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Help Put the Bite on Mosquitoes
The UnitedStates Environmental Protection
Agency's website outlines methods used by
government agendes at all levels to control
mosquitoes and reduce exposure to diseases
they may carry. But the EPA stresses the fact
thatthe&stlineofdefenseintheanti-mosquito
campaigns begins at home.
Here are some suggestions on what
individuals can do to help win the battle: 1.
Remove their habitat (where they live and
breed)
• Eliminate standingwaterinrain gutters, old
tires, buckets, plastic covers, toys, or any other
container where mosquitoes can breed.
•Empty and change the water in bird
baths, fountains, wading pook, rain barrels,
and potted plant trays at least once a week to
destroy potential mosquito habitats.
•Drain or fill temporary pools of water
with dirt.
•Keep swimming pool water treated and
circulating.
2.Prevent your exposure to mosquitoes
•Use EPA-registered mosquito repellents
when necessary and follow label directions
and precautions closely.
• Use head nets, long sleeves and long pants
if you venture into areas with high mosquito
populations, such as salt marshes.
• If there is a mosquito-bome disease warning
in effect, stay inside during the evening when
mosquitoes are active.
•Make sure your window and door screens
are "bug tight".
•Replace your outdoor lights with yeUow
"bug" lights which tend to attract fewer
mosquitoes than ordinary lights. The yellow
lights are NOT repellents, however.
Golf - An Experience
To Share and Savor
By Bill White
The power of the pen has been
demonstrated once again, this time by Ron
Marion, Jr., son of PKSer Ron Manion, Sr.
of Oakleaf Drive.
Ron, Jr., who lives in Eagleville,
Pennsylvania, thought it would be a
good Father's Day idea to enter an essay
contest that offered free entry into the
annual National Father & Son Team
Classic, a 54-hole tournament that drew
several thousand golfers to Myrtle Beach
July 20 through 22. The contest required
participants to describe (in 150 words or
less) what impact golf can have on the
father/son relationship.
So Ron, Jr. picked up his pen, or perhaps
used an electronic equivalent, and wrote a
brief, succinct contribution that won for his
father and himself not only free entry into
the Myrtle Beach Classic but a host of other
golf related goodies. Here's what Ron, Jr.
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Turtle Time
By Peggy Sagmiller
When looking over our records for the past years, one thing became clear. Every time
we had a "banner" season with many nests, it was followed by an off-season with very
few. As sea turtles nest only once every two to four years, all the turtles that came ashore
last season will not nest again this year.
With six weeks left in this nesting season, we have just four Loggerhead Sea Turtle
nests and one false crawl on our beach. Of course, we remain hopeful that more nests
will be laid. If none are, it may well be a good thing. All four exiting nests are due to
hatch before the worst part of the hurricane season. This just may be the first year in
many when no nests are lost to storms.
Pine Knoll Association
By Beth La Brie
"Jack and Jackie. Earl and Tiger. The list
of famous father and sons in this game is
endless. But what makes this game so great
is the endless list of not-so-f amous father and
sons who have come to enjoy the game of
golf. I started to wonder why this game has
this special bond, and I think I figured it out.
The tradition and lore of this game can not
only be handed down across generations,
but it can be experienced - together. My
Dad and I will never know what it's like
to hit a Roger Clemens fastball, or catch a
Joe Montana touchdown pass. But we can
and have stood on the plaque in Merion's
18* fairway, taken out a club (maybe not a
1 iron), and attempted the exact same shot
that Ben Hogan made famous in the 1950
U.S. Open. Ron, Sr. and Ron, Jr."
It didn't really matter how well the two
Rons fared in the golf tournament. As far
as Ron, Sr. is concerned his son's heartfelt
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Highlights of the Pine Knoll Association's
annualmeeting June 16 were two votes by the
members, approval of the 2006-07 budget,
reports from committee chairpersons and
questions from members.
The following were elected to three-
year terms on the board of directors: Jack
Cummins, Norma McClellon and Reid
Strader. Beth La Brie was elected to serve
a one-year term. Seventy-four percent of
the voters elected to increase the annual
assessment to $100 beginning in June,
2007.
Due to President Vince Larson being
appointed a town commissioner, he has
resigned and Bill Steenland was appointed
to fill his seat on the PKA board. John Halada
and Rae Jones were elected president and
vice president, respectively, of the board of
directors for 2006-07.
Some reminders: political signs, according
to PKA covenants, are not allowed. Be
sure your Pine Knoll Association sticker
is prominently visible on your vehicles.
They are necessary so you won't be issued
a warning that your vehicle does not belong
in our parks. Members please remind your
guests and younger members of your family
that the speed limit in the canal is 5 mph - no
wake. Excessive speed causes erosion of soil
behind seawalls and can cause blowouts.
It is also dangerous to other boaters using
the canal. Be a good neighbor. Abide by
the speed limit.
Garden Club Seats Officers,
Prepares for New Season
By Clare Winslow
New officers of the Pine Knoll Shores
Garden Club were installed at a luncheon
June 14 at Floyd's 1921 Restaurant in
Morehead City. On hand to preside at the
installation was Josephine McKee, director
of District 11, North Carolina Carden
Club.
Those taking office were Shirley Schaeffler,
president: Barbara Williams, first vice
president; Carol McVitty, second vice
president; Sheryl Woodbury, treasurer;
Mary Hudak, corresponding secretary, and
Yvette Barmen, recording secretary.
Outgoing PresidentJanCorsello presented
her annual report and recognized the
contributions of officers and committee
chairpersons during the past year. She
also announced that the club had won two
prestigious awards. The club's 2005-06
Yearbook won first place in the competition
sponsored by the state garden club
organization. The award came as a result of
the work of Sheryl Woodbury who single-
handidly created the yearbook. The club
also captured the Pat Rogers Landscape
Design Award for the relandscaping of the
town garden at Oakleaf Drive and Salter
Path Road.
Corsello also presented the new president
with the official gavel and president's pin.
After her acceptance speech, Schaeffler
invited everyone to attend a special garden
tour on June 21 that had been postponed last
September because of Hurricane Ophelia.
The gardens were those at the homes of
Frank and Carol Zmriak, treasurer and
president, respectively, of the Carteret
County Master Gardeners Volunteer Assn.,
and Dr. Maurice and Nancy Richardson,
both past presidents of the association.
The club will hold its first meeting of
the new season September 13, at which
time Robert Cavanaugh of Economical
Landscaping in Newport will present a
program on how to prepare a butterfly
garden. The garden club meets atTownHall
at9:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each
month, with a half hour social preceding
the business session. Anyone interested in
gardening is invited to attend.