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year, town and airport officials
realized the money to pay for
the 1LS would not come from
North Carolina's Department
of Transportation. Division of
Aviation. In March, town offi
cials visited U.S. Sens. John
Edwards. D-NC, and Jesse
Heltns. R NC. to lobby for the
!LS.
Ifapproved, the ILS could be
in place for the 2003 Wright
brothers' centennial celebra
tion. Knighton said. An ILS
helps pilots land during poor
weather, and will greatly im
prove the airport, she added.
"It'll be a huge safety fea
ture." Knighton said. "i't'H heip
tis recruit corporate aircraft
to be based here, and it will be
a real boost to the airport in
terms of economic develop
ment."
Through its SATS program.
NASA will spend $1.5 million
to renovate five North Caro
lina airports by 2005. It has
chosen only four states - North
Carolina. Florida. Maryland
and Virginia - to participate in
SATS* first phase, and the three
North Carolina airports clos
est to Kitty Hawk will be reno
vated in time for the 2003
Wright brothers' centennial
events.
1 The airports will receive
technology developed by
NASA and FAA. and will dem -
onstrate its use in navigation
of small aircraft. In addition to
the GPS. which guides planes
toward the runway, NASA will
equip the airports with data
link communications that give
aircraft information on air
traffic, weather, terrain and ob
stacles. Small a ircraft will also
receive the latest "synthetic
vision." a virtual reality dis
play that helps pilots fly in re
duced visibility.
For the project. NASA will
partner with North Carolina
Universities, the North Caro
lina Department of Transpor
tation. the Research Triangle
Institute, aerospace corpora
tions and air transportation
companies.
jjThis collaboration alone
makes the project worthwhile,-.
Knighton said.
- "We re really excited about
the demonstration project,"
she said. "And the opportunity
to partner with NASA, some of
t&e universities in North Caro
lina and the Kenan Institute
(^t the University of North
(^arolina-Chapel Hill). That
ajone is a big shot in the arm
for the region."
^ Warren Field in Washing
ton. NC and the Dare County
{Regional Airport will also re
ceive SATS renovations by
2(%3. If successful. NASA will
offer SATS to other states.
Now^commg spca^r
The Rev. Vaterie R. Hunter, pastor of Christian Education,
Counseting and Women's Ministry at New Zion Baptist Church in
Etizabeth, NJ, wiM be theannua) Homecoming speaker at Canaan
Tempte AME Zion Church in Edenton on Sunday, Sept. 2, at 11
a m. The afternoon service wit) be brief, consisting of a
Singspiration and a Memoria! Service for our deceased. Dinner
wit) be served in the fetiowship hat! at the dose of services. The
pubtic has been invited to the Homecoming by the Rev. Charies
, Eason, pastor. Rev. Hunter is the granddaughter of the tate Fred
and Victoria Bowser of Edenton. (Submitted photo)
School system offers
thanks with dinner
Edenton-Chowan Schools
custodians, technical support
staff and others will have their
summer efforts at the elemen
tary schools rewarded this Fri
day at 5 p.m. with a steak din
ner. The dinner will take place
on the D.F. Walker campus.
Dr. Allan Smith, superinten
dent, and Rob Boyce, assistant
superintendent, as well as
other school system officials,
plan to personally thank the
employees by serving up the
meal provided by Nixon's Ca
tering.
"1 could not be happier with
the attitude and spirit of our
staff." said Dr. Smith.
The custodial and tech staffs
worked as late as 1 a.m. some
nights, readying D.F. Walker
and White Oak schools for stu
dents by the opening date of
Aug. 9.
From cleaning to moving to
hangingkitesfrom ceilings, the
schools' staffs displayed an
"energey and enthusiasm level
that goes unmatched, even
compared to Superman," ac
cording to White Oak princi
pal Mary Nixon.
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