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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25,2018 i CHEESEMAN Continued from 1 nearly 12 years experience as a superintendent and in 2016 he was named Wyo ming Superintendent of the Year. In speaking to the Dickin son School Board, Cheese man laid out his vision. “The one thing you need to protect is the greatest value of all, the relationship between the teacher and student,” Cheeseman said in Dickinson. Cheeseman described his motivation as coming from the value of human life, in fluenced by the varied expe riences he’s had throughout education, according to The Dickinson Press. Before he was hired in Perquimans, Cheeseman was chief administrative officer for the Washington County Schools in Plym outh. In Perquimans, he succeeded Dwayne Stall ings, who retired in Decem ber 2015. Before taking the Washington County job, Cheeseman was director c curriculum and instruction for the Far South Side K- 12 Network in the Chicag o Public Schools. “I understand the value of life,” Cheeseman said. “I’ve watched students walk across gang lines in South Chicago to hope to get to school and to have a teach er chastise them (when they get there) for not having a pencil. In Chicago, you’ll see people celebrate a kinder garten graduation because they know their child may not live to see high school graduation.” Before Chicago, Chee seman worked at a high school in Charlotte for more than four years. In his final pitch to the Dickinson board, Cheese man said he could change thing' “If we are able to come to gether, your school system, in my professional opinion, will suddenly have a rush of energy that it’s probably never had,” Cheeseman said. “Specifically you’d be hiring somebody who will immediately care for people who may not feel cared for. The other part is, you’re hir ing a very intelligent indi vidual who understands the value of what other people can do. I recognize the core values in people ... a super intendent cannot effectively do the job by himself or herself. It takes a village to raise a child.” In Perquimans County one of the first things Chee seman did was lobby the Perquimans County Com mission for money to raise the salaries of bus drivers, janitors and others in non- teaching positions. He’s still asking the county commis sion to raise those salaries so they at least come close to what people are paid in private business. He’s also again lobbied for another raise in the local supple ment for teachers. Spaugh points out in Cheeseman’s first two years, Perquimans went from hav ing one “D” rated school and two “Cs” to having two “Bs” and a C. Cheeseman was also credited with kick starting a stalled effort to build a new athletic complex on do nated land across the street from the high school. Academically this year’s North Carolina Principal of the Year is Jason Grif fin at Hertford Grammar School. Plus Kaley Kiffher from Perquimans County Middle School was named a one of the regional winners of Teacher of the Year this year. Dickinson is a region in rapid expansion because of the oil and gas industry. In 2010 the Census pegged the population of the city at 17,700. By 2015, the esti mate was there were 23,700 people there. By comparison, the Per quimans County popula tion in 2010 was estimated at 13,400 and has seen only modest gains. Cheeseman holds two Bachelor degrees from Delaware State College, a Masters of Arts in natural sciences from San Diego State University, an admin istrative license from Gard ner-Webb University and is working on his Doctor of Education degree from Lib erty University. VOTES Continued from 1 The big local race won’t happen until November’s election. Sheriff Shelby White will be facing a chal lenge from Jim Bray, a re tired N.C. Highway Patrol man. White is a Democrat that was appointed to the job when Sheriff Eric Tilley retired last year. Democrats would have had a race for the N.C. Dis trict 1 Senate race, but last week a panel determined Democrat Richard James is not a valid resident of the ballot. His name still ap pears on the ballot. Washington County Com missioner Cole Phelps, will be the presumed winner of the Democratic primary for the 11-county Senate Dis trict 1 seat. Phelps will face either Rep. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan or Clark Twiddy, a Dare County businessman, in the general election. The two Republi cans are on the May 8 ballot There is no incumbent in the Senate race because new dis trict maps excluded sitting Senator Bill Cook There are races both Re publicans and unaffiliated voters can vote for like the Congressional race. There is also a race next month for the Republican nomination for the N.C. House District 1 seat. Stein burg had held the House seat, but he’s running for Senate. The GOP challengers for the House seat are Can- dice Hunter of Perquimans County and Eddy Goodwin of Chowan County. Hunter has never run for public of fice before. Goodwin held a seat on the Chowan County Commission in 2008-12 and ran unsuccessfully for N.C. Secretary of State in 2012. The Republican winner in May will take on Democrat Ron Wesson, a Bertie Coim ty commissioner, in the No vember general election. Todd Tilley is running un opposed for re-election to his job as clerk of Superior Court. The primary will be May 8. TheprecinctofWestHertford has been changed from the Hertford Grammar School to Louise’s Event Center, 1132 Don Juan Road. Absentee voting by mail is available. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made on an absentee request form (available at ncsbe.gov and at the county board of elections office), and must be returned to the Perquimans County Board of Elections office by May 1 at 5 p.m. Absentee voting requires the voter to complete an ap plication on the return enve lope that must be witnessed by two qualified persons or a notary public. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the board of elections by 5 p.m. on elec tion day (ballots received by mail after this time will be considered timely if they are received within three busi ness days and postmarked on or before Election Day). Voters may receive assis tance voting a mail-in absen tee ballot from a qualified person of their choice. For additional informa tion, please call the elec tions office at 426-5598. PRISONS Continued from 1 extremely dangerous in re cent years,” said Ezuma, a guard at high-security Polk Correctional Institution in Butner. Previously, it was extremely rare for an in mate to touch prison staff, she said. “Now it’s nothing to touch a staff’ member. Prison officials have said since the four Pasquotank slayings and the beating death of a correctional offi cer from Edenton at Bertie Correctional Institution last year, guards must work with a more concentrated cluster of violent criminals. Sentencing reforms in 2011 have cut the number of SWIM Continued from 1 “I believe enrollment and participation in swim lessons in the best thing that can be done to help prevent drown ing,” said Lassiter. “Although children may not be able to swim proficiently following the lessons, they are taught essential strategies that can save their lives.” , The financial support from fhe corporate sponsors al lows the School Foundation to enroll 150 kindeigarten students in a two-week pro gram to receive swim lessons at the YMCA, which provides students, with life-saving skills RIVERBASH Continued from 1 that Indian Summer Festi val was too expensive and too commercialized.” Riverbash changes that format. It leaves the orga nization of certain events to area clubs and churches. “We have so many com munity organizations that can put a bunch of energy bn their own events. I thought how about shar ing that energy in a larger event and make it fun for everybody.” Smith started work in January 2017 as tourism di rector, a new position. “We took the lay of the land, and we started con tacting all the community groups that we could find e-mail addresses for. The idea was we call all do a lit tle something and it would turn into a big something.” HHI agreed to move the date of its annual unHilly Hundred Bike Ride to this weekend and as luck would have it, the annual Master Gardener’s Garden Show was also already scheduled for this Saturday. “When we realized that it was the same weekend we asked them to consider be- inmates by 3,000, but nearly 1 in 5 of the 36,000 still serv ing time suffer some form of mental illness, state Prison Director Kenneth Lassiter said in January. State prison officials have not provided the de tails of each assault, or how many inmates have been attacked, both of which the AP requested six weeks ago. The agency has not ef fectively tracked data in the past on how often inmates are attacked, safety depart ment spokeswoman Pamela Walker said Monday. She said officials have begun to collect that information and hope to make it available soon. According to data pro vided by the prisons agency, and strategies that they may not otherwise have received at the early age of 5. It benefits not only to the students and families of Per quimans Central School, but also to the community at large, she said. In addition, benefits of the program in clude physical activity, fit ness levels and capacity for exercise for kindergarten students. “Developing these healthy habits at a young age can help reduce obesity and health risks associated with heart disease, stroke and diabetes,” said Foundation President Antoine Moore. The objectives of the two- week program are to assist kindergarten students in the ing part of the larger event and they could promote ours and we could promote theirs.” The “Dine, Drink and Dance” event at the down- town docks is a fundraiser for HHI, and tickets have sold out. If there is food involved, there is also a charge but there are more than 20 events this weekend that are free to visitors. That THE PERQUIMANS COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND REVIEW The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners will convene as the Board of Equalization and Review. The purpose of this meeting is to hear from all citizens who request a hearing on property tax assessments. Appeals will be received by the Perquimans County Tax Department. The Board of Equalization and Review will meet May 7, 2018. You must have an appointment to appear at this meeting. Appointments may be arranged by contacting the County Assessor on or before April 30, 2018. Our office hours are 8:00-5:00, Monday- Friday. Telephone numbers are 252-426-7010 or 252-426-5564. Expected adjournment date: June 4, 2018 Tax Administrator and Clerk to the Perquimans County Board of Equalization and Review Bill Jennings four assaults on workers took place at Polk between the date of the Pasquotank slayings and March 27. Four staffers of the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, and five at Tabor Correctional Institution in Tabor City, were also hurt during that time frame. Both prisons include .units housing high-security in- mates.The agency recorded just one serious assault at Lanesboro prison, the maxi mum-security prison about 45 miles southeast of Char lotte where dozens of offi cers and inmates have been attacked since it opened in 2004. Another happened two weeks ago, when a correc tional sergeant responding following areas: ■ Feel comfortable in the water and eqjoy water safely ■ Enter and exit the wa ter safely, using a ladder, steps or side of pool ■ Submerge mouth, nose and eyes ■ Exhale underwater through mouth and nose ■ Explore arm and hand movements while treading water ■ Discuss water safety rules ■ Discuss how to use a lifejacket ■ Demonstrate wearing a lifejacket ■ Discuss how to recog nize a swimmer in distress ■ Demonstrate how to includes live entertainment Saturday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Hertford town docks and Missing Mill Park. There will be music at Winfall Landing Park from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. There will be a food court at the former Farmer’s Feed and Seed building at 206 W. Grubb St. from 11 a.m. until 3p.m. Saturday. Smith said the new event is designed for get more to a report of an inmate being assaulted by other prisoners was stabbed or slashed with an inmate’s makeshift blade. The male officer was treated at a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening, Lassiter said. Lanesboro, the state’s larg est with about 1,800 male inmates, will soon be con verted to a women’s prison under a reorganization that marks one way prison offi cials are trying to improve safety and security. In January, more than 1 in 3 officer positions at Lanesboro were vacant. More than a quarter of cor rectional officer positions at both Pasquotank and Bertie Were vacant last fall. get help when danger occurs ■ Discuss importance of exercise and nutrition and healthy living The total price tag to sup port the entire kindergarten class, about 150 students, ■ ranges between $10,000 and $12,000, which includes costs of lessons, transportation to and from the YMCA in Eliza beth City, purchasing swim- suits/towels for those unable to provide them and nutri tional snacks. The Foundation spearheads this effort each year. “This was the eighth year the swimming lessons have been offered to all kindergar ten students in Perquimans County,” she said. young people. “We wanted to gear it toward younger folks. We wanted it to be a ‘cool’ event for Hertford, Perqui mans County and Winfall.” In the event of rain, Smith’s advice is to be pre pared. “Our contingency plan is a pair of duck books. We’ve got it set up and we have to go. The good news is the forecast is looking good.” Durants Neck Ruritan fundraiser set for May 5 From Staff Reports The Durants Neck Ru ritan Club will host its an nual fundraiser May 5 at the clubhouse, 2151 New Hope Road. Nixon’s Catering will be selling combination fried chicken and BBQ meals between 3:30 and 5:50 p m. Diners can eat in or take out. Tickets are $8 and may be purchased at the door or in advance. An auction including household items, collect ables, small and large hand tools, lawn mowers, boats and a used car will follow at 6 p.m. Auction items may be donated by calling Chuck Family Vlmtisthy with a gentle and caring touch Yi?W Fakg, vvs Family • Cosmetic • General Dentistry Same Day Emergency Care Insurance Filed for your Convenience 212 Ainsley Avenue Hertford, NC 252-426-5585 All Major Credit Cards & Care Credit Accepted PERQUIMANS Weekly (USPS428-080) Vol. 86 No. 17 Published each Wednesday. A publication of Cooke Communications North Carolina, LLC Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Mike Goodman Publisher Peter Williams News Editor Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Daily Advance home delivery area $26.25* All other continental U.S $32.50* ♦Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 SUBMITTED PHOTO The Durants Neck Ruritan Club will host its annual fundraiser May 5 at the clubhouse, 2151 New Hope Road. Olean at 264-0384 to arrange drop off or to buy dinner tickets Proceeds are used to fund community charities. The club builds handicapped ramps, supports Toys for Tots, Boy Scouts, 4-H, Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. This year the Club will award scholarships to de serving local students. The club conducts a senior bingo event two times a year. The event includes free lunch and bingo where prizes are awarded. The programs are made possible through money raised during the annual fundraiser.
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