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Contents 36 34 Published by: NCCOAST www.nccoast.com 252-247-7442 Fax 247-1856 Mail: 201 N. 17th St. Morehead City, NC 28557 SUBSCRIPTION or CHANGE OF ADDRESS: roze@nccoast.com Publisher: Diane Tyler Sales Manager: Jamie Bailey 252-241-9485 (jbailey@nccoast.com) Sales: Scott Hopkins 252-342-1985 (scott.hopkins@nccoast.com) Ashly Willis 252-342-2334, (awillis@nccoast.com); Managing Editor: Amanda Dagnino Creative Director/Layout: Kim LaChance Graphics: Morgan Davis, Kyle Dixon, Roze Taitingfong, Amy Kyrsa Production Director: Rudy J. Taitague Lead Pressman/Mail Center: Skip Hicks Pressmen: Allen Henry, Anthony Stamper Plaque Production: Edd Moore Bindery Leader: Jason Yates Bindery Operator: Rudy D. Taitague Distribution Manager: Dorrie Nicholson Pre-Press: Kyle Dixon Commercial Print: Andrea Vangelist, Amy Krysa

The Island Review is published monthly by NCCOAST, Morehead City. It is direct mailed to out-of-area property owners in Emerald Isle, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach and Atlantic Beach and is distributed freely in public boxes to residents and visitors along Bogue Banks, in town halls, advertiser locations, the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council office and county visitor’s centers. 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 2015 by NCCOAST. Reproduction without the publisher’s permission is prohibited.

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46 News Coasting.........................................................................................................................................................8 Coastal Currents...........................................................................................................................................18 Bulletin Board...............................................................................................................................................30 Property Watch.............................................................................................................................................36

Features Book Bag......................................................................................................................................................12 Rental Signs.................................................................................................................................................14 ACT Steps up Community Involvement Efforts............................................................................................28 At the Aquarium............................................................................................................................................34 Surf Tournament Planned for Atlantic Beach................................................................................................46 Coastal Report - Sea Pansies and Blue Buttons..........................................................................................56

Departments County Perspective......................................................................................................................................16 Tide Tables...................................................................................................................................................17 Chamber Connection....................................................................................................................................20 Shorelines.....................................................................................................................................................54 Turtle Tracks.................................................................................................................................................58 Best Buys.....................................................................................................................................................59 Tourism Barometer.......................................................................................................................................61 Advertiser Index............................................................................................................................................61

Townships Atlantic Beach Mayor’s Notes..............................................................................................................................................44 EMERALD ISLE Mayor’s Notes..............................................................................................................................................22 Emerald Tidings............................................................................................................................................24 Staying Busy.................................................................................................................................................30 PINE KNOLL SHORES Mayor’s Notes..............................................................................................................................................40 Club News....................................................................................................................................................41

Thanks to our Contributors: Eddie Barber, Elizabeth Barrow, Trace Cooper, Ken Jones, Sarah McNally, Pam Minnick, NC Coastal Federation, Stewart Pickett, Julie Powers, Michelle Powers, Rudi Rudolph, Frank Rush, Mike Wagoner, Julia Batten Wax & Clare Winslow. Ad & Editorial Deadline For AUGUST 2015 Issue: Thursday, July 9

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Independence on the Coast From Beaufort to Emerald Isle, the Crystal Coast towns all celebrate Independence Day in their own way. From parades to concerts, and festivals to fireworks, plan ahead to catch as much of the fun as possible. Morehead City Parks and Recreation Dept. presents The Main Event Band on the Morehead City waterfront on July 4. From 7-9pm, the tunes will flow well ahead of the fireworks, giving visitors the chance to be entertained while grabbing a great seat at Jaycee Park for the nighttime event. The Morehead City fireworks are set to go off at 9pm and can be enjoyed from any vantage point on the waterfront. It’s best to arrive early to get a good spot. Beaufort takes an old-fashioned approach to the holidays with families, businesses and clubs taking to the street for the annual Fourth of July parade. Line the streets and watch the patriotic floats at 11am then head to the Carteret County Courthouse for free ice cream. Fireworks will begin at 9am, hosted by Front Street Village. Along Bogue Banks, Atlantic Beach and Emerald Isle host fireworks displays. Atlantic Beach holds its event at the Circle, with parking around the circle. The town recommends carpooling, walking or biking to help with traffic congestion. The Emerald Isle Fireworks are launched off the Bogue Inlet Pier. Parking is available at the pier and along Hwy 58. The display begins at 9pm and should be visible from Bogue Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway.

BHA Hosts Summer Party The Beaufort Historic Site is the place to be from 7-11pm on Saturday, July 11 for the annual Summer Party. Started as a celebration of Beaufort’s 300th Anniversary in 2009, it has quickly become a tradition to celebrate the seafaring community of Beaufort. Everyone is invited to join the party for great food, a full bar and live music. Beaufort Grocery Co. will be providing the food with a menu inspired by the sea, while a full bar is available as well as a special signature drink to welcome guests at the start of the party by committee co-chair Doug Brady. The Summer Party will also feature live music by Raleigh band North Tower, playing oldies, beach music, top 40 and funk. Band leader and accomplished artist Larry Dean is a great friend to the Beaufort Historic Site, having been the featured artist for the 2014 Old Homes Tour. Complementing the fabulous food, drinks, and music ISLAND REVIEW • July 2015

will be both live and silent auctions. Many unique items will be offered including: a helicopter ride for four over Cape Lookout National Seashore, charter for six aboard the motor yacht Everest, Lookout Catamaran sunset cruise for 40, vacation stay at a Bald Head Island home overlooking the 7th green of the Bald Head Island Club, a Blowing Rock stay at a beautiful mountainside condo, classic motor yacht cruise, dinners, jewelry, paddleboards and more. “So many of our friends only come to Beaufort during the summer, so it’s a great time to celebrate the fun of a big party in a relaxed atmosphere,” says event co-chair Katherine Team. “This is a great way to have fun while supporting a worthwhile cause!” Tickets are $100 and may be purchased at www. beauforthistoricsite.org and the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center at 130 Turner St. All proceeds benefit the preservation, restoration and education programs of the Beaufort Historic Site. For more information, call 252-7285225.

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The Wright Brothers By David McCullough ON A WINTER day in 1903 a couple of bicycle mechanics from Ohio did what was presumed to be impossible. They flew a heavierthan-air powered machine across the sand on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. David McCullough has written a welldocumented account of this feat and the story of these two young men who began the revolution of human flight. This remarkable book begins with a quote from Wilbur Wright: “No bird soars in a calm.” Wilbur studied birds in detail to learn about wind and wings. Wilbur and Orville were the sons of Bishop Milton Wright of Dayton, Ohio. McCullough has well researched the Wright family, the ministry of Milton and the contributions of sister, Katharine. The focus, however, is on the two men who devoted their minds and hands to build something which lifted man from the constraints of gravity. The Wright Cycle Shop is the setting for the great feat of engineering and

imagination. Readers will meet the Tate family of Kitty Hawk whose hospitality and assistance allowed the Wright brothers to set up shop for their initial test flights. North Carolina’s people and landscape are well acknowledged in this book. The amazing photo in the book of the 1902 glider soaring above the sands shows the remoteness of the Outer Banks at that time. The pictures and illustrations here are extensive. The Wrights, according to McCullough, built their airplanes by using a mixture of hard work and clever ingenuity. Wilbur is quoted as saying: “We had to go ahead and discover everything ourselves.” The author makes this case well as he places the work ethic and design abilities of Wilbur and Orville as the center of the story. He also describes in detail the relationship of the brothers, at times disagreeable, but mostly so close they were symbiotic. Much of this book covers the effort of the Wright Brothers to convince world leaders that wing-poweredflight is possible and useful. Wilbur’s months in France, along with his correspondences sent back home, reveal the frustrations. McCullough describes in detail the earth shattering test flight at Le Mans, France in 1908 where, for the first time, a small crowd of people witness the true nature of the success of Wilbur and Orville. That was the day the brothers first celebrated the triumph they richly deserved. In 1909 Wilbur circles the Statue of Liberty in New York. David McCullough’s biography of the brothers and of flight celebrates American initiative and inventiveness. The author has given to readers a definitive account of this great story of hard work and persistent courage. Curt Finch Emerald Isle Books

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The Best Hour on the Beach ALMOST EVERY SUNDAY morning throughout the warmer months of May through October, you will find me walking my sea turtle patrol just as the hot summer sun rises just behind stately beach cottages and waving sea oats to the east. There is a hymn in the cadence of every barefoot step I take, first on the dry sand scanning for the deep seaflippered treads that tell me a mother sea turtle has defied gravity once again by emerging from her watery ballet in the ocean. Repeating the mysterious rhythm of nature’s imperative, sea turtle mothers laboriously return to the upper sandy beach near the dunes to lay nests of over 300 eggs. Dozens of sea turtle volunteers, divided among 13 zones on Emerald Isle, each take our turn every day of the week to walk our stretch of beach during this most beautiful, first hour of the beach day. Mother Ocean has been a generous giver for all the millenniums on Earth cradling sea creatures, precious water resources, and even spiritually granting peace and serenity as we gaze soulfully at waves shushing to shore. My solo Sunday morning walks are my prayer of thanks to the ocean and the ocean’s creator for the opportunity to focus on this one magnificent species, the sea turtles, by being a small participant in a coastal quest to prevent their extinction, and for the blessing of living on an island. At the end of my turtle patrol I pivot and return the way I

came, now facing into the dawn’s light and glowing sand stained watermelon pink by the sunrise. Free now to walk on the water’s edge, I can admire the playful dolphins and watch the mercurial flash of a leaping sea mullet skipping across the sea in the same fashion as a small freckle-faced boy skipping seashells under handed across the waves. Here and there sleepy- eyed children in short summer pajamas run down the boardwalk with even sleepier parents close behind, clutching the first mug of coffee for the day. Fishermen have been keeping vigil since daylight, checking their saltwater rods and lines for a sign they have snagged a flounder or blue fish for a fresh, fried breakfast treat. Smells carry on the ocean so the scent of bacon sizzling mixes with the familiar salt tang of the Atlantic. Surfers are paddling out, scanning for the next big set of waves to ride. Walkers and joggers pass me, alone or in twos or threes, a smile, a nod and a cheery “good morning.” Tail wagging dogs seem to be smiling too, as they trot happily down the shore. The first hour on the beach, the best hour on the beach, from first gentle rosy light until the brilliant buttercup sun announces the morning has broken, again. Julia Batten Wax, Broker/Owner Emerald Isle Realty jwax@EIRealty.com

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Carteret’s ‘Magical History Tour’ Adds New Chapter BY GEORGE, THEY fixed it. The historical marker for Hoop Pole Creek has been “edited” by the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources to repair the typo in the name of this historic site. Gone is the old sign on West Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach near Town Park that was cast in 1962 by the marker maker as “Hoophole” Creek. The shiny, silver and black new marker is located a tad farther to the west. You will find it adjacent to the Atlantic Beach Post Office. Hoop Pole Creek is where Union Gen. John Parke assembled his troops and artillery to launch the land assault on the Confederate forces at Fort Macon during the War Between the States. Gen. Parke’s brigade had ferried soldiers and cannons across Bogue Sound from its encampment at Carolina City on the mainland to its Hoop Pole Creek staging area. A state historic marker for Carolina City, also cast in 1962, was erected on Arendell Street in Morehead City near the NC Division of Marine Fisheries building to mark the spot of the small village of Carolina City. However, the sign was damaged this past winter when a vehicle skidded due to slippery road conditions on Feb. 24 and collided with the marker. Fortunately, no one was injured

in the crash, according to the Morehead City Police report. The pole is still standing, but the marker is in the shop for repair and should be ready later this summer. Interestingly, this year is the 80-year anniversary of the North Carolina historical marker program. Since 1935, more than 1,500 roadside signs have been installed, and you will find them in all 100 counties. Carteret County currently has 25 of the historical markers…or will have when Carolina City is re-installed. Discovering all of them can be an interesting daytrip for vacationers to the Crystal Coast. For a head start, go to www.ncmarkers.com and click on the search button. Be sure to read the “essays” that accompany each write-up about the markers. Set aside a little extra time to go see Hoop Pole Creek and explore the Hoop Pole Creek Nature Trail, which is maintained by the NC Coastal Federation. The trailhead is across from the Atlantic Station Shopping Center in Atlantic Beach. It’s an easy hike, just one-mile roundtrip. The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce is spearheading efforts to increase “our inventory” of state historic markers. There is no limit to how many a county can have. Anyone can apply to the Dept. of Cultural Resources. State taxpayers pay to have the signs made. Send your suggestions to mike@nccoastchamber.com. Mike Wagoner, President Carteret County Chamber of Commerce

