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Hampton’s town offices. “I’m looking forward But, now, after all that to doing some traveling,” time, she is ready to hand says Chase. “I want to over the keys to the city spend time with my chil- and do other things. dren and grandchildren.” Delores Chase has She added that the announced that she will extra time will allow them not seek re-election for to extend their vacations a town clerk when March little more as well as visit rolls around. family in West Virginia. “My term is up in But, just because March and I just don’t feel Chase is leaving the office I want to make another doesn’t mean she will be three-year commitment,” leaving town. In fact she she says. plans to remain just as When Chase began as active in other ways, like town clerk it was 1973, continuing with the band- Nixon was president and stand committee. the little burgh of North Even though she and Hampton was home to her husband, George, are little more than 3,000 likely to travel to warmer people. She did most of climes when the winter Cyan her work on a typewriter comes around, it will only within a tiny office in the old MOVING ON — Delores Chase, who has served as North be for a few weeks. Magenta town hall. Hampton’s town clerk for the past 34 years, is passing the “We won’t be gone long,” torch and ready to enjoy her retirement. Since that time Chase has — Atlantic News Photo by Scott E. Kinney she says with a smile that seen numerous elections, many townsfolk have come which she organizes, regis- In 1992, when the town so that we could continue to to know and will miss. Yellow tered countless motor vehi- celebrated its 250th anni- enjoy the camaraderie of that cles and pets, and filed an versary she served as chair- celebration.” unknown quantity of birth, woman of the event. She now serves as chair Black death and marriage certifi- “It was such a wonderful of the of The Friends of the cates, along with filing pub- thing,” Chase says. “With the North Hampton Bandstand, lic records. money we had left over we who host popular free sum- “It’s gone by so quickly,” decided to build a bandstand mer time concerts as well remarks Chase of her time in public office.