Current Events February 24-March 1
Find out what's open during the winter on our What's Open? page!
The Ocracoke Current calendar is a great source for events and information. We post updates on our Facebook page, too! This story will be updated as needed with more information, so check back!
Monday, February 24th:
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Tuesday, February 25th:
9am: Teresa Adams office hours @ Hyde County office at the Community Center: 9am-Noon. She has information on Individual Assistance (for people who have been denied Small Business Administration (SBA) loans); food stamp information; housing applications to elevate homes; Legal Aid info; Back At Home; Trillium information; re-entry permits and and permits for people who want their families to help; contractors lists; and various online information. Her phone number is 252-921-0053. The Legal Aid number is 866-219-5262.
11am: Ocracoke Strong Kitchen lunch @ Community Center, for fulltime, year-round residents only.
4:30pm: Post-Dorian Support Group meeting @ Lightship Realty: Free support group for grief and loss. All residents are welcome. With the holidays there will be more acute feelings of loss for many on the island. Our recovery from Dorian continues to influence how we respond to daily events on the island. Sharing space with others in a safe, supportive environment and talking about the challenges and learning tools for coping can make a difference. Facilitated by Ruth Fordon and Desiree Ricker.
6:30pm: OCBA and Hyde County will host a small business resource workshop @ Community Center. Resource providers from the Small Business and Technology Development Center, the NC Rural Center, and the College of Albemarle Small Business Center will be on hand to assist you with any questions you may have about your business during this time of recovery. 6:30-8:30pm
6:30pm: Planning Board meeting @ Fire Hall. All are welcome to attend. The board would like input about the proposed new proposed new ordinance about travel trailers.
Wednesday, February 26th:
9am: OCBA and Hyde County will host a small business resource workshop @ Community Center. Resource providers from the Small Business and Technology Development Center, the NC Rural Center, and the College of Albemarle Small Business Center will be on hand to assist you with any questions you may have about your business during this time of recovery. 9-11am.
7pm: Ash Wednesday Service @ Ocracoke Lifesaving Church
Thursday, February 27th:
9am: Teresa Adams office hours @ Hyde County office at the Community Center: 9am-Noon. She has information on Individual Assistance (for people who have been denied Small Business Administration (SBA) loans); food stamp information; housing applications to elevate homes; Legal Aid info; Back At Home; Trillium information; re-entry permits and and permits for people who want their families to help; contractors lists; and various online information. Her phone number is 252-921-0053. The Legal Aid number is 866-219-5262.
12:30pm: NPS Public Meeting @ Community Center: National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Superintendent David Hallac invites the public to visit with staff on Ocracoke, where he will review visitation patterns and park activities during 2019 at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.Superintendent Hallac will begin the meeting with an overview presentation and then invite the community to engage in a discussion and question and answer session. 12:30–1:30pm.
Friday, February 28th:
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Saturday, February 29th:
9:30am: Family Story Time with Ms Claire @ Ocracoke Library/WOVV: Meet in the Ocracoke Library's temporary space in the upstairs lobby of WOVV Radio Station (next to the library building.) Family Story Time will alternate between English and Spanish stories -- this week will be English! Claire Senseney, who has been trained in Motheread/Fatheread, will be your host. Family Story Time provides a time for parents/guardians and their children to come together to enjoy a story, followed by a fun craft. No matter your first language, please join us every other Saturday for stories and crafts! Sponsored by the 21st Century Community Learning Center and the Hyde Coalition for Children.
12noon: Warming Center/Open House @ OUMC Rec Hall: We will be open 12pm-5pm. Coffee and treats... and plenty of games, books, and friendly conversation for everyone who wants to stop by and say Hi. Organized by Meredith Rollman.
Sunday, March 1st:
Services @ both churches: Ocracoke United Methodist (9am @ Rec Hall) and Ocracoke Assembly of God (Sunday School 10am, services at 11am and 6pm; also Wednesday night service at 7pm).
Looking ahead....
Check out the Ocracoke Current calendar for more events and information! We post updates on Facebook, too!
Send info about any events we may have missed to ocracokecurrent@gmail.com.
