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The Island Review is published monthly by NCCOAST, Morehead City. It is direct mailed to out-of-area property owners in Emerald Isle, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach and Atlantic Beach and is distributed freely in public boxes to residents and visitors along Bogue Banks, in town halls, advertiser locations, the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council office and county visitor’s centers. The Island Review will not knowingly accept advertising judged to be misleading or in violation of the law. All parties advertised herein are subject to the Fair Housing Act and the claims represented are the sole responsibility of the advertiser. Though every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all advertising and copy contained herein, the publisher may not be held responsible for typographical errors. NCCOAST reserves the right to refuse any advertising or editorial deemed inappropriate. Articles contained herein remain the sole responsibility of the writer. The Island Review, NCCOAST and any employees, agents or representatives of same, may not be held responsible for any actions or consequences derived as a result of following advice or instructions contained herein. As always, consult your attorney or accountant for relevant tax, investment and/or legal information. Entire contents, ad and graphic design copyright 2017 by NCCOAST. Reproduction without the publisher’s permission is prohibited.

Coasting ......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Book Bag ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 Celebrations of Fall in Eastern Carolina ......................................................................................................... 38 Book it on the Beach ..................................................................................................................................... 40 Ferrymon Hangs on for yet Another Year........................................................................................................ 46 What’s in a Name – Exploring ‘Carteret’ ........................................................................................................ 50

County Perspective ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Chamber Connection .................................................................................................................................... 16 Tide Tables ................................................................................................................................................... 17 Coastal Currents Events Calendar ................................................................................................................. 20 The Onlooker ................................................................................................................................................ 23 Shorelines .................................................................................................................................................... 28 Bulletin Board ............................................................................................................................................... 32 Staying Busy – Emerald Isle .......................................................................................................................... 32 At the Aquarium ............................................................................................................................................ 34 Staying Busy – Swansboro ........................................................................................................................... 39 Rental Signs ................................................................................................................................................. 42 Property Watch ............................................................................................................................................. 53 Tourism Barometer ....................................................................................................................................... 62 Health & Wellness ......................................................................................................................................... 63 Horoscopes................................................................................................................................................... 66 Best Buys ..................................................................................................................................................... 67 From SCORE ................................................................................................................................................. 69 Advertiser Index ............................................................................................................................................ 69

Atlantic Beach Mayor’s Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Emerald Isle Mayor’s Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Emerald Tidings ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Pine Knoll Shores Mayor’s Notes ............................................................................................................................................... 52 Pine Knoll Shores Club News ........................................................................................................................ 58

Thanks to our Contributors: Eddie Barber, 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 & Clare Winslow Ad & Editorial Deadline For November 2017 Issue: THURSDAY, OCT. 5 Email Postcard Greetings photos, calendar listings & copy to editor@nccoast.com

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BHA Hosts Fall Party THIS YEAR, GUESTS are in for a treat as the impressionistic artwork of artist George “Chip” Hemingway will be showcased at two waterfront homes during the Beaufort Historical Association’s annual Fall Party. Kelly & Fred Frohbose will be paired with their neighbors Marie & Guy Arcuri to provide a waterfront backdrop for this year’s event, planned for 6:30pm on Saturday, Oct. 14. Attendees of the party will enjoy waterfront views, artwork and live music while being treated to food provided by The Boat House at Front Street Village. Hemingway grew up in Tarboro and studied architecture at NC State University. He had never really painted until college, where he took two painting classes and studied color theory. That was the beginning of learning how to capture the light he loved to watch as he floated on his surf board. A few of Hemingway’s architecture projects include the design of renovations and additions to all three North Carolina aquariums, which includes the Ocean Tank, waterfall and the nature walk featured at the Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium. A perfect complement to Hemingway’s loose, Impressionistic style is the light, melodious sound of the band Blue Moon Jazz. Local musicians from Jacksonville, Emerald Isle and the New Bern area create the quartet, which has been performing standards and modern jazz for the past 14 years. Tickets for the Fall Party are $100 and may be purchased in advance at the Beaufort Historic Site Welcome Center at 130 Turner Street, or online at www.beauforthistoricsite.org.

Surf Fishing Tournament Begins Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation and The Reel Outdoors are sponsoring the 15th annual Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament, which runs from 8am Saturday, Oct. 14 to Nov. 25. Registration is free. The Reel Outdoors is providing prizes for the top three anglers. Participants must register by Oct. 12 and all trout must be caught by fishing on foot (surf, pier, inlet, sound) from Fort Macon to Emerald Isle; no boats. Complete rules are listed on the registration form, which is 8

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Swansboro is excited to be the destination town for the 19th annual Cycle North Carolina – Mountains to the Coast Ride on Oct. 7. The ride is scheduled to follow a Jefferson to Swansboro route, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 7. With beautiful tourist stops along scenic back roads, the “Mountains to Coast” trek is the highlight of the year for many cyclists from across the nation. Cycle North Carolina will begin its full-service, cross-state ride on September 30th at Family Central Park in Jefferson, and will arrive in historic downtown Swansboro on Oct. 7, with 1,100 bicyclists expected to participate. Over the course of the week, riders will bike an average of 60 miles per day. Additional overnight stays are planned for the towns of Elkin, Oak Ridge, Chapel Hill, Knightdale, Wilson and Kinston. Swansboro Parks and Recreation will be hosting a welcome reception in and around Olde Towne Square and Saltwater Grill from noon-4pm. The public is invited to attend and give cyclists a true “Friendly City by the Sea” welcome.

St. Francis Holds Lobster Fest The annual Lobster Fest will take place at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Indian Beach, 920 Salter Path Road, from noon to 4pm on Saturday, Oct. 14. Live lobsters are hand selected and delivered to the church directly from Maine. On-site cooks prepare them to go or guests can choose to have a full meal served at the church. A complete lobster dinner, including sides and homemade dessert, is $25. Add a cooked lobster to an eat-in dinner or take cooked lobsters home for $21 each. If you are feeling more adventurous, you can purchase live lobsters for $19 each and cook them at home. Lobsters are at least 1 ½ lbs. each. Advance tickets can be purchased through Monday, Oct. 9, by calling 252-240-2388 (church office) or 252-354-5859 (Linda Davies).

Chili Fest Returns to Havelock The annual NC Chili Festival be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20-21 in Havelock, and has a long history of raising funds to give to local nonprofit organizations in the community. The festival is held at Walter B. Jones Park, Havelock and covers a two-day span of events and entertainment. From 5-9pm on Friday guests can expect a chicken wing competition and live music. On Saturday, the red chili and chili verde competitions will be held from 10am-4pm. Come prepared to vote for People’s Choice. In addition to the competitions and live music there will be arts and crafts, food, vendors and live entertainment throughout the festival grounds each day. Activities for the children are planned, such as bounce houses and slides and face painting. Food vendors have everything from funnel cakes to crab dip (Continued on page 10)

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and a large variety of non-alcoholic beverages are available. Parking is free, plentiful and within easy walking distance. To learn more, visit chilifestival.org.

as The Year of Blackbeard. As the kick-off event for this 300th anniversary, the Friends of the NC Maritime Museum will host its annual Boatshop Bash with the theme of: Caribbean Pirates – The Adventure Begins. Beginning at 6:30pm on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Watercraft Center, the event features Caribbean music and food, an open bar and live and silent auctions. Costumed participants will include Blackbeard and Queen Anne. Attendees will enjoy food inspired by French Caribbean flavors from Chef Floyd Olmstead of Floyd’s assisted by students from the Carteret Community Culinary School. The ever-popular Barefoot Wade will provide Caribbean style music. Proceeds from this event help support the operations of the Friends of the Maritime Museum and the North Carolina Maritime Museum. Tickets are available at $75 per person for members of the Friends of the NC Maritime Museum and $100 for nonmembers and can be purchased at maritimefriends.org/EventFriends-NC-Maritime-Museum, by visiting the museum or by calling 252-728-1638.

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Old Man Kelly Visits Civic Center The sound of Old Man Kelly comes broadly from the early days of American roots music – when bluesmen sang from front porches on hot afternoons, when swing bands played dances in speakeasies late into the night, when being an American troubadour was a trade. Since the 2013 release of “Songs, Stories, Shanties and Shenanigans,” Old Man Kelly has gigged relentlessly, bringing his vintage sound to over 300 swing dances, festivals and honky-tonks throughout the central Appalachian mountains. He brings his music to the Crystal Coast Civic Center on Saturday, Oct. 14, thanks to the Down East Folk Arts Society. General admission is $16; members, $13; and students, $10. Doors open at 6:30pm. Learn more by visiting www.downeastfolkarts.org.

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Friday, Nov. 3 at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Salter Path, pianist Barbara McKenzie, harpist Christina Brier and a 13-piece chamber orchestra will perform original compositions by Linda Laughton and Lenore Meadows. McKenzie is founder, artistic director and artist in residence of Chamber Music Wilmington and the American Music Festival. Brier is principal harpist with the Carolina Philharmonic and Wilmington Symphony. All performing musicians have some thread of connection to Beaufort, St. Francis by the Sea or the beach. Laughton’s “Trinity Suite” consists of nine dance-style movements written for solo piano, piano and flute duet and piano with string ensemble. Laughton is the music director at St. Francis by the Sea and resides just outside of Beaufort where she teaches private piano lessons. Meadows’ “Still Life Deep Creek” is a four-movement orchestral composition inspired by patterns of light and water in nature as depicted in her paintings. When not paddling on Taylor’s Creek, composing music or painting, Lenore Meadows is a real estate professional in Beaufort. Meadows will show her paintings in the art gallery beginning at 5:30pm. Concert seating begins at 6:45 and the music starts at 7. Both events are free, however donations are graciously accepted. Refreshments will be served. St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church is located on the sound side of Hwy. 58 (Salter Path Road) between Mile Markers 10 and 10-1/2. For more information, call 252-240-2388 or visit www.stfrancisbythesea.org.

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book bag Alice Hoffman, Queen of Bogue Banks By Kathleen McMillan Guthrie ANY PERSON WHO is curious about the little village of Salter Path on Bogue Banks will want to read the story of Alice Hoffman, the New York socialite who once owned Salter Path and much of the area around it. Kathleen Guthrie lives in Salter Path and holds masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees in history and English from East Carolina University. She has well researched the amazing story of the woman who clashed with the culture and people of the island. Alice Hoffman was born in 1862 in New York. In her early years she spent much time in Europe, especially France. She purchased half of the island of Bogue Banks in 1917 and made sporadic trips to North Carolina and her coastal home on the island in the years following her investment. From John Royall she bought 13 miles of the island. A small number of settlers or squatters lived on the land when she bought it. This is the story of her strained relationship with the other inhabitants of Salter Path. Hoffman later recalled her early experiences as landowner. She cleared trees and wrote, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had one of the supreme moments of my life, and could not describe the thrill of possession of one of the most beautiful spots still in existence.â&#x20AC;? Kathleen Guthrie includes a number of such anecdotes in this interesting account. She writes of Hoffmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planting roses which would disappear from her land during her long absences away. She loved her time spent in this then remote place despite her struggles there. The central aspect of this focused autobiography is the conflict Hoffman had with the earlier settlers. As a northern woman she valued efficiency, promptness and hard work. The promptness part was not a particular value of the other islanders. Guthrie writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;People in Carteret County changed little, preferring an easy pace of life marked more by the passing of the tides and seasons than by dates and appointments.â&#x20AC;? Differences of opinion were natural when the cultures clashed. Hoffman sought legal recourse with little success. Kathleen Guthrie has detailed the aristocratic nature of this woman who was related to the Roosevelt family. One of Alice Hoffmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great nieces described her as, â&#x20AC;&#x153;extravagant, neglectful of debts, and pampered. Even when living in her rustic house on Bogue Banks, she employed a maid to help her dress each day. To some people Alice was caring of other people and a conservationist at heart. To others she was selfish and greedy, willing to cut down every tree on the island. Alice Hoffman died in 1953. In the years after her passing Salter Path and the surrounding area has become developed and heavily populated. Some of the descendants of early settlers still remain, make their living from fishing, and are seen in the photos included in the book. Curt Finch Emerald Isle Books

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A major draw of the Beaufort Ghost Walk is the Old Burial Grounds, famous for the Rum Keg Girl, a British naval officer buried standing up saluting England, and the cannon-top grave to Otway Burns. Guests have captured unexplainable photos over the years and many report feeling followed or watched. Founded in 1709, Beaufort is rich in maritime lore, from the grounding of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge in June 1718 to its role in the US Civil War, where Beaufort was instrumental in the capture and defense of Fort Macon in 1861. Off the coast of Beaufort lies the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” which has claimed over 5,000 ships since the 1500s... Beaufort was also seized for several days by Spanish privateers in 1747. All of the stories have been extensively researched and well documented and the folklore and legends carefully preserved from local storytellers Grayden Paul, Judge Charles Whedbee, and Nancy Roberts. The creative team is always seeking new information at the county courthouse, historical societies, libraries, and collecting oral histories. Port City is currently holding a contest, inviting submissions about hauntings and other ghost-related stories from Beaufort and Carteret County. Details are available on the Port City Tour Company & Escape Rooms Facebook page. The Beaufort Ghost Walk, which is offered year-round, is one of Beaufort’s most popular attractions, earning a Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence in 2015 and 2016. Visit reservations.pctourco.com or call 252-772-9925. Take a walk with Port City’s haunted guides… and let the spirits guide you.

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coastal currents 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: 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: 252354-6350. Succulent Seafood. 2-4pm on select Mondays. Visit the area’s top eateries to find out how expert chefs choose, prepare and serve fresh local seafood with a flourish. Sessions of this NC Aquarium program include a test taste. Age 12 and up, $18. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncacquariums.com. Mon. 2: Flags of the Confederacy. 10am. Meet in the Visitor Center at Fort Macon to learn about flags of the Confederacy. Details: 252-726-3775. 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31: Behind the Scenes – Shark Snack. Visit food preparation areas, animal holding areas and labs at the NC Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores, and get an overhead view of the Living Shipwreck while the aquarists feed the sharks. Age 5 and up, $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www. ncacquariums.com. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Stand Up Paddle Boarding. 9-11am. Explore the sport of stand-up paddle boarding and see Bogue Sound from a new perspective. Age 8 and up. Cost is $50. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com. 3 & 24: Tue. 26: Behind the Scenes – Costume Shop. 2pm. Visit the Tryon Palace Costume Shop for a discussion on historical clothing, research and sewing techniques used in the past. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for students. Details: www.tryonpalace.org. Tue. Oct. 3: Dr. Bogus Free Surf Fishing Seminar. 6pm. Held in conjunction with the Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament, Dr. Bogus will offer a special free seminar at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Dept. Details: 252354-6350. 4, 11, 18, 25: Civil War Musket Firing Demonstration. 10am. Learn about a Civil War era musket’s history, loading procedures and firing at Fort Macon. Meet in the Fort. Details: 252-726-3775. 5, 12, 19: 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. 20 ISLAND REVIEW

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5, 12, 19, 26: Paddle the Roosevelt Natural Area. 9-11am. Explore tidal flats and quiet backwaters as you become aware of the intricate web of life thriving in this pristine natural environment through this NC Aquarium program. Site provides kayaks and canoes. Age 10 and up, $25. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com.

