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La escuela Ocracoke anuncia estudiantes de la lista de honor durante las primeras nueve semanas de clases

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Estudiantes de honor de la escuela Ocracoke durante las primeras nueve semanas de 2017-2018

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La Escuela Ocracoke el martes, 7 de noviembre, honró a 62 estudiantes que alcanzaron la lista de honor en las primeras nueve semanas del año escolar 2017 a 2018.

“Estoy muy orgulloso de todos nuestros estudiantes”, dijo la directora Leslie Cole. “Gracias a los estudiantes, el personal y los padres de la escuela Ocracoke por el gran comienzo del año escolar 2017-2018”.

Mientras que en años anteriores, tanto aquellos estudiantes con As como aquellos con todos los As y Bs fueron honrados, este año comienza un nuevo sistema.

La directora Cole dijo que durante las últimas décadas, Ocracoke siguió una escala de calificación de 7 puntos y los destinatarios de la lista de honor fueron siempre aquellos estudiantes cuyas calificaciones fueron de 85 a 100.

Hace unos años, el estado ordenó que todas las escuelas públicas pasen a una escala de 10 puntos.

“Ajustamos nuestra lista de honor a este nuevo sistema, pero sentimos que esto redujo nuestras expectativas”, dijo Cole. “Queríamos elevar el listón de expectativas para nuestros estudiantes que sentimos que el estado bajó”.

A fines del año pasado, el personal acordó establecer de 85 a 100 para una simple hoja de honor de Ocracoke School, pero no se puede llamar la lista de honor A / B, ya que no se incluyen todas las Bs, explicó Cole. Este cambio es solo para la Escuela Ocracoke.

Ella agregó que en el Banquete Académico anual que rinde homenaje a todos los destinatarios que obtuvieron el cuadro de honor durante todo el año, aquellos estudiantes que obtengan todo el año escolar como Todo el año serán recompensados con un reconocimiento especial por este logro.

Este cambio se realizó en el manual para padres y también se anunció en la noche de regreso a la escuela y al cuerpo estudiantil a comienzos del año.

Tercer grado:  Angel Garcia, Manol Guerrero Perez, Zoe Modlin, Mia Perez Leyva

Cuatro grado: Eliana Contreras, Sawyer Devan, Angela Flores, Juliette Jordan, Tatiana Martinez, Aidan Mason

Quinto Grado:   Shayna Brooks, Gabriel Brown, Nicholas Cole, Jacob Daniels, Gavin Elicker, Landon Fuller, Auggie Giagu, Uriel Guerrero Perez, Sally Jordan, Finn Kattenburg, Carter O’Neal, Noah O’Neal, Melanie Perez, Caroline Stocks, Catherine Todd

Sexto grado:    Alyssa Bryan, Ronald Contreras Garcia, Maren Donlon, Daymon Esham, Emilia Jordan, Christian Stevens, Mariah Temple

Séptimo grado:  Maggie Evans, Katie Kinnion, Iris McClain

Octavo grado: Julian Bennink,  Edwin Perez-Benitez, Jackson Strange, Jayden West

Noveno grado:   Hannah Belch, Becky Boos, Dylan Esham, Mason Fuller, Cole Gilbert, Mackenzie Novak, Alexander O’Neal, Russell Stevens.

Décimo grado:   Abel Dalgleish, Alan Doshier, Reese Gaskins, Karen Jordan, Paul Jordan, Mila Ortiz, David Styron

Onceavo grado:  Colby Austin, Alston Belch, Ingrid Contreras Garcia, Taylor Fuller, Teresa Hadley, Kalai Samick

Doceavo grado:  Liam Caswell, Lupita Martinez

Ocracoke Alive annual membership meeting tonight

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Ocracoke Alive will hold its annual membership meeting at 7 p.m. tonight (Friday, Nov. 17) in the Deepwater Theater on School Road.
 Topics will include the year in review and plans for 2018. New members are welcome.
Dessert will be provided.

Healthy Holiday Health Fair set for Saturday

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The Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department’s light display won Best of Show for businesses last year. Photo: C. Leinbach

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A holiday health fair will take place  this Saturday (Nov. 18) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ocracoke fire hall, 822 Irvin Garrish Hwy. Blood  pressure checks, flu shots and children’s activities will be part of the fair. 

