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Vol 18, No 2 A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C. February 2023
Keeping Up With the Clerk
By Charlie Rocci, Pine Knoll Shores Town Clerk
Ken Jones Public Service Award
Volunteers are the driving force for many of the wonderful things that draw
people to Pine Knoll Shores. Community events such as the Turkey Trot,
Fourth of July parade, and the Pine Knoll Shores Fishing Tournament are all
organized and run by Parks and Recreation Committee volunteers. The Kayak
for the Warriors Golf Tournament, auctions, race and the Project Angel Tree are
also made possible because of Pine Knoll Shores volunteers. The Community
Appearance Commission spends many hours working with town staff to help
preserve the unique maritime forest we are fortunate to call home. The Shoreline
you are reading right now would not exist if not for the dedication of all the
writers, editors and proofreaders who month-in and month-out are able to keep
this invaluable source of community news and history alive.
The amazing thing about Pine Knoll Shores volunteers is that they never seek
the limelight for their work or complain about any task whatsoever. The Ken
Jones Public Service Award serves to pay tribute to former Mayor Ken Jones’
unwavering dedication to public service and this community and also offers us
the opportunity to recognize our great volunteers who share Ken’s passion.
This year marks the third Public Service Award selection. Former
Commissioner and longtime EMT and History Committee volunteer Ted
Lindblad was selected for the award in 2020, and Public Services Director.Sonny
Cunningham was selected in 2021. Sadly, only one winner can be selected for this
year’s award, but all of the nominees deserve recognition for their tremendous
work in the community.
• Cheryl Smith serves as chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee
(PARC), took the Turkey Trot from 150 to more than 700 racers in just three
years, organized the town Easter egg hunt, and ran the PARC survey.
• Steve Felch has served as chairman of the Community Appearance
Commission for five years, is a Kayak for the Warriors volunteer, provides
maintenance for public beach accesses and boat slips and is a volunteer bird
wrangler, working with raptors.
• Jean McDanal has served as director of Kayak for the Warriors since 2017,
which has raised $410,400 for our wounded warriors during that period,
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Pine Knoll Shores
50th Anniversary
Celebration
(1973-2023)
Hall & Grounds
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 22, 2023
(rain date: April 29)
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50th Anniversary celebration as well as other
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