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With 26 miles of beautiful beaches bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway, Topsail Island is a true treasure. Topsail Island features a variety of coastal North Carolina environments, including maritime forests, salt marshes, beautiful sand beaches, and tidal creeks. Wildlife abounds with sea birds, great fishing and an abundance of shellfish. The island is a sanctuary for sea turtles, with the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center located in Surf City. The island has three municipalities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; North Topsail Beach, Surf City, and Topsail Beach. Make sure to pronounce the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name like a local. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Topâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;-sul, not Top-sail. Legend has it the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name grew out of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history as a pirate sanctuary. According to popular belief, pirates hid in the channel between the island and the mainland waiting to ambush merchant ships. Merchant captains began to look for the highest part of the pirate ship, the topsail, which could be visible above the island. Other legends tell of Blackbeardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasure hidden on the island. Prior to WWII, treasure hunters searched the island for the loot that was never found. But the real treasure is the island itself. Relax and enjoy the beauty of Topsail Island. And be sure to come back again. Andy Pettigrew, Editor, Sounds Magazine

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By Bill Messer Sounds Magazine Travel up and down the beach for a while and you may notice some unusual buildings - tall concrete tower structures with similar characteristics. Some have been made into homes. Some remain more or less unmodified. Drive down to the Town of Topsail Beach and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see some more, and a large building over on the sound side called the Assembly Building. What are these towers? What did they assemble in the Assembly Building, who did the assembling, and why? Welcome to the location of one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s least known space centers. Well, rocket center might be more like it. The launch pad is here, the beachside patio of the Jolly Roger Inn, the control tower is the low tower in front of the Assembly Building, and the towers along the length of the island are telemetry towers that had speed measuring equipment - a synchronized timing clock - and cameras to record the flight of experimental ramjet rockets test launched here just after World War II. The oldest is a big pile of dirt outside - in startling contrast with the Talos missile upper stage by the entrance. The dirt reaches back in time millions of years, and comes here from the Aurora Phosphate Mine further up the coast. The dirt is here because it is loaded with prehistoric sharkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teeth and fossils. There are plastic shovels already there to help with the dig. Inside the museum, other exhibits invite visitors to explore, with seashells and artifacts in the sand. The missile project continues far into the future, an early successful implementation of the ramjet rocket, now in continued development in the X-51A Hyperspace Plane, with scramjet hybrid engines. Museum displays tell the story well,

from the earliest inhabitantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pottery shards, a carved dugout canoe, to the search for buried treasure, Topsailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intriguing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gold Holeâ&#x20AC;?. By far, the most significant activities on the barrier island known locally as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;sand spitâ&#x20AC;? have ties to the military. After all, Camp Lejeune is just up the coast, and the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Camp Davis that sprang up near Holly Ridge seemingly overnight early in World War II had gun emplacements, gun practice areas, and searchlight training grounds. The WASP, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Army Service Pilots, were aviation pioneers, among the first women to overcome resistance and show that women make as good pilots as the men in uniform. Lacking recognition or even acknowledgement, WASP ferried airplanes from the factory to the front lines, and the WASP at Camp Davis had the unenviable task of towing canvas targets behind their airplanes so fresh gunnery students could practice shooting at it. You may have seen the MV-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor aircraft flying over the island. They are likely from nearby Camp Lejeune, and when you see them, the rotors face forward, pulling the aircraft through the air like an airplane. When it gets to the landing area, the engine rotor assembly tilts to a vertical position and the aircraft lands like a helicopter. These are troop carrying aircraft, and just one type of helicopter in use around the area, including heavy lift for equipment, and attack helicopters. The museum has grown over the years from just a corner of the assembly building. Shortly after WWII, the building was used as a space to store and assemble the parts of the rockets and ramjets during the experiments. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why its called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assembly Buildingâ&#x20AC;?. Once assembled, the rockets were taken over to the launchpad - patio. The old building

had been used for a restaurant, and in the mid-90s it became available, and the Topsail Island Historical Society was able to secure financing and bought it. Membership in the society grew, more money, time and volunteer efforts moved the enhanced exhibits to a whole room, and collecting of artifacts began in earnest. The pride of the museum is the extensive collection of rockets, and the story of the Bumblebee Project, as it was called - everyone knows a bumblebee technically can’t fly, but he doesn’t know it and does so anyway - is huge, with real missiles and pieces of rockets recovered offshore, and a donated Talos missile, reflecting the ultimate success of the project. There is probably no better source of information about both Topsail Island and Operation Bumblebee than David Stallman, and his book, Echoes of Topsail, is full of pictures, widely available and highly recommended. “I was researching for Topsail Island history. I came down in 1987 and purchased a cottage there, fell in love with the place and I wanted to know more about it. Digging through the history of Topsail Island, I found that Camp Davis was intimately involved during the Second World War. “Camp Davis, in 1941, was constructed in about five months, the basic camp, and it was prepared to start training troops in antiaircraft artillery, and they

trained for barrage balloons,” he said. “This little town of Holly Ridge consisted of about 28 people. In came about 110,000 in that Army camp, so it was really an explosion of development, and one that affected the whole area.” “Camp Davis was like a little city of its own. It had five movie houses,” he pointed out. Stallman has developed the story of another unique event - the use of WASP, Womens Airforce Service Pilots, to tow aerial targets behind dilapidated, war-worn aircraft, for trainee anti-aircraft gunnery practice. “In trying to discover what else went on there I found out about the WASP that were stationed there. They were originally formed, the WASP organization, to ferry airplanes from place to place, to assist in piloting chores because there was such a shortage of male pilots.” At first, the women pilots were used to fly brand new military airplanes from the manufacturers’ plants to embarkation locations and military airfields. WASP pilots made a valuable contribution to the war effort by freeing male pilots for service in Europe and the South Pacific as the military fought the war on both fronts. Stallman has written Women in the Wild Blue...Target-Towing WASP at Camp Davis which chronicles WASP origins, their terrors and joys. Both books are available in the museum and area bookstores and shops.

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What to do in Pender County? History andNature are calling! By Monique Baker Pender County Tourism Director

Pender County is filled with nature for you to explore and enjoy! Many of our attractions incorporate history with their nature. Moores Creek National Battlefield Moores Creek National Battlefield is one of our true hidden gems. More than 58,000 visitors come out to see the park each year. Some have a special family connection to the park and come to pay tribute to their ancestors who fought at the battle. Others simply come to pay their respects to the men who fought for the freedom of North Carolina and who inspired the colonies to sign the Declaration of Independence.

