Computer hacker villain in thriller
The Friends of the Library
Book Club will meet on
Tuesday, June 19 at 3:30 to
discuss The Woman Who
Walked into Doors by Roddy
Doyle.
In Five Quarters of the
Orange by Joanne Harris
(author of Chocolat), a
Frenchwoman returns
unrecognized to her home
town on the Loire River, a
town that chased her family
out during the Occupation.
The Blue Nowhere by
Jeffrey Deaver: A murderous
computer hacker lures his
victims to their deaths. The
police, lacking the experience
to outthink a computer whiz,
free an imprisoned hacker
who teams up with a sea
soned traditional cop to
ensnare the techno-villain.
The mythical burial place
of King Arthur and
Guinevere is the scene of the
latest case for Detective
Superintendent Duncan
Kincaid and Sergeant
Gemma James, in A Finer
End by Deborah Crombie.
' The Cold Six Thousand by
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BOYD
James Ellroy takes a look at
the dark side of the 1960s in
which J.Edgar Hoover is a
powerful background charac
ter. The main character is a
young Las Vegas cop who
unwittingly becomes en
tangled in a cover-up con
spiracy following JFKs
assassination.
An Irish-born travel writer
based in London turns to a
new kind of writing and
returns to Ireland to research
the story of a scandalous
affair that occurred in the
1850s. She not only visits the
historical past, but also
resolves problems in her own
past in My Dream of You by
Nuala OFaolain.
Wilbur Smith continues his
series set in ancient Egypt
, with Warlock. War contin
ues between Upper and
Lower Egypt, thariot armies
clash in the desert while the
true heir to the throne
attempts to unify the land.
The Mississippi Delta in
1902 provides a fertile
background for Visible
Spirits by Steve Yarbrough.
Reconstruction collides with
Jim Crow laws when a local
man uses race-baiting tactics
in an attempt to take the
black postmistresss job, the
only Federal job in the state
held by an African-American.
The Prayer of Jabez:
Breaking through to the
Blessed Life by Bruce
Wilkinson advocates the use
of a prayer from Chronicles
to break free of the past and
live a blessed life.
Survivors of the Bataan
March and three subsequent
years as POWs were in
danger of execution by their
captors as the Japanese
Army retreated before the
American advance. In
January of 1945,121 members
of the U.S. Army 6th Ranger
Battalion and Filipino
guerrillas slipped behind
enemy lines to rescue the
prisoners. Ghost Soldiers:
The Forgotten Epic Story of
World War II's Most Dra
matic Mission is the story of
the,,rescue mission.
Basketball star Shaquille
ONeal tells his side of his
huger-than-life story. By the
age of eleven, he was already
64 tall. At age nineteen, he
signed the largest rookie
contract in the history of
sports: $41 million for seven
years in the NBA. There’s
plenty more in Shaq Talks
Back.
Monty Roberts, author of
The Horse Whisperer, wrote
Horse Sense for People which
he believes will help people
create fear - free environ
ments through gentleness,
positive action and trust.
Prime Time: The African
American Woman’s Complete
Guide to Midlife Health and
Wellness offers common sense
and specific advice on
women’s health issues.
Region gears up for mosquito protection
A free “Tire Cleanup” will be
sponsored in Perquimans. '
- Chowan, and Gates counties for
the period of June 16-July 13.
While all counties accept tires
on a regular basis, these three
counties are positioning addi
tional containers at certain
county convenience/Recycling
. .Centers to make disposal of tires
easier for residents. This will
aid in the control of the local
mosquito population and clean .
up neighborhoods. At no
dispotal charge, the old tires of
all sizes can be brought to the
; Perquimans-Chowan-Gates
> Landfillandyortothefollowing
! convenience sites:
; • PCG Landfill, Perry's Bridge
; Road, Belvidere - Hours: 8 a.m. -
• ,4 p.m., Monday and Friday; 8
a.m. -11 a.m. Saturday.
• County' convenience (Recy
■ cling) sites that are accepting
tires during normal hours of
: operation (7 am. - 7 p.m., Mon
day' through Saturday and ,1-6
p.m. on Sunday) are: Gates
County (Sunbury site and
Roduco site); Chowan County
(Evans Church site and
Soundside Drive site);
Perquimans County (Hwy. 17
South and Center Hill Highway)
- Sites in Perquimans County
are closed on Thursday.
Community members are
encouraged to prevent mos
quito problems by employing
the “Tip or Toss” methods of
management.
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Residents should change bird
bath water at least every week,
fix leaking outdoor faucets,
clean gutters, empty water from
flower pots and dishes and
throw away yard trash that can
collect water, especially old
tires, old bottles, and cans.
Ponds should be kept clean and
stocketed with fish to eat the
growing mosquitoes before they
become adults. Horse owners
are reminded to have their
horses vaccinated for Eastern
Equine Encephalities.
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Commissioners
will meet in
regular session
' July 2, 2001 at
6:00 pm in the
Commissioners
Room, Courthouse.
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Mended Hearts
Tuesday, June 12,2:00 pm, Pembroke Room, Chowan
Hospital Rehabilitation/Home Care Building
Guest speaker will he Wallace Nelson, pharmacy manager
at Chowan Hospital. Call 482-2889 for more information.
Fibromyalgia Support Group
Tuesday, June 12, 7:00pm, classroom annex,
Washington County Hospital
Guest speaker, Stephanie Adams, clinical hypnotherapist,
will present l.oivering Pain through Hypnosis. Call
793-3969 for more information.
Stroke Support Net
Monday, June IS, 7:00 pm, classroom B, Chowan
Hospital
Scheduled presentation by a guest speaker. Call
’ 482-6429 for more information.
Community Screenings
Thursday, June 21,1:00pm - 3:00pm, Winn Dixie
parking lot, Edenton
Free blood pressure screenings; cholesterol screenings
will be available tor S2. Call 482-6242 for more
information. Screenings are co-sponsored bv Chowan
Healthy Carolinians.
Chowan Hospital Night
at the Edenton Steamers Game
Friday, June 22, 7:00pm, Hicks Field
Steamers versus Petersburg Generals. Free stadium cups.
Diabetes Support Group
Thursday, June28, 7:00pm, cafeteria, Chowan Hospital
Call 482 6277 for more information.
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