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or Lisa Howell, November’s marathon week on the Outer Banks is as much a part of her seasonal calendar as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Howell, a 59-year-old Raleigh resident, has competed or volunteered every year since the inaugural marathon in 2006. She has witnessed the race grow in popularity and status, and along with it, the organization responsible for administering it and other athletic gatherings – Outer Banks Sporting Events.

“I feel like I need to give back to the running community,” said Howell, who owns a house in Kill Devil Hills with her husband, Mike, and considers the Outer Banks her second home. “I need to volunteer at races (in Raleigh) because somebody volunteered that’s allowed me to race. It’s the same thing at the Outer Banks, because I watch the faces of the people coming through the races, and everyone needs a little boost.”

From its modest roots and in a relatively short time, the OBSE has pulled off a remarkable civic trifecta: promote a healthy lifestyle; generate millions of dollars for the local economy; donate money back to the community for those in need and for education.

“They’re a real source of pride here in the community,” said Patty McKenna, executive director of the Outer Banks Relief Foundation, one of two local charities that benefit from the OBSE’s efforts.

OBSE greatly expanded its calendar and impact since it formed in 2010. The 501c3, non-profit organization now administers its signature Outer Banks Marathon race weekend in November, the Flying Pirate Half-Marathon race weekend in April, and triathlons and cycling races on separate weekends in September. In addition, OBSE took over the Running of the Leprechauns 5K and 10K races in March, from local

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restaurateur and benefactor Mike Kelly. It aims to add a couple of other events and to improve the ones it already stages.

Net proceeds from the OBSE are split between the Outer Banks Relief Foundation and the Dare Education Foundation. The relief foundation provides funds to people who have experienced illness or tragedy, to help defray expenses, while the DEF provides grants to teachers for educational initiatives and enhanced training for students. From 2010 through early Aug. 2018, Ray Robinson the OBSE was the single largest contributor to the relief foundation, donating more than $885,000 – 63 percent of the $1.4 million that the foundation had distributed to 640 people during that period. The OBSE provided a similar amount to the education foundation, more than $50,000 in 2017 and over million total, according to figures.

“I have not seen another community as philanthropically aware as this one,” said Ray Robinson, the OBSE’s outgoing executive director and a man who has studied and wor ed with non profit organi ations Lisa Howell for almost a decade.

Since 2010, the OBSE’s economic impact to the Outer Banks has totaled almost $60 million. Its four events drew 7,053 participants and an estimated 29,000 visitors in 2017, from data that the OBSE compiled from participant surveys. Competitors and visitors generated an estimated economic impact of $8.3 million last year. Though participation numbers have dipped in the past three years – 9,000 people in 2015, 8,200 in 2016 – the economic impacts have held steady, because athletes brought more visitors with them, an average of 2.7 people in 2015 to 3.2 people in 2017.

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“The county’s main economic engine is tourism,” said Lee Nettles, executive director of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, “and to leverage that by putting OUTER BANKS SPORTING EVENTS on events that attract visitors, particularly in the offseason, and at the same time help those two organi ations and contribute to the community is pretty impressive.”

The OBSE sprang from several local runners and entrepreneurs with a couple of “harebrained ideas,” according to Millie Ward, one of the instigators.

She, John Gilliam and Ervin Bateman raised money for the Leukemia Society by running races around the region and nationally in the early 2000s. They were volunteering at a local 5K race and saw that the money raised here would go elsewhere, when they knew of a local family who had a son with leukemia.

They thought, hy don’t we start our own non profit organi ation, so that locally raised money can be donated locally?” That group eventually became the Outer Banks Relief Foundation. As runners brainstorming possible events, they thought, to stage their own marathon? Thus began a whirlwind of activity, marshaling volunteers, businesses, local government officials, and all of the logistics re uired, resulting in the first uter an s arathon in . ace organi ers decided to donate proceeds to the newly formed relief foundation and the Dare Education Foundation, a recent startup devoted to teachers and teaching initiatives.

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“The Outer Banks has its faults like every other place that has human beings breathing air,” said Ward, a former wedding planner who still works closely with the relief foundation, “but we have a very generous, giving, loving community that’s always willing to man up for a family in need, a restaurant that burns down ... It’s an extraordinarily generous, loving community that we live in.” n the leadup to that first marathon, owell and her husband were at a local eatery when they overheard organizer and later OBSE director Lynda Wood and others discussing the race at a nearby table. owell had begun running seriously a couple of years prior, and she and her husband had been coming to the Outer Banks since 1994. She introduced herself to Wood and said that she would ta e race flyers and brochures bac to aleigh with her and distribute them among local running stores and inform the running community.

She has since competed in multiple marathons here, as well as the spring halfmarathon and the triathlon, and volunteered at numerous events where she didn’t compete.

“I was excited when I heard that there was going to be a marathon... because the uter an s was my second home, owell said. t was almost like having a marathon at home, a race at home. I had a place to stay, it was convenient, it was just wonderful to be there. And to have the opportunity to run in front of friends there was exciting.”

Local organizers staged the marathon as a completely volunteer effort for four years, before deciding to launch a separate group, the OBSE, to trademark and market the marathon and other potential athletic events. Now, the calendar is dotted with a handful of events that routinely draw competitors and visitors from all 50 states and, last year, 18 foreign countries.

“People train hard, so you want to put on a good event for them and make them feel comfortable and make it approachable,” said race director Jenny Ash. Ash, 48, has been race director since 2015. A marathoner and triathlete herself, she and her family relocated to the Outer Banks in 2011 from Minnesota, where she was a program director and race coordinator for the local YMCA and managed a staff of 30. The OBSE staff is considerably smaller, consisting of her, the executive director, new strategic initiatives coordinator Shane Miles, who owned a running store in anteo, and an office administrative assistant.

Still, Ash and her colleagues work with a small army of volunteers and organizers. A sizeable portion of her time is spent meeting with government and law enforcement officials from the local towns, as well as ational ar ervice personnel, to establish and maintain relationships and keep everyone informed of what’s required for various events. can be at the start line and the finish line, but a lot of times for everything in between I’m relying on all the volunteers who I put in place for that day,” Ash said. There’s always going to be fires to put out, but that’s being resilient and eeping calm. f course, safety’s always our first priority, but the encouragement and camaraderie and feeling that the community came together for our athletes means a lot.”

Moving forward, the OBSE’s aim is to improve upon the athletes’ experience and to stage races that are challenging and enjoyable, for veterans and

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newcomers. All of the weekend events feature races at multiple distances that test seasoned competitors and can provide an entrée for those new to training and competition. For example, the Outer Banks Marathon weekend also has a half-marathon, as well as 8K and 5K races. The triathlon weekend in midSeptember has a half-Ironman length event, a shorter, Olympic-length test, and a sprint triathlon. The cycling weekend in late September has 8K, 20K and 40K distances.

The triathlon e perience, on oano e sland, has been twea ed so that it now includes the ort aleigh ational istoric ite and the li abethan ardens, with the blessing of the ational ar ervice. The li abethan ardens will host the post-race party and awards reception. The area just outside the Lost Colony theater will be open for parking and bike racks, and the last 1¼ miles of the running leg will be on park service land adjacent to the Elizabethan ardens. sh hopes to add a trail run in , preferably in the u ton area on atteras Island, to expand the OBSE’s footprint and to provide a different venue for athletes. She’s also open to partnering a race with a non-athletic event, in perhaps a festival-style setting that would expose the OBSE and its mission to a broader audience.

“Just re-examining and keeping things fresh,” Ash said, “and always looking for ways to do things better.” ³ Dave Fairbank is a freelance writer living in Kill Devil Hills. Dave was a sports writer for 30 ears at the Newport News, VA Daily Press prior to relocating to the Outer Banks.

