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COMMUNITY THE CHOWAN. HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2019 A5 Workshops engage women in woodland stewardship SUBMITTED REPORT RALEIGH — Women landowners and natural resource professionals in terested in learning more about management and conservation of private lands are invited to attend one of three ForestHer NC workshops, which will be held across the state in August. The workshops will run from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. and cost $25 per person. Pre-registration is re quired. Workshops will be held on the following dates/locations: * Aug. 8 — Chatham County Center, 1192 US 64 W Business, Pittsboro; https:// aug8fhnc.eventbrite.com * Aug. 22 — Lenoir County Center, 1791 Hwy 11/55, Kinston; https:// aug22fhnc.eventbrite.com * Aug. 29 — Burke County Center, 130 Am mons Drive, Morganton; https:// aug29fhnc.eventbrite.com During the workshops, participants will learn about North Carolina’s forest ecosystems; iden tify the types of forests they own and/or manage; and understand the role their woodland plays in the greater landscape. Other topics include defining and balancing multiple land manage ment objectives, obtain ing a forest management plan, reading aerial pho tographs and topo maps, and identifying resources available locally to help with land management. These three events in Au gust are the first in a se ries of quarterly work shops offered regionally. ForestHer NC is a new initiative created by con servation organizations in North Carolina to provide women who are forest landowners with tools and training to help them manage their lands and become more engaged in forest stewardship. According to the Women Owning Wood lands network and data published in the National Woodland Owners Sur vey, “the percentage of family forest ownerships where a woman is the pri mary decision maker dou bled from 2006 to 2013. These women make deci sions for 44 million acres of America’s family forest land.” In North Carolina, 65 percent of private forestland is jointly owned by women, yet statistics indicate that women are significantly less likely to attend con ventional landowner pro grams and participate in management activities. “Research shows women are starting to have a greater influence on private lands manage ment, which reinforces the need for us to develop a program specifically de signed to appeal to women and engage them in conservation practices” said Kelly Douglass, a technical assistance biolo gist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. “We hope this program will foster a sense of com munity among partici pants, provide them with an opportunity to learn from others in a positive, encouraging environment, and ultimately help them reach their conservation goals.” ForestHer NC is spon sored by conservation or ganizations including the Commission, U.S Forest Service, N.C. Tree Farm Program, N.C. Forest Ser vice, Audubon North Carolina, Wild Turkey Federation, N.C. State Ex tension, and the Sustain able Forestry and Land Retention Project. Around the Cupola Center Celebration Birthdays, algae and baseball F irst off, I’d like to say a very happy birth day to our staff writer Miles Layton. We hope you eqjoy your NICOLE BOWMAN- LAYTON special day. Colleen Karl vis ited the of fice re cently to pick our brains about an idea. Karl, who leads the Chowan-Edenton Environ mental Group, which stud ies the algae blooms along the river, is looking for some help. She’d like to start a program that gets the community involved in helping with the blooms but isn’t based on science. She mentioned as an ex ample, a group in Virginia helps monitor storm drains and keeps them clear of debris. Karl, who has been studying the blooms for a while, said the algae blooms are happening all across the state and in places where scientists wouldn’t think they’d be, like Bennett’s Millpond. While many people call her group asking for ways to help, they aren’t into taking and analyzing water sam ples. If you’re interested, con tact Karl at through the Chowan-Edenton Environ mental Group’s Facebook page or contact us so we can pass along the mes sage. We didn’t have this in See CUPOLA, A6 NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD The Chowan County Senior Center celebrated re-opening in its old space at E.A. Swain on Friday with a meal with its members. Joe Manley and Memphis Osborne performed several songs during the meal, which was catered by Abrams. Luncheon marks re-opening BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON Editor The Chowan County Senior Center celebrated its re-opening at E.A. Swain building on Friday with a meal for its clients. The space closed in 2016 after it was damaged during Hurricane Matthew. The new space feels bright and airy, with hues of green and grey throughout the facility. A staff member noted that many of the se niors have been thankful that the center is back in E.A. Swain, as it’s closer to downtown than the Col lege of the Albemarle. According to Connie Parker, di rector of the senior center, the facil ity will get the replacement weight equipment in about eight weeks. “We are still trying to get every thing organized and are adding different things as requested by se niors. So if anyone has a sugges tion, just give me a call or email me,” she said. The center is open Monday through Friday. Parker said the Chowan County Commissioners have not picked a date for a public celebration of the re-opening. Check upcoming edi tions of the newspaper for infor mation. Chowan County Health Department Schedule SUBMITTED REPORT Albemarle Regional Health Services an nounces its clinic sched ule for Chowan County, 202 W. Hicks Street, Edenton. The phone number is 482-6003. The Chowan County Health Department is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The facility will have a night clinic from 5-7 p.m. every Thursday. There is a fee, based on income, for most clinics. Immunizations and Gen eral clinics are held every day and other clinics are by appointment only. Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and other Communicable Disease services are free. Ap pointments for STD ser vices may be required. The Children’s Devel opmental Services Agency, formerly the DEC, provides services to children birth - three years of age through early intervention program ming. The CDSA is'at 1417 Parkview Drive, El izabeth City. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon day-Friday. For informa tion or an appointment, call 3384004. The Albemarle Re gional Diabetes Care Center provides services to individuals living with diabetes and their fami lies. This program is located in the Health Department at 711 Roanoke Ave., Elizabeth City. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the third Thursday of each month from 5-7 p.m.. Patients are seen by a registered nurse and registered dietitian. For information on the Dia betes Support Groups or an appointment, call See HEALTH, A6 Chowan Round-up Trump, Gilliam and time travel A round-up of all things Chowan County... I met retired County Manager Cliff Copeland the other day whilehe was mowing hisfront yard on Blount Street. He has a high quality electric mower MILES andnot LAYTON oneofthe crappy ones they used to sell. Doesn’t make a lot of noise and does a fine job on his lawn—his yard is cut al most as short as a putting tee. Real estate matters — Skinner-Paxton house is for sale on West King Street. Nice home. Toured it during the Pilgrimage. Kids tell me it is a hot spot for Halloween candy. Listed with Perry & Co Sotheby’s International Realty. Ahop, skip and ajump away, three buildings on Broad Street are listed for sale. Most days, whether I’m coming or going, I walk past the property that in cludes the Christian Book Store, Downtown Cafe and Soda Shoppe and some apartments. Back of the property that faces my yard has a faded sign painted to the brick wall that says Mitchener’s Phar macy, an institution known to many for decades in Chowan County. Property is listed with All Seasons Realty, according to Desti nation Downtown Eden ton. See ROUND-UP, A6 Quick marinara good way to use tomatoes I t’s so odd that a tomato is indeed a fruit. Botani- cally it’s considered a fruit because of its growth and seeds, but many nutri tionists classify it as a veg etable. Unlike larger toma toes, it’s the smaller cherry, grape, and plum types which are usually the sweetest. I have had some very sweet fruit-like vari eties of tomatoes and even added them to a nectarine crumble for a tomato- themed cooking class to get people to think outside of the box. My tomatoes are just coming on, but I got them in late after a busy spring wedding season. I’m sure if you are fortunate enough to have a few plants of your own you are begin ning to enjoy them now. Fresh garden tomatoes are so much better than the grocery store variety raised in a hot house that have no flavor. If you don’t have a garden or even a patio tomato plant in a pot, they are available at the Edenton Farmer’s Market, Bunch’s farm stand on Rocky Hock Road, as well as some CHERYL ORR local varieties in our Food Lion. I recently had the plea sure of meeting a fairly new vendor at our Farmer’s Market. Darryl Stallings has a wonderful array of vegetables from his Back 40 Produce. He also has a stand on Mexico Road and will take orders if you need anything in par ticular. He has wonderful tomatoes. There are so many ways you can use tomatoes. I still have some of those meaty Hanover tomatoes and made a tomato tart with some for my friend Dickie’s birthcfay party. I recently also made a tomato basil soup with an abundance of basil from my gar den for a group of sweet ladies from the Baptist church. I also love to make a caprese salad with big slices of salted and pep pered tomato and fresh mozzarella with fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of bal samic vinaigrette as a side, or a on a bed of arugula with grilled and sliced honey, lemon and balsamic chicken on top for a meal. Another great way to use them is to make a br uschetta topping for some crisp crostini, or make a homemade salsa, or quick marinara sauce for pasta. , SeeORR, A6 Quick Fresh Marinara INGREDIENTS % cup olive oil 1/2 cup diced onion 8-10 minced garlic cloves 2 lbs. juicy ripe tomatoes, rough chopped (about 6 cups chopped, save juices) 8 garlic cloves 1 /4 cup wine Pinch crushed red pepper flakes Pinch sugar, brown sugar or honey 1 teaspoon kosher salt, more to taste % teaspoon pepper 1 large fresh basil sprig, more to taste 1 teaspoon dried oregano, more to taste PREPARATION In a large, deep skillet over medium low heat, heat the oil. When it is hot and shimmers, add the onions and saute about EDENTON EPICUREAN SUBMITTED PHOTO Tomatoes minutes, until translucent. Turn heat to medium and add rough chopped garlic. Saute a few minutes until garlic is fragrant. Add wine. Add chopped tomatoes and all their juices and seeds. Turn heat up to medium high and simmer 5 minutes until tomatoes begin to break down. Stir in red pepper flakes, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes. Add basil just before serving as it will turn brown if cooked. Toss in hot fresh pasta, and garnish with fresh basil and freshly grated parmesan.
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