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Volume 124:
No. 38
Bertie
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Talk of the Town
Celebration returns to Greater Wynns Grove
JOHN FOLEY/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
Motorcycles parade around during the Greater
Wynn’s Grove Harvest Day.
JOHN FOLEY
Staff Writer
The whole town is talking.
And they are talking about
The Thlk of the Town,’ the
Greater Wynns Grove Com
munity Development Center’s
Harvest Festiv^, held last Sat
urday at the Greater Wynns
Grove Baptist Church.
Hundreds of residents, vis
itors, automotive aficionados;
motorcycle enthusiasts, Bin-
go lovers and friends of fried
chicken, along with church
and conunuiuty members
gathered to celebrate this sea
son’s harvest.
The church’s acreage was
covered with entertainment,
food, games, prizes, rides and
aU around fim.
The level of excitement
soared once presumptive
Bertie County Sheriff-elect
TVrone Ruffin sounded the
siren and began leading The
Only One of its Kind’ parade
of 14 Big Rigs around the
grounds. Motorcycles, some
classic, others stiU showroom
shiny and three-wheelers fol
low^, before an assortment
See TALK, A2
Bertie Co. grades
bad, performance
good in testing
JOHN FOLEY
Staff Writer
Although the Bertie
County School District ei
ther met or exceeded state
requirements at each of the
district schools, the schools
still received low grades.
That’s with the excep
tion of Bertie Early College
High, which CEqjtured a B on
the grading sc^e.
While the letter grades
for the schools were low,
each of the schools — with
the exception of Bertie High
School — either met or ex
ceeded state guidelines and
requirements.
Bertie Early College High
School, Aulander Elementa
ry and Windsor Elementary
each exceeded expecta
tions.
Colerain Elementary,
West Bertie Elementary and
Wmdsor Elementary all met
expectations.
Bertie High School did
not meet expectations.
“There are some things
to celebrate. However, we
realize that we have work to
do to continue our upward
trend,” said Bertie School
District Superintendent Dr.
Otis Smallwood. “Six out
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See TEST, A3
Plans move forward
for 300th anniversary
celebration
JOHN FOLEY
Staff Writer
The Bertie County Com
missioners were updated
Monday on the progress of
'The Bertie County 300 year
celebration.
According to county
officials, the event is on
schedule and moving along
r^idly in preparation for
the Nov. 5 coimtywide cele
bration.
“I have been to one of the
committee meetings and I
am very excited about the
jevent. It is moving along
nicely,” said Commissioner
Ron Wesson. “This is going
to be a great event.”
The committee, made
up of 17 department heads
under the direction of As
sistant County Manager Da
vid Scarborough, has been
reaching out to vendors
and other cities throughout
the county inviting them to
participate in the gala cele
bration.
'The times of the event
are scheduled from 11 a,m.
to 5 p.m. in downtown
See 300, A3
THADD WHITE/GROUP EDITOR
A youngster enjoys a blow-up slide at Askeville’s Family Fun Day Saturday.
Askewville Day serves as
community ‘homecoming’
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
ASKEWVILLE-For nearly a
dozen years, the people of
Askewville have set aside
one Saturday in September
to gather for what many
refer to as a Homecoming
event.
Askewville Family Day
started as a way for the
community to get togeth
er, eat, listen to music and
eryoy fellowship with each
other.
“I think the people re
ally er\joy being sirle to
come together and fellow
ship with one another,”
Askewville Mayor Gloria
Bryant said. “It’s like a
community homecoming.
They can let their kids
run around and play in a
save environment, which
See ASKEWVILLE, A3
THADD WHITE/GROUP EDITOR
R.T. Johnson was one of the reasons people gathered to
listen to good music Saturday.
Lucy Daniels finds joy in pursuit of ‘Dorothie’
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Lucy Daniels with a copy of the
book she wrote.
In this edition
JOHN FOLEY
Staff Writer
Anyone who has spent any time
on the Bertie Coun^ si^e of the
Chowan River, wouldn’t be sur
prised if the woman Slalom Skiing
down the middle of the Chowan
was Lucy Daniels.
And if one happened to see a
woman swimming from the banks
of Bertie County to the middle of
the Chowan River Channel, that
too, could be Lucy Daniels.
Unfortunately, residents have
to wait until next year, when the
Bertie County resident turns the
age of the North Carolina Rural
Interstate speed limit, before they
can look up at that small Ultralight
overhead and think, That could
be Lucy Daniels.’
'The pilot, proficient in float
planes, with time in twin engines,
previously flew her Quicksilver Ul
tralight above her beloved Chow
an River, and is in the process of
getting re-certified to be able to sit
behind the controls again.
If Daniels’ avocation for the
Chowan River and what flows
above it aren’t enough, Daniels
has spent her 47-year professional
career nursing the ailing at hospi
tals in Edenton, AhosMe, Windsor
and Greenville.
She cherishes the Shep-
ard-Pruden Memorial Library as
a Friend of the Library, while con
tributing as a board mhmber at the
Bertie County Arts Council. This
season Daniels wiU be co-chairing
See BOOK, A3
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Sarah Tinkham
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