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3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Aquarist Apprentice. 1-4pm. Join aquarium staff on a behind-the-scenes tour, help prepare animal meals and participate in some daily care and maintenance tasks. Educators teach you about the animals as you assist aquarists with their caretaking responsibilities. Age 14 and up, $25. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com. Marsh Madness.10am-Noon. Put on your water shoes for an exciting morning wading in Bogue Sound in search of cool marine creatures with the NC Aquarium. Age 5 and up, $10. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums. com. 3, 12, 19, 26: SwanFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music at Olde Town Square in downtown Swansboro. Bring chairs, blankets, even dinner if you’d like. Alcoholic beverages are prohibited. Free. This month’s performers include Band of the South (3rd), Trophy Husbands (19th), Spongetones (19th) and Jon Shain (26th). 3, 17: Alive at Five. 5-8pm. Join the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association for a free concert at Jaycee Park on the Morehead City waterfront. This month the Mikele Buck Band and Spare Change perform. Details: www.downtownmoreheadcity.com or 252-8080440. Fri. 3: Kids Night In, Parent’s Night Out. 68pm. Calling all K-6th graders – get into the Halloween spirit with Swansboro Parks and Recreation with an evening of fun and creative crafts, games and activities. Dinner and refreshments will be served. Space is limited. Details: 910-326-2600 or swansboro.recdesk. com. 4-5: CCACC Summer Show. This juried sale of arts and crafts takes over the Beaufort Historic Site three times a year thanks to the Carteret County Arts & Crafts Coalition. Expect painting, photography, wood carving and much more. Details: 252-728-5225. 4, 11, 18, 25: Olde Beaufort Farmer’s Market. 8:30am-1pm. This weekly market is held at Courthouse Square in Beaufort. Visitors can expect local foods, arts, crafts and more. Details: www.beaufortfarmersmarket.com. Sat. 4: Emerald Isle Fireworks. 9pm. The Town of Emerald Isle will launch fireworks off Bogue Inlet Pier. Fireworks are visible from the beach, Bogue Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway. Parking will be available at the pier as well as along Hwy 58. Details: 252-354-6350. Beaufort Parade. 11am. Beaufort takes an old-fashioned approach to the holidays with families, businesses and clubs taking to the street for the annual parade. The event is followed by free ice cream and music at the Carteret County Courthouse. Details: 252-7283917. Atlantic Beach Fireworks. 9pm. The town of Atlantic Beach celebrates independence at the Circle. Underwater Bike Race. Organized by Discovery Diving in Beaufort, this whimsical

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Celebrating America’s Birthday JULY 4TH IS one of my favorite days of the year. It is a fun-filled day of celebration and festive events as we gather to celebrate our Nations birthday. I just love the smell of burgers and hot dogs cooking on the grill, spending time with family and friends, enjoying the warm weather and time on the beach. I enjoy and eagerly anticipate the fireworks display. Some of my fondest memories as a child were going to Washington, DC and seeing the fireworks at the Washington Monument. Mother would fry a couple of chickens, make deviled eggs, pimento cheese sandwiches and pack a picnic lunch and we would be on our way to Washington, DC. I was just amazed at seeing the fireworks display and hearing the military bands play. It was a fantastic way to celebrate the 4th of July, and those memories still linger in my heart. Each year at Emerald Isle everyone gathers on the beach to see our beautiful fireworks display at the pier. This year our annual event will be held on Saturday, July 4th beginning at 9pm at the Bogue Inlet Pier. I would like to thank everyone who makes this event possible. A big thank you to Mike Stanley at the pier for his willingness to host this event. Thanks to the Parks and Recreation Dept. for all their hard work, the Emerald Isle

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ALTHOUGH WE RECEIVED an early scare from Tropical Storm Ana in early May, hurricane season is now officially here. The town works hard to be prepared for and respond to potential threats, and is ready for the 2015 hurricane season (although we all hope and pray that we don’t need to put our plans into action). The town’s website, www.emeraldisle-nc.org, includes a lot of good information about town policies and personal preparedness, and timely notices are posted regularly when a hurricane is threatening and impacting Emerald Isle. For the most accurate and updated information about Emerald Isle, please visit the website, subscribe to the town’s email newsletter, and follow us on Facebook (Town of Emerald Isle, NC) and/or Twitter (@townemeraldisle). If you don’t already have your hurricane re-entry permit (used to allow property owners and residents back onto the island in the event of significant damage and prolonged closure of Emerald Isle to the general public), please make sure you visit (7509 Emerald Drive) or call the town administration building (252-354-3424) long before a storm threatens Emerald Isle. Re-entry permits are available for $25 each. Be prepared, be safe, and heed the warnings of town, county and state officials!

Beach Parking Not Permitted in Parking Lots of Emerald Isle Businesses

Day visitors to Emerald Isle should note that beach parking is not permitted in the parking lots of Emerald Isle businesses. Violators risk having their vehicle towed (at the vehicle owners’ expense) to a location off of the island, and this will surely ruin your day at the beach. (Please note that the town has no affiliation with or control over the private towing companies hired by the businesses in Emerald Isle.) The town operates four beach access parking lots on or very near the oceanfront, and these facilities are the Western Ocean Regional Access (near Islander Drive; weekend fee), the Eastern Ocean Regional Access (near mile marker 15 1/2 on Hwy 58; weekend fee), 3rd Street Park (east end; no fee), and Station Street Park (near The Point; no fee). The town also allows weekend beach parking at the Town Government complex located near mile marker 19 on Hwy 58 (no fee). Privately owned Bogue Inlet Pier and The Islander Suites also offer beach parking for a fee on certain days. The town wants everyone to be able to enjoy the beach experience in Emerald Isle, but also respects the Emerald Isle businesses that need their parking spaces to serve their customers. Thank you for your cooperation!

Drone Operation, Unauthorized Photographs Not Permitted Without Consent

As recreational drones become more prevalent in Emerald Isle, it is important to note that State law prohibits the flying of drones over private property without the consent of the property owner. State law also provides for the pursuit of civil damages up to a $5,000 penalty for each unauthorized photograph or video that is published or otherwise disseminated without the subject’s consent. Enjoy your drone, but please respect your neighbors and the privacy of others!

Commercial Wall Sign Ordinance Amended

The board of commissioners recently amended the town’s ordinance regulating commercial wall signs in an effort to allow slightly more signage for Emerald Isle businesses that front on more than one street. The town’s old ordinance limited commercial wall signs (affixed to the building) to a combined total of 32 square feet, to be allocated on each side of the building as determined by the business owner. For businesses fronting only on one street, the ordinance has not changed. For businesses that front on more than one street (i.e., corner lots, Reed Drive and Crew Drive, etc.), the total combined area is now 48 square feet, however, no one frontage may include more than 32 square feet. Town ordinances are carefully crafted to protect the small-town atmosphere of Emerald Isle, prevent visual sign clutter, preserve the aesthetic quality of Hwy 58 and other business zones, and promote successful business ventures. The recent ordinance amendment is consistent with these goals.

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Sign permits are required for all commercial signs, and businesses should contact the Town Planner, Josh Edmondson, at 252354-3338 or jedmondson@ emeraldisle-nc.org to initiate an application.

Carbon Monoxide Detectors and Fire Extinguishers Required in Vacation Rental Units

State law and the NC Fire Code require all vacation rental units that rely on fossilfuel appliances (propane gas, wood burning, etc.) and/or that have an enclosed garage to equip the vacation rental units with approved carbon monoxide detectors. Fire extinguishers are also required. Your vacation rental management company can assist you in meeting the applicable requirements, and the Emerald Isle Fire Department is available to answer any questions and provide technical assistance. EIFD can be contacted at 252-354-2445, or contact Fire Chief Bill Walker at bwalker@ emeraldisle-nc.org .

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

Adult Programs

•AA: Saturdays at 8pm meets at town hall. •Art Club: Meets every Wed, 12:45-4pm 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.

Athletics (fun for all ages!)

•Open-Play Basketball: Tue 6-7pm, age 15 and under; 7-8pm, age 16 & up; Sat 9-11am, age 15 & under; 11am-4pm, age 16 & up. •Open Indoor Volleyball: Wed & Fri 6-7pm, age 15 & under, 7- 8pm, age 16 & up. •Open-Play Indoor Soccer: Mon & Thurs 6-7pm, age 15 & under; 7-8pm, age 16 & up *UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL ATHLETIC EVENTS COST $2 FOR NON-MEMBERS*

Aerobics

The Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation offers step and step-free aerobic classes: • M, TH, F 8am, Step • Mon 9:15am, Easy Step • Mon & Tues 5:30pm, Tabata • Tues 8am, Dance Fusion • Tues 9am & Fri 9:15am, Body Sculpt • Wed 5:30pm, POUND• Wed 8am, ZUMBA! Fees: Members $1/class, non-members $5/class.

Yoga Program Schedule

•Yoga: Taught by certified Yoga instructors on staff, these classes focus on basic Yoga postures & asana for the beginner; Tues 10am & Thurs at 9am. Gentle Yoga: Fri 10:45am; $2 members & $7 non-members. •Yoga as Therapy: Instructed by a physical therapist, this class incorporates core strengthening, spinal stability, stretching, balance and gentle yoga poses. The emphasis is on correct alignment and individual modification. Appropriate for all levels. Mon, 10:30am & Wed, 9am: $5 members, $10 non-members.

Special Events and Information

2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 6:30-8pm, EmeraldFest 2015. Emerald Isle’s outdoor concert series, EmeraldFest, is back again this summer with weekly acts at the Western Ocean Regional Access facility (located off Islander Drive, 1 block east of Coast Guard Road intersection. Concerts will be held every Thursday evening from June 19 through Aug. 21, with a variety of genres performed by great regional performers. This month, performers include 4EverAll, Justin Castallano, Wild Honey, Outer Banks Philharmonic and Now and Then. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and enjoy the fun! July 4, 9pm, 4th of July Fireworks off Bogue Inlet Pier. The town will again present July 4th fireworks beginning at 9pm on Saturday, July 4th. Parking will be available at Bogue Inlet Pier as well as along Hwy 58. The fireworks will also be visible from Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. July 10, 7pm, Friday Free Flicks. 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. This month’s title is “Penguins Madagascar”. July 21, 10am & 6pm, PEP Program (Police Educating the Public). The Emerald Isle Police Dept. is proud to introduce the PEP program to Emerald Isle. The PEP program, or Police Educating the Public, is a series of one hour classes presented on the third Tuesday of every month in the town board meeting room. These classes will cover a variety of subjects relevant to issues being faced by communities across the country. The goal will be to increase public awareness, as well as, provide education and tips on how you can prevent yourself from becoming vulnerable to these issues. Our vision is that by putting a little “PEP” in our community, we can reduce criminal activity and prevent our citizens from becoming the next victim. PEP Class topic: “Beach Safety and Regulations / Rip Tides” with Instructor: Fire Capt. Jeff Strawser July 23, 9-10am - Stir it Up, Coffee with a Cop. Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversation! No agendas or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood! Coffee with a Cop sessions take place on the fourth Thursday of each month at different locations in town. For more information contact: Chief of Police Jeff Waters at 252-354-3424.

