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Legion state commander. ‘This is just great’
Harris lauds work of Post 40 in putting on Regional Fair
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Patricia Harris could hardly
believe her eyes when she first
caught a glimpse of the Chow
an County Regional Fair last
week. -
The newly elected state com
mander of the American Legion
— she’s been in that position
since June 15 — said the fair
is a sign of the local post’s will
ingness to work hard and an
indication of the strong ties the
Edenton group has forged with
the community.
“It’s fabulous,” Harris, who
arrived on the evening of Sept
25 for Military Appreciation
Night and stayed until later in
the week, said during an inter
view at the fairgrounds Thurs
day evening. “I just didn’t un
derstand the magnitude of what
they were capable of doing. I’m
impressed. This is just great
And to think, this is in the back
yard of a post”
Harris said when she was at
the fair, there was evidence all
around her of work that had
been done by Post 40 and of
ways that community volun
teers had pitched in to help out.
“You just could not get a bet
ter picture of a Legion family,” I
Harris said. “We are a volun- I
teer organization, and you can r
just see that all over the place
here.”
Harris said much credit goes
to E.C. Toppin, the president of
the Chowan County Regional
Fair Board of the American Le
gion Post 40 in Edenton.
“E.C. is doing a top job right
here,” she said..
Harris’ visit to Edenton and
environs last week was her
first trip to the Albemarle since
See HARRIS, 3A
STAFF PHOTO BY ‘
REGGIE PONDER .
Patricia
Harris, state
commander of
the American
Legion, enjoys- ‘
a visit to the
Chowan County
Regional Fair
Thursday.
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Quinn
looks for
finished
projects
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
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A desire to see the com
pletion of initiatives begun
since he was elected in 2010
as an at-large member of
the Edenton Town Council
has prompted incumbent
Bob Quinn to file for re
election.
“Frank
ly, because
I have ini
tiatives
begun that
I do not
want to
leave until
I am con
fident they will be accom
plished,” Quinn said when
asked why he decided to
seek a second term.
Quinn said, for example,
that Demolition by Neglect
and improved Minimum
Housing standards are es
tablished and under way,
but that he also wanted to
see more derelict housing
in town come down or be
restored. There are target
ed buildings within the His
toric District where condi
QUINN
tions must be addressed,
he said.
Quinn added that he was
also very concerned about
recent problems in the
community that were the
result of rowdy and unruly
behavior that he described
as “highly negative actions
that reflect heavily on the
quality of life in Edenton.”
“I want to see us continue
to apply pressure to make
sure that does not happen
again,” Quinn said. “I intro
duced a vision of a ‘Crime
Free Town’. I want to be
part of that happening.”
Quinn said if re-elect
ed he would continue to
work toward creating “a
commonality of purpose”
among all those who are
stakeholders in the com
munity — from shopkeep
ers to corporate leaders,
students to retirees — and
i
See QUINN, 2A
€2009 The Chowan Herald
All Rights Reserved
From staff reports
Chowan County Region
al Fair officials said atten
dance was “about average”
for this year’s fair that end
ed Saturday at midnight
E.C. Toppin, who serves
as president of the fair’s
board of directors, said
that 11,423 ftdl-price tick
ets were purchased this
year. He said that adding in
the children who came to
the fair free on Wednesday
during the school day and
senior citizens who were
admitted at no charge on
Thursday boosted the num
ber of those attending this
year to about 17,000.
Toppin added that 1,267
of those attending the fair
purchased special $10 walk
around tickets that did not
include rides. Regular ad
mission tickets were $18
each, he said.
One bright spot was the
weather, Toppin said.
“The weather was perfect
for the fair,” Toppin said.
He added that he felt a
tough economy and con
tinued high unemployment
had kept some people from
coming.
Toppin added that the
fair board will be looking
at attendance as it looks
See FAIR, 4A
STAFF PHOTO BY THOMAS J. TURNEY . j
Addison Bell, 6, and her grandfather Jimmy Allidgood (center) react as they ride a roller coaster called the
Cobra at the Chowan County Regional Fair, Thursday, September 26. Sm more photos on page 4A.
Digital experience arrives at Taylor Theater
STAFF PHOTO BY
REBECCA BUNCH
Taylor Theater
. Manager Bob
Krochmal
proudly shows
off new digital
projection
equipment that
allows local
moviegoers to
experience a
crystal clear
motion picture
on each of the
theater's screens
as well as Dolby
surround sound.
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BY REBECCA BUNCH
St^ff Writer
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Crystal dear motion pic
tures. Doltty surround sound
so sharp you can hear a
character op the screen run
his hand through his hair.
That’s the experience
movie-goers will now have
when they step inside to see
a movie at the Taylor The
ater, according to manager
Bob Krochmal.
“I’ve been running around
all week like a 6 year old,”
a beaming Krochmal said
Sunday evening. “It’s incred
ible. It amounts to a one
thousand percent upgrade
in sound and picture com
pared to what we had be
fore.”
“I think it’s amazing,” said
his daughter, Belinda Res
pass, who works at the the
ater. “I want to clap every
time I watch a preview.”
Krochmal said the movie
theater that shows two
movies a night and matinees
in side-by-side theaters now
provides the ultimate mov
ie-going experience.
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Preservation NC conference here this week
BY REBECCA BUNCH '
Staff Writer
Preservation enthusiasts
are encouraged to take part
in Preservation North Caro
lina’s annual three-day con
ference that will take place
in Edenton Wednesday
through Friday, Oct 24.
Registration is open to
the public and will take
place from
1-4:30 p.m.
at Provi
d e n c e
Baptist
Church,
214 W.
Church St
Claudia
DeViney,
director of PNC’s northeast
regional office in Edenton,
DEVINEY
said that
the last
time one of
the organi
zation’s an
nual con
ferences
was held
DIXON here was a
few years
before she came to work
for PNC in 1998.
DeViney said people who
came to that conference
still use the word “magical”
to describe Edenton.
“It’s hard to top magi
cal but I think we can
do it,” DeVrney said. “We
have some great speakers
planned and some wonder
ful places for them to visit”
Conference highlights
will include a virtual tour of
the Edenton Cotton Mill Vil
lage Wednesday from 4-4<30
p.m. that will allow par
ticipants to see the nuyor
restoration effort (hat hais
taken place thereyPartici
pants will have the chance
to see some “before” pho
tos as they ei\joy a welcome
reception at the Mill Village
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