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More Liberty Means Less Government: Our Founders Knew This Well by Walter Williams 

F A E C I T S U J Z H B H E D Q M U R Y 

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Walter Edward Williams (born March 31, 1936) is an American 

economist, commentator, and academic. He is the John M. Olin 

Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, 

as well as a syndicated columnist and author known for his classical 

liberal and libertarian conservative views. His writings frequently 

appear on Townhall.com, WND, Jewish World Review, and 

hundreds of newspapers throughout the United States. Williams is 

opposed to the Federal Reserve System. He has also compared 

U.S. monetary policy to “counterfeiting”: “Knowing the dangers 

posed by central banks, we might ask whether our country needs 

the Federal Reserve Bank. Whenever I’m told that we need this or 

that government program, I always ask what we did before. It turns 

out that we did without a central bank from 1836, when President 

Andrew Jackson closed the Second Bank of the United States, to 

1913 when Federal Reserve Act was written. During that interval, 

we prospered and became one of the world’s major economic 

powers.” Cartoonist Bruce Tinsley, in his comic strip Mallard Fillmore, 

launched a campaign to draft Williams for the Republican 

presidential nomination in the 2008 United States presidential 

election. Although Williams initially stated that he wouldn’t 

completely rule out the possibility, he ultimately decided against 

such a run, and endorsed Ron Paul. 

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Have you ever been driving somewhere new, maybe 

following the orders of your GPS, and come past some 

sheltering trees or buildings and just been shocked by 

the beauty of the scene before you? Come to Perquimans 

County. It happens all the time. 

We all know how lovely the countryside is on Creek 

Drive just off US Hwy 17 South on the way to the 

historic S-Bridge. There’s that glorious stand of trees 

on left, with a view of river through the perfectly spaced 

trunks. And then the small bridge over an inlet with still 

water on both sides, reflecting trees and -- Well. We’ve 

all driven that way. We know it’s beauties. 

But, what if you drive through the stoplight at Creek 

Drive and over the Jim “Catfish” Hunter Bridge and turn 

toward Hertford down Church Street? The commercial 

district at that intersection is quickly left behind and, 

just past the new library building (construction on that 

is going well, by the way) there’s another small bridge, 

the kind that you might just cross without noticing, but 

it offers two of the loveliest view available in the county. 

To the right is a glorious prospect of the Jim “Catfish” 

Hunter Bridge sandwiched between the sky and the 

water, both often a deep, glorious, vibrant blue. On the 

left, the dock of the town park juts out in to the water, 

with a roofed shelter, if you want to get even closer to 

the beauties of nature. In the evening, the lights of 

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the houses on the far bank draw the eye. To the left, 

the water winds between stands of trees, smooth and 

silent, almost as if you could turn your car and drive 

on the river like a road. Where would you end up? 

Wonderland? 

No, actually, you would shortly come to another small 

bridge and another beautiful view. I recommend, 

however, that, rather than trying to drive on the water 

(unless you have a boat) you reach this beauty point 

by continuing on 17 South past the Church Street stoplight 

and turn right on Wynne Fork Road at the next 

stoplight. In a few moments, you come to the bridge 

and the same silver-blue illusion of a road to enchantment, 

it’s origin and terminus lost among the trees. 

Like so many of the delights of nature, you could take 

a picture of any of these locations on every day of the 

year and no two pictures would be the same. And 

that’s just one tiny corner of the county. There are 

many more places where your breath is caught by the 

sheer beauty of North Carolina and your fingers itch for 

a camera. I only started with the easiest to find, just 

off the main roads into Hertford. Next time I’ll take you 

farther out into the county where nature herself is the 

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Making Pull Candy – the Old-Fashioned Way by CHLOE TUTTLE 

Old Fashioned Pull Candy is still the best! 

My mother called this wonderful confection pull candy or stewed sugar. Some folks 

call it taffy. When she described a child’s pretty blond hair she would say it was the 

color of stewed sugar — a gorgeous translucent white color with a faint golden tint. 

Ingredients: 

2 cups sugar 

1/4 cup water 

1/4 cup cider vinegar 

Soft butter for greasing hands and cooling surface 

– at least a stick of butter 

Instructions 

You will need a candy thermometer for this recipe. 

Stir together the sugar, water and vinegar in a 

heavy saucepan. Clip on candy thermometer and 

don’t let it touch the bottom of the cooking pan. 

into a large ball. If you are going 

to add any fl avorings like vanilla 

or peppermint, now is the time to 

do this. Flip the ball of candy over 

several times using some sort of 

scraper like a candy scraper. 

When it is cool enough to handle, 

gather the ball of candy into your well-greased 

hands and pull the candy using both hands until 

you have reached as far as you can. Fold the 

pulled part over and repeat. Do this for about 4-5 

minutes or until the candy is getting stiff and has 

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Heat the sugar syrup until the candy thermometer 

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Don’t stir while it is cooking. 

Slowly pour the syrup onto a buttered surface like 

a large cutting board. Be very careful — this is a 

molten mass of hot syrup. DO NOT scrape bowl. 

Just let whatever candy comes out, come out. 

Allow candy to cool for a few minutes. 

As soon as the syrup is slightly cooled, scrape it 

Once this happens, pull out a long rope of candy 

about 1/2? thick. You can twist this if you want a 

twisted look for your candy. Lay it out on waxed 

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When it has thoroughly cooled, break it into 1 

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Health and Nutrition Strategies For 

Cancer Survivors and Everybody Else 

Warren Green is a 30 year member of the Institute of Food 

Technology, A HAACP (hazard analysis critical control point) 

Instructor with a Bachelors degree in Nutrition Science. 

WHAT’S IN YOUR DIET? 

It’s my optimizing time. January and possibly February, 

I go into a eating mode that’s intended to enhance my 

health. My personal strategy is a modifi ed “Mediterranean 

Diet”. I identify mine as a modifi ed because a 

Mediterranean Diet allows a minimum amount of red 

meat,and dairy. I eliminate cured meat and poultry because 

curing materials such as sodium nitrite and sodium 

nitrate are toxic and works your immune system which 

you’re trying to avoid. I reduce processed simple carbohydrates 

to a bare minimum. 

I use dairy substitutes except for organic yogurt. My 

concerns with dairy are the use of Recombinant Bovine 

Growth Hormones (rBGH) allowed in dairy cows since 

the mid 1990’s. The use of rBGH causes infl ammation 

to a cows udders which is treated by antibiotics. Dairy 

livestock treated with rBGH is not permitted in the United 

Kingdom, Canada, and with other trading partners. 

Consequently, rBGH treated domestic livestock products 

are marketed and concentrated in our domestic markets, 

primarily in the dairy industry and low cost fast 

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is a process in which natural bacteria feed on the sugar 

and starch in food creating lactic acid. That process 

preserves the food and creates benefi cial enzymes, 

b-vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and various strains of 

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immune system means a better quality of life. I consider 

yogurt the most cost effective probiotic. I love sauerkraut 

but only on cured sausage and corned beef products so 

its not an option during my optimizing. My primary and 

favorite fermented beverage is red wine because of its 

high resveratrol content. 

Finally, we’ll start the new year with info on my clean 

food/ Organic Capital of the World Initiatives. 

Let’s examine the logistics. Northeast North Carolina 

is geographically ideal for organic enterprises. However, 

because of our small markets the reverse doesn’t occur. 

Our organic produce is primarily imported and 

is some of the highest in the region. The lack 

of inexpensive, clean, organic food is the major 

cause of the serious disease disparities in 

our region. 

The USDA’s organic standards are informing 

us that if growers are not abiding by their 

standards, than consumers cannot be assured 

of the quality of the product. I think its time to 

combine our health concerns with our clean 

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CHRISTIANITY, ORTHODOX AND OTHERWISE: 

A LETTER TO A YOUNG KINSMAN IN EUROPE 

Jack, thank you for your post card 

from Amsterdam. I had some adventures 

there many years ago. 

I suppose we’re not going to see some 

things the same way, Jack. I’m not enamored 

of western Europe. Certainly 

in such a vast and culturally-endowed 

place, there is much to marvel at. And 

I do sometimes think I’d like to go back 

to Italy for a while. But lacking a spine 

and an understanding of her being and 

purpose, and burdened with the legacy 

of Teutonic “enlightenment” philosophies, 

Europe leads the world into the 

black abyss of nihilism, humanism, 

relativism. Perhaps you can imagine 

a more painful hell than the despair of 

uninsulated nihilism; but I can’t right 

now. 

For a while, the allures of the auto-centric 

life—the lust of the eyes, the lust of 

the flesh, and the pride of life, as they 

say—protect us from any sustained 

encounter with the abyss. And most 

people seem never to come face-toface 

with the truth of their condition. 

But many, distantly feeling what they’re 

unable to articulate, work hard to distract 

themselves from it. 

Yet eventually, the perceptive observer’s 

gaze pierces the façade. And 

then the glory of worldly wonders and 

pleasures begins to unravel. It’s a 

pitiful thing to watch people in this 

position, grasping desperately in an 

ever-inflating need for diversions that 

become ever less diverting. How commonly 

one sees this in the west today! 

When the lie of nihilism becomes an 

existential reality, when it establishes 

itself as an all-time noetic state; then 

self-destruction can appear to be an 

intelligent course. 

This horrific state of affairs is precisely 

the point to which Siddhartha Gautama 

came on the day he left the palace of 

his father. And it’s precisely the matter 

the Christ incarnated to address. 

And that’s why I think modern and 

post-modern Europe is a failed idea. 

Life isn’t as complicated as it sometimes 

seems, Jack. There will be no 

Utopia on this fallen earth. Not even in 

the low countries, the proclamations of 

Brussels notwithstanding. “Futurists” 

who would anesthetize the gullible with 

tales of eternal life procured through 

organ banks and infusions of money 

and human cunning, fail to unveil to 

their rubes the fact of entropy, which 

they’re not reversing. 

As Hegel and others have noted, each 

time and place has its own Zeitgeist— 

that is to say, the mind or spirit of the 

time and place. Our own zeitgeist, the 

spirit of our contemporary post-modern 

western culture, seems a stunningly 

frivolous and trivial one, its foundation 

African-Americans and America’s War for Independence 

When I was a boy in school (and 

admittedly that was a LONG time 

ago), I always loved history — particularly 

military history. But probably my 

favorite was the American Revolution. 

The idea of a small group of farmers 

and shopkeepers taking on the world’s 

most powerful nation, far away England, 

to gain their freedom fascinated 

me and I have continued my interest 

in the Revolution until today. But, of 

course, what I was taught way back 

then was that White Colonists fought 

the Revolution because all Blacks 

were slaves. This, and the following 

articles in this series, is the story of 

my discovery about the truth of the 

American Revolution! 

As I became older, I became a 

Revolutionary War reenactor. An 

expensive hobby because you have 

to dress as a Revolutionary soldier 

and I, fool that I am, became a British 

Grenadier — you know the ones with 

the Bearskin Caps and the Redcoats! 

I was living in NYC then and most 

weekends I was out with my reenactment 

unit refighting the battles to 

defend the right of the King to rule 

over America. We were VERY serious 

about this, traveling from Quebec, 

Canada, to Charleston, SC, to reenact. 

It was also a lot of fun, but facing 

facts — most people that I knew back 

then (including my wife) thought that 

I was NUTS! However, I noticed that 

very, very few of the reenactors were 

African-Americans (times and names 

change) but this was in accord with 

my “knowledge” of the Revolution. 

But even later I found that this was 

WRONG! African-Americans were a 

very important part of America’s War 

for Independence and the Revolutionary 

Army was America’s first fully integrated 

army (and, unfortunately, its last 

for almost 165 years). More on this in 

my next article. 

laid upon the shifting sands of relativism. 

