Thursday, April 8, 1982
SPECIAL OLYMPICS COMPETITION + Special
Olympics competitor Sandy Holiday is pushed through the
400 meter race by Mike McArthur, the President of the
Edenton-Chowan Optimist Club. Trooper McArthur appears
to be a little out of shape!
(Photo Courtesy of Ken Kinion)
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Community Shows Gfireat Support For Area Special Olympics
March 27 was a monu
mental . occasion for _QQ
“Special People” as they
competed for recognition in
their community. The
Chowan-Edenton Optimist
Club sponsored Chowan
County’s second annual
Special Olympics at Hicks
Field in Edenton with
support from throughout the
Albemarle area. Special
Olympics coordinator Mrs.
Betsy Kelly termed the
day’s events as a “huge
success” and expressed
gratitude for all who sup
ported the games with
manpower of financial
contributions.
The Special Olympics
began at 10 A.M. with a
parade of athletes led by the
John A. Holmes High School
Marching Aces band,
directed by Otis Strother.
Following the parade,
speeches were presented by
several community leaders.
Edenton Mayor Roy Harrell
commended the athletes for
their perserverance and
dedication.
D. F. Walker Principal
Ralph Cole challenged the
athletes to achieve their
goals through building
themselves to be strong
competitors. Macedonia
Baptist Church Rev.
Charles Harris praised the
athletes for their spirit of
hope and peace as they
fulfilled their ambitions.
Mrs. Betsy Kelly welcomed
THE CHOWAN HERALD
all the athletes, their sup
port groups, and the
audience as the games
began.
There were six groups of
children broken into age
barriers. Different area
civic organizations led their
group of children through
the six different events. The
following organizations
performed dedicated ser
vices throughout the
Olympics: the Chowan-
Edenton Optimist Club, the
Edenton Jaycees, the
Edenton Jaycettes, the
Center Hill-Ccrossroads
Fire Dept., the Advance
Ruritan Club, the Edenton
Sweetheart Club, the
Knights of Columbus, the
American Legion Auxiliary,
Boy Scout Troop 172 and the
Chowan-Edenton Rescue
Squad.
The events of the day were
the standing broad jump,
the 200 meter race, the
frisbee throw for distance,
the 400 meter race, the
softball throw for distance
and the 50 yard dash. Each
event was patterned after
criteria established by the
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Foundation, who began the
Special Olympics program
in 1968. The Olympics were
Sermon Topic
Is Chosen
“Do We Yet Un
derstand?” is the sermon
topic selected by Rev. R. R.
Blankenhom for the Easter
Sunday worship service at
11 A.M. on April 11, at the
Edenton United Methodist
Church. The text for this
message is John 20:9. The
choir will present two
Easter anthems during the
worship service.
The Sanctuary Building
Committee will meet at the
church at 7:30 P.M., April
12.
A new Children’s Choir
(grades 2-6), under the
direction of Mrs. Esther
Crisanti, will begin
rehearsal on April 13,7 - 7:30
P.M. at the church.
• United-- 'Methodist
Women’s Circles will meet
next week as follows: The
Mary-Martha Circle will
meet with Mrs. Emily
Ambum at 10:30 A.M. on
Monday, April 12; the
Susanna Wesley Circle will
meet at 8 P.M. on April 12
with Mrs. Joanie White; and
the Afternoon Circle will
meet Tuesday, April 13, 3
P.M. in the church library.
designed to allow
handicapped and mentally
retarded young people to
compete in local, regional,
state and national events to
improve their outlook on life
and improve their opinions
of themselves.
The meaning of sports
competition in the truest
sense of the word is con
veyed through the Special
Olympics oath, “Let me
win, but if I cannot win, let
me be brave in the attempt.
At the closing of the event,
State Trooper Mike
McArthur, President of the
Optimist Club, thanked all
participants at the event
and recognized several of
the competitors for their
outstanding ac
complishments of the day.
