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🌱 How new Duck Planning Board rules could change your backyard shower
Coming up on the Duck Patch calendar: Christmas Eve at The Sanderling Resort

Hello again Duck! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How new Duck Planning Board rules could change your backyard shower
Also on today's calendar: Christmas Eve at The Sanderling Resort and 7 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Duck? Post it to Duck photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Duckfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 44 and low of 41 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 42.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Duck Planning Board seats new member, new chair (thecoastlandtimes.com) — Duck’s Planning Board has seated new member Thomas Burton and chosen Robert Wetzel as its new chair, reshaping the board’s leadership after a recent council election. Members also advanced a text amendment that would let certain outdoor shower enclosures extend slightly into rear setbacks, a change that could affect how many Duck homeowners design or update their properties.
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📸 Around Duck
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Duck
★ Featured events ★
- Christmas Eve at The Sanderling Resort
The Sanderling Resort, 1461 Duck Rd, Duck
5:00 pm - Christmas Day Dinner at The Sanderling Resort
Lifesaving Station, 1461 Duck Rd, Duck
12:00 pm - New Year’s Eve Chef’s Tasting at The Sanderling Resort
Lifesaving Station, 1461 Duck Rd, Duck
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 24
Thursday December 25
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Board & Bottle Wednesdays
NC Coast Grill & Bar , 1184 Duck Rd , Duck
5:00 pm - Rotating Art Show: Wes Snyder
Town of Duck , 1200 Duck Rd , Duck
9:00 am - Rotating Art Show: Curious Currents by Emily Holmes
Town of Duck , 1200 Duck Rd , Duck
9:00 am - Board & Bottle Wednesdays
NC Coast Grill & Bar , 1184 Duck Rd , Duck
5:00 pm - Rotating Art Show: Curious Currents by Emily Holmes
Town of Duck , 1200 Duck Rd , Duck
9:00 am - Rotating Art Show: Wes Snyder
Town of Duck , 1200 Duck Rd , Duck
9:00 am - Board & Bottle Wednesdays
NC Coast Grill & Bar , 1184 Duck Rd , Duck
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Friday December 26
Wednesday December 31
📣 Duck Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Planning Board Meeting - CANCELLED
Kill Devil Hills Calendar , 102 Town Hall Drive , Kill Devil Hills
5:30 pm - Planning Board Meeting
Kill Devil Hills Calendar , 102 Town Hall Drive , Kill Devil Hills
5:30 pm - Knit Knights @ Kill Devil Hills Library
Kill Devil Hills Library , 400 Mustian St , Kill Devil Hills
5:30 pm - Wright Brothers Day 2025
Wright Brothers National Memorial , 1000 N Croatan Hwy , Kill Devil Hills
9:00 am - WARRIOR Strength
Thomas A. Baum Senior Center , 300 Mustian St , Kill Devil Hills
9:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Southern Shores
- This week in the Meeting Room December 15-19 (outerbanksvoice.com)
- Do you know someone who deserves a 2026 Governor's Volunteer Service Award? (outerbanksvoice.com)
Kitty Hawk
- This Week in History ~ December 15th (bedfordohio.org)
- 3 things happening in NC: Wright Brothers Day, holidays at Reynolda House, and Hillsborough Lantern Walk (cardinalpine.com)
Ok Duck! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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