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Hertford, Perquimans County, N.C.,Thursday, August 29, 1991
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Briefs
Bloodmobile visits
The Perquimans County Jay
cees will sponsor a Red Cross
Bloodmobile Friday. Aug. 30
from 3-7 p.m. at the Senior
Center in Hertford. All residents
who are able are encouraged to
donate blood.
Holiday closing set
-\ The Perquimans Week/yofflce
will be closed on Monday, Sept.
2 in observance of Labor Day,
The news and advertising dead
lines for the Sept. 5 issue will
be Friday! Aug. 30 at 3 p.m.
Season tickets on sale
Season tickets for the Per
quimans County High School Pi
rates football games are on sale
now. The tickets, which cover all
five home games, are $15. They
may be purchased in advance
by contacting Ed Nixon or at the
gate on Aug. 30 when the Pi
rates open their 1991 season
with the Camden Bruins.
Candidate forum planned
The Hertford Business and
Professional Women's local orga
nization is planning a candi
date's forum for Oct. 17 for the
local elections to be held this
fall. The voters of Hertford and
\Vinfall are invited to submit
their Issues of concern by Sept.
13 to assist in selecting the
questions to be directed to the
candidates. The contact person
& Juanita Bailey (264-2040 in
the evening).
Club sponsors luncheon
» The Memory Lane Senior
Citizens Club will sponsor a
chicken salad luncheon on Fr
day. Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.
The cost is $3.50 a plate and
proceeds will benefit the mem
bers participating in the N.C.
Senior Games in Raleigh.
NCNB earns high rankings
NCNB’s Trust Group coni
nutes to earn high national
rankings with the performances
of its equity and fixed- Income
funds.
NCNB's Growth Equity Fund
placed in the top 5 percent na
' tionally in data recently released
by CDA Investment Technologies
Inc., an independent mea
surement service. The fund
achieved a return of 88.10 per
'cent--a 13.5 percent com
pounded annual return—for the
five-year period ending June 30,
1991. It outperformed 95 per
cent of the equity funds in the
survey.
tfutrltion site menus
The Nutrition Site menus for
September 2-6 are as follows:
y Monday-Smoked sausage,
macaroni and cheese, buttered
gyeen peas, roll, margarine,
orange slices and milk.
Tuesday-Brunswick stew
with chicken, cold pickled beets,
green beans, crackers, marga
rine. hot spiced apples and milk.
„ ' Wednesday-Lasagne. tossed
salad, buttered corn. French
bread, margarine, yellow cake
With chocolate icing and milk,
i. Thursday-BBQ chicken,
mashed potatoes, green butter
beans. Whole wheat bread, mar
garine, oatmeal cookie and milk.
T Friday-Battered fish, coles
law, stewed potatoes, green
fyeans. cornbread, margarine,
fresh orange and milk.
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Superintendent: School opening is smooth
Perquimans County Schools got off to
a great start Monday, according to ad
ministrators.
“We had a smooth opening." said
schools superintendent Dr. Randall He
nion. "In general, an outstanding start.”
Henion and other administrators vis
ited the schools Monday in an effort to
S: first-hand how things were going,
d to offer any needed assistance to
ncipals and teachers.
“I had a chance to walk through the
halls of every building and I was really
excited to see so much happening on the
first day of school," Henion commented.
Most students were smiling as they
entered the halls of the county's four
schools. Greetings to fellow students and
teachers echoed through the halls.
Winfall police Chief Dale Vanscoy re
ported a traffic jam in front of Central
School, an unusual occurence in the
town. Many parents took their children
to school on the first day, which created
the back-log. Traffic flowed more
smoothly on Tuesday.
It was also a cool beginning. Weather
conditions, which have been extremely
hot and humid all summer, broke
slightly, giving students and teachers a
chance to get to know one another and
settle down to work in relatively comfort
able classrooms. Henion said that if in
tense heat comes back to the county,
parents will be informed by radio an
nouncements as soon as decisions are
made to release students early.
