beacons, called aids to navigation.
Fort Macon Sail and Power Squad
ron will be presenting a class on aids
to navigation and an on-the-water
cruise in Morehead City on May 28.
Fort Macon Sail and Power Squadron
is a unit of the United States Power
Squadrons, a non-profit boating orga
nization that promotes boating safety
and education in Carteret County.
Whether or not you are a boat
owner, this cruise is designed to show
what the approaches to Morehead
City through Beaufort Inlet look like
going out and coming back from the
sea. Even if you never plan to take
your boat out at night, this evening
cruise will be fun and informative.
Leave the navigating to us and enjoy
the company of other boaters. Certi
fied instructors will answer ques
tions and help identify aids along the
cruise. Special emphasis is placed on
the identification of specific aids and
the meaning of their light characteris
tics after dark.
We offer serious boat owners
a short educational portion of the
cruise in the afternoon. This is a free
refresher on what the square green
and triangular red placards in the
water on telephone poles mean and
on the system of buoys, ranges and
beacons marking the navigable chan
nel. The class is at Capt Bill’s Restau
rant, 701 Evans Street, in Morehead
City. After the class, we will serve a
great catered dinner. Outside and a
block away, we all board the Carolina
Princess at the Morehead City docks.
The vessel will go out and come back
in before sunset and repeat the same
trip after dusk when aids to naviga
tion are lighted. We will be able to see
how different the aids look in daylight
and at night.
The event will take place May 28.
The cost is $55 for the class, dinner
and cruise ($25 for all under age 16
but older than 7). To express your
interest, get more information and
sign up, please contact Lt/C Richard
McKeon by e-mail (rmckeon@ec.
rr.com), or phone (463-0208). You
can also visit the squadrons Web site
at www.fmsps.org to get details and
a registration form. Prepayment and
registration are required.
Meet your Neighbor;
Elizabeth Cross
By Jill Cross
A big welcome is in order to Elizabeth Cross, who recently moved to Pine
Knoll Shores from Cornelius, North Carolina. Her son David, granddaughter
Britni and me (her daughter-in-law) are happy to have her living one short
block away, close enough for spontaneous coffee visits and impromptu family
meals.
Elizabeth was born in Ashland, Ohio, and lived most of her life in Eastern
Long Island. She spent a few years in St. Petersburg, FL, but found it too hot.
Elizabeth moved to Cornelius 11 years ago. In Cornelius, Elizabeth lived with
her sister Katie. After Katie became too ill to care for herself, she moved in with
her daughter Missy. Elizabeth, finding the house in Cornelius too large and too
empty, accepted an invitation to stay with us in Pine Knoll Shores. It didn’t take
long for Elizabeth to decide to move to Pine Knoll Shores permanently to stay
closer to her family. She moved into a house on Cypress Drive just a few weeks
ago. Elizabeth talks to her sister daily
Elizabeths three other children live far aiid wide but near enough for a flight
in for some beach fun a few times a year. Her daughter Christine lives in Reno,
Nevada, with her husband, Bert. Daughter Jenny lives in New Jersey with her
grown daughter Felicia. Her oldest son, Tim, lives in Austin, Texas.
Ehzabeth is hoping her house in Cornelius will sell soon so that she can
settle into Pine Knoll Shores completely with no strings attached. Once she gets
her house here in ship-shape condition, Elizabeth looks forward to getting to
know her neighbors better and to learning her way around the island.
Elizabeth is an excellent artist and has already agreed to show some of her
paintings at the annual Tree City Fair in Pine Knoll Shores. In April, her works
will be displayed at the Bogue Banks Library gallery in Pine Knoll Shores. Eliza
beth also looks forward to meeting and networking with other local artists. She
wants to see their work and to talk about “artists’ issues,” such as where to buy
supplies. Unfortunately, due to arthritis, Elizabeth can’t paint as much as she
would like; however, she fully intends to continue painting as much as she can,
for the pure pleasure of it.
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