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June 1, 2000
Vol. 68, No. 22 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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Perquimans
Weekly
Hurricane Harris, Winslow lead Class of 2000 Festival
season
begins
June 1
Inventory
property, check
insurance
coverage now
Hurricane season begins
oday.
Hurricanes Floyd and
Dennis slammed North
Carolina last fall, causing a
•ecord $1.4 billion in insured
property damage. Fran hit in
>eptemher 1996 causing the
jecond highest damage at $1.3
jiUion.
“The 1999 hurricane season
was the costliest hurricane
season on record for North
Carolina,” said John Peterson,'
iirector of the North Carolina
Insurance News Service.
‘Insured property losses for
1999 totaled approximately $1.4
billion from hurricanes Floyd
and Dennis. This statistic
alone should encourage people
to protect themselves and
their property against hurri
cane damage. The massive
flooding as a result of hurri
canes Floyd and Dennis
should serve as a permanent
reminder of the need for flood
insurance.”
Peterson said that now is
;he time to prepare, but most
people don’t think about their
insurance until after a disas-
;er happens. The North
Carolina Insurance News
Service recommends five steps
that should be on a hurricane
planning list:
1. Determine if you are cov
ered for flood damage.
Homeowners who live in feder
ally designated Special Flood
Hazard Areas are required to
purchase flood insurance. You
must huy separate flood cover
age and there is a waiting peri-
ad of 30 days. For more infor
mation about purchasing flood
insurance, contact an insur
ance agent or call the National
Flood Insurance Program a 1-
300-638-6620.
2. Review your insurance
coverage with your insurance
agent or company and make
5ufe you know what your poli
cy covers.
3. Update your household
inventory. Make a list, take pic
tures or videotape your per
sonal belongings and store the
inventory in a safe place out
side your home.
* 4. If your homeowner’s
insurance does not have
wind/hail coverage, you will
need to purchase separate cov
erage, which has a waiting
period of 15 days.
.5. Check to see how your
insurance will handle dam
aged, stolen or destroyed
items. Does your policy pro
vide replacement cost cover
age or actual cash value? Full
replacement coverage is
preferable.
While being prepared can
not stop the forces of nature
and damage from wind, torna
does and flooding like that
Inflicted across much of east
ern North Carolina by hurri
canes Floyd and Dennis, know
ing what coverage you have
and having a household inven
tory can be a tremendous help
in filing claims and for assis
tance after a storm.
The 108 members of the
Perquimans County High
School class of 2000 are prepar
ing for two very important
events as they close another
chapter in the book of their
lives.
Baccalaureate services will
be Sunday, June 4 at 3 p.m. at
Hertford Baptist Church.
Guest speaker for the serivce
will be William E. Byrum, for
mer PCHS principal and a
member-elect of the
Perquimans County Board of
Education.
Graduation exercises are
scheduled for Friday, June 9 at
8 p.m. at Memorial Field.
Valedictorian Courtney Susan
Harris and salutatorian Blair
Toneil Winslow will be among
those class members to speak
during the ceremony.
Harris is the daughter of
Phil and Susan Harris and will
attend Meredith College.
Winslow is the daughter of
Brenda White and the late
Tony Winslow and will attend
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In case of rain, the ceremo
ny will be moved inside. Each
graduate will be allowed five
admission tickets if the cere
mony is moved inside due to
space limitations. The decision
will be made early on gradua
tion morning.
Courtney Susan Harris
Blair Toneil Winslow
Remembering those who served
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PHOTO BY SUSAN HARRIS
Small American flags dotted graves in Cedar Wood Cemetery this weekend, a tribute to those who served in the armed
forces. The stars and stripes waved from veterans' graves this Memorial Day weekend.
Chamber to host
Flag Day ceremony
The Korean War 50th
Year Commemoration will
be a part of the Flag Day
Celebration 2000 in down
town Hertford.
Set for Wednesday, June
14 at 11 a.m., the ceremony
will be held on the court
house lawn. It is sponsored
hy the Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce.
Sheriff Eric Tilley will
escort Aaron Hoffler, Cub
Cadet, US. Navy memorial,
Washington, D.C., who will
lead the’ procession of the
special American flag. The
flag will he presented to the
Flag Honor Guard com
posed of Korean War, World
War 11 and Viet Nam veter
ans.