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at the AQUARIUM Gallons of Fun DON’T JUST SIT around all day July 4 waiting for the fireworks to start. The aquarium is open 9am to 5pm on the Independence Day holiday. Dive into gallons of family fun, indoors and out, any day you visit. Animal feedings, liveanimal programs, animal encounters and dive programs are offered twice daily, free with admission. River otters Pungo, Neuse and Eno star in otter programs four days a week. Check Discovery Classroom for crafts and activities for the younger set.

Harmony, not Harm July de-fangs some of the myths surrounding a few of nature’s most feared creatures. The annual Shark Week, July 25-Aug. 1, mixes fun with facts about these misunderstood animals, often depicted as ruthless killers. Shark Week programs and activities take the opposite tack, highlighting the harms humans can do to the ocean’s top predators, and the positive role sharks play in ocean ecology. It doesn’t have to be Shark Week for you to see big sand tiger sharks in the Living Shipwreck, and learn more about them during dive presentations offered twice daily. Shark Week and dive presentations are free with admission, as are twice-weekly shark feeding programs. Sign up for a behind-

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the-scenes view of shark feeds for additional fees. The new Venom: See Beyond the Danger exhibit offers safe vantages to admire venomous and poisonous creatures, while learning how to live in harmony with them. The exhibit also illuminates research into the medical value of toxins these animals use for defense or for immobilizing prey. Venom is a collective of exhibits around the aquarium, including the Marsh Boardwalk. Watch for individual displays of poison dart frogs, giant scorpions, pufferfish, lionfish, spiders, fire ants and, of course, snakes, to name a few. Venom is free with admission.

Natural Ingredients The TREE-mendous Nature Play playground, new this

year, features a treehouse platform, climbing net, two slides, a swing and other opportunities for children to enjoy the outdoors. The playground hosts scheduled “creature feature” animal programs and other activities under the Get Outside and Play theme featured every Thursday throughout the summer. Use of the playground and activities are free with admission. TREE-mendous is on the Hoffman Nature Trail, just past the end of the Marsh Boardwalk.

Flights of Fancy Enjoy a glimpse of life on the wing with the Bird’s-Eye View program, free with admission twice a day. Three colorful sun conures join the cast of native raptors and water birds to deliver conservation messages along with loads of family enjoyment.

Cool Activities Make a splash during your vacation with the aquarium’s stand-up paddle boarding adventures. The aquarium provides the boards, expert instruction and information on the flora and fauna surrounding you as you explore

Bogue Sound. This experience is available five days a week, including sessions geared to kids. If you’d rather sit down for the scenery, take a paddle trip along the shores of the Roosevelt Natural Area. Also enjoy sessions on catching crabs and clams, a marsh exploration and an evening beach expedition focused on sea turtles. For oceanside action, sign up for a surf fishing primer. To get out of the sun or rain, choose from a number of behind-the-scenes tours. These include a tour focused on the river otters, one on feeding the fish and another on feeding sharks, in addition to big-picture views. See the website for the full selection and the schedule. These activities require fees in addition to admission and advance registration – sign up early, as they fill quickly. Online registration is fast and easy.

The aquarium is open 9am-5pm daily. Admission is $10.95 for ages 13-61, $9.95 for military and age 62 and over; $8.95 for ages 3-12. Children 2 and under and NC Aquarium Society members are admitted free. State taxes are additional to admission. The aquarium is 5 miles west of Atlantic Beach; the address is 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512. See www.ncaquariums.com/pineknoll-shores or call 252-247-4003 for more information.

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ATLANTIC

Danny and Janet Tosto to Peggy and Stephen Hardy, 167 Smith Road, $108,500.

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Michael and Leslie Knick to William and Terry Harris, 1918 Fort Macon Road #260, $60,000. Elaine Marshall to Frederick and Mary Jo Wilson, 2305 Fort Macon Road #401, $70,000. Phyllis and William West to Frederick and Mary Jo Wilson, 2305 Fort Macon Road #401, $70,000. Patricia Griffin to Stephen and Stephanie O’Hagan, 1918 Fort Macon Road #230, $80,000. Elizabeth and Gilles Cloutier to Lisa and D. McInnis, 1904 Fort Macon Road #213, $105,000. Angeline Ennis to Rusty and Suzanne Rose, 1904 Fort Macon Road #216, $129,000. L. Lee and Sandra Ivey to John Hamad, Unit 112, Islander Suites, $146,500. Mary and Deets McCullen to Rodney Darnell, 1904 Fort Macon Road #266, $160,000. William and Mary Ann Sparkman to Patricia Philbrook and Vicki Britt, 114 Pelican Drive, $170,000. John and Lorraine Hidecavage to Christine and Merton Cox, III, 105 Beachwood Drive #1D, $195,000. Gregory Gates and David Gates to Jeffrey and Catherine Connors, 2511 Fort Macon Road #312, $250,000. Ilona Zoldos to William and Olivia Boles, 2111 Fort Macon Road #359, $270,000. Donnie and Barbara Hinson to Chadwick and Carter Stocks and Barbara Stocks, 402 Club Colony Drive, $737,500.

BEAUFORT

Nationstar Mortgage, LLC to George and Tammy Eastman, 455 Gillikin Road, $49,000. Michael and Corliss Bradley to Royal and Patricia Nelson, 802 Mulberry St., $50,000. Henry and Cathy Singletary to Larry Burke, 218 Jonaquins Drive, $52,500. Robert and Kelly Blessing to Susan McKee and James Callahan, 753 Old Stanton Road, $53,000. Bank of America, NA to

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Venkatasarat and Rose Surath, 515 Pine St., $53,500. James and Lavonne Morris to Jennifer Scarborough, 162 Copeland Road, $104,000. David and Lisa Riggs to Christopher Perri, 384 Royal Road, $112,500. James and Shelley Roberts to Linda Harris, 403 Margaret Road, $128,500. Donna Gillikin to Jean and Bradley Wilkes, 1301 Pirates Landing Drive, $129,000. Jimmie and Louise Grantham to Glen and Jaqcqueline King, 103 Mashburn Drive, $130,000. Mercer Building & Design, Inc. to Harriet Lassiter, 401 Pirates Landing Drive, $132,000. Carla and Daniel Facciola to Jill Jaworski, 418 Meeting St., $168,000. Mark and Linda Johnson to Joshua and Sara Fortier, 119 Cummins Creek Road, $180,000. Talon and Rebekah Smith to William and Phyllis Schrader, 138 Madison Bay Drive, $195,000. James and Laurel Taylor to Michael and Paula Dailey, 905 Live Oak St., $200,000. Sarah and Harry Archer, III to David and Jennifer Odom, 115 Brickhouse Lane, $217,500. Albert Woodard and Deborah and Warden Woodard, III to Henry and Carole Baker, 110 River Drive, $245,000. Lynn Deweil to James and Laurel Taylor, 308 Steep Point Road, $295,000. Sharon and William Conley, Jr. to Paula and Edmund Ward, III, 2511 Front St., $300,000. H. Ronald and Mary Stone and Jerry and Carolina Stone to John and Lori Matta, 504 Shipmast Court, $315,000. James and Sharon Wiley and Kenneth and Debra Goetze to Carey and Billie Durham, 103 Moore St. #1, $319,000. Bank of America, NA to Tony and Elizabeth Woodall, 1529 Front St., $441,000. Joan and J. Warren Brinkley, Jr. to Don and Elizabeth Gould, 806 Ann St., $505,000. Gismunde Kramer to Deborah and Kerry Taule, 109 Tarpon Way, $590,000.

Bogue Banks & area property transfers as recorded at the Carteret County Registrar of Deeds during May 2015*

Charles and Allison DuBuisson to Pecan Tree Inn Hospitality, Inc., 116 Queen St., $930,500.

Michael and Adele Pollard to Anthony and Mary Ellen Miller, 124 Ocean Oaks Drive, $326,000.

CAPE CARTERET

Elisabeth Chaney to Kara Larsen, 323 Cape Fear Loop, $334,000.

Laura and Ernest Parker to Timothy and Cynthia Midgette, 107 Cape Point Blvd., $210,000. Jessie Maddox to Nathanial Erdmann, 106 Club Court, $225,000.

CEDAR POINT

Marsh Harbour Partners, Inc. to Jeri Builders, Inc., 200 Abaco Drive West, $41,500.

Todd and Christina Emmershy to Kelley and Kim Armstrong, 111 Santa Maria Drive, $340,000. Maximilian Wartski to Richard Mazloom, 10518 Wyndtree Drive, $342,000. Jo Ann Price to Martin Brooke and Nan Jokerst, 5703 Beach View Lane, $355,000.

Mark and Elaine Hensen to Jennifer and James Heironimus, Jr., 110 Shoreline Drive, $255,000.

Judith and William Worrell and James and Mary Outland to John Jones, 100 Catamaran Court, $400,000.

Richard and Jamie Rose to Michael and Jennifer Sexton, 304 Sherwood Ave., $325,500.

Jeffrey and Devon McVey to Russell and Carol Parks, 1803 Ocean Drive, $420,000.

EMERALD ISLE

Ally Bank to Foxglove Hills, LLC, 9900 MB Davis Drive, $423,000.

Brenda Chambers to Beverly Welborn, 5210 Ocean Drive, $40,000. Donald Powell to Jerry Blythe, 7211 Sound Drive, $72,500. Patricia O’Grady to Terry Rhodes, 204 Lagoon Court, $81,000. Edwin and Susan Swiderski to Beth and Bannister Browder, IV, 300 Loblolly St., $99,500. Thomas and Virginia Franklin to Taney and Mara Browder, 7515 Sound Drive, $108,000. Herbert Jones to Connie Hall, 9100 Reed Drive #306, $155,000. Alan and Mary Fielding to Keith and Nancy Moses, 8801 Reed Drive #212, $160,000. Thomas and Etta Maynard to Joshua and Jennifer Brent, 306 Cedar St., $184,000. Joanne and Rhett Honeycutt and Rosemary Tourney to Joseph and Michele Russick, 110 Seagull Road, $220,000. Manatee Investments to Catherine and David Allen, 7028 Archers Creek Drive, $240,000. Manatec Investments to Gorham Investment Management, LLC, 7019 Sound Drive, $245,000. Joseph and Rachel Katz to Charles and Sherry Holland, 125 Conch Court, $278,000. Thomas and Kelley Burton to Linda and Henry Robbins, Jr., 414 Wild Cherry Lane, $290,000.

Lou and James Elam to Antigone and James Vickery, III, 7503 Ocean Drive, $498,000. Kenneth and Rebecca Johnson and Van and Anita Johnson to Matthew and Sharon Shelbourne, 1011 Ocean Drive, $535,500. Kenneth and Linda Reckenbeil to Jonathan and Channing Freeman, 3203 Ocean Drive, $567,500. John and Ruth Rhodes to Jennifer and Frank Tortora, Jr., 107 White Sands Drive, $572,000. Dean Family Limited Partnership #1 to Anthony and Marian Meyer, 5603 Ocean Drive, $577,000. James and Barbara Townson to Noel and Carolyn Harris, 11011 Inlet Drive, $670,000. Ray and Shameem Sherali to Gregory and Sandra Frances, 4402 Ocean Drive, $689,000. Sheila and Rickey Ladd to ZRCS, LLC, 4108 Emerald Drive, $750,000.

