Island Review - August 2018 by NCCOAST

Island Vol. 23, No. 8 ▪ Beaufort Pirate Invasion ▪ Life in the South ▪ Civil Air Patrol Award ▪ Horse Sense ▪ At the Aquarium ▪ Chamber Connection ▪ Property Watch ▪ Onlooker ▪ Bulletin Board ▪ Emerald Tidings ▪ Book Bag ▪ Events Calendar ▪ Mayors’ Notes Atlantic Beach Emerald Isle Pine Knoll Shores

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County Perspective ..............................................................................................................................................14 Chamber Connection............................................................................................................................................16 Tide Tables ...........................................................................................................................................................17 Coastal Currents Events Calendar .......................................................................................................................20 Book Bag ..............................................................................................................................................................29 Bulletin Board .......................................................................................................................................................32 Staying Busy – Emerald Isle.................................................................................................................................32 At the Aquarium ....................................................................................................................................................34 The Onlooker ........................................................................................................................................................46 Focus on Fitness ..................................................................................................................................................48 Health & Wellness ................................................................................................................................................49 Turtle Tracks .........................................................................................................................................................57 Rental Signs .........................................................................................................................................................62 Staying Busy – Swansboro...................................................................................................................................64 Tourism Barometer ...............................................................................................................................................68 Property Watch .....................................................................................................................................................74 Crossword Puzzle.................................................................................................................................................80 Horoscopes ..........................................................................................................................................................82 Best Buys .............................................................................................................................................................83 Money Matters ......................................................................................................................................................85 Advertiser Index....................................................................................................................................................85

Townships ATLANTIC BEACH Mayor’s Notes .............................................................................................................................................42 EMERALD ISLE Mayor’s Notes .............................................................................................................................................22 Emerald Tidings ...........................................................................................................................................24 PINE KNOLL SHORES Mayor's Notes..............................................................................................................................................69 Club News ...................................................................................................................................................70

Thanks to our Contributors: Eddie Barber, Danielle Bolton, Trace Cooper, Sarah Cutillo, Shannon Kemp, Ken Jones, Tom Kies, Pam Minnick, NC Coastal Federation, Stewart Pickett, Michelle Powers, Rudi Rudolph, Frank Rush, Mike Wagoner & Julia Batten Wax

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Coasting .................................................................................................................................................................8 Let the Invasion Begin ..........................................................................................................................................30 Welcome to our Coast Guard Community ............................................................................................................36 New History Stick Pays Homage to QAR .............................................................................................................37 Add ‘Respect’ to Beach Etiquette Rules ...............................................................................................................38 SPECIAL – Back to School ..................................................................................................................................50 Teach Kids to Love Reading .................................................................................................................................57 Life in the South – Sweet Tea ...............................................................................................................................60 Descendants Accept World War II Award .............................................................................................................66

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Volleyball Sign-Ups Underway The Crystal Coast Girls Youth Volleyball Association, sponsored by Carteret County Parks & Recreation, Morehead City Parks & Recreation and Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation, is currently registering for the girls’ league. Age divisions are 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. Player’s age is determined as of Aug. 1. Registration runs through Aug 31 at three locations – Broad Creek, Newport and Beaufort/Down East area. Fee is $35 and includes a team shirt. To learn more in the Morehead City area, contact Jerry Riggs at 252-726-5083; in Western Carteret County, Sheila Lowe at 252354-6350; and in outlaying county areas, call AnMarie Ivester at 252-808-3301.

Basket Weaving Workshop at Historic Site As part of the 2018 Living History Series, Mary Ellen Clement will lead an adult beginning Basket Weaving Workshop at the Beaufort Historical Association Welcome Center at 130 Turner St. at 1pm on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The woven basket has been a useful tool throughout history, filling many vital roles in the house, barn and fields. All ancient civilizations produced baskets; the Romans cultivated willow for their baskets, and the Japanese and Chinese also counted basketry among their many handicrafts with ancient origins. Traditionally, a family would work together on the difficult task of gathering and preparing all the materials needed to weave a basket. These materials consisted of a variety of fibrous or pliable materials, including pine straw, stems, animal hair, grasses, wood and more. Then, in the winter months, a skilled person would do the actual weaving. Today, basket weaving is still a popular craft. The technique of weaving has been passed along, re-discovered, and expanded upon throughout the years. This workshop requires a $20 materials fee. Pre-registration is required. For more information on this and other Living History Programs, call 252-728-5225 or visit www. beauforthistoricsite.org.

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held at 6pm on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City. The event is open to the public and each $100 ticket admits two adults to the party. The grand prize is $10,000. “The Reverse Drawing is one of the highlights of the year for chamber members and their guests, and who doesn’t love a good party?” said Chamber President Tom Kies. “Dress is beach casual but there will be a costume contest, so be creative. Break out the masks, the beads and the ‘Let the good times roll’ costumes. Food will have a New Orleans theme as will the music.” Kies said, “You do not have to be present to win the big money, but typically about 500 people attend to enjoy an evening of fun. Back by popular demand is the Crystal Coast Photo Booth, which is offering free portraits of party-goers.” Other amenities include an open bar, a silent auction with items contributed by local businesses and organizations, dancing and a free cab ride home to any location within Carteret County. “The person holding the last ticket number drawn at the Reverse Drawing wins the $10,000 grand prize,” Kies said. “Only 325 tickets will be sold, so the odds are much better than winning the state lottery.”

Classical Adventure at St. Francis Carolina Pro Musica will perform “Music of Queen Anne’s Revenge” at 6:30pm on Friday, Aug. 3 at St. Francis by the Sea. Members include Karen Hite Jacob, artistic director and harpsichord; Holly Maurer, viola da gamba; Rebecca Miller Saunders, soprano; and Edward Ferrell, recorder, flauto traverso and guitar. This one-hour concert will feature music from the Golden Age of Piracy, 16601730. Beware! Blackbeard and his mates will be present to add ambiance to this fun event. A reception follows the concert in the downstairs art gallery. Concert admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted to sustain the series. The art gallery opens at 5:30pm. Artwork will be available for purchase.

Parrot Head Donation In May, the Emerald Isle Parrot Head’s hosted its 15th annual Beach Bike Poker Run. With 242 participants this was the second largest in the history of the event. Each participant rode their bike or walked to the seven poker stops, drew a poker card, and tried to create the best poker hand possible. Congratulations to Lee Ott for buying his mulligan and coming up with four aces for the winning hand. He took home $300 in cash. Aside from the poker hand competition, the Parrot Head’s also hosted a bicycle decoration contest. The evening ended with a live auction. This was the first year of the live auction and what a success it was, bringing in $3,000. The profits of the event were donated to the Semper Fi Fund Kids Camp. The camp allows children of injured (Continued on page 12)

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Ban the Box - What Does it Mean? Nationwide, 31 states and over 150 cities and counties have adopted what is known as “Ban the Box” so that employers consider a job candidate’s qualifications first without the stigma of a conviction or arrest record. This initiative provides applicants a fair chance at employment by removing the conviction history question from job applications and delaying background checks until later n the hiring process. There are over 1.6 million people in North Carolina with a criminal record. This statistic shows the tremendous number of people who face employment barriers as they seek honest, legal employment. If families of formerly incarcerated are going to heal, prosper and contribute to our community, everyone must have an opportunity for employment, housing and education. Employment is one of the most effective tools to reduce recidivism – returning to prison. What is Ban the Box? The “box” is that place on many employment applications that asks whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime or been incarcerated. Some may even inquire about arrests. Banning the box would remove those questions from the application and the initial stage of the employment process so that those who are responsible for making the hiring decision first get an opportunity to learn about the candidate’s experience, skills and personality as they relate to the position to be filled. Supporting the Ban the Box effort, the Carteret County Re-entry Council began about three years ago and has operated on a volunteer basis coordinating local resources for ex-offenders returning to the county. Seed funds are being made available through the NC Dept. of Public Safety to assist in the formalization of the local re-entry councils. The seed funds are to hire staff to coordinate the program and to

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1, 7-8, 14-15: Free Summer Movies. 10:30am. Atlantic Station Cinema continues its tradition of offering free family movies each summer. This month, swing by for a free screening of “Early Man” (1st), “Lego Ninjago Movie” (7th & 8th) and “Ferdinand” (14th & 15th).

and a peaceful ocean breeze at the Western Ocean Regional Beach Access, Emerald Isle. Full schedule can be found at www. emeraldisle-nc.org/visit. Lawn chairs and blankets are suggested. Free. Details: 252354-6350.

1, 8, 15: Seaside Cinema. 8:30pm. Join friends and family members at the Atlantic Beach boardwalk for movies under the stars. This month’s schedule includes “Pirates of the Caribbean” (1st), “Despicable Me 3” (8th) and “A Wrinkle in Time” (15th). Free.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Fishing Fanatics. 8-11am. Learn to catch the big ones from the surf with hands-on instruction from the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Equipment, bait and licensing requirements are covered. Age 10 and up, $25. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com Natural Side of Fort Macon Hike. 10am. Meet in the Visitor Center for a leisurely hike exploring the natural side of Fort Macon. Hike will cover both trail and beach. Details: 252726-3775.

1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Stand Up Paddle Boarding for Kids. 9-11am. Kids explore the sport of stand-up paddle boarding and see Bogue Sound from a new perspective. Age 12 and up. Cost is $50. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncaquariums. com. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Evening Gun. 4pm. Meet at Fort Macon State Park to watch the firing of a 19th century cannon by staff at the nearby US Coast Guard Base Fort Macon. Details: 252726-3775. 1, 9, 15, 20: Jr. Ranger Day. 1-4:30pm. Sign the kids up to work with a park ranger at Fort Macon State Park and earn their Jr. Ranger patch. Geared toward children ages 6-12. Must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited, register in advance. Details: 252-7263775. Wed. 1: Summer Science School – Preschool Story Time and Crafts. 9-10am. Includes a story, estuarine critter observation and a related craft at the NC Maritime Museum, Beaufort. Free. Details: 252-504-7740 or www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. Storytelling Festival. The Carteret County Public Library and the Friends of the Western Carteret Public Library team up for a collection of programs from 10am-noon at the Crystal Coast Civic Center and 2-4pm at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, Bogue. The program wraps up with a performance by the No Sleeves Magic from Wilmington. Free. Details: 252-247-4660. 2-3: Seashore Life I. 9am-Noon. Investigate coastal marine life of the tidal flats, salt marshes and sounds on local islands in this NC Maritime Museum program. Field-based class includes ferry rides, barrier island hiking and animal identification. Rising 1st and 2nd graders, $60. Details: 252-504-7740 or www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30: Sea Turtle Trek. 7-9pm. Stroll the nighttime beach as you learn about the fascinating life of sea turtles and look for loggerheads nesting in the sand with the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Age 5 and up, $10, Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com. 2, 9, 16: EmeraldFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music 20

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2 & 16: Beach Run. 6:30pm. Carteret County Parks and Recreation organizes this annual series featuring 1-mile, 5K and 10K options for all skill levels at the Atlantic Beach Circle. Cost is $7 per race. Registration begins at 5:15pm. Register online at ccpr.recdesk.com. Thur. 2: Live on Thursdays. 6pm. Grab a lawn chair or a blanket and head to Dockhouse Park in Beaufort for free live music at the water’s edge. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31: Stand Up Paddle Boarding. 9-11am. Explore Bogue Sound on a stand up paddle board with an instructor from the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores and learn more about the plants and animals that call the Roosevelt Natural Area home. Age 12 and up, $50. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com. 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31: Behind the Scenes Shark Snack. 2:30-3:30. Visit food preparation areas, animal holding areas and labs and get an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck while aquarists feed the sharks. Age 5 and up, $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Aquarist Apprentice. 1:304pm. Join aquarium staff on a behind-thescenes tour, help prepare animal meals and participate in some daily care and maintenance tasks. Educators teach you about the animals as you assist aquarists with their caretaking responsibilities. Age 13 and up, $25. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com. 3 & 17: Alive at Five. 5pm. Join the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association for a free concert at Jaycee Park on the Morehead City waterfront. Bands include the Mikele Buck Band (3rd) and North Band (17th). Details: www.downtownmoreheadcity.com or 252-8080440. Fri. 3: Turtle Talk. 10:30am. Join a ranger at Fort Macon State Park for a look at one of our local

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treasures – the sea turtle. Learn about species of turtles and how common they are on our beaches. Meets at the bath house. Details: 252-726-3775. Rumours Performs. 8pm. This Atlanta-based Fleetwood Mac tribute band entertains at the Carteret Community Theatre, Morehead City. Tickets are $25-$40. Details: www. carteretcommunity theatre.com. 4-5, 11-12, 19, 25-26: Civil War Musket Firing Demonstration. 10am. Learn about a Civil War era musket’s history, loading procedures and firing at Fort Macon. Meet in the Fort. Details: 252-726-3775. 4, 11, 18, 25: Concert in the Park. 7-8:30pm. Join the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Dept. for a free summer concert at Jaycee Park on the Morehead City waterfront. Lawn chairs and blankets are suggested. This month performances include Expressions (4th), Scearce (11th), Calico Creek Bluegrass Band (18th) and NiteOwl (25th). 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28: Roosevelt Natural Area Paddle Trip. 9-11am. Explore tidal flats and quiet backwaters as you become aware of the intricate web of life thriving in this pristine natural environment through this NC Aquarium program. Site provides canoes or kayaks. Age 8 and up, $25. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com. Sat. 4: Traditional Skiff Regatta. 9am-Noon. Each year, the museum’s annual regatta finds traditional sailing skiffs racing around the islands for the Shanghai Trophy. The race begins in front of the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center on Taylors Creek at about 9am. Details: 252-504-7740 or www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 5, 12, 19, 26: SwanFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music at Olde Town Square in downtown Swansboro. Bring chairs, blankets, even dinner if you’d like. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Free. This month’s performers include Breeze Band (5h), Now & Then (12th), Notorious Clamslammers (19th) and Monika James Band (26th). Behind the Scenes: Aquarium Close Encounters. 2-3:30pm. Visit labs and holding areas, and feed the animals in this thorough behind-thescenes adventure that includes an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck. Age 8 and up, $25. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com. 6, 13, 20, 27: Otter Antics. 1-2pm. Meet the aquarium otter keeper and help prepare enrichment items for Eno, Neuse and Pungo to enjoy. Age 12 and up, $20. Details: 252-2474003 or www.ncaquariums.com. Mon. 6: Flags of Fort Macon. 10am. Meet in the Visitor Center at Fort Macon to learn about flags of the Confederacy. Details: 252-7263775.

7, 14, 21, 28: Doughnuts with Dinos. 8-9am. Youngsters age 3 and up are invited for a breakfast treat at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores while learning about the visiting dinosaurs. Cost is $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncaquariums.com. Sound Seafood: Catching Crabs and Clams. 1-3pm. Master the art of harvesting crabs and clams and the importance of conserving coastal habitats. Age 8 and up, $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncaquariums.com. 7-8: Summer Science School – Science of Surfboards. 9am-Noon. Use exhibits at the NC Maritime Museum and field trips to learn how surfboards have evolved through the years, from heavy wooden board to today’s start-of-the-art boards constructed with heavy polymers. Rising 5th-6th graders, $85. Details: 252-504-7740 or www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 7 & 28: Behind the Scenes – Costume Shop. 2pm. Visit the Tryon Palace Costume Shop for a discussion on historical clothing, research and sewing techniques used in the past. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for students. Included with regular admission. Details: www.tryonpalace. org. Thur. 9: Shackleford Banks Hike. 8:30amNoon. Get up close and personal with some of the plants and animals of the Rachel Carson Reserve. This NC Maritime Museum program includes a guided hike along an undeveloped barrier island. Age 12 and up, $20. Details: 252-504-7740 or www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 10-11: Beaufort Pirate Invasion. 10am-4pm. With events at the Beaufort Historical Association, NC Maritime Museum and the Beaufort waterfront, this annual festival includes a reenactment of a pirate attack on Beaufort and the subsequent trials. A parade, educational programs and rousing parties make this fun for the whole family. Don’t forget your pirate costume! Details: www.beaufortpirateinvasion. com Fri. 10: Friday Free Flicks. 7pm. At Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation on the second Friday of each month. Movies are family oriented. Popcorn and a drink are $1. Bring chairs or blankets. No outside beverages or snacks are allowed. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Details: 252-354-6350. Curious Critters of the Crystal Coast. 10:30am. Join a ranger at Fort Macon State Park for a look at some of the more unique critters found along the Crystal Coast. Meets at the bath house. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. Sat. 11: Build a Boat in a Day. 9am-4:30pm. Adult and child teams use the stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a prepared kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling. Teams are limited to four people with at least one adult. Minimum age

is 8. Cost is $600. Reservations are required. Details: www.thewatercraftcenter.com, 252504-7740. Exploring the Heavens. 2pm. Join staff from Fort Macon State Park in the visitor’s center with special guest NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Lisa Pelletier-Harmon to learn about the first non-terrestrial telescope – Hubble. Learn how it changed our understanding of the universe and about the next step in observation. Free. Details: 252726-3775. 13 & 27: Bird Hike. 9am. Meet at the visitor’s center at Fort Macon State Park for a leisurely stroll to identify birds native to the area. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. Tue. 14: Behind the Scenes – Museum Technology. 2pm. Learn about the technology that operates the interactive exhibits inside the NC History Center, New Bern. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children. Details: www. tryonpalace.org. 15-16: Seashore Life II. 9am-Noon. Investigate estuarine habitats, plants and animals through field and lab studies with the NC Maritime Museum. Rising 3rd-6th graders, $60. Advance registration required. Details: 252504-7740 or ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. Wed. 15: Basket Weaving Workshop. 1pm. Mary Ellen Clement will lead an adult Basket Weaving Workshop at the Beaufort Historical Association on Turner Street. Cost is $20 for materials. Details: 252-728-5225, www. beauforthistoricsite.org. 16-18: Evening at the Cape. Experience Cape Lookout and the lighthouse as the light keepers once did – in the dark of the night. Watch the sun set and moon rise and climb to the top of the lighthouse for a breathtaking view of the coastline. Cost is $28, which includes ferry transportation. Reservations required. Details: go.nps.gov/eveningatcape. Fri. 17: Live and Local – Tryon Palace Beer Festival. Tryon Palace and the Tryon Palace Foundation celebrate Eastern North Carolina’s best brews at the NC History Center. Live music. Must be 21 to attend. Details: www.tryonpalace.org. American Red Cross Blood Drive. 2-7pm. Carteret County chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. Details: 252-354-6350. Crystal Coast Crabs. 10:30am. Meet at the bath house at Fort Macon State Park to learn about some of the local species of crabs. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. Stargazing & Astronomy. 9pm. Meet at the bathhouse at Fort Macon State Park to view space through a telescope and learn more about the universe. Details: 252-726-3775. Sat. 18: Cannon Day. Visit Fort Macon State Park and learn how the old Civil War cannons