What bodes for western Europe? 

Spiritually and philosophically bankrupt 

and therefore taking no stand for 

anything (except not taking a stand), it 

seems unlikely that she can hold her 

course for many more generations. 

For she faces peoples of stronger 

wills at her borders (and within them). 

Perhaps, like Rome in her protracted 

dying, Europe can muddle along for a 

couple of hundred years more on the 

force of her wealth and military might, 

despite her interior putrefaction. Then 

maybe the Muslims and the Russians 

will parcel her up. 

Of course, our own country also has 

trod far down the path that Europe 

blazes. Indeed, the great conflict in 

the world today is not Christian versus 

Muslim, or Russia versus Europe, 

or the Third World versus the developed 

nations. It is the struggle, in all 

countries of the world, of the trite but 

alluring zeitgeist of the post-modern 

west, against traditional worldviews of 

far greater profundity and meaning and 

salvific potential. 

One wonders whether we on this side 

of the Atlantic can, as a people, draw 

instruction from Europe’s slow suicide, 

and perhaps avert our own? 

by Guy Higgins 

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Albemarle Area Model T Ford Club 

By: John M. Long, Chapter President 

Chapter of the Model T Ford Club International (MTFCI) 

From 1908 till 1927 there were 15,006,625 Model 

T’s manufactured. May 26, 1927 was the fi nal day 

that Ford manufactured the Model T. It is estimated 

that about 50 to 60 thousand remain road 

worthy to date. 

These cars maximum speed is about 30-45 

mph depending on the model, getting around 15 

to 18 mpg of gasoline. The car has no oil pump, 

fuel pump, nor water pump. This is the way 

Ford designed them. The cooling system works 

on thermosiphon, the oil circulation is a splash 

system and the fuel is gravity fl ow. This is a very 

simple way of operating. Most of these cars had 

wooden spoke wheels consisting of 12 spokes per 

wheel. They were usually Hickory, Ash or White 

Oak wood. Although this is a simple operating car, 

image the transformation from driving a horse cart 

to an automobile. 

There are about six or seven companies that 

reproduce parts for these cars, however some 

parts are extremely hard to fi nd and are not being 

reproduced. You have to sometimes rely on refurbished 

parts if you are lucky enough to fi nd them. 

That is one plus of being in a Model T Club, we all 

help each other. 

The Albemarle Area Model T Ford Club was chartered 

December of 2015. It has about 25 members 

from all across the Albemarle and surrounding areas 

(this is a family oriented club). We are always 

looking for new members. Some members own as 

many as 5 T’s. We meet four times a year, the first 

meeting of the year being a business meeting and 

planning our tours. The other three meetings are 

tours. Some tours are for one day and others are 

two or more days. The tours are sponsored by different 

members. They consist of visiting places of 

interest, a lot of fun riding, always a nice restaurant 

stop and if available an ice cream stop. 

Our club is a chapter of the Model T Ford Club 

International. They have 113 chapters in the USA 

and also chapters in Australia, Canada, Europe, 

New Zealand, and South America. This club has 

an annual tour the third week of July. This year 

it is in White Fish, Montana. This will be a weeklong 

tour with about 300 Model T’s participating. 

Last year the annual tour was held in Auburn, NY. 

Around 250 T’s attended. 

If you see us touring the Albemarle area this year, 

feel free to wave, blow your horn or come visit with 

us. We look forward to seeing you. 

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I have received many request for FINAL EXPENSE info, so 

here goes..You have seen on T,V. many ads for life insurance 

for seniors or folks between ages of 50 to 80, with no health 

questions or no physical exam, just apply and poof!! you 

are covered.. Your premium can never go up and coverage 

can never be canceled!!! But like I tell everyone in my articles, 

THINK.. before you jump or even worse, before your 

parents or grandparents jump!! 

I AM NOT SAYING THAT THIS LIFE INSURANCE IS 

WORTHLESS, but no one gets something for nothing..Take 

that guy that says for $ 9.00 per month per UNIT, well how 

much insurance do you get PER UNIT?? At an average age 

of 70, the amount of insurance is @ $500, so you are going to 

spend near $100 per year, and in fi ve years, you would spend 

in the amount of the total insurance value, and then you keep 

paying year after year that $100 and wind up paying 2 or 3 

times the amount of the insurance.. Then you will say this is 

not worth it, so you drop the insurance and have nothing and 

the COMPANY laughs all the way to the bank.. Now ,if your 

health is REAL BAD, it is the only hope you have..BUT HERE 

IS THE REAL KICKER!! During the fi rst three or four years 

of the policy, you are NOT COVERED FOR the full amount 

of the policy, just the premiums you have paid in plus 10% 

interest, that is all your family gets!! 

If your health is basically good, just high blood pressure 

or over weight you will always be better off to get A LOCAL 

AGENT, like me, to try for you to get a regular policy that 

you have to answer health questions or even take a physical 

exam.. The company, since they have some medical info from 

you or from your doctor, can offer you a much lower premium, 

and coverage could begin immediately.. 

Those plans on TV. are OK, but it is the LAST PLACE for 

you to go!! Also, calling someone on the phone or going on 

the Internet,YOU HAVE NO ONE TO CALL BACK OR ASK 

QUESTIONS AFTER YOU GET YOUR POLICY, NO ONE TO 

HELP GUIDE YOU!! 

Now, I do have a company that is like I have explained, 

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sits a home that will become a refuge for homeless youth. Mary 

E. Walker donated the home to River City Community Development 

Corporation to be renovated for youth who need shelter. 

About 20% of students attending River City YouthBuild have 

experienced homelessness and “precarious housing”. Precarious 

housing is not knowing where you will be living from one day 

to the next. It means depending on friends and acquaintances to 

allow you to sleep on their couch for a couple of days and then 

taking your bag of belongings to try to fi nd another place to live. 

As Alexandra Krause, a YouthBuild Graduate stated at a Rotary 

Meeting, “people cannot do their best at school or work if they 

do not have a place to live”. She said, “the Mary Walker House 

will give young people what they need most- hope for a better 

future”. EC Morning Rotarians responded by providing a district 

grant of $1,320 for the house. On Martin Luther King Day, nine 

Rotarians worked on the renovation of the house. Since then, 

Rotarians have assisted to install fl oor joists. To donate to the 

Mary Walker House call 331-2925 ext. 224. 


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Dear Dr. Crime 

Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist holding 

a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology. He 

has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice 

system. Drop him a note at the website www.keepkidshome.net 

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a sensitive boy and I hear about kids as early as teenagers 

committing suicide. I realize he is too young now but 

later if life gets bad I don’t want to fi nd him dead. How 

do I prepare him for adversity? Should I tell him suicide 

is against the law? Gloomy Dad 

Dear Dad: Two parts of your question are critical for 

all parents. First of all you are far off (as most people 

are) in thinking very young kids don’t kill themselves. 

The third leading cause of death of kids ages 5-14 is 

suicide. And that is a report from the US Centers for 

Disease Control and Preventioni. Because there is so 

little research on that age, there is little evidence based 

treatment or prevention plans. I can tell you the research 

shows circumstances drive suicides. And suicide is 

against the law in some states but not all states. Better 

check all of those matters and if you are worried because 

of something specifi c, talk with a clinical psychologist or 

psychiatrist. 

Dear Dr. Crime: Will sending my kid to charter school 

keep him out of trouble? Former teacher. 

Dear teach: We know a lot of the things associated with 

delinquency, so when a researcher, in Florida, compared 

kids in charter schools with kids having the same backgrounds, 

but in public schools, I noticed. The charter 

school kids did better.ii 

Dear Dr. Crime: Crime isn’t caused by racism if one 

racial group is more violent than another, is it? 

Frightened Girl. 

Dear Gal: The issues of how races get along, and questions 

about race and crime are the most important issues 

of our time. I do not like the way these issues are used 

against our law enforcement offi cers, and can say for 

sure that we need more research to show what is going 

on. As for differences of violence races, the Monitor on 

Psychology, published by the American Psychological 

Association, in a report about racism in courts said “It 

is well established that correlations between race and 

violence vanish when socioeconomic status is controlled...”iii 

That says that when you describe groups that 

are alike in critical variables such as employment, education, 

income and other factors but not race, the group 

rates are the same. We need much more research 

about race, crime, delinquency and other factors. 

Dear Dr. Crime. Do I have to tell my girlfriend that I have 

HIV? Debauchee Boy 

Dear ManAboutTown: Yes, the law requires that you 

notify all your partners for the last year and/or the time 

of the infection, and those in the future. For more law 

based responsibilities see www.ncbar.org. 

Dear Dr. Crime: Do I have to serve on a jury? Can I 

just ignore the summons? Possible Juror. 

Dear Juror: No you may not legally ignore a summons. 

You must report at the time and place specifi ed and 

ask the court to excuse you, but you need a legitimate 

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need a little sun to produce the verdant leaves and pearl-shaped bulb 

that pack a flavorful punch. These plants, among the genus Allium, 

are also known as wild onions, fi eld garlic, or as noted above, stinky 

rose. The wild garlic is not a true garlic but, like all onions and true 

garlic, is in the Lilly family. 

Many native Indian peoples used wild garlic to supplement their 

diet nutritionally but also to add variety to the taste of a bland winter 

palate. There are reports of some tribes who refuse to eat the plant 

because they considered the taste too strong and unpleasant. For 

those who chose to gather and eat the plant, they were rewarded with 

the benefi t of a great taste and health benefi ts. According to medical 

research, the disulfi de chemicals found in plants within this genus 

have strong links to the reduction of cholesterol levels, blood pressure, 

coronary artery disease and risk of stroke. They also contain 

anti-oxidant fl avonoids that are considered benefi cial in fi ghting infectious 

agents and some forms of cancer. 

This is yet another example of nature’s bounty that is a gift that 

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By: Lloyd “Duke” Hodges 

Firstly, I must apologize for not having Gun Tips last month. Now I 

think a good tip is do not talk politics at the gun range. It is a 

good time to do some thinking about fi re arms. Evaluate the 

whys you own and or carry. Ego is not a reason and can get 

one into a life-time of misery. Self protection and protection 

of family is more than reasonable recalling all that we have 

witnessed in recent times. Begs a question: When are you right 

and when are you wrong? You must make that decision. Ask 

questions, get opinions, read publications. These are viable 

things that can help enable a positive mental process for action 

and reaction. We humans are blessed with an instinct that may 

alert us to a dangerous situation. Ever ask yourself why you feel 

discomfort in a given surrounding? Many decades ago when I 

was a law enforcement offi cer walking a beat without a radio my 

primary defense was to be highly alert. This emotion helped me 

do the job and go home at the end of my watch. Today I still rely on 

being alert and I am still here. I practice with my carry gun and since it is 

equipped with a laser I can dry fi re (after ensuring that it is unloaded. 

Verify, carefully in fact) with certainty of my point of aim and point of impact 

and when engaging in live fi re, the hit pattern is very good. I have said that shooting skills are perishable 

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Alfred Leroy Watson, a native of Washington County, North Carolina, 

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during World War I. During the war, Watson kept a diary of his day-to-day 

life on Europe’s Western Front. His journal provides insights into what it 

was like to fi ght and suffer on the front lines. 

On September 29, 1918, the 30th Division broke through the infamous 

Hindenburg Line at St. Quentin, France. According to Watson’s diary, the 

120th broke through the German defenses in a sector that was deemed 

unassailable by the British. The result was a windfall and Watson’s unit took 

many Germans prisoner. Following their victory, Watson spent the next nine 

days advancing through hilly, wooded terrain in the pouring rain. Despite 

the bleak conditions he maintains a buoyant tone as they were experiencing 

“good success” and had the “Germans on the run.” Unfortunately, Watson 

did not realize that his good fortune would not last. 

