MEDICAL
MEDICAL EMERGENCY: Call 911
OCRACOKE HEALTH CENTER
305 Back Rd. 252-928-1511; M-F, 8 a.m. to noon & 1-5 p.m. Call first. After hours: 252-928-SICK (7425).
ISLAND MOBILE MEDICAL CARE
Gail Covington, family nurse practitioner. In-home visits by appt. Call 252-996-0511. Closed Nov. 16-27 and Dec. 20-28.
VETERINARY SERVICES
Laura L. Trent, DVM, 252-923-3787. Ocracoke mobile veterinarian.
Roanoke Island Animal Clinic visits the island on the third Wednesday each month. Sept. 21. Appointments required. Call 252-473-3117.
Coastal Animal Hospital, 47959 NC Hwy 12, Buxton: Tues. to Thurs. 252-995-3960.
Trillium Mobile Mental Health van, Community Center parking lot. Nov. 18 & Dec. 1.
MOVEMENT
YOGA
Ocracoke Island Yoga Studio, 37 Back Rd.
All classes: $20 for visitors. Loaner mats available first-come, first-served. For details, see Facebook under ocracokeyoga. 919-696-7179.
Yoga with Amy, inside Angie’s Gym, Sand Dollar Road. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:30 to 10 am. All levels welcome. $20/visitors; $15/residents; $5 off for under 18 and over 70. Cash or check only. Some mats available.
SOUND MEDITATION:
In Little Rituals shop in Spencer’s Market Wednesday’s 7-8 pm led by Brooke German, $35. Must pre-register, space limited. Sign up in shop or call 757-275-6897.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Ocracoke Life Saving Church
Sunday: Youth service from 9:45 to 10:50. 11 am Worship; 6:30 pm Worship & Bible study; Wednesday: 6:30 pm worship and prayer. Virtually on the Kingdom Alive Facebook page, or via Zoom. Dial: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York); Meeting ID: 505 172 9490; Password: kingdom.
Tuesday: 6:30 pm Celebrate Recovery
Ocracoke United Methodist Church
Worship at 11 a.m. Sunday mornings mornings.
ISLAND SERVICES
Village Thrift Shop is not accepting any donations at the moment due to an overwhelming amount of donations.
OCRACOKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Temporarily in the Deepwater Theater, School Road. Open from noon to 4 pm Monday through Friday, and 9 am to 1 pm Saturdays. Storywalk (along Robbie’s Way). No parking along the street.
OCRACOKE PRESERVATION SOCIETY
49 Water Plant Rd. 252-928-7375. Open 10-3, Tuesday through Saturday. Fall membership meeting Nov. 8 Community Center, 7 pm.
OCRACATS
Supports the community cat colonies. http://www.ocracats.org, email ocracats@gmail.com and Facebook. Donations welcomed, online or mailed. P.O. Box 993, Ocracoke, NC 27960. Spay-neuter clinic scheduled for for Oct. 3-5.
POST DORIAN SUPPORT/GRIEF GROUP–Free
Meets virtually every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 pm. On Zoom, contact Ruth, 252-475-0859 for invite to join via Zoom. For residents and their families coping with hurricane PTSD and COVID.
OCRACOKE DISCOVERY CENTER
38 Irvin Garrish Hwy. 252-475-9701.
Wednesday to Saturday 10 am to noon through January. Base of Lighthouse staffed and open Wednesday to Saturday 1 to 3 pm.
Open for boat slip rentals and trailer parking permits; three restrooms in are open. NPS campground open all year. NPS campground reservations, and ORV permits available at http://www.recreation.gov.
N.C. SHELL CLUB
To ID shells found on Ocracoke, visit online at http://www.ncshellclub.com/Collect.htm, or click here.
Hyde County Transit giving Ocracoke islanders rides “up the beach” to Dare County as general transportation. Free to those 60+. For others, $3.20 to Avon; $5 for the Outer Banks trips. Call to schedule. 252-926-1637
MEETINGS
HYDE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
First Monday of every month except holidays. Nov. 7 pm. 6 pm. On Facebook at Hyde County Public Information.
Ocracoke Decoy Carvers Guild Nov. 3, 7 pm. Community Center
Ocracoke Advisory Planning Board Nov. 10, 5:30 pm. Community Center
Ocracoke Waterways Commission: The third Wednesday of every month, 6:30 pm. Nov. 16. Community Center.
Ocracoke Tourism Development Authority Nov. 18, 9 am Community Center and on Facebook at Hyde County Public Information.
AA
Mondays at 7 pm on Zoom at aaocracoke.com. Code to enter meeting: 884 7474 7798; password: 0822. Fridays, 7:30 pm in the OVFD. Masks not required for fully vaccinated people.
Restaurants/Lodging/Shops
For a list of open business during the off season, click here.
Visit http://www.ocracokeobserver.com for updated events and breaking news.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 8: National Election Day, voting at the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department, 822 Irvin Garrish Hwy, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 pm.
Nov 8: Ocracoke Preservation Society, fall membership meeting, Community Center, 7 pm
Nov 9: Ocracoke 2-Day Blood Drive: Sponsored by the Ocracoke School BETA Club, Community Center, noon to 6 pm.
Nov 10: Ocracoke 2-Day Blood Drive: Sponsored by the Ocracoke School BETA Club, Community Center, 8 am to 2 pm
Nov 14: Veterans Day Ceremony, Ocracoke School gym, 8:15 am
Nov. 15: Ocracoke Senior Citizens Health Outreach Seminars, Community Center, 10 am to 1 pm
Nov. 24: Turkey Trot 5K. Starts at 1718 Brewing Ocracoke
Nov. 25: Holiday Parade of Boats; 5:30 pm; Silver Lake Harbor
Nov 26: Ocracoke Civic & Business Association will host a Holiday Gift Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Berkley Barn.
Nov. 27: Ocracoke Senior Citizens Health Outreach Seminars, Community Center, 10 am to 1 pm
LIVE MUSIC
Ocracoke Oyster Company. All music at 7 pm:
Nov. 4: Ray Murray, 7 pm
1718 Brewing Ocracoke. Nov. 9, Team Trivia, 6 pm
The Breeze: Closed until Feb. 14