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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
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Group hopeful of saving
longtime movie house
By Rebecca Bunch
Staff Writer
Last month, for the first time in
all the years he has owned the Tay
lor Theater, Bob Krochmal could
not pay his rent.
Business has been that bad.
But with the help of some sup
porters who don’t want to see Eden
ton lose its only movie theater, Kro
chmal is hopeftil it may survive.
Supporters like Mayor Roland
Vaughan, Larry Sellers and Sambo
Dixon have been working to try and
help the business get back on a sol
id financial footing.
“They have been tremendous,
getting people to come,” Krochmal
said.
Sellers said he was very con
cerned about the future of the the
ater, one of the few places in town
for young people to go, and wanted
to do what he could to keep it open.
Another good friend has been
Frank Jones, co-owner of the Soda
Shoppe. Jones has known Kroch
mal since he (Jones) managed the
McDonald’s franchise here and the
two have participated in joint ven
tures before.
Wanting to help his old friend,
Jones developed a plan to donate
20 percent of the proceeds from
all meals eaten at the Soda Shoppe
during specially designated hours
on Fridays from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
and on Sundays from noon until 2
p.m.
“My brother Steve and I know
Bob is struggling, as many of us
downtown are in this tough econo
my, and we wanted to do whatever
we could to help him,” Jones said.
One idea that has been a big help
is the use of what Krochmal calls
“punch tickets”. These are tickets
that look similar to a coupon. Those
who purchase them for $60 can see
seven movies, saving a dollar off
the regular price for each movie
they view.
The idea has been pretty success
ful, Krochmal said, enabling him to
keep the doors open.
He also has booked a number of
big new movies for the holiday sea
son in hopes of luring more people
to the theater. Playing right now is
Jim Carrey’s new movie, “A Christ-,
mas Carol”. It will be followed .by
the premiere of 2012.
And “New Moon,” the newest
movie in the Twilight series, opens
at the Taylor Theater on Nov. 20.
“Old Dogs,” starring John Tra
volta and Robin Williams hits
the screen on Nov. 25, followed by
Disney’s “Princess and the Frog”
which will feature hand-drawn ani
mation.
“Disney is about the only stu
dio that does this anymore,” said
See TAYLOR on Page 3A
Quinn
npbeat
about
future
Upset winner talks
jobs, taxes, crime
By Rebecca Bunch
Staff Writer
Being a winner can take
some getting used to. Just ask
Bob Quinn.
Quinn pulled off an upset
victory on Election Day last
Tuesday to capture the at-large
seat on the Edenton Town
Council.
That seat
had been held
for close to
two decades
by incumbent
Jerry Parks,
director of
Albemarle Re
gional Health
Services.
Contacted that evening,
Quinn said he was “still ad
justing” to.the news.
In the days since then, he
has been talking with well
wishers and reflecting on how
he can best serve the people of
the town.
One way, he said, is to listen
and to be open and accessible
to all the citizens of the town.
As at-large councilman, he
can go into any ward and meet ,
with citizens to hear their con
cerns. And, he said, he would
be glad to do that.
Based on conversations he
had with voters while cam
paigning, and concerns voiced
during a candidates’ forum
hosted by the Edenton-Chow
an Civic League, Quinn has
already identified some pri
orities.
Those include:
• Crime Prevention — (In
speaking to the Civic League)
“I heard loudly that crime,
and violence, unemployment
and economic growth are
huge problems we must face
head-on. We must protect our
See QUINN on Page 3A
Girl’s shelter cash jar stolen
‘Lucy Life’ author,
10, is forgiving
By Rebecca Bunch
Staff Writer
“We’regood buddies,” is how
10-year-old Emma Brentjens
describes her relationship'
with her cat, Lucy.
Their friendship has in
spired Emma to create a news
letter, “Lucy Life,” that she is
distributing free of charge to
local stores. Beside each stack
of newsletters is a glass jar
In which those who pick up a
newsletter can drop in a dona
tion for the Tri-County Ani
mal Shelter in Edenton.
' So far, Emma’s entertaining
tales of life with Lucy have
convinced people to donate
more than $100 to the effort.
Not so happily, a few days
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PHOTO COURTESY UZ BRENTJENS
Emma Brentjens poses with her cat Lucy, recently. Emma, 10, is active in
supporting the local animal shelter, but a few days ago someone stole one
of the shelter donation jars she oversees. The jar had about $40 in it.
ago, someone walked away
from the Soda Shoppe In down
town Edenton with one of the
jars that contained about $40.
Has the theft changed Em
ma’s feelings about people?
Not in the least.
By the time the paper comes
out Wednesday, she said, she
hopes to have a new glass jar
out at the Soda Shoppe so that
people who want to help still
See JAR on Page 3A
'Stake it'
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STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT A. CLARK
Pledge cards sit on the front lawn of Chowan Hospital during the hospital’s “Stake It” event in
which children pledged to be free of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, Monday.
Z.T. EVANS FAMILY Tuesday, November 17, 2009eat-in or Leon Nixon Catering, Donation:
RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm » TAKE-OUT 749 Virginia road, edenton $10.00
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FRIED CHICKEN, BBQ & FISH DINNER
(Catered by Leon Nixon Catering)
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