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Volume 126 May 2013

2013 CHAMBER OFFICERS

CHAIR Mike Worley

Edge Entertainment

VICE-CHAIR Brant Barnwell Intracoastal Realty

TREASURER Brenda Butler

Town of Carolina Beach SECRETARY Carol Magestro Carolina Beach Furniture

PROFESSIONAL STAFF PRESIDENT Gail McCloskey

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Greg Reynolds

2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Paul Boroznoff Southern Digital Art.com Paula Bradford Bank Of America Anne Brodsky Palm Air Realty Van Coley Century 21 Sweyer & Associates Janet Knott Artful Living Group Andrea Cinanni-Wilson Southern Sign Company Ex-Officio Director Keith Bloemendaal Tilt Shift Marketing LLC Angie Earl Town of Carolina Beach Simon Sanders Creative Wood Works of

Wilmington

Chamber Champion

Chamber of Commerce NEWS AND VIEWS

Please bring your family and friends and join your Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce on Sunday, May 5th,

2013 at Ft. Fisher Air Force Recreation Area in Kure Beach from 2:00 pm—4:00 pm. We are having a

Birthday Party! Plan on bringing your chairs, blankets, picnics and coolers (no glass or pets please) and enjoy

the smooth Motown sounds of EnVision, a 12 piece band from Winston-Salem, NC complete with horns and

five vocalists. The base will be selling hot dogs and BBQ as well as beer, wine and soda...your favorite funnel

cakes, Kettle Korn and Island Ice will also be available. Come help us ‘blow out the candles’ as we celebrate

3/4 of a century and going strong!

It’s that time of year again (already). It is time to see if all your preparations during the winter months has

prepared you for the onslaught of the tourists, day-trippers and locals alike. Your Pleasure Island Chamber of

Commerce has been busy getting our programs and events ready for all parties involved. Just on this page

alone, you will see our 75th Birthday Party this Sunday, May 5th from 2:00 pm—4:00 pm. Our 28th Carolina

Beach Music Festival is coming up on June 1st from 10:30 am—4:30 pm. We also have released the line-up for

our Free Summer Concert Series on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of June, July and August. On the next page,

check out the Movies at the Lake line-up as well as the Seafood Blues & Jazz Festival with headliner Buddy

Guy. And don’t forget about Carolina Beach Downtown Initiative’s great programs at the Boardwalk with

Tuesday night Family Night, Wednesday Night Cash BINGO and the Boardwalk Blast Music to compliment the

great Fireworks!!! The season is near, I hope we are all ready.

Happenings Around The Island

American Legion Fish Fry

1st Friday of the month from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, the American Legion Post 129 will hold a tasty Fish Fry at 1500 Bridge Barrier Road in Carolina Beach (910.458.4253).

For $8 a plate, you will receive Large Whiting fillet or NC Farm raised catfish,

hush puppies, cole slaw, potato salad, iced tea or coffee. Beer and Wine available for purchase. Captain Ray’s Sea-food is also available for purchase.

For an additional fee, the Ladies Auxiliary will give you choices of dessert.

Katie B. Hines Senior Center 308 Cape Fear Blvd.

458.6609

1st Saturday of the month from

7:30 am –11:00 am Pancake Breakfast—Just $6.00

includes pancakes, sausage, eggs,

juice & coffee

Please join us this Saturday, May 4th, starting at noon and ending when the pig is gone! We'll be outside at Bud & Joe's in Kure Beach for a pig pickin' to benefit the Cape Fear Disabled Sports-man's Tournament. BBQ, slaw, hush puppies and baked beans, all for just

$7 per plate. And you can get your raffle tickets for a chance to win a Tiki

Bar too! Please bring your friends and neighbors, share this event, and help us to make this tournament a great event for all who participate!

15TH ANNUAL CAPE FEAR DISABLED SPORTSMAN’S

FISHING TOURNAMENT

Friday, May 10th, 2013

8:00 am—12:30 pm

Kure Beach Fishing Pier Got Em On Live Bait Club of Carolina Beach

Rick Knott, Director

910.368.7077

[email protected]

FEDERAL POINT HELP CENTER

The needs of the Help Center in May 2013

include:

Canned Fruit, Pasta Sauce, Mayonnaise and any other canned or packaged food items or toiletries will be greatly appreciated.

Anne Hope & Tim Marvin 458 4057 COME MEET YOUR FAVORITE PLEASURE ISLAND FACEBOOK PHOTOGRAPHER!