function. Firing demonstrations held at 10:30 and 11:30am and 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30pm. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. Tue. 21: Explore the Rachel Carson Reserve. 9-11:30am. Get up close and personal with some of the plants and animals of the Rachel Carson Reserve. This NC Maritime Museum program includes a guided hike through the different habitats of Town Marsh and Bird Shoal. Age 13 and up, $20. Details: 252-5047740 or www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort. com. Behind the Scenes – Conservation Lab. 2pm. Learn about the conservation work that is done to artifacts on exhibit at the Governor’s Palace, NC History Center and historic homes around Tryon Palace. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children. Details: www.tryonpalace.org. Sat. 22: Horse Sense & Survival. 8am. Join Dr. Sue Stuska for a half-day walking trip to find horses and watch their behavior. Comfortable closedtoe walking shoes that can get wet and muddy are a must. Bring water, lunch/snacks, bug repellent, sunscreen, a sun hat, binoculars and camera. The program is free, cost of ferry is $17 for adults and $10 for children 11 and under. Participants who arrive on their own boats pay no fee. Details: 252-728-2250. Sun. 23: Women’s Equality Day. 11:45am. Women’s Equality Day will be celebrated at the Country Club of the Crystal Coast with a luncheon and the presentation of the Woman of the Year. Details: jreneehawthorne@ earthlink.net. Fri. 24: Carolina Seashells. 10:30am. Our beach is an amazing assortment of seashell treasures. Meet at the bath house at Fort Macon State Park to learn about all the shells that can be found on your next beach walk. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. 25-26: Introduction to Wooden Boat Building. 9am4:30pm. In this two-day hands on course, students explore the art of boat building from start to finish. Begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup, steam bending and different methods of creating the back bone of small boats. Course fee is $135. Must be 16 to participate. Details: www.the watercraftcenter.com, 252-504-7740. Fri. 31: Murder Mystery Dinner. 6pm. Close out summer with a little mystery. The NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort presents the dinner theater “Pirate King.” Tickets are $40. Details: www.thewatercraftcenter.com, 252-504-7740. Coastal Fish of Carolina. 10:30am. It’s the Year of the Fish in North Carolina State Parks and the rangers at Fort Macon are eager to share all they know about species along the Crystal Coast. Join them at the bath house for more information on what you might catch next time you drop a line in the water. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. ISLAND REVIEW • August 2018

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The Final Month of Summer I can’t believe it is August already. Summer just seems to be flying by. I hope everyone is enjoying the warm and beautiful days at Emerald Isle. I love the month of August. It is perfect for late afternoon or early evening walks on the beach. It is a wonderful time to spend time with family and friends. Enjoy the month of August. The 4th annual Do it for Drew 5K Color Run will be held on Saturday, Aug. 11. The run begins at 7:30am and the route will take you on a scenic tour of the sound side of the island. Along the way each runner will be dusted with the bright colors that remind us of how bright and happy Drew Hughes always was, and is in our hearts. Your participation in and support of the event will help The Do it for Drew Foundation save lives and make a positive difference in so many more. Visit the DI4D website for full details www.doitfordrew. org. The Carteret County Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive on Friday, Aug. 17 from 11am-5pm at the Emerald isle Community Center. Please support this endeavor and give the gift of life. The Police Educating the Public (PEP) Program will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 10-11am at the town board meeting room. The program for August will be on Firearms: Laws and Safety. The instructor will be Officer Biskup. This should be an informative program and you are cordially invited to attend. Emerald Plantation Cinema is offering FREE summer kids movies all summer long. The movies start at 10:30am and the snack bar will be open to purchase refreshments. The schedule for August is:

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Aug. 2 – Paddington 2 Aug. 9 – The Star Aug. 16 – The Emoji Movie Please mark your calendars for the Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10:30am-5:30pm. The town is excited to continue the iconic Emerald Isle event and we hope everyone will join us. Appearing at the Beach Music Festival will be: the Band of Oz, Fantastic Shakers, Chairman of the Board, The Embers and The Tams. Sammy O’Banion is the MC. What a great lineup of entertainers. See you at the festival! Several new committees have been appointed and I would like to share the names for each committee and thank each person for their willingness to serve. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful citizens who volunteer their time to our town. Dog Park Development Committee: Ginger Garner, Judy Graham, Wendy Megyese, Joe Russick, Jennifer Temple, Gus Wilgus and Denise Ziegler. Golf Cart Advisory Committee: Michael Ayers, Chris Blythe, Taney Browder, Paul Buchanan, Ted Harrell, Martha Levey, and Michael Taylor. Fishing Tournament Executive Committee: Mark Taylor, Greg Dennis, Vic Gulley, Ed Holland, Christine Jordan, Athan Parker, Kenny Sullivan, and Jim Woolard. August will be a great month in our beautiful town. Enjoy the month and see you around the beach. Have a blessed month.

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The board of commissioners recently approved a resolution requesting that NCDOT include beneficial traffic improvements at the 4 signalized intersections on NC 58 in the new 2020-2029 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The resolution seeks NCDOT funding and construction of beneficial improvements that will improve traffic flow at the Coast Guard Road, Loon Drive (Emerald Plantation), Mangrove Drive (CVS) and Bogue Inlet Drive intersections. If these projects are included in the new STIP, NCDOT will conduct further analysis and solicit public input before determining the specific improvements at each location in the coming years. Potential improvements may ultimately include traffic signal improvements, additional turn lanes, additional through lanes, roundabout(s), and/ or other beneficial improvements. The town’s resolution also requests that NCDOT consider an elevated interchange at the NC 58/NC 24 intersection on the mainland. The town occasionally receives concerns about peak season traffic congestion along NC 58, and has worked cooperatively with NCDOT over the years to make incremental improvements in the traffic flow. It is important to note that the majority of people in Emerald Isle are opposed to the widening of NC 58 and the bridge because they believe it would dramatically change the character and smalltown atmosphere that is so valued in Emerald Isle, and that it would also create a barrier between the oceanside and the soundside. The town’s official policies reflect this concern, and therefore it is only possible to pursue smaller, incremental improvements (such as those described above) to improve traffic flow in Emerald Isle during peak periods. It is also important to note that inclusion in the STIP is critical, as this is the vital first step in addressing traffic concerns at these locations. If these projects are not included in the STIP for further analysis and evaluation, it is likely that no improvements would ever occur at these locations. For a full discussion of this issue and the town’s formal request, please visit www.emeraldisle-nc.org/ Memo-06-12-2018-Item-13.

NCDOT Evaluating Traffic Options for NC 58/Bogue Inlet Drive Intersection

The current 2018-2027 STIP did include funding for incremental improvements to the NC 58/Bogue Inlet Drive intersection, and NCDOT has been soliciting input and evaluating different options for the past several months. Options currently under consideration include traffic signal improvements, additional turn lanes and through lanes, driveway adjustments, and a roundabout, and NCDOT expects to refine the potential options in the next few months and then schedule public input sessions later this year. After receiving public input and additional input from the board of commissioners, NCDOT will then consider the best course forward at that time. (A similar process will be used for other NC 58 intersections in Emerald Isle if they are ultimately included in the new 2020-2029 STIP discussed above.) Any new improvements at the NC 58/Bogue Inlet Drive intersection could potentially be constructed in the next 2-4 years, depending on state funding availability.

New NC 58 Crosswalks Added, Flashing Beacons to be Installed Soon

With state funding secured by NC Rep. Pat McElraft, NCDOT recently installed three new pedestrian crosswalks in Emerald Isle at Islander Drive, the Town Government Complex, and at the Ocean Drive “dog-leg.” New pavement markings and sidewalk segments have been added, and new flashing pedestrian beacons will soon be installed. The town greatly appreciates Rep. McElraft’s and NCDOT’s assistance with these helpful pedestrian safety improvements.

3rd Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival - Saturday, September 29!

The town is excited for the 3rd installment of the new Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival on Sept. 29, and has booked another great lineup for this year’s event on the beach strand at the Western Ocean Regional Access. Performers include Sammy O’Banion, the Band of Oz, Fantastic Shakers, Chairmen of the Board, the Embers and the Tams. Come on out and enjoy a beautiful weekend in Emerald Isle! Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2018 Emerald Isle Beach Music Festival. Please contact Alesia Sanderson, Parks and Recreation Director, at asanderson@emeraldisle-nc.org or 252354-6350 if your business is interested in sponsoring. Multiple sponsorship levels are available. 24

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Peak Hurricane Season Approaching – Be Prepared!

August and September are the most active hurricane months for Emerald Isle, and town staff will be closely monitoring potential threats to Emerald Isle as they develop. The town works hard to keep our residents and property owners wellinformed, and offers several digital platforms. To receive the most current and accurate information about potential storm threats and actual impacts in Emerald Isle, please look for the appropriate guidance at: ● The town’s website (www. emeraldisle-nc.org), ● The town’s email newsletter (sign up at www.emeraldisle-nc. org/email-text-notifications), ● The town’s text message alert system (sign up at www. emeraldisle-nc.org/email-textnotifications), ● The town’s Facebook page (Town of Emerald Isle, NC), ● The town’s Twitter account (@ townemeraldisle), and ● On the Emerald Isle APP, including Push notifications (search for “emerald isle nc” on Google Play and the APP Store). For general hurricane preparedness information, please visit www.emeraldisle-nc.org/ hurricane-information-1. If you don’t have your townissued hurricane re-entry permit, (Continued on page 26)

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please don’t wait until the storm is threatening Emerald Isle, as the lines are often long and town staff is focused on essential storm preparations at that time. Please visit the Town Administration Building during normal business hours to secure your re-entry permit, or visit www.emeraldisle-nc.org/hurricane-information-1 to complete the online application. Be prepared, and be safe!

Town Considers Fire Station 1 Expansion, Renovation

Town officials will be considering the scope, timing, and cost of a planned expansion and renovation of Fire Station 1 in the coming months, with a goal to construct improvements in the next 1-3 years. Fire Station 1 was constructed in 1992, is increasingly more crowded and outdated, and the exterior building appearance is not consistent with the town’s updated quality standards. Potential improvements to be considered include additional bunk, training, and office facilities, additional storage, larger bays for fire apparatus, and a new exterior facade (with a similar look as the EMS station, Town Administration Building, and Welcome Center). An older town debt will be fully retired during FY 18-19, and the town will be seeking to allocate this budget capacity toward the planned fire station improvements in an effort to minimize any impact on the town’s property tax rate in the future.

Help us Keep Emerald Isle Clean

The board of commissioners recently approved new Adopt a Street and Adopt a Beach programs, and the town is currently accepting applications for these new programs. The new programs, modeled after similar successful programs managed by NCDOT and other municipalities, allow interested Emerald Isle businesses, individuals, and community groups to volunteer to clean a town street segment or beach access and adjacent beach strand segment. The selected areas must be cleaned 4 times per year, and the town will provide all necessary support and supplies to the volunteers. Participating businesses, individuals, and community groups will be publicly recognized with signs in the selected areas. For more information, please visit www.emeraldisle-nc.org/Memo05-08-2018-Item-12 and/or contact Josh Edmondson, Town Planner, at jedmondson@emeraldisle-nc.org or 252-354-3424.

New Street Lights Added

At the town’s request, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative recently installed new decorative street lights around the perimeter of the NC 58 roundabout, and also added several new lights along the Coast Guard Road bicycle path. The new lighting improves visibility and safety for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians in these areas.

Streetscape, Western Beach Access Improvements

Town officials are currently working with adjacent property owners on Islander Drive, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative, and others to identify potential streetscape improvements along Islander Drive and potential improvements to the Western Ocean Regional Access. These improvements will primarily be funded with proceeds from the sale of town-owned land on Islander Drive and state grant funds. Potential improvements under consideration include the conversion of above-ground utilities to underground, additional onstreet public parking, new street lighting, landscaping improvements, improved pedestrian access to the beach strand, bath house improvements, and other functional and attractive improvements. The town hopes to finalize the planned improvements later this summer, and construct the improvements this coming winter and spring, with completion prior to the 2019 tourism season. 26

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Committee Working to Expand Golf Cart Access

The town’s golf cart program continues to grow in popularity, with approximately 900 golf carts now registered in the program. The new Golf Cart Advisory Committee is actively working to expand golf cart access to areas that are geographically isolated from other areas of Emerald Isle, with its primary focus on the construction of new dedicated golf cart paths to allow for safe golf cart access to the commercial area in Emerald Isle. The Golf Cart Advisory Committee is currently evaluating a proposed new golf cart path to link certain Coast Guard Road neighborhoods with Reed Drive and the main commercial area, and will be reviewing other potential links in the future. The committee will soon begin significant fundraising efforts, and individuals interested in donating toward the construction of new dedicated golf cart paths can do so at www.emeraldisle-nc.org/golf-cart-access-donations. All donations are tax deductible.

Dog Park Development Committee Hard at Work

The town’s new Dog Park Development Committee is hard at work on its goal to construct a new dog park in Emerald Isle, and has reviewed five different Town-owned locations for the new facility. The committee recommends a location in the new McLean-Spell Park for a new dog park, and will soon begin significant fundraising efforts to make an Emerald Isle dog park a reality in the coming months. Individuals interested in donating toward the construction of a new dog park can do so at www.emeraldisle-nc.org/dog-parkdevelopment-donations. All donations are tax-deductible.

Please Use Public Parking Areas for Beach Access

The town offers more than 350 public parking spaces at four facilities along its 12 miles of ocean beaches, and additional weekend parking is available at the Town Government Complex located approximately 1/4 mile from the beach. Day visitors should use these public facilities, and should not park in Emerald Isle businesses’ parking lots. Business parking lots are reserved for customers of these private businesses, and unauthorized beach parking is prohibited. Violators are subject to towing by the Emerald Isle businesses, with significant fees for recovery of the vehicle. The town wants as many people as possible to enjoy its beautiful beaches, and encourages day visitors to use of the town’s public parking facilities. Thanks for your cooperation!

Beach Access Parking Fees Now Collected on Fridays

For several years, the town has collected a $10 per vehicle per day parking fee at the Eastern Ocean Regional Access and the Western Ocean Regional Access facilities. Parking fees are collected on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between 7am and 4pm, between mid-April and mid-September. Beginning Friday, July 6, the town began charging the parking fees on Fridays also. Free parking will continue to be available on Monday-Thursday at the two regional access facilities, and every day at the 3rd Street Park and Station Street Park. Free parking is also available at the Town Government Complex on weekends. The town expects to collect approximately $185,000 in regional access parking fees each year, and 100% of these funds are invested in these facilities and the public services provided at these facilities. The parking fees enable the town to provide a strong police presence, provide lifeguard services, keep the facilities clean, and promote a family-friendly and quality beach visit experience for visitors to these facilities. (Continued on page 28)

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Exploring Better Internet Service in Emerald Isle

Led by Commissioner Jim Normile ( jnormile@emeraldisle-nc. org ), town officials are currently exploring ways to promote better internet connectivity in Emerald Isle in the future. Although much of the NC 58 corridor is served by a fiber optic connection, service to individual homes in Emerald Isle is primarily via standard cable that can sometimes result in reduced speeds and less reliable connections, particularly during periods of peak visitation. As the global economy continues to rely on high speed, reliable internet connections, the town seeks to position Emerald Isle for the highest quality service in the future – for both quality of life and economic development reasons. Reliable, high speed internet service will enhance the high quality of life enjoyed by our residents, help support and attract additional technology-reliant business activities, and promote remote work opportunities by our residents and visitors. Town officials are currently researching various strategies to promote healthy competition in the internet service provider market in Emerald Isle, and will continue working with industry and government partners on this important issue.

Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Program Update

As of June 23, the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Program has identified four sea turtle nests in Emerald Isle. Nest #4 included 101 loggerhead sea turtle eggs that were deposited near the tide line, and this nest was relocated near the dunes by Sea Turtle Program volunteers. The volunteers believe this may have been this turtle’s first nest due to the short crawl length. To stay informed about the

Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Program, please visit www.emeraldisle-nc. org/sea-turtle-program or www.eiseaturtlepatrol.org.

Vacationers - Don’t Throw Out Your Leftover Food!

Volunteers from “A Second Helping” are again collecting leftover food from vacationers departing Emerald Isle, and will be delivering this food to the hungry in our area. Please don’t waste your leftover vacation food - bring it to the “A Second Helping” volunteers each weekend through Labor Day at Stir it Up Coffee Shop (Emerald Plantation) or Bert’s Surf Shop (corner of Hwy 58 & Islander Drive). For more information, please visit asecondhelping-emeraldisle.com.

Lifeguards Offer Classes Every Saturday

The Emerald Isle Lifeguard Team is now offering weekly “Water Safety Splash” classes every Saturday morning at 11am at the Western Ocean Regional Access gazebo. Come on out, meet the lifeguards, and learn valuable water and beach safety information!

