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Pilgrimage is this weekend
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Managing Editor
Visitors to the 2003 His
toric Edenton Pilgrimage
Will find they have traveled to
a community where homes
\ are lovingly preserved and
tourists are welcomed with
open arms.
This year’s tour, sponsored
by the Edenton Woman’s
Club, will take place Friday,
April 25 and Saturday, April
26 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.,
rain or shine.
The homes and public
buildings on this year’s Bien
nial Pilgrimage Tour are
scheduled to include:
• The BatemamBadham
House, 201 E. King Street
• James Coffield House, 209
E. King Street
Strawberry Hill will be among the lovely homes open to the public during the Biennia
Pilgrimage in Edenton this weekend. (Staff photo by Bud Weagly)
'Pasta and a Bowl'
set at CAC Gallery
On Saturday, April 26, at
5:30 p.m. at the American Le
gion, Queen Street Extd., in
Edenton, the Chowan Arts
Council will host their annual
fundraiser with an Italian
twist...’’Pasta and Pottery”. It
promises to be an unforget
table evening in support of
this remarkable arts organi
zation.
“Pasta and Pottery” invites
you to pick out a beautiful ce
ramic bowl made by a local
potter. The bowl will be filled
with delicious authentic Ital
ian sauce and delectable
pasta for your enjoyment,
made by the best cooks in
town. When leave, the bowl is
yours to keep,” said CAC Ex
ecutive Director Sue Clark.
“Whether you lean towards
the adventurous, the romantic,
the whimsical, or the utterly
self-indulgent,” Clark added,
“there will be over 75 items in
the silent and live auction that
include something for every
one. Some intriguing examples
include shag lessons for eight
couples, a deep sea fishing trip,
a romantic night in a suite at a
local inn, a beautiful beach cot
tage in Nags Head for a week,
See PASTA On Page 3-A
• Hobbs-Leary House, 223 E.
King Street
• Barrow Hole House, 216 E.
King Street
•Brown-Elliott House, 209E.
Water Street
• Edenton Public School, 205
S. Oakum Street
• Strawberry Hill, 608 E.
Church Street
• Jubilee Farm, 620 Poplar
Neck Road
• Mulberry Hill, 200 Mul
berry Hill Road
• Greenfield, 250 Greenfield
Road
• The Fishery, 232 Green
field Road
“There are some wonderful
houses on the tour this year,
and Edenton is always at its
liveliest in the spring, so we
hope everyone will come and
visit us that weekend,” said
Martha “Marty” Badger,
chairwoman.
She praised the generosity
of the homeowners who have
agreed to open their doors to
visitors for the biennial event.
“This tour represents a big
commitment on the part of
these homeowners to open
their doors to thousands of
visitors in a single weekend,”
Badger said.
In addition to these lovely
homes, there are also many
noteworthy public buildings
and historic churches open
ing for the tour. These include:
Edenton Baptist Church (1916
1920), 200 S. Granville Street;
Kadesh AME Zion Church; Lo
cust Grove Baptist Church;
The Barker House; The
Cho’Wan County Courthouse;
Cupola House; Iredell House;
Chowan Arts Council; His
toric Edenton Visitor Center.
Two chosen as Teaching Fellows
BY GLENDA JAKUBOWSKI
Public Relations Director
Edenton-Chowan Schools
The North Carolina Teach
ing Fellows Program named
John A. Holmes High School
seniors Allison Britton and
Judson Smith as recipients of
prestigious Teaching Fellow
scholarships.
Britton and Smith join 400
peers chosen from about 2,000
Teaching Fellow candidates
throughout the state.
“We certainly hope to wel
come them back to the Eden
ton-Chowan Schools family in
four years,” said superinten
dent Allan T. Smith. “The po
tential Allison and Juddie have
shown as students bodes well
for the quality they will bring
to the classroom as teachers.”
The most ambitious state
wide teacher recruitment pro
gram in the nation, the North
Carolina Teaching Fellows
Program provides a $6,500 per
year scholarship to outstand
ing high school seniors who
agree to teach four years in one
of North Carolina’s public
schools following graduation
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Teaching Fellows Allison Britton and Judson Smith
from college.