On October 10, 1918, Watson’s unit advanced within 800 yards of the new 

German defensive lines. The 120th Regiment almost immediately came 

under enemy bombardment. Watson’s unit had advanced too quickly and 

was without proper support. Around 8 P.M. a German shell narrowly missed 

Watson, but left a piece of shrapnel lodged in his face. 

Watson spent the rest of the night in a First Aid station before spending 

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remove most of the shrapnel from his face. Watson did not return to the 

front lines and spent the remaining weeks of the war convalescing in a 

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seems that he lost interest in maintaining his diary altogether. There is no 

sense of relief when the war is over and no sense of excitement when he 

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I always thought what an amazing process butter 

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tasted. She would take a mason jar and put about a 

pint of fresh cow’s cream in it (back then it was raw 

unpasteurized milk products). Next she would cover 

the mouth of the jar with a piece of wax paper and 

screw the lid on over that making a leak proof seal. 

Most of the time she would sit in her favorite chair in 

the living room and shake the jar while bouncing it 

on her knee. This process causes the butter milk to 

separate from the milk fat and form a ball of butter in 

the jar. It would take about 15 to 20 minutes of shaking 

and bouncing the jar to form the ball of butter. Once 

the butter formed, she would pour off the butter milk 

and add about 6 – 8 ounces of cold water to the jar 

and shake again for a few minutes. This would wash 

the remaining butter milk from the butter as well as 

cool the butter making it more fi rm. She would then 

pour off this water and add a nice pinch of salt (maybe 

¼ teaspoon) to the butter in the jar and shake again 

for few minutes. The remaining water could then be 

poured off and she would pour the ball of butter into a 

crock that held it perfectly. The butter was ready to eat 

on toast, hot biscuits, or any other food that called for 

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After the capture of Fort Hatteras and Clark on 

August 29th, 1861 as well as Roanoke island 

on February 8th 1862. Most of the Northeast 

region of North Carolina was under union 

control. There were home guard unit; called 

guerillas operating in the area. Among those 

were Captain Banks in Currituck, Captain Willis 

B. Sanderlin in Camden, And Captain E.T. Elliot 

in Pasquotank county. 

When Roanoke Island and Elizabeth City were 

captured the union offi ces decided to block the 

Albemarle and the Chesapeake canal. They 

did this so that the Confederates could not use 

it. On February 13th, 1862, only fi ve days after 

the capture of Roanoke Island Lutenant William 

N. Jeffers was sent to sink captured prize 

schooners across the canal. Instead he sank an 

drudge right across the canal. 

Later the Union forces decided to clear the 

sunken ships and use the canal to be able to 

better supply their army’s at the Outer Banks 

and inland forts like Plymouth 

On May 16th 1863, Captain E.T. Elliot with an 

estimated thirty members of his Pasquotank 

Guerrilla group waited at Coinjock bridge for the 

mail boat coming down from Norfolk, Virginia to 

Roanoke Island and other stops. At about 6pm 

as the steam arrow, A 60 ton propeller boat was 

Sources; Juniper Waterway By, Alexander C. Brown (1981) 

Civil War In North Carolina By, John G. Barrrett (1963) 

By, Dr. Dave And E.G. Swain 

passing by the bridge the guerrillas jumped on 

board from the raised bridge. 

Being took by surprise the crew of six and a 

Navy surgeon surrendered without incident. The 

Captain was placed in the wheel house and 

they sailed down the canal towards the North 

River, where a larger boat was waiting at Bumplanding 

to transfer the mail. This was the Emily, 

a 94 ton side wheel steamer. The Captain of the 

Arrow was given directions steer up alongside 

the Emily as if nothing was wrong. The Guerrillas 

then captured the Emily’s crew of thirteen. 

Both ships has been appropriated by the 

Union Army from their former southern owners. 

So their recapture at the least boosted Southern 

morale. The captured ships then steamed down 

the north River to Albemarle sound and up 

Chowan river, passing Edenton about daylight. 

They then steamed up the Blackwater River. 

Arriving at South Quay around ten o’clock on 

the 18th. The prisoners were sent o Franklin 

Virginia and then to Raleigh North Carolina. 

The arrow was recaptured by the Federal 

gunboat Whitehead on July 29th 1864. No word 

on what happened to the Emily. 

Both ships had been appropriated by the 

Union Army from their former southern 

owners, at around 6pm on May 16th 1863. 

Captain Elliot E.T. with around 30 men of 

his Pasquotank Guerilla group, jumped on 

board the Arrow; A 60 ton propeller steamer 

mail packet. And proceeded to capture the 

crew. After placing the Captain in the wheel 

house, They sailed down the Canal to the 

North River where the Emily; A 94 ton side 

wheel sailing steamer was waiting to transfer 

the mail. 

The Captain of the Arrow was told to steer 

up alongside the Emily as if nothing were 

wrong. The Guerillas then captured the Emily’s, 

crew numbering at thirteen. There were 

only seven aboard the Arrow which included 

a U.S. Navy surgeon. 

The captured ships then steamed down 

the North River to the Albemarle Sound and 

up the Chowan River passing by Edenton 

about daylight. They then steamed up the 

Blackwater River, arriving at South Quay 

around 10 o’clock on the 18th . The prisoners 

were then sent to Franklin Virginia and 

then To Raleigh North Carolina. 

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Getting Your House in Order – Part 1 

By: Stella Knight 

When winter storm Helena struck our area last month, 

many people were caught unprepared. One day you’re 

enjoying your home and neighborhood; the next, your 

world is an icy wonderland. While winter ice storms and 

hurricanes cannot be forecast with certainty, a wise person 

once said, “Death and taxes are a sure thing.” 

This is the fi rst of a two-part series designed to assist 

you with your estate planning. I found these suggestions 

most timely for my own estate planning and believe that 

even if you implement only one point from this list, those 

you leave behind will benefi t. 

1. Make a treasure map. Make sure you have a list of 

your assets and where they are located. Your family 

members may spend a lot of time and money searching 

for assets if you do not make a list. Sometimes they are 

looking for small insurance policies or old stock certifi - 

cates. If bought many years ago, these assets may be 

worth a lot of money, but if they don’t know you were a 

shareholder, they may be lost. 

2. Make a list of your valuable items. These items could 

be of monetary or sentimental value. It is important for 

your family to know why an item is valuable. Often, a 

painting, a piece of furniture, a statue, or a decoy will be 

sold at an estate sale for less than its true value unless 

it is known that it has a special signature, it was created 

by a particular artist, etc. Also, sentimental value should 

be listed for certain articles – my great grandmother’s 

chair or the ring my mother left me are a few examples. 

This is important for family members and the sentimental 

value may be lost if you do not point it out. Sometimes 

the use of a video with a narrative may be helpful. 

3. Write a guilt burden release letter. This letter will state 

what kind of care you want should you become incapacitated. 

If you want your children to put you in a nursing 

home when you can no longer take care of yourself, then 

this sort of letter would relieve the family from making 

any kind of decision which will create a burden of guilt. 

If you wish your assets to be spent on private care, the 

decision should be yours to make while you still have the 

capacity to do so. 

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church or synagogue. Give specifi c details. Do you 

want to be buried or cremated? 

5. Keep important documents with your will or state 

where these documents can be found. Such documents 

include stock certifi cates, deeds, and life insurance 

policies. 

Part two of this series will offer more estate planning 

suggestions that will not only benefi t those you love, but 

might even save your estate unnecessary expenses. I 

hope you will keep this article with your will or trust instrument, 

and re-read it periodically as the need arises. 

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and Florida, with a major area of her law practice 

emphasizing estate planning, probate, trusts, wealth 

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By: Mary Cherry 

President, Encore Theatre Company 

Opening Night for “I’ll Never Hungry Again”, 

February 24th. 

Auditions for Neil Simons Plaza 

Suite announced. 

Tickets are now on sale for our winter musical 

“I’ll Never Be Hungry Again”! Tickets can be 

purchased at Arts Of The Albemarle in downtown 

Elizabeth City Credit cards accepted. 

Are you ready to have some fun? Well, we are 

staring early. Scarlet will be at the Museum of 

The Albemarle Starting January 27th and reside 

there for several days to celebrate the Grand 

opening for the Elizabeth City Area Convention 

& Visitors Bureau. Cast members from the show 

will be there in costume to celebrate their new 

offi ce. Encore is starting a selfi e contest, “Take 

a Selfi e with Scarlett”, post it on our Encore 

Theatre Company Facebook page and you may 

win a couple of tickets to Opening Night! Scarlet 

will be at AOA for Artwalk on Friday, February 

3rd and residing there until opening. We will 

select the best selfi e sent in and you will receive 

two Tickets for our February 24th Opening Night. 

Opening Nights are always special for us and we 

host an After Party for all Audience Members who 

attend with lots of food, drinks and celebration. 

Don’t miss it, get your tickets now! Tickets are 

$16 General Admission and $12 for Active Duty/ 

Retired Military and Seniors. 

Auditions are scheduled for our last production 

of this year, Plaza Suite. Reading will be Tuesday, 

February 21st, and Wednesday, 22nd from 7 - 

8:30. Final callbacks are scheduled for Sunday 

February 26th. It is a hilarious comedy written by 

the comedy master himself Neil Simon. We are 

looking for men and women in their and 40’s and 

60’s and younger pair in their late teen to 20’s. 

For more Information please contact Director 

Frank Elfring at 252-384-0115. Remember, we 

are open to all and welcome newcomers. 

Give it a try you’ll be glad you did. 

See you at the Theater! 

Space for Encore Theater 

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Art in the Albemarle Area 

One of the ways to get 

your paint muse going is to 

get together with a group 

of like-minded individuals. 

Every Tuesday I get together with a wonderful 

group of people that are interested in 

painting. We call ourselves “The wet paint 

Society.” We meet, talk, and of course 

paint and discuss our different techniques. 

I asked what got each of them into painting. 

The replies were as interesting as they 

were varied. They ranged from... “ I got into 

it as a form of therapy..,”... “I always wanted 

to try painting and there was a group 

here that offered me the chance..” to “I just 

wanted to see if I could because I always 

loved working with color ..” Whatever the 

reason … get out and try it.. I promise you 

will not regret making the attempt. Our 

group is led by an awesome artist … Jackie 

Zagon. In our area there is always a group 

you can join to teach and aid you in your 

painting endeavors. If you just want to try 

painting on your own you can fi nd materials 

to start at almost every one of our local 

“box” stores. You can also get materials 

from the specialty art stores in our area or 

the surrounding counties. 

In the last issue I was writing about the 

various types of painting media. In this issue 

I would like to explain a little about one 

of the easiest paint materials to start with, 

watercolors. Watercolors come in different 

forms. Cake, tubes, and powders. Most of 

the readers are familiar with the cake form 

of watercolors. These are the watercolors 

that you see in the children’s art section 

of many stores. There are various quality 

cake forms. Most that we encounter are 

not the highest quality cake form but are 

By:Talmage Dunn 

excellent starter sets to see if you would 

like to paint with. The higher quality cakeform 

watercolors have a better consistency. 

more pigments, and last much longer. 

There are watercolors that come in tubes, 

these also have different quality brands 

and consistencies. If you use these, I would 

suggest that you get a starter set. This set 

usually consists of student grade paints. 

One of the highest quality of watercolor 

paint forms is the powder form. You can 

mix this with water to get the translucency 

or opaqueness desired for the particular 

painting you are working with. 

I have some watercolor post cards that 

are 4” x 6” in size. This is the perfect size to 

start your painting development. Its not too 

large to be overwhelming and not too small 

to be cumbersome. Get your paint set, your 

brushes, an absorbent towel, and two small 

cups of water. (always needed to have one 

cup of clean water). 