The magic and mystery of sacred geometry to be revealed on Sunday

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David Dickinson

Visiting from Manchester, England, during November, David Dickinson will give a presentation on sacred geometry, earth energy grids and ley lines at 7 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 19) in the Deepwater Theater

Dickinson is a frequent visitor to the United States in his capacity as a founding director in 2008 of the information strategy company Unlike Minds Limited.

He is known in the UK for his presentations on these subjects using richly animated computer graphics to explain these fascinating subjects.

Dickinson developed his understanding and expertise while working on disclosing the secrets hidden in plain sight in The Gorton Monastery, built by Franciscan friars in 1863, in his hometown of Manchester, England.

A trustee of the Monastery, he has been involved in its conservation and he has gradually disclosed a rich tapestry of celestial (stars) and terrestrial (earth) alignments, hidden in plain sight by the builders. Using computer software, over time he projected these lines around the world.

According to Wikipedia, ley lines are apparent ancient, straight “paths” in the landscape which are believed to have spiritual significance and along which man-made structures can often be found. The term was coined in 1921 by amateur archaeologist Alfred Watkins in his books “Early British Trackways” and “The Old Straight Track.”

Dickinson discovered that theses lines passed with remarkable precision through highly important sites, some of which are on the eastern seaboard of the United States, including the Washington Monument and the dead center of the Pentagon. 

“There is nothing new in such alignments,” Dickinson says. “For example, a straight line from the center of Mecca to the obelisk in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican passes through the very center of the Great Pyramid in Egypt. While this might be dismissed as just coincidence, bear in mind that Einstein once said, ‘coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.’”

Dickinson went on to discover that the sacred geometry described by Plato, as well as being found all over the Monastery, was referred to in indigenous cultures throughout the world.  In the United States, the same sacred geometry can be found in the art and dances of the Hopi and Sioux people. 

Dickinson is known in the UK for similar presentations using richly animated computer graphics to explain these fascinating subjects. 

He is currently working on a major initiative to develop the next generation of societal informatics platform in partnership with the World Health Innovation Summit and parties in Santa Monica and San Francisco.

He also will share his understanding of subtle energy in Ocracoke, and for those people interested in exploring the phenomenon for themselves, dowsing rods will be provided.

There is no admissions charge, but a donation to benefit Ocracoke Alive will be happily accepted.

This map shows ley lines emanating from Pilot Mountain, Surry County, N.C.

Ocracoke Middle School basketball fundraiser set for Sunday at Jason’s

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Jason's Restaurant Ocracoke, NC. Photo: C. Leinbach
Jason’s Restaurant. Photo: C. Leinbach

Jason’s Restaurant will hold a fried chicken dinner fundraiser at 11 a.m. Sunday to benefit the Ocracoke’s middle school basketball team’s trip to play in the 3rd Annual North Carolina Middle School Showcase  at Voyager Academy in Durham on Dec. 9.

The Dolphins will be one of 30 middle school teams competing in this tournament.  

The dinner consists of two boneless chicken thighs with mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, roll with butter, and iced tea for $10.

 

 

N.C. 12 Pea Island Interim Bridge opens to traffic

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The new Pea Island interim bridge seen next to the temporary metal bridge on N.C. 12. Photo courtesy of NCDOT.

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Hatteras Island travelers will notice the “Lego Bridge” along N.C. 12 at the north of Pea Island in Dare County is gone and a new bridge opened Wednesday.

The Pea Island Interim Bridge now open replaces the temporary metal bridge, dubbed the Lego Bridge by locals and put in place after Hurricane Irene in 2011.

Although the new bridge is in place, more work is needed. That includes the smoothing and grading of road shoulders along N.C. 12.

During the initial phase of the opening, traffic on the bridge is in a one lane, two-way pattern controlled by flaggers and temporary traffic signals.

The lane closures will allow work crews to add asphalt to the existing roadway in order to raise N.C. 12 to meet the new bridge. This one-lane pattern is expected to last three to five days.

The T.A. Loving Co. began construction of the $14.3-million bridge in March 2016. The new bridge is easier to maintain than the metal temporary bridge and will provide safe access for the area while NCDOT performs a study of permanent solutions to maintain public access to Pea Island.

After traffic is restored to its regular pattern, crews will begin the process of removing the temporary metal bridge.

That process is expected to be complete in March 2018.

 

 

Hyde County to offer free opiate/meth awareness training

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Hyde County Health Department is partnering with Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology to offer free opiate/ meth awareness training sessions at 2 and 6 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Hyde County government center multi-purpose room, 30 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter.