HARKERS ISLAND

Samuel Ward to B. Michael and Rita Beard, 174 Nelson St., $111,000.

INDIAN BEACH

John and Rhonda Kaspar to Jeffrey and Lisa Price, 1700 Salter Path Road #103, $238,000. Richard and Mary Bitting to Matthew and Jeanette Wittmeyer, 1505 Salter Path Road #228, $250,000. (Cont. on page 38)

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MOREHEAD CITY

MGM, Inc. to Susan Bailey, 906 Calamanda Court, $50,000. Margaret Mills to Steven and Amie Huber, 5004 Bogue Ave., $50,000.

Drive, $275,000. Mark and Joni Mansfield to James Renfrow, 1206 Woods Court, $290,000.

Michael and Sarah Morgan to Karima Kile, 605 Mandy Court, $164,000. Jesse and Elizabeth Bennett and William and Jennifer Bennett, 165 Bogue Drive, $170,000. David and Denise Shopshire to Jeffrey and Carla Starnes, 729 Forty Road, $177,500. James and Sally Wynne to Philip and Christi Herbst, 4315 Village Court, $179,000. Jesse and Audrey Davis to Claire and Philip Adams, Jr., 148 Camp Morehead Drive, $186,000. Chad and Tonya Kuczka to Matthew Ratliff and Samantha Kruger, 3322 Mandy Lane, $193,000. Patrick Keough to Brian and Bethany Flowers, 154 Banks St., $215,000. Kibbie and Mary Howard to Timothy Howard and Tina Gardner, 810 Broadmoor Court, $225,000. Shea and James Byrd, Jr. to Denny and Kristy Schrock, 1001 Els Court, $263,000. Stephen Dillard to Dillard Enterprises, Inc., 121 Industrial

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Elizabeth and David Chesney t oJames and Shanna Strickland, 405 Coastal View Court, $275,000.

Michael and Robin Joyce to Russell and Lisa Eve, 213 White Oak Bluff Road, $42,000.

Prime Investments & Development, LLC to One Harbor Church, Inc., 1600 Bridges St. and 1501 Fisher St., $650,000.

Savvy Homes, LLC to Dennis and Amy Bard, 418 Lanyard Drive, $359,500.

Cathy Schmidt to Anna and Joseph Schwarz, 118 White Oak Bluff Road, $255,000.

Savvy Homes, LLC to Robert and Katie Walker, 412 Lanyard Drive, $367,500.

James and Florence McNelly to Richard and Melanie Miles, 216 White Oak Bluff Road, $379,000.

Carol Harper and Brande Burroughs to William Mitchum, Jr., Todd Mitchum and William Mitchum, III, 1008 Sea Gate Drive, $385,000.

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Paul and Joanne Belanger to Matthew and Rachel Dawson, 601 Hedrick Blvd., $164,000.

Daniel and Billee Harvey to Larry and Sarah Meek, 608 Hwy 70, $32,000.

Cartus Financial Corp. to Donald and Virginia Eitner, 162 Camp Morehead Drive, $375,000.

First Citizens Bank & Trust to Joseph and Bedelia Quinones, 2218 North Road, $88,000.

James and Mary Stone to Dejona Bost, 3006 Old Gate Court, $160,000.

Dusty and Daniel Liston to Kristine Darlington, 157 Pelican Drive, $205,000.

SEA LEVEL

Ralph and Martha Willard to Kenneth Brown and Monica Sigmon, 103 Sandpiper Drive, $227,000.

George Culbertson, Jr. and Helen Culbertson to Jim and Em Properties, LLC, 5113 Hwy 70, $1,225,000.

Lonnie and Carolyn Boyd to Chase Lassiter, 1536 Country Club Road, $149,500.

Jason Parker and Lisa ZachollParker to Deanna Sweeney, 117 Tradewinds Rd., $186,500.

James Renfrow to Daniel and Steacy Morrissey, 206 Salter Path Road, $595,000.

Suzanne and Charles Royal, Jr. to Edward and Amy Suggs, 111 Glenn Abby Drive, $370,000.

Sherrill and Zephrine Malcolm to Aine, LLC, 3200 Crystal Oaks #820, $85,000.

Roy Kittrell, Jr. to Wayne and Cheryl Scott, 1402 Dills Creek Lane, $90,000.

Hickman, 455 Nine Foot Road, $173,000.

BB&T to CMH Homes, Inc., 168 Masontown Road, $20,000. Duane and Darlene Goodfellow to Danny and Annie Meyers, 311 Cottontail Run, $21,000. Melissa and Jim Bailey, Jr. to Jason and Brittany Winslow, 115 Clayton Drive, $25,000. George and Courtney Atkins to Jon and Kirstine Forsythe,224 Cedar Creek Road, $50,000. Eleanor Zurek to Pattie and Robert Overcash, III, 207 Hatcher Drive, $57,500. Wells Fargo Bank, NA to William Kehres, 742 Broad Creek Loop Road, $60,000. Stewart Sherrick and Stacey Daniels to Jerri Builders, Inc., 603 North Breeze Court, $71,500. Virginia Carreras to Terry and Deborah Andrews, 309 Snow Goose Lane, $85,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Megan and Thomas Jenkins, Jr., 508 Cannonsgate Drive, $404,000. Barbara Young to Joshua and Amanda Lyle, 129 Gull Harbor Drive, $525,000. CPG Investments, Inc. to Todd Locker, 230 Back St., $550,000.

PINE KNOLL SHORES

Andrea McMillan to Janet Reimer, 130 Santer Path Road #82, $158,000. Manuel and Roberta Hidalgo to Melissa and Stephen Goodwin, Jr., 651 Salter Path Road #5, $190,000. Brenda and Anthony Olls, Jr. to Barbara McCreary, 312 McGinnis Drive, $190,000. William and Karen Barker to Walter and Faye Barker, 162 Arborvitae Drive, $252,000.

Howard and Laura Newman to Charles Williford, 379 & 381 Bogue Loop Road, $89,000.

Thomas Bailey and Teigha Randolph to Enzo and Donna D’Andreti, 291 Ramsey Drive, $280,000.

Kenneth Pinkus to William and Beth Henderson, 701 Windy Trail, $120,000.

Sharon and Kenneth Lewis, Jr. to Jeanette and Park Jenkins, Jr., 130 Cypress Drive, $325,000.

LRS Holdings, LLC to Sanford and Kathy Ipock, 199 Nine Mile Road, $127,000.

Kevin and Madeline Furtner and Joe and Kristen Furtner to William and Joan Flexman, 138 Loblolly Drive, $335,000.

Penny Walcott to Charles and Evelyn Cox, 205 Diamond Cove, $130,000. Conner-W, LLC to Kenneth and Doris Rohloff, 403 Jade Cove, $131,000. Geraldine Hartsell to Chad and Lisa Fenton, 360 Barrington Ridge, $172,500. William and Nicole Frost to Jonathan

Wayne and Judith Wright to Gregory and Virginia Gunsten, 208 McGinnis Drive #208, $345,500. Judith and Parks Small to Charles Edwards and Isabella Long, 119 Salter Path Road #201, $350,000. Elizabeth Cummins to Annegret Berndt, 113 Arborvitae Drive, $425,000.

First Choice Properties & Developing to Russell and Lisa Eve, 211 White Oak Bluff Road, $40,000.

Sarah Davis to Joshua and Jennifer Perruquet, 1298 Harkers Island Road, $110,000.

SWANSBORO

Coastal River Investments, LLC to Josef and Gina DeRuise, 258 Croatan Drive, $40,000. Heinz Sander to Randy and Dawn Register, 607 Ocean Spray Drive, $59,000. Richard and Mary Thomas to Dan and Amelia Rhodes, 406 Stoneybrook Drive, $80,000. Ginger Gold to Randolph and Pamela Crutchfield, 650 Cedar Point Blvd. #4, $125,000. LuAnne Behrie to Alexander and Sabrina Bruton, 109 Little Kinston Road, $140,000. Julian Butler to Andrew and Leslie Myers, 102 Fawn Creek Court, $255,000. Rebecca Whitley to Matthew and Shannon Richardson, 111 Sweet Grass Trail, $329,000. Ryan and Roxie Gocke to James and Meredith Campbell, 120 Little Bay Drive, $335,000. Martin Slominski, Dolores and Robert Charbonnet, Jr., Natalie and James Brown, Gregory and Maysa Slominski and Mark and Nicole Slominski to Theresa Korstkostrzewa, 137 Palmetto Drive, $368,000. Chamblee Investments, LLC to James Guthrie, 605 Cedar Point Blvd., $540,000. *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 $1,000 of sales price, in $500 increments) and as such, may not exactly reflect the true purchase price.

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Summer Safety 101 WELCOME TO THE summer of 2015! Every year we are stunned by the tragedies that occur during the summer. I am going to take a few minutes to remind you of some safety issues and tips. One of the great things that first brought me to the Crystal Coast was the fact that the sun is on the beach all day – because our beach looks south. This is North Carolina’s south coast! Hwy 58 runs parallel to the beach so the sun has a pretty good chance, twice a day, to be in your eyes while driving. With all the bikers, runners and walkers next to the highway, it’s extremely important to pay attention and not be distracted with other activities. The crosswalks we have installed over the past year have helped many walkers and drivers, but everyone needs to be aware of their situation. Drivers need to make a decision as to whether or not they can stop and not get rear ended! I don’t always stop for pedestrians if someone is too close to me or I don’t think they’re paying attention. We have a flag coloring system at each of our beach accesses that indicate the swimming conditions. There are four different colored flags. First off is a “Green” flag. This means conditions are good for water activity. “Yellow” means you should exercise caution. “Red” is a warning that it may not be safe for anyone – even the best of swimmers – to go in the water, and “Black” is a warning to stay out of the water.

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If you are not familiar with rip currents it Mayor Ken Jones doesn’t matter what color the flag is. You need to read the warning signs or google rip currents so you know how to react to them and what NOT to do. Respect the power of the ocean. We have at least five seasons here at the beach. There is winter, spring, summer, fall, and hurricane seasons. Hurricane season is from June 1 to Nov. 30. The peak is around September. Take all weather watches and warnings very serious. If you do not have a re-entry pass they can be obtained at the Pine Knoll Shores Public Safety Building located on Salter Path Road. This pass is for property owners and/or residents of our town. We do use them, and we do turn people away if they don’t have one! Make this your first step in your storm preparedness plan. On July 11, a Saturday, please join me at the Clamdigger Restaurant for our summer, Dinner with the Mayor. This time gives us a chance to bring you information on our town. We specifically do this on a Saturday in the summer to accommodate our second homeowners. As I write this we are finalizing the Kayak for the Warriors numbers. What a great week we had and lots of fun! Many thanks to all the volunteers and participants that make this happen. I also want to thank PIKSCO for the use of their parks on the day of the event and pass along a huge thank you to the NC Aquarium that hosts our auction and reception.

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will hopefully head the advice of Dr. Victoria Shelley, emergency room physician at Carteret General Hospital, who addressed the club at its May meeting. She encouraged members to take care of their health over the summer and strive to be your “best self” by following some simple rules: • Always use sunscreen • Be sure to hydrate, especially when exercising or at the beach • Limit alcohol consumption – have l glass of water for every glass of wine consumed • Maintain regular activity level • Be sure to take along all medications when going on vacation • Embrace life- enjoy the sunshine, friends and family. Club activities will resume in September, same time - 9:30am on the fourth Friday of the month, and same place, Pine Knoll Shores Town Hall. As always, guests and perspective members are always encouraged to attend. Have a wonderful summer! Michelle Powers

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~Emerald Tidings~ (Cont. from page 24)

Be Safe on the Bike Path!

