THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
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Volume 60, No.12
Hertford, Perquimans County, W.O, Thursday,
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Perquimans Chapter 4118 of
A.A.R.P. Inc. will meet on Mon
day. March 25 at 2 p.m. at the
Senior Center. A board meeting
is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Minnie Davis will act as
Minnie Pearl. There will be a
covered dish luncheon.
T The chapter is open for
membership for all of the sur
rounding counties. The AARP
piotto Is “Here to serve and not
to }>e served.”
Contact the Senior Center at
42§-$404 for information.
Caster trip planned
; The Perquimans County Rec
reation Department/Senior Cen
ter is sponsoring a trip to
Wffilamston to see the outdoor
ihama. “The Message of Easter”
pn Wednesday. March 27. The
J»us will leave the center at 4
p.m. We will stop in Wllllamston
to eat and travel on to the play
tvhlch begins at 8 p.m. We
$hould arrive back at 11 p.m.
live cost is $8 per person which
Includes bus Care and play.'Call
now to reserve your seat 426
5404.
RurtUms plan chicksn fry
The Bethel Ruri tan's are hav
ing a fried chicken dinner on
Saturday, March 23 from 11-2
p.m. and from 4-6:30 p.m. The
tickets are $4 and may be pur
chased from any ruritan mem
ber. /
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AWards night sohadulad
The Perquimans Playhouse
has planned its annual dinner
/dance and awards evening title
Ad Enchanted Evening for Sat
urday. March 23 at Angler’s
Cove Restaurant A social hour
will begin at 6:30 p.m. with din
ner’at 7.
:■» Tickets are available from
Playhouse members, Angler’s
Cove Restaurant (426-7294) and
the Perquimans County Cham
ber of Commerce (426-5657).
The dinner/dance is open to the
public.
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'I* The Perquimans Weekly will
be' closing at 3:30 p.m. on Fri
day', March 22 for the Easter
Egg Hunt at the Brian Center, i
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towns to moot
,' , T3be Perquimans County Rec
reation Department will have an
organizational softball meeting
pn Thursday, March 28 at 7:30
jun. at the Perquimans County
pqdmr Center.
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Schools move ahead on waste treatment project
The wastewater treatment
project at Perquimans Middle
School Is moving ahead as
quickly as possible. Schools Su
perintendent Randall Henion
told the board of education
Monday night.
The project is one of two
wastewater treatment facilities
the school system must install.
The second will be at Central
School.
Henion told the board that
project engineer William P. “Pat”
McDowell III of McDowell & As
sociates. said he anticipated
preliminary reports from the site
work within two weeks. McDow
ell informed Henion that soil sci
entist Prank Doonan and ATEC
Associates, geotechnic engineers.
had visited the site earlier thi
month. McDowell expects to fin
ish the plans and specifications
for submission to uie state by
April 15.
McDowell said in a letter to
Henion that he believes the pro
ject can be completed by the De
cember 31 deadline if the project
is advertised by May 15, bids
are received on June 5, and
contracts are awarded by June
12.
Henion also told the board
that the school system is al
ready out of compliance on the
project and may be subject to
fines of $15,000 per month.
Plans and specifications sub
mitted by the school system in
February did not meet state
guidelines, and were
order to try to avo»
avoid being pe
rn
nalized, Henion and McDowell
will meet with stale officials in
Raleigh,
“There's really no guarantee
that we will avoid penalty,' He
nion said. He added, however,
that because plans and specifi
cations were submitted and the
project is set for completion be
fore the deadline, he does not
believe that the state will fine
die system,
“My goal will be to mcne for
ward as quickly as possible on
the project" Henion stated.
Hie board also discussed
modernization and renovation at
the middle school. Architects
performing preliminaiy sate eval
The Giant’s Garden
Two first grade classes, those of Mrs.
Houtz and Mrs. White, presented The Gi
ant’s Garden Thursday evening and Friday
morning at Perquimans High School. The
students did sn outstanding job, and
played to full houses during both perfor
mances.
uation have located original
blueprints to the building. He
aton sakL A questionnaire on
needs will be developed and
passed on to teachers at the
school.
“He’s {architect William Har
grove) moving ahead very
quickly with the initial plans for
die renovation project. Henion
told the board.
Board chairman Clifford
Winslow said that die band con
cert on March 10 was very suc
cessful. At his recommendation,
the board authorized a letter to
be sent to band director David
Ziemba and members of the
band commending them for
their efforts, and encouraging
the hand to have more concerts
throughout the school year.
Winslow also said that plays
such as the recent production of
The Giant’s Garden by two first
grade classes should be encour
aged.
