Island Review February 2011 Edition

February 2011

Vol. 16, No. 2

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Monthly News Magazine for Bogue Banks Property Owners & Residents

Art from the Heart Empty Bowls Taste of Core Sound Buddy’s Summertime Blues Carolina Chocolate Festival At the Aquarium Property Watch Rental Signs Emerald Tidings Book Bag Town Meetings/Notes: Atlantic Beach Emerald Isle Pine Knoll Shores

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CEDAR POINT • $299,000 Very nice, well maintained home in established neighborhood in Buds Retreat. Exterior of home painted 09/09, downstairs renovated for family room. Screened porch, in/outside storage, irrigation system, large backyard, partially furnished, large master bedroom, open kitchen/ living room/dining room and more.

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Island Review Vol. 16, Issue #2 February 2011 News 8 Coasting: Events 18 Coastal Currents 30 Bulletin Board 38 Property Watch

Ad & Editorial Deadline For March 2011 Issue: Jan. 31.

E-mail Letters to the Editor, Postcard Greetings photos, calendar listings & copy to islandreview@nccoast.com Issue delivery: Feb. 16.

Atlantic Beach

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Mayor’s Notes Town Board Meeting Emerald Tidings Staying Busy

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Departments 16 County Perspective 17 Tide Tables 20 Chamber Connection 58 Best Buys 61 Advertiser Index From the Cover Braving the snow and cold on Monday Jan. 10, a man bundles up and takes his dog for a wintery walk through the Circle on Atlantic Beach.

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The Island Review will not knowingly accept advertising judged to be misleading or in violation of the law. All parties advertised herein are subject to the Fair Housing Act and the claims represented are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. Though every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all advertising and copy contained herein, the publisher may not be held responsible for typographical errors. NCCOAST reserves the right to refuse any advertising or editorial deemed inappropriate. Articles contained herein remain the sole responsibility of the writer. The Island Review, NCCOAST and any employees, agents, or representatives of same, may not be held responsible for any actions or consequences derived as a result of following advice or instructions contained herein. As always, consult your attorney or accountant for relevant tax, investment, and/ or legal information. Entire contents, ad and graphic design copyright 2011 by NCCOAST Communications. Reproduction without the managing editor’s permission is prohibited.

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coasting Nine Years of Chocolaty Success RIGHT AROUND THE corner, and right in time for Cupid’s big day, the 9th annual Carolina Chocolate Festival rides into the Crystal Coast Civic Center on a sugary wave, Feb. 4-6, highlighting more decadent options for your sweetie and delighting every member of the family.

In its first two years, the festival broke attendance records for the event venue and continues to draw 8-9,000 people a year, all in search of the perfect treat. Vendors from around the country are on hand at the civic center, while outside events include a chocolate spa, golf tournament and a wine and chocolate pairing class. At the main event, kids young and old can sink their teeth into the chocolate baking competition and the alwaysfun pudding eating contest.

The Chocolate Festival was created by the late John Green, who envisioned nonprofit groups pooling their volunteers and coming together to create the event. In turn, the participating nonprofits share the proceeds. To date, more than $280,000 has gone back into the community. Proceeds from the 2011 festival support the Carteret County Domestic Violence Program, Broad Street Clinic, Second Blessings Outreach Ministry, Potters for Parkinson’s, Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina, Carteret County 4-H, Beaufort Women’s Club, Beaufort Sister Cities, Morehead City Civitans, Carteret General Hospital Volunteers and White Oak Church of God Youth Group.

The festival is scheduled from 9am-6pm on Saturday, Feb. 5 and from 10am-3pm on Sunday, Feb. 6. Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for kids 5-12; children under 5 are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased online at carolinachocolatefestival.com or by calling 1-877-848-4976.

It Comes from the Heart Some of Carteret County’s most talented artistic minds come together each year to celebrate their craft in Art from the Heart, a juried two-week show sponsored by the Arts Council of Carteret County. Last year, some 425 pieces of work were submitted in a variety of mediums.

Running Feb. 11-27, this year’s show will be held in the old Shore Décor building on Arendell Street. Always free to view, art lovers can expect photography, painting, stone, glass, computer generated work and more. The show opens with a reception. For more information, call 252-726-9156.

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of the folk music world, Mike Agranoff is a fine musician and storyteller.

His prime instrument is the guitar, though he also plays concertina, piano, banjo and sings a cappella.

The Down East Folk Arts Society will bring Agranoff to Carteret County on Saturday, Feb. 12, for a concert at Clawson’s in Beaufort.

Tickets are $15; $12 for members; and $8 for students. Music begins at 8pm.

Agranoff’s show might include fingerstyle arrangements of anything from Tin Pan Alley tunes of the ‘20s, to fiddle tunes, to his own music. He can be uproariously funny, contemplative and powerfully emotional in the space of a few minutes. His repertoire, proponents say, is vast and varied, and will first capture your attention, then your heart.

See downeastfolkarts.org for more information, or call 252-6336444.

Filling an Empty Bowl This annual charity luncheon raises money for the local soup kitchen through the help of potters and area chefs. Potters put their talents to the test, making take home bowls for ticket holders. Chefs, in turn, create decadent soups to fill them with. Guests are allowed to pick their own bowls from the hundreds that are produced for the occasion.

This year’s event is planned from 11am-1pm on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Tickets are $15 and all proceeds benefit Hope Mission and Martha’s Cupboard. To learn more, call 252-240-9841.

The Taste of Core Sound Salty oysters, straight from the steam, conch stew, baked flounder … if there’s one region our sea’s amazing bounty brings to mind, it would definitely be Down East, with its once vibrant commercial fishing industry and boat building legacy. That maritime history, and the spread of winter catch it continues to provide, will be celebrated on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center.

The annual Taste of Core Sound fundraiser introduces just that – the flavors of the water that surround the Crystal Coast. Get your fill of scallop fritters, stewed redheads and much more, with all the traditional Down East sides. A live auction is planned as well, with donations from a variety of area businesses.

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Winter’s Buddy When anyone local hears the name Buddy Peletier, their minds instantly wander to the waves, the sun, the surfboard and summer along the Crystal Coast. But when the name is mentioned in February, it is almost always associated with the Summertime Blues Surf Art and Memorabilia Silent Auction.

Always the last Saturday of the month, this annual fundraiser helps support the Buddy Peletier Surfing Foundation, a philanthropic organization formed in honor of the late surfing champion Buddy Peletier, that assists regional surfers in times of need.

Running from 7-11pm on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Watermark Restaurant, Atlantic Beach, the event includes a silent auction and live entertainment, provided this year by Beaufort-based Free Poor.

Items up for bid include a wide field of colorful abstract paintings by Nemo, handmade jewelry from DP Jewelry, surfboards, surf memorabilia and much more. An artist in residence will work on a painting throughout the night which will also be auctioned off to support the foundation.

Heavy hors’d oeuvres will be provided by the Watermark.

“In the last four or five years the humanitarian aid aspect of the foundation has grown quite a bit,” said Lisa Pelletier-Harman of the Buddy Peletier Surfing Foundation. “Even though we don’t publicize much about the projects, due to respecting the privacy of the people we’re helping, it does require funds and assistance from business and individuals. This is a community effort and not just for surfers. We’re surfers but we’re helping mothers, neighbors, coworkers and friends. We’re all part of the same community.”

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 252-723-1658 or visiting Buddy.pelletier.com.

Saltwater Fishing Know-How How much fishing information can you garner from a dozen local captains? A lot. And each year the Saltwater Fishing School brings that knowledge together for a day-long program at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Fisherman’s Post newspaper once again brings the specialists together. Hailing from Morehead City, Harkers Island, Topsail, Sneads Ferry and all points in between, the captains bring a wealth of experience to the table, whether you’re a recreational angler or a professional.

Learn about techniques, equipment, strategy, locations, terminal tackle, electronics, bait and more. Main seminars focus on flounder fishing, king mackerel, blue water, bottom fishing, redfish and trout and near shore varieties.

Breakfast begins at 7:30am and classes run from 8:15am4:30pm.

The cost is $90 per person and includes a T-shirt, a $5 Chasin’ Tails Outdoors gift card, breakfast, snacks, drinks, a chicken and barbecue lunch, some rigging materials and a goodie bag. Tickets can be purchased at Chasin’ Tails Outdoors, by phone at 910-4526378 or online at fishermanspost.com/fishing-school/morehead.

Civil War Books are Donated The Carteret County Public Library recently received an important collection of 160 Civil War books, donated by the Cary Boshamer estate. Henry Boshamer of Morehead City, father of the late Cary Boshamer, donated this collection of books to the Carteret County Public Library on behalf of Cary’s wife Christine Reidel. Each book in this collection bears a memorial to the late Cary Boshamer.

The collection consists of biographies of major military and political figures from the American Civil War period, battles and campaigns of the war and general histories of the era, which significantly increases the library’s holdings ahead of the nation’s 150th commemoration of the four-year Civil War. Most of these titles will be in circulation, allowing patrons to check out the books. For additional information, contact the Carteret County Public Library at 252- 728-2050.

Have an event you would like to feature in the next Coasting section or on the web at nccoast.com? It’s easy! Just send all event information (including dates, times and locations) and any photos you may have to editor@nccoast.com. And remember, the deadline for our March edition is Jan 31.

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“We chose Pat Patteson to do a major renovation on our 20 year old home. After researching other builders, Pat’s reputation far exceeded our expectations for getting the job done right the first time, and having our best interests a priority.”

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Your guiding principle as you manage your beach investment property is to come to terms with the fact that you are operating a beach vacation business. Your lovely little cottage or upscale condo is a business if you are renting your home to the public. As a small business owner of resort property you should realize that just as in any business, you must be willing to spend money to make money. This has always been especially true for those of us in the vacation rental business. Also, you must face the reality that if you choose NOT to invest in your beach vacation business, then statistically you are highly likely to face rental revenue losses by not investing in routine upkeep, maintenance and annual deep cleaning of your vacation investment home.

If you are a second homeowner that never rents your home to others, then relax in your quirky, shabby chic beach home that hasn’t been deep cleaned since the millennium changed. But if your goal is to maximize your beach home

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Our Champagne Taste Top 10 for 2011 – What your rental guests are expecting 1) Update your electronics throughout with flat screen TVs, small stereo systems with iPod/MP3 docks and DVR players in the living room or media room.

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C O U N T Y Perspective General Assembly Convenes Jan. 26 for Long Session THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY is scheduled to convene in Raleigh on Jan. 26, and political observers have been busy speculating on what to expect, because Republicans now control both chambers of the legislature. This hasn’t happened in North Carolina since 1898.

Carteret County’s lawmakers – Sen. Jean Preston and Rep. Pat McElraft (both republicans from Emerald Isle) – easily won reelection and should step into key leadership positions.

How Gov. Beverly Perdue, a democrat from New Bern, manages to get along and share power with the republican majorities will be a central plot worth watching.

The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce is optimistic that probusiness legislation will receive favorable consideration.

The chamber’s 2011 Legislative Agenda was presented to Sen. Preston and Rep. McElraft at the annual Legislative Luncheon on Jan. 13 at The History Place in Morehead City. Here are the chamber’s toptier priorities: In the area of transportation, the chamber supports improvements to the Hwy 70 corridor and maintaining the NC Dept. of Transportation Equity Formula for the distribution of highway dollars.

The chamber supports the joint effort by the town of Emerald Isle and the NC Aquariums to develop the aquarium pier at Emerald Isle.

The chamber supports the funding requested by North Carolina’s Community Colleges.

The chamber opposes any attempt to change North Carolina’s existing School Calendar Law that mandates the school year for public school students start no earlier than Aug. 25.

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The complete legislative agenda can be accessed through the chamber’s website, nccoastchamber.com. Click on the “Quick Link” to Govt. Affairs.

Joan Pulley of Realty World First Coast Realty, who chairs the chamber’s Public & Government Affairs Committee, said that philosophically, the chamber opposes any attempt to balance the state budget on the backs of local governments.

“Furthermore, we believe that North Carolina should create a tax environment that provides a stable, predictable, competitive and equitable tax base,” she said. “We oppose any legislation that would increase taxes during a recessionary economy.

“Especially troubling would be any attempt by the governor’s office or the General Assembly to expand taxes on services, because we fear that small businesses would bear the brunt, and small businesses form the backbone of our local economy,” Pulley said.

“Another area of great concern is insurance reform. The chamber supports the NC 20 public/private partnership (representing the coastal counties of North Carolina), which is working on behalf of businesses and homeowners to attempt to roll back recent increases in insurance rates, surcharges and deductibles attributed to the threat of major hurricanes.

If you have comments or suggestions about topics of interest for future articles, pass them along to Mike Wagoner at 252-726-6350 or 1-800-622-6278.

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1, 8, 15, 22: Behind the Scenes – Aquarium Close Encounters. 23:30pm. Visit labs and holding areas, help with food preparation and feed the animals in this behind-the-scenes tour that includes a look at the Living Shipwreck exhibit at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Ages 8 and up, advance registration is required.

Cost is $12. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com.

2, 9, 16, 23: Behind the Scenes – Aquarium Bird Program. 1-2pm.

Meet some of the aquarium’s newest residents and get a “bird’s-eye view” behind the scenes of the bird program.

See where the aquarium’s raptors and shorebirds live, learn what makes each of these incredible birds unique and find out how you can help their wild cousins. Participants also assist with making enrichment items for the birds.

Ages 5 and up. $10. Details: 252-2474003 or ncaquariums.com.

3, 8, 14: Brown Bag Gam. Noon. Pack a snack or a box lunch and join the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort for an informal program. Topics this month include Coastal Whales, ‘Hoi Toide’ Brogue and Love at Sea: True Stories of Maritime Romance. Details: 252-7287317.

Thur. 3: Bonehenge Tour. 5:30pm.

Take a sneak peak behind the scenes of the NC Maritime Museum’s sperm whale project. See what it takes to piece together a massive skeleton for future display. Reservations required. Cost is $5. Details: 252-728-7317.

4-6: Carolina Chocolate Festival.

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Crystal Coast Civic Center. Benefits go to area nonprofit groups. Details: carolinachocolatefestival.com.

5, 12, 19, 26: Breakfast with the Rays. 8-9:30am. Enjoy a continental breakfast and help feed these amazing animals with the staff at the NC Aquarium. Ages 5 and up, $15. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com.

5-13: Boatbuilding. 9am-4:30pm.

With an expert’s guidance, participants will build their own flat-bottom skiff or small round-bottom boat. Class fee includes all materials and use of tools. Boatbuilding carpentry is a prerequisite. Reservations required.

