Crystal Coast Women's Club

Another terrific aurora borealis photo from last week. This is from Fairbanks, Alaska and this was captured outside his house.

📸 Andy Witteman's Photography

🇫🇷 Indulge in the exquisite! Join us for an unforgettable culinary journey inspired by Escoffier's legacy. Mark your calendars for these delectable evenings:
January 23
February 20
March 19
April 16
Hurry, tickets are $125 each and will sell out! Reserve your seat now and savor the flavors of France.🇫🇷
👩‍🍳Funding from the dinners pay for the students to participate in the French exchange program at no cost to them. Carteret CC is the only NC Community College to offer this unique opportunity.

https://one.bidpal.net/escoffier/ticketing(details:ticketing-summary)

We can’t wait to see you all, this Saturday! We are excited for our 1st annual Holiday Kickoff Bonanza. 9am - 2pm.
We will have other small business vendors set up to kickoff your holiday shopping. Candles, Jewelry, Handmade Pet Apparel, Ornaments & Baked Goods.
Also in attendance will be the Carteret County Humane Society, with an adopt-a-thon!
Call Lisa at 252.499.9224 with any questions, or last minute vendor requests.

Sorry for the late posting but

The Carteret County Veterans Day Parade will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 4th, in downtown Morehead City. It runs along Highway 70/Arendell Street, and will begin at 17th Street and travel eastbound to 5th Street. The City is a proud supporting sponsor of this community event.

You can learn more about the parade at www.carteretcountyveteransdayparade.com.

You may do elf on a shelf...we do WINE!

Wine Expo - Carteret Community College Your senses will be overwhelmed with the selection of wines offered for sampling purposes. You’ll be able to taste dozens of wines curated by our team. This all-inclusive event includes specialty wines, and charcuterie and artisan cheeses made by our Culinary Students and Beaufort Grocery. Complim...

Officers with the Morehead City Police Department will be collecting unused prescription medication on Saturday, October 28th as a part of Operation Medicine Drop.

There are two Morehead City locations where you can drop off unused pills as a part of this county-wide initiative: Food Lion at 4917 Arendell Street and the Walmart Supercenter at 300 Highway 24. Officers will be on site collecting medication from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

🚨Reminder: all persons participating in the CedarFest activities must have a bracelet! Bracelets are free and can be found at the Town tent at the event entrance.

We are so excited it’s Games Week🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Get your kilts out, buy your tickets, come join us for a day of fun!!!!!!

You should have seen the fear in his eyes! Looking forward to the . These gyms are amazing and badass! Come see us this Saturday in Beaufort NC.

Friendly reminder about our Free Household Hazardous Waste Recycling collection event coming up on Saturday, October 21. This event will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carteret County Health and Human Services - Health Department parking lot, located at 3820 Bridges Street, Morehead City.

Staff will be on site to collect small quantities of waste products such as cooking oil, automotive fluids (gasoline, used motor oil, anti-freeze), lawn and gardening pesticides, batteries, and paint. Staff at the event will be offering convenient drive-thru disposal of items so participants can remain inside their vehicles. The waste collection event is available to Carteret County residents only with proof of residency.

For more information about this event, or to find out about future collection events, visit www.carteretcountync.gov or call the Carteret County Public Works Department at (252) 648-7878.

Come join us on the evening of Thursday, October 26th, 2023, for an Open House at the History Museum of Carteret County to introduce our new Museum Director Gracie Bender, and Assistant Director Brandon Fitzpatrick.

In addition, we are excited to welcome writer Michael Loderstedt, who will be providing entertainment by reading poems from his latest book "Why We Fished". As Michael states, and we concur, "I believe you can taste salt and smell marsh mud in many of these poems."

Light refreshments will be served. This night of introductions and entertainment will be free of charge, although donations are gladly accepted.

Please RSVP to (252) 247-7533 by no later than October 24th

We look forward to meeting each of you!

October 19th, 11:30 at 1008 Arendell St in MHC.
Learn about the Shackleford Horses, have pizza from Luigi's, meet new friends!
call 410-570-7487 for more info

Upcoming Meeting: Our October 19 our presentation will be “Shackleford Ponies” by Margaret Poindexter, Director of the
Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc.

Join us at The History Museum of Carteret County

There is still time to be involved with the Morehead City Library Book Club this month!

This club meets on the first Thursday of each month from 1-2 p.m. to discuss the selected book. Currently, it is Varina, a Charles Frazier novel.

