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8 BEYOND THE MUSIC A compilation of virtual performances featuring OBX musicians.

12 COASTAL CULTURE Fungi lovers share benefits of medicinal mushrooms found on the OBX.

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INNER BANKS Spot medicinal mushrooms along the OBX.

18 EATING IN Make a big platter of this summery and shareable dish featuring roasted tomatoes.

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Meet a pair of Corolla wild horses in Manteo.

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Cleaning a replica 16th century sailing ship takes a modern touch.

NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM OF ROANOKE ISLAND

Cigarette butts remain the leading piece of trash collected around the world and on Outer Banks beaches.

Cigarette butts the leading trash found on beaches

By Jeff Hampton

Staff writer

Cigarette butts are the leading piece of trash found on Outer Banks beaches — and probably the world.

Dare County volunteers picked up 2,957 butts last year, accounting for more than a third of the 10,547 pieces of trash collected, according to a report by the International Coastal Cleanup.

Next on the list was food wrappers, which made up 11% of the trash.

Volunteers also found 447 pieces of fishing gear, including fishing line and parts of nets. That was about 5% of the total.

Cigarette butts accounted for a quarter of the 87,858 scraps of garbage found last year along North Carolina’s 408-mile coastline, the report said. Food wrappers came in second and plastic bottles third.

Cigarette butts have topped the list for years.

Smokers toss them into the sand, apparently thinking they will disappear, but they are made from cellulose-acetate — a plastic that can take up to a decade to degrade. The butts contain chemicals that can be harmful to wildlife, according to Ocean Conservancy, the organization that has sponsored the annual coastal cleanup since 1986.

On beaches worldwide, nearly 5 million cigarette butts were collected last year out of more than 36 million pieces of trash, according to the report.

Again, food wrappers came in second.

Several Outer Banks towns and organizations have started programs to clean the beaches of cigarette butts, including education efforts. They are also putting out containers to encourage people to properly dispose of them.

Jeff Hampton, 252-491-5272, jeff.hampton @pilotonline.com

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ON THE TOWN

COURTESY OF THE MO-RONS

The Mo-Rons are Monte Hooker on guitar and vocals, Scott Nickens on bass and vocals and Chuck Mizell on drums.

COURTESY OF THE CONCH SHELLS

The Conch Shells, a local quartet, traffics in faithful remakes of tunes from the 1960s through the ‘90s, with a few originals tossed in.

Mo-Rons and Conch Shells on tap this week

by John Herper

Correspondent

Saturday, Aug. 22 The Mo-Rons It was 20 years ago the band began to play.

Originally a duo – Monte Hooker on guitar and vocals and Ron Davidson on bass andvocals–thegroupisnow a trio, with Hooker, Scott Nickens on bass and vocals, and Chuck Mizell on drums.

But two decades after formation, the Mo-Rons’ mission statement remains the same. “We cover artists whose music stands the test of time,” says Hooker. “And we play them pretty close to the record.”

The Mo-Rons play a free, outdoor gig at the Tap Shack

in Duck on Saturday.

The band’s repertoire includes The Beatles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Grateful Dead, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen and GoldenEarring.JasonMraz, Hootie and the Blowfish, 311, Elvis Presley (a Nickens favorite) and Matchbox 20 are also on the play list.

Hooker and Nickens both sing lead and harmonize.

The trio captures the spirit of the originals with gritty guitar lines, funky bass riffs and tight drum fills.

Hooker says the Rons also take requests.

“We play songs we like,” he says. “But it’s always about connecting with the crowd.”

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The Conch Shells The local quartet traffics in faithful remakes of tunes from the 1960s through the ’90s, with a few originals tossed in.

They sound like they’re working on the ultimate good-vibes play list, with selections by Fleetwood Mac, Al Green, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Tracy Chapman, Santana, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Paul Simon, the Rolling Stones,

Johnny Cash, David Bowie, the Cure, Nirvana, the Doobie Brothers and Van Morrison, among others.

“The songs appeal to us,” says singer-songwriter Deanna “Dee” Thornley, who serves as the group’s spokesperson. “We honor the songs but change them up a little bit.”

The Shells play two nocover, outdoor shows this week on the Outer Banks: Today at Avenue Waterfront Grille in Manteo and MondayatJackBrown’sBeerand Burger Joint in Kill Devil Hills.

Formedin2018,theband’s lineup includes Hugh Hammers on guitar and vocals, R. J. Hutchins on drums and Robert Evans on bass.

The Shells’ sound is built

around the smoky, bluesy lead vocals of Thornley, who shares the duties with the warm-voiced Hammers.

Hammers is a first-rate guitarist, and the rhythm section of Hutchins and Evans is locked in.

The quartet’s originals range from blues-based alternative (“Trouble’s Coming”) to rockabilly (“Cold Rain”) to garage rock (“What Does It Mean?”).

“We just try to keep it upbeat and moving,” says Thornley of the band’s style.

•When and where: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Avenue Waterfront Grille, 207 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo; and 7 p.m. Monday, Jack Brown’s BeerandBurgerJoint,800S. Virginia Dare Trail, milepost 8, Kill Devil Hills.

•Cost: No cover •Info: 252-473-4800, avenuegrilleobx.com; 252-7153328, jackbrownsjoint.com John Harper has been covering the local entertainment scene for The Coast and Virginian-Pilot since1994. He’s also written hundreds of stories on subjects ranging from history to sports and food. Harper is longtime radio broadcaster and program director on the Outer Banks and can be heard from10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday on the local Triple A outlet WVOD-99.1-The Sound. He’s the host of the popular Saturday morning flashback feature “10 at10” and is also an award-winning wedding D.J.

