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White Lake board plans Feb. 14 trails scavenger hunt, invites businesses to Feb. 26 community planning meeting
Summary
The town's Recreation Advisory Board approved minutes, recommended a new appointment and focused on two upcoming public events: a Feb. 14 Trails Festival scavenger hunt with 10 educational stations and an open-attendance community planning meeting on Feb. 26 for a shared events calendar; the board also mailed invitations to 60 area businesses and launched a town Facebook page.
The White Lake Recreation Advisory Board on Jan. 22 approved prior minutes, recommended a board appointment and outlined plans for two community events — a scavenger-hunt during the county Trail Festival on Feb. 14 and an open-attendance community planning meeting on Feb. 26.
Board Chair Erin Seiling said invitations were mailed to 60 area businesses encouraging them to attend the Feb. 26 planning meeting to help build a community calendar; seven mailings were returned as undeliverable. Camp Clearwater responded and provided its 2026 activities calendar for the board to review.
Why it matters: The Feb. 14 Trails Festival event will position White Lake as a county event hub and the Feb. 26 meeting is intended to gather local businesses and organizations to populate a shared calendar of activities, which the town will publish on its new Facebook page and website.
Details of the events: Committee members said the Feb. 14 scavenger hunt will include a starting point and 10 educational stations located along portions of NC Highway 87 and NC Highway 53. The board plans to reuse signage from prior trail events and invited local scouts and volunteers to assist. For the Feb. 26 open meeting, members discussed logistical assignments including greeters, room layout, name tags and sign-in sheets, collecting contact information, large paper calendars and sticky notes on every table, Google Forms to capture business and event details, and a short ice-breaker to encourage participation.
Outreach and communications: Town Clerk Tina Merritt-Smith reported continued coordination with state agencies on other items and announced the town now has a Facebook page; she invited the board to share event information for posting. Committee members agreed content should be cross-checked with the Chamber of Commerce calendar to avoid conflicting listings before the town posts events.
Votes at a glance: The board unanimously approved the Oct. 23, 2025 minutes (motion by Alice Ann Warren, second by Susie Holland). The board also voted unanimously to recommend the appointment of Alice Ann Warren to the Recreation Advisory Board to the Town Council (motion by Cathy Kinlaw, second by Susie Holland). The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote (motion by Susie Holland, second by Alice Ann Warren).
What’s next: The board will distribute the business-contact list provided by Seiling, finalize Feb. 14 station logistics and publicize the Feb. 26 planning meeting to businesses and community groups. The town clerk will manage cross-posting to the town website and Facebook page.
