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F E AT U R E S 16 Carolina Chocolate Festival

For a schedule of Chocolate Festival events, flip ahead to page 16. Whether you’re looking for an outdoor fun run, a luxury afternoon at the Chocolate Spa, or events happening during the festival, you’re sure to enjoy this year’s offering.

16 Meet a Former Cold War Spy

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February 7 brings the beginning of the Carolina Chocolate Festival at the Crystal Coast Civic

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We’re looking forward to spring, even though it’s gonna be a few months.

Meet Marti Peterson, author of The Widow Spy, on January 29 at The History Place in Morehead City. Find out how a young widow made the journey from Laos to Langley to Moscow. There will be a question and answer period afterward.

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Meet the short-tailed weasel, the cute-as-abutton carnivore. These sinuous and graceful hunters are the smallest North American carnivores, and do an excellent job managing our mouse and rat populations.

18 Lionfish and Lobster!

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em! Carteret Catch and three local business have partnered to offer a unique culinary experience that has the added benefit of keeping our invading lionfish population under control.

00 Reeling in the New Year 16 MARTI PETERSON

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18 LIONFISH have invaded!

But If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em!

Captain Jeff Cronk wants you to know that just because it’s January, doesn’t mean there’s no good fishing around. He’s got his usual load of good advice (downsize your baits) and helpful hints on where to hunt for our local fishies.

00 Diving the Coast in January The Regulars 8 Things to Do 17 OWLS: Your Place Ermine?

19 Hooked Up Fishing 20 Diving the Coast 21 Tides

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✪ FRIDAY FREE FLICK at the Emerald Isle Community Center, 7500 Emerald Drive, Emerald Isle, January 9 at 7 p.m.: How To Train Your Dragon 2.

Popcorn and drink available for $1.

At the Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City. Chocolate vendors galore! Wall to wall chocolate cakes, tortes, bars and ice cream, the event offers more than a sampling of everything chocolate. Join in the fun of the hourly pudding eating contest! Chocolate door prizes. Buy a festival chocolate bar and find out if you win a Golden Ticket! Golden ticket grand prize is a trip to Hershey Park for 4 people. Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for kids 5–12 and free for under 5. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Visit carolinachocolatefestival.com for a full event schedule.

FEBRUARY 7

Cocoa 5K/Fun Run [ 7 AM ] Check in at 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. 5K/ Fun Run at Carteret Community College/CMAST building. Cost is $25 per person or $45 for a family of four. Includes one T-shirt per entry. To register visitcarolinachocolatefestival.com.

FEBRUARY 7

Chocolate Spa [ 9 AM–2 PM ] At Carteret Community College, Morehead City. Enjoy a massage, reflexology, facial, mini-pedicure and manicure all while indulging in chocolates and beverage. Cost is $75 per person, and includes a ticket to the Chocolate Festival. To register visit carolinachocolatefestival.com.

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CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL the weekend of February 7–8 at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for ages 5–12 and free for kids under 5. Visit carolinachocolatefestival.com.

[ 7 PM ] At the Emerald Isle Community Center, 7500 Emerald Drive. Free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Popcorn and drink for $1. Bring chairs and or blankets, but no outside beverages or snacks.

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Down East Folk Arts Society Concert: Kim Richardson A performing songwriter who thrives on involving the audience, Richardson encourages her fans to experience her shows rather than just watch and listen. Her songs come alive with humor and attitude, accompanied by a percussive acoustic guitar and clear ringing vocals. Now based in Memphis, Kim got her first guitar at age six and hasn’t quit playing since. She’s tough as nails, funny and delicate as a blooming flower all at once. At Clawson’s Restaurant, 425 Front Street, Beaufort. General admission $15, active duty military and Down East FolkArts Society members $12, full-time students $8.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30.

To reserve tickets, please call or text 252646-4657 or email folkartsenc@gmail.com.

Visit downeastfolkarts.org for information on performers.

