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Recent graduate joins Peace Corps Wednesday, July 19, 2000 Single Copies 50$ Published in historic Edenton... The prettiest town on the North Carolina coast. Vol. LXVII, No. 28 Eastern NC Natural Gas to host informal gathering on July 25 th ELIZABETH CITY - The Eastern NC Natural Gas Co. (ENCNG) has scheduled an opportunity for area resicj^nts and businesses to learn more about ENCNG’s plan to build a natural gas transmission and delivery system in six northeast ern NC counties. The meeting in Elizabeth City will provide an opportunity for residents in Chowan, Gates, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck counties to learn mote about the project’s prospec tive benefits to them and their com munities. Residents and busi nesses in Hertford County also are encouraged to attend, since the plan calls for a short section of pipeline to be installed in that county. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, at the Pasquotank Health Department building, 711 Roanoke Ave. in Elizabeth City. It will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and will follow an open house format. ENCNG is a partnership of the Albemarle-Pamlico-Economic De velopment Corp. (APEC) and Caro: lina Power & Light (CP&L). The company has been working on pre liminary project development is sues since early 1999 and recently received approval from the NC Utilities Commission for state bond proceeds to be used in build ing the initial portion of the natu ral gas network. ENCNG plans to build an 850 mile natural gas pipeline in five phases to serve 14 eastern NC coun ties that currently do not have ac cess to natural gas. Environmen tal permitting activities associated with the project have recently got ten underway. Construction of the first phase of the project - approxi mately 156 miles of transmission pipeline and 74 miles of distribu tion mains to serve the six north ' eastern counties - is scheduled to begin in early 2001. To minimize the project’s envi ronmental impact, more than 80 percent of the pipeline system is planned for location within or ad jacent to existing state highway rights of way. In some areas, the ' company will purchase additional temporary and permanent ease ments of up to 60 feet from prop erty owners to accommodate the transmission and distribution pipelines. At the public information meet ing, representatives from ENCNG will be available to answer ques tions about proposed routes, right of-way acquisition, construction practices, economic development benefits, environmental permit ting and protection, schedules and other aspects of the project. Maps, exhibits of actual pipe and other ENCNG pipeline system informa tion will be available. The meeting will include vari ous information stations staffed by ENCNG representatives, rather than a formal presentation. The open-house format allows inter ested area residents an opportu nity to come and go as they please. Headquartered in Raleigh, CP&L See GATHERING On Page 3-A Edenton PD to host ‘Night Out’ here On Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, neighborhoods throughout Edentonarebeing invited to join forces with thousands of com munities nation wide for the 17th annual Night Out, a crime and drug prevention event. According to Police Officer Jon Slegal, event spokesperson, National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime and pre vention awareness; (2) Gener ate support for, and participa tion in, local anti-crime events; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are fighting back. “From seven o’clock until 10 o’clock on the night of August 1, residents in neighborhoods throughout Edenton are ashed to lock their doors, turn on out side lights, and spend the evening outside with neighbors and police,” Siegel said. He noted that some neighbor hoods are planning special events to commemorate the event. According to Siegel, Old Hertford Road and West Albemarle community groups and the Edenton Police Depart ment, along with donations and help from local businesses and organizations, will be holding a cookout at the Colonial Park at the downtown waterfront that evening, starting at 6:30 p.m. “We invite all neighborhoods across Edenton to join us in giv ing a going -away party to crime See NIGHT On Page 3-A Caution is urged following fatal bite BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor Spraying of parts of Currituck . and the Outer Banks to combat mosquitoes is part of area efforts ' ' co take appropriate action in re sponse to the death of a Dare County woman from the Eastern Equine Encephalitus virus. She was admitted to a hospital after complaining of fever, headache, stiff neck and confusion. Other symptoms, which may hot develop for a few days to a few weeks after !an infecting bite, include joint pain, and eventually tremors, con vulsions, and death. Jill Jordan, a health education specialist with Albemarle Regional Health Services, said Monday that other area counties are also look ing at whether they need to step up spraying schedules in their coun ties. “Each county has been given all the information we have at this point,” she said. Jordan stressed that the case in question was a “very rare” occur rence, but said that it would still be a good idea for area residents to take precautions to protect them selves from mosquito bites. Mos quitoes sometimes breed in one area, and then travel miles away to feed, possibly leaving other See BITE On Page 3-A The Chowan County Governor's One on One Program coordinates several group outings to assist