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| Fundraiser for Marshall Gray on May 24 in Avon There will be a fundraiser for Marshall Gray on Saturday, May 24, at the Avon Fire Station. From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., there will be games, food, a bake sale, and a silent auction with gift certificates from restaurants and shops and much more. From 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., there will be a program on drug abuse awareness and from 7:30 until 9 p.m., the local band Peer Pressure will entertain. Mallory Gray has organized this fundraiser for her brother, Marshall, who is 20 years old and was born and raised in Kinnakeet. On Jan. 30, he was admitted to Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville in a coma. Marshall had suffered a brain injury due to an accidental drug overdose. He is now doing well, Mallory reports, and took his first steps on May 9. Unfortunately, she adds, when Marshall was admitted to the hospital he did not have medical insurance and his medical expenses are more than the family cannot absorb. Call Mallory Gray at 252-305-6602 for more information. |
Organizers planning outdoor market for Hatteras village Two Hatteras villagers, JoEllen Willis and Belinda Willis, are planning an outdoor market this summer across from Lee Robinson General Store on Highway 12. The market will be called the Sticky Bottom Handmade Homegrown Market,” named after the area in the village in which it is located. The organizers envision islanders selling handcrafted or homegrown items from arts and crafts to vegetables to specialty food items, such as preserves, relishes, or vinegars. The market will be on Wednesdays, either from 8 a.m. until noon or from 4 until 8 p.m. For now the organizers want to know who on the island is interested in participating and which hours are preferred. The fee will be $10 a week for each table or space the equivalent of eight feet. Vendors will be required to supply their own tables, canopies, etc. The fee will help pay expenses, but any remaining proceeds will be donated to charities. For information , call JoEllen Willis at 986-2641. |
| Community pool will be topic of April 27 meeting Hatteras Island residents will discuss plans for the construction of a public community pool at a meeting at the Hatteras Civic Center on Tuesday, April 27, at 7 p.m.. All interested residents are urged to attend to discuss plans for fundraising. For more information, contact Crystal Blackmon 995-5605, Mel Covey 252- 996-0440, or Ollie Jarvis 252-305-1620. |
GPS Class Offered A one day class about the Global Positioning System and how we can use it to navigate will be offered on Saturday, May 10. The class will be taught by members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Cape Hatteras Flotilla 16-04. It will be held at the Coast Guard Station in Hatteras village, next to the ferry docks. The class starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Participants may purchase a hot lunch in the station's mess hall. The cost of $35 is to cover books and classroom materials. For more information, contact Howard Rooney at 252-986-1437 or sandbug@embarqmail.com. |
 Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation forming support group The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation is asking for help from islanders. If you are a cancer survivor, recently diagnosed with cancer, a caregiver, or know someone whose life has been affected by cancer or just someone with extra time on your hands, the foundation needs you. The foundation is in the process of forming a support and educational group concerning issues surrounding cancer and its management and prevention. According to statistics, Dare County mortality rates exceed the state rates for breast and lung cancer. If you are interested in participating in a support/ educational group, please contact any one of the following: Rene Burrus: reburrus@embarqmail.com Sue McCarty Jones: suemchat@aol.com Sydnee R.. Slaughter: smr2065@aol.com Donna Peele: donnapeele@aol.com Martha Barnett: 216-9696 Martha Caldwell: 986-2284 Donna Barnett: sushiqueen@embarqmail.com Christian Dunville: xianleigh@earthlink.net Pam Bailey: pamlicobailey@earthlink.net Dee Callahan: deecall1@embarqmail.com Bobbie Adams: badams@PCMH.com Judy Banks: judybnks@embarqmail.com The Hatteras Island Cancer foundation is a non-profit group that was founded in 2000 to help islanders pay medical and drug expenses not covered by insurance and to help them with travel expenses for treatment. For more information or to get an application for help from the foundation, go to http://www.hicf.org. |