Mon. 9: Bird Hike. 9am. Meet in the Visitor Center at Fort Macon and take a leisurely hike to identify birds native to the area. Fort Macon has an amazing mix of shore birds and songbirds, and there is always something new to see. Details: 252-726-3775.

6-7: Evening at the Cape. Experience Cape Lookout and the lighthouse as the light keepers once did – in the dark of the night. Watch the sun set and moon rise and climb to the top of the lighthouse for a breathtaking view of the coastline. Cost is $28, which includes ferry transportation. Reservations required. Details: go.nps.gov/eveningatcape. 6-8: NC Seafood Festival. Features live music, rides, arts and crafts, demonstrations and more. Special events include: Blessing of the Fleet, annual Southern Outer Banks Boat Show, Twin Bridges 8K Road Race and opening ceremonies. Average attendance is around 125,000 for the three days. Details: ncseafoodfestival.org. 6, 13, 20, 27: Surf Fishing. 8-11am. Learn to catch the big ones from the surf with expert instruction and hands-on experience. License is not required. Equipment and bait provided. Age 10 and up, $25. Details: 252247-4003 or ncaquariums.com. 7-8: Paddle/Oar Making Course. 9am-4:30pm. Participants can choose to make a canoe paddle, stand-up paddleboard paddle, kayak paddle or other options during this twoday class at the NC Maritime Museum. Age 16 and up. Cost ranges from $275-$325 for pair of oars. Details: 252-728-7317 or www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 7, 14, 21, 28: 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: 252247-4003 or www.ncaquariums.com. Sun. 8: NC Seafood Festival Regatta. 8am. Traditional skiffs race from Beaufort to Morehead City during this NC Maritime Museum organized event. Launch and rig from the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center at the museum. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.

10 & 24: Kayak Fishing. 8am-2pm. Learn the basics of saltwater fishing from a kayak. Kayaks, tackle and rods provided through this NC Maritime Museum program. Designed for intermediate or advanced paddlers age 12 and up. Cost is $60. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. Wed. 11: Merry Time for Tots – Hatteras Jack. 10-11am. Preschoolers and their caregivers hear the legend of the albino dolphin Hatteras Jack and learn more about dolphins along the North Carolina coast with the NC Maritime Museum. Ages 2-5, free. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 13-14: Garden Lovers Weekend & Fall Heritage Plant Sale. 9am-5pm. Tryon Palace hosts its annual plant sale to coincide with New Bern’s Mum Fest. Find ornamental kale, flowering asters and mums for your own garden along with the site’s showcase of gardens for viewing. Details: www.tryonpalace.org. Fri. 13: Friday Free Flicks. 7pm. At Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation on the second Friday of each month. Movies are family oriented. Popcorn and a drink are $1. Bring chairs or blankets. No outside beverages or snacks are allowed. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Details: 252354-6350. Astronomy. 7pm. Meet at the bathhouse at Fort Macon State Park to view space through a telescope and learn more about the universe. Details: 252-726-3775. 14-15: Mullet Festival. One of the area’s oldest festivals brings a street carnival atmosphere to the historic streets of downtown Swansboro. Expect arts and crafts, music, food and plenty of fried mullet. Admission is free. MUMFest. This award-winning fall festival brings more than 80,000 guests to downtown New Bern, for live entertainment, venues, amusement rides, roving street entertainment and more. Festival runs from

9:30am-6:30pm on Saturday and 10:30am5pm on Sunday. Introduction to Wooden Boat Building. 9am4:30pm. In this two-day hands on course, students explore the art of boat building from start to finish. Begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup, steam bending and different methods of creating the back bone of small boats. Course fee is $135. Must be 16 to participate. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com. 14-Nov. 25: Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament. Free to register. All trout must be caught on foot (surf, pier, inlet or sound) from Fort Macon to Emerald Isle. Sponsored by the Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation Dept. and the Reel Outdoors. Details: 252-354-6350. Sat. 14: Fall in the Water Meet. 1-5:30pm. The Traditional Small Craft Association hosts this gathering at the Gallants Channel docks. All small boats are welcome. Free boat rides for the public. A pig picking is planned, $10 for the public, $5 for TSCA members. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com Howling Hayride. 6:30pm. Join the staff at the Fort Macon State Park bath house for a hayride and 1-mile hike along the Elliott Coues Nature Trail. Suggested donation is $5 per adult. Details: 252-726-3775. Lobster Festival. 12-4pm. The annual Lobster Fest will take place at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church in Indian Beach, 900 Salter Path Road. Live Maine lobsters are hand selected and delivered to cooks overnight. Enjoy a complete lobster dinner, including homemade dessert, for $25, on site or to go. Or purchase a live lobster for $19 or a cooked lobster on its own for $21. Purchase tickets by Oct. 9. Rain date is Oct. 21. Details: 252-240-2388 (church office) or 252-354-5859 (Linda Davies). Old Man Kelly 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. General admission is $16; members, $13; and students, $10. Doors open at 6:30pm. Details: 252-6464657 or www.downeastfolkarts.org. Sun. 15: White Oak Birding Cruise. 10amNoon. Join birding expert Joanne Powell for a birding cruise on and around the White Oak River and Bogue Sound including Huggins and Bear islands, for migratory birds. The group will slowly cruise on a covered ferry boat through the estuaries. Cost is $20$25. All ages are welcome, although the program is geared toward adults and older children. Sponsored by the NC Coastal Federation. Details: 252-393-8185 or www. nccoast.org. MUMFest 5K. 7:30am. New Bern Parks and Recreation is offering a 5K and 1-mile races to celebrate Mumfest. The race begins at 7:30am with the start and finish line at Union Point Park. The course is flat and winds its way through downtown New Bern.

The cost is $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the race. Registration forms can be filled out on Active.com. Details: 252-639-2922 or info@newbern-nc.org. Horse Sense & Survival. Join Dr. Sue Stuska for a half-day walking trip to find horses and watch their behavior. Comfortable closed-toe walking shoes that can get wet and muddy are a must. Bring water, lunch/snacks, bug repellent, sunscreen, a sun hat, binoculars and camera. The only charge is the ferry fee. Participants who arrive on their own boats pay no fee. Details: 252-728-2250. Tue. 17: Spy Sensibilities. 10am. Learn about the contributions of female spies during the mid-180ss at Fort Macon State Park. Details: 252-726-3775. Behind the Scenes – Gardens. 2pm. Meet at the Waystation at Tryon Palace for a behind-the-scenes tour of the palace gardens. Cost is $6 for adults. Details: www. tryonpalace.org. 18-21: 35th Swansboro Five-0 King Mackerel Tournament. Sponsored annually by the Swansboro Rotary Club, this popular tournament brings droves of anglers to the historic town of Swansboro. The Captain’s Party is planned for Wednesday, Oct. 18 and lines are in the water at 7am, Friday and Saturday. Scales at 3pm both days. Details: www. swansboro50.com. Wed. 18: Carteret County Antiques & Collectibles Club. 11:30am. The club meets at Clawson’s 1905, Beaufort. This month, Herb Prytherch will discuss “Antique Bottles 1700-1875.” After the program, members will enjoy a Dutch-treat lunch and business meeting. Visitors are always welcome. Reservations are not required. Thur. 19: Brown Bag Gam – US Lifesaving Service. Noon. Pack a lunch and join the staff at the NC Maritime Museum and learn about US Lifesaving Service operations in North Carolina and Carteret County. Free. No reservation required. Details: www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com, 252-728-7317. Spooky Stories from North Carolina. In honor of Halloween, the Tryon Palace Performance Arts Series presents a one-hour performance by native Terry Rollins, a professional storyteller who specializes in folk tales, ghost stories and pirate legends. Performances are planned for 5 and 6:30pm. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children, age 12 and under are free. Details: www. tryonpalace.org. 20-21: Havelock Chili Festival. The 36th annual NC Chili Festival will be held at Walter B. Jones Park. On Friday there will be the chicken wing competition and live entertainment from 5-9pm. On Saturday, the red chili and chili verde competitions will be from 10am-5pm. There will also be arts, crafts, food and entertainment. Details: chilifestival. org. Fri. 20: American Red Cross Blood Drive. 2-7pm. Carteret County chapter of the

American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. Details: 252-3546350. John Conlee Performs. 7pm. The country music icon visits Carteret Community Theatre in downtown Morehead City. Tickets are $40-$55. Details: www.carteretcommunitytheatre.com. Sat. 21: Fall Fundraising Party. 6:30pm. The gala Fall Fundraising Party for the Beaufort Historical Association has long been a favorite end of season bash. Held in a historic Beaufort home, the event features the work of a featured artist which is available to purchase as the night progresses. Details: 252-728-5225. Tue. 24: Behind the Scenes – Costume Shop. 2pm. Visit the Tryon Palace Costume Shop for a discussion on historical clothing, research and sewing techniques used in the past. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for students. Details: www.tryonpalace.org. 26-27: Trick or Treat Under the Sea. 4:307:30pm. The NC Aquarium comes to life with Halloween fun. Trick or treat at booths by area businesses and organizations, check out the special exhibits and show off your costume. Tickets are $11 per person, age 3 and up. Details: 252-247-4003 or ncaquariums.com. Fri. 27: Halloween Carnival. 6-8pm. Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation sponsors this evening of family fun. Help create a glow in the dark mural, have your face painted, try your hand at the liver toss or enjoy the donut eating contest. Emerald Isle Police Dept. will be on hand to create youth ID kits. Admission is two bags of candy per child. Details: 252-354-6350. Fort Macon Seashells. 10:30am. Join a ranger at Fort Macon’s swimming beach to look for and learn about North Carolina’s seashells. Free. Details: 252-726-3775. 28-29: Carolina Kite Fest. Sponsored annually by Kites Unlimited in the Atlantic Station shopping center and held on the beach at The Circle, Kite Fest takes advantage of the fall ocean breeze to raise this fun-filled weekend to new heights. Watch some of the most talented kite handlers in action during demonstrations and contests. Free. Sat. 28: All Hallows Eve. 10am-3pm. Tryon Palace hosts this haunted event featuring friendly ghosts, crafts, games, spooky stories and more for children 12 and under. Cost is $10 for adults, $4 ages 13-18. Children under 12 in a costume are free. Details: www.tryonpalace.org. Tue. 31: Brown Bag Gam – Sea Monsters. Noon. Pack a lunch and join the staff at the NC Maritime Museum and learn about some of the best known sea monsters and their possible origins. Free. No reservation required. Details: www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort. com, 252-728-7317. October 2017

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Nice Matters! IT’S THE SLOGAN for Emerald Isle. We are blessed to have such wonderful and caring people in Emerald Isle. In late August our community hosted over 40 people from the Little Pink Houses of Hope organization. These families came from all over the United States to relax and enjoy our beautiful beach. Each family had one member who is battling breast cancer. Our community made certain that each and every family member had a wonderful week. Thanks to everyone who had a part in making a week to remember for everyone. To all of our businesses who provided food, snacks, gifts, and to all of our area churches who worked together I say “thank you.” Emerald Isle Baptist Church received the following letter from Bradley, Barbara, Dylan and Dara Reece from Greensboro. One of the families from Little Pink Houses of Hope. I would like to share a portion of the letter: “The welcome from everyone is unforgettable. I think I have cried the whole week just thinking of all of you. Your church and community are a very giving community. It makes me want to go back to our church and see what I can do to help others. When we came back to our home the kids said it was like Christmas times two. Nothing compares to all the hugs and love that was shown. It is a community where you want to come live and raise your children. It is beautiful at Emerald Isle. Thanks again for all the love, support and prayers, Everything is greatly appreciated. Love, Bradley, Barbara, Dylan and Dara Reece. “

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As mayor, that letter warms my heart. It shows how loving and caring we are. Thanks to all of our citizens who had a part in making this week a success. NICE MATTERS! We have several events in the month of October. Dr. Bogus will offer a free surf fishing seminar on Monday, Oct. 2 beginning at 6pm at the Community Center. This will be in conjunction with the Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament. Learn about speckled trout surf fishing from one of the area’s most renowned experts. The Gordie McAdams Tournament will run from Saturday, Oct. 14-Nov. 25 and is sponsored by Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation and The Reel Outdoors. Registration is free. Contact Parks and Recreation for information 252 354-6350. The Emerald Isle Police and Neighborhood Watch invite you to “Golf with a Cop.” The event will be held at Star Hill Golf Club on Saturday, Oct. 21. This is not a fundraiser but an opportunity to get to know your police department and neighborhood watch volunteers while enjoying a round of golf. The annual Halloween Carnival will be held on Friday, Oct. 27 from 6-8 pm at the Community Center. It will be fun for the entire family and includes creating a glow in the dark mural, photo booth, cake walk, ID kits by the Emerald Isle Police Department, Trunk or Treat and much, much more. Admission fee is two bags of candy per child. I hope everyone has a great October. It is a great month to enjoy the beach. See you around Emerald Isle.