The “Emerald Path” is a great amenity for our residents and visitors, and the Town is pleased to have a continuous 11 mile bicycle path along Hwy 58 and Coast Guard Road through the entire length of the Town. Enjoy the path, but please use it safely and wisely! Please keep the following in mind: • Bicyclists do not have the right of way through street intersections and should obey the STOP signs on the bike path - in the same way cars are expected to stop on the side streets. • Children on bicycles and skateboards should be wearing helmets. • Golf carts and other motorized vehicles are prohibited on the bike path.

suspicious activity, please call 911. To discuss non-emergency situations, please contact the Emerald Isle Police Dept. at 252354-2021. Thank you for your cooperation.

Don’t Discard Your Leftover Vacation Food - Donate It

Please don’t let that extra food go to waste. When your vacation is over, please bring all unopened, nonperishable food to your vacation rental agency office in Emerald Isle at checkout. Collected food will go to Caroline’s House, the shelter for abused women and children. This service is provided by the Carteret County Domestic Violence Program. For more information about their services, please visit www.carteretdomesticviolence.com .

EmeraldFest Concert Series Thursdays All Summer

Reed Drive is a popular alternative route through Emerald Isle between the “downtown” area and Coast Guard Road, however, it is also a residential neighborhood with many adjacent families, pedestrians and bicyclists using the street. Please respect the 25 mph speed limit on Reed Drive! To aid in slowing speeds on Reed Drive, a new 3-way STOP sign intersection has been created at Reed Drive and Loon Drive (across from Emerald Plantation Shopping Center).

The town’s popular EmeraldFest outdoor concert series is back again this summer, with concerts every Thursday evening at 6:30pm on the oceanfront at the Western Ocean Regional Access (located off Islander Drive). The full 2015 lineup is available at www.emeraldisle-nc.org/communitynotice/emeraldfest. Please bring your friends, lawn chairs or a blanket, and enjoy some great music from several different genres. EmeraldFest is offered in partnership with SwanFest, a weekly Sunday evening concert series (6:30pm) in downtown Swansboro. For a complete lineup for SwanFest, please visit www.seasideartscouncil.com.

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Sand Management in Atlantic Beach YOU CANNOT HAVE a beach town without a beach. And, you cannot have a beach without sand. Maintaining healthy beaches through a well-planned beach nourishment program is critical for Atlantic Beach and all of Bogue Banks. As such, it is an issue I stay closely involved with as mayor of Atlantic Beach and chairman of the Carteret County Beach Commission. Fortunately, thanks to the work of my predecessors in AB and on the Beach Commission, Bogue Banks has created an effective model for sand management that is being copied elsewhere on the North Carolina coast. Despite proactive long-range planning and significant local investment, a changing landscape of federal funding as well as state and federal regulations is causing us to consider different ways of making sure that there is ample sand on our beaches to provide recreational options for everyone and to protect us against storms. Over the course of the next few issues of the Island Review, I will provide a brief history of beach nourishment in Atlantic Beach, explain how changes in what the state and federal government does will affect us, and lay out our plan for beach nourishment in the near and distant future. According to Capt. Jim Willis, our resident “Banksologist” and the person who has lived in Atlantic Beach longer than anyone, the first push for beach nourishment in Atlantic Beach came from the residents of the Club Colony neighborhood who, with Capt. Jim’s help, lobbied our Congressman Walter Jones, Sr. in the 1970s to make beneficial use of the sand being dredged from the Beaufort Inlet by the US Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”). These efforts led to a Dredged Materials Management Plan that guided beach disposal of sand dredged from the Beaufort Inlet as well as the harbor of the State Port in Morehead City. Starting in 1979 some sand was placed directly on the beach from inlet dredging while other sand was stored on Brandt Island - the dredged materials storage island on the sound side of Atlantic Beach - and periodically pumped out and placed along the beaches of Atlantic Beach (see attached map).

Since this Mayor Trace Cooper nourishment was a byproduct of a federal navigation project (maintaining the Beaufort Inlet for use by ships going to and from the port) the cost of the dredging and placement of the sand was covered by the Corps of Engineers and few local property tax dollars were needed in Atlantic Beach. But, not all sand dredged out of the inlet has been placed on our beach. The Corps is only required to place sand on the beaches when doing so is the least expensive way of maintaining the navigation channel. In the language of the federal government, this is the “least cost disposal method.” This least cost requirement as well as the navigation purpose of the dredging have been the keys to Atlantic Beach receiving sand without having to contribute local property tax dollars to the effort. As I will cover next month, changes in federal and state regulations will impact how we work with the Corps in the future. Particularly with regards to placing sand on the beaches of Atlantic Beach that are west of the Circle. Stay tuned.

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Maritime Museum Host Cook-off Here’s your opportunity to enjoy some delicious crab cakes and support the NC Maritime Museum at the 9th annual Crab Cake Cook-off. Guests will get to taste crab cakes made by volunteer guest chefs and vote on their favorite at this museum fundraiser from 6-8pm on Friday, July 17 at the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. Proceeds from the event help support the operations of the NC Maritime Museum through the Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum. This is a members only event, however, membership to the Friends of the NC Maritime Museum start at $35. To learn more, call 252-728-7317 or visit www. maritimefriends.org.

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Billfish Tournament is a competition between kids that benefits kids. The inshore/offshore tournament returns to downtown Beaufort July 16-18. The brainchild of outdoorsman Tred Barta and his wife Anni, the tournament puts kids on the water and a rod in their hands with the goal of releasing the most billfish in the two-day tournament. The tournament is part of the NC Governors Cup Billfish Series and is a 100 percent release tournament. All of the proceeds from the tournament benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina. The event perfectly harmonizes with the club’s mission to offer encouragement to all children by allowing them to realize their full potential. Awards are given in a variety of categories. Fishing runs from 8am-2pm on Friday and Saturday. For all registration documents and rules, visit www.bartabillfish.com.

Road Race Planned in Beaufort Runners, walkers and baby joggers have traversed the Beaufort waterfront for more than 30 years to raise money for scholarships for high school seniors throughout Carteret County. This year marks the 36th Historic Beaufort Road Race, sponsored annually by the Beaufort Old Towne Rotary. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, July 18 on Front Street. The race includes 5K, 10K and 1-mile runs, 10K and 5K wheelchair, 5K baby jogger, 5K & 1-mile timed walks and the Sea Dog walk. The 10K and 5K courses are certified, with timing and results by East Carolina Road Racing.

Reenactment at Fort Macon See history come to life with a reenactment at Fort Macon on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19 at Fort Macon State Park. Step back in time to the Civil War and see how people lived on the Crystal Coast. The First NC Volunteers/11th NC Regiment and other reenacting groups will portray troops from the Civil War era. The public program is ongoing from 10am-4pm each day and offers visitors a glimpse back in time to the American Civil War. Uniformed military and civilian living historians will demonstrate life in the fort. Activities include military drill and weapons demonstrations, as well as firing some of the large artillery pieces located in the fort. There are several opportunities for visitors of all ages to join in with the reenactors during the day in the form of interactive activities including drilling on the parade ground and a narrated Women’s fashion show. A small skirmish is scheduled for 1:30pm to show how the fort’s defenses were designed to withstand a land based attack. Displays of uniforms and flags from the civil war will also be available for viewing. For more information, visit ncparks.gov/visit/parks/foma/ main.php.

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2015 Hurricane Season Preview ALTHOUGH HELPING TO underscore the need to be prepared, it’s not difficult to find yourself overwhelmed with hurricane predictions this time of year. To help demystify all the prediction terminology so we can ascertain what type of season we should expect and why, the following is presented as tropical cyclone primer and a one-stop synthesis of all those preseason predictions. Of course the hurricane season officially runs for a six-month window that opens on June 1 and sunsets on Nov. 30, yet the formation of a cyclone outside the six month designation is not outside the realm of possibility – see Ana earlier this year that transitioned from a subtropical storm to tropical storm status (see below for the difference between these two storms). However climatology shows that early season cyclone activity does not foreshadow an active hurricane season. In fact, forecasters are predicting a below normal hurricane season for 2015 based predominantly on the anticipated development of a moderate to strong El Niño and generally cool water conditions in the tropical Atlantic – remember hot water is considered as fuel for cyclones and hence cooler waters equate to low fuel. Because El Niño is considered the main driver for this year’s hurricane season, it’s worth diving into this phenomenon a little more. El Niño is actually a component of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) that occurs in the Pacific Ocean basin. ENSO warm phase or El Niño occurs once every two to seven years and generally produces atmospheric conditions that suppress the formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic. That’s big for us obviously. Interestingly, the term El Niño means Little Boy or Christ Child, which was coined by South American fishermen noting the appearance of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean occurring near Christmas. As you may have guessed by now, La Niña (the girl child) is the cold phase of ENSO and tends to produce atmospheric conditions more favorable for tropical cyclone development. So how do we know when El Niño or La Niña is upon us? Traditionally, ENSO cycles were determined empirically based upon the differences in surface air pressure between Tahiti and Darwin, Australia. Today, scientists use sea surface temperature measurements along the equatorial pacific as an indicator of El Niño or La Niña (particularly in a region known as Niño 3.4). If the sea surface temperature variance is greater than or equal to +0.5° C in region Niño 3.4, then the conditions are classified as El Niño and vice versa (i.e., if the temperature variance is lower than or equal to -0.5° C, then La Niña conditions are prevalent). And finally if the temperature variance is between +0.5° C and -0.5° C, then ENSO neutral phase is dominant (neither El Niño nor La Niña). And lastly a full-fledged El Niño or La Niña is only officially designated if the sea surface temperature thresholds are exceeded for a period of at least 5 consecutive overlapping three-month seasons (roughly 7 months). Hence we may have El Niño or La Niña conditions, but the history books may never reveal that an El Niño or La Niña episode ever took place. At the time this edition of Shorelines is being prepared, we are officially in an El Niño that is expected to persist for the remainder of the year and perhaps even reach a moderate to strong El Niño status, which is objectively defined as: (1) A strong El Niño = sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly greater than or equal to +2.0 degrees C. (2) A moderate El Niño = SST anomaly between +1.0 and +1.9 degrees C. (3) A weak El Niño = SST anomaly between +0.5 and +0.9 degrees C. Again, El Niño produces atmospheric conditions that suppress the formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and is the main cause for the below average prediction for 2015. We are currently in a weak El Niño and this could transition to a moderate to strong El Niño by the end of the year.

Hurricane Vocabulary There are plenty of terms that you will likely hear or have already heard this hurricane season - cyclones, tropical storms, hurricanes, and more. For instance, Sandy in 2012 turned extratropical – what does this mean? The following should help in our general understanding of this and other terms. Tropical cyclone – warm-core, atmospheric closed circulation rotating counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Tropical storm – a tropical cyclone with a maximum sustained surface wind speed ranging from 39 to 73 mph using the US 1-minute average. 54 ISLAND REVIEW • July 2015

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Hurricane – a tropical cyclone with a maximum sustained surface wind speed reaching 74 mph or more. Saffir Simpson Scale – a scale including a 1 to 5 rating based upon wind speeds, again utilizing the U.S. 1-minute average. A category 1 hurricane has winds ranging from 74 to 95 miles per hour (mph), category 2 ranges from 96 to 100 mph, category 3 ranges from 111 to 130 mph, category 4 ranges from 131 to 155 mph, and a category 5 hurricane has sustained winds exceeding 155 mph. Major Hurricane – a hurricane reaching category 3 or higher on the Saffir Simpson Scale. Interestingly, category 5 hurricanes very rarely make landfall while maintaining their category 5 intensity - only three have ever done so in the US – the Labor Day hurricane (1935), Camille (1969), and Andrew (1992). Now to account for some of the weather oddballs, we also need to include; Extratropical Storm – a cold-core atmospheric cyclone deriving its energy when cold and warm air masses interact, not as part of the positive feedback loop identified with tropical storms as warm, moist air rises causing continual heat exchange. Unlike tropical storms, extratropical storms can have one or more fronts connected to them, and can occur over land or ocean. Extratropical cyclones can have winds ranging to levels associated with a tropical depression, or as strong as a hurricane and examples include blizzards and nor’easters,

which often form in winter and fall months off the mid-Atlantic and drift slowly along the north Atlantic seaboard and eventually east. If it drifts back west towards land, it is called a retrograded nor’easter. Subtropical Storm – occurs if waters under an extratropical cyclone are warm, followed by thunderstorms that gradually build inside the storm. The storm core may subsequently and gradually go from cold to warm, and the storm will be called subtropical. Post-tropical Cyclone – a hybrid term describing a cyclone no longer possessing the characteristics to be considered a tropical cyclone, and are further divided into either “extratropical” (see above) or “remnant lows”.

