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Vol. LXVII, No. 49 Winter snowstorm blankets whole community Accidents and power outages result of storm BY DERRICK ARMSTEAD Staff Writer EDENTON—Encompassing an area 50-100 miles east of an initial National Weather Service (NWS) report, Sunday’s storm system • cloaked the area in a seven-inch deep white canopy, caused back and-forth power outages in one lo cal neighborhood, and is reported to have caused numerous acci dents. “We had 20 weather-related snow accidents throughout the county,” said Chowan County Sheriff, Fred Spruill. “Most of these can be at tributed to people driving too fast for the weather conditions.” EMS director, 0eug Belch, said several calls were fielded. “I know we had numerous re ports of vehicles going into the ditch,” said Belch, “but there were only two that we required trips to I the hospital.. .with neither of those having serious injuries.” Belch also addressed the re sponse time of emergency vehicles during inclement weather. “We definitely try to respond to calls as they come in,” said the EMS director. “But we have to re spond in a manner, where number one, we have to get there, and two, we have to make sure that we also get there in a safe manner.” Belch added, “Weather condi tions will affect the speed of our response time, when road condi tions are bad.” And in regard to the weekend storm, effective pre-planning could have prevented the majority of roadway mishaps, according to Spurill. “In the future, individuals should prepare a supply of non perishable food in advance,” Spruill said. “This will ensure that they don’t have to get out to the grocery store in such a (hurried) nature. They should also prepare their homes in advance, so that their residences are just as well prepared.” However, individuals who had See STQRM On Page 3-A Christmas Candlelight Tour this weekend BY REBECCA BUNCH Editot Homeowners are putting the -^-finishing touches on their i -1 bouses this week as they get read ; : for this weekend’s Christmas Candlelight Tour. Set for Fri day, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 9, the tour will be held from 4-8 p.m. both days. . Among those getting ready was Edenton Town Manager Anne-Marie Knighton. Knigh tbn, who maintains a hectic pro fessional schedule, said her strategy was a simple one: “I’m doing a little bit each night after I get home from work to get ready,” she said. Also making preparations were Gary and Natalie Fore man, whose Queen Street home boasts a beautiful Christmas tree, complete with electric train circling it. “I’ve got four train sets,” said Gary Foreman. “One of them was from the very first series of the American Flyer ever made.” Special ornaments also adorn the family Christmas tree. “We’ve got a whole collection of sterling Gorham 'Year by .Year’”ornaments,includingthe Silver Snowflake that is this year’s featured ornament,” said Natalie Foreman. The Foremans, who live on Queen Street with their two young children, son Gaskin, andnewborn daughter, Newbern, have resided in their house for. just four short years, but say they,love it — espe cially celebrate a family Christ mas each year. The downstairs of the residence also boasts a new kitchen addition. That part of the house has been “gutted and redone,” according to the Foremans. “That wing of the house looks very different than it Gary and Natalie Foreman cuddle with their kids by the beautifully decorated mantel at their Queen Street home, which will be featured on the Candlelight. Tour. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch) did,” they said. Another home on the tour will be that of Wesley and Betsy Chesson. Their home boasts a gor geous collection of wooden figures, including carolers and the entire cast of characters from Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol.” Then, too, there is Betsy See TOUR On Page 12-A These colorful Christmas carolers will greet visitors to the home of Wesley and Betsy Chesson. Their home is open to visitors on this year7s Candlelight Tour for the very first time. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch) ‘Bags of Plenty’ effort to bring holiday cheer &Y REBECCA BUNCH Editor While for most of us, the ap proach of Christmas brings thoughts of family, love and home, for some in our community it is a time of sadness — a time for chil dren who try not to get excited because they realize that their par ents don’t have enough money to buy them new toys, or senior citi zens who can no longer afford to buy the nice presents for family members that they could when they were gainfully employed. There is also the worry for some of not having even the basic neces sities, such as enough food to feed their families. “But in the midst of their suffer ing, there are still many kind hearted people who want to help.,” said Chowan Herald Publisher David Crawley. “That’s why my staff and I will be sponsoring a special holiday campaign called See PLENTY On Page 3-A Chowan Herald staffers (l-r) Titus Wynn, Zenetta Purvis and Mia Noble place bags inside this week $ edition of the Chowan Herald as part of the "Bags of Plenty" food drive being sponsored by the paper this holiday season. (Staff photo by Derrick Armstead) * Road crews were hard at work on Monday morning, clearing accumulated snow and ice from Broad Street in downtown Edenton. Estimates are that seven inches of snow fell across the community on Sunday. (Staff photo by David Crawley) I_ i Nicholas Sparks Edenton based book is featured Since his debut in 1996 with The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks has written two New York Times best selling novels, consistently creat ing timeless love stories, with a romantic style that is considered by many to be simply irresistible. New Bern’s own “modern master of fateful love stories,” discusses See BOOK On Page 12-A NCDOT plans public meeting here The North Carolina Department of Transporta tion (NCDOT) will hold a public meeting in the Edenton Town Council Chambers on Broad Street, downtown Edenton, on Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The purpose of the meet ing is to seek comments from local citizens on transportation projects in the draft 2002-2008 Transpor tation Improvement Pro gram (TIP). Transportation Secretary David McCoy is asking for public comments on trans portation projects included in the draft 2002-2008 TIP. The TIP is the department’s ) blueprint for statewide transportation projects - including bicycles, public transportation, ferry, rail, aviation and highways. The NC Board of Trans portation will vote on the TIP in June 2001. Citizens can also submit their comments in writing to: North Carolina Depart ment of Transportation, Program Devleopment Branch, Mail Service Center 1543, Raleigh, NC 27699-1543. The draft TIP may also be reviewed on the Internet at http://www.dot.state.nc.us. Public comments may also be e-mailed to the depart ment at that site.
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