Elizabeth City Featured in Yachting Magazine

In the October issue of Yachting magazine, writer and boating enthusiast Peter Swanson describes Elizabeth City as the preferred choice for “those who would stop and smell the roses.” In addition to lauding the hospitality of the “Rose Buddies,” he mentions the city’s burgeoning cultural scene and historic neighborhoods. In a sidebar, Peter highlights the Museum of the Albemarle’s recent exhibition of Ansel Adams photographs taken on a 1940 Intracoastal Waterway excursion. To view the article click here. In next month’s issue, Peter will write of his own experience re-creating this trip.

USS INDIANAPOLIS: STILL AT SEA

October 16, 2008
CONTACT: Lisa Johnson, Director of Marketing
USS INDIANAPOLIS: STILL AT SEA

Date: November 11, 2008 | Time: 7:00 pm
Location: College of The Albemarle, Elizabeth City, NC
College of The Albemarle, (Route 17 in Elizabeth City), is pleased to host a special event on Veterans’ Day to honor the service and sacrifice of all those who have served in our Armed Forces. Held in COA’s Auditorium, this program will feature survivors of the USS INDIANAPOLIS, which was torpedoed and sunk in the final days of World War II. Survivors of the blast spent five days at sea – unaware that their SOS calls had been ignored. Please join us to hear the harrowing ordeal of 317 brave men who fought for their lives - battling shark attacks, severe burns, dehydration, starvation, the effects of salt water and dementia. Learn the story behind the Indianapolis’ secret mission, its dramatic sinking, and the accidental rescue of its survivors. Hear about the subsequent – and controversial - court-martial of ship’s Captain Charles Butler McVay. After an exciting multi-media presentation, local crewmember/survivor - Felton Outland of Sunbury, NC - and two of his fellow sailors will share their stories and answer questions about this tragic event. A crewmember from one of the Navy rescue ships will also be on hand to recount the dramatic rescue efforts and on-board medical treatment protocols that were followed.

For more information please call Lisa Johnson, COA Public Information Officer, at 252-335-0821, ext. 2255.

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Events at City Wine Sellar for November and Now Open Cuezzos Cafe

Friday Night Music Series at The City Wine Sellar, Bakery, Deli & Wine Bar – Voting is over and winners declared. Now it’s time to either celebrate your party’s victories or protest their defeats. Both celebrations and protests should happen with friends at your side. So, come on down to the City Wine Sellar on a Friday evening; sit back and enjoy the music; drink to the winners and toast all who had the inspiration to run. Either way, you will be among friends. Entertainment 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Deli and Cuezzo’s Café open to serve you until 9:00 pm.

November 7 – BC of the Dreadnecks

November 14 – Blues with Deacon Blues

November 21 – 70s Cover Tunes with Dr. Tom Vinick

November 28 – Pop & Rock with Ticky Tacky

Wednesday Wine Tasting – November 5, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm. The official Elizabeth City Cork Dork, Steve Clark, will be guest pouring at our November wine tasting. In true Cork Dork fashion Steve will be pouring wines of his choosing from the copyrighted “Steve Clark’s List of Good Wines Under $20.” Cost is $10 per person, RSVP Requested. 252-335-1163 for more info.

Now Open - Cuezzo’s Café at The City Wine Sellar – There’s another coffee bar in downtown Elizabeth City! Cuezzo’s Café is now open and operating at The City Wine Sellar. Angela and Eddie Ramirez serve delicious Colombian Coffee, espresso based drinks, Chai tea, frappes and other frozen fruity drinks. Stop by for a morning zing or an afternoon pick-me-up.

Check out other upcoming events at www.CityWine.blogspot.com. Call 252-335-1163 for more information.

ECSU Homecoming 2008 Events

Mr. and Miss. ECSU Coronation
When: Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7:00 pm
Where: Elizabeth City State University - Mickey L. Burnim Arts Complex

Mr. and Mrs. Alumni Coronation
When: Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 pm
Where: Elizabeth City State University - K. E. White Graduate Center and Continuing Education Center
Cost: $3.00 entry fee

Homecoming Community Bazaar
When: Friday, Oct. 24 from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Elizabeth City State University - Promenade outside the Ridley Student Center
(Rain Location: Williams Hall)

Fashion Show and Comedy Show Performing Live: Tyrone "Tidy" Dillard, Just Jay and Bobby J
When: Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:00 pm
Where: Elizabeth City State University - Mickey L. Burnim Arts Complex
Cost: $10.00 entry fee

Alumni Homecoming Icebreaker featuring D. J. Riv. Enjoy a freestyle dance contest
When: Friday, Oct. 24 from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am
Where: Elizabeth City State University - K. E. White Graduate Center and Continuing Education Center
Cost: $25.00 entry fee

Young Alumni Party, featuring DJ Fountz
When: Friday, Oct. 24 from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am
Where: The Pines Country Club
Cost: $20.00 in advance, $25.00 at the entrance

Viking Homecoming Parade
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 from 10:00 am
Where: The route will be East on Ehringhaus Street, Left on North Road Street, Right on East Main Street, Right on Water Street, Continuing down Southern Avenue to the ECSU campus.

