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A2 CHOWAN HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25,2019 EVANS Continued from Al Year in 1994. “Mrs. Evans is an out standing principal who has earned admiration through out the school system and community. She is a pas sionate advocate for our youngest learners, leading our efforts to expand the Pre-K program,” Jackson said. “Based on the results from the North Carolina Teacher Working Condi tions survey, teachers love serving with Mrs. Evans and it shows, as every teacher in the school has met or ex ceeded state growth expec tations each of the last two years. I greatly respect Mrs. Evans and know that she is the ideal representative for principals across our school district and region.” During her career, Ev ans has served as a mid dle school teacher, middle school assistant principal, director of curriculum and instruction, elementary school principal, and high school principal before serving as White Oak Ele mentary Principal. She is proud to say that her entire career has been dedicated to the children of Chowan County. DANCING Continued from Al the case of a recent class, Christmas tunes. For about 13 years, Judi Muir had driven from Pea Ridge in Washington Coun ty to the senior center on East Church Street in Edenton every Monday and Friday morning to teach the 10:15 am. beginners class, and the 10:45 am. advance class. The first three Wednesdays of every month, she and the group travel to a different nursing home in Chowan County, where they perform for the crowd and even get the resi dents to participate. “Some of the residents like to dance with us,” said participant Marianne Miller. “It’s great to see a smile on their face.” The class is currently tak ing a break during the holi days, but will start back up on Jan. 3. A line dance is a cho reographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows, all facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. You may have seen the line dancers perform it at the Chowan County Regional Fair or the senior games. The dance can be fairly simple — step, step, turn step — or complex with a SANTA Continued from Al ents. “When some families sign up, they have multiple kids, some older than our age group. We covered older kids too, so no child would be left out,” she said. Members of Sisters of Strength, a group found ed in 2015, could be seen throughout the event, host ing games and helping hand out food and gifts. The group helps the communi ty — the elderly, sick and kids — and provides schol arships. Its members could be seen throughout “A Day with Santa” wearing fuzzy, pink Santa hats. Pink served as the theme color of the event, as a Christmas tree decorated in pink and white sheltered un wrapped toys given to chil dren who visited the event, but who were not signed for the program. In front of the ELECTION Continued from Al The top three vote-getters will gain seats in the March election. Chowan County saw only one new filer on Friday: Tra- vian Taylor filed to run for NICOLE BOW MAN-LAY TON/CHOWAN HERALD Family of Sheila Evans poses for a photograph after the White Oak principal was named regional principal of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Evans is quick to rec ognize that these awards are truly school awards. “It takes every faculty member to ensure the success of each student on campus,” she said. Evans acknowledged the sacrifices made by her hus band, Steve, and their two sons over the years. “When you’re a mom, you want to be with your fami ly. those three have sacri Participants in the Chowan Senior Center line-dancing class include (L-r) kneeling, Ginette Mitchener and Rita Waters; second row, Betty Winslow, Jackson Henderson, instructor Judi Muir, Margaret Lassiter; third row, Vivian Haskell, Lucille Pescevitch, Marilyn Frazier, Marianne Miller, Jacki Arrowwood, Sherry Roebuck, Linda Rascoe, Joe Anna Lawrence; and back row, Judy Lawrence, Nancy Evans, April Valentine, Patricia White, Eugene Rascoe and Gloria Ashley. Not pictured are Emma Bonner and Gerald Hall. few “boxes” and points of the toes thrown in. While there is a lot of dancing going on, there is also sound of laughter. And cheering. You see, line dancing is something anyone who moves can do. “It’s a good group. Some times, we get a little rowdy,” she said with a laugh. Muir passes between classes to show a group photo taken at her home at their last so cial. “We’re all friends here.” One of the newest mem bers of the class is Gerald MORE PHOTOS For more photos from this story visit dailyadvance.com/chowan. tree were tables under an arch of pink balloon, donat ed by Nikki Ward. While parents gathered the gifts or talked with the groups participating in the event — Vidant Chowan Hospital Cancer Center, Tri ple P Positive Parenting Pro gram and Chowan/Perquim- ans Smart Start Partnership — children could get their faces painted by a member of the John A. Holmes Small Gestures Club or play bingo or do a candy walk to win prizes. Brian Chappell, recre ation operations director of the Edenton-Chowan Rec reation Department, said he appreciated the work of Brown and all those who helped organize the event. He also thanked the com- the District 3 seat now held by fellow Democrat Greg Bonner, who did not seek re-election. Also not seeking re-elec tion in Chowan is Democrat Don Faircloth, who holds the at-large seat. Two Re- publicans had already filed for the seat: Chris Evans ficed a lot over the years,” she said. “We put these two boys through school and they’ve always hung in with me.” Evans noted that she had 490 reasons to come to work every day — the stu dents of White Oak. Evans becomes the third Regional Principal of the Year currently serving in the Edenton-Chowan Schools district. D.F. Walker Elemen ¬ MORE PHOTOS For more photos from this story visit dailyadvance.com/chowan. Hall. The Edenton native played for the East Caroli na University football team from 1976-1978. Even now, the mention of N.C. State draws a light-hearted sneer. “That’s the enemy,” he says and then laughs. Muir said Hall started coming to class about three months ago, after suffering from a stroke. munity and businesses that contributed to the program. “They’ve been work ing hard for a long time to make this possible,” he said. “This has been 25 years of giving back to the commu nity. Without her (Brown) and the donations from the community and businesses, we couldn’t do it. “Chowan County is a very giving community,” he said, while Brown nodded in agreement. Edenton Town Council or Craig Miller was among those who helped during the event. He