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10 features Published by: Beach House Publications 252-504-2344 Mail: P.O. Box 1148 Beaufort, NC 28516

Managing Editor: Amanda Dagnino

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Contributors: Mayor Eddie Barber

Danielle Bolton Mayor John Brodman Mayor Trace Cooper Morgan Gilbert Robby Fellows Curt Finch Tom Kies Jayme Limbaugh Wanda Martinez Valerie Rohrig Rudi Rudolph Mike Wagoner Julia Batten Wax Matt Zapp

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The Island Review will not knowingly accept advertising judged to be misleading or in violation of the law. Beach House Publications reserves the right to refuse any advertising or editorial deemed inappropriate. Though every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all advertising and copy contained herein, the publisher may not be held responsible for typographical errors. Articles remain the sole responsibility of the writer. The Island Review, Beach House Publications and any employees, agents or representatives of same, may not be held responsible for any actions or consequences derived as a result of following advice or instructions contained herein. As always, consult your attorney or accountant for relevant tax, investment and/or legal information.

The Country Ham Corridor ...................................................................................................................................30 Shorelines - the State of the Beach ......................................................................................................................34 Sweet Potato Reigns in N.C. ...............................................................................................................................50

departments Tasting Notes ..........................................................................................................................................................8 Chamber Connection............................................................................................................................................12 The Onlooker ........................................................................................................................................................16 Tide Tables ...........................................................................................................................................................17 Coastal Currents Events Calendar .......................................................................................................................20 Focus on Fitness ..................................................................................................................................................26 Health & Wellness ................................................................................................................................................27 Book Bag ..............................................................................................................................................................29 Bulletin Board .......................................................................................................................................................38 Staying Busy - Emerald Isle .................................................................................................................................38 Money Matters ......................................................................................................................................................40 Staying Busy - Swansboro ...................................................................................................................................45 Rental Signs .........................................................................................................................................................46 Turtle Tracks .........................................................................................................................................................50 Property Watch .....................................................................................................................................................58 Crossword Puzzle.................................................................................................................................................65 Horoscopes ..........................................................................................................................................................66 Best Buys .............................................................................................................................................................67 Advertiser Index....................................................................................................................................................69

townships ATLANTIC BEACH Mayor’s Notes .............................................................................................................................................22 The Ocean Breeze ......................................................................................................................................24 PINE KNOLL SHORES Mayor's Notes ..............................................................................................................................................42 PKS Club News ...........................................................................................................................................44 EMERALD ISLE Mayor's Notes ..............................................................................................................................................56 Emerald Tidings ...........................................................................................................................................54 Ad & Editorial Deadline For DECEMBER 2020 Issue: Friday, Nov. 6

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The Case for Establishing a Wine Cellar You will have wines you need when you need them. You need a Muscadet for those oysters that winked at you in the seafood market?

Grab a bottle from the stash, throw it in an ice bucket for 20 minutes and you’re in Nantes.

You get to see what is meant by aged wine. It’s not all about fruit, fruit, fruit. Discover the nuances of leather, mushrooms, and dried sausages in reds. Hazelnut, slate, and white chocolate come through some whites.

You develop a hobby that you can enjoy with more than one sense.

Stamp collecting is cool, but all of the glue tastes the same. Wine, on the other hand, has pretty labels and tastes good.

You learn more about wine. It’s a rabbit hole; believe me. “Why does this wine from this vintage taste this way?” You’ll be driven to find out why.

You broaden your horizons. “If I like this producer, then what about that other producer from the same vineyard in the same vintage?”

You will deepen your vintages and your knowledge. Good wines are made in finite quantities and specific vintages even more so. You like the producer? Buy and compare and contrast the 2005, 2006 and 2007.

You drink better wines. You learn what you like, you collect it, and you don’t suffer the bad stuff for more than two sips. There is another, better bottle in the stockpile whispering your name.

You are not at the mercy of a restaurant. If you’re out for dinner on that special occasion, don’t be limited by the volume deal that the restaurant just bought into. Take your own special bottle along and pay

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the corkage, Rockefeller. Just call ahead to the restaurant.

You can share, or hoard, your favorites. Keep some everyday quaffers in that stockpile. All of your friends are not worthy of the best.

Rule of thumb: if there are more than 6 coming to dinner and all are not wineaux, the wine will NOT be the center of attention, hence, that specially selected bottle will not be sufficiently venerated. Save it for another time.

You have great last minute gifts. Fred and Ethel invited you over for steak in an hour? Grab a bottle of something interesting and show up like the boss guest you are.

You will better pair food. Certain foods just go better with a wellaged wine. The Christmas prime rib will taste better with a 2014 Bordeaux. The scallops on New Year’s Eve 2021 will benefit from a 2010 Champagne.

You become cooler, instantly. “This 2017 Westwood Legend? I tasted it at the store the other day, bought a case, and threw it in the cellar. Isn’t it great? I’m sorry, there is no more at the store, I bought the last they had.”

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Shop Local for the Holidays

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hen you think about doing your Christmas shopping, do you power up your computer and get out your credit card?

The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce strongly urges you to shop locally. The Crystal Coast has a wonderful array of shops, stores, and boutiques where you can find everything you’re looking for.

Where local businesses shine is personal service, both before and after the sale. Surveys show that people prefer to do business with people they know and people they trust. It just makes good sense to do business with people you know and people you trust. These are your neighbors and friends and they know that their reputation rests on how they treat you.

The national Retail Merchants Association claims: “Local businesses give back more to the community; for every dollar spent at local businesses, 45 cents is invested locally. Local businesses value, respect, and appreciate your patronage.”

A number of studies have shown that when you buy from a locally owned business more of your money remains in the local economy.

You create local jobs. Local businesses are better at creating higher paying jobs for your neighbors.

You’re keeping our community unique. Locally owned businesses are one-of-a-kind, not the cookie cutter businesses you see in every town and city across the country.

You’re helping the environment when you buy from local businesses. It conserves energy and resources in the form of less fuel for transportation and less packaging.

You support community groups by shopping local. It’s been shown that nonprofit organizations receive on average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.

You’re putting your tax dollars to good use. Shopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money available to beautify your community. And spending locally and not online means that your tax dollars are reinvested where they belong – in our community.

You are creating more choice. Locally owned businesses pick the items and products they sell based on what they know you like and want.

Local businesses carry a wider array of unique products because they buy for their own individual markets.

You are taking advantage of their expertise. They are friends and neighbors, and locally owned businesses have a vested interest in knowing how to serve you.

You are investing in entrepreneurship. Creativity and entrepreneurship are what the American economy was founded upon. Nurturing local business ensures a strong community.

You are making your community a destination. The more interesting and unique your community, the more it will attract new neighbors, visitors and guests.

Shopping local is a great choice for holiday gifts because the present feels more special when it comes from your own hometown. Each year, American Express sponsors an event called “Small Business Saturday” on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to encourage people to start their holiday shopping at local businesses, and many independent businesses offer special sales on this day. Other local businesses have special deals or events of Plaid Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, as an alternative to Black Friday sales at major retailers.

If you are interested in finding out which local businesses belong to your Carteret County Chamber of Commerce, you can go to our online directory at www.nccoastchamber.com.

Shop the Crystal Coast Program The Carteret County Chamber of Commerce has kicked off the second phase of its “Share the Crystal Coast” campaign, with a component that is encourages everyone to shop locally for the holidays.

Shop the Crystal Coast begins Sunday, Nov. 1, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 13. It will highlight an evergrowing list of chamber members.

“This year has been a difficult one for many of our members, and we are taking this opportunity to push for shop local ahead of the holidays,” said Anna Smith, chamber program manager. “Participating locations offer a wide variety of unique and useful gifts, as well as gift certificates for an experience that can be redeemed at a later date.”

When people shop at the participating locations, they can submit photo entries that are converted into points. As the individual racks up points, they are in the running for a gift certificate from one of the participating locations. The winners will be pulled on December 15, so they can receive their prize that week.

“We want to make this not only a successful push for shopping locally, but also a fun event,” said Smith. “Even if people do not share entries from their shopping excursions, as long as they are supporting our area establishments, we are happy for that boost to our local economy following a trying time.”

The campaign includes three easy steps: To participate, one must first purchase an item or gift certificate from any of the designated locations.

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visible to the public and include both hashtags in order to be seen and counted as an entry.

If “Santa” needs to be more discreet about holiday purchases, they can be emailed to anna@ nccoastchamber.com, with the subject line “Shop the Crystal Coast.” If your first and last name is not included in your email address, please include that information in the body of the message. The photos do not have to be of the specific items that were purchased, but can show the store interior, a sales rack, or other options. The photo must be an original picture, and not one that was found online.

The final step is to repeat the process as many times as possible through December 13 to support these locations!

Shop the Crystal Coast follows the successful first phase of the campaign, Taste of the Crystal Coast. This ran from mid-September through October and gave 31 area food and beverage establishments a boost in sales.

The Taste of the Crystal Coast campaign would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. To view a full list of sponsors and participating locations, please visit nccoastchamber.com, or follow the Chamber’s social media feeds.

If you are not yet a chamber member, but you are interested in joining and participating in this campaign, please contact Membership Director Julie Naegelen at julie@nccoastchamber.com or call 252-723-7745.

If you have any questions about the Shop the Crystal Coast campaign, please contact Smith at anna@nccoastchamber.com.

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the onlooker Mike Wagoner

Thanksgiving Holiday Traced Back to 'Inexorable' Women

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riscilla Mullins Alden and Sarah Josepha Buell Hale wrote separate but highly important chapters in America’s Thanksgiving history books, according to Peggy M. Baker of the Pilgrim Society & Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, Mass.

Baker said Alden and Hale both qualify as “inexorable” New England women – defined as being “unbending, obdurate, determined, unshakeable and relentless” in their pursuits to survive and to change the world.

Priscilla Mullins was 18 when she accompanied her parents, William and Alice Mullins, from Dorking, Surrey, England, to journey across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620 in search of a new life in the New World. A younger brother, Joseph, 15, was also onboard.

Unfortunately, Priscilla was the only member of the Mullins family to survive the first frigid winter at the New Plymouth colony. She had become acquainted with bachelor John Alden, 21, who was a member of the Mayflower crew.

Alden had signed on with the Mayflower to be the ship’s cooper, or barrel maker. After his contract was up, he chose to remain with the Pilgrims at the new colony instead of returning to England. John Alden and Priscilla Mullins became sweethearts and were married in 1622 or 1623.

The fantasy associated with their relationship – “the Mayflower love story” – was fueled years later by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem of 1858, which focused on the courtship that Myles Standish “intended to have with the fair Mullins maiden.”

Standish, an officer in the Queen’s Army, had been hired in 1620 to accompany the Pilgrims from England and be the colonists’ military commander. His wife, Rose, sailed with him on the Mayflower, but she, too, perished during that first brutally cold winter.

Longfellow painted the picture: Now, as a widower, Standish set his sights on Priscilla Mullins. However, Standish was considerably older than she. He was, apparently, too shy and uncomfortable to express his affection toward her. So, Standish employed John Alden to speak on his behalf. And then…Priscilla asked, “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” Cupid shot his arrow.

Myles Standish recovered from the rejection, and he did remarry fairly quickly. His second wife, Barbara, believed to be a sister or cousin of Rose’s, arrived at the new colony on the ship Anne in 1623. Myles and Barbara Standish had nine children.

John and Priscilla Alden gave birth to 10.

Although Sarah Buell Hale was not among the first colonists, she is considered to be the “Godmother of Thanksgiving.”

Sarah Buell was born in Newport, N.H., in 1788, and she was “home-schooled,” because women’s educational opportunities at that time were “slim to none.” Sarah married attorney David Hale in 1813. He died unexpectedly from pneumonia in 1822, while she was pregnant with the couple’s fifth child. Sarah Hale launched a literary career as a poet and writer in order to generate income to support her family.

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In her first novel, “Northwood: A Tale of New England,” published in 1827, Hale introduced the American public to what would become one of her lifelong obsessions: the promotion of the holiday of Thanksgiving.

Hale wrote: “Our good ancestors were wise … they chose for the celebration of our annual festival, the Thanksgiving” to occur in “the funeral-faced month of November … and make it wear a garland of joy.”

“Northwood” caught the attention of Rev. John Lauris Blake, a Congregationalist minister.

He recruited Hale in 1928 to become the editor of his new magazine for women in Boston called Ladies’ Magazine. She went on to become the most prominent and influential magazine editor of the 19th century, retiring in 1877 at age 89.

Hale began campaigning to have Thanksgiving designated as a national holiday in 1846. In Hale’s letter to President Lincoln, dated Sept. 28, 1863, she suggested that Thanksgiving, as a “new holiday, would unify the bitterly divided country.” He responded within days, issuing a proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863, that expressed his total agreement.

Lincoln wrote that Thanksgiving should be “solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People.”

“I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November … as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.”

Congress changed the Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November, effective in 1942.

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DST FOR MOREHEAD CITY, NC 34º 43’ Latitude 76º 42’ Longitude Tidal Time Difference Between Morehead City &: HIGH LOW Atlantic Beach -:41 -:39 Atlantic Beach Bridge +:22 +:34 Beaufort Inlet -:19 -:17 Bogue Inlet -:13 -:13 Cape Lookout -:43 -:49 Core Creek Bridge +1:00 +1:19 Drum Inlet -:29 -:31 Duke Marine Lab +:16 +:12 Ft. Macon USCG -:09 -:10 Harkers Island +1.26 +2:06 Harkers Island Bridge +1:42 +2:04 Hatteras Inlet -:18 -:15 Newport River +:44 +1:02 New River Inlet -:10 -:11

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7 & 19: Ornament Making Weekend Workshop. Join volunteers at the Beaufort Historic Site to make coastal-themed Christmas ornaments using oyster shells, magnolia pods and other local items. The cost is $30 and all supplies are provided. Details: 252-728-5225.

Sat. 7: Boatshop Bash. 6:30pm. This fundraiser for the NC Maritime Museum, Beaufort, features live music, food, live and silent auctions and fun. Details: 252-504-7758 or www.ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com.

Wed. 11: Virtual Merry Time for Tots. 10am.

Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to the NC Maritime Museum to learn all about pirates through songs, stories and crafts..

Ages 2-5, $5. Details: 252-504-7758.

12, 19 & 24: Virtual Brown Bag Gam. Noon. Pack a lunch and join the staff at the NC Maritime Museum and learn about the region’s historical whaling practices. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com, 252-5047740.

14-15: Introduction to Wooden Boat Building. 9am4:30pm. In this two-day hands on course, students explore the art of boat building from start to finish. Begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup, steam bending and different methods of creating the back bone of small boats. Course fee is $135. Must be 16 to participate. Details: www.the watercraftcenter.com, 252-504-7758.

Sat. 21: Discovering Tryon Palace – The Spark of the Rebellion. 9am. As Royal Gov. Tryon settled into the new completed government house in New Bern, there were whispers of rebellion in the colony. Learn about the events leading to the uprisings during 1770-1771 from the crown’s perspective. Discover facts versus fiction of the North Carolina Regulators. Cost is $15. Details: tryonpalace.org.

Outlander at Tryon Palace. Fans of the Outlander series can now follow Claire and Jamie’s footsteps in North Carolina as they visit Tryon Palace. Tours begin at 4:15pm.

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Core Sound Christmas Market. Held in downtown Morehead City, this new event features a variety of local and handcrafted products and helps support the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center.

DECEMBER 2, 9 & 16: Discovering Tryon Palace – Holiday Décor.

9:15am. Enjoy a tour of the governor’s palace decorated for the upcoming holiday season with Hadley Cheris, the Tryon Palace Gardens and Greenhouse Manager. Tickets are $10.

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3 & 9: Virtual Brown Bag Gam. Noon. Pack a lunch and join the staff at the NC Maritime Museum and learn about the region’s historical whaling practices. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com, 252-5047740.

Fri. 4: Light up the Night Christmas Parade. 4-6pm.

The only night parade in Carteret County is held in Atlantic Beach, with parade parties along the route hosted by area businesses to serve as viewing locations.

Morehead City Tree Lighting. 5-6pm.

Santa and Mrs. Claus welcome friends prior to the annual Morehead City Christmas tree lighting at 6pm. Enjoy carols and hot chocolate. Details: 252-808-0440 or www. downtownmoreheadcity.com.

5-6: Waterfowl Weekend. The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center opens its doors with safety first. Enjoy two days of demonstrations, local music, decoy carvers and exhibitors, educational exhibits, competitions, arts and crafts and plenty of food.. Details: 252-728-1500.

Gingerbread Festival. This event raises funds for the Crystal Coast Hospice House and includes a gingerbread house competition in three categories as well as brightly decorated crab pot Christmas trees. This year’s event will be held at Fort Benjamin Park in Newport. All skill levels are welcome.

Details: 252-808-2244, www.cchhnc.org.

Sat. 5: Breakfast with Santa. 8:30am11:30am. Floyd’s 1921 and the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association host Santa and friends during three seating times.

Back-up location: The History Museum of Carteret County. Purchase tickets in advance by calling 252-727-1921.

Chowder & Cheer Crawl. 1-5pm.

Downtown Morehead City businesses open their doors for this special event. In addition to chowder, guests can expect live demonstrations by artists, musical

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Morehead City/Beaufort Flotilla. 5:30pm.

The boat parade begins in Morehead City and arrives in Beaufort about 6:15pm. Awards follow in the NC Maritime Museum’s watercraft center. Details: www.thewatercraftcenter.com, 252-504-7758.

Wed. 9: Virtual Merry Time for Tots. 10am.

Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to the NC Maritime Museum to learn all about pirates through songs, stories and crafts.. Ages 2-5, $5. Details: www. ncmaritimemuseumbeaufort.com, 252-5047758.

12-13: Introduction to Wooden Boat Building. 9am4:30pm. In this two-day hands on course, students explore the art of boat building from start to finish. Begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup, steam bending and different methods of creating the back bone of small boats. Course fee is $135. Must be 16 to participate. Details: www.the watercraftcenter.com, 252-504-7758.

12 & 19: Holiday Cheer. 4:30-8:30pm. Visit Christmas past through a variety of vignettes during this annual tradition at Tryon Palace, New Bern. It’s 1773 in the Governor’s Palace, 1814 in the Stanly House, 1835 in the Dixon House and 1950 at the Commission House – all lavishly decorated for the holiday and illuminated by the magical glow of candlelight.

Details: www.tryonpalace.org or 252-6393500.

Sat. 12: Morehead City Christmas Parade. 11am.

The sights and sounds of the holidays parade down Arendell Street in downtown Morehead City.

Christmas Candlelight Tour. 5-8pm. Tour buildings on the Beaufort Historic Site and ride on the double-decker bus with carolers from local churches. Homeowners open their doors so the public can delight in their festive décor.

