There's Something About Core Sound

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Core Sound - there is something about this place, isn't there?  When we stop and reflect on this place we call home, we think of so many happy times, families and memories, and livelihoods that have been part of our heritage for several hundred years. 

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is doing their part is helping preserve this history and culture.  If you haven't visited the museum, you have truly missed out on a great experience.  So make it a date and visit soon!

One way in which the museum is preserving our history is by telling our stories.  As part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration, short vignettes will be presented throughout the year that tell the people and their communities.  If you haven't viewed any of these vignettes so far, you can see them here on our website, as well as Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center's website.   They are well worth your time!!

 

Businesses Down East

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One of the many great assets about Down East is definitely the business community.  There are well over 300 local businesses from grocery and convenience stores, boating supplies, furniture store, gift shops, recreation-related stores, restaurants/fast food businesses, servicerelated such as construction and landscaping, and many businesses operating without a store front. 

We at Down East Community News want to highlight what is available in our communities.  We have a Business Directory on our site that we will be keep as current as possible.  Please look through the directory and help us ensure all Down East businesses are included!  The listing is free because our goal to promote our business community!

We encourage you to let us know if a business has not be included - any and all businesses! 

But most importantly - patronize these businesses!! 

 

Santa and Mrs. Claus Visited Core Sound Museum!

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A great time was had today at Core Sound Museum as Santa and Mrs. Claus visited from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm and were available for pictures with the children - both young and old!  Santa and Mrs. Claus looked especially nice this year too!! 

The children also had an amazing opportunity to visit Santa Land.  There they had snacks, wrote letters to Santa, worked on various crafts, and the kids were able to pick out a gift for their mom or dad!  It truly was a wonderful time!! 

The museum was humming with excitement as several volunteers were decorating the entire museum!!  It was a wonderful day!!   Let the holidays begin!!!!

The gift shop was also open with tons of great items for those on your shopping list.  Make the Core Sound Gift Shop your first stop when you begin your Christmas shopping this year!

 

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center: Preserving Heritage and Culture Down East

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Core Sound Museum is a place that belongs to all the people Down East that is preserving our heritage through various displays, oral histories, and video presentations.  The newest display just erected honors the permanent collection donated to the museum by Eugene Willis and his grandson Tommy Salter.  The pictures below give you a tiny view of the artifacts.  To truly appreciate this display and many others, you need to visit the museum yourself!

No Harbor In a Storm

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Heber Guthrie, Harkers Island native, has a tremendous ability to tell a story about times gone by.  You can find some of those stories in our website.  This latest short story describes how folks from the Island took care of their boats in a storm. 

"Many fishermen on Harkers Island lost their boats in storms due to no safe harbors."

Read the rest of the story on our "Tell Me Some Stories"  page!

DON'T FORGET ALL the Exciting Things Happening Down East!

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Great Things Happening Down East!
It’s the season where we have so many things going on - - it’s the Holiday Season!!!  Check out the calendar – so much is going on!
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Friday, November 18: 

Friends of the Down East Library will host BINGO 5:30 – 9:30 at Core Sound Museum.
Come join the fun!

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Saturday, November 19:

Friends of Scouting will host a Chicken & Pastry dinner, 11:00 am – 6 pm at the Scout Hut in Davis
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Core Sound Museum Christmas Open House
Here’s a message from the Museum!
Hey Moms and Dads!  Don’t forget that the Christmas Open House at the Core Sound Museum is Saturday, November 19.  There will be great deals in the Museum Store and Santa’s Workshop is going to open at 10 am. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive at 11 am for pictures!

The Workshop is a chance for children ages 4-11 to make some crafts, write letters to Santa and get a snack from Mrs. Kringle’s Kitchen.

“Elf-Mart” will also be open for children to choose 1 gift for either Mom or dad in exchange for a non-perishable food item or a monetary donation.  All food and money collected will be given to a local food bank.

Come help others while taking care of some of your Christmas shopping!

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Williston United Methodist Church
Complete your day of fun and excitement by attending a musical concert at the Williston United Methodist Church at 7:00 pm.  The Anchormen will be in concert and you are assured of hearing wonderful music!

AND SO THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!!

1905 Livesaving Crew To Be Remembered

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THIS EVENT CANCELLED - RESCHEDULED FOR JANUARY/FEBRUARY!