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It’s been some 300 years since the infamous Blackbeard roamed the waters along the Crystal Coast, but Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10 & 11 visitors will be whisked back to the golden age of piracy along the streets of historic Beaufort. The Beaufort Pirate Invasion remembers those days of yore with a bit of excitement, a bit of drama and loads of fun for the entire family. Sword fights, weapon demonstrations, costume contests, live music, dancing – and perhaps a little grog – will entertain guests in venues throughout the waterfront community. But Beaufort’s experience with pirates hasn’t always been so jolly. According to legend, in 1747, Spanish Privateers came ashore to take the town. The villagers looked on helplessly as the privateers sailed into the harbor with mischief and mayhem on their minds. Unable to defend themselves against the greedy pirates who pillaged and plundered, Beaufort was soon in the hands of the rogue pirates. This did not set well with Major Enoch Ward and his militia of 58 men. They attempted to stop the ransacking and looting to no avail. Major Ward, however, 30

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refused to relinquish his duties. He scoured the countryside, urging farmers to help him take up the fight. Within three days, he had brought together 100 farmers which he armed with whatever weapons they could find. Major Ward, alongside Col. Thomas Lorick, returned to Beaufort with his hodgepodge militia and dispelled the unwelcome visitors from the town. From the actual 1747 Spanish Attack, many stories (fact and fiction) have been the scuttlebutt around Beaufort. In July, 1960, following an idea by the late Grayden Paul to recreate the event, local firemen took to the water in longboats for the very first reenactment. In 1973, Beaufort’s own pirate-privateer, Capt. Horatio Sinbad was asked to join the reenactors for an event that drew about 150 spectators. The next year, it grew to 500, and throughout the years it has continued to grow, now drawing almost 30,000 to the shores of this picturesque seaport. On Aug. 10-11, the story will again be told – from mock battles to the pirate encampment, which simulates what life may have been like for those who have chosen this nefarious path.

Oh, and don’t think for a minute that town will be free from pirates. Beaufort will be full of them, giving youngsters plenty of time to search around for Beaufort’s Most Wanted Pirates. Special events include: Yo, Ho, Ho, and a Bottle O’ RUN – Aug. 11 on the Beaufort Waterfront. Pirates cheer you on as you run, walk or swagger down the scenic Beaufort waterfront. Prizes for the race winners as well as for the best pirate costumes. Strollers and four-legged friends are welcome. Register online or on race day at 7am. Parlay on the Waterfront – Aug. 1011, 7pm, an open air celebration on the Beaufort Waterfront. A fun evening of magic, fire shows, pirate shenanigans, music and good cheer. While in town, be sure to pop in to the NC Maritime Museum to see the expanded Blackbeard the Pirate exhibit of artifacts unearthed during the excavation of the Queen Anne’s Revenge, located just outside of Beaufort Inlet. To learn more about the Beaufort Pirate Invasion, visit www.beaufortpirateinvasion. com.

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Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation

All activities take place at the Community Center in Emerald Isle, unless otherwise noted. The Community Center’s hours are: Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm, Sat, 9am-4pm, closed Sunday. Call (252) 354-6350 for more info. Be sure to visit our website www.emeraldislenc.org/eiprd.

Adult Programs

•AA: Saturdays at 8pm meets at town hall. •Art Club: Meets every Wed, 12-4pm at town hall. •Community Woodworkers’ Club: 1st Thurs at 7pm at town hall. •Emerald Isle Stamp (Philately) Club: 2nd & 4th Thurs at 7pm at town hall. •Quilters Group: 3rd Wed of each month from 1-4pm at town hall.

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•Drop in Tennis: Mondays from 9-11am, Blue Heron Park •Open-Play Indoor Soccer: Mon & Thurs 6-7pm, 12 and under; 7-8pm, age 13 & up; Wed. 6-7pm, 13-16; 7-8pm, 17 & up. •Open-Play Basketball: Tue 6-7pm, age 15 & under; 7-8pm, age 16 & up; Sat 9-11am, age 15 & under; 11am-4pm, age 16 & up. •Open Indoor Volleyball: Wed & Fri 6-7pm, age 15 & under, 7-8pm, age 16 & up.

Fitness

The Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation offers a variety of fitness classes~ Fees: Members $1/class, non-members $5/class (unless otherwise noted). Mon, Thu, Fri 8am - STEP; Mon & Wed 10:30am & 6:30pm - Small Group Strength Training ($10); Mon 4:15pm - Core, Strength, & Pilates; Mon & Tue 5:30pm - TABATA; Tue 8am - DANCE FUSION; Tue 9am - BODY SCULPT; Wed 8am – ZUMBA; Wed. 4:15pm - Pilates; Wed 5:30pm - POUND; Fri 9:15am H.I.I.T: High Intensity Interval Training; Sat 9am - ADULT S.A.F.E.= Self-Defense, Awareness, Fitness & Empowerment ($5 non-members-$2 members); Sat. 11:20am - Retransitions

Yoga Program Schedule

Taught by certified Yoga instructors on staff, these classes focus on basic Yoga postures & asana for the beginner; Fees: $2 members & $7 non-members •Yoga: Mon 12pm, Tue 10am, Wed 12pm, Thu. 9am •Gentle Yoga: Saturdays 10:15am •Yoga as Therapy: Instructed by a physical therapist, this class incorporates core strengthening, spinal stability, stretching, balance and gentle yoga poses. The emphasis is on correct alignment and individual modification. Appropriate for all levels. Mon & Wed @ 9:15am-($5 members, $10 non-members.)

Special Events and Information

NEW Class “Retransitions” takes place from 11:20am - 12:20pm on Saturdays. This new entry-level class deals specifically with balance, posture, coordination in adults as they age. Cost is $5 per person for non-members/ $2 for members. June 14-Aug. 16: EmeraldFest Concert Series. The town’s popular EmeraldFest outdoor concert series returns withconcerts every Thursday evening beginnng June 14 at 6:30pm on the oceanfront at the Western Ocean Regional Access (located off Islander Drive). The full 2018 lineup is available at www.emeraldisle-nc.org/emeraldfest-1. Crystal Coast Girls Youth Volleyball. Girls Youth Volleyball registration runs Aug. 1-31. Registration Fee is $35 for the following age divisions: Girls 9-10, 11-12, 13-14. Player’s age is determined as of Oct. 1. Practice begins in September. Games begin in October. Aug. 10: Friday Free Flick. 7pm Movies are family oriented. Free and open to the public, children must be accompanied by an adult. Popcorn and drink for $1. Please bring chairs and or blankets, no outside beverages or snacks. Movie this month is “A Wrinkle in Time”. Aug. 17: American Red Cross Blood Drive. 11am-5pm. Carteret County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Aug. 21: PEP Program. 10-11am. The PEP program, or Police Educating the Public, is a series of one-hour classes in the town board meeting room to increase public awareness and provide education and tips on how you can prevent yourself from becoming vulnerable to these issues. Topic: “Firearm Laws & Safety” Aug. 23:Coffee with a Cop @ Muttigans K9’s & Coffee. 9-10am. Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversation! No agendas or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood!

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Whoooo’s Who? Wise up about owls with programs, crafts, activities and close-up encounters during a day dedicated to owls. Aug. 4 the aquarium joins other organizations and facilities worldwide in celebrating International Owl Awareness Day. Owl-oriented activities spread knowledge and debunk myths about these often-mysterious winged wonders. The day also reveals the troubles some species face and how everyone can help.

Highlights include opportunities to meet some owls that live at the aquarium including Bolt, an Eastern screech, a great-horned owl named Abira and barn owl Alba. See how owls fly during the Bird’s-Eye View daily bird show, and get an up-close encounter with owls during Creature Connections. All three owls have injuries or conditions that give them little chance of surviving on their own in the wild. The aquarium cares for a number of animals with compelling rescue stories that can’t survive in the wild – including two Eastern screech owls from Possumwood Acres Wildlife Sanctuary. The two birds, with injuries that make it impossible for them to be released back into the wild, are cared for at the aquarium and offer an upclose, educational experience for visitors. Also among the feathered fun: ▪ Check the schedule for when and where to watch the dissection of an owl pellet, a compacted, regurgitated mass of indigestible parts of prey such as bones, teeth, claws, skulls, feathers and fur. An examination of pellets provides insight into the diet and lifestyle of the bird. ▪ Look for owl crafts and other activities in Discovery Classroom, plus bio-facts such as owl wings and other touchable items. Throughout the day, enjoy colorful posters around the aquarium featuring the “whoooo,” what, when and where of owl populations around the world. ▪ Owl Awareness Day activities are free with admission or membership. Admission to the daily Bird’s-Eye View bird program also is free with admission or membership.

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Nimbus’ eighth birthday Aug. 15. For an adventure outside of the aquarium, the Sea Turtle Trek program is offered twice a week on Sundays and Thursdays. Participants stroll the nighttime beach to discover fascinating facts about the life of sea turtles and look for loggerhead nests. Visit the aquarium’s website for details and registration.

Kid’s Night Out

Sea Turtle Summer Turtle traffic is picking up on the nighttime beach. Sea turtles usually emerge from their sandy nests after dark and scurry toward the surf for, it’s hoped, a long and prolific life at sea. You can help make this perilous trek easier: ▪ Turn off or shield Oceanside lights and flashlights ▪ Fill in holes and level mounds ▪ Take your tents, beach chairs, toys and trash away with you ▪ Leave nests and hatchlings undisturbed While visiting the aquarium, be sure to check out our five sea turtles including: Nimbus the white loggerhead sea turtle, a large green sea turtle, and two sea turtle yearlings. Join us to celebrate

What’s better than a trip to the aquarium? A visit to the aquarium at night! Kid’s Night Out is a new program specifically for children ages 4-13 held on most Wednesdays from 6-10pm. Parents can drop off their kids at the aquarium for a pizza dinner and snacks, a live animal presentation, a mini behind-the-scenes tour and crafts. See the website for the full schedule and be sure to sign up ahead of time. Advance registration is required for this fee-based program as spaces are limited.

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Carteret County observed its 3-year anniversary as an official Coast Guard Community this summer with the dedication of new signage, strategically located adjacent to primary roadways leading into the county. County commissioners and officials from the US Coast Guard participated in a brief ceremony June 28 at the new marker along Route 58 in Stella in the northwestern section of the county. The new signs contain the words: “Carteret County: An Official Coast Guard Community.” Graphics include the county government seal and the Coast Guard logo. The look is both clean and colorful, as red is a dominant color for both the county and Coast Guard marks. The new signs were also designed to complement the existing “Welcome to the Crystal Coast” message and are mounted to the same posts. The Commandant of the Coast Guard signed the document designating Carteret County as a Coast Guard Community on July 7, 2015, as only the second county in the nation to be so proclaimed. Camden County, Ga., earned the distinction as the first on Jan. 23, 2014. There are 22 municipalities across the country that have been declared Coast Guard Cities. These include two in North Carolina – Wilmington (July 25, 2003) and Elizabeth City (May 29, 2015). The program recognizes those cities and counties that make “special efforts to acknowledge the professional work of the Coast Guard men and women assigned to their area. Making Coast Guard men and women and their families feel at home in their home-away-from-home is an invaluable contribution to morale and service excellence. The Coast Guard is pleased to recognize those communities that have extended so many considerations to the Coast Guard family and their dependents.” The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and its Military Affairs Committee took responsibility for compiling all the materials to meet the filing requirements, and it made sense for the Carteret County government to be the entity that submitted the application, because the Coast Guard has stations and personnel at Fort Macon beyond the Town of Atlantic Beach and at Emerald Isle. Separately, a major Coast Guard Appreciation Day event is planned for Saturday, Aug. 18, on Harkers Island. A parade begins at 11am, followed by a luncheon and recognition program at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center. The guest of honor will be Ira Lewis, a retired Coast Guard Chief. (He was born Aug. 2, 1918). For more information, contact the museum at 252-728-1500 or museum@coresound.com. Coast Guard Image Was Concern of JFK The graphic identity of today’s Coast Guard began to take shape in 1963, during meetings between President John F. Kennedy and industrial designer Raymond Loewy of France. Loewy had moved to New York City as a young man and found work as a window designer for department stores, including Macy’s, Wanamaker’s and Saks in addition to working as a fashion illustrator for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar magazines. In 1929, he received his first industrial-design commission to contemporize the appearance of a duplicating machine by Gestetner. As his reputation grew and as he was commissioned by more and more major clients, the news media began to refer to Loewy as “The 36

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Man Who Shaped America” and “The Father of Industrial Design.” With a little nudge from the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the president selected Loewy to re-design the interior of the presidential jet Air Force One. “Loewy’s sketches for a new Air Force One design won immediate praise from the Kennedys and the press, and the aircraft became an important symbol of the president and the United States in official visits, both domestic and overseas,” wrote Diana Honings of the Coast Guard. On May 13 and 14, 1963, Kennedy and Loewy “discussed improving the visual image of the federal government, and Kennedy suggested the Coast Guard as an appropriate agency to start with. Soon after, the design firm of Raymond Loewy-William Snaith received a contract,” Honings wrote. President Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, but Loewy’s work continued and the firm’s findings were presented to Coast Guard leadership in January 1964. “Loewy recommended the Coast Guard adopt an identification device like a commercial trademark. The firm believed the symbol must be easily identifiable from a distance, easily differentiated from other government or commercial emblems and easily adapted to a wide variety of vessels and aircraft,” Honings said. Finally, in March 1965, the Coast Guard brass agreed to proceed with development of the IVIS (Integrated Visual Identification System), which resulted in a wide red bar to the upper right of a narrow blue bar canted at 64 degrees and running from right to lower left. The traditional Coast Guard emblem was placed in the center of the red bar. The overall design came to be known as the “Racing Stripe” or “Slash” emblem. After extensive prototyping in Florida, and some tweaking, the Commandant ordered on April 6, 1967, “service-wide implementation.” That alone was a lengthy process, and the Coast Guard’s Barque Tall Ship Eagle was last asset to receive the Racing Stripe, taking on the emblem in 1976, just prior to Operation Sail to celebrate the nation’s Bicentennial. Mike Wagoner

New History Stick Pays Homage to QAR Visitors to Fort Macon State Park will notice that a new North Carolina history stick has been planted along the entrance road. It commemorates the 300-year anniversary of the sinking of Blackbeard’s pirate ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR) on June 8, 1718. The Queen Anne’s Revenge was Blackbeard’s flagship vessel. It and three other smaller ships under Blackbeard’s command were approaching the inlet to Beaufort Harbor when the Queen Anne’s Revenge ran aground on a sand bar. Blackbeard abandoned ship and sailed off with some of his crew in a small Spanish sloop that he had captured near Havana, Cuba, to pillage and plunder another day. For complete information about the QAR and Blackbeard, the most notorious pirate to sail during the “Golden Age of Piracy,” access the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program online at www.ncmarkers.com. The essay on the QAR marker page is a detailed and comprehensive account from that period of time. The location of the wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge remained a mystery until 1996, when the ship was finally discovered less than 30 feet below the ocean surface by Intersal Inc., private salvagers based in Palm Bay, Fla. Writing for National Geographic News, Willie Drye reported: “After

years of official uncertainty, North Carolina state authorities confirmed in 2011 that the shipwreck that lies less than 2 miles offshore from Beaufort and Morehead City is indeed the Queen Anne’s Revenge, sailed by one of history’s fiercest and most colorful pirates – Blackbeard.” In 2011, an official with the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort told Dye, “there was not one ‘aha moment,’ but a collection of moments and a deduction based on evidence – the sheer size of the wreck and the many weapons that were found in the rubble. No other ship as big as the Queen Anne’s Revenge was known to have been in the area at the time, and a pirate ship would have been well armed.” The NC Highway Historical Marker Program was established in 1935, and it is now a unit of the Division of Historical Resources, housed within the Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources. The program has a “dotted line” relationship with the NC Dept. of Transportation. The new Queen Anne’s Revenge marker is the 27th to be located in Carteret County. In all there are most than 1,600 historic markers within North Carolina. All 100 counties are represented in the program. Mike Wagoner

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Add 'Respect' to Beach Etiquette Rules Feedback from several readers of the Island Review justify an “addendum” to the “Beach Etiquette” column that appeared in the June edition of the magazine … on the subject of “respect.” Actually, their concern was a “lack of respect from a small, handful of people shown toward law enforcement and emergency medical service personnel who regularly patrol the beaches of Bogue Banks from Atlantic Beach to Emerald Isle.” The source is a senior public safety officer employed by one of the towns. He wishes to remain anonymous. “It’s a small but vocally abusive group,” he added. “Some beachgoers have openly confronted and criticized officers who are driving 4-wheelers that are towing rescue jet skis for making noise and leaving tire tracks in the sand,” he noted. (Really? These complainers must be “dit-dots,” people from “off” who come spend their vacation time and money and then go home and have a limited idea of just how much we drive on the beach during the fall and winter.) When sunbathers deliberately set up “camp” and block beach access trails, they are in violation of local ordinances. It’s critical that beach access points remain unobstructed. In a rescue situation, time is precious. These beach patrollers deserve our thanks and admiration, not our ridicule. Another concern mentioned by readers was a “lack of respect for sea turtles and their nests” along the Crystal Coast. Most vacationers, bless their hearts, are unaware of “turtle tips.” The NC Sea Turtle Protection Project is administered by the NC Wildlife Resource Commission’s Wildlife Diversity Program. The project coordinator is Dr. Matt Godfrey, a biologist who is affiliated with the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort. “Loggerheads, green turtles, leatherbacks and rarely Kemp’s ridleys sea turtle nests have been recorded on North Carolina beaches,” Dr. Godfrey said. “The most common nesting species, by far, is the loggerhead.” August is getting into is the season when the earliest nests begin to boil, and hatchlings emerge. All of the Carteret County beach towns have turtle protection volunteer groups who patrol all 21 miles of shoreline along Bogue Banks. They are all plugged into Dr. Godfrey’s network. Emerald Isle, for example, has about 80 volunteers who participate in the local sea turtle protection program. The organization is dedicated to helping educate humans to respect the turtles. Among its most-mentioned tips are: Fill in all holes dug in the sand. Turtles can get stuck, and people walking at night can become seriously injured. Similarly, remove tents, frames, toys and other beach gear overnight to give turtles clear access across the sand. Keep exterior lights off at night. Close draperies and blinds so interior lights aren’t visible from the beach. Lighting can confuse hatchlings when they are seeking to enter the ocean. (The small turtles are guided naturally by moonlight over the water.) On the beach, refrain from using flash photography, flashlights or cell phone cameras. If you see a nesting or hatching turtle or observe anyone who is disturbing a marked turtle nest area, call local police. In 2017, the Carteret County Shore Protection Office recorded 49 turtle nests along all of Bogue Banks. It was the third most active year since 1996 (when the database originated). The record year was 2016, when 84 nests were observed. Loggerhead turtle trivia to share with tourists: The mother turtle digs a chamber in the sand about 1-2 feet below the surface. Each nest, or clutch, contains approximately 120 eggs; each egg is roughly the size of a ping pong ball. Once laid, the eggs are on their own. The mother turtle covers them with sand. The eggs incubate for approximately 60 days. 38