Tickets are $20. Details: 252-728-5225.

Thur. 31: Downtown Countdown. 5pm-1am.

Downtown Morehead City brings family fun together for a end of the year celebration along the waterfront. Local businesses offer special activities. Enjoy a children’s Crab Pot Drop near the Big Rock Fountain.

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Defining the Character of our Community

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he Town of Atlantic Beach is in the process of updating our Coastal Area Management Act (“CAMA”) Land Use Plan.

This document that sets out certain goals for future land use in Atlantic Beach. It is not used in day-to-day land use regulation and zoning – our Unified Development Ordinance sets for the town’s laws in that regard. This Land Use Plan is more of a strategic planning tool.

We are nearing the end of the process for the plan and have had significant public input so far. The plan is looking great and states some important land use goals for us. The first of these goals is to protect community character. This is something we have been doing for years, but we need to keep it front and center in all our planning documents. To ensure that we protect our community character, we need to clearly define what that character is. Based on several past citizens surveys as well as dozens of conversations with citizens, we know that we want to maintain our identity as a small, familyoriented beach community – a classic small-town beach.

But, as noted in the Land Use Plan: “it can be difficult to know what is meant by ‘small town character.’ It could refer to building mass and scale, the public realm (streets and sidewalks, etc.), the kinds of land uses, or even more intangible things like sense of place or community behavior. More likely, it is a blend of these and other aspects. Regardless of its component parts, ‘small town character’ likely means something very different in Atlantic Beach than it does in a suburb of the Triangle, or in a small town in the mountains, or

even another coastal community. “ To better define our community character, the Land Use Plan calls for a Community Character Assessment to focus on the built environment aspect of our community’s character. We will be doing this in various ways in the coming months and will be soliciting more input from our citizens on the issue. We want to determine what building characteristics are consistent with our vision.

The character of our community is something most of us inherently understand. It’s something we feel. It’s the reason we love Atlantic Beach. But it can be difficult to translate our feelings about this character into a clear definition. That, however, is exactly what we will be doing with our Community Character Assessment.

We will need your help with this endeavor. You can start by thinking about the following questions the next time you are out and about in Atlantic Beach: What buildings look like Atlantic Beach to you? Conversely, what buildings look out of place in Atlantic Beach?

What building materials and landscape materials make you think of Atlantic Beach?

What kinds of businesses are “at home” in Atlantic Beach?

Information about this assessment will be posted on our website and our social media pages in the coming months. When the time comes, please share your thoughts with us so we can include them in our plans.

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Beach Driving Season in Atlantic Beach

Beach driving, within Atlantic Beach town limits, is permitted October 1st through March 15th (dawn to dusk). The main beach driving entrances are at Henderson Blvd. on the east and Raleigh Ave. on the west. No beach driving is allowed on the beach without an official Town of Atlantic Beach permit.

Annual beach permits are now available for purchase for $50 (AB residents) and $75 (nonresidents) online or at town hall during regular business hours. A valid driver’s license and registration card for a four-wheel-drive vehicle must be presented at the time of purchase. ATV’s are not allowed to drive on the beach at any time.

AB residents/property owners aged 65 and older may receive one free permit for a four-wheel-drive vehicle registered in their name. Handicapped persons, of any age (whether they are Atlantic Beach residents/taxpayers or not), are eligible for one free permit. In addition to providing copies of their vehicle registration and driver’s license, handicapped persons must also provide a copy of their handicap placard and DMV registration card for their placard. The four-wheel-drive vehicle which is to be permitted must be registered to the handicapped person. Purple Heart Recipients are eligible for one free permit and must provide proof that they have been awarded the decoration. Commercial fishermen are eligible for one free PASS and must provide a 24

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First it is my bank account (if that’s not enough to stress you our) followed by weather alerts, school alerts, etc. By the time I finish my morning kid drop-off commute to different schools, I have spent an hour on my phone (and no not while I was driving!).

I genuinely feel life, work and socially, expects you to hit the ground running, every. single. day. It feels like I can’t breathe some days, like the walls are caving around me and I can’t get out; but the rush drives me. Isn’t that addiction? Are we addicted to stress and instant information?

When is the last time you went to the library and researched a question, old school? No way! You grab your phone and google the question and in less than 0.2 seconds you have a response. What if we took an hour out of every day to turn the internet off ... GASP! OK don’t panic, the internet is not going anywhere anytime soon and maybe you start with 15 minutes at a time before going all in with an hour. But what if during that time you do something different? Go for a walk, play with your kids, throw the ball with your dog, READ A BOOK, knit (a personal favorite of mine), play a board game with

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friends, take a yoga class or sign up for a “learn to” class at the community college. Now for the biggest option of all ... talk to your spouse! Whew, is that what we used to do before the internet?

The “unplugging” is absolutely important. I could go on and on and about stress and blood pressure, heart disease, weight gain or heart attack, but by now I think most of us know the consequences of chronic stress, but do we know how to mitigate it?

Take time out of the day to calm your breathing and live in the moment. My challenge to myself is to enjoy my time here on earth and live in the moment as much as I can. How can you join and what is the first step? Turn your devices off or on mute for 15 minutes and listen to the world. That’s right, listen to the birds or cars or whatever is around you for 15 minutes.

It takes time to decompress, it does not happen immediately. The first 5 minutes may be spent settling your mind, then you can really start to hear the world around you. Carving time out of your hectic schedule to just exist should be part of your daily health regimen.

Think of it as mind exercises. Feel your blood pressure decrease and your shoulders peel themselves away from your shoulders while you close your eyes and smell the air. Reach out and let me know how you did or if I can help in any way!

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ewly minted pet parents must make many decisions as they welcome their pets into their homes. The food pet owners choose is one of the most important decisions pet owners must make. A high-quality, well-balanced diet can strengthen the immune system, help pets maintain a healthy weight and keep fur shiny and sleek.

It wasn’t too long ago that only a few different brands of pet food were available to consumers. The pet food industry continues to grow, and now there are scores of brands and formulations on the market. A report by Zion Market Research titled “Pet Food Market (Wet Food, Dry Food, Nutrition, Snacks and Others) for Cats, Dogs and Other Animals: U.S Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis and Forecast” found that the U.S. pet food market is expected to have a value of more than $30 billion in 2022. There are almost 300 manufacturers operating in the pet food section in the United States, which produce nearly seven million tons of pet food annually.

With so many options to choose from, pet owners may not know where to begin when looking for acceptable food for their companion animals.

Affordability Cost is one of the key factors in choosing pet food. While the cost of food does not always translate into quality, some less expensive foods may have more fillers. The pet resource Simply for Dogs says quality pet food is an expensive commodity, with the most expensive dog foods going for nearly $40 per 2.2 pound bag. But price points vary. Find the best food you can afford.

Look at the ingredients The Association of American Feed Control Officials has established guidelines for regulators to govern claims a pet food company can make on its label. Foods that contain a single ingredient must contain at least 95 percent of that ingredient. Ingredients also are listed by weight on the label. Those in the top spots may not be more abundant; they may just weigh more because of their moisture content. Keep this in mind.

Don’t be afraid of grains While cats are strict carnivores, dogs are not. Pet owners do not need to avoid grains. In fact, grains, fruits and vegetables can be a valuable source of essential vitamins, minerals and fiber for many pets, according to the American Kennel Club. Since 2018, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has investigated more than 500 reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy, a serious heart condition, potentially linked to dog foods marketed as grain-free.

Read the nutrition adequacy statement A more important part of the labeling of pet foods is the nutrition adequacy statement. Look for the statement that it is a “complete and balanced” food and which species and stage of life it is for. Young pets and pregnant or lactating females require different nutrition than adult animals.

Consider non-branded foods as well Certain pet food manufacturers also contract with well-known stores to produce store-branded varieties of popular formulas at discount costs. For example, Diamond Pet Foods produces its own line of foods and also is the company behind Kirkland Signature available at Costco.

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What more is there to say? It would seem there has been so much written and said about John Fitzgerald Kennedy that one more book would not be needed.

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This work traces the legacy from grandfather, through father, and then to son as Logevall demonstrates the influences the Kennedy clan had on young JFK. He tells in intricate detail of the sickly second son who became a WWII hero and later congressman then senator. Always the congenital spinal problem and the family ties are working to both hinder and forge the will to accomplish great things. The rivalries within the Kennedy clan form the backbone of the life of JFK. The author here weaves into the story the gifts of a skilled politician, the struggles of a young man with fickle convictions, and the power which comes with enough charm and grace to win over an entire generation of admirers. It was, however, not for sure that the young JFK would succeed as when he was in high school his father wrote, “The happy-go-lucky manner with a degree of indifference that he shows toward the things he has no interest in does not portend well for his future development.” Obviously, this early assessment proved false.

Logevall chronicles the birth of JFK in 1917, him being one of five children born to mother Rose in a six-year span. His mother was always a major influence on his life, but also somewhat distant in his formative years. The rivalry between JFK and older brother Joe is central to this family saga. WWII takes up much of the book where the young Jack won awards for bravery and brother Joe died in a plane crash over England. The death of his brother thrust JFK into the position of fulfilling father Joe’s wish for family political success.

This highly revealing work casts JFK in a largely positive light. It puts forward the proof that Jack Kennedy’s physical courage was unquestioned and his unrelenting determination was a key to his accomplishments. JFK said in a speech at his induction ceremony for new recruits to the U.S. Navy at Charleston, “The sacrifice is not too great.” Spanning the first 39 years of a life shrouded in mysteries this book introduces readers to the full detail of the life of the man who was to become the first celebrity President of the United States.

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The Country Ham Corridor

Country ham is as much a part of American food heritage as apple pie. Since colonial days, country ham has been a staple food in the “upper south.”

The climate for dry curing was best in the geographic region that would become Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. This is America’s “country ham” belt.

There is a small group of great country ham producers concentrated in eastern North Carolina.

Stevens Sausage Co. in Smithfield is one. The business was launched after the Korean War (post-1953), when Army veteran Needham Sloan Stevens Jr. returned to Smithfield. He and his parents formed the company as an extension of the family farm.

“Junior” remained active in the business until his death in 2013. Today, the company is operated by the third generation – brothers Mike, David and Tim Stevens.

Dr. Dana Hanson, an associate professor at N.C. State University in Raleigh, is a renowned meat specialist.

Dr. Hanson said: “Today, most ham is sold pre-sliced ready for the skillet. The key to success when preparing this product is knowing when to quit. Country hams do not like to be overcooked and dried out. Lightly fry it … slap it on a warm biscuit … and breakfast is served.”

When serving country ham at home, Carol Penn-Romine, a culinary tour guide, says: Think baseball. “Avoid frying country ham until it’s as difficult to chew as a catcher’s mitt.”

Dr. Hanson recommends “supporting American food heritage” by patronizing the country ham producers in eastern North Carolina. He suggests Westwater Country Hams of Warsaw in Duplin County; and WayCo Country Hams in Goldsboro and Nahunta Pork Center near Pikeville, both in Wayne County.

Westwater was founded by the late Henry Marvin West Jr., in 1971. Today, the business is being run by his son-in-law Bart Smith and grandson Ryan West Smith. The company has been featured in Our State magazine.

WayCo dates back to 1946, when the late Waitus Worrell began curing country hams and giving them to close family and friends for the holidays, according to the National Country Ham Association (NCHA), based in Conover.

“That tradition lives on today, as Waitus’ son Tony Worrell and grandson George Worrell continue using the same exact methods and ingredients to produce authentic, country-cured goodness,” the NCHA said.

In rural Wayne County, the late Mack Pierce established the Nahunta Hog Market and Slaughter House in the 1950s. He remodeled a bulk tobacco barn in 1975, opening a small pork retail center to offer fresh pork products directly to customers.

The Nahunta Pork Center has been a commercial success, and is now operated by Mack’s son Larry Pierce along with Larry’s son Brandon Pierce. Their property adjoins the Nahunta Swamp. “Nahunta” comes from the Tuscarora people, meaning “black water.”

Methodists Continue to Feed the Masses North Carolina’s best country ham biscuit makers just might be the volunteers from two Cary churches who sell “their wares” at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.

It’s a tradition that was born in 1916 by the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Cary. That first year, its food concession netted $13.32, which covered the cost of carpeting a room in the church building.

First United-Cary holds the proud distinction as being “the oldest nonprofit vendor at the fairgrounds,” according to the fair’s historian.

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“There is no written recipe for the church’s country ham biscuits.

The technique has been passed down from older generations to the younger ones,” wrote food writer Debbie Moose. (Her article on this subject appeared in Our State magazine in 2019.)

“During each five-hour shift, teams make the dough by hand from self-rising flour, handfuls of white, creamy lard and glugs of buttermilk. Nothing is measured – they add amounts by feel. After rolling out the dough and cutting it with an empty eight-ounce pineapple

can, they put the biscuits in the oven and start the next batch,” Moose said. “‘Stuffers’ take the baked biscuits and add the country ham, which other volunteers have doused with coffee and griddle-cooked.”

Over the years, fairgoers have savored the country ham biscuits.

When more hands were needed to keep up with demand, men and women of Cary’s White Plains United Methodist Church joined in to form a partnership.

The two churches now share in the proceeds (about $50,000 in 2019) to fund missionary outreach projects within the Cary community and beyond.

Richard Stradling of The News & Observer got the inside story on the biscuit makings. He said it starts with Snow Flake Short Patent self-rising flour from Sanford Milling Company.

Owned by the Hartness family, Sanford Milling began operation in Sanford. When fire destroyed the mill in 1947, the late Blanton Hartness leased an existing mill in Henderson, N.C., to carry on. The Hartness family eventually purchased the Henderson property, and the mill is currently managed by brothers Scott and Hunter Hartness of the fourth generation.

The pre-sliced country ham that gets tenderly folded into each biscuit by the church volunteers at the state fair booth comes from Goodnight Brothers in Boone, N.C., Stradling reported.

Goodnight Brothers grew out of the Great Depression James Luther Goodnight and his wife, Mary Rhyne Goodnight, raised seven children, five of whom were boys.

In the 1930s, the brothers bought produce around Boone in Watauga County and sold it to stores and restaurants “down the mountain.” After World War II, four of the brothers branched out across the state to state to extend the reach of Goodnight Brothers.

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the reins to his son, Jim Goodnight, in 1970. Jim hired his first cousin, Bill Goodnight (son of Neil) in 1985.

The Dan’l Boone Inn in Boone is a landmark in western North Carolina, serving platters of country ham biscuits to hungry diners who come to enjoy family style meals. Goodnight Brothers is the classic restaurant’s exclusive country ham supplier, an arrangement that began more than 60 years ago.

Bill Goodnight said: “Our most popular label available to consumers at fine retailers across the southeastern United States is, in fact, Dan’l Boone Inn Brand Country Ham. Look for the silhouetted image of Dan’l himself in frontier garb on the front of each package.

Since 1977, Goodnight Brothers country ham customers have included two familiar North Carolina fast-food groups – Hardee’s and Bojangles’ restaurants.

What’s trending? “There’s a market niche that really wants to follow the product from farm to table,” Bill Goodnight said. “It used to be that everybody thought country ham was only for breakfast, but it can be used as an ingredient in almost anything, from country ham stuffed mushrooms to country ham stuffed in trout to our country ham wrapped around scallops.”

Red Eye Gravy Enhances the Experience Buttermilk biscuits and red eye gravy are the “top two favorite foods ever” of Crystal Light Faulkner, who grew up in Asheboro, N.C., and is known for her blog, MrsHappyHomemaker.

“Homemade biscuits drenched in savory and salty red eye gravy with a side of country ham are seriously the best thing ever – my favorite meal in the entire world,” she said.

For a slight change of pace, make it a country ham biscuit with a big bowl of red eye gravy. “I’ll dip my whole country ham biscuit into

the bowl of gravy and let it soak for a minute – then take bite and repeat. Oh, it’s so good,” Faulkner commented.

“Red eye gravy is a very thin gravy made from country ham drippings. It’s savory and salty – and incredible.”

It’s so easy. First, cook your packet country ham in a skillet. When done, remove the ham from the pan and set it aside on a plate.”

“Next, turn the heat to medium and add in 1 and 1/4 cups of water as well as 1/2 cup of strong, black coffee. Stir it up and scrape all the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.”

Some folks use a cola soft drink instead of coffee, and others use a 50-50 coffee-cola blend.

How did red eye gravy gain its distinctive name? Eric Troy of the CulinaryLore website said the name can be traced to Gen. Andrew Jackson, who was an American field general from 1814-21. He earned the nickname of “Old Hickory,” which was a preferred wood for the smoking and flavoring of country ham. Both North Carolina and Tennessee claim Jackson as one of their own.

Troy said that one day Jackson asked his army cook to make lunch. “The cook had been helping himself to liberal doses of moonshine, Southern corn whiskey or ‘white mule.’ Observing the cook’s bloodshot eyes, General Jackson instructed him to bring some country ham with a gravy as red as his eyes.”

Or perhaps the term has a scientific basis? Troy said: “The fat in the gravy fails to form a stable emulsion with the liquid. The ham drippings form numerous small droplets which, some say, resemble little red eyes.”

It gets better, Troy said. “As the gravy sits, however, the fat forms a single translucent circle on top, surrounded by a darker, liquid nonfat part on the bottom, making the whole thing look like a big red eye.”

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Smithfields Vie for Ham Supremacy Everyone knows Smithfield country hams come from Smithfield… but would that be North Carolina or Virginia. Each Smithfield has laid claim to being the “ham capital of the world.”

In 1985, the country ham processors in Smithfield and Johnston County, N.C., decided it would be fun to host a competition, and let a panel of judges decide whose country ham tasted the best.

Freelance journalist Emily Wallace of Durham gave her readers a taste of how it went. She wrote and illustrated “Ham to Ham Combat: The Tale of Two Smithfields” in 2015. (Her essay was nominated for a coveted James Beard Foundation Award in humor writing.)

The contest provided great theater and cooked up a whale of publicity for the country ham processing and packing industry. Wallace acknowledged that she grew up in Smithfield. During her senior year in high school, she had her mother as her English teacher.

The country ham plants in Johnston County decided to call their event the Ham & Yam Festival and extended an invitation to the Virginian Smithfielders.

About 8,500 residents live in Smithfield, Va., which is located in the highly populated Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia and situated on the Pagan River, a tributary of the James River.

Smithfield, N.C., the county seat of Johnston County, has about 13,000 inhabitants, but is largely rural in character.

The Smithfields are separated by about 162 miles … and a whole lot of attitude. The bad blood began to boil during early colonial times.

William Byrd II, considered to be the founder of Richmond, Virginia’s capital city, was a bit of a boorish snob. He viewed North Carolinians as a “porciverous” population whose “only business… was raising and eating hogs.” That was not meant as a compliment.

