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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Letters to Santa- 3A
Aces come up short as stellar season ends
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Editor’s note: See cover
age of the state champion
ship garde on 9 A
he Aces fought to the
very end and the com
X. munity fought right
along with them.
The hard-charging foot
ball team from John A Hol
mes High School lost 58-12
in the 2A state champion
ship game Saturday.
Wes Chesson, an Aces
standout in the 1960s who
was a record-setting wide
receiver at Duke and later
played professionally, now
operates an insurance busi
ness in Raleigh. Chesson
was one of a number of for
mer Edenton players who
now live out of town who
made it to Winston-Salem
Saturday night to cheer on
this year’s Aces.
“We appreciate the great
times we had in Edenton
and we appreciate the great
support that we had when
we were playing in Eden
ton,” Chesson said.
He said he was glad to see
the community support so
strong for this year’s squad.
“I thought the turnout was
fantastic,” Chesson said of
the crowd of Aces support
ers Saturday night at BB&T
field.
Chesson said he was
proud of the excellent sea
son the Aces had and how
hard they played against a
much bigger Reidsville team
that had a strong, sophisti
cated passing attack.
“I was proud of the Aces,”
Chesson said. “They never
gave up, never gave in, nev
er quit fighting. We’re mighty
proud of what they’re do
ing.”
The community support
for the team was evident not
PHOTO BY DEAN STRICKLAND
Edenton’s James Cofield (21) and teammates make a
stop on Reidsville’s Tanner Wilson Inside the 10-yard
line that held the Rams to a field goal during Saturday’s
2A state championship game. Reidsville won 58-12 at
Wake Forest’s BB&T Field.
only in Winston-Salem but
also here in Edenton this past
weekend.
Jamika Moore, an Aces
cheerleader, commented on
the significance of the team’s
trip to the championship
game just before the start of
a pep rally in front of John A.
Holmes High School Friday
(Edenton-Chowan School Superintendent Rob £
Jackson said the turnout of Edenton fans for I
the game Saturday night was tremendous. “It 1
1 was an incredible number of folks who traveled |
| from northeastern North Carolina to support
the team," Jackson said. The season drew
together the community, the alumni and current .
5iuueiu5 in a wonaerrui way, Jackson said. IHL4 "- mm
“The team achieved a historic season in terms JACKSON
of wins and losses but I'm more proud of the
way they did that," Jackson said. “Our team represented the school
system and the community with class and with great sportsmanship
and were the representatives that we would want out there showcas
ing who we are as Edentonians and Chowan County residents."
Jackson said he appreciated the leadership of the coaching staff
In instilling values related to handling adversity, handling success,
being good role models and doing well in th^classroom.
afternoon.
“Considering that this has
been something big for a long
time - we haven’t gotten this
far since my grandaddy’s time
- this is m£yor,” Moore said.
The cheerleaders and band
helped the crowd of400 or so
rev the team up for the big trip
to Winston-Salem. Members
of the community - many
holding signs or dressed in
Aces attire - gathered along
Broad Street and Queen
Street Saturday morning to
give the team a big send off,
See ACES, 9A
Santa Claus visits James Iredell House this week
PHOTO COURTESY
OF BOB HOPKINS/
HISTORIC EDENTON
HISTORIC SITES
Keith Furlough
of the Historic
Edenton Visitor
Center, inside
the kitchen
dependency
on the grounds
of the James
Iredell House
which is
beautifully
decorated in
anticipation pf a
visit from Santa
on Dec. 20-22
from 6-8 p.m.
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
In recent days staff and
volunteers with the Historic
Edenton State Historic Sites
have undertaken a very spe
cial mission - getting the
1825 kitchen dependency
on the grounds of the his
toric James Iredell House
prepared for a visit by Santa
Claus.
The historic site will host
the visit by Old Saint Nick on
Dec. 20-22 from 6 to 8 p.m.
each evening. Bob Hopkins,
site manager for state-owned
historic sites in Edenton, said
he and his staff could hardly
wait for Santa’s arrival and
he’s sure that children from
the community feel the same
way.
“Children of all ages are
welcome to visit, give Santa
their Christmas wish in per
son before Christmas and
have their picture taken with
Santa,” Hopkins said. “Santa
will be fireside in the holiday
decorated 1825 kitchen de
pendency and individual or
family portraits with Santa
will be available by profes
sional photographer Kip
Shaw, at a nominal fee - or
you can take your own if you
wish.”
“Each visitor will get a
candy cane from Santa,”
Hopkins added. “And in
partnership with the Eden
ton Coffee House, Santa will
distribute a coupon for a free
hot cocoa for your eryoy
ment after your visit.”
Visiting with Santa will
cost only $5 per person, pay
able at the gate. Hopkins said
thflt photo portrait menu op
tions would be available at
an additional fee.
The 1825 kitchen depen
dency is located behind the
James Iredell House at 105
E. Church Street in Edenton.
For additional information
about Santa’s visit or to pre
schedule a group visit con
tact the State Historic Sites
Visitor Center at 482-2637.
Citizens gather at Beaver Hill for Wreaths Across America
BY REGGIE PONDER
Editor
Wreaths were placed on
the graves of more than 800
veterans of the U.S. Armed
Forces at the conclusion of
the annual Wreaths Across
America observance Satur
day at Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Members of Boy Scout
Troop 164 assisted with the
placing of the wreaths on vet
erans’ graves. The program
was presented by the Post 40
American Legion Family.
Flo Lawrence, vice-chair
of Wreaths Across America
for Chowan County, told the
crowd gathered for the cer
emony that Americans today
ei\joy freedoms because of
the sacrifices of veterans. The
United States was founded on
ideals of freedom, justice and
equality, she said.
“America has always been
the first nation to stand up for
the freedom of people around
the world,” Lawrence said.
Lawrence said people
should take a moment to say
“thank you” when they see a
veteran or active duty service
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member.
Debbie
Bonner,
president
of Unit 40
American
Legion Aux
■I M uiary. said
AYDLETT those being
r e m e m -
bered were not statistics but
real people, with families and
friends who loved them, who
answered the call to serve
their country.
Bonner said it "was impor
tant to teach children that
freedom has not come with
out a price and that one day
they might be the ones asked
to pay that price.
The Rev. Chris Aydlett,
pastor of Edenton United
Methodist Church, gave the
invocatioa He characterized
the occasion as less about
remembering the deaths of
those who graves were being
decorated with wreaths and
more about celebrating the
lives they lived in service to
God and country.
The Albemarle Sounds sang
the National Anthem and also
performed a medley of the
military servive anthems.
Patrick O’Neal played
TAPS at the end of the pro
gram.
See WREATHS, 9B
Horlce Toppln, a veteran of the U.S. Army, salutes after placing a wreath In
Army.
STAFF PHOTO BY REGGIE PONOER
memory of those who served In tbe
“OmtMtUiAWtQMraf, $T Paul’s EPISCOPAL CHURCH
'' invites you to onr
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES
ST. PAUL’S, 101 W. GALE ST.
The Rev. J. Malone Gilliam, Rector
4:00 PM FAMILY SERVICE
10:30 PM SPECIAL MUSIC s
11:00 PM MIDNIGHT SERVICE ’
,10:00 AM CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE