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Smoke alarms that are working properly can save lives, yet they are oft en

forgotten by homeowners once they are installed—unless there is a cooking

mishap that causes them to go off or they beep when the battery needs to be

changed. If you do not ensure on a regular basis that your smoke alarms are in

good working order, you run a substantially higher risk of dying in your house

should a fi re occur. It is wise to get into the practice of changing the batteries

in your smoke alarms when the time changes for Daylight Saving Time in the

spring and again when it changes back to standard time in the fall. Daylight

Saving Time begins on March 8 this year; replace the batteries in your alarms

and check that they are working—and plan to change them again on November 1

when we go back to Standard Time.

Th e National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says that three of every fi ve

fi re fatalities in homes are due to the lack of operational smoke detectors. Smoke

alarms are one of the most economical items you can purchase for the peace of

mind (and safety) they provide in your home. While it is essential that you have

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Pine Knoll ShoresFY2020-21 BudgetPlanning Timeline

Smoke Alarms Save LivesBy Chief Jason Baker Pine Knoll Shores Fire Department

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NC Arbor Day Is March 20By Sarah Williams

Th e Town of Pine Knoll Shores has succeeded, for the 20th year in a row, in

being recognized as a Tree City USA.

Each year, the Community Appearance Commission (CAC) celebrates this

achievement by holding a celebration at noon on NC Arbor Day that typically

includes a tree planting. Th is year, we will gather at the public safety building

on Friday, March 22, at noon for the Arbor Day celebration and will gather

aft erwards at town hall for a reception to celebrate Pine Knoll Shores’ 20th

anniversary as a Tree City USA. A tree will be planted at the public safety

building in memory of volunteer fi reman Rich Donoghue, who also served with

the VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service) program.

In 1967 the state legislature ratifi ed a bill stating:

“. . . it is desirable that the planting of seedlings and fl owering shrubs

be encouraged to promote the beautifi cation and conservation of the vast

and varied natural resources of North Carolina and . . . the designation of

a particular week in each year as Arbor Week would encourage and draw

public attention to a concerted eff ort by North Carolinians to beautify and

conserve the State’s resources by the planting of young trees and shrubs.”

National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, but in North Carolina it is

designated at the fi rst Friday following March 15. Th is year that will be

March 20.

According to the NC Forest Service’s website, the fi rst Arbor Day was in

Nebraska. J. Sterling Morton and his wife moved there from Detroit and went

to work planting shrubs, fl owers and trees around their property. He was a

journalist and became the editor of Nebraska’s fi rst newspaper, which provided

him with a forum to spread agricultural awareness and his fondness for nature.

Th e public shared his enthusiasm, and they missed the trees from the places they


PINE KNOLL SHORES POLICE DEPARTMENT

Reentry Pass ReminderPine Knoll Shores reentry passes are issued from December 1 through May 31

only. No passes will be issued during hurricane season. Pine Knoll Shores residents

and homeowners are encouraged to check your reentry passes now to be sure you

know where they are. If you are unable to fi nd your pass, stop by the public safety

building at 314 Salter Path Road before May 31 and pick up a new one. Please

be prepared to show your driver’s license with your Pine Knoll Shores address,

a utility bill with your address or your purchase/rental paperwork. We cannot

issue a reentry pass without one of these types of documentation. If you are out of

town and will not return before May 31, please email Shelia Bupp at psbadmin@

townofpks.com to make arrangements for your pass. Please note that there is a $25

fee for replacing a previously issued pass.

An exception will be made in the case of closing on a new purchase of property

outside of these dates. New owners requesting a reentry pass must present proof of

purchase within 30 days of settlement in the form of a closing statement or billing

statement, along with a photo ID.

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Thanks a Million, CrocodilianBy Frederick Boyce

One of the questions that a reptile keeper at a zoo hears most oft en—right

up there with “Are you getting ready to feed them?” and “Have you ever been

bit?” (sic) is “What’s the diff erence between an alligator and a crocodile?” Th e

problem with simple questions is that there are rarely any simple answers. So

here we go . . .

Alligators and crocodiles are both large, aquatic carnivorous reptiles that fi re

up people’s imaginations like few others. Th ey look like survivors from the Age

of Dinosaurs and, well, they pretty much are. Th ey belong to an ancient order

of reptiles called the crocodilians, which, along with fl ying reptiles (pterosaurs)

and dinosaurs, belong to a larger group of mostly extinct reptiles known as the

Archosaurs, or “Ruling Reptiles.”

Crocodilians can trace their ancestry all the way back to the late Triassic

period, 228-199 million years ago, at the dawn of the dinosaur age. Th eir

direct ancestors belonged to Sphenosuchia, a group of long-legged and fully

terrestrial reptiles about a yard in length. Th eir fossil remains have been found

in South Africa, Britain, Arizona and right here in North Carolina. Crocodilians

expanded and diversifi ed greatly during the Jurassic period, from about 167

million years ago, to the early Cretaceous, 93 million years ago. One of the

largest crocodilians ever, Sarcosuchus imperator, reached lengths of up to 45 feet,

likely dining on dinosaurs in what is now northern Africa.

Th e largest crocodilian—indeed the largest reptile—now living is the Indo-

Pacifi c or saltwater crocodile, which is capable of attaining lengths of over 20

feet, but specimens longer than 18 feet are extremely rare. True marine reptiles,

these powerful crocodiles have an enormous range that extends around much

of the Pacifi c Rim, from the tip of India to Th ailand and Vietnam, through all of

Malaysia and the Philippines to New Guinea and the north coast of Australia,

and they have been seen swimming far out at sea.

Today there are only 24 species of crocodilian in the world (a fi gure still in

dispute by some biologists, who hold that there are but 23)—a modest number

indeed compared to snakes (over 3,000 species) or lizards (over 4,500) or beetles

(over 350,000 species). And while they might superfi cially resemble large lizards

to the casual observer, crocodilians are actually much more closely related to

birds than they are to any other living reptiles, which makes sense as birds

are descended from dinosaurs, those close relatives of the crocodilians. Like

birds (and unlike other reptiles), crocodilians have a four-chambered heart.

Crocodilians also “invented” the hard, bony palate, which both mammals and

birds also have, that separates the air passage from the oral cavity and places

the sinus far back at the rear of the skull, enabling crocodilians to breathe under

water with only the nostrils at the tip of the snout protruding.

Spanish explorers fi rst visiting the New World on the heels of Columbus also

mistook the crocodilians they encountered here for large lizards, giving them

the Spanish name El Lagarto (“Th e Lizard”) which, over succeeding centuries,

became corrupted into “alligator.” Th ere are but two alligators in the world

(which should make telling them from crocodiles a bit simpler). Our familiar

American alligator is found from coastal North Carolina down to the Florida

Keys and west along the Gulf Coast to the southeastern tip of Texas, while the

only other alligator, almost extinct in the wild due to habitat loss, is the much

smaller Chinese alligator. Th e world’s two alligators, much more cold-tolerant

than tropical crocodiles, both reach the same latitude, at about the 36th parallel.

Th ere is only one place on earth, outside of a zoo, aquarium or other captive

collection, where alligators and crocodiles might be seen together, and that is

the very southern tip of Florida, which is home to both American alligators

and our one species of crocodile, the American crocodile. While they tend to

favor diff erent habitats—alligators preferring freshwater swamps, lakes and

rivers while crocodiles like brackish to salty coastal waters, especially mangrove

swamps—there are occasional photos seen of the two animals basking side

by side on Sanibel Island along the southwest Florida coast. So, unless one is

on Sanibel Island or thereabouts, there is actually very little practical value in

knowing how to distinguish alligators from crocodiles, at least in the wild. True,

alligators do have a broad, fl at snout, like the bill of a duck, while the snouts of

crocodiles are longer and more narrow, and show the long fourth tooth in the

lower jaw protruding upward in a groove like a cartoon bulldog. Alligators also

tend to be darker (gray or almost black, with perhaps whitish traces of their

juvenile pattern of bright yellow crossbars) while crocodiles are more greenish

(olive or greenish-gray) with brown bands. But my own favorite answer to “the

question” is (apologies to countless school children): one says “See you later” and

the other says “Aft er while.”

Frederick Boyce is the staff herpetologist at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll

Shores.Source: Crocodilians—Their Natural History and Captive Husbandry

by Ludwig Trutnau and Ralf Sommerlad

Left: Nile crocodile, held by Ken Alfieri of Alligator Adventure, and right: American alligator, held by Fred Boyce.—Photo by Claire Adams Aubel

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POLICEDuring January, there were 6 arrests; 16 911 hang-ups; 14 alarm activations;

3 animal calls; 27 disturbance calls; 31 assist Fire/EMS calls; 2 motor vehicle

collisions; 5 assist other agency calls; 190 traffi c stops; 32 citations issued, which

included 6 speeding, 11 registration/inspection, 9 license revoked/expired, 11

other traffi c violations and 4 drug violations; 10 beach patrols; 469 business

checks; 698 foot patrols; and 221 residence checks. Police personnel participated

in 84.5 training hours. Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) worked 31 hours.

FIRE AND EMSDuring January responders handled 3 fi res, 2 good intent calls, 18 rescue and

emergency medical service incidents, 1 service call, 1 hazardous condition (no

fi re) call and 4 false alarm and false calls. Personnel participated in 273 training

hours for the month.

REMINDER: Lock your doors, especially your vehicles, and don’t leave

valuables in sight. Report suspicious people or vehicles to dispatch (726-1911)

so that the police can be notifi ed. You are not “bothering” the police if you call

to report something that doesn’t look right. Th ey prefer to assess the situation

rather than fi nd out aft er the fact that you had noticed something and didn’t

report it. Alert citizens are assets to the community.

CONTENTSAge-Friendly Community ............................................................................................8

At the Aquarium ..........................................................................................................16

At the Library ...............................................................................................................19

Country Club News ......................................................................................................6

Current Crossword ......................................................................................................22

Current Sudoku ...........................................................................................................26

Events Calendar ...........................................................................................................10

Fishing and Hunting ...................................................................................................24

Garden Club ..................................................................................................................5

Have You Heard . . . ? .................................................................................................23

History of Pine Knoll Shores .....................................................................................12

Kayak for the Warriors ..............................................................................................13

Kramer’s Korner ..........................................................................................................11

Mayor’s Memo .............................................................................................................13

Out and About ..............................................................................................................4

PIKSCO Happenings ....................................................................................................8

Pine Knoll Shores Commissioners Meeting ............................................................21

PKA News.....................................................................................................................17

Puzzle Solutions .............................................................................................................5

Town Crier .............................................................................................................14-15

What’s Up With PARC? ..............................................................................................11

Women’s Club ................................................................................................................4

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FROM THE DESK OF THE POLICE CHIEF

Home SecurityBy Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Chief


With the majority of our town consisting of

residential single family dwellings, residential

security is a top priority here at the Police

Department. Coupled with the well-known fact that

many of our homes are occupied only seasonally

and that our average home value is higher than

many places in Carteret County, Pine Knoll Shores

can easily seem like an attractive target for thieves

and criminals. Being equipped with this knowledge,

it is the responsibility of each of us to make sure

we do everything we can to deter crime and make

individuals think twice before attempting to take

advantage of a situation in Pine Knoll Shores.

I am very proud of our Residential Security

Checklist program. In the 12 years that I have

been in Pine Knoll Shores, we have never had a

home broken into that has been signed up for our

Residential Security Checklist program. Th is service

provides for volunteers and police offi cers, several

times a week, to physically walk your property and

check the doors and windows to ensure they are

all secured. Individuals looking to target homes for

larcenies and break-ins oft en observe their target

homes during the daytime to see the activity level

and security measures in place at that location.