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BEYOND THE MUSIC

The Courthouse Sessions

By Scott Sechman Correspondent

There are few positives regarding the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the local live music scene and musicians. Few venues present live music and much of it must be outside, for starters. That’s not a problem for venues with real estate big enough to accommodate a small stage, it’s a bit trickier for those that don’t.

Needless to say, restaurants that had musicians indoors prior to COVID-19 and that don’t have the extra space have discontinued live performances.

On the flip side, there are more musicians than venues to play. Forget the lost income. If local musicians were doing this strictly for money, most would have never entertained the idea of performing professionally. I dare say most of us do what we do because we love music.

Luckily, there’s the Dare County Arts Council. During the initial lockdown or stay at home period of the coronavirus pandemic, director Chris Sawin understood there was a major void to be filled, musically.

After all, when he’s not directing the arts council,

he’s a performing musician.

The loss of revenue to those who depend on summer bookings is devastating and Sawin is intimately aware of the impact on local players.

Sawin saw this devastation coming and immediately acted. In early April, he and his staff sent an email to local musicians proposing a weekly livestream series of concerts from the Old Courthouse, via Facebook live.

The project was dubbed The Courthouse Sessions, and nearly every style of music would be represented. Billed as a “compilation of virtual performances featuring Outer Banks musicians,” the sessions are sponsored by a group of community and media sponsors including TowneBank, the Outer Banks Community Foundation, the Don and Catharine Bryan Cultural Series, JAM Media Solutions, East Carolina Radio, Bearded Face Productions and Graham Outten Music.

The initial idea of performers coming to Manteo and setting up in the “concert hall” upstairs was abandoned due to concerns about inadvertently spreading the virus by inviting untested and possibly infected and asymptomatic

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Dare County Arts Council staff setting up for a virtual concert featuring musician Jeremy Russell. The initial idea of performers coming to Manteo for The Courthouse Sessions was abandoned due to concerns about inadvertently spreading the coronavirus. Instead, artists livestreamed from their homes.

More Information Tune into the Dare County Arts Council’s Courthouse Sessions at 8 p.m. Tuesdays; @darecountyartscouncil on Facebook.

For more information, visit www.darearts.org/courthousesessions.

folks into the building.

Instead, it was decided that artists would livestream from their homes. The council gave them access to its Facebook account, and staff members facilitated and moderated the event.

Performers could provide their Paypal/Venmo or other applications to accept tips and donations during the performance. The response from musicians was so great that the art’s council made it a twonight-per-week series, and the artists benefited from the art council’s built-in Facebook following.

“We would say it has exceeded our expectations that the program has been going steady from the end

of April until now,” says program director Jessica Sands. “Also, it’s amazing that musicians are asking to participate, and viewers are asking when the next one will be so they can tune in.”

Despite hopes that this horrific COVID-19 mess would be over after “safer at home,” mandatory masks, social distancing and the like, the virus is still with us.

So is The Courthouse Sessions. Although Thursdays have been dropped, you can still tune in on Tuesdays.

A Friday special on Aug. 28 features the Surf and Sound Chamber music series.

Given that any endeavor involving technology can be problematic, I asked the team what they’ve encoun-

tered.

“We’ve had pretty much every glitch you can imagine but we’ve overcome them all as a team,” says media director Tatum Clements. “Slow internet, learning various new software, technology learning curves, weather, etc. No matter what the glitch, we’ve made the shows happen.”

As of this writing, the series’ September schedule had not been finalized.

When it is, it will be posted on the council’s website (darearts.org/courthousesessions) and on its Facebook page.

So whether you call the Outer Banks home or are visiting on vacation, I highly recommend you

tune in, enjoy some of our local music and, if you can afford it, donate to the musicians and the Dare County Arts Council. You won’t regret it.

Transplanted to the Outer Banks from the wilds of the L.A. area, singer-songwriter Scott Sechman has shared stages with Bill Medley, Tom Rush, Al Wilson and the Grass Roots during his ongoing music career.

He has contributed to Mojo and various online outlets. His column, Beyond the Music, appears Fridays in Coast.

Pier life suits these Columbia commuters

By Daryl Law Jennette’s Pier

Despite a lengthy hourlong commute every shift from Columbia, cashiers Anthony Spencer and Crystal Basnight love their jobs at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.

You may have run into them at the main counter when you purchased your tickets or when you needed to buy tackle or hunting or fishing licenses.

They offer plenty of useful information about fishing and other topics as well.

Spencer, a longtime member of the visitor services team, says it’s just a

great place to work.

“I’ve been here since 2011, when we opened,” he said.

“I was here the first day.”

Basnight and Spencer both relish the people — and the view — their positions at the pier afford them.

“It’s just the atmosphere, good people and I love being here on the beach – you can’t beat the view,” Spencer said.

Both have family obligations but find working at the pier provides a flexible schedule that allows them to take care of their loved ones more easily.

“I need that for my parents,” Spencer said, noting that his supervisor, Chris-

tiane Deaton, “is good working with me for doctor’s appointments for my people.”

He helps his mom, dad and daughter, Mariah. If there’s time leftover, Spencer might even take care of himself, too. During the off season, he lost more than 100 pounds.

“I pretty much eat salads,” Spencer said. “I cut carbs and sugary drinks. I feel so much better!”

Basnight is raising four children and sometimes brings them over to enjoy the pier life because they like to fish.

“It’s the only place we’ve caught ‘em,” Basnight said.

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Making the most of metalsmithing

Manteo native’s work captures both fashion and history

By Mary Ellen Riddle Correspondent

Erin Johnson’s passion for art and design came early and honestly. Her mother, an art education major at East Carolina University, taught her to sew and encouraged her creative streak.

Johnson doodled fashion designs as a child, sketching clothing lines starting around age 9. By age 12, she had a side business selling hair accessories she created using her grandmother’s Singer sewing machine.

She eventually took classes in costume design, design and draping, and accessories design through the theater department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She graduated with a degree in history, a nod to another of her passions, but art and design continued to call her.

