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County says it won’t spray mosquitoes...not yet BY DERRICK ARMSTEAD Staff Writer . j Oneofthissummer’smostpress ing health problems—Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) — found its way into Monday evening’s Chowan County Com missioners meeting following a Report of its existence in neighbor ing Perquimans county. * County Manager Cliff Copeland acknowledged that Encephalitis had indeed been found in close proximity to Chowan County. However, a decision was made not to spray mosquito chemicals, based on the ‘landing count’ sam pling method, which is conducted by citizens (Chowan County cur rently has 12) who record the total number of mosquitoes that land, on humans within a one-minute period! The county’s position was also clearly presented in its pre-meet ing agenda, “Based on the sam plings to date and after consulta tion with Health Department offi cials, it is not recommended that j Miracle of nature Next meeting of group is planned for August 15 th BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor Helping the community in the aftermath of a hurricane or other natural disaster is the focus of an interfaith group now forming in Chowan County. Tentatively known as the Chowan Interfaith Disaster Re sponse Effort, the group includes representatives from area churches, including the Rev. Jim Huskins, pastor of the Edenton United Methodist Church. Huskins, a former Outer Banks resident, has more than a passing familiarity with riding out tough storms and a keen interest in mak ing sure Chowan County is read ing to meet the challenge. Chrissie Currie of Edenton was tending her flowerbeds recently when she spotted a cicada in partial metamorphosis. What was unusual was the fact that the pupa was attached to the beak of an ornamental goose. It took half an hour for the cicada to finally work free of the cocoon. When it finally did so and spread its wings, the irridescence of color was breathtaking in its splendor. For Mrs. Currie, it surely made an afternoon spent in the garden just a shade more memorable. (Photo by Blair Currie) r Learning center symbolizes dream BY REBECCA BUNCH Editor A recent groundbreaking in • .Chowan County symbolized the first step in the realization ! of a dream for Carlton Griffin, ; who recently returned here ; after spending years living and ' working up North. Griffin said that she and her niece, Doris Jackson, will serve as co-directors for the new facility to be built at the site on Sandy Ridge Road, the C&N Basic Learning Center. While the center will be modeled on a daycare concept, offering quality child care to children ranging in age from six weeks to 12 years old, it will also be much more. I; “One thing we really want to - focus on is an educational - component,” Griffin said. “We jvant to tailor our program to incorporate activities that they would enjoy, but we also plan to help them with their homework thereby alleviating that burden on their parents because in many households, both parents work.” Griffin said that she and Jackson also plan to incorpo rate the teaching of good manners into their curricu A groundbreaking was held recently at the site of the new center on Sandy Ridge Road lum. “We plant to teach them the importance of respecting their teachers as well as their par ents,” she said. “We realize we have ambitious goals, but we firmly believe that if you can make a difference in the life of one child, it would be worth-all the hard work that goes into it.” Parental involvement will also be necessary in order for their program to succeed, Griffin said. “We really need for them to continue to reinforce what we’ve started in the classroom. We want parents to know that we will welcome, and encourage, their involvement. They will be a big part of what we’re trying to implement.” The new facility will be built in a special place, too. “This is farmland we actually grew upon,” said Griffin, a Chowan County native. “We all were out there, picking cotton and chop ping.” Griffin, a poised professional who holds a degree in Business Administration from North Caro lina A&T University, lived and worked in New York for AT&T in a managerial position since 1983, be fore recently retiring and return ing to Chowan County. Ironically childless, she said that she had nevertheless taken an active role in the lives of her nieces and neph ews, and saw working with young people as a way to make a dmer ence in the world. “I just started thinking about how we as a family could build and leave something behind from our family,” she said. “That’s how thp child care cen ter idea came up.” Staying very busy in retire ment, Griffin began making plans for a learning center that will open with eight well-quali fied teachers. She acknowl edged that teaching requires certification, and said that she has already returned to school to get hers - something she says was a real, but enjoyable, chal See DREAM On Page 3-A spraying be done at this time be cause it is believed that spraying would not be effective. Monitoring will continue.” With a current pool of three li censed sprayers, the groundwork has been laid if the board reverses its position. “They (health department offi cials) are the experts in this area,” said Copeland. “And we will go based on their recommendations. ” Furthermore, Copeland said the decision not to spray is a “day-to day” scenario and that if the county opts to