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Free to Choose by Milton and Rose Friedman

Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory, and the complexity of stabilization policy. Friedman was an advisor to Republican U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. His political philosophy extolled the virtues of a free market economic system with minimal intervention. Capitalism and Freedom is a seminal work by Friedman. In the book, Friedman talks about the need to move to a classically liberal society, that free markets would help nations and individuals in the long-run and fix the efficiency problems currently faced by the United States and other major countries of the 1950s and 1960s. Friedman concludes Capitalism and Freedom with his “classical liberal” stance, that government should stay out of matters that do not need and should only involve itself when absolutely necessary for the survival of its people and the country. He recounts how the best of a country’s abilities come from its free markets while its failures come from government intervention. His series of TV specials Free to Choose are now on Youtube for free which feature many free market concepts. Source: Wikipedia

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facelift. Beginning on January 9, 2017, the S-Bridge will be closed to traffic as the existing metal & asphalt deck is replaced with a wooden deck, to reduce the overall weight of the bridge. The NCDOT is undertaking the project and expect that the bridge will be remain closed until early April. Interestingly, this is not the first time that the deck has been replaced on the bridge. In the 1980s, the bridge went through a very similar process, only in reverse! The existing wooden bridge deck and wooden framing elements of the bridge were removed and replaced with steel.

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Molasses — that dark, sweet liquid that tastes so good on a hot biscuit — was once a staple on every farm in eastern North Carolina My dad’s family made molasses and to him molasses on a sweet potato was a meal. He told me all about how they grew the cane and made the molasses. I can almost see it. Melvin Price and his brother William Earl still make molasses like my dad did. It is magic. Melvin pushes the stalks between two rollers and it is mashed until the liquid comes out into a pail. Mind you, he can’t do it without Lucy, his mule. While Melvin is pushing the cane into the extractor, Lucy is walking in a circle around Melvin. She is actually the power behind this mechanism. Every once in awhile Lucy stops to chew on some of the cane – it is so good! Then Melvin will cluck and Lucy starts up again. Each time Lucy and the pole come by, Melvin ducks – it’s just the natural thing to do. When Melvin and Lucy get a bucket of the

sweet juice, William Earl pours it into a big container with a fire under it. This cooks off some of the water. He opens a faucet and allows a certain amount of this steamy liquid to pour into a flat copper cooking pan with divisions in it and he stirs and stirs and stirs. This whole process takes about 8 hours. When it is thick and syrupy, the golden nectar is ready. Melvin and William Earl got about 15 gallons this day – it took all day. Molasses recipes are coming, I promise. I am a farm girl who sailed the world, returned home to the family farm and opened Big Mill Bed and Breakfast. Join us for a quiet getaway 252-7928787. Want to read more? Check out Cloe’s website https://bigmill.com

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Health and Nutrition Strategies For Cancer Survivors and Everybody Else Warren Green is a 30 year member of the Institute of Food Technology, A HAACP (hazard analysis critical control point) Instructor with a Bachelors degree in Nutrition Science. Warren Green can be reached at warreng9241@hotmail.com

WHAT’S IN YOUR DIET?

In an earlier column (Dietary Fiber), I referred to the

Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) substance list. Let’s go into a little more detail about that list. Artificially colored foods, and arsenic in poultry. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created by congress in 1906, regulates all substances which may become a part of or affect the characteristics of any food. Around 1958, the FDA instituted new requirements of testing substances (pre-market review) before entry into commerce. The new requirements exempted substances in commerce prior to 1958. The identification of those substances are the GRAS list. As per the food additive amendment of 1958, GRAS determination can be substantiated by the FDA or by a private party (Lobbyist). The most prominent private party is “The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association of America “ or FEMA. FEMA was created in 1909 in response to the creation of the FDA Their list is identified as the FEMA-GRAS-LIST.

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“You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.” (Psalm 82:6)

What of our daily struggle with the drab, with the mundane, with the same-old same-old? And yet, what of the vast, the cosmic, the numinous—always, it seems, just beyond our grasp? Are our lives not stretched in a certain tension between these? Abba Lot went to see Abba Joseph and said to him, ‘Abba as far as I can, I say my little office, I fast a little, I pray and meditate, I live in peace and as far as I can, I purify my thoughts. What else can I do?’ Then the old man stood up and stretched his hands towards heaven. His fingers became like ten lamps of fire and he said to him, ‘If you will, you can become all flame.’ Sayings of the Desert Fathers, 4th century AD. I took a few of days off work. I’m between seasons and I don’t have any big projects afoot now; so the dog and I have been running. We’ve run miles and miles over sandy dirt farm roads and rock roads, and down long, lonely blacktops. The grey overcast that has been our low country’s lot for many weeks continues, and the soft monochrome seems to pierce an outer shell about me, a shell that usually deflects the world—this grey landscape and the weightless, endless cycle of the stride and the monotonous rhythm of my breath seem to pierce that shell, and to erode my cynicism and my defenses, and to gently subdue the analytical, justifying mind, and to open forgotten windows onto the interior places. Of what does one become aware then, in this place of quiet? Of what does one become aware, but of the ponderous weight of the mundane, and of the painful, empty gashes in one’s soul, and of dark proclivities? And sometimes, of a soft light that illumines everything from within. For what has not been assumed has not been healed;it is what is united to His divinity that has been saved. Gregory of Nanzianzus; 329-389 AD. For the forty days before Christmas, while the ambient western culture was expending itself in festivity and consumerism, the ancient Orthodox world was observing the penitential season of Advent—a preparatory time of fasting and repentance. Advent was part of western Christianity’s inheritance from the united Church but, sadly, over the centuries, the substance of the season has been forgotten in the West. Now, at the time of this writing, after the West has exhausted itself in Christmas revelry, Orthodox is in the heart of the Christmas season, which starts on December 25 and extends to the great feast of Theophany on January 6—hence the celebratory period of the “twelve days of Christmas,” (which likewise has been forgotten, except in name, in the West). Traditionally in Orthodoxy, these twelve days are a time of festivity, visiting, and rest; no fasting is permitted! But, why Advent? Why a season of fasting, introspection, repentance, in anticipation of Christmas? What does the ancient Faith say to us about the Incarnation in calling us to prepare the deep places of our hearts so diligently? “God became man so that men might become gods.” Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296 AD-May 2, 373 AD.

