Current Events Week of 5/4/15

Monday, May 4th:

Happy Star Wars Day! (May the 4th be with you.) 

And may the force of Ocracoke Re-entry Permits also be with you… Stop by the Community Center to get yours, Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2pm. More info here.

The Hyde County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6pm. Join in at the Ocracoke School commons area. Click here to view the agenda and packets for the meeting.

Also at 6pm is the National Park Service public meeting about the ORV Plan Review and Adjustment of Wildlife Protection Buffers. They are seeking public comment about the Environmental Assessment, which is available for review and comment here.

Tuesday, May 5th:

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Break out the blender! (I want to thank my first-born for timing his birth so that I can celebrate each year of his life with a much-deserved Margarita.)

You can also celebrate by taking a ferry ride – more runs will be added to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route today. See the schedule here.

Today is also the day we've all been waiting for – a passenger ferry will arrive on Ocracoke! It's just a test-run, but we get to go aboard (at the dock) and see what all the fuss is about. The Provincetown III will conduct sea trials Monday and Tuesday, then dock at Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke on Tuesday. Members of the public will be allowed to tour the ship between 4-7pm, while the Ferry Division conducts another open house meeting between 5 and 7pm at the Ocracoke School gymnasium.

Wednesday, May 6th:

At 7:45am, Ocracoke School kids will bike to school to celebrate National Bike to School Day!

The Library Knitting Club will meet at 6pm at the library. All are welcome – even beginners!

Thursday, May 7th:

Ocracoke Library's Scholastic Book Fair kicks off today! The Scholastic Book Fair takes place twice a year and is the major source of funding for the school library program. You can help by purchasing books! If you don't have a child to buy for, you can donate books to the library, school classrooms, or Ocracoke Child Care. Book Fair hours are Thursday and Friday, 3 –7pm; Saturday 9am – 1pm, and Monday and Tuesday, 3 – 7pm.

Friday, May 8th:   All are welcome to the annual British Cemetery Ceremony at 11am, with a luncheon following at the Community Center. Why do we have a British Cemetery on Ocracoke? Find out here. 

Looking ahead to next week…

Everyone is welcome to attend the Ocracoke Issues Luncheon sponsored by the Hyde County Chamber of Commerce. It's on Tuesday, May 12th at 11:30am at the Berkley Manor. Come out and learn about how the VisitNC TRAC program can help you and your business. More info here.

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