Fee is $1,750 for nonmembers, $1,700 for members. Details: 252-728-7317.

Sat. 5: Emerald Isle Winter Series – 4v4 Beach Volleyball Tournaments.

9am. Open gender series. Players must be 16. Team fee is $55. Prize money to two top teams. Teams must bring their own ball and act as officials when not playing. Refunds issued for inclement weather. Details: 252-354-6350 or lmorris@emeraldisle-nc.org.

Dance in Music – NC Symphony.

7:30pm. Sarah Hicks handpicks a program of music that inspired or was inspired by the pinnacle of the classical dance form. Renowned soloist Valentina Lisitsa performs Saint-Saen’s “Piano Concerto No. 2,” while the orchestra presents legendary works including Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite.” Tickets are $25-40.

Details: ncsymphony.org or 877-6276724.

Aquarium ABC’s. 10-11am.

Preschoolers spend an hour learning about aquatic species with live animals, crafts to bring home and other fun activities at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Ages 5 and up, $15.

Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums. com.

6, 13, 20, 27: Behind the Scenes – Aquarium at a Glance. Noon12:45pm. Visit food preparation

areas, animal holding areas and labs and get an overhead look at the Living Shipwreck exhibit at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Ages 5 and up, $8. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com.

Sun. 6: Valentine’s Day Membership Drive. 4-6pm. As it strives to increase membership, the Beaufort Historical Association reaches out with fun.

This part on the Beaufort Historic Site offers a peek at the perks of membership and introduces guests to Beaufort’s rich heritage. Details: 252728-5225.

Aquarist Apprentice. 1-4pm. Join the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores’ staff for a behind-the-scenes tour. Help prepare animal meals and get an up close look at daily maintenance tasks. Age 13 and up, $25.

Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums. com.

8, 21, 28: Succulent Seafood. 2-4pm.

Visit the area’s top restaurants to see how local chefs prepare fresh seafood during this NC Aquarium program.

Sessions include insight on local fish and a taste test of the day’s dish. Ages 12 and up, $15. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com.

11-27: Art from the Heart. Artists from around the county display their work in a variety of media. Free.

Contact: Arts Council of Carteret County 252-726-9156.

Fri. 11: 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. Call 252354-6350 one week prior for movie title.

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C H A M B E R Connection Leadership Carteret 2011 Kicks Off on Feb. 8 “BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITY leaders” is the objective of Leadership Carteret, a 10week professional development program offered annually by the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce.

“There are 35 participants in the Leadership Carteret Class of 2011,” said Diane Warrender, manager of chamber programming.

“The curriculum is developed by past graduates of the program and everyone comments about how the program enriches their professional and personal lives.”

The opening reception is on Tuesday, Feb. 8, orientation is Wednesday, Feb. 9 and the class meets all day for 10 consecutive Wednesdays. The closing retreat is on Tuesday, April 12, and the graduation luncheon is Wednesday, April 13.

“The 2011 Leadership Carteret Steering Committee is dedicated to packing a lot of punch into each day’s schedule,” Warrender said.

Representing the Bogue Banks communities on the committee are: Jordan Daniels and Chelsea Donovan, both of Bluewater Real Estate; and Wendy Routson of the Dolphin Ridge Beach and Tennis Club.

Others are: co-chairs Alan Leary of Century 21 Newsom-Ball Realty and Steve Hellersperk of PACS Network Solutions, ToastmastersMorehead City and ACS Computer Services; Dora Jones and Nadine Sullivan, both of Coastal Community Action; Richard Meissner and Russ Wilson, both of Cape Lookout National Seashore; Terri Ashby of RBC Bank; Jo Barrow of First Citizens Bank; Mary Brown of the Employment Security Commission/JobLink Career Center; Gina Clark of the Crystal Coast Civic Center; Debbie Fisher of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Hyper International, Office Fusion Solutions and Coastal

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Central Day 2 on Feb. 23 will include tours at Fort Macon State Park and Coast Guard Sector North Carolina. The class will also meet at the Atlantic Beach town hall to hear from Mayor Trace Cooper and Capt. Jim Willis, a self-proclaimed “banksologist.”

Western Day 1 is March 1, and the session begins at the Dolphin Ridge Club with a history lecture by Paxon Holz. Next, Dr. Bogus will talk about the sport of pier fishing. The class will travel to the Emerald Isle town hall for a managers’ forum, featuring remarks by Frank Rush of Emerald Isle, Brian Kramer of Pine Knoll Shores, David Walker of Atlantic Beach and Chris Seaberg of Cedar Point.

The leadership group will also visit the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores and hear presentations from: Allen Monroe of the Aquarium, Greg “Rudi” Rudolph of the Carteret County Shore Protection Office; and author Jay Barnes, who has written extensively on the history of hurricanes in North Carolina. The finale is a tour of the Trinity Conference Center.

Leadership Carteret sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses and organizations. For all the details, contact Diane Warrender at 726-6350 or diane@nccoastchamber.com.

For more information, call the chamber at (800) 622-6278 or (252) 726-6350. E-mail requests may be sent to cart.coc@nccoastchamber. com. The chamber office is located at 801 Arendell St., Suite 1, Morehead City, NC 28557.

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M A Y O R ’ S Notes Tourism is ‘Ramping’ Up HOPEFULLY MOST OF the cold part of the Mayor Art Schools winter is behind us and spring will be here soon and summer not far behind. Tourism has been down a little over the last couple of years, but Emerald Isle and the entire Crystal Coast has fared better than most destinations. Tourism in 2010 was up a little over 2009, and I think we will see that trend continue in 2011.

The big plus for Emerald Isle has been the wide range of activities available. For a good while we have had the wonderful beaches, sound, fishing of all kinds, kayaking, golf, the aquarium, Fort Macon, Beaufort, Cape Lookout, etc. In recent years we have added 4-plus miles of multiuse path and 2 miles of sidewalk which have been well received by all. We will add another ½ mile of multiuse path this spring (mostly with grant and fundraiser proceeds).

The big additions for this year throughout the Crystal Coast are the new/improved boat launching locations. The Wildlife Resources Commission, county and local municipalities have been working on improved boat launching facilities for several years. When spring comes, the Crystal Coast will have the best boat launching facilities on the North Carolina Coast.

Construction is underway now on the boat launch site in Emerald Isle located next to Chapel by the Sea on Emerald Drive. This location will have four boat launching ramps and provide parking for 112 vehicles and trailers. It will also be a good place to launch kayaks and canoes, watch sunsets, and will have restroom facilities.

Other recent boat launching improvements along the Crystal Coast are as follows: Cedar Point – The county bought additional land next to the existing Wildlife Resources Ramp. The Wildlife Resources Commission will complete additional improvements in 2011 to accommodate approximately 45 vehicles and trailers.

Morehead City Visitor Center – The entrance, exit, and parking arrangement was recently modified in 2010 and they now have parking for approximately 40 vehicles and trailers, with overflow parking for weekend boaters at the adjacent parking lots for the UNC Marine Sciences Institute and NC Division of Marine Fisheries.

Radio Island – This is a brand new ramp being constructed by the town of Morehead City and will accommodate nearly 100 vehicles and trailers.

Taylors Creek in Beaufort – This launch location has existed for many years. The ramp is being rebuilt this year and the parking layout modified for approximately 30 vehicles and trailers.

East of Beaufort – There are four other smaller unpaved launch sites east of Beaufort with parking.

Check the NC Wildlife Resources Commission website (ncwildlife.org) for information on all of the boat ramps they maintain throughout the state. The Emerald Isle site will be listed when it is completed this spring.

I am sure your friends are beginning to plan for summer vacations. Be sure to tell them about the many things they can do on a vacation in Emerald Isle, especially about the multiuse paths and boat launch facilities. A healthy tourism economy benefits all of us.

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T O W N Meeting New E-911 Launch Date Set A SMOOTH TRANSITION to the new Carteret County E-911 Center, located on 12th Street in Morehead City, is expected on Jan. 22. Police and fire chiefs, Bill Hargett and Bill Walker, have participated in the process and said they are pleased with progress so far during the town’s regular meeting, held Jan. 11.

Both explained how the operation will work and expect a seamless transition to take place. At this time, all local landline E-911 calls go directly to Emerald Isle’s Police Department, while the county sheriff’s department E-911 center receives cell phone calls. They, in turn, immediately transfer them to Emerald Isle. After the 22nd, all E-911 calls will be answered in the new county E-911 center, and county telecommunicators will dispatch Emerald Isle emergency services personnel and maintain emergency communications. One of the positive aspects of this new system will be the prioritizing of personnel in emergency situations. Up to this point, all personnel (police, fire and EMS) would respond to a call. With the new system, only those units needed will be dispatched.

The well-trained telecommunicators will also lend assistance to the caller until help arrives. The county E-911 center will be staffed by a minimum of four to eight (and potentially 10) personnel on duty coming from the four entities being consolidated. Emerald Isle telecommunicators Heather Lovick and Peter Rybak will become county employees after the transition.

Both Chief Hargett and Chief Walker credited Tony Spencer, Carteret County Deputy Emergency Services Director, for his excellent work on the transition. They also expressed confidence in their continued ability to work with Spencer and to resolve any issues that may arise in the future. Chief Walker will continue on the board of the new center. He feels that board readily accepts input and looks favorably upon the center’s overall operation.

Local Costumer Service Presence Town Manager Frank Rush stated that the town will maintain a customer service presence in the police station during normal business hours, weekday nights until around midnight, and on weekends from 8am until 3pm. A customer service assistant will also be available to provide general customer service for residents and visitors during these times.

Emerald Isle has retained telecommunicators Charlie Rock and Brooke Breen, who have been reclassified as customer service assistants. Emerald Isle residents and visitors may visit the police station at these times, or can call 354-2021 for assistance.

They can also dial 726-1911 for nonemergency service.

Savings and Safety The new county system will result in an overall annual savings of approximately $85,000 in the town’s budget with an added gain from not having to replace expensive E-911 equipment in the future. Rush also assured the board that officer safety issues and concerns have been addressed, particularly if an officer brings an arrestee to the police station and needs assistance. Besides the presence of customer service 24

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assistants, the town has installed equipment which enables the county E-911 center personnel to monitor video surveillance of the police station. Officers will also communicate with the center, advising of their location at all times. A new “panic button” is being installed at the police station in the case of an officer needing immediate assistance. Two new doors and a security keypad will enable officers to segregate persons from the rest of the station who require sobriety testing. The total cost of these improvements is approximately $5,900.

Rush concluded, “All in all, I think it’s a good system.” He felt that there may be some “hiccups” in the beginning, but believes the public will not see any difference in terms of quality service.

Data Terminals Approved Seeking to provide the town’s police officers with the best possible equipment, enabling them to perform their duties in the safest, most efficient and cost-effective manner, a resolution authorizing the town manager to submit a 2011 grant application to the NC Governors Crime Commission for $50,000 for a portion of the cost of 20 mobile data terminals met with full board approval. Commissioner Tom Hoover made the motion that also approves a matching $23,445 of dedicated police funding from the town in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010-11 and/or FY 2011-12 budgets. The terminals resemble laptop computers which give officers quick access to information without relying on personnel at the County E-911 Center, thereby resulting in greater efficiencies for both. They also provide more information than may be typically given by a telecommunicator during radio transmissions, while being a more secure method of transferring potentially sensitive information that could be monitored by the public.

Parking Fees Reviewed The board discussed the potential implementation of a new beach access parking fee at the Eastern Ocean Regional Access and Western Ocean Regional Access beginning this April.

Frank Rush presented three scenarios for the board to consider that would generate revenue needed for operating costs and to provide services in these areas. Parking fees could range from $1.25 per hour (automated pay stations) to $5 or $10 per vehicle per day with a parking attendant in charge.

The board liked the “personal” approach of having a parking attendant and also having handicap parking spaces free of charge. They also leaned towards having the fees applied seasonally (April through September) and on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

All agreed that the town’s taxpayers should be exempt from the parking fee, which includes permanent residents of more than 30 days. The net profit from a parking fee will cover the town’s costs in these areas and the board will review the matter again at its next scheduled meeting.

Other Business Mayor Art Schools reminded citizens that a public hearing on new beach nourishment municipal service districts will take place at the Feb. 8 town board meeting. He also mentioned that Emerald Isle’s 20th annual St. Patrick’s Festival will take place this year on Saturday, March 12.

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~Emerald Tidings~ New Beach Nourishment Municipal Service Districts Being Considered THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL service districts established to retire the town’s beach nourishment bonds will expire on June 30, 2011, and these special district taxes (16.2 cents on oceanfront and inlet-front properties and 1.1 cents on all others) will no longer be collected after this year. The town’s previous beach nourishment projects, funded by these special district taxes, have held up well over the past 8 years, and a wide beach and protective dune remains in place along the vast majority of Emerald Isle’s ocean shoreline today.

The town continues to plan for future beach nourishment activities in order to maintain the maximum storm protection, recreational, environmental and aesthetic value of the beach. The town is actively working with nearby towns and the Carteret County Beach Commission on future beach nourishment planning and permitting activities so the town will be prepared to renourish the beach as needed in the future.

In order to fund the town’s long-term beach nourishment activities, the board of commissioners is considering the establishment of two new municipal service districts that would take effect on July 1, 2011. The boundaries of the new municipal service districts are nearly identical to the boundaries of the current districts. The board has preliminarily endorsed new special district tax rates of 3 cents for oceanfront and inlet-front properties and 1 cent for all others (based on the 2007 tax values), and the annual revenues generated by these special district taxes, when combined with county room occupancy tax funds and state funding, are expected to be sufficient to fund the town’s long-term beach nourishment program.

The board of commissioners will hold a public hearing on the establishment of the new municipal service districts at 7pm on Feb. 8 in the town board meeting room.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend. After the public hearing, the board will consider the formal establishment of the new municipal service districts. The actual special district tax rates would not be established until June 2011 when the FY 11-12 town budget is adopted, however, the board has preliminarily endorsed the proposed 3-cent/1-cent special district tax rates (that are based on the 2007 tax values).

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The town will continue to provide staffing at the police station during regular business hours, evenings and weekends to provide nonemergency customer service for town residents and visitors for all town services. These nonemergency calls for service should be directed to the Emerald Isle Police Station at 354-2021. Nonemergency calls that require police assistance can be directed either to the Emerald Isle Police Station at 354-2021 or to the nonemergency number at the Carteret County E911 center at 726-1911.

The Point Continues to Grow It has now been nearly six years since the town relocated the main ebb channel in Bogue Inlet to a central location between Emerald Isle and Bear Island.