Its now time to just let yourself go and put 

some paint on the watercolor canvas. You 

may have an idea of what you would like 

to paint, if so get started. If you have no 

idea... try this.. 

Tape your 4” x 6” card to a larger piece of 

cardboard or fi rm material. 

Take your large brush (1 1/2”), wet it, then 

gently stroke across the watercolor canvas. 

Pick a color, wet your brush, dab it in that 

color, then dab it on your canvas. You will 

notice the color will spread out and diffuse 

over the canvas, allow this to happen, 

you can even tilt the canvas in different 

directions to allow the paint to move and be 

absorbed by the canvas. 

Then proceed to the next color using the 

same brush. You will see the colors blend 

and move across your canvas. 

Let this have some drying time before 

applying more paint, I enhance this time by 

using a simple hairdryer. 

Use your smaller brushes and let yourself 

go. Next month I will include my pics of 

this. 

I have included a painting and will donate 

any money to one of our area charities. It is 

is a 16” x 20” framed painting of two ducks 

in fl ight. $150.00 is the value placed on this 

painting. Contact our editorial staff and they 

will see that the money goes to the charity 

selected. It could be a church or other 

needy organization within our area. Feel 

free to contact me by e-mail bowhuntor@ 

yahoo.com or by phone 252-267-5437. 

Talmage Dunn, Artist. 


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The Arguments Over Wind Turbines – Are the Reasons valid or just technophobia? 

by Patricia Laddich - Tech gurl for the 20 something professional 

Wind power has been recognized globally as a source of 

renewable energy and that’s why they are being employed 

globally. In recent years, Wind power has become increasingly 

popular because it generates electricity without burning 

fossil fuels or emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. 

Despite the fact that wind turbines are a familiar 

sight in much of the U.S., wind power only accounts for an 

estimated 4% of the power sector. There’s no doubt about 

the immense potential for wind energy, in fact experts suggests 

that wind power can easily supply more than 20% of 

U.S. and world electricity. This article enumerates some of 

the arguments for and against wind energy to help you see 

its immense potential for the future. Many of the arguments 

against wind power follow a pattern. Many people dislike 

or fear advanced technology - technophobia. Some of the 

arguments against wind turbines include the following: 

1. Costs 

The high maintenance cost claimed by many is highly debatable. 

Both small residential wind turbines and utility-scale 

wind farms usually rely heavily on fi nancial incentives. This 

is basically to give wind energy a fair chance in the fi erce 

competition against already established energy sources like 

coal and fossil fuels. Just like the auto industry developed 

the automobile to what it is today, in time wind turbines will 

be a reliable energy source. It is also interesting to note that 

the prices have continually decreased over the years since 

1980, up to 80% reduction in prices thanks to increased 

demand and technological advancements. Already in some 

parts of the world, wind is cheaper than gas or coal without 

subsidies. 

2. Threat to Flying creatures 

The chances of surviving a direct hit from a rotating wind 

turbine blade is very slim for bats, birds and other fl ying 

creatures. Conversely, some environmentalists have blown 

this issue out of proportions. Studies reported that U.S. 

Wind turbines results in an estimated 10,000 to 440,000 

avian fatalities. However, the same study revealed that 

collisions with mirrored windows on buildings may result in 

the death of about 976 million birds. Furthermore in recent 

years, turbine designs have changed radically. The blades 

are now solid, implying that there are no lattice structures to 

attract birds looking to perch. Moreover, the surface area of 

the blades are much larger, hence they don’t have spin as 

fast as blades with smaller surface area to generate power. 

Modern design turbines are now mounted on tubular towers 

and their blades spin only about 15 times per minute. Slower-moving 

blades mean fewer bird collisions. 

3. Noise 

For most people living in proximity of wind turbines, noise 

may be a problem because they are not quiet. The sounds 

wind turbines produce are usually foreign to the rural setting 

where they are often used. However, with the signifi cant 

improvements in turbine technology since the 1980’s, the 

noise has reduced considerably. The noise of wind turbines 

do not also obstruct normal daily activities, such as quietly 

talking to one’s neighbor. Latest designs show momentous 

improvements compared to previous models and produce 

less noise. 

4. Looks 

People have varying reactions to the sight of wind turbines, 

some people see elegant symbols of environmental progress 

and economic development of modern technology, 

while others might see industrial infringement in rural and 

natural landscapes. When compared to other major sources 

of energy (nuclear, solar and coal) wind turbines leave a 

smaller footprint on land. There are several ways by which 

this problem can be mitigated. Wind turbines may be built 

outside urban areas, painted with a neutral color or designing 

the turbine uniformly to minimize the visual impact. I 

remember when I was a little girl riding with my mom behind 

a dump truck carrying ashes from the coal plant in 

Chesapeake. What a mess! Look at the pollution problems 

still occurring at that site, even after it was shut down! 

Enormous Potential 

As highlighted in the introduction of this article, wind power 

has an incredible potential in the next decade. Research 

revealed that the worldwide potential of wind power is more 

than 400 TW (terawatts). Even though, wind power only 

accounts for a small percentage of the total worldwide electricity 

production, the capacity is 

increasing at an unbelievable rate 

of 25percent per year (2010). This 

will contribute to lowering costs. 

In conclusion 

The development of numerous 

large wind farms (both on and offshore) 

is on right at this moment, 

the future of wind power looks 

promising. It will be fascinating to 

see what lies in the future. The 

U.S. is working hard to produce at 

least 20% of its electricity by wind 

power by the year 2030. For the 

sake of our planet, rural economic 

revitalization, national security and 

resource preservation we must 

encourage a renewable energy economy. Wind energy can 

be a basis of that sustainable energy future because it is affordable, 

does not cause environmental pollution, generates 

hazardous wastes, or deplete natural resources. Embracing 

wind power today will lay the foundation for a healthy 

tomorrow. Technophobia is nothing new. In the early 1900’s 

automobiles were frowned on by many because they scared 

the horses. One town even managed to keep cars out for 

nearly 20 years. Early automobiles were high maintenance, 

but look at how the auto industry improved the automobile 

into what it is today. Many folks thought that having their 

picture taken would steal their soul. In the late 1800’s some 

preachers claimed demons were in phones, causing vandals 

to cut down telephone poles. There still are people who believe 

we never went to the moon. The uninformed Chicken 

Little’s will always be among us claiming the sky is falling. 

Renewable energy is a long term plan to get us away from 

enriching unstable countries that treat women as property, 

harbor terrorists, and do not recognize human rights. Wind 

turbines will one day make a sizable portion of our electricity. 

It is just beginning of a new era in energy. 


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Individuals interested in training their animal to 

be used for therapy in the Elizabeth City area are 

invited to attend a meeting of Coastal Carolina Pet 

Partners on Feb. 10 at noon at the Pasquotank 

Health Department on Roanoke Avenue. 

Pet Partners is a national therapy animal program 

which trains teams to work with the elderly, people 

with disabilities, veterans with PTSD and other 

clients who need animal-assisted interventions. It 

is the only animal therapy program that uses cats, 

dogs, horses, and other animals for therapy. 

Pet Partner teams go through an extensive training 

program before they are licensed for therapy 

activities. Nationally, there are more than 15,000 

Pet Partners therapy animal teams in all 50 states. 

The local group’s goal is to train 15 teams by 

summer. Local members take on-line training 

courses and are then certifi ed by a trainer before 

they can begin working in therapy settings. 

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The Bowl And The Beautiful 

By Rosie Hawthorne 

I never know when I’m writing a column whether it’s going to be weather-appropriate when it’s published. 

This is February, so I’m doing winter soups; however, this is also the Outer Banks and it could 

be in the 70s when you’re reading this, and I should be offering chilled gazpacho, not a nice, warm, 

fulfi lling soup. One never knows down here. At any rate, I hope you’ll enjoy this satisfying tomato 

soup with a twist. I’m going with Parmesan crisps, not the ubiquitous grilled cheese. 

For more recipes, tours of my garden, and the 

occasional travelogue, please visit with Rosie 

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culinary questions, e-me at 

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Rosie’s Tomato Basil Soup With Parmesan Crisps 

1 TB unsalted butter 

1 TB extra virgin olive oil 

½ cup chopped carrots 

½ cup chopped red onion 

2 garlic cloves, minced 

6 Roma tomatoes, peeled, seeded, juiced, and 

chopped 

2 TB tomato paste 

1 28-ounce can of diced tomatoes 

3 cups chicken broth 

2 TB brown sugar 

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 

1 cup cream 

1 pat of unsalted butter for each bowl 

A teaspoon each of minced green pepper, minced 

Roma tomato, minced cucumber, and chopped basil 

for each bowl 

Parmesan crisps (recipe to follow) 

Heat the butter and olive oil over medium heat and add the 

carrots and onions. Cook over medium low for about 10 

minutes. Add garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, 

and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce to a bare 

simmer, and cook over low for about 45 minutes. 

Stir in brown sugar. Taste test and season with kosher salt 

and freshly ground pepper. Cook 15 more minutes over low, 

then add in the cream. Occasionally, come in and squish 

the tomato pieces against the side of the pan to get all the 

fl avor. Mark the level with a skewer and continue cooking 

maybe 30-40 minutes more, to develop the fl avor and reduce 

the mixture by half. 

Either use an immersion blender or regular blender to purée 

the mixture until smooth. 

To serve, ladle soup into bowls, enrich the soup with a pat 

of butter swirled through it, and top with a teaspoon each of 

minced green pepper, minced Roma tomato, minced cucumber, 

chopped basil, and tuck in a Parmesan crisp. 

Parmesan Crisps 

For each round, scoop out about ¼ cup loosely packed Parmesan 

cheese. Form into a round on parchment paper, lightly pressing. 

Bake in a 400° oven until bubbly and lightly browned, about 8 

minutes. Drain on paper towels. 

Wendell Oliver Scott 

Source: Wikipedia 

Wendell Oliver Scott (August 29, 1921 – December 23, 

1990) was an American stock car racing driver. He was 

the fi rst African-American driver in NASCAR, and the 

fi rst African-American to win a race in the Grand National 

Series, NASCAR’s highest level. 

Scott began his racing career in local circuits and attained 

his NASCAR license in around 1953, making him 

the fi rst African-American ever to compete in NASCAR. 

He debuted in the Grand National Series on March 4, 

1961, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.On December 1, 

1963, he won a Grand National Series race at Speedway 

Park in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the fi rst 

black driver to win a race at NASCAR’s premier level. 

Scott’s career was repeatedly affected by racial 

prejudice and problems with top-level NASCAR offi cials. 

However, his determined struggle as an underdog won 

him thousands of white fans and many friends and 

admirers among his fellow racers. 

The fi lm Greased Lightning, starring Richard Pryor as 

Scott, was loosely based on Scott’s biography. 

Mojo Nixon, a fellow Danville native, wrote a tribute 

song titled “The Ballad of Wendell Scott”, which appears 

on Nixon and Skid Roper’s 1986 album, Frenzy. 

Inducted as a member of the 2000 class of The Virginia 

Sports Hall of Fame and Museum located in 

Portsmouth, VA. Scott has a street named after him in 

his hometown of Danville. 

Scott is prominently featured in the 1975 book The 

World’s Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great Stock 

Car Racing Book, written by Jerry Bledsoe. 

In April 2012, Scott was nominated for inclusion in the 

NASCAR Hall of Fame,and was selected for induction in 

the 2015 class. In January 2013, Scott was awarded his 

own historical marker in Danville, Virginia. The 

marker’s statement will be “Persevering over prejudice 

and discrimination, Scott broke racial barriers in 

NASCAR, with a 13-year career that included 20 top fi ve 

and 147 top ten fi nishes.” 

