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Community Coffee House to host program on butterflies BY ROBBISALAK Chowan Edenton Environmental Group Did you know that some Monarch butterflies migrate from Nova Scotia to Mexico0 Did you know that one generation of Monarehs live only 4 to ti weeks, while another lives up to S times longer'.’ Did you know that the female Monarch can lay her eggs only on the milkweed plant, because their leaves are the only thing the cat erpillars can eat? The next time you see one of those beautiful black and orange Monarch butterflies take a good look: soon there ma\ be no more of them to see. They are in danger of ex tinction. Learn why and why it is inipi itlant t< > save them. The Chowan Edenton Environmental Group will sponsor "Goodbye Mon arch Butterfly?" on Sept. 12 at 10:20 a.m. at the Edenton Coffee House. The program will he pre sented by Jean Carter and Christina Gregory, grass roots activists who have planted over 28.000 milk weed seedlings at 21 sites in Halifax Comity to help preserve this species. The program will run for about an hour fol lowed by a question and answer period. It is the first in a three-part series called "Protect Our Pol linators". The series is aimed at raising aware ness of the important role that pollinators play in the earth’s well-being and in the production of our food supply. Our pol linators are threatened by loss of habitat, pesticides and pollution, loss of food supply, changing climate and much more. Most people know that without pollination food crops (as well as dow ers) cannot produce and reproduce and that bees, butterflies and humming birds are important polli nators. But, some people do not know that all three of these pollinators need our help. Learn about hon eybees and hummingbirds at our other upcoming fall programs. Dates and times will be announced later. The program will run for about an hour followed by a question and answer pe riod. PHOTO COURTESY JUDY JESSOP The Chowan Edenton Environmental Group will sponsor "Goodbye Monarch Butterfly?" on Sept. 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the downtown Edenton Coffee House. Grassroots activities Jean Carter and Christina Gregory, who have worked to preserve the species, will present the program. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the hour-long program. A question and answer session will follow. Crimewatch Edenton Police ARRESTS • Aiit;. 2"> — Ronald l we IV'll .Jr., 4d. of Dirks SlnM“t. was arrested on one misde meanor eouni of failure to aj >t>ear. • Aua. 4‘> - Diamond •Jewel Dillard. 40 of W edge w<km 1 A]its., was eharged with one misdemeanor count of failure to return rental property. • Aug. _’4 — Tyler Jordan Belton. of Walker Drive, was arrested on one misde meanor count of failure to ap|>ear • Ana 44 — Bradley Rich ard Dawson, do. of North Broad Street, was charged %ith one misdemeanor count i if domestic assault on a female. INCIDENTS • Aug. 4* > — Assault and injury to [lersonal pn>j>en\ < m Nimil Bn>ad Street. • Aug. 4(i — Breaking and entering and larceny i >n West Carteret Strivt. • Aug. 44 — Injury tc • jmu sonal projH'rty on Virginia Ri i,id. • Aug. 44 — Hit and run on (>ld Hertford Road. Chowan Sheriff ARRESTS • Nolle re[« Hle<! INCIDENTS • Ni Hie rep Hie( 1 USDA announces incentives for biomass crops From staff reports l.S. I tepartment of Agri culture Farm Service Agency (Administrator . Yal Itolcini an nounced last week that enroll ment had heitun for farmers and forest landowners seeking finan cial assistance for growing new sources of biomass for energy or biobased products within designated projects areas. The funds are available from the Bio mass Crop Assistance Program, which was reauthorized bv the 2014 Farm Bill. Biomass energy facilities or groups of producers may sub mit proposals for new BCAP project areas. Proposals will lie accepted on www.grants. gov through Nov. (i, 20la. I’SDA will also allocate $7.7 million to wards four existing BCAP proj ect areas in New York, North ('arolina. ()hio/Pennsylvania and Kansas/Oklahoma, target ing the establishment of an ad ditional 10.700 acres of shrub willow, giant miseanthus, and switchgrass for energy. Project area sponsors include Chemtex International. Aloterra Energy LLC. Abengoa Biomass LLC and HeEnergy Holdings LLC. Farm ers ;uid forest landowners may enroll for biomass establishment and maintenance payments for these four sites through Sept. 25, 2015. In June, USDA began accept ing applications from foresters and farmers seeking financial assistance for removing bio mass residues from fields or national forests for delivery to energy generation facilities; the deadline for