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Bertie County Christmas events upcoming
BRANDICE HOGGARD
Staff Writer
Christmas events are
happening soon all over the
county.
As we near the wonderful
Christmas Holiday we are
also kicking off the Christ
mas event season for the
towns around Bertie Coun
ty-
The annual Hoggard
Christmas Wonderland
Lights will be lit starting at
5 p.m. on Friday Nov. 26.
Fhid time to bring the family
out to view this wonderful
display of Christmas lights
this year as this year may
be the last year the Hoggard
brothers display the hghts,
music and decorations.
The Christmas light
schedule this year will be
from Nov. 26 to Jan. 1. They
will be lit from 5 - 9 p.m.
Sunday through Thurs
day and 5-10 p.m. Friday
through Saturday. They
have a display of lights ev
ery year and it is for a great
cause. The Hoggard broth
ers began this tradition after
the passing of a daughter
and a niece. This year will
be the 26th year ^at they
have set up the Wonder
land of Light and they have
grown every year since the
first year that they began
displaying them.
Askewville wUl be host
ing the first Christmas event
of the season, kicking off
at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 29 at
the Askewville Community
Building.
AskewviUe’s Tree lighting
ceremony will be held the
night of Nov. 29, they will
also be presenting Candy
Cane lane along with Santa
making his grand appear
ance that night.
Santa will be in the Com
munity Building where the
children can go in and the
See EVENTS, A5
THADD WHITE/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
Santa Claus visits with children in Askewville in 2019.
Christmas at Hope
returns Dec. 5
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Managing Editor
WINDSOR - Celebrating
Christmas back in time.
Historic Hope House wiU
host its annual Christmas
Open House from 1-5 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 5.
Hope House Plantation,
c. 1803, the restored home
of former North Carolina
jGovemor David Stone, will
J)e decorated in time era de
cor.
♦ Committees and mem
bers of Historic Hope Foun
dation use live greenery
and floral arrangements to
decorate each room of the
mansion.
* Guests can tour the home
of Gov. Stone, and guides
will be available to answer
any questions and talk about
the Ihstory of the house.
' On the top floor, just out
side the formal dining room,
live Christmas music will be
played, and there wiU be a
cooking demonstration in
the kitchen.
Hope House is an exam
ple of Federal and Georgian
architecture. The home was
restored and opened to the
public in 1972. The man
sion is furnished with an
See HOPE, A5
BRANDICt HOGGARD/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
N.C. Chief Justice Paul Newby (center) and his wife, Macon (left), are welcomed to Bertie County by Bertie
County Clerk of Superior Court Vast! F. James.
N.C. Chief Justice visits Bertie
BRANDICE HOGGARD/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
Chief Justice Paui Newby and his wife, Macon,
speak with Bertie County Manager Juan Vaughan li.
BRANDICE HOGGARD
Staff Writer
WINDSOR - Chief Justice
of North Carolina Su
preme Court Paul Newby
came to Bertie County
last week.
Chief Justice Newby
met with the Clerk of
Court Vasti F James and
her office staff along with
some of the local lawyers.
District Attorney Valerie
AsbeU and Bertie County
Manager Juan Vaughan II.
Newby is attempting
to visit and meet with as
many Clerk of Court’s
that he can throughout
North Carolina that he
can, as he knows it may
not be possible to visit all
100 and counties he does
want to visit as many as
he can.
See VISIT, A5
sought
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
WINDSOR - Boys and girls,
get out your pencils and pa
per.
No, we’re not giving a
test
Instead, it’s time for each
youngster to take time to
write
his or
her
annual
1 e t -
ter to
Santa
Claus.
Ber
tie Ledger-Advance Staff
Writer Brandice Hoggard
received a telephone call
Monday morning from the
North Pole. The call was
from the Jolly Old Elf him
self, seeking this newspa
per’s help with information
from all Bertie County boys
and girls.
Santa said he wanted us
to collect letters for him and
forward them to the North
Pole for his elves to prepare
the best possible holiday
Ust.
So, that’s exactly what
Is happening at the Bertie
See LEnERS, A5
Bertie Co. congregation celebrates 156 years of existence
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church.
In this edition
LEWISTON WOODVILLE - The
Mount OUve Missionary
B^tist Church held the
156th Church Anniversary,
Founder’s Day and Mort
gage Burning on Simday,
Nov. 7.
The theme chosen was
“Releasing the Old and
Walking into the New.”
The opening of the ser
vice was conducted by the
Rev. Samuel K. Shaw IQ (Se
nior Pastor). The musical
selections were rendered by
the Evangelist Mary Brown
Spiritual Singers (WiUiam-
ston).
The opening prayer was
given by James Bazemore.
The Welcome and Occasion
was offered by Shelia Gil
bert.
The congratulatory re
marks were provided by:
Mayor Chris (lordon (Lew
iston-Woodville). Other con
gratulatory remarks were
given by: Bertie County
Commission Chair Tammy
A. Lee.
A resolution was pre
sented that congratulated
Mount Olive Missionary
Baptist Church on its 156th
Church Anniversary and
Mortgage Burning Celebra
tion. The resolution includ
ed: Mount Olive Missionary
Baptist Church is one of the
oldest churches in Bertie
County and remains a pillar
in the community through
its community development
and outreach and other
church ministries.
It stated, “Mount Olive
Missionary Baptist played a
mqjor part wiA disaster re
covery following Hurricane
See CONGREGATION, A5
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Donna Pierce
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