PRESS RELEASE
September 29, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jane Hodges
Hyde County, North Carolina
School Delay
High Surf/RIP CurrentsCoastal Flood Advisory
According to Emergency Manager Lindsey Mooney
ALL Hyde County Schools will have a 2 hour delay tomorrow morning.
Advisories regarding Friday School openings will be given to the media
for distribution. Please listen to your local TV stations for further
updates.
Coastal Hazard
A coastal flood advisory has been issued by the National Weather
Service and is in effect until 8:00 PM tonight until 8:00 PM Thursday
night.
Flood Watch
A coastal flood watch remains in effect through late Thursday night.
Periods of heavy rainfall are expected through the night and into
tomorrow with the potential for 4 to 8 inches of rain through early
Friday morning. Some isolated spots may pick up as much as 10 inches.
High Surf Advisory
A high surf advisory is in effect from 8:00 PM tonight until 8:00 am
Friday morning.
Increasing southeast winds and residual southeast swell will produce a
high risk for RIP currents along area beaches through Thursday. The
dangerous RIP currents are expected a couple of hours either side of
low tide which will be around 6:00 PM this evening.
The period of strong winds may produce water levels 2 to 3 feet above
normal. This will result in ocean overwash and beach erosion.
The main threat of oceanside flooding will be south of Cape Hatteras
around the times of high tide which will be around midnight tonight
and noon on Thursday.
The strong winds will also produce rapidly building seas with heights
of 7 to 10 feet by late tonight, peaking at 14 to 19 feet on Thursday.
The large seas will result in hazardous surf zone conditions
beginning tonight and continuing through Thursday night.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
1st grade pirate party
As I've mentioned before, I read to the first grade class once a week (most weeks, anyway). This year, the first couple of books I took to read to them were "How I Became a Pirate" and "Pirates Don't Change Diapers" by Melinda Long and David Shannon, which are both hilarious. When I arrived with those particular books, it was quite fitting (and the kids were quite amazed at the coincidence): Leslie had read them "A Pirate's Guide to First Grade" by James Preller and Greg Ruth (which is also hilarious), and one of the kids had brought a pirate book for show and tell. Mary Ellen decided the year was off to such a good pirate start that we should throw a pirate party. So throw a pirate party we did.
The kids wore their best pirate costumes.
There was lots of laughter. (I love this picture of Mary Ellen! I think I just really like pictures of people laughing! They look so relaxed and natural.)
Jackson was very much into the pirate thing, posing and saying "Aaarrggh" every time I pointed the camera at him.
Captain Rob was on hand to tell pirate tales...
...and play some pirate tunes with Fiddler Dave.
Then Dave read the kids yet another great pirate book (of which I cannot remember the name).
Brandt pulling his best pirate face.
Leslie served delicious pirate fare: bleeding grog (aka Sprite with fruit punch ice cubes), and dead man's fingers (aka pepperoni).
And then she shared the treasure: chocolate gold coins, skull rings, and skeleton bracelets.
Mary Ellen and Lou Ann looked fantastic in their pirate garb. A big thanks goes to Teach's Hole Blackbeard Exhibit and Pirate Specialty Shop for loaning the costumes.
It was a really fun way to spend an hour on a Friday morning. Aye, that it was.
The kids wore their best pirate costumes.
There was lots of laughter. (I love this picture of Mary Ellen! I think I just really like pictures of people laughing! They look so relaxed and natural.)
Jackson was very much into the pirate thing, posing and saying "Aaarrggh" every time I pointed the camera at him.
Captain Rob was on hand to tell pirate tales...
...and play some pirate tunes with Fiddler Dave.
Then Dave read the kids yet another great pirate book (of which I cannot remember the name).
Brandt pulling his best pirate face.
Leslie served delicious pirate fare: bleeding grog (aka Sprite with fruit punch ice cubes), and dead man's fingers (aka pepperoni).
And then she shared the treasure: chocolate gold coins, skull rings, and skeleton bracelets.
Mary Ellen and Lou Ann looked fantastic in their pirate garb. A big thanks goes to Teach's Hole Blackbeard Exhibit and Pirate Specialty Shop for loaning the costumes.
It was a really fun way to spend an hour on a Friday morning. Aye, that it was.
Press release 1 - 9/29 at 1:50 PM
Strong Winds Advisory
Wind Advisory is in effect until 8:00 p.m. Thursday.
Low Pressure is expected to develop south of the area and move inland late tonight and Thursday. Followed by remnants of Tropical Depression 16 on Thursday.