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The temperature of the developing eggs is what decides whether the offspring will be male or female. Scientists say: If a turtle’s eggs incubate below 81.86°, the turtle hatchlings will be male. If the eggs incubate above 87.8°, however, the hatchlings will be female. Temperatures that fluctuate between the two extremes will produce a mix of male and female baby turtles. (Hence, the warmer the sand, the higher the ratio of female turtles. As the planet experiences climate change – warming or cooling – the turtle demographics will change accordingly.) When hatchlings come out of the nesting site all at once, it is called a boil. At some nests, only a few come out at a time, and this is called a trickle. Volunteers will excavate a nest three to five days later, digging out and counting empty shells and releasing hatchlings that could not get out on their own. A hatchling has enough energy to swim for four to five days to make it to the Gulf Stream, which is a distance of 30-50 miles from shore. Here, they can hide themselves in a patch of sea grass, which provides ample food as well as protection and cover from predators, as begin to grow. Scientists have determined that only one out of 1,000 hatchlings will survive to maturity. Mike Wagoner

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Time to get a Re-Entry Pass I’m writing this after an amazing week of weather surrounding the 4th of July holiday. But, even though I’m writing in early July, there is already some tropical storm activity off of our coast. Hurricane season officially started on June 1 and that we all need to be prepared. Each time a storm threatens us, town hall receives a surge of the same questions regarding the closing of bridges and re-entry passes. The same policies and procedures for these things have been in place for years. I’ll recap them below in hopes of answering your questions before the next storm approaches. First, we are often asked when we will “close the bridge.” The answer to this question is that we never close the bridges. Local police or the Highway Patrol will always let someone off the island during a storm. They may, however, advise you against crossing in high winds or in a high-profile vehicle. But, we do sometimes control access onto the island. But, we only control access onto the island in the event that an evacuation has been ordered. It is only after an evacuation that you may need a re-entry pass to get back onto the island before the general public is allowed onto the island. If no evacuation has been ordered, there will be no access control at the bridges and you will not need a re-entry pass. The purpose of a re-entry pass system is to control access back into town in the case of significant damage to property on the island. If there is damage to homes and businesses, there is no reason for

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School Calendar is 'Year-Round' Political Issue As soon as the last bell rang in June 2018, bringing a close to school year, the NC General Assembly was considering legislation to allow certain school districts to start the next school year earlier in August during prime summer vacation time. If that had come to pass, consider the overtones. The ink on this August issue of the Island Review would barely be dry before public school teachers would be reporting back to work. This is nuts. As background, North Carolina Sen. Shirley Randleman, a Republican from Wilkesboro, introduced legislation on June 11, under the bill title of “Weather Accommodate Certain Counties.” Call it “creative writing” … or a bit of underhanded “trickeration.” Her bill, SB 810, sought to “provide school calendar accommodation” to the three counties she represents – Stokes, Surry and Wilkes. The intent was: School districts in those counties would become eligible to be exempt from the mandatory public school start date of the Monday closest to Aug. 26, by applying a “good cause” formula based on weather-related closings over the most recent 10-year period. Sen. Randleman’s bill introduced possibilities that schools in Stokes, Surry and Wilkes could open on the Monday closest to Aug. 19, Aug. 12 or even Aug. 5 (depending on who did that math.) If “any of the above” were to happen, kiss goodbye to “Save Our Summers,” as the school calendar law would quickly crumble in other counties as well. One of the top legislative priorities of the North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (NCRLA), which is based in Raleigh, is to “support the current school calendar law and oppose all efforts to change it.” The association’s rationale is: “The law protects the summer tourism season, which creates jobs and opportunities for thousands of North Carolina residents and generates millions of dollars in state and local taxes that support public schools and other government programs and services.” School superintendents are focused on gaining power to set their own calendars and start school when they feel like it. Herein lies the problem. Proponents of the “Save Our Summers” movement and the late August school start date need to read every word of an unsettling column that appeared in the Feb. 14, 2018, edition of the Smoky Mountain News, written by reporter Cory Vaillancourt. (This is a weekly newspaper based in Waynesville and distributed free to residents of Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties as well as the Cherokee Reservation. Tourism is vitally important to this western, mountain region. If North Carolina’s east-west tourism coalition is in danger of splintering, then heaven help us.) Vaillancourt wrote: “Repeated attempts to give schools local control over their own school calendars have been stymied by a small group

of legislators who have over the years taken thousands (of dollars) from a tourism PAC that opposes calendar changes it says would endanger jobs in the tourism industry.” “…With kids caught between lobbyists and legislators and lots of cash on the line, will school calendar ﬂexibility bills ever make it to the mountains?” Vaillancourt identified which legislators received campaign donations from the NCRLA and how much money each pocketed. Now, someone at NCRLA needs to get specific about the number of tourism jobs and the amount of taxes that are generated by the late August school start dates. Tax dollars that fund school operations don’t grow on trees. Reporting for North Carolina Public Radio, Jess Clark of WUNC interviewed Emerald Isle Town Manager Frank Rush in 2017. Rush said: “We don’t have a Research Triangle Park. We don’t have large manufacturing facilities here. We’ve got a beach, so tourism is what we’re all about … and we’re trying to protect that industry.” North Carolina Rep. Pat McElraft, a Republican from Emerald Isle, told Clark that state revenues from tourism have increased since the school calendar law was enacted in 2004. At one time, the school year historically began after the Labor Day holiday, thereby “providing quality family time for summer vacations throughout the warmest months of July and August,” Rush said. By 2004, however, “more than 90% of North Carolina school systems had begun the annual school year between July 30 and Aug. 12, thus eliminating most, if not all, of the month of August for family travel time.” Rush revealed that Carteret County room occupancy tax revenues for the month of August increased by more than 36% from 2005-08 (after the change) over the 2001-04 revenues. That is a significant “economic impact” finding that tourism leaders need to leverage when stating their case. Here are some quick facts compiled by the United States Travel Association: North Carolina saw record tourism numbers in 2016, reaching $22.9 billion in visitor spending, an increase of 4.4% over the previous year. Additionally, tourism-related employment in North Carolina also set a record in 2016, increasing 3.2% to provide 219,094 jobs and nearly $5.6 billion in payroll income across the state. Tourism is the state’s third largest industry, following only agriculture and the military. Doesn’t it make good business sense to make public policy decisions that advance and promote opportunities to grow more (not less) tourism?

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Think about the purpose. Hardscaping can look good but also serve key purposes. Pebbles or gravel can mitigate trouble areas that don’t grow grass or plant life well. Retaining walls hold back soil in yards with sharply inclined hills. Mulch can set perimeters around trees and shrubs, as well as planting beds. Fencing, another form of hardscaping, is essential for establishing property boundaries and adding privacy. Consult a professional. While many hardscaping additions can be handled by novices, large-scale projects, such as patios and decking, can change the grading of the yard. Professionals can map out how to handle drainage issues and meet building codes. In addition, professional installation can ensure hardscaping features last for years to come. Hardscaping should blend with the nature around it and take its cues from the surrounding environment. This can help softscaping and hardscaping work as one.

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Eating While Traveling Family vacations. Impromptu road trips. Weekend getaways. There’s just something about summer that makes you want to throw your bags in the car and hit the road for a little rest and relaxation. Traveling often brings a sense of adventure, a pick-the-road-nottaken kind of attitude. And while throwing rules to the wind can give you a sense of freedom not experienced during the monotony of daily life, if we aren’t careful, that relaxed attitude can wreak havoc on our waistlines. While we are making memories and reconnecting with family and friends during the lazy days of summer we often loosen the reins on our normal eating patterns and end up having to loosen our belts as well! So how do you continue to eat healthy while still enjoying all there is to enjoy when on vacation? All it takes is a little planning and you can enjoy your summer travels without stressing over trying to maintain a healthy diet. Try a few (or all!) of the following tips and you will not only have a wonderful time, but you won’t return home wondering where that extra 5 pounds came from. Pack a cooler with healthy snacks and drinks. Whether you are planning a day trip or will be driving to your final destination, pack a travel cooler filled with your favorite healthy treats and drinks and avoid temptations along the way. Make sure that the snacks are easy to grab and eat, such as fruit slices, veggie sticks and nuts, as you will be more likely to eat them. Bring plenty of water or green tea so that you aren’t tempted to grab a soda while filling up for gas or swing through the drive through when your stomach starts to rumble. Research restaurants in the area and look over the menus before dining out. If you plan on dining out while traveling take some time before you leave to research the restaurants in the area and ensure that healthy meal options are available. Most restaurant menus are available online so take a look and decide what you will eat before getting to the restaurant. If you already know what you are going to order before you get there then you are less likely to let others

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health & wellness Identifying and Understanding Dehydration Dehydration is a simple condition to understand, but one that can lead to a host of complicated problems. People may be quick to associate dehydration with athletes, particularly those who exercise outdoors in warm climates. But dehydration can affect anyone at any time. What is dehydration? Dehydration happens when the loss of body fluids, namely water, exceeds the amount of fluids that is taken in. When a person is diagnosed as dehydrated, that typically means his or her body has lost so much fluid that is has begun to lose its ability to function normally. Who is vulnerable? Anyone can suffer from dehydration, which can be especially dangerous to young children and older adults. The Mayo Clinic notes that older adults, may not feel thirsty until they are already dehydrated, so it’s important that aging men and women understand that thirst is not always the best indicator that they’re becoming dehydrated. Babies may become dehydrated when they get sick with an illness that causes vomiting and diarrhea. But even teens and otherwise healthy adults can suffer from dehydration. What are the symptoms of dehydration? Symptoms of dehydration vary with age. Parents of babies and young children should be on the lookout for signs of dehydrations, as they may not be able to communicate that something is wrong. Signs of dehydration include dry mouth and tongue, a lack of tears when crying, sunken eyes and cheeks, and a sunken soft spot on the top of the skull. In addition, babies who produce no wet diapers for three hours may be suffering from dehydration. A sense of listlessness or irritability in infants and young children is another

potential indicator of dehydration. Adults who experience extreme thirst may be suffering from dehydration. Less frequent urination and dark-colored urine are also symptomatic of dehydration. Fatigue, dizziness and confusion are some additional indicators of dehydration in adults. Can dehydration be prevented? Dehydration can affect anyone, but there are ways to prevent it, even among those people who are especially susceptible to dehydration, such as children and older adults. Breastfeeding more frequently and giving the baby a medicine such as Pedialyte can prevent the occurrence of dehydration in babies who are sick. Adults who want to prevent dehydration should drink plenty of fluids and include lots of fruits and vegetables in their diets. They contain lots of water and can help avoid dehydration. The Mayo Clinic recommends that athletes begin hydrating the day before engaging in strenuous exercise. A telltale sign of a wellhydrated body is clear, diluted urine. Athletes should replenish their fluids during exercise and continue even after they finish Older adults should make a concerted effort to drink more fluids when suffering from minor illnesses, which is when such men and women most commonly become dehydrated. Drink extra water when battling influenza, bronchitis or bladder infections, remembering that feelings of thirst often surface only after the body has become dehydrated. Dehydration is a serious yet preventable threat to men, women and children. Learn more at www.mayoclinic.org.

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Student Cyber Security Precautions Thanks to advancements in technology, students and educators are increasingly turning to tablets and computers when working on daily assignments and classroom activities. Students rely on the internet for research and keeping in touch with teachers and other students, and work is even assigned and completed via digital platforms. Despite the upside of technology, cyber crime is a potential pitfall of all that time spent online. The internet provides instant access, and that can put students at risk. According to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report, the education sector ranked sixth in the United States for the total number of reported “security incidents.” Schools are data-rich, meaning they give hackers access to information like identification numbers, birthdates, email addresses, financial data, medical records, and more. Students must understand cyber security risks when working and sharing data online. The following are some tips students can follow: Protect passwords. Students are urged to keep their passwords to themselves. This prevents others from using accounts maliciously or even in seemingly harmless ways that can put you in trouble, such as searching for inappropriate content in school. Choose complicated passwords that can’t be easily guessed, and opt for two-step authentication whenever offered. Use secured WiFi networks. Free or open WiFi connections are not encrypted, meaning they can be accessed by anyone. Many

cyber criminals gain access to information through these channels. Schools should have encrypted systems in place. Limit what you share on the internet. Students are urged to be aware of what they share online. According to DataManagement, a computing service, information posted to social media is permanent, and deleted items aren’t necessarily gone. Exercise caution on social media. Don’t post unless it is something you would be comfortable sharing in public. Watch out for phishing scams. Phishing usually occurs through fraudulent email messages that mimic the look of reputable solicitations. Scammers rely on these tactics to tempt people to click on links or download attachments that can put malware on a device and steal personal data. Exercise caution with all links and downloads. Schedule routine backups. Data can be lost if a device crashes, so routinely back up personal devices and home computers. Backups can be stored on external hard drives or with cloud services. Exercise caution when filesharing. UC Santa Cruz’s information technology services says viruses and malware can be transmitted by filesharing software, and files offered by others may not be what they say they are. Only used school-approved filesharing options. Cyber security is something students should prioritize this school year. The right security measures can protect students, their classmates and their schools.

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Toddler Foot Facts Through my years of experience selling and fitting children’s footwear, I’ve have learned these important facts about kids feet and fitting. Growing feet are developing feet. The foot is a complex structure comprised of 26 bones. They support the entire body, adapt to surfaces and absorb shock. A baby’s foot is more cartilage than bone, which, will fuse and harden into adult bones. Although the structure of the foot develops by the first 2 years, the bones do not fully develop and harden until around the age of 13. This is why it is crucial to have good NEW shoes that fit to allow the bones to develop naturally. The younger the foot, the faster it grows. The greatest changes in growth occur in the first 3 years. A child will grow up to 9 sizes in their first three years. Here’s the breakdown: ● From birth to 12 months, they will grow an average of 5 sizes, (from a 0 to a 5). ● 12 months to 24 months, the average child will grow two shoe sizes. ● 24 months to 3 years, they will grow one to two sizes. This puts them at an average size 9 by the age of three. Because of this rapid growth, doctors recommend getting your toddler’s foot measured at least once every three months to ensure that their shoes fit properly. Shoes that are too small can deform the toes and permanently damage the structure of the foot. Now, this means getting your child a new pair of shoes every 3 to 6 months until they are 3, but after the age 4, you can count on your child lasting in one size for about 8 to 12 months. (This does not include exceptions due to growth spurts, however, and children may skip sizes). During these years it is not recommended to wear used or hand me down shoes, as they have been molded by the previous child’s foot. Kids’ feet handle more stress than adult feet. Kids’ feet endure about three times more stress than the adult foot. This is because of children’s activity levels and high impact activities compare to adult feet. Children should wear shoes with good shock absorption, a wellmade foot bed, and durable soles. Flexibility is also very important to help strengthen muscles. Feet are the foundation for your whole body. Doctors argue that most foot problems and pains in adulthood stem from ill-fitting shoes or poor foot experiences during childhood. Ill-fitting shoes put the child at risk for injury or deformity later in life. Many problems with posture, walking, and even back pain can be associated with illfitting or poorly made shoes. In the long run, good shoes are a good investment. A child’s arch does not develop until puberty. With babies, the arch will usually not be visible or developed for the first two years. In the early years, there is often a “fat” pad in the arch area of the foot, which gives the appearance of a ﬂat foot, but this is not the case. The fat is a natural arch support. Therefore, many shoe companies for babies and toddlers do not include additional arch support, as it is not necessary. Children’s feet sweat a lot, about 2-3 times more than an adult’s foot! This is one reason why kids are known to wear down shoes faster. Sweating in a shoe will wear on the soft leather lining on the inside of the shoe. After months, it will cause the actual structure of the shoe to break down, literally from the inside out. Another reason not to wear used shoes. Sweaty feet are more susceptible to catching various feet fungus and infections. For these reasons, it’s important to have a breathable shoe that allows the moisture and heat from your child’s foot to escape, letting cooler air in. Clean cotton socks also help to keep feet dry and fungus free. Fresh clean 52

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socks are needed daily. Shoe materials make a difference. Materials like leather and canvas are great for children’s shoes because they have a long durability and are breathable and flexible. They stretch and soften with wear. Some synthetic materials will breathe and flex like leather or fabric, but some will not, so be careful when picking a shoe that uses synthetic material. Avoid plastics, as they do not breathe or stretch, and they can easily cause blistering and sweaty feet. Plastics are great for water and casual wear to the splash pad, but they should not be relied on as an everyday shoe. Sizing matters. Shoes that are too small hinder foot growth, decrease circulation, cause blisters, ingrown toenails, and hurt! Shoes that are too big can cause uncomfortable chafing or blisters on your child’s heel as well as prevent them from being able to grip the ground. Shoes that are too large also cause tripping on the front of the toe. This is why getting your child’s foot fitted is recommended. Experts usually allow a “thumbs-width” of room to grow. This is about a half-inch. But this is complex due to varying widths, walking ability, and other factors. If the child is just beginning to walk, room to grow might be an issue because even a half-inch can affect the gait. There are many opinions regarding soft sole and hard sole shoes. Hard sole stiff shoes with built in arch support, heavy solid sole, and lots of structure, decrease the need for the child’s own muscles to work to find balance and strength. Their feet rely on the strength of the shoe, which impedes the development of muscles in the foot and ankle. Soft sole shoes are flexible bending with the foot allowing to feel the ground under the feet, which aids in balance and grip. Relay on your pediatrician to tell you if you need a hard sole shoe. All in all: avoid used shoes, replace shoes as child grows, buy natural materials avoiding plastic, don’t buy too big so that they last longer wear clean cotton. Don’t buy walking shoes before your child walks, you don’t need every color and or style if on a budget. And most important see an experienced children’s shoe seller. They can advise and put your child on the right track for healthy feet. Jean Wilkerson, Zazzy Kids

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Promote Healthy Weight Although there are a variety of theories behind the growing obesity problem plaguing North American adults and children, the most consistent findings point to caloric intake as the culprit. Here’s a simple equation to get to the root of the problem: Calories eaten > calories spent = weight gain. According to National Health Examination Surveys, adult obesity trends in the United States between 1976 and 2014 indicate the percentage of the adult population classified as obese has roughly doubled to more than 38 percent in the last three decades. Children may be learning eating habits from their parents, potentially contributing to rising obesity rates in children as well. Recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate one in five school-aged children and young people in the United States is obese. In Canada, the Public Health Agency says roughly one in seven children is obese. Teaching children healthy eating habits starts at home and can extend to what

students are given to eat while at school. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says schools across the country are working hard to improve school nutrition. Here’s how parents and school districts can help make school lunches more nutritious and delicious and lower in calories. Control snack intake. The US Dept. of Agriculture says that more than one-fourth of kids’ daily caloric intake comes from snacking. Choosing smarter snacks may help reduce overeating. Good snacks can include grain products that contain 50 percent or more whole grains by weight; snacks in which the primary ingredient is a fruit, a vegetable, dairy product, or lean protein; snacks that are a combination food that contain at least a 1/4 cup of fruits or vegetables; and foods that contain no more than 200 calories. Read nutritional information. When selecting foods for school lunches, parents should read the nutritional information to make sure they know exactly what they are feeding their children. Select foods that are low in saturated fats and cholesterol

and high in fiber and nutrient-rich fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. Go with water. Rethinking beverage choices can help control kids’ caloric intake. Many people don’t realize just how many calories beverages add to their daily intake. Even a six-ounce, 100-percent apple juice can include as many as 96 calories. Sodas and other soft drinks pack a hefty caloric punch. Water, seltzer and unsweetened iced tea are healthy beverage options. If milk is the go-to beverage, choose a reduced-fat version. Introduce new foods. Children can be notoriously picky eaters, but with patience and perseverance, parents can introduce new, healthy foods at lunchtime. Yogurt, hummus and salsa are healthy and can add ﬂavor to vegetables and fruit. When making sandwiches, exchange refined breads for whole-grain varieties. Choose lean protein sources, and go heavy on vegetables and fruits for natural fiber, which will create feelings of satiety. Read the school menu. Let children indulge in ordering from the school menu when healthy options are featured. Urge them to try something unexpected, rather than sticking to chicken nuggets or pizza days. Healthy eating habits begin in childhood and can be initiated with school lunch.

