By Gracie Bender
Wonderful times together
Tlie Pine Knoll Shores Womens Club gathered at the Crystal Coast Country
Club for a wonderful Christmas luncheon on December 10. It was a great way to
celebrate our yearly accomplishments and to begin to think ahead to 2022.
Each member brings so much to this local group. We again donated house
hold items and money to support Marthas Mission, and we continue to offer our
sincere gratitude to the Labor & Delivery and Pediatric staff of Carteret Health
Care with many home-baked goodies delivered monthly along with thank you
cards for their continued work during this difficult time.
Clockwise from top left: Lisa Park, Libby Gallagner, Pegge Knecht and
Donna Ross at the Women’s Club Christmas luncheon.
—Photos by Gracie Bender
One of the highlights of the meeting was Co-President Libby Gallaghers
reminder of how we can each make a difference. As a group, we have adopted
and affectionately call “The Starfish Story” our motto. Officially, it is called
The Tale of the Starfish and is a story adapted from The Star Thrower by
Loren C. Eiseley.
The Tale of the Starfish
It all started when ...
A young girl was walking along a beach upon which
thousands of starfish had been washed up during a terrible
storm. When she came to each starfish, she would pick it up
and throw it back into the ocean. People watched her with
amusement.
She had been doing this for some time when a man
approached her and said, “Little girl, why are you doing this?
Look at this beach! You can’t save all these starfish. You can’t
begin to make a difference!”
The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. But after a few
moments, she bent down, picked up another starfish and hurled
it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the
man and replied, “Well, I made a difference for that one!”
The old man looked at the girl inquisitively
and thought about what she had done and said.
Inspired, he joined the little girl in throwing
starfish back into the sea. Soon others joined,
and all the starfish were saved.
Consider joining us in adding this story to how you live as well. We all live
better if we help each other where we can.
If you are not a member of the Pine KnoU Shores Women’s Club but are
interested in joining, we welcome any woman to join us who lives or works
in Pine Knoll Shores, on Bogue Banks or in any surrounding community not
served by a women’s club. Our meetings are normally held on the fourth Friday
at 10 a.m., and updates or changes are posted on our Facebook page.
Please join us.
BHA Events
Valentine Membership Party, Come to the Beaufort Historic Site to enjoy
the largest open house of the year on Sunday, February 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. This
year, the Valentine Membership Party, a free event, will celebrate the community
spirit that has been so evident throughout the pandemic. All are welcome to
enjoy the hospitality of the Beaufort Historical Association (BHA), tour the au
thentically restored historic buildings, and learn more about the special coastal
heritage of the area.
It is the association’s hope to unveil part, if not all, of the Old Jail, c. 1829, at
this event, which has been under restoration since December 2020. Thanks to
local organizations and generous community support, the second oldest jail in
North Carolina will remain preserved for future generations. A special docu
mentary shot by KEVA Creative and featuring Beaufort individuals’ remem
brances of the jail will debut at the party.
Be sure to bring your appetite and enjoy all of the culinary offerings in the his
toric buildings and to stop at the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery where artist Kate
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