Southeast winds are expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph later tonight and become southerly Thursday.
Wind gusts to over 40 mph will be possible.
The greatest threat of higher winds will be along the Outer Banks, over Mainland Hyde adjacent to the Pamlico Sound.
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 31 to 39 mph with higher gusts expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles.
Use extra caution.
Wind Advisory is in effect until 8:00 p.m. Thursday.
Low Pressure is expected to develop south of the area and move inland late tonight and Thursday. Followed by remnants of Tropical Depression 16 on Thursday.
Southeast winds are expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph later tonight and become southerly Thursday.
Wind gusts to over 40 mph will be possible.
The greatest threat of higher winds will be along the Outer Banks, over Mainland Hyde adjacent to the Pamlico Sound.
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 31 to 39 mph with higher gusts expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles.
Use extra caution.
Here comes Nicole...
Okay, I did a terrible (read: nonexistent) job of updating the blog about Hurricane Earl. (I had about 47 things going on at the same time, including trying to buy a car, evacuate, and take a trip to Colorado...so that's my excuse.) I'm going to try to do a better job of keeping you posted about Tropical Storm Nicole, since I know that non-local readers like to know what's going on around here when weather threatens. Which it seems to be doing quite a lot this year all of a sudden.
It has been raining here on and off since Monday. That rain wasn't related to Nicole, obviously, since the storm is pretty far away, but because of the rain, things are already saturated and there's the standard flooding in the lower spots. More rain is expected overnight tonight (still not Nicole), plus potentially high winds. And then Nicole is still coming after that! It's probably going to be pretty soggy around here. I'll post the announcements as I see them in my email, starting with the first few from today.
Hope all is well with you, wherever you are!
It has been raining here on and off since Monday. That rain wasn't related to Nicole, obviously, since the storm is pretty far away, but because of the rain, things are already saturated and there's the standard flooding in the lower spots. More rain is expected overnight tonight (still not Nicole), plus potentially high winds. And then Nicole is still coming after that! It's probably going to be pretty soggy around here. I'll post the announcements as I see them in my email, starting with the first few from today.
Hope all is well with you, wherever you are!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Welcome potluck
There was a potluck a few nights ago, to welcome several new people to the community:
- Gail Covington (who has actually been here for a while but hadn't been officially welcomed yet) is one of the health care providers at the Health Center.
The guy in the photo is Frank Brown, treasurer of Ocracoke Civic and Business Association, who read an introduction of each person, except for one, who introduced herself (because her written intro got lost in cyber space and never made it to Frank's inbox):
- Dr. Erin Baker is the new doctor recently hired at the Health Center.
- Rev. Laura Stern is the new pastor at Ocracoke United Methodist Church.
- Walt Padgett is the new principal of Ocracoke School. He couldn't attend the potluck, but was there in spirit!
One of my favorite things about this particular potluck was the decorations: welcome signs, hand made by kids of all ages, were on each table and on the walls.
My other favorite thing about this potluck was the desserts!
- Gail Covington (who has actually been here for a while but hadn't been officially welcomed yet) is one of the health care providers at the Health Center.
The guy in the photo is Frank Brown, treasurer of Ocracoke Civic and Business Association, who read an introduction of each person, except for one, who introduced herself (because her written intro got lost in cyber space and never made it to Frank's inbox):
- Dr. Erin Baker is the new doctor recently hired at the Health Center.
- Rev. Laura Stern is the new pastor at Ocracoke United Methodist Church.
- Walt Padgett is the new principal of Ocracoke School. He couldn't attend the potluck, but was there in spirit!
One of my favorite things about this particular potluck was the decorations: welcome signs, hand made by kids of all ages, were on each table and on the walls.
My other favorite thing about this potluck was the desserts!
My sister is getting married!
I am so excited to be part of helping my sister plan her wedding, which will be here on the island. We (my sister, my mom, one of my sister's best friends (who will be a bridesmaid), two of her other friends, and I) went with her to pick a wedding dress while we were visiting in Colorado Springs for Labor Day weekend.
She'll be getting married on Sunday June 5, 2011. She will, I promise, look absolutely stunningly gorgeous in the dress she picked. Which is NOT one of the ones pictured below...thank goodness. (Fair warning: I am pretty cynical about things like the multibillion dollar wedding industry, and I honestly think that keeping up with what's in fashion is completely irrelevant, so I will be making fun of these dresses in this blog. It's not that I don't think a girl should have the wedding of her dreams - she absolutely should, and I LOVE wedding planning more than I love most other things in life - I just think women should be sure to get what they want, not what the industry tells them is "in style" or something they simply "must have" because everyone this year has one...)