The channel remains in a stable position

Town Set to Transition to Carteret County Consolidated E911 Center The New Carteret County E911 Center opens in January and will consolidate E911 communications previously provided by the Carteret County Sheriff’s Dept., town of Morehead City, town of Atlantic Beach, and town of Emerald Isle into one new county department and facility. The new consolidated E911 center is expected to improve services, allow for the more efficient use of staff resources and communications, and reduce costs over the long-term.

The town of Emerald Isle previously provided E911 communications at the Emerald Isle Police Station. The town’s E911 center is no longer operational and all E911 calls will now automatically be routed to the Carteret County E911 Center in Morehead City. County personnel will now answer calls and Town Hall, 7500 Emerald Drive dispatch the appropriate emergency responders to Emerald Isle, NC 28594 the scene. County and town staff have been working 252-354-3424 • Fax 252-354-5068 hard to ensure a seamless transition, and Emerald Official Website: Isle residents and visitors calling 911 should continue to receive high quality emergency services. A key www.emeraldisle-nc.org service enhancement planned for the consolidated Published Monthly by the town county E911 center is the implementation of of Emerald Isle for its Residents, “emergency medical dispatch,” with trained personnel Property Owners & Visitors providing medical advice to the caller while emergency personnel are en route to the emergency Composed by scene.

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The Point - Looking East from Western Tip

away from Emerald Isle, and The Point continues to accrete – now resembling its configuration in the late 1980s, with nearly 2,000 feet of beach between the homes in Emerald Isle and the main ebb channel.

The town continues to monitor the conditions in the Bogue Inlet navigation channel, the larger inlet complex, and on land at The Point as we seek to maintain a stable long-term configuration in this area. Future Bogue Inlet channel

stabilization activities are included in the town’s long-term beach nourishment plans, as the town will be seeking a longterm permit authorization to periodically dredge the main ebb channel in Bogue Inlet to both stabilize the position of the channel and to secure high quality sand for future beach nourishment efforts in western Emerald Isle.

Town Working to Identify Budget and Service Reductions The FY 11-12 budget begins on July 1, 2011, and the board of commissioners will adopt the new budget in June 2011.

Town staff and the board are already hard at work on next year’s budget in an attempt to balance the budget with minimal impacts on the General Fund property tax rate and on town services.

If you have ideas on how the town should adjust, reduce or eliminate services and spending, we want to hear them. Please send any suggestions to Town Manager Frank Rush at frush@ emeraldisle-nc.org. The town welcomes all suggestions, and they will be thoroughly considered over the coming months.

Please note that the town has already delayed new capital projects, and is currently only pursuing capital projects that are primarily funded by outside grants, contributions, and donations. Examples of projects funded primarily by outside funds include the new public boat launching facility, multi-use (bicycle) path improvements, and park improvements.

Construction Continues on New Public Boat Launch Facility The NC Wildlife Resources Commission and its contractor, SunLand Development and Construction, continue to make good progress on the construction of the new public boat

launch facility.

Both double launch ramps are now in place and work continues on the construction of the parking area and stormwater management features. A separate contractor for the NC Department of Transportation has completed initial site preparation work for a new turn lane on Hwy 58 in this area, and the turn lane will be paved later this spring as part of the Hwy 58 resurfacing project.

The project is expected to be complete by April, with a public opening date planned for soon thereafter.

Construction Activity at New Public Boat Launch Update - NC 58 Turn Lane and Resurfacing Work Onslow Grading and Paving, under contract to the NC Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT), has completed initial site preparation work for the new turn lane to serve the new public boat launching facility, and is making plans for the full resurfacing of Hwy 58 through Emerald Isle this winter and spring. The contract calls for all work to be complete by April 30, 2011.

Actual paving will occur at random periods of time over the next few months, and is dependent on the air temperatures.

Paving can only be completed during periods of time with air temperatures greater than 50-60 degrees. Onslow Grading and Paving and NCDOT will be monitoring air temperature forecasts and scheduling the paving of various segments of Hwy 58 as air temperatures permit. The entire 9+ mile length of Hwy 58 through Emerald Isle will be paved in various phases over the next few months.

NCDOT, Onslow Grading and Paving and the town will be working hard to minimize community disruption as much as practical, however, motorists and residents should expect (cont. on page 34)

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February 2011 Meetings Atlantic Beach

1 AB Planning Board, usually 1st Tues., 6pm, call 7262121, town hall mtg. room.

28 AB Town Council, 4th Mon., 6pm, town hall mtg. room.

Emerald Isle

2 EI Extension & Community Assoc., 1st Wed., 10am, EI Parks & Rec., Vera Gaskins 354-2269.

7 EI Garden Club, usually 1st Monday of month, visitors welcome, 354-5537.

8 EI Town Board, 2nd Tues., 7pm, town board meeting room, 7500 Emerald Drive.

17 EI Business Assoc., 3rd Thurs., noon, EI Parks & Rec., 354-3424.

28 EI Planning Board, 4th Mon., 6pm, town board meeting room, 7500 Emerald Drive.

Indian Beach

9 Indian Beach Town Board, 2nd Wed., 5pm, town hall.

Pine Knoll Shores

1 PKS Board of Adjustment, as necessary, usually 1st Tues., 9:30am.

8 PKS Board of Commissioners, 2nd Tues., 6pm, town hall.

14 PKS Fire/EMS Department, 2nd Mon., 7pm.

14 PKA, 2nd Mon., 9:30am, town hall.

15 PKS PIKSCO, 3rd Tues., 5pm.

16 PKS Community Appearance Commission, 3rd Wed., 9am.

18 PKS Women’s Club Board Meeting, 9:30 am, town hall.

22 PKS Planning Board, 4th Tues., 2pm 25 PKS Women’s Club Meeting, 9:30am social; 10am meeting featuring Richard and Linda Seale discussing “Elderhostel and Beyond.”

Around the County

1 Carteret County Democratic Party, 1st Tues., 6:30– 8pm, District Court, Beaufort, all Democrats invited to attend, 726-2607, carteretdemocrats.org.

8 Carteret County Republican Party, 2nd Tue., 7pm, District Court, Beaufort, all Republicans welcome to attend, 247-5660, carteretcountygop.org.

17 Carteret Newcomers Club, 3rd Thurs., social hour at 11:30am, lunch 11:45am, Glad Tidings Church Family Life Center, 4621 Country Club Rd., Morehead City. Open to women who have moved to Carteret County, 726-7170.

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S T A Y I N G Busy FEBRUARY 2011 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-9pm, Saturday 9am-4pm, closed Sundays.Call 252-354-6350 for more info. Be sure to visit our website at: emeraldisle-nc.org/eiprd.

Adult Programs •AA: Saturdays at 8pm meets at town hall.

•Art Club: Meets every Wed 1-3pm at parks & recreation.

•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.

•Scrapbooking: 3rd Sat of each month call Linda at 910-326-6164. * Athletics (Fun for all ages!) * •Open-Play Basketball:Tue 5:30-6:30pm, ages 12 & under; Tue 6:30-9pm, ages 15 & Up; Sat 9-11am, Kids Court; & Sat 11am-4pm, ages 16 & up.

•Open Indoor Volleyball: Wed & Fri 6-9pm, ages 16 & up.

•Open-Play Indoor Soccer: Mon 7-9pm, ages 16 & up; Thurs 6-7pm, ages 11 & under; Thurs 7-9pm, ages 12 & up.

•Kids’ Court Basketball: Sat 9-11am, ages 16 & under. *UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL ATHLETIC EVENTS COST $2 FOR NONMEMBERS* ŹŹŹŹAEROBICSŻŻŻŻ The Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation offers step and step-free aerobic classes: M,TH,F 8am Step • Tues 8am Cardio Dance • Mon 9:15am Easy Step •Tues 9am& Fri 9:15am Body Sculpt Mon & Wed 5:30pm SSS (step/strength/sculpt) • Wed 8am & Fri 5:30pm ZUMBA! Fees: Members $1/class, nonmembers $5/class. ƇƇYoga Program ScheduleƇƇ •Yoga! Taught by certified Yoga instructors on staff, these classes focus on basic Yoga postures & asana for the beginner. Tues & Sat at 10am & Thurs at 9am.

Gentle Yoga Friday 10:30am, $2 members & $7 nonmembers.

•Yoga as Therapy! Taught by medically certified Yoga & Pilates instructors, these classes are designed & instructed by physical therapists & doctors as therapeutic exercise for back, mind & body. Mon 10:30am, Wed 9am: $5 members, $10 monmembers. **Special Events and Information** February TBA, 10am-12pm. CPR for Adults, Children & Infants. American Heart Association CPR Certification provides training on how to correctly perform CPR on adults, children and infants. All students must pre-register. Certification class takes place at the EMS building, 7604 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle on TBA, beginning at 10am. Maximum class size is 9. A minimum of 6 students is required. Certification class fee is $40. You must preregister and prepay for this class. Call Laura Lee Davis at 252.354.6350.

Feb 11, 7pm, Friday Free Flick. 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. Call 252.354.6350 for movie title one week prior to showing.

Feb 18, 2-7pm, American Red Cross Blood Drive. Carteret County Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center, 7500 Emerald Drive. Please give!

Feb 19, 10am-1pm, Creative Memories Scrapbooking Workshop.

Creative Memories Scrapbooking Workshop with Linda Phelps will take place at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation. Preregistration is required, ages 12 and up. Fee is $5 with additional packages available. Use of tools and snack included. Fees payable at workshop. You may call Linda Phelps at 910.326.6164 or email rphelps@ ec.rr.com March 12, 9am-5pm, 20th annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival sponsored

by Emerald Isle Business Association on Saturday, March 12 from 9am-5pm at the Emerald Plantation shopping center. Admission and parking are free for the festival.

This year’s festival will feature over 75 arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, clowns and static displays along with amusement rides, a climbing wall, face painters, and many other fun, family-oriented activities. As always, the festival will feature delicious foods such as corned beef and cabbage, shrimp burgers, hamburgers and hot dogs, Mediterranean cuisine, BBQ, funnel cakes, fried peanuts, cotton candy and much, much more. Festival goers can also enjoy a beer garden. The Little Ms. & Mr. Leprechaun Contest will take place on the main stage at 11am. The contest is for boys and girls ages 2-3 and 4-5 with each participant being judged on the originality and creativity of their costume and overall stage presentation. Contest organizers require preregistration by noon on Friday, March 11 and ask that participants be under the main stage’s tent by 10:30am on the day of the event. Please contact Laura Lee Davis at 252.354.6350 or ldavis@emeraldisle-nc.org to register.

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The town is grateful to NCDOT for funding and arranging this work, which will be a great improvement for Emerald Isle.

New Golf Cart Program Now in Effect The town’s new golf cart program is now in effect, and the use of golf carts is allowed on most public streets in Emerald Isle if they are registered with the town and meet certain safety standards.

The town’s new golf cart program allows the operation of golf carts on all public streets in Emerald Isle, with the exception of Hwy 58 and Coast Guard Road. Golf carts will be allowed to cross directly over Hwy 58 and Coast Guard Road, but golf carts will not be allowed to travel on these two busy roads.

In order to register a golf cart in the town’s program, the golf cart must include certain required safety equipment, including headlights, tail lights, blinkers, brake lights, windshields, seatbelts and others. The golf cart must be registered to an Emerald Isle address, and the operator must be a licensed driver that is at least 18 years of age. The Emerald Isle Police Department will vigorously enforce the prohibition on underage golf cart drivers, and will also pursue charges against any adult who allows an underage golf cart driver. Golf carts will be subject to all other NC motor vehicle laws and regulations, and will be subject to the same parking regulations as traditional motor vehicles. The town will, however, be creating special “golf-cart only” parking spaces at select public beach access locations in the future on a case-by-case basis.

The new ordinance does not apply to “street-legal” golf carts registered with the NC Division of Motor Vehicles, as these vehicles are treated in the same manner as a traditional motor vehicle. The new ordinance also does not apply to golf carts used by handicapped individuals as a mobility device, provided the operator has a valid handicapped placard and card in his/ her possession.

Please visit the town administration building during normal business hours to register your golf cart with the town. A golf cart application and a complete explanation of the rules and regulations are available at emeraldisle-nc.org/golfcarts.

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The town strives to provide the most timely and thorough information about town issues, services and projects to our residents, property owners, and visitors, and email is a very cost-effective way to disseminate information. The town publishes monthly email newsletters, sends out other special announcements throughout the month as needed, and also distributes important emergency and hurricane information via email to everyone who subscribes to our email list. Please visit emeraldisle-nc.org and click on the “Join Our Email List” button in the top right corner!

There is also comprehensive information about nearly all town services, programs, and projects, along with the board of commissioners’ meeting agenda packets, on the town’s website at emeraldisle-nc.org.

Island Review Mailing List Update We regularly update our Island Review mailing list throughout the year, however, we have to scrap that list once a year and start from scratch using the Carteret County property tax records. This is the only way to purge from the list those who no longer own property while capturing new owners that we may have missed.

We generally do this in January and whatever name and address Carteret County has on file at that time will be the name and address that our magazine gets mailed to. If you have emailed or called during the year asking for an address change or a name change, but have not had that change made to county records, the mailing label will revert once again. We certainly do not mind changing any information again but we do need to be notified.

Names sometimes get dropped as well for a variety of reasons. We run our data through the US Post Office national change of address database to try to capture current addresses, but the post office only keeps those address changes for a specific period of time. After that the mail piece is simply marked undeliverable as addressed. Each year when we have started with a new mailing list, we have approximately 10 percent returned for bad addresses.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and promise to announce when it’s time for our annual update. If you miss an issue or don’t like the way your name appears, let us know. Send an email to islandreviewmail@nccoast.com and we will be happy to make the change. If you are moving, permanently or temporarily, please email us and give us both the old and the new addresses so that we can be sure to change the address for the correct name.

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By Doug Thomas, Public Relations Assistant NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores

Aquarium Animals Hit the Road SEA TURTLES FROM the aquarium can travel at up to 55 miles per hour – without moving a flipper. Snakes, alligators, horseshoe crabs and other animals also can hit the road in the aquarium’s outreach programs. Outreach brings fun, hands-on,

Sessions include offshore trolling and bottom fishing, inshore fishing for drum, trout, flounder or striper and pier, surf, kayak and fly fishing All sessions are at the aquarium. The fee is $60; aquarium members pay $54. Advance registration is required. Call early – space is limited.

Registration includes participation in up to four sessions, a catered lunch, free goodies and drawings for fishing gear.

Agencies and businesses of interest to fishermen and boaters will be on hand also. Sea Striker and Star Rods join the aquarium in sponsoring the fishing school.

