Enjoy the island and give something back

the historical choices that bring us to our present situation. Rather, I desire to encourage you to consider the long-term effects of new relationships, new services, facilities, etc., which the future will hold. As individuals and a club we need to address the many complex issues confronting us. First, we must be responsible for our own actions as individuals. Beyond that it seems that our club will have to form new alliances to stave off those who wish to have the island solely for their purpose to the exclusion of others. For example, those who wish to drive off road vehicles.
Thank you for you support of the club. Thanks to our board, which works very hard to lead the club in the right direction. Each board member has demonstrated his dedication to the club and its mission. Our club is the better for their efforts. Please join me in thanking them. It has been my humble pleasure to serve our club.
Thank you.
Take time to enjoy the Island and give something back.

Alvin Tans
President

Alvin is stepping down as the DIFF president.

phone is standard operation fare, as I suppose it is with most of you. In those moments when I stop to ponder these things I must admit that I like the old way better because I have managed to contaminate my "paradise" with my outside world.
Some of you may think this sounds off-the-wall but the 20-, 30-, 50-year South Core Banks veterans will identify many consequences resulting from the many changes in our lives that have impacted our use of the island over the years.
There was time when people left their old cars and trucks on the island to rust away it, creating an eyesore. Those fisherman who were left behind did not want to pay to have someone else's junk taken off the island so the government picked up the tab. One can see that this is good; however, when someone makes an investment into something they first must believe it to be a worthwhile cause. Secondly, once the investment is made the nature of things is to protect your investment. Now there is new "partnership", but never an equal partnership because the "partner" willing and able to spend the most money generally has the upper hand.
I say these things not to berate or condemn telephones or the government. Neither do I attempt to place judgment over

January 2001

Fellow DIFF Members,
Happy New Year.
As we start the millennium one wonders where it will go. Looking back one conclusion that can be drawn is that whatever happens will happen faster in many regards, which will present us with the benefits and the anxieties of change. The fish, however, are likely to continue swimming at the same old pace, doing their thing, and thus continue to provide relaxation and enjoyment for the sports fisherman. More and more, I see a marked vivid contrast between the world I live in and the fishing experience on the island.
In the good old days there were not any telephones on the island. The fact that I did not have access to a telephone created a barrier to the rest of the world just four miles away, and a sense of mystic remoteness. For many of us it was the only place in the "world" we could go and get away from it all. Then the mobile phone became affordable. Because of my desire to retain the illusion of remoteness, I refused for years to take a telephone with me so as to avoid the telephone intrusions. Then I began to rationalize that if I took the phone I could spend more time fishing and enjoying the beach. So now the tele

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