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Jake’s Outdoor Adventures 

One fi sh that I haven’t been able to fi sh for over 

the last couple of years is the Striped Bass or 

Rockfi sh. I learned to catch Rockfi sh when I 

was 5 years old in the Pasquotank River and 

Albemarle Sound. I later graduated to catching 

Rockfi sh in the Chesapeake Bay and the Ocean 

off of Virginia Beach. Then in 2011 the Rockfi sh 

made their way all the way down to Oregon 

Inlet and I really got the opportunity to fi sh for 

them on a weekly basis. However over the last 

few years, the Rockfi sh have not been showing 

up at Cape Henry or off the Coast of the OBX. 

Several factors for Rockfi sh not appearing near 

shore off the coasts are weather, water temperatures, 

lack of bait near shore, and migration 

patterns. Regardless of why they have not 

shown up the last couple of years, I know that 

it has left a large gap in my fi shing plans. For 

years I knew I could look forward to days on the 

water in December and January fi shing for these 

trophy fi sh. 

One of my favorite ways to fish for Rockfi sh 

is live baiting them with eels. When we fi sh for 

Rockfi sh using eels, one of my favorite places 

to go is the Chesapeake Bay. This type of 

fi shing usually heats up between November 

and December. Generally the harvesting of 

Rockfi sh within the Chesapeake Bay stops at 

midnight on December 31st of the year and after 

that it is a catch and release fi shery only. After 

several years of not fi shing for Rockfi sh in the 

Chesapeake Bay, I decided I was going to go 

and give it a try regardless of the fi shing reports 

or weather. So on the day after Christmas this 

past year, my Dad and I hooked up our Parker 

Center Console and make the trek from Camden, 

NC to Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore. 

We left early in the morning and we were waiting 

for the folks at Oceans East on Northampton 

Blvd to open so we could buy some eels. While 

we were getting the eels, I also bought two 

Trophy Stalker Planer Boards to try in addition to 

my usual tactics. 

by Jake Worthington 

We arrived at Cape Charles and launched 

the boat and headed out to the fi shing 

grounds. On this trip, since I was using planer 

boards, I had to bump the motor in and out of 

gear. Bumping the boat in and out of gear kept 

my lines straight behind the boat. I was running 

a seven rod spread with live eels on corks set at 

different depths and one weighted down close 

to the bottom. I fished from early morning until I 

got my first and only bite of the day. After a short 

fi ght, I was rewarded with a 43.5 pound Rockfi 

sh. It had been a few years since I have landed 

one of these wonderful fi sh, and I look forward 

to my next trip out looking for them. 

Checkout my Facebook Page Jakes Outdoor 

Adventures. 

New for 2017 - Daycation! 

Along with our new online event calendar we 

are going to have a new feature in the printed 

edition. Day Tripper online every Thursday 

showing events coming up for the weekend, and 

Daycation in the printed edition showing what 

is coming up for the month. In case you haven’t 

heard we have a regional event calendar 

containing events that are within an hour or two 

ride in our coverage area. You can jump in the 

car, see an event and be back home in just a 

day trip! There are so many things happening in 

our region. From Ahoskie to Little Washington, 

all the way to Chesapeake, the Outer Banks and 

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Remember, dates and times change so make sure you call ahead to be sure the event is going as scheduled. Ther eare 

hundreds of events on our online calendar - this is just a small sample. 

Dancing Under the Stars 2017 

To kill a Mockingbird 

Albemarle Area United Way, Inc. will host its It’s 1935, and racial tensions are high in Maycomb, Alabama. 

6th Annual “Dancing Under the Stars” event 

Nonetheless, young Jean Louise Finch -- or Scout, 

Saturday evening, February 18, 2017 at the K.E. as she is fondly called -- manages to live a rather carefree, 

White Center in Elizabeth City, NC. This event privileged existence, insulated from issues of race. All that 

puts the “fun” back into fundraising! Annually changes when Scout watches her father, Atticus Finch, defend 

Stately Custom Built Waterfront Manor. 

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Uncle Ike’s: A beacon of hearty eats in Corolla 

Community News 

By Jim Trotman 

We were cruising the northern beaches of 

the OBX, up to Corolla proper. Getting a little 

hungry, but so many places were closed. 

Granted, it was a weeknight, in the lowest 

point of the off-season, the third week of 

January. It was cloudy, chilly and damp and 

the sun leaves town by 5:15. 

Currituck Light was carrying on with her 

job, her beacon bright. Getting nearer, lights! 

Somebody’s home. There, over in the Corolla 

Light Town Center. Uncle Ike’s is open for 

business. 

Back in 2009, Pennsylvania native Tony 

Northrup was in transition. He was closing 

out a partnership, and when a friend asked 

to come down to Corolla to help open a 

restaurant, Uncle Ike’s Rock ‘n Roll Bar ‘n 

Diner, he thought it might be a fun, shortterm 

gig. He didn’t plan to be an Outer 

Banks restaurateur. 

But two months after helping to open the 

place, he and Jen Banzhoff bought the business. 

It is now officially named Uncle Ike’s 

Sandbar & Grill and is going strong. 

We found Northrup easy to talk with. We 

could not help but come to like him right 

away. He is clearly in his element and wellliked 

by his patrons. 

“Who is Uncle Ike?” we asked. 

“Oh, he was a bulldog,” Northrup says as he 

calls up a phone video of the now departed 

pup, strolling a yard in Duck in that bull dog 

fashion. 

A family-friendly place, Uncle Ike’s is 

casual. An unforced surfer vibe permeates 

the two dining spaces. The barroom has a 

scattering of tables and is commanded by a 

sizable bar sporting 11 taps that fronts a red 

wall supporting three big screens. 

This is in stark contrast to the surrounding 

blue-aquamarine walls festooned with surf 

bric-a-brac. 

Uncle Ike’s stays open year-round, offering 

breakfast, lunch and dinner. But in 

the off-season, it is always smart to check 

ahead by calling or checking their daily updated 

Facebook page. Bands, DJs, karaoke, 

contest prizes, including high-end barbecue 

grills and surfboards, fi ll the calendar 

throughout the year. 

Good solid pub fare is the deal here, 

refl ecting the sandbar locale with many 

seafood offerings along with the burgers, 

beer, wine and cocktails. Big portions are 

the norm. 

The night we stopped in, it turned at the 

tuna taco bar could be had with the purchase 

of a wine, beer or cocktail. Other 

nights it may be a pasta bar. Such specials 

pull in the year-round locals and help stretch 

their winter dollars. 

We arrived before 6 p.m., were seated 

quickly and before long the place began to 

fi ll. Friends hugged friends while foursomes 

of apparent visitors landed on four tops. 

We are Nags Headers and yet here we were 

visitors ourselves. The kind attentions of our 

server, Clayton, and smiles from the regulars 

made us feel welcome in this homey, 

warm place and we soon felt among friends. 

Our drinks arrived, we completed our order 

and both made a tuna taco because, well, 

everyone was. It was tasty. The bar refreshed 

often enough to keep the tuna and 

additions fresh. House remoulade made for 

a creamy topper to the veggies. 

Scouting the web before heading this way, 

I had already heard of the Crabby Fries and 

Crabby Wings. This may be their signature 

dish. We opted for the wings, and a hefty set 

arrived, the wings deftly bathed in a roasted 

red pepper aioli, and topped with a healthy 

smattering of lush lump crabmeat dusted 

with Old Bay. What dish cannot be made 

even better with a bit of crab on top? 

Our entrees came, with Laura taking on the 

Fried Shrimp with the Firecracker sauce on 

the side. I had the Crab Cakes. The shrimp 

were plump, fresh and fried with a crispy 

coating. 

The two crab cakes, served with broccoli 

and mashed new potatoes, were delicate as 

any we’ve had, with a buttery emulsion and 

very little breading. They seemed to be held 

together only by the lightly crisped outer 

shell. Very different and very good. The 

house-made Remoulade lent a creamy and 

tart counterpoint to the mellow crab. 

The menu leans to the fried side with 

Haddock pulling duty for the Fish–n-Chips. 

Shrimp and Grits, of course, make an appearance, 

as do Chicken and Waffl es and 

Seafood Mac-n-Cheese. A variety of sandwiches 

can be had, even a Quinoa Burger 

that is gluten free when ordered without the 

bun. 

We’ll have to fi nd ourselves in Corolla 

early some morning soon to try them for 

breakfast. The reports on social media look 

promising. 

“Uncle Ike’s has given me the chance to 

see other parts of the world,” Northrup said, 

as we talked after dinner. 

We were discussing the many, many dollar 

bills of varying denominations suspended 

form the drop ceiling above the bar. 

When a family from Northern Virginia made 

Uncle Ike’s a regular stop over a twoweek 

stay, they struck up a friendship with 

Northrup. He learned of the remarkable 

story of their friends and neighbors, Debbie 

and Bill Harvey. 

In 2008, The Harveys were in Haiti working 

on a building-based mission project. They 

came across an abandoned building and inside 

were 35 Haitian children, malnourished 

and with no clean water and no adults nearby. 

They vowed to work for their well-being 

and set about getting them help. 

Within a month of their return to Haymarket, 

Va., they launched a non-profi t, Helping 

Haitian Angels, and raised funds to begin to 

provide medical care, clothing and food for 

the kids they found that day. 

The story stuck with Northrup and he too 

got involved. He instituted the dollar ceiling 

three years ago. Each year he collects the 

money from the ceiling and matches it, and 

sends the total to Helping Haitian Angels. 

Last year the total was over $10,000, which 

goes a long way in Delke, Haiti, where the 

orphanage, Kay Anj House, is located. 

Locally, Northrup hosts many benefi ts aiding 

civic organizations and individuals alike. A 

donation with a chance to win a surfboard 

will help the local fi re department, a free 

crab leg dinner to help an ailing citizen show 

Uncle Ike’s not only serves the drink and 

eats, it served the heart of the community 

as well. 

What’s not to like? I like Uncle Ike’s. 

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Community News 

A modest bequest blossomed into an enduring tradition 

By Michelle Wagner 



When Kill Devil Hills resident Ruthie Rigor died nine years 

ago, she left a few thousand dollars in her will to St. Andrew’s 

Episcopal Church. 

The small lump of money didn’t last long, but it didn’t have to. 

From it an idea was born among parishioners that has blossomed 

into a community-wide effort to feed the hungry and 

foster fellowship every week of the year. 

And it’s stood the test of time, thanks to the kindness and compassion 

of a community that cares. 

Ruthie’s Community Kitchen served its fi rst meal in October 

of 2009 at His Dream Center in Nags Head. More than seven 

years later, county residents still gather around the table every 

Tuesday night for a warm meal and connection. 

“All are welcome here,” says Gail Leonard, who was one of the 

founders of Ruthie’s Kitchen. Leonard said there are between 

30 and 60 residents who come together every Tuesday night 

at the table. “We don’t check for food stamps here. Everyone is 

invited.” 

Leonard says the weekly meal doesn’t just help guests with 

their budgets. It also serves as a chance for many to have a 

family meal together, play cards, listen to music and spend time 

together. 

“Many families whose members live in different parts of the 

county come together here on Tuesdays,” said Leonard, adding 

that church choirs from time to time even come out and sing 

during the meals. 

Leonard is among four primary organizers who coordinate the 

kitchen, but more than 20 local churches and charity organizations 

have collaborated by alternating weeks in which they 

provide the meal and volunteer as servers. 

Niki Taylor is another instrumental volunteer who has been with 

Ruthie’s Community Kitchen since the beginning and like Leonard, 

rarely misses a Tuesday. To the regulars, Taylor is the one 

who the kids gravitate to. “I’ll usually wrangle them up to play 

games after dinner and there’s a group of us that likes to play 

cards. We like to get the kids involved in that, too.” 