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The festival’s hospitality committee welcomed the competitors from Virginia, the judges and dignitaries on Ham & Yam eve at Becky’s Log Cabin steakhouse in Smithfield, N.C., so everyone could sample local bourbon and get in the spirit. It was like a pep rally for country ham.

Wallace said: The Virginian-Pilot newspaper of Norfolk, Va. reported that on the day of the contest, “the judges – two food scientists and one ham-maker – ‘pondered their decisions prayerfully in the shade behind Smithfield’s Primitive Baptist Church with a pitcher of water.’”

Ranks were doled out according to fat-to-lean ratio, trim, taste and overall appearance, and Jim Graham announced that North Carolina took three of four categories, “so I consider we won it.”

He kept those “basketball tickets safely in his clutch,” Wallace said.

The 1986 rematch offered a total of eight awards, with North Carolina winning five and Virginia three. The Smithfield (N.C.) Herald headline read: “Johnston Hams Send Virginians Home to Lick Salt from Wounds.”

“That was the last time Smithfield, Va., officially came to town,” Wallace said. “The festival shifted to a competition among North Carolina curers. By the early 1990s, the festival had dwindled into a sort of craft fair, with less emphasis on pork and potatoes.”

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So what exactly constitutes a beach survey? Jokingly of course, we can’t interview sand grains and ask them about their travels over the course of the year.

Rather, the origins of the program date back to 1999 when 111 shore-perpendicular transects/profiles were established along Bogue Banks to gain baseline information and begin assessing the overall health of the beach in the wake of the hurricanes impacting the region in the decade of the 1990s – most notably Bertha and Fran in 1996, Bonnie in 1998, and Dennis 1 & 2 and Floyd in 1999. Elevations of the dry and underwater (nearshore) portion of the beach have been obtained along these same transects on a routine basis since 1999 and these measurements are utilized to monitor two important beach parameters we will Figure 1 – Site map depicting the location/identification scheme of 122 profiles, and management reaches be discussing in more detail below – (1) the utilized for beach/nearshore monitoring purposes and implementation of the volume of sand residing in the beach system, Bogue Banks Beach “Master Plan.” and (2) shoreline movement.

The monitoring program has grown since its formative years and now includes 122 transects along Bogue Banks beach profile. Credits are almost always attributed to beach nourishment, (Fig. 1), in addition to 24 transects along Shackleford Banks, and 18 or to the rare occurrence of storms actually moving sand up the beach along Bear Island. The beaches are ideally surveyed in the pre-hurricane profile as we observed with Hurricane Matthew (2016) and Dorian (2019). season timeframe prior to July of each year.

Hence from spring 2019 to spring 2020 we experienced very notable If we compare the 2020 survey to that of the year prior (Spring episodes of credit in the form of hurricane Dorian and even more so with 2019); we are capturing all of the events/storms that transpired during the Spring 2020 Post-Florence Phase II Nourishment Project that directly this yearlong time period and their impacts to those two important placed +2,022,807 cubic yards of sand along 9.5 miles of Bogue Banks parameters introduced above – volume change and shoreline change. in West Atlantic Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, Salter Path (State), and West It would be cost-prohibitive to survey after each and every individual Emerald Isle. storm, thus sometimes we have to make inferences to what “minor” The volumetric approach has been a primary tenet of our beach events may have triggered episodes of erosion and accretion throughout monitoring program, and the 128,393 linear feet of oceanfront along the year.

Bogue Banks (profiles 1-112, Figure 1 and Table 1) interestingly gained One of the means to quantify beach health is to compare the volume +3,034,764 cubic yards of sand in 2019-20, equating to an average gain of sand lost or gained over time along Bogue Banks and the adjacent of +23.6 cubic yards per foot (cy/ft). islands. Engineers often use the measuring unit of a cubic yard (cy) to As mentioned above, the Phase II Post-Florence Renourishment describe volume change, which can be envisioned as a 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. emplaced +2,022,807 cy of sand along 9.5 miles of Bogue Banks, which block of sand, or 27 ft3. A standard dump truck holds roughly 15 cubic means we had an additional +1,011,957 cy that moved “upslope” from yards of dry sand as a convenient mental image. depths below -12 feet NAVD88 (think -12 feet below sea level) to above Accordingly, we rely heavily on a “credit/debit” volumetric approach that demarcation. We lost a tremendous amount of sand during Florence with respect to our overall beach management philosophy and to track (-3,546,411 cy) and continued losing sand offshore in the interval between change throughout time. Debits are usually in the form of hurricanes, the post-Florence survey (September 2018) and our annual Spring 2019 tropical storms, or other high energy events that remove sand from the survey. Some of that sand in the past year has moved upslope above our 34

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Table 1 – Average shoreline and volume change from Spring 2019 to Spring 2020 for oceanfront reaches positioned along Bogue Banks.

-12 feet NAVD88 demarcation and therefore is categorized as a gain.

With respect to shoreline change – the shoreline is determined as the mean high-water elevation established at +1.5 ft. NAVD88 (Fig. 2). This measurement parameter is sometimes referred to as a “datum-derived shoreline” as we can numerically determine where along a profile the +1.5 feet elevation resides rather than depending upon more subjective determinations required by other methods, such as aerial photography (i.e., wet/dry line, the wrack line, etc.).

For the 2019-20 reporting period the shoreline advanced seaward by +40.6 feet on average across Bogue Banks (see Table 1 for a summary of all the management reaches).

That’s not surprising given the influx of sand described above that has transpired over the past year.

And lastly and continuing with the concept of cubic yards per linear foot (cy/ft) – the volume of sand residing along the entire island is significantly higher than our selfdetermined yardstick year of 1999, and is attributable Figure 2 – Characteristic Bogue Banks profile in cross-section depicting the key to the many beach nourishment projects that have been “landmarks” monitored for changes in sand volume and the shoreline position designated as +1.5 feet NAVD88. Although changes are recorded above each constructed since 2001 (Fig. 3). All the island management of the landmarks depicted in the figure, the orange-colored fillet represents the reaches are also in excess of our Master Plan volumetric thresholds – or perhaps better conceptualized as beach positive or negative changes occurring at the elevation above “-12 ft. NAVD88”, and is utilized as a common reporting baseline for volumetric change. nourishment triggers. Our Master Plan management reaches as referenced in Figures 1 and Table 1 were developed by; (A) evaluating dune/berm shape and height to group similar profiles into discrete reaches, and then (B) we subsequently utilized a 25-year storm event to model the volumetric needs in each of the new management reaches. Our 2020 management reach values in terms of average cy/ ft and our minimum volumetric thresholds (i.e., nourishment triggers) are presented graphically in Figure 3 below.

We are expecting significant gains for the upcoming year (2020-21 reporting period) as the final Phase III Post-Florence Renourishment Project will be constructed entailing the placement of 2,012,850 cubic yards of sand along 9.4 miles of beach in Emerald Isle. Also, 1,143,000 cubic yards of sand will be placed along the beaches of Ft. Macon and East Atlantic Beach this upcoming winter as part of routine channel maintenance (dredging) at the Morehead City Harbor shipping channel.

This is obviously a brief review of the monitoring report, but don’t hesitate to visit www. carteretcountync.gov/329/Monitoring if you would Figure 3 – Average profile volumes for September 1999 (baseline year), 2020 (the most like more information regarding the report itself or recent survey), 2019, Florence (2018), 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2015 for seven oceanfront management reaches along Bogue Banks. The minimum volumetric thresholds (i.e., the monitoring program in general. nourishment triggers) are provided in the white call-out boxes while the 2020 average volume is represented in the coral colored call-out boxes.

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•Art Club: Meets every Wed, 12-4pm at town hall.

•Community Woodworkers’ Club: 1st Thurs at 7pm at town hall.

•Emerald Isle Stamp (Philately) Club: 2nd & 4th Thurs at 7pm at town hall.

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Special Events and Information Story Time and Pre-K Play on Mondays from 9am-10am CANCELLED due to COVID-19 until further notice Friday Free Flick- November 13th @ 7pm CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 Thursday, November 26th Thanksgiving, Community Center is CLOSED. Saturday, November 30th 16th Annual Emerald Isle Christmas Parade CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 **Please note special events, community center and all programs are subject to change due to COVID-19. Please call (252) 354-6350 or visit our website www.emeraldisle-nc.org for current special events and updates.

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1) Max out retirement contributions. Are you taking full advantage of your employer’s match to your workplace retirement account? If not, it’s a great time to consider increasing your contribution. If you’re already maxing out your match or your employer doesn’t offer one, boosting your contribution to an IRA could still offer tax advantages. Keep in mind that the SECURE Act repealed the maximum age for contributions to a traditional IRA, effective January 1, 2020. As long as you’ve earned income in 2020, you can contribute to a traditional IRA after age 70½ - and, depending on your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI), you may be able to deduct the contribution.

2) Refocus on your goals. Did you set savings goals for 2020?

Evaluate how you did and set realistic goals for next year. If you’re off track, we’d be happy to help you develop a financial plan.

3) Spend flexible spending account (FSA) dollars. If you have an FSA, note that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relaxed certain “use or lose” rules this year because of the pandemic. Employers can modify plans through the end of this year to allow employees to “spend down” unused FSA funds on any health care expense incurred in 2020 – and let you carry over $550 to the 2021 plan year.

If you don’t have an FSA, you may want to calculate your qualifying health care costs to see if establishing one for 2021 makes sense.

4) Manage your marginal tax rate. If you’re on the threshold of a tax bracket, you may be able to put yourself in the lower bracket by deferring some of your income to 2021. Accelerating deductions such as medical expenses or charitable donations into 2020 (rather than paying for deductible items in 2021) may have the same effect.

Here are a few key 2020 tax thresholds to keep in mind: • The 37 percent marginal tax rate affects those with taxable incomes in excess of $518,400 (individual), $622,050 (married filing jointly), $518,400 (head of household), and $311,025 (married filing separately).

• The 20 percent capital gains tax rate applies to those with taxable incomes in excess of $441,450 (individual), $496,600 (married filing jointly), $469,050 (head of household), and $248,300 (married filing separately).

• The 3.8 percent surtax on investment income applies to the lesser of net investment income or the excess of MAGI greater than $200,000 (individual), $250,000 (married filing jointly), $200,000 (head of household), and $125,000 (married filing separately).

5) Rebalance your portfolio. Reviewing your capital gains and losses may reveal tax planning opportunities; for example, you may be able to harvest losses to offset capital gains.

6) Make charitable gifts. Donating to charity is another good strategy worth exploring to reduce taxable income – and help a worthy cause. Take a look at various gifting alternatives, including donor-advised funds.

7) Form a strategy for stock options. If you hold stock options, be sure to develop a strategy for managing current and future 40

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income. Consider the timing of a nonqualified stock option exercise based on your estimated tax picture. Does it make sense to avoid accelerating income into the current tax year or to defer income to future years? If you’re considering exercising incentive stock options before year-end, don’t forget to have your tax advisor prepare an alternative minimum tax projection to see if there’s any tax benefit to waiting until January.

8) Plan for estimated taxes and required minimum distributions (RMDs). Both the SECURE and CARES acts affect 2020 tax planning and RMDs. Under the SECURE Act, if you reached age 70½ after January 1, 2020, you can now wait until you turn 72 to start taking RMDs – and the CARES Act waived RMDs for 2020. If you took a coronavirus-related distribution (CRD) from a retirement plan in 2020, you’ll need to elect on your 2020 income tax return how you plan to pay taxes associated with the CRD. You can choose to repay the CRD, pay income tax related to the CRD in 2020, or pay the tax liability over a three-year period. But remember: once you elect a strategy, you can’t change it. Also, if you took a 401(k) loan after March 27, 2020, you’ll need to establish a repayment plan and confirm the amount of accrued interest.

9) Adjust your withholding. If you think you may be subject to an estimated tax penalty, consider asking your employer (via Form W-4) to increase your withholding for the remainder of the year to cover the shortfall. The biggest advantage of this is that withholding is considered to be paid evenly throughout the year instead of when the dollars are actually taken from your paycheck. You can also use this strategy to make up for low or missing quarterly estimated tax payments. If you collected unemployment in 2020, remember that any benefits you received are subject to federal income tax. Taxes at the state level vary, and not all states tax unemployment benefits. If you received unemployment benefits and did not have taxes withheld, you may need to plan for owing taxes when you file your 2020 return.

10) Review your estate documents. Review and update your estate plan on an ongoing basis to make sure it stays in tune with your goals and accounts for any life changes or other circumstances. Take time to: • Check trust funding • Update beneficiary designations • Take a fresh look at trustee and agent appointments • Review provisions of powers of attorney and health care directives • Ensure that you fully understand all of your documents

Be Proactive and Get Professional Advice Remember to get a jump on planning now so you don’t find yourself scrambling at year-end. Although this list offers a good starting point, you may have unique planning concerns. As you get ready for the year ahead, please feel free to reach out to us to talk through the issues and deadlines that are most relevant to you.

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Pine Knoll Shores Mayor John Brodman

Happy Thanksgiving to All

H

ere I am again, at the beginning of October writing a column about “current events” for the November issue of a magazine that won’t be read by anyone for almost a month. November, however, is an important month when we look back on the past year, take stock of our situation and that of our immediate friends and family, give thanks on Thanksgiving Day for what we have to be thankful for, and kickoff the busy march from Black Friday and Cyber Monday to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

And what a year it has been; if nothing else we can all be thankful in some way that 2020, and, hopefully, the worst of the virus and the election season will soon be behind us, but I’m afraid that the coming two months may well turn out to be the gloomiest months yet so far this year.

By the time you read this, many of our national and state elections may have already taken place or will be about to take place. While it’s always a relief for most people to get an extremely contentious election cycle behind them, this year may turn out to be different for many reasons. Even if Election Day is over, we are being told that it may take weeks, or even months, to decide a clear winner, so we could be looking at more of the same for some time to come. Heaven forbid. Also, while we are gradually learning to live, work, and go to school with the virus, we are just beginning to take stock of the longer-term impacts of the pandemic on our economy and things like the distribution of income and wealth, retirement savings accounts, and the national debt. Many segments of our economy that experienced gains in income and wealth during the low unemployment years prior to the pandemic have been the

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hardest hit, and it may take years for them to recover.

To be sure, the virus is still with us. In early August of this year, the number of confirmed cases in Carteret County was approaching 400; in early September it was approaching 550; and in early October, when I was writing this, it was approaching 800. While some of this increase is being driven by the widespread availability of testing, the number of positives is still less than 10% of the persons tested. As we enter the fall and winter months we will also enter a new phase of the Pandemic. As rapid testing becomes more available and testing increases, as people move indoors, and as restrictions are lifted by the state we may see more positive test results. We will be working around the virus for a long time to come, until we have viable vaccines in adequate quantities.

According to Wikipedia, the American holiday of Thanksgiving traces its roots back to 1621, when a group of colonists held a celebratory feast with local natives to give thanks for a bountiful harvest and the blessings they had received during the previous year. Abraham Lincoln declared an official Thanksgiving Day in late November of 1861, but it wasn’t until 1936, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved it to the fourth Thursday of November and declared it to be an official national holiday.

Germany and the United Kingdom have harvest festivals earlier, usually in October. Canada also has a Thanksgiving, much like our own, and China, Vietnam, South Korea, Brazil, Norfolk Island, Grenada, Liberia and several other countries all celebrate some form of Thanksgiving, or harvest festival, with friends and family. There is no Thanksgiving in France, and the French only know of Thanksgiving (by its English name) as the day when Americans eat Turkey. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

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Pine Knoll Shores Women’s Club Reading During the Pandemic

With the Fall season upon us, PKS Women’s Club members have maintained social distancing regulations and political correctness while striving to remain intellectually stimulated.

Each of our Book Clubs has continued to read and found a creative way of discussing the books.

The “Lit Witts” read “My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton” written by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie.

After meeting for discussion via Zoom for a few months, the members decided to return to the Crystal Coast Country Club for the meetings. Sitting on the picturesque patio six feet apart, they were able to enjoy some refreshments and share thoughts about the book. Since many of the members were watching the Disney Channel presentation of the Broadway show “Hamilton,” they thought it would be great to catch up on some of the historical events depicted.

Based on numerous letters between Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza, the book captures the joys and trials of this 18th century family during a difficult political time for our country.

It provides an intimate look at the complex interactions of the founding fathers and the challenges of women during this revolutionary period. Although the scenario is quite different today, the political unrest, financial struggles and social distinctions are still so relevant. Members enjoyed relearning about the history that finally led to equal rights for women. On the negative side, everyone agreed that at 672 pages, the book was quite long! Overall, the consensus was that it is certainly a worthwhile read that helped to clarify some of the events in the play.

Another book club, “The Beach Book Club,” also used Zoom meetingd and later met at McNeil Park to discuss, “The Book Women of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richards and “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes. The second author is reported to have plagiarized the first and the members read both 44

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to compare.

“The Book Women of Troublesome Creek” is about women who started a bookmobile in the back hills of Kentucky.

They carried the books via pack horse into the Appalachian Mountains and discovered the “blue people” who lived there.

Their appearance was a result of a rare genetic condition. “The Giver of Stars” did not mentioned the “blue people,” but instead discussed the coal miners who lived in the hills. Members felt that the two books were so similar and are not surprised by the doubt in the integrity of Moyes version, although no litigation has been announced. When relating the events of the book to current times, the discussion centered around the difficulties that remain for so many people who have not had the opportunity to learn to read. All enjoyed reading both books and highly recommend them.

“Between the Book Ends” met outside at the home of one of the members to avoid extremely windy conditions on the sound.

Having so much to catch up on, they socialized and shared family news. While they did not have a common book to discuss, people casually discussed books that they had read. A few of the members enjoyed the author, Rosamunde Pilcher whose titles include “September,” “The Shell Seekers” and “Coming Home.” The group will be reading “Where the Crawdad’s Sing”

by Delia Owens and meet at McNeil Park to plan the monthly book titles.

Reading has been such an integral part of so many of our lives and we are fortunate to enjoy this activity and keep our minds stimulated during difficult times. We all have an even greater appreciation of our friends in PKS and look forward to when we can hug each other spontaneously and talk at close proximity in the near future.

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After School Program. Swansboro Parks and Recreation is excited to offer an After School Program for the 2020-2021 school year designed to offer enrichment activities for grades K-5 from 3-5pm on weekdays. For more information call (910) 326-2600.

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Nov. 6: Boys Rec Night. 5:30-8:30pm. Join us for an all-boys night of recreation and fun at the Swansboro Recreation Center. This FREE program is designed to allow boys ages 11-17 to hang out, socialize, practice team building, learn about careers, and develop plans to have successful futures and become leaders in their local communities. This program offers local guest speakers that educate young men about their professional careers, games, arts & crafts, and free food and beverages.

