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Vol. LXXI, No. 34 Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Single Copies 50tf Commissioners okay Sandy Point land use BY EARLINE WHITE Staff Writer The Chowan County Board of Commissioners met in spe cial session Aug. 23 to discuss amending the joint land use plan as “New Urban Waterfront Area”. The Edenton -Chowan Plan ning and Inspections Board held a public meeting concern ing this topic which was fairly well attended. The planning board, after approval at that meeting, proposed approving the amendment to the commis sioners. Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to approve the amendment. Pending legislation, the Coastal Resources Commission will designated one coastal county for a pilot program, des r Pitching in to help others Chowan Co. residents send supplies to Florida BY SEAN JACKSON Staff Writer Peggy Dees and Felisa Bass wanted to help the hurricane-ravaged people of Florida’s Gulf Coast after Hurricane Charley roared through there Aug. 13. But they didn’t think they’d help pack a 53-foot trailer full of relief items. From Raleigh to Greenville to Southeastern Virginia, the donations poured into Chowan, Dees said Tuesday. “It just gave us all a real warm feeling to be a part of this community,” Dees said. Charley roared into Charlotte County, Fla. with 145 mph wind and 10 foot waves. Dees said she talked with a minister from Venice, Fla. who relayed destruction accounts. Floridians were wandering about, homeless, in shock, she said. “He said it was so pitiful,” Dees added, “it made me cry on the phone. Everything was flattened.” Local churches pitched in, recalling Chowan’s fate last September when Hurricane Isabel bored through the county. Canned goods, bottled water, hygiene items, baby foods and formula, tarps, roofing nails, char coal, and grills came into Bass’ family’s warehouse on Harris Landing Road in See HELP On Page 3-A INSIDE Calendar.A2 Church...C7 Classifieds.D1-3 Editorials.A6 Obituaries.C4, D4 Society.C2 Sports.. B1-4 The Chowan Herald office will be closed Monday. The deadline for news and ads is noon Friday. t- 1 ignating a “New Urban Water front Area” not to exceed 50 acres and not exceeding one mile of natural shoreline. After approval from the com missioners, the amendment will be sent to the CRC and will await approval, further per mits, and instructions. The area under the new designation is that of Sandy Point, south of N.C. Highway 32 along the Al bemarle Sound. . The developer in order to re ceive further permits and to be able to take advantage of the 30 ft. waterfront setback must meet certain criteria. They in clude: Public access to the wa terfront must be made available by the developer; central water, sewer and storm water manage ment must also be available on site and developed with non-dis .._L Peggy Dees, Felisa Bass and her husband, Neal Bass, show off some of the many boxes of supplies being readied for the trip to Florida. The people of Chowan County, with a hand from local churches, pitched in to fill an 18-wheeler full of donations to help those in Florida who suffered damage from Hurricane Charley. A Chowan County mom and her children drop off toys for children in Florida who lost theirs when Hurricane Charley roared through, leaving devastation in its wake. BOE learns more about NASA, technology BY EARLINE WHITE Staff Writer The Edenton-Chowan Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, August 30. The meeting was held at D. E Walker School to discuss their partnership as a NASA Ex plorer School. In addition to this three-year partnership, many exciting things are un derway at Walker. The Science Learning Team has a lot of continuing lessons for the stu dents to get them involved in an inquiry-baset} study. The Hewlett Packard Technology .* charge requirements. By this, there will be no direct water being discharged into' the Sound. Officials have said that a cer tain amount of natural dis charge will occur, but other than that small amount, all other discharge will be retained as much as possible. A National Pollutant Discharge Elimina tion System will be applied for by the developer and must sat isfy federal measures, which are considerably higher than state standards. A “New Urban Waterfront Area” is described as “an area designated for development that includes a mixture of resi dential and commercial uses, recreational area, and facilities for government or other civic purposes; provides for pedes for Teaching Grant Team have been successful in their goals, acquiring grant monies for new technology to be incorpo rated into the classroom. The PRISM program, a NC Quest 2 year funded project in partner ship with ECSU and several regional schools aim to make sure the students implement an inquiry-based learning style. The goal of this new style is to get the students thinking about application, rather than regurgitation. Project U-Stars -Plus is an other inquiry-based program at D. F. Walker, focused on ex ■ , •" ■ trian access to residential, com mercial, civic, and recreational areas; and incorporates open space for recreational and other public purposes.” Dossey Pruden and Bill Gardner Jr. were among the public who had questions about the amendment. Among those points needed clarifying .were ‘Who will be responsible for tak ing care of the public access areas’ and ‘Would this be more or less of an impact on the Sound than Country Club Drive is right now?’ Peter Rascoe, Edenton-Chowan Special Pro jects Officer, and Sam Young, Sandy Point developer, did their best to provide answers. They said Sandy Point will have less impact on the sound, and that the developer would propose public access management. ploration and problem solving. The name stands for ‘using sci ence, talents, and abilities to recognize students promoting learning for under-repre sented students’. The program will incorporate science and language arts. Family and community involvement is al ways an issue in education. By hosting family night on Feb. 8 and April 12, the staff at Walker hopes to engage fami lies in the educational process and provides the parents with the tools to be actively involved in their child's education. Among the most exciting , ; > Hospital earns excellent rating Chowan Hospital has been awarded high scores in over all patient satisfaction for this quarter, according to reports from The Jackson Organiza tion, survey research consult ants in Columbia, MD. The reports show that Chowan Hospital scored above the na tional average for patient sat isfaction with inpatient, out patient, and emergency room services. As part of ongoing efforts to maintain high quality ser vices to the community and as consumers becomes more educated about health care Local officials watching Frances BY SEAN JACKSON Staff Writer The sixth named tropical system of the hurricane sea son was cruising westward Tuesday, but local officials were keeping a keen eye on powerful Hurricane Frances. Frances, a Category 4 storm at press time, had top winds of ''135 mpfi and Was located 175 miles northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, moving west at 15 mph. The storm was fore casted to strengthen before making landfall anywhere from the North Carolina/ South Carolina border to the Library begins oral history on hurricane Project to be focus of gathering BY REBECCA BUNCH Managing Editor The Shepard-Pruden Public Library in Edenton is seeking the public’s help with a hurri cane-related project. The li brary is organizing an oral his tory project, in cooperation with The Chowan Herald, to compile information from lo cal citizens about their experi ences during Hurricane Isabel last September. ventures at Walker is their 3 year partnership with NASA. Only 50 schools out of the na tion were chosen for such a partnership. The goal is to in crease student interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). So far the students have already hosted a special visit by NASA employee, Storm Robinson, and revived their interest in learning about the phases of the moon. Already teachers can see an increase in active participation and student abil See NASA On Page 3-A Jeff Sackrison and competition increases, Chowan Hospital measures See RATING On Page 3-A Florida Keys by Sunday morn ing. The central Florida Atlan tic Coast had the highest storm-strike probability, ac cording to the National Weather Service. Patty Madry, an official with the Chowan County Emer gency Services, said Frances’ winds were expected to reach 144 mph today (Wednesday). A large storm she said a strike around North Florida would still bring an impact to north east North Carolina. “We do not need it,” she said of potential effects from See FRANCES On Page 3-A “We want to open this project up to participation from everybody in the comrau- » nity,” said Rosalie Miller, head librarian. “We hope you all will share your experiences with us so that this effort, which we hope to compile into a book by the second anniver sary of Isabel, will truly rep resent all parts of Chowan County.” Miller said that there are several ways interested per sons may participate. “You may write about your experi ences yourself and submit your thoughts in writing to the library or you can come to the library any Friday and our staff will record your story,” See HISTORY On Page 5-A Legion wants names of service personnel The American Legion and the American Legion Auxil iary in Edenton are attempt ing to compile a list of our ser vice personnel in Iraq and Af ghanistan so that care pack-1 ages and letters can be sent If you know of a soldier or sailor serving in these areas from Chowan County or re lated to someone in Chowan County, please contact Nancy or Jerry Rahalat 482-0106with the name and address or send to the American Legion, PO Box 390, Edenton, NC 27932. ^ * I
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