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educational activities to events, classrooms, festivals and other gatherings. Go beyond cupcakes to celebrate a birthday and consider sponsoring an outreach program for your child’s class or grandchild’s school.

Presentations can be adapted for all ages and for an array of groups. Costumes, props and live animals make these programs entertaining, enriching and exciting for all ages. Custom programs can be designed to meet the needs of any group or class. See the aquarium website for more information on topics, fees and scheduling.

Toddle in for a Good Time When the weather outside is frightful, the aquarium is delightful – especially if you have little ones. Bring your tots for Toddler Time at 10am Wednesdays and enjoy crafts, games, stories, puppets, music and animal encounters together. Toddler Time is free with admission or membership and no registration is required.

The aquarium is open 9am to 5pm every day, and there’s always something to see and do. Dive shows, live animal programs and animal feedings are presented twice every day, free with admission. Enhance your visit with behind-the-scenes programs, breakfast with the rays and other programs available at additional cost.

‘Get Hooked’ on Fishing Get the right angles on your favorite kind of fishing with the aquarium’s 5th annual “Get Hooked” Fishing School.

The one-day course on Saturday, March, 12 is packed with presentations by experienced anglers on all aspects of the sport.

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Partners in Amphibians and Reptiles Conservation has designated 2011 “The Year of the Turtle,” to draw attention to the habitat degradation, invasive species, disease and other perils that have caused turtle populations worldwide to dramatically decline.

Visit the aquarium to see several turtle species and find out what they need to live long and prosper.

Look for the leathery shell and pointed snout of the spiny softshell turtle in the Fairway Pond exhibit. If it’s not swimming, see if you can spot it hiding on the bottom.

Watch the red-eared sliders, yellowbelly sliders and Eastern river cooters swimming and basking in Beaver Creek Dam. You can’t miss the striking shell and skin patterns of the diamondback terrapin in Soundside Marsh.

Find the sea turtle hatchling exhibit in the Tidal Waters Gallery and see how much Nimbus has grown. The rare white loggerhead hatched last August. Green and loggerhead hatchlings from fall 2010 swim beside Nimbus. The three babies and many others behind the scenes needed a little extra help after hatching and were brought to the aquarium for care.

Enjoy the view of hundreds of marine animals in the Living Shipwreck, including a green sea turtle that arrived at the aquarium as a weakened hatchling a few years ago.

The aquarium is open 9am-5pm daily. Admission is $8 for ages 13-61, $7 for ages 62 and over and $6 for ages 3-12. Children 2 and under and NC Aquarium Society members are admitted free. The aquarium is five miles west of Atlantic Beach at 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Atlantic Beach, NC 28512. Visit ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores or call 252-247-4003 for more information.

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P R O P E R T Y Watch

Catherine McNally to Robert and Melinda Rusch, 126 Heverly Court #E, $350,000.

Bogue Banks & area property transfers as recorded at the Carteret County Registrar of Deeds during December 2010.* Atlantic Arthur and Sandra Penny to Charles Gregory, 129 Lee Daniels Road, $130,000.

Mercer Building Co. to Daniel and Maureen Kelly, 1401 Pirates Landing Drive, $155,000.

Atlantic Beach

Rebecca and Curtis Bradt to the NC Dept. of Transportation, highway right of way at 324 Hwy 101, $165,000.

Ernest and Bonnie Brown to Ronald and Elizabeth Carlton, 602 Fort Macon Road #118, $60,000.

William Noble, Jennifer Swaider and Cheryl and Tony Kennedy to Nyra Hill and George GrifďŹ n, 219 Smith St., $258,000.

Richard and Carolyn Giles to Virginia and William Grizzard, Jr., 2111 W. Fort Macon Road, $298,000.

US Bank National Association to William and Debra Wolf, 133 Island Quay Court, $661,000.

Janie and James Poole, Jr. to William Boggs, 206 Shoreline Drive, $800,000.

Verna Delaney to Stephen Hill, 204 Club Colony Drive, $900,000.

Robert and Cindy Teague to Front Porch Acquisition, LLC, 111 Club Colony Drive, $1,150,000.

Beaufort

Cape Carteret Mossey Faison to Inez Shambley, Boat slip U-19, Cedar Point Villas, $83,000.

Barbara Newman to Scott Maleshefski, 317 Holly Lane, $145,000.

DeBerry Properties, LLC to Mark and Sandra Daniels, 161 Maggie Leonard Lane, $175,000.

Swansboro Investment Group, LLC to Paul and Melanie Westmeier, 301 Cape Point Court, $200,000.

Jamison and William Ipock, III to Kayla and William Ipock, IV, 109 Riverside Drive, $175,000.

ECIM Properties, LLC to CarolinaEast Health System, 904 & 906 WB McClean Drive, $1,610,000.

Gloucester

Navy Federal Credit Union to Christine and Mitchell Pochwat, 100 Turners Creek Way, $186,000.

Cynthia and Paul Delamar Jr. and Elizabeth Brinson to David Cluck and Mary Anne Leslie, 2.4 acres, $38,000.

James and Barbara Swanton to Beverly and David Riley, III, 404 Sailview Court, $190,000.

Edwin and Mary Ann Watkins to Melvin and Sherry Davis, 211 Gatsey Lane, $200,000.

Nancy and James Lewis to Christopher and Karen Piner, 517 Lola Road, $183,000.

Emerald Isle

Bradley and Robin Connell to David and Renee Pope, 111 Carteret Ave., $75,000.

BB&D Properties, LLC to Duke-Sea Level Partnership, LLC, 229, 233, 237 & 241 North Point Drive and 4.61 commercial tract, $250,000.

Lucille Little and Dennis Little to Gary and Darlene Hare, 9007 Reed Drive #1110, $160,000.

Guide Group, LLC to Caviness & Cates Building and Development Co., 125 Radley Lane, $80,000.

Carolina Summit, Inc. to Andrew and Gail Gentry, 106 Crows Nest Circle, $275,000.

William and Susan Martin to Jeffery and Linda Turner, Slip 11, Gallants Landing Boatslips, $90,000.

Waslaw, LLC to First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., 1001 Sensation Weigh Road, $353,500.

Cindy Bivens to Mark Bass, 167 Pamlico Parkway, $125,000.

Edward and Barbara Myers to Nicolette Dunn, 210 Broad St., $415,000.

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Matthew and Jennifer Garman to Thomas Otto, II, 106 Shorerush Drive, $474,000.

Terence Hickman to Sean King and Deborah Kelly, 801 Lola Road, $29,000.

Bank of America to Adam and Mary Thomas, 9716 Green Glen Road, $133,000.

Mercer Building Co. to Louise and Cyrus Bazemore, Jr., 1303 Pirates Landing Drive, $135,000.

Randall and Penny Mapes to Paul and Sandra Brey, 9929 Louise Howard Court, $458,500.

Cedar Island

Gerry and Linda Sadler to Shannon and Whitney Jenkins, 1017 Broad St., $226,000.

Edwin Dawkins, Jr. to Stephen and Pamela Ann Osborne, 892 Hwy 101, $130,000.

David and Alicia BareďŹ eld, Don and Cynthia Henry and DAB Enterprises, LLC to Ronnie and Debra Leggett, 119 Tracy Drive, $449,500.

Jackson and Carol Conner to Maria and Ryan Pepperman, 107 Pleasant Drive, $183,000.

Richard and Beth Farrington to Blue Crystal Investments, LLC, 8752 Reed Drive, $25,000.

Mercer Building Co. to I.J. Hunter Construction Co., 104 Calhoun St., $52,000.

Ronald and Carolyn Shearon and Eckener and Ruth Pearce to Joni Fetterman, 103 Periwinkle Drive, $440,000.

Sunset Landing Development, LLC to Ronald and Deborah Tallmadge, 422 Sunrise Court, $649,000.

Evelyn Nelson to Kate Andrews, 108 Noreaster Lane, $180,000.

Guide Group, LLC to William Pieton, 103 North River Club Drive, $200,000.

American General Financial Services, Inc. to John Bridgers and Alicia Harker, 100 Johnathan Court, $33,000.

Edward Roach and Kay Roach to Helen Diveny, 9706 Ashley Place, $415,000.

Wheatly, Nobles & Weeks, LLC to 710 Cedar, LLC, 710 Cedar St., $600,000.

Jacqueline and Michael Hardesty to Kenneth Meyer and Bette Ann Blondin, 200 James Drive, $187,500.

Diane and Joseph Rhue to Vivian Powell, 504 Ocean Drive, $217,500.

William and Anne Highsmith to John and Lynn Pickles, 211 Aberlady Lane #A, $255,000.

Jo Ann Riddle and Robert and Dawn Riddle to Joseph Skinner, 340 Cedar St., $265,000.

James and Regina Burgess to William and Nancy Ward, 2809 Pier Pointe Drive #B-2, $305,000.

Scott and Susan Pearce to Cathy and Robert Edwards, Jr., 105 McKae Drive, $57,000.

Ramona and John Godwin, Carol and Dean Guthrie, Walter and Patrice Moore, William Moore, Ramona Godwin and Nora Moore to Johnnie and Heidi Driver, 104 Clam Court, $45,000.

Harkers Island Robin Ferguson to William Dupree, 130 Westbay Circle, $55,000.

BLE Development, LLC to James Whitten, .59 acres, $125,000.

Betty Cogswell and Tribe, Inc. to George Best, Jr., 539 Hammock Drive, $150,000.

Jennifer LePage to Charles and Melissa Staley, 130 Ferry Dock Road, $250,000.

Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence to Binford and Dorothy Benton, 120 Honeysuckle Lane, $775,000.

Harlowe Chadwick Shores Plantation, LLC to William Pearson, lots 25-27 & 44, $70,000.

Indian Beach Larry and Laura Lackey to Susan and James Kincaid, Jr., Unit P-102, The Ocean Club, $212,000. (cont. on page 40)

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P R O P E R T Y Watch (cont. from page 38)

Charles and Marie Johnson to Timothy and Gari Gill, Unit 204, The Ocean Club, $295,000.

Patricia Metzgar and Ranjini and Rajendran Pillai, 801 Salter Path Road, $300,000.

Indian Beach Acquisition, LLC to John and Kimber Mahoney, Unit B3, The Grande Villas at the Preserve, $466,000.

Indian Beach Acquisition, LLC to Roy and Theresa Richardson, Unit G-5, The Grande Villas at the Preserve, $950,000.

Indian Beach Acquisition, LLC to Bernard and Ladonna James, Unit G-6, The Grand Villas at the Preserve, $975,000.

Morehead City Deborah and Charles Tomlinson to William and Sue Neal, 3204 Evans St., $25,000.

Alice Wallace to Robert Harvey, 105 Bay Club Circle, $225,000.

Russell and Doris Hollowell to Carteret County Farm Bureau, Inc., 4370 Arendell St., Ste. 4, $230,000.

David and Karen Horton to Christopher and Karen Husted, 1100 20th St., 1102 20th St. and 1928 Oglesby Road, $245,000.

Judith Rumsey to Michael and Jaime Smith, 600 Robin Road, $245,000.

BB&T to Zebulon and Christina Schobernd, 108 Taylor Lane, $254,500.

MGM, Inc. to Charles and Mary Jane Sewell, Lot 152, Country Club Run, $272,000.

Archie and Linda Tyson to Ryan and Shawnna Bellaw, 101 Core Drive East, $277,000.

Sondra Reed and Stephanie Henry, 1929 Kingfisher Drive, $280,000.

Delores and Lenwood Daniels, Jr. to Andrew Gwiazda, 1806 Fisher St., $29,000.

Christine and C. Scott Maxwell to Walter Basnight, III, 2508 Evans St., $325,000.

Venters Propers, LLC to Candace O’Neal, 3409 Elm St., $30,000.

William and Elizabeth Durham to Kenneth and Lynda Saleeby, Unit J1, Atlantic Harbor Condominiums, $400,000.

Branch Banking & Trust Co. to Thomas and Frances King, 1309 Barnacle Lane, $44,000.

Carol Kracke to Linda Bruton, 600 35th St., $115,000.

Pamlico Investments, LLC to GradyWhite Boats, Inc., 311 Arendell St., Unit 405, Dockside Condominiums, $510,000.

Robert and Alethia Brockman to Oceanside Peds Partners, LLC, 3701 John Platt Drive, $140,000.

Roger and Linda Moffatt to John and Vicki Lynn Marshall, 153 Camp Morehead Drive, $523,000.

Julian Austin, Jr. to Ervin and Katherine Holloway, 601 Robin Road, $155,000.

Kenneth and Lynda Saleeby to William and Elizabeth Durham, Unit H-4, Atlantic Harbor Condominiums, $555,000.

Karen Copeland, John Couch, Jr. and John and Dorothy Couch to Michael and Rebecca Fitzula, 2107 Bay St., 307 22nd St., and 2112 Fisher St., $155,000.

Claude and Mary Fournier to Thomas and Hillary Landen, 3709 Country Club Road, $167,500.

Garrick and Allison Oxendine to Noreen Walker, 403 Cedarwood Village, $171,000.

Nancy Sinclair and Janet Spencer to Robert Spencer, 110 Bay Court, $197,500.

Cedia Creekmore to Glen and Lisa Mae Pangburn, 3609 Sunny Drive, $212,000.

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William and Carolyn Brown to Brister Ventures, LLC, 125 Horton Drive, $560,000.

David Woodard, Linda Bruton, Howard Bruton, III and John Bruton, II to C. Scott Maxwell, 2013 Shepard St., $770,000.

Richard and Sylvia Flowers to Carteret County General Hospital Corp., 3712 and 3716 Bridges St., 3713 Guardian Ave. and additional lot, $822,500.

Casyl, LLC to Carteret County General Hospital Corp., .997 improved acres, $1,478,000.

Newport Carolina First Bank to Gerard Anderson, Lot 393, Cannonsgate, $23,000.

Weldon Salter to Norvie Gillikin, 143 Zacchaeus Ave., $28,000.

Walter Hinson to Daniel and Rose Rundell, 221 Hardesty Farm Road, $34,000.

Stephen and Pamela Reichenbach to Robert Abee, 611 Cannonsgate Drive, $41,000.

Samuel and Betty Faulkner to Murdoch & Associates, Inc., Lot 1, Bogue Bluff subdivision, $50,000.

Kay Christopher to Violet and Gregory Githens, 386 & 394 George Taylor Road, $58,000.

Arthur and Karen MacDowell to Eddie Howell, 831 Cannonsgate Drive, $62,000.

Karen and Mark Larkin to Paul Pena, 1154 Lake Rd., $74,000.

Bogue Front, LLC to McNeill and Associates, Inc., 106 Breakwater Drive, $83,000.