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Top Right: Beau Rayner and Logan Marshall getting ready to shoot in Hatteras. Bottom: Beau Rayner surfs the Outer Banks.

For Marshall, it may not be radical so much as it is what he wants in a surf movie.

“As a viewer it’s more satisfying to watch a progression and a story line than just surf clips. I hate it,” he said. specially if you’re not really into surfing and you watch that. t’s boring and thin it’s ind of la y. thin the story is better. e bought his first movie camera after winning first pri e for his still image lassy oo in the uter an s hamber of ommerce y photo contest. t the time he had been volunteering at the are ounty rts ouncil rt allery. ith the urfalorus urf film festival on tap the following year, the was hoping to include a student film and arshall was ready to ta e on the challenge. or ing at the uter an s urf ompany, arshall was getting to now surfers, from the youngest to some of the oldest. That e perience became the theme of imitless.

Through interviews, the perspective emerges of how three surfers from three different generations approach the sport. athan reenlee, years old, ust wants to get out and surf. ines, the father of two young children and owner of a thriving business, finds it more difficult to get away. e was always li e, ey let’s film tomorrow.’ ut with two ids and a business to run, it’s ust not that easy, recalls ines, owner of urfin’ poon ro en ogurt ar. nd ynn hell was elo uent in describing the surf scene or years ago on the uter an s and how it has evolved.

The film earned ogan the arolina urf ilmma er of the ear. is latest film, Outer, examines some of those same themes, but focuses more on the stories of the surfers and how they have gotten to where they are today. n his second film, through action se uences and interviews, he explores an emerging younger generation of surfers. The interviews are particularly effective in uter. eau aynor, who may be the ne t rising star on the ro urf circuit to come from the uter an s, is visibly nervous when interviewed, but he also nows his sport and spea s nowledgeably about it.

Hines’ interview is revelatory, telling about a car accident when he was a teenager that led to a metal rod being inserted into his leg, the e cruciating pain it caused and the decision to continue surfing anyway on the pro circuit. “He had something in mind that he wanted to portray to the audience,” Hines said.

Marshall did his research on the accident, contacting Hines’ mother and interviewing her, although the interview did not ma e it into the film. et as good as the interviews or the story line may have been, it is arshall’s editing, his marvelous blending of music and action and a remar able understanding of how to film surfers in even the most e treme

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Top Left: Attendees at the Surfalorus Festival. Top Right: Logan Marshall, second from left, spends time with friends at a recent Surfalorus Film Festival. Bottom: From left, Jesse Hines, Logan Marshall, and Nathan Greenlee at the Surfalorus Film Festival. Bottom of Page: Quentin Turko takes on a big swell.

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Then would li e to go to ape ear ommunity ollege and go to film production there. t’s li e almost the same course as ilmington only it’s more personal…with six people or maybe seven people in the class,” he said.

His work, however, is getting noticed and he has some decisions he will have to make. e’re still trying to figure out if it would be smart ta e some time off. There are so many opportunities coming up where I can go on trips and get paid to do this,” he said. t appears to be part of a master plan, one that involves film and the sport he loves.

The goal is to never have to officially leave surfing, but that’s hard to do. t the same time, ’m in the right generation right now. t’s growing all around he said.³ Kip Tabb is a freelance writer living on the Outer Banks. He has covered a wide range of community interest stories as well as environmental and related topics for a number of publications.

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conditions that make his movies memorable.

It is those extreme conditions that seem to attract Marshall.

“I have the most fun when everything is like that. That’s why I like winter so much,” he said. “It makes everything more extreme. It makes for a better story later.”

He then adds a comment that shows an uncommon understanding for storytelling and film. f you watch a soap opera, it’s conflict and resolution and all that, he said, going on to e plain that filmma ing calls for a blending of s ills and nowledge. ith the film you have to learn the rules of it, but at the same time it’s an art thing,” he said. e has a third film planned, an outline that includes following the fortunes of the best of the Outer Banks young surfers as they progress through their sport. “[In] this one, the guys my age are all getting better,” he said describing his next project. “They have the opportunity to be as good as Jesse or Noah (Snyder, another Outer Banks former professional surfer). To watch these guys go to awaii. The whole goal is to film interviews during the swell. oming from the Outer Banks what are your thoughts. I think it would be cool…to show how they’ve progressed.”

There are other plans as well. ollege is certainly a possibility. e’ll be graduating early from high school and his plans are to take his basic courses at ne t winter.

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There’s something nostalgic about gathering around a fire as the leaves turn – even on the Outer Banks where autumn can sometimes feel like a quiet extension of summer.

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etween ocean and sound, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits are synband-and-wife owners Sarah Brown and Orlando Altamirano have conceived onymous with seasonal oyster roasts, get-togethers with family and everything you can think of, from traditional round stone fire pits to elaborately friends, and nights where the only sounds are nearby shaped installations with glass accents. waves and the occasional crackle of the fire. And al“I do all of the design, and he makes it come to life,” says Sarah STORY BY: though they appeal year-round, fall may be the best time to explore Brown, who loves taking a project from paper to completion. “We Alexi Holian adding the feature to your family home or vacation rental. rarely do the same thing twice. I can install prefab things, but gen“We cook steak and oysters on it,” says Kitty Hawk resident erally we design and build everything from scratch.”

Britney Gravatt of her family’s wood-burning fire pit. “We have a six-year-old In general, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits can range from free-standing now, so she really enjoys the s’mores part of it. And it’s a good way to get to chimeneas to structures that resemble an indoor fireplace to the more popular know your neighbors because they see what’s going on and they come over built-in fire pit. Stone provides durability and can be arranged in any way you and join in.” like, while other materials like ceramic and copper yield visually stunning reBritney and her husband, Michael Gravatt, especially love to use their wasults but may not hold up the best in inclement weather. terfront fire pit in the off-season. Michael designed and built the fire pit himself – “The most popular is your round, rustic, ledgestone-style fire pit,” Brown for backyard gatherings, cooking, and to fish from the deck that he constructed says of trends on the Outer Banks. “[But] we’ve done a lot more modern ones around it. too. We’ve done rectangular, glass, polished concrete, polished travertine – we For vacation rental homes, outdoor fireplaces can be an attractive feature can do anything. It really depends on the style of the house and the style of for potential renters, but homeowners benefit too with the resulting outdoor the person.” gatherings that limit wear and tear on the home’s interior. “It’s a growing trend,” Brown tends to recommend natural stone, cinderblock, and concrete for says Carolina Designs Realty Property Manager Elaine Breiholz, who recomour coastal environment – and occasionally faux stone. “Some of the lighter mends fireplaces and fire pits to homeowners looking to elevate an outdoor prefab materials that are metal are just not going to make it,” she says, noting space. “It’s fun during the summer, but it also enhances the cooler shoulder the degradation that takes place over time. seasons.”

In terms of fuel, there’s something to be said about the accomplishment of Fire pit design and functionality has come a long way in recent years, and starting a wood-burning fire. Not to mention, the familiar scents of wood and with the right designer, you can install something as simple or elaborate as your smoke and the ability to experiment with different types of wood, particularly time and budget allow. when cooking. But for vacation rental homeowners, the simplest option is usuOn the Outer Banks, Kitty Hawk-based landscaping company Sandscapes ally propane. has been installing fire features from Corolla to Avon, as well as in Manteo “Most of them are gas that we have,” says Breiholz of the properties manand on the Currituck mainland, since 2000. From inception to completion, husaged by Carolina Designs. “It makes it easier on the vacationer not having to

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worry about wood. You can’t always buy it at the store here.”

