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Wrightsville Beach voters to pick new mayor in Tuesday electionDeGroote, Partin running for aldermen unopposed

With the choice between a fresh voice promising change and an experienced board mem-ber touting the town’s record, Wrightsville Beach voters will elect a new mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 5, while two new mem-bers will join the town’s board of aldermen.

Darryl Mills, who has won two four-year terms as an alderman and currently serves as the mayor pro tem, will run for a two-year mayoral term, seeking to replace the outgoing Bill Blair, who is not seeking re-election after six years as the mayor of Wrightsville Beach. Mills is being challenged for the role by Greg Buscemi, a local attorney and political new-comer who is seeking his first elected position.

Both Jeff DeGroote, owner of a local surf shop, and Zeke Partin, a retired accountant, will move from the planning board to the board of aldermen, as both run unopposed for two open board seats, as alderman Elizabeth King isn’t seeking re-election.

In an August interview, Mills said his focus for the town was to continue improving its infra-structure and boosting its savings for beach sand funding and hur-ricane preparedness. He said his primary goal as mayor would be to continue progress on upgrad-ing the town’s outdated water and sewer system, as well as keep-ing streets paved and in good

condition.One of the accomplishments

that Mills touted during his ten-ure on the board of aldermen was the building of a sizeable reserve fund, some of which could be used to provide a local match for federal or state beach renour-i s h m e n t f u n d i n g , without rais-ing taxes on local resi-dents. With $10 million in the gen-eral fund, about $5 million so far is set aside for a “sand fund” for beach renourishment.

Buscemi said he had some concerns about how the town is operated, noting that there could be efforts to make the beach more accomodating. Some of Buscemi’s issues included exploring affordable parking options, improving public trans-portation options, opening more access to the beach and reducing traffic.

Buscemi said that the board has applied unequal, arbitrary, and ethically questionable decisions in public matters affecting resi-dents, property owners, and local businesses. Most notably, Busemi said that the town should end its efforts to challenge the zoning

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questioned whether the town pays too much to contract Lanier Parking to enforce the town’s $3 an hour parking rate and why the town hasn’t adopted curbside recycling.

Mills objected to the idea that there was any unfairness in the town, including towards any spe-cific businesses or individuals. Mills further went on to support the town’s current parking rate of $3 an hour and $17 a day, which he voted for before the start of

the season. Mills, a lawyer operating a pri-

vate practice, was first elected to the Wrightsville Beach Board of Aldermen in 2011 and re-elected in 2015. Prior to his election as an alderman, Mills served on the town’s planning board. He is also a member of the executive board of the Cape Fear Boy Scouts and a member of the board of direc-tors for Cape Fear Hospice.

A native of Pennsylvania, Buscemi moved to the area to attend University of North Carolina in Wilmington before receiving his law degree from Wake Forest School of Law. In 2015, Buscemi joined Shipman & Wright, LLP law firm, before opening Buscemi Law, PLLC. He lives on the South End with his dog Kona.

Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Wrightsville Beach voting booths are at the Fran Russ Center at 4 Fran Russ Drive, behind town hall. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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Lumina News owner faces drug charges after weekend arrestBy Sherri RobinsonContributing Writer

Lumina News owner and pub-lisher Terry Lane was arrested on drug charges l a s t weekend in Wilmington. Lane faces the cocaine-related charges a f te r being arrested on the 500-block of S. 9th Street at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25.

Court records show that Lane was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell or distribute a schedule II

controlled substance, posses-sion of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park, maintain vehicle for a con-trolled substance, possession

of drug parapher-nalia, possession o f mar i juana parapherna l ia and expired tags. He was released Friday after meet-ing a $10,000 bond.

“ U p o n t h e advice of my attorney

Bruce Mason, I cannot com-ment at this moment, but plan to after the conclusion of this case,” Lane said.