What to Expect for 2015 If you’re a frequent reader of the Island Review, then you will already know that our preference is to review the predictions produced by groups that make not just their forecasts public, but verify their prediction skill in the public arena as well. This really leaves us with; (1) the Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University, (2) the University College London, UK for Tropical Storm Risk, and (3) our dederal voice for climatology/meteorology matters, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). We then take these groups’ last prediction before or near when the hurricane season starts and begin to crunch the numbers. As the accompanying prediction summary table indicates, we could expect nine named cyclones, four of which will generate into hurricanes, with 1 of these becoming a major hurricane (on average). The average of the predictions result in a forecast of a “below normal” hurricane season, which is actually determined by looking at term we haven’t discussed yet - the Accumulated Cyclone Energy Index (ACE Index). The ACE Index is simply a measurement taking a storm’s wind speed strength for each 6-hour period of its existence into account. The larger the ACE Index value, the more active the season. The ACE Index is actually one of the more revealing parameters we can use and serves as a better barometer of whether or not a hurricane season is truly “active” or not. This past decade has some great examples to support this assertion. For instance 2012, 2011 and 2010

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Table 1 - Summary comparing publicly available pre-season predictions for the 2015 Hurricane Season with average activity.

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No te s F ewes t am ount of total c y c lones (8) s inc e 1997 (7). H urric anes E duoard and G onz alo ac c ounted for over 0% of the A CE Index . H urric ane A rthur c ros s ed S hac k leford B ank s . th lowes t A C E Index s inc e 1950; 1 c y c lones with that developed into hurric anes - few es t num ber of hurric anes s inc e 198 . Third c ons ec utive y ear w ith 19 c y c lones that ties rec ord for rd-m os t m os t c y c lones ever for a s eas on ( 011, 010, 1995, and 1887 all had 19 c y c lones ). E ight c y c lones form ed in A ugus t alone, whic h tied 00 for the m os t to form in that partic ular m onth, and only 7 s eas ons had m ore hurric anes than 01 (10). Tied with 010, 1995, and 1887 for the rd-m os t m os t c y c lones for a s eas on at 19, but few er of the c y c lones developed into hurric anes (7 hurric anes in 011 c om pared to 1 in 010), y ielding a low er A CE value. Irene was the firs t U .S landfalling hurric ane s inc e Ik e in 008. Tied for rd-m os t m os t c y c lones for a s eas on at 19, and tied for nd-m os t hurric anes for a s eas on at 1 . Igor had an A CE Index of alone - highes t s inc e Ivan ( 00 ). E l N iño y ear - 15th low es t A CE Index s inc e 1950, 1 c y c lones (m os t w ere s hort-lived), hurric anes .

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128

2011

119

2010

163

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2008

145

Ik e and G us tav were tw o m ajor hurric anes that im pac ted Tx . and La., B ertha w as an ex trem ely long-lived c y c lone, and c ollec tively ac c ounted for 0% of the total A CE Index for 008.

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F ive m ore tropic al c y c lones than average, but m os t were very s hort-lived or rather w eak , w ith the ex c eption of two c ategory 5 hurric anes that im pac ted Central A m eric a (Dean and F elix ).

2006

Ten c y c lones total (lowes t num ber s inc e the 1997 s eas on)

2005

248

Highes t A CE Index on rec ord and inc luded the m os t c y c lones ( 8), hurric anes (15), and c ategory 5 hurric anes ( ) in a s ingle s eas on, and the m os t intens e hurric ane on rec ord (W ilm a ).

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225

2003

175

th highes t A CE Index value on rec ord, hurric ane Ivan alone had an A CE Index of 70, 00 had s ix m ajor hurric anes . H urric ane Is ab el w ill long be rem em bered in Carteret C ounty for Dow n E as t flooding, and for the is land breac h near Hatteras V illage in D are County . Is ab el's A CE Index alone w as , one of the highes t rec orded for an individual c y c lone.

Table 2 – ACE Index summary chart (2003 – 2014).

are tied with 1995 and 1887 for the third-most named cyclones in one year at 19, however the ACE Index Values were different. Why? In 2012 we had 10 of the 19 cyclones develop into hurricanes (ACE = 128), while only 7 of the 19 cyclones developed into hurricanes in 2011 (ACE = 119). In 2010 we had the highest ACE value of these past consecutive three years (ACE = 163) with 12 of the 19 cyclones developing into hurricanes, including the particularly intense and longlasting hurricane Igor that had an ACE value/contribution of 42 in itself. This all makes sense because again the mathematical formula takes each cyclone’s wind speed and duration into account. Also as an interesting note, the highest ACE Index ever recorded was roughly a decade ago in 2005 – a hurricane season punctuated by more tropical storms, total hurricanes, and category 5 hurricanes than in any season previously recorded; and included Ophelia for North Carolina and the infamous major hurricanes of Katrina, Wilma and Rita in the Gulf of Mexico. The ACE Index was 248 (that’s not a typo) compared to the historical 1981-2010 average of 104. Table 2 includes the ACE Index for the past 12 years and a few notes justifying each value. In closing, by reviewing the ACE Index we can determine whether a hurricane season is termed as below normal (<68), near normal (68-106), above normal (106-168) or even hyperactive (>168). And while most experts are indeed forecasting a below normal season for 2015 (average predicted ACE Index of 44), these forecasts do not represent landfall probabilities because cyclone paths are dependent on short-term factors such as interactions with other weather systems and fluctuating steering patterns. Unfortunately, as suggested before, it only takes one cyclone to make or break a hurricane season, with 1992 being a perfect example – just seven named cyclones, four of which were hurricanes, with one of those classified as major, and an ACE index value of 75. Sounds like a very quiet year, except the one major hurricane was Andrew, which struck Florida and was the costliest natural disaster in US history until Katrina in 2005. So again be prepared and be safe. ISLAND REVIEW • July 2015 55

coastal report Sea Pansies and Blue Buttons by Sam Bland, NC Coastal Federation

AWAKING BEFORE DAWN, on a recent morning, I could hear the pulse of the ocean drifting over the dunes and through the walls of my house. The roar of the sea impaled me like a harpoon and pulled me to the shore as if I didn’t have any choice. On the ocean side of the dunes, a ghost crab peered from its burrow then melted back into the sand giving honor to its name. As I stepped out onto the open beach, I could feel the vibrations of the pounding waves coursing through the sand. The swells were undulating across the surface of the ocean like the ripples on a sail luffing in the wind. The sound was a constant mixture of individual crashing waves that meshed together like the white noise found on a sleep machine. Waves that traveled across a vast ocean, carried and now released the voice of a low pressure system well out to sea. Storms are a beachcomber’s ally, a philanthropist depositing gifts and curiosities along a beach strewn with sea weed and chunks of airy foam. I rambled along the beach looking for the calcium carbonite trophies, of which there were a few. Some nice whelks and helmet shells would quickly be snatched up as soon as the sleepy tourist, sipping their coffee, began their morning at the edge of the sea. I resisted the urge to pick up shells, instead intent on finding the unusual. It didn’t take long as I double stepped to prevent myself from trampling on a dark golden colored disk shaped object complete with a blue boarder and tassels. But this was not a sea shell, or even an animal, it was a colony of animals. This group of organisms, which is related to jellyfish, is known as a Blue Button. This object, which looks like it could be a colorful brooch pined to the lapel of a jacket, is a group of hydroid polyps that usually live well out to sea on the surface of the ocean. Each animal in the colony has a specific function such as reproduction, feeding or protection. The sturdy one and a half inch round disk is filled with gas which creates buoyancy. Trailing underneath the disk are numerous tentacle-like strands of hydroids. At the ends of the tentacles are powerful stinging cells called nematocysts. Inside each cell is a coiled harpoon-like spear that is launched when water pressure enters the cell. These spears are used as a deterrent to predators and to capture prey such as crab larvae. Lacking any form of propulsion, these animals wander the ocean at the pleasure of the wind, the

waves and the currents. As I continued my search for the unusual, not far from the blue button, I found another similar object partially buried in the sand. This purplish two inch fleshy looking item, called a sea pansy, resembled a mushroom or even the petal of a flower. It is a type of soft coral that is also a collection of individual organisms that work cooperatively at different tasks to benefit the group as a whole. The leaflike body is connected to stalk called a peduncle. Unlike the blue button, the sea pansy’s live on the ocean floor and is anchored into the sand or mud by the peduncle. Even If uprooted by rough seas the peduncle can establish a new mooring once it settles back on the sand. The fleshy body has a firm and rigid structure thanks to needle-like objects called spicules. On the upper side of the body are two kinds of polyps. One is an anemone-like polyp that feeds by trapping plankton in gooey mucus. The other polyp controls water that enters the body allowing it to inflate or deflate as necessary. If exposed at low tide, the sea pansy will deflate the body allowing it to be covered by sand and hidden from predators. When exposed during the night, the sea pansy can also thwart predators by distracting them by putting on an amazing show of pulsing waves of green light. A green fluorescent protein along with an enzyme creates this bioluminescent activity when the body is touched or molested by an aggressive predator. Interestingly, the enzyme is known as a luciferase, from the word Lucifer, which means light bearer. As I handled the sea pansy in the daylight I was unable to detect any display of the bioluminescence. Intently studying the creature, I was unaware of the serious beachcombers that were now scavenging the beach. I walked off the beach as a group of giddy surfers trotted into the surf, eager to quench their thirst with head high waves that ended a long drought of rideable waves. The NC Coastal Federation, a charitable nonprofit organization, works to preserve our beautiful and productive North Carolina coast. Visit nccoast.org.

