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Collections for Carteret County Humane Society See “Have You Heard . ?” on page 19 Angel Tree Reminder See page 6 Boating Opportunity See “America’s Boating Club Of the Crystal Coast” See page 5 Vol. 15, No. 12 A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C. December 2020 Keeping Up With the Clerk Virtual Veterans Day Parade By Charles Rocci A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check, made Pine Knoll Shores Town Clerk payable to the United States of America, for an amount up to and including their life.—Author unknown CARES Act A/V upgrade Carteret County looks forward to the annual Morehead City Veterans Day Parade, but like many activities, this largest Veterans Day Parade in NC was cancelled because Pine Knoll Shores is eligible for $30,080 in CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, of COVID-19 concerns. While a disappointment for the patriotic residents of our and Economic Security) Act funding reimbursements for COVID-19 recovery area, loss of the normal parade didn’t stop the Veterans Coalition of the Crystal Coast and resiliency projects. Th e Pine Knoll Shores Board of Commissioners approved from holding the 24th Annual Carteret County Virtual Veterans Day Parade. the funds to be allocated to improving board room telecommunications abilities, As usual, Pine Knoll Shores was well represented. Tom King organized the group this year for a photo that appeared on the Morehead City American Legion Post on a recommendation from the town clerk. 46 website with other veterans, boy scouts, civic organizations, local charities, the Th ere are two key characteristics of Pine Knoll Shores population NJROTC from West Carteret High School, and others. demographics which should be considered for project justifi cation: We remember all veterans and their families and thank them for their sacrifi ces • According to 2010 Census data, 35% of Pine Knoll Shores residents are over and service to the United States of America. the age of 65. (Th e North Carolina average is about 22%.) • A large portion of Pine Knoll Shores homeowners are part-time residents. According to 2018 land use tax information, the town had about 10,000 residents in the summer of 2018. Th e census data shows that there are about 1,339 full-time residents in Pine Knoll Shores. Th is project is an eff ort to increase transparency in local government and encourage more people to become involved with local government activities. Th e pandemic shutdown and inability of many to attend meetings in person has revealed that we need to update our technology to service vulnerable populations and second-home owners. Remote meeting attendance has steadily decreased over the course of this pandemic, and we hope this project can make online meetings a more practical option. Aft er reaching out to consultants and posting our proposal on the NC Hub for Underutilized Businesses, we received three bids. Before meeting with the bidders for site visits, we developed a needs assessment which emphasized these points: Though a small group because of COVID-19, these Pine Knoll Shores • Th e system needs to be hands off , as the clerk will be operating it while veterans represented all of the town’s veterans in the Virtual Veterans Day Parade. Masks were worn until just prior to the picture-taking and donned presenting and taking meeting minutes. again afterward.—Photo byTom King (Continued on page 22) Standard Pre-Sort The Pine Knoll Shores Radio Station broadcasts 24 hours a day Permit #35 with weather and emergency info. Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 EMERGENCY - CALL 911 ECC 726-1911 • PUBLIC SAFETY 247-2474 THEShoreline 2 The Shoreline | December 2020 FROM THE DESK OF THE POLICE CHIEF CONTENTS Protecting Yourself At the Library ..............................................................................................................26 Country Club News ....................................................................................................23 From Scams Current Crossword ......................................................................................................17 email: [email protected] www.townofpks.com By Ryan Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Chief Current Sudoku ...........................................................................................................17 EDITOR: Fishing and Hunting ...................................................................................................27 Janie Price 240-2365 From the Mayor ..........................................................................................................11 For almost seven years, I have been writing Garden Club ................................................................................................................12 articles for Th e Shoreline that oft en end with a brief EDITORS AT LARGE: Have You Heard . ? ..................................................................................................19 Mary Battista 422-4063 mention of a scam that is making the rounds in Marilyn Brandt 919-377-2501 North Carolina. As we get closer to the new year, History of Pine Knoll Shores .....................................................................................20 Alicia Durham 241-8930 the scam phone calls will start increasing with false Keeping Up with the Clerk ..........................................................................................1 threats from individuals claiming to be from the IRS. Kramer’s Korner ..........................................................................................................10 CONTRIBUTING It is important to me to start 2021 fresh with some On the Grill .................................................................................................................24 REPORTERS: information on how to protect your identity. Frederick S. Boyce 723-6276 Out and About ..............................................................................................................7 Paige Gillespie Th e one thing that stays consistent with most Marian Goetzinger 422-9000 PIKSCO Happenings ..................................................................................................12 people who fall victim to a scam is that they Jean McDanal Pine Knoll Shores Board of Commissioners ............................................................13 Barbara Milhaven 240-0678 trusted someone they did not know with their Jacquie Pipkin 622-0340 private information. Th is usually happens over the Pine Knoll Shores Fishing Tournament ....................................................................22 Jim Scanlon 726-4174 telephone with an individual claiming to be from PKA News.......................................................................................................................8 Richard Seale 726-0478 Jim Turner 240-2474 a government organization like the IRS or a bank Puzzle Solutions ...........................................................................................................10 Ken Wilkins wanting to “verify” their information. A legitimate Town Crier .............................................................................................................14-15 fi nancial organization will never call and request What’s Up With PARC? ..............................................................................................16 CIRCULATION MANAGER: personal information such as a social security Erica Reed 247-4353 Women’s Club ..............................................................................................................16 number, date of birth, bank account number, or credit card information. If this does happen and GRAPHIC DESIGNER: you think it could be legitimate, get some contact Michelle Dobbs 726-7081 information for the caller and verify it with your bank. Here are some quick tips regarding scams and ADVERTISING: how to protect yourself from them: Marie Lawrence 726-7081 • A legitimate organization will never ask you to make a payment with gift cards. If someone POLICE ARTICLE DEADLINE asks you to pay with a gift card over the phone, During October, there was 1 arrest; 45 911 hang-ups; 8 alarm activations; it is a scam. 8 animal calls; 1 larceny call; 6 breaking or entering calls; 9 disturbance calls; DUE DATE ISSUE • A legitimate government organization will 33 assist Fire/EMS calls; 1 assist other agency call; 137 traffi c stops, which Fri., Dec. 11 January 2021 never threaten you with an arrest if you do not included 10 speeding, 3 license revoked/registration, 2 drug violations, 1 alcohol Thurs., Jan. 14 February make an immediate payment. We get reports violation and 7 other traffi c violations; 33 beach patrols; 518 business checks; Fri., Feb. 12 March of scammers claiming to be from the IRS and 693 foot patrols; and 115 residence checks. Police personnel participated in 185 Mon., Mar. 14 April training hours. threatening the victim with arrest if they do Mon., April 12 May not provide some type of payment over the Wed., May 12 June phone. If this happens, it is a scam. FIRE AND EMS Wed., June 16 July • If you are listing items for sale on Craig’s List, During October, responders handled 1 fi re, 29 rescue and emergency medical Wed., July 14 August you may get a message from someone who service incidents, 2 service calls, 1 good intent call and 6 false alarm or false wants to buy the item without looking at it calls. Personnel participated in 522 training hours for the month. and has “accidentally” overpaid you for the ADVERTISING