If you have questions, please contact the Library at 252-726-3765.

3rd Annual Crystal Coast Highland Games Come join us where you can enjoy the following: Athletics, Clan Tents, Highland Dancing, Scottish Vendors, Beer Tent, Food Trucks & MORE!!

A Swansboro crowd favorite - brought to you by the Seaside Arts Council and the Boro Restaurant.

Are you excited for fall weather and great events in Morehead City? Our Parks and Recreation department has a number of exciting events over the next six weeks, and don't forget The North Carolina Seafood Festival!

You can find full details on city events at moreheadcitync.org.

The Infusion Café is thrilled to announce the return of musical and theatrical events, starting this month with A Night at the Copa!

Join us for this jazzy return to the days of the Rat Pack, accompanied with foods fit for the time, and music provided by Blue Moon Jazz.

Call us at 252-240-2800 to reserve your seat today!

Meanwhile on Shackleford Banks -- A beach mystery! The park's biologist is wondering how a bright pink golf ball came to be on the sand in the interior of Shackleford Banks. Was someone practicing their bunker shots and lost track of it?

Turtle Time! Check out this great shot from a park volunteer. A momma turtle crawled in to lay a nest on the beach with the lighthouse in the background. After laying her nest, she had a bit of trouble getting back out to the ocean, possibly disoriented by the large pool of water in a low-lying area in the middle of the beach. However, the volunteer assured us that she eventually made it back out! The park is currently home to over 70 turtle nests, with more showing up daily!

Image Description: A crawl pattern with alternating flipper marks cuts through a sandy beach. There is a large area of disturbed sand at the top of the crawl pattern. A small pool of water breaks through the middle of the image, cutting the crawl pattern in half. The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is visible behind a dune line in the background of the image.

NPS Photo / T. Atkinson

Since yesterday's post about the nesting turtle got so much attention, here's a follow up shot of her crawling the last few feet back to the ocean.

Image Description: An open sandy beach scene with small waves breaking on the shoreline. In the foreground, a large turtle with several barnacles on its shell crawls the last few feet forward toward the waves, leaving a track pattern behind. In the background, the rising sun crests just barely above the horizon, with sunlight breaking through light cloud cover and reflecting on the water.

NPS Photo / T. Atkinson

Beach Treasures -- You never know what you will find on the beach when you go beach combing. On Sunday, July 23rd, a mother and son found this massive shark tooth on the beach during a beachcombing excursion on Cape Lookout. While we are not known for shark teeth on our beach, every once in a while they do show up, much to the delight of the finder. This tooth is an even rarer find. It belonged to a now-extinct shark species known as a Megalodon. If this is just one of its teeth, can you imagine how large the living animal was? (Scientists estimate that megalodon sharks were at least twice the size of today's Great White Sharks)

Image description: a Cape Lookout National Seashore park ranger happily holds the large fossil shark tooth found on the beach by a mother and son while beachcombing on Cape Lookout. It

Image credit: NPS photo

So proud of my granddaughter Macon Lilly Daniels.

Today, July 11th, we are thrilled to commemorate a remarkable milestone in the history of Carteret Community College as we proudly mark our 60th anniversary. 🎓🌟 We look forward to celebrating throughout the year with exciting events dedicated to our students, employees, alumni, community, and incredible donors. It's a privilege to be your community college.

Matinee Performance TODAY of The Lion King JR. at West Carteret High School auditorium!
— July 21, 22 @ 7:30 p.m.
— July 16, 22, 23 @ 2:30 p.m.

SECURE YOUR TICKETS NOW! 🎟️ Online at: www.elysianplayers.org 🎟️ (Remaining tickets available at the door)

Thank you to our show sponsor and promotional photographer, Emily Saunders Photography!

Any film buffs know how to maintain and operate a beast like this?

Part of the new Business History Center collection at the Carteret County History museum, we’re planning to share selected images from around Carteret County, NC. Y’all come visit, rain or shine 😊 1008 Arendell, MHC.

🎤🎸 One OUTSTANDING pregame show down, one more to go! 🎸🎤

Come join us at Big Rock Stadium on Monday night (7/24) to see Matt Stell light up the stage for a pregame performance before your Marlins take on the Holly Springs Salamanders!

Take advantage of our ticket promo here: https://bit.ly/3JWAOHr

WRNS / Matt Stell

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