Ocracoke Island residents Ruth Fordon and Ken DeBarth have asked me to post information about the 2006 camps hosted by Island Path. Please read on for details:

"2006 Camps hosted by Island Path (www.islandpath.com, 1-877-708-7284, Ocracoke Island, NC)

We are pleased to announce the following cmps for the 2006 season. All will be held at the Lightkeeper's Guest House on Ocracoke Island, NC. Lodging is not included in the cost, but lmany of the meals are part of the workshop package. If you want to stay at the Lightkeeper's Guest House, early registration offers you the best opportunity to reserve one of the limited number of rooms available.

For Women:
Awakening at Midlife -- with noted author, coach and psychologist, Kathleen Brehony & Ruth Fordon, life coach and co-founder of Island Path.

We will host this 3 day weekend camp once in the spring and once in the fall.
May 18-20 & Oct. 19-21, 2006
Cost: $395. A deposit of $150 is required to hold your place in the camp.

For Writers:
We will host this weeklong camp just once in the fall.
Coaching Your Book Into Being -- with published authors, Kathleen Brehony & Karen Jones.
Sept 10-16, 2006
Cost: $950 if you register by June 1st, or $995 after that date.
A deposit of $500 is required by August 1st.
This is a new rate for the camp, reflecting a no frills approach.

If you would like to see a complete description of either camp, you can write to ruth@islandpath.com and request the pdf to be emailed or you can visit our website at www.islandpath.com and view the updated 2006 descriptions for our camps.

Please feel free to call toll free 1-877-708-7284 or email Ruth or Ken @islandpath.com if you have questions."

Our current monthly Ocracoke Newsletter is Gary Mitchell's essay "I Believe in Pot-Lucks," published January 23, 2006. You can read it here: http://www.villagecraftsmen.com/news012306.htm

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