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Paws Place Animal Rescue, a no-kill, non-profit organization in Boiling Springs Lake, NC is having a yard sale to raise funds for their animal rescue efforts. Ocean Isle Beach, NC custom home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes encourages you to attend on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 from 8:00 am-noon.

You can also donate items for the sale at the shelter, which is open from 9:00 am-noon daily. Tax receipts will be given for donations.

Paws Place is located in Boiling Spring Lakes, 1 mile north of Camp Pretty Pond, at 3701 Boiling Spring Road SE. For more information or directions, contact Paws Place Animal Rescue at 845-7297 or visit their web site at www.pawsplace.org.

 Brunswick County, NC custom home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes, Inc encourages those in the area to take advantage of all that Ocean Isle Beach has to offer!

In honor of the 29th Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival, the Brunswick County Chamber of Commerce is offering free shag lessons to prepare for the celebration!  Shag lessons will take place every Thursday from September 10^th–October 8^th from 7-8pm at The Winds in Ocean Isle Beach.  Classes are taught by Jim Sterner and Donna Rosen of DanceLinkUSA.  Participants must RSVP to Megan Masser prior to the lessons at 910-754-6644 extension 108. 

The 29th Annual North Carolina Oyster Festival will be held in front of the Museum of Coastal Carolina at Ocean Isle Beach on October 17th and 18th.  The festival will be from 9am-6pm on Saturday and 9am-5pm on Sunday.  Tickets are $5.00 per person and children 8 and under are admitted free of charge.   

The weekend will feature 120 arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, entertainment, oyster shucking contest, oyster stew cook-off, children’s activities, shag competition and a road race! 

No outside food or drink or pets are allowed; shirts and shoes are required. For more information visit the website or call 910-754-6644. 

While most beaches are experiencing a decline in tourism and overall revenue this year, Brunswick County’s Ocean Isle Beach has proven to be recession-proof. Local businesses are maintaining previous year’s revenues and tourists are still coming to visit the non-commercial beach. Brunswick County, NC home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes encourages you to consider Ocean Isle Beach for your next home or investment. Visit their site for information on golf, shopping, events and real estate.