

By Cullen LeaContributing Writer

The results of public input ses-sions and the impacts of public sentiment to plans for the 6.63-acre North Waterfront Park were presented by Amy Beatty, Wilmington superintendent for parks and recreation, during city council’s April 7 meeting.

“We want the park develop-ment to be a transparent process,” Beatty said. “The park will help improve the lack of land for con-certs, race set up and finishes, markets, special events and com-munity events.”

Beatty spoke about the increas-ing number of musical concerts and growing number of races coming to the Wilmington area and special events affect infrastructure.

“We’ve been so lucky attract-ing concerts and more races in the future,” she said. “The issue we face is when these proceed-ings close down streets and cause infrastructure issues.”

Beatty disclosed what the

public didn’t want the park to become: namely another area for sport activities based on struc-tures like tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields.

“People don’t want a lot of con-crete or structures in the park,” Beatty said. “The public doesn’t want a park that lends itself to graffiti, trash and crime.”

The master plan for the park would be concluded in seven months and would include looking for public and private funding, Beatty said.

“You guys did a lot of work for this and we appreciate that,” Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo said. “We hope that you would allow for naming rooms or areas to get help from the private sector.”

Beatty responded the team at parks and recreation had the idea of naming areas of the park in mind. This would be an integral component of attracting private funding opportunities.

Wilmington Fire Department Chie f Buddy Mar t ine t te announced the Insurance

Services Organization had rated its services a Class 2, the second-highest rating allotted.

Martinette presented the ISO rates of around 49,000 fire departments in the United States. Only 810 are rated a Class 2 or above, landing the WFD in the top 1.6 percent in the country.

The WFD was notified in June 2014 it would be rated and visited in September the same year. In January it was informed of its rating.

“We did very well in most categories,” Martinette said. “However we do have some deficiencies such as our dis-patch center and our ladder truck service.”

Councilman Kevin O’Grady congratulated Martinette and the WFD on its rating and asked what would be needed to achieve a Class 1 rating.

“We have plans to fix these issues and they are currently underway,” Martinette said. “The department will upgrade its Computer Aided Dispatch system to include interoperability and a

management information system. This would improve our dispatch times and chronicle our work.”

Councilman Charlie Rivenbark questioned achieving the small differences between a Class 1 and Class 2 rating for the WFD.

“Wilmington has had a Class 2 rating as long as I could remem-ber,” Rivenbark said. “What would be the point of going towards a better ranking? When does it become a point of dimin-ishing returns?”

“I would say it would ben-efit the community by getting Wilmington one of the best rat-ings in the country,” Martinette said. “That rating would mean there would be better service for the Wilmington community.”

Construction continues April 8 as Lumina Hall on Old Causeway Drive is transformed into Poe’s Tavern. The restaurant’s opening date is estimated to be June. ~ Emmy Errante

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

Out at Airlie Gardens this week, in addition to my absolute delight in the beds of flowering tulips, I found myself gazing with renewed awe at the live oak trees.

Tree gazing has become a default pastime of mine while driving back and forth across the city. Day by day, week by week the city’s beauty is further marred as Duke Energy shamelessly has its way with the trees.

If aliens were to ever land on the Earth and found themselves in Wilmington, North Carolina, they would surely be stupefied by the mutilated and disfigured treescape. What sort of civiliza-tion does this to its trees in the name of progress?

What is happening to the trees is appalling. Where once, like sentinels, the native longleaf

pine graced the roadsides, mutilated half trees now stand. Full bodied oleanders, having shaded these pathways 50 to 100 years, stand truncated. Hardy cedars also having withstood countless storms have been no match for the cutter. And the ancient live oaks, the symbol of strength, gen-tility and grace? Hacked.

All over the county the trees have been disfig-ured beyond belief. Just ride down Wrightsville Ave. to see tree after tree with its center cut out, leaving a mutilated V-shaped canopy. In front of the Galleria as on Wrightsville’s famed Loop the L-shaped cuts prevailed in the street-side oaks, but beside the council chambers the heart has been cut from that once magnificent tree.

And it is the same — again and again, anywhere Duke has been so far in the county.

We live in a country supposedly Pharaoh-less, but all over the county, as I look up into the trees lining the roadsides, the fingerprints of a ruthless Pharaoh are clearly visible.

Seemingly nowhere in the land is there anyone brave enough to challenge this bully.

“It has to be done,” officials shrug in acquies-cence, “It is the power company.” They know all too well who their master is.

Not unlike the future King David, who grasped the injustice of what was happening and picked up three smooth stones against gigantic odds, a handful of Wrightsville residents mounted a pro-test in March, in the thick of the tree trimming gone wild on the town’s picturesque Live Oak Drive. There residents strode out in defense of two trees, climbing into one, as the remaining small band milled below.

At the time, like David, it seemed almost child-ish, defying the electric company tree cutters in a desperate effort to save the splendidness of the last two full-canopied trees at the start of the street where wildlife abound and joyful wedding parties come to pose for pictures.

Is there no other way, one wonders, to save the beauty cherished by so many? Is there no way

to save the trees?The answer is there is always another way; what

is being done is the least expensive option for the utility company and the utility company rules.

The electricity can be knocked out in a storm by tree branches, that is a given. It doesn’t hap-pen that frequently, but no one desires that, least of all Duke Energy. Without all those spinning power meters the stream of dollars into Pharoah’s coffers would slow. Make no mistake; this is all about greed, money and power.

Duke Energy is the power in this state, holding everyone, including the elected officials, in an unrelenting tight-fisted grip.

Lawyered up to the gills, Duke took three weeks or longer to formulate a plan to force the town to arrest any resident who would dare to climb back into those trees on Harbor Island. Rebellion is a contagious thing, and you can bet Duke wanted to squash like an annoying bug any future tree-sitting protestor, before any further rebellion might spark elsewhere.

The residents on Live Oak are to be applauded for their act of bravery. Right now it appears things may work out for them, after Duke’s dis-appointing heavy-handed first meeting with the town to present legal ramifications, persistent resi-dents were finally granted an audience with power officials last week for two to three representatives of their street and the town manager. This dam-age control move on the part of Duke provided residents with a new level of comfort over the fate of the last two trees.

Methinks this was a pretty big deal for the suits at Duke, which cannot appear to be weak or cav-ing to the demands of outraged citizens; because, before they are done, maimed longleafs, spoiled oleanders, butchered cedars and mutilated oaks will line the roadsides from the mountains to the sea. No tree will be spared, not even the glori-ous maple. Wilmington is just one small blip on the statewide radar on the long list of trees to be “trimmed.”

In the meantime, we have treasured places like Airlie where we can go to see live oaks, oleanders, ancient cedars and longleaf pines that have not been disfigured in the name of progress.

For those without the price of admission into the verdant county park? Take heart; just last week-end, I gazed with wonder at a magnificent live oak tree shading the children’s playground in Hillcrest, grateful no power lines were near.

It is high time for the town to pull out and dust off the plan to put the power lines underground. There should be no next regularly scheduled “tree trimming” event in the town. The county and city of Wilmington should do the same.

If we let this maiming happen again, shame on us.