Taylor says the atmosphere of Ruthie’s Community Kitchen 

is as important to guests as the food. “You can just see that 

there’s a lot of fellowship here.” 

Donations of bread and meat are also distributed during the 

Tuesday night meals, and guests are welcome to bring leftovers 

home. 

The commitment among churches and charity groups has been 

instrumental, Leonard and Taylor pointed out. 

“This has become an important outreach for churches,” Taylor 

said, adding that the volunteers get to know the people who 

come regularly. Donations from organizations such as the Outer 

Banks Community Foundation also help with incidental costs 

such as the rental of the space, beverages and paper goods 

and plastic utensils. 

Leonard said people come to Ruthie’s Community Kitchen from 

all over the county, including Wanchese, Manteo, Kill Devil Hills 

and Nags Head. And the kitchen is open year-round, which 

means that whether it’s in the dead of winter or the middle of 

summer, the door is always open on Tuesday nights at Ruthie’s 

Kitchen – where residents can enjoy not only the warmth of a 

good meal, but also the warmth of community. 

Ruthie’s Community Kitchen is open every Tuesday evening 

from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at His Dream Center, located at 205 Baltic 

Street in Nags Head. No tickets are needed. For more information, 

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39th Annual Frank Stick Memorial Art Show Award Recipients Announced 

Over 300 people poured into the Dare 

County Arts Council Gallery on the 

evening of Saturday, January 28 for the 

opening reception of the 39th Annual 

Frank Stick Memorial Art Show. 

Ceramic artist and long-term resident artist at Pocosin 

Arts in Columbia, North Carolina Ben Jordan and a panel 

of judges from The Beach Book carefully selected the 

following award winners: 

Eure Best in Show: Torin Francis “Pounders Beach, Oahu” 

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Excellence Awards: Marlene True “A Good Day” (steel/ 

enamel), Travis Fowler “Untitled” (brass leaf on wood panel), 

and Brad Price “Best in Show” (oil on canvas) 

Honorable Mention: Carole Thompson “It’s All About The 

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Beach Book Cover Excellence Award: Mary Edwards “Old 

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Beach Book Restaurant Guide Cover Honorable Mention: 

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Beach Book Explorer Cover Honorable Mention: Rick 

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People’s Choice Award: Laine Edwards “Keep Fighting” 

(acrylic and spray paint on glass) 

This year was the fi rst time The Frank Stick Memorial Art 

Show was held at DCAC’s Gallery in Downtown Manteo. 

To honor Glenn and Pat Eure for their many years of hosting 

the show at Glenn Eure’s Ghost Fleet Gallery, DCAC 

named the Eure Best In Show award after them. 

“Receiving the Eure Best in Show award encourages me 

to continue to use the gift that I’ve been given. I am so 

happy to see my work appreciated by others,” said Eure 

Best In Show award recipient Torin Francis. “It didn’t take 

much thought before I decided I wanted to paint “Pounders 

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For the third year in a row artist Laine Edwards received 

the People’s Choice award, which was selected by public 

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“There’s really no one word that can describe the feeling 

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Corolla charter school adds 8th grade for 2017-2018 

The fi rst publicly-funded charter school to open in northeastern North Carolina 

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Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla, at the historic Corolla Schoolhouse, 

currently holds classes for students in kindergarten through grade 7. 

With the addition of the 8th grade, the cap on enrollment will expand from 32 

to 36 students. 

The school, chartered in 2012 to provide a local school for Corolla’s children, 

who are geographically isolated from their public schools across the Sound, has 

worked with the Coastal Studies Institute, the Wildlife Education Center, Jeannette’s 

Pier, Jockey’s Ridge, and the Whalehead Club to make modern history 

in Corolla’s Historic Village, said Meghan Agresto, president of the WEVS Board 

of Directors. 

“Teachers of the Water’s Edge Village School have been pioneering a combination 

of multi-grade, projects-based, multi-disciplinary learning with community 

partnerships, local volunteers, outdoor education, online learning, and fi eld trips 

for K-6th for the past 4 years,” Agresto added. 

Enrollment for next year is open now, and runs through March 9. If more than 

36 students apply, a public lottery will be held as mandated by the state’s charter 

school law. Charter schools are free and open to all NC resident students. 

The public is invited to an open house on Thursday, Feb. 23 at the school, 1126 

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Parents are encouraged to bring their prospective students to meet the teachers, 

learn about the curriculum and teaching methods, see the classrooms, and 

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Feds set offshore wind energy farm auction for March 


The federal government plans to hold an auction 

later this winter of 122,405 acres offs the northern 

Outer Banks for the development of wind energy 

farms. 

Nine companies have been chosen by the U.S. 

Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management to participate in the auction 

scheduled for March 16. 

The plans for potential wind farms off the North 

Carolina coast have been under study for several 

years by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 

The two agencies worked with a task force that 

included state entities to designate the Kitty Hawk 

Wind Energy area, which encompasses 21.5 blocks 

along the Outer Continental Shelf. 

Beginning about 24 miles offshore, the area extends 

generally about 25 miles to the southeast, according 

to a statement from the Department of the Interior. 

The area was moved farther offshore at the urging 

of the Town of Kitty Hawk. 

The BOEM has deemed nine companies as 

qualifi ed to participate in the lease sale: Avangrid 

Renewables, LLC, Enbridge Holdings (Green Energy) 

LLC, Shell WindEnergy Inc., Northland Power 

America Inc., Wind Future LLC, Outer Banks Ocean 

Energy, LLC, PNE Wind USA, Inc., Statoil Wind US 

LLC and wpd offshore Alpha LLC. 

The bidders must still meet a series of criteria before 

they can place bids in the online auction, which 

includes posting a $450,000 deposit by Feb. 16. 

The BOEM held information sessions locally last 

year. After the leases are awarded, more study and 

planning will be required if a company wants to 

move ahead with construction. 

“This is a signifi cant milestone for North Carolina 

and our country as we continue to make progress 

on diversifying our nation’s energy portfolio,” said 

BOEM acting director Walter Cruickshank. 

While offshore wind farms are common overseas, 

the U.S. is still in the early stages of developing 

them. The nation’s first offshore wind farm was 

recently went into operation off the coast of Rhode 

Island. 

To date, BOEM has held six competitive lease 

sales, which have generated over $58 million in bids 

for more than one million acres in federal waters, 

the statement said. 

More information on the proposal can be found at 

www.boem.gov/North-Carolina. 

A wind turbine off the coast of Scotland. (BOEM) 

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Pair of Currituck medics save man who jumped from bridge 

Quick actions by a pair of medics with Currituck Emergency 

Medical Services saved a man Thursday night 

who jumped from the J.P. Knapp Bridge in Coinjock, 

and survived a fall of more than 65 feet. 

They were unable to reach the man safely, but 

Daneker’s personal boat just happened to be moored 

at nearby Coinjock Marina. 

Law enforcement found a running vehicle parked 

on top of the bridge that carries U.S. 158 over the 

Intracoastal Waterway around 11:30 p.m. and heard 

screaming from below, according to Currituck Fire and 

EMS deputy chief Tim Riley. 

The man was clinging to a piling in the middle of the 

Coinjock Cut of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, 

Riley said. 

“Currituck County paramedics Jordan Daneker and 

Bryan Roberts responded to the base of the bridge and 

saw the patient struggling in the cold water,” Riley said. 

The ambulance crew drove around to the other side, 

boarded the boat and were able to quickly pull the man 

from the 45-degree water, took him to shore and began 

treatment for hypothermia. 

Daneker and Roberts then transported the patient to 

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City, 

where he arrived in stable condition. 

“Daneker and Roberts’ quick thinking saved this person’s 

life,” Riley said. 

Jordan Daneker and Bryan Roberts. (Currituck EMS) 






FRISCO NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM EXPANDS TECHNOLOGY 

In today’s fast-paced, technology rich world, museums are constantly 

seeking new ways to interact with visitors. Some of the applications 

available with modern cell phones and tablets have opened 

exciting opportunities, and the Frisco Native American Museum & 

Natural History Center has a number of surprises for 2017 guests. 

One of the most frequent requests by museum visitors is 

that more information be added to exhibits. The obvious fi x would 

be more signage. But like most things, that presents a whole new 

set of challenges. Fortunately staff have found a solution with QR 

(Quick Response) codes. By adding the tiny encrypted symbol in 

exhibits, information can be greatly expand for anyone with a tablet 

or smart phone. When scanned, the small symbol will lead to additional 

pictures, background information, and links for related topics. 

One of the most exciting things about the QR code is that if takes up 

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volunteer has been working on ways to incorporate the sounds of 

drums and fl ute music in several spots in the museum. Hopefully 

that is just the beginning! 

The museum is located on Hatteras Island and is currently 

closed for repairs from Hurricane Matthew. If progress stays 

on track, the museum will reopen in mid April. In the meantime, 

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If Tim Sweeney has his way, a new certifi cation program 

at the Dare campus of College of The Albemarle 

will elevate customer service in the local hospitality 

industry to levels rivaling Disney’s vaunted model. 

Sweeney, dean of COA’s Dare County campus, 

unveiled the school’s new Hospitality and Tourism 

certifi cation programs before a full house at the Jan. 17 

meeting of the Outer Banks Association of Realtors. 

The timing of the new program is important as Dare 

County’s hospitality industry faces increased competition 

from other resorts in a continuing tight economy. 

As Disney has learned from its emphasis on customer 

service — a model that has generated a 70 percent 

fi rst-time visitor return rate — Dare County’s reliance 

on tourism as the primary driver of the local economy 

makes it an essential component of generating return 

visits. 

The program curriculum was designed with direct input 

from three local fi rms — Outer Banks Blue, Twiddy 

and Seaside Vacations. 

The hope is that graduates of the program will enhance 

the overall visitor experience locally while also 

giving companies that hire their graduates a leg up on 

local competitors. 

At present, the program will offer certifi cations in reservations, 

housekeeping, and maintenance. 

Prior to entering a certifi cation program, students 

must complete classes in Basic Computer Skills, 

Customer Service for the Hospitality Industry, Being an 

Ambassador, and Quality Property Care. 

More specifi c classes under each of those four categories 

include coursework is Professional Image, Superior 

Housekeeping, Linens, Data Entry, Field Safety 

and courses on tenancy law and troubleshooting wi-fi 

and cable issues. 

The ambassador class teaches employees at all levels 

within the hospitality industry to be able to provide 

guests and visitors with answers to such questions as 

geography, grocery and retail stores, tourism attractions. 

Tuition is $70 per class, which run anywhere from 

seven to 24 hours spread over three weeks. 

In addition to scholarships, some classes may be feewaived 

for unemployed or those classifi ed as low-income 

students under COA’s criteria. 

Tim Sweeney addresses OBAR members. 

Sweeney told the crowd that the program is a twoway 

street relative to the graduates. 

Several companies have offered scholarship funds 

to send employee and new hires through the program, 

and in return, these same fi rms have promised to put 

graduates at the top of the list for promotions or conversion 

from part-time to full-time positions. 

This sort of buy-in and commitment from the hospitality 

industry is one reason Sweeney is enthusiastic 

about the program’s ability to succeed and provide 

measurable benefi ts to local businesses and visitors. 

While the OBAR announcement marked the public 

debut of the program, Sweeney and the hospitality industry 

had quietly launched the program last year with 

about 30 students taking a variety of courses. 

The OBAR meeting provided a good platform to introduce 

the program to the public because a large proportion 

of the hospitality industry in Dare County consists 

of vacation rental home management companies, 

almost all of whom are members of the Realtors board. 

Sweeney ended his meeting by saying that COA 

does not plan to stop at the certifi cation level. He plans 

to eventually add a more detailed two-year associates 

degree offering for those who want to increase their 

employment opportunities. 