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Wrghtsville Beach ABC Store closes; temporary location to be opened

The Wrightsville Beach ABC Store, located at 6730 Wrightsville Avenue, closed on Saturday, October 26 for several weeks in order to move the store’s inventory into a temporary location at 7041 Wrightsville Avenue. The store will reopen after the temporary space is retrofitted for the needs of ABC, and an announcement will be made once the temporary location is open.

The current ABC building’s lease with SSG-2, LLC (also known as State Street Companies) ends October 31, 2019 and updated lease terms could not be reached. SSG-2 offered an lease extension for a longer term than the ABC Board needed and a rental rate that the board deemed significantly higher than the rental market.

“The New Hanover County ABC Board regrets any inconvenience to our customers caused by the move of the Wrightsville Beach ABC Store to a temporary location,” said Zeke Partin, Chair of New Hanover County ABC Board. “The ABC Board will make every effort to provide the selection and Christmas items our customers have experienced previously. The good news is that a new state of the art Wrightsville Beach ABC store will be opening just across the street from the temporary location in a few months. “

New Hanover County ABC is currently constructing a new Wrightsville Beach ABC Store on Wrightsville Avenue that is antic-ipated to be complete in February 2020.

NHRMC Partnership Advisory Group holds first meeting

At the introductory meeting of the New Hanover County and New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) Partnership Advisory Group on October 29, members selected the group’s co-chairs and vice co-chairs and received an overview of the work ahead.

Members voted for Spence Broadhurst and Barbara Biehner to serve as co-chairs and Joseph Pino, MD and Bill Cameron to serve as vice co-chairs. These leaders were chosen from a list of members who indicated a willingness to serve in these roles.

The meeting also included a discussion of the timeline of meet-ings, moving toward the request for proposals being finalized in December. In January and February, the group is expected to evalu-ate options for NHRMC remaining independent, and then begin reviewing the proposals that come back in March, preparing a recommendation on how to move forward around April. If this recommendation involves some sort of partnership with another organization, additional due diligence will be done over the next four to six months before an agreement goes to the NHRMC Board of Trustees and County Commissioners for approval.

The next two meetings of the Partnership Advisory Group will be November 13 and November 20, both taking place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the New Hanover County Government Center, 230 Government Center Drive, in the Andre Mallete Training Room. The meetings are open to the public, but no not include a public comment period.

An email address has been created for the community to share feedback with the Partnership Advisory Group throughout this process. The public can email [email protected] with comments and questions.

The Partnership Advisory Group was established following the New Hanover County Commissioners’ September 16th approval of a resolution to begin a research phase to understand what options exist for NHRMC’s future. The group includes nine com-munity members, five physicians, five members of NHRMC’s Board of Trustees, New Hanover County Manager Chris Coudriet and NHRMC President and CEO John Gizdic. More informa-tion, including a biography of each member, can be found at NHRMCfuture.org.

Information and presentations from the meetings will be shared at NHRMCfuture.org/stay-informed.

Two arrested after high-speed chase results in death

A Raleigh man is dead and two individuals are in custody after a high speed chase with a New Hanover County Sheriff’s Deputy ended on Wrightsville Avenue around 10:35 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27.

Police have charged Timothy Willoughby Jr., 40, with felony mur-der, felony speed to elude, exceeding posted speed, DWI, red light violation, misdemeanor breaking and entering and possession of drug paraphernalia. Amy Miles, 38, the passenger with Willoughby has been admitted to New Hanover Regional Medical Center and will be charged with aiding and abetting DWI and possession of paraphernalia.

The chase started after law enforcement began searching for a sus-pect involved in an armed robbery at the Walmart at Porters Neck.

Deputies began the pursuit on Oleander Drive after discovering the suspect vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed. Deputies stopped the vehicle at Oleander and Floral Drive, at which time the suspect rammed a police vehicle and drove onto Wrightsville Ave. Deputies pursued it on to Wrightsville Avenue where suspect vehicle ran two separate red light intersections ultimately crashing into a Jeep Wrangler at Wrightsville Avenue and Country Club, ejecting Sean Alan Evans, 51, from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Greg Buscemi Darryl Mills

Wrightsville Beach Municipal ElectionsTuesday, Nov. 5. Fran Russ Center (behind town hall.)

