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Hee Haw Continued from Page IB we’ll do all we can to make sure everybody has a good time!” Opry cast member Sam my Morris, who will be among those performing in the local Hee Haw fund raiser, echoed that senti ment. Morris said that he has appeared in previ ous Rocky Hock Hee Haw shows and has always had a great time. “I enjoy the humor and I love hearing people laugh,” Morris said. “I think it’s good for the soul to laugh.” When asked what he would be doing in this year’s show Morris, said he would be singing a very Flying Continued, from Page IB “She a natural - an ex cellent student,” Clarke says. “She absorbs the information and then ap plies it accurately.” Amy has logged 60 hours - enough to qualify for her private license. She’ll have wait, how ever, until her 18th birth day before federal law allows her to secure the coveted license. Amy takes the wait in stride with the same methodical attitude that makes her an accom plished pilot. “A pilot’s license is just a license to learn. You never stop learning,” says Amy. One woman who hopes to be flying on her 51st birthday, Jan. 31, is Viola White, Amy’s mother. Between the inspira tion of her daughter’s newfound wonder and the accompanying jaunts to Edenton for Amy’s lessons, Viola, or Vie for short, decided she’d give aviation a try too. Iredell Continued, from Page IB as he crafted the charac ter for his book. “I’m pretty factual with Iredell,” Ferrell said. Born and educated in England, Iredell later im migrated to the colonies where in 1768 became Colonial Comptroller of Customs in Edenton. While serving in that po sition, Iredell studied law under Samuel Johnston and was admitted to prac tice law in 1770. In 1776, he resigned from his po sition with Customs and joined the independence movement. When North Carolina severed its ties with the British Crown, Iredell served on a commission to redraft the state’s laws. In 1778, the Superior Court of North Carolina was created and Iredell was named one of its three Judges. He resigned after a few months because of the rigors of circuit rid ing and resumed his law practice. Commercial Continued from Page IB, filmed in I^.A. with a bud get of $300. Watch Freiburger’s commercial at http://bit. ly/VoteFashionistaDaddy Voting runs through Jan. 29. One vote is allowed per day. Freiburger graduated from UNC School of the Arts in 2005 with, a degree in film directing. Since then he has worked in the independent film business, writing, directing and pro ducing films. He has shot three movies in North Car olina, two of them based on novels by Charlotte au thor Robert Whitlow. ’ In 2007, Freiburger di rected his first film with Dog Days of Summer, which was filmed entirely is historical Edenton with funny song written by Mel Tillis, “I’ve Got the Horse, If You’ve Got the Saddle.” Beyond that, Morris said with a chuckle, “I’ll just do whatever Jack (Evans) tells me he wants me to do. He’s the one that comes up with the ideas for what we do in these shows.” Evans said he is always looking — and listening — for anything that he could adapt for use in one of the shows. - “I’m always writing things down,” Evans said. “If I’m riding down the road listening to the ra dio and I hear something I think I can use, I’ll write it down. And if I’m some where I can’t write it down I’ll do my best to remember it until I can.” Evans said he also “I always thought I was too old,” admits Vie. “I see how much Amy had to absorb.” Both Amy and Clarke keep reassuring Vie that she’s a better student than the mother of three realizes. And that she too is destined to acquire her pilot’s license. “The hardest thing is convincing Vie that she knows what she is do ing,” says Clarke. So far Vie has accrued 17 hours. It requires a minimum of 40 hours before qualifying for a license. The daughter and mother tandem from Askewville have further invested in their future in aviation by sharing the purchase of an aircraft with their instructor. It’s clear Amy, an 11th grader who has been homeschooled since the third grade, is mature be yond her teenage years. Only a T-shirt beneath her hoodie suggests that she’s having fun with this flying business. It reads - “Silly Boys, Fly ing is for Girls.” He served as Attorney General of North Caro lina from 1779 to 1781. Un der a new state constitu tion, Iredell codified the laws of North Carolina. In 1788, he served as floor leader of the Feder alists in the North Caro lina Ratification Conven tion. President George Washington nominated Iredell to the Supreme Court of the United States, in 1790. He served for nine years on the Supreme Court. “Iredell did not believe the Constitution gave the federal government any powers like regulating freedom of speech,” Fer rell said. “He changed later when he became a judge.” Ferrell also referenc: es that Iredell’s family owned slaves. His novel, however, also takes artistic liberties with some of the facts. The retired dentist turned author said he chose the state’s found ing fathers as characters because historians too of ten disregard North Car olina’s place in history. many locals used as movie extras. watches reruns of the old Hee Haw shows for inspi ration. “They had a lot of funny stuff that went on during their shows, and I sometimes get ideas from watching them,” Evans added. Evans said that the com munity center seats 200 people per show, so early ticket sales are encour aged. Tickets are $10 each and are available from any member of the Rocky Hock Ruritan Club or by calling Evans at 221-4875. “It’s (show) a lot of en tertainment for just ten bucks,” Evans said. “And we’re hoping for a full house both nights. ” Proceeds from the two shows are earmarked for community service proj ects, Evans said. STAFF PHOTO BY RITCHIE STARNES Viola White, left, and daughter Amy sit in the cockpit of the Cessna that they share ownership with their instructor Robert Clarke. “”We were a poor state in terms of . population, but we weren’t insignifi cant,” Ferrell said. The Secrets of Sterling Shearin, available on am azon.com, took Ferrell 20 years to write, he said. 206 E. Academy Street Robersonville, NC 252-795-3299 Sat., January 19* Seeds of Change Band $15 Spaghetti Supper & Band *30 Monthly Memberships Available Membership includes: • Exercise Room • Unlimited Skating • Discounts on some Services & More . We Also Offer: • After School Care • lock-ins • Skating • Games • Pool Tables • Bouncing Room ‘Plus More! All Rules are Enforcedl! Open Sunday 1 pm-5pm Mon. &Tues. 10am-10pm Find Wed. 10am-6pm uson Thurs.-Sat. lOom-lOpm For the love of ART!! W: PiibUc Chowan Arts Council cordially invites I everyone to the I Marge Soper Mome'visit * * r *torn ^,arf centerm*L W: at.worhL VI-v Teacher & Student I .OUNCILj Art Exhibit Reception | Friday, January 18th | 5:30 p.m. fl 504S. Broad St., Edenton • 482-8005 J ' STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH Sammy Morris sings “Rainy Night in Georgia” during a recent Rocky Hock Opry Show. He will be • among the Opry cast members taking part in the upcoming Rocky Hock Hee Haw Show. First Deer \ '■ Si- - St^OK «>11 e-j. wa. ii, .i;1 . ; i r SUBMITTED PHOTO Katie Rascoe of Edenton bagged her first deer, a nine pointer, on Christmas Eve morning hunting on her family’s farm in Bertie County. She is an eighth grader at Chowan Middle School, and is the daughter of Kathy Keel of Eden ton and Peter Rascoe of Southern Shores. And his first novel will likely.his last. . “This is a one-time probably do some more thing,” he added. “I’ll writing, but not a novel.” 2-221-4133 Yoihf Monday, January 21st 6:00 p.m. FREE MEAL & DEVOTION 113 ROCKY HOCK CHURCH RD. Rocky Hock Baptist Church
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