More information on the new program can be found 

at www.albemarle.edu/programs-classes/noncredit/ 

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Free Prom - a night in Paris 

The Chowanoke Indians 

After the Chowanoke Reservation was gone, 

tribal members began to disperse and establish 

smaller communities within the local area. 

These “mini” communities were distinct and 

were recognized as unique by those who lived 

outside of the community. The Indians who 

lived in these communities could no longer 

consider themselves a tribe in the same sense 

that we know today, but continued to function 

as tribal communities had in the past with a 

semblance of self-government, both politically 

and socially. Many of these communities 

established a school and church within their 

own community or attended one that was 

nearby in a similar community. In reality, these 

“unique” communities were the norm and a 

continuance of that which had always existed 

prior to colonization. This time however, they 

had adapted to a modern lifestyle and society. 

Longhouses no longer existed and communal 

living had ceased. 

As Indian customs assimilated into the local 

culture, Europeans adopted many survival 

practices they had learned from the Chowanoke. 

Fishing technique, local farming, and 

food recipes were taught. In turn, housing and 

The Free Kids Prom is an event that is held annually 

by Scott Collins. It was started as Mr. Collins, 

a single father knew fi rst hand the fi nancial 

diffi culties of raising kids today. Raising two girls 

himself he went thru the experience, scraping 

to ensure that they didn’t miss out on a School 

memory that would look back on throughout their 

lives. 

Prom has become a very expensive event and 

though most offer some form of hor de’vours, 

most don’t offer even that. There is the expense 

of dresses, and Tux’s, not to mention the hairdo’s, 

nails and today, the makeup. The dinner 

beforehand at a local posh resturant for most 

couples is now the norm, which is very expensive 

to boot. 

The opportunity to attend prom should be 

available to every child, not just the ones whos 

parents can afford it. There are so many kids 

that are home schooled today that don’t get the 

chance to experience their prom as the kids that 

attend regular schools do. There are also the kids 

that are just out of school, and for one reason or 

another, didn’t get to attend. The Free Kids Prom, 

is the chance for those kids to get that experience, 

that memory, that place to go dance, have 

fun with old friends and make new ones even. 

There are little to no events available in our area 

for the teens/school age kids to attend where 

they can be in a safe and supervised environment 

yet still have a great time. And unfortunantly, 

In this day and time, there aren’t many people 

willing to give up their time and their services to 

help out. We hope to have more sponsors this 

year as we feel there will be several more kids 

that will want to attend the event. 

The Free Kids Prom offers Dresses, Tuxedos, 

Shoes, Jewelry, Makeup, Hair, Photos, Dinner 

and memory bags. The kids will be treated to a 

Limosene ride from their dropoff location, to the 

prom. Security will be at the event to ensure the 

kids safety, and help the parents to feel more 

comfortable about their kids attending. We’d like 

to thank the Albemarle Tradewinds for always 

being there for us and the community, no matter 

what the event.The date is April 1st. 7-10pm 

Last years sponsors include: 

Central Insurance Agency 

Allstar heating and cooling 

4th ward city councilman Darious Horton 

Virginia Dare Apartments 

Cypress Creek Grill 

Mildreds fl orist 

Taz 2 productions 

ECPD 

PASQUOTANK County Sherriffs Department 

Andys Pancake and Steak House 

And several private citizens 

By Duvonya Chavis 

a European clothing style were adopted by the 

Chowanoke. However, the Indians who lived 

in these communities did not dismantle their 

social culture and individuality. Even today, a 

semblance of their past remains. While local 

society recognized Chowanoke as different, 

overall they have had a diffi cult time accepting 

them as Indian, without “teepees” and 

regalia. Within the northeastern North Carolina 

environment, there are few exceptions where 

Indians were racially designated as Indian in 

the early 1900’s. This was unfortunate because 

it undermined the existence of a culture 

that provided a foundation for the society that 

exists today. Yet, even in the aftermath of a racially 

charged environment against American 

Indians, there still exists core communities that 

have retained their Chowanoke identity. 

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Northeast North Carolina Family History – the great outdoors… 

By: Irene Hampton - nencfamilyhistory@gmail.com 

I was going to write about something totally 

different until I saw a rerun of a PBS program, 

“Explore North Carolina.” This particular 

episode made the point that children 

know a multitude of symbols in our digital 

age that stand for commercial entities that 

abound on the internet, but few could identify 

leaves from two different trees! Although 

my husband and I grew up thousands of 

miles apart, we both had woods to explore 

behind our homes. 

As I reflected on the environment our sons 

grew up in, I realized that a cul-de-sac in a 

subdivision was rather lacking in our “forest” 

experience. We had a big backyard with the 

occasional snake and snapping turtle wandering 

through and we fortunately spent a 

good amount of time in it, but after watching 

the TV program, I did feel some regret. 

Both my husband and I had the similar 

experience of gathering assorted friends 

and relatives and disappearing for hours into 

the trees that towered above the communities 

we lived in. Shoot – every now and 

then in the Rockies we would get a report of 

grizzlies attacking hikers – we could just as 

easily NOT have come home some days, 

but off we’d go on unending adventures. 

That reminds me of my mother’s adventures 

on the farm she grew up on. She 

spoke of often wandering off with some of 

her siblings for the better part of a day and 

stating that it would have been easy for 

some tragedy or other to happen to them 

as they wandered over the prairies – which 

thankfully didn’t. 

Some of my husband’s outdoor adventures 

have become favorite family stories. 

Once when they were about 10 and 8, my 

husband and his cousin got into their grandfather’s 

skiff and poled their way out into 

the Currituck Sound. They got out beyond 

the protection of a cove and the wind and 

waves began to push them toward Corolla 

at which point it occurred to them they were 

in trouble. After a suitable period of yelling 

and waving a white shirt one of them was 

wearing, a fi sherman noticed their dilemma, 

motored out and pulled them back to shore. 

Another time, he and the aforementioned 

cousin tromped far enough into the woods 

to realize they could not fi nd their way out. 

Telling his cousin to stay put, my husband 

would yell and have his cousin yell back. As 

he got further away, the response became 

fainter which he thought indicated he was 

getting closer to the road. After a longer 

period of time he yelled again, only to fi nd 

that he had circled around and his cousin’s 

response was once again nearby. 

As I’ve mentioned in a previous column, 

I’m not a big fan of camping. Winter sports 

like skating and downhill skiing are not on 

my favorite list as I get seriously cold and 

miserable. Now, give me snowshoes or 

cross country skis and I can have some 

fun. My high school used to give students a 

winter afternoon once a week to try various 

sports or winter activities along with our 

teachers which was a lot of fun. And I must 

admit to enjoying hiking the mountain trails 

with family and friends. 

When I asked my husband what his 

favorite outdoor memories were from his 

childhood he quickly responded with jumping 

off Penn’s wharf into a swimming hole in 

the Currituck Sound, and tromping through 

the woods – I’ll assume that was when he 

wasn’t getting lost! His more recent outdoor 

memories include our sons with whom 

he camped for many years. Perhaps the 

activity that topped them all, was canoeing 

60 miles down the James River for fi ve 

days during a Scout summer camp with our 

oldest son. 

Have you shared your family outdoor 

adventures with your children? Better yet, 

in light of the PBS program I watched, have 

you created some? If not, have you made 

plans to do so with your children or grandchildren 

or future children or grandchildren? 

We are fortunate to live in an area that even 

in winter has glorious days, beautiful beaches 

and nearby state parks. Plan to make 

memories and perhaps we can all learn a 

little more about our great outdoors – i 

dentify a tree or two and how to tell their 

leaves apart! 

Irene Hampton earned cerrtifi cate in Genealogy 

from Brigham Young University and worked 

as the Genealogical/Local history Researcher 

for the Pasquotank-Camden Library for over 

12 years. She has also abstracted and published 

“Widow’s Years Provisions, 1881-1899, 

Pasquotank County, North Carolina”; “1840 

Currituck, North Carolina Federal Census” and 

“Record of Marriages, Book A (1851-1867) 

Currituck County, North Carolina”. 

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On Valentine’s Day, Consider Financial Gifts 

Last year, Americans spent more than $19 

billion on Valentine’s Day gifts, according to the 

National Retail Federation, with the majority of 

this money going to fl owers, candy, cards and 

an evening out. These gifts were thoughtful, of 

course, and no doubt appreciated, but they were 

also somewhat disposable, for want of a better 

word. On the other hand, some fi nancial gifts 

can have a pretty long “shelf life.” 

Beyond simply enclosing some money in a 

card, what sort of financial gifts can you give? 

The answer depends somewhat on the recipient. 

For example, if your sweetheart is also your 

spouse, some of the gifts suggested below may 

be redundant to the fi nancial moves you make 

together. However, if you aren’t married, or if 

you and your spouse maintain separate fi nances, 

these ideas may make excellent Valentine’s 

Day presents: 

IRA contributions – Technically, you can’t 

contribute directly to someone else’s traditional 

or Roth IRA, but you can write a check to your 

loved one – although, of course, he or she is 

free to use the money for any purpose. Like 

most people, your valentine may not usually 

contribute the yearly maximum amount – which, 

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in 2017, is $5,500, or $6,500 if you’re 50 or 

older – so your check should be quite welcome. 

A traditional IRA can grow on tax-deferred basis, 

and contributions may be tax-deductible. (Taxes 

are due upon withdrawal, and any withdrawals 

you make before you reach 59½ may be subject 

to a 10% IRS penalty. A Roth IRA’s earnings are 

distributed tax-free, provided withdrawals aren’t 

taken until the account owner is 59½ and has 

had the IRA for at least five years. 

Charitable gifts – Consider making a gift to a 

charitable organization supported by your loved 

one. When you send cash to a qualifi ed charity, 

you can get a tax deduction, but you might gain 

even bigger benefi ts by donating appreciated 

securities you’ve held for more than one year. 

By doing so, you can generally deduct the value 

of the securities, based on their worth when you 

make the gift. Plus, neither you nor the charity 

will have to pay capital gains taxes on the donated 

investments. 

Contributions to an emergency fund – It’s a 

good idea for everyone to maintain an emergency 

fund to cover unanticipated expenses, such 

as a major car repair, a new furnace or out-ofpocket 

medical bills. If your valentine doesn’t 

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have such a fund, consider helping him or her 

establish one, with the money going to a liquid, 

low-risk account. 

Gym membership – Although not actually a 

“fi nancial” gift, a gym membership can nonetheless 

bring some positive economic results to 

your valentine. For one thing, the insurance industry 

is providing more incentives to encourage 

people to exercise and live healthier lifestyles. 

But even if a gym membership doesn’t give your 

loved one a break on insurance premiums, it 

can nonetheless result in better physical conditioning, 

which, in, turn, could ultimately result in 

lower medical costs. 

On Valentine’s Day, you may still want to get 

your sweetheart something associated with the 

holiday. But if it’s within your means to do so, 

also consider one of the above suggestions 

for financial gifts. Your generosity will still be 

felt long after the chocolates are eaten and the 

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Oddities and Curiosities at the Museum of the Albemarle 

By: Wanda Lassiter, Curator, Museum of the Albemarle 

Stay the Course 

by Ron Ben Dov 

wanda.lassiter@ncdcr.gov 

The Museum of the Albemarle opens its newest exhibit 

Distant Echoes: Black Farmers in America this month. This 

travelling exhibit is on loan from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum 

of Maryland African American History and Culture in 

Baltimore. Distant Echoes tells the story of the working conditions 

and lives of black farmers in the United States. John 

Francis Ficara documented the lives of farmers with black 

and white photographs from 1999-2002. The award winning 

photographer has appeared in several magazines including 

Newsweek. 

