BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
APRIL 12,20171 A3
The fabric of Bertie County since 1832
Continued
Exhibit
From A1
and their work.
“My father worked in the
newspaper business, and
that is part of what sparked
my interest in photography,”
said Jones.
According to Jones, his
family would travel quite
frequently when he was a
child.
“In the* 1950’s we could
stay in the car traveling for
up to 16 hours at a time. My
mother would tell us to look
out the windows of the car
at what we were passing,” he
added.
Jones credits most of
his photography to stimuli
from random places that he
comes across that catch his
eye. He says he always has
his camera with him in case
something does catch his
eye.
Most of Jones’ work on
display at the Gallery was
a vibrant assortment of old
farmhouses and landscapes.
“I love old farmhouses and
buildings that eventually will
be falling down,” he added.
Jones explained about one
of his photographs was of an
old wooden door on a build
ing he came across riding
down the Cooper Hill Road
LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Potter Jim Messer stands with one of his dispiays at the Bertie County
Arts Councii.
in Windsor. Most of the old
farmhouses are local to the
area around his home in
Mackeys.
The unique aspect about
Jones’ photographs is that
they are printed on metal.
Jones’ visual show titled
“Treasures” will continue to
be on display and for sale at
The Gallery.
Messer’s new pottery line,
“Bertie Stoneware” was in
troduced at the reception.
Messer’s pottery is unique
because it is made from clay
from the bottom and the
shores of the Chowan River
in Bertie County.
Messer explained most of
his clay comes from local
farmers who allow him to
come and dig the clay from
sand holes on their prop
erty.
“Most farmers give it to
me for free. 1 have one or
two farmers that will charge
me $100 but it is for a dump
truck load. When farmers
find out 1 will take the clay
that usually no one wants,
they allow me to use their
equipment to dig the clay
up,” he said.
According to Messer, he
usually spends from May
through August digging and
preparing his clay.
“The hotter it is the better.
It is a process of mixing and
drying. 1 store the clay in 60
gallon barrels in my back
yard, and 1 will even go work
on it in the rain because the
water is good for it,” said
Messer.
In the summer of 2016,
Messer prepared 12,000
pounds of clay. It was his
largest amount ever. Typi
cally he has only processed
an average of 6,000 to 7,000
pounds of clay each sum
mer.
“I try to make enough clay
to last me through the next
summer. All of the clay gets
used each year,” he added.
Not only does Messer use
the clay for his artwork, but
he also uses the clay for the
classes he teaches at Roa
noke Chowan Community
College.
“All of my students get
to use my clay for free,” he
added.
The difference in the local
clay and other clays is that
the clay dug from the river is
natural and old.
According to Messer, clays
ordered have been sepa
rated into different mineral
identities, and the clay from
here is all natural with only a
small amount of additives.
Messer says most of his in
spiration comes from think
ing about food. His work fea
tures vases, mugs, bowls and
cooking stoneware, which is
dishwasher and oven safe.
Messer’s pottery will con
tinue to be on display and
for sale at The Gallery.
The Gallery is open from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday
through Friday and is locat
ed at 124 S. King St Street,
Windsor.
Relay
RELAY
FOR LIFE
fof life of Perils Coiroty
2017 TCWs
Friday, May 19,2017
Bertie High School, Windsor
Time: 8:00pm
Register by completing this form or register online at our website at
www.relayforlifc.org/bertienc (Kids Walk Team)
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that he/shc must have a p,arer!t-guardian with them,
Parent/Ciuardian Signature:
Registration Deadline: May 13, 2017 (We will honor all regislradom tip to the event but
we cannot guarantee t-shirts for registrations turned in after the deadline.)
Please make checks payable to The American Cancer Society.
Register online at mnv.relmforlife.org/hertiene (Kids Walk Team)
or return this completed registration form & $5 registration fee to:
Relay For Life of Bertie County
. POB32I
Windsor NC 27983
For more infonnation, contact
Janice'Sharpe
Relay For Life of Bertie County
jsharpe21550@gmail.com
252-325-3144
From A1
life.org/bertienc) or by
coming to one of the
two upcoming planning
meetings. They are set
for 6 p.m. April 13 and
May 11. Each will be
held at the Martin Com
munity College - Bertie
Campus on the corner
of Granville and Ster-
lingworth streets in
Windsor.
Each participant is
encouraged to raise at
least $100 for the cause.
Those who do will earn
a Hope Club event par
ticipant T-shirt.
In addition, those
wishing to participate
in the Survivor Walk or
the Kids Walk are asked
to sign up soon.
All cancer survivors
are welcome and en
couraged to sign up to
be recognized at the
event. Sign-up is avail
able now, or by attend
ing the event on May
19.
For those who wish
to participate in the
Kids Walk a child must
be under 12 years old.
Those under five years
of age must be accom
panied by a parent.
There is a $5 fee for
registration, but all chil
dren receive a T-shirt if
Martin
Community College
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NOTICE!
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW
The Bertie County Board of Commissioners will sit
as a Board of Equalization and Review
Monday. Aprir24th. 2017 at 10:00 A.M.
County Commissioners Room
First Floor of the County Office Building
106 Dundee St., Windsor, N.C. 27983
For th purpose of hearing, upon request, any and
all taxpayers who own or control taxable property
assessed for taxation in Bertie County, with respect
to the valuation of such property, or the property of
others, and to fulfill other duties and repsponsibilies
as required by law.
The final meeting and adjournment is scheduled for
Monday, Mav 1st. 2017 at 4;0Q PJVL
In the event of earlier or later adjournment, notice to
that effect will be published in this newspaper.
All requests for hearing should be made to:
Jodie Rhea
Tax Administrator
RO. Box 527, Windsor, N.C. 27893
(252) 794-5310
they sign up by the May
13 deadline. The high
est fundraisers will be
recognized as Little Mr.
and Little Miss Relay.
Those wishing to par
ticipate can go online
(see above) and select
the Kids Walk team.
Forms can also be filled
out (available in this
week’s edition of the
Bertie Ledger-Advance)
and mailed in.
Those wishing to hon
or the long-standing
tradition of Luminarias
and torches at the event
can do so now. Forms
are available, and they
can be filled out at the
meetings. White bags
are $10 each (or three
for $25) while gold bags
are $25 and Torches of
Hope are $100. The lu
minarias and torches
can honor a survivor
or pay tribute to those
who have lost their bat
tle with cancer.
For more informa
tion, contact American
Cancer Society Repre
sentative April Smith at
252-695-9054.
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