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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11,2012 Community Saliga, 18, winner of ‘Live Your Dream’ contest By WILLIAM F. WEST The Daily Advance An 18-year-old Hertford woman on Saturday won the first-ever Live Your Dream competition at Southgate Mall by going the throwback route in her choice of music. Shannon Saliga, a se nior at Perquimans Coun ty High School, sang “Oh! Darling,” which appeared on The Beatles’ Abbey Road album in 1969. As the contest winner, Saliga re ceives an all-expense paid trip to the nearest Ameri can Idol tryout location, where she will get to audi ¬ tion for a chance to launch her American Idol dream. Saliga said immediately after winning that she did not believe words could All New.. Mihx Nails The Shiny New Nail Wraps that's sweeping the ordinary nail polish out the door. From Mirrored toes to Cheetah tips- plenty of fun designs to choose from! PHOTOS COURTESY CHUCK PAGELS Shannon Saliga, a senior at Perquimans County High School, won the first-ever Live Your Dream competition at Southgate Mall on Saturday. explain her elation. “My friends and family have always encouraged me through it,” she said. “So, with their support, I was kind of confident.” At the same time, she said she was still nervous. Saliga was one of five finalists remaining from competitions that began in February. Also included in the five finalists was Josh Lassiter of Belvidere. The contest began last month with the first two phases of the competition. In phase one, competitors stood before judges and sang a capella. 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Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Ann Hoffman Publisher Mike Goodman Editor Cathy Wilson Staff Writer Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Perquimans County $24.20 N.C. out of County $29.50 Out of State $33.90 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 Winner Shannon Saliga (third from left) is surrounded by judges (l-r) Tony Stimatz, Judy McCreery (mother of American Idol winner Scotty McCreery), Toby Tate, Paula Gassaway and Walter Swan. landing five finalists in the final leg of this local singing contest. The five received feed- Exhenienae the flou ...and dig up great deals on everything you need to make your garden spring to life! 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Terri Harrell, market ing manager of Southgate Mall, said McCreery called her office earlier in the week asking if she could be a judge in Saturday’s final competition. “She called me from Las Angeles where she was leaving the Academy of Country Music Awards,” said Harrell. “She said she was coming in to Eliza beth City to surprise her mother and asked about being a judge. She said she gets alerts on her cell phone regarding anything pertaining to American Idol and had just received a Google alert about the Daily Advance article on this competition. I was so excited to hear from her.” McCreery gave Satur day’s contestants positive criticism and comments that came from her unique insight and experience of being the mother of an American Idol national winner. She complimented Sa liga for keeping her eyes open and looking at the audience. McCreery advised Saliga to work on the sound com ing from her diaphragm so she could come across as more powerful, but she said she believed Saliga did a good job showing off her singing range. McCreery also noted that, should Saliga get to audition later, “You’ll only get to sing 20 to 40 seconds, tops. I would sing your song choice over and over, video it, watch your self and find out what the ‘money’ notes are, where the most power is shown in that song, so you can really showcase yourself in those few seconds that you’re given.” Telling judges about herself, Saliga said her Saturday nights consist of reading books and playing video games. She also said that she believes in under- dogs being able to relate to her. Also, she told the judges she grew up in Ohio and has been singing as far back as she can remember. She first participated in a talent show when she was in the third grade. Saliga plans on attend ing College of the Albe marle to study nursing. She has a dream that she could rank at American Idol. When was younger, she would have liked to audi tion for American Idol she said, but the events weren’t close to home. So when she heard about this chance to make it in June, she jumped at it. “A lot of singing in the shower,” she joked about preparing for the final competition. Lassiter, 27 and director of contracts and grants at ECSU, sang Whitney Hous ton’s, “I Look To You.” He is perhaps the only contes tant with a bit of profes sional singing experience, and one that did attend an Idol audition. He’s been playing the piano since age four. “I learned piano,” he says. “I was comfortably playing piano before I was RABIES CLINIC - APRIL 28 W - 2PM - 4PM $5.00 TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER - 138 Icaria Road per shot PLEASE BR | NG proof OF ANY PRIOR RABIES VACCINES. V CATS, DOGS, FERRETS CALL 221-8514 FOR MORE INFORMATION y singing.” Lassiter began playing piano at his family’s church in Belvedere. But while he was living in the Raleigh area, he played piano and sang on Saturday nights for k Notice of Primary Election For Federal, State, Judicial and County Offices, Nonpartisan Election for Board of Education And Constitutional Amendment The Perquimans County Board of Elections will hold a Primary Election and the Nonpartisan Election for Board of Education on Tuesday May 8, 2012. Voters who are already registered need not re-register. Residents of the county who are eligible to vote and not registered must register by April 13,2012 to be eligible to vote at this time. This is the deadline for all voter registration changes. Polls will be open from 6:30 A.M. until 7:30 P.M. Voters may apply for absentee ballots beginning March 19,2012 until May 1, 2012. Request in writing must be made by voter or by a relative or a verifiable legal guardian. GS 163-230.1 Absentee ballots must be returned to the board of elections office by 5:00 P. M. Monday May 7, 2012. Request should be mailed to the Perquimans County Board of Elections at P.O. Box 336 Hertford, N. C. 27944. One Stop absentee voting at the Board of Elections office will begin April 19,2012 and end May 5,2012 at 1:00 P.M. Persons wishing to register and vote after the registration deadline may do so by appearing in person at a One-Stop absentee voting site, complete the voter registration application form and provide proof of residence by presenting valid documents showing current name and address. The Board of Elections office is located at 601A S. Edenton Rd. Street. You ■ may call our office at 426-5598 if you need additional information. Absentee Board meetings: April 17, April 24, May 1, May 4, May 7,2012 at 5:00P.M. L. Paul Smith, Jr. v Chairman, Perquimans County Board of Elections a restaurant in Cary. “It was a mixed bag of music,” he said. “Rascal Flatts, to Billy Joel to Eric Clapton.” His experience at Ameri can Idol, however, was not quite what he had antici pated. “It’s just not how it ap pears on television,” he said. Basically, a whole lot of folks wait 10 hours for 10 seconds he said. Lassiter’s first song in this competition was “I’m Moving” by Rascal Flatts. But during the second round, he surprised the judges by performing a song by Boys II Men. For the final competition, he accompanied himself on keyboard during his perfor mance. The other contestants were Rachel Jones, Abi gail Freeman and Jessica Musico of Pasquotank and Camden counties. Robert Kelly-Goss and Cathy Wilson contributed to this story. PERQUIMANS Weekly Find us on Facebook
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