C. S. Lewis, the brilliant Oxford don who created the Narnia allegories for children, and authored many widely-read books for adults—he was perhaps the most important popular Christian writer of the twentieth century— understood this teaching and conveyed it compellingly in the book, Mere Christianity: The command “Be ye perfect” is not idealistic gas. Nor is it a command to do the impossible. He is going to make us into creatures that can obey that command. He said (in the Bible) that we were “gods” and He is going to make good His words. If we let Him—for we can prevent Him, if we choose—He will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a god or goddess, dazzling, radiant, immortal creatures, pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine, a bright stainless mirror which reflects back to Him perfectly (though, of course, on a smaller scale) His own boundless power and delight and goodness. The process will be long and in parts very painful; but that is what we are in for. Nothing less. He meant what he said. This, then, is the immense import of this event, the Incarnation—the ancient Church teaches, as it has for over two thousand years, that the assuming by God of the unbearable weight of the fallen cosmos, the weight of the rejection of Himself by His own creation, is the turning of the tide in the war over us, the vast cosmic war over us, between Light and the forces of darkness. By His Incarnation, and by his completion of the task (“It is finished.” John 19:30), Jesus presented us the opportunity to reconcile our rejection of Him. Our response to this offer is the only thing that will define our lives. We have a few years of opportunity. It is incumbent upon us, then, to struggle to honor His condescension. Yet, in contradistinction to the modern novelty of the doctrine of “Once Saved Always Saved,” Our Mother, the ancient Church, teaches that this reconciliation is made actual through the life-long podvig (struggle) to conform our will to the will of Christ. This is the measure of our commitment to the Light, to Christ, to our salvation as superior to the glitterati of the world. Without the struggle, the praxis, there is no real faith; faith leads to action, without which it is dead. One must unite will, thought and action to God’s will, His thoughts and His actions. A person must fashion his life to be a mirror, a true likeness of God. More than that, since God and humanity are more than a similarity in Christ but rather a true union, Christians’ lives are more than mere imitation and are rather a union with the life of God Himself: so that, the one who is working out salvation, is united with God working within the penitent both to will and to do that which pleases God. (Orthodox Wiki, Theosis) Unless a man’s life is accompanied by inner grief, he cannot endure the incandescence of stillness. St. Gregory of Sinai; (1260s – November 27, 1346 AD) For my part, I ponder the late, low light, and the early darkness of these drab, bitter days. I watch vees of wild geese against the low, grey sky. I am reminded of painful

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By: Scott Perry you can run in, and carry those heels in your bag. It’s hard to get away from an attacker in high heels. Avoid flashing things that may be of interest to a thief. This includes electronic devices, purses, wallets, and jewelry. Which doesn’t mean that you can’t carry these items; it just means that you should be discreet with them. You don’t want these items to attract unwanted attention. Use common sense. If you feel like you are venturing into dangerous territory, turn around and go back. Or you feel like you are being followed, get to a safe place as quickly as you can. Think someone is watching you? Call for help or change locations. Don’t feel like you are being paranoid or foolish, you are trying to avoid being attacked!

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JIM KAIGHN INSURANCE AGENCY- HOME OF THE “INSURANCE DOCTOR” Happy New Year folks!! Hope you all had a joyous Christmas and are looking forward to the new year with vim and vigor!! For those of you reading my article for the first time, I am doing these monthly insurance articles to educate you folks on insurance matters so that you can be informed and not taken for granted by insurance hoaxs and flim flam ideas..I have been in my business here in northeastern NC for fifty (50) years now starting in 2017. I am a transplant “yankee” from Jersey..I have degrees, as you can see above, in Life insurance, financial planning and health ins. so I am not just another hack proporting junk ins. ideas....So, let’s get started.... Last month I told you this months article was on NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS for your insurance portfolio, some do’s and don”ts..Everyone has seen the TV commercials on car insurance that can save you $500 or more on your car insurance( GEICO, PROGRESSIVE, with Flo, THE GENERAL, etc), but did you ever hear them say over how long a period it would take you to save that much money? NO, everyone thinks one year, but that is not the case.. It could be over a five or ten year period, since they do not tell you, you could be getting scammed, for you have no agent to talk to face to face..NEVER,NEVER buy this or any other insurance from TV ads, always find an agent in your area with years of service to talk to..Always ask them for PROOF of their claims by seeing an actual ILLUSTRATION from the company they are selling from..If they himhaw around and say you do not need it, TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, do NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM. Afterall, it is your financial future that you are betting on, not theirs!! The same approach goes to buying LIFE INSURANCE from TV ads or internet ads, you have no one to see face to

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Home-Cooked Meals: Cooking Healthy Food For The Heart Are you aware that what you feed your family affects their health? Families eat at home the most of the time, so you should take care of what is served on the table. Your family’s health is in your hands and this is a huge responsibility. With the proper knowledge, you can do it. You can protect the heart and blood vessels by preparing low saturated fat meals. Remember, not all fats are bad. You have to know how to identify the bad ones. The ingredients you use and the way you cook the food will make a big difference in cooking healthy. Processed food is bad. Microwave dinners and pre-prepared meals are convenient but loaded with sodium and other preservatives. Basic Things To Remember * Lower Fat- You can cut down on the fat through cooking methods like boiling, broiling, steaming, roasting, baking, grilling and microwaving food instead of the usual frying. If you need to fry, use non-stick pans and a cooking spray instead of frying oil. Fats add flavor to the food, so what do you do if it is lessened? Use seasonings and spices instead. Lemon juice is great for steamed vegetables and broiled fish. Pepper is great for seasoning chicken. Onion and garlic can boost the flavor of meat and vegetables.

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* Lean Cuts- You don’t have to avoid meat, pork, and poultry due to its protein content, but you can keep the cholesterol down by choosing leaner cuts. With beef, choose cuts like round, flank, sirloin, tenderloin, rib, chuck, rump roast, T-bone, porterhouse and cubed. In poultry, white breast meat is low in fat. Concerning pork, the leaner types are pork loin, center loin chops, Canadian bacon and ham. * Organic Dairy should be part of your meals because of the calcium. Yet dairy can be pretty fatty if you do not know how to choose. Instead of drinking full-cream milk, opt for fat-free skim milk or low-fat buttermilk. For yogurts, buy the low-fat or fat-free ones. Regarding cheese, try parmesan or cottage cheese, they have lower fat content. * Find Substitutes- Fatty food is tastier but you can still make your food delicious by using substitutes. For instance, instead of using regular salad dressings, you can go for low-fat mayonnaise and low-fat salad dressing. How about olive oil and fermented vinegar? Instead of plain yogurt, go for sour cream when cooking. By knowing what to cook for your family, you can help protect them from heart diseases. Besides, eating healthy at home, it will be easier to continue a healthy lifestyle later in life.

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Dear Mom: I am in agreement with you and will help you find funding. Start by going to Grants.gov with a Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or by email to support@grants.gov, and ask about their recent report . FY 17 Comprehensive Services for Victims of All Forms of Human Trafficking. I agree the situation with young girls is awful, but it is not limited to that. Dear Dr. Crime: Is my kid, sort of a small fellow, in danger of bullying in public school? Protective Dad Dear Dad: The Institute of Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, recently released a report on bully behavior nationally. It seems that during the 2014-15 school year, 20.8 percent of students ages 12 to 18 reported that they were bullied. I encourage you to talk with the principal of the school where your child attends. Dear Dr. Crime: What can I tell my preacher who wants to stop delinquency with religious activities? Parishioner Lady Dear Lady: Start by referring the preacher to “Faith Community and Criminal Justice Collaboration: A Collection of Effective Programs” # NCJ 211452 . If you go to the US National Criminal Justice Reference Service ( https:// www.ncjrs.gov/) you can find it. That is just a start. I encourage you to get all the church family involved. A few years ago scientists summarized a wide body of research about the effects of religion and reported greater involvement in religious practices is associated with reduced hypertension, longevity, reduced depression, lower levels of alcohol and drug consumption, less engagement in risky sexual behavior, reduced risk of suicide, reduced delinquency, and reduced criminal activity. I guess what we were taught was right! If you want to see the full study go to https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=202135 and be sure and tell your preacher about it.