The North Carolina Teach
ing Fellows Program was en
acted by the General Assembly
in 1986 to improve the quality
of public school educators in
the state. The mission of the
program is to recruit talented
high school graduates into the
teaching profession and to de
velop leadership qualities such
as visionary thinking and risk
taking.
In addition to the scholar
ships, Teaching Fellows have
enriched college experience
' including the opportunity to
attend special seminars, struc
tured observations and field
experiences, and access to
mentors and faculty sponsors.
Teaching Fellows can par
ticipate on summer Discov
ery Trips - 1,600-mile, seven
day tours of North Carolina,
as well as more than 30 en
richment options such as
, travel abroad or computer
and biotechnology work
shops.
During the summer pre
ceding college graduation,
Teaching Fellows attend Ori
entation Weeks in North
Carolina school sys.tems,
meeting with superinten
dents, classroom teachers
and representatives of local
governments. Many of the
students take advantage of
this time to explore potential
places of employment.
The Chowan County Board of Commissioners
and
The Chowan County Heritage Development Council
Invite you to join them for the
Dedication of the J. Robert Hendrix Park
and
Cannon's Ferry Heritage River Walk
On Sunday, April 27, 2003
2:00 o'clock pm
Light Refreshments will be Served
On the Chowan River • 317 Cannon's Ferry Road
Commissioners
favor plan for
helping children
BY TAMIKA SPRUILL
Staff Writer
“Helping hurting children....
llealing broken families” is the
motto of Baptist Children’s
Home of North Carolina. This
organization was founded in
1885 and currently serves
about 1,885 children and their
families.
Since the time of their open
ing they have helped to create
a haven and hope for children
and their families. They be
lieve their work is possible by
“a belief in goodness, faith in
God, conviction and experi
ence that lives can be chan
ged.”
Chowan County is slated to
continue that worthy goal. The
BCH has plans to open two
group homes, which will serve
Chowan County. The homes
will serve children ages 8 to 18
that have behavioral or family
problems. These licensed fos
ter homes will serve any child
from any referral source. The
first home would be a short
term haven for kids. Teenag
ers would be housed there for ■ f
a period of sixty to ninety'
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Elliott is named
new president
The National Society of Co
lonial Dames XVII Century
held its 79th annual conference
at the Mayflower Hotel in
Washington, DC April 9-12
where Mrs. James D. Elliott Sr.
was confirmed as North Caro
lina State President for 2003
2005.
Forty-six other incoming
state presidents, along with
their outgoing presidents, par
ticipated in the “pinning
and sashing” ceremony at the
end of the four-day conference.
Gen. John A. Shaudj US Air
Force (Ret.) was the principal
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Pansy Alderman Elliott
Tamika Spruill gets ready for her first day on the job as
the Chowan Herald's new staff writer. (Bud Weagly photo)
Spruill joins staff
of Chowan Herald
Tamika Spruill of Colum
bia, NC has been named the
new staff writer at The Cho
wan Herald in Edenton.
“We are absolutely delighted
to have a writer of Tarpika’s
caliber working with us,” said
Publisher David Crawley in
making the announcement.
"She just began work this
week, but has already proven
herself a valuable asset in
terms of her ability and obvi
ous professionalism.”
Spruill is a graduate of
Elizabeth City State University
where she earned a BA in En
glish and minored in journal
ism.
Most recently she has been
teaching in the Hyde County
school system.
Area still fighting to keep OLF out
BY ROBERT SHILES
Cox NC Publications
Although it appears likely
the US Navy will select a site
either in Washington or Cra
ven counties to be the home of
an outlying landing field to ser
vice SuperHornet jets, Albe
marie area officials still aren’t
writing off the possibility that
the OLF could end up in either
Perquimans or Bertie coun
ties.
“Although the Navy favors
the Washington or Craven
sites, it doesn’t mean we’te out
of the woods yet,” said Randy
Keaton, Pasquotank Cqunty
manager and a member of the
Northeast OLF Coalition.
“We’re not ruling out that they
may not choose another site.”
Anne-Marie Knighton,
Edenton town manager and
member of the OLF coalition,
agrees.
“We’re still very concerned
about other sites,” she said.
“We were reminded of that
about three weeks ago, when
we received a call from the con
sultant working on the Navy’s
environmental impact state
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