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Golf Cart Safety Classes, Registration Fee and Future Construction IN AN EFFORT to promote golf cart safety and to establish a reliable source of funding for future golf cart accessibility improvements, the Board of Commissioners recently endorsed several new golf cart program initiatives. The Emerald Isle Police Dept. will offer several new golf cart safety classes later this year and in early 2018 to better educate golf cart operators about safe use and the Town’s regulations. The new golf cart safety classes are scheduled for a variety of days and times, and will be held in the Town Board Meeting Room: • Monday, Dec. 4 @ 6 pm • Saturday, Dec. 9 @10 am • Saturday, Jan. 13 @10 am • Friday, Jan. 19 @ 6 pm • Friday, Feb. 2 @ 6 pm • Saturday, Feb. 3 @10 am Attendance at one of these golf cart safety classes will entitle the attendee to a $25 discount on the annual golf cart registration fee for the following year. This discount will essentially negate a recently approved $25 increase in the annual golf cart registration fee, from $75 annually to a new fee of $100 annually, effective for 2018 registrations. Those who attend one of these golf cart safety classes will incur a $75 registration fee, while those who do not will be responsible for the new $100 fee. The Emerald Isle golf cart program continues to grow, with more than 800 golf carts now registered in the town’s program. Due to the geography of Emerald Isle, certain areas of Emerald Isle are not accessible to golf carts, and the town will be working to construct special golf cart paths to improve accessibility in the future. All additional golf cart registration fee revenues generated from the recent fee increase will be reserved to fund a portion of future golf cart paths in areas where the benefiting neighborhood is willing to bear a portion of the cost of improvements. A “pilot project” for the construction of a new golf cart path to benefit the Olde Cove Road neighborhood was recently approved by the board of commissioners and will be constructed later this fall or winter. The new golf cart path will link the neighborhood with a nearby town street on the ocean side of NC 58, thereby allowing the legal use of golf carts by residents in the Olde Cove Road area. If this project is successful, the town will consider other similar improvements in the future upon request. Town Continues Progress Toward Acquisition of 30-Acre Tract Town officials continue to work diligently with federal and state officials to finalize more than $2.5 million of grant funding (to be matched with nearly $500,000 of town funds) for the purchase of the vacant Surfside Realty tract located directly behind the town government complex. The town expects to close on this 30-acre purchase in October, and hopes to make new nature trails available for public use later this year or by early 2018. The property will be developed as “McLean-Spell Park” with additional active recreational features, over the next several years. The town’s pursuit of this project represents a long-term investment in environmental conservation, overall community development, and the youth of Emerald Isle. EI Fire Department Awarded Grant for Additional Personnel The Emerald Isle Fire Dept. was recently awarded approximately $300,000 in federal grant funding for 3 additional firefighter positions. The additional grant funding will enable the EIFD to increase staffing on each shift from 4 to 5 personnel, and will promote a more effective re24 ISLAND REVIEW

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sponse, promote greater firefighter safety, and enable the town to maintain its excellent “4” ISO rating in the future. Join the Neighborhood Watch Program and EIPD for ‘Golf with a Cop’ The town is fortunate to have a dedicated group of volunteers in our Neighborhood Watch program, and this group and the excellent officers in the Emerald Isle Police Dept. invite all golfers to participate in the second annual Golf with a Cop event to be held at Star Hill Golf Club on Saturday, Oct. 21. Come on out and enjoy a great day of fellowship! For more information, please visit www. emeraldisle-nc.org/golf-witha-cop-2017-10-21. Please Help Keep Emerald Isle’s Beaches Clean Thanks to the hard work of town staff, volunteers with the Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Program, and other (Continued on page 26)

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concerned citizens, the town’s 12+ miles of ocean beach are among the cleanest beaches you’ll find anywhere! Despite these great efforts, there are still instances when trash makes its way on to the beach, and the town seeks everyone’s help to prevent litter on the beach from ever happening in the first place. If you are enjoying the beach, please don’t litter, and please make a special effort to dispose of cigarette butts appropriately, pick up your dog’s feces, and dispose of other trash appropriately. There are public trash receptacles approximately every 1,000 ft. (or less!) along the beach, and also on the street side of each public beach access walkway. Thank you for your cooperation! BB&T Announces Closing of Emerald Isle Branch BB&T, which has operated a bank location in Emerald Isle on the corner of NC 58 and Fairview Drive for the past several years, recently informed the town that the branch will be closing later this year. BB&T will consolidate its Emerald Isle branch with the Cedar Point branch, located just west of the NC 24/NC 58 intersection on the mainland. The town is hopeful that another bank or commercial venture will soon occupy the existing building at NC 58 and Fairview Drive. New NC 58 Traffic Roundabout to Be Constructed This Winter The NC Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) has approved plans for a new NC 58 roundabout to be constructed at the intersection of Mallard Drive/Emerald Landing Drive this winter. The new roundabout is being financed and constructed by the new Publix grocery store that is expected to open in spring 2018. The new roundabout is specifically designed to promote the efficient movement of traffic instead of a new traffic signal, and includes design features approved by NCDOT to enhance safety, allow pedestrian crossings in a safe manner, and create “breaks” in traffic flow to allow for side-street traffic to enter the roundabout. The roundabout construction will be supplemented with additional street and sidewalk improvements along Emerald Landing Drive and Crew Drive. NCDOT has recommended the installation of roundabouts at four other NC 58 intersections in Emerald Isle. The new Publix roundabout was endorsed by the board of commissioners as a “pilot project” to enable the community and the board to further evaluate the effectiveness of roundabouts for the other proposed locations in Emerald Isle in the future. Town officials expect to continue to work with NCDOT in the coming years to implement traffic improvements along NC 58 in Emerald Isle, potentially including the additional roundabouts recommended by NCDOT – if the new Publix roundabout is effective. Essentially, the town’s experience with the new Publix roundabout will likely guide future decisions regarding roundabouts in Emerald Isle. The town’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, adopted by the board of commissioners after more than a year-long process to gather public input, notes that the town does not support traffic improvements that will hinder safe and convenient ac26 ISLAND REVIEW

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cess between the ocean side and sound side, and the widening of NC 58 and the Emerald Isle bridge from the current 2 and 3 lanes to 4 or 5 lanes is contrary to this policy. This has been the town’s official position since at least 2004, and is also based on significant public input that the character of Emerald Isle would be harmed if a 4 or 5 lane road divided the ocean and sound sides of the town. In the absence of additional lanes, there are limited options available to promote the more efficient movement of traffic along NC 58, and NCDOT believes that the proposed roundabouts can lead to incremental improvement in traffic flow in Emerald Isle. Of course, no solution, including additional lanes, will ever fully eliminate traffic congestion in Emerald Isle, as it continues to be a highly desirable residential and tourism destination. However, the town, in partnership with NCDOT, continues to work hard to identify any incremental improvements that can be helpful in the future. The new Publix roundabout is a part of this ongoing effort. Sign Up for Text Alerts - Text EMERALD to 797979 The Town of Emerald Isle works hard to keep our residents, property owners, visitors, and businesses well-informed about town issues and initiatives, and provides information via numerous platforms. In an effort to reach more people and make it easier to stay informed, the town has implemented a new text message alert system. Subscribers to the new alerts can sign up by simply texting the keyword EMERALD to 797979 or by visiting www.emeraldisle-nc.org/email-text-notifications. With the heart of hurricane season soon approaching, these platforms are the easiest and most accurate way to stay informed about conditions in Emerald Isle, and will also keep you well-informed about all of the other town issues and initiatives. Group Donates AED’s and Beach Wheelchairs The Emerald Isle community is comprised of many kind and generous people, and a local group of residents that refers to their group as the “Emerald Isle Beach Patrol” (not the EI Fire Dept. staff) has been especially generous to those in need in recent months. The group, represented by Barry Kreager, has raised thousands of dollars used to purchase and donate new automatic external defibrillators and beach wheelchairs for use by Emerald Isle staff and residents. The town greatly appreciates the kindness of everyone involved with the “Emerald Isle Beach Patrol”! Thank you! Did You Know? The town is fortunate to receive excellent emergency medical services from Emerald Isle EMS, Inc. Emerald Isle EMS, Inc. is a separate nonprofit organization that operates with a fully-paid staff supplemented by volunteers, and provides paramedic-level services for our residents and visitors. Emerald Isle EMS, Inc. operates with a total budget of $575,000, with $390,000 provided by town tax revenues and the balance derived primarily from service fees. The town is currently planning to assimilate EMS into the town organization on or before March 1, 2018.

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shorelines Redux – Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil & Gas Exploration in the Atlantic OIL & GAS EXPLORATION is a controversial topic in general no matter whether it is by land or sea, and considering our environs and regional geology, exploration along the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is of particular interest. This all came back into focus earlier this summer when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the administration was going to re-script the current 5-Year Oil & Gas Leasing Program. BOEM is an agency under the Department of Interior (DOI) and per Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act, the Secretary of the Interior/BOEM prepares and maintains a schedule of proposed oil & gas lease sales in federal waters, indicating the size, timing, and location of auctions that would best meet national energy needs. This is done on a five-year basis per law. The current plan is for 2017-2022 and logically superseded the older 2012-2017 plan. However as introduced above, the new administration (Trump) is proposing to replace the existing 2017-2022 plan with a modified 2019-2024 plan. The new 2019-2024 plan has not been released, but preliminary public comment was invited and received from July 3 to August 17, 2017 (49,662 comments were submitted electronically). Coupled with the announcement of a new 2019-2024 plan, that in essence will replace the previous administration’s (Obama) 2017-2022 plan, the new administration in June of this year, via the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), proposed to issue five permits allowing seismic surveys in the Atlantic from the New Jersey/Delaware border to central Florida. Concurrently, the NMFS requested comments on its proposal to issue Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) if marine mammal takes occur during the specified seismic activities. Seismic surveying is akin to an “ultra sound” of the subsurface. The longer the wavelength, the deeper it can penetrate as the sound “bounces” off density differences in the subsurface (e.g. – a contact separating salt and an overlying sandstone). An air gun emits the sound in water, and is recorded back utilizing a series of hydrophones trailing the boat. On a cursory level, these surveys will be utilized to understand the geology of the OCS – all the way down to “the Moho” (the boundary between the Earth’s crust and the mantle). More practically speaking, the seismic surveys are used to identify discrete areas of petroleum hydrocarbon reservoirs which in turn; (A) Could aid BOEM with constraining any future proposed Atlantic lease areas and develop reasonable market price for the lease(s), and (B) For the industry, the seismic surveys will go into their decision-making process concerning if the purchase of a lease and pursuit of an Exploration Plan is economically feasible. It is not uncommon for a single lease to command $100,000,000s in the Gulf of Mexico. That does not include any annual rent payments, expenses involved with test wells, production, etc. Double Reversal and a Good Bet It may seem like forever ago, but the 2017-2022 Leasing 28 ISLAND REVIEW

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Program was first released on Jan. 29, 2015 by the Obama administration and included a large swath of the OCS at least 50 miles off the Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia coasts. And likewise, the previous administration also prepared a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Atlantic Geological and Geophysical Activities (i.e., seismic and other remotely-sensed activities). In fact, a Record of Decision for the EIS was issued in July of 2014, paving the way for what everyone thought would be seismic surveying permits required for the industry to start the work. But that all changed in 2016, when the Obama administration went 180 degrees in the other direction. First in March

Fig. 1 – Map depicting the Atlantic OCS Planning Area Boundaries and Blocks BOEM can utilize in developing the new, yet to be released 2019-2024 Oil & Gas Leasing Program. NOA = North Atlantic Planning Area, MDA = Mid-Atlantic Planning Area, SOA = South Atlantic Planning Area.

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2016, the Administration (DOI) announced the wholesale removal of the Atlantic OCS from consideration of the 20172022 Leasing Program as a part of the evaluation process before the program was deemed â&#x20AC;&#x153;finalizedâ&#x20AC;?. Second just before the Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departure in January 2017, BOEM announced their denial of six pending permits to conduct seismic surveying. The concurrent Incidental Harassment Assessments (IHAs) were never completed. The Obama administration proposal and subsequent rescind of seismic permits and Atlantic OCS Oil & Gas leases is one reversal. The second reversal followed with the Trump administration that has placed both seismic surveying and Atlantic OCS lease sales back on the table. As mentioned above, the new 2019-2024 5-Year Oil & Gas Leasing Program has not been released yet, but it is a good bet the Draft Program will include all or portions of the three Atlantic Planning Areas (Fig. 1) once it is released. No announcement has been made concerning the timeline for the Draft Program release, but January 2018 would be consistent with previous schedules. This will trigger a new mandatory wave of public comment. And lastly, the huge swaths of OCS Planning Areas and Blocks depicted in the Atlantic are a touch misleading (to no fault of BOEM). Ultimately, 5-year leasing programs need to be approved (i.e., finalized) and each lease sale will go through a prelease evaluation and decision process considering reasonable alternative lease sale configurations, reductions, and/or restrictions within that area. Leases are traditionally offered in blocks that are 9-square miles (3 miles

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

Adult Programs • • • • •

AA: Saturdays at 8pm meets at town hall. Art Club: Meets every Wed, 12:00-4pm 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.

Athletics (Fun for all ages!) • Open-Play Indoor Soccer: Mon & Thurs 6-7pm, 12 and under; 7-8pm, age 13 & up; Wed. 6-7pm, ages 13-16; 7-8pm, age 17 & up • Open-Play Basketball: Tue 6-7pm, age 15 & under; 7-8pm, age 16 & up; Sat 9-11am, age 15 & under; 11am-4pm, age 16 & up. • Open Indoor Volleyball: Wed & Fri 6-7pm, age 15 & under, 7- 8pm, age 16 & up. *UNLESS NOTED, ALL ATHLETICS COST $2 FOR NON-MEMBERS*

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

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15th Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament. Registration runs through Oct. 12 and tournament runs Oct. 14 to Nov. 25. Registration is FREE and The Reel Outdoors will be providing prizes for the top 3 anglers! See complete rules on the back of the registration form, available The Reel Outdoors and Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. Registration forms may also be downloaded at www.emeraldisle-nc.org/eiprd. New Class - STRONG by Zumba on Tuesdays @ 4:15pm, $5 non-member; $1 member. A high intensity interval training class using traditional fitness moves for an athletic conditioning style workout. You use your own body weight as resistance to achieve muscle definition. Music is key in this class. Mon. 2: Free Trout Surf Fishing Seminar with Dr. Bogus 6-8pm at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. Learn about surf fishing from one of the area’s most renowned experts. Pre-registration is required. Fri. 13: Friday Free Flick. 7pm. Movies are family oriented. Free and open to the public, children must be accompanied by an adult. Popcorn and drink for $1.00. Please bring chairs and or blankets, no outside beverages or snacks. Movie this month is “Hocus Pocus” Tue. 17: PEP Program. 10am. The PEP program, or Police Educating the Public, is a series of one hour classes presented on the third Tuesday of every month in the Town Board Meeting Room to increase public awareness and provide education and tips on how you can prevent yourself from becoming vulnerable to these issues. Topic: Teen Dating Violence – Instructor: Det. DeLorme Fri. 20: American Red Cross Blood Drive. 2-7pm. The Carteret County Chapter of the American Red Cross is holding a Blood Drive at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. Please give! Thur. 26: Coffee with a Cop @ Rucker Johns. 9-10am. Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversation! No agendas or speeches, just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood! Fri. 27: Halloween Carnival. 6-8pm. Held at Emerald Isle Community Center Gymnasium located at 203 Leisure Lane. Admission fee to carnival is two bags of candy per child.