The Battlefield is a great place for students to learn about the Revolutionary War. Therefore, school buses can be seen at the Battlefield weekly where they are treated to guided tours along with musket demonstrations. Visitors on the weekend can enjoy that as well. Since there is no charge to visit, the Park has become a favorite spot for the locals and visitors to get away and enjoy the mile long trail that stretches over Moores Creek, through the battlefield and into the pine forest. The Battlefield also plays host to various family celebrations such as weddings, reunions, and birthday parties. From the nature lover to the history enthusiast, Moores Creek National Battlefield is sure to satisfy.

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by Joseph M. Foy. The property hosted four more generations of the Foy family, before being opened to the public in 1980. The house and grounds now serve as a place where you can step back in time and be immersed in what life was like before modern conveniences. This becomes apparent as you tour the Manor House and grounds including a kitchen, smokehouse, and tenant house. You can also visit the farm animals; learn how peanuts are harvested; visit craftspeople demonstrating traditional skills; enjoy a picnic in the shade, or stroll through the Abbey Nature Preserve. Visit the seasonal Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market each Wednesday morning. Annual events include the Spring Herb and Garden Fair; the summer Classy Chassis Car Show; the fall Halloween festival; and our Christmas Open House. The Plantation then as now is an important part of Pender County. Poplar Grove Plantation is located on U.S. Hwy. 17 between Wilmington and Hampstead. Open MondaySaturday from 9 a.m. until 5, p.m., and

Sundays from noon until 5 p.m. The last tour of the day begins at 4 p.m. For more information contact 910-6869518 or pgp@poplargrove.com. Visit www.poplargrove.com. Ecological Marine Adventures Ecological Marine Adventures (EMA) is fast becoming a must do while in Pender. EMA is a Marine Education Center that specializes in dynamic, hands-on, in the field education adventures for children. EMA strives to convey the passion and stewardship of our resources to our youth through their beach education programs. They show the fun and exciting side of marine science in a way that kids can understand and enjoy! EMA offers adventures year round for children, families, school groups, scouts, and other organizations. EMA operates a 1,000 square-foot public aquarium that is free to the public and marine exploration lab outfitted with touch tanks; a ray touch pool, ecology exhibits; shell collections; local marine species; a microscope and dissection lab; and a reading corner.

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Old River Farms Old River Farms is Pender Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest attraction. It is a fully functional working farm and has a garden center open six days a week to the general public. Their focus is to provide our community with the highest quality vegetable and bedding plants, while also educating our visitors on the benefits of growing their own food. The farm also offers educational field trips, which are tailored for grades K-5. They provide students a fun way to learn about the importance of agriculture. Veteran educators have designed an exciting program for the students where the children cycle through Learning Stations designed specifically for each grade. Located at 8711 Old River Road, Burgaw, the farm is open MondaySaturday 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Contact them at (910) 616-5884. For field trips, call 910-620-6351 or oldriverfarms@hotmail.com. Visit on the web at www.oldriverfarmsnc.com, or on Facebook.

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After the long winter, Surf City springs toward the summer, as several fresh and updated opportunities for locals and visitors join up with the older and more traditional. The sand push that took place this winter provides for a more appealing and healthier beach. An impressive new pier continues to welcome visitors at Surf City Family Park. The boardwalk that reaches from Soundside Park over to South New River Drive continues to be a huge draw for visitors and provides additional parking for beach access. Visitors and off-island property owners find the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Welcome Center vital to provide travel information for guests in the commercial heart of Topsail Island. The pier at Surf City Family Park is located in the 900 block of South Topsail Dr., less than a mile south of the Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only stoplight. It meanders a serpentine 920 feet across wetlands and marsh grasses and affords the visitor a spectacular setting to enjoy and observe

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wildlife, both plant and animal, in their native habitat. At the end of the pier sits an open platform, which is frequently used by visitors to enjoy the sounds of silence, several hundred yards from any trace

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weather warms this is also a natural habitat for mosquitoes, so it may be wise to take the appropriate precautions. A boardwalk now reaches from Soundside Park over to South New River Drive, where one finds 30 additional parking spaces for access to either Soundside Park or the beach. The visual highlight of that boardwalk is a small wooden trestle that replicates the much larger Swing Bridge that lies several hundred yards to the west. This pier is 945 feet long and it too is not arranged in a straight line, but rather wanders and flows between the park and the Central Business District. Summertime visitors are customarily not here through the winter holiday season, but through much of November and all of December, lighted coastal and maritime theme decorations are witnessed throughout town. Included among these decorations, two silhouetted pelicans perch atop the replicated wooden trestle.

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Millions years of time in Topsail beach sand By Bill Messer Sounds Magazine Wiggle your toes in the surf and feel 500 million years of geology. Pick up a handful of sand. Pick out a single grain of sand, and let’s follow its journey from formation to arrival here on Topsail Island. Half a billion years ago, oceans separated our continent from others, but plate movement caused continents to collide and the ocean was squeezed out. The oncoming continent slid up on top of our coast, kept sliding westward as the east coast of America slid underneath. The muck from the ocean bottom, volcanic ash, dissolved shells and carbonate deposits, piled up in ridges, stopped, and covered up again in

successive oncoming waves of deposits. The weight of these carbonate deposits pushed down on previous deposits, and the great metamorphosis was underway, changing ex-seashells and the like into marl, then limestone, then mountains of marble. Over time, these mountains eroded away, the coastal plate dipped and rose, dipped and rose again and again, and finally in one giant push, a collision big enough pushed the whole of the interior region up from far below into a high ridge from Alabama to Maine, the Appalachian Mountains. Gradually the whole mountain top has eroded and tumbled down to form the piedmont - the foot of the mountain. The same water that started it all now carries the pieces away from the

