Island Review, March 2018

Island Vol. 23, No. 3

▪ St. Patrick’s Festival ▪ Home & Garden Show ▪ Remembering Cap’n Jim ▪ Turtle Tracks ▪ At the Aquarium ▪ Chamber Connection ▪ Property Watch ▪ Emerald Tidings ▪ Book Bag ▪ Events Calendar ▪ Mayors’ Notes

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59 Features Coasting..................................................................................................................................................................8 Book Bag...............................................................................................................................................................12 Going Green in E.I.................................................................................................................................................21 Pillars of Strength – Remember Cap’n Jim and Derryl Garner..............................................................................28 Little Things Add up in Atlantic Beach...................................................................................................................38 Aquarium & Coast Guard Release Turtles............................................................................................................59

Departments County Perspective...............................................................................................................................................14 Chamber Connection.............................................................................................................................................16 Tide Tables............................................................................................................................................................17 Coastal Currents Events Calendar........................................................................................................................20 Money Matters.......................................................................................................................................................23 Tourism Barometer................................................................................................................................................30 Bulletin Board........................................................................................................................................................32 Staying Busy – Emerald Isle..................................................................................................................................32 At the Aquarium.....................................................................................................................................................34 Rental Signs..........................................................................................................................................................42 The Onlooker.........................................................................................................................................................46 Focus on Fitness...................................................................................................................................................48 Property Watch......................................................................................................................................................54 Health & Wellness.................................................................................................................................................57 Crossword Puzzle..................................................................................................................................................62 Staying Busy – Swansboro....................................................................................................................................63 Horoscopes...........................................................................................................................................................66 Best Buys..............................................................................................................................................................67 Ask SCORE...........................................................................................................................................................69 Advertiser Index.....................................................................................................................................................69

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ATLANTIC BEACH Mayor’s Notes..............................................................................................................................................44 EMERALD ISLE Mayor’s Notes..............................................................................................................................................22 Emerald Tidings............................................................................................................................................24 PINE KNOLL SHORES Club News....................................................................................................................................................60

Thanks to our Contributors: Eddie Barber, Danielle Bolton, Trace Cooper, Sarah Cutillo, Shannon Kemp, Ken Jones, Tom Kies, Pam Minnick, NC Coastal Federation, Stewart Pickett, Michelle Powers, Rudi Rudolph, Frank Rush, Mike Wagoner & Julia Batten Wax Ad & Editorial Deadline For APRIL 2018 Issue: Thursday, March 1

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Members of the US Coast Guard and staff from the NC Aquarium release rehabilitated turtles in early February. Read more on page 59.

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Oyster Roast & Pig Out Swansboro Rotary is hosting its annual Oyster Roast and Pig Out at 5pm on Saturday, March 17. The event is held at the group’s civic center and features steamed oysters, fried fish, clam chowder, barbeque and hot dogs.

Tickets will be available at the door, or diners can call to reserve them in advance. Proceeds from the event are used to benefit youth scholarships and projects in Carteret and Onslow counties.

Bring an oyster knife and glove to support the Rotary Club. For more information, call 910-326-6175.

Home & Garden Show at Civic Center The Crystal Coast Civic Center is hosting the annual Coastal Home & Garden Show set for the first weekend in March. The area’s largest consumer show promises to bring unique exhibits, products and services to the waterfront convention center. This show offers a full spectrum of ideas for outdoor living, gardening and landscaping, sunrooms and yard décor, even new ways to eliminate the pests from your garden. For those with an interest in food, jewelry designers, home décor, beautiful new fabric samples and chocolates, the new vendor specialties will be fully represented.

The show runs from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, March 3 and 11am to 3pm on Sunday, March 4. Concessions will also be available with a variety of heart healthy selections.

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hosts an egg hunt at the Swansboro Recreation Center. Bring a basket. Free. Details: 910-326-2600.

Saturday, March 31 ● BHA Easter Egg Hunt. 11am. Children age 7 and under will enjoy a little Easter fun at the Beaufort Historic Site. Prizes and refreshments follow. Details: 252-728-5225. ● Morehead City Easter Egg Hunt. 9:30am. Planned for Rotary Park on Mayberry Loop Road by the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Dept., the annual hunt involves more than 10,000 eggs and three grand prizes. Age 12 and under, free. Details: 252-7265083.

Art Unveiling for Annual Fest Join Beaufort Wine and Food as it unveils the signature 2018 painting by artist Libby Smart during an evening celebrating the organization’s upcoming festival.

The art unveiling will be held at 5pm on Saturday, March 10, at the NC Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center, Beaufort. The event will highlight the signature painting by Dottie Leatherwood. The painting will be featured on promotional material including the limited edition fine art poster associated with the annual festival week held April 25-29.

Tickets may be purchased by calling 252-515-0708, stopping by the Beaufort Wine and Food office at 129 Middle Lane or by visiting beaufortwineandfood.com.

Emerald Isle Holds Marathon Due to the overwhelming response to last year’s half-marathon, Emerald Isle presents its first full marathon this month. This year’s event is planned for Saturday, March 25, beginning and ending at the Western Ocean Regional Access. The event includes the full 26.2-mile marathon course; a 13.1-mile half-marathon run; as well as a 5K. Courses will wind through various neighborhoods in the scenic western end of Carteret County before looping back to the beach access.

Those interested can register via www.emeraldislerun.com.

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Civil War Comes to Life

With Easter right around the corner, local organizations and towns are getting in the spring spirit with egg hunts and Easter celebrations. Get dressed in your Easter best, and head to some of the biggest egg hunts to collect goodies and prizes to take home.

Here’s a list of some of the major egg hunts throughout the county:

Tryon Palace brings the sights and sounds of the Civil War come to life during Tryon Palace Civil War Weekend. Running from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4, on the grounds of the historic New Bern Academy, the event features an encampment of 35th Regiment of the United States Colored Troops, our state’s first regiment of African American Union soldiers. Visitors will also meet the Sisters of Mercy, a convent of Roman Catholic nuns who worked at the hospital that incorporated the New Bern Academy during the Civil War. While Unionists, the Sisters provided care to soldiers fighting for both the North and South.

Visitors can watch regiment drills, learn about Civil War-era medical treatments, and explore the war’s impact on free and enslaved people living in eastern North Carolina.

Also, discover New Bern’s Civil War history through exhibits inside the New Bern Academy Museum.

To learn more, visit www.tryonpalace.org.

Saturday, March 24 ● Emerald Isle Easter Egg Hunt. Noon. Join the EI Bunny at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation for festivities including a Easter basket raffle, cake walk, spoon races and more. Please note – there is no official Easter egg hunt schedule, but lots of Easter fun to go around. Details: 252-354-6350. ● Cedar Point Egg Hunt. 11am. The Cedar Point Egg Hunt is held at the Octagon House. Free. Details: 252-393-7898.

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This is John Grisham’s 25th legal thriller. It all began with “A Time to Kill” and “The Firm.” “The Rooster Bar” has common elements of the earlier novels but is far different in several aspects, including the main characters who treat the law in a flippant way. Like the previous Grisham novels there are tense moments and there are meaningful insights into the legal profession. An added benefit in this book is the exploration into immigration and deportation in our country.

Readers will both pull for Mark, Todd and Zola, the main characters, and will become frustrated with them. The frustration comes because of the path these three take to solve their problems. They are each law students entering their last semester with plans to take the bar exam. The problem is they are in deep debt due to their school loans and see little hope of securing good jobs after they graduate. The primary reason for their dire situations is they enrolled in a third rate law school which may not have prepared them well.

They choose to drop out of school and pretend to be attorneys in order to make money to help pay off their loans.

Mark and Todd bartend at The Rooster Bar and have rooms above the establishment. They encourage Zola to move into her own space in the building and use the address for fake IDs for their phony law firm. The audacity of their decisions will capture the attention of readers, the recklessness of their decisions will cause readers to worry about them. The catalyst for their embarking on such a plan is a traumatic event involving one of their law school friends.

Grisham decided to write this novel after reading an article on predatory student loans. He has incorporated here an expose on such practices. The situation Mark, Todd and Zola find themselves in is not uncommon today in real life. With false promises of future sizable incomes many students incur tremendous debt which must be repaid from their earnings. The way in which the main characters in “The Rooster Bar” relate to their lenders is both humorous and scary.

It is well worth the time to go to court with Mark, Todd and Zola who seek to help people with their fake law firm. Grisham knows how to portray courtroom practices and also knows how to involve readers emotionally with characters who are far from perfect. This is a story about gutsy behavior, innovative ways to survive, and a system so complicated it can be circumvented. The play on words of bar as in drinking hole and bar as in legal profession is clever.

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of the North Carolina Rate Bureau, the administrative powers of the NC Insurance Commissioner and the operation of the NC Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA).

Homeowners in some areas of coastal North Carolina pay the highest base rates in the entire state. Current base rates are already 4 to 5 times higher than many other areas of North Carolina, and any additional rate increases requested by the NC Rate Bureau will only increase this disparity further.

Hence, the chamber requests that the General Assembly reexamine the rate structure for homeowners’ insurance policies in North Carolina and work to narrow the disparity in costs between coastal areas and inland areas.

We believe there is no valid correlation between the rate increases imposed on property owners in the coastal counties and actuarial data. Insurance reform needs to be systematic to ensure there is a scientific data collection system and an equitable method of making rate rulings.

The agency’s decision could be issued as late as October.

The original filing represents more than 100 insurers with about 2.3 million homeowners’ policies in the state. The annual premiums on those policies total about $2.1 billion, and the requested rate increase would generate about $480 million in additional revenue, according to Joanna Bilouris, the NC Rate Bureau’s chief operating officer.

The July 23 hearing will begin at 10am in the second-floor hearing room in the Albemarle Building, 325 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh.

In December of 2017 the NC Rate Bureau, which represents insurance agencies in the state, requested a substantial increase of 17.9 percent across the state, but it would increase rates as much as 25 percent for coastal communities, including Carteret County.

Early in January, Mike Causey, North Carolina’s insurance commissioner, sharply rejected the insurance industry’s request.

He’s scheduled a hearing on July 23 to hear more evidence, but the insurers are expected to negotiate with Causey’s staff in the coming months to try to reach a compromise before that date.

In rejecting the Rate Bureau’s request, Causey said, “After hearing and reading the more than 9,000 comments from residents across the state and studying the figures in the filing, it is now necessary to hold a hearing to reach a resolution that will make the most financial sense for our residents and insurance companies.”

Carteret County leaders claimed the rate hike would disproportionately affect coastal North Carolina, where homeowners’ insurance have already been increased in the past few years.

Mark Mansfield, County Commission Chairman, wrote in a letter to Mike Causey, “Homeowners in Carteret County (and the rest of Territory #120) already pay the highest base rates in the entire state.

Current base rates are already 4-5 times higher than many other areas of North Carolina, and the requested 25 percent increase will only increase this disparity further, with rates nearly six times higher than some other areas in North Carolina.”

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turtle tracks Sea Turtle Patrol Looks Forward to Season The frost is still on the ground some mornings, but the members of Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol are already emerging and excited, looking forward to the 2018 season!

This year we welcome our new coordinator Dale Baquer (252-6468292) and co-coordinator Ruthie Gomez-Stuart (eiseaturtlepatrol@ gmail.com). We recently achieved our nonprofit status. Anyone wishing to make a donation to our program can mail a check (made out to the “Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol”) to Dale Baquer at: 312 West Firetower Road, Peletier, NC 28584.

Emerald Isle has 13 zones within the city limits. Each zone is approximately a mile long. Last year we had 19 loggerhead sea turtle nests in Emerald Isle.

Happily, 1,394 hatchlings successfully made it into the water from those nests.

Each year we look forward to adding to the number of hatchlings that make it into our beautiful ocean. Being able to help with this effort is a wonderful, albeit, humbling experience. We’re proud of the work that we do here in EI and the tireless efforts of so many volunteers. Early in the season, calls about female turtles nesting on our beach, usually long after dark, require scrambling to get to the location to protect the turtle and the nesting site. Mornings will

find at least 13 volunteers walking every bit of the 13 miles of beach, looking for signs that other female turtles, during the night, emerged from the ocean to make the hard crawl up towards the dunes to dig her nest and deposit eggs. Once a nest is found to contain eggs, Nest Response Team members and volunteers will mark off the area with tape to protect the nest for the season. Much more happens later in the season, but we’ll save that for another month!

If you see a nesting turtle, call the EI police at the non-emergency number, 252-354-2021). Be sure not to use any type of lights, sit back and quietly watch the turtle and wait for responders to arrive.

We look forward to a busy year and we are always looking for eager and excited new volunteers. Look for our booth at the St. Patrick’s Day Festival, volunteers there can supply you with meeting information.

If not at the festival, please check the Emerald Isle town website (emeraldisle-nc.org), or the local papers, to find the date for the first meeting of the season. New volunteers are asked to attend this meeting to get information about joining our wonderful team, meet current volunteers, and find out lots of interesting information about sea turtles.

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Tom Kies, President Carteret County Chamber of Commerce

Leadership Carteret Prepares to Graduate The members of Leadership Carteret 2018 are quickly approaching the finishing line of their 10-week journey to complete the annual leadership development program offered through the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce.

Project presentations and graduation ceremonies are scheduled for Wednesday, March 14, at the Country Club of the Crystal Coast in Pine Knoll Shores. The featured speaker will be Vice Admiral William “Dean” Lee. “This is the 29th consecutive year that the chamber has presented Leadership Carteret with the goal of building stronger community leaders,” said Alan Leary of RE/MAX Ocean Properties, who cochairs the Leadership Carteret Steering Committee, along with Steve Hellersperk of ACS Computer Services and Toastmasters-Morehead City.

By the end of the program, the class will have toured behind the scenes at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, the Coast Guard Field Office Fort Macon, Fort Macon State Park, MCAS Cherry Point.

They will have heard from Carteret County government officials, mayors and employers.

The class will have finished projects for five separate non-profit entities, including the Carteret County Humane Society, Hope Mission Christian Ministries, Habitat for Humanity of the crystal Coast, and the North Carolina Coastal Federation.

Prior to the graduation ceremony, each group will offer presentations that outline their nonprofit projects.

William Dean Lee has had a distinguished 35-year career in the US Coast Guard, rising to the rank of vice admiral. He retired in 2016 following his final assignment as Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, overseeing a force of 21,000 active duty personnel.​ In addition, he served as Commander, Defense Force East and provided Coast Guard mission support to the Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders and concurrently served as Director, Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force East, responsible for oversight of the joint interagency Maritime Counter Narcotics and Alien Migration mission.