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Down East Folk Arts Society Concert: Joe Crookston [ 7:30 PM ] Who is Joe Crookston? Artist, writer, singer, guitar picker, painter, claw hammer banjo player, eco-village member and believer in all things possible. Come hear this magnetic artist and enjoy his masterful story songs, each concert a celebration of life with all its twists and turns. At Clawson’s Restaurant, 425 Front Street, Beaufort. General admission $15, active duty military and Down East FolkArts Society members $12, full-time students $8.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7:30.

To reserve tickets, please call or text 252646-4657 or email folkartsenc@gmail.com.

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American Music Festival: Ivan Moshchuk, Piano Soloist [ 8 PM ] A charismatic young Russian-American pianist and Gilmore Young Artist Award winner, Ivan Moshchuk has created a following around

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the world since his European debut in 2012. He has performed in major capitals, music festivals and with orchestras in the US, Poland, Germany, Holland, France, Yugoslavia and Austria. His program features music of Bach, Rachmaninoff and Beethoven. Join us at The History Place Museum, 1008 Arendell Street, Morehead City.

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[ 6 PM ] Sponsored by Carteret Community College Foundation at Joslyn Hall on the Morehead City campus. No ticket needed for non-dinner participants, but there is a suggested donation of $5. Enjoy pastries of the culture of each film by Alex & Brett. Make a revervation for Dinner and a Movie—a private showing at 8 p.m. Partake of delicious international fare by Seaside Sensations Catering, that reflects the culture of each award-winning film, then stroll over to Joslyn Hall where an exclusive viewing of the film awaits you! Vegetarian option available upon advance request. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Series tickets are $140 per person. Individual tickets are $40 per person. Dinner reservations required. Contact Tiffany Taylor at 252-222-6056 or taylort@ carteret.edu.

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[ 6–8 PM ] Calling all K-6th graders! Join Swansboro Parks and Recreation for an evening of fun and creative winter crafts, games and activities. Dinner and refreshments will be served. Drop the kids off for a safe and fun time while you head out for an evening on your own!

Space is limited to 12 participants so be sure to pre-register by January 7. Cost is $8 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. For more information call 910-326-2600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro. recdesk.com.

JANUARY 14

✪ Merry Time for Tots: Pirate Hooks & Peg Legs [ 10–11:00 AM ] Preschoolers ages 2–5 and their caregivers are invited to the Maritime Museum in Beaufort to explore the world of pirates! Everyone will get to make their own pirate hats and explore a pirate treasure chest (it isn’t just gold and jewels)! Along with learning about pirates, students will review their senses, body parts and colors. Program is free. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Call the museum at 252-728-7317, stop by at 315 Front Street in Beaufort or visit ncmaritimemuseums.com.

JANUARY 24

Mac Daddy’s Winter Festival [ 10 AM–5 PM ] At Mac Daddy’s, 130 Golfin’ Dolphin Drive, Cape Carteret. Arts and crafts, jewelry, home decor, face painting, cake walk, games and more. Fun for the whole family! For more information call 252-393- 6565 or visit mymacdaddys.com.

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JOE CROOKSTON in concert January 10 at Clawson’s Restaurant on Front Street in Beaufort starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets start at $8. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Visit downeastfolkarts.org.

JANUARY 31

✪ Snow Up the Park [ 5–8 PM ] There is a 100% chance of snow in Swansboro Municipal Park. Municipal Park will turn into a winter wonderland with slopes for sledding and a play area filled with tons of snow.

The play area will be free and be open from 5 to 8 p.m. for ages six and under. Snow-covered ramps will be set up for sledding and the cost is $5 per person for unlimited sledding. Free children’s activities are planned throughout the evening. Hammocks Beach State Park will kick off the event holding a Winter Survival Program in the game room of the Recreation Center. Fun winter games and activities for the kids will be held outside with the snow sledding along with a live DJ. Hot chocolate and popcorn will be available for purchase in the Multipurpose Room. Free winter-themed arts and crafts and games for participants. For more information call 910-326-2600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension.

