The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, April 27, 1996               TAG: 9604270484
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

HIGH NOTE: DEDICATION OF FESSENDEN CENTER HITS THE AIRWAVES

ILLUSTRATION: DREW WILSON color photos, The Virginian-Pilot

About 200 residents and dignitaries turned out Friday for the

dedication of the long-awaited Fessenden Center in Buxton.

Ken Mann of WYND, Buxton, broadcasts the ceremonies at the

Fessenden Center, a multipurpose community building named for ``the

father of wireless communica-tions.''

by CNB