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Beach Clean-Up and Turtle Lecture Fish On! THE ANNUAL SURF Fishing Workshop weekend Oct. 13-15 can help improve your fish stories in a hurry. Expert instruction and hands-on practice are featured in this popular seminar, now in its 27th year. Learn about rods, reels, tackle, bait, species identification, catch and release, cast netting, how to find the fish and more. The comprehensive course gets beginners off to a pro-

Join aquarium staff and North Carolina sea turtle research scientists for a trip to Cape Lookout National Seashore on Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 9am-2pm. Learn about nesting behavior along the North Carolina coast and participate in a beach cleanup that will directly benefit sea turtles in the wild. Participants should bring their own lunch and water. Guests should plan to take a short boat ride over to Cape Lookout National Seashore and hike across the island in sandy conditions. Participants will meet at the Cape Lookout

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other Halloween hi-jinx with an aquatic twist. Venture out on the Marsh Boardwalk – if you dare – for a spooky evening stroll. Tickets are sold at the aquarium only from 4:30-7:30pm each night. Regular admission ends at 1pm each day of the event. There will be no online ticket purchases for the Halloween event. The aquarium will close early at 2pm in preparation of the event. Admission after 4:30pm each night is $13 plus tax per person; $11.70 plus tax for members; age 2 and under are admitted free. Daily admission tickets and passes do not apply for this special event.

Preschool Pumpkin Patch The tiniest of trick-or-treaters can have a sweet time at the Preschool Pumpkin Patch on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 9am to noon. The event is specially designed for youngsters, age 5 and younger, offering games, stories, animals, facepainting, crafts and treats. Have your camera ready for costumed characters and a small, pumpkin-patch photo op. Tickets are $3 per participant in addition to regular admission or membership.

Trick or Treat Under the Sea Trick or Treat Under the Sea casts its spell of treats and sweets over little ghosts, goblins, creatures and characters on the evenings of Thursday, Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 27. Trick-or-treating headlines each night. Children gather goodies at decorated booths sponsored by local businesses. People of all ages enjoy underwater pumpkin carving demonstrations, otters playing with jack-o’-lanterns and

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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FALL IS ONE of our favorites time along the Crystal Coast. Cooler weather, smaller crowds and great fishing are the hallmarks of autumn in Eastern Carolina. But smaller crowds doesn’t mean that there isn’t plenty to do. Fall is festival time – a time for celebration, a time for fellowship and a time for fun. First on the agenda brings the smell of seafood to the salty air in downtown Morehead City. The annual NC Seafood Festival takes place on the streets of downtown Morehead City Oct. 6-8 and celebrates our abundant catch. The streets come alive with vendors, exhibits, live entertainment, games, rides and plenty more. The Cooking with the Chefs tent is a great option for learning new recipes. On Saturday, area chefs will offer cooking demonstrations and sampling – everyone’s favorite. Be on the lookout for chefs from Clawson’s, The Boathouse, Dank Burrito & Circa 81 and Island Grill. On Sunday, a Cooking Challenge takes center stage, with eight chefs from around the state battling it out for the coveted Chef’s Hat award. While a paid concert has anchored Saturday night festivities for the last several years, however, organizers are once again turning toward free music options all weekend long on the festival’s three stages. Performers include 3-Day Weekend, Six Pack of Gentlemen, Strung Together, Kids in America, Adair’s Run and more. Check ncseafoodfestival.org for the complete line up. Associated with the festival are the Twin Bridges 8K Road Race, the annual Outer Banks Boat Show and the moving Blessing of the Fleet, where those who sacrifice their lives to provide seafood for our community are recognized by other commercial fisherman with a parade of vessels at the NC State Port. The historic streets of downtown Swansboro host the Mullet Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15, as it pays homage to the bait fish that has become a seasonal favorite for diners as well. The festival began as a small community cookout and has blossomed into an event that is part of the small town’s heritage and culture. An estimated 20,000 visitors invade for two days of festivities, which is quite a draw considering the coastal village is home to less than 2,000 residents. Over 100 craft vendors along with food vendors will line to streets of downtown Swansboro, and of course the famous Jacksonville Rotary Fish Fry – there is truly something for everyone to enjoy. Live entertainment includes Liquid Pleasure, Holiday Band and The Swinging Medallions on Saturday and Blackwater Rhythm and Blues and the Fantastic Shakers on Sunday. Admission to the festival is free. Downtown streets will be closed to vehicular traffic both days. Visitors are asked to leave their pets at home. Things begin with a parade on Saturday morning while an array of arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and inflatable rides for the youngsters take over the downtown waterfront area. Scheduled the same weekend, Oct. 14-15, is one of New Bern’s largest annual events, MumFest, featuring more than 300 commercial and nonprofit exhibitors, including pottery, crafts and art. Some might say the temptation is too much when they discover dozens of booths filled with a wide variety of savory foods guaranteed to tempt anyone’s appetite. MumFest brings a variety of free entertainment including live bands, dance troupes, magicians, roving street performers, face painters and mermen and mermaids. In addition, there’s a riverfront amusement park with carnival rides and games. On Oct. 28-29, the Carolina Kite Fest takes flight over the beach at Sands Villa, Atlantic Beach, thanks to its longtime organizer, Kites Unlimited. This free event brings kite enthusiasts from around the country to enjoy our uplifting fall breeze and mild temperatures. The festival runs from 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday, with a night fly slated for Saturday. Spectators can see kites of all shapes and sizes soar through the salty air. As long as the wind cooperates, everything from team flying, extreme ascensions and drops, dragons, facets/boxes, sky skimmers and more are demonstrated. Youngsters will even have a chance to make a kite of their own – and if they’re lucky, catch a few tips from the pros. Be sure to take a camera, kite or both and watch these kites speckle the sky with color, size and creativity. For more information, call Kites Unlimited at 252-247-7011 or visit www.kitesandbirds.com. 38 ISLAND REVIEW

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Town of Swansboro Parks & Recreation 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-7pm, 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-Noon

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Oct. 5: Couponing Class. 6-7pm. Learn to stretch your dollars by using coupons. How to get the best bang for your buck! Oct. 6: Cook with your Kid, 5:30-7 p.m. Spend the evening in the kitchen with your child as we prepare pasta from scratch and make a meal to remember! Cost is $12 per parent and child, $2 for additional child Oct. 7: CycleNC- Mountains to the Coast Ride Finale. 12-4 p.m. Swansboro will be welcoming hundreds of cyclist as they wrap up a week long state-wide ride. There will be live music and a beer garden. Come and see what the commotion is all about. Oct. 9: Fellowship Night: Pumpkin Painting, 6:30-7:30pm. Join an evening of fellowship and fun. This program is geared towards adults with special needs and will be held once a month as an after dinner/evening group. This month we will be painting pumpkins Oct. 10: Invest in Your Health: Cancer Awareness. 6:30-7:30pm. Join Martha Vaughn as she helps you learn about the big-C, the natural way. Oct. 13: Mobile Photography Class. 6-7pm. Lara E. Photography will be helping you make the most of your mobile phone memories during this class where you will learn the basics of lighting and composition. Oct. 14 & 15: MULLET FEST. The 63rd annual Mullet Fest is here with tons of family fun. Oct. 18: Crochet and Coffee with Amy Wills. 10am-12pm. Join Amy as she leads you through a pattern for a candy corn coffee cozy. Bring a mug and supplies and enjoy coffee while learning! Oct. 20: Custom Wall Art DIY. 5:30-6:30pm. Register now for this fun DIY craft night. Choose your design online by going to Swansboro.recdesk.com Oct. 27: Halloweenie Roast and Tales of Olde Swansboro. 5:30-10pm. Downtown Swansboro prepare for a spooktacular fun filled event. Come get your free hot dogs while they last and check out dance performances, a costume contest and parade, exotic animals, hay rides, free outdoor showing of the movie “Hocus Pocus” and of course the chilling Tales of Olde Swansboro hosted by the Swansboro Historical Association. Oct. 27: Free Movie Friday – Hocus Pocus. 8-9:45pm. Bring a blanket to the Pug Pavilion for a free showing of the Halloween hit “Hocus Pocus.”

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Reading Groups Observe 100-Year Anniversary OCTOBER IS NATIONAL Reading Group Month. Everyone can celebrate, because good books are meant to bring people together. Interestingly, this national observance is sponsored by the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA), which was founded in 1917 “to promote literacy, a love of reading and women’s roles in the book publishing industry.” Over the past 100 years, the organization has made great strides. Women have been moving on up to serve as publishing house executives and as respected and successful authors. Perhaps a new venture going forward might be a collaboration with the other WNBA – the Women’s National Basketball Association, a much younger and more contemporary organization, having been formed in 1996. It’s just a thought … to promote in tandem America’s love of basketball and America’s love of literature. Reading discussion groups (or book clubs, as they used to be called) are a great way to share the joy of reading, the original WNBA asserts. And, wouldn’t you know it, the absolute best place in October to read your book (and prepare for the discussion group meeting) is on the beach at the Crystal Coast. The weather is usually sunny with the temperature “warm to balmy.” You will find plenty of elbow room sans noisy children who are back in school. In short, conditions are ideal for some serious (or not-so-serious) reading. The choice is up to you. One book worth borrowing from the Bogue Banks branch of the Carteret County Library System in Pine Knoll Shores is a suspense novel, “Starting Over on Blackberry Lane.” Written by Sheila Roberts, the book is newly released and set in Icicle Falls, Wash. It offers a pearl of wisdom on page 318. Character Muriel Sterling (an author) writes: “Don’t put off till tomorrow what you need to do today to make (dreams come true.) If you wait for too many tomorrows all you’ll have is a pile of yesterdays….” Another novel to take off the library shelf in Pine Knoll Shores is “Shooting at Loons,” which is set on Harkers Island and Beaufort. It was published in 1994 and written by Margaret Maron, who is a native of Greensboro. It’s a murder mystery for Judge 40 ISLAND REVIEW

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Deborah Knott to first survive and then solve. It’s quite obvious that Maron has spent some time in Down East Carteret County. Some of her landmarks from 1994 are still here for readers and visitors to enjoy. There are generous doses of humor mixed in. Appearing before Judge Knott in district court were the Bodie brothers, Felton Keith and James Gordon. They are charged with “driving while intoxicated, impeding traffic and unlawfully discharging a firearm to the public endangerment.” The state trooper testified that the Bodies were traveling late at night on US Route 70 East, headed home to Gloucester, when the brothers say they saw an alligator in the ditch and stopped to shoot it, aiming to skin it out and sell the skin. They parked their 1986 Ford pickup truck right there in in the middle of the road, blocking traffic from both directions. “Mr. Felton Bodie was trying to aim a spotlight mounted on the side of the truck, and Mr. James Bodie was shooting at something on the side of the road,” the trooper said. “Mr. Felton Bodie yelled, ‘You got him!’” The brothers proceeded to wrestle their prey out of the ditch and toss it in the back of the truck. Puzzled, Judge Knott asked the assistant district attorney: “Aren’t alligators a protected species?” He replied in the affirmative, prompting the judge to inquire if there was a separate case, charging the Bodies with the death of the alligator as well? “‘No, Your Honor,’ the trooper grinned. ‘Cause it worn’t an alligator they shot and put in the back of their truck. It was a fourfoot retread off’n one of the them big tractor-trailer tires.” No law against killing retreads. Maron dabbles respectfully into the culture and heritage along the Crystal Coast. There are a lot of churches on Harkers Island. Detective Quig Smith of the sheriff’s department explains the good church-going people here look out for one another. “You hear a church bell ringing on a weekday in the spring, you can bet there’s a game warden on the island.” Fiction or nonfiction? What’s in your autumn bookbag? Mike Wagoner

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rental signs Housekeeping Alchemy TRUE STORY – THE summer I was 8 years old I worked for the first time in the hospitality industry. When you are part of a family business, similar to a family farm, everyone is called on to help get the chores done, even small children. My Aunt Mildred had retired to Emerald Isle with her husband, Clarence, to spend their retirement years saltwater fishing. Not used to being idle, she decided running a small motel and restaurant on Emerald Isle would be fun. Being a gregarious person by nature, she hoped it would also be a good way to meet lots of fine people and all her new neighbors. Many of those new friends and neighbors bought cottages on Emerald Isle and asked Mildred to keep the keys for them. Their instructions to her were if other friends needed a place to stay at the beach, just charge them a small nightly rate and thus, Emerald Isle Realty was born. Running a motel proved more difficult than anticipated so she and Clarence needed extra hands – ours. For two memorable summers we lived on the oceanfront on Emerald Isle and did all we could to help. My mother helped hostess and ran the cash register at the restaurant. My dad, always a terrific cook, helped in the restaurant occasional nights and on weekends while commuting to his job as sports editor at the Jacksonville Daily News. Red headed and blonde, fair skinned children that my brother, sister and I were, we spent mornings with our mother until 10am on the beach and then late afternoons after 4 we would return for ocean swims or wading through tidal pools looking for sand dollars and scotch bonnets. At the Emerald Isle Motel & Restaurant my older sister and I worked for $5 a week and all the ice cream sandwiches or nutty buddy ice creams we cared for. Our daily task was to clean the motel rooms after departing guests and I took particular pleasure in making the beds with a flourish, keeping those sheet corners tightly tucked and ensuring the floors were carefully swept, mopped or vacuumed. Oh yes, we also cleaned the bathrooms, which at the beach often means lots of sand left behind in the shower! From this earliest job in our family business I learned the joy of hard work lies in doing it well. It has also given me a deep sense of loyalty to the sisterhood and brotherhood of housekeeping professionals everywhere. I know from conversations with my meticulous housekeeping department, what they appreciate about this challenging profession is the satisfaction of walking into a vacation rental home where a family has truly enjoyed themselves for a week (as evidenced by a multitude of sand, dirt, dust and grease!) and in just a few hours, through the alchemy of “elbow grease” and modern cleaning products and techniques, it looks sparkling, smells fresh as our ocean breeze and even feels calm and bright as if the home was waiting expectantly for the next rental guests to arrive. October is coming and with it the end of those long, 42 ISLAND REVIEW

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back-breaking check-out days where your housekeeper performed a weekly miracle. Your beach home this month may not look quite as magnificent as it did just before Easter, but this is the usual wear and tear of a busy rental season, especially if your vacation rental manager has successfully rented back to back weeks for you since April or early May. The departure cleaning list for our housekeeping department is detailed and covers all the important surface areas so that each arriving rental guest or homeowner will experience the pleasure of entering a professionally cleaned vacation home. Your weekly departure cleans successfully got you through the season, but by October we highly recommend a thorough deep cleaning. It may seem counter intuitive since your home is going into the quiet months where it will only be rented to guests or enjoyed by your family a few more times until Easter. By doing a fall deep cleaning, your home will also show well for the off season guests who may be interested in a month-long rental, or for those that drive down on Saturday in the winter to choose their vacation home for next summer. Come spring, the deep clean in March will not require nearly as many labor hours in order to prepare your home for the coming rental season. During a fall deep clean your kitchenware and bedding will also get a thorough inventory, allowing you time to shop winter sales to restock and refurbish well before spring. Too often, housekeepers are the invisible and unsung heroes of our hospitality industry. If you are a vacation rental homeowner, it’s such a nice gesture to write a personal note to your housekeeping team and thank them for working those long, hot, unpleasant days all through the rental season on your behalf and especially, how pleased you were with the quality of their work. Please tip them generously if you are truly happy with the job they did for you; they have more than earned it. If you weren’t pleased with your housekeeping team’s efforts, discuss your concerns with your vacation rental manager and they will welcome the feedback and ensure you have a better team the following year. Carteret County, like many tourism destinations, has a finite number of people who are willing to work at such a difficult job in such adverse conditions and so finding, rewarding and keeping excellent housekeepers becomes all of our responsibilities in the vacation rental industry. The alchemy of professional vacation rental housekeepers everywhere is their genius in working swiftly and efficiently to create a magical moment for each arriving rental guest. Make their day and tell them how much they are appreciated and watch them glow with pride. Julia Batten Wax Broker/Owner, Emerald Isle Realty jwax@eirealty.com