spray at a later date, there is the option of using town equip ment and personnel — creating a situation where the spraying pro cess could occur in as “little as a couple of hours.” County Planner Martha Daniel Hobbs spoke about her de partment’s project near the White Oak Elementary site and its soon to be adjacent counterpart, D.F. Walker Elementary school. “The first idea that the planning board had was to do an (appropri ate planning) zone... so you don’t get any questionable businesses within the planned area,” said Hobbs. “What we tried to do was block off an area for R-25 (residen tial zoning code)... so that the build ings would not have to be grandfathered in and we would not affect any new businesses.” Expounding on the ‘questionable businesses’ angle, Hobbs said “I think the main thing is that they didn’t want any gas stations, with the cigarettes and all, near the chil dren going to school there.” Another topic put before the board was the Work First Plan, which requires every county to adhere to a ‘standard’ or ‘electing’ format. “We in 1997 decided to go stan dard because the Work First project was solid,” said Depart ment of Social Services Director, Ben Rose. “Now the two-year cycle has ended and now we visit this issue again.” Rose added, “there are two pri mary reasons why we wish to re See SPRAY On Page 3-A Interfaith Disaster Response team begun Dr. Carolyn Tyler talks with local residents during an Interfaith organizational meeting held at the COA ' Chowan County Center last Tuesday evening. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch) “You (those at initial Aug. 1 meet ing) can bring more people in,” he said. “Each one of you can bring ten - and that’s what we’re looking for. Each person who helps is im portant, but no one can do it all.” He encouraged everyone to bring friends to the next meeting, sched uled for Aug. 15 at 7 i3.m. at White Oak Elementary School. • See RESPONSE On Page 12-A Rocky Hock Playhouse dedication Saturday BY DAVID CRAWLEY Publisher ROCKY HOCK - Open hous and dedication of the newly renc vated, Rocky Hock Communit; Center will be held this Satur day evening beginning 7:00 til 9:00 PM. The official ceremon; will begin at 7:30. For almost six months, mem bers of the Rocky Hock Ruritai Club have been hard at work re pairing and renovating the fa cility just off Rocky Hock Road j at the corner of Evans-Bass Road - For at least the next two years ! the newly remodeled community center will be home to the widely 1 known and highly celebrated j Emmerich Theatre productions. Operating under the name - Rocky Hock Playhouse, the Com 1 munity Center and the dynamic musical productions planned for the remainder of this year will draw thousands of people from all over the mid-Atlantic coast and will host thousands more during next year’s summer schedule. “Realizing the impact that the Emerich group has on our local economy,” said a spokesperson for the Ruritans. “we were very fortunate to work out a coopera tive arrangement with the Emmerifchs that still allows com munity activities to continue as in the past.” The club extends an invitation for everyone to come and see what has been done and stay to enjoy a time of fellowship and refreshments. The community center is located at 126 Evans Bass Road. 1 INC riignway ratrot hosting forum here The North Carolina Highway Patrol will hold a Community Rela tions Forum at 7 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the New Chowan County Court house, 101 South Broad St., Edenton. The meeting will take place in the second floor Commissioners Room, The Patrol is inviting community leaders and all citizens from Chowan County to attend the fo rum to establish an exchange of ideas and information that will fin able the Highway Patrol to more effectively meet the needs of citi zens of North Carolina. The forum is a structured meet ing in which community leaders and citizens can share with the Pa trol any ideas or concerns they have about how the Patrol accomplishes its mission of ensuring safe trans portation on the state’s highways. The forums are being scheduled in every county in North Carolina in an effort to improve the Patrol’s service to citizens. ‘Colony’ Choir is coming The Lost Colony Choir will per form at Swain Auditorium, 200 E. Church St., Edenton, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13, under the direc tion of Dr. Paul LaPrade. Dr. LaPrade has been a recipient of the Award for Teaching Excellence from the Eastman School of Mu sic. The choir includes students from many major musical institutions. The performance is free of charge and open to the public. The concert is underwritten by Colony’s Professional Workshop and is supported in part by a Grassroots Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Chowan Arts Council, and the Edenton Chowan Chamber of Commerce. Musical selections will range from classical to traditional, spiri tual and jazz. The performance will continue a tradition that dates back to the 1930sx, when the Lost Colony be gan a community outreach pro gram of music. The Lost Colony is the nation’s premier and longest-running out door drama, staged on the grounds where the real-life events took place more than 400 years ago. “You are encouraged to make plans to join your friends and neighbors in attending this very special event,” said Arts Council Executive Director Sue Clark.
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