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the requirement they would.”Carney recalled a time when,

as a county commissioner, she received a letter from a middle school teacher who pleaded with her to help save a music program that was threated by budget cuts.

The teacher described a stu-dent on the verge of dropping out of school. He had little inter-est in his classes, but loved to sing.

“She went to the principal and got him to allow him to sing the morning announcements,” Carney said. “And he stayed in school.”

Currently North Carolina Department of Instruction data reveals only five local school districts have an arts education requirement for high school graduation: Burke County, Columbus County, Newton-Conover City, Pitt County and Rowan-Salisbury.

New Hanover County has no such requirement, but school board chairman Donald Hayes said he has no problem with the bill.

“To me it sounds good,” Hayes said. “I think the arts play a very important role in a child’s education.”

Both here and across the state, enrollment in arts courses is widespread. But proponents of the arts worry with no state requirement, course offerings could be squeezed out by bud-get cuts or simply by a greater focus on core subjects like read-ing and math.

“In some places they’re really doing great and providing stu-dents with what they need and

in other places they’re just not,” said Karen Wells, executive director of the advocacy group ARTS North Carolina.

Wells said HB 138 is not about allowing the state government to encroach on local school board authority but is “simply stating what a complete education is.”

She noted the bill is inten-tionally broad, leaving the state board of education to determine implementation, which could include courses taken outside of a school setting, such as those offered by a local museum.

The bill has so far received bipartisan support and easily passed the House by a vote of 96-21.

All of the House members in New Hanover and the surround-ing counties voted in favor of the bill, but its passage in the Senate is not yet certain.

“We do have concerns as to what the outcome will be,” Wells said.

A similar bill passed the House during the last biennium, before languishing in the Senate. Supporters are hopeful that HB 138, which is currently in the Senate Committee on Rules and Operations, won’t meet the same fate.

“The bad move is it’s sitting in Rules in the Senate, which means it probably won’t get heard,” said Rep. Susi Hamilton, D-Brunswick, New Hanover, a supporter of the bill.

But Carney said she’s optimis-tic the bill will pass in the Senate as well.

“We feel confident that we’ve got a good, flexible bill with buy-in from all stakeholders,” she said. “I feel confident this time. But I’ve been wrong before.”

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residents are now hopeful for a satisfactory outcome.

“We’re not criminals,” Cignotti said. “We’re just people who really care for our neighborhood.”

Wrightsville Beach Town Manager Tim Owens also attended the meeting. Based on assurances from Duke Energy officials, he believes the tree crews will take only the minimum necessary to protect power lines. He and Cignotti also said future meetings are possible to discuss options that could preserve the tree canopy.

The remaining two trees in the median are not as tall as some of the oaks residents think were cut back too severely. They will be

trimmed after the Azalea Festival, Cignotti said, and residents will be there to observe.

Residents of the tree-lined neighborhood were outraged by the condition of oaks after Duke crews cut them, to the extent that about a dozen of them assembled to halt pruning. The company is required to cut limbs from around transmission lines to pre-vent power failures, but residents thought crews went too far.

While residents still believe the company could take greater care with the stately trees, they came away from last week’s meeting with a sense that officials lis-tened to their concerns, said Colin Eagles, a Live Oak Drive resident who was shocked to see how the trees in front of his house were cut.

Although he and his neighbors still object to the way the cutting was done, Eagles was pleased at the power company’s willingness to send representatives to discuss the residents’ concerns.

“When all was said and done, everyone was satisfied and no one was happy,” Eagles said.

Meghan Musgrave, Duke Energy spokeswoman, said the meeting went well and residents came away with a better under-standing of the trimming process.

“While our trimming prac-tices are not always aesthetically pleasing, they were developed by arborists,” Musgrave said. The goal is to cut them so they grow away from the power lines, she said.

Going forward, residents want

a long-term resolution, preferably one that eliminates the need for extensive pruning. Some alter-natives, such as burying power lines, may be too costly to con-sider, Eagles said, but he hopes it may be possible to raise the height of the utility poles so lines rise above the green canopy.

Utility officials, town officials and Live Oak residents are plan-ning to discuss alternatives after the remaining trees are pruned. The company can study the poten-tial options and associated costs, Musgrave said.

“We will live through the cut-ting next week,” Eagles said. “We will do everything in our power to make sure that Duke upholds its end of the bargain.”email tricia@luminanews.com

which excludes Lumina II’s upper level office condominiums, and Spartina, a town-home complex currently under construction.

During an April 2 interview with Lumina News, Tomaselli said he and his partners never put the proj-ect on the market.

“We have been approached by people two or three times a year for the last 15 years,” Tomaselli said. “They called us. We never listed it.”

The team might have sold sooner, before the 2008 recession hit, Tomaselli said, adding the right buyer had not materialized.

“Burroughs and Chapin, I thought, understood the vision and the concept, the sense of place, the local orientation, the landscape,” Tomaselli said, adding, “under-stood and appreciated enough to pay the premium. Burroughs and Chapin is almost local in that they’re in Myrtle Beach.”

It is the group’s first acquisi-tion in North Carolina. It filed documents in Raleigh March 9 to conduct business as Lumina Station Commercial, LLC.

“The current management is young and bright. They get it and understand the value of local. The local merchants here, you don’t find them in the other markets. That’s why people come here,” Tomaselli said.

Short history of an idea

A Cherry Hill, N.J., native, Tomaselli had been a builder of single-family homes for 20 years in the Atlanta, Ga., market. But Atlanta outgrew its charm. He moved with his wife and two sons in 1993 to Wilmington where Tomaselli built homes in Avenel, Providence, Pine Valley and Oak Village, and was one of the original developers of Laurel Lea, he said.

He saw the Eastwood Road trailer park site as a great location: adjacent to Lions Gate and across the road from Landfall, en route to the beach. With the paving of I-40 from Raleigh, he envisioned the potential.

“The trailer park was charming, I love trailer parks,” Tomaselli said. “But its time had passed and it was time for something different.”

The property was not located in the city at the time but in New Hanover County and the governing authority would not consider multi-family, only commercial or single family. With no experience as a commercial developer, Tomaselli turned to the broker who had been selling his homes, Jim Wallace. Miller would be the builder; and they found their architect in Frank Smith.

“He was a young and up-and-coming architect and I said, ‘Frank let’s do something architecturally appropriate for this location, let’s make it pedestrian friendly, and

let’s save as many of the trees as we can,’” Tomaselli said.

The economic value associated with the Lumina name, evoking the name Lumina Pavilion, and the trolley era, were all part of the aesthetic and the brand appeal.

“Coming from a larger market, seeing that you can make the eco-nomics work if you put the time and money into the design and the landscaping, and the amenities, and the atmosphere, there’s an economic return, I think, on that investment. It may take a little lon-ger, but in the long run you’ve got something people love and appre-ciate,” Tomaselli said.

Construction began in the sum-mer of 1995 with completion in 1996. After a minor setback in the wake of Hurricane Fran, Tomaselli said, “We were open for Christmas of ’96.”

Tomaselli phased out of home-building to the primary developer of Lumina Station.

