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Beautiful Outer Banks Sunrise, July 21, 2010
 
4 Surfboards Stolen from Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue Station
The boards were stolen the day after the Surfrider Paddle Race from members of the Kill Devil Hills Ocean Rescue team. The descriptions of the boards are as follows: 6ft black, all carbon-fiber, rounded pin tail in a Whale Bone board bag. (this is a special custom board with no marks); 5’11? WRV, clark shape, swallow tail, black kickpad; 5’9? WRV, Fernandez shape, blue splattered spray paint, OAM teal kickpad, white OAM leash; 6’21? Morning View Fish - Quad Fin (4 days old) (Green). If you know or hear anything about these boards, contact: Ocean Rescue phone: 252-480-0080. Shop owners have been asked to keep an eye out for someone trying to put the boards on consignment.
 
Red Sky Realty Group Launches Outer Banks Youtube Channel

Mothers and Grandmothers of Dare County to Write &
Mail 250 letters by August 10 to First Lady Michelle
Obama Asking for New Bridge over Oregon Inlet

 
400 Year Old Dare County Scuppernong Grapevine
Survives Herbicide Application, Roanoke Island
Officials Ponder Ending Chemical Spraying on Island
The famous scuppernong grapevine was alive when Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition arrived in North Carolina in the late 1500s and was mentioned in their journals. The accidental poisoning occurred when a contractor sprayed chemicals on a part of the mother vine that was climbing a utility pole. In a race against time, were brought in seemed to have stopped the deadly affects of the chemicals Garlon3A and Milestone VM as they were traveling toward the vine's main root
 
Town of Nags Head to Get Tough
on Derelict Beach Properties.....
Nage Head will block the use of the septic system if a house is east of the mean high water line or is obstructing the public trust beach and will not issue a permit for work needed to connect the septic tank to the house in and effort to rid the town's beaches of derelict properties due to storms and beach erosion. Nags Head has declared 26 beach front homes nuisances since December, 2009, however, homeowners usually delay the process of removal in court
 
State Advisory Issued Against Swimming in Ocean
at Corolla Village Road Near Lighthouse in Corolla
According to State Health Officials, high bacterial levels were found at the site during recent testing that increase the risk to swimmers to develope gastrointestinal illness or skin infections.
 
Corolla Ocean Rescue Team Wins at
Lifesaving Association Competition

The events included a 2K run, landline rescue, surf race, paddleboard race, run-swim-run race, open swim and rescue relay races. Corolla team members included Division Chief Sylvia Wolff; Captains Ricky DeVennish, Jose Pena; Lieutenants Brian Burkhardt, Shaun Buen, Mike Hudson; and lifeguards Travis Martinez, Ross Monroe, Sean Sonnenberg, Matt Hewes, Carolyn Royce, Amanda Skonezney, and Rachel Sunday.
 
Wreck of the George W. Wells on September 3,
1913 Featured in the July Ocracoke Newsletter
The 6 masted George W. Wells was 325 feet long, 48 feet at the beam, and weighed 2,970 tons and was one of the largest wooden sailing ships ever built. On September 3, 1913, while sailing from Boston, Massachusetts to Florida, the Wells was driven into the breakers along Ocracoke Island by a hurricane.
 
Edenton Steamers Whip Daredevils 9-5
Red Wolf Coalition Selling Red Wolf Charms
 
Dare County Commissioners Vote 4-2 to Allow Non-State
Inspected Golf Carts to Operate on Hatteras Village Roads
The new ordinance uses a loophole in state law that allows counties to regulate golf carts on public streets with speed limits less than 35 miles per hour. Using the loophole, the golf carts running on Hatteras village streets will not have to be equipped with safety features such as headlights, taillights, brakes, horn, turn signals because posted speed limits in the town are 20 miles per hour..
 
Road Rage Leads to Fight between Competing Ice
Cream Truck Drivers in Corolla Neighborhood...
Christopher Schurr, 31, and weighing 280 pounds of Poplar Branch has been charged with simple assault by the Currituck County Sheriff's Office after he reportedly got out of his ice cream truck and hit Artem Vladimirovich, 20, weighing 150 pounds, who was driving a competing ice cream truck. Schurr claimed his competitor cut him off while the two trucks were selling ice cream on Whalehead Drive. Vladimirovich was treated at a local hospital and released while Schurr was taken to jail and later released on a $500 secured bond.
 