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mountains as rivers and creeks drain the water eastward. The chunks of rock are of all kinds, the softer types crumbling and dissolving away, the harder types persisting, tumbling down as boulders, tumbling over and over each other, grinding away, rounding off the rough edges, and rolling ever eastward. Creeks in the mountain foothills and valleys are lined with round rocks and pebbles. Floods, cataclysmic events like earthquakes, glaciers, and the forces of flowing water pick up the whole mass of the piedmont and drop it, again and again, tumbling over and over, ever eastward. The rivers and streams carry boulders grinding themselves into stones and the stones grind themselves into pebbles, and all the combined grinding, fracturing and abrading breaks down the quartz into sand, clay and silt. The churning mass of material works ever seaward, and after every heavy rainfall and flood has carried away the eroding creek and river banks, meandered every which way across the level plain, always seeking the shortest way

down. Now, let’s start at the coast and come upriver in a small boat, as far as you can. What stops you? It’s the ledge, the hard bedrock exposed, and the water tumbles over the edge in waterfalls. Think Niagara Falls where the process is easy to see. Think Grand Canyon where it’s already happened. So, if you’ve ever wiggled your toes in the surf and wondered how all this sand got here, this is what you’ve waited for. The muck and sediments – the icky ooze you encounter – is covered with more layers of icky ooze, is compressed, forms marl, is compressed again into limestone, is compressed again into marble, the quartz is squeezed out into veins, earth building forces (progeny) lifts the deposits high into the air, the top erodes off, boulders tumble down, fracture and shatter into rocks and pebbles, and fracture again and again into even smaller particles, sand, as water carries it toward and into the sea. Our beaches are covered with the sands of time, and the process that started here ends here.

The fish are where you find ‘em. As recently as the 1930s, much fishing was done with nets pulled through the water by boats, but the boats were powered by oars, not motors. Even so, fishermen could pull through the New River and sounds to boat commercial quantities of fish for the town market. But without refrigeration, or even ice, it was necessary to get the fish in the cool of the day, and packed in straw, get them to market before they “turned”. Between Topsail Island and the Intracoastal Waterway, just north of Surf City, a low island, Permuda, is little more than a midden, a huge pile of shells, left behind from thousands of oyster roasts, and these oysters are among some of the best to be had, the famous Stump Sound oysters, bigger and plumper than the usual smaller salty raccoon oysters plentiful everywhere else. Pottery shards suggest these were left behind by the nomadic Algonquins who visited the area. Clams and oysters are harvested from natural areas, and raised commercially as well. Many of the white pipes marking large areas in the water identify leases on which young oysters or clams are relocated from either another area or a commercial shellfish growing operation, and raised to market maturity before being harvested again. Oystermen find reefs with oysters, and use a “nubbing iron” to knock them

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loose from the reef and each other. A nubbing iron can be a length of discarded iron strap, a nail remover bar, a hammer - virtually anything that will do the job. Clams are gathered individually by drawing a rake through sand and mud, feeling for the “clunk” that a live clam makes, different from the “clunk” of empty shells.

Commercial fishermen use every means possible to go after their catch. Trawlers operate just offshore during the season, dragging huge open nets across the ocean floor, and bringing large amounts of sea life on board, then culling out the catch, returning everything unwanted to the sea. Nets aren’t the only way of bringing

the catch home, either. Fish traps are set out for bottom feeders, seine and gill nets catch more, and hand lines catch much more. Electric motors or reels often help reel in the long lines set out. Sport and hobby fishermen are attracted to try their hand, too, from boats, the surf, the sound, from commercial piers, from anywhere there might be something to catch. Naturally there is a huge economy of businesses that serve the needs of all the fishermen, and guides, rental boats and charter fishing boats, headboats, all help the visitors and local get their fish. In the midst of all this plenty, economic opportunity faces challenges from over harvesting, by environmental destruction from man-made sources, whether pesticides, petroleum products, discharge bacteria and runoff, or development from filling in wetlands, dredging, or massive alterations to the landscape. Numerous groups have concerns, and raise alarms, and the pressure from these groups on the regulators – local, state, and federal – is countered by people who have an economic interest in not regulating their way of life out of business. But in the end, fishing as a way of life depends on the concerns of others to preserve and protect the marine estuaries as the cradle of economic life for the region.

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a place where dreams really can come true!! We’re celebrating our anniversary this year with a huge sale!! Shop with us and you will discover a large collection of pearl and colorful gemstone jewelry at savings up to 60%. In addition, we are offering all of our standard and custom jewelry pieces at up to 40% off. Mystic Treasures Jewelry is well known for creating beautiful jewelry in a variety of designs with prices from $25 to $25,000. We truly have something for everyone in our charming showroom right in the heart of Surf City. And if there’s something special you’ve been dreaming about but haven’t been able to find, then Tommy J has the talent and skill to make it happen. Mike Hendy and his wife Judy, together with Tommy James, are business partners who work together to ensure the business is a success. When you walk in the door, Mystic Treasures Jewelry is on your right and Topsail Art Gallery is on your left. The open flow between the two stores means that someone is there to help you find that perfect piece of art for your arm or your home. Recently we have been doing more contemporary pieces and a growing number of one-of-a-kind designs, especially wedding bands. Frequently we suggest to our customers that they have their wedding here at the beach, and, have their wedding rings made here, too! What could be more special? Couples love the idea of having something made to commemorate getting married on Topsail. We’re able to custom make the design just the way they want, right here on the island. It’s very romantic! As you walk thru Mystic Treasures, you’ll see that we carry several other distinctive lines by outstanding artists. We want designers who have been around a long time and are the top of their league. These are the artists who have

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stood the test of time, creating unique pieces that our customers will love. Patrick Murphy of Murphy Designs, famous for his use of long tapered gemstones, is one of the designers found at Mystic Treasures. His sailboats are extremely popular. Designer Matt Bezak uses the ancient technique of “lost wax glass casting” to create dramatic jewelry, such as his wave pendants. Another well-known artist we carry is John Kennedy who developed jewelry featuring Cylettes®, which are cylindrical gemstones of color. Our enamel jewelry is also a huge favorite, and is designed by Nicole Barr, who has been creating an extensive array of enamel jewelry for the past 25 years. There is no doubt our inventory is unique, from striking Australian opal pieces to rare Tahitian black pearls and everything in between. We have something for different tastes and styles, and something beautiful for every budget.