In 1999 the project won a con-textual design award from “Coastal Living.”

“When we designed Lumina II — it was designed for retail down and residential apartments and condos upstairs — we went to the governing authority and they said, ‘No, no you cannot put residences above retail, we don’t have a zon-ing for that.’ They said, ‘Well you can do offices,’” Tomaselli said. “So we said, ‘Let’s condominimize the offices — this is not part of the original plan — it’s in response to

the authorities. Fast forward 10 years, I’m working on Lumina III, which is where Spartina is. I go to the governing authority and I say we want to do three-story con-dos with parking below. They say, ‘We don’t like that. Everything’s mixed use now. We want retail on the bottom and we want residential upstairs.’”

Because of the recession, Lumina III was never leveraged, never built. The original design was a $22 million project but the banks would not loan on a large condo project. In Tomaselli’s mind, it would have been a better use of land.

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The local leaders took turns voicing opposition to the bill. The beach towns, the city and the county would all lose rev-enue should the bill become law. In 2019, the year the bill proposed the law would be fully implemented, Wrightsville Beach would lose $834,900.

“If you are a high producer… and we produce a lot, they want to take away from the producers and give it to the rural com-munities,” Blair said after the conference.

To make up the lost revenue, both Blair and town manager Tim Owens said the town would be forced to raise property taxes or cut its budget. Without taking into account county tax increases to fund various bonds, Blair said Senate Bill 369 would likely force him to raise property taxes 25 percent. That would mean an increase of $300 annually for a $1 million home.

“Every little bit counts,” Owens said during an April 2 phone interview. “$300 is a car payment.”

Blair said that kind of increase

in property tax would hurt the town’s housing market.

“Why would you want to buy a house on Wrightsville Beach and pay double your property taxes than you were the year before?” he asked.

In addition to discouraging potential property owners, Blair said the bill could impact com-mercial development because the town is less motivated to bring businesses to the beach if

it doesn’t get to keep most of the sales tax those shops generate.

He said he is loath to raise taxes after having just raised parking fees, but the other option would be severely cutting the town’s budget.

“It could hurt … things that we provide to the community,” Owens said. “It could hurt the police department, the fire department.”

If that happens, Blair said, the

town would look very different.“We can’t be a beach com-

munity with that kind of loss of services,” he said.

During the press conference, Barfield, flanked by the may-ors, said the county sent a letter to its representatives in the N.C. General Assembly stating its opposition to the bill.

“We stand united in saying ‘no’ to Senate Bill 369,” Barfield said.email emmy@luminanews.com

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Roger Shew, a geology and geography instructor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, had a more open mind. A 20-year veteran of the oil and gas industry, Shew does not necessarily oppose seismic testing or oil and gas exploration but said it is imperative that regulators do everything possible to minimize the impact of seismic blasts on ocean life.

While he disagrees with oppo-nents who suggest testing will lead to massive deaths or injuries among marine mammals, “You can’t say it’s not going to have any impact,” he said. The key, Shew said, is to take precautions to minimize the impact.

Of utmost importance, he said, is reducing redundancy by limiting the number and scope of seismic surveys of the ocean floor. State regulators have received at least four applications to conduct seis-mic tests off the North Carolina

coastline, and other companies have expressed interest.

Equipment that reduces the level and amount of sound also has shown promise, but it has not been tested on larger-scale operations such as what is being proposed off the North Carolina coastline, Shew said.

Seismic testing involves blasts of sound that many environmen-tal scientists say can be harmful to sea life if it is done without regard to migration, feeding and repro-duction patterns.

Stan Labak, an acoustic special-ist with BOEM, agreed loud and frequent blasts have the potential to injure or disrupt mammals. But he stressed his agency’s sur-veys and other studies suggest the threat is not as severe as some opponents fear.

While conceding, “mitigation is not 100 percent effective,” Labak said the bureau plans to post observers on ships to detect approaching marine life, as well as put in place other controls to pro-tect animals. He also noted while

companies may propose testing in the same areas, the agency will work with them to reduce the sort of redundancy cited by Shew.

There is enough doubt among scientists about the safety of such a program that a group of them signed a letter in March asking the Obama administration to halt oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic Coast. Among them was William McClellan, the coor-dinator of the Marine Mammal Stranding Program at UNCW.

“Our expert assessment is that

the [Interior Department’s] prem-ise is not supported by the best available science,” the letter read in part. “On the contrary, the mag-nitude of the proposed seismic activity is likely to have signifi-cant, long-lasting and widespread impacts on the reproduction and survival of fish and marine mam-mal populations in the region, including the endangered North Atlantic right whale, of which only 500 remain.”email tricia@lumina.com

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Staff photo by Emmy Errante

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jonathan Barfield, flanked by town and city leaders, speaks against a proposed bill to redistribute sales tax during an April 2 press conference at the Wilmington Fire Department Military Cutoff fire station.

Staff photo by Allison Potter

The ground level retail assets of Lumina Station’s Phase II closed for $5.826 million in a sale to Burroughs and Chapin of Myrtle Beach.

“If we didn’t have the real estate depression we would have built something like that,” Tomaselli said.

Money to develop Spartina’s new townhome design can be bor-rowed in smaller sums and paid back more quickly, he explained.

Looking back, looking ahead

“When we came out of the ground, I really didn’t know I’d be here for 20 years, but I loved it, it was fun, it was creative. Developers by their nature are optimistic and creative, and they enjoy the design process, and the teamwork, and the consen-sus building, and the challenge of the 1,000 things you need to do to go from concept to occu-pancy,” Tomaselli said.

Though the primary partner-ship has dissolved, Tomaselli and Wallace own additional land between Allens Lane and

Wrightsville Avenue, adjacent to Spartina.

“That’s a nice piece of prop-erty. We’re waiting to see what the Galleria’s going to do and once we have a sense of that we’ll probably complement it, do some-thing that works, that does not compete. They’re still working on their plans. So that’s a ways out. Spartina may be another year before it’s done. I’m a small part-ner in Spartina,” Tomaselli said.

Sue Sielecki, who has been Tomaselli’s office manager, will cross over to become Burroughs and Chapin’s property manager, and they’ll share the office they currently occupy.

“I’m not leaving,” Tomaselli said, leaning against a credenza beneath a bank of windows that look over his flagship enterprise. “I have a five-year lease on this office. I’m not going anywhere.”email marimar@luminanews.com

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Ping12th annual good Shepherd center golf tournament and games dayCountry Club of LandfallApril 13, noon, $25-$200

Registration for the event includes a cart, prac-tice range, gift bag and dinner. An optional lunch is available at 11:30 a.m. that begins Games Day, including duplicate bridge, party bridge, mahjong, pinochle and Mexican train. A silent auction, raffle and prize giveaways will be featured. Contact 910-763-4424 for more information.

History LessonWomen, the Law, and court in the Post-civil War SouthNortheast Regional LibraryApril 13, 6 p.m., free

Join Professor Angela Robbins Marritt, Ph.D, from University of North Carolina Greensboro and Salem College as she discusses the tumultuous period fol-lowing the Civil War. Dr. Marritt will discuss how Tarheel women used the legal system and new laws to protect their families and estates without a patriarchal figure. Call 910-798-6305 for details.