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plastic straw use is being lead by the Bogue Banks Chapter of the Surfriders Foundation. In a local paper recently, it was great to see the long list of local restaurants that no longer offer straws (unless requested) or that have switched to paper straws. I know I also see people who bring their own metal or glass straws to use, and reuse. Bravo to all the groups, businesses and individuals getting involved in this effort! In recent years, as a way to conserve trees and minimize the danger of thin plastic bags in our oceans, reusable/green friendly grocery bags are everywhere. Next time you go to the grocery store or big box store, skip the throw away plastic bags and pass on the paper bags ... just hand them your stash of reusable bags. All marine life will thank you for a cleaner ocean environment for them to live in. Everyone that chooses reusable bags should give themselves a pat on the back ... it does make a difference! Any and all of these changes can help make our world better. Sure, we as turtle nerds rejoice about better survival odds for our beloved sea turtles. Fisherman will also thank you for healthier and more plentiful fish to catch. Boaters and others using the water for recreational fun will be grateful for cleaner waterways to enjoy on one of our beautiful sunny days. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy cleaner beaches and ocean water, plus increased turtle sightings! For more information about our Sea Turtle program: eiseaturtlepatrol.org Valerie Rohrig Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol

Teaching Kids to Love Reading Reading is a passion for many people. But even avid readers may not know just how far back their love of reading stretches. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children who find pleasure in reading have the potential to become lifelong readers. In addition, studies have shown that reading to children can help kids become familiar with sounds, words and language, helping them in their earliest stages of cognitive development. So adults who love books might be able to trace their passion for pageturners to those times their mothers and fathers read aloud to them as youngsters. Parents who want to their children to learn to love reading can rely on various techniques to accomplish that goal. Make reading a routine. Routine is a necessity for parents, helping children learn when it’s time to eat, play and go to sleep, among other things. Parents can include reading to their children as part of their daily routines. As noted, doing so will promote language skills and cognitive development while also acclimating children to books and providing valuable bonding time. Create a distraction-free reading environment. When reading to children, parents can create an environment with little to no distractions. This allows kids to focus on their parents’ voices as well as the story they’re being told. Parents can turn off the television and the radio when reading to their kids. In addition, moms and dads should leave smartphones or tablets in another room so they aren’t distracted by alerts or tempted to check for incoming messages or emails. Read aloud together. Some children may shy away from reading if they struggle in their initial efforts to read. That does not mean kids won’t ultimately enjoy reading, it just means a little more effort may be required on parents’ part to help kids overcome any issues they have. Reading aloud to children can help little ones learn

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Moss termed 1868 as the “breakout year” for sweet tea, partly because of the editorial statement from Pennsylvania’s Harrisburg Telegraph on Aug. 1, 1868: “Iced tea, with a small slice of lemon in it, is said to be decidedly ahead of … lager as a summer exhilarator.” Was that a harbinger of tea time? Today, in 2018 – 150 years after that “breakout year – one of the favorite sayings circulating on the internet is: “When life hands you lemons, put a slice in your sweet tea.” Chris Fuhrmeister wrote an article recently about sweet tea for Eater Atlanta magazine. In his opening sentence, he asks readers to: “Close your eyes and picture your stereotypical idea of ‘the South.’ You might see folks in their Sunday best, sitting on a shady front porch and enjoying glasses of sweet tea from a large pitcher.” There’s more than a dollop of truth in that image, and Fuhrmeister concludes: “Sweet tea is the elixir of the genteel, Southern gods.” Praise be. Mike Waggoner

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Primary Research My life’s work has been as a naturalist observing a very unique species, the North Carolina beach vacationer. It is vital to immerse myself in their favorite habitat, the beaches of Emerald Isle sometime during their peak season, mid June through the middle of August. My most significant research is accomplished when I move from the role of scientific observation into total immersion myself. For two weeks at the height of summer each year, I go native. For over 25 years my family has enjoyed a “staycation” on Emerald Isle every summer. We pack our cars with beach chairs, beach towels, surf boards, fishing rods and suitcases stuffed with favorite bathing suits, rumpled shorts, favorite T-shirts and cotton sundresses. Left behind are the dress clothes and rigid work and meeting schedules. Then we drive 10 minutes, unload the car, quickly organize the kitchen and stock the fridge, then race to get toes in sand. This is Julia unplugged, even from the online major newspapers to which I subscribe as a self-proclaimed news junkie. For these two weeks each summer I may be less informed about what’s going in Washington, DC, but I can tell you everything that each of my grandchildren have been up to from sun up to sun down. Every day feels like I am waking up on Christmas morning and I must be the first person to run barefoot downstairs. It’s so early even the sun has not yet peeked over the roof tops of beach cottages as I stroll east and do my early morning research of fellow beach dwellers: the shell seeker, the turtle patrol walkers, the optimistic fishermen. My hope after walking is to be the first person on the porch with a steaming cup of coffee in hand when the first drowsy toddlers appear with their parents. Biscuit baking mornings, peach coffeecake, smells of bacon drifting out to the deck, hungry teens roused by promises of hot breakfast and cool hours of surfing. Hours pass blissfully resting, reading and catching up on the lives of our adult children in the coolness and breezes of our ocean hued bluegreen Shibumi Shade tent. Sunset walks, giggling 1- and 2-year-old cousins spying the ghost crabs doing recon from their crab holes in the sand. Little ones tucked in with dreams of their beach days, tiny legs restless from playing endless games of tag with white foamed waves near the shore. Late evening, I am the last person turning the lights off in the kitchen after sweet hours of screened porch conversation with my womenfolk. First one awake, last one to go to bed … my children have agreed on the diagnosis of my condition, FOMO (fear of missing out). Satiated by this remarkably ideal beach vacation quest, I return

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Children of Elizabeth “Libby” Ann Wade O’Brien are shown at far right – Jean O’Brien Frank and David Wade O’Brien. They are joined by two generations of cousins (from left): Cole Woolard, Wayne Woolard, Ruth Wade Ross, Wayne Woolard II and Libby Wade Neves.

Descendants Accept World War II Award Family members of a “World War II hero” were saluted June 23 by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Descendants of Elizabeth Ann Wade were awarded a commemorative replica of the Congressional Gold Medal during a special ceremony at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort. Elizabeth Wade served about 3 1/2 months as an administrative clerk at CAP’s Coastal Patrol Base 21 in Beaufort during 1943. Elizabeth, who was called “Libby” by family and friends, was a native of Morehead City. She was born in 1922, the daughter of Charles Byrd Wade and Elizabeth “Bessie” Ormond Wade. Col. Jason Bailey, CAP’s NC Wing Commander, who was the featured speaker at the ceremony, praised all of the volunteers who stepped forward, beginning in December of 1941 to form the CAP. Those 200,000 founding members who served in World War II were “CAP’s greatest generation,” he said. “They flew their own airplanes at their own expense and at great peril, with little or no safety measures to fall back on,” he said. “A total of 65 CAP members died in service to the nation, and those who stepped up to protect the home front were never formally recognized … until now.” Curiously, Libby Wade was the only one of the 75 civilian volunteers assigned to Base 21 who had local roots, but “military service was part of her DNA,” said Lt. Col. Phil Saleet of Newport, who serves as CAP’s National Headquarters Historical Projects Division Head. Libby’s older brother Charles Byrd Wade, Jr. graduated from Duke University and joined R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in WinstonSalem in 1938. He enlisted in the Army during World War II and was stationed in New York City, serving as a public information officer and news media liaison. Later, Charles Wade was assigned to the Pentagon when it opened in 1943, serving on the staffs of various Army generals. 66

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After the war, Charles returned to R.J. Reynolds and progressed to become a senior vice president and member of the corporation’s board of directors. He served on the board of several state and local organizations as well, and he was chair of the NC Symphony and chair of the Duke University Board of Trustees. Henry Ormond Wade was the youngest of the three Wade children. He served in the Navy during World War II and was stationed in San Diego, Calif. He was an officer assigned to reconnaissance submarines. Following the war, Henry Wade graduated from Duke University and enjoyed a successful career in the heating and air conditioning business. He was credited with developing energy efficient HVAC systems for public buildings, especially schools. Reflecting on World War II, Col. Bailey commented that for most Americans, the fighting during the first two years “was oceans away, but everything changed on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Empire of Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. As a nation and as a people, we were shaken to our core.” To bring the war to America’s East Coast, Germany’s Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz launched “Operation Drumbeat” on Dec. 18. “Its intent was to destroy US coastal shipping, particularly oil shipments from the Gulf of Mexico, and disrupt the stream of troops and supplies crossing the Atlantic Ocean headed for Great Britain,” according to a website known as The Daily Chronicles of World War II, which is maintained by historian Dr. Norm Haskett of Chandler, Ariz. Dr. Haskett wrote: “Five German U-boats, each capable of carrying 22 torpedoes, began patrolling off the North American coast. In less than a month, this initial wolfpack sank more than 26 Allied ships (156,393 tons of shipping) without a loss.” Col. Bailey added: “Off the coast of North Carolina, there seemed

to be almost a nightly show of burning ships.” By locating U-boats from the air and by providing escort services to vessels in convoy formation, CAP aviators would help turn the tide in favor of the Allied forces, beginning in the latter half of 1942. Col. Bailey said the first flight out of Coastal Patrol Base 21 in Beaufort occurred Sept. 30, 1942. To complete the story about Libby Wade’s life after CAP, she moved to Jacksonville, Fla., and married Dudley Faye O’Brien in 1949. The couple raised a daughter, Jean, and a son, David. Libby Wade worked for a time in administrative office positions within the Jacksonville schools. Later, while living in Mobile, Ala., she was an office worker at a local business. “Mother was always active in the Methodist Church wherever she lived,” said Jean O’Brien Frank of Amelia Island, Fla. “She loved sharing her talent of playing piano for Sunday school groups.” David Wade O’Brien of Atlanta, Ga., commented: “This is a big deal to recognize our mother. She would tell us stories about her Civil Air Patrol days at the base in Beaufort, and this makes it all the more meaningful for us.” David O’Brien has been in the financial services industry since 1980. For 19 of those years, David and Jean worked together as a “brother and sister team” as financial advisors. She had previously worked as a high school history teacher and as a human resources consultant. Elizabeth Ann Wade O’Brien died in 1988 at age 65, and her body is buried at Gethsemane Memorial Park off Highway 24 near Morehead City, along with her parents, Charles Byrd Wade and Elizabeth “Bessie” Ormond Wade. (Genealogical research for the Civil Air Patrol was provided by the History Museum of Carteret County.) Mike Wagoner

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The Crystal Coast not only offers rich history, scenic beauty and authentic southern charm but it is also home to a host of amazing eats. As the Crystal Coast continues to grow as a foodie destination, so does its culinary offerings. Checkout some of the great new eateries that have recently opened here on our crystal shores. Blue Agave Mexican Cuisine & Bar in Morehead City (5218 Hwy 70 West) is a fresh take on traditional Mexican cuisine. Their restaurant is the story of two brothers from Guadalajara who came to the US in the 1980’s and recently teamed up to bring authentic Mexican food to Carteret County. From their street tacos and bacon wrapped stuffed jalapeños, to handcrafted margaritas made with the freshest ingredients, they are confident they have something for everyone. Full Moon Oyster Bar in Atlantic Beach (505 Atlantic Beach Causeway) boasts some of the freshest seafood anywhere. Their homemade recipes have been handed down over the years making their soups and original entrees some of the best in the southeast. Like the traditional steam houses, they have learned that fresh oysters and other shellfish delights, are best prepared raw or steamed to preserve the salty good freshness we love. They also offer grilled, baked and select fried items prepared to order. On The Rocks in Atlantic Beach (2604 West Fort Macon Road) offers casual dining with friendly service for locals and all who visit the Crystal Coast. From their 30+ item salad bar to lunch sandwiches and burgers to dinner entrees of steaks or local seafood, they strive to bring you some of the freshest and best flavors offered along the

Outer Banks of NC. In Colonial America, the local tavern or inn was often called an “Ordinary” because that term was used to describe any business where one could buy a complete meal. The Ordinary was the most important business in any community as it offered travelers a welcome relief because traveling, whether by horseback, cart, wagon or coach was difficult and tiring. Ordinaries or taverns were often located near well-traveled roads, which also made it convenient for locals, as well. Here on the Crystal Coast, The Ordinary’s goal is to recreate the hospitality that the colonial “Ordinary” provided to its community. At The Ordinary in Downtown Morehead City (109 South 6th Street), you will find an inviting tavern offering good food and drinks with a friendly staff. The Ordinary is a modern version of the colonial tavern where locals and visitors alike will feel welcome, and enjoy returning again and again. Pop-elato on the Circle in Atlantic Beach (112 West Drive) is offering up artisan pops and gelato, all handmade on location. Small batches are made fresh daily and they love creating new flavors for your enjoyment. For a full list of dining options here on the Crystal Coast, please visit www.crystalcoastnc.org/region/all/dine. Karen Gould, Director of Digital and Event Marketing Crystal Coast Tourism Authority

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Storm Preparedness save lives. The “mandatory” order also allows vacationers to file for reimbursement from their travel agency. A Curfew Order is often thought of as just a night time order – in this case it means to stay in your home or shelter around the clock until the “all clear” is given. The purpose is two-fold: we need our emergency services to get to the highest priority situations with the least possible number of obstructions. Second, it is our intent to protect the assets of those folks that obeyed the evacuation order. We are concerned with security before and after the event. We are anticipating, based on forecasts, potential damage to property. The purpose is not to limit freedoms, but allow for safety, security and lifesaving. Once all orders are rescinded, the “all clear” is the best part of everything I’ve mentioned. Now it’s time to clean up our yards and neighborhoods. Please don’t start moving yard debris, or structural debris until we, the town, have a chance to make an assessment and decide what we will need to do. Structural (docks, buildings, etc.) and yard waste are never combined. We will get the word out through emails, facebook, AM Radio 1610, loud speakers or some other method. Please don’t jump in your pick-up truck and start hauling to the “Lot C” area. If you have a lot of debris, multiply that by thousands, and know that “Lot C” will not hold it all. These rules apply to named and unnamed storms. We always hope for the best, but we need to be prepared for the worst.

