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The Shoreline
March, 2000
NORTHCAROLINA
AC^ARIUMS
March begins school group visits at the Aquarium, and for the
next three months the building will be filled with the sounds of
excited youngsters. Groups are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. weekdays. To avoid the crowds, plan your spring
visits for mid-afternoons or weekends. Still, there's no
guarantee that a busload of unannounced third graders won't
pull up in the parking lot!
The popular "Guest Chefs' succulent Seafood" series continues
in March, with final classes scheduled on the 15“^ and 30*.
These entertaining and epicurean sessions fill quickly, so
register early.
Winter waterfowl are still here, and on March 8 at 9 a.m. "Fair
Weather Birders" will travel to nearby ponds and waterways in
search of mergansers, black ducks, buffleheads, green-wing
teal and other cold-weather visitors. Bring your binoculars and
bird books.
If you've thought about having a home aquarium, now is your
chance to get first-hand, professional help. One of our
aquarist will demonstrate how to set up and maintain a home
aquarium in a 2 Vi hour class on March 21, April 12 and May
22. Advance registration is required.
The aquarium's popular 12,000-gallon "Living Shipwreck"
exhibit was refurbished during February. After draining the
tank, removing the fish and buffing the glass, the husbandry
staff spent many hours and lots of elbow grease cleaning algae
and other accumulations from the exhibit's interior. It'll be spic
and span for this season's visitors.
Also in the works is the resurrection of our previous hurricane
exhibit. An oversize-tracking map for plotting active systems,
along with dramatic photographs of past storms, will make an
interesting and new exhibit this summer. The loggerhead
nursery is also getting a major facelift. Also in the works are
new programs for spring and summer, including a weeklong
"Coastal Explorer's " kids' camp. If you have youngsters at
home or grandchildren that visit, you'll want to check out this
new in-the-field program. Watch Shoreline for news of other
new programs and exhibits coming up.
MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS
Loretta and Michael Poremba built
a beautiful home at 102 Carob
Court. Mike was his own
contractor. Nice job, Mike! They
moved in about a year ago.
Loretta was born in Hazelton, PA and Michael was born
in Bound Brook, NJ. They met at work, a small
commercial warehousing company in Mansville, NJ.
Loretta was in the office and Mike was dispatcher. He
got involved with the trucking area in the business and
eventually he got into his own trucking business and
worked with the same company. They just celebrated 11
years of marriage. They came here from Mansville, NJ
and lived a while in Hillsboro, NJ.
Mike has three sons: Richard, living in Highland Park,
NJ, James and wife, Iwona, living in Hillsboro with their
two children and Danny, living in Mansville, NJ.
They found PKS thru Ronnie and Bill Stanley. Loretta
and Ronnie were childhood girlfriends. They came to
visit, were looking for a retirement area and fell in love
with PKS.
Mike enjoys golf, boating (just bought a new one),
fishing, building and remodeling and making furniture
(which is beautiful).
Loretta enjoys photography, taping and watching old
movies, walking the beach, shelling, riding her bike and
she collects dolls and Band teddy bears.
She has a seasonal part-time job at the Fudge
Factory In Beaufort where she stirs, preps and sells
that delicious fudge.
Submitted by: Betty Lee Foulk
OJ)
For a full listing of spring Aquarium activities, stop by and pick
up a calendar, or call 247-4003 and request a calendar by mail.
March winds, April showers. May flowers