Ever sit down at a restaurant and wonder what the owner would order? At Crabby Mike’s in Surf City, Douglas Dahlberg suggests the vegan black bean urger and not just because it fits into his own vegan lifestyle, but because like many of the items, its delicious! But for those eager to dive into seafood, Dahlberg recommended the crab cakes, crablegs and steam buckets. “We also have fantastic prime rib along with our blackened mahi-mahi and red snapper.” The road to opening Crabby Mike’s at 121 S. Topsail Drive wasn’t a short one. It began more than 15 years ago when Dahlberg began vacationing in Surf City. He was born in Connecticut, but a career as a chef allowed him to travel a lot, eventually landing him on the island as a visitor, ultimately moving to Hampstead 10 years ago. “I have been a chef most of my life. I love the business and my dad was a chef when I was very young, so that is probably when I got a taste for it.” He ran a catering company in Atlanta, GA, for awhile, but the Surf City

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ran more than 30 marathons last year and through Crabby Mike’s and his marathon running, Dahlberg raised more than $10,000 for The Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Though he loves his business, he knows life is about more than dollar signs. “This year my goal is to run 30 marathons in 30 different states.” And he’s getting close. In addition to enjoying working with and serving great people, Dahlberg said he loves stimulating the local economy. “People should give Crabby Mike’s a try if they love fresh local seafood. I deal with local fish markets and try to keep our menu fresh and ever changing.” He writes a new menu each winter to reflect the trends at that time. Whether he and his staff are catering to one customer or a full restaurant, they want it to be a personal experience, so they share their accomplishments with each guest. Take a look for yourself next time you dine – and don’t forget to try Dahlberg’s favorite black bean burger.

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Surf City residents and tourists are celebrating. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all in honor of the iconic Surf City Pier, which has been in place for forty years. Tourism Director Allan Libby said the pier is significant to the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy and draws people to the beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pier is more than 900 feet long and allows fishermen to drop their lines into deeper water than on the surf and beyond the breakers,â&#x20AC;? Libby said. But you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a fisherman to enjoy the huge wooden structure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Folks love to walk the pier. It offers a totally different perspective of the town as wellâ&#x20AC;Ś.and given the symmetry of the pilings it makes a fantastic photo for both the amateur and the professional,â&#x20AC;? Libby said. Surf City Mayor Zander Guy agreed the pier is an icon for residents and tourists, helping set Surf City apart from other coastal communities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many communities talk the talk, but we feel that we walk the walk. Our laid back atmosphere quickly sets you

Surf City Pier; the hub of the Island Celebrating 40 Years in Business By Ashley Jacobs Sounds Magazine on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;island time.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Our proper balance of residential and commercial inclines more toward the rural than the suburban settings,â&#x20AC;? said Guy And that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Surf City brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has created a very loyal following, while Mayor Guy said many newcomers roll in year after year as well. The pier is a destination for many of them, as it offers a family-friendly vibe because alcohol is not permitted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Subsequently, father and son, grand-

father and grandson or mother and daughter can enjoy a day of fishing, fellowship and friendship without having to worry about the person next to them getting rowdy or foul-mouthed after having too much to drink,â&#x20AC;? Libby said. Though crowds are flocking to the pier as temperatures climb, the offseason is a wonderful time to take in its beauty as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During the holiday season there is a lighted Christmas tree at the end

of the pier. People always enjoy seeing that tree, especially at night. It means Christmas time is near,â&#x20AC;? Libby said. But this month there are still many reasons to celebrate, in addition to reaching the 40-year milestone. Retired veterans can fish for free Mondays with their military IDs and on Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day moms can walk for free all day. Deals like that are made possible thanks to the pierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owners. The Lore family owns and operates the pier and has done so since 1973 when the then-mostly steel pier went up for sale. Edwin P. Lore, Jr. snatched it up and began running a small business. The following year a norâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;easter destroyed a huge portion of the pier and Lore rebuilt it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sure, we are proud of the many yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; services witnessed by Surf City Pier and wish them many more. Meanwhile, we encourage friends and visitors alike to stop by and check out their 40th anniversary memorabilia. The artwork is nicely done and will make a great

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Topsail Island Shells along the beach By Bill Messer Sounds Magazine Who can take a walk along the beach and not pick up a seashell? Most everyone shares some sort of primal fascination for the stuff in the sand, whether cannonball jellies, dead man’s fingers, shark’s teeth, lady slippers, corals, sponges or sea weeds. And then there’s the mystery of the beach pebbles, smoothly rounded quartz, and remarkable because the nearest quartz deposits are a hundred miles away. Shark’s teeth are where you find them, but the best place to look is the surf line as it washes in and back out during low tide. Shark’s teeth are black, and after a while you can distinguish between the hard gloss of a shark tooth and

the dull black, even wet, of other black stuff. They’re also prehistoric, being the leftovers from shark remains that sank to the sea floor hundreds of thousands, even millions of years ago. Oyster shells wind up as thick white hard homes for oysters, but oysters start out as free-swimming larval sprat, then quickly form a shell and sink to the bottom. During the early stages, the shells are almost transparent, translucent amber colored and very jewel-like. Surf clams are very thick shelled, white inside with deep purple colors in contrast. Gulls frequently take surf calms up to a height over a parking lot and drop them - on the asphalt, or your car, or you - to break them open. Scallop shells have characteristic “wings” projecting out along the hinge,

but the really astounding thing about scallops is their eyes. I caught a scallop once, and put it in a bucket of saltwater. Soon, the scallop opened and beneath every ridge was a tiny black eyeball on a slender stalk, curling out around the edge of its shell to take in the sights. It’s hard to tell who was more surprised. I

know I was. Scallops themselves seem pretty unexpressive. Also, scallops are highly mobile, clapping their shell halves together to “fly” through the water. The sand dollar is correctly called a “keyhole urchin”, a flat cousin to the “spiny” urchin. The flat ones live under the sand on the bottom, and the spiny

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ones are most often seen around the base of structures, like seawalls and pilings. Time and tides, waves and geologic forces combined to push up a ridge of sand between ocean and shore, and the sand spit became known as Topsail Island, just one of many low barrier islands between the broad semicircular Onslow Bay and the mainland behind the dunes, following the inner curve of the coastal marsh. The humped up dunes behind the surf line were covered with sea grasses, and clumps of wind tortured and sculpted wax myrtle and oaks formed miniature fantastic forests, rounded on top as wind-driven sand rubbed the vegetation smooth, quickly shredding any small limb, leaf or twig that dared shoot upward to challenge the power of coastal wind driven sand and salt air. Vagaries of wind and tide, and differences in soil and sand densities mean there is a constant flux in deposition and alteration forming sand dunes, and moving water, whether from tide and waves, or runoff, torrential tropical

rainfall, and flood, and the barrier islands all share one constant, and that is change. Barrier islands come and go; inlets form and then migrate as water always seeks the shortest path downhill. Once, Topsail Inlet was much further north, and natural and manmade forces seem to take away sand from the northern part while adding to the southern tip. Before the American Intracoastal Waterway was dredged and constructed, the marsh behind the sand spit was filled with meandering waterways, mostly too shallow for any kind of navigation except by shallow draft craft. The waterway was dug to facilitate inland passage of larger commercial vessels, safer than risking Frying Pan Shoals and Cape

