DILLSBORO SHOPS ...
are staying open until 9 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 15, for your shopping convenience. If you missed the Luminaires, or just need to catch up on shopping, see the page of Dillsboro ads on the back page of this section.
SANTA CLAUS WILL BE ...
downtown Saturday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at What's the Scoop? on Main Street. He'll have candy canes for all the kids who stop by. Bring your children to see Santa while you're downtown for last minute shopping. Santa will also be available Friday afternoon at Massie's beginning at 4 p.m.
THE WEBSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ...
will sponsor its 18th "Christmas Eve in Webster" concert Sunday, Dec. 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the historic Webster United Methodist Church. Webster native Barbara Blakeley Rogers will play traditional Christmas music on the church's restored Estey organ. The community is invited to attend. Hot cider will be served on the church lawn after the service.
IN YOUR EAR will be open from noon to 8 p.m. on Dec. 24. The music store on Main Street will close from Jan. 1-14 for improvements and should re-open for business Monday, Jan. 15.
DOLPHIN PLATES ...
A new license plate can help improve the fate of bottlenose dolphins that frequent the North Carolina coast. Last session, the General Assembly approved the sale of the $30 plate to benefit the Friends of the Museum support group for the N.C. Maritime Museum. Plate sales will help to protect wild dolphins and the marine environment. Income derived also will support NCMM education, conservation and research programs. At least 300 plates need to be ordered now to assure that the plates will be made. For each $30 place purchased, the Friends of the Maritime Museum support group will receive $20. A personalized dolphin plate is available for an additional $20. To give the plate as a gift, the giver must write the check and give the application form to the person who would display the tag. That person would complete the applicationand return it and payment to the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles. For an application for a "Protect Wild Dolphins" North Carolina license plate, contact the N.C. Maritime Museum at (252) 728-7317. To obtain the application and view the plate design online, visit www.southern-outerbanks.com/clsp-plate.html. For additional information, call the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources public affairs office at (919) 733-5722
REMEMBER ...
that great picture you took at a national park this summer? Everyone said it should win a prize and now it can. A national contest the first National Parks Pass "Experience Your America" Photo Contest was announced to select the image for the 2002 National Parks Pass. The contest is sponsored by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, along with Kodak. Any photo taken by an amateur photographer in a national park since January 1, 2000, is eligible. The winning image will be announced in May 2001 and will appear on the 2002 National Parks Pass.
The photographer submitting the winning image will get a trip for four to any national park, a Kodak camera kit, and a personalized National Parks Pass.
"The National Parks Pass 'Experience Your America' Photo Contest is another great way for Americans to get involved with their national parks," said Robert Stanton, director of the National Park Service. "Each year, millions of Americans visit National Parks, whether it be with a school class, with their family, or on their own. Every visitor has a unique experience and fond memories that they will carry with them for a lifetime. This contest gives everyone the chance to share those memories with the nation."
In addition to sponsoring the contest, Kodak is creating and maintaining the Kodak Photo Quilt for the National Parks and Kodak Picture This Postcards on www.NationalParks.org, home of the National Park Foundation, to allow visitors to post and share their favorite national park pictures. The complete contest rules and an entry form are available at www.NationalParks.org, or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: National Parks Pass Photo Contest Rules, Post Office Box 5220, Young America, Minn. 55558-5220.
More than 200,000 Passes have been sold in the first seven months. The first Pass featured a winter photo of bison in Yellowstone National Park. The 2001 image unveiled this month is of historic Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse in Acadia National Park.
"The National Parks Pass is a great way for Americans to become stewards of their national parks," said Jim Maddy, president of the National Park Foundation. "By purchasing a Pass, you not only get the chance to have many wonderful park experiences, but you are also helping to care for these national treasures and ensure that the best possible national park experience is available for all Americans."
More than 80 percent of the proceeds from the sale of the pass directly support important projects in all parks. The National Parks Pass may be purchased at any national park that charges an entrance fee, participating national park cooperating associations, online at www.NationalParks.org; by phone at 1-888-GO-PARKS; or by sending a check payable to "National Park Service" for $53.95 to National Parks Pass 27540 Avenue Mentry, Valencia, Calif. 91355.
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