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Wednesday, January 23,2002 Area counties oppose Mavy site idea ..3-A Photo studio speciaiizes in portraiture.8-A Francie MarreM: Living for God makes Me worthwhiie-- 5-8 Recfof^fo .s7?%n? s^oW^.s o^ %?<pmg %%t><EK% #% 'GroMMdf Zero' BY REBECCA BUNCH Edtfor When the Rev. Dr. Lyndon Harris, rector of St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Parish, New York City, agreed to come to Edenton to visit an old friend, the Rev. Thomas Ricken baker, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, neither could have known the sign ifi cance of that promise made in the days before the terror ist attacks of Sept. 11 that re sulted in the collapse of the twin towers of the W or Id Trade Cen ter. Fortunately, his church, located adjacent to "Ground Zero," survived the deadly at tack. According to Anne Greer, who is preparing a year long series of articles on St. Paul's Church in Edenton's 300th an niversary, "Father Rickenba ker's invitation, made in Au gust, came as part of that anni Retief workers providing food and other necssities have been a famiiiar sight in New York since the Worid Trade Center attacks. (Photo courtesy Trinity Parish) e B The Rev. Dr. Lyndon Harris taiks with rescue workers at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Photo courtesy of Trinity Parish) versary, in an effort to bring others to speak on behalf of a long-term anglican tradition. "The tragedy ofSept. 11, how ever. intervened. It is a testa ment to Dr. Harris that he will continue his commitment to be in Edenton on Saturday. Jan. 26, at Swain Auditorium at 7 p.m.," Greer said. As the human tragedy of Sept. 11 continued to unfold, Dr. Harris found himself right in the middle of relief efforts. His church is serving as a "round the clock" relief cen ter for emergency workers at the site of the World Trade Center. In a Trinity Church publi cation, Dr. Harris is quoted as saying, "...that Monday (Sept. 11), I found myself on the edge of a war zone and in the middle of a completely unexpected new ministry." See HARRIS On Page 7 A Tri-county meeting on flyovers slated BY REBECCA BUNCH Edffor In response to concerns raised in neighboring Bertie and Perquimans counties about the Navy's consideration of those communities as a pos sible location for an outlying landing field (see Page 3-A for details), Chowan County Man ager Cliff Copeland said Tues day morning that he plans to join his counterparts in those counties, along with officials from Pasquotank County, for a meeting to discuss "both our research and response." "My office has received many letters in opposition to the military's proposal," Copeland noted. "Additional letters are encouraged. As ad ditional information is gath ered we will make it available on our website and to The Chowan Herald." Copeland said that while Chowan County has been eliminated from an earlier list of potential sites, officials here "are extremely concerned about the potential impact of locating an outlaying airfield in either Bertie or Perquimans County. While the fields per se are not located in Chowan County soil, the landing fields are in such close proximity to Chowan County that noise pat terns will be a major concern." Chamber of Commerce Ex ecutive Director Richard Bunch, whose son serves in the U.S. Air Force, said that while "No one supports our military more than Jean (his wife) and 1, we do not need this site in northeastern North Carolina. This is a serious matter, one that will impact northeastern North Carolina for decades and we will need a clear under standing of what an OLF (Outlanding Lying Field) is and the potential effects." Bunch noted that officials here first met with U.S. Navy See FLYOVERS On Page 7 A Edenton re ^ on White At George Bush's tsestaHmcludesan e with ties to the White House 3d today. She is Pete and Sarah Lee Smith of Dougherty received her in 1990 and her law degree from the University of Vir ginia in 1994. Prior to joining the Bush TTnsfs %'s a&OM? Our community came together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday Monday at Swain Auditorium in Edenton. The reminder to serve our chiidren and each other was the format of the ceiebration. (Staff photoHeien Kerr Outiand) (See story on page 11 A) Shadowing planned at businesses On Monday, Feb. 4, Chowan County schools and community businesses will participate in the fourth National Groundhog Job Shadow Day. This event is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the importance of students experi encing the workplace firsthand. Job shadowing enables stu dents to shadow a workplace mentor as he or she goes through a typical day on the job, providing an up-close look at how the skills learned in school are put into actions in the workplace. To participate, call Beverly Jones, Chowan Middle School, (252) 221-4131; Brenda Spruill, Chamber of Commerce, (252) 482-3400. Chamber plans work lor the year By DAVE CRAWLEY PoMs/ter Chamber members turned out in big numbers last Thurs day morning as new board members along with chamber staff solicited input on ideas from fund raising to business development and education. As Chamber Executive Di rector. Richard Bunch as well as this year's President Larry Spivey welcomed the near- ca pacity crowd they were encour aged to enjoy the great country breakfast, enjoy some great networking and come up with See CHAMBER On Page 7 A Chamber Director Richard Bunch surveys the crowd at the forum Rocky Hock plans Meals on Wheels BY HELEN K. OUTLAND Sfc# Wrtfer Statistics show there are over eight million people liv ing in North Carolina. Of that eight million 986 thousand are over 60. For many in that age bracket, life is good. Savings and retirement plans during years of hard work have se cured them financial stability for the golden years. However, this is not the case for many other seniors. These seniors know going to bed hun gry, cold, and lonely. They live with the daily struggle of using food monies to purchase exor bitantly priced medications or choosing hunger over buying fuel to simply keep warm. For rural seniors that farmed and lived off the land all their lives, things are worse. For many of the rural senior there are not any pension or retirement plans to sustain them in the golden years. Nor do they have either the strength or re sources to garner a living. Go ing to bed hungry and lonely is poor reward for well-lived lives. "There are 3,458 over the age of 60 in Chowan County," says Myra Mock, Volunteer Administrator for the Albemarle Commission for Region R. Region R of the com See WHEELS On Page 11 A ALBEMARLE CHORALE witt perform in concert Edenton United Methodist Church January 27 at 4 pm Reception to fottow "" / Saturday, Jan. 26, at 7 pm Swain Auditorium in Edenton FATHER LYNDON HARMS of St. Paul's Church in NYC will speak abou the challenges faced by the city and his congregation
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