After a flag raising, a roll
call of World War 11 and
Korean War veterans killed
in action will take place. A
21-Navy bell salute for all
deceased veterans will be
performed by Hoffler.
Rev. Keith Vaughan of
Hertford Baptist Church
will given memorial
remarks and an invocation.
Those present will pledge
allegiance to an 8xl2-foot
American flag provided by
Jack Hoffler, N.C. State
Coimmander, Veterans of
Underage Military Service.
The Chamber has provid
ed the American street flags.
Local Boy Scouts and Cuh
Scouts will participate in
the program.
Survey of state’s
farmers to begin soon
North Carolina farmers will
he contacted to take part in a
nationwide survey of
American agriculture soon.
As a primary source of agri
cultural information, this sur
vey is one of the largest and
most important conducted by
the North Carolina
Agricultural Statistics
Service. The resulting infor
mation will be used to make
reliable state, regional, and
national estimates of crop
acreage, grain stocks, and live
stock inventories.
Producers rely on the data
to reach valid production, mar
keting, and investment deci
sions. Congresspersons and
regulators use the information
to produce better regulations
and farm programs. Industry
analysts, extension agents.
farm organizations, and agri
cultural lenders need the infor
mation for a variety of rea
sons.
It is important for North
Carolina farmers to partici
pate in the survey to ensure
that local agriculture is accu
rately portrayed, according to
the N.C. Department of
Agriculture and Consumer
Services. A representative will
contact local producers
between May 29 and June 16.
Most producers selected for
interviews have been notified
by mail.
For a copy of the finished
report or to obtain other agri
cultural statistics, visit the
North Carolina Agricultural
Statistics Service website at
www.ncagr.com/stats or call 1-
800-437-8451.
Use Chamber Community Calendar when planning events
The Perquimans County
Chamber of Commerce keeps a
calendar of county events. All
organizations are asked to call
the Chamber at 426-5657 as
soon as dates are set for events.
AChamber representative can
tell you if something else has
already been planned for that
date. The Chamber seeks to
promote events in the commu
nity and to assist with schedul
ing so that several events won’t
be planned on the same date,
resulting in poor turnout.
The Chamber provides a cal
endar to The Perquimans
Weekly at the beginning of
each month. Items listed on the
chamber calendar are included
in The Week at a Glance col
umn in the newspaper each
week.
Items submitted to the news
paper for inclusion in the
Happenings column should be
submitted in writing. Items
may be faxed to 426-4625,
mailed to PO Box 277, Hertford,
or emailed to perquiman-
sweekly@datalinkc.com. No
phone calls, please.
regatta
on tap
for this
weekend
Another weekend of activi
ty is coming to Hertford.
CultureScope, the second
annual multi-cultural festival
sponsored by the Perquimans
Arts League, is set for
Saturday. Missing Mill Park
will be the setting for the event
which will feature music,-
exhibits of various cultures
represented in Perquimans
County, demonstrations of eth
nic foods and many hands-on
craft projects and fun activi
ties to help celebrate this
year’s festival. There will be
activities for the whole family
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
PAL hosted its first festival
last year in the American
Legion building. It was well-
attended by local residents as
well as visitors from the sur
rounding area. The children
especially enjoyed making
craft items, which helped them
learn about and appreciate
other cultures.
The event is free to the com
munity It is supported in part
by a grassroots grant from the
North Carolina Arts Council.
The third annual Hertford
Mothboat & Sunfish Regatta is
set for Sunday on the pic
turesque Perquimans River.
Boats will set sail at 1 p.m.
“The Perquimans River is a
perfect spot for a regatta of
this type,” said Dan Danaker,
chairman of the Regatta.
“Local sailors enjoy this race
and we’re expecting a good
response.”
Approximately 25 boats are
expected for the race, which
takes place on the west side of
the bypass bridge. The majori
ty of the racers hail from
Hertford, Elizabeth City,
Edenton and Camden.
The day will conclude with
a barbecue dinner at 5 p.m.
Tickets are available for $7.50
per person.
The regatta is sponsored by
Perquimans Heritage Inc., a
non-profit organization com
prised of volunteers dedicated
to preserving and enhancing
downtown Hertford by utiliz
ing the community’s abundant
water resources.
For more information on
the regatta or dinner, contact
Danaker at 426-5692.
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
High: 88
Low: 68
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 92
Low: 69
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 87
Low: 67
Partly Cloudy