Henion said there were a few minor
problems with bus routes, a routine as
pect of beginning a new school year. He
anticipates no long-term problems.
Assistant superintendent Jake Boyce
remained at the administration office un
til 6 p.m. to handle any problems that
might have arisen when students were
transported home by bus. but he re
ported no problems.
“We had the right atmosphere for the
first day." Henion said when summing
up his assessment of Monday’s school
opening.
Renovation sparks become flames in Hertford
The renovation spark In
downtown Hertford has been
fanned Into flames as build
ing owners continue to jump
on the revitalization bandwa
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Small changes began to
take place In 1985 when the
building occupied by Dowd &
Twiddy got a facelift. Centura
Bank, then Peoples Bank &
Thrst Company, demolished
the old Hertford Banking
Company building in 1986
and began refurbishing the
•exterior of the existing office.
Since that time, the inside
has been remodeled twice.
Prior to that time, Irene
Meads made extensive
changes when she moved her
business. White’s Dress
Shoppe, from its former loca
tion into the building once
occupied by Gregory's 5 & 10,
Recently, many buildings
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have received attention. The
Broughton building, long an
H eyesore, was bought by Maty
Lucille Johnson and demo
lished. Rhonda Gregory and
Dianne Banks gave Market
Street an entire new look with
their inside and out renova
tions. Marta's Style Sharing
came to Hertford, and another
building received interior alter-.
, ations. The Blanchard building
update has now been com
pleted by the county.
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Work is in progress on the
*> buildings owned by Franky
Brown, Percy Newbem, Henry
, Stokes and John Christensen.
Renovations are planned by
Charles Woodard and Mary Lu
cille Johnson.
Photo by Susan Harris
Hertford businesswoman Rhonda Gregory accepts a check from John Christensen to
help defray the cost of renovating her downtown building. The funds are from Hertford
Horizons, the name of a Joint effort by the town of, Hertford and the Chamber of Com
merce to improve Hertford businesses. On hand for the occasion were Hertford Mayor
W.D. “Bill” Cox and Chamber Executive Director Mary Harrell.
Dianne Banks has also Im
proved the building occupied
by Cannon Cleaners.
Hertford Mayor W.D. “Bill"
Cox said he appreciates all the
efforts of building owners who
have made improvements to
their businesses.
“lt*s one of the best things
that has happened to down
town Hertford in 20 years or
tetter," Cox said. Tm really
enthusiastic about it. I hope it
continues all over the town."
Funds for a portion of the
renovations undertaken by
some building owners has
come from Hertford Horizons.
Hertford Horizons was formed
several years ago as a joint ef
fort by the town and the
Chamber of Commerce to im
prove looks of the town in an
effort to generate much-needed
economic growth. With techni
cal and financial assistance
from the state, a plan was de
veloped to rejuvenate the
downtown area.
Rhonda Gregory was the
first business owner to receive
her Hertford- Horizons funds.
Cox, John Christensen and
Chamber Executive Director
Mary Harrell were on hand to
present the check and to ex
press their appreciation to Gre
gory for her part in making
Hertford more attractive.
Photo by Susan Hants
A workman with Sawyer Painting give* Eagle’s a fresh coat
of paint The building, owned by Henry Stokes, Is oneof sevr
eral undergoing renovations in downtown Hertford. ; /
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Hertford Cafe re-opens
Perquimans residents who
had waited patiently for the re
opening of the Hertford Cafe
were rewarded last Monday
when the doors were unlocked
at 6 a.m. for breakfast. Since
then, word of mouth has
brought many through the doors
to try the breakfasts and
lunches being served by owners
Martin. Kitty and Steve Sorey of
Snug Harbor.
Martin and Kitty came to
Snug Harbor over a year ago
from Virginia Beach. They liked
the slower tempo of rural life
and Kitty said they fell In love
with Hertford Cafe when it was
operated by WA “JIggs” and
Shirley Burner. When the Burn
ers closed, the Soreys missed
the food and atmosphere at the
eatery.