Volunteers and offi cers conducting these checks

during the daytime is a powerful tool to prevent

a homeowner from becoming a victim. If you are

going on vacation or have a second home in Pine

Knoll Shores, I strongly urge you to sign up for this

program. You can stop by the public safety building

at 314 Salter Path Road and fi ll out a form to have

the checks begin. It will help give you peace of mind

while you are away.

Here are some other measures that you can take to

increase your home’s security:

Make sure each exterior door to your home has

a deadbolt. Deadbolts can’t be pried open with

a credit card like a simple door handle latch

can. Also, glass panels next to your entry doors

provide an easier opportunity to break into your

home. Someone can easily break the glass panel

and reach inside to unlock your door. Use of a

double-cylinder deadbolt (which requires a key

to unlock the door from the inside) is a must if

you have glass panels by your entry doors.

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Women’s Club Vice President Libby Gallagher (left) and Bobbi Waters from Coastal Environmental Partnership—Photo by Toni Cox

By Libby Gallagher

Talking trash with the Women’s Club

Who would ever think that talking about trash could be so entertaining

and informative at the same time? Pine Knoll Shores Women’s Club members

certainly learned just that during their January meeting, thanks to guest speaker

Bobbi Waters. Bobbi, Solid Waste Planner/Outreach Coordinator for the Coastal

Environmental Partnership, refers to herself as “Diva of the Dump.” As she has

35 years of experience in solid waste management, we feel that she certainly

deserves that honorary title.

Bobbi entertained us with her sharp wit and abundant wealth of

information about trash. Th e Coastal Environmental Partnership provides an

environmentally sound and cost-eff ective system of solid waste disposal for

citizens of Carteret, Craven and Pamlico counties. Th e company collects 650

tons of trash daily and can track each truck of trash using its GPS system. Yard

waste is recycled into organic compost, and landfi ll gas is turned into electricity.

Bobbi will talk to anybody about trash. She gives tours of the landfi ll for

schools, churches and any organization that shows interest. She loves speaking to

all groups that ask her to appear on their program.

February, oft en referred to as the love month, brought the club members

together for a brunch, prepared by the Crystal Coast Country Club and board

members of our club. As our theme for the 2019-2020 year is “Life in PKS,” we

felt it appropriate to celebrate each other. Numerous love stories were told about

our generous, loving and kind community.

Yes, you just heard the adjective “generous” describing our special town and

county. Th e Pine Knoll Shores Women’s Club holds a Fashion Show in March

that raises funds to sponsor a college student’s tuition. We also donate money

to the Crystal Coast Autism Center, Broad Street Clinic and the Friends of

the Bogue Banks Library, just to name a few. Last year, over 50 patrons of our

community donated silent auction gift s for this event.

Save Friday, March 27, at 11 a.m. to attend our 5th annual Fashion Show at

the Crystal Coast Country Club. Th is year’s theme is “What a Wonderful World.”

Tickets are $30 and may be picked up at Pine Knoll Shores Realty at 320 Salter

Path Road.

Regular Women’s Club meetings are held on the fourth Friday of the month

at 9:30 a.m. at the Pine Knoll Shores town hall, except for the summer break.

Meetings begin with coff ee and conversation, followed by the guest speaker and

then a short business meeting. As spring brings in warmer temperatures and

beach goers arrive on the island, our April 24 program will be about water safety.

Pine Knoll Shores Fire Chief Jason Baker or someone from his staff will review

water safety, and we are hoping to have a CPR demonstration. Join us to hear

how we can all work together to be water savvy.

Out and AboutBy Sara Barbee

Fort Macon Bird Hike. On the second Monday of every month at 9 a.m., I

join Ranger Randy Newman at Fort Macon for a bird walk. Randy is the best.

He can see and name birds near and far, and he shares a wealth of knowledge

about the birds we see. February’s list included ibises, yellow rump warblers,

red breasted mergansers, an immature night heron and shorebirds, just to name

a few. Don’t know if you like birding? Th en go for a walk in this rare, pristine

and untouched barrier island ecosystem. Fort Macon State Park covers over 400

acres, and there are meandering trails, wooden footpaths over swampy areas,

abundant fl ora and fauna and spectacular views. I have volunteered to become a

nature guide, and I hope to see you there.

Beaufort Historical Association. My favorite event at the Beaufort Historic

Site is their February Valentine Membership Party. Th is year, most of the houses

were open. Beer and pizza were served in the jail, champagne in the Bell House,

steamed oysters outside of the Apothecary, olive oil tasting in the Courthouse,

mulled cider in Leff ers Cottage, and a spread from local restaurants with wine

and sodas galore. My favorite table this year had cookies and sweets in front

of the gallery. Th e featured artist for February and March is Heather Sink, and

she was there. Th e gallery is open Monday through Saturday, and her work is

well worth seeing. I am a member of the Beaufort Historical Association and

a volunteer because I love that they share the history of this coastal village

through the older homes and through many educational programs for adults

and children. Don’t miss the Old Homes Tour in June or the double-decker bus

ride and home tours given every day.

In MemoriamDr. Horace Adams Jr.

Margaret Pennybacker


At the February meeting of the Garden Club, member Jan Corsello gave a

presentation on water gardening. She has done large and small gardens in the

past and was able to give us many hints to create our own. Th ese hints included

using fi sh in our gardens in order to control mosquitos, putting plants in pots so

they don’t grow into liners, and wearing gloves at all times. Th ere are many sites

online that will provide information on how to create these gardens as well.

Members were reminded about our March 11 bus trip to Manteo to visit the

Elizabethan Gardens. Th e cost will be $85 per person for the bus (based on 30

people attending). Th is amount includes $24.95 for lunch (which will be a salad

bar) and a guided tour. Th e bus will leave town hall at 6:30 a.m. and return

around 9-9:30 p.m.

Th e Nominating Committee has been busy lining up next year’s offi cer board

for the club.

Th e District 11 meeting is May 27, and we are partnering with Emerald Isle

Garden Club to host the event.

Th e club’s meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at town

hall at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments, followed at 10 by the program. We welcome

guests to our meetings, so come grow with us.

Please see us on Facebook at PineKnollShoresGardenClub. If you should have

questions or need information, please email [email protected].

By Jean McDanal

Th is Month’s Puzzle Solutions

an escape plan to get out of your home in the event of an emergency (and a place

to meet outside so you can be sure everyone is out), the hard truth is that you

may never get to implement that escape plan.

Smoke is the “product of combustion,” as we call it in the fi re service. Th e

main problem lies in what is being burned and what toxic smoke may be

produced. Th ink of your couch. If it catches fi re, the smoke produced is toxic;

when the cloth and foam burn, carbon monoxide and, even worse, hydrogen

cyanide are produced. Th is toxic smoke will overtake you quickly: a couple of

breaths of it and you are dizzy and disoriented, but may be able to still attempt an

escape. A couple more breaths and you will be disabled on the fl oor. Th is scary

scenario could have been avoided with an early warning from a properly working

smoke alarm.

A few additional tips to get the most out of your smoke alarms:

Correct placement is key. Smoke alarms should be placed on the ceiling at

least four inches from the wall. One should be placed in each bedroom and

also outside the bedroom. If your bedrooms are grouped together, you may be

able to use a single detector outside these rooms. Keep in mind: this detector is

in addition to the ones placed inside each bedroom. If your bedrooms are not

grouped together in your home, you will need to place a smoke alarm inside and

outside each bedroom.

It is important to place a smoke alarm in (or near) the kitchen area as well.

If you choose to place an alarm in the kitchen, it should be a “rate of rise” heat

detector, which will sound if the temperature in a room goes up too quickly

(rising at the rate of 12 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit per minute). A traditional

smoke alarm should be placed outside (but near) the kitchen, following the

ceiling/wall placement guidelines given above in the bedroom discussion.

In addition to the locations discussed above, there should be a working smoke

alarm on every level in your home, including the basement. On levels without

bedrooms, install alarms in the living room or family room and near the stairs to

the upper level.

Proper maintenance is essential. Once the smoke alarms are in place, it is

important to check them regularly and perform proper maintenance. Of course,

you will change the batteries as explained above. In addition to ensuring that you

have fresh batteries in your alarms, it is important to be sure that an accumulation

of dust does not prohibit their proper operation. When you change the batteries,

take a few minutes to use a can of compressed air to blow any dust out of the

interior of the alarm. Dust can accumulate on the sensors in the detector and make

it less responsive. Dust can also set off the detector if you have an overly dusty

environment (such as during home renovations that create lots of dust).

Th is simple twice-a-year maintenance program is an easy way to ensure that

your smoke detectors are in good working order to alert you in the event of a

fi re. Well-maintained smoke detectors should be replaced every 10 years. If they

are not maintained, devices may fail in a much shorter period of time.

In addition to smoke alarms, you should have carbon monoxide (CO)

detectors on every level in your home (and near carbon monoxide sources

such as fi replaces, furnaces and water heaters). CO detectors should never be

placed near a window or door since a draft can cause them to fail to alert to the

presence of carbon monoxide.

If you would like to have your smoke detectors checked by a professional,

your Pine Knoll Shores Fire Department is available to check the placement and

working order of your devices. In addition, we will check your house for obvious

(Continued from page 1)Smoke Detectors Save Lives safety issues and will advise you how to correct any problems. Please call the Fire

Department at 247-2268 or stop by the public safety building to discuss your

concerns.


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Th e dust is beginning to settle around us, and the Crystal Coast Country Club

(CCCC) is arising as a gem on the coast of North Carolina. With spring’s warmer

weather right around the corner, we look forward to the start of the season when

the public will be able to enjoy the new golf course.

Th e clubhouse renovations are nearing completion and look to be on pace for

the late spring as well. Once completed, CCCC will invite everyone in for an open

house to view all of the improvements that have been accomplished, knowing that

there are still many more to come.

During this transition we have learned many valuable lessons and have been

able to grow and establish new partnerships along the way. One of those has been

Carteret Community College as they have become invaluable in assisting with

education, certifi cations, training and personnel.

CCCC will continue to grow into the community with more partnerships

throughout the county and more. Th e community is a priority to us, and we

believe strong foundations there will serve everyone for years to come.

Th e 2019 membership drive witnessed over 200 new members, who will take

advantage of the new amenities the club now provides. We have started our 2020

membership drive and are looking for 100 new members this year. Now is the time

to join us as we move into a new chapter of club lifestyle and activity. Please reach

out at 726-1034 or stop by for more information on how to become a part of our

family.

Th e Crystal Coast Country Club is one of the top wedding venues on the coast

of North Carolina and has only become more enticing for brides and grooms with

the addition of the bridal suite, the outdoor lawn and the newly renovated ball

room. We ask that you stop by for more information if you are in the market for

a truly magical day on Bogue Sound. Also, the addition of a 155-inch projector

screen alongside picturesque windows overlooking the sound makes the club a

perfect destination for any meeting or retreat.

Come join us in this exciting time of growth and creation and be a part of a

special time in Pine Knoll Shores. Th e grand opening date for the new Crystal

Coast Country Club will be announced in next month’s issue of Th e Shoreline

along with the open house date. Remember Crystal Coast Country Club . . . it’s

where friends connect.

Crystal Coast Country ClubCrystal Coast Country Club...where friends connect

had left . Th ey understood the importance of trees and recognized their ability,

among other things, to act as windbreakers, to provide shade, and to keep soil in

place.

Morton became secretary of the Nebraska Territory, which provided another

opportunity to stress the value of trees.

On March 12, 1874, Nebraska’s Governor Robert W. Furnas proclaimed Arbor

Day to be observed on April 10, 1874. Many states celebrate the last Friday in

April, but other regions celebrate at diff erent times to capitalize on tree planting.

Th is is why North Carolina celebrates in March.

We hope you will join us at the public safety building on Friday, March 20, at

noon and at the reception that follows at town hall.

Source: ncforestservice.gov/Urban/history_of_arbor_day.htm

(Continued from page 1)NC Arbor Day Is March 20


A Song to Live ByBy Jim Turner

Th e mother glided soundlessly from room to room, holding her small child.

