Page 2 The Shoreline September 2009
K R A M E R’ S
O A monthly Report
R by Town Manager
N Brian Kramer
E on events
R in town.
Here are some of things going on at
town hall and around the town:
• Dredging of the Canal- About the
time you are reading this we will have
begxm moving about 2,000 cubic yards
of spoils from the shallow areas of the
canal. While we won't get every spot,
we hope to get the worst. We also will
address some of the bad spots in the
town's "channel," the area that runs
parallel to the line on the soimd. We'll
do our best to prevent sand/mud on
the road between the spoils pick-up
points (Brock Basin, Davis Landing, Hall
Haven, Ramsey Park) and the drop-off
point (the Public Services Bldg.), but
expect to have something on the road.
Dick Belanger, point man on behalf of
the citizen boaters has really made this
happen. Our thanks are extended.
• Sidewalks- The planning effort is
continuing. Thank you to the additional
80+ people who responded to last
month's survey. We may have a plan
to brief the Board of Commissioners as
soon as this fall. Call or come see me if
you want to get a bead on what's been
discussed.
• Water Leaks- We have had a few
leaks in town that have caused some
outages. Sormy Cunningham has been
on top of these and fixed them in short
order. If you see free standing water
collecting and not draining near a road,
andif we didn't just have some rain, call
Sonny at 723-0055.
• Inappropriate behavior on the
beach- This summer we've had several
incidents of a man (or perhaps more
than one man) wearing no clothes
approaching young females on the
beach strand. The best response to this
is an immediate 911 call—this is the
fastest way to get an officer on scene.
If you see someone on beachfront area
Got An Idea?
Have you read an article in a paper
or magazine and wondered about the
origin of the piece of writing? Have you
thought: "I could do something like
that?" Do you have an idea that you
believe would be of interest to others?
Do you have a story that you want to
share?
If you have answered in the affirmative
to any of these questions, why don't
you crank-up your home computer and
access the word processor and begin to
write. If you don't have a computer, you
can rely on your venerable typewriter
to put your thoughts on paper. For
those chronologically gifted without
knowledge of or access to these "new
fangled" mechanical and electronic
devices, a pad of paper and a pencil
can serve as your means of teUing your
story.
A number of the articles that appear
in The Shoreline come from our readers,
people just like you. Someone had
a thought, an idea or a story they
wanted to share. They expressed it in
written form and submitted it to the
paper for consideration. Many of these
submissions become articles that appear
in our monthly publication.
So if you have an idea and are able to
present it in writing, consider sending
it to The Shoreline. The parameters of
what is published are fairly broad.
However, we do not deal with political
issues or debate, and items from the
internet will not be considered. When
submitting an article we prefer that it
is in Word for Windows, utilizing Rich
Text Format, and arrives via e-mail as
an attachment. Our e-mail address is
shoreline@townofpks.com. Of course,
we wiU acceptyour article even if you are
among those of us who are electronically
challenged. In such cases, send snail mail
to The Shoreline, 100 Mimidpal Circle,
Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512 or drop it
off at town hall.
properties that looks out of place, make
the call.
• Post-Storm web site info- If/when
we have an event this season, we will
have an inf o-link on our website that wall
provide information on road closures,
power outages, street closures, bridge
conditions, etc.
• Golf Tournament to benefit
"Shop-with-A-Cop Program"- There
will be a golf tournament on Saturday,
September 19 at 9 a.m. at the Country
Club of the Crystal Coast. Proceeds will
go to one of the best charitable events
in the county: the Fraternal Order of
Police, Shop-with-A-Cop program. For
information on the tournament or the
program, call Officer Cliff Devore at
706-974-0459.
• Next Town Manager Dinner- Our
next diimer wiUbe on Friday, October 17.
I'll be at the Clamdigger at 5:30 p.m.
• Christmas Parade- Save the date:
December 5,2009. The parade will start
at 10 a.m.
Civil War
Movie Series
The New Bem-Craven Coxmty Public
Library Svmday movie matinee series
returns in September with a Civil
War theme in preparation for the
upcoming traveling exhibit, "Forever
Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to
Emancipation." All movies start at 2:30
PM in the library auditorium.
September 20 - "Ride with the Devil"
explores the lives of four Southern
guerilla fighters on the Missouri-Kansas
border.
October 4 - "Shenandoah" This classic
film stars Jimmy Stewart as a Virgirua
farmer who tries to remain neutral
and not get involved in the conflict.
He is forced to take action when his
youngest son is taken prisoner by the
Union army.
October 18 - "The Great Locomotive
Chase" A Union spy leads a group of
raiders into Southern territory to steal a
train in an attempt to destroy the railroad
system.
Contact the library at 638-7800 for more
information.
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727-5034
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808-3661
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240-1528
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622-3840
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808-3945
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726-8776
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247-7208
Contributing Reporters
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808-2051
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905-6788
Barbara Milhaven
240-0678
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726-2742
Jim Scanlon
726-4174
Linda Seale
726-0478
Richard Seale
726-0478
Gini Stambaugh
726-9043
Cierra Tomaso
Kathy Werle
726-2211
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Dennis Tomaso
222-0378
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726-5019
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