Nov. 16: Wreath Making & Wine. 5:30-7:30pm. Spruce up your home with a seasonal holiday wreath. BYOB of wine and learn how to make simple and inexpensive wreaths for decorate with for the holiday season. The class is $20; all supplies included. Call to sign up, 910-326-2600, or come by the Swansboro Recreation Center, 830 Main St. Nov. 25: Kids Teacher Workday Camp. 8am-5:30pm. Join us for a day of fun filled activities, arts and crafts and games. Children can be dropped off as early as 7:30am and must be picked up by 5:30pm. Pre-registration required – call to register, 910-3262600 or stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center.

Early December Dec. 3: Bob Ross Paint-a-Long. 6-8pm. Join us for a night full of happy trees, happy clouds, and zero mistakes – just happy accidents. We will be rolling with the best at our Bob Ross Paint Along! Everything you need will be supplied, just bring yourself and some paint clothes. Registration is $30 per individual. For age 14 and up.

Dec. 7: Blood Drive. 3-7pm. Swansboro Parks and Recreation is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive. In order to make this event happen, we need donors to please go online and sign up for a time slot. Visit redcross.org/give-blood and find the drive to schedule an appointment. For more information, visit swansboro.recdesk.com, www. redcross.org/give-blood or stop by.

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Julia Batten Wax Owner, Emerald Isle Realty

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t’s the late, late afternoon golden hour on Emerald Isle. I’m sure you know just the sweet time I’m invoking, what the author Kazuo Ishiguro gracefully calls the “remains of the day.” The frenetic day’s work is done and I am sitting quietly, watching when the setting sun over Bogue Sound gives a wistful iridescence to the tasseled and weaving stalks of tall spartina grass that frames my view. Breathing in peace, exhaling the day’s minor irritations and stress; my daily soundside benediction.

Just out of my field of vision I hear him before I see him, whoosh, great splash, and ripple; whoosh, great splash, and ripple.

With boundless grace, my evening companion, a jumping mullet, defies gravity and makes a joyful leap and lands, sideways, before swimming, skimming, just below the surface again. If there truly is something akin to reincarnation, I wouldn’t mind returning in my next life as a jumping mullet. For now, I’m content to smile and be reminded of our Creator’s playful spark when crafting such diversity in our fish, our birds, each human being and all the flora and fauna that makes this Earth so beautiful.

Just as the late afternoon is the radiant remains of the day, so October is the golden month near the remains of the year. Has there ever been a year like this one? Will there ever be a year so difficult, so extraordinary again? The island has never had so many visitors.

We’ve welcomed your rental guests yearning for the sweet peace that only comes when standing ankle deep while saltwater swirls soothingly over weary feet and eyes lift to gaze past the liminal infinity where light meets sky, sky meets sea. We have each been shaped by the experience these past few months of praying for wellness, fearing illness, longing for a time when the planet and all 46

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of us are healthy again.

The diversity in creation that is so beautiful created a virus that has been so deadly. The other paradox I keep contemplating is that of a fearsome pandemic creating the highest demand for vacation rentals we have ever known. But now, just as the hours of daylight are dwindling as autumn progresses inevitably into winter, the bookings are slowly decreasing; it is time for the cottages, the homeowners and all who have labored this season to rest.

October is also when we take stock of our autumnal harvest. It’s been a fruitful season for our staff who have been fully employed with no furloughs, no unemployment but precious little time off.

Nationwide, other families, other businesses have not been so blessed. The financial rewards from this great influx of rental guests have been many for those who own vacation homes and those who manage and work in the realm of vacation rentals. We’ve enjoyed a bountiful crop of rental guests who have discovered their new favorite beach destination and our guests have a full quiver of sweet vacation memories from their most hallowed week during this strangest of years.

Why do jumping mullet jump? Marine biologists continue to study this phenomenon but my favorite theory is this one, they jump to breathe, boosting their oxygen intake for when they swoosh through the murky salt water again. The remains of this day, a jumping mullet soars, and my soul knows the peace of a flawless October afternoon.

Julia Batten Wax, Broker/Owner Emerald Isle Realty jwax@EIRealty.com

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Sweet Potato Reigns in NC

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orth Carolinians are loyal to their “official state vegetable,” often incorporating servings of sweet potatoes into family meals and holiday feasts.

The North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation in 1995 making the sweet potato the Tar Heel State’s “top vegetable.”

The bill was “recommended” by students at the former Elvie Street School in Wilson who were in the 1993-94 fourth grade class taught by the late Celia Batchelor.

The kids were mostly 10-year-olds at the time, and nicknamed themselves the “Tater Tots,” in order to help get attention from the news media as well as the legislators.

North Carolina produces more sweet potatoes than any other state, growing nearly half the country’s supply. And Wilson County sits right in the center of sweet potato farmland.

The Wilson kids had their facts in a row – pointing out that Native Americans harvested sweet potatoes and introduced them to explorer Christopher Columbus. “Dinosaurs may even have munched on sweet taters,” reported Josh Shaffer for Our State magazine.

The sweet potato bill took more than a year to get through the House of Representatives, and once it arrived in the Senate, “every vegetable with a constituency reared its head demanding fair consideration,” according to Shaffer.

“Many of us think that the official state vegetable ought to be the rutabaga,” said one Fayetteville legislator.

Lawmakers threw out tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, collards and other vegetables in protest.

The sweet potato survived the verbal food fight on the Senate floor…and prevailed.

Growing Conditions are Right in Coastal Carolina Sweet potatoes thrive in North Carolina’s coastal plain because of its sandy soil and temperate climate.

Surprisingly, the sweet potato is not at all related to the white (Irish) potato. The sweet potato belongs to the root family, while the other potato is a tuber.

Sweet potatoes and yams are not the same. They are two distinctly different vegetables. While sweet potatoes are indigenous to North America, the yam comes from West Africa and Asia.

There are hundreds of different varieties of sweet potato. They are usually orange and have an oblong body with tapered ends.

Sweet potatoes are high in vitamins A and C and low in fat. They have a low glycemic index, which makes them a good source of nutrients for diabetics. They are also very high in potassium, magnesium and phosphorus.

Jennifer Harbster of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., is a sweet potato historian. She said that English botanist John Gerard wrote about the sweet potato in 1597, noting that it was best eaten when “roasted and infused with wine, boiled with prunes or roasted with oil, vinegar and salt.”

“Gerard also suggested that the sweet potato “comforts, strengthens and nourishes the body” and has aphrodisiac qualities.

English King Henry VIII consumed massive amounts of sweet potatoes, especially spiced sweet potato pie,” Harbster said.

A leading character in William Shakespeare’s comedy “Merry of Wives of Windsor (1602) bellows: “Let the sky rain potatoes.”

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Harbster said: “By 1880, Americans were enjoying some sort of variation of candied sweet potatoes. American cookbooks, such as the widely published 1893 Boston Cooking School Cookbook by Fannie Farmer featured a recipe for glazed sweet potatoes.”

Around the same time, George Washington Carver, an agricultural scientist and inventor, compiled more than a hundred recipes for the sweet potato, she added.

Sweet Potatoes Weren’t Invited to 1st Thanksgiving The first Thanksgiving of the Pilgrims featured plenty of pumpkins, but nary a sweet potato.

Sweet potatoes typically don’t grow in the Massachusetts environment. The weather’s too cold and brutal.

Sweet potatoes prefer a warm and humid southern climate.

Sweet potatoes have a sweet southern personality, too.

When it comes to holiday dining, sweet potatoes and creamy, white mashed potatoes deserve equal billing on the menu. Found in tandem on many American dining room tables, you just have to have scoops of both.

Marshmallows Are a ‘Northern Experience’ To at least one English food writer – Rosie Spinks of London – America’s “weirdest dish” is a sweet potato casserole with its wellbrowned, gooey mini-marshmallows packed so tightly together they can’t breathe.

To Rosie … and this writer … marshmallows are disgusting, whether raw, baked, roasted or camp-fired.

Hooray for the “Ghostbusters,” who in the 1984 movie took down “Mr. Stay Puft,” the giant, fictional humanoid – made of a ka-zillion marshmallows.

Stay Puft’s sailor attire is too familiar. With his white sailor cap, traditional blue sailor’s collar and a red neckerchief, he resembled Cracker Jack’s iconic “Sailor Jack” mascot. He was a 5-year-old boy, dressed in a blue sailor suit.

America’s first marshmallow company of note was Angelus Marshmallows in Chicago. (It was a unit of Rueckheim Brothers & Eckstein, the company that invented the Cracker Jack treat in 1896.)

Is the Stay Puft-Sailor Jack “kinship” a mere coincidence, or is it an intended dramatic metaphor introduced by screenwriters Dan Aykroyd and the late Harold Ramis?

Back on track, Rosie Spinks asked: “Is there any dish more reviled and revered than the sweet potato marshmallow casserole?”

The Rueckheim brothers – Frederick and Louis – are fully responsible. They were German immigrants who opened their confectionary in 1872 in Chicago.

They introduced Angelus Marshmallows in 1907, which became the company’s second-most popular product after Cracker Jack.

The marshmallow is a perennial plant that grows best in the damp marshes of the eastern Mediterranean region. Ancient Egyptians discovered that the whole plant could be used medicinally.

Various sources say the “miracle plant” could cure or relieve, sore throats, coughs, toothaches, arthritis and joint pain, insect bites, indigestion, diarrhea, dysentery, stomach pain and assorted skin irritations.

Marsh mallows also act to expel phlegm from the lungs and to relax the bronchial tubes – a remedy for asthma, emphysema, bronchial

infections and lung congestion. It also helps relieve inflamed kidneys, urinary tract disorders, gastrointestinal disturbances, ulcers, colitis, diarrhea … and varicose veins.

Health benefits aside, French candy makers were the first to add sugar, water and gelatin, whipping the marshmallow mixture into a foamy confection that became known as marshmallow treats.

Today’s “marshmallows are a processed food that provides little to no health benefits,” wrote Malia Frey, a health coach and weight management specialist.

“Eating a marshmallow is a quick and easy way to satisfy your sweet tooth that won’t do too much damage to your waistline.” But can you eat just one?

The Rueckheims promoted their Angelus Marshmallows as being “fluffy, light and pure,” to be used as an alternative for homemade meringue and whipped cream by American homemakers.

In 1917, the brothers hired Janet McKenzie Hill, founder of the Boston Cooking School Magazine, to develop recipes to encourage home cooks to embrace the candy as an everyday ingredient.

She came up with “mashed sweet potatoes baked with a marshmallow topping” as a signature recipe.

Right away, reported Madeline Bilis of Boston magazine, Southerners objected to sweet potatoes with “candy on top, recognizing the sweet-on-sweet combo was too, too much.

Northerners, by contrast, embraced marshmallows as the latest innovation.”

Freelance food writer Lesley Porcelli of Syracuse, N.Y., said during colonial times, Southerners learned how to prepare sweet potatoes by watching “native people burying them in the embers of fires and then peeling away the skin to eat the smoky flesh. Throughout the colonial era, sweet potatoes were a staple in the South.”

For Porcelli, preparing sweet potato dishes has been a journey. “In the past,” she said, “I’d made the mistake of treating them like regular potatoes: skinning and boiling them before mashing. But when it comes to sweet potatoes, this method produces a waterlogged, mushy texture, and it dilutes the flavor, too.”

“I learned from several old recipes the trick of boiling them in their skins, after which the flesh slides easily from the peels.

Still, boiling the potatoes whole means the narrower ends and the centers cook unevenly,” Porcelli said.

“Roasting the sweet potatoes in their skins eliminates that problem and has the added benefit of intensifying their sweetness. Many Southern recipes recommend rubbing the skins first with butter or bacon fat, which certainly adds richness and flavor, but simply scrubbing the skins clean and pricking them all over produces excellent results.”

“Ninety minutes (in the oven) at 425 degrees yields tender, sweet flesh that slips right out of the skin (though you might find that very large potatoes need a little bit more time),” Porcelli said. “Many recipes recommend a potato masher, but sweet potatoes have a fibrous texture that clumps and shreds if mashed by hand.”

If you are determined to make a sweet potato casserole, Porcelli suggests adding eggs and topping with brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, oats, pecans, maple syrup and chunks of salty bacon.

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tremendous fishing industry all these years, suggests Liz Biro, a contributor to North Carolina Coastal Federation’s online newsletter.

It’s how Carteret County’s commercial fishermen began their day, “oftentimes before sunrise,” Biro said, eating their “humble sweet potato pie” for breakfast.

“A slice was not nearly enough sustenance for the tough labors of setting nets, raking clams or hauling fish by the hundreds of pounds to market. These men drank what amounted to soup bowls full of hot coffee with not two or even three slices of sweet potato pie,” she said.

“They folded entire pies in half and ate them like breakfast sandwiches.”

Biro commented: “Sweet potatoes thrived in gardens in coastal North Carolina and on its barrier islands where fishermen lived. Sweet potatoes flourished in the coast’s hot, moist climate and sandy soils.

Growers appreciated the plant’s lack of natural enemies.”

Clearly a Southern favorite food, sweet potato pies are “simple affairs of mashed sweet potatoes, milk, eggs and spices, providing plenty of protein from the milk and eggs and big doses of vitamin A and beta-carotene from the sweet potatoes.”

Some bakers prefer to use canned evaporated milk or “sweet milk” (canned sweetened condensed milk), Biro said, “as that is the milk their ancestors relied upon in the days when fresh milk and cream were not readily available.”

“No matter the recipe, cooks agree that perfect sweet potato pie is a balance of creaminess, sweetness and spices against a sturdy, savory crust,” she said. “The filling is so smooth no whipped cream garnish is required.”

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~Emerald Tidings~ EIFD Celebrates Arrival of New Aerial Truck

The Town of Emerald Isle Fire Department is excited to share news of its new ladder truck. The truck is designed to provide decades of increased safety to Emerald Isle residents, businesses and guests.

Learn more about the truck by watching this amazing video: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=yN6bew0dNG0&feature=youtu.be The 2020 Smeal/ Spartan 100-foot aerial truck: • Seats 6 firefighters • Holds 5 air packs • 1,250 gallon per minute pump • 400-gallon water tank • 10 KW hydraulic generator • 700 feet of 5” hose (goes from hydrant to the truck)

Lane Closures on Emerald Isle Bridge Delayed

After conversations with town leaders and residents, the N.C. Department of Transportation contractors working on the Emerald Isle Bridge will not close lanes until Nov. 1.

NCDOT decided to delay planned lane closures on the bridge so the improvements could be completed when fewer motorists would be affected. The lane closures were originally scheduled to begin in October.

The lane closures on the Atlantic Beach Bridge are also in effect. Contractors may close one of two lanes of the Atlantic Beach Bridge Monday through Friday 9am-3pm and Saturday and Sunday 7am- 6pm.

Contractors will use flaggers at the ends of the work zone to direct traffic.

For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.

Beach Driving Returns to Emerald Isle

Due to the impact of COVID-19 and the upcoming Phase III Beach Nourishment project, considerable thought has been given to the issuance of Beach Driving permits for 2020/2021.

A beach driving permit may be purchased online by visiting www.emeraldisle-nc.org/beach-driving or at the Emerald Isle Police Department (7500 Emerald Drive, from 9am until 8pm Sunday-Thursday, and from 9am until 10pm Friday-Saturday). For everyone’s safety, no more than 2 customers at a time are permitted inside the waiting area.

Beach Nourishment Closures: For safety reasons, certain sections of Emerald Isle beaches must be closed during the 2020/2021 Beach Driving season. Closures are unavoidable, due to the construction of the estimated $40M Phase III Beach Nourishment project.

Beach nourishment can only occur between November 16, 2020 and April 30, 2021. The Town of Emerald Isle anticipates smaller/ defined sections of the beach to close, while those areas area being nourished.

Phase II Nourishment areas include the following sections of the Emerald Isle beach: • Between the Point and Lands’ End • Sea Dunes toward the Dog Leg • The far east end of Emerald Isle Authorized beach access ramps are located at the Ocean Drive “dog-leg” (near mile marker 15 on NC 58), at the end of Black Skimmer Drive (across from Police Department) and at The Point (at the terminus of Inlet Drive at Bogue Inlet). Driving on primary dunes, as well as other vegetated areas, remains STRICTLY prohibited.

Beach Driving Period: The period for beach driving is scheduled to occur from September 15 to April 30, with the exception of the 10-day period near Easter. This period includes the Friday prior to Easter, until and including, the Sunday that occurs 7 days after Easter. For 2021, beach driving will not be allowed at all from April 2-April 11, 2021.

Highly Important Disclaimer: By purchasing a 2020/2021 beach driving permit, permit holders understand that there will be no refunds or discounts provided due to beach closures of any kind.

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Closures may be caused by nourishment activities, beach conditions, and/or other unavoidable events.

Horseback Riding in Emerald Isle: Be Kind & Look Behind!

Emerald Isle welcomes our equestrian owners and visitors to the island. As a courtesy, remember it is mandatory for riders to remove all feces and droppings.

Horseback (equestrian) riding is permitted annually between September 15 and April 30, with limitations and exclusions. As you ride the public trust beach areas of Emerald Isle, please be kind and look behind! Cleaning up after your horse is both kind and necessary.

Carteret-Craven Electric Coop Launches “Plugged In - Shop Local & Save”

Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative (CCEC) recognizes that many of the businesses we serve are working hard to adapt to the economic and social changes caused by COVID-19. We want to help support the local economy by partnering with our business owners to encourage our members to shop local.

CCEC has launched “Plugged In - Shop Local & Save.” Businesses served by CCEC have the

opportunity to advertise and provide CCEC members a promotional offer that will last for approximately two weeks. The co-op plans to highlight two non-competing businesses in our service area each month.

CCEC will promote the offer to our more than 33,000 members by posting the offer on our website and Facebook page. Each business will be provided with a small sign to display at their register during the weeks they are participating.

If you have questions about the program or if your business would like to participate, please contact Melissa Glenn at (252)727-2221 or melissag@ccemc.com.

E.I. Fishing Tournament- Canceled, but Successful!

The second annual Emerald Isle Fishing Tournament was unfortunately canceled due to weather. Despite the cancellation, the Emerald Isle Fishing Tournament held a live virtual auction on Wednesday September 16. To say it was a success is an understatement.

The auction, led by tournament Chairman Mark Taylor, raised a total of $29,110 for local scholarships and waterway dredging efforts.

“Last year, we held an in-person auction during the Captain’s Party and raised a substantial amount of money,” said Mark Taylor, Committee Chairman. “This year, we went virtual and saw the power of an online audience. The increased reach helped local donors raise nearly $30,000. We are so amazed and grateful words cannot express it!”