She was desperately trying to fi nd a peaceful place where mother and daughter

could rest, almost willing her crying baby to quiet. Nothing was working—not

the trusted pacifi er, not the rocking chair or the gentle swaying of a cradle and

not the reliable soft and soothing lullabies. Finding she was all out of baby songs

and other ideas, the mother began to sing a song she had heard a few times on

her car radio. It was a song that expressed many of the same hopes and wishes

that she held for her own beautiful treasure. She sang soft ly these lyrics to the

song made popular by Lee Ann Womack: “I hope you never lose your sense of

wonder / You get your fi ll to eat but always keep that hunger / I hope you still

feel small when you stand beside the ocean / Whenever one door closes I hope

one more opens / Promise me that you’ll give faith a fi ghting chance / And when

you get the chance to sit it out or dance / I hope you dance / I hope you dance.”

Lost in her own thoughts and the emotions spawned by the song, in what

the words actually meant to her, she was stunned by the silence. Th e crying had

stopped. Th e baby was looking deeply into Mother’s eyes, and in that moment

there was a connection, not just with their eyes but with their souls. Th e

formation of a mother-daughter bond began in earnest that night and continues

to grow still. When the child grew older, the events of that night became an

oft en-told story, and it probably became a little more colorful in each retelling.

Now, aft er all these years, whenever the two are together and hear the song

played, the music triggers them to perform a duo just for themselves. It is their

private, special memory.

Th at night was more than18 years ago, in 2001. Last November we celebrated

that child’s (our granddaughter’s) 18th birthday, and as we toasted her ascension

to adulthood, I realized how quickly she’d arrived at the time to live that song’s

messages. In the midst of the celebration, I realized I was struggling a bit to

accept what it all meant.

Sometime later while shopping for Christmas gift s, our granddaughter

stepped into a boutique that featured necklaces and bracelets strung in Morse

code. Th is was truly unique and needed a closer look. Th ere on the display was

a lovely necklace with the Morse code inscription “I Hope You Dance.” I can’t

imagine what feelings this stirred, but she knew that she was meant to give it to

her mother. Th is was a chance to return the sentiment that had been shared with

her long ago. Th e bond was strengthened again.

Parenting is easy, right? All we have to do is provide our young with the

basic human needs of food, shelter, security, then toss in warmth, clothing

and Wi-Fi. Along the way we discover that someone forgot to mention the

countless hours of swim meets and dance recitals, of car pools and sleepovers.

No one remembered to clue us in about times spent explaining why our beloved

furry friend is happier in doggie heaven than he was here terrorizing our

neighborhood. Or about the time we will spend helping with homework that

even we don’t understand, and giving comfort aft er some disappointment that is

thought to be just short of tragic. We cannot ever be fully prepared for that day

when we watch him or her drive down the driveway alone behind the wheel for

the fi rst time, even though there were promises to be safe. Who told us about

prom dresses and prom dates or how to put the fear of God in the young dude

who was there to pick up your little girl, and to get that done without letting her

be aware of the unspoken threats? Th ere were so many things that Dr. Spock

forgot to discuss when he sold us his how-to book all those years ago. But the

hardest thing of all, the most impossible of all parenting responsibilities, is

letting go. How can anyone foresee and prepare for the moment you must leave

an 18-year-old baby standing in a college dorm room and then walk to your car

with tears in your eyes?

But we all do that. In one form or another, we all do that. It might not happen

in a college dorm, but at some moment in time we all have to let our children

become adults, encouraging them to step into the air, out of the nest and fl y

away. Th e fl ight doesn’t signal the end of parental responsibilities—the duties

will just change. Th e child’s needs might change but we, as parents, will continue

to be needed. Th e nest doesn’t really become empty, it just becomes more

spacious. When our children become adults, they need for us to take on the role

of advisors, to become sounding boards and, yes, friends. But they will forever

need our unending love, encouragement and emotional support.

Somewhere in cosmic space and time, if we are very good people and the

stars align properly and we eat all our vegetables (kale is exempted from this

requirement), some of us get a special reward. Th ese lucky people achieve

redemption in the form of a grandchild or two—or more. We are granted a

second chance to observe and to participate in the magical journey from birth

to adulthood. Some of us even get the pot sweetened a little if our family lives

only an hour or two away from us. In that event, we are challenged to be helpful

but not intrusive. Better still, if the lucky grandparents live at the beach, their

opportunities to share in memory making are multiplied. Summer camps, beach

clubs, sail boats and day trips to Shackleford Banks invite and lure them to us.

We can’t grow old because we must stay vibrant and sturdy in order to keep up

with them and the friends they bring for visits.

In August our daughter will load her car with all things necessary for dorm

living, drive her daughter to a college campus and join the tearful parents club.

Th ere are opportunities waiting for her now, and each off ers excellent learning

experiences. By August she will have decided which campus will be her home

for the next four years. Mom will park at the curb and make the multiple trips

upstairs as slowly as humanly possible in a failed attempt to stretch out the

hours before she must leave. Th is will be a very personal time to be shared by

mother, daughter and brother. Too soon the young fl edgling will step across the

threshold and into the open space, and the mother, brother and grandparents

will be left to whisper, “I hope you dance. I hope you dance.”

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Plans are underway for improvements in all three of our parks. At Garner

Park, the fl oating EZ-Dock was sold and will be replaced with a traditional

one. Th e EZ-Dock works fi ne in protected waters (they are present on some

canal front properties), but at times can be unsuitable as a permanent structure

on open waters. Past hurricanes and nor’easters have pulled the dock from its

moorings and either washed it out in the sound or up on land. Retrieval and

repair of the dock has cost us thousands of dollars, and the new fl oater will be

stronger and more secure—and will last for many years.

Th e other sound side park, McNeill, will also be repaired. We are planning to

back fi ll the eastern portion of the seawall with granite riprap to provide stability

for storm overwash. Also, the park will be reseeded with a durable deep-rooted

grass like Bermuda to aid in erosion control.

Lastly, the stairs and railings from the beach to the sittum at Hammer Park

will be replaced along with some changes to the share-a-toy area. We will hire

a contractor to do this work. Th e side rails and handrail on the ramp from the

parking lot to the sittum also need to be replaced. Th e ramp and rail posts are

in good shape, and all that is needed are new top/side rails and handrails. Th is

is a rather simple repair, and it would be nice to have the work completed by

volunteers in order to keep expenses down.

All operating expenses are funded by your dues, and the more items that can

be accomplished by volunteers, the better we can keep dues in check. Given

there are three parks on the open water, we have an ongoing maintenance

expense, and as a result, many projects and enhancements take a back seat due

to park upkeep and storm repair. Volunteering helps keep our expenses down

and allows us to have the monies available for improvements. Contact us and

join our team. No experience is necessary.

PIKSCO contact. For questions, concerns or to volunteer, contact PIKSCO

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For Our Longer LivesBy Kathy Werle

Coff ee, cookies and conversation

Th e Age-Friendly Advisory Committee welcomed the New Year with a social

hour of coff ee, cookies and conversation at town hall. It was an opportunity to

bring new and old neighbors together during our traditional Th ird Th ursday

Forum time slot to exchange thoughts on living in Pine Knoll Shores, share

snippets of our diverse backgrounds, discuss things of mutual concern and just

get back in touch with each other aft er the holidays. It was like an old-fashioned

kaff eeklatsch.

When we created the Age-Friendly Advisory Committee in 2015, we

followed the WHO (World Health Organization) guidelines that identifi ed

eight domains of community life that infl uence the health and quality of life of a

town’s residents. One of them, socialization, has been shown in many studies to

be critical to avoid isolation, which can be a killer. It is not unusual for people

to become more isolated as they age. Th ey no longer work outside their homes;

physical exercise and athletic endeavors become more of a challenge; and their

friends begin leaving to be closer to family, to assisted living facilities or, worse,

dying. Th ey feel they have no one with whom to talk, especially someone who

shares similar interests and experiences. Read on to learn what we are going to

do to combat that.

Th e Age-Friendly Advisory

Committee believes it has been

successful in bringing critical and

timely topics relevant to aging to our

OPALS (Older People with Active

Lifestyles). We have brought in

knowledgeable speakers who have

shared their expertise on topics as

diverse as fi nancial resilience, long-

term care alternatives, geriatric

wellness, transportation, making our

homes safer, nutrition, technology,

hiring a caregiver, hearing aid

technology, sleep disorders,

downsizing, fi nding joy in life, the

business of dying, acupuncture and

pain management, charitable giving

and bicycle safety.

In the coming months, our format

will undergo changes. Our Th ird

Th ursday Forum will evolve into a

social forum providing citizens the

opportunity to exchange their stories

on experiences they have encountered

(especially in the complex medical

world) as well as concerns that

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confront us daily. We may still be bringing in experts to answer your questions,

but our focus will be on citizen input and exchange of ideas. And since much

has been said about the health benefi ts of red grapes, we plan to provide

participants with a sip of the aged ones that come in a bottle.

With a new format come a new name and a new chairman. We will now be

known as the Aging in Place (AIP) Advisory Committee. But, of course, we will

still be friendly. You will have to come to our meeting in April to learn who will

replace our former leader, Joan Lamson, who was instrumental in the forming

and direction of the Age-Friendly Advisory Committee since inception. We

appreciate all she has contributed to our OPALS.

We have oft en heard the phrase “aging isn’t for sissies.” But we think it can be

made a lot easier if we approach it together.

We are grateful for the many OPALS who supported our forums in the past

through their attendance and look forward to seeing everyone again soon as we

all continue growing healthier, smarter and more informed together.

It has been demonstrated that people who have active lives and engage in

community activities are healthier and live longer—so become a participant in

our new adventure and enjoy the journey.

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Events Calendar

For a list of ongoing activities and events offered at our major attractions, please contact them directly or go to crystalcoastnc.org/events.

Beaufort Historic Site, 728-5225Cape Lookout National Seashore, 728-2250Core Sound Waterfowl Museum, 728-1500Fort Macon State Park, 726-3775History Museum of Carteret County, 247-7533North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, 247-4003North Carolina Maritime Museum, 728-7317

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Fort Macon Musket Firing Demonstration. March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1; 10 a.m.

Learn about a Civil War-era musket’s history, loading procedures and fi ring. Meet

at the fort. Future dates: April 8, 15, 22, 29

Brown Bag Gam Series. Sponsored by the NC Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street

in Beaufort. Come learn about North Carolina’s rich coastal environment and

culture at these free informal lectures. Bring your own lunch; no advance registration

required. Lectures start at noon. March 5, Rise & Fall of the Morehead Shipbuilding

Corp.; March 12, Wreck of the Caribsea; March 19, Getting to Know Beaufort’s

Dolphins; March 25, By Hook or by Crook, which focus on the lives of the 18th

century female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Future dates: April 17, Naval

Support During the Battle of Plymouth; April 23, Sea Turtles, A Feast Fit for a Pirate

30th Annual Art From the Heart. Th rough March 5. Th is event will be held in

Morehead Plaza in Morehead City, between Tractor Supply Co. and Big Lots. For

more information, including the calendar of events, visit artscouncilcarteret.org.

Sponsored by the Arts Council of Carteret County.

Fort Macon Bird Hike. March 9, 9 a.m. Meet at the visitor center and take a

leisurely hike to identify birds native to the area. Future dates: April 13, May 11

Merry Time for Tots. March 10, 10-11 a.m., at the NC Maritime Museum in

Beaufort. Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to take a look at a diff erent

nautical topic each month. Free. Register at 504-7758.

Monthly Poetry Class. March 11, 10:30 a.m., at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal

Church at 920 Salter Path Road in Salter Path. Classes are held once a month on

Wednesdays and are designed for anyone who has wondered about poetry, how

to read it and how it relates to our lives. Four to six sessions will be dedicated to

each poet. Classes are free, and all are welcome. Please contact the parish offi ce at

240-2388 for more information (including when new classes begin).