children. Above: Program participants listen intently, while at (right), an unidentified youth practices his balancing skills during the organization's 1999 trip to the Outer Banks. (Submitted photo) Love is alive...on stage at county theatre BY EARLINE WHITE Correspondent The audience of "Simon Pe ter,” a play by Edentori resident G I 9 r i a Emmrich, was in for a special treat on Tuesday, July 11. Per formed at the White Oak Theatre, the play stres sed Christian loyalty and perseverance despite reli gious perse cution. Over all, the play was worthy of its standing ovation. But the best was yet to come. Mike Phillips and Julie Locke rtliei nit crowd’s ap plause died down, Michael Phillips, who plays John, made a special announcement. Un known to his girlfriend, Mike had been planning to propose at this particular show for a month now. So, he stepped close to her, knelt in front of her, and said something beautiful: “I want to grow old with you, Julie. I want to change with you. And what ever God has in store for us, I want to be with you forever.” wnn tnese words many of the audi ence cried, including me. It was such a sweet moment. Julie said “yes”. This love story began three years ago when Mike was a freshman at North Cen tral Univer sity in Min n e s o t a . Originally from North rio 1/nto met Julie Locke, from Maryland, on the cast of “Romeo and Juliet” at NCU. He and Julie both had “small, frivolous parts,” but those parts led Mike and Julie toward a See LOVE On Page 3-A Governor’s One on One Program helps kids BY DERRICK ARMSTEAD Staff Writer Imagine a workday that is pri marily focused on haltingthe cycle of “youth gets into trouble-gets out of trouble-gets into trouble again. Well, there is one such organiza tion—the Governor’s Onq-on-One Program (GOOOP)— that has been attempting to do just that for the past 18 years, and Mildred Vanterpool, Executive Director of the state’s Chowan County GOOOP branch believes that the battle is well worth the effort. “There is an intrinsic kind of reward you get when you see some improvement in a child,” Vanterpool sait}, adding, “no mat ter how minute.” The GOOOP is a statewide ini tiative that Governor Hunt began in 1982 to promote the development of adult volunteer programs. In these programs, troubled young people (court involved and “at risk” youth) are matched with adult volunteers who are willing to give their time, energy, and com passion so that young lives can be redirected. Each program has a local volun teer Board of Directors consisting of judges,'attorneys, social work ers, teachers and other concerned citizens. The board monitors the program and raises money locally to complete the budget. Each pro-' gram also has a paid full-time or a paid part-time director responsible for: recruiting, screening, train ing, matching and supervising vol unteers, in-service training for volunteers, group activities for the volunteers and children, working with the board of directors, evalu ating the program, and record keeping. “Currently there are 61 or 62 pro grams across the state of North Carolina in about 60 counties,” Vanterpool said. “Programs can come in and work under several organizations. You can either be a separate non-profit agency or part of another...we are a part of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Agency (NCCEA).” Chowan County’s involvement with the NCCEA, also ties into the county’s association with one neighboring organization. “When Governor's One on-One was first done here, we (Chowan and Perquimans County) were to gether,” said Vanterpool. "We shared similar boards, but we are totally separate now although, the program at Perquimans is also under the NCCEA...” At the helm of the local affiliate for the past four years, Vanterpool acknowledges the difficulties in See KIDS On Page 12-A Chowan native completes area internship BY DERRICK ARMSTEAD Staff Writer ELIZABETH CITY, NC- A love of African-American history fol lowed Edenton native Felicia Felton to college. That same ele ment brought her back. Felton, who is on the verge of completing an internship at the Museum of the Albemarle (MOA), relayed that the opportunity to study the history of the Albemarle region has been a unique experi ence. ' “Just by talking to people, espe Felicia Felton cially the older people, I have learned a lot of informationabout the entire area,” said Felton. “I try to go out and get information on African Americans in the Albemarle area.” Felton’s pre-college experiences provided its own brand of educa tion regarding the way history was previously taught in the area. “I should never have to go to Chapel Hill to find out about Harriet Jacobs,” she commented. “Especially when she lived here and had a book written about the area. However, recent changes regard ing the methods used to convey the history of the area were also ad dressed by Felton. “I was shocked when 1 learned that they’re doing folklore at the Albemarle Learning Center (ALC),* she said. “Citizens, black and white, coming together to find out about the background (of the area) was, believe me, something new...” Furthermore, she herself, has found time for the folklore pro See FELTON On Page 3-A faUrttm \C,Utlnur& Saturday, luly 22nd, 20.0011| Pick Up At: p.m. to 7:00 P.M. c,cDnt yint onty @kotv(\yt fitHritayi (~£yyicr) 0>U'ksp>i V^Aolc’.sate (}-U’rtfiprA) "Jfyb'l jZyCDMt }~Jut {£Acyitt>») I 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 P.M. _$6°° Per Plate Includes free pass to Steamers game on July 22nd <A?f)Drt&creA fry ~fcr'i (bounty &lnfrs,
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