Turtle Timecoastal adventure SeriesFred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education CenterApril 16, 7 p.m., free

The North Carolina Coastal Federation will pres-ent a lesson about diamondback terrapins and the 2015 Terrapin Tally, an official count of the local diamondback terrapin population. Non-members may wish to bring a requested $10 donation. For additional information about the meeting email nccf@nccoast.org or call 910-509-2838.

Art of Dance14th annual arts SensationThalian HallApril 16, 8 p.m., $15

Thalian Hall presents a night of dance to support the Lower Cape Fear Hospice. Attendees will be treated to a night of performances from musicians and dancers. Music will be provided by The FROG Project and classic to contemporary dance will be choreographed by Tracey Varga, Linda Larson, Anne Firmender and Kelly Hawes. Call 910-343-3664 for more information.

By Cullen Lea, Contributing Writer

The second annual Wilmington Fashion Week (WFW) concluded Saturday, April 4 with its Designer Showcase at the Wilmington Convention Center. Models, designers, media and more

filled the exhibit hall for the meeting and melding of one of Wilmington’s untapped art communities.

“It feels so great to create something with staying power,” co-founder Khalilah Olokunola said. “This year has been so great because we worked smarter. You have to have teamwork to make the dream work.”

Founders TJ Dunn and Olokunola were experienced in the fashion show world, visiting New York and Charleston Fashion Weeks. Through their involve-ment they gleaned ideas for what would be right for Wilmington.

“I’ve taken tips from other shows in Brooklyn, Charleston and New York,” Olokunola said. “I learned

that it’s mostly trial and error. But by communicating with coordinators from those events we have avoided some potential mistakes.”

After its inaugural year, both knew they had something special. They also knew it had to become bigger in scope.

“We were sold out across the board and had to turn people away,” Dunn said. “Also, we couldn’t show all of our designers due to limitations on time. I knew we had to grow.”

Growing meant breaking down barriers between industries to allow the event to materialize. Dunn and Olokunola sat down with various sponsors in the boating and automo-tive industry. They even developed ideas for a short film with Cucalorus and Freaker USA. The two met with designers to ask for feedback about how to improve their show. Five months of preparation turned into nearly one year of work.

“I’m a cautious person by my nature,” Dunn said. “I knew that we had to work smarter and harder. We had to execute this with excellence.”

As development progressed, so did anxiety levels amongst the team.

“I was nervous the entire time, even to the conclu-sion tonight,” Olokunola said. “Of course, if you aren’t nervous, then something isn’t right.”

Dunn and company spent hours coordinating vol-unteers and sponsors.

“Stretching volunteers and scheduling sponsors is a huge challenge,” Dunn said. “We wanted to make sure that they feel appreciated. Without them, this wouldn’t be possible.”

Volunteers like Anna Hogelin stepped up to become the designer showcase director for one of the week’s most important events.

“I’ve never done anything like this in my life,” Hogelin said. “I wanted to cry when it was over; I was so happy and relieved.”

Hogelin spent time with volunteers and the team to narrow the designer list down to six. Social network-ing platforms Facebook and Instagram helped boost the search.

“It was a team effort finding these designers,” Hogelin said. “I created my own system on prior experience and help from local stores.”

The designers were Crespo, Rove and Roam, Ximena Garcia, Koko Nanga, Dani Oliva and Formation Design Studio.

“We have designers from Raleigh, Charlotte and Wilmington,” Hogelin said. “In just one year we’ve gotten designers from all over the state.”

All artists presented their portfolios for a judge panel consisting of Natalie Lentz, event coordinator for Cucalorus; Lucy Cherry, owner of Lulu Balou Boutique; Sarah Murphy, co-anchor of WWAY’s Good Morning Carolina; and Rhonda Bellamy, execu-tive director of the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County.

Ximena Garcia won the designer of the year award despite initially volunteering to help with make-up for the event. Once she applied to work on make-up, her designs were discovered and she was accepted into the showcase.

“I just graduated from Meredith College where I studied fashion design,” Garcia said. “I presented my senior portfolio. This event brought me back to life.”

Model of the year was awarded to Lindsey Carrier. Best in show was given to Hallelu Boutique.

WFW also benefitted the afterschool program DREAMS of Wilmington, which provides art programming for children ages 8-18. In a special presentation, students from DREAMS walked their designs down the runway. They were met with a standing ovation.

“Seeing the DREAMS kids walk the runway was something special,” Olokunola said. “We wanted to break barriers and celebrate the community. You have neighbors, boutiques, make-up artists and models all working together.”

The event seems to nix the usual stigma of com-petiveness in the fashion world. People are happy to have found an outlet where they can celebrate something they enjoy together.

“People don’t have an opportunity to show their talent until now,” Alex Babain, communications director, said. “There is a lot of talent in this town and this is an outlet.”

Above: Event co-founder TJ Dunn speaks to guests at a Wilmington Fashion Week runway show Friday, April 3 at the Wilmington Convention Center. Right: Models get ready back-stage. Below: Jessie Penner models an ensemble by Aqua Fedora.

Supplied iPhone photo courtesy of Matthew Ray/M. Ray Photography

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Steamroller print festival to leave big markBy Pam CreechContributing Writer

Regional professional artists, art students and teachers will create large-scale prints April 18 using an unexpected method: the street and a 2-ton construction paving roller.

Artists will bring 14 4-foot by 6-foot hand-carved wooden printing blocks to the parking

lot of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building for the second annual Print Big! Steamroller Print Festival. The blocks will be covered with black ink, and a white muslin sheet will be laid over them before they are pressed with the paving roller.

Shannon Bourne, Print Big’s organizer, said printing will take place all day.

“It’s a really hands-on process. It’s fun — people get dirty and inky. We provide all the ink,” Bourne said.

The work of the Full Belly Project, a nonprofit organization that aims to eradicate poverty in developing nations by providing agricultural devices, such as solar panels and water pumps, inspired this year’s block print designs.

“One of our goals was to tie in a theme with a nonprofit that’s doing amazing work,” Bourne said.

The size of the wood block and the theme of the festival were the artists’ only restrictions.

“They could work vertically or horizontally; they could have a free-for-all,” Bourne said.

The 2014 event, which featured river-themed prints, supported Cape Fear River Watch.

“This is our second year at UNCW,” Bourne said. Previously, the event was hosted near the Carolina Beach Boardwalk.

Bourne, who earned her bach-elor of fine arts degree from UNCW, is excited about host-ing the party at the Cultural Arts Building.

“It’s nice to come back to your alma mater and bring some fun events,” she said. Bourne is a studio artist and part-time

instructor at UNCW. “This semester, I teach ceramics

and 2-D art,” she said. However, Bourne identifies herself as a printmaker.

Print Big’s featured artists are all based out of North Carolina.