What a great summer it has been in Pine Knoll Shores! Before I start on my annual review of our operations in the event of a major storm event, I want to comment on a few things. We successfully passed a balanced budget well before the end of our fiscal year on June 30. Your commissioners and town staff always have you and your tax dollar’s best interest at heart. The Independence Day parade was the biggest ever … again! Our annual Home Owners’ Association Summit will be on Friday Aug. 17, 5:30pm, at town hall. This event always proves to be valuable to the associations and the town. Every year we like to take time to review what we need to know that may save our lives and property. Since major weather events don’t appear on our calendars, sometimes we don’t have much time to prepare. It’s also easy to become complacent after a false alarm. First, a State of Emergency allows us to prepare for a situation and formally begins the process. This also allows us to request resources: state troopers, reimbursement, etc. from other levels of government. This notifies the state governor and is the beginning of our escalation in preparing for the storm event and tracking of municipal expenses. An Evacuation Order is always a mandatory order. This order allows us to close the bridges to “incoming” traffic – it doesn’t close to outgoing traffic. This means we are expecting conditions that may put your life in danger and we are using this order to

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club news PKS Garden Club On June 13 over 30 members of the garden club attended the annual spring luncheon at the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach and installed new officers for 2018-2019. The club was very fortunate this year to have so many of its current officers willing to assume the same office for the coming year. Susan King was installed as the new president; JoAnn Shallcross, first vice president; Jean McDanal, as second vice president; Linda Langheld, as recording secretary; Lisa Park, treasurer; and Kathy Bowers, correspondng secretary. Ilene Karlsson acted as the installing officer for the ceremony, carefully outlining the duties and responsibilities of each office, and presenting each officer with a beautiful bromeliad plant. Lana Hathaway gave a moving invocation at the start of the ceremony. A moment of silence prevailed in honor of our four members who died this year, and our sorrow was noted for our members Karen Zaenker and Olga Welsh, who moved away. Susan King was presented with a beautiful butterfly decorated water gauge for her yard from the club members for doing such an outstanding job as president! After expressing her appreciation, President King thanked her outgoing officers for their hard work throughout the year – first vice president, Ilene Karlsson, for the club’s fantastic programs each month; 2nd vice president, Jean McDanal, for very demanding organization of our tending 10 gardens; recording secretary, Linda Langheld, for her perfect, timely minutes; treasurer, Lisa Park, for carefully handling the money; and correspondng secretary, Kathy Bowers, for keeping everyone up to date with the health and welfare of each member. President King was nostalgic about the highlights of our garden club during the past year including choosing our new theme – butterflies and plants to attract them; our brand new garden club brochure and its wonderful reception from realtors; Gini Stambach’s successful sale of our garden gloves; Lois Jean O’Keefe and helpers for decorating town hall and the library at Christmas; Barbara Yankauskas for creating and publishing our yearbook, which won the third place award at District 11’s board meeting; the trip to Underground Farms; the erection of the Blue Star Memorial Marker by Arleen Graczewski, Karen Zaenker, Linda Langheld, and Susan herself, as well as help from their husbands; the creation and distribution of wreaths throughout the town by Martha Edwards and committee at Christmastime; decorating Beaufort’s old Post Office for the National Park Service; the wonderful bus trip to Raleigh’s Museum of Art in Bloom; and Martha Edward’s Arbor Day ceremony honoring four of our deceased members – Shirley Schaeffler, Lois Strube, Joan Brown, and Lois Heffelfnger. Although the club is on hiatus for July and August, volunteer members still tend the 10 gardens, weeding, planting, pruning and mulching throughout the summer. The club meets the second Wednesday of each month at town hall at 9am for refreshments, followed at 10 by the program of the day. Guests and visitors are always welcome. Come visit us and join the club! For more information, email pksgardenclub@gmail.com. Clare Winslow

PKS Women’s Club Volunteerism is a way of life in Pine Knoll Shores. That spirit of community engagement is regularly demonstrated by the members of the Pine Knoll Shores Women’s Club who contribute their time and talents to over 30 local and national organizations. Nationally, over 63 million Americans volunteer yearly helping their 70

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neighbors, serving their community, protecting the environment and providing their expertise in a variety of ways. However, statistics reveal that nationwide volunteerism is declining as people find other outlets for their free time. I wondered if that were the case here in Pine Knoll Shores. In 2014, I wrote about the volunteer spirit of our Women’s Club’s members, who at that time contributed over 11,000 volunteer hours to a diverse group of civic and charitable organizations. To determine if our club members are still providing a high level of volunteer service I revisited the topic in July 2018. An informal survey of the club’s membership revealed that club members are continuing their volunteer contributions to improve their communities and professions. Members volunteered over 12,400 hours during the period July 2017-July 2018, providing over $290,284 of value to the community. Organizations quantify the value of volunteer time utilizing a formula provided by The Independent Sector, a national organization of charitable groups. The formula is based on statistics provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that provides data on the hourly earnings of nonfarm, nonsupervisory workers and factors in fringe benefits. This formula produces both a national and a state-by-state estimate to demonstrate the immense value volunteers provide. In 2017, the value of volunteer time was estimated at $24.69 nationally and $23.41 in North Carolina. In addition to volunteering in various leadership roles within the PKS Women’s Club, members volunteered locally with various town-wide efforts including the annual Kayak for the Warriors events for wounded military and the Mile of Hope weekend for children with cancer. They serve on various town committees including the Community Appearance Commission, the Planning Board, the Board of Adjustment, the Recreation Committee, CERT, the Strategic Planning Committee, the PKS History Committee, the Shoreline and others. Members are active in the PKS Garden Club that beautifies our community by caring for gardens throughout town. Countywide organizations are also in the mix including the Domestic Violence Program, Carteret Health Care, Martha’s Mission, Hospice, Hope Mission, the Carteret Arts Forum, American Music Festival, The History Museum of Carteret County, Project Christmas Cheer, the Salvation Army, Bogue Banks Library, Turtle Patrol, the Humane Society, the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Members serve children through participation in the Guardians ad Litem and as mentors and tutors at local schools and at the Boys and Girls Club of Coastal Carolina. Many members are active in various volunteer efforts through their places of worship and with national professional organizations for nurses, teachers and other professions. While all these activities are performed with the intention of helping others, there are also academic studies that demonstrate that those who engage in volunteer activities receive both physical and mental health benefits from their work. A growing body of longitudinal research studies conducted by Harvard Medical School, Duke University, and various insurance providers indicates that volunteering has a positive effect on physical well-being, raises self-confidence and self-esteem, helps to buffer stress, increases social interactions. Those who volunteer have a lower mortality rate, greater functionality, a lower rate of depression, increased endorphin production and reduction in high blood pressure. Doing good, is good for you. Think about the maxim: “Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” Volunteer somewhere today! by Michelle Powers

Emerald Isle Garden Club On June 14 members of the Emerald Isle Garden Club gathered at Emerald Isle Woods Park to dedicate an educational kiosk for the park. The kiosk was designed and purchased by the Garden Club and it was installed along the walking path near the shelter. The kiosk identifies a number of the plants and trees visitors will encounter in their native habitat throughout the park. Along with beautiful hand-painted images by club member Val Albright, botanical information is provided on each of the nine plants including their common and scientific names and growing characteristics. The Garden Club will maintain the kiosk to educate the community and visitors about native plants and wildlife in the park. The club also plans to include information on migratory birds in the fall. As part of this project two Wood Duck nesting boxes were installed in the park. Wood ducks, which are endangered species, live in woodland swamps and are among the most colorful North American waterfowl. The EI Garden Club extends its thanks to Howard Pinner, a local woodcraftsman, for constructing the large wood duck boxes and to Emerald Isle town park staff who installed the boxes and kiosk. A framed wood duck painting by club member Sharon Ambrose was presented to Alesia Sanderson, director of EI Parks and Recreation, in recognition of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support of our Emerald Woods project. Be sure to visit Emerald Isle Woods Park off Coast Guard

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Benjamin and Marie Philpott to Ricky and Sherry Gregory, 1918 Fort Macon Road #264, $68,000.

Bogue Banks & area property transfers as recorded at the Carteret County Registrar of Deeds during June 2018*

Dana Hiner, 2111 Fort Macon Road #115, $275,000.

Walker, 401 Margaret Road, $163,000.

Bryan Haines Designs, LLC to Dennis and Rebecca Bridgett, 105 Winston Ave, $315,000.

Terese Ewing to Sheila Metcalf, 200 Anglers Way, $170,000.

Philip and Barbara Varca to Lee Garrett, 2111 Fort Macon Road #334, $325,000.

Jean Medlin to You Can Fly, LLC, 1109 Lennoxville Road, $175,000. Deborah Pease to Brandon Davis, 211 Vine St., $192,000.

Shore Drive, $445,000. Marian Brackett to James Rumfelt, 1102 Ann St. and 108 Fulford St., $473,000. Reinaldo and Carol Vallecillo to CAP Investments of Beaufort, LLC, 1621 & 1623 Live Oak St., $485,000. Janet Noew and Fletcher and Kate Noe to Barbara and Hans Paerl, 610 Ann St., $500,000.

IRA Innovations, LLC to Melissa and Charles Jackson, III, 1918 Fort Macon Road #116, $72,500.

Capital Ideas, Inc., Damian and Carol Smith and Robert and Judy Abee to Carol Jordan, 107 Willis Ave. #2, $330,000.

Rebecca Armstrong to Camelot East, LLC, 2401 Fort Macon Road #129, $84,000.

Ferrell Key Properties, LLC to Jayne Meisell and John Okerson, 203 Ocean Blvd., $335,000.

John and Rachael Banton to Michael and Ashley Cox, 140 Madison Bay Drive, $224,500.

Caleb Carroll and Christina Baker to Lindsie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hagan, 127 Old Causeway Road #29, $95,000.

Michael Bruggen and Valerie Kelsey to Zada Knakal, 102 Asbury Ave., $380,000.

Streamline Developers, Inc. to Kenneth and Deborah Hanson, 101 Colony Point St., $234,000.

Ellis and Janie Bryant to Maria Bryant, 512 W. Bogue Blvd., $116,000.

Lee Garrett to Brandon Dodick and Stacy Morgan, 104 Coral Bay Court, $420,000.

Barbara Lewis to Beach Life Properties, LLC, 1311 Live Oak St., $245,000.

Gordon and Bonnie Lucas and Linda and Clarence Lucas, Jr. to Aaron and Dana Guetterman, 205 Knollwood Drive, $150,000.

William and Sylvia Brown to Ansley Stroud, 1906 Fort Macon Road, $500,000.

Matthew Kaczynski to Daria Waples, 100 Ricks Ave, $280,000.

Jimmy and Pamela Suggs to Michael Morris, 203 Lejeune Road, $115,000.

Ross and Belinda Phillips to Barry and Linda Evans, 106 Macgregor Drive, $308,500.

Kevin and Gillian Duffy to Michael and Gloria McKenzie, 200 Anita Forte Drive, $210,000.

Patricia Adams to LuAnn Oliva and David Murphy, 109 Macgregor Drive, $310,000.

Paul and Stephanie Russick to Teresa and Gilbert Diaz, 122 Bobwhite Circle, $218,000.

Kenneth and Debra Goetze to Darrell and Patricia Welborn, 103 Moore St. #5, $325,000.

Scott and Karen Nickson to Brian and Kerry Lovell, 160 Bob White Circle, $250,000.

Lennar Carolinas, LLC to Karen and John Vogler, III, 214 Shearwater Lane, $326,500.

Franklin and Callie Freeman to Wendy and Eric Kotheimer, 111 Tifton Circle, $250,000.

Stephen and Linda Miller to Anita Hardesty, 208 Heron Woods Drive, $327,000.

Mt. Pleasant Construction Co. to Teresa Creech, 108 Dolphin St., $259,000.

Anne Hine to Danny and Jatana Keel, 1000 Village Lane, $270,000.

John and Diane Hartill to Kellye and Daniel Donovan, 104 Tifton Circle, $280,000.

Michael and Lori McGovern to Howard Upton and Denise Dickens, 720 Sandy Point Drive, $123,000.

Christine Norfleet, Sheppard Norfleet, Christine Norfleet and Robert Kornegay, Jr. to Michael and Janet Woolard, 314 Island Drive, $309,000.

Dexter and Sandra Reopelle to William and Suzanne Burrows, 213 Neptune Court, $288,000.

Janice Robey and Jeff Gooding to Christian Dixon, 167 Piver Road, $130,000.

Lennar Carolina, LLC to Yeshe Zopa, LLC, 202 Shearwater Lane, $343,500.

Paul and Julianne Fontenoy to Joseph and Martha Naset, 114 Chestnut Drive, $135,000.

Lennar Carolinas, LLC to Frank and Robyn Eiler, 226 Shearwater Lane, $413,000.

Julia Powers to Rachel Bisesi, 112 Chestnut Drive, $143,000.

Ruth Talley to Jocelyn Romano and Joshua Osterberg, 212 Pollock St., $425,000.

Anthony and Janet Critelli to Donald and Elizabeth Geary, 204 Bogue Sound Drive, $158,000.

Marvin and Linda Trent to Jake and Katie Grove, 133 Pond Drive, $510,000.

David and Cindy Newman to Isaac Roberts, 301 Commerce Way #118, $164,000.

Donald and Barbara Curtis to Harold and Shannon Tant, 1013 Fort Macon Road #132, $600,000.

SECU-RE, Inc. to MH40 Properties, LLC, 1904 Fort Macon Road #154, $172,500.

John and Rebecca Matthews to Briland, LLC, 1013 Fort Macon Road #71, $675,000.

Danny and Diane Nathan to Penelope and George Bill, III, 102 Asbury Ave, $173,500.

BEAUFORT

Judy Weiss to Mildred and Raleigh Baker, Jr., 301 Commerce Way #339, $175,000. Michael and Heidi Pridgen to William Ratliff and Chauncey Stroud, 1904 Fort Macon Road #232, $178,000. David and Cindy Newman to J&W, Inc., 301 Commerce Way #223, $180,000. Clarence and Elaine Cannon to Linda Kemp, 2306 Fort Macon Road #308, $200,000. Sandra Crobar to TI-LI Investments, LLC, 2008 Fort Macon Road #F6, $212,000. Fran and Harold Watson, III to Jefferson and Chrissie Twisdale, 408 Fort Macon Road, $231,000.

JSR Land Partners, LLC to Robert and Raylene Judd, 210 Landing Road, $80,000. Gary and Carol Dunn to Howard Upton and Denise Dickens, 716 Sandy Point Drive, $108,000.

Wayne and Mary Cox to Mark Warden, 108 Willow St., $144,000.

Joseph Gaskins and Jaymee Gaskins to Christopher and Tracie Hawley, 304 Knollwood Drive, $240,000.

John and Kim Wetherington to Brandy and Luther Osborne, 113 Pleasant Drive, $158,500.

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Arnold and Leanne Dale to James and Christina Williams, 144 Madison Bay Drive, $223,000.

Robert and Kathryn Terwilliger to George Lumb, III and Margaret Reilly, 1850 Lennoxville Road, $430,000. Frelle Gentry and Patricia Bradley to Karma Rodholm, 126 North

Gregory and Christine Hall to Ronald and Amy Powell, 170 Herring Pond Court, $540,000. John and Sharon Frazee to Paul and Deborah Inman, 403 Island Drive, $565,000. Karma Rodholm to James Lasley, 716 Ann St., $745,000.

CAPE CARTERET

Mt. Pleasant Construction Co. to Ronnie and Donna Aldridge, 215 Bonita St., $295,000. James and Lois Craig to David and Kelly Anne McDonald, 403 Ardan Oaks Circle, $325,000. Stephen and Elizabeth Harper to Melissa Wiggins and Robert Phelps, Jr., 300 Bogue Sound Drive, $375,000.

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property watch (Continued from page 74) James and Martha Zeh to James and Danajean Mabry, 200 Dogwood Drive, $235,000.

Shepherd Built Construction to Mickey and Stacey Gahagan, 118 Shell Drive, $315,000.

Timothy and Larue Keith to Frederick Ammons, 122 Jones St., $250,000.

Frank and Ilona Isaacs to Roger and Stacy Goltz, 1111 Ocean Drive, $316,000.

Sarah and Victor Cutillo, III to Matthew and Cara Dominy, 113 Abaco Drive East, $259,000.

Teresa Creech to Robert and Crissy Rouse, 128 Fawn Drive, $321,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Charles and Philomena Timeus, 158 Christina Maria Way, $265,000.

Michael and Patsy Daniels to Peter and Jamie Medico, 7323 Canal Drive, $322,000.

Elizabeth and Jere Pelletier, III and Betty and Samuel Faulkner, Jr. to William Beaman, Jr., 173 Ash St., $300,000. Ryan and Julianne Gnandt to Rodney and Vanessa Nevinger, 101 Sweet Grass Trail, $360,000.

Luke and Morgan Williford to Stephen and Amanda Blanchette, 131 Conch Court, $324,000. Van and Gail Smith and I. Glenn and Kathleen Smith to Frank and Stacey Wilder, 212 Holly St., $330,000.

Purdie Drive, $839,000. Susan and James Crowgey, Jr. to Peter and Theresa McCabe, 9914 Shipwreck Lane, $980,000. Elizabeth Dean to Richard Meier and Sherry Meier, 9700 Dolphin Ridge, $1,065,000.

GLOUCESTER

Monica and Randy Gradyto Brittney and Brian Matthis, Jr., 105 Ferry Dock Road, $177,500.

Graham and Ashley Strother to Lloyd and Nancy Dale, 3513 Mandy Lane, $190,000.

HARKERS ISLAND

Judy and Edward Voss, Jr. to Stewart and Jean Moersch, 705 Robin Road, $193,000.

Aron and Julie Hall to Ralph Pitts, Jr., 153 Fulford Drive, $191,000.

Jerri Builders, Inc. to Patrick Barnett, 116 Sweet Grass Trail, $385,000.

Cathy and Joseph Robinson, Jr. to Charles and Cade Carter, 319 Old Ferry Road, $340,000.

Academy Field, LLC to Cecil and Ann Lawrence, 138 Sound Point Drive, $225,000.

Dudley and Mary Griggs to Thomas and Dorothy Petrilak, 304 Treasure Cay, $388,000.

J. Brothers, LLC to John Wootten, Jr., 104 Craig Drive, $355,000.

Academy Field, LLC to James and Anne Marie Johns, 110 Sound Point Drive, $245,000.

Violet and Ralph Gillikin to Meghann and Michael McCoy, 112 Croaker St., $130,000.

Ellen Burnette to Bruce and Cheryl Rilee, 9802 Green Glen Court, $385,000.

EMERALD ISLE

Thomas and Rose Mary Coop to Dwain and Katina Wilson, 9804 Heath Place, $417,500.

Stephanie and Richard McIntyre, Jr. to Christopher and Lauren Abee, 404 Piney St., $93,000. Steven Call and Rebecca Joyce to William and Michelle Mulchi, 5603 Sound Drive, $145,000. John and Mary Barron to Scott and Elizabeth Casner, 5603 Sound Drive, $214,000. Carol Mooreland-White and Floyd White, Jr. to Christopher and Carolyn DePinto, 141 Doe Drive, $215,000. Lessie Truelove to Harber Properties, LLC, 310 Live Oak St., $215,000. Jason and Michelle Shott to Lacey Robinson, 4402 Emerald Drive, $244,000. James and Kristi Farrington to Joy and James King, II, 10203 Corree Cove Drive, $279,000. Alicia and Andrew Couture to Dale and Debra Cross, 9201 Coast Guard Road #302, $315,000. 76

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Mark and Holly Cassidy to Jeffrey and Penny Gardner, 5418 Emerald Drive, $430,000. Southern Latitude Builders, Inc. to Athan and Clifton Parker, 7401 Archers Creek Court, $440,000. John and Brenda Cameron to HWF Real Estate, LLC, 1412 Ocean Drive, $442,500. Lon Hanford to Christina Nelms, 8704 Plantation Drive, $468,000. Dorothy Bernard and Meg Johnson to W. Thomas and Carla Stevens, 111 Spotted Sandpiper, $505,000. Ann Speaks and Lisa Carter to Michael and Eugenia Quackenbush, 101 Craig Drive, $575,000. Mary Fielding to Christopher and Dawn Gist, 7021 Ocean Drive, $595,000. Lisa and William Brown, III to Michael and Suzanne York, 102

Phillip McLean to Jonathan and Susan Holland, 314 Florida Ave., $177,000. Mary Emmons to Richard Budalich, 3003 Mandy Lane, $180,000.