Southern Digital Art would like to invite you to a wine and cheese

evening meet and greet hosted by Paul Boroznoff of Southern Digital Art at my Gallery on Carolina Beach boardwalk.

Come and meet the Photographer you like and see some

of there work.

Date: Friday, May 3,2013

Time: 6-9 pm

Some of your favorite Pleasure Island Facebook Photogra-pher that will be there.

Joshua McClure

Phil Mancuso Michael Sing

Chuck Thomas

John Gregory

Lotus Lily

CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY

WITH BRUNCH AT THE

COURTYARD

Make A Date With Mom For A Scrumptious Mother's Day Brunch!! Adults- $25.95

Seniors- $19.95

Ages 6-12- $10.95 Ages 5 & Under- FREE

STATION ONE

Omelet and Waffles

STATION TWO

Chilled Seafood Display

STATION THREE

Salads and Crudities

STATION FOUR

Carving Board

STATION FIVE

Main Dishes & Accompaniments

STATION SIX

Grand Dessert Display

100 Charlotte Avenue


910.458.2030


Please join us and place a stone as we form the pathway of the new community labyrinth, located near the corner of Lumberton Ave. and 3rd Street in Carolina Beach. In the spirit of giving back to the communi-ty it serves, the Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market is providing the

materials and gathering a group of helping hands to install this labyrinth under the beautiful old oaks on the grounds generously provided by St. Paul’s UMC. It will be open and available to the public at all times. A labyrinth is a meandering but purposeful path that looks like a maze but is not. People walk labyrinths for many reasons. They are used for reflection, meditation, prayer, and simply to relax. Some shed their problems as they walk to the center, pause to gather strength, and then follow the pathway out to rejoin the world. The participant can ascribe their own spiritual meaning to this ritual walk. The theory is that by walking the labyrinth one partakes of a spiritual journey of self-examination and enlighten-ment. All experience it differently, but labyrinths bring people together on the common path of life. “We are not human beings on a spiritual path, but spiritual beings on a human path.” The labyrinth was made possible by the Town of Carolina Beach allowing the farmer’s market to use a portion of its pro-ceeds for a project that the community can enjoy in return for using the space at the lake. Preparation of the surface will be done in advance and then all are invited to help lay the stone pathway on Saturday, May 4th beginning at 9:00am. For more information please contact Janet Knott at 910-431-8122. ###

We had a special visitor on May 2nd—Leah Penninger of

WWAY TV3 brought her new addition to visit our office.

Elli Josephene Penninger will be 4 months old this Saturday.

MEMBERSHIP

MADNESS

Thinking about joining a golf course this sea-son? STOP!!!

Masonboro Country Club has the best offer for you! NO initation fee, your first and last month dues FREE, low monthly dues. Do you like to walk while golfing? MCC Members are allowed to walk! Save on cart fees, walk when you want, take a cart when you want. Can't play golf in the morning! OK how about a Twilight Membership that saves you money, but gives you full member privledges (Tee times must be made after 1:00 pm during DST and after 12:00 noon during EST)! Call 910-397-9162 for more information.

UPCOMING RIBBON-CUTTINGS /

GRAND OPENINGS

May 9th A Lil Xtra 5:30 pm

1206-E Lake Park Blvd., CB, NC

May 18th Carolina Beach Street Arts Festival

11:15 am Cape Fear Blvd. at the Boardwalk

May 21st Pleasure Island Carpets 6:00 pm

1140-F N. Lake Park Blvd., CB, NC

June 5th Emergency Performance 5:30 pm

1003 Bennet Lane, Suite N, CB, NC

June 18th Pleasure Island Tattoo 5:30 pm

1009 N. Lake Park Blvd, Unit A2, CB, NC

MELISSA McCARTHY ON PLEASUIRE ISLAND It obviously pays to do well at the Chowder Cook-Off. Melissa

McCarthy (of Mike & Molly and Bridesmaids) made several trips to Pleasure Island to get Havana’s award-winning

Chowder. Congratulations Pete and Charlie!


TAG AND TAX TOGETHER COMBINED BILLS WILL BE DELIVERED ON REVISED SCHEDULE Bills will go out in July rather than May

The first combined tag and tax notices will be mailed on a revised schedule, going out for September renewals rather than for renewals due in July. The revision allows for additional time to test and certify systems provided by vendors supplying online services for vehicle dealers. The program will still be ready to implement on July 1 and that is when the DMV will begin collecting, however the first combined tag and tax notices will now be for vehicle renewals due in September 2013.

