The BIG hike October 24th to celebrate the Mountain-To-Sea Trail

Hike the new MST route through New Bern on October 24, 2009. Let's celebrate this great trail resource. See details below:

Where: Meet at 8:30am at Union Point Park, downtown New Bern, NC

Difficulty: Moderate -- we will hike from downtown New Bern to the lake (shuttle back to downtown will be provided).

What to bring: water, high energy snacks, great attitude, raingear, good walking shoes, sunscreen

Conctact: John Jaskolka, jajask@suddenlink.net, 252-637-6737; you can also sign up at One World Shoppe in downtown New Bern

Organized by: Friends of the Mountain to Sea Trail

Sponsored by: One World Shoppe - A Life is good Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe

Compete for Concrete Disc Golf Tourny

New Bern has a great disc golf course but it needs one major improvement... concrete tee pads. On October 10th and November 14th you can help. Compete for Concrete is a fundraiser tournament with a 9am registration and 9:30 tee off. Don't be late. Plenty of great prizes and discount coupons from One World Shoppe for ALL participants!

Fee: $10 for ams and $14 for pros. Contact One World Shoppe at sticktogether@oneworldshoppe.com or Brian Gilmette 252-725-4107 for more info

Location: Glenburnie Park, New Bern, NC

Celebrating 300 years in Beaufort, NC

Once again the staff put together a great looking parade float and celebrated the town of Beaufort, NC as a great seaside village for the past 300 years. One World Shoppe is proud to be a small, recent part of the Beaufort history. Visit our historic store/house on Craven St. and don't miss the weekend festivities.
Use this link for a schedule of events on Friday Sept 25 and Saturday Sept 26:
http://www.beaufortbythesea300.org/schedule.php

October is Mountains-to-Sea Trail Month in NC

Governor Bev Purdue has recognized October as the Mountains-to-Sea trail month in NC. We are proud of our trail project which stretches across the state from the mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.

We’re finalizing plans for a beautiful new route for the MST through New Bern, and this is your chance to get an early preview. We’ll start this hike at Union Point Park on the Neuse and Trent rivers in downtown New Bern. Then we’ll head east through downtown, past Tryon Palace and the historic New Bern Cemetery and then out to the city’s lake on the Neuse River. From the lake, we will hike to Glenburnie Park for shuttles that will bring you back to your car at Union Point Park.

Limited to 20 hikers.

Where: Union Point Park, downtown New Bern, NC
When: Saturday October 24, 2009
RSVP to John Jaskolka jajask@suddenlink.net
or sign up at One World Shoppe - A Life is good Genuine Neighborhood Shoppe
What to Bring: Water, high energy snacks, good walking shoes, sunscreen

Learn more about the Mountains-to-Sea Trail http://www.ncmst.org/

Use link to see our recommended tee for the hike - Leave No Trace

For those making this hike, we are offering a coupon code for this tee. Email One World Shoppe to receive your coupon code:
sticktogether@oneworldshoppe.com

New Life is good Coastal Village t-shirt now available.

This is an exclusive for One World Shoppe - A Life is good Genuine Neighborhood Shop. The Coastal Village reminds us of both New Bern and Beaufort, NC. The timing of the tee's arrival is perfect. 2009 is the 300 year celebration for Beaufort (parade in September). 2010 is a 300 year celebration for New Bern (festivities take place monthly through 2010). For more information on New Bern's 300 celebration, visit http://www.newbern300.com

Celebrate 300 years of age with New Bern, NC and Beaufort, NC. Wear the Life is good "Coastal Village" tee. Buy now while supplies last.

Beaufort Pyrate Invasion Aug 7 thru 8

Enjoy great music, food, and beverage! Dress like Ed Teach and talk like John Depp. Pirate Invasion is fun for the entire family. Don't miss the Pyrate Parade on Saturday on downtown Beaufort. Visit our store on Craven St. because no pirate should be without a Life is good tee. For more information, visit the official Pyrate Invasion web site.

Disc + Course + golf = DISC GOLF Tuesday Tournaments in New Bern, NC

New Bern Disc Golf Tuesday Tournaments are taking place this summer at Genburnie Park. Registration is each Tuesday @ 5:30 pm at New Bern's Glenburnie Park, hole #1, and tee-off is 5:45 pm. There is a $2 entry fee. This is a random draw Double's Tournament. Standard disc golf rules apply. Contact tournament coordinators Kip (252-342-4250), Michael (252-241-7254) or One World Shoppe (252-633-3929) for more information.