Meet the Outer Banks SPCA’s “Pet of the Week” Miss Piggy.

Miss Piggy is an almost 3-month-old Pointer mix who was surrendered to the shelter with her seven brothers and sisters. They are very playful and well socialized puppies who also love their snuggle time.

Being puppies, they will need some extra attention but will make the perfect furry family member.

The Outer Banks SPCA is located in Manteo at 1031 Driftwood Drive. On the web at www.obxspca.org or friend them on Facebook.

The faculty and staff of First Flight High School is hosting a fundraiser variety show, silent auction, and raffle on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6pm, for science teacher and cheerleading coach Stephanie Motz and her husband, Chad.

Since October, Stephanie has been unable to work due to serious health issues.

The FFHS faculty and staff are joining together to raise money for Stephanie and Chad to help offset some of the mounting medical bills.
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Multiple vehicle break-ins were reported in Buxton and Frisco over the weekend.

Cash, change, and personal electronics were taken, and most of the vehicles were unlocked.

Dare Sheriff Doug Doughtie is holding a community meeting regarding the thefts tonight at 7 p.m. at the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club.

The Outer Banks Parenting Expo is a free community event, to be held on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Outer Banks Family YMCA in Nags Head.

Thirty-eight professional exhibitors will be available for to meet and hold discussions.

They include Ascension Music; Autism Society of NC, OBX Chapter; Barefoot Massage; Blossoming Bellies to Babies; Carolinian Studio; Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County; Children @ Play; Christine Bowen, MD; Christen “The Swim Lady” Buchert; Coastal Women’s Clinic; and College of The Albemarle.
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The Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce has sent letters urging support for a July 4 fireworks display in Avon.

Letters were sent Feb. 3 to Warren Judge, the chairman of of the Dare County Commissioners, and Mike Murray, Superintendent of the National Park Service Outer Banks Group.

For years, the citizens and visitors celebrated Independence Day with a fireworks display in Avon. Since a fatal explosion on Ocracoke in 2009, stricter state rules and a lack of funding have prevented a fireworks display on Hatteras Island.
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Feb. 19 to 25 has been designated Through with Chew Week by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, ear, nose and throat physicians, who treat many cancers caused by spit tobacco.

In recognition of Through with Chew Week, the Dare County Department of Public Health is teaming up with Albemarle Regional Health Services to work with a local dentist to provide free oral cancer screenings for Dare County residents.
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The Dare County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council is making available $88,429 for 2012-2013. The grants require a 30 percent match.

The JCPC will consider proposals for mentoring, parent and family skills, interpersonal skills, vocational skills, tutoring, restitution, teen court, psychological assessments, counseling, home-based services, crisis counseling, substance abuse treatment and structured day treatment.
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A fund established by the Virginia Dare Business and Professional Women’s Club awards scholarships to women in our community in time for the fall semester.

In past years, the scholarships have helped a number of women further their educational goals, including earning a teaching degree, completing nursing training and continuing studies.
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The UNC Cancer Outreach Clinic is accepting referrals for patients interested in an integrative medicine consultation. This specialty clinic will be held Feb. 24.

Gary Asher, MD, MPH, will offer consultations in integrative medicine, a service designed to help cancer patients and survivors distinguish among the various forms of complementary medicine and decide which approaches are right for their needs.
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The Men’s Fellowship will gather once again at Kitty Hawk Baptist Church on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m.

The great guys there are busy putting an evening together. This is a little short notice, but the details have just come together.
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On Feb. 25 at the Ramada Inn, make the plunge with the Y.

The Penguin Plunge is a fundraiser for the YMCA’s We Build People program. We Build People is a community-wide effort to raise funds for children, teens, families, and adults who otherwise could not afford YMCA programs or services.

Every dollar raised from the Penguin Plunge is invested in the lives of people in our community with needs.
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The North Carolina Soccer Referees Association is hosting a series of United States Soccer Federation Soccer Clinics in Kill Devil Hills at the Dare County Parks & Recreation Center.

Certification from the 16 hour ‘08 course on Feb. 24, 25 & 26 will enable soccer officials to referee in any affiliated match that they are capable of doing. Attendees must be 14 to attend.
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The Carolina Fear Softball 16U team is hosting a fundraiser dodgeball Tournament on Saturday March 17, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Currituck High School.

Registration is $40 for an 8-player, co-ed team. Matching jersey’s are required, but can be handmade. The tournament will have a 70′s/disco theme, so be creative with your team names and jerseys.
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The Environmental Health Division of the Dare County Department of Public Health will conduct its next ServSafe class on Feb. 29 to March 1 at the Outer Banks Welcome Center on Roanoke Island.

The class will be from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. both days.

The course educates food service workers about safe food-handling. Instructors provide information on topics including keeping food at safe temperatures, proper hand-washing and personal hygiene and more.
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A GOP precinct meeting for Kill Devil Hills is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the Kill Devil Hills Town Hall, 102 Town Hall Drive off Colington Road.

Delegates will be selected for Dare County GOP Convention, which is Saturday March 24, 2012, at the Dare Center in Manteo. Only registered Republicans living in KDH as of Jan 31, 2012, are eligible to be KDH delegates.

Other precinct meetings are also scheduled:
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