6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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THEME: NFL TEAMS

ACROSS

1. Kate DiCamillo’s “____ and Ulysses”

6. Blunder9. Gymnastics parallel

____13. About 1.75 pints14. Pronoun that can be

singular or plural15. Chic’s “Le ____”16. Willow tree17. Teller substitute,

acr.18. With ample space19. *Only community-

owned NFL team21. *Only team with no

logo on helmets23. Greek letters on

campus24. Log splitter25. *Traditional team

ride28. Ranee’s husband30. ‘70s TV series “The

____ Woman”35. Bookkeeping entry37. Do over39. Words to live by40. Italy’s obsolete

money41. Fur shawl43. Pay a visit44. Beau’s and Jeff’s

acting dad4 6 . E d w a r d

Scissorhands’ sound47. Editor’s mark48. Port city in Alaska50. Cozy spot52. Store posting, abbr.

53. Bright thought55. Bonnie and Clyde, e.g.57. *Team that shares sta-

dium with #29 Down60. *Cincy’s team64. Not taut6 5 . Ta m a r i s a u c e

ingredient67. Kind of salami68. Realtor’s wares69. Bowl over70. Unborn vertebrate71. What outgoing tide

does72. Not no73. Site frequenters

DOWN

1. Hit’s opposite2. Bonet or Kudrow3. Suffix with psych-4. Does like something

rotten5. Unpaid debt6. Unfledged hawk7. Decompose8. “Dancing with the

Stars” number9. Arch above eye10. Another spelling for

eon11. *Moved from St.

Louis12. Blue hue15. Lark about20. Raises children22. “____-a-dub-dub”24. Superbowl 2012 half-

time act25. *Only team to play

home games in New York

state26. Being of service27. Asian goat antelope29. *Headquartered in

New Jersey31. Tolkien villains32. Poet’s “below”33. Lazybones34. *Their stadium hosts

NFL Scouting Combine36. She knows “Why the

Caged Bird Sings”38. Mixture or medley42. Horace’s poem45. John Collins and Tom

Collins, e.g.49. Banned pesticide

51. Karate-like art54. Composition note-

book entry56. S-shaped moldings57. Lump58. Shakespeare’s metri-

cal unit59. Single pip cards60. *Team rest weeks61. Place one’s stake62. Look angry63. Back talk64. Mother, sister or

daughter66. Be in the red

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE SALES TRENDS Week of October 14 - October 20, 2019Single & Multi-family Homes

Information provided by Chris Livengood, Vice President of Sales, Intracoastal Realty

**Absorption gives you an idea of the number of months it will take for the current inventory to be sold out based on the last twelve months of sales. Note: This representation is based in whole, or in part, on data supplied by the Cape Fear Regional Association of Realtors (CFR) Multiple Listing Service. Neither the Cape Fear Realtors nor their MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the Cape Fear Realtors or their MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.

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CentralWilmington

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HanoverCounty

Active Listings 93 318 396 248 67 161 226 232 331 45 1,316

New Listings 12 30 52 25 2 10 12 14 20 10 141

Under Contract 14 26 41 28 6 15 4 20 27 9 139

Sold Units 7 23 32 12 2 15 - 12 14 4 95

Absorption Rate** 2 3 2 3 6 4 5 4 3 2 3

Sold last 12 months 465 1,242 1,939 891 131 533 568 770 1,342 236 5,408

Andrew Consulting engineers, P.C.STRUCTURAL, MARINE and FORENSIC ENGINEERING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3811 Peachtree Avenue : : Suite 300Wilmington, NC 28403 : : Phone: 910.202.5555

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UNCW Implements Clear Bag Policy at Trask ColiseumTo bolster existing security

measures at Trask Coliseum, UNCW Athletics will implement a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into the arena during

the 2019-20 men’s and women’s basketball seasons.