Dare County June Unemployment Rate Falls
to 6.9 % from Previous Month's 8.1%.....
Currituck's rate dropped from 5.5% in May to 4.8 % in June, giving it the lowest unemployment rate in the state. Hyde County's unemployment rate for June dropped to 6.3% from May's 6.9% rate.Across the state, the unemployment frll .4% to 10% in June
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Dare County Arts Council Opens in Historic Courthouse

Kitty Dough and Bobby Outten
On behalf of the Dare County Arts Council, Ms. Kitty Dough, DCAC President, signed a multi-year lease today to occupy the historic 1904 Dare County Courthouse in downtown Manteo. DCAC is planning a full renovation for the productive reuse of the facility. Already, work on the first floor has prepared it to house the DCAC galleries and administrative offices. Plans for the second floor include renovations for a multi-use center for the arts, housing space for educational workshops, performances, and community gatherings to respond to the broad range of local needs that community residents identified during a feasibility study. Continued
 
Nags Head to Ask Oceanfront Property Owners to
Fork Over $10 Million for Beach Nourishment....
Town Commissioners have agreed to ask owners east of N.C. 12 and Old Oregon Inlet Road to pay a special assessment of 98 cents per $100 of value over five years to finance a beach nourishment project. Nags Head war against nature
Southern Shores Town Manager Peter Rascoe Ordered
by Coast Guard to Report for Immediate Active Duty
Rascoe, who holds the rank of Commander in the US Coast Guard Reserve has been ordered to New Orleans to serve on the staff of USCG Admiral Thad Allen USCG, Commander of the federal response to the BP Oil Spill incident
 
“QUALIFIER” WINS 2010 CAROLINA
BOAT BUILDERS TOURNAMENT
...

left to right: Captain Finn Gaddy, mate Chris Kubik,
Drew McDowell, Paul Legnard and Paul Mann.......
First place in the Dare County Boat Builders 7th annual charity tournament has been earned by the 56’ Paul Mann “Qualifier” whose crew landed sixteen sailfish, for a total of 1600 points. The “Qualifier” also accepted the Top Angler for crew member Paul Mann with 1000 points. Continued
North Carolina Health Officials Issue Swimming
Advisory for Popular Area in Kitty Hawk Bay...
North Carolina state environmental health officials have issued an advisory against swimming at a popular jet ski riding area near the wildlife ramp in Kitty Hawk Bay in the town of Kill Devil Hills. State Test results taken on July 21 found levels of enterococci bacteria that exceed the state and federal action levels considered safe for swimmers.
 
OBX Residential Property Sales Buck National
Trend, Jump to Highest Levels Since May 2006
Bucking the national trend of lower residential real estate sales, the hot Outer Banks market place registered sales of 147 residential properties during May, 2010 according to a recent Outer Banks Association of Realtors report. This was the highest rate of sales on the Outer Banks since May, 2006 when 151 properties were sold. For the year, single family home sales rose 32% in May with 147 units sold compared to the 111 units sold in 2009.
The increase in sales also seemed to provide a significant boost to prices sellers received. The median price for residential property in May 2010 was $290,000, a 7% increase over the $270,000 that sellers received in May 2009. Single family homes did even betters for their previous owners, with sellers receiving a median price in May 2010 of $325,500, an increase of 11% over the $292,500 sellers received for their properties in May 2009.
Nationally, sales of existing homes dropped slightly to 5,660,000 in May 2010 from the 5,790,000 units sold in the previous month, blamed in part on an expiring federal tax credit. National sales of Single family homes dropped to 4,980,000 units in May 2010 from the previous month’s 5,060,000. The national average sales price for an existing home in May, 2010 was $174,600, up slightly from the previous month's $172,300.
 
Author, Naturalist and Muscian Bill Thompson
to Make Keynote Address for Wings Over Water
Wildlife Festival Nov. 9-14, 2010...........
 
Lowe’s Home Improvement Store Submits Plan to Kill Devil
Hills for 159,000-Square-Foot Home Improvement Store...
If approved, the store will be built on US 158 between West First Street and West Landing Drive on 12.8 acres that are currently wooded. The retail store will be about 120,587 square feet and house a partially covered garden center measuring 38,467 square feet. The parking lot will be able to hold 400 vehicles.
 
58-foot Fishing Boat "Cracker Boy" Sinks in Pamlico Sound

Coast Guard Photo
Coast Guard crews and good Samaritans from another fishing vessel, the "Miss Kelly" pulled 3 fishermen from the sinking "Cracker Boy." The boat sank 35 degrees 09.74 minutes north latitude and 076 degrees 14.84 minutes west longitude in 20 feet of water. Coast Guard crews marked the site with a buoy.
 
Winners of the ESA Surfing Contest Held at
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on July 17/18...
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Pat McManus
Menehune
Jahfar Christ
3A Boys
Daniel Brake
3A Juniors
Morgan-Taylor Leavel
3A Men
Brandon Harrison
Masters
Prescott Metcalf
Senior Men
Pat McManus
Grandmasters
Joe Gillen
Legends
Ray Gray
Jr Women
Jackie Thomas
Women
Jamie Baittinger
Menehune Longboard
Noah Fiedler
Jr Longboard
Morgan-Taylor Leavel
Mens Longboard
Prescott Metcalf
Masters Longboard
Joe Gillen
Legends Longboard
Ray Gray
Menehune Bodyboard
Noah Fiedler
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Charles Shelton

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13 Year Old Girl Grabbed by 5 ft. Tiger Shark at
Wrightsville Beach, Arm Requires 40 Stitches
Seal Filmed Sun Bathing in Corolla 4 Wheel Drive Area
 
North Carolina Unemployment Rate Falls to 10% in June
The numbers represent a .4% drop over the previous month. The national unemployment rate was listed at 9.5 % in June
 
Virginia Bank Throws Lifeline to Troubled Bank of Currituck
TowneBank of Virginia has bought the deposits and assets of failing Bank of Currituck in Moyock, a troubled bank with 6 offices, including 3 on the Outer Banks. The Bank has been struggling in recent years with bad loans and repossessed real estate, including many vacation homes on the Outer Banks.
 