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EMERALD ISLE HAD its first loggerhead sea turtle nest on Sunday, May 31, versus the 2014 first nest which was found on June 1. Early morning walker, Amanda Coffman found the tracks and quickly a group of nest responders verified the nest and its location. The site has been cordoned off and will be marked with a city post and within the next 60-80 days the eggs will develop and result in a successful hatch. Volunteers will check the nest daily for any signs of disturbance by humans or critters and then later check for signs of imminent hatch. Our Bogue Bank beaches have been the site of nesting sea turtles long before residents or vacationers were attracted to the warm waters and clean sands here. Sea turtles are ancient reptiles which have been on Earth for millions of years. They are cold blooded and are air breathers, distinguished from land turtles by their

flippers. While on land during nesting they are slow and awkward looking but once back in the ocean waters they glide and dive with grace. Our local beaches attract loggerhead sea turtles. Loggerheads are medium to large in size weighing 200-400 pounds as adults, but as hatchlings they are oval in shape and 2 1/2 to 3 inches. While loggerheads are the most common type to nest locally we have documented leatherback and green turtle nests and hatchlings in seasons past. Residents and visitors can help our protection program by picking up and disposing of trash and recyclables, especially plastic bags; keeping beachfront lighting off; and filling large holes at the end of the beach day. If a nesting female is observed at night, please remain quiet, no flashlights or camera flashes. Do not release balloons over the beach or ocean at any time since the balloons look like jellyfish, a main food source for sea turtles. Get to know our dedicated volunteers in the early morning or during evenings later in the season. Our volunteers love to share their knowledge of the sea turtles who visit Bogue Banks each summer season. Any questions or comments should be addressed to Pam Minnick, pammin@aol.com or Emilie Zucker, ezucker@ec.rr. com who are the permitted coordinators of the program for Emerald Isle. Emerald Isle Turtle Program

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9, 23: Beach Fun Run. 6:30pm. Carteret County Parks and Recreation organizes this annual series featuring 1-mile, 5K and 10K options for all skill levels at the Atlantic Beach Circle. Cost is $5 per race. Registration begins at 5:30pm. Register online at ccpr.recdesk.com/ recdeskportal. Fri. 10: Friday Free Flicks. 7pm. At Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation on the second Friday of each month. Movies are family oriented. Popcorn and a drink are $1. Bring chairs or blankets. No outside beverages or snacks are allowed. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 252-354-6350 one week prior for movie title. 10, 17, 31: Concert at the Fort. 7pm. Friends of Fort Macon annually bring visitors to the site with its popular concert program. Scheduled for this month are Wild Honey (10th), The Morehead City Brass (17th) and 4EverAll (31st). The concerts are free and open to the public. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Details: 252-726-3775. Laser Light Show & Dance Party. 7-10:30pm. Swansboro hosts these youth and teen dances in the town hall community room. The cost is $15 per child. Family and group rates are available. Details: 910-326-2600. Sat. 11: Great 4th Race. 10am. Traditionally rigged sailing craft celebrate the historic voyages that carried the news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Outer Banks at the NC Maritime Museum’s Watercraft Center. Details: 252-728-7317.

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BHA Summer Party. 7-11pm. Celebrate Beaufort summers with a party at the Beaufort Historic Site. Enjoy food, open bar, music and a live and silent auction to benefit the Beaufort Historical Association. Tickets are $100. Details: 252-728-5225. 16-17: Youth Paddleboard Lesson. 9am-noon. Swansboro Parks and Recreation and Second Wind Eco Tours will hold basic stand up paddle board lessons for youth ages 812. The cost is $35 for a three-hour class. Preregistration is required by calling 910-3262600. Thur. 16: Adult Pine Needle Workshop. 10am-3pm. Pine needle basket making dates back almost 9,000 years and the baskets served as vessels for grain, crops and other essentials. Space is limited in this class at the Beaufort Historic Site. Cost is $40. Details: 252-728-5225. Fri. 17: Crab Cake Cook-off. 6-8pm. Taste delicious crab cakes made by guest chefs and vote for your favorite at this NC Maritime Museum event held at the watercraft center. Beer and wine will be served. Members only - with membership rates beginning at $35. Details: www.maritimefriends.org. Sat. 18: Historic Beaufort Road Race. 7:30am. One of the area’s largest road races helps raise funds for college scholarship for high school seniors around the county. Event includes 10K, 5K and 1 mile races along with 10K and 5K wheelchair events, a 5K baby jogger race and 5K and 1-mile timed walks. Details: www. beaufortroadrace.com.

Quilling Demonstration. 1-3pm. Join Gigi Koehler at the Beaufort Historic Site to learn how to create intricate shapes and designs using paper filigree. Free. Thur. 23: Coffee with a Cop. 9-10am. Join neighbors and Emerald Isle police officers for a casual cup of java while discussing concerns or ideas. Call 252-354-3424 for location. 24-25: CCCF Spanish Mackerel/Dolphin Fishing Tournament. In its seventh year, this Carteret Community College Foundation tourney helps raise funds for college programs and scholarships. Weigh-in is slated at The Boathouse at Front Street Village in Beaufort, a sponsor of the event. Details: Wes Daniels, 252-222-6222. Fri. 24: High School Laser Light Show & Dance Party. 7-10:30pm. Swansboro hosts these high school dances in the town hall community room. The cost is $15 per child. Family and group rates are available. Details: 910-3262600. 25-26: Contemporary Boat Building Carpentry. 9am-5pm. Learn skills essential for building round-bottomed boats through this NC Maritime Museum program. Cost is $135. Reservations are required. Details: 252-7287317 or www.ncmaritimemuseums.com. Buddy Pelletier Longboard Memorial Contest. This annual competition attracts amateur and professional surfers from the East Coast to Atlantic Beach, including former and current East Coast, ESA and world champions. Details: www.buddypelletier.com.

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FINANCIAL & INSURANCE

Bluewater Insurance: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, your premier source for personal and commercial insurance for boat, automobile, builders risk, coastal homeowner, general liability, commercial property and workers compensation. Call 252-354-1414 for a free quote. Emerald Isle Insurance: 8754 Reed Drive, Unit 9, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5086. Protect your beach property & save on flood insurance by working with Rhonda & Sherry for coverage on your primary residence, second home or rental unit.

GEAR & EVENT RENTALS

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

HOME SERVICES

AA Express Plumbing Service, Inc: 211-6 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, 252-247-1155, aaexpressplumbing@ embarqmail.com. Professional, licensed plumbing service – winterizing, water heaters, softeners and full plumbing needs. Emergency 24/7 service. Fully insured. Clegg’s Termite & Pest Control: Morehead City, 252-726-1781, New Bern, 252-636-2345, 800-763-0378 or cleggs.com for an office nearest you. Locally owned & operated by NCSU grad, former president of NC Pest Control Assoc. Servicing homes & businesses all over NC since 1960, free termite inspections. Coastal Awnings & Hurricane Shutters: 5300 High St., Morehead City, 252-222-0707, crystalcoastawnings.com. See all your options for hurricane protection, stationary & retractable awnings. 9-5, M-F, weekends by appt. Custom awnings, Bahamas, Colonials, etc. Sales and service – our employees have a combined 40 years of experience. Crystal Coast HVAC Salt Solution: 103 Pinewood Place, Emerald Isle, helping extend the life of coastal HVAC units by rinsing units monthly to eliminate accumulated salt. See how efficient your HVAC can be. Call 252-503-1573. Home Repairs by Darryl Marshall: 230 West Shorewood Drive, Emerald Isle, 252354-2883, dmarshall@ec.rr.com. Serving Emerald Isle property owners for 25 years. Specializing in remodeling and home repairs, services include carpentry, painting, roofs, decks, replacement windows and doors and yard maintenance. Call with all your home improvement needs. Liftavator: 4430 Hwy 70 East, New Bern, 888-634-1717, encelevators.com. Service

all brands of elevators & lifts with 5-year product warranty & 2-year service warranty. Licensed & insured. 24-hour service available. Building, installing & servicing elevators since 1985. Pipeline Plumbing, Inc.: 910-381-4101. A local family-owned business taking care of all your plumbing needs. Licensed and fully insured with guaranteed, quality work. Services include new construction, remodeling, repairs, re-piping, water heaters (tanks and tankless), fixture replacement, additions, winterizations and more. RP2 certified with 24-hour emergency service available. Rid-A-Pest, Inc.: 4320 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-240-2266, serving Eastern North Carolina since 1972. Locally owned by Lee Smith, a NC State University graduate in entomology. Free estimates by phone or on-site at your location. Voted area’s highest customer satisfaction among pest management companies. Hours: M-F 8am5pm. Weekends by appointment. Visit www. ridapest.com. Southeastern Elevator: Located in Morehead City, Southeastern Elevator’s motto says it all, “First in safety, quality and service” when it comes to residential elevators in a variety of sizes and models. Visit southeasternhomeelevators.com or call 252-725-1235 for a quote today. 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. Tideline Lawn Care: Taylor Marshall, 230 W. Shorewood Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-3542883, 252-725-0755. Company provides seasonal lawn care services, from grass mowing and weed eating to concrete edging and blowing off paved areas on a two-week schedule. Window Wizard: Your local professional power washing and window cleaning company. Call for a free estimate – 419-3577712 or 252-354-3370, or email owner Virgil Kill at virgilkill80@gmail.com.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DECOR

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

storm bars, canvas & retractable awnings. 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. Great Windows: 252-728-3373. Quality custom made window treatments including blinds, shades & shutters. For a perfect match, professional decorators come to your home or business. Products include: Great Windows, Hunter Douglas, Timber and Somfy motorized remote control. Fast one-week service (shutters 15 days). Call today for a handcrafted, flawless fit, precise installation and 100-year warranty. McQueen’s Interiors: Pelletier Harbor Shops, Hwy 70/Arendell St., Morehead City, 252247-3175, mcqueensinteriors.com. 10,000 sq. ft. showroom of unique contemporary, traditional & coastal furnishings. Complete professional design services to make your home truly one-of-a-kind. Nowell & Company: 2801-4D, Wilson, 252237-3881. Located in Wilson, about two hours from the Crystal Coast, Nowell & Company is a 15,000 sq. ft. showroom filled with upper end home furnishings and accessories. Both traditional and contemporary and complete interior design service available. Free delivery to the coast. Sound Furniture & Appliances: 600 Cedar Point Blvd, Hwy 24 East, Cedar Point, 252393-8130, shopsoundfurniture.com. Quality at exceptional prices. 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.

OUTDOORS & MARINE

Carolina Home & Garden: 4778 Hwy 24, Bogue, 252-393-9004, a full service nursery offering the area’s largest selection of coastal trees, shrubs and plants. An expert staff is available for landscape design and installation of ponds, water gardens and bird gardens. Check out the great home and garden gifts and year-round Christmas Shoppe. 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, 306,000-gallon 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. Yardworks, Inc. Landscaping & Lawn Care: 902 WB McLean Blvd., Cape Carteret, 252-3939005, yardworkslandscapes.com. Over 20 years of experience working on the Crystal Coast. Quality service in landscaping, irrigation, lawn care, outdoor lighting, hardscapes and design.

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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Ace Builders: Emerald Isle, 252-422-2596. greg@acebuildersnc.com, Licensed NC General Contractor, storm damage repair, decks, porches, remodels, new construction, fully insured. Visit www. acebuildersnc.com. Advantage Coastal Properties, Ed & Mac Nelson: CrystalCoastHomesOnline.com, office: 252-354-9000, cell: 252-646-5551. Full service, low cost residential sales. Located in Emerald Isle, serving Emerald Isle and the coastal mainland. Among the top producers 4 years running! Call today and put our system to work for you! Al Williams Properties, Real Estate & Development: 407 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252-726-8800, 800-849-1888, alwilliamsproperties.com. From sound to sea & beyond. We can serve your coastal real estate needs. Open 6 days/week, by appointment on Sunday. Bluewater Builders: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 888-354-2128, 252-354-7610, buildwithbluewter.com. From vacation homes to primary residences, Bluewater’s expertise can make your dream of living on the Crystal Coast a customized reality. Bluewater Real Estate: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2128, 888-258-2128; Cape Carteret 252-393-2111; Atlantic Beach 252-726-3105, 866-467-3105; Beaufort 866-803-0073; bluewaternc.com. Vacation, monthly & annual rentals. Real estate sales of island & mainland properties for all of Carteret County. Bluewater Vacation Rentals: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, www.bluewaternc.com. Call the owner hotline at 866-848-8080 and let them assist you in achieving your goals of maximizing rental income while protecting your investment with the Bluewater Property Management Plan. Cannon & Gruber, REALTORS: 509 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 800-317-2866, 252-7266600, 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. Emerald Isle Realty: 7501 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales: 252-354-4060, 800-304-4060, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. Awarded 2005, 2009 and 2011 Top Office Production Award for Carteret County. Our knowledgeable & professional sales staff is happy to discuss any of your concerns & help you make the correct decision when buying or selling real estate on the coast. Emerald Isle Realty Vacation Rentals: 7501 Emerald Drive, 800-849-3315, 252-3543315, private owner’s line 800-354-2859, 60 ISLAND REVIEW • July 2015

