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The fabric of Bertie County since 1832 APRIL 5,20171 A3 Continued Women’s history program previews at BHS BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Tea any one? Students from Ber tie High School were presented a portion of “Tea with Mrs. Stone” on Friday, March 24. This sneak peek was a preview of an all day event hosted the fol lowing Saturday, March 25 as Historic Hope House’s first Women’s History Month pro gram. Hope House Educa tion Coordinator David Serxner welcomed stu dents. “Welcome to our first ever event like this. The theme of the event is food traditions and foodways in Northeast ern North Carolina,” he said. The two speakers were Museum Educator at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA. and owner of Interpreting Slave Life, Nicole Moore, and Founder of the Roa noke Chowan Native American Association, Devonya Chavis. Moore explained the importance of slave life on living history sites. “1 was raised in Ha waii and came back to the east coast to go to college and my interest was sparked,” she said. According to Moore, people would go to liv ing history houses to admire the architec ture, but not the impor tance of the slaves and other people who built the house, made the house and made the houses function. Moore began per forming at living his tory homes in third person and not in first person. She became a cook on the plantation. ■ “The first thing I did was build a garden, because there were no stores in the 1820’s,” Moore added. According to Moore, each slave received a ration of a pound of bacon and some corn meal each week. “The cook would get up early and feed an average family of four toast, eggs and country ham. After the house family is fed, then the food is cooked and taken out to feed the slave population on the farm,” she added. According to Moore, after breakfast the cook does not get a break because it’s time for lunch. The mistress would come in and let the cook know what is planned for lunch. Because it is illegal to read, we have to memorize the serv Drugs From A1 (marijuana). Magistrate Davis placed Forbes under a $12,000 secured bond and he had his first court appearance on March 29. "Officer Lanier did an excellent job on the arrest. He utilized his training and a proac tive attitude to seize the illegal drugs," said Windsor Police Chief Festival— From A1 cal faces on the stage. “The band did an outstanding job as well as the JROTC,” she added. Lewis hopes there *Vrill be more participa tion next year. The whole event was planned this year iri just under six weeks. “We are pleased with everything. There is always room to grow and improve. Everyone is excited and we hope to be able to have an Ag Fest in Roxobel for many years to come,” she Said. The goal of the event was to get people from the community and surrounding areas in volved, happy and en joying a day together. Subscribe Today! Call 252-794-3185 to find out how. ings, ingredients and recipes because the cook cannot send the family in the house a burnt meal. Then after lunch it is tiine to prepare for din ner. “The cook will always continue to increase her skills and therefore her value as a cook. But if the cook has a daughter, then she will teach her skills to her daughter. 1 will have a decreased risk of her being sold,” she added. “Just always remem ber when learning about this history, there are always two sides. Kitchen culture goes a long way still to this day,” closed Moore. Next, Chavis, a mem ber of the Choanoke Tribe, explained she was working on reorga nizing the tribe, and the best way to regather a tribe is with food. “American Indians have been labeled as hunters and gather ers but they were also strategic farmers,” she added. According to Chavis, corn was a staple in their diet and the wom en were a staple to their corn crop. “The women planted, harvested, cooked, stored and made the pots to store the corn in. Corn was the most plentiful food. It was stored from harvest through the winter,” she added. The women main tained small family patches without assis tance. The large corn patches were commu nal. “They would plant a row for two to three feet and then leave a space and then plant more. They would plant beans and mel ons between the corn. The beans would climb the corn and the mel ons would cover the ground underneath the corn to prevent weeds,” she added. They had several ways to store the corn. They had plenty of corn. In 1586 Ralph Lane documented he had enough corn from the Indians for himself and 40 more persons throughout the winter. “In our culture, beans, corn and squash are known as the three sis ters. This area was also plentiful with berries and nuts,” she added; After Chavis spoke the students had an op portunity to ask ques tions of the speakers. “I think overall the event went well and I look forward to bring ing more events like this to the local schools,” closed Serxner. Agriculture was cel ebrated by having a T- shirt contest with stu dents from West Bertie and allowing them to draw what he or she thought of as agricul ture. All pictures were dis played at the event and the winner was Kydra j Brown whose design was on the T-shirts. The Farmer 5K and Fun Run encouraged the participants to dress as farmers. There were also chickens and mini horses on with which festival patrons could interact. “We look forward to Ag Fest as part of Roxo bel for many years to come,” she added. PUBLIC NO'nCE Notice of Availability of the 2016 Collection Performance Annual Report The Collection Performance Annual Report is available for the pubfic viewing at the Office of Ae Town Clerk, in the Aulander Municipal Building, 124 W. Main Street, Aulander, North Carlolina. The public is welcome to stop by the Town Hall during regular business hours (which are 8:00 am. to 4:00 pm. weekdays) to review the report. Renee’B. Benton Town Clerk -f - ^uNTY COUKTHO^ BERTIE Ifl .r •I ! waff I I t ^ ’tsmiasr' CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Bertie EMS received 4 new ambulances to support paramedic emergency medical services. Ambulance — FromAI posals. approved the contract Apparatus in Falkland, having submitted pro- On Jan. 3, the Board award to Select Custom NC. Turkey From A1 Brad and Bonnie Copeland guided Hall. His grandfather John Booth and Gene Car- rons guided Booth. Larry “the swamp gobbler” Whitehurst and Gene Carrons guid ed Speller on the hunt. Mason and Holly Pierce guided Holliday. Summerlin’s cousin Josh Bergman and Lane Swindell were guides for the hunt. Each guide instruct ed and led the assigned hunter to his or her hunting location and helped prepare them to shoot their turkeys. After being paired with their guide, two children at a time were led to the firing range to practice shooting at a turkey target. The hunters then had an opportunity to prac tice, after which it was time for a good meal and fellowship. Roanoke/Cashie Dream Team member Rickie Leggett said he began this adven ture in the early 90’s when North Carolina Wildlife Officer Rod ney Jack came to him about a disabled child who dreamed of going hunting. Years later the group has grown, and each year they take different groups of children hunting for various game including deer and turkeys. Saturday morning just before daylight, the children met with his or her guide to set up at their location for the hunt. According to Stalls, Booth harvested a bearded hen and these are somewhat rare. “It takes a lot of run ning to get a child on a bird. The guides have agreed to bring the children who did not harvest a bird back dur ing turkey season to try again,” added Stalls. Stalls wanted to thank 1 ^3 ■-'-s'' ^ CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Gavin Booth, 11 of Manteo harvested a bearded hen on the hunt. This was the only turkey harvested bearded hens are somewhat rare. the landowners, who let them use their land and to Joey Ray for his hard work for scouting the turkeys. “It was hard to get them on a gobbler be cause of the gobblers being with hens al ready,” he said. IlUVISALIGIU $500 OFF FOR TEEMS AMD ADULTS until May 1st MANNING ORTHODONTICS Toll Free: 1-800-Molar80 BANKRUPTCY STOP Foreclosure STOP Lawsuits STOP Car Repossession STOP Tax Levies and Garnishments Call Allen C. Brown Attorney #252-752-0753 A Debt Relief Agency helping people eliminate debt through bankruptcy ^
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