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SUCCULENT SEAFOOD SERIES at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores on several dates in January in February.

Details at right. Advance registration is required. Call 252-247-4003.

[ 2 PM ] Find out how to cook the catch of the day with the Succulent Seafood series presented by the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The Aquarium teams up with top restaurants to dish up recipes and tips on selecting, preparing and serving fresh, seasonal, local seafood. Aquarium staff members share information on the life cycles and habitats of featured seafood species. Chefs provide favorite recipes and personal insights on preparing finfish, shellfish and crustaceans. A taste test of the featured entrées and appetizers tops off each gathering. Succulent Seafood is for ages 12 and up; $15 per person, per session.

Advance registration is required. Register online or call 252-247-4003.

✪ BHA Valentine Party [ 2–4 PM ] In an effort to increase membership, the Beaufort Historical Association opens the buildings of the Beaufort Historic Site at 100 block Turner Street for current and prospective members to explore, which allows them to see how the BHA uses membership dollars to preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of Beaufort and Carteret County. Call 252-7285225 for more information.

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✪ FREE VISION SCREENING at the Swansboro Recreation Center on January 20 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information call 910-326-2600 or visit them at 830 Main Street Extension.

FEBRUARY 8

[ 6–7:30 PM ] Swansboro Parks and Recreation is partnering with Carteret Chiropractic to offer a seminar on chiropractic health and wellness.

Light refreshments will be served. For more information call 910-326-2600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro. recdesk.com.

[ 6-8 PM ] Four volunteer guest clam chowder cooks will compete at the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. Participants enjoy a tastingsized portion of each of the four chowders follwed by a vote for their favorite. In addition to clam chowder, the event will host a cornbread taste-off. Tickets available at the museum store or online at maritimefriends.org. Proceeds help support the operations of the Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum. For information call 252-728-7317.

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Crystal Ball and ask for the special rate when booking. Call the DoubleTree at 252-240-1155.

The Crystal Ball “After a three-year hiatus from the beach, the 2015 Crystal Ball is back where it started and flourished,” said Chamber Chair Bill Rogerson.

“Our venue is the DoubleTree by Hilton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel, 2717 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach.” The attire for the dinner dance is black tie optional for men (business suits are perfectly acceptable). The ticket price is $45 per person. Make your reservation by calling the Chamber at 252-726-6350. Sponsor tables for eight with amenities are $385; sponsors can be invoiced. DJ and cash bar throughout the evening. Take the elevator home.

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✪ Vision Screening [ 6–7:30 PM ] The Eye Care Center and Dr. Nicholas Reid will be holding a community vision screening. Call the Eye Care Center in Swansboro at 910-326-3050 with any questions. For more information call 910-3262600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.

JANUARY 22

✪ Citizen Academy: Understanding Zoning In Your Community [ 6 PM ] Join in the Citizen’s Academy series to learn more about your local government. Our first session will explore the principles of zoning and how they are applied in Swansboro. For more information call 910-326-2600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro. recdesk.com.

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Call the museum at 252-728-7317, stop by at 315 Front Street in Beaufort or visit ncmaritimemuseums.com.

JANUARY 24–25

Traditional Boatbuilding Carpentry Course [ 9 AM–4:30 PM ] Traditional techniques, developed to solve woodworking problems unique to vernacular boatbuilding, are taught in this hands-on workshop. Participants work as a team to construct a twelve to 14-foot version of a traditional “rack of eye” flat-bottomed skiff at the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center at 315 Froint Street in Beaufort. This 12-hours course costs $135. Minimum age is 16. This course counts as a pre-requisite for 9-Day Boatbuilding Course. Advance registration is required. Space is limited. Call the museum at 252-728-7317, stop by at 315 Front Street in Beaufort or visit ncmaritimemuseums.com.

