OUTER BEACHES REALTY HATTERAS ISLAND, NC NPS NEWS Reminder: Beginning this Monday, February 14, Hwy 12 will be CLOSED from Whalebone Junction to the intersection of Old Oregon Inlet Road for about 30 DAYS. A single lane of traffic will reopen asap. Starting on February 21, a single lane of traffic will be open from the Bridge to Old Oregon Inlet Road. The project will run through May 27, 2011. EXPECT DELAYS OF 20-30 MINUTES during these projects. Know of any Island happenings, celebrations or milestones? Send your events & information to the Scuttlebutt team at scuttlebutt @outerbeaches.com Weekly Scuttlebutt O B R E M P L O Y E E N E W S F E B R U A R Y 1 4 , 2 0 1 1 Quote of the Week: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." -- Helen Keller Trivia Tidbit, Valentine’s Day: 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27% are women. About 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year. That's the largest seasonal card -sending occasion of the year, next to Christmas. Happy Valentine’s Day! Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling. Sir Alexander Fleming was a young bacteriologist when an accidental discovery led to one of the great developments of modern medicine. Having left a plate of staphylococcus bacteria uncovered, Fleming noticed that a mold that had fallen on the culture had killed many of the bacteria. He identified the mold as penicillium notatum, similar to the kind found on bread. On February 14, 1929, Fleming introduced his mold by-product called penicillin to cure bacterial infections. Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, and then, sweethearts. Children ages 6 to 10 exchange more than 650 million Valentine's cards with teachers, classmates, and family members. Celebrations & Milestones: Birthdays: Mandy Haage-Fuller, February 15 Employee Anniversaries: Debbie Martin, 22 years on February 15 PAGE 2 Mark your calendars for the Annual Employee Meeting on March 31! Company Kudos: For those who don’t already know, Outer Beaches makes finding a great cottage within your budget pain free. Great finance plan and helpful staff. Tons of great places to choose from. See ya in September!! J. Powers, from facebook post Local Events: Kinnakeet History Potluck Dinner: February 25 at 6 pm at the AVFD. Please bring a covered side dish to share; main course will be provided by the Kinnakeet Civic Association. Following dinner, please stay for a discussion on Hatteras Island History with Scott Dawson. For more information, please call Jenn Augustson at 995.3855. Waders and Pearls Oyster Roast set for Feb. 26 in Hatteras village: The Waders and Pearls Oyster Roast will be on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Hatteras Civic Center. In addition to roasted local oysters, the menu will feature two stewed shrimp dishes – one cooked the traditional Hatteras village way and one the old-time Kinnakeet way – prepared by island cooks Bonnie Gray, Bonnie and Charles Williams, and Cheryl Austin. Fish fritters prepared by Ruth Webb and Todd Ballance also will be featured. Hatteras Island waterman “Tall Bill” VanDruten is the special guest of honor and will be roasted by friends, family, and fellow watermen. Tickets cost $10, and go on sale Feb. 16 at Nedo’s, Oden’s Dock, and Frisco Rod and Gun. Guests should bring one nonperishable food item for donation to the Hatteras Island Food Pantry to the roast. Tickets can also be reserved by calling Lynne Foster at 252-619-0136. Guests are encouraged to wear waders (boots) and pearls to the dinner, but are not required to do so. Waders and Pearls will benefit Day at the Docks. Dare County GOP plans Hatteras precinct meetings: The Dare County Republican Party has planned this year's meetings for the five precincts on Hatteras Island. GOP Chairman Perry White has scheduled these places and times: Hatteras, Frisco, and Buxton Precincts will meet at the Frisco Volunteer Fire Department meeting room, on Highway 12, Frisco, on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 9:30 a.m. Avon Precinct Republicans will meet at the Avon VFD at 1:30 p.m., and Chicamacomico Republicans (Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo) will meet at the Salvo VFD at 4:00 p.m. For further information, contact Mattie Lawson, Dare County Secretary (252) 619-1225 or Perry White, Chairman (252) 441-7062. You invited to view the Dare GOP website at www.daregop.com. Know Your Park will feature The Civil War on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands: The National Park Service Outer Banks Group Know Your Park citizen science program series continues this winter with a presentation from Civil War historian Drew Pullen on Monday, Feb. 28, at the Fessenden Center in Buxton at 7:30 p.m. The program is free and will last approximately one hour. Civil War activities on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are a timely topic as the sesquicentennial (150-year anniversary) of these events is fast approaching. Island Photo of the Week: Snow Day February 10 Photo by Kurt Please welcome Thomas Stowe to the OBR Family! Thomas is our newest member of the Avon Housekeeping Department, and started on February 7. WEEKLY If you have a photo of the Island and would like to see it here, email it to the Scuttlebutt team at scuttlebutt @outerbeaches.com. We’d love to see your photos! SCUTTLEBUTT FEBRUARY 7, 2011
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