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4B THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9,2019 Community 4-H seeks nominations for state Hall of Fame From Submitted Reports North Carolina 4-H is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame. The North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame honors indi viduals who have made a significant impact on the North Carolina 4-H Program. Honorees will be selected from nominations made each year. Nominations may come from County Exten sion Centers, 4-H Groups, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Staff, and individ uals. Nomination forms are due to the State 4-H Office by March 4, 2019 and can be emailed to Dr. Mitzi Down ing at mitzi_downing@ncsu. edu or printed and mailed. A committee appointed by the State 4-H Office will select inductees. Honorees will be selected to include a wide va riety of contributions to 4-H in North Carolina The nomination form can be downloaded from this link: https://www. ces.ncsu. edu/2019/0 l/nc-4-h-hall-of- fame-nominations/2019- nc_4h_hof_alumni_awards_ nom/ Induction into the NC 4-H Hall of Fame will take place in conjunction with the 4-H Signature Event to be held on April 6 (event details will be made public soon). Mem bers of the National 4-H Hall of Fame representing North Carolina and North Carolina recipients of the National 4- H Salute to Excellence Life time Volunteer Award (10 or more years volunteering) will be automatically induct ed into the North Carolina 4-H Hall of Fame, if they are not already a member. They will be inducted as part of the Class immediately fol lowing the awarding of these honors. Please take a few minutes to nominate a 4-H champion. Questions about the nomina tion process can be sent di rectly to Dr. Mitzi Downingat mitzi_downing@ncsu.edu. Mailing address for nomi nation forms (if not submit ted electronically): NC 4-H Hall of Fame Selection Com mittee, c/o Dr. Mitzi Down ing, Campus Box 7655, NC State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7655 State group honors fair BY MILES LAYTON Staff Writer For 72 years, the Chowan County Regional Fair has been entertaining and thrill ing thousands of fairgoers near and far. So it should come as no surprise that the North Car olina Association of Agricul tural Fairs recently awarded top honors to the good folks who organized the annual fair. “We are definitely grateful for the awards,” said Becky Wilder, Fair Board’s vice president. “Countless hours from our many volunteers go into the success we have had year after year. Winning gives us that extra push to go that extra mile the next year. We look forward to putting on another award winning fair in 2019. Friday, the fair associa tion was recognized for ex cellence in these categories: Media, Agriculture, Youth Award, Community All-Star and Innovation awards. The fair also captured the Image award, which is only award ed to those fairs that are the Edenton to address drinking water issues Plan underway to fix plant this year BY MILES LAYTON Staff Writer Edenton officials offered some good news and bad news recently about the town’s drinking water. The good news is that Town’s application for ap proval of the USDA Rural Development Loan was scheduled to be considered by the North Carolina Local CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Congratulations goes to the Chowan Regional Fair Board folks who swept the top awards from the North Carolina Association of Agricultural Fairs. cream of the crop. The Chowan County Re gional Fair was first held in 1947 as the American Le gion Fair. Since that time it has grown into one of the most respected fairs in the state, winning many awards, culminating with the presti gious Image Award for best medium sized fair in North Carolina in 2007. The Fair is sponsored by The Edward G. Bond American Legion Post 40 and is run by The Chowan County Regional Fair Association. The prestigious Image Award is presented to fairs that have a balance of out ¬ MORE INFO Edenton town council was scheduled to vote on the authorization of a $1.6 million USDA Rural Development Loan on Tuesday night, after the Chowan Herald’s press deadline. More information will appear on the newspaper’s Facebook page and in an upcoming edition. Government Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 8. With that standing agricultural and youth exhibits and displays, livestock exhibits and/or livestock shows, contests, entertainment, commercial displays, a variety of foods, and a good midway, accord ing to the fair association. The fairs winning the award are striving to epitomize the characteristics of what a good agricultural fair is all about. The Media Award is given annually to fairs that have the best overall advertising and public relations cam paigns. Entries are judged on creativity, attractiveness, originality, and overall effec approval, the Town Council will then be permitted to consider adopting Resolu tion authorizing the $2.6 million loan. This action was sched uled considered by the Town Council at the Coun cil’s meeting scheduled for that same day, Jan. 8. As this meeting happened after the Chowan Herald’s press deadline, the outcome of whether to authorize the loan will be approved will appear in next week’s edi tion. tiveness. The Agriculture Award is given annually to fairs that best showcase agriculture and the agricultural heritage of the area served. The fairs have outstanding quality and quantity of agricultural- related competitive exhibits and displays. Also, the fairs have agricultural-related commercial exhibits and in volve agricultural agencies, agricultural commodity groups and organizations. The Youth Award is given annually to fairs that best showcases youth and youth activities of the area served. Community All Star The USDA loan, coupled with the $1.1 million USDA grant the Town was award ed, will pay for the $3.7 million upgrades and reno vations to the Town’s two water treatment plants. The construction project was put out for bids this past September and three bids were received in October and the low bidder was En- viro-Tech, Inc., of Currituck County. Town Council will con sider awarding the construc tion contract to Enviro-Tech Award is awarded to fairs that go out and impact their community Innovation Award pays tribute to fairs that exhibit new innovated ideas at their fair. Wilder also won her own award of sorts when she was elected to the Board of Directors for the North Car olina Association of Agricul tural Fairs. Wilder pledged to do her best not only to serve the state board, but continue to work hard to represent the ideals that make the Chowan Regional Fair a big success year after year. at Tuesday’s meeting. The contractor will upgrade and renovate the Beaver Hill Water Treatment Plant first. It is expected to take six month to for the work to be completed. The plan is to have the new plant in service by the end of June 2019 and the plant will produce water that is in compliance with the maximum levels of TTHMs. Bad news is that N.C. De ¬ See WATER, 5B Club mentors boys Brotherhood Club aids youth in single-parent homes BY GERARD COONEY For the Chowan Herald Stella Brothers, vice president, of the Fannie A. Parker Woman’s Club, is one of the pearls in Edenton’s volunteer com munity. Because of her extensive work his tory in ed ucation, justice and career develop ment, she saw the need to provide male mentorship to young boys in single parent families. “I wanted a volunteer group to work with boys who don’t have a good male role model in then- lives. With help from the Fannie A. Parker women, we created The Broth erhood Club several months ago,” Brothers said. “I received a lot of support from folks such as Gary Outlaw Jr., and guidance from The Na tional Association of Col ored Women’s and Youth Clubs, which has state and district affiliations as well as federal.” Brothers said she was enthusiastic about the reception she received when the plan was in troduced to the com munity. “We started with our churches, asking for interested parents of boys from the age of 9 to 18 to contact us, and the word spread from neighbor to neighbor, and through friends’ networks. We kicked off two informal meetings in August and September with boys and their mentors getting to know each other. “Our mentors give the boys an opportunity to See MENTORS, 5B Pets of the Week Tall, handsome, and still just a pup, Bear is ready for his new home. Bear, a male German Shepherd mix, is just 8 months and is so eager to have a fun loving home to call his own. Little terrier-mix Homer is a lovable, busy young guy. He loves being with people and seems to get along with other dogs. He enjoys activity as well as a lap to be cozy in. Beautiful Molly, the silver gray tabby kitten, is so lonely now that her sister has been adopted. SUBMITTED PHOTOS Sweet Gabriel is an angel of a dog. When approached he has a smile and a wagging tail. The TJ-County Animal Shelter and Adoption Center is on Icaria Road in Tyner and can be reached at 221-8514.
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