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wide sandy beach is getting longer and wider. It’s a wonderful place to go for a long beach walk, and you can enter on the beach side, walk all the way around and exit from the sound side, easier at low tide. The beach pebbles got here by tumbling down rivers and creeks as the forces of erosion shattered veins of quartz outcropping into boulders, the boulders shattered in tumbling down mountain sides, fractured again as they banged into one another on their way downstream, rubbed shoulders with one another and rounded off the rough edges, and with a multitude of quartz grains, sand, wore smooth and polished into the butterbean size and shape pebbles that dot Topsail Island. Topsail Island offers much to the nature explorer, from the wildness of the northern end, the salt marsh and sounds, the maritime forest, the amazing forms of marine life in the surf zone, the expanse of wild dunes on the southern end - nature in its glory, life at its finest.

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Low country cooking is a very unique and homey style of cooking that carries a regional distinction influenced by the proximity to coastal lowlands and the seashore. In these areas of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia you’ll find low country cooking that utilizes the foods that are abundant in this area – shrimp, crab, fish, corn, rice, and local vegetables. From the Cape Fear to Charleston and onto to Savannah, Georgia low country food is a staple of the area. It’s a meal that is comfort food for the southern soul. Enjoy! Shrimp and grits Serves 2 to 4, depending on size of serving. Creamy Grits 1 cup water 1 cup half and half or whole milk 2 tablespoons butter ¾ (three fourths) cup quick grits 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese (Optional) Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste In a saucepan stir together water, milk, and butter. Add salt and bring to a simmer then add the grits. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring with a whisk for 12-15 minutes until grits are tender and all water is absorbed. Add pepper, to taste. If cheese grits are desired add the cheddar cheese and stir until melted. Cooked grits should have the same consistency as cooked oatmeal. Shrimp 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined, left whole if small, chopped if medium or large 6 slices bacon, cut into ½ (one half) inch pieces, crisply cooked 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 3 scallions, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced then smashed 1 tablespoon lemon juice Rinse the shrimp and pat dry. Fry

bacon pieces in a large skillet until browned and very crisp. Remove bacon and place on paper towels to drain. Add the shrimp to the bacon fat in the skillet and sauté over medium heat just until shrimp turn a light pink, about 2-3 minutes. Do not overcook. Immediately add lemon juice, parsley, scallions, and garlic. Remove skillet from heat. Pour cooked grits into a serving bowl then pour the shrimp mixture over grits. Garnish with bacon bits. Or divide the grits in fourths and place on individual serving dishes then top with one fourth of the shrimp mixture for each one. Hot crab dip 1 8-ounce container of crabmeat, shredded 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 4 tablespoons mayonnaise ( I prefer Hellman’s or Duke’s) 1-2 teaspoons white horseradish pinch of salt pinch of black pepper 1-2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce paprika Mix all ingredients together except for the paprika. Pour mixture into a pie plate and spread evenly. Sprinkle a teaspoon or so of paprika on top of mixture. Bake in 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve hot with thin slices of French bread or your favorite crackers. Oyster stew Serves 4 2 dozen shucked raw oysters with liquid ¼ (one fourth) cup butter 1-2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon celery powder or salt Salt and pepper to taste ¼ (one fourth) teaspoon paprika ½ (one half) cup dry white wine (Optional) 1 quart skim milk (To make creamier use half and half or whole milk.) Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish Remove any bits of shell from oysters. In a saucepan heat butter until

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sizzling, but not browning or burning. Add oysters with liquid. Stir evenly, then add Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, celery powder or salt and paprika. Heat over medium heat until edges of oysters curl slightly. Add milk, stirring. Heat over medium heat, add white wine, but be sure not to boil stew. Serve hot in bowls with pats of butter and sprinkled with chopped fresh parsley over the top. Fried battered shrimp 2 pounds medium to large size shrimp (approximately 30 – 40 shrimp), shells removed and cleaned with tails left on Canola oil for frying Batter 2 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon seafood boiling seasoning like South Bay 2-3 cups all-purpose flour 1 egg, beaten 2-3 cups cold water Dredging mixture 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon seasoned salt With paper towels dry shrimp and set aside. Heat the canola oil in a deep pot or fryer to 340 degrees. Whisk together baking powder, salt, and seasoning into flour. Whisk in the egg and water mixture, blending until smooth. Combine the dredging mixture of flour, garlic and seasoned salt, in a

shallow dish. Hold the shrimp by the tail and dredge the shrimp in the flour mixture, then dip it into the batter and gently slip into the hot oil. Fry a few shrimp at a time until they are a golden color and tails turn a pink color. Drain on paper towels and serve hot. Shrimp boil for a crowd Serves 10-12 people 3 large Vidalia or sweet onions, cut into quarters 3 pounds small potatoes 2 pounds Polish smoked sausage, cut into 2- inch chunks 12 chicken thighs, boned (optional) 8 ears corn on the cob, cut into quarters 6 pounds of unpeeled shrimp ½ (one half) cup sea salt 3 tablespoons Old Bay or Zataran seafood seasoning In a large steamer pot place four quarts of water in the bottom, bring to a boil, and place strainer on top and cover. Add small potatoes, cover, cook for 20 minutes until almost tender. Add quartered onion, smoked sausage, and chicken thighs cooking for another 15 -20 minutes, add corn pieces and cook for 10-12 minutes. Add shrimp, stir in to mix and cook for about 3-5 minutes until shrimp just turn pink. To stop the cooking pour one quart of ice cubes over the food and cover. Serve immediately, drain, and pour onto large platters or butcher paper sheets on a large outdoor table. Let your guests dig in!

