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May 29,1997 - , r , r = ;,Y ST AC - ' ' 110 .N H£=^T' 3=5 :iC 27944 The Perquimans Weekly 350 Vol. 65, No. 22 The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County people Hertford, North Carolina 27944 Inside ChariesWard What DO you do? by Sean Jackson Pages - Pirates, Lady Pirates advance in playoffs Pages Benton enjoys Navy life on high seas Page 5 Local students earn honors Page 8 Perquimans County an All of Us Care Community April’s theme: Value and enjoy our environment focusing on Reduce, Reuse,Recyle Conserve resources Incorporate these Healthy HABITS into your daily life and help make our community a better place to live! For All of Us Care information, contact Dr. Randall L. Henion, Perquimans County Schools 426-5741 Garden Party PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS Around 225 people enjoyed music, food and conver sation Sunday afternoon at the Perquimans County Restoration Association’s annual Garden Party. The fundraiser has become the most successful means of raising money for historic preservation and educa tion for the Association. PCRA president Chris Lane said the afternoon event drew people from as far away as Rocky Mount, Virginia Beach, Raleigh and Washington (N.C.) “We really did have a lovely, lovely crowd of people,” Lane said. “Everything went as we would have liked. The food was outstanding and the decorations were gorgeous. We’re looking forward to next year.” .E■'« US 17 project is on schedule Driving along U.S. Highway 17 between Hertford and Edenton can leave motorists frustrated these days, but take heart: N.C. Transportation Department officials say con struction is on schedule. Environmental concerns delayed the start of the project, but construction is progress ing smoothly now that con tractors are moving ahead with the $70.2 million project which will four-lane US 17 from the Hertford Bypass to the Edenton Bypass. The esti mated completion date of the project is June 1,1998, accord ing to Don Conner, division engineer for the N.C. Department of Transportation. The expansion was initially estimated at $10.8 million. Construction was delayed after concern arose over the project’s impact on surround ing wetlands and a certain bat species, Conner said. Environmental studies and obtaining permits from regula tory agencies set the initial timeline back significantly. While having a four-lane highway between the neigh boring towns will be nice, con struction has made traveling US 17 slow at times. The Hertford to Edenton expansion is phase I of the US 17 project. Phase II will contin ue the four-lane highway from the north end of the Edenton Bypass to the east end of the Chowan River Bridge. The, third phase will expand the bridge and its approaches. r The entire project is sched uled for competion by July 1999, barring delays. German orchestra visits Perquimans High School By ANGELA FOREST The Daily Advance They may speak a different language most of the time, but talking to local students seemed to come easily for sev eral young German musicians visiting local schools last week. Students from Perquimans County High School gathered Tuesday to learn more about German culture from three young members of the Ulmer Knabenmusik, a symphonic orchestra from southern Germany that toured the area. Other members of the orches tra also paid a visit to Albemarle School. “Do you have a problem with crime in your country,” one Perquimans student asked. One of the orchestra mem bers named “Joey” answered that crime rates varied from city to city, but the city of Ulm, where most members life, has a fairly low crime rate. “What kinds of food do you eat?” a girl asked. “Oh, you know, dogs, cats,” Joey said, causing the class room to break into laughter. The 65 members of the all male orchestra, with ages ranging from 11 to 24, got the opportunity to interact with students at area schools and with people in the community before giving a public concert last Thursday evening at the Swain Auditorium in Edenton. The concert was one of four of his band students assisted with concert set-up, evening loaning the group instru ments. Ralael Lang, who plays the French horn, said some of the things he liked best about being in the United States was all-you-can-eat restaurants and air conditionii^. Asked about the absence of women in the orchestra, he explained that would change its purpose. “It’s not the philosophy of the orchestra to have girls. It’s more fun with just boys,” he said. Heather Vanscoy, a junior at Perquimans High, and one of about 12 student guides who escorted orchestra members, said she was not sure what to expect after being told mem bers spoke little English. She wved to find out most of them were fluent in the language. She said having lived in Germany as a child made meeting the members even more interesting. “I was in Germany for about six years because my parents were in the Army. I used to speak it fluently, so now it’s coming back to me.” Perry said the goal of the tour was to broaden the cultur al experience of both the com munity and orchesta mem bers. After leaving the Albemarle, the orchestra head ed to Myrtle Beach, S.C., and then to Atlanta, where they were scheduled to participate in an exchange program with a school orchestra before returning to Germany on May 30. Members of the German orchestra Ulmer Knabenmusik visited with Perquimans County High School students while on their tour of the Albemarle area last week. they performed. The other three were held especially for public school students in Chowan, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Bertie counties, said Ann Perry, executive director of the Chowan Arts Council, the tour sponsor. “This is the orchestra’s first American tour. This is a one- in-a-lifetime experience,” Perry said. Planning for the tour began a year ago after orchestra pres- dient Michael Leibinger visit ed friends in Edenton and fell in love with the town’s quaint ness and natural beauty. Soon after, Leibinger sent Perry a letter requesting support from the Arts Council in having the orchestra play in the area dur ing its American tour. The young men stayed with host families in Edenton while vis iting. Funding for the Albemarle portion of the tour was provided by the Arts Council. Perquimans County Schools Director of Instrumental Music David Ziemba and some Outside High: Low: 70 50s PARTLY CLOUDY r A i 1 f 1 J 1 High: Low: High: Low: 70s 60 70s 60s PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE OF RAIN
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