Jeffrey and Allison Snyder to Susanna and Charles Clise, Jr., 128 Little Bay Drive, $375,000.

DAVIS

Natalie and William Kennedy, III to Aldyne Schiewe and Heather Tetz, 521 Village Green Drive, $155,000.

Gerald and Molly Johnson to Ricky and Pamela Cockrell, 304 McKae Drive, $53,000.

Margaret Manzione and Peter Ward toPhilip and Suzanne Ethridge, 139 Page Place, $330,000.

Stephen and Alexandria Nemeth to Heidi and John Sykas, III, 328 Live Oak St., $357,000.

MGM, Inc. to William and Alicia Eatmon, 3304 Player Lane, $129,000.

Academy Field, LLC to Cecil and Ann Lawrence, 130 Sound Point Drive, $225,000.

Frank and Robyn Eiler to Brent and Jennifer Edwards, 195 Branch Drive, $840,000.

INDIAN BEACH

Robert Fescharek, Jr. to Barbara Toben, 2916 Mandy Lane, $195,000. Jimmy and Nita Mercer to Lenore and John Mohr, Jr., 3301 Mandy Lane, $200,000. Jennifer Johnson to Larry and Gail Wall, 705 Fisher St., $207,000. Gerald and Irene Battle to Ryan Thelen, 705 Meadow Court, $224,000. Michael and Katherine Allen to Reggie and Susan Cannon, 3511 Snead St., $227,000.

Patrick and Kamela DeSutter to Aaron Gaskins, 1505 Salter Path Road #223, $274,500.

Linda Haines to Beverly Smithberger, 543 Village Green Drive, $227,000.

Debra and William Perieoni, Donna and Michael Chere and Doreen and Harris Nadel to Marlene Buddine and Jurgen Wiehl, 1505 Salter Path Road #24, $315,000.

Phillip McLean to Katlyn Allen, 4104 Plantation Road, $228,000.

MARSHALLBERG

Ruth and Fred Lane, II to Gregory Lewbart and Diane Deresienski, 146 2nd St., $84,500. Paula Kermon to Nancy Deegan, 331 Star Church Road, $290,000.

MOREHEAD CITY

Vasilios Michailidis to Christine Racca and Eric Kelly, 305 22nd St., $115,000. Nelson Taylor, III to Elliot and Roxanne Hibbs, 1016 Easy St., $117,000. Spooner’s Creek West Development, LLC to Hugh Davis, II and Gretchen Ewalt, 212 Nottingham Lane, $125,000.

Corey and Cindy Duber to Crystal Odham, 209 Sound Court, $230,000. Ruby Danielson to Jeannette Mikels, 109 Sleepy Court, $234,000. Donna and Colin Prosser to Michael Stein, 1816 Widgeon Drive, $238,000. Robert and Jennifer White to Nicholas Brown, 3208 Country Club Road, $240,000. Bambi Smith to Marie-France Jacoby, Ann-Marie Jacoby and Bryan Jacoby, 1208 Bay St., $246,000. William Matteson to The Cloth Barn, Inc., 104 27th St., $248,000.

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property watch (Continued from page 76) Matthew and Betsy Henderson to Gary and Darlene Hare, 1814 Widgeon Drive, $255,000.

Katherine Ball to Deborah and James Kilgore, II, 303 Elizabeth Drive, $570,000.

Andrew and Brittany Thompson to James and Naomie Brewer, 101 Country Side Court, $228,000.

Douglas and Brenda Oglesby to David Murphy and Steven Murphy, 175 Drum Inlet #175, $275,000.

3111 Evans Street, LLC to Lee and William Taylor, IV, 3111 Evans St., $619,000.

Jenna and Kyle Scott to Jason and Nichole Furman, 546 Park Meadows Drive, $228,500.

John Wilson, III to Guy Lampe, 5101 Hwy 70 East, $900,000.

Robert and Kathryn Steven to Walter and Alicia Collins, 1177 Roberts Road, $230,000.

NEWPORT

Stephanie Strickland to James and Kelly Stephens, 530 Pearson Circle, $247,500.

James Prewitt, Jr. and Amy Akin to Graham and Ashley Strother, 1602 Evans St., $257,000. Edgar and Donna Haggerty to Hamish and Dorothy Fraser, 1745 River Drive, $260,000.

Lawrence and Kathleen Frank to JC Jackson Homes, LLC, 502 Buoy Court, $61,500.

Jeffrey and Celeste Edwards to Chanae and Brandon Krahan, 406 Hardy Road, $250,000.

Patricia and Joseph Elkins, Jr. to Virginia and Charles Hill, Jr., 1507 Dills Creek Lane, $277,000.

M. Jean Hancock to Loren Mensch and Sarah Sapp, 427 Nine Foot Road, $90,000.

Chad and Laura Reynolds to Maureen Cronley, 1300 Shepard St., $287,000.

Denise and Frank Perri, Jr. to Brandon and Payton Ruiz, 106 Walking Leaf Drive, $98,000.

Carroll and Sherry Jobe to Jason and Mark Peters, 1204 Avery St., $291,000.

Cynthia Jensen to Joseph and Anna Schwarz, 710 Windy Trail, $120,000.

CGW, Inc. to Daniel Webb, 4425 Arendell St. #603, $295,000.

Carlton and Cynthia Aycock to Matthew and Ashley Wilkerson and Robert and Catherine Wilkerson, 160 S. Lewis St.,$260,000.

Sheila and Scott Moore and Sharon and Philip Brackins to Jimmy and Pamela Suggs, 108 Cribbs Lane, $120,000.

BRB Builders, Inc. to Kevin Gilmartin, 127 Broad Creek Loop Road, $275,000.

Janet Durling to Stephen and Karen Lawler, 194 Danny Garner Road, $139,000.

First Choice Properties & Developing, Inc. to John and Brenda Cameron, 129 Tidewater Drive, $289,500.

Paul Knefley to Brandon Letchworth, 286 McCabe Road, $155,000.

Mark and Joni Mansfield, Matthew and Meredith Johnson and C. Eugene Gurganus to Ryan and Shawnna Bellaw, 151 Woodward Ave., $319,000.

Philip and Tina Herron to David Gurganus, 4425 Arendell St. #101, $309,000. Jerome and Donna Kern, Nicole and Michael Tunney, Alexander and Kim Kern and Jason Kern to Stewart and Jean Moersch, 1505 Marsh Pointe, $310,000. Vesta Newsom to Gigi, LLC, 104 Phillips Landing Drive, $316,500. Christopher and Lindsay Bridgers to Michele and Oscar House, III, 1315 Barnacle Lane, $325,000. Christine and Alan Leary, III to Michael and Kim Monette, 1913 Snowy Egret Drive, $335,000. Scott and Weatherly Montgomery to John and Patricia Gercon, 2411 Tern Lane, $335,000.

Barbara Parson to Gregory Hernandez and Maria Hernandez Sanchez, 111 Green Tree Lane, $157,000. TLK Investments, LLC to Reynaldo Gutierrez, 1911 Johnson St., $161,500. Theresa Pulley to Jessica and Patrick Stancil, 311 Clear Water Drive, $176,000.

Dale and Heidi Fenton to Paula Adams and Wendy Keech, 617 Edgewood Ave, $255,000.

Matthew and Anya Peters to Deborah and Carl Johnston, Jr., 223 Gales Shore Circle, $375,000. Neil and Pamela Stalder to James and Kristin Martin, 116 Cumberland St., $379,000.

Kathy Furtner, 113 Walnut Circle, $112,500. WPJS Properties, LLC to Craig and Carol Mickelson, 265 Oakleaf Drive, $115,000. John Keller, III to Kenneth Johnstin, 130 Salter Path Road #80, $114,500. Jennifer and Walter Schmidt to Farrell Construction, Kim Tippett and Sherry Greenstein, 117 White Ash Drive, $135,000. Thomas and Denise Vesce to Richard and Danielle Canavan, 130 Salter Path Road #12, $161,000. James and Suzanne Holmes to Heather Clark, 650 Salter Path Road #203, $167,000. Austin and Donna Nally to Joyce Parker-Hewett, 112 Oakleaf Drive #101, $205,000. Robert and Terry Dickens to Mary Lou Emmons, 1 Bermuda Greens Road, $210,000. Carolyn Padgette to Michael and Anne Rees, 138 Lagoon Lane #138, $275,000. Jere and Michelle Pearsall to Patricia Toten, 124 Salter Path Road, $290,000. Duneside, LLC to Cheshire Management, LLC, 131 Pinewood Circle, $362,500. Ann Paton to Julieanne and Charles Thomas, 119 Salter Path Road #101, $370,000. Roger Thurman to Susan BowdenÂ¸ 570 Coral Drive #2, $419,000.

Alfarata Nugent to Arlin Sechrist, 109 Snow Goose Lane, $180,000.

Stephen and Michele Somogy to Matthew and Laura Burkett, 411 Lanyard Drive, $380,000.

Edward and Joanne Askew to Martha and Garry Blake-Adams, 497 Salter Path Road #33, $475,000.

Barbara and Ricky Johnson to Carol and William Buie, Jr., 202 Waters Edge Drive, $180,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Anthony and Lisa Parillo, 511 Bogue Watch Drive, $383,000.

Robert and Sarah Mahovsky to Michael and Erika Plant, 351 Salter Path Road #312, $480,000.

Samuel and Mandy Moore to Matthew and Allison Dodge, 615 Edgewood Ave., $190,000.

Jerri Builders, Inc. to Robert Wilson, 110 Batten Court, $383,500.

Gotad, LLC to Edward Whitaker and Barbara Bigger, 104 Mimosa Blvd., $550,000.

Jason and Renee Davis to Dominic and Lisa Phillimeano, 203 Kings Chase, $210,000.

Jerri Builders, Inc. to Matthew and Lisa Fanning, 217 Bogue Carrier Court, $389,000.

Olga Welsh and Melissa Welsh to Gerald and Kim Riley, 114 Walnut Circle, $585,000.

Pamela King and Edgar Simpson to James Eubanks, 106 & 108 Bayview Ave., $435,000.

Marie Talton to Teresa and Stephen Morris, II, 818 Mill Creek Road, $215,000.

Robert and Duane Lawrence to Brandon and Kesley Price, 3238 Hwy 24, $523,000.

Kevin and Madeline Furtner to Neil and Jennifer Jones, 173 Loblolly Drive, $815,000.

East Coast Seafood, Inc. to Arlington Ventures, LLC, 4251 Arendell St., $510,000.

Ronald and Cynthia Nause to Brittany Wright, 122 Cherry Lane, $219,000.

Elizabeth Johnson to Stephen and Michele Somogy, 237 Pearson Circle, $663,500.

Donald Lane, Jr. and Peggy Lane to Keith and Marie Dodson, 560 Fiddlers Ridge Road, $950,000.

Suanne McNelly to Linda Zupan, 150 Lands End Court #A14, $520,000.

John and Meagan Townsend to Jeremy and Katherine Clancy, 1671 New Bern St., $219,000.

PINE KNOLL SHORES

James and Gale Fitts to Lyndon and Laurie Jordan, 211 Arendell St. #802, $377,000. James and Anne Johns to Robert Hill, 212 Old Causeway Road #305, $387,000. Greg and Amber Patterson to Christopher and Jennifer Mashburn, 808 Ridge Water Blvd., $400,000.

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& Manley, LLC, 210 Frost Lane, $100,000.

George and Charisma Johnson to Patrick McDonough and Angela Bastin, 401 Arabian Lane, $155,000.

Anthony and Ellen Lancaster to Donna Welker and Brian Welker, 1010 Salter Path Road #8, $250,000.

First Choice Properties & Development, Inc. to Nicole Noroian, 205 Palomino Lane, $178,000.

Walter Nottingham to Brian and Bridget Szura, 1010 Salter Path Road #35, $275,000.

Douglas and Erin Starcke to Stephen and Nancy Holloway, 424 Woodland Drive, $224,000.

Frost Seafood House, Inc. to Vanguard Ventures, LLC, 1300 Salter Path Road, $450,000.

Ronald and Deborah Gallimore to Barbara Trevino, 333 Divot Court, $229,000.

STELLA

M&M Land Development, Inc. to Dustin and Misty Menezes, 214 Willow Bridge Drive, $32,500.

*Publisher’s Note: This data is provided as public information available to all county residents. Island Review accepts no liability for errors or omissions and has endeavored to be as accurate as possible. Price given indicates the number of tax stamps purchased at deed filing (representing $2 for $1,000 of sales price, in $500 increments) and as such, may not exactly reflect the true purchase price.

Matthew and Allissa Brazil to Darrell and Diane Delaney, 207 Stella Bridgeway, $205,000. Lynne Reardon to Kevin and Lisa Jungman, 340 Red Oak Drive, $366,000.

SWANSBORO

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AUGUST ARIES (March 21-April 20)

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TAURUS (April 21-May 21)

It’s time to trust your instincts. When something does not seem on the up and up, you owe it to yourself to speak up. Keep in mind that others may not believe. Wear your heart on your sleeve, Taurus. Doing so may endear you to others. It may seem like you’re putting all your cards on the table, but you’re showing you’re genuine. Embrace your inner storyteller in the days ahead. Family and friends will want to catch up mid-month. Asking for assistance is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it is a true test of strength because it means getting help before situations turn worse. Accept help graciously. Do not be quick to accept the word “no.” If you are seeking a promotion, it may take another round of negotiations.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)

Your romantic life seems to be full of complicated patterns that could be perceived as obstacles lately. Don’t let these things hinder your relationships. Start making changes. Toning things down is not necessarily your style, Gemini. But this month you may want to keep a few details to yourself. Maintain a low profile. Words flow effortlessly from your lips this month and others are captivated by your tales. You can use this power and creative streak to your advantage. Sooner or later one of your ideas will appeal to another person, and this could just be the catalyst you need. Some things are at play and you may need to gather some facts. Don’t try to piece things together, but rather start at the beginning and get a comprehensive view.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Sitting back and not doing much this month will move you nowhere quickly, Cancer. You need to find motivation to be productive and get to the tasks at hand. It is very easy to get wrapped up in the problems of others. But sometimes you have to let others work things out on their own. Offer advice if it is sought. You may have been a little preoccupied of late. Focus on what has been on your mind and how it is affecting your relationships, making changes where necessary. Sometimes the first step to starting something big is just believing you can do it. Then all you have to do is put all of the other factors in play. You have to hunker down and work through tasks that hold little interest for you. Success comes from tending to all of the details, even those that are less interesting. 82

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Leo, if you can stay on course, things will move along quite well for you. There are plenty of distractions that may be in your way, but you must look beyond them. Behind the big lion’s roar beats the heart of a pussy cat. Your sensitive side is bound to come through sometime this month, when you may provide comfort to a person in need. Relationships with friends and associates have significant influence on your life. They can also create new business opportunities and expand your social circle. Stay focused on the journey and you will certainly get to the destination in record time. You have a passionate desire to see things finished through the end. Plenty of opportunities to make big changes are on the horizon. All you need to figure out what you want to do.

VIRGO (August 24-September 22)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21)

Try not to get swept away by bad habits. Try something new and obtain a fresh perspective, whether the task is large or small. Accept challenges as they come. You are wondering if you should play it safe or dance closer to the edge this month. Change can be good. Make a concerted effort to keep lines of communication open in the days ahead. This can benefit you and your loved ones in some surprising ways. Take time to decompress between adventures. Try sticking closer to home later in the month and take a breather. There will be plenty of exploration down the road. Sooner or later, if you try different things you are bound to stumble on the right course of action. It just may take longer than you initially expected.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20)

Get outdoors and enjoy a walk through the park or take a hike. It’s what you need after being cooped up for too long. Outdoor projects also may beckon you. What you show to the public may not be the true Virgo you keep close to yourself. Let a few intimate details sneak out, and you may be surprised at the reactions. There is fun to be had this month. Embrace any opportunity to have some fun, rewarding yourself for all your recent hard work. This month presents a perfect opportunity to focus on a project you want to revisit. It’s good to relax, but free time may be better spent working. Sit quietly and listen more. Listening can be a great way to learn about others.

There is no need to go to extremes to get your point across. Listen to other people’s opinions, recognizing that their insight may prove valuable. Capricorn, you want to be there for all the people who may need your assistance. But avoid stretching yourself too thin so you can approach each situation energetically. You feel like you are in the driver’s seat as it pertains to your love life and relationship this month. But a partnership requires sharing responsibilities. Accept constructive criticism, which is a part of many successful endeavors. Take away important lessons and apply them now and in the future. Don’t worry if you cannot get your act together just yet. You will find your groove soon enough and everything will fall in place.

LIBRA (September 23-October 23)

AQUARIUS (January 21-February 18)

Libra, start planning a much-needed vacation right now. And don’t forget to look beyond your usual haunts, as there are many other options available as well. This is a prime time to nurture business relationships that could push your employment career into a new direction. There are many possibilities at your disposal. A budding relationship is ready to be taken to the next level. Devote the time necessary to make that happen, as doing so can further build on an already strong foundation. You’re inclined to focus on others, but it may be time to carve out some time to care for yourself. If you burn out, everyone will pay the price. Indecisiveness may cost you in the days ahead. Try to come to a decision on an important situation.

SCORPIO (October 24-November 22) You may have a great deal of energy, but you need a plan regarding where to direct it. This may be a good week to spend with friends or family. It can be difficult for your detailedoriented self to draw the line at what to include in a task and what to leave out. You strive for perfection in all you do, Scorpio. Reaching an acceptable conclusion is easier if you run ideas by others as you work out some details in your head. It’s hard to run away from love and romance toward the end of the month. Prioritize an existing relationship or devote more time to a budding one. Sometimes you don’t see the purpose behind certain actions. Don’t hesitate to ask questions to clear things up. Forge ahead and things will become clearer.

Aquarius, there is nothing wrong with questioning the actions of others. This can be a great way to understand others’ points of view and fine tune your own. Choose your battles wisely. There are not enough hours in the day to be an activist for every cause. Only select the ones that you truly feel strongly about. Nearly everything you do this month will be connected to your career. Strategic moves come easily to you, and certain pieces may fall into place just when you need them to. Sometimes the best way to improve your bank account isn’t by racking up long hours, but by moving into a career you love. Now is a great time to explore your options. Some things can’t be avoided forever. If you feel like you are running away from problems, you may need to confront them.