those applications is Sept. 4, 2015. The retrieval payments are provided at a cost share match of $1 for $1 up to $20 per dry ton with eligible crops including corn residue, diseased or insect infested wood materials, or orchard waste. The energy facility must first be ap proved by 1’SDA to accept tin* biomass crop, and deliveries (o the facilities can continue until Dec. 11, lit I FA The li014 Farm Hill authorizes funding each year for the pro gram to assist u ith the establish ment and delivery of biomass for energy or biobased products. To date, BCAP has provided incen tives for producers across more than IS.000 acres in 71 counties and 11 different project areas. For more information on the program or to enroll in updates, visit wwvv.fsa.tisda.gov heap or contact your local FSA county office. To find your nearest FSA county office. \ isit http: offices. usda.gov Charter school a factor in declining enrollment BY REBECCA BUNCH S’a'’ Wr ter W hilt' the total impact of stu dents leaving the Kdenton-t'how an Schools to attend a new < hailer school in Elizabeth City remains uncertain until the state budget is finalized, school officials say n u ill make a difference. Superintendent Rob .Jackson stud that _M students from the local school system have enrolled at the Northeast Academy of Aerospace and Advanced Technologies. "Financially, this represents a loss of approximately •'$10.00(1 per student. .Jackson said. "The ac tual amount will Jx• available after tin* state budget is approved for the year." He added that wliile official stu dent enrollment numbers would not be available until after the 10th day of school, which is Friday, the number of students attending the Kdenton-Chowan Schools has dropped. "In comparing the average at tendance at each school for the first five days of school to the av erage daily attendance for the first five days of school last year, the school system currently has 117 fewer students attending school," he said, "Currently, the school system has an average daily attendance of 2,028 for the first five days of school." Jackson added. The school system had an average daily attendance of 2,145 for the fu st five days of school during the 2014-2015 school year." Jackson said that according to the I'nited States Census Bureau. Chowan County experienced a .0 percent decline in population be tween 2010-2018. The [copulation decline accelerated to a 1.5 per cent decline in [copulation from 2010-2014, he said. This apparently accelerating decline1 in county population, to gether with students withdrawing to attend the charier school, has contributed to this decrease in at tendance." he said. The superintendent emphasized that while system-wide enrollment is down, the school system's com mitment to each mdi\ ideal student "remains restilute," "1 am |>r<aid ot the s<h<mil sys tent’s accomplishments during the 2014-21)la school year and look forward to even mote student and staff success in the year to come," Jackson said that students are hearing, and will continue to hear. till1 hearttell message "I bellow in you!’ every day thiouahout the current sch< k il y eat "We belie\ e m our students We believe in then families anti \w he lieve m our staff." lie said. ASSISTANTS Continued from 1A Save changed b\ the time Oteir in-xt meeting rolls iround "I hope we have one (finalized stale budget) m tune for our next monthh meeting w hu h w ill he on • M tg that thex will have this resolved." he said “Whether the\ will re mains any lx >d\'s guess." The school hoatd unanimoiish adopted an interim budget resolu lion for fiscal year 201f> 2010 at its July 7 monthly meeting. At that same meeting the board voted •'-1 to contume the driver edneation program and to begin charging a $0.'> fee — the maximum amount allowed by the state — lor students who take driver education classes during the current school year. Prior to the removal of the state funding that had paid for the program in previous years, the school system had never charged students for taking the classes. School hoard mem ber 'HI Burroughs voted against the proposal, not ing that the fee would not cover the entire cost of the. program and would necessitate the school sys tem taking money from its Iiind balant c in make up !lie (IIIIf 1fin t■ 11' ■ Min I lie IHi academic SI lb Jed s needed lo be tile school sjMem's It hi is. "I >11 icliit bull." 15111 roughs said al the lime. "Il s a question ft,t me ()f priorities.” w ANKRUPTCY STOP Foreclosure STOP Lawsuits STOP Car Repossession *:STOP Tax Levies and Garnishments Call Allen C. Brown Attorney #252-752-0753 \ f>ebi Rdie! -\genc helping people eliminate deb'. 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