After some research and thought, Johnson chose to pursue metalsmithing and jewelry design. Classes were accessible and less expensive, and the field was not as fiercely competitive as the fashion world.

“You hear a lot of negative feedback from it and very, very few actually succeeded,” says the 37-yearold Manteo native.

After years of study and practice, Johnson now crafts pieces under the moniker Erin Nicole Jewelry and has begun to gain recognition for her work.

But Johnson hasn’t forsaken fashion design, or history. One has to have an understanding of design basics to create jewelry, as well as clothing, and her love of history — personal, local, national and global — shows in her work. Having grown up in a natural See CULTURE/Page 13

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Erin Johnson in her studio. She crafts metalsmithing pieces under the moniker Erin Nicole Jewelry.

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wonderland reflects in her jewelry. Johnson is aware of the Native American history of her hometown, and Native American designs are stamped on cuffs she crafts. And, though labor intensive, she is drawn to old world metalsmithing techniques.

“I like to do things the hard way,” she says with a laugh. “I have always enjoyed the oldest, most classical jewelry techniques, such as forging and hammer work, stone setting and cold connections with rivets and wraps.”

Johnson, who currently lives in South Nags Head, has even made some of her tools. Notably, she made what are called chasing tools. Chasing is the method of striking an imprint with a tool on metal surfaces, which is featured in jewelry making in many cultures. She routinely uses a chasing hammer, a forming hammer and a gold-

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What: Contemporary jewelry Where: Dare County Arts Council, 300 Queen Elizabeth Ave., Manteo, 252-473-5558, noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Down Creek Gallery, 260 Irvin Garrish Hwy., Ocracoke, 252- 928-4400, call for hours.

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smith hammer. She primarily works with silver, but also with 14-karat gold fill.

She has created designs and patterns such as a Native American sun and southwestern-style imprints.

Johnson insists on fashioning every piece of a jewelry design, even earring wires for a set of earrings, which easily could be purchased to save time.

“Some people use prefab pieces and assemble them,” she says. “I like to make the components myself.”

Her way allows her to perfectly match those earring wires to the earrings so they are an integral part of the design.

“I like to put my hands on

everything,” she says.

Johnson handcrafts earrings, rings, necklaces and bracelets using sterling silver, rose gold fill and gold fill. She prefers the organic shapes of natural stones to faceted stones. Turquoise is one of her favorites, as it reminds her of the ocean.

She soaks in the textures, shapes and color patterns of the coastline and local flora and fauna. Her designs are not literal translations, but more a feeling related to nature and space – the shapes she forms and the special properties of the stones she uses. She also pays homage to her inspiraSee CULTURE/Page 14

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tions by naming her pieces, such as “Lasso the Moon” for a pair of circular earrings with dangling golden strips that playfully move as the wearer does.

“I guess for me a lot of times there is a feeling, an essence of spirituality and astronomy in my work,” she says.

As a fan of modern American sculptor Alexander Calder, a master of mobiles, this makes sense, as many of his sculptures were kinetic and formed by a lot of hammering and forging. Johnson appreciates how he used shapes and colors to lend a feeling.

“I want it to have presence like his work,” she says of her creations.

Johnson began her jewelry journey beading at Cloud Nine in Nags Head with Ginny Flowers. “But I always wanted to control the process more and create the components I needed for my designs, which makes so much sense as to why I still love the classic jewelry techniques that enable you to transform the metal and create the parts and pieces,” she says. She found a mentor when she enrolled in a metals boot camp at Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in Columbia, which was taught by Marlene True.

“We dove into jewelry making, and I was hooked immediately with the jeweler’s saw and the hammers,” she says. “She brought in several artists from around the country, and we were exposed to so much in such a short amount of time. With Marlene, impossible wasn’t a word, until you had at least tried to make it work a couple of different ways.”

Having caught the metalsmithing bug, Johnson went on to achieve an associate degree in applied science in professional crafts: jewelry, from the College of The Albemarle, taught by Kathryn Osgood.

“We called her ‘sensei,’” Johnson says, referring to Osgood’s calm manner and ability to find solutions.

Osgood specializes in en-

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“Lasso the Moon” earrings by Erin Johnson.

ameling, which is applying fine particles of glass to metal to add color, but she exposed Johnson to many artists and techniques.

“She strongly encouraged us to push the envelope and push ourselves to try things outside of our comfort zone,” Johnson says.

A year-and-a-half stint as a bench jeweler at Silver

Bonsai Gallery in Manteo played a role in her education, as well. Working for Kathryn and Ben Stewart, who she greatly admires, found her hammering primarily wire at an anvil.

Johnson’s resume also includes doing gala fundraising and helping plan First Friday events at the Dare County Arts Council before going full-time as a

metalsmith. The former bartender received a boost when she inherited a mass of tools after local artist Bonnie Morrill retired from making jewelry, including a kiln that’s needed in the enameling process.

Operating today as Erin Nicole Jewelry, Johnson looks forward to carving time to create fine art metalwork. She achieved

an excellence award for her piece, “Sanctuary,” in one of the annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Shows hosted by the arts council.

It was for a bird’s nest she fashioned out of brass and copper that held pearl bird’s eggs and a sterling silver heart.

“I hope I can make more detailed pieces,” she says.

“I’d like to create one-of-a-

kind (pieces) to display in a gallery like Marlene and Kathryn.”

Mary Ellen Riddle has been writing the Coast’s art column for more than 20 years and brings to her work a BFA in painting from East Carolina University and a profound passion for the role the arts play in society.

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The fungus among us: Medicinal mushrooms on the Outer Banks Locals bringing powerhouses to food movement

By Maggie Miles

Correspondent

Medicinal mushrooms have been revered in Eastern cultures for centuries.