Down East Folk Arts Society Concerts. Wes Collins, March 12, 6-8:30 p.m., at

Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant on Front Street in Beaufort and March 13, 7-8:30 p.m.,

at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church at 920 Salter Path Road in Salter Path.

Concerts are free, but donations will be accepted for performers.

Astronomy at Fort Macon. March 13, 6 p.m. Meet at the bathhouse to view space

through a telescope.

Legacy Show Choir: 100 Years of Broadway. March 13 & 14 at 8 p.m. and March

15 at 2 p.m. at Joslyn Hall on the campus of Carteret Community College in

Morehead City. Th is musical tribute to the history of Broadway and its impact on

the evolving art form of music theater is a fundraiser for the Carteret Community

Th eatre. Visit carteretcommunitytheatre.com or call 726-1501 for more

information or to purchase tickets ($20).

29th Annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Festival. March 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., at the

Emerald Plantation shopping center. Th is year’s festival will feature over 75 arts and

craft s vendors, food vendors, amusement rides, face painters and more. Admission

and parking are free; presented by Transportation Impact.

Women’s History Month Celebration. March 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the History

Museum of Carteret County, 1008 Arendell Street in Morehead City. Th e League

of Women Voters of Carteret County joins the Historical Society to celebrate the

100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

Th e informal reception will feature specialty appetizers from local restaurants, a

silent auction to benefi t the league’s educational activities and exhibits showcasing

key suff ragettes, including images of notable women here in Carteret County.

Everyone is invited to this free event to socialize with league members, discover some

history of women key to the suff rage movement, meet women and men who shape

our county, and hear the stories of past Women of the Year in a casual setting.

Natural Side of Fort Macon Hike. March 19, 10 a.m. Meet at the visitor center.

Th e hike will cover both trail and beach. Future date: April 16

“Love, Loss and What I Wore.” March 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. and

March 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. at Joslyn Hall on the campus of Carteret Community

College in Morehead City. Th is is a play of monologues and ensemble pieces

about women, clothes and the memory covering all the important subjects. Visit

carteretcommunitytheatre.com or call 726-1501 for more information or to

purchase tickets ($11-$18).

4th Annual Golden Oldies Dinner/Dance. March 21, 6-10 p.m. at the Crystal

Coast Civic Center. All are invited to dress in Roarin’ 20s style and enjoy

entertainment by music legend Dick Knight with contributions arranged by

DJ Travis Th ompson. Food will be provided by Fat Fellas BBQ & Catering. Tax

deductible tickets are $20, and tables of eight can be purchased for $150. Individual

tickets, sponsorship inquiries and additional information are available by calling

Lin Schulze at (252) 670-7530 and Cindy Blizzard Fields at 247-2626. Sponsored

by Carteret County Friends of Aging with the Leon Mann Jr. Enrichment Center.

All proceeds of this event are committed to providing wellness programs and

community connectivity activities for the senior community.

Escoffi er Chef Dinner. March 24 (Chef Charles Park and Chef James Clarkson) at

the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; hors d’oeuvres until 6:30.

Four-course French dinners are prepared by culinary students and top local chefs.

Visit carteret.edu/foundation and click on Events to make a reservation.

PKS Women’s Club 5th Annual Fashion Show. March 27, 11 a.m., at the Crystal

Coast Country Club. Th is year’s theme is “What a Wonderful World” and will

support the club’s scholarship program. Tickets are $30 and may be picked up at

Pine Knoll Shores Realty at 320 Salter Path Road.

Cannon Day at Fort Macon. April 11. Learn how a Civil War cannon functions.

Cannon fi ring demonstrations at 10:30, 11:30, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30

Pine Knoll Shores Easter Egg Hunt. April 11, 10 a.m. at Garner Park. Rain date:

April 12 at 3:30 p.m. For children through age 12. Please see “What’s Up With

PARC?” in this issue for more details.

Earth Day Concert at Fort Macon. April 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fort Macon kicks off

Earth Day with a free concert by Chatham Rabbits. Bring a folding chair, and feel

free to bring a picnic. No alcohol is allowed in the park, and pets are not allowed

inside the fort.



On February 6 and 7, the Board

of Commissioners had its annual

off -site retreat. For this month’s

article I will recap some of the things

discussed, in no particular order or

intent on priority.

Additional tree planting in

town. Th e Community Appearance

Commission (CAC) is discussing

another town-wide project to plant

trees following the success we saw

last year. We’re not sure on the

timing for this, but we will probably avoid the heat of the summer. Keep an eye

out on email and Facebook for more information.

Tree preservation. Th ere was discussion concerning the tree density

requirements in the town code. Th e discussion was generally centered on

concerns as to whether the town requires enough trees to remain following the

construction of a new home. I suspect the CAC or Planning Board may look at

this.

Renovation of town hall entryway. We are looking at a renovation of the

front steps and entryway into town hall. More information will be coming on

this project.

Phase II stormwater project town hall meeting. Th e Board of

Commissioners directed staff to have another town hall meeting once the fi nal

design of the Phase II stormwater project is completed. Th is will likely take

place in the March/April time frame.

Preparing for Pine Knoll Shores’ 50th anniversary. Th e board discussed

the town’s golden anniversary, which will take place in 2023. We will approach

the Parks and Recreation Committee and the History Committee to explore

activities we might plan for the celebration. One idea that came up is to identify

property owners who owned when the town was incorporated in 1973. If you

are one of these, please send me an email at [email protected].

Board/commission annual briefi ngs. Th e CAC, Planning Board, and

Strategic Planning Committee briefed the commissioners on their current

activities and focus. Of note from these groups: the Strategic Planning

Committee is following progress on the introduction of Interstate 42 into

Carteret County. Also, the Planning Board has a subcommittee to look at the

possibility of putting town-owned wetlands into permanent conservation as

part of the Roosevelt Natural Area. Th e CAC is looking at tightening regulations

on oceanfront vegetation removal following a violation this past year.

Beach renourishment project and the protection of vegetation. Th ere was

discussion regarding the necessity to protect the beach vegetation that is planted

as part of this winter’s project. Th e town will install ropes and posts to channel

foot traffi c at our 11 public beach accesses. We will encourage multi-family

units as well as our commercial hotels to do the same.

Beach safety. Th is summer the town will try to improve on our

communication and outreach eff orts in terms of getting the word out on the

rip current threat. Additionally, we will place lifesaving equipment at all public

beach accesses.

KRAMER’S

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KRAMER’S

Budget planning timeline. See “Have You Heard . . . ?” in this issue of Th e

Shoreline for information on dates for all budget-related meetings between now

and June. All of these meetings are open to the public.

Fire alarm and home fi re safety inspection. Did you know that the Pine

Knoll Shores Fire Department conducts free home inspections for fi re safety? If

you are interested, please call 247-2268.

Receive town email updates. If you are not signed up for the town’s email

alerts, please visit townofpks.com, scroll down to “Town Information” on the

right side of the page and click to sign up for Constant Contact to register for

this service.

Next dinner with the mayor. Our next dinner with the mayor will be on

April 10 here in Carteret County. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. at a venue to be

announced via email and Facebook.

What’s Up With PARC?By Jean McDanal

Th e 2020 Carteret County Senior Games is in its 33rd year. Join in the fun and

festivities by participating in one of the exciting events available to everyone.

Events will run from April 6 through May 1. Registration is now open at

torch.ncseniorgames.org. Pine Knoll Shores will not be hosting an event this

year.

Put your bunny ears on, and bring the kids and grandkids to our annual

Easter Egg Hunt to be held at Garner Park on Saturday, April 11, beginning

at 10 a.m. Th e rain date is Sunday, April 12, at 3:30 p.m. Approximately 4,000

candy-fi lled eggs will be hidden. Th ere will be separate sections for four age

groups: 0-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Th e Easter Bunny will arrive on the fi re truck,

and cookies and lemonade will be served. If you would like to donate candy, we

are requesting that it not be any type of hard candy and that it not contain any

peanuts. Look for candy that is soft and individually packaged—and please drop

the candy off at town hall by March 20. Th is is a fi rm deadline as almost 4,000

eggs need to be stuff ed.

Th e Crystal Coast Country Club will be the venue for Pine Knoll Shores’ 4th

annual Pickleball Tournament on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration

is $25, and the tournament will be limited to 24 players. Full tournament and

registration details will be available soon. Please contact [email protected]

if you have questions.

We are currently gearing up for our 13th anniversary for our Kayak for the

Warriors activities in May and June. Logistics are being fi nalized, and full details

of all events will appear soon on our website (k4tw.org) and in the April issue of

Th e Shoreline.

We will be keeping the fi rst Monday aft er the Fourth of July as our Beach

Cleanup activity in conjunction with the county’s Clean Sweep program. More

information will be forthcoming before the July 6 date.

Your Parks and Recreation Committee welcomes any suggestions for activities

that will get people out, moving and involved. If you have suggestions for PARC,

please email [email protected] or come to one of our meetings. Th e next

meeting is on Tuesday, March 10, at 9 a.m. at the public safety building.


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The Pine Knoll Shores History Committee arranged for a second printing of the

Alice Hoffman booklets that were distributed at its Wine & Cheese with Alice and Rodney event

last October. If you did not receive a booklet or if you would like to learn more about Alice Hoffman and the early days of Pine Knoll Shores, stop by town hall to pick up a copy while supplies last. Other interesting stories of our town’s history

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By Ken Jones

Of teams and heroes

Here we are in the transition month of March, ending winter and starting

spring, with the spring equinox on March 19.

Earlier, during the start of our winter season, on January 18, I observed what

teamwork and heroes really mean. I see it all the time in the media, heroes this

and that, but not much about teamwork—and if you know me at all, you know I

fi rmly believe in the value of teamwork.

As I write this with an eye toward spring, I am extremely happy that we, the

Town of Pine Knoll Shores, and you put 1,200 trees in the ground during the

fi rst quarter of last year. Th at’s an average of 400 trees in the ground per month.

Many people were active in the distribution and planting of these trees.

Community Appearance Commission (CAC) Chairman Steve Felch, all CAC

members, Town Clerk Sarah Williams, resident Chris Freeman, Public Services

Director Sonny Cunningham and a host of volunteers made all of the tree

planting and distribution happen quickly. Th ank you all for a job well done.

Th en to top it off , we will celebrate our 20th year as a Tree City USA on

March 20. Th is is all possible because of teamwork and quick action that

brought recovery from a terrible storm.

I want to say a few words about summer safety. Th is is defi nitely a huge

topic, and I can never emphasize its importance enough. Pedestrian deaths

Multi-department effort. Town staff from several departments came together to bring a quick solution to the water main break in January. Left to right: Firefi ghter/EMT Brian “BS” Williams, Police Sergeant Cory Bishop, Firefi ghter/EMT Tanner Tharrington, Police Offi cer Blair Reed, and Public Services employees Travis Adkins and Tyler Felch—Photo by by Jada Forcier

by motor vehicle are at a 30-year high. Slow down, watch for pedestrians, stay

off the phone (texting and otherwise), wear your seatbelt, and be alert. Safety

doesn’t just apply to drivers and pedestrians though. I have heard quite a few

complaints about “rolling stops” and problems with dogs on the beach. We will

be increasing patrols because of this. I’ll talk more on safety in an upcoming

issue, but constant reminders are always good.

Th e 13th annual Kayak for the Warriors (K4TW) is headed your way. Our

annual fundraiser for Hope For Th e Warriors will start on May 1 with a Warrior

Gala and auction at the Crystal Coast Country Club, beginning at 6 p.m. Join

in this new event to participate in live and silent auctions and enjoy dinner and

dancing. Th en on May 29 we will have our fi rst annual K4TW Golf Tournament,

•Kayak/Paddleboard Race at 10 a.m.•Lunch Feast at 11:30 a.m.•Awards at 12 noon•

To donate, register or learn more about our events, please visit k4tw.org.All proceeds support Hope For The Warriors ,

a 501(c)3 with a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator.

