This issue is a celebration of summer beginning with 20 things to do either for you or to use as a guide for the company who just happens to come to stay this warm and sunny time of year. It is punctuated with sea glass and ends with tomatoes in savory summer recipes, although I believe mayonnaise and white bread is still the best way to eat a summer love apple. The Outer Banks’ late Nellie Myrtle Pridgen is said to be the best beach-comber the state has known and we bring you not only her story but photos of her glorious sea glass collection faithfully preserved as if she just walked out the door. Three surf stories set the mood for readers to hit the beach. The first profiles artists who used foam and fiberglass for a canvas; next, one who saw a broken surfboard as inspiration for yet another artistic medium. Craig Gurganus has minted a career on the heels of adversity (he broke his only board decades ago). Enjoy his wacky art, then journey with us to an earlier time when a well-kept secret surf cove anchored the end of the county, where a south-breaking wave is still a fond memory for many of the area’s Baby Boomer generation of surfers. Everyone knows June is the month for nuptials and we’ve revisited three 10 WBM june 2014 couples who said, “I do” in June. We featured their weddings in our pages in days gone by, and checked in to see how their lives have progressed since their golden days as bride and groom. And you’ll not want to miss the story of this year’s June bride, the 45th maiden to wear the family’s fairytale veil. Publisher Pat Bradford checking out the ocean temperature in advance of the Memorial Day weekend. You have in your hand another very good reason to celebrate the first fine month of summer. Enjoy and be blessed! up front Editor/Publisher PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALLISON POTTER Sea glass and vine-ripened tomatoes: two undeniable signs of summer. Pat’s hair by Frank Potter, Bangz Hair Salon. Hair and makeup styled by Katheryn Silver, Bangz. TOWNE & REESE jewelry from The Fisherman’s Wife. Pants and top, J. Jill, Mayfaire Town Center. To receive a free bumper sticker or sponsorship information: The Dove 89.7 FM PO Box 957 • Wilmington, N.C. 28402 Tel: 910-763-2452 Fax: 910-763-6578 www.life905.com • life@life905.com
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