Ocean Isle Children’s Day Camp
June 28, 2009 by gary
Filed under Around The Town
This summer, The town of Ocean Isle Beach is once again sponsoring a day camp for children. The “camp” is held at the Ocean Isle Beach Community Center every weekday from 10:00am until 12:00pmPM. The Community Center is located wthin a short walk up the beach from the The Winds Resort Beach Club.
Activities vary from day to day with Sea Turtle Day on Mondays followed by Tropical Tuesdays, Wacky Wednesday with beach games and other activities; Thursday it’s Pirate Day and on Fridays its Boat & Water Safety Day.
The programs are free with a maximun enrollment of 35 children per day. Children between the ages of 3 to 10 are welcome and parents are asked to accompany their children. It’s a great time for family fun and togetherness.
The program is available from June through August 21, 2009. Registration begins daily at 9:30 AM. Bring your children and join the fun!
CAMP OIB 2009 CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
10 a.m. – 12 noon An Adult Must Stay With the Child for the Entire Program
June 1 – August 21 (Check Channel 8 for Weather Cancellations)
Arts, crafts, games, and stories for children 3 – 10 years of age
Located at the OIB Community Center
44 East First Street
Limit of 35 Participants, First Come-First Served – No advance reservations
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Turtle Day Mondays Discover our sea turtles. Play games, dance, and do turtle crafts with the Ocean Isle Beach Turtle Patrol. Meet Miss Gloria, the OIB Turtle Lady. |
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Tropical Tuesdays There are mermaids, seahorses, and tropical life to greet you. Do art projects, dance the limbo, and have storytime with “Gigi” the grandmother of the mermaids. |
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Wacky Wednesdays Be prepared to have wacky water fun on the beach with lots of active games and projects. Learn about different types of NC seashells. Meet a real surfer.
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Pirates & Buried Treasure Thursdays Ahoy, mateys! Join us for a treasure hunt, and be a pirate for a day. Meet an OIB pirate. There are plenty of arts and crafts, too. Arrrrrggggghhhh! |
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Sail – A – Way Sail-A-Way with the Power Squadron. Join us to learn about boating safety and the importance of wearing a life preserver.
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NO PROGRAMS ON JULY 3rd ~
NO PROGRAMS ON JULY 8TH ~ TURTLE DAY ACTIVITIES
BRING YOUR CAMERA FOR SOME FUN MEMORIES
Registration for activities will be held daily Monday – Friday at 10:00 a.m. and ending promptly at 10:20 a.m. to allow activities to begin.
Activity Participant Forms must be completed for all participants.
Ocean Isle Community Center * 44 East First Street * Ocean Isle Beach * (910) 579-4394
“The History of Ocean Isle Beach” The Book!
June 15, 2009 by bruce
Filed under Cool Stuff
If you love Ocean Isle Beach, you’ll love this book! Read more
Sandcastle Builders Return!
June 11, 2009 by gary
Filed under Cool Stuff
A unique friendship between two families began 17 years ago. Read more
New Shopping Center Open!
June 11, 2009 by gary
Filed under Cool Stuff
The new shopping center held it’s Grand Opening on Wednesday at Ocean Isle Beach. It is located right at the intersection at the entrance to Ocean isle Beach. Read more
Its Sea Turtle Nesting Season
June 11, 2009 by gary
Filed under Cool Stuff
It is Sea Turtle nesting season and as of May 18th 2009 Ocean Isle Beach Turtle Patrol had 11 adopted nests adopted.
Gloria Hillenburg – Coordinator of the Turtle Patrol says “We are hoping for a large Turtle return this year. We will be waiting for the Moms to come in and lay their eggs so we can protect them and get their babies out to sea to make their long journey, only to return to our Island and start the process all over again.”
Anyone who would like to adopt a nest please get in touch with Gloria at (910)754-9513.
The Winds Resort Beach Club on Ocean Isle Beach has “adopted” a Sea Turtle nest. They want you to name their turtle!
Email your Turtle Name suggestions to: garypope@thewinds.com for consideration. All suggested names must be in by next Friday June 16th. The winning name will be chosen by a vote by The Winds’ staff!
This year the Turtle Patrol’s BIG TURTLE DAY will be held on JULY 8TH it is a Wednesday, from 10 a.m. until 2:30 P.M. The Turtle Patrol Sea Turtle will arrive at 11 a.m. with Jean Beasley and her fine crew bringing it down from the Sea Turtle Hospital at Topsail Beach. We will have a silent auction and 2 Children activities. This will give visitors a chance to come in on Sat. see the parade on Sunday enjoy the beach on Monday, come to the Turtle Presentation on Tuesday, then come to see a live turtle on Wednesday, what a great way to start a week.
You can help the turtles when you visit Ocean Isle By following a few simple guidelines:
Do Not Disturb: If you see an adult sea turtle coming on shore, stay quiet and keep your distance! Otherwise she may get scared and go back into the ocean without nesting. They are an endangered species and it is a federal offense to harass them.
Turn Off All Flashlights! Lights may scare or confuse the adult female and cause her to leave without nesting.
Lights Cause Hatchlings To Go In the Wrong Direction: Please turn off all outside lights each night. Also if there are curtains or blinds use them so your indoor lights do not lead the hatchlings away from the ocean.
Never Pick Up A Hatchling. It is critical that they crawl on their own.
Do Not Disturb The Nest Area. Watch for the nest markers.
Stay Off Sand Dunes & Do Not Pick Sea Oats. Sand dunes provide critical habitat for sea turtles and help prevent flooding during times of extreme tides and storms. Foot traffic kills plants and severely damages the sand dunes. The penalty for failure to adhere to this requirement is a $100 fine.
Help Us Keep Our Beaches Clean -Sea turtles may mistake a plastic bag or other forms of litter for a jellyfish (they eat them). All personal items and equipment must be removed from the beach each day- these items may trap a sea turtle.
Please fill in all holes on the beach when done playing.- Holes can trap sea turtles and are a safety hazard to humans.
Keep dogs on leashes at all times!- No dogs shall be permitted on the beach strand between the hours of 9:00am and 6:00pm during period of Memorial Day through Labor Day regardless of whether they are leashed or not.
Fireworks can scare off nesting sea turtles and leave behind trash that may be mistaken for food by marine wildlife.- Discharge of fireworks is not permitted per North Carolina state laws.
Please Report all sightings of nesting turtles, dead turtles, unmarked nests or crawls (looks like a bulldozer came out of the water).
Call the Ocean Isle Beach Turtle Patrol at 910-754-9513 or 910-232-7232
You can send donations to: OIB Turtle Watch, PO Box 5172, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469. Please include your name, the name of your nest and your mailing address. Keep up wtih the Turtle Patrol at: http://www.oibturtlepatrol.com
