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Losing weight tops most resolutions
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i Darlene Carter,
: billing supervisor
for the town
of Edenton,
* walks near the
* waterfront as
: part of a health
* assessment. The
town has launched ;
* efforts to raise
awareness among
its employees for
improved health
* through diet and j
exercise.
State
jobless
rates
spike
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81 of 100 counties
increased in Nov.
Associated Press
RALEIGH — Novem
ber’s unemployment
rates increased in 81
of North Carolina’s
100 counties, including
Chowan.
Unemployment rates
decreased in 13 counties
and were unchanged in
six. When compared to
the same month last year,
unemployment rates de
clined in 95 counties.
Chowan County posted
a 10 percent jobless rate
for the month, up from
9.5 percent in October.
Last November the coun
ty posted an 11.1 percent
Unemployment rate for
an over-the-year drop of
1.1 percent in the number
of those without jobs.
North Carolina had
34 counties that were at
or below the state’s not
seasonally adjusted un
employment rate of 9.0
percent. Unemployment
rates increased in 11 of
the state’s 14 metropoli
tan areas.
* Orange County had the
state’s lowest unemploy
ment rate in November at
5.7 percent, and Graham
County had the highest
Unemployment rate at
J6.3 percent.
* Jobless percentage
rates posted by other Al
bemarle area counties
for November were:
• Bertie -11.4
* *Camden-7.7
' • Currituck - 7.6
• Dare -11.9
• Gates - 7.2
• Hertford - 9.8
• Pasquotank -10.5
• Perquimans - 9.8
• Tyrrell - 9.0
^ • Washington -11.4
The state unemploy
ment rate for December
will be released Jan. 18,
state officials said.
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Gyms typically get
busier in January
By RITCHIE E. STARNES
Editor
Between holiday eating
and New Year’s resolutions
' to finally get fit, many are
committed to losing weight
and getting in better shape.
Those resolutions typical
ly lead to more business for
area gyms.
"We have had a spike in
memberships in December
and January,” said Megan
Shoaf, a personal trainer at
the Toning Mill.
Steinburg takes oath inside
1767 Chowan Courthouse
Justice Newby
oversees ceremony
By RITCHIE E. STARNES
Editor
m bout 200 specta
tors squeezed into
^»the 1767 Chowan
Courthouse for the swear
ing-in ceremony of newly
elected N.C. Rep. Bob
Steinburg.
There was the expected
support of Republicans
present to watch one of
their own from here in
Edenton take the oath to
serve in the State House.
But, there were local
Democrats present too
as well as supporters
throughout Steinburg’s
District 1. It was that
political diversity and the
appearance of non-parti
sanship that put a lump
in the throat of Steinburg.
“Looking out at that sea
of Democrats, Republi
cans, and Independents,
including campaign ad
versaries was most hum
bling to me,” Steinburg
said. “There was a feeling
of unity in that room.”
STAFF PHOTO BY THOMAS J. TURNEY
State Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, (left) is sworn in by N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Newby (right) in the His
toric 1767 Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton as Steinburg’s wife Marie holds the Bible used for the ceremony, Jan. 2.
Steinburg defeated
Democrat Bill Luton of
Elizabeth City in a cam
paign that turned nasty as
the election neared.
Fitness trainer Randy Hol
lowed echoed the recent up
tick in inquiries at Classic
Fitness.
Shedding pounds remains
the top motivator for those
starting a fitness program,
especially after over indulg
ing on holiday goodies.
In spite of the best inten
tions, those launching a sud
den exercise program should
heed Hollowell’s advice of
“safety first.”
“The number one thing
they should do is see a doctor
for a physical,” he said.
A rush to fitness typically
leads to over-doing-it and
tends to result in failure.
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N.C. Supreme Court
Associate Justice Paul
Newby, also victorious
his re-election bid
November, made a
Both Hollowell and Shoaf
recommend easing into a
moderate workout pace.
“People don’t need to start
off at 99 miles per hour,”
Shoaf said. “They need to
start slow and gradually in
crease the effort.”
Success, however, is often
dictated by a routine and a
program that is measurable,
Working out doesn’t have to
be like taking medicine. Ac
complishments often accom
pany personal satisfaction.
“I try to guide them in a
way that they enjoy it," Hol
lowell said.
While a gym typically has
all the equipment to achieve
special visit to Edenton
to administer the oath to
Steinburg. Newby, also a
conservative, reminded
those present that govern
fitness goals, there’s plenty
of exercise opportunities
available outside, such as
walking, running, biking, /'
kayaking, and hiking.
“It doesn’t have to be the
same thing or even in a
gym as long as it’s physical
stress on the body in a posi- .
tive way,” Hollowell said. He
adds that whatever the activ
ity, it should take 30-40 min
utes, five days per week.
“Everybody’s schedule
is different so people need
to adjust their workouts ac
cordingly,” Hollowell said.
As far as losing body fat,
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County OKs security cameras at COA
A new HVAC system
to be next expense
By RITCHIE E. STARNES
Editor
College of The Albemarle asked
county leaders to fund security
cameras and a new heating sys
tem for its Edenton campus.
At its Monday night meeting
the Chowan County Board of
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Preservation NC to sell cotton mill office
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STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH
Preservation North Carolina is seeking a buyer for the Edenton
Cotton Mill Office at 420 Elliott Street In addition to office
space for PNC, the office also provides a home to the Edenton
Cotton Mill Museum of History..
Commissioners unanimously
approved funding two outside
surveillance cameras at the COA
campus. County leaders hinted
they would also approve fund
ing for a new heating system, but
that vote will likely come next
month once more information is
available.
COA officials expressed con
cerns a year ago about security
at the new campus, formerly the
D.F. Walker school. Once the
Others offices
remain in limbo
By REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Preservation North Car
olina is looking for a buyer
for the Edenton Cotton Mill
Office it has owned since
taking over the mill prop
erty in 1996.
The office is located at
420 Elliott Street, adjacent
to the condos that now oc
cupy the space that once
housed the defunct cotton
mill itself. The sale price
town of Edenton voted to add five
surveillance cameras at various
vantage points, it extended the
link to COA for consideration so
the campus could be better moni
tored by Edenton police.
“I think it’s necessary in this
day and time that we have all
the electronic surveillance pos
sible,” said Commissioner Greg
Bonner, Edenton’s former police
chief.
The two cameras will cost tax
for the 1,672- square-foot
space is $199,000.
Claudia DeViney, who
manages the mill property
on behalf of PNC, said the
impending sale does not
mean that the nonprofit is
leaving Edenton. In fact,
she said, several local busi
ness owners have offered
her office space in their
buildings.
“The office is not clos
ing,” DeViney said. “We’re
just selling an asset.”
DeViney said that a
smaller office staff and in
creased use of the Internet
had made the decision pos
payers $6,129 and cover 95 per
cent of the exterior campus. COA
could add interior cameras at a
later date to further address its
security concerns.
COA’s Jim Turdici and Lynn
Hurdle-Winslow also informed
commissioners that the campus’
antiquated boiler heating system
warrants replacement. An ap
parent leaking seal prevents the
sible.
“When I first started work
here, we had a larger staff;”
DeViney said. “There were
three of us. But now I’m the
only one here and I really
don’t need all this space.”
DeViney said that tech
nology has made it possible
for her to do much of her
work online.
“I’m not in the office
nearly as much as I once
was,” DeViney said. “And
we’ve (PNC staff) all
come to rely more on the , •
Internet We have a very
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