“Two instructors from Cape Fear Community College will be there,” Bourne said. Southeastern Community College, the University of North Carolina Greensboro, the University of North Carolina Pembroke and UNCW will also be represented along with eight Wilmington artists including Ben Billingsley, Stephen Bode, Jeremy Millard, Rob Pleasants, Michael Van Hout, Brandon Guthr ie , Chr i s Thomas , September Krueger, Aubrey H e d r i c k , L i z H a r m a n , Frank Nye and Chris Topher.

Bourne hopes to see an increase in attendance from the 2014 event.

“Last year, we started small to test out the new location,” she said. “This year, we’ll be selling T-shirts, food and drinks.”

Spectators can make their own small prints for $1 each.

“Children can definitely do it, too. We love to get spectators involved,” Bourne said. Children will print their own monster by selecting three linoleum tiles — a head, a body and a pair of legs.

“You can assemble your own monster, ink him and print him,” Bourne said.

Onlookers are free to come and go as they please throughout the seven-hour festival.

“There will be signs on campus directing people where to go,” Bourne said.

The Print Big! Steamroller Print Festival is free to the public and will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 18 behind the UNCW Cultural Arts Building.

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Rex Miller, from left, Johnnie Ashe and Lenny Simpson gather during a fundraising luncheon for the One Love tennis program Thursday, April 2 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Filmmaker Rex Miller presented excerpts from his documentary about Althea Gibson, “Althea,” followed by comments from keynote speaker Johnnie Ashe, brother of tennis legend Arthur Ashe. Simpson is the founder of the One Love program, a nonprofit offering tennis lessons to youth in the Wilmington area. ~ Allison Potter

Supplied photos by Shannon Bourne

Above left: Participants in the 2014 Print Big! Steamroller Print Festival ink 4-foot by 6-foot carved wood blocks in preparation for printing. Above: Paving equipment is used to press an inked carved wood block onto a mus-lin sheet. Below: Finished prints dry in the sun.

The Town of Wrightsville Beach will be holding a FREE clean yard waste disposal day for the Residents/Businesses of Wrightsville Beach. In order to participate in the drop-off event, vehicles must have either a Town decal or display a Wrightsville Beach resident parking pass, or owner-provided utility bill. Vehicles will enter the checkpoint opening to the post and rope area to drop off acceptable items for disposal; items must conform to the list in order to be accepted.

• Grass, leaves and other loose items shall be placed in heavy PAPER refuse bags.

• Plastic bags will have to be opened and contents removed for acceptance for disposal.

• Tree limbs and other similar materials for collection shall be cut in four- to five-foot lengths, with protruding branches trimmed down.

• Absolutely no trash can be mixed with yard waste (i.e. drink bottles, candy wrappers etc.).

• Only yard waste will be accepted. No wood boards or manufactured wood products.

Location: municipal Complex — across from old Fire station; 10 seawater lane date: saturday, april 11, 2015 time: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Spring 2015 FrEE clean yard Waste disposal day

“It’s a really hands-on process. It’s fun —

people get dirty and inky. We provide

all the ink.”

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Now open for lunch and dinner seven days a weekwith new Spring Menus

• Every Tuesday all bottles of wine are half price.

• Wednesdays half price craft drafts and Crab Nachoes.

• Half off all apps from 5-7 Thursdays

• We have same-day appointments

• We are accepting new patients• We offer lifetime care from

infant to geriatric

Peter G. Kramer, DOBoard Certified Family Medicine

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Learning Express and PT’s Grill

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2015 Azalea Festival Calendar of EventsVisiting ShipsThursday, April 9-Sunday, April 12Cape Fear Riverside, downtown Wilmington

Experience a variety of ships docked along the Cape Fear River. Admission fees may vary

Queen’s coronationWednesday, April 8, 3 p.m. Wilmington Convention Center Grand LawnFree admission

cole Bros. circus*Thursday, April 9, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.Friday, April 10, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 11, 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.Sunday, April 12, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.Wilmington International Airport

Be amazed by daring feats and exotic animals in this action-filled, two-hour performance.Tickets: $20, $25, $28

alan Jackson’s 25th anniversary “Keepin’ it country” tour *Thursday April 9, 8 p.m.Main Stage, CFCC, 411 N. Front Street, downtown Wilmington

Iconic country singer and songwriter Alan Jackson will play hits from his 25-year repertoire. The outdoor venue is standing room only. Chairs will be available for purchase; food and beverage will be available for cash purchase only. Visit www.ncazaleafestival.org for complete venue rules. Tickets: $49.50

annual Juried Spring art Show and SaleFriday, April 10, 10 a.m to 5 p.m.Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, April 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center120 S. Second St.

Juried, and judged by Dan Beck, this exhibition and sale features fine art and fine craft created by more than 100 artists from North Carolina and across the United States.

cape Fear garden club’s 62nd annual azalea garden tour ribbon cutting*Friday, April 10

Parking for the Ribbon Cutting is only available at Legion Stadium, 2149 Carolina Beach Road. Free round-trip bus service from Legion Stadium to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, where the ceremony will take place, is available from 8:30 a.m. to noon. No parking is available at the amphitheaterAzalea Garden Tour ticket required for admission.

62nd annual azalea garden tour*Friday-Sunday, April 10-12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.From the River to the Sea

Stroll through some of Wilmington’s finest yards and gardens during this self-guided tour, one of the South’s longest-running and most-loved springtime cavalcades.Tickets: $25

Street FairFriday, April 10, 6-10 p.m.Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Fireworks, Saturday, April 11, 9 p.m.Sunday, April 12, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Water, Front and Market streets, downtown Wilmington

This free, family event features more than 330 arts and craft vendors, 40 food vendors, four stages, a children’s area and a whole lot of fun.

nelly*Friday, April 10, 8 p.m.Main Stage, CFCC, 411 N. Front St., downtown Wilmington

The superstar rapper, singer, songwriter, designer and actor will perform some of the catchiest hits of this generation. The outdoor venue is standing room only. Chairs will be available for purchase; food and beverage will be available for cash pur-chase only. Visit www.ncazaleafestival.org for com-plete venue rules. Tickets $35

ParadeSaturday, April 11, 9:30-11:30 a.m.Downtown WilmingtonViewing area: between Market and Bladen streetsBleacher seating: Third Street between Grace and Chestnut and on Market Street

The 2015 parade begins and ends with new times and follows a new route, returning to its historic roots beginning at the south end of downtown and traveling north along Third Street. Concession stands and restrooms will also be available in and near the seating areas. Enjoy this Azalea Festival classic, featuring oversized character balloons, floats, bands, marching units and more.

coin ShowSaturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Sunday, April 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.The Elks Lodge on Oleander Drive

Children are given free foreign coins to learn about currency and foreign countries. More than 30 deal-ers from several surrounding states are on hand to appraise, buy, sell and trade coins, currency and other numismatic items.Free admission

Historic Home tour ribbon cutting*Saturday, April 11, 12:30 p.m.MacRae-Willard House520 Orange St.

Enjoy free ice cream from Dairy Queen during the ribbon-cutting.Historic Home Tour ticket required for admission.

