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A2 THE CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 SUBMITTED PHOTO Local notables attended a ribbon cutting and grand ppening celebration on Friday for the Venue on Water Street - a place that offers great setting for classroom settings, wedding events, anniversaries, reunions, wine tastings and much more. Ribbon-cutting held for Venue Center’s display honors Constitution Facility offers space to host conferences, events STAFF REPORT Congratulations to Denise Barnes, owner of The Venue on Water Street! “The Venue on Water Street is excited to open and be a part of the Eden ton community,” Barnes said after Friday’s ribbon cutting that was attended by local leaders and Eden ton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce. “Our main pur pose is to provide a lovely place to host special events such as parties, business meetings, recep tions, family reunions and social gatherings. We hope to inspire economic devel opment and innovation while partnering with ex isting and future busi nesses. What a beautiful day for an opening! We were delighted with the crowd and the conversa tion.” With water views of Edenton Bay and the Albe marle Sound, Venue On Water Street, located at 113 West Water St., has much to offer for a variety of in door and outdoor special events and gatherings. Corporate meetings, class- room settings, wedding events, anniversaries, re unions, wine tastings, and a night of dancing are just a sample of possibilities. Venue On Water Street is handicap accessible, smoke free, and eco- friendly, with a unique open hall allowing for mul tiple choices in layouts for events. A large screen TV in the main hall accommo dates computer-controlled powerpoint presentations and videos. For more information, see venueonwater- street.com or call 484-8414. BY SANDRA LANCASTER SPERRY For Chowan Herald This year marks the 64th anniversary of Con stitution Week. National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Past President General Gertrude S. Carraway, from North Carolina, was responsible for the annual designation of Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week. The NSDAR made its own res olution for Constitution Week, which was adopted April 21,1955. United States Congress received.the NSDAR reso lution and on June 7,1955, the resolution was dis cussed in the Senate. The first resolution to observe Constitution Week was made June 14, 1955, by Senator William F. Know- land of California Follow ing the passage of the res olution by both Houses of Congress, President Eisenhower issued his proclamation on Aug. 19, 1955. The first observance of Constitution Week was so successful that on Jan. 5, 1956, Sen. Knowland in troduced a Senate Joint Resolution to have the President designate Sept. 17-23 annually as Consti tution Week. The reso- SUBMITTED PHOTO A display containing information about the U.S. Con stitution sits on display at the Historic Edenton State Historic Site Visitor’s Center. lution was adopted on July 23, 1956, and signed into Public Law #915 on Aug. 2,1956. In recognition of Con stitution Week this year, on Sept. 16 Beth Taylor, first vice regent of the Edenton Tea Party Chap ter, NSDAR; Charles Boyette, interpreter at the Historic Edenton State Historic Site; and Keith Furlough, retired from the Historic Edenton State Historic Site; set up a dis play at the Visitor’s Cen ter. The display will re main in place until Sept. 25. The poster depicts vari ous historical documents, the US Flag Code, a pic ture of the signing of the Constitution and patriotic posters and figures. Also displayed is a picture of Edenton resident Hugh Williamson, a signer of the Constitution and the offi cial DAR Insignia The National Society Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, founded in 1890 and headquar tered in Washington, D.C., is one of the most inclu sive genealogical societies in the country. The nonprofit, nonpolit ical volunteer women’s service organization is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and se curing America’s future through better education for children. D.F. Walker’s Watch D.O.G.S. program kicks off BY NICOLE BYRD-PHELPS For Chowan Herald D.F. Walker Elementary School held its annual Watch D.O.G.S. Kickoff Thursday night, Sept. 19, in the school cafeteria. Gloria Ray, who orga nized and spoke to the crowd of about 75 men and their student family mem- bers/friends, mentioned the football theme for the night and asked, “Are you ready for some Watch D.O.G.S'?” The crowd was treated to pizza, snacks, and drinks for supper and a trivia contest, games, door prizes, and a football -flicking contest for fun and entertainment. At the end of the night, three stu dents received trophies for their first, second, and third-place “football flicks.” These students were Deaulman Drew, Ni cole Bautista-Tiznado and A’kyah Turner. The Watch D.O.G.S. or ganization was started in 1998 at Gene George Ele mentary School in Spring- dale, Arkansas. Men of the community came together in response to school shootings, wanting to do something to curb the vio lence. Today, over 6,450 schools across the country have Watch D.O.G.S. pro grams, daily using fathers and father figures to serve as extra eyes and ears on their campuses. Gloria Ray told the crowd how important it is for children to have posi tive, male role models. She mentioned that studies have shown that children with positive, male role models are more likely to participate in healthy activi ties; they have better physi cal well-being, perceptual ability, and competency in relating to others; and, they demonstrate greater ability to take initiative and ex- ercise self-control. One 2002 study showed that 56 percent of children identifying with role mod els they knew personally, showed higher levels of self-esteem and stronger academics. So, when can the dogs come out to D.F. Walker? Any school day. Men of the community, if you are in terested in becoming a Watch D.O.G., please call PHOTO COURTESY NICOLE BYRD-PHELPS Dads and students trying to master the Rubik's Cube during the Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) kickoff last Thursday night at D.F. Walker Elementary. D.F. Walker School and talk with Gloria Ray, our Watch D.O.G.S. coordina tor. We would love to have you on our campus. Nicole Byrd-Phelps is a talented music teacher, piano player and composer who works at D.F. Walker Elementary. SCHOOL Continued from Al Patti Kersey said other public forums will be held to address other issues re garding the proposed con- struction/renovation of a high school in the future. If a new high school is built out in the county, one concern is having the cur rent high school building vacant like the