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BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
The American Legion
Post 40 Fairgrounds in
Edenton were a beehive
of activity Monday after
noon.
As the Chowan County
Regional Fair prepared to
open its gates on Tuesday,
a swarm of Legion officials
and volunteers put the fin
ishing touches on educa
tional booths and livestock
entries. Along the midway,
workers put up rides and
made sure animals from
the petting zoo stayed hy
drated.
Rooms filled with edu
cational exhibits awaited
the arrivals of fairgoers as
did the Show Bam filled
with livestock including
goats and chickens and
fall flowers, pumpkins and
gourds.
Beth Stanley, who is in
charge of the education
al exhibits, said that 20
booths salute the fair dur
ing the town’s 300th anni
versary celebration.
Stanley, who is Chowan
County’s 4-H Extension
Agent, said, “This year we
are excited to feature the
‘Got to be NC Agriculture’
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booth entitled ‘Serving up
locally grown goodness.’
As part of the booth, there
will be an essay contest
for youth ages 9-13 to win
a digital camera. We want
to encourage fairgoers to
visit the booth for more in
formation.”
For the past three years,
Lloyd Wayne Evans has
been a familiar presence at
the Show Bam overseeing
operations in the livestock
and horticulture sections
of the building.
When asked why he’s
interested in being such an
integral part of the fair, Ev
ans doesn’t hesitate.
“What you see here,
these are the products of
Chowan County — wheth
er it be field crops or cut
flowers, animals,” he said.
“They are all a part of the
fabric of life here.”
Jo Anne Lowe, who
has volunteered in the
agriculture entries sec
tion of the fair for de
cades, agrees.
See FAIR, 4A
STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH
Clyde the camel stretches his legs as he waits for his water bowl to be filled at the petting zoo at the Chowan County
Regional Fair, Monday. Other animals that will be part of the zoo include a zebra and a llama in addition to some
less exotic animals. <
Simpson standing by
record as a councilwoman
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
1, Third Ward Council
I woman Norma Simpson
1' hopes her service as an
appointed member of the
5 Edenton Town Council
will convince voters in
the 3rd Ward to elect her
to the seat in November.
Simpson, 66, faces a
challenge from the Rev.
Roscoe Poole Jr., 79,
who along with Simpson
was one of those who
sought appointment to
serve out the unexpired
I term of the late Council
I woman Phyllis Britton.
Simpsoft was sworn-in
to the 3rd Ward seat on
Feb. 14, 2012.
I This is the first time
Simpson has sought elec
tion to the council seat,
g The Edenton Munici
pal Election is Nov. 6.
A Chowan
County native,
Simpson said
she is seeking
election to the
town council be
cause she loves
people and loves
her community,
and enjoys help
ing people. She said she
finds the council a good
way to help people.
“I enjoy helping peo
ple when they have prob
lems,” Simpson said.
“For instance, I was able
to help one man who
told me he had been try
ing for three years to get
a water leak problem in
his yard taken care of. It
made me feel good that
I was able to help him
with that.
“I have also been able
to get more streetlights
on Paradise Road,”
SIMPSON
Simpson contin
ued. “Mr* Herman
Jemigantasked me
to do that before
he died. And he
lived long enough
to see them put
up, which I am
really glad
about.
Simpson has
worked as a i
nurse tech at
Family Medicine
of Edenton since
the practice opened
in 1980. That experience,
she said, has helped her
become a good listener
— something she has
found be to an important
asset as a council woman.
“Because of my work
as a nurse I have learned
the value of being easy
to talk to and really
See SIMPSON, 2A
Poole: Ready to represent
Edenton’s 3rd Ward
BY REGGIE PONDER
- , , ■' Editor '
The Rev. Roscoe Poole
Jr. is seeking the 3rd Ward
seat on the Edenton Town
Council, but he says his
^^concems are bigger
than a single ward.
^ .»i A\ Poole, 79, is
making his first
bid for elective
office, though he
was one of those
who sought ap
pointment to serve out
the unexpired term of the
late Councilwoman Phyl
lis Britton.
Councilwoman Norma
Simpson was swom-in to
the 3rd Ward seat on Feb.
14,2012.
The Edenton Municipal
Election is Nov. 5.
“I feel like I can help the
town,” Poole said. “1 don’t
feel like that if I became a
town councilman
in the 3rd Ward
that itfs just look
ing out for the 3rd
Ward. I’m interest
ed in helping the
whole county.”
Although the
town council is
involved mainly in
town matters, Poole said
he does have an interest
in some of the concerns of
people who live in parts of
Chowan County that are
outside the town limits.
For instance, Poole is a
board member of the Cape
Colony Association and he
is very concerned about
the need for a fire depart
ment at Cape Colony.
Poole said some resi
dents of the ward had told
him they didn’t think the in
cumbent had done a good
job of following through
on concerns expressed by
POOLE
constituents.
“People told me
they would tell
the council lady
about problems
they were having
and it wouldn’t go
any further,” Poole
said.
Simpson had
no comment when asked
about Poole’s statement.
Poole was bom and
reared in Elizabeth City.
He has lived in Edenton
since 2002.
He’s retired as pastor of
Pleasant Grove AME Zion
Church in Edenton.
After eight years in the
Army, Poole spent eight
years in civil service work
with the Coast Guard and
17 years in civil service at
Norfolk Naval Air Station.
Poole currently works
See POOLE, 2A
| QUESTION OF THE WEEK •:
i City Council candidates discuss youth activities
From staff reports
The question of getting
more youth involved in pos
itive activities is this'week’s
i' topic for discussion among
candidates for Edenton
i Town (Council.
The question for this
week: “What should the
town do in order to get more
youth involved in positive
f activities?”
This series of “Ques
; tion of the Week” items the
Chowan Herald is running
in advance of the Nov. 5
See QUESTION, 2A
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What should the town do in order to get more youth involved in positive activities?”
BOB QUINN
AT-LARGE SEAT
INCUMBENT
My first response to this
question is to make sure
everyone knows what is now
available. It is important that
parents, friends or guardians
have this information avail
able to share with children.
I urge you to be active in
assisting our youth to take
part in programs currently
available and already in
See QUIJNN, 2A
3RD WARD SEAT
INCUMBENT
I think that the best thing
we as a council could do is to
reach out to the young people
in our community and ask
them for their ideas. I would
love to hear their suggestions
about what they want. .
ROSCOE
POOLE JR.
3RD WARD SEAT
As a parent.and a can
didate, I strongly believe
the town officers, the par
ents, churches, schools
and businesses should be
more positively concerned
about getting more youth
involved in positive activ
ity. There are many school
activities that many chil
dren are involved in
See POOLE, 2A
LORIANN
CURTIN
4TH WARD SEAT
Here's the answer ev- •
eryone wants to hear. The
town should consider al
lowing private enterprise,
an arcade or bowling
alley or some other youth
oriented business to open
in the city limits. Perhaps
we should look into a
Police Athletic League.
There are already ?
See CURTIN, 2A
BONO JR. ■:
4TH WARD SEAT >
I feel that the town
council should partner with
churches, businesses and
civic groups, schools and -
other concerned citizens
to come up with positive
activities for our youth. *.
We should get input from
our youth on what kinds of
activities they would like to
have. Possibly form
See BOND, 2A
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