Arvil Quinn and Robert and Elizabeth Tyndall to Paul and Kim Baker, 413 Rams Horn Road, $85,000.

Paul Preston and Randi Roberts to Sam and Michelle King, 516 Blue Heron Drive, $100,000.

MLA Income Properties, LLC to R A North Development, Inc., Lots 75, 304, 412 and 457 Cannonsgate, $1,432,000.

Otway Restoration Systems, LLC to NR Land, LLC, 380.4 acres, $1,056,000.

Pine Knoll Shores Tillie Gross to Martin and Charlotte Bourdeau, 108 Yaupon Road, $50,000.

Hunter Properties of NC, LLC to Thomas Smith, 133 Juniper Road, $300,000.

Bruce and Virginia Maddox to Joseph Harper and Robin Harper, 127 Oakleaf Drive, $315,000.

Patsy Uzzle to Ann and John Chamblee, Jr., 131 Salter Path Road, $400,000.

Salter Path Bank of America, NA to Michael Rhodes, 1010 Salter Path Road, $246,000.

Gene and Diane Thomas to Todd and Kim Rogers, 1010 Salter Path Road, $305,000.

Straits Sammie Gillikin to David Stewart, 145 Ivey Gillikin Road, $72,000.

Swansboro

Mark and Anne Marie Johnson to Pamela and Louis Clark, Jr., 313 Snow Goose Lane, $150,000.

Holland Farm Development, LLC to Sun Coast Homes and Development, Inc., 114 Holland Farm Road, $50,000.

Sound Bank to Zana and William Faircloth, Jr., 506 Somerset Way Drive, $153,000.

Marsh Harbour Partners, Inc. to Kurney Ramsey, 118 &120 Castaway Cove, $150,000.

Jeanette and Royce Willoughby, Jr. to Aaron and Jenny Kornegay, 418 Blue Goose Lane, $155,000.

Sun Coast Homes and Development, Inc. to Joseph Yakupkovic, Jr. and Jamielyn Sasdelli, 121 Holland Farm Road, $167,000.

Amelia and Jeff Covington to Gary and Julie Treece, 732 Tom Mann Road, $159,000.

Murdoch & Associates, Inc. to Michael and Ashley Perry, 114 Wild Oak Road, $195,000.

Samuel Shipp to Shane Powell, 152162 Dunshippin Lane, $200,000.

Wilson and Mary McConnell to David Dickinson, 707 Mandolin Lane, $215,000.

Marty and Tabitha Parish to Tony and Hollie Matthews, 107 Sir Christopher Drive, $215,000.

McNeill and Associates, Inc. to Michael and Melissa Arnold, 303 Angelfish Court, $250,000.

Edward and Kathy Hall to Joe and Haydee DeMandel, 105 Kathy Court, $180,000.

Sandfiddler Group, LLC to Benjamin Stadel, 111 Brookside Court South, $180,000.

Charles and Bernice Shilstone to Joseph and Gina LaSorsa, 322 Silver Creek Landing, $435,000. * 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 $1000 of sales price, in $500 increments) and as such, may not exactly reflect the true purchase price.

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ATLANTIC BEACH

T O W N Meeting Council Awards Drainage Project COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED a contract to Dot Construction, Inc. and approved a budget amendment for a Greenville Avenue/Terminal Boulevard drainage improvement project during its regular December meeting. The project entails laying pipe along South Greenville Avenue between East Terminal Boulevard and East Fort Macon Road.

Town Manager David Walker presented slides of the area during this past October’s storms and ensuing flood conditions, which showed substantial standing water in the afflicted area. Walker noted that the engineering firm, W.K. Dickson, had suggested that the necessary drainage improvements might cost somewhere in the $130,000 range. The town received five bids for the project, with a high end of $142,800 and Dot Construction coming in at $78,500. The company is a firm out of Charlotte, with a local satellite office in the vicinity of Morehead City. The company has taken on a number of projects in the area as well as Atlantic Beach’s west end sidewalk project. Walker asked council to approve $78,500, with an additional “alternate A” of $2,990 to cover varying elevations, power and utility lines that may be encountered, subject to the town attorney’s approval. The money will come out of the Powell Bill fund. Council members Veda Palma made motion; second

by Ann Batt.

Billing Contract Renewed Council unanimously renewed a contract with Tarheel Medical Billing, Inc. Along with receiving free software from the company, Fire Chief Adam Snyder stated the town has seen an increase in revenues from emergency services billing. “They’ve done a great job. Their service has been unbelievable and they have reduced their rates from eight to seven percent for the next three years.” Chief Snyder further clarified that this billing is for transport in an ambulance, not for EMS service to the scene, and deals primarily with billing out insurance. Council members Ann Batt made motion; second Trish Ide.

The Year in Review Walker presented the year end review of the town’s activities and accomplishments during 2010 and outlined plans for the future. He identified the town’s short term goals and how council and staff had achieved many of their objectives.

Their first priority was to identify and clean up town hall’s air quality by removing mold and flushing out its duct work as well as in the police, fire, and public works departments.

Working with the Dept. of Transportation (DOT), Walker also cited renovations on the causeway, while the addition of redesigned signage on walkways lent a handsome presentation to the town’s entrance and beach access. The year also saw the reactivation of the Parks and Recreation Committee, a new park and the hiring of design students suggesting new ways to make the town more visually appealing. He also thanked landscape architect Susan Hatchell for her input. Attention was given to roads, bike paths and alleyways, while wheels were set in motion for the extension of walkways on the west end of town and a cleanup of lighting and power lines throughout.

Drainage problems in areas flooded historically during storms were also addressed. A simple solution to problems at Durham Avenue has saved several hundreds of thousands of dollars. By replacing an 8-inch pipe with a 24-inch one, “the area should experience substantial relief,” Walker said. He also cited a water tie-in with Pine Knoll Shores, which identified major water problems at the Sheraton Hotel and avoided a serious problem there. Along with correcting many of the town’s water issues, Atlantic Beach partnered with El Zarape Restaurant to extend a 10” water line under the highway for a cost of $27,000 – a substantial savings.

In the spring, dredging of the canals removed 3,248 cubic yards of sand and soundings can be taken. The town will dredge again this spring in order to maintain the waterways.

The year also saw the reactivation of the Business Association and a greater participation by volunteers in town events. Walker complimented the Volunteers in Policing Services (VIPS), and noted the great success of Atlantic Beach’s National Night Out, while citing the equally popular junior lifeguard program conducted by the fire department.

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their new lifeguard stand was “a huge hit.” The Inspections Department also had produced a “user friendly” guide for homeowners.

The town maintained its tax rate and had an excellent audit. Walker noted that Atlantic Beach had increased the fund balance in a time of recession in spite of a loss in revenues and state sales tax. He added they had also increased the water fund balance, bringing it to $2.2 million.

“We had the two largest fund balances in Atlantic Beach’s history,” Walker said, “and accomplished this while we were earning the lowest investment rates and almost no interest rates.”

Looking Toward the Future Walker commented on long-term ideas for a causeway master plan, which has already seen community involvement. He also spoke of the proposed new town hall and the process of architect selection. The town has reviewed financing, including the recombination of existing debt and pursuing grant funds.

Consolidation on 911 services will go into effect Jan. 11. This will result in a cost savings of three eliminated positions. Staff will continue to pursue rain garden grants, the creation of bicycle paths, and do studies on the town’s water system. Walker finished his presentation by saying that the year 2010 ended “with a wonderful Christmas celebration” at which over 300 adults and children attended with food and entertainment provided by local businesses and restaurants. He added, “We are a beach town and there are only 157 more days until Memorial Day Weekend!”

Council Congratulates Staff Council member Ed Briley complimented the town staff for their excellent work all year, a sentiment echoed by all members of council.

Mayor Pro Tem Harry Archer added, “Their accomplishments have been unparalleled” and praised staff and volunteers for their many hours of hard work.

(Council will continue to meet on the 4th Monday of the month in 2011.)

Reported by Denise Brady

ATLANTIC BEACH

M A Y O R ’ S Notes Flowing from One Year to the Next AS 2011 BEGINS to take root, we are Mayor Trace Cooper wrapping up some projects in Atlantic Beach that were started in 2010. For those readers who get our water bills, we will be sending a more detailed “State of the Town” update in this month’s issue of our town newsletter. But, for purposes of this edition of the Island Review, I will summarize these projects below.

Stormwater runoff is one of the largest environmental threats we face in Atlantic Beach. In addition to water quality problems, stormwater also presents us with water quantity problems. Flooding in some parts of town damages homes and creates public safety issues. In the last few months, we have started three projects that should help address both water quality and flooding.

We have completed an upgrade to the drainage system in the neighborhood to the west of the Circle that should greatly reduce flooding on and around Charlotte Avenue, Durham Avenue and Cedar Lane. This area was one of our worst flooding hotspots and we are hopeful that our improvements will alleviate much of the problem. Thanks to some common sense problem solving by our public services staff and engineering firm, we completed this project for a small fraction of the initial project cost estimate.

We are also beginning construction on an improved drainage system on the east side of the Circle to address flooding in another of our most flood prone areas – the neighborhood around the intersection of East Terminal and Greenville Avenue. This new system should provide much needed relief for the residents in that area that have been dealing with flooding issues for years. Due to a very competitive construction bidding environment, our cost for this project should come in at nearly half the cost of our engineers’ estimate of $130,000.

Thanks to a grant from the Community Conservation Assistance Program that we secured with help from the NC Coastal Federation, we are nearing completion on a large rain garden system to address both water quality and water quantity problems along our Freeman Lane beach access and Club Colony Drive. As I have mentioned in the past, we believe rain gardens will be a powerful tool in our efforts to treat stormwater runoff in an environmentally friendly way throughout Atlantic Beach.

We know that there are other serious flooding and water quality issues in town and I assure you we will continue to address these problems in the coming months.

We are currently finishing construction on the sidewalk extension on the west end of town that will connect the neighborhoods near the Pine Knoll Shores town limits to our existing sidewalk network that ended near the Sheraton. As I write, the support posts still protrude well above the height of the road in an unsightly manner.

But, when the project is finished, these posts will be cut off and the walkway will be at street level with attractive railing similar to our other roadside walkways.

Our beach nourishment project is going very well. The dredging contractor has nourished the beaches at Fort Macon State Park and is making its way into Atlantic Beach. We are very pleased with the quality of the sand being put on our beaches and do not expect any of the mud balls that we have seen in years past. We are making good progress and should have the beach nourished all the way to the west of the Circle by early spring.

I am proud of our accomplishments during the past year and am excited about 2011. Please let me or any of our town council or staff know if there is anything we can do for you or if you have any ideas that will help make Atlantic Beach an even greater place to be.

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PINE KNOLL SHORES

T O W N Meeting Paving a New Way THE BEACON’S REACH subdivision in Pine Knoll Shores has approached the town about using town property to access a swath of land the development owns on Roosevelt Boulevard. According to the request, the site will be used for boat storage. The original use of the land, which runs between Roosevelt and the town hall property, was for a water treatment facility for Beacon’s Reach that never developed.

A 150-foot area left on Roosevelt Boulevard for access to the site contains wetlands, forcing Beacon’s Reach to find an alternative entrance point if it would like to use the land.

Town Manager Brian Kramer said during the January board of commissioners meeting that a spokesman for the subdivision was interested in potentially partnering with the town on the project and allowing non-Beacon’s Reach residents to use the site as well. However, Kramer said the town is not interested in partnering or spending town money on the project in any way. He told the representative that he would, however, bring the issue before the board, giving them an opportunity to voice opinion on the notion.

One potential benefit to the town, Kramer pointed out, would be that less people in the community would keep trailers in their yards and driveways, a resident concern identified previously by the PKA (Pine Knoll Association).

Increased traffic and stormwater control on the property were the most voiced concerns for many commissioners, including the long term affects of filling in the site to create more usable space.

“I don’t think we should allow the subsurface water level to increase because I think it will be detrimental to our own residence,” offered Commissioner Clark Edwards.

Commissioner John Halada reminded the board that Kramer will be working on a plan for town land in the near future. His suggestion was that once Beacon’s Reach determines what they would like to do, the town can then see if it coincides with the use plan the town manager will be developing.

Kramer will ask Beacon’s Reach to specifically identify its exact request and put it in writing so it can come before the board of commissioners.

A Big Step for Recreation With a few wording changes, the Pine Knoll Shores Board of Commissioners voted to approve its new recreation plan, which was originally submitted by the Parks and Recreation Committee during the town’s October meeting.

Commissioner Edwards made the motion to approve the plan. Commissioner Larry Kacmarcik was the lone dissenter.

New Financing for Knollwood The board passed a resolution authorizing the town to change lenders for its recent purchase of property at 115 Knollwood Drive.

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The board originally contracted with the seller for a 12-year term, however, the Local Government Commission (LGC) must approve any financing that is longer than 59 months.

This sent commissioners running back to the drawing board in the fall. The seller agreed to start the contract at 59 months, and once the board had received approval from the LGC, the term would be increased to 12 years.

The LGC requires that a vote be made on the resolution for financing and that it then be forwarded to them for approval.

So in December, a public hearing was held and the board voted that 12 years was a more appropriate term for the property. Since then, however, the owner has decided that she no longer wishes to be involved in a 12-year contract. Instead, she is offering 8-10 years of financing at 7-8 percent interest.

Mayor Ken Jones said she cited her age as a reason not to extend the loan for so long.

Again, the town was faced with a dilemma, but it seems this one may work out in its favor. With low interest rates, the town felt certain it could find a better deal with a commercial lender. And it did. A 10-year loan with an outside agency would cost about 3.6 percent interest for 10 years, substantially lower than offered by the seller.

Commissioner Bob Danehy made a motion to pass the resolution authorizing the change in lenders. Halada offered a second and the motion passed unanimously.

Protecting the Beach Rudi Rudolph with the Carteret County Shore Protection Office and horticulturist Don Carpenter made a presentation during the January board meeting on the options available for beach plantings along Bogue Banks. Mayor Jones has long been a proponent of this method of dune stabilization, noting that the town has spent dearly through the years to renourish its beaches so he wants to strive to make sure the sand stays in place.

Fencing as well as the four varieties of sea grass that thrive in Eastern North Carolina were discussed during the slideshow presentation. Dunes do not prevent erosion, Rudolph told the 15 or so audience members, but they do protect from it.

The men brought along images of successful projects illustrating the dune growth where planting projects have taken place, including one in Pine Knoll Shores in 2004 that shows impressive dune build up.

Hail to the Chief Commissioner Danehy was named mayor pro tempore for a second year. The motion was made by Commissioner Edwards, seconded by Kacmarcik and unanimously voted in.