An array of products and local services were donated. These items were then auctioned off during a 4-hour live event, broadcast via Facebook Live. The money raised will help fund the annual scholarship program for the 2021 academic year.

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To learn more about the Emerald Isle Fishing Tournament and the associated scholarship program, visit www. emeraldislefishingtournament.com or follow them on Facebook.

Emerald Isle Fire Department – Cancer Awareness Tees on Sale

Cancer Awareness shirts are now on sale. Sold solely through the online store and shipped directly to the purchaser. No sales of shirts will be conducted on-site. A unisex T-shirt along with a V-neck shirt are being offered this year! Click here to order yours!

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Giving Thanks during a Difficult Year

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ovember is a beautiful month on our island. I love the cooler days, refreshing nights and the bright blue skies. It is a great month to walk on the beach and try to collect my thoughts.

The past 8 months have been difficult for all of us. A lot has changed this November from last November. Social distancing is now a new norm and we wear our masks wherever we go. We are more careful about staying safe and washing our hands many, many times a day. I have sung “Happy Birthday” so much when I wash my hands that it has almost become a song that I am tired of hearing myself sing.

However, I have found that it helps me to properly wash my hands. I miss not being able to shake hands and to give hugs but we will all get through this.

This year as we gather for Thanksgiving it will probably be different than in the past. For many of us, it will not be large celebrations with family and friends. It will probably not be airplane trips or train trips, but probably either staying home or visiting family and friends that live close by.

Yes, it will be different but ONE thing will stay the same. As

we gather around the table with just a few family members or friends, one thing will remain constant, we will thank God for each and every blessing of life.

Yes, the past months have been difficult, but we need to take time and thank God in our own special way. We are blessed to live in the United States of America. We who live in or visit Emerald Isle are so fortunate to live in this beautiful, special place. A place where we can enjoy the beauty and nature of our Creator. A place which is so special and a place which we all love.

So, as we gather around the table and celebrate Thanksgiving, let us Thank God for his Grace and for all of our blessings. Let us have a day filled with true Thanksgiving.

Let us remember those we have lost this year. We are thankful for our memories of them and let us be thankful for their influence in our lives. Let us take time to be truly thankful.

I am so thankful for all of your prayers, your support and your kind words. I am so blessed to have this opportunity to serve our wonderful Town.

May we all have a Thankful Heart!

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Richard Gray to Thomas McIntosh, 1190 Old Cedar Island Road, $32,500.

Lisa Lewis to Benjamin and Ellen Allen, 182 Salter Drive, $35,000.

Patrick and Rhona Jones to Floyd Gaskill, 207 & 211 Lee Daniels Road, $35,000.

ATLANTIC BEACH

Norma Turnage to William and Karen Ramsey, 300 Ocean Blvd. Ext., $33,000.

Richard and Martha Moore to PGH Investments, LLC, 215 W. Fort Macon Road #303, $79,000.

Richard and Martha Moore to Wendolyn and Gregory Thompson, 215 W. Fort Macon Road #403, $79,000.

Richard and Martha Moore to Wendolyn and Gregory Thompson, 326 W. Fort Macon Road #304, $79,000.

Richard and Martha Moore to Wendolyn Thompson and Linda Smith, 215 W. Fort Macon Road #104, $79,000.

John and Jennifer DelaCourt to Linda Summers, Michael DelaCourt, and Mark DelaCourt, 2111 W. Fort Macon Road, $90,000.

Allsquare Enterprises, LLC to Russell and Elizabeth Heer, 106 Coral Bay Court, $100,000.

Barbara Nelson to Lauren Mirra, 2401 W. Fort Macon Road, $115,000.

George and Amy Pope to Janice Howerton, 511 W. Boardwalk, $144,000.

Richard and Martha Moore to CBS Investments, LLC, 215 W. Fort Macon Road #204 & #207, $150,000.

John and Nadia Joubran to Theodore Boffelli, 2008 E. Fort Macon Road, $155,000.

Thomas and Ruby Morris to Southwinds Investments, LLC, 2008 E. Fort Macon Road, $161,000.

Bogue Banks & area property transfers as recorded at the Carteret County Registrar of Deeds during SEPTEMBER 2020

Jennifer Bramble to Deborah and Arnold Bunn, 308 Fairview St., $230,000.

Sleepy Creek Farms, Inc. to Marvin and Joyce Wooten, 105 Old Causeway Road #B, $600,000.

Staci Clark and George Delinski, Jr. to Keith and Barbara Patenaude, 118, & 124 Rowe Court, $150,000.

Bradley and Stephanie Adams, and Andrew and Lori Nourse to Craig and Amy Holloway, 2402 W. Fort Macon Road #106G, $235,000.

Clifton Evans and Phillip Brown to Jimmy and Hyon Grantham, 201 W. Terminal Blvd., $630,000.

Rocky and Katherine Gillikin to F & G Management, LLC, 1205 Lennoxville Road, $154,000.

Michael and Linda Rastatter to Davidson Family III, LLC and Giles Investments, LLC, 114 Sound Side Drive, $650,000.

Robert and Heather Perry to Gerry and Linda Sadler, 402 Pine St., $165,000.

Doris Jennings to Leonard and Kelly Fiume, 2308 W. Fort Macon Road #202H, $235,000.

Milton Legg, III to Barry and Lisa Bennett, 2404 W. Fort Macon Road #203G, $235,000.

Becky Batts to Stanley Taylor, 2301 W. Fort Macon Road #113H, $239,000.

Deborah and Richard Deblasi to Edward and Barbara Lawless, 1400 E. Fort Macon Road, $255,000.

Helen and Joe Adams, Jr. to Elizabeth Robertson, 2111 W. Fort Macon Road, $257,000.

Ronald and Michelle Carlson to Melissa and Todd Rankin, 207 Hoop Pole Creek Drive, $275,000.

Jim and Stephanie Worrell to Sean Fleming, 206 E. Bogue Blvd., $290,000.

Barry and Jan Woodard to BL Creech Properties, LLC, 104 Pelican Drive #A, $295,000.

Palco Investments, LLC to Jeffrey and Sheila Cunningham, 202 Ocean Ridge Drive, $300,000.

Robin Stokes to Angela Fowler, 204 Moonlight Drive, $300,000.

Mary Dunlap to Gary and Donna Harris, 1400 E. Fort Macon Road, $329,000.

Meridith and Robert Jay to Michael Kearns, 2305 W. Fort Macon Road, $360,000.

David and Patricia Adams to Zachary and Caroline Orman, 306 Dobbs St., $390,000.

Tim and Jamie Saleeby to Elizabeth Crawley, 2111 W. Fort Macon Road, $395,000.

Martha Mitchener to James and Janie Poole, 248 Bayview Blvd., $987,500.

BEAUFORT

Tydecian Simmons, Marshon Simmons, and Tramyne Hickmon to Cedar Street Properties, LLC, 612 Cedar St., $10,000.

Douglas and Teresa Shepard to Caroline and Robert Smith, Jr., 210 Martin Creek Drive, $35,000.

EBIE, LLC to M. Best and Sons, LLC, 110 Ashley Lane, $37,500.

Joe and Dorothy Sharpe to Leon and Esther Sharpe, 306 Queen St., $59,000.

Barney and Marth McLaughlin to David and Christy Daniel, 303 Pine St., $75,000.

James and Marilyn Doyle to James Jacobus, 112 Gordon St., $200,000.

Martha King to Christine and Newman Cantrell, Jr., 188 Gibbs Creek Road, $210,000.

Todd and Brittney Smrdel, and Jennifer LePage to Anahi TepetateDajui, and Wendy and Charles Park, IV, 513 Queen St., $215,000.

Allan and Amber Whiting to Cody and Crystal Thomas, 137 Madison Bay Drive, $231,000.

Patsy Deese and Sallie Conway to Michael and Jennifer Williamson, 180 Wards Creek Road, $100,000.

Stephen Ross and Mary Reiss to Russell and Lisa Holcomb, 243 Rudolph Drive, $240,000.

Alma and Elbert Godette to Monica Hunter and Robert Harper, Jr., 801 Cedar St., $119,500.

Earl Quick, Jr. to Andrew and Julie Blonk, 146 Wallace Road, $252,000.

Darla and William Vick, and Robert and Reba Baker to Sarah and Rocky Tickles, Jr., 889 Harkers Island Road, $125,000.

David and Maria Furna to Gladny and Lara Lyvers, 702 H. Road #4, $134,000.

Christi Starling to Nathaniel and Lindsey Golnik, 110 Waterway Drive, $138,000.

Terry and Bruce Yim to Cheryl Lanier, 206 Cedar Lane, $475,000.

Marcio Murta to Gary Dreisbach, 1399 Merrimon Road, $143,000.

Bo and Abigail French to George and Lisa Smith, 1904 E. Fort Macon Road, $210,000.

Allan and Noel Peterson to Michael Green, 514 Atlantic Beach Cswy., $476,000.

Beaufort Flats, LLC to Thomas Mehegan, 477 Crow Hill Road, $144,500.

Dennis and Lisa Gaither to Adam and Amy Logan, 301 E. Commerce Way Road, $214,000.

John and Dorothy Oscher to Michael Carroll, 2106 E. Fort Macon Road, $495,000.

John and Deanna Hunt to Cool Change Rentals, LLC, 697 West Beaufort Road, $147,500.

Rhonda Casper to Frances Best, 2008 E. Fort Macon Road, $222,000.

Joshua and Lindsay Gleason to Lee and Leah Hodge, 125 Sound Side Drive, $600,000.

Brandon and Cristy Mitchell to Koreen English and Parker Yost, 231 Leonda Drive, $149,000.

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William and Tamara Smallwood to Sharon Henry, 831 Hwy 101, $194,000.

Donald and Paula Elliott to Andrew and Joanie Cooke, 400 Island Drive, $100,000.

Ben and Jewell Willisa to Ramsey Development Limited Partnership, 519 N. Kinston Ave., $475,000.

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Maurice and Ann James to Barbara Daniel, 203 Vine St., $190,000.

Amy and Frederick Davis, Jr. to Gregory Petty, 225 Rutledge Ave., $220,000.

Heather and Bobby Ipock, Jr. to Christopher Ellmann and Kelsey Krusel, 426 Laurel Road, $135,000.

Neal and Jane Davis to James and Sharon Reavis, 201 Smith St., $200,000.

Paul Gillikin to Christopher and Kathelene Canosa, 106 Carteret Ave., $186,000.

Celeste and William Crane, Jr. to Earth Savers, Inc., 101 Tarpon Way, $88,500.

Bonnie Poole to Joseph and Cathy Pearce, 200 Dobbs St., $423,000.

Mark and Rosemary Hayes to Sydney Black and Michael Cardone, 109 Coral Bay Court, $175,000.

William Hitchcock to Sandra Palframan, 118 Willow St., $170,000.

Joyce and Robert Butler to Jeffrey and Brooke Navarro, 2411 Front St., $260,000.

Henry and Valerie Everett to Pine Street Properties of Beaufort, LLC, 714 Pine St., $265,000.

Juanita and Jack Russell, Jr. to Daniel Leon and Ania Canovas, 203 Pamlico Pky., $265,000.

Kenneth and Florita Humphrey to Faye Onley, 107 North River Club Drive, $276,000.

Sarah and Harold Knudsen to Gregory Martin and Kassia Smith, 143 Arthur Road, $277,500.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Michael Carithers, 224 Gray Duck Drive, $280,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Samuel and Carole Oliver, 218 Gray Duck Drive, $290,000.

Douglas and Johanna Grieve to John Mattson and Donna Babington, 708 & 706 Ann St., $309,500.

Cheryl Wells to Ashley Wingate and Daniel Hill, 115 Radley Lane, $315,000.

Timothy and Bridget Wall to Eric and Mary Bryson, 101 Turners Creek Way, $326,500.

Melinda and William Davis, Jr. to Chadwick and Katherine Taylor, 143 Gibbs Creek Road, $334,000.

Nelson Gillikin, II to Bethany Alger, 104 Sherwood Blvd., $365,000.

Walter and Susan Cook to Aundrea and Stevenson Weeks, Sr., 309 Pelican Harbor Road, $370,000.

Barbara and Gary Brown, Sr. to Laura and Lentis Lewis, Jr., 503 Kysers Cove Lane, $372,500.

Stephen and Tina McDaniel to Joseph and Nancy Snipes, 108 Sea Grove Lane, $380,000.

David and Linnea Myers to James and Lindi Ingold, 1403 Ann St., $399,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Carla and Ron Dupuis, Jr., 128 Gray Duck Drive, $425,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to David and Christy Daniel, 124 Gray Duck Drive, $445,000.

Barney and Martha McLaughlin to Jeremy and Kendell Bridges, 301 Pine St., $661,000.

Robert Dodge to Patricia Grant, 127 Holly Lane, $665,000.

Donald Silver to Robert and Joan Shores, 112 Pollock St., $780,000.

Thomas and Sandra Harper to James and Donna Brickell, 505 Front St., $917,000.

Marianna Hollinshed to The 2004 Thomas Hollinshed Living Trust, 306 Ann St., $946,000.

Blue Treasure, LLC to Streamline Developers, LLC, 432 & 447 Freedom Park Road, 403, 422, & 430 Goldeneye Court, 2207 & 2211 Lennoxville Road, 403 & 407 Seahawk St., and 102 Whimbrel Way, $1,232,500.

True World Marine, LLC to Mile 198, LLC, 1401 Sensation Weigh Road, $3,100,000.

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Bluewater Investors, Inc. to Jeffrey and Rhonda Hunt, 218 Bayside Drive, $120,000.

Randy and Lisa Cox to Donnie Bunn and Carmen Squadrito, 131 Lejeune Road, $135,000.

RNMS Properties, LLC to Jennifer Sawyer, 105 Taylor Notion Road, $136,000.

Martha and Marshall Gallop, Jr. to James Colvig, 211 Yaupon Drive, $175,000.

Ricky and Lisa King to James and Mary Eason, 113 Yaupon Drive, $247,000.

Cory and Margaret Yates to Brandon and Elizabeth Joyner, 302 Gambrel Way, $258,000.

John and Stella Perrin to James Luster, 307 Bahia Lane, $274,000.

Phillips, III, 308 Sherwood Ave., $390,000.

John and Anna Markham to Michael and Maria McVey, 106 Loma Linda Court, $275,000.

Michael and Alexis Epperly to Ian and Lauren Richardson, 115 Sweet Grass Trail, $403,000.

Timothy and Cynthia Midgette to John and Jan Santafede, 107 Cape Point Blvd., $275,000.

Doreen and Fred Lee, Sr. to John and Susan Lowry, 150 Hidden Bay Drive, $528,000.

Steven Henderson to Kimberly and John Seelinger, III, 111 Apollo Drive, $290,000.

George and Patricia Wiseman to Joseph and Barbara Palermo, 412 Shoreline Drive, $679,000.

Richard and Gail Waite to Paul Leigh, 309 Yaupon Drive, $335,000.

DAVIS

Sue Rabon to John and Heather Seidelmann, 214 Bayshore Drive, $341,500.

Christopher and Jessica Kalt to James and Tammy Grady, 214 Lejeune Road, $365,000.

Timothy Mackle to Wayne and Cherry Johnson, 232 Horseshoe Road, $18,000.

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#A, $375,000.

Anthony and Virginia Errera to Ralph and Joseli LaRosa, 208 Blue Crab Cove, $380,000.

Andrew and Zipora Freeman to Joan Easley, 2801 Pier Pointe Drive #B3, $400,000.

Rowland and Anita Staton to Autumn Zimmer, 5415 Cedar Tree Lane, $403,000.

Wanda and Fred Matthews to Matthew and Anna Lawrence, 4002 Emerald Drive, $405,000.

Dire Straits, LLC and Claychel Holdings, Inc. to Richard and Jenifer Mortimer, 9201 Coast Guard Road #D206, $413,000.

Kimberly and Glenn Stewart, Jr. to Daisy Spell, 5703 E. Sound Drive, $95,000.

Anthony and Lorraine Laudicina to Kevin Flippin, 9201 Coast Guard Road #302A, $420,000.

William and Marydel Kemp to Joshua Burnette and Layla Brantley, 314 Lord Berkeley Drive, $120,000.

Lee Sweaney to Mark and Tina Champagne, 201 Yardarm Court, $420,000.

Marvin and Annette Robbins to Richard and Jennifer Williams, 7409 Emerald Drive, $125,000.

Tollie and Gail Weldon to Nicholas and Alexandra Adkins, 104 Jackson Ave., $420,000.

Russell and Katherine Gaskill to Ryan Hryniszak, 424 Lola Road, $36,000.

Timothy Johnson to Christopher and Jennifer Sousa, 104 Windjammer Cove, $135,000.

Brian and Kellie Dobler to Adam and Tara Conway, 211 Loblolly St., $428,500.

Thomas and Cathy Peralto to Jessica and Marvin Worrell, III, 104 Sandy Landing Road, $52,000.

David and Peggy DiDomenico to Henry Gorham and Irene Betzinger, 9818 Clarendon Court, $160,000.

Marga and JB Helford to John and Renee Goff, 105 Spotter Sandpiper, $430,000.

CEDAR POINT

George and Christine Copeland to Dyann Brinson, 5425 Emerald Drive, $174,000.

Hong and Dana Kim to Kevin Harwood and Valerie Rivers, 322 Cape Fear Loop, $450,000.

Lisa Corcoran to Daniel and Bethany White, 2306 Emerald Drive #12, $185,000.

The Doris L. Thompson Revocable Trust to Johhny and Linda Hog, 1010 Emerald Drive, $450,000.

Robert and Karen Markovsky to Steven Markovsky and Nina Wood, 202 Fredeen St., $205,000.

Richard and Mary Heckel to Daniel and Donna Bressler, 126 Doe Drive, $460,000.

Sherry Dunmire to Robert Dunmire, III, 6702 Marsh Cove Road, $223,000.

Richard Kunkle and Ruth Goodman, and Barbara Kunkle to Mark and Julie Keiswetter, 8801 Reed Drive #E103, $475,000.

Rickie and Tina Grooms to Lucille Mosca, 239 Star Hill Drive, $635,000.

Alfred Linden, Andrew Linden, and Philip Linden to Johnnie and Anita Baba, 521 Deer Creek Drive, $795,000.

CEDAR ISLAND

Ramsey & Phillips Properties, LLC to Paul and Andria Aldridge, 120 Castaway Cove, $75,000.

Tammy Brown to Mandi Russell and Jeffrey McCann, 109 Cedar Lane, $120,000.

Charles Barrowman to Curtis Browning, 306 Sandy Shore Lane, $128,000.

John and Celia Bengel to JJ Rama Group, LLC,109 Cedar Lane, $130,000.