Fans are encouraged to famil-iarize themselves with the new policies before arriving at Trask to minimize time spent searching

bags at security checkpoints. Bags that are approved include:• Clear tote bags made of

plastic, vinyl or PVC that do not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″

• One-gallon clear plastic

zip-style bags• Small purses or clutch

bags that do not exceed 6.5″ x 4.5”

• Medical or diaper bags must be accompanied by a child

Bags are that not permitted include:

• Backpacks• Printed pattern or tinted

plastic bags• Drawstring bags• Fanny packs• Camera or binocular

cases• Large purses or bags

Q. What happens if I arrive and do not have a permissible bag?

A. Guest will not be allowed into the coliseum with a non-approved bag. Fans will be asked to return the items to their vehi-cle. UNCW Athletics may supply free clear Ziploc bags while sup-plies last.

Q. How many permissible bags may I bring to the venue?

A.One bag is permitted per guest as long as it is an approved bag such as: one-gallon zip-style bag or the 12” 6” x 12” clear bag, plus a small clutch that does not exceed 4.5” x 6.5”

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

THIS ACTION BROUGHT PUR-SUANT TO THE POWER AND AUTHORITY contained within that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Doris R. King and Champion Davis King dated February 11, 2000 and recorded July 21, 2000 in Book 2779 at Page 188 in the Office of the Reg-ister of Deeds of New Hanover County, North Carolina. As a result of a default in the obligations contained within the Promissory Note and Deed of Trust and the failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein, the holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust made demand to have the default cured, which was not met. Therefore, the under-signed Substitute Trustee will place for sale that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the City of Wilmington, County of New Hanover , State of North Car-olina, and being more particularly described in the heretofore refer-enced Deed of Trust. Said sale will be a public auction, to the high-est bidder for cash, at the usual place of sale at the New Hanover County Courthouse, Wilming-ton, North Carolina on Novem-ber 5, 2019 at 11:00 AM. Address of property: 3604-B Saint Johns Court, Wilmington, NC 28403 Tax Parcel ID: R05513-002-012-118 Present Record Owners: The Heirs of Daniel Champion Davis King a/k/a Champion Davis King The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the high-est bidder. A deposit of five per-cent (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 will be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee’s Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and costs for 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 supe-rior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments and other encum-brances. 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. The sale will not confirm until there have been ten (10) consecu-tive days with no upset bids hav-ing been filed. If for any reason the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property, or if the sale is set aside, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the bid deposit. Furthermore, if the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee in its sole discretion, if it believes the chal-

lenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the bid deposit. In either event, the purchaser will have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Trustee. Addition-al notice required for Residential Real Property with Less Than Fif-teen (15) Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing writ-ten notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least ten (10 days, but no more than 90 day, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termina-tion. 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. Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A., Substitute Trustee By Albertelli Law Partners North Carolina, P.A. 205 Regency Executive Park Drive Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28217 T: 704-970-0391 A-4707756

10/24/2019, 10/31/2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administra-tor of the Estate of Melvin Bryant Williams, Jr., late of New Hano-ver County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all person, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilm-ington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 3rd day of February, 2020 or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 31st day of October, 2019.

Jared Brandon Williams, Adminis-trator of the Estate of Melvin Bryant Williams, Jr.

Jill L. Peters KaessLee Kaess, PLLCP. O. Box 4548Wilmington, NC 28406

October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Dona H. Burrell, late of New Hano-ver County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all person, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned, c/o Jill L. Peters Kaess, Post Office Box 4548, Wilm-ington, North Carolina 28406, on or before the 3rd day of February, 2020 or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 31st day of October, 2019.