PISCES (February 19-March 20)

All it takes is a little spark and then your motivation will renew. It won’t take very long to get back on track if you desire it. Try not to record every moment on social media. It’s good to leave an aura of mystery from time to time and enjoy the moments. There is a time to share your dreams, and this month may be the perfect time to do just that. Open up to your closest loved ones. You often put other people’s needs before your own. Others appreciate this and may attempt to express their gratitude in the coming days. Funny things happen when you least expect them. Just when you may have thought a situation was dire, some fun will change your opinion.

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Chalk & Gibbs Insurance and Real Estate: An independent agent serving clients along the Crystal Coast since 1925. Full service real estate sales and management and all of your insurance needs under one roof. Call today for a quote, 252-393-1284, 252-726-3167, or visit www.chalkandgibbs.com. Emerald Isle Insurance: 8754 Reed Drive, Unit 9, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5086. Protect your beach property & save on flood insurance by working with Rhonda & Sherry for coverage on your primary residence, second home or rental unit.

GEAR & EVENT RENTALS

Island Essentials: Linen & Leisure Supply Company, Emerald Isle, 888-398-8887, 252354-8887, info@island-essentials.com. High quality baby & beach gear rental equipment with free delivery & pick-up to your vacation home. Also bed & bath linen service. Yearround, reserve ahead to ensure availability. Visit our new showroom at 8002 Emerald Drive by appointment only.

HEALTH & BODY

Carteret Health Care: 3500 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-808-6000, www. carteretgeneral.com. The nearly 150-bed comprehensive medical center completed a $53 million expansion featuring a cancer treatment center, women’s health clinic and more with a focus on the highest level of care.

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Clegg’s Termite & Pest Control: Morehead City, 252-726-1781, New Bern, 252-636-2345, 800763-0378 or cleggs.com for an office nearest you. Locally owned & operated by NCSU grad, former president of NC Pest Control Assoc. Servicing homes & businesses all over NC since 1960, free termite inspections. Coastal Awnings & Hurricane Shutters: 5300 High St., Morehead City, 252-222-0707, crystalcoastawnings.com. See all your options for hurricane protection, stationary & retractable awnings. 9-5, M-F, weekends by appt. Custom awnings, Bahamas, Colonials, etc. Sales and service – our employees have a combined 40 years of experience. Consumer Mobility Solutions: 118-A Market St., New Bern, 252-653-5350. Tired of climbing those stairs? Consumer Mobility Solutions may be the missing piece. Stair chairs, passenger lifts and cargo lifts can help make your life easier. Free consultation and free home surveys. Visit www.cmslifts.com or email Wayne at waynelamm@aol.com. Liftavator: 4430 Hwy 70 East, New Bern, 888634-1717, encelevators.com. Service all brands of elevators & lifts with 5-year product warranty & 2-year service warranty. Licensed & insured. 24-hour service available. Building, installing & servicing elevators since 1985. Outer Island Accents: 252-504-1001, 877-7881051. Custom residential & commercial, interior & exterior painting in Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Morehead City & Beaufort. References available, fully insured. Pipeline Plumbing, Inc.: 910-381-4101. A local family-owned business taking care of all your plumbing needs. Licensed and fully insured with guaranteed, quality work. Services include

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INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DECOR

ALB Decorator Fabrics: 110 Little Nine Road, Morehead City, 252-222-0787. The finest in first-quality fabrics for decorating & quilting. Open Tues.-Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-4. Come see our selection. Artistic Tile & Stone: 252-241-7579. Free design consultation and estimates! The area’s most unique and extensive selection of interior and exterior tile, mosaics, glass, stone and hardwood. Professional installation. Drop by M-F, 10-5, Saturday by appointment, 607 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, or visit www.artistictileandstonenc.com. Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters: 3906 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-727-9040. Free estimates! The Carolina’s only custom Bahama & Colonial manufacturer. Visit our showroom to see our complete line of storm shutters & awnings, in fiberglass & aluminum, folding accordion, roll downs- no storm bars, canvas & retractable awnings. Bowden & Carr: 211 Hwy 70 W, Havelock, 252-447-3648,bowdenandcarrfurniture.

com. The La-Z-Boy comfort studio offering a custom selection of chairs, sofas, sleepers and recliners at a reasonable price. Along with the largest La-Z-Boy studio and design center in the area, shoppers will find all their living room and dining room needs. Family owned and operated since the 1950s. Braswell Carpet Cleaning: 252-354-3744, whether you’re in need of carpet care, repair, stain removal or water extractions, the professionals are Braswell’s are the ones to call. Visit braswellscarpetcleaning.com. Budget Blinds: 3078 Hwy 24, Newport, 252-2473355, cell: 252-229-6431, budgetblinds.com. Charlie Utz gives free in-home consultations in Carteret & Craven Counties on cellular shades, plantation shutters, blinds, woven woods, draperies & more. Great Windows: 252-728-3373. Quality custom made window treatments including blinds, shades & shutters. For a perfect match, professional decorators come to your home or business. Products include: Great Windows, Hunter Douglas, Timber and Somfy motorized remote control. Fast one-week service (shutters 15 days). Call today for a handcrafted, flawless fit, precise installation and 100-year warranty. Guthrie Interiors: 5113-C Hwy 70, Morehead City, specializing in home furnishings and design for retail and hospitality properties. Open 10am-5pm with after hours appointments available. Call 252-648-8329 or visit www. guthrieinteriors.com. McQueen’s Interiors: Pelletier Harbor Shops, Hwy 70/Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-2473175, mcqueensinteriors.com. 10,000 sq. ft. showroom of unique contemporary, traditional & coastal furnishings. Complete professional design services to make your home truly oneof-a-kind. Nowell & Company: 2801-4D, Wilson, 252-2373881. Located in Wilson, about two hours from the Crystal Coast, Nowell & Company is a 15,000 sq. ft. showroom filled with upper end home furnishings and accessories. Both traditional and contemporary and complete interior design service available. Free delivery to the coast. William’s Floor Coverings & Interiors: 5458-A Hwy 70 West, Morehead City, 252-726-4442, 252726-6154. Visit William’s full-service showroom to compare the variety of flooring options available – from wood and carpet to laminate and tile. Brands include Karastan, Capel Rugs and more. Window, Wall & Interior Décor: 1507 Live Oak St., Beaufort, windowandwalldecor.com, 252838-0201 or 800-601-8036. Custom made draperies and valances. Beautiful and as affordable as you need them to be.

OUTDOORS & MARINE

East Carolina Services Landscape and Pool Management: 1010 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, 252-240-1117, www. eastcarolinaservices.com. Fully licensed and insured landscape and pool maintenance offering hardscape design/construction, softscapes, irrigation, night lighting, sod and more. The pool and patio store offers free water testing as well as chemicals, equipment and accessories. Now selling Grill Dome Kamado Grills and Bull Grills. Fences Unlimited: 203 Jacob Drive, Morehead (Continued on page 84) ISLAND REVIEW • August 2018

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Ace Builders: Emerald Isle, 252-422-2596. greg@acebuildersnc.com, Licensed NC General Contractor, storm damage repair, decks, porches, remodels, new construction, fully insured. Visit www.acebuildersnc.com. Advantage Coastal Properties, Ed & Mac Nelson: CrystalCoastHomesOnline.com, office: 252354-9000, cell: 252-646-5551. Full service, low cost residential sales. Located in Emerald Isle, serving Emerald Isle and the coastal mainland. Among the top producers 4 years running! Call today and put our system to work for you! Al Williams Properties, Real Estate & Development: 407 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252-726-8800, 800-849-1888, alwilliamsproperties.com. From sound to sea & beyond. We can serve your coastal real estate needs. Open 6 days/week, by appointment on Sunday. Atlantic Beach Realty: 513 Atlantic Beach Causeway & Dunescape Villas, Atlantic Beach, 800-786-7368. Your source for vacation rentals and sales since 1990. Family owned and operated Visit www.atlanticbeachrealty.net. Bluewater Builders: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-7610, buildwithbluewter. com. From vacation homes to primary residences, Bluewater’s expertise can make your dream of living on the Crystal Coast a customized reality. Bluewater Real Estate: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2128; Atlantic Beach 252-726-3105; bluewaternc.com. Vacation, monthly & annual rentals. Real estate sales of island & mainland properties for all of Carteret County. Bluewater Vacation Rentals: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, www.bluewaternc.com. Call the owner hotline at 866-848-8080 and let them assist you in achieving your goals of maximizing rental income while protecting your investment with the Bluewater Property Management Plan. Cannon & Gruber, REALTORS: 509 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 800-317-2866, 252-726-6600, cannongruber.com/irm. Specializing in exceptional properties on our beautiful coast for sale or rent. Let our experience work for you! Carolyn Blackman: Broker/realtor with Bluewater Real Estate, Emerald Isle. A Carteret County native ready to assist newcomers and locals alike when buying and selling real estate along the Crystal Coast. Call 252-515-4831 or visit www.bluewaternc.com. 84

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CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty: 7603 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle. With 30+ years we have served the rental and sales needs of Emerald Isle. National name recognition. Vacation, monthly and annual rentals. Knowledgeable and service award winning sales team supported by century21.com. Courteous local staff to meet your needs. Call us and see – you will not get a recording, only quick, professional personal service. Call 800-8222121, 252-354-2131 or visit www.coastland. com. C.O.D. Home Services: Coastal Carolina premier contractor – whether you’re remodeling one room, for building an entire home. Recognized in 2016 by the NC Home Builders Association, owner Mark Merrell works hand in hand with clients to make all their dreams come true. Call 252-354-3635 or email codhomeservices@ ymail.com. Emerald Isle Realty: 7501 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales: 252-354-4060, 800-3044060, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. Awarded 2005, 2009 and 2011 Top Office Production Award for Carteret County. Our knowledgeable & professional sales staff is happy to discuss any of your concerns & help you make the correct decision when buying or selling real estate on the coast. Emerald Isle Realty Vacation Rentals: 7501 Emerald Drive, 800-849-3315, 252-3543315, private owner’s line 800-354-2859, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. With over 50 years in property management, maximizing the rental income on your investment property is our #1 priority. Call for a complimentary, confidential property management analysis. Future Homes: 1075 Freedom Way, Hwy 24, Hubert (8 miles west of Swansboro), 910577-6400. Licensed general contractor with master craftsmen, modular technology, fast construction, display models. Jim Bailey: 610 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252-241-1200. Real Estate sales with Bluewater Real Estate, Atlantic Beach. More than 30 years experience in commercial and residential real estate. Earned 2015 Rookie Top Dollar Production award. Put Jim Bailey to work for you. Visit www.bluewaternc.com. Katrina Marshall, Real Estate Broker: Keller Williams Crystal Coast Ferguson O’Conor Realty, 5113-A US 70 West, Morehead City, serving Morehead City, Bogue Banks and the surrounding area. Over 24 years experience working with property owners in Carteret County and the Emerald Isle area. Please call me to work for you, 252-499-0805 (office), 252241-1081 (mobile) or kmarshall@kw.com. Visit fergusonoconorrealty.com. Kitch Ayre: Real Estate Broker with Bluewater, Emerald Isle & Cape Carteret, 888-354-2128, 252-241-1382 cell, kitchayre@hotmail.com. Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Carteret County Assoc. of Realtors 2005 Top Producer & Sales Agent, Bluewater 2005 Top Producer. Call me for all of your real estate needs. Landmark Homes: 252-393-2159, 800-611-7705, landmarkhomesnc.com. Diane & John Ritchie offer fully licensed & insured, commercial & quality home building services as well as renovations to make your wishes come true. Malcolm Boartfield: Real Estate Broker with Bluewater Real Estate, 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-3475 (cell). Malcolm uses his 40+ years of experience in real estate sales/marketing and technology as a tool to better serve his clients. His research skills allow him to better match properties with individuals who have come to Emerald Isle,

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money matters How Millennials Spend Their Money Millennials, people born between 1980 and 2000, have become an influential demographic, changing the way business is conducted. While influencing technology, social norms and mores, millennials also are affecting the economy. Forbes says that many millennials have a shaky relationship with money, due in some part to the fact that they lived through one of the worst recessions the United States has experienced in decades. Couple that with staggering student loan debt and it’s easy to see why millennials may be facing an uphill battle when it comes to their finances. Millennials are falling particularly short in regard to saving money. According to a 2017 GOBankingRates survey, 57 percent of Americans have around $1,000 in savings. Sixty-seven percent of young millennials, between ages 18 and 24 have less than $1,000, says the survey. Canadians are saving even less, even though in the early 1980s Canadians of most ages used to save twice as much as Americans, or 20 percent of their disposable income, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Many millennials spend more than they earn and live above their means according to a report by American Express Business Insight. This, along with school debt, has compromised millennials’ ability to purchase a home or even get married. Just how are millennials spending their money? Here’s a look at the common patterns: Experiences: Funding experiences is a high priority for Gen Y. This includes concerts, sporting events, live performances, and other social events more so than possessions or career status, offers Forbes.

Retail goods and dining: TD Bank found that millennials make more retail purchases and dine out more than other generations, but generally spend less money overall. Healthcare: Millennials spend about $1,000 more on healthcare expenses than the generations that preceded them, states financial resource Mother Jones. Housing and education costs also have risen, contributing to a smaller pool of savings. Same-day delivery: A Shop.org survey indicated that millennials are twice as likely as other generations to pay extra for same-day delivery of online purchases. Organic foods: A Gallup poll from the summer of 2016 found 53 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 actively try to include organic foods in their diets. Small businesses: A new RBC¨ Small Business poll found 70 percent of Canadian millennials are willing to pay more for goods and services if they’re sold by a small or local business. Millennials have grown up during a period of rapid change. Their large numbers are shaping the economy in myriad ways.

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6619 Ocean Drive E&W $1,200,000

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4304 Ocean Drive $915,000

Oceanview 103 Grace Court $545,000

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125 West Seaview Drive $649,000

5211 B Ocean Drive $78,000

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1903 Ocean Drive $649,000

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5209 A Ocean Drive $78,000

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Oceanview 106 West Landing Drive $399,900

Island 202 Black Skimmer $379,500

Oceanview 2516 Ocean Drive 18 A $500,000

Island 210 Old Cove Road $675,000

Oceanview 707 Emerald Drive $1,570,000

Island 103 Page Place $450,000

Oceanview 106 Tammy Street $469,900

Mainland 108 Coldwater Drive $210,000

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Mainland 400 Rollingwood Drive $339,000

Condominium Grande Villas C1 $547,000

Mainland 110 Cedar Lane $199,900

Condominium Pier Pointe $299,900 - $320,000

Mainland 213 Marsh Hen Court $220,000

Condominium Pirates Cove 57 $98,880

Mainland 311 Echo Ridge Road $299,000

Condominium Queens Court $215,000 - $235,500

Mainland 104 Adrian Lane $799,900

Condominium Summer Winds 407 $364,900

610 Atlantic Beach Causeway (252) 726-3105

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200 Mangrove Drive Emerald Isle (252) 354-2128

*Based off Cumulative Crystal Coast MLS Data

$549,000

MLS#100108599

$259,000

MLS#100116250

$574,900

MLS#100096791

$995,000

MLS#100054676

ONE LEVEL STAR HILL HOME 3 Bedrooms- Great Floor Plan 118 Pine Lake Rd, Cape Carteret Call Alison (252) 422-5655

LOVELY OCEANFRONT 1/2 DUPLEX

OCEANFRONT FULL DUPLEX

3 Bedrooms + 2 Bonus Rooms 131 White Heron Ln, Swansboro Call Teresa & Bucky (252) 241-5376

3 Bedrooms- Offered Furnished 9417 Ocean Drive E, Emerald Isle Call Larry (252) 728-0009

3 Bedrooms/2 Bathrooms Per Side 8703 Ocean View Dr E & W, Emerald Isle

$885,000

$424,500

$515,000

$597,000

WATERFRONT BARGAIN W/ DOCK

MLS#100101689

SOUNDFRONT W/ DOCK & POOL

5 Bedroom- Offered Furnished 4208 Emerald Dr, Emerald Isle Call Lorna (252) 241-5536

$1,660,000

MLS#100121431

MLS#100118091

QUALITY NEW CONSTRUCTION 4 Bedroom- Quiet Corner Lot 400 Cristina Court, Emerald Isle Call Kitch (252) 241-1382

$295,000

MLS#100066399

MLS#100054554

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED 3 Bedrooms- 5 Rows to Ocean 106 Azure Dr, Emerald Isle Call Laina (910) 330-5680

$560,000

MLS#100076513

Call Marcia (252) 723-8000

MLS#100123619

OCEANFRONT 1/2 DUPLEX 4 Bedroom- Income Producer 7121 Ocean Drive W, Emerald Isle Call Syndie (252) 646-3244

Homes Starting at $289,500

CUSTOM HOME W/ FURNISHINGS

RECENT PRICE REDUCTION

IDEAL SOUNDFRONT LOCATION

SEASIDE VILLAS

7 Bedrooms- Great Ocean Views

Updated Condo w/ Outstanding Views

Beautiful Views & Great Storage

Brand New Townhomes & Duplexes

2800 W Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach

Call Copeland & Bernauer (252) 726-4700

113 Ocean Bluff Drive, Indian Beach

Summerwinds 409, Indian Beach Call Malcolm (252) 354-3475

1809 E Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach

Call The Star Team (252) 725-0996

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$875,000

$795,000

$399,900

$579,900

MLS#100122646

LUXURY HOME IN BLAIR POINTE

4 Bedrooms- Attention to Detail 604 Lake Pointe, Morehead City Call Sarah (252) 342-9968

MLS#100084704

BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT LOT Cleared & Priced Below Appraisal 4101 Sound Dr, Morehead City Call Jim (252) 241-1200

MLS#100103241

RECENT PRICE REDUCTION 3 Bedroom- Close to Downtown 216 Ann Street, Beaufort

Call Copeland & Bernauer (252) 726-4700

MLS#100079114

A TRUE BEAUFORT GEM 4 Bedrooms & Much More! 303 Broad Steet, Beaufort Call The Star Team (252) 723-1628

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