Additionally, propane fireplaces and fire pits have auto-shutoff features so there is no responsibility to extinguish the fire, and they don’t require as much cleanup. At Sandscapes, Brown will tell you that propane fire pits are also popular in small family-owned homes and are very economical. A tank can be hidden in a bench behind the fire and, according to Brown, is just as safe as if it were a gas grill.

There’s also the option to run a natural gas line to a fireplace or fire pit, which some homeowners enjoy because they will never run out of fuel.

Among the most memorable fire pits she has designed, Brown recalls a home that became a favorite in the Parade of Homes for its outdoor spaces.

“It was oceanfront with travertine,” she says. “They already had a travertine pool deck, so we designed a matching fire pit with travertine and white-polish concrete with turquoise glass in it.”

Originally, one of the owners of the home had wanted the fire pit and the other didn’t, but after installation, the latter was quickly convinced and ended up using it all the time.

Another set of clients in Martin’s Point wanted to spend more time in the backyard but decided to skip the pool. They asked for a design that highlighted both an outdoor kitchen and a fire pit, so Brown designed matching products for them, too.

“It’s a great tool to get everybody outside and enjoying being out there with family,” says Brown. “We definitely have clients who want to cook on them. But mostly I think people are just thinking that they’re going to go out and have a glass of wine and chat with their friends at the end of the day. It’s very social.”

When it comes to planning the location of your new outdoor gathering area, there are almost no hard guidelines – particularly if your fire pit is propane because it is treated similarly to a gas grill. Natural gas lines, though, do require a permit and safety testing. It is also important to keep in mind that pan inserts, commonly made of affordable stainless steel, will need to be replaced every two to three years (and sometimes more often if you are close to the ocean).

For those thinking of installing a fireplace or fire pit, Brown says, “Gather your ideas. If you have a picture or ideas that you like, anything can be custommade.” ³ (Please be sure to check with individual towns regarding specific regulations on outdoor fires and fire pits.)

Born between ocean and sound on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Alexi Holian can’t remember a time when she wasn’t writing. Along with contributing to island publications like My Outer Banks Home, The Outer Banks Wedding Guide, and Outer Banks This Week, she has covered everything from Miami food festivals to St. Barth sailing for travel and hospitality brands around the world.

Beach Bonfire Regulations

Open fires are not permitted on the beaches of Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, or Kill Devil Hills. But head south, and there are plenty of ways to enjoy a bonfire on the edge of the Atlantic.

Nags Head Bonfires are allowed on Nags Head beaches with a permit issued by Nags Head Fire and Rescue. Stop by Station 16 at Milepost 14.5 or Station 21 at Milepost 18 between 5 and 9 pm daily to obtain a permit for $10. Permits are also available online at www.nagsheadnc.gov.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore From May 1 to November 15, bonfires are allowed at Coquina Beach, on the beaches of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras, and in the Ocracoke day use area with a free permit issued by an ORV Permit Office. From November 16 to April 30, bonfires are allowed throughout Cape Hatteras National Seashore with a permit. Permits are also available online at www.nps.gov/caha.

Fires must be built below the high tide line, must be more than 50 feet from any vegetation and more than 100 meters from any turtle nest, can be no greater than three feet in diameter, cannot be left unattended, and must be completely extinguished after use.

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Jarvisburg Colored School & Museum STORY BY:

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istory is all around us on the Outer Banks. It begins with Sir Walter Raleigh’s Lost Colony and the birth of Virginia Dare, the first child born of English parentage in the New World back in 1587.

We also have the mystique of the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”

Then along comes two brothers from Dayton, Ohio named Wilbur and Orville Wright, flying their “heavier than air” machine on the windswept sand dune of Kill Devil Hills.

Just a few short miles north of the Wright Memorial Bridge, there is even more history waiting to be discovered. This is where you will find the Jarvisburg Colored School and Museum.

“The Jarvisburg Colored School sits on its location dating back to the early 1900s, when it was rebuilt as a slightly larger school to accommodate more children,” says the school and museum’s vice president and board member, Vivian Simpson.

“The museum reflects the history of several educational objectives for African American children through the 1950s, such as school schedules for operation, extension of education for high school age students and enrollment of young students. This was during the time when standards for white students were often different than those for African American students.”

She continues, “In 1950, these small schools, many in very poor condition, were consolidated into one school for all African American children in the county. The schools were not desegregated until 1968.”

More than just a restored school and museum, the Jarvisburg Colored School, as of December 11, 2009, has been on the National Register of Historic Places.

Simpson explains, “This was a goal of the Board of Directors since its incorporation in 2003. There’s an amazing history behind the school, dating back to the deeded gift of land for the specific purpose of establishing a school to educate the colored children in lower Currituck County. This gift was made in 1868, just a few years after the end of the Civil War. The donor of the land was Mr. William Hunt, a freed, educated African American farmer in the Powell’s Point area.”

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The Association was formed in 2003, although efforts to save and restore the building had started several years prior. “Initial efforts to save the school building began in the late 1990s through efforts of alumni and at the urging of former teachers. This effort was led through the Corinth Baptist Church which has owned the property since it was sold by the county in 1950.”

Through additional conversations about non-profits and grants with the North Carolina Community Foundation, the committee, led by Alice Lindsey, Ruth Dillard, and Norma Williams, expanded its goals to not only save and restore the school building, but to save and share the history of all the African American schools in Currituck and the culture of the African American community in Currituck County.

To support the Museum, the Before Corinth Baptist Church donated the Restoration one-acre piece of land and the building to the Historic Jarvisburg Colored School in 2005. Later in 2010, HJCS deeded this same property and building to Currituck County for the agreed purpose of completing and maintaining the Museum in cooperation with HJCS as a nonprofit partner.

The Museum is open year round on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tours, school groups or anyone else interested in its history. It can also be made available at other times when scheduled ahead and is open with the support of community volunteer guides and assistance from Currituck Travel and Tourism.

Many of the local guides had family members who attended one or more of the schools for African American children in Currituck County.

While there is currently no admission charge, donations are welcome.

Another way to help support the school is by purchasing the Association’s

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book that could be sold to raise funds for future exhibits.”

At the museum, visitors can begin to learn about the history of this school, the history of all the segregated schools in Currituck County and the history of education here. The Museum shares the efforts of the Rosenwald Foundation, which partially funded several of the segregated schools in Currituck, in order to support education throughout the south and after the Civil War. In both audio and written format, the voices of former students share stories about attending one of these schools and about their special experiences growing up in rural Currituck County.

Simpson concludes, “The importance of education was clearly recognized by Mr. William Hunt, the donor of the land in 1868. Efforts to provide a good education since that time had many pitfalls as well as ups and downs. But the combined efforts of the whole African American community kept moving ahead, and today those experiences and lessons continue to be valued.”

“The partnership with Currituck County to save and work together to share this history and the stories of former students is beneficial to everyone who comes to learn.”

The school and museum is located at 7302 Caratoke Highway in Jarvisburg. For more information, visit historicjarvisburgcoloredschool.com or call 252.491.2409. ³ Greg Smrdel is an author and stand-up comedian who now knows a bit more than he did before researching this story.

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cookbook, A Taste of Old and New, which can be purchased at the museum.

According to Simpson, “The cookbook is closely linked to the culture surrounding the rural economy during the time frame highlighted in the museum. Many families raised their own vegetables and meats. Recipes were passed down from mother to daughter and father to son and friends.”

She said that during this period, wood stoves were commonly used for heating and cooking.

“In the 1940s and 50s, some small kitchens were added to the schools by Currituck County and the cooks were mostly from the local community. We thought it was important to share these stories and recipes at the museum and more extensively, in a cook-

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PAWS CLAWS vs.