Lee’s previous assignments include command of the Deployable Operations Group (a specialized element of 3,700 fast-responders who deploy worldwide for maritime counterterrorism, antiterrorism, other law enforcement missions and hazardous material spill responses); Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District overseeing all Coast Guard forces within the Central Atlantic region; and Deputy for Operation Policy and Capabilities at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC. In total, Lee served 14 tours of duty, seven of those as commanding officer.

Following his distinguished military career, Lee now serves on the Board of Directors for HELINET, a privately held company in Van Nuys, California. He also serves as an honorary professor of military science at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Va. For more information about the Leadership Carteret program or graduation day, contact Lana at lana@nccoastchamber.com.

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DST FOR MOREHEAD CITY, NC 34º 43’ Latitude 76º 42’ Longitude Tidal Time Difference Between Morehead City &: HIGH LOW Atlantic Beach -:41 -:39 Atlantic Beach Bridge +:22 +:34 Beaufort Inlet -:19 -:17 Bogue Inlet -:13 -:13 Cape Lookout -:43 -:49 Core Creek Bridge +1:00 +1:19 Drum Inlet -:29 -:31 Duke Marine Lab +:16 +:12 Ft. Macon USCG -:09 -:10 Harkers Island +1.26 +2:06 Harkers Island Bridge +1:42 +2:04 Hatteras Inlet -:18 -:15 Newport River +:44 +1:02 New River Inlet -:10 -:11

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Low Tide AM PM 3:09 3:56 4:42 5:28 6:15 7:06 8:02 9:01 10:00 10:51 11:36 ----- 12:30 1:15 1:58 2:42 3:27 4:14 5:04 5:57 6:56 7:59 9:05 10:09 11:07 11:59 12:27 1:20 2:09 2:55

3:20 4:00 4:39 5:18 6:00 6:46 7:40 8:42 9:48 10:48 11:42 12:16 12:53 1:30 2:07 2:45 3:25 4:08 4:54 5:46 6:45 7:53 9:06 10:20 11:27 ----12:45 1:29 2:09 2:48

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Atlantic Beach Bridge +:22 +:34 Beaufort Inlet -:19 -:17 Bogue Inlet -:13 -:13 Cape Lookout -:43 -:49 Core Creek Bridge +1:00 +1:19 Drum Inlet -:29 -:31 Duke Marine Lab +:16 +:12 Ft. Macon USCG -:09 -:10 Harkers Island +1.26 +2:06 Harkers Island Bridge +1:42 +2:04 Hatteras Inlet -:18 -:15 Newport River +:44 +1:02 New River Inlet -:10 -:11

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2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30: Behind the Scenes – Shark Snack. Visit food preparation areas, animal holding areas and labs at the NC Aquarium, and get an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck. Age 5 and up, $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncacquariums.com.

Fri. 2: Stargazing & Astronomy. 6pm. Meet at the bathhouse at Fort Macon State Park to view space through a telescope. Details: 252-7263775.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Behind the Scenes: Aquarium Close Encounters. 2-3:30pm. Visit labs and holding areas, and feed the animals in this thorough behind-the-scenes adventure that includes an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck. Age 8 and up, $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com.

3-4: Coastal Home & Garden Show. More than 75 exhibitors will be on hand to show off the latest in home and garden products and services at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Doors are open 9am-5pm on Saturday and 11am-4pm on Sunday. Details: 252-247-3883.

Civil War Weekend. 9am-5pm. The sights and sounds of the Civil War come to life at Tryon Palace, New Bern, with the North Carolina 7th and 61st regiments of the Confederate States Army and the 35th regiment of US Colored Troops. Details: www. tryonpalace.org.

Sat. 3: Crystal Coast Half Marathon. 9am.

Morehead City is home to this spring time race that features a half-marathon, 10K and 5K routes. Entry fees range from $35 to $90. Details: runcrystalcoast.com/eventinformation.

5, 12, 19, 26: Story Time & Pre-K Play. 9-10am.

Parents and tots 5 and under enjoy open play in the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation gymnasium. Parents must accompany children. Free. Details: 252-354-6350.

Mon. 5: Flags of Fort Macon. 10am. Meet in the Visitor Center at Fort Macon to learn about flags of the Confederacy. Details: 252-7263775.

7, 14, 21, 28: Civil War Musket Firing Demonstration.

10am. Learn about a Civil War era musket’s history, loading procedures and firing at Fort Macon. Meet in the Fort. Details: 252-7263775.

Wed. 7: Brown Bag Gam – The Golden Age Revived: Modern Piracy. Noon. Join the NC Maritime Museum for a casual lunch break and learn more about 21st century piracy off the coast of Somalia. Free. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com, 252-5047740.

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Parks and Recreation, Carteret Community College and the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce team up to help businesses rev up for the summer season.

Thur. 8: BHA Volunteer Training. 9am-4pm. Learn more about the Beaufort Historical Association and the many ways that volunteers support the organization’s mission. Details: 252-7285225.

9-11: “Blackbeard Raider of the Carolina Sea.” Carteret Community Theatre, Morehead City, presents this original play. Shows start at 7:30pm on Friday and Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. Details: www. carteretcommunitytheatre.com.

Fri. 9: Friday Free Flicks. 7pm. At Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation on the second Friday of each month. Movies are family oriented.

Popcorn and drink, $1. Details: 252-354-6350.

Sat. 10: Emerald Isle Marathon & More. 7am. This annual marathon, half-marathon and 5K bring a slew of runners to the island. Cost is $105 for marathon, $85 for half and $25 for the 5K. Details: runsignup.com/race/nc/emeraldisle/ emeraldislerun.

KZ & the Cruisers. 7pm. This sock hop band featuring tunes from the 1950s and 60s visits the Swansboro Town Hall thanks to the Seaside Arts Council. Cash bar. Details: www. seasideartscouncil.com.

Mon. 12: Bird Hike. 9am. Meet in the Visitor Center at Fort Macon and take a leisurely hike to identify birds native to the area. Details: 252-726-3775.

Wed. 14: Brown Bag Gam – Churchill’s Pirates.

Noon. Join the NC Maritime Museum for a casual lunch break and hear James Reedy, Jr. tell tales of British submarine killers during World War II. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com.

Thur. 15: Natural Side of Fort Macon Hike. 10am.

Meet in the Visitor Center for a leisurely hike exploring the natural side of Fort Macon. Hike will cover both trail and beach. Details: 252726-3775.

Emerald Isle Supper Club. 6:30pm. The group meets monthly for a potluck dinner in the commissioners meeting room. All Emerald Isle residents are welcome for a great evening of friends, fellowship and feast. Bring a dish to share. Details: jbsatty46@gmail.com 17-18: Introduction to Wooden Boat Building. 9am4:30pm. In this two-day hands on course, students explore the art of boat building from start to finish. Begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup.

Course fee is $135. Must be 16 to participate.

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Sat. 17: Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival. 9am6pm. Held at the Emerald Plantation shopping center, festival features arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, clowns and static displays. Details: 252-354-6350.

Get Hooked Fishing School. Experts with a variety of fishing knowledge present workshops throughout the day at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Registration required. Cost is $60, which includes a catered lunch. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncacquariums.com.

Thur. 22: International Film Series. 5:20 & 7:30pm.

Held at Joslyn Hall on the campus of Carteret Community College, this annual event offers two viewing times and two options for participation. Watch just the movie, or opt to include dinner catered by Floyd’s 1921 to make a night of it. The movie is free, although donations are suggested. Dinner and movie is $30. This month’s film is “Lost in Paris” from France/Belgium. Details: 252-222-6262.

Brown Bag Gam – The Wreck of the Caribsea. Noon. Take your lunch break at the NC Maritime Museum as Associate Curator Benjamin Wunderly discusses the sinking of the Caribsea. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com.

Sat. 24: Johnsmith Performs. 7:30pm. The artist, writer, singer and guitar picker will visit Joslyn Hall, on the campus of Carteret Community College. Sponsored by the Down East Folk Arts Society. Details: 252-646-4657 or www. downeastfolkarts.org.

Neuse River Bridge Run. 7am. Courses include a half-marathon, 10K and 5K, which welcomes walkers and runners. Races begin and end at Union Point Park in downtown New Bern. Details: www.bridgerun.org.

Easter ‘Eggs’treme. 10am-Noon. Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation welcomes the Easter bunny with an array of Easter themed activities, including a cake walk, Easter basket raffle and spoon races. Note that there is no official Easter egg hunt planned.

Thur. 29: Brown Bag Gam – Beaufort’s Dolphins.

Noon. Enjoy a casual lunch break at the NC Maritime Museum and learn more about the bottlenose dophin. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com.

Sat. 31: BHA Easter Egg Hunt. 11am. Children age 7 and under will enjoy a little Easter fun at the Beaufort Historic Site. Prizes and refreshments follow. Free. Details: 252-728-5225.

Morehead City Easter Egg Hunt. 9am-Noon.

Celebrate the holiday weekend with the Morehead City Parks and Recreation at Rotary Park, 2200 Mayberry Loop Road.

Thousands of candy/toy-filled eggs will be spread throughout three egg hunt activity areas divided by age groups. The hunt starts promptly at 9:30am. Details: 252-726-5083.

Going GREEN in Emerald Isle For some 27 years, Emerald Isle has had the honor of hosting the first big party of the year – the annual St. Patrick’s Festival. It’s normally a friendly, quiet beach town with visitors filtering in throughout the year for a week or a weekend at the shore. With a population of about 4,000, it keeps a pretty low profile. But one weekend a year, anywhere from 20,000 to 30,000 visitors converge on the Emerald Plantation Shopping Center for one of the east’s largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

On Friday and Saturday, March 16-17, the party returns with over 80 arts and crafts vendors, amusement rides for the little ones, live music a beer garden and more.

While the festival is great for the local economy during the off-season, it also comes at the perfect time for a pre-season bash, a chance to chase away any cobwebs that may have grown up around our feet as we await the warmth of summer.

So what can you expect? Lots of green, from outlandish hats to polka dot socks, nothing is too silly for the St. Patrick’s Festival. Green tuxedos, flashy glasses, leprechaun costumes, we’ve seen them all through the years.

“With the festival taking place on St. Patrick’s Day this year, there is a little extra excitement amongst the festival organizers,” shared Sarah Cutillo with the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Dept. “We are wrapping up vendor assignments and almost everything has been confirmed for a successful day. The rides will once again be open on Friday evening which is when we see a lot of the local children come out. We are excited for another fun-filled event!”

The Friday preview has been so popular that organizers are doing it again this year. Folks will have a chance to purchase an armband for $15 and take unlimited rides from 5 to 10pm on the eve of the big festival. It’s not until Saturday, however, that things kick in to high gear with all vendors present and accounted for from 9am to 6pm and a full slate of live music throughout the day.

If green is the fashion color for the day, then festive is certainly the theme. There is plenty to keep everyone busy throughout the daylong party. One of the rules from the early days is still followed today – everything sold at the festival is handmade or hand authenticated.

From handmade jewelry and original artwork to wood crafts and hair bows, vendors lined up for the event have been hand picked to ensure a wide variety of options. In keeping with its early philosophy, no commercial vendors are allowed. The same rings true for the bountiful food options offered throughout the day, including, of course, plenty of corned beef and cabbage.

Live music provides a soundtrack for the day, with acts covering all genres of music. Be sure to be on the lookout for the Port City Pipes & Drums parading through the festival. Need a spot to rest? Swing by the Shamrock Stop for a place to sit and eat or simply rest your feet for a spell.

Entrance and parking are always free. Costumes and greenery are encouraged!

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Mayor Eddie Barber

First Signs of Spring March will be a busy time in Emerald Isle. There will be many exciting events planned for the month of March. The annual Emerald Isle Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5K races will be held on Saturday, March 10. The marathon begins at 7am, half marathon at 8:35am and the 5K at 8:45am. This is always a fun day and I hope you will register for this event. You can register at runsignup.com or www. emeraldislerun.com. Race proceeds will benefit the Emerald Isle Bike and Pedestrian Path and the wonderful organization Little Pink Houses of Hope. The race committee has been working long and hard for this event. I would like to personally thank all the members of the committee and special thanks to Commissioner Candice Dooley who serves as chairperson. Each year they raise thousands of dollars and this year will be no exception. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the race.

A week later, on Saturday, March 17, the 27th annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival will be held from 9am-6pm at Emerald Plantation Shopping Center. This event is proudly presented by Transportation Impact. The admission to the festival is free as well as the parking.

This year’s festival will feature over 75 arts and craft vendors, food vendors, amusement rides, face painters and many other fun, family-oriented activities. The main tent is open to persons 21 years and older, and no strollers are allowed in the beer tent. Questions regarding the festival should be directed to the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Department at 252-354-6350. This is always a fun

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day and I would like to thank our town staff for all their hard work. A special thanks goes to Alesia Sanderson the director of parks and rec for all of her hard work in making this fun day possible. Alesia works tirelessly each and every year to make this day a success.

See you at the festival!

A new event will be taking place on Saturday, March 24 from 10am-noon. The new “Easter Eggstreme” at the Emerald Isle Rec Center. Easter themed activities and festivities will begin at 10am.

Join the Emerald Isle Bunny for festivities including a bounce house, Easter basket raffle, cake walk, egg and spoon races and much more. Children should bring an Easter basket to collect prizes.

Photos with the Emerald Isle Bunny! Everyone is invited. This sounds like a fun event for all children.

Congratulations to the 2018 officers of the Emerald Isle Business Association. I had the privilege of installing them at the January meeting of the Business Association. The officers for 2018 are: Jillian Farrington - President Heidi Barlow - Vice President Kim Johnson - Treasurer Melissa Young - Secretary We are fortunate to have such a dedicated group of officers leading the Emerald Isle Business Association. Thanks for your leadership and for all you do for Emerald Isle.

March will be a fun month. I hope to see you around.

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In the digital age, consumers are more vulnerable to such breaches than ever before. Data stolen as part of the Equifax breach included names, social security numbers and birthdates, among other personal information. Consumers concerned about data breaches can take certain steps to determine if they have been compromised while also taking measures to safeguard themselves against future breaches.

When breaches happen News of the Equifax breach understandably inspired panic among consumers, and future data breaches will be no different.

Hackers who gain access to consumers’ personal information can steal identities, file false tax returns, take out loans in unsuspecting consumers’ names, and commit a host of other crimes that can negatively affect consumers’ credit ratings and compromise their ability to secure loans in the future. When a breach happens, consumers should:.

Contact the agency that was affected. After acknowledging it had been breached, Equifax set up a website (trustedidpremier. com/eligibility/eligibility) where consumers could find out if their information had been compromised by the breach. When using such websites, consumers should make sure they are using secure connections, as they will be asked to enter personal information.

