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Food Pantry Correction
You can become a sponsor of the Food Bank for only $30.00 a a month. Contact Mt. Zion Methodist Church 453-3559.
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Dare Respite
Care's Kickoff Fundraiser
Anyone who loves
good company, gourmet seafood, and learning new things will love Dare Respite
Care's kickoff fundraiser for Valentine's weekend on Thursday, February 11 at
Cozy Kitchens in Kitty Hawk from 6:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m.
Professional Chef Scott Foster of Coastal Provisions Market, in Southern Shores, will lead
participants through a cooking demonstration and wine pairing featuring gourmet
seafood.
Preview Chef Foster in action:  Other sponsors include
SoundWavz Entertainment and Metro Rental.
Tickets are available for $75 each and can be obtained by contacting Stephanie Bowers, Dare Respite Care Program Coordinator,
at (252) 475-5057 or stephanieb@darenc.com.
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Surfriders to meet February 18 .Bimonthly social at the Brewing Station, 6:30. Get an update on the Off Shore Drilling campaign (National is about to really get to work on this!), beach access, Cap Recycling
Program- Aveda....and more! Watch this great Public Service Announcement from Surfrider Foundation.
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Outer Banks Autism Walk
 There
is a window;
autism is reversible. Join the Dare County Center in a walk for autism awareness Saturday,
April 10. The walk will benefit the Monarch Beach Club and the Autism Society of
NC-OBX Chapter. The
walk is free, but to get a t-shirt, please pay $10.00 before March 15. Turn in your sponsor donation form and money the
day of the walk. Cash and or Checks accepted. Checks made out to Monarch Beach
Club. Contact Emily Karr for further information on the walk at 475-9271.
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Taste of the Beach Provides Scholarships.
 The Outer Banks of North Carolina 2010 Taste of The Beach Weekend has been scheduled for March 11-14, 2010. The Outer Banks Restaurant Association (OBRA) has been hosting the Taste of The Beach for over 20 years. This grand food festival event on The Outer Banks of North Carolina will ...feature wine tastings, cooking classes, special menu presentations, celebrity guest chef appearances by Ed Brantley & Heba Salama from "The Biggest Loser", brewery tours, tapas crawls and many more events with exciting array of creative combinations of culinary delights and fun activities on the Outer Banks. For tickets and schedule. For Scholarship Application.
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Volunteer Opportunities
The Dare Literacy Council is in need of
volunteer tutors. Email dareliteracy@gmail.com Albemarle Commission needs volunteers to deliver nutritious
meals to senior citizens in Dare County Monday through Friday. If you can
donate one hour a month, please contact Mary Jernigan at 252-475-5637 or Sandra
Cantrell Bush at 252-473-5768 ext. 28.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, a partnering church or civic/community organization with Respite Care, please contact, Stephanie Bowers, Program Coordinator at (252) 475-5028.
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Meet new friends and do good.
Organizations are invited to list volunteer
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OBXCommon Ground
We share the air, the earth, and the water with each other and all living creatures..
