Antique Auction Saturday, April 4th @ 10:00 am

Antique Auction

April 4th, 2009 @ 10:00 am
Preview: 8:00 am - 10:00 am

We will be selling the remaining contents of the Antique Market.

Location: 418 N Hughes Blvd, Elizabeth City, NC

Tools, Books, Records, Depression Glass, Paintings & Prints, Various Sofas, Empire Sofa, French Provincial Sofa, Marble Top Tables, Art Deco Oak China Cabinet, Brass/Iron Headboard, Victorian Square Grand Piano, Oak Kitchen Cabinet, Oak Dresser w/ Mirror, Oak Dresser, Various Bookshelves, Larger Corner Office Desk, Parlor Chairs, Pine Desk, Various Dressers, Oak Curio Cabinet, Glass Front Bookshelf, Jelly Cupboard, Glass End Table, Short Secretary, Teak Office Desk, New Kitchen Buffet, Trunk, AC Units, Hoosier Cabinet, Larger Corner Cabinet, Jewelry, Lamps, Knives, Swords, Buffet & Much Much More!

**All Items subject to change**

10% Buyers Premium Cash/Good Check

Online Preview: www.coppersmithauction.com

Coppersmith Auction Company
252-331-5814
Now accepting consignments for upcoming auctions! We will buy individual items or entire household.
Rick Ladich NCAL7664

Check Out: Pelican Marina's Amenities

The Pelican Marina can offer:

*Showers for $5.00
*Laundry for $1.50
*Restrooms available
These are available in a climate controlled, well stocked, well kept upstairs.

*Wireless Internet available throughout the property for free
*Public Computer with Internet for free
*Potable Water available with a hose for free
*Back Deck with marina, harbor, and downtown view
*Ice, Live Bait, Fishing Supplies, Tobacco, Beer, Drinks, Snacks, and Water Sports Equipment for sale
*Waste Pump-out available for $10.00
*We are a stop along the Farm Fresh shuttle route

*Marine Supplies
We are the largest marine supply store in the area.
A huge amount of merchandise available in stock, with most everything else available next day through a no cost special order.

The Pelican rents slips by the month or by the night.

Our nightly rate is a flat $35.00 per night.
That flat nightly rate is all inclusive.
Includes electricity, water, wireless internet, restrooms, showers, and even laundry.

Dinghy's are welcome to moor on the back porch, on the end of the t dock, or in any available spot.

A very convenient anchorage is right off the marina as well.

Of course, we are also less than 5 minutes from Mariner's Wharf by foot.

Thank You for your time.

Josh Owens
GM/Dockmaster
The Pelican Marina, Inc.
43 Camden Causeway
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-5108
252-333-1848 facsimile
pelican@thepelicanmarina.com - email

Note from Page After Page Bookstore

Dear Writers and Poets,

March 10th's writing group left me so inspired, I moved the "complete by" date of my own novel from December to June. Quite an amazing decision, considering that I'm a lifelong procrastinator. Even if there were only three of us sitting in that little corner of the bookstore, we came up with a lot of ideas and goals. One of our main goals is to be published--preferably by the end of this year. But the biggest goal we all have is to keep motivated and see our projects to the very end.

Some other items we discussed were:

- workshops and author meetings every quarter
- talking with local writers
- marketing, especially self-marketing (a skill a lot of writers need to develop)
- publishing with a small press or going with the big houses
- monthly research projects (where we will research an area or trend of the publishing industry and present it to the rest of the group)

Sounds like something you'd be interested in? If so, join us! We'll be meeting Wednesday, April 8 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Susan Hinkle and Ellie Dorsey

Page After Page Bookstore
111 So Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-7243 - phone
252-338-3782 - fax
pageafterpage@mchsi.com - email

Member of:
ABA: American Booksellers Association
SIBA: Southeastern Independent Booksellers Association
www.Indiebound.org
Blogs: http://www.blogger.com/profile/09142494973979756664

4th Annual NE NC Boat Show

4th Annual
Northeastern North Carolina
Boat Show

-->Saturday April 18th 10:00 am - 5:00 pm to Sunday April 19th Noon - 5:00 pm<--
@ The Perquimans County Recreation Center, 310 Granby Street in Hertford

FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC!

Mark Your Calendars

Bake Sale

Friday, April 3rd beginning at 9:00 am
@ RBC Centura Bank on Church Street in downtown Hertford, NC

Boat Show & Bake Sale to Benefit
Communities in Schools of Perquimans County

For more information on either of these events, please contact Chirleen R. Evans at 252-312-7268.