In China, reishi, “the mushroom of immortality” was restricted for royalty only.

In the Himalayan Mountains, cordyceps were once worth more than their weight in gold. Women in India have used them for

hundreds of years as their secret to maintaining their youth and vitality. The Taoists, believers of immortality, thought reishi to be “the elixir of life.”

Now, we in the western world are finally catching up to the amazing health benefits of this ancient, wild food and they are becoming one of the most popular superfoods of 2020. Lucky for us, many of these same mushrooms are found growing on the Outer Banks, and some locals are seizing the opportunity to bring these exotic, medicinal powerhouses to the

local food movement.

Hays Liverman, 33, owner of Outer Banks Micros and Mushrooms, has been mushroom hunting for 10 years and cultivating and selling mushrooms and microgreens to local restaurants for the last four. He’s glad people are finally catching on.

“It’s a shame that everybody thinks of mushrooms as those disgusting button mushrooms that are literally grown on manure,” he says. “There’s just so much more flavor and so much more out there than just mushrooms in a can.”

Hays Liverman, owner of Outer Banks Micros and Mushrooms, has been mushroom hunting for 10 years and cultivating and selling mushrooms and microgreens to local restaurants for the last four.

Liverman had his first experience eating mushrooms five years ago, when a buddy of his moved back to the Outer Banks and asked if he wanted to mushroom hunting. Liverman had been part of a couple of mushroom groups on Facebook but had never tried one.

“I was like this is really cool, I mean, I’d been going out looking and photographing mushrooms and stuff but I’d never had the (courage) to actually eat them, and then finally I got really comfortable with making my IDs and all that and ate my first wild oyster mushroom and I was like, wow these are absolutely insanely good,” says Liverman.

According to Liverman, a

lot of people have the same trepidation about eating wild mushrooms. “Most people suffer from mycophobia and are just absolutely terrified to eat anything wild that’s a mushroom,” says Liverman.

He wants to dispel this fear and show people how amazing these mushrooms can taste, but he also stresses the importance of their medicinal and immune boosting benefits.

“They’re Vitamin D bombs, there’s like 12,000 units in one ounce of sundried oyster mushrooms.

They are absolutely insanely good for you,” says Liverman.

Though Liverman started by wild foraging, the mushrooms he sells to restaurants are cultivated

on huge trees in his backyard, donated to him by a friend from high school who owns a tree business here in town. He grows two varieties of oyster mushrooms — native golden and puha — and a native lion’s mane. They can be found on the menu at Aqua Restaurant in Duck, The Salt Box Café in Colington, Outer Banks Brewing Station in Kill Devil Hills and North Banks in Corolla.

Brandon Fearns, 33, owner of First Flight Fungi, is just beginning his straight to consumer mushroom business, although mushroom foraging and cultivating has been a passion of his since his youth. He cultivates cordyceps, reishi, liSee FUNGUS/Page 17

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Brandon Fearns, 33, owner of First Flight Fungi, is just beginning his straight to consumer mushroom business, although mushroom foraging and cultivating has been a passion of his since his youth.

on’s mane, and six different varieties of oyster mushrooms out of petri dishes in a 4-by-4-foot grow area in his apartment. He will soon have these available in fresh, dried and encapsulated forms, as well as tinctures.

Immunity and food shortages are two issues that could benefit from overcoming mycophobia, say Liverman and Fearns.

“I’ve always loved gardening my whole life and was shocked to learn that 90% of our heirloom crops have disappeared due to poor farming practices,” says Liverman.

Fearns says the immunomodulating effects of mushrooms work for an underactive or overactive immune system, and lion’s mane compounds have been shown to be beneficial for brain health. His grandmother died of Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irre-

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Fearns cultivates cordyceps, reishi, lion’s mane (pictured), and six different varieties of oyster mushrooms out of petri dishes in his apartment.

versible neurological disorder, so for him that benefit is personal.

“It’s been a misconception, for whatever reason, that you burn up brain cells and then you’re stuck with whatever is left behind,” says Fearns. “There’s neuroplasticity — you can always do better.”

Cordyceps is another one Fearns is cultivating. Its famous for its levels of ATP,

which is the essential energy component for all cellular processing. “It can increase your ATP by 28%, so it’s basically like giving your body 28% more potential energy stores,” says Fearns.

And while there is some scientific research to back up the benefits of medicinal mushrooms, incorporating them into your diet is about taking preventative measures for the sake of your

health, say Liverman and Fearns.

“It’s not about waiting for a diagnosis to start treating something but to start looking at your food, your medicine, taking more of an active role (and saying), ‘I’m going to eat these mushrooms because they taste good, and also because they’re good for me and also because they’re more preventive’ instead of like, ‘Oh my god, I have this diagnosis and now I have to do something,’” he says.

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A home for culinary classics — with creative twists

By Megan Scott

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Every once in a while, a perfect afternoon rolls around when the sun is low in the sky and the heat has mellowed out just enough thatyoufeellikeyoucouldsit on the deck with a cold drink for the rest of your life. The only thing that could move youfromyourspotishunger.

In those instances, the best thing to do is make a big platter of something summery and shareable, like the Chili Roasted Tomatoes from The Village Table & Tavern in Duck.

Village co-owner Jennifer Minnich shared the recipe, describing it as “seasonal, fresh and familiar yet unique.” That’s the kind of food you can expect at The Village, where their menu is casual but inspired and packed with creativity. This dish along with lots of fresh seafood options, a craveworthy, pickle-brined fried chicken sandwich and steak frites in which you can lose yourself are just part of the draw at this soundfront spot.

It’s nearly impossible not to feel deeply tuned in to the season here because you have a view of the Currituck Soundfromnearlyeveryseat in the house, plus they have plenty of outdoor seating to indulge your waterlust. Dining at The Village feels elegant but also super intimate, like you’re in a friend’s very large, comfortable living room. But, if you’re not ready to stray too far from that deckchair at home just yet, mosey into the kitchen and give this recipe a try.