Danehy filled the role in 2010 as well.

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C L U B News Women’s Club Celebrates Christmas THE PINE KNOLL Shores Women’s Club enjoyed its annual Christmas Luncheon at the Country Club of the Crystal Coast on Dec. 3. The Rev. Dr. Everett Thomas, pastor of St. Francis by the Sea, prayed the invocation with a thanksgiving for the beauty of the nature and people that surround us in Pine Knoll Shores. President Barbara Bagby welcomed members to a delicious buffet of chicken marsala and beef tenderloin. She thanked Anita Adler, Bonnie Ferneau and Donna Belanger for helping organize the affair, which had table centerpieces of gold Christmas flowers and gold beaded candy cane favors.

Kay Howe introduced scholarship recipient Brenda Hansen, who told members she was grateful to be invited to the luncheon and that if it were not for the PKSWC scholarship, she would be unable to attend college because she is raising two children. Loretta Poremba and Gail Halada presented scholarship raffle awards of a Yankee Candle basket donated

by Martha Edwards, a cake donated by Diane Donovan and a certificate for a shampoo, cut and a basket of beauty supplies donated by scholarship recipient and hairstylist Brenda Hansen.

Guest speaker Rodney Kemp presented a variety of Christmas poetry recalling meaningful Christmas days. On early family visits, gifts were appreciated even if they were only necessities.

Songs such as “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” were sung

by Gene Autry. “Christmas in the Trenches” told of war enemies that sung Christmas songs together, each in their own language. An orphan was accepted as a “Christmas Child” by a loving, caring local family. Noting the need for young people to continue telling such stories so they can take our place in

Rodney Kemp and granddaughter Emma entertain the Pine Knoll Shores Women’s Club with Christmas poetry and local stories at its Christmas Luncheon.

time, Rodney’s granddaughter, Emma, read “The Night Before Christmas” before he read his humorous version. Rodney was also presented with the gift of a turtle ornament by VicePresident Ferneau.

On Dec. 4, the club participated in the PKS Christmas Parade with Paulette Murphy carrying the club banner and Marian Goetzinger’s grandchildren pulling a cart with a turtle sculpture, which is the club’s 2010-2011 theme. Phyllis Thomas drove a red Volkswagen Beetle adorned with a turtle picture and Barbara Bagby and Linda Strader as passengers, while Bonnie Ferneau and Elaine Tempel rode in the bed of a red truck with a large green turtle balloon on its roof, driven by Tom Tempel. The turtle represents this year’s theme, “Taking their homes with them wherever they go, turtles remind us to remember our roots while still welcoming new places and phases in life.”

Members also assisted at the Festival of Trees in the Civic Center all weekend.

The next board meeting will be held at 9:30am in town hall on Feb. 18. The regular meeting follows on Feb. 25 with a 9:30am social and 10am meeting. Held at town hall, the meeting will feature Richard and Linda Seale discussing “Elderhostel and Beyond.”

All women living in Pine Knoll Shores are welcome to join the club and attend meetings and activities. Members would gladly accompany anyone interested in attending a meeting.

Bonnie Ferneau and Elaine Tempel of the Pine Knolls Shores Women’s Club ride in the town parade on Dec. 4. The turtle represents this year’s theme, “Taking their homes with them wherever they go, turtles remind us to remember our roots while still welcoming new places and phases in life.”

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M A Y O R ’ S Notes Planning for Growth THERE HAS BEEN quite a bit of information coming out from the last census. This information helps us look at trends and plan for the future of our state, county and town.

This information also helps us plan for roads, schools, hospitals and helps businesses plan for growth.

According to the US Census Bureau, the population in North Carolina grew from April 1, 2000 to July 1, Mayor Ken Jones 2009 by 16.6 percent. We had been planning on an eventual growth of 50 percent, but that may happen sooner than later.

The growth of Carteret County, during the same period cited, was 8.5 percent. Carteret County was the 48th fastest growing out of the 100 counties in the state. What does all this mean to us?

We always need to keep an eye toward the future to do what is in the best interest of our town. If we don’t plan for growth and changes we will be controlled by those forces. The numbers published by the Census Bureau reflect where people live, but do not account for where the population spends their weekends or holidays, or whether or not they go to the beach.

We have to stay ahead of the inevitable in order to protect our

pristine beaches and the natural beauty of our environment.

Imagine we have the same growth in Pine Knoll Shores as the state has reported. For every 100 people here now we added 16. This may seem insignificant during the winter months, but imagine that growth in the summer and on Bogue Banks as a whole. Imagine the crowding at the beach accesses!

Your Pine Knoll Shores Board of Commissioners has to focus continuously on these prospects. We want to plan for the inevitable yet do it smartly. We want to do what is best for our town today, yet make sure we are responsible and take care of future generations. Your board will have its annual strategic planning session in February and review the vision and mission statements we authored last year to make sure they still accurately reflect the direction we want to go. This is very important because we will then start planning for the 2011/2012 fiscal year budget.

The new budget will take into account the recently completed revaluation of real estate in Carteret County. Don’t forget, taxes are computed by multiplying the valuation by a tax rate – either or both can change. Meetings on the budget are open to the public. Not only will we derive the new budget based on projected revenues, but we will review and plan for the water company fund, and the town’s Capital Investment Program (CIP) for equipment and infrastructure. We will have special public briefings as we did last year – it’s your money and I want to make sure you have every bit of information you want.

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T O U R I S M Barometer Volunteer … It’s Good Karma!

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VOLUNTEERING CAN BE fun and rewarding. And the best part is that it allows you to meet people with similar interests and make a difference in someone’s life, including your own! It also allows you to interact with our visitors and make them feel welcome. If you’ve thought about volunteering, but just haven’t gotten around to it, here are some reasons why you should: 1. It’s good for you! Research shows that those who volunteer have lower mortality rates, greater functional ability as they get older and report good health more often. What’s more, the more you volunteer, the better the stats become.

2. Get happy. Those who volunteer are less likely to be depressed. So, go for it – put on a happy face.

3. Learn something new. Volunteering is a great way to learn a new skill.

4. Belong. No man or woman is an island. There is no better way to meet good people and connect with your community.

5. Be up on yourself. Volunteers consistently report a high feeling of self-worth, achievement and higher motivation.

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6. Move up the ladder. In a recent study more than 90 percent of employers feel that volunteering enhances job skills, and over 70 percent said they would hire someone with volunteer experience over someone without.

7. Get out of a rut. Need a change of career? Volunteering is a great way to explore and get experience in a new field.

8. Spend time with your family. Volunteering as a family is a great way to spend time together.

Our Crystal Coast attractions are always in need of good volunteers, so there are plenty of opportunities out there.

Contact them today to find out where you can make a difference. Here are some ways you can help: 1. The Foundation for Shackleford Horses welcomes volunteer help at the adoption farm in Bettie for feeding and grooming horses, painting fences or cleaning barn and rununders. (252-728-6308 or info@shacklefordhorses.org) 2. The editor of the Sound Waves newspaper could use some reporters – NO experience necessary, just the desire to write and talk to people. (Bill Horton, bhorton404@embarqmail. com) 3. Volunteers are always needed the weekend of the Newport Pig Cookin’. (Jim Bristle, 252-241-3488) 4. The History Place Museum needs interns to help go through the artifact collection and update records manually and on a computer. Assistance is also needed with the exhibits, the Museum Store, greeting visitors and research in the library.

(Cindi Hamilton, historyplace@starfishnet.com) 5. The Beaufort Historical Association’s (BHA) Volunteer Program opportunities are endless. Step into the past and become a part of their future – the door is always open! The Grounds and Building Committee is looking for folks who have an interest in restoration of old structures and landscape design. The Education Committee hosts thousands of school children throughout the year and guides are needed to open the doors to their 18th century Coastal Carolina heritage. The Furnishings Committee is made up of those with a love for the decorative arts and maintains the BHA collections; working together to assure every collection appropriately reflects the interpretation of each building. The Old Burying Grounds Committee is dedicated to beautifying and maintaining the sacred grounds, guide the tours and research the graves. New volunteers are always welcome to keep the stories from the graves alive! There are many other volunteer committees available at the BHA including the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery, Thrift Shop, Museum Shop, Double Decker Bus Committee, BHA Historical Players … and the list goes on!

(252-728-5225, beauforthistoricsite@earthlink.net) All of our other attractions have volunteer opportunities available including Fort Macon State Park (252-726-3775), Core Sound Waterfowl Museum (252-728-1500), NC Aquarium (252-247-4003) and the NC Maritime Museum (252-728-7317).

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By Greg (Rudi) Rudolph, Shore Protection Mgr.

Getting Closer … A State Sea-Level Rise Policy THE SUBJECT OF sea level has been broached many times before in Shorelines and recently the NC Division of Coastal Management (NCDCM) generated new sea-level rise rule language. If approved by the governor-appointed Coastal Resources Commission (CRC), the rule would add a new section to the state’s Administrative Code governing coastal management within the 20 CAMA (Coastal Area Management Act) counties. This new development bears an explanation and is the purpose of this article.

Why? The CRC and the entire NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources (NCDENR) for that matter has been under pressure to do “something” about sea level. For the CRC, this has been predicated by two factors in my opinion: (1) Inherently sea-level rise is an important phenomenon impacting the gentle-sloping southeast coastal plains of the US, such as those that exist in North Carolina. A “small” rise in sea level can cover potentially huge areas (square miles) of land bordering estuaries and barrier islands. As the rule-making organization charged with protection, preservation, development and management within the 20 CAMA counties, the CRC feels obligated and believes it’s primary function is to address coastal hazards such as sea-level rise.

(2) Reports from International and National Organizations including the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the US Global Change Research Program have developed a host of climate models and sea-level rise scenarios, and furthermore have suggested and discussed the impacts of sea-level rise at rates greater than those we have experienced in the past several decades/century. With most of the scientific community in consensus agreement, the CRC again has felt obligated to do “something.”

What was next?

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the Science Panel on Coastal Hazards, a group populated by geology, engineering and biology researchers and practitioners to prepare a report addressing current and projected rates of sea-level rise in North Carolina. Most notably, the March 2010 report projected sea-level rise ranges in 25-year intervals through 2100 that were envisioned to provide a foundation for future policy development and adaptation planning.

Specifically, the 16-page report included three sea-level rise scenarios based on the best available science:

(1) (2) (3)

0.38 m (1.26 ft. or 15 inches) by 2100, or a rate of 4.27 mm/year (“low”) 1.00 m (3.28 ft. or 39 inches) by 2100, or a rate of 11 mm/year (“middle”) 1.4 m (4.59 ft. or 55 inches) by 2100, or a rate of 15 mm/year (“high”)

However, the blanket rate is 4.27 mm/year (the “low” range) until the year 2030 when the scenarios begin to diverge – i.e., the rate of sea-level rise in each scenario is the same until 2030. This concept is neatly presented in the accompanying graphic (Figure 1). Note: the “low” range scenario actually incorporates the highest historical rate of sea-level rise in North Carolina (Duck), and extrapolates this rate to 2100.

Fig.1 – Graphic depiction of the Science Panel’s three sea-level rise scenarios presented in their 2010 report. The CRC adopted the “1 meter solution” as their planning benchmark (blue line).

The “low,” “middle” and “high” range scenarios were presented because key indicators, such as the volume of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (global warming agent) and physical evidence like increases in the acidification of sea water, increasing rates of glacial melt, etc., indicate the rate of sea-level rise we can expect to see for the remainder of this century. This rate should increase from its present universal rate of roughly 3 mm/year. How much more of an increase is the big question, hence why there are three scenarios. The Science Panel recommended that a rise of 1 meter (39 (cont. on page 52)

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inches/3.28 ft.) be adopted as the amount of anticipated rise by 2100 for policy development and planning purposes. This constitutes the “middle” range scenario.

Where are we now?

The CRC has taken a further step and is beginning to consider rule language that would codify a state sea-level rise policy. The proposed language has been reviewed twice by the CRC in September and November 2010, and NCDCM has held two small stakeholder meetings as well. The CRC recently directed NCDCM to solicit more local government input and it wouldn’t be surprising to see a new version of the rules submitted to the CRC in April 2011 in an effort to gain approval to officially initiate the rule-making process.

The current proposed rule accomplishes a few things: (1) It formally adopts the “1-meter solution” as the anticipated rise of sea level for the state (termed the planning benchmark), and shall be reviewed every 5 years.

(2) Establishes that the planning benchmark will be used for land use planning.

(3) Mandates private development and public infrastructure should be designed and constructed to avoid sea-level rise impacts for the structure’s design life.

What do the rules mean?

That’s a good question and the answer may be elusive because the rules lack specificity. If private property and public infrastructure need to be designed to avoid sea-level rise impacts and the planning benchmark is 1 meter, then the impacts could be far reaching (both in terms of geographical extents and physical construction/maintenance parameters). If this needs to be codified in the next local government (town or county) Land Use Plan (LUP), then there will be huge impacts; possibly to building codes, zoning, etc.

Moreover, will there be someone in state government who will determine whether or not LUPs specifically or the local government in general is adequately addressing sea-level rise in terms of private development and public infrastructure? If this is the case, then the level of subjectivity that can be utilized for these decisions is probably unacceptable. That’s the black helicopter angle. The more inert mindset could be that the rules purposely lack specificity so each local government can address sea-level rise as they deem fit – as long as it is indeed addressed.

Regardless, the sea-level rise issue is not going to disappear from the public and private psyche anytime soon, so the rules (in whatever form they eventually take) will be adopted in the not-so-distant future, having important consequences to Carteret County.

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Sat. 19: Scrapbooking Workshop.

10am-1pm. A scrapbooking workshop with Linda Phelps will be held at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center for ages 12 and up. Preregistration is required. The cost is $5 and includes the use of tools and a snack. Additional packages are available. Details: Linda Phelps at 910326-6164 or rphelps@ec.rr.com.

Wed. 23: Empty Bowls. 11am-1pm.

This charity luncheon raises money for the local soup kitchen through the help of potters and area chefs. Choose a bowl and enjoy hot soup served up by area restaurants. Details: 252-2409841.

Fri. 25: Rum Runners. 6pm.

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the ships that smuggled rum. Preregistration preferred. Free. Details: 252-728-7317.

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Noon. Join popular raconteur Rodney Kemp for lunch, history and a few tall tales at The History Place. The day’s topic is “I Spy,” investigating the history of Emeline Pigott and Mary Frances Chadwick. Tickets are $10 with lunch and $4 without.

Reservations are required by the Wednesday prior by calling 252-2477533.

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GardenScape Sowing the Seeds for Spring IT IS COLD and miserable outside most days in February, but there are many garden related things you can be doing!

