Mentors
pals, friends
gather........ 3-A
Leah Williams
recuperates
after accident...
Chowan Center
kicks off annual
fund drive..__6-B
Wednesday, March 21,2001
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Visitor Center invites kids to color eggs
Community’s
children asked
to color eggs
at Iredell House
For several years the staff
of the Historic Edenton V isi
tor Center has presented a
program on using natural
dyes obtained from flowers,
vegetables, and other plants
to the second grade students of
Chowan County.
While the studertts are told
about the many uses of natural
dyes in the 18th and 19th centu
ries, the highlight of the pro
gram for them is using several
of these dyes to color Easter
eggs. The children can hardly
contain their excitement as
they see their white eggs turn
blue, yellow, pink and orange
when dipped in dyes made from
red cabbage, onion skins, osage
orange tree wood, and the roots
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of the madder plant.
Two new dyes will be tried
this year - cochineal, a South
American beetle, which pro
duces a dark pink-red dye; and
alkanet, from the roots of the
plant, which produces a purple
dye.
This year, the natural dye
program will be expanded and
offered to the general public on
Saturday, April 7, from 9 a.m.
to noon on the grounds of the
James Iredell homesite. The
program is free of charge, hut
Some children prepare to dip their eggs into the dye, while others stir up the mixture. Visitor
Center staff supervise the program at the Iredell House in Edenton. (Submitted photo)
Visitor Center staffer Debbie Sliva (dressed in colonial clothing)
assists a group of youngsters as they prepare to dip their Easter
eggs into some colorful dye. (Submitted photo)
you must bring your own hard
boiled eggs.
The V isitor Center staff asks
that each child dye no more
than six eggs so that as many
children as possible may par
ticipate. Children must be ac
companied by an adult.
Parking is available at the
Historic Edenton V isitor Cen
ter, 108 N. Broad St. No reser
vations are needed. Ifyou have
questions about the program,
please contact the V isitor Cen
ter at 482-2637.
Everyone is welcome.
Support
voiced
for new
standards
Some say even
tougher rules
should be eyed
BY MARIEL BETANCOURT
Cox NC Publications
EDENTON - If their parents
and teachers have anything to
do with it, Chowan County’s
high school students will be
facing tougher end-of-course
standards next year.
“You never reach your full
est potential until you are chal
lenged,” teacher Sandy Davis
said. “And we need to push and
push and push studerits as hard
as we can.”
Parents and teachers met
Thursday night with Edenton
Chowan Schools Supt. Dr.
Allan Smith to discuss a pro
posal by the Board of Educa
See SUPPORT On Page 10-A
New computers are delivered
Alishia Simpson, left, and Joycelyn White take full advantage of the new PCs donated to the
Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library in Edenton. The computers were donated to the public library
in Edenton by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (See related story on page 3-A)
Docking
ordinances
established
BY MARIEL BETANCOURT
Cox NC Publications
EDENTON - While the
Edenton Bay breakwater and
town docks won’t open for sev
eral weeks, the town council
has already approved rules and
regulations for boaters’ use of
the facilities.
The regulations closely fol
low those of other waterfront
towns such as Wilmington,
Elizabeth City and Hampton,
VA, and specify that the docks
should be used primarily by
transient, recreational boat
ers.
Although formally approved
Tuesday at the council’s ineet
See DOCKING On Page 11-A
Vaughan Edenton Woman of the Year
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Editor
Businesswoman Peggy Anne
Vaughan was named Woman
of the Year Thursday evening
by the Edenton Business and
Professional Women’s Club.
The award presentation was
made during a dinner at the
Edenton United Methodist
Church.
In presenting the award to
Vaughan, clubwoman Legion
Britton cited Vaughan’s dedi
cation to her business, her
church, her community and,
most important, to her family.
“She works very hard to
make her business successful,”
said Britton, “and possesses a
deep love of God and church.
This is a woman who wears
many hats....she is also very
devoted to her husband (Mayor
Roland Vaughan),her twochil
dren, and her grandchildren.”
Britton also noted Vaughan’s
active support of the Edenton
Chowan Chamber of Com
Peggy Anne Vaughan, right, accepts congratulations from
Legion Britton of the Edenton BPW Club after being named
Woman of the Year. (Staff photo by Rebecca Bunch)
merce, and the Edenton
Woman’s Club, and said that
she was an active member of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
where she has served as a mem
ber of the Vestry.
An obviously surprised
Vaughan walked to the po
dium, accepted a bouquet of
flowers from Britton, and said
simply, "I firmly believe you
get out of your community
whatever you put into it. 1
thank you for this great honor. ”
Keynote speaker for the din
ner was Anne White, 2000 BPW
State Career Woman. White,
who serves as principal of
Perquimans Middle School,
spoke of the challenges she has
faced in bringing her school
from below standard to Exem
plary Status by state standards.
White said she believed there
were three keys to achieving
anything you wanted in life.
The first, she said, is “you’ve
got to really want it.. .If you
See VAUGHAN Page 11-A
Susan Wilkerson of Fancy That gets an early start in beautifying
her business's flower box by planting colorful pansies. Downtown
business owners are being urged "dress up" their stores, inside
and out, before next month's Pilgrimage, and dog owners are
being urged to keep their pets out of the flower beds. (Staff photo
by Helen Kerr Outland)
‘Flower shower’ urged
in preparation for the
Edenton Pilgrimage
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Editor
In preparation for next
month’s Historic Edenton Pil
grimage, flowers are appear
ing everywhere in the down
town business district, includ
ing the flower boxes on the
street. Pilgrimage Co-Chair
Barbara King said the Edenton
Woman’sClub, which sponsors
the biennial event, couldn’t be
happier about that.
“We’re very appreciative of
all those who have begun plant
ing flowers in the beds, or put
ting containers of flowers out
side their doors in preparation
for the tour,” she said. “And
for those who haven’t yet done
so, we would like to encourage
them to help fill the downtown
area with flowers to make it
look even more appealing for
the tourists who will be visit
ing during the Pilgrimage.”
And, pet owners are being
urged to do their part to get
ready for the tour as well, by
keeping their pets out of the
flower beds on Broad Street.
“We want our town to look its
very best for the Pilgrimage,”
said Town Manager Anne
Marie Knighton. “The business
owners are working very hard
to make our main street look
See FLOWER On Page tO-A
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