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a burning smell and some smoke earlier in the losses, he said. day. A working fire The Lighthouse was found in storage area, Worship Cente the next door and the mana r also sustained dered the store ger some smoke evacuated while or- and heat damage, was called. Firefig but damage 911 not major was hters were on . scene in less The store and than three minut the church are locate the store sits es— in a strip a few hundr d mall on U.S. ed yards from Rocky Point 117 North. “The Volun cause teer Fire Deis undetermin partment. Long we suspect ed, but Creek, Burga an electrical Hampstead problem,” responded with w, and Newman said. mutual aid, and Surf There were City’s air truck several uncon also dispatched. was repor firmed ts of people looting the The store is after the fire, store structurally but law enforc Newm an said, sound, officia ement ls said there but much interior was of the repor was no officia damaged by t of any such l fire, heat and water. A activity. While individuals appar large quantity ently helped of chandise was themdamaged or destromer- selve s to merch andis e that He did not have yed. was an estimate of the Cont inued

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Calendar of Events May

July

18. Concert in Soundside Park 11 a.m. Topsail Middle School Band 19. Concert in Soundside Park, Surf City 6 p.m. Gaylon Pope & Sweetwater (country oldies, beach, and Christian) 24. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. This week’s movie is Brave. 25. Concert in Soundside Park 6 p.m. Sea Pans (steel drum ensemble) 31. Concert in Soundside Park 6 p.m. Felix & The Hurricanes

3. Surf City July 4 Celebration in Soundside Park. Concert by Mark Roberts & the Breeze, food, fireworks at sunset. 6. Concert in Soundside Park, Surf City 6 p.m. The Clams (eclectic music mix) 5. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. This week’s movie is the Rise of the Guardians. 13. Classy Chassis Car Show and Country Flea Market, Poplar Grove Plantation, Hwy 17 in Scotts Hill. 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Visit www.poplargrove.com or call 910-686-9518 for more information. 19. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. This week’s movie is Thunderstruck. 26. Concert in Soundside Park, Surf City 6 p.m. Lynn Hargrove & Friends (bluegrass)

June

1. Concert in Soundside Park 6 p.m. Cosmic Groove Lizards (folk rock, kids) 7. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. This week’s movie is The Odd Life of Timothy Green. 2. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. 15. North Carolina Blueberry Festival, Burgaw. This week’s movie is The Pirates: Band of Misfits. Celebrate the historic, economic and cultural 9. Concert in Soundside Park in Surf City 6 p.m. significance of blueberries in the southeastern E.S.P. (reggae) region of our state. For more information visit 16. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. www.ncblueberryfestival.com or call This week’s move is Here Comes the Boom. 910-259-2007. 30. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. 21. Movies in the Park, Soundside Park in Surf City. This week’s movie is This week’s movie is The Lorax. Escape From Planet Earth. 28. Concert in Soundside Park in Surf City 6 p.m. The Other Guys (acoustic rock, Americana, classic rock) Every Wednesday This Summer: Farmers’ Market at Poplar Grove Plantation, Hwy. 17 in Scotts Hill. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information call 910-686-9518

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Tide Tables

NOAA Tide Predictions

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June

Time m

2:17 AM 7:31 AM 2:50 PM 7:19 PM

Height

3.0 0.3 2.3 0.5

Time

91 9 70 15

Height

02:21 AM 3.1 Sa 09:25 AM -0.1 03:11 PM 3.1 10:01 PM 0.3

July July

Time

94 -3 94 9

16 01:12 AM Su 08:17 AM 01:59 PM 08:43 PM

Height

2.8 0.1 2.7 0.5

TimeTime Height Height

m ft

85 3 82 15

AM AM 2.6 1 02:49 1 02:49 M

ft cm

2.6 79 09:44 AM AM 0.0 0.00 M 09:44 03:4203:42 PM PM 3.1 3.1 94 10:4310:43 PM PM 0.4 0.4 12

TimeTime Height Height

m ft

79 16 0 Tu 94 12

01:30 AM AM 2.7 16 01:30 08:27 AM AM 0.0 Tu 08:27 02:2302:23 PM PM 3.2 09:2009:20 PM PM 0.4

ft cm

2.7 82 0.00 3.2 98 0.4 12

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NOAA NOAA TideTide Predictions Predicti

m ft

ft cm

15 17 70 Sa 9 98

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1:03 AM 8:16 AM 1:43 PM 8:16 PM

2.9 0.3 2.4 0.5

88 9 73 15

03:22 AM 10:20 AM Su 04:12 PM 11:08 PM

2.8 0.0 3.1 0.3

85 0 94 9

17 02:04 AM

2.7 0.1 3.0 0.4

82 3 91 12

AM AM 2.5 2 03:48 2 03:48

2.5 76 10:3710:37 AM AM 0.1 0.13 Tu 04:39 Tu 04:39 PM PM 3.2 3.2 98 11:4411:44 PM PM 0.4 0.4 12

76 17 3 W 98 12

02:28 AM AM 2.6 17 02:28 09:2209:22 AM AM -0.1 W 03:24 03:24 PM PM 3.4 10:2810:28 PM PM 0.3

2.6 79 79 AM AM 0.5 2 12:09 2 12:09 -0.1-3 -3 05:0805:08 AM AM 2.3 F 11:45 F 11:45 3.4 104 104 AM AM 0.3 0.39 9 05:4805:48 PM PM 3.2

0.5 15 2.3 70 0.39 3.2 98

1:53 AM 9:03 AM 2:39 PM 9:18 PM

2.8 0.3 2.5 0.5

85 9 76 15

04:21 AM 11:12 AM 05:07 PM

2.7 82 0.0 0 3.3 101

18 03:00 AM

2.6 0.0 3.2 0.3

79 0 98 9

AM AM 2.3 3 04:45 3 04:45

70 18 3 Th 98

03:31 AM AM 2.6 18 03:31 10:2110:21 AM AM -0.2 Th 04:26 04:26 PM PM 3.6 11:3411:34 PM PM 0.2

2.6 79 79 AM AM 0.5 3 12:57 3 12:57 -0.2-6 -6 05:5705:57 AM AM 2.4 Sa 12:33 Sa 12:33 3.6 110 110 PM PM 0.2 0.26 6 06:3206:32 PM PM 3.3

