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April 2006 • Vol. 2, No. 10 A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C. Town Hall 247-4353 Chief Urges East-West Traffic Split To Ease Aquarium Reopening Rush By Bill White Finishing Touches - Groundskeepers at The Country Club of the Crystal Coast flash smiles of accomplishment as they put the finishing touches on the impressive wall that now rims the back of the 7* tee off Oakleaf Drive. From left are General Manager Reggie Colomb, who pitched in throughout the project; Greens Superintendent Justin Warren, Assistant Superintendent Andy Ipock and Lennis Ipock. Lennis and Andy are the club’s father and son team. Country Club Sports New Name, Look Bogue Banks Country Club, preparing to demolish its old clubhouse and build a new one, is also in the process of changing its name to The Country Club of the Crystal Coast. The club’s board of directors voted for the name change in February. In doing so directors noted that the designation seems to be a perfect fit in view of the fact that area leaders and tourism officials are devoting substantial energy and resources toward expanding recognition of Carteret County ’ s stretch of the Atlantic seaboard as The Crystal Coast. The recognition drive aims to call wide attention to The Crystal Coast’s position as a premier destination for vacationers and recreation seekers and second home owners and full time residents alike. Changing the name of the country club, the directors feel, will solidify the club’s role as a vital part of that growing marketplace. The name change is the third for the country club in 35 years. The facility started out life as a nine-hole golf layout called the Pine Knoll Shores Golf and Country Club. In 1975, the name Bogue Banks was adopted when the club was formally incorporated as a member- owned facility. By that time the golf course had been expanded to 18 holes and the present clubhouse, tennis complex and pool had been built. The club offers the only golf course on the island. A new clubhouse and name are not the only changes in progress. The golf course is undergoing a major facelift in accordance with an improvement plan that provides a hole-by- hole road map for the ongoing enhancement program. In the past year and a half extensive bulkheading has been installed to control erosion along the lakes that dot the course, and to curb runoff from slopes. The latest effort in this regard is highly visible to passersby on Oakleaf Drive, just off Route 58. Continued on Page 3 Go East Young Man! Actually, the advice to go east is being aimed at people of all ages living in the eastern end of Pine Knoll Shores, from Mimosa Blvd. to the Atlantic Beach line. The suggestion comes from Police Chief Joey Culpepper, who for some weeks has been laying plans to cope with the heavy volume of traffic expected to be generated on the weekend of May 19-21 by the reopening and dedication of the expanded North Carolina Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores. To facilitate traffic flow, Culpepperis asking east end residents heading out of town to go east on Oakleaf Dr. and take it all the way out to Route 58 rather than trying to reach the highway from Mimosa or the several roads that intersect 58 between Mimosa and the juncture of Oakleaf and the highway. Culpepper says an officer will be posted at the Oakleaf/Route 58 intersection to move local traffic out of Oakleaf and across the Route 5 8 traffic flow so that driver’s may make the left turn to head east into Atlantic Beach. Manpower constraints rule out stationing officers at all the Route 58 intersections to facilitate traffic flow. East end residents heading into town from Atlantic Beach are being asked to turn down Oakleaf to reach their homes rather than get hung up in what could be a standing line of traffic on the highway. Obviously, the nub of the problem will be the Route 58 intersection with Pine Knoll Blvd. All out-of-town traffic heading to or from the aquarium will have to pass that point. The farther you can get from that intersection the better. In view of that, while east enders are being urged to head east out of town, those living west of Pine Knoll Blvd. (primarily in Beacon’s That’s the Date! Recently installed additions to roadside signs pointing the way to the state aquarium in PKS provide visual reminders that the facility will reopen in May after being closed for more than two years to carry out an extensive expansion program. Reach) are being urged to consider coming into and leaving town by way of Salter Path, Indian Beach and Emerald Isle. Some residents would be stuck in the middle of the suggested east-west split. Those living in the neighborhoods around Pine Knoll Blvd. and Arborvitae Dr. have access to Route 58 only by those roads. Culpepper suggests it might be wise for these folks to access the highway by way of Pine Knoll Blvd., where traffic control officers will be on duty. The Mimosa/Route 58 intersection will not be manned. Culpepper, who has been outlining his plan Continued on Page 4 LABRIE LAWRENCE J ETUX Standard 144 BEECHWOOD DR Pre-Sort PINE KNOLL SHORES, NC 28512 Permit #22 J City, NG 28557 Deadline for May issue is Monday, April 10th. Deadline for June issue is Monday, May 15th Articles always welcome!
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