SAVE THE DATEFriday, May 1

Beginning at 6 p.m., the Kayak for the WarriorsWarrior Gala and auction will be

held at the Crystal Coast Country Club.Join in the bidding fun and participate in

LIVE and silent auctions while enjoying hors d’oeuvres, dinner and dancing.

]Friday, May 29

First Annual K4TW Golf TournamentShotgun Start at 8:30 a.m. at the

Crystal Coast Country Club

]Saturday, June 6



Board of Commissioners Annual Off-Site RetreatThe Pine Knoll Shores Board of Commissioners spent two days meeting with the appointed boards in town, discussing items with staff, and charting

goals and objectives for the New Year. The Crystal Coast Country Club served as a beautiful backdrop, and participants were treated to delicious lunches both days to keep everyone going.—Photos by Paige Gillespie


This year the annual Easter Egg Hunt for children 12 and under will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, at Garner Park on Oakleaf Drive in Pine Knoll Shores. We are excited and ready to hide approximately 4,000 plastic Easter eggs filled with bite-size candy, and there will be a bumper crop of eggs as well as separate sections for four age groups. The Easter Bunny has promised to arrive in style on our Pine Knoll Shores fire truck, and we expect there will be a great community turnout. Cookies and lemonade will also be available. If anyone would like to contribute individually wrapped soft candies (no peanuts, please) for the event, please drop off your donation at town hall by March 20.

Save the Date Pine Knoll Shores

Pickleball Tournament

April 25, 2020 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Sponsored by the Pine Knoll Shores Parks & Recreation Committee and the

Crystal Coast Country Club


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At The Aquarium

Spring is right around the corner, and the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll

Shores is gearing up with activities. Visit reservations.ncaquariums.com/

pineknollshores for the programs below that require reservations, and join in the

fun.

Forest Fairies to Sea Serpents. March 14. Fairy Day is full of fun and

learning, where imagination and education come together. Build fairy and

gnome houses on the nature trail, search for fairy and mermaid doors around

the aquarium and make your own magic wand. Costumes are encouraged but

not required. Add to the fun and come dressed as a fairy, gnome, sea serpent or

other mythical character. Free with admission or membership.

Get Hooked Fishing School. March 21, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sign up now for the

annual Get Hooked Fishing School hosted by the aquarium. Th e popular one-

day course features in-depth presentations by experienced anglers on many

aspects of the sport, including topics such as inshore fi shing for striper, drum,

trout, mackerel and fl ounder; fl y fi shing; and off shore fi shing. Additional

demonstrations will feature fl y tying or instructions on helpful knots.

Th e school off ers an opportunity to gather a lot of information in one day in

one place. Th e action-packed event includes participation in up to six sessions of

instruction, a catered lunch, giveaways and drawings

for some great fi shing gear. Agencies and businesses

of interest to fi shermen and boaters will be on hand.

Advance registration is required, and space is

limited. Th e fee is $60 per person ($54 for aquarium

members). See the website for more information

or to sign up online. Registration also is accepted

by phone at 247-4003 and at visitor services at the

aquarium. Get Hooked is sponsored by the Big Rock

Blue Marlin Tournament.

Spring Break Camps. April 14-15 (grades 1-3)

and April 16-17 (grades 4-6), 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Come join us for a two-day camp full of hands-on

and engaging activities. Campers will participate

in live animal encounters, craft s, behind-the-

scenes action and more. Participants must dress

appropriately for the weather, bring their own lunch

and water bottle and wear closed-toe shoes.

Summer Camp Registration. Make plans to

register early (online only), beginning at 6 a.m. on

April 1. Summer camps are popular, so bookmark

the website at reservations.ncaquariums.com/

pineknollshores/ and set your alarm. Summer

camps are off ered by age group for kids entering

kindergarten through eighth grade throughout the

summer. Participants enjoy behind-the-scenes action

and plenty of outdoor and hands-on adventure.

Refl ective Address Signs

AvailableMinutes matter in an emergency. To help medical,

fi re and police responders fi nd your home as quickly as

possible, the Pine Knoll Shores Fire Auxiliary is making

refl ective address signs available. For a donation of

$20, signs that meet the specifi cations set out by town

ordinance will be made up by a fi reman on duty. A post is

available for an additional $10, and a fi reman will install

it in the proper location for an additional $10. Visit the

public safety building at 314 Salter Path Road to order

your sign.


PKA News

Pine Knoll Association (PKA) directors and volunteers have been working

diligently to complete much-needed work at our marinas and parks in

anticipation of the crowds that come with springtime. Repair work at Hall Haven

marina, located on Beechwood Drive, continues weekly on Tuesdays, weather

permitting, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending around 11:30 a.m. Th ursdays are the

rain date. Volunteers are encouraged to pitch in, and their tools are welcome.

Ocean Park’s facelift is well on its way. Th e sittum, steps, ramp and walkways

have been power washed, and the woodwork has been stained. A minor

landscape permit has been submitted for approval to construct approximately

13-15 additional golf cart spaces. Once construction is completed, the parking

spaces will be resealed and repainted. A plan is also underway to address

standing storm water at the park’s entrance. During this time, the parking lot

may be closed to motorized vehicles and possibly to pedestrians as well. If there

is a yellow tape across the entrance, please use an alternative beach access point

and avoid Ocean Park until the work is complete. Of course, the state’s beach

renourishment project is ongoing as well, which requires a considerable amount

of heavy equipment on the beach. You are urged to use caution and observe the

work from a safe distance.

Th e PKA annual meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 19, and we are

presently soliciting nominations for those who wish to serve on the Board of

Directors. Th ere are currently three openings.

What do PKA directors do? Th ey manage the physical and fi nancial assets

of the association and its restrictive covenants. What is required to be a PKA

director? One should have an interest in serving and improving our PKA

community for the common good and should be committed to preserving and

protecting our PKA assets. A director should be able to attend a monthly board

meeting and fulfi ll a three-year term while also participating in PKA volunteer

activities and serving on board committees, such as parks, waterways, fi nance,

architectural control and communication.

Nine directors serve on the board and are nominated by the Nominating

Committee (Amry Cox, chairperson) and elected by written ballot of the PKA

membership at the annual meeting. Th e three nominees with the largest number

of votes are elected. Terms begin July 1. Once the three-year term is fulfi lled,

directors may serve a second consecutive term if they desire to do so and if elected.

If you would like to see the PKA board in action, you are invited to attend the

next PKA Board of Directors meeting, which will be held March 9 at 9:30 a.m. at

town hall. All PKA residents are encouraged to attend to learn of board activities

and to voice any concerns they may have. If interested in serving on the board,

please send contact information to Dennise Wolfe at [email protected],

and the Nominating Committee will be happy to contact you.

We hope to see you at the sittum get-together at Ocean Park on the fi rst

Sunday of each month at 5 p.m. Th ere is no rain date. Bring a beverage, a side

item to share if you like, and get to know your neighbors.

PKA contact. Contact PKA by phone at 252-240-1717, by email at

[email protected], via the website at pineknollassociation.com, by mail at

PO Box 905, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512, or by the drop box located at the corner

of Sycamore Drive and West Olive Court. Like us on Facebook at Pine Knoll

Association, Inc.

By Carolyn Brown Thompson

American Music Festival

As American Music Festival (AMF) continues its 30th anniversary season,

Barbara McKenzie on piano and Caroline Stinson on cello will perform on

March 7. Both are international performers of critical acclaim, having performed

for AMF in the past, and last year Stinson joined the Ciompi Quartet at Duke.

Th e duo’s dynamic program in March includes the music of Debussy, Tower and

Brahms.

Th e fi nal performance of the season is on April 25. Th is will be a special 30th

anniversary celebration with a mix of classical favorites chosen from a survey

of members’ favorite music and performers from the past 30 years. Barbara

McKenzie will perform Th eme from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, followed by

the Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor performed by the Lyricosa String

Quartet from the NC Symphony and the Ciompi Quartet from Duke University,

along with French fl utist Nicholas Duchamp and pianist Barbara McKenzie.

Th e Ciompi String Quartet will play the fi rst and second movements of Haydn’s

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 76. Also included in the program will be the fi rst

movement of the Schubert Quintet in A, also known as ”Th e Trout”; the second

movement of Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 12, Op. 127; and the fi rst and last

movements of Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-fl at. Th is will be a fantastic fi nale to the

season that you will not want to miss.

By Linda Seale

Ciompi Quartet will perform a mix of classical favorites on April 25.

Concerts are held on Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian

Church in Morehead City. Please note the time change from previous years.

Tickets are available at the door for $32/adult and $16/student, teacher and

military. Single tickets may also be reserved before each concert by calling 342-

5034 or can be purchased in advance by visiting AmericanMusicFestival.org and

clicking on “Tickets” in the navigation menu.

Please plan to join us for world class entertainment right here in Carteret

County. Th ere is no need to drive or fl y or pay high prices to see and hear

marvelous chamber music. We hope to see you there.


March is national Asset Management Awareness

Month. It is also when many of us meet with tax

preparers or utilize tax preparation soft ware to

begin to fi nalize our tax return for the previous

year. For most people, whether retired or still

working, their income is one of their most important assets—and one large aspect

of asset management involves managing and seeking to minimize taxes. Minimizing

your potential income taxes requires a regular review of your fi nancial picture and

the current tax strategies available to you. As you work to fi nalize your 2019 tax

return, now is the time to make decisions and consider planning opportunities

around your 2020 tax situation.

Strategies to consider. Although your tax picture is unique to you, there are

common strategies to consider and discuss with your fi nancial and tax advisors.

Here are a few:

Minimize taxable income while saving for retirement. If you are an

employee, you make contributions to your 401(k) plan with pretax dollars, thus

reducing your current income and possibly your current-year taxes. You can

also reduce current-year taxes by making tax-deductible contributions to an

IRA, if you qualify. You may still be able to do this for your 2019 taxes. If you

are self-employed, you can use a Keogh, SEP (Simplifi ed Employee Pension), or

SIMPLE (Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees) plan to shelter income.

Maximize deductions. Some deductible items, like medical expenses, must

meet a specifi c threshold before deductions can be taken. If you fall short of

the minimum, you may be able to time discretionary expenses so that you

exceed the threshold one year but not the next, although the threshold is

high—10% of AGI (Adjusted Gross Income).

Consider charitable donations. If you are in a tax situation in which you

itemize deductions, charitable donations could provide a good source of

income tax deductions. One tax-saving strategy is to donate appreciated

property or investments. You can take a deduction for the fair market value

and avoid capital gains tax on the sale.

Consider QCD’s (Qualifi ed Charitable Deductions) if over 70½. Once you

turn 70½, you are able to make charitable contributions directly from your

traditional IRA and exclude this amount from income. Th is can allow you

to take your RMD (Required Minimum Distribution) once turning age 72

without having reportable taxable income. It also allows you to benefi t from

charitable contributions even if you take the standard deduction.

Review interest expenses. If you pay interest that is not tax-deductible (e.g.,

interest on auto loans or credit cards), consider paying off the debt. Th e

interest on mortgages and home equity loans is tax deductible in most cases,

so pay these off last.

Review social security benefi ts. If you collect social security, you may benefi t

from strategies to reduce or defer taxable income. If your non-social security

income exceeds certain levels, it triggers taxation of a higher percentage of

your social security benefi ts.

Pay attention to recordkeeping. Keeping complete records may help you save

on taxes, especially if it prevents having to locate or recreate information.