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Acorn Abundance While removing the remnants of

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A Happy and safe New Year to all. I hope you all received just what you wanted for Christmas too. I received a nice long gun. The first thing out of the box was the operating manual and I read it and understood what the levers and buttons are for and proceeded to operate the rifle after checking the breech (you never know until you inspect the chamber to see if is loaded). I am looking forward to the “sight in” and going after some paper targets. Several folks phoned and wanted to take a CCH class with their new handgun. I was pleasantly surprised that they are seniors who felt they needed some guidance with the gun training and I am jubilant that they admitted to a lack of knowledge other than what they had read about it. Because of this season they were advised about the B’s (no booze, no bullets. and no bragging) or bad things can happen. This is also the season of bright colors, however, consider some other colors: WHITE is when you are totally distracted, ORANGE when you are aware of surroundings and can make changes to your advantage, RED when things are going bad, and BLACK means you must act to protect yourself and whoever you are with from harm. Think about it. This is situational awareness. Some call it people watching. You may be surprised how aware you will become. We have had a rough year and I truly hope and pray next year will be better. I will continue to offer concealed carry instruction and my best reward will be no one gets injured or worse. So practice with the unloaded gun (look and verify): find like minded folks and have fun at the range. Comments? E-Mail br549@modernmedianow.com

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Gerald Gaylord, a native of Washington County, North Carolina, fought in the Pacific during World War II. His combat experience took place on a small piece of hell called Peleliu where the struggle for survival had the ability to strip a man of his hope and humanity. Gaylord landed on the island of Peleliu in October of 1944 with the 323rd Infantry Regiment. Their job was to relieve the beleaguered Marines and press the attack against the Japanese. Much of the fighting took place in the mountains where the Japanese had dug a honeycomb of tunnels that provided countless opportunities to ambush the American troops. Snipers were a constant threat in the mountains, which had a demoralizing effect on men and drove some to the point of madness. Gaylord remembers losing a friend under such circumstances: “One of my friends ‘cracked up.’ He had been pinned down by a sniper for a long time. He jumped up and started running towards the sniper while firing his rifle. The sniper cut him down too far away for us to get to him.” Peleliu was a living nightmare: “the odor of rotting flesh and the maggots and blowflies working on [us] was awful. The men were getting sick and I was one of them. My belly hurt so bad I couldn’t stand up straight.” While fighting on Peleliu, Gaylord suffered from stomach ulcers and tropical ulcers on his feet and legs. He witnessed fellow soldiers lose their humanity: “Some men became ghouls. They started collecting gold teeth… Some of the men were collecting skulls.” While surrounded by death and destruction, Gaylord developed a fatalistic attitude: “I dared not think of when I would go home. It was a place of Paradise that was out of reach or a place that I would never see again. It really looked to me that the war would never end and I would never go home again.” By the end of November the island was declared secure and Gaylord never saw combat ever again. After the war, he went home and lived the rest of his days in peace.

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A Memorial Dedication to Colonel Henry M. Shaw C.S.A. On November 20th, 2016 there was a dedication ceremony and

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“I’ll Never Be Hungry Again!” , the title of our Winter musical production is also a very famous quote from a very famous book and Movie, Gone With The Wind and now it’s coming to Elizabeth City. In February we have got a treat for you. Based on the classic tale set during the Civil War, it is the wildest ride we’ve ever taken. David is a grad student assigned to read Gone With The Wind for a Southern Literature class, but he waits until the last minute and passes out in the middle of the story only to wake up and find himself at Terra Firma, the plantation home of Starlett. It’s only a wild, crazy-ass dream, right? Or is it? This slightly skewed take on one of America’s most famous romances… is fraught with musical zaniness. The New Musical written by Catherine Bush and was first performed at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia in 2006 and again in 2013 both to sold out audiences. It’s a wacky rendering of the now classic tale and its inhabitants with our beloved Starlett, Smelanie, Ghastly Wilkes, Whett Butler, Whammy and many others. Tickets Go on Sale January 20th! Be sure to get them early. We open On Friday, February 24th with a six performance run over two weekends. You can call and purchase tickets (credit cards accepted) or just drop by “The Center” in downtown Elizabeth City. If you want to guarantee the best seating it’s not too late to join our Dress Circle, you can purchased your tickets earlier. Be sure to visit our Web Site for more information. www.encoretheatre.org In April Encore has another great show coming up written by The Master of Comedy, Neil Simon. Plaza Suite. Be sure to look for auditions. They are coming up in the next month so. If you have always wanted to be on stage here’s your chance. We are open and inclusive of all. We’ll see you at the Theater! Thank you for supporting Local theater.

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Whether you are aware of it or not, we live in an “art rich” area.

When I say “art rich,” I am alluding to the many art groups we have within our region, the beautiful subjects that abound for artists to paint, photograph, sculpt, and craft. We have historic sites, gardens, beaches, parks, towns, buildings,swamps, and wildlife. Our area offers the budding artist plenty of material to use to create.

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Within many of our counties there are various art groups. I will mention just a few in this article but I will continue to introduce other groups in the future. There is the Arts of the Albemarle, Currituck Arts, The Perquimans Art League & Ctr., and several studios in the area. There are several places to go and observe artists while they create, The Friday Art Walk in Elizabeth City, S.P.L.A.S.H., and our local museums. There are also several studios where you can go to learn painting, sculpting, carving, and crafting. Do not forget your local senior centers for learning to do various art forms. I am an artist. I paint predominately in watercolor and acrylics. I have no real formal training in art other than a desire to get better at the art form I have chosen to work within. I am writing this column to try and introduce our readers to try and find that artist that lives within. We all have a story to tell is an old expression, but within each of us also lies a way to tell that story. Perhaps painting can be an outlet and an opportunity to tell your story. I will attempt to introduce some various methods of painting in future articles and some works in progress paintings that our readers can follow along to see how some of my paintings were developed. I hope you will get interested in what I write about and try the different medias on your own. There are a few basic things you will need to do to get started. - A canvas... really something you can put the paint on... I have painted on paper bags, colored paper, watercolor paper, envelopes, wallpaper, and true painting canvas, just find something to get started and have fun. Paint... a beginners set of watercolors or acrylics will start you off nicely

Brushes... you really can get started with three basic brushes, a liner brush, a ¼ inch flat brush, and a 1 ¼ inch flat brush. Desire.... a desire to create Painting can be fun and stress relieving. It is an opportunity to let your creative talents flow. Anyone can learn to paint. The most important step to starting is to paint what you know and like. I love to fish, hunt, and camp. So many of my paintings center around those particular themes. I said most, sometimes , a muse will hit me and I will paint some different subjects. I have attached a painting of one of my favorite subjects... bird hunting. This particular painting is called Rising in the Mist, two pheasants rising in the early morning mist. While this is not a column to sell my artwork. I will donate any money for this painting to one of our area charities. $150.00 is the value placed on this painting. Contact our editorial staff and they will see that the money goes to the charity selected. It could be a church or other needy organization within our area. Comments? E-Mail br549@modernmedianow.com

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The Currituck Chamber held its first ever Sporting Clays Championship Presented by TowneBank. The events was held at Powells Sporting Clays and BJs Carolina Cafe provided a pig pickin’ and oyster roast. This first place team is pictured from left to right Will Thorp, Jim Braithwaite,Robbie Parker, Tim Beacham, and Chamber President Josh Bass

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On January 16, Elizabeth City Habitat for Humanity will host an event as part of the Martin Luther King Day of Service. In preparation for upcoming sales in the store, volunteers will help reorganize and clean the store and trim bushes outside.