Historic Home tour Saturday, April 11, 1-6 p.m.Sunday, April 12, 1-5 p.m.Various locations

Get a special peek inside Wilmington’s irreplace-able historic homes, with proceeds benefiting the Historic Wilmington Foundation. Since 1966, the

foundation has protected and preserved the irre-placeable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region, successfully saving more than 200 historic properties from demolition.Tickets $30

amateur Boxing tournamentSaturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, 2-6 p.m.Schwartz Center, Cape Fear Community College

Attend a showcase of some of the finest boxers from the national and international levels of competition.Free 

*Ticketed event. Visit www.ncazaleafestival.org for admission information.

Staff photo by Allison Potter

Wrightsville Beach resident Shelby Esinhart will be one of the Azalea Belles greeting visitors at the Cape Fear Garden Club’s 2015 Azalea Garden Tour April 10-12.

Lumina News file photo

People fill Water Street in downtown Wilmington for the North Carolina Azalea Festival Street Fair pictured here on April 13, 2014.

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CLassifiedClassified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-256-6569 ext 100 • classifieds@luminanews.com

The Good News

April 5, 2015, 6:05 p.m.Forgive

My kingdom is at your feet if only you ask Me to forgiveAll your trespasses and bless your walk a new life to live Ask it in My name and whatever troubles you put asideYour life and heart are open to Me and evil cannot resideMy will in your life will be done if you also forgive yourselfAnd place your hard days full of trouble upon the shelfWhere you leave your past and take up your new walkThose who know who you were will now have something

new to talkTo the heavens about, the change you received when you

did forgiveYourself and those around you for you have a new message

to giveThat this day is special and all those that follow will be tooMy love will flow through you in all that you will doSurrender to Jesus My Son upon His life all forgiveness liesLook to the heavens and the grace and glory given to you to

help you surviveThe trespasses placed against you that you must forgive

tonightWill secure your future and remove the temptations to your

delight

carL WatErSH2oLivingAll evil will not have access to you now or forevermoreFor you live now and forevermore in My kingdom for sure

(Mat 6:9 - 15 NIV) 9 - After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 - Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 - Give us this day our daily bread. 12 - And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 - And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 - For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 - But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

(Mat 9:6 NRSV) But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— he then said to the paralytic —” Stand up, take your bed and go to your home.”

(Mark 11:25 NRSV) “Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.”

(Luke 23:34 NRSV) Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing.

April 9UNDERSTANDING GOD’S WORD

Luke 8:12, “Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”

LUKE 8:4-13The first type of person Jesus describes is someone who doesn’t

understand God’s Word (Mt. 13:19). Before God’s Word can pen-etrate your heart, you have to understand (not comprehend) what it’s saying. If the Word isn’t understood, then it will be like seed scattered on top of hard-packed ground (the wayside). The birds will eat the seed and there will be no fruit.

Mark 4:15 and Luke 8:12, make it clear that these birds represent Satan, and Mark says the devil comes immediately to steal away the Word. Satan did not have direct access to the Word in any of the other heart-types which Jesus described. Satan cannot steal the Word

from us if we will hide it in our hearts (Ps. 119:11). This first type of person simply heard the Word but didn’t receive it. He never applied it to his life, so he lost it.

Notice that Luke links belief and salvation with the Word being sown in our hearts in the same way as Romans 10:14-17. If there is no Word, there cannot be any belief or salvation (I Pet. 1:23). We must preach the Word — not just morality or social issues.

Luke’s use of the word “saved” could include, but is not necessarily limited to, forgiveness of sins. Salvation includes much more than forgiveness of sins. This verse could describe a person who didn’t receive the Word and, therefore, was eternally damned. It could also be describing a Christian who simply doesn’t receive the Word in a certain area of his life and therefore doesn’t experience the victory that Jesus provided for him. Are you experiencing His victory in your life?

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church Services NEAR THE BEACH

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

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

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

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

Nursery provided

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

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

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCHKeith Louthan, church pastor

601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682Traditional Service: 9-10 a.m.Sunday School: 10:10-11 a.m.

Celebration Services: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHBob Bauman, senior pastor

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

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCHFather Joe Vetter

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

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

Thursday noon followed by Eucharistic Adoration

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane

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

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

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

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

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

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATIONCongregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky

7957 Market St.Wilmington, N.C. 28411

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

noticE oF ForEcLoSurE SaLE

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by ted nobles, Jr. to Trste, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of January, 2005, and recorded in Book 4646, Page 814, in New Hanover County Regis-try, North Carolina, default hav-ing been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the under-signed, Substitute Trustee Servic-es, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebt-edness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the court-house door in the City of Wilming-ton, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the customary loca-tion designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 14, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 5, Block 6 of Wood-

lawn Subdivision as the same is shown on a map of same duly recorded in Map Book 4 at Page 19 of the New Hanover Coun-ty Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more par-ticular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 517 Woodlawn avenue, Wilm-ington, 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 pur-chased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dol-lars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursu-ant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and con-veyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Nei-ther the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representa-tive of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any rep-resentation or warranty relat-

ing to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities aris-ing out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this prop-erty is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

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

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

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rent-al agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,

2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rent-al agreement upon 10 days’ writ-ten notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com

Case No: 1153185 (FC.FAY)April 2 and 9, 2015

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Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Brian E gray and margarette delgado, dated February 10, 2006 and recorded on February 10, 2006 in Book No. 4977 at Page 869 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Caro-lina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipula-tions and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auc-tion, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilmington, North Carolina on April 15, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improve-ments thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilm-

ington, County of New Hanover, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. address of property: 719 glen-arthur drive, Wilmington, nc 28412. Tax Parcel ID: R08205-011-006-000 Present Record Owners: Margarette Delgado. The terms of the sale are that the real prop-erty 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 success-ful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of recording the Trustee’s Deed. The real property herein-above described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the pur-chaser is the return of the deposit.

Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. In either event the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney or the Trustee. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the ten-ant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termina-tion. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants

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at Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.

rogers townsend & thomas, Pc, Substitute Trustee (803)744-4444, 113087-01574 P1135698 4/2, 04/09/2015

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Walter Lee crouch, Jr. and melinda H. crouch to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of July, 2004, and recorded in Book 4435, Page 25, and Modification in Book 5523, Page 2815, in New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru-ment duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, or the cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 14, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-lowing real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particu-larly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 2 as shown on a plat thereof entitled “Map Of Divi-sion Of Property For W. Lee Crouch, Jr.”, dated August 13, 1997, pre-pared by Sherwin D. Cribb, N.C. Registered Land Surveyor and recorded in Map Book 37 at Page 158 of the New Hanover County Registry, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more par-ticular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4 island drive, Wrightsville 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 Dol-lars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1).

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

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

An order for possession of the property may be issued 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 rent-al agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon ter-mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEP.O. Box 1028

4317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1141905 (FC.FAY)April 2 and 9, 2015

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noticE oF ForEcLoSurE SaLE

nortH caroLina, nEW HanoVEr county

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Timo-thy Rooney and Megan Rooney to Fidelity National Title Insurance Co of New York, Trustee(s), which was dated October 30, 2006 and recorded on October 30, 2006 in Book 5098 at Page 2901, New Hanover County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substi-tuted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and custom-ary location at the county court-house for conducting the sale on April 21, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

Being all of Lot 7G, Phase 2, Wilshire Townhomes, as shown upon plat thereof recorded in Map Book 49, Page 300, New Hanover County Registry, reference to said map being hereby made for a more particular description.