STORY BY:

Susan Selig Classen

My Outer Banks Home decided to find out if our residents preferred cats or dogs. Nationally speaking, dogs are the preferred pet in 46.3 million households while cats are in only 38.9 million. However, the same survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association also stated that with cat owners adopting their favorite animals in higher numbers, there are about 10 million more cats in the country than dogs. Read on for a (very unscientific) survey of the Outer Banks in the Paws vs. Claws debate:

Don Milbrath Don Milbrath is a retired Navy Captain and currently a volunteer firefighter at Nags Head Fire and Rescue. True to the “rescue” portion of his new job, he is also the rescuer of Kodi, a Chow. Milbrath philosophizes that he considers himself to be a dog person, “due to the ancient bonding compact between man and canine.” He cites the benefits of his regular walks with Kodi as, “I get aerobic exercise and an added layer of security around me. Kodi gets a walk and to bark.”

Milbrath adds, “Dogs can be great companions who show you they think you are great by just greeting you when you return home.”

Jennifer Gilbreath

JEFF MILBRATH

Jennifer Gilbreath is a Kitty Hawk resident and Conservation Coordinator at the Nature Conservancy.

She’s also a mother of two and owner of a Corgi mix. She says, “Though I have loved a couple of kitties, I am a dog person.”

She thinks the stage was set for her to be a dog person during infancy when she was found teething on the family dog’s rabies tag.

Gilbreath adds, “I feel more connected to dogs because they share more of themselves with people through body language and … my very favorite: expressive eyebrows. There is just nothing cuter than a dog telling me something with its eyebrows and an excited bark… like the time that the author’s Yorkie gave me that sweet ‘eyebrow look’ and took off into the wilds of Southern Shores with me several steps behind, wine glass sloshing, and realizing there was no way I could keep up even if I ditched the beverage.”

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Kim Bowman has been an Outer Banks resident for 14 years and works at a variety of seasonal jobs, everything from pool cleaning to wallpaper hanging.

Bowman says, “I’m definitely a dog person.

I don’t have a dog right now, but I’m waiting for a golden retriever to rescue. Senior dogs don’t get adopted so easily; I want to help them out.”

Bowman says that she hears of many rescued animals that come from the Fayetteville area near the military base and adds, “It’s sad that people get transferred and have to give up their dogs.”

John Wojcik

John Wojcik identifies himself as an Outer Banks beachcomber, a broker at Southern Shores Realty, and “obviously a dog guy.”

“At age three, my first pets were a gaggle of ducks and a German Shepherd who herded us around,” which began his affinity for the breed.

He says “German Shepherds are loyal, and they have a heart as big as a country ham.”

When John and his wife, George, were newlyweds, they rescued a German Shepherd from the shelter.

“George was really not on board with getting [a big dog], but that little female took a look at George … realized that I was a sure vote and she needed to convince George to be her ticket out. She turned on the charm for George and pretty much ignored me. That same day she rode home on George’s lap, and the adventure began.”

Wojcik says that when watching the movie, Megan Leavey, “I get a glimpse of every dog I’ve ever owned, and the tears that roll down my cheek are happy thoughts.”

Lauren Deal

Lauren Deal spends her days teaching English and directing theatre at First Flight High School and her evenings locked in an eternal battle with two playful, headstrong kittens, Walter and Zettie. “[I am] definitely more of a cat person than dog person!” Deal says, “I had the world’s most wonderful cat for 16 years. She was the perfect low-key, low-maintenance companion for me from college until adulthood. After losing her last year, I’ve been trying to embrace a new normal with two bizarre kittens. They drive me a little bit crazy, but they can be very sweet when they want to.”

CHRISTINA SEGARS

GEORGE WOJCIK

Kim Bowman

David Warner

David Warner has been an Outer Banks resident for over 26 years and is an investment advisor at Hutchins Allen & Company.

Warner explains why he considers their family to be dog people: “In some respects, it was a necessity that we get a dog. My eldest daughter, seven years old at the time, had an irrational fear of dogs. We thought the only way to ‘cure’ her was through full immersion. It worked.”

One Christmas, his sister-in-law gave him a commissioned portrait of their pet beagle.

Warner remembers, “I half-jokingly teared up and proclaimed to the large group assembled in my living room that it was the best gift ever. I leapt up, pulled the only professional portrait that we had of my two daughters off the wall and replaced it with the painting of Lucy.”

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Tim Crank

SUSAN RYCE

Tim Crank was born and raised on the Outer Banks and owns Creative Jewelers. Crank says he is a dog person, “because you can interact more with a dog.”

It’s not unusual for his menagerie to join him at work, but it takes an observant customer to notice them sleeping in the side office of the jewelry store.

Crank says, “I love having them at work and seeing people’s reaction when they see we have four dogs in the store.”

Jim Ryce

SUSAN SELIG CLASSEN

Jim Ryce is an electrician who has lived on the Outer Banks for 40 years and owns Seacoast Electric.

He says, “I don’t have a problem with cats,” but currently he and his wife have three dogs, “One that is ours and two that we sort of took over from our kids.” (In a fair twist of fate, their outdoor cat moved next door and is living with their daughter now.)

When asked why he likes dogs more, Ryce explains, “Maybe it’s their sense of loyalty. And dogs seem to enjoy the outside, going on walks, and playing with them. If you throw a ball to a cat, I don’t think it would ever come back.”

Yana DeBoer & Katia Ostapko To mix things up a bit, we asked a couple of international students who were working here this summer.

Yana DeBoer (left) is a sophomore from the Netherlands who worked at the Black Pelican restaurant. While she likes both cats and dogs, she says that she is more of a dog person now. “Well, I’ve had two dogs since I’ve been on this earth, and they’ve helped me through rough times.”

Katia Ostapko (right) is a senior from Ukraine who worked at the Hilton. When asked which kind of pet she prefers, she answers quickly, “Cats, because I have cats. I think they are more sweet, cute, and easy to play with.”

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While our very own survey shows that dog lovers outnumbered cat lovers on the Outer Banks, readers may be surprised to learn which pet outnumbers all the rest in this country.

Fish!

Attesting to the fact that it’s easy to add ‘just a few more’ to an aquarium or a pond, there are almost more pet fish in the U.S. than dogs and cats combined.

Perhaps we should have included a different pet in our poll of seaside dwellers? ³

Susan Selig Classen was planning to remain neutral in the paws vs. claws debate until one of the interviewees outed her. She has been living, writing, and editing on the Outer Banks for over ten years and was formerly the editor of My Outer Banks Home.

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Making

Customers Happy For Generations STORY BY

Michelle Wagner

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY

Nathan Neal

N

athan Neal still remembers, as a small child, playing inside the cabinets that his father, Cliff Neal, would craft when his business was just getting off the ground back in the early 1980s.

Back then, Nathan would watch as his dad worked out of a small building down the road from where the Cozy Kitchens Group now sits along Kitty Hawk Road – Cliff working with his hands to provide customers with products he took the utmost care and pride in making.

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Cliff Neal and his wife, Margaret, stand at the Cozy Kitchens entrance in the mid-1980s.

cozy kitchens

| BETTER BUILT

Above Left: The original Cozy Kitchens delivery truck and crew during the early 1980s. Above Right: Nathan Neal playing around the cabinet shop in the early years of the business. Below: The shop after a storm in the mid-1980s.

“My dad loved woodworking,” Neal says of his father, who passed away in January of 2017 after decades of dedication to a trade that was not only in his blood, but as it turns out, in his son’s as well.

Now, as the younger Neal takes a break in the Cozy Kitchen’s 25,000-square-foot design center tucked in a serene setting near the Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve, the business his father started all those years ago continues to thrive as a family-owned and operated business it has always been – one that has beaten the odds, from floods to fires, to put customers first in everything they do.