Thinkofthisdishasalush, sumptuous version of traditional tomatoes and mozzarella. It starts with plum tomatoes that have been seasoned with chili flakes and fennel and drizzled with honey. Then they’re roasted until the flesh becomes the sweetest, most flavorful version of themselves.

Those warm, oozy tomatoes get scattered on top of a tangy, cooling yogurt and feta mixture — a welcome departure from mild mozzarella. Instead of basil on

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top, this plate gets freshness and pop from mint, dill and salty pistachios. These Chili Roasted Tomatoes require just enough effort to make you feel like you created something special but not so much time that they keep you from catching that sunset.

Megan Scott is co-owner of The Spice & Tea Exchange in Duck. You can check out her food blog at servingtonight.com.

Chili Roasted Tomatoes For the tomatoes: 3 pounds plum tomatoes 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 more tablespoon 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon fennel seeds 1 tablespoon honey For the feta and yogurt mixture: 2 cups Greek yogurt 1 clove garlic, minced 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 2 cups crumbled feta cheese For the topping: 1/2 cup chopped dill fronds 1 cup mint leaves 1 tablespoon shelled, salted pistachios Freshly ground salt Make the tomatoes: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Combine fennel and red pepper in a spice grinder and pulse 3-4 times until fennel seeds are cracked. Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise and place in a single layer on a baking sheet, cut side up. Drizzle with ½ cup extra virgin olive oil and then turn tomatoes in oil so that they are fully coated and return to cut side up. Sprinkle the pepper and fennel mixture over tomatoes.

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Combine honey with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and spoon over tomatoes. Slide the pan into the oven and cook for 35 minutes or until they are soft but not completely broken down. Take from oven and set aside to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, make the feta and yogurt mixture: Combine the yogurt, garlic and pepper in a bowl until well mixed. Crumble the feta into the bowl. Gently mix just until feta and yogurt mixture are combined.

Spread the feta yogurt mixture onto a serving platter.

Place the warm tomatoes on top and drizzle with a bit of the tomato cooking oil. Tear the mint and dill fronds into small pieces and sprinkle over warm tomatoes. Top with pistachios and a grind of salt.

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THE SANDBAR

By Sam Harriss Correspondent

Why is it that being surrounded by the instability of water gives us a sense of laid-back ease and richness of life? We all seem to seek out living in those Jimmy Buffet songs; we crave leaving our island to go to some other magical land with warm salted seas come winter, we dream of sailboats on the horizon and beautiful tanned ladies in bikinis — or maybe I just grew up with too much “Magnum, P.I.” But the ocean does hold something romantic and alluring in its siren calls to us — in its unknown depths and mysterious family of seldom seen jellyfish, sharks and water dwelling mammals. It’s dark, spontaneous and full of exotic life.

If someone could market this stuff and sell it, they would hold the Ark of the Covenant in their hands.

Like the great Jacques Cousteau once said, “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”

So, here’s our shot at the tiki holy grail, because just like our forefathers Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic’s before us, we strive to put exotic, island feels into a glass. This cocktail is not for the faint of heart; it’s complex and smoky sweet. a bit boozy but dangerously drinkable. It’s also extremely good looking with a lot of flair.

Sam Harriss is the owner/founder of Camp Cocktail, a mobile bartending business on the Outer Banks.

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Search for the tiki holy grail in a cocktail glass Recipe 1 ½ ounces tequila ½ ounce mezcal 1 ½ ounces grilled pineapple juice ¾ ounce Aperol, Luxardo or Campari ½ ounces fresh lime juice Spoonful of brandied cherry juice and cherry for garnish Add all but cherry juice and cherry to shaker tin with ice.

Shake, strain over fresh ice and top with spoonful of brandied cherry juice.

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Scoops Homemade Ice Cream, Kill Devil Hills

Folks love Corolla for its seclusion, but that doesn’t mean you should do without ice cream. Towards the end of N.C. 12, near where the pavement meets the sand, Corolla Scoops & Sweets is serving classic Hershey’s flavors that are the stuff of childhood memories. The most popular flavor is Superman and it’s easy to see why. Strawberry, Banana and Blue Moon flavors combine in super-vibrant, corresponding colors to form a bowl of ice cream that’s hard for grown-ups to resist. If you’re wondering what Blue Moon ice cream is, Hershey’s describes it as “fruity and blue.” But all you need to know is, it’s delicious.

Island Snowball Company, Nags Head

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Corolla Scoops & Sweets, Corolla

Anyone familiar with the icy treat known as a snowball knows there’s no better way to cool down on a hot summer day. These refreshing delights have a long history in the Baltimore, Maryland-area where owners April and Mike Dinkle are from. The Dinkle’s have a soft spot for the snowballs of their childhood and are happy to share the tradition with the Outer Banks. With more than 65 flavors like egg custard, tutti-frutti and root beer, plus a mouth-watering selection of milkshakes, sundaes, ice cream cookie sandwiches and frozen drinks, there’s something sweet and satisfying for everyone.

On my visit there, I indulged in a rainbow snowball and, on a 90-degree day, it was so cooling and just sugary enough to appease a hungry sweet tooth. It was capped with marshmallow topping that was somehow creamy and fluffy all at once and the perfect contrast to the crunchy shaved ice.

Then there’s the Outer Brownie Sundae – a creation even more decadent than you could imagine and worth every calorie. Chocolate chip brownies sit on top of graham cracker dust, mounted with big scoops of ice cream, lots of whipped cream, more of that tasty marshmallow, and hot fudge. Then, the whole thing is showered in chocolate shavings. Now, that’s hard to beat.