JANUARY 28

✪ Brown Bag Gam: History of Whaling in North Carolina [ NOON ] Pack a lunch for a free Brown Bag Gam during your lunch hour with associate museum curator Benjamin Wunderly. Gam is defined as a friendly conversation between whalers or to visit with another ship while at sea. Walk-ins welcome. Call the museum at 252-728-7317, stop by at 315 Front Street in Beaufort or visit ncmaritimemuseums.com.

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JANUARY 29

Carteret Arts Forum Series: Marti Peterson, Former CIA Spy [ 10:30 AM ] What does it take to make a spy?

Patriotism. Heroism. Ability to blend in. Ability to eavesdrop without suspicion. Innocence.

And especially, false assumptions by those our heroine is spying on. Imagine yourself living in Laos as a young bride in the early 1970s when

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your husband who is a CIA agent is killed in a helicopter crash. What would you do? Go home and live in obscurity? Remarry and raise children and become a PTA president? Or perhaps you would learn Russian and become a CIA agent in Moscow during the Cold War. At The History Place in Morehead City. Box lunch from Panera Bread $12. For reservations, email bobbiehill@ embarqmail.com.

JANUARY 30

✪ Vikings, Basques and Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic [ 7 PM ] Join us at the Maritime Museum as Associate Professor of History Dr. Vicki Szabo of Western Carolina University presents on North Atlantic right whale populations and the methods used to hunt them during the Viking Age through early modern history. Dr. Szabo will include Icelandic sagas, laws and early manuscript illuminations and illustrations in her presentation. Sponsored by the Friends of the Museum, admission to the event is free, and walk-ins are welcome. A $5 per person donation is suggested. For more information, please call 252-728-7317 or email krittmaster@ec.rr. com. Call the museum at 252-728-7317, stop by at 315 Front Street in Beaufort or visit ncmaritimemuseums.com.

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MARTI PETERSON, former CIA spy, will speak at The History Place in Morehead City on January 29 at 10:30 a.m. For information or reservations, email bobbiehill@embarqmail.com.

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 8

9-Day Boatbuilding Course [ 9 AM–4:30 PM ] Each student builds a traditional flat-bottomed skiff or a small round-bottomed boat over a one-week period.

Students take home their boats at the end of the course. The course price includes the cost of all materials. A Boatbuilding Carpentry course is a prerequisite. The extra materials required for a sailing craft add $750 to the course fee.

A discount of $1,000 is available to not take home a boat.

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✪ VIKINGS, BASQUES & Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic, a lecture at the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort on January 30 at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but a $5 donation is appreciated.

JANUARY 22

Coastal Culture and Waterfowl Watching Trip Observe the annual migration of wintering waterfowl in Eastern North Carolina. Maritime Museum staff will lead you on a whirlwind tour through the remote but beautiful regions of Pamlico, Hyde and Dare Counties. This

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Class is free, light refreshments will be served.

For more information call 910-326-2600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.

Get the results of the practice test, along with advice and tips on test taking and the college application process. For more information call 910-326-2600, stop by the Swansboro Recreation Center at 830 Main Street Extension or register online at swansboro.recdesk.com.

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FEBRUARY 10

✪ SAT Parent Night [ 6 PM ] Sylvan Learning Center of Swansboro hosts a free SAT practice test at the Swansboro Recreation Center, scored and timed just like the College Board SAT, to provide high school students with the confidence and skills to prepare for college. Register by January 26 and remember to bring your own calculator. Parents:

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Soccer Shots [ 2–3 PM ] Soccer Shots is the area’s premier introduction to soccer program for children 2–6 years old. The cost is $10 per session for 8 weeks. Includes daily prizes and a season ending gift. Winter and spring classes are forming now. Classes will be held in Municipal Park at 830 Main Street Extension. Register today at www.coastalnc.ssreg.org or call 828773-2095.

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Schedule of Chocolate Events —FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6—

PRO/AM CHOCOLATE BAKE OFF COMPETITION JUDGING (OPEN TO BAKERS ONLY) Do you think you make the best Chocolate Dessert in North Carolina? If so, visit carolinachocolatefestival.com to get an entry form. The categories this year are cakes and tarts. Professionals and amateurs alike are invited to enter. Winners will be announced on Saturday during the Festival. Free registration.