Ronald E. Burrell, Executor of the Estate of Dona H. Burrell

Jill L. Peters KaessLee Kaess, PLLCP. O. Box 4548Wilmington, NC 28406

October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 2019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS

NEW HANOVER COUNTY ESTATE FILE

NO. 19-E-1252

Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of NANCY FALK CREAMER a/k/a NANCY A. FALK, deceased, late of New Hano-ver County, North Carolina, the undersigned hereby notifies all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present them, duly verified, to the undersigned’s attorney, Ran-dall S. Hoose, Jr., ATLANTIC COAST LAW, 314 Walnut Street, Suite 100, Wilmington, NC 28401-4160, on or before the 24th day of Janu-ary, 2020, (which date is at least three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immediate settlement with the undersigned.

This the 24th day of October, 2019.

ANGELA FALK MATTHEWS,Executrix of the Estate of NANCY FALK CREAMER a/k/a NANCY A. FALK

Randall S. Hoose, Jr.ATLANTIC COAST LAW314 Walnut Street, Suite 100Wilmington, NC 28401-4160www.atlanticcoastlaw.com

October 24, 31, November 7, 14, 2019

EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY OF NEW HANOVERIN THE GENERAL COURT OF

JUSTICEBEFORE THE CLERK OF

SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of Jo Ann N. Hetherington (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to pre-sent them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 23th day of January 2020, or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This is the 24th day of October 2019.

Cynthia A. Derr, Executrix 502 Foxwood LaneWilmington, NC 28409





SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Mary P. Bass (Deceased) of New Hano-ver County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to pre-sent them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 23th day of January 2020, or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons indebted to said estate will

please make immediate payment to the undersigned.


Linda F. Case AKA Linda Floretta Case, Executrix 261 Sky CourtLeland, NC 28451





SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Janet A. Lawrence (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the under-signed at the address shown below on or before the 16th day of January 2020, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.


Gail Lawrence, Executrix4608 Walnut Knoll DriveMatthews, NC 28105

October 17, 24, 31, November 7, 2019

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE


JUSTICE

BEFORE THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executor of the Estate of Shirley W. Hinnant (Deceased) 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 16th day of January 2020, 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.


Thomas William Hinnant Jr., Exec-utor 409 Jenoa DriveCastle Hayne, NC 28429





SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned having quali-fied as Executrix of the Estate of Erma Buck Martin (Deceased) 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 16th day of January 2020, 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.


Sondra Martin Hunter, Executrix 5820 Walton Wood LaneWilmington, NC 28409





SUPERIOR COURT

The undersigned having quali-fied as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Jefferson Marcus Spencer (Deceased) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons having claims against said estate to pre-sent them to the undersigned at the address shown below on or before the 9th day of January 2020, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.


Marsha Annette Spencer Hulbert, Co-Executrix8705 Bald Eagle LaneWilminton, NC 28411

Yvone Spencer, Co-Executrix508 Tibbys DriveWilmington, NC 28411

October 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019

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

CLASSIFIEDClassified and display deadline: Friday noon • Call 910-719-9180 • [email protected]

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. 100www.littlechapel.orgSunday School (for all ages): 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery provided.

ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCHRev. Trent Watts209 S. Lumina Ave., 910-256-2471Mass: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.,Sunday, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.,

BETH SIMCHA MESSIANIC JEWISH CONGREGATIONCongregational Leader/ Rabbi Marty Schilsky7957 Market St.Wilmington, N.C. 28411910-681-0117Shabbat Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday

WRIGHTSVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHDoug Lain, senior pastor 4 Live Oak Drive, 910-256-4471Worship Services: 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Patrick A. Keane1011 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.

ST. ANDREW’S ON-THE-SOUND EPISCOPALThe Rev. Richard G. Elliott, rector101 Airlie Road, 910-256-3034Monday-Wednesday at 8:30 a.m7:45 a.m., 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., Celtic Service 5:30 p.m.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BAPTIST CHURCHJohn McIntyre, senior pastor601 Causeway Drive, 910-256-3682Traditional Worship: 9-10 a.m.Sunday School for all ages: 10:10-11 a.m.Contemporary Service: 11:10 a.m to 12:20 p.m

NHRMC’s future: where we are and where we’re headed

The future of New Hanover Regional Medical Center (NHRMC) is a main topic of conversation throughout the community. I under-stand why – it is an incredible asset, provides high-quality health services, and is our region’s largest employer. All those reasons, and more, make the process we are embarking on incredibly important.

