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New feature Neighbors Meet three local authors ^ Rage? Lady Pirates win sectional Rage 6 March 1, 2001 Vol. 69, No. 9 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 The only newspaper for and about Perquimans County and its people ,.,01 ««coo i ^ 013165 __ library pEROUIMANb cuUNTY 110 w academy yT X xUi HERTFORD NC Perquimans SWeikly I I I ————— Downtown Hertford caught on film Forum will use photos to chart town’s future MARIEL BETANCOURT The Daily Advance Smile, Hertford. You’ve been caught on camera. Throughout last week, 36 people armed with dispos able cameras toured the downtown, snapping pho tos of what they like and dislike about the area. But the shutterbugs weren’t tourists; most were resi dents participating in a project sponsored by the Hertford Main Street Program. The photographers, made up of representatives of groups and organiza tions as varied as the Boy Scouts, Hertford Town Council and the Rotary Club, were each asked to spend an hour downtown, snapping photos and writ ing anonymous commen tary about the town for an exhibit called “Picture Downtown.” “Picture Downtown” will be on display March 6 at Hertford Baptist Church, and will be used to formu late a direction for the downtown during a Downtown Vision Forum from 7 to 9 p.m. To register for the Forum, call 426-1425. “The town belongs to everybody, and we want everybody to have a chance to give their opinion and their ideas,” said Hertford Main Street Program Manager Belinda Washlesky. “Often it’s the best way to do that — have a public forum.” The Vision Forum is just one of Washlesky’s many projects since joining the Hertford Main Street Program as its part-time manager in August. In fact, Washlesky has kept so busy that Feb. 12 the town coimcil voted to make her a full-time employee. “The (town) didn’t real ize how much we could do and how much time it was going to take,” said Washlesky. “I’m tickled that they voted to make me full-time.” Her promotion follows the recent announcement that the Hertford Main Street Program received a $5,000 grant from the North Carolina Arts CouncU. The money is being used to hire an art consultant, who wUl advise how to incorporate art into the downtown area. Also on Washlesky’s plate is the renovation of the building at 118 W Market Street into a visi tor’s center. The office is already home to the Main Street Program and Chamber of Commerce. The North Carolina Main Street Program, smart moves ROBERT SMILES The Daily Advance Watching students from Hertford Grammar School play chess, a spectator might think they were pros. But for most of the young sters participating in Saturday’s Chess-A-Thon at Southgate Mall, the game is a new experience that is both fun and educational. “I rd&Uy like it. It's fun,” said Aaron Lane, a fifth- grade student who is one of 12 members of the school's newly formed chess club. “I'd only played two games of chess before ... Now I'm getting better. I beat my father last night.” Saturday's four-hour Chess-A-Thon featured club members, and others, playing rounds of chess to -Wii pi *4, jm. ji Hertford Grammar School Chess Club member Mary Allen Guthrie contemplates a move in a Chess-a-Thon at Southgate Mall Saturday. Educators say the game lifts student achievement. raise money for clocks. The clocks, which are used to time a player's moves, are needed so the club can eventually participate in competitive chess tourna ments. Club members, hoping to make the $150 needed to purchase three clocks, took pledges on how many games they would complete as a team in four hours. WhUe it was anticipated that no more than 30 games Continued on page 9 School safety is one of local board’s top priorities School safety is one of the top priorities for the Board of Education in Perquimans County. It is a « key component in all local school improvement plans. Staff and administators continuously work to enforce and improve safety in the schools using the goals in each individual school’s improvement plans, according to Brenda Lassiter, Schools’ Public Relations Officer. Personnel at each school look at facilities, history, possible problems and other factors, and compose a plan to prevent safety problems as well as deal with any problem that aris es. Both the middle and high schools have resource officers on duty during the school day, and often dur ing extra-curricular activi ties. In addition, local law enforcement officers pro vide coverage during'ball- games and other activities to ensure the safety of the school community and visi tors. Officers also assist with such programs as locker searches. In conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week, local schools partici pated in the Statewide Tornado Drill on Feb. 21. “An important lesson for all school-age children to learn how to protect them selves when severe weather threatens regardless of whether they are home or in school,” Lassister said. Many people and agen cies in the community share a concern and the responsibility of helping to provide safe schools. Funding is received from local, state and federal gov ernments which helps pro vide resources and assis tance to help keep local schools safe. Parents, teachers and other adults volunteer time and make conscience effort to con nect with children so that no child feels left out or iso lated, Lassiter said. Administrators apply discipline and crisis-pre vention plans that are con sistent with local and state board policies. “It is due to the coopera tion of many people that Perquimans County Schools ranks among the safest schools in the state of North Carolina,” Lassiter said. Policies and procedures are available for review at the central office and the main office at each school. Call the central office at 426-5741 for information. u ■ i-’.i IM ' Winfall Police Chief David Shaffer conducts a ran dom drug search at the middle school in cooperation with the school's Safe Schools activities. No drugs were found. administered through the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of Community Assistance, helps communities revital ize their downtown areas. Hertford joined the Main Street Program last year. To get involved with Hertford Main Street Program, residents can call Washlesky at 426-1425 or attend the board of direc tors’ meeting at 5 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings are held at the Main Street Program office, formerly Dr. Lane’s office. 1 Daily Advance photo WeVe changed a bit Readers may notice that The Perquimans Weekly has a slightly different look today. That’s because we are now printing on 25- inch newsprint, rather than on the 27- inch width used in the past. The biggest dif ference you’U notice is that it is easier to hold as you read. This change in newsprint follows the newspaper industry standard size change that is being used in many North Carolina newspapers as weU as newspapers across the country Readers will find the same local news and advertisements that regularly appear in the paper. In addition to the size, change, we’ve adopted a new slogan, and logo, “News from Next Door.” You can see more about this change in our adver tisement on page 7. We’ve also added a new feature, “Neighbors,” which will allow us to intro duce you to some of Perquimans’ interest ing people and places. Today’s “Neighbors” is on page 7. We hope you like the changes to your newspaper! Weekend Weather Thursday High: 54 Low: 36 Mostly Cloudy Friday High: 55 Low: 34 Partly Cloudy Saturday High: 52 Low: 34 Partly Cloudy
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