Okay, so that said, bring on the dresses!
Cleopatra...
...with a cape!
This one actually isn't too bad. And that IS the veil she'll be wearing, so don't look too closely at it!
Wrapped in a sheet...
...with an unfortunately placed bit of beading. Seriously? Just above the bride's rear end? Whose idea WAS that?
Flowery boobs. I tried to keep my face neutral as Jocelyn emerged from the dressing room in each gown, not wanting to influence her choice (I seriously would have supported her and loved her in whatever she chose, even if I thought it was hideous - everyone has their own taste, and it's her wedding not mine). But I failed with this one - she could tell right away that I hated it. It might not have been so bad if there had been flowers elsewhere on the dress, too, but those were the only ones. Right across the boobs. Yikes.
Not bad, except for the embellishment which looks like an arrow. Pointing to? Do NOT leave a comment answering that question, LOL.
We didn't like the lace on this one, but I adore this picture of my sister!
More sheet wrapping. That's apparently "in style" this year.
We actually liked this one fairly well...just didn't like the way the lace pattern petered out down the skirt...looked like the flowers fell off!
This one we also liked, it just wasn't quite as fantastically gorgeous as the one she chose. The clips are because they didn't have one in her size to try on...although funnily enough they are close to the color of the bridesmaid's dresses (which we also chose while in the store...it was an epic 4 hour process, and we were there until they closed).
I will post many, many pictures of the actual dress - but not until after June 5, 2011!!
She'll be getting married on Sunday June 5, 2011. She will, I promise, look absolutely stunningly gorgeous in the dress she picked. Which is NOT one of the ones pictured below...thank goodness. (Fair warning: I am pretty cynical about things like the multibillion dollar wedding industry, and I honestly think that keeping up with what's in fashion is completely irrelevant, so I will be making fun of these dresses in this blog. It's not that I don't think a girl should have the wedding of her dreams - she absolutely should, and I LOVE wedding planning more than I love most other things in life - I just think women should be sure to get what they want, not what the industry tells them is "in style" or something they simply "must have" because everyone this year has one...)
Okay, so that said, bring on the dresses!
Cleopatra...
...with a cape!
This one actually isn't too bad. And that IS the veil she'll be wearing, so don't look too closely at it!
Wrapped in a sheet...
...with an unfortunately placed bit of beading. Seriously? Just above the bride's rear end? Whose idea WAS that?
Flowery boobs. I tried to keep my face neutral as Jocelyn emerged from the dressing room in each gown, not wanting to influence her choice (I seriously would have supported her and loved her in whatever she chose, even if I thought it was hideous - everyone has their own taste, and it's her wedding not mine). But I failed with this one - she could tell right away that I hated it. It might not have been so bad if there had been flowers elsewhere on the dress, too, but those were the only ones. Right across the boobs. Yikes.
Not bad, except for the embellishment which looks like an arrow. Pointing to? Do NOT leave a comment answering that question, LOL.
We didn't like the lace on this one, but I adore this picture of my sister!
More sheet wrapping. That's apparently "in style" this year.
We actually liked this one fairly well...just didn't like the way the lace pattern petered out down the skirt...looked like the flowers fell off!
This one we also liked, it just wasn't quite as fantastically gorgeous as the one she chose. The clips are because they didn't have one in her size to try on...although funnily enough they are close to the color of the bridesmaid's dresses (which we also chose while in the store...it was an epic 4 hour process, and we were there until they closed).
I will post many, many pictures of the actual dress - but not until after June 5, 2011!!
August birthdays potluck
We hosted the annual August birthdays potluck at our house recently, and it was fun as usual, although a bit bittersweet this year.
I love when a bunch of friends is sitting in my living room, enjoying wine, food, and each others' company.
I lit 6 candles on the cake: one each for me, James, Lachlan, Philip, Ellice (who wasn't at the party), and our beloved and deeply missed Charlotte.
There was, of course, singing, and blowing out of candles...
And then we ate cake!
I love when a bunch of friends is sitting in my living room, enjoying wine, food, and each others' company.
I lit 6 candles on the cake: one each for me, James, Lachlan, Philip, Ellice (who wasn't at the party), and our beloved and deeply missed Charlotte.
There was, of course, singing, and blowing out of candles...
And then we ate cake!
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