Money raised at the store is used to rehab and build houses for qualified residents in the Elizabeth City area. The organization recently completed work on a house on Cardwell Street for Flora Wilson and her family. The family received their keys to the house in a ceremony on Dec. 20 and moved in before Christmas. “Our store is the heart of our organization’s ability to build decent, affordable houses,” said Habitat President Jane Elfring. “We have been able to raise money for the recent rehab and future builds through the efforts of our volunteers in the store, donors and customers.” The organization has extended its deadline for applications until Feb. 1 for a house to be built in 2017. Qualified homebuyers must be able to pay a mortgage, be willing to partner with Habitat by performing 500 hours of sweat equity, show a need for this house (ex. high

utility bills, health concerns, poor living conditions) and have reasonable credit scores. Mortgage payments including taxes and insurance typically are less than $600. “Many people in the area probably qualify for these homes,” Elfring said, “but they don’t apply because they feel that they make too much. For example, a family of four making between $24,300 and $42,600 could qualify for a Habitat house. These families would not be able to qualify for a conventional mortgage but qualify for a Habitat mortgage because they don’t have to pay interest on the loan.” Applications may be picked up at Taylor Mueller Realty, 440 S. Hughes Blvd. Completed application packets include proof of income and credit score.

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I’m always happy to try vegetables I haven’t had before and I recently had the pleasure of making the ac-

quaintance of fennel. Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, is a bulbous vegetable, usually considered an herb, and is closely related to the Umbellifereae family of parsley, carrots, dill, and cilantro. Most often associated with Mediterranean and Italian cuisine, the entire plant can be enjoyed - bulb, stalk, fronds, and seeds. Its taste is akin to anise and licorice. Mr. Hawthorne came up with this ragù, which is a meat-based tomato sauce typically served with pasta, and paired it with sausage and fennel, for a hearty winter meal.

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1/4 fennel bulb, coarsely chopped 1/2 small onion, coarsely chopped 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 16-oz. jar home-canned tomatoes 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage 1 TB extra virgin olive oil kosher salt and pepper, to taste 1 TB tomato paste 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp homegrown dried oregano (more potent than store bought) 1/3 cup red wine

Pasta - Mr. Hawthorne used 1/2 bag of no-yolk noodles. You want to use a wide noodle, like tagliatelle or pappardelle to stand up to this meaty sauce. Grated Parmesan cheese In a processor, give fennel, onion, and fennel seeds about 10 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer to separate bowl. Process tomatoes until smooth, about 10 seconds, and transfer to a second bowl. Pulse sausage until finely chopped - about 10 pulses.

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In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until shimmery. Add sausage and cook, breaking up the meat, until all liquid has evaporated and meat begins to sizzle, about 10-15 minutes. Add fennel mixture, a bit of salt, and cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes, lightly browning the fond, or goodie bits with all the flavor, on the bottom. Add tomato paste, garlic, and oregano. Cook, stirring constantly, about 30 seconds. Stir in wine, scraping up the bits, and cook until nearly evaporated, about a minute. Add processed tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and gently simmer, uncovered, until mixture starts to thicken. A wooden spoon should leave a trail through the sauce. If too thick, thin with a little water. You want the sauce to stick to the noodles. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover and keep warm. Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, add a liberal amount of extra virgin olive oil (if desired), toss with ragù sauce, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Buon appetito!

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First Aid Kit Picking up from the last article, wading in waist deep

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Jake’s Outdoor Adventures The New Year of 2017 is here. Where did 2016

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elusive as a unicorn or a Sasquatch sighting. I don’t get mad or upset because I know I will just put them back at the top of the list for next year. The New Year is also the time you want to have all of your reels serviced and repaired and ready for the upcoming season. Servicing reels every year is a proactive approach to ensure you don’t have your equipment malfunction or break down during the heart of the season. When you get your reels back from being serviced, it is time to check the line for its integrity. If the line is mono you need to consider the line’s age and how long it has been on the reel. Although monofilament line is made tougher and more durable these days, consider replacing it when you start to feel chaffing. Braid line is more durable but if I have been fishing and it starts to fade because of ultraviolet light, it may be a good idea to replace it in case the sunlight may have started to break

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Community News Outer Banks History Center in search of more ‘Friends’ Want to help preserve the history of the Outer Banks for future generations?

Become a member of Friends of the Outer Banks History Center, a group dedicated to supporting the Outer Banks History Center in Manteo, which is a regional archives and research library of the State Archives of North Carolina. “Members help support the work of the Friends in developing programs, exhibits, and outreach events about the eastern region of North Carolina, and make it possible to purchase special items to add to the history center’s collections,” said Aida Doss Havel, chair of the nonprofit. “Past purchases have included original Civil War letters, books on genealogy, photographic collections, and much more.” In addition to making purchases for the collec-

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tion, the group would like to expand its support of interns, which will require financial support from members and other donors. Membership in the Friends of the Outer Banks History Center is offered at several levels, with individual memberships available for $25 annually. Membership benefits include ongoing notification of events, activities and acquisitions at the center, along with discounts on books and prints. Memberships and donations to the center are tax deductible. Monetary contributions aren’t the only way to help the center in its mission to document, preserve and share the history of the Outer Banks. “There are always opportunities for volunteers to assist with projects at the history center,” said KaeLi Schurr, the center’s curator. The history center responds to thousands of research requests each year from individuals

and groups, ranging from questions regarding family history and genealogy to research requests from scholars, writers and professional historians. The staff of the history center also responds to requests for historical information from national broadcast media such as the History Channel, the Weather Channel, and National Public Radio. The center’s holdings document the history, development, and growth of the Outer Banks and its adjacent region, beginning with Native The Friends of the Outer Banks History American history as it coincides with the first Center supports the mission of the Outer Banks History Center. (State Archives) European attempts to establish a colony on the coast of North America, in what today is North Carolina. To learn more about the history center, explore its online resources, become a member, or make a contribution, visit Outer Banks History Center on the North Carolina State Archives website. You may also call (252) 473-2655, or visit the Outer Banks History Center in Festival Park on historic Manteo.

Federal highway agency OKs ‘jug-handle’ bridge at Rodanthe Federal officials have signed off on the third link of

the Bonner Bridge replacement project, a causeway that will loop west of the S-curve erosion hotspot above Rodanthe. The Federal Highway Administration’s record of decision is the last environmental document needed for the project. It will allow the N.C. Department of Transportation to award a contract for design and construction, according to a statement from Gov. Pat McCrory’s office. “This new bridge will eliminate travel disruptions caused by beach erosion and storm breaches that have resulted in access issues at one of the most vulnerable sections of N.C. 12 for years,” McCrory said.