Cliff Neal moved to the Outer Banks from Florida in the early 70’s and worked locally in the building industry, soon meeting his wife Margaret and starting a family. It didn’t take him long to discover that cabinet making was where his passion was, so in the early 1980s, the Neals purchased the property where Cozy Kitchens now sits and embarked on a venture that would pass through generations.

The Cozy Kitchens Group, while it changed names over the years, continued to grow, recalls Nathan, a Manteo High School graduate who worked on and off for his father over the years but also ventured into other industries such as restaurants, pool cleaning and even a golf course job.

Still, Nathan knew his heart was always with the family business, where he would spend summers as a teenager sweeping the floors, building cabinets, then into installation and slowly climbing to a management position. “Dad loved woodworking,” he said. en oy it and the feeling of completing something to make someone else happy. There is a joy you get out of it.”

Neal adds, “At some point, I always knew I’d come bac to wor for the family.

That time came in eptember of when a fire destroyed the business. The event prompted the eal family, including eal’s sister essica ineland who had just graduated from the Art Institute in Seattle, to set out and rebuild with the help of the community. y ugust of the following year, o y itchens was up and running again.

The community came out strong, eal recalls.

That morning of the fire, before the flames were even e tinguished, we had calls coming in to offer help and support. It just shows you the tightknit-ness of our community. t’s clear that from its longevity and commitment to uality and customer service, o y itchens, from the start, has considered the uter an s and its community a place to call home.

The o y itchens roup, which offers beautifully crafted custom cabinets, countertops, tile, flooring and appliances, is committed to customer service every step of the way, from the design stage to installation, ongoing maintenance and more. The group also provides second to none itchen and bathroom renovations and remodeling.

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| cozy kitchens

There is no doubt that much of what the company does could easily be considered art when taking into account the attention to detail during design, construction and the installation stages. The company’s tile department is also thriving, Neal adds. “There are so many different tiles, that almost the sky is the limit. Installation is definitely an art and we have talented installers who do the wor .

As for Neal, he said his parents molded him to take over the business, and instilled in him the morals and values of respect and responsibility early in life. They’ve served him well as he has continued in his father’s footsteps through the years.

“My father liked working with his hands, he never really enjoyed the business side. But I think he slipped me into that role without me even nowing. ou are ind of bred into it.

Neal describes Cozy Kitchens as a unique company of about 22 employees. “It really runs itself, like an orchestra where all the talented musicians hear each other and don’t need to look at the conductor. e want to ma e the customer happy.

Neal adds that the business has on average 250 jobs a year, almost entirely locally-based. That’s no surprise, considering the care that is put into every job. “We don’t go looking for work, the wor comes to us, he points out. veryone here cares, says eal, whose wife, li abeth, is a professional photographer and together they have a 4-year-old son, verett unner eal. e want everyone to be happy. That’s the main thing. The first rule in customer service is, ‘The customer is always right.’ Rule no. 2 is ‘Remember ule no. .’ fter all, the o y itchen slogan says it all erfection in cabinetry and more. ³ Michelle Wagner has been living and writing on the Outer Banks for nearly 20 years.

See ad on inside front cover, and an example of Cozy Kitchens today on pg. 34

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At Right (Above and Below): The Neal siblings, Nathan and Jessica, grew up playing around the Cozy Kitchens cabinet shop.

Bottom: The original sign of Cozy Kitchens in the late 1970s.

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The Reinvention of

the Library STORY BY

Kimberly Armstrong PHOTOGRAPHY BY

Kevin Groat

Let’s start by dispelling the notion that public libraries are about dusty books and shushing, cardigan-clad librarians.

Fact is, the library has boldly embraced innovations in this technology-obsessed, dynamic digital age.

“T

he library continues to remain a relevant source for information, offering all the traditional services while providing a full array of 21st Century resources,” said East Albemarle Regional Library (EARL) System Director Johnathon Wark.

The EARL system is comprised of the eight libraries in Camden, Currituck, Dare, and Pasquotank counties. Wark is the librarian at the Kill Devil Hills, Hatteras, and Manteo branches.

There are 250,000 items – books and magazines in various formats, reference material, DVDs, online databases, etc. - shared amongst the eight libraries. A courier service accommodates the exchange of materials between the libraries and items can be returned to any of the eight branches. All that’s required to tap into this treasure trove of resources is a library card. Don’t have a card? Register for one at your local library. It’s free! Students can create a library account online to access digital resources only.

Now, before we get into the gee-whiz high-tech stuff, let’s pause to pay homage to a familiar, but decidedly low-tech, item once found in every library across the land. The venerable card catalog. Long-time patrons likely remember the cabinet with all the drawers containing all the cards that accounted for the who, what, when, and where for all material within the library. Alas, it was a victim of automation. RIP card catalog.

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libraries today

| EDUCATION

“The library continues to remain a relevant source for information, offering all the traditional services while providing a full array of 21st Century resources,” - Jonathan Wark Director of the East Albemarle Regional Library (EARL) system.

Top and Middle: Kill Devil Hills library patrons frequently use the digital catalog to search for available books or utilize the computers for internet access. Below: Jeannie Prew enjoys the library’s computer for job searching, research, and its software applications.

It was a tedious task digitizing all those cards and bar-coding all those books but well worth the effort as it resulted in an online catalog and fully automated circulation system for EARL. The catalog can be accessed from any device with nternet connection. earch by author, title, sub ect, etc., and find what you’re loo ing for faster than a middle schooler can turn the page in a Lemony Snicket novel. Visit www.earlibrary.org. Click the “home” tab to access the four county sites and lists of resources.

Check-out at the library is streamlined. When selections have been narrowed to a teetering stack, proceed to the desk where bar codes are scanned, and items and due dates are printed on a “receipt.” A friendly email reminder will be sent two days before books are due. Set up an account to reserve or renew books online.

Welcome to the Cloud Library, where a collection of electronic books for preschoolers through adults can be found. Download eBooks by installing the required app or software on a tablet, smartphone, or computer. Instructions are provided online, and library staff is available for assistance. Electronic books checked out from the Cloud simply vanish – Pfft! - from your device after 14 days. There are more eBooks for the kiddos in the TumbleBook and NC Kids Digital Libraries. ith the advent of e oo s, a shift in reader preference for digital screen was predicted. That didn’t happen.

Wark said that although eBooks were highly anticipated, demand has leveled off over the last three years. One theory for this change is “device fatigue.” After hours spent on a computer or smartphone, people desire a break from electronics.

“Electronic audio books are more in demand than eBooks,” said Wark. The eAudio books can be downloaded on smartphones or Bluetooth in your vehicle for listening on the go.

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| libraries today

A word here for those of us who favor “real” books. We’re the ones stalking the stacks, trying to contain our excitement. Reading a “real” book is a sensory experience - the heft and feel of the book in your hands, the texture and scent of the pages, the ease of reading the printed word. Using a favorite bookmark, it’s easy to see how far you’ve come and how far you have yet to go. Than fully, ar confirmed that the real boo collection is not going away.

The library provides free Wi-Fi and has several personal computers with Internet connection and icrosoft ffice software programs. This is a welcome service for anyone without access to a computer. Among other things, patrons can use the computers for job searches and resume writing (utilizing Cypress Resume tool) as many companies now require job applications be completed online.

Appointments may be made with trained library staff for one-on-one assistance with computers and electronic devices. There are also computers for the wee ones featuring educational programs and animated books.