Football game ECSU Vikings against the St. Paul's College Tigers
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 pm
Where: Elizabeth City State University - Roebuck Stadium
Cost: FREE for ECSU Students with ECSU ID, General Admission is TBA

Step Show & Concert featuring Trey Songz
When: Saturday, Oct. 25, 5:30 pm - Doors Open, 7:00 pm - Show Starts
Where: Elizabeth City State University - R. L. Vaughan Center
Cost: $25.00 general admission

70's Decade Concert featuring the Manhattans
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Where: Elizabeth City State University - Fine Arts Center
Cost: $35.00 general admission, $55.00 VIP

Viking Victory Party
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 from 11:00 pm to 3:00 am
Where: Elizabeth City State University - Williams Hall
Cost: $10.00 for ECSU Students, $15.00 general admission

After Party
When: Saturday, Oct. 25 from 10:00 pm to 2:00 am
Where: Elizabeth City State University - K. E. White Graduate Center and Continuing Education Center
Cost: $25.00 entry fee

Prayer Breakfast Guest speaker: Leonard F. Jarvis, class of 1973
When: Sunday, Oct. 26 at 9:00 am
Where: Elizabeth City State University - K. E. White Graduate Center and Continuing Education Center
Cost: $15.00 entry fee

You are invited to an Unveiling Ceremony for 6 Civil War Markers

Please mark Thursday, November 6 on your calendar – and save the date!

The Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Museum of the Albemarle will unveil a series of Elizabeth City markers that will be part of the national Civil War Trails program.

Bring a friend and plan to join us at 10:00 am at Waterfront Park for a special dedication program and self-guided tour.

If you have any questions or concerns please call 252-335-5330.

COA Course: Understanding and Improving Your Credit

Public Service Announcement
October 10, 2008
CONTACT: Ginger O’Neal, Small Business Center Director
Release No. SBC15-PSA-2008
College of The Albemarle’s Small Business Center Offers Course
"Understanding and Improving Your Credit"
This Free seminar will be offered for business owners and the public and will focus on tips to help you improve your bottom line in business and control your expenses at home. The three-hour training course will be held on Thursday, October 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The class will be held in the John Wood Foreman Technology Center at the Elizabeth City Campus in Room FC-121-A.

The instructor will be Bob Moore, Director, Small Business Center Robeson Community College.

So that refreshments can be planned, please pre-register by calling 252-335-0821 ext. 2231 or 2370.
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Tune into the WTKR-TV for the “Staycation” segment on Oct. 17th

Be sure to tune in to WTKR-TV on Friday, Oct. 17 at approximately 8:55 a.m. to see Elizabeth City in the spotlight as part of the television station’s “Staycation” travel series.

The ECACVB used this paid media opportunity to promote Elizabeth City’s great line-up of October events. You’ll see interviews with TDA Chairwoman Maureen Donnelly, who talks about the Elizabeth City Historic Ghost Walk; Lisa Winslow, representing the Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair; and Dr. Sultana Khan, for the ECSU Planetarium Halloween star shows.

Click here to see the Staycation promo, which will begin airing the week of Oct. 13. Click here to see the behind the scenes look at the Staycation interview. In addition, please tune in for the two-minute travel “Staycation” segment Oct. 17.

If you happen to miss seeing the broadcast, go to www.wtkr.com, where the segment will be posted beginning Oct. 17. Click on “Home,” then “One-Tank Staycations.”

RBC's - Happenings in November

The classic play: Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

Presented by Roanoke Bible College Students

715 N Poindexter Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Productions are November 12, 14, 16 at 7:00 pm. Seating is limited and may be reserved contacting Steve Jackson at 252-334-2091. Tickets are free to the community but donations will be accepted.