Dena Todd, Wilda and Bobby Lucas, Jill and Charlie Crews, Jr., Jason and Angela Brown, and Jan and Christopher Vogts to Carey and Linda Branch,129 Boat Basin Drive, $140,000.

Lula and Joseph Futrell, Randall and Elizabeth Hill, Gina and Michael Futrell, and Lloyd and Brenda Futrell to Heather Futrell, 113 Sunset Drive, $150,000.

Paul and Shelley Woolfrey to Benjamin Pollack and Amy Schere, 9201 Couast Guard Road #B308, $262,000.

Jared and Elizabeth Furgal to David and Elizabeth Phipps, 102 Diann Drive #B2, $275,000.

William and Beverly Clemmer to David and Caroline Blain, 9201 Coast Guard Road #E203, $289,000.

David and Jennifer Schroeder to James and Lisa McCready, 10300 Coast Guard Road #305A, $300,000.

Christine and William Taylor, II to Tobin and Michelle Finizio, 128 Dogwood Drive, $172,500.

Andrew and Jennifer Castellano to Tony and Sharon Stroud, 9201 Coast Guard Road #B206, $327,000.

Piper and Freddie Brock to Loretta Lanier, 600 Ocean Spray Drive, $179,000.

Lynn and Cynthia Gustafson to REW, LLC, 2809 Pier Pointe Drive #A1, $347,000.

Ronnie and Carolyn Mitchell to Corey snd Kristie Stilton, 650 Cedar Point Blvd. #C35, $186,000.

Alan and Kimberly Maynard to Christopher and Amy Rouse, 406 Hickory St., $365,000.

Justin and Anna Blackmon to Casey and Beth Mayer, 115 Little Bay Drive, $384,000.

John and Katherine Herring to Joshua and Felicia Gilley, 207 W. Park Drive, $370,000.

Sheldon and Monica Webb to Loredana Modafferi and Thomas

David and Martha Stockwell to Gary and Betty Harris, 2508 Emerald Drive

Delia Skye and Janis Vincent to Leah Moore and Gary Bennett, Jr., 705 Emerald Drive, $512,000.

Severna Capital, LLC to Melanie Salas, 430 Sunrise Court, $525,000.

REW, LLC to Douglas and Victoria Martin, 103 Barracuda Court, $535,000.

Anne Kraft to JoAnne Harvin and Samuel Hill, III, 6201 Ocean Drive, $575,000.

Douglas and Victoria Martin to Kenneth and Paige Woodson, 3504 W. Ocean Drive, $576,000.

John and Karen Ferguson to Oliver and Bethany Walsh, 106 Sea Breeze Court, $619,000.

John and Kelli Neal to Michael and Kelsie Hornby, 408 Emerald Landing Drive, $625,000.

Robert and Annemarie Wojtal to Bryan and Carissa Marsh, 7501 Ocean Drive, $630,000.

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property watch (Continued from page 59) Ralph and Jessica Polley to Jeffrey and Melissa Andrzejczak, 200 Sea Dunes Drive, $637,500.

Jessmarc Properties, LLC to Susan and Bruce Dickey, 202 Craig Drive, $639,000.

David Conrad Living Trust to Darian and Amy Cochran, 6912 Ocean Drive, $670,000.

Leigh and Thomas Stiles, Jr., and Tia and King White, Jr. to Roxx Management, LLC, 990 M.B. Davis Court, $672,000.

M3 Properties, LLC to Anne Hale, 1809 Ocean Drive, $712,000.

Jill Maurer to John and Maria Whalen, 6107 Ocean Drive, $725,000.

Michael and Jane Richter to Charles and Sandra Wilkins, 120 S. Ferry Dock Road, $215,000.

Dennis and Deborah Barbour to Paige Brown, 188 Sheldon Road, $248,000.

Charles and Michelle Laughridge to Thomas Simpson Construction Company, Inc., 122 Pintail Lane, $330,000.

George Huntley, III to Stanton Ezzell and Lisa Kafer, 1328 Island Road, $350,000.

EBIE, LLC to M. Best and Sons, LLC, 606 Island Road, $360,000.

Donna Ricks to Clinton and Susan Sherrill, 122 Westmouth Bay Drive, $395,000.

INDIAN BEACH

MGM, Inc. to Superior Stone, LLC, 1215 Woods Court, $63,000.

to Kirkman Hice, 2410 Emeline Place, $193,000.

MGM, Inc. to Superior Stone, LLC, 1217 Strange Court, $63,000.

Scott and Rebecca McMillan, and Alexander and Nancy Ng to Gerhardt and Elizabeth Schnibben,1810 Calico Drive, $197,000.

Betty Smith, and Michele and Gary Faw to Harvey and Laura Slater, 115 Zacchaeus Ave., $68,500.

Larry and Lynette Land to Stephen and Lori Sullivan, 2406 Marsh Tern Lane, $85,000.

Gay Howe to Todd Breed, 1308 Fisher St., $90,000.

Cynthia and William Capps, Jr. to Kelly Rosado, 3504 Plantation Road, $100,000.

Tina and David Harris to Teresa Penbrooke and Linda Smith, 600 N. 35th St., $101,500.

David and Kimberly Kusel to Jane and Ronald Parnell, 1104 Cedarwood Village, $200,000.

Debra Sadler to Andrew and Lois McGuckin, 523 Village Green Drive #B, $205,000.

John Hanley to Joy and John Collins, Jr., 3111 Arendell St., $205,000.

Joshua Behrens and Elena Carrera to John McGinty, III, 3316 Mandy Lane, $209,000.

Barney and Marilyn Zmoda to Glenda Killion, 112 E. Fairway Drive, $210,000.

Mancell and Frances Crisp to Tony and Patricia Pendergrass, 1510 Salter Path Road, $129,000.

Dorla Guyton to Gordon and Elizabeth Patrick, 417 Commerce Ave. #B, $120,000.

Helen Casey to Matthew and Heather Layman, 3306 Ocean Drive, $820,000.

Barbara Little to Jean-Pierre and Virginia Edery, 855 Salter Path Road, $272,500.

Merrilee and Billy Stewart to Patricia Joyner, 408 Commerce Ave. #C, $133,500.

Steven and Terri Friend to Lisbeth Vernali and Paul Riehl, 6608 Marsh Cove Road, $865,000.

Kevin and Rebecca Chmura to Gerry and Holly Dozier, 1700 Salter Path Road #202K, $280,000.

Melinda Dellinger to Genesis Waterman, LLC, 1106 Arendell St., $148,000.

Norman and Shirley Pollock to Michael and Sarah Rettig, 1808 Ocean Drive, $945,000.

Ronald and Diane Sweet to Sandra and Brent Foreman, Sr., 1700 Salter Path Road #302K, $311,000.

Spooner’s Creek West Development, LLC to Graig and Cameron Zurn, 214 S. Spooners St. Ext., $148,000.

Lenore and John Mohr, Jr. to Carly and Raven Bolster, 3301 Mandy Lane, $220,000.

Richard Lemere to Clinton and Debra Dubberly, 7505 Ocean Drive, $1,100,000.

Shelley and Allen Gravatt to Courtney and Scott Cabe, 1702 Salter Path Road #202J, $315,000.

Linda and Thomas Strickland, Jr. to Kirk Peterson, 4105 Plantation Road, $164,000.

Gary and Kathleen Gargone to Will Wallin, 902 Oxford Drive, $224,000.

Marshal Mitchell, Jr. and Heidi Mitchell to Howard and Catherine Penny, 103 13th St., $1,125,000.

Matthew and Jeanette Wittmeyer to Robert and Ann Wolfe, and Angela Palombi, 1505 Salter Path Road, $329,000.

Cary Harrison to Ronald and Terri Friend, 10010 Coast Guard Road, $1,750,000.

4C Ventures, LLC to Carrie Petrosky, 1505 Salter Path Road, $349,000.

Anne Couturier, Perri and Thomas O’Keefe, Jr., Allison and David Kirchmer, and James and Jennifer O’Keefe to Allison and David Kirchmer, 96 Bay Club Circle, $165,000.

STP Properties, LLC to Marcus and Rhonda Osterhoudt, 3005 Ocean Drive, $2,100,000.

Sherif and Ateiat Philips to Phillip and Rose Langley, 1505 Salter Path Road, $430,000.

GLOUCESTER

Larry Beguin to Teresa and Theodore Sawyer, Jr., 103 Sandpiper Lane, $440,000.

Melick Elliott, Sallie and Christopher Corse, and Lisa and Justin Edge to Nabil and Kristie Chaanine, 5415 Ocean Drive, $800,000.

Larry and Sandra Mason to Timothy Piercy, 412 Sand Dollar Drive, $20,000.

Stephen Gaynos and Florence Olive to Edith Rowe, 335 Sleepy Point Road, $270,000.

HARKERS ISLAND

Brenda Branson, Chad and Stephanie Branson, and Carrie and Ted Coleman to Christopher Navarre, 601 Island Road, $65,000.

Biggs Family Partnership to Johnny and Donna Lawhorne, 211 Bays End Court, $70,000.

Snug Harbor Partners, LLC to Paula and Elbert Davis, Jr., 499 Cape Lookout Drive, $90,000.

Highlands Property Investments, LLC to Steven and Tina Stone, 333 Bayview Drive, $95,000.

Gretchen Ewalt and Hugh Davis, II to Glenn Eagle, 303 Cape Lookout Drive, $180,000.

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MARSHALLBERG

All Star Financial, LLC to William and Julie Crawley, 3604 East Hedrick Drive, $170,000.

HAH Properties, LLC to David and Molly Logan, 113 Camp Morehead Drive, $170,000.

Streamline Developers , LLC to Gregory and Laura Jordan, 175 Old Murdoch Road #203, $172,000.

Marcey Dehnick to Jared and Jessica Little, and David and Robin Little, 159 Star Church Road, $110,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Trent Carpenter, 175 Old Murdoch Road #305, $177,000.

Anne Gates to Tina Proctor, 162 Polly Hill Road, $189,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to William Janning, III, 175 Old Murdoch Road #301, $179,000.

MOREHEAD CITY

Michael and Teresa Lewis to Michael Toler, 910, 914 & 916, Ridge Water Blvd., $20,000.

Bridges 3309, LLC to Geoff Washburn,3309 Bridges St. #B27, $51,500.

Cynthia Hamilton to Dawn Stewart, 102 Darwin Court, $183,000.

William and Loma Dixon to Myrtice Tyndall, 1906 Joslyn Drive, $189,500.

Samer and Summer Hamad, and William Brown to Timothy and Lindsay Harrison, 914 Evans St., $210,000.

Thomas and Candice Wyman to Joshua Evans, 3609 White Drive, $210,000.

Laura and Rubert Pearce, III to Clifton Moss, 114 Bay Club Circle, $213,000.

Davis’ Magnificent Seven Enterprises, LLC to Seders Investments, LLC, 306 Penny Lane, $254,000.

Frank and Shannon Zastoupil to Patricia Smith, 106 Tree Fern Dr., $255,000.

Cynthia and Ronald Myers to Steven and Angelia Powell, 211 Tree Fern Drive, $270,000.

David and Linda Evans, and Barry and Arlene Beach to Dennis and Lydia Evans, 1811 Champion Drive, $271,000.

Keith and Angela Wiggins to John and Anna Markham, 1811 Widgeon Drive, $273,000.

Melanie and Christopher Poulos to Kristin Smith, 3505 Sneads St., $278,500.

Linda Paul, Stephen Harber and Helen Smith-Harber, 1820 Paulette Road, $285,000.

Lee Baldwin to Joshua and Tegan Owen, 1908 Red Fox Lane, $287,000.

Hannelore Coe to Valerie Kovalchik, 525 Village Green Drive #B, $190,000.

G.A. Jones Investments, LLC to William Rixey, III, 710 Fisher St., $289,000.

Angela Varner to Angela Varner and Evonne Carawan, 3202 Country Club Road, $59,500.

Lynn and Roylyn Johnson, and Wayne and Cherry Johnson to Douglas Hill, 208 Savannah Ave., $190,000.

Gena Gilbert to James and Jenn Johnson, 407 Oakmont Drive, $290,000.

MGM, Inc. to Superior Stone, LLC,1212 Strange Court, $63,000.

Craig Mercer, Jr. and Nanci SullivanBlackert to Glenn and Abbie Martin, 105 Darwin Court, $192,000.

David Gammon to Robert and Heather Perry, 817 Lord Granville Drive, $292,000.

MGM, Inc. to Superior Stone, LLC, 1214 Strange Court, $63,000.

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property watch (Continued from page 60) Richard and Pauline Gambill to Sharon and Ernest Teague, Jr., 1901 Red Fox Lane, $294,000.

BRB Builders, Inc. to Mark Eysmann, 611 Bridges St., $299,000.

Michael and Sarah Morgan to Christopher and Katrina Keohane, 1102 Woods Court, $300,000.

Nancy Yarborough to Jim and Stephanie Worrell, 3600 Player Lane, $302,000.

David Goodwin to Donald and Terry Vernon, 4425 Arendell St. #104, $305,000.

Ribeyes, Inc. to HRL Properties of Snow Hill, Inc., 4425 Arendell St. #31 & #107, $310,000.

William and Allison Mahoney to Douglas Kurz, 505 Pine Valley Drive, $315,000.

Gary and Michiel Joyner to Joseph and Jean Cherry, 4425 Arendell St. #506, $325,000.

James Lancaster, Jr. to Emma and Robert Pike, II, 1406 Chip Shot Drive, $325,000.

Gigi, LLC to Kristen and Michael Jones, 104 Phillips Landing Drive, $340,000.

Matthew and Heather Cagle, 1401 Shackleford St., $515,000.

William Price, IV to Sandra and Curtis Cannon, 2685 Hwy 24, $56,000.

Louanne and Porter Wilson to Southern Salt Properties, LLC, 704 Evans St., $530,000.

Daniel and Nancy Morrison to Cara and Thomas Stann, Jr., 222 Settlemet Lane, $58,500.

John and Patricia Baker to Henry and Susan Parrish, 100 Olde Towne Yacht Club Drive, $538,000.

Kenneth and Jackie West to Robert and Kimberly Wise, 205 Backfin Court, $60,000.

James and Stephanie Drennan to Paul Wekemann, 1723 Olde Farm Road, $379,000.

Edmundson Enterprises, Inc. to Thirty-Eight Forst, LLC, SWB-18, LLC, Ohwhale, LLC and BOF-109, LLC, 2050 Country Club Road, $700,000.

John and Barbara Zorovich to Jerri Builders Homes, LLC,408 Cutter Way, $62,500.

Robert and Martha Walker to Barry and Jan Woodard, 100 Olde Towne Yacht Club Drive #211, $409,000.

John and Everlyn Harris to James and Lillian Carter, 3116 Evans St., $790,000.

Joseph and Kelly Williams to John and Jessica Engelhard, 1400 Fathom Way, $410,000.

Sailfish Wildwood, LLC to Pinnacle Storage of Morehead, LLC, 5476 Hwy 70, $1,000,000.

Fabian and Silvana Botta to Leland and Janie Vann, 608 Arendell St., $426,000.

NEWPORT

Matthew and Heather Cagle to Dalma Uzzle, III, 1913 Kingfisher Drive, $342,000.

Friedrich Busch to Robert Butler, Sr., 702 Lord Granville Drive, $367,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Barbara and Gary Brown, Sr., 3305 Player Lane, $369,000.

Julie Cates to Elizabeth and William Shore, III, 1601 Arendell St., $465,000.

Steven Ingle and Cathy Pleasants to Bryant and Timothy McCarthy, 104 S. 3rd St. #3G, $465,000.

Judy Dean to Marshall and Greta Thomason, 117 Phillips Landing Drive, $505,000.

Cynthia and Thomas Powell, IV to

John and Barbara Zorovich to Jerri Builders Homes, LLC, 410 Cutter Way, $62,500.

Gary and Darlene Roberson to Chris and Megan Burroughs, 305 Mayflower Drive, $28,500.

Brynn Marr Homes, Inc. to Steven and Pamela Taylor, 716 Cannonsgate Drive, $39,000.

Jacob Sullivan, and Alvin and Angela Sullivan to Darryl Bone, 122 South James St., $45,000.

Howard Bank to Adam and Saundra Skorcz, 120 Old Field Circle, $50,000.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to SMZ, Inc.,3396 East Railroad Blvd., $82,000.

Mary and Clifford Sanford to Sandra Walter, 1329 Newport Loop Road, $84,500.

James and Mary Marks to Sam-Man Developments, LLC, 126 Taylor Blvd., $85,000.

Bryan and Tina Young to Charles and Carolene Goodwin, 150 Canton St., $90,000.

Nicholas and Amanda Farish to Michael and Debbie Dew, 248 E. Southwinds Drive, $91,000.

Dennis and Cayce Stucker to Josephe

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Dustin and Meaghan Simons to Yoely Javier, 309 Catham St., $99,000.

Elkview Holdings, LLC to Streamline Developers, LLC, 175 Old Murdoch Road #700, #702, & #704, $105,000.

Secu*RE, Inc. to Ronald Tenczar, 109 Waters Edge Drive, $111,500.

Daniel and Jennifer Foley to Marcus and Lisa Sutton, 755 Eaton Place, $115,000.

Hilton and Amanda Frazier to Betty Dunn, 301 Courtyard West, $130,000.

Logan and Rachel Hardy to Stephen Thompson, 125 Green Tree Lane, $133,000.

Bryant and Donna Sauls to Matthew and Elizabeth Maun, 375 Yacht Club Drive, $135,000.

Nabil and Kristie Chaanine to Gregory and Tracie Linscott, 450 Kensington Place, $136,000.

Adrian and Shani Tuttle to Michael and Karla McDowell, 622 Mourning Dove, $140,000.

Raymond and Elaine Postawa to Steven Michel, 1101 Courtyard West, $140,000.

Mark Quillen and Michelle Gillikin to Kathy Clephas and Stephanie Whitaker, 603 Mourning Dove, $143,000 Christine Ropp to Daniel Ropp, 1461 Old Winberry Road, $145,000.

J.D. Edwards Investments, LLC to Benjamin and Alison Alexander, 412 Safe Harbour Drive, $145,000.

Barbara Muns to Gray’s Havelock, LLC, 3000 Market St., $148,000.

Joshua and Lorna South to Thomas McDonald and Alexia McDonald, 125 Old Mail Road, $149,000.

Clifford Goshia and Teri-Michelle Logan to Bethany Stanley, 321 Country Club Lane, $150,000.

Wilma Fiste and Vicky Johnson to Mary Merrell, 132 Country Haven Lane, $150,000.

Adam and Rebecca Cannon to Dennis and Marlene McAtee, 138 Bayberry Road, $151,500.

Joshua and Erin Mace to Shelton Sledge, 508 Sunrise Walk St., $155,000.

