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Hgp Martial Arts classes* ; 10-A Bachman :portrays ‘Women of Faith’ at St Paul’s **•*»*■ uatHinini 5-B ’ight Brothers serial underway Excitement builds for area environmental learning project BY GLENDA JAKUBOWSKI ? Edenton-Chowan Schools No amount of frosty weather, gooey muck or squiggly critters dulled the enthusiasm of teachers and students from Chowan, Gates, Perquimans and Bertie counties recently at the inaugural meeting of participants in the Bennett’s Millpond Environ mental Learning Project. The five high school teachers and 10 students will meet at least twice a month at the millpond to collect soil and water samples, catalogue critters, measure dissolved oxygen levels at various places in the pond, and collect weather data such as temperature, wind direction andspeed, humidity, among other things. Their equip ment ranges from precision scientific probes interfacing with Balm Pilots to such low-tech devices as pickle barrels and hoes. They spent a recent chilly Tues day decked out in waders and warm coats as they dipped, scooped and netted Holmes High School junior Kendall Birckhead examines the biological treasures yielded by Bennett's Millpond. samples from the pond to study later in the warmth of the Albemarle Learning Center. '“The whole idea is to get the students to develop projects for. extensive research and eventual _ presentation at a sympo sium in May,” said Colleen Karl, Northeast Outreach Coordinator for the North Carolina State University - Science House. The Science House works in partnership with K-12 teachers to emphasize the use of hands-on learning activities in mathematics and sci ence. Through school demonstration programs, student science camps, teacher workshops and innovative laboratory training and support projects, The Science House annually reaches over 2000 teachers and 20,000 students in 60 North Carolina counties. The Albemarle Learning Center is the site for the eastern satellite of the NC Science House. The Millpond Project is See PROJECT On Page 3-A ■ Diana Jones-Wilson Jones-Wilson to be King speaker Celebration set Monday The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day Celebration will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, at Swain Auditorium at noon. * Diana Jones-Wilson will be the guest speaker. “Ms. Jones-Wilson, a native of Chowan County, is a dy namic motivator,” said Ed enton Town Manager Anne Marie Knighton, a member of the celebration’s planning committee. “She currently serves as President of Faith Partnership Inc., a private nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote research , See SPEAKER On Page 3-A Chowan County Sheriff Fred Spruill, left, congratulates Deputy Buddy Bunch, who has just received his Advanced Professional Law Enforcement Certificate. Bunch achieves advanced status Sheriff Fred Spruill pre sented Deputy Sheriff William (Buddy) C. Bunch of the Chowan County Sheriff’s Of fice his Advance^ Professional Law Enforcement Certificate awarded by the North Carolina Sheriff’s Education and Train ing Standards Commission on Jan. 6. The award of each Profes sional Certificate is based on ai, formula combining formal education, law enforcement training, and experience as a full time law enforcement of ficer. Deputy Sheriff Bunch has been with the Sheriff’s Of fice for ten years and is a pa trol deputy and the Counties K 9 officer,. . Tlys^North Carolina She riff’s Education and Training Standards Commission was established in September 1983. The purpose of the Sheriff’s Commission is to upgrade the capabilities, competence, and proficiency of Sheriff’s Office personnel through programs, standards, and procedures in volving employment, career development, and retention of , the Sheriff’s Office personnel. The North Carolina Sheriff’s Education and Training Stan dards Commission currently maintains certification files on over 16,000 Deputy Sheriff ’s, Detention Officers, and Tele communicatpr through out our state. The purpose of the Ad vanced Professional Law En forcement Certificate is to rec ognize the level of competence of Sheriff’s Office employee’s, to foster increased interest* in r See STATUS Qn Page 3-A DSS to sustain i cutbacks The Chowan County Depart ment of Social Services has an nounced that the Day Care Subsidy Program they admin ister has been frozen and in some places is being cut. Chowan DSS administers the Federal Day Care Program along with the Smart Start pro gram. These programs provide day care assistance to clients who qualify. Most clients are either in the Work First Pro gram or are employed. “The Day Care Program for Chowan County has exploded oyer the past two years, and we have seen a threefold increase in demand,” says Ben Rose, di rector. According to Rose, the allocation for the program has remained constant at $855,784. However, he says that both the DSS caseload and the cost of providing these services have increased. “We now have higher rates to our center due to the star sys tem, which rewards centers who meet certain levels of care,” says Sandy Willard, pro gram coordinator. “The rate increases have now reduced the number of people we can serve and impacted our bud get, even though the new rat ing system helps to provide a ' higher quality of care to our citizens.” The department is taking the following steps to avoid massive cuts in service: • A freeze on new day care ex penditures • A cut in service to low pri i ority categories, such as foster care and special needs • A request for reallocation of state funds that may be See CUTBACKS On Page 3-A Swearing-in ceremony held Chowan County Clerk of Superior Court Mike McArthur (far right) presides over the swearing-in of local magistratesMiring a recent ceremony held at the Chowan County Courthouse. Taking the oath oj^office are (from left) Carlton Jackson, Jim Badger, and Dennis Halloran. (Staff photo bty Bud Weagly) Foundation fundraiser set The Chowan Regional Health Care Foundation is sponsoring its first “Las Vegas Night” fundraiser on Fridays Feb. 7, from 7 p.m. until mid night at the National Guard Armory in Edenton to benefit charitable projects directed at improving the health status of residents served by the medi cal community of Chowan County “We have tremendous inter est in the event and expect the event to sell out quickly. Space - is limited, so we encourage ev eryone interested to get their tickets early and not miss out.” ■ said Helena Szczesny, execu tive director of the foundation. Marty McCarthy, event chairperson and her commit tee have been working hard to coordinate the many activities to ensure a successful night. According to McCarthy, “We have sent the invitations out for the event, but may have missed some people. Those interested individuals may contact Helena Szczesny dh rectly at the Foundation office at telephone 482-6440 for tick ets. We have put together a fUn See VEGAS On Page 3-A ROCKY HOCK (facuut Ole OfrUf Show 4
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