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

Said property is commonly known as 993 downey Branch Lane, Wilmington, nc 28403.

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

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

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 prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, termi-nate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the land-lord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agree-ment prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any rea-son, the sole remedy of the pur-chaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to con-vey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy peti-tion prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.Trustee Services of Carolina, LLCSubstitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLcattorneys for trustee Services of carolina, LLc5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 14-05097-FC01April 9 and 16, 2015

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nortH caroLina, nEW HanoVEr county

Under and by virtue of a Power

of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Wil-liam Paul Hewett and Janet B. Hewett to Financial Title Compa-ny, Trustee(s), which was dated June 24, 2004 and recorded on July 30, 2004 in Book 4432 at Page 450, New Hanover County Regis-try, 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 substi-tuted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Sub-stitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and custom-ary location at the county court-house for conducting the sale on April 21, 2015 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in New Hanover County, North Carolina, to wit:

BEING ALL OF LOT 207, SECTION 4, OF ECHO FARMS SUBDIVISION AS THE SAME IS SHOWN ON A MAP THEREOF DULY RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 16, AT PAGE 13, IN THE NEW HANOVER COUNTY REG-ISTRY, REFERENCE TO WHICH IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COM-PLETE DESCRIPTION.

SOURCE OF TITLE: BOOK 1346, PAGE 1933 (RECORDED 10/18/86)

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

Said property is commonly known as 3935 appleton Way, Wilmington, nc 28412.

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

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

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 prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, termi-nate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the land-lord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agree-ment prorated to the effective date of the termination.

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

Trustee Services of Carolina, LLCSubstitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLcattorneys for trustee Services of carolina, LLc5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 08-14297-FC02April 9 and 16, 2015

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Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Lisa m. Engel-mann and robert Engelmann, dated October 12, 2012 and recorded on October 22, 2012 in Book No. 5681 at Page 2304 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebted-

ness secured thereby and failure to carry out and perform the stipu-lations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trust-ee 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 April 22, 2015 at 11:00 AM that parcel of land, including improve-ments 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: 303 Embassy cir-cle, Wilmington, nc 28412. Tax Parcel ID: R07012-001-007-000 Present Record Owners: Lisa M. Engelmann and Robert Engel-mann. The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbe-fore 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 certi-fied funds at the time of the sale. The successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax and costs of record-ing the Trustee’s Deed. The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale “AS IS, WHERE IS” and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property or the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Furthermore, if the valid-ity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in its sole discre-tion, 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 proper-ty 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 ter-mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated 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 pursu-ant 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, 113081-06426 P1137411 4/9, 04/16/2015

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Valerie cole-man-rose to Fuss and Fairley, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of July, 2004, and recorded in Book 4423, Page 741, in New Hanover County Registry, North Caroli-na, default having been made in the payment of the note there-by secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Sub-stitute Trustee Services, Inc. hav-ing been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instru-ment duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evi-dencing said indebtedness 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 cus-tomary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 12:00 PM on April 21, 2015 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the fol-lowing real estate situated in the County of New Hanover, North Carolina, and being more particu-larly described as follows:

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 Hanover County Registry, reference to which is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located there-on; said property being located at 1600 Basset court, Wilming-ton, north carolina.

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

Should the property be purchased

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

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

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

An order for possession of the property may be issued 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 rent-al agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon ter-mination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date of the termination.

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

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC.SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEEP.O. Box 10284317 Ramsey StreetFayetteville, North Carolina 28311https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.comCase No: 1125377 (FC.FAY)April 9 and 16, 2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Administrator of the Estate of Ernest L. Spear Jr., of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons hav-ing claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 19th day of June 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 19th day of March 2015.Steven S. Spear, Administrator1100 Aloha Ln Wilmington, NC 28403 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9/2015

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The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of rufus adolphus Pool, iii aka r.a. Pool, iii of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 26th day of June 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This is the 26th day of March 2015.Murray P. Pool, Sr. ExecutorPO Box 1667Wrightsville Beach, NC 284803/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16/2015

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Having qualified as EXECUTOR of the Estate of JanE L. KnigHt, deceased, of New Hanover Coun-ty, North Carolina, the under-signed does hereby give notice to all persons, firms or corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them by giving evidence of same to the under-signed on or before the 30th day of June, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to the deceased or said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This, the 26th day of March, 2015GENE R. KNIGHT, JR., Executorof the Estate of JANE L. KNIGHTc/oPAUL A. NEWTON, ATTORNEY107 N. 2nd Street, Suite CWilmington, North Carolina 2840103/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16/2015

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Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of david a. akerhielm, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor-porations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before June 26, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 26th day of March 2015.Betsy C. Akerhielm8416 Fazio Drive Wilmington, NC 28411W. Talmage JonesHogue Hill, LLPAttorneys at Law P.O. Box 2178Wilmington, NC 2840203/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16/2015

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Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of thorveld ray torg-ersen, late of Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby noti-fy all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them in care of the undersigned at 1707 Bellevue Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405, on or before June 25, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the under-signed.

This the 26th day of March, 20156Margaret Diane Torgersen, Execu-trix of the Estate of Thorveld Ray TorgersenDouglas A Fox, Attorney, YOW, FOX & MANNEN, LLP102 N. 5TH Ave. Wilmington, NC 284013/26, 4/2, 4/9 AND 4/16/2015.

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All persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of annabel d. Ellis, deceased, are notified to present the same to the personal representative listed below on or before July 1, 2015 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All debtors of the said estate are asked to make immedi-ate payment. This the 2nd day of April, 2015.

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

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

This is the 2nd day of April 2015.

Teresa R. Hairston, Executrix1830 Birmingham DriveHillsborough, NC 272784/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23/2015

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

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

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

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

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

6525 Hollow Oak DriveMint Hill, North Carolina 28227This the 9th day of April, 2015.Pamela L. Eggleston, Executrix of the Estate of Frances P. Lewis6525 Hollow Oak DriveMint Hill, N. C. 28227The MacDonald Law Firm, PLLC 1508 Military Cutoff Rd., Ste. 102Wilmington, NC 28403 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30/2015

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divorce complaint to: Leroy Kemp

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

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

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

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Colorful 5k celebrates Big Buddy ProgramBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

A running race around Mayfaire Town Center April 4 simultane-ously kicked off Easter weekend and Azalea Festival week with color and enthusiasm despite the overcast, threatening skies.

Around 100 participants, many dressed in bright clothing and several sporting pink hair dye, lined up for the sixth annual Azalea Festival Big Buddy 5k. The Easter Bunny, carrying a basket of eggs for the children, signaled the start of the race while three Azalea Belles in col-orful gowns cheered the runners on.

The event also included a 10k and a fun walk. Race director Annie Anthony said the race drew around 130 participants in all and raised about $1,500 for Cape Fear Volunteer Center’s Big Buddy Program, which matches at-risk children with

volunteer mentors.Several big buddies and lit-

tle buddy pairs raced in the 5k together, although not necessarily side-by-side.

