Monday & Tuesday, Dec. 30 & 31:
Christmas Bird Count on Ocracoke and Portsmouth.
Monday to Wednesday, Dec. 30, 31 & Jan. 1:
Ocracoke Strong Kitchen in the Community Center: free lunch for Ocracoke residents the next three days (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday) All start times are 11a.m. Monday: Seafood Gumbo with bread or biscuit, Tuesday: Fried Chicken, Mashers and gravy, green beans and sweet potato biscuits. Wednesday: Baked Ham, black eyed peas, collards and bread. John and Bonnie Bennett from Hatteras area will be coming down to help as chefs.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Post-Dorian Support Group. Open to all at Lightship Realty, 49 Lighthouse Rd. 4:30 p.m.
New Year’s Eve party at the Flying Melon, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Polar plunge. 2 p.m. Airport beach. Weather Underground is forecasting sunshine with the air temperature at 52 degrees.
Saturday, Jan. 4
Third pass of debris pickup island-wide begins at 8 a.m.