Community School? Coordi
nator Jeanie Umphlett updated
the board on the Odyssey of the
Mind program. The board autho
rized letters of appreciation to
be sent to coaches and other
volunteers who are working with
the program. Umphlett said that
a performance by all the county
OM teams has been tentatively
set for April 9 at Perquimans
High School.
Youth serve as pages
Two Perquimans County
High School students served as
pages in the North Carolina
House of Representatives in Ra
taffi in February.
D e n a Jo
White served as
a page during
the meek of Feb
ruary 4. She
was recom
mended by Rep
resentative R. M.
“Pete” Thomp
son of Edenton
and appointed wnn®
by fonncr Speaker of the House,
Joe Manrretic.
Dena is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Towe White of
Hertford. She is a sophomore,
and has maintained an A aver
age. At Perquimans High, she is
in die marching and concert
handy, a member of the Drama
and Math and Science Clubs
and a member of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship at her church.
Lindsey Riddick served as a
page during the week of Feb
ruary 18. He was recommended
fay Representative R. M. “Pete”
iMnyan of Edenton and ap
pointed by Speaker of the
House. Daniel T. Blue Jr.
Lindsey is
the son of Mr.
and Mrs.
Tommy Riddick
of Hertford. He
is a senior at
Perquimans
Highis a pitcher
for the baseball
team, ana is a ---•
member of seve- Riddick
ral school clubs. After gradua
tion, Lindsey will attend North
Carolina State University In Ra
leigh.
The duties of a page involve
working with the members of
the N.C. House of Representa
tives and the staff of the General
Assembly. This provides an ex
cellent opportunity to learn how
state government operates and
affords and opportunity to learn
much about the history of North
Carolina by visiting the State
Capitol, the Archives & History
Building, the Museum of Natu
ral History and the Governor’s
Mansion which pages are some
times able- to do when they are
not on duty.
Photo by Susan Hants
Perquimans High School Student Council president Jodi
Boone presents a check t6 Roy Chappell, treasurer of the
Perquimans County Heart Association. Looking on are King
and Queen of Hearts Jeffrey Winslow and Linda Leyden.
Student Council spearheads
Heart Association fund drive
Perquimans County High
School students raised over
$1,800 for the Perquimans
County Chapter of the American
Heart Association recently.
The Heart Fund drive was
sponsored by the Student Coun
cil Association. The King and
Queen of Hearts selection and
'dance, a fashion show, raffles, a
dance, bake sales, and the best
male and female faculty legs
contest highlighted the students’
fund-raising efforts. Jeffrey
Winslow and Linda Layden were
named King and Queen of
Hearts during the dance. Cehrtn
Webster and Lyim laasttrr re
ceived the best legs honors.
Mrs. Drivers’ homeroom, the
top money-makers, were recog
nized with a pizza party cour
tesy of Nino’s Restaurant and
.-Dr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Lane.
The fund drive marked the
third year Perquimans High
School students-have worked
with the Heart Association. The
1991 contribution brought to
over $7.00C the students' dona
tions to the association.
Layden attends .=
DAR luncheon .
Linda Carol Layden, Perqui-'
mans County High School se
nior. along with 26 other DAR
Good Citizens, was recently hon-;
ored by the Texasgulf in Aurora:
with a tour of operations and a
special luncheon at the compa-i
ny’s clubhouse on the Panmcq
River. *
Linda, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Layden of Belvl
dere, attended the Good Citizens
Day for District VIII. National
Society, and Daughters of the
American Revolution of North
Carolina. Several members of
the sponsoring Edenton Tea
Party Chapter attended the dis
trict meeting also. Hostess for
the occasion was the Major
Reading Blount Chapter of
Washington, N.C.
Good Citizen Linda Layden
Is very active in school, commu
nity and church affairs. At Per
quimans High, she is president
of the senior class. Future Tea
chers of America and the Span
ish club. She is in the mamdng
band and concert band and is
active in SADD, Drama Club
and Student Government
Linda Is a member of the
BeMdere 4-H Club and the A1-,
bemarie Livestock Special Inter
est Club. She is a National 4-H
Cummulattvc Recordbook win
ner. She Is also a member of
Whiteville Grove Baptist Chinch
where she belongs to the choir,
youth group and helps out as
assistant pianist
, Among Linda’s awards are:
Who’s who Among American
High School Students: Rotary
Youth Delegate/Leadership
Award; Honor Roll. Queen of
Hearts-Heart Fund Drive.
Linda hopes to attend Ektt .
College and major in Elementary
Education/Guidance Counsef
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