Examine credit reports. Even if individuals’ personal information was not compromised, they can monitor their credit reports for suspicious activity. Many credit card companies now provide monthly credit report updates to cardholders. Individuals should monitor these to see if any new accounts have been opened without their knowledge.

Future breaches Breaches are seemingly inevitable in the digital age. Concerned consumers can take steps to protect themselves against future breaches.

Continue monitoring credit reports. Individuals should take advantage of the monthly credit rating reports offered by their credit card companies even if no breaches have been reported. Hackers may sell consumers’ information, which thieves can then sit on for years before ultimately using to commit financial fraud.

Place a fraud alert on all accounts. Fraud alerts warn creditors that individuals may have been compromised by past data breaches, forcing them to verify that credit or loan applicants are legitimate before they can open any new accounts or take out any loans.

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Join Us for the 27th Annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival – March 17

The town’s signature annual event is back for the 27th year, and will be held on the actual St. Patrick’s Day this year! The Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival is again proudly presented

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Admission to the festival and parking is free.

This year’s festival will feature over 75 arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, amusement rides, face painters, and many other fun, family-oriented activities. Questions regarding the festival should be directed to Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation at 252-354-6350 or to Parks and Recreation Director Alesia Sanderson at asanderson@emeraldisle-nc.org.

5th Annual Emerald Isle Marathon and Races – March 10! Run OR Volunteer!

We hope to see you running in Emerald Isle on March 10! This great annual event has attracted approximately 1,500 runners each year, and has raised more than $200,000 for bicycle path improvements and health-related charities over the past 4 years.

This year’s event will benefit the Emerald Isle bicycle path and Little Pink Houses of Hope, an organization devoted to providing assistance to breast cancer victims and their families. To learn more, and to sign up for the marathon (26.2 miles), half-marathon (13.1 miles), and 5K (3.1 miles) races, please visit www.emeraldislerun.com. There’s no better place to achieve your running goals than in Emerald Isle – bring your friends and family and make it a great weekend at the beach!

If you’d like to volunteer on race day, we’d love to have your help out on the race course or at the start/finish line. All volunteers will receive a free T-shirt! To sign up, contact Volunteer Coordinator Dorla Pake at cpake@ec.rr.com .

Town EMS to Begin Providing Service March 1 – Volunteers Welcome

Town and EI EMS, Inc. officials have been working diligently in recent months to transition emergency medical services to a town department, and all transition tasks are nearly complete.

Beginning March 1, emergency medical services will no longer be provided by a separate nonprofit organization, but rather by employees of the Town of Emerald Isle. All current employees of the nonprofit organization have been offered employment with the Town EMS Department, and the new department will operate from the Town-owned EMS station adjacent to the fire station.

The town expresses its sincere thanks to the dedicated men and women who have served as volunteers at EI EMS, Inc. over the past several decades – from the very early days up to and including today (and tomorrow!). Our community is grateful for your contributions, and for the dedication and commitment that built a high quality squad in Emerald Isle. Emergency medical services have steadily evolved over the years, and the March 1 transition date represents the 24

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continued evolution of these vital services in Emerald Isle. The town looks forward to continuing to provide high quality EMS services and additional service enhancements in the future!

The town welcomes any and all individuals interested in volunteering with the new Town EMS Department in the future.

To become a part of the team, please visit the EMS Station at any time to express your interest and learn more!

New NC 58 Roundabout on Schedule to Open by March

Construction of the new NC 58 roundabout at the Mallard Drive intersection is nearing completion, and will be open to traffic no later than March 1.

This new traffic feature is being constructed as an alternative to an originally proposed new traffic signal and also as a “pilot project” to enable the community to evaluate roundabouts for additional locations in Emerald Isle in the future (that have been recommended by NCDOT).

The new roundabout is being financed by the developer of the new Publix grocery store.

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Visiting F-35B aircraft teams from NAS Patuxent River have been conducting tests at MCALF Bogue during January and February, offering a preview of this new state-of-the-art military aircraft over Emerald Isle. The town continues to maintain a cooperative relationship with MCAS Cherry Point and MCALF Bogue, and works closely with military officials to minimize noise and other impacts on Emerald Isle residents and visitors while also promoting the readiness of these vital military personnel and aircraft.

For more information about F-35B testing over Emerald Isle, please contact the MCAS Cherry Point Noise Hotline at 252-4661092 to learn more and/or express concerns.

NCDOT Considering NC 58 Improvements ‘Downtown’

The 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) includes the construction of improvements to NC 58 between the Welcome Center and the US Post Office in the “downtown” area of Emerald Isle. NCDOT is currently evaluating potential improvements to improve traffic flow and aesthetics in this area of Emerald Isle, and is primarily focused on new lanes, curb and gutter, and traffic signal improvements in this area.

NCDOT plans to share potential designs and solicit public input later this spring and summer. The STIP includes construction funding for this project in 2025, however, NCDOT and town officials are optimistic that construction funding can be identified much sooner than 2025.

Guardrail Installation Scheduled for Winter 2018-19

NCDOT is still planning to install new, higher guardrails on the Emerald Isle bridge, and has scheduled this work for next winter (2018-19). This work was originally planned for 2016, but was delayed until later in 2018. NCDOT will also be completing additional work on the underside of the Emerald Isle bridge at that time.

The new guardrails will have a similar appearance as those on the Atlantic Beach - Morehead City bridge. The current concrete railings are approximately 28 inches high, and the new steel railings will extend an additional 26 inches, resulting in a total guard rail height of 54 inches. The photo below shows a simulated view with the new guard rails in place.

‘Host Family’ Housing for Summer Lifeguards

Town staff is already hard at work gearing up for the 2018 summer season, and will soon be recruiting seasonal lifeguards to serve at fixed lifeguard stands at the town’s regional beach access facilities and provide roving services on all-terrain vehicles along the town’s 12 miles of ocean beaches. Ocean lifeguards are in high demand and short supply, and in an effort to enhance the town’s recruitment efforts, the Emerald Isle Fire Department (which manages the lifeguard program) will soon be soliciting “host families” interested in providing housing for the Town’s lifeguards this summer. If you are interested in hosting an Emerald Isle lifeguard in your residence this summer, please contact the Emerald Isle Fire Department at 252-354-2445, or email Chief Walker at bwalker@emeraldisle-nc.org. Also, if you or someone you know is interested in serving as an Emerald Isle lifeguard this summer, it’s not too early to express your interest.

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lifeguard application process.

The town continually strives to enhance our beach safety services, and the 2018 lifeguard service plan represents the town’s largest effort ever. The town’s lifeguard program typically includes up to 6 lifeguards on the beach each day during the height of the summer season, and is largely funded by regional access parking fees collected at the town’s two regional beach access facilities. The town continues to explore other ways to expand beach safety services, and will be considering the potential “sponsorship” of fixed lifeguard stands at specific commercial and/or residential locations in the future.

Comprehensive Land Use Plan Certified by Stat

The town’s 2017 Comprehensive Land Use Plan, adopted by the board of commissioners in early 2017, was recently officially certified by the State of North Carolina. The new plan was developed over more than a year, was led by a special citizen steering committee appointed by the board, and included significant public input. The new plan updated the town’s previous 2004 plan, and includes significant development policies and public investment goals that will guide the town’s future efforts. A copy of the full plan and a summary document is available at www.emeraldisle-nc.org/cama-land-use-plan.

Sponsor a Beach Swing!

The town has resolved a minor permitting concern associated with its new beach swing program, and now has two new beach swings in place at the Western Ocean Regional Access and at The Point. The new beach swings have been very popular, and are available to honor or memorialize loved ones at public beach access locations in Emerald Isle. This program is modeled after the town’s popular bench program, and new beach swings can be constructed and installed for $1,000 each. For more information, and to place your name on the waiting list, please contact Alesia Sanderson, Parks and Recreation Director, at 252354-6350 or asanderson@emeraldisle-nc.org .

4th Annual Bike The Banks Rides – May 5, 2018

Get on your bike, and join us for the 4th annual “Bike The Banks” rides on Saturday, May 5! This increasingly popular event includes something for riders of all interests and abilities, including the 10-mile Emerald Isle Ride, the 50-mile Fort Macon Ride, and the 100-mile Cape Lookout Ride. A total of 140 riders participated in the 2017 event, which raised more than $5,000 toward future bicycle and pedestrian improvements in Emerald Isle. To sign up, please visit www.emeraldisle-nc.org/4th-annualbike-the-banks-2018-05-05.

Did You Know?

The town’s contractor, Simmons & Simmons Management, collects nearly 3,500 tons of residential trash and nearly 800 tons of recyclables in Emerald Isle each year. In addition to promoting a healthier environment, each ton recycled results in $52.50 of avoided landfill tipping fees. In total, the town avoided more than $40,000 of landfill tipping fees through the recycling program, and every additional 100 tons will save the town more than $5,000! Please do your part, and recycle! For more information about the town’s recycling program, please visit www.emeraldisle-nc.org/garbage-recycling.

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arteret County and the Crystal Coast lost two of its civic titans in December 2017, Mayor Derryl Garner of Newport and Cap’n Jim Willis of Atlantic Beach.

Mayor Garner was the consummate public official, serving dutifully as mayor for 36 years, from 1977 to 2013.

He was a gentle, gentleman ambassador for Newport, the “Town with Old-Fashioned Courtesy.” Mayor Garner exuded courtesy from every pore. He died Dec. 3, 2017, at the age of 85.

Cap’n Jim Willis once confided that he couldn’t have gotten himself elected to any political office no matter how trivial, because he wasn’t prone to kowtow. Yet, he made an equally impressive impact on the Atlantic Beach community as a citizen. Cap’n Jim saw it as his responsibility to be a bit of a thorn in the side of public officials at all levels of government. He died Dec. 23, 2017, at the age of 83.

Despite their contrasting styles, between them, they tallied 168 years of dedication, love and compassion shown toward Carteret County. Collectively, they made enormously important contributions – both in quantity and quality.

The Garner and Willis surnames are practically indigenous to Carteret County; roots go way back.

Celebrating the Life of Cap’n Jim Local historian-in-residence Rodney Kemp officiated at Cap’n Jim Willis’ Memorial Service Jan. 11. He told the story about how Cap’n Jim would tell clerks at the Sears catalog store in Morehead City that his name was “Jim Zim,” to distinguish his order from all the other men in Carteret County named Jim Willis.

“It was a very successful ploy, as Jim Zim was always on the short list,” Kemp said.

Jim Willis went off to the UNC-Chapel Hill to earn two bachelor’s degrees – in zoology and in chemistry. “Took him 11 years,” Kemp said. “We didn’t think he was ever coming back.”

A family member told the story about Jim Willis mending fishing nets on the lawn outside a campus dormitory. His Chapel Hill classmates had never seen such a sight; a small group assembled to watch. “This is what we do in Carteret County,” replied Willis.

That’s when he became known as Cap’n Jim. During his college years, Cap’n Jim became fascinated with the science associated with the interaction of ocean waves and the shoreline as well as the movement of sand. He coined the term “banksology” and proclaimed himself a “banksologist.” No one objected.

Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper affirms that Cap’n Jim spearheaded the effort to get the US Army Corps of Engineers “to put sand on our beach. If it weren’t for him … we’d be sitting here in boats,” instead of being high and dry at town council meetings.

Cap’n Jim worked as a biologist and research chemist at the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory on Pivers Island in Beaufort. The lab is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He retired from the lab in 1990.

He regularly patrolled the shoreline from the Atlantic Beach Circle east to the rock jetty at Fort Macon State Park and back, taking meticulous notes and measurements, observing, studying and recording data.

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Banks toward Shackleford Banks. Cap’n Jim told the Army Corps of Engineers that wave action causes the sand to move in Onslow Bay in a counter-clockwise direction. Hence, the sand actually migrates from east to west – from Shackleford Banks to Bogue Banks.

In the 1970s, Cap’n Jim began to lobby the US Congress for the Corps of Engineers to give the sand being dredged in the Morehead City Harbor to Atlantic Beach. (The dredging is required periodically to keep the shipping channel at the proper depth, so vessels can access the Port of Morehead City.)

He won. Cap’n Jim remembers the first load of “free sand” arrived in Atlantic Beach on Feb. 11, 1986.

Mayor Cooper noted that Cap’n Jim was a regular attender of town council meetings over the years. Mayor Cooper and commented: “We knew we were in for criticism when he’d show up wearing all black clothes – this was his uniform of displeasure.”

He relished in theatrics. Cap’n Jim wore white pants and white shoes when he was asked to tell his stories about the “free sand.”

White represented Shackleford Banks and Bogue Banks. He would widen his stance to create the impression that he was straddling Beaufort Inlet.

Family and friends were invited to share comments following the homily as a “celebration of life.”

David Sledge said Cap’n Jim was a “uniquity; we owe him beyond comprehension,” and because of his contributions to beach nourishment, “we have the safest island on the East Coast.”

Pace Winstead commented, “I fear we’ve lost our memory keeper.”

Mayor Cooper said it’s true that Cap’n Jim was the first person to be born at Atlantic Beach in 1934, before “we officially had even become a town; that came in 1937.”

The mayor offered assurances that the town archives are in good shape, a solid foundation for success in moving forward.

As part of the town’s 75-year anniversary celebration in 2012, officials designated the beach access adjacent to The Crabs Claw restaurant on W. Atlantic Blvd. as the James Newman Willis Beach Access in honor of J. Newman Willis Jr. and James N. Willis III, “Atlantic Beach’s First Mayor and Original ‘Banksologist,’ Respectively.” A metal plaque is positioned beside the boardwalk. It expresses gratitude to father and son.

Town officials also arranged for Cap’n Jim to receive North Carolina’s most coveted award, “The Order of the Long Leaf Pine,” signed by the governor. It was presented in a public ceremony on July 24, 2017.

Mayor Garner Compared to a Maestro

takes the time to build a bridge across “a chasm, vast, and deep and wide,” to benefit a young traveler who will follow on the same path.

Mayor Garner himself quietly went about building bridges in and around Carteret County during his entire adult lifetime, quite figuratively, of course.

Leadership Carteret, Sans its ‘Deans’ Winter is Leadership Carteret season for the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce, and the leadership challenge in 2018 is to trudge on, as would be the instructions of the “missing deans of the faculty,” Mayor Derryl Garner and Cap’n Jim Willis.

This community leader development program began in 1988, and it has been offered annually by the chamber ever since.

Alan Leary, who co-chairs the Leadership Carteret Steering Committee, estimates about 1,000 participants have passed through Leadership Carteret during that span of time. He hopes they’ve retained a bit of words of wisdom imparted by Messrs. Garner and Willis. Such grand storytellers they were.

