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April 20,1995 12 C131^5 CS/C4/S5 2C CCLKTY LIER/iRY 11C : AC CE Y ST H £ F T F ■ R C ,. C ci-ik-^ The Perquimans Weekly Vol. 63, No. 16 The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people Hertford, North Carolina 27944 DAR.E. is positive weapon in drug war School system to observe National D.A.R.E. Day Perquimans County Schools will join school systems and law enforcement agencies across the country today in observance of National D.A.R.E. Day. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program is offered in Perquimans County through a cooperative partner- ship of the local sheriff’s department, schoiol system, and parents, according to schools’ Alternative Services Coordinator Jeanie C. Umphlett. Deputy Ralph Robinson serves as the D.A.R.E. instructor. “When talking with Officer Robinson, it is apparent'that he enjoys working with stu dents,” Umphlett said. “He is filled with enthusiasm and goes out of his way to talk and interact with students at school and in the community. He attempts to make each stu dent feel special, because they are very special to him.” The program curriculum includes facts about drugs, including alcohol; resisting peer pressure; reasoning to make decisions and accepting consequences; dealing posi tively with stress; building positive self-esteem; ways to say no; dealing with problem; resolving conflicts; and posi tive alternative activities. Prior to the 1994-95 school year, over 1,000 students hadj participated in the initial phases of the D.A.R.E. pro gram since its inception in 1988. With state grant funds allowing a full-time officer this fiscal year, 994 students in kindergarten and first, second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth grades have been involved in the program. “Drug prevention programs are the most important effort in keeping our community drug-free, preventing acts of violence, and helping our stu dents live healthy and happy drug-free lives,” Umphlett said. “National D.A.R.E. Day is a great time to express our appreciation to our county manager, county commission ers and sheriffs department, and of course to our D.A.R.E. Officer Robinson for their commitment and dedication for the D.A.R.E. Program.” The D.A.R.E. program will celebrate the completion of the initial program for fifth graders at a graduation cere mony on May 11. Special Olympics/Banneh athletes PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS Perquimans County Special Olympics kicked off with a parade of athletes highlighted by spirited marches from the Perquimans County Middle School eighth grade band. Athletes, teachers, buggers and friends of Special Olympics enjoyed a beautiful day of fun and competition at Perquimans High School. Students at Perquimans Middle School celebrated the Very Special Arts Program by planting an FDR redbud in front of the school. Before actually planting the tree, Tom Dyson, Speciaiized Horticulture Agent with Cooperative Extension in Perquimans Chowan and Gates counties, talked with the stu dents about what plants need to be healthy. Dyson also assist ed with the planting; The bed was prepared by art instructor Brenda Holiowell and Nancy Morgan. The two returned that afternoon to finish off the bed with flowers. JTPA offers five programs Many people think of teens with summer and after-school jobs when they hear the term JTPA. But the Job Training Partnership Act Program pro vides much more to a wide variety of people. According to Lisa Johnson, JTPA Administrator at the Albemarle Commission, there are five programs available to assist potential employees through JTPA. The individual referral pro gram provides training in an institutional setting designed to upgrade or retrain individu als with technical skills and information required to per- Outside High; Low: 80s 50s WARM High: 70s PARTLY Low: 50s CLOUDY SATURDAY High: Low: 70s 50s CHANCE OF RAIN form a specific job or group of jobs. Training is provided in occupations identified as being likely to result in unsubsidized employment. The on-the-job-training pro gram enables participants to learn a job skill or qualify for a specific occupation through demonstration and practice. The employer must agree to hire prior to training, with the intent of retraining the partici pant as a regular employee after completion of training. The Economic Dislocation and Worker Adjustment Assistance component of JTPA assists those who have been laid off, long-term employees who have limited opportuni ties for employment and for mer self-employed persons who are unemployed as a result of general economic conditions. Persons 55 and over can receive assistance through JTPA through the Senior Employment Program. The Summer Youth Employment and Training Program is the one with which the public is most familiar. For information on any JTPA program, call Johnson at the Albemarle Commission at 426-5753 or stop by the office on Church Street Extended. Hearing for murder suspect is continued The probable cause hearing for Christopher Lee Barnes, accused of beating to death his 77- year-old uncle, was continued last Wednesday. No information is available about when the hearing will be held. Samuel Dixon of Edenton has been appointed by the court as Barnes’ attorney. Law officers said Barnes, 20, of Rocky Mount, confessed