EmeraldIsleRealty.com. With over 50 years in property management, maximizing the rental income on your investment property is our #1 priority. Call for a complimentary, confidential property management analysis. Future Homes: 1075 Freedom Way, Hwy 24, Hubert (8 miles west of Swansboro), 910577-6400. Licensed general contractor with master craftsmen, modular technology, fast construction, display models. Katrina Marshall, Real Estate Broker: Realty World First Coast Realty, 1440-B Salter Path Road, PO Box 620, Salter Path, NC 28575, serving Emerald Isle, Salter Path and the surrounding areas. Over 22 years experience working with property owners in Carteret County and the Emerald Isle area. Please call me to work for you, 252247-1000 (office), 252-241-1081 (mobile) or katmarshall101@gmail.com. Kitch Ayre: Real Estate Broker with Bluewater, Emerald Isle & Cape Carteret, 888-354-2128, 252-241-1382 cell, kitchayre@hotmail.com. Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Carteret County Assoc. of Realtors 2005 Top Producer & Sales Agent, Bluewater 2005 Top Producer. Call me for all of your real estate needs. Landmark Homes: 252-393-2159, 800-6117705, landmarkhomesnc.com. Diane & John Ritchie offer fully licensed & insured, commercial & quality home building services as well as renovations to make your wishes come true. Marcia Jordan, Real Estate Broker: 100 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252723-8000. Marcia, a certified residential specialist, has been with Bluewater Real Estate since 1988 but has been listing and selling real estate in Emerald Isle since 1983. All real estate needs are available: listing, selling and long-term or vacation rental info. Call Marcia for your investment, vacation or primary home purchase, lands, lots, on or off the water. Visit bluewaternc. com/Marciajordan or email mariaj@ bluewaternc.com. Pat Patteson, General Contractor: 8926 Crew Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-723-8800, 252-3547248, pat@islandhomesbypatpatteson.com. Stop by to see us at our location behind Bert’s Surf Shop. Custom homes, design service & renovations; call Pat, a Master Certified Green Professional, to build your dreams from design to completion; member of NCHBA and NAHB. Realty World First Coast Realty: 407 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, with additional offices in Indian Beach and Beaufort, Realty World First Coast specializes in coastal real estate along the Crystal Coast. The right agent makes all the difference. Find yours by calling 252-2470077, 252-728-6455 or 252-247-1000, www. realtyworldfirstcoast.com. The Star Team: 201 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, 252-727-5656, www. crystalcoasthomesearch.com, your expert on the Crystal Coast and its beautiful, diverse communities. From excellent schools to retirement opportunities, let Louis Weil and his team help you find your perfect home at the beach. 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.

Syndie Earnhardt, 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, year-round/permanent homes & vacant land. Specializing in Crystal Coast, Cape Carteret & Swansboro. Buyer representation available.

SHOPS & SERVICES

Coastal Carolina Regional Airport: 200 Terminal Drive, New Bern. Close, convenient and connected. Now offering more airlines for more convenience: US Airways Express and Delta Connection Service provided by Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Visit newbernairport.com for more info. Dream Maker Wedding Estates: Three superior wedding locations, the Octagon House, historic Palo Alto Plantation and the elegant Watson House and Gardens, along with exceptional event planning services and customer service. Call 252-422-1841, www. dreamweddingestates.com. Emerald Isle Books: Emerald Plantation, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5323, emeraldislebooks.com. Great selection of books, greeting cards, kites, 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. 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. Lighthouse Boutique: 105 Front St., Swansboro, 910-326-6482. One-stop store for that special occasion and every day, with sizes ranging from 4 to 2X. Check out the brightest colors for spring and summer as well as handcrafted, fashion and sterling silver jewelry. Be sure to look for the new Onex and Alegria shoe selection. Madras and Khakis at Flipperz Retail: 311 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-3547775, www.flipperznet.com. From hats to wine accessories, Madras and Khakis carries a full range of items you and your family will enjoy long after your vacation is over. Offering personalized monogramming, Scout bags, Stonewall Kitchen, unique gifts, clothing and accessories, homemade fudge and wine. Petal Pushers, Etc.: 7803 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-8787, petalpushersshop.com. Special for rental property owners, welcome guests with fresh flowers for less than $50 a week. Floral arrangements for all occasions, weddings and every day, plants, gifts, handcrafted jewelry and local art. Now offering Chapel Hill Toffee. Top it Off: 8700 Emerald Plantation, Suite 7, Emerald Isle, 252-354-7111. Experience the difference – offering unique gifts, jewelry, clothing, accessories, shoes and much more. Whimsical and fun gifts for all occasions.

tourism BAROMETER Summer Camps Keep Youth Active THERE ARE MANY benefits that summer camps provide children and positive experiences that are important for healthy childhood development. Camps help kids learn how to be kids again while building self-esteem and life skills. Camps create an easy environment to make new friends because it draws everyone together for activities. Also, as children spend so much time inside these days, at camp they can spend their days being physically active taking a break from TV, internet and cell phones and re-connecting with their creativity. The Crystal Coast offers a wide variety of camps throughout the summer: Area art studios offer one-week art camps to unleash your child’s imagination. BluSail Gallery’s Art Tour 2015 run mid-June to mid-August and are based on a different location around the world every week. Visit www.blu-sail.com, or call 252-723-9516. At Wine and Design of Morehead City the Art Buzz Kids’ Camp will allow each child to create one painting per day with an educational twist. For information, visit www.wineanddesign.com/location/morehead-city-nc/home or call 252646-7378. Carteret Community Theater’s Summer Drama Camp is a funfilled week as children explore the world of theater, providing acting games and exercises that will help with listening, communication and cooperation. They will perform a play at the end of the week. Learn more at www.carteretcommunitytheatre.com, 252-726-1501. Your child will get plenty of exercise at the Crystal Coast Gymnastics camps. Full or half-day camps available with different themes to choose from. Visit www.crystalcoastgymnastics.com/camps or call 252-222-4961. The Morehead City Marlins baseball team offer campers first-hand instruction from top collegiate baseball players and coaches from around the country. Week-long camps focus on general baseball

skills while each camp will feature specific instruction about hitting or pitching and catching. For information, www.mhcmarlins.com, 252-2699767 Beaufort Historical Association and the Carteret Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Volunteers are coordinating the first annual Summer History Day Camp at the Beaufort Historic Site. Children will participate in colonial activities to learn about life in early America. For information, visit www.beauforthistoricsite.org or call 252-728-5225. The NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores will offer summer day camps combining fun and learning with hands-on, feet-wet experiences for children and youths entering grades K-8. To learn more, visit reservations.ncaquariums.com/pineknollshores or call 252-247-4003. Camp Albemarle located on Bogue Sound operates week-long sessions dedicated to campers from 1st through 12th grades, offering sailing, swimming in the pool and sound and challenge and adventure activities, www.campalbemarle.org, 252-726-4848 Camp Trinity’s “Summer Sound to Sea” traditional camping program is a balance of supervised group activities and individual free time. Campers enjoy a variety of sports, arts & crafts, challenge courses and evening programs, www.trinityctr.com/soundtosea/summersts.html, 252-247-3290 The Morehead City and Carteret County Parks & Recreation Dept. will offer a diverse lineup of camps throughout the summer in the areas of sports, arts and crafts, career, world travel, adventure & environmental. Visit their website or call for details-ccpr.recdesk.com, 252-808-3301 and moreheadcity.nc.gov/home-parks-recreation, 252726-5083 Children can learn about public safety, computers & entrepreneurship at camps held at Carteret Community College in Morehead City. For details and registration visit www.carteret.edu/ newWeb/area.php?pg=camps, 252-222-6000

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AA Express Plumbing........................................... 25 Ace Builders ........................................................ 25 Advantage Coastal Properties.............................. 25 ALB Decorator Fabrics......................................... 10 Al Williams Properties ......................................... 13 Artistic Tile & Stone.............................................. 48 Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters............................ 37 Battlefield Tire....................................................... 52 Beaufort Furniture................................................. 12 Bluewater Builders................................................ 22 Bluewater Insurance............................................. 22 Bluewater Real Estate, Alison Jaeger & Susan Goines......................... 47 Bluewater Real Estate, Bucky & Teresa Smith..... 35 Bluewater Real Estate, Judi Williams................... 17 Bluewater Real Estate, Kitch Ayre.......................... 3 Bluewater Real Estate, Syndie Earnhardt.............. 3 Bluewater Real Estate, Marcia Jordan................. 37 Bluewater Real Estate Sales................. Back Cover Bluewater Vacation Rentals.................................... 3 Budget Blinds....................................................... 20 Cannon & Gruber, REALTORS............................ 13 Cape Carteret Aquatic & Wellness....................... 51 Carolina Home & Garden....................................... 5 CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty, Inc...................... 2 Clegg’s Termite & Pest Control, Inc...................... 10 Coastal Awnings..................................................... 9 Coastal Carolina Regional Airport........................ 62

Coastal Countertops............................................. 40 Crystal Coast HVAC Salt Solution........................ 15 Dream Maker Estates............................................. 5 Emerald Isle Books............................................... 13 Emerald Isle Insurance......................................... 27 Emerald Isle Realty Sales.................................... 63 Emerald Isle Realty Vacation Rentals.................. 32 Emerald Isle Self Storage..................................... 17 Future Homes....................................................... 10 Great Windows..................................................... 15 Handcrafted Homes.............................................. 13 Harber Marine Construction................................... 4 H & H Landscaping............................................... 57 Home Repairs by Darryl Marshall........................... 9 The Insurance Center........................................... 45 Island Essentials................................................... 14 Just Hair............................................................... 15 Landmark Homes................................................. 15 Landmark Sothebys Internaitonal......................... 48 Lifestore Book Bank............................................. 41 Liftavator............................................................... 19 Lighthouse Boutique............................................. 37 Madras and Khakis at Flipperz Retail................... 40 McQueen’s Interiors............................................. 21 Molly Maids........................................................... 53 NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores ..................... 34 Nowell & Company............................................... 49 Ocean Bluff - Diamondback Development........... 11

Outer Banks Marine Construction........................ 17 Pacific................................................................... 29 Pat Patteson, Island Homes................................. 23 Petal Pushers....................................................... 13 Pine Knoll Shores Realty........................................ 7 Pipeline Plumbing................................................. 14 Realty World, Katrina Marshall............................. 10 Realty World First Coast......................................... 5 Rid-A-Pest............................................................ 16 Royal Coat............................................................ 35 Sea Classics Trading.............................................. 9 Sound Furniture.................................................... 62 Southeastern Elevator.......................................... 33 Southern Glass & Mirror......................................... 4 Sun-Surf Realty - Martha Martin........................... 48 Sun-Surf Realty Property Mgmt............................ 31 Sun-Surf Realty Sales.......................................... 39 The Star Team...................................................... 43 Tideline Lawn Care............................................... 62 Top it Off............................................................... 23 Town of Emerald Isle............................................ 24 Trident Property Solutions.................................... 44 William’s Floor Coverings..................................... 26 William’s Hardware............................................... 15 Window, Wall & Interior Décor.............................. 26 Window Wizard..................................................... 48 The Yard Barber..................................................... 4 Yardworks, Inc. Landscaping & Lawn Care.......... 23 ISLAND REVIEW • July 2015 61

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Oceanfront 3103 Ocean Drive $1,530,000

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Oceanview 1902 Ocean Drive $350,000

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Island 9701 Poseidon Road $490,000

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Oceanview 5216 Ocean Drive $849,900

Island 110 White Water Drive E&W $500,000

Island 100 Kiawa Way $329,900

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Soundfront 7222 Sound Drive $675,000

Island 407 Emerald Circle $345,000

Island 314 Deer Trail $180,000

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