SUMMER TRASH PICKUP
Annual schedules for Waste Industries
pickups are still available at Town Hall. The
summer schedule beginning June 1 includes
twice a week garbage collection and recycling
pickup every Thursday.
PINE KNOLL SHORES GARDEN CLUB
PKS Garden Club met on May 7th at Town
Hall. Results from the Club's annual Plant
Sale, on April 12th, were reported. The Club
did not make as much money as it has in
previous years, possibly due to colder
weather, this year.
The Club wishes to thank everyone who
bought plants and participated, as well as the
Mayor and Commissioners, for their support
and continued interest.
For those of you who are new to PKS, and
may not know, the proceeds from the annual
plant sale are used by Garden Club members
toward the beautification of the whole
community. The Club's current main projects
are: planning, planting and maintenance of
the corners and medians at Oakleaf Drive,
Mimosa Blvd., and the corners at Pine Knoll
Blvd. and Roosevelt Blvd. For over 20 years,
the club has been responsible for plants in
Town Hall, and at the Aquarium.
The program for this meeting was to visit
an area of Beacon's Reach, which has been
planted and maintained by Gail Johnson, of
"Picture Perfect Landscaping" of Emerald Isle.
The planting is absolutely beautiful!
Casey Griffin, current President of the
Seashore Council (4 Garden clubs; Pine Knoll
Shores, Emerald Isle, Swansboro, and
Morehead) reported it's demise. The Seashore
Council will no longer arrange four events
each year. Instead each event will be presided
over by a member of one of the 4 clubs.
Beginning September, each club will host
members of the other clubs at one meeting
each year.
Peg Hereth
Pine Knoll Shores T-shirts and
fCaps are available for sale at
Town Hall. Have you seen the
new colors???s
J
NORTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM
NEAT PETS. NO MESS
The N.C. Aquarium's budding Adopt-A-Tank
program is becoming quite popular with
aquarium supporters and visitors. The
program, open to businesses, civic groups,
families and individuals, offers patrons the
opportunity to "adopt" an aquarium display
tank. Tanks range in size from 300 to 3,000
gallons. Adoptions are effective for one year
at a cost of $1 per gallon.
Of the 16 tanks available for adoption, 9
have been adopted - four of them since
January. The moray eel tank was adopted by
the Carteret County Sportfishing Club. The
lobster tank was adopted by Dr. David Bird of
Morehead Animal Hospital. The recently
constructed live rock tank, featuring
anemones, crabs, sea stars and other rock-
dwelling animals, was adopted by the Ocean
Quest Dive Club of Carteret County. The
octopus tank, a favorite of visitors, was
adopted by the Mike and Angie Bazemore
family of Raleigh.
The Adopt-A-Tank donation is tax
deductible and the money is used for
improvement and maintenance of aquarium
exhibits. Program participants are recognized
by a plaque in front of their tank and receive
free admission to all three state aquariums,
plus other benefits. It's a fail-safe way to have
a stunning saltwater aquarium without all that
labor intensive maintenance!
For information on the Adopt-A-Tank
program, call the aquarium at 247-4004.