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 | Random act of kindness from Capt. Shawn |
 Have you ever been on the receiving end of a random act of kindness? My
family is forever grateful for an experience we had on Chincoteague in
the summer of 2009.
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Posted by tkevans on Monday, September 06 @ 15:44:30 MDT (15 reads)
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| Small Atlantic beach town makes big waves |
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CHINCOTEAGUE --It's a small town with a charming business district and a
popular Atlantic beach. Now Chincoteague has been recognized as
America's Best Beach Town by the AOL Travel website.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, September 02 @ 03:58:40 MDT (19 reads)
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| Annual decoy festival takes place this weekend (9/3-5/10) on Chincoteague |
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CHINCOTEAGUE
--The 20th annual Chincoteague Island Decoy and Art Festival will be
held Labor Day Weekend at the Chincoteague Community Center.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 01 @ 08:51:03 MDT (17 reads)
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| Fall film series kicks off Sept. 9, 2010 |
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CHINCOTEAGUE --The Chincoteague Island Film group's fall film series
will start on Thursday, Sept. 9 [2010], at 8 p.m. at the Chincoteague Island
Roxy theater.
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Posted by tkevans on Saturday, August 28 @ 10:45:00 MDT (25 reads)
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| Council votes to tighten sign regulations |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- Home businesses on Chincoteague Island will have smaller
signs under a new ordinance passed by the Town Council last week.
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Posted by tkevans on Friday, August 27 @ 04:00:00 MDT (23 reads)
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| Chincoteague museum hosts first fundraising dinner |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Museum of Chincoteague Island (formerly the Oyster
& Maritime Museum) will hold its first fundraising dinner and
auction Saturday, Oct. 2 [2010], at the Chincoteague Fire Company Social Hall.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, August 26 @ 05:53:47 MDT (22 reads)
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| Chincoteague Ponies rebuild on the gridiron |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague Ponies will enter the 2010 season with a
retooled lineup after getting hit hard by graduation. Gone are the
speedsters, Chris Romer and Igor Dize, who each gained over a 1,000
yards rushing last year.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, August 25 @ 09:00:03 MDT (22 reads)
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| Chincoteague Island Family YMCA Offers MCA Tai Chi Class |
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Chincoteague Island Family YMCA is starting another 6 week Tai Chi
course instructed by Grand Master Elton Trower, world renowned martial
arts master.
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Posted by tkevans on Monday, August 23 @ 11:24:21 MDT (28 reads)
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| Chincoteague Island: Beautiful Land across the Water |
Native American tribes were thriving on what is now Virginia’s Eastern
Shore for more than twenty centuries when Captain John Smith arrived in
1607.
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Posted by tkevans on Friday, August 20 @ 10:20:00 MDT (35 reads)
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| Island beauty inspires budding poet |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- Allison Doss of Dacula, Ga. is a budding poet. Allison, 9, a student at Freeman's Mill Elementary School, had an assignment to write a poem with the subject, "Beauty Is."
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, August 19 @ 03:49:25 MDT (33 reads)
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| Four Chincoteague tips |
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Chincoteague, Virginia, located just a few miles south of the Maryland
border on the Delmarva Peninsula, is best known for a children's novel,
Misty of Chincoteague, published by Marguerite Henry in 1947. Misty is a
beloved pony.
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 17 @ 11:50:00 MDT (36 reads)
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| Assateague offers fee-free weekend |
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ASSATEAGUE --Superintendent Trish Kicklighter announced that the
entrance fee to Assateague Island National Seashore will be waived on
Aug. 14-15 [2010] to encourage visitation to the park.
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Posted by tkevans on Saturday, August 14 @ 06:09:06 MDT (37 reads)
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| Artist Spotlight: Carol and Mike Meyers |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- I participated in more than a dozen major art and craft shows for about
20 years and opened my own studio, The Main Street Pottery in
Chincoteague, in 1988. I sold the studio and shop in 2003.
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Posted by tkevans on Friday, August 13 @ 15:21:07 MDT (39 reads)
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| 59 foals bring in $77,225 at Chincoteague |
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CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- Refusing to let the rare opportunity of owning a
Chincoteague pony pass them by sent hundreds of bidders to the 85th
annual Pony Auction.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, August 12 @ 15:47:52 MDT (31 reads)
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| Chincoteague Coast Guard Station holds open house |
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CHINCOTEAGUE -- A large crowd of visitors descended upon the
Chincoteague Coast Guard Base on July 27 [2010] as the base held its annual
Open House.
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 10 @ 14:44:03 MDT (46 reads)
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| Monday, August 09 | | · | Academy for Lifetime Learning offers classes at library |
| Friday, August 06 | | · | National Lighthouse Day to be celebrated at Assateague |
| Thursday, August 05 | | · | Bridge dedication ceremony is now planned for October |
| Wednesday, August 04 | | · | Chincoteague wins more recognition |
| Monday, August 02 | | · | Hospice offers caregiver, grief support programs |
| Sunday, August 01 | | · | Pony PR just part of his job |
| Thursday, July 29 | | · | One 'buyback' pony proceeds to benefit Hospice |
| Wednesday, July 28 | | · | PONY SWIM DAY, 12 p.m.: Ponies swim ashore as large Chincoteague crowd cheers |
| · | PONY SWIM DAY, 11 a.m.: Ponies are the focus less than an hour before 85th annua |
| · | PONY SWIM DAY, 10 a.m.: Organizers say it will be a late swim, possibly at 11:30 |
| · | PONY SWIM DAY, 9 a.m.: For people watchers, the Pony Swim wait is a classic |
| · | PONY SWIM DAY, 8 a.m.: Henry's book draws Pony Swim visitor from Minnesota |
| · | Ponies to swim channel between 10-11 a.m. Today (7/28/10) |
| Tuesday, July 27 | | · | Top 10 Things I Learned About Chincoteague, VA |
| Monday, July 26 | | · | Off of Virginia, an annual pony swim |
| · | Former resident to sign and read her new books |
| Sunday, July 25 | | · | Pony Penning welcomes guests |
| · | Couple paints 'frightening' traffic scenario |
| Saturday, July 24 | | · | Supervisors support beach parking |
| Friday, July 23 | | · | Pony express |
| · | Nightmist's colt to make Pony Penning appearance |
| Thursday, July 22 | | · | Thousands expected for 85th annual Pony Swim |
| Wednesday, July 21 | | · | More awards for island - Forbes calls it one of America's Island Paradises |
| · | At Miss Molly's Inn, book "Misty" was born |
| Tuesday, July 20 | | · | Placemarkers include names from a different island era |
| Monday, July 19 | | · | Chincoteague Post Office Commemorates 85th Annual Pony Penning |
| · | 3 Chincoteague students attend Beta convention |
| Sunday, July 18 | | · | Where the Wild Ponies Swim |
| · | Residents mad about signs, solid waste |
| Saturday, July 17 | | · | Interesting Monsters band to perform at Kite Koop |
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