The highway department expects to open bids in about a week on the Rodanthe project, according to the statement. “Traffic will be maintained on N.C. 12, which is a vital link for this region, while the new bridge is being built,” the statement said. The existing roadway in the refuge will be removed but will remain in Rodanthe to provide access to private properties. N.C. 12 routinely washed out at Mirlo Beach before a beach nourishment project two years ago provided some protection.

Before more sand was pumped onto the beach, scenes like this one after Hurricane Sandy were common at Mirlo Beach. (NCDOT)

A new 2.4-mile-long bridge known as the “jug handle” alternative will run from the southern end of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge over the Pamlico Sound and into Rodanthe. In addition to a new bridge parallel to the 50-year-old Bonner span over Oregon Inlet, the N.C. Department of Highways has started building a permanent crossing at New Inlet, which was punched out on Pea Island by Hurricane Irene in 2011.

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Community News A cure for the winter blues: After Dark at All Saints Do any of these continuing education topics pique your interest? A Taste of Asia Cajun Sausage Bread Mindful Nature Photography Stained Glass Intro to Surf Fishing Acrylics: Outer Banks Seascapes Is A Home Based Business For You? Planning Now for Aging Well Shag Dancing Witchcraft, Wicked Witchcraft iPhone Basics The ABC’s of Beer Styles How to Buy A Car Wine 101 This is just a small sampling of All Saints Episcopal Church’s 8th annual “After Dark” series of continuing education learning experiences. If none of these topics captured your attention, fear not, there are 61 other classes being offered in what is the biggest and longest After Dark series ever presented to the public. All Saints created this diverse offering of learning opportunities for a wealth of reasons. The first and most important is to provide one-of-a-kind classes for Outer Banks residents taught by volunteers who are experts in their fields. Winter is also a bleak time on the Outer Banks. It’s cold and windy, stores are closed, many seasonal workers are stuck at home. So After Dark provides a respite from the winter blues and a chance to socialize with others—making new friends and acquaintances. Finally, After Dark is the primary fundraiser for All Saint’s outreach programs to the community. All proceeds go to the church’s funding for these projects, and over the past seven years, that has translated into $75,000 in donations to Dare County charities and other community programs, such as the Outer Banks Relief Foundation and Outer Banks Interfaith Community Outreach.

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Tuition is a bargain, $23 per class, plus a small surcharge for classes such as cooking, arts and crafts and others to cover the cost of supplies. For people under 18, the cost is $12 per student. Last year, over 750 participants joined in the fun. As a happy consequence, in 2017 there will be more classes over a longer period. The courses start at 7 p.m. and run Monday through Friday. Cooking classes typically start at 6:30 p.m. Some classes are offered more than once; others are one-time offerings. A few, such as Surf Fishing take two days to complete. Maximum class size varies, but cooking classes are restricted to 20 students. The courses are grouped into four broad categories; Cooking; Arts, Flowers, Crafts & Hobbies; Health & Well Being; and General Interest, which is even broader, offering courses as far-ranging as wine and beer to computers to jazz music and literature. Many classes fill up quickly, especially those involving food, wine, beer and a handful of the esoteric courses in the General Interest category, especially religion, culture and history. After Dark kicks off on Jan. 30 and runs until Feb. 24. Registration opens at 9 a.m. on Dec. 31 and can be accomplished by calling the church at 252-261-6674, e-mailing allsaintsobx@gmail.com or in person from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 40 Pintail Trail in Southern Shores. RY Specific registration information can be found at www.afterdarkallsaints.com/registration-information. The home page for After Dark is www.afterdarkallsaints.com and links to class schedules and other information can be accessed there. During winter, many folks suffer from SAD, “Seasonal Adjustment Disorder.” This year, try AD, “After Dark” as an anecdote or possible cure for the winter blues.

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Women’s Fund donation buys fresh fruit for kids on weekends By Outer Banks Voice

Currituck-Dare Women’s Fund, part of the Currituck-Dare Community Foundation, presented a $1,500 check to Food for Thought recently. Food for Thought, a nonprofit operated completely by volunteers, sends more than 550 Dare County school children home from school on Friday with enough healthy, non-perishable food items for breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. Without the program, which operates during the school year, many of these children would go hungry over the weekends. The program is funded completely by donations, grants and fundraisers; the Women’s Fund donation will be used to purchase fresh fruit for the children.

Food for Thought feeds more than 550 Dare school children each weekend. (Facebook)

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Top Stories This Month Dare County Arts Council announces a new program called the Power of Art, serving special groups in need or with limited access to arts programming and education. Made possible by a grant from the Outer Banks Community Foundation, the Power of Art’s objective is to give those with disabilities and difficulties with self-expression the opportunity to create and make critical decisions through unique art programs. “At the Community Foundation, we are thrilled to support this project because of its ability to use art to reach and empower so many diverse segments of our local population,” said Outer Banks Community Foundation Executive Director Lorelei Costa. The program was designed to utilize the fundamental power of art to create new outlets for the participants’ memories, dreams and aspirations. Those interested in becoming involved as a volunteer for the Power of Art program are encouraged to call (252) 473-5558 or email DareArtsPrograms@gmail.com. “The arts and creative exercises are invaluable tools for self-expression. In many cases, developmental issues and negative experiences have blocked or hindered traditional means of expression. Whether it is an adult with memory loss or a child with a developmental disability, something magical happens when they are creating - they are fully-abled and making critical artistic decisions. This is the Power of Art,” said DCAC Programs Director Fay Davis Edwards. Dare County Arts Council has partnered with local organizations to help meet the identified needs within the community. The initial groups participating in the Power of Art program are GEM Adult Day Services, the SNAP Group, the Monarch Beach Club and Outer Banks Hotline.

Through GEM Adult Day Services’ Art in the Park program, DCAC recruited volunteer art instructors to work with adults with memory loss on activities including stained glass and jewelry making. Dare County Arts Council hosts one class per week for GEM Adult Day Services at various locations. DCAC developed a series of classes and art experiences for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities through the local chapter of Special Need Ability Program (SNAP). Initial funding for this pilot program was provided by individual donors and the Pauline Wright Endowment. DCAC partnered with the Monarch Beach Club to provide art instruction and activities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Once a month Dare County Arts Council hosts a workshop at the Monarch Beach Club. In March 2016, DCAC hosted a Women’s Empowerment Workshop with Outer Banks Hotline. DCAC has also provided art supplies to residents of Hotline’s safe house and plans to continue to provide art opportunities to victims of domestic violence and their families. Dare County Arts Council brings arts expertise, working relationships with art instructors, administrative ability and access to multiple venues for art instruction to the initiative. For more information about the Power of Art program, please call (252) 473-5558. Dare County Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Dare County. DCAC programming is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council. Fay Davis Photos