Mayor Garner’s history lesson began with early settlers first naming the village as Bell’s Corner, then Shepardsville (after a large landowner by the name of Shepard). There are two theories about the origin of the name Newport, he always said. Perhaps the town was called Newport to distinguish it from the “old port” of Beaufort, or perhaps it was due to the early influx of Quakers from Rhode Island who called the town Newport in honor of their native Newport.

Always, Mayor Garner’s grand finale was to serenade the Leadership group by singing “Carolina in the Morning.” The honeyed tones of Mayor Garner’s voice seemed to improve with age.

Cap’n Jim, on the other hand, was more on the vinegary side, as in irascible. He never could understand why the US Army Corps of Engineers would prefer to dump dredged materials from the Morehead City Harbor out in the ocean, instead of placing the sand on the beach in Atlantic Beach to help nourish the shoreline.

Daring to lock horns with the mighty government, Cap’n Jim would appear at public hearings sparsely armed with maps, charts and an overhead projector. He loved being the underdog, and his country bumpkin mask was a key to success.

The chamber of commerce has put both men into its “Citizen of the Year” hall of fame. Mayor Garner was an inductee in 2006, and Cap’n Jim was so honored in 2013.

Messrs. Willis and Garner … Garner and Willis. Each man was one-of-a-kind. We were ever so lucky to have had them both.

Mike Wagoner

The passsing of Mayor Derryl Garner of Newport left a hole in the hearts of people throughout Carteret County, because his influence was so massive.

A testament is a letter to the editor of the Carteret County NewsTimes contributed by Atlantic Beach Town Manager David Walker, who expressed his sincere admiration for Mayor Garner as a master of tact, as a visionary and as a friend. “…Our memories will still bring him back time and time again such as the many Friday nights at the annual Newport Pig Cookin’ of him leading the local men with their stringed instruments in country songs and hymns for hours around a late-night fire,” Walker wrote.

A popular tradition of the Christmas season, Walker said, was listening to Mayor Garner humorously recite with a smile the “‘Twas a Night Afore Christmas” poem (written by Connie McElroy in 1982 with a distinct Down East/Harkers Island twist to the verses).

“But most of all, whenever those jets from Cherry Point fly over us in a thunder rush, I will grin and think of his constant reminder, ‘That’s the Sound of Freedom,’” Walker wrote.

Born and raised in Newport, Derryl Garner completed an aeronautics engineering apprenticeship at MCAS Cherry Point and wen to work at the Naval Aviation Depot Cherry Point (NADEP). He retired in 1992, after a 42-year career.

Mayor Garner helped form Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow to advocate for the air station and Fleet Readiness Center East (formerly NADEP).

Kelley Caldwell, customer service representative for the Town of Newport, said Mayor Garner could, at the drop of a hat, recite poems to motivate the souls of people, both young and old. She shared thoughts connected to three of those poems.

“The Touch of the Master’s Hand,” written in 1921

by Myra Brooks Welch tells of an old “battered and scarred” violin that is about to be sold for a pittance as the last item at an auction … until a master violinist comes out of the crowd to wipe off the dust, tighten the strings and play “a melody pure and sweet.”

The bidding goes up like a rocket, and the violin is sold for not $1 or $2, but for $3,000. The auctioneer revealed the value changed when the instrument received “the touch of the Master’s hand.”

Mayor Garner had the innate ability to see amazing qualities inside each person he met along life’s walk, and by offering him or her continuous encouragement, he helped that individual to magnify his or her sense of self-value. Surely, he had a masterful touch, and the maestro touched so many.

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Maritime Museum Expansion Enhances Visitor Experience

When you visit to Beaufort, the NC Maritime Museum plans to enhance your experience with its new Harborside Park.

The project, which is better described as an “over the water park,” provides a platform for museum educational programs and waterfront park space for the public to enjoy.

The deck will be used for the NC Maritime Museum’s educational programs and will allow organizations like the Rachael Carson Reserve to use the deck for their educational programs as well.

“It gives them more visibility on Front Street for some of their programs,” said Randy Mann, project manager and business manager for the museum.

The deck provides the public with waterfront access and views to enjoy while sitting on the deck after a busy day of shopping in Beaufort.

“It’s a tremendous use of the property that locals and visitors alike will enjoy,” according to Mann. “People have been able to even enjoy their lunch on the deck and really take in the beauty of Beaufort.”

Harborside Park got some wind in her sails when the idea for the deck was publicly announced during Beaufort Wine & Food fundraiser in 2015. The organization stepped up and donated $100,000 over a three-year period.

“This would not have been possible without the support of Beaufort Wine and Food,” said Mann. “Without their help, we would have never gotten this project started.”

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A donor wall has been created inside the entrance of Harborside Park. It was constructed with ballast stones from the site of Blackbeard’s ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge. The NC Maritime Museum is the official repository for the artifacts from Queen Anne’s Revenge.

Harborside Park got its start back in 2006 when the Friends of the NC Maritime Museum applied for and received the original CAMA permit but due to the economic down turn, the project never truly kicked off. Since that point in time it has been renewed on multiple occasions, looking for the right time to start up the project again.

The permit was modified in September 2015 to accept some simple changes. It allowed the museum to replace the walkway attached to the museum’s watercraft center, change the basic design of the deck ramp, add a finger pier and restrooms and modify the existing floating dock at the watercraft center.

The deck was constructed on the vacant western lot beside the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center on Front Street in Beaufort. At one time, the lot was home to the Harborside Building which was purchased by the Friends group and given to the museum back in 1988. Since then it has been demolished and vacant since 1997.

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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 www. emeraldisle-nc.org/eiprd.

Adult Programs

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

•Art Club: Meets every Wed, 12-4pm at town hall.

•Community Woodworkers’ Club: 1st Thurs at 7pm at town hall.

•Emerald Isle Stamp (Philately) Club: 2nd & 4th Thurs at 7pm at town hall.

•Quilters Group: 3rd Wed of each month from 1-4pm at town hall.

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•Open-Play Indoor Soccer: Mon & Thurs 6-7:30pm, 12 and under; 7:30-9pm, age 13 & up; Wed. 6-7:30pm, 13-16; 7:30-9pm, 17 & up.

•Open-Play Basketball: Tue 6-7:30pm, age 15 & under; 7:30-9pm, age 16 & up; Sat 9-11am, age 15 & under; 11am-4pm, age 16 & up.

•Open Indoor Volleyball: Wed & Fri 6-7:30pm, age 15 & under, 7:30- 9pm, age 16 & up.

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The Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation offers a variety of fitness classes~ Fees: Members $1/class, non-members $5/class (unless otherwise noted).

Mon, Thu, Fri 8am - STEP; Mon & Wed 10:30am & 6:30pm - Small Group Strength Training ($10); Mon & Wed 4:15-5:15pm - Pilates; Mon &Tues 5:30pm - TABATA; Tues. 8am - DANCE FUSION; Tues 9am - BODY SCULPT/ Kickboxing; Tues. 4:15pm - STRONG by Zumba; Wed 8am - ZUMBA; Wed 5:30pm - POUND; Fri 9:15am - H.I.I.T: High Intensity Interval Training; Sat 9amADULT S.A.F.E.= Self-Defense, Awareness, Fitness & Empowerment ($5 nonmembers-$2 members)

Yoga Program Schedule

Taught by certified Yoga instructors on staff, these classes focus on basic Yoga postures & asana for the beginner; Fees: $2 members & $7 non-members (unless otherwise noted) •Yoga: Tuesdays10am & Thursdays 9am •Gentle Yoga: Fridays 10:30am & Saturdays 10:15am •Yoga as Therapy: Instructed by a physical therapist, this class incorporates core strengthening, spinal stability, stretching, balance and gentle yoga poses. The emphasis is on correct alignment and individual modification. Appropriate for all levels. Mon & Wed @ 9:15am-($5 members, $10 non-members.)

Special Events and Information

Wed. 7: Job Fair. 3-6pm at Emerald Isle Community Center. The Job Fair brings employers and job seekers together! The fair will feature employers who need additional help during the busy summer months. Great for high school students, college students, retirees, and anyone else looking for a job.

Fri. 9: Friday Free Flicks. “Cars 3” 7pm. Movies are family oriented. Free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Popcorn and drink for $1.

Sat. 10: 5th Annual Emerald Isle Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5K Races.

Held at the Western Ocean Regional Access. Start time: 6:15am. Begin your training now, and sign up at www.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=6238 Fri. 16: Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival Preview. Emerald Plantation, 5-10pm.

Come ride the St. Patrick’s Festival amusement rides for one low price all evening!

No food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, or alcohol sales on Friday night.

Sat. 17: 27th Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival. Emerald Plantation Shopping Center, 9am-6pm. The 27th annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival is proudly presented by Transportation Impact. Admission is free.

Tue. 20th: PEP Program. 10-11am. The PEP program, or Police Educating the Public, will be a series of one-hour classes presented every month in the town board meeting room. Topic: “Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Resources” Thur. 22: Coffee with a Cop @ 4 J’s Coffee and Bake Shop. 9-10am. Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversation! No agendas or speeches.

Sat. 24: Easter Eggstreme. 10am-Noon. Easter themed activities at Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation. Join the EI Bunny for festivities including a bounce house, Easter Basket raffle, cake walk, egg and spoon races, and more! Children should bring an Easter basket to collect prize. Photos with the EI Bunny!

Fri. 30: Community Center closed for Good Friday.

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at the AQUARIUM Wands and Wings Forest Fairies to Sea Serpents on March 11 combines education and imagination into a magical day of activities, free with admission or membership. Be on the lookout for fairies, elves, imps, gnomes, wizards, sea monsters, storybook creatures and other mythical characters. Costumes are optional but encouraged and add to the fun.

Children’s activities for girls and boys are available 9am-5pm and include opportunities to build fairy houses from natural materials like sea shells and pinecones. Children can watch a fairy tale come to life right before their eyes as the daily Creature Connections turn into theatrical fairy tales starring live animals in whimsical, aquarium-style interpretations of favorite fables. Discover your fairy or elf name and decorate your own fanciful wand to take home.

Also enjoy a pretend sea serpent in the Living Shipwreck during the daily dive shows who will educate children on ocean life and conservation.

Though Forest Fairies to Sea Serpents focuses on makebelieve beings, the event aims to inspire a closer look at real animals and their environments.

Something Fishy Tune up your fishing skills and learn some new ones in time for the spring season with the annual Get Hooked Fishing

School on Saturday, March 18. The day-long seminar features indepth presentations by experienced anglers on fishing techniques and species-specific methods.

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Albacore, Bonito, Spanish Mackerel ● Wayne Justice NC Aquarium - Fishing From Shore Mini lunch sessions will be offered by Captain Noah Lynk of Noah’s Ark Fishing Charters on Fishing From A Kayak, and by Tim “the Troutman” Rudder of Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Bait & Tackle on Fishing with Artificial Baits.

Enjoy presentations and demonstrations while dining on a catered lunch. The action-packed event also includes giveaways and drawings for great fishing gear in addition to attendance at up to five sessions.

Get Hooked is from 8am-4:30pm and all sessions are at the aquarium. Advance registration is required and space is limited. The fee is $60 per person; $54 for members. Sign up online, by phone or at the aquarium.

Spring Things A day out of school is good, and spending it at Aquarium Spring Break camps makes it great. Spring Break Camp sessions will be offered April 18-20. From 8:30am-2:30pm, campers enjoy hands-on opportunities, behind-the-scenes action, discovery labs, outdoor activities and more. Advance registration is required and Spring Break Camps fill quickly, so sign up soon.

Winter is on the way out, which means outdoor fun is on its way in. Fishing lessons, stand-up paddleboard nature excursions and kayaking and canoeing programs will resume as weather permits – watch the Aquarium website for dates and details on how to register.

Meanwhile, behind-the-scenes tours of the aquarium are

available five days a week throughout the month. See the food preparation process, the view from above the Living Shipwreck exhibit and sea turtles and other animals in the holding areas.

Dive programs, live animal programs and animal feeding programs are offered daily, free with admission.

Junior Volunteer Summer Program Calling high school students that are genuinely interested in marine biology, zoology, animal husbandry and environmental science! Registration for the 2017 Summer Junior Volunteer Program is open. The program is open to rising freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior high school students.

Those selected to participate in this program will have the opportunity to work with aquarium staff and experienced volunteers in the Education Department. Junior Volunteers work closely with experienced volunteers as exhibit interpreters at the Tidal Touch Pool and the Skate and Ray Encounters touch pool, and at various Discovery Carts.

Junior Volunteers are selected through a competitive application process and those selected will need to commit to eight hours of volunteer time each week for the five week program. Deadline to register is April 30. Applications can be found on the teen volunteer section of the aquarium website.

Visit www.ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores-teen-volunteers for more detail.

The NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is 5 miles west of Atlantic Beach at 1 Roosevelt Blvd., Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512. The aquarium is open 9am-5pm daily. For more information, see www. ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores or call 252-247-4003.

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In 2018, the goal for the people who earn their paychecks from the Town of Atlantic Beach is to stay focused on “the little things” that make a big difference in customer satisfaction.

A column written by Atlantic Beach Mayor Trace Cooper appeared in a recent issue of the town newsletter, The Ocean Breeze. He calls attention to a comment from former town council member Eddie Briley, who remarked that the reason town employees are so good at their jobs is because of “the little things” they say and do to improve the customer’s experience.

Mayor Cooper says it comes down to attitude. “We are a government, but we try not to act like one,” he wrote. He has introduced proven best practices from the private sector, and the town employees have embraced Cooper’s philosophy to “go above and beyond their job descriptions to provide great service to our citizens and visitors.”

The mayor said the town will continue to deliver big projects to improve the quality of life in Atlantic Beach, but what sets us “apart from many other towns are the little things.”

He cited four examples. The town firefighters don’t just put out fires, “they help our senior citizens change out batteries in their smoke detectors.” The town police officers don’t just write traffic tickets, “they’ll get out of their cars and stop traffic to help a family cross a busy street to get to the beach.”

Staff members at town hall don’t just handle water bills and tax collections, “they pitch in to coordinate our beach music festival and King Mackerel Tournament.” Incoming telephone calls are typically “answered by a real person with a friendly voice and a

helpful attitude as opposed to a voicemail greeting.”

A resident commented: “In times of hard, driving rain, police cars are stationed in flood-prone areas with their lights flashing to warn

Enjoy the ‘Little Things’ in Life There’s another dimension to “the little things” lesson offered by Eddie Briley of Atlantic Beach. It’s found under the heading of “daily living.”

From the contemporary perspective, consider an essay written by Abbey Marzen. She is a college student at Kennesaw (Ga.) State University and a regular contributor to her school’s “Odyssey Community.” Abbey wrote about “The little things in life: We only notice the small things after they are gone.”

Hanging in the hallway of her home is a quotation from American author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. that reads: “Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.”