Jaime Tambaco-Muenala to Amanda Perkins, 328 Foxhall Road, $165,000.

Roy Kittrell, Jr. to Wesley Kittrell, 1667 New Bern St., $165,000.

Lisa and Rick Walden, Nancy Southerland, John Southerland, and Nancy Cranford to Nancy and I.T. Bagley, Jr., 308 Blue Goose Lane, $170,000.

Modular Technologies, Inc. to Glenn Tillman, II, 114 Snow Goose Lane, $170,000.

Michael and Patricia Riggs to Michael and Moira Cooper, 1098 Sea Gate Drive, $180,000.

John Tilyard and Kathleen Falandys to James and Maribeth Loynes, 127 Hollings Court, $182,500.

Nabil and Kristie Chaanine to Gregory Kosiras, 310 South Tree Court, $185,000.

Curtis and Gina Woolston to Reggie and Linda Josey, 352 Chatham St., $187,000.

Vicki Ross and Timothy Ross to Heather Thompson, 308 Carrie Court, $187,000.

Lemuel and Ivey Wiley, and Rolanda Best to Frank Piscopo and Tammy Martin Piscopo,116 Blue Goose Lane, $190,000.

Gail and Walter Gentry, III to Joseph and Janet Onofrio, 100 Fawn View Court, $192,000.

217 Sea Gate Blvd., $195,000.

Daniel and Deanna Sislet to Joshua Mace, 957 Masontown Road, $200,000.

Kathleen Nash and Erin Clare to Jeremy and Mariah Hart, 107 White Doe Court, $200,000.

Heritage Investments of the Coast, LLC to Brittany Clague, 288 Cottontail Run, $205,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Robert and Teresa Byrd, and Kenneth Byrd, 122 Salt Creek Lane, $210,000.

Daniel and Liette Doran to Christopher Wade, 2522 E. Forest Drive #B, $217,500.

Norman and Susan Davis to Oscar and Debbie Dixon, 311 Snow Goose Lane, $220,000.

Andrew and Teresa Meza to Margaret Haviland, 1638 New Bern St., $225,000.

Robert and Margarita Propes to Keith and Angela Wiggins, 3283 Hwy 24, $225,000.

Milton and Gail Cox to Deborah Schuler and Stephen Collins, 146 Warren Ave., $240,000.

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$415,000.

Michelle Smith, 221 Blue Goose Lane, $245,000.

Richard and Juanita Rosania to Teeny Tait Revocable Trust, 134 Buena Vista Dr., $430,000.

John and Jessica Engelhard to James Cheever, 1263 Nine Foot Road, $250,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to John and Cathleen Ortlieb, 651 Fishermans Point, $439,000.

Pamela Fox to James and Corina Svendsen, 225 Anna Wink Road, $250,000.

Charles and Allyson Allen to Cynthia and Thomas Powell, IV, 301 Bogue Watch Drive, $450,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Dwight and Daphne Holmes, 123 Salt Creek Lane, $257,000.

Christie Watson to Shirley Amenta, 415 Safe Harbour Drive, $521,000.

JC Jackson Homes, LLC to Julio Mendez and Caroline Fero, 186 Independence Blvd., $264,000.

Steven and Jaymie Kerstein to William and Anita Jones, 308 Bobbys Drive, $266,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Cary and Shelly Carney, 143 Salt Creek Lane, $270,500.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Juan Hernandez, 118 Henderson Drive, $280,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Steven and Paige Wilson, 122 Henderson Drive, $288,500.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Brandon and Lauren Carney, 138 Salt Creek Lane, $289,000.

Andrew and Cassandra Morris to Ruth Morris, 142 Sound Blvd., $290,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Echo Bravo, LLC, 115 Henderson Drive, $309,500.

Drainage Solutions, LLC to Modular Technologies, Inc., 106 Snow Goose Lane, $312,500.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Jose and Elizabeth Contreras, 149 Salt Creek Lane, $314,500.

William and Anita Jones to Scott and Carina Snyder, 800 Roberts Road, $550,000.

Jill Annala-Rogers to Sexton and Nancy Surles, 530 Cannonsgate Drive, $640,000.

Gey Sepulveda and George Eilliot, II to Jacquelyn Scialabba, 601 Pelletier Loop Road #I53, $112,000.

McNeill and Associates Rentals, Inc. to Phyllis and Dennis Winstead, 601 Peletier Loop Road #49, $120,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Daniel Miles, 354 Norris Landing Road, $236,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Jacob and Brianna Maxwell, 358 Norris Landing Road, $249,000.

D.R. Horton, Inc. to Ryan and Megumi Messer, 309 Crayfish Court, $255,500.

PINE KNOLL SHORES

Nancy Tierney, and Alison and Kevin Moody to John Foran, 116 Cedar Road, $95,000.

Arthur and Holly Cooper to Mary and Joe Wagner, IV, 271 Live Oak Road, $365,000.

James and Patricia McCracken, Tamara and John Carpenter and Paul and Lydia McCracken to Margaret and Donald Starling, Jr., 111 Carob Court, $129,000.

Jerri Builders Homes, LLC to Melinda and William DuBose, Jr., 201 Bow Spray Drive, $414,000.

Brett and Rita Haffley to Garrell and Helena Price, 413 Lanyard Drive,

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Claudius and June Brinn to Anne Kendrick, 535 Salter Path Road, $500,000.

Ticon Mattie Equity Partnership to Joshua and Tanya Wilson, and Christopher and Suzanne Plunket, 117 Roosevelt Drive, $515,000.

Barbara Gully to William Rowe, 106 Chestnut Court, $600,000.

Patrick and Kate Kranick to John LaGuardia, 106 Walnut Circle, $125,000.

Leonard Cross and Deborah Cross to Allen and Anne Ormond, 414 Coastal View Court, $400,000.

Laurel Properties, LLC to Amy Hodges and David Wilson, 147 Oakleaf Drive, $448,000.

PELETIER

Jared and Holly Scott to Bradford and Amanda Owen, 305 Lobinger Court, $390,000.

Jonathan and Lydia Ennis to Donalt Eglinton, 109 Pelican Drive, $400,000.

Baker & Smith Properties, LLC to Marian and Theodore Goetzinger, 109 Evergreen Lane, $393,500.

Harold and Alive Burrows, and Elizabeth and Jesse Wray, Jr. to Jeffrey and Jennifer Brock, 301 Salter Path Road, $580,000.

John and Sandra Morrow to David and Carrie Nelson, 156 Mimosa Blvd., $119,500.

Jerri Builders Homes, LLC to Preston and Rebecca Brown, 604 Trawler Place, $394,000.

Kathleen Werle to Stephen and Tara Peed, 113 Hawthorne Drive, $380,000.

Gary Tew and Josef-Ann Smith to John and Katherine Herring, 194 Pelican Drive, $752,000.

Mikel and Julien Goodman to Clyde and Lois Whittington, 535 Little Deep Creek Road, $348,000.

Streamline Developers, LLC to Valeda and Paul Turner, 710 Lanyard Drive, $383,000.

Kimberly Horn and Julia Deloia to Mary and Joseph Hudson, Jr., 112 Oakleaf Drive #1002A, $355,000.

William and Eileen Wynne to Jenny Smith, 273 Salter Path Road, $205,000.

Michael Kyle to Marvin Armstrong and Lizabeth Stem, 103 Chestnut Court, $660,000.

Simone and Willie Pate, Jr. to Deborah Mangum, 106 Pecan Court, $670,000.

Samuel and Christine Scudder, and Sharon Russell to James and Amy Buckthal, 114 Arborvitae Drive, $753,000.

Joan Lamson to Adrian and Tracie Hicks, 110 Arborvitae Drive, $770,000.

Marcus and Rhonda Osterhoudt to Forest Dunes Ventures, LLC, 589 & 591 Forest Dunes Dr., $1,500,000.

451 Maritime, LLC to GCCV, LLC, 451 Maritime Place, $2,700,000.

SALTER PATH

Marianne Andres to Jeffery and Caryl Holoman, 879 Salter Path Road, $251,000.

Frankie Pendergraph to Fredrick and Laura Daehler, and Mary Szura, 1010 Salter Path Road, $275,000.

Patricia Foley to Kevin and Sherry Boese, 1010 Salter Path Road, $320,000.

Frankie Pendergraph to Leigh-Anne and Hazen Lancaster, III, 1010 Salter Path Road, $345,000.

Joseph and Sheila Waller to Benjamin and Amber Tittle, 273 Salter Parth Road, $228,000.

George and Mary Conekin to Gary and Katherine Williams, and Bernard and Traci Porter, 1010 Salter Path Road, $370,000.

Gerald and Carol Dohm to Drew and Vickey Covert, 651 Salter Path Road, $240,000.

Bruce and Ellen Brotzman to Deron and Carla Johnson, 210 Frost Lane, $934,000.

Marsh & Sons, Inc. to Gregory and Teresa Scheu, 130 Beechwood Drive, $251,000.

SEA LEVEL

Baker & Smith Properties, LLC to Michael Beacom and Lisa BarsoloBeacom, 120 Evergreen Lane, $320,000.

Melissa Butler to Jackie Hussey, 1076 Hwy 70 Sea Level, $18,000.

C.R. Wheatly to Joe McCabe and Christina Murr, 815 Hwy 70 Sea Level, $40,000.

Nelton Wiley to Chelsea Vernon, 288 Shell Hill Road, $50,000.

Lura Taylor to James and Traci Bunn, 652 Shell Hill Road, $60,000.

Donna Billings to Jesse and Sue McCaskill, 490 Shell Hill Road, $400,000.

SMYRNA

Jeremy Patrick to Nikolas and Tiffany Ezzell, 114 Marshallberg Road, $106,000.

STELLA

Esther and James Homes, Jr. to Freddie and Deborah Mitchell, 104 Leisure Court, $55,000.

Charles Griggs to Kenneth Lewis and Sandra Stephenson, 151 Deepwater Drive, $125,000.

William and Carol Westcott to Carla Powell, 302 Chickory Court, $117,000.

Bradley and Ellen West to Jeffrey and Judy Lane, 119 White Oak Bluff Road, $254,000.

Larry and Anita Jones to Kacie and George Cardenas, 219 White Oak Bluff Road, $360,000.

Toby Riley to Gloria McKinley and Carlis Hardin, 106 White Oak Bluff Road, $550,000.

SWANSBORO

Ann McNeill to Jeffrey and Connie Seagroves, 103 Paddock Place, $30,000.

Gary and Laura Whaley to Michael and Rose Egan, 146 Sewell Road, $56,000.

Beth and Ricardo Garcia to Ethan and Jessica Bogle, 195 Steep Hill Drive, $105,000.

Joseph and Gina LaSorsa to John and Donald Curtiss, 252 West Firetower Road, $125,000.

Derrick and Janesa White to Carolyn and Trevor Edgell, 406 Moss Springs Drive, $252,000.

Caroline Strickland to Michael Chase and Rebecca Wood, 412 Moss Springs Drive, $275,000.

Benjamin Ream to Eli Tollinchi, 307 Echo Ridge Road, $296,000.

WILLISTON

Steve and Tammy Massey to Jared Massey and Edward Massey, 159 Hwy 70 Williston, $100,000.

*Publisher’s Note: This data is provided as public information available to all county residents. Island Review accepts no liability for errors or omissions and has endeavored to be as accurate as possible. Price given indicates the number of tax stamps purchased at deed filing (representing $2 for $1,000 of sales price, in $500 increments) and as such, may not exactly reflect the true purchase price.

CLUES ACROSS 1. Autonomic nervous system 4. At or near the stern 7. Adenosine triphosphate 10. Polynesian garland of flowers 11. Chinese revolutionary 12. Green veggie 13. Large group 15. Swiss river 16. Semiaquatic mammal 19. Wrongdoers 21. Home to Disney World 23. Spanish doctors 24. Newborn child 25. Absence of difficulty 26. Large, stocky lizard 27. Earned top billing 30. A long wandering and eventful journey 34. Water (French) 35. Brew 36. Winged horse 41. A usually malignant tumor 45. Alfred __, American actor

46. Austrian river 47. A reminder of past events 50. Connected with 54. Status 55. Dean residence 56. Egyptian city 57. Boxing’s GOAT 59. Straits along the Red Sea 60. “The Partridge Family” actress Susan 61. Get some color 62. Facilitates hearing 63. Commercials 64. A team’s best pitcher 65. Patti Hearst’s captors

CLUES DOWN 1. Speak up 2. More informative 3. Where passengers sit 4. Gathered 5. Supervises flying 6. Home of the Blue Jays 7. Public statement of regret 8. Lockjaw 9. Indian city 13. Patriots’ Newton 14. Relative biological effectiveness (abbr.)

17. Sun up in New York 18. Eggs in female fish 20. Stood up 22. NBA legend Willis 27. Calendar month (abbr.)

28. Exercise regimen __-bo 29. The 8th month (abbr.)

31. __ Paulo, city 32. Tall deciduous tree 33. Affirmative 37. Notified of danger

38. NFL game days 39. Archaic term for “to” 40. Plant pores 41. Canned fish 42. Phil __, former CIA 43. Connects with 44. Of the skull 47. Time zone (abbr.)

48. When you hope to get there 49. Hindu goddess 51. Land 52. Pitching stat 53. Field force unit 58. Lakers’ crosstown rivals

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NOVEMBER ARIES (March 21-April 20) Be prepared for some news regarding work, Aries. There may be a change in the hierarchy or another management change. Stay calm, as this could bode well. Balancing work and family is important. Sometimes, one or the other should take priority. Communicate often and openly about your needs. Creative energies may be high mid-month. You will have to find a way to channel them into something productive at work. Many ideas will come your way. You are in a zone at the end of the month, displaying the utmost competence and mastery at work. This could provide an opportunity for supervisors to see what you are made of.

LEO (July 23-August 23) Take a few moments

SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21) An

early this month to examine your finances.

Spend time looking at recurring payments and where you can cut. Opt for a new form of recordkeeping. Glowing compliments reach your ears, Leo. You will finally learn how much others respect you. Take the spotlight with grace and remain as composed as possible. At some point you may find yourself involved in a project that has piqued your interest for some time. As long as it doesn’t consume all of your energy, it can be productive. If you are in a relationship, it is possible that you will reach a particular level of intimacy that many couples aspire to. You are definitely in an intuitive space.

unexpected career opportunity could be coming your way. It’s OK to be nervous, but focus more on the possibilities for advancement and excitement. Sometimes it’s a battle between two sides within you, Sagittarius. Your patient and impatient sides might be at war at times this month. Take a step back and reconsider your approach. You may be tempted to get outside more often or plan a getaway, but unfortunately tasks at home and at work dominate. Your gift of gab could help you secure a raise or even a better job. Demonstrate that you can fill the role well and not just talk your way through.

TAURUS (April 21-May 21) Taurus, someone

VIRGO (August 24-September 22) Strange

new may come into your life and you could be completely enamored. This may be a romantic interest, or someone who simply understands your way of thinking. The stars are putting out some strong energy that can keep you grounded when you face adversity this month.

You will stay calm and focused. Emotionally you should be feeling quite well. It could be a perfect time for spending moments with a sweetheart or relaxing with the kids. The hard work you put into your education will pay dividends shortly.

You may find it will give you a leg up over others seeking to advance their careers.

developments may infiltrate your normally ordered schedule, Virgo. Even though situations may be outside of your wheelhouse, keep an open mind about all possibilities. Planning an event or party will be lots of fun. Use extra care with your words this month. Some people may not pick up on your sense of humor. There’s a possibility that people may take things personally. Family obligations leave you with little free time for rest and recreation toward the end of the month. It can be sobering to give up the fun, but duty calls for a little while.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21) While technology is already ever-present in your life, this month you may be introduced to a new form technology in your home or place of work. Others may be making certain assumptions about you lately, Gemini. Their intentions are good, so don’t hesitate to reach out and lend them an ear.

This may seem like a slow, boring time. The adventurous side of you wants to take some risks and try something that is normally off-limits.

Move ahead slowly. Finances are challenging. It may be time to have a conversation with your family about resources. The conversation may be tedious, but it is absolutely necessary.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) Cancer, you may find yourself drawn into online activities or a new hobby that you never previously considered.

This may awaken a new interest in you and liven things up. Your life is going to start to equalize a bit. That means you can feel more relaxed, healthy and balanced. This is a great time to examine relationships and make plans. Always remember, it is important to let others have their moments to shine. This month, give others their due time, and do not interrupt when someone is offering his or her opinion. It is alright if you feel weighed down by a heavy conversation with someone. Not every interaction can be light and airy. Distract yourself if you need a mood reboot.

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New interests may capture your attention, Capricorn. Study different countries and their cultures to learn more about the world. Then plan future trips to an inspiring locale. Let someone with high energy inspire you to be a go-getter in the month ahead. They may be on to something, and you can benefit from the extra hop in your step. Of course, you may want to get everything correct on the first attempt.

But that does not always happen. Keep trying – practice makes perfect. You may find yourself opening up to new ideas or beliefs. Remember to take everything at face value until you have had ample time to do your research.

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Take a greater interest in movies, music or entertainment. It is always good to broaden your horizons. Plus, this will give you new subject matter for conversations. Now is your time to encourage others to turn their goals into reality. You’re a positive force in the lives of so many people, and others recognize that.

This month you may find yourself in the perfect position to meet the right person. This person can be a love interest or a new friend. Invite him or her in with open arms. Let your imagination run a little wild and enjoy being spontaneous, Libra. You can use some time to fantasize about what the future holds.

SCORPIO

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20)

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This week you may have a strong urge to do something exciting or adventurous. You might want to book a spontaneous trip or ride a roller coaster. It may not be apparent to you, but you often make a very good role model. You tend to be driven and organized, and young people in your life can learn much from you. The planets may activate your subconscious mind which could play out in your dreams. Try to pay attention to your dreams and log the important details. Scorpio, you may seek out the advice of a role model who embodies a lifestyle that you admire. Don’t hesitate to put your own spin on things if you want to do so.

AQUARIUS (January 21-February 18) You may be at a crossroads in your life that has you wondering what the next step may be.

Take advantage of increased online educational possibilities. Even though change is good, it isn’t always comfortable. Transitions in your life may feel a bit challenging, but surround yourself with support. You may be feeling a little blue mid-month. Make a few minor changes to shake things up. A little change may be all you need to get over the blues. Like so many people you have been spending more time at home lately. You may get back into the groove of socializing and interacting with others soon enough.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) If you have been pondering a reason to move, now may be the time to really put a plan into action. Start researching neighborhoods. Dreams may have you tossing and turning. Just remember that dreams are not necessarily indicative of what is to come. Rest easy. Increased pressures at work may strain your nerves a bit, Pisces. Time with your spouse, children and/or friends can help. Carve out some time to have an important conversation with a loved one about future plans. It is time to take a few serious steps.

best buy$ FINANCIAL SERVICES & INSURANCE

Bluewater Insurance Services: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-1414. Offering coastal homeowner, commercial property, automobile and builders risk insurance along with general liability, workers compensation and more. The dedicated team is ready to provide their undivided attention to help you meet the needs of your family and business.