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A"Cyber Nightmare: Youth & Technology in 2010"
 Brian Strickland & Melinda Mogowski will present "Cyber Nightmare: Youth & Technology in 2010" on Friday, February 19, at 6:30-8:00pm. This workshop will provide you with strategies needed to help your child safely navigate today's cyber social scene. Don't be intimidated- get the information and tools you need to keep up! We will also discuss handling the inevitable problems as they arise. This workshop is free of charge and is part of the Parenting Enrichment Program's "Family Fun Nights" series held at the Outer Banks YMCA in Nags Head. Child Care is provided for a fee of $3 per child. Register online at www.darekids.org or call Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County at 441-0614.  The FBI publishes a Parent's Guide to Internet Safety. |
Special Olympics Polar Plunge In its second year of operations, The North Carolina Polar Plunge is seeking the support of anyone who may have a special place in their heart for the Special Olympics,or simply enjoy contributing to a cause via a fun-filled, exhilarating event. Visit www.NCPolarPlunge.com; registration is available as well. If you are too shy to jump in the cold ocean, you can participate as a "Catcher", which is a participant who waits on land with a warm towel for plungers who run out. Saturday February 20, at the surf's edge behind the Ramada Plaza, Registration begins at 10:30am, Various individual & team donation levels. For more info contact: amadey@ncpolarplunge.com
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Rescue Men
 February 27, Rescue Men-The Story of the Pea Island Surfmen will be shown at the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park at 7:30. Rescue Men,
tells the story of the Men of Pea Island Station #17. Led by Keeper
Richard Etheridge, this historic all black crew etched themselves into
history rescuing stranded sailors whose ships had succumbed to the
harsh Atlantic. Rescue Men is the story of the men that manned the Pea
Island Lifesaving Station on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Due to
the heroics and accomplishments of these brave men and others like them
in the U.S. Lifesaving Service, we now have what is called "The Unites
States Coast Guard. For trailer:
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Where we live matters to our health
 The health of a community depends on many different factors, including quality of health care, individual behavior, education and jobs, and the environment. There are big differences in health across communities, with some places being much healthier than others. And up to now, it has been hard to get a standard way to measure how healthy a county is and see where they can improve. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute are pleased to present the 2010 County Health Rankings, a collection of 50 reports that reflect the overall health of counties in every state across the country. For the first time, counties can get a snapshot of how healthy their residents are by comparing their overall health and the factors that influence their health, with other counties in their state.
Overall, Dare ranked 7th in the State; Currituck, 40th.
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Cystic Fibrosis Charity Golf Tournament
 Chelsea Walsh, a Currituck County High School Senior, is hosting a golf tournament at 10:00a.m., March 13th, at The Pointe Golf Club. Cost is $200.00 per team (includes food and prizes following play). All proceeds, including a raffle, will benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Registration deadline is March 8, 2010. Contact The Pointe Golf Club for registration information: (252) 491-8388 or by email. For a young person living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), each day is a
struggle just to breathe. The lungs are clogged with thick mucus,
requiring constant medication and intrusive ther apies - even someone to
pound on the back to beat the congestion out. There is no cure; and
without a lung transplant, the disease can become a death sentence.
Watch an Emmy-winning documentary about one young girl with Cystic Fibrosis.
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Annual Chili Cook-off Benefits Local Students.  Chilli Peppers 16th Annual Chili Cook-Off is set for noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, at Stripers Bar & Grille, in the Shallowbag Bay Marina. Admission is $10 per person, children 7-12 are $5, and children 6 and under are free. Cook-off competition is open to individuals as well as restaurants. "Home Kitchen" for mom and pop and non-restaurant entries, will be continued for this year's cook off event. Entry fee is $25 and deadline for submission is Feb. 19th. All competitors will receive a Chilli Peppers Cook off T-shirt. Entry forms available at Chilli Peppers at MP 5.5 KDH, Stripers Bar & Grille, Manteo or by calling 441-8081 or online. Prizes will be awarded in four catagories, Meat, Other Meat, Vegetarian, and Home Kitchen. A portion of proceeds will benefit First Flight High School and Manteo High School scholarship programs.
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Items of the Past, Recycling Discarded Ashtrays
After all restaurants and bars went smoke free on January 2nd the Dare County Department of Public Health's (DCDPH) Touch No Tobacco program and Peer Power program collaborated with the Recycle Department for Dare County to recycle discarded ashtrays. The Jolly Roger Restaurant, Owens' Restaurant, Poor Richards Sandwich Shop, Prime Only, Lone Cedar, LaFogata Mexican Restaurant, Nags Head Bowling Center and the Outer Banks Brewing Station all donated their ashtrays to be recycled into the glass crusher. The glass is crushed approximately once a week in the winter, twice a week in the summer and is available at not cost to the public.  The Peer Power Students from Manteo High School and First Flight High School spent the morning filling the bucket on the bobcat with ashtrays, learning about the Dare County recycle program from Carl Walker, the Recycling Coordinator, and filling up small bags of crushed glass to take back with them.
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