The other day, Abbey said she paused to read – really read – the message.

Abbey wrote about her revelation, and now “the little things in life mean everything.”

You notice the small things, like the way your mom put notes in your lunch box every day when you were a child.”

“The small things make the biggest difference in life,” she wrote.

“They are not fleeting, as big moments are. They are steady. They are not staggered. They constantly feed into your life. We only notice the small things after they are gone, and by that time we realize that they were actually the big things.”

Where have older generations heard this same message? It’s as if Abbey Marzen is talking to us from Grover’s Corners, N.H., from the set of Thornton Wilder’s dramatic masterpiece, “Our Town,” which debuted on 38

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stage 80 years ago, in 1938.

The play begins in 1901. Boy meets girl. George Gibbs and Emily Webb fall in love and marry. They begin a family, but tragically, she dies while giving birth to their second child. Act III begins in the graveyard where the spirits are conversing about Emily’s burial and her place among the dead.

Emily begs for the Stage Manager to send her back among the living, for just a day, an innocent time – to relive her 12th birthday. The Stage Manager warns her: “You not only live it; but you watch yourself living it,” and “you see the future. You know what’s going to happen afterwards.”

True to form, the situation quickly becomes too overwhelming for Emily to cope. Between sobs, she exclaims: “It goes so fast. We don’t have time to look at one another. I didn’t realize. All that was going on and we never noticed!”

She cannot go on, but before returning to her grave, she thrusts out her arms and says: “Goodbye, world! Goodbye, Grover’s Corners – goodbye to clocks ticking – and my butternut tree and Mama’s sunflowers – and food and coffee – and new-ironed dresses and hot baths – and sleeping and waking up! Oh, earth you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you!”

Emily half-turns to the Stage Manager and delivers the classic line: “Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it – every, every minute?”

He quietly replies: “No – saints and poets maybe – they do some.”

The rest of us can strive to be lifelong learners. Don’t say goodbye to Grover’s Corners. Find a place within your heart to keep the “Our Town” message alive.

Much has Been Sung and Written about ‘Little Things’ motorists to beware of high water.”

And, the ducks that criss-cross the Atlantic Beach Causeway just to get to the other side greatly appreciate the posting of the “duck crossing” warning signs. Quack on.

John Tschohl (pronounced “ta-SHOAL” at a rapid tempo), president of Service Quality Institute in Minneapolis, Minn., emphasizes to his clients: “Little things can make the difference between success and failure for a company. Sometimes, very little touches can go a long way.”

Looking at the “bigger picture” can rob time from doing the little things, he said, “and that’s probably why so few people do the little things well. The little things can have a huge impact on the customer’s experience.

It’s really fairly simple, Tschohl says: “Treat your customers as your friends. Make eye contact. Smile.

Greet the customer. Give the customer your total attention. Speak in a friendly manner. Listen. Make positive parting comments such as ‘Thanks for coming in,’ ‘We appreciate your business’ and ‘Come see us again.’”

Think of the children’s game, he adds, and “follow the leaders, the industry leaders who have built their businesses around superior service. It all revolves around ‘friendliness.’”

“Recently, I was at the Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.),” he said, “having some tests done. It was about 7:30pm, and I had to leave a specimen for results.

The lab was closed. The only person in the area was a custodian. Realizing the predicament, he said he would get someone, so I would not have to return the next day. The Mayo Clinic trains everyone who works at the facility to take care of their customers. It’s what they are famous for ... besides excellent medical care, of course.

“At The Walt Disney Company (headquartered at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, Calif.), all employees are trained to correct small things to make a big difference, and it works,” Tschohl wrote. “If a guest looks confused or lost, employees are empowered to drop whatever they are doing and assist the guest.

“At Vail Resorts, Inc. (based in Broomfield, Colo.), if employees observe that someone is having a difficult time or is inexperienced on the slopes, they will offer a free group ski lesson,” he said.

“Customer service doesn’t have to be just about solving problems, it can be about creating opportunities. While other vacation destinations charge for taking pictures, Vail Resorts shoots pictures for free. Then they make it easy for you to post the picture on Facebook – with the Vail Resorts logo on each photo.

“We are all customers and as customers, we expect fairness, courtesy, openness and pleasant, friendly service,” Tschohl commented. “It’s all these little things that make big impressions and superior service.”

“It’s the little things” as a motto in Atlantic Beach is a saying that complements the new motto in Emerald Isle, at the opposite end of Bogue Banks, where: “Nice Matters.”

In both communities, when town leaders and staff feel and act that way, residents and guests feel welcome, respected and appreciated.

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“Little things” love songs formed the wheelhouse of Buddy Holly’s body of work as a rock ‘n’ roll artist in the late 1950s.

He recorded “Rave On” in 1958, so 2018 marks the 60-year anniversary of the song that cracked the pop music charts that year.

Three songwriters contributed in the composition of “Rave On.” They were Sonny West, Bill Tilghman and Norman Petty. On paper, the “Rave On” lyrics are: Well, the little things you say and do Make me want to be with you.

Rave on, it’s a crazy feelin’ And I know it’s got me reelin’ When you say “I love you.”

In reality, the song sounds totally different, as Buddy Holly introduced his audience to his distinctive hiccup sound, converting “well” into a six-syllable word. “You” becomes “you-a-who-woo,” and “crazy” has a definite rough edge to it with four “a’s” inside.

His style worked. Teens heard it on their radios and loved it.

That’s what the audio dimension in music is all about.

Rolling Stone magazine ranks “Rave On” Number 155 on its list of all-time “Top 500 Greatest Hits.” The only Buddy Holly songs ranked higher are “That’ll Be the Day” at Number 39 and “Not Fade Away” at Number 108.

How would all-time “little things” literary quotations stack up in the rankings? The field would be quite vast. Contemporary contenders could be: ● Lauren Roedy Vaughn is an award-winning American educator who has spent more than 20 years teaching English to high school students with language-based learning disabilities. She wrote: “Little things, little things, are much more ‘more important’ than big things.

Big things hit you in the face with their bigness and obscure the little, more important things that really define a life and provide it with delicacy.” ● Mehmet Murat ildan, a Turkish playwright, novelist and philosopher, said: “Even very little things can change your destiny and throw you to a different path, to a different fate; you must never forget that even very little things have great powers!”

In the legends category, the nominees could be: ● Samuel Taylor Coleridge (17721835), English poet, literary critic, philosopher and theologian. He gave us: “The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions – the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment.” ● Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the Scottish author of “The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, once shared: “It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” ● American author Jean Webster (1876-1916) said: “It isn’t the big pleasures that count the most; it’s making a great deal out of the little ones.”

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Heart & Soul Wander for a moment with me in your mind into your favorite neighborhood business. It can be one you just frequented yesterday or one that you can only visit in your mind’s eye now from your childhood. Perhaps it has the warm bakery scents of brown sugar, yeast and cinnamon. You may recall that little bistro where the hostess remembers your favorite table and even your beverage preference as she graciously welcomes you and guides you to your seat with a smile and bit of conversation about your day. Or perhaps it’s a small art gallery with carefully curated fine art, pottery and jewelry and a gallery owner willing to chat amiably and intelligently about issues of mutual importance. In every detail, places such as these invite you in, welcome you, give your heart a moment of quiet joy and peace, encourage you to linger and return again and again. These businesses all have in common that ineffable something – they have heart, and they have soul.

My lifelong vocation is vacation rentals. My family business for decades has enjoyed welcoming strangers who became friends to the beach cottages we have the privilege of managing for their homeowners. I visit dozens of beach homes in the course of a busy rental season. If it is my first visit I always approach the front door with the eager anticipation of a small child opening a gift at their birthday party; I always expect the best but my experience prepares me in case there are any unpleasant surprises. Within minutes of scanning the entry foyer, the living area and the kitchen, my response is emotional, perhaps nostalgic. The beach homes I love the most greet me with the same response as I shared above in describing my favorite neighborhood businesses, they will have that joyous quality of heart and soul.

This is your highest priority as the owner of a vacation rental home, to create this feeling for your rental guests for that moment of wonder when they first enter. The penultimate first impression as they slowly walk around is they can feel that this is a beach home that is cherished by the homeowner. You create this emotional connection by carefully maintaining your home and your furnishings, making simple, yet tasteful choices in furniture, artwork, bedding and thereby letting them know that although you may not be there

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Less frequently over the years, I have entered a beach cottage or condo that I know instantly, viscerally, the homeowner has zero emotional investment in this property. It is a financial investment, nothing more, but I could argue a whole lot less. All businesses are investments, but the most successful and profitable understand that with each business transaction there is the opportunity to engage with your customer as you create for them a moment of genuine kindness and warmth. A customer so engaged will become emotional about your business and be ever loyal to your brand, becoming almost zealous in telling their wide circle of friends and family about their experience and why they must go also.

Orphaned beach cottages are emotionally cold and sterile. They may not be rundown ... yet, but there is the absence of TLC evident everywhere. Rental guests may express their dismay at occupying an orphaned vacation rental in a spectrum of ways, from requesting a move to a different home, demanding a partial refund, through negative rants posted on travel review websites such as Trip Advisor and, most assuredly, describing the dismal experience to others when they return home.

Intangible qualities are sometimes the most difficult to quantify.

Here is your opportunity to love your beach home through the admiring eyes of others. If your home is getting beautiful accolades through online reviews and survey comments then you are succeeding. Easier to quantify, early bookings and strong annual revenue are earned by the vacation rental properties that are loved the best by their homeowner. Give your rental guests the gift of a beach home with heart and soul, and your return on investment will truly be inspirational.

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Strategic Planning

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A separate 2017 WalletHub analysis looked at the “best and worst states for teachers.” In that survey, North Carolina was graded 44th among the 50 states. Not so good. (WalletHub is a respected personal finance website based in Washington, DC, owned by Evolution Finance, Inc.) The contrasting snapshots about the “state of education” in North Carolina should be cause for concern in the school house, in the board room and in the legislative chambers. While student performance grades are decent, the teaching environment across the state seems to “need improvement.”

“Teaching can be a profoundly rewarding career, considering the critical role educators play in shaping young minds,” said Richie Bernardo of WalletHub. “But many teachers find themselves overworked and underpaid. Education jobs are among the lowestpaying occupations requiring a bachelor’s degree, and teacher salaries consistently fail to keep up with inflation.”

North Carolina teachers, by and large, are unsung heroes. Against all odds, some may say, these champions of the classroom have hung in there because they care. They are driven by a calling from on high to serve their students. Meanwhile, education policy in this state continues to be embroiled in political wrangling in Raleigh.

A report issued in December 2017 by Kris Nordstrom, writing for NC Policy Watch, a project of the North Carolina Justice Center, based in Raleigh, has generated a lot of dialogue in the state. His work, “The Unraveling – Poorly-crafted Education Policies are Failing North Carolina’s Children,” questions recent public policy decisions at the state level.

“North Carolina’s teachers, Department of Public Instruction employees and the academic community are an incredibly valuable resource that should be drawn upon to strengthen our state educational policy,” Nordstrom said. “Instead, these voices have increasingly been ignored. The net result has been a series of poorly-crafted policies that are harming North Carolina’s children.”

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The only states ranked lower than North Carolina were: Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Hawaii and Arizona.

Dr. Kimberly Kappler-Hewitt, an assistant professor of education at UNC-Greensboro, is one of subject matter experts who was asked to comment on the WalletHub findings. She is a former classroom teacher and principal.

She said teachers “work incredibly hard and dedicate their hearts to their profession, and yet there is not a lot of esteem for teachers and the teaching profession in our culture.”

“In North Carolina, we have a notable teacher shortage, as the state has not been investing appropriately in education” in terms of salaries and resources, Dr. Kappler-Hewitt said.

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Education Week ranked North Carolina 39th among the 50 states, slipping down one notch from 2017. On the very bottom are: Louisiana, Idaho, Mississippi, New Mexico and Nevada.

Massachusetts is generally regarded as having the nation’s “best public schools.” A lot has been written about how the state moved from mediocrity to excellence.

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Over time you have changed a habit that will make a huge impact in your healthy living goals and you didn’t even notice!

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ATLANTIC

Susan and Charles Mason to Julian Hamilton, 796 Seashore Drive, $80,000.

ATLANTIC BEACH

Cynthia Burke to Walshome, LLC, 1918 Fort Macon Road #166, $75,000.

FMB at the Grove, LLC to Michael and Charlotte Logan, 108 West Drive #17-B, $77,000.

FMB at the Grove, LLC to Pop-elato, LLC, 112 West Drive, $77,000.

Jerry and Darlene Waller to William and Marsha Herbert, 102 Ocean Ridge Court, $80,000.

Rusty and Robin Chatham to 102 West Drive Retail, LLC, 114 West Drive #20-B, $101,000.

Ricky Lee and Leslee Sharp to Daysi and William Pennington, II, 301 Commerce Way #322, $174,500.

Joshua McClure and Caitlin ClarkMcClure to Karen Porter, 105 Freeman Lane, $191,000.

Martin and Michele Giblin to Robert Blaylock, 97 Bogue Drive #3-L, $215,000.

Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church to Joseph Starling, 207 Bogue Sound Drive, $221,000.

FMB at the Grove, LLC and Erin Ferguson, 110 West Drive #180-A, $221,000.

FMB at the Grove, LLC to Alyce Green, 108 West Drive, $231,000.

FMB at the Grove, LLC to West Drive Investments, LLC, 112 West Drive # 19-A, $232,000.

Rusty and Robin Chatham to 102 West Drive Retail, LLC, 114 West Drive #20-A, $244,000.

Erin Ferguson to 110 West Drive, LLC, 110 West Drive #18-A, $250,000.

2800 WFM, Inc. to April and Larry Fogleman, Jr., 2800 Fort Macon Road, $287,500.

Parish Dunes, LLC to Dune 226, LLC, 2111 Fort Macon Road #226, $290,000.

FMB at the Grove, LLC to Rusty and

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Robin Chatham, 114 West Drive #20-A and #20-B, $295,000.

Robert Hill to MSR & CCR Management, LLC, 203 Causeway Road, $335,000.

Richard Harris to 105 East Atlantic Blvd. Unit 1, LLC, 105 Atlantic Blvd., $350,000.

Caleb Carroll and Christina Baker to Jefferson and Susan Guilford, 101 Pond Drive, $399,000.

Bethany and J. Nathan Duggins, III to Jeffrey and Jamie Jones, 112 Robin Ave., $522,500.

Patricia and Tony Bunch to Brett and Leslye Plummer, 221 Pond Drive, $800,000.

BEAUFORT

Robert and Vicki Murdoch to Robert McDuffy, 226 Rudolph Drive, $72,000.

Marion Bell, Sherry Villa, Pamela and Wallace Harper and Margaret Nolen to Thomas J. Johnson, LLC, 404 Pine St., $80,000.