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hot summer day on the Outer Banks hardly feels complete without something ice-cold and sweet. Ice cream, frozen yogurt, snowballs and slushies – whatever your preference, they all offer that sugary blast of chilly refreshment we crave after a day in the sun and sand. Here, we’ve rounded up several of the Outer Banks’ best destinations for satisfying your sweet tooth. Whether these folks are whipping up homemade goodies every day or offering their own twists on classic favorites, one thing they all have in common is a love for putting a smile on people’s faces with their sweet treats.

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Sunset Ice Cream and Coffee, Duck

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Sunset Ice Cream and Coffee

1240 Duck Road, Waterfront Shops, Duck Facebook: @SunsetIceCreamAndCoffee 252-261-3553 On the boardwalk at the Waterfront Shops in Duck, the breeze off the sound and lingering sunset only need one more thing: ice cream. Luckily, Sunset Ice Cream is here to answer the call. Joanne Lambert opened Sunset Ice Cream 28 years ago and still runs it today with the help of her daughter, Jen Lambert, and Jen’s fiancé, Matt Seidel. Although the menu has evolved through the years, their commitment to consistent, delicious offerings at reasonable prices has remained the same.

I got a taste of their Sunset Sundae, with vanilla ice cream (the good kind, with little flecks of vanilla seeds marbled throughout), whipped cream, nuts and sprinkles and am here to tell you – Sunset does it right. The ice cream comes from carefully selected purveyors, and it makes all the rich, creamy difference. There may be a line at Sunset, but don’t worry – there’s a gorgeous view while you wait.

Surfin’ Spoon

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When you walk into Surfin’ Spoon on the Beach Road in Nags Head, the first thing you might notice is the cute décor and a bunch of dollar bills protruding from the cracks in the wooden ceiling. The story behind the money is almost as sweet as the incredible frozen treats this family of surfers dishes up. Jesse and Whitney Hines opened Surfin’ Spoon in 2012 in a building that formerly housed Jockey’s Ridge Restaurant back in the 1960s. Back then, restaurant customers developed the habit of slipping coins into the wooden slats of the ceiling as tips for the waitstaff. Jesse said when they opened Surfin’ Spoon, the landlord revived the tradition, except rather than keeping the tip money, the Hines family and their crew donate it to Surfing for Autism – a charity that offers individuals with autism the opportunity to experience the therapeutic benefits of surfing.

Aside from their big hearts and commitment to community, Jesse, Whitney and the team are known for serving some of the best frozen yogurt, gelato, and homemade, organic ice cream sandwiches on the beach. They also feature vegan and no-sugar-added options. At the first sight of the vegan Lemon Lavberry ice cream sandwich, I knew I couldn’t resist. The rich, lavenderinfused ice cream surrounded by the fresh, buttery-tasting lemon sugar cookie did not disappoint. Add Surfin’ Spoon to your list of must-do’s and get a taste of its goodness for yourself.

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473 Irvin Garrish Hwy., Ocracoke TheSlushyStand.com 252-928-1878 Many things on Ocracoke Island have a long history and The Slushy Stand is no exception. Owner BJ Oelschlegel has run this sweet spot since 1994, but the business itself dates to 1974. With delicious concoctions like the Rainbow Burst Float, loaded with fresh lemon and rainbow sherbet, and a staff who loves nothing more than engaging with customers, it’s easy to understand the shop’s success. While talking about what she loves most about the business, BJ said, “Ice cream is a happy thing.” Who couldn’t use a little more happiness in their life? The Slushy Stand also features fresh fruit slushies, coffee drinks and milkshakes, and the rocking chairs on the front porch happen to be the perfect spot to rest your bones while you feed your soul.

Scoops Homemade Ice Cream Parlor 710 S. Croatan Hwy., Kill Devil Hills 252-441-4480

It’s not often that you come across homemade ice cream in a busy beach area like the Outer Banks. Keeping up with demand is no easy task. But Kim Fulcher and her children, Erin and Trevor, have been serving up their realdeal, homemade ice cream in Kill Devil Hills since 2012, and for several years before that at their former location in Nags Head. The variety of creative flavors Scoops offers (banana pudding, black raspberry and key lime pie, just to name a few) is enough to draw you in, but Scoops also serves up homemade waffle cones. Naturally, I had to try one. The crisp, toasty texture was the perfect match to a big scoop of Cookie Monster ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. The Cookie Monster recipe is a secret, but I can promise there are lots and lots of cookies involved.

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Two horses, Grace and Rainbow, are major attractions at Island Farm. Families have the rare opportunity to meet two rehabilitated Banker ponies from the Corolla wild horse herd.

Banker ponies give chance to get close to wild Corolla horses

By Maggie Miles Correspondent

In the early 16th century, a fleet of Spanish colonists crossed the Atlantic with ships carrying native mustangs. One of those ships wrecked off the coast of North Carolina, and the horses swam to shore and began living on the islands of the Outer Banks. Their descendants still live on those beaches and are now famously known as the Corolla wildhorses.

People come from all over the country to view these beautiful wild horses. Although you can see them on the beaches of Corolla, it is illegal to approach within 50 feet of the horses and to feed them, for the safety of both horses and visitors. Now, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, at Island Farm in Manteo, families have the rare opportunity to meet and learn about two rehabilitated Banker Ponies from the Corolla wild horseherd.

“So they can come and

meet the ponies, and pet on them, and love on them, and ask questions either about horsesingeneraloraboutthe Corolla herd, or about what horses were used for on farms like this back in the 1800s,” said Kirsten Morse, 27,whowasbroughtintorun the horse program and to prepare them to meet the public.

Thetwohorses,Graceand Rainbow, are major attractions. Grace was brought to Island Farm when she was a 1-year-old. Now 11, she originally came to the farm after managers attempted to move herfromoneherdtoanother.