Cancer foundation is selling reusable bags The Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation is selling reusable, environmentally friendly grocery bags at local stores. The cost is $8 per bag, and they are available at Conner's Supermarket in Buxton, Burrus Red &White in Hatteras village, Frisco Supermarket, and Risky Business Seafood in Avon. All proceeds will benefit the foundation, which helps island cancer patients pay medical and prescription drug expenses not covered by insurance and helps with the cost of travel for treatment. |
| Shipwreck archaeology workshop planned for students The Graveyard of Atlantic Museum announces its fifth Shipwreck Archaeology Workshop (SAW) to be held in Hatteras, June 15 – 21. The Shipwreck Archaeology Workshop is sponsored by The Charles Finch Gaddy Foundation and is designed for students in grades 8 through 12. SAW provides a glimpse of what it is like to study a shipwreck and use skills learned in math, science, history, social science, and writing in a real-life, hands-on situation. This year students will also participate in a Remote Operating Vehicle project, sponsored by the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, where they will replicate on a smaller scale a working ROV or submarine. The National Park Service, NOAA, and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources also help support this project. Housing, under the supervision of a house parent, will be provided, as well as meals. Tuition for this weeklong residential workshop is $300. Scholarships are available for those students who need assistance. Ten students will be accepted. Applications can be downloaded from the museum website: http://www.graveyardoftheatlantic.com For more information, please contact the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum at (252) 986-2995. |
| British war grave ceremonies to honor sailors British war grave ceremonies will be on Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9, to honor British and Canadian sailors who gave their lives during World War II. The first ceremony will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 8, at the WWII British Cemetery near the lighthouse in Buxton with a reception following at 1 p.m. at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras. On Friday, May 9, the memorial service will be at 11 a.m. at the British Cemetery in Ocracoke with a reception following at the Ocracoke Community Center at 1 p.m. This year student participation will be expanded and will include the reading of the Roll of Honor and the history of the event. Heather Woods and Ryan Albaugh will represent the Cape Hatteras School of Coastal Studies and Chelsea Markovich and Nathaniel Schramel will represent the Ocracoke School. Also participating in this years event will be representatives from the Coast Guard, the British and Canadian Embassies, U.S. Navy, The Royal Air Force, Canadian Navy, The Royal Naval Patrol Squadron, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and Johnnie Baum. The graveside ceremonies will include a 21-gun salute to commemorate the loss of British and Canadian sailors from the HM trawler Bedfordshire and MV San Delfino recovered from the waters surrounding the barrier islands. The ceremonies are open to the public. For more information, call the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum at 986-2995. |
| Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative annual meeting is May 12 The 2008 annual meeting of the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative will be on Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at Cape Hatteras Elementary School. The agenda includes reports of officers, directors, and committees, the announcement of the election of three directors, and other business. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and dinner will be served from 6 to 7 p.m. (no carryouts). Overflow parking will be available at the soccer field on the Buxton Back Road with a shuttle to the school provided. |
 The Frisco Jubilee will perform on Fridays again this seasonMartin Garrish and Friends, Mahlon Blue and John Couch, Dave Barnett, Speedy Price, Stash Lawrence, April Trueblood, Wes Lassiter, Johnnie Baum and more local talent are scheduled to perform at The Frisco Jubilee at Little Grove Church on Highway 12 in Frisco (mile post 67) every Friday night, starting May 23 until October. Join them for a night of pickin’ and singin’ old favorites, classic bluegrass, and Outer Banks originals. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. For group reservations or more information call 252-995-3540. Watch for special performances in Rodanthe, Hatteras, and Ocracoke in the spring. |