2:47 AM 9:51 AM 3:35 PM 0:23 PM

2.7 0.2 2.8 0.4

82 6 85 12

12:08 AM 05:17 AM Tu 12:00 PM 05:57 PM

0.3 9 2.6 79 0.0 0 3.4 104

19 04:00 AM

2.6 79 10:50 AM -0.2 -6 04:50 PM 3.5 107 11:56 PM 0.1 3

AM AM 0.4 4 12:39 4 12:39

0.4 12 12 19 05:3805:38 AM AM 2.3 2.3 70 70 Th 12:14 Th 12:14 PM PM 0.1 0.13 F3 06:1606:16 PM PM 3.3 3.3 101 101

04:36 AM AM 2.6 2.6 79 79 19 04:36 4 11:2211:22 AM AM -0.3 -0.3-9 -9 F Su 05:2705:27 PM PM 3.8 3.8 116 116

3:44 AM 0:40 AM 4:29 PM 1:25 PM

2.7 0.1 3.1 0.3

82 3 94 9

01:02 AM 06:07 AM 12:45 PM 06:41 PM

0.2 6 2.5 76 0.0 0 3.4 104

20 05:01 AM

2.7 82 11:45 AM -0.3 -9 Th 05:47 PM 3.8 116

AM AM 0.3 5 01:26 5 01:26

4:40 AM 2.7 82 1:29 AM -0.1 -3 5:21 PM 3.4 104

01:49 AM 06:53 AM Th 01:26 PM 07:23 PM

0.2 6 2.5 76 0.0 0 3.5 107

21 12:56 AM

2:23 AM 0.1 3 5:35 AM 2.8 85 2:19 PM -0.2 -6 6:13 PM 3.7 113

02:32 AM 07:36 AM 02:06 PM 08:01 PM

0.2 6 2.5 76 0.0 0 3.5 107

1:18 AM -0.1 -3 6:28 AM 2.9 88 1:09 PM -0.4 -12 7:04 PM 4.0 122

03:12 AM 08:16 AM Sa 02:44 PM 08:39 PM

2:12 AM -0.2 -6 7:21 AM 2.9 88 1:59 PM -0.5 -15 7:54 PM 4.2 128

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m ft

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ft cm

0.6 18 2.6 79 0.4 12 3.3 101

04:23 AM AM 2.8 2.8 85 85 AM AM 0.5 17 04:23 2 01:00 2 01:00 11:0911:09 AM AM -0.1 -0.1-3 -3 06:1106:11 AM AM 2.7 Sa 05:11 M 12:51 M 12:51 05:11 PM PM 3.8 3.8 116 116 PM PM 0.3 06:3906:39 PM PM 3.4

0.5 15 2.7 82 0.39 3.4 104

0.5 15 15 18 2.4 73 73 0.26 Su 6 3.3 101 101

12:19 AM AM 0.1 18 12:19 05:2805:28 AM AM 2.9 Su 12:13 12:13 PM PM -0.2 06:1006:10 PM PM 4.0

0.13 33 2.9 88 88 -0.2-6 Tu -6 4.0 122 122

01:38 AM AM 0.4 3 01:38 06:5206:52 AM AM 2.9 Tu 01:34 01:34 PM PM 0.3 07:1607:16 PM PM 3.4

0.4 12 2.9 88 0.39 3.4 104

01:39 AM AM 0.4 4 01:39 06:4206:42 AM AM 2.5 Su 01:1701:17 PM PM 0.2 07:1207:12 PM PM 3.4

0.4 12 12 19 2.5 76 76 0.26 M6 3.4 104 104

01:15 AM AM 0.0 19 01:15 06:2806:28 AM AM 3.2 M 01:1301:13 PM PM -0.3 07:0407:04 PM PM 4.1

0.00 40 3.2 98 98 -0.3-9 W -9 4.1 125 125

02:12 AM AM 0.3 4 02:12 07:3107:31 AM AM 3.1 W 02:1502:15 PM PM 0.2 07:5307:53 PM PM 3.5

0.39 3.1 94 0.26 3.5 107

12:36 AM AM 0.0 20 12:36 05:4005:40 AM AM 2.8 Sa 12:2312:23 PM PM -0.4 06:2506:25 PM PM 4.1

0.00 50 02:17 AM AM 0.3 5 02:17 2.8 85 85 07:2307:23 AM AM 2.6 M M -0.4 -12 -12 01:5801:58 PM PM 0.1 4.1 125 125 07:4907:49 PM PM 3.4

0.39 20 9 2.6 79 79 Tu 0.13 3 3.4 104 104

02:06 AM AM -0.2 20 02:06 07:2407:24 AM AM 3.4 Tu 02:1002:10 PM PM -0.4 07:5607:56 PM PM 4.1

-0.2-6 5 -6 02:46 AM AM 0.2 5 02:46 3.4 104 104 08:0908:09 AM AM 3.3 Th Th -0.4 -12 -12 02:5502:55 PM PM 0.1 4.1 125 125 08:2808:28 PM PM 3.5

0.26 3.3 101 0.13 3.5 107

AM AM 0.3 6 02:09 6 02:09

0.39 21 9 07:1007:10 AM AM 2.4 2.4 73 73 Sa 01:41 Sa 01:41 PM PM 0.1 0.13 Su 3 07:3807:38 PM PM 3.4 3.4 104 104

01:34 AM AM -0.1 21 01:34 06:4106:41 AM AM 2.9 Su 01:23 01:23 PM PM -0.5 07:2007:20 PM PM 4.2

-0.1-3 6 -3 02:53 AM AM 0.2 6 02:53 2.9 88 88 08:0208:02 AM AM 2.7 Tu 02:38 Tu 02:38 -0.5 -15 -15 PM PM 0.1 4.2 128 128 08:2508:25 PM PM 3.5

0.26 21 6 2.7 82 82 0.13 W3 3.5 107 107

02:54 AM AM -0.3 21 02:54 08:1708:17 AM AM 3.6 W 03:05 03:05 PM PM -0.4 08:4508:45 PM PM 4.0

-0.3-9 6 -9 03:20 AM AM 0.1 6 03:20 3.6 110 110 08:4708:47 AM AM 3.4 F 03:35 F 03:35 -0.4 -12 -12 PM PM 0.1 4.0 122 122 09:0509:05 PM PM 3.5

0.13 3.4 104 0.13 3.5 107

22 01:52 AM

-0.2 -6 06:58 AM 2.8 85 Sa 01:37 PM -0.6 -18 07:36 PM 4.3 131

AM AM 0.2 7 02:48 7 02:48

0.26 22 6 07:5107:51 AM AM 2.4 2.4 73 73 Su 02:21 Su 02:21 PM PM 0.1 0.13 M3 08:1608:16 PM PM 3.4 3.4 104 104

02:27 AM AM -0.3 22 02:27 07:3807:38 AM AM 3.1 M 02:20 02:20 PM PM -0.6 08:1308:13 PM PM 4.2

-0.3-9 7 -9 03:26 AM AM 0.2 7 03:26 3.1 94 94 08:4008:40 AM AM 2.8 W 03:17 W 03:17 -0.6 -18 -18 PM PM 0.1 4.2 128 128 08:5908:59 PM PM 3.5