Review Form 1040 for missed tax opportunities. Reviewing your 1040 could

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Minimizing TaxesBy Greg Patterson and James Allen Canady

help you spot opportunities for making investments that provide greater aft er-

tax savings. Pay special attention to the Taxable Interest, Tax-Exempt Income,

and Dividend Income sections of the form.

Municipal bonds. Tax-exempt municipal bonds can be a tax-advantaged

investment, especially if you are in a high income tax bracket, or if you have

moved into a higher tax bracket aft er a promotion or career change. Interest

earned on municipal bonds is exempt from federal income taxes and, in most

states, from state and local taxes for residents of the issuing states (although

income on certain bonds for particular investors may be subject to the

Alternative Minimum Tax).

Plan capital gains and/or losses. Determining when to recognize capital

gains or losses depends on whether you want to postpone tax liability (by

postponing recognition of gains) or recognize capital gains or losses during

the current year. If the gains will be subject to a higher rate of tax next year

(because of a change in tax bracket), or if you cannot use capital losses to off set

capital gains, you may recognize capital gains this year.

Review IRA opportunities. If you are retiring or changing jobs, consider

rolling over the assets in your company’s pension and 401(k) plan to an IRA. If

you have a traditional IRA, evaluate whether it would be benefi cial to convert

it to a Roth IRA, and consider contribution opportunities and tax impact for

both prior year and current year IRA accounts.

Estate planning strategies. Review and update your estate plan to minimize

potential estate and gift taxes.

Life insurance. Life insurance may provide liquidity to pay estate taxes and

could be an attractive solution to other liquidity problems, such as family-

owned businesses, large real estate holdings, and collectibles. Life insurance

proceeds can pass free of income and estate taxes when structured properly.

Th ese are just a few of the most common tax planning strategies. Your fi nancial

advisor can work with you and your tax professional to review your current situation

and determine which ideas may be benefi cial to you.

Th is material has been provided for general informational purposes only and does

not constitute either tax or legal advice. Although we go to great lengths to make sure

our information is accurate and useful, we recommend you consult a tax preparer,

professional tax advisor or lawyer. Greg Patterson and James Allen Canady are

fi nancial advisors located at Atlantic Wealth Management in Morehead City. Th ey

off er securities and advisory services as Registered Representatives and Investment

Adviser Representatives of Commonwealth Financial Network, Member FINRA/

SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Th ey can be reached at 515-7800 or greg@

myatlanticwealth.com. Copyright 2020. IRS CIRCULAR 230 DISCLOSURE: To ensure

compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. tax

advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or

written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under

the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing, or recommending to another

party any transaction or matter addressed herein.

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Please place recyclables and trash out on Sunday night to ensure pickup.

PKS YARD WASTE PICK-UP DATES

March 10, 31

PKS RECYCLE DATES"A" Week: March 2, 16, 30

"B" Week: March 9, 23


Happenings for March at Bogue Banks Library

Book exchange and sale. Stop by the paperback Book Exchange and trade for

a free paperback book. Th e Book Nook is open Monday through Saturday from

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with lots of used books for sale.

Silent auction. Be sure to check out the ongoing silent auction. New items are

added frequently.

Activities for children. Preschool story time for ages 3-5 is held each

Th ursday at 10 a.m. with Ms. Brita.

Th ursday, March 5, will be “Read Across America.” (National Read Across

America Day is March 2.)

Th ursday, March 12, will be “Wee Bit Irish.”

Th ursday, March 19, will be “Bring on Spring!”

Th ursday, March 26, will be “Tummy Yummy.”

Featured artwork. During the month of February, the art gallery will feature

the works of local oil painter Julie Hughes. Ms. Hughes grew up in Maryland

where she was interested in art from a very young age. She took every art class

available in junior high and high school and knew that she wanted to pursue an

art career. She chose East Carolina University for its outstanding art school and

received a bachelor of fi ne arts degree with a major in painting and a minor in

drawing.

Hughes’ passion for the water, especially the ocean, has been a motivating

subject for her to paint, and she also has a love for fi gure painting, especially

ballerinas. Her subject matter varies, as she likes to keep it fresh and prefers to

paint from life whenever possible. She has had several one-woman shows over

the past several years and has been commissioned to paint various subjects. She

is inspired by the French impressionists and likes to paint with that in mind.

Th e display cases will feature the carved decoys of John Boykin, a member of

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“Loretta” (top) and “Littoral Haven” by Julie Hughes

the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild. He has enjoyed whittling all his life but

with the encouragement of his wife and help from the instructors and fellow

students at Carteret Community College, he is transforming from a whittler to a

carver. Mr. Boykin enjoys working with other carvers from the guild to improve

his techniques and discover new decoys to carve. He encourages everyone to

enjoy the sound and beauty of all the songbirds and waterfowl in our area.

Please plan to join our gallery artists at the public reception on Friday,

March 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the art gallery. Light refreshments will be served,

and all are invited.

(Continued from page 13)Mayor’s Memoalso at the Crystal Coast Country Club. Our main event, the Kayak and

Paddleboard Race, will be held on June 6 at 10 a.m. at Garner Park. So many

volunteers and so many viewers along the canal make this a very exciting event.

I will see you there.

Th e fi scal year 2020-21 budget preparations are well underway as I write this.

As with all years, our commissioners and I, and our award-winning town staff ,

continue to fi nd smarter ways of doing business to take care of your valuable

tax dollars. We have not raised taxes, except once for a fourth fi refi ghter, in the

past 10 years. We have had plenty of infl ation in those 10 years, and there may

come a time when we will have to take action—just not this year. Th e county

property revaluation, which was delayed a year by Hurricane Florence, has been

completed and is eff ective in 2020.

As you can see, I wasn’t kidding about everything that is going on just in our

town. Don’t hesitate to step in and help in our team eff orts. I look forward to

seeing you there. One team, one town, one Pine Knoll Shores.


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Real Estate NewsBy Marian Goetzinger, Pine Knoll Shores Realty

Looking for a pet friendly neighborhood?

For my husband and me, it has always been important that our neighborhood

be a good fi t for everyone in our family, including our dogs. If that is important to

you, be sure you enlist the help of a dog-friendly realtor. It’s not hard to discover

that. Simply google your possible candidate, follow her to her social media sites and

scroll. Dog lovers are pretty obvious. For example, you’ll fi nd more pictures of my

dogs than of my grandchildren.

To know about the dog friendliness of Pine Knoll Shores, all you have to do is

walk around the neighborhood. Regardless of the season or time of day, you will

almost surely see people out walking their dogs. Pine Knoll Shores requires dogs

be on leash when out and about so you don’t have to worry about your safety. If

you are coming from an area where leashes and waste pickup are not required,

you may wonder what those little (oft en blue) bags are you see people carrying in

their leashless hand. Th ose are dog waste bags, and those of us who love our dogs

consider them a badge of honor. It says, “See, I am a responsible dog parent.”

Recently my family and I sold our house and moved into a rental home

temporarily. Our borrowed home does not have a fenced-in back yard for our dogs

to play and run. Proving that necessity is the mother of invention and encourages

creative eff orts to meet the need or solve the problem, we checked out the Pine

Knoll Shores bark park. We were thrilled to discover the Pine Knoll Shores Canine

Veterans Memorial Park, a nearby wonderful, safe fenced-in

area where our dogs could run and play off leash.

Around 2010 a group of Pine Knoll Shores citizens

approached the town Board of Commissioners and asked for

a dog park. Th e board approved the concept and provided

a space behind town hall that had formerly been used for

yard debris. Th e citizens formed the Pine Knoll Shores Bark

Park Club, LLC and raised the money to build the park.

Eventually the town assumed responsibility for maintenance

and upkeep of the park, and today it remains as a town bark

park where all citizens and visitors are welcome to bring

their dogs.

Th e park is separated into spaces for small dogs and large

dogs. Each side has a bench for humans to sit and a water

bowl and water source. Th ere is a convenient receptacle for

dog waste disposal. Th ere is also a public bathroom facility

right next door, but be warned it is closed for the winter

months, as is the water source. We carry a large bottle of

water with us, a couple of blue bags and a few paper towels

to wash out the bowls for our dogs. We have been taking

our dogs as oft en as we can fi t into our busy schedule, and

we have been so pleased to discover that everybody is being

very responsible about pickup and keeping the space clean.

For many of us, our dogs are our children. Just as we

once looked for kid-friendly neighborhoods with good

playgrounds, schools and other children, today we insist on

a dog-friendly neighborhood. A dog-friendly realtor can

point you in the right direction.

Dog park behind the Pine Knoll Shores town hall—Photo by Marian Goetzinger


By Paige Gillespie

Th e Board of Commissioners annual off -site retreat was held on February

6-7 at the Crystal Coast Country Club. Several members of the public were

in attendance over the two-day event. Commissioners Larry Corsello, Alicia

Durham, Clark Edwards, Ted Goetzinger and Bill Knecht were present.

During the public comment session, one person spoke.

Mayor Jones shared an extensive list of the town’s accomplishments over the

past year.

Community Appearance Commission (CAC) Chairman Steve Felch gave an

update on the committee. He noted the 2019: Year of the Tree emphasis, the

Arbor Day celebration, the town-sponsored tree giveaway, tree removal permits

and educational eff orts.

During the Commissioner Discussion Topics session, several items were

noted: stormwater mitigation, revisiting the town’s road paving plan, pending

approval by the Trinity Center for the third emergency beach access, beginning

of the beach renourishment project that has started in Atlantic Beach (and

should begin in Pine Knoll Shores around the fi rst of March), trees dying around

town hall, and the town’s 50th anniversary in 2023.

A public hearing was called for March 11 regarding the Planning Board’s

recommended changes to the setback ordinance.

Town Clerk Sarah Williams noted that the town’s new website is up and

running and working well with Google calendar.

Town Manager Brian Kramer reviewed the town’s Strategic Plan, and Strategic

Planning Committee Chairman Bob Holman gave an update on the committee.

He noted some emerging issues: revision of the Strategic Plan needs to happen

more oft en, synchronizing the town staff with boards and citizens, the impact of

the I-42 corridor, water infrastructure and disaster planning.

Planning Board Chairman Paul Payne gave an update on the board.

Commissioner assignments were made for the coming year.

Day two began with the approval of the consent agenda, including minutes

from the last meeting, tax discoveries and releases. It also included the

reappointment of several chairmen: Steve Felch, CAC; Paul Payne, Planning

Board; Bob Holman, Strategic Planning; Richard Seale, Board of Adjustment;

and the appointment of Susan Phillips as Chair of the History Committee. Susan

King was appointed to the History Committee and Andy Wheatcraft to the

Board of Adjustment.

Town Manager Kramer presented a draft of the Capital Improvement Plan

and also presented potential projects to use the excess FEMA funding from the

beach project.

Fire Chief Jason Baker reported on beach safety. Th ere have been six ocean

drownings since 2007. None of the victims were local, and four of the six were

apparent victims of rip currents. None had fl oatation devices. Th e department

is concentrating on the following areas of safety: a fl ag warning system, social

media warning system, signage and handouts at the public beach accesses

(koozies imprinted with rip current safety information and boogie boards for

the use of beach visitors). He suggested ways that the town could improve water

safety, including briefi ngs at schools and military facilities, placing fl otation

cans/rings with a length of rope attached at designated locations, free parking for

surfers and promotion of the Float Don’t Fight program.

Police Chief Ryan Th ompson reported a signifi cant rise in crime in the past

month. He requested an additional offi cer that would enable the department to

increase supervision, decrease risk/liability, increase offi cer safety and increase

service to residents/visitors. Th ere are currently eight full-time and three part-

time offi cers. With the current shift makeup, there is a 12-hour period without

supervision. Chief Th ompson is fulfi lling the duties of the Community Resource

Offi cer as Offi cer Montanino is needed elsewhere.

Assistant Town Manager and Finance Offi cer Julie Anderson reported on real

property values.

