August 17,1995
The Perquimans Weekly
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Vol. 63, No. 33
The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people
Hertford, North Carolina 27944
Snug Harbor resident
arrested for growing pot
A Snug Harbor man faces
five years in prison for grow
ing marijuana on his back
porch.
Gary Robert Evans, 53, of
59M Cork Street, Snug
Harbor, was arrested by sher
iffs deputies on Aug. 9 and
charged with possession of
drug paraphernalia and man
ufacturing marijuana. The
manufacturing charge carries
a five-year prison sentence.
Evans was arrested after
confidential sources told
Perquimans County Deputy
Sheriff Ersal Overton that
Evans was growing marijua
na at his home. Sheriff David
Lane said.
Overton secured a warrant
and with five other officers
went to the house. Evans put
up no opposition to the search
and the deputies located the
plants - two three-foot plants
growing in a large container
and three smaller plants - on
the porch.
Evans was arrested and
later released under a $3,000
secured bond. He was sched
uled for his first appearance
in court yesterday.
“One plant is manufactur
ing marijuana and that’a
against the law,” Chief
Deputy Dean Cartwright
said.
The plants are being held
as evidence by the sheriff’s
department until the case is
resolved.
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PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS
Perquimans County Sheriffs Deputy
Ersal Overton (left) and Sheriff David
Lane show the five marijuana plants
found on the back porch of Snug
Harbor resident Gary Robert Evans
recently. Evans faces five years in
prison on charges of manufacturing
marijuana.
School board okays
nine appointments
Three positions remain
unfilled for 1995-96
school year
By SUSAN R. HARRiS
Editor
Personnel was the only item of
business on the agenda when the
school board met in special session
Monday morning.
Nine appointments were okayed
by the board. Personnel hired
included Andrea Boone, English,
Perquimans High; Janet
Cartwright, home economics,
Perquimans High; Keisha J. Dobie,
language arts/social studies,
Perquimans Middle; Maria
Guerrero, Spanish, Perquimans
Middle; Lisa S. Hollowell, media
technology/distance learning pro
gram, Perquimans High; Julio
Palma, Spanish, Perquimans
Central; Lillian Palanco, Spanish,
Perquimans High; Tracy Weathers,
second grade, Hertford Grammar;
and Geraldine Weeks, media tech
nology/information Highway,
Perquimans High.
The three Spanish teachers were
hired through the center for
International Education, Personnel
Director Paul Ward told the board.
Ward said the Center does very
extensive background checks before
recommending applicants for
employment. He added that the sys
tem has had positive experiences
working through the Center over
the past two years.
Teachers hired through the
Center come to the United States on
three-year Visas, and must return
home for at least one year after the
Visa expires before becoming eligi
ble to reapply for a second Visa.
Bertha Moore, who served as a
vocational business teacher at
Perquimans Middle School last
year, will teach at both the middle
and high schools during the coming
year. Assistant superintendent Jake
Boyce said the number of students
enrolled in computer courses at the
high school is up, creating a need
for additional classes.
A medical leave through Oct. 9
was granted to third grade teacher
Emilie Barclift. Ward said the
search is underway for a certified
teacher to serve the class until
Barclift’s return.
The resignation of Angela
Byrum, English teacher at
Perquimans High, was announced.
Two teaching positions and a
teacher assistant slot remained
open as of Monday. The teaching
openings are for middle school
health and physical education and
an elemtnary teacher.
Courses offered through the
Information Highway will be AP
U.S. history, creative writing, AP
statistics and oceanography.
Distance learning courses are Latin
I, Latin n and sociology/psychology.
Hertford tackles fishing problems
The Pirates are coming!
Bass tournament groups in
North Carolina and Virginia
will soon be getting a letter
from the town of Hertford dis
cussing problems at the
municipal boat ramps and sur
rounding areas.
Council agreed Monday
night in regular session to
send letters to tournament
associations in both states
detailing problems some
groups have caused during
fishing tournaments. Listed as
town concerns are lack of noti
fication of tournament dates,
using all close available park
ing, parking on side streets
and blocking driveways, rude
and abusive behavior toward
town residents, and tying up
the ramp for extended periods
of time during tournament
weigh-ins.
Town residents have com
plained about the problems for
a long time. Many have attend
ed council meetings in protest.
The town has discussed
options to the problem; but so
far, no concrete steps have
been taken. The town cannot
stop tournament organizers
from using the boat ramps
because they were constructed
with public access grants.
Discussed in the past have
been charging non-residents to
park in the parking lot, and
erecting signs warning that
boats and trailers will be
towed at the owner’s expense
if parked in an unauthorized
area.
AEA heads Big Sweep cleanup
Twenty additional counties,
including Peruqimans, have
signed on to participate in this
year’s First Citizens Bank Big
Sweep, making this the first
year th^ cleanup will take
place in every North Carolina
county.
Big Sweep is the nation’s
largest statewide waterway
cleanup. Last year, more than
13,000 volunteers picked up
nearly 200 tons of debris from
waterways across the state.
This year’s cleanup is sched
uled for Saturday, Sept. 16.
Groups from across the
state will choose an area to
clean, such as a river or
stream, a boat landing, a pub
lic park, a neighborhood creek,
a canal or a roadside ditch, or
other sites that need sprucing
up. Together, they wDl become
part of the solution to pollu
tion by sweeping clean the
area.
Big Sweep began in 1987 as a
quickly organized coastal
cleanup called Beach Sweep.
In 1989, it spread inland,
becoming Big Sweep. Now vol
unteers from the coast to the
mountains turn out the third
Saturday each September to
help rid waterways of trash.
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N.C. Big Sweep works year-
round to teach people about
the dangers of debris in water
ways. In addition to the
cleanup, the organization
leads educator workshops and
produces teaching materials
about waterway debris.
Leading the Big Sweep
effort in Perquimans are the
Albemarle Environmental
Association. For information
on becoming involved in the
local effort and to receive
cleanup materials and guide
lines, contact Carolyn Hess at
426-9563 or Anne Blindt at 297-
3302 (daytime only).
School notes
First day
August 24
School hours;
Hertford Grammar - 8:30
a.m.-2:40 p.m.
Central - 8:25 a.m.-3:05
Perquimans Middle - 8:20
a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Perquimans High - 8 a.m.-
2:55 p.m.
Students should be in
class and ready to learn by
the morning hour indicated.
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PHOTOS BY SUSAN HARRIS
Two bands of Pirates will
make their premiere per
formances of the 1995-96
school year Friday evening
when Perquimans County
High School hosts
Northeastern High School
for the football season
opener at 7:30 p.m. First-
year head football coach
Andy Hunt and his young
Pirate team (above during
a Monday evening scrim
mage in Manteo) expect to
hold their own against the
visiting 4-A Eagles. The
Marching Pirates will per
form during the evening.
Band fans can also catch
the band’s show at 2 p.m.
on Friday when band camp
officially ends. Drum major
for this year is James
Hurdle (left, shown direct
ing during band camp
Monday). Admission to
varsity football games is
now $4. Limited season
tickets are available.