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Wednesday, September 19,2001 CHOWAN HERALD Vo!. LXV!!), No. 37 m ... %<? on %K* Abr^A Corod/Mt owMr. Singte Copies 50^ Recap of !ast weeks attack.... 6-A by Cox PuMcaf/on memoHa! service heid here.2-A Pennies for Peace coiiected. _2-A Local residents join the nation in surge of patriotism Community responds with 'hope, faith and love' in wake of terrorist attacks in U.S. BY HELEN KERR OUTLAND Sfa#Wr!;er EDENTON- Americans and citizens worldwide are looking for answers. Families want to know who, why, and how? Some of their questions will never be answered. They are the questions, to which gov ernment leaders, experts, or the guy next door can not an swer. However, they can re spond to the vicious act of ter rorism that brought masses of steel tumbling to earth and masses of people to their knees Tuesday morning. For millions of Americans the closet thing to understand ing and coping with this attack comes from knowing that gov ernment, faith leaders, and other citizens locally and na tionally share the fears, uncer tainty, and anger. What follows is a sampling of comments from local citi zens in the wake of the attacks: "We must lend total support tour country's leadership as we both respond to the tragedy and take steps to ensure that it never happens again. Don't think for a second that because we live in Chowan County that our lives will not be changed forever." County manager, Cliff Copeland "This was a frontal attack on oug freedom to which this coun try will respond with all its re sources. Its people will again unite in her defense. May God Bless the United States of America!" Mayor Roland Vaughan "I am Native American, of the Makak Nation. I am also former military, having served in the United States Navy. People need to realize our mili tary has the capability to en gage. I am just saddened that it has taken such an act to bring Americans together." Nalani Gabel "This terrorist attack has caused us to pray together as a people regardless of race, creed, color, or ethnic origin. We are all God's children. We must bring God back to first place in our lives." City Coun cilman and Elder, Jerald Perry "Let us wait with faith and hope and love. Let us grow still and know God is with us." Rev erend Jane Love of the First Presbyterian Church "This is a good time to make sure our anger is properly di See RESPONDS On Page 8 A Chowan County residents poured into an American Red Cross Btood Drive in the wake of !ast Tuesday's terrorist attacks that !eft hundreds injured and thousands more dead. The drive, hetd at St. Anne Cathoiic Church, had been scheduted prior to the attacks but quickiy became a way for area residents to show their support for the victims. (Staff photo by David Crawiey) Red Cross Blood Drive draws huge support locally BY HELEN KERR OUTLAND Stc# Writer EDENTON - When the dev astation of Tuesday morning, September 11, raised its ugly head it was followed quickly by the rise of a united people. Around the country people left their homes, jobs, and the streets and descended upon hospitals, churches, and local blood drive centers to pour out the only thing for them to give, their blood. "People came from Corolla, Manteo, Hampton to give blood," says Susan Small, Blood Drive Chairman for the Chowan County Chapter of the American Red Cross. "We had about 147 people to sign in. We turned away another 50 or so because of the length of the wait and as the Red Cross ran out of donor bags. According to Small the im mediate response of volunteers was remarkable. The Lovin' Oven bakery provided deli cious home-baked cookies for the canteen. Chowan Hospital sent Stephanie Nugen who was supplied with juice, cookies, and chips to help make the waiting more pleasant. "Donors and volunteers re mained on site until well after midnight," says Small. "Ralph Clapper worked at the blood drive from 1p.m. until 1 a.m. Gaspare Misseri, owner of See DRIVE On Page 8 A Locoi voices join those of the notion in shoch ond in on e^ort to ttn(i€rr<itoyt<i Americans and citizens worldwide are looking for answers. Families want to know who, why, and how? Some of their questions will never be answered. They are the questions, to which government leaders, experts, or the guy next door can not answer. However, they can respond to the vicious act of terror ism that brought masses of steel tumbling to earth and masses of people to their knees Tuesday morning. For millions of Americans the closet thing to understanding and coping with this attack comes from knowing that govern ment, faith leaders, and other citizens locally and nationally share the fears, uncertainty, and anger. T L ; s ^erroWs? ' aPacL Aas caused US ^o pray fop^^gr as a PEOPLE re^arcUess o/ PACE, CPAALt, CCLCTK, or ET77N/C OF?7G77V. Wo are a// God'^ c/zddrea. We was? Ar:ag God ^ae/c ^o/trs? p^ace moardoes." City Councilman and Elder, Jerald Perry "T/ns is a ii/ae io reso/aic ia oar deiermiaaiioa io preoaii." Randy Pierce, Pastor, First Assembly of God "77ns Magood ^me n: a /c e snreoar anger M proper^ directed. We need to $dow grace toward a// and antnto^tty toward none." John Mitchener, Local Pharmacist "Let M3 wad wdd/add and dope and /one. Let M3 grow stdt and Anow God :s wdd M3." Rev. Jane Love First Presbyterian Church 7 am Eg /Va//oe H ) o/* Afa/ca/c /Va//on. f am a/so /ormer H m////ary, /MZMngseruea ;n me t/nnea States Naoy. Peopte need to reattze oar mitttary /zas t^e capaAi/tty to engage. 7 am jast saddened tAat tt /:as ta/cen sac/: an act to Artng -Americans together." Naiani Gabel "We mas? no? a//oMJ ?de sense/ess and Aafe/a/acfso/* /nisgafded men, wAo /?aoe ac?ed ?n ?Ae name o/* a non-ex?^?en? God, iead as znto senseless and daie/di acis idai tciii deny tde existence and socereigniy ofide one irae God." Reverend Ron Cava, Rocky Hock Baptist Church "Tdis aiiacd agon America causes as to face onceagain ideatc/direaiiiy ofeoii in id is u'orid." Dr. Paul Pridgen, Edenton Baptist Church " We fnas;/end ? o ; a / sappor^ ^ o a r coaa^ry's 4aoders/!%? as a?e A o ^ respond ;o fne frapedy and fa/ce steps to ensure tdat d neoer happens agatn. Don't tdtnA: /or a second tdat because we doe fn Cdowan County t/zat oar does wfd no? tze changed yoreoer." County manager, Cliff Copeland "7V: :s Aas a / r a ^ : c :noas:on o/* X7Mer:'can soc:e?y./?M noM; ?:/ne /or a// Americans io siand up and Z?e coanied on io do to/zaieoer iAey can." Sheriff Fred Spruill "/ sa; ^ e r c ... a^ ^ac/c a;as an&e/zeu aAJe. .. 7'ws^//fn s/:ocA:." Anne-Marie Knighton Town Manager 77iis ioas a /ronfa/ adacA on oar/reecfo/n ?o Mj/nc/2 Mis coaniry tod/ respond ioiM a// i7s resoarces. /^speop/eioidagain andein/ierd^/ense. May God Mess Me Gnded Maies o7America/" Mayor Roland Vaughan.
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