Sarah D. J. Rawson Lifesaving Crew to be Remembered November 12

The 387-ton, three-masted schooner Sarah D. J. Rawson, with a crew of seven, sailed from Georgetown, SC for New York with a full cargo of lumber on 2 February 1905. While standing under short canvas in a SSE gale at 5:30 PM on the 9th, the vessel stranded in the breakers on the south side of Lookout Shoals. She became a total loss. As soon as the schooner struck the master gave orders to take in sail. While the crew reformed this work, a heavy sea swept the decks and carried Jacob Hansen, a Norwegian seaman, into the surf. He soon disappeared.

Had it not been for the brave lifesaving crew of Cape Lookout Station, all hands might have been lost. The fate of the Sarah D. J. Rawson and her crew would never have been known but for the unflinching heroism of the crew of the Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station. Each was subsequently awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for extreme and heroic daring in saving life from the perils of the sea. Those awarded for their rescue of the six crewman on Sarah D. J. Rawson included Keeper William H. Gaskill, Surfmen Kilby Guthrie, Walter M. Yeomans, Tyre Moore, John A. Guthrie, James W. Fulcher, John E. Kirkman, Calupt T. Jarvis, and former Surfman Joseph L. Lewis.      Go to this link to read more about this event/

From the United States Coast Guard Record

Congressman Walter B. Jones and members of the United States Coast Guard will join with families of this LSS crew to remember this historic event.  The program will begin at 11 am with a special reissue of these Lifesaving Medals followed by a luncheon for families and visitors.  Please RSVP Core Sound Museum @ 252.728.1500 by Wed, Nov 9th if you would like to join us for lunch. Everyone is invited.

Down East Wood Ducks ~ in Kinston????

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Well, the team has been named - - the new Kinston baseball team's name has been chosen and it's really disappointing to many Down East residents.  Even though there was a huge campaign to persuade the Texas Ranger's leadership to use a name other than "Down East" - those efforts were apparently all in vain. 

Coastal Review Online published a story today that clearly describes this ball team naming procedures as well as explaining exactly "where" Down East is located and how we have felt during this processRead their article here.

Holiday Open House

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The Kindred Spirit Gift Shop & Green Gables Tea Room will be hosting a Holiday Open House, Saturday, November 19, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

Libby Liles, proprietor, encourages everyone to bring your friends to enjoy seasonal teas and goodies, register for a drawing, receive a complimentary Victorian calendar, list your wants on their Wish Book, and shop for unique gifts - vintage and new!

The Kindred Spirit Gift Shop

December Craft Show

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The Bridge Down East/Ramsey Center will be holding the 3rd Annual Christmas Craft Show for crafters, artists, and direct sales merchandisers December 3-4, 2016. Indoor and outdoor spaces are available at a great price. And the event will be open that Saturday, 9am-8pm. And Sunday, 12pm-8pm. There's a lot of traffic on Harkers Island that weekend. It's a great opportunity!  Don't miss out! All proceeds from booth rentals/spaces will benefit the youth center.

For more information email, Jamie Ebron, at emashaisbeautyelements@gmail.com

Learn about the Waterways Management Committee and 1/4 Cent Sales Tax Referendum

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The Carteret County Waterways Management Committee was formed earlier this year by the County Commissioners. The Committee consists of eight Board Members, one member from each County Commissioners’ District and one County Commissioner. The County Commissioners realize that the waterways of Carteret County are crucial to the future of development and maritime life. The charge of the Waterways Management Committee is to ensure the health and maintenance of the County’s waterways and continue to promote commerce and recreational opportunities.

Citizens and other interested parties are encouraged to attend and learn more about this Committee and the planning process that is currently underway. Additionally, with the November 8th election quickly approaching this will serve as an opportunity for both elected officials and county staff to answer questions concerning the ¼ Cent Sales Tax Referendum appearing on the ballot.

Meeting will be held at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum – 1785 Harkers Island Road, Harkers Island on November 1st at 6:00 p.m. 

Read more information here. 

Down East Christmas Parade 2016

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**Attention**

This years Christmas Parade will be held at Marshallberg. Any and all interested in participating please are asked to email Fire Dept at  marshallbergvfd@gmail.com!!  Please pass it on to the churches, businesses, and individuals.  It will be December 11 and the line up starts at 12 pm.  The parade is scheduled to begin at 3:00.

Let's show Carteret County the best Down East Parade ever!!