0.26 22 6 2.8 85 85 0.13 Th 3 3.5 107 107

03:41 AM AM -0.3 22 03:41 09:0809:08 AM AM 3.7 Th 03:57 03:57 PM PM -0.3 09:3209:32 PM PM 3.8

-0.3-9 7 -9 03:54 AM AM 0.1 7 03:54 3.7 113 113 09:2609:26 AM AM 3.5 Sa 04:17 -0.3-9 Sa -9 04:17 PM PM 0.1 3.8 116 116 09:4309:43 PM PM 3.4

0.13 3.5 107 0.13 3.4 104

0.1 3 2.4 73 0.0 0 3.5 107

23 02:46 AM

-0.3 -9 07:55 AM 3.0 91 Su 02:33 PM -0.6 -18 08:29 PM 4.3 131

AM AM 0.2 8 03:25 8 03:25

03:18 AM AM -0.4 23 03:18 08:3408:34 AM AM 3.3 Tu 03:1703:17 PM PM -0.6 09:0409:04 PM PM 4.2

-0.4 -12 3.3 101 -0.6 -18 4.2 128

-12 8 101 Th -18 128

03:59 AM AM 0.1 8 03:59 09:1709:17 AM AM 2.9 Th 03:5603:56 PM PM 0.1 09:3409:34 PM PM 3.4

0.13 23 3 2.9 88 88 F 0.13 3 3.4 104 104

04:26 AM AM -0.3 23 04:26 09:5809:58 AM AM 3.7 F 04:4904:49 PM PM -0.2 10:1910:19 PM PM 3.6

-0.3-9 8 -9 04:30 AM AM 0.1 8 04:30 3.7 113 113 10:0710:07 AM AM 3.6 Su Su -0.2-6 -6 05:0105:01 PM PM 0.2 3.6 110 110 10:2310:23 PM PM 3.3

0.13 3.6 110 0.26 3.3 101

03:51 AM 08:55 AM Su 03:22 PM 09:15 PM

0.1 3 2.4 73 0.1 3 3.5 107

24 03:39 AM

AM AM 0.1 9 04:01 9 04:01

0.13 24 3 09:0809:08 AM AM 2.5 2.5 76 76 Tu 03:38 Tu 03:38 W PM PM 0.1 0.13 3 09:2709:27 PM PM 3.4 3.4 104 104

04:08 AM AM -0.4 24 04:08 09:2809:28 AM AM 3.4 W 04:1204:12 PM PM -0.5 09:5509:55 PM PM 4.0

-0.4 -12 3.4 104 -0.5 -15 4.0 122

-12 9 104 F -15 122

04:32 AM AM 0.1 9 04:32 09:5509:55 AM AM 3.0 F 04:3604:36 PM PM 0.1 10:0910:09 PM PM 3.3

0.13 24 3 3.0 91 91 Sa 0.13 3 3.3 101 101

05:10 AM AM -0.2 24 05:10 10:4710:47 AM AM 3.7 Sa 05:4105:41 PM PM 0.0 11:0511:05 PM PM 3.3

-0.2-6 9 -6 05:09 AM AM 0.1 9 05:09 3.7 113 113 10:5210:52 AM AM 3.7 M M 0.00 0 05:4905:49 PM PM 0.3 3.3 101 101 11:0711:07 PM PM 3.1

0.13 3.7 113 0.39 3.1 94

3:04 AM -0.4 -12 8:14 AM 3.0 91 2:51 PM -0.6 -18 8:46 PM 4.3 131

10 04:28 AM

0.1 3 2.4 73 0.1 3 3.4 104

25 04:31 AM

-0.5 -15 09:46 AM 3.1 94 Tu 04:25 PM -0.5 -15 10:14 PM 4.1 125

AM AM 0.1 10 04:35 10 04:35

04:56 AM AM -0.4 25 04:56 10:2210:22 AM AM 3.4 Th 05:07 05:07 PM PM -0.3 10:4410:44 PM PM 3.7

-0.4 -12 -12 AM AM 0.1 10 05:05 10 05:05 3.4 104 104 10:3410:34 AM AM 3.1 Sa 05:19 -0.3-9 Sa -9 05:19 PM PM 0.2 3.7 113 113 10:4710:47 PM PM 3.2

0.13 3.1 94 0.26 3.2 98

3 25 94 Su 6 98

05:55 AM AM 0.0 25 05:55 11:3711:37 AM AM 3.5 Su 06:34 06:34 PM PM 0.2 11:5311:53 PM PM 3.0

0.00 10 0 05:52 AM AM 0.1 10 05:52 3.5 107 107 11:4111:41 AM AM 3.7 Tu 06:42 0.26 Tu 6 06:42 PM PM 0.3 3.0 91 91 11:5611:56 PM PM 3.0

0.13 3.7 113 0.39 3.0 91

3:56 AM -0.4 -12 9:07 AM 3.0 91 3:43 PM -0.6 -18 9:37 PM 4.3 131

11 05:04 AM

0.1 3 2.4 73 0.2 6 3.3 101

26 05:22 AM

AM AM 0.1 11 05:08 11 05:08

0.13 10:2410:24 AM AM 2.6 2.6 79 Th 04:56 Th 04:56 PM PM 0.2 0.26 10:3710:37 PM PM 3.2 3.2 98

3 26 79 F6 98

05:44 AM AM -0.3 26 05:44 11:1611:16 AM AM 3.4 F 06:03 06:03 PM PM -0.1 11:3411:34 PM PM 3.4

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0.13 3.2 98 0.39 3.0 91

3 26 98 M9 91

06:41 AM AM 0.1 0.13 11 3 06:42 AM AM 0.1 0.13 26 06:41 11 06:42 12:2912:29 PM PM 3.4 3.4 104 104 12:3612:36 PM PM 3.7 3.7 113 M 07:29 W 07:42 W 07:42 07:29 PM PM 0.4 0.4 12 12 PM PM 0.4 0.4 12

4:48 AM -0.4 -12 0:01 AM 3.0 91 4:38 PM -0.5 -15 0:30 PM 4.2 128

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27 06:13 AM

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85 12 9 Th 98 18

12:53 AM AM 2.9 12 12:53 07:3907:39 AM AM 0.2 Th 01:3801:38 PM PM 3.6 08:4808:48 PM PM 0.5

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Island Life

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22 – Sounds MAGAZINE – Spring/Summer 2013

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Goodbye shakedowns. Hello handshakes. SM

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