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Top Stories This Month Supreme Court orders Bar to dismiss complaint against Tillett A five-year effort aimed at removing Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett from the bench has ended with a ruling Wednesday that the North Carolina State Bar had no power to discipline him. Tillet had already accepted a reprimand from the Judicial Standards Commission when two years later the Bar went after the judge with the same allegations, which were placed before its Disciplinary Hearing Commission. Complaints against the judge stemmed from his involvement in a personnel dispute within the Kill Devil Hills Police Department. The state Supreme Court issued Wednesday’s unanimous ruling. The seven-judge panel concluded “jurisdiction to discipline sitting judges for their conduct while in office rests solely with the JSC and this Court, and not with the DHC.” Its ruling noted that only two judges had been disciplined by the Bar. In one case, the offenses occurred before the defendant was a judge and the other after the Judicial Standards Commission had removed him from the bench. But, the ruling said, “while a judge remains in office, only this Court or the JSC may impose discipline for his or her conduct as a judge. “Accordingly, we reverse the DHC’s denial of

defendant’s motion to dismiss the State Bar’s complaint against him and remand this case to the DHC with instructions to dismiss with prejudice the State Bar’s complaint.” That means the case and any related claims cannot be filled again with the courts by the State Bar. After the Disciplinary Hearing Commission denied Tillett’s motion to dismiss the action against him, the Bar granted itself a summary judgement that found the complaint against him to be valid. One of the punishments available to the Bar would have stripped Tillett of his North Carolina law license, effectively removing him from the bench. While judges are not allowed to practice law, the state constitution requires them to be members in good standing with the State Bar and to hold a valid license. When the Bar filed its complaint against Tillett in 2015, his attorneys appealed directly to the Supreme Court, arguing the Bar had no jurisdiction under the state constitution to discipline a sitting judge. That same appeal also contended that the Bar’s action subjected Tillett to double jeopardy because the state Judicial Standards Commission had already heard the same charges and issued a light disciplinary action against the judge.

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holidays, birders prepare for the Christmas Bird Count, an annual inventory of wintering bird populations. Begun in 1900, the Christmas Bird Count is the nation’s longest running citizen science bird project. Originally on Christmas Day, the count period is now December 14 through January 5, with thousands of 15-mile diameter “count circles” and worldwide participants. Count circles are exactly the same every year. “Compilers” organize their circles, picking their count date, recruiting participants, choosing specific routes for everyone, collecting data, assessing information and entering final counts on-line – among other things! Compilers designate meeting places and times and hand out count sheets for recording. Birders record species seen and how many – trying not to count birds twice! Birds are identified by sight or sound; inexperienced participants pair with more experienced birders. Small numbers of birds are easier to count, but large flocks are estimated. Typically, a variety of birds are seen and it is a fun day in the field for all! In urban areas, “feeder watchers” can also participate; backyard birders within count circles can count birds in their yard. The citizen-scientists meet at prearranged locations to compile data and discuss unusual sightings and interesting experiences. Reported rare birds must be properly

documented. Compilers scrutinize data for errors, and send final tallies to the Audubon Society for organization and publication. This data is available on-line, and can help determine: winter bird distribution, health of populations, population trends, migration routes, habitat use and even clues to climate change effects on populations. Several organizations use the information. To help with a bird count, visit the Audubon website. Circle locations and contact information for nearby compilers should be available. Don’t wait until the last minute – compilers may already have enough coverage. December is great for various waterfowl in local wildlife refuges. Dabbling ducks like Gadwall, American Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, and Green-winged Teal should be plentiful. Diving ducks to see include: Bufflehead, Greater and Lesser Scaup, Ringnecked Duck, Hooded Merganser and (in salt water) Red-breasted Merganser. American Coots should be present, Tundra Swans should be obvious, and hopefully we’ll have Snow Geese by mid-December. If you’re lucky you’ll see American White-Pelicans! Check nearby trees and snags for a Bald Eagle or two. In the ocean and around inlets, look for Black, Surf and White-winged Scoters. While ocean watching, you should see many Northern Gannets. Also look for Horned Grebes and Red-throated and Common Loons. Dou-

ble-crested Cormorants should be abundant. Check the mudflats around impoundment edges for shorebirds like American Avocets, Western Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, and Black-bellied Plover. Some of these birds, as well as Wilson’s Snipe, may be in muddy fields. Around the inlets and on beaches, look for Sanderling, Willet, Ruddy Turnstone, and maybe Red Knot. Purple Sandpipers are sometimes around Bonner Bridge and nearby rocks. Over twenty sparrow species can be seen during Outer Banks winters. Good spots are on the impoundment dikes at Pea Island, and weedy areas like near Bodie Island and the north end of Pea Island. Check saltmarshes for Seaside, Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrow. On Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, check edges of farm fields seen from road shoulders. Song, Swamp and Savannah Sparrows are plentiful and other species are possible. For backyard birdwatchers, numbers at feeding stations increase as natural food supply dwindles. Watch for birds like Juncos, Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, Purple Finches and perhaps Painted Buntings! In dense habitat away from feeders, look for Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, Brown Creepers, Hermit Thrushes and Orange-crowned Warblers. For this article in full, visit www.obxvoice.com and search. Happy holidays and happy birding!

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Beach Ready Auto named Chamber’s Business of the Month Beach Ready Auto has been named the November Outer Banks Business of the Month by the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Beach Ready Auto location in Point Harbor.

Chamber of Commerce and College of the Albemarle’s Small Business Center. Monthly winners are automatically entered into the annual Entrepreneur and Small Business of the Year Awards, otherwise known as ESBYs, which are announced in June.

Beach Ready Auto is a full-service preventive maintenance and auto-repair center offering car, SUV and truck repairs. In the community, the business supports the March of Dimes; the food pantry; Toys for Tots; local Cub Scouts; members of the military and veterans; fire, emergency medical services and police personnel, along with local schools and other organizations.

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KDH adds two months of unrestricted beach access for dogs Brandy Rheubottom said. “It’s just not going to be possible.”

Kill Devil Hills commissioners have dialed back the town’s rules for taking dogs to the beach, but they will still be restricted during the busier times of the year. The Board of Commissioners considered three options during its December meeting, including one that would have allowed dogs on town beaches year-round as long as they were on a leash. Another would have kept the daytime restrictions between May 1 and Sept. 30. Instead, the board settled on a compromise that gives dog owners an extra two months of access. The ordinance now sets the restriction that bans dogs on beaches between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. to run between Memorial Day and Labor Day. “There’s no way we’re going to make everybody happy with this,” Commissioner

Mayor Sheila Davies said the town decided not to change the ordinance when the issue came up in July because opinions seemed to be evenly split. But the plan at that time, she said, was to consider changing the timeline at a future meeting. Since then, petitions and e-mails have been sent to the town, many of them favoring lifting the ban altogether. Still, Davies said, there was not an overwhelming majority on either side when non-resident signatures on petitions were taken out of the equation. Outer Banks towns vary in their approaches to allowing dogs on beaches. Duck allows them to be unleashed at any time. But the town urges pet owners to keep tabs on their animals.

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Nags Head allows dogs on the beach yearround as long as they are on a leash. In Southern Shores, dogs are allowed on the beach before 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. from May 15 to Sept. 15. The town has a year-round leash ordinance and requires pet waste to be collected and disposed of, as do the other towns. Dogs are allowed on the beach in Kitty Hawk between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. from the Friday before Memorial Day until the day after Labor Day if they are on a leash no longer than 6 feet.