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Survey Says… THERE ARE OVER 5,000 residences in Atlantic Beach as well as dozens of businesses. In addition, we host thousands and thousands of visitors each year. But, there are about 1,300 registered voters in town. And, of those, only around 30% to 40% typically vote in municipal elections. As you can see, in a resort towns like ours, municipal leaders are elected by a small fraction of the people who have a stake in the future of our town. To ensure that everyone who pays the taxes that fund the towns operations has a say in the direction of Atlantic Beach we rely on periodic surveys of all of our citizens, including year-round and seasonal residents. Over the past several years we have used surveys to plan our town park, to determine the location of future municipal buildings, to help with our branding initiative as well as to solicit more general information from our citizens about what needs to be improved in Atlantic Beach. Earlier this year the town council decided that it was time for a new survey. We have recently completed a few large projects and with some new council members coming aboard at the end of the year, it is time to ask the people we work for what they’d like us to do. Many of the projects we have completed recently where heavily influenced by citizen surveys. A parks and recreation survey informed us that miniature golf was the most desired recreational activity in Atlantic Beach. So, we built a miniature golf course, and it’s first year, over 13,000 people have played. It turns out surveys are good pre-

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FerryMon Hangs on for Yet Another Year WHEN A CARTERET County dingbatter hears the term FerryMon, he or she may form a mental image of a Jamaican ferry captain. If you know the dialect, that makes perfect sense. In actuality, FerryMon is a “what” and not a “who.” The term is an abbreviated description of a ferry-based surface water quality monitoring program that was initiated in 2000 by two marine sciences professors based in Carteret County. FerryMon makes use of NC State Ferry System vessels traveling their routes within the Pamlico Sound and Neuse River. The ferries are dubbed as “ships of opportunity” for measuring a variety of water quality indicators, including salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity and chlorophyll fluorescence. The program ran smoothly for more than 15 years, but it was forced to shut down operations at the end of 2016, as funding sources had dried up. The rub is: Everyone is all for FerryMon … but nobody wants to foot the bill. In an 11th-hour development in 2017, state funding was awarded to FerryMon for the current fiscal year by the NC General Assembly. The final budget adopted by the legislature included a one-time $150,000 FerryMon allocation to the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), based in Morehead City (a unit of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The legislative turn of events to put state money into FerryMon was discovered and reported by the NC Coastal Federation. The Coastal Federation says: “Data collected by FerryMon have been made available to scientists, fisheries managers, classroom teachers and others and the results have led to better understanding of how pollutants from storm water runoff upriver affect coastal water quality.” The men behind FerryMon are Dr. Hans W. Paerl and Dr. Joseph S. Ramus. Dr. Paerl is now serving as Kenan Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences with UNC-CH. He works out of the IMS facility in Morehead City. Dr. Ramus is now Professor Emeritus of Marine Science & Conservation with the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort. How FerryMon came about is an interesting story. The Coastal Federation noted: “Several North Carolina-ownedand-operated passenger ferries crossed the state’s vast and crucial ‘inland sea’ several times a day, every day, every year. Why not outfit those vessels with equipment to collect information on water temperature, pH, salinity and algae content? 46 ISLAND REVIEW

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Little was known then about such things in Pamlico.” Some observers say FerryMon received a short-term “gift” from the General Assembly, by providing the funding for FerryMon to operate another year (through June 30, 2018). Now, it’s up to the scientific community to “seek and find” reliable funding sources in order for FerryMon to become sustainable. Dr. Paerl has told the Coastal Federation that Pamlico Sound is too valuable to the state – “worth $4 billion in fisheries and recreational economic benefits – to let monitoring of its crucial parameters fall by the wayside.” “It makes too much sense – it’s so economical from a costbenefit standpoint,” he said. “The operational costs are very reasonable for the data that the program yields.” The Coastal Federation explains that FerryMon data is distributed to interested state agencies, including the Division of Marine Fisheries. Technicians interpret the readings and react accordingly if water quality is suspect. For instance, low salinity levels or low dissolved oxygen levels can help identify where fish kills are likely to occur. Nutrient levels – phosphate and nitrogen – are important to monitor, because “a spike in nutrient levels can clearly signal that something’s badly awry” in the public waterways, according to the Coastal Federation. As recently as October 2016, after Hurricane Matthew swept through eastern North Carolina counties, FerryMon provided important data about the water flowing toward the coast from torrential inshore rains. Dr. Paerl said FerryMon is vital to provide “baseline knowledge.” The more information scientists can collect about sounds and estuaries, the better for the state’s fisheries and its economy. The data guide policy decisions, and “water quality monitoring is crucial.” The Coastal Federation added: FerryMon is “particularly important in light of growing threats to marine ecosystems as the world’s climate grows warmer and becomes more unstable.” Funding for FerryMon “shouldn’t be political,” Dr. Paerl added. “It’s cost-effective, it’s been a model for many others, and it works. The concept has caught on.” He summarized: “We’ve been pioneers (in North Carolina): First in Flight, First in FerryMon?” First in dingbatters? Maybe. The official Carteret County dictionary, if you will, defines a dingbatter as “an uplander who came to visit eastern North Carolina … but stayed.” Mike Wagoner

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THE SURNAME “DE CARTERET” has been recorded in British as well as French history since the late 900s, according to information contained on the family website. Originally, the de Carterets were inhabitants of the Cotentin Peninsula in the Normandy region of northern France. A seaside community there is named Carteret. Guillaume (Guy) de Carteret was the first Lord of the Barony of Carteret, in Normandy, for whom there is a record. Based on “his skill in the chase” of game birds and waterfowl, he was known as “The Fowler,” in his service to Richard II, Duke of Normandy. Guy de Carteret died in 1004. Over time, the de Carterets migrated to the English Channel islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Sark. All are British Crown dependencies, or territories. The de Carteret family members became loyal British subjects. The first member of the family to get a write-up in American history books was Sir George Carteret. He was born on Jersey in 1610, the son of Elias and Elizabeth de Carteret. He entered the English navy at age 20 and dropped the “de” from his surname, because he believed “de Carteret sounded too French.” He would eventually lead the English Navy, and author Blanche B. Elliott described Sir George Carteret as “a man of great eminency and reputation in Naval Command.” She devoted an entire chapter of her book, “Jersey: An Isle of Romance” (published in 1923) to the de Carteret/Carteret family. In 1663, King Charles II tapped Sir George Carteret to become one of the eight Lords Proprietor for the province of Carolina in America. Again, King Charles II turned to Sir George Carteret in 1664, to select him as one of the two Lords Proprietors for the province of New Jersey. Sir George Carteret appointed his fourth cousin, Philip Carteret, as the first Governor of New Jersey. There were four families in the community for him to govern when Philip Carteret arrived in New Jersey in 1665. He would call this “town” Elizabeth, named for Sir George Carteret’s wife (not the British Queen Elizabeth). Reportedly, when a representative assembly first met in 1668, two townships refused to send delegates and declared their independence, and they elected James Carteret as their leader. A family feud? James Carteret was the second son of Sir George and Elizabeth 50 ISLAND REVIEW

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Carteret. He had entered the picture after a distinguished British naval career, stopping in New Jersey on his was to South Carolina. The New Jersey colonists took an immediate shine to him, however, so he stayed. An angry Philip Carteret chose to punish the rebellious colonists, ordering them to pay quitrents (essentially a land tax), as he returned to England to bellyache to the king. Meanwhile, the New Jersey colonists had cooled considerably to the leadership abilities of James Carteret. Some despised him even more than they did Philip Carteret. In 1674, New Jersey was divided to form West Jersey and East Jersey, with Philip Carteret serving as East Jersey’s governor. He faced the threat of a “hostile takeover” in 1682 by New York Governor Edmund Andros, who wanted to seize East Jersey for his own. Andros sent a “raiding party” to Philip Carteret’s home. The henchmen gave him a severe beating. Philip Carteret died shortly thereafter from the injuries sustained in the attack. And Andros had his way for several months, until John Barclay, a Scottish Quaker, was appointed East Jersey’s next governor. By now, the Carteret family was totally out of the picture in New Jersey politics. The name still remains relevant there, however. A settlement at the extreme northeast corner of Middlesex County was named Carteret, and it pre-dates the Revolutionary War, named Sir George. The community is located on the New Jersey side of the Staten Island Sound (also known as the Arthur Kill). Today, the Borough of Carteret has a population of about 24,000, and Interstate 95 runs through it (known locally as the New Jersey Turnpike, a toll road). When Carteret became incorporated as a borough in 1906, the community was described as having “front flower gardens surrounded by a countryside with charming scenery.” Nowadays, Carteret, NJ, is definitely urban in nature, with a population density of 5,171 people per square mile. In contrast, Carteret County, NC, has a density of 131 people per square mile. Sir George Carteret died in 1680, at age 70, but he was back in the news in 2014. A bronze statue of the man was dedicated that year in the center of St. Peter, the parish in Jersey where he lived and was schooled. It was sculpted by Laury Dizengremel, one of the (Continued on page 51)

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most famous contemporary sculptors in all of Europe. The YouTube video is “Sir George Carteret Comes Home.” Listen carefully to the moderator’s pronunciation of Carteret – “Cart-ret.” ITV, the British television network, was there to cover the event, and the reporter shared: “And to celebrate Jersey’s greatest son, the pub the statue now stands in front of has been re-named the “Sir George Carteret” (formerly St. Peter’s Country Inn). Cheers then. ‘Carteret’ Pops Up in South Carolina, Too The Carteret County Historical Society confirms that Carteret County, NC, was formed in 1722, carved out of Craven County, and named for John Lord Carteret, who later became Earl Granville. He was one of the Lords Proprietor of the Carolina province. In 1718, England’s King George I chose to distribute colonial baronies (grand estates) to his most worthy and loyal subjects. John Lord Carteret, born in 1690 as a great-grandson of Sir George Carteret, was serving as a member of the Lords Proprietor at the time. John Lord Carteret was regarded as one of one of the king’s favorites, so he received a choice piece of real estate – the Hobcaw Barony in South Carolina. The Hobcaw Barony property is about 16,000 acres and is romantically described as “a verdant expanse of land jutting into Winyah Bay and covering most of the peninsula known as Waccamaw Neck between the Waccamaw River and the Atlantic Ocean.” (The Native American word “hobcaw” means “between the waters.” “Waccamaw” translates to “coming and going,” a reference to the river’s tidal changes.) In 1728, seven of the Lords Proprietor agreed to sell their interests in the Carolina province back to the Crown and net a tidy profit. John Lord Carteret was the only one to balk and not sell. He envisioned that greater dividends would accrue if he held out. Thornton W. Mitchell, writing for the NCpedia website, explained that Carolina was huge. The area extended, “in modern terms, from south of Daytona Beach, Fla., to the Virginia-North Carolina border and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.” This may help explain why, in 1730, John Lord Carteret chose to sell the undeveloped Hobcaw Barony land, to allow him to focus on the “bigger picture.” In 1742, King George II and his Privy Council of inner-circle advisors approved setting off one-eighth of Carolina for John Lord Carteret. But the king’s “definition” of Carolina had shrunk considerably; no longer was it a swath of real estate from sea to shining sea. His “grant,” as the king termed it, would be measured from the southern border of Virginia and include lands within 60 miles south of Virginia and extend straight across, west to the Appalachian Mountains. Curiously, the territory comprised what amounts to the northern half of present-day North Carolina. “Unfair,” cried North Carolina Gov. Gabriel Johnston. He complained that John Lord Carteret got “the better half.” (Southern halfers may disagree.) In 1744, after the death of his mother, John Lord Carteret became Earl Granville. His North Carolina property was now to be called the “Granville District.” One of the new counties formed within the Granville District was Granville County in 1746. From his home base in England, Earl Granville intended to administer the affairs of his district through trusted agents on North Carolina soil that he employed to look after things. That didn’t work out so well. In the 1750s, colonists complained about “irregularities” related to the issuance of land grants and “exorbitant fees” being charged by these agents. Earl Granville sent lawyer Francis Corbin over from England to put a stop to such practices, but Corbin, too, began to engage in “irregularities” of his own. This led to the “Enfield Riot,” chronicled for NCpedia by George W. Troxler, who wrote: “On the night of Jan. 25, 1759, a body of 25

men kidnapped Corbin and his co-agent Joshua Bodley,” taking them from Edenton on the Albemarle Sound to Enfield in Halifax County, a journey of 75 miles. Corbin and Bodley were confined for four days. Although no bodily harm was inflicted, the two men were persuaded to “establish a proper protocol for all future land dealings” and agreed to return illegal fees that had been collected. Earl Granville dismissed Corbin and Bodley immediately after word reached him in England. He abhorred their preposterous conduct. Much has been written that the Enfield Riot was the earliest, overt political action by colonists against British tyranny, as represented by the misdeeds of Corbin and Bodley. As dissension mounted between the colonists and the Crown, the future of the Granville District became more and more uncertain, much to the chagrin of Earl Granville. (To be continued in the November issue.) Whatever Happened to Hobcaw Barony? Seeking a “winter retreat” away from New York City, Bernard Baruch purchased Hobcaw Barony in 1905 to be used as a place to hunt duck and quail and ride horseback. Bernard Baruch was a native of Camden, SC, but the family moved to New York City when he was a young boy. He graduated from college there, started out his career as an errand boy at a stock brokerage firm on Wall Street and became a Wall Street millionaire by age 30. His wealth enabled him to gain access to the highest circles of power and add fame to fortune. He served as a trusted advisor to seven US presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Dwight Eisenhower. Belle Baruch was born in 1899, the eldest of Bernard and Anne Baruch’s three children. Belle was tall at 6-foot-2 and a natural athlete, winning more than 50 sailing trophies by age 17. She shared with her father a passion for hunting, but her true love was horseback riding, equestrian and steeplechase pursuits. She was also an airplane pilot. In 1935, Belle asked her father to allow her to take control over Hobcaw and manage the estate, reported Corrie Jolly for a South Carolina Educational Television project in 2016. “Belle reasoned that commercial development was the enemy of her idyllic barony,” Jolly wrote. “A conservationist well before her time, Belle worried about the endangerment of wildlife. She knew that habitats had to be replenished to maintain fish, animals and birds. Vegetation had to be propagated to feed the creatures.” Her father agreed to this arrangement, and by 1956, Belle Baruch was the sole owner of Hobcaw Barony. In her biographical book about Belle Baruch, author Mary E. Miller labels Belle as the “Baroness of Hobcaw.” Upon Belle Baruch’s death in 1964, due to brain cancer, her will established the Belle W. Baruch Foundation “to use the property for teaching and research in forestry, marine biology and South Carolina flora and fauna … to benefit the state’s universities and colleges.” Today, the foundation provides a “pristine living laboratory” for the University of South Carolina and Clemson University. Students come to the property to conduct studies and do research on the preservation, wise use and sustainability of coastal ecosystems. The foundation’s publicist writes: “Today, Hobcaw Barony is a vast, ecological wonderland of pine forests, salt marsh and cypress swamps in which all manner of wildlife coexist in inviolable protection from the outside world.” Visitors are welcome at the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center, located about 1.5 miles north of Georgetown off US Route 17. Be sure to read the double-sided South Carolina historic marker that mentions John Lord Carteret. Learn more at hobcawbarony.org. Mike Wagoner October 2017

