The Coast Guard Station at Oregon Inlet is hosting an open house, Saturday, May 19, to celebrate National Safe Boating Week and to kick off the boating season.

To promote the importance of wearing life jackets in reducing fatalities, “Wear It” was selected as the theme of this year’s campaign May 19 to 25.

According to Coast Guard statistics, 84 percent of people who drowned in boating accidents were not wearing life jackets.
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By winning first and second place at the Odyssey of the Mind state tournament on March 30 at Wingate University, two First Flight Middle School Odyssey of the Mind teams are advancing to the World Finals at Iowa State University May 23 to 26.

The final fund raiser for their trip is planned for Tuesday, May 15 after school until 7 p.m. at Kill Devil Hills Rec Park.

It will feature door prizes — movie passes, itunes gift cards and T-shirts. There will be giveaways compliments of Rita’s, Kill Devil’s Custard, Slice, Five Guys, and The Pit;
music by DJ Mac and dinner — $5 hot dog plates and $3 Rita’s ice.

Plus, free games and $1 contests with basketball 3-point shot and soccer goal shoot out competitions.

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA’s Pet of the Week, Orbit.

Orbit is a 2-year-old spayed female who came from Buxton. She is very lovey and will even tell you in her own words.

The Outer Banks SPCA is located in Manteo at 1031 Driftwood Drive. Call (252) 475-5620 or go to the web www.obxspca.org.

Consider this: what if you were to be injured in an automobile accident or suddenly diagnosed with an illness. Would your loved ones know your wishes concerning your healthcare?

Advanced care planning involves personal decisions one must make ahead of time in the event that you are unable to make decisions later that would affect your quality of life.
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After being diagnosed with cancer in the 1980’s, local resident Alice Kelly realized the need for services for cancer patients living on the Outer Banks. In 1989, she founded The Outer Banks Cancer Support Group to assist Dare County cancer patients. Initially, the group offered moral support for cancer patients along with assistance with transportation.

At the time, almost all cancer treatments were provided at locations such as Elizabeth City, Norfolk and Greenville. The group had a team of dedicated volunteers who would drive patients whenever appointments were scheduled.
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Bonita A. Hurdle, Nags Head’s director of Human Resources, has graduated from the 2010-2011 Municipal Administration Course of the School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The program in Municipal Administration is designed for managers, department heads and officials whose responsibilities require a broad understanding of functions beyond individual areas of specialization. The course is about 150 hours, and more than 60 instructors participate in leading the program.
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After many years of planing, the National Park Service and Nags Head will mark completion of the replacement of the municipal water system serving the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Bodie Island.

The event will center on a symbolic “valve turning,” according to Dave Clark, town public works director National Parks engineer, Capt. Gregory Robinson.
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The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors gave final approval Tuesday to a realignment plan of member schools for 2013 through 2017.

All seven schools of the current Northeastern Coastal Conference will be in Class 2A after next school year, as Currituck and Hertford County drop down from 3A.

This will mark the first time in over two decades that all the region’s high schools have not had to play in conferences that are composed of members from different classifications.

The Tideland Conference and most of the Four Rivers Conference will be consolidated into a single 10-school league that stretches from Ocracoke to Plymouth to Gatesville.
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The Town of Nags Head’s Board of Commissioners has scheduled two additional budget workshops to discuss the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget. The public is encouraged to attend the workshops.

Both workshops will be held in the Board of Commissioners Room at Nags Head’s municipal complex, located at 5401 S. Croatan Highway.

Wednesday, May 9 at 2 p.m.

Wednesday, May 23 at 2 p.m.