Full bulletin board

It must be spring. The bulletin board at the Post Office is full, and many of the posts are along the same general lines - people who need a place to live for their summer jobs. Here's just one example - there are at least four of these posted right now.

New sign

The Back Porch restaurant is preparing to open for the season, and one of the things they've updated is their sign.



The new image is a great fit with the updates made at the restaurant in the last couple of years (the addition of the wine bar, for example). But I sort of miss the old sign. I'm not sure why - I guess it was just something I had gotten used to seeing after all these years.

News from Dajio

Here's another email I received recently, with updates about one of the island's newest restaurants (and one of my favorites). Check out their website, too!

Starting April 1st:
Dajio will be open 7 days a week and is serving food from 8am – 1am, with all new menus
Breakfast 8-11
Lunch 11-3
“Shrimp Hour” 3-5
(.20 Lemon Butter Shrimp)
Dinner 5-9
Late night food in the bar from 9-1am
Including a 2nd “Shrimp Hour” (.20 Lemon Butter Shrimp)
All New Menus

As always fresh, local and made from scratch
No extra charge for imagination.

Please stop by 8am-1am, any day of the week and you will find us open with great food.

305 Irvin Garrish Highway
All our food is made from
Scratch, using only the finest
Local ingredients whenever possible.
(252)928-7119
www.dajiorestaurant.com

Presenting...

In keeping with the "I'm too busy trying to get my life caught up that I don't have time to actually blog effectively" theme, I now present...

several quick (read: copied/pasted from email) blogs about upcoming events on the island!

Frozen Head and the Squirrels

...will be playing at Howard's Pub this Friday April 2nd at 9 PM. I confess, I posted this blog for one reason only: it's fun to have a blog with that title!

Girl Scout activities galore!

I received an email today about several fun events the Girl Scouts are planning for April, which is shaping up to be a busy month!

Friday April 2nd - Cadet & Senior Girl Scout Troop 2829 will be having
a Photography Show opening at The Secret Garden Gallery from 5:00 to
6:30. We will be showing the girls' original photography that they
worked on with Marissa O'Neal-Gross as their instructor. Any and all
proceeds will go to Troop 2829. The event is open to everyone. Please
come out and see the hard work and talent of our community's girls!

Saturday April 3rd - Cadet & Senior Girl Scout Troop 2829 will be
helping with the Ocracoke Methodist Church's Annual Easter Egg Hunt.
The hunt begins at 11:00 am. Please join us for this fun holiday
tradition.

Saturday April 10th - QUIZO is back just in time for Spring! The Cadet
& Senior Girl Scout Troop 2829 is hosting a QUIZO fundraiser at the
Ocracoke Community Center at 7:00 pm. Cards will be $10 for the whole
night. We have had many great prizes donated from local businesses
including a 6 person Parasailing trip, a massage, & many gift
certificates to local restaurants, just to name a few! Everyone is
welcome. Please join us for fun and prizes!

Hoops!

The annual Ocracoke Child Care Hoop-A-Thon (a seriously adorable event) is coming up soon. Here's the info. I received in email today.

OCC will be hosting their annual Hoop-A-Thon on Saturday, April 24th,
2010 at 11-1.

This will be a fun event for all!

Delicious food and baked goods will be sold.

Please plan to come out and join us in support of OCC!

More information out our event will be posted around the village and
sent out at a later date.