Message from Police Chief G. Allen Smith:
As Chief of Police, this year marks my third being involved with this
annual event and without a doubt our most successful year. Members of
our department along with members of the Pine Knoll Shores Police
Department as well as members of fire, emergency medical services
personnel from both towns were on hand to serve citizens and visitors
with food and entertainment, members of council from both towns were
also on hand to meet, greet and lend a hand serving citizens.
I would like to thank Sergeant Jim Vaselovic (aka Jim E. V.) for his
dedication to our annual event and for serving as the event coordinator
2007, 2008 and 2009 and the following businesses and departments who
without this event, would not be possible.
Atlantic Beach Public Works, Atlantic Beach Food Lion, White Swan
Barbeque, Capt. Joe Shute’s Bait and Tackle, Bella Pizza, Roma’s Pizza,
The Sheraton, Ace Hardware, Amos Mosquito's, Dippin' Dolphin, Buddy
Pelletier Foundation, Statewide Security, First Citizens Bank, One
Harbor Christian Church, Ragland Productions, Sand Dollar Motel,
Atlantic Beach Taxi, Flowers Development, Kite's Unlimited, Ernie's Gift
World, Coral Bay Club, Bo-Bo the Clown, Minges Bottling Company, The
Monkey Bar & Grill, Alan Shelor Real Estate, Vada Palma, McDonald's,
Wal-Mart, Advance Portable Toilets, NC Aquarium, Clam Digger Inn, The
Party Place, Cinema IV, Applebee's, Best Buy, A.B. Surf Shop, Festiva
Property Management, Vision's Concierge, and the Town of Pine Knoll
Shores and The Town of Atlantic Beach.