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CHOWaIX HERALD
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Aces defeat conference foe Bruins - IB
Walk for Hunger feeds funds for good cause
Battle of the Bands
The 43rd Edenton
Peanut Festival’s Battle
of the Bands was an ex
citing one for spectators
to watch as it featured
several of the largest
bands in recent memory
in competition on Satur
day at John A. Holmes
High School. — 3B
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Anyone interested in join
ing the fight against food in
security in our community
is welcome to participate in
the Edenton-Chowan Food
Pantry’s annual Walk for
Hunger this Sunday after
noon, Oct. 14, from 24 p.m.
There is no set cost to par
ticipate but donations in any
amount will be gratefully ac
cepted.
Food Pantry Director
Roger Coleman said that
Chowan County residents
of all ages may participate.
That includes everybody
from those in wheelchairs
to those who want to have
REBECCA BUNCH/CHOWAN HERALD
through Edenton will mean
der through the historic dis
trict beginning and ending
at Colonial Park,” Coleman
said. “We anticipate 250
participants with teams of
walkers from area church-
Amanda Howell is chairing
the fundraising commit
tee. Registration will begin
around 1:30 p.m. at Colonial
Park.
See WALK, 2A
Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry Director Roger Coleman
joins Walk for Hunger MaryScott Haigler, event chair,
and Amanda Howell, chair of the fundraising committee,
in showing trophies that two lucky teams participating
in the event will receive. The trophies are for the Most
Spirited Team and the Biggest Fundraising Team.
Parade brings fun
Moms, dads and kids
of all ages crowded
Broad Street on
Saturday morning to
enjoy watching the 43rd
annual Peanut Festival
Parade. — 6A
MILES LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD
Aces’ football star Zakeem Brooks among other athletes as well as attorneys, bankers, sheriff’s
deputies and business leaders enjoyed time sharing with one another during Boys to Men Breakfast on
Friday at White Oak Elementary.
Wesson,
Goodwin to
vie in House 1
BY JON HAWLEY
For the Chowan Herald
Fest showcases history
This year’s Peanut
Festival offered some
extra-special activi
ties as part of Chowan
County’s 350th anni
versary — the chance
for locals and visitors
to see and experience
interaction with reenac
tors, hear Native Ameri
cans tell the story of
their origins, watch and
listen as they learned
more about such skills
as spinning, weaving
and medicine during the
1700-1800S. — 4B
The two candidates in House
District 1 agree that
rural North Carolina
needs more state in
vestment. Their de
bate is over where
to find the money
and how it should
be spent.
Ed Goodwin, a
Republican former
state ferry director
from Chowan, and
Ron Wesson, a Dem
ocratic county com
missioner from Ber
tie, are both vying
for the House seat
now held by state
Rep. Bob Steinburg,
WESSON
GOODWIN
Boys, men bond over breakfast
Jones thanks Edenton
Frank Jones came
home on Friday night.
Not in the traditional
sense, but thanks to
the modern technology
known as FaceTime,
he was able to see and
be seen at a fundraiser
held in his honor in
the fellowship hall
at Edenton Baptist
Church. — 6A
From Staff Reports
TYNER — Juel Stanley was qui
et, perhaps a bit shy, as White Oak
Principal Sheila Evans introduced
him to Miles Layton, editor of the
Chowan Herald, on Friday at the
Boys to Men Breakfast.
The second annual event sought
to introduce these boys to these
role models, men who could dads
or a county commissioner. And it
was a packed house as there are a
lot of good men in Chowan Coun
ty who were willing to take there
time to talk to these boys, maybe
read them a book, show support
and encourage them.
See Adrian Wood’s column
“Tales of an Educated Debutante”
about the breakfast on page A5.
Stanley had a smile in his eyes,
but spoke in a quiet voice as he
answered questions needed for
Layton to learn more about the
little boy. Overcoming shyness is a
virtue that indicates the boy has a
strong soul.
“Do you play sports?” Layton
asked.
“Yes,” said Stanley who is a stu
dent in Allison Layton’s kindergar
ten class.