The new bills will reflect both vehicle property tax information from counties and other taxing jurisdictions, as well as vehicle registration and inspection information. Drivers used to pay for tags and taxes separately. The new program, “Tag & Tax Together,” will require one payment for both bills. Both tag renewals and tax payments must be paid in full to renew vehicle registration.

An easy-to-read map of the combined notice posted on the DMV website shows where property tax information is listed and how to find vehicle registration facts. After receiving your entire payment, NCDMV will renew your vehicle registration and forward the property tax portion of your payment directly to your county revenue office.

Vehicle owners can tell if they will be among the first to receive the new bills by checking to see if they have a “9” (for the month of September) sticker on their license tag. With each month that passes, additional vehicle owners will receive the new notice when their renewal is due. By mid-2014, the program should include all North Carolina vehicle owners.

The DMV website features frequently-asked questions about the combined billing program and contact information for county revenue offices across the state. A Spanish version of the questions has also been posted. (Vea una version en Español de las preguntas más frecuentes.) DMV has produced a video to help explain the new program. The result of a law first passed by the General Assembly in 2005, the combination goes into effect this summer following the incorporation of county tax rates into the vehicle registration system. It is designed to provide easy one-time payment of vehicle tags and property taxes across the state. In addition to the “Tag & Tax Together” information on the website, NCDMV, the N.C. Department of Revenue and North Carolina’s 100 counties are working together to get the word out about the new combined program.

Key facts about the program: · The new Tag and Tax Together program is for your vehicle property tax only and does not affect your mortgage or home property tax.

· Your vehicle tax will be due at the same time your vehicle registration is due. The due date will be printed on the new renewal notice that you receive in the mail.

· Your vehicle’s annual registration renewal fees will remain the same. The increase in your bill is from the addition of the

vehicle property tax.

· No owner will have to pay taxes twice in the same tax year for the same vehicle. It is important to look at the vehicle property tax year rather than the calendar year. By law, the tax year for your vehicle begins the first month after your previous registration expires. While it is possible to pay twice in a calendar year, no vehicle owner will pay twice in the same tax year or for the same 12-month period.

http://www.ncdot.gov/download/dmv/Tag_Tax_Together_Bubbles.pdf

http://ncdot.gov/dmv/

http://ncdot.gov/dmv/vehicle/tagtax/

http://ncdot.gov/download/dmv/TagTaxCountyContacts.pdf

http://ncdot.gov/download/dmv/TagTaxCountyContacts.pdf

http://ncdot.gov/download/dmv/TagTaxSpanishFAQs.pdf

http://ncdot.gov/download/dmv/TagTaxSpanishFAQs.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD4asBnltaU

Message From The Chair

The Season is getting under way and things are buzzing on Pleasure Island!

We are always excited to see new business growth on our island as well as

new residents calling Pleasure Island “home”. The season was officially kicked off with the 17th Annual Pleasure Island

Chowder Cook Off. The day was filled with great food, music and fun for everyone. Congratulations to Havana’s for their 1st place award in the

People’s Choice Category and Shuckers Oyster Bar and Grill for taking 1st

place in the Judges Choice Category. I would like to thank all of the

restaurants that participated this year as well as everyone that came out to

make this event a huge success! We are just days away from what is to be the biggest birthday party to come

to Pleasure Island. That’s right, gather all your friends, family and coworkers

and join us on this Sunday May 5th at Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area

from 2:00-4:00 as the Chamber celebrates its 75th birthday! We have an

awesome band coming in from Winston Salem and trust me, you will not be disappointed. EnVision is a 12

piece Motown band that is sure to keep the party going and your feet moving. This event is open for

everyone to enjoy, so get your chairs, blankets and coolers and come on out and party with us! Another huge event coming up is the 28th Annual Carolina Beach Music Festival. This event is held on the

beach stage on Saturday, June 1st and will feature Jim Quick and Coastline, The Craig Woolard Band and

Spare Change. If you want a day of fun in the sun while enjoying three great bands, then this is the festival

for you!

Don’t forget that the weekly fireworks and music at the Boardwalk begin on May 24th and continue

throughout the Summer! For more information on these and all of our other events, visit our website

www.pleasureisland.org.

Mike Worley, 2013 Chair Edge Entertainment

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Carolina Beach Farmer’s

Market begins its 2013 Sea-

son on May 11th at the Caro-

lina Beach Lake from 8:00

am—1:00 pm

20th Annual Seaside Soccer Classic May 18th—19th, 2013

910.392.0306

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