to killing Harold Copeland of Winfall on March 21, one day after he came to visit his family. Barnes, who was arrested March 24 after a three-day search for him, told law officers he beat his uncle in Copeland’s Main Street home. Copeland was discovered by his son and taken to Albemarle Hospital, where he died the next morning. Police say Barnes took his uncle’s pick-up truck and drove to Hertford, where he threatened a teenage girl at her house before she escaped. He is charged with communicat ing threats and assault on a female in connec tion with that incident. Barnes left the area for Rocky Mount where he stayed with friends until he was arrested by Nash County deputies and turned over to Perquimans County law enforcement officers. Barnes is being held without bond in Albemarle District Jail. Whitney’s heart is no longer broken Winfall girl recovering well after heart transplant By SUSAN R. HARRIS Editor Whitney Stallings’ heart is no longer broken. The 8-year-old Winfall girl underwent a heart transplant last month at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York. According to her grandmother. Viva Stallings of Hobbsville, Whitney is recovering beautifully. “Things are looking up,” Stallings said Monday. Whitney was scheduled for her third post-operative biopsy Monday. The first two indicated that her body accepted her new heart with no resistance. Her color and appetite have also returned, her grandmother said. Whitney was released from Presbyterian on April 12, and is undergoing outpatient care. She and her mother, Toni Divers Stallings, are staying with Toni’s aunt in Brooklyn until Whitney is well enough to come back home and check in with her doctors at Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters in Norfolk, Va. The family has been looking forward to the time when Whitney could do all the things other children her age can do. Whitney had to stop attending school in November 1993. The strain of day-to-day activities sapped much of her energy, leaving her weak. Her immune system was also affected by her disease, mean ing Whitney was especially vulnerable to com municable diseases. Through the Perquimans County Schools homebound program, Whitney hasj been receiving in-home schooling. Although the transplant is by far the most extensive surgery Whitney has faced, it is not the first. She had a band placed around her pulmonary artery when she was just five months old, her ^andmother said. There was another operation two years later. Her heart problems were first discovered by Dr. Robert Earl Lane. Dad Marty and 3-year-old sister Kinnain flew to New York for an Easter visit with Toni and Whitney. Stallings said little Kinnan has been a real trooper through all the ups and downs the family has faced. And even though there was statistically a good possibility that anoth er child could be born to Toni and Marty with Whitney’s heart conditions, Stallings said Kinnan is a healthy tot with no signs of prob lems. While the emotional toll of having a family member witha life-threatening disease is great, the financial stress is also a considera tion. Friends of the Stallings family have established a care fund to assist with expenses. Donations can be made by sending a check to Whitney Stallings Care Fund at Centura Bank in Hertford. A benefit supper is being planned for June 10. Those interested in donating money, sup plies or time to the effort should contact Linda Bundy or Tommie Dale. Hopefully, those who attend the supper will get a glimpse of Whitney running and playing like most other little girls her age. 4-H child care program set Inside Perquimans County’s 4-H program will expand on June 19, the first day of its new child care program. Founded with grant money, the program will offer a seven- week full day care program tagged “Summer Sizzler.” Care will be provided from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Parents will be able to enroll children for full or half day care. Half day care hours can be from 7:30 am.-l p.m. or 12:30 -6 p.m. Part-time care is also available. The program ends on Aug. 8. For every week, a different theme has been planned. Each day children will participate in exciting and educational games and activities that jwill support the week’s theme. An after-school care program is also being planned for the fall from 2:30-6 p.m. week days. The programs will be held at Hertford Grammar School. On Monday, May 1, program coordinator Josie T. Wills and home economics extension agent/4-H Juanita T. Bailey will hold an enrollment day. Those interested in enrolling children in the program can go to the Cooperative Extension Office to talk with the staff about the program, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Enrollment will end on May 8. “Our program is designed to fill the void in children’s lives during the summer months by providing an educational and recreational alternative for them in a safe and structured environment,” Wills said. “The 4-H Summer Sizzler will prove to be beneficial for both parents and children.” For information about the program, contact Wills or Bailey at 426-7697. Pirates take Williamston, 8-4 Page 6 Easter tourneyoffers tough competition Page 6 White builds name in boat-construction industry Pages Obituaries Pages Classifieds Pages
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