NC Live is an electronic database that provides digital content and services. Access it with the 14 digits on your library card. Included are eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, genealogy research, academic and career test preparation, homework help, and more. Highlights include a Homegrown eBook Collection featuring North Carolina writers. The Mango Language Program offers the opportunity to learn more than 70 world languages. Films on demand feature award-winning documentaries on topics from deforestation to saving songbirds and thousands of instructional videos on subjects from coo ies to surfing.

Pursuit of knowledge has never been easier. Tying into their mission of expanding minds and enriching lives, Dare County libraries offers Universal Class. Keep your mind active with more than 500 free instructor-led courses on subjects such as Entrepreneurship, Writing Skills, Alternative Medicine, and Yoga. With six months to complete the course, you may participate at your own pace and complete assignments any time.

Want to know who you really are and where you come from? Begin a search on Ancestry.com. Access is free but can only be used at the library. And check out the Digital Heritage Collection, historical local newspapers that document life on the Outer Banks all the way back to 1935. The June 6, 1962 addition of The Coastland Times includes an advertisement for hief anchese eafood, a fish mar et in ags ead, featuring bac fin crabmeat for $1.62 a pound!

What technology is on Wark’s wish list? “Wireless printing capability. More bandwidth - for speedier connections.” A 3-D printer? “Maybe.”

As Wark notes, traditional library services remain, not having gone the way of the card catalog. There are things technology cannot replace, like reading programs for young children. The warmth of a human voice, the camaraderie of being with others and making

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Top Right: The children’s section at Kill Devil Hills Public Library.

Left: Dare County Librarian, Kim Kubisiak, who has been at Kill Devil Hills Library for 2 1/2 years, helps a young reader check out several books. Bottom: The library also has a section full of dvds and other media. new friends. Such an activity promotes a lifelong love of reading and teaches skills such as listening and sharing in a group setting.

There are still photocopy and fax machine services (for a small fee , a meeting room for non profit groups, and delivery of boo s to the homebound. nd library staff is as professional and courteous as ever, responding to the needs of the community, providing a service that goes beyond boo lending. eautiful beaches and awesome libraries. ren’t we luc y ³ Kimberly loves to read books, loves to talk about books, hopes to write a book, and is a frequent visitor to the library.

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et Outer Banks retailers lead you to your happy place. When it comes to breathing new life into your cottage this fall, count on these local experts to guide you in all the hottest new trends in home design -- from mid-century modern decor to adding splashes of the freshest colors and designs that will brighten up your living space. Whether it’s that beachy coastal feel you desire, or a more modern, refined look – they are here to help. From reclaimed wood to the latest Cryton fabrics and furnishings, leave it to the professionals.

These experts in home design will infuse your living spaces with the hottest colors, metals, surfaces, building materials and more. The result will be a fresh look that is sure to leave you feeling happy. Use your time this fall to create the beautiful indoor and outdoor living spaces you’ve always dreamed of. The local experts will help you get there!

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| DESIGN FOR LIVING

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Banks, NC Outer

We’re seeing a rise in popularity of rentals that are designed with a more subdued palate: creams, grays, blues, and sandy tones. It’s a fresh take on the more traditional ‘beach themes’ that we’ve seen evolve over the years in vacation rental home design. This home offers one of the most impressive, resort-style outdoor entertainment set ups that we’ve seen. It features a private pool & hot tub, bocce court, outdoor pool table, children’s play area, and covered outdoor media area w/ TV.

The barn door that leads to the laundry room is a fun design element that is both functional and unique.

Bocce and corn hole areas for entertaining.

The massive fridge in the kitchen is actually a separate industrial fridge and freezer - guests have been loving this added convenience.

Awesome outdoor living room with TV and outdoor pool table and play area for kids.

Built in bench seat in bedrooms.

Living room louvered doors for storage on either side of TV.

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| your happy place Neutrals Are Back!

Beige and brown are big. Sofas in neutrals with colorful pillows and rugs with color or texture. Try in our Performance fabrics like Revolution, Family Life and Sunbrella. Also increasingly popular, with just the push of a button, Fire Pit Tables pro i e s e yet ro rin re llo in yo n yo r ests to kick back and relax under the stars.

Fire pits from polywood and telescope, plush outdoor deep seating to match.

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Sofas in neutrals with colorful pillows and rugs with color or texture.

Palliser leather recliners in bright coastal fabrics.

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| DESIGN FOR LIVING Security cameras inside and outside with recording

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| your happy place

Carolina Casual Live Life Outdoors

Extend the comforts of your indoor living space to enjoy the ocean breeze and fun activities of the outdoors. Whether you are sitting by the pool or enjoying the ocean view from your deck or porch, Carolina Casual has an array of furniture to choose from. Their furniture is made from Eco-Friendly recycled lumber and is designed and built on the Outer Banks. Outside dining is made easy with the extensive Hatteras Garden Collection. Tables, chairs, rockers, benches, lounges, and swings are available.

Sling chair collection is available in different heights to match dining and coffee tables.

An array of fabric colors are also available.

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| DESIGN FOR LIVING

For The Love Of Grasscloth!

Gr ss lot is n t r l er llp per il le in m ltit e o olors te t res n p tterns T e n t r l p per pro i es ept n interest to ny ll or room t t simple p int n t on ey Gr ss lot is not re ommen e in t rooms or rooms it lot o moist re “Why Knot� paper this one-ofa-kind bathroom with a Nautical Themed Rope Grasscloth.

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Wallpaper & Interior Design from: Urban Cottage Photo Credits: Milepost Living

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| your happy place Make Your Space Happy Again

Renovate easily and transform your space and your mood! The talented designers here at Cozy know all the ins and outs of kitchen and bath design, as well as designing for many other project types. They are trained and knowledgeable in universal design, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), environmental design, historic design, building codes, materials and products, and more. They thoroughly enjoy working it lients to m e t eir sp e s e ient n est eti lly ple sin s possi le Photo Credits: Milepost Living

1. Before:

After:

Shaker Door style – Arctic White uppers, Sherwin Williams – 6488 Grand Canal Bases

All new Whirlpool Appliances

Byrd – Sonoma Stellar Aria – Alpine Snow Tile backsplash and Happy Floors Contempo Grey Tile floor

2. Before:

Hardware Resources combination of Glass knobs and Chrome Bar pulls Silestone Grey Expo Quartz Countertops

After:

Custom Shaker painted Frosty white cabinets

Cortec Plus HD Timberland Flooring – Rustic Pine

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Athletes

ROAD STORY BY

Steve Hanf

W

hen Wayne Rodman moved his family from California to the Outer Banks eight years ago, he immediately saw a need for a youth basketball program on the beach that could build fundamental skills.

So Rodman launched the First Flight Ballerz travel teams – which experienced more than a little turbulence in those early years.

“Our first tournament was at one of the powerhouses and I believe it was our third-grade team, they got beat by 48 points,” Rodman recalls with a laugh. “Welcome to the real world!”

The First Flight Ballerz at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond for a basketball tournament when the team was newly formed. Many of the players still compete for the ballerz as well as for school teams.

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It didn’t take long for the Outer Banks players to grow more competitive. The next year at the same tournament, that same team only lost by 20. Parents were blown away by the improvement they saw their kids showcase in the Parks and Rec leagues.

And all these years later, eight of those tiny third-graders – including a prominent sharpshooter on the First Flight High School team named Dylan Blake – continue honing their skills with a Ballerz program that has grown to more than 100 players across all age levels.

“I was just going to do one or two teams and just improve the kids’ skills so they were more prepared for high school,” Rodman says. “It just grew from there.”

When it comes to sports on the Outer Banks, that’s a recurring theme: Someone sees a need and a travel team is born. From volleyball to wrestling to swimming, a growing number of groups are helping athletes hone their skills here instead of forcing parents to make the drive to Virginia two or three days a week.

