OBX for Haiti - Outer Banks Brewing Station 2.20.2010
OBX for Haiti at the Outer Banks Brewing Station
Outer Banks Daredevils
The Outer Banks Daredevils have signed all-stars to the club for the 2010 season.
The baseball club has signed Old Dominion utility player Donnie Corsner and Rutgers outfielder Mike Lang to its 2010 roster.
To see the 2010 team schedule, roster updates and much more, go to www.OBXDaredevils.com. 2009 was a great season for the Daredevils, winning the first half CPL North Division title and reaching the semifinals of the Petitt Cup Playoffs. The club was ranked as high as No. 7 in the weekly Perfect Game Crosschecker poll of the country’s top summer league teams, and had seven league all-stars.
The Norfolk Examiner (www.Examiner.com) recently ran a story showing NASA images of the recent snow storms that stretched into the South, and included in the images is a great view from space of the recent snow on the Outer Banks.
Here’s the description from NASA’s Earth Observatory:
With miles of sandy beaches and generally good weather, coastal North Carolina isn’t a place you would usually expect to find snow. But the view from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite on February 14, 2010, shows snow extending to the Outer Banks. The sandy islands, normally pale tan, are bright white in this image. Harkers Island received 8.8 inches of snow, reported CNN. The snow fell in a winter storm that moved across the southern United States from Texas to the Atlantic Coast on February 12-13.
NASA View - Snow on the Outer Banks
Katy Caroline - Close Up Passionvine
Katy Caroline - Green Machine
Katy Caroline is Featured Artist for February
Katy Caroline is an amazing local painter on the Outer Banks. Katy’s career is just taking off, but what she lacks in experience, she more than makes up for in breathtaking natural ability and hours of hard work with a paint brush in hand.
Katy is the featured artist for February for the Dare County Art’s Council.
Katy Caroline’s “Bid in a Box” show opened at the Dare County Art’s Council on Friday, February 5th with a reception at the DCAC Gallery, located at 104 Sir Walter Raleigh Street in downtown Manteo. The usual lively atmosphere at the Gallery was enhanced with light fare, libations and live music from Ed Tupper and Becky Kessler.
On Friday, February 12th, Katy hosted a “Demo Day,” where she lectured a bit and demonstrated her technique.
On Thursday, February 18th, you can stop by the show for your chance to win a pet portrait, available for this one day only. Katy will be there painting as well. The winner for this will be drawn at the end of the day.
You can become a Fan on Katy’s FaceBook page or visit her website to get updates on events and contact Katy to purchase one of her dazzling paintings.
Katy’s Bio:
Katy Caroline Gullett was born on June 18th 1981, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Due to matters out of her parents’ hands, she moved constantly as a child. That is, until she ended up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1997, where she eventually graduated from high school in 1999. After that she went out west to Colorado to pursue snowboarding when, after her third winter there, she was diagnosed with Lyme’s Disease and was told to rest for two years. So, back on the Outer Banks “resting,” she decided to get her associates degree at the local community college. In an effort to satisfy her art requirements, she took a painting class. Her instructor quickly noticed her talent and began to encourage her to paint on a regular basis. Along with this encouragement, she earned best is show at the art competition held by the school that semester.
It was in that moment, when she first saw that purple ribbon on her painting, she knew that being a painter could be an attainable dream. She immediately sought out to get her first job and since then, has done many commissioned works from murals, to trompe l’oeils, to illustrations. Last fall she finally got the opportunity to paint what she wants and has been painting to her heart’s content. She has said when she looks around she is like a kid in a candy store; taking in colors and textures, all in new perspectives. Her visual senses have been awakened to a new level that stimulates different thoughts and feelings. And so, her collection right now is just all about exploration of color, style, and texture. Although her subject matter remains the same. That is, the ideallyc scenery of her home town of the Outer Banks.
Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks
The Bonner Bridge, spanning the Oregon Inlet on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, is in need of repairs and/or replacement. As with most major projects of this magnitude, the process is complicated, especially considering the environmental impact the project could have on the pristine Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
It seems the process is getting a bit more complicated; construction of the replacement bridge is being delayed again to allow planners and engineers to conduct another environmental impact study. It is reported that the decision came from the state department of transportation. The final phase of planning is currently under review process and will be released at the end of the month.
Eastern Surf Magazine has put together a rad 3 part series titled “Snap Back: Banks Shots,” that chronicles the progression of the surfing culture on the Outer Banks. The series offers great pictures from as early as the 1960′s through today setup in a slide show format with audio commentary by some of the legends that make the OBX surf culture so great.
Part 1: BANKS SHOTS
Outer Banks Surfing Comes Of Age (1966–1988)
Old School Outer Banks Surf
Part 2: BANKS SHOTS
Outer Banks Surfing Comes Of Age (1989 – 1994)
Old School OBX Surf
Outer Banks Surfing Comes Of Age (1995 – 1999)
Part 3 in a 3-part series
Outer Banks Surf Part 3
Empty Bowls Charity Soup Dinner
Empty Bowls Charity Soup Dinner & Silent Art Auction
February 25
5 – 7pm at First Flight High School
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Progress on Bodie Island Lighthouse Restoration Project
Bodie Island Lighthouse in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is in the process of undergoing major restorations. As the project progresses, the National Park Service will provide periodic updates.
The work is being accomplished by restoration contractors, Progressive Contracting Company, LLC from Edenton, NC, United Builders Group, LLC from New Bern, NC and the metal restoration work will be handled by Enberg Mold and Tool from Jacksonville, FL.
Despite inclement weather, the work is progressing very well. Work accomplished to date includes:
For more information on this project, contact the Public Affairs Office at 252-473-2111 ext. 148.
The Outer Banks was recently selected by the producers of the all-new Let’s Make A Deal game show to be featured in a series of prize packages to be awarded on upcoming shows. The shows will start taping in March and the air dates are still to be determined. As more information is released, we will be sure to pass it on.
Let’s Make A Deal is a classic game show from the 1960′s that lives on today on a variety of networks all around the world, and as of October 2009, CBS has created an all-new version hosted by Wayne Brady.
Classic Let’s Make A Deal
All-new Let’s Make A Deal with Wayne Brady
Here’s a link to a classic video that highlights Outer Banks surf in the 1980′s.
The video displays some of the roots of OBX surfing with a look back to the surf scene in its early days.
Portions of this segment aired on ESPN’s “Hot Summer Nights” Programming in the 80′s.
The complete compilation is 45 minutes long and can be ordered for $20 at: surfdogmedia.com
Old School Outer Banks Surf
