SMALLTOWNGIRL Leslie Beachboard encourages everyone to enjoy the season A4 FOURTH&LONG David Friedman has a few requests of the Jolly Ole’ Elf. A8 CARPENTERSTOOLS Pastor Wallace Phillips says enjoy the simple things. A9 Bertie ® ME 1 Ledffer-Advance ^ Thursday ■ December 23,2021 980 S. Academy St. Ahoskie,NC 27910 M. MASTERS JiL ^ Heating & Air Conditioning 252.209.0223 2 S a » H S Ol ■»* £» . ** o- rr c,> ASKEWVILLE > AULANDER > COLERAIN ♦ KELFORD LEWISTON WOODVILLE lERRY HILL > POWELLSVILLE > ROXOBEL > WINDSOR Windsor Christmas tradition carries on LESLIE BEACHBOARD Managing Editor WINDSOR - It has become a Wndsor Christmas tradi tion. The Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce and the Bertie Arts Council host ed horse and carriage rides two nights last week. Participants gathered at the Bertie County Arts Coimcil to be picked up by one of several carriages of fering rides. Participants would be driven through downtown Wmdsor to see the town’s Christmas decorations by the horse drawn carriages. According to Windsor/ Bertie Chamber of Com merce Executive Director Lewis Hoggard, it was a great turn out of partici pants on both nights the rides were offered. “The weather was per fect for both nights. It was not too cold for everyone to come and eiyoy a horse and carriage ride aroimd the town. There were a total See CARRIAGE, A5 LESLIE BEACHBOARD/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE The Windsor carriage rides are a fun event for the entire family. GOVID-19 cases slowly rising in the district First Omicron variant case found in region LESLIE BEACHBOARD/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Retired Lt. Col. James Lee was the keynote speaker at the 2021 Wreaths Across America ceremony at Hillcrest Ceremony. This was the first year the ceremony has taken place at this cemetery. Tradition continues, new one begins LESLIE BEACHBOARD Managing Editor WINDSOR - A tradition of honor continues and a new tradition begins. The local Wreaths Across America ceremonies were held last Saturday (Dec. 18) at two Windsor cemeteries. The first ceremony was held at noon at Edgewood Cemetery. This event has taken place annually since 2011. The second ceremony was held at 2 p.m. at Hill- crest Cemetery. This was the first year the ceremony was held at this cemetery. At Edgewood Cemetery, Windsor Mayor Lewis Hog gard welcomed more than 50 participants to the event, which takes place at ceme teries nationwide. “Welcome and thank you for joining us here to day as we celebrate with 2,700 other locations. The mission is to remember the fallen, honor those that serve and their families and teach the next generation the value of freedom, "said Mayor Hoggard. United States Navy Re tired Captain Ken Rome See WREATHS, A5 LESLIE BEACHBOARD Managing Editor WINDSOR - The COVID-19 positive case count is begin ning to increase throughout the health district. The Albemarle Region al Health Services (ARHS) provided an update on Tuesday, Dec. 21 in addition to the weekly surveillance report showing the updat ed information on vaccines, active cases, fatalities and facility outbreaks. The re port includes Bertie County, and seven other counties, which are part of ARHS, in cluding Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquim ans counties. This update will serve as the weekly update. There will be no update given on Friday, Dec. 24 due to the Christmas holiday. The next release will be on Thesday, Dec. 28. The Albemarle Regional Health Services is reporting that the Omicron variant has been detected in a lab confirmed test in Chowan County. While every lab con firmed case is typed to de termine the particular virus strain a sampling is done of all cases submitted in order to determine what strains are currently circulating. “We are currently seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases across the state and the country. With the identifica tion of the Omicron variant in the ARHS region, we are reminded that our efforts to stay safe and healthy are cruciM,” said Albemarle Regional Health Services Health Director R. Battle Betts Jr, MPA. “While we do not want to cause any additional alarm or panic, it is important to See COVID-19, A3 Playing Santa: County DSS workers collect gifts for children GENE MOTLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - One mi^t say they are ‘elves’ doing their part to help fill Santa’s sleigh. Members of Bertie Coun ty’s Department of Social ^rvices Child Welfare Ser vices branch wrapped up their weeks-long drive of collecting toys, all of which will be used to make for a /n this edition brighter Christmas for chil dren throughout the county. “We get donors and spon sors, some fi"om larger or ganizations, some just ordi nary community membeis, some from churches, and they donate to the Bertie County DSS for children who are less fortunate in the community,” said CWS Director Abi Johnson. Around the conference room are not just gifts, large and small, but also Christ mas trees of aU sizes, in cluding some special ones. “We can it the Angel Tree,” Johnson continued. “We don’t just offer for the ones in our caseload, but we also provide for children in the general local commu nity who are in need. “All of these will be dis tributed, and if we have See DSS, A5 GENE MOTLEY/FOR THE BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Bertie DSS workers are playing elves for Santa. dOOD MORNING, Page Myers OF CoLERAIN Thank YOU R1R subscribing! Find us on Facebook vvww.bertieledgeradvance.com Academia A3 Church & Faith Bg Classified Bio Obituaries A2 Santa Letters A6 Sports A8 0 11711 35906 6 iebtie iORT CMERI SEFIV/ICES Bertie County Non-Emergency Transports 252-794-5334.252-325-2460 Family Helping Family tt

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