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Carteret Arts Forum Presents Former CIA Spy and Author, Marti Peterson

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t’s always advantageous to find out what our adversaries are up to while COCOA 5K/FUN RUN appearing not to know, whether Check in is at 7 a.m. Race begins at 8 a.m. we’re at war or at peace. You will At the Carteret Community College/CMAST Building have a unique opportunity to hear, Cost is $25 per person or $45 for a family of four in person, one of the great intelligence (one T-shirt per entry) stories of our times straight from the lips of an incredibly brave and dedicated former CHOCOLATE SPA CIA officer, Martha (Marti) D. Peterson.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Carteret Community College in Morehead The Carteret Arts Forum (CAF) is proud to City. Massage, reflexology, facial, mini-pedicure and manicure, all present a lecture by Marti Peterson based while indulging in chocolate and beverages. Cost is $75 per person on her memoir, The Widow Spy, in which and includes a ticket to the Chocolate Festival. she describes a journey from Laos as a CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL young bride, to Langley as a CIA case officer, to Moscow and back.

What’s involved in handling a top-level informant in a country From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Chocolate vendors galore! From wall-to-wall chocolate cakes and tortes to chocolate bars and ice cream, the event where to be caught means to be tortured and killed? How do offers more than a sampling of everything chocolate. Join in the fun of intelligence officers avoid detection when enemy agents spy on every the hourly pudding eating contest! Chocolate door prizes given away.. move of American officials? How does a young woman tackle the ground-breaking challenge of doing a job almost always assigned to Buy your festival chocolate bar... did you win the Golden Ticket? men in a male-dominated organization? How does technology, such Golden Ticket grand prize is a trip to Hershey Park for four. Tickets as a new mini-camera, alter the intelligence game? And lastly, how are $8 for Adults, $2 for kids 5-12 (under 5 free).

1:00pm........................................................................... Cakewalk does a young woman deal with the tragic death of her young husband 1:15pm.................... Live Auction of Pro/Am Competition Cakes/Tarts and find the will to set a new course for her life?

The lecture and Q&A will be January 29 at 10:30 a.m. at The History Place in Morehead City. A box lunch from Panera Bread will —SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8— be available for $12 with a reservation; please e-mail bobbiehill@ CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL embarqmail.com by January 27 to reserve a lunch. Tickets are $35 and may be purchased online at carteretartsforum.com or at the From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Another great day of chocolate, chocolate door. Youth and college students with a valid college ID may purchase and chocolate! Pudding Eating Contest and more! Tickets are $8 tickets for only $5. E-mail bobbiehill@embarqmail.com for more for Adults, $2 for kids 5-12 (under 5 free). Active Duty Military information. S personnel admitted free on Sunday with military I.D. S 1 6 | C A R O L I N A S A L T | J A N U A RY / F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 5

YOUR PLACE ERMINE?

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ute as buttons is the best way to describe the smallest North American carnivores, the least and short-tailed weasels. Weasels belong to the animal family Mustelidae, which means “mouse stealers,” and includes 64 species worldwide. You will find skunks, minks, badgers, wolverines, martens, black-footed ferrets and sea otters in this group. Short-tailed weasels, also called ermine, are similar to the long-tailed species, except that the short-tailed weasels are only half the body length of a long-tailed (and the tail is shorter).

Weasels don’t like to be seen, so in our rehabilitation world at the Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter in Newport, we understand they want to hide—and that are extremely effective escape artists. That means securing their enclosures beyond their problem-solving skills is a must.