Visit bluewater.com/insurance.

Crossbridge Financial: 7701 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, 800-655-9487, www. crossbridgefinancial.com. Work toward the retirement you imagine with an independent financial advisor poised to help you customize your financial planning and wealth management to help bring your future into view.

Emerald Isle Insurance: 8754 Reed Drive, Unit 9, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5086. Protect your beach property & save on flood insurance by working with Rhonda & Sherry for coverage on your primary residence, second home or rental unit.

GEAR & EVENT RENTALS

Island Essentials: Linen & Leisure Supply Company, Emerald Isle, 888-398-8887, 252354-8887, info@islandessentials.com. High quality baby & beach gear rental equipment and event rental company with free delivery & pick-up to your vacation home. Also bed & bath linen service. Year-round, reserve ahead to ensure availability.

HEALTH & BODY

Carteret Health Care: 3500 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-808-6000, www. carteretgeneral.com. The nearly 150-bed comprehensive medical center recently completed a $53 million expansion featuring a cancer treatment center, women’s health clinic and more with a focus on the highest level of care.

HOME SERVICES

AVC Roofing: 2500-B Bridges St., Morehead City, 252-773-4169, avcroofing.net. Hire a roofing contractor that understands the needs of a coastal community. From metal roofs to shingles, AVC is licensed and insured to meet all your roofing needs.

Beaufort Ace Home Center: 1511 Live Oak St., Beaufort, has one of the largest locally owned hardware stores in the county with an ever-expanding footprint. Stop by to see the new lumber center. Call 252-728-3111.

Emerald Isle Homeowner’s Services: 9106-B Coast Guard Road, Emerald Isle, 252-7642563. Relax and leave your keys with us! A

full service “boutique” property management services company specializing in vacation rentals, VRBO and annual rentals. Discover the low, streamlined service plans.

Coastal Awnings & Hurricane Shutters: 5300 High St., Morehead City, 252-222-0707, crystalcoastawnings.com. See all your options for hurricane protection, stationary & retractable awnings. 9-5, M-F, weekends by appt. Custom awnings, Bahamas, Colonials, etc. Sales and service – our employees have a combined 40 years of experience.

Home Repairs by Darryl Marshall: 230 West Shorewood Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-3542883, homerepairs1@eastnc.twcbc.com.

Serving Emerald Isle property owners for almost three decades. Specializing in remodeling and home repairs, services include carpentry, painting, roofs, decks, replacement windows and doors and yard maintenance. Call with all your home improvement needs.

Liftavator: 4430 Hwy 70 East, New Bern, 888-634-1717, encelevators.com. Service all brands of elevators & lifts with 5-year product warranty & 2-year service warranty. Licensed & insured. 24-hour service available. Building, installing & servicing elevators since 1985.

Royal Coat: 252-727-5418, www.royalcoat. com. Let the team at Royal Coat add a functional, decorative touch to your concrete surfaces, from patio and pool decks to driveways and garages. Free estimates.

Southeastern Elevator: Located in Morehead City, Southeastern Elevator’s motto says it all, “First in safety, quality and service” when it comes to residential elevators in a variety of sizes and models. Visit southeasternhomeelevators.com or call 252725-1235 for a quote today.

Windows & More: 1513 Bridges St., Morehead City, www.windows-and-more.com, 252726-8181. Visit the showroom to see the fullsized displays of energy efficient windows and doors that can handle the conditions of the Crystal Coast. Offering sales, installation and service of Marvin and Integrity windows and doors.

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR DECOR

Artistic Tile & More: 252-241-7579. Free design consultation and estimates! The area’s most unique and extensive selection of interior and exterior tile, mosaics, glass, stone and hardwood. Professional installation. Drop by M-F, 10-5, Saturday by appointment, 607 Atlantic Beach Causeway, Atlantic Beach, or visit www.artistictileandstonenc.com.

Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters: 3906 Arendell St., Morehead City, 252-727-9040. Free estimates! The Carolina’s only custom Bahama & Colonial manufacturer. Visit our showroom to see our complete line of storm

shutters & awnings, in fiberglass & aluminum, folding accordion, roll downs- no storm bars, canvas & retractable awnings.

Budget Blinds: 3078 Hwy 24, Newport, 252247-3355, cell: 252-229-6431, budgetblinds. com. Charlie Utz gives free in-home consultations in Carteret & Craven Counties on cellular shades, plantation shutters, blinds, woven woods, draperies & more.

Great Windows: 252-728-3373. Quality custom made window treatments including blinds, shades & shutters. For a perfect match, professional decorators come to your home or business. Products include: Great Windows, Hunter Douglas, Timber and Somfy motorized remote control. Fast one-week service (shutters 15 days). Call today for a handcrafted, flawless fit, precise installation and 100-year warranty.

McQueen’s Interiors: Pelletier Harbor Shops, Hwy 70/Arendell St., Morehead City, 252247-3175, mcqueensinteriors.com. 10,000 sq. ft. showroom of unique contemporary, traditional & coastal furnishings. Complete professional design services to make your home truly one-of-a-kind.

OUTDOORS & MARINE

Dunson Pool & Spa: 1630 Live Oak St., Beaufort, 252-838-6180. Whether you’re looking for a hot tub to help smooth out those sore muscles, searching for a needed part or ready to ready to take the plunge with a pool of your own, Dunson Pool & Spa’s Beaufort showroom is full of great ideas.

East Carolina Services Landscape and Pool Management: 1010 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, 252-240-1117, www. eastcarolinaservices.com. Fully licensed and insured landscape and pool maintenance offering hardscape design/construction, softscapes, irrigation, night lighting, sod and more. The pool and patio store offers free water testing as well as chemicals, equipment and accessories. Now selling Grill Dome Kamado Grills and Bull Grills.

Emerald Pool Works: Are you dreaming of a backyard pool? Custom design and construction of pools and hot tubs. Learn more at emeraldpw.com or call 252-7647030.

Yardworks, Inc. Landscaping & Lawn Care: 902 WB McLean Blvd., Cape Carteret, 252-3939005, yardworkslandscapes.com. Over 20 years of experience working on the Crystal Coast. Quality service in landscaping, irrigation, lawn care, outdoor lighting, hardscapes and design.

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REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

Advantage Coastal Properties, Ed & Mac Nelson: CrystalCoastHomesOnline.com, office: 252-354-9000, cell: 252-646-5551. Full service, low cost residential sales. Located in Emerald Isle, serving Emerald Isle and the coastal mainland. Among the top producers 4 years running! Call today and put our system to work for you!

Al Williams Properties, Real Estate & Development: 407 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 252-7268800, 800-849-1888, alwilliamsproperties. com. From sound to sea & beyond. We can serve your coastal real estate needs. Open 6 days/week, by appointment on Sunday.

Atlantic Beach Realty: 513 Atlantic Beach Causeway & Dunescape Villas, Atlantic Beach, 800-786-7368. Your source for vacation rentals and sales since 1990.

Family owned and operated Visit www. atlanticbeachrealty.net.

Bluewater Builders: 201 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-7610, buildwithbluewter.com. From vacation homes to primary residences, Bluewater’s expertise can make your dream of living on the Crystal Coast a customized reality.

Bluewater Real Estate: 200 Mangrove Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-2128; Atlantic Beach 252-726-3105; bluewaternc.com. Vacation, monthly & annual rentals. Real estate sales of island & mainland properties for all of Carteret County.

Cannon & Gruber, REALTORS: 509 Atlantic Beach Causeway, 800-317-2866, 252-726-6600, cannongruber.com/irm. Specializing in exceptional properties on our beautiful coast for sale or rent. Let our experience work for you!

Carolyn Blackman: Broker/realtor with Bluewater Real Estate, Emerald Isle. A Carteret County native ready to assist newcomers and locals alike when buying and selling real estate along the Crystal Coast.

Call 252-515-4831 or visit www.bluewaternc. com.

CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty: 7603 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle. With 30+ years we have served the rental and sales needs of Emerald Isle. National name recognition. Vacation, monthly and annual rentals. Knowledgeable and service award winning sales team supported by century21.com. Courteous local staff to meet your needs. Call us and see – you will not get a recording, only quick, professional personal service. Call 800-8222121, 252-354-2131 or visit www.coastland. com.

C.O.D. Home Services: Coastal Carolina premier contractor – whether you’re remodeling one room, for building an entire home.

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or email codhomeservices@ymail.com.

Eastern Carolina Properties: 1440-B Salter Path Road, Indian Beach. Specializing in beach properties in Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Pine Knoll Shores, Indian Beach and Salter Path, the professionals are always ready to put their skill and knowledge of the area to work to help clients find their perfect home.

Call 252-247-7040.

Emerald Isle Realty: 7501 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales: 252-354-4060, 800-3044060, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. Awarded 2005, 2009 and 2011 Top Office Production Award for Carteret County. Our knowledgeable & professional sales staff is happy to discuss any of your concerns & help you make the correct decision when buying or selling real estate on the coast.

Emerald Isle Realty Vacation Rentals: 7501 Emerald Drive, 800-849-3315, 252-3543315, private owner’s line 800-354-2859, EmeraldIsleRealty.com. With over 50 years in property management, maximizing the rental income on your investment property is our #1 priority. Call for a complimentary, confidential property management analysis.

Katrina Marshall, Real Estate Broker: Keller Williams Crystal Coast Ferguson O’Conor Realty, 5113-A US 70 West, Morehead City, serving Morehead City, Bogue Banks and the surrounding area. Over 24 years experience working with property owners in Carteret County and the Emerald Isle area. Please call me to work for you, 252-499-0805 (office), 252-241-1081 (mobile) or kmarshall@ kw.com. Visit fergusonoconorrealty.com.

Landmark Homes: 252-393-2159, 800-6117705, landmarkhomesnc.com. Diane & John Ritchie offer fully licensed & insured, commercial & quality home building services as well as renovations to make your wishes come true.

Landmark Sotheby’s Realty: Steve Brown, Real Estate Broker with Landmark Sotheby’s International Realty in Morehead City, NC located at 4747 Arendell St., 252.723.8855.

Steve has over 37 years experience in the real estate industry and specializes in the second home market. Utilizing the Sotheby’s International Realty brand with our multiple platforms and media partnerships, we provide your home with the ultimate exposure to a qualified audience.

Call me today for specific details. Offices in Morehead City, Topsail, Wilmington, Southport, Ocean Isle Beach.

Streamline Developers: Custom construction in your community or ours. From new custom homes and room additions to bathroom and kitchen facelifts, Streamline brings the experience needed to bring your dream to reality. Call 252-648-8297 or visit streamlinedevelopers.com.

Sun-Surf Realty (Sales & Rentals): 7701 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, Sales 252-354-2958, 800-849-2958, Rentals 252-354-2658, 800553-7873, sunsurfrealty.com. Come for a Week, Stay for a Lifetime. Call to receive a Vacation Guide or email guestservices@

sunsurfrealty.com for assistance in planning your island vacation. If you are ready to purchase or sell your beach home, call one of our knowledgeable sales professionals.

SHOPS & SERVICES

Churchwell’s Jewelers: 7901 Emerald Drive, Ste. 6, Emerald Isle. Featuring nautical, equestrian and traditional jewelry. Custom design available. Call 252*354-7166 or visit churchwells.com.

Emerald Isle Beach & Pool Club: 101 Dolphin Ridge Road, Emerald Isle, 252-241-5302.

Emerald Isle’s only private beach club.

Weekly and seasonal memberships available.

Private beach access, swimming pool, tennis courts, shower and changing facilities, game room, full ABC permits and gourmet eatery for the convenience of members. Visit emeraldislebeachclub.com.

Emerald Isle Books: Emerald Plantation, Emerald Isle, 252-354-5323, emeraldislebooks.com. Great selection of books, greeting cards, kites, stationery, games, toys & puzzles for the entire family.

Hardback books discounted 10%.

Lighthouse Boutique: 105 Front St., Swansboro, 910-326-6482. One-stop store for that special occasion and every day, with sizes ranging from 2 to 2X. Check out the brightest colors for spring and summer as well as handcrafted fashion and sterling silver jewelry. Be sure to look for the Onex shoe selection.

Performance East: 130 Masonic Ave., Cedar Point. Coming Soon! Outdoor powersports are on full display at this off-shoot from the store’s headquarters in Goldsboro. Family owned since 1994 – Performance East offers both sales and service of a variety of high profile brands, from Sea Chaser to Yamaha.

Visit performanceeast.com.

Petal Pushers, Etc.: 7803 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, 252-354-8787, petalpushersshop.com. Special for rental property owners, welcome guests with fresh flowers for less than $50 a week. Floral arrangements for all occasions, weddings and every day, gifts, handcrafted jewelry and local art. Now offering Chapel Hill Toffee.

William’s Hardware: 3011 Bridges St., Morehead City, 252-726-7158. Your local True Value hardware store, with easy access to the beach, is ready to help you complete you next DIY project. Lawn and garden, power tools, plumbing and electrical supplies and keys cutting, you’ll find it all with a touch that only local service can provide.

advertiser INDEX 213 West Weddings & Events ............................. 9 Advantage Coastal Properties ........................... 14 Al Williams Properties ....................................... 25 Artistic Tile & More............................................. 29 Atlantic Beach Realty ........................................ 69 Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters ......................... 61 AVC Roofing ...................................................... 55 Bake, Bottle & Brew........................................... 10 Barnes Landscaping .......................................... 43 Beaufort Ace Hardware ..................................... 39 Bluewater Builders............................................... 8 Bluewater – Gallant’s Channel .......................... 15 Bluewater Insurance ............................................ 8 Bluewater Real Estate .................................. 18-19 Bluewater Real Estate, Carolyn Blackmon .......... 3 Budget Blinds .................................................... 56 Cannon & Gruber .............................................. 17 Cape Carteret Aquatic & Wellness .................... 27 Carteret Health Care ......................................... 13 CENTURY 21 Coastland Realty, Inc. .................. 2 Churchwell’s Jewelers ....................................... 21 Coastal Awnings ................................................ 15 COD Home Services ......................................... 63 Complexion Day Spa ......................................... 31 Crossbridge Financial ........................................ 17 Dunson Pool & Spa ........................................... 39 East Carolina Services ...................................... 23 Eastern Carolina Properties .............................. 52

Edgewater Linen................................................ 25 Emerald Isle Beach Club ................................... 53 Emerald Isle Books............................................ 29 Emerald Isle Homeowner Services ..................... 6 Emerald Isle Insurance ...................................... 57 Emerald Pool Works .......................................... 33 E.I. Realty Sales ................... 70, 71 & Back Cover Emerald Isle Realty Vacation Rentals ............... 47 The Gatorbug .................................................... 26 Ginny Gordon's.................................................. 45 The Glass Doctor............................................... 28 Great Windows .................................................. 23 Guthrie Interios .................................................. 41 Home Repairs by Darryl .................................... 25 The Inn at Pine Knoll Shores ............................. 42 Island Essentials................................................ 53 Island Furniture.................................................. 31 Island Trash ....................................................... 62 Katrina Marshall................................................. 29 Landmark Homes .............................................. 23 Landmark Sothebys International Realty............. 3 Liftavator ............................................................ 28 Lighthouse Boutique .......................................... 10 Lovely's Boutique .............................................. 10 McQueen’s Interiors ...........................................11 Paisley Boutique ................................................ 53 Performance East ................................................ 5 Petal Pushers .................................................... 29

Poor Man's Hole ................................................ 10 Rhonda Davis .................................................... 43 Royal Coat ......................................................... 55 Salt Marsh Cottage ............................................ 10 Shorewood Real Estate ..................................... 22 Southeastern Elevator ....................................... 37 Streamline Developers ...................................... 36 Sun-Surf Realty Property Mgmt........................... 7 Sun-Surf Realty Sales ....................................... 49 William’s Hardware ............................................ 23 Windows & More ............................................... 41 Yana's ................................................................ 10 Yardworks .......................................................... 32

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648 W� Firetower Road ���������������������������$43,900

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Creekfront 430 Woodland Drive �����������$49,500

215 Bluewater Cove ��������������������������������$54,900 604 Cannonsgate Drive ���������������������������$44,000

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Grande Villas A-4 $679,000

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Condominium Grande Villas M-6 $759,000

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Condominium Pebble Beach E-204 $355,000

Condominium Pebble Beach G-208 $252,000

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Angela Clark

Donna Byrd

Emma Lee Singleton

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Heather Singleton

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Phyllis Howard

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Condominium Pier Pointe West 6B-1 $295,000

Pier Pointe West 3B-3 $360,000

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160 Junius Drive $600,000

Sound of the Sea 112 $380,000

425 Star Hill Drive $248,500

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202 Snapdragon Court $295,000

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5415 Cedar Tree Lane $402,900

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213 Channel View Court $565,000

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268 River Reach Drive $330,000

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7216 Archers Creek Drive $330,000

108 Cypress Drive $185,000

207 River Reach Drive $250,000

113 Ravenscroft Way $206,500

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313 Loblolly St. $375,000

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4002 Emerald Drive $399,900

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254 River Reach Drive $495,000

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Summer Winds 408 $361,950

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5001 Bogue Sound Drive $699,900

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3704 Emerald Drive $1,100,000

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2502 Emerald Drive West $365,000

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Angela Clark

Donna Byrd

Emma Lee Singleton

Gail Weldon

Heather Singleton

Kathy Perry

Phyllis Howard

Heidi Barlow

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10205 Corree Cove Drive $995,500

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5502 Ocean Drive East $477,500

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101 Ocean Drive $765,000

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109 Melaine St. East $424,999

5502 Ocean Drive West $477,500

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5407 Emerald Drive $594,900

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4304 Ocean Drive $1,065,000

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1012 Ocean Drive $1,100,000

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709 Salter Path Road $2,259,000

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1213 Ocean Drive $870,000

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13 Ocean Drive East $689,500

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6407 Ocean Drive W $680,000

7024 Emerald Drive $859,000

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6619 Ocean Drive E&W $1,100,000

701 Ocean Drive $1,200,000

4905 Ocean Drive E&W $975,000

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6715 Ocean Drive $1,500,000

481 Maritime Place $1,780,000

5207-B Ocean Dr. Group I $68,500

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8709 Ocean View Drive E&W $799,000

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6101 Ocean Drive West $765,500

5211-B Ocean Dr. Grp. E & F $72,000

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103 Sea Isle Drive $2,950,000