Town of Kitty Hawk Cancels Heritage Day Festival
Town cites budgetary constraints and lack of contributions from local businesses due to the poor economy for the annual event's cancellation in 2010.
 
Swimming Advisory Issued for Sound
Side Beach Near Jockey’s Ridge Park
State officials report tests taken on July 13 show waters have bacteria levels have exceeded state and Environmental Protection Agency recreational quality standards. Officials placed a warning sign telling swimmers to stay 200 feet away from waters near the posted sign see map
Wanchese Marina Burgalized
Officials report the Thicket Lump Marina store in Wanchese was broken into during the night of Sunday, June 6th and Coins & Cash were stolen from the cash register. See more Outer Banks Crime Reports
3 Outer Banks Triathlon Races Set for September
Set for September 18 & 19, the races will feature swiming, bicycle rides & Running in 3 different formats; Sprint, Olympic and Half.
Sunset Cruise Allows Observation of Purple
Martins Roosting Under
Manns Harbor Bridge
Join a sunset cruise to see the amazing spectacle of more than 100,000 purple martins flying into their roost at the old Manns Harbor Bridge. Cruises aboard the 65-foot “Crystal Dawn” are scheduled for Saturday, July 24 and Saturday, July 31. $30 per person. • Full refund if cancelled by weather. • Depart at 6:00 p.m. from Crystal Dawn dock at Pirate’s Cove Marina, Nags Head-Manteo Causeway. • Return at approximately 10 p.m. Light refreshments available (or bring your own). Use credit card or Paypal instant transfer at www.purplemartinroost.com Or send your check to: Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society, Inc PO Box 172 Manns Harbor, NC 27953 Call (252) 394-6205 for further information, and to let us know if you will be paying by check via mail.
North Carolina Coastal Federation Issues
New "State of the Coast Report".........

Large Pregnant Loggerhead Turtle Run Over, Dragged &
Killed by Off Road Vehicle on Ocracoke Island Beach.


National Park Service Photo
A federally protected pregnant loggerhead turtle was struck and killed on Ocracoke Island during the night hours of June 23 and June 24 by an off-road vehicle according to officials with the National Park Service. The turtle reportedly crawled out of the ocean and was attempting to lay a nest between ramps 70 and 72 when it was hit by the vehicle and dragged about 12 feet, Loggerhead turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act and anyone with information about the crime can call the Dare Community Crime Line at 252-473-3111 to report the culprits.
In response to the killing, the National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife and the Southern Environmental Law Center have asked the National Park Service to block all ramps to Seashore beaches from sunset until they are cleared by turtle patrols the following morning. The groups do not believe the present policy of just using signs prohibiting night-time driving will deter all off road vehicle operators. See National Park Service Press Release

Citizens Rally in Manteo Waterfront Park to
Discuss Oil Well Disaster & Seek Solutions
Outer Bankers gathered in a Manteo waterfront park on Tuesday evening, June 8th, to discuss the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Sponsored by moveon.org as a national effort to get citizens involved, speaker Eric Cleaver told the crowd the country needs to find a way to change the present energy policy. Creaver noted the damaged Gulf oil well was still spewing thousands of gallons of oil daily into the Gulf of Mexico, an area that provided up to 30% of US sea food before the disaster. A similar accident in our area would not only affect tourism but our fishing industry as well, an important source of income for this area and a good reason why we should be concerned about future energy policy. Continued
Black Bear Cub Hit by Vehicle Crossing Route 158
This bear cub was hit and killed by a vehicle on Route 158 as it crossed the highway in front of the Holly Ridge Golf Course in Harbinger, North Carolina. Motorists should use caution driving anywhere in the Outer Banks area. This area is teaming with deer, fox, bear and even alligators have been reportedly seen in the area. Photo by Jerry Cook
$100 Counterfeit Bills Discovered on Outer Banks
Police report the bills are mostly lower denomination $5 bills that have their markings changed and are seeking three persons passing the bogus currency. A 6-feet to 6-feet 2-inches tall black male with stocky build and lazy eye. A 5-feet-10-inches tall black male with medium build who was dressed in black clothing and a 50 year old white female. Bogus bills were used to pay for merchandise at Belks, Walgreens, Bob's Grill & KMart in Kill Devil Hills. Several more have been found in Nags Head.
Manteo High School Senior Michael Ashley Wins
1st. Dare County High Schools Chess Tournament
Billed as the first-ever Dare County Schools District Chess Tournament, Manteo Senior Michael Ashley survived a single-elimination tournament featuring 8 students from all four Dare County High Schools to win top honors and the 1st place trophy. The tournament also featured a ping pong competition that was won by Manteo High School junior Darren Evans.
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