Now Instead of enjoying the
food and fellowship at Hertford
Cafe, they're offering it to others.
And it’s paying off.
“People? have been really
supportive since we’ve been
open." Kitty said. “We’ve got reg
ular customer! already.”
Steve, who is the restaurant
chef, came to visit his brother,
Martin, was smitten by the area,
and decided to become a partner
In the restaurant venture. His
experience as a chef Is shining
through as he cooks up two
meals a day. seven days a week
at the cafe,
Martin and Kitty are retying
on their experience In food serv
ice to see them through In Hert
ford. Martin used to own the
Riviera Lodge, a hunting and
Ashing lodge with a restaurant.
Kitty gained her experience in a
take-out dell.
The Soreys are experiment
ing now with their menu. Kitty
said their full menu has not
been determined. In addition to
the listed items - sandwiches,
cold plates, chef salads. Ash,
hamburger steaks, pepper steak
and the like - Kitty said they’ve
been trying other items each day
to see how the fare is received
by customers. From this experi
mentation will come the Anal
menu.
Martin insists that the cafe
is not In competition with other
eateries in the county. He said
he wants to add more variety to
what is presently offered. He
said he hopes that with choices,
residents will stay in the county
and patronize local businesses
when they dine away from
home.
“We have a lot of plans,”
Kitty said, looking around the
dining area of Hertford Cafe.
“It’s just going to take some
time.”
V The cafe is open from 6 a.m.
until 3 p.m. seven days per
week. The Soreys plan to open
for dinner in the near future. *,
Indian Summer
Festival nears
The streets of Hertford will
come to life Sept. 13 and 14
with the sights, sounds and
tastes of the 10th annual Indian
Summer Festival promoted by
the Perquimans County Cham
ber of Commerce.
Festival-goers will find a
wide variety of entertainment
available during the two-day
fest, with return appearances of
favorites from the past and acts
new to this year’s edition. Over
time, the band that wowed audi
ences at last year’s street dance,
will return. Response to their
1990 showing was so good that
festival organizers changed the
street dance to Friday night in
order to bring Overtime back.
For the first time, the dance will
be held on the courthouse lawn
from 8-11 p.m. on Friday.
Perquimans County resident
Edgar Lee Lane will make his
hometown debute on the court
house lawn on Friday. Lane is a
professional musician. The Albe
marle Players will also bring
musical entertainment, and the
festival would not be complete
with a performance by the Per
quimans County High School
band.
Drama will also highlight the
day as the Perquimans Play
house, Inc. revives "Curse You,
Jack Dalton!” in the courthouse
Friday evening. The positive re
sponse to the old- fashioned
“mellerdrammer” was such a hit
in the past that it sparked the
formal organization of the the
ater group. Jim Bridges as
“Little Big Man” and Ann Dea
ton in a pig skit will round out
Friday's entertainment.
Sidewalk sales, historical
displays, prizes and antique cars
are on tap, along with the side
walk cafe and chicken fry sup
per.
Saturday will see the festival
move to Missing Mill Park,
where, the grounds will be lit
tered with craft, art and display
booths. Grubb Street will be
lined with food vendors offering
tasty treats from homemade
jacks and ice cream to polish
sausage. A pork barbecue sup
per will be served Saturday eve
ning.
The day will kick off at 8
a.m. with a one mile fun run
and two mile fun walk spon
sored by Chowan Hospital. The
young will be treated to a variety
of games and rides.
Members of the newly-orga
nized ski club in Perquimans
County will make their first
public appearance on the Per
quimans River during the festi
val. Elizabeth II's snip's boat,
the Silver Chalice, will also
grace the river.
The entertainment will begin
with a performance by Out in
the Cold band, followed by festi
val favorites, the Flatland dog
gers. Second Wind band will
also perform. The Perquimans
County Recreation Department
aerobics class. Holiday Island
Chapel Chimes and Riverwind
Aerobic Dancers will make their
premiere festival appearances. A
second performance of “Curse
You, Jack Dalton!” will cap the
two-day festival.