There had been too many wild horses in one small area, soshehadtobeintroducedto another part of the herd, but theywouldn’taccepther.

Rainbow, now 10-yearsold, also was brought to the farm as a foal. She was first found with two large abscesses on her neck. One was a puncture wound, and caretakers think that she may have been shot by an arrow.

After veterinarians treated her, she couldn’t be intro-

duced back into the herd, Morse said. Both horses have beenlivinginapastureacross the street from the farm for about a decade, but this year marks the first time that the publichashadtheopportunity to meet and learn about thesemajesticcreatures.

Island Farm has had several showings thus far, and Morse said that the program hasbeenwellreceived.There are no plans at present to expand the program beyond two mornings per week or to addmorehorses.

Morse has worked with horses since she was 6. She farmed with draft horses at Warren Wilson College, and did her undergraduate research on the Shackleford Banks herd, another group of wildhorsesontheNorthCarolinacoast.

Vacationers such as Kristen Jones and her children, from Poquoson, have been fascinated by what they have learned.

“It’s very interesting,” Jones said. “(Morse) had a lot of history to tell about them.”

For example, Jones had no

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idea that a herd would reject outsidehorses.

“Thatwasneattohearthat they would have a place to go and have someone watching them,” Jones said. “They are beautiful animals. I had no idea they were wild like that and could come and be as tameastheywerearoundthe children.”

Her daughter, Lauren Jones,8,agreed.

“They were really cool,” shesaid.“Ithoughttheywere

Kirsten Morse, 27, was brought in to run the horse program at Island Farm in Manteo and to prepare Banker ponies Grace (pictured) and Rainbow to meet the public.

reallypretty.”

Baylor Pauls, 7, also from Poquoson, said his favorite part was getting to pet the animals. “They were really soft,”hesaid.

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The Dancing Turtle Coffee Shop features a large variety of specialty coffee blends.

A cup of coffee, and more

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Beads and Beans OBX

Family owned and operated, this soundside shop offers something for everyone. Come for the caffeine andbakedgoods,butstayfor the beads and art. The menu features coffee, tea, real fruit smoothies, baked goods and hand-dipped ice cream.

There’s also a gift shop and working studio with a selection of beads where visitors cancreatetheirownmasterpiece.

■ Where: 24202 N.C.12, Rodanthe ■ Hours: 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday- Friday; 7 a.m.noon, Saturday-Monday ■ Info: 252-619-2028; @beadsandbeansobx on Facebook

The Dancing Turtle Coffee Shop For 16 years, this locally owned and operated shop

has offered up a menu featuring a large variety of specialty coffee blends from around the world. Fresh baked goods and gifts fill the shop, including art from local artists. Currently only offering take-out, this local favorite is conveniently located across from the harbor in Hatteras Village. Perfectly situated for grabbing coffee and baked goods for a stroll by the water.

■ Where: 58079 N.C. 12, Hatteras, ■ Hours: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 7 a.m.noon, Sunday ■ Info: 252-986-4004; thedancingturtle.com

Beads & Grinds

Beads & Grinds, located next to the Dairy Queen in Avon, is so much more than justacoffeeshop.Stopbyfor tie dye classes from11a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday (lots of clothing options to choose from) or learn how to make your own terrarium. Succulents, cacti, air plants and warm guidance are there to help you constructyourownportable

haven of greenery. Jewelry making and craft supplies alsoabound.Forthoseneeding their caffeine fix, Beads & Grinds offers locally roasted Cape Hatteras Coffee Company blends alongside lots of tea, flavored lattes and ice-cold lemonades.

■ Where: 39774 N.C. 12, Avon ■ Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday ■ Info: 252-995-7020; @beadsandgrinds on Facebook

Uglie Mugs Coffee House

With a large variety of coffee and tea-based beverages, smoothies and baked goods, this Avon spot has long had a dedicated following. And, yes, the shop offers a selection of ugly – or uglie – mugs. Faxing services and WiFi are also available for anyone working while on vacation.

■ Where: 40534 N.C. 12, Avon ■ Hours: 7 a.m.-2 p.m., daily ■ Info: 252-995-5590

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COURTESY OF ROANOKE ISLAND FESTIVAL PARK

The Elizabeth II is a 69-foot-long, square-rigged sailing ship that is representative of one of seven vessels that came to Roanoke Island in 1585.

Still swabbing? Cleaning a ship has changed a bit Today it’s more about disinfectant and less about fire and brimstone Jeff Hampton Staff writer

Anna Davis squirted disinfectant last week on the

deck railings of the replica 16th century sailing ship docked in Manteo, the Elizabeth II. She moved on to clean

door frames and handles and the wooden spindles used for tying ropes.

Trying to keep authenticity as she worked to sterilize the ship amid the coronavirus outbreak, she did it all dressed in period clothing — carrying the

plastic bottle of disinfectant in a wicker basket covered in worn canvas.

“I try to clean every surface,” Davis, education manager for the Roanoke Island Festival Park, said from beneath her protective mask.

Anna Davis, education manager of Roanoke Island Festival Park, cleans part of the Elizabeth II constantly as tour groups come and go.

But it’s a long ways from the old days of cleaning a ship by burning sulfur pots to purge rats, worms, foul

smells and putrid piles of filth. The practice was literally fire and brimstone.

Blackbeard the pirate, sailing in the early 1700s, called it hell.

“The inside of one of See SHIP/Page 31

those ships, especially near the end of the voyage, was disgusting,” said Kevin Duffus, a North Carolina historian and author who has studied original ship records. “It was a nasty mess full of germs.”

Rats ran rampant and worms crawled through the food. Dozens of people on board stayed in cramped spaces with little ventilation or sanitation. The air was damp and foul. The bilge at the ship’s bottom was a cesspool. Disease and sickness were common.