The year is 1941, and the setting is a small house next to a cemetery in Brooklyn. The home is the residence of two kind, thoughtful, sweet elderly ladies, Martha and Abby Brewster who attract “lonely” men to their house with an ad for a room for rent. The unsuspecting quest is served an arsenic laden drink. The classic comedy rotates around what the sister’s view as “charity”. They cannot stand to see “lonely” men roam the streets when they can send them to a better place.. They even conduct private funerals for their deceased friends. They then leave it to their bugle blowing nephew Teddy, who thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt, to take them to the cellar, and bury them. It is another of their nephews Mortimer Brewster, who returns home and discovers his aunts actions when he finds a dead man in the window seat. Mortimer tries to keep his aunts safe and prevent them from continuing their nasty habit while trying to stay sane. The classic comedy keeps people laughing and guessing until the very end.

Campbell's activities and impacts 10-4-08 to 10-10-08 - Including alerting mediation engineers about SANDSPURS on Ehringhaus St.

Campbell assisted sellers at the Saturday Downtown Farmers' Market as he has done nearly every Saturday this summer, answering production questions and providing marketing recommendations to small acreage farmers selling there. Campbell promoted a coming Energy Fair to be hosted by the City of Elizabeth City at the Knobbs Creek Recreation Center on Friday, Oct 17 from 9 AM - 4 PM and Saturday, Oct 18 from 9 AM - 2 PM. Admission for families and individuals is free. Vendors of solar, wind, lighting, insulation, and other green building technologies will operate booths. Pasquotank County Center of NC Cooperative Extension will have a booth. The Downtown Waterfront Market will finish operation for 2008 on Saturday, October 25.

The Pasquotank County Farmers' Market will continue operation until Christmas Eve Day 2008. The annual holiday pie sale by Newbegun United Methodist Church will occur from 8 AM to 1 PM the two days prior to Thanksgiving at the Pasquotank County Farmers' Market. Hundreds of pies are sold through the market at this annual event with proceeds going to various charitable purposes. It was first begun to support a farm family who had suffered a truck accident while delivering produce to Raleigh-Durham area markets around 1990. All victims of the accident eventually recovered and still farm today.

Campbell conducted a pesticide application equipment calibration workshop for 26 licensed pesticide applicators outside the Extension Center Auditorium. Participants experienced methods of calibration of spinner spreaders for granule application and backpack sprayers for liquid applications.

Campbell consulted with one cabbage farmer about spray applications of pesticides and foliar fertilizers being made to his crop. The county fall cabbage crop is progressing well and will begin being harvested around the usual time near Nov. 1.

Four new Extension Master Gardener Volunteers were inducted into the Pasquotank County Chapter Wednesday, Oct 8 at a pinning ceremony attended by 24 people. Mason Lawrence, Pasquotank County 4-H Agent, addressed the group about county youth education activities in horticulture where Extension Master Gardener Volunteers may earn service hours.

Nine new trainees attended their second and third classes this week for Extension Master Gardener Volunteer induction in 2009. They've attended classes in lawns, shrubs, and fruit production so far.

Numerous calls were answered about homeowner concerns such as fire ants, snakes, moles, lawn and pasture renewal, fall vegetable gardens, soil sample report interpretation, azalea lace bugs, Lantana selection, houseplants, specialty fertilizers, symptoms on trees and shrubs, and control of potentially poisonous mushrooms in livestock pastures.

Through the Albemarle Commission Agency Office on Aging, three seminars on Fire Ant Insect Management were arranged across the Northeast in the coming month, all for personnel of Nursing Homes. Because patients in such facilities have died or suffered injuries in other states long infested by fire ants, nursing home staff will be alerted to the dangers of this new pest which is more densely invading North Carolina. These seminars will be from 10:30 AM to 1 PM, October 29 at the Currituck Center in Barco, November 5 at the Chowan Center in Edenton, and November 12 at the Vernon James Center near Plymouth, NC. Each seminar will be by invitation and will be followed by a luncheon courtesy of Albemarle Commission.

An article appeared featuring Campbell Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 in the Virginian Pilot newspaper about Dune Sandspur lawn weeds Campbell discovered growing in abundance along the most busy thoroughfare in Elizabeth City. The NC DOT and the Elizabeth City Streets Department, as well as many property owners and business managers along the infested area were alerted by Campbell in order to attempt to contain the spread of tens of thousands of spiny seeds now present on this route. The article may be read at the following link below. The article has already resulted in one phone call requesting Sandspur mediation recommendations from one area homeowner.

Please, click here to read the article about Sandspur infestation discovered on Ehringhaus Street in Elizabeth City. The infestation lines much of both sides of the street from Jordan Plaza to the former site of the S & R Supermarket.

Elizabeth City Bed & Breakfast - 2008

2008-2009 Co-Op Campaign Video

Elizabeth City Bed & Breakfast
108 East Fearing Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
(252) 338-2177
(877) 324-8922

Video Footage & Photography by: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Created by: From Me to You Video & Photography