George Best, Jr. to Noah Joyner and Matthew Joyner, 1450 South River Road, $105,000.

The Oaks Properties Co., Inc. to Julie and Jack Winchester, 109 Cara Lane, $115,000.

US Bank, NA to Dennis Zelenky and Grace Kriner, 604 Courtyard East, $122,000.

Ohad and Deborah Vered to Trent Boyette and Aimee Nord, 104 Fairview Drive, $147,000.

Susan and Brandon Hollingsworth to Cara Weinbrecht and Brandon Sinor, 215 Rutledge Ave., $175,000.

Carl Spangler, Ann and Martin Simpson, III, Carolyn and Gregory Wilson and Linda and John Kindell, Jr. to Village Coves, LLC, 1310 Ann St. #10, $190,000.

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

Beaufort Homes, LLC to Paul and Laura Sicklin, 143 Sea Grove Lane, $348,000.

Ashley Moore and Gerlinde Grier to Roger and Mardonna Qualman, 541 Osprey Point Road, $562,000.

Hugh Cullman to Gallants Lane, LLC, 104 Gallants Lane, $1,260,000.

CAPE CARTERET

Brenda and Rupert Langdon and Sandra and Sherman Currin to Edgar Clayton, 123 Lejeune Road, $160,000.

Mt. Pleasant Construction Co., Inc. to Susan McVicker, 217 Bonita St., $280,000.

CEDAR POINT

Louis Dalton to Roger and Jane Snider, 102 Sea Horse Drive, $70,000.

Joyce Griffin to Calvin and Deborah Jones, 123 Dolphin Bay Estates, $318,000.

Randall and Sara Parker to Christopher and Erin Delionbach, 1105 Marsh Island Drive, $355,000.

DAVIS

Steven Michel to Veronica Huff, 113 Murphy Road, $87,000.

EMERALD ISLE

Stephen and Ashley Grover to Gregory Cambareri and Nancy Lee, 8711 Plantation Drive #D-303, $164,000.

Gary and Sheryl Mellor to Gary and Pamela Bachara, 111 Nina Drive, $165,000.

Nadir Attiah and Biljana MutlakAttiah to Bernard Sarra, 8711 Plantation Drive #B, $166,500.

Ritchie and Marcie Creech to Abdelsalam Alnimer, 3307 Emerald Drive, $195,000.

Jane and David Dixon to Howard and Jennie Nystrom, 322 Harbor Point Road, $200,000.

Bobby and Anna Jones to Joshua and Erin McClanahan, 408 Lee Ave., $230,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Kenneth and Florita Humphrey, 107 North River Club Drive, $245,000.

Charles Floars, Jr. and James Skinner, IV to Gregory and Carol Hand, 101 Dorothy Court, $245,000.

Lennar Carolinas, LLC to Willard and Carolyn Roberson, 205 Gray Duck Drive, $341,000.

Sue Eubank to Jerry and Kimberly Townsend, 405 Lee Ave., $247,500.

Brian and Deborah Zievis to Rodney

and Mary White, 2508 Ocean Drive, $259,000.

Hilton and Margaret Almond to Paula King, 107 Wyndward Court, $290,000.

James Protzman and Jane Brown to Emily and Daniel Lewis, 8801 Reed Drive #511, $290,000.

Bobbie Jo and Dennis Mewborn, Crystal and Gene Vanwormer and Stacy and Dwight Butler to Neal Lee, III and Jaime McFadden, 8719 Emerald Plantation Road, $320,000.

Heather and Charles Taylor to W-2 Partners, LLC, 7323 Ocean Drive, $375,000.

Michael and Laura Towarnicky to Lisa and Millard Banker, IV, 103 Starfish Court, $400,000.

Frank and Wendy Ellmo to Birgit Bispham, 3507 Ocean Drive, $455,000.

M and S of Carteret, LLC to Ruth Ann and Frank Stubblefield, Jr., 120 Jackson Ave., $475,000.

Louie Lucas to Thomas and Delilah O’Leary, 7204 Ocean Drive, $485,000.

CHM&S, LLC to David and Robin Evans, 150 Lands End Court #C21, $520,000.

Kevin and Jennifer Lunney to Jeffrey and Christine Hogan, 102 Sea Buoy Court, $625,000.

H. Michael and Kim Gainey to Jeffrey and Isabella Reynolds, 3405 Ocean Drive, $775,000.

Amelia Mess to Danielle and John Grady, III, 10551 Wyndtree Drive, $875,000.

David and Linda Taylor to Mark and Lisa Ealey, 8723 Ocean Dune Drive, $1,805,000.

GLOUCESTER

Carol and G. Keith Hadder, Patricia and Richard Dudley and Pamela and Bobby Lewis to Stephen Gaynos and Florence Olive, 335 Sleepy Point Road, $175,000.

Falyn and Trey Rivenbark to Cynthia and Alan Rose, Jr., 205 Thompson Field Circle, $240,500.

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HARKERS ISLAND

Sandra and George Kluttz, Jr., John and Nancy Rinehart and Shannon and Elissandra Rinehart to Forest Williams, 115 Cape Lookout Drive, $155,000.

Academy Field, LLC to Rosamond Hoerr, 118 Sound Point Drive, $215,000.

George Best, Jr. to Kimberly and Joseph Beasley, Jr., 539 Oak Hammock Drive, $225,000.

Alton and Glenda Best, Rocky and Brenda Best and George Best, Jr. to Parker Enterprises of Carteret County, LLC, 1016 Island Road, $600,000.

INDIAN BEACH

W. Carroll Stephenson, Jr. to Michael and Katina Davis, 855 Salter Path Road #306, $182,500.

Telena Willis to Perry Mini-Storage Group, LLC, 129 Kiawa Way, $250,000.

Edith Quinn to John and Susan Lanphere, 1505 Salter Path Road #414, $335,000.

Eric and Linda Chabinsky to Susan Williford, 1505 Salter Path Road #239, $340,000.

MOREHEAD CITY

Ashley Walker to Robert and Nancy Roorbach, 115 Zacchaeus Ave., $65,500.

Joy Coombs to Matthew Miller, 828 Yaupon Terrace, $135,000.

Susan Bach to Rebecca Marson Enterprises, LLC, 108 Willow Pond Drive, $160,000.

Benjamin and Cathy Thompson to Marsha Pleasants, 120 Willow Pond Drive, $161,000.

Deutsche Bank National Trust to Dalton Knight, 4305 Pinewood Court, $161,500.

Elizabeth Betz, Rebecca Betz, Michael Crawford and William Betz to Anne Munden, 103 Jasmine Court, $163,000.

Maria Heiges, Denise and Kevin Flaherty and Andrew and Jennifer Heiges to Joseph and Elizabeth Muldoon, 529 Village Green Drive, $167,000.

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Colin Evans, Sara Stern-Nezer and Eliot Evans to Kimberly Carter, 807 Oak Drive, $184,000.

Joshua Lyle and Amber Cartwright to Joshua and Amanda Lyle, 110 Willow Pond Drive, $195,000.

James and Sharon Wells to Carteret County Farm Bureau, Inc., 4370 Arendell St., $220,000.

Clinton and Susan Cox, William and Lynn Cox and Charles Cox to Frederic Curtin, Jr., 803 Lord Granville Drive, $221,000.

Jennifer Leigh Dudley to Carolyn Brown, 1004 Els Court, $257,000.

Taylor McCune and Richard Phillips to David and Pamela Hilbert, 909 West Haven Blvd., $278,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Luanne Brown, 1726 Olde Farm Road, $280,000.

Thomas and Elizabeth Grady to Maria Heiges, 105 Cottage Row, $282,000.

Stephanie Phillips to Deborah and James Jones, Jr., 806 Lord Granville Drive, $290,000.

Patrick and Maria McLaughlin to Amanda and Robert Oakes, III, 151 Camp Morehead Drive, $745,000.

Holly and Brian Thompson to Robert Stickney, Jr. and Leslie Richardson, 411 Cutter Way, $480,000.

Hamilton and Ann Sloan to Mary Giallo and Joseph Giallo, II, 5129 Holly Lane, $750,000.

Sigmond and Marcia Holcomb to Roger and Cherilyn Ames, 1178 Sea Gate Drive, $485,000.

Abigail and Ralph Falls, III to J.L.M. Real Estate, LLC, 2705 Evans St., $2,100,000.

Craig and Julia Sampsel to Alfred and Katherine McCulloch, 413 Island View Drive, $500,000.

NEWPORT

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William Yeager to Corbett Johnson, 440 McCabe Road, $99,000.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA to J.W. Goode Co., Inc., 410 Clear Water Drive, $104,000.

Timothy Penny to Marilyn Swartzendruber and Tara Swartzendruber, 604 Branch Drive, $105,000.

Ronald and Catherine Hales to Henry Fahnestock, 311 Goose Creek Blvd, $135,000.

Walter and Karen Zaenker to John Reifschneider, 133 Mimosa Blvd., $380,500.

Richard and Susan Tucker to Ronald and Meredith Underwood, 308 South Tree Court, $146,500.

James and Danette Carr to William and Caroline Carr, 220 Oakleaf Drive, $650,000.

Michael and Katelyn Furr to Patrick Hall, 206 Graham Road, $155,000.

STELLA

Randolph and Gail Dini to Anne Kypraios, 4425 Arendell #602, $305,000.

Mark and Emily Kloeker to Timothy and Kristen Miller, 101 Elis Landing Lane, $185,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Brenda and Mark Waugh, 1213 Woods Court, $312,000.

Roger and Patricia Latham to Ervin and Barbara Little, 126 Bogue Sound Drive, $193,000.

Richard Sean Bandy to RELO Direct Government Services, LLC, 1503 Dills Creek Lane, $321,000.

BRB Builders,Inc. to Thomas and Pranee Harmon, 2301 Lakeview Drive, $203,000.

Andrew and Heather Wheeler to Albert McGarvey, Jr., 107 Oak Drive, $338,000.

Danny and Lynn Creech to Jimmie Foss, Jr., 413 Snow Goose Lane, $250,000.

Ryan and Katherine Hough to Alecia and Shane Benson, 214 Brandywine Blvd., $345,000.

Sun Coast Homes and Development, Inc. to Michael and Theresa Thacker, 129 Woodward Ave., $307,500.

BIC Properties, Inc. to Carolina Investments of Morehead City, LLC, 512 Evans St., $640,000.

Maude and G. Reginald Tucker, Jr. to Richard Harris, 112 Oakleaf Drive #3, $257,000.

James and Betty Jo Jensen to Kathy Driver, 141 Salter Path Road, $325,000.

Ruth Willis to Paul Sirus, 214 Tradewinds Road, $160,000.

Edward and Amy Suggs to Ronnie and Lisa Perry, 111 Glenn Abby Drive, $447,000.

Eric and Isabel Hassel and Laurel and Michael Patterson to Ann and Virgil Roberson, III, 147 Mimosa Blvd., $247,000.

Patsy and Thomas Crawford and Jesse and Debra Fulcher to Troy Fulcher, 139 Holly Springs Road, $112,000.

Charles Hester, Jr. and Carl Valloric, Jr. to Gaines Holdings, LLC, 5041 Executive Drive, $300,000.

Kendra Barrett and Kara and Scott Varner to Carolina Northeast, LLC, 4426 Arendell St. #U-1, $440,000.

Stephen and Nancy Sherman to Nathan Axton and Emily Leonard, 116 Holly Road, $227,000.

Phyllis Cates to Seth and Lynn Marie Durant, 208 Cedar Key Way, $323,000.

Barbara Hines to Alan Schleier and Bethanne Haight, 310 Lobinger Court, $399,000.

Joseph McVicker and Susan McVicker to Patrick and Gayle Edwards, 139 Yacht Club Drive, $400,000.

Donald and Joanna Brown to Swannsborough Yacht Club Enterprises, Inc., 276 White Oak Bluff Road, $46,000.

Tara and John Campbell to Vanessa Justice, 157 White Oak Bluff, $235,000.

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Michael and Margaret Lacarrubba to Nicole Lacarrubba, 403 Arabian Lane, $163,000.

Michael and Barbara Mooney to Sara Parker, 105 Brigantine Court, $234,000.

Tamra and Ronald Farris, Jr. to Thomas and Carissa Collins, 304 Duck Haven, $299,000.

William and Emily Hoveland to Donovan Godwin and Casey Weaver, 326 Silver Creek Landing, $545,000. *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.

health & wellness Safety Renovations Feeling safe and secure at home is a priority for any homeowner.

But safety is of particular concern for aging men and women who are at greater risk of being involved in accidents at home than younger men and women.

Harvard Health Publishing says that accidents at home are among the leading causes of injury and death in the United States.

The chances for fatalities increases as one ages, and by age 75 and older, men and women are almost four times as likely to die in a home accident as people a decade younger.

As people age, their balance, eyesight and general physical abilities can begin to diminish. Furthermore, a fall or incident that may only bruise a younger individual can cause more serious breaks or damage for seniors, resulting in potentially lengthy recovery times.

The Home Care Assistance organization says that one million elderly people are admitted to the emergency room for injuries every year. People concerned about the safety of their homes or the homes of their aging loved ones can retrofit such properties to make them safer.

areas can help seniors get stay more stable when changing from sitting to standing positions.

Potential tripping hazards should be assessed. Area rugs without nonskid backings, clutter on floors, extension cords that extend into walking areas, and uneven flooring pose tripping hazards. Anti-slip coatings can be added to floors to reduce the risk of tripping.

Poorly lit staircases and entryways also can contribute to falls.

Consider the installation of motion-activated lighting so that dim areas can be automatically brightened when necessary. A nightlight or LED lights placed near molding can help guide seniors to the bathroom during midnight visits.

Physical limitations Arthritis can impede seniors’ ability to turn on and off appliances, water faucets or handle certain kitchen tools. Kitchen and bathroom modifications can include the installation of ergonomic and userfriendly handles and spigots.

Task lighting can make it easier to prepare meals, and appliances that automatically turn off after a certain period of time can be a safety feature for forgetful individuals.

Reorganize kitchen cabinets to make commonly used items as accessible as possible.

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According to the Senior Social Club, which offers care and community services to seniors, falls are the most common accidents affecting seniors. One out of every three seniors age 65 and older falls at least once a year.

In addition to working with doctors to improve mobility and modify medications that may cause unsteadiness, changes around the home can help. Grab bars placed in bathrooms and high-traffic

Friends or family members can have greater control over seniors’ homes by installing smart home systems. This way they can remotely adjust thermostats, control lights, view cameras, engage locks or alarm systems, and much more without having to be at the home.

This can allow seniors to maintain their independence while offering peace of mind to their loved ones.