Ships began the journey with decent food, but it would be consumed or spoil during the trip. Longer lasting hard tack biscuits and beer were staples. Worms really liked the biscuits.

Toilets were a pot or a bucket. Passengers needed to keep their own little space clean — which wasn’t easy. They did not have cleaning supplies and were not allowed on the top deck very often where crews were working, Duffus said.

Sailors swabbed the deck — and not just to keep it clean. The saltwater helped keep down mildew on the wooden boards and kept them swollen to reduce leaks.

The crew’s toilet was a hole at the bow or head of the ship. Ocean spray or a frayed rope took care of the wipe. The Navy still uses the term “head” for bathroom. Officers used a chamber pot that had to be emptied by a crew member.

Blackbeard had a urinal

spray the boat down with a hose concealed in an authentic wooden barrel. A volunteer crew would do a deep clean each month, but they are not working during the virus.

For tours while in port, about 50 people would normally come aboard at one time and see how an old sailing ship looked and operated. During the pandemic, tours are limited to five people in family groups, Davis said.

Hand sanitizer is available throughout the park that includes native Indian dwellings, a museum, a gift shop and demonstrations of life in the 1500s.

Warren McMaster, dressed in period clothing with a floppy hat and kneelength pants, plays the part of John Harris, a real man on a ship that sailed to the North Carolina coast in 1585.

The settlers known as the Lost Colony sailed to North Carolina in 1587. It was the last of Sir Walter Raleigh’s voyages here.

McMaster is part of the ship’s crew that speaks to tour groups. It might detract from the costume, but he wears a mask to guard against the modern pandemic.

McMaster regularly swabs the deck of the Elizabeth II using a mop with a rope tied to the end.

When he needs to saturate it, he lowers it over the side into the waters of Shallowbag Bay as the crew would have done more than 400 years ago.

The cleaning methods — old and new — keep the vessel near spotless. And it smells good, too.

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inside his quarters attached to a tube made of lead that emptied into the sea, Duffus said.

When the ship made it to a port, the people exited and the crew would set fire to pots of sulfur, called brimstone, and close all the openings. The toxic smoke killed most of the pests.

According to Duffus, Blackbeard used to say of the practice, “Let’s make a hell of our own.”

To clean the exterior, the crew would rest the ship on a sandbar, tie a rope to the mast and another ship would pull it over on its side. Sailors would scrub off worms that ate through the hull planking, Duffus said.

Despite the conditions, thousands of immigrants and adventurers took the long, dangerous voyages.

“It wasn’t pleasant, but it was the best they had,” he said.

Passengers back in the day might have been from the cities where sewage ran on the streets, Davis said.

Sometimes health would improve on the ships, she said.

The Elizabeth II is a 69-foot-long, square-rigged sailing ship that is representative of one of seven vessels that came to Roanoke Island in 1585. It probably carried mariners, colonists and supplies to establish a garrison in the New World, according a history website managed by the State Library of North Carolina.

The replica has at times sailed to other ports along the coast.

The crew sweeps and swabs the ship each week, Davis said. They weekly

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READER PHOTOS

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TheOuterBanksisagreat place to create new memories and family traditions; often those moments are captured in photos. We reached out to Outer Banks fans through a couple of group pages on Facebook (Outer Banks of North Carolina and OBX, NC) to request images that capture the essence of this barrier island — from family snapshots to fishing photos to wildlife encounters — and boy did we get some great submissions! We’ll share batches of them over the next couple of pages and in future Coasts, as space permits.

A dog’s day

Amy Houston sent in a photo of her pup Boca Bean, a Chesapeake Bay retriever, enjoying some beach time on Hatteras Island. Houston’s family is from Indiana but she said they spend about six weeks a year in Rodanthe. Check out more of her Hatteras Island photos on Instagram:@AmyBethHouston.

Catch of the day

Jacki Hurst of Cortland, Ohio, sent in a picture of Steve Fuller, who was his

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celebrating his 40th year of fishing from the Outer Banks Fishing Pier. It was taken Oct. 3, 2016, before HurricaneMathew.Shesaid Fuller threw the little fish back instead of using it for bait. It was a great day at the pier, she said. Fuller and his family have been visiting the Outer Banks for more than four decades, Hurst said.

Quiet solitude

James Lesher sent in a beach photo full of gold and amber hues taken June 28 in Avon.

Liquid contemplation

Barbara Pais sent in a photo of her nephew looking out at the ocean with the sunset behind him while staying in Southern Shores.

“We’ve been coming to the OBXforover40yearsbefore my nephews were born and now I have a 2 1/2-year-old great niece that also loves the beach,” she said.

Surf fishing

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with her grandfather, Warren Durrett. The family stayed in Rodanthe in early July, Booth said, and they cooked that fish up for dinner that night.

Wild horse silhouette

Jordan Brandeberry shared a photo that her mom, Dee Dee Highland, took while visiting Carova Beach in July. “We are from Ohio and love the beautiful sunrises and the amazing horses!!!”

Sandy adventure

Natalie Flowers captured 5-year-old Evan Flowers working hard to climb Jockey’s Ridge on his way to fly some kites.

To submit Email your photo to victoria.bourne @pilotonline.com. Be sure to send it in its original size (the larger the better), note who’s in the photo (first and last names) and tell us a little something about it (ex. when and where it was shot).

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Pictured are five past recipients of the Mount Olivet United Methodist's $1,000 college scholarship.

Church’s annual scholarship lunch The Mount Olivet United Methodist Men will host its annual drive-thru barbecue and chicken dinnerfundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m.

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It will be held in a new location this year at the College of The Albemarle, 132

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A $10 boxed meal includes barbecue, chicken, coleslaw, hush puppies and potato salad.

Proceeds go toward $1,000 scholarships that the church presents to graduating seniors who attend the church and plan to go to college.

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Get Out of the Sand and into Great Wide Open Golf

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