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The
November 23, 2000
Vol. 68, No. 47 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
PeRQUIM AN S
Weekly
Schools
to add
Tech
Center
Both computers and com
puter education in Perquimans
County recently received an
ppgrade according to county
schools Technology
Coordinator Victor Eure.
Eure said that in June, a
Technology Center for
Teachers will be developed and
housed at Perquimans Central
School. Central School’s feasi
bility and state of the art elec
tronic equipment were among
the criteria considered when
the site was chosen.
The Center, a training room,
will be filled with state of the
art equipment including 25
computers, printers, server
and new furniture, but will not
iook like a computer lab. The
Center will have mini-comput
er classroom simulations so
teachers learn how to teach
with what’s in their classroom.
The Center will be decorated in
a North Carolina theme that
will be filled with charts,
posters and products.
ExplorNet, a non-profit
organization, will fund the
Center. With a mission to
empower people through tech‘
nology in education,
ExplorNet partners with the
NCDPI and is funded by the
North Carolina General
Assembly.
The ^xplorNet Center will
fulfill the need for a uniform,
consistent, statewide profes
sional development plan to
help teachers meet state rec
ommended teacher competen
cies and appropriately inte
grate technology into the class
room. A certified trainer will
be on site to conduct staff
training two days a week for
"local teachers as well as teach
ers from across the region.
The result will be a well-
organized training plan and
series of facilities designed to
help teachers and administra
tors focus on NC core curricu
lum standards, use modern
technology resources, imple
ment new designs for teaching
and learning, establish class
room management strategies,
and, and generate best teach
ing practices
Students at the high school
who are enrolled in the
ExplorNet program wiU assist
with the Center by building the
.computers from components
purchased by ExplorNet. The
students in the CPR (ComPuter
Recycling) class, now in its
third year of operation, assem
ble new computers, refurbish
old computers, salvage com
puter parts and assist with PC
troubleshooting. Students in
this class have built or refur
bished more than 250 comput
ers and salvaged parts from
almost 100 computers.
Businesses and agencies from
Perquimans County and the
Albemarle area have con
tributed to the program’s suc
cess by donating used comput
ers to the school.
Hands-on classes at PCHS
‘are being expanded this year to
‘ include four computer net
working classes. The high
school, designed as a Local
Cisco Networking Academy,
. will assist in cabling for the lab
through these classes.
Holiday events planned
Parade to kick
off Christmas
activities
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
The halls are getting decked
as Perquimans prepares for
Christmas.
Lights are twinkling and
wish lists are being written as
families, schools, churches and
community groups get ready
for holiday celebrations.
On Saturday, Dec. 2, the
Chamber of Commerce will
kick off the yuletide events
with the parade. This year’s
theme is the Joys of Christmas
Past. Applications to partici
pate are available at the
Chamber office.
The parade will feature
bands and floats, and the
favorite of every child, Santa
Claus.
In addition to the traditional
prize money given to winners
in each category. The
Perquimans Weekly will give a
$100 prize to the float judged to
be the best overall.
The Extension and
Community, Antique Dealers
and Historic Hertford
Business associations are
organizing an evening of holi
day activities on Thursday,
Dec. 7.
Local antique dealers will
start the events at 3 p.m. with
the first annual Antique Shop
Ramble. Eight shops will offer
refreshments, special offers,
discounts, and a mystery
coupn redeemable at the next
shop on the ramble. The
coupons, one per visitor, no
purchase necessary, will apply
to the ramble day only, and
may be good for deep discounts
or a gift. Each shop will desig
nate the value of the coupon
when the visitor arrives and
no advance information will be
available — hence the mystery.
Dealers participating are
Old Hickory Antiques,
Country Flair, Blue Door
Antiques, My Corner
Antiques, Hertford shire
Antiques, Riverwalk Gallery,
Grandma’s Treasures and
Fancy That Interiors. The
shops will be marked with spe
cial signs, and wiU be lighted
and decorated for the season.
Call or visit any shop for
more information.
Downtown events will get
underway at 5 p.m. with carol
ers on the courthouse green
and a Merchants Treasure
Hunt. Adults may pick up trea-
Downtown Hertford is
beginning to look a lot like
Christmas with glittering
lights, shimmering decora
tions, and whimsical dis
plays. Mary White of the
Wishing Well combines all
these holiday traditions
(above) in the display in
front of her shop. Town of
Hertford crews have the
street decorations ready for
lighting on Christmas
parade day, Dec. 2.
sure hunt lists from downtown
stores. Winners will be recog
nized throughout the night.