old D.F. Walker High School, which sits empty on North Oakum Street between John A. Holmes and the College of the Albemarle’s Edenton campus. Patricia White, a 1983 graduate of Holmes, said that when D.F. Walker was moved into the county, people came in and promised to use and pre serve the old building. It still sits vacant, although there are plans to reno vated the first floor so the Boys and Girls Club of the Albemarle’s Edenton Unit can move in fall 2020. “We don’t want to see John A. Holmes become like D.F. Walker. It was dis respectful to D.F. Walker graduates,” the Edenton native said. “We’re tired of people coming into town and telling us that they know what’s best and leave, not knowing what it will look like in the end.” Leaving Holmes empty and unused would be dis respectful to Holmes’ alumni, White added. Hoyle Kip Vinson, presi dent of the Holmes band par ents group, drives his son home back and forth Hom Hobbsville to schooL He said that the high school should stay in Edenton, but a new fa cility should be built “I am concerned by how much the school has been allowed to deteriorate since we moved here,” he said, noting one stretch of time in which the audito rium was closed and sev eral classrooms had bro ken windows. “There is still asbestos in the band room,” he said. The kids need to have a 21st century education in a 21st century building, not a 20th century one, Vinson said. Several who work or have worked in the educa tion field noted that the school facility doesn’t mat ter, it’s the learning going on inside the classroom that matters. Grace Bean, a retired teacher, worked in the Edenton-Chowan School system for 26 years. When she taught at the old D.F. Walker, she occasionally took her students to Holmes’ front lawn to watch the band practice and do ed ucational activities. “Older buildings work well. The school district should be channeling its re sources into classrooms,” she said. It doesn’t matter what the outside of the building looks like, because it is inside the building — in the class- rooms and hallways — where learning takes place. Besides the cost of con structing a building, some speakers asked the joint board to consider the hid den costs. Darryl Adachi, who sup ports the school staying in Edenton, asked the board members to consider logis tical costs such as trans porting high school stu dents to a new location out in the county. Several coaches, includ ing Rachel Johnson, voiced their support of keeping the school in its current loca tion. Johnson, a business owner who also works with the boys’ soccer, swimming and boys’ tennis teams as a coach, supports keeping the school in Edenton. It’s about a mile from the soccer com plex, and some students still are late to practice saying that they got lost “During the swim teams’ seasons, I drive 80 miles a day to Elizabeth City’s YMCA for practice. Every year, I have to raise $2,700 for gas money because the school system can’t afford to pay it,” she said, adding that she also has to find cre ative ways to transport the boys’ tennis team due to costs. Adding more costs by moving the school could be detrimental to sports teams and other after-school pro grams. Business owners noted how the school and activi ties held there after hours support the local economy Jim Blount, owner of Blount’s Pharmacy, said that he and other downtown businesses hire high school students, some of whom walk from school to work. FAIR Continued from Al bam, while Open Door will host a worship service at 7 p.m. on the Main Stage. Thursday seniors 60 and older will be admitted free. Students in elementary, middle and high school will be half price. A South ern Gospel program, fea turing Sue Tripp, Servant’s Song, Beauty 4 Ashes and Steadfast, will be from 6-9 p.m. on the main stage. The day will also feature NORTHEAST 360, remote control races, from 4-9 p.m. The event is spon sored by the Junior Fair Board. There will be no ticket discounts Friday. Besides a show from 7-10 p.m. at the Show Barn, Scrapbook will perform starting at 6:30 p.m. on the Main Stage. Military Appreciation Day is Saturday. In an effort to resognize and honor the active military personnel that protect our country, Chowan County Regional Fair and Dreamland Amuse ments will offer gate admis sion for half price or $4 for people 36 inches or taller to active military personnel and their families with Mili- tary ID. For those who wish to ride the Dreamland amusements, wristbands for unlimited rides will also be discounted from $20 to $10, good for all rides. The Amer ican Legion Auxiliary will give a free drink with a food order. ID will need to be shown to ticket seller at time of purchase. Tickets must be purchased at the gate. Also on Saturday, the fair pageant will start at 6 p.m. in the show barn. Ellie Proctor will perform on the Main Stage starting at 6:30 p.m. This year’s programs in clude a magic show, a look at Australia and a fire- fighter’s show. Aussie Kingdom au diences are introduced to the wonders of “Down Un der” as they interact with several different species or pouched animals such as kangaroos, wallabies and walleroos. Also offered are other native Australian wildlife such as lizards and birds — the kookaburra, a rainbow lorikeet and bearded and frill dragons. As you wonder throughout the educational and inter active areas, you will learn about native Australian art, musical instruments and other animals found only in Australia. Aussie King dom offers an ongoing dis play of the animals throughout the day. The shows will be held at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; and 6,7:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday and Fri day. Old McNally’s Pig Rac ing offers racing pigs such as Pot Belly Pigs, Pot Belly Pig Guinea Hog Crosses, Fainting Goats, and Mag- pje Ducks. Everyone will be on their feet to see Spa- matariat go head to hock against Swine-O-War, Ham Biscuit, and Seattle Stew. From the moment they leave the starting gate until they head back up the ramp you will be enter tained. The shows will be at 5, 6:30 and 8 p.m. Tues day-Friday and 1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. Saturday. The Firefighter Show will offer an entertaining and fun today may save a life in the future. Throughout the show the audience is encouraged to cheer on our new trainees, as the shows ac tivities become a friendly competition between our volunteer firefighters. The winner or team that wins our competition is our 1st place team and as a re ward they get to climb tower one and aim its wa ter cannon at which ever part of the audience they feel wasn’t cheering them on during the earlier events. The show ends with a fire tower water cannon shot. 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