What’s Up With PARC?
Jean McDanal
Lace up those hiking shoes; Pine Knoll Shores has a new hiking trail. With
the help of Cape Carteret Boy Scout Troop 446, Scout Master John Weidler and
Eagle Scout candidate Jackson Blivins, a section of land was cleared on April 5 that
extends from Municipal Court to Roosevelt Boulevard (the access road for the
aquarium). The deeded tract of land, given to the town, stipulated that this land
could be used only for recreation. Subsequently, a citizens’ committee appointed by
the Board of Commissioners decided that the best use was a nature trail.
The Boy Scouts, armed with eye protection, pruners, rakes, energy and biceps,
worked on this tract for a day to clear a trail. PARC volunteers Dan Law, Teresa
Stanton-Law and BJ Peter fed them lunch, and two town employees, Ernie Rudolph
and Michael Maligisi, volunteered some time on their weekend to help out.
As a result of this group eifort, we ijow have an extension of the Veterans
Park trail. The trail is rustic (not a flat running path), which is exactly what we
envisioned. It provides a nice walk through the maritime forest, complete with
movement over thousand-year-old dunes that are now covered in vegetation. The
trail does not yet run all the way to Rooseyelt Boulevard because work is still needed on
a swampy area that requires a bridge.
The goal is to one day enable a hiker to walk from the sound across this trail, move
along Roosevelt Boulevard to the aquarium and then take the aquarium’s spectacular
path through the Roosevelt Natural Area. That will be a very cool walk through the
woods.
We are receiving lots of questions regarding volunteering for the Kayak for the
Warriors event. Here is a list of the team captains who are helping to coordinate various
aspects of the auction and race. This community has been absolutely incredible in the
past, so don’t be shy. If you have volunteered in the past and want to help again, please
email these folks.
From left (first row):
Gatlin Weidler,
Josh Wagner.
James Phillips,
Jacob Layton;
(second row):
Dakota Treadway,
Lane Nickson, Nick
Antonelli, Caleb
Layton, Jackson
Blivin (Eagle Scout
candidate); and
(third row): Paula
Blivin, Steve Blivin,
John Weidler, Rick
Dougherty
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Scouts from Troop 446 in Morehead City work
to clear the new walking trail near PKS town
hall. Eagle Scout candidate Jackson Blivin
leads troop members in a walk through of the
trail, marking and explaining clearing plans.
Overall team leader: Bud Pitzer,
pitzerdc@gmail.com
Team leaders, web and IT: Bruce
Carbrey, bearbrey@nc.rr.com, and
Alex Williams, williams-service@
ateamsvcmgmt.com
Team leader, Thursday night
reception: Celeste Lindley, celeste.
lindley@gmail.com
Team leader, Thursday night live
auction: Kathy Furtner, kfurtner@
hotmail.com
Team leader, Saturday morning
family bike ride: Gary Watkins, garokath@ec.rr.com
Team leaders, viewing tent at McNeill Inlet and general acquisitions: Walter
Schmid, walterschmid04@yahoo.com, and John Dowler, jedowler@gmail.com
Team leader, food preparation at Garner Park on Saturday morning: Cam
Anderson, mgunz6019@gmail.com
Team leader, raffle at Garner Park on Saturday morning: Elaine Holt,
eebholt@aol.com
Team leaders, parks setup: Josh Race, moreheadcitychiropractic@
centurylink.net, and Pete Flynn, flynp32@hotmail.com
Team leader, race details/time keepers: Ted Goetzinger, tgoetzinger@
ec.rr.com
Team leader, kayak loaner coordination: Sam Scudder, sascudder@
centuryhnk.net
Team leader, wounded warrior concierge: Judi Matzke, judimatzke@
gmail.com
Team leader, race safety: Pete Trebbe, ktrebbe@aol.com
Team leader, publicity and PR: Jean McDanal, jmcdanal@ec.rr.com
Finish line photographer: Dan Law, dlaw2@hotmail.com
The next two events will be the Fourth of July parade and the beach cleanup on
Monday, July 7. Watch for more information.
If you have any suggestions for PARC, please do not hesitate to email me at
PARCPR@ec.rr.com or come to one of our meetings. The next meeting is Tuesday, May
14, at 9 a.m. at town hall.
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