Stores will be open until 8 p.m.
for Treasure Hunt informa
tion, contact Mary White at
The Wishing Well, 426-2021.
I At 6:30, three homes and a
church will welcome visitors
for the Christmas Ramble. The
tour will feature the homes of
Vincent Stone and Teresa
Cartwright-Stone, Frankie
Eason, and Hoover and Peggy
Bunn, as well as Burgess
Baptist Church.
Tourists should wear low-
heeled shoes and take flash
lights. Refreshments will be
served at th church. Tickets
are available in advance and at
each stop on the ramble.
Proceeds will benefit youth
programs and educational pro
jects.
For tickets, tour brochures,
and maps, contact the
Extension Center at 426-7697.
A shuttle van will be avail
able for the event. Contact the
Senior Center at 426-5404 for
information.
Schools holiday PTA and
student programs are set for:
Dec. 5, 7 p.m., Hertford
Grammar School.
Dec. 10, 3 p.m., Perquimans
High School Chorus and Band
Concert.
Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.,
Perquimans Central.
Dec. 14, 7 p.m., Perquimans
Middle School.
County recycling center houses swap shop
Perquimans County now
has its own community swap
shop.
Located at the busy Center
Hill Highway convenience cen
ter, the shop is one of many
popping up around the state-
which help counties cut waste.
Thousands of pounds of
household goods are being
reused as some residents
donate items to the swap shops
and others take them home at
no charge.
This, is how the swap shop
works: Those with no-longer
needed items that are in good
condition may leave them at
the swap shop. Anyone may
stop by the shop to see if there
are any items they need.
Items that have passed
through shops in neighboring
Chowan and Currituck coun
ties over the past year include
TVs, toys, beds, craft items,
bikes, lamps, small kitchen
appliances, computers, doors,
a wood stove, sewing
machines, picture frames,
exercise equipment, plant pots,
books, shelves, decorative
items, chairs, tables, dishes
and much more.
“The idean is to dispose of
less waste by reusing house
hold items that are in good con
dition,’’ said Anne Blindt of
Albemarle Regional Solid
Waste Management Authority.
“The shop provides the people
of the community a place to
drop off unwanted items
instead of throwing them out.
And, they get to enjoy finding a
treasure of two.’’
The swamp shop has a few
rules that are listed on flyers
available at convenience cen
ters. Rules include taking
items for personal use only and
taking no more than three
items per family per week.
Items left must be in good con
dition.
The swap shop was made
possible through a grant
awarded earlier this year by
N.C. Division of Pollution
Prevention and Environmental
Assistance to Albemarle
Regional Solid Waste
Management Authority.
CaU 338-4458 for information.
NCHP
The N.C Highway Patrol will
put special emphasis on enforc
ing traffic laws on some of the
state’s most dangerous high
ways over the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend. Working
with the Department of
Transportation, the Patrol has
identified the highway corri
dors in North Carolina which
have had the most crashes on
them during the Thanksgiving
holiday periods for the past
five years. The Patrol has tar
geted those roads for selective
enforcement during the holi
day period.
The highway corridors
where the Patrol will concen
trate enforcement are: Guilford
County 1-40 and 1-85;
Mecklenburg County 1-77, 1-85,
and US 74; Wake County 1-440,
US 64 and 1-40; Durham County
1-85; Rowan County 1-85;
Catawba County US ' 70;
Cumberland County 1-95;
Cabarrus County 1-85; Union
County US 74: Forsyth County
1-40; Duplin County US 117;
Davidson County 1-85;
Randolph County US 4; Burke
County 1-40; and Haywood
County 1-40. From 1995 to 1999
during the Thanksgiving holj;
day period, there were 1,149
crashes, 729 injuries, and two
fatalities on these roads.
During the Thanksgiving
holiday, the Patrol will also be
participating in the state’s
“Booze It and Lose It” anti
drunk driving campaign.
Sobriety checkpoints are being
held around the state this
week.
The Thanksgiving holiday
weekend officially begins at 6
p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22 and
ends at midnight, Sunday, Nov.
26. Last year, there were 2,688
crashes, 1,842 injuries and 29
fatalities statewide during the
holiday period.
Citizens can report highway
problems to the Patrol by dial
ing *HP (*47) on their cellular
phones. The toll-free call goes
directly to the nearest
Highway Patrol communica
tion center.
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
High: 45
Low: 25
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 47
Low: 33
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 55
Low: 38
Partly Cloudy