Heather Johnson stands in front of an Osprey platform, a project she spearheaded, at NCCAT. Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Just off the NCCAT campus in the Pamlico Sound is a new structure. Though it has a striking appearance, it is not a cell tower or even a modern sculpture. It is an Osprey…
Michael Erskine Ehringhaus Ph.D., 76, died on April 30, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, Portland, Maine, after battling cancer since 2020. Michael E. Ehringhaus Born on May 11, 1946, in Charlotte, Ehringhaus graduated in 1971 with a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Fueled by his passion for teaching,…
By Peter Vankevich Ann and Michael Ehringhaus, married at the time, were newly graduated English majors from UNC Chapel Hill in 1970. They heard about a school on the Outer Banks looking for teachers. They found out it was Ocracoke School. Neither had been to the island. They traveled from Cedar Island for their interviews,…
vegetables? so i got a whole bunch of fresh vegetables to bring home. and what preparations have you made to protect yourself and your business there, your bed and breakfast? basically just taking everything out of the yard that can be taken and what can t be taken, to put it down flat, you know, up against a wall or something so it won t blow anywhere. so that and i had a few things hanging around the outdoor showers, some outdoor art work, i took all that down. just took the trash cans and brought them in, mutt the outdoor grill in the house, anything that could get airborne. ann ehringhaus, stay safe and i know we ll be checking in with you for the next couple of days. just send some good thoughts to the outer banks. so many people love this area. that is true, we will be sending our well wishes to you