Each two-hour session will focus on preventing public sector workers from being exposed to opioids and methamphetamine out in the field. Participants are asked to register as soon as possible.

This training course is designed as a hazard awareness course and informs workers how to recognize these substances and back away from them until the proper protocol for removal is followed.

“Some of these drugs are so lethal that responders have had adverse reactions from touching them while responding,” said Misty Gibbs, preparedness coordinator for the Hyde County Health Dept.

Naloxone kit. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The course will provide information on NIOSH/CDC and American Convention of Medical Toxicologists recommendations on how to protect oneself from overexposure, information on the use of naloxone to reverse overdoses and how to recognize when an overdose occurs.

All public sector employees who work intimately with the public (i.e. make home visits, home investigations, road side clean-up, etc.) are encouraged to attend.

The course agenda will include the following:
Understanding the Hazards of Opioids and Crystal Meth
Chemicals Used in Manufacturing Crystal Meth
Overdose: Physiology and Risk Factors for Opiates and Crystal meth
Overdose: Signs and Symptoms
Responding to an Overdose
Exposure Prevention
PPE Required
Using Naloxone

Registration is required and free.  To register for a session, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RB3HHBH

 

Hyde’s Octagon House seeks support for repairs

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The Inkwell, also known as The Octagon House, is an historic eight-sided house located at 30868 US 264 in Engelhard in mainland Hyde County.

This unique building is one of only two of its kind in North Carolina. Dr. William T. Sparrow was born in Craven County in 1825. He married Elizabeth Jennett of Hyde County sometime before 1847. The property on which the house stands was originally owned by the Jennett family. 

According to the Octagon House website here, Sparrow built in 1857 during a fad in the 1850s in the United States for building of eight-sided dwellings.

This fad accelerated and was believed influenced by a book titled “The Octagon House – A Home For All.”

The Octagon House Restoration, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the Octagon House for generations to come, and the group has just received a matching fund grant to elevate it.

The group is seeking tax-deductible contributions on its secure Facebook page.  For all those who make donations on “Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match the donation.

For more information, visit the Octagon House Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/octagonhouse.nc/  .

Ocracoke events week of Nov. 13 to 18

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Monday, Nov. 13
Ocracoke Bar & Grille: Aaron Caswell, 8 pm

Tuesday, Nov. 14
Coyote Music Den: Open Jam: All ages, all levels welcome; 7:30 to 9 pm; youth at 6:30. No charge; donations welcome.
Gaffer’s: Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, 7 pm

Wednesday, Nov. 15
Gaffer’s: Trivia Night, 7 p.m.
Coyote Music Den: Word Play 7 to 8:30 pm

Thursday, Nov. 16
Ocracoke Bar & Grille: Kate McNally, 7 pm

Friday, Nov. 17
Deepwater Theater: Ocracoke Alive Fall Membership Meeting. 7 pm
Coyote Music Den: Playing your Ocracoke Memories, Martin Garrish, 7:30 to 9:30 pm; doors at 7
Gaffer’s: TBA, 9 pm

Saturday, Nov. 18

A holiday health fair at the Ocracoke fire hall, 822 Irvin Garrish Hwy, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  
Ocracoke Oyster Co.: Martin Garrish and Lou Castro, 6 pm
Gaffer’s: TBA, 9 pm

Tabby finds home in seacoast town

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Editor’s note: The Observer likes to find old stories in papers all over the country that report on the island. The following item from a Salem, Oregon, newspaper reports on the island cats, both domestic and feral, for which islanders have cared for centuries. 

Daily Capital Journal (Salem, Oregon)
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 1929

Ocracoke, N.C. (AP) – This island with  a population of about 700 persons, boasts a feline population of about this same number. Almost every native of Ocracoke has from five to 12 cats in his home.

The tabbies or their ancestors came from wrecked vessels in the vicinity of Hatteras called the “graveyard of the Atlantic.”

Wrecks, which are not uncommon events off the coast at this point, often result in a new cat or several coming ashore.

Bob the Ocracat is an habitue of the Ocracoke United Methodist Church, the Ocracoke School and the Ocracoke Health Center. Photo: C. Leinbach
Bob the Ocracat joins in the live Nativity.

 

Spencer is so-named for his territory, Spencer’s Market. Here, he takes a rest inside Roxy’s Antiques. Photo: C. Leinbach

 

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