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Above: OBX Wave Volleyball at two of many tournaments this past year. Below: OBX Tidal Waves compete against other swim teams in Eastern North Carolina and Virginia.

When Sammy Jo Hinnant played volleyball, she didn’t have a club team to join. Now, the 2009 Manteo High School graduate coaches the OBX Wave Volleyball Club, which debuted in 2015.

“There was a need for girls to touch a volleyball before middle school, to have that kind of experience,” Hinnant explains. “The directors wanted to have a team here.”

Club directors Amanda Finchem and Tennille Parsons credited Kelly Ballard of an older volleyball club – Allegheny Elite – for showing them the ins and outs of setting up a travel team. The OBX Wave consists of about eight girls competing in the 17-Under category from November to March, after the high school season ends, and the hope is that the OBX Wave can grow to have teams in multiple age groups.

The girls practice two nights a week for two hours at First Flight Middle School and compete in one tournament a month in the eastern half of North Carolina. Players share rides on Friday nights, crash together in a hotel, play all day Saturday and drive home that night.

Macey Haynes, a sophomore at First Flight, has played three years for the Wave after being encouraged to join by teammate Eliza Cowan. The time commitment for travel ball isn’t as daunting as she feared.

“I really liked volleyball for school,” Haynes says. “It’s during the winter, so it’s not like I have that much going on.”

And the payoff is obvious.

“The head coach at First Flight can already tell the difference between the girls who play club and the girls who don’t,” Hinnant says. “You can tell right away who plays travel ball.”

Tia Green was looking for similar improvement in local swimmers when she arrived at the Outer Banks Family YMCA. The OBX Swim Club did a great job helping older kids in the USA Swimming ranks, but Green and YMCA director Ryan Henderson wanted to start younger, so they founded the YMCA Tidal Waves Club two years ago. The Tidal Waves now serves upwards of 70 swimmers of all ages in both YMCA and USA Swimming meets now that the OBX Swim Club has dissolved.

“We had open tryouts and 30-plus kids showed up – obviously there was a need,” Green says of the club’s debut. “We’ve really had nothing but positive feedback. The kids that take a break for other sports tend to come back. The parents see the improvements and seem pretty thrilled with it.”

Tidal Waves features four levels for novice, intermediate and senior swimmers. The newest swimmers train an hour a day three days a week, while the seniors – most of whom have dedicated enough time to think about college swimming – wor out five days a wee for minutes. The club features five certified coaches and one volunteer coach.

In the short-course season from September to April, the Tidal Waves compete in two meets a month. The YMCA meets tend to be in Elizabeth City and are one-day affairs, while the USA Swimming events are in Virginia and can last anywhere from two to four days. One of the Tidal Waves’ biggest success stories is Cecilia Cortez, a senior at First Flight, who competed in the USA Swimming Junior National Cup and Futures Championships in recent months.

Some parents and athletes endure the rigors of travel sports with the goal of a college scholarship in mind, and while the Ballerz have seen seven alumni go on to college basketball programs, Rodman says the focus is on something else entirely.

“We just want to gear them up for middle school and high school and get them ready to compete,” Rodman says. “First Flight Middle School has won two championships, and starting in eighth grade we start teaching the high school system so they’re ready to play for Coach (Chad) Williams.”

Rodman called the endeavor “exhausting,” from the practices to the all-day tournaments featuring as many as six games, and praised coaches like Paul King, Brad Beacham, Phil Savona, Keith Dobie, Mike O’Steen, Kevin Bancroft and arel rumpler, who have been with the aller more than five years.

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SPORTS

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JEFF SCOTT

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WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS ON THE OUTER BANKS...

SOMEONE SEES A NEED, AND A TRAVEL TEAM IS BORN. JEFF SCOTT

Top Left: OBX Storm 2002 Girls soccer team in Brussels, Belgium. Top Right: OBX Storm ‘01 and ‘03 Boys soccer teams at the 2017 Seaside Classic in Wilmington, NC. Bottom Left: 252 Basketball travel team. Bottom Right: OBX Storm 2001 Boys team live together for a weekend during one of their out-of-town tournaments.

Why do so many devote so much time to so many programs, in everything from the OBX Select and OBX Elite wrestling clubs to competition dance teams at local studios to the largest travel team on the beach, OBX Storm Soccer?

Jeff Scott has done everything from webmaster to discipline to treasurer to membership chair to coach with the Storm, but his favorite role has been dad. He spent 10 years “doing the weekend travel thing” as sons Drew and Tommy made their way through the Storm age groups. Rather than focus on the cost or time involved with those weekend tournaments, Scott revels in the fun memories.

“Probably one of the best parts about all that travel soccer is the time spent in the car with the family: captive audience. The older they get the more they’ve got their headphones on, but you’re spending time with your kids and making memories,” Scott says. “I can remember traveling to Raleigh with Tommy and a couple of his friends when they were 12 years old, they’re talking away, listening to the radio, thinking ‘Wow, this is awesome!’ ” Tommy Scott’s OBX Storm squad ended up on the 2016 First Flight team that won the state championship, a remarkable culmination for a group that had been playing together for years.

“All those parents we’ve been traveling around with for years, they’re there with you, seeing your kid succeed at that level, it’s unbelievable,” Scott explains. “You make a lot of lifelong friends with those other parents that we sat in hotel lobbies with over the years. That’s what happens in the evenings: You sit around in the hotel lobby and talk about the games and talk about life, and that’s a lot of fun.”

For some tournaments, the parents get together and rent houses so everyone can stay together. Another of Scott’s favorite memories involved a trip to Washington for the Storm team to watch the U.S. Men’s National Team take on Germany.

In addition to the fun, the commitment to travel soccer teaches discipline and focus, Scott says, while losses and disappointments over bad calls show kids how to rise up when adversity strikes. Those kinds of lesson are what he and other long-time coaches such as Steve Smalley, Barrett Crook, Larry Barker, Tom Bouker, Andrew Thomas, Jody Long, Eliot Jones, and Erin and Kevin Groat (Three Dog Ink Media’s graphic designer) try to emphasize.

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Storm president John Voight, who has seen all three of his children enjoy the experience, praised those coaches for helping a Storm program with about 200 kids on 15 teams compete with giants in the Triad and Triangle.

“Because of where we are, travel sports is so different,” Voight says. “You go to Greensboro and realize, ‘Wow, we are really small potatoes.’ Some of the clubs in Greensboro and Raleigh have thousands of players and full-time employees. That’s neat, because we’re playing all these same teams and a lot of our teams do really well against them.”

Win or lose, it’s all about giving kids an experience they might not otherwise have. Larry Orenuga formed the new 252 Basketball travel team in April and has shared fun times with his small group of rising freshmen at a number of tournaments from Durham to Ocean City, MD. “Travel basketball is about traveling,” Orenuga says. “I talked to the parents and let them know we were going to travel. It gives kids an opportunity to see what true talent is all about.”

And the fundraisers to help with the trips – everything from car washes to clinics to raffles from local businesses – show the players something else.

“It gets them out in the community, shows the kids it’s not just about playing,” Orenuga says. “It’s about working, too.”

The long hours of practice and trips to competitions leave the kids tired but satisfied. They’re playing the sport they love, building bonds with their teammates, and having fun doing it.

First Flight sophomore Acy Davis, in her second year with the OBX Wave, remembers killing time between games at one volleyball tournament with a rousing round of “Duck Duck Goose” in the hallway.

“All the teams were walking around us, looking like ‘what in the world?’ because we were laughing so hard,” Davis says. “We got to the point where we were all pretty much best friends. The games and hotels were really fun.” ³ Steve Hanf worked as a sportswriter for 13 years in North Carolina before finding a fun second career in the classroom. He currently advises the newspaper and yearbook programs at First Flight High School and loves his new life on the OBX.