Town Planner Kevin Reed gave an update on the Unifi ed Development

Ordinance (UDO). A motion was made by Commissioner Edwards and

seconded by Commissioner Goetzinger to proceed with the UDO project. It

passed unanimously.

Public Works Director Sonny Cunningham reported that the police and fi re

departments helped during the water main break on January 18. Valve exercising

is ongoing, and there are only two of the 36 compound meters left to install.

During the public comment session, one person spoke.

Commissioner Knecht made a motion to hire a new police offi cer.

Commissioner Goetzinger seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously.

Th e next regular Board of Commissioners meeting will be held on March 11

at 6 p.m. at town hall.

Th e full minutes of Board of Commissioners meetings are included in the agenda

packets that are publicly available through the calendar on the town website

(townofpks.com) and are sent out via email prior to the next month’s regular board

meeting. If you have questions about access to the minutes, contact Town Clerk

Sarah Williams at 247-4353, ext. 13.

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ACROSS

1. Give birth to

6. Resorts

10. Rodents

14. Our planet

15. Not there

16. River of Spain

17. A very short time

18. Alleviate

19. Expresses relief

20. Charmed

22. A soft sheepskin leather

23. Santa’s helper

24. Unreactive

26. Cavort

30. Assists

32. Distant

33. In a self-conscious manner

37. Alone

38. Extent

39. Central area of a church

40. Underskirt

42. Stripes

43. Door fasteners

44. Rouse

45. Shorthand

47. Coniferous tree

48. Kiss

49. Authorized

56. Not short

57. Affi rm

58. Rowed

59. Sea eagle

60. D D D D

61. Utilizing

62. A doe or stag

63. At one time (archaic)

64. Hockey footwear

DOWN

1. Mend (archaic)

2. Acquire deservedly

3. Fortitude

4. Carve in stone

5. Th ence

6. Mantelpiece

7. Resound

8. Backside

9. Scruffi est

10. Acts as an agent

11. Despise

12. Delicacy

13. Scattered

21. Total

25. Greatest possible

26. Shocked reaction

27. Maguey

28. Exuviate

29. Moonshiner

30. Religious fathers

31. Entice

33. Out of control

34. Scoot

35. 57 in Roman numerals

36. 365 days

38. Award

41. Charged particle

42. Not frivolous

44. Smidgen

45. A loud sleeping sound

46. 1,000 kilograms

47. Not last

48. Toboggan

50. Always

51. G G G G

52. Disguise

53. Diva’s solo

54. Canvas dwelling

See page 5 for puzzle solution.

Our vision is to provide a quality environment in which all residents

and visitors are safe and secure, where individual talents fl ourish and

everyone enjoys the natural resources of our area.

It is the mission of the town of Pine Knoll Shores to provide for the

safety and well-being of all residents and visitors in an effi cient and well-

organized manner; develop and implement plans for the continuous

improvement of the town, its services and its beach; and encourage the

participation of residents in service to the town and community.

Vision and Mission Statements


Have You Heard . . . ?FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

Status of fl ood maps (sort of). Several years ago, new preliminary fl ood maps

were released for Carteret County and its municipalities. Since that time, the Town of

Pine Knoll Shores has been waiting to hear from the State of North Carolina that the

new preliminary fl ood maps for the county (and towns) have become eff ective. Town

staff would like for residents and property owners to know that the latest information

from the state’s fl ood mapping offi ce is that it will likely be a minimum of one year

from now before the new maps are eff ective. If you have specifi c questions about

fl ood insurance and rates, please contact your insurance agent. Otherwise, if you have

any questions about fl ood maps (both eff ective and preliminary) and how the maps

impact you and your property, please contact town planner Kevin Reed at 247-4353,

ext. 11, or email him at [email protected].

It’s budget time. Below is the planning timeline for FY 2020-21 Pine Knoll

Shores budget. All budget meetings are open public meetings. Call Town Clerk

Sarah Williams at 247-4353 ext. 13, to check for any changes before you arrive for a

meeting.

The Independent InvestorBy Bill Schmick

Intellectual property has not always been so important

America’s intellectual property (IP) is worth more than $6.6 trillion and employs

45 million Americans and hundreds of millions more worldwide. It is estimated that

IP-intensive industries account for one-third of the country’s total Gross Domestic

Product and 52% of U.S. merchandise exports. It is why we, as a country, are fi ghting

so hard to protect these rights today.

Th e fi gures above come from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. If anything, they

understate the value of IP to all of us. So what exactly is IP? Generally, it is any

product of the human intellect that the law protects from unauthorized use by

others. Inventions, literary and artistic works, symbols, names and images used in

commerce—really just an endless list of things that people created that make the

world what it is today. It is usually divided into two categories: industrial property,

which includes patents for things like inventions, trademarks, designs, etc., and

copyrights that cover most of the artistic world, including everything from television

shows to the latest best-selling books.

Our founding fathers thought that IP was so important to the future of this

country that they made it a point to protect the rights of authors and inventors in

the Constitution. However, protecting these property rights has not always been

the priority it should have been in our nation’s history. Th e most recent example is

the ongoing trade dispute we are having with China over intellectual property and

technology transfers.

A cynical investor might ask why, aft er over two decades of accelerating trade

between our two countries, are these issues only coming up now. If IP is such a vital

component of our national wealth, why is a spotlight just now being shown on a

business practice that has been going on for more than 20 years, not only in China

but in a good part of the rest of the world as well?

In the case of China, it was the price of doing business. Th ere was nothing sneaky

or underhanded about it. Th e Chinese were straightforward in what they wanted

when they fi rst opened the doors to their economy in the Nixon/Kissinger era. Th e

message was clear—if you want to do business in China and sell to our billions of

consumers, in exchange we want to understand, learn and license the intellectual

property behind your products.

So why did we agree to those conditions? During those days, the markets were

rewarding companies that managed to plant the fi rst fl ag on Chinese soil. It was

considered a strategic advantage to beat your competitors into China. Every

company in the world wanted a piece of the action and to be fi rst to crow over a

foothold in the country. It was (and still is) the fastest-growing consumer market in

the world. Visions of billions of additional hamburger or DVD sales fi lled the trade

journals of the day.

Th e uncomfortable truth is that our U.S. corporations gladly transferred their

secrets to Chinese companies in exchange for that new business. And now, only aft er

the horse has already left the barn, are we trying to slam the stable door shut. In

hindsight, we have to ask ourselves this question: Was giving away our intellectual

property and looking the other way as our technology was pilfered worth the

additional sales we received from the Chinese?

Evidently not, if you listen to the rhetoric. Th e media, the public and, of course, the

outrage of politicians on both sides of the aisle are well-known. Th e inconvenient truth

is that we always had the opportunity to just say no, but we didn’t. We said nothing.

Sure, you can blame China for being unfair in the fi rst place, as if business is ever

fair or unfair (unless you lose). But from the Chinese point of view, as a country

striving to raise itself up by its bootstraps 30 years ago, was it unreasonable or

unfair? To me, it was simply a smart business tactic. Th ey recognized the greed and

profi t motive of capitalistic societies and exploited it for their own benefi t.

Bill Schmick is registered as an investment advisor representative and portfolio

manager with Berkshire Money Management (BMM), managing over $400 million

for investors in the Berkshires. Bill’s forecasts and opinions are purely his own and do

not necessarily represent the views of BMM, and none of his commentary is or should

be considered investment advice. Direct your inquiries to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 or

[email protected]. Visit afewdollarsmore.com for more of Bill’s insights.

Pine Knoll Shores FY2020-21 Budget Planning Timeline


Swan hunts are exciting adventures due to the numbers of these huge birds

that can come into a decoy set. It is their calls that are fi rst heard far off . As a

fl ock materializes into sight range, the anticipation builds as they circle, set

their wings and drop their feet. Staying still and scrunched in a wet ditch is our

normal protocol, rather than a fi xed blind. My son Roger, his daughter (my

granddaughter) Lauren and I got drawn for swan tags this season. We fi lled

them in the last two weekends of the season, which ended on January 31.

Earlier in the season we had hunted our usual fi elds in Hyde and Beaufort

counties. Most had not been planted in winter wheat this year, or for some

reason, even those that were drew very few or

no swans. We managed to get permission from

farmers we know to try a hunt in one of their

fi elds up near Plymouth in Washington County.

It was there we fi lled our tags as a group of swans

came into our decoy set.

Th at hunt was certainly fun, but the real

adventure unfolded when we spent a day at

the nearby Pungo Unit of the Pocosin National

Wildlife Refuge. Th is is a federal refuge, and it

is known for the vast numbers of tundra swans,

snow geese and many species of ducks that over

winter there. Refuge personnel plant corn and

winter wheat on refuge fi elds. Th ese serve as

primary waterfowl feed plots. In addition to

this feed supply, there is an ample number of

privately owned farmer fi elds of harvested corn

and growing winter wheat around the refuge. Th e

birds must fl y off the refuge to get to these fi elds,

and it is on those journeys that they are hunted.

By Richard Seale

Swan song adventures

North Carolina is among eight states that permit the legal hunting of tundra

swans. Th e full list of states includes Alaska, Montana, Nevada and Utah on

the Pacifi c Flyway, North and South Dakota on the Central Flyway, and North

Carolina and Virginia on the Atlantic Flyway. Hunting is by special permit,

and these are limited to insure a controlled harvest. North Carolina issues

only 5,000 permits in a random drawing process that includes a $10 non-

refundable application fee. Applicants must also have an NC hunting license, a

federal duck stamp and an NC duck stamp. Th ose applicants drawn receive an

adhesive leg band tag that must be date- and month-punched when a swan is

harvested and wrapped around a leg—and a mail-in report must be fi lled out

and mailed. Failure to submit that report results in removal of the person from

the following year’s drawing.

While there are many guide services available for casual hunters, we are more

than casual swan hunters. We have been “swan active” for more than 25 years.

We got involved with the Chesapeake Foundation when it began capturing,

biological data collecting, and neck and leg banding of tundra swans to see if

the North Carolina over-wintering population could be hunted with sustainable

results. We spent a couple of days a year in Pungo Reserve, during which a large

net attached to metal projectiles was fi red from four small cannons over some

swans. A plot of corn feed had been spread out daily for several weeks in front

of the cannons. Th e cannons were remotely fi red when about 100 swans were in

the feed plot. Two of us would go under the netting among the swans to capture

them one by one, wrap them in our arms and get them under control. We

would crawl to the edge of the net and hand swans to volunteer “holders,” who

were either adults or high school kids from private high schools in Raleigh. Th e

holders would wrap an arm around the swan to control its large wings, grab

onto its legs, and compress the swan’s body securely against their own body.

Once held like this, the swan became remarkably docile. Th e holders would

line up and present each swan to the wildlife biologists for data collection

and neck and leg banding. Aft er data collection, the swan was returned to the

holder so that person could be the one to release the swan. Th e two of us in

the net usually came out with bloody faces due to being “elbowed” across our

As the day was drawing to a close, the group of seven sandhill cranes flew right over us.—Photos by Richard Seale

Image of approximately 3,000 snow geese and 1,000 tundra swans. Try to imagine five times that many birds taking off at once.



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(Continued from page 3)Home Security

Notify town offi cials if a street light in your neighborhood burns out.

Street lights are an amazingly simple crime prevention tool.

Exterior lights with motion sensors are a cost-eff ective way to alert you or

your neighbors that there is someone (or something) on your property.

Th ey also are a great way to make thieves believe someone is home even if

nobody is.

Lock your vehicle doors, and don’t keep valuables in plain sight. I can’t

overstate this one enough. Don’t keep items such as wallets, expensive

jewelry, electronics or fi rearms inside your vehicle while it is parked. Far

too many fi rearms are stolen from unlocked vehicles—and this shouldn’t

happen.

If you are interested in a home alarm system, shop around. Th ere are

fantastic home alarm solutions available that do not require contracts and

are inexpensive.

