Down East Council will host a Holiday Social, Tuesday, December 5 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Williston UMC. ALL DOWN EAST RESIDENTS ARE INVITED!
What is your wish for Down East for the upcoming year? Come share!!!
Refreshments will be served!
Photo: Church window on Portsmouth Island courtesy of Gregory Gilgo.
Down East is proud today to recognize Carolyn Mason as she was chosen by Southern Living magazine as one of those featured as "Southerner of the Year 2017"!! Way to go Carolyn! We're so very proud of you and your work!
You can read the article by going to the link below.
http://www.southernliving.com/culture/southerners-doing-good-2017
A wonderful, year-long project is coming to fruition on Harkers Island! Through the efforts of several Harkers Island residents, the Island will be decorated for Christmas as has not been seen in many years. Brenda Nelson and Ellen Gillikin are just two of the many hands in this project that have worked tirelessly to "Bring Back the Lights!" so everyone can enjoy the spirit of Christmas.
An anchor was chosen and was constructed for folks to purchase and display them in their yards. The anchor is certainly a reminder of what Harkers Island means to so many!
Along with the anchors in residents' yards, there will also be a Lighting of the Christmas Tree, which will be held at Down East Ramsey Center to begin 7:00 pm on Friday, November 24.
The community choir will present music.
It promises to be a great time of community fellowship!
DECEMBER 16 - Down East Middle School will host a Holiday Vendor and Craft Sale! This is a FANTASTIC opportunity to get those last minute CHRISTMAS GIFTS or just something to pamper yourself. Portion of proceeds go towards the 8th grade trip to Washington, DC in the Spring. If you can't make it, please share to help spread the word!
This year's Christmas parade will be hosted by Otway Fire/Rescue Department. Below are details of the parade and how you can participate!
PEACE ON EARTH
Sunday, December 10, 2017
3:00 pm
THEME: PEACE ON EARTH
Line up begins at 1:00 pm on Otway Farm Road
Judging begins at 2:00 pm
Parade begins at 3:00 pm
INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO REGISTER TO BE A PARTICIPANT IN THE PARADE!
Name of Organization:_______________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________
Contact Phone#:_____________________________________________________________
Type: Secular______________
Non-Secular__________
Commercial___________
# of Vehicles___________
Entry Cut-Off Date: December 3, 2017
Contact Person:
Shirley Shafer
Home: 252-728-2398
Cell: 252-725-8339
2017 marks the 20th year for what has now become a sacred tradition for the fishing families of Down East and Carteret County ... The Blessing of the Fleet.
We invite you to join us once again to show honor and appreciation for the men and women who bring our seafood to the dock and to remember our fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, sons and daughters, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts and uncles who are a proud part of this industry.
Tuesday, October 3rd at 6:30 pm. Carteret County Health Department will present a health and wellness program at The Bridge Downeast Ramsey Center in Harkers Island. Join us for an opportunity to learn more about how to Reduce your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer. Prevention is Better than a Cure! Contact Susan McNamara at The Bridge Downeast – 252-504-2581 or email at susan@thebridgedowneast.org with questions and for reservations. This is a free program – Refreshments will be provided.
Many are beginning to ask about this year's Christmas parade. As soon as a fire/rescue department has set a date, we will publish the info!
Three months 'til Christmas Day!!!!!
Monday, September 25 is Atlantic-Cedar Island Community Night at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center. A covered-dish meal begins at 6:00 pm and the program at 7:00 pmRodney Kemp will lead the discussion!
Also - bring your family photos to be included in the Photo Archive Project that the museum is hosting! Lillie Chadwick Miller will be available to scan your photos and return them to you prior to the end of the program!
Core Sound Museum is still collecting family and community photos! Lillie Chadwick Miller is heading this project and is in the process of contacting Down East residents and anyone with connections to Down East to see if they have photos they would like to have scanned and used in the photo archive. All photos will be returned to the owners.
Individuals can contact Lillie personally at 252-728-4566 or lmiller@ec.rr.com. Another opportunity to share your photos will be at each of the community nights held at the museum. The next community night is Monday, September 11 (which was rescheduled from August 28) featuring Diamond City.