According to the exhibit pamphlet the exhibit is broken into 

fi ve sections. In the first section, “LEGACY OF THE LAND, 

family farms are brought to life through images of husbands, 

wives, and children at work on the farm. African Americans 

have come to equate land ownership to independence, 

wealth, and full citizenship.” 

“PROMISES UNFULFILLED illustrates the plight of Black 

farmers as they engage in activities calling for the realization 

of government subsidies and support. Images of farmers 

deprived of fair and equal treatment and their participation in 

protests and demonstrations are displayed in this section of 

the exhibition.” 

“MY WAY OF LIFE depicts Black farmers as they continue 

to farm in an attempt to preserve the lifeline that connects 

them to their families, their communities, and their histories.” 

Happy New Year! 

by Pastor Dan Bergey 

Is it really worth it? Marriage I am talking about. A year ago my father 

passed away after celebrating with Mom 66 years of marriage a few 

weeks earlier. It was an honor to see my parents live a life and legacy 

in front of family, Church and community. I am reminded of the verse 

in Proverbs 11:25 that says “The generous man will be prosperous, 

and he who waters will himself be watered.” It seems to me we often 

are seeking something in marriage that is elusive, it is called “true 

love”. This search for love then fi nds individuals looking everywhere 

except where they could fi nd peace and healing. We are either falling 

out of love, into love, or seeking love rather than seeking Jesus 

Christ. We live blaming others for the decisions we make, or decide 

to live together, but live separate lives. During the month of February 

here at New Life of Currituck, we want to encourage you to build and 

strengthen your marriage, by building your relationship with Jesus 

Christ. This is not because we just want to, or feel like we need to, 

but because we believe it is our joy to share the love of God to all. 

Real life challenges come in all of our lives, the Bible has the answers 

that make a difference. Starting February 12th be ready to hear real 

life answers from the Bible that will encourage and strengthen your 

marriage, and even prepare you for marriage God’s way. We will 

discuss subjects like how we can have real life conversations, I saw a 

magnet that says, “The tongue has no bones, but it is strong enough 

to break hearts.” We will share about serving, prayer, patience and 

laughter that can encourage marriages. We will also talk about other 

parts of marriage, how to deal with anger, the design and joy of sex in 

a marriage, and how to set goals for your marriage. Our desire is to 

ignite, connect and engage in the transforming power of Jesus Christ, 

connect on Sundays, Facebook, and at www.newlifecurrituck.org. You 

will never be the same. 

“Images of harvest are the focus of A HARVEST OF FAMILY 

AND FRIENDS. Men, women, and children who own and 

work Black farms harvest their crops, rarely as paid labor 

and frequently as those dedicated to the health, welfare, and 

prosperity of their fellow farmers.” 

“THE STATE OF THE BLACK FARM questions the fate of 

the Black farmer. The disappearance of farms owned by African 

Americans has been unabated for years suggesting that 

Black farmers will eventually be a distant echo of a culture 

fading from our collective memory.” 

The exhibit runs until the last week in June 2017. 

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Stay the course, my son, 

Stay the course, He said; 

Through pain and loss, these words ring, 

Broken bones, affl ictions rampant; 

Yet once again I hear, 



One job lost and then another; 

Finances are long lost, 

My mortgage due, electric too; 

Down to one thin dime, 

Yet once again I hear, 



Always on the edge of life, 

Seems like there’s always strife; 

Yet there comes a check, 

Offered another job, at more pay; 

My rent reduced, electric paid; 


For I will never fail; 


Of victory, you will avail; 

Victory is assured, He said, 

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By now the small game season is about 

½ over with a little under a month remaining. 

If you haven’t had the opportunity to 

get out and bowhunt for squirrel or rabbits 

I urge you to take the time to go! 

On January 24th the North Carolina 

Wildlife Resource Commission held its 

District 1 public hearings in Edenton. The 

results from this meeting and the eight 

other Public Hearings will apply to the 

2017 – 2018 Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping 

Seasons.The Commission considers 

all suggestions presented during the past 

year as starting points for these proposed 

regulations. I attended the meeting and 

the following are some regulations that 

seem to apply to all North Carolina Bowhunters. 

The first regulation to consider concerns 

bowfi shing. It prohibits the use of Archery 

equipment for taking nongame fi shes on 

Lake James from Black Bear Boating Access 

Area to the NC- 221 Business Bridge 

crossing on the Catawba River and the 

S.R. 1553 (Cannon Rd) bridge crossing on 

the North Fork catawba River in McDowell 

County from March 1 through May 31. A 

substantial number of dead Muskies have 

been found with apparent arrow wounds. 

These fi sh have a limited distribution in 

the reservoir and occupy areas easily 

exploited bu anglers using archery 

equipment. Bow fi shermen target these 

areas for Common Carp, Grass Carp, and 

other nongame species. While illegal to 

target gamefi sh with archery equipment, 

the size and shape of Muskies make them 

diffi cult to distinguish while bow fi shing 

and can result in inadvertant shootings. 

This proposed change protects them 

during the spawning season when they 

are most vulnerable to archery equipment 

while maintaing the opportunity to bow fi sh 

during the remainder of the year. 

The next two proposed changes pertain 

to deer hunting: 1. Create a third archery 

season segment in the Western deer 

season to open the Sunday immediately 

following the last day of gun season and 

close January 1 for antlered bucks only. 

This would add about three weeks of additional 

archery hunting opportunity in the 

Western deer season. This was requested 

by local hunyters. 2. For Deer and Turkey: 

Defi ne youth as a person under 18 years 

of age.This change will now allow 16 

and 17 year olds to hunt on Youth Waterfowl 

Days. In order to be consistent and 

expand youth opportunities the Commission 

is also proposing to raise the age of 

youth allowed to hunt on Youth either-sex 

deer hunts, Youth Deer Hunting Day, and 

Spring Youtj Only Wild Turkey Season to 

under 18. 

During the meeting it was also noted 

that Coyote predation is on the rise 

throughout the state. There also still 

seems to be some land-owner and 

dog-hunting problems in some areas. The 

Commission is working diligently to solve 

these situations. 

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Freemasons During The War Between The States 

By Dr. Dave 

Referencing the book house undivided by Allen Roberts published by McCoy Publishing (continued last month) 

In a Lodge in Missouri on December 22, 1865, even though 

the weather was very inclement, and a snow storm was 

raging the lodge being fi lled to capacity. many of all present 

had not been available to attend the lodge in the past three 

years each brother plighting his faith anew, over our sacred 

alter, to live in the future as a society or band of friends and 

brothers, amongst whom no contention should ever arise. 

However much we may differ outside the lodge room, in our 

religious, political or other views, upon assembling there, 

within the sacred precincts of our lodge, our feelings should 

be merged into the objects of Masonry. It matters not with us 

whether a mans religion, origin, aristocrat or plebeian or political 

aspirations the moment he enters the lodge as a Master 

Mason, that moment he is equal; all are on the level, and the 

only strife or emulation ever allowed is, who can best himself 

through work and agree. The ties of brotherhood are for life. 

The year 1861 ended and found masonry affected little by 

the events that transpired since the beginning of the War of 

northern aggression. Masons on the fi eld had proven their 

patriotism to the side on which they fought, but they also had 

proved that the teachings of freemasonry were more deeply 

lodged in their hearts than anyone would have suspected 

months earlier. Owing to the unsettle state of our country, 

and diffi culties arising over which I had no control of and 

believing then as I believe now that Masonry did not compel 

or require me to risk my life in the open fi eld before a vastly 

superior force of the enemy. Masonry is the daughter of 

peace; striving always and ever to promote conciliation and 

friendship, and to unite men in acts of benevolence. Throughout 

the Masonic world the end of the war was greeted with 

quiet rejoicing. Masons were looking to the future. Little 

could they realize what a great future they were to help bring 

forth. From the Grand lodge of Texas was written and gave a 

graphic picture of what has happened to our country: Our entire 

land from the Atlantic to the Pacifi c, has been convulsed 

by a struggle, the gigantic proportions of which amaze the 

world. Fierce and bloody confl icts have occurred upon our 

soil, and between armies that, but a short time ago, regarded 

each other as brothers. The whole country is now but little 

Another Major League Boondoggle 

less than one grand encampment of armed soldiery. We can 

only struggle on fi ercely and determinedly, leaving it with the 

God of battles to decide the issue, and trusting faithfully in his 

power and his will to deliver us from tyranny. 

While this great contest is waging, our cherished institution, 

Masonry must, like all things else in our land, suffer greatly 

from the confusion and desolation that surrounds us. The 

benevolent task of Masonry has ever been to enlighten and 

bless, to build up and preserve what ignorance, ambition 

avarice and revenge combine to destroy. She has never 

engaged in any of the bloody confl icts and guilty wars which 

have caused this destruction. Startled by the alarming news 

of the evasion of southern lands, the shrill cry of “ To Arms! 

To Arms “ rang like a clarion voice throughout the southland 

awaking the martial spirits and patriotism of our southern 

people to drive back the bristling bayonets of the Yankee 

legions. When we pronounce the sentence of excommunication 

against our Yankee brethren, and undertake to place 

them beyond the pale of recognition for other than purely Masonic 

reasons, we expose ourselves to like indignities at the 

hands of others, and jeopardize the prosperity, if not the very 

existence of our institutions. The London Herald declared, 

“ The Yankee union is a nuisance among nations” and The 

London Times reported that the War of northern aggression 

had reached a point where it was a scandal to humanity and 

had become a war of extermination. 

Dr. Dave is an Ivy League 

Trained Executive Chef and Early 

American Historian 

By Tom Hohman 

Chair, Libertarian Party of Union County -copytom2@gmail.com 

Major league soccer wants to expand to North Carolina, possibly to the Charlotte or Raleigh/Durham areas. Politicians are 

already planning a major league boondoggle. Union County LP chair sent this letter to the Charlotte City Council and Mecklenburg 

County commissioners: 

Major League Soccer recently announced it’s intent to add expansion teams and two North Carolina groups are scrambling to 

meet the imposed proposal deadline of January 31. As a soccer fan, I was ecstatic. After getting a glimpse of the fi nancing, my 

enthusiasm died when I saw this was another boondoggle – welfare for wealthy corporations and waste for taxpayers. 

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Spiced Crab Apples 

4 pounds of crabapples 

4 1/2 cups of sugar 

2 sticks of cinnamon 

1 quart of vinegar 

1/2 tablespoon of whole cloves 

DO NOT pare apples and keep stems 

attached 

In a kettle large enough for the fruit combine 

sugar, vinegar, and spices. 

Brine slowly once boiling cook for 

5 minutes 

Add fruit and again brine to a boil then 

turn down heat, cook slowly until apples 

are tender. 

We’ve seen this played out by the NFL and MLB all over our country the past twenty years or more. Independently wealthy 

individuals with political infl uence get taxpayer funding to build a stadium. Taxpayers are not privy to owner’s financial portfolio, 

obtain no authority in the running team, don’t receive income from profi ts of the franchise (if there are any) and if the franchise 

sold, they receive no share of the profi t. On the other hand, if the franchise is not profi table, taxpayers are conned into making 

up the difference, so the city doesn’t “lose” the team. 

Thankfully, the tide is turning on these wasteful schemes. These proposals are being forced to the ballot box and are failing 

resoundingly. I share the Libertarian Party of North Carolina’s platform on corporate welfare: The LPNC opposes any action by 

state or local government to subsidize the costs of private business. 

Submitted by Brian Irving, Chair, Libertarian Party of 

North Carolina 919.538.4548 - People. not Politics 

Allow fruit to stand in syrup overnight. 

drain off the syrup the next day. 

Cook syrup until it has the consistency of 

honey. 

Pack fruit into sterilized 1 pint size jars 

and fi ll with syrup 


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