said he enjoys seeing the childr en get into the holiday spirit. “It’s special. When I see the kids with big smiles on their faces, having a happy time, it makes me so glad,” he said. “I really appreci ate that the rec department does this for the kids. I’d like to thank Gwen Brown for all the hard work she puts into this.” Edenton-Chowan and Michael Dean. Incumbent Commis sioner Ron Cummings, a Republican, is running unopposed for his Dis trict 1 seat. Alex Kehayes, a former GOP commis sioner, is also running un opposed for the District 2 seat now held by Patti tary Principal Michelle White was selected as the North- eastern Regional Principal of the Year in 2018. Superinten dent Jackson was selected as the 2011 Southwestern Regional Principal of the Year prior to being selected as the 2011 North Carolina State Principal of the Year. Evans will represent the northeast region in the up coming State Principal of the Year competition. Sometimes Hall sits and watches, with a clipboard of paper to write things down so he can express himself. With a little help from Muir and his classmates, Hall can show off some pretty slick dance moves. Muir said that line danc ing is a great activity for people of any age and skill level. “It’s good for your brain in that you have to learn the moves and keep time. It’s good for your heart and a good way to interact with people,” she said. “No one is angry with each other.” Schools Superintendent Rob Jackson also stopped the event and visited with the children. He said “A Day with Santa” is one of the highlights of his holiday sea son every year. “To get to see the excite ment of the kids and their smiles, that’s something very special,” he said. “I love seeing the joy in the chil dren’s eyes when they walk out with gifts given by the community.” In 1995, “A Day with San ta” started on a. small scale thanks to caregivers in the Hertford Road community. In 1997, Robbie Laughton welcomed this program into the Recreation Department, where it has been ever since. The department and oth er governmental agencies started gathering applica tions for “A Day with San ta” near the end of October. While over 300 children were helped this year, over 400 kids were served in 2018. Kersey, who did not seek re-election. Lynn Gilliard, the county’s Democratic register of deeds, is also running unopposed for re-election. Staff writer Miles Lay ton can be reached at mlay- ton@ncweeklies. com - WALGREENS Continued from Al fines until they come into compliance.” The department con ducts periodic, unan nounced inspections of price-scanner systems in businesses to check for accuracy between the prices advertised and the prices that ring up at the register. If a store has more than a 2-percent error rate on overcharges, inspectors discuss the findings with the store manag er and conduct a more intensive follow-up in spection at a later date. Undercharges are also reported, but do not count against a store. Penalties are as sessed if a store fails a follow-up inspection. In NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON/CHOWAN HERALD (L-r) Harris Vaughan, Mayor Jimmy Stalling and Roland Vaughan watch as Liza Vaughan-Williams talks about the “Boodie fund,” established for the Boys & Girls Club of the Albemarle in Roland Vaughan’s honor. The announcement of the fund was made Dec. 10 during a reception at the Chowan Arts Council. FUND Continued from Al his last meeting as Edenton’s mayor. “Harris Vaughan and Liza Williams, Roland’s children started this fund to honor their dad’s service to our community and to the Boys & Girls Club,” Mitchell said. “Roland joined our board in 2015 and his leader ship has taken our non- profit to new heights!” As board president, Vaughan helped lead the capital campaign that helped the Eden ton unit secure the op erating funds needed to move into the old D.F. Walker building. “We are looking for ward to moving into our new facility, hopeful ly, by the beginning of the 2020 school year!” Mitchell said. “This new space will allow us to service more chil dren, including teens. The space will have a dedicated space for the high school kids and enhanced programs for middle-schoolers.” When announcing the fund, Liza Wil CHOWa/hERALD (USPS 106-380) Published Every Wednesday Adams Publishing Group Entered as a second-class matter August 30,1934 at the Post Oh fine of Edenton. North Carolina, under Act of March 3,1870. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Daily Advance home delivery area $39.50 (Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, parts of Gates) Elsewhere in continental United States $-50.17 "Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $2.99 will be collected with all how subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. To place a classified advertisment call our Customer Care Center at 252-329-9505. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: The Chowan Herald * P.O. Box 207 • Edenton, NC 27932 Telephone: (252) 482-4418 Fax: (252) 482-4410 nlayton@ncweeklies.com -»——- . - - e— addition to the penalties paid, the store will be subject to re-inspection every 60 days from the last inspection until it meets the 2-percent-or- less error rate. Additional penalties may be assessed if a store fails a re-inspec tion. A September inspec tion at Walgreens found a 12 percent error rate based on six overcharg es in a 50-item lot. A second inspection in October found a 5 per cent error rate based on 15 overcharges in a 300-item lot. The store passed inspection in De cember. Consumers who would like to file a com plaint about scanner er rors they encounter, can call the Standards Divi sion at 919-707-3225. liams noted that the Boys and Girls Club serves 85 children. It costs the organization about $1,200 per child to offer the programs it has. Before opening the fund to the public, it was able to support 32 children. Their goal is to support 150. The fund will help the Boys and Girls Club Edenton Unit continue its mission and “cre ate a new generation of doers and leaders and lovers of this com munity we call home,” Williams said. During the recep tion, Mitchell noted how appreciative the organization was of Vaughan’s leadership. “Your leadership has meant the world to those kids we serve,” she said. Those interested in making a donation can mail a check to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Albemarle, 131 Morris town Road, Edenton, NC 27932, and write in the note that the check is for the Boodie fund, Mitchell said. Contact Nicole Bow man-Layton at nlay- ton@ncweeklies.com.
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