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By Ken Jones
Pine Knoll Shores: the blue zone
In early February, your commissioners and a couple of town boards and I will
get together for our annual off-site event to discuss our strategic plan and the years
ahead. This is also the unofficial kickoff of the budget season for 2017-18. We will
meet with the Planning Board, as required by town ordinance, to set the stage for
2017 and our Strategic Planning Committee to review the road ahead.
I have said many times in the past, “If National Geographic were to come to Pine
Knoll Shores to do a study on longevity, they would find that people live longer
here because of the lifestyle.” In the January issue of The Shoreline, Michelle Powers
wrote about a presentation to the Womens Club by Lisa Park on the “Power Nine”
habits to help people live longer and healthier lives.
In October, Town Manager Brian Kramer and I went to the annual conference
with the North Carolina League of Municipalities, of which Pine Knoll Shores is
a voting member. There are always several classes and presentations offered for
attendees. One of my choices was to hear and see a presentation by Dan Buettner,
founder of Blue Zones. Blue Zones first received international attention when it was
featured in National Geographic. Those living in blue zones live an average of 10+
years longer, and it is widely believed the nine lessons below are the commonalities
leading to this longevity. The Power Nine that Ms. Powers listed are very similar to
the nine lessons which dictate the lifestyle of blue zone people:
1) Moderate, regular physical activity
2) Life purpose
3) Stress reduction
4) Moderate calorie intake
5) Plant-based diet
6) Moderate alcohol intake, especially wine
7) Engagement in spirituality or religion
8) Engagement in family life
9) Engagement in social life
So, conceptually, there is nothing new here. There are blue zones in Okinawa,
Sardinia, Sweden, Greece, Costa Rica and California. What if Pine Knoll Shores
were a blue zone? Every town/city has the ability to be a blue zone, but I think there
is real interest in this in Pine Knoll Shores. (Visit bluezones.com to learn more
about this concept.)
I propose that we give some thought on how this could work in Pine Knoll
Shores. None of this needs to be formally organized, but as luck would have it,
we have a group that is organized around the issue of an age-friendly community.
What if we started two groups, challenged to work together trying new things?
What if we had a community garden, and to follow this up, we had a Saturday
farmer s market to offer the plant-based diet and moderate caloric value provided
by vegetables?
Imagine the lifestyle of this while we have a cohousing development that would
facilitate the social life, the physical activity, and several other of the blue zone
lifestyle objectives. Tell me what you think about this type of organization or
activities.
Most of this activity could very well take place in the center of our town: near
the library, the aquarium, the town haU, the beach and the public safety building.
This would not take any tax dollars, but would offer another opportunity to keep
volunteers active.
I hope you can see how this type of lifestyle would obviously extend your quality
of life and improve the likelihood we would keep our outstanding base of vol
unteers. As always, working together and communication help make Pine Knoll
Shores a great place to live year round.
One team, one town, one Pine Knoll Shores.
American Music Festival
By Linda Seale
American Music Festival wiU present the Horszowski Piano Trio on February
18 at 8 p.m. at the History Museum of Carteret County in Morehead City. This is
an opportunity to enjoy classical chamber music with big city names at small town
prices in an intimate space, up close and personal.
The Trio will perform Beethovens Trio Op. 70, #2, Rebecca Clarkes Trio
and Mendelssohns virtuosic C minor Trio. Featured will be renowned concert
pianist Rieko Aizawa, Grammy-nominated violinist Jesse Mills and cellist Raman
Ramakrishnan. The Horszowski Piano Trio is based at Columbia University and the
Longy School of Music, Bard College. The concert is dedicated to the memory of
Nan Cullman, a long-time supporter of AMR
Tickets are available at the door, online at americanmusicfestival.eventbrite.com
or by calling 728-6152.
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