Trooper McArthur’s
daughter, Jenny, led the
crowd of 300 in singing
Happy Birthday to Kathy
Bonner, who had competed
to her maximum ability
throughout the day.
The Optimist Club
thanked each group who
served in a leadership
capacity during the day.
WCDJ Radio station
manager Terry Williams
provided live coverage of
the games and Mrs. Anne
Dail of WCDJ posed as a
clown to spirit the athletes
on to greater achievements.
Trooper McArthur stated,
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Gary Link (far right), Carolina Division manager of Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner Company, an
nounced this week that James Bond, of Windsor, was Carolina Divisional Sales Champion for 1981.
Bond, a five year employee with Electrolux working out from Williamston, branch office, won top
honors by selling 537 Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner units during 1981. Bond also won the honor to attend a
trip to the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, and a seven day trip to London and Ireland. Pictured
above, from left to right are Gary Forehand, branch manager of the Williamston Office; Bond and
Link.
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jpThe Regional Special
competition will
be held in Elizabeth City on
April 24 at Northeastern
Centralized School Menus
Centralized menus for the
Edenton - Chowan Schools
for next week are planned as
follows:
Easter Holidays - Mon. -
Wed.
Thursday - Breakfast:
Chilled Juice; Assorted
Cereals; and Milk. Lunch:
Cheeseburger w -Bun;
Baked Beans; Pears;
Brownies and Milk.
Friday - Breakfast: Fruit
Cup; Cheese Toast and
Milk. Lunch: Spaghetti w-
Meat Sauce; Green Beans;
Pineapple; Combread and
Milk.
Monday - Breakfast:
Chilled Juice; Cinnamon
Bun and Milk. Lunch:
Pizza; Tossed Salad;
Buttered Corn; Oatmeal
Raisin Cookies and Milk.
Tuesday- Breakfast:
Chilled Juice; Little
Smokies; Pancakes w-
Syrup and Milk. Lunch:
Ham & Cheese Sandwich;
French Fries w-Ketchup;
Apple Cobbler and Milk.
Wednesday - Breakfast:
Raisin Cup; Oatmeal;
Buttered Toast and Milk.
Lunch: Country Style Steak
w-Gravy; Steamed Rice;
High School. I hope that the
enthusiasm demonstrated
at our local event will carry
on to each of the events in
Green Peas; Peaches; Rolls
and Milk.
Thursday - Breakfast:
Chilled Juice; Scrambled
Eggs; Buttered Grits and
Milk. Lunch: Burritos;
Tossed Salad; French Fries
w-Ketchup; Pineapple Up
side Cake and Milk.
Friday - Breakfast -
Chilled Juice; Doughnut and
Milk. Lunch: Fish
n’Cheese; Crispy Cole Slaw;
Green Beans; Combread
and Milk.
Card Os Thanks
The family of the late Mrs.
Carrie Hathaway Bembry
wishes to express our
deepest appreciation to our
friends for the floral
arrangements, food, cards,
and other expressions
shown during our hours of
bereavement.
The Family
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Auxiliary
The Chowan Hospital
Auxilary will meet April 12
at 10 A.M. at the conference
room at the hospital. Please
attend.
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the future, with a larger
segment of the community
becoming involved in
helping these athletes
become ‘Winners’.”
> Sing-A-Rama
Is Planned
The Wainwright Gospel
Ensemble of the Kadesh
AME Zion Church will be
sponsoring a Sing-A-Rama
on April 11 at 7 P.M.
Featured on this program
will be several Young Adult
choirs from around the
area. Special guests will be
The Kindred Harmonettes
of South Mills, N.C.,and the
Moddis Acapella Gospel
Singers from Portsmouth,
Va.
The public is invited to
attend.
Car-Banging
The Edenton Church Os
God Young People are
sponsoring a car-banging
and concession stand. It will
be held at Northside
Shopping Center April 10
starting at 9:30 A.M. All
proceeds will go towards
repairs that are needed for
the church.
A pound of cheese
makes about five cups
of grated cheese.