Hope for the Warriors
Biq^cle Race
By Mike Hargett
On May 21, at 9 a.m., on a beautiful eastern North Carolina day, 58 riders
participated in the first Pine Knoll Shores Hope foirthe Warriors Bicycle Race.
Mayor Ken Jones served as the honorary starter by playing “charge” on his trusty
bugle, sending those participating in the bicycle race out on a course starting at the
Hampton Inn then west on Highway 58 to 25^^^ Street iii Emerald Isle and back.
The course was designed to cover 21 miles, but because of a small unforeseen
problem, about 12 riders covered anywhere from 28 to 34 miles before they re
turned to the finish line. The mayor offered to fire the person in charge only to find
out nobody actually could pinpoint who was in charge. Two of our volunteers are
now in the witness protection program, but swear they were not at the race because,
they are not who they used to be.
The great news is the event raised $8,000 for the Hope for the Warriors because
of the generous donations provided by the riders, sponsors and others who support
the cause. One donation made it an international affair as a Swedish citizen sent
money from Thailand when he heard about the event.
A great time was had by all as evidenced by the photographs. Now that the
secret is out. Pine Knoll Shores hopes to make this bicycle race an annual event.
Please keep it in mind for next year.
Miniature Art Show
The Carolina Artist Studio at 800 Evans Street in Morehead City will host a
miniature art show in July. Everything small, tiny and teeny—paintings, sculptures,
drawings, mixed media, glass and photographs—will fill the entire front of the
gallery in July and August at the Miniature Show. Creative and unique - and no
larger than 5” x 7”—the art will prove again that the good things in life come in
small packages.
Open to all who have a statement to make, this show will include work by
gallery members, non-member artists we know and new artists we look forward to
meeting. It should prove to be an exciting show.
Please call or stop by the gallery for your entry form. A fee of $10 for one piece
of artwork and $15 for two will make it official. The judge is Raymond Voelpei,
founder and owner of Tidewater Gallery in Swansboro. Mr. Voelpei is a talented
artist himself creating stone and bronze sculptures.
The Friday wine and cheese reception, July 8, from 5 to 8 p.m., is free to all.
There will be cash prizes and gifts awarded after the judging on Friday 8. This is a
gathering not to be missed!
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May Market Report for
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Boning Sales
When comparing closed listings from May 2010 vs. May 2011, the number of
sales has increased75%. The number of Pending Sales has increased 100%, year over
year comparison. While there are still a great number of listings currently available,
that number has dropped 7.5% year to date.
The average sales price year to date is $392,257 (up 3.72% from 2010), and the
average List Price in 2011 (year to date) is $549,245 (down 6.23% from 2010).
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