Retired U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Matthew Moyer will speak at the Southern Shores 2024 Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Pitts Center.
Officer Moyer, CW02, is a decorated 26-year veteran of the USCG and a Southern Shores resident, according to a release by the Town of Southern Shores, which sponsors the annual Veterans Day ceremony with the Knights of Columbus Assembly 2989.
The event is free to all members of the public.
The Southern Shores ceremony is one of four ceremonies being held in Dare County towns this year to honor veterans. Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Manteo also are holding memorial celebrations on Veterans Day. You can learn the details about these events and other special activities planned during Dare’s Outer Banks Veterans Week, which runs tomorrow through Nov. 11, at https://www.darearts.org/veteransdirectory.
Outer Banks Veterans Week celebrates veterans and their families through the arts. It is sponsored by The Coastal Studies Institute, Hotel Manteo, the Veterans Writing Project, and the Pioneer Theater, and funded in part by the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.
Among the upcoming events are:
*Outer Banks Veterans Concert on Sat., Nov. 9, 7 p.m., at the Pioneer Theater, 109 Budleigh St. in downtown Manteo
Musicians Tony Rosario, the co-founder of Soldier Songs and Voices; Ron Capps, the founder of the Veterans Writing Project, and Jana Pochop, a singer/songwriter/producer, will perform a special song swap billed as an “intimate evening of storytelling through song” in a round-table format. The concert costs $5 for attendees with a military or veteran ID and $10 for all others. Tickets may be purchased online at ThePioneerTheater.com or at the door.
*Veterans Writing Workshop on Sat.-Sun., Nov. 9-10, at the UNC Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
Mr. Rosario and Ms. Pochop will lead a “hands-on songwriting workshop” for beginning and experienced songwriters. The two-day workshop is free for veterans, active-duty military, and their family members. Participants may bring a musical instrument, if they choose. Pre-registration for the workshop is required because space is limited.
To register for the songwriting workshop and to find out more about these events and others scheduled during Outer Banks Veterans Week, go to https://www.darearts. org/veterans.
*A new exhibit, “A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans,” on display at the Outer Banks History Center, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, starting Tuesday, Nov. 4, and running through Dec. 31.
The photograph exhibit will be on display in the temporary exhibit space at the Outer Banks History Center from Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until the end of the year. The exhibit is free to the public. (The OBHC is closed for three months of renovations.)
LOCAL DISCOUNTS FOR DARE COUNTY VETERANS WITH ID CARDS
In May 2012, the Dare County Board of Commissioners created the Veterans Advisory Council in recognition of the service and sacrifice of all Dare County veterans. The DCVAC’s signature project is the Dare County Veterans I.D. card, which enables veterans to receive discounts off of goods and services at many local businesses.
To obtain a veterans I.D. card, you must have your DD214 form showing an honorable discharge and a driver’s license with a Dare County address. To obtain your card, call Marsha Brown, Dare County Veterans Advisory Council member, at (252) 202-2058, or Patty O’Sullivan, Dare County Veteran Service Officer, at (252) 475-5604.
Among the businesses that accept the Dare County veterans I.D. card and offer discounts year-round are Ace Hardware, Artsy Octopus, Barefoot Bernie’s, High Cotton BBQ, Jolly Roger Restaurant, Kitty Hawk Kites, and Sugar Shack and Sugar Creek Seafood Restaurant.
Elsewhere in recognition of Veterans Day:
Atlantic Dentistry in Kitty Hawk is offering free dental services to all veterans on Fri., Nov. 9. Call (252) 261-7700 to schedule an appointment.
Morgan Family Dentistry, 10A Juniper Trail in Southern Shores, is holding its 10th annual veterans’ dental clinic on Friday, from 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, call (252) 256-9302.
The N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island is offering 50 percent off its admission for all active duty, retired, and reserve members of the military and their immediate family members on Veterans Day. The aquarium is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located at 374 Airport Road in Manteo. Proof of service/I.D. is required.
The Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills will waive all entrance fees on Veterans Day in honor of the holiday.
For all you need to know about the Dare County veterans card and the events being held during Outer Banks Veterans Week, see https://www.darearts.org/veteransdirectory.
AND DON’T FORGET: TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY.
The Pitts Center is the polling place for all registered voters residing in Southern Shores. Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For a list of candidates, locally, statewide, and nationally, for the election, see https://www.darenc.gov/departments/elections/candidates.
For a sample ballot, see https://www.darenc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/14431/638620773175830000.
The Southern Shores Town Council’s regular monthly meeting, which is usually held on the first Tuesday of the month, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the Pitts Center.
By Ann G. Sjoerdsma, The Beacon, 11/3/24
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