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Aquarium & Coast Guard Release Turtles US Coast Guard Station Fort Macon and staff from the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores released 21 rehabilitated, coldstunned sea turtles into warmer water 21 miles off the coast in February.

The mix of loggerhead, green and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were cared for by aquarists at the NC Aquariums at Pine Knoll Shores and Fort Fisher since one of the cold snaps last year. The aquariums partnered with the local Coast Guard unit to conduct the release.

“We greatly appreciate any assistance we receive. We especially value the partnership we have with the local coast guard units,” said Michele Lamping, an aquarist and sea turtle specialist. “The more rehabilitated turtles we can get released frees up room for more cold-stunned turtles needing care. It would not be possible to care for as many turtles as we do without their ability to transport large numbers of cold-stuns off shore on short notice.”

The partnership is built on a shared mission to protect living marine resources, which include management and conservation of endangered and protected species.

“The station crew was privileged to be a part of the sea turtle release today. Our partnering with the NC Aquarium was a great example of cooperation between organizations to accomplish our common goal as we continue our efforts to protect these animals,” said Senior Chief Petty Sea turtles are cold blooded, which means their body temperature is determined by their surroundings. Normally, when a turtle senses the changing temperature, it heads for warmer waters, said John Mauser, an aquarist taking care of the turtles. However, if they do not leave or if the temperature drops quickly they become lethargic and unable to swim or fend for themselves.

The sudden drop in water temperatures in December led to a number of cold-stunned sea turtles needing rescue and rehabilitation.

Once the turtles are healthy again and have a final veterinary check they are ready to be released. They are taken offshore to warmer waters. The crew was tasked with finding temperatures as close to 60 degrees as possible. The water temperature the day of the release was 62 degrees.

“If you see a turtle in the water or on the beach this time of year that is not moving or is sluggish, then it is probably cold stunned,” said Mauser, who added that beachgoers should not touch or move the turtle, but rather call the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

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On Feb. 14 Garden Club members toiled diligently at the BluSail Gallery in Morehead City working in clay, creating masterpieces for their homes, or perhaps something to hang in the trees outside for the birds.

After the scheduled program on landscape lighting for the meeting in January had to be cancelled because of freezing temperatures and icy road conditions, the club organized three creative craft projects for members’ participation. Group 1 covered pinecones with peanut butter, dipped them in bird seed and oatmeal and added cranberries and popcorn to attract the birds, with string for hanging. In Group 2, Jan Corsello demonstrated how to turn used corks from wine bottles into attractive identity labels for plants and in Group 3 Donna Belanger showed members how to recycle used Christmas cards.

President Susan King opened the meeting with a Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed 30 members and two guests – Janie Price and Mary Hemperly. She thanked an anonymous donor for a $50 donation given to the garden club for all the work they do in the town of Pine Knoll Shores. She said the club had received thank you notes from the Carteret County Domestic Violence Program and Martha’s Mission for the help we provided to them at Christmastime.

She then announced with great sorrow the impending departure of 1st Vice President Karen Zaenker from Pine Knoll Shores. She and her husband are relocating to Williamsburg, Va. where Karen has a sister in a nearby town. She will be sorely missed, not only because she has so many friends here, but because she was such an active and energetic participant in all garden club activities. Karen was president of the Garden Club in 2011 and 2012, 1st vice president in 2010, 2013 and 2017, and corresponding secretary in 2017. She was also captain of Mimosa garden, even watering it by hand, for many years, planned myriad club programs, decorated town hall, made Christmas wreaths, planned wine and cheese affairs, filled Kayak for Warrior baskets, etc.

King emphasized how hard it will be to try to fill Karen’s shoes!

She thanked her for all her dedicated commitment to the garden club and presented her with a beautiful memory book filled with pictures and well wishes from club members. The entire club feels fortunate to have enjoyed Karen’s company for 10 years, and wishes her happiness in her new home in Williamsburg.

Horticultural Chairman Sheryl Woodbury announced that according to the club’s 2017 annual planting report 24 neverbefore-grown plants were reported planted, 4 crepe myrtles, 14 other trees, 86 shrubs, 710 perennials, 679 annuals, 617 wild flowers, 653 vegetables, 111 herbs, and 72 houseplants.

Michele Powers reported that the Christmas donations that she took to Martha’s Mission and the Carteret County Domestic Violence safe house were greeted with such overwhelming thanks and gratitude that the club should consider taking donations also at our June Installation meeting.

Martha Edwards and Kay Howe have volunteered to chair the nominating committee to choose officers for next year’s garden club.

The club meets at town hall on the second Wednesday of every month at 9:30am for refreshments, followed at 10 by the program of the day. Guests and visitors are always welcome.

For more information, please e-mail pksgardenclub@gmail.com Clare Winslow

“There is nothing that can replace the human touch.”(Hippocrates, 460 BC) Club member Libby Gallagher has been demonstrating the power of human touch for many years as a certified massage therapist. At the January meeting of the Women’s Club, Libby shared information on the benefits of therapeutic massage that can act as a complement to traditional healing methods. While it should not be used to replace conventional medical care, or to postpone seeing a health care provider, research points to its beneficial effects on pain and symptoms.

The National Institute of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health is the lead agency for scientific research on the benefits of massage therapy.

Over 18 million adults and 700,000 children have sought out massage therapy for a variety of physical, mental and emotional difficulties. Libby pointed out that there are many modalities, including deep tissue massage and gentle massage, and each has specific benefits. Therapists develop a personal style and apply different methods depending on their client’s needs. When living in Wilson, Libby operated a massage institute where she served a variety of clients, including victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Over the years her clients have ranged in age from teenagers to a 98 year old. She has helped those suffering from the effects of cancer, depression, and those who just want to relax and feel good. Libby no longer practices full-time but she has been providing massage therapy sessions at the Country Club of the Crystal Coast on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Massage therapy can help to relieve stress, address anxiety and depression, reduce pain, increase relaxation, and aid in general wellness. When seeking a massage therapist Libby recommends selecting one that is licensed by the state, has national certification and belongs to the American Massage Therapy Association.

Neuroscientist David Linden states that of the five senses, touch is the most overlooked and perhaps the most important for promoting psychological health. Think about having a massage the next time life starts to get you down.

During the business meeting, committee chairs reported on upcoming events. Members are reminded that the date for the March meeting has been changed from March 23 to March 16 so that Women’s Club members can join the Garden Club on their trip to the Raleigh Museum of Art for the “Art in Bloom” exhibit.

On March 16, the Women’s Club will welcome a speaker from the Mile of Hope organization that provides a fun weekend on the coast on Mother’s Day weekend for children undergoing cancer treatment.

Elaine Tempel, chair of Cook’s Night Out, reports that on the evening of March 16 interested members and their guests will convene at the recently relocated No Name Pizza in Morehead City to sample some delicious Italian specialties. The Wine and Tapas group has been enjoying the new approach to Supper Club and finds the more informal approach very conducive to a relaxing evening. If you would like to join the Wine and Tapas group, contact Susan Johnson.

Everyone is welcome on Friday, March 16 at 9:30am at the PKS Town Hall for some fellowship and updates on upcoming club activities.

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All activities take place at the Recreation Center (830 Main St Ext) in Swansboro, unless otherwise noted. The Recreation Center’s hours are: Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm, Sat, 8am-12pm, closed Sunday. Call (910) 326-2600 for more info. Be sure to visit our website at swansboro.recdesk.com to register for events.

Adult Programs •Weight Watchers: Tuesdays at 5:30- 7:30pm •Onslow County Senior Services Nutrition Site: Meets Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm

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Kids Programs *Please note, pre-registration is required for After School and Camps ● After School Program Grades K-5: Mon-Fri, after school until 5:30pm ● Spring Break Camp: April 2-6, 7:30am-5:30pm Spring Break Camp full of fun! Open for kids K-5th grade

Fitness Wednesdays in March: Bellydance Classes, 6-7pm: Fitness and fun with Kaitlyn Bellydance! Register for the series or try a drop in. Whatever you do, make sure you come out and shimmy and shake with us.

Tuesdays in March: Highland Dance with the Nicholson Academy of Dance, 5-5:45pm (ages 5-8) and 5:50-6:35pm (ages 9-16) We will be offering back-toback Scottish dance classes. No experience needed or expected, classes will be by age. Register ahead, spaces are limited!

Special Events and Information Easter Eggs In the Park, Blank Easter Eggs will be available for purchase to be decorated and hung in Swansboro Municipal Park. Contact the park office for details.

Tue. March 6: Essential Oils 101-Emotions, 6-7pm Lisa Sparr will be presenting a free seminar on how essential oils can impact our emotions.

Mon. March 12: Blood Drive, 2-6pm Register now to give a pint before St. Pat’s! Register at www.redcross.org/give-blood to reserve a time or walk-in day of.

March 12,14 &16: Leaping Leprechaun’s Dance Camp, 9:30-10:30am Pre-K Aged Children Join us for crafts, fun, and dancing all with a St. Pat’s twist as Jessica’s Dance Academy joins us for this fun camp.

Tue. March 13: Invest in Your Wellness: Pet Health, 6-7pm Martha Vaughn will be presenting a free seminar on pet health that focuses on natural products and essential oils.

Sat. March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Kids Fun, 10-11am Join Imagination Playce as they bring St. Pat’s theme fun and craftivities for kids 8 and under! Each program registration will come with a coupon redeemable at Imagination Playce for one hour of FREE stay and play or drop off care.

Sat. March 24: Genealogy Workshops, 9am-12pm and 1-4pm Join us for one of our free genealogy workshops and explore your family tree!

Mon. March 26: Fellowship Night: Sports, 6:30-7:30pm Join us for an evening of fun with a program geared towards adults with special needs.

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MARCH ARIES (March 21-April 20) You are inspired and ready to take on the world. Make the time to thank the people who spurred your motivation, then get moving toward your goals. A voice of reason may be telling you to slow down, Aries. Listen to this voice and take a breather when necessary.

You will be glad you did when you get a chance to sit back and relax. A few bumps along the way cannot derail you when you are motivated. Just keep chugging forward and you can plow through any obstacles that spring up. Be sure to take some time to assess a situation before you act on gut instinct. Your initial reaction may not be the best way to go. Ask a trusted friend for advice.

TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Taurus, your positive outlook can help not only you, but also others. Where some people only see problems, you see all the possibilities lying ahead of you. It can be challenging to measure progress right now, but rest assured you’re on the right track.

Trust your instincts and let the results speak for themselves. Find a way to work a vacation into your schedule early this year. You can probably use a respite from the daily grind, and a change of scenery is just what the doctor ordered. When you get an idea in your head, it can take a monumental effort to persuade you to think otherwise. Late this month your ideas may need tweaking.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) Gemini, everyday things seem magical to you this month. This may be because you’re looking at the world through the haze of happiness spurred on by new love.

Communication is your strong suit. You may find yourself in a position to convey difficult directions to others or serve as the mouthpiece of the company. Be sure to listen to others as well – you may learn something new, or something about yourself. Sometimes you have to view yourself through another’s eyes. Stop planning for the immediate future and start thinking long-term. This way you can relax as much as possible and enjoy the ride knowing all things are in order.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) You have been biding your time, but the moment to take a calculated risk has finally arrived. Since you have done some thorough research, it should be smooth sailing. It may seem like people are judging you, even before they get to know you or your intentions.

Be patient and give new relationships time to develop. You may have to trust a friend to handle something you would much prefer to handle yourself. Trust that this friend will do a good job and express your gratitude. It is very easy to become complacent. Just when you thought your month would be routine, things get stirred up in ways you never would have imagined.

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LEO (July 23-August 23) Transparency is your middle name this month, Leo. Others know just what is going on in your life and in your head. This may encourage others to be more open. Your friendly demeanor puts others at ease, however, they may be so enamored with your personality that they overlook your accomplishments. Open your eyes to the bigger picture. Only focusing on the smallest details will prevent you from seeing the grand scheme of things. If a career change has been on your mind, it may be better to dip a toe into the waters rather than jumping in all at once. Try an internship before making a commitment.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21) Intentions aimed at distant goals may keep you busy in the long run, but this month direct your focus to items that will provide the most immediate results. The ups and downs that have defined a romantic relationship are about to become a little more complex, Sagittarius. These plot twists can be exciting.

But know, you cannot always remain under the radar. Sometimes your actions will be out in full view, and you need to accept any praise and criticism as it comes. You may find yourself at the center of social occasions later this month. If you want to be the life of the party, then go ahead. If you want to remain on the sidelines, that’s fine as well.

VIRGO (August 24-September 22) Virgo, since you don’t want to be misunderstood in any way, you need to be very careful in how you express your thoughts. Clarify details, if necessary. See if you can go unseen early in the month. Now is not your time to bask in the spotlight. You might get more done if you sit back and give others a chance to shine. An unexpected situation momentarily takes you off guard mid-month. Take a step back and reassess the situation. Some careful reflection will help you find a solution. It’s understandable that you want to prove yourself as capable as ever. But accepting a little help is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it is a sign of strength.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20) Capricorn, you have enough sense to balance your imagination with reality. Take your clever ideas and figure out a practical way to make them work. You may want to lighten up your mood. Figure out how to express your fun-loving side. Take some cues from friends who can get you to relax.

It’s time to prepare for an adventure of sorts.

The excitement may be mounting this later in the month as you get all of the details in order. Start packing for travel. It’s not worth getting into an argument to win a point with someone who doesn’t have all of the facts.

Rest your case and forge ahead with what you know is right.

LIBRA (September 23-October 23) Chances for success in all areas of your life are magnified by your innovative spirit, Libra. Keep the good ideas flowing and bring others into your future plans. Your relationships mean a lot to you. You want to do everything possible to solidify those close friendships. Be sure to network whenever possible. When someone calls on you for advice, offer it without reading too much into why it is needed. You are there to lend support and a different viewpoint. Family matters push to the forefront at the end of the month. This may require all of your attention for the time being. Clear your schedule so you can give this the attention it deserves.

AQUARIUS (January 21-February 18) Aquarius, although the destination is in view, you have not yet developed a plan to get there. Be sure you include integrity in your decisions and skip shortcuts. People want to share in your current success, but you don’t share the same views – especially when you think your accomplishments aren’t that big a deal. Lend support to a spouse or romantic interest because he or she will need it this month. You can’t fix all problems, but you can show your support. A change of direction may not be in the cards toward the end of the month. If you have been pondering a move, you may want to devote more time to vetting the idea.

SCORPIO (October 24-November 22) Confidence is on the rise, Scorpio, and that may lead you to take a few risks. There may be great gains to be had, or not much change, however, it can be worthwhile to try.

