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August 2007 • Vol. 4, No. 2 A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
Two-Way Mayoral Race in Offing,
Six Seek Seat on Town Board
By Bill White
Town Hall 247-4353
There will be a crowded field of
candidates for election to municipal office
in Pine Knoll Shores in November, with
contests set in the quest for the mayoralty
and for two seats to be filled on the five-
member board of commissioners.
Mayor Joan Lamson, unopposed in
2005 when she won a second two-year
term, this year will face a challenge from
Oakleaf Drive resident Ken Jones as she
seeks a third term. Currently serving as a
member of the town planning board, Jones
is a financial advisor who moved to PKS
four years ago from Atlanta, Georgia.
A PKS resident since 1994 and a property
owner here since 1983, Lamson won her
first two-year term in 2003, becoming the
, first mayor to be directly elected by the
voters. Prior to that, under a different
form of government, voters chose
commissioners who then selected one of
their number to serve as mayor.
Six candidates have filed to run for the
two seats on the board of commissioners
that will be filled at the Nov. 6 non-partisan
municipal election. Included in the group
is Bob Danehy, the only incumbent.
Danehy is a retired educator who served
as a principal and superintendent in
Connecticut school districts. He has lived
in PKS since 1995 and owned property
here since 1991.
The current holder of the second seat.
Bill Ashland, did not file to seek reelection.
Both Danehy and Ashland joined the
board in 2004 after winning in the 2003
voting. Town commissioners are elected
for four-year terms. The switch this year
from the mayor/council to the council/
manager form of government did not
change the terms of elected officials.
The others who have filed to run
(Two-Way Mayoral Race) Continued on Page 2
Big Squirt for Little Squirts - Youngsters attending the Fourth of July celebration at
the Country Club of the Crystal Coast took a big interest in fire extinguisher training
for citizens offered by the town's fire department as part of a display of vehicles
and equipment. The firefighting units were also on hand as a safety precaution in
connection with the fireworks display that ended the day-long festivities. More than
600 celebrants were on hand for the birthday bash.
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Lightning Victim - Gaping holes in the roof testify to the intensity of the fire that
raged through the attic of the Curtis house after it was struck by lightning.
Lightning Strike Sets House Ablaze
By Bill White
The severe thunderstorms that boomed
through Carteret County on the morning
of July 18 didn't miss Pine Knoll
Shores, especially the home of Glenn
and Constance Curtis on the comer of
Hawthorne Dr. and Mimosa Blvd.
A bolt of lightning struck the back of the
house near a gas line sometime before 7
a.m., blasting a hole in the roof and setting
it on fire. Curtis said the sound of the
strike was incredible and that it just about
knocked him and his wife out of bed.
The land line telephone in the house
was also knocked out and, while his wife
used a cell phone to call 911, he set about
corralling their panicked pet cat, Lee Roy.
Curtis captured the cat, put it in its carrier.
jumped into the family Jeep in the garage
and drove the vehicle and cat out into the
street out of harms way.
With everyone safely out of the house,
Curtis took a look back into the ground
floor of the two-story home. He said he
could hear fire crackling in the attic and
found the den filled with black smoke.
PKS Engine 64, a brand new pumper
undergoing its baptism of fire, was first
on the scene and reported heavy fire from
the roof.
Fire Chief Bill Matthias said the crew
entered the garage and gained access to
the attic above that portion of the structure,
dousing the fire they found there. They
also discovered the attic over the house
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