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P The r ™vimii ERQUIMANS fifty i mil ^WEEKLY Students spell it out in first-ever spelling bee held at Central School, Page 8 New photography club formed, Page 9 'Weirs from Next Door" FEBRUARY 1, 2012 - FEBRUARY 7, 2012 50 cents July 4 fireworks display in jeopardy By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer The Perquimans Cham ber of Commerce will not sponsor the annual Fourth of July pre-fire- works celebration at Miss ing Mill Park this year. In fact, whether or not the town will even have a fire works display in 2012 is questionable as well. • In past years, the Cham ber has organized and sponsored the pre-fire- works celebration includ ing the children’s parade and the food and enter tainment events at the park. A separate commit tee of volunteers handled planning the actual fire works display including hiring the fireworks com pany, providing neces sary people to assist, and the fundraising efforts to pay for the cost of the fire works. So far for 2012, no one has stepped up to take responsibility for ei ther part of the patriotic event. Recently, the Chamber Board of Directors decid ed that the pre-fireworks events did not seem to benefit actual Chamber members, so they agreed to no longer sponsor the pre-fireworks celebration See FIREWORKS, 4 THOMAS J. TURNEY/THE DAILY ADVANCE Family members (left) hold signs and root for Mikel Harvey as he seeks to score his 1,000th career point during Perquimans’ game against Northside on Jan. 24. 50-point game puts Harvey over 1,000 By CHIC RIEBEL The Daily Advance F iamily and friends I were gathered in sev eral rows of the home bleachers, clutching ban ners and signs of support, anxiously awaiting the big moment. But for the longest time last Tuesday, it didn’t ap pear that Perquimans se nior Mikel Harvey would become a 1,000-point ca reer scorer on this night. Pirates coach Aaron Burke, upset at his team’s play, had yanked the five starters — including Har vey — midway through the first quarter of the game with Northside. Harvey needed 31 points to reach the magic num ber and sitting on the bench for four minutes wasn’t going to help him get there. But after being score less for the first nine min utes of the game, Harvey, a 6-1 senior guard, caught fire. He scored 18 points in the second quarter and THOMAS J. TURNEY/THE DAILY ADVANCE Perquimans’ Mikel Harvey goes up for a shot against Northside on Jan. 24. the third quarter, but ' went unrec ognized when the scorekeep er failed to alert Burke that Harvey Harvey was closing in. A couple of minutes into the fourth quarter, the oversight was correct ed. An announcement was made, Harvey’s contin gent erupted, Burke pre sented him with the game ball and Harvey promptly sprinted to the top of the stands, gave his mother a hug and handed her the ball. Then he was back on the floor. There was a game to win. went on to finish with 50 Along the way, career as Perquimans won 88-85 point No. 1,000 came on a in overtime. driving layup at the end of “When the game start ed, I tried not to have 1,000 points on my mind,” Har vey said, “but when we were losing, I knew I had to score.” So did Northside, but the Knights couldn’t do much to stop him. Nobody does. Harvey, who came into this week with 1,075 career points after play ing again Thursday and Friday, is averaging an astounding 31.1 points a game, almost exactly half of the team’s average out put. He was happy to join 2011 graduate Carlin El liott (1,174 points) as the only male members of the school’s 1,000-point club, but happier still that he reached the milestone in a victory. “It’s better doing this when we win,” said Har vey, who also scored 50 points in a game two weeks ago, only to see Per quimans lose. Despite the gaudy scor ing average, Harvey is no ballhog said Burke, who pointed out that the high- scoring guard also leads See HARVEY, 4 2nd bridge jump is questionable By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Officials searched the water underneath the U.S. Highway 17 high rise bridge Sunday afternoon after receiving a report of an elderly woman sitting on a bridge railing around 1:30 p.m. Emergency Manage ment Coordinator Jar vis Winslow said no one was seen jumping from the bridge but officials searched the area under neath just in case. “We don’t know if anyone jumped from the bridge or not,” said Winslow, noting nothing was found on Sunday No abandoned vehicle was found either. “We put a boat out and See BRIDGE, 8 Cole to run again in‘12 By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Commissioner Janice Cole will seek reelection in the 2012 election for county commissioners. Cole an nounced her inten tions last week. She is current ly serving the unex pired term of the late Cole Shirley Wiggins. Three commissioner seats will be decided this year. Cole is the only in cumbent commissioner seeking reelection. Both Commissioners Sue Wei ¬ mar and Mack Nixon have announced they will not seek reelection in 2012. Political newcomer Kyle Jones of New Hope has also announced he will seek a commissioner seat. Three seats on the local board of election will also be decided this year. Two of the three incumbents on See COLE, 8 Chamber banquet is Friday By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer There’s still time to buy tickets to the Perquimans Chamber of Commerce annual banquet and fund- raising auction slated for Friday night. The fun begins at 6 p.m. with cocktails at The On ley Place in Belvidere. The buffet dinner is served at 7 p.m. including carved roast beef, grilled chicken, See CHAMBER, 4 If you go • What: Chamber of Commerce annual banquet/fundraiser • When: 6 p.m., Friday • Where: The Onley Place, Belvidere • Cost: Tickets, $30 each, call 426-5657 I PCHS offers new pharmacy tech course By CATHY WILSON Staff Writer Perquimans County High School Senior Britta ny Chappell has her future plans in order. She plans to attend East Carolina University and major in nursing follow ing graduation from high school this June. A new course offered at PCHS this semester will help her fulfill those dreams. Chappell is one of nine seniors enrolled in the new pharmacy technician program that, when com pleted, will prepare them to take the national phar- STAFF PHOTO BY CATHY WILSON Laura Gardner (left), health occupations instructor at Perquimans County High School, speaks with prospective pharmacy tech students and parents about the new program being offered. macy technician exam that will certify them as pharmacy technicians. As such, the students can later be hired to work in pharmacies. That line of work will not only offer students valuable experi ¬ ence on their career jour ney, but will help provide See PHARM TECH, 8
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