You can use a little personal recognition this month, even if you have to encourage others to give you some words of praise. Use those positive words as inspiration. Take inventory of your weaknesses. By recognizing your shortcomings, you can become a stronger person and both your personal and professional lives will benefit. Overcoming challenges as they are presented to you is one of the things that makes you so successful. But even the best task master needs some rest and relaxation.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) Conformity is certainly not your thing. But at some point this month, you’ll need to go with the flow. Find a way to make it your own. Try to escape into a fantasy world for a little while, Pisces. You don’t have to focus on serious tasks all of the time and will enjoy this respite.

There’s little time to waste mid-month. Be sure you have all of your details set and ready to go. Efficiency is key. Splurge on something that you have been considering buying for a while. As long as you can afford it, you can splurge without any guilt.

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AA Express Plumbing Service, Inc: 211-6 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, 252-2471155, 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, 252726-1781, New Bern, 252-636-2345, 800-7630378 or cleggs.com for an office nearest you.

Locally owned & operated by NCSU grad, former president of NC Pest Control Assoc. Servicing homes & businesses all over NC since 1960, free termite inspections.

Coastal Awnings & Hurricane Shutters: 5300 High St., Morehead City, 252-222-0707, crystalcoastawnings.com. See all your options for hurricane protection, stationary & retractable awnings. 9-5, M-F, weekends by appt. Custom awnings, Bahamas, Colonials, etc. Sales and service – our employees have a combined 40 years of experience.

Consumer Mobility Solutions: 118-A Market St., New Bern, 252-653-5350. Tired of climbing those stairs? Consumer Mobility Solutions may be the missing piece. Stair chairs, passenger lifts and cargo lifts can help make your life easier. Free consultation and free home surveys. Visit www. cmslifts.com or email Wayne at waynelamm@aol. com.

Emerald Isle Homeowner’s Services: 9106-B Coast Guard Road, Emerald Isle, 252-764-2563.

Relax and leave your keys with us! A full service “boutique” property management services company specializing in vacation rentals, VRBO and annual rentals. Discover the low, streamlined service plans.

Liftavator: 4430 Hwy 70 East, New Bern, 888634-1717, encelevators.com. Service all brands of elevators & lifts with 5-year product warranty

& 2-year service warranty. Licensed & insured.

24-hour service available. Building, installing & servicing elevators since 1985.

Outer Island Accents: 252-504-1001, 877-788-1051.

Custom residential & commercial, interior & exterior painting in Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Morehead City & Beaufort. References available, fully insured.

Pipeline Plumbing, Inc.: 910-381-4101. A local family-owned business taking care of all your plumbing needs. Licensed and fully insured with guaranteed, quality work. Services include 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, 910-3251050, 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, 252-354-2883, 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.

Unlimited Electrical Solutions: 3003 Bridges St., Morehead City, 252-241-9186. Electrical repair for both business and residential clients along the Crystal Coast and throughout Eastern North Carolina as well as remodeling and updates.

Generators and emergency power options available.

Windows & More: 1513 Bridges St., Morehead City, www.windows-and-more.com, 252-726-8181.

Visit the showroom to see the full-sized displays of energy efficient windows and doors that can handle the conditions of the Crystal Coast.

Offering sales, installation and service of Marvin and Integrity windows and doors.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DECOR

ALB Decorator Fabrics: 110 Little Nine Road, Morehead City, 252-222-0787. The finest in firstquality fabrics for decorating & quilting. Open Tues.-Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-4. Come see our selection.

Artistic Tile & Stone: 252-241-7579. Free design consultation and estimates! The area’s most unique and extensive selection of interior and exterior tile, mosaics, glass, stone and hardwood. Professional installation. Drop by M-F, 10-5, Saturday by appointment, 607 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, or visit www. artistictileandstonenc.com.

Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters: 3906 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-727-9040. Free estimates!

The Carolina’s only custom Bahama & Colonial manufacturer. Visit our showroom to see our

complete line of storm shutters & awnings, in fiberglass & aluminum, folding accordion, roll downs- no storm bars, canvas & retractable awnings.

Bowden & Carr: 211 Hwy 70 W, Havelock, 252-447-3648,bowdenandcarrfurniture.com.

The La-Z-Boy comfort studio offering a custom selection of chairs, sofas, sleepers and recliners at a reasonable price. Along with the largest La-Z-Boy studio and design center in the area, shoppers will find all their living room and dining room needs. Family owned and operated since the 1950s.

Braswell Carpet Cleaning: 252-354-3744, whether you’re in need of carpet care, repair, stain removal or water extractions, the professionals are Braswell’s are the ones to call. Visit braswellscarpetcleaning.com.

Budget Blinds: 3078 Hwy 24, Newport, 252-2473355, cell: 252-229-6431, budgetblinds.com.

Charlie Utz gives free in-home consultations in Carteret & Craven Counties on cellular shades, plantation shutters, blinds, woven woods, draperies & more.

Great Windows: 252-728-3373. Quality custom made window treatments including blinds, shades & shutters. For a perfect match, professional decorators come to your home or business.

Products include: Great Windows, Hunter Douglas, Timber and Somfy motorized remote control. Fast one-week service (shutters 15 days).

Call today for a handcrafted, flawless fit, precise installation and 100-year warranty.

Guthrie Interiors: 5113-C Hwy 70, Morehead City, specializing in home furnishings and design for retail and hospitality properties. Open 10am-5pm with after hours appointments available. Call 252648-8329 or visit www.guthrieinteriors.com.

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

Nowell & Company: 2801-4D, Wilson, 252-2373881. Located in Wilson, about two hours from the Crystal Coast, Nowell & Company is a 15,000 sq. ft. showroom filled with upper end home furnishings and accessories. Both traditional and contemporary and complete interior design service available. Free delivery to the coast.

William’s Floor Coverings & Interiors: 5458-A Hwy 70 West, Morehead City, 252-726-4442, 252726-6154. Visit William’s full-service showroom to compare the variety of flooring options available – from wood and carpet to laminate and tile. Brands include Karastan, Capel Rugs and more.

Window, Wall & Interior Décor: 1507 Live Oak St., Beaufort, windowandwalldecor.com, 252-8380201 or 800-601-8036. Custom made draperies and valances. Beautiful and as affordable as you need them to be.

OUTDOORS & MARINE

East Carolina Services Landscape and Pool Management: 1010 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, 252-240-1117, www.eastcarolinaservices. com. Fully licensed and insured landscape and pool maintenance offering hardscape design/ construction, softscapes, irrigation, night lighting, sod and more. The pool and patio store offers free water testing as well as chemicals, equipment and accessories. Now selling Grill Dome Kamado Grills and Bull Grills.

Fences Unlimited: 203 Jacob Drive, Morehead City, www.fencesunlimited.net. Custom wood, vinyl

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and aluminum fencing for all your landscaping and security needs. Free estimates, call 252-2476033.

NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores: 252-247-4003, 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.

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

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: 252-3549000, 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, 800849-1888, alwilliamsproperties.com. From sound to sea & beyond. We can serve your coastal real estate needs. Open 6 days/week, by appointment on Sunday.

Atlantic Beach Realty: 513 Atlantic Beach Causeway & Dunescape Villas, Atlantic Beach, 800-7867368. Your source for vacation rentals and sales since 1990. Family owned and operated Visit www.atlanticbeachrealty.net.

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 252-7263105, 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, 252-726-6600, cannongruber.com/irm. Specializing in exceptional properties on our beautiful coast for sale or rent. Let our experience work for you!

Carolyn Blackman: Broker/realtor with Bluewater Real Estate, Emerald Isle. A Carteret County native ready to assist newcomers and locals alike when buying and selling real estate along the Crystal Coast. Call 252-515-4831 or visit www. bluewaternc.com.

CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty: 7603 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle. With 30+ years we have served the

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rental and sales needs of Emerald Isle. National name recognition. Vacation, monthly and annual rentals. Knowledgeable and service award winning sales team supported by century21.com.

Courteous local staff to meet your needs. Call us and see – you will not get a recording, only quick, professional personal service. Call 800-822-2121, 252-354-2131 or visit www.coastland.com.

C.O.D. Home Services: Coastal Carolina premier contractor – whether you’re remodeling one room, for building an entire home. Recognized in 2016 by the NC Home Builders Association, owner Mark Merrell works hand in hand with clients to make all their dreams come true. Call 252-3543635 or email codhomeservices@ymail.com.

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, 252-354-3315, private owner’s line 800-354-2859, EmeraldIsleRealty. com. With over 50 years in property management, maximizing the rental income on your investment property is our #1 priority. Call for a complimentary, confidential property management analysis.

Future Homes: 1075 Freedom Way, Hwy 24, Hubert (8 miles west of Swansboro), 910-5776400. Licensed general contractor with master craftsmen, modular technology, fast construction, display models.

Jim Bailey: 610 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252241-1200. Real Estate sales with Bluewater Real Estate, Atlantic Beach. More than 30 years experience in commercial and residential real estate. Earned 2015 Rookie Top Dollar Production award. Put Jim Bailey to work for you. Visit www. bluewaternc.com.

Katrina Marshall, Real Estate Broker: Keller Williams Crystal Coast Ferguson O’Conor Realty, 5113-A US 70 West, Morehead City, serving Morehead City, Bogue Banks and the surrounding area. Over 24 years experience working with property owners in Carteret County and the Emerald Isle area.

Please call me to work for you, 252-499-0805 (office), 252-241-1081 (mobile) or kmarshall@ kw.com. Visit fergusonoconorrealty.com.

Kitch Ayre: Real Estate Broker with Bluewater, Emerald Isle & Cape Carteret, 888-354-2128, 252241-1382 cell, kitchayre@hotmail.com. Accredited Buyer’s Representative, Carteret County Assoc. of Realtors 2005 Top Producer & Sales Agent, Bluewater 2005 Top Producer. Call me for all of your real estate needs.

Landmark Homes: 252-393-2159, 800-611-7705, landmarkhomesnc.com. Diane & John Ritchie offer fully licensed & insured, commercial & quality home building services as well as renovations to make your wishes come true.

Malcolm Boartfield: Real Estate Broker with Bluewater Real Estate, 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-3475 (cell). Malcolm uses his 40+ years of experience in real estate sales/ marketing and technology as a tool to better serve his clients. His research skills allow him to better match properties with individuals who have come to Emerald Isle, enticed by the relaxed coastal way of life.

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.

Spinnaker’s Reach Realty: 9918 MB Davis Court, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5555. For more than 20 years, Spinnaker’s Reach has helped families realize their dream of living on the coast. Visit www.spinnakersreach.com to see how Judy O’Neill and Matias Lagos can help you.

Sun-Surf Realty (Sales & Rentals): 7701 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales 252-354-2958, 800849-2958, Rentals 252-354-2658, 800-553-7873, sunsurfrealty.com. Come for a Week, Stay for a Lifetime. Call to receive a Vacation Guide or email guestservices@sunsurfrealty.com for assistance in planning your island vacation. If you are ready to purchase or sell your beach home, call one of our knowledgeable sales professionals.

Syndie Earnhardt, Realtor: 252-646-3244, HomesOnTheCrystalCoast.com, real estate broker with 29+ years sales experience in vacation homes and condos, investment properties, year-round/permanent homes and vacant land. Specializing in the Crystal Coast. Buyer representation available.

Tab Premium Built Homes: 2851 Trent Road, New Bern, 252-638-8310. This Southern Living custom builder can bring your dreams to life. Custom, semi-custom and pre-priced home construction available throughout Eastern North Carolina. Visit www.tabpremiumbuilthomes.com.

SHOPS & SERVICES

Churchwell’s Jewelers: 7901 Emerald Drive, Ste. 6, Emerald Isle. Featuring nautical, equestrian and traditional jewelry. Custom design available. Call 252*354-7166 or visit churchwells.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%.

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 Onex shoe selection.

Madras and Khakis at Flipperz Retail: 311 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-7775, 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, gifts, handcrafted jewelry and local art. Now offering Chapel Hill Toffee.

Top it Off Boutique: 8700 Emerald Plantation, Suite 7, Emerald Isle, 252-354-7111. Experience the difference – unique gifts, jewelry, clothing, accessories, shows and much more! Whimsical and fun items for all occasions.

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How to Make Writing a Business Plan Less Intimidating A business plan is not only important for starting your business, it’s also an indispensable tool for helping you manage and grow your business.

Your business plan is your roadmap in operating your company, and it’s essential if you intend to request funding from outside sources.

A business plan spells out specific details about your business related to business concept, marketplace, and financials. The length of your business plan can depend on the complexity and scale of your business. Even short one-page business plans have purpose and can affect success.

Too many entrepreneurs make the mistake of not preparing a business plan. That’s not terribly surprising, because writing one can seem a daunting task. It requires time, careful thought, research, and patience as you define your business’s critical success factors and goals.

Are you intimidated by the thought of writing a business plan? Know that the benefits are well worth the effort. The value of a business plan isn’t so much in the document you create, but the discovery process you embark upon to create it. As you work on your business plan, you answer key questions about your business that you may not have otherwise considered. That can help you recognize risks and opportunities – and better position you for success.

Here are some tips to make writing your business plan less intimidating: Don’t try to do it all at once. If you tackle it in smaller bits and pieces, the project will be more manageable.

Schedule time to work on it. Plan time to work on your business plan.

You’ll feel less stressed about it if you reserve time on your calendar to dedicate to it.

Use technology and resources to your advantage. Although business plan templates and software can’t do it all for you, they can save time.

Consider using SBA’s online Business Plan Tool and the full range of free business planning tools and templates that SCORE offers.

Get feedback along the way. As you work on the different sections of your business plan, ask a SCORE mentor or other unbiased business professional to review it and provide suggestions for improvement and clarity.

Even though writing a business plan will require effort, it doesn’t have to be a harrowing experience. Follow the tips shared here, and keep your eye on the prize. With a business plan, you’ll be better able to move your business in the right direction from the start and navigate changes more easily in the future.

SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, prosper and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. For information about starting or operating a small business, or becoming a SCORE Mentor call the Coastal Carolina SCORE Chapter, 3615 Arendell St., Morehead City, NC at 252.222.6126. Visit SCORE at www.score. org.

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Southern Glass & Mirror............................................ 50 Spinnaker’s Reach............................................. 41, 49 Sun-Surf Realty Property Mgmt................................. 64 Sun-Surf Realty Sales............................................... 19 Tab Premium Builders............................................... 10 Tideline Lawn Care.................................................... 40 Top if Off Boutique..................................................... 48 Town of Emerald Isle................................................. 24 Unlimited Electrical Solutions.................................... 12 William’s Floor Coverings.......................................... 34 William’s Hardware.................................................... 59 Windows & More....................................................... 44 Window, Wall & Interior Décor................................... 23 Yardworks, Inc. Landscaping & Lawn Care............... 25

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