Wednesday, January 23,2002
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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)
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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
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Dougherty received her
in 1990 and her law degree
from the University of Vir
ginia in 1994.
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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
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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