Community Nights at Core Sound Museum to return in 2017!

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Community Nights will return with Rodney Kemp leading the conversation and community members sharing their stories … old and new. These will be held the 4th Monday Nights of each month; covered dish at 6, program at 7.

Jan: Davis Shore
Feb: Salter Path
Mar: Williston/Smyrna/Marshallberg
Apr: Portsmouth
May: Stacy/Sea Level
June Otway/Bettie
July: Gloucester/Straits
Aug: Diamond City
Sept: Atlantic/Cedar Island
Oct: Promise Land
Nov: Harkers Island

Down East Meals on Wheels

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February of 2012, Meals on Wheels came to Down East.  Our area was divided into three region:  (1)  Straits, Harkers Island, Otway, Gloucester, and Bettie, coordinated by Lillie Chadwick Miller; (2)  Marshallberg, Smyrna, Williston, and Davis, coordinated by Beth Piner; and (3) Stacy, Sea Level, Atlantic, and Cedar Island, coordinated by Luann Taylor.  The below information describes the program and requirements:

(1)  Clients should be referred for the program through the Department of Social Services,    
       local  churches and/or leaders.

(2)  The Down East Meals on Wheels program is not federally funded.  The program accepts
        donations that are used to provide meals for those individuals that are financially unable
        to pay for their meals themselves.  Each meal costs $5.

(3)  The program focuses on individuals that are senior citizens or disabled, those that are    
        financially in need, or are physically unable to prepare a meal for themselves.

If you have further questions, please contact Lillie Chadwick Miller at 252-728-4566 or lmiller@ec.rr.com

 

Down East Calendar of Events!

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Please check out the "calendar" each time you visit our website.  It can be found on the menu bar at the top of the page.

We also encourage churches, groups, volunteers, and/or anybody, to submit your events for placement on the calendar.  There are several events on the calendar already for this month as well as November!

Send your events to us at: downeastcommunitynews@gmail.com or   lmiller@ec.rr.com

Thanks!!

EARLY VOTING begins Thursday, October 20!

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One Stop Voting, also called early voting, begins in North Carolina Thursday, October 20 and continues through Saturday, November 5.  In Carteret County, there are five locations where you may vote.  The locations are: 
(1)  Board of Elections office in Beaufort
(2) Davis Fire Department in Davis
(3) Fort Benjamin in Newport
(4) Morehead City Parks/Rec Department in Morehead City
(5) Western Park Community Center

The Davis One Stop site will be open as follows:
Each weekday (Monday - Friday), October 20 - November 4, the hours are
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturdays October 22, October 29, and November 5,  8:00 am- 1:00 pm

One Stop sites (with the exception of the Davis site) will be open as follows: 
Each weekday (Monday - Friday) October 20 - November 4, the hours are 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturdays, October 22, 29, November 5, the polls are open 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Changes to keep in mind:
*No photo ID is required
*Same-day registration is allowed

View a sample ballot here.

View a sample ballot for Harker Island precinct ONLY here.

If you have questions, please contact or visit the Carteret County Board of Elections located in the Beaufort Square Shopping Center or call 252.728.8460.

 

Matthew Is Making a Visit Down East

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Hurricane Matthew has been visiting Down East all day!  The worst part of the storm should make itself known by midnight tonight. 

We're posting some picturesof the hurricane so far.  If you would like to share your hurricane pictures with us, please email them to downeastcommunitynews@gmail.com

Thanks and enjoy the pics!

 

Down East Is . . .

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The cause continues!  Our voices are being heard and we need to continue by encouraging you to sign the online petition if you haven't already done so.  You can find the online petition here.   Share this link with your friends and family!!

TIME TO BEGIN THE LETTER WRITING ...

For those of you who have been asking about writing letters -- PLEASE DO. This rainy windy weekend is a perfect time to write an old fashioned letter expressing our concerns and helping them LEARN that Down East is not Kinston.

Even if all you have time for is to send a picture with the message Down East IS ... not Kinston, that works. Be sure to sign it!

To write the Mayor, here's his address:
Mayor BJ Murphy
PO Box 339
Kinston, NC 28502

To write the team management:
General Manager Wade Howell
160 Mine Lake Cr Ste 200
Raleigh, NC 27615

To write the team owners:
Joe Januszewski, President
Neil Leibman, CEO
1000 Ballpark Way, Suite 400
Arlington, TX 76011-5170