Our last short-tailed weasel admit came in as an infant found abandoned in a North Carolina “Hill” town, Snow or Pink, don’t recall offhand. What a cutie–patootie! Although not old enough to be on her own, she was a capable little weasel who was ready for solid food. Although weasels are mammals, they nurse for only a very short time before needing meat in their diet. And with their long, slender bodies, long necks, short legs and rather flattish head, they are designed exclusively as hunters and mouse harvesting machines! Shorttailed weasels weigh about 7 ounces fully grown with bodies 7 to 13 inches long. They are slinky with no expression of shoulders or hips. When you see them in action, they exude graceful agility as they play, swim, climb, run, hunt, court and raise their kits. They have keenly developed senses of sight, hearing and smell, keeping them acutely aware of and attentive to their surroundings.

Short-tailed weasels are found in a variety of habitats but primarily near wet sites such as swamps, marshes and especially where brushy thickets reach a waterline. Other habitats include woodlands, brushy areas, stream banks and the borders of forests and fields. They usually nest in hollow trees or stumps, rotting logs, underground burrows, stone walls and mole runs. Dens are also found in other animals’ abandoned burrows, rock crevices or among tree roots.

One weasel may use multiple dens.

They tolerate close proximity to humans, but like most predators, they rely on stealth and surprise for their survival and will almost always see us before we see them. For relatively small creatures, short-tailed weasels are courageous and fierce predators. Although they feed primarily on mice and rats, they have been known to take on prey up to ten times larger than themselves, such as rabbits. Their fierceness led to them being referred to as a “stoat,” a word of Belgic or Dutch origin meaning “pushy and bold.” As strict carnivores, shorttailed weasels eat no plant food of any kind. They have high metabolic rates and require 40 percent of their body weight in food daily (up to 70 percent for lactating females).

Short-tailed weasels live alone except to mate, though it can be more than 9 months between the time they mate and the births of 4 to 12 closed-eyed and ears-sealed young.

Weasels are not pregnant until March and the litter is born about 6 weeks later. This reproductive process is called delayed implantation; many wild mammals have this same adaptation.

It allows the animals to mate in the fall when they are more active rather than trying to find each other in late winter. By 2 months old, kits can kill their own prey. Their crazy physical games help develop the strategies and tactics they will need to catch prey. They must be alert, fast and able to turn on a dime. Despite their small size and short legs, ermine develop endurance and stamina during play that allow them to outrun prey that becomes fatigued.

Although they are most active at night, they can be out any time of day. They communicate among themselves through body language and with visual, sound and scent cues. Adults will trill, whine, hiss and squeal, while kits utter chirping noises. They also communicate by using scent glands that can produce a pungent musky odor. Females emit this attractive scent when they are ready to mate.

Some folks associate weasels with being troublemakers because they are capable of making quite a ruckus in a chicken coop if humans leave chickens accessible at night, but please remember all the good they do in the way of controlling our mouse and rat populations.

The life of a short-tailed weasel is not long at all. Only a small percentage of kits make it to their first birthday.

Predators abound for this cute little racer. They need to outrun and hide from owls, large snakes, coyotes, foxes, falcons, hawks and humans. If they do survive that first year, they may live for several years. In captivity the record life span has been registered at 8 years.

Short-tailed weasels are so secretive that we don’t know a lot about them and there is certainly more to be learned. It was a thrill for the volunteers and staff at the shelter to raise our little stoat and learn as much as we could from everything she had to teach us. Hopefully, she is still out in the wild living her little weasel life and staying out of trouble! S

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REELING IN the NEW YEAR A H O O K E D U P L O O K AT W H AT ’ S B I T I N G I N J A N U A R Y

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appy New Year! It’s January and while most folks have been celebrating the end of 2014, many residents and anglers along the Crystal Coast look forward to what our coastal region has in store for us for 2015! We had a great season aboard Fish’n4life Charters last year with some record-breaking catches and memories to last a lifetime. Although most anglers are looking forward to the coming of spring fishing weather, the inshore action along the Crystal Coast never comes to a halt. January offers up some very good fishing and anglers heading out to fish can expect a chance to hook-up with Speckled Trout, Redfish and Stripers.