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Mayor Ken Jones

Welcoming Fall AS THE DAYS get shorter and the humidity lets up some, it’s starting to feel like the favorite season I hear about all year from so many of you! We are officially in the “fall shoulder season” at the beach. Most of our visitors are here in the summer and some in the winter, but a tourist area has the fall and spring to be concerned about. When we have visitors that stay in hotels, rent condos and homes, they pay an occupancy tax. Half of that tax money goes to the Carteret County Beach Commission and is used as the county portion to put sand on our beaches when we need it. This is not just a town project when we have to nourish our beaches. It takes everyone working together: towns, county, state and federal governments. As many of you know, that’s not always easy! I always like to brag on our top-notch staff in Pine Knoll Shores. No matter what the hurdle is they always get the job done, and done right! I get to go to a lot of annual homeowners’ association meetings this time of year and I always get compliments on all staff members and their politeness and willingness to help. For example, I haven’t heard a single complaint this year on mosquitoes! Last winter wasn’t very bad, so I was told by many that the “skeeters” would be terrible this summer. Sonny Cunningham and his crew from our public works department deserve big credit here! They started early in the season and early every morning to

get ahead of those pesky bugs. Thank you to Sonny and his team for helping our summer! Other staff members we get compliments on include Miss Betty Carr and her southern charm at our front desk, Connie Shelton, our tax collector for Pine Knoll Shores and Indian Beach, and we have a new expert for our planning department, Kevin Reed. As I’m watching Hurricane Harvey’s flooding and a hurricane coming our way, I hear that flooding is the single biggest killer in a storm of that kind. Kevin will help you with knowing where you are in the flood plain and where you may be after the challenge period is over. If you haven’t seen Kevin, now is a good time. As I write this, on Labor Day, we have had a great safe summer with the lower speed limit of 35 mph on the very east end of our town. This seemed to have an impact on two crosswalks and was safer for drivers and safer for pedestrians. We had no incidences after the change. Thanks goes to our PKS Police for reminders and an awareness campaign for that specific dangerous area. Thank you PKS police officers! I know it’s time for many of you to relax after a busy summer hosting friends and relatives. Please help keep PKS safe and beautiful for everyone, and celebrate and enjoy the beauty of this fall season! You deserve it! One Team, One Town, One PKS!

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property watch ATLANTIC Patrick and Gina Behan to Gary Bateman, 225 Airbase Road, $113,500.

ATLANTIC BEACH Michael Feezor to Panda Posey, 303 Henderson Blvd., $68,000. Dustin and Summer Adams to Wesley and Patricia Bass, 1918 Fort Macon Road #145, $82,000. William and June Edmondson to Scarlett and Michael Schlitt, 1904 Fort Macon Road #149, $123,000. Susan and Danny Boykin to Robert and Kimberly Jessup, 2306 Fort Macon Road #108, $165,000. Joseph Wesner to Duane and Kathy Byrd, 200 Dogwood St., $179,000. Stephen Hawkins and Cynthia Egan to Donald and Kathleen Bussell, 301 Commerce Way #201, $190,000. Thomas and Anna Paxton to James Llewellyn, 115 Sound Drive, $250,000. Wanda McKenzie to Doug Bailey and Lori Jarrard, 2305 Fort Macon Road #301, $275,000. Sara Brower to Maryann Murphy, 2106 Fort Macon Road #312, $285,000. Elizabeth and Jimmy Bovender, Polly Faucette and Trudy Morton to Carlie Wille, 2111 Fort Macon Road #312, $296,000.

Vinton Murray to Ocean Reef Investments, LLC, 1014 Ocean Ridge Drive, $535,000.

Elke Pilney to Edmond and Patricia Topakian, 574 Sandy Point Drive, $440,000.

Dianne and Harold Goff, Jr. to Andrea and James Crumpton, Jr., 208 Sound Side Drive, $650,000.

Deborah Van Dyken and William Blair to LDA&J, LLC, 309 Turner St., $450,000.

Judy and Charles McEwan, Marsha and William Herbert and Lane and John Nash to Harkey and Katherine Garrison, 514 Ocean Ridge Drive, $689,000.

Patrick Kenney and Dyanne Singler to Virginia Ferri and Barbara and Robert Chappetta, 102 Leonda Drive, $500,000.

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Patricia and John Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Jr. to Donald and Mary Sheldon, 231 Howland Parkway, $775,000.

Evan and Margaret Faulkner-Hayes to Michael Heeter and Kendal Merkley, 207 Bell Creek Drive, $75,000. Carolyn Davidson to EDROB, LLC, 205 Moore St., $100,000. Richard and Emelyne and Erin and Richard Sablan, Jr. to Ronald Hutchens and Wendy Wicker, 155 Golden Farm Road, $108,000. Mary and William Long and Ada Hinson to David Leach, 212 Fulford St., $130,000. James and Stacie Cape to David Nielson and Shirley Latorella, 145 Glenda Drive, $136,000. Mercer Building & Design, Inc. to Crystal Wesley, 1103 Pirates Landing Drive, $153,000. Darcy and Tadeusz Sosniak, Jr. to George Alexieff and Monica Zink, 4912 Merrimon Road, $159,000. William McClung to Joni Mattson, 135 Connie Lane, $165,000.

Danny and Elizabeth Nichols to Ricky and Karla Lloyd, 2111 Fort Macon Road #237, $298,000.

Melvin and Sherry Davis to Howard and Frankie Tucker, 211 Gatsey Lane, $170,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Dwayne and Barbara Little, 229 Pelican Drive, $320,000.

Harry and Beverly Cuthbertson to Stephen and Dixie Mosman, 108 Noreaster Lane, $195,000.

Connie Tell to David and Teresa Clary, 511 Terminal Blvd., $335,000.

Vincent Brown to Terri Casper, 119 Rowe Court, $215,000.

Edward Johnson to M. Charles and Pamela Mullen, 108 Island Quay Court, $370,000.

Lorrie Arruda and Melvin Bouboulis to Lawrence and Karen Scott, 263 Doyle Drive, $238,000.

Thomas and Jacqueline Glasgow to Robert and Jane Buttermore, 1013 Fort Macon Road #144, $500,000.

Bogue Banks & area property transfers as recorded at the Carteret County Register of Deeds office during August 2017.*

Susan and James Smitherman, Jr. to Susan Young, 207 Fairview Drive, $312,500.

Steve and Yvonne Hoffman to Jayne and Earl Burton, Jr., 112 Sound Side Drive, $501,500.

Logan and Sharon Whitehurst and Ray Darlene Whitehurst to Steven and Elizabeth Ponder, 163 Shell Landing Road, $326,000.

Sells Wayside Properties, LLC to Kimberly Alcoke, 122 First St., $505,000.

Amber McKenzie-Voncannon to Brock and Dawn Davenport, 218 Straits Drive, $375,000.

Ronald and Sandra Grotheer to Robert and Kathryn Terwilliger, 815 Ann St., $775,000. Richard and Claudene Wikle to Chrislynn, LLC, 1013 Front St., $926,500.

BOGUE Edward and Kelee Norris to Marianne Cushing, 103 Hunting Bay Drive, $236,000.

CAPE CARTERET Mary and Robert Plybon to Mt. Pleasant Construction Co., Inc., 313 Holly Lane, $75,000. Doris Lilly to Amber and David Sauls, Jr., 114 Anita Forte Drive, $132,000. Darrell and Janet Hignite to Mark and Kristine Pope, 117 Lejeune Road, $139,000. Robert and Susan Finneran to Cameron and Meghan Watts, 318 Bahia Lane, $266,000. John and Carol McLean to Bayshore Nine, LLC, 304 Bayshore Drive, $320,000. Jason and Deena Egan to Michael and Rose Wagoner, 322 Ardan Oaks Drive, $340,000. Karen and Lenward Jones, III to James and Brenda Mitchel, 400 Dolphin St., $750,000.

CEDAR POINT James and Marianne Ervin to James and Amy Robinson, 5650 Cedar Point Blvd. #26, $150,000. James Guthrie to Jennifer and William Ammons, Jr., 221 Jones St., $150,000.

Sun Coast Homes and Development, Inc. to Kathleen and Sean Timmons, 116 Meadowbrook Court, $235,000. Streamline Developers, LLC to Christopher and Bethany Hadden, 120 Christina Maria Way, $250,000. Michelle King to Nichole Benson and Sonny Lorrius, 102 Abaco Drive East, $257,000.

EMERALD ISLE Roland and Rebecca Koehler to Carlo and Eleanor Franzese, 59201 Coast Guard Road #102, $127,000. Kay and Jesse Hamilton, Steven and Jackie Outland, James Outland, Teresa and Mark Regelmann and Jeanie Outland to Kitchen Kraft, Inc., 125 West Seaview Drive, $165,000. William and Michelle Mulchi to Ellis Sirles Holdings, LLC, 118 Page Place, $165,000. Candace and William Buchanan, Jr. to Michael and Sheri Onghena, 9201 Coast Guard Road #209, $170,000. Richard Yelerton, Jr. to Philip and Barbara Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Andrea, 103 Robin St., $215,000. David and Martha Mills to Susan and Paul White, Jr., 307 Cedar St., $252,000. David and Sherry Heuser to Kristen and William Ratliff, Jr., 2512 Ocean Drive, $260,000. James and Kathy Best, Kenneth and Diane Best and William Outlaw to Candace and William Buchanan, Jr., 7212 Archers Creek Drive, $325,000. Jonathan and Gail Jonas to Jay and Michele Dellolio, 9201 Coast Guard Road #301, $330,000. Anthony and Jennifer Skalak to Ashley Tombes, 111 Ocean Oaks Drive, $350,000. Thomas and Pamela Laakso to Lisa and Clinton Baker, III, 122 Ocean Oaks Drive, $360,000. Anthony and Nicole Howell to Donna Adams, 200 James Drive, $365,000. Marvin Bowen and Nancy Denton to Preston and Frances Sutton, 118 Pinewood Place, $368,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Lawrence Tolbert and Mary Bolek, 127 Christina Maria Way, $230,000.

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property watch (Continued from page 53) Kitchen Kraft, Inc. to Jeffrey and Chapman Smith, 7405 Archers Creek Court, $370,000. Pat Patteson to Richard and Patricia Horner, 8706 Emerald Plantation Road, $433,000. Daniel and Lynda Bryson to Angela and William Sutton, Jr., 111 Arthur Drive, $439,000. John and Leeanne Ricca to Victor and Kimberely Miller, 9319 Ocean Drive, $449,000. Carl Cobb and Paula King to William and Linda Edmundson, 7120 Ocean Drive, $545,000. Neil and Geraldine Robinson to David Branch, Jr., 8728 Emerald Plantation Road, $610,000. Russell and Elizabeth Stone and Frances Stone to Derek and Brittany Vestal, 2009 Emerald Drive, $622,500 C. Thomas and Frances Gualtieri to Michael and Tracy Ayers, 5714 Landing Court, $630,000. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC to EDR Holdings, LLC, 200 Shipwreck Lane, $635,500. Stephen and Amy Bonanno and Vincent and Elizabeth Bonanno to Thomas and Ann Steagall, 7306 Sound Drive, $725,000.

INDIAN BEACH Richard and Janie Clayton to Joe and Melanie White, 1530 Salter Path Road, $120,000. Linda Shaul to Tamara Klopenstein and Richard and Peggy Klopenstein, 1505 Salter Path Road #426, $200,000. Ocean Bluff at Indian Beach, LLC to Clifton and Tamara Thompson, 105 Ocean Bluff Drive, $210,000. Elaine and Kenneth Herring, Jr. to Kim Light, 1505 Salter Path Road #215, $250,000. James and Sherri Brander to Kevin and Rebecca Chmura, 1700 Salter Path Road #202, $252,000. Joel and Sally West to Brian and Melissa Bunch, 1505 Salter Path Road #211, $351,000. Alexander Lamie to Richard and Mary Bruce, 114 Sea Isle North Drive, $655,000.

MOREHEAD CITY Florence Willis and James and Lonna Willis to Cecil Harvell, 2602 Avery St., $60,000. Gloria Taylor and Jerald Dominquez to Benjamin Dana, 2420 Mayberry Loop Road, $95,000. Ronald and Violet Mitchell to Robert Howard, III, 600 35th St. #501, $119,500.

Edward Covert, Jr. to William and Ann Baker, 203 Aberlady Bay, $835,000.

Tracy and Jefferson Howell to Streamline Developers, LLC, 1407 Marsh Pointe, $120,000.

Emerald Isle, LLC and Mark and Judith Evans to Betty Masi, 4503 Ocean Drive, $1,600,000.

William Belli to Dori Taylor, 2110 Bridges St., $120,000.

Watercolours, EI, LLC to EI lowercase Capital, LLC, 3001 Ocean Drive, $2,200,000.

HARKERS ISLAND Fred and Mary Ellen Schramm to Gary Leppla, 159 Canal Drive, $161,500. Mark and Jerri Simon to Michael and Carol Sain, 220 Diamond City Drive, $192,500.