Celebrate! Kids First

Event Title: Celebrate! Kids First
Date: Saturday, April 18th 2009
Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Waterfront Park Pavilion. Downtown Elizabeth City
Admission: FREE
Contact: Courtney Cottrell @ Kids First (252) 338-5658
Website: www.kidsfirstcac.com

Kids First Child Abuse Treatment Center invites you to be a kid for a day! Celebrate Kids First will feature live entertainment and tons of activities for kids and adults of all ages, including Hop on Pop "bounce house," face painting, dance contests, and "Field Day" races for kids and adults! The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will be on-hand with "Coastie," the water-safety boat, and Elizabeth City Fire Department will be providing child car seat safety checks. The entertainment lineup will include performances be the Northeastern High School Jazz Band, Bobby Plough, Chuck Hodges, and popular E-City Band "Further Adieu". Bring a chair to enjoy music! The event is FREE and open to the public, there will be food and drinks available for purchase. This event is sponsored by Albemarle Hospital; Alliance Nissan; Gateway Bank & Trust; Frank P. Hiner, Attorney at Law; The TCOM Employees of Elizabeth City; and Hop on Pop Bounce Houses. Please come Celebrate! with us!

Kids First Child Abuse Treatment Center is a non-profit organization serving seven counties in Northeastern North Carolina. We provide counseling, medical examinations, forensic interviewing, and family advocacy for child victims of physical and sexual abuse and their non-offending caregivers. A nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center, Kids First served 284 new clients in 2008, while at the same time saving taxpayers over 80% versus the cost of private practitioners. April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and Celebrate! Kids First was created to raise awareness for Kids First's goal to give those who have been victimized the chance to reclaim their childhoods. Please join us as we celebrate the positive impact we can make on children's lives.

8th Annual Juneteenth Festival

Contact Name: Lenora Jarvis-Mackey
River City Community Development Corporation
501 East Main Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Contact Phone: (252) 331-2925
Contact Email: rivercitycdc@rivercitycdc.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2009

River City Community Development Corporation Presents 8th Annual Juneteenth Celebration
The past often provides hope and inspiration for today. This weekend, people from across the Albemarle area will gather to remember the past and to celebrate the present during the 8th Annual Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 20, 2009. The festival, which is presented by River City Community Development Corporation will be held from 12 noon to 9:00 pm at Waterfront Park in Elizabeth City.

Organizations and communities across the nation celebrate Juneteenth to commemorate June 19, 1865, which is the day slaves in Texas received the news that President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all slaves. Unfortunately, the news reached Texas 2 ½ years after President Lincoln signed the document on January 1, 1863.

The multicultural celebration at Waterfront Park in Elizabeth City will feature crafts, ethnic foods, entertainment, health screenings, novelty items and special fun for children of all ages.

History of Juneteenth — "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free." When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the slaves in Texas did not receive this news until June 19, 1865 ... 2 years, 5 months, and 18 days after the Proclamation became law. There are several stories told as to the reason this information never reached Texas. The most often told is that of an African American ex-Union soldier, who was personally sent by Lincoln to deliver the Proclamation in Texas, leaving Washington, DC on the official date of the Proclamation – January 1, 1863. But the messenger was riding such a slow mule, that it took him 2 ½ years to reach Texas. After the war ended, Federal troops were ordered to go out and enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. A regiment led by General Gordon Granger was sent to Galveston, Texas and arrived on June 19, 1865 to enforce the freeing of slaves in Texas. Thus June 19th was born. Over the years, people began calling this celebration of freedom Juneteenth. The first celebration of Juneteenth took place in 1866 and has grown larger than ever. In addition to massive amounts of food, a main part to the celebration is the re-reading of the Proclamation, followed by speeches and songs (usually spiritual), remembering the struggle to be free. And that’s what Juneteenth is all about: freedom. Not just from slavery in America, or the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, but freedom to learn one’s roots; freedom to join in one’s community, making it richer and stronger.

For more information about the Juneteenth Festival, call River City Community Development Corporation at (252) 331-2925 or email at rivercitycdc@rivercitycdc.org or visit our website at www.rivercitycdc.org. Vendors and Entertainment is needed.

2009 EC Business Expo

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce & COA Small Business Center present

Elizabeth City
2009
Business Expo
Our Rivers Run to Your Success

We Encourage You & Your Employees to Join us on Your Lunch Break for this Great Networking Opportunity!

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
K.E. White Center on ECSU Campus
1704 Weeksville Highway

Admission is FREE for dropping your Business Card at the Door!
This also puts you in our special drawing!

Come Support your Fellow Chamber Members and see the latest products and services that they have to offer!

Famous Franks food available for purchase– including hot dogs, sausage & cookies!

Live Radio Broadcast by Beach 104

Come see the NASCAR Race Car & Exclusive ServiceMaster "Clean Machine!" - A 53' tractor trailer used as a NASCAR hospitality trailer as well as a Disaster Command Unit

Complimentary paper shredding provided by Shred-X – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Enjoy a Live Cooking Demonstration by Chef Andy Montero

Learn Bike Safety Tips from the River City Cycling Club

Learn some tips to improve your golf swing with a Pro from The Pines – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

SPCA Adopt-A-Thon

Sample various delicious foods prepared with beer by City Beverage and Chef Harry Williams

Get your Child's Car Seat checked by the Professionals

Free Health Screenings from Albemarle Health and much more!

252-335-4365 / www.elizabethcitychamber.org