After the New Hanover County Board of Commissioners voted on September 16 to explore dif-ferent ownership structures and partnership for NHRMC in light of

the known and unknown changes coming in health care, we began the work of forming a Partnership Advisory Group (PAG) to help lead this process.

The advisory group is made up of nine community members, five physicians selected by NHRMC medical staff leadership, five mem-bers of NHRMC’s Board of Trustees selected by the trustees, and NHRMC President and CEO John Gizdic as well as myself. The 21 members are diverse in opinions, backgrounds, and professions; and I think they

are an outstanding group who will offer a clear direction on behalf of our community on the appropriate-ness of any changes to the hospital’s current model. You can read their impressive bios here.

This group will be responsible for developing priorities for the hospi-tal’s Request for Proposal (RFP), selecting a minimum of five health systems that will receive the RFP, evaluating the proposals received and examining the options for maintain-ing county ownership. After months of due diligence, they will then provide a recommendation on next steps to the Board of Commissioners and NHRMC Board of Trustees. A recommendation could include nego-tiating with one or more systems regarding proposals or pursuing

other ways to support NHRMC as a county-owned hospital. We are going to look at every option avail-able to us.

This process will likely take a year or more, and will include thorough research and open, public discus-sions. I encourage everyone in the community to continue to be engaged and informed, attend PAG meetings to hear the conversations (they are open to the public and our first one will be held on October 29 – view those details here), and attend the public hearings that will be held throughout this process to share your thoughts.

We want this process to be open, we want the community to trust that we have heard you – and this 21-mem-ber advisory group, along with

the Trustees and Commissioners, will take the time that is needed to thoughtfully and thoroughly exam-ine any and all options for our health system. We all want what is in the long-term best interest of the com-munity and health care delivery for our citizens. And I believe this process will help answer if there is a better model or not, and how we achieve that.

The process going forward is nei-ther pre-determined nor likely to take less than a year. The PAG has a lot of work to do and will have clearly defined goals. They will be supported by staff from the county and hospital with legal representation, and several consultants (one of which will be an outside financial advisor) will be part of the process.

At the first few meetings of the PAG, the members themselves will elect the group’s co-chairs and vice co-chairs, provide input on the finan-cial advisor that should be selected, and learn about all that is happen-ing in the healthcare industry and NHRMC’s current position and priorities. It’s important the PAG members make these decisions and have all of the information necessary as we move into this process.

The Request for Proposals will be one of the first things the PAG works on, developing it based on the pub-lic’s priorities as well as the vision of the hospital and county. I antici-pate that to be completed and shared with the Trustees and Commissioners sometime in December. Potential

County Manager’s MessageBy Ch r i s Co u d r i e t

New Hanover County Manager

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partners would then have at least 60 days to respond to the RFP, so it will likely be February or March before proposals are received. While

waiting for the proposals to come back, the advisory group will be evaluating what it would mean for NHRMC if it were to remain independent and county owned. This will serve as the baseline to understand whether a partner would help NHRMC accelerate or enhance what it could do on its own.

The proposals that come back will be shared at NHRMCfuture.org for the community to see and another public hearing will be held on the proposals. If the Partnership Advisory Group, Trustees and Commissioners all agree to move forward with one or more of the proposals, several more months of exploration and due diligence will occur before a final proposal is brought to Commissioners for a vote that would allow a change in ownership, affiliation or structure. If we get that far, any agreement would be shared publicly and a public hearing would take place for the community to comment.

I believe that over the coming months, the community will be able to see the work being done and the deliberate and thoughtful process that we are going through, as opposed to us just talking about. The advisory group is going to look at all options, all alternatives – and the public will be included in every step along the way.in our community.

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