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Quarantined puppy dies from Parvo
.Three others
contract virus
By REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
One of the dogs quaran
tined after exposed to bats
during Hurricane Irene
has died after contracting
Parvo while another three
Steinburg
seeks
Owens’
seat
TWo GOPs may join
Steinburg, Luton
By REGGIE PONDER
Staff Writer
A Pasquotank Democrat
and Chowan Republican
are rushing to fill the vacu
um created by Rep. Bill Ow
. ens’ announcement Friday
that he will
not seek
re-election
in the 1st
House Dis
trict.
B i 1 1
Luton, a
Weeksville
Democrat
who is a
member
of the
Elizabeth
City-Pas
quotank
County
Board of
Educa
tion, and
Bob Stein
burg, an
Edenton Republican who
ran unsuccessfully last
year against Tim Spear,
D-Washington, in the 2nd
House District, both said
this weekend they will be
Decision
2011
candidates in the 1st House
District next year.
Owens’ district covered
Pasquotank, Camden, Tyr
rell and Currituck coun
ties. The newly drawn
1st District included the
southern part of Pasquo
tank along with Camden,
Currituck, Perquimans
and Chowan.
Owens, D-Pasquotank,
was one of the most power
ful members of the Gener
al Assembly before Repub
licans took control of both
houses in the legislature in
~ the 2010 elections.
Two other area Republi
cans — Currituck Commis
sioners Owen Etheridge
and Paul O’Neal — said
they are considering bids
for the seat.
Luton is focusing his
campaign on changing the
direction in Raleigh, while
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have tested positive for the
virus.
Dr. Chris Ford, consult
ing veterinarian for the
Tri-County Animal Shelter,
confirmed Friday that his
staff at Chowan Animal
Hospital had been treating
three of the four sick aiii
mals. One of them, a puppy
that was about 6 months
old, began showing symp
toms on the morning of
Sept. 26 and died two days
later and after treatment
had begun, Ford said.
A fourth dog has been
receiving treatment at Pas
quotank Animal Hospital
in Elizabeth City, according
to Dr. Larry Cooper, a vet
erinarian there.
Ford said that the two
surviving animals being
Battle of the Bands
STAFF PHOTOS BY BRETT A. CLARK
Camden High School’s Marabelle Cartwright, 16, (right) warms up with other members of the marching band colorguarii
during the Battle, of the Bands at JAHo^mes iiigh Schoo1, Saturday.
400 attend Peanut Fest event
Bands shme through
soggy conditions
By REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
E DENTON - More than 400
people attended the 36th an
nual Peanut Festival Battle
of the Bands at John A. Holmes.
High School Saturday afternoon.
Hosted by the 2011 March
ing Aces from Holmes, and the
Chowan Middle School Bulldogs,
the competition featured perfor
mances by 13 area bands from
Cape Hatteras to Farmville.
The Marching Wildcats from
Columbia High School kicked
off the competition in the Class
A with a medley of Blues Broth
ers hits including Soul Man and
Respect.
The Wildcats were followed on
the field by the Manteo Redskins
of Manteo High School and the
Cape Hatteras Matching Hur
ricanes performing the music of
the Black Eyed Peas and classics
from 1984 such as Jump and the
theme from Ghostbusters.
Cemetery cleanups await state, federal OK
From stuff reports
Not all of the town’s downed trees caused by
Hurricane Irene have been disposed. Large oak
trees remain crumpled among the Vine Oak and
Beaver Hill cemeteries.
The trees pose more than an eyesore, since part
of the delay is due to a needed inspection by the
State Historic Preservation Office because the
cemeteries are located within the mwn’s National
Register Historic District, said Anne Marie Knigh
ton, town manager. There remains concern that
the storm’s damages may have disturbed some of
the graves.
Cleanup at the cemeteries cannot begin with
out the approval of the Federal Emergency Man
agement Agency, which will not provide approval
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treated at his office have
recovered and been re
turned to the shelter. They
were kept in a quarantined
area of the animal hospital
while undergoing treat
ment, Ford said.
Cooper said the dog his
staff had been treating is
also recovering. He expects
the dog to be returned to
the Tyner shelter in the
Camden’s Kristen Sauls, 15, warms up on the Marimba during the Battle of the
Bands at J.A. Holmes High School, Saturday.;; .
Della Basnight of Manteo and
Kathy Grant from Kill Devil Hills
said they came to cheer on all the
Dare County teams performing in
the competition — but especially
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next few days, he said Fri
day afternoon.
District health depart
ment officials ordered the
dogs quarantined for six
months following exposure
to bats at an emergency pet
shelter held at the former
D.F. Walker gym and oper
ated by animal shelter per
sonnel during the August
hurricane. Because none
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For results of the Battle of the
' j ? Bands competition,
see page 4A.
of the dogs, some of which
were less than 6 months
old, had been vaccinated
against rabies, state law
requires they undergo
quarantine. County tax
payers are responsible for
the expense of caring for
those animals. Eleven shel
ter workers and volunteers
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E-Chowan
workers
paid one
day late
District will pay for
any overdraft fees
By PETER WILLIAMS
Staff Writer
EDENTON — Because
of an apparent computer
snafu, Edenton-Chowan
Schools employees were
paid a day later this month
than usual.
Typically, the school
district’s 340 full-time em
ployees, who are paid once
a month, are paid the night
before the last day of the
month. That didn’t happen
this mouth, however.
Instead of the funds
V being transferred to em
ployees’ bank sceomts on
Thursday — the next to the
last day of the month — the
funds weren’t transferred
until Friday —- the last day
of the month. The result
was a number of anxious
employees, one of whom
» called The Daily Advance
to report the problem.
“This is not something
we wanted to walk in and
find out about this morn-.
ing, but we worked through
it,” Michelle Maddox, a
spokeswoman for the Eden
ton-Chowan Schools, said
Friday.
Maddox said all of the
banking institutions used
by school district employ
ees were contacted, apd
that employees should have
seen their paychecks in
their accounts on Friday.
“The school system has
confirmed with the banks
that the funds have been
transmitted and received
and will be posted into
employees’ accounts today
(Friday),” she said.
Maddox said some em
ployees likely would be
able to view the funds in
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STAFF PHOTO BY
RITCHIE STARNES
A fallen oak tree,
part of Hurricane
Irene's aftermath,
litters Vine Oak
Cemetery. The
town of Edenton
has been met
with delays
toward secur
ing federal and , -
state approval
for cleanup at its
two cemeteries. -
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