So gather up your photos and carry them with you to the community night. Lillie will scan your photos and return them to you before the end of the program.
The next community nights are:
September 25: Atlantic and Cedar Island
October 23: Promise Land
November 27: Harkers Island
Monday night will be the Diamond City Community Night at the museum - rescheduled from August 28.
Make your plans now to join folks at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum to celebrate and learn about Diamond City on Monday, September 11.
The evening begins with a covered-dish meal at 6:00 pm with the program to follow at 7:00 pm. The program will be led by Rodney Kemp. As always, input from the those attending is encouraged!!
ALSO - - Lillie Chadwick Miller will be available to scan any photos from your community or Diamond City! She will scan the photos and return them to you prior to leaving the event!
BE PART OF THE EVENT!!
Call for Storm Photos
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is collecting hurricane photos from families, organizations and local archives as part of their "In Harm's Way" research project.
This collection of historic and recent photographs will be part of the museum's exhibition documenting and examining traditional communities response to hurricanes over the years. The themes of "Response, Recovery, Resilience" will guide the exhibition (opening January 2018) bringing together images, documents and objects from Hatteras Island, Ocracoke and Down East Carteret County to tell the stories of these storms and our community's strength in weathering and recovering from these occurrences across the past generations.
An interactive online timeline of storm history (beginning with the storms of 1896 and 1899 with archive photographs, oral histories, newspaper clippings and research from family collections, local libraries, state archives and federal agencies. Volunteers are needed to help research and locate materials for this exhibit project.
Photographers are especially needed to share their photos from recent storms and to help us document the changing landscape of coastal communities as residents prepare for the next storm season reflected by changing building codes, elevating homes and local government preparation.
"In Harm's Way" is a joint project with Long Island Traditions, an organization that "documents and preserves Long Island's contemporary maritime and farming culture through the region" of Long Island (NY), where communities are documenting their own storm stories, in particular their response and recovery from Super Hurricane Sandy. Each exhibition will compare and contrast traditional communities in both regions, exploring common practices, shared attitudes and cultural resilience in the face of these natural processes.
Anyone with storm photos, clippings, artifacts or ideas is invited to contact the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, 252.728.1500, and talk with Pam Morris, or email museum@coresound.com.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum's Coastal Voices will offer a half-day workshop, "Telling Stories Through Images and Voices" on Sunday, October 1. The program will present learning opportunities for local photographers and community historians to gain skills in best practices in photojournalism, interviewing and storytelling.
Special guests from the NC Newsroom Cooperative, along with Baxter Miller, Ryan Stancil, Barbara Garrity-Blake and others from across the region will lead the presentations. This workshop is part of the Core Sound Museum's "In Harm's Way" project that will include an exhibition and online research archive of storm history. The museum is now collecting family photographs from storms and weather events, as well as oral histories, documents and artifacts from hurricanes that have shaped our local communities.
This workshop is free and open to all who are interested. The Coastal Voices oral history team is always looking for new participants to contribute to Core Sound Museum collections, seasoned participants to refresh their skills, and folks who are simply interested in oral history and photography.
The workshop will take place at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center on Harkers Island. Lunch will be provided. Limited overnight accommodations are available if needed. For more information, please email your questions to museum@coresound.com or contact Pam Morris at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center (252-728-1500) to learn more.
Also, check out our freshly launched project called "The Rising," which will document people's experiences with environmental and climatic change.
Down East Council will meet Tuesday night, September 5, at 7:00 pm at the Williston United Methodist Church fellowship hall.
All Down East residents are encouraged to attend as the group addresses needs in our communities. Barbara Blake, chairperson, will lead the group in discussion about specific area needs, a proposal to from the Mountain to Sea Trail project, as well as other topics that attendees may bring to the table.
Please pass the word about the meeting!
This article printed in the Coastwatch Magazine from Sea Grant in 2013. It is still a great read!! Cedar Island is definitely a "laid-back lifestyle" and a gorgeous place to visit.
Read the article here.