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on the pool deck, basketball court or track, it doesn’t seem to matter. Athletes just naturally gravitate to them — for words of encouragement, advice or just to share the highlights of their day. Seeing the interactions again and again between coaches and athletes, it’s not hard to understand why the Morgans have been the driving force in turning around a program that was, just three year ago, in dire straits and in danger of folding completely. The Colington Harbour couple knew they wanted to volunteer with Special Olympics Dare County when they retired to the Outer Banks three years ago. They were seasoned swim coaches with the program in Suffolk, Va. Before that, Kathleen volunteered with Holiday House of Portsmouth Inc. But they’ve done more than just volunteer. They’ve made it their life’s mission to see that intellectually disabled residents of all ages in Dare and Currituck counties are provided the opportunity to experience the positive benefits of sports in their lives. Since the Morgans took the reins three years ago, the number of athletes participating in Special Olympics Dare County has grown from 30 to more than 80, and the number of sports offered has increased from three — basketball, bowling and track — to seven. Now athletes can also participate in sports ranging from aquatics and bocce to cheerleading and horseback riding. 2016 was a year of firsts for Special Olympics Dare County. It hosted its first invitational swim meet and 3v3 March Madness Scrimmage, as well as its first invitational Spring Games and Valentine’s Day Dance, held at the Dare County Parks and Recreation Center in Kill Devil Hills. This year marked the first time athletes participated in both the St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Manteo Christmas Parade. Until recently, Kathleen, local program coordinator, said, “people just didn’t really know we had Special Olympics in Dare County.”

That’s no longer the case. The Special Olympics teams have a strong presence on the Outer Banks, with the community supporting them and cheering them on at competitions locally and at state games. The teams practice at the YMCA, the Dare Center in Manteo, Kill Devil Hills Parks and Recreation and the First Flight High School Track. And now, with the help of a group of dedicated volunteers, Special Olympics Dare County holds annual fundraisers, one of which is the Pig Pickin’ at Outer Banks Marina in Wanchese held over Labor Day weekend. The second annual event this past September raised $10,000 for the program. Local non-profits have also made a huge difference with monetary contributions. The program received a $5,000 grant from the Outer Banks Community Foundation for the first time this year, along with its first $3,000 grant from the North Banks Rotary Club. The local Fraternal Order of the Eagles and Knights of Columbus have also lent financial support. Kathleen’s passion for working with persons with special needs began back in college. Originally she majored in special education but was told by an adviser to switch majors because of the lack of jobs in the field. “I didn’t want to, but I did what they told me and studied medical technology and environmental health. But I never wanted to stop being in special education. I just never gave up on it.” Now, Kathleen’s volunteer role in Special Olympics Dare County equates to what many would argue is a full-time job. At the very least, she puts in about 30 hours a week, sometimes more. In mid-January, the program’s swim team will begin training at the YMCA twice a week and other sports will be in full swing. A few athletes participate in just one sport, but Kathleen and K.E. say they try to encourage involvement in as many as possible. “We tell them to try them all and find one you love. That’s how you get good athletes,” Kathleen said.

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For the past five years, the Special Olympics Dare County Spring Games have been held at the First Flight High School Track and Field complex and in early June, dozens of local athletes travel to participate in the North Carolina Special Olympics State Summer Games. Fundraising, Kathleen said, is crucial. There is never a charge for an athlete to participate in any Special Olympics sport, so the program is solely dependent on donations from individuals, grants and fund raisers.

K.E. and Kathleen Morgan have led the program the past three years.

“This program is so important to the athletes,” says Kathleen. “They deserve better. Anyone else can go out and participate in sports, and they should be able to as well. They want to be a part and experience the joy of sports and the friendships that develop.” Seeing how it changes lives keeps Kathleen motivated and committed, she said. “To see the self-esteem that blossoms in a child not being able to put their face in the water to becoming better swimmers is indescribable. We don’t concentrate on disabilities here, only on abilities. And these athletes are driven and want to do their best. They are just wonderful.”

The Morgans with some of the Special Olympians.

As for Kathleen and K.E., they’ve made some lasting bonds with the athletes. “I think I even know each of their favorite colors,” she said. “I just love it.” Interested in volunteering with Special Olympics? An interest meeting will be held on Jan. 25 at 12 p.m. and then 7 p.m. at the Outer Banks Family YMCA to generate much-needed volunteer interest to assist with the growing program. There is a need for committee chairs, coaches, grant writers, school liaisons and more.

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Do you have a story about a run-in with a well known person? If so, how much detail do you remember and who have you shared it with? Living in the Canadian Rockies, we would occasionally get a film crew or well known athlete in town and they would sometimes shop at our humble local stores. On one occasion I was working at the local Safeway (think Food Lion) when Charles Bronson came through. What I remember was that he wasn’t as tall as I would expect an actor to be but was definitely quite surly. On another occasion, the father of the current Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau attended our local church service while he was also Prime Minister. I vaguely remember being asked if I wanted to be in a picture with him – which I definitely remember refusing – I can state meeting famous people has never been a goal of mine!! But I will have to admit to trying to get the autograph of one famous Canadian, the author, Farley Mowat, probably best known to an American audience for penning “Never Cry Wolf” which later became a movie. He was signing books at the Banff Book and Art Den and a girlfriend and I decided to try to get his autograph. He seemed to take up a large part of the first story of the old wooden floored bookstore. To us he was rather intimidating with a large bushy beard and a deep rumbling voice. We couldn’t afford to buy a book, so we bought postcards and worked up the nerve to ask for his signature. I recall he wasn’t excited about doing it, but finally relented.

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My father was a great fan of the actor, Robert Conrad. Once while my parents were visiting us in Southern California, Mr. Conrad visited the base where my husband was stationed. The TV series “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” had ended just a few years previously and the fact that he had played a famous Marine Corps aviator brought a larger crowd to the hangar than my husband had anticipated. I think it’s the only time I remember my father asking for someone’s autograph, which a dedicated son-in-law was able to obtain.

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Oddities and Curiosities at the Museum of the Albemarle

A Praise Song

By: Wanda Lassiter, Curator, Museum of the Albemarle

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wanda.lassiter@ncdcr.gov The Museum of the Albemarle has collected

artifacts from all aspects of life within northeastern North Carolina. A few of those items can be classified as oddities or curiosities. These artifacts provide a unique glimpse at what is fanciful, intriguing, or strange and unusual parts of history. Beginning in late April, several of these oddities will be on display including a pair of dentures, a four-hole mouse trap, and a circa 1920 six-volt Ooga Horn donated by a family from Dare County. The dentures were donated in 1998 by a Camden County resident. A portrait head clamp used by Elizabeth City photographers John Engle and William H. Zoeller is another odd looking object. The acquisition of a 1927 dog tax tag from Currituck County brought the count to two for dog tags now in our collection.