“What are you dressing up as for
Halloween?”
Stanley answered, “Spiderman.”
Stanley had the good fortune to
sit by Aces’ football stars Zakeem
Brooks and Nakevin Hill, both role
models who were talking to then-
own students. Because the Aces
were poised to play Camden that
evening, they were wearing team
jerseys complemented by some
very classy bow ties.
Brooks assured the Chowan
Herald that the Aces would do
pretty well against Camden. Worth
noting, Brooks earned a ring by
virtue of being a member of Aces’
4x200-meter relay team last sea
son.
Nearby, businessman and
church leader Scotty Harrell as
sured the boys he was with that
they are special and loved. Com
munity and political leaders like
Larry McLaughlin and John Mitch-
ener attended the breakfast as
did legal eagle Thomas Wood and
Detective John McArthur of the
Chowan County Sheriffs Depart
ment.
During Edenton Police Chief
Henry King’s speech, he advised
students that the secret to success
is “to always do the right thing.”
When not in uniform, King too
would be on the sidelines Friday
in Camden serving as a role model
for the community by serving as a
volunteer assistant coach.
Principal Evans talked about
ways the men could get more in
volved with the students at White
Oak, perhaps by serving as Watch
Dads of Great Students — Watch
DOGS — a great program that al
lows guys to go into the classrooms
to play with Legos, teach math or
play with blocks. Some classes at
White Oak have an exceptional ar
ray of building materials needed to
build giant castles.
Stanley Elliott rode into Tyner
See BREAKFAST, 7A
R-Chowan, who’s running for the
open state Senate seat in District 1.
If elected in next month’s general
election, either Goodwin or Wesson
will represent a recently redrawn
district that includes Bertie, Cam
den, Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell
See HOUSE, 8A
Commission
forum planned
for Oct. 18
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
The Chowan Herald will be host
ing a forum for candidates seeking
a seat on the county commission.
Though the November general
election is just a few weeks away,
make time to attend the forum that
starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at
the 1767 Courthouse.
See FORUM, 8A
Former restaurateur lived life as true original
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BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
Gail Hare Singh was a
woman who found joy in the
journey that defined her life.
Singh, a Chowan County
native, died on Sunday morn
ing at her home, surrounded
by family. She and her busi
ness partner and friend,
Shannon Anderson, were the
co-founders of the Nothin’
Fancy Cafe and Market in
Edenton.
During her time at the res
taurant, Singh relished her
role as a mentor to many of
her employees. She hired
some staff that perhaps could
not have worked at other eat
eries because of their lack of
experience and language is ¬
sues, and taught them eveiy-
thing she knew.
“She was an entrepreneur
who had a kind of eternal op
timism,” said Anderson, who
ran the restaurant with Singh
for 14 years between 2002
and 2016. “Gail always want
ed to give others a chance
to succeed and she took tre
mendous joy in doing that.”
Voted “Most Original” by
her high school classmates,
Singh went on to become
known for her love of ad
venture, her resilience and
confidence and for her ef
forts to create a life that
suited her. When she decided
she wanted to go to college,
knowing her parents could
not afford to pay her way,
Singh enrolled at Warren-
Wilson College in the small
community of Swannanoa,
in western North Carolina,
which offered an opportu
nity to participate in a work-
study program.
It was during her college
years, Singh’s middle daugh
ter Sandra Singh Boles said,
that Gail Singh saw a sign for
the Peace Corps, established
by President John Kennedy
in March, 1961.
Singh served in the Peace
Corps in India between 1965-
1967. After her time in the
Peace Corps ended, she mar
ried. The marriage did not
last, and Singh returned to
Chowan County to raise her
daughters. But some things
See SINGH, 3A
REBECCA BUNCH/CHOWAN HERALD
In this 2016 photo, Gail Singh welcomes those at the
buffet table for the Fill the Pantry fundraiser held at the
Nothin' Fancy Cafe and Market. Singh, who died Sunday
morning, established and ran the eatery for 14 years
with business partner Shannon Anderson.