Here are a few: Prune your pampas grass to about 10 inches high. If you wait much later, there may be young growing points that are destroyed by the pruning. We recommend that you do not burn the grass mound, as you may kill growing points just below the surface of the ground. Note that it is natural for pampas grass to grow out from the center, resulting in an eventual ring of grass with an empty center in older bunches.

Order your specialty seeds this month. Many specialty seeds sell out quickly in the spring, so an early order guarantees that you get exactly what you want. The same applies to special onion sets and fingerling and other specialty potatoes.

Plant your onion seeds, onion sets, peas (snap and English), cabbage plants, carrots, kale, kohlrabi, lettuces, mustard greens, rutabagas, spinach, potatoes and turnips this month here on the coast. Yes, really! For more details on dates, go to the Carteret County Cooperative Extension website at carteret.ces.ncsu.edu, click on Lawn and Garden, and scroll down to the month-by-month vegetable guide.

Better yet, sign up to start attending my once a month gardening class, where I walk you through what to do each month, and what to expect, and where you can share ideas and experiences with other gardeners. The class meets the

last Wednesday of most months, and is free! You can choose to attend the 3:30 or the 5:45pm class session. Call 222-6359 to sign up.

Mow smaller ornamental grasses to get rid of last year’s old, discolored, dead and/or diseased blades. Rake up the cut pieces and remove them from the bed. Like the pampas grass, be careful to set the blade higher so as not to cut into the crown of the plant, where the new growing tips are waiting now for warm weather.

Pull up those bright green winter weeds before they go to seed! The plants that you see now germinated from seed last October. If you get them out each year in the late winter, before they drop new seed, you will eventually reduce your winter weed population.

Now is the time for pre-emergent herbicides. If used in mid-February, they reduce the number of summer annual weeds. Pre-emergent herbicides work only on weeds that reproduce by seed, you cannot use them to control perennial weeds. NOTE: pre-emergent herbicides also stop desirable plants from growing from grass seeds or vegetable seeds or flower seeds, and will even impact the ability of new grass roots to penetrate the soil. Keep this in mind as you decide whether or not to use these herbicides. If your lawn has weed problems, your best bet is to figure out why the grass is weak, and treat those problems. Healthy grass will help to crowd out undesirable weeds.

Get a soil test! You knew I was going to say that, didn’t you? You can get the boxes and instructions from my office, and mail them in yourself.

When the results come back, call me and we can go over them together. Get a separate box for each garden zone: front lawn, back lawn, vegetable garden (one for each separate bed), ornamental beds.

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By Bland Simpson and Scott Taylor BLAND SIMPSON, PROFESSOR at UNC Chapel Hill, and Scott Taylor, photographer from Beaufort, have collaborated on a delightful new addition to the library of books dedicated to the North Carolina coast. The Coasts of Carolina, Seaside to Sound Country, is a fine balance of narrative and photos which together capture the beauty and mystery of this area of our state.

The partnership of these two well known coastal chroniclers is, in itself, a special treat. In the introduction they tell us, “One of us had a boat, the other a motor, and many a friendship has been engendered by just such a fact of life.”

Anyone who opens the pages of this work will certainly appreciate the gifts of these two men as they have merged their skills with pleasing results. The names in this book reflect the character of the Carolina coast. From place names such as Big Flatty Creek, Grissettown and Gum Neck to people names such as Cap’n Billy Truitt, Frankie Salter Guthrie and Muzel Belle Bryant, the uniqueness of the region is portrayed in the nomenclature. And, of course, there are the many wildlife and plant identifications which add to the thorough depiction of what one will find in the area such as cow lily pads, blue crabs, striped mullet and sand ponies.

A part of the value of The Coasts of Carolina is found in the stories Simpson tells of his earlier explorations, such as what he calls his Huck Finn trip in 1999. This was a journey by Boston whaler from little Washington to Beaufort down the Alligator River

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and over to Mill Tail Creek, cooking Fletcher fried soft shells outdoors. He adds suspense in describing a trek alone, on foot, at Bull Neck up Deep Creek into black bear country and meeting on the road a viper relicta. The author has a way with words which mesmerizes and instructs at the same time.

Then there are the photographs, a vast array of coastal scenes which capture the wonderful variety to be visually experienced in the area. There is the eerie calm of a winter sunset at Taylors Creek, the fury of Hurricane Ophelia as it floods Front Street in Beaufort, the isolated beauty of Lake Ellis Simon in the Croatan Forest and the reflective quiet of the docks on the White Oak River in Swansboro. Many of the photos foster familiar images, but some are views that few of us have had the opportunity to experience. And, there are the boats, abandoned skiffs and working trawlers, models in the shop and sail on the ocean; dozens of boats are captured in their watery settings.

Simpson and Taylor are to be credited with providing a work of art and prose which will stand for many years as a valuable portrayal of the wonder of coastal Carolina.

Curt Finch Emerald Isle Books

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Coastal Report Just Skimming the Surface GLIDING GRACEFULLY ABOVE the water searching for a meal, the black skimmer may be one of the most recognizable coastal birds in flight. With a strange oversized beak, stubby red legs and bulky body, the black skimmer appears out of balance and clumsy on land. In the air, however, the skimmer with long delicate pointed wings is elegance aloft as it skims just above the glassy waters of a tidal pool.

Its long two-toned black and red knife-shaped bill is specially adapted for catching fish. Unique to only skimmers, the lower bill is significantly longer than the upper one. As it flies above the water to start fishing, the black skimmer resembles a passenger plane coming in for a landing. It slowly reduces altitude until it is a couple of inches above the water. Then like landing gear, the bottom bill lowers until it is slicing through the water leaving a plow line in its wake. Like a pair of open scissors, the top bill snaps down as soon as the lower bill comes in contact with a fish. A quick downward nod of the head indicates contact has been made with the prey. Strong neck muscles then allow the bird to snatch the fish out of the water.

Since they feed at dusk, dawn and during the night, black skimmers rely on touch, not sight, to capture prey.

Biologists call this method of feeding “tactile foraging.”

Not surprisingly then, skimmers have small eyes that are so buried in their black head feathers that it almost looks as if they don’t have any eyes. But these eyes are special, unique only to skimmers. They are the only bird to have cat-like, slit-shaped pupils. The slit pupils allow for better vision at night or during times of low light. They also protect the eye from sun damage because they significantly reduce the

amount of bright harsh sunlight reflected off of the sand that enters the eye.

Black skimmers are colonial nesters that raise their young on open sand flats near protected bays and inlets that provide a reliable and ready source of food. They particularly like to nest among the tern species, which are known for their energetic tactics in driving away predators.

The skimmer parents will scratch out a shallow depression in the sand and lay three to five camouflaged eggs. Unlike its parents, the newly hatched chick will have an upper and lower bill of equal length. This will allow the chick to easily pick up the regurgitated prey (fish and crabs) that their parents provide. In about a month the chick will begin to fly and its lower bill will gradually grow longer until the chick will no longer be able to pick up food off the ground. The fledgling must then master the art of skimming to avoid starving to death.

The black and white tuxedo-like coloration of the black skimmer gives a hint to its social nature. When not nesting, black skimmers continue to enjoy each other’s company.

Each fall, small groups will gather into large flocks that migrate south for the winter in search of warmer weather.

As evening arrives, skimmers in the group bark and yip.

This is why skimmers were once called seadogs in Virginia.

The famed ornithologist Robert Murphy once described black skimmers as “aerial beagles hot on the scent of aerial rabbits.”

As with other colonial nesting birds, great numbers of black skimmers were killed in the mid-1800s for their eggs and feathers. Their numbers rebounded after laws to protect them were put in place. However, populations are again on the decline. Intense coastal development and human disturbance have significantly reduced the amount of available nesting habitat. Black skimmers are quite skittish and will completely abandon a nest at the first sign of a threat. Countless birds have died after becoming entangled in carelessly discarded fishing line while feeding. The Audubon Society now lists the black skimmer as “code yellow,” meaning that their decline is a national conservation concern. Locally in North Carolina they are listed as a “species of concern” by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

Photo & Story by Sam Bland, NC Coastal Federation Staff

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made bed and a great night’s sleep. Arriving to beds made at your cottage or condo is part of their five star expectation of being pampered on vacation.

4) Porch furniture so comfortable that you can sit in it for hours (hint: it probably costs more than $9 at Walmart).

5) New, fluffy pillows with pillow protectors and plush mattress pads.

6) Update mirrors, towel bars and bath faucets and you immediately take decades off the age of your bathroom.

Refresh the shower curtain and liner, too.

7) If your vacation rental management company offers preventive maintenance through appliance, plumbing, electrical and HVAC inspections, sign up for one immediately. Take care of these problems in the off-season and you won’t be faced with very angry and disappointed guests requesting substantial refunds during those prime summer weeks.

8) Freshen up your landscaping. Unless you have a strong back and a very green thumb, hire a professional landscaper to judiciously prune and re-mulch your beds. Replace dead bushes as necessary. Maintain your irrigation system because new regulations may mean that you will not be able to install a replacement system.

9) Review every item in your kitchen annually and replace cloudy glassware, chipped dishes and worn out pots and pans. Update your small appliances and be sure you have a few great knives and a nice cutting board.

10) One of the most important investments you can make each year is to hire a professional housekeeper to thoroughly deep clean your beach home from top to bottom.

Spend money to make money. That’s one of those axioms that is truer today more than ever during challenging financial times. Your rental guests are demanding a five star experience because they have sacrificed heavily to be able to continue their family tradition of a beach vacation.

Let’s welcome them back and be gracious hosts that have generously ensured they will have the five star vacation they have dreamed of all winter long. The investment of each item above represents a few hundred dollars; the payoff will be thousands of dollars in rental revenues. Turns out Southern hospitality means good business too!

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Home Repairs by Darryl Marshall: 230 West Shorewood Drive, Emerald Isle, 252354-2883, dmarshall@ec.rr.com. Serving Emerald Isle property owners for 20 years.

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Island Home Maintenance: Emerald Isle, 252-646-2487. Call me for all your maintenance needs. Minor electrical and plumbing repairs, tiling, painting and carpentry. Located on the island.

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Mosquito Squad of the Crystal Coast: 101 Dolphin St., No. 46, Cape Carteret, 252393-7378. Providing season-long protection for your outdoor living space or a one-time outdoor event such as a wedding, church function or other party so mosquitoes don’t get the best of you. “If you hate mosquitoes you’ll love us.”

Outer Island Accents: 252-504-1001, 877-788-1051. Custom residential & commercial, interior & exterior painting in Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Morehead City & Beaufort. References available, fully insured.

SeaMar Contracting: 206 Star Hill Drive, Cape Carteret, 252-393-7408, 301-7483194. Specializing in painting, interior and exterior home repair, wall covering and maintenance.

Secure Access Services, LLC: 105 Rupert Road, Ste. 3, Raleigh, 919-773-8889, secureaccessservices.com. Sales and service for new and existing gated operators and access controls for residential, gated communities and commercial applications including pools, tennis courts and marinas.

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Sound Furniture & Appliance: 600 Cedar Point Blvd., Cedar Point, 252-3938130, shopsoundfurniture.com. Located one mile west of the Emerald Isle Bridge.

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Southern Glass & Mirror: 1047 W. Corbett Ave. (Hwy 24), Swansboro, 252-354-1223, 910-325-1050, 24-hr. emergency service 910-326-5283. Prompt, professional sales, service & installation of residential & commercial windows & glass doors, screens, mirrors, custom shower doors & enclosures, insulated glass, plexiglass & lexan, in Carteret, Craven & Onslow counties.

Triangle Wildlife Removal & Pest Control: PO Box 5577, Emerald Isle, 252813-0832. Quick and humane removal of unwanted wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels, mice, dead animals, water bugs, spiders and more. Also includes the prevention and exclusion of birds, mammals, reptiles, as well as complete pest control services. Owned and operated

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INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DECOR ALB Decorator Fabrics & The Quilted Butterfly: 110 Little Nine Road, Morehead City, 252-222-0787. The finest in firstquality fabrics for decorating & quilting, open Tues.-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-4. Come see our selection.

Artisan Granite & Marble: 203 Boardwalk Drive (behind the waterslide), Emerald Isle, 252-354-7774, fax 252-354-8884.

It’s jewelry for your home! Exclusive area supplier of Oysterstone. Come see Linda.

Artistic Tile & Stone: 252-241-7579. Come visit our new designer showroom located at 607 Atlantic Beach Causeway or visit artistictileandflooring.com.

Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters: 4101 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-727-9040.

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Budget Blinds: 252-247-3355, cell: 252229-6431, budgetblinds.com. Charlie Utz gives free in-home consultations in Carteret & Craven Counties on cellular shades, plantation shutters, blinds, woven woods, draperies & more.

Coastal Awnings & Hurricane Shutters: 5300 High St., Morehead City, 252-2220707, crystalcoastawnings.com. See all your options for hurricane protection, stationary & retractable awnings, 9-5, MF, weekends by appt. Custom awnings,

Bahamas, Colonials, etc. Sales and service – our employees have a combined 40 years of experience.

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). For a handcrafted, flawless fit, precise installation and 100-year warranty call today.

McQueen’s Interiors: Pelletier Harbor Shops, Hwy 70/Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-247-3175, mcqueensinteriors. com. 10,000 sq. ft. showroom of unique contemporary, traditional & coastal furnishings. Complete professional design services to make your home truly one-ofa-kind.

Mills and Thomas Furniture: 807 West Corbett Ave., Hwy 24 West, Swansboro, 910-326-4694 or 800-343-8909, millsandthomas.com. Specializing in coastal, cottage, traditional, and eclectic lifestyles for more than 50 years. Featuring the largest selection of in-stock patio furniture in Eastern North Carolina.

National Marble Products: 120 Leslie Lane, Swansboro, 910-326-3005, nationalmarbleproducts.com. Discover our friendly, knowledgeable staff. Step into our newly renovated kitchen & bathroom showroom for home ideas. Let us help you design your custom shower, bathtub, kitchen & bath countertops.

Sound Furniture & Appliances: 600 Cedar Point Blvd, Hwy 24 East, Cedar Point, 252-393-8130, shopsoundfurniture.com.

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Thad’s Carpet One: 416 Cedar Point Blvd., Swansboro, 252-393-6171. Carpet, area rugs, ceramic, laminate, hardwood, vinyl & more. Open Mon.-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 10-2, call for after-hours appointments.

Window, Wall & Interior Décor: 1507 Live Oak St., Beaufort, windowandwalldecor.com, 252-838-0201 or 800-601-8036. Custom made draperies and valances. Beautiful and as affordable as you need them to be.