Get to know your neighbors. Take the time to meet your neighbors and

encourage each other to look out for suspicious activity, people or vehicles

in your neighborhood.

Do not put boxes for large televisions or expensive electronics at the street

for trash pickup. Th is is basically an advertisement for thieves and a road

map to who has the nicest stuff in the neighborhood.

If you see anything or anyone suspicious, please report it immediately by

calling the Carteret Emergency Communications center at 726-1911.

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Crystal Coast Earth Day at Fort Macon. April 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Celebrate Earth

Day with over a dozen local organizations at Fort Macon State Park. Each group

will have a booth with displays and/or activities showcasing their organization’s

conservation eff orts.

Earth Day Hikes at Fort Macon. April 18, 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. In celebration of

the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Fort Macon will off er two ranger-led nature

hikes before and aft er the Crystal Coast Earth Day event. Participants should wear

sturdy shoes and bring water and bug spray.

Statewide Star Party at Fort Macon. April 24, 7 p.m. Fort Macon and the Crystal

Coast Star Gazers are co-hosting the 2020 Statewide Star Party. Event will be held

at the Beach Access parking lot, about one mile before entering the actual fort area.

Several telescopes will be set up for viewing, and there will be several astronomy-

related activities. Rain date: April 25

Crystal Coast Choral Society Presents Handel’s “Messiah.” April 26, 2 p.m.,

at the Earl Taylor Performing Arts Center, White Oak High School, 1001 Piney

Green Road in Jacksonville. Featuring guest conductor Dr. Jonathan Griffi th of

Distinguished Concerts International New York and an 18-piece orchestra to

accompany the 65-member chorus. Advance tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for

students, and children under 10 are free. Tickets at the door are $25. Purchase

tickets from any choral society member or online at crystalcoastchoralsociety.org.

Fundraising silent auction March 21-30 at Cape Carteret Aquatic and Wellness

Center, 300 Taylor Notion Road in Cape Carteret, and a pancake breakfast at

Highway 55, 686 West Corbett Avenue in Swansboro

on March 21 and April 18 from 7 to 10 a.m. Breakfast

tickets are $5 and can be purchased from choral

society members or online at the website with a small

convenience fee. New singers to the non-audition

choral society are always welcome at the beginning

of each semester (September and January). Visit the

website for more information.

A Taste of France Tour. October 18-25. Sponsored by

Carteret Community College. Enjoy strolls through

the Louvre, the Jardin des Tuileries, the Orangerie,

the Palais Royal and more. Dine at world-renowned

restaurants, bistros and cafes, and then explore

and toast in the Champagne Region. Th e tour will

be accompanied by Carteret Community College

Culinary Program Chair Chef Charles Park. To

enhance your tour experience, sign up for classes

tailored for this tour. Classes include Conversational

and Culinary French, Pairing Wine and Cheese,

French Cultural and Art History—A Virtual Tour

of France, and French Cooking Techniques a la

Julia Child. Classes are off ered in the continuing

education program and are open to everyone. Visit

studiotraveler.com/culinary-france, carteret.edu or

call 222-6200 for more information and to register for

classes.

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BHA EventsTh e Beaufort Historical Association (BHA) welcomes new volunteers in

March and will feature an author in the popular Lunch and Learn program.

Volunteer training program. Join the Beaufort Historical Association for

the annual volunteer training program on March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

Beaufort Historic Site at 130 Turner Street in Beaufort. With over 20 volunteer

opportunities ranging from working in the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery to

narrating historic tours, there is a spot for everyone.

Participants in the training program will get a glimpse of what it is like to

volunteer for the historic site. Th ey will tour historic homes and buildings, take a

tour on the double-decker bus and tour the Old Burying Ground. Lunch will be

provided, and during the lunch break prospective volunteers will meet the BHA

staff , hear about diff erent volunteer opportunities and get an opportunity to ask

questions.

Volunteers are at the heart of the Beaufort Historical Association. Without

them, many of the events and tours would not be possible. From Kindergarten

Th anksgiving to driving the double-decker bus, a variety of volunteers devote

their time and unique skills to entertain and educate visitors of the site.

“Whether it is occasional or on a regular basis, we would love to have any and

all interested volunteers,” Volunteer Coordinator Denise Finley said. “Volunteer

positions and internships for high school and college students are also off ered.

It’s a great way to meet new friends that you’ll have for a lifetime.”

For more information or to reserve your spot for the training, please call 728-

5225, email [email protected], or stop by the welcome center. For a

full list of volunteer descriptions, visit beauforthistoricsite.org/volunteer/.

Lunch and Learn. Th e popular Lunch and Learn program is back this year

and will feature visiting author Susan Zurenda. Her debut novel, Bells for Eli, is

receiving rave reviews. Zurenda will talk about the history of “cousin culture,”

especially in the South, in connection to the deep bond of fi rst cousins Delia

Green and Eli Winfi eld detailed in her book. Th e Lunch and Learn program

will be held at Clawson’s Restaurant on Front Street in Beaufort on March 25 at

noon.

Ms. Zurenda will conduct a Writer’s Workshop the next day, March 26, in

the BHA welcome center from 10 a.m. to noon. Th e hands-on instructional

workshop will address Family Stories: Evoking Emotion in Your Characters,

and is limited to 15 participants. Th is is a unique opportunity in our area that

will allow aspiring writers to learn from a published author. Th e price of the

workshop includes a copy of Bells for Eli.

Tickets for the luncheon are $30, and tickets for the workshop are $40.

For more information or to purchase your tickets, call 728-5225, visit

beauforthistoricsite.org, or stop by the Beaufort Historic Site welcome center.

For more information about Ms. Zurenda, visit susanzurenda.com.

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Navy Sea, Air and Land Teams (SEALs) are probably the most respected

warriors on the planet. Th ey are the stuff of legend. Th e training process is

designed to weed out the best from the best so that in the end you have what

might be considered the ultimate warrior.

BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs) is a six-month SEAL training

course held at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado,

California. Trainees start with fi ve weeks of indoctrination and pre-training as

part of a Navy SEAL class, then go through the three phases of BUD/S.

Th e fourth week of BUD/S is known as Hell Week. Some of you may be

familiar with this; every movie about SEALs seems to focus on this aspect of

their training. Th is is the week that determines who gets to go on with the rest of

BUD/S training and who gets to pack their sea bag and return to normal life.

During Hell Week the trainees will be subjected to extreme situations. Th ey

will be allowed a total of only four hours of sleep during a 60-plus-hour period.

Th ey will be tested and retested and tested again. Running, swimming, enduring

cold, wet, and exhausting conditions are all specs of this training cycle.

In the early 2000s, the Navy recognized that up to 75 percent of trainees going

through BUD/S were dropping before completing Hell Week. Th ey reached out

to psychologist Eric Potterat, a naval offi cer himself, to study what the 25 percent

that were successful had in common. His fi ndings would result in a 50 percent

increase in the rate of trainees graduating from BUD/S and moving on into the

fl eet as Navy SEALs.

Dr. Potterat’s conclusion resulted in a discovery of four traits that were

consistent among those individuals who successfully completed BUD/S. Th ese

four habits were the key to success in the most strenuous and demanding

conditions the trainees faced.

Focus on right now. Narrow your focus to the immediate present. SEALs

were trained to direct their focus on the thing that was immediately in

front of them. We tend to worry and stress about an unforeseeable future,

the outcome of which is yet to be determined. Focusing on the present

increases the chances of a more favorable outcome.

Imagine how good it will feel. Mental rehearsal is feeling into a mental

activity. In other words, you are doing the action and feeling the moment

and the outcome. Th is is diff erent from visualization where you get to stand

outside yourself and see yourself perform a task. In visualization you are

watching the movie. In mental rehearsal you are in the movie, doing and

feeling every aspect of the activity. By the way, athletes at the top of their

game are very good at mental rehearsal.

When all else fails, breathe deeply. We underestimate the importance

of breathing only because it is a natural part of our autonomic nervous

system. But deep breathing aff ects the amygdala, that part of your brain

that initiates the fi ght, fl ight, or freeze response. Breathing deeply relaxes

the amygdala, tricking it into thinking that everything is in a relaxed state.

Once the parasympathetic nervous system (rest and relax system) is in

control, the decision-making process is enhanced. Simply put, you can

make better decisions by simply breathing deeper.

Cheer yourself on. SEALs have a built-in cheering section that reminds

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Four Habits of Navy SEALsBy Juan Pulido Health/Life Coach and Personal Trainer

them of who they are and what they are capable of. It’s that positive inner

voice of potential and possibility residing in their identity. Somewhere

inside they believe and express that belief to themselves in affi rmations.

Most of us will never be presented with the situations and circumstances

that SEALs encounter in carrying out their duties. Yet we are all confronted

with our own challenges, obstacles and limitations that at the time may seem

insurmountable. Th ese four steps will help you navigate through these times and

give you the opportunity to turn what could be a bad experience into one with a

more positive outcome.

So next time you fi nd yourself in a tough spot, take a moment to focus, feel,

breathe, and cheer. You may just fi nd the Navy SEAL in you.

Juan Pulido is a certifi ed personal trainer through the American College of Sports

Medicine and holds advanced certifi cations in health and life coaching through the

Health Coach Institute. An Amazon International best-selling author and public

speaker, Pulido has a passion to see individuals become fully alive in spirit, soul, and

body. His company, Whole Body Health International, is located at 10 Fairways Court

in Pine Knoll Shores and can be contacted at [email protected] or 252-646-5584.

(Continued from page 24)Fishing and Huntingcheekbones by swan wings and sometimes clawed by the rather large claws on

swans’ feet. It was a many hour eff ort.

Our visit to the Pungo Refuge this year enabled us to experience 20,000-plus

snow geese, several thousand tundra swans, lots of ducks and, wonderfully,

seven sandhill cranes. I use the word “experience” because “look at” is not a

powerful enough phrase. When 20,000 animals do something at the same time,

be they African wildebeest, Canadian caribou or North Carolina snow geese or

tundra swans, it is a life experience. Th e sounds of wings and calls (or hooves)

and visual imagery of all those bodies in motion is quite incredible. Although

sandhill cranes are not endangered, seeing them is a treat since they are not

common around here. Th e possible sights and sounds this reserve provides

are well worth the 2½-hour drive from Pine Knoll Shores. Unfortunately, the

current fl ocks will be migrating into the far reaches of Canada by mid-March.

But do put a reminder on your December 2020 calendar to visit Pungo Unit of

Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge in December or January.

Despite the late January low water temperatures, my slow fi shed 18M red

and silver MirrOlure produced an amazingly hard fi ghting 15-inch (catch-and-

release) puppy drum from Pungo Creek. Th ere are still reports of speckled trout

being landed there as well. Many of them are 14-plus-inch, legal size fi sh. I plan

to get more serious about fi nding them now that hunting seasons are closing out.

With the arrival of February, I hoped to fi nd a reasonable wind and weather

day to hit the ocean in search of some legal black sea bass (13 inches south of

Cape Hatteras) around the closer-in wrecks and rocks. Th is fi shery does not

last long due to fi shing pressure as the weather warms and involves bait fi shing

with cross-cut pieces of whole squid on 3/0 to 4/0 multi-hook rigs. Electric

reels help make this heavy-sinker, deep water bottom fi shing less tiring, and

other tricks are to use two hooks, to wrap the bait on the hooks with some

white or red sewing thread, and for manual fi shing to use reels with two gear

ratios. Th read wrapped on pieces of bait makes the fi sh get more aggressive to

get the bait off the hook and usually results in a hooked fi sh. Even if the fi sh is

undersized, at least you get to reel in a fi sh and not just empty hooks. When the

weather was not so nice, I seemed to have a long list of fi shing and boating gear

items needing maintenance and repair action. February was certainly not a lazy

month.


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