 New Jeep Wrangler is the top prize in church raffle Our Lady of the Seas Catholic Church will raffle a 2008 Jeep Wrangler four-wheel-drive vehicle this year to raise funds for the parish. The vehicle features a 3.8 L, V-6 SMPI engine, four-speed automatic transmission, tow hooks, fog lamps, power windows and locks, cruise control, a three-piece hard top and soft top, and Sirius satellite radio. The approximate value is $26,000. Tickets can be purchased from Dave Kelmer, 986-2719, or after Mass Saturdays and Sundays at the church on Highway 12 in Buxton. Tickets are $50 each, and the drawing will be on Sunday, Oct. 19. The Jeep is the top prize, but there are other prizes in the raffle. Second prize is a week in an oceanfront vacation house. Third prize is $1,000 in cash. Fourth prize is a painting by local artist Linda Browning, and fifth prize is a $250 gift certificate to Dinky’s restaurant in Hatteras village. |
| Fireman’s Ball will be May 24 on Ocracoke The third annual Fireman’s Ball is scheduled for Saturday, May 24, at the Ocracoke Community Center. The Memorial Day weekend event will include a pig pickin’ and silent auction, beginning at 5 p.m., a live auction at 7, and a dance that will begin at 8:30. The cost for the dinner is $10 per plate, and donations will be appreciated for the music and beverages. All proceeds from the dinner, dance, and auction will benefit the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department is raising funds for a new building. The existing firehouse, built in 1968, is outdated, and a new building is estimated to cost $1.5-$2 million for construction and outfitting. Last year’s Fireman’s Ball raised more than $45,000 for the project. The fire department is also looking for businesses and groups to sign up to sponsor the event at levels of $1,500, $1,000, and $500. For more information, contact Larry Ihle at 252-928-8074, David Finch at 919-614-6004, Mayo Boddie, Jr. at 252-937-2800, ext. 1543, or Russ Reynolds at 919-961-4155. |
| Dare County Parks and Recreation sponsors photo contest E-mail your favorite photos (jpeg or tif) of any event you, your family, or friends attended in one of the Dare County Parks & Recreation parks or facilities to sandyf@darenc.com. If your photo is chosen, it will be placed on the Parks & Recreation home page for the month and you will receive creative credit, along with a gift certificate to a local restaurant or shop. Call Sandy Farrow at 475-5625 for more information. Pictures can also be mailed to Sandy Farrow, Dare County Parks & Recreation, PO Box 1000, Manteo, NC 27954. |
| Rescue squad offers monthly CPR class Hatteras Island Rescue Squad is offering a monthly CPR class for the public on the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. The class will include adult, child, and infant CPR, treatment for the choking victim, and operation of automatic external defibrillators. Participants who successfully complete the class will receive an American Heart Association Healthcare Provider CPR card. The cost of the class is $20, which covers the cost of the materials. To pre-register, call the Hatteras Island Rescue Squad at 252-995-5490, leave your name and phone number, and an instructor will return your call. Immediate CPR, performed by trained persons, is one of the most important factors in a person's ability to survive a sudden cardiac event. Call and sign up for one of the regular monthly sessions and learn how to save a life. |
| Ocracats needs financial help Ocracats, the feline rescue organization on Ocracoke needs your help. Quite simply, the expense of feeding and caring for the village feral cats has outstripped donations. The organization needs tax-deductible donations, which can be sent to Ocracats, Inc., P.O. Box 993, Ocracoke, NC 27960. |
 Hatteras Library reopens in new temporary locationThe Hatteras Library, located in the Community Building in Hatteras village, reopened on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in a new location in the Hatteras Community Building meeting room. Hatteras story time was held on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Hatteras Preschool above the Hatteras United Methodist Church, next door. This will be the last week of “growing readers” story times at all three Dare County Library locations until the week of Jan. 14. Library customers can enter by using the walkway closest to the Hatteras Post Office. Look for the large blue and white “library” sign, to denote our new entrance. Other doors to the Community Building are for emergency exit only or the construction crew; so this is your only way into the library. The library thanks the many users for their patience during this brief, but necessary interruption in service. For more information, please call the Hatteras Library at 986-2385. |
Hatteras Island Meals needs volunteer drivers Hatteras Island Meals, Inc., which delivers meals to many ill and elderly people on the island, needs volunteer drivers. There is an immediate need for drivers in Hatteras village, and extra drivers to deliver meals are needed in the tri-villages and in Avon, Buxton, and Frisco. To volunteer or for more information, please call Betty Boyer at 995-3540. |
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