“She’s faster than me,” big buddy volunteer Amber Scutt said of her little buddy, Kahleah Richardson. The two stood near the finish line after finishing the 5k, shouting encouragement to the other runners.

The Big Buddy Program hosts events every month for all the pairs as well as any unmatched volunteers or little buddies. Outside those events, Scutt said she spends time with Richardson doing a wide variety of activities.

“We try to do something once a week,” she said. “We just saw ‘Sweeney Todd,’ we’ve gone to the movies, we do a lot of arts and crafts, and art shows.”

The relationship between a big buddy and a little buddy can be that of a mentor, a friend or a sib-ling. For 22-year-old Shawnett

Moulton and her little buddy, 9-year-old Navi Williams, it appeared to be a combination of all three.

Moulton, an intern with the program, volunteered to hand out water bottles at the finish line. Since she had to arrive at 6 a.m., she told Williams she would pick her up to go ice skating when the race was over.

“And she was like, ‘Can I go with you?’” Moulton said. “I was like, ‘Six in the morning and you want to get up?’ But she got up. … We’re still going to go skat-ing, though, she won’t leave me alone about skating.”

Moulton said she and Williams were matched Nov. 11. She went through the application process to be a big buddy and came across Williams’ little buddy profile.

“She had on a cheerleading outfit, and I was a cheerleading coach at the time. … She was an only child, and I was like, ‘Yep, that’s mine,’ because I was

an only child,” Moulton said. “That’s how we try to match you, if you have similar interests and stuff like that.”

On top of going ice skat-ing and bowling, Moulton and Williams do everyday activities like shopping, cooking and bak-ing. Moulton said she recently showed Williams how to make her spicy chicken and rice recipe and the two baked bunny cup-cakes for Easter.

And like many sisterly relation-ships, in addition to sharing time together Moulton said they share shoes.

“She can fit in my stilettos,” Moulton said. “She walks around my house with my shoes on, she stole a pair of them yesterday.”

“I did not steal, you said I could take them!” Williams cried out, bounding over.

“She took a pair of my stilet-tos,” Moulton corrected, smiling.email emmy@luminanews.com

April fishing literally heating up

Hook, Line & Sinker

By Skylar Walters

Local rugby team takes on rival in playoffsBy Emmy ErranteStaff Writer

For the first time in six years, the Cape Fear Rugby Club has earned a spot in conference play-offs against the only rival team it failed to defeat during its regular season.

The game kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at the home field, FlyTrap Downs in

downtown Wilmington. Captain Jason Gruner said he expects the spring weather and Azalea Festival weekend to attract a decent number of spectators.

“I think it’s a great opportunity to watch a full contact sport; foot-ball season isn’t in right now,” he said. “I’ve yet to have some-body come out and not enjoy it. They might not really understand everything but … it’s just a good family atmosphere out there.”

The team, which consists of around 30 men ranging in age from 19 to their early 40s and hailing from as far away as South Africa, will take on Columbia, S.C. During two regular season matches against Columbia, Cape Fear tied and lost by one — the team’s only loss of the season.

“It’s a revenge game for us,”

Gruner said. “We’re looking to take advantage of that and … hopefully win big.”

After two close games, the teams know each other’s strengths and weaknesses, Gruner said. In recent weeks his team has been practicing and strategizing with this game and this team in mind.

“We know what we need to do to stop them on defense,” he said. “We feel like there are some opportunities for us to exploit some positions on their side of the field.”

If Cape Fear wins its playoff game, Gruner said, it will likely travel to Chapel Hill for the con-ference championship. The team has the opportunity, if it contin-ues to win, to advance to the East Coast championship and then the national championship in Colorado. Gruner said despite the physicality of the sport, it is the team’s mentality that makes it successful.

“It sounds kind of cheesy but the idea that the team is a family … just knowing the other guys on the field truly have your back … makes such a difference,” he said.email emmy@luminanews.com

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

4/9 thu 04:16 am -0.2 l 10:24 am 3.42 h 04:30 pm -0.16 l 10:55 pm 3.68 h

4/10 Fri 04:54 am -0.03 l 11:02 am 3.28 h 05:03 pm -0.04 l 11:36 pm 3.66 h

4/11 sat 05:36 am 0.14 l 11:43 am 3.17 h 05:42 pm 0.08 l

4/12 sun 12:21 am 3.67 h 06:31 am 0.3 l 12:28 pm 3.1 h 06:36 pm 0.17 l

4/13 mon 01:09 am 3.71 h 07:39 am 0.35 l 01:19 pm 3.08 h 07:49 pm 0.16 l

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4/15 wed 03:06 am 3.88 h 09:49 am 0.02 l 03:25 pm 3.29 h 10:05 pm -0.25 l

The fishing in the beginning of April has started as normal but in some aspects it’s started even better than expected. Water temperatures are reading in the lower 60s and climbing daily, with the last report settling on 61. Other than a few cool nights, which is always a possibility, the days are staying warm and sunny, only helping those water temperatures to rise. And now reports of the first bluefish of the season along the area beaches are trickling in, a good sign indeed!

When bluefish start showing up, it often means that other spe-cies are not far behind, and while the blues can become a nuisance sometimes, they have saved many a fishing trip when noth-ing else was biting. Bluefish are very tasty if fixed fresh within a day or two of the catch and their arrival is a sure sign that spring has sprung! The piers have been reporting some blues coming from Got-Cha Plugs jigged just outside the breakers, while those fishing from the surf have man-aged some fish on both spoons and natural baits.

Also along the surf line, anglers are reporting a wide variety of bottom dwellers, including Virginia mullet and blowfish, both of which are prized table fare and often sought after by local fisher-men. Fresh shrimp soaked on the bottom is the bait choice of most, and finding the deeper holes along the shore from both surf and the piers will help your

cause. Red drum are also being reported in the surf and while shrimp will tempt them, larger offerings such as cut bait will be more welcomed. Larger soft artificial baits have also worked well the past week.

Inshore, the red drum and speckled trout fishing has con-tinued to pick up. Areas around Surf City, Topsail Beach and also the lower Cape Fear River have reported increasing catches the past week. Artificial baits are the go-to and anything with scent will help your cause. Soft baits are working better but hard swimming baits will also entice some strikes.

Offshore, while ocean con-ditions have not been prefect, there have been a few oppor-tunities for boats to venture to the blue water. The area around the Same Ole seems to have produced the best lately, with reports of wahoo, some tuna and a few dolphin. As condi-tions improve, the Gulf Stream fishing should do the same. Bottom fishermen have found some decent fishing in depths around 100 feet for black sea bass, trigger fish and snapper.

As waters continue to warm, the fishing should really start picking up the next few weeks. Make sure your tackle box is stocked and you’re ready to go. There’s no telling when that day will come that you’re get-ting phone calls saying the fish are really biting, and you defi-nitely don’t want to get caught unprepared.

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Runners compete in the sixth annual Azalea Festival 5K Saturday, April 4 in Mayfaire Town Center.

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