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ick any random residential street on the Outer Banks and you’re likely to find that every fourth yard or so has pampas grass growing in it. You can buy it at every nursery on the beach, and any number of local landscapers might recommend it to give your yard that “beachy” feel.

Pampas grass, however, isn’t native to our beaches. It’s an invasive species, native to Argentina that produces thousands of lightweight seeds, which our local high winds spread to every corner of the beach. Left unchecked, it chokes out our native sea oats and leaves the wildlife that relies on those oats for food out of a meal.

According to the USDA, an invasive species is a plant, animal, or insect that arrived within the last 100 years or so and can cause damage to the local ecosystem, human health, or human wallets.

“People throw out, ‘Oh, it’s invasive,’ when they really mean it’s an aggressive plant,” says Dare County Director for the NC State Extension Shannon Brooks, an expert in all things botanical.

“And a weed, in gardening terms, is just something you don’t want in a certain place, but weeds are sort of strange things and their definition gets political, because they cost the taxpayers money to clean up, they invade property, they can take down the property value, and they can cause fire hazards in certain areas because of overgrowth.”

Brooks points out that there is actually an Executive Order defining what a weed is, or what an invasive or naturalized species is.

According to that definition, for example, our wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs aren’t invasive but instead, are naturalized. They may have been

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Russian Olive

Alligator Weed

introduced, but they’ve learned to adapt to life on the Outer Banks without causing damage to other wildlife.

“I would say they’re ‘survivors’ if anything,” says Brooks.

The same could not be said of Alligator Weed, an aquatic plant native to South America that’s awfully popular in home aquariums. Sometime after accidentally killing their fish for the third time, people decide to give up and dump their aquarium in the canal. Next thing we know, that canal is full of aggressive, invasive Alligator Weed, and it can cause a whole host of problems.

“It can crowd out our waterways to an extent that boats can’t work properly. It can cause severe flooding and property damage costing millions,” says Brooks.It can also create a phenomenon known as mono-cropping, where a single plant drives all others out. And that’s bad news for an ecosystem that thrives on diversity.

Plants aren’t the only thing causing problems with our waterways. Nutria, a semi-aquatic giant rodent that looks similar to a muskrat or beaver, is common in our area. Nutria were introduced to the United States in the late 19th century, when they were brought over from South America to be bred on farms for their fur.

Once they busted out of the fur farms, however, they spread like crazy. The troublesome rodents reach sexual maturity in just four months, and a single female can produce 200 offspring a year. To make matters worse, they’re fond of consuming entire plants – roots and all – versus just a few leaves or berries.

They raze native plants, crowd out native animals, and cause flooding in our waterways, all because about a hundred years ago someone thought they’d make nice hats.

Brooks has seen this snowball effect happen again and again with all kinds of invasive species.

“Invasive plants, like Russian olive, take over,” Brooks points out. “And the native species are adapted to eat certain things, so they might eat the Russian olives, but it’s not the diet they’re used to, and might not be as nutritious. Then you have malnourished animals. The population goes down. Or, they move on to find the nutritious plants they’re used to elsewhere.”

Take butterflies, for example. They are highly adapted to eat milkweed, but if there’s no milkweed, they move on. “And so then we’ve lost a pollinator,” notes Brooks. And a lost pollinator could mean less fruits and vegetables sprouting both in your home garden and in farm crops.

It’s easy to see why state and local governments treat invasive species as a serious economic issue. Just this year, Ohio made 38 different invasive plant species illegal to sell in nurseries, and created a program where nurseries are inspected periodically to ensure they’re following the new laws. And they’re not the first to implement an “invasive species police” as Brooks put it.

In some counties, you can be fined for planting certain things in your yard, or fined for letting weeds grow unchecked on your property. Others post signs warning people against planting botanical menaces.

In Dare County, we have people like Brooks at the NC State Extension who are more interested in educational outreach than levying fines.

“You can control your own landscape and identify some things that you wouldn’t want to plant. I still get people that ask, ‘Where can I buy Russian olive,’ and nurseries still sell it. But I’ll say, ‘Well, let’s talk about some alternatives.

What are you looking for?’”

“Typically they’re looking for a privacy hedge, or a windbreaker, so I will recommend other plants such as wax-myrtle,” says Brooks.

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Chinese Privet If you have invasive plants in your yard already, like kudzu, English ivy, Chinese privet, or tree-of-heaven, consider showing them the door. The NC State Extension can provide recommendations about the best time of year and the best methodology for removing each plant, including methods such as hand pulling, spraying or brushing on chemicals, or even goats. They can also recommend a wealth of native plants that are not only beautiful and better for our ecosystem but are also highly adapted to our environment – which means they’re much easier to grow.

As for managing animal invaders, it’s often best left to the professionals.

Animal populations can be managed by making an environment unappealing to them, allowing hunting, with poisons, or with other kinds of lethal control.

Some species you’re allowed to shoot at if you spot them creating property damage, but only while they’re actively damaging property and only in areas where it’s legal to discharge a firearm in your yard.

So it goes without saying that it is important to check your town or county ordinances before you start shooting at the nutria.

The best thing an average citizen can do if they’re having trouble with a nuisance species is reach out to the NC State Extension and ask for recommendations. And keep in mind, simply seeing an animal on or around your property doesn’t make it a nuisance.

“Invasive species can be extremely costly to our county, local, state, and federal budgets,” says Brooks.

That may be true, but just by doing a little research before your next trip to the lawn and garden center, you can do your part to keep our ecosystem diverse and thriving. Ask for local plants when you go to the nursery. Make a quick phone call to the NC State Extension at 252.473.4290 before you plant that Japanese honeysuckle. And please, don’t dump your fish tanks in the canal. ³ Katrina lives with her husband and their fearsome small blond child. When she’s not writing, she prepares elaborate meals, cheats at video games, and plays the guitar (badly).

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• Two ears of uncooked corn, quartered • One pound of shrimp • One pound of little neck clams • 12 ounces of smoked pre-cooked sausage cut into bite size pieces • One onion, quartered • One bottle of beer • Spices • Two tbs. butter • Lemon to taste Place mixed ingredients on a large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil, dividing evenly between foil packets. Place clams on the top of the mixture with a pat of butter and a touch of beer. Seal the packets tightly.

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There are plenty of ways to enjoy this time of year and a crackling fire is definitely one of them. Add to that a warm treat or even a whole meal cooked over the flames, and it makes for the perfect fall evening. After all, campfires are the perfect gathering place and a delicious dinner and dessert is sure to top off the whole experience. So head outside this fall and celebrate the season with friends, family, and great food around the campfire!

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Take one large graham cracker and break it in half (one for top cracker and one for bottom cracker).

Unwrap chocolate bar, and break bar into smaller pieces. Cover one of the graham cracker halves with chocolate pieces to fit your graham cracker.

Put a marshmallow (or two) on the stick and hold it over the fire until roasted. Toast marshmallows over a campfire, turning the stick until the outside of the marshmallow is golden brown and just starting to get mushy. NOTE: Some people like to roast them for a few minutes, then make them catch on fire, blow them out, and then the marshmallows are done to their liking. Your choice on how you like your marshmallows!

Take your toasted marshmallow (still on the stick), and lay it on the side of the graham cracker with the chocolate. Top with any other ingredients of your choice. Now take the other half of the graham cracker and cover the hot marshmallow, pressing down firmly enough to pull out the stick.

When the s’more is fully assembled, let it sit for a few seconds. The heat will somewhat melt the chocolate, and you will not burn your mouth. Enjoy!

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