I sing you a praise song, Lord I sing for you; I sing you a praise song, For you are deserving; Lord of my forefathers, To you I send praise; Lord of my people, It you that I praise; You are worthy, You are worthy, For you saved my soul; Your sacrifice, gave me Life, Your selflessness, your Love Mark me for all time; I sing you a praise song, Lord I sing for you; I sing you a praise song, For you are deserving, Only you are worthy; Lord of my father,mother, and kin, you I praise, for holy is your name; I sing a praise song, I sing you a praise.

ed that “the length of silk on each Cocoon is over a quarter of a mile. From many of these tiny threads the Corticelli silk is made. Ladies Try It.” The Hollowell’s also picked up a wooden novelty egg with a drawing of Christopher Columbus on one side. The fair featured amusements including belly dancing, strong men demonstrations, Harry Houdini, the 264-foot bicycle wheel in the sky, and glimpses into new technology. Of course, a very popular odd artifact is the golf cart given to local historian Fred Fearing by Willard Scott of the Today Show in 1990.

Frank Hollowell of Bayside Plantation in Elizabeth City donated a teething ring as well as a box that once held Corticelli silk cocoons that were picked up as a souvenir from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago by a family member. Advertisements for the product stat-

Happy New Year!

by Pastor Dan Bergey

The celebrating of the New Year has been going on for more than

4000 years. The earliest recordings of the celebration date back to 2000 B.C. in Mesopotamia (now Iraq). This celebration has gone through many changes during the years, but started out as a pagan celebration. The date of the New Year has also changed along with the changes to the calendar. All calendar’s used to be based on the lunar cycle, but in 42 B.C. Julius Caesar changed things to the Julian calendar which follows the sun’s cycle. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar restoring New Year’s day to January 1st. This is the calendar that we use today. Not all cultures celebrate New Year’s on Jan. 1st. Some still use the traditional time that was used by their ancestors. No matter how or when you celebrate making empty resolutions, partying all night, whatever you do, these won’t bring you happiness in the New Year. There is only one thing that can bring you true happiness and joy and that is the Love of Jesus Christ. All of the answers to life can be found in the Bible. If you are seeking a “fresh start” this New Year, then start with Jesus, he will give you everything that you are seeking. Get plugged into a church in your area, fully rely on God, and watch your life change for the better. There will be struggles, God’s word tells us that, but when we put our faith and trust in Him, that’s when we are truly blessed. If you have questions about where to start this new journey, call us at 252-453-2773 or email newlifecurrituck@gmail.com Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you. 1 Peter 1:3-4.

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left to the regular deer season in North Carolina. I hope you were given some wonderful gifts to start your new year. This is the time we look back and take stock on the last year and perhaps make note of some things we would like to change. For many of us this calls for some resolutions, promises we make to ourselves that we fully intend to do for the upcoming year. Let us take stock of what we might do for this year 2017. Maybe you got a new bow for this year.. resolve to practice more with it, to learn its special nuances, make sure you have the right equipment on your bow, and get the appropriate arrows that are spined and weighted for your bow. Perhaps you got some new camo-clothing, shoot in that clothing to make sure there is nothing to impede your arrow’s release, walk in those new boots and break them in. Resolve to go out and scout more this year, there is nothing like shed-hunting to further your knowledge of your hunting land. Resolve to go to some of the myriad of 3-D shoots that take place within or near your area, it’s the closest practice to hunting you will get until next season. Plan to go to at least one of the game-lands in North Carolina, some are archery only areas and are great to hunt within. Resolve to introduce at least one new person to archery. Resolution is simple, it simply means you are going to try and get better at what you do.

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The opportunity to continue bowhunting still abounds in our state. We have the “urban archery “ season in various counties, just check your regulations. Small game opportunities abound throughout the state

until February. Have you tried rabbit or squirrel with the bow and arrow? Fun would be an understatement. If you haven’t tried traditional archery tackle this would be the prime time to do so. Please do not forget our local landowners. Its is one thing to gain access to someone else’s property but you want to insure a great relationship. Offer to help around the land. Make yourself available. After the season is great time to go back and widen those trails and cut some of the shooting lanes you thought you would have liked earlier in the season. Cutting and trimming now will help save a lot of time in the summer months when all the ticks, “skeeters,” and no-see-ums are active and looking to munch on you. Consider becoming a member of the NCBA this year. Our organization is growing and we do lobby for bowhunting and game legislation in our great state. See our website for information on many of the activities the organization does and provides. I would like to wish everyone a happy New Year! Schedule of upcoming events: January 21, 2017 -NCBA rabbit hunt. January 28 is the rain date. Location to be determined. March 3 – 5, 2017 – Dixie Deer Classic and the NCBA 3D shoot. March 25, 2017 - NCBA Annual Awards Banquet at the McCleansville Wildlife Club.

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Freemasons During The War Between The States

By Dr. Dave

Referencing the book house undivided by Allen Roberts published by McCoy Publishing (continued last month)

During February 1864 another Confederate prison camp was hastily thrown together at Andersonville, Georgia. It was needed to help hold the vast number of federal prisoners of war that the union refused to exchange, which in the long run killed a lot of their own men due lack of food funds and proper medicines to handle the abundance of yankee prisoners all caused by attrition and yankee blockade. It was filled even before it was completed, and before it was closed in April 1865, 49,000 prisoners were confined within its boundaries. Close to 13,000 died of various diseases before it was abandoned. That prison became the subject of a controversy that still continues. A former prisoner wrote in his diary of the beneficent work of the Masonic order of Confederate prison guards who were Masons. The churches of most all denominations ignored us as wholly as if we were dumb beasts. The Masonic brotherhood of the Confederaecy were the only ones who interested themselves for the humanitarian concerns of the prisoners. by securing details outside the stockade, in the cookhouse, in the commissary and elsewhere also procured for the prisoners items such as food stuffs especially vegetables which were literally beyond price. Materials were sent inside to build tents and upon death of a federal prisoner. burial rites according to the Masonic order to brother Masons. In one southern yankee prison ,a Confederate captain form Georgia became engaged in conversation with one of the prisoners and recognized each other as Masons. The Confederate captain asked the prisoner what he could do to render his situation more comfortable? the prisoner replied a couple of boards would be nice to build a bunk for myself above ground. A couple of hours later a wagon-load of smooth pine boards was delivered to him . A few of the atrocities upon freemasons and their property as far as some stories are told are: In the town of Washington, North Carolina after the Yankees were run out of Plymouth, North Carolina in 1864 they ended up in Washington, N.C. through their pillaging and ransacking they came upon a Masonic lodge which they proceeded

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to break into and unreceptively ransack their way through the sacred hall stealing everything they laid their hands on breaking into the closet of the Masonic regalia and clothing themselves with these items proceeded to dance through the streets like a bunch of jackals until their commander who was a northern mason came upon them and instructed them to put everything back where it was and stay out of the building or be put on report. Another incident occurred in a eastern North Carolina town of Camden were the Yankees broke into the Masonic lodge there and stole the sacred Masonic emblems from there and they were not recovered and returned until after the war. Many other atrocities occurred upon Masonic properties which are not listed but still were most disrespectful. Through the lodges of Freemasonry the thoughts were mostly all the same: As masons we make no decision as to who is right or wrong or as to the proper course to be pursued for securing the object we have so deeply at heart. Restore peace to our unhappy country, and surely heaven will bless every faithful effort towards itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishment. Masonry teaches lessons for all peoples, and all times, and all epochs in history, past or future. Every Masonic principle, all its virtues, each of its benefits have been sanctified by time.

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