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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em Culinary Expedition: Lionfish and Lobster Wine Pairing

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fter the rush of the holidays, it can seem like there is a lull in activity before the rush of the summer tourist season. This February, however, there is an opportunity that has the potential to get you psyched for the summer season! Carteret Catch, a non-profit organization that works to sustain the livelihood and heritage of the Carteret County fishing industry through public marketing and education, and the Eastern Carolina Artificial Reef Association (ECARA), a non-profit that seeks to promote the understanding of the economic and ecological benefits of Artificial Reefs in Eastern North Carolina, have partnered with three local businesses to provide a unique culinary experience.

On February 28 at 6 p.m. the If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em” culinary expedition occurs on the campus of Carteret Community College. Carteret Catch member chefs will prepare lionfish and lobster tastings that are expertly paired with craft brews and wines to create a unique culinary experience. Enjoy the sounds of a local band while perusing items in a fundraising silent auction.

Cost is $60 per person, and includes a membership to ECARA. Culinary expedition will take place in the Bryant Student Center on the Campus of Carteret Community College in Morehead City. For more details call 252-728-2265 or visit carolinareefs.org. S

Aboard Fish’n4life we’ll be targeting Speckled Trout and Redfish along the surf, around inlets and inlet structure and up local rivers and creeks. The tributaries off the Neuse, White Oak and New Rivers will hold fish willing to bite the right baits during the right weather. Bait size and style are so important during the cold winter months. Small scented baits, like Berkley Gulp’s 3–4" assortment of soft scented baits will no doubt be the best baits onboard during the winter months. The incredible scent absorbed into their bodies is released over 400 times faster than scents in plastic baits. Working these baits slowly through your favorite fishing holes creates a scent trail that quickly causes these cold, lethargic fish to feed. While you are scaling down your bait, it’s also important use a lighter jig head. A good rule to follow, in slow currents, would be to use a 1/16–oz. in less than 5' of water, a 1/8–oz. in 5–10' of water and 3/16– oz. or better in depths over 10'. Areas of strong current will call for slightly heavier jig heads.

It’s important to work your baits slowly, allowing them to suspend or descend slowly.

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Excellent Redfishing Mild weather days with light winds will offer up the chance to sight cast to Redfish in both the shallow mud flats of the backwaters and the sand flats and shoals around the inlets. When attempting to locate these fish in the backwaters there are a few tips to remember. First, dark, muddy bottoms absorb the sun’s radiation much faster than sandy or light-colored bottoms.

This type of bottom can usually be found up creeks and farther up rivers. There’s also a better chance of fish in one of these areas if deeper water is nearby. This provides a retreat for fish in extreme cold weather. Another factor is protection from the cold winds. You will often find Redfish utilizing bays and creeks that are blocked from northerly winds. A cold wind can quickly bring down the water temperature in the shallows which can shock or kill the fish. Finally, the presence of bait is always important. If you can locate an area that is holding mullet, shad or other small finfish during the winter months, there will almost always be predators nearby. Anglers paying attention to these tips will be rewarded with success as they head out this January to stretch a string.

What’s New? FISH’N 4 LIFE Captain Jeff Cronk leads fishing and nature charters on the Crystal Coast. To get out on the water with him, call 910‑325‑8194. You can also visit him online at nccharterfishing.com.

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Whether fishing is your passion or career, every angler knows that Penn® fishing reels are some of the highest quality reels on the market. Penn has been perfecting their equipment since the early 1930s and the most recent addition to their fishing arsenal for 2015 is the new Penn Battle II spinning reel, available in eight sizes. Inshore anglers will love the new Battle II 2500! It’s the perfect size to handle those soft-lipped Speckled Trout and those drag-screaming Redfish and Striper. The Battle’s full metal body, side plate and rotor will keep precise gear alignment even under heavy loads. And with Penn’s legendary HT–100 drag system which is keyed in the new Battle II, not only will this reel have a strong drag system but it will last many seasons. All Battle IIs come with braid-ready spools, so no backing neededs. You can put braid right on the spool with no worry of line slippage. Be sure to ask your local tackle dealer about the new Penn Battle II spinning reel or check them out online at www.pennreels.com. S J A N U A RY / F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 5 | C A R O L I N A S A L T | 1 9

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CAPE HATTERAS TIDES JANUARY 7 TO FEBRUARY 7

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IN JANUARY

JOIN DISCOVERY Contact Discovery Diving at 252‑728‑2265 or visit them on Facebook to see what classes and events are coming up. You can also visit discoverydiving.com.

