STAFF PHOTO BY REBECCA BUNCH
John Guard of the Edenton
Lions Club, left, accepts
a grant from Chowan
Hospital Foundation
Executive Director Ginny
Waff, that will enable
the club to participate in
Project Enlightment.
Chowan
Foundation
awards funds
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Grants were awarded
during Chowan Hospital
Foundation’s 12th annual
Community Benefits and
Health Initiatives Program
to organizations so that they
can continue to pursue then-
good work.
During the awards cer
emony on July 18, there
were 22 deserving area pro
grams who received special
funding totaling $106,595 to
complement their work on
behalf of their respective
communities.
Besides Chowan County,
recipients honored during
the awards ceremony were
from Perquimans, Tyrrell
and Washington counties.
“These agencies are com
mitted to working with one
another to develop and
sponsor health education,
wellness and prevention
programs,” said Annette
Wright, foundation chair.
“Their programs focus on
physical activity and nutri
tion, chronic disease pre
vention and management
and access to care.”
Dr. Key Stage introduced
the recipients of this year’s
awards on behalf of the
foundation.
They included:
■ Albemarle Commis
sion Area Agency on Aging’s
Meals on Wheels Program
■ Three Rivers Healthy
Carolinians
■ Albemarle Regional
Health. Services’ Chowan
and Perquimans Get Fit
Program
■ American Red Cross:
Emergencies Before and Af
ter Initiative
■ Boys and Girls Club of
Edenton/Chowan County’s
Triple Play Program
■ Chowan County Ex-
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PHOTO BY THOMAS J. TURNEY
Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church on Saturday.
National trusts step up for
historic Kadesh restoration
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
EDENTON — Renewed efforts-to
restore one of Edenton’s oldest and
most historic churches are getting a
helping hand from the National Trust
for Historic Preservation and Partners
for Sacred Places.
Representatives from both orga
nizations visited with members of
Kadesh AME Zion Church in Edenton
earlier this week, first at the home of
Edenton Town Councilman Sambo
Dixon and later at the New Kadesh
AME Zion Church on Badham Road,
which church members regard as
their temporary home. Dixon is a
member of the National Trust’s Advi
sory Council.
Conversations at both places fo
cused on resources that the agencies
could bring to restore the beloved
original home of the Kadesh congre
gation. The African-American church,
constructed in 1897 by noted local
builder Hannibal Badham, sustained
heavy damage during Hurricane Isa
bel in 2003. Intermittent efforts have
been made since then to restore the
structure.
Repair costs, however, are high.
Current estimates are that the restora
tion will come with an approximate
$2 million price tag.
But Dixon said that having the Na
tional Trust and the Partners for Sa
cred Places on board with the effort
would give it added momentum.
John Hildreth, of the National Trust,
said his organization was pleased to
have the opportunity to be involved
in such an important community proj
ect.
“It’s an inspirational place,” Hildreth
said of the original Kadesh church.
“We’re excited to be a part of this.”
“You have a lot of hard work ahead
of you,” he told members of the con
gregation, “but we have lots of ways
we can support you.”
Some of that support could come in
the form of planning grant funds, he
said.
Chad Martin said that as he and
others attached to the Partners for
Sacred Places and the National Trust
visited the community during the past
week they too could feel the excite
ment and hope for the restoration that
was growing among members of the
church.
Martin, who is the director of the
National Fund for Sacred Places, said
consulting services could be provided
by his agency. He said that matching
capital grant funds would also be
available in amounts ranging from
$100,000 to $250,000.
“Our goal is to give you up to
$250,000 so you can get started doing
the things you need to do,” he said.
Martin added that to raise the
matching funds would require con-
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Kadesh A.IVI.E.
Zion Church
member Fred
Joyner looks
at boarded-up
stained glass
windows in
the sanctuary
following
Hurricane
Isabel. Above,
the ceiling
also shows
damage from
the hurricane’s
heavy rainfall.
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Chad Martin, director of the National
Fund for Sacred Places, an arm of
the national organization Partners
for Sacred Places, gestures as he
talks about what his group can bring
to the table to enhance efforts to
help raise $2-million for the Kadesh
AME Zion Church restoration effort.
Curtain
call for
Taylor
Theater
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
The curtain may have
closed on the Taylor The
ater, but a second act may
be in the making according
to Destination Downtown
Edenton’s Executive Direc
tor Jennifer Harriss.
On July 21, manager Bob
Krochmal posted, “It’s with
a heavy heart that I have to
tell everyone the theater is
closed for good. After hear
ing today that my landlord
has no intention of getting
both screens operational
any time soon, I have to
pack up and go.”
Krochmal, according to
the Facebook post, added,
“We were barely making
it on 2 screens these days,
there’s no way forward on
only one. I have truly loved
being ‘The Movie Man’ here
in Edenton. I will always
treasure those memories
and I’m sure going to miss
all my customers. Not sure
where life is taking me from
here Wish me luck!”
The Town leases the
equipment to Krochmal for
a dollar a year, and in re
turn he agreed to make the
Theater available for use by
non-profit groups, which he
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Algae
spreads
to Sound
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Blue-green algae may be
fading from the Chowan
River, but it has spread to
the Albemarle Sound, ac
cording to the N.C. Depart
ment of Environmental
Quality.
The algal bloom began
appearing the river in mid
June so much so that it
prompted DEQ to issue
an advisory that urged the
public to avoid contact with
green or blue water in the
Chowan River due to an al
gal bloom.
When the bloom was re
ported in June 12, Chowan
County’s algae bloom ex-
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Candidate filing period ends for Edenton Town Council
From staff reports
Filing ended Friday for
candidates seeking a spot
on Edenton Town Council.
Pending that no write-in
candidates file, Elton Bond
Jr. is running unopposed in
his re-election bid for the
Fourth Ward seat while Ros
coe Poole Jr. is the sole candi
date for the Third Ward seat.
Travian “Tray” Taylor is a
candidate for the council-at-
large seat.
The municipal election
will be held Nov. 7.
Since 2013, Bond, 65, of
Old Hertford Road has rep ¬
resented
the Fourth
Ward. He is
married to
Joan and
they have
five chil
dren, one
grandson.
Bond
BOND
POOLE TAYLOR
Graduated from Elizabeth
City State University in 1974
with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Political Science.
He is a fiber line opera
tor for Domtar (previously
known as Weyerhauser) in
Plymouth.
Bond is an active member
of many civic groups includ
ing John R. Page Lodge in
Edenton; J.W. Hood Consis
tory No. 155 Lodge in Eliza
beth City; Habib Temple
159/Shriners in Wilmington;
and the Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity. He attends Union
Grove AME Zion Church
where he serves as a trust
ee.
Poole filed Friday as a
candidate for the Third
Ward seat.
Poole, 83, of Pruden
Street is married to Vernelle
and they have had 12 chil
dren, 35 grandchildren,12
great-grandchildren and
four great-great-grandchil
dren.
Poole graduated from
College of the Albemarle’s
machinist trade program
1973/74. He is also a retired
church minister with many
years of service as chaplain
for American Legion Post
40. Poole attends St. John
Missionary Baptist Church.
Poole is active in the com
munity by serving as first
vice commander of Ameri
can Legion Post 40 and as
vice president of the Cape
Colony Association Board.
His time with the American
Legion didn’t go unnoticed
as he was honored with the
certificate of appreciation
for outstanding service.
Speaking of public ser
vice, Poole served eight
years in the U.S. Army Air-
borne and was a paratroop-
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