Robert Blake to Coastal Holding Investments, LLC, 590 Robin Road, $145,000. David and Mary Butterworth and Edward and Lynn Jarvis to Brian and Judith Taylor, 927 Harrell Drive, $147,000. Barbara Wright to Heritage Investments of the Coast, LLC, 806 West Haven Blvd., $150,000.

Eva Finch to Raymond Watkins, 185 Jennifer Drive, $235,000.

Eveline Bezrutesyk to Sean and Karen Ahern, 3508 Plantation Road, $155,000.

Lookout Landing, LLC to Daniel and Susan Comte, 828 Island Drive, $355,000.

Garth and Anne Docherty to MJW Capital, LLC, 162 Bogue Drive, $162,500.

Susan Pike to Gerald and Ann Willer, 103 Sleepy Court, $210,000.

Richard and Ellen Bernabe to Daniel Duffy, Jr. and Daniel and Marie Duffy, 2311 Lakeview Drive, $90,000.

Anne and Jay Gervasi, Jr. and Michael and Martha Gervasi to Stephanie Ross, 112 Carefree Lane, $210,000.

WSLD Bogue Watch, VI, LLC to Glenn and Jean Lampley, 209 Bow Spray Drive, $125,000.

The Original Camp Glenn, LLC to Morehead City Treatment Center, LLC, 403 35th St., $212,500.

Geanne and James Trammel to Shawn and Carrie Johnson, 137 Bayberry Road, $135,000.

Terry Koonce to Leon Capital Ventures, LLC, 804 Arendell St., $260,000.

Richard and Joyce Fry to Bobby Barrier, 1148 Sea Gate Drive, $136,000.

Kathy Ambrose and John Ballou, Jr. to Robert and Tatsuko Kass, 1922 Snowy Egret Drive, $266,000.

Martin and Michele Giblin to Carol and Daniel Rossi, 403 Lakewood Court, $142,000.

Natasha Soddy to Allen and Doris Hardison, 4425 Arendell St. #302, $280,000.

Justin and Tesha Merrell to Alexis Kreson-Mills, 483 Newport Loop Road, $148,000.

Garrison Stakes and Linda and Michael Fonville to Richard Madsen, 204 Lord Granville Drive, $280,000.

Jimmie Foss, Jr. to Modular Technologies, Inc., 212 Snow Goose Lane, $165,000.

Joni Mattson and Danny and Donna Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal to Leland and Janie Vann, 1306 Shackleford St., $295,000.

Joseph and Aiko Deatherage to Beth and Francis Leahy, III, 117 Pond Drive, $175,000.

Carl and Barbara Russell to Barbara and Michael Inscoe, 4425 Arendell St. #16 and #304, $304,000.

Heritage of the Coast, LLC to Tracy Luu and Sabrina Lee, 104 Merrill Drive, $180,000.

Jamie Drago to Steven and Kathleen Paulin, 115 Taylor Lane, $315,000.

Gloria West and Mark and Jodi Beard to Garry and Cynthia Sullivan, 223 Snow Goose Lane, $190,000.

Gerald and Carolyn Willer to Donna Moreland, 207 Brandywine Blvd., $322,500. Linda Rike to Steven and Carolina Aloi, 106 Grady Court, $330,000. Frederick and Donna Hardison to Thomas and Susan Pike, 207 Oak Drive, $350,000. Terry and Kimberly Labonte to John and Nell Wiggins, 100 Olde Towne Yacht Club Drive #410, $350,000. Murdoch & Associates, Inc. to Joshua and Megan Lambeth, 1102 Blair Farm Parkway, $381,500. Kevin and Janice Vesey to Douglas and Brenda Oglesby, 203 Bogue Drive, $435,000. Forrest and Donna Boone to How Corp, LLC, 311 Arendell St. #605, $495,000. Elbert and Vicki Hudson to Mark and Kim Annis, 204 Roanoke Ave., $550,000. Phyllis Proctor and Richard Baker to T. Richard and Janie Perrine, 4307 Shore Drive, $1,262,500.

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Joseph and Wendy Graham to Joseph and Bonnie Winters, 129 Allen Graham Lane, $202,000. Kevin and Haley Peaden to Frederick and Sherri Meadows, 102 Elis Landing Lane, $212,500. Patricia and Haywood Wilder, Jr. to Adam and Brenna Fisher, 2101 Cambridge Down Drive, $225,000. James and Heather Martin to Jonathan Markl and Helen Nguyen, 123 Tidewater Drive, $225,000. BRB Builders, Inc. to Carlos and Fonda Gonzales, 150 Water Oak Drive, $233,500. Christopher and Tiffany Trainor to Christopher and Patricia Kuzynski, 109 Tidewater Drive, $238,000. Stephen and Frances Hamilton to Susan Moritz and Louis Clark, Jr., 215 Blue Goose Lane, $255,000. Ronald and Betty Smith to Jessica Harrell, 103 Gloucester Court, $320,000. Streamline Developers, LLC to Daniel Wall, 428 Lanyard Drive, $349,000.

WSLD Bogue Watch VI, LLC to Jerri Builders, Inc., 219 Bogue Carrier Court, $70,000.

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(Continued from page 55) George and Regina Hirasawa to Dean and Melissa Urquhart, 114 Breakwater Drive, $385,000. Timothy and Bobbie Jo Carpenter to Kristin and Garett Fralix, 406 Lanyard Drive, $386,000. Elizabeth and Jack Cox, Jr. to Gerald and Donna Floyd, 121 Buena Vista Drive, $395,000.

Donald Bandy to Joseph and Melissa Graham, 208 Pond Drive, $590,000.

Jane Hobson and Fred Boring to Robert and Barbara Preto, 205 Oakleaf Drive, $310,000.

Shawn and Ashley Pinzel to Christopher and Sherry Kearney, 404 Arabian Lane, $150,000.

Glandon Forest Equity, LLC to House Company, LLC, 2810 Hwy 24, $1,500,000.

Lu Long Medlin to Bobby and Tammy Floars, 497 Salter Path Road #4, $365,000.

Barbara Makara to Matthew and Sarah Ware, 550 West Firetower Road, $178,000.

Thomas and Beverly Martynowski to Elizabeth and Joseph Murphy, Jr., 104 Ash Court, $380,000.

Coldwater Creek Development and tony McNeill Homes, Inc. to Jaime and Marie Cruz, 312 Coldwater Drive, $246,000.

OTWAY Patricia Hardesty and Karen Hardesty to Crow Hill Properties, LLC, acerage, South Leppers Creek, $375,000.

PINE KNOLL SHORES Streamline Developers to Timothy and Kelley Tyson, 100 Watchtower Lane, $442,000.

William and Sue Creighton to Kerry and Pamela McKenzie, 277 Salter Path Road, $200,000.

Caryda I, LLC to Jason and Christina Sharp, 706 Cannonsgate Drive, $485,000.

David and Melissa Smith to Jonathan and Kristi Fritter, 590 Marina Drive #22, $230,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to John Wedemeyer, 867 Cannonsgate Drive, $486,500.

Andrew and Suzanne Wheatcraft to Randy and Jenny Cox, 111 Live Oak Court, $240,000.

Howard and Laura Newman to Bryan and Sherlene Leach, 305 Brook Lane, $500,000.

Thomas and Mary Waters to Catherine Holleman, 121 Arborvitae Drive, $294,000.

Samuel King, II to Doris Johnston, 161 Pearson Circle, $505,000.

Joseph and Jean Steranko to Richard and Sims McCorkle, 590 Westpoint Drive #4, $307,000.

Catherine and Donald Yennie to James and Diane Hardin, 199 Trailwood Drive, $505,000.

McDaniel and Jean Robinson to Allen and Isabel McMillen,288 Salter Path Road, $335,000.

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SWANSBORO Rober and Marjorie Ost to Robert Hills, III, 204 Hadnot Drive, $127,500.

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club news PKS Garden Club AT THE FIRST meeting of the fall season on Sept. 13, Vice President Ilene Karlsson shared with members exciting information about the “Butterfly Highway,” an ambitious program soponsored by the National Wildlife Association and the NC Extension Service to attract pollinators, especially butterflies, to re-inhabit our state. The declining numbers of butterflies each year is alarming, and providing the food they need for survival in our private and public gardens will help increase these numbers, and hopefully insure their survival. During our recent hot summer with its excessive humidity, plentiful rainfall, and 90 degree temperatures, the bright green grass, the healthy fast sprouting shrubs and trees, and especially the flowers in bloom across coastal Carolina never appeared healthier or more beautiful, especially in the town gardens maintained by garden club members. Susan King’s garden at Roosevelt Boulevard, with its bold black-eyed Susans, orange wild coreopsis, purple Mexican petunias, and scarlet crepe myrtles and knockout roses was a showstopper! Lana Hathaway’s stately pink and white crepe myrtles, brilliant pink zinnias, yellow lantana, and purple ornamental grass in her garden at Pine Knoll Boulevard presented a friendly welcome to folks en route to town hall. Karem Zaenker’s garden at Mimosa Boulevard with its bright purple and pink portulacas and orange wild coreopsis certainly brightened the view of travelers on Salter Path Road. Barbara Yankauskas’ and Jan Corsello’s gardens at Dogwood Circle most assuredly caught the attention of beachgoers with their brilliant multicolored zinnias, bright green muhly grass, white dusty miller, and stately cannas. At Oakleaf Drive, Martha Edwards planted yellow/orange marigolds, scarlet New Guinea impatiens, purple petunias, and lovely knockout roses. She also seems to be cultivating a self-planted, fast growing, large leafed cantaloupe vine with small yellow flowers that produce many small melons. Lois Jean and Paul O’Keefe’s elegant Hereth Garden in front of town hall never looked so beautiful with its many bright colored flowers — scarlet zinnias, yellow and lavender daisies, black eyed susans, dusty miller, and stately maroon coleus. The garden club meets every second Wednesday of the month at town hall at 9:30am for refreshments, followed at 10 by the program of the day. Guests and visitors are always welcome to attend. For more information, email pksgardenclub@gmail.com. Clare Winslow

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for personal growth are offered to members. All of this helps to shape our town and the larger Carteret community. For the club to continue its 33-year legacy requires club members to step up and take on leadership roles. The 20 club members who have volunteered to lead the club through service as officers and chairpersons of the various committees, special interest groups and special projects are the lifeblood of the organization. The 2017-2018 President Betty Thomas is no stranger to volunteering. Betty served as Recording Secretary during the past 2 years. Hailing from upstate New York she and her husband became full-time PKS residents in 2010. Betty, like many new residents, was homesick for about a year when she first made PKS her home. “Women’s Club was the remedy,” she said. Vice President JoAnne Ferguson, a native North Carolinian, vacationed here on Bogue Banks as a child and spent weekends here with her family since 2006. In 2012 she and her husband John moved to PKS permanently. Former President Linda Strader introduced Jo to the club and she jumped right in volunteering to serve as treasurer and now as vice president. She credits her involvement with the club as providing the opportunity to get to know so many wonderful people Other officers include recording secretary Ronnie Stanley, corresponding secretary Marian Goetzinger and treasurer Libby Gallagher. During her 20 years in town Ronnie has a history of service to the community and to the Women’s Club serving as scholarship chair, publicity chair and more recently as corresponding secretary. Marian, owner and manager of one of the few businesses in Pine Knoll Shores, has lived in PKS since 1995 and served as club president during 1999-2000 club year. New resident Libby Gallagher moved to PKS just 1 year ago, after living in Kinston and Kansas. She is a massage therapist and still works part-time in that capacity yet has found the time to take on the challenging job of club treasurer. Join these dynamic women as they work to continue the club’s legacy of service to the community. Opportunities for club service always present themselves during the year – think about saying “yes” when asked to help out. Mark your calendars for a special program on Oct. 27 at 9:30am at PKS Town Hall when the club hosts Gunnery Sgt. Rosie Noel, USMC retired, a Purple Heart recipient who trains dogs for veterans with PTSD. Her story of heroism and service will inspire you. Visitors are always welcome to attend. Michelle Powers

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OCTOBER ARIES (March 21-April 20) Aries, it may seem like you have long been preparing for a big event. Now is your chance to finally take action. You are ready to move forward. The people with whom you have been spending your time have enjoyed your company. Now you have an opportunity to widen your social horizons even further. If you have a gut feeling about something but not much tangible proof to back up your suspicions, use your intuition as a guide. It seldom leads you astray. Embrace that others see you as a role model. There may be someone close to you who holds you in strong regard. Pay attention to the influence you have on others. Don’t get caught up in too much gossip, as it can only negatively impact your relationships. Take the higher ground whenever possible and you will stay above the fray. TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Reality is setting in this early this month, and you realize just how much you need to catch up on. There is no more room for procrastination. It is time to get busy. You have a specific goal in mind and a plan to accomplish it. What you may not have counted on are the little obstacles that tend to pop up. Take them one by one. Racing through all of your activities will get you somewhere fast, but the results may be sloppy. Slow down and see the bigger picture. A difficult problem will ultimately prove very rewarding when you find the solution. Embrace this challenge and give it your best shot. You will be glad you did. It is impossible to change the past unless you have a time machine. Instead of dwelling on what should’ve been, make new things happen for the better. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) An attitude about a particular relationship is changing, and you may need to go with the flow. This may result in some self-doubt, but you can make it through. You might get a kick out of beating someone at their own game, Gemini. Just make sure you keep things lighthearted and that others are not slighted by your efforts. If you continue to vacillate on a decision, pretty soon you will begin to doubt your decision-making abilities. Trust your intuition. Attempt to connect with people on a deeper level later this month. Your home is a place of comfort and your personal sanctuary, and you can make it that for others, too. Take a fresh approach to a problem that has been puzzling you. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Shifting circumstances at work may leave you a little confused. Reassess your situation and come up with a new plan. Work collectively toward the goal. Someone you love is far away and you are trying every way possible to close the distance. An impromptu trip to reconnect may be in order. Taking everything onto your shoulders is one way to get noticed, but it’s also a way to burn out. When others offer to lighten your load, take them up on it. By the end of the month you will need to slow down a little and take time to smell the roses. A breather can help you appreciate all the 66 ISLAND REVIEW

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things you have and give time to show that appreciation. You’ll need the rest as change may be coming at the end of the month. LEO (July 23-August 23) Your inspiration comes from a blend of methodical planning as well as clever inspiration, Leo. The results will be exceptional if you keep at it. You have been keeping a close watch on all of your behaviors for awhile now. This month you may be ready to let loose a bit and enjoy yourself with friends. A newfound commitment to living healthy will benefit you in the short- and longterms. Keep up the good work and enlist others to help you stay motivated. Your focus at the end of the month will be on acquisitions. You may be renovating a home or business or simply updating a wardrobe. Keep track of your spending. Take some time to relax and allow others to be the focal point. Welcome this much-needed respite with open arms. VIRGO (August 24-September 22) Virgo, even if you step out of your comfort zone, you will not venture too far. That is fine by you since you tend to be a creature of habit. Just expand your reach a little bit. Some exciting news is coming your way. Just be patient for a little longer because it will be well worth it to hear what others can’t wait to tell you. Others trust your instincts when it comes to making big decisions. Follow your heart and explain your thought process along the way so loved ones feel in the loop. Change is stirring things up in a way that should be beneficial for you. See where this excitement takes you and brace yourself for whatever comes your way. You may need to offer your help when a loved one seems to need it. LIBRA (September 23-October 23) Your friendly attitude can be just what others need in the month ahead, Libra. They simply cannot resist your charms, and you can help them to settle down. It’s a busy month overall. Which means it’s necessary to minimize distractions. This will help you get to the bottom of a problem much quicker. A time to relax is on the horizon. Allow others to explain their position before you make an important decision. Outside input can give you a more well-rounded perspective. Make an effort to be more financially prudent in the coming months. Some patience and discipline now will pay big dividends down the road.. SCORPIO (October 24-November 22) Recognition is coming your way. Embrace the attention and recognize that it is not unfounded. You earned the praise about to be heaped on you. Even though you can’t pinpoint it directly, Scorpio, you can tell something is going on that has been kept from you. Someone you thought was a friend may not be. Accept others’ offers to help when your schedule fills up. Simply return the favor when you get the chance, and that’s all the thanks that’s necessary. Someone you know is interested in picking up new skills, and you are just the teacher for the job. Embrace this chance

to help others. Make a list of priorities and then check these items off one by one. SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21) Sagittarius, you may head in one direction only to find that you might have been better off going elsewhere. Eventually you will get your bearings. Don’t fret over trivial issues. They will work themselves out without much intervention. Focus your energy on larger issues. A renewed passion for a hobby has motivated you to be more creative. Embrace this newfound vigor. Mid-month is an excellent time to express your feelings. Others will be receptive to your thoughts, and a new relationship may be on the horizon. A family reunion might be just what the doctor ordered. Gather your relatives and enjoy the time spent together, resolving to gather more often in the future. CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20) Take a risk at work, Capricorn. If you consistently sit in the shadows, then you won’t ever get ahead. Try a few things to make an impact without generating big waves. You prefer to do things in the most direct manner possible, however, you may have to take a roundabout route in the next few days to complete a particular project. Embrace a newly presented challenge as an opportunity to hone your skills and illustrate to others your ability to adapt and thrive. Your efforts won’t go unnoticed. You may need to develop some thick skin as you begin a new project. You’re fully capable, so don’t listen to any potential doubters. It may take a few practice tries before you get things right. AQUARIUS (January 21-February 18) Making decisions early this month requires little effort on your part, Aquarius. That’s because all of your stress has melted away and things are relatively easy. Go out and enjoy some conversation and fun with friends or coworkers. Soon enough you may not have much time for social engagements. The prospects of a new relationship prove reinvigorating. Make the most of this opportunity and embrace the chance to experience new things. Your motivation must come from within. Others are not around to be your cheer squad. Your inner drive is there; it just may need a boost. Likewise, look inward when you want to sort out why others are reacting to you in a certain fashion. PISCES (February 19-March 20) Pisces, even though everything seems predictable right now, things are about to get a little backwards. It is easy for you to keep other people’s secrets. Work on keeping some of your own concerns closer to the vest. Take a few minutes for yourself when you can. It is important to have some alone time so you can gather your thoughts. Keep to yourself if you feel unwanted conflict is coming. Enjoy some solitary time until the waters calm down. Financial matters make take center stage in the months ahead. Get your ducks in a row and make an effort to save more.

best BUY$ FINANCIAL & INSURANCE Chalk & Gibbs Insurance and Real Estate: An independent agent serving clients along the Crystal Coast since 1925. Full service real estate sales and management and all of your insurance needs under one roof. Call today for a quote, 252-393-1284, 252-7263167, or visit www.chalkandgibbs.com. Emerald Isle Insurance: 8754 Reed Drive, Unit 9, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5086. Protect your beach property & save on flood insurance by working with Rhonda & Sherry for coverage on your primary residence, second home or rental unit.

GEAR & EVENT RENTALS Island Essentials: Linen & Leisure Supply Company, Emerald Isle, 888-398-8887, 252-354-8887, info@ island-essentials.com. High quality baby & beach gear rental equipment with free delivery & pick-up to your vacation home. Also bed & bath linen service. Year-round, reserve ahead to ensure availability. Visit our new showroom at 8002 Emerald Drive by appointment only.

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

HOME SERVICES AA Express Plumbing Service, Inc: 211-6 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, 252-247-1155, aaexpressplumbing@embarqmail.com. Professional, licensed plumbing service – winterizing, water heaters, softeners and full plumbing needs. Emergency 24/7 service. Fully insured. Clegg’s Termite & Pest Control: Morehead City, 252-7261781, New Bern, 252-636-2345, 800-763-0378 or cleggs.com for an office nearest you. Locally owned & operated by NCSU grad, former president of NC Pest Control Assoc. Servicing homes & businesses all over NC since 1960, free termite inspections. Coastal Awnings & Hurricane Shutters: 5300 High St., Morehead City, 252-222-0707, crystalcoastawnings. com. See all your options for hurricane protection, stationary & retractable awnings. 9-5, M-F, weekends by appt. Custom awnings, Bahamas, Colonials, etc. Sales and service – our employees have a combined 40 years of experience. 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, 888-6341717, encelevators.com. Service all brands of elevators & lifts with 5-year product warranty & 2-year service warranty. Licensed & insured. 24-hour service

available. Building, installing & servicing elevators since 1985. Pipeline Plumbing, Inc.: 910-381-4101. A local familyowned 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 8am-5pm. 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 252-7251235 for a quote today. Southern Glass & Mirror: 1047 W. Corbett Ave. (Hwy 24), Swansboro, 252-354-1223, 910-325-1050, 24-hr. emergency service 910-326-5283. Prompt, professional sales, service & installation of residential & commercial windows & glass doors, screens, mirrors, custom shower doors & enclosures, insulated glass, plexiglass & lexan, in Carteret, Craven & Onslow counties. Tideline Lawn Care: Taylor Marshall, 230 W. Shorewood Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2883, 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. 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 first-quality fabrics for decorating & quilting. Open Tues.-Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-4. Come see our selection. Artistic Tile & Stone: 252-241-7579. Free design consultation and estimates! The area’s most unique and extensive selection of interior and exterior tile, mosaics, glass, stone and hardwood. Professional installation. Drop by M-F, 10-5, Saturday by appointment, 607 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, or visit www.artistictileandstonenc.com. Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters: 3906 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-727-9040. Free estimates! The Carolina’s only custom Bahama & Colonial manufacturer. Visit our showroom to see our complete line of storm shutters & awnings, in fiberglass & aluminum, folding accordion, roll downs- no storm bars, canvas & retractable awnings. Beaufort Furniture/Beaufort Home: 520 Hedrick St. and 127 Middle Lane, Beaufort, feature custom designed handmade North Carolina furniture and an array of items for the home. Whether your replacing one special item or redressing an entire room, Beaufort Furniture and Beaufort Home are full of fresh ideas – beaufortfurniture.com and beauforthomestore.com. Bowden & Carr: 211 Hwy 70 W, Havelock, 252-447-3648,bowdenandcarrfurniture.com. The LaZ-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, 252-247-3355, 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. Family Furniture: 448 Cedar Point Blvd, Cedar Point, 252-764-9659. The area’s newest full service furniture store specializing in premium name brand furnishings, mattresses and rugs and many unique and hard to find items. Special order custom living room sofas, sectionals and chairs in thousands of fabric including Sunbrella and Crypton. Great Windows: 252-728-3373. Quality custom made window treatments including blinds, shades & shutters. For a perfect match, professional decorators come to your home or business. Products include: Great Windows, Hunter Douglas, Timber and Somfy motorized remote control. Fast one-week service (shutters 15 days). Call today for a handcrafted, flawless fit, precise installation and 100-year warranty. Guthrie Interiors: 5113-C Hwy 70, Morehead City, specializing in home furnishings and design for retail and hospitality properties. Open 10am-5pm with after hours appointments available. Call 252-648-8329 or visit www.guthrieinteriors.com. McQueen’s Interiors: Pelletier Harbor Shops, Hwy 70/ Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-247-3175, 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, 252-237-3881. Located in Wilson, about two hours from the Crystal Coast, Nowell & Company is a 15,000 sq. ft. showroom filled with upper end home furnishings and accessories. Both traditional and contemporary and complete interior design service available. Free delivery to the coast. William’s Floor Coverings & Interiors: 5458-A Hwy 70 West, Morehead City, 252-726-4442, 252-726-6154. 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, 252-838-0201 or 800-601-8036. Custom made draperies and valances. Beautiful and as affordable as you need them to be.

OUTDOORS & MARINE Carolina Shores Boatlift Repair & Servicing: 252-6590567, www.carolinashoresmhc.com. Boatlift repair and service. Free initial inspection, 24 hour emergency service and service contracts available. Servicing all makes and models. Deck cleaning, custom fish cleaning stations, deck benches and more. East Carolina Services Landscape and Pool Management: 1010 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, 252-2401117, 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 and aluminum fencing for all your landscaping and security needs. Free estimates, call 252-247-6033. (Continued on page 68 October 2017

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best BUY$ (Continued from page 67) 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: 252-354-9000, cell: 252-646-5551. Full service, low cost residential sales. Located in Emerald Isle, serving Emerald Isle and the coastal mainland. Among the top producers 4 years running! Call today and put our system to work for you! Al Williams Properties, Real Estate & Development: 407 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252-726-8800, 800-8491888, alwilliamsproperties.com. From sound to sea & beyond. We can serve your coastal real estate needs. Open 6 days/week, by appointment on Sunday. Atlantic Beach Realty: 513 Atlantic Beach Causeway & Dunescape Villas, Atlantic Beach, 800-786-7368. Your source for vacation rentals and sales since 1990. Family owned and operated Visit www.atlanticbeachrealty.net. Basnight Garner Real Estate: 405 Arendell St., Morehead City. Carol Basnight (252-241-3622) and Sharon Garner-Thompson (252-725-3006) are professionals who love what they do. Whether buying or selling, turn to the team with decades of experience. A Keller Williams agency – www.basnightgarner.com. Bluewater Builders: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 888-354-2128, 252-354-7610, buildwithbluewter.com. From vacation homes to primary residences, Bluewater’s expertise can make your dream of living on the Crystal Coast a customized reality. Bluewater Real Estate: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2128, 888-258-2128; Cape Carteret 252-393-2111; Atlantic Beach 252-726-3105, 866467-3105; 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 68 ISLAND REVIEW

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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 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 252-354-3635 or email colhomeservices@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), 910-577-6400. Licensed general contractor with master craftsmen, modular technology, fast construction, display models. Jim Bailey: 610 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252-2411200. Real Estate sales with Bluewater Real Estate, Atlantic Beach. More than 30 years experience in commercial and residential real estate. Earned 2015 Rookie Top Dollar Production award. Put Jim Bailey to work for you. Visit www.bluewaternc.com. Katrina Marshall, Real Estate Broker: Keller Williams Crystal Coast Ferguson O’Conor Realty, 5113-A US 70 West, Morehead City, serving Morehead City, Bogue Banks and the surrounding area. Over 24 years experience working with property owners in Carteret County and the Emerald Isle area. Please call me to work for you, 252-499-0805 (office), 252241-1081 (mobile) or kmarshall@kw.com. Visit fergusonoconorrealty.com. Kitch Ayre: Real Estate Broker with Bluewater, Emerald Isle & Cape Carteret, 888-354-2128, 252-2411382 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, 252354-3475 (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 252-247-0077, 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, 800-849-2958, 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. Ty Gay Builders, Inc.: Decades of construction experience in custom residential and commercial projects. Whether you’re renovating or starting from scratch, Ty Gay’s team of professionals work with clients every step of the way. Visit www.tygaybuildersinc.com

SHOPS & SERVICES Churchwell’s Jewelers: 7901 Emerald Drive, Ste. 6, Emerald Isle. Featuring nautical, equestrian and traditional jewelry. Custom design available. Call 252*3547166 or visit churchwells.com. Coastal Carolina Regional Airport: 200 Terminal Drive, New Bern. Close, convenient and connected. Now offering more airlines for more convenience: US Airways Express and Delta Connection Service provided by Atlantic Southeast Airlines. Visit newbernairport.com for more info. 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, 910326-6482. 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.

Would Your Hobby Make a Sustainable Business? RUNNING A SUCCESSFUL business centered on doing something you love is the dream of many entrepreneurs. How gratifying to make a living sharing your talents and skills with others. On the Internet, you’ll find lists of articles and resources offering advice and insight geared toward hobbyists who want to take the step and go from “passion” to “profit.” It’s not difficult to find success stories about everyday people who have turned hobbies and interests they were passionate about into viable businesses. That’s encouraging if you’re contemplating making the transition from hobbyist to small business owner. It’s important to know, however, that not all hobbies (and the people participating in them) may be well suited for entrepreneurship. Here are some essential points to consider as you explore the feasibility of your hobby becoming a sustainable business: • Will you still enjoy doing the work after you have to do it (versus having the luxury of doing it only when you’re inspired to)? • Are you willing to put yourself out there? It’s one thing to work on your hobby for your own satisfaction and another to put what you produce out there for public scrutiny. • Will enough people be willing to pay for what you create? • Do you have the knowledge and capacity to create your product or service AND take care of administrative and operational responsibilities that come with starting and running a business? SCORE mentor Dennis Wright from the Orange County, Calif. chapter suggests you take the following actions as you assess the viability of your hobby becoming a business that supports you and your family:

one is going to be interested in your product or service. 2. Determine the benefit you’ll be selling. What need or want will your product or service satisfy? 3. Consider how you’ll communicate your value proposition and why your product or service is better than those of your competitors. 4. Establish what prospective customers would be willing to pay for your product/service. 5. Do the math. Can you be profitable at that price point? Make sure you consider overhead costs in addition to your cost of goods sold. “Once you complete your research and have the answers to those basic questions you’ll be ready to start drafting a business plan,” explains Wright. “A written plan is important because it helps identify the time, energy, and money necessary to take your hobby to another level.” If you would like assistance in determining if you and your hobby are suited for small business, reach out to SCORE. SCORE is a non-profit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, prosper and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. We have been doing this for over 50 years. Because our work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and thanks to our national network of 12,000+ volunteers, we are able to deliver our services at no charge or at very low cost. 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.

1. Identify who your prospective customer really is. Not every-

Bob Linder, Chair Coastal Carolina SCORE Chapter

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