JOIN ECARA ECARA works to continue sinking ships to create artificial reefs here in North Carolina, but their resources are limited. To get involved with ECARA, visit carolinareef.org to check out their current project list.

anuary is when divers bring new equipment they received at Christmas out into the water. Some will be wearing drysuits, but it is warm enough for divers to wear 7mm wetsuits. December did not have typical diving conditions. Even though the ocean had many calm days and the dive charter boats were able to get out, the visibility was below normal for the Crystal Coast. Offshore water temperatures ranged from 56 to 63º. The offshore water temperatures should be in the low 60s in January.

Divers strive to safely enjoy their sport through training and practice of the skills they learned in classes. One of the most beneficial classes divers can take is Rescue Diver. Even though this is a prerequisite for divers who want to progress toward Divemaster or Master Diver, many divers take the Rescue Diver class so they can be better prepared in the event of an emergency. The class teaches the students about self-rescue as well as how to rescue other divers. Part of the ability to perform a rescue is being aware of the potential for a problem and anticipating any actions that might need to be taken.

Prerequisites for the Rescue Diver Class are Advanced Open Water Diver certification and a current CPR and First Aid certification or a DAN DEMP certification. The skills that are practiced in the class range from simply towing a tired diver back to shore to the more challenging skill of towing an unresponsive diver back to shore while giving rescue breaths. No matter what the skill is, the main objective is to get the diver safely back to the boat or shore so they can get the professional medical assistance they require. Most of the time, EMS can meet the diver at the shore or at the dock to get them the additional help they need.

Sometimes the injury or medical problem is serious enough that the diver will need to be airlifted to a hospital or recompression chamber. The two main sources of helicopters in the area are the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Marine Corps helicopter PEDRO. The Coast Guard keeps their HH-60J Jayhawk helicopters stationed at Elizabeth City, near the North Carolina and Virginia border. PEDRO is actually comprised of three HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters that are located at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Each of the HH-46E Sea Knight helicopters are equipped with a Doppler navigation hover system, an external rescue hoist, a 30 million candlepower search light, stokes basket, oxygen and other lifesaving equipment. The crew of each helicopter is comprised of two pilots, a rescue swimmer, a crew chief and a Navy corpsman (medic). When civilian medical helicopters, such as Vidant (East Care), Duke or New Hanover are busy or the weather prevents them from flying, PEDRO will still fly to transport any patients to medical care.

PEDRO responds to 75–100 rescue calls each year. They will also provide air evacuations from boats where someone is critically injured and needs medical attention.

In a proposed report from November of 2014, PEDRO will be grounded and all of their search and rescue duties will be turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard in the first quarter of 2016. Reason cited for the grounding is budget constraints. The community around Cherry Point has formed several committees, such as Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow, to try to keep PEDRO and to see how the U.S Coast Guard will fill the void left by PEDRO. During Hurricane Floyd in 1999, PEDRO rescued 399 people trapped by flood waters. Many were rescued from the tops of vehicle, out of second story windows and from the roofs of houses.

When you are out on the water and you need to get someone to medical care quickly, looking up and seeing the orange and gray of PEDRO can be a reassuring sight. In the event of an emergency, you might be the first step in providing medical care until EMS or PEDRO can arrive to get the injured person to a hospital. You should to be trained to help out anyone that needs assistance. Taking a Rescue Diver Class and a DAN DEMP Class or a CPR/First Aid class helps you to learn what to do in the event of an emergency. Contact Discovery Diving at dive@discoverydiving.com, 252-728-2265 or like us on Facebook to see what classes, charters and events are coming up in the near future. S

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