LINEN & GEAR RENTAL Island Essentials: Linen & Leisure Supply Company, 208 Bogue Inlet Drive, Emerald Isle, 888-398-8887, 252-354-8887, 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. Year-round, reserve ahead to ensure availability.

OUTDOORS & MARINE Country Club of the Crystal Coast: 152 Oakleaf Drive, Pine Knoll Shores, 252726-1034. Bogue Banks’ only golf course, overlooking Bogue Sound, offering 18

championship holes of golf with pool, clay tennis courts, restaurant, banquet facilities and much more. Golf and tennis open to the public and when you play, you can dine with us too. Memberships available for residents, nonresidents and juniors.

Now offering a new dining membership with dues as low as $10 per month. Call for details.

NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores: 252247-4003, 866-294-3477, ncaquariums. com. Facility includes 32-ft. waterfall, 50,000 gallon Queen Anne’s Revenge display, mountain trout pool, jellyfish gallery, river otter exhibit, 306,000gallon Living Shipwreck exhibit with 3 observation windows. Open daily.

Outer Banks Marine Construction: 1501 First Ave., Morehead City, 252-240-2525, outerbanksmarineconst.com. Specializing in residential docks, seawalls, boatlifts, floating docks, boat ramps, boatlift service & dock repair, plus some commercial docks & seawalls.

Three Amigos Landscaping Inc.: 2495 Hwy 58, Swansboro. 252-241-1566, owner Tray Gomez offers the finest attention to detail in designing and building the old English estate walls, driveways, dramatic steps, raised patios, intimate sitting areas and enchanting garden walkways. Call for a free estimate.

Waters Landscaping & Vinyl Manufacturing: 252-354-9162, waterslandscaping.com. Residential & commercial decks, custom vinyl porch railing & fencing, arbors, pergolas, enclosures, with lifetime warranty on materials. Custom artwork by licensed vinyl fabricators.

Yardworks, Inc. Landscaping & Lawn Care: 902 WB McLean Blvd., Cape Carteret, 252-393-9005, yardworkslandscapes.com. Over 20 years of experience working on the Crystal Coast. Quality service in landscaping, irrigation, lawn care, outdoor lighting, hardscapes & design.

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION Ace Builders: Emerald Isle, 252-4222596. greg9567@earthlink.net, Licensed NC General Contractor, storm damage repair, decks, porches, remodels, new construction, fully insured.

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.

Bluewater Builders: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 888-354-2128, 252-354-7610, bluewatergmac.com. From vacation homes to primary residences, Bluewater’s expertise (cont. on pg. 60) ISLAND REVIEW/February 2011

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Bluewater Real Estate: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2128, 888-258-2128; Cape Carteret 252-3932111; Atlantic Beach 252-726-3105, 866-467-3105; Beaufort 866-803-0073; bluewatergmac.com. Vacation, monthly & annual rentals. Real estate sales of island & mainland properties for all of Carteret County.

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!

CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty, Inc.: 7603 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, 800-822-2121, 252-354-2131, coastland.com. We manage 225+ homes & condos for short or long term rental. With 24 years of experience, our courteous staff looks forward to helping with your vacation or sales needs.

Don Henry Custom Builders, Inc.: 7603 Emerald Drive, 252-646-3412. Licensed NC general contractor specializing in new construction, custom remodeling, vinyl siding & windows, decks, room additions & storm repairs; fully insured.

Emerald Isle Realty: 7501 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales: 252-354-4060, 800-3044060, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. Awarded 2005 and 2009 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, 252-354-3315, private owner’s line 800354-2859, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. With over 40 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 & Realty: 1075 Freedom Way, Hwy 24, Hubert (8 miles west of Swansboro), 910-577-6400. Licensed general contractor with master craftsmen, modular technology, fast construction, display models, 910-389-9092.

HandCrafted Homes: 3900 Hwy 70 East, New Bern, 252-514-4516, handcraftedhomes.com. We can build your new stick-built home off-site, faster, with better workmanship & strength, from a wide selection of designs. Announcing extended hours, Mon-Tue 8:30am-4pm, Wed-Thurs 8:30am-7pm, Fri 8:30am-5pm, Sat 11am-4pm.

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Jimmie Lue Rutter: Watson-Matthews Real Estate, 9102 Coast Guard Road, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2872, cell 241-4959, jimilue@ec.rr.com. Broker & Accredited Buyer’s Representative, specializing in Emerald Isle. Small enough to give buyers & sellers individual attention. If you are selling your piece of paradise or searching for one, contact me.

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, 800611-7705, landmarkhomesnc.com. Diane & John Ritchie offer fully licensed & insured, commercial & quality home building services as well as renovations to make your wishes come true.

On-Site Services: 252-725-2707.

Specializing in home repairs and renovations, decks, siding, painting (interior & exterior) and pressure washing. Certified Simonton window installer.

Pat Patteson, General Contractor: 8926 Crew Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-723-8800, 252-354-7248, pat@islandhomesrealty.com.

Stop by to see us at our location behind Bert’s Surf Shop. Custom homes, design service & renovations; call us to build your dreams from design to completion; member of NCHBA. Realty World First Coast Realty: Crow’s Nest Shopping Center, Atlantic Beach 252247-0077, 800-849-4801; 7413 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle 354-3070, 800-6823423; Sands Villa Resorts, Atlantic Beach 247-5150; nc-coast.com. Three locations to serve your real estate sales & vacation or annual rental needs.

Shorewood Real Estate, Inc.: 7703 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-3547873, 1-888-557-0172, fax 252-3547852, shorewoodrealestate.net. Familyowned sales, vacation rental & property management business specializing in attentiveness. Call for free rental catalog or sales info.

Sun-Surf Realty (Sales & Rentals): 7701 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales 252-3542958, 800-849-2958, Rentals 252-354-2658, 800-553-7873, sunsurfrealty.com. Come for a week, stay for a lifetime. Call for our rental brochure or email rentals@sun-surf. com for great rentals & fine home sales.

Steve Brown, Realty World First Coast: 407 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252723-8855, SteveBrownRealEstate.com.

Considering buying or selling real estate along the Crystal Coast? Let Steve give you

the same service his long term clients have enjoyed over the past 27 years.

Syndie Byrd, CRS: 252-354-6111, 888-354-2128 x219, cell 252-646-3244, homesinemeraldisle.com. Real estate broker with 16+ years sales experience in vacation homes, investment properties, yearround/permanent homes & vacant land.

Specializing in Crystal Coast, Cape Carteret & Swansboro. Buyer representation available.

Valente Construction Company: Building the finest with storm & security shutters from Weather Masters for residential & commercial, 800-486-8131. Also, Blue Hawaiian fiberglass swimming pools with 15-day installation, 252-354-3515 or 888753-0257.

SHOPS & SERVICES Emerald Isle Books: Emerald Plantation, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5323, emeraldislebooks.com. Fantastic selection of books, greeting cards, rubber stamps, kites, bath items, stationery, games, toys & puzzles for the entire family. Hardback books discounted 10%.

Emerald Isle Self Storage: 8926 Crew Drive, Emerald Isle (access road to Food Lion), 252-354-6966. Open Mon.-Fri. 9am-4pm, Sat. and Sun. by appt. Now you can keep it all on the island without keeping it in your garage.

Ginny Gordon’s: 1011 Arendell St., downtown Morehead City, 252-726-6661.

Specializing in cookware, aprons, gadgets, knives, cookbooks & everything else for the cook.

Just Hair: Emerald Plantation Shopping Center, Emerald Isle, 252-354-3302, 16 years of experience in a full service salon for men & women offering the latest haircuts, foil highlighting, perms, color, facial waxing, braiding, ear piercing. Walk-ins welcome.

J.R. Dunn Fine Jewelers: Emerald Plantation in Emerald Isle, 252-354-5074 or Cypress Bay Plaza in Morehead City, 252-726-8700. Offers unique & fine quality jewelry including special pieces such as the Emerald Isle Destination BraceletTM . Take home this or another memorable piece of paradise or find the perfect gift here.

Swan Feathers: 504-B Cedar Point Blvd., Cedar Point, 252-393-2142. Features casual ladies’ sportswear, career wear & elegant evening wear by top designers.

Accessories include a wide variety of jewelry, hats, shoes, purses & much more!

Open Mon.-Sat. 10am-6pm.

advertiser INDEX X AA Plumbing ..........................................20

Flipperz Family Bar & Grill .....................37

Realty World First Coast, AB .................46

Ace Builders .........................................31

Flipperz, Etc...........................................37

ReMax, Mary Katherine Thomas ...........13

Advantage Coastal Properties ...............12

Furniture Distributors .............................35

Seamar Contracting...............................17

Al Williams Properties ...........................17

Future Homes ........................................49

Secure Access Services ........................23

ALB Fabric .............................................23

Ginny Gordon’s......................................29

Shorewood Real Estate, Inc. .................41

Artisan Granite & Marble .......................47

Great Windows ......................................15

Snapperz ...............................................51

Artistic Tile & Stone .................................6

Handcrafted Homes.................................9

Sound Furniture .....................................12

Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters .............39

Home Repairs by Darryl Marshall..........41

Southern Glass & Mirror ........................31

Bluewater Builders.................................22

Island Essentials....................................14

Steve Brown, Realty World First Coast .62

Bluewater Real Estate .............................3

Island Home Maintenance .....................15

Stevenson Automotive Group ..................5

Braswell Carpet & Tile Cleaning ............55

Jimmie Lue Rutter .................................29

Sun-Surf Realty Property Mgmt.............21

Budget Blinds ........................................15

JR Dunn.................................................25

Sun-Surf Realty Sales ...........................28

Cannon & Gruber, REALTORS .............14

Just Hair ................................................25

Sun Trust Mortgage ...............................62

Cape Carteret Aquatic

Kathryn’s................................................47

Swan Feathers Fine Ladies’ Clothing ....13

& Wellness Center ...............................51

Kinetico ..................................................20

Syndie Byrd, CRS,

CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty, Inc. ......2

Kitch Ayre, Bluewater Real Estate ...........3

Bluewater Real Estate ...........................3

Clegg’s Termite & Pest Control, Inc .......55

Landmark Homes/Hatteras Pools..........46

Thad’s Carpet One .................Back Cover

Coastal Awnings ......................................9

LIFTAVATOR Residential

Therapy Center of Cedar Point, Inc. ......62

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport ...........9

Elevators & Lifts...................................43

Three Amigos Lawn Care ......................29

Coastal Craftsmen .................................51

McQueen’s Interiors ..............................23

Triangle Wildlife Removal ......................25

Coastal Mulch ........................................51

Mills & Thomas ......................................33

Town of Emerald Isle .............................26

Coastal Petals .......................................15

Met Life ....................................................7

Valente Construction .............................15

Country Club of the Crystal Coast ...........4

Mosquito Squad.......................................6

Waters Landscaping &

Dental Care Center, The........................33

National Marble Products ......................16

Vinyl Manufacturing ............................49

Edward Jones ........................................41

NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores .......37

Wellness Massage ................................25

Emerald Isle Books & Toys ....................55

Outer Banks Marine Construction .........17

Window, Wall & Interior Décor ...............51

Emerald Isle Insurance ..........................49

Outer Island Accents .............................13

Yardworks, Inc. Landscaping

Emerald Isle Realty Sales .....................63

Pat Patteson, General Contractor ...11, 19

Emerald Isle Realty Vacation Rentals ...32

Portofino ................................................47

Emerald Isle Self Storage ......................15

Post Nursery ..........................................35

& Lawn Care. .......................................27

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OCEANFRONT FINE ART

Roosevelt Beach is a new oceanfront community, located on the eastern end of Pine Knoll Shores with southern facing lots that sit among natural dunes, maritime forests and boast magnificent ocean views. Developed by Bunn & Company, developer of local neighborhoods such as Sea Dreams, Shutters on the Beach condominiums and Cottages at Bay Ridge, Roosevelt Beach is unlike any oceanfront community on the island. This community will appeal to people who appreciate architecture, demand quality and value family lifestyle. The homes will be built with architecturally pleasing lines similar to the old beach cottage of days gone by. Roosevelt Beach is a coastal community where each home is architecturally monitored to create long-lasting value, uniformity and most of all, Roosevelt Beach will provide your family with lifelong memories for generations to come.

For more details on this unique opportunity...

Steve Brown

252-723-8855 SteveBrownRealEstate.com

sbrown@ec.rr.com

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First Coast Realty

252-247-0077

Buying, building, or refinancing a home? I can put together the right mortgage for you.

Physical Therapy Massage Therapy Aquatic Therapy

Jonathan S. Wood 252.725.9814 7906 Emerald Dr. Emerald Isle, NC 28594

James Tracy

PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, LBMT

jonathan.wood@suntrust.com suntrustmortgage.com/jwood

Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist NC#6811

Lisa B. McIntosh PT, Aquatics Director

Lori Tracy PT, MS, NCS

702 Cedar Point Blvd. • Cedar Point

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www.EmeraldIsleRealty.com 252.354.4060 • 866.739.1557 • E-mail: sales@eirealty.com

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Oceanfront 7309 Ocean Drive $1,795,000

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Oceanfront 9805 Sandy Court $1,699,000

Oceanfront 5411 Ocean Drive $975,000

Oceanfront 3107 Ocean Drive $2,600,000

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Oceanfront 1305 Ocean Drive $850,000

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Oceanfront 7203 Ocean Drive $1,800,000

Oceanfront 8517 Oceanview Drive West $650,000

Oceanfront 7303 Ocean Drive E&W $1,099,000

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Oceanview 102 Shell Drive $495,000

Oceanview 5711 Landing Court $399,500

Oceanview 102 Connie Street $899,000

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Oceanview 2011 Emerald Drive $649,900

Oceanview 3504 Ocean Drive West $450,000

Oceanview 102 Carolyn Street $409,900

Oceanview 104 Georgia Street $529,000

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Soundfront 3004 Emerald Drive $1,199,900

Island 402 Emerald Circle $399,000

Condominium Pebble Beach $129,000- $169,900

Soundfront 6402 Old Cove Road $1.599,000

Island 121 Purdie Drive $375,000

Condominium Queens Court $207,500 - $399,500

Soundfront 204 Emerald Drive $699,000

Island 118 Shell Drive East $399,000

Condominium Sound of the Sea $379,000 - $539,000

Island 407 Hickory Street $275,000

Island 104 Bryan Street $389,000

Condominium Ocean Reef $245,000 - $359,900

Island 108 Arthur Drive $375,000

Island 408 Emerald Landing Drive $585,000

Condominium Point Emerald Villas $260,000 - $399,000

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