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No serious injuries were reported as a resuits of this serious wreck Tuesday morning on Highway 32 just
north of Fioyd's Corner. Detaiis on the cause of the accident were not avai!ab!e at presstime. The Smart Stdrt
bus (!eft) was not carrying chiidren. Both drivers sustained minor cuts and bruises. (Photo by He!en Outiand)
Group considers
next steps in OLF
landing situation
BY HELEN K. OUTLAND
Wrt'fer
The OLF (Outlying Landing
Field) Steering Committee
meeting was held early Thurs
day morning, in Edenton, to
discuss the next steps in ad
dressing the OutlyingLanding
Field issue. Since the Navy
announced late in 2001 the pos
sibilities of locating a landing
strip in any one of seven east
ern North Carolina counties
the committee, formed in Janu
ary, has met regularly to map
out future strategies opposing
the landing strip in any of the
counties.
Chaired by Ben Hobbs, chair
man of the Board of Commis
sioners for Perquimins
County, the meeting began
with the expression of concerns
surrounding thefailureofCon
gressman Walter Jones and
Senator John Edwards to re
spond to requests for meetings
with the counties opposing the
OLF strip being located in their
counties. Although Edwards
has responded to some degree,
recipients of the letters from
Edwards say it was obvious the
letter was a "form" letter sent
out by staff. "It's a candid let
ter that says nothing," said one
committee member.
Jones had said in a recent
visit to Edenton that he was
trying to talk Craven County
into taking the OLF. Most of
the committee members say
they find little comfort in that.
They are aware of Jones' repu
tation as a strong supporter of
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Two count) schools ready to
advance to state competition
BY GLENDA JAKUBOWSK)
Edcnton-C/zo^an Sc/zoo/s
Two county schools brought
home first-place trophies from
a recent Odyssey of the Mind
Regional Tournament heid in
Kitty Hawk.
Chowan Midd!e Schoo! team members ce!ebrate a
first ptace win at the regiona! Odyssey of the Mind
competition. The Chowan team and the first p!ace D.F.
Watker Etementary Schoo! team wi!! go to the state
competition at Wingate University Apri! ! 3.
Teams from D.F. Walker
School and Chowan Middle
School will now advance to the
state tournament on April 13
at Wingate University, near
Charlotte.
The Odyssey of the Mind
School Program is designed to
foster creative thinking and
problem-solving skills among
participating students from
kindergarten through college.
It features an annual competi
tion at local through interna
tional levels. Students solve
problems in a variety of areas,
from building mechanical de
vices such as spring-driven
vehicles to giving their own
interpretation of literary clas
sics.
Each year, five new competi
tive problems are presen ted for
the teams to solve. These long
term problems are solved over
weeks and months. Each long
term problem rewards style in
the solution. At the competi
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UNC TV crews have been in Edenton this week timing the gardens of the Cupoia
House and taiking with voiunteer gardner Francis ingtis. Mrs. ingiis has worked
atongside other !oca! women who come to the gardens at the historic site each
Wednesday morning, a!! year tong, to spend time pianting and weeding to make
the gardens took their very best for visitors. (Staff photo by Heien K. Outiand)
Nozr ze/zere are ^/zose oz!/zer eggs?
Kara Summerford of Edenton !ooks intently around a tree as she carefully places an Easter egg in a basket
that's almost as big as she is. Kara was among a group of local children taking part in a lively Easter Egg
Hunt last Wednesday at the Iredell House. She is the daughter of Tu!a and Aden Summerford of Edenton.
Hostess for the egg hunt was Pauta Gardner. She was assisted by her sons, Cameron and William. (Staff photo
by Mia Noble)
Ltumg
BY HELEN K.OUTLAND
Wr%er
Local residents who enjoy
SoniAern Lining magazine
they have been in for a reai
treat as the last two editions
of the national publication
have contained articles fea
turing Edenton.
Nancy Staab, Assistant
Homes Editor for Sonihern
Lining was in Edenton dur
ing last year's Pilgrimage
Celebration," says Nancy
Nicholls. Executive Director
of the Chowan Development
Authority. "She met with
some of the home owners and
made arrangements to visit
and. photograph some of the
homes." One of the articles
featured the bedroom ofBritt
Creighton, daughter of Scott
and Monica Creighton.
However, Staab's' visit to
the area was not the first for
SoHfLern Lining. Mark Stith,
Associate Travel Editor for
Sonihern Lining, had visited
Edenton severai years ago.
"He called and made arrange
ments to visit Edenton," says
Nicholls. "He was here for
two days touring the
Edenton. He knew exactly
what he wanted to see and
gathered lots of informa
tion."
As with any large publica
tion it was uncertain when
the articles and pictures done
during either one of the vis
its would be published.
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